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Cadet Instructor Cadre and Canal Flats resident John Restemeyer salutes the cenotaph after laying a wreath with his daughter Heidi Restemeyer, 11, during the Remembrance Day service in the village on Monday, November 11th.“My dad served in World War II, so of course I'm remembering him,” said Mr. Restemeyer. "Remembrance Day is is an opportunity for people to understand the sacrifi ce that Canadian servicemen and women made, and soldiers around the world, for our freedoms. It's nice to see the people of the village out, and some of the kids."Embossed on a plaque at the Canal Flats cenotaph is the following phrase: "And at the going down of the sun, we shall remember them.”Invermere and Edgewater also held services on Remembrance Day — see more photos on page A11.

A village remembers

� e District of Invermere has new funding for Imagine Invermere 2030, and is o� ering to split $15,000 among community groups with similar interests.

During the Imagine Invermere info session at Pynelogs Cultural Centre on the evening of � ursday, November 7th, Mayor Gerry Taft announced the new funding formula, claiming that the district is now taking a

"bottom-up approach, rather than a top-down."And while the District of Invermere continues to put

forth its best e� ort to execute Imagine Invermere 2030 — formerly called the Integrated Community Sustain-ability Plan — Mr. Taft said that limited district sta� and resources made it di� cult to achieve.

"Most ideas that were brainstormed were falling back to the district to complete," he said. "We started working on some but realized going forward that it wasn't going to be sustainable."

� e well-attended info session was hosted by coun-

cillors and Imagine Invermere board members Paul Denchuk and Spring Hawes. Special presentations were made by groups already bene� ting from the plan — one from the community greenhouse and another from a recycler of wood by-products.

In addition to the $15,000 support for the plan, the district has budgeted money for networking, advertising, and some � exibility for the Imagine Invermere team, Mr. Taft said.

Community planning project takes new routeDAN [email protected]

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Waxing poeticLeft: On Tuesday, November 5th, these cedar waxwings travelled through Invermere on their way south, stopping at the corner of 5th Street and 12th Avenue to feed on mountain ash berries. They were part of a very large flock that cleaned up the berries in about half an hour. Anxious to be on their way, most did not even stop to rest, pick-ing and eating the berries while still flying! (photo by Barrie Hawes) Bottom: Toby Creek Nordic Club president Lyle Wilson gave a ski waxing workshop at the club's annual Open House at the Crazy Soles store in Invermere, also on Tuesday, November 5th. The Open House was an opportunity for new and returning members to purchase a 2013/14 membership, which includes unlimited use of the Lake Windermere Whiteway trail system, discounted trail passes at Nipika Mountain Resort, club cross-country ski nights, and more. To find out more and to register, visit www.tobycreeknor-dic.ca . (photo by Nicole Trigg)

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Funding will be directed through the board of directors, which currently has several openings. � e members prior-itize, in no particular order, four main communal bene� ts: protecting the environment, ensuring economic viability, enriching community life, and partnering for success.

"We already have a great start with who we have now, but to � ll the vacancies, and the vacancies we may have in the future,

it would be good to see a cross-section of the community, so that it's not just people coming from one sector,” said Mr. Taft.

Imagine Invermere 2030 is a planning document which aims to increase community sustainability through setting measurable goals and a realistic formula towards sustain-ability. Mr. Taft said that the plan is based on ideas rather than speci� c operations.

"O� cial community plans can be quite detailed, whereas the purpose of this plan is a lot more conceptual,” he said.

'IMAGINE INVERMERE' FROM PAGE A1

Regional and municipal governments in the East Koote-nay can now buy their carbon o� sets locally and achieve their carbon neutral commitments by putting some fund-ing into the East Kootenay Energy Diet program.

“It is a local reduction project,” said Regional District of East Kootenay community energy manager Megan Lohm-ann, adding this means money local governments put into the Energy Diet program counts as carbon o� set credits.

So far the regional district is the only local government put-ting money into the Energy Diet program, which is also fund-ed by the Columbia Basin Trust, B.C. Hydro and Fortis BC.

� e Energy Diet is at present just a pilot project, but basi-cally provides incentives and helps coach East Kootenay residents through the process of making their homes more energy e� cient.

“Local governments can still achieve their commitments but also have a bene� t for residents,” said Mrs. Lohmann.

� e program is attracting interest in the Upper Colum-bia Valley – as attested by the almost full house of nearly 30 residents attending a meeting on the project at Radi-um's Prestige Inn on � ursday, November 7th. � is may be partly because Upper Columbia Valley homes tend to

have much more expensive heating systems (usually pro-pane heating, heating oil or electric heating) than houses in the Cranbrook and Kimberley area (which, thanks to a natural gas pipeline in the area, have the more a� ordable option of natural gas heating).

� e Energy Diet involves having your home assessed and then retro� tted, then re-assessed. Subsidies mean the nor-mally $300 assessment currently costs $40 and LiveSmart B.C. is o� ering a $1500 incentive to anybody who under-takes three of what it calls energy e� ciency actions (usu-ally improving insulation plus two other actions to retro� t your home to make it more energy e� cient).

� e subsidies and incentives will not be o� ered long — those interested must sign up for the initial assessment before December 10th. � ose who then want to continue with the program and get the LiveSmart incentive must complete the three renovations and have their home re-assessed by the end of March.

“It's a tight timeline, but if people were already thinking of doing some renovation this winter, it's a great opportu-nity,” said Mrs. Lohmann.

� e crowd at the Prestige Inn meeting also heard about other energy e� ciency opportunities in the valley from biomass business owner David Dubois and solar-power business owner Bill Swan. For more on the East Kootenay Energy Diet, check out www.eked.ca.

Energy Diet o� ers carbon o� setsSTEVE [email protected]

� e 2013 annual general meeting of the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society will feature an exciting illustrated lecture by modern-day explorer and part-time Invermere resident Paul Bauman.

Archaeology is inherently a destructive science; once excavated, an archeological site is essentially destroyed. Geophysicist Paul Bauman, the technical director of the geophysics group at WorleyParsons, in Calgary, uses sophisticated geophysical investigation techniques that allow a site to be explored without being disturbed, working as a radiologist does in a surgical team.

Admission to the event on Monday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the David � ompson Secondary School � eatre is by donation. Paul will take us to some of the sites that proved pivotal in de� ning Western Canada, Western civilization, and even humanity.

In his presentation, Paul will rediscover the architecture of a Hudson Bay Company trading post that was burned to the ground in 1861. In Israel, he will locate a previously unknown cave at Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

And along the Dead Sea coast, he will explore a remote cave near the Dead Sea, the Cave of Letters, lived in by reb-els of the Roman Empire. It was in this cave that the largest collection of Roman glassware, Roman period clothing, and papyrus scrolls found anywhere in the Roman Em-pire, was recovered. In Nazareth, he will identify a build-

ing beneath the marble � oor of a renowned art shop, and then smash through the � oor with a sledge hammer to � nd whatever lies beneath.

In Europe, geophysics will be used to reconstruct the archi-tecture of the Nazi extermination camp of Sobibor, destroyed and buried by the Nazi SS after a desperate revolt in 1943. And in the vast Donana wetlands of southern Spain, Paul will assist archaeologists in locating what they believe to be the lost city of Atlantis, and to help determine where the people of Atlantis went after their city was destroyed.

