Invermere Valley Echo, May 13, 2015

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BREANNE [email protected]

District of Invermere mayor Ger-ry Taft was acclaimed as the AKBLG vice-president for a two-year term at the annual general meeting (AGM) in Nakusp between April 22nd and 24th.

Taft served as the interim vice-presi-dent of the AKBLG for nearly six months.

“To some degree, I think that the president or the vice-president role is not usually a contest,” said Taft with a chuckle. “There’s not usually a lot of people who want to do it because it’s extra work.”

However, he believes the expectation to move up on the executive board is a cause worth supporting. Cohesion, solidarity and collaboration are the driving forces for success, he said.

“I think it’s an interesting process because we were prioritizing the res-olutions received by the membership

and generally the conference is a good chance to network with other mayors and councillors from the East and West Kootenays,” said Taft, noting it was hard to pinpoint the highlights.

“I would say, for myself and the people of Invermere, seeing the facilities in Na-kusp and the hall that they have were actually the highlight because it gives us some new ideas to bounce around with the new multi-use centre, which we’re planning to build.”

He used the oppor-tunity to explore the Nakusp facilities to weigh up the pros and cons of a successful building so that the Inver-mere approach could harness the best resources.

“It was nice to get a visual picture of how high the ceilings were and how many people could � t in the building,”

he said. “It was fairly useful for us.”The AKBLG is the local government

association that represents the mu-nicipalities and electoral areas of the south-eastern portion of B.C. The area includes the Regional Districts of Koo-tenay Boundary (RDKB), Central Koo-tenay (RDCK), East Kootenay (RDEK),

the Town of Golden and the Village of Valemount.

Working together is a priority for the AK-BLG. Taft focused on this approach, along with the AKBLG ex-

ecutive board, by urging dignitaries to collect information from the surround-ing municipalities, build up a network and discuss solutions in unity.

“We had (roughly) 12 resolutions that were voted on,” said Taft. “It was a smaller number than some years, and I think the quality was better than in

some other years.”Radium Hot Springs mayor Clara Re-

indhart, Village of Canal Flats mayor Ute Juras and RDEK directors Wendy Booth (Area F) and Gerry Wilkie (Area G) also made the trek to attend the AGM.

This year’s theme was encouraging municipalities to change, challenge and collaborate with the entire Koote-nay region.

“This year at AKBLG, the member-ship debated a number of resolutions, many of which were endorsed,” Booth replied by email following the AGM. “For the � rst time, the membership chose to prioritize which were most important. The top resolution was for the Union of British Columbia Munic-ipalities (UBCM) to lobby the provin-cial government for an increased level of support for mental health. This is in line with UBCM’s current mandate. This is something that impacts every

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NDP candidate Wayne Stetski seeks Liberal support

KEVIN [email protected]

Wayne Stetski, the federal NDP candi-date for Kootenay Columbia, is confi dent about his chances of winning the general election in October.

The former mayor of Cranbrook said that a mix of long-term support from this riding’s constituents and the help of an unlikely ally will win him a job as a Member of Parliament over incumbent Conservative MP David Wilks.

“I worked with Justin (Trudeau) when his brother Michel died in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park,” Stetski said. “I was the district manager of the park and I helped raise $1.1 million with the Trudeau fam-ily to build a public cabin in honour of Michel and the 12 others who died in the avalanche.”

Stetski said he hopes Trudeau will endorse him, despite representing different parties. He said the similarities in what the Liberal Party and the NDP are proposing would make Trudeau’s endorsement legitimate.

“When you actually sit down and look at the par-ty positions, there is a lot of focus on middle-class families,” Stestki said. “There is a lot of overlap in the platforms.”

Though Stetski has not reached out to Trudeau

yet, he plans to call or email before the October election.

The Liberal Party has yet to select a candidate for the riding, leaving the door open for Stetski.

Despite losing the 2013 municipal elec-tion in Cranbrook, Stetski said he still feels a lot of support in the federal race.

“I actually increased in votes between 2011 and 2013, so I actually kept my loyal voters,” Stetski said, noting that a split vote in 2011 allowed him to initially

win the mayorship. Stetski said his approach to being an MP would be

similar to how he treated his role as mayor. He de-fi ned his style of governing as “holistic.”

“The arts and culture, multiculturalism, people with disabilities, youth and seniors, were all as im-portant as some of the traditional aspects of being mayor, which are infrastructure, potholes and eco-nomic development,” Stetski said.

Stetski acknowledged the election will be close. Wilks earned 55.9 per cent of the vote in 2011, whereas NDP candidate Mark Shmigelsky only got 33.2 per cent. However, he still likes his chances to reunite with his old friend come October.

“I am really looking forward to seeing Justin again when I am in Ottawa after the October election,” Stetski said.

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Lastly, there is a section that covers amphibian, plant and animal identifi cation in an eff ort to protect Mother Nature.

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Barbara Dawn Hascarl nee Anderson, born May 2, 1937 in Vancouver BC suddenly

passed away on the 2nd of May, the day of her 78th birthday, after

complications following a successful hip replacement.Dawn had been living with her husband of 61 years,

Louis Hascarl, at the Seal Bay RV Park in Courtenay BC. Predeceased by her parents and three brothers, she is

survived by her husband and � ve children; Lucille Smith, Daryl Hascarl, Beverley Carleton, Naomi Maisonneuve and Melanie Kurucz, as well as one brother and three

sisters.Family and friends of Dawn were no strangers to her love

of gardening, crafts and playing cards. She used her time knitting articles for all those close to her, beating

them in a game of cribbage and tending her � ower beds and gardens.

Working as an employee with Canada Post for her entire career, she retired from the post of� ce in the small town

of Canal Flats, BC before moving to the coast.Dawn and her husband cherished the drives they spent exploring Vancouver Island, a place they began to call

home after moving from Canal Flats, ten years ago.Last July she celebrated her 60th anniversary with Lou, where she spent a wonderful weekend surrounded by her family and friends, and playing with her nine grand

children and nine great-grand children. Arrangements entrusted to Comox Valley Funeral Home,

Courtenay, B.C. , 250-334-0707

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community and needs more attention, so I was pleased to see that level of support.”

Wilkie felt the most valuable aspect of at-tending the AKBLG AGM was the lively dis-cussion about governance.

