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DAN WALTON/ECHO PHOTOThe renowned Soccer Quest summer camp was in Invermere last week. From July 29th to August 2nd, over 70 children and youth trained with certifi ed soccer coaches at Mount Nelson Athletic Park. For the full story, turn to page A12.

Ful� lling the questValley food vendors face tougher enforcement

� e B.C. government recently changed the way teachers bargain with the province by appointing a public adminis-trator to replace school trustees at the negotiating table, just ahead of expected bargaining in September.

Bargaining between the teachers and the Province, as well as

� ere are rules for food vending in the valley, and regulations in place by Health Protection — a body of Interior Health (IH) — are being enforced now more than ever since a new envi-ronmental health o� cer came on the local food scene last fall.

Largely because of red tape, the Spilli Chilli cook-o� in

Local school o� cials weigh in on new bargaining change

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� e Numa Creek wild� re continued to burn in Koote-nay National Park and Parks Canada � re crews kept moni-toring and working to contain it last week.

On � ursday, August 1st crews successfully burned a small area of forest between the wild� re and a large avalanche path to the east, a move done to help keep the wild� re within the upper part of the Numa Creek drainage. Parks Canada planned to have the crews con-tinue their containment e� orts during the weekend.

� e � re was expected to cre-ate localized smoke, depend-ing on weather conditions, during Friday and on the weekend. Other wild� res al-ready burning in several spots in southeast B.C. may also contribute to smoke levels in the East Kootenay.

Crews � rst responded to re-ports of � re in the area around noon on � ursday, July 25th. � e blaze jumped in size from three hectares to 50 hectares during its � rst weekend, due to gusty winds associated with thunderstorms. Lightning strikes likely started the � re.

Fire plays an important eco-logical role in mountain parks and is particularly bene� cial to recovery of white bark pine, an endangered tree species found in the Numa Creek drainage.

� e same trail closures in Kootenay National Park re-ported in last week’s Echo remain in e� ect, with the en-tire Numa Creek drainage

o� -limits, including Numa Creek campground and the adjoining sections of Koote-nay National Park’s renowned Rockwall trail, as well as the Numa Creek trail, which con-nects Highway 93 to the Rock-wall. � rough-hiking the 55 kilometre-long Rockwall trail is currently impossible.

Since Tumbling Creek trail, another trail connecting High-way 93 to the Rockwall trail, has been closed since 2012 because of a bridge washout, the only current access from Highway 93 to the Rockwall trail is on the Helmet Creek trail (which goes to the Rock-wall’s far north end) or Floe Lake trail (which goes to the

Rockwall’s far south end). Hikers still wishing to visit the Rockwall will have to do out-and-back hikes on these two remaining access trails. � ere is potential for long-term clo-sure of the trail depending on seasonal weather patterns and increased � re behaviour.

People with smoke sensitivity problem may want to avoid the area altogether. � e � re danger level in Parks Canada’s Lake Louise-Yoho-Kootenay � eld unit has been elevated to high. � ere is no � re ban for the � eld unit, but park authorities are asking visitors to keep camp-� res in designated areas and ensure any � res are fully extin-guished before leaving their site.

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ALAN DIBB/PARKS CANADAThe Numa Creek fi re as it burned on Wednesday, July 31st.

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Kootenay outdoor backcountry us-ers now have a new map to guide them through the regions remote areas.

� e producers of the ever-popular Backroads mapbooks are launching a new series of waterproof backcoun-try maps.

� e West Kootenay map just came out and the East Kootenay map will be out next spring or summer.

“We will always have a soft spot for the Kootenays. After all, this is where we learned to � sh and hunt, went on countless hikes and spent many days camping and paddling,” said compa-ny co-founder Russell Mussio, who is from Trail, in a press release.

� e extra-rigid, tear-resistant maps are much easier to carry around than a full map book, can handle more wear and weathering than the company’s series of topographic maps and make a good complement to the company’s series of GPS maps, particularly at

Spillimacheen saw only two participants enter the event earlier this year.

“Regulations in place were di� cult to understand and scared a lot of Spilli Chilli vendors o� ,” co-organizer Mor-ley Winnick told � e Echo. “� ose regulations have always been there for mass gatherings, but they have never been enforced before.”

Leading up to the 2014 cook-o� , Mr. Winnick says he’ll be working with the IH health o� cer to simplify the applica-tion process for vendors and there will de� nitely be more vendors at next year’s event.

“She (the o� cer) worked very hard with us to make sure everything was okay,” he said.

New enforcement of the old regulations also means that the baking and canning categories at the annual Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival in Windermere have been can-celled. In the past, contestants would bake and can their � nest edibles, and have the public test the goods.

“Baking and canning are for public consumption, but aren’t prepared in an approved kitchen,” said Pat van Re-gen, chair of the Scarecrow Festival. And now she’s wonder-ing how they’ll be grilling at the event.

“I can’t � gure out how we’re going to sell hot dogs — how do you put a barbecue inside a three-sided structure?”

But with about 2,000 people attending, she doesn’t want any unsafe food, and says the Scarecrow festival will be op-erating by the guidelines.

“� ere might not be as many things and we have to jump through a few more hoops just to make sure that every-thing’s safe, but being safe, I don’t think, is a bad thing,” she said, adding the increase in enforcement is not unreason-able. “Maybe the rules were too lax.”

Julia Oaks, organizer of the Invermere Farmers’ Market, said some vendors ran into trouble at the beginning of the season, but that the number of food vendors has remained

the same.“A lot of people don’t understand that it has nothing to do

with the new inspector,” said Ms. Oaks.She said the new health o� cer is simply doing her job. “When it comes down to vendors servicing the public, there

are rules — it’s not a dinner party at your own house.”Dan Byron, a drinking water o� cer at Interior Health, is

� lling in for Ron Popo� , the environmental health team leader, and oversees the health inspection services in the valley. � e health team informs vendors and organizers what the expectations are for community events that con-cern public safety.

“We work with those people to try and make everybody happy,” Mr. Byron said. “We want the events to go on. We understand their importance in the community, but obvi-ously, we want to have some assurances that the food pre-pared is going to be safe, and that’s very di� cult to do when it’s being made out of people’s kitchens.”

As an example of the uncertainties that can cause prob-lems in homes, Mr. Byron referred to a household sink that had more than one use: a mother was preparing a turkey in the kitchen, unaware that her children had cleaned out their turtle aquarium in the sink. � ough the incident happened outside the valley, it demonstrates the potential for large-scale poisoning.

“In the case of chilli, our food safety concern is that chilli is typically cooked in large batches, often prepared in advance.”

He said there’s a critical step involved after cooking. If it’s not done properly, it can lead to food-borne illnesses.

“After [spore-forming pathogenic organisms] are heated and cooked and begin to cool, they can become vegetative cells again and produce toxins, and those toxins are not de-stroyed when the product is reheated.”

Vendors or organizers can contact the local health protec-tion o� ce in Invermere for information on food safety, on applications for temporary food and mass gathering events and farmers’ markets, and on compliance at 250-342-2360.

'VALLEY' FROM PAGE A1

Spawning season starting

� ere is no question that the kokan-ee spawning channel near Meadow Creek, at the north end of Kootenay Lake, is successful.

� e channel, jointly operated by the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), typically ac-commodates up to half a million spawning kokanee each year, with more than 40 million eggs being de-posited in the gravel.

Such large numbers do not go un-noticed, especially by the grizzly bears that frequent the area. As a result, to both protect the bears and the humans who come to see the red spectacle, the channel will be open for viewing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, when bear activity is at its minimum.

