golden star, september 11, 2013
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September 11, 2013 edition of the Golden StarTRANSCRIPT
Golden Sound Fest saw success despite changes..............................13
■ ARTS & CULTURE:
Tang family’s restau-rant still going strong..............................20
■ BUSINESS:
Rotary fixing up the confluence park area...................................4
■ NEWS:
Wedding industry tak-ing Golden by storm.............................12
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Numerous delays and closures have plagued the highways around Golden over the past sev-eral weeks and HMC Services Division Manager Greg Ehman has been receiving plenty of feed-back from the public, both good and bad.
“I’ve heard mixed reviews. I’ve heard ‘incompetent’, ‘don’t know what you are
doing’, all the way to ‘holy smokes that must be really tough for you’,” Ehman said.
HMC is the maintenance contractor under provincial contract for Highway 1 from the Yoho National Park boundary to Revelstoke and south to Brisco along Highway 95, along with numerous other side roads outside the juris-dictions of towns. This excludes routes that go through National Parks, which are under fed-eral jurisdiction, but according to Ehman, the
relationship between Parks Canada and HMC is excellent.
“We have a fabulous reciprocating agreement [with the Parks], that if something happens in either one of our areas, we just help. The chal-lenge that we have is simply the traffic volumes on the Trans-Canada Highway, particularly on summer weekends.”
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The Rockets went down early in their game Saturday night against the Fernie Ghostriders but a sharp third-period comeback led to a 4-3 win. For more on the Rockets, go to page 17. Joel Tansey/Star Photo
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When Lois Ehman was looking to climb up the ladder and become a princi-pal, she made mov-ing back to elemen-tary school a prior-ity. Another priority, was moving closer to her family in Alberta.
As the new principal at Nicholson Elemen-tary School, it is safe to say that Ehman found an ideal fit.
Ehman spent the last six years at Imac-culata High School in Kelowna. She worked the last three years as the vice principal after spending three years as the special educa-tion co-ordinator.
Imacculata is a pri-vate school with about 250 students. Ehman has previously worked at smaller schools in Regina as well, mean-ing that Nicholson’s size (95 students this year) will be nothing new for her.
“The smaller schools are nice because you get to know every-body. When you work in a school of 1000 kids, there is no way that you know every-body, and then you also don’t get to know all the parents,” she said.
Despite her six years at a high school, work-ing with younger stu-dents has always been Ehman’s passion.
“I just really like the little ones. When I did my first degree I was an early childhood major. The little ones still love their teachers and they are excited to be there. They’re just so much fun,” she said.
Working at Nichol-son will also give Ehman a chance to step back into the classroom, as she will be teaching language arts, social studies and physical education to a Grade 4/5 split class four mornings a week.
“It’s good to be back in the elementary classroom…I missed the kids and it’s a good way to have a con-nection with them,” Ehman said.
With a daughter in Lloydminster, a son in Edmonton and her youngest daugh-ter still in Kelowna, Golden is a more cen-tralized location for Ehman that will allow her to visit her chil-dren more often. When her young-est daughter visited a couple of weeks ago, she remarked on how
friendly the people are in Golden, something that Ehman has also noticed already.
“[It’s] awesome. I mean that’s how I’m going to get to know people.”
Ehman doesn’t plan to change very much at the school in her first year, preferring to wait and see how things
run before reassessing next summer.
“I want to maintain the sense of commun-ity that’s out there. I’m not coming in think-ing I’m going to make big changes or any-thing. I don’t believe in that, if there is noth-ing wrong then why are we fixing it?”
Lois Ehman is the new principal in Nicholson. Joel Tansey/Star Photo
Lois Ehman happy at Nicholson Elementary
Back to SchoolAmena and Fatima Ahmed enjoyed a snack before their first day of school at Alexander Park Elementary School last Tuesday. Students and parents were served pancakes and fruit by teachers before classes began. Joel Tansey/Star Photo
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Driving in the FogI drove the Inland Island Highway from Campbell River southbound and I encountered heavy fog until approximately Parkville. Driving within my visible stopping distance meant going about 80 km/hr, less at times, with maybe 200 m of visibility. I was really surprised at the speed of drivers going past me, some I estimated at 130 km/hr plus. Many were pickups and SUVs.I received this comment by e-mail. The author is commenting on something we see every day on our highways in many different kinds of weather. Fog requires reduced speed, and you need to keep an eye on your speedometer to overcome a tendency to speed back up again as you become acclimatized to the fog. The four second following rule is a good guide in this situation. If you pass roadside features less than four seconds after they enter your view, you are probably driving too fast for the conditions and need to slow further.Make sure that you can be seen by turning your lights on. Use low beam headlights and front fog lights, even in the daytime. Never rely on parking lights alone to identify yourself to other drivers under these conditions. Beware of other drivers who might not have turned their lights on.Never under any circumstances stop on the travelled portion of the highway. If you must stop, move as far off of the roadway as you are able to. Turn off all lights except for your hazard fl ashers so that other drivers don’t think you are still driving on the road.
The author is a retired constable with many years of traffi c law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit www.drivesmartbc.ca.
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Sixteen students from Golden Secondary School will be receiving some education from out-side the high school at the College of the Rockies first ever Intro to Trades Program to be offered specifically to secondary students.
“This year Iris Trask (principal of GSS) and I got together and thought it would be really great to run this program for the high school,” said Karen Cathcart, manager of the college’s Golden cam-pus.
They worked together, and were able to offer a program dedicated specifically to the high school’s senior students (Grades 11 and 12) after Golden Secondary School purchased 16 seats for its students.
“I’m very happy about this,” said Cathcart. “The Intro to Trades Program is set up so that the stu-dents learn the knowledge and skills of the con-struction trades.”
They learn skills from six different trades including carpentry, construction, electrical, plumbing, welding and timberframing. They also walk away with certifications in first aid, trans-portation endorsement, traffic control, fire sup-pression, transportation of dangerous goods and many more.
“So this program allows the students to get a really good overview of the construction trades so that they make a more educated decision as to what trade they would like to pursue,” said Cath-cart.
“The other thing this program does is make the
graduates market, employment ready.”There is a growing demand for tradespeople in
Canada and in Golden, but there tends to be a gap between training and employment. This is one way the College of the Rockies is trying to bridge that gap.
“So all of these things go onto their resume, and when an employer looks at that resume they’ll see that this candidate is coming to them fully vested with all this certification, and they’re more likely to hire them because they don’t have to pay for all that training,” said Cathcart.
The 16 seats for the program filled almost immediately, and there is already a wait list. One of the reasons is that students will get to work dir-ectly with tradespeople and employers right here in Golden.
“We hire our local tradespeople to deliver the program, and they do a fabulous job. We’re very blessed that we have the quality of journeypeople in this community that we do, and that they’re so passionate about what they do.”
One of the first projects the students will be working on will be repainting job with Wendell Johnston. They will spend time scraping and painting the Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce office building as a community ser-vice project.
“That will be a nice community development project, and one more thing to put on their resume,” said Cathcart.
The program will fit into the GSS schedule, and will run from September until February 2014. If the first class goes well, the college is looking at making it an annual program.
Karen Cathcart, Golden campus manager, and Doug McLachlan, vice president of College of the Rockies, cook up some hamburgers for a welcome barbecue on the first week of classes. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo
Intro to Trades meets high school
A4 www.thegoldenstar.net Wednesday, September 11, 2013 The Golden Star
Public Notice Annual Nomination Call for Community Volunteer Award
Once again Town Council is seeking to honour an exceptional individual who has contributed to the well-being of Golden through outstanding volunteerism and community commitment. If you feel that someone in our community deserves this award, please send a letter of nomination with the reasons you feel qualify them to Golden Town Council.
Nomination letters should be titled “Community Volunteer Award” and may be dropped off at Town Hall, mailed to Box 350, Golden, V0A 1H0, or e-mailed to [email protected]. The award will be given at the annual Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Awards night on Saturday, October 19th, 2013.
The past recipients of the award have been Garry Bjarnason, Paul Hambruch, Colleen Palumbo, Terry Schiesser, Anne Galligan, Roy Nixon, Joyce Nixon, Orlando Pecora, Wendy Pecora, Lawrence Charlton, Delbert Johnson, Shauna Robinson, May Yurik, Glen Ewan, and Robert and Phyllis Anderson.
The deadline for submission of nominations is Friday, September 20th, 2013.
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Another significant challenge is the first response when an incident occurs. Often the location and details of an accident come in very vague and it is up to HMC to act quickly with lim-ited information. First responders on the scene have a big challenge. All at once, responders are charged with managing traffic, treating injuries of those involved in the accident, contacting the RCMP, and preserving the scene for future inves-tigation.
According to Ehman, something that could help make things run smoother is if motorists started tuning their radio stations to FM93.1, as they are instructed to at various points along the highway.
“Most people, simply want information and they want to talk to a person…Every vehicle that stops [to talk to roadside personnel], even if it’s just 30 seconds…if you are getting 500 cars an hour, you can imagine how difficult that is.”
Motorists stopping to ask for information, along with plenty of rubber-necking, led to a two kilometre backup along Highway 1 at Mober-
ly Branch Road on Sept. 4, despite the fact that HMC was able to keep two way traffic moving.
Ehman says HMC is open to constructive feed-back on how things can improve, but hopes that motorists will also take into account the prob-lems and challenges that they are faced with on the highways.
Trucks line the Golden streets along Highway 1 during a winter road closure. Star File Photo
Curious drivers add to highway delays
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If you don’t venture out to the airport very often, you may not realize how much the area around the conflu-ence gets used for recreational purposes.
Both visitors and locals follow the Rotary Trail Net-work over the train tracks, and spend some time by the river. So the Rotary Club of Golden, with the help of a few partners, decided to fix up the area, and make it a bit more user friendly.
The area on the left hand side of the road (just past the train tracks on the way to the airport), has been altered for parking. And the area on the right hand side near the river has been turned into a park space.
A work crew of Rotary volunteers got together on Sat-urday Sept. 7 to spread the topsoil, lay in the seeding, lay concrete forms for picnic table platforms, and create a ramp path for better accessibility to the river.
“Next year we’ll do more landscaping, and we’re plan-ning on adding a washroom as well,” said Rotarian Bob Finnie.
The Rotary Club of Golden has been planning to upgrade the current Confluence Park for about four years now, and has gone through a long process before finally breaking ground.
