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VALLEY ECHO T he e Columbia Valley’s Newspaper Since 1956 From Canal Flats to Spillimacheen invermerevalleyecho.com BERNIE RAVEN CHRIS RAVEN 1-866-598-7415 TEAMRAVEN.CA Offices in Panorama, Invermere & Fairmont MaxWell Realty Invermere $ 1 05 INCLUDES GST PUBLICATIONS MAIL REGISTRATION NO. 7856 • Excavators • Mini-Excavators • Bobcats • Dump Trucks • Water Trucks • Compaction Equipment • Snow Plow • Sanding Equipment • Crane Truck • Mobile Pressure Washing & Steam Cleaning • Underground Services • Site Prep & Demolition • Road Building • Land Clearing • Controlled Burning • Rock Walls • Rip Rap • Top Soil • Sand & Gravel VJ (Butch) Bishop Owner/Operator 4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd. Invermere, BC V0A 1K0 CONTRACT OR HOURLY MACHINE RENTALS AVAILABLE Community Living celebrated in Invermere Pg. 5 Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Diners at Strands enjoy jazz journey Pg. 10 Vol. 57 Issue 42 DAN WALTON/VALLEY ECHO PHOTO It was a simple task for Jeremie Caza (behind counter, left) and Oliver Egan to please their customers at the Winderberry Nursery's annual Harvest Market, where crowds were eager to clear out the last of the locally grown food on Saturday, October 12th. Harvest time e new school year is well underway and, for the first time in many years, enrolment across School District Six has not declined substantial- ly from the previous school year. e number of full-time students in the school district, which stretches from Golden down to Kimberley, is almost exactly the same as it was last October, with an increase of 1.125 full-time equivalent (or FTE) students compared with last year. “e current picture is certainly encouraging and is simply a reflection of the fact that the differences between the numbers of students graduating and the numbers of students enter- ing kindergarten in our district are more uni- form than they have typically been in recent years,” said school district superintendent Paul Carriere. Enrolment holds steady in valley schools STEVE HUBRECHT [email protected] CONTINUES TO PAGE A9 Invermere's Family Resource Centre is looking forward to securely funding their own future, after retiring Interior World owners Pat and Karl Conway generously donated their business to the not-for-profit centre. "Pat and Karl have given a gift to the valley, and they're leaving a legacy with that business," said Pat Cope, executive director of the Family Resource Centre. "It's a real win for the community and the agency." "We chart our own path,” she added. “Instead of waiting for the government to give us more funding, suddenly we're in front of the cart and were moving in the direction we want it to go. e or- ganization really becomes community- owned, rather than being driven by what the government decides to support. Karl Conway said the business as it's running now is profitable, and expects that the Family Resource Centre will continue in its success. "We think that it's going to be great con- tinuing on, and it'll be local ownership. We wish them all the best," he said. After closing the business' doors on Sunday, October 13th, he and his wife Pat will be enjoying themselves in the val- ley after running the business for twenty years. ey previously ran another retail business, readz, in Invermere. After Interior World reopens its doors on Sunday, December 1st, Mr. Cope said that there are, "all sorts of possi- bilities down the road once we have this well established and running well for us." DAN WALTON [email protected] Interior World business gifted to Family Resource Centre

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VALLEY ECHOT he

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

�e Columbia Valley’s Newspaper Since 1956 From Canal Flats to Spillimacheen

invermerevalleyecho.com Vol. 56 Issue 40

BERNIE RAVENCHRIS RAVEN1-866-598-7415TEAMRAVEN.CA

Offi ces in Panorama, Invermere & Fairmont

MaxWell Realty Invermere

$105

INCLUDES GST

PUBLICATIONS MAIL REGISTRATION NO. 7856

• Excavators • Mini-Excavators • Bobcats • Dump Trucks • Water Trucks • Compaction Equipment • Snow Plow • Sanding Equipment • Crane Truck

• Mobile Pressure Washing & Steam Cleaning • Underground Services • Site Prep & Demolition • Road Building • Land Clearing • Controlled Burning

• Rock Walls • Rip Rap • Top Soil • Sand & Gravel

VJ (Butch) BishopOwner/Operator

4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd.Invermere, BC V0A 1K0

CONTRACT OR HOURLYMACHINE RENTALS AVAILABLE

Community Living celebrated in Invermere Pg. 5

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Diners at Strands enjoy jazz journey Pg. 10

Vol. 57 Issue 42

DAN WALTON/VALLEY ECHO PHOTOIt was a simple task for Jeremie Caza (behind counter, left) and Oliver Egan to please their customers at the Winderberry Nursery's annual Harvest Market, where crowds were eager to clear out the last of the locally grown food on Saturday, October 12th.

Harvest time

� e new school year is well underway and, for the � rst time in many years, enrolment across School District Six has not declined substantial-ly from the previous school year.

� e number of full-time students in the school district, which stretches from Golden down to Kimberley, is almost exactly the same as it was last October, with an increase of 1.125 full-time equivalent (or FTE) students compared with last year.

“� e current picture is certainly encouraging and is simply a re� ection of the fact that the di� erences between the numbers of students graduating and the numbers of students enter-ing kindergarten in our district are more uni-form than they have typically been in recent years,” said school district superintendent Paul Carriere.

Enrolment holds steady in valley schoolsSTEVE [email protected]

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Invermere's Family Resource Centre is looking forward to securely funding their own future, after retiring Interior World owners Pat and Karl Conway generously donated their business to the not-for-pro� t centre.

"Pat and Karl have given a gift to the valley, and they're leaving a legacy with that business," said Pat Cope, executive director of the Family Resource Centre. "It's a real win for the community and the agency."

"We chart our own path,” she added. “Instead of waiting for the government to give us more funding, suddenly we're in front of the cart and were moving in the direction we want it to go. � e or-

ganization really becomes community-owned, rather than being driven by what the government decides to support.

Karl Conway said the business as it's running now is pro� table, and expects that the Family Resource Centre will continue in its success.

"We think that it's going to be great con-tinuing on, and it'll be local ownership. We wish them all the best," he said.

After closing the business' doors on

Sunday, October 13th, he and his wife Pat will be enjoying themselves in the val-ley after running the business for twenty years. � ey previously ran another retail business, � readz, in Invermere.

After Interior World reopens its doors on Sunday, December 1st, Mr. Cope said that there are, "all sorts of possi-bilities down the road once we have this well established and running well for us."

DAN [email protected]

Interior World business gifted to Family Resource Centre

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Have you ever wondered how valley sausages stack up against province-wide competition?

With two silver medals at the Fraser Valley Food Show award-ed to their creations earlier this month, Konig Sausage and Meat Company co-owners Craig Mc-Gowan and Michael Hecken now have their answer.

"Everyone tells us how great our sausage is, so we just wanted to put it up against other butcher shops that make their own in-house sausage," Mr. McGowan told The Valley Echo.

The food show's Great Canadian Sausage Competition, held in Ab-bottsford on the weekend of Oc-tober 4th to 6th, saw more than a dozen other sausage-makers en-ter more than 600 samples among 12 different categories.

Four judges took between seven and eight hours to evaluate all of

the sausage, Mr. McGowan said. Konig's entered its meat into six of the categories, and were awarded two silver medals as the runners-up in two separate categories, for charkuteri and game bratwurst.

“Charkuteri is kind of a dried salami category, our chimney sticks," he said. "Ours really stood out because it was black and double-smoked; it was a definite win." He said that smaller butcher shops like Konig's often custom-ize in processing game.”

"Our game bratwurst won silver in that category," he announced.

Because there were many expe-rienced butchers who've made sausage for far longer the Konigs owners haves, the two silver med-als were very gratifying, said Mr. McGowan.

The annual competition was be-ing held for its second time ever.

"Now that we've been there once, it's going to be something we try to get to every year," he said.

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Photo submittedCecilia Archer's backyard garden in Wilmer produced seven gigantic gourds that add up to a combined weight of 581 pounds of pumpkin, to the delight of her boys Dakota, 9 (left) and Dawson, 5. After seven years of limited success, the monster harvest came as a surprise, said Cecilia. The biggest pumpkin – named Precious — weighs in at 196 pounds, while its runner-up, named Percy, weighs 154 pounds. The large pumpkins aren't edible, but will be carved using a drill and will be festooned with glow sticks for a truly eerie Hallowe'en Jack-o-lantern display. “The kids got such a kick out of it,” she said.

Pumpkin pandemonium

Konigs Meats boasts silver-worthy sausage after winDAN [email protected]

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At a recent trip to the Windermere land-� ll, Barb Harrell and her husband found use for a couch at the reusable goods shed. After Barb's husband went on the hunt for his miss-ing keys, he tore the couch apart, "going above and beyond just lifting cushions," Barb said.

While he didn't � nd his keys, he came up with an envelope � lled with old pictures.

"I was struck because they look like they could be any family's photos,” said Barb.

Some are marked as early as the 1930s and as late as 1951.

"As I looked at these I realized, somebody's missing these. Unless I � nd the owners, these are lost forever to somebody."

After she posted some pictures on Face-book and found they were generating some interest, it's now the � e Valley Echo's turn to run some of the shots by our readers.

Land� ll couch coughs up historic photosDAN [email protected]

Local development worker re� ects on faith and folklore in Niger

After a decade spent working for the Christian Missionary Alliance in Niger, Invermere's Lisa Rohrick says she's seen how much spirituality matters in one of the most destitute countries on Earth.

Lisa, a David � ompson Second-ary class of 1983 graduate, has been a development worker in Africa since 1999, and shared a taste of her ex-perience with � e Valley Echo after recently arriving home.