“The conference and discussion was well-managed and enjoyable. I appreciated the two legal clinics that AKBLG provided for us. Both very topical regarding recent developments in B.C.,” Wilkie replied by email. “The first dealt with the responsibility of local government elected officials to avoid conflict of inter-est and the second, a fascinating discussion of case law and the duty of local governments to consult with

First Nations.”Wilkie added the journey to the AKBLG

AGM was a blessing in disguise.“Nakusp is a charming town situated on

the edge of the Lower Arrow Lake,” said Wilkie. “While we were there, the locals were commenting on the lowest reservoir level in April in many years — the water level fluctuates nearly 50 feet — and this reminded me of how fortunate we are to live along the only section of the Co-lumbia River in North America still in its

natural state.”Next years convention is planned for Kimberley

and Taft is eager to see the AGM return to the East Kootenay.

Gerry Taft

R EWSEGIONALNEast Kootenay Highway maintenance petition

presented in VictoriaKevin nimmocK

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Columbia River Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald presented a petition of nearly 1,000 signatures to the Legislature on Monday, May 4th.

The names on the petition represented people who are concerned about the state of maintenance on the highways of the East Kootenay. The petition was cre-ated through the Taking Back East Kootenay High-ways Facebook group, which has 1,895 members.

“I took this opportunity to bring this issue to the attention of the Minister of Transportation Todd Stone,” Macdonald said.

Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting is responsible for keeping highways safe to drive on. The Facebook group was created last year to call for the public sec-tor to once again assume responsibility for highway maintenance.

Fraser Sinclair, a former snowplow driver for Main-road Group and one of the founders of the Facebook group, said the company is simply unable to make East Kootenay roads safe.

“They do not have enough equipment on the road

and they do not have enough people to operate their equipment,” Sinclair said. “When they first started here, they had the full compliment because that was what the government required, and I guess over time the government has laxed off or Mainroad has managed to skim down from what they required.”

Sinclair said the petition is a good start, but he was hoping it would be big-ger. The petition was signed by less than half of the Facebook group’s members.

“We probably started too late in the winter,” Sinclair said. “I imagine this fall, once the snow flies, (the petition) will pick up again.”

Upon seeing the petition, Macdonald under-stood the importance of presenting it to the Legisla-ture in Victoria.

“One of the biggest issues raised at my office is with the condition of roads and the lack of mainte-nance to ensure that we can travel safely throughout the area,” Macdonald said. “I have raised these is-sues with the Minister and his staff many times.”

In an effort to address complaints, Mainroad

Group holds free pre-winter presenta-tions in areas where it operates, includ-ing Invermere.

During a presentation in late Novem-ber, a spokesperson explained to the crowd of 12 in Invermere that attention given to a road after snowfall depends on its classification (A, B, C, or D).

Highway 93/95 is classified as “B” while most of the roads in the Columbia Valley are “D.” This means that most of the roads are considered rural and are given the lowest priority after snowfall.

The Mainroad spokesperson said that many complaints come from drivers who have simply nev-er seen the maintenance trucks.

Amid the tension between Mainroad and frustrated taxpayers, Macdonald said he is com-mitted to continuing to pressure the provincial gov-ernment to make changes to highway maintenance policy.

“It is clear from this petition that people are fed up,” Macdonald said. “It’s time for the govern-ment to take real action to make our highways safe.”

Steve [email protected]

A public hearing last week on a proposed bylaw that will allow for a planned new development on the north end of Columbia Lake drew few people.

Approximately 10 people went to the public hearing held on Thursday, May 7th at Fairmont Hot Springs.

“It was kind of a non-event; there weren’t many people there and no-body was opposed to us,” said de-veloper Dave Rae, adding the land is currently zoned for commercial uses, such as a hotel or resort, and the pro-posed bylaw would change the zoning

to residential. “I think people are fine with it,” said Rae.The bylaw will likely come up again

at the next Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors meeting in three weeks time, but even if it’s adopted, Rae says there probably won’t be too much construction activ-ity this summer.

“We’ll start the rough-in, but we won’t actually build until 2016. That’s our in-tent, but with the market you never know,” he said.

Valley resident Bob Coy, who neigh-bours the development, was the only person to speak at the hearing and said he’s supportive of the project.

“It’s good for the valley to keep mov-

ing forward. We need people,” said Coy, speaking to The Valley Echo the day after the hearing. “I support Dave.He’s my neighbour and I sup-port the development as long as it doesn’t include building a marina. We’ve got a great lake.”

The still-unnamed subdivi-sion-style development would be on the northwest corner of Columbia Lake, near Columere, and would encompass 17 lots with single family residences on 17.84 acres. The proposed bylaw would permit up to 25 single family residential parcels on the land, although Rae is only planning for 17.

The next RDEK board of directors meetings are on Thursday, May 28th and Friday, May 29th.

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OUNCILC RIEFSBCanal Flats stays abreast of

RDEK planningBreanne Massey

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Canal Flats councillor Paul Marcil believes the Region-al District of the East Kootenay’s (RDEK) Strategic Pri-orities and Planning session offered food for thought.

After completing the two-day session on April 16th and 17th, Marcil highlighted five regional strategies to the rest of council during the regular April 27th meeting that he feels could be applied to the Canal Flats community.

The reason Marcil pulled out specific strategies and projects from the regional session for council to review, he added, was to help target new goals and to explore how they affect Canal Flats.

“It could be applied here in either how it affects Canal Flats or (presents) an opportunity to learn,” explained Marcil.

He informed council the RDEK could be looking into management restructuring for Columbia Valley-wide recreation, which Marcil says, pertains to the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere.

“I thought it may help Canal Flats if we ever have (staffing) changes and we should maybe be aware of putting input into that structure,” added Marcil.

Mayor Ute Juras said the restructuring was to help facilitate a staff’s upcoming retirement.

“That one was brought forward at the last meeting because their manager is retiring,” said Juras.

The Westside Legacy Trail raised alarm bells for Marcil at the Strategic Planning Session.

“It is my opinion that, while the Westside Trail is a positive for the valley, I see no direct benefits to Ca-nal Flats, as it terminates in Fairmont,” said Marcil.

“It is imperative (that) discussions on this funding result in a promise of some type of trail plans and funding plans made to the village that the trail must extend to us in the near future.”

“Everybody is putting trails together,” he added, “so the reaction was (for) the RDEK to put together a compiled list of trails. It will be a comprehensive list of all the trails in this area.”