“It was developing into a pretty big thing, and as time went on and we saw all the requirements and assess-ments that needed to be done, it moved us into a differ-ent direction,” said Finnie.
One of the primary costs was going to be environment-al assessments for the large portion of land they were going to develop. By focussing on the parking and picnic area they were able to move forward with just the approv-al of the Town of Golden.
“The Town approved the plan, and here we are,” said Finnie. “It’s great to see it getting done now. Every year
we see it develop, and now we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Although spearheaded by Rotary, the project could
not have been completed without the support and co-operation from the Town of Golden, HMC Services, Roy Patrick, Bill Braisher, and Golden Concrete.
Volunteer work party upgrades confluence park area
A little bit of rain didn’t stop the Rotary volunteers from getting out on Saturday morning to help lay concrete for the foundations of the new picnic tables at the Confluence Park recreation area. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo
Columbia Basin Trust invites you to connect with fellow Basin residents at the 2013 Columbia Basin Symposium with a focus on “Community Change Through Collaborative Action.”
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Theft at the Golden Golf Club
On Aug. 31 the Gold-en Golf Club reported a theft of gasoline from their storage tank over-night. The course is not sure how much was stolen. Anyone with any info regard-ing the theft is urged to contact the RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
Vehicle impounded
On Sept. 2 the RCMP pulled over a man who was driving 109 km/h in the 60 zone along Highway 1. The vehicle was impounded.
Police chase in Gold-en
7-Eleven reported an intoxicated male in his 40s getting into his vehicle at about 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 5.
The man evaded police in his Corvette and he was pursued at low speeds until he went across the single-lane bridge heading up to the ski hill and crashed his car, total-ling the vehicle.
The Albertan was uninjured in the crash and was given two breathalyzer tests at the police station, blowing a 0.18 and a 0.19.
Police reported see-ing no other vehicles on the road during the
chase.
Single-vehicle acci-dent caused by wildlife
On Sept. 5, police responded to a call about a single vehicle accident on the road heading up to the golf course at 7:30 a.m. The driver of the car attempted to avoid hit-ting some sheep that were blocking his path and rolled his vehicle. There were no serious injuries in the inci-dent.
Fatal collision in Gla-cier National Park
RCMP are continu-ing to investigate a fatal collision on the Trans Canada Hwy in Glacier
National Park.The collision, which
occurred near the Tupper Timper Tun-nel occurred on Sept. 5. A total of three vehi-cles were involved. Evi-dence gathered at the scene and through statements reveal that the eastbound driv-er lost control of her vehicle and crossed into the westbound lanes.
Her vehicle was struck by two vehicles travelling west. The driver of the east-bound vehicle, a B.C. resident, died at the scene. The occupants of the west bound vehicle were transport-ed to the Golden Gen-eral Hospital and later released.
A number of cit-izens on the scene responded by aiding the injured, and keep-ing them comfortable and warm until emer-gency medical staff arrived.
Police are thankful to those people who stepped up and took action.
False gunshots reported
The RCMP have received numerous reports from rural areas of gunshots. All of the reports have turned out to be people setting off fire-works or using bear bangers.
Police are Wildsafe BC continue to urge
people to keep their yards clean and clear
of garbage that might attract bears this fall.
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Private Water Well Survey Golden Groundwater Protection Study
The integrity of our aquifer below us that provides our drinking water is critical. If you have or know of a private well in town we need to assess it to ensure we know its location and that it poses no risk to our collective water source. On the week of September 16th, owners of known private wells registered on the BC Water Atlas database will be contacted so we can carry out these assessments. If you are such an owner, we’d appreciate you being available that week to help us in this project.
Representatives from Golder Associates Ltd. will be conducting the door to door surveys on the week of September 16th of registered well owners to obtain information not already in the provincial water well database. Please call 403-299-5600 for more information and to help us with this important study.
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The Terry Fox Run has become a trad-ition in Golden, just as it has across the coun-try and the world, and this year some new faces will be taking over the organization of the local run.
“She (Nola Dusevic) has done it for so many years now,” said Nicola Hollick, one of the new organizers.
“She really put a lot of effort into it. She did an amazing job and Nicola and I have some big shoes to fill,” said co-organizer Mineko Beleyme.
The two took it over from Dusevic this year to give her a break after all these years of dedi-cation to the run. They both participated in the past, and wanted to make sure that is stays strong in the coming years.
“It’s such a great cause. We both believe that Terry Fox is such a hero, he really start-ed something spe-cial, and his mother has kept it going,” said Hollick.
“It’s a great cause for people to look up to, and for children to be a part of,” added Beley-me.
There will be a 10k
and a 3k race, both of which will be mapped out on the trails. Everyone is welcome, including runners, walkers and bikers. The race starts at the Mount 7 Rec Plex at 11 a.m. on Sunday Sept. 15. Hollick and Beley-me will be there at 10 a.m. to collect pledge forms.
There is no min-imum donation, but pledge forms are avail-able around town at the RCMP detach-
ment, Town Hall, Bodyquest Gym, and Jitas Cafe. They can also be downloaded at terryfoxfoundation.org.
There will also a bar-becue between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Rec Plex. The Junior Gold-en Rockets have volun-teered to barbecue hot dogs that have been donated by Overwai-tea. All proceeds from the barbecue will also go to the Terry Fox Foundation.
RCMP Report: Intoxicated male crashes Corvette after chase
Terry Fox Run continues with new organizersNola Dusevic, right, organized the Terry Fox run for many years. Star Photo
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POLL OF THE WEEKDo you agree with Justin Trudeau’s stance on the legalization of marijuana?
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Highway ProjectsDear editor,
Our MP David Wilks has taken a wrong turn and is in the ditch with his priorities for the Trans Canada Highway.
Instead of completing the Kick-ing Horse Canyon four lane pro-ject and continuing to widen the road from the B.C./Alberta bor-der through Yoho National park, he is advocating skipping right over Golden and moving on to the west.
While all of the Trans Canada needs to be upgraded in British Columbia, we need to ensure the Kicking Horse Canyon and Yoho sections are completed before
heading in another direction.Our tourism economy is pri-
marily based on people coming to Golden from Alberta. Widening the highway west of our commun-ity does nothing to help strength-en and grow our business sectors.
If we’re to continue to develop and expand our tourism and recreation sector and the spin-offs to the hospitality, retail, construc-tion and service areas we need to complete the Kicking Horse Can-yon and Yoho four lane projects. These should be our community’s and our MP’s priorities.
While there is likely more red tape to deal with when expand-ing a highway in a national park, the Trans Canada continues to be upgraded through Banff National
Park so it can’t be that difficult. Get back in the driver’s seat Mr.
Wilks. Start getting the bureau-crats in Parks Canada and the other federal agencies moving on completing this vital east/west link to our community.
Yes, it’s going to cost more to fin-ish the Kicking Horse Canyon and Yoho four lane projects but the longer you wait the more it’s going to cost.
Fasten your seat belt, adjust the seats and mirrors, re-set your pri-orities and finish upgrading the Trans Canada Highway from the B.C./Alberta border to Golden.
Bob Munro Golden, BC
Having lived just outside of Toronto for most of my life, I’m all too familiar with traffic jams. I’ve seen 30 minute evening com-mutes turn into two hour night-mares and three hour trips out of the city on a long weekend turn into nine hour headaches.
For those who haven’t spent time in the area, there is no such thing as quick trip on the 401, whether it’s Monday morning at rush hour or Sunday afternoon.
I’ll be the first to tell you that I don’t handle these situations well. I’m impatient and easily frustrated by any sort of delay.
If construction is happening in the middle of the day, I’ll ask why they aren’t doing all of the work overnight. If construction is happen-ing at night, I’ll question why they aren’t doing it during the day. I also have zero tolerance for rubber-necking.
The last few weeks have brought on numer-ous delays and closures along Highway 1, with the most notable being a lengthy delay because of a fatal accident in Glacier National Park on Aug. 17. This was followed up with another serious accident that led to a short closure on Aug 18. and last Thursday’s fatal, multi-vehicle accident on Sept. 5, amongst others.
With the busy summer season winding down and avalanche season still a couple of months away its important to remember that many people are affected in some way or another by these incidents.
For those in the hospitality industry, it could actually be a good thing, it might mean extra tables to serve or busier than usual hotels. For some, it means cancelling plans to head out of town, or a long delay on the way back from a trip.
At the end of the day, however, its essential that we remember the real victims of a highway closure are the one’s actually involved in the accident, along with their friends and family.
Yes, it’s a nuisance to have your plans can-celled at the last minute because something happened on the highway. It’s even worse to be stuck for hours in a traffic jam with no end in sight.
Get frustrated, whine and complain if you have to (i know I will), but when the traffic finally lets up and you arrive at your destina-tion, be thankful that you did, even if it took a little longer than you expected.
School WorkersTo the editor,
The de-funding of edu-cation in B.C. usually doesn’t get much atten-tion until a crisis threatens to shut down the schools. Then suddenly, everyone takes notice.
This time it’s the support workers who, if negotia-tions fail, will soon be in a position to strike.
These folks – secretar-ies, custodians, mainten-ance technicians and edu-
cational assistants – do work of immense value, yet often get the least appreci-ation.
In my 33 years of teach-ing, I relied on these people constantly, and was overwhelmed by their professionalism, generos-ity and adaptability, often in face of very difficult cir-cumstances.
Educational assistants, for example, are required to be experts in all the vari-ous barriers to learning which students face. They also must be conversant
with all the school subjects and be able to provide dis-creet assistance to students inside and outside of the classroom.
They have to do all this within the educational structure of the individ-ual teacher. Oh, and their students often have behav-ioural, emotional or med-icals issues to go along with their learning difficulties.
Needless to say, it’s a very tough job. And the pay, relative to the required skill level, is absurdly low. “Full-time” is considered
to be 25 hours a week. As a result, a “full-time” educa-tional assistant will make about $20,000 a year. Could you get by on that?
The B.C. government has allowed education funding to slip far below the national average. By doing so, they are especial-ly hurting the most vulner-able children, as well as the workers at the bottom of the ladder.
Pat Truelove Delta
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Stars to Jon Simms for being the best!
Stars to the Golden Swimming Pool for all of their help with the Special Olympics Swim Program.
Stingers to the guy who subjects the neighbours who live by Eleven 22 to his crappy singing at 3 a.m.
