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Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Columbia Valley directors are requesting meeting with various pro-vincial ministers during the upcoming Union of British Columbia Municipali-ties (UBCM) convention in September.

“While these meetings are brief, usu-ally 15 minutes, they do give us the opportunity to speak directly with the ministers about what is happening in our communities,” said RDEK Area F director Wendy Booth.

This year the RDEK directors are hop-ing for meetings with the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Devel-opment about the status of Jumbo Gla-cier Mountain Resort Municipality; with the Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training about the Columbia Valley branding and marketing; with the Envi-ronment Minister about the Multi-Mate-

rial BC program and ensuring adequate recycling services in the East Kootenay; and with the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLN-RO) about using funds from the sale of Lake Windermere foreshore properties to help improve public access to the lake. Also, the District of Invermere will be (separately from the RDEK) joining a meeting requested by Oak Bay munici-pality (which is near Victoria) with FLN-RO about urban deer management.

The request for the meeting on Jum-bo municipality was the idea of Inver-mere mayor Gerry Taft.

“The main purpose it to ask, now with the Environment Assessment Certi� cate expired and the substantial start not met, what’s the future of the municipal-ity,” he said. “Resort proponents have

indicated they are going to proceed with a scaled-back version of the resort, with fewer than 2,000 bed units. The smaller the projects gets, the smaller the permanent-year round population will be. At 2,000 bed units, which would include all guest and visitors beds as well as second homes, it seems almost

impossible that there will be a permanent population large enough to sustain a municipality.”

Taft said that when he’s previously asked the of� cials with Min-

istry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development what the minimum num-ber of year-round residents needed for a viable municipality is, the answer he’s been given is 400 — a number Taft said he feels is unlikely to be reached with a 2,000 bed-unit resort.

Taft also said he’s curious to hear

new Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Peter Fassbend-er’s position on Jumbo.

“The previous minister, Coralee Oakes, � at out said we’re going to agree to dis-agree. She thought it (the municipality) was a good idea. I didn’t. She had a � rm line. It will be interesting to see what comes with a fresh set of ears,” said Taft.

The meeting with the Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training about the Columbia Valley branding and mar-keting is to update the minister on progress on the initiative so far, said Booth, adding the project currently has a steering committee that is looking at the concept of a sub-regional destina-tion marketing organization.

Both Booth and Taft said the con-cerns about the Multi-Material BC — the subject of the meeting the Environ-ment Minister — are shared across the East Kootenay.

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BIRD WATCHER... Humans weren’t the only species fascinated by the in-air action at James Chabot Provincial Park during the Lakeside Event on Saturday, Au-gust 8th. This inquisitive little gull was among the specators watching the hang gliders and para-gliders hit the water and land targets set up for the annual aerial event. PHOTO BY BREANNE MASSEY

Lake Windermere Pulse Check*www.lakeambassadors.ca

The 11th was a classic August morning on Lake Windermere. Eagles, swallows and gulls fl ew over us across a backdrop of wispy clouds and hazy mountains.

Oxygen results are in, and they are sky high. We measured 10mg/L at all testing sites and depths. Average dissolved oxygen for Lake Windermere is 8mg/L and at least 5mg/L is necessary for fi sh to thrive.

We had a full house and three extra hands on longtime volun-teer Gavin Jacobs’ boat.

Tom Kidd remarked, “It’s good that someone is monitoring the lake for future generations.”

If you would like to volunteer on the lake with us, give us a call.

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Volunteers of the Week: Tom Kidd, Dawn Sommerville, Kevin Nimmock and Gavin Jacobs

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The federal election race in Koo-tenay-Columbia has traditionally been a four-party battle, but on Oc-tober 19th, local voters will have the chance to consider a candidate from a fifth party.

Christina Yahn has joined race un-der the banner of the Libertarian Par-ty of Canada. Throughout the next nine weeks, she is set to duke it out against the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, the NDP and the Green Party for a job in Ottawa.

“We hope to fire a shot across the bow at the status quo parties to let them know that liberty is something that Canadians value,” said party leader Tim Moen in an interview with The Echo. Moen, based in Calgary, is running 85 candidates across the country.

Yahn, a resident of Nelson and the Slocan Valley for 12 years, is a mother, beekeeper and founder of the Queen Bees Project, an organiza-tion that promotes natural beekeep-ing techniques, and sells bee-related body products and candles.

According to Yahn, food regulation laws in Canada have suppressed lo-cal food producers and benefited lower-quality bulk producers.

“I would like to localize the food security issue. A lot of current regu-lations stifle our farmers and stop them from bringing food to market at a competitive price or at all. The bureaucracy around having chickens and bees in the city is absurd and it is a basic right to feed yourself and your family including to pollinate your crops. We need community gar-dens, community greenhouses, and

we would be more than willing to work with city councils to make a re-alistic plan about this,” Yahn said.

Similarly, she believes current taxation policies benefit large businesses over small businesses and individuals.

The Libertarian Party puts individual freedoms first.. and is very against corporate welfare,” Yahn said. “We would end all forms of corporate welfare and corporations would be taxed accord-ingly. We would end subsidies, bail-outs and tax breaks.”

As for foreign security, Yahn be-lieves in non-interventional foreign policy. Essentially, she believes Can-ada can become a more peaceful na-tion by removing its military pres-ence from other countries.

On the topic of peace, she is call-ing for a radical change to how First Nations relations are handled across the country.

“We would end the treaties that were put in place hundreds of years ago but do not reflect current reali-ties,” Yahn said. “If they were to be-come sovereign nations they could protect their private property rights on their territories. It would immedi-ately give the power back to the First Nations to have proper consultation so they can protect their lands.”

Yahn also believes in localized for-est management, drug abuse as a health issue, not a criminal issue (the Libertarian Party calls for most laws regulating the use of marijuana to be repealed), less gun regulation and privatized health care.

Moen, noting the differences between

his party and its competi-tors, said the Libertarian Party is the only group committed to making gov-ernment smaller and less present in the day-to-day lives of Canadians.

“You might describe us as socially liberal and fiscally conservative,” Moen said. “We want gov-ernment out of our social

lives and out of our economic lives as well. We want to maximize freedom for the individual.”

Most Libertarian candidates run-ning in this year’s election are below the age of 30. In fact, many candidates are university or college students.

“Young people do not like status quo politics,” Moen said. “The fact that we have a lot of young people involved in the party is an indication that our party is a breath of fresh air to a lot of young people. We are train-ing the next generation of liberty activists.”

