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A happy homecoming for Tika the grizzly bearDarryl [email protected]

A male grizzly bear cub named Tika, who was found orphaned, matted and starving near Nicholson in December of 2912, was re-released in the Golden area on July 8.

The cub was rehabilitated by Peter and Angelika Langen of the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers.

“He came just before Christmas and the first month was touch and go. He was very underweight and had some neurological problems,” Angelika said. “He went from 35 pounds to 162 pounds at his release time. He

looked fantastic.”This was not the first time the group has

helped a bear that was near death recuper-ate.

“We have seen this a lot in black bears. They come in half dead and we provide them some good food and peace and quiet. It is amazing how they can recuperate. Nature is an incred-ible thing,” she said.

Angelika said that when Tika was being released he moved very cautiously before heading out into the forest.

“He moved very slowly at first but then he started moving away and eating. He was in the transport for two days and we were feeding

him but fresh green food was there in front of him and it was just what he likes,” she said.

Overall she was very happy with the way the release went.

“It was as good as it can get. It is important because we want to make sure they are a part of the natural management unit. We do not want to upset the numbers in certain areas by putting more bears than would naturally be there,” she said. “To be able to give them that chance in the wild is incredible.”

Tika now has a new GPS collar which will allow the society to keep track of his move-ments.

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Family mem-bers of Aman Virk gathered for a photo at the fifth annu-al Aman Virk Memorial Golf Tournament held at the Golden Golf Club on June 13. The fam-ily was joined by many friends at the tourna-ment held in honour of the former Mayor of Golden.

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The hunting licensing program will receive major upgrades, follow-ing a commitment to create an online service that will be flexible, conven-ient, user-friendly and fit for the 21st century, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.

Under the Request for Proposals launched last week, the first step in building the system has been taken. A key feature of the upgrade will be an electronic service, which hunters will be able to access 24 hours a day, seven days a week to purchase their hunting licences and apply for Limited Entry Hunting (LEH) opportunities. Cur-rently, licences and LEH applications can only be purchased from Service BC offices or licensed vendors, many

of which are not available over the weekend or non-business hours.

In B.C., primarily in the rural regions such as the Columbia Val-ley, hunting generates $9.2 million in licensing revenues for the Province, and an additional $500-$700 million in broader economic activity.

The new electronic licensing ser-vice will be efficient, convenient, easy to use and increase cost effective-ness in a time of fiscal restraint. Resi-dent hunters will have easier access to hunter services, increasing partici-pation, and guide outfitters’ in-camp clients will be able to obtain licences without waiting for a vendor to open or travelling to a vendor location.

The system will also help the Prov-ince meet important resource man-agement objectives to ensure the health and sustainability of wild-life populations. The electronic sys-

tem will create a single point of ref-erence for data collection, includ-ing compulsory inspection informa-tion, guide outfitter hunter reports and resident hunter harvest infor-mation, all of which will feed directly into timely and more informed wild-life management decisions.

“The new electronic licensing sys-tem is a fundamental step forward in improving access to hunting and will help support sustainable wild-life populations by creating a reli-able system to collect hunter partici-pation and harvest information. The BC Wildlife Federation commends the provincial government for mov-ing forward with this important initia-tive,” said Bill Bosch, president of the BCWF

The ministry is targeting the 2015-16 hunting season to have the new ser-vice in place.

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Kootenays first region to benefit from paramedic training fundsJessica [email protected]

The Kootenays is one of two regions in British Columbia that will be benefitting from the province’s new Primary Care Paramedic program.

Advanced Educa-tion Minister Amrik Virk announced that the government will provide annual fund-ing of $250,000 to provide rural com-munities with the training they need.

“Our Skills and

Training Plan aims to ensure that British Columbians have the right mix of skills, in the right places, at the right time,” said Virk. “This new $250,000 demonstrates that we’re actively address-ing student demand for paramedic pro-grams in rural B.C. and are focused on meeting the labour demands of all sec-tors for these essen-tial skills.”

The program will cover two rural areas a year, the first two being Prince George and Cranbrook start-ing in February 2014. It will provide train-ing for 30 students, 15 in each commun-ity, and will help meet current student demand for paramed-ic training as well as address the growing demand for paramed-ics in public and pri-vate organizations in

rural areas such the BC Ambulance Ser-vice and the oil and gas industries.

“This new rural para-medic training pro-gram will help ensure that we are meeting the growing demand for services while sup-porting the health of families in rural areas of the province,” said Minister of Health Terry Lake.

Right now the prov-ince funds train-

ing for 200 Primary Care Paramedic stu-dent spaces each year, mainly in urban areas. Currently, paramedics in Golding who want this training have to travel to one of these urban centres.

Rural training pro-grams were only being offered on a one-time basis as they were required.

“Better-trained para-medics means high-er quality emergency

medical care for patients and commun-ities throughout Brit-ish Columbia,” said Michael MacDougall, president, BC Emer-gency Health Servi-ces. “Providing train-ing closer to home supports our target-ed recruitment efforts underway in many rural and remote areas of the province and helps many paramed-ics reach their career goals.”

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The trail networks around Golden are some of the community’s greatest assets, and they would be nothing with-out the volunteers who make them pos-sible.

The Golden Community Resource Society has started the discussion about a community planning and decision-making model for Golden, and how the trails user groups and stakeholders fit into that.

On July 13 the GCRS brought in the trails manager from the Kootenay Col-umbia Trails Society (KCTS) for a pres-entation on Rossland’s trail network model.

“I would say there are about 38 stake-holder organizations that are involved with Golden’s trail networks,” said Ryan Watmough, with the GCRS. Stew-art Spooner, the trails manager with the KCTS, told the group at the Rock-water Grill and Bar what a trails alli-ance would look like, and how those 38 groups would fit into an alliance while

still maintaining their interests.Spooner is a paid employee of the

KCTS that exists to “manage, maintain, and develop a regional network of rec-reational trails for the variety of self-propelled trail users.”

“Our model of sustained public fund-ing, access to private land, and profes-sional management and maintenance, is one which many communities would like to emulate, and we willingly share our experience,” said Spooner.

The trail networks take a lot of vol-unteer time to maintain, and the more

people who are represented by a sin-gle organization or alliance, the more power they will have, particularly when they are searching for grant money, says Watmough.

This discussion is part of a larger Com-munity Co-ordination Project that the GCRS is spearheading. The project is also looking at how to connect recrea-tion groups, and health and social ser-vice groups.

To learn more about Rossland’s Koo-tenay Columbia Trail Society go to www.rosslandtrails.ca.

Stewart Spooner (far back), a trails manager from Rossland, talks to stakeholders in Golden about the benefits of creating a trail network alliance to manage the community’s assets. Photo Submitted

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Interior Health set to move dialysis equipment to Sparwood

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Energy Minister Bill Bennett says there are about still 60,000 BC Hydro customers who are resisting installation of wireless electricity meters (smart meters), and he wants the util-ity to offer them manual meter readings, for a price.

“What we’re contemplating at this point is that maybe we can deliver a digital meter that has the radio turned off,” Bennett said. “We just feel that we don’t want to bully people into taking the smart meter if they don’t want it.”

Modifying the meters for different cus-tomers and sending out human meter read-ers would generate costs that should not be passed on to the majority of customers who accepted wireless meters, Bennett said.

He offered no estimate of the cost, but pre-dicted that more people will drop their oppos-ition rather than pay for extra service.

Bennett added he agreed with B.C.’s medic-al health officer in their opinion that signals from wireless meters are not a health hazard, but he doesn’t want them forced on people who believe otherwise.

