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cious pickled products to the Slow Food Fair held in down-town Invermere on Saturday, April 9th. The fair was part of the Slow Food Canada National Summit that took place

throughout the Columbia Valley from April 6th to 10th. PHOTO BY BREANNE MASSEY

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The uncertainty about whether or not operation of the Radium Hot Springs will be privatized will contin-ue for at least a while longer.

The idea fi rst popped up in Parks Canada’s 2008 budget (in which the or-ganization was given direction to see if privatization of the hot springs was a feasible option). Then, in 2012, the organization put out a request for pro-posals, but there have been few public indications since of where progress on the situation is at.

“It’s still in process, we’re still doing an assessment of the divestment strate-gy,” Pacifi c and Mountain National Park executive director Pat Thomsen told The Echo. “It’s really important to us that we get this right. We want to make sure what we do ensures their (the hot springs) long-term viability in the future.

This (privatization) has been some-thing unusual; we haven’t gone through something of this size and scale before. There’s been some lesson learned along the way, and the pace (of the process) refl ects the complexity.”

Thomsen said that the four years be-tween the possibility of privatization appearing in the 2008 Parks Canada budget and the re-quest for proposals going out in 2012 is somewhat normal (“There’s often a gap in what’s in a budget and what’s rolled out,” she said) and that the gap since then is because the issue is quite complicated.

It is possible that, in the end, the hot pools could continue to be publicly operated by Parks Canada.

“I couldn’t say right now (if privatiza-

tion is certain). We are looking care-fully at all the options we have,” said Thomsen.

As previously reported in The Echo, Kootenay Columbia MP Wayne Stetski has been pressing the federal govern-ment to resolve the issue one way or the other as soon as possible. Recently, Radium Hot Springs mayor Clara Rein-

hardt had a meeting with Thomsen seek-ing clarifi cation on the issue.

“They would like to have it resolved in a timely fashion. They’re not pre-pared to give us a

timeline, but it’s not going to drag out another four years. There’s a lot in-volved,” said Reinhardt. “The process was more complicated than initially en-visioned and therefore more research and consultation has been occurring

prior to any fi nal decisions being made. Parks Canada is aware of and sensitive to the impact that the uncertainty is having on the residents, services and visitors to the valley. We committed to meeting regularly until there is stability for future operations.”

With a new federal government, there have been some changes with-in Parks Canada, which has resulted in some changes to the organization’s strategic process, said Reinhardt.

“So the assumptions they made when they decided to go with privatization need to be re-evaluated.”

Reinhardt will continue to meet with Thomsen every six to eight weeks, so that the village is kept in the loop on the issue. Earlier this year, Reinhardt had gone to Ottawa and, along with Stetski, met with Ministry of Environ-ment parliamentary secretary Jona-than Wilkinson to discuss the matter.

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On Wednesday, April 6th, the lovely Ariel Holmwood-Bramwell joined Lake Windermere Ambassadors program co-ordinator Megan Peloso on a splendid miday check-up of Lake Windermere.

Our partners at the District of Invermere ensured the sampling vessel was in prime shape and we set off to test for nutrients that may have accumulated over the winter.

Lab results will indicate whether phosphorus and nitrate are at levels deemed safe for recreational use and aquatic life.

Water temperature measured a chilly 11 C and pH was slightly alka-line at an average of 7.7.

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It will be another busy season of construction work on highways in or near the Upper Columbia Valley.

There will still be some touch-up work done at the bridge over Luxor Creek, near Spur Valley, and some resurfacing work done on Highway 93/95 south of Canal Flats, as well as a few side roads around Canal Flats and Fairmont Hot Springs, including the main Fairmont Resort road.

The Luxor Creek bridge project had caused traffic headed north from Radium Hot Springs to Golden to be reduced to single-lane alternating for much of last summer, but that work is pretty much all done, according to Transport Canada spokesperson Kate Mukasa.

“The Luxor Creek culvert replacement project is now complete and the bridge has been fully open to traffic for the past month. There is some minor clean up that is still required, but traffic impacts are not expected,” said Mukasa, adding that the new bridge takes the place of an 80-metre long culvert that was at the

end of its serviceable life and needed replacement.“The new bridge will increase safety for motorists in the area and will also

ensure the safe clearance of higher water levels during spring run-off and high rain events,” she said.

The total cost of replacing the bridge was about $3.9 millionThe resurfacing work taking place in the southern end of the Upper Columbia

Valley is scheduled to start June 1st and should finish up by mid-October. The contract value of this project is roughly $2.2 million.

Other roadwork that may affect those heading to and from the Upper Colum-bia Valley includes resurfacing on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Golden from Forde Station Road to Moberly Branch Road.

The work will involve about 27.6 lane kilometres of asphalt surfacing, using mill and fill asphalt resurfacing.

“This project is out to tender and is scheduled to be awarded at the beginning of June,” said Mukasa.

The Trans-Canada touch-up has virtually the same timeline as the work near Canal Flats and should also be done at some point in mid-October.

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“We are heartened that the ministerial staff and the executive director (Thom-sen) were willing to talk with us,” said Reinhardt, adding that the hot springs is crucial for the village.

“Things at the hot springs came to a head over Christmas, in a perfect storm. They have a staffing shortage and then a number of staff were ill and the pools had to be closed at times when they would normally be open,” she said, adding the uncertainty about privatization no doubt impacts hot pools employees.

“The (hot pools) staff are doing the best they can with a horrible situation. Our message (to Parks Canada and to Wilkin-son) was you have to do something,” said Reinhardt. “I can see pros and cons to both (privatizing the operation of the hot pools and keeping them publicly run), but we all agree that it will be nice to have the uncertainty cleared up.”

The 2008 Parks Canada budget outlined that hot pools and golf course in national parks are not part of the organization’s core mandate.

Local resident re-appointed to Rural Advisory CouncilSTEVE HUBRECHT

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The members of the province’s Rural Advisory Council, including Columbia Valley resident Susan Clovechok, have been re-appointed.

At the same time, the provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations (FLNRO) announced that it is now accepting applications from local projects across B.C. that are seeking funding from the B.C. Rural Dividend Fund (a program the Rural Advisory Council played a key role in es-tablishing).

“I’m really pleased that we’re (the Rural Advisory Council) going to carry on and to be invited back. I’m honoured to be on the council,” said Clovechok, adding the council has met five times so far and has quickly become cohesive.