Moving towards the election, Moen said his party has a realistic but im-portant goal.

“Ultimately, we view our political action less as trying to get a seat and change legislation, and more as try-ing to put some big ideas into Cana-dian culture and political discourse,” Moen said.

As for Yahn, she said she is going to do as much as she can with her lim-ited resources, while balancing her small business and family.

“This is the first time a Libertarian has run in this riding,” she said. “It will be a grassroots campaign. I will use social media as much as I can and attend debates.”

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In response to complaints about un-pleasant tasting tap water, the District of Invermere has been conducting tests of its water throughout the summer.

“It is partway done,” said Invermere chief administrative officer Chris Prosser about the testing.

The work is being carried out by Urban Systems and will likely wrap up some-times in the next few months with a re-port expected later this fall.

The contractors have sent a limnolo-gist to visit the district and samples have been taken every week throughout the summer.

The only small hitch in the testing has been that users of Invermere’s water sys-tem haven’t been grumbling about it as much as they usually do.

“We’ve had really few complaints this year about water taste and odour; none, in fact, as of last week, which is surpris-ing,” said Mr. Prosser, adding that Urban System had hoped to come to Invermere and do testing right after a complaint, or preferably several complaints, in order to pinpoint the problem.

Mr. Prosser added that the higher tem-peratures recently experienced in Inver-mere may have an effect on the water and that complaints about the water may be yet to come this summer. “We’re waiting to see what happens with it,” he said.

In the meantime, more sampling will continue, giving Urban System some data to built its report on. The report is expected to appear before council likely sometime in October.

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The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Karen Cote and Marie Wilson to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the bylaw will amend the zoning designation of the subject property to accommodate a proposed two parcel subdivision. The subject property is located on Donovan Road in Wilmer as shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2628 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 305, 2015 (Wilmer / Cote & Wilson)” will amend the designation of Lot A, District Lot 377, Kootenay District, Plan NEP82894 from SH-2, Small Holding Semi-Rural Zone to SH-1, Small Holding Residential Zone.

A public hearing will be held at: Wilmer Community Hall 9179 West Avenue

Wilmer, BC Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F,Electoral Area G and the District of Invermere.

If you believe that your interest in property is aff ected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:

• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK offi ce in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;

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

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

SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING

All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Jean Terpsma, Planning Technician, at 250-489-0314, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or [email protected].

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE - BYLAW 2628Bylaw Amendment - Wilmer

Regional District of East Kootenay

WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?

To get to the Area FTown Hall Meeting!

Monday, August 24, 20154:00pm - 6:00pm

Windermere Community HallAgenda topics include: Director’s Report from Wendy Booth, Water Meters & Metered Rates, Windermere Water Upgrade Update, Windermere Beach, 5-Year Financial Plan/Budget, and Windermere Fire Update.

We will also have a presentation from the Lake Windermere Ambassadors regarding a Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund Project and an update from Wildsafe BC.

This Town Hall Meeting is open to everyone.

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An increase in water and sewer rates in Radium Hot Springs was deemed necessary by the village council at its Aug. 12 regular meeting.

The Village of Radium Hot Springs passed Bylaw No. 413 to revise and impose new rates for the sewer regulation and user charges at the meeting.

The village also passed Bylaw No. 414 to impose user rates and charges for water services to reflect the rate changes tied to that of sewer costs.

“The sewer and water user fee rates have not been reviewed since at least 2005,” said Karen Sharp, chief financial officer at Village of Radium Hot Springs. “The reason for the current re-view is due to the fact that in the last couple of years, the sewer user fees collected were not covering the increased costs of providing the service and the water fees will be falling short for projects scheduled.”

She added that one of the water reservoirs is nearing its completed life cycle and needs replacing.

“The village has applied for federal funding. However, (we) must prepare for replacement regardless if funding is received (or not),” concluded Ms. Sharp. “Even with the increase, our sewer and water rates continue to be the second lowest in the region. These increases were reflected in the 2015-2019 Financial Plan Bylaw which was passed on April 22, 2015.”

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A familiar face took on an unfamiliar role at the Village of Canal Flats’ council meet-ing on August 10th.

Councillor Paul Marcil was Mayor Marcil for the evening, filling in for Ute Juras. Mar-cil presided over an agenda that included policing, bathrooms, water and rinks.

To start the meeting, RCMP Staff Sgt. Marko Shehovac gave his quarterly RCMP report, during which he said crime in the valley had gone up from the year before. Between January and June of last year, the RCMP were called for service 43 times in Canal Flats. During the same period this

year, the RCMP were called 56 times. When looking at the full valley, the numbers swell from 631 calls for service between January and June last year to 815 this year.

“I talked to a lot of business people and they said these are some of the busiest weekends we have ever had,” Shehovac said, adding that the extra calls for service were proportional to the added number of visitors in the area.

While talking about crime specific to Canal Flats, Shehovac detailed the sei-zure of four large marijuana plants from a resident who had been growing the plants on his front porch, crudely disguised with flowers.

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Getting ready for The Great DebateDean MiDyette

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So the candidates are debating how, when and where to debate. Let’s face it, debating about debating is a bit repeti-tious, as is arguing about how we’re go-ing to argue.

Last week, Conservative incumbent MP David Wilks announced that he is in fa-vour of participating in All Candidates Forums now that parliament has been dissolved as long as local Chambers of Commerce are the hosts and organizers. Mr. Wilks is also requiring that the fo-rums be limited to 90 minutes and that questions be collected before the events.

NDP candidate Wayne Stetski has indi-cated he would be happy to participate in Chamber-sponsored forums, but is con-tinuing to insist that all eight major com-munities within the riding be venues for the events and that other community groups should be invited to organize and host.

Green Party candidate Bill Green sided with Mr. Stetski, adding the caveat that the hosts should be non-partisan while insisting 11 to 12 forums are needed.

Liberal candidate Don Johnston ques-tioned whether the Chambers could reach out to a broad enough spectrum of voters and accused Mr. Wilks of an atti-tude “bordering on arrogance” by trying to dictate the terms of the events.

For the record, I have been approached by our local Chamber to sit on the All-Candidates Forum committee and both our local newspapers will be donating ad-vertising space to promote the event as well as providing information as to where questions can be sent for consideration.

