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A stunning fossil discovery in Kootenay National Park's Marble Canyon may change humankind's understanding of early animal life over 500 million years ago.

“We were already aware of the presence of some Burgess Shale fossils in Kootenay National Park. We had a hunch that if we followed the formation along the mountain topography into new areas with the right rock types, maybe, just maybe, we would get lucky," said geologist Dr. Robert Gaines of Pomona College in California. He was a member of the Royal Ontario Museum team that made the � nd in the sum-

mer of 2012. "We never in our wildest dreams thought we’d track down a motherlode like this. It didn’t take us very long at all to realize that we had dug up something special."

Though the discovery was made a year and a half ago, yesterday (Tuesday, February 11th) saw the first time a paper on Kootenay National Park's new Marble Canyon fossil beds was published, appearing in the scientific journal Nature Communications.

In just 15 days of field collecting, 50 animal spe-cies were unearthed at the new Kootenay National Park site. Compared to the approximately 200 ani-mal species identified in over 600 field days at the original Burgess Shale discovery in Yoho National Park indicates the Kootenay National Park site

appears to equal the importance of the original dis-covery, and may one day even surpass it.

“This new discovery is an epic sequel to a research story that began at the turn of the previous century, and there is no doubt in my mind that this new ma-terial will significantly increase our understanding of early animal evolution," said the study's lead au-thor, University of Toronto Associate Professor Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron, who is the Curator of Inverte-brate Paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum.

"� e rate at which we are � nding animals – many of which are new – is astonishing, and there is a high possibility that we’ll eventually � nd more species here than at the original Yoho National Park site, and po-tentially more than from anywhere else in the world.”

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A fl aming dish was among the tapas highlights at the Hoodoo Grill's Fire and Ice dinner on Saturday, February 8th, as part of the larger weekend of Fire and Ice events throughout Fairmont Hot Springs (Lizzie Midyette photo). Guests at the grill enjoyed sumptuous meals, a silent auction, a live performance by musician Al Lukas (photo by Greg Amos), an interactive ice sculpture and a chance to watch Invermere's Ben Thomsen in Olympic downhill — all of which kept the energy level high throughout the evening. See more photos on page 2.

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Dan Walton and Greg Amos/Valley Echo photosThe Snowflake Festival at Panorama Mountain Village on Saturday, February 8th produced the usual array of thrills, chills, and even a few spills in the Rail Jam that followed later that evening. Clockwise from top left: a young ring tosser focuses on his throw during one of many classic carnival games available at the fest; Lilly Flamand, Kaitlyn Hessel, Abby Wagner, and Jazmynn Hilder-Grealey create snow globes during a craft project on Thursday, February 6th, when the Invermere Library was hold-ing its monthly Adventure Club meeting for students in Grades 4 through 7; seven-year-old Max Wilson from Calgary has more growing to do before he'll fit into the giant Muskoka chair at Panorama Mountain Village; the Hoodoo Grill kept adults entertained thanks to an interactive ice sculpture at the Fire and Ice event on the evening of Saturday, February 8th.

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Word is on the street and the groundwork has begun for the Columbia Valley Food Corridor Association. What’s all the buzz about and what exactly is this?

A group of food producers and volunteers from the Columbia Valley area have come together to form a group called the Columbia Valley Food Corridor As-sociation. � ey are interested in economic develop-ment of the local food sector in our region and are currently looking into the feasibility of establishing a food business incubator, including a shared-use commercial kitchen and business development sup-port for food entrepreneurs.

Between changes happening to the local economy, Interior Health regulations and what appears to be an emergence of culinary tourism in our area, the Food Corridor concept would provide support to food-related developments by providing a shared-use commercial kitchen where anyone can rent to cook food for large public gatherings (like the Spilli Chilli Cook-o� , local festivals, farmers markets) and assist new and upcoming local food business. � is concept has been proven successful under excellent manage-ment to a point where some incubators within North America have a two-year wait list.

Currently there is no such undertaking in the Koo-tenays allowing for potential use of this facility by users from our valley and other nearby communi-ties. � ere is potential for a spin-o� of employment opportunities, a food business think tank, a stronger focus on local producers who put food on our tables and a creative twist on local tourism. We already have a fantastic food experience here and now that is

ready to be promoted and shared. You can visit a cof-fee roaster, brewery, honey producer, organic farm, take a cooking class, visit a greenhouse, bake a piz-za in a wood � red oven, buy your meal at a fabulous farmers market that has been grown or made here in Columbia Valley.

Another side of this concept is for aspiring food en-trepreneurs who have a great food idea but have no idea how to do it. An incubator kitchen could provide sta� on-hand to provide all the information to make dreams come true with low start-up costs.

As part of the feasibility research the Columbia Val-ley Food Corridor Association has created a short survey for Food Businesses in the East Kootenay re-gion. To participate on this survey, please go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/EKFoodBusiness .

� e project is also seeking aspiring and current food business entrepreneurs to participate in focus groups. Interested businesses may contact [email protected] .

� e Columbia Valley Food Corridor Association ap-preciates the positive enthusiasm and support for the project, and gratefully acknowledges the � nancial support of the Regional District of East Kootenay and Columbia Basin Trust which supports e� orts to de-liver social, economic and environmental bene� ts to the residents of the Columbia Basin.

Watch out for future updates from this association in the coming months.

— Submitted by members of the Columbia Valley Food Corridor Association

What is the food corridor and incubator kitchen?

In a decision made last November, the B.C. Supreme Court sided with the property managers for Sunchaser Va-cation Villas in Fairmont Hot Springs, and dinged the timeshare owners with massive bills after a renovation project – but those on the hook aren't going down without a � ght.

Many timeshare owners are � ghting the court's decision by attempting to appeal it with the help of Vancouver's Geldert Law. No injunction has been sought, meaning that owners will still be subject to late payment charges and 2014 maintenance fees if the ap-peal fails.

The timeshare units were managed by Fairmont Resort Properties Ltd., which declared bankruptcy in 2008 and was subsequently purchased by Northwynd Resort Properties Ltd. and re-named Sunchaser Vacation Villas.

Plans to undergo massive upgrades obligated each owner to pay thou-sands of dollars in addition to their annual maintenance fees. Many own-ers felt that the sum of the charges were unreasonable and � led a class

action lawsuit.After the timeshare owners (who

formed the Owners Association) and property managers — Northmont Resort Properties, the management arm of Northwynd Resort Properties — both made their cases in the B.C. Supreme Court in October, a decision was made in November siding with Northwynd, allowing the property owners to collect.

A sum of $4,195 (described as the "Reason to stay" option on the sun-chaservillas.ca website) has been charged for the upgrades to each owner, unless they choose to give up their maintenance responsibility, along with their lease, for a cost of $3,168 (described as the "Freedom to choose" option on the website).

Leaseholders have created a web-site, sunchaserowners.ca, and a Facebook page, titled “Owners Association - Fairmont Sunchaser Northwynd Resort”, to vent their frus-trations about their limited options.

"Because I didn't choose either option (within two months) I was suddenly in default and was told they would no longer honour my booked reserva-tion," wrote one owner, who claimed to have paid the 2013 annual fees, on the Facebook page. "Suddenly I was a de-linquent account. “What a joke. I don't

want to leave other timeshare owners with my debt so we are paying this ex-tortion fee and walking away."

Many concerns exist that the resort will declare bankruptcy after collect-ing the money but before following through with the renovation.

"If they enter Companies' Credi-tors Arrangement Act (CCAA) pro-tection as have their predecessors, it will probably a� ect many of the busi-nesses in the valley," reads a message from one concerned owner. "We are not going to be using our two units this year with what they are demand-ing we pay. We have enjoyed all of our vacations over there since 1998 and are disgusted with what the operator is attempting to do with the property."

But only those who choose the "Rea-son to stay" option will be � nancially supporting the renovation, a North-wynd representative stated in an on-line forum.

"Cancellation fees have never been for the renovation and we have never suggested they are”, wrote a user called Northwynd CC. “� e cancellation fee is a payment to Northmont as developer for agreeing to terminate your lease/ownership.”

Calls to Northwynd and Geldert Law were not returned by � e Valley Echo's press deadline.