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Mac-

donald said smart meters have caused con-cerns for many people in his constituency.

“It has been controversial for a number of reasons. It was introduced without a business plan with legislation that specifically kept the program away from the utilities commis-sion,” he said. “Most of the local opposition here (in the Golden area) was around health concerns. We had a number of people who felt very sternly that they did not want smart metres on their homes.”

Though Macdonald is happy people will have a choice, he does feel the cost of check-ing the old meters should be set by someone other than BC Hydro.

“Now what the government is saying is that they will accept the blended system. People who do not want smart meters will not have to take them but they will have to accept and additional cost from BC Hydro staff who will have to physically come and check the meters,” he said. “The cost is likely reasonable but it should be set by the Utilities Commis-sion so that it is a neutral group. I think that if it is set by government the possibility is it will be a punitive damage cost and not based on actual cost.”

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After months of controversy in the community, Interior Health has decided to go ahead and move equipment from the Invermere Dialysis Unit to the Sparwood Hospital.

The unit has been closed since the beginning of 2013. Interior Health made the decision to relocate the ser-vice out of in Inver-

mere because limited patient volumes and ongoing staffing chal-lenges meant the unit was not sustainable where it was.

“I’m confident that the right decision was made in Invermere to be able to provide con-sistent, quality renal care,” Paula James, regional director for the renal program in Interior Health, told Black Press.

James said the care in Invermere was not consistent, and certain-ly was not ideal for the

patients, or the lone nurse who worked in the Dialysis Unit. This is the only unit of its kind in B.C. operating with only one nurse.

“We’ve looked at the numbers and we don’t see it changing in the future, but never say never. Anything could happen,” she said.

The East Koote-nay Regional Hospi-tal District has been advocating for main-tained renal care in the region since the unit shut down.

“I am not surprised,

but extremely dis-appointed,” said Gold-en councillor Chris Hambruch about Interior Health’s deci-sion. Hambruch also serves as a director on the board of the East Kootenay Regional Hospital District.

“The continued erosion of services in rural communities is, in my opinion, a major contributing factor in the declin-ing state of rural B.C. Until the polit-ical masters in Vic-toria come to realize

that rural commun-ities are vital to the well being of the prov-ince, the continual spiral to the bottom will continue.”

There are still options for renal care if there are patients in Golden who require

dialysis. In-home dialysis with personal equipment is becom-ing more common, and also reduces cost, travel and time.

James acknowledg-es the emotional reaction to the unit’s move, but says that

Interior Health has to take an overview look at health care services. It was deter-mined that the hos-pital in Sparwood would make great-er use of the dialy-sis equipment than Invermere.

History camp takes on the big screenThe campers and counsel-lors from The Golden Museum History Camp got a special treat this week when they showed a movie they made at the Golden Cinema. The comedy short about two brothers in pioneer times was a hit with parents in attendance.



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1,801 guns, 30,700 rounds and a missile secured in June amnestyGolden Star [email protected]

British Colum-bia had a success-

ful month-long gun amnesty, with 1,801 firearms, 155 other weapons and approxi-mately 30,700 rounds

of ammunition turned in for destruction.

The goal of the program, which ran through June, was

to encourage British Columbians to safe-ly dispose of unwant-ed weapons that might otherwise fall into the hands of criminals, children or others, potentially leading to tragic consequences.

“Regardless of whether a weapon’s history is distin-guished, shady or simply unknown, gun amnesty means its future is secure. Ultimately, all of these weapons are destroyed. They’re not at risk of being found in a drawer by a child, or of ending up on the street after a break-in. I want to commend police and British Col-umbians for making this latest program a success in furthering public safety through-out our province,” said Attorney General and Minister of Justice

Suzanne Anton.The latest results

show the sustained value of periodic gun amnesty programs. Back-to-back pro-grams in 1997 and 1998 yielded an aver-age of 2,500 firearms and 100,000 rounds of ammunition. In 2006, the number of firearms rose to more than 3,200, plus another 725 unwant-ed weapons, while the number of rounds was relatively stable at 96,500.

“The misuse of fire-arms can take many forms. Whether it involves a child’s curi-osity, a domestic inci-dent, a theft or some other turn of events, the impact is too often instantaneous and tragic. By call-ing police and arran-ging for safe dispos-al of their unwanted

weapons and ammuni-tion, thousands of Brit-ish Columbians have helped to prevent pot-entially dozens of dan-gerous incidents,” Deputy Commis-sioner Craig Callens, commanding offi-cer of the Royal Can-adian Mounted Police (RCMP) in British Col-umbia.

As with past cam-paigns, some inter-esting items were turned in including 1,026 rifles, 394 hand-guns, 380 shotguns, a machine gun, a Lee-Enfield .303 rifle from World War II, bayon-ets from the 1800s and a well-publicized mil-itary missile more than six feet long, turned in by the relative of an individual who report-edly kept it as a souven-ir of a tour of duty over-seas.

The program,

endorsed and announced by the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police (BCACP) in February, was led by RCMP E-Division on behalf of the provin-cial RCMP, with sup-port from B.C.’s muni-cipal police depart-ments.

“The BCACP was a proud supporter of the 2013 Provincial Gun Amnesty and we are very pleased with the program’s success. We’ll never know how many lives have been saved or how many injuries, accidents and crimes have been pre-vented as a result of British Columbians’ overwhelming support for the amnesty pro-gram,” said British Col-umbia Association of Chiefs of Police presi-dent Inspector Brad Haugli.


The Sensible BC marijuana referendum campaign now has 60 days before signature-gathering period begins.

Elections BC has approved the Sensible Policing Act, a law which would effectively decriminalize marijuana possession in the province, as valid legislation and suit-able for a referendum.

Dana Larsen, director of Sensible BC who drafted the legislation, was at the Firepit BBQ Smokehouse in Golden on July 13 as part of his tour through the Koo-tenays to garner support for the campaign.

Larsen has proposed that B.C. go around the feder-al law with a “Sensible Policing Act” that would disallow the use of B.C. police resources to prosecute simple possession of small amounts of pot by adults.

“This shows that the provinces do have the power to effectively decriminalize marijuana,” said Larsen. “B.C. politicians can’t say this is solely a federal issue anymore. Our province pays for all the costs of mari-juana enforcement, and now we’ve confirmed that B.C. has the jurisdiction to take action and make change.”

Sensible BC now has 60 days before the 90-day sig-nature-gathering period begins on Sept. 9. If the cam-paign can collect signatures from 10 per cent of the

registered voters in each electoral district, the Sensible Policing Act will be put to a referendum in 2014.

“We can start registering canvassers next week,” said Larsen. “We’ll need a few thousand volunteer canvass-ers to collect the roughly 400,000 signatures required. Anyone who wants to help out and become a canvasser should visit our website at sensiblebc.ca.

“Our polling shows over 70 per cent support in B.C. for the provisions of the Sensible Policing Act. The question for us is, are there enough British Colum-bians who feel passionately about this issue for us to get the many canvassers and volunteers we need?”

Larsen, who was involved with the B.C. Marijuana Party before seeking the leadership of the B.C. NDP in 2011, has worked for the last year to build support for what he calls Sensible BC. His organization will have 90 days from Sept. 9 to collect signatures from 10 per cent of registered provincial voters in each of B.C.’s 85 elec-toral districts.

If that threshold is reached, Elections BC would hold a province-wide initiative vote, likely by mail as was done to repeal the HST.

Karen Wilson is taking the lead locally, and has already started a Sensible BC - Golden Facebook page to provide the community with information on the issue. Anyone interested in learning more can like the Facebook page, and will receive a reminder when the collection of signatures begins in September.

