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� e federal Temporary Foreign Work-ers (TFW) program has seen its share of controversy, and while recent changes to the program may curb some prob-lems, they have also created new ones.

A new $275 processing fee for each temporary foreign employee, which is tacked onto the pre-existing $150 application fee, is impacting the Colum-bia Valley, where several employers use the TFW program to � nd employees.

"It's just money that you're going to have to spend as an employer,” said Justin Atterbury, who owns the Rocky

River Grill in Invermere and has hired through the TFW program. “Employers have to pay for travel expenses anyway, which gets into the thousands of dol-lars, so the next couple hundred dollars won't make or break it."

Because the Columbia Valley's econo-my is mainly based on tourism, the TFW program is often utilized in cases where

no quali� ed Canadians make themselves available to the employer. For many valley business owners, there are very few alternative hiring strategies.

"One of the challenges in the valley is � nding workers year-round, to deliver a consistent product," Mr. Atterbury said.

GREG AMOS / ECHO PHOTOChris Zook and Adrianna Marin, both from Winnipeg, enjoy a leisurely Columbia River fl oat through Fairmont Hot Springs on Sunday, September 1st. Mr. Zook, pictured here fl oating around a bend bordering the Riverside Golf Course, said despite travelling around the world, he has yet to fi nd a nicer summer spot than Fairmont Hot Springs.

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Foreign worker changes impact valley businessesDAN [email protected]

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This sampling day, the 27th of August, was still warm and sunny. However, the water has begun to cool, with temperatures an average of 2°C lower since last week. Clearly, autumn is fast approaching, so best to get out and en-joy the lake while you still can! John Pitcher, volunteer of the week and avid bird enthusi-ast, did just that. “Another great day on the lake. Good for birds, too. The two juvenile eagles were still at their Windermere nest, and we boated very close to a group of twelve Western grebes and several pairs of Red-necked grebes.” Contact the Lake Windermere Ambassadors at [email protected] or (250) 341-6898 to volunteer on September 3rd!

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A quarter-century glimpse at valley groceries

If you paid $6.59 per kilo-gram of ham and 77 cents a pound for tomatoes, chances are your shopping trip took place in 1988.

Using the August 10, 1988

edition of the Lake Winder-mere Valley Echo as a guide, the Valley Echo looked at grocery prices in the valley 25 years ago, and found that while many items were sold at about half of the current prices, some costs remain surprisingly similar.

Ham has nearly doubled in price, now costing $12.50 per

kilogram. Along with tropi-cal produce, products such as energy drinks, water bottles, sushi, Mexican food, many snacks, and seafood were either very hard to � nd or non-existent in valley stores in the 1980s.

International produce was a luxury unavailable for most of the year — kiwifruit was hard to

� nd, and there was one fruit that was only on sale during a special time of year.

"Mandarin oranges meant it was almost Christ-mas time, but now you can eat them any time," said Windermere Valley Mu-seum curator J.D. Je� rey, who graduated from Da-vid � ompson Secondary School in 1988.

She recalls a loaf of un-sliced bread costing 99 cents at that time. � ere were no delis in valley grocery stores, and Qual-ity Bakery was the place to go for fresh bread, she said. Non-edible items were o� ered at grocery stores less frequently in the 1980s, as the industry has since changed to a format where most stores stock a broader inventory.

"If you were having a party, you couldn't get much more than food at the grocery store," said Ms. Je� ery, adding that throwing a backyard barbecue meant having to go into small-er stores to get cutlery, plates, cups, and any accessories for the grill.

� e nature of advertising has also changed, as shoppers had to enter the store to � nd out what was on sale, whereas cur-rent promotions are persistent-ly advertised in � yers.

"You would go to the store and feel lucky if you found an item on special – you wouldn't know beforehand," she said.

While the price of some gro-ceries have risen faster than the rate of in� ation — 172 per cent for goods and services over the last 25 years, according to the Bank of Canada — grocery stores in the valley today o� er much greater service than they did in the late 1980s.

Self-serve checkout lanes in valley stores were totally un-heard of in 1988, but they're now here to stay — though not a replacement for the service one can expect from a cashier, said Invermere Sobeys store owner Brad Bromley.

"We try to create the best customer service experience, and those check-out lanes are basically just for people in a really big hurry,” he said of the four self check-out tills in his store. “If there was a change to be made, I would say it would be a decrease," he added.

Mr. Bromley anticipates a growing trend for meal acces-sories to be sold within Sobeys.

"We're trying to make things easier for the consumer to prepare food, and give them di� erent ideas on how to prepare it, and I think we'll probably see more heading into the future," he said.

A grocery trend more recent than in-store delis and bak-eries is the rise of gluten-free products, which AG Foods co-owner Eric Lapointe said is something that's likely here to stay.

"We try very much to cater to the people who have allergies," he said. "Some products come in, and they're here and then they're gone, but that's not the case with gluten-free."

Gluten-free products are the strongest emerging trend he's noticed in his seven years at the local supermarket, he said.

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Sales and DeliveryTop Soil Sand & Gravel ProductsScreened Black Alberta LoamComposted Bark MulchLandscape Bark Nuggets

In comparing costs, � e Valley Echo took a � yer printed in August of 1988 from Winder-mere Shop Easy, as well as a recent � yer from a local grocery store. Here are the results:

Kraft Dinner1988: $0.69 ( sold as Macaroni and Cheese

Dinner by Kraft)2013: $0.89. (sold as Kraft Dinner)Onions 1988: 98 cents for three pounds2013: $1.50 for two pounds today

Tomatoes 1988: 77 cents per pound2013: $1.25 per poundCoca-Cola1988: $1.19 per litre; deposit fee required2013: $2.69 for two litres; deposit fee required.Tide laundry detergent1988: $10.99 for 12 litres2013: $7.99 for 1.47 litres. Concentrated fruit juice1988: $1.59 for 1.36 litres2013: $1.49 per litre.

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"It can take three to six months to train somebody, and a lot of the work-ers we have around here only stay for three to six months. Foreign workers are so crucial in the valley with its high tourism base," said Mr. Atterbury.

Mr. Atterbury believes that the changes will be � ne-tuned to lessen the burden on smaller businesses. He believes that the changes were a reac-tion to "giant billion dollar companies that were abusing this program.”

"It was a knee-jerk reaction because there were some bigger players abus-ing the system,” he added.

While Jason Kenney, the Minister of Employment and Social Develop-

ment who announced the changes, encouraged a� ected employers to hire more aggressively or increase wage o� ers, Mr. Atterbury doesn't � nd those methods practical.

"Fast food, restaurant and hotels – it's hard to � ll those jobs. Businesses have to keep their wages in line with what they can sell their products for, and it's really di� cult to � nd year-round employees in the valley."

Kootenay-Columbia Member of Parliament David Wilks told � e Echo that changes to the program are a re-action to overuse of the program.

"We're trying to encourage Canadians to apply for those jobs and work them," he said. "We're not � nding that, otherwise we wouldn't have the di-

lemma that we're in."Mr. Atterbury said that the govern-

ment mandates wages of the TFWs, causing them to cost more per hour than domestic employees.

"� ey don't work for cheaper wages by any means, but what it o� ers you as an employer is consistent year-round employees, and in the valley that's very di� cult to do."

While Mr. Atterbury expects chang-es to the program, Mr. Wilks does not. However, the local MP encour-aged anybody who would like to see changes to the program to visit his website, david-wilks.ca, and click on a petition icon. If enough signatures are lobbied, the petition will go forward to the House of Commons.

Fire crews were busy in Kootenay National Park last week, extinguishing a small wild� re on Mt. Kindersley.

� e � re was about a half hectare in size and was put out completely on � ursday, August 29th. � ere have been no major changes to the Numa Creek wild� re, which is still about 450 hectares, in part due to some rain and cooler temperatures last week.

� e � re has been burning for � ve weeks and is contained within the Numa Creek drainage. It jumped in size from 100 hectares to 400 hectares almost two weeks ago, creating a huge column of smoke. Fire management crews are monitoring the � re and no-stopping zones have been posted

along Highway 93. Park authorities are asking drivers to obey the speed limit (since the smoke may a� ect visibility) and heed the no-stopping zones.

Park authorities occasionally man-age � res rather than suppress them at all costs, in part because � re plays an important ecological role in many mountain parks.

It's particularly bene� cial to recov-ery of white bark pine, an endangered tree species found in the Numa Creek drainage.

Hiking most of the renowned 55-ki-lometre-long Rockwall trail is still im-possible at this time. � e entire Numa Creek drainage is o� -limits, including Numa Creek campground, the ad-joining sections of the Rockwall trail and the Numa Creek trail, which con-nects Highway 93 to the Rockwall.

� e section of the Rockwall trail from

Helmet Creek to Tumbling Creek has now also been closed due to the � re. Tumbling Creek trail, another trail connecting Highway 93 to the Rock-wall trail, has been closed since 2012 because of a bridge washout. � is means that at present the only way for hikers to access the Rockwall from Highway 93 is to do an out-and-back hike on the Floe Lake trail (which goes to the Rockwall's far south end), but Parks Canada is cautioning visitors about smoke in the Floe Lake area.

� e � re danger level in Parks Cana-da's Lake Louise-Yoho-Kootenay � eld unit remains moderate. Park authori-ties are asking visitors to keep camp-� res in designated areas and ensure any � res are fully extinguished before leaving their site. � ey are also advis-ing people with smoke sensitivity to stay away from the area.

