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PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHOMaria in the Shower's Martin Reisle delivers his high energy vocals to the sun-kissed crowd at the fi rst annual Steamboat Mountain Music Festival that took place in Edgewater on Saturday (July 7). Held in conjunction with Edgewater's 100th anniversary celebrations, the inau-gural outdoor concert was a resounding success and organizers are already anticipating an even bigger turnout for next year.

Mountain musicAggressive deer cases dog-related

While the rains have stopped for the time being, the aftermath of some of the highest water levels in recent memory are still being felt across the re-gion. Most notably, at Shadybrook Resort in Win-dermere, crews are still fi ghting to lower the level of Windermere Creek, as owner Mike DuBois

A Calgary resident who has had several run-ins with aggressive deer on her lakefront property in Invermere over the last few weeks says she’s afraid for her life, and while local offi cials specu-late her small dogs may be the cause of the prob-lem, no immediate solutions are forthcoming.

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says the water has been rising almost as quickly as they can excavate gravel from the bed of the creek.

“After eight hours of digging, the water dropped 16 inches, but overnight it fi lled up with eight inches of gravel,” DuBois said on Friday (July 6).

After a state of emergency was declared for the resort by the province late Saturday (June 30) evening, DuBois immediately began to ex-cavate gravel using his own equipment. He managed to return about 90 per cent of the Windermere Creek fl ow back to its original channel, but without outside help was fi ghting a losing battle.

“In the following days, no matter how much I dug, I couldn’t keep up with the de-bris fl ow,” DuBois said.

Larger equipment and con-tractors — paid for with the help of provincial emergency funds — arrived on Tuesday (July 3), however the province is only allocating funds to ex-cavate the creek and nothing to help with the cleanup at Shadybrook. At press dead-line, those funds had been used up and DuBois said meetings were underway to determine whether further funds should be allocated. He has not heard any form of res-olution regarding fi xing the source of the problem further upstream.

“Just with this year’s work, the province has probably spent $300,000 [in emergency funds] and the permanent so-lution upstream would be a $2,000 fi x,” DuBois said.

Studying the problem further to avoid future damages could raise the total cost of any solu-tion to $25,000, he said.

Without a permanent solu-tion to restore the creek to its original channel upstream — thereby reducing the gravel intake — it’s likely the creek will continuously overfl ow its boundaries until water levels

drop signifi cantly. “Th ere’s no end in sight, but

if the water levels drop then [the creek] won’t have the ability to transport [gravel] down as fast,” DuBois said. “It’ll keep coming all summer, just to a little lesser extent.”

Th e Regional District of East Kootenay, which administers the provincial emergency funds, could not be reached for comment, but released the following in a July 4 release: “We have been working with the Province to get the ap-provals to do the work within the creek channel and have been given the green light for two days of equipment time,” emergency operations centre director Brian Funke said in the release. “Th e work will fo-cus on removing the buildup of sediment and gravel in the lower portion of the stream bed, with the hopes of return-ing the creek back to its chan-nel. We have been working with the property owners and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera-tions and are pleased to see the work approved and mov-ing forward.”

Elsewhere in the region, in Kootenay National Park, park workers are attempting to sal-vage a number of damaged bridges after high water levels caused massive damage.

“We’re still living with the

aftermath of this once-in-a-generation event,” said Parks Canada communications of-fi cer Omar McDadi.

Much of the damage is fo-cused in the northern end of the park and McDadi said the southern portion of the park near Radium Hot Springs is still in fair to good condition. Water levels have receded to some degree and Parks workers are assessing which bridges can potentially be salvaged.

“It’s a big job, so we’re pri-oritizing our work,” explained McDadi. “We’re making every reasonable eff ort possible to salvage some bridges.”

Two of the most badly af-fected trails are Paint Pots and the Rock Wall trail, but McDadi said eff orts are being made to open up additional access points and alternate routes of travel to these ar-eas. Although badly damaged trails are marked with the ap-propriate signage, McDadi said the best way to check trail conditions is to visit the Kootenay National Park web-site at www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/kootenay and click on the Trail Conditions Report sec-tion of the website.

“Th ere are still a lot of visitor opportunities,” McDadi said. “Th ere’s still a lot of things for people to do as we head into this busy part of the year.”

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Bridges being salvaged in park

PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHOA large quantity of gravel has already been excavated from the creek bed, however more gravel from further upstream continues to settle at the bot-tom of Windermere Creek.

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Barn dance benefi ts the Family Resource Centre

Th e Invermere Family Resource Cen-tre is the surprised recipient of a large sum of money thanks to none other than Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans. Th e award-winning Canadian country band was contracted to provide live music by K2 Ranch owners Bob and Barb Shaunessy over the May long weekend for Barb’s 60th birthday bash — a boot-stomping barn dance with over 300 people danc-ing up a storm in the restored 90-year-old barn on the ranch. Th e event raised over $10,000 in donations for the Family Re-source Centre and an additional $8,000 or so for the Boys & Girls Club of Calgary.

“We encouraged everyone to make a donation as their entrance fee, otherwise it was free,” said Bob Shaunessy, “and we were successful in raising $10,700 for the Invermere Family Resource Centre and we’re quite proud to be able to do that.”

Prior to throwing the party, the Shau-nessys contemplated splitting the total amount raised through entrance fees be-tween the two charitable causes, but then decided to let each guest make up their own mind as to where they wanted their

money to go. In the end, both organiza-tions received almost the same amount, said Bob.

Family Resource Centre executive direc-tor Pat Cope said the funds will be used to support the women’s shelter which pro-vides support services, including shelter and food, to women who are fl eeing do-mestic violence.

“When Barb called to discuss the possi-

bility of the family resource centre receiv-ing these funds, I was pleasantly surprised that they chose our agency to support,” said Cope, “and after the event when Barb called with the amount that was raised, I was at a loss for words.”

“It was just amazing that they’ve gener-ated that much money in an evening.”

Th e Shaunessys — who are partners in Tinhorn Creek Vineyards as well as be-

ing involved in the oil and gas business — are well-known in the valley for their generosity and community involvement. In last year’s Tour of the Arts, they off ered the restored barn as a venue for one of the tour’s sites, which had a historical theme. Great benefactors of the Columbia Valley Arts Council as well as many other valley events, they’ve even played host to the epic multi-day mountain bike stage race, the TransRockies, which saw hundreds of tents set up around their property for one of the overnight stops.

“I think the Shaunessys are very commu-nity-minded people who, through their generosity, make a diff erence in the lives of many people in our valley,” Cope said, adding that the substantial donation is a reminder of the generosity and care that valley residents and visitors have for each other when it comes to helping those that need a hand up.

Bob said the band was set to play for 90 minutes, but ended up playing for four and a half hours, quitting only when Corb Lund announced he didn’t have any more songs left.

“It was one of the most amazing par-ties we’ve hosted,” he said. “At the end of the night, [our guests] all said they should have paid twice as much money.”

Columbia Valley Community Foundation unveils new logo

With some new methods and a new logo courtesy of an art student at David Th omp-son Secondary School, the Columbia Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) is look-ing to raise their profi le in the Columbia Valley.

“Th e biggest reason we’ve decided to spend $500 on advertising ourselves is because people don’t know who we are or what we do,” said CVCF vice-chair Dr. Don Miller from the organization’s booth outside Valley Foods on Saturday (July 7).

Th e CVCF has been active since 2000, when a small group of Columbia Valley residents took it upon them-selves to form a local community foundation.

For those unaware of what a community foundation actually does, the principal roles these foundations take on are to cultivate and grow legacy funds for the com-munities in question, and then to share these funds

through grants to support a wide range of community initiatives. Th ese foundations, which are non-profi t, typically run on a large pool of funding that comes from a variety of sources, from private donors to larger orga-nizations like the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT).

In the case of the CVCF, they estimate they give out

roughly $20,000 a year to a variety of local organizations, including groups like the Columbia Valley Food Bank, Pynelogs, the Columbia Valley Arts Council, ICAN, and the Invermere Hospital Auxiliary.

“[Applications] have to meet certain criteria,” said CVCF co-chair Janice McGregor. “It has to be for the good of the community, not just for one person or one little organization... it has to be something that betters the entire community.”

However, one of the issues the CVCF currently faces is a lack of exposure and publicity. Not very many people know what role the foundation plays in the community and the number of applications each cycle has slowly waned as a result.

“It’s actually come to the point where we get very few applications because people really don’t know who we are,” Miller said.

In deciding to update its logo, the CVCF held a contest and off ered $200 to the DTSS student who could design a winner, which was won by Christopher Hynes.


PHOTO BY NICOLE TRIGG/THE ECHOK2 ranch owners Bob and Barb Shaunessy (left) present the $10,690 they raised to Family Resource Centre executive director Pat Cope and Family Resource Centre board chair Karl Conway on July 3.


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SUBMITTED PHOTODTSS student Christopher Hynes receives $200 from CVCF co-chair Janice McGregor for designing the foundation's new logo.


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Currently, the CVCF has a re-serve of about $800,000, which they also expect to double with-in the next year. Th e catch with those funds is that they sit in per-petuity, and cannot be spent. Th e funding for grants comes from the interest that money accrues, and also from a certain amount

of fl ow-through dollars that are sometimes contributed from or-ganizations like the CBT.

“I think of ourselves as a con-duit, we take in money and then we push it out,” Miller said. “We’re trying to make it known that we’re giving away as much as we take.”

Applications are made twice yearly and, since 2001, the CVCF has given away over $250,000.

However, the CVCF is more than prepared to handle more appli-cations, as practically every ap-plicant from the last cycle was successful in receiving funding. Th e CVCF is also looking to po-tentially fund some form of ma-jor project, as they feel such an action would raise their profi le and in turn increase the num-ber of applicants and donors.

“(Our goal) is to support the lo-

cal community and make it a bet-ter place to live,” Miller said. “...to help those in need of assistance and better the lifestyle of the val-ley and the whole community.”

CVCF board members act on a completely volunteer basis and the current chairperson is long-time member Seona Helmer. For more information or for applica-tion forms, visit their website at www.valleyfoundation.ca.

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Th e Columbia Valley detachment responded to 59 calls over the July long weekend.

June 29Th e Columbia Valley detachment received a com-

plaint of theft of a Bombard infl atable boat stolen from the bank of Lake Windermere off Baltic Road.

Also on June 29, a 32-year-old male from Fernie was causing a disturbance and mischief when he in-terfered with a local business, throwing a chair onto the street. When located by the police, the male con-tinued to walk away from the police. He was arrested and continued to attempt to walk away. Th e male was charged with assaulting a police offi cer and will appear in court on September 10.

June 30Th e Columbia Valley detachment received a report

of a single vehicle accident in Kootenay National Park near Vermilion Crossing, in which a 2003 Chevrolet collided with a deer. No injuries to the occupants of the vehicle.

