Invermere Valley Echo, June 24, 2015

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KEVIN NIMMOCKNICOLE TRIGGThe Valley Echo

Environment Minister Mary Polak has determined that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project has not been substan-tially started.

The result of Ms. Polak’s decision, an-nounced June 18th, is that Glacier Re-sort Ltd’s environmental assessment certi� cate has expired and thus the proponent cannot proceed with devel-oping the project unless a new certi� -cate is obtained.

“It’s important to note that in a deci-sion like this, it’s a statutory decision and so I am limited by law in my abil-ity to discuss matters with colleagues or with anyone, to be honest, except those directly involved such as those reporting through the Environmental Assessment Of� ce,” said Ms. Polak during the live conference call she

hosted regarding her decision on Jum-bo Glacier Resort in response to The Valley Echo’s question of whether her decision would be met with opposition from within the BC Liberal party, and speci� cally from East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett who has been a long-time supporter of the proposed ski resort. “I have not had any discussions with my colleagues about my decision with any of them so I would not be able to comment on their reaction.”

She went on to say all her colleagues have a high degree of respect for the statutory decision making process and she doesn’t antic-ipate that her decision will cause any issues with respect to her relations and workings with her colleagues.

Norm Macdonald, the MLA for Colum-bia River-Revelstoke, thinks otherwise.

“There is no question that Mary Po-lak has made a decision that is going to have colleagues angry at her, but it is the right decision,” he said, adding the minister deserves a lot of praise.

“One expects ministers to do the right thing, but these are people, and at a personal level, she has done something

that I think is brave,” Mr. Macdonald said.

“Not surprisingly, I am disappointed,” Jumbo Glacier Resort Mayor Greg Deck said. “I would presume that the proponent will be

meeting with the province to understand more fully the rationale and the options, but I am not party to that process.”

Mr. Deck said if negotiations between Jumbo Glacier Ltd and the province cease, the $1 million that has been allo-cated to his council over a � ve-year term will likely be reallocated elsewhere.

“We exist to provide a municipal un-derpinning to the agreement between the province and Jumbo Glacier Re-sort, and if those necessary agree-ments are not in place, then our fund-ing will be in question,” Mr. Deck said.

The quali� cations of a substantial start are not set in stone. In making her decision, the minister was tasked to focus on all of the physical activi-ties that had taken place at the project site, including the laying of two slabs of concrete in an avalanche zone.

“Legally, I think this was the best de-cision for the province to make,” In-vermere Mayor Gerry Taft said. “This would become a precedent for other projects. Most projects that get envi-ronmental assessment approval are mining projects, so if the bar remained so low for the substantial start of proj-ects, that could have much bigger im-pacts than just Jumbo.”

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A CONSERVATIONIST CROWD... After Environment Minister Mary Polak announced on June 18th that the Jumbo Gla-cier Resort project was not substantially started and could not proceed, a crowd of longtime anti-Jumbo resort protesters con-verged on Safta’s in downtown Invermere to celebrate what many perceive to be a resounding victory. PHOTO KEVIN NIMMOCK

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On June 18th, Environment Minister Mary Polak determined that the Jumbo Gla-cier Resort project has not been substantially started. That night, celebrations started for those who had been fi ghting the development for up to 24 years.

Around 40 people took to Safta’s in Invermere to celebrate the verdict and remi-nisce on their efforts over the years. Many guests, like director of Jumbo Creek Conservation Society Jim Galloway, sported their prized “I LOVE JUMBO WILD,” t-shirts and sweaters.

“I am ecstatic,” Galloway said. “That environmental certifi cate deserved to be pulled because no one in their right mind could possibly say that they had achieved a substantial start to the project.”

The result of Ms. Polak’s decision is that Glacier Resort Ltd.’s environmental as-sessment certifi cate has expired. The proponent cannot proceed with developing this project unless a new certifi cate is obtained.

Longtime Invermere councillor Bob Campsall was also at Safta’s to celebrate. Campsall has been fi ghting the Jumbo development since the very beginning, isolating himself as one of the strongest voices against the developer’s plans. In fact, Campsall got involved with municipal politics in 1996 to try to protect the

natural landscape of the Columbia Valley.“I am so, so pleased,” Campsall said. “Mary Polak, as a representative of this

government, has just gone up so high in my estimation for having the courage to make that decision. I know that the pressure on her was very much to go the other way.”

Campsall said in moments of victory like this one for him and the other people people who have been advocating against the project for many years, it is impor-tant to refl ect on all the hard work that has been put in.

“This has been going on for 25 years now, and we have known all along that it was not a good project for us or our children,” Campsall said. “The people who have stuck with fi ghting against it... three cheers for them.”

Rob Gibbons, a guide for RK Heliski, told The Valley Echo earlier in the day he was thrilled to hear the fi ght can fi nally stop for a little while.

“It is also great to see after the government seemingly doing everything possible to push this forward, that they fi nally realized enough is enough,” Gibbons said.

Gibbons said that Polak’s decision was probably the end of the battle but not the war.“This has been going for so long and I have been fi ghting it personally and on

behalf of RK Heliski for so long that I cannot believe that this can suddenly just be over,” Gibbons said. “This is the start of another long process, but I think it is great news. I suspect it will end up as lawsuits.”

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The way support systems are serving people with brain injuries in the Columbia Valley may be changing.

The East Kootenay Brain Injury Association (EKBIA) non-profi t will be shutter-ing services for families accessing its services when the contract closes on July 31st, leaving as many as 40 clients from Golden to Invermere in the dark about what happens to their support system next.

“My concern is that EKBIA is fi nished on July 31st,” said Debbie Gudjonson, EKBIA outreach worker. “Interior Health had put out a (RFP) that was up on June 4th. I have no idea who got the contract, but the contract was totally different than the contract that EKBIA ran under.”

The EKBIA contract provided for 4,900 hours a year, she said. “Now what they’ve done is they’ve taken Golden out of the Cran-

brook-Invermere district and put Golden with Revelstoke, and they’ve allotted 648 annual hours, which, in 52 weeks, works out to 6.15 hours a week and Cranbrook, Elkford, Sparwood, Creston and (the) area right (up) to Radium (were) allotted 869 hours to service 10 different communities. At 52 weeks, that works out to 1.67 hours a week per community.”

Gudjonson criticized the decision and believes it is not in the best interest of anybody she serves.

“Right now, to date, I work with six to eight clients between Golden and Radium who really concern me,” said Gudjonson. “Interior Health has told me that they will get service but (those communities) are not in the (new) contract at all, so I don’t know how they would get service, and on 6.15 hours, I can’t even drive to Edgewater and back because travel is included in those hours.

“That is unrealistic and, also, my concern is there’s nothing men-tioned in the contract from Golden to Invermere clients, which is like Parson, Edgewater, Spillimacheen,” she continued.

