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Invermere improves accessibility by Kinsmen BeachSTEVE HUBRECHT

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The District of Invermere recently im-

proved accessibility around Kinsmen

Beach, a move welcomed by former

Invermere councillor and community

accessibility champion Spring Hawes.

Paving work was undertaken and

completed in mid-May, resulting in new

or extended paved paths around the

eastern parts of the Kinsmen Beach and

Dorothy Lake area. The paved paths in

the area now extend in a complete cir-

cle from the tennis courts north of the

old Canadian Pacifi c Rail Lodge down

to the lakeshore near Pynelogs, and

then up along the lake to the Kinsmen

Beach playground and parking lot. In

addition, a grate was added under the

west side of the old CPR Lodge, elimi-

nating a gap that had previously inter-

rupted the path.

“It looks great and I’m really happy to

see it,” said Hawes.

Invermere mayor Gerry Taft told The

Echo that council members had been

aware there were some issues with ac-

cessibility in the beach area since last

fall, when they met there with Hawes,

Katie Gibbs and other local residents

involved with improving accessibility,

to see fi rsthand what challenges exist-

ed. (The session involved, for instance,

council members trying to get around

the area in wheelchairs.)

“Basically, we promised we’d put it

(improvements) in the 2016 budget

and that’s what’s been done,” said Taft,

adding he wasn’t sure of the exact cost

of the work, but estimated it to be less

than $20,000.

“I think it’s going to make things a

lot easier, not just for wheelchairs, but

also for strollers, bicycles, everything,”

he said, adding the connection from

the parking lot to the amenity build-

ing (which houses the Kinsmen Beach

Concession) was a particularly import-

ant part of the work.

The district has also put a sign up on

the amenity building, informing locals

and visitors alike about the accessible

beach chair kept at the building, which

is available for public use.

“The concession operator can get the

beach chair, and the MobiMat (a mat

that can be rolled out over sand to cre-

ate a harder, more accessible surface),

if they are requested,” said Taft. “It pro-

vides another form of accessibility.”

See A4

New paving work from the Kinsmen Beach parking lot to the amenity building that

was recently completed has made the area much more accessible for people in

wheelchairs. PHOTO BY ERIC ELLIOTT

A2 invermerevalleyecho.com Wednesday, June 1, 2016 The Valley Echo

New community hall considered for Radium

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OFF-ROAD RACING… Almost 400

competitors participated in the fi rst-ever

Panorama Hare Scramble at Panorama

Mountain Resort on the weekend. Hosted

by the Windermere Valley Dirt Riders club,

the event was action-packed and thrilling

for spectators — the overall winner is

the rider who maintains the highest

speed throughout the race. Another Hare

Scramble is already in the works for 2017.

PHOTO BY NIKKI FREDRIKSON

The building of Radium’s Community Hall Centennial in 1967.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS

The Village of Radium Hot Springs is in the early

stages of planning a new project for the community.

The village council is looking to build a new commu-

nity hall to replace the existing hall that was partially

built in 1967. The current hall was built as a part of

a Centennial project and has been added to over the

years. New community hall plans include demolish-

ing the old hall and building a new facility. Council

has just gone through the fi rst request for proposal

(RFP) stage of the project, receiving 15 submissions

of interest for the design of the new hall.

“We’ve narrowed it down to four. Our planner Arne

Dohlen is starting to dig deeper with those four pros-

pects,” said Councillor Ron Verboom.

The four design teams that council has chosen are

working on designs that fi t the community’s vision

for a new hall. Council hopes the new hall can include

a 200-person capacity, a kitchen and a basement lev-

el. If the budget allows, the plan will be to have the

Radium Public Library go into the lower level of the

hall.

“This is totally preliminary. We have a certain bud-

get for it and we’re seeing what these designers will

come up within that budget limit,” said Verboom.

The project will also take into con-

sideration the recently passed Wood

First resolution and bylaw and the

design of the community hall will

include as much wood as possible.

Council is hoping to see this project

begin construction in spring 2017.

Verboom estimates that if all goes as

planned, the construction of a new

hall would take six months to com-

plete.

“Next steps are basically to get

the response back from the top four

choices we’ve made and then make a decision as to

which one we’re going to go with,” said Verboom.

Once a decision has been made on the designer

submission, council will work alongside them to en-

sure the new community hall will meet the needs of

the Village. The new hall will be built at the existing

hall location of 4863 Stanley Street.

NIKKI FREDRIKSON

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invermerevalleyecho.com A3Wednesday, June 1, 2016 The Valley Echo OCALL EWSNDocks bylaw huge win for Canal Flats developer

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After years of uncertainty surround-ing the developments near Columbia Lake in the Village of Canal Flats, town council is moving forward on amend-ing a bylaw to allow property owners to once again place docks in the water.

Amendment bylaw 45, as it’s known, was enacted in June 2008 by the Village of Canal Flats and mandated that no new docks were to be put in the lake by property owners. Any existing docks were allowed to remain in the water and were considered grandfathered.

This development caused problems for property developers in the area, including Mike Vernon and his Painted Ridge subdivision. Vernon, owner of 391043 Alberta Ltd, has been working

on his development since applying in 2005 but has hit a number of road-blocks along the way, one of the most notable ones being his inability to allow prospective proper-ty owners to put docks in the water.

“If I didn’t have docks, who’s going to want to own a waterfront piece of property and not allowed to have a boat or canoe out there?” he said. “The value of my properties would go down substantially.”

Vernon’s company provided a presen-tation to council on September 14th, 2015 regarding the letter he had sent council a week earlier that laid out the problems and unfairness with the

existing bylaw. He recommended that council amend the bylaw to provide clarity on docks in Columbia Lake and allow new docks to be put into the wa-ter to bring in addi-

tional revenue to the village.“I just asked for it to be more con-

sistent and them to revisit it,” Vernon said. “Obviously my development will bring signifi cant tax dollars to the mu-nicipality if they had docks.”

Council considered his viewpoints and brought in amendments to the by-law to allow lakefront property owners to have docks on their property in addi-tion to communal docks for properties in the subdivisions not located on the

lake. These docks will conform to the Ministry of Environment’s standards and will also fi t within the parameters laid out in the Columbia Lake Shoreline Management Guidelines, which were established by the RDEK in 2010.

“It’s a huge win for me but it’s also a huge win for the tax base of the munic-ipality,” Vernon said. “If we get starting to build places down there, hopefully I’ll start selling these and get build-ing going, it’s going to employ people down there.”

Mayor Ute Juras echoed Vernon’s sentiment about the increased tax base and said that a majority of those who came to the public meetings were in full support.

The amendment is scheduled to be passed by council at their next meeting on June 13th.

“Obviously my

development will

bring signifi canttax dollars

to the municipality if they

had docks.”MIKE VERNON

DEVELOPER, PAINTED RIDGE

New school curriculum to launch in SeptemberNIKKI FREDRIKSON

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After allowing teachers to voluntarily implement the new B.C. school curric-ulum for the 2015-2016 school year, the Ministry of Education is preparing to launch the full curriculum for students in grades K to 9 starting in the fall.

“The new curriculum highlights, re-ally, the continued focus on the ba-sics reading, writing, and arithmetic. Those core competencies are para-mount in the curriculum, but we want to make sure that we’re doing it in a way that makes sure students learn the skills they need to succeed after high school,” said Minister of Education Mike Bernier in a teleconference.

