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July 17th marked the deadline for Kootenay-Columbia NDP candidate Wayne Stetski’s challenge to his op-posing candidates.

Stetski wanted each candidate to nominate a member of their team to join a debate committee, which would co-ordinate debates in each of the eight major communities across the riding. Liberal candidate Don John-ston and Green candidate Bill Green quickly agreed to support the project, making Conservative David Wilks the lone stand-out.

“I am not going to move forward with an NDP suggestion,” Wilks said. “If that is what the NDP want to do, they should do that. That is their strategy, not mine.”

The end result of the committee is to have each candidate attend debates in

Revelstoke, Golden, Invermere, Kim-berley, Cranbrook, Fernie, Creston and Nelson.

In 2011, Wilks attended only three of the seven debates, missing the event in Invermere.

“We will use the same strategy as we did in 2011, which was a winning strat-egy,” Wilks said, not-ing that he earned 57.9 per cent of the vote.

Ultimately, Wilks said he is busy with work as an MP, but he will focus on the election after the writ is dropped, which will happen between late Au-gust and early September.

Wilks’ lack of participation has not halted the debate committee. Rep-resentatives of each candidate met over the weekend to share knowledge

about prospective debates and co-or-dinate schedules.

“I do not get a sense that there is a reluctance to continue because the rest of us at the table all believe that as many people as possible in this rid-ing should get the chance to see all of

the candidates, pref-erably in one place at one time,” John-ston said.

Johnston thinks Wilks does not see eye-to-eye with the rest of the candi-dates on this issue because he is overly

cynical about the potential of debates to win over undecided voters.

“Despite some of the things that Mr. Wilks says about the majority of peo-ple (at debates) already having made up their mind, I know as a voter I go to those debates every time, and I have

never gone into them with an agenda,” Johnston said.

“I have gone to them to get a sense of who was there and what they are bringing to the table.”

Stetski likened the debates to inter-views. He added that Wilks should not assume that, just because he won once, he will perpetually continue to win.

“Ducking debates is simply not good enough,” Stetski said. “The incumbent is asking for his job back, and he has a responsibility to stand beside oth-er candidates and answer questions posed to him by voters.”

Further, Johnston questioned wheth-er Wilks’ approach to debates is the product of his party’s stance.

“I frankly wonder if the Conserva-tives simply do not want their candi-dates out there in unscripted situa-tions, where a real voter might ask a real question,” Johnston said.

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Oxygen levels on July 21st were slightly lower than last week’s results, which may be due to prevailing high water temperatures. (Warm water holds less oxygen than cold water!)

Otherwise, the vital signs in the lake seemed to indicate good overall health. Turbidity is low and native plant life is abundant.

A quote from volunteer of the week, Bill Swan: “I refl ect on the fact that this water is very precious and that we need to do a lot of work around water conservation, climate change, energy and food. So if you are a young person out there thinking about what to do with yourself, look at those four areas, fi nd a way to be involved and make a difference!”

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A request to begin a five-year-long construction period in order to rent out short-term holiday cabins near the Husky gas station was brought to Radium Hot Springs council’s attention last week.

Martin and Karen Wartbichler submitted an application to council on July 9th to develop property at the junction of Highway 93 and Madsen Road for a commercially zoned permit with multiple unit ac-commodations and single family dwellings.

“It’s to allow the construction of five commercial or residential short-term or long-term rental cabins with an area that’s appropriate-ly zoned,” explained Radium chief administrative office Mark Read, noting there were conditions to the permit from Arne Dohlen, direc-tor of planning and development services, such as wildfire mitigation to occur on the forested property.

He informed council the hard surfacing requirements were provid-ed with the request and there are plans to landscape the property.

The Village of Radium Hot Springs has, by resolution, issued a de-velopment permit to the Wartbichlers.

However, Councillor Todd Logan questioned whether there would be sufficient provisions for fire protection, such as fire hydrants.

Read encouraged council to apply a conditional approval that could be subject to staff looking into the requirement for fire protection planning.

“We can look at that if it’s a problem or if we need to negotiate an amendment to that,” added Read. “Usually, the way our hydrant re-quirements are met are when a certain height is included, a certain distance with a certain density. This is certainly low density and there may be a hydrant within the catchment zone, but I can’t speak to that.”

Reinhardt encouraged the Wartbichlers to weigh in, and Martin Wartbichler assured council there’s a water hydrant there.

“It shouldn’t be a bother,” he concluded, noting the development would be gradually built. “We want to put one (cabin) up this year, maybe one next year and so on.”

Mayor Clara Reinhardt was ultimately supportive of the Wartbi-chlers’ new venture and Councillor Ron Verboom asked for addition-al information about the couple’s landscaping plans.

“I like to retain the details of Mother Nature as good as I can,” re-plied Wartbichler. “I don’t want to decrease stuff like that, so if I can keep it coming in, I will.”

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A demand to help safety take flight at the Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook has landed.

On July 21st, Kootenay-Columbia Mem-ber of Parliament David Wilks announced the Government of Canada will be invest-ing $1,027,052 through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program to cover the cost of highly anticipated safety upgrades at the Canadian Rockies Interna-tional Airport in Cranbrook.

Upgrades will include the airport’s airfield lighting, electrical distribution systems, runway guard lights for Taxiways A and B, and airfield apron flood lights.

“The Canadian Rockies International Air-port is a key hub in southeastern British Columbia,” said Wilks. “This investment promotes the safe and efficient movement of passengers and cargo, which will help ensure the right conditions for job creation and economic growth in Southern British Columbia.”

The upcoming work is expected to help ensure safe airfield visibility, runway condi-tions and aerial firefighting.

In addition, the conditions on the runway and taxiways for flight crews, passengers, and employees may be improved — along with air ambulance operations.

“The City of Cranbrook is pleased to be proceeding with this much needed and im-portant project, which will improve safety and reliability of operations at Canadian Rockies International Airport thanks to

the investment of the federal government through the Airports Capital Assistance Program,” said Lee Pratt, mayor of Cran-brook. “This airport connects us to world and supports local businesses in Cran-brook and region. This is an investment not only in air safety, but in the economic foun-dation and potential of the East Kootenay.”

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Upgrades on Luxor Creek bridge result in alternating lane traffic

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Work has begun to build new bridge on Highway 95 over Luxor Creek near Spur Valley.The total contract cost of the work is $3.9 million and has reduced traffic traveling over the

existing old bridge to a single lane (alternating directions). The new bridge, when complete, will be 70 metres in length.

“The project involves removing an existing culvert, which lies under Highway 95, and re-placing it with a new bridge that will provide more capacity for the creek water to flow during high volume periods,” said Ministry of Transport public affairs officer Sonia Lowe, adding that the new bridge will increase the safety and reliability of the crossing.