Stingers to the drivers who go 20 below the speed limit on the high-way. If you can’t main-
tain the speed limit with perfect road conditions, you shouldn’t be on the road.
Stars to the Golden Sound Festival organiz-ers for putting on a great festival despite all the road bumps.
Stingers to the custom-ers who were being rude to the cashiers who were trying to fix their tills after the power outage. They were trying their best, and it’s not like they were doing it
on purpose.
Stars to the respon-sible pet owners who clean up after their dogs. There aren’t enough of you.
Stars to all the con-cerned motorists who helped the crash victims on the Trans Canada Highway.
Stingers to the bikers who speed down the sidewalk downtown, making people jump out of the way.
Have you experienced any problems this summer with traffic delays and closures along the highways?
“Not really, I don’t have a car. I mostly
bike.”
“No, there is always the
potential it will be closed so I usually check
weather and road conditions before
I leave.”
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“No, but I’ve had four different people ask
me if I could fly them to
Calgary because of highway closures.”
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For Members of the Legislative Assembly, it was a somewhat unusual summer. The provin-cial legislature was in session for part of June and all of July.
The only focus of this sitting was to pass the provincial budget because the budget was not passed prior to the May election. The budget process consisted of the presentation of a $44 billion spending plan, but it also included a great deal of other financial information.
It is the role of the opposition to scrutinize government spending. As the critic for For-ests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, I questioned the Minister for several days,
looking at each line of the budget for his min-istry.
The documents presented by the govern-ment in this post-election budget were dra-matically different from the assertions the BC Liberals made during the election; the deficit was higher than projected. In the last 4 years, the government has missed its deficit targets by a combined total of a billion dollars.
Even though the BC Liberals campaigned promising a ‘Debt Free BC’, the province’s debt is now moving to $69.8 billion. That fig-ure is more than double the province’s debt when they took over in 2001.
But this debt figure is only part of the story. There are also other contractual obligations which represent more than $100 billion.
With so much owing, it is clear that serious financial constraints are ahead of us. It means that there will be more cuts to services and more increases in fees. And we know from experience that more often than not, the cuts are deepest in rural areas.
As your representative, I will work to get accurate information about our true financial situation. And I will do my best to fight cuts that unfairly impact our seniors and our chil-dren.
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Police and ICBC are launching a month-long campaign to deter distract-ed driving, the third leading cause of fatal car crashes in the province after speed and impaired driving.
Driver distraction is blamed as a fac-tor in 91 fatalities province-wide each year. Transportation ministry officials estimate drivers are four times likelier to
crash when talking on a hand-held phone while driving and 23 times more likely to be in a crash if texting.
Enforcement by officers handing out $167 fines will be stepped up throughout September, according to police.
Officials kicked off the campaign Thursday using a simulator to show the effect of distractions on a driver.
“Driving is a complex task that requires your full attention,” ICBC interim presi-dent Mark Blucher said. “When you’re
distracted behind the wheel your reac-tion time is significantly reduced. Dis-tracted driving is a common cause of rear-end crashes and injuries – there is no safe following distance when your mind is not on the road.”
A 2012 survey for ICBC found B.C. motorists consider texting while driving to be just as risky as drinking and driv-ing, yet 40 per cent of those who own cell-phones admit they’ve used a hand-held phone while driving.
ICBC says its statistics count use of com-munications or video equipment among the sources of driver distraction, along with driver inattention and other sources of internal or external distraction.
ICBC injury payouts reached $1.9 bil-lion in 2012, up $165 million from the previous year and a $400 million increase over five years. The Crown corporation cited that increase as the main reason for its application to raise premiums 4.9 per cent, effective Nov. 1.
Distracted drivers cause 91 fatalities in B.C. each year
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Golden Cinema Presents:The Conjuring starting Tuesday Sept.10 to Friday Sept.13 at 7pm.
This WeekPlant a Row, Grow a Row Program. Drop off produce donations to the Golden Food Bank Monday after-noons and Wednesday mornings at 1115 9th St S. For more info 344-2113.
A.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.
Claire Dibble’s “Honey Honey” exhibit at the Art Gallery of Golden Sept.6-Oct.5.
Wed, Sept. 11Golden 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.
Sport for Life presenta-tion Sept.11 at 6pm at the Golden Civic Centre.
Meet The Artist Reception with Claire Dibble and her exhibit “Honey Honey” Sept.11 from 5-7pm at the Art Gallery of Golden.
All about bats: outdoor bat event at the Golden Municipal Campground hosted by Wildsight, Sept.11 from 8-9:30pm. No charge.
Thurs, Sept. 12 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.
Golden Toatmasters Thursdays, 7pm at the College of the Rockies.
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.
Community Connections & Registration Evening Sept.12 from 6-8pm at Mount 7 Rec Plex.
Cops for Kids Ride Thursday, Sept.12 at approximately 1:30pm at Sobey’s.
Tim Hus CD Release Party Sept.12 at the Rockwater Grill and Bar, in support of Little Mittens. Tickets $15.
Fri, Sept. 13Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Friday night.
Meat Draw every Friday at The Legion 5:30pm.
Golden Youth Centre drop in Fridays from 3:30-9pm and movie night every Friday from 7-9pm.
Golden Rockets Home Open game Sept.13 at 7:30pm at the Golden Arena.
Big City Village plays at the Rockwater Grill and Bar Sept.13, doors at 9pm, no cover.
Sat, Sept. 14Storytime at the Golden Library 10:30-11:30am. Free drop-in, contact 250-344-6516.
Meat Draw every Saturday at The Legion 5pm.
7th Annual Golden Stompdown Skate and Bike competition Saturday Sept.14. Registration is at 12 noon at the Golden Free Ride Park, competitions starts at 2pm. Live music, BBQ, and snacks. Helmets are mandatory.
Farmers Appreciation Week Celebrations Sept.14 from 11am-3pm in the CP Parking Lot. Come and support all the hard work our farmers do!
Sun, Sept. 15Terry Fox 3km or 10km Run Sunday Sept.15 at Mount 7 Rec Plex. 11am start time.
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.
Crib every Sunday at the Brisco Community Hall at 1:30pm.
Mon, Sept. 16Join 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.
Golden Community Choir Fall Sessions start Sept.16 at 7:30pm at Trinity Lutheran Church. All voice ranges welcome! Call Jean for more info 250-344-6026.
Tues, Sept. 17Job Skills Workshops at the Work BC office every Tuesday at 10am all sum-mer. Call 250-344-5413 to register.
John Jenkins & Friends at
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Kicking Horse Culture AGM Sept.17 from 5:30-6:30pm at the Golden Civic Centre. All are welcome.Rockwater Grill & BarR
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Upcoming EventsGolden Rockets vs. Columbia Valley Rockies Sept.18 at 7:30pm at the Golden Arena.
Willhorse, with Summer Brothers and The Shrugs, play at the Rockwater Grill and Bar Sept.19.
The A-Muse Troupe presents “Apples and Scarecrows” Harvest Season at the Parson’s Kids Club (3437 Parson Frontage Rd) Sept.19 from 6-8pm. Everyone is welcome to this free event, dressing up is highly encouraged!
Golden Rockets vs. Creston Valley Thunder Cats Sept.20 at 7:30pm at the Golden Arena.
Brickhouse Friday Sept.20 at the Golden Civic Centre. Doors at 7pm, show starts at 7:30pm. Tickets available at the Art Gallery of Golden.
DJ Granftheft Saturday, Sept.21 at the Rockwater Grill and Bar.
Celebrating Community Spirit - Open Spaces Thursday Sept.26 at 7pm at The Golden Seniors Centre.
Golden Community Resource Society’s AGM Sept.26 at the Red Diamond Restaurant at 12 noon. 2013 Cops For Kids Charity, Wooden Bats Tournament at Kieth King Memorial Park, Sat. and Sun. Sept.28 & 29. Interested participants can sign up via the tour-nament’s Facebook event page, by e-mailing Amber Brunner at [email protected], or by calling 250-344-1174.
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It took but a moment after arriving in Golden for elementary school teacher Jim Halverson to know he was in the right place.
After spending much of his life bouncing around Canada and British Columbia (as the son of a military man), Halverson knew Golden would be his home after substitute teaching here 20 years ago.
“I just felt right off the bat that this was the place for me. Right from the start, not just with the school district, but in the whole town, everyone was really friendly,” he said. “I knew I was coming to B.C. the whole time I was in Calgary. As soon as I was old enough I wanted to move to B.C., so I did.”
His teaching career began in Salmon Arm, but it wasn’t Halverson’s original career choice. After a back injury he was thinking about a more seden-tary career option while at school at UVIC.
“I didn’t really know what to do there. I tried accounting…I was terrible at it. A few years after that, some teachers I knew in Salmon Arm talked me into coming to their classroom and helping out,” he said.
That was when he found his passion for teach-ing. And Halverson was fortunate enough to com-bine that with his passion for the outdoors. He could often be found taking his students out on hikes in the area.
In fact, there are a couple popular hikes in the Columbia Valley that Halverson can be thanked for creating.
“I’m very into the outdoors. In Invermere I built a trail up to Mount Swansee, which is used quite heavily now. I used it for an exercise trail, climbed
it almost every day,” he said.“When I got here I was looking around to build
a trail, and I was able to build one up to Table Mountain, which has become fairly well used. It’s kind of neat when you get to the top. You’re on a plateau and you can see all the way down to Gold-en.”
Halverson spent eight days scouting out the best route for the Tabletop Mountain Hike, and then 18 days clearing out the trail. That was near-ly 19 years ago, and every year since he has gone up with his chain saw to maintain the trail.
“I was hoping that someone younger would come along and start taking over maintaining the trail. So David Jones has done it the last couple of years, he’s only 65,” said Halverson.
Now that he is retired, Halverson hopes to upgrade the trail to make it a bit easier to walk on. Right now it’s a “stiff climb” that takes hikers up 4,100 feet from the highway over only five kilo-metres of actual hiking.
This is Halverson’s first year of retirement, and he admits he finds it a bit strange not going back to school for the first time. He has really enjoyed spending time with his students, and loves seeing them all over town and keeping up with them as they grow up.
“It’s actually kind of fun to see former students around town. That’s what I’ll miss the most if I ever leave,” he said.
Sometime in the future, the Halversons (Jim and his wife Susan) might move onto Salmon Arm to be closer to family, but he hopes it will not be too soon.
