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PHOTO BY NICOLE TRIGG/THE ECHOThe Canada Day parade in Invermere took place under a hot summer sun on Sunday (July 1) with crowds lining the streets to view the assortment of creative patriotic fl oats head down 7th Avenue through the heart of downtown to Kinsmen Beach where the Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts entertained kids and adults alike for the rest of the afternoon. For full photo coverage, turn to pages A16 and A17.

Windermere Creek began running directly through Shadybrook Resort in Windermere on Saturday (June 20) morning, after rising 10 inches in just 48 hours and spilling over the top of both natural and man-made barriers due to a buildup of gravel and sediment.

After notifying provincial government offi cials, own-er Mike DuBois was awaiting an offi cial declaration of a local state of emergency as of press deadline.

“My business has been devastated with immeasur-able damage,” DuBois said. “Everyone knew it was coming for a year, but environmental rules won’t let me do much to protect my property.”

Th e creek fi rst burst through its boundaries in August of last year after a spring landslide was suspected of

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After a period of massive rain-fall and mountain runoff that played havoc across British Co-lumbia, the East Kootenay re-gion is slowly recovering from its own array of damages.

In Invermere, Kinsmen Beach was the most easily recognizable area to suff er, as fl ooding from Lake Windermere nearly en-gulfed the entire parking lot. Ac-cording to District of Invermere chief administrative offi cer Chris Prosser, Kinsmen Beach is suff ering from localized fl ood-ing, and while the new amenity building suff ered no damage, the district is expecting erosion to occur behind the new fore-shore restoration, although they are not sure by how much.

Th e district has had crews working since Tuesday June 26), at times well into the night, on fl ood preventative mea-sures, and have a stock of sand and sandbags on hand and are monitoring the situation.

“I have seen Kinsmen Beach fl ooded like this back in 2002,” Prosser said via email. “2007 was close, but with the rainfall we are experiencing it is mak-

ing it diffi cult as there is more snow melt to occur.”

Th e district is also reporting damages to municipal infra-structure, including road sub-sidence and infi ltration, and increased fl ows into the sewer system. Along Westside Road near Castlerock Estates, water aff ected the structure of the retaining wall and caused it to collapse. Currently, the situa-tion has been reviewed by the district’s geotechnical engi-neer, and immediate recom-mendations to protect persons

and property were to be carried out on Friday (June 29). At that time, the district was waiting for a fi nal report from their en-gineers prior to proceeding any further.

Prosser advises all residents to be vigilant and prepared in case of further rainfall. He urges property owners to watch their properties closely and be ready to react to any signs of water, and — if sandbags are required — to contact the public works offi ce at 250-342-3215.

Some of the worst damage in the region was felt in Wasa, as Wasa Lake saw extremely high water levels beginning on Tues-day (June 26). As heavy rainfall battered the East Kootenay re-gion, the lake was rising at a rate of one inch per hour.

Water levels rose another six inches on Th ursday (June 28), prompting the RDEK to seek the public’s co-operation in keeping boats off the lake.

As of Friday (June 29), the Re-gional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) had dropped off ap-proximately 15,000 sand bags and 18 loads of sand to the Wasa Community Hall to assist with fl ood eff orts. Several homes had experienced fl ooding, and

Ministry of Forests crews were aiding in sandbagging eff orts.

“Th e water is literally lapping at the door of some homes and cabins. In other areas, residents have spent hours and hours sandbagging to protect their homes and our concern is that the wake and rough wa-ters caused by boats could not only increase water in the af-fected homes, but knock down the sandbags that have been

so carefully placed,” explained RDEK information offi cer Loree Duczek in a June 29 release.

In Kootenay National Park, the highest water levels in re-cent memory led to the dam-age and near destruction of eight diff erent bridges to vary-ing degrees. Most notably, the Paint Pots bridge was practi-cally destroyed by fl ood waters, and similar trail bridge damag-es forced closure of a number of trails, including Paint Pots, Stanley Glacier and Dog Lake. Parks Canada communication offi cer Omar McDadi, who has lived in the area for some eight or nine years, said he’s never seen water levels this high be-fore, a comment many of his colleagues shared.

“People who have been here much longer than I have are saying they’ve never seen such high water levels and fl ooding events of this nature,” McDadi said. “Right now we’re in a re-covery and assessment period, where we’re hoping to salvage as much of the bridges as we can, and then we’ll decide once we know the full extent of the damage, we’ll prioritize what’s going to be fi xed in the imme-diate future.”

For further updates on wa-ter levels, visit www.bcrfc.env.gov.bc.ca.

PHOTO BY RENICE OAKS/THE ECHOKinsmen Beach suffered fl ood levels not seen since 2002.

PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHOA retaining wall near Castlerock Estates in Invermere suffered serious damage after the heavy rainfall.

SUBMITTED PHOTO BY BRAD WHITE/PARKS CANADAThe Marble Canyon Campground has been reopened after Parks workers man-aged to save the vehicle bridge through some quick action.

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Representatives from the provincial government’s Columbia River Treaty Review team were in Golden on June 19 to share information and consult with local residents in an attempt to ensure regional interests help shape the future of the Columbia River Treaty.

Th e 1964 Columbia River Treaty (CRT) became an in-ternational agreement between Canada and the United States to co-ordinate fl ood control and optimize hydro operations. Th e earliest date either Canada or the United States may renegotiate or terminate the CRT is in 2024 as long as one country provides 10-years advance notice.

With support from Columbia Basin Trust, the team travelled to seven communities between May 29 and June 20 to hear what people have to say about the fu-ture of the treaty.

At the meeting in Golden, executive director of the Columbia River Treaty Review Kathy Eichenberger ex-plained the consultations were just the beginning, with plans already in place to return in the fall before mak-ing a recommendation to government.

“People are very engaged. Th ey are looking for infor-mation to understand what the process is and what are some of the issues,” she said, noting the fi rst phase of meetings had gone very well.

Th ere were frustrations from certain people in atten-dance about how the treaty was made and the promises they believe were not kept, as the creation of the Kin-basket Reservoir due to the Mica Dam led to the loss of much of the local logging industry.

“When it came time for the ques-tions and the discussions, there were a lot of people who were around when the Mica Dam was created and Kin-basket... and there’s still some hard feelings about what they lost and they haven’t gotten anything in return,” Vil-lage of Radium Hot Springs councillor Clara Reinhardt — who attended the

meeting — later told Th e Valley Echo. “Th e way it was described to me was they were prom-

ised recreation in return, so they have this beautiful big lake, but because there’s no more logging, the logging roads aren’t being maintained… (so) they don’t have access for putting their boats in,” Reinhardt explained. “To get to the only access is three hours north, although pretty soon that road is going to be impassible.”

Town of Golden Councillor Ron Oszust asked ques-tions revolving around the 2009 Kinbasket Reservoir Commercial and Recreation Opportunities Study, a report identifying the signifi cant economic losses the Golden area has suff ered as a result of the reservoir that noted the losses would only be partially off set by the potential impacts of tourism-recreation development.

“As a result of ‘our’ reservoir providing 40 per cent of the power for the Province of B.C., we continue to have annual economic losses in our area estimated at $12.4 million... that’s annually,” Oszust said.

He went on to explain why he felt this situation was not being fair to the locals involved.

“Th is is not acceptable. Investment by the Province is needed so that we may realize key recreational oppor-tunities identifi ed in the study. We need more money

for debris clean-up, especially in years of ‘full-pond’ or near full-pond. We need provincial funding to en-hance access roads to and along the shoreline, along with improved road maintenance. We need to be able to remove stumps to improve navigational safety. We need upgrades of provincial recreation sites and camp-grounds. Th is would be a start to providing an econom-ic stimulus to our area,” he said.

Eichenberger said she undersood that the residents in the Basin were not consulted around the original sign-ing of the treaty.

"Th ey expect us to do it right this time and we are committed to that,” she said. “Our team is committed that we will demonstrate to the citizens that their voices have been heard.”

Some key issues discussed centred on better opera-tions in dealing with the ecosystem and the eff ects of reservoir levels. People were also wanting to know about any benefi ts from the treaty and shared their views on where this fi nancial prosperity should be spent.

As to why a consultation meeting was not planned for Invermere or elsewhere in the Columbia Valley, Rein-hardt said she understood the reasoning behind the decision.

“No matter what happened with the treaty, if they move forward with it or they don’t, or they come to dif-ferent agreements on fl ood control, who houses the water and who doesn’t, the impact on us here at the wetlands and at the headwaters…. there would be no impact,” she said. “I think the communities they went to are communities where there could be a direct im-pact depending on which way it goes.”

—With fi les from Nicole Trigg, Th e Valley Echo

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Luke (left) and Alex (right) Schaal pose with Vancouver Canucks left winger Mason Raymond (centre) at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere. A native of Cochrane, Alberta and a full-time Invermere resident in his off-season, Raymond was on hand at the Windermere Valley Minor Hockey Association registration night held at the arena on June 26 to sign autographs and offer inspiration to the kids. "I've been coming to the valley since I was ten," Raymond said. "I started like every one of these boys and girls that are in here, this is where the grassroots starts. I know what it was like one day meeting Lanny McDonald and it was a pretty cool feeling and somebody I looked up to, so hopefully I can be the role model or idol to these guys and keep minor hockey rolling in the valley of Invermere."On meeting Raymond — "I think it was really cool," said Alex."Exciting," said Luke, who said he watches Raymond on TV and that he is one of his favourite players.The Windermere Valley Minor Hockey association is seeking players for the 2012-13 season. Boys and girls from the ages fi ve to 16 are encouraged to sign up. Contact registrar Nancy Wilfl ey at 250-342-6696 or [email protected].

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It is difficult to put into words, the appreciation I feel for the incredible support this community has given to the Relay for Life. There are so many businesses and individuals to thank and I hope I do not forget anyone. If I do, please know that it was not intentional.

First of all, nothing would have happened without the great team work of our com-mittee: Justin Atterbury, Sheila Bonny, Cathy Burwood, Darren Danyluk, Marion LaBrie, Gayle Leslie, Terri Lightfoot, Cindy MacKay, and Joe Robertson, along with our after-midnight crew of Keeva Anderson, Sawyer Ellingboe, and Julia Stiz, headed up by Lori Stevenson…

To our $1,000+ sponsors: AG Valley Foods; Bank of Montreal; Kootenay Savings Credit Union; Lake Windermere District Lions Club; The Columbia Valley Pioneer and The Valley Echo…

To those that donated services and/or products: Brian Schaal and the staff at Copper Point Golf; Briar Patch, Canal Flats; Bruce Dehart Enterprises; Columbia Valley Sign Artists (Lori); DTSS; e-know (East Kootenay news online weekly); East Kootenay Realty Ltd.; Invermere Home Hardware; Joseph Lyons; Julie St. Amand (Tupperware); MB7 Tent and Party Rentals; Monkey’s Uncle; Mountain Eagle Security; Pharmasave; RONA Hardware; The Columbia Valley Chamber of Com-merce: The Valley Peak…

The volunteers the day of event: Angela and Bruce Webster; Camille Howie; Debra and Jacob Green; Dodie Marcil; Elaine Palko; Gayle and Al Leslie; Jenn Cope; Karissa Prichard; Killer Rollbots; Lynda Fleming; Pieter Jansen;Simply Shear stu-dents Jessica, Elisha, Taylor, Kaleen, Kayli, with their teacher Shelley Marchand; and our fabulous MC Brendan Tutty…

The set-up crew: Rhiannon Oliver, Stuart Tutty, Marcel and Marion LaBrie, David Jenkins, Harald Kloos, Julia Stiz, Josh McDermott, Levi Konchak, Alex Fleming, under the direction of Joe Robertson.

And last, but not least… my family. From my husband to my children and grand-children, to my sister Elaine, the support they continually provide me is outstand-ing.

Total amount raised is:

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e appreciation I feel for the incredible support thisay for Life

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SUBMITTED PHOTOColumbia Valley Staff Sgt. Marko Shehovac cruises the waters of Salmon Arm in a police boat at some indeterminate date in the past.

Grad 2012Congratulations to all the kids

who graduated last week. All the hard work over the last several years has resulted in this celebra-tion with your immediate as well as extended family. No doubt many came great distances to share your achievements. All the best in your future endeavours.