Work on the bridge is already underway and is scheduled to be completed next spring. The company carrying out the work is Tybo Contracting Ltd, which has its headquarters in Langley, B.C. Construction work and the single alternating lane will mean slightly increased driving times (by just a few minutes) between Golden and Invermere for the duration of the summer and quite possibly next spring as well.

The Luxor Creek bridge project is part of B.C. on the Move, the province’s official 10-year transportation plan.The provincial plan will see more than $800 million spent during the next three years on projects to renew existing highways, bridges and side roads.

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Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada have released a 12-page plan for the environment, and by extension, the economy.

The plan came partly in response outcry from Conservative and NDP candidates that the Liberal Party had failed to establish any concrete cam-paign points leading up to the October 19th election. According to Kootenay-Columbia Liberal candidate Don John-ston, Trudeau’s plan offers a clear, unique direction for Canadian environ-mental policy.

“The Conservative government has not taken what I would call a sensible approach to the environment,” John-ston said. “We need to create a method within government to build cleaner, better, smarter and more environmen-tally friendly ways of doing things.”

Since 2006, the federal government

under Stephen Harper has contributed over $17 billion in funding for various environmental initiatives, programs and developments. But, according to Johnston, the Liberal plan is about more than just throwing money at a problem.

“Rather than the amount you spend, it is the effectiveness of what you have been doing, and how that con-nects to resolving is-sues around climate change,” Johnston said.

One key point within the Liberal environ-mental plan is improv-ing the scientific back-ing of environmental assessments for a wide range of projects. Johnston said it is an issue of credibility and public trust, first and foremost.

“People are suspicious,” Johnston said. “I think they (the Conservative

Party) are making ideological decisions as opposed to treating environmental policies with sci-entific risk assessments. I think if we don’t have environmental assessment and other tools that are built on science, we do not have the trust in terms of people believing that the environmental assessment was effective and

thorough.”Another major announcement within

the Liberal plan is the Canada Green Investment Bond, which is a fund for small companies that are setting up and investing in clean energy projects and technology. Johnston said the fund would encourage Canadians to get in-volved in the growing environmental sector, which he believes Canadian

companies can lead. According to in-

cumbent Conser-vative candidate David Wilks, the Canada Green Invest-ment Bond is just another example of Trudeau and the Lib-erals recycling Con-

servative policies. “That is typical of the Liberal Party,

that they choose to say a lot of rhetoric to the electorate prior to an election, but the fact is... we continue to move forward with strong environmental policy,” Wilks said. “Whether it is green technology such as wind power or so-lar power, there are federal programs that have been put in place to allow companies to move forward.”

Wilks said while jobs in new sectors should be supported, it is important to remember where many people in the riding work. He added that the

forestry industry is a mainstay of the Kootenay-Columbian economy and the companies that drive the industry ac-tually take care of the environment ef-fectively.

“We have found a great balance when it comes to working with the environ-ment and natural resource extraction,” Wilks said. “(forestry companies) have the most to lose if they do not treat the environment properly, and they are the greatest stewards of the environment, because they rely on regrowth.”

Ultimately, Johnston said the two par-ties fundamentally disagree about the urgency of reforming economic poli-cies to protect the environment.

“Mr. Harper keeps making comments about how nobody is going to take ac-tion around natural resource develop-ment if it means added cost to a proj-ect,” Johnston said. “He completely misses the fact that the costs of not do-ing something are in my opinion much more catastrophic than the cost of do-ing something.”

Johnston concluded by noting the strength of the future Canadian econ-omy will be dictated by what is done to reduce Canada’s environmental foot-print now.

“This whole notion that it is either the economy or the environment needs to be turned on its head,” Johnston said. “The two are absolutely inter-linked.”

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A University of British Columbia post doctoral re-searcher is trying to figure out why water resources in the Columbia Basin seem to be on the decline.

“We’re trying to understand how climate change is go-ing to affect water resources in the Basin,” researcher Janice Branhey told The Echo. “Water does seem to be declining and I want to understand why.”

The spark for Branhey’s research came from a data gap analysis she conducted for the Columbia Basin Trust a few years ago (“there were an alarming num-ber of unknowns,” she said). This summer is seeing her project’s first work on the ground.

The research involves a two-pronged approach. The initial part looks at glacial contribution to lakes in what

Branhey calls a space-for-time analysis, examining lakes that have recently lost a glacier feeding into them; lakes that are fed from stable glaciation; lakes that are just about to loose a feeding glacier; and lakes that have not had a feeding glacier for hundreds of years.

Branhey is looking at a number of variables in the lakes affecting water quality, water availability and water ecol-ogy, such as temperature, in-flow-evaporation ratios, conductivity, PH, nutrients and species composition.

The other part of the two-pronged approach involves taking sediment cores from lake beds to see how they’ve changed through hundreds of years.

“Both of these approaches together will give us a road map of where we’re going and hopefully will give us an idea of how to correspondingly manage water resourc-es,” said Brahney.

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The Columbia Valley Community Directed

Funds (CVCDF) program, which has been in place for the past three years, is now complete.

The CVCDF Committee is comprised of the five RDEK Columbia Valley Directors and five community mem-bers, and was given $600,000 from Columbia Basin Trust to fund various projects that benefited the valley as a whole.

At our most recent meeting, we distrib-uted the remaining funds (approximately $40,000) to the Family Resource Centre with the goal of increasing affordable housing in the valley.

In addition we have provided funding

for the following projects;• Invest Kootenay • Greenways Legacy Trail • Branding and Marketing

in the Columbia Valley • Permanent Resident Re-

tention and Attraction The Committee has worked

very hard at bringing a re-gional lens to the valley.

Moving forward, the Trust will continue to work with the

Committee, which will focus its work in two areas: (1) when larger projects come forward to the Trust for funding, we will have the opportunity to provide feedback through an online forum, and (2) the Trust wants to support and enhance the strate-gic work of the committee.

We will continue to meet quarterly. The

aim of these meetings is to think and work strategically on how we can move the valley forward for the long-term ben-efit of those that are here today and into the future.

So, although the structure of the pro-gram has changed, good things will still be happening.

I will continue on as chair of the Com-mittee and the other members include Dee Conklin as vice chair, Craig Knapp, John Rouse, Rick Thompson, Melanie Sam, Gerry Wilkie, Ute Juras, Clara Re-inhardt and Gerry Taft. I look forward to continuing to work with the group for the benefit of the Valley.

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

Changes in the Columbia Valley Community Directed Funds Program

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The SunMine project in Kimberley (see page 8) is putting Invermere’s neighbour to the south on the map as a leader in Canadian solar technology.

Although it’s a very small project that produces enough electricity to power just 200 homes, SunMine becoming an operational solar facility is really excit-ing news. It’s just one more example that the quest for more efficient energy sources minus the environmental dam-age that comes hand in hand with burn-ing fossil fuels is making progress.

