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The grass fi eld behind Windermere Elementary school served as the speedway for Herb and Linda Simon, both 64, who blazed their way to a win in a friendly wheelbarrow race at the Windermere Fall Fair on Sunday, September 15th. The pair, who've both had open heart surgery, retired to Invermere six years ago from Sherwood Park, Alberta. "You're never too old to make a fool of yourself" said a beaming Linda after the race. See more photos on page 10.

Wheelbarrow warriors

Two days after an attempted arrest resulted in a suspect jumping into the Kootenay River near Wardner, 30 ki-lometres east of Cranbrook, RCMP arrested a 40-year-old man on Friday, September 13th near Canal Flats.

� e Cranbrook and Kimberley Drug Task Force had located two subjects with a large amount of cocaine on Wednesday, September 11th. One male was arrested and taken into custody, while the second jumped into the fast-� owing river.

Police expended signi� cant resourc-es in an attempt to locate the male. In addition to the river search, police conducted patrols and surveillance at

several locations in Cranbrook. On the evening of September 12th, it was noted the subject’s truck had moved. Police located the truck at another location and continued surveillance for most of the night before they had to break o� .

On the morning of September 13th, the truck had moved again but police located it on Highway 93/95. � e ve-hicle was stopped and the subject was

taken into custody without incident, and is currently in custody, charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance for the Purpose of Tra� cking. He is yet to make his � rst appearance in Cranbook Provincial Court.

During the river search, police were able to retrieve a large amount of cocaine that they believe was in the subject's possession when he � ed.

Cocaine tra� cking suspect nabbed after swimGREG [email protected]

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� e Sensible BC campaign to change how possession of small amounts of marijuana is dealt with by police is in full drive, trying to garner enough peti-tion signatures for a province-wide refer-

endum on the group's proposed changes to the Policing Act to be held sometime next year.

� e campaign to collect signatures began on Mon-day, September 9th.

� e campaign has no representatives between Canal Flats and Spillimacheen.

� e group's pro-posed Sensible Polic-ing Act would be an amendment to the B.C. Police Act and would redirect police from using resources or time on matters related to simple pos-

session of the drug.� e act would not

change laws sur-rounding tra� cking of, possession for purposes of tra� ck-ing or cultivation of marijuana, according to the group's web-site.

� e group calls this a � rst step to even-tual decriminaliza-tion of the drug, and its proposed Sensible Policing Act would also formally call on the federal gov-

ernment to remove marijuana from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act or give B.C. an ex-emption, so the province can start legally taxing and regulating the drug.

To get a province-wide referendum on the topic, the group has 90 days (start-ing this September) to collect on a peti-tion the signatures of 10 per cent of regis-tered voters in each

of B.C.'s 85 electoral ridings (a total of 400,000 people).

� e group's website concedes this may be a di� cult task, and it may be even more di� cult for valley residents interested in the petition to ac-tually sign it as there is as yet no represen-tatives for the group in the valley.

� e nearest orga-nizer is Karen Wilson in Golden, accord-ing to the Sensible

BC Columbia River - R e v e l s t o k e ' s Facebook page.

What this means for valley residents interested in the peti-tion is unclear as Ms. Wilson, Sensible B.C. Interior and North regional organizer Chad Moats and Van-couver-based group leader Dana Larsen all either could not be reached for comment or did not return calls or emails for com-ment last week.

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� e Village of Canal Flats is taking action on properties that are out of compliance with local bylaws, starting with one home on Baille Grohman Avenue that hosts derelict vehicles and makeshift buildings.

� e property was given an order to com-ply with town bylaws which consider those items unsightly.

� e property is also home to several chicken coops, which are in violation of zoning regulations, said Canal Flats chief administrative o� cer Brian Woodward.

An inspection from the bylaw o� cer is due this week.

“If they're willing to be compliant, and they clean up their property, then they won't be � ned,” Mr. Woodward told � e Echo. “If they refuse to clean up their property, they will be � ned – we will issue approximately four to ten tickets."

Should ticketing yield no results, Mr. Woodward said council's policy is for sta� members to introduce recommendations as to what the next step will be.

“� e next step is to bring a recommendation to council for remedial action, and if they approve that, then they will summon the owner to a council meeting,” he said. “Council may determine a remedial action that they can then approve hiring a contractor and going into the property, cleaning it up as much as necessary and charging that against their property.”

It doesn’t look as though that will neccesarily be the outcome for the property in question.

Walter Brougham, the owner of the chickens on the

property in violation, said in an email to � e Echo that he’ll be selling his livestock, but hopes to amend the bylaw which prevents him from raising them on that lot.

“I inherited some old vehicles, � ve in total, and three have been removed,” he said. “I removed two old septic � elds on my own accord.”

His neighbour, who has registered complaints about the property, said she understands that the matter is a slow pro-cess, but said it's been a source of frustration for months.

“It's yards like that that are giving the town of Canal Flats a bad name,” she said. “I can't sit on my deck because of the stench coming from his backyard agriculture.”

Mr. Brougham said he accepts responsibility, and is in the process of meeting the town’s criteria.

Backyard agriculture among property violations in Canal Flats DAN [email protected]

SUBMITTED PHOTOSeveral bylaw violations at a Canal Flats property, seen in this aerial photo, are the subject of enforcement actions being taken by the Village of Canal Flats.

Dialysis unit � ght not over yet: MLA

Despite the fact Invermere's community dialysis unit has been moved to other parts of the Kootenays over the summer, Columbia River - Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald is still � ghting for its return to the upper Columbia Valley.

"� e problem I have with how the dialysis unit was handled is that Interior Health solved their problem, which was mainly a personnel prob-lem," Mr. Macdonald told � e Echo recently.

"In the � rst meetings I had on it, it was about money. � en it was about the number of (pa-tients) who would've used it. � en it wasn't about that — it was privately about something di� erent than what was being said publicly."

"All of it just points to the fact

that Interior Health is going to be looking at other changes that impact our communities, and there's going to be a feedback loop. We're going into a period when Interior Health has to make some major decisions."

Mr. Macdonald says the province's 2013 budget, which he scrutinized during the summer session of the Legislature, continues to show insuf-� cient increases to health funding.

"For Interior Health, this year there's an increase, next year there'll be less of an increase, and the following year there's again less of an increase," he said. "� ey have to � nd savings."

In July, he entered into the legisla-ture a petition, signed by more than 900 local residents, opposing the re-moval of the unit from the Invermere and District Hospital.

Mr. Macdonald said he respects the administrative planning behind the decision, but said he believes it was not made for medical reasons.

"� ere's a whole host of things that go into making such a decision, and you will have people making deci-sions in isolation that solve their problems. I would argue that's what happened with the dialysis unit."

"� ere were clear public views ex-pressed by all of the elected o� cials in the region, across the political spectrum — all of that feedback wasn't addressed in any meaningful way," he said. "� at's troubling."

Equipment in the the dialy-sis unit was split up and shipped out by Interior Health, with the reverse osmosis machine going to Sparwood in late June, and the dialysis machine and remaining equipment going to Creston and Trail at the end of July.

"� ey moved it out; they can move it back," he said. "My experience has been that you can be successful if you push hard, especially if you're right — and I'm convinced we're right."

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Cities across B.C. are crying foul over

the rollout of a new recycling agency that the provincial gov-ernment has put in charge of blue box

pick up.Metro Vancouver

mayors want B.C. Environment Min-ister Mary Polak to

intervene to keep their curbside recycling programs from being thrown into chaos from the changes coming next year.

Multi-Material B.C. (MMBC), an industry stewardship group made up of major retailers and pro-ducers, is set to take responsibility for collecting and recy-cling packaging of all sorts by next May as a result of new provin-cial regulations.

It has promised to let interested mu-nicipalities contin-ue to run their own recycling operations by acting as contrac-tor, if that's what they prefer.

But the cities say the prices offered by MMBC are far too low to cover their costs and that other terms are unreason-able, starting with a take-it-or-leave-it signing deadline of September 16th.

"I've never seen a contract come through as one-sided as what they've done with this," Burn-aby Mayor Derek Corrigan said.

"The idea you're go-ing to come in and

replace our programs and take over recy-cling is out of line – most municipalities are really concerned about that."

Cities fear they'll lose money if they continue providing the service to their residents, except un-der the pricing struc-ture MMBC has of-fered for recyclables.

They can opt to decline a contract and MMBC will con-tract recycling pick up out as it sees fit, but mayors fear that may be at reduced service levels, with public anger directed to city hall.