In speaking with Susan Clovechok, ex-ecutive director of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, the committee will consist of people representing a va-riety of interests (not just business), a variety of political views and will be drawn from communities between Spilli-macheen and Canal Flats. The mandate will be to review all submitted questions,

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What is the difference between the role of

council and the role of staff? As a mayor and councillor of a small municipality, we are faced with that question al-most on a daily basis.

The short answer is: coun-cil sets policy, and bylaws and staff make sure they are implemented and enforced.

However, in some instanc-es, it is not that simple and it is very dif-ficult for everyone to understand that council does not get involved in the day-to-day operations.

For example, I was asked at a recent council meeting a question regarding a waterline issue in one of our devel-opments that had just happened a few days before.

When I answered that I wasn’t aware of any such problem, I was criticized for not

being informed as the may-or. The truth is that this is not something the mayor or a councillor would have to know since we have a pub-lic works department that would deal with it.

Should the situation evolve into something that would require a decision on some major tax dollar spending or who would have to pay for it

(ie. the Village of Canal Flats or the devel-oper), council would then get involved.

It is also not the role of council to give direction to individual employees. In fact, council only has one employee and that is the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Any directions to staff goes through the CAO. He/she is also the only employee who gets hired by council. Everyone else is hired by the CAO.

When elected to office, we don’t magi-

cally become experts on everything. We depend on our staff to have the expertise and do the research to make recommen-dations that help us make our decisions.

They are also the ones who will feel the brunt of any unpopular decisions we make.

We are very fortunate in Canal Flats to have a group of amazing people work-ing for us. They all know the community well, are very professional, and keep the day-to-day operation of the Village run-ning smoothly.

It is usually the politicians who get put in the limelight for a success in a com-munity, but we need to remember and appreciate the ones who work so hard to make us look good. Thank you so much to staff of the Village of Canal Flats for do-ing such a great job!

Ute Juras is the mayor of Canal Flats and can be reached at 250-489-9070 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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Have you had any issues with the taste of Invermere’s tap water so far this summer?

“No, it tastes fi ne.”

Barb and Trent Chopko

“We have a fi lter on ours, but when I have water that is not fi ltered it tastes a little earthy. It does not taste bad, it just tastes earthy, which I kind of like.”

Sue

“We have not had any problems or complications with it, so it is all good.”

Shane Fox

NEXT WEEK’S QUESTION:Have you had any issues with the taste of

the District of Invermere’s tap water this summer?



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Life jackets are life savers

Dear Editor:

Re: “Drowning fatalities in B.C.” on page A7 of the August 5th, 2015 Invermere Valley Echo.

Please please help me make the public aware that there is a huge difference between a PFD (personal fl otation device) and a life jacket. PFDs are not designed to turn a un-conscious person over in the water, they are less bulky to wear and better for swimming, but not for saving lives. I posted a link to your Facebook page from the Red Cross website: www.redcross.ca/training-and-certifi cation/swimming-and-water-safety-tips-and-resourc-es/swimming--boating-and-water-safety-tips/lifejackets-and-pfds. It explains the differ-ence. Help me make people aware of this.

The reason I am saying this is the comment made by Cpl. Grant Simpson. PFDs are not life jackets! They have limited turning power for unconscious people in boating accidents. An actual life jacket has that power to possi-bly save a life. PFDs are great in helping teach people how to swim as they are not bulky

Our boating regulations require a PFD or life jacket. It should only be a life jacket, in my opinion. Maybe that’s a part of the reason fatality rates are getting higher, because life jackets are getting replaced by PFDs.

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Several readers took me to task for last week’s

commentary (see www.invermerevalleyecho.com under BC Opinions for “Sorting out federal elec-tion issues”) on the begin-ning of our long, hot feder-al election campaign.

They pointed out, among other things, that there are substantial cost increases to Elections Canada as well as higher spending limits for the parties. And thanks to generous tax deductions for political donations, taxpayers subsidize all party spending whether they want to or not.

That’s the system as it is today, so rather than rail against it, it seems more useful to ask what we’re get-ting for our forced investment in this exercise.

First, more leader debates. The traditional main event organized by TV networks for Oct. 8 appears to be a bust, with only Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and Green Party leader Elizabeth May expected to attend. Conser-vative leader Stephen Harper declined, prompting NDP leader Thomas Mulcair to say he will only take part in debates that include Harper.

Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair have agreed to a Sept. 17 debate hosted by The Globe and Mail and Google Can-ada. This one is to be focused on the economy, which should force participants to get beyond their talking points and pointing fi ngers.

On Sept. 28, there will be a debate focused on foreign policy hosted by Munk Debates, a charitable founda-tion. Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair have accepted. May

and Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe were not in-vited to either of these.

The national media have decided that the biggest is-sue currently is the trial of suspended senator Mike Duffy, but this has turned out to be a rehash of facts and assertions heard many times over by those who care.

The expense account abuse has pushed the issue of senate reform to the forefront. Harper declared his in-tention to starve the Senate by refusing any more ap-pointments, after most provinces ignored his call to elect their nominees.

Trudeau, having expelled all Liberal senators from the party caucus, has warned that Harper’s plan and Mul-cair’s long-standing position to abolish the Senate are both unworkable, if not unconstitutional. Trudeau has promised changes to the senate appointment process, but no specifi cs so far.

Party policies are being doled out one bit at a time, and the national and local candidate debates may help clarify them. Here are a couple that could use closer scrutiny.

Harper has promised to revive a stimulus program from the 2009 economic crisis, offering a 15 per cent tax credit for home improvements between $1,000 and $5,000. This sounds great if you’re a homeowner, but does nothing for renters, drives up the cost of housing in already overpriced urban markets and encourages more consumer debt.

Trudeau has promised an additional $2.6 billion over four years for First Nations education on reserves, and accelerated spending on school infrastructure.

Mulcair has promised to hold a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.

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Piano Classics to Moderns

Wed. Aug 19, 7 p.m.Christ Church Trinity

250-341-1432

Admission by donationAmusical sampler, Pathetique to Pink

Panther, with lively stories from music history

Arne Sahlén,

Past raves for Arne: infectious brilliance! Outrageously enjoyable. piano teacher 45 years witth many award-

winning students; he will teach piano in Invermere. Contact [email protected] or 250-427-2159 Kimberley.

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Mulcair and Trudeau both pledge to reverse the Conservative moves to eliminate what’s left of door-to-door mail delivery, and to extend the age of eligibility for the Old Age Security pension from 65 to 67.

All of these promises are presented in the most appealing way possible by the parties that promote them, and all involve spending and taxation trade-offs that the parties would prefer not to discuss.