Last month, Hawaii set the goal of

generating 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources. A new law man-dates all of the state’s electricity must come from renewable resources no later than 1945.

According to Blue Planet Founda-tion, which drafted the legislation, it’s thought this goal can be achieved ear-lier, by 2030. And to make sure the tar-get can be reached, there is an interim requirement to reach 30 per cent renew-able electricity by 2020 and 70 per cent by 2040.

As a small group of tropical islands in the middle of the Pacific, Hawaii obvi-ously has a leg up when it comes to har-nessing sun and wind, but Blue Planet

Foundation’s president makes a valuable point: “Hawaii is sending a signal to the world that 100 percent renewable energy isn’t just a vision, it’s a commitment.”

Also last month, a team of Michigan State University researchers revealed they’ve developed a fully transparent solar concentrator that could turn any sheet of glass (like a smartphone screen) into a photovoltaic solar cell. Windows could become solar collecting surfaces without obstructing the view (find The Future is Clear on YouTube). Forget solar farms and facilities — this could mean solar cities… a solar civilization.

Soaking up the sun is making more and more sense.

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What’s the most interesting wildlife you’ve seen in the Columbia Valley?

“We see a lot of skunks in town. Where I come from, there are not a lot of skunks. Since I have been living here, I have become very familiar with their ways.”

Silena Ann Ewen

“Just the mountain goats in Radium.”

Darren and Linelle Stall

“Wolverine. It was the strangest thing and I couldn’t fi gure out what the creature was. It wasn’t a badger, it was a wolverine.”

Peggie Barrett and Annie McIlvain

NEXT WEEK’S QUESTION:Will MP David Wilks’ decision not

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Dear Editor:

Re: Norm Macdonald’s MLA Report in the July 22nd Invermere Valley Echo.The potential to Canada and British Columbia of LNG development is far too

great to be a politically partisan issue. Let’s go through fi ve signifi cant factors. First off, the Petronas project, with tens of billions of dollars of investment,

is not asking for minimal or no taxes. It is requiring only that the specifi ed tax rate be stable and allow for return of this massive long-term capital in-vestment. This is not unreasonable, but a win-win situation for both parties.

Secondly when considering socio-economic benefi t, one has to bear in mind that the majority of this gas is British Columbia’s and its production and development is already paying multi-millions of dollars in royalties to the B.C. taxpayer. With the fading U.S. market, overseas marketing off this valuable commodity for both existing and large, future potential is essential.

Thirdly with regards to jobs, one of the reasons developers like Canada is for its large supply of highly skilled trained and potentially trainable trades-men. These employment opportunities will go fi rst to British Columbians and Canadians. This does not have to be rigidly stated in the contractual agreement.

Fourthly, the government has announced 28 First Nations along the pipe-line route are onside. Unlike Northern Gateway, there is no oil spill risk. These isolated northern communities need economic development to re-place government handouts.

The fi fth and fi nal point is the global environment. Much of this natural gas product will go to Asia and replace the burning of coal, which has far higher GHG emissions.

Those are my thoughts. Come on British Columbia, let’s get onside with this amazing opportunity.

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The title “bladder-wort” suggests a

rather unpleasant medical condition rather than an aquatic plant.

In fact, if it were not for the unfortunate name and the fact that bladderworts exist for most of their life cycle just beneath the sur-face of the water (and are easy to miss), they would get a lot more attention.

The Utricularia or bladderwort genus is a sprawling brood, consisting of 233 (all carnivorous) species. Some are aquatic, and the other 80 per cent are terrestrial, living in wet soil.

Bladderworts are a successful bunch, and can be found on every continent except Antarctica. The species found in our area are the Greater/Common bladderworts and Lesser bladder-worts (aquatic).

These unique plants don’t have clear-ly defi ned roots; they fl oat freely in the water unattached to worldly cares. But what’s really fascinating about the bladderwort is the tiny apparatus they are named after.

Formerly the “bladders” were thought to be some sort of fl oatation device. Upon closer study, it was discovered

they are actually how the plant feeds!

The bladders are modi-fi ed leaves that have been called “the most sophis-ticated carnivorous trap-ping mechanisms to be found anywhere in the plant kingdom.”

Take that Venus fl y traps! The little stomach-like mechanisms can digest

things such as water fl eas, nematodes, and even prey as large as fi sh fry de-pending on the species.

Bladderwort can have hundreds of traps on a single stem. The way they work is by pumping water out of the bladder. This creates a vacuum that increases until no more water can be pumped out. The trapdoor portion of the bladder is rigged with several antenna-like protuberances that are super-sensitive triggers.

When a victim gets too close and touch-es these, the seal on the vacuums breaks and the little creature is sucked into the bladder to be digested faster than it can blink — less than a millisecond. (Five hundred times faster than a Venus fl y trap!) Invertebrates are often attracted to the sugars bladderworts secrete as bait.

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Richard RolkeSenior reporter and columnist at the Vernon Morning Star. A recipient of numerous community honours, he has been a respected voice in the North Okanagan for 25 years.

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Editor’s note: This is the third op-ed by Fair-mont Hot Springs resident Doug Clovechok, who is the BC Liberal regional director for the East and West Kootenays, and the president of the BC Liberal Columbia River Revelstoke Rid-ing Association. Readers are invited to email [email protected] with any questions or hot-button issues they would like Mr. Clovechok to address.

Over the past few weeks I have shared

with you some of the amazing success sto-ries that the BC Liberal government has achieved for British Columbians and I have appreci-ated both the positive feedback and the constructive criticism I have received.

I would like to thank you for your questions and I am excited to tackle one of these — the question related to the growth of our provincial debt between 2001 and 2015 and if this growth reflected poorly on the BC Liberals economic track record. (Question: When the Liberals were first elected in 2001, the provincial debt stood at $23.1 billion. Over the last 14 years, this number has increased to over $40 billion. How can the Liberals claim that they are the most fiscally prudent party given their economic track record?)

When I started to think about this issue, I realized that by just comparing 2001 and 2015 debt numbers without adjusting for economic factors (growth) does not help us arrive at an accurate answer! I also real-ized that, in part, this very important issue would be best answered, not by politicians or those associated with political parties, but by those who make their livings rating governments and businesses around the world.

For example, economists at Moody’s, one of the most well-respected credit rating agencies in the world, have again affirmed our province’s economic standing by giving us a AAA stable credit rating — the highest possible. What this rating does is give the province a much lower interest rate on the money we borrow, therefore saving millions on debt reduction.

B.C. is one of only three provinces in Canada to

achieve this rating and the fact that B.C. is the only province in Canada that has balanced its budget three years in a row helped secure the AAA rating.

This AAA rating, in many ways, is like you and I having our local bank or cred-it union manager tell us that we have an excellent personal credit rating. That means we can borrow money to do the things that we feel are best for our families while prudently staying within our spending means. How did we earn the excellent personal credit

rating? Simple. We pay our bills and we have demon-strated that what we earn is not only capable of pay-ing off our debts, but that what we earn also has the ability to grow into the future.