The 13 members of the council have been reappointed for another two-year term.“We’ve really gelled and we’ve been able to put aside our own specific areas of

expertise and work for the benefit of all of rural B.C.,” she said, adding her time on the council has given her a better understand of how the re-mote parts of the province are interrelated.

“It’s really given me a better a better perspective on how con-nected we are and how what happens in, say northern B.C., affects the Kootenay region,” said Clovechok.

“I want to thank the members of the Rural Advisory Council for their commitment and dedi-cation to helping the province support rural communities to thrive and prosper and for pro-viding a strong voice for rural British Columbians,” said par-liamentary secretary Donna Barnett in a press release.

The Rural Advisory Council is comprised of volunteers and was formed to provide advice to the government on rural eco-nomic development, including rural access to capital and busi-ness development support for rural entrepreneurs and busi-nesses; and rural community capacity building, including the Rural Dividend Fund. Those in-

terested in being on the council had to go through an applica-tion process for the positions. Council members include elect-ed officials and representatives from First Nations and econom-ic development organizations from small rural communities throughout the province.

The $75 million Rural Dividend was established to help rural B.C. communities with popula-tions of fewer than 25,000 peo-ple, and offers $25 million a year worth of funding during the next three years for projects in these communities that fall under the categories of community capac-ity building; workforce develop-ment; community and economic development;, and business sec-tor development.

“The idea is to drive the local economies of rural B.C.,” said Clovechok. “(The fund) is looking for projects that will be sustain-able, create jobs and have a last-ing impact on the communities

where they money is invested.”The first application intake has already begun (April 4th) and runs to May 31st.“People that aren’t ready this time around can apply (during the next intake)

in October,” said Clovechok, adding that the now that the fund has formally launched, the Rural Advisory Council no longer has any input into it or even any knowledge of who is applying for it.

All that work will be done by FLNRO. According to a ministry press release, single applicants for the Rural Dividend

Fund can apply for up to $100,000 for community-driven projects and must con-tribute at least 20 per cent of the total project cost, while partnerships involv-ing more than one eligible applicant can apply for as much as $500,000, and must contribute 40 per cent of the total project cost. Applicant contributions can include in-kind contributions of up to 10 per cent.

A project development funding stream will provide up to $10,000 to help com-munities with limited capacity build business cases and feasibility assessments to support the development of strong projects and future project applications.

Application forms, program guidelines, and detailed instructions on how to apply cane be found on the new Rural Dividend website at www.gov.bc.ca/ruraldividend.

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Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce ex-ecutive director Susan Clovechok is one of 13 members re-appointed to the province’s Rural Advisory Council. File photo


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Much of the Opposition’s time in Ques-tion Period over the last week has

been spent focusing on information provid-ed by the Seniors Advocate about the true state of seniors’ care in British Columbia, and much of the data that is presented in that report is shocking.

For all of my time as your representative, you have expected me to fight to make sure that government is meeting its responsibil-ity to properly care for our elders, and the findings of the Seniors Advocate indicate that, across the province, this is not the case.

The issue is not just with having appropriate facilities. In Revel-stoke, Invermere, Kimberley and now Golden, community activism earned new or upgraded facilities. The issue is the level of funding and the resulting standards of care for our seniors.

British Columbia is known to have one of the lowest minimum re-quirements for care hours for seniors in residential care. And even with this very low minimum requirement, this report finds that over 80 per cent of publicly funded care facilities do not even meet this standard. That is an appalling statistic that has significant impacts on seniors in care and their loved ones.

We have wonderful people in our communities who work in our resi-dential care facilities who are doing their best, but there are simply not enough staff members to ensure the quality and level of care that British Columbians would feel is acceptable.

The Seniors Advocate says that the standards set in British Colum-bia are not high enough. One bath a week, for example, seems less than most would find acceptable, but even this minimum require-ment is often missed.

The Seniors Advocate found a further consequence of understaff-ing. There is increased use of “chemical restraint” in residential care facilities — the use of antipsychotic drugs on seniors without any diagnosis to make residents easier to manage.

The report found that nearly one in five licensed residential care facilities did not have an annual inspection within the last year.

The report indicates that the number one complaint made from within the residential care system relates to inappropriate type or level of care.

The stark reality of this situation is that this is a government that chooses to drastically underfund care for seniors. The Premier can stand in the House and talk about her commitment to caring for the elders who built this province, but the government’s actions speak way louder than those hollow words.

Remember, this is the government that gives a billion dollar tax break to the richest two per cent of British Columbians — that billion dollars could have gone into funding seniors’ care.

It is important to send a clear message to the Premier, and to the Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors, Darryl Plecas, to adequately fund our seniors’ homes. Make sure they hear your voice on this very important issue. You can email [email protected] and [email protected]. Please cc me at [email protected].

Norm Macdonald is the NDP MLA for Columbia River Revelstoke. He can be reached by phone at 1-866-870-4188 and by email at [email protected].

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Almost all registered provincial political parties and registered riding constituency associations have filed their annual finan-cial reports, including the NDP’s Columbia River-Revelstoke constituency association.

The report shows the local NDP constitu-ency association has current assets of more than $33,000, and had a total income of a bit more than $16,900 this year. The as-sociation’s expenses this year were almost $2,200 — with $2,000 of those expenses stemming from convention, workshop and meeting fees and rentals, and almost $180 spent on telecommunications.

The sole source of income of the Columbia River-Revelstoke NDP constituency associa-tion was transfers from the provincial NDP, 12 of them in total, in the rough amounts of $210; $530; $140; $170; $130; $160; $100; $160; $170; $7,200; $100; and $7,500.

The income and expense in the report mean the local NDP constituency associa-tion had a net surplus this year of about $14,700, which added to accumulated sur-

pluses from previous years totals up to its current asset figure of $33,000.

The provincial Liberal, Conservative and Green parties all ran candidates in the last provincial election, but none of those par-ties have registered constituency associa-tions in Columbia River-Revelstoke.

“The Liberals don’t have any constituen-cy associations, so you’ll never find (an an-nual financial report from one),” Elections B.C. representative Corrie Dangerfield told The Echo. “That’s just the way they organi-zation their party.”

The Conservatives do sometimes have a few constituency associations, but not in Columbia River-Revelstoke, she added.