Numa Creek � re still containedSTEVE [email protected]

'FOREIGN WORKERS' FROM PAGE A1

The Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) has applied for a 4.9 per cent rate increase to its basic vehicle insurance rates to take effect November 1st.

For an average driver who now pays $1,369 a year for basic insur-ance, the increase would add an extra $36. In its rate application to the B.C. Utilities Commission, ICBC is also seeking four per cent decrease in optional coverage that would reduce that annual

bill by $25.The last rate increase was 11 per

cent in 2012, coupled with a six per cent cut in optional insurance where ICBC competes with pri-vate insurers.

In an open letter to customers, Mark Blucher, interim CEO of ICBC, says the increase is needed to keep up with increasing bodily injury claims, with higher payouts as more people turn to lawyers to dispute their insurance payouts.

Blucher said injury claim volume is also rising, includ-ing crashes involving drivers distracted by smartphones, and

more pedestrians and cyclists on roads.

ICBC cut 260 positions last year after an audit of its operations showed its management ranks had swelled by 41 per cent be-tween 2007 and 2011. Blucher said ICBC's administrative costs amount to five cents out of every premium dollar, with 86 cents going to claim payouts.

Bodily injury claims, for pain and suffering, future care and loss of wages totalled $1.9 billion in 2012, up $165 million from the previous year and $400 million higher than five years previously.

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The Invermere Urban Deer Advisory

Committee is sud-denly a lot smaller, after three of the group's four mem-bers recently re-

signed.Committee chair

Stan Markham and committee mem-bers Brad Malfair and

James Weir stepped down, with at least two of them saying they didn't feel like the committee was really doing that much.

“When I volunteer, I have to enjoy it and feel like I'm making a contribution," said Mr. Markham.

Mr. Weir could not be reached for com-ment, but Mr. Malfair gave several reasons for resigning.

“I am disappointed with the inaction and lack of commu-nication and direc-tion from council over the past year (and) the fact that

the district adver-tised for six months for a fifth member of the deer com-mittee to volunteer from the apparent majority of citizens wanting something done about the deer and nobody stepped up,” he said.

“It seems the peo-ple like to complain but are not willing to do anything about it,” added Mr. Malfair. Part of the terms of reference in accept-ing a position on the deer committee was agreeing not to speak with media, he said, but now that he has quit, he said he's now able to address the is-sues as an individual citizen.

“There has been too much rhetoric, half truths, and misinfor-mation put out by ill-informed individuals and groups that has not been adequately addressed or chal-lenged,” he said.

Invermere mayor

Gerry Taft said he agreed with Mr. Mal-fair that many people are quick to complain about issues but then do not get involved.

“With a pending lawsuit against the district (by the Inver-mere Deer Protection Society) there's not much council can do (on the deer is-sue) right now,” said Mr. Taft, adding that the deer committee has done some great work with the deer counts.

The district is hop-ing to add an opinion poll question about a deer cull to the ref-erendum on the new community centre later this fall, to find out whether or not the public supports the deer cull as an option for managing the urban deer popu-lation.

“Some of the mem-bers of the committee didn't agree that this was the right course of action,” said Mr.

Taft. “The problem with any advisory committee is that it is advisory."

"We really appre-ciate the time and effort people put in in volunteering for advisory commit-tees. But I can under-stand that it's hard for members of an advisory commit-tee when their rec-ommendations are not accepted or fol-lowed," he said.

Going forward council will need to look at if it makes sense to continue having an urban deer advisory committee, said Mr. Taft.

“We need to wrap our heads around whether or not there's even enough for a committee to do,” he said.

In the meantime the district has no plans to advertise for vol-unteers to replace the three resigned deer committee members, said Mr. Taft.

Urban deer committee implodes after members resignSTEVE [email protected]

We will be making electrical system improvements in Spillimacheen and Brisco on Sunday, September 22, 2013. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately four hours.

Where: Spillimacheen & Brisco affecting customers off Hwy 95 north of Spur Valley Subdivision to the town of Spillimacheen. This includes: Snider Rd, Domey Rd, Sylvania Rd, Wolfenden Rd, Nelson Rd, Carlson Rd, Berrey Rd, Brisco Rd, Steamboat Mountain Rd, Galena School Rd, Watson Rd, Sherlock Rd, Vermillion St, Beaverfoot St, Kootenay St, Bugaboo St, Toby St, Selkirk St, Westside 2 Rd and Giant Mine Rd.

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GREG AMOS / ECHO PHOTOThree eagles peer out from a prominent nest just a few kilometres north of Fairmont Hot Springs on Sunday, September 1st. The sight caused several vehicles to stop on Highway 93/95 to take a photo.

Eagles on the lookout


Behind the WheelUpdate your DrivingSkills and Knowledge

Back to School 2013Back to school! Time to learn about waiting your turn, lining up nicely, being courteous to others and following the rules. No, I’m not talking about students, I’m talking about the adults because many of the traf� c problems found in school zones are caused by parents driving their children to school. Even the occasional teacher might bend the rules if they are late for work.

We all know that school zones are in effect on regular school days. Until recently, these days were determined at the provincial level and were uniform across BC. Today the school calendar is determined by each school district, so there could actually be a difference from one district to another. For safety’s sake, it’s probably best to slow to the posted 30 km/h limit throughout the school year unless it is a statutory holiday.

Let’s change the viewpoint from go to stop now. Parking around schools may create it’s own hazards by limiting visibility and proper movement. You probably don’t need me to remind you that children act on the spur of the moment without thinking their actions through. This makes them a signi� cant hazard as they pop up in unexpected and inappropriate places. You increase the problem when you park or drive in places that you are not supposed to. Confusion is a bad thing in traf� c.

I’ve investigated child pedestrian deaths and I can assure you that it is not something you want to be involved in, even remotely. Take a few seconds extra around school zones. It won’t cost you much more out of your day, in fact, the savings could be substantial.

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VICTORIA – BC Hydro has cancelled or deferred four electricity purchase contracts with inde-pendent power pro-ducers, and the to-tal may reach 20 by the time a review of projects is complete, Energy Minister Bill Bennett said Thurs-day.

Bennett said the review is part of a broader effort by BC Hydro to meet his in-struction to "spend less money," as he leads an effort to re-duce costs across all government opera-tions.

BC Hydro pro-posed the move, identifying the 20 project proponents

that were not meet-ing their contract obligations due to financing, regula-tory or other prob-lems. That non-per-formance gives BC Hydro legal author-ity to delay or termi-nate contracts.

The utility has contracts with 81 operating projects, mostly run-of-riv-er hydroelectric, and another 47 are under construction or seeking permits after receiving pur-chase contracts.

BC Hydro released its latest draft re-source plan last week, which esti-mates the province has enough electric-ity supply to meet growing demand for the next 10 years. Bennett said he is skeptical about that

forecast, with popu-lation growth and industrial demand from new mines and natural gas devel-opment in northern B.C., but it gives the utility some breath-ing room.

"I'm a real fan of the clean energy industry, but obvi-ously we don't want to be agreeing to buy more power than what we need," Ben-nett said.

BC Hydro has been criticized in recent years for running up billions in deferred debt, as it completes major expansion and seismic upgrad-ing of its network of dams. A new power line to northeast B.C. has run over budget, and the NDP opposition has accused the govern-

ment of forcing BC Hydro to buy private power at inflated rates through con-tracts running as long as 40 years.

Bennett said he has asked for a de-tailed analysis of the cost of private pow-er compared to new sources such as the proposed Site C dam on the Peace River or adding turbines to BC Hydro dams on the Columbia River.

B.C.'s Clean En-ergy Act requires BC Hydro to be self-sufficient in electric-ity by 2016, based on an average rainfall year to replenish its hydro dams. The requirement is to minimize the import of power generated by burning coal or natural gas.

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Wind turbine compo-nents await construc-tion at independent power project near Chetwynd in 2008. High construction costs stalled B.C.'s first com-mercial wind energy project.

Negotiations with unions representing more than 25,000 school support staff are back on next week, with a strike mandate already in place for B.C.'s 60 school districts as the new school year gets underway.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender said Wednesday he is hopeful that a settlement with clerical staff, custodians, bus drivers and other support staff can be achieved without picket lines disrupting classes. Talks broke off in August and are set to resume for three days starting Sept. 4.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing most of the workers, says they haven't had a raise in four years. The latest contract expired in June 2012 after a two-year wage freeze was imposed across the B.C. public service.

Fassbender wouldn't comment directly on talks, except to say that school districts are working to set up "savings accounts" in their operations to fund wage increases within ex-isting district budgets. The government's "co-operative gains" mandate requires all raises to be funded by internal savings such as shared administrative functions.

CUPE is seeking raises of two per cent per year.

"Our members will take full-scale job ac-tion if the government doesn't show a com-mitment to bargaining," CUPE representative Colin Pawson said in a statement on the week-end, as the union prepared to start an adver-tising campaign to attract public support.

Fassbender said funding for public educa-tion is at record levels despite falling enrol-

ment. While some urban districts

are growing, the education ministry forecasts there will be 526,000 full-time students this year, down 9,000 from the last school year.

The total budget remains the same, $4.7 billion, of which about 80 per cent pays

wages of teachers, support staff and adminis-trators.

Soon after being appointed minister by Pre-mier Christy Clark, Fassbender appointed a provincial negotiator to take over province-wide issues from the bargaining agent for school districts.