June 22At 4:35 p.m., Columbia Val-

ley detachment members were requested to attend a minor accident involving an ‘88 Ford pickup and a 2004 GMC station wagon. Th e accident happened near the grocery store in the Vil-lage of Radium Hot Springs. Th e damage was minimal and no in-juries were sustained. Th e drivers were simply advised to exchange driver and vehicle information and contact their insurance com-pany. During the busy summer, detachment members will not be attending accidents where the damage is minimal and there are no injuries or where vehicles are not blocking the road. Due to manpower resources during July and August, other priority calls and investigations will be keep-ing the offi cers busy.

Th e detachment received a traffi c complaint in regards to a painting crew that appeared to have no fl agging people provid-ing direction to drivers or prop-erly wearing safety equipment. Th is causes some confusion for the drivers and puts the work-ers at risk. If you happen to see any situation like this, give the detachment a quick call. Police did attend and spoke with the operator of the company. Work-SafeBC was also advised of the complaint. Th e crew complied with the police request.

Columbia Valley detachment members responded to a com-plaint of threat in the Edgewater area in regards to two adult males in an argument. A 47-year-old male was spoken to in regards to the threat and no charges were requested. As a result of the in-vestigation, it was determined the male was in possession of a rifl e but his possession licence had expired. Th e weapon was not involved in any threat; however, the rifl e was seized until the male renewed his possession licence.

June 23 At 3:35 p.m., Columbia Valley

detachment members respond-ed to a complaint of two males on a balcony on 3rd Avenue shooting what appeared to be a

gun in the direction of geese in the wetlands. Attendance deter-mined that the gun was a plas-tic toy gun that shoots spring loaded plastic bullets that could not travel any great distance. Th e men co-operated and it was learned the geese were not being harmed. Th e men were advised that given what the citizen ob-served, the complaint was taken seriously and to discontinue.

So you can understand!From looking at the picture of

the police boat we had in Salm-on Arm — with the RCMP decal being so small and not the best looking of boats on the water — you can understand that from a distance you can’t identify this as a police boat. From a distance, wearing a brown short-sleeve shirt, you can understand why I would not be clearly identifi ed as a police offi cer. So, you can un-derstand why a young male on vacation with a boat full of other kids on board had no idea when he turned his back and pulled down his swim trunks to moon us as they sped by that he did so to police offi cers on a police boat. So, you can also understand why, when I cranked the police boat around — lights and siren — I had a big grin on my face. I turned to my partner and we planned our tactics: “You be bad cop, I be worse mother... “ (you get the picture). You can understand the horror on the kids’ faces when we stopped the four boys and three girls in the off ending boat. When we asked who the culprit was, three of the males thrust the guilty party hard enough forward that I thought he was going to fall into the water. As my partner was giving it to the guilty party, I got close enough into his face and gave him my best Clint Eastwood ‘Dirty Harry’ look. Drilled a hole into him. Kid didn’t know who to keep looking at — the offi cer who was lecturing him or the offi cer who looked like he was about to lose it on him. My part-ner tagged me up and it was my turn. Long silence, long sheepish look, longer silence. Th en I let the hammer drop, knowing from my observation and looking over the boat that it was a “go ahead and make my day” type question that I knew he would fail. “I want to see seven life jackets, now.” Th eir day on the water was short. I’m sure you have all been there and can understand.

Congrats to grads

Columbia Valley Police Files — Staff Sgt. Marko Shehovac

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depositing a large buildup of sediment, which diverted the creek into a new chan-nel about 2 kilometres upstream. Accord-ing to DuBois, recently a large pond had begun to form on the east side of Highway 93/95 at the culvert that channels water beneath the highway. Government high-way workers had recently been seen ex-cavating the gravel blocking the culvert, leading DuBois to believe the gravel was then washed further downstream, set-tling on the creek bed. He estimates there is at least 3 metres of gravel currently at the bottom of the creek, which in turn has raised water levels to the point where the creek has overrun its barriers.

“Th e channel of Windermere Creek changed course about 2 km upstream... and it’s doing severe erosion in the new channel and down cutting, and that started a couple of years ago, and got re-ally severe last spring,” DuBois said. “So it’s transporting enormous quantities of gravel downstream and depositing the gravel as soon as the water slows down

near the lake.” DuBois said he estimates about 30 RV

sites have now been aff ected, along with private properties on the opposite side of the creek. One such property owner, Lar-ry Lee of Calgary, said he guesses there is at least double the amount of gravel in the creek bed from last year, which would ex-plain why the fl ooding is so much more severe this time around.

“It’s really interesting what Mother Nature can do, and there’s no stop-ping Mother Nature,” Lee said. “But in this case, I think it’s probably private landowners upstream that are assist-ing Mother Nature in creating problems downstream... the gravel must be com-ing from somewhere.”

DuBois has been forced to shut down the resort’s sewer system and much of its elec-trical systems, and has also been provid-ing refunds to customers who have been forced to leave due to the fl ood waters. His main frustration, aside from the obvious damage to his business, is that despite the same problem occurring last year, the pro-vincial government has not taken any steps to prevent a fl ood from happening again.

“Everybody involved knew it was going to happen again this year,” DuBois said. “So the B.C. government has had a year’s notice and has specifi cally chosen not to do anything to solve the problem... their money would be better spent on preven-tion as opposed to emergency cleanup.”

Once a state of emergency is declared, DuBois will be able to enter the creek with an excavator to begin to remove the gravel buildup. However, this is only a short-term solution, as without pushing the creek back to its historical channel, the same problem is likely to occur each year.

“Th is fl ooding will happen exactly the same a year from now unless the province commits the resources and issues the permits to put the channel upstream back into its natural course,” DuBois said. “Th e latest discussions I’ve had with them, in-dicates that they are willing to issue those permits, but will not contribute a single dollar to the solution. Th ey are expecting landowners and stakeholders of Wind-ermere Creek to foot the entire bill.”

DuBois had been monitoring the creek closely and building up the walls on his

side for the past couple months, however once the creek reached a certain height there was nothing that could be done. As the creek is fl owing almost entirely through the resort and into the lake, the original channel that brought the creek into Lake WIndermere has now gone completely dry. Th is presents further water quality issues for the Windermere community aside from the current boil water notice, as the large quantity of sediment being washed into the lake is less than a kilometre away from the Win-dermere water intake.

“Everyone with a water license on Win-dermere Creek is impacted too, because their out-take channels have been cloud-ed with sediment,” DuBois said. “Th e fi x is to put the creek back into its natural and historical channel.”

While DuBois has reached out to all levels of government and some local organizations for the estimated $25,000 to divert the creek back to its natural course, he’s also asking individuals to consider contributing, especially anyone who drinks Windermere water.

Shadybrook owner appeals to Province for helpCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHOFloodwaters were as much as two feet deep in spots at the Shadybrook Resort in Windermere on Saturday (June 30).

PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHODiverted by a sediment buildup after heavy rainfall, Windermere Creek began running through Shady-brook Resort on Saturday (June 29).

Dear Editor:Th e B.C. Special Committee on Cos-

metic Pesticides released its report in May which contained 17 recom-mendations to the government. Al-though these recommendations did not include an outright ban on lawn and garden pesticides, it’s important to note that the B.C. Government has not made a decision (and the special committee itself did not have consen-sus in arriving at these recommenda-tions). It’s also noteworthy that of the 7,300 e-questionnaires submitted by British Columbians during the com-mittee’s e-consultation, almost 5,000 supported a ban on the sale and use of cosmetic pesticides.

Th e Canadian Cancer Society main-tains that health should take prece-dence over lawns. It’s important to note that pesticide registration by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Health Canada does not mean that a pesticide is safe or with-out risk. When the PMRA registers a pesticide, it means that risk to both human health and the environment is minimized — but not eliminated — if the product is used for its intended purpose and according to label direc-tions. In its assessments, the PMRA does not diff erentiate between cos-

metic use and non-cosmetic use. While a defi nitive cause-and-eff ect

relationship between pesticides and cancer has not been established, the Canadian Cancer Society is very con-cerned about the growing body of evidence suggesting pesticides may increase the risk of several types of cancers, including non-Hodgkin lym-phoma, multiple myeloma, prostate, kidney and lung cancers. Studies on pesticides and childhood cancer also show a possible connection with leu-kemia, brain tumours and non-Hodg-kin lymphoma. Enough is known to be prudent and prevent exposure, es-pecially when the use of these chemi-cals is unnecessary, exposure to them is irreversible, and there are eff ective alternatives and practices.

Th e Canadian Cancer Society is not alone in its concern. Th is week, the Ontario College of Family Physicians issued a statement strongly recom-mending that the public reduce its exposure to pesticides based on the fi ndings of their second comprehen-sive review. Th eir review demonstrates that children are particularly vulner-able and shows associations between pesticides and various neurological and respiratory diseases, and repro-ductive problems.

Prohibiting the use of cosmetic pes-ticides is both responsible and re-

spectful of the state of the scientifi c evidence. We thank the 40 municipal-ities throughout B.C. who have shown leadership by adopting cosmetic pesticide by-laws, and we hope B.C. municipalities will continue to adopt cosmetic pesticide bylaws. For our part, we will continue to urge the B.C. government to pass strong province-wide cosmetic pesticide legislation. Th rough action, information and poli-cies, we can take steps to reduce the risk of cancer and promote health.

Sincerely,Patti MooreTeam Leader, Health PromotionCanadian Cancer Society, Southern

Interior Region, Cranbrook

Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in response to

an article posted on June 9 on e-know, an online news source. I compare the article to one the National Enquirer would publish.

Th e article deals with the reopen-ing of an RCMP cold case fi le on the disappearance of Brenda Byman. My brother was Elwood Godlien, who is now deceased, and I take exception to the sensationalism of the journalism and the innuendo by RCMP Cpl. Brent


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Planning for success

Th e Columbia Valley Arts Council has an inter-esting project coming up — to take stock of all the arts and culture happenings in the valley and create an inventory. Exactly what this inventory will look like has yet to be determined, but the manifestation of this vision will no doubt be an exciting, creative process that will involve a great number of passionate people.

One only has to look at the number of events that have taken place in the valley over the last two months to see how benefi cial such an inven-tory could be. From eye-catching exhibits featur-ing diverse artists to vendor markets full of local treasures to festivals with contagious live music and family friendly activities, the Columbia Val-ley has it all.

Unpredictable weather can quickly result in a low turnout, but so can double and triple events taking place the same day and time. Th e local population base is only so big, so in order to maxi-mize the number of locals — and tourists — at any given event, ensuring an inaugural festival doesn't take place the same day and time as an already es-tablished regional event will be to the benefi t of all parties involved. Charity event organizers could give more thought to better spacing out fundrais-ers so they don't all happen within weeks of each other as well, which is exhausting to both people's energy reserves as well as wallets.

Summerlude is an excellent example of how a wide spectrum of events can interweave togeth-er under the same umbrella. Th is past July long weekend was another amazing demonstration of this, with the Canada Day parade ending with the Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts.

Not only will mapping out the creative off erings from Spillimacheen to Canal Flats enable greater funding opportunities for these and other cul-tural celebrations while engendering an even stronger community feeling than the one that al-ready exists, it could also help facilitate commu-nication between all the various organizing com-munities that keep this region hopping with hip, fun things to do — hopefully making for better scheduling so local events aren't competing with each other for festival-goers and participants all summer long.

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Remembering our local historyRamble On — Marilyn Berry, Publisher

You know, I think we’re all history buff s at heart. Do you remember when you were in school… did you like history? Or social stud-ies or the humanities?

Lots of people say “no” to that question but I’m not one of them. I loved to learn about other cultures and the history of all the nations of the world. I was blessed with a fabulous Grade 2 teacher who made the goings on of the world interesting and important to seven year olds.

Believe it or not, at that age I was interested in listening to the debates between JFK and Rich-ard Nixon because I had learned that what hap-pened in the United States would have an eff ect on my

world too.My favourite novels today

are historical in nature, although I do enjoy a good mystery too. I don’t really believe the people that say no, they don’t like history or social studies though. Why, do you ask? Well, look around at some of the events coming up and how we are celebrating them.