“If I go to Salmon Arm I’ll be this little old guy that nobody knows, I don’t like the idea of that,” he joked. “Golden is a nice town to live in, and to grow old in as well.”
Golden Moments: Jim Halverson leaves a legacy atop a mountain
Elementary teacher Jim Halverson knew he was home as soon as he arrived in Golden. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo
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- Turning Back the Pages -By Colleen Palumbo
BUDGET 2014 CONSULTATION
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The following arti-cle was written by Arvid Johnson about some of the amuse-ments of the past. How simple they were.
And many of them I remember doing -just the people I was doing them with dif-fered. I too stopped by Bill Wenman's shop, not just after school but with my dad. We went to dances in the Par-
son Hall; played cards with family and friends; walked the tracks to the fishing hole where we caught ling cod to eat; played hockey on the slough below our house with the Jean boys who came up river to meet us and we listened to mom sing. Now on to Arvid's reminis-cences ...
One of our favour-ite stopping places, on the way to and from school, was Billy Wenman's Shoe Repair Shop. If we discovered any pecu-liar looking bug, butterflies or such, we would catch them and take them to Billy. He would pre-serve them in alco-hol. Billy was very kind to us all.
He would make
repairs to our shoes or rubbers for a very small charge, or no charge it all. He made canvas music stand cases for all members of the band, free of charge.
When we were growing up to the dancing age, throughout the win-ter months, we would hold weekly parties at our homes. Play-ing cards, and dan-cing. Some favourite dances were the Vir-ginia Reel, Two steps, and Waltzes.
We would take turns at our homes, the Maxwells, Wenmans, Blysaks, Mrs. John Pratt, and the John-sons. Billy Wenman had one of the Edison Phonographs with the long horn on it. This played cylinder
records. He would bring it to wherever the party was being held.
In the summer we would get together for big picnics which
other families would join. We would have to walk to wherever we were going as there were no auto-mobiles available until later years.
In the spring, after the snow was gone, and in the summer also, a favourite out-ing on Sunday after-noon, was to walk the railway track east up the Kicking Horse Canyon for several miles.
Upon our return we would congre-gate at the C.P.R. Sta-tion and watch the arrival and depar-ture of Train Number 4, which at that time came in at 5:00 p.m.
There was always lots of music in our home. Mother played the organ and the accordion. Many of
the Swedes who came played the accordion or mouth organ.
In 1912, a toboggan slide was built from the top of the hill back of the smelter, down past the smelt-er and over the hump by the smoke stack, and along the railway track for a distance. It was about three quar-ters of a mile long and was boarded up on both sides.
At one time, the last lap was over the rail-way track towards the Kicking Horse River. This had to be stopped because of the danger involved. I believe boards from the Smelter buildings had been used for the slide.
I understand that the older Henderson boys and others in
their age group exer-cised their skill and knowledge in build-ing this slide.
We used some of the rails from the Smelt-er to build a track up the side of the hill. Then we would push one of the ore cars to the top.
Everyone climbed on for a ride down the hill. Once it jumped the track and Louis Blysak got his leg jammed against a tree.
We had to stop this enjoyment also because of the risk.
In the winter, for skating, we would shovel off the snow on the Kicking Horse River in a large area for an outdoor skat-ing rink. We had many nice skating parties.
The Wenman building, pictured, still stands today on the south side of the bridge, and is home to a local bike shop. Photo Courtesy of the Golden Museum
The simple amusements of the past were often too dangerous
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We may not be Niagara Falls just yet, but Golden is gaining ground.
In the past decade, and the last few years especially, Golden has skyrocketed as a premier wedding destination. Couples from all over Canada bring their friends and family to our lit-tle mountain com-munity for their spe-cial day.
“Each year it’s more and more. I used to be excited if I did 10 weddings in a whole calendar year,” said Mike Pecora, owner of Elite Sound and Light and wedding
DJ. Pecora has been DJing most of his life, and has grown his career as a wedding DJ particularly in the past 10 to 15 years.
“In the last three or four years it’s gotten huge. In 2011 I did 42 weddings in the Golden area… Out of those 42 only one was local.”
Pecora’s 2013 sea-son has been equal-ly busy. This sum-mer alone he had to turn down 30 wed-dings because he was already booked.
“Nobody realizes how busy it gets. Ten years ago if you called me on Wednesday to DJ on Saturday, I could probably do it. Now I’m booking two years in advance.
I already have two weddings booked for 2015,” he said. By the end of the year he predicts that he will be completely booked for the 2014 season.
When Pecora DJed his first wedding, at the age of 13, there were very few venues in town. It was pri-marily the Civic Cen-tre. Today, Gold-en has a wide range of venues to offer including mountain tops, secluded lodg-es, downtown halls, and cozy restaurants.
The variety of venues means that a large variety of vend-ors are required to complete the wed-ding experience. Local photograph-
ers, DJs, caterers, bakers, co-ordin-ators, florists and mobile bartenders have all been grow-ing their business-es in the past few years, and there’s still plenty of room for growth.
The ripple effect has also hit other local industry including recreation and food services business-es who have helped entertain the large number of visitors to the community while they are in town for a wedding.
“There’s enough to go around for every-body, but if every-body doesn’t get involved we’re going to be left behind,” said Pecora
“There is the poten-tial for this indus-try to keep grow-ing by leaps and bounds. It’s definite-ly on the uprise, and
it’s a great market to step into,” said Karen Christakos, owner of Sips N Giggles, a mobile bartending and event co-ordina-tion business.
Sips N Giggles is newer to the wed-ding industry, having only been around for the past year, but has already gained tre-mendously from the trend.
Christakos will have worked 14 weddings by the end of the year, and already has two booked for next sea-son. She spoke about her experience in the industry so far as she set up a wed-ding at the Golden Civic Centre this past weekend.
“They come to Golden because it’s beautiful. That is the number one reason. And a lot of people were proposed to here, or had skied
here, and just want to come back,” she said.
Her business has grown main-ly through word of mouth, and she often finds herself promot-ing other vendors and local businesses while working a wedding.
“The bride’s wed-ding party is going out for lunch right now, and I always send them to the liquor store. All the weddings buy their alcohol here.”
According to Inter-ior Health’s wedding statistics, by the end of July Golden had already played host to 72 weddings. Pec-ora predicts that by the end of the calen-dar year that number will be close to 200.
“Just going with Interior Health’s stats for weddings, and averaging 100 to 150 people per wedding, the people
coming into town is coming close to what the rafting industry brings in. We’re look-ing at 20,000 people per year coming in just for weddings, and it’s only getting busier,” said Pecora.
Tourism Golden is also getting on board, and will be putting extra focus on mar-keting Golden as a wedding destination in the coming year. In their 2014 Trav-el Planner, expected out this December, there will be at least six pages dedicat-ed specifically to the wedding industry.
“We have so many special and unique places for weddings in Golden,” said Joanne Sweeting, manager of Tour-ism Golden. “And there’s an untapped awareness about just how much we have to offer.”
One of Golden’s more unconventional weddings took place on the ice at the Golden Arena this past spring. Star Photo
Golden’s stock rising as a premier wedding destination
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Now that the dust has settled on Kicking Horse Culture’s Summer Kicks lineup, Executive Dir-ector Bill Usher said he can’t be anything but pleased with how the season went.
“I was really happy with the lineup this year. It was a nice mix of stuff for all ages,” Usher said.
KHC has also been receiving some great feed-back from audiences about the concert series.
“There’s this wonderful gathering of the com-munity coming in there. That’s the constant feedback we get from people, is that they are coming now to meet their neighbours, to hang out and to enjoy the scene of it all…It was kind of a community party in a way.”
A lot has yet to be determined about what Summer Kicks will look like next year, all Ush-er would say is that KHC has a few things in the works that could give the concert series a differ-ent, even better look to it.
In the meantime, the Live Kicks schedule has been announced for the fall and winter season and Usher is also happy with how that has come together, saying the lineup has a good mix of art-ists and bands.
In addition to Brickhouse, who are sched-uled to perform on Sept. 20, Usher highlighted Front Porch Roots Revue and 605 Collective’s New Animal as fall shows to look forward to.
Front Porch Roots Revue will present Up on Cripple Creek: Song Book of the Band on Oct. 10. Their show captivates then and now with the soulful reveries and bottom-heavy blues that dis-
tinguished The Band’s rustic rock. Usher was quick to point out that this isn’t your typical trib-ute band.
“For those of us who know [The Band’s] rep-ertoire, you are going to hear songs that you’ve heard all your life, but you’re going to hear them re-interpreted by this really good, almost like an all-star, band from Alberta,” he said.
605 Collective’s New Animal offers a fero-cious exchange between urban and contem-porary distance and their choreography can best be described as “urban jungle”, or primal movement with a hip contemporary edge. The show will be on Oct. 25, and from Oct. 22-24 the group will run a series of dance classes for locals in town.
“That’s going to be a very cool opportunity, especially for young people..to work with six dancers that are just at the top of their game,” Usher said.
Phil Dwyer, a pianist and saxophonist who has played with names such as Aretha Franklin and Diana Krall, was recently added to the lineup for Sept. 29. Shows are always being added to the schedule and Usher urged people to sign up for News Kicks on the website to keep up to date.
KHC has hundreds of members signed up for the upcoming season. Memberships cost $10 for the season and members get a chance to buy one of 75 early-bird tickets for $15 for any given show. Regular advance tickets for members cost $20, with everyone paying $25 at the door. For more information on the fall and winter lineup, visit www.kickinghorseculture.ca or log on to the Kicking Horse Culture Facebook page.
Successful summer gives way for busy fall for Kicking Horse Culture
Golden Sound Festival sees great downtown turnout
Vancouver musician JP Maurice, with some help from some local musicians, entertains a jam packed Golden Taps Pub for Saturday’s music festival. The Golden Sound Festival had to make some changes to their format, but saw a great turnout in downtown Golden. Ali Starchuk/Star Photo
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The Art Gallery of Golden is spreading the honey around with its new exhibit Honey Honey.
Claire Dibble, a well-known local photographer, has put together an encaustic collection of pieces combining photography of bees and bee keepers, with coloured beeswax.
Encaustic art is an ancient technique that combines beeswax with colour pigments to paint or sculpt.
“I’m quite interested in local eating, and I love the honey from Rocky Mountain Honey Farms,” said Dibble.
