Invermere Valley Echo, July 22, 2015

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Residents in Canal Flats, Eagle’s Nest and Painted Ridge have less than a month to wait before they can start tasting the bene� ts of a major water system upgrade project.

The upgrades will be completed on August 16th, after a full disinfection procedure is done on each home.

Brian Woodward, the Village of Canal Flats’ chief � nancial of� cer, said the project is the biggest the village has tak-en on since being incorporated in 2004. The project cost a total of $2.7 million.

“We (received) $400,000 from the province through their Towns for To-morrow program,” Woodward said. “The rest is $2.3 million, which the vil-lage borrowed. (Residents) will pay it off over the next 30 years.”

The merged water system will bring

potable water to Eagle’s Nest and Painted Ridge for the � rst time, ef-fectively meeting the provincial stan-dards set out in the Drinking Water Protection Act of 2006.

In the village proper, the biggest change for resi-dents will be the increased water pressure and the adequate re-serves for � ghting � res in the area.

“There was a major construc-tion of a new res-ervoir as well,” Woodward said.

According to Woodward, the project is under budget due to a few changes to the original plans.

Instead of the independent contrac-tor providing emergency backup units

for the system, the village’s engineers took on the job, which saved $40,000.

In addition, while connecting power from the old pump house to the new one, BC Hydro elected to go over the road, rather than under, which saved

another $30,000.“Those savings

will be utilized for an upgrade of the pump house,” Woodward said. “There is always something else to do, so we will use up the whole $2.7 million.”

In the long run, the system merger will save the village an estimated total of $335,000.

Still, the project will cost Canal Flats residents a � at rate of $275 per year over 30 years to cover the $2.3

million loan. Had council not been able to pass

two bylaws to propel the project for-ward during the summer of 2013, the province could have � ned the village up to $100,000 per day.

According to Woodward, the prov-ince would have forced compliance anyway, which would have come at a far larger fee for residents, who would have been stuck with a higher parcel tax to cover the upgrade’s costs and the penalty fees.

Woodward said he is happy with how the project has progressed, noting the relatively tight timeline the village had to work with to get the water up to provin-cial standards by the end of this summer.

“We are just in the last � nal stages of completing everything,” Woodward said. “The system will be fully opera-tional, functional and commissioned on August 16th.”

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According to Invermere resident David Flowitt, approx-imately 8,000 homeowners around the province are at risk of their wallets becoming considerably lighter at the hands of BC Hydro.

In the late 1980s, Flowitt and other residents who lived in locations that did not have access to natural gas were offered a 50 per cent discount on their electrical bills through BC Hydro’s E-Plus program. The catch was Flow-itt had to purchase and install a secondary heat source, and agree he would shut off his electrical meter if BC Hydro asked him to.

Now, Flowitt said BC Hydro is working towards break-ing its E-Plus contracts and reverting long-time custom-ers back to standard electrical rates.

“I do not think there is any fairness in what they are proposing,” Flowitt said.

Over the last year, BC Hydro has been going through the necessary process to submit a Rate Design Applica-tion to the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) for approval. According to Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett, the process is transparent and offers many opportuni-ties for public input, starting with an introductory work-shop that was held in 2014.

“There was not a single E-Plus customer invited to that workshop,” Flowitt said, adding the majority of the guests were from the Sierra Club, an environmental non-profit, who did not know about E-Plus before the work-shop began. “The workshop was in Vancouver, not on Vancouver Island, where many E-Plus customers live.”

After the workshop, BC Hydro concluded that stake-holders in general felt the E-Plus program was unfair, be-cause certain residents were paying less than the major-ity of British Columbians.

The next step in the process were two open houses held

for E-Plus customers in Nanaimo and Victoria in April, and customers were allowed to share their opinions via email. According to BC Hydro spokesperson Mora Scott, BC Hydro asked customers to choose between two op-tions.

“The first option is to maintain the E-Plus rate under the same terms and conditions,” Scott said. “The second option is to phase it out over a period of time. It could be five or ten years, for example.”

Scott said that, as predicted, most customers want to maintain the E-Plus rate. BC Hydro will be filing a propos-al to the Utilities Commission later this year using cus-tomer feedback, which will also be uploaded to the BC Hydro website. According to Scott, BC Hydro has yet to decide exactly what it will ask for from the commission.

Flowitt said BC Hydro seems to be overlooking the amount of money customers spent to gain access to the E-Plus rates in the first place.

“All I can say is if those people are put out, the only sum I can remember this far back was about $2,600,” Flowitt said about the price to buy a wood-burning furnace. “In the day it was paid out, that represented a great chunk of money.”

According to the E-Plus contract, the rates are still val-id until the homeowner who originally signed no longer possesses the property.

Flowitt said BC Hydro would be better off simply wait-ing out elderly E-Plus customers, rather than driving up their bills when they are most vulnerable.

“At 85, I am not expecting to live forever,” Flowitt said. By the end of the year, E-Plus customers should know

about the future of their electricity bills. Flowitt said he would be surprised if the issue does not go to court.

“The only way you can get into the BCUC process is by being represented,” Flowitt said. “The unfairness of it in my mind is that they are able to get all of the counsel that they would need, should it ever go to court.”

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Invermere council have directed district staff to send a letter to Columbia Val-ley RCMP to fi nd out more about the circumstances surrounding the closure of Highway 93 near Radium Hot Springs following a fatal motorcycle accident several weeks ago.

The discussion at council was sparked by Invermere mayor Gerry Taft at the Tuesday, July 14th council meeting, when he pointed out that the highway is the major artery for visitor and tourist traffi c coming into Invermere from Alberta. He said it was shut for 12 to 14 hours after the accident, which killed Jarret Wetyk, 29, of Calgary.

“Personally I think it’s excessive,” Taft said, adding that if a similar incident happened in the park and shut the highway for a similar timeframe on the Fri-day or Saturday of a long weekend, “it would have a huge impact on us.”

Taft said not only are the valley’s many tourism-dependent businesses dealt a blow in such circumstances, but that it can create heavy traffi c on unoffi cial de-tours (such as on Westside Road, in the case of the motorcycle accident) which creates the potential for further accidents.

According to Taft, a coroner or police traffi c analyst sometimes has to come from as far as Vernon for such incidents, and he said such a delay would not be found on a major road in bigger urban centres.

“I think we should be able to expect a higher level of service here,” said Taft, suggesting the district send a letter outlining its concerns and expectation of re-opening roads faster.

Councillor Greg Anderson cautioned this might be a hasty move.“I agree with you that 14 hours is a long time, but we don’t know what they had

on their plate that day,” said Anderson. “I’m not comfortable writing (such) a letter until we know the circumstances (surrounding the closure).

Taft then proposed sending a letter to fi nd out more about the situation and to start a dialogue. Council members unanimously voted in favour of sending this letter.