Fire mitigation crews back in Golden cleaning up Selkirk area

Dana Larsen is travelling through the Kootenays and B.C. to garner support for his marijuana referendum. Photo Submitted

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This summer is predicted to be a hot and dry one, which means there’s an increased risk of wildfires.

The Town of Golden is taking steps to ensure that the proper precautions are being taken, particularly in some of the heavily forested residential areas.

In partnership with the BC Forest Protection Branch and the Town of Golden and Area Emergency Manage-ment Program (GAEMP), a unit crew from the Colum-bia Zone of the Southeast Fire Centre will be returning to Golden to continue working on the Town’s Wildfire Pre-vention Program.

“Crews will be on site from Monday July 15 to Thursday July 18 conducting mitigation work on roughly 7 hectares of Crown land on the east side of the Bowle-Evans Forest Service Road above Keith King Memorial Park,” said May-or Christina Benty.

“The results of the project will help limit the rapid

spread of fire in the event of a wildfire and allow faster access for initial attack crews.”

The work includes removal of dangerous trees and reducing the natural fuel load on the forest floor.

“Due to the mild spring weather, BC Forest Services Crews are able to return to Golden and continue working on this identified mitigation area,” said David Love Man-ager of Strategic Initiatives for the Town of Golden. “The project scope and location provides a great work environ-ment for crews to focus on the end goal without dealing with major logistical challenges.”

The public are asked to be aware of and respect any clos-ures imposed by the Forest Service Site Supervisor.

The Wildfire Prevention Program is part of a multi-year plan dating back to 2010 and formally launched in the summer of 2012. The project goal is to protect Golden from wildfire spreading into the community by limiting the forest fuel load. It is noteworthy that this work contrib-uted by BC Forest Service personnel will reduce local tax-payer project costs and 90 per cent of the remaining pro-

ject funding will be provided by provincial government grants.

The Town of Golden apologizes for any inconvenience the project poses to residents in the area, however trusts the important end benefits will be recognized and appre-ciated.

There are steps homeowners can take themselves to be better prepared in the event of a wildfire.

It is important to have an evacuation plan for your family, including an emergency kit. Make sure your home is maintained for fire prevention. You can do this my cre-ating a 10-metre safety zone around your home (prune trees, keep the lawn cut, and remove organic debris), store flammable materials like wood and propane 10 metres away from the home, keep a fire extinguisher, and use fire-resistant materials such as siding, roofing and dual pane windows.

It is also important to make sure the replacement value of your home is up to date in case the worst should hap-pen.


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“It uploads to a satellite and then to my com-puter. I can see where he is wandering and it is amazing,”

Overall the society has 11 grizzlies over the years and they said the tracking collars have proved the animals do not try to go into popu-lated areas. The society runs completely off donations and has seen a great deal of support from people in Golden.

“Without donations we would not be able to do this. We are only funded by donations and grant writing to corporations (with the grant mostly being for projects like building cages). We had a lot of support from Golden. The first big one was the Golden Cinema around Christ-mas. There were also lots of people who pri-vately sent stuff and also Kicking Horse Resort helped us as well,” said Angelika.

For more information check out www.wild-lifeshelter.com.

Society grateful for Golden donationsTika was released back into the wild by conservation officers and staff from the Northern Lights Wildlife Society. Photo Submitted


One artist’s dream of having her work on display at a local busi-ness has taken a turn for the worse when one painting was stolen right off the wall.

Joni Young is a well known art-ist in Golden who recently put some of her work on display at Jita’s Cafe. Sometime around July 10 one of the paintings on display was taken from the business.

“I’m very sad that someone would do this. This particular painting that was stolen meant a lot to me,” Young said.

Young explained why this par-ticular painting was so important

to her.“All of my paintings mean a lot

to me, but this one represented how I feel and where I’m at this stage in my life and art career.”

Young added that she was shocked when she heard the news of the theft.

“This has never happened before to me or any other artist having a show at Jita’s. I’m hoping that I find out where it is and most of all that it is safe and appreciat-ed,” she said.

Young also had a message for the person who took the piece.

“If I could talk to the person who took my painting, I would of course ask them to please return it,” she said.

Pictured left is a painting sto-len from Jita’s Cafe in Golden. Artist Joni Young hopes that whoever took the piece will return it to her at some point in the future.

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Golden cools off on Slurpee Day

Taya Coultis and her mother Brandi enjoy a free Slurpee on July 11. 7-Eleven was giving away their signature product all day, as they do every year to com-memorate their birthday. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

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- Reporter’s View -By Jessica Schwitek

Making everyone in a town or city happy will never happen. For the most part people in municipal roles can only take a shot to do their best for the com-munity as a whole.

Many interesting dis-cussions have been pop-ping up on the streets of Golden over the past few weeks involving very different aspects of what is happening in the community.

A discussion over mobile vendors seems to be on the leads of many conversations.

This is a tough issue for any community. Business-es that serve food have every right to be concerned over this expansion. If you own a storefront then you pay the stereotypical business tax that cuts into prof-its. Mobile vendors may be taxed but it will be no where near as much as having a restaurant.

In the case of the vendors, what is fair will depend on which side of the serving tray you sit on. The vendors will bring more choices to the area and give people who are on the run another easy place to grab a bite to eat. The argument has also been used that they will not affect the other businesses in a sig-nificant manner. Some people have also said that this is what having a capitalist-based economy is all about. Different businesses are working hard to find those hard-to-reach dollars from customers.

Those businesses could counter back that the mobile vendors will have an unfair advantage because they do not have the heavy costs on their backs. I have also heard people say that, overall, it hurts the town because the businesses which are the backbone of the community will suffer in the long run if the vendors take over different parts of the town.

A second raging debate on the streets of Golden seems to centre around the town’s new bylaw officer who is out and about enforcing the rules of the town.

When I first came to Golden I heard many discus-sions centre around what exactly the bylaw officer did in town. This is no longer in question by anyone as he has made his presence felt in the downtown core and beyond.

It is fascinating to hear people go from, one per-son doesn’t do enough, to the next officer doing too much.

This is sadly far too common of an occurrence.The officer has a certain set of rules that he has

been hired to enforce. The option is not there to fol-low some of the rules some of the time, and others whenever they feel like it.

There can be very little grey area when you have a job like this to do. This is similar to working as a police officer. No one likes to get a ticket, but in most cases if you received one then you more than likely deserved it.

So if you do find yourself having a chat with the officer in town remember, this person simply has a job to do and rules to follow.

No matter what happens at the end of the day showing respect is a key to getting by, because hav-ing a hissy fit is not going to make anything better.

No community, big or small, will ever be able to escape the inevitable debate that every municipality must one day face.

I have heard the issue raised several times in my nearly two years in Golden.

From what I can gather, Golden, like every other town I have lived in, has a parking problem.

On week days, particularly in the summer, 9th Avenue North is lined with cars.

Newcomers to Golden, especially ones relocating from cities, look at the issue like we’re all crazy. There are a lot of places in Canada where you count yourself lucky if you only have to walk five blocks from your car to your destination.

And it feels like you won the lottery if you can find a space for free.

At my medium sized college campus I had to leave myself almost 20 minutes before class to walk from the parking lot to my building.

However it doesn’t take long before you are so used to parking right outside the door, that the thought of parking in the CP Parking Lot (which is the about the length of an average mall parking lot away from almost all downtown businesses) is incomprehensible.

In only took me a few months before I would get annoyed if I had to park at the end of the street rath-er than right in front of the Golden Star’s back door.

The Town of Golden bylaw states that there is two-hour parking in the spaces along 9th Avenue North, and there are signs to enforce it.