Negotiator Peter Cameron told union lead-ers in mid-August he would not return to talks until boards have savings plans in place. Fass-bender said Wednesday that "a large majority are well underway, and many are in place" so talks can resume.

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It's no surprise that the valley's economy is heavily dependent on tourism. What might come as a surprise to some is how many employees at our area resorts and attractions are themselves tourists.

Some might be young people trying to live the dream in the Rockies after graduat-ing from high school. A few will fall in love with the valley, � nd long-term opportunity and stay. But the majority will be moving on within a year.

� at's why, as one local business owner argues, temporary foreign workers are needed to keep the local economy supplied with a base of skilled workers.

As much as we'd like to hire local and keep Canadian kids employed, the reality is that many of them are content to travel for a few years, before going to school — or travelling to northern regions of the country where they can make ridiculously good money in the oil and gas industry with little education.

� ere are few reasons for young Canadians to stay within the realm of limited earnings potential o� ered by a career in hospitality or tourism. But many overseas workers crave the stability of a job in Canada, which gives them an opportunity to remit money home to their families. And from an employer's point of view, there's some guarantee that months of training won't go to waste when an employee decides to set sail.

Having to rely on workers from other countries to � ll out local jobs isn't ideal of course, and one could argue it's a legitimate downside to free trade deals and globaliza-tion. Parents working across the globe from where their families reside can also be a strained situation.

But when local people are simply not abun-dant enough to � ll the jobs being o� ered, there's little choice but to go further a� eld.

Perhaps a higher minimum wage, if intro-duced gradually enough to allow businesses to absorb the change, could prove to be a long-term solution. Until then, we're likely to keep � nding local restaurants and hotels well-sta� ed with foreign workers.

Temporary foreign workers are neededGREG [email protected]

� e Valley Echo welcomes all letters to the edi-tor and submissions from community and sports groups, as well as special community columns. Please keep your signed, legible submissions under 500 words. Send email submissions to [email protected].

Something on your mind?

If you walk down Invermere's main street, you can't help but be struck by the quaintness of the town and its mountain surroundings.

� e shops — many of them local stores, cafes or res-taurants — are uniformly welcoming. � e only odd quirk thing that stands out is the automatic door on one of the banks (the Kootenay Savings Credit Union), which � ies open any time a passerby comes with a few feet of it.

� e � rst time it happens, it startles you. Even the second time, it catches you o� guard. Eventually you realize the sensor is just a little too sensitive and the odd quirk almost becomes endearing, even if remains puzzling.

� ankfully the bank has a second set of automatic door not far into the building, which helps prevents what otherwise would surely be a big waste of energy, with cool-air conditioned air being pumped out into the hot summer streets.

� is unfortunately is a common trend in many, although by no means all, Asian cities — particularly ones in fast-developing parts of Asia with hot, humid climates.

In these cities you literally cool o� standing a good 10 metres or more outside the constantly opening doors of

mega-malls, airports or movie theatres. Indeed, should you actually want to go inside any of these buidlings, you might � nd you need to bring a sweater with you.

While the desire to not be uncomfortable is under-standable, cranking air conditioners to such a degree is ridiculous. It's a mind boggling waste of energy to say the least and it surely can't be cheap.

Unfortunately few local people in these cities seem even slightly perturbed about it

Perhaps people at small town banks are just that much more thoughful. � oughtfulness certainly seemed to be the case during the heavy rains and � ooding this past June. � e heavy rains had helped put the ATMs in the Bank of Montreal out of commission. � e local Bank of Montreal sta� kindly stood in the bank lobby explain-ing the situation to everybody who came in the door, telling them they'd have to go across the road to use the CIBC ATM to get cash and then handing them a toonie to cover the fee that the Bank of Montreal card holders would be charged for using the CIBC ATM.

� is is just the kind of small town service, the sort of personal touch that you'd be hard pressed to � nd in a bigger cities, where people just don't have (or take) the time to do such things.

Score a point for community banking.

In praise of small-town bankingO� � e Record — Steve Hubrecht

www.invermerevalleyecho.com A7The Valley Echo Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Word on the StreetAre you excited about the upcoming Columbia Valley Rockies season?

NO, WE'RE FROM CALGARY. WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

—HERMANN NIELSEN

I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I'M FROM AUS-TRALIA. IF I DID KNOW ABOUT IT, I'D PROBABLY BE EXCITED.

—RYAN BEVERIDGE

WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOCKEY.

—MARIE CLAIRE VALLET

Living in the valley, as fabulous as it is, some-times means having summers that fly by, espe-cially when you run your own business locally.

I am currently in the moment of ‘where has the summer gone’? as I think about getting the kids ready for school, and I look forward to another busy weekend in our restaurant.

Not a day goes by in the summer where I am not thankful for the abundance of food we have here our valley. My challenge is how to keep appreciating this in the winter months when the fruit tastes bland in the grocery stores. So here’s the secret — preserving!

Ok – our grandmothers did it, some moth-ers did, but guess what? It’s a huge trend again thanks to current food magazines, the Food Network and in many ways, the state of our cur-rent economy. Saving what is coming from your garden, from the Farmer’s Markets, and from the grocery store at its peak flavour is the best way to enjoy it in the months to come.

Here are some of my favourite techniques:

1. Pick fresh basil and place in a freezer bag. Blow air into it, quickly close it and freeze im-mediately. When you pull it out, crumble it over your dish and it smells and tastes like fresh basil. (Thanks to my great friend Holly for this tip!)

2. Cut an “X” at the top of a tomato. Place fresh tomatoes in boiling water for 10 seconds, then place them in cold water. Then peel them – the skin comes off easily. Freeze on a cookie sheet for 24 hours then place in a freezer bag in the freezer. Pull out in the winter months to replace a fresh tomato, or use in sauces for that “summer taste”.

3. Blanch your beans, peas, kale, and spinach in hot water until it's still a bit crisp, then put into a cold bath. Freeze them on a tray then place into a freezer bag — you'll have “fresh” veggies for the winter!

4. Take your favourite herbs and dry them upside down for about six weeks, then place in a jar. Even better, invest in a dehydrator! You can

even mix these up for a great cup of tea!

5. Again, take your favourite herbs and buy your favourite plain oils and vinegars. Stuff your bottles with your fresh herbs for seasoning in the winter months. Just make sure all the bugs are off!

6. Jam it, sauce it, liqueur it, pickle it — use your imagination and taste buds!

As I am here writing about this, I need to get onto this. My freezer is full of fruit, but I need those veggies.

Don’t forget we have some fabulous people in our valley that you can find at the Invermere Farmer’s Market who make a living off of this. It always tastes better when someone makes it for you!

Enjoy the rest of the summer, and may you con-tinue to enjoy its flavours in the cooler months ahead!

Preserving summerFood From Scratch — Lara McCormack

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and su� er-ing can the soul be strengthened, ambition in-spired, and success achieved."

~ Helen Keller

In our valley, we often experience signi� cant winds, and this week was no di� erent. We rush out to ensure that the sun umbrellas are down, grab the towels and life jackets o� the line and glance at the swaying tomato plants heavily laden with fruit and quietly wish them luck. We accept that the wind is a natural weather phenomenon, and we learn from it every time.

Whether we capture the wind in our sails, run after our ball cap as it tumbles down the sidewalk or watch as our papers � utter helplessly away, we learn about the wind by experiencing it.

Simply put, wind is caused by di� erences in the

atmospheric pressure. When a di� erence in these pressures exists, air moves from the higher to the lower pressure area, resulting in winds of various speeds. In our own lives, we have times of highs and lows and with that, storms form. � ere is a name for these types of storms, and it is adversity.

Adversity is the tough stu� . It is often situations and experiences that we perceive to be negative, ugly, challenging, painful and even frightful. Re-gardless of the challenges, hardships, addictions or loss, we hear ourselves saying, “how did I get here?” Again and again, we slowly and courageously walk through the adversity, and by doing so, we grow and learn to make better choices each time.

You may be asking, “Adversity, what is it good for? It is part of the natural make-up of the world.

Without the storms, we would not know and

appreciate the calm. It provides us with the op-portunity to dance along our emotional scale. Feelings of despair, helplessness, anger and frus-tration fall away as we gain clarity about what we truly want, and we step into actions to help us feel better and better.

Every challenge and di� culty we face through-out our lives nurtures our will, our self-con� -dence and the essence of who we wish to become.

I know, and you know people who are in the eye of the storm right now and to them, it may seem like the winds are picking up speed. Although we cannot change or � x the storm for them, we can o� er unconditional support, compassion, friendship and love.

“Always remember that your present situation is not your � nal destination. � e best is yet to come!” ~ Author unknown

� e answers are blowin' in the wind

Grow Your Life — Elizabeth Shopland


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WED SEPTEMBER 4•Columbia River Kayak and Canoe’s annual Ladies’ Night to Ra-dium. 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. departure times from the CRKC docks with a common pick-up time of 7:30 p.m. in Radium. Cost is $50/person with boat rent-al, $25 with own boat + tax. To book a spot, call 250-342-7397.•Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 -9 p.m.•Artist opening at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, 7-9 p.m. Show features Neal Panton, Cathy Parkes, Cat McDi-armid, Lori Lees Stout, Elizabeth Stuart and Al-ice Hale, and runs until September 15th.•Meadow Creek Kokan-ee Spawning Channel is open for viewing from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. daily. Gates will be closed at all other times. Run lasts from late August to early October, with peak viewing time in the first two weeks of September. Located 4 km northwest of Meadow Creek off Highway 31. For more information: 250-354-6333, or [email protected].

