Invermere Valley Echo, April 09, 2014

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A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed the local Ktunaxa First Nation’s legal pe-tition against Glacier Resorts Ltd. late last week, a move that was welcomed by Jumbo Glacier Resort proponents, but left the First Nation disappointed.

The application for judicial review — fi led in mid-2012 — argued that Jumbo Glacier Resort (and its attendant per-manent human population) infringes on an area the Ktunaxa consider sa-cred territory, known as Qat’muk, and impacts traditional religious activities and beliefs involving grizzly bear spir-its. It also argued the Ministry of For-ests, Lands and Natural Resource Op-erations did not adequately consult the Ktunaxa before giving Jumbo Glacier Resort its approval in March 2012.

But Justice John Savage ruled the ministry had done its duty and that the

resort does not impinge on constitu-tional religious rights.

“The process of consultation and the accommodation offered, in my opinion, passes the reasonableness standard,” wrote Mr. Savage in the ruling, adding that in his view the Province’s decision to approve the Jumbo Master Develop-ment Agreement with various condi-tions and accommodations represents a reasonable balancing of Charter (of rights and freedoms) values and statu-tory objectives.

“It is diffi cult to describe how disap-pointed and frustrated we are with the Supreme Court’s decision. We knew from the start that the Canadian courts would fi nd it diffi cult to understand our distinct cultural and spiritual beliefs and values, particularly our relationship with Qat’muk,” said Ktunaxa Nation Chair Kathryn Teneese in a press release.

“The court’s dismissal of our chal-lenge, while conceding that this pro-

posed development will have a signif-icant impact on our Ktunaxa spiritual practices, speaks volumes to the chal-lenges First Nations face when trying to assert their rights,” said Ms. Teneese. “Ktunaxa people existed and exercised our spiritual rights in our territory long before the establishment of the Canadi-an legal system.”

Ms. Teneese later told The Valley Echo that although the Ktunaxa people were hopeful the judge would rule in favour of the First Nation, they were not com-pletely surprised by the result since they knew it would be a complex case.

“We were always aware of the limita-tions of a court action,” she said.

Resort proponents hailed the ruling as a victory.

“The Supreme Court’s decision is wel-come,” said Glacier Resorts Ltd. vice-pres-ident Grant Costello in a press release. “This project has undergone 23 years of comprehensive public consultations —

more than all the other new B.C. ski resort proposals combined. To quash more than two decades of work on a project that has been declared to be in the public interest would further the injustice done to proj-ect proponents and supporters.”

The Ktunaxa, however, say the fi ght is not over.

“Despite this setback, we will con-tinue to explore every avenue to stop development in the heart of Qat’muk. We will be engaging with our citizens, leadership and legal team to explore our next steps,” said Ms. Teneese in the Ktunaxa press release.

“Our resolve is stronger than ever and we will continue to stand our ground,” she said in the release, later telling The Valley Echo this may include launching an appeal of the judge’s ruling.

Glacier Resorts Ltd. is, however, set to move ahead with construction plans this summer, according to the compa-ny’s press release.

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STROKE SURVIVOR... Invermere resident Norm

Gagatek spoke publicly for the fi rst time since suffering a debilitating stroke in July 2008 at a presentation at the College of the Rockies on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Speaking to ten students from Aline Scholinder’s health care assistant pro-gram, Norm was joined by his wife Kim Harris. The cou-ple spoke of the immense struggles they’ve overcome since Norm’s accident and the daily challenges they continue to face.

Through a software pro-gram on his tablet com-puter, Norm expressed the gratitude he feels for the support he’s received from his family, and was able to verbally communicate shorter messages. At one point during the presen-tation, Norm had to prod Kim’s memory as she was trying to remember the name of a friend of his.

Kim thanked and encour-aged the students who are preparing for the workforce in the health care assistant program. She took a very per-sonal approach to express how noble a career path the students were embark-ing upon amid a challenging health care system. Kim said Norm’s progress has defi ed what doctors initially said was possible, which she be-lieves was largely overcome by love and support. PHOTOS BY DAN WALTON

Never give up: a survivor’s storyERIN KNUTSON

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David Thompson Secondary School hosted the Human Rights Symposium on Wednes-day, April 2nd in the school theatre with 140 students in attendance. The message of intol-erance toward hate and discrimination was heard loud and clear.

Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman, Ho-locaust story keeper Julius Maslovat and Herman Alpine, a survivor of the St. Eu-gene Mission School, gave insightful, heart-wrenching and inspiring anecdotes of their respective journeys through painful histo-ries. Their personal stories were followed by a presentation by Laura Hannant, a chil-dren’s rights advocate, who also spoke to the student gathering.

“I was no longer human—17098 was my number; my name as a human being was

erased,” said Mr. Waisman of the loss of identity and humanity he experienced at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.

The memories he recalled were contradic-tory: “Some were good, some horrifi c.”

With his presence at the symposium and his account of enduring the experience of genocide , Mr. Waisman stoically imparted a profound sentiment to the senior high school students in attendance.

“I want to empower you — I want to strength-en you with my words,” was his message.

The softspoken and intelligent man illumi-nated the students with his tragic story. Mr. Waisman was born in Skarszysko, Poland and was the youngest of eight children. At the age of eight, the Nazis invaded his home.

“Soldiers in black showed up wearing the SS insignia — these were roundups, people were sent to factories and other places.

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Twenty-five businesses met for an Invermere Campus College of the Rockies (COTR) Stakeholder planning session on April 1st at the Columbia Valley Cham-ber of Commerce Lions’ Hall to perform a SWOT analysis of the school’s strengths and weaknesses. A SWOT analysis, or matrix, is a planning method used to evalu-ate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

According to Invermere campus manager Doug Clovechok, those who attended the meeting covered all the demographics.

“We sought different demographics. Everybody was represented in the room… we were absolutely thrilled with the turnout, it was awesome,” said Mr. Clove-chok of the enthusiastic partic-ipants. “The important thing about these sessions is that it allows us to be vulnerable. That’s important, the ability to assess the areas that need to be improved upon.”

The support of the community was incredible, according to Mr. Clovechok, who also said of the SWOT analysis: “we don’t think of these areas as weaknesses, we think of them as opportunities. It’s an opportunity to let people know more of what we do.”

Of the “opportunities” noted at the meeting, expanding the campus was a big area of con-cern that arose.

“One of our challenges is space-related,” Mr. Clovechok said.

The campus is currently at-tached to David Thompson Secondary School. Participants acknowledged the maturity that comes with separating college life from high school life is miss-ing with the current setup, and

that the image of the college would be greatly enhanced with a new building, which would have the potential to attract graduates on a different level.

“Overall, it was good to get perspective on the college from an internal versus community viewpoint. It was great to create a safe environment where the com-munity and college employees could contribute,” said COTR president David Walls, who attended the meeting.

“It was really neat to see the cross-section of business owners, managers, and staff that took part in a discussion around what the college is doing; including what they do well, what they can improve on, and what threats and opportunities are present,” said Valley Echo/Columbia Valley Pioneer publisher Rose-Marie Fager-holm, who is also Past President of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce.

The three-hour session left an impression on Ms. Fagerholm who stated “we’re all very busy people and the fact that many people took so much time out of their day to give feedback on the local col-lege was nice to see.”

One of the strengths noted at the meeting was COTR’s abil-ity to reach out to the com-munity, she said, and creat-ing a niche for the college or a brand would attract other students.

“Whether it’s attracting for-eign students, out of province students, or retaining local stu-dents, their presence would reverberate throughout the community.”

According to Ms. Fagerholm, the entire infrastructure of the valley would be improved with the arrival of these students, sort of a trickle down effect.

“Shopping, healthcare, and putting down roots here; the presence of these students would bode well for every-body,” she said.

Community cross-section plans for college’s future

District of Invermere mayor Gerry Taft (second from left) was among the roomful of community representatives who attended a stakeholder planning meeting at the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce Lions’ Hall to evaluate the school’s presence in the community. PHoTo submITTeD

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Among the creatures emerging from hibernation in the valley are ticks — spider-like parasites that can carry lyme disease — and they’ve prompted a seasonal warning from Interior Health.

Fortunately for those in the interior of British Columbia, contracting Lyme dis-ease from a tick is very uncommon.

“Lyme disease is more prevalent with the types of ticks they have on the coast,” said Dr. Rob Parker, medical health officer with Interior Health.

Dr. Parker said there are two species of ticks in British Columbia that bite hu-mans, and only one kind, Wood Ticks, appear in the province’s interior. While Wood Ticks aren’t known to carry Lyme dis-ease, cases have been reported in the interior from patients who did not travel.

“So there is some indication of low-level risk for Lyme disease in the interior,” said Dr. Parker.

Wood Ticks can also carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever, he said, but that, too, is very rare.