Th e hamlet of Edgewa-ter is celebrating its 100th birthday this weekend. Does that appeal to you? Most people would say that it’s interesting to poke around old buildings and machinery and remember what it was like back then. I’ll bet there will be big crowds for their events.

Th e Valley Echo is halfway through a four-part series

on Valley Appreciation Day to help celebrate its 25th anniversary. I found last week’s article about the birth of the event very interesting and I’m looking forward to this week’s and the ensuing ones.

I truly believe we are always looking for our roots and celebrations like this encourage us to do so. Even family reunions fall into this category, if you think about it. Th ey are all about our common history, with a fair bit of catchup as we learn about the current events happening in each other’s lives.

So enjoy the anniver-saries, celebrations and reunions this summer — just don’t tell your kids that they are learning history!

FRIDAY JULY 6•Stampede breakfast at Fired Up (used to be Melting Pot). Presented in part with Radium Cham-ber of Commerce. By donation to Radium Fire Department. 9 - 11 a.m.•Th e Halfsacks, Mu-sic on Main, Radium.•Market on Main, Ra-dium, 4 - 9 p.m.

SAT JULY 7• Fairmont and DistricLions’ Club garage sale, Real Storage, 9-2 p.m.•Oso Simple, Music on Main, Radium.

JULY 78•Edgewater's 100th Year Celebration! Pancake breakfast, games, activities, tours and more!

JULY 913•Vacation Bible School "Sky", Lake Windermere Alliance Church, 9 a.m - 12 p.m. 250-342-9535 for info and to reg-ister.

SAT JULY 14•Hoodstock, Coy's Golf Course Driving Range, food, music and beverages. www.hoodstock.info

SUN JULY 15•Sounds of Sum-mer Variety Concert, Windermere Com-munity Hall, 2:30

p.m. Ticket info 250-341-3383.

EVERY SUNDAY•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.•Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, 1:30 p.m., Hall.

EVERY MONDAY•Gentle drop-in carpet bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Centre.•Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uniform). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509.•Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m., Invermere Seniors’ Hall, $2/person. Visitors wel-come.•EK Brain Injury Support Group, 1-3 p.m., Family Re-source Centre. Info: 250-344-5674.

1st & 3rd TUESDAY•OPT clinic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Inv. Health Unit, 850-10th Ave. Confi dential service: low-cost birth con-trol, and STI testing.

1st TUESDAY•Invermere Camera Club 7 p.m. Tanya, [email protected].

EVERY TUESDAY•Yoga THRIVE- Yoga for Cancer Survivors. Hot springs studio, Fairmont Village Mall. For info Jan

Klimek 250-342-1195.

EVERY THURSDAY•Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uniform). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509.•Children's Air Rifl e Program, with the LWDRGC, Inv. Com-munity Hall, 7 - 8:30 p.m., free of charge, ages 6-15. Learn safety, marksman-ship, equipment provided.

1st WEDNESDAY•1st Wednesday of every month. Scrabble Night at Invermere Public Library. 6 - 8 p.m. Bring your boards! Call 250-342-6416.

EVERY FRIDAY•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.•Preschool Story Time at the In-vermere Public Li-brary, 10:30 a.m. For info visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.

EVERY SATURDAY•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.

2nd SUNDAY•LW Alliance Church Sing and Celebrate, 7 p.m. For more infor-mation call Clarence Stauff er, 250-342-9580.

Invermere Physiotherapy Clinic is pleased to welcome Graham Matheos for July and August.

Graham is owner and operator of a busy 5-person practice in Calgary, Alberta. He brings with him extensive expertise

in manual therapy and inter-muscular stimulation.We look forward to having Graham join us again, serving our community health needs this summer.

Wallace Ross and Ruth ZehnderPhone 250-342-0415 for an appointment.

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Rotary of Radium Hot Springs meets at Radium Resort, Wednesdays at 7 a.m. Ongoing fundraising is going towards the Bicycle Pump Track.

Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Thursday at 11:45 a.m. at the Best Western Invermere Inn. The meeting on July 5 will feature Stacey & Joy Falk, talking about their upcoming year in Niger.

President of Invermere Club Peter Evans presents Rotary scholarships at DTSS grad.

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Mark and Luke Zehnder pick up garbage on the fresh tracks made at Lake Enid by joyriders who abandoned the truck pictured here the night before. The Lake Enid cleanup took place on Saturday, June 23 and was a collaborative effort by the Windermere Valley Dirt Riders and Wildsight to clean up after campers and partiers who have been frequenting the Lake Enid Campground.

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Students at David Th ompson Second-ary School (DTSS) are making a worldwide impact, along with the help of the Rotary Club of Invermere.

Since early April, members of the DTSS Interact Club have been fundraising to build a brand new bore well in the Indian vil-lage of Th immampet, which has a population of about 5,000. Work-ing in concert with the non-profi t SOPAR (SOciety for PARtner-

ship), club members needed to raise a total of $850 to help fund the well. Th e Rotary Club of Invermere pledged to match any money raised, and so with the DTSS stu-dents raising $460, Rotary will be covering the remainder.

“We were surprised by how much money we made,” said Inter-act chairwoman Holly Glassford.

Th e DTSS Interact Club was formed ear-lier this year as Rotary

International’s service club for young people ages 12 to 18 in In-vermere. Glassford said she got involved because she loves to help people and proj-ects like these are the ones that really make her feel like it was time well spent.

“I guess I just really like helping people,” Glassford said. “I’ve always been the kind of person who likes to help locally and globally.”

Glassford had fi rst heard of the potential project in her lead-ership class. As the class had worked with SOPAR in the past, SOPAR would keep in touch about any new projects on the horizon. Glassford originally wanted to

do the well project as part of that class, however, as they ran out of time she decid-ed it might be some-thing Interact could take over instead.

“I personally picked the water [project] because I thought that everybody in the village could use it,” Glassford said. “I just thought it would be a well-rounded project to do.”

Th e well in question is what is known as a bore well and can provide clean water

for about 100 to 200 people, or around 40 families. According to the SOPAR website, these wells are usu-ally drilled directly into easily accessible streets in order to en-sure the largest num-ber of benefi ciaries. SOPAR has contrib-uted to the construc-tion of over 500 wa-ter towers and 4,500 manually-operated water pumps over 30 years that have ben-efi ted more than a million people.

“Th e lack of drink-ing water is a serious

problem that aff ects living conditions in most rural areas of southern India,” the SOPAR website states. “Access to drinking water is a basic hu-man right and an es-sential element in the prevention of diseas-es, improving health and reducing the already heavy work-load of women and children who often travel long distances to fetch water.”

Wells are construct-ed with the help of local villagers, which also imparts impor-

tant lessons about how the well works and how best to main-tain them in the fu-ture. Some bore wells installed over 25 years ago still function effi -ciently today as a tes-tament to the success of the program.

“I think this is really awesome,” Glassford said. “Most of the or-ganizations that I’ve worked with haven’t really kept in touch personally, and I think it’s great how the organizer sent me pictures to show what we had really done.”

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Local students make a world of diff erenceDavid Th ompson Secondary School student club helps raise funds for village well in India

Program not popular in Radium

Despite the recent push by Columbia Valley RCMP in favour of establishing a Com-munities On Patrol (COP) program in several valley communities, it appears the Village of Radium Hot Springs won’t be taking part, at least in that specifi c program.

During a June 27 Radium council meeting, councillor Karen Larsen reported her fi ndings after attending a

COP workshop and hearing back from those who partici-pated, and said there was a nearly unanimous opinion that the COP program was too time-intensive and car-ried too much responsibility for the average citizen.

She said many people felt that the COP program encouraged participants to take on what are felt to be traditionally RCMP respon-sibilities, including forms of speed traps.

Instead, the idea was brought forward to do a simi-lar program that had a neigh-bourhood focus as opposed to a community-wide program. Th is new initiative would see neighbourhoods assign block captains who would compile

information to be given to RCMP if needed, and signs would be placed informing visitors that participating neighbourhoods are under the watch of such a program.

Larsen said she was hope-ful the RCMP would give a similar level of support to any new programs as what they had promised to give to the COP initiative, and planned on going door-to-door in the community to see what kind of response she could get. Council said there were ap-proximately 25 people up to that point who had expressed some kind of interest in a community watch program, so it remains to be seen what kind of response this new ini-tiative will receive.

Briefs from the Village of Radium Hot Springs council meeting on June 27



SUBMITTED PHOTOWomen in the Indian village of Thimmampet are pictured operating their new bore well, which was built in part thanks to the funds raised by the David Thompson Secondary School Interact Club and the Rotary Club of Invermere.

After inspecting the helipad at Invermere & District Hospital on June 19, Transport Can-ada has indicated that a hydro pole needs to be replaced. Interior Health is working with Telus and BC Hydro to complete this work by mid-July, Interior Health Communications Offi cer Jennifer Inglis told Th e Valley Echo.

Th e Columbia Valley is a hub of tourism and hospitality, and possibly home to some potential stars who now have a shot at shin-ing on the provincial stage.

Th e Host 2012 BC Tourism & Hospitality Awards (formerly known as Th e BC Tourism Industry Awards) are now open for nomina-tions. Th e awards were established in 1999 by Tourism British Columbia and the Tourism Industry Association of BC and have grown into a prestigious recognition program for leaders within the industry.

So if a special person or company — whether

it’s customer service representative, a favou-rite vendor or marketing guru — has made an outstanding achievement, the deadline to nominate them is August 27, 2012.

Th e award categories include: Tourism and Hospitality Media Award; Environmen-tally Responsible Business Award; Employ-ees First Award; Innovation in Technology Award; Best Tourism and Hospitality Mar-keting Campaign Award; and WorldHost® Customer Service Award.

Winners will be announced in front of over 600 of B.C.’s top tourism and hospitality pro-fessionals at the awards gala on November 6, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. For more information on the awards please visit, www.hostconferencebc.ca/awards.

Yet another provincial agency is asking for the public’s feedback, and this time it’s to do with agricultural land and farming. Th e Pro-vincial Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) — an independent Crown agency with the mission of encouraging and enabling farm businesses throughout B.C., preserving farm-land, training staff and transitioning farming into a more sustainable operating model — is inviting public comments by means of an online survey. Comments can be provided at: www.agf.gov.bc.ca/aboutind/ALC_Consulta-tion\index.htm and will be accepted until July 8, when a summary of public comments will be posted on the website.


Join us in Celebrating Edgewater’s 100th Year!2012 marks 100 years for the town of Edgewater and on the weekend of July 7th and 8th we are inviting you to join us for a weekend full of activities to celebrate!

Activities on Sunday July 89 a.m. - Noon: Pancake Breakfast at Edgewater Community Hall - $5 adult $3 kids.

10 a.m.: Edgewater 100th Celebration Parade – Down Main Street in Edgewater. Make a float and join in! (Contact Elke Bennett or members of the Fire Dept to sign up to be in the parade.)Antiques display at the Edgewater Community Hall and a Self Directed Historical Walk around Edgewater. The Edgewater Church will also be open for visitors.

12 – 4 p.m.: Family Activities at the Edgewater Community Hall and around town. Treasure hunt, picnic games, etc.

1 p.m.: DUCK RACE down the Flume– purchase your duck by Noon Sunday! Ducks available for purchase at Edgewater Hall, Legion and from event organizers in advance. $5/duck Great Prizes! Proceeds to go to the Ball Diamond.

2 p.m.: Heritage Tea at the Edgewater Legion. $5

Lots to see and do, get together with friends and family and share this wonderful celebration! Hope to see you here!

For more information you can contact:Elke Bennett – [email protected] 250-347-9554Vi Wittman – [email protected] 250-347-0044Or find our group on Facebook, search for “Edgewater’s 100th Birthday”.

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Ayers in the article.Over the 51 years since the dis-

appearance of Brenda Byman, my brother and family have been the subject of a lot of ridicule and in-nuendo. However, for the most part, the people involved were either misinformed or half wits, but to have an RCMP offi cer state some of the things Cpl. Ayers stat-ed in this article I feel is classless and ridiculous for a person of his position in society.