Wetyk was the operator of a motorcycle that was southbound on Highway 93/95 at about 7:30 p.m. on July 4th.

About fi ve kilometres south of Radium Hot Springs, the motorcycle collid-ed with a semi-trailer also heading southbound. Mr. Wetyk was deceased at the scene.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

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Canfor is in the fi nal stages of preparing its new Sustainable Forest Management Plan.

Work on the plan began more than a year ago, and a draft version has been avail-able for public comment for the past two months.

The impetus for the plan came when Can-for acquired Tembec forest license hold-ings in the Radium Hot Springs area. Can-for had operated its other holdings in the East Kootenay under the Forest Steward-ship Council (FSC) certifi cation standards, while the Tembec holding was run under the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) certifi cation standards.

“So basically what we are doing with this new plan is bring the two existing manage-ment plans together, and merging them into a single plan that meets both certifi ca-tion criteria,” said Canfor First Nations and planning co-ordinator Grant Neville.

Both existing management plans are about 10 years old, but each already under-goes sporadic updates as science progress

and forest management practices corre-spondingly change.

“It’s a continuous improvement cycle,” said Neville.

The fi rst step in putting together the new Sustainable Forest Management Plan was consulting with various stakeholders groups, a public advisory group (com-prised of stakeholders, citizens and envi-ronmental groups such as Wildsight), and First Nations.

“We then put it out for review and com-ment,” said Neville, adding that process resulted in 15 comments, and the company will begin contacting the comment writers soon. Where appropriate, it will incorpo-rate their feedback into the plan.

“We’re hoping to fi nalize the plan in late August or early September,” he said. “I give the public advisory group a lot of credit for the work they’ve done. It’ll be good to have a fi nished product and people are jus-tifi ably proud of what’s been accomplished in this plan.”

The new plan is comprehensive in na-ture, providing both a strategic approach (dealing with overall concepts) a tactical approach (laying out specifi c procedures).

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It’s pretty clear its election year. The Trans-Can-ada Highway between Golden and Revelstoke is finally getting the millions needed to address long overdue upgrades, and “Christmas in July” is what federal employment minister Pierre Poilievre is calling the cash influx Canadians with children under 18 are seeing appear in their bank accounts this week. Not only have child care benefit payments increased, but the maximum age for which parents can receive the payment has been raised from five to 17, meaning many parents across the country are

getting a nice little boost to help with all the necessary expenses that go along with raising future generations.

This is absolutely a good thing overall. No one is going to argue with Canadians keep-ing more of their hard-earned tax dollars, but economists at both ends of the political spec-trum aren’t convinced the consumer impact of this giveaway will be enough to stimulate Canada’s sinking economy. Unless new mon-ey is found or old money is stealthily moved around, a deficit is being predicted when re-sults from the second quarter come out on September 1st, which means the funds being paid out as the enhanced Universal Child Care

Benefit may actually be borrowed money. Interestingly enough, although $3 billion

seems like a lot of money, it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the subsidies and direct support the Canadian government offers the energy sector. In a report released in 2013, the International Monetary Fund estimates energy subsidies in Canada come to $34 bil-lion each year. While a more equitable tax break across the board would have received a warmer welcome by more people (plus the expanded benefit is a taxable payment, which basically equates to paying more tax-es on taxes already paid), cash in the bank is something every one understands.

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Recently, a wildfire broke out just north of

Spillimacheen. It was quickly actioned by the BC Wildfire Service crews. Our Wind-ermere Fire Department Structural Protection Unit was immediately deployed and two homes that were directly adjacent to the fire were sprinkled for several days. Our RDEK emergency program team was also activated imme-diately. Three homes were evacuated and all residents south to Westside Road in Spillimacheen were on evacuation alert. Fortunately, the fire was contained and no structures were lost.

The Toby Benches Society AGM was held recently on the shore of Lake Lil-lian and Area F director Wendy Booth and I along with RDEK planner Kris Be-langer attended and had an enjoyable discussion with residents. The RDEK is

currently working on an Of-ficial Community Plan for the area and the participation in the process has been out-standing. A draft OCP will be presented in the fall .

Recently, we held meeting in Wilmer to discuss the fu-ture of the land historically known as Selkirk Park. The Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resources has

advised that the Crown lease for the park has expired and, if it is to be renewed, the RDEK must submit a management plan. Those in attendance participated in a live-ly and constructive discussion about the future of the park. This, along with survey responses collected, indicate the majority of the community wants to retain the area as a park, primarily in its natural state with some modest improvements and at-tention to wildfire prevention. Based on this feedback, the RDEK has prepared a

management plan and submitted it to the province to renew the lease for the park.

Residents in the Edgewater area will have noticed that sliding gates have been installed in front of the bins at the transfer station. This innovation is to prevent bears and other wildlife from get-ting into the bins. We need the public’s help in keeping the gates closed. The gates slide open and closed easily and are secured by a simple pin. Please en-sure they are closed.

The RDEK has approved a modest grant to help fund the work of the Wild-safeBC co-ordinator in Areas F and G. The mandate of WildsafeBC is to reduce and prevent conflict between people and wildlife. The co-ordinator is Andrea Smil-lie, and she will be introducing herself as she gets familiar with Area G and contin-ues her work throughout the Valley.

Gerry Wilkie is the Regional District of East Kootenay director for Area G, and can be reached at [email protected].

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What is your favourite thing to do in the Columbia Valley in the summertime?

“We like to go swimming at Kinsmen Beach.”

Zach, Kelsey and Michelle

“We have a cabin at Columbia Lake, so we like to spend time there, swimming and stuff.”

Grayson

“We stay at Fairmont. We love swimming at the outdoor and indoor pools. We always come here to Invermere because we love the shops. We also like to golf a little bit.”

Kylie, Judith, Ella and Zoey

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Fight unemployment with fi refi ghers

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We have an unemployment rate in B.C. of 6.8 per cent. Why in the world are we importing fi refi ghters from Australia? Are all our unemployed disabled as well? I hear the bush is closed in some areas to loggers, but open to fi refi ghters. How does that make sense? Is it just me who wonders?

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Childcare musingsDear Editor:

Re: “$10 a day childcare recommended” in the July 13th Invermere Valley Echo.My immediate response to this was: “Why should I pay to raise somebody else’s children?” Then I thought it is easy for many of us to have children without having our fi nancial situation

totally organized. Circumstance can put one temporarily in need of public assistance without laziness or lack of

motivation to contribute to society and our own and family support. The sadness is that, all too often, social assistance can become a multi-generational habit.

People fall into the path because there is not a family setting, example or history of working. One cannot realistically expect a person to work for $1,200 to $1,500 per month if childcare is

going to cost $800 to $1,000 per month. Learn a skill, get a job and build a career — that is the route out of government dependency.

