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The residents of Purcell View Apartments had an eventful evening last week when a resident smelled smoke in the building shortly before midnight on Tuesday Feb. 25.

The resident pulled the manual fire alarm,

bringing the Golden Fire Department over to investigate at the 12th Street South building.

“We arrived on scene very shortly after the alarm was activated…I saw that there was smoke inside the building,” said Fire Chief Ken McClure.

While the chief was investigating what turned out to be a blown fuse that was generating a lot of

smoke (most of which was contained in the elec-trical room), the residents of the seniors hous-ing complex had to be evacuated from the build-ing.

“The residents were never in real danger as the electrical service did exactly what it was designed to do,” said McClure.

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Purcell residents have a smoky evening

Josh Tatton (left) and Connor Sheriff (right) battle for a loose puck against the Invermere Rockies during the Golden Rockets Initiation tournament on Saturday. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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98 athletes from the Kootenays competed at the 2014 BC Winter Games bringing home 20 medals.

Pink Day at LGESDassie Hambruch sings in front of her classmates at an assembly at Lady Grey Elementary School on Wednesday Feb. 26. The assem-bly, which includ-ed many student performances, is in honour of Pink Shirt Day, a national anti-bullying initiative that is recognized in schools all over the country.Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

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A personal thank you to The Royal Canadian Legion and Columbia Basin Trust for your support of our Golden youth 4on4 program!

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Columbia Shuswap Regional DistrictNOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION

FIVE YEAR (2014-2018) FINANCIAL PLANSections 815 & 816 of the Local Government Act require that all Regional Districts prepare and adopt, by bylaw, a Five Year Financial Plan on an annual basis. It also requires that the Board undertake a process of public consultation regarding the Five Year Financial Plan before it is adopted.Interested members of the public are invited to attend the Columbia Shuswap Regional District of� ces located at 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, BC on Friday, March 7th, 2014 at 1:00 – 2:00 PM local time for an opportunity to speak directly to the Manager of Finance & IT Services regarding the proposed Five Year (2014 – 2018) Financial Plan.The Five Year Financial Plan will be considered for adoption at the Thursday, March 20th, 2014 Regular Board meeting.

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Thanks to some provincial funding, the Golden Fire Res-cue service may soon be better equipped for road rescue servi-ces, which they have been pro-viding since the previous pro-vider stepped down in 2012.

The members of the Golden Fire Rescue received $225,000 in November 2013 from the Province’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, help-ing the Golden Volunteer Fire-fighters Association intent to purchase a fully customized heavy road vehicle for Golden Fire Rescue as a first responder unit on our area highways.

The state-of-the-art vehicle will increase both efficiency and safety for call-outs on the highways.

Road Rescue Service (RRS) is provided at the discretion of the local authority, who decides whether or not it includes areas outside their municipal jurisdiction.

After many years of exem-plary service, Golden and Dis-

trict Search and Rescue (GAD-SAR) stepped down from this role in order to refocus its return to backcountry based search and rescue activ-ities. Committed to fill this local critical service vacuum, the Town of Golden’s Volun-teer Fire Department eagerly stepped in.

“The volunteers know how important any rescue oper-ation is and as a team of good spirited firefighters, they love to help. The team has always been supportive of this change and eager to take on this chal-lenge,” said Fire Chief Ken McClure.

Golden Fire Rescue plans to apply for additional funding from the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch when the next application phase opens in the summer of 2014.

The anticipated vehicle pur-chase follows on the heels of a year-long pilot project between the Town and the Province to determine the adequacy of the reimbursement for call outs. Under a unique Memoran-dum of Understanding and

additional provincial funding for proper rescue tools, Town Council agreed to careful-ly track RRS operational costs for the year. In September the reimbursement rate was raised province-wide as a result of the findings.

Pending the approval of the remaining funds for the new rescue vehicle, Town Council will then determine to estab-lish RRS as a confirmed service of the Town of Golden, con-sidering that while operation-al costs of the service are now sufficiently provided by the Province, long term vehicle and equipment replacements, insurance, or specialized train-ing expenses could potentially need to be supported at least in part by the local taxpayer.

Golden Fire Rescue is always looking for more volunteers. If you would like to be part of their team, visit the Gold-en Fire Department with your resume or call 250-344-6401. Interested applicants are also encouraged to join a fire prac-tice any time on Tuesday even-ings at 6:30 p.m.

Road rescue services gets more funds


Frustrations have reached an all time high for a local business owner after the police were called to help deal with some loitering students at her shop.

"I'm getting cold to the issue," said Janet Crandall, owner of Moose Trax on 9th Avenue North. "This just doesn't belong in a retail area."

Crandall is referring to the Youth Centre located beside her store, which also shares an entrance. Since the centre opened, about 18 months ago (six months after Moose Trax opened), loitering has been a problem - a problem that Crandall says is affecting her business.

On Feb. 24, a group of regulars at the cen-tre were hanging around inside the entrance to the building. And when they were asked to leave by the building manager, things escalat-ed, and the police were called. All of the youth involved were handed a suspension from the youth centre.

"They realize they stepped outside of what they should be doing," said Patrick O'Neill, co-ordinator for the youth centre. "They know the rules."

O’Neill has been working at the centre since November, and was aware there had been some complaints from Crandall regarding the behaviour of some of the kids, but says that improvements have been made. And tools such as the week-long suspensions he believes to be an effective way of dealing such inci-dents.

"I know that smoking was an issue, and they have moved away from the door, and down the street," he said. "I've talked to (Crandall) several times, and we're doing what we can to accommodate her and her business."

Crandall is appreciative of all the work that O’Neill has put in, calling him "very effect-ive" in the position, but still says that is not enough. She says the youth's behaviour is "dis-respectful," and that it is most problematic when the centre is not open, and O'Neill is not there.

"I used to think that there was a way for us to co-exist, but after (Feb. 24) I don't feel that way anymore," she said. "I'm open for a mir-acle, but after 12 months of looking for that solution, it doesn't seem to be happening."

In the time that the youth centre has been open, she has seen a decrease in her sales.

Although she admits that spring is a slow time for retail regardless, Crandall says she sees potential customers (most of them being women, children and tourists) walk towards the door, see the group of teenagers hanging around the door, change their mind, and turn and walk away.

She worries that her customers are afraid to navigate through the crowd, which she describes as “intimidating.”

"It's killing my business," she said.Crandall is one of ten tenants in the Patlar

Building, and one of four that are privately owned businesses. Vivid Hair Salon is one of those four, and owner Cari Wilson says she has not been experiencing similar problems.

"I've been here for about a month, and I haven't had any problems," said Wilson, add-ing that she also hasn't received any com-plaints from her clients.

Crandall’s space is the only one (other than the youth centre) that has a view of the street and entrance way, making the activity around the door more visible.

“If it was just once in a while that would be one thing, but it’s not, it’s all the time,” said Crandall. “After 18 months of this, I am com-pletely out of patience.”

Loitering youth frustrates store owner


“The program is good, it saves lives and that’s

what’s important”

— Suzanne Anton —Attorney General

Parks Canada Summer Recruitment & Information Events for the

Lake Louise, Yoho & Kootenay Field Unit Coming up in

Radium Hot Springs March 5 Golden March 12

and Lake Louise March 13 For details visit:

www.pc.gc.ca/mpcareers

Séances de recrutement estival et d’information de Parcs Canada

pour l’Unité de gestion du secteur de Lake Louise

et des parcs nationaux Yoho et Kootenay se tiendront

le 5 mars, à Radium Hot Springs, le 12 mars, à Golden

et le 13 mars, à Lake Louise, Pour en savoir davantage, rendez-vous à :

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Inspiring Careers Start Here.