For years, my brother was wrong-ly accused by people for being involved in the disappearance of Brenda. Yes, he was there that day but that does not mean he was involved in her disappearance. People must take into account that things were much diff erent in 1961. Children’s rights were not as sacred as they are today. Elwood — just 13 years of age — was interrogated by the RCMP investigators, by Game Wardens and daily by adults while he was involved with the search parties, all without representation by an adult for his well being.

He was at times denied water and food during long exhaustive searches and he was threatened physically over and over again with what would happen to him if he did not tell where they hid Brenda’s body.

It just blows me away they never elicited a false confession and by all accounts he was treated the best of all the three boys.

About 20 years ago, I cannot re-member the exact dates, a cold case investigator from the RCMP con-tacted Elwood and asked if he would be interviewed about the case again and take a polygraph test.

He was assured at that time that

if the polygraph test found him to be truthful, he would be left alone by the RCMP.

Th e last he ever heard from that investigator was: “You passed the test and case closed” — for Elwood Godlien and the disappearance of Brenda Byman.

Cpl. Ayers states that “all three men were polygraphed 30 years ago and they did pass it, but after 30 years, it is hard to say how accu-rate it is. I mean, that is 30 years of preparation for such a thing.”

What innuendo for an investiga-tor to state.

I have since learned that Vivian Barrett also agreed to a polygraph test and passed. So I can see may-be one person prepping himself and beating a polygraph and, for the sake of argument, I will say two people could do it, but four people all on the same subject? Come on Ayers, let’s use some de-ductive reasoning.

Also, so many things in the initial investigation that exonerated the kids were not mentioned like how a tracking canine lost Brenda’s trail where the boys stated she left their sight and they heard a car door and engine noise.

Unfortunately, letters to the edi-tor do not allow a person to write a novel, because there are so many innuendos in the e-know article that should be corrected, and I would love to relate to people the stories Elwood told me of how he was interrogated at the age of 13 and how it felt to be wrongly ac-cused of murder. More than once, young people have been wrong-fully convicted in this country be-cause of poor investigators and a lynch mob mentality.

Russell GodlienInvermere

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Bridge over troubled waters

Teachers unhappy with new contract

B.C.’s teachers may have voted to support the contract agreement reached on June 26 between the B.C. Teacher’s Federation and the provin-cial government’s bargaining agent, the BC Public School Employers’ Association, but they’re not happy about it, according to Windermere Teachers’ Association local president Doug Murray.

“It’s defi nitely not a, ‘Oh, yay, are we ever happy,’” Murray told Th e Valley Echo on June 27, the fi rst day of the province-wide vote. “It’s actually, ‘Oh my goodness, what a dysfunctional situation this is. Really, it’s not real bargaining, it’s kind of a rollover.”

Th e agreement was arrived at on Tuesday, June 26 after a long and drawn-out battle marked by limited job action on the part of teachers from September to March, a three-day full-scale teachers’ walkout in March, and a province-wide action plan that in-cluded the withdrawal of extracurric-ular activities after the teachers were forced back to work by Bill 22.

Retroactive to July 1, 2011 with an

expiration date of June 30, 2013, the agreement off ers improvements to benefi ts, and paid and unpaid leave time, but fails to address the main is-sues behind the teachers’ job action — class size and composition, teach-ers’ salaries and prep time, and the “trampling” of teachers’ labour rights by the Province’s controversial back-to-work legislation Bill 22, stated a BCTF news release.

“It’s a basically a rollover with a few improvements,” Murray said. “It’s a good tactic by the government, they kind of backed us into a corner, not promising any real improvements.”

“What’s going on is, they gave us a choice,” he said. “I think the term is a Hobson’s choice; it’s a choice where you really don’t have a choice… either accept this or we’re going to impose a contract with concessions.”

For this reason, the BCTF was rec-ommending teachers to vote in favour of the agreement, “to prevent the gov-ernment from imposing a contract that would further erode teachers’ hard-won rights and do more harm to students’ learning conditions,” BCTF Susan Lambert said in a release. “Go-ing into this round of negotiations we were the lowest-paid teachers in

Western Canada and also lagged be-hind Ontario. Now we will fall even further behind, despite living in the province with the highest cost of liv-ing in the country.”

With the agreement set to expire next June, negotiations for the next contract will have to get underway, said Murray. Th ey could start up over the summer but will most likely be de-layed until the fall because everyone’s too tired from the last round, he said.

Th e day after the tentative agree-ment between the BCTF and provin-

cial government was reached, the BCTF fi led a civil suit with BC Supreme Court against the govern-ment over Bill 22, for its unconstitu-tional removal of provisions from the

teachers’ collective agreement and violation of teachers’ collective bar-gaining rights.

“I really fi nd this whole situation dysfunctional,” Murray said.

Th e results of the province-wide vote, which was conducted last Wednesday (June 27) through to Fri-day (June 29) were made public in the evening of Friday (June 29).

A total of 21,044 teachers cast bal-lots and 75 per cent voted yes, stated the offi cial BCTF release, with a turn-out rate of 52 per cent.

Agreement doesn't address main issues behind job action: BCTF

“They kind of backed us into a corner, not promising any real improvements.”

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Windermere Valley Childcare held their graduating ceremony on Friday June 22, where kids and parents were treated to a special sendoff from teachers.

Talented tykes

David Th ompson Secondary School held its an-nual year-end school assembly on Th ursday (June 28) during which the school’s most outstanding athletes were recognized for their achievements throughout the year.

Th e DTSS Athletic Award Winners for 2011/2012 are as follows:

Fall Sports Most Valuable Players: Sr. Girls Vol-leyball, Dominique Jensen; Sr. Boys Volleyball, Max Regitnig; Jr. Girls Volleyball, Stephanie Pronk; Jr. Boys Volleyball, Colin Ross; Grade 8 Girls Volley-ball, Larissa Kurtz; Grade 8 Boys Volleyball, Jacob Zehnder; Sr. Boys Soccer, Jordan Downey; Cross Country (Girl), Tiara Livingston; Cross Country (Boy), Jared Livingston.

Winter Sports Most Valuable Players: Sr. Girls Bas-ketball, Marie-Eve Trudel; Sr. Boys Basketball, Max Regitnig; Jr. Girls Basketball, Courtney Falkmann; Jr.

Boys Basketball, Jack Kubian; Grade 8 Girls Basketball, Kally VanMulligan; Grade 8 Boys Basketball, Jomari Baddas; Skiing (Female), Barbara Jenkinson; Skiing (Male), Nat McGrath; Snowboard (Female), Shelby Zaporosky; Snowboard (Male), Kaelin Hyllested.

Spring Sports Most Valuable Players: Badmin-ton (Girl), Natalie Gibbs; Badminton (Boy), Alvaro Novoa-Torrente; Girls Soccer, Ellen Wilker; Track & Field (Girl), Balance Paagman; Track & Field (Boy), Samuel Younk; Golf, Aaron Jenkins.

Athletes of the Year (top all-around): Grade 8 Girl, Larissa Kurtz & Kally VanMulligan; Grade 8 Boy, Jacob Zehnder; Jr. Girl, Jane Mouly; Jr. Boy, Colin Ross; Sr. Girl, Dominique Jensen; Sr. Boy, Ryan McNeil; Overall Girl, Marie-Eve Trudel; Over-all Boy, Max Regitnig.

—Submitted by Barry Tremblay, David Th ompson Secondary School Athletic Director

PHOTO BY RENICE OAKS/THE ECHOAt the JA Laird year-end school assembly on Tuesday, June 26, this collage was presented to retiring teacher David Sharp for his 32 years of teaching — all at Laird. Each year for approximately 15 years, he would have his stu-dents colourfully decorate the ceiling tiles in his classroom, so the school came up with the idea to do a photo collage of the tiles for his departing gift, a beautifully thoughtful gift received with a great show of emotion.

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Perhaps the most recognized time dependent perception/reaction consideration when driving is following distance. Everyone should be familiar with the Two Second Rule and the encouragement to extend it to 3 or 4 seconds for anything but ideal driving conditions. It’s not that difficult to do and one day you might be glad that you made a habit of it.

Where else could this apply in your daily drive? Let’s consider signaling a lane change. If signals are used at all, it is often one blink after the vehicle starts to move toward the adjacent lane, one blink as it crosses over the white line and one blink as it takes up residence in the chosen lane. All that really tells surrounding traffic is what you did, not what you are going to do.

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50 years ago: Pynelogs Rest Home was given a donation of patio furniture by the Invermere Kinettes, aff ording Pynelogs residents many pleasant hours on the deck and lawn. Th e Invermere Fire Brigade also came by to water the plants , followed by a mock water battle to the amusement of residents.

45 years ago: Some of the top water-skiers in Canada were set to gather in Invermere for the Alberta Water Ski Championships. Skiers from coast to coat were set to compete for a chance to go on to national competition in cat-egories such as trick skiing and slalom.

35 years ago: Village zoning problems prompted some lively discussion as the question of density was a hot topic. A comprehensive development plan was presented that was aimed at preventing future mistakes rather than fi xing old ones, but residents were incensed at some of the recent zoning changes.

23 years ago: Fire season started with fury after three forest fi res ignited in a

24-hour period in the Invermere Forest District. One of the fi res was reported to be 100 hectares in size, and 25 men had been working to contain it with he-licopters and tank trucks.

20 years ago: Th e Lake Windermere Lion's Club was moving ahead with their proposed 18-hole golf course and campground south of the crossroads. Th e mayor of Invermere expressed his approval of the proposal during an open house, and the Chamber of Com-merce said they were whole-heartedly

behind any idea which would promote the valley.

15 years ago: Columbia River-Revel-stoke MLA Jim Doyle was cautioning East Kootenay residents that wished to join Alberta to instead look at the good the B.C. government had recently done. Th e remarks came during a Chamber of Commerce meeting, where the issue of secession was weighed due to the neg-ligence of Victoria.

10 years ago: Th e Radium and Canal Flats schools fi nally closed their doors

after a nearly unanimous vote. All to-gether, a total of seven schools were voted closed after the district meeting, after looking into ongoing costs earlier in the year.

5 years ago: Th e Ktunaxa Nation took part in a First Nations National Day of Action with a campaign that slowed traffi c at two separate points. Members handed out brochures fi lled with infor-mation on the day of action, including solutions for protecting major archaeo-logical sites throughout the valley.

A look back at what's happened in the Columbia Valley over the last 50 years


ECHO FILE PHOTOJuly 2008 — Graduates of the afternoon pre-school class at Windermere Valley Child Care Society waited patiently for their certifi cates at their graduation ceremony.

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Lake Windermere Regatta photo contest coming up

2012 Lake Windermere Regatta “A Moment on Lake Windermere” Photo Contest

Now that it is offi cially summer, it’s time to start thinking about fun days on Lake Windermere! Th e Lake Windermere Ambassadors are going to be host-ing a great family event to celebrate Lake Windermere as part of Summerlude this July. Th e event, the Lake Windermere Regatta, celebrates beautiful Lake Wind-

ermere and the people who care about it. “A Moment on Lake Windermere” photo contest will

take place as part of the regatta. All submissions need to be received by Monday, July 16 and the winners will be announced during the regatta on Saturday, July 21. Th e theme of your photos should be your favourite mo-ments captured on Lake Windermere — from fun-fi lled afternoons of boating to that picture-perfect sunset.

To Enter: Capture your moment! Th en submit: 1) your photo and 2) your answer to the question: “Why do I love Lake Windermere?” to be eligible to win great prizes at this year’s regatta. A panel of expert photog-raphers will judge photos. Submit your photos soon!

Rules: Your photo will be judged on technical quality, clarity and composition, but also a fl air for the unexpect-ed and the ability to capture a picture-perfect moment.

Photographs must have been shot by the entrant. For more information, or to submit a photo, contact

Kirsten Harma, Program Co-ordinator for the Lake Windermere Ambassadors, at 250-341-6898 or [email protected].

Th e Lake Windermere Ambassadors are a group of citizens who see Lake Windermere as a vital natural resource that contributes to this area’s wildlife and eco-system health, serves as a cultural resource, and con-tributes to the local economy and a very unique sense of place. Funding for the Regatta is provided by the Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Valley Community Foundation, Regional District of East Kootenay and District of Invermere. Th e Regatta is proud to be a part of Columbia Valley Summerlude, sponsored in part by Th e Residences at Fairmont Ridge.