Thus, public-supported $10 daycare may have economic — in addition to social — merit. Hey, getting philosophical, maybe they are all our children anyhow.

WALTER BENSTEADPANORAMA

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Since 2012, we have heard repeat-edly about the government-debt

crisis in Greece and the massive loans the country has been given from international institutions fund-ed primarily by the few remaining European powerhouses.

Greece has received two rounds of bailouts thus far, totalling �240 bil-lion, but the country’s debt still sits at approximately �323 billion. Bailout money primarily comes from Germa-ny, France and Italy, regulated by the European Central Bank (ECB), as well as the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Now, Greece has agreed to another set of tough reforms to receive a third bailout, estimated at �86 billion.

It has become clear that bailouts are not the ideal way of saving the Greek economy and keeping the country within the Eurozone. The Greek people do not want austerity, voting a resounding 60 per cent “no” to the recent referendum ques-tion on whether to accept the reforms demanded by the rest of Europe. Still, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been left with virtually no choice but to grovel to Greece’s increasingly resentful big brothers and sisters.

At this point, it is worth considering how Greece got in the unprecedentedly massive hole it is in, which will likely take at least another decade to climb out of. One of the major reasons for Greece’s economic turmoil came well before the country’s debt crisis began in 2009.

In 2001, Wall Street investment giant Goldman Sachs helped Greece hide the true extent of its ever growing debt, and in the process almost doubled it. Current Goldman Sachs CEO

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Lloyd Blankfein helped arrange a secret loan of €2.8 billion euros for Greece, disguised as an off-the-books swap, in which Greece’s foreign currency debt was switched to domestic currency using a fictitious market exchange rate. Shockingly, this was not even the sketchiest part of Goldman Sachs’ relations with Greece.

Due to the deal, two per cent of Greece’s debt disappeared and Goldman Sachs received €600 million for the service. Somewhat unpredictably, bond yields plunged after the 9/11 attacks, result-ing in a massive loss for Greece because of the formula Goldman Sachs used for the swap. Greece’s off-the-books debt swelled from €2.8 billion to €5.1 billion by 2005.

Finally, Goldman Sachs restructured the deal in 2005 to lock in Greece’s €5.1 billion debt, creating the conditions for Greece’s col-lapse in 2009. And now for the sketchiest part: Mario Draghi, the current head of the ECB, was the managing director of Goldman Sachs’ international division in 2005. Draghi played a part in build-ing Greece’s debt and is now in charge of deciding which hoops Greece must jump through to keep receiving Europe’s money.

Goldman Sachs engineered Greece’s economic debacle. The company capitalized on a country in need, providing a deal that was illegal by any standard. In return, Goldman Sachs made out really well, receiving a generous bailout from American taxpayers after the housing collapse in 2008. The bailout has allowed Gold-man Sachs to soar back to its prominent status as one of the top investment banking firms in the world.

Meanwhile, Greeks are stuck enduring more cuts to health care, increases to taxes, cuts to minimum wage (down 22 per cent already), increases to the average retirement age (already up from 60 to 67) and cuts to public sector jobs (already down by 150,000). All this while Draghi oversees the austerity measures from his comfortable seat in Frankfurt and his former co-workers continue to get rich elsewhere.

Kevin Nimmock is a reporter for The Valley Echo and can be reached at [email protected].

The British Columbia Legislature has been

recalled this summer to pass legislation related to Lique-fied Natural Gas (LNG). If one chooses to take the time to do a bit of investigation into the promises made by the BC Liberals in the 2013 election about the develop-ment of a B.C. LNG indus-try, you soon discover that these declarations were both irresponsible and untrue.

The BC Liberals have, in fact, signed a 25-year sellout of British Columbia’s resources.

This is a sellout of our finite natural re-sources for the next generation with practi-cally no benefit to British Columbians. The only benefit to this bill is that it helps Chris-ty Clark politically, assuming one does not look too carefully at the deal.

You may not believe me, but you must con-sider a quote from Martyn Brown, a promi-nent BC Liberal who served as Gordon Camp-bell’s Chief of Staff for almost a decade.

Martyn Brown said: “The fine print of that deal will commit our province to a course that is environmentally reckless, fiscally foolhardy, and socially irresponsible. I say that as someone generally supportive of the merits of LNG development, to the extent that it is invited without giving up more than we collectively stand to gain.”

The BC Liberals promised 100,000 jobs, one LNG plant by 2015 with a dozen to fol-low, a $1 billion prosperity fund, an end to

the provincial sales tax, the clean-est LNG in the world, and the elimi-nation of the provincial debt.

None of those promises were hon-estly made and the BC Liberals have put themselves in a corner where they are desperate to get anything that they can spin as a deal. And that desperation has led to a mas-sive sellout to foreign state-owned Petronas.

This is the deal that I am debating this summer in an emergency piece of legis-lation put forward by the BC Liberals.

The legislation is a deal that locks in ex-tremely low tax rates for over 25 years, has no job guarantees for B.C. or Canadian work-ers, and allows up to 70 per cent of the work to be done by foreign workers. There are no apprenticeship requirements and it offers no role for First Nations.

The BC Liberals say it is a $38 billion in-vestment with $9 billion coming in govern-ment revenue. But again, this is not anything approaching the truth.

Martyn Brown doesn’t mince words when talking about this deal, and neither will I.

There is no question. This deal is a bad agreement for British Columbia and Brit-ish Columbians, signed entirely for political purposes with no care for the consequences for citizens today or into the future. These are the facts.

Norm Macdonald is the NDP MLA for Co-lumbia River Revelstoke. He can be reached by phone at 1-866-870-4188 and by email at [email protected].

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Action taken to complete goals within the Village of Radium Hot Springs was recently reviewed in the 2015 Annual Report.

At the regular the Village of Radium Hot Springs council meeting on July 15th, mayor Clara Reinhardt and chief administrative officer Mark Read provided the community with an outline of the 2015 year’s progress and objectives to help set the 2016 priorities.

There was also an update on the 2014 Services and Operations report and the Progress Report.

“The annual report this year is a report of work that’s been done and (it pro-vides) the status of the village on April 1st of this year, so as far as the goals and objectives, this new council, hasn’t had a real chance to set any new ones,” ex-plained Ms. Reinhardt after the meeting. “We went into budget and picked some direction, so we made some big decisions moving for-ward, like moving forward on the replacement of our existing com-munity hall — but other than that, most of the items in this report are based on the goals and objectives of the previous council.”

Mr. Read added the council would be discussing its priorities dur-ing a strategic planning session this fall.

Staff and council will use the opportunity to identify the direction that council will take in the future.

“The very first goal and objective for 2015 is to have a strategic plan-ning exercise so that we can move forward,” explained Ms. Reinhardt.