In a similar fashion to the Liberal party, the Green party does not have any constit-uency associations. Overall, the provincial Liberals had income of more than $10 million in 2015 and expenses of about $7.4 million; the provincial NDP had income of more than $4.4 million and expenses of $3.5 million; and the provincial Conservatives had $59,000 in income and $54,000 in expenses. The pro-vincial Green party had not filed its annual financial report by deadline.

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Autism, a developmental disorder charac-terized by difficulties in communicating and forming relationships with others, is being recognized all around the globe.

The government of B.C. recently an-nounced that April will be proclaimed as Autism Awareness Month provincially to honour April 2nd, which is known as World Autism Awareness Day, to increase aware-ness of the autism support services and programs in B.C.

“In recognition of World Autism Aware-ness Day, the Government of British Colum-bia is proud to reaffirm our commitment to those who live on the autism spectrum, as well as the advocates, family members and professionals who support and learn from them each day,” said Stephanie Cadieux, Minister of Children and Family Develop-ment, in a recent press release. “In British Columbia, more than 11,700 children and youth are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).”

ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that’s characterized by impaired social in-

teraction, verbal and non-verbal communi-cation and repetitive behaviour that can be restricting. Typically, parents notice signs of ASD, such as the need for behavioural or social interventions, within the first two years of a child’s life.

However, the symptoms of ASD are be-coming more widely recognized and solu-tions to cope with some of the challenges of living with ASD are continually growing.

“As diagnosis, knowledge and under-standing of ASD has increased, so too has B.C.’s investment in supportive services,” said Cadieux on April 2nd. “Today, govern-ment provides more than $285 million an-nually for services that support children and youth with ASD and their families, including assessments, early interven-tion planning and education for students throughout B.C.”

The province’s support of Autism Aware-ness Day is geared toward building inclu-sive communities with strong support sys-tems in place for families.

“When all citizens are supported in their unique needs, we create communities that are full of compassion and free of barriers to inclusion,” said Cadieux.

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Hot springs a part of our national heritageNICOLE TRIGG

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It’s been almost four years since the privatization of three Canadian Rockies mountain parks hot pools was announced and, to the public, the process is no further along. A budget item that first appeared in 2008 under the Harper government, hot pools within national parks, along with golf courses, were mandated to be a responsi-bility that Parks Canada should not be tak-ing on. The announcement that their oper-ations would be handed over to a suitable private contractor was made in the spring of 2012, swiftly followed by a wave of pub-lic shock and outrage that was tempered

by those who felt a private operator would improve the pools’ amenities and, conse-quently, their tourism appeal, ultimately helping boost the local businesses that di-rectly benefit from hot pools traffic.

Canada’s first national park was estab-lished by the federal government in the late 1800s as a direct response to a dis-pute over the rights to develop the Banff hot springs, resulting in the Banff Hot Springs Reserve, which was renamed as Banff National Park in 1930 with the pas-sage of Canada’s National Parks Act.

Hot springs are, literally, the source of Can-ada’s national park system, a system that is the envy of many other countries around the world. The symbolic act of handing

the hot pools’ operations over to a private operator motivated by profit rather than keeping them publicly operated by Parks Canada staff would be a powerful one, given their impressive history and meaning.

After campaigning on the promise to work on bringing more good union jobs to his riding, Kootenay-Columbia MP Wayne Stetski has since said the hot pools should never leave public hands (Novem-ber 25th Echo). As a former Parks Canada employee himself, Stetski only too well understands their significance in the big-ger picture of Canada’s natural heritage, which needs to be given as much weight as a cost-benefit analysis when deciding their fate, if not more.

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What an exciting time to be in Radium!

With the early spring, both golf courses are open and ac-tive. Everyone is out doing spring cleanup in their yards, streets are being swept, and trees are leafing out.

In preparation for our spring newsletter, our team was brainstorming topics. One thing led to another and we started to list the new businesses, the businesses changing hands, newcomers to the community, the active real estate market, etc.

What emerged is that there is some-thing unexpected occurring. While it is a very hard time for Albertans and for people who counted on work in Alberta, Radium Hot Springs seems to be bucking the trends. So, what is going on?

Most of the work that has been initiated by Radium’s councils since 2008 was tar-geted on engaging the perma-nent and part-time residents and visitors through events, activities and regular com-munication. While the Colum-bia Valley Resident Attraction and Retention Strategy is still in draft form, a couple of themes are emerging:

• there is a need to ensure that we let people know that this valley is a great place to live, work and play;

• there is a need to improve infrastruc-ture and recreational features.

The theme for Imagine Kootenay (for-merly Invest Kootenay) is based on the first theme just listed, which would in-dicate that we are already on the right track.

A lot of work in Radium over the last sev-eral years has been focused on amenities and recreation, such as the Radium Pump and Jump track, trail enhancements and new playground equipment. In addition, Radium, along with the other Columbia Wetlands stewardship partners, is ac-tively pursuing a number of “Sanitation” stops along the Columbia River. These amenities sites will be a welcome sight for paddlers!

Regardless of the issue or topic, we need to understand that any new initiative we engage in will not have instant results. I encourage everyone to become engaged in or become aware of the various teams working on strategies to keep our com-munities healthy and sustainable.

Clara Reinhardt is the mayor of the Vil-lage of Radium Hot Springs and a Regional District of East Kootenay director for the Columbia Valley.

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Would you listen to a community radio station if the valley had one?

“Absolutely, I do like radio.”

Gloria Franchuk

“Not likely. It depends on the music. I’m kind of a CBC man.”

Larry Halverson

“Yes, I would, I would. It would be one of the only things you can listen to here. There is a lot of static on the dial.”

Justin Everson

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Many jobs lost at B.C. mines

Dear Editor:

In response to former BC Liberal candidate Doug Clovechok’s statement concerning mining in British Columbia (Letters to the Editor, April 6th Echo): In my last MLA report (March 30th Echo), I restated the BC Liberals’ promise that by 2015, eight new mines would be opened and that there would be 1,500 new jobs in mining, and I showed how that is a promise that they had not kept.

In his letter, Mr. Clovechok, who fl ew the fl ag for the BC Liberals in the 2013 election, takes issue with my numbers and regurgitates information that he has been handed even though he has ab-solutely no knowledge of the situation.