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Adult

Festival grounds at Coy’s Par 3 Driving Range

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Editor’s note: Th is is the second of a four-part series exploring the history and evo-lution of Valley Appreciation Day, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year when it takes place in Invermere on Saturday, July 21.

For Nelson Phillips, what started out as a novel business idea quickly became something much more, as assuming the role of the Invermere town crier took him to places he never thought possible.

“I’ve talked to many of my British friends since, and they said, ‘What you did in one day, we’d be lucky to do one of those things in a lifetime,’” Phillips laughed.

Th e journey to becoming an interna-tionally recognized town crier started small, as most things do. As a man in his mid-20s, Phillips fi rst moved to the Co-lumbia Valley in 1979, and at the time was working as a waiter at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. One night, after a resort-sponsored movie night showing of the 1980 fi lm Somewhere in Time, Phillips returned home, only to have the most peculiar dream.

“I had this dream about a town crier walking the streets of Invermere,” Phil-lips recalled. “So I woke up and I thought, ‘What a great idea.'"

So, in his spare time, Phillips devised a costume featuring knickers, a tri-corner hat, a sandwich board and a tiny little bell, and began approaching local busi-nesses about selling space on the board. To his surprise, he immediately sold the vast majority of the spaces and, on the Easter weekend of 1981, Phillips took to

the streets of Invermere to ply his trade.“Initially people asked me, ‘What are

you?’” Phillips said. “I had to explain to them what a town crier does.”

At fi rst, Phillips would roam the streets on weekends, but as summer hit he could be seen all throughout the week, all the while still working at Fairmont Hot Springs. One day, a visitor from Nova Scotia saw him and remarked that they held an international town crier compe-tition in Halifax each year. Phillips was intrigued, but didn’t end up participat-ing until the next year in 1982, when he

received an invite to attend. By his own admission, Phillips didn’t do particularly well as some of his competitors had de-cades of experience.

“I was a rookie,” Phillips said. “But I did learn a lot.”

After returning to the Columbia Valley, Phillips had the honour of being named the offi cial Invermere town crier, which is when his new career really began to pick up steam.

In 1983 Phillips received an invitation to perform at another town crier competi-tion as well as Buckingham Palace in Great

Britain. Th is time, Phillips placed second — behind the reigning world champion — and was honoured by an invitation to eat lunch with the mayor of London and to visit the British Parliament House of Com-mons. He was didn’t get the opportunity to meet the queen on this occasion when he did make it to Buckingham Palace, but did leave gifts for the royal family, for which he later received letters of thanks from Prin-cess Diana and the queen.

Th at same year he moved to Calgary to pursue further business opportunities, where he was again honoured by be-ing placed in the Calgary Walk of Fame, alongside such names as Marc Garneau, the fi rst Canadian in space. Th at year, Phillips also attended the Calgary Cen-tennial celebration, reading proclama-tions from the premier, the mayor and the prime minister of Canada.

Phillips fi nally got his chance to meet the queen a few years later in 1987, when he was invited to attend the British-Aus-tralian bicentennial ceremonies on the Isle of White.

Th roughout all his adventures, Phil-lips still never forgot where he got his start, which is why he said he absolutely thrilled to be invited to take part in this year’s Valley Appreciation Day celebra-tions in Invermere.

“I was shocked (when they asked me to attend),” Phillips said. “Shocked with happiness... I love coming to Invermere; the people have always been great, and it’s a very friendly community.”

Phillips isn’t sure what role he’ll play in the celebrations, but plans on arriving in full town crier regalia and with a larger bell to boot. He said what he enjoys most about his craft is the reactions he gets from people, especially children.

“Th e children always wonder, what am I?” Phillips said. “You didn’t always have text messaging, or radio, or television, and so I ask the kids, ‘Hundreds of years ago, how did they spread the news?’ and they really have no idea.”

Appreciating... the icon

ECHO FILE PHOTOThis photo of Nelson Philips, taken during his fi rst weekend on the job as Invermere town crier, ap-pears in the April 23, 1981 edition of The Valley Echo. Philips is returning to Invermere to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Valley Appreciation Day and will be dressed in his legendary regalia.


An exclusive look back at an Invermere icon in celebration of Valley Appreciation Day

EVENTS


FridaysJune 29 through September 1 • 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Radium Information Centre

NEW LOCATION7556 Main St East

Radium Hot Springs

on Main

Music on MainFriday, July 6

Entertainment: the HalfsacksEvening Sponsor: Cedar Motel

Saturday, July 7Entertainment:Oso Simple

Evening Sponsor: Tourism Radium

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Concession for LeaseThe Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena concession is available for lease for the 2012-2013 season which runs from approximately early August 2012 to mid March 2013. Interested parties can pick up an information package at the Eddie Mountain Arena office at 502 - 13 Street, Invermere. Deadline for submission is July 9, 2012. The concession is to be operational for the August Hockey School, all Jr. B and Minor Hockey games, figure skating shows and any other special event in the facility during the lease period.

EVENTS

Edgewater celebrates 100 years

Hoodstock heralded as a family event

Hoodstock will make a triumphant return this year at Coy’s Par 3 Golf Course in Fairmont Hot Springs, and what organizers are really aiming for this year is a festival that caters to the whole family.

“We really, really want to stress that this is not just a music concert where adults go,” said Rory Sinclair, member of the Fairmont Business Association (FBA). “It’s really a big family event, is what we’re trying to bill it as, and really try to make people understand that adults and kids can have a super day all around.”

To further that aim, the festival of-fers a wide range of kids activities out-side of the great musical acts that are lined up. Featuring laser tag, a maze, bouncy castles, face painting, magi-

cians, a dunk tank and more, the festi-val promises to have a little something for everyone.

“We always felt like we had a really great

event, we just wanted to try and expand on some of the areas on our wish list.”

On the musical side, the festival has eight diff erent acts lined up to play from 2 to about 11 p.m. Th e talents of local acts such as Th inking Man and Emily Molloy will compliment out-of-town groups like Th e Johnny McCuaig Band and Oak Republic. Sinclair said that while the festival doesn’t have one huge headline act this year, he feels the overall composition of the artists in-volved is one of the strongest they’ve ever had in terms of pure talent.

“Everybody please come out and enjoy what we hope to be a long and successful festival for years to come,” Sinclair said.

Advance tickets are available online at www.hoodstock.info, at Smoking Waters Coff ee Company in Fairmont, at Hoodoo’s Bar and Grill in Fairmont, and at Copper City Liquor Store in In-vermere. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, kids ages 12 to 18 are $15, ages 6 to 11 $5 and kids under fi ve are free.

Organizer hopes to see people of all ages attend


ECHO FILE PHOTOA young boy gets a balloon creation made at a past Hoodstock. The event offers activities for the whole family to go along with a great musical lineup.

As Edgewater gears up to celebrate its 100th anniversary in concert with the Steamboat Mountain Music Festival this coming weekend, there seems to be one unifying feeling that has made Edgewater such a great place to live over the years.

“Edgewater is a nice and friendly town,” said 84-year-old Betty Sawchuk, who has lived in Edgewater her entire life. “(Growing up), Edgewater was very quiet and very nice, and you knew everybody. Th e schools were good too, al-though maybe there was only two or three in a class.”

“Edgewater has a really nice sense of community and it’s just a really nice place,” agreed Elke Bennett, one of the organizers of the upcoming centennial celebration.

Edgewater will play host to a wide range of events and activities, beginning with self-directed historical walks of Edgewater on Friday (July 6) at 4 p.m., which will run throughout the weekend. Th en on Saturday (July 7) morn-ing, there will be a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. before the fi rst annual Steamboat Mountain Music Festi-val hits the stage at Edgewater Elementary School with the likes of musical groups Combo Akimbo, Bob Benvenuti, Mark Koenig and the Dry Gulch Ramblers. Th at same day, the Edgewater Legion Bar will be off ering a beef dip sup-per from 5 to 8 p.m., during which time the Edgewater Hall will also be open for supper with a special $10 spa-ghetti dinner (for kids ages 12 and under, $5), from which proceeds will support the renovation of the Edgewater baseball diamond.

“I’m looking forward to seeing some people I haven’t seen in quite some time,” Sawchuk said. “I hope it’s a good turnout and that everyone enjoys themselves.”

On Sunday (July 8), a much-anticipated parade begins at 10 a.m. down Edgewater’s Main Street, led by members of the fi re department. Th ere’s still time to enter a fl oat as well, so contact either Bennett or members of the fi re de-partment to sign up. Th ere will also be a historical display

of Edgewater antiques at the Edgewater Community Hall and, from noon until 4 p.m., there will be a wide range of family activities like treasure hunts and picnic games. One of the most popular of these activities will likely be the duck race down the old fl ume, featuring some great prizes for the winning entries. Ducks must be purchased from ei-ther the Edgewater Hall, the Edgewater Legion or an event organizer by noon on Sunday (July 8), and proceeds again will be going to the Edgewater baseball diamond.

“[Th e celebration] shows pride in our community, and really it’s a momentous occasion — the town is still stand-ing after a hundred years,” Bennett explained. “I’m look-ing forward to getting together with people... it’s a day to get together with friends and family. If anyone wants to come out and celebrate with Edgewater, it should be a great day.”

For more information, fi nd the Edgewater’s 100th Birth-day page on Facebook.

Town marks a century with weekend full of community events, music festival


ECHO FILE PHOTOThe Edgewater centennial celebration will feature activities for the entire family alongside some of the rich history on display.


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

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Art & Food – Stimulate your senses at Pynelogs!Steamboat Mountain Music Festival Saturday July 7th in Edgewater

Saturday, July 14, 2012

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A closer look: Steamboat Mountain Music Festival

Why did you decide to organize a music festival?I believe in music as the universal language. It brings

people together for mutual enjoyment. At a time when everything is so fragmented and confl icted, music is a force that unites the world.

Many of the musicians on the lineup for Steamboat Mountain Music Festival are also regular performers at Music on Main (the summer concert series sponsored by the Village of Radium). Is there a connection?

I have helped with Music on Main every summer since it got started. When we were fi rst thinking about hosting the Steamboat Mountain Music Festi-val in Edgewater, we already had a strong network of local and regional musicians to draw on. Th e festival mandate is to begin with a base of at least 60 percent Columbia Valley music. We have a talent pool here lo-cally and regionally that demands and deserves to be heard. As singer-songwriter Mickey Maione observed, “Shake a tree in Edgewater, and a musician falls out.” And that’s true here in the whole Columbia Valley. Th ere is a huge range of musical talent and some of the best players you’ll fi nd anywhere.

One of the stated goals for the Steamboat Mountain Music Festival is to establish a fund to provide schol-arships and bursaries for musicians of any age. Why is this important to you?

Th rough our festival, and by setting up this fund, we want to make more targeted resources available for the professional development of musicians. We want to im-prove access not just for music camps, but for lessons with local professional teachers, workshops, and other music programs. It is a mistake to think that this is just

something that will help young performers. Musicians of any age can benefi t from such opportunities. No mat-ter what age you are, you can learn and grow musically when you are at that readiness stage and you take that opportunity. In taking a course or attending a camp, an individual can learn new playing and composing tech-niques, music theory, new riff s and harmonies, and observe the styles and stagecraft of the best in the fi eld. Meeting other musicians can be an education in itself.

One of the features of the Steamboat Mountain Mu-

sic festival is a tribute to Gord Askey. He was mostly known for his mandolin music, wasn’t he?

He certainly did play mandolin, but he performed with great style and wit. He taught me a lot about that inter-play, that special communication among the musicians and between them and the audience — the shared ap-preciation that makes music so much fun. I fi rst met Gord at a music camp quite a few years ago and since then I’ve discovered that his infl uence on musicians around this region has been enormous. He’s already greatly missed.

Are there other musicians who have infl uenced the local music community?

I could name off quite a few but I wouldn’t want to miss anybody. Here in the Columbia Valley, I’ve had the privilege of playing with and listening to some of the best musicians I’ve ever encountered in my life. I con-sider it a further privilege to be part of this musical fam-ily. I’ve lived and played in lots of places — this is the best. Music is one of the main reasons I stay here.