With those choices unappealing, many cities are expected to instead pick a third option for now that lets them keep running the blue box recycling system without compensa-tion from MMBC.

Keeping the status quo is less than ideal, Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said, because the indus-tries responsible, not cities, are supposed to pay the costs to collect and recycle packaging under the government's plan. Effectively, their resi-

dents will pay twice – once on their prop-erty taxes and again at stores because re-tailers will build their costs of supporting MMBC into prices.

Both mayors predict many cities will reject the deal as offered now and demand action from pro-vincial government ministers at this week's Union of B.C. Municipalities con-vention, which opens on the day of MMBC's deadline.

Prince George has already refused MMBC's contract of-fer, as has Coquitlam, where Mayor Richard Stewart warned in a letter to Polak that "Coquitlam council is gravely concerned that no reputable collector would con-cede to these condi-tions and this would inevitably lead to an unacceptable degra-dation of the existing quality of service."

One objection is MMBC's require-ment that loads of re-cyclables contain no more than three per cent contamination of other materials.

Several cities say their blue box pick up runs above that level

of contamination, meaning MMBC can hit them with heavy fines of $5,000 per truckload.

Port Coquitlam estimated that could add up to $3 million per year in their city, although MMBC says fines will be capped at 24 per year, or $120,000.

MMBC managing director Allen Lang-don rejects claims the proposed contracts short-change cities on collection costs, adding programs in 23 cities were reviewed to deter-mine fair pricing.

"We think those costs, based on our research, provide for compensation for an efficient and effective system," Langdon said.

He said cities that don't like how the system unfolds can terminate their con-tracts without pen-alty on six months notice, or opt for dis-pute resolution.

Langdon also de-fended the short no-tice for cities to sign up, saying timelines are tight to identify collectors and line up processors in time for a May 19th launch.

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VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government's promised balanced budget is still on track, despite a dip in personal income tax revenues and higher than expected costs for flood and forest fire response, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said last week.

Releasing first-quarter financial results for the current fiscal year, de Jong said the finance ministry expects to post a small surplus of $136 million on the province's operating bud-get of $44 billion. For the second time since the election, the surplus forecast was reduced.

NDP finance critic Mike Farnworth contin-ued to question whether the books will be balanced by next spring.

"The government spent millions of dollars in the run-up to the election campaign promot-ing its jobs plan, promoting its budget, basi-cally saying if they were re-elected, everything would be rainbows and unicorns," Farnworth said. "The surplus has been reduced twice,

and we're only just in the first quarter."De Jong said despite the relatively small area

burned by forest fires this year compared to last year, costs were $71 million more than budgeted because more fires were in populated areas in the south, requiring aerial and rapid response.

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The Columbia Valley Hospice Society's visi-tation program offi-cially began this week, culminating months of organization and preparation work.

The society began taking referrals for the program on Mon-day, September 16th, just eight months and one day after the group officially became a society on February 15th.

“It's quite remark-able,” said society executive direc-tor Maria Kliavkoff, speaking about the comparatively short amount of time it has

taken the society to progress from idea to functioning reality, adding that the vol-unteer and financial contributions valley residents made have been fantastic.

“The visitation pro-grams starting (as soon as it has) is because of the sup-port we've received throughout the val-ley,” said Ms. Kliavkoff. “We've spent the last few weeks getting ev-erything in place.”

The visitation pro-gram involves trained volunteers coming to the homes or resi-dential facilities of

terminally ill clients (initially the society will focus on those clients in palliative care) mostly to listen, but also to help assist with daily tasks.

“The focus is on lis-tening,” said Ms. Klia-vkoff, adding some-times clients are able to tell the visitation volunteers things they can't tell their family and close friends.

“The society is aim-ing to be the connec-tive tissue between all the different support networks terminally ill people have,” she said.

Health profession-als in the valley, and everywhere else, often would like to have long conversa-tions with terminally

ill patients, but with often busy schedules, simply don't have enough time, said Ms. Kliavkoff.

“This (the visitation program) will help fill in some of those gaps,” she said.

Ms. Kliavkoff isn't sure exactly how many referrals the society can expect to get in its first week, but said she knows there is a big need for the visitation program in the valley.

“Part of the push to start quickly is we knew we were need-ed right away,” she said. “All of us are blessed to be able to do this work and honoured that we have been able to do

it in the time we have — we can't thank the community enough for its support.”

Last week, Golden Life Management became the first an-nual sponsor of the society.

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We will be making electrical system improvements in Spillimacheen and Brisco on Sunday, September 22, 2013. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately four hours.

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BC HYDRO PHOTOThe Spillimacheen and Brisco areas of the upper Columbia Valley will have a brief planned power outage this coming weekend as B.C. Hydro makes a few upgrades to the substation near the Spillimacheen dam, pictured above.The power will be out for four hours on Sunday, September 22nd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will affect about 200 local customers.“What we're doing is we're installing a new circuit breaker,” said B.C. Hydro East Kootenay Community Relations manager Diane Tammen, adding the crew will also put in a new bypass switch for the breaker. “That's going to help reduce outages in the future.” B.C. Hydro will also put in new surge arresters to help protect the equipment from lightning damage.

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Recycling is supposed to reduce waste, not increase mental anguish. But a new industry stewardship group, created by the province under the dubious premise of increas-ing efficiency in local recycling, has already created a mountain of complaints.

Multi-Material BC comes with a pricing struc-ture for recyclables that works for some cities, but virtually no rural areas. Not one municipal-ity in B.C. has come out in favour of the plan, as it calls for high thresholds of quality in the re-cycling stream, under a format that likely puts more onus on members of the public to do the dirty work themselves.

While the District of Invermere thinks it can make a profit of $36,000 under the new regime, the Regional District of East Kootenay knows it's a poor plan, and has chosen to opt out — meaning MMBC will contract recycling services out as it sees fit. The end result will be a contractor running recycling at less expense, but also at reduced service levels. That will mean more recyclables winding up in the trash.

The deadline for opting in or out was right before this week's Union of B.C. Municipali-ties Convention, where MMBC is a hot topic. It first appeared that Environment Minister Mary Polak wouldn't even be taking meetings with local politicians on the subject. A four- member delegation for the Regional District of East Kootenay, including Areas F represen-tative Wendy Booth, has since been granted a whopping half-hour session with the minister.

The idea of trying to improve local recycling systems is a good one — much of what we think gets recycled across B.C. winds up in landfills, as overseas plastics recycling plants reject the loads as too contaminated.

But MMBC's requirement that loads can con-tain no more than three per cent contamina-tion is an almost impossible standard to meet, at least until residents start getting intimately familiar with what they are and are not allowed to recycle. Not likely to happen anytime soon.

Cancelling the fall session of the B.C. Legisla-ture is one thing — but if the province is serious about transparency, it needs to consult local governments before implementing this system.

Recycling: if it ain't broke, don't fix it


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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor,

I have been a Win-dermere resident for the past 14 years. Every year we go through the same problem with the drinking water: the boil water notice goes up in June and remains up for about a month. At that point the boil water notice is taken down

and the turbidity sign remains.

This sign says the turbidity is fair. This should be unaccept-able to all Winder-mere residents. I can't understand why all residents would not have the best quality drink-ing water as a prior-ity for the safety of their families. We are spending a lot of

money on bottled wa-ter every year to en-sure we don't get sick from the poor water quality that comes to our homes. I am cer-tain that through a proper explanation of the cost to each resi-dent to upgrade our current water supply, and an independent review of the quality of our water we are now receiving, all residents

will agree to a tax in-crease to cover these costs.

I am aware that the residents turned down an opportunity to address upgrad-ing our water a while back, but I think the right information on the quality of water we are now using in our homes by an independent party will influence us to

do the right thing for all families living in Windermere.

It is something we can no longer over-look for the safety of our families.

How can you possi-bly weigh the health of your families against a small tax in-crease?

Richard ThorogoodWindermere

Shoreline cleanup volunteers soughtThe Lake Winder-

mere Ambassadors are lending a hand to fight shoreline litter on Lake Windermere on September 21st, as locals take part in the 20th annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup .

A conservation ini-tiative of the Vancou-ver Aquarium and

World Wildlife Fund, the Shoreline Cleanup is the largest direct ac-tion conservation pro-gram in Canada.

Lake Windermere’s Shoreline Cleanup will be on Saturday, September 21st. You can join the group at Kinsmen Beach, or choose a private beach to clean. Registration

will enable you to be-come part of the data collection effort. Data on the type and quan-tity of garbage picked up will be collected from across Canada and will be used to see how well we are taking care of our waterways.