To feed on prey, ticks excrete poison, para-lyzing small rodents that would otherwise try to scratch them off. While human bodies are normally too large for the poison to have an effect, Dr. Parker said a mild form of tick-borne paralysis can occur if ticks remain in-tact for prolonged periods.

“With the poison they use to paralyze their normal prey, children or seniors could be-come subject to a mild form called tick-borne paralysis,” he said.

Because Lyme disease has been found in people who never noticed a tick on them, Dr.

Parker said it’s possible for ticks to attach and detach without ever being detect-ed. Evidence ticks will leave behind include a bull’s-eye target rash from the site of the bite, as well as fever and pains. Those symptoms should be reported to a doctor, he said, who can prescribe the proper antibiotic treatment.

Most cases won’t require medical attention, however, and can be removed with a pair of tweezers.

“You should only remove it with really fine tweezers right from where it attaches to the skin,” said Dr. Parker. “You don’t want to pull or push the body – that would squirt the interior contents of the tick under your skin.”

The task can be tricky, and can be taken care of at a medical walk-in clinic.But regardless of how each removal turns out, “all tick bites should be cleaned,

as infection can occur whenever there is a break in the skin,” said Jennifer Jeyes, Communicable Disease Specialist with Inte-rior Health.

Aside from the health hazards, discovering a tick on your body is an unpleasant experi-ence. To reduce the chances of acquiring a tick, Interior Health has issued the following practical precautions: avoid tall grass; wear long-sleeved, light-coloured clothing with a hat; tuck pant legs into sock or boots; apply insect repellent onto uncovered skin; and in-spect your scalp and shower after spending time in tick habitats.

Ticks live in the valley year-round but be-come most active during the months follow-ing the spring thaw. The cold of winter is the only time of the year when ticks are dormant.

“As soon as the sun hits and the snow melts, they’re active,” said Dr. Parker. “If it’s above zero, then they’re looking for the blood meal to do an egg-laying cycle.”

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Radium ensures insurance for rentersDan Walton

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Renting venues in Radium Hot Springs can now be done with one less hassle, as the village has recently assumed administrative responsibility and will offer third-party insurance. The Radium Senior’s Association had previ-ously been booking Radium’s public spaces — the Ra-dium Community Hall, the fire hall meeting room, and Radium’s council chambers and gymnasium — but the duty has been transferred to village staff.

The village’s new responsibility was discussed during Radium’s regular council meeting on Wednesday, March 26th, when members of council agreed upon a model that is common in most other communities.

Renters who choose to privately insure their event will have to purchase a minimum of $1 million in liability cover-age, and will be given a timeline to provide confirmation of purchase. Renters who are comfortable purchasing private insurance for their events can continue to do so, but now

have the option of purchasing it directly through the village.“There’s Lambert Insurance, or any other insurance com-

pany — but another option for them is we can have it right here,” said Radium mayor Dee Conklin, “This makes it easier for smaller organizations that may overlook the insurance.”

Disbursements doled outAnother topic which arose during last week’s council

meeting was the grant in aid disbursements for 2014, which will see nearly $60,000 in support disbursed among local organizations.

Tourism Radium will receive $20,000 for its Visitor In-formation Centre operational funding, as well as $8,000 for Music and Market on Main, the Hospice Society will see $1,000, Wings Over the Rockies will benefit from $500, Greenways Alliance will be given $10,000 to assist with hard surfacing the Old Coach Trail, and $19,230 has been allocated to the Radium Public Library. The Bantam Boys Hockey Championships were given their first grant in aid with $1,000 in support.

The Rocky Mountain Wood Tick — the only kind of tick found in the B.C. Interior — isn’t known to carry Lyme disease, but cases have still been reported by non-travellers. PhoTo suBMITTed

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Bennett’s many fi ngers in many pies going bad

Recently, BC Parks hosted open houses in regards to

proposed upgrades to the Co-lumbia Lake Provincial Park. In total, there were about 100 peo-ple — for the most part, all resi-dents of Fairmont.

The park is located just south of Fairmont, on the east side of Columbia Lake. Let me be clear: it is the only public access point for the community of Fairmont at the north end of the lake and, in my opinion, is a community asset. In addition, this area has signifi cant cultural and environmental values. These are well-known and respected in the community. There are also challenges with the access and it has seen minimal improvements over the years from BC Parks.

BC Parks presented three scenarios: one being status quo; the second decommission-

ing the road at Warspite Creek (which is the current access road to the lake) and having a walking trail 500 metres to the lake; the third option is substan-tial road upgrades and 60 to 80 car parking lot at the lake.

Acknowledging the cultural signifi cance of this area for the First Nations, the third op-tion is not feasible, reasonable or realistic.

In May 2013, BC Parks met with various com-munity leaders in Fairmont. At this meeting, it was suggested that a compromise could be achieved. This option is to have a parking lot (10 to 15 vehicles) at Warspite Creek, decom-missioning the road past that point, and have minimal upgrades on the current road down to the lake, with a turnaround. The intent is to give people the ability to drive to the lake, drop

off people, (including the elderly, small chil-dren and those with mobility challenges), lawn chairs, kayaks, windsurfers, paddleboards and anything else that people would require while enjoying the lake.

I believe this approach respects the cultural, environmental and community values. This is not about more access, rather enhancing exist-ing access. This is the level of access that my constituents in Fairmont will want and will not have adverse impacts on the environment. To date, I have been working with Minister Bill Bennett who has provided support. In addition, MLA Norm MacDonald is aware of the situa-tion. BC Parks is accepting feedback until April 11th. I strongly urge you to submit comments to Greg Chin at [email protected].

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

Lake access solution should be a compromise

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If there is one politician in B.C. who is quickly becoming less popular than To-

ronto’s Rob Ford or Alberta’s Alison Redford, one doesn’t have to look too far south to fi nd the answer. Our neighbouring MLA, the Hon-ourable Bill Bennett, seems to have the knack for infuriating many people all at once, a talent that’s got provincial media hot on his heels.

His political career over the last two years has been highly visible — one only has to look for the long line of fi res in need of constant putting out. His appointment as Minister of Community, Sports and Cultural Development in 2012 led directly to Christy Clark’s approval (this by her own account when she visited the valley in 2012 for a Women’s Hall event — that he dropped the fi le on her desk and said it

needed her attention) of the Jumbo Glacier Resort Master Development Plan, which so far has led to a highly publicized First Nation lawsuit protesting the plan, unpopular provin-cial legislation giving the non-existent resort mountain resort municipality status, a UBCM resolution protesting this legislation, another lawsuit protesting this legislation, and, most recently, an embittered fl are up in the Provin-cial Legislature about a $1 million grant the provincial government is making available to nascent municipality, a grant that’s raising the ire of many in British Columbia — evidenced by the number of recent headlines dedicated to this development. NDP MLA for Nelson Creston, Michelle Mungal’s scathing accusa-tions that the resort is a background deal for Bennett’s buddies aren’t helping his public image, nor have his comments in relation to the Agricultural Land Reserve in the last week

when he was quoted as saying: “I get a kick out of the 100-mile diet except, where I live, you’d have to eat hay.” (see page 14 for the local re-action). And if that wasn’t bad enough, under Bennett’s watch as the Minister of Energy and Mines, BC Hydro’s rates are set to go up 28 per cent over the next fi ve years and the biggest star in his portfolio, the New Prosperity Mine project, has been axed by the Harper Govern-ment due to its adverse environmental effects (come again?). It comes as no surprise that a politician who takes out full page ads in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman supporting grizzly bear trophy hunters supports building a resort in what’s considered by local First Nations the sacred territory for the grizzly bear spirit, but to tout the success of a project that our tar sands loving’ federal government won’t even sup-port? How many more gaffes will it take before it’s bye bye Bennett?

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As tick season approaches, what measures are you taking to protect yourself when you’re out and about?

“I always have my hood on or my hair up. I defi nitely avoid going into the bush and long grass. Thank God I’ve never had a tick!” Caitlyn Wilcox

“My wife and I stay away from potentially tick-prone areas such as long grass. Once we had ticks all over the bed — I even burned a tick out of my wife’s hair using a needle.” Wade Graymann

“If I climb Mount Swansea I wear a hat on my head. When I get into the car, I check myself and my dog for ticks. I once picked a big fat one out of my dog — it was so creepy!” Cheryl Maybuck

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QUESTION OF THE WEEKDo you think all the grocery stores in the Columbia

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This week, our government took a very important fi rst

step towards recognizing the rights of victims. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced legislation to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights. This proposed legislation is historic. For the fi rst time in Ca-nadian history, victims will have clear, statutory rights at the federal level. And, unlike the previous Lib-eral government, who for 13 years put the rights of offenders ahead of the rights of victims, we are acting to put law-abiding Cana-dians fi rst.

These reforms come as a result of an exten-sive consultation process. Justice Minister Peter MacKay travelled to every province and territory to consult with victims on how the federal gov-ernment could better address the needs of vic-tims of crime all while giving them a more effec-tive voice in the criminal justice system.