Your group, the Dry Gulch Ramblers, has been playing together for about eight or nine years. What keeps you going?

I think it’s our strong musical understanding of each other. One time, we didn’t get together for a stretch of about seven months. When we played again, it was as though we were never apart — we picked up and continued to grow. I have tremendous respect for the musicianship of the individuals in the band. I think we balance each other in what we bring. We hope to try out a few of our originals for the festival in July. We’re looking forward to a very exciting festival on July 7...

... We’re adding some informal jams on Saturday night after hours, and a couple of music workshops with historical themes to tie in with the 100th anni-versary of Edgewater on Sunday (July 8) morning. As we fi nalize details, we’ll add news on the website, so check in at www.steamboatmtnmusicfest.ca.

—Submitted by Anne Jardine

Festival headliners deliver varietyTh ere are some great performers booked for

the July 7th Steamboat Mountain Music Festival in Edgewater. Th eir talent and energy are sure to spark a musical day to remember.

Homeboys Martin Reisle on guitar and Brendon Hartley on bass are two members of the Vancou-ver-based Maria In the Shower, a young band that mixes vaudeville with Euro caberet, a bit of hip-ster swing, a dash of the muppets and a whole lot of their own attitude to their very original music. Th e other two members of Maria are percussion-ist Todd Biff ard and their singing trumpet and ac-cordion player Jack Ganon. Th ese performers are bursting with energy.

Clawhammer banjo maestro Chris Coole is the front man of Toronto’s bluegrass group the Foggy Hogtown Boys. At the Steamboat Mountain Festi-val, he’ll be performing solo. Strongly infl uenced by both old time music and the speed and free-dom of bluegrass, Coole has become known as

one of the best clawhammer players in the world.Mark Koenig moved from Invermere to Creston

back in 2003, but he returns periodically to sing and play his latest songs. He sings them alive in a landscape of stark beauty that will surely strike a familiar chord for those who know and love the upper Columbia.

John Reischman & the Jaybirds perch in Van-couver when they are not touring on the blue-grass circuit. Th e instrumentation is what might be expected in a traditional bluegrass ensemble, but the Jaybirds fl y far beyond tradition to sweet and elegant horizons.

Th ese headliners will be interwoven with sets by a wide range of local performers including: Bill Cropper, the Dry Gulch Ramblers, L8, Bob Benv-enuti, Combo Akimbo, Marty & Eli Beingessner, the Halfsacks, Mickey Maione, Beard’s Creek, Steamboat Mountain Stardusters, Paige Fuller and the Kootenay Legends.

An interview with Steamboat festival artistic director Larry Newman


SUBMITTED PHOTO BY TANYA PLONKAThe wildly popular Vancouver-based vaudeville caberet band Maria in the Shower will be making an appearance at the fi rst-ever Steamboat music festival on Saturday (July 7).


Canada Day


July 1, 2012

PHOTOS BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHOCanada Day was a busy time in Invermere, starting with a spectacular fi reworks display at 12:01 a.m. on July 1. Then on Sunday (July 1) morning, the annual Canada Day parade made its way through Invermere, cheered on by hundreds of red and white clad sup-porters. Following the parade, revellers made their way down to Pynelogs Cultural Centre and Kinsmen Beach for the Mountain Mosaic Festival of the Arts. (Clockwise from top left) Many families made straight for the lake on what turned out to be a beautiful day; 22-month-old Matthew Page shows off some killer dance moves during the festival; some festival-goers decided on a more relaxing Canada Day; 4-year-old Samantha Jesenovec took advantage of the crafts station; Colleen Wagner led a massive crowd through some warm-up exercises; crowds were entranced throughout the afternoon by the various acts to hit the Home Hardware entertainment stage.


If you get confused when you try to understand the world economic situation, don’t feel bad. In fact, if you don’t get confused, you probably ought to be worried. As I see it, there are only two possible reasons for not being confused in the economic crises in the world; the fi rst is that you have just given up; and the second is to make assumptions that ‘it’ll all work out.’ We live in a time when the old principles no longer work

We are seeing, though, an increasing use of words that tell us what is happening. Two of those words are ‘cooperation’ and ‘collabora-tion’ Th ey are important as they demonstrate the direction in which we will likely go to dis-cover new ideas.

In fact, we are being forced into these direc-tions because the old ideas we used don’t work in our new environment. We don’t yet know how to make the best of them, but we are work-ing at it.

I can remember, as recently as twenty years ago, nature was described as “red in tooth and claw.” Th at was our picture of ourselves and the world. It told us everything was not only based on confl ict, but that confl ict was natural in every situation. One early philosopher even described the life of most humans as, “nasty, brutal, and short.” In reality, that probably was not really accurate then, but it is greatly outdated now.

In fact, pretty well all modern studies into the nature of human work, war and religion – the three most common activities of humanity – have shown that, without exception, it is the nature of human beings to cooperate and col-laborate rather than compete. Our ancestors used the ‘compete’ idea to defi ne every human

as far more likely to kill than cooperate. Slowly, we are changing our way of seeing others and ourselves. It turns out that the exact opposite is the case. We are far more likely to cooperate and work together than we are to compete, and al-

ways have been.So, we are seeing, all over the world, a trend to-

ward cooperation and collaboration. In Europe, this was shown early by the move toward what is now called the European Union. Initially a few economic attempts at cooperation, it has grown to what is now a virtual single nation, made up of cooperative and collaborative countries.

Some thought the European Union would fl y apart in the economic stress of the recent situ-ation. It came close, but it hasn’t yet blown up. Maybe it will. But there are now some strong forces working toward establishing it on an even stronger base of unifi ed eff ort than it was in the past.

Th e same set of principles are becoming vis-ible, as well, in our increasingly global fi nancial aff airs. It is no longer acceptable to let another nation or group of nations lead. It has got to the point now where it is no longer possible for any nation or leader to deal with global political or economic matters without the involvement of anyone else.

Th is trend toward cooperation and collabora-tion is visible all the way from nations, both in-dividually and collectively, down to the fi nanc-es of a single person or a family. As the world and its economic activity becomes more com-plex and interactive, it is less and less possible

for a single individual or family to manage their fi nancial aff airs without using the help of some-one who specializes in the fi eld of personal, family or small business money-management. We see this all the time in our clients.

Some of the lessons we are learning are diffi -cult. Some of the events we see around us actu-ally upset us. But even our upsets are positive signs in this changing world. We now fi nd it in-tolerable that company presidents and bankers get outrageous increases in salaries and bonus-es at the time their company is failing or getting government handouts.

So when the president of Barclay’s Bank, one of what was thought as the strongest banks in England, is found to have been giving false in-formation which both banks and governments use to set interest rates, we are outraged, and especially when we hear that this went on for at least fi ve years, that it made the bank huge prof-its and then hear that it also earned the presi-dent a really huge salary and huge bonuses.

We haven’t heard the last of this one, either, since it seems many other banks around the world may also have been involved.

Our outrage, however, is a very positive sign, I believe. It says we want to see a new and diff er-ent way of operating businesses as well as gov-ernment. We want to see cooperation and col-laboration. And, rising out of this, we want to see honesty as a new standard for performance. As new principles become more widely practiced, perhaps we will see those higher standards.

We can at least hope so.

Building Your WealthComplexity Continues...

but co-operation and collaboration are the new trends


“For $65 per person you can play18-holes of golf w/cart at the beautiful Copper Point Course plus enjoy the full use of the driving range. All proceeds from the day will be donated by the Lake Windermere District Lions Club to EKFH to help provide funds to purchase a digital stereotactic mammography unit for the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. This piece of equipment is of critical importance to many individuals living here in the Columbia Valley.”~ Harold Hazelaar, Event Coordinator

Lake Windermere District Lions Club9th Annual Charity Golf DayTuesday, July 17, 2012 at Copper Point Golf Club6:30 a.m. to dusk

To book a “Charity Day Golf” tee time call:Copper Point Golf Club at 250.341.3392 or 1.877.418.4653

ARTS

Tour of the Arts with Th e Valley Echo: Site no. 1

Editor’s note: Th is is the fi rst instalment of a fi ve-part se-ries on the Tour of the Arts, Invermere’s annual art gala tak-ing place on Sunday, August 5. Each of the fi ve stories will feature one artist from every one of the fi ve tour locations. Artist Tracie Truscott’s art will be on display at Site no. 1.

Since the age of three, Tour of the Arts artist Tracie Truscott has been perfecting her craft. Although many years have gone by, she doesn’t feel the subject of her work has changed all that much.

“It’s so diverse — everything that you see, you take part of that and apply it to your artwork,” Truscott said. “I wouldn’t say that [my taste] has evolved so much, but more my tech-niques and what I notice in my surroundings.”

A native of Creston who now lives in Cranbrook, Truscott draws inspiration from the world around her — whether it be the calming waters of Kootenay Lake, or the wildlife surrounding it. Water in particular, she said, plays a large role in her artwork as she can sim-ply sit for hours and stare at the lake. Similarly, she can spend hours on her art without even noticing.

“It’s the free time in my head; fi ve hours can go by in a fl ash and I don’t think about anything else,” said Truscott. “Nothing else matters at that point, it’s an es-cape basically.”

Truscott fi rst heard about the Tour of the Arts a cou-ple years ago and took part for the fi rst time last year.

She has exhibited her work in galleries in Colorado and California in the past, but hadn’t done anything like the tour format before. She said she had such a great expe-rience the fi rst year, it was an easy choice to come back.

“I loved it (the fi rst year,)” Truscott said. “I think they’ve done an amazing job, the way they’ve orga-

nized everything... it runs so well, and I’m really im-pressed with it.”

Her favourite medium is acrylic paint but something she has also been exploring for a number of years is sculpting rock art. Her creations are adorned with marvellous sea creatures painted in fantastic colours, and Truscott has even developed a special formulated bonding agent that aids in the fusion of stones. As a youngster, Truscott said she often would be out explor-ing river beds and lake shores, and upon becoming a certifi ed scuba diver many years later, aquatic wildlife was something she incorporated into her pieces — sea turtles in particular. However, since coming back to Canada from Colorado in 2007, these days she draws most of her inspiration from Kootenay Lake.

“Kootenay Lake is huge for me,” she said. “I’d have to say that’s where most of it is rooted from, of all the places I’ve lived and travelled."

Truscott’s artwork, and the work of a number of other talented artists, will be on display during the annual Tour of the Arts, which takes place this year on the fi rst Sunday of August (August 5). Th e tour will be spread out over fi ve locations, the fi rst being the home of Rick & Pat Andruschuk at 2381 Stark Drive in Invermere. Passports to visit all fi ve tour locations are now avail-able at Pynelogs by calling 250-342-4423, at Village Arts in Invermere, Essentials Department Store in In-vermere, Meet on Higher Ground Coff ee Shop in Ra-dium, at La Galleria II in Fairmont and at Cranbrook Photo in Cranbrook.

Well, our fi rst featured artist show of the season has come and gone, and by the time you read this, dearest art ap-preciator, we will have already hung the second artist showcase art show down here at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

Following the success of the fi rst show, our new collection includes work from six talented local artists, featuring everything from ceram-ics, sculpture and photography to ink drawing, oil painting and mixed me-dia collage.

Long time valley potter, Alice Hale, has been teaching herself the craft for over 35 years. Alice’s work is fi red pri-marily in reduction, but she also cre-ates pieces in raku and even fi res some of her works in sawdust smoke to cre-ate truly unique works of art.

Invermere’s George Oliver will be displaying both photography and metal sculpture work. George works as a carpenter and woodworker, but soon hopes to devote more time to his art as it gains in popularity.

Mary Kate Woodward moved to the Kootenays over 10 years ago, but has been creating unique ink drawings and teaching art long before the re-location. Drawing has been part of Mary Kate’s life for as long as she can remember, and her work can be found in collections all over the world.

Bill DesBrisay grew up in Saskatche-wan and, after a career in the oil patch, retired to the Columbia Valley. His oil paintings have become a staple in any Purcell Mountain Painters art show, and perfectly demonstrate his love of the entire painting process from a fl edgling idea to the fi nished piece.

Mixed media collage artist Carney Oudendag is quite well known in the Columbia Valley for her interesting and

unique style of art. She currently lives in both Calgary and the Columbia Val-ley and spends her free time collecting objects to use in her next collage.