She recently voiced her concerns to NDP MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke Norm Macdonald and was “disappointed” with the results of their meeting.

But Macdonald insists on holding Interior Health accountable if Gud-jonson’s speculation is accurate.

“There’s a transition that’s going on now that has yet to be fully defi ned,” explained Macdonald, noting the process will be ongoing. “We’ve been working on this a lot with Interior Health. They have given us assurance, but our experience has been in the past that sometimes we’re sure of things and it doesn’t turn out as rosily as they assert it’s going to. This is something that’s still being worked on but we abso-

lutely, as an offi ce and the representative for the area, will not tolerate services that are going to be taken away from people that really need these supports.”

Interior Health spokesperson Karl Hardt was neither able to confi rm Gudjon-son’s numbers were accurate, nor provide us with a comparison of this year’s contract hours and the projected numbers for the party who is awarded the re-sponsibility of taking the reins.

“The RFP has closed,” said Hardt, when asked if there were bids for the new re-quirements of the contract with Interior Health. “We did have bids. It’s a competi-tive process so we can’t speak to the details, but our folks are expecting that we will have something in approximately two weeks. We’re just reviewing the bids at this point.”

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Mr. Taft continued, saying the province was likely disappointed by what the developer had not done, and that it is now time to start fi xing many of the problems that had been created over the last 24 years.

“I hope the province dismantles the municipality immediately,” Mr. Taft said. “In the in-terim, if this is going to be tied up in court, there is absolutely no reason that the fake town of Jumbo and the $250,000 (per year) to keep that going should be continued.”

When The Valley Echo asked Ms. Polak how her decision would affect Jumbo Council, which just held a June 16th public hearing on the Jumbo OCP after giving it 1st and 2nd reading, she said the nature of her decision meant that the other Ministries involved (For-est, Lands and Natural Resources, and Sport, Community and Cultural Development) had only just found out the determination on Jumbo.

“When it comes to the decisions that will have to be made by other ministries, it again goes to the same thing,” she said. “With any government decision, there’s a signifi cant amount of discussion between Ministries that have an interest in a particular matter or have a role to play. Because of the nature of this decision, that has not taken place… and so now those Ministries… will now have to turn their minds to analyzing what is their next step with respect to their responsibilities.”

In response to The Valley Echo’s question on whether the land so far affected by construc-tion would be remediated, Ms. Polak replied “that will be the next step in the process.”

“We will work with the proponent to determine what if anything needs to take place on the site and, again, it’s the nature of the decision,” she said. “Until my determination is an-nounced, none of that work was possible to take place.”

Though there is much cause for jubilation among those who have been fi ghting the Jum-bo Glacier Resort project for over 20 years, many are suspicious about what the provincial government will do next.

“As ecstatic as I am about this, I still am wondering if the government is going to try some-thing to save the project,” Jim Galloway, director of Jumbo Creek Conservation Society.

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Further information learned by police was that the man may have access to fi rearms.

Additional offi cers were called in, including a negotiator to assist in setting up a safety perimeter, which included the closure of Highway 95A for several hours.

At 2:50 p.m, the man surrendered to police without incident. He was taken into custody and transported to hospital for medical treatment.


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Federal candidate Don Johnston and his party are gearing up for the big election in October.

Johnston attended the Team Trudeau campaign college in Ottawa last week, a three-day workshop to lay the groundwork for a summer of campaigning. One hundred and thirty eight prospective MPs de-scended on the nation’s capital to participate in the workshop.

“It was great to meet candidates from other regions and get a sense what they saw as the election issues,” Johnston said. “There was a lot of focus on making sure everybody was coming from the same frame-work in terms of where the election was going and what some of the top priorities for the party are.”

The candidates made several stops during their time in Ottawa, including a meeting with the national caucus and a special appearance in Justin Trudeau’s major federal campaign announcement on June 16th.

“We were on stage for Justin Trudeau’s big announcement around a more open and transparent government,” Johnston said. “It was really quite an interesting experience.”

The prospective MPs were given several in-structional seminars on the ins and outs of a federal election. Johnston said he learned how big a difference there is between cam-paigning in a rural riding compared to an urban riding.

“The smallest constituency in Canada is nine square kilometres and ours is 64,000 square kilometres,” Johnston said. “It is a massive riding.”

Strategically, Johnston learned about the importance of having a well-organized group of volunteers. He plans to have a key volunteer in each community to act as a conduit for information between him and the constituents.

One of Johnston’s main campaign promises is to raise the level of dia-logue and awareness around rural issues. He said Ottawa can easily put rural issues on the backburner if there aren’t people fighting for them.

“Rural communities are in a great deal of stress,” Johnston said. “I was in Invermere not that long ago and I saw the empty stores.”

After attending the workshop, Johnston said he is confident the Lib-eral Party would be able to better manage rural issues, leading to increased development and productivity in the Columbia Valley.

“I learned from the workshop that other rural candidates are very interested in having the dialogue and raising the profile of rural is-sues,” Johnston said.

Though the election is not until October 19th, Johnston said he is al-ready in the thick of a busy campaign season, which includes events like the workshop in Ottawa

“The election is still a long ways away in terms of people having not yet realized how quickly it is coming, but if you look at it from my perspective, it is coming really fast,” Johnston said.

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Kevin [email protected]

On June 22nd, Kootenay-Columbia NDP candidate Wayne Stetski spent a full day in Invermere, meeting with constituents, presenting his plans for the riding and knock-ing on doors.

Stetski started his day at Do Nothing Flotation Centre, meeting with nine locals around a table at the juice bar. The event was informal, offering concerned Invermerians the chance to ask questions and offer ideas.

“It is really important to give people the opportunity to ask questions, to show them who we are as candidates and some of the things we want changed,” Stetski said.

At the event, Stetski explained some of his priorities for the riding, including increasing jobs in the green technology and renewable energy sector, strengthening relations with First Nations groups across the riding, and bet-tering the federally maintained highways.

His next stop was the homes of residents in Invermere and Windermere. Stetski spent his afternoon door knocking, a political ritual he said is not dying anytime soon.

“Although there is a lot of emphasis on

social media these days, I know that research still says that the number one way to get peo-ple to vote is to introduce yourself through door knocking,” Stetski said.

Stetski’s last stop of the day was Safta’s, where he held two events. First, he hosted a dinner to once again informally discuss ideas with constituents. Then, he held a training session for prospective volunteers, which included how to approach people and cam-paign proactively.

With less than four months to go before the election on October 19th, Stetski said his hard work on the campaign trail has paid off so far.

“There was a poll released about three weeks ago,” Stetski said. “It said that if the election was held three weeks ago, I would be the Member of Parliament for Kootenay-Columbia, but not by much.”