Major changes to the current cur-riculum that students, teachers, par-ents and guardians will notice are in assessments, reporting and the grad-uation program. The new curriculum will allow for parents and guardians to be part of the consultation on how they receive information and what they want to know about their child’s progress.

Grade 10 to 12 students’ provincial exams will go from fi ve exams down to two exams in mathematics and litera-cy. The other three areas previously tested in a provincial examination — sciences, social studies and language arts — will no longer be tested prov-ince-wide; they will be tested in class instead. Graduation requirements will change from the completion of Plan-ning 10 to the completion of Career Education, a class focused on linking classroom knowledge to everyday.

“It’s always been and it always will be important for our education system to have system-wide measures of ef-fectiveness, at the school, district and provincial level. This doesn’t change that. We are all concerned about en-suring we have students graduating with strong literacy, numeracy, as well

as social responsibility and career de-velopment skills. Specifi c subject area content remains important, but teach-ers are in the best position to evaluate success in that regard,” Rocky Moun-tain School District No. 6 superinten-dent Paul Carriere told The Echo.

The new curriculum focuses on lit-eracy and mathematics as the foun-dation then builds to deeper thinking and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on communication, think-ing, personal and social competency. Allowing students to develop the skills they need to be successful in life, the new program will follow a Know-Do-Un-derstand model to ensure students are learning the proper material, under-standing what they’re learning and can apply the learning. The “know” portion of the formula outlines the topics that students will be learning and what lev-el of understanding they should have at each grade level. “Do” stands for curricular competencies, subject-spe-cifi c, and it’s the skills and process that students will develop through their ed-ucation. “Understand” stands for the key concepts students will learn and understand by the end of each grade level. According to the Ministry of Edu-cation, the Know-Do-Understand mod-el allows for students to engage in ac-tive learning and have a more fl exible learning environment.

The new curriculum allows for teach-ers to choose how they want to deliv-er the information to students. Rath-er than telling teachers how to teach the information, teachers will instead be told what needs to be taught. This gives teachers the fl exibility to teach students the required learning con-cepts but in a way that best fi ts the stu-dents’ learning styles.

“Teachers know their students best and choose a method to evaluate them that takes into account their strengths and their challenges, rather than hav-ing a provincial exam where every

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student is looked at simultaneously, being graded at the same level on the same issue. This allows fl exibility for teachers to really focus in on student strengths,” said Bernier.

By fall 2017, every school and every classroom in British Columbia will be

using the new program. The new pro-gram for grades K to 9 offi cially will be implemented in September 2016 when the draft phase will be intro-duced for grades 10 to 12. The new curriculum can be found online at https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/ .

Local MLA supports fewer examsSTEVE HUBRECHT

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The provincial government recently announced that students will be writ-ing fewer provincial exams, an effort lauded by local Columbia River-Rev-elstoke MLA Norm Macdonald as one that will be welcomed by many teachers.

The announcement is part of the province’s revamped curriculum that is set to be launched next school year, and although Macdonald was positive about fewer exams, he was quick to add that the change to the new cur-riculum will be bumpy unless the pro-vincial government ponies up more funding.

“With the exams, I think there will be a lot of educators who say it’s a move in the right direction” said Mac-donald. “Most educators will likely be able to use more effective assessment tools than exams.”

Macdonald was a teacher and princi-pal for two decades prior to becoming an MLA in 2005, and during part of his time in offi ce, he served as the NDP’s education critic.

The changes were announced by the Ministry of Education on Thursday, May 26th and will see students writing two provincial exams (focusing on core math and writing skills) instead of fi ve, with in-classroom assessment for students instead of provincial ex-ams in classes such as science, social studies and languages.

“It’s on the plus side, but it does make me wonder why they (the B.C. Liberal government) had for a long time a lot of rhetoric around the importance of these exams, and are now stepping away from their stated direction,” he said. “But the bigger issue for schools is that they (the provincial govern-ment) simply haven’t put the resourc-es into making the implementation of the new curriculum effective.”

Some summer schools will start im-plementing the new curriculum in a few months’ time, while most schools will start implementing it this fall.

“There’s a complexity to it and it’s highly improbable that it will go smoothly without putting resources into it,” said Macdonald, adding that although he’s disappointed, he’s not particularly surprised.

“Public education is just not their (the Liberal government’s) thing. In my time as MLA, it’s never seemed that they’ve listened carefully to those in the system when making decisions about education,” he said, adding the result has been chronic underfunding, which impacts stu-dents and teachers.

“School districts across the province are strapped to provide the services students need,” said Macdonald. “And there was the mass of school closure we went through 10 years ago.”

Macdonald recently announced his desire to step down as MLA for the 2017 provincial election and return to teaching.


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CorrectionBrent DuBois is planning on running

horse-drawn wagon rides through down-

town Invermere twice a week (plus during

special events) this summer, not twice a

month (plus special events) as reported

in the May18th edition of The Echo.

OUNCILC RIEFSB OMMUNITYCCastleRock community

without workingfi re hydrants

Members of the CastleRock Com-

munity Association attended the

District of Invermere council meet-

ing on Tuesday, May 24th to dis-

cuss with councillors the state of

the fi re hydrants in their commu-

nity that have been out of opera-

tion since December. Ray Schoep-

fer, a member of the community

association, brought forward his

opinion on the issue in hopes of

getting a formal timeline on when

the hydrants would be repaired

and whether or not the lack of fi re

hydrants would affect residents’

insurance rates.

Council planned to move forward

by checking in with the District

of Invermere’s insurance compa-

ny to determine if it had contact-

ed the CastleRock homeowners’

insurance companies before the

community association’s annu-

al general meeting that will take

place on June 11th. If at that point

there is no defi nitive timeframe for

immediately fi xing the problem,

Coun. Greg Anderson motioned to

produce a letter to homeowners to

make them aware of the current sit-

uation. His motion was passed.

Invermere Housing Corporation

Council also passed a motion for

Chris Prosser, Chief Administrative

Offi cer, to act as director of the In-

vermere Housing Corporation and

hold offi ce until the next annual gen-

eral meeting. The Invermere Housing

Corporation was created in 2007 as a

structure that would facilitate afford-

able housing in the future, but has

not been used to date.

Special events

Special events coming to the Inver-

mere area were authorized during

the council’s meeting. This includes

the Calgary Sport Car Club (June 3rd

to 5th), Permanent Ceranium Lake

Pictures fi lming of Suck it Up (May

25th to June 15th) and Ktunaxa Na-

tion Council’s Columbia Salmon Fes-

tival (September 10th).

Rural Dividend grant application

Councillors authorized the submis-

sion of an application to the BC Rural

Dividend Program for a Community

Economic Development Co-ordinator.

Councillors are submitting the appli-

cation through the District of Inver-

mere but the Development Co-ordina-

tor would work for the whole valley,

complementing the Resident Attrac-

tion Strategy that the District of In-

vermere has already set in motion.

Mayor Gerry Taft said the hope is

to get 60 per cent of the approximate

$250,000 funded through the Divi-

dend Program. He said that because

many people are unprepared to meet

the program’s fi rst deadline of May

31st, 2016, the District of Invermere

gains a strategic advantage by being

one of few proposals to be submitted

this early.

Urban Farming in Invermere

Calista Pruden, Invermere resident,

brought forward the idea to council

of turning the Community Heritage

Garden near Kinsmen Beach into her

own urban farm enterprise. Pruden

has an educational background in

permaculture and has been doing

some of her own urban farming on

her own property recently. She wants

to create a business where she can

grow herbs, vegetables and other

produce and sell it on a stand while

also running tours to educate resi-

dents in Invermere about the bene-

fi ts of urban farming.