However, the residents of Golden are somewhat unfamiliar with bylaws being enforced.

The Town’s new bylaw officer has been issuing

warnings to motorists, let-ting them know they are in violation of the rules.

Some people are ecstatic, some people are furious.

The drivers who are con-stantly complaining that they can never find a park-ing space are thrilled to see that people will no longer get away with leaving their cars in the same spot all day.

On the other hand, driv-ers who are used to leaving their cars in the same spot all day are none too pleased at the prospect of getting a parking ticket.

The purpose of the two-hour bylaw is to allow shop-pers and tourists prime parking. The fear is that if a tourist is driving through the downtown core, and can-not find a space, he or she will just keep on driving.

The Town of Golden rents the parking lot across from 7-Eleven from CP Rail so that workers can leave their cars relatively close to their place of business for their entire shift, without taking a space away from a paying customer.

They just need to convince people that those few extra blocks of walking each morning and afternoon is better for business.

And while we’re walking those few blocks to work in the morning, we can all be grateful that we’re not dropping a loonie into a parking meter and only get-ting 15 minutes.

Golden parking wars

The Golden Star Wednesday, July 17, 2013 www.thegoldenstar.net A7Star editorial and opinion

Stingers to the place of business that didn’t have old fashioned games all afternoon on Canada Day.

Stars to the gentlemen that helped the Food Bank deliver diapers to the Family Centre. You were a HUGE help!!

Stars to Dr. Booher’s den-tal office for their dona-tion of toothbrushes and dental floss to the Golden Food Bank.

Stars to our brother-in-

law Harold, and our good neighbours Ken, Randy and Gordon for putting the new tarp on our garage.

Stingers to the gosh darn mosquitos. I am itching like crazy.

Stingers to people who can’t tell what lane they are driving in.

Stars to drivers who slow down and pull over when they pass a bike on the highway.

Stars to the concept of muffin credit.

Stars to everyone who made the golf tournament possible.

Stars to Sitka for being such a cute puppy.

Stars to Joel for saving our score at the golf tour-nament.

Stingers to stingers on wasps that cause nothing but problems in life.

Do you agree with the Town’s bylaw that limits street parking in downtown to two hours?

“For sure there should be a limit. I always make sure I move my car and it drives me crazy when other people

don’t.”

“I think two hours is pretty standard for most towns,

how else can you stop people from parking all day?”

Golden point of view

Kyle YeungBobby Johansen

Go to www.thegoldenstar.net to have your say.

Elise Comrie“I agree there

should be a limit, but I don’t want the town to go

crazy with parking tickets either.”

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Gas pricesTo the Editor:

I am a concerned citizen of this great nation we call Canada, which every person born in this country owns — not the politicians, but the ordinary person. We own this country, not the oil companies, which the pol-iticians have allowed to rape us over the years.

The price of fuel in Canada is astro-nomical, related to the price of oil on the international market and our high taxes. We can’t seem to do anything about it, but if our MPs and MLAs had any fortitude they would fight for their

constituents, but they don’t, knowing that the higher price of oil puts more tax money in their coffers, and the oil companies are making record profits.

I say to all our MPs and MLAs, show some guts, stand up to your so-called leaders and lower the price of oil, go after the oil companies and lower the tax on fuel. For an oil-producing nation, our prices are too high. We own the oil, not oil companies. You are elected to represent us, and our only recourse is at the polls.

Show some fortitude like you prom-ised when elected.

George Fraser Creston

Byelection unfairDear editor,

In the Vancouver Point Grey riding Christy Clark lost her seat in the legislature to David Eby, fairly and squarely.

In the Kelowna West riding, Ben Stewart won his seat fair-ly and squarely. This is what an election is all about, the votes are counted and some-one wins or someone loses, that is fair.

This byelection in Kelowna is not fair. Ben Stewart is step-ping down, not because he

is ill, not because he has per-sonal problems, not because he was arrested for drunk driving.

He is stepping down only for political reasons on behalf of the Liberal Party of B.C.

Now, because of his polit-ically motivated actions, the taxpayers of B.C. must bear the cost of holding a by-elec-tion – byelection held sole-ly for the purpose of getting Christy elected on behalf of the Liberal Party.

Asking the public to change the fact that Christy lost, at the public’s expense, is just

not fair. The Liberal Party, not the taxpayers, should bear all the costs of holding this byelection – Even the costs of the opponents cam-paign.

Christy is a loser, that is a fact, proven by the voters in Vancouver Point Grey. Should the Liberal Party not like it, I say too bad.

So just let the losers stay los-ers, or force the Liberal Party to pay the piper.

Alan MacKinnon Salmon Arm

Every day, in thousands of commun-ities across the country, Canadian sen-iors are making a difference, and initia-tives such as the New Horizons for Sen-iors Program (NHSP) are helping them do so.The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), recently launched the 2013–2014 NHSP call for proposals for community-based pro-jects.

This is an excellent opportunity for organizations that promote the well-being of seniors to take action. We encourage them to submit their applica-tions before July 5, 2013, in all provinces and territories except Quebec, where the closing date is September 6, 2013.

Organizations may receive up to $25,000 in grant funding per year on projects that focus on one or more of the following objectives: volunteering, men-toring, expanding awareness of elder abuse, social participation and capital assistance.

There are many organizations in Koo-tenay Columbia that are dedicated to helping seniors maintain a high quality of life and continue to be active, partici-pating members of their communities.

This year alone, we are providing more than $33 million to support 1 750 com-munity-based projects for seniors across the country. Since its beginning, the NHSP has funded more than 12 200 pro-

jects in hundreds of communities across Canada.

Organizations can receive funding towards projects that empower seniors to share their diverse skills, knowledge and experiences with others by volun-teering and mentoring. These projects also help foster social participation and inclusion of seniors in communities across Canada.

Seniors have played an important role in building our great constituency of Kootenay Columbia and we wish to say thank you for keeping our communities strong.

If your organization has an idea for a project that encourages seniors to lead

or participate in activities that benefit the commun-ities in Koo-tenay Col-umbia, take advantage of this call for proposal and submit your application today.

For more information on how to submit your application, vis-it seniors.gc.ca.

Conservatives call for proposals of projects led by seniors

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Golden Cinema Presents:

The Lone Ranger starting Friday July 19 - Thursday July 25 at 7pm.

This Week

John Hartman “The Columbia in Canada” at the Art Gallery of Golden June 21 - September 2.

Wed, July 17

Golden Youth Centre drop in every Wednesday from 3:30-9pm. Jam nights every Wednesday evening.

Ultimate Frisbee Co-ed drop-in every Wednesday at 7pm at Lady Grey Elementary.

Jam night at the Rockwater.

Golden Parent and Tot PlayLets parents and kids from birth to five enjoy preschool type activities. Wednesdays at the Rec Plex from 10:30am-noon.

Golden Farmers Market (Wednesday Market) from Wednesday June 12 to Aug.28 from noon-5pm in the CP parking lot.

Family Picnic Play and Learn, free 8-week summer program for families with children 3-5. Includes din-ner and parent discussions, Wednesdays 5-7pm at the Museum starting June 26 to Aug.14. To register call 250-439-9665.

Sarah Burton playing at The Golden Taps on July 17 at 10pm, no cover.

Scarllett Jane plays the Rockwater Grill and Bar July 17.

Summer Kicks Series Tiller’s Folly July 17, 7pm at Spirit Square. Also performing, Parson Jazz Cooperative.

Thurs, July 18

Ben & Eric Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub.

Men’s drop-in basketballThursdays from 8-10pm at the Rec Plex. $8.