“The plight of the honeybee has been the stuff of headlines and news stor-ies in recent years. There is a growing concern that the collapsing colonies of pollinators will have a regrettable impact on food supply and indeed on the human experience. Such a little creature, so easily forgotten and ignored, is garnering some attention at last.”
More that 30 small pieces will be on display at the gallery for about a month. They explore the culture of beekeeping in the area through prints covered in coloured beeswax, or photo transfers using beeswax.
In early June of this year she received a grant from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance to move forward with her collection. It will be the first time she’s had an exhibit featured at the Art Gallery of Golden.
Although it was a really busy summer for Dibble with her other projects, she found it quite enjoyable to have Honey Honey moving along on the side.
“This has been a great creative exploration for me,” she said. “It was a lot of fun to do.”
There will be an opening reception for the exhibit at the art gallery on Wednesday Sept. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. where Dibble will talk about her experiences creating the collection , which will be on display until early October.
New art gallery exhibit is as sweet as honey
Honey Honey, a collection of photographs from local photog-rapher Claire Dibble, will be on display at the Art Gallery of Golden starting this week. The encaustic collection, seen in one of her pieces to the right, combines filtered beeswax mixed with damar resin to enhance Dibble’s photographs, which she collected throughout the summer while studying bees and beekeepers. Image Submitted by Claire Dibble
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Tell us why your business or a favourite organization in Kicking Horse Country should win a 2013 Community Excellence Award!
Voting ends Monday, September 16 and only the top 3 of each category will move to the next level of public voting from September 18 to 30.
Community Excelence Awards Gala •Saturday, October 19 •Golden Civic CentreKeynote Speaker:Michelle Rempel - MP Calgary Central North
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Connection to wild land is what inspires Jeff Crosby’s musicGolden Star [email protected]
Jeff Crosby and the Refugees are embarking on an extensive Can-adian tour that will take them all over Western Canada over the course of 10 days, including a stop in Golden.
Jeff Crosby, who is no stranger to his neighbours in the north, grew up mere miles (or kilometres) from the Canadian border in Idaho. Now residing in Los Angel-es, his songs still have strong con-nections to the wild land that he grew up in.
Over the past year Jeff Crosby has built a tight relationship with song-writer Jerry Joseph, signing to his record label, Cosmo Sex School last year. Jeff's new EP, "Silent Con-versations" was released to much critical acclaim and will have his song "Oh Love, Oh Lord" featured on the hit show Sons of Anarchy on Sept. 24.
Jeff Crosby and The Refugees have been on quite a roll this sum-mer, criss crossing the US open-ing for and backing Jerry Joseph. Now the band is set to perform in Canada for the first time and they couldn't be more excited.
This tour will feature B.C. favour-ite Buckman Coe from Vancouver as support for each show.
They will be performing at the Rockwater Grill and Bar on Sept. 22. To hear some of their music, go to jeffcrosbymusic.com.
L.A. band Jeff Crosby and the Refugees are performing at the Rockwater Grill and Bar on Sept. 22. Photo Submitted/Star Photo
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Like much of B.C. the Kootenay region has shown some growth in the job market.
British Columbia experienced modest growth in employment in August.
The province had a net increase of 6,200 jobs, with part-time employment increasing by 16,000. This gain was off-set by a decrease of 9,800 full-time jobs.
Since August of last year, employment is up
by 8,400 in the Vancouver Island and Coast region; down by 1,500 in the Lower Main-land/Southwest; up 5,200 jobs in the Kootenay region; and up 3,100 in the North Coast and Nechako region.
B.C.’s overall unemployment rate decreased from last month, from 6.7 to 6.6 per cent.
For B.C. youth under 25, the average hour-ly wage in August was up by 1.4 per cent com-pared with the year before. Employment among youth (aged 15 to 24 years) decreased in August by 4,200 jobs compared to July, and the
youth unemployment rate increased slightly to 13.1 from 12.2 per cent.
Employment for men over the age of 25 was up by 1,000 jobs. Women in the same age group gained 9,400 jobs.
In August, the biggest job gains were seen in accommodation and food services, with an increase of 14,100 jobs. The manufacturing sec-tor also added 5,600 jobs.
A decrease was experienced in the goods-pro-ducing sector, with a drop in employment of 7,100 jobs.
Kootenays show slight growth
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Golden Basketball AssociationSubmitted
The seed for the Golden Basketball Association was planted in 1993/94, when two workmates organized teams at their children’s school. Each week, the two teams practiced and played using the facilities of the schools they attended. In 1994 more of the workmates joined along with interested parents and the GBA was created.
Enrolment grew so quickly that the school facilities available were not adequate. At the time, the Town of Gold-en was contemplating the fate of the old high school gym. The old gym was in dire need of repair after being boarded up for several years and several proposals had been submitted to the town, includ-ing the option to demolish the building. At the eleventh hour the GBA Executive filled the Town Chambers and asked that the building be saved and used for what it was intended for – to be a gymnasium. The request was granted.
The Mt. 7 Rec Plex committee was formed and with the help of commun-ity volunteers and donations of materials from local businesses work got underway to refurbish the gym. Several directors of the GBA approached the Canadian
Pacific Railway to secure funds to rebuild the hardwood floor. The CP Charitable Foundation approved the request and financed the project. The first season the GBA operated, there were two teams of 12 children. Ten years later over 200 play-ers from Grades 4 through 12 were in the program.
Many young athletes have had the opportunity to get involved and learn from this excellent team sport and Gold-en Secondary School has steadily bene-fitted from having an influx of players that are already in the game and ready to improve their skills and abilities further.
Twenty years after its foundation, the GBA is getting ready for the 2013/2014 season to start on October 21. There will be 3 age divisions; Kindergarten through 1st Grade (Biddy Ball), Grades 2-3-4 (Novice Basketball), and Grades 5-6- 7 (Juniors).
Registration nights will be Sept. 12, Sept. 26, and Oct. 9 at the Rec Plex from 6 to 8 p.m. For further information, regis-tration forms, and information for those who wish to help organize or coach, log on to GBA’s website at goldenbasketballas-sociation.com/ , check out their Face-book page at facebook.com/GoldenBas-ketball, or contact Ian Kirk at 250-344-6760.
The Golden Basketball Association is celebrating its 20th year of opera-tions this season. Registration nights will be Sept.12, Sept. 26 and Oct. 9 at the Rec Plex. Photo Submitted
Golden Basketball Association celebrating 20 years of operations
Rockets go undefeated in pre-season, home opener Friday
The Rockets fell behind 3-1 after two periods of play Saturday night against the Fernie Ghostriders, but a sizeable crowd was on hand to witness the team’s 4-3 win after a third period comeback. Joel Tansey/Star Photo
Joel [email protected]
The Rockets wrapped up their exhibition schedule this past weekend with a come from behind 4-3 victory over the Fernie Ghostrid-ers and a solid 4-2 win over the Revelstoke Griz-zlies. The team took out the Glacier Nationals in a fight-filled 5-3 win on Friday after starting off the 13/14 campaign with a 6-3 win in Invermere over the Columbia Valley Rockies.
Head Coach Ty Davidson feels good about the team heading into their Sept. 13 regular season opener, but despite 19 goals in four exhibition games, he would like to see them score a few more goals.
“We’ve had a lot of chances. I’d certainly like to see us score a little more [in the regular season],” he said.
Davidson also said that the team has had some slow starts so far, perhaps a product of players tak-ing the pre-season for granted.
Nick McCabe has been a standout player upfront for the Rockets.
“He’s a very solid, intuitive player.” he said. In net, Brian Parsons, an import from near Los
Angeles, has been as good as advertized. “He’s delivered everything we wanted and
expected [when we brought him over here],” said Davidson.
The Rockets will start their regular season schedule Friday night at the Golden Arena against the 100 Mile House Wranglers at 7:30 p.m.
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Vicci NelsonAlexander Park Elementary Principal
On behalf of the staff of Alexander Park School, I would like to extend a warm ‘welcome back’ to all of our students and parents with a spe-cial greeting to new students and to our begin-ning kindergarten children.
The new school year started with a glorious sunny, warm morning, just perfect for our annual “Back to School Pancake Breakfast.” It was great to see so many moms, dads, and even grandpar-ents coming to school with the children. A big thank you to our Golden zone maintenance staff for their help in setting up for the breakfast, to Sobeys for their generous donation of oranges, the Rotary for the pancake mix, and the Leos’ Club for letting us use their BBQ. Many thanks to Sobeys for also donating the watermelons for the Kindergarten get together.
Every year it amazes me at how quickly a school is up and running. From the first day, teachers were getting things underway for the year, wel-coming students into their classrooms and mak-ing them comfortable in their new settings. Stu-dents have already learned many of the class-room routines and expectations, adjusted to their new classrooms and teachers, made new
friends as well as getting reacquainted with old ones. Parents play a crucial role during these first few weeks by providing the reassurance that chil-dren need in order to feel secure as they transi-tion into a new school year.
A primary school is a busy place so it is import-ant that parents stay abreast of the school’s activ-ities and events by reading the class newsletters and the school newsletter, the “A.P.E.S. Chat-ter.” An important event coming up is our Par-ent Advisory Council’s (PAC) first meeting on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the library. Parents are encouraged to attend to find out what PAC is all about and how their efforts support and enhance students’ experiences at school. Being part of PAC is a wonderful oppor-tunity for all parents to have an active part in their child’s education.
Lastly, I would like to remind parents to keep in touch with us here at the school when you have concerns or simply wish to discuss your child’s education. The close cooperation between home and school contributes signifi-cantly to creating a positive learning environ-ment for children.
The staff at Alexander Park look forward to our students’ parents continued interest, support, and involvement in their child’s education.
APES begins their new school year
Farmer’s appreciation week coming to Golden this Saturday
Lynda Kirchhofer of Caleb View Farm sells her products, which include jams, jellies and baked goods, this past weekend at the Farmer’s Market. Cake and “I heart BC Farmers” tattoos will be available to the public as part of Farmer’s Appreciation Week. The event will run on Saturday at the CPR parking lot in Golden from 11am- 3pm and will be put on to recognize the hard work that local area farmer’s do. Joel Tansey/Star Photo
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Red Diamond Family Restaurant stays true to its name. Frank and Laili Tang have had help run-ning their Chinese restaurant from their children, Lisa and John, for some time now.
