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Not much progress has taken place in recent months on determining the future of access to Columbia Lake Provincial Park, but BC Parks is hoping to settle on a � nal option later this year.

“That’s our target,” said Ministry of Environment Kootenay and Okanagan re-gional planning section head Greg Chin on trying to bring the process to a close sometime in 2015.

Chin was in the valley more than a year ago, as part of open house public consul-tation meetings carried out by BC Parks in Fairmont Hot Springs in late March 2014.

At the time, Chin had outlined three possible scenarios for the park — keeping the status quo; vehicle access to Warspite Creek; and vehicle access to the shore-line of Columbia Lake.

Several attendees of those meeting expressed a strong desire for better access to the shoreline. Chin had said access value was one of the considerations for BC Parks on the site, but that they must be balanced with other values, including environmental stewardship.

“There’s not much to update right now,” Chin told The Valley Echo on Monday, April 13th, adding that BC Parks is waiting for an environmental study and archae-ological study to be completed.

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A career fair may help Canal Flats Canfor mill employees bounce back from the brink of a layoff.

The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCC) in collaboration with Canfor is reaching out to the Canal Flats community by hosting a job fair be-tween noon and 5 p.m. at the arena on Thursday, April 16th.

“The Canal Flats job fair is focused on Canfor employees,” said Susan Clove-chok, CVCC executive director. “We started a workforce planning strategy at the beginning of this year, so it’s part of that process, and the Canfor job fair came up through discussions with their transition team — it’s about what can be done to help the affected employees in Canal Flats.”

The decision to focus on the Canal Flats community came quickly after Can-for announced 81 layoffs at the sawmill to their employees on February 5th.

“We’re going to be helping them � nd work,” said Clovechok. “There’s about 15 employers at that (career fair), as far as I know right now.”

The Canal Flats Arena is located at 4925 Burns Avenue, but this career fair is only open to job seekers who have been invited by Canfor in light of the upcoming staf� ng changes.

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A volunteer work day held on Saturday, April 11th at the new Rotary Gardens in Radium Hot Springs drew a great turn-out of 25 volunteers eager to get the new community garden project up and run-ning. Turn to page 2 for the full story. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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OMMUNITYCRadium Rotary realizes community garden project

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The Radium Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary Club has been hard at work creat-ing a community garden for the Radium village and the club’s efforts are close to fruition.

The new community garden, which will go by the name Rotary Gardens, already has 40 raised garden beds built, an eight-foot (2.5-metre) wildlife fence around it (put up last weekend), and will likely have the fi nal touches, including a gazebo, benches, rosebushes and other park-like amenities, ready later this year.

“Hopefully it will be fi nished by this fall and we’ll hand it back to the village,” said Sunrise Rotary Club president and garden project organizer Dale Shudra.

The Radium Rotary club began raising funds for the project and started on some construction last fall. The club had been searching for a project to take on, gathered community feedback, and then did a feasibility study on the idea of a community garden, which a garnered positive response.

The Rotary Gardens project is on the parcel of land behind the old Radium elementary school (which the school board now leases to Parks Canada). The school board also owns the adjacent empty lot (that is now home to the gar-dens), which the Village of Radium Hot Springs has license to use. The village gave the Rotary club the go-ahead to construct the community garden there, with the plan that, once the project is fi nished, responsibility for it would revert back to the village. The municipality will form a garden committee to manage the Rotary Gardens from that point onward. Prior to becoming a garden, the space was often used as an informal soccer fi eld or dog-walking space.

“Obviously, I think it’s awesome. It’s already become a meeting place; it’s located right in the centre of town. People are excited about it,” said Radium mayor Clara Reinhardt. “We have many people living in con-dos and apartments, and consequently they just don’t have an opportunity to have their own garden.”

Reinhardt said she’s been glad to see a good cross-section of people at the volunteer work days for the garden, from seniors to families with young kids,

with both part-time and full-time residents all participating.Community interest in the project is evident, with all 40 of the raised beds

(which residents can subscribe to use for the season) already accounted for.Shudra pointed out that community gardens have many benefi ts.“It’s healthy, there’s an exercise aspect, there’s a communal aspect as it really

creates a nice sense of community, and there’s an educational aspect,” he said. “It’s worked out really well so far. We want people to know it’s there and to use it, both the garden beds and the park aspect of it, which will be a great place to bring a book, sit down on the bench and relax. We’re quite optimistic it will be a great legacy for the club.”

Work on the garden has involved generous donations of time and effort from volunteers as well as in-kind contributions and fi nancial support from the Colum-bia Basin Trust, the Columbia Valley Community Foundation, BC Hydro, Radium Resort and The Springs golf course (which is letting the garden use its untreated water). Accounting for the in-kind contribution and volunteer help, the total cost of the project is between $60,000 and $65,000, according to Shudra.

The club is planning an offi cial grand opening sometime in June or July.

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Radium looks to raise taxesBreanne Massey

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A slight increase in taxation is on the horizon for resi-dents in the Village of Radium.

Council agreed to support a bylaw to levy rates for mu-nicipal, hospital and regional district purposes at their regular meeting on April 8th.

“We’re seeing several areas increase in our operation,” Karen Sharp, chief financial officer at the Village of Ra-dium explained to council.

“There will be a 2.5 per cent increase in the taxation revenue to cover the needs in the community at this point in time. Water and sewer user fees, as well.”

Sharp believes the proposed 2.5 per cent increase across all categories at hand will help build up council’s reserves.

It will also support several areas of governance, in-cluding insurance.

“It’s a reasonable increase for a community our size and for our means,” added Mark Read, Radium chief ad-ministrative officer.

The last times that taxes increased, Sharp added, was roughly two years ago at a rate of two per cent.

“And, we made a one per cent three years ago,” she

explained. “We’re still pretty low,” — a fact that Read agreed upon.