Over the summer, Stetski said he plans to continue to visit all of the districts in his rid-ing to capitalize on his early popularity.

“The message to me is that we need to work really hard over the next four months to make sure that people get the opportunity to talk to me personally, share their concerns and have answers to their questions,” Stetski said.

NDP candidate campaigns in Invermere

Don Johnston

NDP candidate Wayne Stetski in the cafe at the Do Nothing Flotation Centre in downtown Invermere on Monday, June 22nd. Stetski spent the day actively campaigning as well as recruiting and training prospective volunteers. Photo by Kevin Nimmock


A major blow dealt on the Jumbo battleground

In-depth tour of valley was an eye-opener

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Is it the end or is it the beginning? A bit of both is likely the answer. A bureaucratic battle that’s become as familiar to valley lo-cals and regulars as the local landscape has reached a conclusion — of sorts.

The Environmental Assessment Certificate complete with its 195 conditions granted to Jumbo Glacier Resort in 2004, which was then extended to a ten-year term in 2009, has been pulled and Glacier Resort Ltd.’s dream of building a high end, high altitude ski resort in the Jumbo Valley is fast disap-pearing down the drain. Many consider the demise of a development in the Jumbo Val-ley a fait accompli. Meanwhile, developer

Oberto Oberti, who has been working on the project since 1990, was quoted on CBC Radio as saying “several options were avail-able” to his battered team.

Unquestionably, Jumbo Glacier Resort as it currently exists on paper — with its phased 50-year build out resulting in 6,250 beds, an extensive network of 23 lifts across two glaciers, and a 3,000 metre-high gondola — is done. As all interested parties await the domino effect on ministerial decision-mak-ing that Environment Minister Mary Polak’s announcement has set off — the state of Glacier Resort Ltd.’s tenure being of utmost interest — there is speculation the develop-er will re-apply for another environmental assessment certificate, possibly for a project smaller in size, scale and scope.

But this would mean having to start over, with new environmental impact reports, economic viability studies and First Na-tions consultations, to name just a few of the many aspects required for the lengthy and costly Environmental Assessment Of-fice process.

A lot has changed in the last decade. Ski re-sorts are considered to be on the losing side in the climate change debate that’s heating up with every election; the world recession hadn’t hit ten years ago when Jumbo resort was is-sued its certificate, and now that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has declared Can-ada’s First Nations to be the victims of wide-spread cultural genocide, the Ktunaxa Nation’s spiritual claim on the Jumbo Valley suddenly carries a lot more political clout.

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Recently I had the opportu-nity to participate in two

different and unique tours in the valley.

The first was hosted by the Lake Windermere Ambassa-dors. The purpose of the tour was to raise awareness about our watershed and how it im-pacts everyday life. There were about 30 people who attended the day-long event. We started at Kinsmen Beach, where the restoration proj-ect that was completed on the shoreline few years ago was showcased.

We then toured Windermere Water & Sewer Company’s water treatment plant, which pro-vides drinking water to some communities on the east side of the lake. Our next stop was at Edible Acres, where we viewed their irriga-tion ditch and learned of the challenges they

face with growing their crops. We then travelled to Canal

Flats for a short walk and visit to the Headwaters of the Columbia River. It was amazing to see how this river starts with just a small amount of water and to think about the impacts it has on so many people downstream.

Our final stop was a demon-stration of a boat-washing sta-tion, which is very important to

control the spread of invasive aquatic species. While our local lakes and rivers currently do not have any invasive aquatic species, it cer-tainly is a threat that is very real and impacts to our region would be significant.

The second tour was hosted by the Koote-nay Conversation Program. The intent of this tour was to view some on-the-ground projects that had received funding from the RDEK Co-

lumbia Valley Local Conservation Fund. Every year, the RDEK collects $20 per par-

cel in the Columbia Valley for this program, which generates approximately $230,000 per year. It is unique to the Columbia Valley and projects are only in the Columbia Valley.

We learned about bats and the impact they have to the ecosystem. We visited Ground-swell and toured their greenhouse and per-maculture landscape. Our final stop was Zehnder Ranch where we witnessed first-hand the benefits of the Ecological Goods and Services program that is currently in progress. My greatest take away from these two tours is that we have a lot to celebrate in the valley. It is our diversity that makes us who we are and we should be proud to share it.

Wendy Booth is the Regional District of East Kootenay Director for Area F and the RDEK board’s vice chair. She can be reached at [email protected] or 250-345-6155.

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TREETSTHES

What’s your opinion on the provincial decision that Jumbo was not substantially started?

“That’s mean spirited. They’ve shown good intentions and put in some foundations, that’s an expensive proposition. They should be promoting recreational endeavours here.”

Bud and Brenda Bowes

“They should fi nd a way to go through with it. I think it’s a good idea, personally.”

Braiden Stuart

“I think they should go ahead with it. It would bring tourists. Revelstoke is great but far away. Here it is close enough to Calgary that people would come.”

Jim Packard and Pat Johnson

NEXT WEEK’S QUESTION:Did B.C. Environment Minister

Mary Polak make the right decision not to grant Jumbo Glacier Resort a

substantial start?


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Polak responds to MLA’s criticism

Dear Editor:

Re: In response to a June 17th column in the Invermere Valley Echo by Norm Macdonald.

No invasive zebra or quagga mussels have ever been found in British Columbia waters, and we are hard at work ensuring it stays that way.

Specialized mussel detection teams are now on B.C. roads as part of our enhanced mussel early detection and rapid response program. Conservation offi cers with mobile decontamination units are performing boat and trailer inspections, such as a roadside check held in Mid-way on June 9th.

Conservation offi cers are trained to identify mussel-in-fested boats, and can decontaminate boats entering B.C. if necessary. The teams also respond to boats identifi ed as a potential concern by the Canada Border Services Agency or U.S. partner agencies.

We are working with partner agencies in the U.S., as well as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, to ensure information is quickly exchanged when any concerns of mussel-infested boats arise. Our mobile units are able to move between border locations, and focus on high-traffi c routes.

This is about stopping and ensuring boats are free of mussels before they enter B.C. waterways.

Education and outreach activities, including the “Clean, Drain, Dry” program, continue to help everyone do their part to keep B.C. invasive mussel free.

We are continuously working to strengthen our actions

against invasive mussels. I look forward to sharing a sig-nifi cant update to our mussel defence program in the coming weeks.

MARY POLAKMINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT

Jumbo decision not the honourable oneDear Editor:

As Jumbo was fi rst being proposed, 20 years ago I was there arguing for it. A prominent local opponent stated that if Jumbo obtained an environmental certifi cate, his opposition would go away. He lied.

The proponent earned a certifi cate and that promi-nent opponent carried on his misinformation cam-paign. Their lies never ended and the depths to which opponents and some in the media would stoop in their desire to kill the project knew no bounds.

