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By Sally WaddingtonPioneer Staff

Invermere Community Hall was packed to the brim on Saturday night with supporters of Norm Ga-gatek.

The fundraising event, called Open your Heart and Party for Norm, was organized by friends of the well-known Invermere electrician who suffered a stroke last July.

“It went really well,” said organiser Jill Pawly-shyn.

about 200 people came to the hall for dinner, a dance and an auction.

at the door, guests could buy a red heart, which doubled as a lucky-door prize ticket and a decoration for Norm’s hospital room.

“We sold all 300 hearts,” Jill said.The highlight of the evening was a live auction

conducted by Tex lortscher. The community pulled out all the stops, Jill said,

and one television that was worth $750 went for $1,000.

“It was really heartwarming and simply amazing,” Jill said.

adding to the celebration was news that Norm re-turned to Invermere last week after spending months in Calgary and Cranbrook hospitals.

His partner, Kimberley Munn, and sons Braeden, five, and Quinn, four months, had been making the trek from Invermere several times a week to visit.

Norm was given the all-clear to move to Invermere hospital last Thursday, where he will continue reha-bilitation.

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Two fires in two days battled at Panorama

Local swine flu fears fading

By Cayla Gabruck Pioneer Staff

The Panorama Fire Department was called out twice in 24 hours to combat two separate fires – a condo fire and a grass fire.

Officials still don’t know what caused the con-do fire at Panorama Mountain Village last Monday morning.

The dollar value of the damage caused to a unit in the Panorama Springs complex, located next to the Tamarack Lodge, will not be known for a few weeks.

“We arrived to find smoke emanating from the structure in the north corner of the building,” said Panorama Fire Chief Martin Caldwell.

“You could see a little flame on the third-floor balcony on that north corner.”

Due to the large amount of smoke coming from the building, Chief Caldwell put in a mutual aid call to the Invermere and Windermere Fire Depart-ments for reinforcements.

“There was the potential for the fire to grow at a rapid pace,” he said.

It took the 30 firefighters present at the scene around two hours to extinguish the fire, but not be-fore the unit sustained substantial damage.

The occupants of the unit were not injured, as they had vacated the building earlier that morning.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation and the fire chief said he cannot estimate when that inquiry will wrap up.

On Sunday morning, just one day earlier, at around the same time, 15 members of the depart-ment responded to another fire located behind a home on Greywolf Drive.

“The fire was burning quite vigorously when we got there,” Chief Caldwell said. “It had already candled a large tree and was climbing the slope.”

The fire, which the chief referred to as a “small interface fire”, burned half an acre of land but did not cause any damage to the nearby home.

Due to the steep slope the fire ravaged, officials have been unable to determine the ignition point of the blaze, making it impossible to determine the cause of the fire. Although the two fires happened in close proximity, the department has ruled out ar-son as a cause for both fires.

By Cayla GabruckPioneer Staff

Fears are beginning to subside in the Columbia Valley, despite national and international media cover-age of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.

although residents remain mindful of the threat, they are mostly continuing to do business as usual.

“I don’t think people are as uptight about it as peo-ple seem to think we are,” said arlee Romane, manag-er of Windermere Valley Child Care. “We haven’t had any calls from parents.”

Superintendent of Rocky Mountain School Divi-sion No. 6 Bendina Miller told The Pioneer that she has not been contacted by any concerned parents.

“The school district has been staying in very close communication with the Ministries of Health and education,” she said.

“Following advice we have received from those ministries, we have increased our focus on good health habits – in other words, washing with warm water and soap, sneezing into your sleeve, not sharing water bot-tles and staying home if you have flu symptoms.”

The school district has also sent home fact sheets from the Ministry of education with all students.

“at this point and time we have had no children or staff diagnosed,” Ms. Miller added. “We appreciate the support of families and our staff in ensuring our schools continue to be safe and healthy places.”

Russ Daggett, owner of Invermere Travel World, also confirmed that he has not seen any apparent panic regarding the possible pandemic. The business has not had any cancellations due to the outbreak.

“I even had a gentleman come in yesterday and book a trip to Mexico,” he said.

although numerous tour companies, including WestJet Vacations, Transat Holidays and Nolitours, have cancelled flights and holidays to the country, Russ said that people are still travelling.

“We have had several people change their destina-tions from Mexico to Cuba but that is as far as it goes,” Mr. Daggett said.

Krystle Chasse and her new husband Brady said they were relieved that the flu wasn’t more severe.

The newlyweds, along with around 30 of their friends and family, returned from Mexico last week, right in the midst of the swine flu panic.

The group left for Mexico on april 19th and re-turned last Friday.

Krystle said that when she finally found out about

the H1N1 outbreak, more than a week into their Mexican vacation, she was a little frightened, but that quickly subsided.

“The people we were talking to at home said not to worry about it,” Krystle said.

“They said it was just like the regular flu and that they thought the media was blowing it out of propor-tion.”

Her fears of contracting the flu were further eased when she found out that the staff at their resort were being tested every morning before work to make sure they had not contracted the flu.

“Basically we just took precautions like you would when the regular flu is going around at home,” she said.

even at the airport, she said, the situation was fairly relaxed.

“They tested us at the airport in Mexico before we came back,” she said. “They took our temperature, made us fill out a form and when we got on the plane they made us aware if we developed symptoms to let the flight attendants know – it was very minor.”

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Anyone with information is requested to contact the detachment at 250-342-9292.

Drunk male brought to cellsOn May 2nd at 10:59 p.m., the Columbia Valley

Detachment responded to a disturbance complaint on Highway 93/95 just north of Invermere.

A 21-year-old male from Invermere was arrested and lodged in cells for being drunk in public.

Tools taken from unlocked vehicleOn May 3rd, the detachment received a report of

theft from a vehicle in the 900 block of 12th Street, Invermere. A number of carpenter tools were stolen from an unlocked vehicle. Police are reminding citi-zens to ensure your vehicles are locked in the evening.

Machine vandalized in EdgewaterOn May 2nd, at 8:19 p.m., the detachment re-

sponded to a complaint of vandalism to an Interna-tional loader in the Edgewater area.

Home robbed at Lakeview MeadowsAt 1:30 a.m. on May 2nd, RCMP responded to

a complaint of break, enter and theft near Lakeview Meadows in Windermere. Electronic equipment was stolen.

Political vandalism is a crime, tooOver the course of both this and the last election,

the RCMP have received numerous complaints of vandalism to and defacing of election signs.

The Columbia Valley RCMP would like to take this opportunity to remind the public that it is an of-fence to willfully damage or destroy property.

Having said that, the RCMP encourage the po-litically active among us to please check with local property owners before placing election signs on what could be private property.

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A Columbia Valley community group is seeking funds to assess the area’s planning needs.

The Columbia Valley Community Action for Responsible Development, which started in 2006, is seeking a $40,000 grant from the Columbia Basin Trust to conduct a Well-Being Assessment.

The project will call on residents from Spillim-acheen to Canal Flats to participate through question-naires, open houses, focus groups and interviews.

“The idea is to capture the input of the community and create a set of objectives for planning in the upper Columbia Valley,” said coordinator Dave Zehnder.

On April 9th, group member Nick Berzins sub-mitted an application on behalf of the group for $40,000 of the project’s expected cost of $45,000. The grant is the Columbia Basin Trust’s State of the Basin Initiative, Community Planning and the Use of Infor-mation Grant.

“The planning process is the best way to get so-cial, environmental and economic concerns looked at at the same time,” Mr. Berzins said. “This would give a

variety of community members the chance to speak.”The group expects to hear a verdict from the trust

sometime this month. In the meantime, it is approach-ing local municipalities to ask for support for the assess-ment. So far, the Village of Canal Flats is behind it.

The group is also working with the District of Invermere and the Regional District of East Kootenay on a planning projection program, conducted by the University of British Columbia.

CommunityViz is an envisaging tool that provides interactive 3D models of the community.

“CommunityViz will create a model of the re-gion that shows existing development and proposed development. It places the buildings that are already built and also the planned buildings,” Mr. Zehnder explained.

Both local government members and community members will have access to the model when consider-ing future planning applications.

“Often you can see plans on paper but it is hard to wrap your head around what it really means. It works better in 3D,” Mr. Zehnder explained.

The results of the CommunityViz program are ex-pected before September.

Things looking up for Fairmont villas


Fairmont Resort Properties could pull itself out of debt.

The company, which entered creditor protec-tion on March 30th, has been granted another 90 days to restructure its finances before it is forced to enter receivership. On Friday, May 1st, a Cal-gary court granted Fairmont Resort Properties the three-month extension under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.

Murray Moore, chief financial officer, said that this is good news for the company. “It looks like we’re going to work our way out,” he said.

Fairmont Resort Properties owns nine resorts in British Columbia, Nevada, Hawaii, Florida, Mexico and Belize. It employs 23 people at its Fairmont Hot Springs sales office. In Fairmont, it owns 250 time-share apartments.

Now Fairmont Resort Properties will have until July 31st to produce a financial plan to deal with $60,694,167.60 in debt.

“The financial plan is not completed yet and it will take some time to finish,” Mr. Moore said.

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In this 1922 photo, from the Jaryl McIsaac Collection at the Windermere Valley Museum, a man smokes a peace pipe with several First Nations in native dress. The photo was snapped at the pageant celebrating the opening of David Thompson Memorial Fort. The man puffing on the pipe is Robert Randoph Bruce, a val-ley engineer and mine-owner who would later become Lieutenant-Governor of B.C. Father Evans appeared as Pierre de Smet, second from right. If you have any more information about Photo A85, email us at [email protected].

Photo courtesy of the Windermere District Historical Society

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Historical LensHistorical Lens

By Brian GeisPioneer Editor

When you go to vote in tuesday’s provincial elec-tion — and i know you will — there will be a question on the ballot. Which electoral system should B.c. use to elect members to the provincial legislative assem-bly: “First past the post” or “B.c. single transferable vote”? i know it sounds weird – like a horse race or a call-in reality show.

if you choose “First past the post,” the next elec-tion will look pretty much like the current election, with one candidate representing each of the major parties vying for one seat in the legislative assembly.

if you choose “single transferable vote (s.t.v.)” the next election will look much different. instead, you will choose, say, your top one to four candidates, rank-ing them in order of preference, to fill four seats in the legislature representing all of the Kootenay region, east and west, from a field of up to 18 candidates.

Under the current system, one candidate is elected from each of the 85 electoral districts, winner-take-all,

regardless of how many votes a challenger gets. Under the proposed s.t.v., the number of electoral districts will be reduced to 20, with up to seven seats per dis-trict up for grabs. The s.t.v. system produces largely proportional results, which means that the number of seats a political party wins is close to its share of the overall popular vote.

Did i lose you there? Under the current system, nothing changes. Under s.t.v., all voters’ first choices are counted. After the first round of counting, some candidates will be eliminated if they fail to reach a cer-tain threshold (12.5 to 33.3 percent). More rounds of counting follow during which your second, third and fourth choices are “transferred” from candidates who are elected with a surplus of votes — or who are dropped from the ballot because they received the few-est votes — to candidates who are still on the ballot.

i know it sounds like fuzzy math, but the count-ing process continues until all four seats in the district have been filled.

The current system, “First past the post,” is regard-ed as the system that:

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lary if there are two main political parties;• maintains a link between a single elected repre-

sentative and voters in his or her constituency.The proposed “B.c. single transferable vote” sys-

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lot at elections;• produces largely proportional results;• is more likely to produce minority or coalition

governments;• maintains a link between multiple MLAs and

voters in larger constituencies.The bottom line is that the new system offers

more choice and more closely reflects the results of the popular vote. That gives more people a stake in government and brings more voices into the debate. to me, that sounds good for democracy and good for British columbians.

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Dear Editor:

The photo of Rose Stoddart in last week’s issue was one of four I gave to the Historical Society in 1995. They were all taken at the same time and in the same location, probably when a professional photographer was in the valley.

One was of my father, Walter Stod-dart, as a boy of about 12, taken about 1897 or a few years later, when he visited the valley with his mother, travelling by train from Columbus, Ohio. Rose and my grandmother, Eleanora, were sisters. Eleanora was in poor health and they travelled so that she might “take the wa-ters” at Radium Hot Springs (then just an enlarged pool in the ground, but re-nowned for its health-giving properties by the local natives). She lived to be 82 years of age – what can I say?

One photograph was of James Stod-

dart, who came to the valley when the railway was being built cross-country (native of Ontario) and later brought his bride Rose (Pennsylvania-born) here to live. Their firstborn, a son, tragically died from drowning in the lake. Rose, their only other child, was depicted in last week’s photo C1411.

On another subject, I’d like to ex-press gratitude to your current mayor and members of council who support saving the CPR Lodge. Certainly, long-time resident and valley matriarch Win-nifred Weir would be grateful if she were still with us. If you lose all your heritage buildings, future generations will lose their sense of the wonderful history of the (formerly known as) Windermere Valley. Bernice Stoddart HathawayParksville, B.C.

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Dear Editor:

It is with astonishment that I read in your paper that the Village of Radium Hot Springs had bought a vehicle from Shaganappi Chevy Olds in Calgary. I have no problem in purchasing a vehicle from somewhere else if the price war-rants it. However, to purchase one from another province, without seeing what we can do in our area, or even in the val-ley, is mind-boggling. I say this as just

this year Kicking Horse Ford has been able to supply the town of Invermere with a couple of units and provide the regional district with quotes. On a regu-lar basis it is said “shop local” and yet our village doesn’t even attempt it. How inappropriate for our council to be act-ing. If we are to work together then let us all, including our village council.