“We’re still pretty low in comparison to most of the other municipalities,” he said, while nodding in agreement.

The second reading of the Tax Rates Bylaw No. 412, 2015 was passed.

radium reviews financesThe scope of what the Village of Radium Hot Springs

can spend in their five-year financial plan (Financial Plan Bylaw No. 411, 2015) has passed its first three readings.

Council unanimously accepted the decision to move forward with its proposed five year financial plan at the regular April 8th meeting.

The information is available on the village website (visit radiumhotsprings.ca) and at the office up to and including April 20th for public review and discourse.

The financial plan encompasses the village’s proposed expenses, proposed transfers between funds, revenue taxation, fees and charges between January 1st, 2015 to December 31st, 2019.

There were no questions from councillors, but Read credited Sharp for a job well done.

“Thanks for all of your efforts on this plan,” said Read.

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In March, the Columbia Basin Trust an-nounced its new Board of Directors, which, once again, includes three individuals very well-known in the Columbia Valley.

Reappointed to the Board were RDEK Area F director Wendy Booth from Fairmont Hot Springs (for a three-year term) and former Panorama Montain Resort president and CEO Rick Jensen from Cranbrook (also for a three-year term), who was appointed Vice Chair.

Booth currently sits as the Vice Chair of the Regional District of East Kootenay and is currently serving in her first term on the Union of British Columbia Municipalities executive.

Jensen is currently a director and Board Chairman of New Dawn Developments Ltd., a large construction development company in the East Kootenay.

Also remaining on the board is Chair and Jumbo Glacier Resort mayor Greg Deck from Radium Hot Springs.

Deck, the first mayor of Radium Hot Springs (having served for 18 years) is a founding director of the Trust, a director of

Columbia Power Corporation and a director of Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation.

Overall, the board welcomed five new di-rectors: Larry Binks from Creston (two-year term); John Dooley from Nelson (three-year term); Loni Parker from Revelstoke (two-year term); Vickie Thomas from the aq’am community (two-year term); and Jeannette Townsend from Valemount (two-year term).

“We wish to welcome our new Board members and thank all departing members who have helped bring the Trust to our cur-rent position of strength,” said Deck. “It’s not easy finding the right combination of skills and personal attributes that allows us effectively to serve residents and oversee our investments and delivery of benefits to our communities — and we’ve been lucky to benefit from such a team both in the past and moving forward.”

Rounding out the 12-member Board are director Gord DeRosa from Trail (two-year term), Laurie Page from Nakusp, Kim Deane from Rossland and Am Naqvi from Nelson, all of whom are returning board members.

For more information about the Board, and to read highlights and minutes from Board meetings, visit cbt.org/board.

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The environmental study is already well underway and Chin expects it to wrap up within a week. The archaeological study, which will look at sites of cultural importance to First Nations, needs to wait until later in the spring to start. Once it does get underway, it will take a matter of weeks to conduct it.

“Unless these studies indicate we need to do more studies, then we can figure out where to go from there,” said Chin. “The information from the studies will be publicly available for people to see.”

Current access to the shore at Columbia Lake Provincial Park is a rough gravel road at the south end of Fairmont.

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As many as 15 per cent of B.C. seniors in res-idential care could have more independence with assisted living or community care sup-port, B.C.’s Seniors Advocate says.

Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie also compared statistics for B.C. seniors in home and residential care with those in Alberta and Ontario, finding B.C. patients are prescribed more anti-psychotic drugs and receive less physiotherapy and recreation therapy than other provinces.

Mackenzie said the potential overuse of resi-dential care is “troubling on a couple of fronts” with the shortage of residential care beds for high-needs seniors.

“Most seniors would prefer to live indepen-dently rather than in residential care and so we want to ensure all supports and alternative living arrangements are exhausted before we move someone to residential care,” Macken-zie said. “If we are filling even five per cent of these scarce beds with folks who could live independently, that is 1,500 beds that could open up province-wide.”

Health Minister Terry Lake said the ministry is aware of the problems highlighted by the report, and is putting more resources toward home care and community health services, with spending up $1.2 billion to $2.8 billion since 2001.

Lake said B.C. has two programs underway to deal with overprescription of medications in care facilities. One is a training program for staff to more accurately determine psy-chiatric signs, and the other is working with doctors and pharmacists to find behavioural alternatives to anti-psychotic drugs.

Mackenzie’s review is based on assessment surveys given to B.C.’s 25,000 seniors in resi-dential care and 29,000 home care clients. It found that a third of residential care patients

are being prescribed antipsychotic medica-tion, but only four per cent have been diag-nosed with a psychiatric disorder. Antidepres-sants are administered to almost twice as many patients as have that diagnosis.

The survey found 12 per cent of seniors in B.C. residential care received physiotherapy, compared to 25 per cent in Alberta and 58 per cent in Ontario. Recreational therapy was also more widely used in Alberta than B.C.

“Getting seniors moving properly and keeping them moving is absolutely key to maintaining function and independence,” Mackenzie said.

B.c. veterans begin cross-canada rideQuesnel rancher Paul Nichols kicked off a

cross-Canada horseback ride Monday to in-troduce a new generation of veterans to the public and seek support for them.

Nichols, who served with Canadian troops during ethnic warfare in the former Yugosla-via in the 1990s, struggled to control his emo-tions at a ceremony at the B.C. legislature.

“Our Canadian troops do a hard job for us, and when they choose to transition back into civilian life, some of them struggle and lose their way,” Nichols said.

Accompanied by other B.C. veterans and his wife Terry, a therapeutic riding instructor, Nichols plans to connect with 700 veterans in an eight-month journey ending in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

“That awareness will create change, and with that change I believe that we can lower the incidence and severity of post-traumatic stress disorder, lower the incidence of fam-ily breakup and I think we can lower the inci-dence of veteran suicide,” Nichols said.