The project won every court challenge, succeeded in every review — even the level of support has been manipulated.

Ninety-fi ve per cent of the businesses of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce surveyed supported the project so the opponents threatened a boycott. The me-dia again ignored the threat.

The Shuswap Band supported the project and was ig-nored by the media.

Everyone should read the report done by the govern-ment on RK Heliski’s opposition, and the judge’s remarks in court cases. If the proponents of Jumbo had done the

things opponents did, it would have made big news. But RK opposed Jumbo and it was all put aside.

Throughout the project, the goalposts were constantly changed to delay the project and make the project more and more diffi cult to complete on time. Yet, as good sports, the proponents carried on.

Major ski areas in the U.S. will celebrate the most as their high-end clients will not be fl ocking to Jumbo to spend billions of dollars. As local ski areas fl irt back and forth with profi tability, waiting for global warming to do them in, Jumbo’s spinoff international clients would have helped save them.

Whistler was a catalyst for major investments into the Okanagan and Sun Peaks as Jumbo would have been for Panorama, Kimberley, Golden and Fernie.

Imagine BC today without Whistler — that’s what has just happened.

In the early stages, government bureaucrats were caught, through freedom of information requests, trying “to stall the project until it dies”… with the media refus-ing to publicize it! Then, to rub salt in the wound, the government used these delays they caused to kill the project.

Investors will now know their money is better invested in tinpot dictatorships than B.C. So B.C. can carry on building mines and logging the every scrap out of B.C. And when they fi nally succeed in destroying B.C. for all its natural resources, no one will dare invest in tourism in B.C.

Meanwhile natural gas exploration in the real virgin wildernesses of Northern B.C. goes on unchecked. No gondolas, just gas and big game hunting. In the 20 years this resort was called a threat to grizzly bears, over 10,000 will have been killed by hunters in B.C., according to the wildlife ministry.

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The opponents will celebrate. However, it’s one thing to win a battle; it’s another to do it with dignity and integrity. They have done neither.Jumbo did succeed and they did it with integrity. So to say it died due to some flaw in the project or as a result of

strong arguments against it goes against all common sense. That is what the opponents want you to believe. What goes around comes around and many will run up against them and see how it feels. This is sad day for the people of B.C., especially the wildlife and wilderness of B.C. It is a chance to create more and

more jobs with a fixed amount of natural resources.

Ian McKenzIeForMerly oF PanoraMa, nelson and VancouVer Island 1985 - 2007MeMber oF JuMbo PublIc adVIsory coMMIttee enVIronMental assessMent oFFIce (eao) oF bc 1995-1997

Editor’s note: This is the first of four op-eds by Doug Clo-vechok, a Fairmont Hot Springs resident and president of the BC Liberal Columbia River-Revelstoke Riding Associa-tion. The first two instalments will be commentaries on his views of successes the B.C. government has achieved. For the last two instalments, readers are invited to email [email protected] with any questions or hot-button issues they would like Mr. Clovechok to address.

One of the many questions I get from constituents is: “What is actually accomplished for British Columbians during the Legislative sittings?” Although the list of ac-complishments is far too long for this column, I’m ex-cited to offer some insights into a few.

Over the past four months, our B.C. government did some pretty noteworthy things to guide B.C. to success. Maintaining a commitment to a strong economy, controlled spending, low taxes and smart investments creates a better, more secure B.C. for all of us, especially those of us in the Kootenays.

The first major accomplishment of the Spring Session was passing a third consecutive balanced budget, putting our projected surplus at $879 million. This budget is remarkable for another reason. Even with oil prices down and the world economy still in recovery, B.C. is one of only a few governments in Canada to balance its books this year.

Budget 2015 allows us to make modest, strategic investments to maintain pub-lic services like health care and education, strengthen and encourage growth in key economic sectors, and make life a little easier for families and those in need.

And as well as reducing the burden on future generations, B.C. has also re-ceived affirmation from four of the world’s most prestigious credit rating agen-cies. We’ve maintained our AAA credit rating and this means we outrank every other province in the country. An AAA credit rating will save taxpayers mil-lions of dollars annually in borrowing costs. And when investors know they can trust us, it leads to more investment in our province, creating great jobs here at home. All of this will leave our kids with a bright and secure tomorrow.

Thanks to this demonstration of fiscal prudence, Canadian economists, in-cluding those from the Bank of Montreal and the Conference Board of Canada, predict that we will lead the nation in economic growth, both this year and in the years to come.

So what about British Columbian families? Public health care will see a $3 billion boost over the next three years. K-12 education will receive an addition-al $564 million, including a 33 per cent increase to the Learning Improvement Fund. And many of our provinces most vulnerable will receive an additional $100 million through Community Living BC.

A third consecutive balanced budget also means room for investments to help families on income and disability assistance. B.C. is now the first province to fully exempt child-support for families receiving social assistance. This change will benefit 5,400 children. B.C. also eased the transition to employment for families with children who receive income assistance, doubling their monthly income exemption.

The Single Parent Employment Initiative will enable single parents to stay on assistance for up to 12 months while they train for their new job, covering tuition and education, along with child care and transportation expenses, if needed, for the first year of employment after their training. This Initiative has the potential to lift 16,000 single parents and their 26,000 children out of income assistance into employment and independence, giving them a hand up, not a hand out.

Protecting Communities and People was of paramount importance in the spring sitting. To help arrest increas-ing domestic violence numbers, a new radio and social media campaign — #SaySomething — started up this spring with the aim to end the silence asso-ciated with domestic violence by encouraging all British Co-lumbians to speak up and learn how they can help! In addition, 220 grants worth $5 million and funded through B.C.’s civil for-feiture program were delivered to groups for initiatives that ad-dress violence against women and preventing crime.

Moving forward towards 2017, our BC Liberal Riding Associa-tion and I have lots of work to do, and we want to hear from you on your vision for a stron-ger, thriving Kootenay region.

Doug Clovechok is the BC Lib-eral regional director for the East and West Kootenays, and the president of the BC Liberal Co-lumbia River Revelstoke Riding Association. He can be contacted at [email protected].

Promises made, promises kept: investing in peoplePINIONO

Doug Clovechok

Corrections• In “Friendly fundraiser needs

‘gently used’ books” in the June 10th Invermere Valley Echo, the correct date of the Friends of the Invermere Public Library’s BIG Book Sale is Saturday, July 11th.

• In the “Family Resource Centre puts out Feelers for northern sat-

ellite office” in the June 17th In-vermere Valley Echo, Radium Hot Springs mayor Clara Reinhardt was quoted incorrectly. She said, “I think the service has to match the people (it serves) so the biggest barrier is probably that we need to identify the best fit.”

