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A leisurely night of support held in GoldenPictured above are Doug Whiting, Darlene Whiting, Brian Coles and Greg Bodnaryk who were helping out at a fundraiser hosted by the Gentlemen’s Leisure Club of Golden in support of Ethan Johnson. Darryl Crane/Star Photo

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On March 30 the Gentlemen’s Leisure Club of Golden held a special fundraiser to help a friend of the club.

The group put on the special film screening at the Golden Civic Centre to help out fellow skier, Ethan Johnson, who became ill last year.

Brian Coles, a member of the Gentlemen’s Leisure Club of Golden, was one of the organ-izers of the fundraiser.

“He became ill this fall, so to help him out with all of the expenses associated with it we have held a couple of fundraisers,” Coles said.

The film being presented at the event was about Jeremy Jones. Further, shot in Alaska, was a sequel to the award-winning film Deeper.

Coles said having the fundraiser was just the right thing for the club to do.

“He is a friend to all of us. We just decid-ed that if someone needs help, and we have the resources, then we should do something about it,” he said.

Coles explained Teton Gravity Research (TGR), who made the film, and a great online community came together to make a fund-raiser like this possible.

People came together online and started raising funds by selling used gear.

“In all the excitement, TGR said they would donate a movie that someone could host and fundraise with,” he said.

The group wanted to thank all of the people who donated silent auction items and the film as well.

The group also wanted to thank the groups and businesses who made a donation to the event. This included the Dogtooth Log and Timber Ltd., Golden Golf and Country Club, Chatter Creek Cat Skiing, Whitewater Ski Resort, Dynastar and Canadian Cartel.

Coles said he was looking forward to the evening and the great time coming together to support their friend.

The Gentlemen’s Club is also excited to be a part of the 2013 Spilli Chilli cook off in Spillimacheen

“There will be great food, a beer garden, farmers’ market, an arts and crafts fair and much more,” Coles said.

He added that he felt that this is an event that helps make this area unique and is worth the drive because it is so fun.

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As the temperature starts to heat up for the spring, the Southeast Fire Centre (which extends from the US border, up to Glacier and Yoho National Parks) is asking the public to exercise caution with any outdoor burning activities.

As the snow melts, dried grass from last sum-mer is uncovers, and that material can be high-ly flammable. Almost all wildfires at this time of year are caused by people, and are there-fore preventable.

There are several precautions that home-owners and industry personnel are encour-aged to take while burning including; ensur-ing that enough people and tools are on hand to control the fire, taking into account the weather conditions, especially wind, cre-ating a fireguard at least one metre around

the planned fire site, and never leaving a fire unattended.

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The Golden & District Com-munity Foundation (GDCF) recognized the support of one of their longest running and largest supporter.

The supporter is not a wealthy individual or family. The supporter is the Colum-bia Valley Credit Union.

The Columbia Valley Cred-it Union believes in being very involved in the commun-ity that surrounds the branch

and supports bursaries, cor-porate sponsorship and dona-tions to worthy causes.

Their support of the GDCF comes in the form of pre-ferred interest rates on their investments.

This keeps over $1 million of the GDCF’s permanent endowment invested local-ly, providing the Golden & Area A community with funds for approximately $50,000 in bursaries, scholarships, and grants each year.

Nola Milum, GDCF Board

Chair, and Ryan Watmough, GDCF Executive Director, met with the entire Credit Union team on Wednesday, March 20 to thank them for their help and support.

The Golden & District Com-munity Foundation’s mis-sion is to attract and effect-ively grow permanent funds; provide leadership and administration that helps in addressing significant com-munity needs; and help donors fulfill their philan-thropic interests.

Nola Milum, Golden & District Community Foundation (GDCF) Board Chair (back row, left) and Ryan Watmough, GDCF Executive Director (back row, right) thank Sharon Eddy, General Manager (front row left), and the entire Columbia Valley Credit Union Team for their continued support.Photo Submitted

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A teen stepped off of the sidewalk as I approached, hopped onto his skateboard and began to weave slightly along the curb in front of my vehicle. He either trusted me with his life or had not given much thought to his own as he was far enough into the lane to be a hazard and had his back to overtaking traffi c. I had to slow and crowd the center lane to get by.Whether by oversight or design, our Motor Vehicle Act has chosen not to regulate skateboarders or roller skaters / bladers at all. They fi t the defi nition of cycle but as specifi cally excluded from the defi nition. Since these people are not pedestrians either, no action can be taken against them under the Motor Vehicle Act for unsafe behaviour.The Act does give municipalities the power to regulate skateboarders and other similar means of wheeled transportation. Municipalities that do choose to do so generally create rules for them under their traffi c bylaws. A quick survey of those who post their bylaws on line fi nds everything from no rules, to not riding them on the sidewalk, to banning them completely from roads and sidewalks.Regardless of whether he was supposed to be there or not, it is wise to drive with signifi cant care when approaching and passing. If you do not and a collision results, the courts can hold you as the driver partially responsible. You always have a duty to exercise caution for both others and yourself.The author is a retired constable with many years of traffi c law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit www.drivesmartbc.ca.

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Short session leads to general electionDarryl [email protected]

After a short session in Victoria, Columbia River-Revestoke MLA Norm Macdonald is back in the Kootenay region.

Though the house only sat for five weeks, Macdonald said it was a busy time for the gov-ernment.

“There was lots going on, but it has wrapped up now,” he said.

Macdonald said the one piece of legisla-tion that required a great deal of co-operation from the NDP was the reintroduction of the PST (Provincial Sales Tax).

“Because there was not a fall session there was a constrained time to work on that. We spent most of the time on that,” he said.

He also said that there is a great deal of work remaining to do on the budget due to the short session.

“The budget, as it stands, will have to be reintroduced after the election,” he said.

He also said there was some time given to private members bills, which is often a signal from the opposition on the issues they think need to be dealt with.

Macdonald said that the NDP brought for-ward a pesticides legislation that corresponded to bylaws which have been put in place in towns like Golden over the past few years.

“We put forward a piece of legislation that we thought corresponded more closely to what people told us they wanted,” he said. He add-ed that the NDP also are attempting to have a

“truly independent seniors’ representative” that would be able to address the serious issues facing seniors in British Columbia. This is the third time New Democrats have tabled such a bill.

He added there was an opportunity to talk about forestry issues and local issues like the dialysis unit as well.

“It was really rushed. The government didn’t follow through on many of the bills that were put forward.”

He added that the large number of MLAs who will not be running in the upcoming elec-tion, had to be given a chance to say their goodbyes.

“A number of the MLAs who were not run-ning again, gave their goodbye speeches. Some of them had been there quite a long time. That was the wrap up and then everyone was off.”

Now that the session is over the focus for Macdonald is the upcoming election.

“I think what you have seen over the past two years is a government which has not been governing right. They are preoccupied with a permanent state of campaigning,” he said. “To have the legislature sit for five weeks is a big problem. To have that session with so little substance being presented by government is also a problem.”

Macdonald is set to have a booth at the Golden Spring Home and Lifestyle Show .

“I always enjoy meeting with people and enjoy the campaign. It has always been a good experience and you learn a lot.”

The College of the Rockies brings in new mining equipmentGolden Star [email protected]

The College of the Rockies is pleased to be bringing in some state-of-the-art technology to help prepare their stu-dents for life on the job site.

Students at COTR campuses who are training to work in the Kootenays' thriving mining sector will have access to the latest mining truck haul simulators, thanks to a sub-stantial investment from the government of British Col-umbia and the Columbia Basin Trust.

"In addition to the $1.7 million in federal funding, COTR has received $1.1 million in funding from the prov-incial government ($580,000) and the Columbia Basin Trust ($560,00), for a total of $2.8 million," said Donna Kraus-Hagerman.

"The simulators could not have been purchased with-out the support of all three funders."

The funding, which enables the college to buy the simu-lators, is also paying for a truck and trailer to transport the equipment between campuses. This will ensure that as many students as possible benefit from the new equip-ment.

"We are absolutely thrilled to receive this funding. This is good news for not only the college, but for students looking to learn here in the Kootenays. The simulators will prepare our students for job opportunities across the province," said Nick Rubidge, president of COTR.

A report issued in 2012 but the Mining Industry Human Resources council and the Mining Association of BC pre-dicted that in the next 10 years, 11,330 workers will be needed in the B.C. mining industry, and 6,370 will be needed in the Kootenays.

The funding went to purchase five simulators for COTR campuses across the region. Two will be placed in the Fernie campus, two in the Cranbrook campus, and the remaining simulator will travel between campuses and job sites, including Golden, to allow all students access to this valuable training.