THURS SEPTEMBER 5•Extra ice time at the Arena for Initiation, Novice and Atom, 3:45 - 4:45 p.m, and for Pee-wee, Bantam and Midg-ets, 5-6 p.m. Start date for Minor Hockey is September 9th.•Swimming at Radium Hot Springs with the Summit Youth Centre, 6:30 p.m. Registration needed by September 4th, 9:00 p.m.

FRI SEPTEMBER 6•Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 5:30 - 11 p.m.•Square dance week-end, hosted by The Co-lumbia Valley Twirlers Square Dance Club. Mainstream dances Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Radium Communi-ty Hall. Callers are Rick and Kathy Utter from Moyie Springs ,Idaho and John Curzon from High River, Alberta. There may also be a “Funshop” on Saturday afternoon. For more info call Albert at 250-347-6573.•JP Maurice, live at The Station pub. Blues, rock and folk. 9:30 p.m.

SAT SEPTEMBER 7• Parkinson SuperWalk

at Pothole Park, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. It takes a community to fight Parkinson’s. Organi-zations, families and friends will walk to-gether at this annual fundraiser. Proceeds from SuperWalk go to research and support services provided by Parkinson Society B.C. For more info: www.parkinson.bc.ca, or contact [email protected].•Volleyball at Kins-men Beach, leaving the Summit Youth Centre at 6 p.m.•Kootenay Savings' Family Movie in the Park, featuring Disney's Wreck It Ralph. Experi-ence the thrill and ex-citement of watching a movie outdoors under the stars on a state of the art three-storey in-flatable screen. Admis-sion is free; please bring a non-perishable food item to support your lo-cal food bank. Radium show is a drive-in event, movie begins at dusk. For more info, contact 250-368-2683, or email [email protected].

SUN SEPTEMBER 8•Meadow Creek Spawn-ing Channel open house, hosted by the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program and FLNRO (Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations), 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free family event. Talk to biologists, view the fish near the peak of their run, Bear Smart information, and limnologist (freshwa-ter specialist) on site to answer questions about the Nutrient Restora-tion Program in Koo-tenay Lake. Spawning channel is located 4 km northwest of Meadow Creek off Highway 31. For more information: 250-354-6333, or [email protected]

EVERY SUNDAY•Pancake breakfast at the Edgewater Legion, 9 - 11 a.m.•Fairmont Farmer's Market, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.•Drop-in roller skating, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $5, Gla-cier Peaks Gymnastics building, 250-342-5321•Barn Market at Elk Park Ranch's Old Eaton House, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.•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.

EVERY MONDAY•EK Brain Injury Sup-port Group, 1-3 p.m., Family Resource Cen-tre. Info: 250-344-5674.•Gentle drop-in carpet bowling, 1:30 p.m., In-vermere Seniors' Centre.•Ladies Motorcycle Born to Ride. Tim Hor-ton’s, 5:15 p.m. Call 341-5646 for more info.•Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (in-cludes uniform). Info: Megan McConnell at 250-409-4455.•Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m., Invermere Se-niors’ Hall, $2/person. Visitors welcome.•Ultimate Frisbee at J.A. Laird School field. Free, for all ages, and beginners welcome. Call 250-270-0346.

1st & 3rd TUESDAY•OPT clinic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Inv. Health Unit. Confidential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.

EVERY TUESDAY•Shuswap Bingo at the Shuswap Indian Band Office downstairs, doors open at 5:30 p.m., early bird at 6:45 p.m., regular games at 7 p.m. •Cubs (8-10 year olds) and Beavers (5-7 year olds), J.A. Laird, 6 - 7 p.m.

1st & 3rd WED•Bingo, Windermere Community Hall, opens at 6 p.m., starts at 7 p.m.

2nd & 4th WED•Seniors' Day at the In-vermere Library, 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Bus provided.

EVERY WEDNESDAY•Yoga THRIVE - Yoga for Cancer Survivors and Support People. Copper Point Resort at 4:30 p.m. Call Jan Klimek at 250-342-1195•Invermere Badminton Club meets 7-9 p.m. at JA Laird School gym.•Open Mic night at Bud's Bar, beginning at 10 p.m.

1st THURSDAY•Columbia Valley MS Support Group meet and greet. 7 - 8 p.m. at Christ Church Trinity.

EVERY THURSDAY•Open Mic night at the Hoodoo Grill, 9:30 p.m.

Remember When?

5 years ago (2008): It's interesting to see the Echo as it was in 2008, at the begin-ning of the economic reces-sion was getting started. In many ways, the entire com-munity was on an "business as usual" basis, not aware of what was taking place in the larger world outside our mountains. Whether it was a 1950s sock hop or the recruit-ment of players for the Big-horns football team, there was no sense of any impending catastrophe. The CVCC was preparing to go to fall hours after a busy summer season, while an East Kootenay Wage Subsidy program was being put into place. Much or what was there in 2008 is still there today, even though the econ-omy is completely different as a result of what went on in the next year.

10 years ago (2003): While slight precipitation in the val-ley gave firefighters a breather and allowed them to get a handle on a few things, it was

not enough to change the situation in many other ways. Fire officials thought the situ-ation would be back to ex-treme soon. A full ban was im-posed on backcountry activity to protect safety, which was a surprise to many. The ban applied to all activity in the region. It covered all Crown land and forestry roads in the southern third of B.C.

15 years ago (1998): A ve-hicle had been parked in the Bugaboo Alpine Recreation Area, 45 kilometres west of Brisco, and was robbed of several thousand dollars worth of valuable climbing material while its occupants were busy on the mountain. Police believed the thieves were also climbers as several other vehicles in the parking area were not touched. On August 16th, a motorhome drove away from the Petro-Can service station without paying for gas.

20 years ago (1993): Spe-cial needs children of the valley were riding horseback, thanks to financing by the Kinsmen Club of the Wind-ermere Valley. The organiza-tion has been donating funds for four years, to provide the therapeutic services that al-low several children to ride every week. Stoddart Creek Stables provided the horses,

which give several children a chance to stretch both mus-cle and mind every week.

30 years ago (1983): Henry Nelson, president and owner of Galloway Lumber com-pany, was elected to the posi-tion of Chairman of the Koo-tenay Region of the Canadian Forestry Association at a meeting in Cranbrook. The Association is a voluntary group which provides guid-ance for the people of the East and West Kootenay regions to ensure the availability of ser-vices and information need-ed to manage the forests for a multiple use by all citizens.

40 years ago (1973): Trag-edy was narrowly averted in a freak accident when a quick thinking young California driver almost drove off the road in Radium Hot Springs. She was leaving Radium Hot Springs Lodge in a half-ton truck when she realized her brakes were not work-ing. Coming to the bottom of the hill and about to meet Highway 95, she realized she could not make a stop. She drove off the road and rode an embankment for about 200 feet, then jumped out of the truck when she realized it was going to cross the road. The truck veered over the em-bankment and went across the road into the ditch.

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

LINDSAY McPHERSON/EcHO fILE PHOtOAugust 2008 - Panorama Mountain Village general manager Kirby Brown responds to calls from spectators during the $250,000 Cliffhanger Shootout at Greywolf Golf Course on August 31st. None of the participants that year managed to land a hole-in-one.

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Invermere is hoping to have more going on in the district, particularly during the shoulder seasons in fall and spring and has hired a new events coordinator to that end.

New events coordinator � eresa Wood has already helped organize the recent Teddy Bear Picnic and the Sunday music downtown concerts in the triangular green space along 7th Avenue for the district since she started in the role in July. She's got two events already planned for October, including a � ve-kilome-tre and 10-kilometre Hallowe'en run and an Oktoberfest.

“� ey've (district council and sta� ) wanted to have an Oktoberfest for a long time, so now we're running with it,” said Ms. Wood, adding there will be mini-golf, music, a German food court and plenty of other fun at the event.

“Fall is a great season here — there's no snow in the valley and the weather is perfect for events. It's a great time,” she said.

� e Hallowe'en run, which will be on Sat-urday, October 26th, will be chip-timed, but people will still need to wear costumes and there will be trick-or-treat food aid station along the course, according to Ms. Wood.

“You can run 10 kilometres and eat choco-lates on the way,” she said.

Ms. Wood has lived in Invermere for seven years. She grew up in Fergus, Ontario, stud-ied hotel and resort operations in college before moving to Lake Louise to work at the chateau. After a few years there, she decided to come to the valley.

“I love the mountains but I wanted to live in a town with a strong community,” she said.

After working at a number of places in the valley in a various roles (including Pan-orama, Radium Resort and volunteering for Wings Over the Rockies) Ms. Wood says she couldn't be happier with her new job.

“I love it. It's my dream job — I love plan-ning events and having people come to them and have fun, it's right up my alley,” said Ms. Wood, adding she's worked with many com-

mittees in the valley during her time here.“We were looking at what we could do to try

and increase business in Invermere and at the same time o� er residents a service,” Inver-mere mayor Gerry Taft had said when the dis-trict started looking for an events coordinator, adding council hoped the role would involve organizing one major event and several minor events each month.

“� e events coordinator will support existing events (such as the Light Up Night, Santa Claus Parade and Visitor Appreciation Day) but we're also hoping the coordinator will come with some ideas for new events,” Mr. Taft said.