Paul Bauman is an avid hiker, climber and skier. Aspects of his archaeo-geophysical work have been the subject of a NOVA documentary (Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land), a Na-tional Geographic movie entitled “Finding Atlantis,” and nu-merous newspaper and magazine articles including in Time, National Geographic, and the Reader’s Digest. He was recent-ly invited to present at the � rst ever TEDx talks in Canmore.

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Wilmer and Dry Gulch will no longer be the only two communities in the Upper Co-lumbia Valley that aren't part of an official community plan (OCP), after the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) voted to bring them into the plan for Area G.

After lengthy consultations with area resi-dents and other stakeholders, the regional district board of directors gave first and sec-ond reading to a bylaw amendment to bring those two communities into the Steam-boat-Jubilee Mountain OCP, which guides planning decisions for the rest of Area G, including Radium Resort.

"These are the two missing links," said Area G director Gerry Wilkie.

A plan to amend the OCP has been in the works since last summer, and a public hearing is set for 7 p.m. on Monday, November 25th at the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce building at the Invermere crossroads.

Members of the public are invited to state their opinions on the amended OCP for the last time before it moves to third and fourth reading.

While the overarching philosophy of the Steamboat-Jubilee Mountain OCP won't be changing, it will state the values, concerns and aspirations of these particular communities, said Mr. Wilkie.

"The people of Wilmer virtually said, 'We love our community the way it is; we don't want things to change that much', so we re-flected that in the plan," he said. "In the case of Dry Gulch, we are responding to a request for higher density in order to support the com-munity's longstanding need for an adequate water system. The development community can then work together to bring in a water sys-tem along with other agencies."

Also written into the plan for both Dry Gulch and Wilmer is wetland protection.

"(The OCP) will give that section of the val-ley a guidance for the people who live there and for people who are looking at developing for the foreseeable future," said Mr. Wilkie.

Community planning ahead for Wilmer and Dry Gulch

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GREG AMOS/VALLEY ECHO PHOTOA frosty peak in the Fairmont Range juts into a clear blue sky above the Rockies on Monday, November 11th, in this shot taken about halfway between Fairmont Hot Springs and Canal Flats. Clouds hemmed in many of the Columbia Valley peaks early on Remembrance Day, but dissipated to reveal the mountains later on.

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The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an amendment to the Steamboat - Jubilee Mountain Official Community Plan, located within Electoral Area G, that will extend the boundaries of this plan to cover both the Wilmer and Dry Gulch areas. The Official Community Plan is a long-term strategic planning document; the proposed amendment will establish policies for land use in the Wilmer and Dry Gulch areas. The bylaw amendment and map schedules are available at www.rdek.bc.ca.

Bylaw No. 2499 is cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay - Steamboat - Jubilee Mountain Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1926, 2006 - Amendment Bylaw No. 8, 2013 (Wilmer-Dry Gulch / RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at: Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce 651 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC Monday, November 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G, the District of Invermere and the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:

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This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Matt Gunn, Planner, at 250-489-6903, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email [email protected].

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VICTORIA – The B.C. government has spent 10 years and $66 million on meetings and consultants to discuss aboriginal "governance" of children in protective care, while actual services such as domestic violence safe houses remain inadequate to meet the need.

That conclusion emerges from a new report from B.C.'s Representative for Children and Youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who calls it a "confused, unstable and bizarre area of public policy" where millions continue to be spent without accountability.

"For example," Mrs. Turpel-Lafond wrote, "nearly $35 million was spent discussing region-al aboriginal authorities, including large expen-ditures on paying people to meet, hiring consul-tants to facilitate those meetings, and producing materials of questionable practical value following such meetings that almost never addressed the ac-tual difficulties children and youth were experienc-ing in their lives – issues such as parental addiction, domestic violence, poverty, neglect and the need

for mental health services or special needs sup-port."

Stephanie Cadieux, B.C.'s Minister of Children and Family Development, said Wednesday she accepts the findings of the report, and agrees that the ministry "strayed from its mandate to provide direct services."

A new deputy minister ap-pointed two years ago has worked to re-direct minis-try spending to services for those in need, Mrs. Cadieux said. She a c k n o w l e d g e d that another $8 million is being spent this fiscal year on impract-cal "nation to nation" talks before consult-ing contracts ex-

pire.NDP children and families critic Carole James

said she supports the concept of delegating child welfare to aboriginal communities where it's practical to do so.

But she said it's "appalling" that millions are spent on high-level meetings while there is an eight-month waiting list for youth mental health services.

The B.C. Liberal government has a track record of this, going back to former premier Gordon Camp-bell, who recruited a South African expert as dep-uty minister to impose a new aboriginal child care system, she said.

"They put out a big idea or a slogan, say they're going to move it, and then have no plan to imple-ment it properly, with resources, with clear out-comes," Mrs. James said.

"The tragedy with this one is it's aboriginal children who are suffering," she added.

Mrs. Cadieux said it isn't fair to conclude all the money was wasted. The ministry has better rela-tionships with aboriginal communities, and still provides direct services across the province, she said.

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Something on your mind?

Natural disasters? Aside from the odd forest � re, those don't a� ect the Columbia Valley.

Being well out of reach of tsunamis and safely inland of the earthquake subduction zone that a� ects coastal B.C., valley residents likely have little connection to "super typhoon" Haiyan that slammed into the Philippines last Friday.

But this is not just another disaster in some far-� ung region; it's arguably the most violent weather event on the planet in the past 30 years. Much like 9/11 unfolded like a bad Michael Bay movie, the surreal imagery from the super typhoon seemed as though it was lifted from a special-e� ects-laden disaster movie.

With the death toll estimated at 10,000 and likely to rise, Canada's response so far has been poor: just a $5 million commitment to help the Philippines — a country that's been the largest source of immigrants to Canada since 2010, noted Georgia Straight editor Charlie Smith in a recent column.

While grabbing a co� ee at Tim Hortons on Monday, I spoke with one of the more than 10 Filipino temporary foreign workers employed at the restaurant. None of them were from the eastern Visayas, the region hardest hit by the typhoon that packed sustained winds of more than 300 kilometres per hour. Undoubt-edly, those workers are thinking of friends and relatives back home. � at's likely the same story for all the Filipino workers in the valley.

It took two days of prodding before the federal government o� ered the same dollar-for-dollar matching of Canadian citizen donations for disaster relief in the Philippines as it did in the wake of the earthquake the struck Haiti in 2010.

� e elephant in the room about this typhoon is the recent frequency with which these powerful storms have been occurring. No one can make a cause-and-e� ect connection yet, but it's not hard to imagine that a warmer atmosphere — caused by an undeniable rise of global greenhouse gas concentrations — is fueling typhoons, cyclones, and hurricanes into more wicked versions of the storms coastal cities around the world have always known.

To donate, go to www.redcross.ca/typhoon or call 1-800-418-1111.

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Deeper trade with the Euro-pean Union will bring good jobs, economic growth and greater long-term prosperity to workers and businesses in key sectors of British Columbia.