At 6:30 a.m., the detachment received a complaint of a newspaper box struck and sent down an em-bankment on Westside Road near Rushmere Road.

Th e detachment also received a complaint of a single vehicle accident near Sinclair Pass in Koote-nay National Park. A Cavalier driven by a 21-year-old male from Calgary was southbound and went left off the road, hitting a concrete barrier in heavy rain.

July 1At 12:45 a.m., Columbia Valley detachment mem-

bers received a complaint of an intoxicated male in the downtown area. A 32-year-old male from Winni-peg was located and given the option of cells or lo-cating a friend. A friend was located.

At 9 a.m., the detachment received a complaint of a single vehicle accident involving a 2008 Nissan and a deer that ran onto Highway 93/95 near Kootenay #3 Road. Th e 25-year-old female driver received minor injuries to her hand; however she was able to drive herself to the hospital.

Also on July 1, the detachment received a report of theft of an iPad from a 2009 Lincoln that was parked at the lodge at Fairmont Hot Springs. Columbia Val-ley detachment members also responded to Red-streak campground in Radium to assist the park war-dens in evicting a number of campers. Th e campers were charged by the wardens for unnecessary noise. Th e remaining campers enjoyed the eviction.

July 3At 11 a.m., as a result of an ongoing investigation

of ongoing drug traffi cking activities, a 22-year-old male from Radium was charged with possession of a controlled substance when a large quantity of co-caine was seized. Th e male will be appearing in In-vermere Provincial Court on September 10.

Columbia Valley Detachment Champions:We came in second versus the David Th ompson

Secondary School fl oor hockey champions, but when

it comes to boat building and racing, we are champi-ons. Having hosted this event for four years, the de-tachment fi nally took the championship trophy. Even though Cpl. Grant Simpson, Cst. Christopher Ralph and Cst. Andrew Michaud refused to take much di-rection from me during the build, they came up with a fi ne boat with very little thought or planning. My con-tribution to this win was to forfeit my seat and give it to Cst. Michaud. More horsepower.

I was a proud commander to watch them run away with the race while Fire Chief Dave Dixon, Radium Fire Department and Fire Chief Jim Miller must hang their heads in disgrace. Halfway in the race, the Radium Fire Department sunk, but with true determination swam it to the fi nish line. I had some concern while watching Rainbow Cleaners build and prepare their boat. Built with stealth and speed in mind; however, too narrow was its downfall. Th e Windermere Fire Department gave it a good shot near the end to catch up to the RCMP boat. Th e Rubber Duckies walked away with two awards — best-dressed and they built their boat for the least amount of money ($67 out of a $100 budget each team is allowed). Th e detachment to secure the win spent $99.99. Our thanks to Home Hardware for donat-ing the material. Our thanks also for Invermere Rotary for helping out and to Cst. Dustin Burch for spearhead-ing this event. Also, to all those that participated in the build and race, thanks for making this a success.

You all have your work cut out in order to win the trophy as we are going dynasty.

July long weekend keeps valley RCMP activeColumbia Valley Police Files — Staff Sgt. Marko Shehovac

On a personal note...

Dear Editor:I am writing to express my dis-

pleasure at the B.C. impoundment laws and the Invermere police de-partment. I was driving home with my family from a lovely weekend at Copper Point Resort when I stupidly decided to pass (in a passing lane) three campers that I was stuck be-hind. Unfortunately, I was caught traveling at 125 kilometres per hour in an 80 km/h zone. I was wrong and didn’t argue for a second, but then I was walloped by some B.C. real-ity — mandatory impoundment of my vehicle for seven days. Worst of all, I was with my two girls and preg-nant wife. Th e police offi cer gave us no guidance except to call a tow truck. As it was a Monday of a long weekend, there were no rental cars available for three days. Th e night bus takes nine hours to get from In-vermere to Calgary, and the express was only leaving the next morning. All my friends and family were away because it was the long weekend. So the only option was to call a taxi and take a $645 taxi ride to Calgary.

Look, I know I broke the law, but there is no humanity in leaving a young family with a pregnant wife in isolation in your fair town. Th e

police offi cer (Constable Hennig) seemed to take pleasure in this man-datory purgatory that he was putting me into. He told me how ashamed I should feel for putting my family’s life in danger by speeding. He has a point, but is stranding us 300 km away from home with no help any better? Mandatory impoundment laws work in major cities with re-sources that can get you home. But in small-town B.C. and rural roads, this is total hell. I’ll be in Inveremere again Tuesday to pick up my vehicle but you won’t see me back.

Tony GiantomasoCalgary

Dear Editor:A Deer Solutions Group was started

a few months ago as a subsidiary of IDPS (the Invermere Deer Protec-tion Society) to develop a progressive non-lethal human/deer confl ict res-olution strategy. We are trying des-perately to research and fi nd the best solutions to keep our deer and com-munity safe without an annual cull.

Many people believe bolting free range deer is at best diffi cult to carry out humanely and at worst is brutal-ly cruel. Th e bolt gun was designed to be used by the farming industry, not to kill wild animals.

Towns that have culled have had to continue to cull because of the “Re-bound Eff ect.” Th e reproductive re-bound eff ect is a well-documented population dynamic involving deer and other mammals. With a sud-den drop in herd numbers, younger fawns will breed and females will give birth to twins and triplets in-stead of single fawns. Helena, Mon-tana is the perfect example of how deer culls are not working. Th ey have been culling annually for years, yet still have a deer problem.

Money spent for culling could be used more wisely. Th ere are numer-ous non-lethal alternatives that are available to help resolve human/deer confl icts such as no-feeding deer by-laws, fencing, hazing, deer- resistant gardens, contraceptives and ensuring eco-passages and con-nective natural areas.

An annual cull also does not deal with human/deer confl ict. Hazing with dogs and even sometimes people has been proven to be very safe and eff ective in Banff , Canmore and Wa-terton, as well as in many other areas. Th e deer are gently pressured by spe-cially trained dogs and gingerly pick their way out of town. Th e folks re-sponsible for hazing have experienced


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Something on your mind?

Oh deer, what to do?

Th e decision to split this week's deer story into two parts and carry it over to next week's edition of Th e Valley Echo was a diffi cult one, for fear that too much attention will be focused on the prob-lem and not enough on the solutions.

Clearly, this week's half of the story is devoted to the problem — a part-time Invermere resident is terrifi ed because of aggressive deer on her prop-erty. Her dogs are most likely the trigger for their behaviour but no one has told her this. A conser-vation offi cer faults her for not reporting the inci-dents soon enough. Meanwhile, the "to cull or not to cull the deer" debate in the District of Invermere has not abated one bit.

Next week, if they follow the story, readers will learn what solutions the Invermere Deer Protection Society (IDPS) is working on for local deer control as well as where the District of Invermere stands given the new research and information available.

But it is important to convey that deer aggression does in fact happen, and that it's something to be wary of during the summer months when fawns are just weeks old and the does will aggressively attack anything they consider a threat to their young ones. And drawing attention to one wom-an's experiences hopefully will help do that.

As DOI mayor Gerry Taft points out in next week's half of the story, part of the populace simply does not believe deer can be aggressive and generally the people who believe it's possible are those who have seen or experienced it fi rsthand. When con-veying the woman's experiences to IDPS president Devin Kazakoff for comment, his response was exactly this: "Personally I’ve never been threat-ened by a deer, ever," he said. "When I hear these stories I feel they’re quite exaggerated."

What stood out during the interviews is that all parties involved sympathize with the plight of the deer. Th ese are not animals born in the wild that have grown accustomed to humans. No, these are generation after generation of deer born and bred in a human environment. Accepting that these animals are unpredictable and sometimes dangerous doesn't mean a green light for deer culling, but could help identify some realistic so-lutions, and so could accepting responsibility for the deer's predicament in the fi rst place.

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Th e politics of geographyRamble On — Marilyn Berry, Publisher

Well, I’m going to make a bit of a political ramble this week. Th e new Kootenay Columbia riding is proposed to be expanded to include various parts of the West Kootenay. I have to say I’m not surprised because the last time I saw David Wilks, we spoke about this pros-pect and I’m happy to say the expansion wasn’t quite as wide geographically as we feared at that time. To say that this is a tough riding to cover physically is a gross understatement.

We’re all aware that it’s diffi cult to cover rural areas and encompass minimum population requirements in an effi cient manner. How-ever, I really must question the sensibility of dividing Fruitvale and Montrose from Trail. Th e buzz in the

Kootenay Boundary for years has been on how to create a greater Trail area with even some talk of amal-gamation. Th e communities of Fruitvale, Montrose, Trail, Warfi eld and Rossland are now each incorporated and have councils to make deci-sions on their unique situ-ations. Th ey co-operate on common ground situations in many ways, one of them being participation— along with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary — on the Lower Columbia Com-munity Development Team.

I’m a former member of that team and and curious as to whether adding another Member of Parliament to the mix may or may not be an eff ective method to getting things done. I suppose a lot could be said for variety es-

pecially as the history of the two ridings is very polarized with the NDP traditionally holding the British Columbia Southern Interior riding and a Conservative stronghold in the Kootenay Columbia. Th e group would possibly have the ear of at least one mem-ber of the government.

Travel within the riding isn’t getting any easier as another pass is now likely involved in ground transportation to get from one end to the other. A quick Google search says it’s an 802 kilometre trip from Montrose to Nakusp via Cran-brook and Revelstoke.

Th is doesn’t take into ac-count a detour to the Elk Val-ley in order to take in Fernie, Sparwood, Elkford and area. Spending time in the riding doesn’t sound like a walk in the park now does it?

JULY 913•Vacation Bible School "Sky", Lake Windermere Alliance Church, 9 a.m - 12 p.m. 250-342-9535 for info and to reg-ister.

THURS JULY 12•Invermere Public Library presents Nor-den the Magician, 10:00 a.m.

FRI JULY 13•Music on Main presents John C. & Swanee, 7 -9 p.m. Radium Hot Springs

SAT JULY 14• BIG Book Sale, In-vermere Community Hall, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.•Hoodstock, Coy's Golf Course Driving Range, food, music and beverages. www.hoodstock.info•Music on Main presents Th e Koo-tenay Legends, 7 -9 p.m. Radium Hot Springs

SUN JULY 15•Suze Casey free demonstration at All Th ings Beautiful, 1 - 3 p.m.•Sounds of Sum-mer Variety Concert, Windermere Com-munity Hall, 2:30 p.m. Ticket info 250-341-3383.

TUES JULY 17•"Innovation: A fresh look at art" opens at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, 7 p.m. Show runs until July 29.

JULY 18 & 19•Pynestock Concert,

Pynelogs Cultural Centre, 7:30 p.m., $12.

FRI JULY 20•Bullriding in the Rockies and cowboy dinner, 5 p.m.

SAT JULY 21•Valley Appreciation Day, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.•Lake Windermere Regatta, 1 - 5 p.m.