The discussion also included the possibility of cre-ating standardized signage for the trails and explor-ing the option of connecting both existing as well as proposed trail systems.

Marcil continued by telling council about RDEK’s newly approved agriculture plan to help with eco-nomic development discussion. Marcil suggested the Village of Canal Flats should request information from this project for review and discussion.

Lastly, Marcil expressed an interest in the projected revenue doubling at the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). Due to the Waneta Expansion Project in Trail and the Arrow Lakes Generating Station, the projected trust revenue is expected to reach a total of $48 million in 2016 and 2017 which could translate to financial sup-port across the Kootenay Region.

Marcil voiced a desire to see if there’s an opportu-nity for Canal Flats to prosper from the CBT’s profits.

“We should be asking for some of that money to put toward our murals and the Discovery Centre,” he concluded. “We should be asking for that money… or we should be meeting with the CBT to find out if these projects have any chance.”

Juras thanked Marcil for attending the RDEK Stra-tegic Planning Session as an alternate and accepted his report as information.

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Several items of interest to the valley received at-tention at the most recent Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors meeting, chief among them the proposed Westside Legacy Trail.

At the May 1st meeting, the RDEK directors decided to direct staff to prepare an amendment to the RDEK’s regional parks service establishment by-law to include the Westside Legacy Trail as one of the RDEK’s regional parks. Costs for the park would be split by Invermere, Radium Hot Springs and Canal Flats as well as RDEK Area F and Area G.

“In general what this is doing is that it allows for liability and maintenance on the trail to be funded through the RDEK,” said Invermere mayor Gerry Taft. Taft added a key issue for the Greenways Trail Alliance (the non-profit group creating the trail) in convincing landowners to donate parts of their prop-erties to the trail has been trying to find a way to as-sure the landowners that somebody else will assume liability over the sections of the trail they donate.

“For us as a regional district, we have to find a way to do that, to provide that guarantee to Green-ways and to landowners. That’s what this (amend-ment) is,” said Taft.

The bureaucratic process of adding the trail to the regional parks bylaw will likely take several months, ac-cording to Taft, as every municipal entity in the RDEK — not just the those paying for the park — has to vote on the proposed bylaw change. This means the West-side Trail will appear as an item on the agendas of coun-cils in Cranbrook, Kimberly and other municipalities further outside the Upper Columbia Valley.

The trail is planned to run from Invermere to Fairmont Hot Springs, paved the whole way and run-ning adjacent to the gravel Westside Road.

MiscellaneousAt the meeting, the RDEK directors also allo-

cated up to $300,000 worth of Community Works Funds to upgrading the water main in Edgewater. The contract for the work was awarded to Copcan Civil Ltd. And Chair Rob Gay and chief adminis-trative officer Lee-Ann Crane signed another annual operating agreement with B.C. Transit and Olympus Stage Lines for operating the Columbia Valley Transit system. The new one-year agreement runs until the end of March 2016.

Regional district plans to assume legal liability for

Westside Legacy Trail

Breanne [email protected]

Citizens of Canal Flats will be seeing some changes in the cost of accessing municipal services in the village.

During the regular April 27th meeting, a bylaw to establish fees and charges for municipal services was accepted by the Village of Canal Flats council.

Council agreed to adopt the fees and charges re-garding Bylaw No. 169, 2015.

“The (staff) recommendation is that the Village of Canal Flats fees and charges Bylaw No. 169, 2015

is accepted and adopted,” said Mayor Ute Juras, while calling for a motion.

Councillor Karl Sterzer moved the decision, Councillor Erin Gornik seconded and ultimately the motion was carried.

However, Councillor Marie Delorme opposed the decision.

“Bylaw 169 is the fees and charges bylaw that is replacing Bylaw 129,” wrote Sylvie Hoobanoff, deputy director of corporate services for the Village of Canal Flats, by email following the meeting. “The increased rates are for tax certificates, water and sewer tolls for 2016, building permit fees and subdivision fees.”

Rate for municipal services increases

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Stetski strategy unveiledNICOLE TRIGG

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Those of us following the federal election have been patiently waiting for the Liberals to declare a candidate for the Kootenay-Colum-bia riding. The federal Green and Conserva-tive parties had gone public with their candi-dates by the end of February. The NDP held their nomination event in mid-March.

Back in February, a spokesperson for the Liberal Party told The Valley Echo that pro-spective candidates for the local riding were still being screened, but that the party would be ready with a candidate in every riding in the case of an early snap election. At the time,

Betty Aitchison, who represented the Liberals in the 2011 and 2008 elections, told The Valley Echo that she would not be running again.

Three months later, a Liberal candidate has still not come forward and, based on what NDP candidate Wayne Stetski is saying, one might not come forward at all — or at least not one with any real credibility.

Stetski has burst out of the starting gates with a strong campaign complete with pub-lic appearances, regular letters to the editor, and press releases espousing his views on Ste-phen Harper’s leadership style, Bill C-51 and the federal budget — all within 1.5 months of his nomination convention.

According to the online Election Almanac,

the latest public opinion polls (as of the last EKOS polling day, April 14th) indicate the Lib-erals and NDP are tied neck and neck at 25.9 and 25.3 respectively in B.C. with the Conser-vatives leading at 29.4

In light of Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau’s personal affiliation with Stetski and the stronger NDP political persuasion of the Kootenay Columbia now that the boundaries have changed to include the NDP stronghold of Nelson, Kaslo and Salmo, it would be a prudent strategy on the part of the Liberals to avoid splitting the vote if the end game is to chip away at the Conservative majority and, with the Liberals lagging so far behind, not an inconceivable one.

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Is the Orange Tsunami headed west?Albertans have always laughed about their

long-standing reputation as a reckless, im-mature society.

The classic bumper sticker, now available as a T-shirt or coffee cup in several variations, states: “Please God, give us one more oil boom, we promise not to p--- it away this time.”

Now they’ve thrown out the government that finally tried to stop blowing money like a rough-neck fresh out of the bush. Jim Prentice had the gall to propose raising income taxes for high wage earners, doing away with former Alberta treasurer Stockwell Day’s signature flat tax.

In response, voters have abruptly replaced the 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty with an upstart NDP that wants to tax the rich and corporations even more. Facing an oil slump, layoffs and a huge structural deficit in Alberta’s lavish public service, NDP premier-elect Rachel Notley is committed to a 50-per-cent increase in the minimum wage and another “review” of resource royalties.