� is historic agreement with the European Union is a big win for workers, businesses and families right here in British Columbia. � roughout the province, hard-working people of B.C. will ben-e� t, especially in key sectors of our local economy.

In addition to tari� elimina-tion, the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) pro-vides improved access to Euro-pean markets for Canadian goods and services, greater certainty, transparency and protection for

investments, and new opportuni-ties in EU procurement markets.

CETA is an historic, 21st century, gold-standard agreement that is the foundation of the most ambi-tious trade expansion plan in our nation’s history. It is an agreement that will bring bene� ts to a wide range of sectors in every region of the country and is clear proof of our government’s commitment to opening new, large and dynamic markets to our exporters, workers and businesses.

An earlier joint study concluded that CETA could bring a 20-per-cent boost in bilateral trade and a $12-billion annual increase to Can-ada’s economy. � at is the equiva-lent of adding $1,000 to the average Canadian household’s income or

80,000 new jobs to the Canadian economy.

� e EU is Canada’s second-larg-est trading partner and the world’s largest integrated economy, with more than 500 million consumers and a GDP of $17 trillion. CETA is by far, Canada’s most ambitious trade initiative, broader and deep-er in scope than the historic North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Bene� ts of the Canada-EU trade agreement for British Co-lumbia can be found online at goo.gl/miEvxr

David Wilks is the Member of Parliament for the Kootenay Co-lumbia riding. He can be reached at 613-995-7246 or by email at [email protected] .

Canada-EU Trade Agreement bene� ts us

MP Report — David Wilks

It was incorrectly stated in last week's edition of � e Valley Echo that those participating in the local Operation Christmas Child shoebox campaign were required to donate $5 with their parcel for shipping. In fact, the fee is $7. We apologize for the error.

www.invermerevalleyecho.com A7The Valley Echo Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Word on the StreetWhat's your reaction to the recent super typhoon in the Philippines?

“IT'S TRAGIC, BUT IT'S CLIMATE CHANGE — WE'D BETTER GET USED TO IT.”

—JACQUELINE PINSONNEAULT

“IT'S BROKEN MY HEART, AND I HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHOSE PARENTS ARE BACK IN THE PHILLIPPINES.”

—EVA BODROVICS

“IT'S HORRENDOUS, DEVASTATING, AND WE HAVE TO DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP.”

—JEANNETTE HENDRICKS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Every year towards the end of October, I get envious of my younger years when I lived in Europe and traveled every fall into Italy for food celebrations.

I based my holiday time on where to travel to try new foods, to discover new wine regions or visit friends who I made while working in London. My, how life has changed moving into this valley, having three kids and running my own business!

That being said, I am grateful for that time I had spent in an amazing country that focuses on food as a daily ritual from waking up in the morning until late at night.

One of my first visits to Italy took me to a friend's “nonna” (grandmother), who kindly invited me to stay with her. She spoke no English and myself, broken Italian, but once we got into

her kitchen, you would have never known we could not communicate through words. Action in the kitchen is a common language!

This woman taught me about dishes I only read about, and to be making them using all local products was an amazing experience. I jotted notes as we went along, and even drew pictures in my book where I had no words to comprehend what I was doing.

I was introduced to the family who took me to have pizza in Naples where, where it was appar-ently invented. (Every Italian has a different story as to where pizza was invented!)

We visited the island of Capri, where you chose your fish off the boat and had it cooked in the pier, and we walked the Amafi coast picking lemons larger than our average grocery store grapefruit.

On another trip, I devoured gelato for the first time sitting on a bridge in Florence, sipped Chi-anti in Greve, picked limes in Sienna, watched Italian men go on wild boar hunts, attempted truffle hunting with no luck and baked bread with a baker in Rome.

Yes, my past was full of experiences I look back on and hope to return to one day soon. If you chose to visit Italy, go in the fall when the tourists are gone and the food is at its peak.

The following recipe brings fond memories of Italy, and is one that I have immensely enjoyed making over the years.

There is so much more to write about this food, but limited space, so here is what I think is the best of the best!

An Italian late autumnFood From Scratch — Lara McCormack

� e Wilder family told their side of the story at the inquest into the May 2011 death of Patrick Wilder, held from Octo-ber 21st to 24th in Invermere court.� e newspaper reporter was not pres-ent for our testimonies in the court-room; we are now telling our side of the events leading up to Patrick Wilder’s death and how they relate to the recom-mendations made by the jurors.After Fairmont Hot Springs Resort was sold in 2006, Janet and Patrick Wilder bought an acreage near Burns Lake, B.C. and lived there for four years be-fore returning to Fairmont in 2010 to renovate their business, after a long-term renter had gone into receivership.When Patrick returned, he found that his business neighbour, Tony’s Greek Grill was using his property for park-ing, storage of refuse bins and signage. In fact, Tony renovated his property to provide access to parking on Patrick’s property. Unhappy with the situation, Patrick decided to mark his property to show where the property line was lo-cated.� e Wilder family believes that, con-trary to Mr. Stergiou's testimony at the

inquiry, he did threaten Patrick on the day Patrick was marking his property. Prompting Patrick to report the inci-dent to the police. At the inquest, Mr. Cameron Ward (the lawyer for our family) stated to police that Tony’s Greek Grill had become a hangout for the RCMP. Sta� Sgt. She-hovac stated that they often ate there and that Tony refused payment for the meals he served to the RCMP, and would only accept tips.On the evening of Patrick’s passing, he saw four police cars parked on his property south of Mr. Stergiou's restau-rant, and phoned in a complaint to the RCMP dispatch. Police records show the dispatcher remarked Patrick was “a real loony” when she forwarded Pat-rick's complaint to police.After the call, four police cars left Pat-rick's property, and he locked up the business and went home. A few min-utes later a police car pulled into the parking lot with its siren blasting and lights � ashing. An o� cer told me Pat-rick had said he was “going to end it all.” In disbelief, I told the o� cer I was going to search the house and outbuildings, but I couldn't � nd Patrick. I pleaded with the o� cers to leave Patrick alone.When the police found out that Patrick had a registered gun, I asked agin for them to give Patrick some space. (In total, I asked them at least seven times

to leave Patrick alone.) At the inquest, I told the court that at that point, police had changed their attitude from helping Patrick to treating him like a criminal.� e police left, and asked me to call them if Patrick came back. When he re-turned, I complied, believing the police wouldn't come back. But they did, and I met them at the outbuilding where patrick was, as the police banged on the door. I felt defeated; I felt there was nothing more I could do to help Patrick, so I gave police the key to the door, hop-ing he would be all right.I told the inquest that the police did not give Patrick any options; they never of-fered to get him some help, or take him to see a doctor. We pleaded with Patrick not to take his life, but it was to no avail.It's important to share the fact that in August 2003, Patrick had been taken into police custody after an altercation when o� cers arrived in response to a noise complaint from a party Patrick's kids were having. � ey took him into police custody, where Patrick tried to commit suicide twice. � is was the only time Patrick had ever tried to take his life. Since all documents were purged, there is no record of this incident and subsequent attempts of suicide.At the inquest, jurors came up with the following recommendation: that the commanding o� cer of the RCMP in B.C. and the chiefs of all municipal de-

tachments in the province review cur-rent practices and policies related to the current � le management systems, and to ensure appropriate retention periods for information relating to the con� rmed suicide attempts and other mental health incidents in which police and medical intervention is required.At the inquest, I said that if police o� -cers have time to call for tracking dogs, they have time to call a mental health practitioner. � e second recommen-dation made by the jurors is that the provincial health minister consider the feasibility of establishing a network of mental health professionals available to assist front line police o� cers during their investigations of and interactions with suicidal people.It is our family's hope that these recommendations will serve and protect others from the same demise as that of Patrick Wilder.� e transcript from the coroner’s inquest into the death of Patrick Wilder will not be available to our family un-til December 2013. We will make the verbatim transcript available to anyone who is interested in reading it.We lost a loving husband, father, brother, loyal friend and a great � shing partner.