� e gates will be closed at all other times. � e Ministry may order a tem-porary total closure to the public if there are future human-bear con� icts at the channel.

“It certainly is an issue of safety,

both for the bears that feast on the ko-kanee, and for the people who come to view the � sh,” says Matt Neufeld, � sheries biologist with FLNRO. “In the past we have had several human–bear con� icts, when we have had to close the channel to the public for several days. � is year we want to be proac-tive, reduce the risk of such con� icts, and keep the channel open for public viewing as much as possible.”

� e kokanee spawning run lasts from late August to early October, with the peak time for viewing the kokanee usually occurring during the � rst two weeks of September.

� e 3.3-kilometre looping spawning channel was the largest of its kind in the world when it was built in 1967 with BC Hydro funds, compensating for upstream spawning habitat lost due to the construction of Duncan Dam.

To this day the channel continues to play a vital role for kokanee — it accounts for about 75 per cent of to-tal kokanee fry production in Koo-tenay Lake. In addition to the daily opening times, the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program and FLNRO

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times when mobile devices run out of battery power or can’t get reception.

“It’s hardcore for when you’re hunting, fishing or it’s getting rugged. This kind of map has been close to the founders’ (Mr. Mussio and Wesley Mussio) hearts. It’s something they’ve been wanting to do for a while,” Backroads marketing manager Matt Cosar told The Echo, adding that Russell in particular has a fondness

for the Kootenays’ Arrow Lakes and takes particu-lar delight in mapping out the lake’s numerous entry points.

According to the press release, Backroads was born out of the Mussio brothers’ frustration with what was available for exploring the outdoors.

“We’d literally have a different map or book for hik-ing, for hunting and for fishing, along with a few out-dated topo maps with us. It was almost comical. It felt like we had to carry around a box full of stuff in the bush with us. We looked at one another and said, ‘This

is ridiculous,” said Russ.The company has since sold more than 1.5 million

copies of its products.“The success is partly a result of the sheer detail and

level of expertise that goes into the map with our car-tographers,” said Mr. Cosar. “They are the most com-prehensive outdoor recreation maps of B.C.”

The detail comes in no small part through extensive cooperation from numerous outdoor organizations across the province, such as the Quad Riders Associa-tion of B.C. and B.C. Parks, according to Mr. Cosar.

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Behind the WheelUpdate your DrivingSkills and Knowledge

Off Road LampsThere is little doubt in my mind that one of the most popular add on accessories for vehicles is some type of light. I was asked recently to comment by a visitor to the DriveSmartBC web site who said that he had noticed rectangular LED light bars in the bumpers and on the roofs of trucks and SUVs. While it is possible that some of these lamps are legal for use on the highway, many are not. The question is, how do you tell?

In general, lights that comply with requirements are marked by the manufacturer to show that fact. North American equipment bears SAE or DOT codes, European lamps with E codes and Japanese lights with JIS/JASIC codes. Each has a particular marking that shows device function such as SAE Y or E HR for an auxiliary driving light. A lack of these markings should raise a red � ag.

Unfortunately, it is common to � nd counterfeit markings on aftermarket lamps, particularly those purchased from outside of Canada on eBay. LED lights are slowly gaining acceptance for on highway applications and no doubt will be present in all applications in future. For now, if you cannot � nd a similar LED lamp that is original equipment on a vehicle manufactured in North America be suspicious that the approval markings are bogus.

If the lamps do not show any approval markings or words similar to “check with local authorities before using on the highway” are present on the packaging it is highly probable that these lights are not legal for use.

All non-approved lamps installed on your vehicle are considered to be “off road lamps” and must be covered with an opaque cover when the vehicle is being driven on the highway.

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separate bargaining between school support staff (represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, CUPE) and the Province, is expected to start up again next month — when both teachers and support staff will be work-ing under terms of an expired contract. When talks begin, Hospital Employers' Association chief executive officer Michael Marchbank will assume all responsibilities previously held by the BC Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) board of directors.

According to a Ministry of Education press release, this is an interim measure and is meant to help the government secure a long-term deal with the BC Teachers' Federation (better know as the BCTF, the teachers' union).

Under the School Act, the provincial gov-ernment and the 60 local boards of education across the province co-govern most aspects of education in B.C., including collective bargaining with teachers and school support staff. Local residents in each of the 60 school districts elect trustees to the local board of education. Trustee representatives from each district then elect nine trustees to the BCP-SEA board of directors.

“My main concern is that the co-governance partnership between the provincial govern-ment and locally elected board of education will be further strained if new contracts with the BCTF and CUPE are imposed on school districts by the provincial government — particularly if any new contracts include ad-ditional, unfunded cost increases to existing operating budgets,” said local board of educa-tion chair Jim Jenkinson. “That is, our board of education could be compelled to ratify agreements that we did not negotiate with our employees, and we could be forced to ac-cept increased cost pressures on already tight budgets.”

Mr. Jenkinson thinks the money for any wage increases or improvements in benefits in a new contract with teachers should come from the provincial government in the form of new funding, in addition to the current funding school districts already get.

“This is a huge concern for our school dis-trict because salaries, benefits and so on comprise 80 to 85 percent of our expenditures and we do not have the ability to raise funds or taxes to cover any associated increases to our operating budgets, and the budgets for the upcoming school year have already been established by the local board of education,” said Mr. Jenkinson.

The negotiating committee for Rocky Moun-tain School District 6, which includes the Up-per Columbia Valley and Kimberley, has al-ready concluded negotiations on local issues with the local Windermere Teachers Associa-tion (WTA) this past spring.

Mr. Marchbank's appointment generated a

less-than positive response from WTA presi-dent Doug Murray.

“Now that you don't have the trustees there (in the bargaining process), well, isn't that handy. It's pretty typical for them (the B.C. government) to appoint somebody to make sure they get what they want,” said Mr. Mur-ray. “They have offered us a ten-year contract. We (the teachers' union) have said we're not interested in that specific deal. But they keep trying to impose the thing. That's not negotiating.”

Some kind of salary increase or other im-provement in their employment packages is only reasonable, according to Mr. Murray.

“They're leaving out inflation,” he said. “It's like an automobile. If you want it to run good, that's great, but you need gas money.”

According to provincial education minister Peter Fassbender, appointing Mr. Marchbank was also done, in part, to meet a BCTF de-mand to bargain directly with the B.C. gov-ernment.

Mr. Marchbank, or another public adminis-trator, will be filling the role until the neces-sary legislation is in place to restructure the bargaining process, according to the Minis-try of Education press release. The provincial government intends to introduce amend-ments to legislation during the next legisla-tive session to give the B.C. government a di-rect role in negotiating agreements with the BCTF.

Appointing a public administrator is the most transparent and effective means to im-plement BCPSEA's new bargaining mandate, said the press release.

According to Mr. Fassbender, the BCPSEA will continue to play an advisory role to the provincial government and the BC School Trustees Association even though its legal role has ended, although he did not give spe-cifics on what that advisory role would be or how it may function.

When bargaining between the teachers and Province does start this fall, the BCTF will likely try to restore bargaining for class size and special need support.

“In reality, teachers just want a normal classroom with an appropriate number of kids,” said Mr. Murray, adding he thinks cost-saving measures are fine, unless they com-promise the quality of education kids receive.

“At the end of the day, if we can't negoti-ate an agreement between teachers and the Province, we end up having to go to court. We did that already and we (the teachers' union) won. So now it's going to a higher court,” said Mr. Murray.

School support staff represented by CUPE were unable to reach an agreement during negotiations last spring and will be bargain-ing again this fall. A major point of those talks will be that school support staff have not had a raise for four years.