In 2012, Great Ca-nadian Shoreline Cleanup participants

removed 136,036 ki-lograms of litter from 3,102 kilometres of shoreline. The Kins-men Beach Cleanup will begin at 10 a.m. Groups will meet at Kinsmen Beach to receive data forms, then disperse to dif-ferent sections of the lake. At noon, groups will return to Kinsmen

Beach with their gar-bage bags to “weigh in”, take a group photo, and eat treats!

For additional in-formation, please contact Lake Wind-ermere Ambassadors program coordinator Kirsten Harma at 250-341-6898, or by email at [email protected] .

www.invermerevalleyecho.com A7The Valley Echo Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Word on the Street

Have you done any big hikes this summer?

NOT REALLY. WE'VE GOT A NEW BABY THIS YEAR.

—DARYL PEREIRA

YES, JUST PAST RADIUM. I FORGET THE NAME OF IT.

—BROOKLYN GULBE

YES, I'VE DONE A FEW — AGNES LAKE AND DIANA LAKE.

—SILVIA STATHAM

Have you ever had one of those weeks when you are rushing against the clock and the things you need to � nd in order to complete a task are nowhere to be found? I was on the hunt for an important document, and given I am a self-proclaimed “organizational nut," both my blood pressure and my frustra-tion level rose when I couldn’t put my hands on what I needed.

You can well imagine the � urry of boxes being plundered, � le drawers crash-ing open and closed and every safe hiding place being thoroughly investigat-ed. In times like this, the game is on and there is no option to quit the quest. It didn’t take me long to realize that I had fallen, once again, into old habits and behaviours that I know never support me.

I forced myself out the door, grabbed my kayak and headed for the lake. It was wonderful to glide through the calm, quiet water while digging my paddles in and out as fast as I could to release my pent-up frustration. Once in the middle of the lake, I rested the paddles and let myself just drift.

My senses feasted on the magni� cent views, smells and sounds. � e osprey babies were being very vocal, letting the world know they were indeed hun-gry, and hungry now.

O� in the distance, my ears strained to pick up the notes being played on the bagpipes. Whoever you are bagpiper (Editor's note: his name is Pieter

Jensen!), please know that every note you played, soothed my soul, and I thank you. In that moment, I decided to do something that always works, but I never seem to go to it � rst.

� e words of a mentor came to my mind. “Remember, you have to calm down in order to speed up.”

I closed my eyes and lifted my thoughts of gratitude up. I spent about ten minutes in deep appreciation for my life. I then asked for some support in � nding this particular document. I admit, I felt a little silly given there are far more important things to be addressed in this world, but I did it anyway. � e rest of my paddle was nothing short of blissful.

After a good night’s sleep, I awoke and felt a compelling nudge to open the desk drawer again. I was drawn to a wallet that I had already gone through many times the day before. I carefully dug my � ngers down a little further into a fold and voila! Call this type of intuitive help what you will; all I know is it works every time. Nature can be a perfect stage to allow us the space to align, connect and receive the gifts.

Elizabeth Shopland is a horticulturist for Homefront Essentials Gardening, a Certi� ed Solution Focused Coach, author and speaker, and the owner of Banyan Tree Solutions. She can be reached at 250-342-8978 or www.btswellness.com.

Nature's gifts when we need them the mostGrow Your Life — Elizabeth Shopland

Exercise has been termed “the fountain of youth” for a reason, and if you are a senior, this statement should have even more meaning. � is valley is � lled with active seniors who are committed to staying healthy and mobile, and it shows. Time and time again we hear comments such as “Ever since I started exercising regu-larly, I’ve been able to spend far more time doing daily activities pain-free”. Activities such as gardening or keep-ing up with grandkids become easier due to the increased strength and mobility gained from regular exercise. It’s never too late to start!

According to � e National Institute on Aging and the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention, regular physical activity is the best solution for seniors looking to stay indepen-dent, � exible and healthy. By keeping your body mobile, you have a greater chance of not only avoiding slips or falls, but recovering faster should one happen. As we age, our bones begin to lose density, which is what can lead to osteoporosis.

Exercise is known to increase this density, which is especially bene� cial for the hips and spine.

When you lift weights or even walk briskly, the movement puts stress on your bones, which actually encour-ages and stimulates growth. With age, your body’s motor nerves also begin to deteriorate, thus slowing your reaction time, bal-ance and hand-eye coordination. � e only way to improve these things, no matter your age, is by put-ting them to the test! A simple exer-cise to test your balance is to stand on one leg (stand near a wall or sturdy chair) and once you get your balance, close your eyes and start a timer. See how long you can hold your balance, then repeat on the other leg. Try this a few times a week and you’ll see improvements in no time!

So how much is enough? Accord-ing to the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention, you should aim for two hours and 30 minutes a week. Al-though that seems like a big amount of time, fear not: you can split it up into 10-minute blocks to make it more manageable, but since it’s a shorter time frame, you must make it moder-ately intense.

In order to � gure out what seems moderate for you, use the Rate of Perceived Exer-tion scale. On a scale of one to 10, with one be-ing sitting on the

couch and 10 being working at your hardest, you want to feel like you’re at a � ve or a six; in other words, as though your breathing and heart rate have increased. Examples of aero-bic activities include lawn mowing, stair climbing, hiking, and dancing. When it comes to resistance training, two days a week on alternating days should be the minimum. You could use hand weights, use a resistance

band, or do body weight exercises such as squats and pushups.

Last but not least, � exibility should be added to the recipe as well. Try incorporating a � exibility program into your daily routine and you will be amazed by how quickly you see improvements.

Research suggests that an exercise program can help prevent or delay heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, osteoporosis, as well as potentially delay the onset of dementia.

Regular exercise also helps regulate weight, improve mood and reduce depression.

If you already exercise regularly, keep it up, and if you haven’t started yet, there’s no time like the present! To learn more about what type of exercise program is right for you, con-tact Fitness 4 Life and take advantage of our discounted 1 to 4 p.m. pricing.

Hayley (250-688-0024) and Kate (250-688-0221) are certi� ed personal trainers with Fitness 4 Life. Visit their website at www.� tness4life.tv for current rates and specials.

With age comes wisdom… and the need for exercise!

Blast O� — Hayley Wilson and Kate Atkinson

“By keeping your body mobile, you have a greater chance of not only avoiding slips or falls, but recovering faster should one happen.”


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WED SEPTEMBER 18•Author visit and read-ing with Vern Morrow (memoir from 1943 in the Third Reich) and Robert Clark (Trig Car-lyle series), 5 - 7 p.m. at the Invermere Public Li-brary. Refreshments will be served. For more info, contact the library at 250-342-6416, or go online: invermere.bclibrary.ca.•Invermere Judo Club 2013-14 Registration, 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Judo Hall across from Pepi's Pizza, 12th St and 8th Ave. Details on our website: www.inver-merejudo.com.•Locals Night at Earl Grey Lodge. After the success of "Flush the Floods away" and the many requests for an-other night, we will be providing a "Fall into Fall" 3 course $35.00 set menu. Please contact us to book places as the last event was a sellout and we don’t wish to disappoint. Any musi-cians who want to turn it into an impromptu jam night more than welcome (we have the piano, guitar and as-sorted other instru-ments). Email: [email protected] Web: earlgreylodge.com•Meadow Creek Kokan-ee Spawning Channel is open for viewing from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. daily. Gates will be closed at all other times. Run lasts from late August to early October. Located 4 kilometres northwest of Meadow Creek off Highway 31. For more information: 250-354-6333, or [email protected].

THURS SEPTEMBER 19•Hiking the Hoodoos with the Summit Youth Centre, leaving from DTSS at 3:30 p.m. Reg-istration needed.

FRI SEPTEMBER 20•Columbia Basin Envi-ronmental Educational Network (CBEEN) will host a preconference expo as part of the British Columbia School Trust-ees Association Koote-nay Boundary Branch Trustees (BCSTA KBB) AGM, 3 - 5 p.m at Ra-dium Resort. The Expo is free of charge and is open to the public. Plan to join in the fun and to learn more about all of the CBEEN programs and presentations that are available to all KBB schools. No registration required.•Tourism Radium’s

2nd Annual Rockin’ on Main, 4 - 9 p.m. For more info, contact Tourism Radium/Visi-tor Info Centre.•Pool tournament start-ing at 8:00 p.m. at the Summit Youth Centre.Open 5:30 - 11 p.m.•Columbia Valley Clas-sics 24th Annual Au-tumn Car Show & Shine registration, 7 - 9 p.m., Radium Seniors Hall.•Opening Plenary for the BCSTA KBB AGM at 7 p.m. at Radium Resort. Thoughtstream founders Jim First-brook and Dave Ma-cLeod will lead a dis-cussion and share their insights into Thought-stream’s success as a thriving and growing Kootenay based high tech company (Ful-crum Solutions). This event is open to the public and free. No registration required.