The ride includes stops in Abbotsford, Chilli-wack Hope, Princeton, Summerland, Kelowna, Vernon and Armstrong before continuing into Alberta in May. For more information on the ride, and to follow its progress, see their web-site at www.communitiesforveterans.com.

B.C. Seniors Advocate calls for more home care, fewer drugs

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If you haven't yet written a will, it's something you might want

to consider.This past week, Monday April 6th to Sunday April 12th, was

British Columbia's first-ever Make A Will Week. The official des-ignation came through the efforts of B.C. Attorney General Su-zanne Anton.

“No matter what stage of life you find yourself in - you need a will. A will is one of the most important documents you will cre-ate in your lifetime. Make a Will Week encourages everyone to sit down with their loved ones and begin that important discussion today," said Anton in a press release.

The move to proclaim a Make A Will week was meant specifically to target younger generations and comes after a B.C. wide survey, conducted for the Society of Notaries Public of B.C., found that 80 per cent of B.C. residents age 18 to 34 do not have a legal will. The poll, which was done by telephone, also found that when looking at all B.C. adults, 45 per cent do not have a will; 49 per cent of those aged 35 to 54 do not have a will; but that the rate of those not having a will drops to 17 per cent when looking at B.C. adults age 55 or older.

The province's revised Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) came into effect in March 2014, which lowered the age at which B.C. residents can legally make a will from 19 to 16.

A provincial government press release on the matter pointed out that many people may not realize that somebody who dies without a will, is deemed to have died “'intestate' (without a will) and his or her estate will be distributed according to the WESA, not necessarily in accordance with her or his wishes.

There are default rules that are applied to divide money be-tween spouses and children for those who die without a will.

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Growing awareness around food productionNICOLE TRIGG

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In these troubled times of climate change and economic uncertainty, food security and local food sustainability come up again and again as people look to assert some control over their lives in a very unpredictable world.

As of late, low fuel prices have been a wel-come change, but other factors beyond our control, like the increase in hydro rates as of April 1st, foreign ships causing oil spills on our coast and unethical corporate practices, can often leave a person feeling helpless. Get-ting back to the basics through gardening not only connects an individual to their food source, but can actually have a positive effect

on their wallet and the environment as well.As Wendy Booth mentions in her Regional

Rundown column below, a summary of a Columbia Basin Trust workshop held in the Columbia Valley in January is available on-line. According to the summary, the topic of “Agriculture, Healthy Food and Food Secu-rity” was among the top three themes men-tioned most often by the 100-plus residents who participated (the other two being Eco-nomic Development and Arts and Culture).

Under the food security topic, what people want to see is an enhanced agricultual in-dustry in the Basin, more local food process-ing, plus more backyward gardening, green-houses and community gardens.

Not only that, but Columbia Valley partici-

pants told the Trust that by 2030, they’d like to see the Basin importing just 20 per cent of its food with the rest grown locally!

A lofty aspiration to be sure, but as Ra-dium’s Rotary club president and garden project organizer Dale Shudra asserts, local interest in community gardening is very real — if 40 raised garden beds getting snapped up before the project is even completed is any indication.

Another way to help achieve these com-munity ideals is to support the valley’s local producers — farmers’ market season is just around the corner — and the Invermere Community Greenhouse, which has numer-ous events coming up. Visit groundswellnet-work.ca to find out more and register.

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In early April, the Columbia Basin Trust held its board

meeting in Fairmont Hot Springs. I’ve been a member of the Trust Board since January 2012, and it was with pride that I hosted the other Board mem-bers in my home area.

Prior to that, we were also able to welcome the Trust in January when a team came to the Columbia Valley to put on an Our Trust, Our Future workshop (one of 55 gatherings in the Basin). This was a time for residents to connect with the Trust to let us know their priorities and help us deter-mine how the Trust can serve them, now and into the future.

We had a great turnout, with over 110 resi-dents circulating through our local session and 90 attending the facilitated dinner con-versation. Thank you to everyone who repre-sented our valley! (Read a summary at www.

ourtrustourfuture.cbt.org.)The process continues while

the Trust compiles and ana-lyzes about 18,000 pieces of in-formation from 3,000 residents. We’ll let you know when we have information to share and when we’ll again request your valuable input. We’ll have some tough decisions to make — but thanks to your voices, they won’t be made in isolation.

In the meantime, the Trust is continuing business as usual, which includes a budget to deliver over $25 million this year to Ba-sin communities. We’re also excited to be celebrating the Trust’s 20th anniversary — a longevity that highlights how the founders’ mission to support social, economic and en-vironmental well-being is coming to fruition.

Our area is fortunate to be the recipient of such benefits. While I could list pages of success stories, here are just a few: Colum-

bia Garden Village seniors’ housing; afford-able housing for low- to moderate-income families; working on a valley-wide tourism plan; a boost to the Invest Kootenay eco-nomic development partnership; field trips for Grade 8 students to learn about our wa-tershed; and the Fairmont Lions Den.

As for my participation with the Trust, I enjoy working with fellow Board members and senior management to make decisions that impact the entire Basin, while thinking longterm for the benefit of the region. I also gain an understanding of the challenges and opportunities in other areas, which can be transferred to the Columbia Valley.

I have a lot of respect for the work the Trust has accomplished in the region—a success based on the efforts of residents. So keep your ideas coming!

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.

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Musician misses the Columbia Valley

DEAR EDITOR:

Our family enjoyed some fi fteen years coming out to Fairmont, shopping in Invermere, just loved that special part of British Columbia. Sadly, we gave up our time share.

However, inviting everyone in Invermere to enjoy some of the songs I have written or have been one of the co-writers to. Enjoy: www.soundcloud.com/john-kitsco.