“We’ve been work-ing here forever,” laughed Lisa when asked how long her and John had been helping out at Red Diamond.
Frank arrived in Golden in 1968 from Johor Bahru, Malay-sia. He came over with very limited English (he credits Joanne Birnie with teaching him English through ESL class-es in town) but the region was a nice fit for him because he had a grandfather and an uncle that were living and work-ing in Donald at a small restaurant next to the mill.
In addition to a new language, Frank also had to get used to some vastly different weather conditions
than what he was accustomed to.
“In the winter it was always cold,” Frank said, agreeing that the weather was a lot colder than in tropic-
al Malaysia. He also remarked
that the town felt a lot smaller when he arrived than it is now, and because of that it was easy for him to
meet other people. Frank can speak Can-tonese, Mandarin and Malay, which meant that there was a sig-nificant language bar-rier between him and
some of the other Asian families in town.
“We all spoke dif-ferent languages. I spoke Cantonese, but others spoke older Chinese languages. I could hardly under-stand [what they were saying],” said Frank.
He met Laili while he was on vacation in Hong Kong in 1978 and she came back to Canada with him.
“I put her to work,” Frank said, laughing.
The transition to Canada wasn’t a smooth one for Laili. She was homesick often her first couple of years here and the differences between Hong Kong and
Golden were difficult for her to handle.
“It was so quiet so I wasn’t used to it. [Hong Kong] was so busy...but I got used to it. I like it here now,” she said.
The Tangs say busi-ness continues to be good for them, and they find that a lot of their business come from long-time locals who are repeat cus-tomers. Their recipe for success is a simple one.
“We treat the cus-tomers well and we cook good food,” Frank said with a smile.
Competition with other Chinese restau-rants in town is not
a major issue, Frank said, because they all have different cooking styles which attracts different groups of customers.
The restaurant occasionally offers Malaysian food such as satay or Malaysian style curry, but in gen-eral Frank thinks that Malaysian cuisine is a little too spicy for most Canadian pal-ates.
The Tangs are very thankful to their loyal customers for sup-porting their restau-rant and Frank and Laili are glad to have landed in Golden, a town they now have no trouble referring to as “home.”
A20 www.thegoldenstar.net Wednesday, September 11, 2013 The Golden Star Star business
Surplus Equipment for Sale
• 1993 Dodge Dakota, 3.9L V6, auto, 2WD, 90,916km, white, c/w aluminium headache rack; • 1999 Pontiac Montana mini-van, 3.4L v-6, auto, 2WD, 309,117km, white with red striping. • Truck Canopy - Raider “Warrior”, fit’s 1994 – 2002 Dodge full size trucks with 8’ box, grey
colour, with beacon light. • Tamper 62.5 KVA 3 phase generator with Perkins 354 power, no hour meter. • Stihl FS106 commercial grade weed whipper. The above items will be sold as is, where is (no warranty). General enquiries including appointments to view the above items may be directed to Chris Cochran, Manager of Operations, at 250.344.2271. Sealed offers will be accepted at the Town Office until 2:00 pm Thursday September 4th, 2013. Any, or the highest offer, will not necessarily be accepted.
• 1993 Dodge Dakota, 3.9L V6, auto, 2WD, 90,916km, white, c/w aluminum headache rack.• 1999 Pontiac Montana mini-van, 3.4L V6, auto, 2WD, 309, 117km, white with red striping.• Truck Canopy - Raider “Warrior”, fits 1994 - 2002 Dodge full size trucks with 8’ box, grey
colour, with beacon light.• Tamper 62.5 KVA 3 phase generator with Perkins 354 power, no hour meter.• Stihl FS106 commerical grade weed whipper.The above items will be sold as is, where is (no warranty). General enquiries including appointments to view the above items may be directed to Chris Cochran, Manager of Operations, at 250-344-2271. Sealed offers will be accepted at the Town Office until 2:00 pm Thursday, September 19th, 2013.Any, or the highest offer, will not necessarily by accepted.
Red Diamond serving up good Chinese food in Golden
The Tang family (from left to right, Lisa, Laili, Frank and John) continue to serve a loyal base of customers from their 9th Avenue North restaurant. A familiar menu is one of the secrets to their success. Joel Tansey/Star Photo
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The family of Nathan Hansen
would like to congratulate Nathan for graduating
from the University of Calgary with his Masters in Fine Arts.
Herbert (Bert) Spencer Robison, 85 yeas old, died peacefully in his home on August 25, 2013. Survived by his wife of 60 years Elsie, two children Colby (Lil), Nancy (Gary), four grandchildren Ryan (Melanie), Krista, Jordan (Erin), Clayton, and three great grandchildren Maddox, Alexi and Andi. Bert was born in Carmen, MB and spent the majority of his life growing up in Field, BC. As a teenager, he started his career at CP Rail as a railroad telegrapher and retired as a customer service supervisor in 1986. He happily enjoyed his CP Rail career of 43 years. The past 10 years, he had lived in Golden, BC to enjoy more time with his family. He also loved passing his time doing cross stitch, or as he called it, his “knitting”. His family and friends will truly miss him, and would like to thank everyone in the community for their support, cards and gifts. There will be no service, as per his request.
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Heavy Duty MechanicValley Blacktop, part of the Interoute Construction Ltd. (ICL Ltd.) group, is seeking a Heavy Duty Mechanic for its Revelstoke operations. ICL Ltd. is a leader in the construction industry in British Columbia.
Reporting to the Area Manager, you will provide support to complete daily repairs and preventive maintenance and perform related assigned tasks and duties under limited supervision. Travel to operations and project sites will be required upon request.
Duties / Tasks:
• Full time position• Perform equipment repairs and preventive maintenance in a timely manner • Assist in completing all maintenance inspections• Ensure all repairs completed are documented • Record any equipment deficiencies
Qualifications/ Experience:
• Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic ticket • Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Heavy Duty Mechanic• Strong technical knowledge and mechanical aptitude to perform service on various equipment ranging from heavy duty equipment to small engine and parts• Ability to work independently with minimal direction• Strong attention to detail and the ability to multitask is a must• Team player
Salary: Depending on experience
Start date: As soon as possible.
We offer a competitive compensation package with a comprehensive benefit plan and a registered pension plan.
Please send your resume in confidence stating your position in the subject line to [email protected] or fax it to (250) 837-9656.
SURESPAN STRUCTURESrequires Welder/Fabricator. Requirements: Welder Level “C” or 1st year fabrication minimum. Forklift and crane operators experience. Knowl-edge of how to interpret engi-neering drawings. CWB ticket an asset. Understand & apply basic mathematical skills. Pre-employment drug screen may be required. Mail resume to 3721 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan, BC V9L 6P2, fax: 250-746-8011 or email: [email protected]
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Announcements
Coming Events
Golden Community Choir is starting Fall
session practices on Sept.16. If you like singing or are interested, please
phone Jean @ 250-344-6026. All voice
ranges welcome! First practice is Mon.
Sept. 16 at 7:30 at Trinity Lutheran Church 9th St.
Membership fee is $10, family $15, and
a $10 refundable music fee.
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[email protected], or fax to 250-344-5059.
Front Offi ce Agent positions available. Please drop offresume in person to Prestige Mountainside Resort. 1049 Trans Canada Hwy.
Man to work with a person 2 evenings/wk. Working with in-dividual in their home. Must have clean criminal record check & drivers abstract. $18/hr plus vac. pay. Send a cover letter, resume and 3 ref-erences to Box 20250 Golden BC V0A 1H0 or phone for more info Golden Community Inclu-sion Service 250-344-7691.
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Employment
Help WantedMalwa Motels Inc o/a
Days Inn in Golden is hiring:6 Full Time Housekeeping Room Attendants - no exp
needed, duties incl. sweeping, mopping, dusting, vacuuming, making beds, cleaning bath-
rooms, etc. $14.00/hr, 40hrs/wk
3 Front Desk Clerks & Relief Night Auditor- exp. an asset, duties incl. taking reservations and cancella-tions, registering guests,
assigning rooms, processing telephone calls, providing
information on hotel facilities and services, calculating charges and processing
payments, etc. $13.00/hr, 40hrs/wk
FAX RESUMES 250-344-6673EMAIL RESUMES
RAMADA INN requires FRONT DESK staff Full/Part time. Apply by Email
[email protected] or drop off resume in person
1311 12 St. N.
WHO WE ARE; Hallcon Crew Transport is the national agent for CN & CP Rail for the ground transportation needs of their Rail Crews. Every day we co-ordinate the re-positioning needs of Rail Crews from coast to coast. WE NEED YOU! We are hiring people presently living in the GOLD-EN area that are interested in the safe and courteous trans-portation of Crews from GOLDEN to as far away as Kamloops. You will be on-call for trips as they arise, or help-ing move Crews in and around various rail yards. Are you re-tired or semi-retired, and look-ing for fl exibility in the work-place? This job may be just the thing for you! YOU WILL NEED; A valid class 4 (or class 1 or 2) licence. If you need to upgrade to class 4 we will provide assistance (some conditions apply). A willing-ness to provide quality cus-tomer service. Clean or near-clean Driver and criminal ab-stracts. Email resume and cur-rent abstract [email protected] Fax me at 866-649-5653 .
Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services
GREAT opportunity to relocate to Beautiful Prince Rupert, Enjoy af-fordable housing and various rec-reational opportunities; skiing, kay-aking, hiking, golf, and the fi ne arts. The Crest Hotel is currently accept-ing resumes for full time servers and bartenders in Charley’s Lounge. If you have a passion for customer service, with experience in a busy lounge environment, we offer a union wages $15.14 for servers $18.30 bartenders, medical and dental coverage and excellent gratuities. Previous serving and bartending experience is required, must have serving it right, and be legally permitted to work in Canada. Knowledge of wines and squirrel experience is an asset. If you are interested in joining our award win-ning customer service team, send resumes to [email protected] or mail your resume to the Crest Hotel 222 1st ave west Prince Ru-pert, BC. V8J 1A8.