Sunchaser owners to appeal court decisionDAN [email protected]


10 years ago (2004): A bumper year of construction gave the village of Radium Hot Springs a financial shot in the arm. The village had collected more than $12.2 million in building permits during 2003, a jump of 250 percent from 2002. "It allows us to provide some of the additional services our residents seek, such as increased policing, improved trails and pathways, additional improve-ments to our main street and parks — with-out having to increase the burden on existing taxpayers," said Radium mayor Greg Deck. Mr. Deck said careful planning and attractive multi-residential zoning in the village lured many developers to the area. "There wasn't the type of uncertainty that can come from applications that require significant changes to existing zoning. And in large measure we are benefitting from a virtual spiral. Build-ers and buyers are more eager to invest in community that is enjoying success, which in turn reinforces that reputation," said Mr. Deck. Part of the windfall came from a surge in construction of strata condominium com-plexes. Several major building projects began

in 2003, including Bighorn Meadows, The Peaks and Eaglecrest.20 years ago (1994): A perceived shortage of parking spots in Invermere during the previ-ous summer had council planning to avoid a similar situation in the summer of 1994. At one of its meetings, council came up with a five-pronged plan to ease the parking jam and make it easier for visiting tourists to shop downtown. The plan included asking down-town business owners and their employees not to park on the streets during the summer. Several representatives of the business com-munity attended the meeting and said that they felt the parking problem was being grossly exaggerated.40 years ago (1974): Valley local Philip Cleland took the B.C. snowmobile cham-pionship 300 class B title in Vernon. Mr. Cleland came home with the trophy and $75 after earning at total of 29 points in the multi-event championship. He finished first in the oval event, second in the obstacle race and third in the cross-country race. 50 years ago (1964): The Windermere Dis-trict Board of Trade was on a quest to find a location for a local airstrip. Airstrip commit-tee members George Duthie and W.R. Lake told the board that six potential sites were being investigated and negotiations to secure one of these sites had already begun. The village of Invermere had expressed willing-ness to accept responsibility for the airstrip.

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Valley Echo file photo February 2007 — The Order of the Eastern Star held a lively tea and bake sale Saturday, February 10th at the Masonic Lodge in Invermere, with scrumptious goodies for purchase.

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Moose study underway; cougar season closes

The provincial government has announced it will be looking into why moose populations seem to be de-clining throughout B.C., but wildlife experts don’t expect to find the culprit in the East Kootenays.

“At the regional scale, there's not strong evidence of a strong moose pop-ulation decline as they've seen up in the north,” said Patrick Stent, who’s a biolo-gist with B.C. Fish and Wildlife.

He said that moose populations have been higher in the valley during other timeframes, and said the health of the population is largely contingent on events that shape ecosystems, such as forestry and wildfires. Deer and elk benefit more earlier on after logging or a wildfire, while moose generally pros-per between 10 and 15 year after one of those events, he said.

“We have seen some local declines, and we think that's attributed to the habitat no longer being as suitable as it has been in the past,” he said.

Mr. Stent will be assisting with the province-wide study if the Kootenays are involved, but he doesn’t expect that the local region will be a part of it.

“In the southern part of B.C., moose populations are generally quite a bit lower than in the northern regions,” add-ing that boreal forests are at-tractive envi-ronments.

“Their habitat, right around the Columbia Valley communities, isn't really ideal,” said Invermere con-

servation officer Greg Kruger. He did however mention that the Columbia

Wetlands offer a healthy habitat for moose.

O c c a s i o n a l aerial surveys are undertaken to track popula-tions he said, but this study will be

more comprehensive and better under-stand what effects logging and preda-

tion have on moose.In Maritime provinces, where an over-

population of moose has become prob-lematic, the animals were artificially introduced and have no natural preda-tors, Mr. Stent said.

One predatory species, cougars, will see their hunting season come to an end at midnight on Saturday, February 15th, after beginning on September 10th.

While hunting permits are issued at a regional level, the practice can take place anywhere in the province. The length of the cougar hunting season can be adjusted year-to-year, and gender quotas can be set, B.C. Fish and Wildlife biologist Tara Szkorupa explained.

“We look at the harvest and popu-lation estimate, and modify hunting regulations and quota based on that in-formation to ensure that we have a sus-tainable harvest,” she said.

Mr. Stent said that the findings of the moose study don't likely correlate to cougar hunting practices, as “cougars don't generally prey on moose, so it won't have a huge tie,” he said.

He said that there are currently around 950 to 1,300 cougars in the entire Kootenay Region. More than 400 permits were issued in the region and the hunter success was an average of 26 per cent.

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“We have seen some local declines, and we think that's attributed to the habitat no longer being as suitable as it has been in the past.”

PATRICK STENTBC FISH AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

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Valley Echo file photoAlthough moose levels are on the decline across most of B.C., experts say the Kootenays' moose population appears to be bucking the trend.


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Home to some of the planet’s earliest animals, including a very primitive human rela-tive, Yoho National Park's 505-million-year-old Burgess Shale was discovered by world-re-nowned paleontologist Charles Walcott in 1909 and is one of the world’s most important fossil sites. Recognized in 1980 as one of Canada's � rst UNESCO Heritage Site, it's now protected under the Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site and attracts thousands of visitors on guided hikes to the restricted fossil beds each year.

According to the release, the new site in Kootenay parallels Yoho in its spectacular richness of arthropods, a group that to-day represents more than 80 per cent of all living animals,

including insects, spiders and lobsters. Some species found at the new Kootenay site are also found in China’s famous Chengjiang fossil beds, which are 10 million years older. � is contributes to the pool of evidence suggesting that the local and worldwide distribu-tion of Cambrian animals, as well as their longevity, might have been underestimated, states the release.

� e research team will be returning to the site this sum-mer with the main goal of in-creasing the number of new species discovered. Parks Canada is keeping the exact location of the Marble Canyon site con� dential to protect its integrity. To learn more about the Burgess Shale in Yoho and Kootenay National Parks, visit www.pc.gc.ca/burgessshale .

One of the most confusing things for people in the Columbia Val-ley is where the political lines on the map are, and why they matter. For most people, the valley is one place; many people live in one community and work in another.

� e di� erences between a municipality like the District of Invermere, and a regional district like the Regional District of East Kootenay can come as a shock to many people. Invermere's boundaries begin after the bridge over the Columbia River (right by the Petro Canada gas station). � is fact is a surprise to many people, who assume that the commercial development near the cross roads and the extensive number of homes in Lake View Meadows, Timber Ridge and other communities on the east side of Lake Windermere would be part of Invermere or would somehow contribute taxes towards the services provided by the district.

Municipalities can collect revenue several di� erent ways, through basic land taxes by setting the mill rate (amount of tax per thousand dollars of assessments), through parcel taxes or local service area taxes for speci� c projects, services, or borrowing, through licenses, charges, leases and rentals, or from provincial or federal grants or tax sharing programs. Municipalities have a lot of discretion in how they collect and spend money; elected councils are able to fund almost any project or group if they deem it's in the public's best interest.

Regional districts operate much di� erently. � ey were designed for rural regions where there is sparse development and a low requirement for services. Regional districts are based around speci� c services: they may have a general tax to cover shared administration costs and other services like solid waste (land� lls) and land

use planning. Almost everything else a regional district does is based on speci� c "service areas", where they can only tax and collect money to conduct a certain type of service for speci� c area.

� e Regional District of East Kootenay is unable to collect business licenses and are also restricted from collecting development cost charges or using other � nancial tools that municipalities have.

As a result, regional district boards and directors have far less discre-tion in how to collect taxes and spend money. Almost every service or activity requires the creation of a service area, which can usually only be done by referendum or petition for services — both processes are complicated and make it very easy for new taxes or services to fail.

� e challenge for the Columbia Valley is how to equitably fund services, projects, and facilities which serve the entire valley. In some cases, like the Eddie Mountain and Canal Flats arenas, the service and facility is funded by almost the entire Columbia Valley. In many other cases, like the visitor information centre at the crossroads run by the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, or the work of CV Arts, or the Lake Windermere Ambassadors, the district of Invermere provides stable annual operating funding, while the Regional District of East Kootenay will occasionally fund a small “one o� ” project or capital item.

As the planning and discussions over the new multi-use centre continue, how to fairly distribute costs beyond political lines is going to become very important.

Gerry Taft is the Mayor of Invermere and can be reached at 250-342-9281 or at [email protected] .

Why political lines on the map actually matterRegional Rundown — Gerry Taft

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Drama abounds in Sochi and at the Eddie

We’re coming up to Valentine’s Day, traditionally the Day of Love when we speak our hearts.

Speaking words of love seems like it should be easy. We all know them — they’re in our vocabulary, yet most people don’t use them. We’d be better o� to change that.