The same is true with a province. The provincial “salary” is called the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which, in simple terms, means the total value of all goods and services produced domestically by a province during a year. Add this total number to the amount we owe and you get what is called the “debt-to-GDP ratio” (how much we owe compared to what we earn).

The size of the provincial debt most certainly factors into the ratio. In order to understand how this factors, we must examine what I call “credit card debt.”

In provincial terms, this type of debt results from government borrowing to finance the annual opera-tions of government, which does not increase the GDP and results in an ever-increasing debt-to-GDP ratio.

The fact of the matter is that, in 2001, the BC Liberals inherited mas-sive amounts of “credit card debt” that the NDP had accumulated in the 1990s and we have had to work hard to pay off this debt.

Since 2001, we have been building our economy with a new vision and borrowing principals. The kind of debt that we have borrowed is not

the old “credit card debt,” but debt that allows us to invest in capital projects and infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, highways and bridges, etc. that, in turn, contribute to growth in British Columbia’s GDP.

This is no different than a business borrowing to in-vest in their future growth or an individual borrowing to buy a house, knowing they will have the personal “GDP” to pay it off over time.

There is no question the provincial debt we have today is greater than the debt we had in 2001. Yet, there is also no doubt that the type of debt we have is different.

There is no question that our economic strength, our GDP, is light years ahead of where it was in 2001, meaning that we have a greater capacity to not only to pay off our debt, but continue to grow our GDP. Just this week, the Minister of Finance announced that the BC Liberal government will post, for 2014, a $1.68 billion surplus — a surplus that will be applied directly to our debt!

None of us want debt or like it, and we all aspire to be debt-free. But, in reality, during our working lives and when we are raising our children, it is necessary to borrow and amortize debt over a long period and plan to be out of debt by retirement‎. Provincial gov-ernments don’t ever get to “retirement.” They must borrow to maintain and build infrastructure, and that is the debt we have today — not the credit card debt the NDP incurred in the 1990s.

Doug Clovechok can be contacted at [email protected].

Promises made, promises kept: B.C.’s debt

Doug Clovechok

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THE BLADDERWORT from A6

Invertebrates are often attracted to the sugars bladderworts secrete as bait. Less of a sweet treat and more of a sour end!

Bladderworts provide food for fish, muskrats and waterfowl and cover for fish and aquatic invertebrates.

Their small bright yellow flow-ers emerge in late summer, so look for them in wetlands or calm ar-eas of lake. We hope you have had fun learning a little more about the plants in our lake.

Beneath The Surface is based on the principle that there is often more to know than what is visible from the “surface” of an issue. If there is something that concerns you about the lake and you want to get to the “bottom of it,” call Lake Windermere Ambassadors program co-ordinator Megan Peloso at 250-341-6898 or email [email protected] and inspire the next column!

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Rachel Darvill of Wildsight-Golden, identifying a blad-derwort at a recent workshop in Invermere. Photo taken by Megan Peloso


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With funding for the project minimal, and so far only enough to last for the proj-ect’s first summer, Brahney has recently wrapped up a crowdfunding campaign to help extend the project. In the meantime, she’s seeking citizen volunteers to help her carry out the work.

“Basically, we’re looking for volunteers to help collect precipitation samples, both rain and snow, as well as stream and lake sample from places they hike to throughout the basin,” she said.

To learn more about the project check out janicebrahney.weebly.com/ecohydrology.html or instrumentl.com/campaigns/janicebrahney. To reach Brahney about the volunteer data collec-tion, contact [email protected] .

OMMUNITYCRare bird spotted in Columbia Wetlands

Breanne [email protected]

This summer’s first sighting of a rare great egret in the Columbia Wetlands has evoked great excitement for some.

Local biologist and ornithologist Cam Gillies confirmed the elusive find from a photograph taken by a participant while on a tour of the wetlands with Blazin Trailz Adventurz (which operates out of Fairmont Hot Springs) on Sunday, July 19th.

Gillies added the great egret is a bird that is rarely found in the Columbia Valley. “In the bird checklist, which was published in 1997, there are three records (of

this species) for the Columbia Valley. There have only been a few since then,” explained Gillies, noting the great egret species is typically found in the southern United States of America. “They seem to have this habit of showing up at this time of year.”

The great egret — also known as the common or large egret, as well as the great white heron — inhabits tropical regions of the world and southern Europe.

“It’s safe to say there are maybe only half a dozen, fewer than 10, records for the Columbia Valley,” said Gillies, noting the great egret species adventures out of its home after breeding. “It’s a more tropical bird than what we’re used to seeing…

the great thing about great egrets is that they’re really obvious to spot because they are really big and they are white, so it’s a great bird to look out for in the wet-lands. It’s an exciting sighting.”

A species on record for having been spotted only a handful of time in the Columbia Valley, a great egret was seen in the local wetlands on July 19th. Photo by Thor

SunMine means bright future for KimberleysuBMitted

City of Kimberley

The City of Kimberley is pleased to announce that Sun-Mine is commercially operational. The 1.05 MW (mega-watt) solar project is B.C.’s first grid-connected solar facility, as well as being Canada’s largest project to use solar trackers.

SunMine consists of 4,032 solar-cell modules mounted on 96 trackers which follow the sun’s movement, there-by maximizing solar exposure. The German-engineered trackers provide as much as 38 per cent more energy than a fixed system.

The trackers capitalize on the electricity generated during the morning and evening, peak demand times when BC Hydro has the greatest need for electricity and pays a premium for it.

Production data since June 22nd confirms that the en-ergy being generated by the SunMine is exceeding the modeled design potential.

According to Kimberley Mayor Don McCormick, “Sun-Mine is a great example of the resiliency of our commu-nity. We are thriving and pursuing new and innovative directions. Although SunMine is the largest solar facility in BC, it is relatively small. As the SunMine proves its potential, the City of Kimberley is looking to expand it and have already had several inquiries from prospective partners.” SunMine is supplying enough electricity to the BC Hydro grid to power approximately 200 homes.

“SunMine is a symbol of Kimberley’s commitment to the environment. When Kimberley’s mineral resources were depleted, we took advantage of our solar poten-tial and developed a new resource which is renewable,” said Scott Sommerville, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Kimberley. Kimberley receives the most sun-shine in B.C. (over 300 days per year), and the commu-nity-owned SunMine is well suited to capitalize on these clear and sunny conditions.

“Innovative, private clean energy projects have helped power B.C. since the 1980s and are a cornerstone of B.C.’s energy policy,” said Minister Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines. “The Sun Mine project has the po-tential to spur interest in development of other solar projects, bringing more jobs and economic benefits to communities across B.C.”