During these consultations, many victims asked why the tragic impacts of crime on their lives, families, and property were not given great-er prominence. Some were frustrated at not hav-ing been provided with information about court dates or plea negotiations, or not feeling prop-erly protected. Their candour was heartfelt and invaluable. And it was clear that they weren’t only thinking of their own experience — they were telling their stories on behalf of other vic-tims. Their primary motivation was to improve

the justice system for all.After hearing their stories and

hearing from Canadians across the country through an online consul-tation, we have introduced legisla-tion to create a Canadian Victims Bill of Rights to transform our jus-tice system by providing statutory rights for victims of crime under four key areas: rights to informa-tion, protection, participation and restitution.

A study released in 2011 by the Department of Justice Canada found that the total cost of crime is an estimated $99.6 billion a year, 83 per cent of which is borne by victims. This is one reason why we make no apologies for passing reforms to keep society’s most dangerous criminals off our streets and behind bars where they belong.

Canadians need to feel that their justice system is working for them. They need to feel safe in the environment they live in, and, if they are victim-ized, they need to feel confi dent that the justice system will treat them with the courtesy, compas-sion and respect they deserve. Justice should not just be done — it should also be seen to be done.

This is precisely why our government will con-tinue putting victims fi rst — as we have always committed to do and as we always have done.

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

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ETTERSLDisappointed by new design

Dear Editor:

The front page “heading” was classy — succinct history, mountains and valley portrayed, the date and issue number easy to see. The new front page looks like the “Sun” newspapers — the disc is barely readable and insignifi -cant. I can adjust to the inside of the “new” format but not the front page.

Sincerely,

MARILYN KRAYVANGERINVERMERE

Associate Editor’s note: The Valley Echo is open to constructive criticism on the new design and any aspect of the newspaper. In response to the complaint that the new disc is too small, we have made a slight change to the cover to allow for a larger disc, date and issue number. The most positive characteristic of our new front cover, which many have expressed, is that the newspaper fold does not obstruct the front page photo, unlike the previous design where the front page image was hidden under the fold in the news-stands. Thank you for the feedback — it is always welcome!

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Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald and copied to The Valley Echo for publication.

Dear Mr. Macdonald:

I want to bring to your attention what effect the MultiMedia BC (MMBC) recycling program in its current design could very likely have on our local newspapers and the communities we serve.

I am the publisher of two newspapers in the Columbia Valley, located in the East Kootenays in the southeastern corner of B.C.

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9TH : WEDNESDAY• 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.: Seniors’ Day at the Invermere Library on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Bus provided. For more information or to pre-register, contact 250-342-6416 or visit in-vermere.bclibrary.ca.• 5 - 9 p.m.: Documentary night at the Summit Youth Centre.• 6 p.m.: PJ Story Time at the In-vermere Library. Runs the second Wednesday of each month. For more information or to pre-regis-ter, contact 250-342-6416 or visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.

10TH : THURSDAY• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets weekly on Thursdays at the Curling Rink.• 12 p.m.: Seniors Luncheon at Christ Trinity Church, Special guests: staff from College of the Rockies. $5 payable at the door. RSVP by calling Theresa at 250-342-9281 ext 1227.• 1:30 p.m.: Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley AGM at Christ Church Trinity. To keep our society going we need new mem-bership and new interest. If you are interested or would like more information, please attend.• 5 - 9 p.m.: TIPS Night “How to make or update my resume” at the Summit Youth Centre.• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Introduction to Vegetable Growing Course at the Community Greenhouse. $30, reg-ister online at: groundswellnet-work.ca/events-calendar. Course covers basics of planning and planting a home garden, with in-formation specifi c to this area.

11TH : FRIDAY• 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Art from the Heart: Part 9, opening at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Columbia Valley Elementary School Art Show with over 600 pieces of art from our talented and diverse group of El-ementary School aged kids from

the Columbia Valley. Artists in at-tendance. Show runs from April 8th to 27th.• 6 - 11 p.m.: Pool tournament at the Summit Youth Centre.

12TH : SATURDAY• 10 a.m.: Easter Craft Program With Vera at the Radium Public Li-brary. All ages are welcome.• 6 p.m.: Syndicate Rail Jam series at Panorama. Open to both skiers and snowboarders. Cost $10. Come out, show your skills and have some fun. Competitors must be registered at Guest Services by 5pm. Prizes pro-vided by Syndicate Boardshop. For more information, contact [email protected] or go online to SkiPanorama.com.• 6 - 11 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.

14TH : MONDAY• 5 - 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Little League Baseball registration at the Invermere Community Hall. If you are unable to attend, contact Brendan Donahue at 250-342-2112. • Eclipse Event, hosted by Inver-mere Under the Stars. At the DTSS track, starting at dusk.

15TH : TUESDAY• 5 - 9 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the Invermere Health Unit. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Con-fi dential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.• 7 - 8:30 p.m.: Competent Com-posting course at the Community Greenhouse. Learn the basics of sound composting and how to use it for successful organic gardening. $30, register online at: groundswell-network.ca/events-calendar. • 7:30 p.m.: Lorne Elliot performs his music and comedy at Christ Church Trinity, hosted by CV Arts. Great family fun, suitable for ages 9 and up. Decadent desserts and non-alcoholic beverages by “Treats”, available (cash only). Tickets $20/adults, $10/students, available at The Book Bar, Pynelogs, Furry Companions and Video (Radium), The Village Gift Shop (Fairmont), or call 250-342-4423.

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16TH : WEDNESDAY• 7:30 p.m.: AGM for the Winder-mere Valley Rural Range Patrol at the Windermere Community Hall.

17TH : THURSDAY• 3 - 5 p.m.: EK Senior Caregiver’s Network, every 3rd Thursday at Co-lumbia Garden Village dining room. Caregiver support group meets the third Thursday of every month. For info call Darla at 250-342-2808.• 5:30 p.m.: Maundy Thursday Din-ner at Christ Church Trinity. (Win-dermere Valley Shared Ministry)

18TH : FRIDAY• 12 p.m.: Good Friday service at Christ Church Trinity. (Winder-mere Valley Shared Ministry)• 7 p.m.: Good Friday service at the Lake Windermere Alliance Church. Joint service with the Val-ley Christian Assembly.

19TH : SATURDAY• 1 p.m.: Courageous Hearts “Stor-age Wars” at Real Storage. Live auc-tion of donation-stuffed storage units. To donate, contact Real Stor-age. For more info, check out www.courageousheartsgrowth.com.• 1 - 5 p.m.: Spring Hike & Photog-raphy workshop with the Summit Youth Centre.• 7 p.m.: Courageous Hearts Fun-draising Kickoff at Copper Point Resort. Appies, desserts, DJ and a silent auction. The fi rst recipient will be Jer Donald. Tickets $40, available at Syndicate and Th-redz. Check out www.courageous-heartsgrowth.com.• 7:30 p.m.: Easter Vigil Service at Christ Church Trinity. (Winder-mere Valley Shared Ministry)

20TH : SUNDAY• 7 a.m.: Resurrection Sunday “Sonrise” service. Joint service with the valley churches at Kins-men Beach.• 10:30 a.m.: Easter Sunday ser-vice at Lake Windermere Alliance Church.• 10:30 a.m.: Easter Sunday service

at Christ Church Trinity. (Winder-mere Valley Shared Ministry)

21ST : MONDAY• Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, 7 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.

APRIL 23rd - 29th

23RD : WEDNESDAY• 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.: Seniors’ Day at the Invermere Library on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Bus provided. For more information or to pre-register, contact 250-342-6416 or visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.

24TH : THURSDAY• 2 p.m.: Monthly Museum Meeting at the Windermere Valley Museum.• 5 - 9 p.m.: Karaoke at the Summit Youth Centre.

25TH : FRIDAY• 6 - 11 p.m.: Movie and popcorn at the Summit Youth Centre.• 7 p.m.: 2nd annual Hospice But-terfl y Gala at Copper Point Resort. Features a three-course meal, live entertainment by Valley Forged, silent and live auctions. Tickets $50, all proceeds to benefi t the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley. Tickets at: Meet on High-er Ground (Radium), All Things Beautiful and Columbia Garden Village (Invermere), and Smoking Waters Coffee Co. (Fairmont).


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REQUEST FOR QUOTE AND EXPRESSION OF INTERESTThe Village of Canal Flats is requesting Expressions of Interest from potential contractors to provide a branding and communications strategy proposal

The Contactor will be responsible to provide their professional background and experience, the methods to attract new residents and young families to the Village of Canal Flats, identification of likely and the type of tourists and identification of activities that would engage travelers and a visitor profile.

The Contractor will provide the branding strategy to have full buy in to the brand from the community and to provide the best showcase to the Village’s distinct personality.