• In “Proposed RV Resort in Canal Flats” in the June 10th Invermere Val-ley Echo, it was incorrectly stated that the proposed RV Resort development in Canal Flats is owned by the same group responsible for Bighorn Mead-ows Resort in Radium. In fact, the two resorts are in no way linked.


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creating a forum for public debate.

Though the In-vermere Judo

Club season is from September to May, there are still some ongoing activities.

In May, Emma Nor-quay, accompanied by coach Karen Sharp, went to Mon-treal to compete in the Canadian Na-tional Judo Championships.

It was the first time for Emma in a competition of such a magnitude and to say at least Emma was over-whelmed and hesitant, enough to give her opponents the opening to attack and throw Emma with full ippons.

Now she knows this will not be happening again, but is also fully aware that she was competing among the sixth best in her group in Canada. Congratulations and

keep up the spirit.Mark Digney attend-

ed the AGM of the B.C, Blackbelt Association in Vancouver on be-half of the Invermere Judo Club.

Tomaz Stich was recommended for his shodan and has con-tinuously practised Kata with Mark. It was

rewarded. Tomaz passed the Kata examination (he thinks with the best results) and is now the newest Black Belt in the Invermere Judo Club. Our heartfelt congratulations to Tomaz.

We are looking forward to a new season in the fall, see you on the tatame.

To learn more about the Inver-mere Judo Club, visit invermereju-do.com or email [email protected].

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The PGA of B.C. is once again doing

its part to help those living with ALS by holding its annual Golfathon through the month of June.

To help fundraise for the ALS Society of BC, golf professionals across the prov-ince golf from sunrise to sunset.

On June 16th, Brian Schaal, Bryan Arm-strong, Casey Johnson and Scott Mc-Clain from the Copper Point Golf Club in Invermere golfed 270 holes each in just 17.5 hours — they started their day of golf at 4:55 a.m., finishing at 10:30 p.m.

The team averaged 1:16 per 18 holes, with an av-erage score per round of 63.66 and a total of 3,565 strokes, 138 birdies and three eagles.

Individually, Schaal did 10 rounds in 638 strokes, with an average score of 64 and 27 birdies; John-son played 15 rounds in 972 strokes with an av-erage score of 65 and 42 birdies and two eagles; McClain played 15 rounds in 967 strokes with an average score of 64 and 39 birdies and one eagle; and Armstrong played 15 rounds in 988 strokes with an average score of 66 and 30 birdies.

“On behalf of the Association, I am ex-tremely excited for the PGA of BC’s tenth year of participation with Golfathon for ALS, benefiting the ALS Society of BC pa-tient services,” said Donald Miyazaki, the executive director of the PGA of BC. “In our ten years of involvement, the ef-forts of our members have generated over $1,023,000. We have also assisted the over 3,200 individuals in British Columbia

whom are fighting this deadly disease.“Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ),

also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects the person’s motor neurons that carry messages to the muscles, resulting in weakness and wasting in arms, legs, mouth, throat and elsewhere; typically the person is immobilized within two to five years of the initial diagnosis. There is no known cause or cure yet, but there is hope through the ALS Society of BC.

Proceeds from the Golfathon for ALS pro-vide important support services to ALS

patients and research to find a cure.On Monday, June 22nd, Dale Moore, Mi-

chael Litchfield, Jake Cameron and Vic Briar from the Windermere Valley Golf Course golfed as many holes as possible to raise awareness and funds for the ALS cause but results weren’t available prior to the Echo’s press time. The Windermere Valley Golf Course and the Copper Point Golf Club are among over 30 golf courses located across B.C participating in the 10th Annual PGA of B.C. Golfathon for ALS.

To help support your local golf profes-sionals to raise awareness and funds for the ALS Society of BC, donations can be made online at www.golfathonforals.ca.

A long day of golf to help find a cure

Four golf pros with the Copper Point Golf Club golfed a combined 3,565 strokes in one day for the annual PGA of BC Golfathon for ALS. Above, their day started at 4:55 a.m. and end-ed at 10:30 p.m. Below, from left to right, are Bryan Armstrong, Scott McClain and Casey Johnson. Photos submitted


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The very thought of my mom handing me an orange popsicle makes me

crave my childhood years when I was run-ning through the sprinkler with my friends, lapping up the sunshine without a care in the world. Popsicles are associated with happy times and memories as there is noth-ing better than something cold to eat on a hot summer day. Long gone are the sugar-laden sticks — welcome to the modern popsicle era where, as adults, even we can enjoy a real flavour bomb pop!

Some tips to making the ultimate popsicle:• Like any recipe, use the best ingredients you can get

your hands on.• Fruit slightly over-ripened are perfect for making pop-

sicles and is quite often cheaper.• Wash all the fruit really, really well.• Try using honey or simple syrup to sweeten your pops:

1 part sugar to 1 part water (recipe below).• Adult pop = add alcohol, but remember, it inhibits

freezing so your popsicle can only be 20 per cent booze.• Adding something bubbly to the pops will make them

have a mild, but slightly sour taste; it’s not bad, just differ-ent. Nothing wrong with Strawberry Prosecco popsicles!

• Use fresh lemon juice over bottled — it just tastes better.• Invest in a good mould, but remember… the bigger

the mould, the longer it takes to freeze.• Always leave about one quarter of an inch at the top

of the mould as the liquid will expand upon freezing.• To take the popsicle out of the mould, dip in hot water

to remove smoothly.• Trust your instincts and play with differ-

ent flavour combinations — don’t be afraid to use those herbs in your garden to infuse your simple syrups! The combinations are endless.

On that note, here is my favourite popsicle of all time and, yes, you can find them at From Scratch in the coming weeks!

Raspberries ‘n’ Cream PopsicleMakes 10 pops*

Ingredients:• 4 cups fresh raspberries• 2/3 cup simple syrup (Combine sugar and water in

small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring till sugar dissolves and mixture is trans-parent. Turn off heat and let cool. Store in fridge.)

• ½ cup heavy cream

Directions:• Puree the raspberries in a food processor or smash

with a potato masher. • Transfer them to a bowl with a pouring spout and add

the simple syrup.• Stir well and taste. Add the cream and stir very, very

minimally. The swirl effect looks lovely!• Pour the mixture into the moulds, leaving a bit of room

at the top for them to expand.• Insert sticks and allow to freeze for 4 to 5 hours.

Lara McCormack is one of the owners of From Scratch – A Mountain Kitchen in Fairmont Hot Springs where one can savour great seasonal food, sip from a selection of beverages including B.C. wines, and enjoy the views of our gorgeous valley landscape.

*Recipe is copyrighted to People’s Pop cookbook.

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

REMEMBER WHEN?

50 years ago (1965): The Toby Theatre

reopened with a new pro-jector after a two-week hiatus for renovations. The new Motiograph projector had a Ballan-tyne sound head, which allowed better reproduc-tion of stereo sound than the previous projector. The renovations also in-cluded an overhead in-frared heating unit at the back of the theatre.