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Dear Editor:

April 19th to 25th was Prevention of Violence Against Women Week, and many who passed the Radium Visitor Centre and Parks Canada Information Centre noticed a display of figures and a sign. Thank you to the members of the Radium Council for their generosity and community spirit in allowing us to use their green space for our display.

This display is a reminder that vio-lence affects all of us and no community, large or small, is immune to its negative impacts. The cost of intimate partner vi-olence in Canada is $4 billion annually. The cost to society as a whole is greater,

as it undermines the fabric of the family unit and community integrity. Aware-ness of the issue of domestic violence is the cornerstone of prevention.

Also thank you to Darren Dany-luk and students of David Thompson Secondary School, Heather Overy of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Com-merce, and Anita and Randy Leskie of the Chalet in the Rockies B & B.

If you would like information about any family issues, please call the Family Resource Centre at 250-342-4242. You will find that you are not alone.

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Dear Editor:

Not long ago, Liberal candidate Mark McKee was undecided about his position re: the Jumbo mega resort/real estate proposal but it appears that he now supports it. Let’s examine what Mr. McKee said:

1. He suggests that because the proposal has been around for so long it deserves approval. In fact, it has been in the process for so long because there is so much wrong with it and because so many local people oppose it.

2. He suggests that neighbour is pitted against neighbour and community against community. How melodramatic! How ridiculous! We live in a democra-cy and we expect a democratic resolution to this issue. Mr. McKee’s reference to “revolution” is plain silly.

3. Mr. McKee said “the Regional District of East Kootenay has not yet made a final decision on whether to go ahead on this project.” Obviously, he does not know that the regional district has never received an application for the proponents. Clearly Jumbo Gla-

cier Resort doesn’t want to risk seeking local approval when every poll or survey that has been done regard-ing Jumbo indicates a strong majority of opposition. The resort wants the approval to be handed down from Victoria where local opinion seems to be not worthy of consideration.

4. Mr. McKee reviewed the Commercial Alpine Ski Policy approval process but he forgot to men-tion that the policy “stipulates that if a ski hill goes bankrupt, or the owners walk away, the province is required to step in and run the resort until a buyer can be found.” (MacLeans, Nov. 10, 2008) Wow! I’d say, “Taxpayers beware.”

5. Mr. McKee criticizes Norm Macdonald, MLA, for supporting both Kicking Horse Resort and Revel-stoke Mountain Resort, suggesting that he should also be in favour of the Jumbo proposal. I would point out that both of those resorts are adjacent to, and contrib-ute to existing communities, and that both Golden and Revelstoke supported them.

The Jumbo situation is totally different in that it

is located in a stand-alone, remote, wild back-country area 55 kilometres west of Invermere and the majority of residents in the area do not support its approval.

Mr. McKee then quotes some out-of-context statements from NDP leaders of long past, which are totally irrelevant. Mr. McKee must be unaware that Liberal MLA Bill Bennett, when first seeking election, stated that he would not support the Jumbo proposal. How times change!

However, the most troubling statement from Mr. McKee was his admission that he will take his direc-tion from the provincial government, rather than from his constituents. It is incredible that he can refer to this government process as being “responsive, respon-sible and democratic” when, time after time, the ma-jority of citizens have expressed their opposition to the Jumbo proposal.

We need an MLA who will represent US, not one who puts Victoria’s agenda ahead of local values.

Bob Campsall, Invermere

LETTERS

Dear Editor:

Kudos to David Pacey! It’s re-freshing to read another perspec-tive and as well, that perspective to be one of a practical nature. Another topic that appears to be headed in the same direction as all the strident hue and cry re-garding Jumbo is that of the op-ponent’s re: run-of-river power.

Having been involved in run-of-river in the NWT, I can unequivocally state that the op-ponents who wish us all to be-lieve that projects of this type will do nothing but despoil our environment, create visual havoc, impair organic farming, create “mountains of muck”, etcetera, will in fact produce none of those results. These opponents wish us to keep our local say as an impor-tant factor in the decision-mak-ing process. On the other hand, they also wish us to promote a

moratorium for all 600 run-of-river applications! Since when is the East Kootenay local to Van-couver Island? Sounds like talk from both sides of the mouth!

There are many run-of-river power projects throughout Cana-da and I daresay that those oppo-nents have likely been to few of them, if any. From the rhetoric, it appears that the opponents are equating run-of-river with pow-er projects similar to that of the power projects on the Columbia, which is hardly the visual or en-vironmental impact that run-of-river presents!

The alternative is, of course, simple . . . continue on our pres-ent course, see our taxes contin-ue to rise unabated, and see our province on a course of purchas-ing power from Alberta and else-where to meet our future needs.

John Tames, Windermere

McKee’s position on Jumbo unacceptable

Criticism undeservedfor run-of-river projects

Dear Editor:

Thank you, people, for your generos-ity in contributing your tax dollars for the $4-billion Canada rail line from the airport to Vancouver. Your tax monies, provincial and federal, will be paying a big portion of this. Also, thank you for donating your tax monies for the proposed new bridge over the Fraser River. You are so kind.

Further, thank you for the $800-plus billion upgrade to the highway to Whistler. I find it so comforting to drive on this new highway when I travel to the ski areas.

Oh, also, thank you for the great $800-plus billion convention centre. It is such

a great addition to our community down here on the coast. And let’s not leave out all the Olympic buildings, tobogganing and skiing structures that we will use long after the Olympics are gone from our memories. And, last but not least, thank you for the $1 billion for police protection for ourselves and the athletes during the Olympics. We will surely enjoy the competitions knowing we are in good hands.

We know the provincial and federal debt has increased a tremendous amount for the above, but I am sure you believe it is all worth working for, eh?

Will Ramage, Langley

‘Low profile’ premierDear Editor:

I appreciated your coverage of Gordon Campbell’s recent visit here. I enjoyed your description of the event as “low profile,” which is an appropriate description. Only the party faithful were allowed to get within shouting distance of our glorious premier.

In the 2005 election campaign some media people accused Campbell of cam-

paigning in a bubble in order to avoid be-ing asked difficult questions. Most of the people in the valley didn’t know he was here until after he left.

If he really thinks this type of behaviour will go unnoticed then he is underestimat-ing the intelligence of the people of British Columbia.

Jim Galloway, Brisco

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Dear Editor:

It’s a good bet that Premier Campbell and the Liberals will retain power in this elec-tion. They offer a balanced approach ranging from a highly regarded environmental policy to many years of proven economic manage-

ment. So I would like to encourage my fellow citizens to elect Mark McKee to play an effec-tive role within that government, instead of an MLA that spends another term criticizing from the outside. Our communities need it.

Greg Deck, Radium Hot Springs

We need Mark McKee here

Dear Editor:

I have wondered why there was no recogni-tion of MLA Norm Macdonald at recent photo opportunities about funding for improvement in the Regional District of East Kootenay and the District of Invermere. An MLA from another constituency was present – also the other local candidate.

Macdonald has worked hard in this unwieldy constituency to meet with and represent many residents in the past four years.

Cheers for the students for organizing the recent question-and-answer period at David Thompson Secondary School to increase aware-ness of local needs and services by politicians.

Remember that Macdonald’s work has in-cluded:

• the need for improved road 93/95;• Regional District of East Kootenay jurisdic-

tional rights over land zoning (Jumbo is seen by the other candidate as a B.C. legislative issue, as it was by the Liberal who preceded Macdonald.);

• enquiries about the recent legislation for interference with relatively small back-country creeks;

• support to local seniors, agriculturists, post-secondary students, outfitters and guides, and several other local groups.

Regardless of your politics, get out and vote. Be inspired by the good turnouts, under diffi-cult conditions, of voters in far less comfortable places than B.C. Shirley CampbellInvermere

Dear Editor:

The three signatories to this statement wish to set the record straight on what is occurring in our indus-try and what we see as critical for it to survive.

First, to those who are quick to blame the current government for our industry woes, it’s a clear dem-onstration of their lack of understanding of B.C.’s core business, or they are willing to play politics with the lives of the thousands of people who depend on forestry. B.C.’s forest sector is blessed by having the world’s largest housing market as a neighbour. That also means we are heavily dependent upon the U.S. home-building market, which has collapsed. That col-lapse is not something our governments can fix.

Secondly, the NDP has advocated opening up the Softwood Lumber Agreement and we think that indicates a fundamental lack of understanding of the agreement. To renege on that deal would be high risk in the extreme and would lead to costly legal wrangling and duties at the border which in turn would further jeopardize the economic stability of B.C. companies, their employees and their communities.

Today’s modern, efficient mills are the result of the confidence provided by our tenure system in B.C. Without that certainty, our three companies could not have invested the hundreds of millions of dollars to build the mills we have in the last few years.

The NDP talk of blowing up the tenure system. There has never been a more powerful reminder of the lack of a strong business investment climate we had during the NDP government of the 1990s. They do not seem to appreciate the link between security of tenure and the ability to encourage the investment re-quired to remain competitive in a global business. The NDP forestry policies of the past discouraged invest-ment in B.C. and resulted in significant costs being imposed on our industry. Those costs damaged our ability to compete. Many of the policies being put for-ward by the NDP today are just as discouraging.

Finally, we would be remiss if we did not credit Premier Gordon Campbell for being a champion for our industry. The premier has set the course, opening up Asian markets, developing new uses for B.C. wood products, and expanding B.C. as a showcase for the use of wood products, whether it be in structures like the

expanded convention centre or the Olympic skating oval. For the first time, our provincial government has a Wood First policy that ensures government projects that consider how best to use wood products and es-tablish B.C. as a global showcase for wood products.

In conclusion, our industry is in the midst of the worst crisis since the Great Depression. We are going to get through this and we believe there is a bright fu-ture for forestry in B.C. and for the tens of thousands of us who depend directly upon it. It will be a dif-ferent industry with new products, new applications and new, growing markets. But realizing that future requires everyone working together and strong leader-ship. Our entire industry and those who are employed within it have benefitted from the leadership of Gor-don Campbell and his team.

We appreciate that as being critically important to the future and sincerely hope that British Columbians will ensure it continues.

Jim Shepard, Chief Executive Officer, CanforDuncan Davies, Chief Executive Officer, InterforHank Ketcham, CEO, West Fraser Timber

Forestry businesses urge Liberal vote

Macdonald has worked hardfor his constituents

Macdonalda ‘do-nothing’

candidateDear Editor:

Mark McKee is a good choice for our region! I will admit from the start I am not the big fan of Victoria or everything the B.C. Liberals do, but . . .

I’ve had the opportunity to observe Mark in action over the past months and have come to the conclusion he is the best choice for our region.

Why? The basics of busi-ness experience and a build-er of ideas vs. a “detractor” like Norm Macdonald who never seems positive about anything or offers valid workable solutions or alter-natives that might keep our great communities vibrant for now and in the future. For example, his only alter-native to the Jumbo concept is doing nothing!

Doing nothing with

Norm is not a choice we should be comfortable with for our jobs, schools, hospi-tal, services and future!

Doing nothing is short-term false economy and does not mean things stay the same – they decline! A stalling regional economy means declining school en-rolments, and less competi-tive business means more decline. (Get the theme?) All our industries, business-es and services are linked – tourism, forestry, schools and hospitals, from the cof-fee bars to the health food stores and coffee factory!

I will credit Norm for one thing – he got me (with 30+ years in the local chap-ter of the silent majority) frustrated enough to speak out!

Ken WilderInvermere


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“I think we have a pretty good show organized,” he said. “Come out and see some really good exhibits and maybe win a prize or two.”

A full slate of 50 exhibitors will market products and services, including blinds, spas, foundations, geothermal technology, flooring, and a variety of products for the home.

“We’ve got lots of stuff for the un-der-five set, including a bouncy castle and face painting,” Kelly said.

The Youth Action Team will be staging a silent auction to raise money for a trip to a national conference on drug and alcohol issues. The Youth Ac-

tion Team will also be staging a fashion show on Friday night, featuring popular graduation dresses and attire.

The renowned family entertainer, Swanee, from Banff, will emcee the show and perform scheduled shows throughout the weekend, featuring un-named special guests whose identities are cloaked in secrecy and won’t be re-vealed until the day of the show.

“Swanee will have some games and contests for the kids as well,” Kelly com-mented.

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Kinsmen President Frank Kirkby will lead a contingent of shaggy-haired Kinsmen having their heads shaved in support of the Cancer Society.

The show runs on Friday, May 8th from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, May 9th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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The story of a baby boy born with the physical characteristics of an 80-year-old man who grows up to live a counterclockwise existence and then die as a healthy baby boy is indeed quite curious, hence the title. But in the overall telling of the story, this simple premise is nothing more than a prop to explain an exceptional tale. And believe me, it is an exceptional one.

Adapted from a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the story begins with Daisy (Cate Blanchett) at the end of her life in a New Orleans hospital bed with Hurricane Katrina bearing down on the city. By her side is her daughter Caroline (Julia Ormond) who, at the behest of her mother, begins to read Benjamin’s diary.

Fade to the close of World War I where Benja-

min (Brad Pitt) is born into tragic circumstances. His mother dies during childbirth and his father quickly reacts to the boy’s condition and abandons the child on the steps of a nursing home. On these steps, we are introduced to Queenie (Taraji P. Henson), who takes it upon herself to raise Benjamin as her own son. Due to Benjamin’s condition, nobody in the house realizes that he is a newborn. And so begins the life of a child who only knew that he looked old.

It is in this home that he meets a young girl whose grandmother had come to live out her final days. Dai-sy becomes his friend and together they share a bond that carries itself throughout the film.

As the story progresses, Benjamin becomes a younger man exploring what life has to offer, while Daisy gracefully ages before us as a dancer. Although their lives are at many times distant, they are only a

thought away from each other.This unique tale is exquisitely woven together by

plots and subplots that are the epitome of epic story-telling. Devices such as the backwards-running clock, the hummingbird or Hurricane Katrina, which seem at first to be time-consuming subplots, nicely tie the story together into an ending that left me in tears.