SAT SEPTEMBER 21•Columbia Valley Clas-sics 24th Annual Au-tumn Car Show & Shine Pancake Breakfast Hosted by the Radium Fire Department, 7 - 10 a.m. at the Radium Se-niors Hall.•Shoreline clean up, leaving the Summit Youth Centre at 9:30 a.m., goes until 3 p.m.•Columbia Valley Clas-sics 24th Annual Au-tumn Car Show. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at The Springs driving range.•Enjoy wine and art at Casavino Wine Bar in Radium. Local artists displaying art created in all media, as well as jew-ellery. 10 a.m. - dusk. For more information, call 250-341-5792.•Tourism Radium’s Rockin’ on Main, 12 - 8 p.m. More info at Tour-ism Radium/Visitor Info Centre.•Columbia Valley Clas-sics 24th Annual Au-tumn Car Show: Cruise to Invermere. Starts on Main Street, Radium, at 4 p.m.•Fairmont Hot Springs Airport Fly-In. 50/50 charity golf ball drop. $10 per ball. Half the proceeds will be in sup-port of Verge for Youth, and the other half for prizes. For more in-formation: faimon-thotspringsairport.com.•Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, September 21st - 29th. Register today at ShorelineCleanup.ca or call 1-877-427-2422.

TUES SEPTEMBER 24•Annual General Meet-ing of the Windermere Valley Youth Centre Society. 7 p.m. at the Summit Youth Cen-tre. Upstairs, 709 – 10 Street, Invermere. Open House at 6 p.m.

WED SEPTEMBER 25•Sport night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.• Open house, book fair and welcome BBQ for parents and students at Windermere Elemen-tary School, 5 - 7 p.m.

THURS SEPTEMBER 26 •Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.•Retirement party for Liz Robinson, 7 - 9 p.m. at the CPR Lodge at Kinsmen Beach. Public is welcome, refresh-ments will be served. Please join us to con-gratulate Liz on her re-tirement and thank her for her 32 years of ser-vice at the Invermere Public Library.

EVERY SUNDAY•Drop-in roller skating, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $5, Gla-cier Peaks Gymnastics building, 250-342-5321•Barn Market at Elk Park Ranch's Old Eaton House, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.•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.•Ultimate Frisbee at J.A. Laird School field. Free, for all ages, and beginners welcome. Call 250-270-0346.

Remember When?

10 years ago (2003): The province spent $600,000 on the Kinbasket water reservoir, located on the the Shuswap Indian Band reserve, to as-sist in the project aimed at providing drinking water for 1,000 new residential and recreational properties. Shus-wap band council members said the new state-of-the-art water and sewer system would benefit everyone in the valley. Private sector partner-ships, such as the band's deal to provide water for Lakeview Meadows, were estimated to help bring in $150,000 in an-nual revenue for the Shuswap Band.

15 years ago (1998): Hu-man negligence was blamed for five bear deaths in the val-ley in two weeks. Ministry of Environment conservation officer Lawrence Umsonst was not happy about be-ing forced to shoot the black bears.

"I havn't killed any," he said. "The people of the valley have

killed them. I don't have fruit trees or compost or leave gar-bage around."

Two two-year-old bears were also killed in Radium Hot Springs, despite the ef-forts of the village office to encourage residents to be mindful.

Mr. Umsonst noted it was a good year for bears, because sows were seen with three cubs, when in some years they only give birth to one or two cubs.

20 years ago (1993): A 30-year-old Edgewater man was killed when the heavy equipment he was operating at Panorama Resort rolled down a steep grade on the mountain.

RCMP oficers and the coroner responded to the in-dustrial accident at 4:30 p.m., when the Cat operated by David Heimbecker slid sever-al hundred feet down a steep grade. Mr. Heimbecker was married with two children.

• The Kinsmen Klassy Kar Raffle offered locals a chance to win a professionally-re-stored 1949 Pontiac Silver Streak. The two-door sedan was displayed at the Colum-bia Valley Classics Show and Shine. The Canadian-made vehicle featured a three-speed standard transmission with a flathead six-cylinder

engine.30 years ago (1983): De-

spite clouds limiting fliers to a single day of launching off Mt. Swansea, the Lake-side Inn's 7th Annual Hang Gliding event was declared a success.

Flyers Rob Sinclair and Doug Hartley showed excit-ing expertise as both landed directly on the target — a small inner tube on Athalmer Beach. On technical con-sideration, Mr. Sinclair was declared the first-place win-ner and Doug Hartley was awarded second place. Dean Kupchanko took third place.

40 years ago (1973): Results from the East Kootenay Road Checks for the opening week-end of the 1973 big game sea-son showed twenty-two big game animals were checked, including nine elk, six white-tail deer, three black bear, two moose, and two mule deer. The number of big game hunters checked was 419, a 34 per cent increase from 1972. The results indicated a de-cline in hunter success for all species, except for elk.

The game checks operated on all weekends and holi-days during the hunting sea-son, and had operated at that point for 14 years, providing valuable long-term wildlife management data.

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

BROOKE PETERSEN/EchO filE PhOTOSeptember 2008 - The Terry Fox Run on September 14th was more than just a family affair. In total, 86 people turned out for the event which raised $2,230 for cancer research. Among those who participated were the Columbia Valley Rockies hockey team, and Daphne, Ryan and little sister Keira Neal (pictured), who completed cancer treatmentbefore her second birthday in May. Edgewater Elementary School also put in some spirit, holding their ownrun on September 13th and raising about $500.



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We will be making electrical system improvements in Panorama on Wednesday, September 25. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately six hours.

Where: Toby Creek Road, Panorama Drive, Summit Drive, Panorama Place, Greywolf Drive, Wildwood Close, Wildwood Lane, Cliffside Grove, Creekside Crescent.

When: Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. MST

To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, please turn off all lights, electric heaters and major appliances and unplug all electronics.

For the first hour after the power comes back on, please only plug in or turn on those electronics and appliances that you really need. This will help ensure the electrical system does not get overloaded.

We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore your power as soon as we can.

Prepare for outages and stay informed by visiting bchydro.com/outages or bchydro.com/mobile from your handheld device. Please call 1 888 POWERON (1 888 769 3766) for more information.

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The teachers of Invermere moulded a promising student into an accom-plished cook and teacher, and now David Thompson Secondary School graduate Andrea Salzbrenner has found employment as the Chef Train-ing teacher at her old high school.

"Surreal would be a good word to describe it, because it was just a hope and wish of mine that I've had for a decade," she told The Echo.

After spending some time in Alberta to hone her teaching and cooking skills, Mrs. Salzbrenner has returned to Inver-mere to fill the position formerly held by a mentor of hers, Alison Bell, who re-tired at the end of last school year.

"She was such a talented chef and educator, and she had my ultimate career," Mrs. Salzbrenner said, add-ing that the two kept in contact upon graduation.

"We kind of kept it in the back of our heads, she told me when I was in high school, she said, "If you're still involved with this, you should come

and take over for me when I retire."

And then earlier in 2013, Ms. Bell phoned Mrs. Salz-brenner with a fateful phone call.

"Andrea, I'm retiring; you need to come and take this position," Ms. Bell said.

And at the drop of a hat, Mrs. Salzbrenner relocated from Lethbridge to Inver-mere to become DTSS' new Chef Training teacher.

"I always wanted to be a teacher, but I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to teach, and then I took the chef training program here at the high school and I loved it," she said. "For a while I thought maybe I wanted to be a chef and not a teacher, because I love cooking – I love the creativity of it, the adrenaline and the fast pace."

In addition to her strong references, Mrs. Salzbrenner earned her profes-sional cooking diploma at SAIT after her graduation from DTSS. She also

received her Red Seal in cooking, which she applied at Earl's restaurant in Lethbridge, the city where she went to university.

DAN WALTON/echO phOTONew DTSS Chef Training teacher Andrea Salzbrenner kept her eye on the prize in pursuing her dream job.