All the best,

JOHN KITSCOEDMONTON

Calling for Climate Justice No. 1

DEAR EDITOR:

Can you imagine a future where the Arctic has warmed by 14 C? The east and west coasts have warmed by 4 C? Northern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec have warmed by 6 C?

This could be the future our children and grandchil-dren will live with at the end of this century if we do not seriously reduce greenhouse gas emissions soon and get to a zero-carbon economy. (For a greater exploration of the data presented in this letter, please consult Acting on Climate Change: Solutions from Canadian Scholars.)

In terms of our per capita energy consumption, Can-ada’s usage of low-carbon energy sits at 25.7 per cent, which is higher than the world average of 18.3 per cent. For Sweden, 68 per cent of per capita energy consump-tion is low-carbon — we can do better than 25 per cent!

Also, in terms of per capita average energy consump-tion, Canada is much higher than the developed world. With respect to average emissions produced per capita, Canadians are twice the average of Europeans. In other words, we Canadians contribute to greenhouse gas lev-els at a greater proportion per capita than the rest of the developed world.

It is time to get serious about moving to a zero-carbon economy. B.C. and Québec have put a price on carbon, and Ontario will very soon; and contrary to the predic-tions of the fossil-fuel economists, B.C.’s emissions have decreased while the economy has prospered more than any other province.

Putting a price on carbon will NOT kill the economy, as Prime Minister Harper asserts. And, for your information, clean technology jobs numbered 23,700 versus the tar sands jobs numbering 22,340.

We need national standards. Canada committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020, but that target, experts say, is not achievable. Canada also signed on to a goal of holding global warming to less than 2 C, but the federal government does not have a strategy for achieving this. We need a national strategy with respect to a price on carbon. We need the elimination of subsidies to fossil fuel companies and increase of subsidies to alternate energy initiatives and research.

The Clean Energy Sector needs a level playing fi eld so that it can grow even more in our move to a zero-carbon future.

Our provinces? Premiers are meeting in Quebec City on April 14th to talk climate. Mr. Harper has refused to

create meaningful climate justice strategies. It is there-fore incumbent upon our premiers to set the direction for pricing carbon and for implementing a carbon fee and dividend program together.

Send your provincial premier a strong message to act on behalf of our children and children’s children.

DAVID BOYDNELSON

Calling for Climate Justice No. 2

DEAR EDITOR:

In a Canadian Press article, May 11th, it was noted that a large gathering in Quebec City was held ahead of the of the Climate Summit to be held there. People were ask-ing for meaningful action and government leadership on climate change. B.C.’s Christie Clarke will not be at-tending due to a talk she will be giving about the suc-cess of B.C.’s carbon tax. The talk is not at the same time as the Climate Summit. Jim Prentice will not be at the Climate Summit as he is too busy trying to get his party re-elected. Regardless of what they say, it’s their doing that tells the story.

If not willing or able to do the job, they should stand aside for those who will.

The way you vote could be the difference between having to pick up the pieces or acting on a cohesive plan to keep the pieces together. What will you do?

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Marianne Ober and Graham Kinley’s relation-ship was pulled into the thrills and spills of extreme sports three years ago when the couple tried para-gliding in tandem.

The Invermere couple discovered the feeling of fly-ing was an addiction worth harnessing immediately.

“We both did a tandem flight with two different in-structors at the same time and we both really liked it,” said Kinley, noting the experience encouraged him to take a paragliding course in Colombia to ex-pand on the skills he had learned in 2011.

“I like being in the mountains — it’s really fun being able to do a lot of hiking and flying; you can go fly off Mount Swansea or a few of the other local moun-tains. There’s a lot of great opportunities to do lon-ger, cross country-type flights in the Columbia Val-ley, and that’s the really cool thing about this area that a lot of others don’t have.”

After Kinley’s trip to South America came to a close, he was hooked on paragliding and registered to take additional training to operate as a paraglider independently through Flying Max.

Flying Max, which is a local business run by in-structor Max Fanderl, offers an introduction to aero-dynamics, the basics of paragliding and its gear, along with practical lessons on the ground and a small practice hill.

“We do ground handling for one full day and then we

go to a little hill to practice, which is about 30 to 40 metres high,” said Fanderl. “Then, we work up slowly from the ground and start going up higher. Right now, this is the hard-est stage — being on the ground and trying to control the wind in these turbulent conditions — but once you’re on the hill and the wind is coming up, you’re really just taking longer steps.”

Paragliding is an extreme sport that involves jumping from or be-ing lifted to a high area then jump-ing off of it with a wide canopy resembling a parachute being at-tached to a person’s body with a harness to help glide and steer through the skies.

“When you get to this 30-metre hill, there’s about 20 seconds where you’re in the air,” said Fanderl. “Then, when you go up Swansea, we can fly from10 minutes up to 10 hours. It takes a couple of long weekends to complete the course.”

He emphasized it takes a mini-mum of two long weekends of prac-tising to get ready for Swansea.

Ober opted to take an introduc-tion from Flying Max on April 11th.

“I’ve been watch-ing my boyfriend paraglide for quite a while and it just looked like a lot of fun,” she said. “Then, I heard about the course this spring and I figured, now would be a good time for me to start too.”

She got a taste of the experience at the Mount Nelson Athletic Park.

“It takes a few minutes to get the hang of it,” said Ober. “The feeling of the wind coming up and (being pa-tient) not to push it too hard — I’m a little scared, but it will be great.”

The couple is optimistic about paragliding off of Mount Swansea together in the future and recom-mends other people from the com-munity come out to give the course a shot, too.

“If you’re not scared of heights, it’s super fun,” said Ober, while giggling. “I’ve done a tandem flight before and it’s very calm and scenic in this kind of area — just beautiful.”