The Contractor will provide an assessment and focus working sessions with Council and community members, research existing economic sources and from these sources, provide a brand and blueprint which will outline who is the Village of Canal Flats, what does the Village stand for, what is unique about the Village and what are the compelling reasons to visit, live in or do business in the Village.

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The Contractor will provide a flat fee for the project and a timeline schedule. The lowest quote will not necessarily be accepted

Expressions of interest must be submitted to the email contact above or through hard copy to the Village of Canal Flats at Box 159, Canal Flats, B.C., V0B 1B0 on or before 4 p.m., April 18th, 2014.

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MMBC from A7

The Invermere Valley Echo and the Co-lumbia Valley Pioneer — recycling program aside — have been facing challenges to stay profitable, and operational cutbacks are a regular occurrence to keep our busi-ness viable. We have been operating the two weeklies jointly with two separate own-ers — Black Press and Aberdeen Publishing — for the past 18 months to cut costs and improve the operational efficiency of both publications.

The MMBC mandate that will force us to also absorb recycling fees come May is threatening our existence. The cost cannot be passed on to advertisers or readers.

Newspapers are big proponents of recy-cling — we print The Valley Echo newspa-per on recycled newsprint. The objections that newspapers have about the recycling program managed by MMBC are not about a lack of support for recycling, nor are we shying away from responsibility or our due contribution.

The Valley Echo has been in the commu-nity for close to 60 years and the Columbia Valley Pioneer for ten years, and the fact is that both will be faced with the threat of layoffs and possible shutdown with these additional expenses. This will have wide-spread and longterm implications.

I have 11 permanent fulltime staff, and

carriers in a wide range of demographics, from 20 year olds up to 70 year olds.

Job opportunities are limited in our area. Many would be forced to move, and most of them would likely move to Calgary, Alberta. Each and every one of the staff contributes to the community — with kids in the school sys-tem, shopping locally, eating out, volunteer-ing and recreating in the valley. This will have an impact in the communities of Invermere, Radium Hot Springs, Fairmont Hot Springs and Panorama Mountain Village.

If this recycling program goes ahead as cur-rently designed on May 19th, the outcome may very well be that our Columbia Valley residents and business community would be without a traditional forum in the com-munity for dialogue and debate. Our commu-nity newspapers are a very popular part of the social fabric of our small towns and fill an integral role informing and educating on relevant issues. It will be a sad day should the outcome force us into this position.

Please delay the start of MMBC and con-sult with the business community. Surely together we can come up with a better pro-gram than one that threatens the existence of business and community newspapers.

Sincerely,

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PINIONOOrigins of the universe detectedIt’s been labelled “The Scientific

Discovery of the Year” — the Gravitational Waves discovery that hints at the structure of the first trillionth of a second of the begin-ning of the universe. While sipping a Guinness on St. Paddy’s Day, I was delighted to hear about this new discovery from a chemist friend. The discovery provides the first evi-dence of something we thought was happening was actually happening. Actually, it was Einstein who first thought this must be occurring back in 1916. However, it took us 98 more years of technology advancements to invent and create the machines capable of find-ing this evidence. This evidence has a great cor-relation with the standard model of cosmology which, in turn, supports the Big Bang, a discovery Stephen Hawkings called the “greatest discovery of the century, if not all time.”

The Gravitational Wave discovery, which will likely receive a Nobel prize, was discovered us-ing extremely precise measurements from the Cosmic Microwave Background detector near the U.S. South Pole Station in Antarctica. In this first trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a sec-ond, the Universe expanded extremely violently in what is known as the theory of cosmic infla-tion — much faster than light acceleration. Cos-mic background radiation is the afterglow of the big bang and luckily we can still see this faint glimmer of the past, which shows how our uni-verse expanded to an enormous size nearly 14 billion years ago in just a split second.

Scientists have not yet published their work

in peer reviewed journals and scientists are far from reaching a consensus about the origin of the detected waves. Now science will do its thing — whether these gravi-tational waves have inflationary or phase-change origins will con-tinue to be tested until one theory is left standing.

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U.S. scientists recently announced they soon hope to create the coldest temperatures (around -273.15 C) in the universe on the Interna-tional Space Station. Actually, colder temperatures are already occurring, right here on Earth — in Canada, in fact — and I don’t mean Edmonton. Right here in B.C. — Burnaby, to be precise — a company called D-Wave is creating supercooled Quantum computers that operate a fraction of a degree below absolute zero and are able to calcu-late much faster than we can currently calculate with conventional super computers. Quantum computing leverages quantum mechanics to cre-ate computers that aren’t merely upgrades of the today’s conventional computers — they work in a completely different way. While today’s comput-ers have data in binary digits (bits), each a 0 or 1, quantum computing uses quantum bits — qubits — that can be in more than one state simultane-ously, a bit like Schrödinger’s cat — dead AND alive, at the same time.

Rob Orchiston is a software programmer who lives in Invermere and stays on top of the latest trends in technology. Send any questions of com-ments his way: [email protected].

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The theme for Wings Over the Rockies 2014 is the Mystery of Migration. In addition to a myriad of field trips to observe the birds migrating through the Colum-bia Wetlands in May, the Wings committee has sched-uled numerous field trips and presentations to help us understand this miracle.

On Wings Monday, while roaming between Munn Lake and the Wilmer wetland, Randy Hopkins will reflect on the migration habits of waterfowl, songbirds, ungulates, carnivores, butterflies, bats, fish and even humans.

The same morning, along Columbia Lake, Gail Berg and Joyce Hutchinson will offer insights into the mi-gration strategies of plants and the life history of the Burbot. On Saturday, Brian Keating and Cam Gillies will discuss “Mysterious Migrants” during a field trip in the Fairmont area.

In a Friday luncheon presentation titled “A Place Called Home,” Keith Logan will describe the mystery of migrat-ing birds’ navigational skills and compare their quest for suitable nesting habitat to our own.

Three evening presentations expand on the migration theme. On Monday, Cindy Stillwell will show her film Mat-ing for Life about the spring migration of the Sandhill Cranes. On Tuesday, wildlife biologist Dave Quinn will provide his reflections on migration, and on Thursday, Dean Nicolson will discuss the migration of butterflies.

May 10th, the Saturday of Wings week, is Internation-al Migratory Bird Day. We’ll celebrate with the week’s highlight — the 18th Annual Gala, which consists of a dinner, live and silent auction and the keynote presenta-tion titled Migration: The Run-Away Game. Our speaker is Brian Keating, who is a naturalist, a leader of nature-based tours, a television and radio personality, an inter-national speaker and an Honourary Conservation Advi-sor at the Calgary Zoo.

In his trademark humourous and buoyant style, Brian promises stories and worldwide wilderness photos il-lustrating the migratory patterns of birds, mammals and insects, overwhelming us with awe and inspiring rever-ence for wild spaces and their inhabitants.

Register online at www.wingsovertherockies.org or by telephone at 250-342-2473.

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Steam cleaning helps remove harmful germs that are residing within the fi bres of your carpets. Dirty carpets are magnets for pathogens that could be harmful to people’s health. As we know, many of our children and pets tend to lie on these carpets, which might not create dirt at the time, but they could be soaking up these germs that may be causing them illness and allergies.

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Clockwise from top: Members of the Columbia Valley Cycling Society kicked off the 2014 cycling season with a group ride around the paved trail at Copper Point Golf Club on Thursday, April 3rd, the evening be-fore the golf course opened for business. It was the fi rst time the club has opened its pathways to bikers and the members were over the moon at the opportunity (Photo by Nicole Trigg); making his fi rst re-turn to Invermere since his appearance at the Invermere MusicFest last August, Kyprios played a tight set alongside his supporting disc jockey at Bud’s Bar and Lounge on Saturday, April 5th. In addition to per-forming his well-known tracks and covering hip-hop classics, Kyprios was able to impress the crowd while supporting his latest album, The Midnight Sun (Photos by Dan Walton) ; a female big horn sheep poses majestically above the Columbia River wetlands on Sunday, March 30th, as seen from a rest stop south of Radium Hot Springs (Photo by Dan Walton).

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Clockwise from top left: Jacinda Foulkes and Jeremy Harding enjoy themselves at the Big Jer Affair in the Great Hall at Panorama Mountain Village on Friday, April 4th. Jeremy was sporting the title T-shirt during the event (Photo by Dan Walton); Darren Burns took his turn sending Jer Donald a message by taking a Sharpie to a snowboard – one of the many symbols of support which will be sent to Jer while he recovers in Vancouver General Hospital after being buried in an avalanche (Photo by Dan Walton); Jeff Prockiw competed in the EasyRider Snowboard Cup as Deadpool, a Marvel Comics character known as a mercenary and an anti-hero, on Saturday, April 5th. The snowboard race was held at the same time as Superhero Sunfest, a new event where skiers and boarders are encouraged to dress up (photo by Dan Walton); Mighiyo Hortenhuber, left, Liam Hurst, centre, and Presley Hatt investigate the growing process at the Com-munity Greenhouse on Friday, April 4th, as the greenhouse hosted a mom and tots session as an introduction to cultivat-ing plants in a greenhouse (Photo by Erin Knutson); young-ster Alyssa Burwash, left, and Chelsea Poroznyk enjoy a mo-ment at the Community Greenhouse during the mom and tots session (Photo by Erin Knutson); about 150 people enjoyed the Canal Flats Wilderness Club’s annual banquet, trophies and dance at the Canal Flats Community Hall on Saturday, April 5th. Awards were given out for the top racks of Rocky Mountain elk and goats, as seen in the photo of skulls cleaned and bleached, many done by the hunters themselves.Caterers from Fire Valley Restaurant provided a roast beef meal (Photos by Lizzie Midyette).