Since the last election, three new mines have opened: Mt. Milligan, Barkerville, and Red Chris. Where Mr. Clovechok is wrong is that in no way can New Afton and Copper Mountain be consid-ered as new mines — they are reopened mines. A reopened mine is not what people would have expected when they were promised a new mine.

Although, I guess with this line of logic, any mine with a temporary shutdown can now qualify as a new mine, if Mr. Clovechok and Mr. Bennett are talking.

But that’s not being honest with British Columbi-ans, and they both know it.

The BC Liberal record on mining has been in-credibly poor. That’s what the numbers show. Rather than producing the promised 1,500 new

jobs by 2015, we’ve seen a net reduction of 2,370 direct mining jobs.

Here’s the list of mines that have closed, reduced capacity, or are in “care and maintenance” since the BC Liberals promised eight new mines:

• October 2011 - Max Moly - 65 jobs lost• June 2013 - Treasure Mountain - 20 jobs lost• April 2014 - Wolverine - 415 jobs lost• April 2014 - Willow Creek/Brule - 280 jobs lost• April 2014 - Quintette - 80 jobs lost• September 2014 - Trend and Roman - 380 jobs

lost• December 2014 - Bralorne - 60 jobs lost• December 2014 - Endako - 270 jobs lost• January 2015 - Gibraltar - 114 jobs lost• May 2015 - Mount Polley - 120 jobs lost• May 2015 - Myra Falls - 300 jobs lost• September 2015 - Kitsault - unknown• November 2015 - Highland Valley - 80 jobs lost• November 2015 - Coal Mountain Phase 2 with-

drawal from EA - 100 jobs lost• January 2016 - Quinsam Coal - 66 jobs lost• January 2016 - Yellow Giant - unknown• January 2016 - Huckleberry - 100 jobs lost (care

and maintenance)• March 2016 - Murray River - 51 jobs lost (care

and maintenance)These are the very disturbing facts concerning

the state of mining in British Columbia. And it is rural B.C. that feels this situation most harshly.

So when the BC Liberals spend millions of tax-payers’ dollars on ads that tell us that the econ-omy is booming and the best in Canada, I think people in this area know the truth.

NORM MACDONALD MLACOLUMBIA RIVER-REVELSTOKE

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As we approach the six-month anniversary of the October 19th federal election, I want to provide

you with a brief summary of life in Ottawa as your Mem-ber of Parliament. Let’s start with legislation.

Three of the more signifi cant bills have been the legis-lation to cut income taxes for the middle class, which, for the Liberals, means anyone who earns between $45,000 and $190,000 (we the NDP believe it should have started at $20,000 and have a much lower top end); bringing home our jets from bombing Daesh/ISIS/ISIL in Syria and instead increasing our armed forces’ boots on the ground for training and intelligence gath-ering (all 338 MPs believe Daesh must be defeated, but the parties disagree on the best way to do it); and the 2016/2017 federal budget, whereby the Liberals went from a campaign promise of three years of annual defi -cits of $10 billion and a balanced budget the fourth year, to a whopping $29.4 billion defi cit for next year followed by signifi cant defi cits for the following three years with no balanced budgets in sight. Adding it all up, the Liber-als will add $69.5 billion to our defi cit over their four-year term — if they meet their revenue targets. This will bring our national debt to $718.2 billion by 2019/2020! How will future generations pay it down? Will your day-to-day circumstances improve as our debt grows?

There are three pieces of legislation coming up that will change our way of life in Canada.

By June of this year, as mandated by the Supreme Court of Canada, Parliament needs to pass a bill that guarantees Canadians the right to physician-assisted suicide for adults who are suffering intolerable pain from an incurable disease. I believe it needs to be ac-companied by enhanced palliative care.

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Goalie Blake Simpson slid into the limelight at the under 15 (U15) tryouts for Team BC.

The 14-year-old Columbia Valley boy, who plays for the Bantam Rockies in the Windermere Valley Minor Hockey division, joined a roster of 120 hockey com-petitors in search of a spot on the B.C. hockey team, representing the Columbia Valley’s talent at national and international competitions at the U15 Okanagan/Kootenay Regional Tryouts in Kelowna between April 1st and 3rd.

“It was really fun,” Blake replied when asked about the competitive experience. “I learned a lot and met some new kids, made some new friends — it was a good time.”

Blake was joined at the U15 tryouts in Kelowna by his Bantam Rockies teammates Jagar Jefferson, Brendan Kruger and Nicholas Irons. Although the Columbia Val-ley’s talent did not advance at the U15 tryouts, their experience was worth gold as many of the athletes left Kelowna with constructive criticism for the next season.

“None of us made it on to the team, but we all got very good feedback from the evaluators,” Blake said, noting the goaltenders were the first group with ice time.

“They (the evaluators) told me that they liked my quickness, my intensity and they told me I need to work on knowing where my net is and tracking the puck.”

Blake is planning to practice running drills in the crease to making corrections to his performance for next season, as he is hoping to be invited to compete at the U16 camp. His goal is to play hockey aggressively while developing a greater understanding of where he’s standing in relation to the net on the ice.

“The evaluators wanted to see the goaltenders stay back in the net a little bit more, play the pass and watch for the backdoor goal,” said Blake’s father, Grant Simpson, noting that Blake began skating at the mere age of three and started playing hockey at about six years old.

“They’re easy corrections to make and (Blake) recognized that right off the bat.”There were a total of 20 goaltenders divided into two groups competing for a

spot on Team BC at the beginning of the U15 Okanagan/Kootenay Regional Try-

outs. However, there were only four open spots for goaltenders on the team.In addition, recruiters from Team BC set out to handpick 11 defenceman and 22

forwards for the roster.The biggest challenge for goaltenders to showcase their skills at the U15 Okana-

gan/Kootenay Regional Tryouts came down to time as there were just 20 minutes allotted to each goalie during each hour-long session with four sessions in total over the weekend.

“Being in net is where most of the action is because the other team is always try-ing to shoot on you,” Blake added, while stating the competition was tough, “so I’m always working to keep the puck out of the net and that’s fun.”

“He’s a pretty energetic kid,” Grant said.

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Invermere goalie Blake Simpson shows off his skills at the U15 Okanagan/Kootenay Regional Tryouts in Kelowna between April 1st and 3rd. Photo submitted


19 - 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8Ph: 250-489-2791 • 888-478-7335

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering adoption of an amendment to the Steamboat-Jubilee Mountain Official Community Plan area boundary so that it will match the plan area boundary of the proposed Toby Benches OCP.