Councillors were interested in the

idea but wanted Pruden to estab-

lish a business plan or proposal for

them to consider before moving

forward with the idea. Versions of

urban farming are going on across

the country in cities like Calgary and

Vancouver, but also closer to Inver-

mere in Kelowna.

Good turnout

to Fairmont,

Columbia Lake

planning meeting

Approximately 55 people attended an in-

troductory public meeting Wednesday (May

25th) night to learn more about a new Offi cial

Community Plan (OCP) process for the Fair-

mont Hot Springs and Columbia Lake area.

“I was pleased not only with the turnout,

but also the willingness of those who attend-

ed to engage in meaningful discussions about

where they live and what they value about

their community,” said RDEK Electoral Area

F director Wendy Booth.

During the meeting, RDEK planning staff

kicked things off with a brief overview of what

an OCP is and how it will develop a new one

for the area over the next 18 months.

“The most important part of the evening was

getting feedback from residents about what

they love about their communities, along with

their concerns and vision for the future,” said

Booth.

The introductory meeting was the fi rst in

what will be a series of opportunities for res-

idents and property owners within the pro-

posed plan area to participate in the process.

“Community engagement is critical to the

success of planning projects,” Booth ex-

plained. “The next public meeting will be a

Visioning Workshop later this summer. I really

hope to see a strong turnout at that event as

it is aimed at refi ning the community’s vision

for the future.”

The Fairmont Hot Springs and Columbia Lake

Area Offi cial Community Plan will replace the

existing Fairmont Hot Springs OCP and extend

south to the Electoral Area F boundary.

For more information, visit the Fairmont and

Columbia Lake OCP page at www.rdek.bc.ca

ACCESSIBILITY BY KINSMEN BEACH from A1

Hawes had written to council earlier

in May, asking where things stand

with regard to an accessibility poli-

cy for the district, pointing out that

council had publicly committed to a

leadership role on accessibility some

time ago.

Taft told The Echo that creating

an Accessible Communities Frame-

work is one of council’s offi cial Stra-

tegic Priorities, but that it is in the

“next” category on the list, behind

the half-dozen or so priorities on the

main part of the list (which includes

projects such as the new multi-use

centre and upgrades to the Athalmer

boat launch).

“At this stage, it hasn’t really

changed much, but it’s still on the

list,” said Taft. “At this time, with so

much attention and resources going

to the multi-use centre and other

unfi nished projects, we don’t really

have the resources to implement it (an

Accessible Communities Framework)

properly.”

Taft added that council is also strug-

gling with whether or not such a poli-

cy should be generic or really specifi c.

“To do it properly there needs to

be some public consultation. It’s not

something council should just go and

do on its own,” he said.

The topic will likely be discussed

by council during its next strategic

planning meeting in June, said Taft.

ERIC ELLIOTT

[email protected]

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF EAST KOOTENAY

Submitted


An overhauled education curricu-

lum for B.C.’s school system has been

long-awaited and now that it’s fi nally be-

ing introduced, there is a lot for parents

and students to look forward to. Essen-

tially, a more customized, individualized

approach that will take into account par-

ents’ “need to know”, be based on ongo-

ing assessment and introduce an innova-

tive learning environment that, hopefully,

will result in generations of young people

entering adult life having mastered basic

life skills with a foundation upon which

to build a successful future.

But the success of the program relies

on teachers delivering it in an optimized

way. And without the necessary support

and funding, this will be extremely hard

to do.

The B.C. Liberals continue to dodge

accusations that public education is

under attack under their leadership all

the while trumpeting a new curriculum

reliant on teaching excellence. As MLA

Norm Macdonald points out, the new di-

rection is a good one but without more

funding, it’s “highly improbable” imple-

menting the revamped curriculum will

go smoothly.

Introducing a new learning model and

taking away standardized testing for

three major subjects means more work

will be falling in the laps of B.C.’s public

educators, who are waiting to fi nd out if

the Supreme Court of Canada will sup-

port them in their quest to bring class

size and composition back into their con-

tract negotiations, ultimately resulting in

smaller classroom sizes. Now, wouldn’t

that make introducing a new curriculum

that caters to students’ learning styles

much more feasible.

Time is fl ying very quickly

and we are already heading

into June. A lot has hap-

pened since my last message

to you.

At the end of March, council

received a letter from the En-

vironment Health Offi cer of In-

terior Health notifying us that

the Boil Water Advisory for

the Eagles Nest subdivision

has been lifted. The boil water

notice had been in place since

2003 due to the health risk

that existed due to not being

able to adequately disinfect

the surface water source. In

his letter, the Health Offi cer

writes: “I would like to congrat-

ulate and recognize the Village

of Canal Flats for their diligence

and perseverance in making

the necessary infrastructure im-

provements and expansion to

bring safe drinking water from

the Village of Canal Flats Wa-

ter System to the residents of

the Eagles Nest area and sub-

sequently to the Painted Ridge

area.” In addition, the new wa-

ter system provides adequate

fi re fl ow for the entire Village.

Council has passed the

5-Year Financial

Plan and Tax

Rates for this year.

We have worked

diligently to keep

the taxes reason-

able in light of the

mill closure. We

also saw a signif-

icant decrease in

our recreation tax

due to this being

the fi rst year of us being part

of the Columbia Valley Recre-

ation Service Area.

In the meantime, our Eco-

nomic Development Liaisons

have been working with the

community and local busi-

nesses. We will be receiving

preliminary reports shortly.

Check the council meeting

agendas in the newsletter or

online for more information.

We are also working close-

ly with the Ministry of Jobs,

Tourism and Skills

Training as well

as the Ministry of

Forest, Land and

Natural Resources

on grants that are

available. One of

which is the Ru-

ral Dividend. To

date, we have ap-

plied for a $10,000

planning grant.

We have also asked that we

would be considered a Spe-

cial Circumstance Communi-

ty, which means we would be

able to apply for grants under

this program at any time, not

just during the regular intake

times.

At the last council meeting

on May 24th, 2016, the Wa-

terzone Amendment Bylaw

received third reading and

will be adopted at the next

meeting. We have made some

changes to the bylaw refl ect-

ing the suggestions received

at the public hearing.

Coming up, we will be re-

ceiving a draft concept plan

for the Tilley Memorial Park.

Thank you to those who par-

ticipated in the survey and

the open house.

This is also the time for Ca-

nal Days again. The commit-

tee has been working very

hard planning the event and it

promises to be a lot of fun for

young and young at heart.

Ute Juras is the mayor of Ca-

nal Flats and can be reached

at 250-489-9070 or by e-mail at

[email protected].

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PINIONOBC Liberal budget choices do not

refl ect our valuesThe Spring Session of the B.C. Legis-

lature ended last week, and on the fi -

nal day we completed the process of

estimates, which stretched over most

of the four-month session. Estimates

debate is where each Minister is ques-

tioned on the budget for their individ-

ual ministry.

I voted against this B.C. Liberal bud-

get because I know that people in this

area understand that a budget is about

choices. In the communities that I rep-

resent, we believe our priority should

be to look after our children and our

seniors. We believe that we need to

look after our land and water. And that

these choices should come well before

providing tax breaks to B.C.’s wealthi-

est two per cent.

The choices made in this

budget do no refl ect the

values of the people of Co-

lumbia River-Revelstoke.

Therefore, it is my respon-

sibility to vote against it.