� ere are just a couple of prob-lems, but those problems make it surprisingly di� cult to speak of love. Just a couple of days from now, on Valentine’s Day, this failure becomes more than a disappoint-ment. It becomes a serious absence in the way most people express themselves, and leaves a large hole right where we want to express ourselves, and we end up using other words so we appear less car-ing than we really are. Part of this absence is our culture, which gives us a distorted view around how we should be wary of visibly showing our feelings. For many, it’s shameful to talk about love.

English has fewer emotional words, most of which are holdovers

from the overdone and outdated language of medieval romantic love. � at � amboyance is not what we need now, which makes emotional language di� cult for us. We seem too often to say things we don't intend to.

A lot of languages share this romantic tradition with English. Italian, Spanish and French, for example, are emotive languages. Somehow these languages seem to make emotions easer to express than English does.

We often see English words of love expressed in a way that is a poor expression of our innermost selves. Yet English is not di� erent enough to explain why we have such a hard time.

Most of our problems in commu-nicating love come from a combi-nation of our choice of words and our culture, particularly the never-show-weakness form of masculinity. It means, unfortu-nately, we live in a culture of never-show-feelings, too.

Perhaps there’s another cultural contribution: our lack of any rein-forcement for emotional language. Or maybe it’s just lack of practice.

So take your tongue out of your cheek this Valentine’s Day. Take both your courage and your heart in your hand, and speak what’s in your deepest self. Don’t hold back, but speak it out loud to the people who matter to you. Remember, you're entitled to both speak and hear words of love.

Even if you don’t do it at any other time, at least do it on this one day. � at’s what communication really means — speaking your own truth and being yourself. When you do that, your words will be more appreciated. We all want that.

Fred Elford is a retired interna-tional organization consultant. Clients have ranged from First Nations and municipalities to businesses, from small to multi-national. He can be reached at [email protected] .

� e language of love� e Human Side of Communication - Fred Elford

Packed to the gills though it was last Friday night, the support of a home crowd at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena was not enough to spur the Columbia Valley Rockies to victory in a clash against the Golden Rockets.

In what's become a familiar storyline this season, the Rockies could not mus-ter quite enough o� ence, and had one too many untimely defensive breakdowns. � e same could be said of another team fringe playo� that many of us root for, the NHL's Vancouver Canucks, who are in the midst of a seven-game losing streak.

After their disappointing outing on Fri-day night, the Rockies showed some forti-tude in a third-period comeback from a 4-2 de� cit to beat the Rockets 5-4, ending their own 13-game losing streak. Much as the Canucks often rely on the stellar goaltend-ing of Roberto Luongo to keep them in games, Rockies goalie Stewart Pratt was a big reason why the team was able to keep their hopes alive.

� e � ailing Canucks are now on their Olym-pic break, as attention in the valley and across Canada has turned to the high-calibre compe-titions at the Olympic Winter games in Sochi. � ere's much to criticize about the choice of awarding the Games to Russia, but the action so far has been stellar: as this column is being written, Canada is currently tied for the overall medal lead with seven.

Many in the valley were cheering on our home-grown skiing stars, Ben � omsen and Manny Osborne-Paradis, as they competed on the frankly terrifying downhill course at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center in Sochi. � e podium was not to be theirs that day, but better results may lie ahead in the Super-G race this Sunday. Valley-connected biathlete Megan Imrie � nished a respectable 31st place in the women's 7.5 kilometre sprint event, and will have more chances to make her mark soon.

Whether you're rooting for the Canadian contingent, the Jamaican bobsled team, or Indian luge athlete Shiva Keshavan (who trains on a wheeled luge on busy mountain highways), there's entertainment to be found in Sochi - but don't forget about the sports drama being written here in the valley at the same time.

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Word at the Eddie

How will you be spending Valentine's Day this year?

“SPENDING IT UP AT PANORAMA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE."

— CHANTELLE RUTHERFORD

“NOTHING, PROBABLY WORKING."

— MIKE JOHNSON

“MAKE A NICE DINNER AND HANG OUT WITH THE FAM-ILY – NOTHING TOO SPECIAL.

— CEC ARCHER

Ijust returned from some time o� on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. Temperatures were a balmy 30 C plus, the ocean was

a warm bath, and most of the buildings are constructed as open concept without walls. Who needs walls when it never gets cold? So you can imagine my dismay when local temperatures plummeted to almost -30 C immediately after my return to the Great White North. � at's a di� erence of 60 C I exclaimed to friends on Facebook, or 140 F, for my American pals.

A staunchly Canadian writer and editor who � nds myself constant-ly correcting other people's "kilometre" to "kilometre," I've never had much patience for the Imperial system. Raised on the metric way of measurement, it never occurred to me to learn the mysterious American Fahrenheit conversion. Although I can rattle o� my height in feet and inches, and my weight in pounds, ask me how hot or cool it is in "F" and I draw a blank. � at is, until this most recent trip, because I overheard an interesting conversa-tion in one of the three airports I found myself transiting through on my way back home.

It went something like this: "What is Celsius anyways?" asked in a very Texan drawl. "Well, Fred (or insert other generic North American name), a Celsius degree is approximately equivalent to 2 or so degrees Fahrenheit." � en the kick-er… "As a result, I've always considered it rather a crude measuring stick myself."

Who does he think he is calling crude?, I thought to myself crossly. Canadi-ans? We are some of the most sophisticated citizens on this planet, with our health care system, our democratic values, our protection of human rights and the environment. But the more I thought about it, the more I had to concede in a practical sense how interpreting temperatures in Fahrenheit could be seen as the more re� ned method as it can note more subtle � uctuations. Nothing I'd ever considered before, but when I arrived home and calculated how many degrees my environment had changed by, a di� erence of 140 F de� nitely felt more accurate than a mere 60 C.

� en, while catching up on current a� airs I missed while away, I found the word "crude" popping often into my thoughts: Toronto mayor Rob Ford, the crude oil ex-port debate, the Harper government's � scal policies — all examples of the slapdash way in which Canadian politics are being conducted these days.

How disheartening (but not exactly surprising) it was to learn that a new report by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) titled “Vanishing Science,” based on an extensive survey of federal government scientists and the public, reveals that beyond the shadow of a doubt the Harper government is failing to control air and water pollution and other negative impacts of industrial activity in its e� orts to balance the federal budget before

the 2015 election. Postmedia News has reported that Phil Burton, a retired Natural

Resources Canada scientist who contributed to the review of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, said in an interview that ongoing federal cuts will compromise the Canadian govern-ment's e� orts to oversee the project (if approved) and enforce the 209 conditions recommended by the review panel.

Meanwhile, the Canadian Revenue Agency is performing large-scale audits of some of Canada's most prominent environmental groups (notably the ones vocal in their opposition to the pipeline) in order to restrict their political advocacy activities.

Ken Georgetti, the president of the Canadian Labour Congress, breaks the overarching issue down perfectly in his January 29th blog post on hu� ng-tonpost.ca: "Corporate tax giveaways mean that the federal government has foregone billions of dollars in revenues. To pay for the tax breaks, Ottawa has borrowed billions of dollars and driven up the national debt. Now, the govern-ment has chosen to make big cuts to public services essential to Canadians in order to pay the bill for its tax giveaways."

For nearly 73 per cent of Canadians polled in the Vanishing Science report (and over 67 per cent of the Conservatives who were surveyed) , these essential public services boil down to protection of public health, safety and the envi-ronment; and are considered a priority for government scienti� c activity.

Worldwide, it's agreed that Canada is a very special place, with wildlife and natural resources other countries only dream of. Being such a young country too, we have the advantage of learning from others' mistakes and innovating in our classrooms so that graduates can be sent out into the world, into both the public and private sectors, � red up to put their youthful idealism to work and change things for the better. Change. Progress. Moving forward.

But instead of encouraging Canadian scienti� c innovation to lead the world in making our planet a safe, healthy and sustainable place to live, our current government is instead subsidizing big industry and the wealthy through tax breaks at the expense of Canada's working class.

And according to Mr. Georgetti, "� e ranks of the working poor in Canada are increasing, not decreasing."

And once they've balanced the budget, the Conservatives have another tax loophole in the works. After years of doling out tax giveaways to corporations, this time it's in the form of an income-splitting plan for families with children under 18 years, a move that is forecasted to lose $4.9 billion in federal revenue.

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Corporate taxes and other Canadian cruditiesO� � e Record — Nicole Trigg

Take a stand for public health care

Dear Editor,

Canada is facing an important next step in our medi-care history. Next month, the current health care ac-cord – the deal that sets funding and health care ser-vice delivery agreements between the federal and provincial and territorial governments – expires and must be renegotiated. � e federal government is ig-noring the calls of the provinces, territories and con-

cerned citizens groups to work on a deal.Medicare used to be funded through a 50 – 50 cost

sharing plan between the federal government and the provinces and territories. Today, the provinces cover 80 per cent of health care costs. This amount will increase when the federal government’s fund-ing cuts are implemented.