Teck provided use of the land and site infrastructure as well as a $2 million contribution towards the project. SunMine is located on Teck’s former Sullivan Mine site, which has been fully reclaimed.

“Participating in SunMine reflects both Teck’s commit-ment to supporting local communities, even after mining has ceased, and our focus on expanding the use of alter-native energy,” said Don Lindsay, President and CEO of Teck. “We’re proud to be contributing to the long-term prosperity of Kimberley and commend the City for their entrepreneurial spirit.”

The City of Kimberley gratefully acknowledges the support of Columbia Basin Trust and the Southern In-terior Development Initiative Trust and the Province’s $1 million contribution through the Innovative Clean Energy Fund.

The SunMine project was conceived and supported by the Vancouver-based EcoSmart Foundation. “I’m ex-tremely pleased that SunMine’s initial operation con-firms the expected performance benefits of the project’s innovative design,” said EcoSmart CEO Michel de Spot. “Solar energy is one of the fastest growing industries in North America and its potential in BC is exceptional. EcoSmart is proud to have collaborated with Teck and Kimberley on this innovative project.”

Free public tours of SunMine are being offered several times per day from July 31st to August 5th. To sign up for tours, visit sunmine.ca or call the Kimberley Visitor Centre at 778-481-1891.

More information on the project can be found at sun-mine.ca.

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STEVE [email protected]

A group of Kootenay residents recently attended a conference on physical literacy and are now more charged up than ever to help kids get active in what they see as the right way.

Nakusp kinesiologist, Kootenay Sufferfest Society president and Pacifi cSport Columbia Basin (an ath-letics focused Columbia Basin non profi t organiza-tion) representative Janis Neufeld, College of the Rockies East Kootenay teacher education program representative Sandi Lavery, Trail Gymnastic club representatives Amy Shields and Nicola Marynowski, and Nelson Regional Sports Council executive direc-tor Kim Palfenier were at the International Physical Literacy Conference in Vancouver earlier this June where more than 400 Canadians gathered to discuss what exactly physical literacy is and how it can be better incorporated by communities, schools, clubs and recreation organizations.

“It’s a hard thing to defi ne, but for me, I think of it (physical literacy) as the A-B-Cs of movement. The basic foundation that is common to virtually all sports and activities,” said Mrs. Neufeld. “I’ve spent my whole life trying to get people fi t and active. And now, there’s a lot of new research coming out, and what they’re fi nding is if kids have exposure to a broad range of activity they actually do much better than if they specify in one sport at a young age. This is really important.”

The idea of physical literacy — and of giving kids a little bit of every activity (or even unstructured ac-tivity) rather than specializing in certain activities (such attending week-long hockey camps or joining soccer teams) at a young age — runs counter to how many parents have introduced their kids to sports for decades, and incorporating such changes into physical education classes at schools could be a big change, but one Mrs. Neufeld says is worth making.

“I really want to see schools and physical educa-

tion teachers adopt this more and not have it be, ‘Okay this week we’ll be playing volley-ball, and here’s how to do a volleyball serve and here’s how to return the serve’ and instead have it less struc-tured and maybe more fun for the kids,” she said. “I grew up with the old way, pick one sport and then practice, prac-tice. For me that was swim-ming. So I never really learned how to throw a ball because I was so busy swimming. And, since kids are generally shy about what they’re not good at, I stayed away from sports that required me to throw a ball. And so I’m only now fi -nally learning to throw a ball as an adult. Which is kind of ridiculous, considering how I’m a pretty active person.”

Mrs. Neufeld told The Echothat increasing physical lit-eracy doesn’t mean never specializing in a sport, but that in her opinion, it’s better to save that until kids are high school age.

“So if you’re really young and you love soccer that’s great, but instead of doing soccer camp after soccer camp after soccer camp, let’s get you doing some soccer, but also get you on the cross country running team, and into parkour and gymnastics. Then when you get to high school and you want to get into soc-cer in a big way, you’ll have such a great overall ath-letic foundation, not just a great set of soccer skills,” she said.

Kootenay region residents are particularly well-placed to put physical literacy into action, given the wide range of activities available throughout the

changing season (nordic and downhill skiing or ice skating in winter, biking and standup paddling board-ing in the summer, and so on), according to Mrs. Neufeld.

“We have such a great environment, let’s use that environment,” she said. “It’s okay to live in small communities where your kids don’t have access to the highest levels of training for every single sport. In fact, it’s a good thing, since it encourages kids to get out and try a lot of different things.”

Mrs. Neufeld said the next step for the conference at-tendees is to encourage their communities, schools, clubs and recreation organizations to adopt the prin-ciples and methodology of physical literacy, and to try to infl uence decision makers in health, education and sport to adopt and embrace physical literacy.

Pictured from left to right are Nicole Marynowski, Amy Shields, Janis Neufeld, Kim Palfenier, and Sandi Lavery —the handful of Kootenay residents who attended the International Physical Literacy Conference held in Vancouver in June. -Photo submitted

New approach to athletic development catching onPORTSS

BREANNE [email protected]

A social responsibility to improve programs and services has opened up new horizons for Kootenay communities.

The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) delivered nearly $22 million in programming and ser-vices during the 2014-15 year to strengthen the region’s social, economic and environ-mental well-being.

Throughout the course of the 2014-15 year, the CBT contributed $17 million in new loans to businesses within the region and earned revenues greater than $29 million.

“Because of the strong performance of our investments, our revenues were higher than anticipated, which means we were able to offer more programs and services to Basin residents,” said Neil Muth, CBT president and chief executive offi cer. “Moving into the future, we look forward to having even greater impact on well-being in the region.”

The Waneta Expansion in Trail began operating this spring, which is expected to have a positive impact on the CBT’s future revenues as well as their stocks and bonds, local real estate and Basin-based business loans.

There has been a major focus on public engagement with Basin residents to fi nd out what’s important to them and how the CBT should focus its efforts best. Roughly 3,000 people provided insight during the process and the CBT plans to use the solicited infor-mation to set priorities and manage spending in the area.

Read more about the Trust’s performance in its 2014/15 Annual Service Plan Report at cbt.org/annualreport.

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A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years

REMEMBER WHEN?

55 years ago (1960): A 165-trailer car-

avan stopped at David Thompson Memorial Park at the Crossroads. The trailers displayed license plates from ev-ery state in the union, except for Hawaii. It was all part of the an-nual Wally Byam Cara-van Tour, which always went through parts of Canada.

50 years ago (1965): Branch 71, Royal

Canadian Legion, held a mortgage burning event in Invermere, which drew attendees from Michel, Natal, Kimberley and Edgewater. The match was struck by Legion Charter Member Ernest Ede of Windermere.

45 years ago (1970): Hecher’s Motel

in Invermere was pur-chased by Mr. and Mrs. Lane. Still, Mrs. Hecher, Formally of England, said she planned on staying in Invermere. “I couldn’t think of living anywhere but in our beautiful val-ley,” she said.