Bylaw No. 2677 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Steamboat-Jubilee Mountain Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1926, 2006 – Amendment Bylaw No. 10, 2016 (Miscellaneous / RDEK).”

A public hearing will be held at: Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce 651 Highway 93/95

Invermere, BC Monday, April 25, 2016 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F and Electoral Area G.

If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the hearing:

• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;

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

• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.

SUBMISSIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARINGAll submissions will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda posted online. Personal contact information such as phone and email will be removed from written submissions. Questions about the disclosure of your personal information may be referred to the Corporate Officer at 250-489-2791 or 1-888-478-7335.

This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contactKris Belanger, Planner at 250-489-6903 or toll free at 1-888-478-7335 or email [email protected].

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE - BYLAW 2677Bylaw Amendment - Miscellaneous/RDEK

Regional District of East Kootenay

Fundraising Opportunity

The RDEK is establishing a collection area for bottle / can collection at the Columbia Valley Landfill and is looking for a non-profit club or organization interested in maintaining the collection area.

The successful candidate will collect the bottles and cans, return them to the bottle depot for refund and keep the proceeds.

If your club or organization is looking for a fundraising opportunity and has the committed volunteers to consistently collect the bottles and cans from the designated area at the Landfill, we want to hear from you!

Please send a letter of interest to:

Jim PensonRDEK Solid Waste Superintendent

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Cranbrook, BC V1C 3H8

Email: [email protected]

If you have questions or would like additional information, contact Jim toll free at 1-888-478-7335.

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The second piece of legislation will fun-damentally change how we vote in federal elections, moving from the current fi rst-past-the-post system to a form of propor-tional representation (PR).

I recently attended a breakfast meeting on this topic for MPs and Senators and asked the presenter, who has studied PR around the world, which system he thought worked best. He suggested we check out Finland. You will be asked for your input as part of this signifi cant change.

The third bill will be looking to fulfi ll the Liberals’ campaign promise to legalize mari-juana (our position was to decriminalize it, which could have already been put in place). There are many questions that need to be answered. What should the legal age be? Will it be sold only through government stores or will mom and pop businesses be licensed? Who will be allowed to grow it and under what circumstances? Governments really don’t like to miss out on taxes, so will enforcement against non-licensed growers be increased as a result of its legalization? The Minister of Justice has reaffi rmed in Parliament that all existing laws should be enforced until the new legislation comes in, as police agencies were wondering what to do in the interim.

Another role for MPs in Ottawa is to meet with individuals and groups important to our ridings. In the fi rst six months, I met with over 50 organizations including CP Rail, BC Fruit Growers, a State Representa-tive from Montana, BC Building Trades, BC Dairy Association, Canadian Cattleman As-sociation, Canadian Health Coalition, Cana-dian Police Association, Canadian Associa-tion of Firefi ghters, the National Allied Golf Association, Teachers Institute, Canadian Federation of University Students, Teck Re-sources, the Green Budget Coalition and several unions and ambassadors, to name just a few. I have also held meetings with, and written letters to, senior government ministers and staff to talk about infrastruc-ture and other needs for the riding, and to discuss concerns related to my critic port-folio — National Parks.

I generally leave my apartment around 7 a.m. and return around 9 p.m. daily. While

it is extremely busy, I like the fact that every day is different and every day brings new challenges and learning!

Every MP works long hours, both in their riding and in Ottawa, and are dedicated to their job and to their constituents. When I’m in my offi ce in the evenings, I will often see lights on in other offi ces long after the staff have gone home. We recently lost one of our Conservative party MPs, Jim Hillyer, who ex-emplifi ed that commitment.

The morning of March 23rd, I arrived at the Valour Building for an 8 a.m. B.C. Cau-cus meeting. There is always tight security at every location frequented by MPs and Senators, but that morning there was more security than usual with questions being asked about what fl oor people were heading to. We found out later that Jim had died in his offi ce overnight. Even though he wasn’t feeling very well, he wanted to be in Ottawa for the presentation of the budget on March 22nd. After Parliament fi nished for the day, he went to his offi ce to catch up on work. When he didn’t call home later that night, his wife called security and asked them to look for him. They found him in his offi ce.

I felt a deep sense of sadness for his wife Livi and his four children back home in Medicine Hat, along with an intense feeling of loneliness — Ottawa can feel a long way from home sometimes. But I was pleased and proud of what happened later on that Wednesday.

Parliament convened for Question Period at 2 p.m. but instead of the usual, and unfor-tunate (my words) acrimony, the Prime Min-ister and the leaders of the other four par-ties took the time to praise and thank Jim Hillyer for who he was and for his dedica-tion to the people of his riding of Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner and to Canada. After the last tribute was paid, the House of Com-mons shut down for the rest of the day to honour MP Jim Hillyer.

While we as Members of Parliament come from differing perspectives, in the end we are a family of 338 people who can and do pull together in time of tragedy. It doesn’t get much more Canadian than that…

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Rodd Wayne Weisbrodt recently completed the 14-week Targeted Initiative for Older Workers job skills training opportunity at the College of the Rockies In-vermere campus to upgrade his computer skills and become a competitive applicant in today’s market.

Now, Weisbrodt has plans to open up the Columbia Valley Community Radio Station over the course of the next two years after conducting feasibility stud-ies to engage the public.

He is hoping to use Invermere as the main offi ce for the non-profi t community radio station with sat-ellite studios in Canal Flats, Radium Hot Springs and Golden.

“Anybody who’s got a laptop can be set up with the SAM Broadcasting program,” said Weisbrodt. “From there, people can use broadband internet to hook up to the radio station from anywhere.”

He is hoping to enlist volunteer broadcasters from the community to host shows about news, arts and entertainment, as well as First Nations storytellers and musicians.

In addition, there is a possibility the Columbia Val-ley Community Radio Station may offer entertainers a safe space to record independent music.

The next steps to ensure the program can be launched include: applying for grant money; setting up a non-profi t radio society; recruiting an interim board of directors; applying for an FM radio licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommu-nications Commission (CRTC); and becoming affi li-ated with the Canadian Community Radio Society.