The characters and their experiences raise our emo-tions to the highest joys while also bringing us down to the depths of despair. Such is life and such is a great movie. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is truly one of the best films I’ve seen in a long time and was truly worthy of the praise it received.

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• Smalltown DJs from the Hi-fi Club in Calgary perform at Bud’s Bar. Tickets $10. For info: 250-342-2965.• 10 a.m.: Free Kids Bike Rodeo at J. Alfred Laird School. Get your helmet adjusted, bike checked and go through skill tests. For info: www.columbiavalleycyclingsociety.org.• 1 p.m.: Terry Morberg of Applepatch Designs will be at Purcell Mtn. Quilting Co. for another afternoon of fun and fabulous information. Fee $20. For info: 250-341-3115.• 1-3 p.m.: World Belly Dance Day. Arabian Mountain Spice dancers will perform a mini shimmy marathon in front of Interior World, 7th Avenue, Invermere, to raise money for Plan Canada’s cause “Because I’m a Girl.”• 7-11 p.m.: Full Moon Healing Circle with hands-on healing and the support of sound (didgeridoo, djembe

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• 6:30 p.m.: Radium Public Library Book Club reviews Book of Negroes at the library. All avid readers are welcome. For info: 250-347-9131.• Tee Off for Life at The Ridge at Copper Point. All teams registered for the 2009 Columbia Valley Relay for Life can golf nine holes at no charge. Tee times available all day long. For info: 250-341-3392.• 7 p.m.: Artist opening at Pynelogs Cultural Centre for Jean Pederson’s Farm Fragments. Exhibition runs until May 24th. For info: 250-342-4423.

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• 8 p.m.: Vancouver easy rock and soul artist Baby Harry performs at Bud’s Bar. No cover charge. For info: 250-342-2965.• Fore the Nature Trust Golf Tournament at Riverside Golf Course, Fairmont. Participation $75; net proceeds will benefit the Nature Trust of B.C.’s work on the Hoodoos property. For info: 250-345-6346.• 7 p.m.: Travel Talk: Peru and Ecuador with well-known local traveller Andy Stuart-Hill at David Thompson Secondary School’s auditorium. Cost: $5. For info: 250-342-3210.

• 7-9 p.m.: Red Cross National Lifejacket Day at Fairmont Hot Springs pools. Fun activities; each swimmer receives a certificate. For info: 250-345-6031.

Friday, May 15th-Monday, May 18th:

• Columbia Valley Mixed Slowpitch Tournament at the crossroads ball diamonds. $400 team entry fee for long ball competition. Prime rib dinner and dance on Saturday, May 16th at Invermere curling rink. Tickets $25. Funds raised for Road to Rescue campaign. For info: 250-342-3841.

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• 9 a.m.: Radium Public Library Book Sale on Radium’s Main Street. For info: 250-347-9131.• Noon: Spur Valley Community Meeting at Brisco Community Hall. • 3-6 p.m.: Artists’ reception At Effusion Art Gallery for exhibition: An Unrestrained Expression of Emotion. Show continues until May 25th.• 7 p.m.: Canada’s Double Portion award-winning gospel music band in concert at Radium Christian Fellowship. For info: 250-342-6633.

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Baby from the blueAfter suffering a terrible disappointment, Todd and Carrie Rickards

welcome baby Danica into their home and their heartsBy Cayla GabruckPioneer Staff

“It’s like a fairytale.” That is how new mother Carrie Rickards explains

the months leading up to her first Mother’s Day.Since the day they said “I do” on September 21st,

2002, Todd and Carrie dreamed of having a family. But after more than two years of trying to get

pregnant, their dreams were shattered when a doctor diagnosed Carrie with Polycystic Ovarian Symptom, which can cause a hormonal imbalance and make it difficult to reproduce.

“It was devastating,” Carrie said. “I felt like I was letting Todd down.”

Desperate to conceive, the couple spent another two years travelling back and forth from their home in Radium to Calgary, experimenting with numerous fertility drugs.

The process was draining, both physically and

emotionally. “Every month was another disappoint-ment,” Carrie said.

In 2007 Carrie and Todd made the heart-wrench-ing decision to discontinue the treatments. To combat their disappointment, they threw themselves into their work – Carrie, now 34, owns Essentials Department Store in Invermere; and Todd, 35, works at Canadian Forest Products in Radium.

It wasn’t long before the couple decided to adopt.It took another two months to go through the

process, including visits from a social worker, but in July 2008, the Rickards got the news that their appli-cation had been accepted.

From that point, all they could do was wait and pray that someone, somewhere, would choose them to be the parents of a child.

One cold Monday in January, the Rickards got that call.

As Todd mouthed the word “baby” to his wife, it seemed that their dreams had finally come true.

“The excitement was unbelievable,” Carrie said. “I was in a dream state. We had waited so long and then to hear that a mother had chosen us – it was like win-ning the lotto, but better.”

The child was due on March 16th and the mother, who lives in British Columbia, was healthy.

After making all their preparations for the new baby, the couple took a vacation in Mexico. Then they flew to Phoenix, where they planned to spend the week with Carrie’s parents, who live there.

But the next day, they received a terrible call.A sombre voice on the end of the line informed

them that the mother of their potential child had changed her mind and decided to keep her baby.

“My whole world just fell apart. It was like having a death in the family,” Carrie said. “All of a sudden our dream was gone.”

Heartbroken, the couple returned home.

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“Returning home was tough,” Carrie said. “The car seat, the baby clothes . . . we had everything ready.”

For three weeks the couple tried to understand what made the mother change her mind.

“We went back to our lives, trying to put it all behind us. But it’s hard mourning a dream.”

Just three days later, the telephone rang at 7 a.m. Dazed, Carrie rolled over and answered the phone.

She was surprised to hear the voice of an old friend at the end of the line.

“She said, ‘Oh, I just wanted to see if you got your baby,’” Carrie said. Carrie told her about their loss.

But she was even more surprised with her friend’s reply. “Well, I was just calling to see if you wanted another one,” the voice said.

Carrie told her friend that was a pretty mean joke, but the friend wasn’t joking.

That very morning, her boss’s daughter in a small Alberta community had given birth to a healthy baby girl weighing seven pounds, two ounces. The mother had hidden the pregnancy from her family and now wanted to give the baby up for adoption.

“I was in shock,” Carrie said.Carrie spoke to the girl’s father, who told her that

the final decision was up to his daughter and they would call later to tell them of her decision.

When she got off the phone, Carrie excitedly woke Todd, who was still asleep after working the night shift at Canfor.

“A baby – there’s a baby!” she screamed.The morning passed like a whirlwind, but final-

ly at 11 a.m. the couple got confirmation that they would indeed receive the baby.

“We had to start packing and making arrange-

ments,” she said. “It was all a blur from the time we got the call to the time we got where we were going.”

At 5 p.m. the same day, after a five-hour drive, they arrived at a small hospital in rural Alberta.

As they walked into the room where the birth mother was staying, the couple felt a wave of disbe-lief.

Keeping their emotions hidden out of respect for the baby’s mother, they got acquainted with the family that had answered their prayers.

“Then they handed Danica to me and it just felt right,” Carrie explained. “Instantly I knew she was ours.”

Staring into their daughter’s big blue eyes, sud-denly everything they had been through was worth it.

“Twelve hours earlier I was waking up for work . . . now here I was sitting, holding my new daughter,” Carrie said. “It’s unbelievable that things could hap-pen so fast.”

Todd and Carrie were allowed to take Danica with them that night. They stayed in a hotel room before beginning their journey home.

“Walking out of that hospital, it was so scary,” Carrie said. “Here we are, these two confident people, and we suddenly felt like we didn’t know anything.”

And this time there’s no chance that the mother will change her mind. In British Columbia, Carrie said, the birth mother has 30 days to consider her de-cision, but in Alberta she is allowed only 10 days.

It’s been six wonderful weeks since Danica’s birth, and her loving new mother said she wouldn’t trade her baby for the world.

“We waited so long, we worked so hard, it was such a rollercoaster – to have it finally work out is like a fairytale.”

Happy Mother’s Day, Carrie!

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Parents interested in reducing the financial and ecological costs of diapers are invited to stop by the ‘Diapering 101’ workshop, a drop-in event offered as part of Wildsight’s Real Diaper campaign, on Monday, May 11th at the Family Resource Cen-

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Naomi Bourbonnais of Invermere has been us-ing a combination of locally-made cloth diapers and disposables for her six-month old daughter. “The main reason I opted to use more cloth diapers was to avoid throwing so many disposables away.”

Diapering 101 will showcase a selection of disposable diapers that are gentler on our environ-ment. For information, contact Amanda Fedrigo at 250-342-8881 or go to www.wildsight.ca/branch-es/kimcran/diaper.

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Our ExcellentBusinesses are . . .

The valley’s business community gathered at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort last week for a won-derful dinner and entertainment provided by come-dian Herb Dixon at the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce 11th Annual Business Excellence Awards. Listed are the top four nominees in each category, in alphabetical order. The names of the winners appear in red. Congratulations, winners!

PROFESSIONAL SERVICESSponsored by: Moondance TechnologyBJS Accounting Chisel Peak Medical ClinicMacdonald Thomas Law OfficeSmith Green Andruschuk LLP

TOURISM / HOSPITALITYSponsored by AG Valley FoodsCopper Point Golf ClubEagle Ranch Golf ResortFairmont Hot Springs ResortWindermere Valley Golf Course

FOOD AND BEVERAGESponsored by CIBCAnne RichesHoodoo Lounge and GrillThe View at Copper PointTim Hortons

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE – NORTH AREASponsored by Walter J. Pearce, Kootenay Group Insurance PlannersCanadian Forest Products Ltd.Columbia Valley Kennel Company Rocky Mountain Pet Resort and SpaSpur Valley Golf Resort

RETAILER OF THE YEARSponsored by Radium ResortAG Valley FoodsMajestic U-Brew & WineSummit Footwear & ApparelThe Bargain Shop

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEARSponsored by: Community Futures East KootenayEssentials Department Store Inc.Fundamental Event MarketingSummit Footwear & ApparelThe Stem Floral Design & Giftware Ltd.

EMPLOYEE OF THE YEARBen Gagne, Lucky Strike GasBrenda Campbell, The Bargain ShopBrian Schaal, Copper Point Golf ClubToni Broadfoot, BMO

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE – CENTRAL AREASponsored by: Fairmont Hot Springs ResortEssentials Department Store Inc.Panorama Mountain VillageThe Bargain ShopValley Hawk Security

CONTRACTOR/TRADE/BUILDERSponsored by: Invermere Home HardwareC-X-L Construction Ltd.Dusk Building SystemsHi-Heat Insulating Ltd.Invermere Electric Ltd.

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BUSINESS EXCELLENCE – SOUTH AREASponsored by: Fairmont Business AssociationFairmont Mountainside VillasHoodoo Lounge and GrillValley Alley Bowling CentreWindermere Valley Golf Club

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR:1-15 EMPLOYEES

Sponsored by: Eagle Ranch Golf ResortAutowyze Services Inc.BMO (Bank of Montreal)Majestic U-Brew & WineMoondance Technology

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR:16 OR MORE EMPLOYEES

Sponsored by: Smith Green Andruschuk LLPAG Valley FoodsInvermere Hardware & Building Supplies Co. Ltd.SobeysTim Hortons

NEWSMAKER OF THE YEARSponsored by: The Valley EchoAllen MillerDeirdre (Dee) ConklinGerry TaftNorman Gagatek

Proud winners

From left to right, back row: Dave Read of Valley Hawk Security, Bill MacDonald of MacDonald Thomas, Scott Postlethwaite of Invermere Electric Ltd., Sydney-Anne Porter of AG Valley Foods, and Jocelyn Brunner of Summit Footwear & Apparel. Centre row: Jim Tazelaar of Canfor, Ben Gagne of Valley Alley, Kristen Llewellin and Jason Elford of Valley Alley, John Sadler of Copper Point Golf Club, and Toni Broadfoot of BMO Bank of Montreal. Front row: Kerri-Anne Thomas of MacDonald Thomas, Laura Curnow of Canfor and Donovan Sawatz-ky of Hoodoo Grill.

YOUR MONEYHow to save for a great vacation


Everybody needs a break from the daily grind. But with the rising cost of air travel, hotels and other ex-penses, a vacation can often put a severe strain on the family finances.

Fortunately, there are several strategies that can help you ensure your vacation gives you a break with-out breaking the bank.

Set up a vacation savings account

It’s tempting, and easy, to use money earmarked for a vacation for entertainment or general expenses. The solution: add a step to the saving process. Open a separate account just for your vacation money.

Better yet, purchase a locked-in GIC to ensure you don’t dip into your holiday fund before it’s time to book your tickets.

Cut out specific expenditures

One of the best ways to save money for a vacation is to declare specific expenditures off limits.

For example, have a regular coffee instead of a cappuccino; or brown-bag it instead of going out for lunch. You’ll be surprised at how quick and easy it is to make your own lunch the night before, and you’ll probably wind up healthier as well.

Whatever you decide to cut, the key is to be spe-

cific. That way, you can feel like you’re making mea-sured progress toward your goals.

Shop around and get to know prices

Travel is a highly competitive business, so it pays to shop around. Before you book your airline tickets or hotel rooms through your regular travel agent, see if you can shop out some prices via the internet. This way you’ll know what to expect for prices.

Don’t underestimate your agent’s ability to find you the best price or the safest accommodation, how-ever. And remember, if something goes wrong while you’re away, your agent will be able to help you out.