EVERY SUNDAY•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.•Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, 1:30 p.m., Hall.

EVERY MONDAY•Gentle drop-in carpet bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Centre.•Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uniform). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509.•Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m., Invermere Seniors’ Hall, $2/person. Visitors wel-come.•EK Brain Injury Support Group, 1-3 p.m., Family Re-source Centre. Info: 250-344-5674.

1st & 3rd TUESDAY•OPT clinic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Inv. Health Unit, 850-10th Ave. Confi dential service: low-cost birth con-trol, and STI testing.

1st TUESDAY•Invermere Camera Club 7 p.m. Tanya, [email protected].

EVERY TUESDAY•Yoga THRIVE- Yoga for Cancer Survivors. Hot springs studio, Fairmont Village Mall. For info Jan Klimek 250-342-1195.

EVERY THURSDAY•Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uniform). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509.•Children's Air Rifl e Program, with the LWDRGC, Inv. Com-munity Hall, 7 - 8:30 p.m., free of charge, ages 6-15. Learn safety, marksman-ship, equipment provided.

1st WEDNESDAY•1st Wednesday of every month. Scrabble Night at Invermere Public Library. 6 - 8 p.m. Bring your boards! Call 250-342-6416.

EVERY FRIDAY•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.•Preschool Story Time at the In-vermere Public Li-brary, 10:30 a.m. For info visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.

EVERY SATURDAY•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.

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

Good Luck!Good Luck!Follow the results at www.bcgames.org

Athletes, Coaches, and Offi cials from the Kootenays (Zone 1) will be at the Surrey 2012 BC Summer Games July 19-22

Lion's share

SUBMITTED PHOTO BY BRENDA CALLAGHANThe annual Fairmont and District Lions' Club garage sale at Real Storage in Windermere went off without a hitch on Saturday (July 7). Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to fund worthy causes decided on by the club.


Main Office19 - 24th Ave S., Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8Phone: 250-489-2791 or 1-888-478-7335 Fax: 250-489-3498

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Phone: 250-342-0063Fax: 250-342-0064

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Open HouseLWMP Implementation

BYLAW 2376Bylaw Amendment

Columere Park Developments Ltd.The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Columere Park Developments Ltd. to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the amendment will change the zoning designation of the surface of the water to facilitate a proposed swimming area and day-use dock. The subject area is located on Columbia Lake and is shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2376 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 271, 2012 (Columbia Lake / Columere Park Developments Ltd.)” will amend the zoning designation of 0.38 ha of lake surface from WR-1, Water Resource Zone to WR-2, Water Resource Community Zone.

A public hearing will be held at: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort (Birch Room)

5225 Fairmont Resort Road Fairmont Hot Springs, BC Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 4:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G and the Village of Canal Flats.

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

inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; orpresent written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.

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

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

BYLAW 2369Upper Columbia Valley

Secondary Suites The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is

considering an amendment to the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw to

allow secondary suites within single family dwellings and within detached

garages in all residential zones excluding the following areas: land within

the boundary of the Lake Windermere OCP; land within the boundary of the

Fairmont Hot Springs Area OCP and the original single family subdivision at

Panorama Mountain Village.

The Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw contains 14 residential zones

that are being considered for inclusion of secondary suites. This proposed

amendment will not affect parcels in Fairmont and Panorama that are cur-

rently zoned to permit secondary suites.

Bylaw No. 2369 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay - Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900 – Amendment Bylaw No. 269, 2012 (Auxiliary Dwelling Units / RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at: Edgewater Community Hall 4818 Selkirk Avenue Edgewater, BC Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 7:00 pm

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

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

inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; orpresent 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 Michele Bates, Planner, at 250-489-2791, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email [email protected].

The initial draft of new surface water zoning regulations and a Shoreline Development Permit Area for a portion of the shoreline under RDEK

jurisdiction have now been completed.

Come learn about the new regulations. This is your opportunity to review the draft documents and tell us where you think we got it right and

where we could make changes. The draft regulations will be presented at:

Windermere Community Hall

4726 North Street, Windermere BC

Saturday, July 14, 2012

11:00 am to 2:00 pm

A presentation and Q&A period will start at noon.

The information and format of the meeting will be the same as the meeting held on June 20th. The draft regulations and a comment form

are available on the RDEK website at www.rdek.bc.ca. Copies will also be available at the open house. For further information, please contact

Karen MacLeod, Planner, at 250-489-0313, toll free at 1-888-478-7335 or email [email protected].

Can’t make it to the meeting? A webinar is available on the RDEK website.

Contact the RDEK for more information.

no accidents, injuries or damage to property… despite conducting hundreds of hazing events involving large numbers of deer and elk in busy tourist areas. Hazing or displacing the deer from the townsite during fawning deals directly with issues of habituation, and has many other lasting benefi ts such as increasing wariness of deer towards people and dogs, en-couraging migratory behaviour and increasing the number of fawns born out of urban areas.

We are very fortunate to have one of the best-known dog hazers living right here in our valley. It would be an honour to have the op-portunity to see fi rsthand these well-trained, effi cient dogs perform in our very own town-ship. Folks who have experienced aggressive deer, or just deer eating their gardens, could now have the relief of knowing there is some-one local to help deal with the safety issue in-stead of permitting a once-a-year cull.

If the Ministry of Environment receives a re-search proposal from our community along with public support, this will start the process to allow Invermere a permit for hazing. We have a large group of people who would love to volunteer their time to help with a formal research proposal along with whatever is nec-essary to allow a permit to haze. Please join us and help convince our deer committee and council that is what our community wants. For more information, please join us at the IDPS Solutions Group —www.invermeredeer.com. Find our group under the “solutions” tab.

IDPO Solutions GroupInvermereDear Editor:

I think it appropriate to commend the many staff of the District of Invermere (DOI) for all the little (and big) things they do everyday to really put the polish on our little town.

In wandering about on the Canada Day long weekend, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride to call this valley home. Cheers to the staff who caretake the fl owers and lawns and sidewalks, pick up trash and all the other things we, as residents, often take for granted.

A double cheers to the DOI lady employee stuck with the seemingly awful job of emp-tying the doggie-waste stations so perfectly placed around town (on a 25 degree day no less…), and another hearty cheers to the two DOI gentlemen ditch digging in Pothole Park who took the time to escort my dog and I (with shovels and shouts!) by the aggressive female deer protecting her young. Your daily actions are noticed and appreciated! Keep up the great work!

Cheers,Kimberley Rae SandersonInvermereDear Editor:

As I watch another backwash/cleaning cycle in our water fi ltration plant with the chocolate brown sludge exiting the system and bound for the sewage treatment lagoons, a few thoughts about drinking water come to mind:

· I am glad that our drinking water in the offi ce comes from the back end of the fi ltration system.

· Our customers (Baltac Community, Timber Ridge Community, Lake Drive, Swansea Road, Copper Point Estates, Pedley Heights/Stoddart Estates, Copper Point Resort) are receiving water

LETTERS cont'd...

Delighted with district staff

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGZoning Bylaw Amendment

NOTICE is given of a Public Hearing to be held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday July 17, 2012, in the Council Chambers at the District of Invermere Office, 914 - 8th Ave., in the District of Invermere, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002.Zoning Bylaw amendment No. 1452, 2012 will amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 as follows:

By amending the Zoning designation of the following lands, Lot B,District Lot 375, Kootenay District, Plan NEP85083 from R-1, SingleFamily Residential to R-2, Multi family Residential (Low Density).The intent of these bylaws is to amend the land use and zoning in order to allow for multi family residential development at 212-12th Avenue.

The above synopsis is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as the full text and content of the proposed “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1452, 2012. A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the District of Invermere municipal office 914 - 8th Ave., Invermere from July 4, 2012 to July 17, 2012. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

All persons who believe that their interest in the property is affected by the proposed “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1452, 2012” may:

• Send written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing• Fax written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing; or• Present verbal or written briefs at the hearing.

NOTICE is also given that the Council will not accept any written or verbal presentations after the close of the public hearing.

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without having to think about boil water advi-sories or water quality notices as we roll into the summer vacation season. Our system has never been subject to any quality advisories since it started producing water in 2009.

· Th e NTU (turbidity) reading for water in the middle of Lake Windermere is reading just below 15.0 this morning. Drinking water exit-ing our fi ltration plant has a turbidity reading of only .07 NTU. Quality notices are required when turbidity exceeds 1 NTU. Boil water no-tices trigger at 5 NTU.

· Within the entire East Kootenay region, this system is one of only three that fully meets all Interior Health drinking water quality stan-dards for surface sources of water. Radium and Rushmere are the other two.

· I am biased — but when you are able to pro-vide a good product or service at a reasonable price, I believe some bias is justifi ed

· Th e residents of Windermere have put for-ward a preference for a wholly publicly owned and operated drinking water system. Th at’s understandable, but that solution has been un-achievable to date despite 35 years of focus and eff ort by the RDEK and its staff .

· Th e solution proposed to Windermere last summer left control of the water system in the hands of the RDEK, with water purchased on a bulk basis from the private treatment system. Yes, it involved private investment to clean up the incoming water, but the RDEK still held the hammer and could have exited the bulk water supply agreement at any time.

· Between Canal Flats and Radium, thousands of households and commercial establishments are provided with drinking water by utilities that are owned and operated privately. Colum-bia Ridge, Spirits Reach, Timber Springs, Bella Vista, Columere Park, Dutch Creek, Fairmont

Hot Springs, Crooked Tree, Akiskinook, Terra Vista, Panorama, Larch Point and Radium Re-sort all draw water from private systems.

· Private drinking water providers are subject to oversight and regulations that are typically more onerous and extensive than systems op-erated by municipalities. All water providers (private or public) are subject to the water qual-ity standards demanded by Interior Health. A private water system is also subject to oversight of its system, technology, rate structure, reserve funding and all other aspects by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera-tions in British Columbia. Private utility rates cannot be changed, increased or amended in any form without full involvement and feed-back from the utility’s customers. All fi nancial and operating aspects of a private utility are open to the full scrutiny of the public.

· Our utility currently has $2.4 million sitting in restricted reserves solely dedicated to ensur-ing a long-term, reliable, clean supply of water for our customers.

· Our utility is allowed to charge $39 per household per month for drinking water sup-plied on a bulk basis to communities such as Timber Ridge, which continue to be operated by the RDEK. Where we provide water to the customer’s doorstep (such as Baltac), the man-dated rate is $60 per month. I don’t think that is an unreasonable amount to assure our cus-tomer’s health and to support property values in a less than ideal economic climate.

As always, our facility is wide open to ques-tions and visits from the residents in any part of the valley. Just drop by some time and watch a cleaning cycle during the busy summer months. You might be surprised at what is re-ally sitting in Lake Windermere!