"It's a sense of call and a sense of purpose – I believe that God wants me there," she said. "In partnership with the physical stu� , there's a spiritual element as well."

Lisa is among a group of ten Cana-dians with the Christian Missionary Alliance. Among her peers are a doc-tor, an optometrist, an engineer, and a welder, who teaches the trade to locals. � ey o� er several other edu-cational programs which are practical

for the region, as well as malaria pre-vention and basic hygiene lessons, she said.

Among prominent Muslim popula-tions, Lisa � nds those who are inter-ested in Christianity. After working full-time in Benin from 1999 until 2004, she moved to Niger, where she's called home ever since. According to the United Nations Human Develop-ment Report, Niger ranked 186 of 186 countries on the Human Develop-ment Index in the year 2012.

Despite the low living standards, Lisa said she feels a strong desire to be there, helping however she can.

“I'm not there preaching, but I am overtly a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ," she said.

She said that it's a common prac-tice to teach through stories, as peo-ple in Niger generally prefer to learn through verbal lessons.

"Most of our teachings, no mat-ter the subject, are done orally and through skit and story and proverb and getting people to learn that way,”

she explained. “� ere's certainly a group saying 'Hey, enough of this, we want to � nd out what the Bible says'."

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DAN WALTON/VALLEY ECHO PHOTODevelopment worker Lisa Rohrick has seen the power of faith and local superstition at work in Niger for nearly a decade.

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Regional District of East Kootenay

Regional District of East Kootenay19-24thAvenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8 • www.rdek.bc.ca • [email protected] • 1-888-478-7335

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering the adoption of a bylaw which includes regulations that govern minor home based businesses in Electoral Area F and Electoral Area G. Bylaw No. 2461 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 285, 2012 (Minor HBB / RDEK)” will introduce the minor home based business category and revise relevant regulations.A public hearing will be held at:

Windermere Community Hall4726 North Street, Windermere, BCThursday, October 24, 2013 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F and Electoral Area G. If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK

office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;

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

• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Karen MacLeod, Planner, at 250-489-0313, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email [email protected].

BYLAW 2461Bylaw Amendment

Minor Home Based BusinessThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering the adoption of a bylaw which amends the policies and map schedules of the environmentally sensitive development permit area in the Lake Windermere Official Community Plan. Bylaw No. 2484 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay - Lake Windermere Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2061, 2008 – Amendment Bylaw No. 14, 2013 (ESA DPA/RDEK)” will amend the Lake Windermere Official Community Plan in order to clarify the purpose, requirements, exemptions, and justifications of Development Permit Area (DPA) #2 - Protection of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs). In addition, the amendment spatially identifies specific ESA values to be protected and guidelines for managing those values.A public hearing will be held at:

Windermere Community Hall4726 North Street, Windermere, BCThursday, October 24, 2013 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F and Electoral Area G. If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office

in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;

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

• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Karen MacLeod, Planner, at 250-489-0313, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email [email protected].

BYLAW 2484Bylaw Amendment

Lake Windermere - ESA DPAThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering the adoption of a bylaw which repeals a restriction on the construction of decks and verandas on boathouses. Bylaw No. 2492 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 289, 2013 (Boat House Deck/RDEK)” will enable decks or verandas to be built affixed to, or on the roof of boathouses in Electoral Area F and G.A public hearing will be held at:

Windermere Community Hall4726 North Street, Windermere, BCThursday, October 24, 2013 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F and Electoral Area G. If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK

office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;

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

• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Karen MacLeod, Planner, at 250-489-0313, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email [email protected].

BYLAW 2492Bylaw AmendmentBoat House Deck

Mark your calendars and join us for the Electoral Area F Town Hall Meeting in Windermere.

Thursday, October 17, 20137:00pm - 9:00pm

Windermere Community HallJoin Electoral Area F Director Wendy Booth and RDEK staff for our annual Town Hall Meeting.

See next week’s Echo and Pioneer (and RDEK website) for agenda items.

Area F Town Hall Meeting in Windermere

Trailblazing fund a Land Awards � nalistNEWS

The Columbia Valley Conservation Fund has been named a finalist for Real Estate B.C.'s Land Awards, in the award's public sector category.

“To have the fund recognized on this provincial scale for its innovation and

leadership in the area of conserva-tion is truly an honour,” said Regional District of the East Kootenay Colum-bia Valley Services Committee chair Gerry Taft in a press release.

The fund was set up by the Regional District of the East Kootenay four years ago to help finance local projects that help conserve natural areas.

The land awards are handed out

at the end of October and pay trib-ute to private companies, non-profit organizations and government bodies that show leadership and innovation when it comes to sustainable land use in the province. This year is the fourth edition of the annual awards.

“Since 2010 more than $1.1 million has been allocated to con-servation projects in the Columbia

Valley,” said Mr. Taft in the release. “Funds approved through the Con-servation Fund have been used exten-sively to leverage funding from other partners. A significant recent example is the purchase of Lot 48 on the east shore of Columbia Lake.”

� e Land Award winners will be announced at a gala in Vancouver on Friday, October 25th.

STEVE [email protected]

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Behind the WheelUpdate your DrivingSkills and Knowledge

Deer Whistles - Keep Your Money in Your PocketYou may have seen them, a pair of small whistles that you attach to your vehicle to scare deer away and prevent collisions with them. The intent is for the movement of your vehicle to force air through them and produce sound, or ultrasound that keeps deer off the highway and safely out of your path. The answer hasn’t changed from the � rst time I wrote about this in the 1990’s, keep your money in your pocket, they don’t work.

The average deer has the same hearing range that humans do. This means that like you, the deer cannot hear ultrasonic whistles. It doesn’t take much thought to decide just how effective these will be.

Audible whistles emit sound around 3 and 12 kHz depending on whether they are open or closed ended. Tests conducted at the roadside found that the noise from the whistles was not signi� cantly louder than the road noise created by the vehicle. If other noise is present in the environment the whistles can be even less noticeable.

Oddly enough, in a study that observed the reaction of deer to vehicle with and without deer whistles actually found that more deer paid attention to vehicles without the whistles than those equipped with them. The conclusion appears to be that drivers would be better to save their money, slow down and drive carefully where deer are known to be a hazard.

The author is a retired constable with many years of traf� c law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more please visit www.drivesmartbc.ca.

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One of her most memorable experiences involved a man in Niger she had nicknamed Beau, who had sought Lisa out to hear about Jesus.

“I tried, within a half an hour, to explain the story of the Bible,” she recalls. “I gave him that in an overview. He came back a couple of weeks later and said, 'the seed that you planted was good, and it's in good soil, and I believe this'."

In a town nearby where he and Lisa reside, a group of children were playing near a 25 foot (7.6 metres) deep well, which held only about 6 inches of water. A young boy had fallen down the well and wasn't showing any signs of consciousness.

"They lowered a man down on a rope, and he was overcome by the heat, passed out and was pulled up without the child,” she said. “The same thing happened again with five other men."

After the many unsuccessful attempts, Beau and his friend noticed the crowd and became involved.

"It should be cool down in the well, not hot — that's Satan's work,” Lisa recalls him saying before he went into the well himself. He was able to tie the young boy up and have him raised to the surface.

"After they pulled the boy up by rope, they said they had to get him to the medical clin-ic which was 30 kilometres away,” she said. “Beau hollered up and said, 'Not before I pray for him!'."

Beau kneeled down beside the boy, put his hands on the boy's chest, and “prayed up a storm,” said Lisa. “Somebody said Amen, an-other person called the child by name and he

opened his eyes and was able to go home."Beau told Lisa that it was cool and fresh

down in the well, and that the spiritual ele-ment was a factor in the rescue.

"It's something we don't talk about here a lot in North America; people generally don't believe in demons here," she said. But when she explains that to people in Niger, they "roar with laughter," she said.

While Westerners can explain something like the biology of malaria to an African, they can accept the science, but believe a spiritual element caused infected mosquitos to make only certain people ill.

"Some demonic or spiritual force was the reason,” she said. “Everything has cause and effect in their view."

Since arriving in Niger, Lisa observed a change in government, which happened one noisy afternoon in spring of 2010.

"There was a bunch of helicopters and bang-ing and crashing as the artillery was doing its thing,” she said. "It was all over in three to four hours, it was a very polite coup d'etat. If you're going to overthrow the government, that's the way to do it."

She said that funding from Western coun-tries has been heavily donated to Africa for decades, but per capita, African countries are as financially distraught today as they were in the 1960s.

"Money is not the answer,” she said. “What we think is helping can sometimes hurt, creat-ing a dependancy that cements their poverty."

After spending a busy year travelling through Canada to speak at other churches, Lisa will be returning to Niger for another four years.

'Development worker' from page a3

Provincial Minister of Social Development Don McRae was in the valley last Thursday, October 10th, as part of his province-wide October tour of assisted living facilities for adults with developmental disabilities.

Mr. McRae stopped in at Mt. Nelson Place in Invermere, where he toured the home, chatting and having tea with the residents.

“It's important to leave the Lower Mainland, vis-it small-town B.C. and recognize the great work that's going on here and some of the challenges too,” said Mr. McRae, adding he enjoys meeting assisted-living service providers firsthand.

“The (Invermere) region's beautiful. By visit-ing the residents and meeting the staff, I'd say the quality of living here (in Mt. Nelson Place) is excellent. It's so easy for them to walk into town from here and there are many activities,” he said.

The Ministry of Social Development oversees Community Living B.C., the provincial agency that delivers supports and services to adults with developmental disabilities and their fami-lies in British Columbia.