"This is an important program as it addresses two

needs: the need of Basin employers to find trained labour, and the need of Basin residents to be qualified for local jobs," said CBT president Neil Muth. "Congratula-tions to the College of the Rockies for leading this initia-

tive and helping foster the economic well-being of our region."

To learn more about the new simulators, and programs at the College of the Rockies, go to www.cotr.bc.ca.

The College of the Rockies has obtained five high-tech mining simulators, one of which will be travelling between campuses to make sure all students, including those in Golden, get a chance to use the equipment. Photo Submitted


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Auditor General John Doyle has found a lack of cred-ibility in some of the province’s carbon offset purchases.

According to his latest report entitled An Audit of Car-bon Neutral Government, the majority of offsets pur-chased to meet the government’s carbon neutral goal in 2010 were not credible.

The audit payed particular attention to two projects, which accounted for nearly 70 per cent of the offsets purchased by government to achieve their claim of car-bon neutrality, one of which is the West Kootenay forest reserve called Darkwoods.

The B.C. government, while accepting recommenda-tions included in the Auditor General’s report, rejects the conclusion that the government has not met its object of achieving a carbon neutral public sector.

Darkwoods, a 55,000-hectare property near Kootenay

Lake, was purchased as a forest reserve by the Nature Conservancy of Canada in 2008. Doyle notes that the decision to buy the land was made in 2006, and a carbon offset feasibility study was not completed until January, 2009.

“Offsets can only be credible in British Columbia if, among other things, the revenue from their sale is the tipping point in moving forward on a project. It must be an incentive, not a subsidy, for the reduction of Green-house Gases,” said Doyle. “However, neither project was able to demonstrate that the sale of offsets was needed for the project to be implemented.”

The Darkwoods project was acquired without offsets being a critical factor in the decision. Doyle referred to the project (which combined with the Encana, the other project targeted in the report, has received $6 million in revenue) as a “free rider,” because it is receiving substan-tial revenue for something it would have done anyway.

These offsets were sold to Pacific Carbon Trust, which

has been under scrutiny lately as well. Provincial oper-ations must buy their offsets from the crown corpora-tion, PCT, and according to the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, B.C.’s school districts paid a total of $5.36 million to PCT in 2011, and the province’s six health authorities payed $5.79 million in the same year. Munici-palities, however, have more flexibility. Golden intends to buy its carbon offsets for 2013 from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, who have undertaken a com-posting project.

“British Columbia became the first carbon neutral gov-ernment in North America in 2012 and is recognized as a world leader in climate action - I stand by our achieve-ments,” said Environment Minister Terry Lake. “The audit was limited in scope - only covering B.C.’s first year as a carbon neutral government and the first two offsets purchased by Pacific Carbon Trust - and does not reflect the changes made to B.C.’s offset system as the market has evolved.”


The Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce is hosting another Let’s Do Lunch, a series they provide to allow local

professionals to discuss a diverse range of topics to help you grow yourself, and your business.

The last event heard naturopathic phys-ician, Dr. Erika Buckley-Strobel, talk about simple changes that make today healthier

for tomorrow.The next instalment of the series, taking

place on Tuesday May 21 at the Island Res-taurant, will show participants how to get energized with new skills and processes to help set and over-achieve both personal

and business goals.RSVP to [email protected]

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Rotary Club of Golden gets ready for annual giant auctionJessica [email protected]

The Rotary Club of Golden is getting ready to host one of the big-gest annual fundraisers for the club, the Annual Giant Rotary Auc-tion.

“On May 4 the Rotary Club of Golden is pulling out all the stops to bring together generous donors and bidders to the 2013 Annual Giant Rotary Auction,” said Rotarian Jeff Dolinsky.

“Every year the club has used this event to raise tens of thousands of dollars for our community.”

This year the club has decided to throw their support behind the Early Learning and Care Stakeholder Action Group and their pro-ject to bring an early learning and care hub to Golden.

The Rotary Club of Golden also raises money for various other local and international projects.

“Golden’s Rotary members are gathering donations from all over North America including golf packages from the Okanagan, a first class trip to Victoria, and a trip to Mistaya Lodge,” said Dolinsky. “There are smaller lots too with practical items like vouchers for oil changes, tools, beauty products and, yes, the kitchen sink.”

This year, for the first time, there will be a twist in the event — the auction will be the site of a youth music festival (the first of its kind in Golden), to keep the bidders entertained all day.

“We expect 20 youth musicians to lay pieces on stage in front of adjudicators to get experience performing and learn from their performance,” said Dolinsky. “Since this is a silent auction, bidders can quietly browse and bid while they hear the fine music from the stage.”

As always, the Rotary Club wants to make sure you’re well fed, and will be serving a barbecue outside to round out the event.

The event starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday May 4, so put it on your cal-endar to drop by and bid on the wide array of donated items, and enjoy the barbecue and live entertainment.

Pictured above are Eddie Leigan and president of the Rotary Club of Golden, Greg Ehman, at the Annual Giant Rotary Auction in 2012. Star Photo


A presentation on water with Bob Sandford

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Braking isn’t easy2013-03-26

Police were alerted to an incident whereby two semi tractor trailer units failed to stop at the regulatory brake check location at 10 mile, east of Golden.

Although some highway brake checks are voluntary, those posted in black lettering with white backing are mandatory checks, and are there to ensure the safety of the motoring public.

Tractor trailer units are more susceptible to brake failure just by the nature of their designed purpose of

hauling heavy product back and forth on our roads. These mandatory checks are situated near the crest of steeper inclined portions of the highway to ensure the vehicle brakes are properly functioning to safely negotiate the hill.

Golden RCMP and SE Traffic Services located the two units in Golden, and the drivers were issued viola-tions tickets for the infraction.

Lost driver’s license2012-03-23

Police stopped a vehicle that had failed to stop at a stop sign.

The driver exhibited signs of having consumed

alcohol and was made to provide a sample for analysis. The driver, from Alberta, failed two roadside screen-ing devices and, as a result, lost his driver’s license for three months and had his vehicle impounded for 30 days.

Snowmobile stolen2013-03-23

In the early morning a report of a stolen snowmobile was received. A Summit X Ski Doo 800 163 Track, black and yellow in colour, was stolen from a vehicle that had a flat tire eight kilometres west of Golden. Also stolen from the vehicle were Klim snowmobile gear and an avalanche pack.

Town of Golden recreation department gears up for sunny activitiesJessica [email protected]

Winter activities in Golden are coming to a close, and the spring and summer activities are gearing up for their start to the season.

The Town of Golden Recrea-tion Department is hosting a Spring Recreation Informa-tion and Registration Night to help the groups and organiza-tions offering these activities to showcase what they do on Friday April 26.

“The concept is very similar to the registration night we hold in the fall,” said Jordan Petrov-ics, manager of recreation ser-vices for the Town of Golden. “We want to give the groups who organize spring and summer activities the same opportunity we do for the groups in the fall.”

The Swim Club, Golden Min-or Soccer, Special Olympics, Golden Kicking Horse Alpine Team, and the Town of Golden swimming lessons will all have booths at the registration night. The Town had always hosted a registration night for swim-

ming, and they saw an oppor-tunity to expand on that.

The event is being hosted in the Golden Arena Lobby, from 6 to 8 p.m., in conjunction with the 2013 Golden Spring Home and Lifestyle Show at the Gold-en Curling Rink.

“It was a good opportunity to tie the two events together. Given the location, it’s really easy for people to walk from one event the other, and check out both on the same night,” said Petrovics.

Any organization interested in exhibiting at the registration night has until April 18 to regis-ter, and can do so by contacting recreation services co-ordinator Kim Bryan at 344-0120, or [email protected].

The expo-style event gives organizations and clubs the chance to seek new members, network with other organiza-tions, promote their programs and services, and even seek out volunteers.

Public admission is free, allowing families to come out and see what recreation the community has to offer.

The Town of Golden is hosting a Spring Recreation Information and Registration Night on April 23. Star Photo


Bacchus Books will be hosting a presen-tation by Bob Sand-ford that will include a power point and dis-cussion piece entitled “As Sense of Mountain Place: Wallace Stegner & Our West” on April 5.

Sandford is the EPCOR Chair of the Canadian Partnership Initiative in support of United Nations “Water for Life” Decade.