For more information about paraglid-ing lessons, visit www.FlyingMa

After trying out tandem paragliding, Invermere couple Marianne Ober and Graham Kinley decided they had to learn how to fly solo. Above: Gra-ham runs alongside Marianne as she practises ground handling during an introduction to paragliding course with Flying Max at the Mount Nelson Athletic Park. Below: Marianne gathers up her paraglider. PhOtOs By BreANNe MAssey


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Creativity and confi dence are valuable characteristics that many professionals strive for in order to move up the corporate ladder. More than 675 art projects created by primary school students from Eileen Madson Primary School, JA Laird Elementary School, Edgewater Elementary School, Martin Morigeau Elementary School and Windermere Elementary School were colourful examples of talented people from the Columbia Valley in the making.

Proud parents joined teachers, musicians and artists to celebrate bringing art from the classroom to life at the 10th annual Art From The Heart exhibition at Pynelogs Cultural Centre for the artist opening night on April 11th.

“I have had the great pleasure over the past 10 years to meet with all these young artists that come through the gallery with their classrooms,” Columbia Valley Arts council executive director Jami Scheffer told roughly 100 people who gathered together to share this year’s experience.

“I’ve watched them grow, morph and challenge themselves over the years, (and) they take such pride in this great opportunity to show their passion for art in this fantastic facility.”

Parents Andrea and Jake Jacobsen, who had two of three children contribute art to this year’s show, were quick to agree with that sentiment.

“In the last couple of years, (our son) Cameron put art into the exhibition,” said Jake, while refl ecting about the benefi ts of student participation. “It’s a good confi -dence booster for him. One of his strong points in school is art so he likes to show it off.”

The ability to draw both inside and outside of the lines has its advantages in life.“It’s a nice chance for the kids to see their art hanging up on the walls,” added

Andrea. “I think it gives them a sense of appreciation for art work.”As people huddled together to listen to opening remarks, watch student perfor-

mances, view children’s art work and engage in community discussions, Scheffer encouraged people to continually support the arts.

“There are few communities in our country that have such a safe, welcoming and appropriate art gallery that (accepts) student art,” she said. “One of the questions I ask the kids is whether they will follow their dream to be an artist once they leave school. There are usually a couple of kids in every group that believe they will go on to be an artist, but then I ask, ‘Well, what type of work exists out there for an artist?’”

She believes the most important part of life is to step out of the box and voice an opinion.

“There are no grades, tests or fails,” said Scheffer. “Even the Dad who sings in the shower or draws a stick fi gure is an artist.”

Columbia Valley Arts curator of Art From The Heart, Natalie Ruby, joined Scheffer at the front of the gallery to congratulate Eileen Madson Primary School student Bryce Nicholas-Hall on being selected as the poster artist this year. Nicholas-Hall shyly accepted the art project back from the Columbia Valley Arts council and smiled for a photo before returning to his family.

Art From The Heart will remain on display at Pynelogs Cultural Centre until 4 p.m. on April 26th.

Columbia Valley Arts Council executive director Jami Scheffer (left) and Art From The Heart curator Natalie Ruby exude pride and excitement for the children’s art decorating the walls of Pynelogs during the artist opening event on Saturday, April 11th. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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APR 15th - APR 21st

15TH : WEDNESDAY

• 10 - 11 a.m.: Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and Play. Runs every Wednesday morning for 6 weeks. Ends May 13th. By donation, pre-registration requested. www.groundswellnetwork.ca• 12 - 1 p.m.: Valley Gogo Sisters meet at Columbia Garden Village Activity room.• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre (SYC) Employment Readiness program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program.• 7 p.m.: Adult Slo-Pitch Invermere league, team captains meeting at the Best Western Invermere Inn.• 7:30 p.m.: SYC Parent Advisory board meeting.

16TH : THURSDAY

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call250-342-3033.• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.• 6 p.m.: Village Arts AGM. 409-2 12th Ave, Invermere, 250-342-6151.• 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Christmas Bureau AGM at Christ Church Trinity.

17TH : FRIDAY

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

18TH : SATURDAY

• 9 a.m - 1 p.m.: CV Cycling Society annual bike swap at the Invermere Community Centre. Bring in bikes and gear at 9 - 11 a.m. Toonie charge to bring in gear. Sale is from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Pick up money and/or unsold gear at 1 p.m. On display will be a piece of art work by local artiist Pat Bavin, which will be used on a cycling shirt being produced by CV Cycling Society for release this summer.• 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Maya Eventov and friends exhibition until April 24th.

• 7:00 p.m.: SYC Movie and popcorn night.• 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.: Galarama at Edgewater Community Hall. $15 a ticket, available at Pip’s in Edgewater, Bird’s Eye Boutique in Radium and the Blue Dog in Invermere. Bus transportation is available from Invermere to Edgewater and back. For more information call 250-270-0340 or go to facebook under ERS Events.

20TH : MONDAY

• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Invermere Rollbots will be hosting a women’s clothing swap on April 25th. Calling for donations of good quality, clean, women’s spring and summer clothing. They can be dropped off April 20th-24th at Her Public in Invermere.• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program.

21ST : TUESDAY

• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Cooking workshop.• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program.• 6:30 - 8:30p.m.: SYC Opt night. Have one of your youth workers accompany you to the clinic and assist you with the resources you need.• 7:30 - 9 p.m.: Symphony of Soil movie night at DTSS. For more information email [email protected] or phone 250-342-3337.

APR 22nd - APR 27th

22ND: WEDNESDAY

• 10 - 11 a.m.: Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and Play. Runs every Wednesday morning for 6 weeks. Ends May 13th. By donation, pre-registration requested. www.groundswellnetwork.ca.• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program.• 6 - 8 p.m.: Gardening 101 workshop: Landscapes and Flowers, with the Invermere Public Library. Pre-register with a beginner gardening question you would like answered

by Saturday April 18th. Visit invermere.bclibrary.ca for more information.