While at Mt. Nelson Place Mr. McRae had the chance to meet Community Living B.C.'s oldest client — 90-year-old Invermere resident Allan Nicholson.

Mr. McRae's stop at Mt. Nelson Place was the first time a minister has visited the group home, said Mt. Nelson Place manager Donna Jefferson.

STEVE [email protected]

Minister tours Mt. Nelson placeNEWS

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Provincial Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation Don McRae gets to know the residents of Mt. Nelson Place during the minister's Thursday, October 10th visit to Invermere. From left: Lorie Heckert, Vernon Chinn, Edith Jensen, Susan Stanley, Mt. Nelson Place staff member Jeni Higgins, Ted Dixon, Dorothy Redlin, Marlene Baker, Allan Nicholson and Karen Gustafson. See more photos on page 23.

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Dear Editor,

It has been five years and four months since a gentle giant was felled by an innocuous blood clot — five years and four months since Norm Gagatek had the brain stem stroke we all thought would kill him.

But this month, the son, brother, un-cle, father, friend, volunteer, light and sound specialist, fireman, electrician, small engine mechanic, tin basher and tinkerer has gone to Kelowna to a centre to learn more skills to allow him to come back to the community closer to the man he was.

Norm conquered the stroke as we knew he could by slowly rewiring his brain to make his body work for him in ways we were told could never hap-

pen. Norm’s recovery is also due to the love and support of this amazing community we call home.

Thank you to all the people who wrote kind wishes and memories in cards, to those who asked how he was, and continue to, and to every-one who donated to the account that allowed his small family to go on.

Thank you to all the businesses and people who donated to his fundraiser, to the bidders on the auction items, to the volunteers and firemen who made it happen, so that his house could be adapted to his needs.

Thank you to the staff at Halvar-Johnson who brought him back to us, thank you to the Invermere Hos-pital and Columbia House staff (doc-tors, nurses and therapists) for taking

care of him. Thank you to his care aides that helped him to continue his forward momentum and joined the family. Thanks to his family and friends that continue to visit and support him.

And the biggest thanks of all go to his fiancé and now wife Kim and his two sons for never giving up on him, and letting us be part of their family.

Norm has gone from being a sup-posed burden to walking, talking, feeding and taking care of himself. Every visit we have there is more of the old him there. He has found his independence again as a new Norm, but still the Norm we knew.

Norman – we love you, you are our hero, and we can’t wait for you to be home again, better than ever!

Jill and Keith PawlyshynInvermere

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If you're reading this newspaper, chances are you appreciate what local coverage means to a small community. Weekly stories keep us informed about how our tax dollars are being spent, what extraordinary local individuals are up to, and how we celebrate life in the valley.

It's National Newspaper Week, a time for the industry, our customers and anyone who reads a newspaper on occasion to sit back and reflect on the important role that newspapers play in our lives.

We work very hard to make it all happen in this newsroom: covering local governments, getting photos that capture slices of life in the valley, looking ahead to what forces might be brewing on the horizon and looking back with sober reflection on how certain scenarios have played out in the recent past.

That said, there's so much we simply can't do: we don't have the resources to tell you much about the latest liquefied natural gas plans for B.C., the U.S. government shutdown, or what to make of the recently released fifth assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Those are tasks we have to leave up to larger national media outlets, and hope they get it right. (They often don't.)

But being small means we have our ear to the ground for local issues that affect you and your neighbours, and unlike the larger news-papers, we don't have to pander to the “if it bleeds, it leads” approach to news.

It's still amazing to me that The Valley Echo and The Pioneer manage to cover fresh ground every week in a valley of only 8,000 people, and that's a credit to both our staff and our readers, many of whom play an active role in giving us tips that result in great stories.

As part of the reflection on our industry and who makes it run, we've focused on two of our distributors on page 24 of this issue. Kirk and Larry are a couple of unsung heroes in this business. Both report making their weekly de-liveries to certain customers that practically salivate with anticipation at the prospect of a fresh batch of news pages to tear through.

Be sure to thank these fellows next time you see them dropping off your newspaper — I'm sure they'll appreciate it.

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The Valley Echo welcomes all letters to the edi-tor and submissions from community and sports groups. Please keep your signed, legible submissions under 500 words. Send email submissions to [email protected].

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Gentle giant on the mend

Valley courses vying for golf excellenceColumbia Valley golf courses, instructors and professionals

stand to make a little noise at the 2013 PGA of BC Awards, be-ing held tonight at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond.

The Copper Point Golf Club is up for Facility of the Year and Golf Shop of the Year, while Copper Point teacher Casey Johnson is in the running for Teacher of the Year, and general

manager Brian Schaal is a finalist for the Professional Development Award.

Dale Moore of the Windermere Valley Golf Course is competing for the Junior Golf Leader of the Year award, while employee Michael Midyette is up for Apprentice of the Year.

Good luck to all — we hope you bring home the hardware!

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Word on the StreetWhat did you score at the Windermere Valley Ski Club Ski Swap on Saturday, October 12th?

A PAIR OF TWIN CAM 165 CENTIMETRE ROSSIGNOL SKIS.

—PIERCE TUFTS

I GOT SOME BOOTS AND SOME SKIS.

—HARLEY CHERNELLI

I'M HOLDING A SNOWBOARD FOR THAT GUY RIGHT THERE — I'M JUST STANDING HERE!

— DOUG GENEROY

Wildlife sightings in and around our communities:

Invermere• Black bear spotted in the morning at 10th

Avenue/17th Street • Black bear droppings near Kinsmen Beach• Black bear consumed garbage from a residential

house on 12th Avenue

Radium Hot Springs• Black bear seen near on Radium Boulevard• Black bear rummaged through garbage at a resi-

dent's apartment on Highway 93

In the last three years, there haven't been this many sightings of black bears reported in town this late in the year. Now that the leaves are falling, it shouldn’t be long before the bears start thinking about sleeping and moving on to fi nd their dens. Garbage is the number one attractant luring bears into town. During the past few weeks, I have re-ally been focusing on educating business owners, managers and employees in Radium Hot Springs with a particular focus on restaurants and lodging,

because they produce a great deal of garbage. Most businesses store garbage in a large industrial

metal garbage bin. Th ese bins can deter bears if they are latched properly, but much of the time they are not.

Usually at least once a week, I check to see if dumpsters are being properly latched.

Many businesses have taken extra precautions ensuring garbage bins are latched day and night; it hasn’t gone unnoticed and is greatly appreciated.

Others have not. One thing some business owners tell me is that

people leave garbage beside the dumpsters, so they might as well keep it open. Fair enough, but keeping dumpsters open isn’t solving the problem. People simply adjust to using these dumpsters as their personal dumpsters. A better idea is to place signs stating Not For Public Use, and to keep the area clean. In places this has been done, I have seen less and less garbage placed beside bins. In fact, it’s a rare sight for me now.

An even better precaution is to keep garbage bins locked so the public can’t access the dumpsters they do not pay for.

Another problem some hospitality owners have is telling their guests that there is a bear in the area and to therefore not leave garbage outside, and to burn off barbecues after use.

Th ey fear this will deter people from staying in their accommodation and scare them back to the city.

I can understand their predicament, but we live in bear country — we choose to live and work in bear country. Guests need to know this and understand there are certain practices that must be complied with when visiting our communities. I deal with the public on a regular basis, and I actually don’t think this will scare people off . I think this will intrigue them and give them a greater understanding of the place they are visiting.

Crystal is the WildsafeBC community co-ordina-tor for the District of Invermere and Radium Hot Springs. She can be contacted at 250-688-0561, [email protected] or [email protected]. To report any aggressive deer or any wildlife sightings in our communities, call the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277. For more solutions, check out the WildSafeBC website www.wildsafebc.com.

Doing business in bear countryWildsafeBC — Crystal Leonard

Few argue with the publicly funded health care system in Canada, but there doesn't seem to be a consensus as to whether or not emergency transportation should be on the house.

If you fi nd yourself in need of an extreme rescue, does it make sense for the taxpayers to foot the bill, or should the rescuee assume fi nancing for having put themselves in a risky situation?

Th e level of personal accountability among risk-takers is debatable.

Suppose there are two Canadians on both sides of the argument — we'll call them Milton and Carla.

Carla enjoys adventuring, and gets most of her fi xes from the outdoors. Milton, on the other hand, prefers to spend his free time in his living room, where junk food, Netfl ix and video games keep him busy during his free time.

Let's say Carla was to injure herself hours into a mountainous hike and require a helicopter lift. Carla knew the risks associated with adventuring so far from a hospital — so should her fi nances become crippled because the hike went awry?

If public services should charge people for emer-

gency rescue, then perhaps emergency rescue ser-vice should instead be off ered as a private practice.

If Carla manages to arrive at the hospital, she'll receive all the necessary medical treatment — for free, no matter how risky or obtuse her injury-causing decisions were.

A hospital patient would never be asked to pick up their own medical tab in Canada, and they shouldn't be asked to pay for the transportation, even if an unnecessary risk warranted the injury.

Th e decision to invoice rescue costs is made arbitrarily on a case-by-case basis. Some fi re depart-ments choose to shake victims down, while others don't. Th ere is no criteria to base the decision upon.

Now, given that couch potatoes rarely fi nd them-selves in need of emergency escorts out of the wild, Milton may not like the idea that his tax dollars are bailing out an outdoor enthusiast.

"Why should my taxes support a service I would probably never need?" Milton may ask.

But Carla's tax dollars pay for Milton's annual coronary artery bypasses, which could easily be prevented through healthier diet and exercise.