“The focus of my presentation will be on how the writing of Wallace Stegner has informed sense of place in the landscapes of western North America. Many con-sider Stegner’s work, and in particular books such as Wolf Willow, Angle of Repose and

The Sound of Moun-tain Water to be the foundation of our understanding of the relationship between where and how we live in the west. I want to showcase some of Stegner’s most endur-ing ideas to see how they resonate with what people in Gold-en think about how their identity as locals is established and sus-tained over time,” Sandford said.

Sanford said it is important to under-stand what is hap-pening in the world around us.

“Although it’s almost a cliche to say so, it is vitally important to what is happening around us. The Can-adian Pacific Railway ambition of settling the west has very near-

ly been fulfilled. If we can’t recognize the val-ues we want to preserve we cannot defend them. Some of those values are beyond eco-nomic valuation.”

A prolific writer, San-ford has written mul-tiple books on water issues including, Restor-ing the Flow: Confront-ing the World’s Water Woes, Ethical Water: Valuing What Really Matters and Cold Mat-ters: The State & Fate of Canada’s Snow and Ice.

The lively, illustrat-ed presentation will relate sense of place in the writings of Wallace Stegner to where we live and how we estab-lish regional and local identity in the Can-adian Rockies.

“That said, if we want to continue to enjoy wild rivers and clean

drinking water the val-ues Stegner honoured in his work, suddenly become very import-ant. Even in the upper Columbia Basin where water is relatively abun-dant, everyone should at least know where their water comes from,” he said.

Doors will open for the presentation at Bacchus Books at 6:30 with the presentation starting at 7 p.m.

Bob Sanford will be in Golden on April 5. Photo submitted

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Climate Action as Leadership: The View from B.C. Terry LakeMinister of Environment

The report on carbon neutral government released this week by auditor general John Doyle has sparked debate about climate action and in particular, about the policy tools government can use in building its response.

Climate change is widely recognized as the great-est environmental threat facing society in this century - and has already cost B.C. millions of dollars in lost jobs, extreme weather events, health and safety impacts and stressed infrastructure. B.C. has shown leadership in standing up to this threat through its Climate Action Plan, and this leadership has not gone unnoticed.

Prominent articles in the Economist Magazine, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times have point-ed to the success of our policies and our economic growth - provincial greenhouse gas emissions fell 4.5 per cent from 2007 to 2010 while at the same time our GDP growth outpaced the Canadian average. Recently, both Oregon and Washington have expressed keen interest in learning more about our climate plan as they prepare plans of their own.

In 2008, the B.C. government set the target for all public-sector organizations to become carbon neutral, which created awareness and incentives for energy con-servation and emission reduction projects.The Province passed the B.C. emission offsets regulation and created Pacific Carbon Trust to regulate and develop the provin-cial offsets market. The B.C. public sector is the fifth-lar-gest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the province.

The sector also spends nearly $400 million a year on energy. The obligation to lead is therefore good govern-ance and good business - putting government’s house in order as it asks businesses, communities and individuals to take action. And as B.C. steps up to and crosses this threshold of leadership it joins others taking action while there is still time to do so.

By including core government, school districts, health authorities, post-secondary institutions and Crown corporations, B.C. has engaged 300,000 public-sec-tor employees in a strategic conversation about climate change and the need for individual and collective action.

Beyond that, the two million British Columbians who learn in, use or visit public sector institutions - 6,500 throughout B.C. - are included in the conversation as well.

B.C.’s investments in carbon offsets support innova-tion, new jobs,economic opportunities and green tech-nologies in communities in the province. The revenue from offsets sales helps make clean technology pro-jects a reality, resulting in economic and social benefits, an economy ready to compete in a carbon-constrained world, and greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

Since 2007, B.C.’s offset investments have leveraged an estimated $300 million of private-sector investment in B.C. We are now well situated to attract additional invest-ors who are purchasing offsets for voluntary and regula-tory markets. This means jobs and other economic bene-fits, and support for cleaner technologies to take root in our province.

A key accomplishment of our carbon neutral govern-ment program has been focusing attention on the costs of energy and working with public-sector organizations to reduce those costs through investments in energy effi-ciency. Since 2008, B.C. has committed $75 million in this regard and it expects annual energy cost savings of $12 million and substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions as a result. A new kindergarten-to-Grade-12 capital innovation fund will drive further energy savings in school districts throughout the province.

Greenhouse gas emissions are an unfortunate byprod-uct of an old economic idea based on carbon-intensive fossil fuels. As the world struggles to come to grips with the effects of accelerating climate change, B.C. is at the forefront of a new idea, a new economy, creating incen-tives for low carbon economic innovation. This kind of leadership isn’t easy, and from time to time those who don’t like what we’re doing or who disagree with our approach will make themselves heard. The report released this week signals that this is such a time.

Healthy and constructive debate is critical to good pub-lic policy.

While we disagree with the Auditor General, we genu-inely welcome feedback that helps us further improve our leadership position on climate action.

Election time in small towns brings forth many questions for people who have the chance to go out and vote.

One of the most important ideas in an area like Golden has to be linked to whether or not your voice is really being heard.

To the MLA who is running in an area like Columbia River Revel-stoke the voice of the people must be heard. But in the grander scheme of things, do the politicians in Vic-toria really give smaller voting bases their due?

This is a discussion I have heard before in New-foundland, during the time of federal elections. Back in the day, before the great oil boom on the east coast, Newfoundland never seemed to matter to the federal government in the eyes of many people I knew. With only seven seats available in Ottawa, the province was not vital to any government, while Ontario and Quebec got all the attention along with places like Alberta and B.C.

The Rock, it seemed, was only an afterthought on the federal political scene.

Then a funny thing happened. Oil really start-ed coming out from under the sea, and money was being made in a province which had spent a great deal of time recovering from the loss of the fishery in the ‘90s. It is strange how then, people in Ottawa seemed to take notice of the provinces on the east coast.

The same thing could be said for the Golden area. There was a time when the economy was booming and all was well.

Houses were being bought, and the forestry indus-try was thriving.

However, when times got tough, interests west of the region seemed to have dissipated. One has to wonder if the Trans Canada Highway and trains did not flow through here, would there be any interest shown to the area at all?

There is a side effect to the feeling of being ignored in an election.

People who struggle to get out and vote on a nor-mal day will become even more discouraged. This means that less people may come out to vote when the election day, set to happen in May, comes.

As the campaign rolls on, it will be interesting to see if the power people in the competing parties make an effort to come out of the big cities to drop by small towns, like Golden, and many others in the province.

Even more interesting in this scenario will be whether of not the people in the area will care if the leaders do make their way to Golden?

Small towns have been the backbone of the Can-adian landscape since before this country had a name. For years the small town way of life has been disappearing.

When the election rolls around this year it will be important to remind those in power that just because your hometown does not have a massive population, does not mean they should be ignored.


Golden Stars to the lady and my wife for lifting me up from a fall in front of the Peoples Drug Mart parking lot.

Stingers to the own-ers of the hundreds of unsightly premisses in Golden, and shame, shame, shame to the Town of Golden for not enforcing its bylaws.

Stars to the two sisters in the Pinewood trailer park for your quick thinking. Please know how much we appreciate it.

Stars to the Golden Fire Department for providing our most valuable service. Thank-you for lowering the death toll in and around Golden.

Stars to my dad for lend-ing me his ridiculously loud truck while my car gets fixed.

Stars to Robin from Kicking Horse Ford for the doughnuts. Thanks, they were delicious!

Stingers to people who drive in the passing lane,

and never pass anyone.

Stingers to the vandals who keep breaking the plastic covers on the reading signs on the Pedestrian Bridge.

Stars to the Easter Bunny.

Stingers to people who can’t see the good in anything.

Stars for the invitation to a special movie night. The popcorn, movie and company made for a great night.

Email your Stars and Stingers to [email protected]

Do Golden pet owners do a good enough job of cleaning up after their dogs?

“Generally not. I do, I always have plastic bags. And I think if they keep

all the places stocked with

bags it’s a good reminder.”

“Absolutely not. The trails can get pretty bad,

especially in the spring. It’s very

smelly.”

Golden point of view

Saskia ActonShaun Richards

Go to www.thegoldenstar.net to have your say.

Rachel Schriever

“I think they’re OK. I spent

the season in Revelstoke, and it’s really bad

there. If you com-pare the two, it’s

better here.”

Star editorial and opinion

We must get the fundamentals right in an important electionThis will be my final MLA report before the

May 14 election and I want to begin by thank-ing the people of Columbia River – Revelstoke for their support over the last 8 years. Since my election in 2005, I have had the privilege of meeting so many of you, and my staff and I have been able to take on thousands of con-stituent cases over the years. It has been an honour.