DAN [email protected]

DTSS grad becomes chef training teacher

GReG AMOS/echO phOTOInvermere's Paagman family had a send-off for their father, Gerard Paagman, co-owner of Ideal Harness, on Tuesday, September 10th as he departed for two horse events in California. Left to right: Ster, 13, Caio Paagman, Jumbo-Ree, 9, Gerard Paag-man, Tomba, 12, and Balance, 15. The family has since joined their father for the trip.

Southbound Paagmans

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Valley Life

Photos by GreG Amos And dAn WAltonClockwise from top left: the Valley Fitness Centre hosted an 80s Street Party in front of the centre on 14th Street on Saturday, September 14th. Left to right: Tiffany Gulbe, Helen Breau, Jacqueline Pinsonneault and Catherine Hubberstey kept the retro party alive all afternoon; young Ktunaxa Nation dancers helped celebrate the opening of the Columbia Discovery Centre in Canal Flats on Saturday, September 14th; crowds gather at the new building; Jay Faulds and Nata-lie Schultz, both of Calgary, won the Windermere Fall Fair's wife carrying competition; Justin Grosso, 13, from Winder-mere, has a wobbly but courageous debut as he tries out stilting, with assistance from Gigantica the Stilt Walker; Rolf the Wood Carver contemplates his next cut at the Fall Fair; Shasta Blakely-Coombes and Tanner Saunders sold jams, potatoes and more for the Saunders Family Farm, raising money to help them travel to orphanages in Cambodia.

Fall Fair fun and valley festivities


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ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, THE VALLEY ECHO CAUGHT UP WITH MEMBERS OF THE COLUMBIA VALLEY CLASSICS CAR CLUB, WHO HAD CRUISED OUT TO EDGEWATER FOR TASTY TREATS AT THE BUSY BEE BUS, WHERE OWNER MARY HOLGATE WAS HOLDING A FUN DAY COMPLETE WITH LIVE MUSIC AND AN ASSORTMENT OF DELICIOUS PIES, INCLUDING PEANUT BUTTER BANANA CHOCOLATE, AND WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE. THE CAR CLUB, WHICH ORGANIZES THE ANNUAL COLUMBIA VALLEY CLASSICS AUTUMN SHOW & SHINE, CRUISES TOGETHER REGULARLY ON SUNDAY NIGHTS, TO EITHER INVERMERE OR FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS AFTER MEETING IN RADIUM.

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WARMING UP FOR THE2013 SHOW N' SHINE

NAME: PENNY AND PETER JENSEN, RADIUM HOT SPRINGSCLASSIC CAR: 1996 Camero SXFUN FACT: PURCHASED IN WHITEROCK ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. IT IS A NUMBERED CAR; THERE WERE ONLY 2,400 BUILT AND THIS IS #74. WHEN THE JENSENS BOUGHT IT, IT HAD ONLY 27 KILOMETRES ON IT, STILL PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW. FOR 23 YEARS, THERE WERE NO SX BUILT; 1996 WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR IT TO COME BACK SINCE 1972. IT WILL BE SHOWN AT THE CAR SHOW.

PIES, INCLUDING PEANUT BUTTER BANANA CHOCOLATE, AND WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE. THE CAR CLUB, CLASSICS AUTUMN SHOW & SHINESUNDAY NIGHTS, TO EITHER INVERMERE OR FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS AFTER MEETING IN RADIUM.

NAME: ARNOLD SCHEFFER, INVERMERECLASSIC CAR: 1967 Cougar SR7

FUN FACT: PURCHASED IN 1981, RESTORED BY ARNOLD, WHO HAS BEEN SHOWING IT AT THE CAR SHOW THE LAST

THREE YEARS.


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NAME: KEITH AND VICKI (CLUB PRESIDENT) ROBERTS WITH THEIR KIDS DAL-LAS, 10, KATELYN, 7, AND LACEY, 3, SPILLIMACHEEN CLASSIC CAR: 1933 Plymouth EQUIPPED WITH A 350 CHEVY AND TURBO TRANSMISSIONFUN FACT: OWNED BY THE ROBERTS FOR ABOUT A YEAR, WHO BOUGHT IT AS IS. IT WILL BE SHOWN AT THE CAR SHOW, WITH KATELYN AND LACEY DRESSED IN ‘50S DRESSES.

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NAME: KEITH AND VICKI (CLUB PRESIDENT) ROBERTS WITH THEIR KIDS DAL-LAS, 10, KATELYN, 7, AND LACEY, 3, SPILLIMACHEEN

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NAME: JANICE AND BEN SCHNIDER, EDGEWATER CLASSIC CAR: 1959 Ford FUN FACT: PURCHASED IN 1961, THE SCHNIDERS ARE THE CAR’S SECOND OWNERS. THEY DROVE IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, THEN IT SAT IN THEIR BACKYARD FOR 30 YEARS. BEN RESTORED IT 12 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN SHOWING IT AT THE CAR SHOW EVER SINCE.

FUN FACT: OWNED BY THE ROBERTS FOR ABOUT A YEAR, WHO BOUGHT IT AS IS. IT WILL BE SHOWN AT THE CAR SHOW, WITH KATELYN AND LACEY DRESSED IN ‘50S DRESSES.

NAME: SUSAN AND BERNIE RAVEN, INVERMERE CLASSIC CAR: 1940 Plymouth BUSINESSMAN’S COUPE

FUN FACT: PURCHASED LOCALLY ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. BODY AND INTERIOR WERE ALREADY DONE (PAINT IS 20-25 YEARS OLD). BERNIE PUT IN A NEW ENGINE.

HE SHOWS IT AT THE CAR SHOW EVERY YEAR.

NAME: VAL AND ORVAL ROBERTS, SPILLIMACHEENCLASSIC CAR: 1931 FordFUN FACT: PURCHASED IN 1984, RESTORED MOSTLY BY ORVAL, WHO OWNS ANOTHER 1931 CLASSIC CAR IN A DIFFERENT STYLE. HE WILL BE SHOWING BOTH CARS AT THIS YEAR’S CAR SHOW.

Special car show feature on Saturday, September 21“Austrian Surf & Turf”

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Saturday, September 21st7 A.M. - 10 A.M. PANCAKE BREAKFAST AT THE RADIUM SENIORS' HALL, HOSTED BY THE RADIUM FIRE DEPARTMENT. $5/PERSON.10 A.M. - 4 P.M. SHOW & SHINE AT THE SPRINGS GOLF COURSE DRIVING RANGE. PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE BY FM RADIO ONLY.12 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. ROCKIN' ON MAIN & MARKET. FEATURING MARTY & ELI AT 2:30 P.M. AND L8 AT 5:30 P.M. AT THE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE.4 P.M. CRUISE TO INVERMERE *NOT A CAR CLUB SANCTIONED EVENT*. PLEASE FOLLOW TRAFFIC CONTROL. POLICE PRESENCE WITH ZERO TOLERANCE.8 P.M. - 1 A.M. DANCE, WITH THE MUSIC OF METRO BEAT. $25/PERSON. DANCE IS AT THE INVERMERE CURLING CLUB. FREE BUS SERVICE FROM RADIUM TO INVERMERE AND BACK FOR THE DANCE.

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Holly & Jon LIVE at Pynelogs · CD Release of “1929” Thursday, Sept. 19th · Doors open at 7:30 pmTickets at the door

NOTICEThe Annual General Meeting

of theCOLUMBIA VALLEY RECREATION SOCIETY

will be held onTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2013

at 7:00 p.m. in theEddie Mountain Memorial Arena Mezzanine

Whether you're travelling through the skies from near or far, all pilots are invited to the second annual Fairmont Hot Springs Airport Fly-In.

After the success from their inaugural fly-in last year with 35 pilots, the team at the Fairmont Airport are ex-pecting big growth during this year's fly-in on Saturday, September 21st and Sunday, September 22nd.

"It's quite surprising the amount of pilots who came back for the fly-in for this summer," said co-organizer Dave Wright, who expects double to triple the number of pilots from last year.

In total during the first fly-in, there were 33 planes, one

helicopter and one ultralight, Mr. Wright said."A lot of the people who come for the fly-in have never been

to the valley, so it opens them up to all the valley's amenities."Fly-in guests are treated to free camping at the airport

and discount rooms at the hot springs resort. There is a five-cent per litre discount on gas that weekend, and pi-lots will receive free shuttles and complimentary use of the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort pools.

As a fundraiser for a yet-to-be-determined local orga-nization, prizes have been donated by local businesses to help raise money, through games such as the golf ball drop.