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Making hay on a Bill 24 Blunder... A pair of East Koote-nay farmers took their opposition to Bill 24 (the Agricultural Land Commis-sion Amendment Act) to the steps of the B.C. Legislature on Monday, April 7th. Valley resident and Winderberry Nursery co-owner Oliver Egan joined Erin Harris, the owner of Creston’s Kootenay Meadows dairy farm, to present a basketful of East Kootenay produce to Kootenay East MLA (and Energy Minister) Bill Bennett. The move was in response to Mr. Bennett’s remarks when he introduced the leg-islation in late March, with a com-ment that he would have only hay to eat if he tried to follow the 100-Mile Diet. Mr. Egan contributed potatoes, carrots, and more, while Zehnder Ranch contributed beef, and Ms. Har-ris contributed cheese. With media including Global News covering their small demonstration, the producers were allowed to meet with Mr. Ben-nett and talk with him for about 15 minutes on the impact of Bill 24. Mr. Egan said he believes it will result in more farm land being removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve around Windermere. He noted he and the Windermere District Farmers Institute have attempted to start discussions with Mr. Bennett around the preserva-tion of farmland in the valley, but were not consulted prior to Bill 24 being in-troduced. The bill’s second and third readings are expected to take place in late April. Photo courtesy oF saanich Voice online


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“I saw a man running away and one of the soldiers raised his rifle and shot him. It was the first time I saw someone die; there was blood on the sidewalk. I had witnessed the end of freedom.”

Escaping extermination in the ghetto by hiding at a farm his brother took him to (he was perceived as too young to be considered labour-appropriate at the time), he worked at a munitions factory with his brother and father until 1944 when he was trans-ferred to the Buchenwald Concentration camp. Buch-enwald was a labour camp. According to Mr. Wais-man, the camps were divided into three categories: holding, labour, and extermination.

“Hiding Jewish children was against the law — I couldn’t find anyone who had survived. If you were caught, they would kill the child and the entire family hosting the child. People were incented to give up chil-dren. A Jewish child was worth a sack of flour or sugar.”

At the munitions factory, Mr. Waisman was cau-tioned to do as he was told because his life depended on it. The work consisted of anti-aircraft stamps and shells: “over 3,200 — I worked until my fingers bled.”

“When it’s life or death, you learn to adjust quickly,” he said.

Eventually, his brother was murdered when he came down with typhoid.

“I wanted to say ‘I love you’ to Haim (his brother); I’m sorry that I never had the opportunity. They filled up a truck with prisoners and when it was gone from sight I heard the muffled sound of machine gun fire. The truck came back and it was empty — I realized then what the shots were about.”

Mr. Waisman spoke lovingly of his family and di-vulged that his upbringing was sternly traditional.

“I was the baby of the family; being the youngest, I could do no wrong; however, on occasion, dad took by the ear and when he was done with me he made

sure I listened to him — it was an act of love.”

Cherishing those memories, Mr. Waisman acknowledged that at the time that every-thing was happening, he didn’t realize the enormity of it.

“My incentive to survive was my family — I expected that I would come home and everyone would be at the ta-ble and they would say look, the baby made it. “

The resiliency of the hu-man spirit was evident in Mr. Waisman, who noted that “the 426 surviving children (of whom he was one) were analyzed and deemed psy-chopaths who could never be rehabilitated.”

“Then came the rage and the anger — we didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, or how to trust people — we had lost so much and we didn’t know how to behave normally.”

Award-winning authors, distinguished members of government, and Nobel peace prizewinners originated from the 426.

“Not bad for a bunch of psychopaths,” Mr. Waisman commented defiantly of his peers.

Of the six million brutally murdered during Hitler’s reign, “one and half million were children. The Nazis were thorough.”

Of the surviving children was Julius Maslovat, who also recounted the horrific tale of a young Jewish baby named Yidele Henechowicz, whose parents’ bravery and selflessness saved his life.

“His mother threw him over the fence to his father,” stated Mr. Maslovat of the day Yidele was saved from Treblinka (a death camp). Yidele’s mother was sent to Treblinka with countless others.

The horrors young Yidele suffered were unspeak-able. Mr. Maslovat spoke kindly of four women who took care of over 50 young children who were sent to

Bergen-Belsen, which was known for its sadistic tor-ture. It was the same camp in which Anne Frank died.

That young pPolish boy was Julius Maslovat. At the end of the war he was liberated, adopted and eventu-ally immigrated to Canada as a professional engineer. Of the innumerable atrocities that went on, he recalls only one profound image that stands out in his mind.

“I remember being in an open cattle car — the rea-son I remember this is because it was the first time I was away from my father.”

Mr. Maslovat spoke of an obligation to inform the public and to impart what happened as honestly as possible. On hatred, he had one thing to say to the astounded and captivated students.

“My attitude towards the Germans is not one of hatred — if it was hatred, I would be doing the same thing as the Nazis did and that would mean that they had won.”

Herman Alpine also spoke poignantly about ha-tred in his powerful recollection of the indignities and abuse he was subjected to at St. Eugene Mission School in Cranbrook. The federal government man-dated in 1920 that every Indian child aged seven and older must be remanded into the custody of residen-tial schools. According to Mr. Alpine, the cultural genocide he suffered was extreme.

Mr. Alpine was severely abused. He remembers having a beautiful black braid and

the first thing they did was cut it off. “They did it to take the savagery out of us,” he said.At one point, Mr. Alpine admitted that he was con-

sumed with hate. “Hate; it’s so easy to be instilled. Hate; it doesn’t let

you advance. I came out of that school after 11 years and I didn’t have a future.”

“I had to let go of the hate if I was going to survive. After six years of therapy, I completely changed — I let go of hate, I became colour blind,” he said on racism.

Of all the powerful messages on human rights heard at the symposium, the one that was most unanimous among all four who spoke to the students was to nev-er give up.

“You may have something you’re going through but there is always someone who can help,” said Mr. Waisman.

Werner Kopp, DTSS history teacher and deputy principal, was awed by the speakers’ graciousness.

“It was powerful — what surprised me most was that they all spoke of forgiveness and they don’t ex-press hate.”

Robbie Waisman gave a profound speech at the DTSS Human Rights Symposium hosted on April 2nd. Mr. Waisman, pictured here with a DTSS student follow-ing his presentation, was born in Skarszysko Poland and escaped extermination in the ghetto by working in a munitions factory during World War II and is one of 426 children who survived the Holocaust. PHOTO BY ERIN KNUTSON

Julius Maslovat gave a heart wrenching account of a child in the Holocaust at the DTSS Human Rights Sympo-sium hosted on April 2nd. Mr. Maslovat spoke earnestly about the journey of a young boy named Yidele Henecho-wicz who survived the Nazi concentration camps. PHOTO BY ERIN KNUTSON

Herman Alpine spoke frankly about his experiences as a survivor of St. Eu-gene Mission School in Cranbrook at the DTSS Human Rights Symposium hosted on April 2nd. Mr. Alpine survived abuse, cultural genocide, and imparted the les-sons he learned from his struggle to a captive audience. PHOTO BY ERIN KNUTSON


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It is people like Glenda Standeven who en-able the Canadian Cancer Society to fund the valuable services they provide. And Glenda knows firsthand what that is all about. Not only is she a 26-year cancer survivor, but her husband Rick is a two-time survivor.

Glenda was diagnosed with Chondrosar-coma in 1987. Research showed that the can-cer would not respond to chemo or radiation — leaving only the option of amputating her right leg, including her hip and pelvis, in Jan-uary 1988 at the young age of 32.

When asked what her reaction to this terri-ble fate was, Glenda describes how the week prior she had a dream in which her life would be “unremarkable” with two legs, but with only one leg, her life would be much harder, but much more rewarding.

“I’m very grateful to be alive,” says Glenda. “I’ve seen far too many friends and family members lose their fight with this disease. It is so sad to lose loved ones, but I also know that if it were not for research dollars, I would not be here, nor would my husband.”

Thanks to the skin cancer awareness book-marks Glenda handed out at one of her speak-ing events, she was able to recognize a suspi-cious mole on her husband Rick’s arm. It turned out to be melanoma, but because it was caught early, doctors were able to cure him.