Over the next number of weeks, there will be a lot of discussion about what each politic-al party stands for. And there will be promises made by parties and individual candidates in an attempt to get your support.

Most often, parties promise to spend money on projects or programs. And this is easy to do when there is lots of money to spend. But this is absolutely not the case in this election.

In previous MLA reports, I have laid out in detail just how restrained the next govern-ment will have to be. As a province, our finan-cial obligations for many decades ahead will leave us with very little money to spend on actual projects or programs.

With this in mind, voters must be careful to question any candidate who makes grand spending promises.

This is why New Democrats are presenting a fully costed platform that clearly lays out exactly what we are going to do and how we are going to pay for it.

We recognize that 80 per cent of the jobs of tomorrow will require some form of post-sec-ondary education or training. That’s why New Democrats will institute a needs-based stu-dent grant program so that students get the

training they need.We believe that we must stand up for British

Columbia’s environment and natural resour-ces. That is why New Democrats will reinvest in the health and future of our forests, which sadly, the BC Liberals have badly misman-aged.

We believe that government has a respon-sibility to address growing inequality. That is why New Democrats will bring in a province-wide poverty reduction plan with targets and timelines.

I recognize that government cannot do everything. And this is even more the case in our current fiscal situation. But government can ensure that we get the fundamentals right.

That is the modest promise that I am making to voters in this election.

MLA ReportNorm Macdonald

Columbia River Treaty

On Wednesday March 20, local residents were provided an opportunity to hear a status report on activities related to the Columbia River Treaty( CRT).

The Columbia River Treaty Local Government’s Committee and the Columbia Basin Trust have prepared a Summary of Canadian Dam and Reservoir Issues.

These issues are listed in two broad categories:

1) Historical/Footprint issues

2) Current Operations issues

There are Basin-Wide Issues listed under Current Operations and Issues Com-mon to most sub regions under Footprint and Current Operations.

Specifically and the main reason for this letter is to highlight the issues identi-fied for the Kinbasket Reservoir. I encourage every resident, recent arrivals and long term residents, to become engaged,and to become vocal about these issues as they will impact our future, our children’s and our grandchildren’s futures here in Golden and Area A.

Some examples;

Footprint Issue: ‘Impacts to Forest Industry’; lack of transportation infrastruc-ture, loss of productive timber lands and high cost of maintaining the existing transportation network.

Current Operations: Road infrastructure and reservoir access/ Fisheries/Fluc-tuating water levels limit recreation and tourism potential/Inadequate camp-grounds.

Financial: Non-Treaty Storage Agreement/ Payment in lieu of taxes.Many of these items are under discussion but are your views being heard and con-

sidered? You can have an impact, find out more by exploring www.cbt.org/crt and www.gov.bc.ca/columbiarivertreaty. You can also connect with two local residents; Grant Arlt and Randy Priest who, I understand are sitting on a Sounding Board to provide local input.

The future economic well being of our community is under consideration, we need to provide input to engage our politicians to ensure we have a viable future.

Yours etc. M. Cantle Golden


Golden Cinema Presents:

G.I Joe: Retaliation starting Friday Apr.5 at 7pm.

This Week

Pilates Core and MoreTuesdays & Fridays, Jan.8 - June 14, 12-1pm at the Rec Plex. Please bring own mat. All levels welcome. Sign up at the College of the Rockies.

Hic et Ubique: Here and Everywhere. Mar.30-Apr.23 at the Art Gallery of Golden.

Wed, Apr. 3

Co-ed Badminton at Mount 7 Rec Plex 7-9pm. $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.

Golden Youth Centre drop in every Wednesday from 3:30-9pm. Jam nights every Wednesday evening.

Jam night at the Rockwater.

Free Homework Help at the GSS Library 3:30-5pm for high school students. Drop in.

Golden Parent and Tot PlayLets parents and kids from birth to five enjoy preschool type activities. Wednesdays at the Rec Plex from 10:30am-noon.

Thurs, Apr. 4 Ben & Eric Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub.

Golden Voice Toastmasters Thursdays 7-8:30pm at COTR Rm 121. New mem-bers welcome. For info call Delanee Jmaiff 250-344-0652.

Men’s drop-in basketballThursdays from 8-10pm at the Rec Plex. $8.

Free Homework Help at the Youth Centre 3:30-

5pm Grades 4-7. Snacks included. Drop in.

Film Kicks: the Sapphires Thursday, April 4 at the Golden Cinema, 7:30pm, tickets at door.

Bridge Club Every Thursday at the Senior’s Centre from 1-4pm. Contact 250-344-5448.

Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio every Thursday 20% off all services, call 250-344-5766.

Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thursdays, 7:30-9pm in the Golden High School’s sewing room. New members and guests welcome, annu-al membership is $25.

Food Bank Movie Night at the Rockwater Grill and Bar Thursdays from 8-10pm until Apr.25, 2013. Free admission with Food Bank donation.

Golden Cycling Club Events Night Thursday Apr.4 at the Civic Centre. Doors at 5:30pm, admission is free.

Fri, Apr. 5

Mother Goose ProgramFridays from 10:30-11:30am at the public library. Drop in, snacks included.

Golden Youth Centre drop in Fridays from 3:30-9pm and movie night every Friday from 7-9pm.

Bridge Club Fridays, 7-10pm at St. Andrews Centre for Peace. Contact 250-344-5448.

Bob Sandford at Bacchus Books Saturday Apr.5 “A Sense of Mountain Place: Wallace Stegner&Our West”. Doors at 6:30pm.

Sat, Apr. 6Karaoke Night at The Mad

Trapper every Saturday night.

Storytime at the Golden Library 10:30-11:30am. Free drop-in, contact 250-344-6516.

M u l t i - d e n o m i n a t i o n a l Service at the Pentecostal church on 10th St. S. Saturday evenings, 7pm through winter.

Get Outdoors! Apr.6 10am-3pm at C.O.T.R, [email protected].

Toastmasters Area Speech Contest Saturday Apr.6 at 1pm(sharp)-4pm at C.O.T.R. Feat. Terry Hickey (from International Club Contest) and Delanee Jmaiff (Evaluation).

First Annual 9-1-1 Emergency Service Ball Saturday, Apr.6 at Emerald Lake Lodge in Field. Tickets $75ea. Avail at RCMP Detatchment, or the Fire Hall.

KHMR - Apr.6 Sun Splash Funk Fest 10am-5pm.

Tire Round-Up Saturday Apr.6, 10am-3pm at the parking lot across from 7-11.

Sun, Apr. 7

Junior Climbing Club at Dogtooth Climbing Gym 12:30-2pm. Booking is rec-ommended 250-344-6444.

Dog Obedience Classes Mount 7 Rec Plex Sundays Mar.3-Apr.14, 4-5pm. Contact Cindy Peacock 403-370-3205.

KHMR - Apr.7 Sun Splash Funk Fest 10am-5pm.

Yukon Blonde & Zeus Apr.7 at Rockwater Grill and Bar. Tickets available at the Rockwater, and Plain Wayne and Jane.

Mon, Apr. 8

Co-ed Badminton at Mount 7 Rec Plex, 7-8:30pm. $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.

Rockwater Bar & Grill Music Bingo every Monday night. Indoor Soccer at Mount 7 RecPlex Mondays 8:30-9:30pm until June 24.

Tues, Apr. 9

Join the Cadets. Free pro-gram meets every Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall. For young men and women ages 12 to 18.

John Jenkins & Friends at the Rockwater 8pm.

Rockwater Grill & BarR

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Upcoming EventsFlamenco Rosario performs Mis Hermanas at the Golden Civic Centre Apr.13.

Clothesline Project BBQ Apr.18 11:30am-2:30pm. Location T.B.A.

Live Kicks Extra: Silk Road House Concert Saturday, April 20 @7:30pm. Tickets $15 at the Art Gallery.

Golden Spring Home & Lifestyle Show Apr.26 12-8pm, and Apr.27 9-5pm.

Spring Recreation Information & Registration Night Friday Apr.26 at the Golden Arena (lobby) 6-8pm. Admission is free.

Live Kicks Presents:Rick Scott of Pied Pumkin fame performs an afternoon concert at the Civic Centre, Apr.28.

All Candidates Forum Thursday May.2 at Golden Seniors Centre. Doors at 6:30pm, forum is 7-9pm.

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Flec Demmon moved to Golden in 1984 for both the lifestyle and all that the town had to offer.

Demmon was born in Kamloops and moved to Salmon Arm when he was six.

After finishing high school he started working for his father’s roof trussing company.

Eventually he would take over the family business. Then a downturn in the economy in 1982 caused him to change his profession.