Take advantage of special deals

The tourism industry has suffered since 9/11. Many airlines, hotel chains, rental car agencies and tourist destinations are offering special deals to encour-age people to travel again. Don’t be afraid to ask for a special deal or discount — many are not advertised.

Investigate mileage plansand reward programs

Look into airline mileage plans and other incen-tive programs in advance of a big vacation. You may

be eligible for significant airline incentives if you sign up for a new credit card, for example.

Some of the larger hotel chains offer rewards for frequent guests — an excellent way for the business traveller to save for a family vacation.

Buy transportation passesand tickets at home

To encourage foreign visitors, many national air-lines, railways, rental car agencies and destinations offer reduced prices for tickets and passes purchased overseas. Often, you can purchase your tickets in Can-ada for much less than you could at your destination!

Eat for less

Food can be one of the most expensive parts of any vacation. You can save a bit by booking a hotel with a refrigerator, or better yet, a kitchenette. This gives you a chance to shop at local grocery stores and sample local produce as well.

Stock up on water, juice, and snacks to take along during the day, so you won’t have to search for a res-taurant to satisfy a late-afternoon hunger pang.

Stop by a local supermarket and have a picnic in the park. You’ll get to enjoy more of the local scenery and spend less time in tourist-trap restaurants.

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Mark McKee, Revelstoke, Liberal Party

I would say my great-est weaknesses are: (1) I want to solve everyone’s problems to a satisfac-tory conclusion and have a tough time accepting the answer NO. (2) The party that is in power is the one that actually does something, and is therefore always subject to criticism by someone. (3) I am well-known in Revelstoke for being a positive influence and I have a reputation for getting things done. I do not have that same level of recogni-tion in the rest of the riding.

My opponent’s greatest strength is: (1) Being the incumbent. That is a big advantage. (2) My opponent is perceived as a nice guy. (3) As a member of the Op-position you are not criticized for doing nothing as people do not expect that an Opposition MLA can do anything. Like many rural ridings, Columbia River-Revelstoke badly needs economic diversification and investment. The old ways and the old industries are clearly in decline and their future is limited. Can we bring back the days when lumber and mining were the main economic drivers? No. We can’t.

But what we can do is elect an MLA and a govern-ment that clearly understand our people’s desire for economic stability and prosperity. Tourism is just one possible direction diversification can take. There are others. We have an attractive lifestyle and a physical environment that is second to none in Canada. We can use those plusses to attract different kinds of in-dustrial investment and businesses to our area. One of

the things I frequently heard was the lament that our young people don’t stay in our communities because there are so few opportunities for them. Can the NDP, with its disastrous record in the 1990s and 1970s, en-courage the kind of investment and economic diversi-fication that will give our young people the opportu-nities they crave?

No. They won’t. One of the things many people noticed at the public forums held throughout the rid-ing was that my opponent wouldn’t answer straight-forward questions. He dodged them and bleated about Bill 30 and the need to give local communities a veto on green energy projects like IPPs. He wouldn’t talk about the NDP’s platform of imposing new taxes on everything from beer to inheritances. He wouldn’t, because he knew that people would be outraged.

This is smoke-and-mirrors politics at its worst. Di-versifying an economy is tough. But it must be done if we want to succeed economically, socially and envi-ronmentally. These are goals I want to help our people achieve and I believe I am the best candidate to do that.

Norm Macdonald, Golden, New Democratic Party

After four years as MLA, I know the chal-lenges of representing such a large rural rid-ing. The distance one must cover and the sheer number of issues that a rural MLA must come to understand has, at times, tested my abilities. But I have worked hard to do my best to work for the people I represent:

to be accessible, to listen well and to fight hard for my constituents. Over much of my term as MLA, my opponent was the mayor of Revelstoke, and we worked closely together. We attended many parades, participated in forums and worked on projects. I en-joyed getting to know the McKee family. For voters, this campaign is about whether or not we are able to make decisions for ourselves. Residents of the Colum-bia Valley feel strongly that they are best able to decide what makes sense for their community.

Two prime examples are the Glacier/Howser riv-er-diversion project and Jumbo Glacier Resort. There has been a great deal of opposition to these projects because people in this area do not think that this will be the best use of our natural resources. My opponent supports both these projects. He believes that these decisions should be made in Victoria with no input from the people who will be most affected.

He supports Bill 30 which removed local govern-ment’s right to decide on the placement of river-diver-sion projects. My opponent does not believe that you should have the final say on Jumbo Glacier Resort. Instead of standing with the people of the Columbia Valley, my opponent chose to receive a campaign do-nation from Jumbo Glacier Resort.

I believe strongly that the best decisions are the decisions that are made closest to home. I believe that an MLA’s role is to listen to residents’ concerns and to take those issues to Victoria. From 2001 to 2005, this area was represented by a B.C. Liberal, and this con-stituency experienced significant cuts in service. With cuts ranging from forestry to seniors care, the B.C. Liberal MLA chose not to stand up and fight for this area, and we suffered for it.

In 2005, when I was elected to be your MLA, I promised to be a strong voice for you in Victoria, and for the last four years I have worked hard to deliver on that promise.

E I G H T W E E K S • E I G H T E D I T I O N S • E I G H T I S S U E S • T H E C A N D I D A T E S R E S P O N D

See you at the polls on TuesdayQuestion 8, last one before the election: what is your greatest weakness? What is your opponent’s greatest strength? Finish with your

closing arguments, the overall points you’ve tried to make this campaign, and why the voters of this riding should select you on May 12th.

Green candidate enters fray for riding

Sarah Svensson, Vancouver, Green Party

I was born in Victoria and received my Bach-elor of Science in biochemistry from the Universi-ty of Victoria. Growing up in beautiful B.C. with a passion for sports and the outdoors impressed upon me the importance of the environment and sustainability.

I’m currently completing my doctorate in mi-crobiology at U.B.C., where I’m studying the mo-lecular biology of Campylobacter, a food-borne bacterial pathogen. I hope to continue research-ing infectious diseases that are the byproduct of environmental and social change.

A province in which local businesses and in-

dustries drive the creation of new jobs will run on a green economy. The transition away from sunset industries to clean industry and small busi-ness is at the heart of our plan. We would shift tax supports for industries struggling under the cur-rent model, such as forestry, to new value-added industries in wood products.

A mainstay of the Green plan is an account-ing system measuring the economic, social, and environmental affect of decisions to ensure their sustainability. Plans such as the Jumbo Glacier development need to be assessed within such a framework to evaluate their effect on B.C.’s en-vironment and its citizens – in addition to their effect on the economy.


On May 12, vote forMark McKee, a leader of vision and action

In these uncertain economic times can we afford anyone else?

As a two-term Mayor, Mark led Revelstoke’s drive to build:

• An indoor Aquatic Centre; • Three seniors’ care cottages; • Revelstoke Mountain Resort;• A biomass energy system; and•• Improvements to the Trans-Canada Highway.

Mark gets things done.Former Mayors Greg Deck of Radium, Mark Shmigelsky of Invermere and Geoff Battersby, Gail Bernacki, Don Gillespie and Shelby Harvey of Revelstoke want you to put Mark McKee to work for Invermere to put Mark McKee to work for Invermere and the Valley improving:

• Job creation and the economy;• Forestry and transportation;• IPPs and the environment; and• Health care and education

www.markmckee.caAuthorized by Maria Stagliano, Financial Agent for the Mark McKee Campaign, Tel: 250-814-9431.


Invermere is now Pesticide Free!Starting May 1st, 2009, The District of Invermere is now

a Pesticide Free Community. For more information please come visit the District offi ce 250-342-9281 or have a

look at our website www.invermere.net.

2009 Semi-Annual Clean-Up Week May 18th

p– 22nd!

The municipal truck will pick up free of charge your “yard debris” (NOT tree stumps, appliances or construction material). Trees or brushshould be cut into lengths of 1.2m (4’) and bundled no larger than150 mm (6”).

Scattered refuse, old tires, tree stumps residential garbage andconstruction/renovation waste will not be picked up. Councilencourages home composting where applicable for all wastes.

Burning permits may be obtained from the municipal offi ce and mustbe approved by Roger Ekman, the Fire Chief.

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GuideGlenda Wah of Winderberry Nursery offers advice to local gardeners in The Pioneer’s Green Gardening Guide.

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Monday to Saturday 9 - 6 • Sunday 10 - 4 Highway 93/95 Windermere (250) 342-3236

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MOTHER’S DAYSUNDAY 10 MAY 09

10% for you. 10% for the community.

10% off our entire stock & 10% of sales donated to the Family Resource Centre.

Geranium tubs Reg. $38.00 SALE $30.00

Martha Washington geraniums Reg. $8.99 SALE $6.99

Colourful planters & hanging baskets

Glazed pottery pots New shipment

Winderberry’s wonderful seed geraniums$1.59 each or tray of 18 for $25.00

Roses Spectacular selection

IN THE NURSERYFruit trees & shrubs • Evergreens

Ornamental shrubs & hedging • Shade trees

Last season’s perennials 50% OFF

FOR THE GARDENSeed potato • Onion sets • Peat moss

West Coast seeds • Stellar seeds • Manures Soil conditioners • Planter mixes

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Have fun and save moneyby growing a Recession GardenBy Brian GeisPioneer Staff

By all accounts, interest in gardening is surging this season, and there are more ways than ever for you to get involved.

Much of the buzz this year is being generated by so-called “Recession Gardens” designed to save money on your food bill.

The movement is being applauded by sustainabil-ity experts who urge people to source their food lo-cally.

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama got the ball roll-ing by carving up the White House lawn to grow her own vegetables this year and encouraging others to do the same.

The idea began way back in the Great Depression, during which “Depression Gardens” popped up on side lawns and vacant lots around the world.

World War Two saw the advent of “Victory Gar-dens” designed to aid the war effort.

Now that we are deep in the throes of the “Great Recession,” Recession Gardens are being seeded in backyards, community gardens and even buckets on balconies across Canada and beyond.

Here at The Pioneer, we’re launching a new sum-mer series designed to feed your need for news, tips and practical information about how to grow your own Recession Garden.

Keep an eye out for the Recession Garden logo, in the photo above, for regular installments featuring tips, tricks, challenges, how-to information, events, success stories, epic failures, gardener profiles, a local grower’s almanac and lots of colourful photos.

The series will touch on all facets of gardening in the Columbia Valley from now until harvest, at which time we will focus on canning and preserving the food you grow.

We are even planting our own Recession Garden and will try our inexperienced hands at bringing in a crop this season. We are busy planning our garden, gathering seeds and preparing the soil. So wish us luck.

Send us your stories and photos and let us know how your gardens are growing this year.

We kick off this growing season with our annual lawn and garden supplement. Peruse the following pages for more information from the experts on start-ing your own Recession Garden.

If you want to get involved, but don’t have room for your own Recession Garden, opportunities abound this season.

The Columbia Valley Botanical Garden and Cen-tre for Sustainable Living is looking for volunteers to nurture plants in their brand new Community Green-house and annual Heritage Garden.

Call Dave Zehnder at 250-342-0325 for more in-formation.

BEFORE — Eight intrepid gardeners will match wits with the deer who feed in the vicinity of the community garden behind Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church this summer. The silty patch is ready for planting and will play host to The Pioneer’s Recession Garden. Photo by Brian Geis


GRAND OPENINGSaturday, May 9th

Customer Appreciation Garden Party. It is the opening of our

Green House and Seasonal RoomOur green house is open and stocked with fl owers. We have a wide selection of lawn & garden solutions for a greener environment.

Our seasonal room is full of quality patio furniture, umbrellas, BBQ’s lawn mowers and more.

Starting at 9.00 am until 10.30 – We will be having a free pancake breakfast served with Kicking Horse Coff ee

We will be running one of our Traeger smoker/BBQ’s. Drop in and sample the best BBQ in town.

We are also having a raffl e for a tree, and a selection of door prizes with the proceeds going to ‘Relay for Life’.

Mothers Days specials will also be running this weekend. Come join the fun this weekend at YOUR local Home hardware.

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Enjoy summer produce all year longBy Cayla GabruckPioneer Staff

There’s no question that feasting on fresh garden vegetables is a treat during the summer, but did you ever think you would be able to enjoy that flavour even in the winter?

You can, and with the right technique you may be able to plant and preserve enough vegetables to last you throughout the next long, cold winter.

“Personally I do it because I know the quality of the vegetables, because I grow them myself,” said Penny Brown of Edgewater. “I love veggies and by preserving them I know I’ve got them through the winter.

“But preserving can also save money when you are feeding a family,” she added.

Penny, a home economics teacher at David Thompson Secondary School in Invermere, has been growing and preserving her own vegetables for more than 13 years.

“It started off with my children selling at the Edgewater market,” she said. “Once the children got older and didn’t want to do it, we just sort of carried on selling the produce.”

She said that she is in favour of growing and pre-serving her own vegetables because she likes the fla-vour much better than the grocery store variety.

But she warns, what you save in money, you make up for in time.

“It takes time to get veggies ready and freeze them, as opposed to going to the store and getting a bag of peas,” she said. “I do it because I enjoy the process and I also like to know where my food comes from.”

Penny preserves most of her family’s vegetables. She freezes peas, herbs and beans, and stores carrots, beets, potatoes, turnips, onions and garlic in a root cellar. She also cans or freezes most of the fruit she grows.

If this is sounding pretty good to you, take note – Penny has a variety of tips to ensure that your pres-ervation experience is nothing but a success.

If you are planning to start your own garden, in order to estimate the amount of produce you need to grow, you should consider a few things.

Firstly, how many people are in your family? Sec-ondly, how big is the space you have to work with? Thirdly, which vegetables are your favourites?

“I would suggest to start with a smaller package of seeds and get a sense of how much you are going to grow,” Penny said. “Sometimes I only use half a pack-age of seeds and save the rest for next year because I do not use enough of that particular vegetable.”