Une carrière stimulante qui commence chez nous.

Parks Canada Summer Recruitment & Information Eventsfor the

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and Lake Louise March 13For details visit:

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Des seances de recrutement estival et d’information de Parcs Canadapour

l’Unite de gestion du secteur de Lake Louiseet des parcs nationaux Yoho et Kootenay

se tiendrontle 5 mars, a Radium Hot Springs,

le 12 mars, a Goldenet le 13 mars, a Lake Louise

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“Whatever was introduced into the ener-gized electrical circuits, the fuse blew, and that eliminated any fire problem after that because it got rid of the electrical energy. However when a fuse like that blows, it cre-ates a lot of smoke.”

Extra vehicles (from the fire department, BC Ambulance and RCMP) were brought to the location to keep the residents warm and comfortable while the building was being inspected.

“When we were able to determine that the building was safe, we moved everyone back inside to their meeting room, and then we started repairs,” said McClure.

“It was important that we were able to keep everyone warm and comfortable while they were waiting.”

An electrician was brought in right away to make the repairs, and all of the residents were able to return to their rooms that same night.

The event was a bit disruptive for the resi-dents, some of whom were on oxygen or had taken some night time medication. It was about two hours out of their night, however McClure says all the residents were patient, understanding and grateful to the depart-ment for the assistance.

“The guys did a really good job, we had between 15 and 18 firefighters on scene in under three minutes from the time of the alarm,” he said.

“This is a good news story.”

Purcell smoke came from a blown fuse

Golden Star [email protected]

Roadside suspen-sions and vehicle seiz-ures for drivers blow-ing as low as 0.05 per cent blood alcohol have helped cut B.C. drinking and driving deaths by half, Attor-ney General Suzanne Anton said last week.

Government statis-tics show average fatal-ities from drinking and driving have fall-en to 54 a year from a previous five-year

average of 112, since the law took effect in September 2010.

In 2011, a year after the new law took effect, 73 impaired drivers were removed from the road in Golden alone.

Anton said the pro-gram is so successful that other provinces are moving in the same direction.

Anton wouldn't comment on court challenges to the pro-gram, which imposes penalties on people

who test in the "warn" range below 0.08, where they are sub-ject to impaired driv-

ing charges."If there have to

be changes made to it, we will be making those, but the pro-gram is good, it saves lives and that's what's important," Anton said.

The "immedi-ate roadside pro-hibition" program replaced most impaired driving charges with admin-istrative penalties, including a three-day driving ban and a $200 administra-tive fee for those who blow between 0.05 and 0.08, if the police officer has reason to believe the driver is impaired.

For those who blow in the "impaired" range of 0.08 or high-

er, police have the option of impos-ing a 90-day driv-ing ban, a $500 pen-

alty and impound-ing the vehicle for 30 days instead of lay-ing a charge. Tow-ing and impounding a vehicle can result in a $700 bill, and a $1,400 mandatory "responsible driver program" may also be required before the driver's licence is returned.

The government terms the measure "Alexa's Law," after four-year-old Alexa Middelaer, who was feeding horses at the roadside in Delta when she was struck by an impaired driver and killed in 2008.

"After decades of stagnant progress on reducing the number of preventable deaths caused by drinking

and driving, as a com-munity we've made sig-nificant and sustained changes," said Laur-el Middelaer, Alexa's mother, who has been an advocate on the issue since the tragedy.

Not only is there an Alexa’s Law, there is also an Alexa’s team

To honour what would have been Alexa’s 10th birth-day, the family had set themselves a goal - to reduce impaired driving related deaths and injuries 35 per cent by 2013. And they started with Alexa’s Team.

Formed in 2008, Alexa’s Team grew from 26 members to 355 RCMP and Muni-cipal police offi-cers from all corners of the province by 2012, and has includ-ed multiple mem-bers from the Golden RCMP detachment.

Since 2008, Alexa’s Team members processed 32,743 impaired driving charges or penal-ties against drivers in violation of B.C’s impaired driving laws.

With files from Black Press

Drinking and driving deaths are down by half


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Columbia Shuswap Regional DistrictINVITATION TO TENDER

Compaction and Cover – CSRD Refuse Disposal Sites – Golden, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm and Sicamous

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is inviting Tenders for a � ve year term for the compaction and cover of refuse at its Refuse Disposal sites in Golden, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm and Sicamous.Sealed Tenders clearly marked “Tender - Compaction and Cover - CSRD Refuse Disposal Sites”, will be accepted until 2 PM local time on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the of� ce of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, P.O. Box 978, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4P1.Tender documents and further information are available online at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District website at www.csrd.bc.ca/news-notices/opportunities/tenders, on the BC Bid website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca, Civic Info website at www.civicinfo.bc.ca and at the of� ce of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District at the above address during regular of� ce hours.There will be a mandatory pre-tender meeting held at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Of� ce in Salmon Arm on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 1 PM, followed by a site tour of the Salmon Arm Refuse Disposal Site. Attendance at the pre-tender meeting and the site tour is mandatory requirement in order to qualify to submit a Tender.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Tenders and to waive any informality in the Tenders received, in each case without giving any notice. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District reserves the right to accept the Tender which it deems most advantageous.Faxed submissions will not be accepted.The lowest or any Tender will not be necessarily accepted.

For further information, please contact:Ben Van Nostrand, Waste Management Coordinator

T: (250) 833-5940E: [email protected]

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March 22nd, 20145:00pm – 1:00am Golden Seniors’ CentreTickets: Adult – $25

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Spirit Square fight

Police responded to a reported fight at Spir-it Square on Feb. 25. The subjects were found fighting on the ground and were separated by RCMP members. Both had been drinking, and one in particular was extremely intoxicated.

One person left immediately upon police request. Officers made a number of attempts to have the other, who was quite intoxicated, leave in the company of family who were able to care for them. This person ultimately was lodged in cells and held until he was sober.

Purcell apartment fire

On Feb. 25, police responded to assist the fire department at the Purcell Apartments on 12th Street South. The fire department responded to a report of smoke in the electrical room. The apartment houses a number of seniors.

Police responded to assist with evacuation. Many residents were kept warm in emergency vehicles at the scene. The fire crew was able to

clear the building in short order and allow for the safe return of the residents to their homes. There were no injuries reported.

Police warn of recurring fraud

On Feb. 26 a Golden resident received a letter in the mail along with an enclosed cheque. The letter invited this person to be a mystery shopper and had instructions on how the funds from the cheque should be dispersed.

It included a small reward for their participa-tion and instructed that the bulk of the money be sent via Western Union and money gram to two named persons. The mystery shopper was to then report their experience back to the com-pany.

This is a long standing fraud where a client cashes the cheque, the funds are then trans-ferred by the client only later to find the cheque is a fraud and they are left to pay it back to the bank. Many of these frauds originate outside of the country.

If you receive a similar type letter, do not act on it. Report the fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at www.antifraudcentre.ca as well as to your local police.

RCMP Report: Fight at Spirit Square

$391 million for Parks Canada in budgetJoel [email protected]

Parks Canada received a major boost from the federal budget last month when it was promised $391 million over the next six years.

The money is to be allocated towards improving highways, bridges, dams and other infra-structure and comes as wel-come news for residents of East-ern British Columbia and Koo-tenay/Columbia MP David Wilks.