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Employment
Trades, TechnicalCANFOR CERTIFIED ELEC-TRICIAN Location: Canal Flats,British Columbia General: Re-sponsible for the safe mainte-nance, repair, installation and modifi cation of all sawmill-re-lated electrical equipment, you will apply your skills to maximize uptime, quality and production. You have a com-mitment to safety, electrical experience in an industrial set-ting, as well as excellent or-ganizational and communica-tion skills. Shift work will be required. Major Duties: Meet with internal customers to as-sess electrical needs, deter-mine business requirements, and document them. Create technical specifi cations for de-livering business solutions. Design and develop electrical applications to meet business requirements, using depart-ment specifi ed programming tools, processes, and metho-dologies. Develop test plans, complete unit and system level tests, and document results. Participate in and guide user testing. Support, enhance, and maintain existing business ap-plications to assure their availability, reliability, perfor-mance, and fi t to evolving re-quirements. Effectively resolve production problems in a time-ly manner. Other duties as as-signed. Qualifi cations: The successful candidate will bring the following experience and expertise: The ability to work in a safe and effi cient manner. MCC experience would be considered a strong asset. Electrician certifi cation A strong background in PLCs Knowledge of the lumber manufacturing process would be an asset Good interperson-al skills Interested applicants should submit their resumes to the following: John Buda Hu-man Resource Manager Fax: 250-349-5250 [email protected]
Career Opportunities
Employment
Trades, TechnicalGUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General laborers and tradesmen for oil and gas in-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message. For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.
Help Wanted
Career Opportunities
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FOR SALEDEMPSTER’S BREAD ROUTE
Servicing the Columbia Valley, including Invermere, Radium, Fairmont and Golden. Delivery-based
business serving a variety of Grocery, Food Service Customers, Golf and Ski Resorts.
Distributing products, including such brands as Dempster’s, McGavin’s, Villagio, Silver Hills and Venice
Bakery. Warehouse and fresh baked products are supplied by Canada Bread Company Limited. National
advertising, training and ongoing support provided by Canada Bread. Business includes an established
customer base, delivery truck and all associated handling equipment, computerized ordering and billing system. Turn-key operation with growth potential and
immediate cash fl ow.
For more information call (250) 344-0954.
Seasonal Truck Driver’s RequiredGolden Area
Class 3 with Air Endorsement And/Or Class 5 HMC Services Inc., road and bridge maintenance contractor in the Selkirk Area is looking for professional drivers for the winter season, to operate snowplow and sanding trucks in the Golden Area.
Class 3 with Air Endorsement:Valid BC Driver’s License (minimum Class 3 with air • endorsement)Proven Highway Experience• Experience driving single axle, tandem axle vehicles • and operating a variety of transmissions, including a 13 speed
AND/ORClass 5:
Valid BC Driver’s License (Class 5) (with potential • opportunity to upgrade to Class 3)To operate small trucks to plow local subdivisions and • school bus routes
Application forms may be picked up at HMC Services Inc.’s of ce listed below; quali ed applicants are invited to submit applications, along with a photocopy of their driver’s license, and up to date driver’s abstract and references to substantiate experience to:
HMC Services Inc.521 Donald Upper Road, Golden, BC V0A 1H0
Fax: 250-344-6905Email: [email protected]
New hires are subject to pre-employment drug screening.Please note applications will not be accepted
without a current driver’s abstract. Please note that only short listed applicants
will be contacted
Bolico Holdings Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons1421 Trans Can Hwy,
Golden, B.C. V0A 1H21020 Trans Can Hwy
Golden, B.C. V0A 1H0Food Service Supervisor
Full time(40hrs/wk)/Shift workNights/Days/Early Mornings/Weekends
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years$12.55/hr + benefits
Apply in Person: 1421 Frontage Rd,Golden, BC, V0A 1H2 orFax resume to 250 439-1963
Employment
Trades, TechnicalCANFOR CERTIFIED MILL-WRIGHT Canal Flats, British Columbia General Respon-sible for the safe maintenance, repair, installation and modifi -cation of all sawmill - related equipment, you will apply your skills to maximize uptime, quality and production. You have a commitment to safety, experience in an industrial set-ting, as well as excellent or-ganizational and communica-tion skills. Shift work will be required. Qualifi cations: The successful candidate will bring the following experience and expertise: - The ability to work in a safe and effi cient manner. - Millwright certifi cation - Knowledge of the lumber manufacturing process would be an asset - Good interper-sonal skills - A welding ticket would be an asset. - Hydraulics troubleshooting and repair is a requirement. Interested appli-cants should submit their re-sumes to the following: John Buda Human Resource Man-ager, Fax: [email protected]
Services
Art/Music/DancingINSPIRE YOUR CHILDREN to be creative and expressive through music! Group key-board lessons for children ages 3 - 9 that include singing, rhythm, movement, composi-tion and more! Find a teacher near you 1-800-828-4334 or www.myc.com
VOICE OR PIANO LESSONS: Experienced teacher has limit-ed spaces for new students. All ages, beginner to interme-diate. [email protected]
Help Wanted
Services
Financial ServicesDROWNING IN debt? Cut debts more than 50% and be debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free con-sultation. Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+www.mydebtsolution.com
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.
1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.
Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind and a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
ContractorsCustom blueprints.Visit: wwldesigns.ca We will not be undersold!
ElectricalAERIAL CONTRACTORS LTD. Power line systems built to BC Hydro standards. EC# 19806. 1-800-661-7622.
Help Wanted
Services
Misc ServicesMusic lessons on guitar ukulele and harmonica, for kids and adults, call Carl 250-348-2347.
Pets & Livestock
PetsCUTE English Bulldog Puppies $600. Healthy Male & female. 9 weeks, Health, shot papers. 2818990861 Email: [email protected]
SHILOH SHEPHERD, Beauti-ful puppies - large, rare breed w. plush coat. born 06/19, mi-cro chipped, shots / Shiloh registr. $1500 250-838-0234 okanaganshilohs.com
Merchandise for Sale
Firewood/FuelFIREWOOD for sale. Call 250-344-7677.
Firewood for sale: Fir, Pine, Spruce, Birch. Ph 250-939-8548
Garage Sales5680 Hidden Valley Road moving sale - chairs, kids toys, crib, household items, misc items, candle/soap making equip, desk, furniture, Thurs & Fri (Aug 29 & 30) 4-8pm - Sat Aug 31 11-5pm
GARAGE SALE SUNDAY SEPT 15!! 914 13th St South. Children’s Clothing, Toys, Sport-ing Goods, Household Items, Tools and more. 9am - 1 pm
Multi Family Garage Sale 1309 Selkirk Dr Saturday Sept.14 from 9am-2pm. Antiques, jewelry, household goods, children’s toys, furniture & clothes, misc. items.
Multi Family Garage Sale Sat. Sept 14 6th Ave and 5th St something for everyone! 8:30am-1pm.
Toys, house, yard & shop items. Saturday Sept.14 10-5. 2447 Golden Donald Up. Rd.
Garden EquipmentHYDROPONIC equipment for sale. 12, 1000 watt HPS/MH ballasts with lamps and hoods, c0s tank, regulator and ppm meter, 100x 4 gal black buck-ets, trim machine, ph meters, ppm meter, nutrients, fans, pumps etc, etc. Email for a list of more items and prices. [email protected] located in Creston, BC
Business for Sale
Merchandise for Sale
Heavy Duty Machinery
A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS
Used 20’40’45’53’ in stock. SPECIAL
44’X40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!
Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!
Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders
JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh 1-866-528-7108Delivery BC and AB
www.rtccontainer.com
Misc. for Sale
BLACK LOAM ORGANIC SCREENED
TOP SOIL. $30/yd delivered in
Golden area. Pick up at the yard - $25/yd,
we load you.Also mature fi ne mulch &
forest wood chippings. Call John 439-9798, Samples available.
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
Local all natural grass fed beef. Steaks, ribs, roasts, lean ground beef 250-344-7669.
STEEL BUILDING Sizzling summer savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44 $8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca
STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206.www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
Misc. WantedGenuine Coin Collector BuyerCollections, Olympic Gold &Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030
Wanted: new or used HPlaptop. 250-344-2415.
Real Estate
Acreage for Sale11 & 1/2 acre parcel 10 mins south of Golden, east side of the Rockies, spectacular views! Drilled well, fl at building site, good access. Survey plan available. 1-250-769-4288 or call Willy 250-344-6048.
For Sale By OwnerMUST SELL - 3300 sq/ft cus-tom home. 10 private acres 10 minutes to downtown Cran-brook. $509,000 - 5680 Hid-den Valley Road - Open House Sat Aug 31 11:00am-5:00pm or call 587-216-2334 for appt.
Business for Sale
Real Estate
Houses For SaleQUICK POSS! $304,900 House with oak hardwood throughout!. Upgraded roof, bathroom & kitchen etc. Pri-vate yard, deck, garage, cul de sac. 4 bedrooms, 2 bath-rooms. Appliances neg. View at www.bcforsalebyown-er.com/view/4641. Ph 250-344-2832 or [email protected]
Mobile Homes & Parks
2 bdrm mobile home w/ deck in Mountain Shadows. $30,000 OBO. 250-344-0725.
FACTORY DIRECT Whole-sale CSA certifi ed modular homes, manufactured/mobile homes and park model homes, we ship throughout Western Canada. Visit us on-line at www.hbmodular.com or 877-976-3737
Other AreasLUXURY ARIZONA golf course properties from $97,900. Investment or vaca-tion home. Short and long term rental programs available. Immediate positive cash. Financing available! 604-620-3728.
Rentals
Apt/Condo for Rent1 - 2 bdrm, 1 - 3 bdrm mobile
home at Anderson Rd. Pets welcome. 250-344-8551.
FOR RENTIn the Blaeberry
PrivateTake a look, you won’t be disappointed.
Avail now. 2 bdrm (500-850SF) furnished apts. $675-$900. Utls incld, sat tv, inter-net, laundry onsite, DD req’d,
no pets, ref’s req’d. Phone 344-7299Leave message
if no answer please.
The Rosewood apts 1309 12th St S close to all amnts. Hydro, hot water, and heat incld. We have security en-trance and laundry facls. Sorry no pets, parties, or smoking. 250-344-8113.
Twin Rivers - 1 & 2 Bdr apts. No parties, N/S, no pets. Laundry facilities, security doors. Best deal in town!250-344-8113.
Apartment Furnished
1&2 bdr. furnished suites. Utilities included. Close to amenities. No pets, parties. DD. Internet available. 250-344-8429, or 344-0604.
FULLY FURNISHED all inclusive bachelor suite. View at Mount7.ca or call 344-7001.