23RD : THURSDAY

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.

24TH : FRIDAY

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

25TH : SATURDAY

• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Prevention of Violence Against Women Open House & Garage Sale. At the Women’s Resource Centre. Food and Music by Smarty Pants and Friends. All proceeds go to the Family Resource Centre• 12 - 3 p.m.: CV Cycling Society is offering a free Basic Bike Fit and Maintenance course at the Lions Hall at the Crossroads. All ages welcome. Get the most comfort and effi ciency from your bike. Learn to do your own basic trail repairs and maintenance. Bring your bike. Blaine Nester250-342-8784.• 7 p.m.: SYC Movie and popcorn night.• 7:30 p.m.: Shields Johnston Fielding Trio performing live at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Tickets $20, students $10, available at Tiffany’s Thredz and Pynelogs or call 250-342-4423.• 7:30 p.m.: Invermere Rollbots are hosting a women’s clothing swap at Arrowhead Brewery to raise money for the upcoming season. $10 a bag, provided.

26TH : SUNDAY

• 9 a.m.: Daffodil Dash. Run to fi ght cancer at Mount Nelson Athletic Park, Invermere.

27TH : MONDAY

• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program.• 6:50 p.m.: Ladies Night Out, with Jani Goudy at Lake Windermere Alliance Church. Tickets $10 available at Canterbury Flowers 250-342-0383.• 7 p.m.: SYC Philanthropy Project.

• 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Community Foundation AGM at Lake Windermere Lion’s Hall.

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APRIL 28TH : TUESDAY

• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Wings over the Rockies Art Show at Pynelogs Art Gallery from April 28th to May 10th. For more infomation visit columbiavalleyarts.com• 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: L’il Peeps Art show at Pynelogs from April 28th to May 10th. For more infomation visit columbiavalleyarts.com• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: SYC Employment Readiness program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC Skills for life program.

APRIL 29TH : WEDNESDAY

• 10 - 11 a.m.: Preschoolers and Parents, Plant and Play. Runs every Wednesday morning for 6 weeks. Ends May 13th. By donation, pre-registration requested. www.groundswellnetwork.ca• 4 - 5:30 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre Employment Readiness program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 5:30 - 9 p.m.: L’il Peeps Art show artist opening event at Pynelogs Art gallery. For more infomation visit columbiavalleyarts.com• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: SYC. Skills for life program.• 7 p.m.: Valley Gogo Sisters presents Sharon Henderson, one of twenty two Canadian Grandmothers who visited Ethiopia and S. African Stephen Lewis Foundation communities and projects. VGGS members and guests welcome. Columbia Garden Village. Admission by donation.

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A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives over the last 56 years

REMEMBER WHEN?

54 years ago (1961): Local girl Brenda By-

man, 12, went missing in the Lake Enid area after leaving her companions during a hike to Barbour’s Field. Brenda had been hiking with Vivian Bar-rett, John and Edward Car-son and Eldwood Godlein, but left them sometime after 2 p.m. to go home to Wilmer. Search efforts were launched when Brenda had not re-turned by 8 p.m. and contin-ued for days after. Mills were shut so that every available person could join the search,

in which more than 400 men, 70 horses, a helicopter and a police dog combed the area.

40 years ago (1975): Invermere Judo Club

member Marion Kloos won the senior girls’ 130 pounds (59 ki-lograms) and over division B.C. championship in Kamloops. Coach Hermann Mauthner said that in her � nal � ght she was graceful and elegant.

30 years ago (1985): The provincial govern-

ment moved to freeze teach-ers’ salaries in areas in which layoffs were imminent. The Windermere District Teach-ers’ Association criticized the move, calling it ludicrous.

20 years ago (1995): Fees for entry into na-

tional parks and national park amenities increased, with the cost of visiting the Radium Hot Springs pools jumping to $4 per person. Day pass rates for Kootenay National Park (as well as Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks) went from $5 to $8. Season passes went from $30 to $50.

10 years ago (2005): The District of Inver-

mere was preparing to host the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Govern-ments (AKBLG) meeting. The theme for the convention that year was “Balancing Com-merce and Nature.”

2010 — Around 20 people took the plunge at the Slush

Cup at Panorama, proving the only thing crazier than

skiing into a freezing puddle is doing it in pyjamas.

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Hindu social class 6. Hassles 12. Pillsbury best seller 16. Midway between S and E 17. A President’s 1st address 18. The 24th state 19. Atomic #18 20. Most abundant mineral in

the body 21. Golf score 22. 14th Greek letter 23. 12th Greek letter 24. 4-stringed Chinese

instrument 26. Order of the British Empire

women 28. Watering places 30. Atomic #58 31. ‘__ death do us part 32. Radioactivity unit 34. Consumed food

35. Six (Spanish) 37. Hosts film festival 39. S.W. plateau 40. Made of fermented honey

and water 41. Et-__ 43. College army 44. Flower petals 45. Assist 47. An open metal dish 48. And, Latin 50. Supreme singer Diana 52. Gaelic name (morning) 54. Expresses pleasure 56. Overdose 57. Spanish be 59. A border for a picture 60. Doctor 61. Ancient Egyptian sun god 62. Lansing is the capital 63. Clothed 66. In contact with the surface

67. 70 year olds 70. Wall bracket for candles 71. Metrical romance (archaic) CLUES DOWN 1. A member of the clergy 2. Gangster Capone 3. The brightest star in Virgo 4. Starkist’s Charlie 5. Amount of time 6. Loaner 7. Prefix denoting “in a” 8. 2nd largest Tunisian city 9. Schenectady Hospital 10. Toward 11. Totaled 12. As fast as can be done