“I’m delighted, I truly am. It’s not too often that you can get, within a budget, an actual com-mitment from the government on a certain part of your con-stituency that will be improved upon,” he said.

It remains unclear how the money will be spent, but road

improvements through Glacier National Park has been identi-fied as a high priority project.

Wilks recognizes that it will be his challenge to ensure that the highways receive proper atten-tion.

“Now it’s my job to see how much money I can get of that $391 million,” he said. “Real-istically I would like to be able to secure $80-100 million of that. I believe that’s a realistic request.”

Twinning the Trans-Canada Highway all the way through Glacier is a massive project that was estimated by Parks Canada to cost $1-2 billion, but Wilks believes it is important to get started as soon as possible.

“You have to start some-where,” he said. “Whether it’s Yoho, Glacier or Mt. Revelstoke we need to get to the point

where we can twin that highway. It’s the gateway to Vancouver…we need to have it more free-flowing.”

Developments on Highway 1 east of Golden, Wilks argues, have been a tremendous suc-cess, which only furthers the idea that more highway upgrades are generally worth the massive price tag.

“When you look at the improvements made on the Trans-Canada Highway (east of Golden) I don’t think there was anyone who could argue to say that it hasn’t been 100 or 200 percent better, if not 1000 times better.”

It is not yet known when deci-sions will be made regarding the allocated funds or exactly how much of the $391 million will be given to Parks Canada each year.

Jeep Junior Freeski at KHMR

Cooper Bathgate pulls off a sweet move at Kicking Horse on the weekend as part of the Jeep Junior Freeski series. Participants aged 7-18 showcased their freeski skills on both Saturday and Sunday. Photo Submitted

A6 www.thegoldenstar.net Wednesday, March 5, 2014 The Golden Star Star opinion

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Online Safety

MicheleLaPointe publisher

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POLL OF THE WEEKDo you think Pink Shirt Day is an effective way to raise

awareness on bullying?

Yes 43% No 57%This week’s poll question: Do you think improvements on the stretch of highway

through Glacier National Park should be a priority? log onto www.thegoldenstar.net to make your vote count

DISCLAIMER: This web poll is informal, not scientific. It reflects opinions of site visitors who voluntarily partici-pate. Results may not represent the opinions of the public as a whole. Black Press is not responsible for the statis-tical accuracy of opinions expressed here.

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Most dangerous equipment requires certification to oper-ate. To get a driver's license in British Col-umbia you have to go through a graduated licensing system that takes years.

But to use the inter-net you require only a connection. This tool, which has tremendous power for both good and bad, is open to absolutely everyone, even though the conse-quences can last a lifetime.

That was one of the main points that Mer-lyn Horton, a Canadian expert on online trends and safety, was trying to drive home at the recent Modern Family presentation at the Golden Civic Centre.

I am relatively new to the social media world, and quite honestly, she scared me a bit. I'm cer-tainly not the type to put any "unflattering" images of myself on the internet. But when access to the web and social media is in my pock-et at 2 a.m. (when my decision making powers are at an all-time low), I could make a mistake. Anyone could.

And even if I don't make a mistake, I have no control over what other people are doing and posting.

The internet is permanent, it lasts forever. This is a tough concept to wrap our heads around, especially since no one has lived an entire lifetime with the internet yet.

I have lived most of my life with the very com-forting fact that no matter what, I can always start over. I can move somewhere new, and have a new beginning if I so choose.

But now, and perhaps not for me, but cer-tainly for the next generation, it doesn't mat-ter where you move. You're online ID will follow you, and this online ID is becoming more and more valid.

Horton rattled off some statistics about what employers look at when considering a poten-tial employee. And their social media sites are one of them. Employers will look at your posts, photos, and even your grammar.

The technology is only advancing, and soon, with facial recognition software, people will not only be able to search you by your name, but also your face - meaning that even if you are not “tagged” in photos, you can still be identified.

All of this technology is new, and society is rushing to catch up. Presentations like the Mod-ern Family one are a great step in the right dir-ection, but more of this is needed.

Not only do children need the tools to be safe online, parents and adults need to keep up on the trends as well. You can’t monitor or control something you don’t understand.

Road Rescue Service

Editor,

I understand that the town is con-sidering establishing Road Rescue Service on our area highways as a confirmed service of the Town of Golden. I do have some questions and hope that information will be available in the Star before any commitment is made.

What area would the town be responsible for? Would it be to the park boundaries on Highway 1?

How far down Highway 95?What provision would be made to

ensure that if volunteers go out on the highway for a rescue that there are sufficient volunteers remain-ing available in town to deal with an in town fire or emergency?

What kind of commitment would the town be making to provide this service? Could we stop provid-ing the service if we, at some time in the future, found that the avail-able volunteers couldn’t do both in town firefighting and Highway Rescue? Or if the cost became too much and the provincial assistance

too little?Would there be a commitment

from the Province with respect to insurance, equipment replace-ment, specialized training and other associated costs before any commitment was given by the town to provide this service?

I look forward to seeing more information about this matter in the Star.

Regards,

John ManuelGolden

War Amps

Dear Editor,

I am a member of The War Amps Operation Leg-acy, which consists of members of the Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program who are dedicated to preserving and commemorating Canada’s military heritage by teaching younger generations about the importance of remembrance.

I would like to highlight a special effort that The War Amps is undertaking; the Newsreel of the Week Project!

These newsreels were filmed by the Canadian Army Film Unit during the Second World War to document the troops in training and on the front lines. The front-line cameramen were soldiers first. In addition to camera instruction, they received infantry train-

ing and took guns into battle along with their heavy 35 mm movie cameras.

Putting their lives at risk, they captured footage of the battles and scooped the world on major events, including the invasion of Sicily and D-Day. Many civil-ians on the home front would have watched the news-reels in movie theatres during the war.

The Public can view this extraordinary footage as The War Amps releases all 106 newsreels to the pub-lic, one week at a time. Or, for home viewing, you can order the six-DVD set at cost-recovery price on waramps.ca.

Sincerely,

Kendra BlakelyOperation Legacy Member, Revelstoke, BC


Stars to my boss at Super 8. Thanks for all the things you’ve done for me, lots of stars, Marie.

Stars to Mark Wilson and Jason Phillips from GE Transportation for volunteering to assist with Special Olympics-Golden’s Cross Country Skiing program.

Stars to the Gentleman’s Leisure Club for doing

a fine job in hosting the Dodgeball tournament at the Rec Plex Saturday.

Stingers to people who misdirect their praise while failing to recognize the accomplishments of others.

Stingers to the Vancouver Canucks. You’re ruining my life.

Stars to duck poutine

from the Rockwater, espe-cially when it’s half price.

Stars to all the volun-teers, and especially the chefs, at the Seniors Centre Soup Day.

Stingers to Macs and PCs for not being compatible with each other.

Stars to Erica for making a ginger pumpkin tort, it was delicious.

Do you think improvements on the stretch of highway through Glacier National Park should be a priority?

“Yes, I think so. It’s always a good idea to upgrade

roads and improve driving conditions.”

“It’s a beautiful stretch of road and it would certainly be safer with four lanes,

but eventually we need to stop catering to the automobile.”

Golden point of view

Tony Botica

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

“I don’t know. I don’t have a

vehicle so I haven’t heard too much about it and it’s not one of my

concerns.” Email your Stars and Stingers to [email protected]

Jared Kotyk Rudy Rogalsky

Whether it is a fee, a rate or a service charge, if you are paying it to fund a government program, you might as well call it what it is: a tax. Premier Clark might claim that her budget didn’t raise taxes, but we all know that costs to taxpayers for government services are still rising.