Bridge Club Every Thursday at the Senior’s Centre from 1-4pm. Contact 250-344-5448.

Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio every Thursday 20% off all services, call 250-344-5766.

Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thursdays, 7:30-9pm in the Golden High School’s sewing room. New members and guests welcome, annu-al membership is $25.

“Up, Up and Away” at the Golden Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library! Thursdays 1:30-2:30 start-ing July 4 - Aug.1. Register at the library.

Fri, July 19

Golden Youth Centre drop in Fridays from 3:30-9pm and movie night every Friday from 7-9pm.

Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Friday night.

The Fred Eaglesmith Travelling Steamshow feat. The Coal Creek Boys July 19 at the Golden Taps. Tickets $35 and are avail-able at the Golden Taps.

Sat, July 20

Storytime at the Golden Library 10:30-11:30am. Free drop-in, contact 250-344-6516.

Spirit Square Saturday Market starting Saturday June 15 to Aug.31 from 11am-4pm at Spirit Square.

Willhorse at the Rockwater Grill and Bar July 20.

Gary Martin and the Heavenly Blues Band July 20 at Mad Trapper at 6pm. $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

Cops for Kids BBQ at Overwaitea July 20 from 11am-2:30pm.

Golden Dolphins home Swim Meet July 20 & 21 at the Golden municipal pool.

Sun, July 21

Junior Climbing Club at Dogtooth Climbing Gym 12:30-2pm. Booking is recommended 250-344-6444.

Sunday Howl open mic night at the Wolf’s Den every Sunday from 4-8pm. All ages welcome.

Outdoor yoga in Spirit Square Sundays 11am-12pm throughout July and Aug. Admission by donation to the Women’s Centre.

New Generation Singers of St. Joseph, Missouri per-forms at St. Andrew’s United Church (901 - 11th St) July 21 at 10:30am. Admission is free.

Marco Corbo plays at the Rockwater Grill and Bar July 21 & 22.

Golden Dolphins home Swim Meet July 20 & 21 at the Golden municipal pool.

Mon, July 22

Join the Cadets. Free pro-gram meets every Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall. For young men and women ages 12 to 18.

Marco Corbo plays at the Rockwater Grill and Bar July 21 & 22.

Tues, July 23

John Jenkins & Friends at the Rockwater 8pm.

Job Skills Workshops at the Work BC office every Tuesday at 10am all summer. Call 250-344-5413 to register.

Summer Kicks Series pres-ents Joaquin Diaz July 23, 7pm at Spirit Square.

Open Air July 23 at the Golden Taps Pub 10pm, no cover.

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Miss Quincy performs at the Rockwater Grill and Bar July 24 & 25.

Kicking Horse Cup/BC Road Master Race Weekend July 27/28. Preregister at www.kickinghorseresort.com.

Western Open Downhill Mountain Bike Race and Darkhorse Enduro Aug. 3/4, see details at www.kickinghorseresort.com.

Kicking Horse Gymnastics Club Camps Aug.12-15 / 19-22 / 26-29. For more info: [email protected].

Summer Kicks Series Bocephus King Aug.7 7pm at Spirit Square.

Girlz Group Grade 6&7 Aug.12-16, 1-3pm. Grade 5 Aug.19-23, 1-3pm. Register at the Golden Women’s Resource Centre. For more info: 250-344-5317.

Summer Kicks Series Willhorse Aug.14 7pm at Spirit Square. Also perform-ing is Retrofied with Mike Pecora.

Bruce Cockburn Aug. 16 at the Golden Civic Centre.

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The sounds of merengue will be taking the stage in Spirit Square when Joaquin Diaz plays on July 23 at 7 p.m.

Diaz is known for his light-fingered accor-dion playing and his infectious vocals which are drenched in Latin soul.

His repertoire is a mixture of traditional and original tunes characterized by exhilarat-ing rhythms.

Diaz started his musical career on the streets of Santo Domingo when he was nine years old.

At the age of 12, this Dominican king of accordion was playing in the most prestigious Regencies of the capital.

Still in his teens he performed at the Pan-

American Games in Puerto Rico accompany-ing the Dominican Republic’s Ballets Folk-loricos.

In 1990 Joaquin brought Dominican magic and his accordion wizardry with him to Can-ada. Now residing in Montreal, he and his extremely talented musicians have thrilled Latino and non-Latino fans alike, throughout North America, and Europe.

Diaz’s musicians sustain his own sense of rhythm, with devilish percussions (congas, tambora, guira, bongos, bass drum) and elec-tric bass, and provide the energy of their back-vocals to the invigorating bachatas.

Diaz has travelled the world as an genuine ambassador of merengue music.

Playing in between sets on the evening will be Suzie Raudaschl.


In order to help out some friends in need, a group of Golden resi-dents have organized a concert and charity auction, bringing Gary Martin and the Heavenly Blues band right here to Golden.

“They’ve been here a couple times before, and people were asking us if we were going to bring them back again because they’re very good,” said Bonnie Tuck, one of the event’s organizers. “And this time we cer-tainly had a reason to.”

The proceeds from the concert and the auction will go to help Karen and Mack MacDonald who are currently facing some medical costs.

“The town has been really good to us so far,” said Tuck, who has already collected auction items generously donated by Home Hard-ware, TRU Value, the Bargain Shop, Zodiac Hemp and Sobey’s, among others.

Tickets for the event include your entrance into the concert, which is at The Mad Trapper Pub, as well as dinner which will be beef on a bun, three kinds of salads, chilli and corn on the cob.

Gary Martin and the Heavenly Blues Band, based out of Calgary, play some good old fashioned blues, as well as some top 10 hits, and older dance music.

Martin’s five-piece group the Heavenly Blues Band have been togeth-er for over 15 years, and features harmonica player Pete Johnson, Mar-velous Marv on sax, James “Chip” Burney on bass, and drummer Dyllis Dufree, for some rockin’ Alberta blues.

Tickets for the July 20 show are $25 in advance, and $30 at the door. They are available at The Mad Trapper, or by calling Tuck at 250-344-2225.

The show starts at 6 p.m.

A heavenly show in Golden

A taste of merengue in Spirit Square

Gary Martin will be playing a live show at the Mad Trapper on July 20. Photo Submitted

Joaquin Diaz will have people dancing all night long at the July 23 edition of Summer Kicks. Photo Submitted


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Wildsight took out a booth at the Golden Farmers’ Market on July 3 to facilitate a Paint the Birds event.

People of all ages were invited to re-paint the wooden birds, flowers, and bugs along the CP Parking Lot fence. Throughout the day more than 50 people stopped by to spread their creativity.

Wildsight was happy with the turn-out, and is hoping to have a repeat of the event later in the month.

Several businesses in town helped make the event possible, including Home Hardware, TRU Hardware, Over-waitea and the Kick-ing Horse Country Chamber of Com-merce.

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Roxy Coatesworth and her grandmother went out on a sunny Wednesday afternoon to paint some of the wooden birds along the CP Parking Lot fence. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

Weeds don’t stand a chance at annual event in GoldenThe 6th annual weed pull in Golden was a huge success again this year according to orga-nizers of the event. This year, the intrepid volunteers expanded the area in which the threat was to be neutralized, yet fewer weeds necessitated pulling, resulting in only 54 bagfuls being disposed of many different weeds. Some of the weeds spotted during the event included napweed, goatsbeard, and blueburr. In the end they all succumbed to the relentless onslaught of the good people of Golden. Later this sum-mer, an opportunity for others to join in this battle will come. A second weed pull will be held early in the month of August.

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To commemorate Parks Day, Parks Can-

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activities suitable for kids and adults alike on July 20.

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unless otherwise indicated.