Paul Partlo, PresidentParr Utilities Ltd. , Invermere

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Sightings in and around our communities: a black bear sow and three cubs have been sighted on Eagle Ranch Golf Course the last few weeks; a black bear was sighted on Lakeview Road; a black bear was sighted on Lanac Road.

Last week there were 26 gar-bage bins left out the night before garbage collection in Invermere. Unfortunately, this has increased since May.Th is is most likely due to an increase of residents in town. Placing your garbage outside the day before collection may be convenient for some but this is a very dangerous prac-tice. Bears have a great sense of smell — they smell seven times better than a blood-hound — and if they happen to walk near or through town and smell garbage on the street, that garbage becomes an easy food source. If a bear becomes accustomed to get-ting food from our commu-

nity at night, it will possibly become bold enough to feed on garbage during the day. Please remember, just be-cause you may not have seen a bear doesn’t mean bears aren’t around. If we keep our community free of garbage, bears may come into town but they won’t stay for long. Bungee cords or any strap used to secure the garbage bin lid won’t stop a bear from getting into your garbage.

Up to 600 bears a year are destroyed in B.C. because they become a safety risk to us or destroy property. It may take only a single meal of gar-bage, fruit or bird feed for a bear to become conditioned to human food. Relocating bears isn’t the best option because most of the time the bear will either come back or start foraging for garbage in another community.

Westside Park did a great job last week with no garbage

bins on the curbside the night before collection. To all of you who don’t put your garbage bins out until the day of collec-tion: great job and keep it up!

Here are some tips to follow: keep garbage in your base-ment, garage or in a shed at all times until after 8 a.m. the day of collection. If you have re-ally smelly waste such as fi sh, freeze it until the day of gar-bage collection; if you’re not able to put it out that morning, ask a neighbour for assistance; take it to the Windermere Landfi ll located at 1875 Wind-ermere Loop Road any day of the week — it’s free!

To report a bear sighting or incident call the RAPP line at: 1-877-952-7277. For more in-formation, email [email protected] or [email protected], call 250-688-0561 or visit www.bearaware.bc.ca. And volunteers are needed for an evening of gar-bage tagging!

Curbside Garbage CollectionBear Aware — Crystal Leonard, Community Co-ordinator

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this year involve dogs,” said Invermere conservation offi cer Lawrence Um-sonst, who defi nes an aggressive deer as one that approaches individuals. “And it seems like they’re all does that are probably protecting fawns, al-though a fawn wasn’t observed in all cases, which doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a fawn because, of course, the habits of deer are that they leave the fawns somewhere and go and feed, but if you bring a dog near that area, in-stinct kicks in and they want to defend that area and their fawn.”

So far this summer, the Invermere conservation offi ce has received re-ports of aggressive deer in Panorama Mountain Village Resort, on the Old Coach Road in Dry Gulch, and in the District of Invermere. Panorama Re-sort has taken it upon themselves to document the area with signage warn-ing people not to walk their dogs in that particular area, Umsonst said.

“At this stage with very young fawns, the does are a lot more aggressive. [Th e fawns] are usually born in early June so they’re probably at the most [four] weeks old, [fi ve] weeks old,” he said, noting the aggressive behaviour tends to subside around early August.

Although reports of deer aggression on her property date back to last year, the woman — who wishes to remain anonymous — was prompted to con-tact local media and speak out after a series of recent incidents have left her feeling terrifi ed.

“I respect people who live here, and because I don’t live here, I feel like I don’t have a say. And that I should just be going along with it, but I’m actually afraid,” she told Th e Valley Echo. “I’d like to be able to be safe in my yard.”

A self-proclaimed animal lover who lives part-time on a farm in Calgary, she was traumatized last July when three deer attacked her two small breed dogs after a friend dropped her off at her cabin one evening.

“I got back into the car but the dogs just were completely pummelled,” she said. As her dogs were being at-tacked by a fl urry of hooves, she could hear them screaming, forced to watch as they rolled with each punch. Th e dogs managed to escape the battery by crawling under some steps. Both sustained internal injuries and one re-quired surgery with 50 some stitches.

“A deer actually went and poked un-der the step with its hoof to try and get the dogs out,” she said.

Now she is unable to let her dogs out for even a short period of time without feeling panicked.

“I can’t go out to my car at night,” she said. “Th ey seem to be around more.”

Th ree doe have set up residence in her yard, along with fi ve or so fawn be-tween them, she said.

“I have been patrolling and I have been throwing rocks and I have kept one female out of my yard because I knew she was ready to deliver,” she said. “I spend hours keeping them out.”

Because of a landscaping project on her property, she is currently park-ing her car on the road, uphill from the cabin. Th e last time she retrieved something from her car, she was walk-ing back down towards the cabin hold-ing one of her small dogs, when a deer came running at her.

“Kind of skipping, hopping towards me,” she said. “I had a level in my hand and I was scaring it; [then] it just kept slowly walking towards me.”

Th e deer ended up chasing her up the hill to the road, where she ran to her neighbour’s house across the street and started banging on a window, screaming for help.

“I couldn’t turn my back on her. I had a hoarse voice the next day too. I had to retreat facing her, and then I was sort of running, I just didn’t want to fall, she ended up forc-ing me up onto the road, I was yelling, screaming for help, no one could hear me and then she just kept advancing to the road.”

Th e deer re-mained on the street until her neighbour turned on the outside light and opened the door, at which point it turned and went back down the hill. When the neighbour drove her to her door, the deer came at her again as she tried to get to her house with her dog in arm.

“He had the lights on, was honking the horn and she still came at me, and I fell. I had my eyes on her the whole time she was coming at me, I tripped on something and I fell.”

Th e last straw before she decided to go public with her story took place in the morning when she went to let her dogs out. Th ey were just a few feet from the front door when all of a sudden two deer came running at her. Construc-tion workers at the house next door started yelling to her and she was able to get both dogs in the house before the deer stopped within about seven feet of the door. Opening the door to peek outside, she heard one man yelling at her that another deer was approach-ing and to stay where she was. He then drove over from next-door, down her driveway, and proceeded to chase the deer away with a shovel.

She said when she called the conser-vation offi ce to report the incidents, she was told the deer’s behaviour was normal for protective and habituated deer in town, and to call 9-1-1 if she was to get cornered again.

“When I get cornered on the street like that, really, I couldn’t take my eyes off the deer let alone pull a phone out

and try to fi nd a number,” she said. Her next step is to erect a deer fence around her property as the many deer control and prevention measures she’s already tried, including deer sprinklers, deer spray and horns, have not worked.

Umsonst thinks the woman is waiting 24 hours before calling in the aggres-sive deer report. He advises anyone experiencing a situation involving ag-gressive deer to contact the Conserva-tion Offi ce Service 24-hour hotline at 1-877-952-7277 (RAPP) or #7277 on a cellphone immediately so offi cers can arrive in a timely fashion, analyze the situation and take appropriate action while the deer is still present.

If the deer continues to be aggressive, it would most likely be euthanized, but it would be up to the offi cers' discre-tion, said Umsonst.

“As soon as time lapses between the incident and the response, there’s al-ways the chance we’re going to get a wrong deer. It’s not an easy solution. We’re going to be taking out a doe, we’re

going to be taking out fawns,” he said. “Th e person that reported the inci-dent didn’t report the incident imme-diately, so there’s been a time frame that took place, a considerable time frame, and makes

the investigation a lot more diffi cult on behalf of the conservation offi cer ser-vice to determine which deer it was.”

“We’ve asked the person to call the conservation offi cer service 24 hour hot line immediately if an incident is happening and this person has not done that.”

While Umsonst advises people walk-ing their dog on a leash to take an al-ternate route if a deer is in the area, to carry a walking stick to fend off an aggressive deer if necessary, and to be prepared to drop the leash so the dog can get away since picking up a small dog will not cause a deer to back off as it’s still focusing on the dog, he’s at a loss for what to tell people cornered on their own property.

“Diffi cult to say, I don’t have any ad-vice at this point for that,” he said. “I don’t know.”

“I don’t even leave my house at night,” said the woman. “If the people who weren’t supportive of the deer cull, who didn’t want the deer to be culled, I know they have not seen what I have seen — if they have seen what I have seen and experienced, that would change their mind, I know that.”

See next week’s (July 18) edition of Th e Valley Echo for the continuation of this story, which includes comments from both the District of Invermere mayor Gerry Taft and the Invermere Deer Protection Society (IDPS) presi-dent Devin Kazakoff .

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Resident fearful after deer encountersCONTINUED FROM PAGE A1

“It's not an easy solution. We're going to be taking out a doe, we're going to be taking out fawns.”

LAWRENCE UMSONSTINVERMERE CONSERVATION OFFICER


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New federal riding to include Nelson

Nelson could be part of the East Kootenay for the next federal election under proposed changes to district boundaries.

Th e city in the West Kootenay will be part of the Kootenay Co-lumbia riding if the changes by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission are approved.

It has been a decade since the electoral boundaries were last adjusted to divide B.C. into 36 ridings with a roughly equal share of the province’s population.

But that division was based on B.C.’s population in 2001 of 3,907,738; last year’s census found the popu-lation of B.C. is now 4,400,057.

What’s more, B.C. will be given 42 seats in the House of Commons, up from 36.

So in March, the commission set about revising the boundaries of B.C.’s ridings so that each of the 42 MPs represents approximately 104,763 voters, plus or minus 25 per cent. Th e new lines were drawn and announced on Tues-day, July 3.

Th e proposed new Kootenay Columbia riding would have a population of 109,058 voters. Cur-rently, Kootenay Columbia only has 88,026 voters.

As well as adding Nelson, which has a population of 10,230, the new boundary would add Salmo, Fruitvale and Montrose.

In the Regional District of Cen-tral Kootenay, Area G has been added, along with parts of Area E, F and H, and a larger section

of Area F. In the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Area A is now in Kootenay Columbia.

At the moment, Kootenay Co-lumbia covers the entire Region-al District of East Kootenay and all of the communities within it, Revelstoke, Golden, Nakusp and Creston, plus Areas A, B, C, and K in the Regional District of Central Kootenay, and Areas A and B in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District.

Conservative MP David Wilks holds the House of Commons seat for Kootenay Columbia.

“I’m quite happy the commis-sion has been able to fi nd a way to increase the population,” Wilks told the Townsman.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what the local submissions will be and also that of Members of Par-liament if they are able to make their submission as well.”

Th e B.C. commission is one of 10 independent federal electoral

b o u n d a r i e s c o m m i s s i o n s created by law. Th e three com-missioners, the H o n o u r a b l e John E. Hall, Stewart Lady-man and Peter Meekison, take

into account communities of in-terest or identity and a district’s history and geographic size to de-termine where the new boundar-ies should lie.

“We also bore in mind the prop-er representation of First Nations communities and residents of the northern electoral districts,” said Judge Hall.