After spending some time working at a concrete company, Demmon came to Golden.

“I moved in 1984 thinking that Golden was going to become the next place to grow and boom,” he said. “They had already started on the golf course and they were just starting to lay plans for the ski hill. So I thought Golden would just take off.”

Although he said the big boom was more of a steady growth, Demmon always found the positive in his life in the area.

“I waited for 22 years and it just never happened that way. Golden was always good to me. I managed to make a living,” he said.

Demmon operated a truss business in Golden until 2006. He then sold it and took some time off before moving into a new business.

“The plan was to take six months off so I could fig-ure out what I wanted to be when I grew up,” he said with a smile. “I managed to stretch that into about a year and a half.”

It was an acquaintance of Demmon who sug-gested that he should make a move into the real estate world.

“I thought about what it was about my old busi-ness that I liked. It was the people. While the part I didn’t like was collecting money. In real estate I get to deal with a lot of cool people, and when the deal is done a lawyer sends you a cheque.”

Demmon enjoys skiing and was very involved with

Whitetooth ski area when he first came to town. He was the president of the Whitetooth group when the hill was sold in 2000.

“The plan always was to build it, and then sell it to a private developer who could develop it into more of what it looks like today.”

Over the years Golden has not changed much according to Demmon.

“When you are in Golden and watching it grow, it does so at a very slow pace,” he said. “That is fine. I think it is what gives Golden a small community feel. It hasn’t had a huge influx of people…It is a slow steady growth.”

Demmon also enjoys the fact that he can be involved in the community in his own way.

“I have been very active in the community and I am all about giving to the community. I tend to stay in the background more which does not let people know what I have done and I am happy with that,” he said.

He also added that he still enjoys his hobbies in the town.

“It is one of the things that dragged me here in the first place. Skiing that is second to none. Prob-able the best flying site in Canada as far as I am con-cerned. From here you can fly to Radium or Fair-mont. The community is warm, friendly and forgiv-ing,” he said.

As for the future of Golden, Demmon sees a chance for growth if people are willing to work towards a different goal.

“We need place that is offering what no one else is offering. There are great reasons to be here. We could be importing people from other places where there are steady jobs to the community, because it is a great community. But to hang our hat on that tourism dollar is a huge mistake,” he said. “We have to get out of the box and stop chasing the dollar that everyone else is. We are going to go broke…There has to be something else we can develop besides tourism to give our town a healthy economy.”

Flec Demmon came to Golden looking for a boom and found a place where he enjoys the small town way of life. Darryl Crane/Star Photo


Looking back on the year that was 1923

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NO automotive or industrial paints or diesel oil - No commercial wastes

• Household paints and solvents*

• Pesticides and herbicides*With the registration # and the “skulland crossbones” symbol ONLY

• Smoke detectors

• Small appliances

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• Old gasoline in ULC approved containers

• Fluorescent tubes/c� ’s**

• Regular light bulbs

• Lamps and light � xtures**Residential ONLY - commercial tubes will not be accepted

• Tires on or off rims

This is a one day opportunityto recycle these items:

April 6, 201310:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Does your club need a meeting place? Call 250-344 -6214

Tuesdays - Free PoolFridays - -Meat Draw - 5:30Saturdays - Meat Draw - 5:00

REQUEST FOR BIDSThe Royal Canadian Legion GoldenBranch # 122 is now accepting bids for

the maintenance of the Legion Cemetery.Duties include:• mowing the grass• watering the grass,• generally keeping the cemetery cleanand tidy.

Anyone bidding will have to have their ownW.C.B. coverage.Sealed bids may be:

Dropped off after 3:00 pm. at the Legion.1011 S. 11th Avenue, Golden, B.C.,

Mailed to: Royal Canadian Legion,Attn: Secretary, P.O. Box 254

Golden, B.C. V0A 1H0.E-mailed to [email protected]

Applications must be receivedby April 25 2013

Due to a decrease in business, Mount 7 Taxi Ltd.

will be forced to close Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights from

12:00 am to 8:00 am. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause

and thank you for your support.

Often while going through the back editions of the Gold-en Star I come across small items that would be interest-ing for the public but not long enough for a column.

While looking up a genealogy query in the 1923 edition I found several items that caught my atten-tion and share them here with you.

April 6, 1923 – A GOOD SUG-

GESTION; HOW ABOUT SOME ACTION

Now that the snow is gone and the ground is drying up the suggestion, and we consider it a good, has been put forward that a general clean-up of the town would not be amiss.

One of the best means of advertis-ing a town receives is from travellers pass-ing through. What impression is left on the minds of the trav-elling public after viewing the scenery at present existing in the vicinity of the railway station?

What would your impression be were you a traveller? We think this is a matter for which the Gold-en Board of Trade should take action on immediately.

The south side of the town cannot be seen from the railway tracks and the first thing that strikes the eye of a passenger on leaving the train is – broken down fences, rubbish scattered about, etc.

There is no use try-ing to induce tour-ists and others to believe in the excel-lent mountain scen-ery and beauty spots in this valley when they are confronted with such a sight as they are at present

on alighting from the trains.

Prompt action is therefore needed.

How about it?

Note: The old sta-tion no longer sits in its original loca-tion, and the trains no longer stop but they certainly slow down enough to notice those aban-doned, half-finished buildings and the unsightly remains of the old Golden Arms.

June 29, 1923 – SIGHT CHOSEN FOR AUTO TOUR-IST CAMP

A meeting of the Golden Board of Trade was held in the Queens Hotel on Thursday even-ing of last week when a number of mat-ters were dealt with. President J.C. Green occupied the chair.

The question of a site for an auto-mobile camp was discussed at length and it was decided to ascertain the exact boundaries of the recreation park and establish the camp at the western end.

This location would not inter-fere with the present ball grounds, as it was considered that there was ample room outside the enclosure to accom-modate all visiting autoists.

In this connection a discussion ensured

as to the possibility of establishing a golf links at Golden for the use of tourists as well as local enthusi-asts.

An earnest effort is being made to locate a site for this purpose as it is considered of vital importance to Golden as an attrac-tion to tourists.

Note: The Board of Trade became the Chamber of Com-merce and the Com-munity Campground has been in the same location ever since.

July 20, 1923

Even the C.P.R. appears to value objects of mysteri-ous shape and ori-gin. Failing to secure any relics from King Tutankhamen’s tomb, they have now on exhibition on flat cards here several of the identical jars reputed to have been occupied at a remote period of Ali Baba and the forty thieves.

It is the intention of the Company, we believe, to bury these articles in the soil adjacent to the rail-way track at the end of the Kicking Horse canyon, where they will in future be safe from further vandal-ism.

Note: Hmmmmmm.

September 7, 1923 – LOCAL CREAM-ERY MAKES A

GOOD SHOWING AT COAST

The showing of the Columbia Valley Co-Operative Cream-ery Association at the Vancouver Exhib-ition is deserving of special mention. Three classes of but-ter were exhibited, each made from a regular churning, and all ranked with-in three points of the prize winner.

The flavour was the stumbling block to the honors, though when the local exhib-it was competing against butter made from select cream, especially churned for exhibition pur-poses, the showing made is considered excellent.

Note: The Colum-bia Valley Creamery Association, locat-ed across the street from Town Hall behind that aban-doned looking build-ing, was shipping butter all over the province.

- Turning Back the Pages -By Colleen Palumbo

The above picture is from a postcard of the Golden Arms Hotel. Photo submitted by the Golden Museum


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With the release of their brand new album, Kicking The Can, Stone Iris is on a North American tour, and will be stopping in Gold-en to play The Golden Taps on May 13.

Stone Iris is a brotherhood of like-minded musicians. Playing music everyday and tour-ing are what they live and breathe for. From humble beginnings in Edmonton, their initial brand of music, a fusion of blues rock with a hint of reggae was created. From there, a com-mon dream was followed and Stone Iris has been blazing their own trail ever since.

With consistent touring, busking, jamming and writing, the undeniable, yet un-classifi-able spectacle known as Stone Iris, has been persistent in sharing their craft and passion.

With a love of performing, their live show is as hones and original, as it is part of who and what they are. Driven by groove, it makes you move.

Kicking The Can and its first single, I Wanna, has earned the band the title of Sonic 102.9 FM Band of the Month for March.

The Edmonton Journal described the track Hide and Seek, as “the perfect tune to illumin-ate a cloudy, wet (or snowy) spring day.”

“Kicking The Can was self-recorded, pro-duced and published right from the ground up. It’s the first album we have done in this fashion. The band is very excited to be putting something fresh and original into the chasm of indy music,” said vocalist/guitarist El Niv-ens.