Pilots can register at no cost by phoning 250-345-2121 or by emailing [email protected]. If camping sees enough participation, the airport will hold a pancake breakfast on Sunday morning.

Second Fly-In coming to Fairmont AirportDAN [email protected]

Photos by GreG AmosThe shores of Lake Enid and the hoodoos of Horsethief Hideout were among the Columbia Valley locations that played host to a group of 14 artists taking part in Wilmer Painting Week, which finished with an evening wind-up party at the Delphine Lodge on Friday, September 13th. Clockwise from top left: painter Willa Love and instructor Sebastien Bell with Willa's paintings of Lake Enid and Wilmer; a rack of paintings in the yard of the Delphine Lodge; painters Willa Love and Kristine Soellner admire the work done by the group; amateur and seasoned artists enjoyed the week and the evening wrap-up at the historic lodge.

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It was a tough start to the season for the Columbia Valley Rockies.

The team kicked off the season on Friday, September 13th in Creston against the Thundercats. During the middle of the first period, a Creston penalty gave the Rockies their first man-advantage of the season — and a goal by Graham Watkins put the Rockies ahead. The Thundercats, however, evened the scoring with a goal during Columbia Valley’s first penalty kill of the sea-son. Two more goals by both teams evened the scor-ing at three at the end of the first.

Creston took the lead early in the second, before Ryan Henderson scored his second of the night to make it 4 – 4. Unfortunately, two more goals by the Thunder-cats gave them a big lead heading into the third, which they held onto for the win, by a score of 6 – 4.

“Goaltending on both sides wasn’t great, especially in the first period,” said general manager Ross Biding-er. “The effort just wasn’t there from the whole team.”

A scoring line of Josh Haley, Ryan Henderson, and Doan Smith combined for eight points during the first game, but Mr. Bidinger isn’t entirely impressed.

“Offensively they were definitely going, but defen-sively, on the Friday night game, we had bad defensive breakdowns,” he said.

The Rockies returned to Invermere for their home opener on Saturday, September 14th, when the 100 Mile House Wranglers, in their inaugural season, made their first-ever visit to the Columbia Valley.

Less than two minutes into the game, Graham Wat-kins put the Rockies on the board with help from Lo-gan Kerner and Damon Raven. A Wrangler power-play goal tied the game, until Bradley Palumbo put the Rockies ahead again, ending the first period with a 2 – 1 lead.

The second period was largely scoreless, until 100 Mile House lit the lamp with less than two minutes re-maining, to drag out the period with a 2 – 2 tie.

The third period was played conservatively by both teams, and as it looked as though it was heading to overtime, Racey Red Crow beat the Wrangler goalie with 1:34 left in the game, and the crowd was roaring. But with high pressure applied by 100 Mile House, the Rockies gave up their late-third period lead with 41

seconds to go, and the game was headed to overtime.It was only 31 seconds into overtime before the

Wranglers scored again, ending the game in a poor manner for the home team.

“They were upset, for sure,” said Mr. Bidinger. “We to-tally dominated the first 58 minutes of the game, and then had the unfortunate breakdown. Our goaltend-ing was fine; their goaltending was really good.”

He said that head coach Wade Dubielewicz will be focusing on the defensive zone this week, and that size will be added to the lineup before the upcoming weekend. Their next game is tonight in Golden against the Rockets at 7:30 p.m.

Rough ride for Rockies on opening weekendDAN [email protected]

NICOLE TRIGG/ECHO PHOTOEcho reporters Dan Walton (left) and Steve Hubrecht stand proudly atop Mt. Nelson after a gruelling ascent made with associate editor Nicole Trigg on Sunday, September 15th. The trio was triumphant in their second attempt this summer, after being turned back by heavy rains in mid-August.

A Purcells peak panorama

DAN WALTON/ECHO PHOTOThe Rockies outplayed the new 100 Mile House Wranglers for most of the night on Saturday, September 14th, but came away with a disappointing 4-3 overtime loss in their home opener at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

DAN WALTON/ECHO PHOTORockies rookie forward Logan Kerner moves in to create a scoring chance against three 100 Mile House defencemen on Saturday, September 14th.


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l Semin (CAR)l Vanek (BUF)

l Hossa (CHI)l Iginla (BOS)l Neal (PIT)

l Parise (MIN)l Whitney (DAL)

l Koivu (MIN)l O'Reilly (COL)l Bergeron (BOS)

l Pavelski (SJ)l Plekanec (MTL)

l Ryan (OTT)l Seguin (DAL)l Simmonds (PHI)

l Yakupov (EDM)l Callahan (NYR) +

l Edler (VAN)l Markov (MTL)l Kronwall (DET)

l Phaneuf (TOR)l Schultz (EDM)

l Holtby (WAS)l Rinne (NAS)l Smith (PHO)

l Anderson (OTT)l Bobrovsky (CBJ)

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Enthusiastic fans came out to support the Columbia Valley Junior B hockey team for their home opener at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Saturday, September 14th in Invermere. Clockwise from top left: a young Rockies supporter gets greeted by the team mascot; adult fans take in a bit of socializing while Rockies players battle it out on the ice; a birthday party takes in the great view from the arena's mezzanine; Rockies players watch the on-ice action from the team bench; the Rockies players assemble for a team photo. Photos by Dan Walton

Celebrating Rockies Hockey Day


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CrosswordSeptember 18, 2013

HoroscopeARIES Aries, the week ahead is looking pretty good, as you will find people are more sensitive to your needs. Work with those willing to work with you.

TAURUSTaurus, your visions of how things should be might differ from how things really are. Work toward improving those things that need some work, and things will turn out just fine.

GEMINISome surprises come your way this week, Gemini. But things will soon begin to fall into place. Just be patient before you make important decisions.

CANCERThings may seem a bit strained this week, Cancer. But all it takes is a little cooperation and an increased focus on teamwork, and things will quickly return to normal.

LEOLeo, stay prepared and well organized and this week should fly by without a hitch. Feel free to try some things that go against the grain.

VIRGOVirgo, don’t feel badly about the things over which you have little control. Go out and have a good time this week, and eventually things will run their course.

LIBRAIt may prove challenging to sit still the next few days. People may be pulling at you from many different directions, and you will not know which way to lean.

SCORPIOScorpio, try not to be overly protective of your secrets this week. A friend or family member is offering their help and guidance, and such insight will prove invaluable.

SAGITTARIUSSagittarius, a seemingly insurmountable obstacle presents itself this week. Some creativity and quick thinking will be necessary, but you will enjoy the challenge.

CAPRICORNKeep your feet on the ground this week, Capricorn. Even if you prefer to have your head in the clouds, keeping your cool will pay dividends in the long run.

AQUARIUSAquarius, enjoy some quiet time so you can regroup after a hectic couple of weeks. You earned some rest and relaxation, and this time away will recharge your batteries.

PISCESPisces, you have a lot of good ideas, and it’s time to share those ideas at the office. Your star will soon start to rise.

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Honesty and money

Building your Wealth

I’m sure you’ve heard it as often as I have: Money is "the root of all evil," most marital problems and most divorces. When people are asked why they are separating, the answer is often “Money!”

I’ve concluded money problems are just what shows on the surface of a much deeper problem, which usually is the honesty between the partners. I have seen both marriage and business problems, and a lack of honesty stands behind most reasons people use to explain themselves.

Spending a lot may provide a momentary release, or at least a momentary diversion of attention, but it’s another give-away for a lack of honesty. When a person shifts money to cover up spending, that’s always an example of the problem of honesty. Even addictions, whether gambling, alcohol, drugs or something else, are often a symptom.

Money comes up in marital di� culties because it leaves a clear paper trail. Poor choices are certainly more visible. However, the root cause is very often a lack of honesty.

Blaming money is easily accepted. Most will ac-cept it as a reason for even bizarre behavior. � e oth-er big excuse almost everyone accepts is, of course, sex, whether cheating, not providing enough or whatever. It’s usually accepted. But the problem is almost always a lack of honesty.

� e alternative, being responsible, is hard. Some-times we’re so blind to our problem we don’t see what’s behind it. We can come up with a range of possible causes that avoid our own contributions. However, it frequently comes down to the willing-ness and the courage to honestly face those very challenges and talk about them with our partner.

I know, also, it’s easy to talk about other people and their failings rather than my own. But I know they’re there, waiting for me to honestly deal with them.

� ere is a way through the maze of dishonesty in-

volved, though it may not be easy. In fact, being hon-est is probably one of the most di� cult things for us to do. We don’t like to give up our act of blaming.