Neal Panton is a former photojour-nalist who has worked for Reuters and the Associated French Press. He has taught photography in Ecuador and has been published in 25 countries worldwide. His photographs contain unique lines and lighting, which help create the emotional response so many people have to his work.

Th e show will run from Tuesday (July 3) until Sunday, July 15 with the artist opening evening on Wednes-day (July 4) right here at Pynelogs from 7 to 9 p.m. Th at’s tonight people! Come on down!


PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHOCranbrook artist Tracie Truscott is just one of a number of fea-tured artists during the annual Invermere Tour of the Arts.

New artists, new show

Whazzup at Pynelogs — Joshua Estabrooks, CV Arts Council

For the ninth consecutive year, Horsethief Hideout will be holding its annual Memo-rial Rally, but as vice presi-dent of events Stan Oja says, the event isn’t only about motorcycles.

“It doesn’t matter what you ride, or if you just want to come out and listen to music and bring a camper,” Oja said.

Taking place Friday (July 6) and Saturday (July 7), the rally fi rst began after a friend of Oja’s and a longtime valley resident passed away. Over the years, it has gradually evolved from a memorial rally for one rider into a general get-together for a number of groups of people.

“Everyone has lost some-one,” Oja said. “We get people from all walks of life, that’s

for sure.”While Oja said the event

doesn’t draw out a massive number of people by any means, in some ways that’s actually preferred, as he feels many of the riders attend to enjoy the picturesque and tranquil valley rather than huge mobs of people. He es-

timates he gets around 300 people each year depend-ing on the weather, and that many of those who do attend have been coming for a num-ber of years.

“For sure it’s grown,” Oja said. “I mean, our numbers aren’t huge by any means, but we don’t necessarily

want huge numbers, this is just more for everyone to come out and ride.”

Th e event will feature the talents of a number of mu-sical acts as well, including Boogie Patrol and Mighty Joe Young, and Oja said this year should see a larger number of vendors and concession stands than ever. Th e event is strictly adults only, and Oja also has a zero tolerance pol-icy for drinking and driving. Th e event also features a Sat-urday poker run and a parade of motorcycles through the downtown of Invermere on Saturday (July 7) morning.

“My favourite part is just all the people that come,” Oja said. “You meet lots of new people, and lots of people that have every year.”

Tickets are $30 at the gate, and include camping for the weekend. A portion of the pro-ceeds is also donated to the In-vermere Mental Health Unit. For more information, visit www.horsethiefhideout.ca.


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WINDERMERE VALLEY LADIES: On June 26, golfers from around the

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Next week and until the end of Au-gust, start time for the fi rst tee time will be 9.30 a.m. Players wishing to play must either sign up the week before or ring the desk to have their names put on the start list.

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Golf Club NewsBiker memorial rally for everyone

ECHO FILE PHOTOThe annual Memorial Rally takes place at Horsethief Hideout on West-side Road on July 6 and 7, with a motorcycle parade through downtown Invermere the morning of July 7.

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Eggplants are another excellent option. Grown on vines, eggplants are part of the nightshade family along with peppers, po-tatoes and tomatoes. Th ey have a spongy fl esh, meaty texture and slightly bitter taste, with the skin being especially bitter. Choose eggplants that are shiny, fi rm and heavy for their size. Avoid those that are dull in colour, have brown or soft spots, or have wrinkled skin. Eggplants are in peak season from July through October and, nutritionally speaking, are a great source of fi bre, contain potassium and folate, and are even rich in cancer-fi ghting fl avonoids. Beyond simply roasting this tasty veggie,

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SPORTS

Heart of the Rockies returns

Th e Heart of the Rockies triath-lon makes its return to Lake Win-dermere on Sunday, July 15, mark-ing its 30th anniversary.

Th e Olympic distance triathlon fi rst began in 1983 when race di-rector Bruce Stroud began what was then known as the Wind-ermere Loop Triathlon. Over the years, the event has morphed into an event that caters to seasoned athletes and newcomers alike. Th e triathlon also features a youth event the day before on Saturday, July 14 designed for kids up to the age of 15. Th ere is also a "sprint event" for 16- and 17-year-old ath-letes who are unable to participate in the Olympic distance event. Th e current best times for the Olym-pic distance are 2:07:58 for men and 2:21:24 for women, and the triathlon is off ering a $300 reward to anyone who can fi nish the race in under two hours for men or two hours, 12 minutes for women.

To register, visit www.heartoftherockiestri.ca.


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Reverend Laura Hermakin

Sunday, July 810:30a.m. All Parish Worship Service and Potluck Picnic at Kinsman Beach, Invermere

Everyone Welcome!

CANADIAN MARTYRSCATHOLIC CHURCH

Roman Catholic ParishPastor: Father James McHugh

250-342-6167 Invermere250-344-6328 Golden

Confession: 1/2 hour before MassCanadian Martyrs Church

712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturday at 7 p.m.Sunday at 9 a.m.

St. Joseph ChurchHighway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs

Sunday at 11 a.m.Sacred Heart Parish

808 - 11 Street, GoldenSunday at 5 p.m.

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

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

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Loving God, Loving People

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Sundays at 10 a.m.

Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street

West, 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, July 8th

10:30 a.m.Worship and Life Instruction, “The

Journey: Bumps And Bruises On The Journey -- The Tongue” … Pastor Trevor

ministering. “K.I.D.S.” Church, for children ages 3-7, during the Morning Service.

7:00 p.m.“SING and CELEBRATE” … at L.W.A.C. You are welcome to join us for an evening

of singing the great hymns of the faith; food; and fellowship!

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 9th-13th9:00 a.m.-noon.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL “SKY” … at L.W.A.C.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere

Pastor:Murray Wittke

Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

Call the office at 250-342-9511for more information.

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Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE

Worship Servicesevery Sundayat 1:30 p.m.

at Christ Church Trinity110 - 7th Avenue,

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Pastor Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton

1-866-426-7564

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGZoning Bylaw Amendment

NOTICE is given of a Public Hearing to be held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday July 17, 2012, in the Council Chambers at the District of Invermere Of ce, 914 - 8th Ave., in the District of Invermere, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002.Zoning Bylaw amendment No. 1452, 2012 will amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 as follows:

By amending the Zoning designation of the following lands, Lot B,District Lot 375, Kootenay District, Plan NEP85083 from R-1, SingleFamily Residential to R-2, Multi family Residential (Low Density).The intent of these bylaws is to amend the land use and zoning in order to allow for multi family residential development at 212-12th Avenue.

The above synopsis is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as the full text and content of the proposed “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1452, 2012. A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the District of Invermere municipal of ce 914 - 8th Ave., Invermere from July 4, 2012 to July 17, 2012. Of ce hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

All persons who believe that their interest in the property is affected by the proposed “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1452, 2012” may:

• Send written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing• Fax written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing; or• Present verbal or written briefs at the hearing.

NOTICE is also given that the Council will not accept any written or verbal presentations after the close of the public hearing.

Rory HromadnikDirector of Devlopment Services

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE

[email protected] www.invermere.net

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ONSITE AUCTIONCONDUCTED BYREAL STORAGETake notice that

miscellaneous goods and chattels belonging to the

following persons and stored at Real Storage LP

(Windermere) will be sold due to unpaid charges:

Kristen Schneider

The sale will be on Saturday, July 21, 2012

at Real Storage LP (Windermere),

1508 Hwy 93/95, Windermere, B.C. V0B 2L1

The goods may be viewed at 12:00pm. All bids are

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on July 21, 2012.Call 250-342-4494

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a 1998 Audi A4 Quattro, yellow 4-door sedan,

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will be sold on July 18, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at the Radium Hot

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FAIRMONT AND DISTRICT LIONS CLUBThanks to the following businesses and individuals who helped make our June 16th, 2012 Fairmont & District Lions Golf Fun Day at Coy’s Par 3 a resounding success. A special thanks to the Coy family for their generous donation of the golf course for the 23rd year and to their clubhouse and golf course maintenance staff for going above and beyond for us. Thanks to Bob Coy for the ongoing improvements to the historical barn, to Doc Lang for the music, to Sue Shaver for the posters and tickets, to the participants and to all the volunteers who made it possible. Proceeds from this year’s event ($5,000) were donated to the Family

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Who and what is living in Lake Windermere?

Editor's note: Th is is the fi rst in a series of articles submitted by the Lake Wind-ermere Ambassadors about the fi sh that live in Lake Windermere.

Did you know there are approximately 16 species of fi sh living in our lake? Some of our fi sh are native to these waters and others have been introduced by humans and compete with native species for habi-tat and food. One of the native residents — the northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) — is known by some of you as “squawfi sh”, which is the name they were offi cially called until 1999. Th e name “northern pikeminnow” suggests the fi sh is a minnow of a northern pike. How-ever, the new name given to them by the American Fisheries Society was chosen because this member of the minnow fam-ily resembles a northern pike. Th ey are in-digenous to B.C. and are the largest native minnow species we have.

How big do they get? Northern pikem-innow can reach over 60 centimetres long and weigh up to 13 pounds. Th eir average size in Lake Windermere ranges between 30 and 50 cm and they weigh between two to four pounds.

What do they look like? Th ey have a dark green or green-brown back and a white/cream abdomen. Th eir head is relatively long — approximately 22 to 23 per cent of their total length. Th e eyes of adults are small and their tail is distinctly forked. Th e fi ns are clear, but the male’s fi ns distinctly change colour to yellow/or-

ange during spawning periods. Mature in-dividuals generally have a rounded belly.

Where and when do they reproduce? Spawning periods of northern pikemin-now occur once temperatures get above 12 degrees Celsius, usually between May and July. Th ey generally spawn in shal-low gravel beds along the lakeshore or riverbank. Th e fi sh tend to gather in large numbers and each female will spawn with more than one male. Th e females release their eggs near the river or lake bottom, where they will then settle in the gravel. Th e eggs hatch in a week. Sexual maturation is reached when these fi sh are about six years old and a foot long. Life doesn’t end after rearing their fi rst young — they can live up to 30 years!

What do they eat? Northern pikemin-now are generally scavengers and their diet varies from insects to small fi sh. Young individuals (2 to 10 cm) will feed on insects until they grow bigger. Fish that are in the middle-size range will feed on plankton and small fi sh such as salmo-noid fries and shiners. Th ey are known as major predators in lakes because of their habit of eating other fi sh.

Are they good neighbours? One prob-lem attributed to northern pikeminnow is that they can successfully dominate the streams and lakes in a watershed by

fi lling a niche previously held by salmo-nids. When they are able to out-compete other native fi sh, they can become the dominant species in certain areas.

Would I want to fi sh for northern pikeminnow? Th ese fi sh are fun to catch. Th ey can be caught year-round in Lake Windermere. Th ere is no daily limit. It’s

up to you whether you want to eat them or not. Th ey are edible, but many people consider their taste unpleasant. Local practice on Lake Windermere has been to either throw them back or sacrifi ce them as easy prey for osprey and eagles.

[Quiz: If you can list 10 of the species in our lake, your name will go in a draw for a free interpretive tour of the lake! Submit your list to [email protected]]

For more information, contact the Am-bassadors at 250-341-6898, [email protected] or visit our offi ce in the south annex of the Service BC building.

—Submitted by Danny Osborne and Kirsten Harma


Lake Windermere Pulse Check #3*www.lakeambassadors.ca

Th e Ambassadors’ trip to the south station water quality site showed high turbidity levels on June 27. Th e highest readings were at Columbia River, as opposed to Windermere Creek.

With a lucky break in the wet weather for the early morning sam-pling, volunteer of the week John Pitcher exclaims, “Finally, sun-shine! A great day on the lake with Kirsten and Raegan. We got some interesting turbidity readings after yesterdays monsoon runoff .”

Volunteer of the week:John Pitcher

*To volunteer, call (250) 341-6898 or email [email protected]

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Congratulations grads of 2012!