I am writing to encourage members of the public to get involved in the call for federal leadership on a 2014 Health Accord. We need the Harper government to take responsibility for health care expenditures.

There are several areas of the health care system that could be improved through the 2014 Canada Health Accord negotiations.

1. Develop national standards for health care pro-grams such as homecare and continuing care and

tie the implementation of those standards to fed-eral transfer payments to the provinces and terri-tories. Money from the transfers should be used to strengthen our public health care system, including its public, not-for-profit delivery in publicly-owned infrastructure. Provinces that allow privatization should be penalized and public funding should not go to private, for-profit service providers.

2. Save Canadians billions of dollars a year by en-suring access to prescription drugs across Canada through the creation of a national pharmacare plan.

3. Establish a universal continuing care act. We need stand-alone legislation that will ensure our aging population has safe, appropriate and accessible care either in their homes or in long-term care facilities.

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FEBRUARY 12th - 18th

12TH : WEDNESDAY• 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Valley GoGo Sisters meeting in the Co-lumbia Garden Village activity room. For more information call Sherry 250-342-9733.• 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.: Seniors’ Day at the Invermere Library on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Bus provided.• 5 - 9 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.

13TH : THURSDAY• 5 - 9 p.m.: Soccer in the snow at the Summit Youth Centre.• 12 p.m.: Age-Friendly Senior’s Lunch at the Invermere Legion. Catered by the Ladies Auxiliary. $5 per person, payable at the door. Please reserve a seat by calling Theresa at 250-342-9281 ext 1227. Signup sheets are also posted at the Invermere Seniors Hall, the Invermere Legion, and Columbia Garden Village. Dead-line for reservations is Tuesday, February 11th.

14TH : FRIDAY• 6 - 11 p.m.: Kindness night at the Summit Youth Centre.• 8 - 10 p.m.: Canadian singer/songwriter and pianist, Rhonda, and percussionist Brent Ger-litz perform at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort for Valentine’s Day. Bar service available, free admission. CDs will be available for purchase. More information on Rhonda is available online at planbmusicbyrhonda.com. 15TH : SATURDAY• 9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.: Windermere Valley Minor Hockey 2014 Ini-tiation Tournament at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. In-vermere Rockies play at the fol-lowing times: 9 - 10:15 a.m. White vs. Kimberley Firecrackers, 10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Blue vs. Golden, 1 - 2:15 p.m. Blue vs. Kimberley Fire-crackers, 3:45 - 5 p.m. White vs. Banff Bears. Finals held February 2nd from 11 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Winter Bazaar at the Windermere Commu-nity Hall. Also Sunday, Febru-

ary 16th. Vendors wanted, $25 for one day, $40 for both. Con-tact Gracie at 250-341-1548 or [email protected] for more information or to rent a table.• 2 p.m.: Valentine Tea and Bake Sale at the Radium Seniors' Hall, benefi ting the Edgewater - Radi-um Hospital Auxiliary. Door priz-es, games of chance. Tickets $5.• 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.: WVCCS An-nual Princesses & Pirates Fam-ily Fun Dance at the Invermere Community Hall. There will be great music, goodie bags, glow sticks, a concession, a silent auction, door prizes, a 50/50 draw and lots of fun for every-one. We look forward to seeing everyone there and thank you for your continued support. • 6 p.m.: Spaghetti dinner at the Edgwater Legion. Fundraiser for DTSS grade 12 students going to France and Belgium as part of the Century project, an inten-sive study program in history and literature about WW1. Cost per student is $4,000. Students have been working and host-ing fundraisers to raise funds. Time is running out, as the trip is planned for spring break. Anyone interested in contribut-ing may contact Shelley Little at 250-347-0048 or Vi Wittman at 250-347-0044 and if desired, a charitable tax receipt will be is-sued. Tickets for the dinner are $10, available via the numbers above, the participating stu-dents, Pip’s Country Store, and members of the Legion.• 6 - 11 p.m.: Birthday Dessert of the month and café night at the Summit Youth Centre.• Night Skating at Kinsmen Beach (weather permitting), sponsored by Grant’s Foods and Max Helmer Construction.

16TH : SUNDAY• 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Winder-mere Valley Minor Hockey game at the Eddie Mountain Memori-al Arena. Atoms Blue vs. Cran-brook (league game).

17TH : MONDAY• 7 p.m.: Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.• 7 p.m.: Don’t Act Your Age with Dr. Donna McArthur at Co-lumbia Garden Village. Lessons in health, habits and happiness. $10 includes a two week pass to the Valley Fitness Centre ($35 value). $5 for VFC members. Tickets at VFC or at the door.

18TH : TUESDAY• 4:30 - 8 p.m.: Spaghetti Din-

ner, hosted by the Windermere Valley Minor Hockey Associa-tion Peewee team. Tickets $7/person or $25/family, cash only, pay at the door. • 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the Invermere Health Unit. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Confi dential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.

FEBRUARY 19th - 25th

19TH : WEDNESDAY• 5 - 9 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.

20TH : THURSDAY• 3 - 5 p.m.: EK Senior Caregiv-er's Network. Caregiver Sup-port Group 3rd Thursday of every month in the Columbia Garden Village Dining Room. For more information call Darla at 342-2808.• 5 - 9 p.m.: Craft your clothes at the Summit Youth Centre. • 7:30 p.m.: Rod & Gun Club Gen-eral Meeting at the Invermere Legion. Fisheries Biologist Heather Lamson will be speak-ing on the proposed White Swan Lake Management Plan.

21ST : FRIDAY• 5:45 p.m.: Windermere Val-ley Minor Hockey game at the Canal Flats Arena. Novice vs. Cranbrook.• 6 - 11 p.m.: Movie Night and pop-corn at the Summit Youth Centre• 7:30 p.m.: Morgan Childs Quar-tet performs at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. Presented by CV Arts. Delicious desserts by Treats will be available (cash only). Tickets $20, or $10 for students, available at The Book Bar, Pynelogs, Fairmont Village Gift Shop, Furry Companions/Radium Video, or by calling 250-342-4423.• Local Legends Charity Auc-tion at Panorama. Enjoy the musical talents of Shred Kelly while generating funds for the Mountain of Hope charity. At the T-Bar and Grill.

22ND : SATURDAY• Puppy Love 3 at Fire Vixen Tat-toos. All proceeds go to GALS. Get a tattoo, help an animal in need. BBQ and bake sale, with proceeds also going to GALS. Minimum $100 towards GALS for a small tattoo. Raffl e tick-ets available, $20 for a chance to win two hours of tattoo time with Sarah. Call Fire Vixen to book a spot, 250-342-8844.• 5:30 p.m.: 52nd Annual Wild

Game Banquet and Dance at the Invermere Community Hall, hosted by the Windermere Val-ley Rod and Gun Club, which is celebrating its 95th year. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., dance at 10 p.m. 50/50 draw, Rifl e Card draw, live and silent auctions and door prizes. Tickets $40/adult, $15/youth (16 and under). Tickets are available at Rona, Home Hardware, The Book Bar, K-5 Mechanical and the Horsethief Pub in Radium.• 6 - 11 p.m.: Head Lamp Walk on Lake Windermere with the Summit Youth Centre. Leaving at 6:30 p.m.

25TH : TUESDAY• 6 - 11 p.m.: Hang Out at the Summit Youth Centre.

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• The Whiteway is open! The Whiteway is a 15km groomed track that runs all the way around Lake Windermere and connects the towns of Inver-mere and Windermere. The Whiteway has tracks for classic cross-country skiers, a groomed skate skiing track, and a cleared ice-skating track. There are three offi cial entry points onto the Whiteway; one at Kinsmen Beach in Invermere, one at the Invermere Bay Condos in Inver-mere, and one at Windermere beach. Visit The Toby Creek Nordic Club for a map and more information.

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In a valley made for tourists, Safta's Kitchen has dedicated Sunday nights to a more local audience.

Oso Simple has begun taking over Safta's on Sunday nights to offer musicians an outlet during Jam Night, a weekly open mic drop-in where local talent can perform at Invermere's newest restaurant. Jam Nights begin at 8 p.m. and go until midnight. Performances are organized with a sign up on arrival - first come, first play.

“I want to see these folks out playing and hanging out with one another to help make the music community more vibrant and fun here in Invermere," he said.