Commercial/Industrial
2600 sq ft commercial space for rent. 5000 sq ft for rent. Both avail now. 250-344-1599.
GoldenCOMMERCIAL BUILDING
3100 sq. ft. of Retail Space
Located DOWNTOWNExcellent High Traffi c Area
Plenty of Parking250-344-6710
Cottages / Cabins2BR Cabin 8 mi S of Golden. Secluded acreage. N/S. Refs req. $800/mo. Avail Oct 1.403 461-4090 / 403 286-3391.
Duplex / 4 Plex1 Bdr newly reno’d suite. Bright, spacious, in town. Large back yard with garden. Avail Oct. 1st. $600. 250-439-1887, evenings, 344-0316 days.
Rentals
Misc for Rent
Property Management Division
Alice Dahlberg, CPM250-344-2418 or
250-344-8581 (cell)
Each ofce is independently owned & operated.
Visit our website forcomplete rental listings
remaxgolden.com
FOR RENT
Mobile Homes & PadsLot for rent
Walking distance to town, Kicking Horse MHP
250-344-6935.
Homes for Rent2 bdrm house in town. Very nice. Quiet neighbourhood. Close to all amenities. Avail immdly. 250-344-5450.2 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 BED, 1 bath, clean, main fl r in Golden, w/d, d/w, parking, incl satellite, wifi , no pets. $1000 + util. 403 760-5004. 2 Bedroom renovated older house, 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, 2 bath home in the Blaeberry. High speed internet & Sat TV available. Wood & electric heat, large yard, room for horses & dogs. Seasonal or long term. $850/mth. Available now. Refs req’d. 250-344-5888.
3 Bdr house (Av. now) 1116 12 St. Appliances incl., references required. No Pets,
No Parties. W/D. 250-344-5626
3 Bdr house in town with fridge & stove. No pets. Avail now. Call 344-1599.3 Bdr mobile home for rent or sale. $600/mth. Must rent or sell immediately. 2 Bdr duplex, $650/mth or $600/mth for single person.250-344-7163 or 250-344-8179.4 bdrm/2 bath apt w/ a HUGE yard, deck, w/d, full kitchen, garage. Close to schools and downtown. Newly reno’d, clean. N/S, no parties. $1200 +shared utls. Avail. immediately! Email: [email protected] cozy 2.5 bdrm house for rent 2677 Hwy #95 Golden, $465/mnth, pets ok, 250-348-2381.
Offi ce/RetailOffi ce/Studio for rent: $400/month (excl. GST) 240 SF, ground fl oor, hydro / heat / parking & waste disposal incld, private washroom, NS, NP, avail Sept.1/2013. Inquire at 250.344.2443
Shared Accommodation
Shared rental accommodations. Professional
pref’d, private living space, bathroom, and bedroom, w/ shared kitchen and laundry facilities. $750 all inclusive
(internet and utls) furnished/unfurnished. 250-
344-0492 call after 4pm.
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.
Rentals
Suites, Lower1 bdr suite. Bright, spacious.In town. Pets neg. Util., sat tv, wifi and laundry incl . $800/1 person or $850/2 ppl. 344-1443 or [email protected]
Lower 1 bdrm suite, no laun-dry on site, no pets. Freshly painted, new fl oors & applc. Fridge, stove, N/S, ref’s req’d $500/mnth + DD $250. 250-344-5582.
Suites, UpperUpper 1 bdrm suite, no laun-dry on site, no pets. Freshly painted, new fl oors & applc. 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.
Transportation
Antiques / Classics
1979 El Camino SS, 350 motor, auto trans,
p/s, p/b, p/dl, air, power bucket seats,
Keystone Mags, ex. cond.,
white w/black interior, asking $9500.
Call after 6pm, (250)426-4311
Auto Financing
DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -
Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022
www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557
Trucks & Vans
For Sale 2002 GMC Sierra 4X4
Fully loaded 3/4,
only 135,500 km’s, tow package with
transmission cooler and fi ve point hitch. Excellent condition only two owners. Brand new winter
tires only used half a season.
Asking $11,000. Call 403 803-8959
BoatsBoat for sale. 18’ Bayline -120 hp. Inboard, outboard, on trailer. $4500. 250-344-2585.
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As part of its con-tribution to promote Canada’s nation-al unity, B.C. has renewed an agree-ment with the fed-eral government to enhance services for French-speaking Brit-ish Columbians for the next five years.
Last week, Parlia-mentary Secretary to the Premier, Norm Letnick, shared the good news with repre-sentatives across Can-ada at the 2013 Minis-terial Conference on the Canadian Franco-phonie in Winnipeg.
Under the 2013-18 Canada-British Col-umbia Cooperation Agreement on Official
Languages, the provincial and feder-al governments are working together to promote the start-up of initiatives in prior-ity areas identified by the community in a provincewide consul-tation.
Now that the agree-ment is signed, the provincial govern-ment will implement a new five-year strategic plan that will contrib-ute to grow the econ-omy through part-nerships with com-munity organiza-tions, municipalities and small business-es based on what the Province heard from the community. The new agreement and strategic plan will be available to the pub-lic in the upcoming months.
“B.C. is a land of opportunities and by working together and looking for ways to pro-mote the French lan-guage and the Franco-phone community we will make a stronger province and a strong-er country,” said Let-nick. “Francophones and Francophiles are an integral part of Brit-ish Columbia. I am
delighted to announce that B.C. and the federal gov-ernment will continue working together over the next five years on
concrete initiatives supported by the com-munity.”
At last week’s confer-ence, Letnick and rep-
resentatives also dis-cussed how govern-ments can strengthen the Canadian Franco-phonie through early
childhood initiatives.To support this goal,
the B.C. government will continue to work with community part-
ners to expand its ser-vices to Francophone children and their families.
Recently, the Prov-
ince teamed up with the District of Saan-ich to provide pre-school programs in French. The pro-
grams will help three- to four-year-old chil-dren learn French and other important skills through play.
Province committed to french speaking British Columbians
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RE/MAX of Golden 250-344-7663
remaxgolden.comMarlon Chambers
(250) 344-0735Bob Tegart
(250) 272-4321Dan Veselic
(250) 344-1435Flec Demmon
(250) 344-8451Garry Oddy
(250) 344-7234
1741 Seward Frontage Road4 bdrms 2 baths 3,438sqft 14.22 acres
$699,000
866 Read Road2 bdrms 2 baths 845sqft .48 acre
$184,900
624 - 7th Street3/2 bedrooms 2/2 baths 1596/1596sqft
$259,000701 - 8th Street
6 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,810sqft
$359,0001209 - 11th Avenue
4 bedrooms 2 baths 1,726sqft
$245,000
1445 Black Bear Drive5 bdrms 2 baths 3,116sqft 5 acres
$585,0003360 Highway #95 South
2bdrms 1 bath 960sqft 22.58 acres
$319,000
4905 Castledale Heights3 bdrms 3 baths 2,500sqft 5.28 acres
$629,000
RE/MAX of Golden 250-344-7663
remaxgolden.comMarlon Chambers
(250) 344-0735Bob Tegart
(250) 272-4321Dan Veselic
(250) 344-1435Flec Demmon
(250) 344-8451Norma Crandall(250) 344-0275
Garry Oddy(250) 344-7234
3411 Highway #95, South4 bdrms 1 bath 2,385sqft .42 acre
$248,000
852 HIghway #95 South4 bdrms 2 baths 2,400sqft .6 acres
$199,000
1660 Highway #95 South19.5 acres
$205,600
#12, Mountain Shadows MHP1 bedroom
$25,300
to $131,200
1636 Purcell Woods Close3 bedrooms 3 baths 2,727sqft
$1,190,000
508 - 5th Street4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,100sqft
$309,900
1596 Columbia Valley 1.871 acres
$245,000
#306 1549 Kicking Horse Trail2 bedrooms 2 baths 960sqft
$205,000#111, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail
2 bedrooms 2 baths 905sqft
$239,900
4088 Highway #95 South3 bdrms 2 baths 1,034sqft 22.9 acres
$223,000
NEWNEWNEW
800 Nicholson Frontage Road4 bdrms 2 baths 2,600sqft .53 acre
$349,9001731 Highway #95 South
2 bdrms 1 bath 924sqft 2.45acres
$219,000
#407, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail1 bedroom 1 bath 656sqft
$175,000
1212 - 11th Avenue3 bedrooms 2 baths 1,498 sqft
$249,000
523 – 5th Avenue4 bedrooms 3 baths 3,081sqft
$560,000
1618 Purcell Woods Close3 bedrooms 3 baths 2,532sqft
$945,000
931 Jacob Road4 bdrms 2 baths 3,100sqft 5.31 acres
$364,900
2039 Birchlands Road3bdrms 1 bath 3,320sqft 3.6acres
$295,0002029 Birchlands Road
2bdrms 2 baths 1,296sqft 2.87 acres
$319,900
1429 Granite Drive5 bedrooms 4 baths 2,700sqft
$559,000527 - 12th Street
4 bedrooms 3 baths 2,174sqft
$379,900517 - 12th Street
5 bedrooms 2 baths 2,436sqft
$352,600521 - 7th Street
5 bedrooms 3 baths 3,900sqft
$499,000
#3, 433 - 5th Avenue2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,388sqft
$304,0001510 Poplar Street
3 bedrooms 3 baths 3,700sqft
$525,0001213 10th Avenue
3 bedrooms 1.5 baths 3, 300sqft
$327,000
530 - 11th Street5 bedrooms 2.5 baths 1,492sqft
$255,000#402, 1549 Kicking Horse Trail
3 bedrooms 3 baths 1,392sqft
$399,900605 - 9th Street
5 bedrooms 5 baths 3,406sqft
$450,000612 - 12th Street
4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,000sqft
$295,000
#7, 1595 Whitetooth Trail3 bedrooms 2 baths 1,624sqft
$625,000
#106, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail2 bedrooms 1 bath 802sqft
$219,5001502 Poplar Street
3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 3,768sqft
$420,000REDUCED522 - 11th Street
50’ x 130’
$76,000REDUCED
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1713 Oberg Johnson Road3 bdrms 1.5 bath 1,468sqft .87 acres
$185,000
2548 Kettleston Road3bdrms 2 baths 2,163sqft 39.7 acres
$725,000
1256 Horse Creek Road4 bdrms 3 baths 2,568sqft 1.15 acres
$319,900
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