Janet Wilder Fairmont Hot Springs

A family's view on a tragedy

CONTINUED ON PAGE A9


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THURS NOVEMBER 14•Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.

FRI NOVEMBER 15•Summit Youth Centre dance at the Commu-nity Hall, 7 - 11 p.m. Open to youth ages 12-18. Tickets $7, on sale at the Summit or at DTSS. For more information, email Magali at [email protected].

SAT NOVEMBER 16•Craft and home busi-ness sale at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Crafts, baking, jewelry, Avon, and more. Lunch avail-able. For more informa-tion, call 250-349-5447.•Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 5:30 - 11 p.m.•Brisco Riding Club Awards Night Ceremo-ny, 6 p.m. Tickets $15 (single), $25 (family). Contact Virginia at 250-341-1419.

SUN NOVEMBER 17•Christmas Craft Ba-zaar at the Edgewater Legion, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Lunch from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., $6 for soup and a bun or beef dip. Both choices include dessert and coffee.

MON NOVEMBER 18• WV Saddle Club AGM and dinner. 6 p.m. at the Rocky River Grill. Call Lisa for more info: 250-341-3983.• Jumbo Creek Conser-vation Society AGM. 7:30 p.m. at the DTSS Theatre, doors open at 7 p.m. Special guest speaker: Paul Bauman, Archeological Physicist. Admission by donation.

WED NOVEMBER 20•Cranium night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.

THURS NOVEMBER 21•Learn to crochet at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.

FRI NOVEMBER 22•Spaghetti dinner and movie night at the Sum-mit Youth Centre, 5:30 - 11 p.m. Dinner starts at 7:00 p.m. Please con-firm your presence for dinner by Thursday, November 21st. •ICAN dinner and Raise the Woof Com-edy Show at Invermere Community Hall to raise money for a new rescue and adoption centre. 6 - 11 p.m. MC

Dave McGrath, din-ner by Anne Riches, live auctions by Tex Lortscher. Doors open 6:00 p.m., dinner 7:00 p.m., followed by a stand up comedy show. Ages 19+. Tickets $50 at The Book Bar, ICAN, Invermere Vet Hospi-tal, Fairmont Gift Shop, Furry Companions. For info call 250-341-7888.•Canterbury Carols Christmas Market at In-terior World in support of the Family Resource Centre. Runs November 22nd - December 22nd on the following days: Thursdays and Fridays, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; and Sundays, 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Events will include pic-tures with Santa.

SAT NOVEMBER 23•Hoodoo Quilters Christmas Craft Sale, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.• Winter Magic exhibi-tion opens at Effusion Art Gallery, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Christine Simpson artist demonstration and artist Sigrid Sharp will be at the gallery to discuss painting, both from 4-8 p.m. Show runs until December 31st. Also for light up, come and enjoy hot apple cider, and hand-painted ornaments for sale to benefit the Sum-mit Youth Centre. For more info, visit www.effusionartgallery.com.•Elk Park Christmas Ba-zaar, 12 - 4 p.m. at Elk Park Ranch. Also runs November 24th. For more info, email [email protected]•Light Up festival, In-vermere. Main Street will be closed from 5 - 8 p.m., with fire pits and fun activities along the street. Entertainment on the main stage at Cenotaph Park, food and beverage vendors, late night shopping and the annual holiday window display com-petition. Please note, this year Santa's Den will be set up on Sun-day, November 24th.•Enjoy the Light Up Festival with the Sum-mit Youth Centre crew, 4:30 - 10 p.m.•Santa Claus Parade, as part of Light Up, 6 p.m., downtown Invermere.

SUN NOVEMBER 24•Super Sunday, down-town Invermere, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Holiday shopping events at

downtown merchants. Santa will be in his Den to see all the kids and to find out what they want for Christmas.

WED NOVEMBER 27•Hang out Night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.

THURS NOVEMBER 28•Swimming at Radium Hot Springs with the Summit Youth Cen-tre. Leaving at 6:30pm. Please confirm your presence by Wednes-day, November 27.

FRI NOVEMBER 29•$6 Soup, bun and des-sert at the Edgewater Legion, 12 p.m.•Bingo night at the Summit Youth Centre, 5:30 - 11 p.m.

SAT NOVEMBER 30•Sport Day from Coast to Coast to Coast in Can-ada with the Summit Youth Centre, 1 - 5 p.m.

EVERY THURSDAY•Weekly Texas Hold 'Em Poker tournament at the Invermere Legion, 7 p.m. $35 buy-in; no re-buys. Cash payouts.•Open Mic night at the Hoodoo Grill, 9:30 p.m.

EVERY FRIDAY•Baby Goose program for parents and babies up to 18 months. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Eileen Madson Primary. [email protected].•Preschool Story Time at the Invermere Public Library, 10:30 a.m. For info visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.

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

EVERY SUNDAY•Drop-in roller skating, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $5, Gla-cier Peaks Gymnastics building, 250-342-5321•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.•Invermere Badminton Club meets, 7:30 - 10 p.m. at the DTSS gym.

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

1st & 3rd MONDAY•Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, 7 p.m.

Remember When?

10 years ago (2003): An early morning inferno in Lakeview Meadows on November 16th destroyed an under-construction multi-million dollar home that was less than a month away from being completed. The Win-dermere Fire Department spent over eight hours trying to contain the blaze. No other homes were damaged.

15 years ago (1998): A weekend backcountry outing in Yoho National Park for six students from the University of Calgary turned tragic when the party was caught in an avalanche. The six hikers were near Abbott's Pass when the snow suddenly gave way. The ensuing slide caused the hikers to tumble more than 200 feet, burying Susanna Donald, 18. She did not survive.

20 years ago (1993): Inver-mere's new 13th Street side-walk, which was expected to

cost $40,000, had a cost over-run of $10,000. The added cost was due to last-minute design changes that called for added grading and excavation. The additional funds necessitated a budget amendment bylaw that was given three readings by Invermere council.

25 years ago (1988): A Columbia Valley man who asked a prostitute to kill his parents pleaded guilty in Alberta provincial court on October 27th to counsel-ling a person to commit an indictable offence. Twenty-one-year-old Jody Raiche of Radium Hot Springs was sen-tenced on November 25th. On September 18th, Mr. Raiche went to a prostitute and of-fered her $30,000 to kill his parents. According to Crown Prosecutor Gary Belecki, Mr. Raiche would have benefited from a $300,000 life insurance policy on his parents.