For instance, BC Hydro rates are going up by 28 per cent over the next 5 years. While the Minis-ter of Energy will tell you that the reason for the rate increase is to repair aging infrastructure, the truth is that much of that increase is going directly to provincial revenue.

Here’s how it works. In order to ‘balance’ the budget, the BC Liberals simply require crown cor-

porations such as BC Hydro to pay a specific ‘divi-dend’ to the province as the corporation’s only shareholder. It does not matter whether or not the corporation actually has enough profit to pay the dividend; the dividend must simply be paid.

The only way for BC Hydro to make this pay-ment to government’s coffers is to raise your hydro rates. That’s a tax.

We all know that we have to contribute in order to fund government programs; we don’t like pay-ing taxes, but we know we have to work together to make society function. And we agree that those who are most able to pay should pay more than those who are struggling.

But the BC Hydro rate ‘tax’ hits hardest those who can least afford to pay. Every person, regard-less of income, will pay the same rate increase, and for many in our communities this is just too much to bear.

So when you hear Premier Clark and her Min-ister of Finance claim that there are no new taxes and we have a balanced budget, keep in mind the path we are taking to get there.

In the case of BC Hydro, we are heavily taxing individuals who have no other option to heat and light their homes. And we are throwing away our established principles of tax fairness just to serve the Premier’s political agenda.

Liberal claim of no tax raises is misleading says local MLA

Janne ArltPrincipal LGES and FES

We’re finishing off the 2nd term and preparing for the final term of the school year. Students are planning and rehearsing for our annual Talent Show coming up in April. We have presentations next week for many classes about the Banff Wildlife Cross-ings and more class ski trips happening, among other things. Here are some other highlights of past or upcoming events:

Spring Break Read-a-thon: This is the Lady Grey PACs big fundrais-

er this year. It supports our School Success Plan Goal of increasing students’ achieve-ment in reading and it helps to provide funds for many extra programs and activ-ities for our students. We encourage all stu-dents to participate over Spring Break—no matter how much money they bring in, the reading will help their learning! Per-mission forms for participating went home this week. There are prizes for class with

most pledges, student who reads the most, student who collects the most money and some draws for all participants.

Pink Shirt Day: Students wore pink on Feb. 26th to rec-

ognize Pink Shirt Day and remind our-selves about the importance of treating everyone with respect and kindness. We also had an assembly to share a student powerpoint, poems, songs and more. The message of this day is something we should think about every day.

Aboriginal Field Trip: By: Garrett, Piper and Syenna

The grade 7 aboriginal students went to Cranbrook on Tuesday with Mrs. Tresi-erra to attend an Indigenous Health and Science Career Fair. We saw some amaz-ing chemistry demonstrations and learn-ed that oxygen can be made into a powder and be stored. That’s how airplanes store their oxygen in case of an emergency. We also learned about the medicine wheel and how it can be applied to the health careers.

The best part of all, was when we worked as a team and set up and took down a full size teepee. We had just one close call. When we were taking down one of the VERY long poles we almost dropped it on a group of people. Phew! That was a close one.

Winter Festival: by Neva DalinghausWay back in October, the grade sevens

went to the Disc Golf course for a leader-ship camp. We made character bracelets with Mrs. Tresierra and then filled in our character logs, showing how we worked on these traits. As a reward for our hard work, we decided to continue our leader-ship and put on a Winter Fun Day for APES. We also had a fun afternoon at LGES test-ing our awesome activities with M. Lam-bert and Mme Bernier/Mrs. Arlt’s classes. We enjoyed a sweet treat (sucre à la crème) at the end of the day. Yum! On Thursday, February 27th, we headed over to APES in the afternoon to present our stations to our little buddies. We hope they had as much fun as we did preparing for this event!

Field Elementary: by Sue LaroseFebruary has passed in a blur of special

occasions…. We had a Chinese New year lunch cooked for us by Steve the Cathedral Lodge chef; a Valentine’s tea party which was a sweet overload; 100 days at school (strangely there was no food involved!). We also did a special winter exploration courtesy of “Captain Powder”, made col-oured ice lanterns with Jane Powell and started cross- country ski lessons. No sign of Spring up here yet, but pretty soon we are expecting some tricks to be played on us by those pesky leprechauns!

Second term report cards go home this Friday, March 7th. Please don’t hesitate to come in and talk to your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns. It is important to us that we communicate your child’s learning clearly and work together to support them.

Spring Break begins on March 15th. Stu-dents return to school on Monday, March 31st. Have a wonderful break!

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- MLA Report -By Norm Macdonald


Golden Cinema Presents:Pompeii (3D) Friday Mar. 7 to Mar.13 at 7pm.

This WeekA.P.E.S.After School ProgramMonday to Friday 3 -5:30pm. $12/day for ages 5 to 11. To register please leave a message at 250-272-0425.StrongStart a free, school based learning program bir th-5years. Mon&Fri 12-3:30pm, Wed 2-5pm, Tue&Thur 8:45-11:45am. Call Shelley for more info 250-439-9324.Lynne Grillmair “Out Our Back Door” Mar.7-Apr.5 at the Art Gallery of Golden.

Wed, Mar. 5Parent and Tot Play lets par-ents and kids from birth-five enjoy preschool type activi-ties. Wednesdays at the Rec Plex from 10:30am-12pm.Badminton Wednesdays 7-9pm at the Rec Plex. Adults $7, students/seniors $5. Need your own racket.Public Skate at the Arena every Wednesday 7-8pm.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Wednesdays 1-2pm.Job Skills Workshops at the Work BC office every Wednesday at 10am. Call 250-344-5413 to register.Money Skills, a FREE program to help adults understand concepts of money. Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm. Call 250-439-9665 for info.Women’s Journal Writing a FREE 6 week program Tuesdays. Call 250-344-5317 for info.Small Town DJ’s play the Rockwater Mar.5.

Thurs, Mar. 6 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.Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7:30pm at the College of the Rockies.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.A.A Meetings Thursdays, at the Family Centre 421 9th Ave N. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre Band Of Guys drop-in for male teens (12-18) every Thursday from 3:45-5:30pm.Shinny hockey at the Arena Thursday at 8pm, 19+.International Women’s Day Annual Performance Salon Mar.6, 7-9pm, Kicking Horse River Lodge, $5 at the door, kids 13 and under free.Master Fiddlers: Gordon Stobbe & JJ Guy play The Island Restaurant Mar.6 at 7pm.Kicking Horse Film Kicks: No Mar.6 at the Golden Cinema. Cash at the door.

Fri, Mar. 7A.A Meetings Fridays at the Lutheran Church basement 915 - 9th St S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Fridays from 3:30-7:30pm.Mother Goose Program Fridays 10:30-11:30am at the Library. Snacks includ-ed, just drop in!Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Friday night.Public Skate at the Arena every Friday 12-1pm.Parent and Tot skate at the Arena Fridays 10-11am.Meat Draw every Friday at The Legion 5:30pm.Bridge Club every Friday at the Centre for Peace in St. Andrew’s Church, 7pm.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Fridays 1-2pm.Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth program Fridays 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual dis-abilities. Call Cyra 250-919-0757 for more info.Food Fridays at the Golden Legion 6:30-8:30pm.Curling, Fridays at 7:30pm, 2 spaces available. Call Greg 250-344-0644 for info.BCDC plays the Rockwater

Mar.7.World Day of Prayer Mar.7 at the Roman Catholic Church, 7pm. Put on by the women of Egypt. Non-denominational, all are welcome. Lynne Grillmair “Out Our Back Door” Artist Reception Mar.7 at the Art Gallery of Golden from 5-7pm.