Giving the recipe for a truly good relationship is easy. � e rules are simple: 100 per cent total hon-esty. If you make a mistake, admit it to your partner

as soon as you realize it. If you’re discussing an is-sue and you’re opposed, explain exactly why with as much openness as possible. If it’s an internal prob-lem, lay the details out for both to see. And, very im-portantly, if you are unaware you are a factor in the equation, listen as well as you can. In fact, always listen as well as you can.

It sounds very straightforward but, in real life, hones-ty is extremely hard to achieve. It’s so hard because we don’t know much about ourselves or anyone around

us, and we miss things. For instance, it’s hard to criti-cize someone you love. It’s even harder to accept criti-cism from someone you love. It’s hard to admit you don’t have the answer when you think you should.

I’ve seen how partnerships work better when people speak honestly. When a partnership or a marriage, or a company, runs into trouble, it's often when the part-ners have failed to achieve that level of honesty.

It can be hard to even try. When you’re really try-ing to be honest with someone else, you can feel ex-tremely vulnerable. We often armor the inner truths of our lives, and shedding that armor is scary.

If you’re � nding a discussion with your spouse about money di� cult, start by looking at yourself. In what parts of your life are you not being fully honest about money? Where are you holding back about your life or about criticizing your partner?

Rather than focusing on the money con� ict head-on, focus instead on laying honest thoughts and feelings on the table. Open up. Don’t talk about mistakes, whether your partner’s or yours. Talk, in-stead, about what you’ve done and what you fear, without even mentioning or implying things about what your partner is doing.

So often, money con� icts we have in relationships are just battlefronts in an ongoing con� ict between two people who are afraid to open up to each other. Focus on that sharing. Strive for more honesty and take that � rst step yourself. Go slowly. Remember, it’s also incredibly rewarding when you succeed.

Go home tonight, open up a bit, and lay a piece of yourself on the table. Tell your partner something about a mistake you’ve made that you’re struggling with. It may take them aback. It may take that person some time to realize he or she is allowed to take o� some of the armor they’re using to protect their own heart.

And if you want to start a plan to put the knowledge you � nd to use, that’s what we do. Give us a call.


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

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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED

250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere

www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

Sunday, September 22nd9:00 a.m.

Worship at All Saint’s, Edgewater.

9:30 a.m. Bacon, Friends & Faith(All Ages Welcome)

10:30 a.m. Worship at Christ Church

Trinity, Invermere.

CANADIAN MARTYRSCATHOLIC CHURCH

Roman Catholic ParishPastor: Father Gabriel

250-342-6167 Invermere250-344-6328 Golden

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.

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

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

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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

Loving God, Loving People

#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

Sundays at 10 a.m.

Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street W,

Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursday 6:30 p.m.

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

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

Senior Pastorwww.lakewindermerealliance.org

Sunday, September 22nd10:30 a.m.

Worship And Life Instruction Guest speaker, Rebekah

Hagan.

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

Morning Service.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere

Pastor:Murray Wittke

Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

Call the office at 250-342-9511for more information.

www.valleychristianonline.com

Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE

Worship Servicesevery Sundayat 1:30 p.m.

at Christ Church Trinity110 - 7th Avenue,

Invermere

Pastor Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton

1-866-426-7564

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY

FOR SALEDEMPSTER’S BREAD ROUTE

Servicing the Columbia Valley, including Invermere, Radium, Fairmont and Golden. Delivery-based

business serving a variety of Grocery, Food Service Customers, Golf and Ski Resorts.

Distributing products, including such brands as Dempster’s, McGavin’s, Villagio, Silver Hills and Venice

Bakery. Warehouse and fresh baked products are supplied by Canada Bread Company Limited. National

advertising, training and ongoing support provided by Canada Bread. Business includes an established

customer base, delivery truck and all associated handling equipment, computerized ordering and billing system. Turn-key operation with growth potential and

immediate cash fl ow.

For more information call (250) 344-0954.

Employment

Trades, Technical

Millwright/PlanermanTolko Industries Ltd. is currently seeking a Certifi ed Millwright / Planerman to join our team at our Planermill Division in Lavington, BC.

POSITION OVERVIEW:Responsible for the preven-tive maintenance, repair, installation and modifi cation of planer equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS:• Certifi ed Planerman or Millwright with a Planerman endorsement• Planermill experience a defi nite asset• Superior Troubleshooting Skills• Excellent Organizational Skills• Hydraulic and Welding experience an asset• Strong safety background• Desire to work in a team environment

“Our tradition of excellenceis built on strong company

values, a challengingenvironment, and continuous

improvement philosophy.”

We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer and

this position offers an excellent pension and

benefi t program!

READY TO APPLY!If you are interested in

exploring this opportunity and being part ofour community,

please visit our website at:

www.tolko.comor e-mail:

[email protected] your resume by

September 22, 2013.

Services

Financial ServicesDROWNING IN Debt? Cut debts more than 50% and debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+

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1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

Services

Financial Services

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

Home Improvements

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.59/sq ftEngineered - $1.99 sq ftHardwood - $2.79 sq ft

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!www.kingoffl oors.com

1.877.835.6670

Merchandise for Sale

Garage SalesSAT. SEPT 21 - 9 AM-3 PM

SMALL FURNITURE RESCUED-REPAIRED-

RESTORED PLUS USUAL MISC. THINGS. LAMPS-

PICTURES-LOTS OF BOOKS ETC. 8146-8152

BINNIE RD RADIUM.

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53’ in stock. SPECIAL

44’X40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh 1-866-528-7108Delivery BC and AB

www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale1996-18’ SeaRay. Very nice shape. Must See! 4.3 litre inboard/outboard. Two tops Must Sell! $9,000 OBO.

250-342-8773

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?Kenmore Washer & Dryer, & GE Gas Stove $ 100 each (all 7 yrs old) 403-816-5366 or (403)286-7747 eveningsSTEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. WantedGenuine Coin Collector BuyerCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

Real Estate

RecreationalTHE PALMS RV Resort www.yumapalmsrvresort.com Rated top 2% in America. 6-5-4-3 monthly specials. Starting at $637.50 month. (plus Tax/Elec.) Toll Free: 1-855-PALMS-RV (1-855-725-6778)

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentAvailable quickly. 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, condo conven-iently located and close to schools in Invermere. $1,200/mth + hydro. Call to view. 250-341-5951

Homes for Rent 4 bdrm, 2 bath, walking dis-tance to downtown, schools, hospital, NS, W/D, DW, MW,

references, $1,250 plus utilities, [email protected], 250-341-

1650, Oct 1st .

House for rent monthly or weekly: 2 bdrm, 1 bath, newly renovated. Situated down from Pete’s Marina right on Columbia River. Pri-vate drive, access to lake Windermere from private dock or by boat. Paddle, ski, bird watch, fi sh,right from the dock. Call evenings. $1,000/mth

250-342-8334.

Invermere 2 bdrm house, 1.5 bathrooms, N/S, DD, pets con-sidered, references required. $900/mth + utilities. Available mid September. 250-341-6135INVERMERE Fully Furnished 3 BR, 2 Bath, 5 Appliance Home in Wilder Subdivision for rent. N/S, DD. $1400/mo. Utilities/cable/Internet includ-ed. Call 403-819-8121.

Suites, LowerLovely large 2 bdrm suite in Invermere. Very close to down-town and schools. W/D/F/S $650 + util. Jeff 250-688-1105

Transportation

Auto Financing

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Transportation

Auto Financing

Business for Sale

Transportation

Trucks & Vans

For Sale 2002 GMC Sierra 4X4

Fully loaded 3/4,

only 135,500 km’s, tow package with

transmission cooler and fi ve point hitch. Excellent condition only two owners. Brand new winter

tires only used half a season.

Asking $11,000. Call 403 803-8959

Business for Sale

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YOUR NEWSPAPER:The link to your community

TO LEARNWHAT’S

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Breathe through a straw for 60 seconds. That’s what breathing is like with cystic fibrosis.

No wonder so many people with CF stop breathing

in their early 30s.

Please help us.