35 years ago (1980): B.C’s Lands,

Parks, and Housing Min-ister James Chabot, for-mally opened the new $840,000 Athalmer over-head on the Athalmer-Invermere Road. The bridge, over the Canadi-an Paci� c Railway tracks, eliminated the crossing over the highway.

30 years ago (1985): Al Chapman, a

long-time industrial edu-cation teacher at DTSS, was elected president of the Windermere Dis-trict Teacher’s Associa-tion. Chapman said he would, “seek to redress the � nancial restraints placed by government on education.”

20 years ago (1995): Sign vandalism

in Invermere had pub-lic of� cials frustrated. Gene Sobolewski, In-vermere’s director of municipal works esti-mated taxpayers had shelled out $4,500 thus far in 1995 alone to re-place signs vandals had defaced or moved to dif-ferent locations around

town. “It seems to be quite an ongoing event that occurs every week-end,” Sobolewski said.

15 years ago (2000): The Village of

Radium Hot Springs re-cieved a $50,000 provin-cial beauti� cation grant, which could be used on projects like wheelchair ramps, pathway paving, accessible washrooms and lighting. MLA Jim Doyle presented Ra-dium Mayor Greg Deck with the cheque, not-ing how pleased he was with the state of the vil-lage already. “They de-serve a lot of credit,” Doyle said.

10 years ago (2005): Six local partici-

pants raced their hearts out at the Windermere Loop Triathlon. Kelly Jamison of Invermere was the best of the group, � nishing 34th out of approximately 250 racers. Right behind her, Windermere’s Mar-got Paterson and Inver-mere’s Michelle Weis � nished 36th and 39th respectively.

2011 — The Simpsons soap box derby team

rounded the bend and headed for the fi nish

line during a soap box derby at Valley

Appreciation Day. The team beat out chal-

lengers in RONA built soap box cars.

ECHO FILE PHOTO

BREANNE [email protected]

The Village of Radium Hot Springs and the Regional District of East Koo-tenay (RDEK) have spent several years discussing the possibility of acquiring a water truck to shuttle water to the surrounding communities who are cop-ing with emergency areas that do not have fi re hydrants.

The RDEK approached the Village of Radium Hot Springs to develop a strat-egy for fi re protection outside of its’ boundaries to support their mutual aid agreements with other communities.

“This is specifi cally because we pro-

vide support halfway to Edgewater and to Dry Gulch, so essentially, we provide fi re protection to where the boundary is for Shuswap territory because every-thing past that becomes Invermere,” ex-plained mayor Clara Reinhardt, adding the municipality would contribute fi ve per cent of the capital cost of buying the fi re truck. “It’s going to be a basic wa-ter truck so that we can bring water to the site because all of our equipment is based on having access to fi re hydrants and if we have to go out and attend a fi re in any of the outlying areas, they don’t have fi re hydrants, so we have to be able to take water with us and have the equipment so that we can pump out

of the nearest water source, whether that’s a river or a creek.”

There have been a wide variety of ideas fl oating between the RDEK and the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

“The possible need for a new water tender in Radium to serve the rural ar-eas was highlighted as a priority proj-ect by the RDEK Board of Directors,” Sanford Brown, RDEK manager, build-ing and protective services, wrote by e-mail. “We are currently working with the Village of Radium Hot Springs to evalu-ate the need and consider options.”

But there are some priorities that rank high for the village.

“The plan is to also have a submers-

ible pump so that we can also drop in directly from the creek or the pond, depending on where the fi re is,” added Ms. Reinhardt.

Previously, the Village of Radium Hot Springs has dealt with fi res with the sup-port of their peers (surrounding munici-palities) who loan out their water trucks.

“It’s on the work plan on the RDEK strategic plan,” she said. “Probably in the next year or two.”

But ultimately, the RDEK will be re-sponsible for setting up a timeline on this project.

“We do not have a project cost or completion date at this time,” conclud-ed Mr. Brown.

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THURSDAY, JULY 30TH

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Free Live Music at Pothole Park every Thursday.

• 5:30 - 8 p.m.: Groundswell Community Greenhouse volunteer opportunity to get your hands dirty. Runs Thursdays to the end of July. For more information contact [email protected] or call 250-342-3337.

• 7 p.m.: Texas Hold ‘em Tournament $35 buy in, every Thursday at Invermere Legion.

FRIDAY, JULY 31ST

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

• 1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at Invermere senior’s hall, $2. Everyone welcome.

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Long weekend Music and Market on Main, July 31st - August 1st. Music on Main starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk from June 19th to Sept. 11th every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Branko Marjanovic exhibition.

• 6 p.m.: Chicken and pork rib dinner at the Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended call 250-342-9517. BBQ/Smoker Raffl e.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST

• 8 a.m - 4 p.m.: Garage sale at Lions den in Fairmont, 5003 Hot Springs Road.

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Legion Summer market, Saturdays at the Invermere Legion. Crafts, baking, used books, hot dog concession and more.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Invermere Farmers and Artists Market, downtown Invermere.

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Muppets Most Wanted.

• 3 p.m.: 1975 - 40 year DTSS Class Reunion at Coy’s Golf Course. Dinner 6 p.m. Golf and dinner $31.95+tax. Just Dinner $19.95+tax. Contact Sonia 250-422-9201 to make reservation.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND

• 8 a.m - 4 p.m.: Garage sale at Lions Den in Fairmont, 5003 Hot Springs Road.

• 9 -11 a.m.: Pancake Breakfast every Sunday at the Edgewater Legion.

• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Fairmont Farmer’s Markets on Sundays at Fairmont Ridge Mall, until August 16th.

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Art in the Park at Pothole Park, Invermere display and sale. 12 - 2 p.m. Live music by Marty/Eli. Smarty Pants at 2 - 4 p.m. All free admission.

MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD

• 6:30 p.m.: Mondays in July and August, drop-in Ultimate Frisbee for adults/youth (15+) at Laird Elementary Field. Free of charge & beginners welcome. No equipment required.

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Big Hero 6.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH

• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the Invermere Health Unit. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Confi dential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH


FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Music and Market on Main every Friday until August 28th. Music on Main starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows 20 new painters. 20 new paintings on exhibition, August 7th - 8th.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk from June 19th to September 11th every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

• 6 p.m.: Roast beef dinner at the Invermere Legion with live music by Ted Alexander. $15/person. Reservations recommended call 250-342-9517.

• 7 - 10 p.m.: Fresh Fridays Open Mic at Pynelogs. Showcasing young talent from the valley. All ages, licensed bar. First Friday of every month.

• 10 p.m.: Hoodoo Grill hosts The Steadies. No cover.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH

• 8 a.m.: 20th annual Loop the Lake. Visit loopthelake.bc.ca

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Legion Summer market, Saturdays at the Invermere Legion.