45 years ago (1970): Kinsmen Beach in

Invermere started getting lifeguard supervisision for the � rst time. The � rst guard was Richard Por-cina. He had previously worked at the Radium Aquacourt (now known as the hot springs pools).

40 years ago (1975): B.C. Hydro per-

sonnel conducted a tour of the Upper Colum-bia Valley to determine what affects might re-sult from a plan to divert the Kootenay River into the Columbia River. The personnel said that the project would not pro-ceed if there were too

many potentially nega-tive impacts.

35 years ago (1980): Windermere resi-

dents decided to of� cial-ly change the community status under the Regional District of East Kootenay from an improvment dis-trict to a speci� ed area. The change was made so that Windermere would be eligible for goverment grants covering up to 75 per cent of the cost of items such as water sys-tem upgrades.

30 years ago (1985): Canada celebrat-

ed the 100th anniversary of its National Parks sys-tem. Events to mark the occasion in Kootenay Na-tional Park included a re-enactment of the opening of the Banff-Windermer-Highway. The highway (now known as Highway 93), which linked Banff with the Upper Colum-bia Valley, was built by federal goverment and in return the provincial gov-ernment ceded a few kilo-metres of land on either side of the road to the federal goverment. This

land was later expanded signi� cantly and became Kootenay National Park.

20 years ago (1995): A new grocery

store of� cially opened in Invermere, with Ron and Marlene Brash cut-ting the ribbon on their 25,00 square foot (2,300 square metre) IGC Gar-den Market. The launch of the store came after three years of planning.

15 years ago (2000): More than 60 In-

vermere residents turned out to a Pot Hole park clean-up, spurred on in part by a Valley Echo chal-lenge. The group pulled more than 50 full bags of trash and half a pickup truck load of old vehicle parts out of the park.

10 years ago (2005): Valley couple Nor-

bert and Wilda Schab recounted their experi-ences teaching English abroad in Chile and Chi-na in an interview with The Valley Echo. The pair described culture shock and living in China during the SARS outbreak.

2009 — Roman Catholic Nelson Diocese Bishop

John Coriveau blessed the Stations of the

Cross at Radium Hot Springs’ Our

Lady of the Peace shrine while

visiting the area.ECHO FILE PHOTO

2009 — Roman Catholic Nelson Diocese Bishop

John Coriveau blessed

BREANNE [email protected]

A spectrum of community projects will soon be fl ush with cash.

The Regional District of East Kootenay board of di-rectors has recently approved a total of $1,063,163 for 140 Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) Community Initia-tives and Affected Areas programs for 2015-16.

“The approved projects cover everything from edu-cation programs to community hall upgrades, sports programs and history projects,” said Rob Gay, RDEK board chair in a recent press release. “On behalf of the RDEK Board and our residents, I want to thank the Trust for providing this funding for so many different

community-based projects, many of which could not happen without this support. I also want to extend our thanks to the volunteers who give their time and en-ergy to make these projects happen.”

The community initiatives and affected areas pro-gram is one of the CBT’s oldest initiatives to support Basin communities after public input has been re-viewed by participating municipalities, electoral area directors and the board.

The Family Resource Centre (FRC) accepted a $9,500 approved project grant to fi nd a solution for affordable housing in the Columbia Valley. The Need and Demand Assessment Update was used to measure the market demands for affordable housing and to identify a col-lective approach to cater to the needs of individual

communities within the Columbia Valley. In addition, the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley

received a total of $8,177.70 for the Bereavement Sup-port Group and Visitor/Facilitator Training through the CBT Community Initiatives and Affected Areas program; there was $11,250 approved for a wheelchair ramp at the Invermere District Curling Club; the Lake Winder-mere Ambassadors Society received $2,500 for the Co-lumbia Headwaters Community-Based Invasive Mussels Prevention; an $8,600 grant was approved for a warming and equipment storage facility for the Panorama Adap-tive Sports Society; and there was $13,250 total for the Lake Windermere District Rod and Gun Club for commu-nity range upgrades. For a full list, visit rdek.bc.ca/pdf/cbt/approvedprojects2015_may2015.pdf.

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JUNE 24th –30st

24TH : WEDNESDAY

• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre (SYC) Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.• 5:30 p.m.: Grad Grand March through town.• 5:30 - 7 p.m.: Spaghetti supper at Christ Church Trinity. $15 adults, $5 child.• 6 p.m.: A fundraiser for Savannah Henry to offset the cost of her treatment for anorexia, at Hoodoo Grill.

25TH : THURSDAY

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym.• 4:30 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphic design program. Must pre-register. Email [email protected] or call 250-342-3033.

26TH : FRIDAY

• Summer at Panorama opening weekend. Start with the Mile 1 Express for downhill mountain biking & hiking, the pools & waterslides, PanoKids camps and more.• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk, every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca• 5- 8 p.m.: Effusion gallery hosts the new work and demo by Connie Geerts and Karyn Chopiks trunk show.• 6 p.m.: SYC Karaoke Night.• 6 p.m.: Spring into summer with dancing and steak sandwiches with band FreeLee at Invermere Legion. $15/person. Reservations recommended. Please call 250-342-9517.

27TH : SATURDAY

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Legion Summer Market begins. Crafts, used books, hot dog concession and more. Every Saturdays at the Invermere Legion.• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Purcell Mountain Painters Art Show & Sale at the Village Country Inn, corner of St. Joseph and Canyon Avenue, Radium. Local Artists at work.• 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Artym Gallery

shows Sandy Graves and David Langevin, until July 3.• 6:30 - 9 p.m.: Film festival featuring all paddle sports, hosted by Adventure Paddle School, at Invermere Community Hall. Tickets $10 at Syndicate.• 7 p.m.: Mountainside Clubhouse, Fairmont. Live entertainment with The McToogle Trio performing.• 7 p.m.: SYC Movie and popcorn night.

28TH : SUNDAY

• 5 - 7 p.m.: Wildsight’s Look Outside photo contest wrap up party at Pynelogs. Everyone Welcome. For more information email [email protected].

30TH : TUESDAY

• 5 p.m.: Re-Dedication ceremony of the new Cenotaph Park followed by offi cial ribbon cuuting and BBQ hosted by Royal Canadian Legion.

JULY 1st –7th

1ST : WEDNESDAY

• 12 a.m.: Canada Day Fireworks hosted by Kinsmen Club of Windermere Valley. Best viewing is from James Chabot Provincial Park.• All day, free to attend Fairmont Hot Springs Canada Day celebration. Live music, barbecue, face painting, cake and more!• 11 a.m.: Canada Parade, Main Street, Invermere.• 12:30 - 3 p.m.: Mountain Mosaic Festival of Arts at Kinsmen Beach and Pynelogs Cultural Centre green space. For more information visit columbiavalleyarts.com• 3 p.m.: Build a Boat Contest at Kinsmen Beach.• 4 - 9 p.m.: Radium’s Canada Day Celebration at Radium Hot Springs Visitor Centre. Market on main with music by Dos Equis. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.• 10:30 p.m.: Fairmont Hot Springs Canada Day Fireworks.