Two times “lucky,” Rick is also a survivor of prostate cancer. Ironically, he was diagnosed on December 23, 2011; Glenda was diagnosed on December 22 — 24 years earlier.

A sense of humour has helped both of them get through these challenges. When Glenda first lost her leg, the therapists had a good laugh when they found out her last name was Standeven. Rick suggested to Glenda she change her first name to Eileen.

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In her quest for cancer awareness, Glenda has recently published two books. One is her autobiography titled I am Choosing to Smile.

“I want people to know that cancer doesn’t define me. It’s not who I started out as and it’s not who I am now,” says Glenda.

The second book — What Men Won’t Talk About and Women Need to Know — is written from her perspective from her experience with Rick’s prostate cancer.

“He encouraged me to share the story so that his cancer would help others. When Rick was first diagnosed, we found the amount of information out there to be overwhelming and finding the answers to what we really needed to know was intimidating to say the least.”

Rick says he wants men and women to rec-ognize the early signs of prostate cancer and also the reality of treatment options, which is why he encouraged his wife to write this book. He says, “Having one easy to read short book versus a stack of literature to wade through will hopefully make the journey easier for someone else and maybe even save lives.”

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

REMEMBER WHEN?

55 years ago (1959): An article in the

Valley Echo reported that world scientists were go-ing all out in an attempt to solve the “mystery of wood ticks” because of their ability to paralyze cattle and humans alike. In the two years prior to this article being writ-ten, the Rocky Mountain wood tick had killed thirty rangeland cattle in British Columbia while paralyzing 290 others. Over 250 hu-man cases of tick paraly-sis had been reported, of which 28 proved fatal.

50 years ago (1964): An earthquake

that struck in Alaska and the west coast of Van-couver Island on Easter weekend caused muddy water to pour into the aquacourt pools at Radi-um Hot Springs the next day. Attendance for the day was zero, compared to 7,443 people that same weekend in 1963. An earthquake in Yellow-stone Park the year earli-er also upset the springs.

45 years ago (1969): The top story in

the April 10th issue was

that then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau would be pausing brie� y in Ra-dium Hot Springs on his trip to Calgary from the Bugaboos. Mr. Trudeau was addressing a Liberal meeting in Calgary and was accompanied by MP Douglas Stewart.

35 years ago (1979): Marge and Art

Stringer spearheaded a Neighbourhood Watch program in the Wilder Subdivision after bur-glaries had become an issue. Const. Doug Lawrence of the Inver-mere RCMP detachment said there had been a total of 36 breaks ins in the � rst three months of 1979.

25 years ago (1989): The Columbia

Valley Rockies received a warm welcome back home after winning the Western Canadian Championships in Gim-li, Manitoba. After rid-ing up from Athalmer in a � atbed truck to the Eddie Mountain Memori-al Arena, the players took part in a parade along with the RCMP.

20 years ago (1994): After large � res

that blazed through B.C. in the summer of 2003, a plan to reduce wild-� re hazards in the East Kootenay was present-ed to Regional District directors, many of whom spoke of the need for “� re conscious” building standards which would encourage the use of � re-resistant materials. The regional district’s chief building inspector, Jim Morrison, was nominat-ed to sit on the new Inter-face Fire Committee.

15 years ago (1999): Columbia River-

Revelstoke MLA Jim Doyle announced Sun-shine Ranch would be-come a Class A provincial park, after a 38-year wait.

10 years ago (2004): A bomb threat

at David Thompson Secondary School and the College of the Roc-mies forced hundreds of students to evacuate. An investigation later result-ed in mischief charges laid against two 16-year-old students, said Sgt. Ed Kalin of the RCMP.

2004 — Spring thaws the Columbia Valley,

as seen looking north-ward from aboard Max

Fanderl’s ultralight air-craft in these photos shot by former Valley

Echo reporter Bram Rossman.

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2004 — Spring thaws the Columbia Valley,

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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED

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www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

Sunday, April 13th9:30 a.m.

Bacon, Friends & Faith10:30 a.m.:

Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere

Holy Week Services:April 17th, 5:30 p.m.

Maundy Thursday DinnerApril 18th, 12 p.m. Good Friday Service

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Happy Birthday special Kebe boys! Love Mum & Dad.

Congratulations to Emily for finishing her new tune: “Another Pathetic Love Song”. We can’t wait to hear it at open mic!

CONGRATULATIONS Dean!!! Tier 2 winner for March! (This group includes papers with similar circ. ; Penticton, Salmon Arm, Kootenay Ad-vertiser, Cranbrook Towns-man, Trail and Nelson) Well done!

The Invermere Valley Echo is seeking an Advertising Sales representative for our weekly newspapers and magazine publications in the Columbia Valley. We have an opening for a full-time, nine month maternity leave fi ll position commencing immediately.

We are looking for someone with prior experience in a sales position, with a strong knowledge of sales and marketing and with a successful track record; someone who has strong written and verbal communications, organizational and exceptional customer relations skills; knowledge and profi ciency in MS Offi ce/MAC OS is a requirement. The ideal candidate must be motivated and take initiative to sell multiple products, work with existing customers and fi nd ways to grow sales and income.

A valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle are a must.

If this describes you, please submit your resume and cover letter to the attention of:

Rose-Marie FagerholmPublisher

PO Box 70, #8, 108-8th AvenueInvermere, BC, V0A1K0

[email protected]

Sales Representative( 9 month maternity leave)

N EW S PA P E R

Black Press has a very

unique opportunity for the right person.

We currently have an opening for a sales person to help us with our paid distribution newspapers across B.C. This position means getting out in the community and talking to subscribers about our newspapers and working to build stronger relationships with existing readers of our newspapers. It also includes finding new subscribers for our newspapers and helping introduce them our award winning host of community newspapers. This is not a year-around position and will run from March to October each year. We offer a spectacular compensation package and bonus incentives. Your own vehicle is required, but we cover all travel expenses. This is really a great opportunity for the right person. It is a different type of job, but definitely has different types of rewards. If you feel this position would be the perfect fit for you, then we would love to hear from you. Please email all enquiries to Michelle Bedford at [email protected].

Unique Opportunity

Summer Route Sales Representative Frito Lay is Canada’s fastest growing snack food company that’s looking for energetic, independent and motivated individuals to join our team over the summer as Route sales Representatives in Invermere, BC.

At Frito Lay Canada, you will have the opportunity to learn what it takes to develop and sustain a growing snack food business and stretch your current skills by selling, delivering and marketing our products to a set group of retailers.

As a summer route sales representative you need to have great customer service skills; a desire to be outside and physically active; an interest in working on your own with minimal supervision; a competitive streak and the drive to be the best.

If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply online at www.pepsico.com

NORTHSTAR Mountain Vil-lage Resort is looking for a dy-namic Front Desk Supervisor with hospitality experience and a passion for guest satisfac-tion. The ideal candidate will possess the following: Demon-strated supervisory skills, good judgement and a sense of hu-mour. Computer literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Offi ce Suite. Superi-or written and oral communi-cation skills. Excellent or-ganizational and time management skills. This full-time position will be located in Kimberley. Successful candi-date must be available to work evenings and weekends. A competitive wage is offered and will be based on experi-ence. Please deliver your re-sume in-person to 1351 Gerry Sorensen Way, Kimberley or email to [email protected]

WANTED: SERVICE TECHNICIAN - SUNNY THOMPSON REGION. Kamloops dealership is currently accepting applications for full-time Journeyman & Apprentice RV Technicians. All applicants must have direct RV experience, possess own tools, have a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and take great pride in the work they perform. It is our goal to provide an exceptional customer experience for all our cli-ents. We place great emphasis on customer satisfaction and quality workmanship and need people who will help us maintain this goal. We truly care about our employees and provide a positive, happy work envi-ronment with competitive wages and benefi ts. Requirements: - Pos-sess Own Tools - Be Journey-man/Red Seal or period 1, 2, 3 Registered Apprentice RV Techni-cian - Possess Valid Class 5 BCDL (Air/51 Endorsement an asset) - Ex-cellent attendance - Self-motivated team player - Keen attention to de-tail - Maintain a positive attitude un-der pressure - Committed to lifelong learning If this sounds like a good fi t and you possess the above men-tioned qualifi cations we want to hear from you. How to Apply: With resume and references to: Atten-tion: Service Manager By Email: [email protected] By Fax: (250) 851-9775 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Employment Employment

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Announcements

Coming EventsAGM - Windermere Valley

Rural Range Resource Patrol 2013 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Windermere

Community Hall on Wednesday April 16, 7:30 p.m.