So, not only did this

budget continue with tax

breaks for the wealthy, it in-

creased funding for private

schools while underfund-

ing public schools.

This budget created shortfalls for

seniors’ care. Is there anyone in this

region who would defend tax cuts for

the wealthy over adequate funding for

seniors?

This budget has no

signifi cant funding for

the four-laning of the

Trans-Canada Highway. We

will see increases in BC Hy-

dro rates, Medical Services

Plan payments and ICBC

rates. And the B.C. Liber-

als continue to underfund

proper protection of public

lands.

The government’s rheto-

ric around the budget is intentionally

misleading. For example, talking about

B.C. being debt-free while the govern-

ment is actually increasing debt at re-

cord levels. The provincial debt was

$36 billion when the B.C. Liberals took

power in 2001, and now, with contrac-

tual obligations, is up to $168 billion.

Ask anyone in this area what their

budget priorities are. Would they say

more money for rich people? Would

they say underfunded classrooms?

Would they say skyrocketing debt? No.

The only people who I know that are

willing to defend this B.C. Liberal bud-

get are B.C. Liberals themselves. This

is why I did not support this budget. I

voted against this budget because the

people of this province deserve better.

Norm Macdonald is the NDP MLA for

Columbia River-Revelstoke. He can be

reached by phone at 1-866-870-4188 and

by email at norm.macdonald.mla@leg.

bc.ca.

EPORTRMLA

ORMNMACDONALD

Donald Trump for prime minister?We’ve heard him say and do some

pretty breathtakingly idiotic things. He

claimed Barack Obama’s birth certifi -

cate was a fraud. He declared that he

would build a wall across the southern

United States border. He’s made racist

remarks on a national stage seem as ca-

sual as another 30-second sound bite.

The most important thing about

Donald Trump, though, is that he’s

also galvanized enough attention to

become the offi cial presidential candi-

date for the Republican Party ahead of

this year’s U.S election. All the while

he’s gained support, many Americans

and U.S residents have pledged to fl ee

the country for Canada if or when Mr.

Trump gains offi ce.

It begs the question, could a Donald

Trump-like candidate, or Trump him-

self, ever achieve this level of power in

Canada?

To this, a recent Abacus Data poll

confi rms the solemn integrity of Cana-

da’s democracy. Abacus Data surveyed

2,000 Canadians online

over the age of 18 from

a random sample of over

500,000 Canadians. The

moral of the story is sim-

ply that if the U.S elec-

tion were to happen on

Canadian soil, Canadi-

ans, nation-wide, would

adopt an “anything but

Trump” mantra when

taking to the polls.

They found that if it

were between Hillary Clinton, the likely

Democratic nominee, and Trump, Hil-

lary would dominate the polls, captur-

ing 80 per cent of the popular vote. Even

if it were hopeful Democratic nominee

Bernie Sanders, Canadians would still

reportedly vote Trump down with only

18 per cent of the vote. Among Conser-

vative voters in Canada — those most

likely to align their political affi liation

with the Republican Party — Abacus

Data reported that Trump would re-

ceive only 39 per cent of

the vote if Clinton were

the opposing nominee.

In the data there are

some predictable expla-

nations for the lack of

Trump-fandom north of

the border. More than 80

per cent of respondents

doubted that Trump

would make the world a

safer place with the ma-

jority also thinking that

he is “certainly” or “probably” a racist

when it comes to his views of some mi-

nority groups.

It truly does make you wonder what’s

going on with our country’s closest ally.

In many ways, Canadians regard Amer-

icans as one with our own way of life.

They share our customs, culture, tra-

ditions and multiple sporting leagues.

Americans are so much like Canadians

in many cases that the only way in diff-

entiating them in many cases would be

to simply ask.

Yet here we are: fi ve months away

from watching Trump, a candidate Can-

ada would apparently never elect, gain

power in what’s arguably the world’s

most infl uential offi ce. At one time, it

seemed unthinkable to suggest Trump

becoming the president was even in

the realm of possibility.

Despite the data from the recent sur-

vey, it would be naïve to assume Cana-

da, a country Americanized in so many

ways, is immune to this thinking forev-

er as well.

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The moral of the story

is simply that if the

U.S election were to happen

on Canadian soil, Canadians,

nation-wide, would adopt an

“anything but Trump” mantra

when taking to the polls.

NO33.3% YES

66.7%


Last column I talked about the

agency obligations and how your

Realtor works for you. Buying or

selling real estate is a big venture

and poses many risk, which is ex-

actly why using a professional to

help you through the process is a

great idea.

Having said that and knowing

your agent has an obligation of loy-

alty to you, maybe you’re wonder-

ing what you may owe the agent.

To be blunt, unless you’ve got a contract with

them either as a seller or buyer, then techni-

cally you don’t really owe them anything.

Sounds a bit like a one-way street, though.

I’ve dealt with many sales people in my life as

buyer and seller and I can tell you right now

that although you owe no more obligation to

your Realtor than you’d owe to your mechan-

ic or banker, there’s a great reason to be loyal

to them — commitment.

Remember that most Realtors do not

charge buyers up front for any services. They

will spend hours and days searching out re-

sources and fi nding information on proper-

ties and other aspects of a home or condo

a client is interested in to help them make a

decision. Then, they will help that client fi g-

ure out pricing and other negotiating tactics

and, once a deal is reached, they help the cli-

ent with removing their conditions such as

fi nancing and home inspection. Finally, once

the buyer’s conditions are removed then ev-

eryone waits for the transaction to close and

the buyer to take possession of the property.

Only at this last step does the Realtor know

they are getting paid. Up until that point, they

have no promise of being compensated for

their time and effort. If the deal falls through

during this time, it’s back to the drawing

board. In the business world this is known as

risk and, specifi cally for a Realtor, the risk of

not being paid is huge.

As an agent, we have to put our clients’

needs above our own constantly, and that in-

cludes our need to be compensated. I always

tell people, and I’m sure many other agents

do, that I’m here to help you make the right

decision and if that decision is not buying or

selling, that’s fi ne. Of course, I won’t be com-

pensated in any way for helping you arrive at

that decision but if it’s the right thing for you

and your family then it’s the only decision

that can be made. Not being compensated for

this is totally fi ne and I chose this career with

an understanding that this happens.

On the other side of the not-being-com-

pensated coin, we have a term in real estate

called “the ugly call”. That’s when you spend

lots of time and effort with a client and then

they write their offer on a property, which

you may have helped them fi nd and learn

more about, with another agent. The other

agent gets compensated through the buyer

writing a contract with them, but the origi-

nal agent gets nothing. Maybe the client has

good reason and there was confl ict in the re-

lationship, which, again, is totally fi ne. You

need to work with someone you trust, but

sometimes it does boil down to

the buyer not understanding the

compensation structure or sim-

ply just not returning loyalty to

their agent despite the agent’s

best efforts.

As a buyer, or any client for

that matter, you have the right to

expect a certain level of service

from your agent. Typically in a

selling capacity, you’ve got all the

obligations between both parties

defi ned in a listing agreement. It outlines ex-

actly what the agent will do, what the seller

will do, and how much will be paid should

a successful deal be reached. This contract

doesn’t eliminate the risk of not being com-

pensated for the efforts, but it does create an

understanding between both parties.