Ideally, some of those new events will be in October or November, Mr. Taft had said, in a e� ort to draw visitors to the district (and to boost local businesses) at a time when Inver-mere is usually quiet.

STEVE HUBRECHT/ECHO PHOTOEvents coordinator Theresa Wood has a Hallowe'en run and an Oktoberfest among her planned new events to carry Invermere through the fall.

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Long weekend life in the Columbia Valley

Clockwise from top left: a giant bear (actually WildSafeBC coordinator Crystal Leonard in costume) entertains youngsters at the Teddy Bear's Picnic event at Kinsmen Beach on Saturday, August 31st (Steve Hubrecht photo); a Canadian Crossfire guitarist plays at the Oldtimer's hockey touranment fundraiser event on Saturday, August 31st (Steve Hubrecht photo); a cyclist enjoys an evening ride north on Highway 93 / 95 on Sunday, September 1st (Greg Amos photo); parents and kids take part in a donut-eating competition at the Teddy Bear's picnic (Steve Hubrecht photo); Donna Strand stands with a piece of art for sale — a Dani Tschudin photo translated into a painting by a Chinese artist named Jackson — at the Invermere Farmer's market on Saturday, August 31st (Greg Amos photo); Kootenay Bayou hot sauce propri-etor Dale Hunt offers a sample of his "non-violent, user friendly" hot sauce at the Invermere Farmer's Market (Greg Amos photo); Faith Saunders sells some Saunders Family Farm raspberry pepper jelly to Calgarian Colleen Murtagh at the Invermere Farmer's Market (Greg Amos photo).


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PHOTOS BY GREG AMOSSeven local artists displayed their work at the re-kindled Labour Day long weekend art show at Strand's Old House restaurant on Saturday, August 31st. Clockwise from top left: a photo captures Mt. Nelson from one of 36 angles

artist George Oliver is hoping to photograph the peak from; Jill Campbell shares one of her colourful oil and acrylic paintings; Jon Howlett lays next to his painting of a cut-throat trout, inspired by a fishing trip to Halgrave Lake west of Edgewater, Samantha and Keawna Kroontje of Calgary examine artist Elizabeth Stuart's ceramic bowls; George Oliver stands between his painting "Softly Into Night" (right) and mixed media piece "The Weight of Memory" (left); artist and show organizer Meredith Hackler stands with her "Welsh Lakes Larch" oil painting on a hemp canvas, one of several in her series of impressionist landscapes. As an Invermere-born artist, Ms. Hackler saw the need to revive the art show, which had been running for more than 30 years prior to a recent three-year hiatus.


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Aspen Sterzer has a motor that seems forever locked into overdrive when he’s on the ice, but he was put in park last season with a career-threatening concussion.

“With the concussion and stuff, it got to a point where it had been so long that I was just like, ‘I don’t know whether or not I’m going to be able to play again,’” said Sterzer, a Kamloops Blazers’ forward.

“In the second game after Christ-mas against Vancouver [Dec. 29], I took a high hit to the head and I got that concussion and I couldn’t re-cover. It took forever.

“Four or five months passed and then I finally got cleared to start training again.”

The 19-year-old Canal Flats prod-uct experienced dizziness, blurred vi-sion and balance problems when he tried to work out and there was little improvement in the first few months of recovery.

Sterzer slowly began to get better and eventually became symptom-free.

He was cleared by doctors and will play this season with the Blazers.

The centreman returns to the team with an entirely different role than in years past.

There is room to establish himself as a top-six guy, with the Blue and Or-ange having lost a slew of talented for-wards to graduation and professional hockey.

“There was that possibility [that

Sterzer would not be back],” Blazers’ general manager Craig Bonner said.

“Now, he’s going to play in some roles he n e v e r played in b e f o r e , with us losing the centre-ice-men that we did.

“I have h i g h e x p e c t a -tions for him this year.”

The speedster — once referred to as the Tasmanian Devil by Blazer train-er Colin (Toledo) Robinson — said it

was tough to sit back and watch his teammates make a run at the Western Conference championship this spring — “I’d just watch the games and hear about them knowing I wasn’t there for the boys.”

Concussions are among the hottest of topics in sports and Sterzer will be under the microscope anytime he’s on the receiving end of a bodycheck.

If No. 11 can stay healthy, he could be in line to have a breakout season. He’s been waiting his entire WHL career to get minutes alongside his team’s best players.

“We had such a deep team and I was on a lower line,” Sterzer said.

“Now, there’s so much opportunity with such a young team this year.

“I feel awesome. I’m so happy to be back.”

Canal Flats player blazing back after devastating brain injuryBY MARTY HASTINGSKamloops This Week

KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK PHOTOAspen Sterzer, a 19-year-old forward from Canal Flats, returns this season to the Kamloops Blazers’ lineup after recovering from a concussion.

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Practice Schedule 2013/14Starting Monday, September 9th.

Monday: 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Rec League 8:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. Midget BoysTuesday: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Initiation 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Novice 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Atoms 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Midget Girls 8:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. BantomsWednesday: 6:45 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Peewee Thursday: 3:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Novice 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Atoms 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Peewee 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Bantam 8:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. Midget Boys

Friday: 6:45 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Atoms 4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Initiation 5:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Midget Girls

Note: Midget Girls hockey players must be born 2000 or later. All players report to their age group for the first week including house

players. As well, all players must pre-register and pay before going on the ice. For more information or to register,

please call Nancy Wilfley, 250-342-6696. If you are looking for extra ice time, there is ice available on

September 5th, 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. for Initiation, Novice, Atom • 5-6 p.m. Peewee, Bantam and Midgets.

Windermere Valleyminor Hockey association

www.invermerevalleyecho.com

RIVERSIDE ROSEBUDS LADIES GOLF CLUB: � is has been a great summer for golf and the ladies at Riverside have taken full advantage of our good weather and beau-tiful course that is in top condition. We have fun weekly games, monthly cups, a few traditional tournaments and we compete in the Columbia Valley Inter-club and East Kootenay Zone tournaments.

� e East Kootenay Amateur Team Challenge was August 27th at Windermere and our ladies placed a very respectable 4th. � e Club Championship results are as follows:

Club Champion (Overall Low Gross) - Susie BondOverall Low Net - Lynda DevenishFlt. # 1Low Gross: 1st - Heather Koochin 2nd - Shirley BergmanLow Net: 1st - Lorna Robitaille 2nd - Marg NelsonFlt. #2Low Gross: 1st - Wendy Hayes 2nd - Delores NeilsonLow Net: 1st - Marlyn DesBrisay 2nd - Sylvia RobertsonFlt. #3Low Gross: 1st - Pat Slack 2nd - Bev PalfreyLow Net: 1st - Ingrid Sands 2nd - Joan SelzerOur season is coming to an end, but we welcome any

ladies to join us for the remaining � ursdays for the month of September at 11:00 a.m.

Submitted by Lynda Devenish, Captain

FAIRMONT MOUNTAINSIDE MEN'S CLUB: Right o� the bat, or perhaps one should say the driver, congrat-ulations to Cal MacPherson, our 2013 Archie Guthrie Senior Championship winner on July 26th. On July 3rd, the Mountainside team was to prevail over Riverside during our monthly inter-club challenge. Such was not the case as Riverside crushed us on a similar match Au-gust 6th. � e September showdown — bragging rights et cetera —now becomes crucial.

On July 3rd, the team of Howard Sta� ord, Dave Gibson, Gary � ompson and Ed Taillieu won the four man two best net competition. With the same format on July 10th the team of Dave Farrell, Dan Wasylyk, Stew Slack and Gerry Power carried the day. Jim Horne rolled in two deuces. Gerry, Dave Gibson, Dave Lapinskie and guest Tom Hardy captured KP awards. On July 17th, Dill Des-Brisay, bless his soul won the huge “hidden hole” con-test and cash award on #7. On that day as well our three “Jims” - Bussard, Gibb, and Horne plus Steve Seheult won the team competition.

Our monthly cup winner for July was Stew Slack with an impressive 67 net score. Dave Gibson and Steve Seheult were not far behind. Closest to the pin awards were taken by Seheult, Wasylyk, Lapinskie and Norm MacDonell. No one rolled in a deuce this day (July 31st), which left a nice carry over pot for August.

Submitted by Barry Jonas

RIVERSIDE ROSEBUDS LADIES GOLF CLUB: FAIRMONT MOUNTAINSIDE MEN'S CLUB

Golf News

STEVE HUBRECHT / ECHO PHOTOSTeams face off on Saturday, August 31st at the annual Oldtimers hockey tournament, which drew 14 teams from the Columbia Valley, Calgary, Edmonton and beyond. The local Arrowhead Brewing / Young Guns team won division one (for those age 35 and over, informally), a team from Carstairs won division two (40 and over), an Edmonton team won division three (45 and over), and a team from Stony Plain won division four (50 and over).

Blades of steel

� e Columbia Valley Rockies are shaping up to be a tough and tenacious team for the 2013-2014 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) season.

After a full week of training camp and a couple of exhibition games played, Rockies general manager Ross Bidinger says the team is looking bet-ter across the board.

“We're stronger on defence, we've

got more young talent, and we're go-ing to stay as a physical team, with players that � nish their checks,” he said. “All the guys we end up releasing will end up playing somewhere else.”

After starting with 30 players, about 25 remain in the camp for this week's schedule of exhibition games. � e focus will be on determining which high-school age players will stick with the club.