After your vegetables have been harvested, it is important that you do not just throw them into the

freezer and call it a day. Blanching is an important part of the preservation

process when it comes to freezing your vegetables. “You must have a pot of boiling water and im-

merse them in the water for a certain amount of time,” Penny said. “For example, beans should be immersed for two minutes; and peas a minute and a half.”

Once you have blanched your vegetables, they must chill down.

“Mine go into a sink of cold water with ice cubes,” Penny said. “Then I take them out as quickly as pos-sible, put them into a basket to drain, dry them with tea towels, put them into zippy bags and into the freezer.”

In order to find the correct amount of time to blanch specific vegetables, Penny suggests looking on-line.

“I would recommend going to recognized sites like university or agricultural sites if you are looking for recipes,” she said.

With the current economic recession, Penny said that this is a great way for people to save a little cash, as well as return to their roots.

“It’s a way to get back to how our parents and grandparents used to do it,” she said.

“Everyone had a garden and everyone preserved – it was just a way of life.”


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Deer-proof your gardenBy Sally WaddingtonPioneer Staff

Deer are undoubtedly the number-one challenge for gardeners in the Columbia Valley.

A quick ring-around of avid gardeners reveals that the pretty prancing wildlife is actually the devil in dis-guise. And they’re clever to boot.

Faith Saunders, who grows strawberries with her husband Gord in Windermere, tells a sorry tale of failed missions.

“We put up mesh around the plants but it only worked for a little while because they ate through the top of the mesh,” she said.

“We ran an irrigation pump over the plants, but they stood in it. The plants’ bases were covered in saw-dust – they ate the sawdust, too.”

Local deer have even grown to like those plants they used to hate.

“They eat junipers now. We planted horseradish but they ate the leaves,” said Maria Kloos, who has a vegetable garden in Invermere.

“I tried marigolds but they eat them, too,” said Don Wah, who grows vegetables in Windermere.

“Unless your plants are protected with some kind of a repellant on a regular basis or fenced in, then they are open game to the deer,” Don added.

In fact, the consensus seems to be that a tall fence is the only sure-fire method to keep deer out of your garden.

“Fencing is becoming the number-one way to stop them,” said Jan Dunlop, who works in the gardening section of Home Hardware.

“Last year we put up an eight-foot deer fence,” Faith Saunders said.

“It was the only way that we could keep them out. Still, they walk back and forth in front of the gate. They can smell where the humans come in and out of the area.”

Maria and Steve Kloos started by building a four-

foot fence, but the deer could jump it. Now they’ve increased the height to six feet.

“If you want to have a garden, you have to put up a fence,” Maria said.

But if you don’t want a fence around your garden, there are alternatives.

Jan Dunlop said the hardware store stocks a range of sprays to ward off deer.

The most popular spray is Plant Skid. Although it smells nasty when first applied, it can last up to six months. And it works.

“Natural repellants like Plant Skid work very well if applied on a regular basis,” said Don Wah.

Don has also learned from his mistakes: if you find a plant the deer like, use it against them!

“Plant something they like more around what you like,” he said.

Another trick is to plant spicy vegetables around the plants you want to protect.

“They don’t like pepper or anything spicy. I plant garlic around my peas,” Don said.

Faith Saunders does it a little differently for her flower patch: she sprinkles cayenne pepper over the plants.

“For the most part, for my garden, I like using cayenne pepper,” she said.

“It does work. I sprinkle some over my flower beds. But once it rains, you have to reapply.”

Speaking of rain, Home Hardware sells “scare-crow” water sprinklers that have a motion sensor.

That works for Invermere gardener Taoya Schae-fer.

“The motion sensor detects movement in the area (one can adjust the sensitivity level), then releases a high-power spray of water in a sweeping arc of 180 degrees.

“That takes care of the neighbourhood cats and deer,” Taoya said.

Good luck, and may you successfully keep the joys of your garden all for yourself!

YUM – It’s not just vegetables that deer like to munch; they’ll work over your flower beds, too. Photo by Val James.


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Save some money by creating your own deer deterrent from food ingre-dients. A couple of years ago, Mary Smith of Invermere dropped off these two homemade recipes for deer repel-lant, and we are reprinting them here in case you missed them.

Hot Pepper Deer Spray2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce

tabasco or 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper1 tablespoon liquid soap1 teaspoon garlic powder4 litres water

Combine ingredients and spray on foliage.

Egg Deer Spray3 well-beaten eggs2 teaspoons cayenne pepper4 litres water

Strain well to fill spray bottle.(This works well on tulips.)

Hint: If you don’t have a spray bot-tle, dip a paintbrush in the solution, and swish-sprinkle it onto the foliage.

Start by preparing your soil for success


“Spend two dollars underground for every dollar you spend above ground.”

That is the mantra of successful greenhouse owners Jack Steedman and Glenda Wah of Windermere.

“Soil is very important,” Glenda said. “I just can’t say enough about it.”

This is their 27th year running Winderberry Greenhouse and Nursery, located just off Highway 93/95. The couple bought the property from Joe and Sanda Taylor in 1982.

They started out with only two greenhouses – one very small, and the other a modest size. Today their 8.5-acre lot holds 22,000 square feet of greenhouse space.

“We have grown in a really nice way to meet the growth of the valley,” Glenda said.

With 12 greenhouses plum full of flowers, that is a lot of soil. Therefore it is appropriate that the owners make all their soil on site.

“The soil in this area is very alka-line,” Glenda explained. “It is not a very good growing medium.”

Using 100-percent organic meth-ods, the couple prepares the soil for the upcoming season two to three years in advance. They begin by mixing the na-tive soil with a peat moss and sand mix-ture.

“This is to break up the clay that is in the soil,” Glenda said.

Then they add an array of pre-heat-ed organic material to the soil. The or-ganic material is heated to kill any weed seeds that may be lingering.

Their special blend of soil is used for nearly every plant purchased at the greenhouse and nursery.

If you are just starting out with your first garden or flower bed, Glenda recommends the following mixture for maximum success.

Mix one-third native soil, with one-third peat moss and a handful of sand, with one-third organic matter.

Organic material can be anything from glass clippings to manure. But if using manure, Glenda said, you must make sure it is properly aged.

“It has to be so old you can’t even tell it is manure anymore – somewhere between three and five years old,” she said. “That way you make sure that the weed seeds have a chance to die off.”

But, she said, it is important to make sure that maintaining your soil is not a one-time occurrence.

“Upgrade your soil every year,” Glenda said. “It increases your chances of good growth, and hearty plants don’t attract pests or diseases.”

For more information, visit Win-derberry Greenhouse and Nursery, call 250-342-3236 or stop in and take a look in person.

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They say gardening is good for the soul, but it is also pretty good for your wallet.

According to local gardener Patti Nickisch of Invermere, planting your own garden can be a great way to save money this summer and it doesn’t taste all that bad, either!

Just think: for the price of one bunch of carrots, you could purchase a pack of carrot seeds that could feed you and your family for the majority of the summer. All it takes is a little hard work and a few tips from the experts – experts like Patty.

Patty, owner of Patty’s Green-house and Mar-ket Garden in Athalmer, has been gardening all her life. She began as a little girl, helping her parents on their acreage in Creston.

“It just makes me feel good to gar-den, it’s a stress reliever,” she explained. “It’s just my passion.”

Patty already has the majority of her garden planted. Peas, beans, spinach, Swiss chard, cabbage and leeks – it is all in the ground.

“You can plant a lot of root crops as soon as you can work the ground,” she explained.

Root crops, she said, aren’t too fussy about the cold.

In contrast, things like corn, to-matoes, cucumber, peppers and squash should be planted mid-May, or by the end of June at the absolute latest.

“Most things take at least 30 to 60 days to grow,” Patty explained. “That gives you July and August to make sure they are ready to eat.”

As for when to harvest your veg-etables, that varies with each gardener’s

individual taste.“It really depends on how you like

your vegetables,” she said. “Some peo-ple like them large and some people like them small.”

As far as variety goes, those living in the Columbia Valley are quite fortu-nate.

“Most vegetables grow well here, as a long as we have a half-decent sum-mer,” she said. “As long as it doesn’t get cold in August you should be OK. If we get a longer fall we tend to do better

with corn, melons and other things like that.”

Another im-portant factor in how successful your garden will be is how often you water it.

“Over-water-ing is a big prob-lem with people who like to tend their gardens,” Patty explained.

You should be watering your

crops only when they need it – that is when the soil is dry to the touch. Any-thing else may kill your prized veggies.

“It doesn’t do any good to water a wet garden,” Patty said. “Plants do not like to sit in cold water.”

If the idea of a recession garden sounds good to you, but you do not have the space, don’t panic.

According to Patty, things like to-matoes, lettuce, cucumber, and squash will grow just fine in a planter or pot on your deck.

“But it is important to make sure they get adequate drainage,” Patty said. “This means that you should make sure there are holes in the bottom of your pots.”

Adequate drainage is important be-cause if your plant sits in cold water the roots rot and your plant may die.

For more gardening tips visit Patty at the greenhouse located across from Syndicate Boardshop in Athalmer.

What to grow, when to plant it

If the idea of a recession garden sounds good to you, but you do not have the space, don’t panic. According to Patty, things like tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber and squash will grow just fine in a planter or pot on your deck.

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Studies suggest lawns produce 200-500 pounds

of clippings every growing season!

Grasscycling means leaving your clippings on the lawn. They break down within a week and provide your lawn with water and loads of nutrients.

Lawn and garden waste can also be taken to the Columbia Valley Landfill free of charge . It becomes part of an on-site green waste program.

Please keep yard waste out of the garbage.

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For many people, the job of mowing the lawn is small compared to the job of raking and bagging the grass clippings once the mowing is done. Well, there’s an easier way to get rid of those grass clippings and the best part is, it saves time and energy!

It’s called grasscycling. Simply put, grasscycling means leaving the clippings on the lawn.

Grass clippings are approximately 80-90 percent water. When you mow regularly, clippings dehydrate and decompose, releasing water and nutrients into your lawn. Leaving the clippings on the lawn can gen-erate up to 25 percent of its yearly fertilizer needs.

Grasscycling does not require a special mower, al-though newer mowers often come with a mulching blade. Older mowers can be retro-fitted inexpensively with mulching blades. The reason a mulching blade is important is because the back part of the blade is bent

upwards to push the grass clippings toward the roof of the mower so they can be cut again before they fall.

Tips for grasscycling include keeping your lawn about 2.5 to 3 inches tall, and setting your blade to mow no more than one-third the length of your grass at one time. Always mow your lawn when the grass is dry. If grass is wet, you will get clumps and uneven cutting. Keep your mower blade sharp and cut your grass frequently to keep the clippings small.

Some people fear that grasscycling leads to thatch; however, that is a myth. Thatch is caused by a build-up of grass roots and stems at the base of the lawn, often as a result of over-fertilizing, improper mowing and over-watering.

Water is key to keeping lawns healthy, whether you grasscycle or not. Lawns do not need to be wa-tered every day to be healthy. They actually need less than one inch of water a week and should never be wa-tered every day. Frequent watering encourages shallow root depth and can lead to thatch and a host of other

problems, including excess blade growth and summer fungal diseases. Watering should be done in the early morning or evening so that water does not evaporate.

A great way to tell how much water your lawn is getting is to place a tuna can in your yard. If you fill the tuna can, your yard has had all the water it needs for the week. In the summer months, our water con-sumption doubles, largely due to watering of lawns and gardens. Overwatering is wasting a valuable re-source and it does nothing to help your lawn. Please abide by your community’s watering guidelines and remember when it comes to water, every drop counts.

If grasscycling isn’t for you, please take your clip-pings to the Columbia Valley Landfill. There is no charge to drop off yard and garden waste under six inches in diameter at the landfill and it becomes part of an onsite green waste program.

When you put grass clippings out at the curb, they are landfilled – and that’s the last place our yard waste belongs!

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Weeding out invadersInvasive plant species pose undesirable or det-

rimental impact to humans, animals or ecosystems. With no native predators, invasive plant species such as thistle, burdock and knapweed have the capacity to establish quickly and easily. Learn how to identify and eliminate these and other invasive, noxious weeds.

Great tips for controlling weedsWhen gardening to minimize weeds, timing is im-

portant: spread compost on your garden in the fall. Then, pull or till young weeds before planting your garden in the spring.

Hoe, pull, dig! Keep the soil loose. Pull and hoe weeds in the sun so that the roots of the weeds dry out. Pulling or digging is easiest and most effective when the soil is damp. Avoid putting seeds or roots of inva-sive weeds in your compost.

Dormant oilDormant oil is a tried-and-true method of ridding

fruit trees of dangerous larva. This mixture kills 80 percent of insect eggs laid on branch buds and stems the previous year.

The oil also kills hibernating insect eggs in flower beds and in other hidden places, and controls diseases transmitted by insects.

This environmentally-friendly spray can be used on trees before the buds come out in the spring and after the weather warms when there is little danger of frost. But be careful: dormant oil can damage leaves if you smother them, though it won’t hurt the tree trunks or branches.

In the past, various homemade recipes have been used to make dormant oil. However, the current rec-ommendation is a combination of lime sulphur and horticultural oil, which can be purchased.

Timing and temperature are important: be sure to follow the manufacturer’s directions.

Companion plantingCompanion planting is based around the idea that

certain plants can benefit others when planted togeth-er. Vegetables and flowers have different odours and root secretions that are believed to affect the activity of insects and the growth of nearby plants.

Planting tomatoes near basil wards off mosquitoes and flies. Planting garlic or chives near roses and rasp-berries wards off aphids. Planting marigolds through-out the garden wards off a variety of insects. Planting mint near cabbage or tomatoes wards off white cab-bage moth, aphids and flea beetles.