Oso also organizes open mic nights weekly at the T-Bar

in Panorama, and monthly at Pynelogs Cultural Centre."Safta's Jam Nights are somewhere in between the two,"

he said. "It's more of a hangout night than Pynelogs, but not quite as rowdy as the T-Bar."

Taking place when the weekend is winding down for many, the evening is tailored for those who work in hospitality.

“I think it’s great to have a night where bartenders and servers who work hard all weekend can come and hang out together knowing they likely have Monday off," he said. "This is a night for folks like that to celebrate homegrown music in a casual venue that has fantastic food and locally brewed beer."

"I know there's tons of talented musicians in the valley as evidenced by the very successful Christmas album that was produced by the Windermere Valley Musicians Who Care," added Oso. On Jam Nights, Safta's offers $9-a-pound wings as well as $4 pints of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.

Dan Walton/Valley Echo photosA crowd enjoys the performers at the Open Mic Jam Nights at Safta's Kitchen on Sunday, February 9th. Right: Emma Foster performs with her teacher Oso Simple on Sunday night.

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Despite strong performances on a de-manding course, Canadian downhill skiers including Invermere's Ben � om-sen and Manny Osborne-Paradis were kept o� the podium in the Winter Olym-pic downhill skiing event on Sunday, Febraury 9th

“Today was a pretty tough day,” said Ben, who � nished 19th in the race, which aired at midnight on Saturday in Invermere. “I couldn’t really sleep that much last night and just had a lot of energy and excitement to start the day.

When I started going, there was some pressures and nervousness and then as I got closer to the start it really kind of built up, but I was happy with my run and that I wasn’t focused on anything else but the task at hand.”

Ben had high hopes after a last-min-ute quali� cation for the Games, as he'd placed second in a World Cup race on the same course in 2012. Despite being un-able to match his previous success, it was an experience he said he'll never forget.

“Not the result I was looking for but I gave it my everything,” wrote Ben after the race on his Facebook page. “Such an amazing experience - thank you all! Congrats to Mayer, Innerhofer and Jan-srud for their great runs!”

Part-time Invermere resident Manuel Osborne-Paradis, who � nished 25th, said he was more or less happy with his run.

“I mean there were little mistakes but nothing big; I was just nowhere near fast, so not really sure what happened,” he said. He'll have another chance to compete, along with teammates Erik Guay and Jan Hudec, in the super-G event on Sunday, February 16th.

� e race took place at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center, which is hosting all alpine skiing disciplines: downhill, combined (downhill and slalom), gi-ant slalom and the super giant slalom (super G). � e steep 3,495-metre course, which 10 racers were unable to � nish in training, was described as “very treach-

erous” by � ve-time U.S. Olympic medal-list Bode Miller, who warned that the icy track could easily kill a skier in a crash.

All slopes were developed by Bernard Russi, a world-renowned ski architect from the International Ski Federation (FIS). In what's become a popular Inter-net video in recent days, BBC commen-tator and former Winter Olympic skier Graham Bell provided a terror-strick-en narration of a run on the downhill course (see it at goo.gl/EF4zal ).

Canada has now gone 20 years with-out a medal in the downhill event, and much of the national pressure fell on Erik Guay, who � nished 10th. Ben will not compete in any other alpine skiing events and is now on his way home.

Canadian Cowboys come up short in downhillGREG [email protected]

� e Sochi biathlon venue, the testing ground of valley-connected biathlete Megan Imrie and dozens of other Olympic biathletes, has already created a social media stir.

Although there are several images of the now-infamous double toilet bathroom stalls from at least a couple Olympic venues, the original photo to create an online buzz was of the Laura Biathlon and

Ski Complex near Krasnaya Polyana.� e venue will host all the Olympic biathlon

events — the men's and women's sprint race, pursuit race, individual race, mass-start race and the men's, women's and mixed relays events. It is also the site of all of the nordic ski events and some of the nordic combined events.

� e track has been designed for year-round use – snow in the winter and asphalt in the summer. It is partially situated on a ridge high above the surround-ing countryside, in an e� ort to ensure there is as much natural snow as possible, given the Sochi area's

relatively balmy climate.� e purpose-built complex was tested by inter-

national biathletes and cross-country skiers for the � rst time just a year ago and most who've been on the tracks rated them as challenging. � e complex includes two stadiums and has separate tracks for biathlon and for cross-country skiing. � e sprint (in which Ms. Imrie recently participated) is three loops of a 2.5-kilometre track with one prone and one standing shooting bouts, with each missed shot re-quiring the biathlete to ski a 150-metre penalty loop.

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(Each penalty loop takes an average biathlete about 25 seconds to do).

� e pursuit (for which the top 60 sprint � nishers qualify) is four laps of the 2.5-kilometre course, with four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing).

“Shooting is really mental and there's a lot of pressure. With four shooting bouts, there's a lot of room for error,” she said.

Racers start the pursuit in staggered order, based on their � nish times in the sprint, with the sprint winner leaving � rst. � e pursuit (which took place yesterday) is a � rst-across the � nish line event, so the other biathletes are literally pursuing the leader.

“It's almost always the same winner (in the sprint and pursuit),” said Ms. Imrie.

� e women's individual race, set for Friday, February 14th, is 15 kilometres long, consisting of � ve laps of a three-kilometre track, with four shooting bouts (two prone and two standing), but in

the individual race there is no penalty lap to ski for each missed shot. Instead, biathletes have one minute added to their overall time for each missed shot — a big di� erence compared with the 25 seconds it takes a biathlete to ski a penalty loop for each missed shot in the sprint event.

“� e individual race is heavily weight-ed to good shooters,” said Ms. Imrie. “It comes and goes, right now my strength is more on the skiing side. But you really need to do both. If you're not shooting 90 percent (accuracy), you're really low-ering your chances,” she said.

� e mixed relay race, set for Wednes-day, February 19th, is done by teams of two men and two women, with the women skiing three lap of two-kilome-tres and the men skiing three laps of 2.5 kilometres.

� e women's 4 by 6-kilometre re-lay race, set for Friday, February 21st, consists of four biathletes, each skiing three two-kilometre laps with two shoot bouts, one prone and one standing.

Own the Podium a recipe for failure

A decade ago, various national sport organizations including the Canadian Olympic Committee met to develop a plan that would become known as “Own the Podium” – with the bold goal of help-ing Canada achieve medal dominance at future Olympic Games. In 2010, Canada earned a record-setting 14 gold med-als against twenty-plus countries. � is, according to the Own the Podium web-site, is objective proof that investing in performance equals results. In contrast, Canada’s performance in London was called “disappointing” by media because we “failed” to meet the medal targets.

I have struggled with Own the Podium since it was � rst introduced. Nobody wants our athletes to succeed more than I do. But I would caution that the single-minded pursuit of medals is a recipe for ultimate failure. Why? Because the goal is both arti� cial and super� cial.

As a former competitive swimmer, I re-member watching the great Victor Davis, one of Canada’s most passionate swim-mers, compete at a very high level swim meet in the early 1980s. He � nished a close second and was criticized at the time for pounding his � st angrily against the start-ing block because he’d come up short. Victor was known as a � erce competitor, driven by an internal goal that pushed him always to win. In my experience, great performances are born out of an athlete’s personal de� nition of success, not some arti� cial goal established by organizing committees. If we de� ne success in nar-row metrics – winning a medal – we set our athletes, and our nation, up for failure.

In advance of the 2008 Beijing Games, I donated $50,000 toward the Canadian men’s Olympic swim team to fund their

attendance at several pre-Olympic train-ing camps. � ese camps helped turn a group of individual swimmers into a team– for the express purpose of improv-ing their performance in the various relay swims. Our teams � nished in the top-� ve in every relay – with times that would have earned gold medals in the 2004 Olympics. One of the teams placed fourth while breaking the existing world record. While many were disappointed in these results, I was not, given the depth of talent.

� e pursuit of excellence puts the emphasis on the process: developing a skill or technique; exercising physical discipline; or growing mental focus and toughness. Achieving victories in those self-identi� ed areas of growth allows for the regular celebration of both personal and team victories – growing con� dence, and a healthy sense of self-esteem. I genu-inely believe that the message we give our young athletes with Own the Podium is fundamentally � awed. Medals should be an outcome of the pursuit of excellence, not the entire goal. Ironically, encourag-ing excellence rather than an arbitrary number of medals may in fact lead to the kind of medal performance Own the Podi-um is focused on achieving. I understand that Norway, for example, a country with a population one-seventh the size of Can-ada’s and a cumulative Winter Olympic medal count more that double ours, has achieved medal dominance not by focus-ing on medals but by dwelling on building excellent individual athletes. By focusing � rst on excellence rather than medals, our athletes, and our amateur and profes-sional sports teams, have a much stronger foundation on which to � nd personal vic-tories and long-term strength. Now that’s a recipe for success.