� e Rockies' new a� liation with the Chilliwack Chiefs Junior A hockey team has allowed them to tap into some talent, but a solid summer

of scouting from Bidinger and the Dubielewicz brothers — Wade, Scott and Kirk — has allowed the team to cast a wide net for potential Junior A talent to bring in from around B.C. and Alberta.

� e team is showing continued in-terest in landing a few Junior A play-ers in particular. When the Valley Echo spoke with Bidinger on � urs-day, August 29th, Scott Dubielewicz was scouting in Okotoks, Alberta, for a player the Rockies � rst became inter-ested in during their spring camp.

Rockies enter exhibition scheduleGREG [email protected]

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Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund Technical Review Committee Alternate

Expressions of InterestThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) in partnership with the Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) are seeking to fill one vacancy on a five person Technical Review Committee to make recommendations on allocating annual funding for conservation projects for the area from Canal Flats to Spillimacheen.

Term is for two years. Travel expenses will be covered for those who require them. You do not need to live in the Columbia Valley to apply.

For more information please go to www.kootenayconservation.ca and click on Local Conservation Fund.

To apply, please submit a resume and include a covering letter that provides:

1. Contact information.2. Area of technical expertise (water, fish, wildlife, habitat, or open space and

natural area conservation).3. Any special or unique circumstances that you want us to consider.

Closing date for applications is 5 p.m., MST, Monday, September 30th, 2013.

Applications can be mailed or emailed to:

Dave Hillary, Program ManagerKootenay Conservation Program P.O. Box 2767, Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0Email: [email protected]: 250-688-1508

The same coaching crew is continu-ing at the helm of the team this year. Wade Dubielewicz is the head coach, with the other Dubielewicz brothers taking on assistant coaching roles, and Bidinger assum-ing more of a front office role.

Also being pursued are a few goaltending prospects, one of whom played in the Salmon Arm Silverbacks camp this year.

At this point, there are about 10 returning players from last year, said Bidinger, but no one will be able to count on their seniority.

“We're looking to see how players are re-sponding to different things we throw at them, whether they'll play our system,” said Bidinger.

For the team's first exhibition game on Saturday night (August 31st) in Creston, the team dressed all rookies and lost by a score of 9 – 1. On Sunday night (September 1st) in

Fernie, playing with a mixed cast of rookies and veterans, the team eked out a 2 – 1 win. Bidinger emphasized the scores mean little at this point, as the focus is on trying out players in different roles.

The Rockies earned a playoff berth last season with 48 points, posting a record of 21 wins, 25 losses, no ties, and six overtime losses. That was a huge improvement from the 2011-2012 season, when the team had just three wins and 49 losses.

The final roster will be determined in part by a KIJHL rule that limits each team to a maxi-mum of five 20-year-old players.

This week, the Rockies are playing the fol-lowing exhibition matches: at home against Golden (Tuesday, September 3rd), in Kim-berley (Wednesday, September 4th), at home against Creston (Thursday, September 5th), against Sicamous in Golden (Friday, Sep-tember 6th), and at home against Kimberley (Saturday, September 7th).

Two local businesses are joining forces in a sole-searching endeavour.

Heather Fischbuch, the owner of Bare Hands Day Spa in Radium Hot Springs, is partnering with Sum-mit Footware owner Jocelyn Brunner to collect and distribute used shoes through Soles 4 Souls, a shoe recycling program which collects second-hand foot-wear from people in “well-heeled” parts of the world,

delivering them to people in need.Ms. Fishbuch got involved after noticing the crucial

need during a backpacking trip in Asia.“I went on a trip a few years ago to India and saw a lot

of barefoot people,” she told The Echo. “Some of those barefoot people couldn't go to work because work was too far, or they had really shoddy shoes that only cov-ered a part of their foot; worn out past what we think worn out is.”

Because she was travelling with three pairs of shoes, she left two pairs behind, and was eager to cover more

feet upon her return to Canada.“I noticed how many in the world –

even in a relatively rising nation like India — were barefoot or poorly shod.”

As she researched the issue, Ms. Fis-chbuch found out about Soles 4 Souls. The charity’s mission was in sync with her goal: provide proper footwear for people around the world who need it most.

By collecting used shoes out of her shop each summer, Ms. Fischbuch be-gan helping the charity four years ago.

“The organization advances its anti-poverty mission by collecting new and used shoes and clothes,” Ms. Fischbuch said. “Shoes are sent to any emergency situation where people

leave with just the clothes on their back.”Although Summit Footwear and Bare Hands Day Spa

are only asking for used shoes, Ms. Fischbuch will con-tinue her tradition of donating $5 from every massage given during the month of August, as Soles 4 Soles also needs monetary donations to finance the delivery of the footwear.

She said that the organization will make use of any footwear from flip-flops to winter boots. The shoes are sorted accordingly and sent to practical locations.

“They need footwear that people can use to go to work or school in,” she said.

Last year, through the help of social media and dedi-cated volunteer Bob Benvenutie, “we shared over 100 pairs of shoes and enough money to transport them where they needed to go,” said Ms. Fischbuch, who hopes to one day accompany the shoes and distribute them abroad herself.

“It's getting bigger every year, and I'm happy about that,” she said.

Donating used shoes is now twice as easy in the val-ley, with Summit Footwear being a drop-off location for Soles 4 Souls.

Collections will take place at both shops until the end of September, at which point they will be transported to a distribution centre in Calgary.

The Soles 4 Soles website, found at soles4souls.org, provides a wealth of information about the mission and goals of the organization.

Summit joins Bare Hands in covering bare feetDAN [email protected]

ICAN: rescuing, sheltering, spaying/neutering & finding homes for companion animals that are lost, surrendered & abandoned in the Columbia Valley.

Volunteers and donations are always welcome.

Advocate • Educate • Provide

What do we need today?

Activities with kids!Please volunteer!

Shelter visits, activities and short

presentations on companion animals

will help build a lifelong respect for the

furry companions that share our lives.

Companion animals can reproduce before 6 months of age. Spay and neuter yours to help stop pet overpopulation.

www.icanbc.com • [email protected] • 250-341-7888

ICAN is a registered charity. Tax receipts are issued for donations of $20 or more.

Eva with Eddie • Photography: Tanya De Leeuw • Design: Donna Deschenes

'ROCKIES' fROm PagE a13

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Jewelry designer Bayot Heer and Margaret Twiss of Calgary (and part-time in Invermere) discuss the design of a chain to accompany her aquamarine pendant. Mr. Heer and painter Min Ma were on hand at the Artym Gallery on Saturday, August 31st to discuss their art and ideas with clients.

Cutting edge craftsmanship


CLUES ACROSS 1. Academy of

Country Music

4. Company that rings receipts

7. An explosion fails to occur

10. Bleats 12. Opening 13. European sea

eagle 14. River in

Florence 15. St. Peters-

burg river 17. Longest

forearm bone 18. Proper or

original position

20. Epileptic spasm

22. Snakelike fish

23. Highest card 25. Blood-suck-

ing African fly 28. Coats a

porous surface

31. A layer or level

32. Kittiwake genus

33. Digs up in a

garden 34. Freestanding

cooking counter

39. Incline from vertical

40. External occipital protuberance

41. ____, MI 48749

42. Feed to excess

45. Pointed teeth 48. Fishing

implement 49. Express

pleasure 51. Grew

choppers 54. 1916 battle 56. San __

Obispo, CA 58. Halo around

the head of a saint

59. Cain and __ 60. Behave in a

certain manner

61. Hits the ball in various games

62. Get out of bed

63. Director Michael ___

64. Midway between S and SE

65. Cardboard box (abbr.)

CLUES DOWN 1. Lower in

esteem 2. Decays of a

bone or tooth 3. Baseball leg-

end Mickey 4. Words having

no meaning 5. Rocky Boys

Reservation tribe

6. __ Shankar 7. Removal by

striking out 8. Vase with a

footed base 9. Carries our

genetic code 11. Small coin

(French) 16. AIDS

antiviral drug 17. Ethyl

Carbamate 19. Of Salian

Franks 21. We 24. Ready money 26. Plant egg cell 27. Stray

29. They carry blood away

30. Where Indiana Jones found the Ark

34. Chief tributary of the Volga

35. What gets stolen on the internet

36. Cover with water

37. Father 38. Factory

apartments 39. Ad ___ 43. ___

pentameter

44. Most broken in

46. Midway between N and E

47. 7th Greek letter

50. She who launched 1,000 ships

52. Wheel centers

53. Geological times

55. Paddle 56. Scientific

research workplace

57. Fiddler crabs

Answer to August 28:

CrosswordSeptember 4, 2013

HoroscopeARIES Aries, no matter how hard you work, you just cannot seem to get ahead this week. Instead of tiring yourself unnecessarily, take a break and regroup.

TAURUSTaurus, although you have many questions, the answers will not come so easily to you in the next few days. Bide your time for a revelation.

GEMINIIt will be really difficult to put you in a bad mood this week, Gemini. Your energy and cheer will be a bright light to those around you, so enjoy the next few days.

CANCERCancer, you may want to be friends with everyone, but you may have to accept that you have a few people who just do not meld with your interests. Hang out with those who do.

LEOExercise can do more than just keep you physically fit, Leo. It also can help boost your mood when you need a pick-me-up, which could be the case in the near future.

VIRGOVirgo, each time you think the grass will be greener somewhere else, you quickly learn it is not the case. Learn to appreciate what you have, and you will be glad for having done so.