One headline in a national paper summed it up: “Go home, Al-berta. You’re drunk.”

In the sober days after the election, a few truths emerge. Alberta

hasn’t been a fiscally conservative, small-government place for a long time. Among other things, it has ratcheted up teacher and nurse wages across the country.

Alberta is broke, again, and even the NDP is afraid to resort to a sales tax.

The minimum wage hike is a pet policy of Canada’s labour federations, which somehow remain convinced that poverty can be eliminated by state order.

On the positive side, Notley has promised to end corpo-rate and union donations to political parties, as has already been done federally. B.C. should be next, but the gravy train of business donations is too tempting for our nominally Lib-

eral government.Here at the B.C. legislature, an NDP staffer passed out cans of

Orange Crush to celebrate. NDP leader John Horgan pronounced himself “ecstatic,” and hastened to assure reporters that Notley is “as competent as she sounds.”

Notley now has to sort through a caucus that includes typical NDP place-holders, college students and union staff running in faint-hope constituencies. Soon after the result, the party pulled down its website platform and candidate biographies, as Notley began

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Did you attend any Wings Over the Rockies events? What do you think of the festival?

“I didn’t know about it, but it sound like a really informative event.”

Steph Rose and Ryan Roberts

“I didn’t make it because I had company in, but I think it’s a wonderful thing.”

Jennifer Shaw

“I didn’t get to do anything this year. But I think it’s good for the community, it’s good for kids and it brings a lot of visitors into town.”

Naomi Madden

NEXT WEEK’S QUESTION:Do you think the East Kootenay

will see an improvement in highway maintenance as a result of the petition

submitted to the Legislature?





QUESTION OF THE WEEKDo you think the provincial government will allow

the Jumbo Glacier Resort project to continue?

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Don’t trust Interior Health Dear Editor:

Re: Steve Hubrecht’s article in The Valley Echo of May 6th, “Invermere Council Wary of Interior Health’s Request for Partnership.”

Too right! It was not long ago that Interior Health wanted to close Invermere & Dis-trict Hospital. I took part in the protest! Interior Health’s representatives Kerri Wall and Deborah Austin proved how out of touch with Invermere residents they are by what they said. What can be more serious than spinal cord injuries and concussions that have occurred on local sporting venues, or children falling off bikes, or the aged fall-ing and shattering bones, or complications in child births?

Interior Health took away our dialysis ma-chine, for Heaven’s sake, and if it wasn’t for the Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop,we would be be-reft of much needed hospital equipment.

The dispatch centre for our ambulances is in Kamloops, for God’s sake, where there is little knowledge of Invermere streets.

How many of us have travelled all the way to Cranbrook Hospital only to fi nd our appoint-ments have been bumped and we have to re-

schedule?How can we expect new industries, businesses and families to come to Invermere if

there is no fully functioning operating room? How can we expect new physicians and surgeons to come and stay without one? Homecare services are a joke, not because of the dedicated workers but because as sole individuals they have no assistance with heavy patients, travel great distances, often into wilderness areas, leaving minimum time to care for patients and receiving paltry wages for all their efforts.

As with the separation of state and church so long ago in terms of who controlled what and who could exert pressure on governing bodies to improve services, DOI would be very foolish to enter partnership with Interior Health.

Sincerely,

MARGARET O’SULLIVANINVERMERE

Why every vote counts!Dear Editor:

If you care about Canada, and you don’t like what Stephen Harper is doing to our country, you need to know how important it is to get out and vote in the upcoming October 19th, 2015 Federal Election.

That seems like a long time away, but what I fi nd as I travel throughout this region is that people are talking about how best to ensure that we stop the Harper Conserva-tives. People are trying to decide which party Kootenay Columbia voters should sup-port in order to unseat the current Conservative MP.

It’s important to know the numbers. The new Kootenay Columbia riding goes from Revelstoke to Cranbrook, the Elk Valley to Nelson. The addition of Nelson, Kaslo and Salmo to the old boundaries means this is no longer a sure-win riding for the Conser-vatives.

When you take the votes cast in the last federal election in 2011 and allocate them to the new riding, it looks like this: Conservatives – 26,447 votes; NDP – 20, 510 votes; Green – 3,395 votes; Liberal – 1,845 votes; Other – 610 votes.

With the high level of dissatisfaction felt by voters with Stephen Harper’s record, it is very unlikely that the Conservative’s 50 per cent vote share in this riding will hold. This gives progressive voters a real chance, but only if we do not split the progressive vote.

It is clear from the numbers that there is only one party and one candidate that can beat the Harper Conservatives in this riding. That party is the NDP, and I am that candidate.

What do I offer? I have devoted my whole life to serving the public, working to protect the environment, and caring for people in my community. As a former Mayor of Cranbrook and former Kootenay Regional Manager for the BC Ministry of Environ-ment, I am an experienced leader who understands and will properly represent the whole region.

It is time for this area to be represented by someone who will speak out strongly for our best interests. That’s why I’m running to be your next Member of Parliament for Kootenay Columbia.

WAYNE STETSKINDP CANDIDATEMEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR KOOTENAY COLUMBIA

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Debra Fisher has been given the nod from the Me-tis Nation of British Columbia (MNBC) to act as the Co-lumbia Valley Metis Association (CVMA) president.

Fisher was sworn in by MNBC president Bruce Dumont on March 14th after completing interviews and ques-tions with chiefs from around the province.

“It was (determined) that we would split from the Co-lumbia River Metis Society because of the distance,” Fisher explained. The Columbia River Metis Society is located in Golden. “It was just too far. We had board members in Golden and Invermere, but it was too com-plicated to travel during the winter time so we decided to splinter off and have our own local association.”

The desire to run a grassroots organization for the Me-tis community from Spillimacheen to Canal Flats aims to engage its members with initiatives a bit closer to home.

“Right now we have over 130 local Metis and that goes from Brisco, Spillimacheen all the way to Canal Flats,” said Fisher. “I think as a local organization, you’re able to better serve your membership. When things are re-ally spread out, it’s hard to get people together and to plan things.

“It’s way easier to organize (events) and keep the as-sociation strong if it’s local.”

Trying to create a network of Metis people closer to home has been a lifelong journey for Fisher.

“I held the fi rst meeting in my kitchen 35 years ago,” she said about the challenges of bringing the Metis community together. “We had about six people come to-gether to fi nd out who else was Metis in the valley. We wanted to get together and create kinship, but this was before we even had a provincial Metis body.”