There is also now a contract called an exclu-

sive buyer’s agency agreement. This contract

is very similar to a listing agreement whereas

it identifi es the parties (in this case, a Realtor

and their buyer), defi nes among other things

what each party will do and the level of com-

pensation should a deal be reached. This

contract does not necessarily charge the

buyer for anything up front, but it does help

the parties understand the road map ahead

together and it’s a great opportunity to en-

sure that your expectations as a buyer are

being met. Perhaps you want weekly phone

calls or email updates? Well, this is the place

to put all that in.

Sometimes loyalty is a lost word in a world

where everyone is out working for them-

selves. I have been exceptionally lucky that

while earning the business and trust of my

clients, I have also earned their loyalty. De-

veloping a relationship with someone who

will help you through one of the largest fi -

nancial transactions in your life seems like

a no-brainer and I encourage all buyers and

sellers to understand that working with their

Realtor is a partnership. In any partnership,

there are going to be some challenges, but

ensuring you work with someone you trust

and who does rightly have your best inten-

tions at heart is critical. In any relationship,

trust and loyalty are important and one of

the best ways to make sure that your agent is

working their butt off for you is to return that

trust and loyalty to your agent.

*This column is for entertainment only and

not intended to be construed as advice in any

way. Information should be independently

verifi ed and all sellers and buyers are encour-

aged to contact their Realtors for help with

buying and selling. This is not intended to so-

licit business. No chipmunks were harmed in

the writing of this column.

Geoff Hill is a licensed Realtor® with Max-

Well Realty Invermere, holding a trading ser-

vices licence since May 2008. Originating from

West Vancouver, he came to the valley for the

snow and stayed for the people and lifestyle.

Geoff enjoys volunteering with the local fi re

department and roller derby team as well as

playing roller derby and many other sports

himself.

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Invermere golfer repeats hole-in-

one featSTEVE HUBRECHT

[email protected]

Invermere resident and avid golfer Jim Jenkinson just made the shot

of his career — for the second time.

Jenkinson could hardly believe it when he made a hole-in-one on the

15th hole at the Windermere Valley Golf Club during the men’s club

championship in September 2002. That shot won him $10,000 and an-

other $1,000 for the charity of his choice, as the hole was sponsored

(for the event) by Invermere Glass.

Earlier last week, on Monday, May 23rd, Jenkinson and his wife were

golfi ng with Invermere Glass owners Jeff and Lynn Watson at the

Windermere Valley Golf Club, and as the two couples approached the

15th hole, they began reminiscing about Jenkinson’s amazing shot, 14

years earlier. To everybody’s surprise, Jenkinson then repeated his

performance, scoring another hole-in-one.

“Same golf course, same hole, same iron, same brand of ball and the

pin was almost in the exact same place,” Jenkinson told The Echo.

“We were actually talking about the prize I won last time, and about

how Jeff and I had done a photo for The Echo marking the hole-in-

one (in 2002) with our kids standing in front and us standing in the

back. We were joking that if it were to happen again, we’d be the ones

standing in front, since all of our kids are taller than us now. And then,

30 seconds later, I go and hit the hole-in-one again.”

The couples’ main reaction was to laugh and giggle, according to

Jenkinson.

“The odds of this happening have got to be off the charts,” he said.

“There’s no $10,000 prize this time, but it is still nice to get another

hole-in-one.”

Upon realizing he’d sunk the hole-in-one in 2002, Jenkinson had

shouted out, “We’re going to Disneyland” (a common cliche used by

winning professional sports teams at the time), and then kept true to

that by using the prize money to take his kids there. He donated the

$1,000 to the Alberta Children’s Hospital.

In the November 6th, 2002 edition of The Valley Echo, Jim Jenkinson’s fi rst hole-in-one on the

15th hole of the Windermere Valley Golf Club was lauded as the shot of the year and won him

a substantial cash prize. Jenkinson recently repeated the feat on the same hole last week on

May 23rd. ECHO ARCHIVE

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NIKKI FREDRIKSON

[email protected]

From a tiny ballerina starting out in Invermere to

an accomplished hip-hop dancer training in Calgary,

Michelle (Meesh) Jensen has transformed from a stu-

dio kid to the co-owner of Invermere’s United Dance

studio.

“Originally I did ballet, tap, jazz, the whole full-on stu-

dio kid. It wasn’t until I was about 19 when I switched

and started training in hip hop,” said Jensen.

After graduating high school, Jensen fi gured she

would not continue with dance, but after getting

accepted to the dance program at the University of

Calgary, that all changed. She began her studies at

University of Calgary, during which time her teach-

er opened her own hip-hop studio in Calgary. Jensen

was offered a position to start teaching kids’ pro-

grams at the new studio, which she did for two years.

During her time at the hip-hop studio, Jensen began

her own training in hip-hop, which led to a mentor-

ship opportunity.

“Through the same studio she (Jensen’s dance

teacher) brought in a guest teacher from Toron-

to named Lenny Len and from there, he sorta hand

picked some dancers from that studio who he want-

ed to train further. So he put this crew together called

the TOMORROWS. I was part of it and started train-

ing under him,” said Jensen.

For Jensen, the mentorship was an opportunity she

had dreamed of only a year prior to being asked to

join the TOMORROWS.

“I remember the year prior to that thinking, ‘Oh, it

would be so amazing to be mentored by Lenny, I wish

I could do that.’ Then a year later he came up to us

and said I want to start this crew to further train the

dancers that I’ve noticed are ready for it,” said Jensen.

The dance crew wasn’t a competition-based team,

but rather a performance group that travelled around

Calgary and Edmonton. The TOMORROWS provided

Jensen with some unique opportunities and experi-

ences she wouldn’t have gotten if she had stopped

dancing after high school.

“They brought us out to Edmonton to dance backup

for a singer; her name is Inez Jasper. That was always

my dream, to dance with a touring artist and we also

did several video shoots, which was one of the cool-

est experiences I’ve probably ever had, to be on set

with professional videographer and director doing

what you love,” said Jensen.

Since returning home to Invermere, she has stopped

training with the dance crew and now focuses her en-

ergy on training the next generation of dancers. Jen-

sen was exploring her options to return home and

continue doing what she loved when she got a phone

call from Melyssa Hecher.

“Melyssa called me and said, ‘Hey I’m moving back

to Invermere, I’m going to start a studio,’ and so we

decided to go in on it together just by

fl uke it completely worked out so it’s

been quite a year,” said Jensen.

The co-owners of United Dance

train 120 students, 40 of which are

competing at different competitions

in Calgary and Banff. Four of those

120 students have been students of

Jensen’s since she was a teacher’s as-

sistant at Aspire Dance Studio when

she was in high school.

“I had developed those relation-

ships with them early on and then I

started dancing in Calgary. I would

come back once or twice a year and

set some choreography on them so

to a certain extent I was always a

teacher to them,” said Jensen.

Looking back at her dance career, Jensen has two

standout performances as her favourites, both ballet

numbers that were performed in back-to-back years

while Jensen was in high school. The fi rst one was a

bat dance where the dancers had to climb on a scaf-

folding. The other was an Egyptian-themed dance

where the dancers wore intense glittery makeup.

Now as an instructor, Jensen says her favourite dance

is the senior hip-hop class’ dance titled The One.

“All of our kids have come a long way, but it’s been

really cool to see. When we fi rst taught them that

choreography, it was quite a struggle and now they

have it and it looks incredible,” said Jensen.

From starting out as a four-year-old dancer and

evolving into a dance crew member and now to a

dance studio co-owner, Jensen’s dance career has

been extensive. Looking to the future, she is prepar-

ing for the second year at United Dance to provide

future generations the opportunity to try dance.