—With files from Tom Flecther, Black Press

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Is it a sinister plot to privatize B.C.'s current education system, destroy the teachers' union and download all the costs onto parents or is it, as Premier Christy Clark states, a shift in focus away from conflict and towards a system that "puts children first." (Working Together for Stu-dents — A Framework for Long-term Stability in Education, Ministry of Education, January 2013)

It's not surprising that B.C. teachers are protest-ing what's feared, by many in the school system, to be an imminent ten-year contract between their union and the provincial government. Not many people would take kindly to their employ-er springing that kind of deal on them.

A ten-year contract of any kind is enough to make most balk. Many people can't even han-dle a three-year cell phone contract, which led to a new code of conduct allowing customers to break their contracts after two. However, most eventually do settle into mortgages, which can last a lifetime.

Both sides of the dispute insist they have stu-dents' best interests as their motivating factor. Meanwhile, the Liberal government is trying to balance a beat up budget, and the teachers are trying to ensure their union stays intact, along with all the seniority and pay increases previous collective bargaining agreements have secured for them.

Premier Clark's attempt to be the voice of reason in the decades-long dispute around teaching contracts in B.C. is totally under-mined by her incredibly unreasonable ap-proach. Firing the board that represents local school districts — which ultimately have the responsibility of balancing the budgets of all schools in the province — and replacing them with an already-appointed administrator to bargain for a contract they will ultimately have to implement is asinine.

Why the Liberals appear to be intent on vali-dating the NDP claim that they are removing decision-making on general public policy from the hands of the public is beyond puz-zling. Stability in education is a noble goal, and the province's education does need a complete overhaul, but throwing the baby out with the bathwater is never a good idea.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor's note: This letter to the editor is in response to last week's B.C. Views column by Tom Fletcher.

Dear Editor:

Re: “NDP soul search going nowhere” (B.C. Views, July 31st).

Climate change is a reality, and bold political leadership is needed to address it. During the election campaign, New Democrats put forward a plan to expand the base of the carbon tax to include venting emissions from oil and gas operations, capturing an additional five per cent of carbon emissions in the province, but that plan didn’t include all industrial process emissions.

We believe that government should work with the oil and gas sector to make sure companies pay their fair share for the emissions they produce.

This is particularly important as the BC Liberal govern-ment pursues an aggressive schedule of LNG (liquefied natural gas) expansion which, if realized, will make it near-ly impossible for the government to reach our legal emis-sion reduction requirements.

New Democrats will hold the government to account for their green promises, and continue to advocate for policies that help reduce emissions and spur efficiency, innovation and best practices.

Spencer Chandra HerbertNew Democrat environment criticMLA Vancouver-West End

Dear Editor:

We are sending this letter to your community on behalf of many Kamloops citizens who are opposed to develop-ment of an open-pit copper and gold mine immediately adjacent to, and partly within, our city’s boundaries — the Ajax mine .

We have learned that current legislation allows the inter-ests of mining companies to override the needs and aspira-tions of municipalities, regional districts and First Nations. The Mineral Tenure Act gives preferential treatment to the mining sector over other development opportunities such as renewable resources, agriculture, and tourism.

Because of the well-documented health and environ-mental hazards associated with open pit mining, we be-lieve it is critical for all B.C. residents to be aware of this issue. What has happened to Kamloops can happen any-where in B.C.

This spring, the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities voted unanimously to support a res-olution advanced by Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne calling on the provincial government to modernize the Mineral Tenure Act. This resolution will be put before the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) this fall, and we believe it is extremely important that local governments and First Na-tions across B.C. support efforts to enshrine their right to refuse proposals that threaten the well-being of their citi-zens or local eco-systems.

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www.invermerevalleyecho.com A7The Valley Echo Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Word on the StreetIf your employer offered you a ten-year contract, would you sign it?

NO, I WOULDN'T. I WANT TO RETIRE WITHIN TEN YEARS.

—CHRISTINA BULGER

I DON'T KNOW.

—TIM TOURNAY

I WOULD.

—BRAD HRYNKIW

� e ceremonies have become common at the B.C. legislature. Government o� cials and aboriginal leaders gather to celebrate resource sharing agree-ments that allow economic development in areas that need employment but are hampered by a century of uncertainty and dispute over treaties, or lack thereof.

� is approach emerged a decade ago with forest agreements. � e B.C. Liberal government bought back timber cutting licences from big forest � rms and made them available for community forests and aboriginal communities who claimed the areas as their traditional territories.

Recently the approach was extended to mining revenues and water licence fees paid by private power developers.

� ese are substantial steps forward for the only province in Canada in treaty limbo. A 2010 shar-ing deal worth more than $30 million in royalties for the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine north of Prince George helped the McLeod Lake Indian Band recover from the pine beetle and forestry slump that devastated its business base.

After many years of struggle, Mount Milligan expects to go into production this year. Another agreement with Kamloops-area communities shared revenues from an expanded Afton mine.

Perhaps the most ambitious agreement was con-cluded in March of this year when the government

signed a deal with the Tahltan Nation for mining and hydroelectric development in remote north-western B.C. � e deal clears the way for a major extension of the BC Hydro grid to power the Tahltan village of Iskut and also the Red Chris metal mine, opening up the region to other mining and hydro potential as well.

To get that deal, the province put up $20 million last year to buy back Shell Canada’s coalbed gas leases in the Klappan region, headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. � ose leases had become a target of international protest.

Even after these expensive concessions, it would be an error to conclude that all is well between the Tahltan and the province. Stikine MLA Doug Don-aldson questioned Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad on this point during the recent legisla-ture session.

� e Tahltan Central Council was pleased about shared decision-making on resource projects, until they found out that B.C. had handed the environ-mental assessment of a new open-pit coal mine over to the federal government. � e proposed mine is in the Klappan, known around the world as the Sacred Headwaters.

Rustad said shared decision-making deals such as the Tahltan agreement do not cover activities of the B.C. Environmental Assessment O� ce. Whether the review of that coal mine is federal, provincial or

combined, it requires extensive consultation with a� ected parties.

� at’s great, but all that goodwill could evaporate quickly if a coal mine ends up getting a permit de-spite Tahltan objections.

Rustad’s Nechako Lakes constituency is also a focal point for oil and gas pipeline proposals. Donaldson highlighted another problem. Last year the government signed a reconciliation agreement with the Gitanyow First Nation near Terrace, one of many communities struggling to get through the B.C. treaty negotiation process.

� at agreement included a joint land-use plan. � en the Environmental Assessment O� ce asked the Gitanyow for its input on proposed gas pipe-lines through its territory, to feed the government’s lique� ed natural gas plans. Again, the joint land-use plan has no provision for pipelines.

� e Gitanyow hereditary chiefs wrote to the B.C. government in July, threatening to go to court over the pipeline proposal and questioning the value of their hard-won reconciliation agreement.

Resource revenue sharing agreements and shared land-use plans are well-intentioned and represent real progress. But these situations show how fragile they are.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. He can be reached at t� [email protected].

B.C. aboriginal progress fragileB.C. Views — Tom Fletcher

We wish to clarify that we are not opposed to re-sponsible mining. We recognize the important role this industry plays in our economy. However, de-veloping an open-pit copper and gold mine danger-ously close to, and upwind from, a populated area is extremely irresponsible and should not be allowed. � e health and environmental risks associated with open-pit mining require that such activity be safely away from heavily populated areas and vulnerable ecosystems.

Fundamentally, we believe that the long-term health and well-being of the population and protec-tion of the environment must take priority over the short-term economic bene� ts of resource extraction.