2ND : THURSDAY

• 2015 Horsethief Hideout Memorial Motorcycle Rally, July 2nd - 5th. Advance tickets $50 until June 28th, or $60 at the gate. Tickets available at Tiffany’s Thredz in Invermere. For more information visit horsethiefhideout.com or call 250-347-6406.• 1 - 4 p.m.: Summer Reading Club at the Invermere Library every Thursday afternoon throughout

the summer. Complete our weekly “Build It” activity. Reading logs & prizes are available.

3RD : FRIDAY

• Lorraine Blancher Ladies bike weekend. Women Only Mountain Bike Park skills camp at Panorama Mountain Resort.• Music and Market on Main every Friday from July 3 to August 28 at the Radium Visitor Centre. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.• 9 - 11 a.m.: Stampede pancake breakfast at Fire’d up. Breakfast and burgers fundraiser for Radium Hot Springs Fire Department. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

4TH : SATURDAY

• 8 a.m: Inaugural Toby Creek Race until July 5th. Clinics, training racing and cash prizes. For more information visit panoramaresort.c o m / e v e n t - d e t a i l s / i n d e x .cfm?eID=289&occID=4547• 1st Annual Hike for Hospice. This event is for all members of the family. It is an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Columbia Valley, get some exercise, have some fun and support the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley. Participants are asked to register ahead of time so we can provide you with your own webpage that you can then e-mail to your family and friends.• 5 p.m.: Symphony of the Mountain in Kimberley. Ride the chairlift to the top of Northstar Mountain and enjoy this outdoor concert while looking out towards the Rockies. For more information contact 250-427-4919, [email protected] or visit symphonyonthemountain.com

7TH : TUESDAY

• Lions Charity Golf Day at Copper Point Golf Course. $65 per person. Phone 250-341-3392 to register.• 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Adventure Radium at Brents Shack, ages 5-8, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays from July 7 to August, 27th. $5 drop in fee/ child; $25 / child summer fee; $50 family fee. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.• 10 a.m.: The Purple Pirate, Summer Reading Club performer will be at Columbia Garden Village.The Purple Pirate is a children’s

entertainer sponsored by The Kootenay Library Federation.• 1 - 3:30 p.m.: Adventure Radium at Brents Shack, ages 8-9, from July 7 to August 27th. $5 drop in fee/ child; $25 / child summer fee; $50 family fee. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

COMING SOON...

JULY 10TH : FRIDAY

• 5 - 8 p.m.: Invermere on the Lake Art Walk, every Friday. For more information visit theartwalk.ca

JULY 11TH : SATURDAY

• 8 a.m.: Young Hearts Triathlon at Kinsmen Beach. For more details visit heartoftherockiestri.ca/yht.html• 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Invermere Library BIG book sale at Invermere community Hall.

JULY 12TH : SUNDAY

• 6 -11 p.m.: Soiree en Blanc dining event featuring Invermere’s favorite restaurants. 19 + only event. Tickets $25. For more deatils visit soireeenblanc.ca• 8 a.m.: Heart of the Rockies Triathlon. Visit heartoftherockiestri.ca/info.html for more details.

JULY 13TH : MONDAY

• RAWK the Rockies with Panorama Resort. Speed Control’s RAWK Camp is dedicated to furthering music education and bringing music back to kids. For more information visit panoramaresort.c o m / e v e n t - d e t a i l s / i n d e x .cfm?eID=290&occID=4550

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• Everyday: 10 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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

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


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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, if you have any free time this week, sneak off to a quiet place and daydream for a little while. Some of your most inspiring ideas have come at the most unexpected moments.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Recognize the potential for magic wherever you go this week, Scorpio. You have the ability to see beauty where others only see blemishes. Turn others on to your way of thinking.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, avoid distractions as you look to resolve an issue that has been tough to handle. Try to clear your head before making decisions.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21It can be tough to stay on track this week, Gemini. It’s hard to focus on work even for short periods of time. Try to maintain your productivity amidst the distractions

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, play things close to the vest this week. Certain projects are up in the air, and you may need to more closely examine each situation before suggesting a course of action.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, make note of any and all thoughts that pop into your head this week. Even your more quirky ideas may amount to something that brings big success.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, you may feel as though you are in unfamiliar surroundings this week. Don’t get too scared, as this break from the norm might provide a little extra hop in your step

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, rather than looking at things on the surface, dig a little deeper to try to fi nd more profound meanings. You may unearth several interesting patterns.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23The line between fact and fantasy can be a bit blurry this week, Leo. You may be pulled in different directions, but try to maintain your focus

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, give a minor fi nancial issue the attention it deserves. It’s better to nip it in the bud early on so the situation does not escalate. Take responsibility for the problem.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, honor all of your commitments in the coming days. Recognize others are counting on you and do your best to live up to their expectations.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, encourage family members to gather in the coming days. Planning a day or evening with those you love most is a great way to escape the daily grind.

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE

VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

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

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

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

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

All Saint’s, Edgewater.St.Peter’s Windermere

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

250-342-6167Pastor: Father Gabriel

Confession: 1/2 hr. before MassCanadian Martyrs Church

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

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

SpringsSundays, 11 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn,

Canal FlatsSaturdays, 4:30 p.m.

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

250-342-6633 250-347-6334

Worship Service Sundays, 10 a.m.

Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

Loving God, Loving People

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

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

Pastor: Trevor Haganlakewindermerealliance.org

Celebration Sunday June 28th 10:30 a.m.

“True or False – Fear God” Pastor Trevor Hagan

ministering.

The Lord’s Supper will be served

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

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

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Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

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OF INVERMERE100 - 7th Ave., Invermere

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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.

Beverley’s Family invites you to join in a Celerbration of Life honouring our Mother/Grandmother.

The celebration will be held at the Lake Windermere Alliance Church,326 – 10th Avenue, Invermere, B.C.

Saturday, June 27th at 2:30 p.m. Please join us upstairs after the celebration

for some refreshments.

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Beverley’s family invites you to join us in a life honouring celebration of our Mother/Grandmother.

The celebration will be held atLake Windermere Alliance Church,326 – 10th Avenue, Invermere, B.C.

Saturday, June 27th at 2:30 p.m. Please join us upstairs after the celebration

for some refreshments.