For more information on the band, go to www.stoneiris.com.

Stone Iris will be playing at The Golden Taps on May 13. Photo submitted

New show at AGOG

The art of Christine Silvia Hoeppner (pictured above) will be on display at the Art Gallery of Golden between March 30 to April 23. Darryl Crane/Star Photo

A perfect mix of country and folk Golden Star [email protected]

The B.C.-based folk-country trio, the Steve Brockley Band, are coming to the Rockwater Grill and Bar on April 17, just one day after releasing their album LeBoeuf.

They released their self-titled debut album back in 2010 to much critical acclaim after spending the last couple of years touring across Canada, playing club dates, house shows, and festivals.

The boys are ready to jump into their tour vehicle of choice, a wood-paneled station wag-on named John Candy, to promote LeBoeuf.

The new album was produced by John Raham, with songs written by Steve Brockley, and includes all of the signature staples of the Steve Brockley Band - storytelling, clever meta-phors, and great musicianship.

But this one is a much more personal album for the band.

“When we recorded the first album, we were

brand new and we just got in the studio and recorded and mixed the whole thing in three days - quick and dirty,” said Brockley.

“On this one, after spending the last couple years on the road together, we felt we owed the new material the best possible opportunity to come alive. We took the time we needed to cap-ture the songs without chasing them away.”

Born in B.C. and formed in Montreal, the Steve Brockley Band can’t easily be defined by one sound or musical genre. Though it is apparent that the band is part of the tradition of folk music, they’re able to take the style in new directions without making the audience feel uprooted.

The band draws varied comparisons in their music ranging from J.J. Cale, Townes Van Zan-dt, Hank Williams, and Bob Dylan. Getting to the heard of a song is their main goal.

There’s no rush to the end of a song - if it’s right, it happens. The main thing is not to hurry, so nothing good gets away. And that’s what the Steve Brockley Band does best.

The Steve Brockley Band will be bringing their folk country sound to the Rockwater Grill and Bar in Golden on April 17 for a special one night show.

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Lucky winners collect Easter baskets

2013 Annual Golden Rotary GIGANTIC Silent Auction & Youth Music Festival

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In support of the Early Learning and Care Center

The Golden Civic CentreSaturday, May 4 @10:00 a.m.

Live Music • BBQSomething for Everyone • Over 200 Items!

Five-year-old Griffin Muldoon, left, and three-year-old Lacy Englehart, right, were the recipients of two custom made Easter Baskets from Moose Trax Candy Shop. They won the baskets for being part of the Easter Colouring Contest put on by the Golden Star and the Town of Golden. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo


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A great season of fun has come to an end for some young athletes in Golden. Pictured above are the members of the Golden Kicking Horse Alpine Team who recently hit the slopes one last time together. Pictured below are some of the Golden Minor Hockey Association players (Initiation, Novice, Atom and Bantam) who were on hand at the season ending banquet held at the Mount 7 Rec Plex. Darryl Crane/Star Photo

Young winter athletes wrap it up at the end of the season


The Physicians of the Golden Medical Clinic and the Pharmacists at Gourlay’s Golden Pharmacy and People’s Pharmacy would like to advise the citizens of the Town of Golden of some changes that have been made to the prescribing and dispensing of prescriptions for narcotic pain killers for chronic pain patients. This is instituted to ensure safe and responsible prescribing of medications that can put patients at risk and have a potential for abuse.

Narcotic prescriptions must be obtained from one regular Physician at the Medical Clinic with an additional Physician specified as back up for vacation or days off. Patients will be requested to specify one pharmacy where they will obtain their narcotic prescriptions.

All patients on long term narcotics must obtain their prescriptions at the Medical Clinic. There will be no renewals and no dispensing of long term narcotics through the Emergency Room at the Hospital. No excuses will be accepted including losing, forgetting or having prescriptions stolen.

Physicians that are locums or not a person’s designated Physician will only prescribe a maximum of one week’s supply and possibly less.

Prescriptions will be written to last for a specified time and the Pharmacies will not fill any prescriptions for narcotics earlier than this date. Physicians will no longer authorize early release of prescriptions. The Pharmacists will have the full support of the Physicians in the Medical Clinic to refuse to fill prescriptions for those individuals who are in the habit of consistently requesting early refills. Prescriptions can be written for longer periods of time, however, a maximum of two weeks will be dispensed at one time unless prior arrangements have been made. Should patients find it difficult to adhere to this, weekly or daily dispensing may be required.

We encourage you to discuss any concerns you may have with your Physician and appreciate your assistance in ensuring responsible prescribing practices of controlled medications.

Jessica [email protected]

The Golden Women's Resource Centre is launching their annual Clothesline Pro-ject on April 3. The project is in recognition of British Col-umbia's Prevention of Violence Against Women Week.

For two weeks, starting on April 3, there will be shirt decor-ating supplies available dur-ing hours of operation at the women's centre, giving sur-vivors and victims of violence against women the chance to tell their stories through art.

The annual project encour-ages women and children who have experienced violence in some way to decorate a T-shirt, which will then be put on dis-play on a clothesline at the bar-becue on April 18.

"It's a creative way to express yourself, and it's an anonymous way. It's an interesting way to display the community's experi-ence surrounding violence against women," said women's centre director Linley McLean before last year's event. "It's a neat way to get people's stories across in an anonymous way, and non-invasive way, and pot-entially a healing way for the people who are involved."

There will be shirt decorating supplies at the centre, as well as space to create a shirt or other

articles of clothing.They have clothes available,

or you can bring your own. You will also be able to take some supplies home to create your shirt. Support is available for anyone who might need some-one to talk to throughout the process.

The barbecue (location to be determined) will be held on April 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and will also be a fundrais-er for the Golden Safe Home, beverages and food by dona-tion.

The Prevention of Violence

Against Women week is an initiative that raises awareness for a woman's right to live free from violence, and encourages growth in programs that assist women fleeing violence, such as Golden's Safe Home Program, Outreach services, Stopping the Violence Counselling, and Victim Services.

In Golden alone, the Safe Homes Programs services were accessed 822 times in a one-year period, and the Safe Homes shelter was used 146 nights.

For more information go to www.goldenwomencentre.ca.

Clothesline Project starts at centre

Decorated shirts were on display on a clothesline for last year’s Clothesline Project barbecue. Star Photo


With the reintroduction of the Provincial Sales Tax on Monday, April 1, the government will continue to support businesses as they make the transition to the two-tax PST and GST system said Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Small Business.

"As promised, the PST is returning April 1, with some common-sense improve-ments to make administration of the sales tax easier for businesses - including access to online registration and payment, moving the due date for remittance and returns to the last day of the month to match the GST, and allowing retail-ers to refund tax to customers in a broader range of circumstances," said Yama-moto.

The online eTaxBC PST registration tool at www.gov.bc.ca/eTaxBC/register will let businesses register online from anywhere at any time.

Tools and services available to help businesses prepare for the re-implemen-tation of the PST include: Online webinars covering the general principles of the PST and eTaxBC. PST bulletins and notices and videos online:

Businesses with questions about the PST can call our toll-free general enquiry line - 1 877 388-4440 or email questions to [email protected]

A new outreach program is being developed that will allow a business to have a ministry PST specialist do a general review of their accounts and systems to ensure they are set up properly to collect, report, remit and pay the PST. This program replaces the one-on-one tax specialist consultation program that helped businesses leading up to the transition.

It will be of particular interest to those with no prior PST experience and small to medium businesses. This program is not an audit and the goal is to promote voluntary compliance with the PST, so businesses will have a chance to correct any errors without penalty initially. More information on this new program will be available soon at www.gov.bc.ca/pstoutreach

As committed, the PST is being re-implemented with all permanent exemp-tions. Consumers will again not pay PST on purchases like food, restaurant meals, bicycles, gym memberships, movie tickets, and others, nor for personal services like haircuts.

Consumers and businesses can find a general guide to what's taxable and what's not at www.gov.bc.ca/pst

"The re-implementation of the PST will present challenges for some small businesses and there may be some confusion during the initial period, so I ask consumers to please be patient with businesses during the transition period," said Yamamoto.