� e present environmental assessment process, however well-intentioned, cannot be relied upon to protect the long-term interests of local populations or the environment in which we live.

We strongly urge your citizens to become informed about this issue. We encourage you to let local politi-cians attending the UBCM convention know how important it is for them to support the resolution call-ing on the provincial government to modernize the Mineral Tenure Act. We encourage all citizens of B.C. to contact their MLAs and express their concerns.

We simply cannot allow the short-term corporate in-terests of mining companies to take priority over our health, the health of our children and grandchildren, and our environment. � ank you.

Andrew Bezooyen, Kamloops (for all members of

an email network of concerned citizens)John Schleiermacher, Kamloops Area Preserva-

tion AssociationGina Morris, Kamloops Moms For Clean AirDr. Judith Naylor, Kamloops Physicians for a

Healthy Environment

PHOTO SUBMITTED The east Afton mine pit, adjacent to Kamloops - the proposed Ajax project would expand the former Afton mine site to an area 15 times larger than the original disturbed area.

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THURS AUGUST 8•Junior Naturalists pro-gram for kids 6 – 12 yrs. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Red-streak Campground. Pre-register at 250-347-6525 or [email protected]. Runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.•Beach volleyball, leav-ing the Summit Youth Centre at 2 p.m. •Meadow Creek Kokan-ee Spawning Channel is open for viewing from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. daily. Gates will be closed at all other times. Run lasts from late August to early October, with peak viewing time in the first two weeks of September. Located 4 km northwest of Meadow Creek off Highway 31. For more information: 250-354-6333, or [email protected]

FRI AUGUST 9•Maya Eventov & Friends exhibition opening at Artym Gallery, 6 - 9 p.m. Show continues until Aug 18th. www.artym-gallery.com•Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 5 - 10:30 p.m.

SAT AUGUST 10•18th annual Loop the Lake event. 10 km, 1/2 marathon and octoge-narian relay. Proceeds go to the Rotary Club. Reg-ister online or drop off your Registration Form by 6 p.m. Thursday, Au-gust 8th at Crazy Soles. www.loopthelake.bc.ca. •Labyrinth Studio Open House, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bronze portrait sculp-tures, multi-media ta-bles, quilts. Follow signs 4 minutes south of Fair-mont. For more info: www.patluders.com, 250 345 0350. Also runs Sunday, Aug 11.•37th Annual Lakeside Event, Invermere, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Hang gliders and paragliders launch from Mount Swansea and have a water landing contest at James Chabot beach. Event held August 11th in the case of rain. Visit www.lakesideevent.com.•Live painting by Kim-berly Kiel at Effusion Art Gallery, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Visit www.effusionart-gallery.com.•Columbia Basin Cul-ture Tour. Free, self-guided arts and culture tour. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Columbia Koo-tenay Cultural Alliance at 250-505-5505 or [email protected].

SUN AUGUST 11•Summer Splash! 8 a.m.: Open water swim race. 10 a.m.: Games, music & edu-tainment, including a sand sculpture contest, paddleboard & kayak races, and a beach vol-leyball tournament. 12 p.m.: Prizes, awards, and picnic at the park. 1 p.m.: Sailing regatta. At James Chabot beach. For more info: www.lakeambassa-dors.ca, or call 250-341-6898

MON AUGUST 12•2nd Annual Kelly Hrudey & Friends Char-ity Golf Tournament. Featuring 36 celebrity players, the event raises awareness and funds for youth. Contact www.copperpointgolf.com or 250-341-3392.

TUES AUGUST 13•Adventure Radium. Ages 5-8 from 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Ages 8 and up, 1 - 3:30 p.m.. Meet at Brent’s Shack (near the skating rink/ball park); registration forms and parent guide are avail-able online: www.ra-diumhotsprings.ca, or at the Village Office. Runs Tuesday through Thursday.•Windermere Valley Museum's summer chil-dren's program: Miner. Come and try your luck at gold panning. You may even strike it rich after learning about the mines and ore in the area. 10:30 am. - 12 p.m. at the museum. Admis-sion by donation. • John Reischman and the Jaybirds in Concert. 7:30 p.m. at Christ Trin-ity Church, Invermere. Ticket information: [email protected].

EVERY SUNDAY•Pancake breakfast at the Edgewater Legion, 9 - 11 a.m.•Fairmont Farmer's Market, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.•Drop-in roller skating, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $5, Gla-cier Peaks Gymnastics building, 250-342-5321•Barn Market at Elk Park Ranch's Old Eaton House, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.•Invermere Badminton Club meets, 7:30 - 10 p.m. at the DTSS gym.

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

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

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

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

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

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

EVERY WEDNESDAY•Yoga THRIVE - Yoga for Cancer Survivors and Support People. Copper Point Resort at 4:30 p.m. Call Jan Klimek at 250-342-1195•Invermere Badminton Club meets 7-9 p.m. at JA Laird School gym.

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

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

EVERY FRIDAY•Baby Goose program for parents and babies up to 18 months. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Eileen Madson Primary. [email protected]

Remember When?

10 years ago (2003): Lo-cal politicians debated the merits of Canal Flats — then part of Regional District of the East Kootenay rural Area F — incorporating as a mu-nicipality. A referendum on the topic was looming in the fall. Few Canal Flats residents were vociferously opposed to incorporating, but regional politicians cautioned against creating a municipality that may not been financially sus-tainable in the long run, argu-ing that a municipal budget that depends too heavily on a single industrial taxpayer (particualrly a resource-based one, such as the mill in Canal Flats) courts potential future trouble, with ruined fi-nances and a subsequent de-crease in residents' quality of life, if that company's opera-tions slow or shut altogether.

15 years ago (1998): The In-vermere Forest District was bracing for an extreme fire hazard, particularly in the part of the district north of

Toby Creek. Other parts of the province had been hit hard with massive fires, but as of early August the Upper Co-lumbia Valley seemed to have somehow escaped. There had been a few small blazes in the area, including a lightning-sparked wildfire in the Albert River area and a campfire that briefly roared out of con-trol just north of Fairmont Hot Springs. But both these fires were put out before they became anything major. De-spite the lack of big wildfires ,smoke drifting south from large blazes near Golden and Revelstoke still hung heavy over Invermere.

20 years ago (1993): Four Albertans died when the Cessna they were flying in crashed in the Rockies shortly after taking off in Fairmont Hot Springs. The wreckage of the plane was found at Tegart Pass, some nine kilo-metres east of Windermere. The plane was en route to Red Deer and the four men had been golfing in the valley.

30 years ago (1983): A wild-fire burned through an acre of forest near Horsethief Creek. The fire was likely started by lightning but was supressed within five hours. Three water bombers and and a ground crew of seven worked to con-tain the blaze.

40 years ago (1973): The

famed Birchfield Farm charo-lais cow herd was threatened by an outbreak of the dread brucellosis (better known as Bang's disease). The Brisco farm had lost 40 head of cat-tle — worth $162,000 — as of early August. The herd was started when ranch owner imported the renown charo-lais bull Apollon from France in 1957. "The (federal and provincial) compensation is a mere fraction of what it should be," said owner Don-ald Wolfenden. Federal and provincial authorities were at the ranch to help contain the disease. "We had to slaughter the French imports and, for a $15,000, bull we received $300," said Mr. Wolfenden. Calves were being vaccinat-ed, but there was no cure for sick adult animals. Despite the disease, most of the herd was still alive.

50 years ago (1963): The Toby Theatre announced it would show six famous oper-ettas in special arrangement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. The operattas were slated to run each Thursday for six weeks. They includ-ed 'Rose Marie,' 'The Great Waltz,' 'The Chocolate Sol-dier,' 'The Merry Widow,' 'Sweethearts' and 'The Girl of the Golden West.' The six show were billed as the enter-tainment event of the year.