Information

Al-Anon - Are you con-cerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking? If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 PM at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 - 12th Ave, (be-hind the Invermere hospital). For information, please call 250-342-8255

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Haircare Professionals

HAIRSTYLIST required for well established salon in Inver-mere. Excellent opportunity for a motivated stylist. Easy to build clientele during busy summer months. Experience preferred but will consider all applicants. 250-342-6355

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The Akisqnuk First Nation invites you to apply for the

position of:

Community Health Nurse

The Akisqnuk First Nation near Windermere, seeks a Community Health Nurse.

As the Community Health Nurse you will be responsible for client intake, assessments/reassessments, care plans, and organizing services in the home that meet the clients’ needs. The nurse facilitates the planning of activities and strategies to support the community in achieving health outcomes in a holistic and culturally sensitive manner.

Please visit www.akisqnuk.org for details. Closing date: Friday, April 18, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.

Part and Full Time Positions Available

Start date: ASAPFood Service Supervisor

Permanent, ShiftJob Description Available in Store

7 positions availableNo education required

One to two years experience required.Nights/early mornings/weekends

$10.25 - $12.41/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.

Food Counter AttendantPermanent, Shift

Job Description Available in Store12 positions available

No education or experience required.Nights/overnights/early mornings/ weekends. $10.25/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.

Apply in person, via email ([email protected]) or by fax (250-341-3177) for both positions.

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

HIRING 2 FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS!!STATION NEIGHBOURHOOD PUB/ 0980257 BC LTD. 1701-6th AVENUE, INVERMERE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, V0A1K0

Permanent, Full-time, Shift, Overtime, Days, Evenings, Weekends. $10.50/ hr for 40hrs/wk. Some high school, will train. Excellent opportunity for students, First Nations, and new immigrants.

DUTIES: Take customers' orders; Prepare food items; Portion and wrap foods; Package take-out food; Stock refrigerators and salad bars; Keep records of the quantities of food used; Clean and sanitize kitchen including work surfaces, cupboards, storage areas, appliances and equipment; Remove kitchen garbage and trash; Sweep and mop floors; Clear and clean tables, trays and chairs; Set tables; Replenish condiments and other supplies at tables and serving areas.

FAX RESUME TO: JUSTIN ATTERBURY 1(250) 342-8889

Now Hiring

A&W Restaurant, Invermere, has immediate openings for FULL-TIME permanent Food Counter Attendants.

4 Full-Time Day & Evening Positions – Kitchen and Front Counter (up to 40 hours/week)

$10.25 - $11.50/hr (based on experience)

We offer a friendly work environment, shared benefits plan, scholarship program and opportunities for advancement.

Successful applicants will be required to perform the following duties:

salads, milkshakes, portion and wrap food or place it on plates for service to patrons, package food for take-out orders, cleaning of production area.

transactions, cleaning of dining and front counter area.

standards for food safety and quality, and record keeping.

team members.

Please apply in person or online at www.aw.ca

INTERSPIRE HOLDINGS LTD DBA ROCKY RIVER GRILL8888 ARROW RD. INVERMERE, BC V0A 1K2

HIRING 2 FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS!!!!!

Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full-time, Shift, Overtime, Days, Evenings, Weekends, Flexible $10.50/ hr for 40hrs/wk, Some high school, Will train.

Duties: Take customers’ orders; Prepare, heat and finish simple food items; Use manual and electrical appliances to clean, peel, slice and trim foodstuffs; Portion and wrap foods; Package take-out food; Stock refrigerators and salad bars; Keep records of the quantities of food used, Wash, peel and cut vegetables and fruit, Remove kitchen garbage and trash, Sweep and mop floors, Clear and clean tables, trays and chairs; Set tables; Replenish condiments and other supplies at tables and serving areas.

Other Information: Excellent opportunity for Students, First Nations or New Immigrants

FAX RESUME TO: JUSTIN ATTERBURY 1(250) 342-8889

UP TO 6 MONTHS RENT FREE

CALL 250-341-7345

1,000–1,400 square feet of

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Medical/Dental

THE AKISQNUK FIRST NATION

invites you to apply for the position of:COMMUNITY HEALTH

NURSEThe Akisqnuk First Nation near Windermere, BC, is nestled in the Columbia Valley, between Radium and Fairmont Hot Springs, up alongside the Rocky Mountains. This four season playground offers something for everyone with a small town ambiance and excellent schools.As the Community Health Nurse you will be responsible for client intake, assessments/reassessments are plans, and organizing services in the home that meet the clients’ needs. The nurse facilitates the planning of activities and strategies to support the community in achieving health outcomes in a holistic and culturally sensitive manner.

Please visit www.akisqnuk.org

for details. Closing date: Friday, April 18, 2014

at 4pm.

Trades, TechnicalJOURNEYMAN or Apprentice Heavy Duty / Commercial Transport Mechanic wanted in Golden, BC. This is for you if you are an outdoor enthusiast. Position is full time evening shift 4:00 pm - 12:00 midnight Monday thru Friday. Rate of pay is competitive and will be negotiated based on experi-ence. We invite you to become a member of our team. Please fax your resume and cover let-ter to 250-344-6622 or email [email protected]

LICENSED PLUMBER/GAS FITTER

Req. at Canuck Mechanical in Prince George. Must have exp. doing service work & be profi cient with trouble shoot-ing heating systems & plumbing problems.

Top wages & benefi tsEmail resume to:

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Garage Sales960 Copper Point Way, We have it all. Fri Apr 18th and Sat Apr 19th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentInvermere Centre: 1 bdrm apartment, available immedi-ately, central location, parking at your door, laundry on site, one year lease, N/P, N/S. Call Sharon 250-688-1365

Homes for RentSpacious older 4 bdrm home 48kms south of Golden on acreage. Furnished/unfnshd. Prefbly no pets. 250-344-5002 Leave name & ph. number.

Suites, Lower

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Suites, UpperPanorama: 1000 sq/ft suite for rent on Greywolf Drive. Mostly furnished. Utilities included. Call 403-502-0752

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BUDGET CONSULTATION Jumbo Glacier Mountain

Resort Municipality Council hereby gives notice that the

proposed 2014-2018 Financial Plan is now

available for public review by obtaining a copy from the administration offi ce (4836 Radium Blvd, Radium Hot Springs, B.C.) or website: www.jgmrm.ca. Written

submissions are invited from the public up to 4:00 p.m. on

Thursday, April 10th.

YOUTH AGAINST VIOLENCE LINE1-800-680-4264

[email protected]

The Akisqnuk First Nation invites you to apply for the

position of:

Community Health Nurse

The Akisqnuk First Nation near Windermere, seeks a Community Health Nurse.

As the Community Health Nurse you will be responsible for client intake, assessments/reassessments, care plans, and organizing services in the home that meet the clients’ needs. The nurse facilitates the planning of activities and strategies to support the community in achieving health outcomes in a holistic and culturally sensitive manner.

Please visit www.akisqnuk.org for details. Closing date: Friday, April 18, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.


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Answers to April 2:

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must � ll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. Figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers named, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, � nancial responsibilities must be a priority this week. Now is the time to make important � nancial decisions that you have been putting off for several weeks.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Responsibility comes naturally to you, Scorpio. However, sometimes you just have to let loose and show off how you are feeling. Others will have a new appreciation for you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Responsibilities at work may be a bit overwhelming, Pisces. You are held to a higher standard than others, and now is the time to show why.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, information that may alter your future plans is brought to your attention this week. It is not necessarily bad news, but you will need to alter your plans a little.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, your personal life follows you to work this week. You can often compartmentalize things, but you are � nding it dif� cult to do that this week.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, despite a full workload, you are already looking ahead to some much-needed rest and relaxation. Focus on what’s on your plate at the moment.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, you might have to set your personal needs aside this week in order to help a friend out of a dif� cult situation. You are ready to provide any assistance you can.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, a lot of drama is going on behind the scenes this week. How much you get involved is entirely up to you. Just be prepared for the consequences.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Your feelings are transparent this week, Leo. You can’t hide much from others, especially your romantic feelings. The person you admire will soon learn of your feelings.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18When an associate presents a problem, you are the perfect one to present a solution, Aquarius. Make the most of this opportunity and others will appreciate your efforts.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20A serious issue arises this week, Capricorn. You may have avoided addressing this issue in the past, but there is no putting it off now. Approach the issue with an open mind.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21You are on the brink of a breakthrough, Sagittarius. You just don’t know when it is coming. Be patient and you will be pleasantly surprised with events that unfold.