Help for PST return available Easter Egg painting

Two-year-old Luna Roberts, and family friend Lauryn Lindequist, decorate an egg at the Mountainside Gardens’ Easter Eggstravaganza party on Easter Sunday. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

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East Kootenay Brain Injury Association finds a home for a barbecue

The East Kootenay Brain Injury Association held a barbecue at Home Hardware in Golden as a fundraiser for the group. Pictured from left to right are Bryan Dean, Matthew Benedict, Manager of Home Hardware Brad Tataryn, Wilma Erdos and Jenny Schoeler. Darryl Crane/Star Photo

Golden’s Zodiac Hemp keeps it all in the familyJessica [email protected]

Zodiac Hemp Co., entering its 13th year of business, has always been a family operation.

Mother and daughter team, Judy Coulombe and Jen Lee, opened the store in November, 2000. The family has lived in Golden for more than 20 years, and have had several business ventures in the community.

"This is the third business that we've had here," said Lee, who has also owned Riverside Seafood, a cafe in Donald, and the Sacred Tree with her mother.

"We also owned the Falafel Shack, but that was more of a side pro-ject. Zodiac is by far the most successful of our ventures."

Even though they have had a wide variety of businesses in the past, a hemp store turned out to be a perfect fit for the pair.

"We were always interested in the benefits of hemp and all of it's uses. And my mom is a hippy, so it kind of fell in line with our belief system," said Lee.

Zodiac sells a wide variety of products, most of which is hemp-based. They also have incense, jewelry, books, body care (main-ly hemp-based), art, gifts, smoking accessories, Hemp Hearts, and clothing.

"All of our clothing is either bamboo, soy, or hemp-based, usual-ly mixed with organic cotton. All of our companies are Canadian for sure, if not B.C.," said Lee. "And Hemp Hearts (shelled hemp seeds) are good for you for all sorts of things, even better than fish as far as omegas are concerned."

Over the past 13 years, Zodiac has built up a strong regular custom-er base, but also has new visitors coming in all the time.

"There's nowhere else that sells a lot of what we sell for three hours either way. We have a pretty good customer base," said Lee. "It's still going strong. We definitely thank Golden for all the local support."

Coulombe owns the store, and Lee manages it. But the family con-nection goes even further than that. Lee has owned businesses with her sister, and her brother works at the store as well.

"It can be trying at times, always working with family, but for the most part we get along really well," said Lee, who is also raising two children in Golden.

"It's nice because you always know you can trust family. It's always been family working here."

Jen Lee (manager of Zodiac Hemp), and her mother Judy Coulombe (owner of Zodiac Hemp) have been running the business for 13 years. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo


It was a fun game of hockey when Golden Rams of all ages took on local emergency servi-ces players in support of the East Kootenay Brain Injury Associa-tion

Members of the East Kootenay Brain Injury Association wanted to thank Minor Hockey for com-ing out and participating in this event along with the Golden Fire Department and Golden and Dis-trict Search and Rescue for and playing in the game. The associ-ation is hoping to make this an annual event in Golden.

In the end the Golden Rams minor hockey players won the game 17-7.

The East Kootenay Brain Injury promotes awareness and preven-tion of head injury, and hopes that everyone who attended the game realizes that a head injury is forever, and sometimes can be prevented by wearing helmets, seat belts, not drinking and driv-ing, working safely, and much more.

The East Kootenay Brain Injury would like to thank the teams, the fans who turned out to watch the game, and the many local busi-nesses who helped out.

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Wayne Gregory Roberts passed away suddenly on Dec 29 2012, in Invermere B.C at the age of 76. Wayne was born the oldest of 5 children on May 29 1936 in Cranbrook, B.C. to Grant and Mary Roberts.Wayne is predeceased by his parents and his sister Marilynn Belamy. He is survived by his siblings Jean (Dennis) Nygren, Gary (Dianne) Roberts, Kathy (Ernie) Pfeifenroth who all mourn his passing.Wayne grew up in the Kootenay and Columbia valley and also spent a few years in Terrace B.C. where he worked as a tree faller. Wayne entered the work force at about the age of 16 to help support his family, He spent his time working as a logger, faller and truck driver. Wayne nally moved from the logging industry to work for C.P.Rail from 1981 to 2001 when he retired at the age of 65.Wayne met and married Darlene Gayle Thomas in 1960 and together they had 5 children, step son Shane, daughter Lorlee, sons Robbie, Jody, Bradley. He was blessed with 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren as well as 4 daughter in laws, plus many many nephews and nieces.Wayne being in poor health the last couple of years called the Columbia House in Invermere his home, he was very happy there and called the care givers “his angels” and loved each and every one. Being a talented singer and guitar player all his life Wayne spent some of his time playing and singing to his fellow house mates to pass the time. Wayne will be sadly missed by family, friends and all who knew him.A memorial Service will be held at a later date.Email condolences can be forwarded through Wayne’s obituary at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.com.

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29, 2012

Ruth Irma Estey passed away peacefully in Durand Manor, Golden, BC in the early hours of Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the age of 83 years.The Funeral Service was held from St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Saturday morning, March 30th at 10 a.m. with Reverend Derrick Smith officiating. The eulogy was given by granddaughters, Kim Moulton and Tannis Estey. Interment followed in the Golden Cemetery with urn bearers Frank Estey and Kim Moulton. A reception was held in the Legion Hall.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 31, 1929, Ruth was a pioneer of Golden, having arrived as a child in 1936. In her younger years she worked in Casey’s Grocery store. After raising her family she managed, with her late husband, George, the town campground and is well remembered and respected for her years of assisting the community.Predeceased by her husband George on August 25, 2010.Ruth leaves her loving family; children, Frank (Annette) of Penticton, Gloria (Doug) Hamilton of Airdrie, Gordon (Lavina) of Ottawa, Ron (Leanna) of Kelowna; 11 grandchildren, Tannis, Aron, Christine, Tim, Kimberley, Mike, Brian, John, Emmalea, Meara and Aleah; 8 great grandchildren, and her brother, Harold Baron of Calgary.Memorial donations in memory of Ruth may be sent to Durand Manor.Online email condolences may be sent to Ruth’s obituary at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.comFuneral arrangements were in the care of Hindman Bowers Funeral Home, Golden, BC.

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My Dear Friend Here we go again

Frank Bradford.You will forever be in my heart. I remember the day you asked me to marry you, I should have said yes, but three times you asked and I said one day.One day never came. When your eyes said “I love you” as you drew your last breath, and as I held my mom in my arms and she drew her last breath she said “I love you Deb I am not afraid”.

Love you both; you more!Thinking of you 2 drinking the wine

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Love l’l chick & Deb

There isn’t a day we don’t think of you.

Miss you dearly,

Your family

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250-344-8551.Bright & attractive 2 bdr apartment, 2nd fl oor. Downtown heritage building. References required. Avail now! Call 250-344-5277.Twin Rivers - 1 & 2 bdrm apts. No parties, N/S, no pets. Laundry facilities, Security doors. Best Deal in Town! 250-344-8113.

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Cottages / CabinsFor rent: $600/mth, 1 bedroom cabin full furnished, all ult incld, no pets. Call Columbia Valley Credit Union 344-2282 ask for Lorne.Spacious and new 1 bdr cabin in the Blaeberry. Avail April 1st. Pets considered. $800/mth incl utilities. 250-344-3055.

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Homes for Rent1 bdrm chalet furnished full kitchen, sat. tv, high speedinternet, utls incld, fi re place, NS, mon. 6 months, avail. April 1. $650/month. 250-344-7874 (evenings).

2 and 3 bdrm house/suite. Aval April 1. Laundry, dishwasher, newly reno’d. Call Troy 250-344-1340.2 Bdr lower suite for rent, Fridge & stove incl., laundry rm, w/d hookups. For more in-fo, call Chuck 250-344-10642 Bdrm chalet, furnished, full kitchen, fi re place, sat. tv, high speed internet, utl incd. NS avail. April 1, min. 6 months $850/month. 250-344-7874 evenings.2 Bedroom renovated olderhouse, downtown Golden. No pets or parties. References and Damage Deposit required. Long-term preferred. $950/mth + utilities. Located on a large commercial lot and is suitable for business use also. Telephone 250-344-6710.

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3 bdrm house reno’d Alexan-der park for rent $1100/month + utls long term prefd. Avail May 1. 604-815-9225.3 bdrm reno’d home in Alexan-der Park, 1000 sq/ft, attached garage, wshr/dryer, wood stove, big yard. $1300/mnth+utls. Avail. May 1st. 344-01243 bdrm reno’d mobile home, 1100 sq/ft, wshr/dryer, wood stove, storage, in town. $1100/mnth+utls. Avail. May 1st. 344-0124.For rent: mid April. 2-3 bdr fully furnished house in Nichol-son. Large fenced back yard. NS, NP. $900/month + utls (propane, hydro) Long term preferred. DD req’d. 250-344-2335 to view.3 bdrm house in Golden. Very nice neighbourhood, close to schools and parks. Hardwood fl oors, lg kitchen, bright living-room and full basement. Big backyard, lots of trees, gar-den, storage shed & parking. $1100/mo. Call 250-344-0316.