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

Echo filE photoAugust 2009 — A Saint Bernard waits patiently for its owner who was browsing at the Invermere Farmers' Marketon hot summer day.



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The Columbia Valley Arts Council's Tour of the Arts took place on Sunday, August 4th in downtown Invermere. The walking tour gave numerous artists the opportunity to showcase their work to onlookers who were resilient to rain. The Tour was followed by the Invermere MusicFest. For MusicFest photos, see this Friday's Pioneer. (Clockwise from top left) Denise Lemaster answers ques-tions from passerbys; A birch burl bowl by local woodworker Anders Oseychuk valued at $2,500 was the Tour's draw prize and was won by B. Oma; Anders Oseychuk; Robyn Oliver, John Niddrie; Marjorie Alger; Sandra Beingessner; Angie Craig tries on one of Pam William-son's masks; Pam Williamson. Photos by Dan Walton

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A great mix of musical talent will be shaking up Inver-mere, when Devon Coyote and the Midnight Howl along with Plastic Acid both perform at Bud’s Bar & Lounge on � ursday, August 8th.

“Bud’s is gonna be awesome — I really enjoy playing that room,” Devon Coyote told � e Echo. “It won’t be as heavy as we’ve had it in the past, but bluesy, with lots of feel and deep grooves.”

Coyote, from Kelowna, says the group focuses more on touring than the studio. When they do record, the band doesn’t use music technology in the typical fashion.

“Our albums are a lot more performance-driven,” he said. His pack is nearly � nished recording a six-track EP.

“We used a way di� erent recording process,” he said. “No edits really.”

During recording, if one of the musicians performed a misstep, the band would choose to record the track over again, or live with the error.

“Even if there’s little � ubs, you just embrace that and live with ‘em,” Coyote explained. “More like real music than the cookie-cutter stu� you can get into in the studio.”

� e band has played over 110 shows already this year, he said, which keeps their performance sharp.

“We spend a lot of time on the road, from acoustic sets to big heavy rock shows.”

To go along with his rock ‘n’ roll voice, Coyote will be seen using a handful of di� erent instruments to give his West-ern rockabilly an authentic sound. He’s been performing for more than two years as Devon Coyote.

“I started just as a weekend warrior in an acoustic duo that played mostly in the Okanagan and Revelstoke area, but we didn’t really go that far,” he said. “And then I created Devon Coyote and now I play music with a full band or as a solo act, whatever has to happen.”

� e crowd at Bud’s will hear a handful of new songs, along with covers and favourites from their previous al-bum, Blue, Black and Grey. For each original song, there’s a free-� ow style that’s easy for anybody to enjoy.

“� ink Dave Matthews meets Pearl Jam, John Mayer so-los, Ben Harper lap-steel slide guitar, and the salty swagger of Gary Clark Jr.,” reads his online biography.

� ose who attended the Invermere MusicFest on Sunday will be familiar with Plastic Acid, who performed an or-chestra-style set with only three members. � e trio will be opening for Coyote at Bud’s. Tickets for the show are $10 and can be purchased at the door, which opens at 8 p.m.

Blues-folk rock act Bocephus King is returning to Invermere and will play at Strand's Old House Restaurant in Invermere this week.

Mr. King played Strand's earlier this year and is back again at the Invermere restaurant on � ursday, August 8th.

� e Vancouverite, whose real name is James Perry, had taken an extensive break from songwriting — six years, during which time he became a father — before releasing a new album ear-

lier this year.In an interview before his last

Strand's show, Mr. Perry told � e Echo that the long gap between albums was a result of wanting songwriting to come naturally, rather than to force it.


ADVENTURE RADIUM CAMPOUT 2013

Adventure Radium is once again offering an overnight campout experience for kids aged 8 – 12 years old. This year’s camp will be held at Redstreak Campground on Thursday, August 15th to Friday, August 16th, 2013. Registration forms are available online (www.radiumhotsprings.ca) or can be picked up at the Radium Village Office. Deadline for registration is Tuesday, August 13th, 2013. The fee is $35 per participant. Registration is based on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Artist Gallery Show John Niddrie, Stephanie Van de Kemp, Cheryl Goodwin, Tom Symington, Gerry George, Lisa Adams & Rita RankinCome by to fill your senses!

The Artym Gallery is pleased to again present the work of world renowned artist Maya Eventov and friends.

This exhibition, which opens with an evening reception on Friday, August 9th from 6 to 9 p.m. will feature many new works from Maya, as well as new pieces from Mark Berens, Harold Braul and Heather Haynes. The show will continue on Saturday, August 10th (10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) and will stay up on the walls until August 18th.

Maya Eventov has been one of the most popular artists at the Artym Gal-lery for over 10 years. Her highly tex-tured paintings of flowers, birch trees and Mediterranean street/cafe scenes are extremely recognizable.

The vibrancy of her colours draws the eye, while her sculptural use of a palate knife allows for a fascinating conglom-eration of paint on canvas. She paints knots on birch trees that leap off of the canvas and beg to be touched, her poppy and wildflower paintings have

grasses that almost seem to bend in the breeze, and her Mediterranean scenes

beg the viewer to stop, sit, and enjoy the view with a glass of wine in hand.

The three other artists featured in the show all hail from Ontario as well. Mark Berens often paints landscapes on board with fascinating texture, which highlights his wonderful sense of light and shadow.

Harold Braul loves to paint birds on a wire, cyclists racing or commuters walking down a rainy avenue; the con-trast between the bright colours of his subject and the muted tones of their surroundings is lovely and dramatic.

Heather Haynes uses many layers in her highly impressionistic paintings, including metallic foils and antique lace stencils, creating fantastical and subtly graceful pieces with a rich, yet peaceful, tone.

Due to the lengthy travelling dis-tance, Maya is unable to attend this year’s show, but everyone is invited to come out on Friday evening for the opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on August 9th.

The “Maya Eventov & Friends” exhi-bition will be on the walls until August 18th, but if you can’t make it into the Ar-tym, you can take a look online at www.artymgallery.com.


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“I didn’t want to make a record just to make a record,” he said at the time. “I waited for the songs and I dealt with a lot of stuff in my life that I hadn’t really dealt with up until that point — I was a dad.”

According to Strand's owner Tony Wood, this show is Bocephus King's fourth or fifth time at Strand's and it's a show not to be missed.

“He's awesome. I think you really have to listen to his music to even be able to describe it,” said Mr. Wood. “He has a lot of different influence. There's nobody else like him who comes through the valley.”

Strand's had several patrons already book tables for the night as soon as they heard Mr. King was coming.

“He's great for listening at the start of the show and then he winds people up as it goes and gets people dancing at the end,” said Mr. Wood.

Mr. Perry described his new album, Willie Dixon God Damn!, as inspired by and a tribute to the famous blues musician.

“The tunes are sort of talking about the spirit, if you will, of Willie Dixon and all of his accomplishments during his time,” Perry told The Echo in January. “He was touring around, a black man in southern United States, at a pretty crazy time, but he still managed to do so much. I figure he’s this really brave, interesting guy who came from really strange times.”

The August 8th show gets underway at Strand's Old House Restaurant at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10.

Image submIttedArtist Mark Berens (his work Haggart Bay Pine pictured here) is one of three artists whose work will be featured at The Artym Gallery alongside the popular art of Maya Eventov starting on Friday, August 9th.

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photo coNtrIbutedStrand's in Invermere is hosting its popular return act, Bocephus King, this Thursday, August 8th.