In addition, there are future plans to construct a new public works storage and workshop facility for about $350,000.

“But that is something that was in the five-year plan before,” she added. “The new item is initiating the process for the new (commu-nity) hall and our ongoing work that we’ve identified is to get more multi-use trails close to Radium because that’s a big draw for a lot of tourists. We want to make sure that we have some kind of access to multi-use trails, and that’s an ongoing partnership with the Green-

ways Trail Alliance as well as working together with the Ministry of Environment.”There are also plans in the works to replace the 1996 Class A pumper fire truck

and breathing apparatus air compressor, which is required to maintain insurance.The upcoming objectives for 2016 will be identified during the 2015 strategic

planning process.Although there was limited attendance and comments from the community, Ms.

Reinhardt believes the village is moving in the right direction.“The business of the village is being run efficiently,” she concluded. “We’re do-

ing a lot of work with the resources we have, we try really hard to stay (on the) cutting edge. Our water treatment and our sewage treatment are really new tech-nology, and I think that for the most part, (people) they’re happy with the way we’re running things.”

To read the Village of Radium Hot Springs Annual Report online, visit radium-hotsprings.ca.

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A 52-year-old Radium Hot Springs resident is working toward cre-ating better lives for the children of Senegal, Africa.

Lori Ellingboe founded the Son of Africa Society (SOAS) to create a safe space for orphaned African boys.

“I’ve been travelling over there for the past six years,” explained Ms. Ellingboe when asked how the SOAS came to life.

She began travelling to Senegal after taking an online Spanish language course, which sparked a friendship with a Senegal man, known as Argo. Argo wanted to learn English from her and their lan-guage exchange sessions on Skype quickly turned into a friendship that took flight — literally.

“Through Skype, I saw what it was like over in Senegal, and it looked like a really amazing place to visit,” she said. “Really differ-ent from here.”

She developed a strong desire to see the wildlife, terrain and peo-ple of Argo’s country.

“When I would Skype there, I would see the people that were com-ing in and out of his shop, I’d see up and down the roads — what was happening outside,” said Ms. Ellingboe. “It was really amazing to see.”

Instead of planning a trip to Latin America, as she had originally envisioned, Ms. Ellingboe made the journey to Senegal for the first time in March 2010.

“That’s the twist of it all,” she said. “Initially, I was thinking I was headed for Costa Rica, but part of the language course I was talk-ing required speaking to somebody who spoke the language that you wanted to learn and in that process, I got the call from Argo in Senegal to help him learn English. There wasn’t an advantage of learning Spanish for me, but I ended up helping him and that’s how it all came about.”

The sights, sounds and smells of Senegal gave her perspective about one of West Africa’s most stable countries.

“I’m over there working with the street boys. They’re called Tal-ibe,” she explained. “In Senegal, there’s quite a problem with street boys.”

According to Human Rights Watch, there are at least 50,000 children attend-ing Quranic schools, or daaras, where they are often abused, neglected and exploited by teachers and marabouts (religious leaders) who serve as their de facto guardians.

“A lot of the little boys from the countryside and the neighbouring countries get sent in to Dakhar, which is the capital city, for (religious stud-ies),” added Ms. Ellingboe. “It’s quite a corrupt system. When the little boys get there, they’re put in the care of the marabouts and a lot of them are corrupt, so when they arrive, they basically get sent out onto the streets to beg for money and food to bring back to the marabout. It doesn’t really go to the boys. It goes to the marabouts who go and live a nice life.”

This falls under the Interna-tional Labour Organization’s (ILO) definition of the worst

form of child labour, which subjects children to brutal physical and psycho-logical abuse, while the marabouts commonly neglect the children’s most basic needs.

Occasionally, the children fall prey to human trafficking through the mar-abouts.

“I shouldn’t say that there are no legit marabouts there that are doing a really good job with the boys, but a lot of them are corrupt,” she said, noting the num-ber of children subjected to this system is growing.

With a strong desire to offer the boys an alternative, Ms. Ellingboe pur-chased some land in Senegal in 2014, where she hopes to offer some refuge to children.

“This past January, I started construction there,” she explained. “We’ve got the main house built now and just the starts of the rooms for the little Talibe. That’s what we’ve been doing right now.”

She has been meeting with outreach groups in Senegal who are working to-ward the same cause and hopes to fill the gaps in the care system for the young-est boys who are victims of the scam.

Ms. Ellingboe remains optimistic that by partnering with some of these non-profits, she will reach children of every age by offering them an opportunity to learn life skills to support themselves in Africa.

“There’s a good chance a lot of these boys will never leave Africa, so it’s im-portant for them to learn how to support themselves.”

For more information about the program and sponsorships for the children, visit sonofafricasociety.com.

Son of Africa Society founder, Lori Ellingboe, delivered shoes to Senegal, Africa families after Summit Footware donated shoes to the cause. Ms. Ellingboe brought shoes to several families during her last trip to Senegal. Photo submitted

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Fairmont Ladies’ Club June was a busy month for our club and, from all appearances, July will be

much the same. The Challenge between the rival Fairmont clubs of Moun-tainside and Riverside was to take place on June 2nd, but was cancelled due to rain. Interclub was hosted by Mountainside on the 9th with four teams competing. Riverside received the most points with Radium in second place.

Mountainside and Golden tied for third. The last day of the month was, of course, the monthly cup challenge and it was won by Shirley Bergman with a score of 84, which gave her a net 65. Well done, Shirley. Stay cool.

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Bernard Alistair GordonApril 8, 1928 - July 17, 2015

Bernard passed away peacefully at Ivy House on the afternoon of Friday, July 17, 2015.

Bernard was born in Radium Hot Springs and lived most of his life here in the Valley. After graduation at DTSS, he worked for CP Rail and later as the Manager of Fairmont Hot Springs for 27 years. After his retirement, Bernard

travelled extensively with his wife Victoria.

Bernard was preceded by his parents Alexander and Nita Gordon and his sister Ward Wilder. Left to mourn his passing, are Bernard’s wife Victoria, his sisters Margaret Statham and Doreen Gordon and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service for Bernard will be held at Valley Christian Assembly on Satur-day, July 25, 2015 at 1:00 pm. His internment will be in the Fairmont Evergreen

Cemetery and a luncheon will follow at the Fairmont Hot Springs Lodge.

Our sincere thanks to the Palliative Caregivers who faithfully attended to Ber-nard’s needs at our home and to the loving, compassionate staff at Ivy House.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.Condolences for the family can be off ered at:

www.mcphersonfh.com

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Brett Kissel, a 25-year-old singer/songwriter, has been THE country music story in Canada for the past few years, recently winning two awards from the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) for “CMT Video of the Year” and “Interactive Artist of the Year,” after recording eight nominations. Brett also took home a Canadian Radio Music Award for Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year, on top of two Association of Country Music Alberta Awards, and two Edmonton Music Awards.