“The process with grants from this point on will probably take about a year to get up and running,” said Weisbrodt, noting the CRTC application will also be time-consuming. “The CRTC is fairly gung-ho on community radio. It’s pretty much a slam dunk, as far as they’re concerned, as long as you’ve got all of your ducks in a row.”

Community radio, he added, is classifi ed as third tier radio, which means it’s heavily dependent on pub-lic engagement.

“Community radio is in the community,” said Weis-brodt. “It’s about the community and it’s by the community.”

The Peach City Radio Station in Vernon is a strong example of what Weisbrodt hopes to create in the Columbia Valley.

“In my opinion, they are shining example of what community radio is all about,” he added, while explaining he had a 15-year ca-reer in radio with work experience in Victo-ria and Creston as well as in Calgary.

“I’ve had my 15 minutes in the spotlight and now I want to stay behind the scenes,” said Weisbrodt. “Now, (the project is) all about the royal ‘we’… it’s a fabulous op-portunity to not only learn the radio busi-ness, but to gain some experience in public speaking and gain some confi dence in work-ing with a microphone or talking to people. Community radio has always been a huge stepping stone for some people.”

He is eager to see the Columbia Valley Community Radio Station develop a multi-faceted channel that appeals to both locals

and tourists alike.“I feel that radio has to get back to the basics of

where it all started… if a station is local with local content, that’s what people will tune into and that’s the exact niche of community radio because that’s what it’s all about.”

He is optimistic about approaching the administra-tion at David Thompson Second-ary School to involve students with the project to create learn-ing opportunities in scriptwriting, public speaking and media for

youth.“I want to create learning oppor-

tunities for young people because there are a lot of different grants available to teach kids about public speaking, the radio business, how to

speak into a microphone, how to write scripts and there’s a lot of different programs like that,” said Weisbrodt, noting there is a substantial grant avail-able if the high school becomes involved in the non-profi t community radio station.

“We’ll be going for everything.”For more information, visit the “Columbia Valley

Community Radio” page on Facebook or https://In-vermereCommunityRadio.wordpress.com.

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

REMEMBER WHEN?

50 years ago (1966): The B.C. Tele-

phone Company pro-posed an extended area service that would connect the telephone system of Radium Hot Springs and Invermere. The two telephone sys-tem comprised not just the communities each was named for but also Athalmer, Windermere, Wilmer and Fairmont Hot Springs (all under the Invermere system), and Radium Junction (now the Village of Radium Hot Springs), the Radium hot pools and Edgewater (all under the Radium tele-phone system). Of� cials touted the bene� ts of the extended area service, which meant there would no longer be a toll to call between the two system, and that such calls be-tween the systems could be dialed directly instead of through an operator.

40 years ago (1976):The board of the

Windermere District Social Services Society voted decisively at the society’s annual meeting to study the possibility

of building a new work-shop for Pynelogs. The old Pynelogs workshop had burned down the summer before and in its place the society had been temporarily using a workshop belonging to K. Bishop, before that too burned down.

30 years ago (1986):Valley resident

Achim Purschwitz joined in a Ducks Unlimited Ac-tion Fundraiser effort by donating his prized photo of an osprey. He told the Echo that the do-nation was � tting as the Columbia River wetlands are critical habitat for os-prey and many of them can be found here in the Upper Columbia Valley.

20 years ago (1996):The Radium Sil-

ver Fins Swim Club held a unique fundraiser in which youngsters be-longing to the club jump-ing in the cool pool at Radium Hot Springs and attempted to swim 200 laps — � ve kilometres — in two hours. Conditions were such that swim-mers in the water were

� ne, but parents stand-ing watching on the pool deck were shivering.

10 years ago (2006):The CBC hosted

two segments of its Day-break show (which focus-es on the interior of the province) at the Quality Bakery and then hosted a special community fo-rum at Pynelogs. Then-Daybreak host Marion Barschel told The Echo that the CBC wanted to highlight development issues related to rapid growth, and the Upper Columbia Valley seemed a natural � t for that. She added that the CBC did not include the proposed Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort in its discussion plans, since nothing new was happening with the proposed resort. In the forum participants — in-cluding then-mayor Mark Shmigelsky, Kathryn Teneese, Barry John-Brown, Ellen Zimmer-man and Dorothy Isted — discussed a � ctional twin 18-story condomin-ium complex planned at the mouth of the Colum-bia River in Athalmer.

2007 — Melanie and Kamryn Joubert

enjoy the annual Easter egg hunt

in Radium Hot Springs.

ECHO FILE PHOTO

2007 — Melanie and

For those of you who haven’t heard the big news — or watched me

waddle slowly down the busy streets of the Columbia Valley for reporting and photography assignments at The Pioneer and The Echo — I’m expect-ing a baby boy in early May.

The cozy confi nes of the newsroom will soon become a distant memory, as I gradually creep up to my last day of work on Saturday, April 30th before maternity leave begins.

I hope to stay in touch with many of you during my time away from the newsroom, as I open up the next chapter of my life as a fi rst-time parent.

While it remains unclear exactly how long I will be taking maternity leave, the newsroom will soon be welcoming summer intern Kris-tine Lee and reporter Eric Elliott during my absence.

I’m incredibly grateful to everybody in the Columbia Valley who promptly welcomed me into the community more than a year ago and made this community feel like home. Your kind gestures and support has not gone unnoticed.

But I have learned some valuable lessons since I arrived here to work at the newspapers last spring. The Columbia Valley is fi lled to the

brim with plenty of charitable, hardworking and engag-ing people; there is no shortage of great services and

programs available to year-round residents and visitors alike; and the newspapers are both constantly look-ing for interesting stories about people to profi le and events to feature in the Upper Columbia Valley.

I am excited to start a family in Invermere and make the most of a unique opportunity to raise a child in the diversity of this beautiful community.

During my last month of work, I will be out and about in the community looking for news, so please don’t hes-itate to contact me with story ideas or stop by the offi ce this month to say goodbye.

You can reach me at 250-341-6299 Ext. 105 or email me at [email protected].

Breanne Massey is a reporter for The Valley Echo and can be reached at [email protected].

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13TH

• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre (SYC) YCC Challenges program.

• 6 p.m.: SYC games and trivia night.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course.

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. Come play sports with us..

• 6 - 8:30 p.m.: Pynelogs Cultural Centre hosts the Columbia Valley Volunteer Appreciation Event. Open to all community volunteers. Come and enjoy the live music of Smalltown Revival and appetizers from Edibles Cafe while you celebrate with other community volunteers.