Sat, Mar. 8Storytime at the Golden Library, Saturdays 10:30-11:30am. Free drop-in, runs from Jan.18-Apr.5.Meat Draw Saturdays at The Legion 5pm.A.A Meetings Saturdays at the Golden Museum 1302 - 11th Ave S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Public Skate at the Arena Saturdays, 5:30-6:45pm. Saturday Night Chapel at the Pentecostal Church (717 10th St S) at 7pm from Jan.4 - Apr.5.Food Skills for Families, a free program on healthy cooking on a budget. Starts Feb.1, 10am-1pm. Call 344-1032 for more info.Mini Ice Show Mar.8 at the Arena from 6:30-8:30pm. $5, kids 12 and under free.

Sun, Mar. 9Public Skate at the Arena every Sunday 4:30-5:45pm.Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.

Mon, Mar. 10Join the Cadets. Free pro-gram meets every Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall. For young men and women ages 12-18.Golden Community Choir, Mondays from 7:30-9:30pm at the Lutheran Church. Member fees $10. For info call Joyce 250-344-6043.Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio Mondays 15% off all regular priced ser-vices, call 250-344-5766. Family Dinner Play and Learn Mondays 5-7pm in the StrongStart room in APES Free program includes din-ner, discussions, and activi-ties. Call 250-439-9665.

The Cadets meet Mondays 6:30-8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Mondays 1-2pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.Badminton at the Mount 7 Rec Plex Mondays 7-8:30pm. Need your own racket, $7 (or $5 for seniors/students).Shinny hockey at the Arena Mondays at 9:15pm, 19+.Family Dinner Play and Learn, free program for families with children 3-5 starting Mondays, 5-7pm in the StrongStart room. Dinner, discussion, and activities. Call 250-439-9665.

Tues, Mar. 11A.A Meetings Tuesdays at the United Church 901 - 11th Ave S Alley Ent. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Parent and Tot skate at the Arena Tuesdays 10-11am.Volleyball Tuesdays at the Rec Plex 7-8:30pm $5.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.Aquafit at the Travel Lodge Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5:30-6:30pm. Until Mar.13.Curling, Tuesdays at 7:30pm, 3 spaces avail-able. Call Greg 250-344-0644 for info.Rockwater Grill & BarR Upcoming Events Kicking Horse Culture Live Kicks: Le Vent du Nord Mar.13 at 7:30pm at the Civic Centre. Warhorse Broadcast from London’s West End Mar.20 at 7pm at the Golden Cinema. Golden District Rod&Gun Club Awards Dinner and Fundraiser Night Mar.22 from 5pm-1am at the Seniors Centre. Tickets at Tru Hardware.Abbeyfield House Society AGM Mar.24, 2:30pm in the Abbeyfield boardroom.Farmers Market Mar.29 from 11am-3pm at the Mount 7 Rec Plex.Golden Light Horse Club meeting Apr.6 at 7pm at the Museum.

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The snow has melted out of the Snow King’s beard and the giant moose has been carefully stored away.

The eighth Snow King’s masqueParade was a success in many ways that need to be high-lighted:

- Around 1000 people crowded into Spir-it Square to watch the pageant -- that is a lot of people for an event in Golden

- Almost 200 people from Golden and Area A freely shared their time, creativity and sense of fun to create the costumes and acts as well as to produce the event -- that is a lot of people for an event in Golden

In other words, a lot of people participat-ed in the event, and numbers are important when determining success.

You can stick them into formulas for eco-nomic development and into reports that are important in some settings.

But other things happened that mark suc-cess in other ways. Here are just a few exam-ples.

The Equestrian Team that performed ear-ly in the pageant had just come from visiting the residents at Mountain View Apartments, bringing the masqueParade to the folks there who don’t get out much.

A man with a painful injury that kept him from working and who claimed to have never done anything “creative” in his life popped in to see what was happening and found fellow-ship and a new side to his personality while he

made a very attractive mask from cardboard and glue.

The giant sombrero was dreamed up and created by a group of tweeners who did not look at distracting screens for hours at a time as they planned and problem-solved over sev-eral days to create their “act”.

A family rushed into the Playhouse in the last hours of open public time to make lan-terns.

Having enjoyed previous masqueParades, they really wanted their two young children to be able to participate again but they had just had a baby a few days before(!). Having the Playhouse available to do the craft together and get on with their busy life was perfect for them and much appreciated.

This year I was asked several times where the performers had come from; surely such talent was paid for and came from another town or city.

With the exception of the Krampus crea-ture who joined us from Edmonton because he heard about the show, all the talent we showcase is from people who live right here, in Golden and Area A and is offered to us for free.

Your neighbours, new residents and folks born and raised here, young children and retirees, professionals and those seeking employment, we all came together, learned from each other and enjoyed putting on a per-formance that made over 1000 people get out and enjoy the winter night.

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British Columbia is changing the way they support non-profit organ-izations across the province. The new Step Up BC will be holding an engagement session (one of only three in the province) in Golden on March 12.

“Non-profit professionals and volunteers are going to be get-ting a sneak peak at the tools that they will be offering, which is a very thorough set of HR resources specific to non-profits,” said Ryan Whatmough.

Step Up BC will officially be launched later in the month, replacing the five-year Labour Mar-

ket Partnership project.The engagement session in Gold-

en will include a morning session (which consists of a presentation on Step Up BC’s tools, and best practices to attract and retain tal-ent), and an afternoon session (fol-lowing more of an open discussion format to explore evaluation meth-ods to determine success, and ways to improve).

This free event is open to every-one, and Whatmough expects that it will bring in non-profit workers from across the region.

It will start at 9 a.m., and continue until 4 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to [email protected]. Please RSVP by March 9.

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Parents of young children and other concerned Golden residents came out to

the Golden Civic Cen-tre to find out what it means to be a modern family in the internet era.

Merlyn Horton, the Executive Direc-

tor of the Safe Online Outreach Society (SOLOS), talked to the crowd (most of whom identified themselves as par-ents of children ages

10 and under), about some of the online trends of youth, and some of the dangers.

“The access to infor-mation now is over-whelming,” said Hor-

ton. “It’s important to pay attention to where our kids are going.”

The world has changed, and the online world is where youth, particular-ly teens, are choos-ing to socialize. This is a fact we have to accept rather than discourage says Hor-ton. Teens are often so afraid that their parents will take away their “social space” either through their devices or access to the internet, that they don’t tell their par-ents when there is a problem (like online harassment).

Instead, what Hor-

ton recommends is that very clear guide-lines and rules are set right from the begin-ning. The internet is too powerful a tool, with too severe con-sequences to just give children free rein.

“The internet is permanent,” said Horton. “You’re online identity will follow you forever.”

Regardless of what privacy settings are set with social media, everything is viewable with the right hack. And nothing goes away.

This means that an unflattering photo put online when you’re 14, will still be

there when you’re 30 and applying for a job.

Horton cited a study where the majority of employers who were polled said they did check out potential employees online, and looked unfavour-ably upon ones who had photos that por-trayed drug or alco-hol use, as well as those whose Face-book pages had poor grammar.

For anyone who couldn’t make it out to the presentation, information about safe online habits can be found at www.safeonlineoutreach.com.