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Teddy Bear Picnic11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Experience Parks

Day at the Cave and Basin National His-toric Site – the Birth-place of Canada’s National Parks. Bring a picnic lunch to the Cave and Basin NHS, roll out your blan-ket and show off your favourite teddy bear at the annual Teddy Bear Picnic. Site entry fees apply.

Saving Wild Trout in Banff National Park

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Corral Creek picnic

area on the Bow Val-ley Parkway.

How do you tell the difference between a brook trout and a western cut throat trout?

Our aquatics spe-cialists can show you with models and an electro fishing dem-onstration. The elec-tro fishing demon-stration will be from 1 to 1:30 p.m.

On the Right Track 2 p.m.Corral Creek picnic

area on the Bow Val-ley Parkway.

Bring the whole family for some fun games and activities. Test your skills at tracking and discov-er how Parks Canada keeps an eye on our local wildlife.

Bear Guardians 7:30 p.m.

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Join the Bear Guardian interpret-ers to find out how Canada’s busiest national park is meet-ing the challenge of managing grizzly bears and people.

Rappin’ Research: Gettin’ Down with Banff’s Top Preda-tors 7:30 p.m.

Raven’s Nest Out-door Theatre – Tun-nel Mountain Camp-ground Village 2.

Fireside Chat 7:30 p.m.

Two Jack Lakeside Campground.

Join a Parks Can-ada interpreter to hear fascinating stor-ies about the natural and cultural world of Banff National Park.

The Bear Facts 8 p.m.

Lake Louise Camp-ground Theatre.

Watch bears in action and discov-er how we keep both people and bears safe in Banff Nation-al Park.

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New Wildlife Underpasses in Koo-tenay National Park

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Kootenay Valley

Viewpoint. Learn how Parks

Canada is helping deer, moose, bears and many other ani-mals cross the high-

way safely. Tigers and Dragons

1 p.m.Kootenay Nation-

al Park Visitor Centre in Radium

Catch and release the mini-monsters of a pond.

Sunset Stroll8 p.m.Redstreak Camp-

ground TheatreLearn about big-

horns and bobcats on this 1.5km walk from the theatre to a pan-oramic viewpoint

YOHO NATION-AL PARK

Bears: Up Close and Personal 2 p.m.

Yoho Visitor Centre in Field.

Take part in hands on activities and get to know some of the superstars of Yoho National Park.

The Bear Facts 8 p.m.

Kicking Horse Campground The-atre.

Watch bears in action and discov-er how we keep both bears and people safe during this exciting theatre program.

For more infor-mation on Canada’s Parks Day in the mountain nation-al parks, stop by a Parks Canada Visitor Centre or visit www.parkscanada.gc.ca to learn more about events taking place near you.

Dog from Golden found in Calgary shopping mall parking lotDarryl [email protected]

A local dog took an unexpected trip to Calgary but luckily was returned to its owners.

The dog named Lucky is owned by Cari Wilson and her family.Lucky got out of the door of the family’s home on July 6 and eventual-

ly ended up near a highway in Golden.Neighbours near the family, who were also looking for their dog,

spoke to a person who found Lucky and said he were going to take it to the RCMP detachment.

The car had license plates from Alberta but it never showed up at the detachment.

“We did not see him again. We posted on lost dog in B.C. and Alberta. We called the SPCA and posted on Facebook. I called all the vets as well,” Wilson said.

A friend of the family eventually spotted Lucky on a shelter website in Calgary.

“When I went there I asked who dropped him of. They said Lucky was found in a parking lot of a shopping mall in the city,” she said. “She does not like the car so I figure someone left the window down for her and she jumped out. She does get off the leash quite a bit even though we do keep her chained up.”

The event could not have happened on a worse day for Wilson’s daughter Kennedy.

“It was Kennedy’s birthday party on the day she went missing so it was dramatic for her,” she said. “She was very upset and wanted to go look-ing for him during her party. That was hard because we knew she was in a car but did not know where she was.”

It seems the dog was given the right name according to Wilson who said she was lucky to finally come home.

(From left) Cari Wilson, Brosia Lavoie, charley Hilderbrand and Kennedy Hilderbrand stand with their dog Lucky. The dog disap-peared from Golden only to be found at a shelter in Calgary. The dog had been picked up in a shopping mall parking lot and has since come home to Golden.



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- Turning Back the Pages -By Colleen Palumbo

Ellen Cameron was a driving force in the completion of the 1982 edition of Golden Memories. Unfortunately she passed away before she had the chance to see the final result of her labour of love. She wrote many of the articles that you will find in that book, as well as many arti-cles for the museum.

The following piece written by Ellen Cam-eron will likely jog the memories of our senior population as they are reminded of advertising slo-gans of days gone by. It is entitled “It Pays to Advertise and Other Trivia” and can be found in the

Archives of the Gold-en museum.

My father has an ashtray on his desk (bronzed metal) with an embossed figure of a running Johnny Walker – ’18 Years and Still Going Strong.’ Performing my dusting duties as a child, I wondered who this wonderful fellow could be.

Years later, I learn-ed that Johnny Walk-er was a brand of whiskey. I doubt if my mother knew who Johnny Walker was either, or she prob-ably would not have allowed him in the house.

In the course of my household duties, I was also intrigued by another running fig-ure; the Dutch Clean-er Lady, dressed in her national cos-tume and wielding a big stick, her speed not at all impaired by her clomping wood-en shoes. “She Chas-es Dirt,” read the slo-gan.

At window-clean-ing time out came the Bonami – later the

powder in the can – which is still a seller today. Why, oh why, did they change the wrapper?

It showed a gold-en chick emerging from an egg with the slogan: ‘Hasn’t Scratched Yet.’

Does anyone remember the Fairy Soap, the first to make the boast: ‘It Floats?’ It smelled nice too, at least to my childish olfactory glands.

Although it was more expensive, and still is, my moth-er preferred Pear’s Soap – ‘Pure Glycer-ine’ and a product of Mother Britain. What I remember most about it were the newspaper ads, showing a child being bathed in its bathtub, just like the one we had at home.

Does anyone remember wheth-er it was Palmolive or Woodbury’s soap (I think the latter) that assured you its use would result in ‘The Skin You Love to Touch?’

Then it was Life-bouy who made us first aware that to ensure social accept-ability one must be aware of ‘B.O.”

We always had Bov-ril in the house too. I saw some Bovril cubes in the super-market the other day, but ours was always in a brown bottle. In my opinion, the best billboard I have ever seen depicted a weep-ing steer standing spread eagle over a large bottle of Bovril.

The caption: ‘Alas, My Poor Brother.”

I see Dodd’s Kidney Pills are still adver-tised. They used to send us an almanac, but one that con-tained the most infor-mation on almost everything under the sun was Dr. Chase’s Almanac. Also, the good doctor sand-wiched in his recom-mendations and testi-monials for a wide variety of ailments for his remedies. The Nerve Food

seemed to be the one he pushed the hard-est.

Bu the way, where are the Smith Broth-ers of cough drop fame? Their long beards must be get-ting very grey by now.

Carter’s Little Liv-er Pills, as their name implies, may have been delectable but I have never seen, let alone, sampled one. Just as well perhaps – if they were sugar

coated I might have become addicted. Is it possible that they may still be around lurking somewhere among the pills, cap-sules, powders and shots of the modern drug scene?

Perhaps they should be revived and researched to see if possibly they could be a preventative to cirrhosis of the liv-er. Enough. All this is getting to read “curi-ouser and curiouser” as Alice would say.