No matter how many big bags of chips Milton eats every night, there will be no invoice sent to Milton for his surgeries.

While Carla's lifestyle may impose higher risks upon herself in the short-term, Milton's lifestyle is pretty much the reason why there's a doctor shortage in Canada.

Sure, Carla is more likely to need an expensive rescue to bail her out of a self-imposed pickle. But over both of their lifespans, Milton will almost defi nitely cost the tax pool more in medical resources than Carla will.

Of course, there are more than two ends of the spectrum, but it's not practical for anybody to cre-ate for themselves a riskless life. If one thing isn't killing you, it's another. We shouldn't discriminate against those who are in distress, regardless of the nature. Just because a wounded person isn't con-veniently en route to a hospital doesn't mean they should be nickeled-and-dimed for their recovery.

Dan Walton is a reporter for � e Valley Echo. He can be reached at [email protected] .

Who should pay for the fools' rescue?O� the Record — Dan Walton

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WED OCTOBER 16•Make your own Hal-loween costume and hang-out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.•The Hospice Society of the Columbia Val-ley is conducting Meet and Greet evenings throughout the area in October.  Join us and learn more about the Society, the programs we are creating, volun-teer opportunities and how we can serve you. Refreshments will be served. For more info, contact Maria Kliavkoff at 250-688-1143. All events run from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Dates as follows: October 16th, Radium Seniors’ Centre; Octo-ber 21st, Brisco Com-munity Hall; October 22nd, Edgewater Com-munity Hall; October 23rd, Canal Flats Civic Centre; October 28th, Invermere Commu-nity Hall; October 29th, Columbia Ridge Com-munity Centre; and October 30th, Smoking Waters Cafe, Fairmont.

THURS OCTOBER 17•DIY masks at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.•From Yaks to Blow-guns: A Trans-global Journey lecture by Jon Turk at the DTSS the-atre, 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Wildsight. Entrance by donation. For more information, contact [email protected].•Open mic night at Bud's, starting at 8 p.m.

FRI OCTOBER 18•You Survived Septem-ber! Adventure Club event for kids in grades 5-7 at the Invermere Public Library, 2 - 4 p.m.•Halloween craft night at the Summit Youth Centre, 5:30 - 11 p.m.

SAT OCTOBER 19•Homemade pizza and movie night at the Summit Youth Centre, 4:30 - 10 p.m.

TUES OCTOBER 22•Brain Health & Al-zheimer's Disease: free workshop at the Inver-mere Health Unit, 6 - 7 p.m. Learn strategies for maintaining brain health, when to be con-cerned, and how to get a diagnosis. For more info call 250-342-2363.•Safety Last, presented by CV Arts with Harold Lloyd. 1923 silent film, presented with live mu-sic. Doors open at 6:30

p.m., film starts at 7 p.m. Tickets at the door.

WED OCTOBER 23•Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.•Dr. Dave Perrin, author of Adventures of a Coun-try Vet, at the Radium Public Library, 7 p.m.

THURS OCTOBER 24•Sport night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.

FRI OCTOBER 25•Soup, bun and dessert for $6 at the Edgewater Legion, 12 p.m. •Rock climbing at J.A. Laird school with the Summit Youth Centre. Leaving the Summit at 6 p.m.•Family Halloween Party at the Canal Flats Civic Centre. $2 admis-sion, costumes encour-aged. Prizes for all.

SAT OCTOBER 26•Monster Mash Dash 5km and 10km walk/run to benefit Sonshine Daycare and the Killer Rollbots, starting from Pothole Park at 10 a.m. Kids race, costume contests, souvenir wa-ter bottle, water and trick or treat stations on the course.This is a chip timed event. Individual and family rates avail-able. Register online at MonsterMashDash.ca, or in person at the Val-ley Fitness Centre.•Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 4:30 - 10 p.m.•3rd Annual Halloween Howler, hosted by the Radium Events Com-mittee, 5 - 8 p.m. This spooky  event takes place at a new location this year - the Radium Community Hall.   Kids will enjoy pumpkin carving, apple bobbing, treats and the ever pop-ular haunted house. •Garlic Palooza at Winderberry Green-houses, Windermere. Fundraiser for Ground-swell's Community Greenhouse. 7 p.m. - midnight. Food, music and membership for $35 at Circle Health.•Halloween Dance at the Edgewater Commu-nity Hall, 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Tickets $15, available at The Book Bar, Pips, Ra-dium Video, Edgewater post office, and the Bris-co store. Bus available. DJ, prizes, raffle, con-cession. For more infor-mation, see www.face-book.com/ERSevents,

or call 250-347-6489.•42nd Annual Fire-man’s Ball at the Inver-mere Community Hall. Door prizes, silent auc-tion, prime rib dinner and more. Tickets $30, at Konig, the fire hall, or from any firefighter.

WED OCTOBER 30•Finish your Halloween costume and pumpkin carving at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.

THURS OCTOBER 31•Zombie Walk & fake blood workshop at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m. Prizes for best zombie costume.•Windermere Commu-nity Association Hal-loween Party, 4 - 7 p.m. Free family event, dona-tions to the Food Bank are welcome. Hosted by the David Thompson High School Leadership class. For more infor-mation, contact Gracie Boake at 250-341-1548.•Halloween Howl at the Invermere Public Li-brary, 4 - 8 p.m. Stop by throughout the evening for a cup of hot choco-late and a treat! Not-So-Scary Storytime (for the younger crowd), at 6:30 p.m. Scary Storytime by Flashlight at 7:30 p.m.

EVERY SUNDAY•Drop-in roller skating, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $5, Gla-cier Peaks Gymnastics building, 250-342-5321•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.•Invermere Badminton Club meets, 7:30 - 10 p.m. at the DTSS gym.

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

1st & 3rd MONDAY•Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, 7 p.m.

EVERY MONDAY•EK Brain Injury Sup-port Group, 1-3 p.m., Family Resource Cen-tre. Info: 250-344-5674.•Gentle drop-in carpet bowling, 1:30 p.m., In-vermere Seniors' Centre.•Ladies Motorcycle Born to Ride. Tim Hor-ton’s, 5:15 p.m. Call 341-5646 for more info.•Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (in-cludes uniform). Info: Megan McConnell at 250-409-4455.

Remember When?

10 years ago (2003): Pro-pane slowly leaked into a trailer occupied by a couple at Dry Gulch on October 9th. As the man attempted to light a fire around 5:30 p.m., the trailer exploded. Fortunate-ly, the couple escaped with their lives before the trailer became entirely engulfed in flames.

• Six cows were not going to be harvested by a West-side Road farmer this year, as two had been found dead and four were missing. "This happens every year. Last year there was almost 30 head missing," said the rancher.

" I'm sure that some of them ended up in somebody's deep

freeze."15 years ago (1998): Re-

tailers in Invermere were al-lowed to operate on their pa-tios for the first time. A bylaw change allowed the opportu-nity for outdoor vending on local sidewalks.

• A 17-year-old girl drove her parents car into Diamond Heating and Spas on Septem-ber 6th and was subsequent-ly charged with dangerous driving and hit and run. She caused extensive damage to the store and had not con-vinced authorities she was driving sober.

20 years ago (1993): The Co-lumbia Valley RCMP received 144 complaints over the week prior to this issue. The po-lice report mentioned one student at David Thompson Secondary school had pulled a knife on an-other student, but failed to injure him be-fore the RCMP i n t e r v e n e d .

Also, Eddie Mountain had his radar detector stolen out of his vehicle while it was parked in front of the arena that would one day be named after him. Because those crimes weren't of an environmental nature though, it was suggested that those charges would not lead to tough convictions.

That paper's editorial col-umn, in reference to forestry debates, mentions a hefty sentence that was delivered to an environmental protest-er, and then advises readers to "go to Invermere provincial court Monday and watch as repeat offenders get slapped on the heiny and skip off to celebrate freedom by break-ing into a cabin in Timber Ridge to steal some booze."

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

Echo filE photoOctober 1983 - Arnie Wassing, Carey Elverum and Gary Melnyk make a catch from the yearly whitefish run at the Toby Creek Bridge on a Sunday in October 1983.

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� e Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy would like to thank the

community and its partners for the terri� c response to the Reach-a-Reader

campaign. You put the “fun” in “fundraiser”!

And our wonderful volunteers!See you next year!

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Please contact Katie Andruschuk at

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Columbia ValleyLocal Conservation Fund

Request for Proposals

The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) and Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) are seeking proposals for projects that will benefit conservation in the area from Spillimacheen to Canal Flats. To apply for funding go to www.kootenayconservation.ca and click on Local Conservation Fund. Review the Terms of Reference paying particular attention to Section 8 – Fund Design, and apply using the application form provided.

Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund (CVLCF) funding is available for conservation projects that result in the reduction to a known threat to biodiversity. Projects that are technically sound and effective, and provide value for money through partnerships with other funders will have priority. Proponents must be a registered not-for-profit organization, First Nations band, or local government. Unqualified groups or organizations may partner with a qualified organization. Multi-year projects are acceptable to a maximum three years. A Technical Review Committee will review project proposals and make recommendations to the RDEK for final funding approval.

Closing dates for project submissions is 4:30 p.m. October 31, 2013. Projects specific to land acquisition and/or conservation covenants may be submitted at any time during the year.

Project proposals must be submitted in writing and delivered by mail or email to:

Dave Hillary, Program ManagerKootenay Conservation Program

P.O. Box 2767, Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0Email: [email protected]

Phone: 250-688-1508

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BC Hydro has formally applied to the B.C. Utilities Commission for approval of extra fees for people who re-fuse to use the utility's wire-less electricity meters.