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Goldenites to get a taste of traditional Francophone musicJoel [email protected]

Le Vent du Nord, a traditional Franco-phone band out of Quebec, will be mak-ing a stop in Golden on Mar. 13 as part of a Western Canadian tour that will include dates in Victoria, Mer-ritt and Maple Ridge.

The group was founded in 2002 and has had the same line-up of four perform-ers since 2007. Nicolas Boulerice, who plays a traditional French instrument called the hurdy gurdy, and Olivier Demers, a vio-linist and guitar play-er, are the two remain-ing members from the band’s debut album Maudite mois-

son, which won a 2004 JUNO award for best Traditional Album of the year. Simon Beau-dry and Rejean Brunet round out the quarter.

The hurdy gurdy might not be too fam-iliar to most North American audiences, but it’s use is essen-tial to the sound of Le Vent du Nord. Bouler-ice got his start with the hurdy gurdy, which has a set of keys and strings, after witnessing a street performance in Mont-real. Since the instru-ment was hard to find, he decided to build his own. While he doesn’t use his homemade hurdy gurdy for per-formances these days, building it helped him gain a better know-ledge of the instru-

ment as a whole.“When you build

something like an instrument, you know more about what it is, how it’s made, how it’s supposed to move…because (the hurdy gurdy) is very rare, it was a good way to meet that instrument.”

In addition to the hurdy gurdy, audi-ences can expect to hear an assortment of instruments including the violin, accordion, piano and the bou-zouki (a Greek instru-ment with a sound sim-ilar to a lower-pitched mandolin).

Le Vent du Nord has a very energetic, up-beat style of music for audiences, and despite their French lyrics, they enjoy a good inter-

national following. They’ve played exten-sively throughout Eur-ope and in Australia.

“(English Speakers) are very open people and very curious people. Even if they don’t know the band at the beginning they go to see shows and to try something new,” he

said. Le Vent du Nord

has released 6 studio albums over the years with a mixture of trad-itional songs and ori-ginal compositions. They haven’t aban-doned their roots in traditional Quebecois music, but Boulerice does hope one thing

has changed about the group.

“I hope it’s better,” he laughed. “I think we know more about what we are able to play. I think it’s good to try everything when you start a project but it’s also good when you go over the years a little bit and you can say ‘we’re

better doing that,’…we know our limits and when we are good at doing something.”

To hear samplings of their work, log on to leventdunord.com. Tickets for the show are available now at the Art Gallery of Golden or by calling 250-344-6186.

Le Vent du Nord, a high-energy group from Quebec, will be playing at the Golden Civic Centre on Mar. 13. Photo Submitted

A Reel Review: 12 Years a Slave

Joel [email protected]

“I don’t want to survive, I want to live.” That’s what Solomon Northup states not long after

he is sold into slavery, but unfortunately a good por-tion of his life was spent simply surviving, rather than living.

12 Years a Slave, recently crowned Best Picture at the Academy Awards, is based on the true story of Solo-mon Northup (who wrote the book the movie is based on and is portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor). Northup was a free man living in New York in the 1840s before he was kidnapped, beaten and sold into slavery in the American south. Initially, he is the possession of a decent owner named William Ford who treats him with a measure of respect. Northup, however, is har-rassed by a carpenter named John Tibeats (Paul Dano). When their animosity escalates, Ford must sell him to Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender) in order to protect him from Tibeats.

Unlike Ford, Epps treats his slaves like animals and beats those who don’t pick at least 200 pounds of cot-

ton per day. Northup’s life as a slave becomes increas-ingly difficult under the supervision of his new owner.

12 Years a Slave is not an easy film to watch. Not since Schindler’s List have I felt this uncomfortable during a movie and I certainly won’t be rushing to see this one again anytime soon.

That doesn’t mean that it isn’t a must-see movie, however, because it is. Ejiofor and Fassbender are per-fect in their respective roles, and newcomer Lupi-ta Nyong’o is a very pleasant surprise in a supporting role as one of Epps’ slaves. Her performance is a key component to one of the film’s most memorable scenes.

Musically, Hans Zimmer does an expert job (as usual) of enhancing inspiring moments and creating a real sense of discomfort at other times. The sound-track is at times jarring and right in your face, and it adds a lot to the movie.

Another thing that I really appreciated with this movie was that throughout Northup’s 12 years through hell, the audience isn’t given a single update on how long he has been enslaved. I’d imagine that time must have felt both endless and trivial for Northup, and not letting the audience in on how much time had lapsed gives us that sense as well. In the same vein, not seeing Northup’s family on screen during his slavery really added to the film in the end and contributed greatly to its climactic scene.

12 Years a Slave is gut-wrenching, at times difficult to watch, and powerful. In many ways, it was the most important film of 2013. For that reason, I’ll give 12 Years a Slave 9 dancing hot dogs out of 10.

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On Jan. 24 at the Kicking Horse Classic the Golden Second-ary School senior boys basketball team met its match against the Valleyview Vikes from Kamloops.

The Vikes, now ranked as the fourth best AA team in B.C., squeaked out a 67-62 win over the Eagles in a closely contest-ed game. That match-up will now serve as a learning tool for the Eagles, who will get another shot at Valleyview on a bigger stage in the opening round of the Provin-

cial Championships in Langley.

“They’ve beat us twice over the years, in really close games and we feel we can come out ahead against them,” said captain Saje Gosal.

It’s a confident team that will take to the court in Langley, having gone on an incredible run since that loss to Valleyview, including a convin-cing pair of wins at the Kootenay Zone Tour-nament to punch their ticket for the provincials.

The Eagles are led on and off the court by Gosal, Neal Ran-dhawa and Rahul

Summan, who are very familiar with each other having grown up playing with the Golden Basketball Association (GBA).

“We’ve been play-ing together since we were five years old with GBA and stuff, now that we are play-ing on a team togeth-er, that makes a dif-ference,” said Gosal.

Even with the solid play from the Eagles’ veteran trio, it is the development of younger players such as Grade 10s Kiran Gosal (Saje’s young-er brother) and Meva Dhami that’s helped push the team over the top.

“In terms of our younger kids, Meva and Kiran, they have been playing basket-ball for a long time and their skills are really advanced but their bodies aren’t necessarily at the strength of a man,” Saje Gosal said.

“We know they are going to be amazing players when they reach Grade 12 as well.”

“On and off the court you have to encourage them and be their friends and grow with them,” said Summan regarding his role as one of the team’s leaders.

“In practice, times

get tough some times. (Head coach) Kindy Gosal pushes us hard and sometimes the new players can’t real-ly handle it. As the leaders on the court we have to encourage them to keep pushing themselves…and we all grow as a group,” said Randhawa.

Perhaps the biggest positive for the Eagles is that their entire ros-ter will be returning next year except for Summan, who repre-sents the team’s lone Grade 12 player.

With his high school career coming to an end, it’s understand-ably a bittersweet time of the year for Sum-man.

“It hasn’t really hit me,” he said. “I’m just focusing on the next game and the task at hand, I’m sure in the warm ups for our last game of the season it’s going to hit me.”

Tip off for the Eagles’ opening round game is set for 4:30 pm Mountain Time this afternoon. You can catch a live stream of that game at langleyeventscentre.com/events/video-streams.

A loss will put Gold-en in the consolation bracket, while a win would see them move on to the final eight in the 16 team tourna-ment.

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Rahul Summan (3), who is trailed by Saje Gosal (7) drives the ball up the court during the Kootenay Zone Championships. Photo Submitted/Jody Hiraoka

Rockets coach looks ahead to off-season


Having missed the playoffs a year after a

thrilling post season run that saw them soar to the third round for the first time in franchise

history, it’s safe to say that the Golden Rockets’ 2013/2014 season was a dis-appointment.