(abbr.) 13. Nonfeeding stage for

insects 14. Old Irish alphabet 15. Brings out of sleep

25. Old Spanish monetary units 26. Roman God of the

underworld 27. Pouch 29. For all ills or diseases 31. Jewelled headdress 33. Hostage for Pythias 36. Midway between E and SE 38. Financial gain over time 39. Tunes 41. In a way, ricochets 42. Direct a weapon 43. Stood for election 46. Harm to property 47. Plate for Eucharist 49. Monarch’s ceremonial seat 51. Southeast Asia Treaty

Organization 53. A nostril 54. ___ Adaba 55. Without (French) 58. Wound fibers to make yarn

Answers to last week

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE

VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

wvsm.ca Every Sunday: Bacon, Friends

& Faith, 9:30 a.m Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Christ Church Trinity, Invermere

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

2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.: June - October at St. Peter’s Windermere

All Saint’s, Edgewater.St.Peter’s Windermere

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

250-342-6167Pastor: Father Gabriel

Confession: 1/2 hr. before MassCanadian Martyrs Church

712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturdays, 5 p.m.Sundays, 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s ChurchHwy. 93-95, Radium Hot

SpringsSundays, 11 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn,

Canal FlatsSaturdays, 4:30 p.m.

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

250-342-6633 250-347-6334

Worship Service Sundays, 10 a.m.

Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

Loving God, Loving People

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

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

Pastor: Trevor Haganlakewindermerealliance.org

Sunday April 19th

10:30 a.m.Worship and Life Instruction

“LET US... Hold On” Intern Pastor Jordon Tjart

ministering.

K.I.D.S Church for chil-dren age 3 to Grade 1;

and grades 2-7, during the morning service..

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95, 1 km northof Windermere250-342-9511

Pastor: Murray Wittkevalleychristianonline.com

Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE100 - 7th Ave., Invermere

250-426-7564Pastor: Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton

Worship ServicesSundays1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity,Invermere

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER

DAY SAINTS5014 Fairway,

Fairmont Hot Springs250-341-5792

President: Adam PasowistyColumbia Valley Branch

Worship ServicesSundays

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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

$12.12/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. $11.05/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

Box 600Golden, BC

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250-344-6784

Well established Logging Company currently looking for opportunities in the Golden area.

We offer all phases of logging and conventional or cable logging. We have been in business for

years in Golden are afe Certi ed ith the C C and have completed raining ith L . We pride ourselves ith being an eco

friendly operation and offer competitive rates. lease contact or

[email protected] for more information.

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InformationAPPLY NOW: A $2,500 Pen-ny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certifi cate Pro-gram at Langara College in Vancouver. Application dead-line April 30, 2015. Send appli-cations to [email protected]. More information avail online: www.bccommunitynews.com /our-programs/scholarship.

CANADA BENEFIT Group - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canada-benefi t.ca/free-assessment

PersonalsALL MALE Hot Gay Hookups! Call FREE! 1-800-462-9090. only 18 and over.

Lost & Found

Lost: Between Radium and Fairmont, a grey leather purse with double strap, and somewhat triangular shape. Please call 208-290-8805.

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Employment

Business Opportunities

AAA+ Business Opportunity! Soon government law will mandate every bar to provide a breathalyzer. Learn how to be the fi rst in your area to cash in. Call 1-800-287-3157. www.breathalyzerineverybar.com

HIGH CASH producing vend-ing machines. $1.00 vend = .70 profi t. All on location in your area. Selling due to ill-ness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

HIP OR knee replacement? COPD or arthritic conditions? The Disability Tax Credit. $1,500 Yearly Tax Credit. $15,000 Lump Sum Refund (on avg) Apply Today! 1-844-453-5372.

Employment

Business Opportunities

Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

DRIVERS WANTEDAZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 w/ Airbrake

• Guaranteed 40hr. WorkWeek & Overtime

• Paid Travel & Lodging• Meal Allowance

• 4 Weeks Vacation• Excellent Benefi ts Package

Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.Apply at:www.sperryrail.com,

careers & then choosethe FastTRACK Application.

Help WantedPARTS MANAGER required at Comox Valley RV. Automo-tive or RV parts experience required. Email resume to [email protected]

Employment

Help WantedMECHANIC WANTED

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Medical/DentalMEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Care-erStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALEREAL ESTATE

RENTALSAUTOMOTIVE

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Financial ServicesLARGE FUND

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Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated con-tainers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT fork-lift. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleApple iPhone 5C, 16 gb, white, un-used ear phones & charger, Otter Box case, all in pristine condition, $400. 1(250)939-9518 [email protected] area

New 36” Maple Vanity $125New 300 sq ft 15” Laminate

tiles $150 New 30” Moulded sink/vanity

top $50, 42” Panasonic plasma

TV $200 Call 250-347-9938.

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Misc. WantedPrivate Collector Looking toBuy Coin Collections, Silver,Antique Native Art, Estates +Chad: 778-281-0030 in town.

Rentals

Acreage

Rare opportunity to purchase private 150 acres

5 minutes from Cranbrook BC.

Borders crown land on 3 sides.

Mixture of timber and fi elds. Not in the ALR zoned RR60.

Serious inquiries only, $675,000.

250-489-9234

Seasonal Acommodation

For rent: 2 RV Moyie River front lots, fully serviced, side by side, 100x40, at 3 Valley Resort in Yahk, BC, $1000/year each including ser-vices. Email for more info:[email protected]


To advertise, call: 250-341-6299

READY MIX CONCRETE• CONCRETE PUMP • SAND & GRAVEL

• HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTALS • CRANE SERVICE

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

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

Proudly serving the Valley for over 50 years.