Crafts, baking, used books, hot dog concession and more.


• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Headwaters Art show at Fairmont Lion’s Den.• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: The Art of Five art show being held at the CPR Lodge, 1720 - 4th Avenue, Invermere, featuring art from three local artists and two artists from the Purcell Mountain painters.

• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.: 7th Annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour August 8th - 9th. Explore artists’ studios, museums, art galleries, and heritage sites through this free, self-guided tour within the Columbia Basin. Visit cbculturetour.com or call 250-505-5505 or 1-877-505-7355 for more information.

• 12 p.m.: 39th Annual Lakeside Paragliding event. Hang glider and para glider pilots take off from Mt.Swansea and land in water targets at James Chabot Beach.

• 6 p.m.: Live music by Ted Alexander at Invermere Legion. Meat Draw and 50/50.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH

• 8 a.m.: Lake Windermere open water swim starting at James Chabot Provincial Park/ Athalmer beach.

• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Fairmont Farmer’s Markets on Sundays at Fairmont Ridge Mall, until August 16th.• 9 -11 a.m.: Pancake Breakfast every Sunday at the Edgewater Legion.

MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH

• 6:30 p.m.: Mondays in July and August, drop-in Ultimate Frisbee for adults/youth (15+) at Laird Elementary Field. Free of charge & beginners welcome. No equipment required.

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm The Boxtroll.


• 12 p.m.: Senior’s Lunch at the Invermere Legion. $5 at the door. RSVP by calling 250-342-9281 ext 1227 or emailing [email protected]


FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Music and Market on Main every Friday until August 28th. Music on Main starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Client Photos Become Artist Creations

exhibition till August 14 - 15.


SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH

• Radium Public Library’s Teddy Bear Picnic at Legends Field. Visit radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Legion Summer market, Saturdays at the Invermere Legion. Crafts, baking, used books, hot dog concession and more.


SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH

• 9 -11 a.m.: Pancake Breakfast every Sunday at the Edgewater Legion.

• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Fairmont Farmer’s Markets on Sundays at Fairmont Ridge Mall, until August 16th.

MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Dinosaur Island.


• 5 - 8 p.m.: Free Live Music at Pot-hole Park every Thursday.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Music and Market on Main every Friday till August 28th. Music on Main starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Armand F. Vallee exhibition, August 21st - 22nd.


HOURS

INVERMERE LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m • Wednesday: 10 a.m - 8 p.m.• Thurs – Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m.

RADIUM LIBRARY

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

WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM

• Everyday: 10 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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

RADIUM THRIFT STORE

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


CLUES ACROSS 1. Malay sailboats 6. Beach material 10. Heroic tale 14. Peers 15. Unseen 17. Plucking implement 19. Radioactivity unit 20. Stamping device 21. Quake 22. Foot (Latin) 23. Living body covering 24. Turfs 26. Gate swinging devices 29. Nail 31. Sharp bodily pain 32. Status equality 34. Horse height measure 35. Political Asylum Research &

Documentation Service 37. 20’s - 30’s art design 38. Payment (abbr.) 39. Food grain 40. Indefinitely long period of

time 41. Rear 43. Without (French) 45. Wood sorrels 46. Express pleasure 47. Recurring artistic pattern 49. Deaf language 50. Runs PCs 53. Minimal punishment 57. Repeat 58. Give extreme unction to 59. Inflammatory skin disease 60. Large Aussie flightless bird 61. Polish Air Show city CLUES DOWN 1. Anjou or comice 2. __ Nui, Easter Island 3. Towards the mouth or oral

region 4. 4th Caliph of Islam 5. Soviet Socialist Republics 6. Moslem mystics 7. Game stake 8. Point midway between N and

NW 9. Female deer pelts 10. Glaze used to stiffen fabrics 11. Unhittable serves 12. Pathogen 13. Promotional materials 16. Setting up a golf drive 18. Lyric poems

22. Atomic #46 23. Genus Alosa 24. __ Claus 25. Not even 27. Fencing swords 28. Conway, N.H. river 29. Brake horsepower 30. Wild leek 31. Prefix for before 33. “Splash” director Howard 35. Sleeveless apronlike dress 36. Book of the Apostles mission 37. V.P. Quayle 39. Dish directions 42. Revolve 43. Particular instance of selling 44. Exclamation of surprise 46. Wimbledon champion Arthur 47. Millisecond 48. Ammo & chemical corp. 49. Tip of Aleutian Islands 50. Expired 51. Norway’s capital 52. Plant stalk 53. Macaws 54. Indochina battleground

(slang) 55. Armed conflict 56. Ribonucleic acid

Answers to last week

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, explore all of your opportunities for networking. You do not want to overlook someone who can push your career ahead, so be on the lookout.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Keep things simple this week, Scorpio. Friends and loved ones do not need a big buildup and explanation to get on board with your ideas. Simplicity is best.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, you’re more inclined to reach out and communicate with people you have not seen in some time. Reconnect with others.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Expect some pretty interesting conversations and ideas this week, Gemini. Enjoy this new way of looking at things and consider if it is what’s best for you going forward.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Now may be the perfect time to start anew, Taurus. Embrace the excitement that comes with change and don’t be afraid to express your newfound confi dence.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20You are ready to take charge of your fi nances, Aries. Visit with a fi nancial consultant or explore various investment opportunities to start growing your nest egg.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Focus on what is beneath the surface, Libra. Material things or appearances are of little concern to you. Find ways to know others more deeply.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, some new friends bring a lot to your life in the weeks ahead. Enjoy their company and embrace their can-do attitude. You will be glad you did.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, you fi nd yourself in a position to lead this week and that is a lot of responsibility. Don’t worry too much, as you were born to lead and fi nd your new role suits you fi ne.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Focus on making yourself feel more secure and comfortable, Aquarius. Take pride in your home and family and worry less about other aspects of your life for the time being.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Your nerves may be tested on some level, Capricorn. Remain calm and do your best to be cool under pressure. Take a few deep breaths and you will get through it.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, some suspicious thoughts prove to be unfounded. It’s good to examine things more closely, but this week your instincts will prove on point.

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE

VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

wvsm.ca Bacon, Friends & Faith, 9:30 a.m

(Sept. - June) Worship, Every Sunday:10:30 a.m. Christ Church Trinity, Invermere

1st and 3rd Sunday, 9 a.m.: All Saint’s, Edgewater

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

All Saint’s, Edgewater.St.Peter’s Windermere

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

250-342-6167Pastor: Father Gabriel

Confession: 1/2 hr. before MassCanadian Martyrs Church

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

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

SpringsSundays, 11 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn,

Canal FlatsSaturdays, 4:30 p.m.

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

250-342-6633 250-347-6334

Worship Service Sundays, 10 a.m.

Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

Loving God, Loving People

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

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

Lead Pastor: Trevor HaganAsso. Pastor: Matt Moore

lakewindermerealliance.orgAugust 2nd 10:30 a.m.