W. Brett Wilson is a Calgary entrepre-neur and philanthropist, and part-time Columbia Valley resident.

W. BRETT WILSONRe-printed with permission from The Globe and Mail


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Dan Walton/Valley Echo photoRockies goaltender Stewart Pratt stretches his right pad out to make an acrobatic save with his team killing off a two-man disadvantage on Friday, February 7th. The Rockies saw an early lead diminish before losing 3-2 on a late third period goal by the Rockets.

A win and a loss each for the Columbia Val-ley Rockies and Golden Rockets has kicked the post-season can further down the road, after a weekend that was expected to decide which team made the playo� s became a stalemate.

� e � nal regular season game at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena happened on Fri-day, February 7th, when a packed house � lled the arena as the Rockies were looking to leap-frog the Rockets in the standings with a win.

Golden was � rst on the board after scoring midway through the � rst, but a pair of goals by Ryan Henderson and Racey Big Snake gave the Rockies the lead before the � rst buzzer – Co-lumbia Valley assists came from Doan Smith, Je-rome � orne, Matt Houston, and Stephen Pratt. � e Rockies had just six shots in the period.

Strong defensive e� orts from both teams minimized scoring opportunities in the sec-ond. � e period almost ended with the score

unchanged, but a shorthanded Rockets inter-ception by Ian Desrosier saw his slap shot beat goaltender Stephen Pratt with 22 seconds to go, tying the game at two.

More conservative play in the third period saw each team limit the others' scoring chances.

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KIJHL Standings

Team GP W L T PTS.

Creston Valley Thundercats 48 35 11 1 72

Kimberley Dynamiters 50 27 21 2 56

Fernie Ghostriders 49 23 20 0 52

Golden Rockets 49 12 27 3 34

Columbia Valley Rockies 49 12 27 3 34

Team GP W L T PTS.

Nelson Leafs 49 35 9 1 75

Beaver Valley Nitehawks 47 34 10 1 71

Castlegar Rebels 49 21 23 2 47

Spokane Braves 50 21 25 0 46

Grand Forks Border Bruins 45 16 25 2 36

Kootenay Conference - Eddie Mountain Division

Kootenay Conference - Neil Murdoch Division

Team GP W L T PTS.

Radium Petro-Canada 19 12 5 2 26

Inside Edge 19 11 6 2 24

Hi-Heat 19 10 7 2 22

Huckleberry’s 19 9 9 1 19

Aquair 19 7 9 3 17

Arrowhead Brewsky’s 19 7 10 2 16

Warwick Interiors 19 6 10 3 15

Kicking Horse Coffee 19 5 11 3 13

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CELEBRATING 35 YEARS IN THE KIJHL!

THE COLUMBIA VALLEY ROCKIES are on the road for their � nal three regular season games.

Sunday, February 16th, 7:30 p.m. at the Fernie Memorial ArenaFriday, February 21st, 7:30 p.m. at the Golden Arena

Saturday, February 22nd, 7:30 p.m. at the Johnny Bucyk Arena in Creston

Playo� s begin the week of February 24th!

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As the 60 minutes of regulation were winding down, overtime seemed imminent, but Golden managed to net another late period goal with 1:22 to go and win the game 3 – 2 in regulation.

"We got caught with our defence pinching," said general manager Ross Bidinger.

Pratt blocked 28 shots on the night, as the Rockies were outshot 31 to 15.

� e Rockies didn't have to mourn Friday's loss for long, as they had the chance to cancel it out during Saturday's game at the Golden Arena.

� e Rockets were again � rst to score, light-ing the lamp on the power play after just three minutes of play.

But with help from � orne and Braden Farge, Tyson Kapty scored to tie the game at one before the opening period drew to a close.

A goal by Doan Smith allowed the Rockies to take the lead, with help from Nigel Swab and Jerome � orne. � at lead didn't last long, as Golden scored three unanswered goals to end the period with a 4 –2 lead.

With their playo� hopes on the line, the Rockies were hungry for a win.

"Our backs were against the wall – we went into the third 4 – 2," Mr. Bidinger said. "We lose that and we're de� nitely out of the playo� s."

Two minutes after the third period puck drop,

Henderson scored with a pass from � orne. A minute later Farge netted the game-tying goal.

"[Bradly] Palumbo made a really nice ex-tra e� ort to tip the puck ahead to Farge who scored on a breakaway," said Mr. Bidinger.

� e Rockies woke up the Rockets by tying it at four, but allowing the game to head into overtime would give Golden a valuable point in the standings. So Smith scored his second of the game, with help from Mitch Rosko, to take a 5 – 4 lead. � e � nal seven minutes of play were exhausted with no more scoring and the Rockies won their � rst game since December 10th, snapping a 13-game losing streak.

Columbia Valley didn't register many shots, but they made them count – the Rockies scored on � ve of the 11 shots they took. Pratt stopped 31 shots by the Rockets on Saturday.

"� orne and Smitty had a good game, and Pratt played well in goal," Mr. Bidinger said.

After a loss to Fernie on Sunday night, the Rockets now have three games remain-ing in the season – the same as the Rockies. � e two teams will meet again in Golden on Friday, February 21st. � e Rockets are playing two games against the Creston Valley � under Cats before taking on Columbia Valley, while the Rockies have a game against Fernie next Sunday, and take on the � under Cats for the season � nale on Saturday, February 22nd.

On January 25th, eight ju-dokas competed in the Fernie Judo Tournament. Placing � rst in their divisions were Tomaz Stich, Ina Roellinger and Marcia Paget. All three showed extremely skilled techniques as they fought with their opponents.

Lucas Nickel, Graham Nor-quay and Lenni Stich demon-strated great tenacity as they competed for their silver med-als. Emma Norquay, who placed third, surprised her opponent with a few new tricks up her sleeve. Tyson Hagen, although not placing, gained competitive experience and continued to increase his skill level.

Lenni, Marcia and Graham also competed in the team

� ght-o� . Lenni’s performance was amazing as he held o� an orange belt from scoring any points, especially considering that this was his � rst competi-tion and an orange belt is three belts above his own. � e club also would like to wish Ina Roel-linger, who is returning home to Germany, success as she con-tinues in her judo career and grading for her brown belt.

� e next endeavour for three of our judokas, Emma Norquay, Marcia Paget and Mackenzie DuBois, will be representing Zone One in the BC Winter Games towards the end of February. Congratula-tions to all those who com-peted in Fernie. See you on the tatame!

Local judokas impress in Fernie tournament

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Submitted photoValley judokas competed in the Fernie Judo Tournament on January 25th. Front row, left to right: Graham Norquay, Lenni Stich, and Tomaz Stich. Back row: Emma Norquay, Ina Roellinger, and Marcia Paget. Missing: Lucas Nickel and Tyson Hagen.


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4. Provide universal and comprehensive care. Those living in Canada should have universal ac-cess to all medically necessary services includ-ing dental, vision, and mental health services.

5. Protect health care from all trade negotia-tions. Health care needs to be protected from the for-profit interests of foreign companies. Our

health cannot be traded away! The federal government must be reminded

to honour its election promise of a six per cent increase in health transfer payments to provincial and territorial governments for the duration of another 10-year Health Accord.

Please take the time to write to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, federal health minister Rona Ambrose, B.C. premier Christy Clark, and

B.C. health minister Terry Lake and any other politicians you feel need to be reminded and urge them to get on with these negotiations immediately.

Lynn AskeySecretary, Columbia Valley Retired TeachersInvermere, B.C.


Invitation to all interested residents

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It would be safe to say the Columbia Valley Rockies are in playo� s — well, playo� -mode might be a more true de-scription. Tied with the Golden Rockets for the last playo� spot in the Eddie Mountain division, one of the three remaining games for each team will be against each other. It doesn’t get much more exciting!

But what has happened to get the team to this spot? Last September, excitement and anticipation were high as all involved were convinced that this was going to be the team that put the Rockies above .500 for the � rst time since the 2005-2006 season.

Have the players su� ered an unusual number of injuries over the course of the season? It’s doubtful, although for a

time it seemed like all the injuries had happened at once when there were ten players out (I believe there may have been a couple of suspensions included in that number). It’s tough to win when playing with a short bench – just ask the players from the 2011-2012 team when there were only 15 skaters on the roster at the end of the season.