Another possible dividend from a formal campaign stretching more than two months is that more voters will pay attention to the real issues and actually take the time to cast a ballot. If that happens, and the long decline in voter turnout is reversed, it’s a good investment.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Find him on Twitter @tomfletcherbc. Email [email protected].

If you’ve noticed folks sporting waders and meter sticks, shim-mying down the bonny banks of Windermere Creek, you’ve likely

caught a glimpse of CABIN at work.Since 2009, your local Lake Ambassadors have been working with

Living Lakes Canada and Wildsight to collect data on Windermere Creek, as part of the Columbia Basin Water Quality Monitoring Proj-ect.

We are proud to report that this summer, the program co-ordinator and watershed stewardship assistant of Lake Windermere Ambassa-dors received accreditation as Field Technicians for CABIN monitor-ing protocol (see action shot below!).

CABIN (Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network) is an aquatic biomonitoring program maintained by Environment Canada that is used to assess the health of freshwater ecosystems in Canada. The program includes assessments for stream characteristics like substrate, slope, channel and flow velocity. It also includes water chemistry and testing for benthic macroinvertebrate communities.

Benthic (meaning “bottom-living”) macro- (retained by mesh net sizes 200-500 μm) in-vertebrates (no backbone) are essentially aquatic insects and larvae that live at the bottom of the stream for at least a por-tion of their life cycle. They are considered excellent indicators of long-term stream health be-cause they are:

• sedentary (stay in one place)• generally abundant (can be

found across Canada) • live one to three years (re-

flecting impacts to a creek over time)

• diverse (respond to a wide range of stressors)

• a key part of the food web (ecologically important)

Windermere Creek was initially chosen as a test site for this project because it is the largest tributary to Lake Windermere other than the Columbia River. It is also habitat to four native fish species and important spawning grounds for kokanee salmon. There are several upstream influences on the creek that factor in to watershed health dynamics.

For example, water licences (more than 45), logging, mining, golf courses, agriculture and residential de-velopment also have potential to impact water quality and

quantity downstream. In recent years, benthic commu-

nities have been nearly wiped out in Windermere Creek. Transfer of fine sediment from large ero-sion events increases turbidity and leaves minimal space at the bottom of the creek for aquatic insects to live (also directly com-promising spawning habitat for important fish species like kokan-ee salmon). Encouragingly, data collected since 2009 show that once the creek stabilizes, aquatic insects have been able to re-es-tablish fairly successfully.

To learn more about CABIN or to check out their public database, go to ec.gc.ca/rcba-cabin.

We’d like to acknowledge the Columbia Basin Watershed Net-work for providing funding sup-port for our team to attend the CABIN certification course de-livered expertly by Living Lakes, and Columbia Basin Water Qual-ity Monitoring Project Team for their phenomenal partnership.

Fun fact! Did you know that cad-disfly larvae (Trichoptera) build cases to protect themselves out of material from their surround-ings (vegetation, sand, pebbles, shells) bound together with silk?

Beneath The Surface is based on the principle that there is often more to know than what is visible from the “surface” of an issue. If there is something that concerns you about the lake and you want to get to the “bottom of it,” call Lake Windermere Ambassadors program co-ordinator Megan Pelo-so at 250-341-6898 or email [email protected] and inspire the next column!

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Lake Windermere Ambassadors program co-ordinator Megan Peloso (left) and wa-tershed stewardship assistant Ella Swan conduct a kick net test in Kokanee Creek. Photo submitted

Watershed stewardship assistant Ella Swan col-lects data in Windermere Creek. Photo submitted

This mayfly larvae is an example of a benthic macroinvertebrate. Photo submitted


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Canal Flats cadet makes the most of expedition courseSteve HubrecHt

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A Canal Flats teen is having the sum-mer of her life at the Cadets’ Expedition Leadership Course in the Okanagan.

Tyonna Tench is currently part way through the six-week course in Ver-non, which involves activities such as mountain biking, canoeing and multi-ple five-day leadership camping trips into the backcountry.

“It’s a great fitness program. They’re (the cadets) on the move all day ev-ery day. But a large part of the pro-gram is about personal development, and increasing their confidence, often through doing things they might not normally do,” said Vernon Cadet Train-ing Centre unit public affairs represen-tative Wayne Emde. “I’ve been here a long time and I’ve seen cadets develop through coming back to the centre for several summers, from timid 12 years olds to mature 18 year olds with poise and authority. It’s really great to see. And they (the cadets) have a lot of fun on top of it. It’s a great way to spend your summer. A lot of people would

pay good money to come to the Okan-agan and do all this.”

Emde added not only is it fun to watch the cadets mature as individuals, but also it’s interesting to see their physi-cal skills increase by leaps and bounds.

“A surprising number of cadets ar-rive here having never even been on a bike of any sort. So we begin just riding around the main square in the centre and it’s amazing how quickly many of the cadets jump from that to pumping down some of the awesome mountain bike trails in the area,” he said.

Each summer, the Vernon Training Centre hosts more than 1,500 army, navy and air cadets aged 12 to 18 from across Western Canada (although no more than 800 are at the centre at any given time). The younger cadets start with shorter introductory courses, progressing on to three-week courses and finally to the six-week Expedition Leadership Course.

Tyonna was unavailable for comment on her experiences in the course, but the 16 year old has been involved with the cadets for three years, as part of the 1813 Royal Canadian Army Cadet

Corps in Cranbrook and now holds the rank of sergeant. Emde said Tyonna makes the drive to Cranbroook from Canal Flats several times per week because she gets so much out of the pro-gram.

As part of the leadership course, Tyonna is teaching younger cadets a variety of out-door skills, developing her lead-ership and mentoring abilities.

The Vernon Cadet Training Centre, which was built as a base for troops in the 1940s, is part of what makes the cadet

programs popular, according to Emde. “It truly is an ideal spot for a training site,” he said. “All the old buildings have been completely refurbished and the climate here is great, it’s one of the

warmest places in Western Canada.”Kids and teens participating in the

cadet programs — both the home Corps and the leadership programs in Vernon — do so at no cost.

Cadet Tyonna Tench of Canal Flats eases into a curve while mountain biking in Kalamalka Lake Park near Vernon Cadet Training Centre as part of her Expedition Instructor Course. Photo submitted

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“There are concerns with the lack of service of this pro-gram in the Regional District,” said Booth. “We met with the minister on this topic last year, without any results, so we will try again. The minister did acknowledge that there were gaps in the program, so hopefully we will get a sense of how those gaps will be serviced.”