Sales ~ Service ~ Installation

UNIVERSALDOORS & EXTERIORS

Arnold Scheffer250-342-6700

[email protected]

Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential

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

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

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

Septic Tank PumpingPortable

Toilet Rentals

NEWSEWERCAMER

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Sholinder & MacKaySand & Gravel

Complete line of aggregate productsfor construction and landscaping

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

To advertise, call: 250-341-6299Serving the valley

250-342-4433 • Open 7 days a weekNATIONWIDE GUARANTEE

• Tires• Suspension• Alignment

• Brakes• Oil Changes• Air Conditioners

Your Winter Tire Super Store

Join our Facebook Group:“Summit Youth Centre Events & Updates”

to stay in the loop

Interested in Volunteering? Contact us!

[email protected]

www.invermeresummityouthcentre.orgUpstairs: 709 10th St.

Box 133, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

painting a brighter

future

Raising the bar, with every project

Trenton Thys Owner

[email protected]

• Hardwood installation and service

• Custom cabinets and countertops

• Interior wood working/fi nishing

Cranbrook Pest Control

250-426-9586 • 1-888-371-6299

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OLUMNISTCRotary gives a helping hand to

those needing wheelchairsTogether, with countless indi-

viduals and businesses both small and large, Rotarians try to make our communities through-out the world a better place.

On an individual basis and on a club basis, we join together with one purpose — that of providing a service to humanity.

Our largest endeavour has been to provide vaccines to help with the fight against polio. If any read-ers have friends or family who have gone through the ter-rible agony of polio, you know explicitly how devastating polio can be, not only for the person suffering from polio, but also the family and friends of those afflicted with this terrible disease.

Thankfully, there exists only a few cases in the world and the hundreds of millions of dollars spent to help eradi-cate polio has had an enormous effect in helping to rid the world of this disease.

Closer to home, Rotary, together with the Wheelchair Foundation of Canada, has targeted another cause that has a profound effect on people’s lives.

Can you imagine what your life would be like if you

were immobile? Unable to go to the bathroom without help. Unable to shop, visit friends, travel around town or even you own home without help.

Here in Invermere, we see wheelchairs at the hospital entrance. We see wheelchair access throughout town. Those are there for a reason. Mobility is a large part of how we conduct our lives. Try doing without that ability sometime. You may realize just how important mobility has become in your life.

Not long ago, our Rotary Club and an individual member spearheaded a drive to provide wheelchairs to the disadvantaged.

What began with a few hundred wheelchairs purchased, ended up with a total number of wheelchairs in excess of 6,000. Those wheelchairs were sent to various parts of the world. Even today and closer to home, the need for wheel-chairs continues. Just in North America alone, there is a need for over 30,000 wheelchairs.

Do you know of someone in need of a wheelchair? Contact the Rotary Club. We can help! Do you want to help? Join the Rotary Club! Many feel-good moments can be yours too.

This week’s column was written by Rotary Club of Inver-mere member John Tames. Learn more about the club by visiting clubrunner.ca/invermere.

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tamblyn treat... Musician Ian Tamblyn performed an eclectic mixture of songs for a full house at Pynelogs Cultural Centre on April 10. He was eager to regale the audience with stories from the pages of his life and revisit memories from previous performances at Wings Over The Rockies in Pynelogs.Photo by breanne massey


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What Canadians auto see as show season gets underwayIn the full-size pickup truck space, the domestic manufacturers have a lock on sales, dominating the import manufacturers. In the mid-size market, the opposite is true, with the Toyota Tacoma the clear leader, outselling the competition two-to-one. Domestic manufacturers have abandoned the small and mid-sized truck space in recent years leaving Toyota, Nissan and Honda to fill the void. Now, General Motors is back with two great new products, the GMC Canyon and this Chevrolet Colorado. This new truck has already won the Motor Trend Truck of the Year award and for good reason.

LooksMid-size trucks make sense for people who only occasionally need a truck or work in an urban setting with limited space. Many buyers don’t use a truck for work at all, but use their capabilities at the weekend, towing a trailer, or loading the bed with dirt bikes, ATVs or snow machines; the classic weekend warrior. The Colorado is sold with an extended cab or crew cab. The extended cab is only available with 188cm (6.2ft) bed and the four-door crew cab is sold with the same bed or the shorter 158cm (5.2ft) bed.

Chevrolet claims that the longer bed, with the tailgate lowered, can hold items up to 243cm (8ft). The beauty of the new tailgate is that it is lockable and has a soft open feature, preventing it from slamming down. The Colorado sells in three trim levels, from the base model to the LT and top Z71 off-road ready model seen here. The Z71 gets carbon coloured trim instead of chrome and is fitted with 17-inch alloy wheels and all-terrain tires. InsideIt’s a quiet truck and that is achieved thanks to triple door seals, acoustic wheel liners and engine sound insulation. It all comes together to make a very comfortable cabin. The dash is bit more utility driven over the opulent cabin in the larger truck but there is plenty of seating for four adults or five in a pinch. The base radio readout is 10.6cm but the middle LT and Z71 get a bigger 20cm screen.

Navigation is only available on the LT and Z71 trucks. DriveUnder the hood is either a 2.5L 4-cylinder with 200hp or a 3.6L V6 with 305hp. The V6 will most likely be the volume seller due to the 3,175kg (7,000lbs) towing capacity. This Colorado is certainly comfortable enough as a daily commuter and it

wouldn’t fatigue the driver after a long highway run. There is still a diesel engine to come: a 2.8L turbo 4-cylinder Duramax engine, producing 369lb-ft of torque.

VerdictIt’s good news that GM has ramped up the competition in the mid-size truck space; nothing produces better results than competition. The V6 engine is powerful enough to get the job done – be it on the work site of weekend adventures.

The LowdownPower: 2.5L 200hp 4-cylinder or 3.6L V6 with 305hpFill-up: 9.2L/13.0L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $19,900-$37,745

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