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Soccer-loving kids sharpen their skills with Soccer Quest

Soccer Quest gathers talents from all over the world to coach kids throughout B.C., and the daycamp organiza-tion called Invermere home during last week.

From Monday, July 29th to Friday, August 2nd, 70 kids between five and 18 came together at Mount Nelson Ath-letic Park to spend all day practising soccer while taking part in some friendly competition.

"We bring our passion for the game, but we also make it a fun environment," Soccer Quest owner Dave Spendlove told The Echo. "They're not just standing there passing a ball for two hours at a time."

After a morning of effective drills, kids are split into four teams, represented by the flags of soccer nations. Each team works together to earn points through soccer challenges and trivia. The kids aim to help their team collect the most points by the end of the week. Medals and prizes are the rewards.

During Soccer Quest's stay in Invermere, local kids rep-resented Brazil, Portugal, Australia and, of course, Canada. Flags were chosen for each team by their youngest member.

"We created it so kids have lots of fun, and the numbers go up nearly every year," he said. "Last year we had 43 kids, this year we have 70."

Mr. Spendlove was born in Liverpool, but has been run-ning Soccer Quest in North America for 25 years. Many sum-mers he hires coaches from the United Kingdom, and hires certified soccer coaches from universities all over Canada.

Each summer, the Soccer Quest team spends four months in roughly a dozen communities to share their skill.

"Participants in teams compete from day one in skills contests and various games to create self esteem and team building," describes the Soccer Quest website (www. soccerquest.ca).

While Soccer Quest can show younger children the ropes of soccer, it also takes players to a higher level through the

High Performance Program for kids aged 12 to 18.The program is based on the Vancouver Whitecaps “Play

like a Pro” curriculum, and is taught by a high-level li-censed coach.

"Players are expected to work hard and achieve the goals required to make it to the next level," the website describes.

The event of rain, experienced mildly in Invermere dur-ing Soccer Quest's time here, poses a minimal problem to the camp, Mr. Spendlove said.

"Unless it's lightening, we keep going – and the kids just love it."

dan walton/ecHo pHotosThe Soccer Quest summer camp at the Mount Nelson Athletic Park in Invermere from July 29th to August 2nd saw 70 kids and youth between the ages of five and 18 engage in drills and challenges to earn points for their respective teams, represented by the flags of four soccer nations.



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With deep sadness we mourn the death of Sandy Snihor. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Sandy was born at Wandering River, Alberta and grew up at the family farm near Endeavor, Saskatchewan.

When he was eighteen he moved to B.C. to work for Wilder Brothers Logging. This was where he learned how to operate heavy equipment and build roads. In 1961 he married Lorraine (Lorri) Goalder.

Sandy joined Operating Engineers in 1963 and worked on road construction, pipeline projects and dam building which gave him a chance to travel extensively throughout B.C. In 1972 he took over and ran the Chevron Service station in Radium until 1993. Shortly thereafter he was employed by John Wolfe Construction, operating heavy equipment until he retired at the age of 75.

Sandy loved the outdoors, whether it was fishing, hunting or visiting his favorite spots in the Kootenay Valley. He resided in Radium.

He left behind his wife of 52 years, Lorraine (Lorri), a daughter, Misti and a granddaughter, McKaylynn. He has numerous nieces and nephews and one sister Alice ( John Prokop). Sandy was predeceased by his parents, brothers Mike and Willie, as well as his sister Doris.

It is in keeping with Sandy’s wishes that no funeral or public memorial service will be held.

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jenny hubrecht photoKaren Fraser demonstrates her newly acquired technique during her first stand-up paddleboard (SUP) experience on Lake Windermere. The lake of-fers a fantastic SUP opportunity early in the morning before motorized activity on the lake ramps up during the day.

Valley is paddleboard paradise

If you're looking for a moment of calm on the buzzing, busy summer waters of Lake Winder-mere, a paddleboard could well be your ticket to bliss. The sheer number of motorboats, wa-terskiers and jet skiers zipping around the lake on any given summer weekend can be over-whelming. But at the right time of day — or in the right spots — you can escape the motorized activity and enjoy nothing more than the sound or your paddle dipping in the water and the waves lapping your board.

Stand-up paddleboarding is a relatively new sport, the roots of which go back not much more than 50 years, when surfing instructors in Hawaii used stand-up paddling techniques to help them photograph students. Competi-tive surfers then adopted those techniques for training purposes.

However, the offshoot sport remained ob-scure for decades and has only really taken off in the last decade. The first production stand-up paddleboards hit the market in 2006 and the first shop dedicated to stand-up paddleboard-ing only opened in 2007, in California.

Since then, the sport has exploded in popular-ity, with people taking their boards not just in the surf, but on lakes and rivers (both calm and running rapids or surfing standing waves) or what stand-up paddleboarders call gliding — long distance trips along sea, ocean or big lake coasts, often planned so that winds and current add to the boarders' momentum.

Part of the reason for the sport's rapid spread is the ease with which pretty much anybody can learn the sport. You simply, as the name of the sport suggests, stand on the board and paddle. The Columbia Valley, filled as it is with wetlands, lakes and rivers, is a veritable stand-up paddleboarder's paradise. If you want to head out on the iconic Lake Windermere, but avoid the hullabaloo, just go early in the morning. There'll be much less traffic, the waters and wind will be much calmer, and it'll be that much easier to soak in those glorious from-the-water views of the mountains rising up on both sides of the lake.

There are a host of smaller lakes dotted around the valley if Lake Windermere is not your thing, many of them tucked away, seclud-ed and great for paddleboarding. But perhaps the best option is to pop the board in the water


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It’s easy to let barbecues, camping and beaching become reasons for not getting in your workouts. And while these seem like valid excuses, let’s be honest: perhaps it’s not that you don’t have the time for exercise, but more that you’re simply not making the time for exercise.

It’s time to nip that attitude in the bud, and it turns out it’s not so tough after all!

Eight easy ways to � nd time for � tness:

1. Watch less TV. Rather than unwind-ing from a busy workday by sitting in front of the TV, try doing a 30-minute workout, taking the dog for a walk, or going for a bike ride. Every time you turn on the TV, think “Is there something more productive I could be doing?” � e answer is “Yes! I could be exercising!”

2. Walk or bike to work. Walking or bik-ing to and from work is a great way to feel energized before the workday starts and after it ends. Plus you’ll save money on gas!

3. Put on your workout clothes. Simply by changing into you workout gear, you’ll likely feel motivated to work out. Try it � rst thing when you wake up in the morn-ing! Better yet, join our morning Boot-camp Challenge!

4. Take advantage of your lunch break. Have some time o� for lunch? Get in a quick 15 or 30 minute workout!

5. Try 10-10-10. By squeezing in 10 min-ute bursts of exercise at least three times a day, you can gain big health bene� ts. According to Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living, the total amount of time spent exercising doesn’t have to be consecutive.

6. Combine � tness with socializing. Next time you catch up with a friend, go for a bike ride, hop on the treadmill, hike up Mount Swansea, or spend an afternoon paddleboarding on Lake Windermere. � ere are endless fun options in the valey that involve exercising with friends.

7. Check out some of the valley’s day hikes. � ere are several to choose from that are relatively short in distance, not overly challenging, and provide amazing views to boot!

8. Take advantage of the hot tempera-tures and the fantastic lakes that surround us. We are very fortunate to have so many swimmable lakes so close by, so get out there and enjoy! Not sure where to go? Grab one of the Backcountry Road Maps and start exploring!