Now there is no shortage of representation for Metis people in the Kootenays.

“We now have three strong Metis associations in the Columbia Valley,” said Fisher. “We have quite a few com-

munity associations and that’s intentional, so that when we come together, we have a strong and united front.”

The third group is the Elk Valley Metis Association.“When I think back to 35 years ago and we were all sit-

ting around my kitchen table having coffee and trying to fi gure out who else was Metis in the valley and I think of where we’re at now, we have a governing body,” she said with a sigh of relief, “I’m pretty proud of that.”

Fisher is eager to reach out to all Metis people and their families through the Columbia Valley Metis Association.

“The most important point I want to get across is that we’re a new association,” said Fisher. “We’re looking for new membership. We can help people do their mem-bership applications and things like that (starting at) our AGM.”

At the upcoming May 20th annual general meeting planned for the CVMA, Fisher says there will be an offi -cial election of the board and nominations will be taken for two-year terms on the executive.

Currently, DK Rice and Sharon Wass are sharing the reins as Columbia Valley Metis Association director. The trio (Fisher, Rice and Wass) take guidance from their el-ders’ committee, which includes Ev McGilvery, Claudia Mitchel, Yvette Boyer and Oliver Boyer.

“From there, we move forward,” said Fisher. “What has to come to the membership is whether they want to have Associate Membership cards. The Associate Membership cards are for anybody that’s Metis or their spouse is. Maybe they haven’t got their direct lineage yet so they haven’t got their MNBC card yet, but we want them to have a sense of community and an oppor-tunity to learn about their culture and history.

“If we give them an Associate Member card for our as-sociation, we can try to help them get their MNBC citi-zenship card. It’s a provincial card.”

For more information about the CVMA, visit the Co-lumbia Valley Metis Association on Facebook or email Fisher at [email protected].

Columbia Valley welcomes Metis Association of its own

Valley resident Debra Fisher with Metis Nation of British Columbia president Bruce Dumont. Fisher was sworn in by Dumont in March as the president of the newly formed Columbia Valley Metis Association. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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One of the ten most expensive pieces of real estate for sale in the Kootenay region, according to Kootenay Business magazine, is located just outside of Radium Hot Springs.

The 53-acre ranch house property, which is listed for $2.7 million, is located next to The Radium Golf Course and spreads across the foot of Redstreak Mountain, stretching more or less from Dry Gulch to the Village of Radium Hot Springs. It was ranked fifth on Kootenay Business magazine’s list of most ex-pensive properties for sale in the region.

“It’s a ranch property. It was recently subdivided and the own-er is selling his interest,” said selling realtor Ross Newhouse. “It has development potential because of the zoning on it. I suspect that’s who’ll buy it, although it also may have appeal to a recre-ational buyer since it backs right onto the golf course.”

The property includes the old ranch house as well as a newer barn structure, which has been used to hold weddings and barn dances.

“It’s got spectacular views out over the the Columbia Valley,” said Newhouse. The property has been listed for about a year and has had a couple of interested parties so far, although no official offers have been made on it yet.

According to the property’s MLS listing, the home was origi-nally constructed in 1977 and the property includes — aside from the ranch house and barn — a fenced-in dog run, an equestrian arena, several corrals and paddocks as well as a shed and an outbuilding.

Those wishing to view the property can do so by appoint-ment. Contact Newhouse at 250-342-5247 or [email protected].

Radium ranch house fifth on list of expensive Kootenay real estate

What $2.7 mil-lion will buy you in Radium — (clock-wise from top) 53 acres at the foot of Redstreak Moun-tain; the exterior of the ranch house; and the view across the valley from the-multi-million dollar home.

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phoning energy companies to reassure them Alberta will be “A OK” on her watch. Horgan likes to describe the “capital flight” from new NDP governments as if it’s just a show put on by big business. Plummeting stock prices and relocation of corporate offices are all staged, according to the party line, nothing to do with actual invest-ment conditions created by NDP policies. This fiction is all Hor-gan dares to say publicly, because it’s what his party base devoutly

believes.Besides, they’re

only branch offices of multinational oil companies like Shell, Horgan said. He used his favou-rite Tommy Doug-las quote, about the

bad news of a big oil company leaving. “The good news is, the oil is staying here.”

B.C.’s natural gas might be staying here too. Horgan insists he supports a natural gas export industry, but his party seems more concerned with an ascending Green Party, and an urban base that believes you can run a resource economy on windmills and solar panels.

Notley supports twinning the TransMountain pipeline, while Hor-gan continues to insist he has no opinion on the project Adrian Dix so memorably opposed.

The Alberta NDP has a steep learning curve ahead. The B.C. NDP has a couple of years to see if the appearance of a like-minded Al-berta government is a boost for them, or a cautionary tale for voters.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc. Email: [email protected].

Notley supports twinning the TransMountain pipeline, while Horgan continues to insist he has no opinion on the project Adrian Dix so memorably opposed.


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VICTORIA – NDP leader John Horgan remembers working with Alberta premier-elect Rachel Notley when she was a lawyer working for then-attorney general Ujjal Dosanjh, and he was a senior staffer in the NDP government in the 1990s.

Horgan said Wednesday he’s “ecstatic” at the upset victory of the Alberta NDP, toppling the Progressive Conservative dynasty that ruled for 44 years. And he predicts that sea change in the politics of western Canada will benefi t federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair this year and

his party in 2017.“I’ve known Rachel for some time,” Horgan said. “She is as

genuine as she looks. She is as competent as she sounds. I think that’s good news for Canada.”

The effect of of Alberta’s fi rst-ever NDP government remains to be seen, with the province in a sharp downturn due to low oil prices. Notley’s promises include raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and increasing corporate taxes at a time when the oil and gas industry is laying people off.

Horgan remains noncommittal about the proposed twinning of the TransMountain oil pipeline from northern Alberta to a shipping terminal at Burnaby. Notley has expressed support for that project, while opposing the Northern Gateway propos-al to deliver Alberta heavy oil to Kitimat.

B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett said he doesn’t expect any change in relations between the two provinces.

He shrugged off the Alberta vote, saying he mostly watched the Calgary Flames defeat Ana-heim in the Stanley Cup playoffs Tuesday (May 5th) night.

“It took 44 years to elect an NDP government in Alberta,” Bennett quipped. “We’ve got 30 years left.”