BC Hydro's application de-tails costs expected for staff, vehicles and equipment for manual collection of me-ter readings, and adjusting the smart grid software and hardware to compensate for non-transmitting meters.

It also estimates the cost of extra checks for electric-ity theft in areas where me-chanical meters remain. Portable "check meters" are to be deployed to find un-explained power losses in those sections of the grid.

"These check meters are $2,000 per unit, and it is anticipated that an additional 200 to 500 units will be required," the application states.

The 130-page application seeks utilities commission approval to impose fees announced by BC Hydro in September.

It confirms that people who keep their old mechanical meter are to be charged $35 a month, while those who choose a wireless meter with the radio transmitter disabled will be charged a $100 setup fee and $20 a month for manual collection of readings, starting on April 1st.

The BCUC could reduce the fees if it finds them to be excessive, or increase them if that is justified. The $35 per month fee will be charged to customers with mechanical meters

starting December 1st, and will be adjusted later if the BCUC changes the fee.

A cabinet order issued by Energy Minister Bill Bennett in September instructs the BCUC to approve fees that cover the actual cost to BC Hydro of accommodating people who refuse to take part in the wireless monitoring system for the province-wide electricity grid.

The cabinet order also demands customers be charged for "failed installations," if tech-nicians are turned away or access to the BC Hydro-owned meter is blocked.

BC Hydro has sent letters to about 60,000 households that have refused smart meters, outlining the options, along with a form to send back making their choice. Those who make no choice will be assigned the $35-a-month default option, effective December 1st.

Some students, particularly those in high school, take less than a full-time course load, which gives rise to FTE figures that end in dec-imals.

School District Six (also called the Rocky Mountain School District) is divided into three zones — Golden, Windermere and Kim-berley — and while enrolment in the district as a whole is holding steady, it has once again dropped in both the Windermere and Gold-en zones. The difference has been made up by a significant increase in student numbers in Kimberley.

Fortunately the decline in the Winder-mere zone (and also in the Golden zone) is much less steep than it has been in the past, according to Mr. Carriere.

“We have been in a steady pattern of enrolment decline in our district for more than a decade,” he said.

School district six has 3,005.625 FTE students this year, up from 3,004.5 last year, but down from 3,104.75 two years ago and 3,151.825 three years ago.

The Windermere zone within school district six has 1,104 FTE students, down from 1,109.25 last year, 1188.625 two years ago and 1,229.25 three years ago.

“The only piece of this (year's) data that may not make sense to the public is what appears to be a head count decline this year (in school district six), at the same time that we are see-ing a slight FTE increase,” said Mr. Carriere. “This is primarily caused in the current year by the decision of Golden Secondary School to offer its Personal Planning 10 course in the conventional manner. They were having all their Grade 10s do this course through our distributed learning school and therefore all the Grade 10s from that school showed up as a headcount of 1.0 FTE at that school, even though they were only taking one course.”

The Windermere zone includes Eileen Mad-son Primary School (200 FTE students), Edge-water Elementary School (84), Martin Morige-au Elementary School (53), Windermere Elementary School (151), J. Laird Elementary School (165), David Thompson Secondary School (426.375) and Open Doors alternative secondary school (24.625).

'ENrolmENt' from PagE a1

BC Hydro zeroes in on theft from mechanical meters

aaroN orlaNdo/Black PrEssA smart meter installer photographs a sign posted to refuse replacement of mechanical power meter in Revelstoke last May.

TOM FLETCHERBlack Press

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A&E

Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.

What does ARTmean to you?

Silent Movie Comedy with Live Music

1923 “Safety Last” film with Harold Lloyd · Tues. Oct. 22 at PynelogsDoors open at 6:30 Show starts at 7 pm Tickets at the door

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View your favourite flyer items in detail, then add them to our new

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It's always better to have options, which is why Inver-mere's Fire Vixen Tattoos has three different artists for cli-ents to choose from.

Artist Jason Paine brought himself to the Columbia Valley from Ontario eight months ago to work at a great tattoo parlour and to surround himself with mountains. It was a natural progression for the tattoo artist and avid rock climber, who first worked with Fire Vixen Tattoo owner Sarah Eastick in Hamilton, Ontario.

After having an artist tattoo his body more than ten years ago, Mr. Paine decided he would give the trade a try, and found himself an apprenticeship.

"I got a handle on tattooing very early in the game and was able to pick it up pretty quickly," he said. He worked his way to more desirable tattoo shops, while keeping his artistic talents sharp with painting.

Just as blues music influences most of rock and roll, most tattoos have Japanese influence, he explained.

"Japanese to me is one of the most beautiful forms of tattooing: it's bold, it's powerful, it's smooth, it flows with the muscle structure of the human body. It's what made tattoo-

ing dramatically better," he said. "If you look at 95 per cent of the artists out there, there's an influence of Japanese artwork in everyone's tattoo if you know what you're looking for."

Dan Walton/VallEY ECho photoAn impressive ensemble of musicians joined jazz vocalist Jaclyn Guillou during her performance in front of a packed house at Strand's Old House Restaurant on the evening of Friday, October 11th.

Jazz vocalist brings talents to Strands

Japanese ink inspires valley tattoo artistDAN [email protected]

Dan Walton/VallEY ECho photoTattoo artist Jason Paine eyeballs an outline drawn onto a client before beginning work on a new design.

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Columbia Valley

Fire Protection

Colour Me!

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Fire Protection

RADIUM HOT SPRINGSFront row from left: James Hagman, Scott Inglis, Jason Brainard, Todd Logan.Middle row from left: Walter Raven, Graham Kerslake, Adam, Jeff Pollock, Dave Dixon, Nick Brough, Richard Gen-dron, Back row from left: Tim Strub, -Brayenna MurrayAbsent: Carey Boyer, Don Joubert, Torben Larsen, Braeden Logan, Andrew Michaud

INVERMEREFront row from left: Roger Ekman (Fire Chief), Jason Roe (Deputy Chief), Haru Watanabe, Cory Breau, Doug Schick (Captain), Rick Magri (Captain), Erik McLaughlin (Captain)Back row from left: Brandon Shaw (Captain), Doug Hagen, Steve Talsma, Dwight Lochhead, Bjorn Billehaug, Ed Jones, Jason Lawrick, Michael Hecken, Tom McNeil (Assistant Chief)Absent: Gary Dace, Geoff Hill, Jake Jacobsen, Craig McGowan, Billy Robideau, Chris Rouleau, John Shaw, Matt Tremblay, Shawn Verge (Captain), John Wiebe

EDGEWATERFront row from left: Jim Miller (Fire Chief), Elke Bennett, Martin Caldwell (Deputy Chief), Kody McNaughton, Joel Bilodeau, Willow (dog), and Drew Sinclair (Deputy Chief). On the truck: Dan Tutte, Tammy Tutte (with their daughters Mia and Emerson in the truck.) Absent: Tyrel Brown, Stacey Harrison, Doug Diamond, and Hugh Diamond.

RADIUM HOT SPRINGSRADIUM HOT SPRINGSFront row from left: James Hagman, Scott Inglis, Jason Brainard, Todd Scott Inglis, Jason Brainard, Todd Logan.Middle row from left: Walter Raven, Middle row from left: Walter Raven, Graham Kerslake, Adam, Jeff Pollock, Dave Dixon, Nick Brough, Richard Gen-dron, Back row from left: Tim Strub, dron, Back row from left: Tim Strub, -Brayenna MurrayAbsent: Carey Boyer, Don Joubert, Torben Larsen, Braeden Logan,

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FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS

Back row from left: Jim Miller (Fire Chief), Archie Santini (Deputy Chief), Keith Andestad, Tracy Flynn, Heinz Meyer, Brian Stringer, Russell Bulcsa

Front row from left: Drew Sinclair (Deputy Chief), Phil Boyer, Wally Black, Lucas Rosnau

Absent: Earl Olsen, Merv Weseowski

WINDERMERE

Back row from left: Michelle Cox, Mindie Zoney, Dave McCarthy, Eric Falkenberg, Drew Sinclair (Deputy Chief), Charlene WiliskyJon Tames, Doug Sinclair, Jim Miller (Fire Chief)

Front row from left: Wendy Rockafellow, Jordon Goldsmith, Jay Wilisky, Murray Kubian, Ken Becker

Absent: Dan Cox, Chris Gent, Jeremie Goldsmith, Andy Kolankowski, Scott Macdonald, Levine Ollenberger, Bram Rossman

CANAL FLATSFrom left: Brian McCutcheon, Kevin Fleming, Zacc Farrell (Deputy Chief), Rob Todosichuk, David Ferguson (Chief)

Absent: Glen Afonso, Ray Carrier, Mark Doherty, Chantal Gallacher, Bill Hancock, Billy Hollick, Buddy Justus, Bill Lake, Donald Marchand, Richard Marchand, Tom Nicol, Travis White, Tyler White, Cris, Darcy

WINDERMEREWINDERMERE

Back row from left: Michelle Cox, Mindie Zoney, Dave McCarthy, Eric Falkenberg, Drew Sinclair (Deputy Chief), Charlene WiliskyJon Tames, Doug Sinclair, Jim Miller (Fire Chief)

Front row from left: Wendy Rockafellow, Jordon Goldsmith, Jay Wilisky, Murray Kubian, Ken Becker

Absent: Dan Cox, Chris Gent, Jeremie Goldsmith, Andy Kolankowski, Scott Macdonald, Levine Ollenberger, Bram Rossman

Absent: Earl Olsen, Merv WeseowskiAbsent: Earl Olsen, Merv Weseowski

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Several major � res have decimated buildings through-out the Columbia Valley this past year — in Fairmont Hot Springs, Panorama and, most recently, Radium Hot Springs. And it's thanks to the valiant e� orts of the val-ley's volunteer � re� ghting squads that any damage was contained and the � res were put out quickly and e� -ciently. But these crews are constantly in need of new recruits, and all seven of the valley's � re departments are recruiting to bolster their rosters.