LIBRALibra, generosity will endear you to others, but you have to be generous for the right reasons. It’s not a good idea to build friendships on false pretenses.

SCORPIOScorpio, avoid taking on any more projects for the time being. Although you excel in tackling things, even the best of us need a rest from time to time.

SAGITTARIUSSagittarius, you will have to buckle down and get some things done at work, even if you are a little under the weather. Take things nice and easy once your work is done.

CAPRICORNCapricorn, devoting time to a spouse or children is of the utmost importance this week, while other matters will have to wait. Enjoy this opportunity to spend time with your loved ones.

AQUARIUSAquarius, a hectic schedule is compromising your ability to stay focused on the tasks at hand. You may need some help sorting some things out.

PISCESThere are enough diversions around to take your mind off of your problems, Pisces. They may not disappear, but you can address some issues later.

First Week of September

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Heavy Duty Mechanic/TechnicianHET-14820-130815Elkford, BC

Responsible for the diagnosis, repair, maintenance and assembly of Komatsu machines, your career will have you working on some of the largest mobile mining equipment in the world. Under the guidance of the Mechanical Foreman, you will be responsible for: • Performing assemblies, preventative maintenance, repairs and complete overhauls on mobile mining equipment • Diagnosing faults or malfunctions using computerized or other testing equipment to determine extent of repair required • Making recommendations regarding extent of repairs and suggest methods of improvement • Interpret work orders and service manuals in order to complete the required servicing.

Qualifications• Journeyman ticket or interprovincial Red Seal HET • Must have the ability to follow, use shop manuals, able to use laptop for diagnostics and research • Must possess a strong work ethic, a commitment to excellence and have acute safety awareness • Must have knowledge of repair and remanufacturing experience on mobile mining equipment.

Welder WE-14820-130815 Elkford, BC

Reporting to the Welding Foreman, you will provide welding expertise to repair and maintain mining equipment and components. This position will be responsible for: • Component rebuild of mobile mining fleet including off road haul trucks, shovels, and other mining equipment • Fabrication and equipment repair of loader, shovel, buckets, and haul truck boxes • Air-arc gouging, grinding, flux core and stick welding • General welding duties as required • Other duties as required.

Qualifications• Journeyperson Welding certification, interprovincial certification an asset • CWB Certification or ability to pass CWB testing • Experience with mining equipment repair an asset • Ability to keep accurate records and measurements.

These competitions are open to qualified applicants between the dates of August 15, 2013 and September 13, 2013. Please submit resume quoting the appropriate reference number and position title to:

Email [email protected] Fax 250-865-2644

Recruiting highly talented and dedicated personnel.

This is a very exciting time to be a part of SMS Equipment. We are one of the largest Komatsu dealers in the world and believe our continued growth is a result of our highly skilled and engaged employees who deliver excellence in the workplace.

If you are interested in working for a very dynamic company where your input, your ideas and your participation is valued, apply today.

Our growth means your success.

Lorne Walter BelcherIt is with sorrow that the family of Lorne Walter Belcher announces his passing on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 9:45 am in Columbia House in Invermere, B.C. at the age of 79 years.

Lorne was born on December 27, 1934, in Edmonton, A.B. Lorne enjoyed movies, buying and selling properties and vehicles, travelling, and most of all, time with his loved ones. He had a quiet and gentle disposition and a quick sense of humour. Lorne will be missed by all who loved him.

Lorne is survived by his children Lorna (Jim) Duncan, Rita (Darrell) Peterson, David (Elena) Belcher, Paul (Calico) Belcher and Billie Matheson and his grandchildren Vanessa, Lee, Ian, Christie, Corrine, Jeffery, Craig, David, Amber, Jasmine, Cherish and Jade and his great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his loving wife Genene Belcher, son Robert Belcher, brother Bob Belcher, nephew Walter Belcher and grandson David Sivorot.

A memorial service for Lorne will be held at McPherson Funeral Home in Cranbrook on Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at 1:00 pm. Cremation to preceed the service. Those wishing to make a memorial donation in honour of Lorne may do so to the:

Alzheimer Society of B.C. #300, 828 - West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5Z 1E2.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.Condolences for the family can be offered at:

www.mcphersonfh.com

0911611 BC LTD o/a Tim Hortons496 Highway 93/95 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K2

Food Counter AttendantFull-time/shift work

Nights/overnights/early mornings/weekends$11.05/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.

Apply via email: [email protected]

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

Announcements

Coming EventsGROW MARIJUANA com-mercially. Canadian Commer-cial Production Licensing Con-vention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriott Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.com. Tickets 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

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

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Obituaries

Employment

Career Opportunities

SOTA Instruments, a Natural Health Company in Penticton BC, is growing and looking for motivated, hard-working, posi-tive individuals to join our team. Candidates should be driven, lively and most impor-tantly committed to providing unsurpassed service to our customers. Learn more about us, the position and how to ap-ply: www.sota.com/pdf/cs.pdf

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

SUTCO Contracting Ltd. re-quires experienced fl at-bed highway drivers. Min. 2 yrs exp. hwy/mtn driving, loading and tarping. New equipment, satellite dispatch, e-logs, ex-tended benefi ts & pension plan. CANADA ONLY runs avail. Min. commitment of 24 days out/10,000 miles per month required. www.sutco.ca fax: 250-357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888-357-2612 Ext: 230

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Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

Experienced server’s are re-quired at the Farside Pub in Fairmont. Email Resume to steve.kuffl [email protected].

Obituaries

Employment

Help Wanted

Busy law offi ce requires a receptionist for immediate start. This is a permanent

full-time position. The successful candidate must

be highly organized, attentive to detail and able to multi-task. A description of

the position can be found on our website at

www.macdonaldthomas.com. Send resumes to

[email protected] or deliver to Offi ce Manager,

PO Box 2400, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0 on or before

September 13, 2013.

FIELD CLERK Needed for out of town work site (21/7 sched-ule). Mature, fl exible and posi-tive communicator, under-standing of importance of safety culture. Reporting to on-site foreman & Edmonton HO. Transportation to & from work site provided. Potential to grow with company; [email protected] Fax 780-488-3002.

LABOURER/Carpenter helper wanted in Fairmont Hot Springs FT $24/hr. to start. Call 250-674-1643

Strands Old House Restaurant is Taking Applications for eve. kitchen help. Apply in person to Tony Wood. 250 342-6344

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

PRESTIGE Hotels & Resorts require a full-time Room Atten-dants to clean and prepare rooms for hotel guests. Posi-tion is available at the Best Western Plus – Prestige Inn Radium Hot Springs, 7493 Main St. W., Radium Hot Springs BC. No experience re-quired. Applicant must have basic English. Terms: Full Time Permanent, Shift, Week-end and Weekdays. Wage: $13.75/hr. MSP Benefi ts after 6 months. Complete employ-ment application (found on http://www.prestigehotelsan-dresorts.com/careers.php) and submit with your resume to [email protected]

Obituaries

PRESTIGE Hotels & Resorts require a full-time Front Desk Agents to make room reserva-tions, register guests, provide information to guests and pro-cess payments. Position is available at the Best Western Plus – Prestige Inn Radium Hot Springs, 7493 Main St. W., Radium Hot Springs BC. No experience required. Appli-cant must have a strong com-mand of English (written and oral). Terms: Full Time Perma-nent, Shift, Weekend and Weekdays. Wage: $13.00/hr. MSP Benefi ts after 6 months. Complete employment appli-cation (found on http://www.prestigehotelsan-dresorts.com/careers.php) and submit with your resume to [email protected]

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Lorne Walter BelcherIt is with sorrow that the family of Lorne Walter Belcher announces his passing on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 9:45 am in Columbia House in Invermere, B.C. at the age of 79 years.

Lorne was born on December 27, 1934, in Edmonton, AB. Lorne enjoyed movies, buying and selling properties and vehicles, travelling, and most of all, time with his loved ones. He had a quiet and gentle disposition and a quick sense of humour. Lorne will be missed by all who loved him.

Lorne is survived by his children Lorna (Jim) Duncan, Rita (Darrell) Peterson, David (Elena) Belcher, Paul (Calico) Belcher and Billie Matheson and his grandchildren Vanessa, Lee, Ian, Christie, Corrine, Jeffery, Craig, David, Amber, Jasmine, Cherish and Jade and his great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his loving wife Genene Belcher, son Robert Belcher, brother Bob Belcher, nephew Walter Belcher and grandson David Sivorot.

A memorial service for Lorne will be held at McPherson Funeral Home in Cranbrook on Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at 1:00 pm. Cremation to preceed the service. Those wishing to make a memorial donation in honour of Lorne may do so to the:

Alzheimer Society of B.C. #300, 828 - West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5Z 1E2.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.Condolences for the family can be offered at:

www.mcphersonfh.com

The Valley Echo Wednesday, September 4, 2013 www.invermerevalleyecho.com A17

WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED

250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere

www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

Sunday, September 8th9:30 a.m.

Bacon, Friends & Faith(All Ages Welcome)

10:30 a.m. Worship at Christ Church

Trinity, Invermere.

Everyone welcome!

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, GoldenSunday at 5 p.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, September 8th10:30 a.m.

Worship And Life Instruction,

“The ‘D’ Word” … Pastor Trevor ministering.

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

FOR SALEDEMPSTER’S BREAD ROUTE

Servicing the Columbia Valley, including Invermere, Radium, Fairmont and Golden. Delivery-based

business serving a variety of Grocery, Food Service Customers, Golf and Ski Resorts.