According to Taft, a major stick-ing point is that Multi-Material BC is funding curbside pickup programs

but not yellow-bin programs, which are vital is rural areas such as the East Kootenay.

“Right now there is only one (yellow-bin style) depot in Cranbrook getting funding from MMBC, so technically that depot is providing service to the whole East Kootenay and that is pretty ridiculous,” he said.

The meeting with FLRNO is being requested to ask that money from the sale of foreshore land along Lake Windermere be returned to the area in some appropriate form.

“Recently there have been four referrals to the RDEK for the purchase of the foreshore along Lower Lakeview Road. All of these referrals were to legalize the existing use — these were not for new structures,” said Booth. “Improving public access to the lake is supported in many of our policy documents so it makes sense to ask the min-

ister to use the proceeds from the sale to improve access points along the lake.”

Speaking about the urban deer meeting with FLNRO which the Dis-trict of Invermere will likely attend, Taft added that, in the past, any ur-ban deer-related meetings with FL-NRO have been requested by Cran-brook so he’s happy to see other

municipalities take up the issue (in this case, Oak Bay near Victoria).

“It’s (the meeting) to follow up on work the UBCM has done in the past on the issue, trying to find out about roles and responsibilities on urban deer,” he said. “It’s great to see Oak Bay step up to help.”

The UBCM will be held in Vancouver from September 21st to 25th.

. . . technically that depot (in Cranbrook)

is providing service to the whole East Kootenay and that is pretty ridiculous.

GerrY tAFtMAYOr, DIStrIct OF INverMere


Breanne [email protected]

The beauty of the Columbia Valley is constantly be-ing captured by photographers from the East Koote-nay region and visitors alike.

Golden-based photographer Joseph Carter and Win-dermere-based photographer Morgan Odland recent-ly created the Columbia Valley Photography Club on Facebook to share photography tips and tricks, while creating opportunities for photographers to unite regularly on outings, themes or contests.

“I’ve lived in the valley for 10 years and I’ve always been keen on photography,” said Joe. “I had been meaning to start up a club for a while now, and actu-ally had made up a logo for one a year ago, but I never got around to doing it.”

But when Joe spotted a request for photography lessons on the Invermere Free Classifieds page on Facebook, he responded by expressing an interest in bringing people together promptly.

“I mentioned that it would be great to start a club and enough people replied saying they would love to do it, so I did it,” said Joe. “I did it within five minutes with Morgan. We just met over that message board and she sent me a private message offering to help me, which was good because I actually needed it.”

Joe had been contemplating how to bring shutter-bugs together to talk about their craft while taking adventures for roughly a year, but credits Morgan for making the Columbia Valley Photography page acces-sible to the public.

“I initially set-up the page the wrong way, so she actually walked me through how to make it a public page for a group instead of a fan page,” he said with a chuckle. “Personally, I wanted to start the club to get together with other photographers because as

adventurous as people are in the valley, sometimes it’s hard to get them to come out and shoot the stars

in the middle of the night if they’re not keen on photogra-phy — or go hike to the top of a mountain just for a view, but that’s more why I wanted to start the club. I want to ac-tually get together with like-minded individuals and share our passion.”

Joe added there is no limit to photography opportunities.

“I consider all the way down to Fairmont and all the way over to Canmore, my backyard in a sense,” he said. “Nowhere is close in the valley, so I kind

of consider Invermere my backyard even though it’s an hour and a half away so I’m often down there tak-ing photos.”

However, he has noticed that many people are join-ing the Columbia Valley Photography Club from the Invermere community as a forum to discuss tech-niques and to share imagery.

“We’ll try to have as many get-togethers as we can and contests on the page, or weekly themes,” said Joe, who is working toward becoming a full-

time photographer with a focus on weddings “I just wanted to use it because there are so many pho-tographers in the valley and I thought it would be a great way for us to share the beauty… the more the merrier and I want to stress that the group is for anybody who appreciates photography. You don’t have to be a photographer, you don’t have to think you have any kind of technical ability or necessar-ily even take photos yourself — you just have to appreciate photography.”

To join the public group on Facebook, search for the Columbia Valley Photography Club.

For more information about Joe’s work, visit Jo-sephCarter.ca or JoeWasHere.ca.

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Carter unites Columbia Valley photographers

By having started the Columbia Valley Photography Club, Joseph Carter (pictured below alongside examples of his photography) is capturing new friendships with shutterbugs while sharing tips and tricks through social media. Photos by Joe Carter


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

REMEMBER WHEN?

55 years ago (1960): Basillio Bertucci, a

Mineral King Mine employee, suffered signi� cant injuries after an airblast caused 500 pounds of rock to break off and trap him. Bertucci reached Windermere District Hospital two hours after the accident occured.

45 years ago (1970): West-Coast Shows,

Canada’s largest travelling carnival company, set up at the Fair Grounds at the Cross-roads. Families could partake in a variety of rides, food from

travelling vendors and musi-cal entertainment.

35 years ago (1980): The Ministry of Forests

of� ce in Invermere began a pro-gram to give away tree seed-lings for landscaping and gener-al yard enhancement to anyone in the area who wanted them.

30 years ago (1985): Youngsters from

around the valley gathered in Edgewater for the � rst annual Edgewater Little League Soft-ball Tournament. The tourna-ment, organized by Milt and Vi Wittman, sought to get young ball players involved with the sport at a more com-petitive level.

20 years ago (1995): A local fastball team

placed third at the Canadian Native Fastball Champion-ship in Invermere. The team, comprised of players from the Columbia Lake and Shus-wap bands, clobbered a team from Saskatchewan 5-0 to win the bronze medal.

10 years ago (2005): Radium Hot Springs’

sister village, OnSen Cho, Japan, was host to three stu-dents from the valley. Laurel Tegart, Shauna Tegart and Katelyn Williams arrived in Japan at the end of the rainy season. They studied the Jap-anese language and culture.

2011 — Michael Bursey took to the stage during

the Columbia Valley Chamber Music Festival

with several other talented valley musicians for a day

full of classical tunes.

ECHO FILE PHOTO

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Wilmer Community Park (better known to locals as Selkirk Park) has now become an Electoral Area G park under the Regional District of East Koo-tenay (RDEK).