• Since May 2012, the � re halls in Fairmont, Winder-mere, Edgewater and Panorama have operated under the same umbrella of the Columbia Valley Rural Fire and Rescue Services. Fire Chief Jim Miller credits the new and improved organization for the great results of their current recruitment drive.

"We've done pretty darn good, actually," he said, not-ing that between the four � re halls, he's received rough-ly 25 applications.

"� e hardest thing for a new recruit is to volunteer and come the � rst few times," he said. "It's not as di� cult as they might think, or intimidating."

A three- to four-month basic training course will start in December — applications will be accepted until then.

And for those interested in the medical end of rescue ser-vices — but aren't physically cut out to be � re� ghters — the organization will be taking on medical � rst respond-ers for the � rst time to provide support on scene. To join the Columbia Valley Rural Fire and Rescue Services, visit www.rdek.bc.ca and click on the Recruiting Drive link on the homepage, then download the recruitment package by selecting a speci� c department. Or contact Fire Chief Jim Miller at 250-342-6214 for more information.

• Th e Radium Hot Springs � re department roster is currently sitting at 17 and Fire Chief Dave Dixon said he'd like to see it get over 20.

"If anyone is interested, get in touch with myself or leave a message at the Radium village o� ce," he said, adding that he likes to meet with interested individuals � rst, be-fore they � ll out an application. To join the Radium � re department, new applicants are required to be 19 or older, be a B.C. resident, and must pass a criminal record check.

• Unlike the other communities in the valley, Canal Flats has had no major � res in recent history.

"Mainly because we educate people," said Fire Chief David Ferguson.

Canal Flats � re� ghters are very involved in the com-munity, he said, and people can call on him or the other senior � re� ghters 24-7. But the department is extremely short-handed at the moment and is in dire need of more volunteers.

"We're down to seven � remen and six � rst respond-ers," said Fire Chief Ferguson. "We're just doing the best we can with what we've got; more people would make it a lot safer, more e� cient for the community."

By joining the department, new � re� ghters will re-ceive an Air Brakes ticket, a First Aid course if they don't already have one, and will reap the rewards of helping someone in a time of need, he said.

• Invermere Fire Rescue also holds ongoing recruit-ment to maintain its numbers. said Deputy Fire Chief Jason Roe.

'We have a great training program," he said. "� e members are working to gain their full training in the 10-0-1 career program"

Candidates should be physically � t, have spare time on Tuesday nights for training, and be available to re-spond to calls day and night whenever possible.

� ose interested in joining Invermere Fire Rescue should call 250-342-3200 and speak to either Fire Chief Roger Ek-man or Deputy Chief Jason Roe. Or drop by the � re hall on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m., said Deputy Chief Roe.

"Anybody's welcome to come down. Come in the doors and check the place out to see if it's something they're interested in," he said. " I think just getting the training and the social aspect is great for a lot of people too; it seems to be what keeps them here until they get to the point where they can respond to calls."

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From left: Martin Caldwell (Deputy Chief), Jason Smith (Battalion Chief), Eli Humen, Neil Carey (Captain), Jon Howlett (Lieutenant), Stephen McIntosh (Lieutenant), Rob Hellyer (Lieutenant), Claire Henshaw (Lieu-tenant), Karolina Shutzova, Thomas Dolezal (Lieutenant), Scott Chaffey, Andrew Cradduck, Shane O’Loughlin, Nathan Koenig, Jose Letellier, Mike Tucker, Anna Smith, Pete Roy-Smith, Brad Hrynkiw (Lieutenant), Nigel Perry, Rosalind Venner, Sarah Pasley, Yuri Eliashevsky, Tracy Flynn, Wendy Rockafellow, Kaelin Hyllestad, Con-ner Joliffe, Christopher Blair, Drew Sinclair (Deputy Chief), Jim Miller (Fire Chief)

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The ride has been up and down for the Rockies, who lost to Kimberley last Wednesday, avenged that defeat on Friday, then stumbled again on Saturday.

On Friday, October 11th, the Rockies were back at home to again face the Dynamiters, who had defeated the Columbia Valley 3 –1 in Kimberley only two days prior.

The Rockies were able to carry the majority of the play throughout the first, and with help from Adam Pulliam and Nigel Swab, Doan Smith opened the scoring after 11 min-utes of play.

Not long after, Ni-gel Swab put Co-lumbia Valley ahead by two after scoring a goal on the power play, with help from Mitchell Rosko and Peter Matthews.

But with only sec-onds left on the clock at the end of the first period, Kimberley cut the lead in half during a Columbia Valley penalty.

The Rockies had a player in the penalty box for a combined eight minutes during the second period but managed to de-fend their lead. Half-way through the pe-riod, Peter Matthews added to the Rock-ies lead, with assists from Adam Pulliam and Doan Smith.

The only other goal came with 65 sec-onds left in regula-tion, again by Peter Matthews, assisted by Doan Smith, which leveraged the Rockies to a 4 – 1 lead to draw out the game.

Peter Matthews, who was playing his KIJHL debut, and

Doan Smith, both had three-point games.

"Doan's a hard, great skilled player and he brings it ev-ery night. I have high expectations for him every game," said Rockies head coach Wade Dubielewicz.

Justin Miller stopped 42 of 43 shots, and Columbia Valley killed nine of ten penalties.

"My biggest part of the weekend was Miller's play on Fri-day," he said. "He's been working super hard in practice, and for him to get re-warded like that and play that well is great for him as well as the team."

There was another home game in Inver-mere the following day, Saturday, Octo-ber 12th, when the Rockies faced the Ka-mloops Storm.

The first period re-mained scoreless until less than three minutes were on the clock, when Kam-loops beat Justin Mill-er, scoring their only goal of the period af-ter firing 21 shots.

The entire Colum-bia Valley might want to forget about period number two. A Storm player doubled his team's lead on the power play 8:08 into the second, and went on to earn a hat trick within the period. Another Kamloops player scored back-to-back goals 30 sec-onds apart, and a lone goal scorer on the Storm padded their lead at 7 – 0 to end the period.

They weren't dead yet though – the third period belonged to the Rockies. Less than a minute in, a power play goal by

Doan Smith ended the Storm goalie's chance of a shut-out. One assist to Smith's goal came from Ryan Hender-son, who scored next for Columbia Valley with almost 15 min-utes of play to go. On another Rockies power play, Racey Red Crow scored his team's third goal, be-fore Peter Matthews scored to bring the fi-nal score to 7 – 4. The Rockies were short-handed 12 times through the game.

"There was a lack of discipline, not only in penalties, but the system that we play requires us to have a high guy,” said Mr. Dubielewicz. “The lack of the high guy created outnum-bered opportunities for them, and they're a skilled enough team that when we give up odd-man

rushes, they're going to bury the puck.

With three goals and two assists during his first two games over the past weekend, Pe-ter Matthews made a name for himself on the Rockies.

"We saw him at spring camp and knew he was going to be a good player for us," he said. "We didn't know how good he was go-ing to be, and time will still tell."

Near the end of training camp, Pe-ter was in a fight and sustained a serious eye injury, leading to surgery and rehab.

"For him to come in during his first game and have such a big impact, it's re-ally nice to see,” said Mr. Dubielewicz. “To be honest, a kid like Peter, he's a young kid on his first time away from home, he's going to school,

and he's not play-ing, so it's almost like when you're in that situation, sometimes you don't feel like a very big part of the team. So for him to just get in the lineup and have success like that, I just feel really good for him."

Scores are unavail-able from the Rockies home game versus the Golden Rockets on Tuesday, October

15th as the game takes place after The Valley Echo's press deadline.

"It's a big game – we can't give Golden any breathing room while they're below us in

the standings,” said Mr. Dubielewicz.

The Rockies' next home game is on Friday, October 18th against the Revelstoke Grizzlies.

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REID, PHILLIP

Passed away on October 8, 2013 at the age of 77. Survived by

his loving children Trudy (Mycke), Jody (Kevin)

and Dale, his very special grandchildren Dawn,

Jennifer and Jason and his great granddaughter

Hailey. Phillip’s family take comfort in his reunion with

his wife Lorraine Reid. In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations may be made to

the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia,

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Confession: 1/2 hour before MassCanadian Martyrs’ Church

712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturday at 5 p.m.Sunday at 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s ChurchHighway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs

Sunday at 11 a.m.Sacred Heart Parish

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

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Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (served from Kimberly)

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

For more information call 250-342-6633 or 250-347-6334

Loving God, Loving People

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

Sundays at 10 a.m.

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Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursday 6:30 p.m.

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

326 - 10th Ave. 250-342-9535REV. TREVOR HAGAN

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Sunday, October 20thWorld Relief Sunday

10:30 a.m.Worship And Life

Instruction, “Only GOD Is Eternal AND

Creator” … Pastor Trevor ministering.

“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades 2-5, during the

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If you have management experience, proficient computer skills and a proven ability to lead, motivate and encour-age a team in a retail environment, then we would love to hear from you. This full-time, year-round position of Store Manager requires excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively handle challenges, with confidence and imagination. A competitive wage and benefits package offered. Starting date is negotiable.