BEVERLEY ROSE

BRUNNER November 12th,1937 – December 24th, 2014

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The Birchwood Restaurant is an intimate 40 seat restaurant with a warm, charming atmosphere that showcases various local artists and is located in the heart of downtown Invermere. In the summer the patio is a garden oasis allowing guests to dine outdoors and enjoy the summer sun.

The restaurant has been in operation for three and a half years and is owned by Marc Leblanc & Angelika Weder. It was a diamond in the ruff when purchased but with constant hard work and determination is slowly becoming the vision that we both saw in the beginning. We pride ourselves in providing guests with great service, consistent quality food, and a cozy atmosphere. Marc is the Executive Chef that leads the culinary team and Angelika leads the front of house.

The Birchwood focuses on seasonal menus, changing them four times a year. We source out as many local products as possible supporting small businesses in Invermere and surrounding areas. Everything except for a few exceptions is made in house by our culinary team who pride themselves in using only the best ingredients and standards. We also have a wonderful wine and beer selection carefully chosen from local breweries and B.C. wineries.

Looking for a place to celebrate something special or just a nice night out… “Come have a taste of Birchwood”.

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GALLERIES HELP GROW THE LOCAL ART SCENE... There was an artsy crowd at the Pynelogs Cultural Centre and Art Gallery on Tuesday, June 16th when the kick-off party for the fi rst-ever Invermere Art Walk initiative was held complete with live music by local band Smarty Pants, de-licious photo (Cajsa Fredin of Black Star Studios, one of the participating galleries, pic-tured) and draw prizes. The Art Walk offi cially started last Friday (June 19th) and continues every Friday eve-ning until September 11th. Email [email protected] for more info. PHOTOS SUBMITTED


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BC EWSNClimate change warnings might

appear on gas pumps JEFF NAGELBlack Press

The pain drivers feel at the pump from high gas prices may soon also come with a jolt of shame for helping destroy the planet.

A proposal gaining momentum with civic leaders in B.C. would see guilt-inducing climate change warning labels slapped on all gas pump handles.

The non-profi t group Our Horizon has been advancing the con-cept on the basis that warnings that graphically show the damage from climate change could nudge motorists to cut their emissions.

It’s inspired by cigarette package warnings that are credited in the decline of smoking and the example warning labels circulated by the group are similar in design.

“Warning: Use of this fuel product contributes to ocean acidifi ca-tion which puts much marine life at risk of extinction,” states one label that comes with images of thriving and dead coral.

West Vancouver council will bring a resolution before the Union of B.C. Municipalities in September asking the province to make the pump labels a requirement province-wide.

City of North Vancouver council voted to endorse the idea June 15 and it doesn’t want to wait for a provincial government decision.

“We’re going to try to go it alone,” Mayor Darrell Mussatto said, adding North Vancouver still must investigate the legalities. “We think it’s the right thing to do.”

Our Horizon B.C. campaigner Matt Hulse said he believes any municipality could make gas pump labeling a condition for gas stations in its local business licence bylaw.

But West Vancouver Mayor Mike Smith, a longtime petroleum distributor in the region, said he doesn’t want to take the risk that a unilateral municipal requirement gets challenged in court.

“I personally hate spending public money on legal fees,” he said, adding his city will wait for provincial policy.

Smith said he will vote in favour of his council’s resolution at UBCM.

“It’s just a way of reminding the public that there’s a cost to be borne for using petroleum products,” Smith said. “Nobody’s advo-cating banning them. But you should be aware when you fi ll your car up that there’s an effect on the climate and on the environ-ment of doing that.”

He called the suggested labels innocuous and doesn’t believe the oil industry would object.

No jurisdiction in Canada has yet made pump warning labels a requirement.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves noted handle labels would only be seen by self-serve pump users and suggested larger labels for the pump display be designed that are visible at full-serve stations.

SFU marketing professor Lindsay Meredith said the idea could infl uence fuel consumption, particularly among people already considering buying an electric car or choosing other transporta-tion options to reduce their carbon footprint.

TOM FLETCHERBlack Press

B.C. started last week with seven new wildfi res on its map, for a total of 470 recorded so far in a hot start to the 2015 forest fi re season.

More than 60,000 hectares have burned so far, most of that from 150 fi res in the Prince George fi re centre region.

Two new fi res were reported on southeasterm Vancouver Island and a third at Nimpkish Lake on northern Vancouver Island this week. By last Wednesday there were 14 new and active fi res in the Kootenay and Okanagan regions.

The Cisco Road fi re south of Lytton in the Fraser Canyon grew to 1,370 hectares and was only 20 per cent contained as of Wednesday. The Lytton First Nations issued an evacuation order and other areas of the Thompson Nicola Regional District were on evacuation alert, with sprinklers deployed to protect threatened buildings.

The Little Bobtail Lake fi re west of Prince George was contained at about 25,000 hectares with no loss of structures, but its intense burn weakened root systems of standing trees and people were still being warned to avoid the area.

Another large fi re burned 18,000 hectares near Fort Nelson before it was contained with the help of rainfall.

Hot start for forest fi res in B.C.

Have your say on distracted drivingJEFF NAGELBlack Press

The province is considering stiffer fi nes and possibly vehicle impound-ments or prohibitions to get dis-tracted drivers to put down their cell-phones and devices.

Motorists caught using a hand-held device face $167 fi nes and — since last fall ± three driver penalty points.

“We took a fi rst step and increased the penalties last fall and now we’re looking at possible changes to the leg-islation, including more severe penalties,” Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said.

A four-week online consultation period is open until July 16 to gather public opinion on whether tougher measures are needed. Comments are being collected at engage.gov.bc.ca/distracteddriving.

Besides potential vehicle impoundments or driver prohibitions, the site asks if texting drivers should be punished more severely, and possibly new drivers and repeat offend-ers as well.

Five years after distracted driving fi nes were introduced in B.C., many drivers con-tinue to ignore the law.

Police issued 55,100 tickets last year to driv-ers caught using an electronic device behind the wheel — an increase from 53,000 in 2013.

ICBC estimates 9,500 drivers in B.C. are using a hand-held device at any given time and 40 per cent are texting or emailing as they drive.

According to research cited by the prov-ince, texting or using a smartphone while driving is more distracting than talking on one, resulting in up to 23 times higher crash risk for drivers who text.

Speed and distraction are now the top two factors contributing to crash deaths, ahead of third-ranked alcohol.

B.C.’s distracted driving fi nes are the sec-ond lowest in Canada. Nova Scotia has the highest, climbing from $234 to $579 on the third offence, and Ontario is about to double its maximum fi ne from $500 to $1,000.

Saskatchewan impounds the vehicle for seven days if the driver has had two or more distracted driving tickets within the last year.

Police are also concerned about the in-creasing use of in-dash video screens that al-low the passenger, and often also the driver, to watch movies. Offi cers are also wary of other new and distracting technology, from Google Glass to the Apple Watch.

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