Worship and life instruction “A summer of Miracles – PicNic Time”.

Pastor Trevor Hagan ministering.

The Lord’s Supper will be served

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95, 1 km northof Windermere250-342-9511

Pastor: Murray Wittkevalleychristianonline.com

Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE100 - 7th Ave., Invermere

250-426-7564Pastor: Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton

Worship ServicesSundays1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity,Invermere

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER

DAY SAINTS5014 Fairway,

Fairmont Hot Springs250-341-5792

President: Adam PasowistyColumbia Valley Branch

Worship ServicesSundays

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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ALCOHOLICS Anonymous - If alcohol is causing problems or confl ict in your life, AA can help. Call 250-342-2424 for more information. All meetings are at 8 p.m. Invermere: Satur-day, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday groups - Colum-bia United AA at the BC Ser-vices building, south end, 625 4th Street Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday, Catholic Church. All meetings are open with the exception of Tuesdays.

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Employment

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Career Opportunities

KWAKIUTL Band Council is seek-ing an Elementary School Principal in Pt. Hardy on Vancouver Island. For a full job description email [email protected] Pls send cov-er letter, salary expectations & 3 references via email or fax 250-949-6066 by July 31, 2014.

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Misc. WantedWANTED kitten, call 250-341-1153 or 250-341-5146.

Rentals

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home purchase. Accommodation without

weekends would work. I am a home owner now and a retired teacher. Sincerely,

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OCP process engages Toby Benches community

Kevin [email protected]

Toby Benches is about to receive an Of-ficial Community Plan of its own, which will replace the oldest Land Use Strategy in the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK).

The Toby Benches Land Use Strategy has been in use since 1998 (for 17 years), even though strategies are supposed to be converted to OCPs after a maximum of 15 years.

RDEK planner Kris Belanger said an OCP is an important step forward for any community.

“It is a chance to check in with the community and make sure that their values and vision for the future are being reflected in their land use policies,” Belanger said.

The main difference between an OCP and a Land Use Strategy is OCPs are ad-opted through bylaw, which gives them more authority. OCPs also typically provide more comprehensive rules for land use.

“It is an overarching document that guides any development and the future of land use in the area,” said RDEK Area G director Gerry Wilkie.

So far, residents in the 134-home com-munity have been invited to three meet-ings to help shape the OCP.

Belanger said he has been very im-

pressed with the turnout at the meetings, which included 50 people attending the first one in March.

“For such a small area, it is really a tes-tament to how engaged the residents are,” Belanger said. “It has been fun and exciting working with them.”

In June, the RDEK held a visioning work-shop where residents could discuss and refine policies that had been prepared af-ter the first meeting.

Belanger also attended the Toby Bench-es Society’s Annual General Meeting in July, where he was able to learn more

about what residents want in an OCP.

“It was a nice way to have a few candid and informal conversations about people’s con-cerns,” Belanger said.

The meetings have helped the RDEK estab-

lish four categories for Toby Benches area assets: environmental, recreational, cultural and public safety. Belanger said the next step is to present a draft of the OCP by early winter.

“We will then go back to the community and have an open house to gather feed-back,” Belanger said. “We will also be sending the draft to a number of provin-cial ministries and First Nations for their feedback.”

Depending on the extent of the revi-sions that are required, Belanger said the OCP should be ready for adoption in the first half of 2016.

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For such a small area, it is really

a testament to how engaged the residets are.

Kris belangerrdeK planner sUbmiTTed

College of the Rockies

College of the Rockies Vice-President Education, Stan Chung, was pleased to sign the Indigenous Education Protocol for Colleges and Institutes during the Ktunaxa Nation Annual General Assembly on July 14.

Through the Protocol, College of the Rockies commits to create curricu-lum and provide services and learning environments that respect indigenous values and cultures.

“We are proud of our 40-year relationship of working with Ktunaxa, Shuswap and Métis people,” says Chung. “As education is an important step toward self-determination and socio-economic development of Indigenous communities we look forward to continuing to strengthen these relationships and to support the learning needs of Indigenous peoples.”

Learn more about Aboriginal education at College of the Rockies, visit cotr.ca/aboriginal.

Indigenous education supported

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Left to right, Shuswap Band Chief Barb Cote, College of the Rockies Vice-President, Academic and Applied Research Stan Chung, Ktunaxa Nation Council Chair Kathryn Teneese, Métis Nation British Columbia’s Regional Director for the Kootenays, Marilynn Taylor and Morganna Eugene from the Ktunaxa Nation (front) celebrate the signing of the Indigenous Educa-tion Protocol. Photo submitted


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FUN IN THE VALLEYValley residents and visitors had the chance to sing, dance, skate and laugh during many amazing events over the weekend. Clockwise from top left: Families brought out their lawn chairs and blankets for Theatre Under the Stars at Eagle Ranch, where they watched Cinderella (Kevin

Nimmock photo); two roller skaters high fi ved during the Roller Disco at the Invermere Curling Club (Breanne Massey

photo); Bob and Lorraine Campsall partook in the Westside Trail Friend-Raiser, a barn dance for

the Westside Legacy Trail, held at K2 ranch (Kevin Nimmock photo); Elizabeth Bain, 3, from Calgary, got the tiger treatment at the Windermere District Farmers’ Institute Summer Fair (Breanne Massey photo); the McToogle’s Trio rocked Steamboat Mountain Music Festival in Edgewater (Nicole Trigg photo); artist Denise Le-

master painted up a storm at The Artym Gallery for curious onlookers during Art

Walk (Kevin Nimmock photo); the Dandeli-ons played in front of a riveted crowd at Pot-

hole Park in Invermere (Kevin Nimmock photo).

Disco at the Invermere Curling Club (Breanne Massey photo); Bob and Lorraine Campsall partook in the

Westside Trail Friend-Raiser, a barn dance for the Westside Legacy Trail, held at K2 ranch

(Kevin Nimmock photo); Elizabeth Bain, 3, from Calgary, got the tiger treatment at the Windermere District Farmers’ Institute Summer Fair (Breanne Massey photo);

Nimmock photo); two roller skaters high fi ved during the Roller Disco at the Invermere Curling Club (Breanne Massey

Summer Fair (Breanne Massey photo); the McToogle’s Trio rocked Steamboat Mountain Music Festival in Edgewater (Nicole Trigg photo); artist Denise Le-




Disco at the Invermere Curling Club (Breanne Massey photo); Bob and Lorraine Campsall partook in the

Westside Trail Friend-Raiser, a barn dance for the Westside Legacy Trail, held at K2 ranch

(Kevin Nimmock photo); Elizabeth Bain, 3, from Calgary, got the tiger treatment at the Windermere District Farmers’ Institute Summer Fair (Breanne Massey photo);

Mountain Music Festival in Edgewater




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