Planting rosemary or sage near cabbage, beans and carrots wards off the cabbage moth, beetle and carrot fly. Planting thyme near cabbage wards off the cabbage worm. Planting onions among carrots wards off the carrot fly.

Planting radishes, cucumbers and nasturtiums to-gether wards off aphids and squash bugs. Planting mint and cabbage together wards off the cabbage moth.

Garden trickeryAvoid onion sets: they bulb up just in time to at-

tract onion maggots. Instead, grow your own onion seedlings and transplant them. By the time they form bulbs, the onion maggot will have moved on.

Get a jump on the season and deter the cabbage root maggot and the cabbage moth by covering bro-coli and cauliflower seedlings with a plastic row cover, preventing the bad insects from laying eggs.

Using native plantsNative plants of our region such as Kinnikinnick,

Oregon Grape, Tiger Lily, Shooting Star and Colum-bine are adapted to our soil and climate. They do not require extra watering, pesticides and fertilizers.

They attract beneficial wildlife, are more resistant to pests and disease, and can reduce the amount of re-quired weeding. It’s best to purchase these plants from nurseries rather than collecting them from the wild.


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The carnival was put on by the Langley-based business West Coast Amuse-ments. It raised $2,900 which will be donated to the Summit Youth Centre.

“We don’t have a spe-cific project picked out at this time, so the funds are allocated to our core operat-ing expenses which include staff salary and equip-ment,” said Nick Berzins, treasurer for the Summit Youth Centre.

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The Village of Radium Hot Springs will hold its first official town hall meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 13th at the Radium Seniors Hall.

The meetings are one initiative that new mayor Dee Conklin pledged to enact when she was elected.

“Radium has such a different make-up of taxpay-ers that it will be another way for us to communicate,” Ms. Conklin explained.

Communication between residents and council is one thing Ms. Conklin has worked hard to improve since being elected last November. The first step was the March release of a community newsletter entitled Village Life, a four-page publication designed to keep homeowners “in the loop.”

The town hall meeting is set for a Saturday af-ternoon in order to have maximum attendance from both full-time residents and secondary homeowners.

“Secondary homeowners are taxpayers, as well – any input they can offer will always be appreciated and considered,” Ms. Conklin said.

The meeting is a chance for the public to interact with Mayor Conklin and all four councillors – Brent Frederickson, Ron Verboom, Don Devlin and Clara Reinhardt.

Topics of discussion will range from water and sewer upgrades, streets, park upgrades and fire hall plans.

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Vancouver singer and guitarist An-toine “Baby Harry” Calaway is coming to Invermere on May 14th to perform at Bud’s Bar and Lounge.

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, An-toine became interested in music after his mother took him to a James Brown concert when he was a child.

Soon after, Antoine’s parents bought him a guitar, and he has been playing ever since.

After moving to Vancouver for work, friends talked Antoine into per-

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swimming lessons

A comprehensive schedule of swimming classes is being offered at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Newly appointed aquatic director Dara Al-len is excited about offer-ing classes for swimmers at all ability levels.

“With our wide range of enthusiastic staff, the Fairmont pools are able to offer every-thing from tots to adults,” Dara said. “We offer lifesaving courses, instructor courses, adult and teen programs, a ju-nior lifeguard club, a Red Cross babysit-ters’ course and first aid courses.”

Week-long swimming courses start on June 29th and run through the sum-mer. Look for bronze medallion courses, snorkelling workshops, aqua fit classes and springboard diving coming soon.

For more information, contact Dara at 250-345-6031.

Copper Point boostsRelay for Life

Copper Point Golf Club has once again teamed up with the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life to host the second annual Tee Off for Life.

On May 13th, all teams registered for the 2009 Columbia Valley Relay for Life will get to golf nine holes at The Ridge at Copper Point, free of charge.

“Copper Point has again generously donated the use of their greens in ap-preciation of all the teams that have reg-istered to participate in this year’s Relay for Life,” said relay coordinator Lisa Logstrup.

Tee times for the event will be avail-able all day, and can be booked by call-ing 250-341-3392. “We’re looking for-ward to having everyone registered for the Relay for Life to come and golf in celebration of such a great cause,” said head pro Darren Ottenbreit.

All teams are encouraged to dress up in their team theme and enjoy a memo-rable day on the course. To be eligible, each teammate has to be registered, which can be done online at www.can-cer.ca/relay. Get your team together and celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.

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Springs invites you to play in Fore The Nature Trust Golf Tournament, the first annual fundrais-ing mixed golf tourna-ment, to be held on May 14th at the Riverside Golf Course.For $75 you will enjoy

18 holes with a power cart, dinner, and prizes. Net proceeds will benefit the work of The Nature Trust of B.C. on the Hoodoos property.

For over 30 years the non-profit land conservation organization has been active in the Kootenays, acquiring and managing ecologically significant prop-erties including the Hoodoos. Known for the distinctive geological forma-tions called the hoodoos on the south-ern edge, the 10,000-acre property lies in the Columbia River Valley between Fairmont and Invermere.

To register for the Fore The Nature Trust Golf Tournament, contact Ingrid Sands at the Fairmont Riverside Golf Course at 250-345-6346 ext. 21 or [email protected].

Tennis Club Invermeretaking registrations

Tennis Club Invermere has put together kids, youth and adult camps for spring, summer and fall. In August 2008, the District of Invermere resur-faced the courts. This and the beautiful setting make the sport of tennis even more enjoyable.

Tennis is still a very affordable fam-ily sport. Going into the third year of operation, the tennis club now offers more flexible private and group train-ing, besides the scheduled camps.

Private sessions are available for kids and adults. If you belong to a group of either men or women who would like to improve your game, call and arrange a time for your group lessons.

The first tennis camp begins May 23rd, and the last runs until September 26th. Registration is available at www.cvrec.com, or by calling Andrea Meadus at 250-342-9082.

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By Harold HazelaarPioneer Columnist

Shame on me.For those of you who are keeping

count, this is the 76th edition of the Green Zone and I have yet to write about Eagle Ranch Golf Resort. Well, today is the day.

The course is in fabulous condition. The greens are arguably the best in the valley and once again, they wintered well. The roll is true and the speed is consistent for all 18 holes. The fairways are already greener than most courses and you can actually get your tee into the tee-box with one push!

Several slight course modifications have been done, including the new split fairway on 10. Now you can choose to play your draw or fade without pen-alty. Play straight up the middle into the trees, and look out. Bogey is a great score from here.

The view of the valley from the 18th green and clubhouse is spectacular. The mountain views from many of the holes

are second to none. But what really im-presses me this year is the service. “These guys and gals are good!”

From the bag drop staff and pro shop personnel to the beverage cart girls, the course ambassadors (read: marshalls) and clubhouse staff, everyone treats you as if you’re special. That makes you feel good even if your game is lacking in quality. As long as you can keep up the pace of play, everyone is smiling.

I must admit that my experience with the place, in the few first years of operation, left me believing it wasn’t worth the cost to play there. Today, with the current course setup and staff, I think it’s a bargain and recommend everyone give their track a try.

Kudos to Terry Shein, Peter Bourke, Mike Warriner and all the staff!

The Green Zone Quote of the Week is by Ben Crenshaw: “Golf is the hardest game in the world. There is no way you can ever get it. Just when you think you do, the game jumps up and puts you in your place.”

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A local ski racer got the opportunity of a life-time last week after being chosen to participate in a one-of-a-kind training camp at Whistler Black-comb Ski Resort.

Fourteen-year-old Stephen Bagan, son of Gordon and Mary Bagan of Invermere, was the first racer chosen from the Co-lumbia Valley to partici-pate in the second annual Cowboys Camp put on by World Cup gold medallist Manuel Osborne-Paradis and national team member Michael Janyk.

“I was a bit surprised when I found out they picked me but I was mostly really happy,” Stephen said. “It was really cool getting to know all the skiers and the coaches. They are down-to-earth and really cool.”

Only 10 racers in British Columbia were chosen to participate in the camp, which was started to give young racers from less fortunate financial situations a chance to succeed.

Normally, a camp of this quality would cost around $1,000 per child but at the Cowboys Camp there is no charge for athletes.

“It is good to see someone from the valley apply and Stephen seemed like a great candidate,” Manny said.

Stephen has been racing with the Windermere Valley Ski Club for nine years. This year, he had an ex-ceptionally good year. He was ranked first in the zone for a large part of the season and even made a debut at the Whistler Cup in early April.

This year’s camp, held from April 30th to May 3rd, was headed up by Manny, Michael and fellow na-tional team member Robbie Dixon, along with three other elite-level coaches.

For four days, Stephen and 10 other skiers – four boys and six girls born in 1993 or 1994 – hit the slopes and trained with the experts, improving their skills in

slalom, giant slalom, free skiing and gate training.

“A big thing we fo-cused on this year was finding that fast line,” Manny said. “For Stephen in particular, he has a ten-dency to get stuck in the backseat – so we are work-ing on that, too.”

They also took part in daily dry-land training, working on agility and proper exercise technique.

“It was good because it wasn’t focused on skiing the fastest or getting the best time,” Stephen said.

“We worked more on good body position and ski-ing strong.”

In addition to training with their mentors, the athletes also have the chance to hang out with them off the slopes as Manny, Mike and Robbie even stay with the young racers in a rented house in Whistler.

“It’s a chance for them to see that we are just nor-mal guys doing what they’re doing and that we were once where they are,” Manny explained.

For Stephen, that was the best part of the camp.“It was really cool having dinner and hanging out

with the coaches, playing pool and stuff,” he said. Although the experience is geared towards the ski

racers, Manny did admit that he has a pretty good time hanging out and skiing with the youngsters.

“It’s fun for us, too,” he explained. “It’s great to get out there and ski with kids who aren’t getting paid, who are just doing it for the love of the sport. That’s why we started and it’s good to be reminded of that.”

This year’s camp was once again considered a huge success and Manny is encouraging other local racers to apply next year.

“The more Kootenay kids we can get in the camp the better,” he said. “There’s a lot of talent in the area and those kids should jump it – it’s a good opportu-nity and a lot of fun.”

For more information on how to apply for next year’s camp visit www.manuelracing.com/camp.htm.

Local teen skier chosen to train with Manny at Whistler

Manny Osborne-Paradis and Stephen Bagan


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The CVCC would like to take this opportunityto once again congratulate all the winnersat the 11th Annual Business ExcellenceAwards – very well deserved! At the same time, the CVCC would like to recognize andcongratulate ALL the businesses / individualswho were nominated throughout the votingprocess:

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Th e Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce would like to publicly thank all of the sponsors who contributed to ensure the 11th Annual

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WALK A MILE IN HIS SHOES –– Radium resident Rod Conklin finished up his walk across the Columbia River-Revelstoke riding this week in support of Liberal candidate Mark McKee. On Tuesday, while passing

through Invermere, he was greeted by Invermere council-lor Al Miller and the rest of the Home Hardware staff. The provincial election will take place on May 12th. Don’t forget to vote! Photo by Cayla Gabruck

CHANGE OF COUNCIL MEETING

Please be advised that the Regular Meeting of Councilscheduled for May 12th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. has beenre-scheduled for May 11th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, 914 – 8th Avenue.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

“Celebration of Life Tea” for William (Bill) Snider will be held at the Brisco Hall on Sunday, May 17, 2009 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to the North Okanagan Minor Hockey Association, Box 116 Armstrong, BC, V0E 1B0.

Alcoholics Anonymous. Open to all. Regular meetings of the Columbia Valley A.A. are held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at the Valley Connection, far end of the Service B.C. building, 625-4th Street, Invermere. The Radium Friendship Group meets at 8 p.m. Friday at the Catholic Church, east side of main street, Radium.

Zehnder’s Local Beef(Free of antibiotics & growth

hormones)Now available at Grant’s Foods

503 – 7th Avenue

Scrapbooking Supplies, local, Creative Memories consultant for traditional and digital scrapbooking. Call Kathy, 250-270-0254.

THANK YOU

Thank you for donating to the Food Bank. The need for food has increased substantially this year. There is always a need for peanut butter.

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS: To the owner of Bud’s for hosting the high school dance. It was a great success, and the kids loved it. Cheers from the parents…great job, Shelley!

CHEERS & JEERS

CHEERS: To everyone involved with our local Community Greenhouse. From the visionaries who planted the seed, to the multitude of volunteers who nurtured the project to fruition, it is a wonderful testament to what a caring community can accomplish. You have created a legacy that breathes life and will continue to nourish our valley for generations to come. Well done everyone! JG

CHEERS: To AG Valley Foods!! Our walk-in freezer broke down last week and we were in danger of losing a lot of product. The kind people at AG Valley Foods allowed us to store our product in their freezer at no cost to us. When we asked what we could do in return they simply asked us to pay it forward by doing a good deed for someone else. Big, big CHEERS to AG Valley Foods!

LOST & FOUND

LOST: Serengeti prescription sunglasses in downtown Invermere, 250-342-6068.

STORAGE

NEWHOUSEMULTI STORAGE

Various sizes available.Now with climatecontrolled units.

Call 250-342-3637

COMMERCIAL SPACE

Financial professional looking for other professionals to share space with. I have a great location with excess room. Please call 250-270-0270.

Attention Contractors! Secure 20-foot storage container in fenced yard. Larger lots also available. Invermere Industrial Park. Call 250-342-2100 or 250-346-3011.

COMMERCIAL SPACE

Panache Building, Invermere, BC. Beautiful building near public beach and walking distance to hundreds of condos in Canada’s most perfect four-season town! 2400 feet on main, with two 1200-foot world-class apartments up. Perfect location for restaurant or retail. For info, call 250-342-5525.