30 years ago (1983): The Valley Flower Shop held its grand opening in its new lo-cation, on Invermere's 7th Avenue on November 18th, 1983. Free roses and carna-tions were given to all who at-tended. The business took up the first floor of the building while above it were the offices of architect Mark Hendrick-son and barrister and solici-

tor Bill MacDonald.35 years ago (1978): There

was a 60 per cent turnout rate for a municipal election held on November 18th, 1978. George Eacrett and Gary Dal-ke were elected as Invermere aldermen, while George Deck was chosen as a Regional Di-rector of East Kootenay direc-tor. Jean Knowles was elected school trustee.

40 years ago (1973): The Athalmer Improvement Dis-trict and Invermere Village Council reached an agree-ment on fire protection costs for the community of Athalmer. Council had want-ed Athalmer to contribute $2,000 annually; Athalmer of-fered $1,500. They reached a compromise of $1,700.

50 years ago (1963): "Wa-ter, water everywhere and not a drop to waste," was the thinking of weary Inver-mere village council mem-bers, after wading through an agenda that dealt largely with that fluid commod-ity. A delegation from the Westside Improvement Dis-trict spoke with council about costs around the Paddy Ryan Lakes water supply. Later on, a homeowner sought partial reimbursement for the cost of constructing a water line to his residence.

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

Echo filE photoNovember 2003 — Glitz and glamour was all the rage at the Invermere Community Hall on November 8th during the community fashion show. Sandra Beingessner (left) appears as a Beauty, along with her companion, the Beast.

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� e Columbia Valley constantly attracts new homeowners with its many enticing features, and for Invermere painter Cathy Parkes, it was the wildlife, hiking, and mountains which brought her and her husband to the valley � ve years ago.

Before packing up from Oakville, Ontario, Cathy was a producer with Nelvana – the creators of the cartoon Franklin and Friends. She met her husband, Steve Fitch, who was a cartoonist, at Sheridan Col-lege in Oakville through the anima-tion program. � e two made careers out of their study, and when com-puter-generated imagery became ubiquitous, Cathy and Steve decided to call it quits.

"Without the drawing it just wasn't the same," Cathy said. "Sometimes it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks."

Shortly after visiting the valley as their children were working in construction, the couple fell in love with the land and moved west � ve years ago. Cathy became a full-time painter the following year.

Wildlife is her most common subject, followed by landscapes. Ideas for her art come from the wild-life and scenery a� orded by the many local hiking trails – where Cathy some-

times sketches what she sees, but prefers to photograph it, before paint-ing her inspirations onto a canvas.

"I try to wander through the park, and I have a camera with a very long lens so I don't have to get close to wildlife," she said.

She said that her paintings o� er a whimsical feel to the wildlife, adding that B.C.'s natural surroundings were a major reason for their move.

"� is is one of the last areas in Cana-da where you can view so much wild-life," she said.

Cathy's been an avid birder since she was a young child, and shared her appreciation for the annual Wings Over the Rockies celebration in the valley.

"To go out with experts who know about all the local species – the amount of birds around here is really surprising," she said.

Since becoming a full-time artist, Cathy has gotten over a stage fright of painting in front of people, and she'll be demonstrating her work at the Big Christmas Craft Fair at Invermere Community Hall on Friday, Decem-ber 6th, and Saturday, December 7th.

Signed "C. Parkes", her work can also be seen around town at Strands Old House Restaurant, Village Arts, and La Galeria II in Fairmont. � e canvases range from tiny to large, and Cathy has also been known to stroke her brushes onto feathers.

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DAN WALTON/VALLEY ECHO PHOTO Invermere painter Cathy Parkes found abundant inspiration after moving to the Columbia Valley to pursue an artistic career fi ve years ago.

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GNOCHIGood for 6-8 portions

3 pounds russet potatoes2 cups all-purpose � our1 egg, extra large1 pinch salt1/2 cup olive oil

Boil the whole potatoes until they are soft (about 45 minutes). While still warm, peel and pass through a vegeta-ble mill onto clean pasta board.

Set 6 quarts of water to boil in a large spaghetti pot. Set up an ice bath with 6 cups of ice and 6 cups of near boiling water in a large bowl.

Make a well in centre of the potatoes and sprinkle all over with � our, using all the � our. Place egg and salt in the cen-tre of the well and using a fork, stir into � our and potatoes, just like making nor-mal pasta. Once egg is mixed in, bring dough together, kneading gently until a ball is formed. Knead gently another 4 minutes until the ball is dry to touch.

Roll a baseball-sized ball of dough into 3/4-inch diameter ropes and cut ropes into 1-inch long pieces. Flick pieces o� of a fork or concave side of cheese grater until the rope is � nished. Drop these pieces into boiling water and cook until they � oat (about 1 min-ute). Meanwhile, continue with remain-ing dough, forming ropes, cutting into 1-inch pieces and � icking o� of your

fork. As gnocchi � oat to top of boiling water, remove them to the ice bath. Continue until all have been cooled o� . Let sit several minutes in bath and drain from ice and water. Toss with 1/2 cup of olive oil and store covered in refrigerator up to 48 hours until ready to serve.

Gnocchi is excellent with walnut basil pesto, a touch more Parmesan cheese and a couple twists of fresh pepper. Oh – and a glass of Chianti!

Lara McCormack is one of the own-ers of From Scratch – A Mountain Kitchen in Fairmont Hot Springs where one can savor great seasonal food, sip from a selection of beverages including BC wines and enjoy the views of our gorgeous valley landscape.

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You can participate by purchasing an ad that will appear on each month’s page. A banner ad will appear on one month, and a smaller ‘button’ ad will appear on the other 11 months’ pages. Book your space as soon as possible as choice of months for banner ads will be on a ‘� rst-come, � rst-serve’ basis.

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unique to our area, with our values and interests.5) � e Environmental ImpactLocally produced products do not have to be shipped as far as oth-

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ating a customer will have a huge impact on business.8) Add to Cultural Diversity A big corporation can only have a limited number of product for

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A fantastic local shopping opportunity awaits one lucky individual this holi-day season in the Columbia Val-ley. � e valley's heritage newspa-per, � e Valley Echo, is o� ering a $1,500 Christmas Shopping Spree to the winner of a Shop Local con-test that starts on Saturday, No-vember 23rd during Invermere's annual Light Up festival.

During Light Up, look for ballot boxes at participating businesses bearing both � e Valley Echo and the Columbia Valley Pioneer logos. Ballots will be handed out at the discretion of store sta� (typically in exchange for purchases and/or serious inquiries) to shoppers 18 years or older. Shoppers are then invited to complete their bal-lot, which will be their entry into the Christmas Shopping Spree contest. � e more you shop local during Light Up, the more ballots you will receive; the more ballots you receive, the better your odds of winning the $1,500 Christmas Shopping Spree grand prize!