“It’s always been a natural area and most of the people of Wilmer seem to want to keep it way,” said RDEK Area G director Gerry Wilkie.

The park, which is about four hect-ares (0.03 square kilometres) in size, is bisected by a steep ravine running from the town’s main street to the wet-lands and is heavily wooded.

The lease for the Crown land had ex-pired and the provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations had advised that if the lease were to be renewed, the RDEK would need to submit a formal man-agement plan. In order to fi gure out what to do, the RDEK carried out public consultation with Wilmer residents in the form of a meeting and an online survey, Most residents indi-cated a preference for keeping the park and having the RDEK submit a management plan, but that the management of the newly offi cial park should be kept to a minimum.

“It is quite a modest management plan, mostly encompassing things such as removing danger trees, and that sort of stuff,” said Mr. Wilkie.

RDEK chief administrative offi cer Lee-Ann Crane added that the minor changes to the park would not extend much beyond

the dangerous trees mentioned by Mr. Wilkie and perhaps would include picking up litter, doing some wildfi re prevention and maybe putting in a few signs.

“No major improvements are expected,” she said.“For what happens next, now it all depends on the provin-

cial government, and I’m somewhat confi dent they’ll accept the management plan,” said Mr. Wilkie. “It’s really been a col-laborative effort between the RDEK and the people of Wilmer.”

During the public consultation, it became apparent that Wilmer residents often used the park as a place to walk dogs, birdwatch or as a safe place for kids to play, that few people actually go into the ravine, and that the park functions as a small wildlife corridor.

Wilmer park becomes offi cialGETTING from A5

identify a broad range of issues that are of local im-portance, then compose the fi nal set of questions to be used for the debate in a non-biased, non-partisan form.

Regarding concerns around the format of the forums: if people were al-lowed to line up at micro-phones in order to ques-tion the candidates, the event could be controlled by small, well-organized special interest groups and candidates could “seed” the audience with supporters fi elding “gotcha” questions.

By having questions sub-mitted early, the committee can fact-check the premise of the questions and dis-card those with no basis in reality as well as those that deal with issues that do not fall under a federal mandate.

In the end, all candidates will stand up in public, an-swer questions on a variety of issues and defend their record and their platform, thereby adhering to the te-nets of a free and open dem-ocratic society.

We’ll see you there.

Selkirk Park has become a safe wilderness area for Wilmer residents, who use it for a number of outdoor activities close to home. Photo by Amanda Murray

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH

• 7 p.m.: Eagle Ranch presents Theatre under the Stars featuring The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Free lawn seating with non-perishable food item for local Food Bank. Call 1-877-877-3889 for more information.

• 7 p.m.: Pianist and teacher Arne Sahlen will present Piano Classics to Moderns at Christ Church Trinity. For more details, contact [email protected] or 250-341-1432.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH

• 1 - 4 p.m.: Invermere Library fi nal Summer Reading Club. Drop in to the library for the SRC wrap-up event (there will be cake!)

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Free Live Music at Pot-hole Park every Thursday.• 6:30 p.m.: Texas Hold Em’ Tournament at the Invermere Legion every Thursday. $35 buy in.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Music and Market on Main every Friday until August 28. Music on Main starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Armand F. Vallee exhibition, August 21 - 22.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk from June 19 to September 11 every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

• 6 p.m.: Baked Chicken Dinner at the Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended. Call 250-342-9517 Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Glow Roller Skating. All ages, $5 at Invermere Curling Club.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND

• Invermere MusicFest Waterfront Music Festival at Kinsmen Beach greenspace from August 22 to 23. Cost $40 early bird, $50 general admission, $40 evening only, kids 12 and under free. For more infomation visit invermeremusicfest.com

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Legion Summer market, Saturdays at the Invermere Legion. Crafts, baking, used books, hot dog concession and more.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Invermere Farmers and Artists Market, downtown Invermere.

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Invermere Farmer’s Market at the Agri Park across from Black Forest Restaurant on Highway 93/95.

• 10 a.m.: Radium Public Library’s Teddy Bear Picnic at Legions Field. Children aged 3-5 are invited to search for teddy bears hiding in the trees surrounding the park. Music and refreshments. Visit radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 12 p.m.: 4th annual Free Fairmont Hot Springs Airport Fly In August 22 and 23. Call early to register 250-345-2121 or email [email protected]. Free BBQ for fl iers at 2:30 p.m. Free pancake breakfast Aug 23. Free camping on site, free shuttle to golf course and resort. Discount on golf at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Prizes.

• 6 p.m.: Author Jamie MacVicar is coming to Bishops̀ s Book Cafe in Invermere.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD

• 9 -11 a.m.: Pancake breakfast every Sunday at the Edgewater Legion.

• 2 - 5 p.m.: Glow Roller Skating. All Ages $5 at Invermere Curling Club.

MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Sponge Bob: Sponge Out of Water.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH

• 6:30 - 8 p.m.: Little Badgers Early learning program open house. We have an open door policy for anyone who wishes to visit our centre and discover what we are about. Please call 250-342-6331 for more information or to register your child for the fall.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Free Live Music at Pothole Park every Thursday.

• 6:30 p.m.: Texas Hold Em’ Tournament at the Invermere Legion every Thursday. $35 buy in.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Music and Market on Main every Friday until August 28. Music on Main starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com. for details.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Peoples Choice exhibition until August 28 - 29.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk from June 19 to September 11 every Friday. For more information

visit theartwalk.ca

• 6 p.m.: Steak sandwich dinner at Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended. Call 250-342-9517. Meat draw and 50/50.


SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Legion summer market, Saturdays at the Invermere Legion. Crafts, baking, used books, hot dog concession and more.



SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH

• 9 -11 a.m.: Pancake breakfast every Sunday at the Edgewater Legion.

• 2 - 5 p.m.: Glow Roller Skating. All ages $5 at Invermere Curling Club.

MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST

• 6:30 p.m.: Mondays in August, drop-in Ultimate Frisbee for adults/youth (15+) at Laird Elementary Field. Free of charge & beginners welcome. No equipment required.

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm The Great Outdoors.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Artym Artist Gala Exhibition.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the lake Art Walk from June 19th to September 11th

every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

• 6 p.m.: Pork rib dinner at the Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended. Call 250-342-9517. Meat draw and 50/50.


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH



• 11 - 2 p.m.: Canal Flats Family Pantry Customer Appreciation Day. Free Burgers, smokies and pop with lots of draws and giveaways.