When analyzing what went wrong, it’s important to remem-ber that this was a very young team that lost a multitude of key players from last year such as Keith Wake, Blake Roney, Carter Cochrane and star goaltender James Leonard.

Expecting the team to replicate the success from the pre-vious year’s group turned out to be an unrealistic goal.

With just one returning player from the team’s top two lines last sea-son, it was up to the Rockets’ young-er forwards to step up and take on the bulk of the scor-ing duties. Head

coach Ty Davidson feels that Braeden Allkins, Tanner Watt and Cole Mckech-ney, the team’s top three scorers, were the players who real-ly stepped up and improved through-out the 2013/2014 season.

“That top line, if we get all three of those guys back, I expect big things from those three players,” he said.

Nevertheless, Davidson will not stand pat with his current roster and will be looking to make some moves in the offseason to improve in all areas.

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The ice won’t be in the Golden Arena much longer, and the Golden Figure Skat-ing Club is finishing the season off with their annual Ice Show on March 8.

“This is a great time for the commun-ity to come out and watch the skaters perform and showcase the types of skat-ing they are involved in,” said Karen Nemecek, head coach for the club.

“The skaters work hard all year to improve their skills, for some this is the one time they can exhibit their skating ability. For the competitive skaters it is a

great way to wind down the season, they can perform knowing they are not getting judged.”

And they will certainly need a wind down from this season, as it has been a busy and successful one for the competi-tive skaters.

Before Christmas, 12 skaters participat-ed in a test day where a male dance part-ner was arranged. Each girl was given some practice time, and then tested with the partner in either dances, skills, or freeskate (or all three).

“This is a long and stressful day…but our skaters had very good results, “ said Nemecek.

The club also participated in the Oka-nagan Regional Championships from Feb. 14-17. Five skaters from the Golden Figure Skating Club attended, and came back with four medals. Three skaters have even been invited to a High Performace Camp in Kelowna this April.

“Most of the figure skaters Golden competes against skate 11 months of the year…I am hoping some of my skaters will attend Spring and Summer Camp to keep the momentum going,” said Nemecek.

The annual Ice Show will be at 6:30 p.m. (only one show this year), on March 8. Tickets are $5 for adults, and children 12 and under are free.

Skating club finishes successful season with ice showThe skaters from the Golden Figure Skating Club took a break from rehearsing their annual Ice Show for a picture. The show is on March 8. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

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“If we can improve any of our pos-itions, we want to do that. If we brought in a big time top 6 guy to be our best forward, that just puts everybody else down a notch and makes us a deeper team,” he said. “But the one position we really have to focus on is our defence core.”

It’s not a surprise that Davidson plans to focus on recruiting defence-men. The Rockets will be losing veter-an leaders Michael Anderson and Col-tin Berard, as well as Matt McMath, who is foregoing his final year of junior eligi-bility in favour of attending school.

Help could come as a result of a pair of mid-season trades. The Rockets will receive a yet to be named player from each of the Kamloops Storm and the Castlegar Rebels as compensation for both the Brett DeFrias and Connor Beauchemin deals respectively. Those players will be revealed at the conclu-sion of the KIJHL playoffs.

Meanwhile, the Columbia Valley Rockies, who knocked the Rockets out of the playoffs in the final game of the regular season, have already been elim-inated from the post-season after los-ing four straight games to the Creston Valley Thunder Cats.

Davidson sees the Thunder Cats as a threat to win the championship this year, but believes the top contender for the KIJHL title belongs to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.

“They have, in my opinion, every component. They have size, tough-ness, speed, skill, a great back-end, sol-id goaltending and they are well-coached,” he said.

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John MatherMarch 28, 1923 - February 22nd, 2014

John Mather passed away at the Golden & District General Hospital on Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 at the age of 90 years. A Graveside Service was held at the Golden Community Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, February 26th followed by a Memorial Tea at the Golden Senior’s Center. Pallbearers were Dennis Kontos, Steve Kontos, Tim Mather, Jeff Mather, Cole Gebhart, Joe Mather and Gord Mather.

John was born in Field, B.C. on March 28, 1923 and had lived in the Columbia Valley his entire life. He loved fishing, camping and socializing. His favourite place to be was at the Bake Shop which he frequented daily. Family was the most important thing in John’s life and he loved all his children and grandchildren.

John was predeceased by his wife Mary in 1987, daughter Rhonda Furey in 2009 and by two brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his children: Barb Dianocky of Golden, Joe (Marie) Mather of Castlegar, Sharon (Jim) Kontos of Anavissos, Greece and Gord (Bev) Mather of Golden; six grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren and sister-in-law Ethel (Tony) Wenzoski of Golden.

Messages of sympathy may be sent to John’s family by viewing his obituary at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements were in the care of Hindman Bowers Funeral Home, Golden.

John GrayJuly 3, 1950 -

February 25, 2014

It is with great sadness that the family of John Gray announce his passing on February 25, 2014 at the age of 63 years.

John was born in Rossland, BC on July 3, 1950. He moved to Golden in 1973 and started work at Evans Forest Products where he met and married Shawna Wenzoski. Together they had three children: Charity, Jayna and Alan. John later left Evans to pursue his passion as a woodworker and opened the business of Why Knot Wood. Many households and businesses throughout the Columbia Valley will have lasting memories of his fi ne talents.

John will be remembered as a family man who was kind, patient and generous. He will also be forever known as the greatest Grampa that any kid could ever have.

John is survived by Lynne Romano of Golden and children: Charity Gray(Patrick Balmer), Jayna Gray (Jim Tatton) and Alan Gray and step children Brandi and Adam Romano. Extended family includes fi ve grandchildren: Daylon, Linden, Hailey, Kalli, Jayden and one on the way. John also leaves behind a sister Alexandra Edlund and brothers Dan (Judy), Michael (Ailsha), Ken (Sherry), and Barry (Ursula).

A funeral service was held at the chapel of Hindman Bowers Funeral Home on Monday afternoon, March 3rd, 2014.

In lieu of fl owers please make donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting John’s obituary notice at www.hindmanbowersfuneralservice.com.Arrangements are in the care of Hindman Bowers Funeral Home, Golden.

The family of the late RAY OLSON wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the staff of Golden Hospital and Peoples Drug Mart for

their compassion during Ray’s recent illness. A very

special thank you to Dr. Kirk McCarroll and Sara Orienti, RN for their kindness and

exceptional care.

The family of John Mather would sincerely like to thank the Doctors and Nurses at Golden Hospital & Durand Manor for

making his last weeks as comfortable as possible.

We would also like to thank his friends and neighbours for the kindness and support they gave him over the years.

The family would like to thank everyone for the support given to us at

this difficult time.

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John GrayJuly 3, 1950 -

February 25, 2014

It is with great sadness that the family of John Gray announce his passing on February 25, 2014 at the age of 63 years.

John was born in Rossland, BC on July 3, 1950. He moved to Golden in 1973 and started work at Evans Forest Products where he met and married Shawna Wenzoski. Together they had three children: Charity, Jayna and Alan. John later left Evans to pursue his passion as a woodworker and opened the business of Why Knot Wood. Many households and businesses throughout the Columbia Valley will have lasting memories of his � ne talents.

John will be remembered as a family man who was kind, patient and generous. He will also be forever known as the greatest Grampa that any kid could ever have.