The photos are various advertisements used to promote everyday products. Photos courtesy of the Golden Museum


Calendar project gets some financial support

Hig & Son automotive shop opens in Habart

Rob Parker with the Columbia Valley Credit Union hands a cheque for $1,800 to Connie Barlow (left), and Renee Quanstrom (centre) for the Golden Early Childhood Development Coalition’s Community Calendar project. The monthly calendar provides parents and caregivers with information about community happenings. Copies of the calendar are available at the Child Care Resource and Referral office, or by emailing [email protected]. Photo Submitted


After nearly 20 years as a mechanic, David Higginson has opened up his own auto repair shop in Habart called Hig & Son Automotive Repair.

Higginson said being a mechanic was all he ever want-ed to be.

“I realized in high school that I wanted to be a mechan-ic. I grew up in the area and have worked at other shops. I finally made the decision that the time was right to open my own shop.”

Spending his entire life in the Golden area has given the mechanic a unique perspective on what people want from a repair shop.

“I enjoy my job and decided it was the right time to have my own business. I want to do my best to help people get the service they need.”

Juniper Kelly is Higginson’s wife and partner in the business. She said the family-operated business is also working very hard to give the best rates possible to people who live in the area.

“We are a family run business that offers affordable rates. We are trying to help families save money on their car repairs because we understand it is very expensive to keep your car in good running order,” Kelly said. “We want to provide the best service possible for the best price we can.”

She said it is important for people to keep their vehicles well maintained so they will last longer, and the business is doing what they can to help.

“We will pick it up and bring it out here or if they drop it off we will drop them off in Golden and pick them up when their vehicle is ready,” Kelly said.

Higginson said he can do almost anything that needs to be done with a vehicle and plans to offer more service in the future.

“I know a lot of local people who know they are not going to be dealing with someone in the back of the shop. Here the customer will be talking to the mechanic,” he said.

To learn more about the services offered call 250-344-5588.

Pictured above are David Higginson, Davey Higginson and Juniper Kelly in front of the new Hig & Son Automotive Repair. Darryl Crane/Star Photo

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Twin Rivers - 1 & 2 bdrm apts. No parties, N/S, no pets. Laundry facilities, Security doors. Best Deal in Town! 250-344-8113.

Two Bdr apt available now. Non smoking. Age 55+ apartment building. Call Laura 250-344-6233.

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1&2 bdr. furnished suites. Utilities included. Close to amenities. No pets, parties. DD. Internet available. 250-344-8429, or 344-0604.

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Homes for Rent1 bdrm chalet furnished full kitchen, sat. tv, high speedinternet, utls incld, fi re place, NS, mon. 6 months, avail. now. $650/month. 250-344-7874 (evenings).1 bdrm ground fl oor suite (not basement) in detached house in Golden. Full kitchen, 3 pc bath, sunny deck, off street parking, shared laundry. $625 inc utls. Sorry NP & NS. Avail July 1. 403-609-6643.2 Bdr House for rent, across from Overwaitea, avail.immdly. References required. No pets. No parties. NS. Please call 250-344-6200.2 Bdr. house in Donald. Furnished, wood stove, fenced. Pets ok. $700/mth. 250-340-0043.2 bdrm house on acreage at Castledale on Hwy 95. $750/month + utls. No parties, no illegal activities, long term mature reliable tenants pref’d. Refs and DD req’d. Please call 250-344-6710.2 Bedroom renovated olderhouse, downtown Golden. No pets or parties. References and Damage Deposit required. Long-term preferred. $950/mth + utilities. Located on a large commercial lot and is suitable for business use also. Telephone 250-344-6710.3 Bdr., 1 1/2 bath single storey home. F/S. Avail Aug.1Family preferred. No parties. Call 250-344-6194.

3 Bdr house (Av. now) 1116 12 St. Appliances incl., references required. No Pets,

No Parties. W/D. 250-344-5626

3 Bdr mobile home for rent or sale. $600/mth. Avail June 1. 250-344-7163 or 344-8179.2 Bdr house, w/d, sat. dish, in town, DD req’d, no pets.4 bdrm house on 2 acres on Horse Creek Rd. Avail. Aug 1, pets ok, $1295/mnt, rent to own considered. Contact Caleb/Niki at Bacchus, or call 250-344-5600 or 344-7443.

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MINES ACTNOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO PERMIT APPROVING

THE MINE PLAN AND RECLAMATION PROGRAM FOR Horse Creek Silica Mine

Take notice that HiTest Sand Inc. has fi led with the Chief Inspector of Mines, pursuant to Part 10.2.1 of the Health and Safety Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia, a proposed mine plan together with a program for the protection and reclamation of the land and water courses related to the proposed Silica Quarry located at: Horse Creek Silica Mine Mineral Claim #373717 District Lot 17053 Latitude: 51°, 12’,40”N Longitude: 116°, 51’, 37”

A copy of the permit application, including supporting documentation, is available for public viewing at: Golden Area Initiatives Community Economic Development Offi ce at the BC Visitor’s Centre @ Golden, 111 Golden Donald Upper Rd. Golden, BC. V0A 1H0.

Any person aff ected by or interested in this program has 30 days from the date of publication to make written representation to the Chief Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Kootenay Boundary Region at 1902 Th eatre Road, Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G1 or by email [email protected], (facsimile: 250-426-1767)

Please note that the Chief Inspector does not have a mandate to consider the merits of the proposed mine from a zoning or a land use planning perspective.

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Homes for Rent3 bdrms, 2.5 baths. Bungalow located in desirable neighbor-hood on Selkirk Hill. Upper level has been renovated. Incl. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, W/D. Avail Aug. 15. N/S. Ref’s required. $1000 / mo. + util. Call 250-344-7604.5 Bdr house w/ new upgrades. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, 2 washrooms. Excellent location close to school and town. Lv msg. 250-344-6131.716-8 St. Main Floor 3 bdr. 1040 sq. ft. home. Fireplace in LR, 1 1/2 baths, laundry down, electric heat. Carport. N/S. NP Mature, long-term tenant. $1200/mo. DD-$600 Call 250-344-5508.Charming 2 bdrm house for rent avail Sept.1 close to school and stores, N/S, N/P, wash/dryer, $800/mnt, long term pref’d, call Barb 250-272-0034.For rent/own. 4bdrm 3 bath house on Selkirk Hill. Views, fenced yard, garden, sunny, only 5 yrs old. $1800/mnth. NP. 250-272-4674.This fully furnished, all-inclu-sive home has 3 bdrs, 2 full baths, lrg laundry room and lrg covered deck. Willing to rent unfurnished to long-term rent-ers. A must see! N/S. Great backcountry access.Just 10 mins. south of Golden. Avail now. 344-0110.

StorageS TA S H YO U R S T U F F. C O M Storage spaces of different sizes starting at $40/month including heated units. 250-344-3104.

Suites, Lower3 BED 1 bath, lg back yard, DW, NS, NP, $750. + util.& DD. ref. req. (250)344-0780

716 - 8th St 2 bdrm basement suite / fi replace in living rm. Laundry room, $700 + utls - elec. heat. DD $350, no pets no smoking. Responsible mature tenant. Call 250-344-5508.New bright basement, 2 bdrm, Canyon Ridge, Aug.1, $900 all incld. Call 450-204-8250.

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Suites, LowerLower 1 bdrm suite, no laun-dry on site, no pets. Fridge, stove, N/S, ref’s req’d $500/mnth + DD $250. 250-344-5582.

Suites, UpperBeautify reno’d 3 bdrm suite on a creek close to town. All appliances incld, w/d incld, avail.immediatley.$1000/mnth. 250-939-8189.Upper 1 bdrm suite, no laun-dry on site, no pets. Fridge, stove, N/S, ref’s req’d $500/mnth + DD $250. 250-344-5582.