Super, virtual B.C. seen world-wideYou climb into a boat and the guide asks if you want to see sea lions along the beach, or

hike into the rainforest highland to a group of waterfalls.Turn to look behind you and see two more people in the boat, the outboard wake behind

them. Look up and see trees reaching to the sky and rain-drops falling on B.C.’s Central Coast near Nimmo Bay. A fl oat-ing wilderness lodge with Ad-irondack chairs and a crackling fi repit await your return.

The Wild Within, a virtual re-ality experience produced by Destination B.C. is the fi rst for North American destination marketing. Its December launch in New York and Washington was covered by 94 media outlets including National Geographic, USA Today, Time, Outside, Lone-ly Planet, Wall Street Journal, Wired and Ad Week magazine.

The video is experienced with virtual reality goggles and a ste-reo headset, a system developed by Samsung.

It supplements conventional promotional videos, and is be-ing presented at tourism trade shows and travel media events across Canada and in in Beijing and Shanghai in June.

To view the video and another showing how it was made, go to www.youtube.com and search for “Destination BC The Wild Within.”

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

REMEMBER WHEN?

50 years ago (1965): RCMP of Kimberley

and the City Ambulance Ser-vice answered a call at 7:30 p.m on Sunday, July 26th fol-lowing the report of a drown-ing at Wasa Resort. On arrival, they found that Raymond Joseph Despins, 17, of Prince Albert, Sask. had been in dif-� culty, but was revived.

45 years ago (1970): The Department of

Manpower and Immigration purchased spaces in evening courses approved by the Technical Education Branch

of the B.C. Department of Education. Local Manpower Manager Bernie McKenzie stated that the objective of the courses was to upgrade persons in their occupations.

40 years ago (1975): Kootenay Rock and

Snow Trading Co. Ltd. in Inver-mere and Mountain View Motel in Radium Hot Springs were two of four nominations in the Koo-tenays recommended for the 1974 Park and Tilford awards.

30 years ago (1985): Mother Nature dem-

onstrated her awesome power and unpredictable ways when a � ash � ood roared through Fairmont on Friday August,

3rd. “Never,” said one amazed onlooker, “would I have ex-pected something like this to happen here.”

20 years ago (1995): A fi re at the north-

west end of the Invermere airport erupted, potentially causing considerable dam-age. The fi re reached a size of 0.5 hectares, the greatest dan-ger being the location.

10 years ago (2005): Twenty eight-year-old

Aaron Clark, a local mountain bike racer, was among an elite few to participate in the Moun-tain Bike World Cup at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.

2010 — Howie Williams (far left) and Edna Godlien (far right) presented awards to Jade Bowen, winner of the

award for poetry in the yearly Legion arts contest.With

her were (to her right) her mom, Allison, and grandma,

Maureen Thorpe.

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WINGS WEEKThe Wings Over the Rockies festival concluded on May 10th after an incredible week of presen-tations and fi eld trips. Clockwise from top left: a Columbia Wetlands paddle on Sunday, May 10th with festival Keynote Jean-Bernard Carson offered participants a unique way of seeing the wetlands as the fossils of tomorrow (Breanne Massey photo); familes fl ocked to the Trilobite Treasure Hunt with Chris Jenkins at Kinsmen Beach on Thursday, May 7th (Steve Hubrecht photo); John and David Zehnder offered a tour around their ranch on Sunday, May 10th to give people a chance to see wildlife and farm ani-mals, learn about modern ranching and watch sheepherding in action. The tour fi nished with an explanation by the Zehnder’s about two con-servation projects, which are helping to protect both wetlands and Mountain Goat habitats (Kev-in Nimmock photos).


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MAY 13th - 19th

13TH : WEDNESDAY

• 10 - 11 a.m.: Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and Play. Runs every Wednesday morning for 6 weeks. Ends May 13th. By donation, pre-registration requested. Visit groundswellnetwork.ca• 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.: It’s Your Life, Cancer Prevention Free presentation by the Canadian Cancer Society at Lake Windermere Lions Hall. Contact Sheila Tutty at 250-342-5266 for more information.• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre (SYC) Graphic Design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 6 - 8 p.m.: SYC Drop-in Boys Only Group.• 7:30 p.m.: Windermere Valley Rural Range Resource Patrol AGM at Lions Hall, at the crossroads.

14TH : THURSDAY

• 12 p.m.: Annual Walk with your Doc at Mt. Nelson Athletic Park. Organized by the East Kootenay Division of Family Practice.• 12 p.m.: Senior’s lunch at Family Resource Centre, $10. All seniors are welcome to attend. An update on the Better at Home program will be given.• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic Design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 5 - 6 p.m.: Every Thursday evening, enjoy the Wine Tasting in the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Lobby. Learn about BC wines from our in-house sommelier. $10 per person.• 7 - 9 p.m.: The BC Wolf Cull: Science meets Ethics, Ecology and Politics, meeting at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, hosted by Wolf Awareness, featuring guest speaker Brad Hill. For more information visit wolfawarenessinc.org or contact Sadie Parr at [email protected]

15TH : FRIDAY

• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.: From May 15th – May 28th Permaculture Design Certifi cation at the College of the Rockies and Groundswell Community Greenhouse 15th Ave.and Westridge Dr.For more information email [email protected] or call 250-342-3337.• 6 p.m.: SYC Rockband Night.• May 15 – Sun, May 17, Crescent Heights Senior High School Reunion, Calgary, 100th Celebration. 1019-1st Street N.W. To register visit crescentheightsalumni.ca or call 1-855-424-2586.

16TH : SATURDAY

• 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Cameron Bird, Bayot Heer and Vance Theoret exhibition till May 22.• 12 - 6 p.m.: Summer Kickoff Party at the Radium Hot Springs visitor centre. Visitradiumhotsprings.com for details.• 7 p.m.: SYC Foosball tournament night.

19TH :TUESDAY

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Cooking workshop.• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: SYC Opt night. Have one of your Youth workers accompany you to the clinic and assist you with the resources you need.

MAY 20th - 26th

20TH : WEDNESDAY

• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic Design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.

21ST : THURSDAY

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic Design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 5 - 6 p.m.: Every Thursday evening, enjoy the Wine Tasting in the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Lobby. Learn about BC wines from our in-house sommelier $10 per person.• 7 p.m: Friends of Kootenay National Park AGM at the Prestige Inn in Radium Hot Springs. Presentation: Building on Success - Wildlife Crossings in Kootenay National Park by Darren Quinn, Wildlife Crossing Project Manager.