• 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Artym Gallery artist demonstration.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH

• 9 -11 a.m.: Pancake Breakfast every Sunday at the Edgewater Legion.

• 2 - 5 p.m.: Glow Roller Skating. All Ages $5 at Invermere Curling Club.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH

• 12 p.m.: Senior’s Lunch at the Invermere Legion. $5 at the door. RSVP by calling 250-342-9281 ext 1227 or emailing [email protected]

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk from June 19 to September 11 every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH

• Radium Drive in Movie Night.

• 9 p.m.: Mud Sweat and Tears Sept 12 to 13 at Panorama. Visit panoramaresort.com for more details.


HOURS

INVERMERE LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m • Wednesday: 10 a.m - 8 p.m.• Thurs – Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m.

RADIUM LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m.• Wed - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m.• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1p.m.

WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM

• Everyday: 10 p.m. - 4 p.m.

INVERMERE THRIFT STORE• Thurs - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

RADIUM THRIFT STORE

• Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.• Fri - Saturday: 12 - 4 p.m.

SUMMIT YOUTH CENTRE

• Tuesday: 5 - 9 p.m.• Wednesday: 4 - 9 p.m.• Thursday: 5 - 9 p.m.• Fri - Saturday: 6 - 11 p.m.


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Answers to last week

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Surround yourself with friends and loved ones, Cancer. You enjoy spending time with those you love, and time spent that way will make you happier.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, even if you want to pursue personal interests this week, you may not be able to get any time alone. You may need to put aside these tasks and handle what’s in front of you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Minimize any chaos in your life by trying to get into a schedule. Sticking with a routine will make it easier to juggle your responsibilities.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, take some time to review any aspirations you may have pushed aside, especially those pertaining to love. Open your heart instead of turning off feelings.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, you have the opportunity to see yourself more clearly this week. This may help you focus your goals precisely and change your life for the better.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Focus on your fi nances in the coming week, Aries. This is not just something that should last this week, but for the rest of the month to get your affairs in order.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Courage will be your secret weapon this week, Libra. When everyone else is backing out of a diffi cult situation, you will rise to the challenge and show your mettle.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, it is easy to fi nd yourself pulled in different directions. You want to please everyone at the same time, but that’s not always possible. Choose one project.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, step aside and let someone else shine in the coming days. You enjoy the spotlight, but this person can use a little positive energy coming his or her way.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Celebrate your personal successes this week, Aquarius. You deserve any fanfare that you can get. Escape from your responsibilities and share the moment with loved ones.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, enjoy this carefree time when you have little on your plate. Such times may be few and far between, but making the most of them can ensure your happiness.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Use this week to rededicate yourself to diet and exercise, Sagittarius. Don’t be distracted from your fi tness goals, and you will begin to feel better immediately.

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invermerevalleyecho.com A13Wednesday, August 19, 2015 The Valley EchoThe Valley Echo Wednesday, August 19, 2015 www.invermerevalleyecho.com A13

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE

VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

wvsm.ca Bacon, Friends & Faith, 9:30 a.m

(Sept. - June) Worship, Every Sunday: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 - Oct. 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., Invermere250-342-9535

Lead Pastor: Trevor HaganAsso. Pastor: Matt Moore

lakewindermerealliance.orgAugust 23rd 10:30 a.m.

Combined Beach Service with Valley Christian

Assembly. Guest speakers from

Wycliffe Bible Translators will share their testimonies

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.

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Advertising SalesThe Golden Star has an opening for an

advertising sales person for our weekly publication.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to explore life in a growing mountain community while

gaining experience in a career in sales, this is the position for you. We are looking for a team

player who isn’t afraid to take initiative. You will be organized, self-motivated, outgoing, and work well

with the public.

This position is perfectly suited for someone who loves to work in a fast-paced environment, and can work well both independently and as part of the team. We prefer an experienced hand, but are willing to train the right candidate.

Preference will be given to candidates with recent and relevant experience.

Resumes with cover letter and references should be forwarded to:Michele LaPointe, PublisherThe Golden StarBox 149, 413A 9th Ave. N. Golden, B.C. V0A 1H0 e-mail: [email protected]

Black Press is Canada’s largest independent newspaper group with over 100 community, daily and urban papers located in

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Stevenson, Vivian JoyAugust 28th, 1924 – July 28th, 2015

Vivian was born August 8th, 1924 in Enchant, Alberta, and passed away on July 28th, 2015 in Invermere B.C., at the age of 90.

She spent much time volunteering in the community with the Lions, Hospital Aid, United Church Womens Society and the Brisco Recreation Society.

She is survived by her daughter Jeannette Lautrup (George), sons Dallas (Joy), Dennis (Cindy), 13 grand children and 15 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Bill Stevenson, son Ron Stevenson, grandsons Kyle and Michael Stevenson.

Service to take place on August 30, 2015. There will be a private Family interment prior to the memorial. Donations can be made to the Cancer Society.

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No education requiredOne to two years

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Food Counter AttendantPermanent, Shift

No education or experience required.All shifts available – nights/overnights/

early mornings/weekends$11.50/hour + medical/ dental/group benefits.

Apply in person or via email ([email protected]) for both positions.

HOUSE PARENTS for chil-dren’s residence. Looking to contract a couple to support children in a live-in home set-ting. Go to www.inclusionpr.ca - careers for more information.

Help Wanted

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InformationCANADA 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.

Lost & FoundLost: At Horsethief Hideout rally, a gold wedding ring with tiny diamonds and a blue sap-phire in the centre. Please call 250-342-9299 if found.

Lost: Blue down (Recreation Co-op) sleeping bag in a red bag. Name Hahn on tag, lost

on Hwy 93/95 between Invermere and Cranbrook. Please call 250-342-9233.

Missing from Redstreak Campground on Aug 3rd a black/brown neutered male tabby named Smokey. He is 5 yrs and 8 kg, he has white paws, white chest & a white triangle on his nose. If spotted please call 403-990-1416 or [email protected]

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Children

Daycare Centers

Sonshine Children’s Centre is looking for a

permanent part-time Early Childhood Educator to join

our team starting September 1, 2015. Please forward your

resume to [email protected]

Employment

Business Opportunities

HIP OR knee replacement? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dress-ing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For As-sistance: 1-844-453-5372.