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Suites, LowerBrand new studio suite for rent Alexander Park. $700/mnth + shared utls. Avail May 1. [email protected]

Townhouses3 BDR 2 bath Townhouse. Balcony & propane fi replace. Appliances incl. dishwasher. Family preferred. References & Damage Deposit. $1495/month plus utilities.Telephone 250-344-6710.

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Bacchus Books is giving the people in Golden the chance to pick books in a fun new way.

According to bookstore owner Caleb Moss, the idea of Blind Date with a Book came from one of his employees.

“It was an idea that came to me from my awesome student employee, Tori Johnson. I believe it came out of a Library in the U.S. midwest,” he said. “It is aimed at an adult age group at the moment, although it would be pretty easy to expand it if enough interest is generated.”

Johnson explained that after seeing the idea online she felt it would be inter-esting for both her and the customers at the store.

“I saw it on the internet and I thought it would be fun to switch things up in the bookstore. It is always good to try new things,” she said.

Johnson took the idea and ran with it, which gave her the chance to learn about many books she might have never normally looked at.

“I like the concept of it. I spent a day wrapping books and researching the novels. I just thought it would add a lit-tle more excitement in the bookstore,” she said. “I ended up learning a great deal about the books and it was fun.”

Moss thinks any idea that encourages people to read is a great one.

“Reading is important for so many reasons...it transports us like noth-ing else...it gives you the opportun-

ity to travel, to feel, to see, to smell, to experience spaces and places that you may never ever see, find, or feel any other way. Reading allows us into the mind and hearts of others in a way that expands perspective, develops high-er levels of empathy, and develops our own sense of self. It builds dreams, stretches horizons, possibilities, and dares us to move the target on what we believe possible,” he said.

So far the response to the idea has been positive.

“People have reacted wonderfully. They think it is a cool idea,” Johnson said. “People sometimes judge books

by their cover. This way you get an idea of what kind of book it is. Some people just read one type of book and this way they can try something new that may be out of their comfort zone.”

“The best thing one could gain from the Blind Date with a Book is the sheer pleasure of a new discovery. It challen-ges one to slide out of what is known and comfortable, controlled and pre-dictable, and offers the possibility of a relationship with something differ-ent,” Moss added. “The world of the written word always awaits, and this type of experience eliminates the judging of it by its cover.”

Bacchus Books employee Tori Johnson, pictured above, helped develop the Blind Date With a Book campaign at the store. Darryl Crane/Star Photo


Making that big “spring clean” all the more con-venient, the Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC) will be hosting a Tire Round-Up in Golden on Satur-day, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents are encouraged to scour their basements and storage spaces, and bring all the old tires they can find, on or off rim, to the Round-Up location.

From this Round-Up, scrap rubber will begin its journey to a new life, being recycled into products such as playground surfacing, coloured landscap-ing mulch, athletic tracks, garden stones, floor-ing, and more.

The event will be happening in the parking lot across from the 7-Eleven Petro Canada in Golden.

Since the program started in 1991, TSBC has recycled more than 60 million tires. The majority of the 37,000 tonnes of scrap tires collected each year are recycled into products, and the remain-der is used as a fuel supplement.

TSBC actively encourages schools and munici-palities to consider the use of B.C. rubber in their projects. In addition, TSBC provides funding in the form of grants to not for profit organizations that use B.C. recycled rubber in their projects

Knowing where to drop off your tires and other products for recycling is even easier now with BC Recyclepedia. This tool is available on the Recyc-ling Council of the B.C. web site at www.rcbc.bc.ca or as a smart phone app.

Available on the App Store, the free app is a quick and simple tool that helps users find over 1,000 drop-off locations and recycling options for over 70 materials and products across B.C.


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Discovery pushes fos-sil record back 200 mil-lion years.

Canada’s 505 mil-lion year-old Burgess Shale fossil beds, locat-ed in Yoho National Park, have yielded yet another major scientif-ic discovery.

A study to be pub-lished online in the Journal Nature on March 13 confirms Spartobranchus tenuis is a member of the acorn worms, sel-dom-seen animals that thrive today in the fine sands and mud of shal-low and deeper waters.

Acorn worms, also known as enteropneu-sts, are themselves part of the hemichordates, a group of marine ani-mals closely related to today’s sea stars and sea urchins.

“Unlike animals with teeth and bones, these spaghetti-shaped crea-tures were soft-bodied, so the fossil records for them is extremely scarce,” said lead auth-or Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron, associate pro-fessor of earth sciences and ecology and evolu-tionary biology at the University of Toronto, and curator of inver-tebrate paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum. “Our analy-

sis of Spartobranchus tenuis, a creature pre-viously unknown to sci-ence, pushes the fos-sil record of the acorn worms back by 200 mil-lion years and funda-mentally changes our understanding of evo-lution from this per-iod.”

Since their discov-ery in the 19th-cen-tury, some of the big-gest questions in hemi-chordate evolution have focused on the group’s origins and the relationship between its two main branches: the enteropneusts and pterobranchs.

Enteropneusts and pterobranchs look very different, yet share many genetic and development-al characteristics that reveal an otherwise unexpected close rela-tionship.

“Spartobranchus tenuis represents a crucial missing link that serves not only to connect the two main hemichordate groups but helps to explain how an important evo-lutionary transform-ation was achieved,” added Caron. “Our study suggests that primitive enteropneu-sts developed a tubular structure – the smok-ing gun – which has been retained over time in modern ptero-

branchs.” Hemichordates

also share many of the same characteristics as chordates – a group of animals that includes humans – with the name hemichordate roughly translating to ‘half a chordate.’

Spartobranchus tenuis probably fed on small particles of mat-ter at the bottom of the oceans. “There are lit-erally thousands of specimens at the Wal-cott Quarry in Yoho National Park, so it’s possible Spartobran-chus tenuis may have played an import-ant role in recycling organic matter in the early Burgess Shale environment, similar to the ecological ser-vice provided by earth worms today on land,” said Caron.

Detailed analysis suggests Spartobran-chus tenuis had a flex-ible body consisting of a short proboscis, col-lar and narrow elon-gate trunk terminating in a bulbous structure, which may have served as an anchor. The lar-gest complete speci-mens examined were 10 centimetres long with the proboscis accounting for about half a centimetre. A large proportion of these worms were preserved in tubes,

of which some were branched, suggesting the tubes were used as a dwelling structure.

The Spartobran-chus tenuis research team also includes Simon Conway Mor-ris of the University of Cambridge and Chris-topher B. Cameron of the Université de Montréal.

This study adds to a recent string of Bur-gess Shale discoveries. Last year Caron and Conway Morris pub-lished a well-publi-cized study on Pikaia, believed to be one of the planet’s first human relatives.

Managed by Parks Canada in Yoho National Park, the Burgess Shale was rec-ognized in 1981 as one of Canada’s first UNESCO World Herit-age Sites.

Now protect-ed under the lar-ger Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Herit-age Site, the Burgess Shale attracts thou-sands of visitors to Yoho National Park each year for guided hikes to the restricted fossil beds from July to September.

“The Burgess Shale is definitely the Stan-ley Cup of fossils, and this discovery is a major score,” said Alex

Kolesch, Parks Can-ada’s manager respon-sible for the Burgess Shale. “You can literal-ly find and touch hun-dreds of these crea-tures on a guided hike to the Burgess Shale – it’s truly amazing to have this treasure right here in our back yard.”

To learn more about the Burgess Shale visit http://www.burgess-shale.rom.on.ca

Local citizens given lifetime membership awardsFrom left to right, Robert and Phyllis Anderson, Peter and Denise Shular accept their Lifetime Membership Awards from the Golden & District Historical Society. Photo Submitted

Colleen Palumbo Submitted

At the regular monthly meeting of the Golden and Dis-trict Historical Society held on March 27, 2013, Lifetime Membership Awards were presented to two couples for their dedication and commitment to Golden’s History and Heritage.

Robert and Phyllis Anderson and Denise and Peter Shul-ar where presented with certificates by Historical Society President Denice Darbyshire who thanked them for their long service to the Historical Society, which has included service on the Board of Directors.

To learn more about the Golden and District Historical Society feel free to drop by the Golden Museum at 1302 - 11th Ave. S., or check out www.goldenbcmuseum.ca.

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