In September, the commission-ers will embark on a tour of the province to conduct public consul-tation on the proposed changes.

A public hearing will be held in Cranbrook on Monday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Inn. Anyone can attend, but those wishing to make a presentation should register before August 30. For more information visit www.federal-redistribution.ca.

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50 years ago: Th e riddle of a mysterious 300 pound anchor found in Lake Wind-ermere captured the imagi-nation of the community. Two Alberta skindivers found a large piece of metal sticking out near Buena Vista Resort, and was later identifi ed as the anchor from a 1910 ves-sel known as the Selkirk.

45 years ago: When Th e Valley Echo called opposi-tion leader John Diefenbaker for an interview, they learned that a recent story by the Ca-nadian Press regarding his run in with a cougar was slightly exaggerated. Diefen-baker had been enjoying

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35 years ago: Controversy surrounded the killing of a two-year-old bear in Canal Flats. Th e local conservation offi cer was asked why they

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20 years ago: Invermere council was digging for an-swers to a large pothole outside of the Tourist In-formation Booth. Th e issue

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For all the bookworms out there, the event you have been waiting for is almost upon us. Th e 5th annual BIG Book Sale is taking place this Saturday (July 14) from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Invermere Community Hall, which will be awash with books a-plenty to keep literary minds active.

Ten thousand gently used books have been donated to the Invermere Public Library over recent months, said Friends of the Library chair Lynda Tutty, which the Friends have

been patiently sorting into dozens of categories for the sale. From fi ction, children’s books and history to biog-raphies, science, home improvement, self-help and more, book browsers will undoubtedly come across an irre-sistible selection of bestsellers, hard-covers, novels and more — all in good condition. All funds raised support the Invermere Public Library.

“We would like to make around $8,000, a little more than last year,” Tutty said.

She said the proceeds will be used for special programs, equipment or resources that aren’t generally cov-ered in the library’s budget.

Two years ago, funds raised helped with improvements to the children’s section, while last year the money as-sisted with seniors’ access to the li-

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gested prices, they are actually sold on strictly a donation basis.

“Th is makes it accessible for every-one,” said Tutty, noting that Chuck Newhouse Storage has donated stor-age space to house the books leading up to the event while the use of the community hall is thanks to the Dis-trict of Invermere.

Visit the Invermere Community Hall this coming Saturday at 709-10th Street and support the good work done by the Friends.

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(clockwise from top left) 1988: Pancake chefs had diffi culty keeping up with hordes that at-tended the free pancake breakfast. Meanwhile, entertainment included puppetry, jugglers, Ba-varian music courtesy of Tony and Franz Graseg-ger, and local group Combo Akimbo.

1992: A featured road race again took the streets for the second year, and was expected to attract better than 200 racers. Th e festival was meant to have a carnival at-mosphere, and featured C-JAY DJ John Clark, a petting zoo courtesy of the Invermere Ostrich Ranch and free hayrides for children.

1997: A space ball ride and attraction was a ma-jor highlight of the fes-tival, sponsored by the Columbia Valley Rock-ies. Th e Kinsmen Club held a car raffl e, a dog show took centre stage, a classic car display and a logging demonstration entertained the roughly 4,000 people who at-tended the event.

2003: Visitors again turned out en masse for the annual celebration, now known as Valley Ap-preciation Day. A large number of businesses and organizations set up booths for the event, showing off their services and wares to the public.

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Blanketing Ugandan newborns with care

For almost six weeks, University of Brit-ish Columbia (UBC) midwifery student and Invermere native Joanne Gilles has been performing a work placement in the African nation of Uganda and come Th ursday, she will receive a little help thanks to her mother, Invermere resi-dent Luana Gilles.

“What happened when [Joanne] got there is she let me know that one of the shortages was baby blankets,” Luana said. “Th ey want to send the babies home with a blanket, and sometimes mothers don’t arrive with anything.”

To that eff ect, Luana will be bringing a massive stockpile of blankets — at least a couple hundred by her estimate — with her when she arrives in Uganda on Th urs-day (July 12). Joanne fi rst arrived in Ugan-da on June 1 and Luana plans to meet her near the end of the work placement so they can do a bit of travelling together be-fore returning home to Canada.

“It’s an amazing experience, [Joanne] is learning things and actually doing things that she might never experience in Canada, because they are so short

on resources,” Luana said. “Th ere’s all that problem solving that goes on just to make do.”

Joanne is one of seven UBC midwifery students currently working the place-ment, which is split between three dif-ferent medical centres. Th e students are currently fi nishing their third year of a

four-year program and each is given the choice of working in either British Co-lumbia for the summer or Uganda.

Th e diffi culties of working in Uganda are many — a severe shortage of re-sources means students bring as many medical supplies as possible when they arrive. Further complicating matters is

the condition of many of their patients. Th e students have been placed in what are known as referral hospitals, mean-ing they receive many high-risk mothers and babies. Th e vast majority of these mothers also have little to no prenatal care, which can cause even further issues come childbirth. Th e students have been keeping a blog about their experience, which spares no detail when it comes to the problems facing Ugandan midwives.

“Th ose stories tell it all in the blog,” Luana said. “Th e stories are at times heartbreaking, but also extremely heart-warming. I think that all of those women are quite courageous.”

When Luana was fi rst told of the need for blankets, she began emailing a large number of people for help and says the response has been tremendous. As a member of the Valley GoGo Sisters, she said many other members donated blankets and Luana also credits local quilters and some local businesses for their donations.

“I’ve had an amazing response... I have such a pile of blankets that now I’m looking for hockey bags to transport them all,” laughed Luana. “It’s the kind of cause that touches people's hearts, and they know the blankets are going to get there, because I’m bringing them with me.”

To read more about the students' time in Uganda, visit their blog at www.ugan-damidwifery2012.blogspot.ca.

Invermere local helps bring much-needed supplies to African nation


SUBMITTED PHOTOLuana Gilles guesses she must have at least a couple hundred blankets to take with her when she meets her daughter Joanne in Uganda.


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• Th ursday, July 12: Invermere Public Library presents Norden the Magician, 10:00 a.m.

•Friday, July 13: Market on Main, Radium Hot Springs, 4 - 8 p.m.

• Friday, July 13: Music on Main presents John C. & Swanee, 7 -9 p.m. Radium Hot Springs

• Saturday, July 14: BIG Book Sale, Invermere Community Hall, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. All funds raised support the Friends of the Invermere Public Library.

• Saturday, July 14: Heart of the Rockies - Kids of Steel triathalon, heartoftherockies.ca

• Saturday, July 14: Hoodstock Music Festival, Coy's Par 3 Driving Range, fi rst performance at 2 p.m. www.hoodstock.info

• Saturday, July 14: Music on Main presents Th e Kootenay Legends, 7 -9 p.m. Radium Hot Springs

• Saturday, July 14: Heart of the Rockies Olympic distance triathalon, heartoftherockies.ca

• Sunday, July 15: Suze Casey free demonstration at All Th ings Beautiful, 1 - 3 p.m.

• Sunday, July 15: Sounds of Summer Variety Concert, Windermere Community Hall, 2:30 p.m. 250-341-3383

• Tuesday, July 17: "Innovation: A fresh look at art" opens at Pynelogs Cultural Centre, 7 p.m. Show runs until July 29.

• Tuesday, July 17: Sandy Bonny, Invermere Public Library, 7 p.m.

• Wednesday, July 18: Scrabble Night at Invermere Library, 6 - 8 p.m.

• July 18 and 19: Pynestock Concert, Pynelogs Cultural Centre, 7:30 p.m., $12.

• Friday, July 20: Bullriding in the Rockies, cowboy dinner at 5 p.m., bullriding at 7:15 p.m. Family dance to follow at curling rink.

• Saturday, July 21: Valley Appreciation Day, downtown Invermere, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• Saturday, July 21: Lake Windermere Regatta, Kinsmen Beach, 1 - 5 p.m.

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Happy to be at Hoodstock

When Whiskey Chief takes to the Hoodstock stage on Saturday (July 14) at Coy’s Par Th ree Golf Course in Fair-mont Hot Springs, they promise an energy-fi lled show that’s bound to get you dancing.

“Our energy onstage just transcends the crowd,” said bass player Dave Wise. “Our stage energy and the fact that we’re super positive and happy, you can just feel that, and that’s hard to fi nd these days I think.”

Approaching their one year anniversary, the six-piece group has been testing their mettle on the Vancouver bar scene for a number of years, although not always as Whis-key Chief. All the members have played with one group or another over the years, but as Wise tells it, this particular band seems to have something special about them.

“It just blossomed, it just kind of seemed like destiny at the beginning,” Wise said. “I know it sounds cheesy but it totally seems like the sun comes out for us, and we’re all best buddies already... it’s a really harmonious relationship.”

Not only have the group’s friendships grown in leaps and bounds since their inception, but so have their op-portunities. As the group started in bars and clubs in Vancouver, they’re surprised how quickly they’ve begun

to be invited to much more prestigious events, including the annual Shambhala Music Festival in Salmo in Au-gust. For Hoodstock, the group is particularly interested to see how their music and performance is received by a diff erent audience than what they’re used to.

“We’re really excited to do [a family event] like Hood-stock,” Wise said. “We’d like to prove ourselves in front of a diff erent crowd.”

When asked what genre the group’s music falls into, Wise had some diffi culty pinning his band down, but fi nally set-tled on what he called a fusion of funk and rock with a de-cidedly party feel. He said some listeners have likened his group’s music to a ‘70s cop show, and that when it comes down to it, it’s all about having a good time.

“It’s mostly high energy party music, just get up and dance and enjoy yourself,” Wise said. “We’re really look-ing forward to it, Hoodstock is going to be awesome, and we’re all really excited... we’re like giddy little boys messaging each other on Facebook every day about it.”

For more information, including a schedule of bands, visit the Hoodstock website at www.hoodstock.info. To hear Whiskey Chief’s music before they take the stage, visit them at www.whiskeychief.com.

Our highly anticipated annual con-cert showcase is back for its eighth year — PyneStock returns with some old favourites and new delights in-side the historic walls of Pynelogs.

Th is concert is a tradition that has quickly become a favourite for both locals and visitors due to its intimate setting and diverse lineup of musicians. Th ose of you who take pleasure in live music, visual art and unique talents are bound to enjoy this distinctive event.

Our generous sponsors at Ger-ry’s Gelati, Peppi’s Pizza and Pixel Planet Designs help make this event possible each year.

Th is year’s lineup features famil-iar faces, unheard talent and a de-mographic that exudes youth. Th is lively bunch was born to play, with music that includes jazz, rock, clas-sical, harmonic and alternative.

Due to the success of sold-out ven-ues in previous years, PyneStock is now off ering two separate nights — Wednesday, July 18 and Th ursday, July 19. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m. at the licensed premises of the Pynel-ogs Cultural Centre.