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for four consecutive weeks starting on Wednesday, November 27th through to Wednesday, December 18th, giv-ing serious local shoppers with their eye on the $1,500 prize a competitive

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by a Valley Echo/Pioneer sta� member on Saturday, December 21st. � e contest winner will be able

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A fantastic local shopping opportunity awaits one lucky individual this holi-day season in the Columbia Val-ley. � e valley's heritage newspa-

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During Light Up, look for ballot boxes at participating businesses

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will be handed out at the discretion of store sta� (typically in exchange for purchases and/or serious inquiries) to shoppers 18 years or older. Shoppers are then invited to complete their bal-lot, which will be their entry into the Christmas Shopping Spree contest. � e more you shop local during Light Up, the more ballots you will receive; the more ballots you receive, the better your odds of winning the $1,500 Christmas Shopping Spree grand prize!

for four consecutive weeks starting on Wednesday, November 27th through to Wednesday, December 18th, giv-ing serious local shoppers with their eye on the $1,500 prize a competitive

advantage. For these four weeks, it will be a local shopping free-for-all with no limit on the number of ballots any one

individual can enter.� en, on the afternoon of

� ursday, December 19th, a draw will determine the Christmas Shopping Spree contest winner, who will have two days to scout out what they want to buy at partici-

pating business before they are personally escorted on a

one-hour Christmas Shopping Spree (a stopwatch will mea-sure store time, not travel time)

by a Valley Echo/Pioneermember on Saturday, December 21st. � e contest winner will be able

to spend a maximum of $250 at a min-imum of six participating businesses during their whirlwind Christmas Shopping Spree,

which will be followed by a taste of celebrity status after their photo appears in the paper...

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Located in Interior World

From November 22nd thru December 22nd (Open Friday thru Sunday)

Interested Cottage Industry Vendors please call 250-342-5566.

A participating business in the Invermere Christmas

Shopping Spree.

Canterbury Carols Christmas Market

Remember Join Give� ank you to the entire community for the outstanding support of the Poppy

Campaign.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #199 Edgewater

Christmas Craft BazaarNovember 17th, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Lunch11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

$6 for soup and a bun or beef dip, both include dessert

and co� ee.

To book a table call Vi at 250-347-0044.

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Poinsettias!

Proceeds go to support the Windermere Elementary School Grade 7 students’ community/leadership initiatives. To purchase your

poinsettias, contact 250-342-6640 or email [email protected] by November 22nd. Delivery on December 4th.

15” plant$13

(Comes in red, pink or white)

22” plant$35

(Comes in red only)

Holiday Planter$35

(4 plants, mixed colours)

$13 $35 $35

Poinsettias!Poinsettias!

Proceeds go to support the Windermere Elementary School Grade

15” plant

(Comes in red, pink or white)(Comes in red, pink or white)

invermere.bclibrary.ca

The Invermere Public Library Board is seeking a Library Director to lead

and inspire its team.

See http://invermere.bclibrary.ca/ for details. Application deadline is Friday,

November 29th, 2013 at 5 p.m.

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Clockwise from top left: A Remembrance Day procession to the Canal Flats Cenotaph was led by Ella Byklum, 9, (left) and Teagan DuBois, 9, with Columbia Valley RCMP Staff Sgt. Marko Shehovac close behind wearing the Red Serge; the Canal Flats Cenotaph was decorated with wreaths with the Canadian fl ag in the background (photos by Greg Amos); Pat Cope (left) stands by while Comrade Howie Williams recites "In Flanders Field" at the Invermere Remembrance Day ceremony; the Columbia Garden Village representa-tive solemnly waits his turn to lay his wreath at the Invermere ceremony; a young cadet stands guard at the decorated Cenotaph in Invermere; Pieter Jensen plays his bagpipes for the Lament in Invermere; the Columbia Valley RCMP detachment in Red Serge during the parade leaves Invermere Cenotaph Park; veteran representives also in the Invermere parade (photos by Nicole Trigg).

Remembrance DayNovember 11th, 2013


Goals were few and far between when the Columbia Valley Rockies hosted the Sicamous Eagles on Friday, November 8th, but with help from the new goal-tender and e� ective special teams, the Rockies were able to snap their six-game losing streak.

Sicamous, in the Okanagan/Shuswap conference, is com-parable in the stand-ings to Columbia Valley – both held

w i n - p e r c e n t a g e s around 0.450 heading into Friday's match.

What the game lacked in goals, it made up for in gritty play. And with no shortage of penalties for both teams, the Rockies were � rst to capitalize.

Halfway through the opening period, Mitch Rosko scored a power play goal with help from Adam Pul-liam and Doan Smith.

� e aggression con-tinued through the

second period, but no team was able to change the 1 – 0 until the third.

With under half of the � nal period re-maining, Doan Smith scored on the power play to give Columbia Valley a two-goal lead.

Mr. Smith's goal

came after receiving some valuable ad-vice from head coach Wade Dubielewicz, who advised the for-ward to charge the goalie, as Mr. Du-bielewicz noticed the Eagles goalie has a habit of faking play-ers out while han-

dling the puck."� e goalie shot the

puck right into Doan, and then fell on his stick and Doan shot it right into the empty net," explained gen-eral manager Ross Bidinger.

And while the sec-ond goal put the Rockies in a com-fortable position, the Eagles were able to bring themselves within one, as Matt Matche earned Si-camous a power play goal.

As the � nal minute of play approached, Columbia Valley was short a man, and Si-camous pulled their goalie for a 6-on-4 advantage.

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Alcohol and the Learner Driver SupervisorYou may have seen last week’s minor media tempest regarding a grandfather who had consumed a few drinks and then hopped into the passenger seat to supervise his grandson, the learner driver. They encountered a police road check and grandpa found himself on the receiving end of an Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) for blowing a fail. Who would have thought that the supervisor of a new driver needed to be sober?

Hello? What does a supervisor do? The verb supervise may be de� ned as “to direct or oversee the performance or operation of.” This means that this grandpa had a responsibility to both his grandson and other road users. His job was to insure that the grandson operated the vehicle correctly and to intervene if necessary. There is no doubt in my mind that having a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 100 mg% (.10) or more is an abdication of his responsibility.

The legal concept involved here is that of being in care and control of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or a drug. It applies for both Criminal Code and Motor Vehicle Act offences. Grandpa could have been tried and convicted criminally for his actions instead of being dealt with as an IRP. I know, I investigated and prosecuted both an impaired beginner and supervisor out of the same vehicle in the early 1980’s.

So, in addition to zero blood alcohol for the new driver, the supervisor needs to have a BAC under 50 mg% (.05). Ideally, the supervisor should have a zero blood alcohol requirement too. I don’t imagine that it would be too dif� cult to amend the Motor Vehicle Act to include this and make the situation explicit.

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Invermere's Tryg Strand is making waves in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), as the Port Alberni Bulldogs captain scored eight points in three games during the week of November 3rd, earning him the title of BCHL Player of the Week.

The BCHL website reported "the Invermere, B.C. native opened with two assists and a second star in a win over Coquitlam, had a helper in a loss to Surrey and finished with a big five-point outing that included two goals and a 1st Star honour in a win over Chilliwack."

The three games were attended by his parents, Tim and Donna Strand, who chose a good time of the season to make the flight to

the coast.But Tim doesn't think that his son's

performance was made any easier with him and Donna watching from the stands.

"We see quite a few of his games – but we were lucky to be able to go out for that one because he had such a good weekend," he said.