• 6 p.m.: The Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley is holding their AGM at Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave. Invermere. Open to the public.

• 6:30 p.m.: Texas Hold Em’ Tournament at the Invermere Legion every Thursday. $35 buy in.

• 7 p.m.: The Truth About Cancer Series, #4 Excitotoxins that fuel Cancer: Nature’s Pharmacy and Healing with Sound and Light. DTSS Theatre. Admission by optional donation.

FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH

• 5 - 7 p.m.: SYC YCC Challenges program.

• 6:30 p.m.: Steak Sandwich Dinner at Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. $17.50. Reservations recommended. Call 250-342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50.

SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH

• 8 - 11 a.m.: The Columbia Valley Wetlands Bird Survey takes place. For more information email [email protected] or visit www.wildsight.ca/columbiawetlandswaterbirdsurvey

• 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Artym Gallery Celebrating Spring exhibition with works by Rick Bond, Nacy Lucas, Melan, Danny McBride & Katerina Metikas. Show lasts till April 22nd.

• 4 p.m.: Final day of Art from the Heart Show at Pynelogs.

• 7 p.m.: SYC Movie night and free popcorn.

• 7 p.m.: “Isn’t It Romantic? From Chopin to Show Tunes” at Christ Church Trinity. Admission by donation. Pianist Arne Sahlen projects poetry and passion, humour and heartbreak in a wide variety of music. Also appearing: young East Kootenay pianists. [email protected] or 250-427-2159, cell/text 250-540-4242. Food Bank items welcome.

• 7 - 11:30 p.m.: It’s Hip to be Square Invermere Old Time Dance at the Lions Hall Highway 93/95. $20, 19+.The Kootenay Stringbenders and community dance caller Leslie Gotfrit will bring people together for an evening of high energy, foot-stomping dancing fun. Money raised goes to Slow Food Columbia Valley.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH

• 9 - 5 p.m.: Women’s Retreat at the Radium Hot Springs. $119 per person.

MONDAY, APRIL 18TH

• Join SYC for Employment Readiness Training or Skills for life! Program. Must pre register.


• 7 p.m.: The Truth About Cancer Se-ries, #5 Cancer Causing Blind spots, Toxic Vaccinations, Homeopathy and the Power of Emotions. DTSS Theatre. Admission by optional donation.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19TH

• 4 -6 p.m.: Join SYC for Cooking night. Join us for Free Food and nutritional education.

• 7 p.m.: Wildsight Invermere’s AGM + All The Time In The World � lm screening at DTSS Theatre. AGM at 7pm, Film at 7:30pm, admission to � lm by donation.

• 7 p.m.: Art Show at Pynelogs featuring: Vic Panei, Elizabeth Segstro, Darlene Purnell & Janis Dyck & Colin Bell. Show runs until May 1st.




THURSDAY, APRIL 21ST

• TBA.: Invermere Curling Centre AGM


• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. Come play

sports with us. Everyone welcome.

• 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Wild Ideas at Circle Cafe, hosted by Wildsight. April’s discussion topic is Permaculture, www.wildsight.ca/wildideasinvermere

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Art Show opening night at Pynelogs featuring: Vic Panei, Elizabeth Segstro, Darlene Purnell & Janis Dyck & Colin Bell. Show runs until May 1st.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND

• 2 - 8 p.m.: Craft and Home Based Business Fair at Christ Church Trinity.


• 6:30 p.m.: Turkey Dinner at Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. $17.50. Reservations recommended. Call 250-342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 7:30 p.m.: SYC Rockband competition.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23RD

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Cycling Society annual bike and gear swap at Invermere Community Hall. Bring gear in from 9 - 11 a.m.. Sale from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Pick up unsold gear and money at 1 p.m. Toonie charge to bring gear in. Fundraiser to help cycling society build and maintain trails.

• 10 a.m.: Valley Pride/Pitch In. Help clean up the Columbia Valley. Check with local community organizers for details and meeting places.

• 2 - 8 p.m.: Craft and Home Based Business Fair at Christ Church Trinity.

• 7 p.m.: SYC Pool Tournament.

• 10 p.m.: Burlesque show at the Horsethief Creek Pub in Radium. Tickets are $10 when purchased in advance; $12 at the door.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH

• 12 p.m.: The Windermere Valley Youth Centre will be hosting a celebrity luncheon for Shuswap Indian Band chief Barb Cote in the Quartz Grand Hall at Copper Point Resort.

MONDAY, APRIL 25TH

• Join SYC for Employment Readiness Training or Skills for Life! Program. Must pre register.


TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH

• 4 -6 p.m.: Join SYC for Cooking night.

Join us for Free Food and nutritional education.

• 7 p.m.: Cinefest at Pynelogs presents Grandma. Tickets $12 at the door.




THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH


• 4 - 8 p.m.: SYC open gym. Come play sports with us. Everyone welcome.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH

• 12 p.m.: Soup lunch at the Edgewater Legion. $6. Last Friday of each month.


• 7 - 10 p.m.: Fresh Fridays Open Mic at Pynelogs. Showcasing young talent from the valley. All ages, licensed bar. First Friday of every month.

• 7:30 p.m.: SYCKaraoke night.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH

• 7 p.m.: SYC Movie night and free popcorn.

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INVERMERE LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m • Wednesday: 10 a.m - 8 p.m.• Thurs – Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m.• Story Times: Thurs. 10:30 a.m. Sat. 11 a.m.

RADIUM LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m.• Wed - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m.• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1p.m.

WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM

• Tuesday: 12 - 4 p.m.

INVERMERE THRIFT STORE• Thurs - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

RADIUM THRIFT STORE

• Thursday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.• Fri - Saturday: 12 - 4 p.m.

SUMMIT YOUTH CENTRE

• Tuesday: 5 - 9 p.m.• Wednesday: 4 - 9 p.m.• Thursday: 5 - 9 p.m.• Fri - Saturday: 6 - 11 p.m.