John is survived by Lynne Romano of Golden and children: Charity Gray(Patrick Balmer), Jayna Gray (Jim Tatton) and Alan Gray and step children Brandi and Adam Romano. Extended family includes � ve grandchildren: Daylon, Linden, Hailey, Kalli, Jayden and one on the way. John also leaves behind a sister Alexandra Edlund and brothers Dan (Judy), Michael (Ailsha), Ken (Sherry), and Barry (Ursula).

A funeral service was held at the chapel of Hindman Bowers Funeral Home on Monday afternoon, March 3rd, 2014.

In lieu of � owers please make donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting John’s obituary notice at www.bowersfuneralservice.com.Arrangements are in the care of Hindman Bowers Funeral Home, Golden.

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Acreage for Sale17.4 Acres pristine elevated proper-ty priced to sell. Minutes from down town, 4 acres cleared, multiple arte-sian wells, utilities to property line. Perfect time to buy before prime acreages are unaffordable in the Terrace area. Must Sell. $150,000. 250-641-1848

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Apt/Condo for Rent2 bdrm w/ storage close to all amnts. Hydro, hot water and heat incld. Security entrance and laundry factls, sorry no parties or smoking indoors.

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Twin Rivers - 1 & 2 Bdr apts. No parties, N/S, no pets. Laundry facilities, security doors. Best deal in town!250-344-8113.

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Newer 1 bdrm cabin w/ loft sitting on full basement on acreage South of Golden $950/month plus utls. No parties, no illegal activities. Long term mature reliable tenants preferred. References and DD req’d. 250-344-6710.

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INSTEAD OF A BOTTLE…Sing your baby to sleep with a sweet lullaby to avoid tooth decay, which dentists say is an epidemic in infants! Decay occurs when sweet liquids like milk and juice cling to teeth for long periods, explains pediatric dentist Stephen Mitchell, D.M.D. To prevent it, wipe baby’s gums with a gauze pad or wash cloth after each feeding, start to brush as soon as the first tooth erupts and never let him/her fall asleep with a bottle.

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INSTEAD OF A BOTTLE…Sing your baby to sleep with a sweet lullaby to avoid tooth decay, which dentists say is an epidemic in infants! Decay occurs when sweet liquids like milk and juice cling to teeth for long periods, explains pediatric dentist Stephen Mitchell, D.M.D. To prevent it, wipe baby’s gums with a gauze pad or wash cloth after each feeding, start to brush as soon as the first tooth erupts and never let him/her fall asleep with a bottle.

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In honour of Pink Shirt Day, Golden Secondary School students have found a way to show each other how special they are.

The Sparkler Campaign, a now annual initiative organized by the leadership class, aims to make every student in the school feel included and important.

“We go around and hand out pieces

of paper to all the kids, and they get to write a compliment to somebody they don’t usually talk to, someone they’re not necessarily friends with,” said Larisa Johnson, a Grade 12 student at GSS, and member of the leadership class.

“And then we buy Sparklers for every-body, and tape all those compliments onto the Sparklers and hand them out to every kid in the school. So everyone gets a compliment today.”

This is the third year that the class

has been handing out the sparkling fla-voured juice drink to every student in the school.

“I think it is so important to have events for the school that get everyone involved, so they actually look forward to coming to school. It’s not always just class,” said Johnson.

They had to buy 400 Sparklers for the student body this year, and thankful-ly Overwaitea helped them out with the purchase.

GSS hands out Sparklers for Pink Shirt DayAll the students who wore pink for Pink Shirt Day at Golden Secondary School gathered for a group photo. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo


RE/MAX of Golden 250-344-7663

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(250) 344-0735Bob Tegart

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1114 - 11th Street5 bedrooms 2 baths 2,440sqft

$399,000

3411 Highway 95 South4 bedrooms 1 bath 2,385 sqft

$238,000

619 Lower Habart Road3 bdrms 2.5 baths 3,120sqft .61 acres

$299,900

1222-11th Street4 bedrooms 3 baths 2,402sqft

$317,600

2145 Mitchell Road5 bdrms 3.5 baths 3,000sqft 11.6 acres

$479,500

520-9th Street4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,240sqft

$294,300

2416 Campbell Road5 bdrms 2 baths 2,986sqft 10.28 acres

$599,900

1502 Poplar Street3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 3,768sqft

$420,0001232B Alexander Drive

3+1 bdrms 2 baths 2,084sqft

$274,600

1449 Granite Drive3 bedrooms 2 baths 1,500sqft

$399,600

#107, 521 - 8th Avenue2 bedrooms 1 bath 813 sqft

$169,9001638 Purcell Woods

3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,682 sqft

$945,000714 Kostiuk Road

4bdrms 1.5 baths 2,880sqft 1.73 acres

$339,000

4905 Castledale Heights3 bdrms 3 baths 2,500sqft 5.28 acres

$539,000

#15 Whitetooth Trail3 bedrooms 3 baths 1,624sqft

$620,0001618 Purcell Woods Close

3 bedrooms 3 baths 2,532sqft

$945,000

1525 Fir Crescent4 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,970sqft

$429,000

3071 Tegart RoadRural Propery with 2 Homes

$299,900

#314, 1549 Kicking Horse Trail3 bedrooms 2 baths 1,212sqft

$375,000

1361 Pine Drive4 bedrooms 3 baths 2,532sqft

$449,900

#16, 415 - 5th Avenue2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,388sqft

$299,900527 - 12th Street


$359,900

1269 Horse Creek Road4 bdrms 3 baths 2,578sqft 1 acre

$319,900

602 Habart Road4 bdrms 2 baths 2,541sqft .52 acre

$299,900

888 Canyon Creek Road3bdrms 1 bath 1,236sqft .58 acre

$249,000

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Lot 6, Dogtooth Close9,472sqft

$169,900

701 - 8th Street6 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,810sqft

$359,000

1427 Adolph Johnson Road3 bdrms 1 bath 1968sqft 3.86 acre

$419,900

#22 Golden Mobile Home Park3 bedroom

$49,900REDUCED1610 Gareb Road


$349,300921 - 14th Street


$299,000

#406, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail2 bedrooms 2 baths 802sqft

$180,0001596 Columbia Valley

1.871 acres

$205,000

4057 Highway #95, South4bdrms 1 bath 2,480sqft 143 acres

$425,000

#12, 2924 Kicking Horse Road2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,050sqft

$198,900#404, 1549 Kicking Horse Trail


$389,0002732 Golden Donald Upper Road

4bdrms 3 baths 3,700sqft 7 acres

$574,900

1512 Granite Drive 1.35 acre $199,9001564 Quartz Crescent .289 acre $55,0001556 Quartz Crescent .289 acre $55,0001416 Deere Ridge Road 75’ x 150’ $127,0001608 Gareb Road 71’ x 180’ $89,900

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RURAL ACREAGES

2393 Kettleston Road 9.76 acres $219,900

Cromac Ridge 4 acreages available from $210,000 to $260,000

McMurdo Road 3 acreages available from $89,000 to $179,000

Wiseman Road 3 acreages available from $150,900 to $350,000

Lot 2, Golden Donald Upper Rd 1.06 acres $59,900

1359 Black Bear Drive 2.4 acres $165,000

Blaeberry Valley Estates

4 acreages available from $135,000 to $255,000

Lot 3, Forde Station Road 3 acres $99,900

REDUCED REDUCED554 Day Road

2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,350sqft 1 acre

$249,500REDUCED

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#306, 521 - 8th Avenue2 bedrooms Furnished 775sqft

$189,900

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