Distributing products, including such brands as Dempster’s, McGavin’s, Villagio, Silver Hills and Venice

Bakery. Warehouse and fresh baked products are supplied by Canada Bread Company Limited. National

advertising, training and ongoing support provided by Canada Bread. Business includes an established

customer base, delivery truck and all associated handling equipment, computerized ordering and billing system. Turn-key operation with growth potential and

immediate cash fl ow.

For more information call (250) 344-0954.

Employment

Trades, TechnicalGUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General laborers and tradesmen for oil and gas in-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message. For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.

Business for Sale

Employment

Trades, TechnicalWRANGLER RENTALS LTD. is now recruiting Excavator Operators. Rig experience an asset. Camp jobs, day rates, health benefi ts & steady work rain or shine. Contact Monika 780-980-1331 or email re-sume:[email protected].

Services

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

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.

Business for Sale

Services

Financial ServicesM O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M . $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

Legal ServicesAT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patent-ed Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manga-nese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions;w w w. b i g i r o n d r i l l i n g . c o m . Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

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

Pets & Livestock

Lessons/Training

Music For Young Children lessons: Group Piano Lessons focusing on

piano, rhythm, theory and singing. Lessons in

Invermere and Fairmont ages 3-12 yrs old. Limited space so register now for fall!! Call Tanya DuBois at

250-341-1432 or email [email protected]

Pet ServicesCanal Flats/Fairmont Doggie Day Care. Nothing but the best care. Day’s, night’s, weekend’s, vacation’s. 250-464-0377.

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’ in stock. SPECIAL

44’X40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!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

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale1996-18’ SeaRay. Very nice shape. Must See! 4.3 litre inboard/outboard. Two tops Must Sell! $9,000 OBO.

250-342-8773

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

RESTLESS LEG Syndrome and leg cramps? Fast relief in one hour. Sleep at night. Prov-en for over 32 years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

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

Two Skidoo Summit snow mobiles. 2001 & 2003, 800 series, 2,500/ea. Covered triton trailer $1,000. Contact [email protected].

Misc. WantedGenuine Coin Collector BuyerCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

Real Estate

Houses For Sale107 Westridge Dr. 6 yrs new, incredible views, great loca-tion. Large detached garage. Will consider trade. Asking $590,000 call 250-342-8773 after 6 p.m.

Rentals

Acreage

Build your getaway ranch, farm, or eco-lodge

campsite - spectacular site on the Columbia River in

Edgewater District www.riverlandquest.com

[email protected].

Apt/Condo for Rent2BDRM, 1 1/2 BATH apart-ment for rent, in Canal Flats. Great view, parking, F/S, D/W, microwave. $700 + utilities & D.D. Available im-mediately. Call (250)349-5306 or (250)489-8389.

AKISKINOOK resort - 1 bdrm fully furnished condo, newly renovated, indoor pool, hot tub. $775/ month includes cable. Call 403-281-3991.

Rentals

Homes for Rent2 bdrm, 1 bath, riverfront,

private dock, newly renovat-ed. $1,000/mth plus utilities.

References required. 250-342-8334 evenings.

INVERMERE Fully Furnished 3 BR, 2 Bath, 5 Appliance Home in Wilder Subdivision for rent. N/S, DD. $1400/mo. Utilities/cable/Internet includ-ed. Call 403-819-8121.

Suites, LowerRiverside Golf Course lg 2 br walkout suite. $800/mo + half cable-int-utilites. Avail Oct 1. 403-710-1275.

Transportation

Auto Financing

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Trucks & Vans

For Sale 2002 GMC Sierra 4X4

Fully loaded 3/4,

only 135,500 km’s, tow package with

transmission cooler and fi ve point hitch. Excellent condition only two owners. Brand new winter

tires only used half a season.

Asking $11,000. Call 403 803-8959


Market Update

CDN $ Per USD

Oil US$/B

Dow

S&P/TSX

NASDAQ

12,654

14,810

3,590

$107.65

0.950

-0.8%

-1.3%

-1.9%

1.0%

-0.3%

1.8%

13.0%

18.9%

17.3%

-5.8%

Level Weekly change Year-to-Date

� e economic bogeyman

Building your Wealth

� ere’s a lot of economic news out there to get excited about. “� e economy is not growing!” “� e latest jobs report is terrible!” “� e investment you have will never see high returns.” “You need to in-vest in gold to have your savings survive. No, wait. You have to invest in silver. No, wait. Natural gas is it!” It’s always the coming thing, and you need to get in on the ground � oor. It’s only going up from here.

Since hu-mans invented money, there’s always been an economic bo-geyman. And, there’s always some sort of � x, known only to a few, to keep you safe. � e prognosticator knows all about it and will give you the formu-la - for a price.

Like the monster in our closet when we were chil-dren, or even a superhero with secret powers he/she doesn’t share with you, the fantasy preys on our fear of the unknown and our attempt to control. And, like the bogeyman under the bed or the superhero in the air above, the economic bogeyman isn’t real.

What are real, are things you can do to pro-tect yourself as much as possible. Such things as working hard; spending less than you earn; invest-ing in diverse things, such as stocks, cash and real estate; and keeping life whole, including education and skills up to date, keeping up to date on a strong social network, keeping debt low or non-existent. � ey sound a lot like things your parents said a long

time ago. If you’re not protected by these e� orts, then no

one is protected. � e situation is beyond control. Worrying about those events is like worrying about an asteroid hitting earth. It’s a waste of your time.

What you can’t protect against are the unknowns that make certainty impossible.

� ere are some nice things. For example, the prep-arations you make to protect yourself against the il-lusory economic bogeyman are the same prepara-tions you would make to live a lasting and stable life.

� e people telling you about the economic bogey-man and the magic solution to protecting yourself against it are salespersons. � ey are after the money you are trying to save. � ey’re drawing on negative news to make you afraid, and trying to convince you to spend your money on whatever they have to o� er.

As with a broken clock, they’re right every once in a while. When they are, they go into self-promotion mode, writing books and appearing on every talk show that will have them, just like fading movie-stars who want to refurbish an image. � ey get ev-eryone to talk about them as if they are great prog-nosticators of the economy. Once that’s over, and something happens in the economy that they didn’t or couldn’t predict, they disappear again, left be-hind in the dust of other people’s dreams.

� ink about the people who made outrageous “Dow 36,000" predictions a decade and more ago. � ink about the people who predicted “total eco-nomic collapse” a few years ago. � ey have vanished like dust in the wind. Someone, or time, opened the closet door and there was no real bogeyman in there.

� ere are at least three lessons here. � e � rst is: Know that you don’t control everything and you can make mistakes like anyone else. � e second is: Never, ever, invest based on fear. � at strategy may be right every now and then, but fails over time. And

the third is: Keep your eyes open! When you step on the wobbly rock, have a next step in mind.

When you invest, do so with hope as your base and the future as your goal. Invest and live as though you want, more than anything, to protect and insure good fortune for you and your family. Don’t give in to the latest economic bogeyman.

If things completely fall apart, you’ll still have the things most important to you. Change is happening in the economic world, just as it is everywhere else, and it happens in unexpected ways. � ere will be changes we don’t see coming, and they may cause a lot of loss and pain. Factor that into your plans.

If you spend your time running from the bogey-man, you’ll only help a salesman line his pockets with a nice commission. Anyone who says they can predict economic change - or have successfully done so - is trying to sell you something.

Our responsibility, like that of everyone in busi-ness, is changing. We can only profess to speak what we know as honestly as possible. We can say we will work with you to help create a plan for you and your family that will invest in what is worthwhile, and we will let you know when the unexpected hits.


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Be part of the community Be part of the excitement Be part of our team

Be A Volunteer Firefighter!Columbia Valley Fire & Rescue is now recruiting and

seeking both men & women of all ages to join.It’s flexible, family-friendly, and fun!

The CV Fire & Rescue covers the Edgewater, Panorama, Windermere, and Fairmont areas.

Drop by your local Fire Hall, or check out the Facebook page, Columbia Valley Fire & Rescue, for more

information.Columbia Valley Fire & Rescue Service

250-342-6214

www.rdek.bc.ca • 1-888-478-7335

PHOTO SUBMITTEDOn Monday, August 26th, the new “den” of the Fairmont and District Lions Club played host to East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) representatives stop-ping in for a visit and a $1,500 gift presentation.“What an honour it is to see another great project by the Lions Club; the new den is wonderful and I am sure it is going to make a very positive impact in the commu-nity,” said Mrs. Grainger. “For EKFH, the continued support of our fundraising efforts continues to be such a remarkable relationship between us and the Lions Club.”Left to right: Lions Club past president Ray Kolochuk, past EKFH director Cindy Yates, Donna Grainger and Lions Club president Terry Dawes. Over the past decade the Fairmont Lions have provided $36,260 to date to the regional hospital foundation.

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Serving the ValleySholinder & MacKay

Sand & GravelComplete line of aggregate products

for 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

250-341-8501

Kerry 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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QUALITY AUTO SERVICEYOU CAN TRUST

Lake Auto ServiceALL MAKES • ALL MODELS

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS

OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY8:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Main Street • Downtown Invermere250-342-9310

READY MIX CONCRETE• CONCRETE PUMP • SAND & GRAVEL

• HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTALS • CRANE SERVICE

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

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

Proudly serving the Valley for over 50 years.

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