Building located in the heart of Invermere’s Industrial Park. 2000 sq. ft. main level, 1500 sq. ft. upper level. For more info phone 250-342-9295, from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. Phone 250-341-1404 after 6:00 pm.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

Private room includes utilities, internet access, cable and phone line, N/S, N/P, $400/month, 250-342-4811.

SUITE FOR RENT

2 bdrm suite in Invermere, bright, clean, close to schools, fridge, stove, W/D, N/S, N/P. Available immediately, 250-342-1588.

Panorama 1 bdrm, fully furnished, walk-out basement suite + garage on Greywolf Dr. $1200/month includes utilities, W/D, 403-861-1800.

Windermere furnished 2 bdrm, lake view, fridge, stove, D/W, W/D, N/S, $1000 + util. Avail. June 1st , 403-651-2002.

Columere Park, bright 1 bdrm furnished upstairs suite, private beach, quiet, $750/month, 250-345-6524.

2 bdrm suite available in Windermere, 2 blocks to beach, all appliances, $775/month, 403-241-8598, 403-803-4540 (cell) or email [email protected].

SUITE FOR RENT

3 bdrm ground level, new, never lived in, 1500 sq. ft., 2 full baths, 5 appl, on 3 acres. Available immediately, $1200, 403-650-8654.

One or two bdrm bungalows, by the week or month, 250-345-6365 Fairmont Bungalows.

2 bdrm furnished large suite, N/P, N/S, no partiers, couple preferred, private entrance, references, $995 + DD, 250-342-8651.

Invermere, large I bdrm, 2 level lower suite, partially furnished, private entrance, shared laundry, off-street parking, fireplace. N/P, N/S, available immediately, $825/month + DD, includes utilities, 250-341-6096.

Black Forest Heights, 2 bdrm basement suite, all appl, N/S, N/P, prefer long-term, $950/month + DD. Available immediately, 250-341-1411.

HOUSE FOR RENT

Windermere, Timber Ridge 1, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, fully furnished & stocked, N/S, N/P, available Sept. 1st , $1400/month +util on 12 month lease. Call 403-287-9968.

House on acreage. Property is set up for horses, pets welcome, N/S, references required, $1200 + util. Available immediately, 250-226-7660.

Canal Flats, 2 bdrm trailer, $525/month, available May 1st . Phone Vic, 250-349-5264.

Modern Invermere duplex for rent. 1200 sq. ft. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, attached garage, walk to beach/downtown. DW, W/D, N/S, pets negotiable. $1500/month utilities incl. Avail. June15th, 250-341-6296.

Pioneer Classifieds42 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer May 8, 2009

Sharon Lea JonasSharon Jonas passed away peacefully after a short but courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, April 19th, 2009 in Invermere at the age of 69. Sharon is survived by her husband Barry, sons Michael (Irene), Peter (Cindy), daughter

Christine, and stepdaughters Jennifer and Stephanie. Grandma will be lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Colin, Jared, Amanda, Ashley, Hope, Natalie, Nolan, Geneva, Marina and Johnny.

Sharon was born in Cabrai, Saskatchewan on the open prairie which she loved. She attended high school in Regina and graduated with a degree in Home Economics from the University of Manitoba. Sharon taught school in Flin Flon, Prince Albert, Calgary, and Sherwood Park. She was always much appreciated by her many students and colleagues for imparting and sharing her skills in cooking, sewing, and homemaking. Before and following retirement, Sharon for many years loved life and the community in and around Columere Park and Fairmont Hot Springs.

During much of her life, Sharon delighted and excelled in quilting and in watercolours. Through these rich and vibrant interests, which she treasured, Sharon made many close friends and acquaintances here in the valley and across Canada. She showed an enduring passion for golf, revealing to us a beautiful and consistent swing. Sharon also kept in close contact with her many cousins who will miss her dearly. For me, it is goodbye to my wonderful companion.

A celebration memorial and informal remembrance of Sharon’s life will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 23rd at Dave Rae’s Columbia Ridge Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sharon’s favorite charity, the B.C. Heart and Lung Association.

OBITUARY

HOUSE FOR RENT

New 2 bdrm w/garage on Windermere acreage, 2 bath, furnished, $1050/month. Call Linda, 403-244-8402.

3 bdrm modern home in Invermere, N/S, N/P, references required please, $1300/month + utilities, avail. June 1st , 250-342-1567.

2 bdrm, 1 bath in Radium, $1100/month + util. + DD, references, available immediately, 780-633-0595, 780-993-1579.

Blackforest Village 3 bdrm, 3 bath, large yard, garage, N/S, $1300 /month + utilities, available immediately, references, 250-342-1322.

2 bdrm close to D/T Invermere, laundry, N/S, N/P, $800 + util. Available immediately, 250-341-6080.

Invermere, 2 bdrm house, great yard, great location, N/S, 6 month lease minimum, $1200. Call 250-347-7724.

HOUSE FOR RENT

Wilder subdivision, quiet, open floor plan, nice deck, 3 bdrm, single garage, walk to D/T & school, N/P, N/S, $1200/month + util, references required. Available immediately, 250-342-2052.

CONDO FOR RENT

Radium-FULLY FURNISHED. Large windows & large deck, backs onto 13th hole of The Springs Golf Course. Available now, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, bungalow style in Eagle Crest Villas. Single car garage, 6-month minimum lease. $1,250 (includes condo fees) + utilities + DD, N/P, N/S. References required. 403-519-2216 or 403-981-1551.

Spacious 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, Willow View condo in Canal Flats. Beautiful 1000 sq. ft, newly built in 2007, in suite W/D, kitchen has 4 appliances, laminate flooring, 9’ ceiling on main floor. Furnished with dining set & futon. 10 min from Fairmont, 25 min from Invermere. Must see! $700 + utilities. Available May 1st , but can move in as early as Apr 16th . N/S, small pets negotiable. Call 403-873-8158, email [email protected] for photos.

Radium, new 2 bdrm condo, fireplace, W/D on main floor, underground parking, N/S, references, $1000/month, 403-328-2944, 403-892-2731 (cell).

CONDO FOR RENT

2 bedroom unfurnished condos, 5 appliances, garage, NS, NP. Were $1200 now $1000 + util, 403-764-6263 (Sara).

Sable Ridge, Radium, 2 bdrm, 2 bath w/den, fireplace, A/C, granite, pool, 2 hot tubs, heated underground parking, $1,195/month includes utilities, 403-256-0694 or 403-650-5503.

Pinewood, Radium on Stanley St, brand new 2 bdrm, 2 bath, laundry room, 2 parking stalls, professionally fully furnished, $900/month cable and utilities included, 403-999-2783.

3 bdrm, 2 bath townhome plus garage in downtown Invermere, $1350 + utilities, N/P, 250-341-1182.

MUST SEE! Beautiful, spacious condo in Radium: 1800 sq ft, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, finished basement, $1300. N/P, N/S, unfurnished. Please call Ron, 403-387-7765 or email [email protected] with full time rental inquiries only. Not suitable as a vacation rental.

Brand new, never lived in! Lakeview Meadows 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath top floor executive condo. SS appliances, granite, slate and hardwood finishes, gas fireplace. Backs Copper Point Golf Course. Full use of amenities include: indoor pool, tennis, beach access, paved walking/biking trails, underground parking and storage. Great views! N/S, $1800 + hydro, phone & cable. Long term only, references required, 250-341-6090.

2 bdrm, 2 bath condo in Pinewood, Radium, fireplace, $900/month, includes utilities. Available immediately, 403-560-5603.

HOUSE FOR SalE

HERITAGE RANCH HOUSEOPEN HOUSESat. May 16th ,

2:00 pm – 4:00 pmcompletely renovated house on 2.5 acres located outside of Windermere, in Elkhorn Country Estates, an exclusive private gated community, one of only 11 estates included in phase one. 4 bdrm, 2 bath, security system, working shutters, all services underground, furniture included, $485,000. Call Elkhorn Ranch at 250-342-0617 or 250-342-1268.

417 6th St. 3 bdrm, 2½ bath, attached double garage, 100’ x 200’ lot, walking distance to all amenities. Asking $450,000, 250-342-2802.

Wanted for Trade or SaleWanted home in Columbia Valley to trade for new, modern, furnished house in Calgary, adjacent to Elks Golf Course and close to D/T. Call Ray 403-920-3359.

12’ x 68’ mobile home, 2 13’ x 14’ additions, complete overhead, tin roof, wood/electric heat, must be moved, any reasonable offer accepted, 250-347-2130.

Quiet area of Invermere, 2 + bdrms, 2 bath, many extras, some renos, $385,000, 250-342-9446.

1120 sq. ft. bungalow, 3 bdrm, 1½ bath, single detached garage, storage shed, main floor completely renovated, quiet neighbourhood, 7501 Revelstoke Ave, Radium. Asking $385,000, 250-347-2429.

2 bdrm, 1 bath, older home, neat & tidy, large corner lot facing Radium Golf Course. Reduced for quick sale, $267,500, 780-633-0595, 780-993-1579.

HOUSE FOR RENT

Great starter home. Manufactured home with newly renovated interior, 3 bdrm, 2 full baths, living, kitchen, laundry & bonus rooms, 1300 sq. ft., 0.2 acres. Large open yard, deck, hot tub, outdoor storage, open carport. Close to all schools and short walk to D/T, all appliances included. Asking $260,000, 250-342-0618.

CONDO FOR SalE

Affordable downtown Invermere condo, 2 bdrm, $159, 000 + GST, 250-341-1182.

Pinewood, Radium on Stanley St, brand new 2 bdrm, 2 bath, laundry room, 2 parking stalls, professionally fully furnished, $279,900, 403-999-2783.

aCREaGES/lOTS FOR SalE

Spectacular Private Gated Acreage

One of only 10 prestigious 3 acre estate lots in this private community. On a hill with 360-degree mountain views, minutes from Windermere beach. See welist.com Invermere. 250-342-5367.

Sunny South facing 59’ x 120 ‘ level lot, zoned R1MH in Canal Flats. Located on Spruce Avenue, between cedar fence and huge tree, $75,000, 250-342-7179.

aCREaGES/lOTS FOR SalE

8 acres of hay meadow. Beautiful mountain view with great building opportunity. Near Wilmer, Toby Hill Road, $425,000.00. Call 342-2802.

RESORT PROP. FOR SalE

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Golden

www.adlerdevelopment.ca 250-344-8447

[email protected]

WaNTED

Looking for a boat slip to rent for the 2009 season. Call 780-818-5562.

Boat slip to rent for 2009 boating season on Lake Windermere. Contact Linda, 403-519-9240.

PETS

Shih-Tzu puppies for sale, ready to go May 16th, $350 ea. Call 250-342-6249.

MiSC. FOR SalE

Top quality Hay, Alfalfa, grass mix, round bales $160/bale. Call Elkhorn Ranch, 250-342-0617.

Quality Topsoil & Manure. Top Soil $160/dump truck load, $70/pick-up load. Manure $100/pick-up load. Call, 250-342-1268.

Kitchen cabinets, fridge, stove, dishwasher, range, like new. Open for offers, 250-341-7022.

Composted horse manure, will load, 5 km from Invermere, 250-342-1526.

Portable men’s and lady’s shower and washrooms. 3 showers, 3 toilets, 3 sinks each, $5000. 403-560-2856, view at Mountain Shadow Resort.

2008 energy efficient Beachcomber 5 man hot tub. Used very little, comes with all wire GFI breaker, spa buddy spares, cover, hush pump, extra filter and chemicals, $6500 OBO, 250-788-1288 or 250-788-5726.

New twin mattress, $200, 250-347-7778.


Pioneer Classifieds

MObilE HOME FOR SalE

MOBILE HOMESFOR SALEDeveloping land (Canmore, AB).

Must go quickly. Ranging from $3K - $12K!

Call for more details call Cassandra

403.678.5111

Contact250-342-5914for seasonal or long term

rentals or go online at

www.EricRedeker.com“Available Now”

Rockies West Realty

Independently Owned & Operated

FOR RENT

Misc. for sale

Inglis washer & dryer, good condition, asking $250. Call 250-342-3680 or 250-342-1415 (cell).

Candle molds, apple box full, $30. 50 carpentry books and patterns-whirligigs, kid’s toys, doll houses, furniture, $120. Amish/Ukrainian cookbook collection, $90. Antique Mason & Risch piano, $1000. dresser/mirror and highboy, $190. Kenmore 7 cubic ft. freezer, $160. Wilton wedding cake pans and pillars, 250-427-7171.

Mushroom Manure compost, $65/pick up load, 1 cubic yard, 250-342-5224.

Bow Flex Revolution, great condition, includes all accessories and 300lbs of Spiraflex weights, $2500 OBO, Chris or Amy, 250-342-4436

Floating water slide, $350. Call 250-342-1384

100 + year old maple table and 4 chairs, $200, 250-342-9446.

Roxton solid maple 6’ dining room table with 6 chairs, $800. Steel bunk bed (bottom Queen, top single), $100, 250-342-9720.

Misc. for sale

Whirlpool stove, very clean, good condition, $250. Pleated blinds, valance, rods, assorted sizes and colours. Offers, 250-342-0320.

MoTorHoMes/Trailers

1992, 19 ½’ Wilderness 5TH wheel RV, very good condition, one owner, hitch included, $4500, 250-345-2128.

1998 Ford 21’ Motorhome, excellent condition, fully loaded, 122,000 kms, $17,500 OBO, 403-589-1765.

2002 Mako 5th wheel RV. Sleeps 4-6, 2 slide outs, solar charger, unique floor plan, excellent condition, $19,900, 250-427-7171.