With countless sold-out shows across North Amer-ica, Kissel was primed for his major label debut al-bum through Warner Music Canada, Started With A Song.

Even before the album’s release, Kissel had already made radio history, with more than 93 per cent of Canadian country stations adding the first single, Started With a Song.

This track eclipsed the record for most adds at Ca-nadian country radio in one week, a record previ-ously held by none other than Taylor Swift.

Since the album’s release, Brett has become the talk of the Canadian country music scene.

Kootenay Concert Connection’s president and GM, F.J. Hurtak, said, “I saw Brett perform live for

the first time at the CCMA’S in Edmonton last year and he literally stole the show based on audience response. I was so impressed that my business part-ner, Gene Daniel from Nanaimo, and I started talks with Brett’s agent immediately to put together a tour for B.C. in 2015. It has taken some time because he is very much in demand, but we are pleased to

say that Cranbrook’s Key City Theatre will be one of the stops on the Airwaves Tour this November.”

Brett has seen two of his music videos reach No. 1 status at Country Music Television, and he has scored three Top 10 radio hits, and won his first Juno Award, becoming the very first country artist to be awarded with “Breakthrough Artist of the Year” in 17 years.

In June 2015, Brett won the coveted SOCAN award for his hit “3-2-1.” His current single, Airwaves, was the most downloaded song on DMDS the week it was released to country radio across the country.

The track is now available on iTunes as well. Brett’s forthcoming album Airwaves (Warner Music Canada) will be released in September, and fans can certainly watch for Brett at the 2015 CCMA Awards in Halifax, where he is bound to be a front runner nominee.

Tickets for Brett Kissel’s Airwaves Tour at the Key City Theatre on Tuesday November 17th went on sale Friday July 17th at the Key City Theatre box office.Tickets can also be obtained by phone at 250-426-7006 or online at keycitytheatre.com All seats are reserved and priced at $42.50, including taxes.

The Airwaves Tour with Brett Kissel is presented by the Kootenay Concert Connection in association with B-104 Total Country and the Cranbrook Daily Townsman. Sound and lights by PB Pro Audio.

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Tickets went on sale last week for Brett Kissel’s perfor-mance in Cranbrook on November 17th as part of his Airwaves tour. Photo submitted

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Invermere council officially approved, at its most recent council meeting, to borrow the $5.6 million dollars needed to build the new multi-use centre from the Municipal Finance Authority of B.C.

The move had been approved by Invermere voters in a referendum in fall 2013, but it was not until the July 14th council meeting last week that council for-mally approved the exact terms of the loan, which will be for a 25-year term and carry an interest rate of 2.78 per cent.

The loan will be for the finance authority’s 2015 bor-rowing session and will result in annual parcel taxes of about $110 per home in Invermere.

District staff recommended to council a 20-year borrowing term, which would put the annual parcel tax at $130 per home, but result in much less interest being paid over the total life of the loan.

Council also considered a 30-year borrowing term, which would put the annual parcel tax at about $95 per home, but result in much more interest being paid over the life of the loan.

“I hate paying interest. I always like to pay off debt early. But 2.78 per cent locked in for 30 years, that’s a mortgage payer’s dream,” said councillor Justin At-terbury.

Councillor Paul Denchuck was not initially con-vinced, preferring the 20-year borrowing term and saying, “I’m of the belief that you should be aggres-sive with your debt to save the cash.”

Invermere mayor Gerry Taft suggest a compromise of a 25-year term, saying it would be less of a shock initially (in terms of the parcel tax) and noting that there was an option to get out of the 25-year term loan early — at 20 years — if the district has the cash

on hand to pay out the loan then.“It’s hard to strike a balance of how much you tax

current residents now for the benefit of future resi-dents,” said Taft.

In the end council members unanimously voted to approve the 25-year borrowing term.

Province explains Jumbo mountain resort municipality

Council received a letter from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development in response to the motion pertaining to Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipal-ity put forward by Taft and then en-dorsed by the Union of British Colum-bia Municipalities (UBCM) delegates during the 2014 UBCM meeting, say-ing that the UBCM was strongly op-posed to the funding of municipalities without people.

The ministry wrote back (to the UBCM, which then passed the com-munication on to the Invermere council) that “the provincial grant (for Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality) enables the (Jumbo) council to have a degree of inde-pendence from the proponent as it develops a planning and regulatory framework for the development of the resort. The Local Government Grants Act makes the mountain resort municipality eligible for a Small Community Grant. Regulation 332/95 under the Act determines the

amount of money to which the mountain resort mu-nicipality is entitled, which this year was $200,000 in 2014.”

“It doesn’t look like the province agrees with us,” said Taft.

Councillor Paul Denchuk said he was glad to see the letter reference a degree of separation between the province and the proponent with the Jumbo project.

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

REMEMBER WHEN?

55 years ago (1960): Sylvia Walker was

named the 1960 Mermaiden during the annual Invermere Regatta, a popular valley event. Regatta commodore A. Erickson of Invermere present-ed Walker with a � ower wreath and a golden watch.

45 years ago (1970): Dr. Roy Anderson, a

former professor of surgery at the University of Alberta, held an open meeting in Invermere on the subject of Marijuana. The meeting was held at the Christian Education Centre

and was free of charge for any local looking to learn about An-derson’s take on the drug.

35 years ago (1980): Fairmont held a Flea

Market and Craft Fair event behind Fairmont Grocery. At-tendees could purchase cloth-ing, household items, baked goods and refreshments. In addition, pottery was featured from across B.C. and Alberta.

20 years ago (1995): After months of specu-

lation, it was announced that a SAAN store would be opening in the old IGA building. The store was 13,000 square feet and employed 10-15 full and part-time employees.

15 years ago (2000): The District of Inver-

mere (DOI) approved a two month trial period to rent out Hydro Broncos, a round water craft which is powered by the person harnessed inside of it. The proposal was a resubmis-sion by Jason Wingert of Wa-ter’s Edge Ventures Inc., who had proposed the same thing the year prior.

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

mere approved changes to the fee structure for buskers, encouraging more musicians to take to the streets. The fee was lowered to $25 per year, replacing the old $100 month-ly rate.

2011 — Eagle Ranch head pro Steve Haggard and

assistant pro Ryan Wells hit the course to play as many rounds as possible for the

ALS Society of B.C. The pair played late into the night .