Some of the featured performers that have confi rmed for this year's performance are Daze of Grace, Codi Hollick, Bob Benvenuti, Steve O’Shaunessy, Emily Molloy and more…

For more information about this incredible musical showcase, call Pynelogs at 250-342-4423. Tickets are on sale at the Book Bar and Pynelogs for $12. All the proceeds from this concert go directly back to the musicians as an honorarium so the more tickets sold, the more the musicians receive!

PyneStock — Two Hours of Peace and MusicWhazzup at Pynelogs — Joshua Estabrooks, CV Arts Council

SUBMITTED PHOTO BY STEPHEN LEBOVITSKyra Warren sings to a sold-out crowd at last year's PyneStock. This year's concert takes place Wednes-day, July 18 and Thursday, July 19.


SUBMITTED PHOTOVancouver-based Whiskey Chief will be bringing their high energy party music to the Hoodstock music festival in Fairmont on July 14.

Vancouver band can't wait to play valley music festival

Rotary of Radium Hot Springs meets at Radium Resort, Wednesdays at 7 a.m. Ongoing fundraising is going towards the Bicycle Pump Track.

Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Thursday at 11:45 a.m. at the Best Western Invermere Inn. On Thursday, July 12, there will be a club assembly.

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Tour of the Arts with Th e Valley Echo: Site no. 2

Editor’s note: Th is is the second instal-ment of a fi ve-part series on the Tour of the Arts, Invermere’s annual art gala taking place on Sunday, August 5. Each of the fi ve stories will feature one artist from every one of the fi ve tour locations. Artist Carney Oudendag's art will be on display at Site no. 2.

When the Tour of the Arts takes over Invermere next month, Calgary and Windermere-based artist Carney Ou-dendag is looking forward to what she calls an always incredible event.

“I think it’s amazing, I’m getting lots of diff erent perspectives — I’ve seen the per-spective of the organizing committee and the amazing dedication of people who aren’t paid one cent to bring that all togeth-er for us,” Oudendag said. “As for being an artist, it’s such an organic place to do art... it’s outdoors, the sites are beautiful... mak-ing art is very isolating, so it’s really nice to meet the public, and other artists.”

A teacher for 28 years, Oudendag quit her teaching job about four years ago to focus on her artwork. Despite being an art major, she said that as an elementary school teacher she rarely had the oppor-tunity to focus on that one aspect of her education. Her love of art began as a child growing up in a small prairie town, with-out a lot of artistic infl uences around.

“Grain elevators, cows and bibles were the big three things,” Oudendag joked.

She began attending art college later in the '70s, but quickly realized that art is rarely a full-time gig, and made the de-cision to become a teacher and to work on her art in her spare time.

“I got a bit of a wake-up call when I re-alized artists didn’t have dental plans,

and that you really had to do two jobs in a lot of cases,” Oudendag laughed. “I guess I was just kind of naive.”

As the years went by, Oudendag began to refi ne her style and the subjects she explored. Originally a fan of watercolour and still life, Oudendag chanced upon a collage workshop a number of years ago and was instantly hooked. Since then, she has evolved her style even further into a mixed media format that takes advantage of everyday objects.

“Every year I try and mix it up,” Oud-endag said. “I know that can be frowned upon in art, that you’re supposed to not look too scattered, and you’re supposed to have themes. I do have repeating themes, but every year I try and chal-

lenge myself to do diff erent things and take some risks.”

Oudendag said that while she has at-tended a number of professional work-shops, much of her style comes from self-education and experimentation. She has also begun to go a little simpler with some of her work, as she said she’s trying to move more towards non-rep-resentation from realism.

“I think what I’m striving for from where I was a while ago is just trying to make the invisible visible,” Oudendag ex-plained. “Not spelling everything out, or feeling like I have to explain everything to the viewer... I like to leave some things unsaid. I try and make my art a bit quirky, but also layered, and mixed media lends

itself to layering... you get an initial im-pression, and then you dig deeper.”

Th is year, Oudendag will take part in the Tour of the Arts as an artist for the third consecutive year. She plans on showing roughly 15 pieces at site num-ber two, and couldn’t say enough about both the tour and the Columbia Valley art community.

“It’s a beautiful art community,” Ou-dendag said. “It’s very supporting and encouraging, and I don’t think I’d be where I am today without them.”

Th e other artists at site number 2 — the home of the Niddries at 2331 13 Av-enue— are Sandra Beingessner, Scott Bellows, Jane Doel, Deanna Gauthier, Julie Gibb, Anne McGilvary, John Nid-drie, June Th omsen and Nell Tobler.

PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHOArtist Carney Oudendag is one of the many featured artists in Invermere's annual Tour of the Arts tak-ing place this year on August 5.


Whiling away the hours on a warm, summer evening is never a hard thing to do, but now that Music on Main has started up again for the summer months, it just became that much easier. A summer concert series spon-sored by the Village of Radium Hot Springs, the Radium business com-munity, and various corporate and cultural organizations, Music on Main takes place every Friday and Saturday evening in Radium Hot Springs on Main Street West for the months of July and August, with special evenings also planned in September. In its fi fth year, Music on Main has grown to be a much anticipated sign of summer in the valley, bringing local and regional musicians to an outdoor stage while an enthusiastic public gathers to lis-ten and dance in the street.

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Celebrating 30 years of triathlon in the valley

For the last 30 years, the Heart of the Rockies Triathlon (formerly known as the Windermere Loop Triathlon) has graced the shores of Lake Windermere and for race director Bruce Stroud, the best part has been seeing the evolution of the participants.

“Th e most amazing thing, after running it for 30 years, is that I am now — as a re-sult of starting the Young Hearts Triath-lon — getting the grandchildren of com-petitors I had in the '80s [participating],” Stroud said. “Th at’s pretty amazing.”

Stroud fi rst started the event in 1983 after attending his fi rst triathlon in Red Deer Al-berta. After returning home from what was described as a bit of a messy event, Stroud decided the Columbia Valley needed a tri-athlon of its own. Th e fi rst event was by his own admission pretty unorganized, but with only 56 participants the need for bike

racks, transition areas and electronic timer devices wasn’t as urgent.

“We sort of stumbled along... there weren’t a lot of rules,” Stroud said. “It was a very low-key event, but it was a start.”

In 1984, what remains an integral part of the event to this day was introduced — the

team relay — which was held on a sepa-rate weekend. Seventy-fi ve teams signed up for that initial event, which alleviated some of the physical strain on participants by assigning diff erent team members to diff erent sections of the triathlon. By 1991, Stroud had 156 relay teams take part.

Th e original course actually required the swimmers to be bussed to the start-ing location of Timber Ridge Beach, which caused all kinds of problems be-fore the route was changed in 1993 to an out-and-back format as opposed to a straight-ahead swim.

Th e original course saw swimmers exit the lake at the original Lakeside Inn and begin their cycle through Invermere and onto Westside Road before turning onto Highway 93/95. Th e 12-kilometre run would then begin at the Windermere Loop Road and continue east, running along the foot of Mount Swansea.

“Th e Windermere Loop was a little un-wieldy, using Highway 93/95 and being on the long weekend,” Stroud said. “From there, we’ve seen so many changes to what we now believe is an incredible course.”

Fast forward a number of success-ful years to 2006 when the Heart of the Rockies Triathlon was born. Stroud said a number of athletes had been clamour-ing for an offi cial sanctioned Olympic-distance race so the decision was made to change the event to the Heart of the Rockies Triathlon after 23 years.


Heart of the Rockies race director shares how triathlon event has evolved

ECHO FILE PHOTOThe Heart of the Rockies Triathlon returns to Lake Windermere for its 30th anniversary on Sunday, July 15.

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“While on a training ride around the lake one beautiful summer day, looking across the lake from West-side Road on to the Fairmont Range, an appropriate name for this new tri-athlon hit home,” Stroud explains on the triathlon’s website. “It was that slogan, ‘In the heart of the Canadian Rockies,’ that inspired the name of the new event, which became known as Heart of the Rockies Triathlon. I’m not sure if Invermere is geographi-cally located in the ‘Heart of the Ca-nadian Rockies’, but it is for me.”

Along with the new name came a host of other changes. Th e start and fi nish lines, and the transition areas, were moved to James Chabot Provin-cial Park. For the past three years, the event has also featured a kids’ event called the Young Hearts Triathlon for children aged fi ve to 15 and, in 2010, the current course was established to avoid some of the pitfalls on the previ-ous course, which included a railway crossing. Th e fi nal addition came in

2011 when the half-distance sprint event was also added and Stroud feels that where the race is now is where it should stay for a number of years.

“I think we have the standard course now that people can come back to year after year,” Stroud said.

For the upcoming event on Sunday (July 15), Stroud said he has 179 chil-dren signed up for the Young Hearts section, 40 relay event teams and about 210 individual participants. Adult participants are welcome to register right up to the morning of the event and Stroud encourages ev-eryone to participate either as a racer or a spectator, and said the event ca-ters to athletes of all skill levels.

“Th e whole thing is bringing these people together and providing them with an objective,” Stroud said. “We don’t put the pressure on like a lot of these races... there’s a familiarity — we’re not eliminating anyone, the athlete, the family and the spectators are all together.”

For more information on the triath-lon, visit the offi cial website www.heartoftherockiestri.ca.

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Over 250 players set for Ballfest

For the fi fth consecutive year, Ballfest will hit the dia-mond with a weekend of fun, friends and most important-ly some sweltering summer slo-pitch action.

“Slo-pitch is neat in the sense that it’s a really inclu-sive sport,” organizer and event founder Lindsay John-ston said. “We’re moderate athletes at best, but it’s a re-ally wide variety of ages.”

Johnston started the event with the idea of combining a baseball tournament with a festival atmosphere, hence the name Ballfest. After a few years, the decision was made to condense the event down to a single evening without a host of live entertainment and vendors because they didn’t have the necessary base of teams to support such a venture. However, with reg-

istration constantly growing, Johnston is hopeful she can bring back the festival aspect sometime in the future.

“It’s fun fi rst, and the thought is looking ahead to re-introducing the whole festival side of things,” John-ston said. “(We want to) en-courage vendors and others to start thinking of this as a good community event to

get involved with.”Ballfest begins the evening

of Friday, July 20 with the fi rst few games taking place fol-lowed by a players’ dinner and get-together with a DJ and raf-fl e prizes later that night. Th en the games start in earnest Sat-urday (July 21) morning. Th e always-popular home run derby happens on Saturday at 4 p.m. with playoff s beginning on Sunday and wrapping up by about 6 p.m. Spectators are more than welcome to attend and cheer on the 24 teams and over 250 players, and a portion of the proceeds goes to the baseball diamond itself, for a variety of maintenance and upgrade projects.

“We thought that if we’re growing and improving, so too should the facility that we occupy,” Johnston said. “It’s been nice to see that it’s grown, and that teams do come back, and raising mon-ey for the baseball diamond makes so much sense.”