Serving the ValleySholinder & MacKay

Sand & GravelComplete line of aggregate products

for construction and landscaping

Office: 250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 Cell: 250-342-5833

www.diamondheatingandspas.com

• FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS • AIR CONDITIONING • FIREPLACES/STOVES • HOT TUBS • CHEMICALS

• SERVICE & MAINTENANCE

385 Laurier Street P: 250-342-7100Invermere, BC E: [email protected]

RADIUM HOT SPRINGS ESSO

• Gas • Propane • Diesel • Automotive Repairs • Tires & Batteries • Greyhound

• CAA approved automotive repair •

MECHANICAL REPAIRS AVAILABLE9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 7 Days A Week

250-347-9726 7507 Main

• Plumbing, Repair and Installation

• Drain Lines• Hot Water Tanks

DCS Plumbing

• Over 30 years experience • 24 hour emergency service • Seniors’ Discount

250-341-8501

Kerry Colonna 250-342-5089Located in the Diamond Heating & Spa building in Athalmer

The WaTer & air Company!

Purify the water you drink and the air you breathe!

Water Treatment: filtration and purification

Furnace and Duct cleaning

J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)Laura Kipp, Pharm D.

Irena Sedlakova, B. Sc. (Pharm.)Your compounding pharmacy

Come in and browse our giftware!Open Monday - Saturday • 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

1301 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 250-342-6612

Lambert-Kipp Pharmacy Ltd.

Bruce Dehart 250-347-9803 or 250-342-5357

• Complete sewer/drain repairs • Reasonable rates - Seniors’ discount • Speedy service - 7 days a week

• A well-maintained septic system should be pumped every 2-3 years• Avoid costly repairs

Septic Tank PumpingPortable

Toilet Rentals

NEWSEWER

CAMERA

QUALITY AUTO SERVICEYOU CAN TRUST

Lake Auto ServiceALL MAKES • ALL MODELS

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS

OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY8:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Main Street • Downtown Invermere250-342-9310

READY MIX CONCRETE• CONCRETE PUMP • SAND & GRAVEL

• HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTALS • CRANE SERVICE

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

250-342-3268 (plant) 250-342-6767 (office)

Proudly serving the Valley for over 50 years.

To advertise, call: 250-341-6299

Call us to advertise in this spot!

250-341-6299

250-341-6299 • [email protected]

Call Angela to book a spot in

Serving the Valley!

Angela KrebsAdvertise your business

in Serving the Valley.

Call 250-341-6299to inquire about this space.

to give your business maximum exposurefor your advertising dollar?

Call 250-341-6299for more information.

Sales ~ Service ~ Installation

UNIVERSALDOORS & EXTERIORS

Arnold Scheffer250-342-6700

[email protected]

Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential


Sales and DeliveryTop Soil Sand & Gravel ProductsScreened Black Alberta LoamComposted Bark MulchLandscape Bark Nuggets

905 7 Ave, Invermere

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

• [email protected] • [email protected]

picture framing

lighting &

home decor

WATCH FOR A DONATION BAG ON YOUR DOORSTEP!

All food collected in Ridge Meadows will be donated to the Friends in Need Food Bank.

To volunteer visit bctfooddrive.org today!

From September 16th -21st help us collect food from neighbourhoods across B.C.

Serving Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows since 1978

All food collected in your neighbourhood will be donated to your local food bank.Get involved.

4992 Fairmont Frontage Rd.250-345-6133

Hello, I’m DUSK. About 3 months old,

I’m full of energy to keep YOU smiling all

day long.But, when it’s time

for a nap, your arms are my favourite

spot to purr myself, and maybe you, to sleep. I’ll be waiting

for you at ICAN. Please come meet me.

ICAN – Invermere Companion Animal Network

Available for Adoption

About 3 months old, I’m full of energy to

keep YOU smiling all

But, when it’s time for a nap, your arms

spot to purr myself,

sleep. I’ll be waiting for you at ICAN. Please

www.icanbc.comwww.facebook.com/icanbc

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

and vet bills)

Sponsored by:

250-341-7888

C mpanionC rnerAnimal Name: Morris Age: 3 years Family: Micha and SusiFun fact: Morris, a Syberian Husky - Retriever - Spaniel cross, is not a “morning dog”. Sometimes we have to shake him awake to get him out of his bed, but once he is up , Morris loves the outdoors and is a great companion for our adventures.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.

Email [email protected]

There, she spent four years earning her degree, and found work as a substitute teacher – until the opportunity to fill the position of Ms. Bell at DTSS came up.

"It's kind of funny it worked out that way," Mrs. Salz-brenner said. "It's my dream job and it panned out."

Even though she's now a teacher at DTSS, she's still re-minded of being a student.

"With the teachers, I'll still want to refer to them as Mr. or Mrs., so getting to know them personally on a first-name basis is funny."

In the classroom, Mrs. Salzbrenner practices the simplic-ity of cooking with locally-grown food, and prepares meals around each season.

"Right now with getting involved with the greenhouse and with all the local produce, it's that approach, to use what we have around us for a local diet."

The local initiatives have seen improvement since she

was a student."It's a lot better than when I was here going to school,"

she said. "There are so many different initiatives that have arisen just since I've been here."

She said the Chef Training program, which blends stu-dents of Grades 10, 11, and 12 into each class, has interna-tional students commonly enrolling.

"What better way to get to know cultures than through food, and it's a very social program as well," Mrs. Salz-brenner said. "It's different than most classes, we're stand-ing up and cooking; it's very practical-based knowledge. We're cooking, and we do a lot of tasting. It really encour-ages kids to talk, and especially for kids who are learning English as a second language."

Mrs. Salzbrenner is joined in the kitchen by Fritz Reisle, who works at the school as a chef.

"He's my partner in crime," she said.Mrs. Salzbrenner's maiden name is Stringer. She has

been married for over a year to her husband Sascha, who's now a member of the team at Home Hardware.

'NEW DTSS CHEF' From PagE a9

DaN WaLToN/ECHo PHoToInternational pianist extraordinaire Pavel Kolesnikov gave a look ahead to what was in store for his Sunday show in Invermere, with an intimate home concert on the evening of Saturday, September 14th. The show was hosted by Sherry and Harvey Doerr as a fundraiser for the Summit Youth Centre.

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Forest � re budgeting is always a "crapshoot," with dry weather, lightning strikes and proximity to settlement impossible to predict with any accuracy, he said.

(A September 3rd Black Press report incorrectly esti-mated that forest � re� ghting costs would be down this summer, despite a long period of dry weather.)

Emergency � ood response costs added another $27

million to the bills for B.C. in the � rst quarter, after heavy rains swept through southeastern B.C. and into southern Alberta, where downtown Calgary and High River were � ooded.

De Jong said the government's hiring freeze and wage freeze for non-union sta� continues, along with the "cooperative gains" mandate for union contracts that requires raises to be funded by savings in other areas of the operation.

Total government revenue was up $69 million from the government's post-election budget update in

June, helped by higher than expected corporate tax revenues.

Property transfer tax revenues were up $25 million, re� ecting an uptick in the B.C. housing market. Other tax revenues were up $10 million, after what de Jong said was a smooth transition from the harmonized sales tax to the separate provincial sales tax this spring.

Forest revenue was up $62 million from the June forecast, but mineral revenues were down $41 million, mainly due to lower coal prices and reduced coal and ore shipments.

'FLOODS,FIRES' FROM PAGE A4

Regional District of East Kootenay

Be part of the community Be part of the excitement Be part of our team

Be A Volunteer Firefighter!

Columbia Valley Fire & Rescue is now recruiting and seeking both

men & women of all ages to join.It’s flexible, family-friendly, and fun!

The CV Fire & Rescue covers the Edgewater, Panorama, Windermere, and Fairmont areas. Drop by your local Fire Hall, or check out the

Facebook page, Columbia Valley Fire & Rescue, for more information.

Columbia Valley Fire & Rescue Service 250-342-6214

We are feeling... FLUSHED!

Water System Flushing Windermere, Holland Creek, Timber Ridge

and Edgewater

The Regional District of East Kootenay will be doing its annual water system and fire hydrant flushing throughout the month of September.

Users in Windermere, Holland Creek, Timber Ridge and Edgewater may notice temporary water discolouration for a short period of time.

If there is any discolouration of water, please run your cold water taps until the water is clear.

For more information on the flushing program, contact:

Joel Bilodeau RDEK Senior Operator [email protected]

1-250-342-0063

Regional District of East Kootenaywww.rdek.bc.ca • [email protected] • 1-888-478-7335

Upcoming GamesVS. KIMBERLEY DYNAMITERS

Friday, September 20th

7:30 p.m.

VS. GOLDENROCKETS

Saturday, September 21st

7:30 p.m.

CELEBRATING 35 YEARS IN THE KIJHL!Pre-purchase your season’s pass by calling 250-341-5699

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