Townhouses3 BDR 2 bath Townhouse. Balcony & propane fi replace. Appliances incl. dishwasher. Family preferred. References & Damage Deposit. $1495/month plus utilities. Telephone 250-344-6710.

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MINES ACTNOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO PERMIT APPROVING

THE MINE PLAN AND RECLAMATION PROGRAM FOR Horse Creek Silica Mine

Take notice that HiTest Sand Inc. has � led with the Chief Inspector of Mines, pursuant to Part 10.2.1 of the Health and Safety Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia, a proposed mine plan together with a program for the protection and reclamation of the land and water courses related to the proposed Silica Quarry located at: Horse Creek Silica Mine Mineral Claim #373717 District Lot 17053 Latitude: 51°, 12’,40”N Longitude: 116°, 51’, 37”

A copy of the permit application, including supporting documentation, is available for public viewing at: Golden Area Initiatives Community Economic Development O� ce at the BC Visitor’s Centre @ Golden, 111 Golden Donald Upper Rd. Golden, BC. V0A 1H0.

Any person a� ected by or interested in this program has 30 days from the date of publication to make written representation to the Chief Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Kootenay Boundary Region at 1902 � eatre Road, Cranbrook, BC V1C 7G1 or by email [email protected], (facsimile: 250-426-1767)

Please note that the Chief Inspector does not have a mandate to consider the merits of the proposed mine from a zoning or a land use planning perspective.

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PUBLIC NOTICERECALL AND INITIATIVE ACT

This notice is published pursuant to section 4 of the Recall and Initiative Act.

Approval in principle has been granted on an application for an initiative petition. The petition will be issued to proponent Dana Larsen on Monday, September 9, 2013 and signature sheets must be submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer by Monday, December 9, 2013.

The Title of the Initiative is:An initiative to amend the Police Act.

Summary of Initiative:The initiative draft Bill entitled, “Sensible Policing Act” proposes to amend the Police Act to no longer use provincial police resources on the enforcement of current laws in relation to simple possession and use of cannabis by adults. The draft law would prohibit the use of provincial police resources for this purpose, would require police to report in detail to the Minister of Justice any actual use of resources for this purpose and why it was necessary, and require the Minister to publish that report. The Bill also proposes that the province would call upon the Federal Government to repeal the federal prohibition on cannabis, or give British Columbia an exemption, such that British Columbia is able to tax and regulate cannabis similar to the regulation of alcohol and tobacco. As well it proposes that British Columbia shall establish a Provincial Commission to study the means and requirements necessary for the province to establish a legal and regulated model for the production and use of cannabis by adults. Last, the Bill would make non-lawful possession and use of cannabis by minors an offence similar to possession and use of alcohol.

Opponent Registration:Individuals or organizations who intend to incur expenses as opponents must apply for registration with the Chief Electoral Officer by Monday, August 12, 2013. Registration applications for opponents are available from Elections BC.

Initiative Advertising:Individuals or organizations who sponsor initiative advertising, other than the proponent and registered opponents, must register with the Chief Electoral Officer before they conduct or publish initiative advertising. Registration applications are available from Elections BC.

Who May Sign the Petition:Registered voters as of Monday, September 9, 2013 may sign the initiative petition. Individuals may only sign the petition once, and must sign the petition sheet for the electoral district in which they are registered at the time of signing. Signed petitions are available for public inspection.

For More Information:The initiative application and draft Bill are available for public inspection on the Elections BC website and at the Elections BC office at the address below.

Location:Suite 100 – 1112 Fort Street, Victoria, B.C

Mailing Address: PO Box 9275 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9J6

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The Golden Dolphins recently attended the 66th annual Kelowna Ogopogo swim meet.

Although it was a very hot and loud environ-ment all the Golden Dolphins swam very well.

This was their best meet so far this season, with 28 swimmers attending. All swimmers that were present swam to the best of their ability, taking off lots of seconds and recording best times of the season.

Exceptional swimmers from the weekend were Div. 1 girls, Lauren Russel and Emma Janes.

They both took off amazing amounts of time as well as placing in the top eight in multiple events.

Zara Johnson was also awarded bronze for top Div. 5 girl, and Josh Hiroka silver, for Div. 6 boys.

Overall out of 12 teams, the girls team placed 5th, with the boys team placing 6th.

The Golden Dolphins placed 6th with com-bined boys and girls team points. Placing this high at one of the most competitive meets of this year was a big excitement for the team.

The Golden Dolphins then sent 60 swimmers to the Revelstoke to take part in a swim meet. The Dolphin coaches were very impressed as the team came in 4th out of 11 competitive teams.

Not only did the Dolphins place well, but best times were being swum almost every race. Amaz-ing swims were done by Odin Christakos, Hannah LaRoy, Julian Hudson, Devon Tress, Georgia Phil-lips, Ash-Lee Tress, Ben Arlt and many more.

Zara Johnson placed third overall in her age cat-egory (Div. 5 girls), Josh Hiraoka was second for Div. 6 boys, Ben Arlt held for Div. 7 boys and coach-es Cynthia and Lochlan won his second medals in the girls and boys division 8 category. Josh Hira-oka also broke a meet record in the fifty fly, going a 28.8 seconds with the old meet record as a 29.2 seconds. Having such an incredible meet on the road is only getting the Dolphins very excited for their home meet. The Golden Dolphins swim meet will be on July 20/21 at the Golden Muni-cipal Pool so come on out to cheer on your local swim team.


The Town of Golden Recrea-tion Department and the life-guards at the Golden Municipal Swimming Pool have developed a program that will help young swimmers begin the journey to become lifeguards.

The Fast Track to Bronze pro-gram ran at the pool on July 15.

This new program is attempt-ing to bridge the gap between the Red Cross Swimming Les-son programs and the Life Sav-ing Society programs that are geared around water rescue and first aid.

Megan Arlt is one of the life-guard supervisors at the pool who helped to develop the program.

“The program is an introduc-tion to the Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross courses. Those are the first steps to become a life-guard,” she said.

The course in Golden will con-sist of three hours of training focussed on lifeguard skills that the participants will have to use in the next level courses.

“It is a fun job. I think it is a job that you can take almost any-where. It is great to get kids out early and help them stay in shape.

It is good for them,” Arlt said.“As you go through these cours-

es you have to maintain a level of fitness. You also have to be a team player to be successful. People who attend these courses are getting a step ahead on under-standing leadership and how to develop communications skills for any job,” said Recreation Co-ordinator for the Town of Gold-en, Kim Bryan.

“They have created three, one-hour blocks throughout the day. Each hour builds on the previous one so it gets more difficult as the day goes on.”

Our instructors identified a gap between the end of swim les-sons for kids and the bronze pro-gram. This program comes in to provide a challenge for the kids who have advanced quickly.”

This is the first time this course has been offered in Golden, and Manager of Recreation Services Jordan Petrovics sees it as some-thing that can grow both in and outside Golden.

“It is in a pilot project mode and there have been a lot of dis-cussions going on at the Red Cross and life savings level on how to bridge the gap between programs,” he said.

“We are going to be able to pro-

vide them with ideas based on this program to the industry on how to fill the gap. We are ahead of the curve by launching some-

thing on this level.”Approximately 14 people

signed up for the course, and there are plans to hold another

session on Aug. 12. Anyone inter-ested in taking part in the course in August can get more informa-tion at the pool.

Lifeguards and students get prepared to take one three-hour Fast Track to Bronze course at the Golden Municipal Swimming pool. Darryl Crane/Star photo


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