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by Pete's Marina and paddleboard your way north down the river and through the world-famous Co-lumbia Valley wet-lands, ending up in Radium. You'll need to arrange a car shut-tle or paddle back, but the e� ort is well worth it. � ere are many in-teresting parts of the wetlands to explore on the way and great wildlife spotting op-portunities.

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TAURUSMany positive things are on the horizon, Taurus. You just have to get through a few rough spots before it is clearer sailing this week. Pisces is a pivotal player.

GEMINIChallenge yourself this week, Gemini. Now is a great time to take on a new hobby or task and test your mettle. You will be glad you did when you accomplish your goals.

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Building your Wealth

I have a memory from many years ago, right after I had taken a short lesson in � y-� shing. I was living near one of the world’s best � y-� shing rivers, and decided to put the lesson to the test.

I cast a line on the river, but it � oated faster than I wanted. I re-cast, using a bit more line. Better! But, it still seemed to be over too soon, and I had to try another. Again, I used more line. Eventually, I was sending my line past the middle of the river. I was � shing far past my instructor’s distance.

Suddenly, the � y caught my hat and knocked it o� into the water and, just as suddenly, I had a huge pile of line at my feet, tangled in an amazing knot. My hat left, hurrying o� downstream. My hook had come o� the line and probably went with it. As I cleared up the mess, I thought perhaps � y � shing was a lot more di� cult than I had ever understood.

I have written a lot in this space about change, how universal it is and how deeply it a� ects everyone and hits everything hard. It turned out I wasn’t as prepared as I thought I was when it came home and roosted right in my own business. Now, though, I’m dealing with it, myself, as my industry alters how it does business. As we have all seen in this valley, change is happening everywhere.

One positive element that will be reinforced is, if I can do it right, the conscientious, advice-driven side of the � nancial advisory business. Since I have tried to run my business that way and since I have already been thinking of alternative business mod-els, I am not as worried as some.

� e problem for me, personally, is that the chang-es will likely mean a di� erence in the way I get paid. According to those who will be making the deci-sions, people in my business get paid through a combination of fees built into the products I use to provide services to my clients. It’s the way my busi-ness has been run for years, but now it’s changing. I

provide advice, and get paid from fees built into the products. It was never clear and visible to the client where those fees came from. � at’s where the prob-lem comes in. I have been thinking for a long time about how to change my business model. Now, that’s been decided for me. We all become a ‘fee for ser-

vice’ industry. We provide advice and service to our clients, and they pay a fee for that advice and service.

I know many of the same changes were recently made

in England and Australia, and they caused a great deal of disruption. One of the results in those locations, so far, has been that people have left the industry.

However, I can already see that one of the more curious e� ects is that it will make � nancial advisors more like other professionals. � e most common comparison is with lawyers. Any lawyer who advises a client on anything, assesses a fee for the service given. One of the kinks, though, is that the fee is dif-ferent for everyone, depending on the amount of money the client happens to have. How does that provide me an incentive to keep any and all clients happy? � e short answer is that it doesn’t. So, how do I deal with that?

One of the important things for clients to consider is that rules and regulations can always be imposed, because there are those people in the world who don’t act ethically with their client’s money. One of the weaknesses of the business of � nancial ad-vice worldwide is there are a lot of individuals who can actually provide � nancial advice without being authorized to do so. � is is something that is not allowed in the UK, though it is in Canada. � at’s probably why the transition has been much easier to handle there, even though there have been prob-lems. � ey don’t have their client’s interests at heart, but always � nd a way to build their personal wealth.

� e other side of it is that regulations o� er us an opportunity — if we’re willing to make investments in compliance with the new rules —so we can dif-ferentiate ourselves from the competition. � at’s the upside of change. Although these changes are not here yet, I see them coming.

It’s like a neophyte � y-� sherman on the river. � ere’s a lot to learn, and a few mistakes to be made - but it keeps my mind awake and the job from being boring. And it has the potential of a positive bene� t if I can do it right. I hope so.

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Sandy SnihorJune 1935- July 27, 2013

With deep sadness we mourn the death of Sandy Snihor. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Sandy was born at Wandering River, Alberta and grew up at the family farm near Endeavor, Saskatchewan.

When he was eighteen he moved to B.C. to work for Wilder Brothers Logging. This was where he learned how to operate heavy equipment and build roads. In 1961 he married Lorraine (Lorri) Goolder.

Sandy joined Operating Engineers in 1963 and worked on road construction, pipeline projects and dam building which gave him a chance to travel extensively throughout B.C. In 1972 he took over and ran the Chevron Service station in Radium until 1993.Shortly thereafter he was employed by John Wolfe Construction, operating heavy equipment until he retired at the age of 75.

Sandy loved the outdoors, whether it was fishing, hunting or visiting his favorite sports in the Kootenay Valley. He resided in Radium.

He left behind his wife of 52 years, Lorraine (Lorri), a daughter, Misti and a granddaughter, McKaylynn.He has numerous nieces and nephews and one sister Alice ( John Prokop). Sandy was predeceased by his parents, brothers Mike and Willie, as well as his sister Doris.

It is in keeping with Sandy’s wishes that no funeral or public memorial service will be held.

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

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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

Loving God, Loving People

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

Sundays at 10 a.m.

Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street W,

Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursday 6:30 p.m.

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

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

Senior Pastorwww.lakewindermerealliance.org

Sunday, August 11th10:30 a.m.

Worship And Life Instruction, “Some Alliance History And

Thought” … Guest speaker, Dr. Bernie Van

De Walle, ministering.

7:00 p.m.“SING and CELEBRATE” …

at L.W.A.C. You are welcome to join us for an evening of singing

the great hymns of the faith; food; and fellowship!

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere

Pastor:Murray Wittke

Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

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

www.valleychristianonline.com

Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE

Worship Servicesevery Sundayat 1:30 p.m.

at Christ Church Trinity110 - 7th Avenue,

Invermere

Pastor Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton

1-866-426-7564

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL

44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

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

www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit, Complete Room Treatment Solution. Odorless, Non-Stain-ing. Available onlinehomedepot.com (NOT IN STORES).STEEL BUILDINGS/ Metal Buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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

Real Estate

Acreage for Sale2.98 acres for sale $138,000. Acreage nestled in beautiful Meadowbrook area Kimberley, BC. Water & septic hookup in place. Property backing onto a creek & views of the Kimberley Alpine Resort Ski Hill. As-sessed value $151,000. Zoned RR4. Minutes from Ski Hill & golf courses. Please contact 250-342-8334 [email protected]

Houses For Sale

Exclusive MOUNTAIN HOME

For Sale - Visit:www.newbuildinglinks.com

Executive Home for sale in popular Westridge community. 5 bdrm, spectacular views, ful-ly fi nished, large 24 x 30 gar-age with studio/man cave. See Kijiji ad # 505298599. Phone 250-342-8773.

Homes Wanted“DESPERATELY SEEKING” to buy a small acreage in Elkford / Spar-wood area (or long term rental). Please call after 5p.m. or week-ends. 250 608 0034

RV SitesREDUCED SUMMER pricing. Beachfront Avorado RV Re-sort. New sites for sale $44,500. Co-op Resort w/Life-time Ownership! Call (250)228-3586 or online at: www.avorado.com

Real Estate

RV SitesCOME visit Blind Bay Resort on Sunday, August 4 for our open house and Summer Sale. Fully serviced and land-scaped RV lots at Shuswap Lake start at $119,900. Fi-nancing available. Amenities include a beautiful sandy beach, private marina, heated pool and more. Visit BlindBay-Resort.com for details or call 1-800-667-3993.