“I want to be able to give them opportunities

that didn’t exist in this town when I was a kid,”

said Jensen.

United Dance registration for next season opens June

1st. The class list is available at www.unitedancebc.

com/#!classes/c1t44.

EATUREF

From dance studio kid to dance studio co-owner

U n i t e d D a n c e

co-owners Meesh

Jensen (second from

left) and Melyssa

Hecher (second from

right) with their fi rst

dance instructors

at the Freedom

showcase on May

27th at DTSS.

PHOTO BY

NIKKI FREDRIKSON

“Melyssa called me and said,

‘Hey I’m moving back to

Invermere, I’m going to start a studio,’

and so we decided to go in on it

together just by fl uke it completely

worked out so it’s been quite a year.

MEESH JENSEN

UNITED DANCE CO-OWNER

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

REMEMBER WHEN?

TREETSTHES

JUNE 2010 - Bill Hancock and Dan Cox row their sinking duct tape boat in the 2010 duct tape boat challenge.

ECHO FILE PHOTO

50 years ago (1966):

The new water

irrigation system for In-

vermere — the Paddy

Ryan Lake System — was

nearing completion with

residents just days away

from gaining access.

Lakes Marion, Audrey,

Allison and Gordon were

taken into the new sys-

tem.


After 10 years of

collecting artifacts, the

Windermere District

Historical Society was

expanding to a larger

building. The Historical

Society had obtained the

former Legion building.

Once repaired and deco-

rated, it was to become

the historical museum.


Motorized boats

were banned from use

on East Kootenay lakes.

Peckhams, Garbuts,

Horseshoe and Jim Smith

lakes were all protected

by the ban.


The B.C. Cattle-

men’s Association annu-

al meeting was held in

Kamloops. B.B. Ranch-

ers raised concerns over

decreasing beef prices —

the high price for meat

was 87 cents.


The 1986 B.C Sum-

mer Games cycling team

selections were made

after a two-day competi-

tion. Evan Bueckert and

Doug Hagen were se-

lected for the Kootenay

Team after competing in

a 70-kilometre road race,

15-kilometre time trial

and 30 high speed laps of

0.7-kilometre course.


The Windermere

Valley Swim Team trav-

elled to Cranbrook for

their fi rst-ever swim

meet. Both Kylea and

Scott Sheen won their

heats.


The Regional Dis-

trict of East Kootenay got

support from the District

of Invermere on a pro-

posal to hire a weed con-

trol offi cer. Council voted

three to two supporting

the government-funded

noxious weed control of-

fi cer position.


The David Thomp-

son Secondary School

(DTSS) Leadership Class

hosted a seniors’ ball,

giving seniors in the com-

munity the opportunity

to have a fun evening of

dancing. Co-organizers

of the event were Rachel

Griffth, Natalie Gagatek,

Holley Kohurst, Kelsie

Verboom, Melissa Maca-

la and Macavley Deck.


The District of

Invermere launched a

water restriction bylaw.

The bylaw’s purpose

was to protect, preserve

and maintain the water

supply. Brian Nickurak

reported that the by-

law was derived from

the town’s 2005 drought

management plan.

5 years ago (2011):

The DTSS Golf Team

won the East/West Koo-

tenay championship in

“AA” golf. The team’s win

came after 13 strokes

above the second place

team. The DTSS athletes

advanced on to the B.C.

provincial champion-

ships.

Compiled by

Nikki Fredrikson

“I think so because we need tourists for our town to bring money in and people like it.”

Erna Bukobnik

“I think it helps people stay connected with the community when they’re away so it’s good.”

Theresa Wood

Are webcams a vital

part of the community

atmosphere to promote

valley life?

“I don’t think it matters. I think people will still come here if they know about it. I don’t think a webcam is going to make that big of a diff erence, honestly.”

Cassy Campbell


Have an event you’d

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THE

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ST

• 8 a.m.: Radium Hot Springs Sunrise

Rotary meets for breakfast every fi rst

and third Wednesday from April thru

October at The Springs golf course.

Breakfast $10. Everyone welcome.

• 10 a.m.: The Valley Go Go Sisters

will be hosting Cheryl Fraser, with

Kelowna Grandmothers for Africa,

for a special presentation at the

Columbia Garden Village activity

room. Call Marilyn at 250-342-6488

for more details.

• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of

Invermere meets every Wednesday

at the Curling Rink.

• 6 - 9 p.m.: REACH DTSS Student Art

Party at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

Includes silent auction and music

by students Mackenzie Dubois and

Jocelyn Taylor.

• 7 p.m.: Card night at Canal Flats

Seniors Hall every Wednesday.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2ND

• 1:15 p.m.: Play Crib at Canal Flats

Seniors Hall every Thursday

• 5 - 6 p.m.: Wine tasting with Erin

in the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort

lobby every Thursday. Sample four

B.C. wines for $10/person. Ages 19+,

registration not required.

• 6:30 p.m.: Texas Hold Em’

Tournament at the Invermere Legion

every Thursday. $35 buy in.

• 7 p.m.: Canal Days Bingo at the Canal

Flats Civic Centre. Doors open at 5:30

p.m. $500 Bonanza, $500 Free Game.

For details call 250-349-5447.

• 7 p.m.: The Truth About Cancer

Series, Q & A with Ty & Charlene. DTSS

Theatre. Admission by donation.

FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD

• 1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at Invermere

Senior’s Hall, $2. Everyone welcome.

Every Friday.

• 1 p.m.: Canasta cards at Canal Flats

Seniors Hall every Friday

• 6 p.m.: Canal Days Youth Bingo at

the Canal Flats Civic Centre. Doors

open at 5:30 p.m. Ages 8 to 16. Lots of

Prizes to be won.

• 6:30 p.m.: Pork Schnitzel Dinner at

Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. $17.50.

Reservations recommended. Call 250-

342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 7 to 9 p.m.: Invermere Roller Rink

opens at the Curling Centre. Every

Friday. Also Sundays 2 to 5 p.m.

Admission is $5.

• 7 - 10 p.m.: Fresh Fridays Open Mic

at Pynelogs. Showcasing young talent

from the valley. All ages, licensed

bar. First Friday of every month.

• 7:30 p.m.: La Cafamore performs

Music From the Movies and other

Internet Lies at Christ Church

Trinity. Tickets available at Avenue.

Adults $15, students and seniors $12,

children under 12 are free.

.SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH

• Rocky Mountain Rally in Invermere.

Visit rockymountainrally.com for

details. Also Sunday June 5th.

• Fairmont & District Lions Club

27th Annual Golf Fun Day at Coy’s

Par 3. Prizes, Silent Auction. Golf

& Dinner $30, Dinner only $15. Two

shotgun starts at 12 and 2:30 p.m.

Tickets available at Coy’s. Proceeds

supporting three local charities. Call

Coys at 250- 345-6504 for more details.

• 8 a.m.: Canal Days kick-off with a

Pancake Breakfast from 8-10:30 a.m.

Parade and Kiddies Parade at 11 a.m.

featuring The Cranbrook Bugle Band.

Afternoon events include music by

Marty Beingessner from 1-4 p.m.,

baseball, face painting, sandpit coin

search, Lego contest and more. Draws

and awards at 4:30 p.m. RCMP “Cram

the Cruiser” for the Canal Flats Food

Bank accepting food and donations

along the parade route and at the

Civic Centre after.