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THURSDAY, JULY 23RD

• 16th Annual Motion Notion July 23 - 27 at Beaverfoot Lodge near Golden. Seven stages of electronic music, incredible decorations, live painting, public art wall, VJs, workshops, fi re garden, nature, camping, art installations, huge vendor village, pond, river, beach, freedom and good vibes! For more information visit www.motionnotion.com, or www.facebook.com/motionnotionfestival

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

• 5:30 - 8 p.m.: Groundswell Community Greenhouse volunteer opportunity to get your hands dirty, help out and learn about the various tasks related to maintaining and progressing the Groundswell Permaculture Garden. Michelle Avis of Verge Permaculture will be leading this family friendly event. Runs Thursdays to the end of July. For more information contact [email protected] or call 250-342-3337.

• 9 p.m.: Hoodoo Grill has a Songwriter Show. No cover.

FRIDAY, JULY 24TH

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Margo Fearn and Denise Lemaster exhibition till July 31.

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

• 6 p.m.: Steak Sandwich Dinner at the Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended. Call 250-342-9517.

• 8 - 10 p.m.: FunFest at T-Bar & Grill in Panorama 19+, $10. Featuring 3 comics; Tommy Savitt, Joe King and Stu Hughes. For more information visit funnyfest.com or email [email protected]

• 9 p.m.: Hoodoo Grill hosts The Steadies. No cover.

SATURDAY, JULY 25TH

• Steamboat Mountain Music Festival in Edgewater.

• 12 p.m.: Invermere Legion’s ‘Amazing Race’. A distance car rally with questions at each way point.

Registration at Invermere Legion. Burgers available for purchase after the event.

• 5 p.m.: Roller Disco kickoff party. Family skate 5 - 7 p.m., Adult skate 19+, 8 - 10 p.m. Kids $5, Adults $15. Ages 12 and under helmets mandatory.

• 7 - 11 p.m.: Westside Legacy Trail Fundraising Barn Dance at K2 Ranch-Westside Road. Contact Mark Halwa at 250-342-4001 for more information.

SUNDAY, JULY 26TH

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

• 10 a.m - 3 p.m.: 2nd Annual Summer Fair at Agripark at Invermere crossroad. Contact Hedi Trescher for more information. Call 250-346-3227 or email [email protected]

• 7:30 p.m.: Swansea Scramble 5km or 10.5km run. Race start time is 9:00 a.m. with registration from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the bottom of Mount Swansea. Everyone welcome! For more information contact [email protected]

MONDAY, JULY 27TH

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Night at the Museum 3.

THURSDAY, JULY 30TH


• 5:30 - 8 p.m.: Groundswell Community Greenhouse volunteer opportunity to get your hands dirty, Runs Thursdays to the end of July. For more information contact [email protected] or call 250-342-3337.

FRIDAY, JULY 31ST

• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Long weekend Music and Market on main, July 31st to August 1st. Music on main starts at 7 p.m. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

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

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Branko Marjanovic exhibition.

• 6 p.m.: Chicken and pork rib dinner at the Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended call 250-342-9517. BBQ/Smoker Raffl e.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Muppets Most Wanted.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND

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

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Art in the Park at Pothole Park, Invermere display and sale. 12 - 2 p.m. Live music by Marty/Eli. Smarty Pants at 2 - 4 p.m. All free admission.

MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD

• 6:30 p.m.: Mondays in July and August, drop-in Ultimate Frisbee for adults/youth (15+) at Laird Elementary Field. Free of charge & beginners welcome. No equipment required. Ultimate is a great workout in a relaxed atmosphere with some friendly competition.

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Big Hero 6.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH


FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows 20 new painters. 20 new paintings exhi-bition till August 7 - 8.• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the lake Art Walk from June 19th to September 11th every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

• 9 p.m.: Hoodoo Grill hosts The Steadies. No cover.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH

• Lake Side Paragliding Event

• 8 p.m.: 20th annual Loop the Lake. Visit loopthelake.bc.ca

• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Headwaters Art show at Fairmont Lion’s Den.

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: The Art of Five art show being held at the CPR Lodge, 1720 - 4th Avenue, Invermere, featuring art from three local artists and two artists from the Purcell Mountain painters.

• 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Columbia Basin Culture August 8th - 9th. Explore artists’ studios, museums, art galleries, and heritage sites through this free, self-guided tour within the Columbia Basin. Visit cbculturetour.com or call 250-505-5505 or 1-877-505-7355 for more information.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH

• 8 a.m.: Lake Windermere open water swim starting at James Chabot Provincial Park/ Athalmer beach.

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

MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH

• 6:30 p.m.: Mondays in July and August, drop-in Ultimate Frisbee for adults/youth (15+) at Laird Elementary Field. Free of charge &

beginners welcome. No equipment required. Ultimate is a great workout in a relaxed atmosphere with some friendly competition.

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

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH

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


FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Artym Gallery shows Client photos become artist creations exhibition till August 14 - 15.

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH

• Radium Public Library’s Teddy Bear Picnic at Legends Field. Visit radiumhotsprings.com for details.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH

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

MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH

• 9 p.m.: Movie in the Mountains at Pothole Park, featuring the fi lm Dinosaur Island.

HOURS

INVERMERE LIBRARY

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

RADIUM LIBRARY

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

WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM

• Everyday: 10 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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

RADIUM THRIFT STORE

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

SUMMIT YOUTH CENTRE

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


REGIONAL DISTRICT OF EAST KOOTENAYPhone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335

Email: [email protected] Website: www.rdek.bc.ca

Regional District of East Kootenay PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2561, 2563, 2571, 2575

Bylaw Amendment - HousekeepingThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering housekeeping amendments to the following bylaws in Electoral Areas F and G.

• UpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylaw

• LakeWindermereOfficialCommunityPlan

• PanoramaMountainVillageOfficialCommunityPlan

• FairmontHotSpringsOfficialCommunityPlan

Housekeepingamendmentsarecarriedouttocorrecterrors,updatelanguageandmovetowardsconsistencybetweenRDEKbylaws.Housekeepingamendmentsarenotmeanttointroducemajorregulatoryorpolicychanges.TheyareminoramendmentsthatformpartoftheevolutionofzoningbylawsandOCPs.

TheUpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylaw&LakeWindermereOCPincludeproposedamendmentstoStrataNES113,knownasTheHighlands,whichwasoriginallyzonedanddesignatedtocreateaclusteredresidentialneighbourhoodconsistingof1,2,3and4familydwellingsgroupedinclustersofatleast4units.Onthegroundthisdevelopmenthasbeenbuiltoutasatraditionalsinglefamilyneighbourhood.RezoningfromR-3(A),MultipleFamilyResidential(Cluster)ZonetoR-1(A),SingleFamilyResidential(A)ZoneandchangingthelandusedesignationfromR-MF,ResidentialMulti-FamilytoR-SF,ResidentialSingleFamilywillpermitlandownerstocontinuewithapatternofdevelopmentconsistentwithwhatalreadyexistsontheground.