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should be sent to the Executrix, c/o MacDonald

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Pepsi is one 5. Kilocalorie

(abbr.) 8. Canadian

flyers 12. Bright fleshy

seed covers 14. Exclamation

of triumph 15. Dawn

(Spanish) 16. Former Span-

ish currency 18. Illuminated 19. A benefit

bestowed 20. Spanish

beaches 21. Solid water 22. Baby flowers 23. Surrealistic

comic strip 26. Uncontrolla-

ble tremors 30. Dapper 31. Ear shell 32. Russian river 33. #1 soup

noodle brand 34. Relating to a

tube 39. Air Reserve

base (abbr.) 42. Relating to

Deism

44. More dried-up

46. Pear-shaped vowels

47. Creator of 23 across

49. Leavened rum cake

50. “Much __ About Nothing”

51. Two-sided discussion

56. Snakelike fishes

57. Fold 58. Removed

writing 59. Away from

wind 60. Small time

unit (abbr.) 61. Look at with

fixed eyes 62. Former Sovi-

et bloc 63. Vision organ 64. Three-band-

ed Armadillo CLUES DOWN 1. “’Lil Abner”

cartoonist Al 2. Pitcher

Hershiser 3. Elvis’s

daughter 4. Mt. Lebanon

resort town 5. Islamic civil

and religious leader (var. sp.)

6. Mexican American

7. A sideways pass

8. Bunny 9. Threatening

rain 10. Where one

abides 11. Ardent

devotees 13. Not moving 17. Ghastly pale

from distress 24. Midway

between E and SE

25. Writing mate-rials sellers

26. Even golf score

27. Fabric of camel or goat hair

28. Hide from police: on the ___

29. Patti Hearst’s captors

35. Universal Standard Time (abbr.)

36. British thermal unit

37. Own (Scottish)

38. Digital dis-play material

40. Fall back to a former state

41. Tom __, for-mer LA mayor

42. Runs PCs 43. Wear away 44. Russian

marten furs 45. Item used for

58 across 47. A Scottish

Highlander 48. Rolls-__,

luxury car 49. Jeff Bridges’

brother 52. Bay Area

Transit Authority

53. As fast as can be done (abbr.)

54. Metric prefix for 10 to the 12th power

55. Frankenberg river

Answer to October 9:

CrosswordOctober 16, 2013

HoroscopeARIESAries, avoid making promises unless you intend to keep them. If you cannot commit your time or effort, then explain the situation rather than backing out later.

TAURUSOthers view you in an entirely different light than you view yourself, Taurus. Consider their perspectives and keep an open mind. It might just help you grow as a person.

GEMINI Many ideas are running through your head, Gemini. But you have to stick with one idea and go with it. Though this may seem like trying to � nd a needle in a haystack, the focus will pay off.

CANCER Someone puts all of their faith in you this week, Cancer. Don’t be nervous about living up to their expectations. Just operate the way you always do and things will work out.

LEOLeo, a number of things keep you occupied this week. The only dif� culty will be narrowing down exactly what you want to do. Give this decision the attention it deserves.

VIRGOVirgo, no matter how many times you voice your opinion, there seems to be one person who just doesn’t seem to catch on to your line of thinking. Accept such differences of opinion.

LIBRA Libra, sometimes you put blinders on to situations that make you uncomfortable. It is your way of coping. But this week you need to keep your eyes wide open.

SCORPIO Scorpio, you do not have the patience for puzzles this week. Encourage coworkers and family members to be as concise as possible when declaring their intentions.

SAGITTARIUSSagittarius, this week you will have to do a number of things on your own. Make the most of this situation, as it might just prove to be a good test of character.

CAPRICORNA change of scenery could provide the change in perspective you need right now, Capricorn. The trouble is � nding the right time to get away. Plan a weekend trip if you can manage it.

AQUARIUSAquarius, even though you may not relish the role, you often have to be the voice of reason. Express yourself clearly but take others’ ideas into consideration as well.

PISCESChannel all of your creative ideas into one big project, Pisces. Once you have taken that initiative, the project will take off.

Third Week of October

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must � ll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can � gure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Last Sudoku answer -->:

Brain Games

Columbia ValleyWeekend Weather

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Market Update

CDN $ Per USD

Oil US$/B

Dow

S&P/TSX

NASDAQ

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15,301

3,815.27

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Connections

Building your Wealth

Travel has changed not only us but how we see the world, yet it has happened so univer-sally and so completely that we are hardly even aware of it. � e fact that we can travel so easily and can go almost anywhere in the world we want to has caused us to feel it was always this way. It wasn’t.

Not too long ago, people had to not only quit their jobs, they had to have a good supply of money in hand to pay for an extended time away, and they often had to put their a� airs in order and make sure they had said goodbye to everyone, because they would be gone for a long time — perhaps a year or two, or at the very least a few months, even for a relatively small trip.

Now, we can hop on a plane and go to many places and return quickly, so we can see any number of places. Today, it is possible for a per-son to take two weeks vacation and spend almost all of it high in the mountains of Tibet or deep in the heart of Africa. Now the only thing that might prevent our travel or exploration is our own � nancial capacity and the possible danger.

We have to look back to remember a time when we were not aware of events as they happened in even remote parts of Africa or Asia, let alone the nations of Europe. We have become so accustomed to hearing the latest about everywhere, the news companies have to select what they will show, talk or write about because there are just too many items.

Sometimes it is hard to keep in mind the degree of connectedness there is between not only people but all the countries in the world. When we keep the possibility of travel in mind, though, the awareness of connectedness may

also spread to other areas.It’s easy to � nd examples to

show this. It was not too long ago – we still have a few people who can remember the years after the sec-ond world war – Japan was known for cheap, mass-produced ar-ticles that were quite low in quality. Because there was cheap but relatively well-edu-

cated labor available, it made a good place to place a plant that was having a hard time keep-ing up with wages and was losing competitive-ness. Laws were changed and plants started to move. People here were out of work. Quality greatly improved.

However, Japan has been having a di� cult economic time lately. Wages and costs be-came so high companies manufacturing in Ja-pan were losing their competitive advantage. People there were put out of work and the economy that had been booming slowed to a stumbling walk.

Singapore, Malaysia, India and other coun-tries, once seen as labor pools and therefore targets for re-location of manufacturing plants, are � nding costs of labor are rising to world levels and removing that incentive. � is is hap-pening in many, though not yet all, places in

the world. It is not hard to imagine a day when labor prices will be relatively equal throughout the globe. We should have known that wher-ever there are people with the required skills, it will eventually cost as much to hire them there as it does here.

� is globalization of labor costs is one of the less noticed results of the interconnections we see throughout the world, but it is very impor-tant to us, here. It is important for three major reasons. First, it is slowing the pressure of � nd-ing a cheaper place to build things and there-fore keeping a greater balance throughout the world. Second, it is adding to our own sense of being part of a global community. � ird, and by no means less important than the others, it is a constant reminder that there is little other than cosmetic di� erences between us and any ver-sion of “them” we choose to look at. Not only can we see the latest atrocities as they happen in any part of the world, but we can also see the common face of su� ering, or of celebration when it happens.

For us, caught in the midst of a nation trying to � nd its economic way into the twenty-� rst century, making as many mistakes as good choices, it is good to raise our eyes from time to time to see how much we are like our fellow-humans in other parts of the world.

We can still do our best for our nation by care-ful handling of our own � nances and by reduc-ing our personal debt as much as possible. And we here at CMK are still doing our best for our clients, to help them manage their � nancial a� airs. After all, � nding a way to do what we choose or to go anywhere we choose are still some of the greatest values of residents of the Columbia Valley.

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

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

Regional District of East Kootenay

The Regional District of East Kootenay is receiving applications for two people to represent Electoral Area F and one person to represent Electoral Area G on the Invermere Public Library Board. To be considered for the position, an applicant must be a resident or elector of Electoral Area F or Electoral Area G and cannot be an employee of the RDEK or Library Board. The term of this volunteer position will run from January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2015.

Interested persons must submit letters of application and brief resumes including reasons for interest and related experience to Shannon Moskal, Community Services Manager, at the RDEK office in Cranbrook.

Applications must be received by 4:30 pm on Wednesday, October 30, 2013.

ElEctoRal aREa F and G REpREsEntativEs

invermere public library Board

Mr. Paine said he's had more than ten di� er-ent artists tattoo him, and doesn't recommend anybody get tattooed by only one person for their whole life.

"� ere's so much to experience; why go to just one place?," he said.

"� ings get good as long as you keep with them,” he said, adding all it takes for success

in tattooing is to “have good art work and be nice and friendly."

His main goal in tattooing, he said, has never been to be the best and most famous — "it's just been to put clean, solid tattoos on people so that they'll appreciate them for the rest of their lives."

Fire Vixen is Mr. Paine's home base for about four days of the week, while he also keeps busy travelling as a guest artist when he's not climbing. He can be contacted for consultation at 250-342-8844.

Send your comments and letters to:

[email protected]

Got something to say?

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE914 – 8th Avenue, PO Box 339

Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0Tel: (250) 342-9281 • Fax: (250) 342-2934

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE914 – 8th Avenue, PO Box 339

DISTRICT OF INVERMERE

IMAGINE INVERMERE 2030 COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN

Request for Proposal (RFP) East Kootenay Local Food Guide Update

The Imagine Invermere 2030 Implementation Committee for the District of Invermere’s Community Sustainability Plan invites proposal submissions for:

Veri� cation and Updating of the East Kootenay Local Food GuideThe Request for Proposal will require contacting local producers in the current food guide to con� rm local food production and to research and identify new products and producers not included in the current guide.