22ND : FRIDAY

• 5 p.m.: May 22 - May 24, Wetlandkeepers Course is 2½ days of workshops that educate participants about wetland conservation. This is a hands-on, free fi eldwork course that provides participants with technical skills to steward their own wetland. For more information contact [email protected] or visit wetlandkeeperswindermere.eventbrite.ca• 6 p.m.: SYC Karaoke Night.

23RD : SATURDAY

• May 23rd & Sunday May 24th Radium Car Rally. Visit radiumhotsprings.com for details.• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Plant Sale and Open House at Groundswell Community Greenhouse, 15th Ave and Westridge Dr.For more information email [email protected] or phone 250-342-3337.• 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Garage Sale at Akisqnuk First Nation Arbor. Food and items for sale as well as breakfast.• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Plant Sale and Open House at Groundswell Community Greenhouse• 10 a.m.: Crazy Soles Nipika Trail Run at Nipika Resort. Register prior to event at new.zone4.ca for more information visit nipika.com/crazy-soles-nipika-trail-run• 10 a.m.: Windermere Community Association AGM at Windermere Community Hall, followed by Potluck luncheon.• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Purcell Mountain Painters Art Sale at 503 7th Ave. Invermere, next to Grant’s Foods. Local artists at work.• 7 p.m.: SYC Movie and popcorn night.• 7:30 p.m.: Killer Rollbots Roller Derby game at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. Beer garden, concession, and half time entertainment! All ages welcome. $10 for Adults, $5 for kids.

25TH : MONDAY

• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program.

26TH : TUESDAY

• 5 - 6 p.m.: SYC Trivia Night.

COMING SOON…

MAY 27TH : WEDNESDAY

• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 6 - 8 p.m.: SYC Drop-in Boys Only Group.

MAY 28TH : THURSDAY

• 5 - 6 p.m.: Every Thursday evening, enjoy the Wine Tasting in the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Lobby. Learn about BC wines from our in-house sommelier. $10 per person.• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.

MAY 29TH : FRIDAY

• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Permaculture Design Practicum May 29th and May 30th at Groundswell Community Greenhouse, 15th Ave. and Westridge Dr. The #1 request of our PDC graduates is to practice their new design skills on real-life projects before they go out and take on their own clients. For more information email [email protected] or call 250-342-3337.• 12 p.m.: Edgewater Seniors soup day at the Edgewater Legion, $6.• 7 p.m.: SYC Movie and popcorn night.

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RADIUM LIBRARY

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WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM

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INVERMERE THRIFT STORE• Thursday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.• Friday - Saturday: 1 - 4 p.m.

RADIUM THRIFT STORE

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Answers to last week

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Changes at home make this an exciting time for you, Cancer. Enjoy these changes for the excitement they bring and take some time to refl ect on the good things in your life.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, you have a need to keep a secret, but the excitement is building and making it hard to do so. Keep in mind the surprise will be that much better if you hold out.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, some unexpected news is coming your way. Prepare yourself for a change and keep the faith that the change will be positive.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, a friend may be in a bind and come to you for advice and assistance. Find the right words to heal any wounds and provide the support this person needs.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Nervous energy may leave you feeling a bit out of sorts, Taurus. Find a way to keep busy so your nerves don’t get the better of you. Invite a friend over.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, you will have a lot energy this week. Channel your energy into a project that is especially meaningful to you and those you love.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, make the most of some upcoming free time. Use the down time to refl ect on where you want to be going forward and what you need to do to get there.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22You may have to use your intuition to get to the root of a situation, Virgo. Even fi nancial concerns can be resolved if you go with your gut. Trust a friend to help you out.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, resist the urge to offer advice unless you are asked to do so. You do not need to expend extra energy on something that is beyond your control and does not concern you.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Plans for a vacation could be hampered by circumstances beyond your control, Aquarius. It may come down to funds being needed elsewhere. Your time for travel will come.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20A visitor needs a little sympathy and compassion from you this week, Capricorn. His or her situation can put life in perspective and help calm your own nerves.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, a hectic schedule may compromise your ability to get together with friends. Although you may be disappointed, there will be other opportunities.

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Way, Elizabeth Ann June 7, 1934 - May 2, 2015

Ann, daughter of the late Captain and Mrs. Eric Hewitt, was born in Longton, England. She passed away at the age of 80 after a hard fought battle to recover from a severe stroke in 2014.

Ann was the loving wife of Nigel, they recently celebrated 50 years of marriage and happiness together. Ann lived by her own terms and was adventurous, seizing the most from life.Ann trained and worked as a physiotherapist in England before emigrating to Canada in the early 1960’s. She chose Calgary for its skiing, having obtained a job at the Calgary General Hospital where she became head of the Physio Department. Later, Ann worked at the Providence Creche assisting children with special needs. During this time, Ann met Nigel and they were married in 1964. When the children started school, Ann embarked on a new career path study-ing and graduating with a Masters in Educational Psychology (with Distinction) at the U of C and followed up as a sessional instructor.Ann loved golfing, travel, cooking and gardening. She and Nigel enjoyed their second home in Windermere and their active social network of friends and above all, family. Ann was the consummate host, entertaining for family and friends and opening her door to any and all.Ann took special interest in the lives and activities of her children and grandchildren, always striving to attend games, performances, concerts, instruct in the garden or kitchen and tutor on the golf course. Ann’s love of life, outlook, spirit and generosity are an inspiration to those who knew her and she will be greatly missed, and always admired.Ann is survived by her husband Nigel; daughters Sarah and her hus-band Don Kesler, and Emma and her husband Dave Smith; grand-children Teagan, Carolyn and Aiden; sister Carol and her husband Al Woolfrey, UK; and brother Michael Hewitt, Cyprus.Funeral Services were held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY (Park Memorial, 5008 Elbow Drive S.W. Calgary, AB) on Thursday, May, 7, 2015 at 2 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured, 3412 Spruce Drive S.W. Calgary, AB T3C 3A4, www.arbi.ca/give. In living memory of Ann Way, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE

VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

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Christ Church Trinity, Invermere

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

2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.: June - October 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

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Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

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LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

326 - 10th Ave., Invermere 250-342-9535

Pastor: Trevor Haganlakewindermerealliance.org

CelebrationSunday May 17th

10:30 a.m.“An Update From Niger”

Lisa Rohrick International worker to Niger, West Africa speaking.