Bylaw No. 2561iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–UpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylawNo.900,1992–AmendmentBylawNo.297,2014(Miscellaneous/RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2563iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–LakeWindermereOfficialCommunityPlanBylawNo.2061,2008–AmendmentBylawNo.18,2014(Miscellaneous/RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2571iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–PanoramaMountainVillageOfficialCommunityPlanBylawNo.1441,1999–AmendmentBylawNo.15,2014(Miscellaneous/RDEK).”

Bylaw No. 2575iscitedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–FairmontHotSpringsAreaOfficialCommunityPlanBylawNo.1734,2004–AmendmentBylawNo.27,2014(Miscellaneous/RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at: Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce 651Highway93/95

Windermere,BC Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm

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

IfyoubelievethatyourinterestinpropertyisaffectedbytheproposedBylaw,youmaypriortothehearing:

• inspecttheBylawandsupportinginformationattheRDEKofficeinCranbrookfrom8:30amto4:30pmMondaythroughFriday,excludingstatutoryholidays;

• mail,faxoremailwrittensubmissionstotheaddresses/numbersshownbelow;or

• presentwrittenand/orverbalsubmissionsatthehearing.

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.

Formoreinformation,contactKrisBelanger,Planner,at250-489-6903,tollfreeat 1-888-478-7335,[email protected].

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering amendmentstotheUpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylawtointroduceregulationsregardingminimumaverageparcelareasusedinbarelandstratasubdivisionsinElectoral Areas F and G.

TheamendmentsareproposedtoaddressprovisionsfoundintheBare Land Strata Regulations of the Strata Property Act where parcels created through bare land strata subdivisionmaybesmallerthantheminimumparcelareadefinedinazoningbylaw.TheamendmentswillrequireminimumaverageparcelareasusedinbarelandstratasubdivisionstobeequaltominimumparcelareasalreadyestablishedintheUpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylawNo.900,1992.

AnexemptiontotheaforementionedrequirementsisproposedfortheWhitetailLakeLandCorporationsholdings,legallydescribedasSubLot168,DL4596,KootenayDistrict,PlanX32,exceptPlanNEP22293.

Bylaw No. 2593citedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–UpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylawNo.900,1992–AmendmentBylawNo.300,2015(DensityAveraging/RDEK)”willprohibittheuseofdensityaveraginginbarelandstratasubdivisions.

Bylaw No. 2601 citedas“RegionalDistrictofEastKootenay–UpperColumbiaValleyZoningBylawNo.900,1992–AmendmentBylawNo.303,2015(DensityAveragingExemption/RDEK)”willexemptSubLot168,DL4596,KootenayDistrict,PlanX32,exceptPlanNEP22293fromtheprohibitionondensityaveraging.

A public hearing will be held at: Fairmont Hot Springs Resort (Birch Room) 5225FairmontResortRoad

Fairmont,BC Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 7:00 pm

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

IfyoubelievethatyourinterestinpropertyisaffectedbytheproposedBylaw,youmayprior to the hearing:

• inspecttheBylawandsupportinginformationattheRDEKofficeinCranbrookfrom8:30amto4:30pmMondaythroughFriday,excludingstatutoryholidays;

• mail,faxoremailwrittensubmissionstotheaddresses/numbersshownbelow;or

• presentwrittenand/orverbalsubmissionsatthehearing.

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.

Formoreinformation,contactKrisBelanger,Planner,at250-489-6903,tollfreeat 1-888-478-7335,[email protected].

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2593 & BYLAW 2601

Bylaw Amendment - Density Averaging

BREANNE [email protected]

A request for permission to barricade the streets of the Village of Radium Hot Springs for the Columbia Valley Classics Car Club car show this fall was made.

Val Roberts, Columbia Valley Classic Car Club secre-tary, submitted a written request to the village asking for help in coping with congestion problems due to the annual event by blocking the surrounding streets so that participants can exit left onto Columbia Av-enue. Drivers could then continue right on Forester’s Landing and then exit onto Highway 93/95.

Councillor Todd Logan made a motion to provide blockades to volunteers to secure the area and to

support a resolution for the Rotary Club to secure a liquor licence for the car show. Councillor Tyler Mc-Cauley seconded the motion, and their peers agreed with the decision unanimously.

Council plans for UBCM conventionThere was no shortage of interest from councillors

and staff when it came to staying abreast with the voice of local government.

The Village of Radium Hot Springs mayor Clara Rein-hardt and McCauley will be attending the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention between Septem-ber 21st and 25th at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Chief administrative offi cer Mark Read may also at-tend the UBCM to take in the discussion about strate-

gies and talk to provincial ministers. He also voiced an interest with regards to the Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) funds, but will make a decision on whether or not to attend closer to the conference.

“I’m going to play it by ear,” said Read, while active-ly voicing a strong desire to stay in the loop about local government practices.

Logan made a motion to create a paper trail that al-lows all three to attend the UBCM Convention this fall.

Variance approved for construction projectAn attempt to make amends for a construction proj-

ect after it began has been welcomed with caution.Council unanimously authorized a resolution for

See A16

Radium streets to be barricaded for car showOUNCILC RIEFSB

invermerevalleyecho.com A13Wednesday, July 22, 2015 The Valley EchoThe Valley Echo Wednesday, July 22, 2015 www.invermerevalleyecho.com A13

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE

VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

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

(Sept. - June) Worship, Every Sunday:10:30 a.m. Christ Church Trinity, Invermere

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

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

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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

250-342-6167Pastor: Father Gabriel

Confession: 1/2 hr. before MassCanadian Martyrs Church

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

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

SpringsSundays, 11 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn,

Canal FlatsSaturdays, 4:30 p.m.

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

250-342-6633 250-347-6334

Worship Service Sundays, 10 a.m.

Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

Loving God, Loving People

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

326 - 10th Ave., Invermere250-342-9535

Lead Pastor: Trevor HaganAsso. Pastor: Matt Moore

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Combined Beach Service... with Valley Christian

Assembly. Pastor Murray Wittke ministering

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

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

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Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE100 - 7th Ave., Invermere

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

Worship ServicesSundays1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity,Invermere

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER

DAY SAINTS5014 Fairway,

Fairmont Hot Springs250-341-5792

President: Adam PasowistyColumbia Valley Branch

Worship ServicesSundays

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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I cannot forget the joy - The heavenly bliss so deep of your

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I love you still. Alice

InformationALCOHOLICS Anonymous - If alcohol is causing problems or confl ict in your life, AA can help. Call 250-342-2424 for more information. All meetings are at 8 p.m. Invermere: Satur-day, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday groups - Colum-bia United AA at the BC Ser-vices building, south end, 625 4th Street Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday, Catholic Church. All meetings are open with the exception of Tuesdays.