Employment

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Career Opportunities

MARINE ENGINEERING and Deck Offi cers required for civil-ian positions with the Depart-ment of National Defence Ca-nadian Forces Auxiliary Fleet in Victoria and Nanoose Bay BC. Online applications only through the Government of Canada website jobs.gc.ca. Applicants must meet all es-sential qualifi cations. Engineer Reference# DND15J-009781-000048, Selection Process# 15 -DND-EA-ESQ-394701 , Link https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=820743. Deck Offi cer Refer-ence# DND15J-013566-000006, Selection Process# 15 -DND-EA-ESQ-394258 , Link https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=817589&toggleLan guage=en. Possibili-tés d’emploi Mécaniciens de marine et offi ciers de pont re-quis pour des postes civils à la fl otte auxiliaire des Forces canadiennes du ministère de la Défense nationale à Victoria et à Nanoose Bay en Colom-bie-Britannique. Postuler en ligne seulement par le site em-plois.gc.ca du gouvernement du Canada. Les candidats doi-vent posséder toutes les qualifi cations essentielles. Mé-canicien

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Home Care/SupportRN, LPN and HCA position in Prince George, Kelowna, Fort St. John, Terrace. On-call, casual posi-tion with full-time hours currently avail. in Pr. George for HCAs. Send resume to [email protected], F: 250-717-7538.

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“He was making it very obvious to kids and anyone else around,” Shehovac said. “It is up to Canal Flats to press charges.”

A gift from the governmentCouncil voted on a motion to accept an $85,000 grant, which was recently an-

nounced by Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks as part of the Canada 150 Infra-structure Program.

“We got a phone call from our MP saying he would bring us a present,” Marcil said, adding the grant would go towards upgrades to Tilley Memorial Park.

In addition, Columbia Basin Trust has offered the village $50,000 to further fund the upgrades, leaving council with only $50,000 worth of tax dollars to pay. Chief administrative offi ce Brian Woodward said he is in the process of looking for more grants to further subsidize the project.

“Who is going to put forward the timeline for what, where and when?” Council-lor Marie Delorme asked. “There are a lot of details to fi gure out.”

Woodward explained the project would have to be fi nished by March 2018. In addition, he agreed with Delorme’s suggestion that there should be a commit-tee of the whole meeting to discuss precise plans for park’s upgrades. Upgrades could involve washrooms, docks, parking and play facilities, among other ele-ments of the park.

Council unanimously agreed to accept the funding.

So clean you can taste it Residents in the Eagle’s Nest area will soon have their water cut off for ten days

so the new merged water supply can be disinfected.“After the Labour Day long weekend, notices will go out to Eagle’s Nest and

we will start the fi nal touches,” Marcil said. “We will supply water for things like drinking and showering.”

In response to a question from Delorme asking if ten days was the extreme, or if it could take a shorter amount of time, Marcil say the full period of time would be necessary to have chemical tests sent between Canal Flats and Calgary.

It will cost how much?Council voted on a motion to reject the application from NAPP Enterprises Ltd.

to demolish the curling rink. The company proposed a $42,430 fee to do the work, which would be far more expensive than the village was looking for when it put out advertisements in July.

“I consulted with my husband because we took down a building in the past and we both agreed this contract is excessive,” Delorme said.

The village received three inquiries from the ad and only one formal proposal. Council unanimously voted to reject the proposal, leaving two options for the proj-ect: re-advertise or do it themselves. Council will explore the options at a later date.


Public comments invited on Water Sustainability ActSTEVE HUBRECHT

[email protected]

B.C.’s new Water Sustainability Act is inching closer to reality, with public consultation on it now underway.

The Water Sustainability Act (Bill 18), when it comes into force in 2016, will replace the old Water Act which dates back to 1909.

According to local Lake Windermere Ambassadors program co-ordinator Megan Peloso, Bill 18 is an im-portant and much-needed piece of legislation.

“B.C. is quite different than it was a century ago when the former Water Act was established,” said Ms. Peloso. “It may come as a surprise to some that B.C. is tailing far behind other Canadian prov-inces in terms of setting the standard for water management legislation. Although public surveys show the majority of B.C. residents describe wa-ter resources as the province’s most important as-set, we are also Canada’s biggest water users.”

Ms. Peloso said people don’t need to look far to see the impact of a changing climate on water qual-ity and availability, pointing to record-breaking low snowpacks, receding glaciers, and to how much of the province is currently experiencing reduced water fl ow and drought conditions.

“Water restrictions may help resolve the issue now, but stronger regulations are going to be essential to protect freshwater in the long-term,” she said. “The

new act introduces some important changes to water management, including groundwater regulations, es-tablishing critical environmental fl ows and sensitive stream protection, and allowing for local, area-based sustainable watershed planning with emphasis on public input.”

In particular, Ms. Peloso was encouraged by how the new Act will initiate new water pricing to refl ect the “real value” or “full cost” of providing water ser-vices sustainably into the future.

“Some of the most immediate and signifi cant

changes provincially have been the introduction of regulations and pricing for groundwater. Under the previous Water Act, free and unregulated withdrawal of groundwater was permitted without licensing or reporting,” she said.

She was also heartened by the stronger role lo-cal voices will play in water management under the new act.

“It will enable local governments and community-based organizations (such as the Lake Windermere

Ambassadors) to contribute to decision-making in our Columbia Valley homewaters, based on sound sci-ence and priorities or challenges specifi c to our area,” said Ms. Peloso. “In terms of the new Act, strong local knowledge and public interest in watershed issues are key ingredients that will determine the future of water-shed planning in the Upper Columbia Basin.”

Although Ms. Peloso said the new Act introduces some exciting new prospects for B.C. water and is certainly a step in the right direction, she cautioned there may still some be some kinks to work out and

tools to be created in order to manage B.C. water as wisely as possible.

She encourages citizens to get involved and work together to advocate for the changes they feel are important to protect their watershed.

As part of the government’s phased approach to consultation on the new Water Sustainability Act (WSA), four papers outlining some of the Act’s

proposed new policies are now available online for public comment. The proposed policies outlined in the papers address groundwater licensing, ground-water protection, dam safety, and compliance and enforcement. Water pricing is not the focus of these papers, but will be reviewed in a separate process.

The deadline for public comments on these four pa-pers is September 8th, 2015.

To see and comment on the papers, check out engage.gov.bc.ca/watersustainabilityact.

BC EWSN

Water restrictions may help resolve issues now, but stronger regulations are

going to be essential to protect freshwater in the long-term.

MEGAN PELOSOPROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR, LAKE WINDERMERE AMBASSADORS

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