Special congrats to:Jackie, Stephanie, Breton,

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Message from the mayorOn behalf of the council, staff and residents of the District of Invermere, I would like to sincerely congratulate you on the achievement of an im-portant milestone in life — the graduation from high school. As you begin the next stage of your life, whether that is further educa-tion, travelling and adventure, or working to gain experience and to fund future endeavours, I have no doubt that your time and experience at David Th ompson Secondary School has prepared you well.Although, for some of you, leaving Invermere and the Columbia Valley is something you have been looking forward to, this place will remain your true home and — as many people before you have experienced — it will remain a special place that you may one day choose to return to, either as a visitor or eventually to raise your own family.Congratulations and best wishes,

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Message from the MLATh ere is always tremendous excitement that comes with graduation. Th ere is a sense of accomplishment, a sense of new doors opening, but also a sense of friends heading off into diff erent directions. Th ese are things we think about as we attend graduation ceremonies.Th e years ahead will off er very exciting opportunities. Past graduates from our schools have gone on to accomplish a great deal in academics, business, sports and the arts. And this year’s graduates will also have a range of possibilities to pursue, but no accomplishment comes without eff ort.As you prepare for the life ahead of you, it is important that you remember to think of others. You will fi nd that some of your most satisfying moments in life will be in helping others. It may be raising a family, through your profession or through vol-unteer community service, but what you do for others can, and will, improve your quality of life. I hope that you will enjoy your graduation celebrations and I wish you all the best in the future.

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Message from the MPOn behalf of the Government of Canada, I extend my most sincere congratulations to you all on the occasion of your graduation from David Th ompson Secondary School. As you mark this special time in your life, I wish you every success in your future endeavours.

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Message from the SuperintendentI’m very pleased, on behalf of the Board of Education and the staff of the district, to off er sincere congratulations to the graduating class of 2012 at David Th ompson Secondary School. Th is is a very signifi cant milestone for you and it translates to success for you, for your parents and fami-lies, all the teachers, support staff and school leaders who have worked with and supported you over the years, and indeed for our school system and society. Now as you move forward towards realizing your long term goals, all of us who have an interest in seeing your continued achievements send our very best wishes and want you to know how truly important you are. Th e world you are entering is full of challenges; you are the ones we are depending on to meet them, using the considerable knowledge, talent, creativity and critical thinking skills we know that you have and that you continue to refi ne. Remember the impor-tance of hard work, of service, and of honouring those who have so freely given what you need, especially your parents. I have every confi dence you will make your community proud.Congratulations to you all,

Paul CarriereSuperintendent of Schools School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain)


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Alicia Raven Memorial Holly GlassfordBarbara & George Duthie ScholarshipRyan McNeilBendina & Gerry Miller BursaryBlayr LightfootBrent Fredrickson Memorial BursaryTannis HemmelgarnBrisco Riding Club ScholarshipKelsey CampbellCanadian Martyrs Catholic Women’s League BursaryLily and Mary SmithCanadian Mountain Holidays Bugaboo Lodge Bursaries Haley McDonaldCanadian Union of Public Employees Local 440 Bursary Olivia RadSamantha SchagerCarly Jones Memorial ScholarshipRaven Hart-McAllisterCertainTeed Gypsum Canada Windermere Mining Operations Bursary Ciona ThompsonClass of 1978 BursaryTannis HemmelgarnCollege of the Rockies Entrance ScholarshipOlivia RadColumbia Basin Trust and Community Involvement Scholarship Sawyer EllingboeMary SmithCaoimhe AndersonColumbia Power Corporation Bursary Kelsey CampbellColumbia Valley Arts Council BursaryMatt ThomsonDavid Thompson Secondary PACHayden Logan

David Thompson Secondary Alumni Dominique JensenDavid Thompson Secondary ScholarshipBreton TraskDominic HulEast Kootenay Labour CouncilBaxter CranchEdgewater HomecomingMitchell ElliottToni ThierbachEdgewater/Radium Ladies’ Hospital Auxiliary Bursary Marie-Eve TrudelGladys McLean First Nations BursaryMartina ShovarBrandon SamGovernor General’s Award 2011Paul BrownIan Jack Memorial ScholarshipHaley McDonaldInvermere Health Care Auxiliary Scholarship/BursarySamantha SchagerInvermere Oldtimers Hockey TeamRT RiceBrendan SageJ. Alfred Laird BursaryLevi PietroskyJeremy Chambers Memorial Bursary Max RegitnigJohn Wolfe Construction BursariesTannis HemmelgarnKinsmen Club of Windermere Valley BursaryLily and Mary SmithKootenay Savings Community Foundations BursariesJesse RitschShanice Puskaric

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Knights of ColumbusHenry SmithLake Windermere District Lions Club ScholarshipBlake BeggsElizabeth ArifLake Windermere Rod & Gun Club BursaryOlivia RadMary Hoffman Memorial Scholarship Kyra GrocuttMasonic Bursary — Columbia Lodge #38Thomas ClareMinistry of Education District Scholarship Matthew Thomson, Luke Vincent, Jesse Doucette, Katherine Godlien, Thomas Clare, Marie-Eve Trudel, Ciona ThompsonMollie Laird Bursary Riley Von NiessenNancy Tegart Agriculture AwardAlanna WestergaardPanorama Foundation Bursaries (2)Zack OpheimMorgan BialkoskiPanorama Mountain Village Bursaries (1)Julia HalwaPublic Service Alliance of Canada Local 20113Kelsey CampbellMorgan HendryRCMP Columbia Valley Detachment BursaryAdam ReiterRichard Ben Memorial ScholarshipEllen WilkerRonny Barck Memorial BursaryStefen SeelRotary Club of Invermere BursaryAlisha TrozzoBreanna Sass

Rotary Club of Radium Sunrise Scholarship Ryan McNeilRoyal Canadian Legion & Ladies Auxiliary Bursary (Branch 71)Kate GodlienRoyal Canadian Legion & Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship (Branch 71)Lily SmithRoyal Canadian Legion & Ladies Auxiliary Trades Bursary (Branch 71)Ben CarlowSchool District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain) Scholarship Toni ThierbachSobey’s Invermere BursaryErin HillaryKelsey Shaver-ReichenauerTaren Archer Memorial Scholarship Olivia RadTom Sanders Memorial ScholarshipBreanna SassValley Echo BursaryBaxter CranchValley Musicians ScholarshipLuke VincentVerge for Youth Society Entrance Bursary Chelsea PiloteKelsey Shaver-ReichenauerMichael SantiniVerge for Youth Society Entrance Bursary — Open Doors Dana KendallWindermere District Teachers’ BursaryHolly GlassfordWindermere District Teachers’ ScholarshipsAmanda ElwakeelWindermere Farmer’s Institute BursaryStephanie FeldmannWindermere Zone Administrators’ BursaryAlisha Trozzo

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Another year has come to a close and we disperse to the wind for our annual summertime vacation… to the beach… or the hiking trails… or a part-time job… or a summer course… or…Or what? Good question. What is your plan for the coming two months? Does it stretch out before you like an exciting ribbon of op-portunity; or does it lay ahead, misty and diffi cult to envision? Will the days pass without any shape or pur-pose to them? Will you simply let yourself be carried along passively as the days grow shorter? Th is is not to suggest that a little

freedom from a tightly planned ex-istence is a bad thing. In fact, peri-ods of freedom from the fast pace we live are needed. Th ey allow us to refl ect and recharge so we can face our new challenges. I would, how-ever, like to suggest that we stay in the “driver’s seat” even when we are taking a break from it all. Who is driving your bus, and where will the road take you?Summer vacation for our Grade 12s is the beginning of what’s next. For the fi rst time since kindergarten, the month of September is not a done deal. Th ey now must move along into that summer break without end.

For some, the road is clear and leads them into new learning opportuni-ties. For others, that road may be un-certain and diffi cult to imagine, but they have had twelve years of sum-mer break practice and I am confi -dent they will all fi nd their paths. Summer is a metaphor — it is the rest of your life. What will you do with yourself when the time is all your own? Th e nights will begin to chill and the leaves will turn colour. Summer will fade. After all is said and done, my wish is that you can look backward and say that it was a great ride!

Darren DenylukPrincipal of DTSS

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Take this moment. Th is is a big moment. Th is is a day of momentous success. From Colton Seel’s hand-made poker table to Olivia Rad’s fi rst place provincial baton fi nish, individually, we have accomplished so much. Not only as individuals are we amazing, but also as a class we are very unique. Sitting here before you is not your average class 2012. Th ese are some of the most incredible, inspirational, unique adults you will ever meet! And there are a few reasons why... First of all, we are the largest class ever to graduate from David Th ompson Secondary School. Second of all, we are the most attractive grade in all of DTSS history. Did you see us yesterday? Gorgeous men and women. Who else, other than Kyron Weller can pull off a kilt? We are so lucky to have him. And AJ Juras looked stunning in her orange dress and I have so much respect for you for wearing crocks. Th irdly, we have our very own set of triplets. Th ere are many twins in the world, and even in this valley, but not many triplets! And as we all know, this group of triplets is a triple threat. Fourthly, the man-hunt, where there were 80 students on foot eluded 20 drivers to make it all the way from Tim Hor-ton’s to EMP in the dark of night. Finally, here is a story that I think exemplifi es how awesome our grade is. At the beginning and end of every year, the whole school assembles to participate in grade challenges. Most are relays, some are noise challenges but my favourite one of all was a competition for the best chicken dance. Our representative for this event was Mackenzie Pal, and despite his obvious talent, the teachers took a few rounds of this familiar dance to decide the winning grade. Meanwhile my grade decided to take the initia-tive to win, and before I knew it my entire grade stood before the school doing the chicken dance. Obviously, we won. We are not a simple, lazy, reckless group of teenagers; we are innovative and eager and really, re-ally unbelievably good at the chicken dance. So here is a fair warning to the work force, post secondary schools anon and to the rest of the world: watch out. We’re coming.Many of us have been eagerly awaiting and desper-ately denying that this day would come. Most of us, I think, are a mix of both. But regardless of where you stand, today is that big day that we have all been ex-pecting. But remember, this isn’t it. Th ere is so much more out there that we have yet to experience, and we have so many more BIG moments to look forward to. By its very defi nition, graduation is about taking the next step. And that next step is going to be amazing. Here before you today we have future world travellers, hockey stars, doctors, au pairs, engineers, mechanics and even, like Hayden Becker, exotic dancers.We couldn’t dream of any of these things without a little help. We are what we have become thanks to the beautiful minds of those who have raised us. Th ank

you to our teachers and principals for your knowledge and patience. Without Mr. Lucas’ life lessons course, otherwise known as calculus, I don’t know where I would be. And without Mr. Constables animated sto-ries and lessons, I don’t think any of the band students would know how nice men’s bare legs really are. Th ank you to our custodians, volunteers, coaches and ad-ministration staff for all of your time. We would not be assembled here today if it weren’t for all of your hard work. And most importantly, thank you to our families; parents, guardians, aunts and uncles, grandparents, siblings and friends. Th ere aren’t words to express our appreciation and love for you.I stand before you today, as your valedictorian, and you are waiting for me to say something life changing, something smart. I can say, “Follow your dreams,” or “Don’t talk to strangers,” and even “You are what you eat,” but you have heard all of those many times be-fore. So instead, I will share something with you that I have grown up with my entire life.My poppa, who, like many of our grandparents, grew up during the war, has always taught me that educa-tion is the most valuable possession an individual can have. ‘You can take your education with you anywhere you go,” he says, “and no one can take your education

away from you.” I share his wise words with you today for two reasons. Primarily, it encourages us to be life long learners. I don’t mean to come back as a super- grad for twenty or more years, I mean when you are out in the world learn from all of the people you meet and all of the opportunities that you are given. Secondly, the education that we have obtained over 13 amazing years of public school is something to be proud of and confi dent in. Now we are ready to take the education that we have obtained and exercise our knowledge. In the next few years we have a lot to deal with. Overpop-ulation, increasing national debt, and of course global warming are just a few of the major issues. However I am confi dent that with this group of incredible young men and women, we will encourage the change that we need to see happen. We will be the great leaders of our generation. In the words of Jack Layton, one of Canada’s most inspirational leaders, “My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic and we will change the world... "Again, take this moment. Th is is a big moment. Today, right now, we are graduates. Congratulations class of 2012, and thank you.

— Elizabeth Arif (June 28, 2012)

Th e 2012 Valedictorian's AddressElizabeth Arif


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