ECHO FILE PHOTOThis year's Ballfest takes place in Invermere from July 20 to 22.



I can’t remember when I fi rst heard this say-ing, but it was many years ago. At the time, it seemed humorous and quite descriptive of my own experience in many ways. I chuckled, set it aside, and like most people, went on fi ghting the alligators of everyday events in my work and my family. From time to time I would remem-ber the saying, and each time it gave me another chuckle. Now, though, it seems a lot more real than it did then.

It seems to me that many of us are still fi ghting alligators and have entirely lost the idea of the swamp. (Not that draining swamps is legal any more.) We get caught up in the day-to-day stuff of our lives, trying to raise a family or just keep our heads above water. Chasing alligators.

In my own practice, I often see people who are having a hard time just coping with the alliga-tors of their lives. Th ey don’t have enough time to even keep up with this, let alone stop at any time. Even a deep breath often seems like an impossibility.

Th e nature of change at this time in history is such that there are just too many possibilities for any one of us to even understand, let alone evaluate so we can make a decision about it. Since my father made his choice of job, there are over 100 times as many possible choices for a person to decide what to do, most of them we can’t even understand! Th ere was a time, and not so long ago at that, when a man or woman was supposed to understand and evaluate ev-ery possible decision. Now, not only is it im-possible to understand or evaluate, but we are backed up into the corner of what we believe is right or proper for a man or a woman. Our roles,

and therefore the standards to which we are held accountable are changing. Many of us are left behind, with a view of our responsibilities that does not fi t with what is possible. One of the worst versions of hell we have ever created is the one in which we are held responsible for something that’s just not possible. Th at’s where our saying of ‘damned if I do and damned if I don’t’ comes from. Our world has changed. We have to cope with diff erent responsibilities than any of our ancestors ever faced.

Th e consequence for most of us is that our new responsibilities include knowing when it is not possible for one person to know enough to make intelligent decisions. Our distant ances-tors survived because they knew when to fi ght and when to run away. More recently, they learned that standing alone and making deci-sions was what it was all about. We now fi nd ourselves faced with a new and diff erent task – one in which we must realize the boundary between what we know and what someone else knows better – and we have to get help from that person.

No matter what we know or don’t know, though, it is still necessary for us to decide

what counts in our own life and in the lives of those dependent on us. We still have to tackle the questions that arise when, every day, we see how impossible it is to know which choices to make.

Since we cannot, as individuals, know what counts, it’s important that we realize our own limitations and use our own families to help make the choices about what matters and what doesn’t. We all know it’s human nature to be attracted to what fl ashes in our eyes. We also know that we can’t pay for all the toys available to us. A man once told me he lived by the phi-losophy that ‘he who has the most toys when he dies, wins.’ His problem was he couldn’t aff ord all his toys and was going broke trying to pay for them. He would sure be out of luck today! Not only was that saying untrue then, but it is even more untrue now.

Th at’s one of the most important reasons I keep encouraging people to become more aware of the things that really matter to them and to their family. I realize that it’s a hard thing to do among all the other things you need to do, but it is one of the most important things you will ever do. And, when it comes to money, few of us spend our days in that business and few of us know how money works or what is pos-sible with a planned approach to the use of our income.

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Draining the swamp“When you’re up to your backside in alligators, it’s hard to remember your job is to drain the swamp.”

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In MemoriamTo

DennisTwenty years have passedSince last I saw your face

Since last we shared a life so full:

We travelled to the farthest North,

The East and West, and to the South.

We climbed mountains and canoed rivers with our sons. We shared so deep a love of music and a wide, wide world. And still, though you are gone

forever, your precious presence surrounds me yet.

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Lost & FoundLOST Fibreglass rowboat. Borrowed from a private beach on Windermere Lake on or around the fi rst part of May. Approximately 8 feet in length, white, with grey interior and teak trim. Name and address painted on back end. Huge sentimental value. Reward of-fered for its return. No ques-tions asked. Call 250-342-3397 or 403-506-7158

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Career Opportunities

AIRLINES ARE Hiring- Train for high paying Aviation Main-tenance Career. FAA ap-proved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.

THE leading Swiss/German bakery in Calgary is hiring an assistant to the owner. The ideal candidate has a back-ground as baker/pastry chef. The generous remuneration includes free Blue Cross bene-fi t plan plus bonuses. For more information please con-tact Rustic Sourdough Bakery, 1305 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2T 0C4, tel 403-245-2113 fax 403-245-2116, email: [email protected]

ChildcareP/T live-out nanny for 3yr old twins. Duties include light housekeeping. Must like dogs and swimming. Call 403-606-7797 or [email protected] for further details.Windermere Valley Child Care Society Career Opportunity

E.C.E. Educator Invermere, B.C.

-Full Time, permanent position-Start Date: as soon as possible-Pension plan and benefi ts-Starting wage is $18.00/hour-3-5 year-old program-Come join our positive team oriented group

Call Arlee or Silvia at 250-342-3168 or fax resume to 250-342-3359 or email to

[email protected]

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

VJ Bishop Excavating needs truck drivers. Must be experi-enced. Prefer Class 1. Fax re-sume to 250-341-6006.

Education/Trade Schools

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Farm WorkersAUSTRALIA, NEW Zealand dairy, beef, sheep, crop enter-prises have opportunities for trainees to live and work Down Under. Apply now! 1-888-598-4415 www.agriventure.com

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part time employment. Apply in person to185 Laurier Street,

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Employment

Help Wanted

Welcome Wagon is hiring!We are looking for a motivated, organized, and enthusiastic individual to visit new families, new parents, and the newly engaged.Car and computer required. Sales experience an asset. Email all questions and resumés to [email protected]

An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck opera-tors. Preference will be given to operators that are experi-enced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Al-berta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

Whiskey Jack Logging of Golden has an immediate postion for an experienced 120 Madill Yarder Operator. Grapple experience a must. Email resume to [email protected]. Fax resume to 250-344-7282. Mail to Box 10, Golden BC, V0A 1H0.

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic 2)Driller/Blaster 3)Loader Op-erator, for Town Jobs. Details can be seen at http://hdlog-ging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259

Obituaries

Employment

Help Wanted

ATTENTION ROOFERS!Come work with the industry leader in roofi ng and exteriors. We are a Calgary based Compa-ny looking to hire skilled, profes-sional roofers with foreman expe-rience who are seeking year round employment. Must have 5 years of experience in steep sloped roofi ng, valid driver’s li-cence, vehicle and tools. $27 - $32 per hour depending on expe-rience with potential benefi ts. Subcontract crews also welcome to apply. Must have all of the above and current WCB cover-age.

Please call 403-366-3770 Ext. 258 or email

Todd@epicroofi ng.ca Epic Roofi ng & Exteriors has been in business since 2001.

Couple With Horses. Large Central BC Cattle Ranch seeks couple with horses to spend summer on range with cattle herd in the spectacular Chilcotin country. Travel trailer provided for housing. Low pay, but an adventure of a lifetime. Alexis Creek Ranch (425) 481-8451 Email: [email protected] company looking to hire

a retired or semi-retired accountant, CA, CGA or CMA

on an as needed basis. Experience with budgets, cash

fl ows and fi nancial lenders would be an asset.

Please forward resume to:[email protected]

VJ Bishop Excavating is needing a heavy duty mechanic F/T or P/T. Automotive experience is an asset but not necessary. Fax resume to 250-341-6006

Income OpportunityHOMEWORKERS NEEDED!Earn extra cash! P/T, F/T Im-mediate openings, no experi-ence needed. www.hwc-bc.com Get paid daily!!! Easy at home computer work, instant accep-tance, free registration.www.mysurveysjobs.com

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Employment

Professional/Management

GROCERY MANAGER. Jas-per Super A. The Grocery People Ltd. (TGP) provides goods and services to a large, independent grocery and food service industry and manages a number of Super A Food Stores. Located in scenic Jas-per, Alberta, you will be re-sponsible for all aspects of managing a grocery depart-ment including marketing, merchandising, controlling and human resources manage-ment. Applicants need fi ve years grocery department management experience. The successful candidate must be customer service focused, show self initiative and leader-ship to achieve the required results. TGP offers a competi-tive compensation and benefi t package as well as the oppor-tunity for personal and profes-sional development. To apply, send a resume, stating salary expectations to: Director, Hu-man Resources, The Grocery People Ltd., 14505 Yellow-head Trail, Edmonton, AB, T5L 3C4. Fax 780-447-5781. We thank all applicants, how-ever, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED

250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere

www.wvsm.info www.christchurchtrinity.com

Reverend Laura Hermakin9 a.m.

Worship at All Saints, Edgewater10:30 a.m.

Worship at Christ Church Trinity,Invermere

Worship at St. Peter’s, Windermere; 1st Sunday

(7 p.m.) and 3rd Sunday (9 a.m.) of the month May-Oct.

CANADIAN MARTYRSCATHOLIC CHURCH

Roman Catholic ParishPastor: Father James McHugh

250-342-6167 Invermere250-344-6328 Golden

Confession: 1/2 hour before MassCanadian Martyrs Church

712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturday at 7 p.m.Sunday at 9 a.m.

St. Joseph ChurchHighway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs

Sunday at 11 a.m.Sacred Heart Parish

808 - 11 Street, GoldenSunday at 5 p.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn, Canal Flats

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 StreetWest, Radium

Sundays at 10 a.m.

Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street

West, 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, July 15th

10:30 a.m.JOINT BEACH SERVICE and V.B.S. WINDUP … at Kinsmen Beach. “SKY – Everything Is Possible.”

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

Window Washing& Snow Plowing

250-342-0450

Krystal KlearKrystal Klear

Serving the Valley for over a decade!

WOOD FLOOR ARTISANS

Serving the valley since 1996.

Waterfront Property

Immaculately kept home, with 4 plus bedrooms, and 3.5 baths. Fully furnished and move-in ready. Outstanding flat lot. Best on the lake. Includes private dock and boat house. May consider Calgary trade.403-256-8900, 250-342-6026.

Floor Refi nishing/Installations

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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Hauling & SalvageODD JOBS ENT. HAULING

garbage, brush & construction disposal, mulch deliveries Call Dale Hunt 250-342-3569

Home ImprovementsValley Framing & Contracting

Everything from roofs & decksMajor renovations

250-342-7517

Misc Services

Cresteel RV Services

Appliances, accessories,parts and repairsMobile Service

250-342-6312HAVE A PILE OF GARBAGE to get rid of? Give Odd Jobs Ent. a call. 250-342-3569

Pets & Livestock

Pet ServicesHawt Pawz N Clawz Dog and Cat Grooming. Currently no waiting period. Call Michelle 250-347-2412, Radium

Merchandise for Sale

FurnitureALL NEW Queen MATTRESS SET Still in Original Plastic! Must Sell. $150 - CALL: 604-484-0379

Heavy Duty Machinery

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale2000 180 Sea Ray motor boat w/trailer. Excellent condition with very low hours. Lots of extras!! To view call 250-341-5331. Asking $8,900 OBO.FOR RESTLESS or Cramping Legs. A fast acting remedy since 1981, sleep at night, proven for 31 years. Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.www.allcalm.com

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

WINDOW CLEANING?Call Jim Triple J Window Cleaning. 250-349-7546.