Before making his way to Port Alberni, Tryg had his first taste of junior hockey on the Columbia Valley Rockies, where he played six games until moving on from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League to the BCHL.

Tryg is with the Bulldogs for his third season, and the team finished on top of their division last year, Tim said. Tryg leads his team in points, with 10 goals and 13 assists in 23 games.

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Shortly after the Rockies penalty expired, a pass from Nigel Swab gave Damon Raven the empty-net insurance for the team's first win in eight games.

Conrad McMillan, who was called up after goaltender Brody Nelson's injury, blocked 31 of 32 shots against the Rockies for his first win with Columbia Valley.

He remains a contender for the starting po-sition with Mr. Nelson now back after being kept out of the lineup due to a concussion.

"Whether it's Conrad or Brody, that doesn't so much affect us," said Mr. Smith. "We still know what we have to do, and no matter who

we have in net we have confidence that both goalies will stop enough pucks to give us a chance to win every night."

"Whoever's hot will play,” added Mr. Bidinger.

Team captain Adam Pulliam will be shav-ing his thick, handlebar mustache off at the end of the month in support of the Movember campaign.

The Rockies will be in Revelstoke on Friday, November 15th, for a matchup with the Griz-zlies at 7 p.m. Their next home game is the following night, Saturday, November 16th against the Creston Valley Thunder Cats.

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How we spend our resources — the way we spend money, time and talent — are the � rst steps of our future. In other words, one element of responsibil-ity is how we use things like money, time and tal-ent to create the future for ourselves, our kids and our community.

At the same time, it is necessary to improve our communication with everyone. � at’s a lot of people — family, spouse, relatives, kids, neighbors, co-work-ers, and everyone else. We’re not used to that. It’s especially a challenge when everything is constantly changing in unpredictable ways we can neither an-ticipate nor understand. Changes happen all around among the people with whom we communicate. How do we cope with what we can’t see or anticipate?

� ere is nothing that even looks like a rule book for what we have to do, no matter what fantasies many people have. � at’s the � rst thing we need to understand. We want the equivalent of a handbook, but that’s not going to happen.

Out of the chaos, possibilities emerge, not to provide solutions, but to move toward them. Some of those possibilities can guide us, though we must not take them as rules. Once we have accepted our own degree of responsibility and there is no one to whom we can pass the buck, we are left with the obligation to � nd new steps forward. � at means making our own decisions.

Our decisions depend on what we see as our own deepest values. Because others may not agree, each of us must build our own, yet stay open to the views of others. � at’s not easy to do. It takes a lot of con-scious thought to choose the things most valuable to ourselves and those closest to us.

In order to � nd solutions, we need new ideas. � e way to get new ideas that lead to solutions is by experience. We also need to plan. � at means we need to be aware of what is going on around us. It’s the biggest thing we can do to get to the future. We need new ideas, based on experience and con-scious awareness.

� e current generation of parents, called Milleni-als, are one or two generations away from our old-est citizens. In other words, the grandparents of our current children lived in another century, with great di� culty as normal. � ey remember cold weather in uninsulated houses, long distances walked through heavy snow to get to school until they passed seventh grade. It was a di� cult time, with technology derived from the past. Very few grandparents are able to comprehend the world of today, and very few who do understand can see their way into the future.

It’s important to learn what ideas are important to our emerging adults. Responsibility and commu-nication are on the mind of many young people to whom I listen. I expect there will be more terms in that list before the century is much older. Responsi-bility is the word I hear when they talk about what we’ve done to the world we’re leaving them. (Remember, they don’t really know we are mak-ing it up as we go along. � ey don’t know our basic expectations or what we believed. � ey think we know what we’re doing.)

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munication with the world, from their friends and family to events and ideas from distant lands. (� ey don’t know that, either. � ey think everyone has always had a cell phone, a computer and ev-erything that goes with instant communication. It’s also natural to them to expect to communi-cate.) We are, to them, the last bridges between the past and the future. Many of them think we should have done better and are upset about what we are leaving behind.

Planning, responsibility and communication are only some of the terms and tools of today that will be used to create the future. Others will show up. � ings will change. We at CMK don’t know what the future will be, but we are gaining a lot of knowledge about its creation. We can’t claim to be perfect, but we can claim to be conscious, and we are helping others � gure out what is important to them. We can help you create a plan for how you use your money, time and talents to create your next steps.

our emerging adults. Responsibility and commu-nication are on the mind of many young people to whom I listen. I expect there will be more terms in that list before the century is much older. Responsi-bility is the word I hear when

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LOST: Ipad on Thanksgiving weekend. Dark grey cover with “Coach” on it. Please call 250-342-3259.

Travel

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OIL & GAS INDUSTRYGUARANTEED Job Placement

• Labourers • Tradesmen• Class 1 Drivers

Call 24Hr. Free Recorded Message 1-888-213-2854

INVERMERE PETRO CANADA

is currently acceptingapplications for full time and

part time employment. Apply in person to185 Laurier Street,

Invermere, BCbetween 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.


Employment

Trades, Technical

Civil EngineeringTechnologist II

(Re-Advertisement)District of Kitimat, full time permanent - wage range $37.01 - $44.78 over two years. Civil Technologist di-ploma required. Reporting to the Technical Services Man-ager, duties include a variety of infrastructure investiga-tions, surveying, design, contract preparation, inspec-tion and material testing on projects related to the mu-nicipality’s water, sewer, drainage and transportation systems. Candidates should be profi cient in using elec-tronic survey equipment, computer assisted design using AutoCad 3D, and MS Offi ce. Valid BC driver’s li-cense required. Submit re-sumes by November 29, 2013, 4:30 pm, to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7, Fax (250) 632-4995, or email [email protected]

CLEARWATER OILFIELD Services, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta requires Class 1, 3 Vacuum Truck Drivers, Swampers. Local work. No day rating. Full benefi ts after six months. Fax 403-844-9324.

FRASER SHINGLING & EXTERIORS LTD. Wanted Aluminum and Vinyl siding installers. Full Crews with own equipment only. Contact Giselle at 780 962 1320, or at [email protected]

Help Wanted


Employment

Trades, TechnicalFRONTLINE is seeking certi-fi ed electricians and mill-wrights with industrial experi-ence for work in BC/Alberta. FEC offers competitive wages and benefi ts package. For-ward resumes to:[email protected] Canada Ltd. requires an experienced Journeyman Electrician for our EWP Operation in Golden B.C. Email resume to: [email protected] or fax to 250-344-8859.

Help Wanted


Employment

Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrys-ler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $32/hour, nego-tiable depending on experi-ence. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban cen-tres. More info online at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845 or email to: [email protected]

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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED

250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere

www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

Sunday, November 17th9:00 a.m.

Worship at All Saint’s, Edgewater.

9:30 a.m. Bacon, Friends & Faith(All Ages Welcome)

10:30 a.m. Worship at Christ Church

Trinity, Invermere.

CANADIAN MARTYRSCATHOLIC CHURCH

Roman Catholic ParishPastor: Father Gabriel

250-342-6167 Invermere250-344-6328 Golden

Confession: 1/2 hour before MassCanadian Martyrs’ Church

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

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

Sunday at 11 a.m.Sacred Heart Parish

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

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

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

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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

Loving God, Loving People

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

Sundays at 10 a.m.

Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street W,

Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursday 6:30 p.m.

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

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

Senior Pastorwww.lakewindermerealliance.org

Sunday, November 17th10:30 a.m.

Worship And Life Instruction, “GOD Is ….. Holy” … Pastor Trevor

ministering.

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

Morning Service.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere

Pastor:Murray Wittke

Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

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

www.valleychristianonline.com

Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE

Worship Servicesevery Sundayat 1:30 p.m.

at Christ Church Trinity110 - 7th Avenue,

Invermere

Pastor Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton

1-866-426-7564

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY

Employment

Trades, TechnicalLOCALLY-OWNED, well-es-tablished vacuum truck com-pany looking for Class 1, 3, Vacuum and Gravel Truck Op-erators. Oilfi eld tickets an as-set but not necessary. Incen-tive package available. Blue Cross after three months. Must be willing to relocate or work three weeks on and one week off. Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-845-3903.

Located 150km Northwest of Prince George, BC Mount Milligan is one of British Columbia’s fi rst major metals mine of this century.

We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

Mill OperationsSuperintendent

Chief Metallurgist

Manager: Environment, Health & Safety

Mill Electrical / Instrumentation Supervisor

Please apply online at www.mtmilligan.com/

careers

Services

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Services

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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Need Cash? Own A Vehicle? Borrow Up To $25,000 Snapcarcash.com 1-855-653-5450

Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Services

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Medical HealthVIAGRA 100mg or CIALIS 20mg. Generic. 40 tabs + 10 Free all for $99 including Free Shipping. Discreet, Fast Shipping. 1-888-836-0780 or metromeds.net

Pets & Livestock

PoultryFERTILE QUAIL eggs for sale. Coturnix Japanese & Texas A&M $6.50/dz, min. 2 dz. Email [email protected]

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsGROCERY STORE AUCTION - November 16 @11am, Burnaby - Hobart meat equipment & dish-washers, True coolers & freezers. View @www.KwikAuctions.com

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh 1-866-528-7108Delivery BC and AB

www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

WOLFERMANS’ TREAT Your Friends and Family! Wolferman’s English Muffi ns! Perfect Holiday Assortment, Variety of Sweet & Savory Muffi ns $29.95 – Use Code “Favorite” Free Shipping! 1-800-999-1910 Or www.Wolfermans.com/go/bb016

Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

Real Estate

Apt/Condos for SaleRiverstone Villas Condo in downtown Radium. 3 bdrm, 5 appliances, fi replace, large soaker tub, walk in shower, garage. Priced 10% below assessment, will take quad or camper as down pay-ment. $177,000.

250-342-7608

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentRADIUM - Cozy 1 bdrm, 1 bath condo over 800 sq ft for rent at the Peaks available Dec 1. 7 applianc-es, underground parking, pool, in-door and outdoor hot tub. NS, De-posit required. Asking $800/ month. 403-285-4759, 403-291-4804, 403-880-9719

Homes for Rent

Home available Nov 1st. Indian Beach Estates.

Comfortable 2 bdrm, 1 bath home with den. (can be used as third bedroom), fi replace,

gorgeous views of the Fairmonts, 4 minutes from

private beach in Indian Beach Estates. Please call

435-901-1600 or email [email protected]

with inquiries.

TownhousesFully furnished town house in Radium, 2 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, large bright kitchen, A/C, fi re-place, deck and BBQ, N/S, N/P. Available immediately. $875/mth. 403-240-9357 or email [email protected]

Radium - 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 1,400 sq. ft. townhome with single garage, in Borrego

Ridge . Two years old, $1,000/mth. Please call:

403-875-0214

Transportation

Auto Financing

Trucks & Vans

1990 Ford Club Wagon XL Van. Great condition. No rear seats. $1,500 O.B.O. 250-342-2104

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Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re: The Estate of Bill Hollingsworth, deceased, formerly of Radium Hot

Springs, BC, died on October 19, 2013. Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims

against the estate of Bill Hollingsworth under

section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their

claims should be sent to the Executor, Paul Pupo, Box 191, Golden, BC, V0A 1H0, on or before

December 31, 2013, after which date the estate’s

assets will be distributed among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the

claims of which the Executor then has notice.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Re: The Estate of Brent Frederickson, a.k.a. Brent Fredrickson, deceased, formerly of Radium Hot

Springs, BC, died on January 18, 2011. Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims

against the estate of Brent Frederickson under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims

should be sent to the Executrix, c/o MacDonald

Thomas, Box 2400, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0 on

or before November 29, 2013, after which date the

estate’s assets will be distributed among the

parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims of

which the Executrix then has notice.

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Serving the Valley

Sholinder & MacKaySand & Gravel

Complete line of aggregate productsfor construction and landscaping

Office: 250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 Cell: 250-342-5833

www.diamondheatingandspas.com

• FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES/STOVES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS

• SERVICE & MAINTENANCE

385 Laurier Street P: 250-342-7100Invermere, BC E: [email protected]

RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO

• Gas • Propane • Diesel • Automotive Repairs • Tires & Batteries • Greyhound

• CAA approved automotive repair •

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

250-347-9726 7507 Main

• Plumbing, Repair and Installation

• Drain Lines• Hot Water Tanks

DCS Plumbing

• Over 30 years experience • 24 hour emergency service • Seniors’ Discount

250-341-8501Kerry Colonna 250-342-5089Located in the Diamond Heating & Spa building in Athalmer

The WaTer & air Company!

Purify the water you drink and the air you breathe!

Water Treatment: filtration and purification

Furnace and Duct cleaning

J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)Laura Kipp, Pharm D.

Irena Sedlakova, B. Sc. (Pharm.)Your compounding pharmacy

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

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

Lambert-Kipp Pharmacy Ltd.

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

• Complete sewer/drain repairs • Reasonable rates - Seniors’ discount • Speedy service - 7 days a week

• A well-maintained septic system should be pumped every 2-3 years• Avoid costly repairs

Septic Tank PumpingPortable

Toilet Rentals

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For competitive prices and prompt service call:

250-342-3268 (plant) 250-342-6767 (office)

Proudly serving the Valley for over 50 years.

To advertise, call: 250-341-6299

Advertise your businessin Serving the Valley.

Call 250-341-6299to inquire about this space.

Sales ~ Service ~ Installation

UNIVERSALDOORS & EXTERIORS

Arnold Scheffer250-342-6700

[email protected]

Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential

Valley LifeSounds of the valley

Dan Walton/Valley echo photosGunfire and a choir: these were among the more prominent sounds in the valley last weekend. Left: Les Markus Jr. takes aim at the Lake Windermere Rod and Gun Club's shooting range west of Radium Hot Springs on Saturday, Novem-ber 9th , during the club's annual charity clay shooting competition. Proceeds from the event raised money for the Columbia Valley Food Bank. Les, his father (Les Markus Sr.) and brother Alex Markus, all came down from Golden to take part in the event. Right: There was little distinction between the audience and the performers, as choirs from around the valley were invited to the Christ Church Trinity on the evening Friday, November 8th. The Bisset Singers were in town, performing with local ensembles as part of their set.

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