� e injuries hit the defensive squad hard. For their � rst game after Christ-mas, it was necessary to bring Zac Schlitt back from Prince George early (after granting him some time with his family) the day before the December 30th game in Fernie in order to dress six defencemen. A healthier o� ence may have made a huge di� erence too – who knows what Peter Matthews or

Ryan Lawson may have o� ered had they played over 30 games.

And, yes there are other factors that go into deciding who plays . � ere have been disciplinary issues that have re-sulted in less ice time for some players and the removal of some players from the team altogether. � ese are the inner workings of a team and decisions like this aren't often popular.

� e Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a developmental league and training ground for young players who wish to play hockey at a higher level. As such, many of the players are young men away from home for the � rst time. Many adapt very quickly to a structure that

is di� erent than the one they know; for others it takes a little longer.

As an organization, the Columbia Val-ley Rockies have worked hard to create a team that players want to play for, that parents want their kids to play for and that the community can be proud of. � e path is not always straight and results aren’t always those expected. � ose that wear the uniform are all doing the best they can, and that is all anyone can ask. Go Rockies go!

What's been ailing the Rockies' this year?Rockie Talk — Marilyn Berry

»OFF THE RECORD from A7

It will bene� t only the top � ve percent of Canada's wealthiest families, with 86 per cent of Canadian families gaining no bene� t from the tax loophole (see the report on the Canadian Centre for Policy Alterna-tives website at www.policyalternatives.ca).

But with Canada's left currently split between three ambitious parties, Harper's most likely a shoe-in for at

least another election. My guess is it will be 2019 before we see the Canadian version of Robin Hood and his merry men take over Parliament Hill, hopefully herald-ing in a time when Canadian scienti� c innovation moves beyond getting oil out of the ground and exporting it to the highest bidder to something far less crude.

Nicole Trigg is the associate editor of � e Valley Echo and can be reached at [email protected] .


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HoroscopeARIES Aries, strange forces seem to be working against you, but fortunately you are prepared for anything that comes your way. Allow for some time to get things settled.

TAURUS Taurus, keep a firm hand on your wallet so you can avoid spending well beyond your means. It is best if you avoid making any impulse purchases in the near future.

GEMINI Gemini, listen carefully when a family member comes to you with some sage advice. Even a seemingly relaxed conversation may prove fruitful.

CANCERCancer, you may seem rushed this week, but resist the temptation to go faster than is comfortable for you. Take your time so things are done right the first time.

LEO Leo, you may have so much fun this week that you don’t realize you have been getting work done in the process. Your attitude is even inspiring others around you.

VIRGOTake a step back when you don’t see eye to eye with a colleague, Virgo. Disagreements can quickly escalate, so keep a level head and take all things into consideration.

LIBRA Libra, your intuition and ability to work with people closely will make your life much more enjoyable. Make use of these talents as you pursue a new career path.

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Barbara Lynne MarshallLynne lost her inspiring, year-long battle with glio-blastoma on February 4th, 2013. Actually, competi-tive to the end, Lynne would have noted that it was a 13 month battle, emphasizing that she outlived her prognosis and that she squeezed every bit of life out of the time that she had.

Lynne was born in Rimbey, Alberta on January 24th, 1962, the first of four daughters born to Blake and Donna Marshall. Independent, competitive, bright and outgoing - for Lynne “focus” was a five letter word and a concept, not an attribute to be embraced. She had boundless interests and energy and the spark to initiate many more projects than those around her could ever hope to steer to conclusion. The scope covered her farms and animals – dogs, horses, and the occasional barn cat, her machinery – farm, boats, cars, hous-es; and her homes – whether painting, gardening, designing, building or renovating.

Lynne had an amazing range of styles and tremendous capacity for entertaining, whether in her own home or simply sharing her love of food and red wine on her travels for vacation or on business. We were all in awe of her ability to maintain a natural athleticism despite a severe allergy to any form of training or formal exercise regimen as she migrated from riding, sailing, skiing and waterskiing into a later life love of cycling... or rather the association of good cycling with fine vineyards and varied cuisines. She found her professional calling as a lobbyist; it played to her powers of persuasion, her charm and competitive salesmanship, but what really made her special was her ability to deliver difficult messages with a smile. From 2001 to 2013 Lynne and Wayne crammed a lifetime of experiences into little more than a decade, taking five children through teenage years and into adulthood, building careers and businesses and allowing Lynne the freedom to build the house her mind had imagined, to enjoy Windermere, to travel widely, to invest in her winery and to build a group of friends of whom the best that we can say is, “they were there with her throughout her fight”.

She opted for early retirement in 2005 – taking advantage of the opportunity to travel with Wayne and to influence the journeys not just of our young adults, but those of others too. She loved children, not only her own two, or the extended family with three stepsons, but of all the friends of a child and every child of a friend who came through the door; she possessed a true generosity of spirit that was felt by everyone who knew her.

Lynne was predeceased by her father, Blake Marshall, who was also taken by glioblastoma in 1996. She is survived by her mother, Donna Marshall, her husband, Wayne Foo, her son Ryan Burgess, daughter Alexa Burgess and her stepsons Gordon (Diana), Malcolm and Dar-cy Foo; as well as her sisters Jill Bain (Ryan), Shelley Campf (Jeff) and Allison Mallory (Bob); and her four nephews Chad and Blake Campf and Wade and Evan Mallory.

The family would like to extend sincere appreciation to all of her care team at FMC Units 111 and 112, the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Carewest Sarcee Hospice. Knowing that Lynne was unable to remember, they each ensured that she felt special at all times. In particular we would like to thank Jay, Jenna and John for their long and very personal engagement. In lieu of flowers, a fund will be established in Lynne's name to support the new Calgary Cancer Centre. Details will be posted on Wayne's Ride to Conquer Cancer page or will be available through the family in the spring. An open celebration of Lynne’s life was held at the Glencoe Club on Tuesday, February 11th.

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Barbara Lynne MarshallLynne lost her inspiring, year-long battle with glio-blastoma on February 4th, 2014. Actually, competi-tive to the end, Lynne would have noted that it was a 13 month battle, emphasizing that she outlived her prognosis and that she squeezed every bit of life out of the time that she had.

Lynne was born in Rimbey, Alberta on January 24th, 1962, the first of four daughters born to Blake and Donna Marshall. Independent, competitive, bright and outgoing - for Lynne “focus” was a five letter word and a concept, not an attribute to be embraced. She had boundless interests and energy and the spark to initiate many more projects than those around her could ever hope to steer to conclusion. The scope covered her farms and animals – dogs, horses, and the occasional barn cat, her machinery – farm, boats, cars, hous-es; and her homes – whether painting, gardening, designing, building or renovating.

Lynne had an amazing range of styles and tremendous capacity for entertaining, whether in her own home or simply sharing her love of food and red wine on her travels for vacation or on business. We were all in awe of her ability to maintain a natural athleticism despite a severe allergy to any form of training or formal exercise regimen as she migrated from riding, sailing, skiing and waterskiing into a later life love of cycling... or rather the association of good cycling with fine vineyards and varied cuisines. She found her professional calling as a lobbyist; it played to her powers of persuasion, her charm and competitive salesmanship, but what really made her special was her ability to deliver difficult messages with a smile. From 2001 to 2014 Lynne and Wayne crammed a lifetime of experiences into little more than a decade, taking five children through teenage years and into adulthood, building careers and businesses and allowing Lynne the freedom to build the house her mind had imagined, to enjoy Windermere, to travel widely, to invest in her winery and to build a group of friends of whom the best that we can say is, “they were there with her throughout her fight”.

She opted for early retirement in 2005 – taking advantage of the opportunity to travel with Wayne and to influence the journeys not just of our young adults, but those of others too. She loved children, not only her own two, or the extended family with three stepsons, but of all the friends of a child and every child of a friend who came through the door; she possessed a true generosity of spirit that was felt by everyone who knew her.

Lynne was predeceased by her father, Blake Marshall, who was also taken by glioblastoma in 1996. She is survived by her mother, Donna Marshall, her husband, Wayne Foo, her son Ryan Burgess, daughter Alexa Burgess and her stepsons Gordon (Diana), Malcolm and Dar-cy Foo; as well as her sisters Jill Bain (Ryan), Shelley Campf (Jeff) and Allison Mallory (Bob); and her four nephews Chad and Blake Campf and Wade and Evan Mallory.