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

morning service.

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

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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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Real Estate

Open Houses

Fairmont Open House 5134 Hot Springs Rd.

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Mountainside Golf Course. $429,000.

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Seasonal Accommodation

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Transportation

Beaters under $1000

1993 Toyota Corolla FOR PARTS,

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blue color, GAS PEDAL IS ON

THE LEFT SIDE, asking $500 obo.

Located In CranbrookPlease call (250)919-7797

Cars - Domestic2002 Impala LS 191,000km; Orig Owner, Remote Start; Leather, PS, ABS, PW, CD, A/C, P/heated seats, Incl. 4 snow tires w/rims. $4,750.

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Lein Act NoticeNotice to:

Logstrup, Lisa The following Vehicle: a 1996 Dodge 1500,

red/silver extended cabVIN #

3B7HF13Y0TM126997 BC Licence plate DT1499 The landlord of 7361

Prospector Avenue, Radium Hot Springs will sell this

vehicle for $1,000.00. Also will be selling Citation Travel

trailer Model number GKL21CSG00001, Licence plate # UJA 48E for $600.00

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Wells Business Solutions offers a unique combination of bookkeeping, accounting, coaching and consulting to small and medium sized businesses in the Columbia Valley. Our mission, says principal, Katie Wells, is “Helping clients be more successful with less stress”. And, as the company name implies, they are about solutions. Katie’s depth of experience in entrepreneurship and business, combined with her accounting knowledge and professional engineering background, provides a unique multi-disciplinary perspective that helps each client in a customized way based on their needs. Emily Kohorst, also a key part of WBS, helps clients with admin and bookkeeping. Morgan Hendry has just joined the team as a summer intern. “It is very rewarding to have a client come in with a problem and leave with a solution”, says Wells. “Our biggest compliment is when a client says I wish I had come to you years sooner!’” New clients being accepted. 250-342-0056 www.wellsbusinesssolutions.ca

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MAKING AN IMPACT... Left to right, Invermere Health Care Auxiliary (IHCA)’s president Paige Ukass with Jo Anne Mey-ers and Evelyne Baertschi present their gift of $50,000 to Donna Grainger, East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) execu-tive director. Just a few short months ago the IIHCA moved their Thrift Shop to a new location in downtown Invermere. The re-sults of that decision have been a huge rise in sales and a con-tinued dedication to health care from all the IHCA members. Although the IHCA’s major focus is the Invermere & District Hos-pital or the Columbia House Residential Care Facility, the IHCA has always kept their eyes on assisting in funding equipment for the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. “People living in the Columbia Valley rely not just on our local hospital but the regional hospital as well. IHCA is proud to sup-port EKFH and join with other donors to make the access to the best intensive care possible a reality,” said Ukass. The IHCA gift is being directed to the overall ICU equipment needs and back-ing for the fundraising campaign. Over the past decade the IHCA membership has donated over $120,600 in fi nancial aid for equipment at EKRH and $1,000,000 for the care, comfort needs of residents of the Columbia Valley including $35,500 for scholar-ships and bursaries. PHOTO SUBMITTED


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Promaster delivers on the road and at workRam follows last year’s introduction of its popular full-size Promaster work van with the launch of a smaller Promaster City version.The original van was designed to com-pete with the highly successful Mercedes Sprinter and this version goes head-to-head with the Ford Transit Connect. Gone are the days when a work van was a full-size truck or traditional North American styled van; these European designs are here to stay and they make more sense. This new Promaster City isn’t really new at all. In fact it has been sold in Europe as the Fiat Doblo for many years and it has won The International Van award twice. FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, formerly Chrysler) has taken the third generation Doblo and modified it to suit our rougher roads and tailored it with a larger powertrain.

InsideThe back doors of any work van are used a lot and Ram uses a 60/40 split to allow the driver easy access to the cargo without having to open the entire door open. The rear doors can also fully extend to 180 de-grees for loading pallets and large objects. The width between the rear wheel-wells is wide enough to take a standard sheet of plywood or big-box store pallet. Above the rear wheel-wells are walls that are nearly vertical, making it easy to outfit this van with custom storage units. Ram claims that the rear cargo area is the largest in the class at 3,729 litres. Another area that is constantly used on these types of vans is the

roof and the Promaster City has pre-drilled and sealed roof rack mounting points, making it easy for the owner to place ladders. The driver’s cabin looks like it is out of a car and not a van. The dash and seats are much more sophisti-cated than any work van I have seen.LooksRam sells four different versions of the Promaster City: two work versions and two passenger versions. The base work version starts at $27,995 and the high-er end version with painted bumpers is $28,995. The passenger models are perfect for a weekday work van and the rear seats can be used for family duties on the weekend. This passenger van might also be a good choice for taxi duty. The passenger models start at $28,995 and a thousand dollars more for painted bumpers. All of these vans

come with two sliding doors for easy access regard-less of the vehicle’s use.DriveWhat makes this van a compelling choice is the ca-pability for the chassis and the engine. Europe diesel rules the road, but Ram has modified the front engine compartment to make room for a 2.4L 4-cylinder gas-oline engine with 178hp – the most in the class 1 van segment. This engine is married to a 9-speed automat-ic, which has wonderful gearing for pulling away from a standing stop. The drivetrain and the platform have a class-leading payload of 854kg. Unlike the competi-tion, the Promaster City uses an independent rear sus-pension, rather than a solid rear axle setup, making

the handling much more car like. Having a chance to drive this new van through an obstacle course made me appreciate the nimbleness of the van. Its car-like ride keeps the driver from feeling fatigued. VerdictOne of the advantages of Fiat taking over Chrysler is the broader range of products they can introduce into the North American market. The team in Mich-igan took the award winning Doblo from Fiat and modified it to meet our needs. Things like the springs and shocks being stiffer and raising the ride height to help when driving over our rougher roads. The larger engine, running on gasoline will appeal to a wider audience than diesel but some buyers will wish that a diesel option were available here. At first glance, this Promaster City is something new, from a brand that has a lot of experience building smaller vans for urban environments. If you are in the trades and don’t need a full-size vehicle, this type of van is up to the job.The LowdownPower: 2.4L 178hp 4-cylinderFill-up: N/AWrite to [email protected]

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