Floor Refi nishing/Installations

Small ads, BIG deals!

Window Cleaning

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDING, Huge clearance sale! 20x24 $4,658. 25x28 $5,295. 30x40 $7,790. 32x54 $10,600. 40x58 $14,895. 47x78 $19,838. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca.

Misc. WantedI Buy Old Coins & Collections Olympic, Gold Silver Coins etcCall Chad 250-863-3082 Local

Real Estate

Acreage for SaleAcreages

“columbiavalleyproperties.com”

Houses For Sale107 Westridge Dr. 6 yrs new, incredible views, great loca-tion. Large detached garage. Will consider trade. Asking $590,000 call 250-342-8773 after 6 p.m.

PRIVATE MOUNTAIN HOME FOR SALE - Visit:

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Windermere new listing: 4758 Government Street $338,000, 4 bdrm, 2 bath, 1500 sq ft, 4 blocks to main beach, best price and fully upgraded. Agents welcome. 250-342-2428

Other Areas20 ACRES- Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Moun-tain Views! Money Back Guar-antee! Free Color Brochure. 1-800-755-8953.www.sunsetranches.com

Window Cleaning

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentCARRIAGE COURT APARTMENTS

conveniently located behind Sobeys within walking distance to downtown.

Two bdrm townhouse units, outside entrance. Sliding glass

doors open onto balcony overlook private courtyard. Fireplace and WD included

in each unit. Long term preferred.

$750/month DD. Available now. Utilities extra

250-270-0729

Lake Windermere Pointe condos starting at $1000 plus

utilities. Several choice properties available. Contact Eric Redeker at First Choice

Realty at 250-342-5914 for an appointment.

Radium - main fl oor 103 Pine-wood West building. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, underground parking, ful-ly furnished. All inclusive. AvailAugust 1. $900/mth. Call Lina @ 403-264-2782 or 403-999-2783

Cottages / CabinsSmall bachelor log home with wood stove in Wilmer, large yard, suitable for one person or couple. Cat welcome, no dogs. $550/month. Avail Sept 1. 250-342-8377 after 6 p.m.

Duplex / 4 PlexWINDERMERE

Bright 2 bedroom upper unit in quiet 4-plex with

beautiful view, large yard separate parking & entrance

$700/mth plus electricity plus D/D. N/P

Available immediately to mature & responsible tenants.

References required.Call 403-258-3132

Mobile Homes & Pads

2-3 bedroom mobile home in Wilmer with wood stove. Kids, cats welcome, no dogs. $700/month. Avail immediate-ly. 250-342-8377 after 6 p.m.

Homes for Rent2000 sq. ft. 3 bdrm 2 bath unique home in Athalmer. Private large property with pond and plenty of room for toys. $1200/mth plus utilities and damage deposit re-quired. 587-436-8828

Houses For Sale

Rentals

Homes for Rent3 Bedroom mobile home, available now, 5 appliances, new kitchen, fl ooring, siding, skirting, bathroom. Nice yard, storage shed, beautiful view. Large front deck, smaller back deck. $800/month, utilities ex-tra. Call 250-342-1700CHARMING 2 BEDROOM HOUSE! Excellent location, Valley view. W/D, D/W, $850 + utilities. Available. Jeff 250-688-1105WINDERMERE - 4-bdrm, 3-bath, fully furnished, beautiful condition. $750/mth + utilities from Sep-Jun. 250-342-2135.

Suites, LowerRADIUM - Spacious bright

2-bdrm, 1 bath, shared laundry, shared large back

yard. $600/mth + D/D + hydro. 250-347-9970.

TownhousesRADIUM Townhouse For Rent Bright, spacious townhouse lo-cated in Radium, approx 1300 sq ft of living space. 2 BR, 2 1/2 bath, fully furnished, deck, bbq & air conditioning. Available weekly or monthly. $850+ $150/month for utilities. Prefer 1 year lease No smok-ing, no pets. 403-240-9357 or 403-237-4698. Email [email protected] for pictures.

Want to RentELDERLY COUPLE, N/S, non drinkers, no/pets, would like to rent newer condo for next May and June(2013). Around $700./mo. Invermere area.

John Weimer, #2 2426 Louise St.,

Saskatoon, Sask. S7J 0P2. 1(306)477 3814

Transportation

Antiques / ClassicsLooking for ‘55 Chev, running and in reasonable shape, 2 or 4 door. email [email protected]”

Transportation

Antiques / Classics

Auto Financing

GUARANTEEDAuto Loans orWe Will Pay You $1000

All Makes, All Models.New & Used Inventory.

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Off Road VehiclesWESTRIDGE Drive. 4 Bdrm, 3 bath. Fireplace, hot tub, gar-age, fenced yard. Perfect for a family. Close to schools. $1600 month plus all [email protected]

Legal

Legal Notices

ONSITE AUCTIONCONDUCTED BYREAL STORAGETake notice that

miscellaneous goods and chattels belonging to the

following persons and stored at Real Storage LP

(Windermere) will be sold due to unpaid charges:

Kristen Schneider

The sale will be on Saturday, July 21, 2012

at Real Storage LP (Windermere),

1508 Hwy 93/95, Windermere, B.C. V0B 2L1

The goods may be viewed at 12:00pm. All bids are

sealed and are for entire contents of the storage unit. Contents must be paid for and removed by 5:00 p.m.

on July 21, 2012.Call 250-342-4494

for more information.

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FAIRMONT MOUNTAINSIDE MEN'S CLUB: Strong congratulations to Ed English and Cal

MacPherson who won our monthly cup competi-tions on May 30 and June 27 respectively. On May 20, club president Wayne Geiger captured two closest to the pin awards while Ed Taillieu and Glen Findlay took one each. Wayne also rolled in a deuce as did sharpshooter Steve Seheult.

Not unexpectedly, our club competition on June 7 was totally rained out. On June 13, how-ever, in continuing wet, chilly, weather — you guessed it — the team of Ed English and Cal MacPherson quite handily won our one best net competition. Cal, of course, took the only deuce award. Norm MacDonell, Jim Bussard, Paul Bar-rett and Steve won KPs.

Th e team of Dave Andrews, Frank Ashworth, Kirk Dawson and Paul Neilson was to prevail in an interesting competition involving the red, white and blue fl ags on June 20. Scott Powell was back on the golfi ng map, winning two KPs and a deuce. Paul Barrett and Jim Villeneuve also cap-tured KP prizes. Paul also managed a deuce as did Ed Taillieu.

On June 27, there was no stopping Steve Seh-eult who took a record three closest to the pin awards. Th e fourth went to Paul Alderson play-ing out of the Riverside club. Martin Hacker also an interloper from Riverside managed the only deuce of the day. Congrats must also be extend-ed to Bill Bergman and Ed English who were very close runners up to Cal’s monthly cup victory.

—Submitted by Barry Jonas

Golf News

Th e Lake Windermere District Lions Club is holding its 9th annual Charity Golf Day at Copper Point Golf Course on Tuesday (July 17).

Th e event runs from 6:30 a.m. to dusk and 18 holes of golf with a cart can be played for just $65 per person, which also includes full use of the driving range.

All proceeds will be donated to the East Kootenay Re-gional Hospital, to help with the purchase of a digital stereotactic mammography unit.

To book a “Charity Day Golf” tee time, call Copper Point Golf Course at 250-341-3392 or toll-free at 1-877-418-4653.

PHOTO BY RENICE OAKS/THE ECHODuring Windermere Valley Minor Baseball action at Volunteer Field in Mount Nelson Athletic Park on June 25, Seth Harder (left) opts not to swing, leaving Joel Schmitz (middle) to catch the ball while umpire Logan Powell (right) and spectators look on.

Ballin'

Tee off for Lions' Charity Golf Day


We also thank all the donors of the fabulous silent auction items as well as the players who braved the inclement weather to join in the fun.

Special thanks to the Windermere Valley Golf Course who always go above and beyond to ensure the success of this tournament as well as to Kari’s Kitchen for the awesome meal. And of course to the

committee of Rotarians who helped to plan the event and to Valley Echo staff who volunteered their time.

All monies raised (approximately $10,000) will be presented to the Rotary Club of Invermere at a later date to help fund the spray water project they are undertaking at Kinsmen Beach.

Giving BackCommunity Golf Tournament

Rotary Club of Invermere

Thank you to the 2012 hole sponsors!Skookum Inn

AquairEast Kootenay Realty Insurance

Barb J. Smith & AssociatesMacDonald Thomas

K5 MechanicalMaxWell Realty

College of the RockiesHome HardwareInvestors Group

Valley FoodsSobeys

Smith Green AndruschukTanex

Smoking Waters Coffee CompanyEssentials

Mortgage AllianceMcLaughlin Financial

Fitz FlooringSki Home

Thank you!

2012 GRAD

DTSS award winners recognized

During the David Th ompson Secondary School annual year-end school assembly on Th ursday (June 28), the major award winners for outstanding academic achieve-ments for the 2011/2012 school year were:

Top All-Round Student: Mary Smith (won by her mother Lousie Helmer in 1979 — the only-time parent/child winner)

Top Academic Students (Principal’s List — straight As)

Grade 8: Anna Arif, Ashley DuBois, Amira Elwakeel, Matty Helmer, Japhy Hunt, Ame-lia Smart, Finley Spiegl, Kally Van Mulligen, Annie Zehnder

Grade 9: Brooklynne Agnew, Lila Berryman, Blake Glassford, Micaela Mauthner, Montan-na McIlwain, Emily Paget, Emily Wiebe

Grade 10: Kelsey Frank, Alexandra TaylorGrade 11: Barbara Jenkinson, Hillary NesterGrade 12: Toni Th ierbachRotarian Leadership: Caoimhe AndersonCitizenship: Holly Glassford, Lily Smith,

Alisha Trozzo—Submitted by Lee Barker, David

Th ompson Secondary School

WOJNAR, KAYLISCHAGER, SAMANTHA

SUBMITTEDSpecial to The Valley Echo

In recognition of the 2012 David Th ompson Secondary School gradu-ates whose names did not appear in the annual grad feature in the July 4th edition of Th e Valley Echo due to administrative error.

2012 Grad Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

Zack Opheim was the third re-cipient of the Invermere Oldtim-ers Hockey Team award, in addi-tion to RT Rice and Brendan Sage.

Invermere Valley Echo, July 11, 2012

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