The family would like to extend sincere appreciation to all of her care team at FMC Units 111 and 112, the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Carewest Sarcee Hospice. Knowing that Lynne was unable to remember, they each ensured that she felt special at all times. In particular we would like to thank Jay, Jenna and John for their long and very personal engagement. In lieu of flowers, a fund will be established in Lynne's name to support the new Calgary Cancer Centre. Details will be posted on Wayne's Ride to Conquer Cancer page or will be available through the family in the spring. An open celebration of Lynne’s life was held at the Glencoe Club on Tuesday, February 11th.

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Full-Time, Permanent, Weekend, Overtime, $18.50/Hourly for 40hrs/wk.

Completion of High School, Experience is an asset. Duties:• Prepare and cook individual dishes and food• Estimate food requirements and costs• Ensure quality of food proportion• Inspect kitchens and food service areas• Clean kitchen and work areas; Wash dishes

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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED

250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere

www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

Sunday, February 16th9:30 a.m.

Bacon, Friends & Faith

10:30 a.m.:Worship at Christ Church

Trinity, Invermere

Please note: There will be no services at All Saints, Edgewater, or St. Peter’s,

Windermere for the month of February.

CANADIAN MARTYRSCATHOLIC CHURCH

Roman Catholic ParishPastor: Father Gabriel

250-342-6167 Invermere250-344-6328 Golden

Confession: 1/2 hour before MassCanadian Martyrs’ Church

712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturday at 5 p.m.Sunday at 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s ChurchHighway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs

Sunday at 11 a.m.Sacred Heart Parish

808 - 11 Street, GoldenSaturday at 7 p.m.Sunday at 10 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn, Canal Flats

Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (served from Kimberly)

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

For more information call 250-342-6633 or 250-347-6334

Loving God, Loving People

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

Sundays at 10 a.m.

Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street W,

Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursday 6:30 p.m.

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

326 - 10th Ave. 250-342-9535REV. TREVOR HAGAN

Senior Pastorwww.lakewindermerealliance.org

Sunday, February 16th10:30 a.m.

WORSHIP AND LIFE INSTRUCTION, “H20 ….. Source”

… Pastor Trevor ministering.

“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades 2-5, during the

Morning Service.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere

Pastor:Murray Wittke

Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

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Worship Servicesevery Sundayat 1:30 p.m.

at Christ Church Trinity110 - 7th Avenue,

Invermere

Pastor Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton

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Offi ce ManagerThe Columbia Valley Community Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to enhancing the vitality, dignity and quality of life in the Columbia Valley.

We are seeking an energetic, self-motivated individual with highly developed computer skills, excellent interpersonal skills who exhibits keen attention to detail to fi ll our part-time position of Offi ce Manager.

Duties for the position include:

• General administrative and offi ce support• Administrative, practical and logistical support to the Board• Meeting preparation including preparing agendas for Board

meetings and taking minutes• Managing several granting programs, including developing

databases, advertising, accepting applications, ensuring applications meet grant criteria and following up to ensure all documentation is in order

• All facets of communications, including networking with local organizations and individuals, website maintenance, creating public awareness of the Foundation and advertising

This is a part-time position with a fl exible work schedule with a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours per month. Additional information about the Foundation and a detailed job description can be obtained by emailing [email protected] .

Resumes will be accepted until 4 p.m., Friday February 14th, 2014.

Resumes may be forwarded by email to [email protected] or by mail to ‘Offi ce Manager’, Columbia

Valley Community Foundation, PO Box 991, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0.

The Foundation thanks all those who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Food Counter AttendantFull-time/shift work

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Apt/Condo for RentAvailable immediately. 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, condo con-veniently located and close to schools in Invermere. $1,200/mth + hydro. Call to view. 250-341-5951

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WALK TO DOWNTOWN& KINSMEN BEACH:

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Homes for RentFor rent in Wilmer. I’m an old and small cozy house. Large yard, storage shed. $675.00 plus hydro. Call 250-342-6820

Townhouses

FULLY furnished 2 bedroom townhouse across from Tim Horton’s. 1 and 1/2 baths, 6

appliances, parking for 2vehicles, single car

garage. $1,100/mth. Utilities included. 403-852-7636 or

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From rather ordinary to rather extraordinaryTampa, Florida – Being the best at something is an achievement, and doing it repeatedly is impressive. The Honda Civic’s 16-year streak as the best selling passenger car in Canada is nothing short of astounding. For the introduction the 2014 Civic, Honda chose usually sunny and hot Tampa, to introduce their latest update. It was sunny but anything from hot, with overnight temperatures near freezing. Honda has been improving the Civic continuously since the 7th generation model was introduced as a 2012 mod-el. Last year, for 2013, they updated the styling, handling and interior of the 2013 model and now for 2014 they are at it again.

LooksThe styling focus for 2014 is on the coupe. Roughly 15 per cent of all Civics are sold as a coupe, the most dominant player in the small coupe market. Last year, this sedan received updates to the front and rear styling to help make it look more upscale and sophisticated, and this year the coupe gets a similar update to the front and back, but the changes are meant to provide a sporti-er look with a bit more aggression. The most aggressive version of both

the sedan and coupe is the SI model that gets an even more forceful grille and front bumper design plus a rear spoiler and lower air diffuser. Wheel sizes have also changed with the regular coupe receiving 16-inch wheels, up from 15-inches, and the SI now bumps the size from 17-inches to 18-inches.

InsideOne of the reasons that the Civic is the best selling car in Canada is the practical, yet sporty interior in both the sedan and coupe. Many people, including me, didn’t initially like the split dash with the speedometer on the top and the ta-chometer on the bottom, but over time this design has proven to be a winner. I was wrong. The split design now incorporates more information to see without having to take your eyes off the road. The trip computer and other functions like radio station information are just below the front window. In

addition, the front seats are very supportive and the steering wheel is low and small for a racy feel. What is new for both the sedan and this coupe is the introduc-tion of Display Audio system that is available on the EX and Touring models. This is a large iPad-like touch-screen design that lets the driver access many functions from the radio to apps that piggyback off your iPhone. (No Android apps yet but they are working on this.) This taps into the power of your phone, in the big screen, with full

integration. I liked the speed and func-tion of the design but really missed a rotary dial to adjust the volume over a touch screen volume design. Yes, there is a volume control on the steering wheel but one next to the radio would complete the package.

DriveHonda has made one small change and one big change to help with fuel economy. The small one is the exhaust system has been adjusted in both the sedan and coupe to let the engine breath better, improving horsepower slightly from 140hp to 143hp. The big change is the introduction of an in-house continuously variable transmis-sion (CVT), replacing the old 5-speed automatic. This actually makes this little car more drivable and might be the best CVT on the market. The car snaps away from a stop and cruises with ease on the highway, with quick changes

in the gear ratio that helps mimic a conventional automatic design. In addition, there is a sport mode and paddle shifters on the steering wheel to help liven things up. Honda has done a first rate job here and their efforts have been rewarded with a six per cent improvement in city fuel economy and an overall drop from 6.2L/100km combined to 6.0L, something very hard to do with such a small car. The driving dynamics of the Civic has always been very good due to a fully independent suspension and willing engine. The 143hp is a nice match for this car and the CVT is a great comple-ment. The 5-speed manual is a blast to drive but it could use a 6th gear on the highway, as the high-revving engine can get noisy. The steering is crisp and the car overall instills a high level of confidence.

VerdictHonda admits that their Civic might not be the top choice in every reason to buy a compact car but they are near the top in all categories. From fuel economy to reliability, resale value, cost of ownership and sportiness this car is a good choice. The many improvements made to the car over the past three-model-years, has taken the Civic from rather ordinary to rather extraordinary. They know how to make a good, solid, reliable car and for 2014t hings just got a little bit more interesting.

The LowdownPower: 1.8L 4-cylinder with 143hp or 2.4L with 205hpFill-up: 6.7L/5.0L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $15,690-$26,655

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MECHANICAL REPAIRS AVAILABLE9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 7 Days A Week

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The WaTer & air Company!

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Water Treatment: filtration and purification

Furnace and Duct cleaning

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Come in and browse our giftware!Open Monday - Saturday • 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 250-342-6612

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Bruce Dehart 250-347-9803 or 250-342-5357

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N O M I N A T I O N S for the Board of

Directors� e Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 2014-2016 Board of Directors.

Nominations close on February 28, 2014.

Board terms are for 2 years; if you would like to join a dynamic team of business leaders and represent the membership on the Board of Directors please consider letting your name stand for nomination.

Please call 250-342-2844 or go to www.� eColumbiaValley.ca

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