The current edition of East Kootenay Local Food Guide can be found at The Imagine Invermere 2030 web site http://imagineinvermere.ca Copies are also available at the District of Invermere Municipal o� ce, 914 8th avenue, Invermere B.C. during regular business hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from October 16th to November 1st, 2013. Sealed proposals marked “East Kootenay Local Food Guide Update” will be received up to 2 p.m. MST, Friday November 1st, 2013.

Imagine Invermere 2030 (II 2030) is the District of Invermere’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP), the Districts highest level policy that was developed to provide guidance towards a sustainable and resilient future for our community. II 2030 identi� es community priorities and strategies which guide decisions and actions towards the sustainability goals. Local Food Production is one of the key visions of long term sustainability success within the II 2030 Plan.

Proposals will be expected to include the applicants quali� cations related to knowledge of the agricultural community in the East Kootenay, ability to work independently, communication skills, ability to provide personal transportation, food security related project experience and a project completion price.

There will be no public opening for this request for proposal. Proposals will be opened privately by the Imagine Invermere 2030 Implementation Committee after the closing time speci� ed. If you wish to contact the District of Invermere in response to the awarding, please do so after the closing time speci� ed.

The District of Invermere reserves the right to waive formalities in any proposal, or reject any or all proposals, or accept the proposal deemed most favorable in the interest Imagine Invermere 2030 and the Municipality.

Rory Hromadnik, Development ServicesDistrict of Invermere, Box 339Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0250-342-9281 ext [email protected]

'TATTOO' FROM PAGE A10

In addition to entering their meat into com-petition, the local sausage makers were at the event to explore the strengths of other butcher shops, which exposed them to new ingredients and spices, he added. � e team will consider adding new sausage � avour to the showcase in the new year, "so we'll use all the information and things we saw at the food

show and competition in that decision."Mr. McGowan said some of their success

came from the less common practice of cold smoking, for which the local butcher shop has a special machine.

"Michael knows very well how to use and create di� erent � avours and di� erent sausage with that one device."

Konig's winning sausages will be on sale year-round at their store in downtown Invermere.

'SILVER-WORTHY SAUSAGE' FROM PAGE A2

Silent movie screening at Pynelogs to get help from visiting Calgary pianist

On Tuesday, October 22nd, the silver screen and piano keys will combine for a unique performance at the Pynelogs Cultural Centre.

Columbia Valley Arts' Cinefest series will feature the 1929 silent movie Safety Last accompanied by Calgary pianist Robert Bruce, who will be playing his own score as the soundtrack to the film.

Mr. Bruce, who was already planning to come to the valley for a performance in Golden, was brought into the Cinefest picture by CV Arts performing arts director Alec Fleming.

“We heard about it and decided we'd combine the energies of film and live performance,” explained Chris Jones, who is coordinating the Cinefest series for CV Arts this year. Mr. Jones has been involved with Cinefest for three years, but this is the first time they've accompanied a film with live piano.

The special event will have seats for 64 people. There's already an upright piano in the room, which won't be tuned up prior to the event.

In keeping with the original spirit of the si-lent movie era, it will be allowed to hit any sharp or flat otes while Mr. Bruce plays his ragtime-inspired score.

Safety Last is a slapstick comedy and a silent comedy classic. It's star, Harold Lloyd, was

like a Charlie Chaplin of his day, explained Mr. Jones. Unlike many other silent movies, this one will be screened at the proper speed.

“We've all seen silent movies, and they're all herky jerky because they're sped up — most projectors we saw after that era actually played the film at a much faster speed,” said Mr. Jones.

With the movie being projected from a DVD, it's guaranteed to be a smoother screening than audiences in 1929 could've expected.

Tickets to the performance cost $15 for adults and $12 for students. The show will begin at 7 p.m.

SUBMITTED PHOTOSilent fi lm star Harry Lloyd hangs from a clock tower in this classic scene from 1929 fi lm Safety Last, playing at Pynelogs on October 22nd.

GREG [email protected]

ARTS

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Dave Perrin Veterinarian & author of the Adventures of a Country Vet series Will be at the

Radium Community Hall 4863 Stanley Street

Date: Wednesday, October 23

Time: 7:00 pm

“These stories of calamity, adventure and humour provide a passionate glimpse into the life of a country doctor torn between nature’s odds and human expectations.” ABC Bookworld

4992 Fairmont Frontage Rd.250-345-6133

Hello , I’m the “DUTCHESS” of ICAN, so regal with my black

and white silky fur. Only 1 year old, I am never

demanding, yet so a� ectionate. I love to be groomed, and

will await your lap patiently. Please come to ICAN to

meet me. I’d love to grace YOUR home with

my presence.

ICAN – Invermere Companion Animal Network

Available for Adoption

“DUTCHESSso regal with my black

and white silky fur. Only 1 year old, I am never

meet me. I’d love to grace YOUR home with

www.icanbc.comwww.facebook.com/icanbc

Adoption Fee: $100 (to help o� set spay/neuter

and vet bills)

Sponsored by:

250-341-7888Photo courtesy of Tanya De Leeuw Photography

Geoff HillMaxWell Realty Invermere

[email protected]

250-341-7600

905 7 Ave, Invermere

• ph: 250-342-0012 • fax: 250-342-0085

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picture framing

lighting &

home decor

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Valley Life

It was another fabulous, action-packed long weekend in the valley. Counter-clockwise from top: Customers at Winderberry nursery's annual Harvest Market were eager to clear out the last of its locally grown food on Saturday, October 12th (Dan Walton photo); Mt. Nelson Place resident Karen Gustafson shows off some of her handiwork to provincial Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation Don McRae during the minister's tour of the assisted living care facility in Invemere on Thursday, October 10th (Steve Hubrecht photo); The Valley Echo's Rockies autograph night was a great success! The players were bombarded by kids wanting their autographs after their home game on on Saturday, October 12th. Rockies right wing Shane Doherty signs his autograph on The Valley Echo's Meet the Rockies autograph page for an young fan excited to be surrounded by his heroes; Defenseman Tyson Kapty (left) and forward Peter Matthews pose with The Valley Echo autograph page handed out to all the children at the game; goalie Brody Nelson signs his name for another young fan (Renice Oaks photos): the Windermere Valley Ski Club's annual Ski and Gear Swap on Saturday, October 12th packed the Invermere Community Hall with an enthusiastic crowd eager to get the best deals as soon as the doors opened at noon (Dan Walton photo).

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To be featured, send in your companion’s name, age and photo, along with a fun fact

or story about them! Be sure to include your name.

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Name: RuntyBreed: SiameseAge: 12 weeksFamily: Amos/Carlson

Fun fact: Runty is a seal point Siamese kitten, and as the name might imply, the runt of the litter. She enjoys dashing around the house, navigating through tunnels, pouncing on things, and curling up on laps. According to some, Runty is the smartest cat in the world.

Home GamesVS. REVELSTOKE

GRIZZLIESFriday, October 18th

7:30 p.m.

CELEBRATING 35 YEARS IN THE KIJHL!

VS. FERNIEGHOSTRIDERSFriday, October 25th

7:30 p.m.

Kirk Davis Larry HoldenKirk Davis has been delivering The Valley

Echo for about six years, and begins his deliv-eries at about 7 a.m. each Wednesday morn-ing. Kirk rarely encounters any problems thanks to his all-wheel drive delivery vehicle. He also drives a Toyota Land Cruiser for his business, Crystal Clear window cleaning and snow removal, a well-kept vehicle distin-guished by its bulldog hood ornament.

Larry Holden delivers both The Valley Echo and The Pioneer. He picks up the The Valley Echo and Golden Star newspapers from the Black Press printing plant in Cranbrook on Tuesdays, and prepares them for delivery. He's often aided by his wife, Sandy Clark, and returns the favour by helping her business, Canterbury Flowers, make deliveries. He does it all in his black Ford F350 4 x 4 truck.

30 years ago (1983): At the Mountain Village Dining Lounge, a one-year-old dog was shot and wounded by hunters. The dog managed to limp to a friend of the family's and was taken to the vet for treatment.

• With a looming closure of the Canal Flats Junior Secondary School, the Echo's editor worried that the dropout rate would rise in the southern end of the valley.

"Canal Flats citizens do not want to see this happen again and feel that closing their high school would be a costly measure in terms of disruption of a commu-nity and the injury to overall stu-dent welfare," reads the editorial. "And they are right."

40 years ago (1973): At a capital cost of $1.33 million, Invermere's proposed sewer system was exam-ined by The Echo. "The cost at first glance seems insurmountable, however, if each property owner would prepay his share of the capi-tol costs for the collection system the amount per front footage would

be approximately $15.80," it was re-ported. The Echo then laid out the several financing options.

• The cost of living seemed to be going down. An average hour of work was worth 11 quarts (one quart equals 0.95 litres) of milk in 1973, up from 9 quarts in 1969. In 1939, an average hour of work was only worth 3.9 quarts of milk.

45 years ago (1968): "Skiers will have the choice of two valley ski hills this winter with plans to have the Fairmont Hot Spring ski hill in operation in November," teased The Echo. "With the completion of the ski hill the valley will have its first year-round ski resort in the Fairmont area. Plans for a new Plexiglas-domed swimming pool which will be joined to the new lodge are also well advanced."

• After an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting was held in Invermere, seven recovering alcoholics were identified by first name and last initial in The Echo. The article was titled, "Just for Today." "The idea is that if an alcoholic can control his desires for each current 24-hour period, he has won a definite vic-tory," the article stated.

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