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Career Opportunities

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Now that RV resort talks have ended for the time-be-ing in Canal Flats, so too has the trend of 40 to 50 eager residents consistently attending council meetings.

The Village of Canal Flats’ regular council meeting on July 13th drew a fi ve-person crowd to hear coun-cillors discuss fi shing, auditing, arena renovations and funding for Tilley Memorial Park improvements.

One of the fi rst items covered was a motion to wave user fees for Tilley Memorial Park for the Learn To Fish Program, a joint initiative between the Fresh-water Fisheries Society of BC and the village. The program began on July 18th at the park as a way to get young fi shers-to-be interested in the sport.

In response to a question from Councillor Marie

Delorme asking how the village would separate par-ticipants in the fi shing program from regular beach-goers so that fees could still be collected from non-participants, deputy director of corporate services Sylvie Hoobanoff said the village would just have to trust the beach’s patrons.

“I guess we are just hoping they will be honest,” Hoobanoff said.

Council voted unanimously to approve the motion.

Evaluating the auditor’s feesCanal Flats has used Adams Wooley, an accounting

organization, for the village’s annual audit each of the last 10 years. During the council meeting, chief fi nancial offi cer Brian Woodward said the village will be saving $6,000 on its 2014 audit because Adams Wooley was asked not to prepare “fancy versions of statements.”

In response to a questions from Councillor Paul Marcil asking whether there would be merit to using a different auditor next year to gain a new opinion on the village’s fi nances, Woodward reasserted his confi dence in Adams Wooley.

“I believe Adams Wooley has the edge for the amount (of money), so I would like to see us con-tinue with them,” Woodward said.

Council voted unanimously to approve the motion to accept the $19,391.52 fee from Adams Wooley for the 2014 audit.

RDEK arena capital grantThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) has

approved a combined $178,796 in funding for the arena renovation program.

See A16

Park user fees waived for fi shers-to-beOUNCILC RIEFSB


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RADIUM from A12

Development Variance Permit No. 32, 2015 on July 15th.“This is the development permit for a variance because

of the setback,” Reinhardt read. “They’re asking (to reduce the rear setback) from 4.5 metres to 3.4 metres to accom-modate, I think, the pool house. Is it?”

Read replied the swimming pool and its’ “accessory build-ing” encroached upon another nearby area.

Reinhardt asked the public if anyone was available to ad-dress the request in person, but John Hollowink was not at the meeting. However, Read informed council about Hol-lowink’s plans.

“The adjoining property is currently vacant,” Read ex-plained. “The portion of the vacant property immediately adjoining this particular development has a statutory right of way in favour of the village over it, which is almost 40 feet wide, so no development could occur within that particular area. The impacts with regards to that reduction in variance should be minimal in terms of any future developments.”

Read says there were no concerns from a staff perspec-tive with the request. There were no questions from coun-cillors, but Reinhardt added she was “surprised” this issue was brought to council “now that the structures are already there.”

“This (was) an after-the-fact amendment, which is trying to solve a problem in that the building structures were (al-ready) started,” explained Read. “So, prior to us being able to issue the appropriate permits, this variance has to be in place. If council is not willing to let this variance go for-ward, then the staff will have to seek alternate ways of try-ing to get remediation of the properties.”

Reinhardt questioned who fl agged the problem — Hollow-ink or staff from the village.

“We identifi ed it,” replied Read. “At a technical zoning per-spective, there was problem. We’re just trying to make the best of the situation.”

There were no objections to supporting the decision to move forward with Read’s recommendation.

Regional updateReinhardt presented councillors with information about

the Regional District of East Kootenay’s (RDEK) last board meeting on July 3rd.

“As far as anything that happened there, it was all pretty much business as usual,” explained Reinhardt.

A tour of Solid Waste Management sites was done on July 2nd to see how garbage is being sorted, managed and bur-ied for commercial businesses. To keep up on best prac-tices, transfer sites were also visited.

In addition, Reinhardt updated staff and council with in-formation the village had received about RDEK’s funding for the multi-use centre in Invermere.

She explained that Village of Radium Hot Springs staff had conducted research to determine what, if anything, could change given the hypothetical discussions pertaining to de-sign revisions involving the Invermere Public Library.

“The original approval for RDEK funding, which included the money that would come from our electoral area, didn’t include the library so there had been a question asked if that would change or be impacted — and it’s not. It’s a multi-use facility, so the (Invermere) library could become part of that.”

PARK from A15

The money will go towards the purchase of a Zamboni, upgrades to the arena parking lot, and installation of a wheelchair elevator, mezzanine fl ooring, dry wall and clad foundation.

“I think it is worth noting that the money we do not need goes towards other expenditures for our village,” Delorme said.

Infrastructure grant potentialThe provincial government has another grant up for grabs. The province is offering $10,000 per

year for infrastructure projects that contribute to community growth and sustainability. Woodward suggested council move to allow him to submit a proposal for renovations to Tilley

Memorial Park. The village has already applied for a $100,000 grant to make considerable im-provements to the park, which Woodward said he is waiting to hear back about.

“I talked to the province and they said this was a very acceptable proposal,” he said. Marcil enquired as to whether the village would be able to use the grant money on another proj-

ect if the $100,000 grant is not approved. Woodward said the grant would be transferable, which led council to unanimously support a motion to launch an application for the grant.

From left are Dr. Colin Carrie, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment, David Wilks, the MP for Kootenay-Columbia, and Nicholas Iriving, the superintendent of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks following the funding announcement on Thursday, July 16th. Photo by Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Review

Local Trans-Canada gets $156 millionALEX COOPER

Revelstoke Times Review

Mount Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks are receiving more than $150 million for infra-structure upgrades, including money for high-way improvements, avalanche mitigation, trail rehabilitation, and visitor centre renovations.

David Wilks, the MP for Kootenay-Columbia, and Dr. Colin Carrie, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment, made the an-nouncement at the Monashee Lookout in Mount Revelstoke National Park Thursday morning.

With a blue backdrop that featured the Parks Canada logo and the Conservative govern-ment’s jobs messaging, Wilks and Carrie an-nounced the $156.6 million in spending.

“These investments will make an important contribution to the local and regional econo-my,” said Wilks. “They will ensure the reliabil-ity of essential infrastructure, which will allow Canadians to experience signifi cant national and cultural heritage fi rst hand, and facilitate the movement of people and goods across our country.”

The funding comes from a $2.8 billion fund for infrastructure improvements in national parks and historic sites announced last November.

Notably absent from the announcement was funding to “four-lane” the highway through the parks. Wilks said he made a $5 billion request to have the work done, but it wasn’t made part of this year’s budget. He said he would con-tinue to advocate for the funding in the future.

Invermere Valley Echo, July 22, 2015

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