• 9:30 a.m.: Windermere Valley Saddle

Club Fun Day. Three Events, $5 entry

fee per event. Prizes, pony rides,

“How to Lunge” and more. All ages

welcome. For more details call Amber

at 250-347-9933.

• 10 a.m.: Crazy Soles Nipika Trail

Run at Nipika Mountain Resort. Single

track run with distances for the

whole family. Register beforehand at

new.zone4.ca. Prizes and barbecue

included. Contact Crazy Soles or

nipika.com/events for details.

• 6 p.m.: Mountain of Hope Cocktail

Gala. An evening of great food,

beverage service, live music, dancing

and silent and live auctions benefi tting

the Mountain of Hope Society. Held

in Panorama’s Great Hall. Email

[email protected]

or visit panoramaresort.com/events.

• 6:30 p.m.: Canal Days Barbecue

Steak Dinner at the Canal Flats Civic

Centre.

• 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.: Canal Days Dance

at the Canal Flats Civic Centre

with music by Steel Wheels from

Cranbrook. Tickets $12.

MONDAY, JUNE 6TH

• 6:30 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at

Invermere Senior’s Hall, $2. Everyone

welcome. Every Monday.

• 7 p.m.: Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic

Centre, 1st and 3rd Monday of each

month.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7TH

• Women’s Golf Day at Greywolf

Golf Course. A one-day, four-hour,

free event open to all ladies with an

interest in golf. Visit panoramaresort.

com/event to register.

• 1:30 p.m.: Carpet Bowling at Canal

Flats Seniors Hall every Tuesday.

• 2 p.m.: Branch 71 Legion Open Golf

Tournament at Copper Point Ridge.

$50 includes golf, cart, club voucher,

prizes. RSVP by May 30th to thorsr@

connect.ab.ca or 250-342-2589.

• 5:45 p.m.: Toonie Tuesday running

and biking event along the Johnson

Trail at Lake Lillian. Run or bike

one lap or as many laps as you can

complete in an hour. Registration

from 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. with a cost of

$2; event begins at 6:30 p.m. Come

out and help the running and biking

community to grow.

• 6 p.m.: Burger Barbeque at Branch 71

Legion in Invermere. $10/person.

• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the

Invermere Health Unit. 1st and 3rd

Tuesday of each month. Confi dential

service: low-cost birth control, and

STI testing.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH

• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of

Invermere meets every Wednesday

at the Curling Rink.

• 4 - 7 p.m.: CN Future Links Junior

Skills Challenge event at Copper

Point Driving Range for ages 11 to 14.

$25 entry includes prizes, hot dogs

and refreshments. Email cjohnson@

copperpointgolfclub.com to register.

THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH

• 12 p.m.: Seniors Luncheon at

Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. $5.

Reservations Required. Please call

250-342-9281 ext 1227.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10TH

• 7 p.m.: Columbia Valley Car

Club meeting at Rocky River Grill

breakfast room at the Super 8. All car

enthusiasts welcome! For more info,

call Vicki at 250-342-1257.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Invermere Farmers

& Artists Market in downtown

Invermere. Every Saturday from June

11th until September 10th.

• 10 a.m.: 6th Annual Kootenay

Krusher Mountain Bike Race

presented by Nipika Mountain Resort

and Bicycle Works. A 50 km single

track mountain bike race at Nipika

offering a variety of distances. Must

pre-register. Post-race barbeque and

awards ceremony at Nipika Day Lodge

included with race registration and

additional tickets can be purchased

on site.

• 5 - 8 p.m.: A family friendly street

party will be held on 8th Ave in front

of Peppi’s to celebrate the life of Tim

Goldie. Bring your own lawn chair.

Parking limited.

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CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, the solution to a lingering problem is on the horizon, and you will get some closure. This week you will push past it all and fi nally move on.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, you may not be up to too many trivial tasks right now, so immerse yourself in a creative project that’s more about the big picture than the small details.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, you tend to see the best in everyone and that is why you are such a good friend to so many people. Maintain your positive outlook.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21Lately you are more willing to take risks, Gemini. It’s fi ne to want to try new things, but always let reason guide you. You do not want to bite off more than you can chew.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21Taurus, you initially felt good about choices you just made a few days ago, but now you’re not so sure. Ask around for advice before making any fi nal decision.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, you may desire to be somewhere else this week, but responsibilities keep you close to home. You can still have a good time and make lasting memories.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, your energy is focused on too many things at the moment. Focus your attention on just one thing for the time being, and your main goal will be realized.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, after running the show, it’s now time to hand over the reins to someone else. Surrender some control and enjoy this respite from being the go-to guy or gal.

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AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, assert yourself a little more at work so that you get the respect and the recognition you deserve. When you state your case, others will see your perspective.

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Tomalty, Faye Emily (Nee Campbell)1941–2016It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Faye Tomalty, who passed peacefully,

in the loving arms of her husband, on May 16 in Kelowna, British Co-lumbia after a hard-fought battle with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome at the age of 74.

Faye was born on the 16th of June, 1941, in the small town of Bell Falls, Quebec. She was raised there by her loving parents Gilbert and Jane Campbell. Growing up, Faye liked to play sports in school and worked in her family’s general store until she met and fell in love with her would-be husband Robert (Bob) Tomalty. Th ey fi rst settled down in his hometown of Brownsburg and started a family, welcom-ing their two sons Dana and David into the world. After 12 years in Brownsburg, Faye and her family began to move west. First they moved to Kincardine, Ontario, and eventually to Calgary, with a short stay in Lloydminster before eventually retiring in Invermere. In Invermere she worked at Penner’s shoe store and the Lambert-KippPharmacy until permanently retiring. During her retirement sheenjoyed volunteering for the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary Th rift Shop, exercising at the Valley Fitness Centre, spending time with her family, and travelling with her husband. Together the couple spent their winters in Palm Desert and summers travelling back and forth to their cabin near their childhood homes in Quebec.

She was predeceased by her parents Gilbert Campbell and Jane Campbell (Nee Fox), brothers Harvey, Charlie and Leslie, and sisters Ella and Helen Young. She is survived by her sons Dana (Victoria) and David (Kelly), grandchildren Jesse, Carson, Morgan, Conor and Maeve, brother John Campbell (Audrey), sister Margaret Cavana-ugh (Ronnie) and husband Robert (Bob) Tomalty, to whom she was married for 57 years.

Faye was kind and compassionate to a fault and a true example of why you can never love too much. Her love touched many but most of all her family and, she will be fi ercely missed by them. Th ere will be no service or viewing as per her wishes but, a celebration of life is to be arranged. In lieu of fl owers, donations in her memory can be made to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation or a local charity of your choosing.

KGH Foundation 250-862-4438Or mailKelowna General Hospital 2268 Pandosy St.Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 1T2

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VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED

100-7th Ave., Invermere250-342-6644

Reverend Laura Hermakinwvsm.ca

Worship, Every Sunday:10:30 a.m. Children and Youth Sunday School

at 10:30 a.m at Christ Church

Trinity, Invermere

1st and 3rd Sunday, March - Dec. 9 a.m. at All Saint’s, Edgewater

2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.: June - Oct. at

St.Peter’s Windermere

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

250-342-6167Pastor: Father Gabriel

Confession: 1/2 hr. before Mass

Canadian Martyrs Church712 - 12 Ave, Invermere

Saturdays, 5 p.m.Sundays, 9 a.m.

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

SpringsSundays, 11 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn,

Canal FlatsSaturdays, 4:30 p.m.

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

250-342-6633 250-347-6334

Worship Service Sundays, 10 a.m.

Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

Loving God, Loving People

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

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

Lead Pastor: Trevor HaganAsso. Pastor: Matt Moore

lakewindermerealliance.org

10:30 a.m. Sunday service.

K.I.D.S Church for children age 3 to Grade 1; and grades 2-7, during the

morning service.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

4814 Hwy. Drive, 1 km northof Windermere250-342-9511

Pastor: Murray Wittkevalleychristianonline.com

Sunday is Worship Services

10 a.m. Worship & WordKid’s Church Provided

Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE

100 - 7th Ave., Invermere250-426-7564

Pastor Rev. David Morton

Worship ServicesSundays1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity,Invermere

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER

DAY SAINTS

5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs

250-341-5792President: Adam Pasowisty

Columbia Valley Branch

Worship ServicesSundays

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY

Monday at 7:15 PM and Thursday at 1:15 PM at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic

Church, 712 - 12th Ave, (behind the Invermere

hospital). For information, please call 250-342-8255

ALCOHOLICS 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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RDEK Columbia Valley Water System

Watering HoursThe RDEK has watering hours on all of its water

systems. Having set watering hours conserves

water, creates a balance in the system

demand and controls costs. Please abide by

these watering hours. They are in place for

the benefit of your community.

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USINESSBWebcams prove important new tool for local tourism

There are a number of things that go

into a local business’ decisions when try-

ing to promote their product or brand. In

the past, this was known conventionally

as advertising. Today, in a technological-

ly advanced world, it’s manifest in web-

cams.

Potentially known to few, webcams are

becoming a popular phenomenon in the

Columbia Valley for businesses to spread

the associated lifestyle of their products.

Take Columbiavalley.com for example,

which now has four webcams in the Co-

lumbia Valley and are still looking to add

more. Their current webcams include

views of downtown Invermere and Radi-

um Hot Springs, Copper Point Golf Club’s

The Point golf course and as many as

12 webcams north and south along B.C.

highways.

Scott Neumann, web developer for Co-

lumbiavalley.com, said the success with

the webcams has led them to prepare for

adding yet another webcam in the valley

in the near future, but would not disclose

the location at this point.

“They are getting hundreds of new vis-

itors per day,” he said. “They love them.

It’s always been well-received by mostly

visitors out of the valley. People who own

property here want to check out and see

what’s happening here, what the weather

is like.”

Neumann said that sponsors are able to

pay for the webcams to be put in place so

that people are able to view live images

of what’s happening in the valley. Inspire

Floral Boutique sponsors the webcam in

downtown Inver-

mere, showing a

south-facing view of

Cenotaph Park with

the war memorial.

Although some

may think the

increase in the

amount of webcams could potentially

lead to less privacy, Neumann cautions

that the webcams do not record any pic-

tures or video on a hard drive and you

can’t recognize people or licence plates.

He said this fascination with webcams

is all part of the technology movement

across society.

“It’s the whole social media thing; that

people want to see what is happening this

very second,” he said. “It’s kind of almost

addictive. I’ve always got one open on

my screen and I just kind of say, ‘Oh yeah

town’s looking real busy’ or whatever.”

Outside of the Columbiavalley.com web-

site, the District of Invermere also has a

webcam set up that focuses on Kinsmen

Beach. The webcam has been in opera-

tion since 2011, offering a waterfront view

The webcam on the roof of the Kinsmen Beach amenity and concession building is one of several throughout the

Columbia Valley that are proving to be useful tourism tools. PHOTO BY ERIC ELLIOTT

ERIC ELLIOTT

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of the beach that’s able to give viewers a

detailed image of the conditions and num-

ber of people already on the beach.

Chris Prosser, Chief Administrative Offi -

cer for Invermere, said the webcam hasn’t

been without its problems in recent histo-

ry, as it’s been knocked out of operation

once already.

Neumann said webcams like theirs have

become a great marketing option for local

businesses. John Newton from Highland

Crossing, a new townhome development

currently under construction, recently

wrote to the District of Invermere request-

ing that Highland Crossing have access

to the district’s webcam as part of their

social media strategy aimed at promoting

valley life to its con-

sumers.

Council supported

the idea during their

last meeting on May

24th, but said there

would be logistics

that would need to

be worked out, such as a small mainte-

nance fee that would ensure the webcam

is able to operate on a full-time basis.

“I think the idea, the concept, if we fi nd

a technical way of sharing it, it would be

great to have that go to not only Highland

Crossing but also Invermere, Panorama

and other sources,” Mayor Gerry Taft said

during council’s meeting.

At a time when technology is changing

much of modern society, it also enables

a greater advancement in the tourism in-

dustry, which is always a positive event

for the Columbia Valley, Taft said.

“I think if you can look here and see what

the weather is doing and see it’s much

better than Calgary, it might just be that

extra incentive to come out or stay here

or whatever the case is.”

“It’s the whole social media

thing; that people want to

see what is happening this

very second.”SCOTT NEUMANN

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B.C. sends wildfi re crews to Alberta, Ontario

TOM FLETCHER

Black Press

The B.C. Wildfi re Service has sent nearly 200

fi refi ghters and additional support staff to Al-

berta and Ontario as fi re hazard conditions in

northeast B.C. have eased.

Five unit crews with 98 fi refi ghters arrived

in Hinton, Alta. on Wednesday, May 25th for

a briefi ng before heading to the Horse River

wildfi re near Fort McMurray.

Another fi ve unit crews and an incident man-

agement team were headed for Thunder Bay,

Ont. on Thursday, May 26th to help tackle

wildfi res in northern Ontario.

The deployments are for up to 19 days, and

the B.C. personnel can be recalled if fi re con-

ditions get worse in B.C.

After signifi cant rain and snow in the Peace

region, progress has been made in containing

three large fi res. The Siphon Creek fi re was 40

per cent contained as of Tuesday, May 24th

with about a third of its estimated 85,000 hect-

are size having spread into northwestern Al-

berta.

The Beatton Airport Road fi re north of Fort

St. John was 80 per cent contained , at an esti-

mated size of 15,000 hectares.

The Halfway River fi re, 30 kilometres north-

east of Hudson’s Hope, was 70 per cent con-

tained at 5,636 hectares on Tuesday, May 24th.

Fine for passing school bus

more than doubles

The fi ne for passing a B.C. school bus when

children are getting on or off is being more

than doubled to $368.

The previous fi ne of $167 was one of the

lowest in Canada, and a greater deterrent is

needed to keep children safe, Transportation

Minister Todd Stone said Monday, May 16th at

an announcement at the B.C. Legislature.

The fi ne is the same increase as that recent-

ly announced for distracted driving penalties.

For passing a school bus when its fl ashing

stop lights are activated, drivers already get

three penalty points for a fi rst offence.

A second offence within a year would trigger

a $300 penalty point assessment on top of the

$368 fi ne, plus an automatic review of the driv-

er’s licence that could result in a suspension.

From 2009 to 2014, police in B.C. have issued

1,100 tickets to drivers for failing to stop when

school bus warning lights indicate. In the

same period, 14 children were injured.

Peace River North school bus driver Cindy

Dettling attended the announcement. Stone

and Public Safety Minister Mike Morris cred-

ited her with bringing the issue to the govern-

ment’s attention when she saw more drivers

putting her passengers at risk.

Firefi ghters work on fi rebreak to contain the Halfway River fi re,

burning 30 kilometres northeast of Hudson’s Hope.

B.C. WILDFIRE SERVICE PHOTO

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