Other Areas20 ACRES FREE! Own 60 acres for 40 acre price/pay-ment $0 Down, $198/mo. Money Back Guarantee, No Credit Checks. Beautiful Views, West Texas. Call 1-800-843-7537.www.texaslandbuys.com

Rentals

AcreageBuild your getaway ranch, farm, or echo-lodge campsite - high and dry above the Colum-bia River in Edgewater District - www.riverlandquest.com, [email protected]. 250-347-9660.

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

Condo for Rent in Radium, 2-bdrm, 2-bath, 6 appliances, fi replace, balcony, under-ground parking and storage locker. $900/mo, utilities in-cluded. N/S, N/P. Phone 780-554-8150 or 780-929-5458 or email [email protected].

Invermere furnished, close to downtown. 2-bdrm, 2-bath on 2 levels. N/S, N/P & no parti-ers. References, $1000/mo + utilities. Call 403-978-4559.

Homes for RentFor Sale or Rent, beautiful family home on centrally locat-ed downtown Invermere acreage. 5-bdrm, 3-bath, large park like yard, open living plan, walk to everything. Available Aug. or Sept. for possession. Call Dave 250-688-1508.

WILDER, quiet st, bright, spa-cious, newly renovated, 4 bed-room walkout w/carport 2.5 bath, W/D, fi replace, lg yard, deck & garden, 4 blks fr beach, NS, NP, $1500/mo, + hydro, 1 yr lease, DD, Avail Sept 1, 403-609-7315c, [email protected]

TownhousesFULLY furnished 2 bedroom townhouse across from Tim Horton’s. 1 and 1/2 baths, 6 appliances, parking for 2 vehi-cles, single car garage. $1050/month. Hydro not in-cluded. 403-852-7636

Transportation

Auto Financing

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

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

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Trucks & Vans2004 Chevy 1/2 ton regular cab. Excellent condition, well serviced, new tires. Requires motor, runs. $1,700 OBO. 250-341-1886.2006 GMC Envoy XL7 passenger 4 x 4 SUVGood condition. 210,000 km$9500.00 250-270-0108

For Sale 2002 GMC Sierra 4X4

Fully loaded 3/4, tow package with

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

tires only used half a season.

Asking $11,000. Call 403 803-8959

Boats

2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski

Freedom 180 F/S, fully serviced 4.3L

VOLVO PENTA engine, removable side windows for

more fi shing room, tilt steering, removable seats

with interchanging seat posts, rear entry ladder, front control for rear leg trim, full

cover with anti pooling poles, electric motor off bow

for fi shing, custom matched trailer, Bimini top.

This is really a great boat!! $15,000 obo.

(250)354-7471 Nelson

are hosting an Open House at Meadow

Creek Spawning Channel on Sunday

September 8th be-tween 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The free, family event provides a great opportunity to talk to

biologists, and view the fish at (or near) the peak of their run. Bear Smart information will also be provided,

and the limnologist (freshwater specialist) will be on site to an-swer questions about the Nutrient Resto-ration Program in Kootenay Lake.

“Since 1992 the FWCP and the Min-istry have been add-ing nutrients to Koo-tenay Lake, and it is widely viewed as one of the most success-ful large-lake resto-ration projects in the world,” says Com-pensation Program public representa-tive, Grant Trower. “It helps the kokanee which is considered a keystone species and important prey for predator fish; the Gerrard rainbow and bull trout thrive here because of the boun-tiful kokanee.”

The FWCP is a part-

nership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., First Nations and local community groups to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife and their sup-porting habitats af-fected by the creation of BC Hydro owned and operated genera-tion facilities in the

Columbia region.The spawning

channel is located approximately four kilometres northwest of Meadow Creek off Highway 31. For more informa-tion about the Open House or the new viewing hours phone 250-354-6333.


Geoff HillMaxWell Realty Invermere

[email protected]

250-341-7600C mpanionC rner

Animal Name: Min minAge: 3 monthsFamily: StanburyFun fact: Min min was adopted from ICAN and her favorite thing to do is attack our feet as we are sleeping. She chirps rather than purrs and her muzzle channels Charlie Chaplin’s mustache.

To be featured, send in your companion’s name, age and photo, along with a fun fact

or story about them! Be sure to include your name.

Email [email protected]

NEWS

Let’s Celebrate!

For more information, contact L ore e Ducz ek at the RDEK

2013 Electoral Area G Volunteer of the Barb Neraasen

will be recognized at the RDEK Town Hall MeetingMonday, August 12, 2013 - 7:00pm

Edgewater Legion Hall

The meeting will include an update from Director Gerry Wilkie and staff on the Edgewater Water System Project, ALR Boundary Review, Recreation Services and more.

The Volunteer of the Year presentation will take place at the end of the meeting and will be followed by refreshments and cake.

Please join us for our Area G Town Hall Meeting to learn more about the RDEK’s programs and services and to recognize Barb Neraasen for all of her volunteer efforts.

New Deadline! It’s not too late,

book now!

VALLEY ECHOT he

Got a question? We’ve got the Answer!

The Columbia Valley Answer Book contains brief histories of the valley communities and information on government, health and social services, as well as important need-to-know information such as: what clubs and organizations exist in the valley; business support networks; real estate and economic information; arts, culture and communications information; agriculture and industry; climate and travel information; school contacts; and local and regional government information.

As well, the Answer Book contains a community directory, listing phone numbers of residents and businesses from Spillimacheen to Canal Flats.

It’s Free! Copies are distributed to every mailbox from Canal Flats to Spillimacheen; hotel/motel rooms throughout the valley; and chambers of commerce mail-outs.

Don’t miss this great opportunity!Make sure your business information appears in the comprehensive Business Directory.

BriscoCanal FlatsEdgewater

Fairmont Hot SpringsInvermere

Panorama Mountain VillageRadium Hot Springs

SpillimacheenWindermere

Co lumbia Va l l ey 2012

Booking & Copy Deadlines:

Tuesday, August 13th, 5:00 p.m. Call or email for more

information and pricing:250-341-6299

[email protected]

photo courtesy of Meadow creek spawning channelKokanee salmon are bountiful thanks to the Nutrient Restoration Program in Kootenay Lake, widely viewed as one of the most successful large-lake restoration projects in the world.

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Serving the ValleySholinder & MacKay

Sand & GravelComplete line of aggregate products

for construction and landscaping

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

www.diamondheatingandspas.com

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

• SERVICE & MAINTENANCE

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

RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO

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

• CAA approved automotive repair •

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

250-347-9726 7507 Main

• Plumbing, Repair and Installation

• Drain Lines• Hot Water Tanks

DCS Plumbing

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

250-341-8501

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

The WaTer & air Company!

Purify the water you drink and the air you breathe!

Water Treatment: filtration and purification

Furnace and Duct cleaning

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

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

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

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

Lambert-Kipp Pharmacy Ltd.

Environmentally-friendly integrated pest managementAsk about our maintenance programs All work guaranteed

PEST QUESTIONS? Visit our website:WWW.CRANBROOKPESTCONTROL.COM

[email protected]

Cranbrook Pest Control

250-426-9586 • 1-888-371-6299

Thermal Imaging

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

NEWSEWER

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QUALITY AUTO SERVICEYOU CAN TRUST

Lake Auto ServiceALL MAKES • ALL MODELS

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS

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

Main Street • Downtown Invermere250-342-9310

READY MIX CONCRETE• CONCRETE PUMP • SAND & GRAVEL

• HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTALS • CRANE SERVICE

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

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

Proudly serving the Valley for over 50 years.

To advertise, call: 250-341-6299

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in Serving the Valley.

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to give your business maximum exposurefor your advertising dollar?

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Arnold Scheffer250-342-6700

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Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential

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