2005 North shore, 28’ 5th wheel. 1 large slide out, rear kitchen, $17,900, 250-345-0096.

1996 Prowler travel trailer, 21’, sleeps 7, excellent condition, $7000 OBO, 250-342-6504.

1993 Coleman Tent Trailer, awning & screen room, large front storage box, indoor/outdoor stove, sink, good tires, hitch, C/W charged battery & case, $2850, 250-342-1505.

MoTorHoMes/Trailers

Truck & Camper. Heart attack forces sale. 2002 GMC Sierra 2500HD F.B. 4x4, fully loaded plus. 70,000 km, quad cab. 2007 Citation Supreme 9.2’ w/bumper & steps. Asking $28,000 for both. Will take reasonable offers, 250-347-7718.

recreaTioNal VeHicles

Dirtbikes, 2004 Honda CRF100F, 2002 Yamaha TT-R125. Great condition, well maintained, lots of fun! $1800 each, 250-342-2666.

1995 Polaris 425 Magnum Quad, good condition, C/W snow plow, Bear Claw tires, heated hand grips, windshield and much more, well maintained, $4000, 250-349-5672.

BoaTs for sale

Tandem Echo kayak, 16 1/2’ x 26” pilot rudder system, 2 watertight storage, maximum capacity 550 lbs. Never used, $1100 OBO, 250-342-5024.

16’ Fibertech boat, 90 HP Johnston, new easy loader trailer, 55 lb Minn Kota trolling motor, depth finder, Clarion Marine stereo system, $9000 OBO, 250-342-3680 or 250-342-1415 (cell).

CAMP CRUISER, 16’ sailboat, sleeps 2, secluded camping on just about any lake, $2500, 250-342-4415.

1984 Campion Bowrider, 78H Mercury, view in Columere Park, $3500 OBO, 403-397-1746 (cell), 403-271-0937.

VeHicle for sale

2002 Chevy Tracker 4WD, 5 speed, 4 door, A/C, new tires, windshield, brakes and battery. Great condition, 180,000 km, $9900 OBO, 250-342-4436, Amy or Chris.

VeHicle for sale

2004 Ford Freestar Sport, 7 passenger van, 89,000 miles, $8500, 250-342-9720.

1993 Chevy Suburban 4x4, good condition, rebuilt motor, $3500 OBO, 250-345-6284.

1996 Mercury Sable LS, very good condition, 24 valve, 3L, V6, good tires, 241,000 kms, $3000, 250-341-8442.

2000 Ford Ranger Super Cab, 4L, V6, 4x4 manual, good shape, new tires, $5000 OBO, 250-347-9239.

2002 Impala 40 MPG, like new, 3.5 L, 175 HP, $4800. OBO, 250-347-6404.

2003 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport, fully loaded, 174,000 kms, Very clean condition, priced to sell, $5500, 250-347-2130.

serVices

Phil’s Carpentry – Everything from roofs to decks, completion of basement and bathrooms. Phone 250-341-8033 cell or 250-342-8474 home. Not on valley time.

VacuumsParts, repairs & accessories,

All makes & modelsCentral Vacuums – sales and

installationsBonded & licensed

Fine Homeservices250-342-9207, [email protected]

Furnace & duct cleaning services using the patented rotobrush system. Call AQUAIR for free estimates, 250-342-5089.

Water treatment & purification, includes drinking water systems, softeners & conditioners, iron filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342-5089

serVices

Spruce up your garage sale signs. Or give your restaurant a makeover. Call Peaks Upholstery in Canmore, 403-678-0410.

Flooring Installations, lino, carpet, laminate and hardwood. 30 years experience. Call 250-347-9192 or 250-341-1235.

We will pick up all recyclable cans and bottles at your location, between Radium and Fairmont. Call K&C Pickup at 250-342-9503.

ODD JOBS ENT HAULINGGarbage, brush and

construction disposal.Mulch deliveries.

Dale Hunt @ 342-3569

CONCRETE FORMING & FINISHING

Decorative, regular repairs.Call Eric J Friesen @ 250-342-1775.

NO JOB TOO SMALL for College student with truck! Yard clean up, gutters, painting, haul trash or be the extra set of hands you need, 250-342-9446.

Driving lessons for novice license (class7), learner or brush up lessons for preparation of road test. Flexible times, 250-342-8651.

Installations of ceramic mosaic quarry tiles, slate glassblocks, etc. For estimates call 250-341-6869

BUsiNess oPPorTUNTY

Mobile pressure washing unit complete with 1 ton Chevy Cube van (gas propane), 2 washers (1 year old), 3 water tanks. All equipment, steady weekly work and full client list. Call Arno, 250-342-5349 or Wolf, 250-688-0044.

BUsiNess oPPorTUNTY

Barber Shop in Invermere, BC. Business only, nice sized clientele. For inquiries please phone 250-341-3240 or 250-342-0655.

careers

Resume Design me DeInterview Coachingiew Co

[email protected]

Housekeeper required. Full-time, part-time at Fairmont Bungalows. Call 250-345-6365, fax 250-345-6348, or email [email protected].

Helna’s Stube is now accepting applications for kitchen help/dishwashers and servers. F/T or P/T, evenings. Call 250 347 0047 or [email protected].

New Station Pub requires wait staff, bus people, hostess, dishwasher and prep cook. Apply in person with resume and ask for manager.

Pump Truck OperatorAre you looking for a job with flexible hours, good wage and potential to be full time? Look no further. We are looking for an ambitious person to join our expanding team. Our company provides septic tank servicing, portable toilet rentals and drain cleaning. If you are a “people person”, have a class 3 with air, and a good driving abstract, fax Bruce 250-347-2274.

Peppi’s Pizza is now hiring all restaurant positions, F/T, P/T and casual. Call 250-342-3421 or email [email protected] Tim or Laura.


Pioneer Classifieds

We supply parts and service

FOR ALL MAKES of:• snowmobiles• motorcycles

• quads

VeHicle for sale


Pioneer Classifiedscareers

Chambermaid required for Motel Tyrol. Phone 250-347-9402 for details or apply in person at Highway 93, Radium.

FREE MOVIE RENTALS – F/T OR P/T. Join our team; receive good wages, free rentals, benefits. Please call Thora at 250-342-0057, or fax 250-342-6583, email [email protected] or drop off resume at Gone Hollywood.

SCREAMERS is now accepting applications for full time and part time help in a friendly food service job, 250-347-9345.

careers

Fusion Wellness Spa is currently accepting resumes for Nail Technician and Esthetician. If you are responsible, enthusiastic and professional please send your resume to [email protected].

Limited space available. Timeshare with established massage therapists, estheticians, hair artists, nail technicians, health seminars, excellent established location, lake and mountain views, escape@sunsationsdayspa or www.sunsationsdayspa.com. Many options, call Bonnie-Lou, 250-342-6899.

careers

Looking for friendly salesperson for Saturdays. Hours are 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Position may lead to an extra day or two in the near future. Please fax resume to 250-342-7103 or email [email protected].

Copper City Amusement Parks requires cashiers, go-kart attendants and bumper boat attendants. Please call Trish at 250-688-0711 to drop off resume.

careers

P/T housekeeping staff are required at the Alpen Motel in Radium. If interested please apply in person or call 250-347-9823.

Radium Subway is hiring F/T & P/T, employees. No experience necessary, training provided. Starting wage $10.50/hour + bonus. Bring in resume or pick up application at Radium Supermart/Petrocan or call 250-347-9988.

careers careers

Do you want to grow? Both personally and professionally? Come to Golden, BC and join our amazing team.

Just because we are small, it doesn’t mean we think small. Golden, BC – the place with Room to Grow!

CASUAL opportunities for….RNs in Acute & Community

LPNs in Residential, Community & Acute We invite you to apply online at

www.roomtogrowbc.ca to:

130339 – RN Acute Care130337 – RN Community39326 – LPN Acute Care94330 – LPN Community39422 – LPN Residential

or submit a detailed resume, in confi dence to:

Human Resources Recruitment Services1212 Second St. N., Cranbrook, BC V1C 4T6Phone: 250-420-2442 • Fax: 250-420-2425E-mail: [email protected]

www.roomtogrowbc.ca

Visitor Centre CounsellorsWe are looking for enthusiastic, energetic and personable individualsto join our team for the summer. Ideal candidates will have thefollowing skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Express• Ability to manage retail sales and records of inventory• Ability to research information to answer visitors’ requests

A fi ve-day Tourism BC certifi ed Visitor Centre Counsellor training program will be provided.

Please fax, email or bring your resume in person to:

Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Centre651 Hwy 93/95, P.O. Box 1019, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

Fax: 250-342-3261 • email: [email protected]

We thank everyone who applies, but will only contact those candidates who are short-listed.

Village of Radium Hot Springs

Youth CampEmployment Opportunities

Th e Village is seeking creative and outgoing individualsto fi ll the Coordinator (one) and Leader (two) positionsfor the 2009 summer youth camp program. Submissionsby contractors to deliver the program will be considered.To receive details about these positions and the program,please pick up an information package at the Villageoffi ce 250-347-6455 or via email request to [email protected]

Applications will be received up to May 15th55 at 4:00 pm.h

Tony’s Greek Grill Now hiring cooks experienced in Greek cuisine. Seasonal, 40 hours/week, $15/hour, accommodation available. Apply in person at 5009 Hot Springs Rd, Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C., fax 250-345-6542, call 250-345-6661, email [email protected].

BC Hydrogives back

BC Hydro presented a $3,000 cheque to the Wings over the Rockies Bird Festival last week. The funds will go towards the Wild Voices for Kids educational program.

Left to right: Mike Gagne, treasurer for the festival; Deborah Griffith, Communication Officer with Parks Canada; Jami Scheffer of Pynelogs; and Wendy Horning and Doug Serhan with BC Hydro.


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Call 310.SHAW TODAY Brisco Church gets faceliftMore than 15 people from Brisco and the surrounding area were on hand on Sat-

urday, May 2nd, to participate in the community’s annual spring clean-up. The Brisco Church is a particularly special part of the community’s history. In 2007,

the community regained ownership of the building from the United Church of Canada. With seating for a congregation of up to 50 people, the church is still used for services.

Cleaning up the church was just one of the activities that spring cleaners partici-pated in. They also cleaned the Brisco Community Hall and its grounds, and filled in an old pool owned by local residents.

Above: Ervin Morneau of Brisco and Gerry Holm of Brisco give the old church a fresh coat of paint.

Photo by Cayla Gabruck

FAITHBy Pastor Trevor HaganLake Windermere Alliance Church

Have you ever thought about how much you are worth?

I know some days I just don’t feel like I am of any worth to anyone or anything.

Often these thoughts are triggered by wrong actions or wrong attitudes looking for a pity party. But this is a very important question to find an answer to.

I recently read a short story called “The Necklace” by Guy Demaupassant.

A couple of moderate means was invited to a lav-ish company party.

The wife, Mathilde, so wanted to impress the guests that she borrowed what she supposed to be a very expensive necklace.

They had a grand time, and she was proud of the necklace, but the evening was ruined when she arrived home and discovered the necklace had been lost with-out notice.

In order to pay for the lost necklace, the couple moved into a cheap, run-down apartment and both worked at whatever jobs were available.

It took them 10 long years to repay the debt. Old and worn down, the wife saw her friend from whom

she had borrowed the necklace. Unrecognized, Mathilde told her friend the truth

about what had happened. Great was her shock when her friend Jeannie told Mathilde the necklace was only cheap glass – an imitation, worth only a few dollars.

It is a great parable of life. Too many of us pay too much for too little, only to learn late in life how fool-ish we have been.

We are worth so much more to our Lord, how-ever, than cosmetic jewellery.

Jesus asked in Matthew 6:25-26, “Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heav-enly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valu-able than they?”

Again, a little later in Matthew 10:29-31, Jesus challenged His disciples to remember how much they are worth.

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”

That famous verse in John 3:16 reminds us how much God thinks we are worth: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

To God, those who put their faith in Jesus are His children, worth enough to send His only Son to die for.

So let’s make sure that what we’re living for is worth his investment!

How much are you worth?Lake Windermere aLLiance cHurcH

Sunday, May 10th: 10:30 a.m. Worship and Life Instruction. Mother’s Day message. Pastor Trevor ministering.

Sunday School, pre-school to Grade 5, during service.For sermons online: www.sermon.net/lwac

Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 -10th avenue, invermere 250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org

Windermere VaLLey SHared miniSTryanGLican-uniTed

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

rev. Sandy Ferguson • 110 - 7th avenue, invermere 250-342-6644 • www.wvsm.info or www.christchurchtrinity.com

VaLLey cHriSTian aSSembLySunday 10 a.m.: Worship and Word.

Children’s Church provided during the message.Wednesday 7 p.m.: Seven-week video series featuring

Dr. A.E. Wilder-Smith, “Creationism vs. Evolutionism”.Pastor T. Scott Peterson • 4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere

250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com

roman caTHoLic cHurcHSaturday: 5 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Church in Canal Flats

7 p.m. at Canadian Martyrs Church in InvermereSunday: 9 a.m. at Canadian Martyrs Church in Invermere

11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium Father Jim mcHugh

712 -12th ave., invermere • 250-342-6167

ST. PeTer’S LuTHeran miSSion oF inVermereWorship services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere Pastor rev. Fraser coltman • 1-866-426-7564

radium cHriSTian FeLLoWSHiP10 a.m. Worship service

7 p.m. Special Praise, Special Prayer and Especially the Love of GodPastor Wayne and Linda Frater • 250-342-6633 no. 4, 7553 main St. radium • 250-347-9937

cHurcH oF JeSuS cHriST oF LaTTer-day SainTSWorship Service, 10 a.m. • Sunday School, 11 a.m.

• Relief Society, Noon.President barry Pratt • columbia Valley branch

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