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Kia taking on the small cars from the big guys

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA – Kia rounds out its attack on the country’s best-sell-ing cars with the launch of the final two models to the Forte lineup.Last year Kia introduced their all-new Forte sedan to compete with such top sellers as the Honda Civic, Mazda3, Toyota Corolla and Hyun-dai Elantra. This week, the 5-door hatchback version called Forte5 and the coupe, called Forte Koup begin arriving in dealerships.The launch of these two vehicles took us from Huntington Beach, California, through the mountains and desert to Borrego Springs and then back through the mountains to San Diego. The terrain varies from massive California highways to very twisty mountain passes and vast desert valleys. Stunning scenery and a recommended drive for any sightseer or driving enthusiast. LooksThe Forte5 is the more practical of the two new Kias with a hatchback design that sets it apart from the competition. Many competitors don’t offer a hatch so this is sure to be noticed by people who need extra storage and passenger room. Sold with a new base 2.0L engine or an optional 1.6L turbo engine, there are varied looks depending on which trim is chosen. The non-turbo Forte5 gets a front grille similar to the sedan with a smaller lower intake and a larger grille opening. The Forte5 SX turbo gets the same grille as the Koup, with the opposite

front treatment, a bigger lower opening and a smaller, more aggressive grille. The great news is that all Forte5 and Koup models come with alloy wheels; 16-inches on the Forte5 and 18-inch alloys on the turbo version. The Koup has 17-inch base alloys or 18-inches on the turbo.InsideI drove the top Turbo version of the Forte5 and the base, non-turbo version of the Koup. Both have an amazing level of interior refinement. If you have ever questioned that Kia knows how to make good quality cars, just look at these new products. The switches and dials look and feel first rate and the layout is logical and easy to use. Koup can actually fit adults up to six feet. The dash has either a conventional radio layout with a smaller screen but when the backup camera is added on either model, the screen jumps to 6-inch-es and becomes a touchscreen device. If the buyer wants the navigation system, then the top turbo model with luxury package is needed. The front seats sit high off the floor for good outward visibility. What continues to amaze me is the level of equipment Kia offers from standard Bluetooth and satellite radio to optional heated and cooled seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel, power folding outside mirrors and more. True luxury touches.DriveKia has put some punch into both the base and turbo versions of the Forte5 and Koup. The base engine is a large 2.0L direct injection engine with 173hp. In comparison, the top selling Civic has 143hp. The turbo model gets a 1.6L direct

injection engine with a solid 201hp and 195 lb.-ft. of torque that comes on at a very low 1750 RPM. The turbo also gets a stiffer suspension, bigger wheels, sharper steering feel and shorter gear ratios from first to third gear. This makes the car livelier and handles better but it also makes the car a bit twitchy on the highway when driving straight.

The base 2.0L would be my choice. 173hp is loads for a car of this size and the smaller wheels and less aggressive suspension might be a better day-to-day driver. Ei-ther way, Kia has kicked things up a notch and both are fun to drive and never feel underpowered.

VerdictThe Forte5 starts at $19,495 and tops out at $28,395 for a turbo with navigation. The Koup comes with a few extra standard features and it runs from $20,895-$28,695. Some might think that the higher end models are getting expensive but they have features such as dimming rearview mirrors, power outside mirrors and heated rear seats that are not generally avail-able in this class.Kia has been growing steadily since it entered Canada 15 years

ago, and with new products like the Forte5 and Koup, there’s no reason to believe the trend will [email protected]

The LowdownPower: 1.8L 4-cylinder with 132hp or 140hpFill-up: 8.6L/5.8L/100km (city/highway Forte5 auto) Sticker price: $19,495-$28,395

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Confessions of a Curber...Meet Walt. He lives with his wife and two teenagers in a quiet neighbourhood. Walt goes to work every morning, provides for his family and chats with his neighbours. Walt has a secret. He’s no Walter White from“Breaking Bad.” But, his love for quick cash and high profi ts drive him to a sideline that makes us all a little less safe and costs some their savings. Walt is a curber.

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The Dodge Dart has held its own in a sporty compact seg-ment where competi-tion is fi erce.

Perhaps it is be-cause of its value, the various engine choic-es or that it has some pretty cool features (like available under-the-front-seat-cush-ion storage) and a fresh style. Inside and out, the Dart seems to be a hit. Two years in, Chrysler has loaded it up with an engine full of gusto, unique styling cues and added a couple of letters on the back and now we have the Dodge Dart GT.

What sets it apart from its siblings are a stretched-down grille and LED headlights. You’ll fi nd the rear clad with the ‘Race-track’ LED lights that run the full length of the trunk.

Then there’s a set of 18-inch wheels come standard on this ve-hicle along with a 2.4 L, MultiAir, four-cyl-inder Tigershark en-gine, matched with a

6-speed manual trans-mission, that brings to the pavement 184 horsepower and 171 lb-ft of torque.

Of all the character-istics I like about this trim of Dart, I think its transmission is the

weakest link. In previ-ous reviews of other Dart models, the gear throws are, in my opinion, too long to really give it that edge and sporty vibe that it needs to compete with vehicles like the

VW GTI, Honda Civic Si or even the Ford Focus ST. The gear throws are long and the clutch has little weight to it, taking away the performance aspect of the GT that it should have. On

the fl ip side, the light clutch works favour-ably in the urban en-vironment. This setup makes being stuck in traffi c bearable.

Buyers of the GT will like what they get for the value. Af-ter all, it has a start-ing MSRP of $21,995. That’s thousands less than the aforemen-tioned competitors. And some buyers of vehicles who want that extra kick don’t necessarily need all the sports sedan-like characteristics. They want power but in a comfortable and af-fordable package.

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Dart GT could be edgier but delivers valuedriveway

‘‘Whether taking the GT for a drive in the city or on the open road, it does have some solid legs to stand on.’’Alexandra Straub

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Noodling on the web one morning I found out that I was selling vehicles illegally. If I was in the business of selling, I need to be licensed as a dealer.Oh well. Everything’s been working out just fi ne for me. I skated through those recent bad deals. My previous sales were a distant memory – I was eager to start selling more. So, I decided to up my game a bit. I got a low-end truck and a car from an auction and another car from a new parking lot friend. I put ads for all three vehicles on Craigslist. Of course my ads said they were all real gems. You’d think people might see through my ads. “Need to sell fast, so price is fl exible. Call with best offer.” And my cell number was the same for all three. Would anybody notice?The fi rst two cheaper vehicles sold quickly.The last one took a bit longer to sell. Of course, it was the one I was most eager to sell. Why, you ask?Well, not that I passed the information along, but the auction provided vehicle history reports for the fi rst two. I had no information on the last.So, I bought ICBC and CarProof vehicle history reports. I wanted to educate myself. To my surprise, there was a statement in both reports that the vehicle was possibly “stolen*.”I knew I had to sell it fast. I mean, I’d paid for it and I knew my new “friend” wouldn’t take it back.Four days later, I got a call from a young

woman. She asked if the car would fi t a family of four. “Defi nitely!” I practically screamed. I was a wreck during this sale. I just needed to get rid of this car – fast. I told the nice lady the details of the car. Apart from being stolen, it was pretty nice!I told her I was in a hurry to visit my mum in the hospital. She was in a hurry too – her three-year-old was anxious, pulling at her pant legs. She seemed to not want to be there as much as me. Finally, she agreed to buy the car. Phew! I was saved. Whatever happens next, I don’t care. It’s her problem not mine.I quickly changed my phone number (again). Weeks later, I saw her on the news – with kid still at pant legs – talking to a reporter. Apparently, the car was towed away by the police. And yes, she was trying to fi nd me. Had I covered my tracks? I agonized.

*How can a stolen vehicle be sold? Curbers often break the law by bridging a title. Instead of registering a vehicle in their name within 10 days after a purchase, as required, they leave it in the name of the previous owner. This keeps their name out of the chain of title and from being caught with a stolen vehicle or one that would not be able to be registered or insured for another reason.

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RDEK Public Hearing Notice

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Kayhay Holdings Ltd. to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the amendment will change the zoning designation of the subject property to facilitate the creation of a recreational vehicle park. The subject property is located in the Dry Gulch area and is shown on the attached map.Bylaw No. 2431 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 279, 2013 (Dry Gulch / Kayhay Holdings Ltd.)” will amend the zoning designation of the subject property from R-1, Single Family Residential Zone and from R-MP, Mobile Home Park Zone to RES-1, Recreational Accommodation Zone.A public hearing will be held at: Edgewater Community Hall

4818 Selkirk Avenue Edgewater, BC Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G, and the Village of Radium Hot Springs.If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:• inspect the Bylaw and supporting

information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;

• mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or

• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Jean Terpsma, Planning Technician, at 250-489-0314, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email [email protected].

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Local sisters Joanne Broadfoot and Sandra Clark opened Canterbury Flowers on Main Street in March 2008. They offer a large selection of tropical plants as well as helpful advice to ensure success with your indoor garden.

Fresh cut fl owers arrive twice weekly, shipped from the UFG auction in Burnaby. You can create your own bouquet or request designs ranging from small desk arrangements to large memorial pieces.

There is a great selection of helium balloons and accessories to cheer up any event! Delivery service for plants, fl ower arrangements, balloons and gift baskets is available valley wide. The shop is a proud member of both FTD and FSN and wire service is available world wide.

Whether you need a graduation corsage, a wedding bouquet or a celebration wreath you will fi nd what you need with the friendly and helpful service from these small town sisters.

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