FREE tutoring available and volunteer tutors needed. Contact the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy

[email protected]


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CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22Expect some noticeable changes in your neighbor-hood, Cancer. You may be caught off guard this when familiar surroundings begin to look different.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, expect a few invitations to social gather-ings to soon arrive in the mail or your in your inbox. This is a great chance to let others see a different side of you.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20New opportunities are coming your way. This could mean investing in some new technology or pursuing a new career opportunity.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21Gemini, some revealing conversations with friends may have you second-guessing just who you can trust. Exercise caution when sharing private thoughts.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21Taurus, you may experience a burst of creativity that has you dabbling in a project or dreaming up plans for one. Ask friends or colleagues for some feedback.

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20Changes at work may prove lucrative for you, Aries. That’s a bit of good news you can use right now, especially if you plan on throwing a big party or taking a vacation.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, your instincts are highly attuned and you can do a good job of sizing people up this week. You can be so good at it that others look to you for personal advice.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, if an opportunity to travel comes your way this week, take advantage of it. You do not know when you will get another chance in the near future.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, past efforts to advance your career may have not worked out, but that doesn’t mean you should give up trying. Try to broaden your network again in the days ahead.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, when you are feeling motivated, all others will follow your lead. It’s all or nothing for you this week. You have the motivation to plow through any task.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, the optimism bug has overtaken you and you are � lled with energy and enthusiasm. Move on with some creative ideas and encourage others to follow suit.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, your physical and mental energy is very high. Channel it into a productive endeavor and use your energy to get others motivated.

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ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

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at 10:30 a.m at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere

1st and 3rd Sunday, March - Dec. 9 a.m. at All Saint’s, Edgewater

2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.: June - Oct. at St.Peter’s Windermere

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

250-342-6167Pastor: Father Gabriel

Confession: 1/2 hr. before MassCanadian Martyrs Church

712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturdays, 5 p.m.Sundays, 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s ChurchHwy. 93-95, Radium Hot

SpringsSundays, 11 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn,

Canal FlatsSaturdays, 4:30 p.m.

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#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium

250-342-6633 250-347-6334

Worship Service Sundays, 10 a.m.

Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

Loving God, Loving People

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

326 - 10th Ave., Invermere250-342-9535

Lead Pastor: Trevor HaganAsso. Pastor: Matt Moore

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VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

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Worship ServicesSundays1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity,Invermere

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER

DAY SAINTS5014 Fairway,

Fairmont Hot Springs250-341-5792

President: Adam PasowistyColumbia Valley Branch

Worship ServicesSundays

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Residential Care Workers

Cranbrook Society for Comminity Living is currently seeking full-time, part-time and casual Residential Care Workers.

Required:• Diploma relating to direct service to people who

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

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KOOTENAY COMMUNITY BAT PROJECTSubmitted

On March 31st, 2016, Washington Depart-ment of Fish and Wildlife confi rmed that White-Nose Syndrome had been detected on a dead bat near Seattle, Washington. This is very worrisome for the health of bat popula-tions in British Columbia. The BC Communi-ty Bat Program in collaboration with the B.C. government and Wildlife Conservation Soci-ety Canada is developing a rapid response to this emerging crisis.

“We knew this deadly fungus that kills bats was moving westward across North Amer-ica,” says Juliet Craig, co-ordinator of the Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) and BC Community Bat Program, “but we thought we had many years to prepare”.

Currently, there are no known treatments for White-Nose Syndrome that can be used to save bats in the wild. However, mitigat-ing other threats to bat populations and preserving and restoring bat habitat may provide bat populations the resilience to re-bound from the mortality that may be caused by the disease. This is where the KCBP and the general public can help.

“Although White-Nose Syndrome affects bats in caves, it will be during spring-time when bats return to building roosts that we have our best chance at de-tecting the presence of the disease, making the work of our community bat

program more important than ever before” continues Craig.

Funded by the Columbia Basin Trust, Habi-tat Conservation Trust Foundation and the Habitat Stewardship Program, the KCBP con-ducts public outreach activities, responds to public reports of roosting bats in buildings, promotes the installation of bat houses, and co-ordinates a citizen-science bat-monitor-ing program.

“We are asking the public to report dead bats to the toll-free phone number or email below and to also provide information on bat roosts. Bat carcasses will be submitted for testing of White-Nose Syndrome and may provide the earliest indication of the pres-ence of the disease in B.C.,” says Craig.

If you fi nd a dead bat, be sure not to touch it with your bare hands. Collect it in a bag and label the bag with the date, location and your name, and then put the bag in the freez-er. Contact the KCBP as soon as possible for shipping directions and further information.

The KCBP also encourages residents to re-port bat roosting sites in building structures,

such as attics, sheds and bat houses, to help identify where certain species are present. If you are needing to evict bats from a structure, you are encouraged to contact the KCBP who can provide information on proper procedures to follow.

To contact the Kootenay Community Bat Project, email [email protected] or call 1-855-922-2287 ext. 14.

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A little brown bat in Vermont displaying White-Nose Syndrome. The Koo-tenay Community Bat Project is seeking the public’s help in detecting the presence of the disease in the Kootenays. Photo by Marvin Moriarty, US Fish & Wildlife Service

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

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

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Don and Laurie Stober to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the bylaw will amend the zoning designation of the subject property to permit an auxiliary dwelling unit accessory to the single family residence and accommodate subdivision. The subject property is located at 888 Swansea Road as shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2687 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 309, 2016 (Windermere / Stober)” will amend the designation of Lot 2, District Lot 7567 and 4596, Kootenay District, Plan NEP69388 from SH-1, Small Holding Residential Zone to R-1(C), Single Family Residential – Auxiliary Dwelling Unit Zone.



The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G, and the District of Invermere.





Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.All submissions will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda posted online. Personal contact information such as phone and email will be removed from written submissions. Questions about the disclosure of your personal information may be referred to the Corporate Officer at 250-489-2791 or 1-888-478-7335.

For more information, contact Jean Terpsma, Planning Technician, at 250-489-0314, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email [email protected].

Regional District of East Kootenay PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

BYLAW 2688Bylaw Amendment - Edgewater/Ruault

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2687

Bylaw Amendment - Windermere/Stober

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BYLAW 2676

Bylaw Amendment - Toby Benches OCPThe Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering adoption of an Official Community Plan for the Toby Benches area. The Official Community Plan is a long-term strategic planning document that will establish policies for land use in the area.

Bylaw No. 2676 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Toby Benches Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2676, 2016.”



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





This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Kris Belanger, Planner at 250-489-6903 or toll free at 1-888-478-7335 or email [email protected].

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an application by Ken and Diana Ruault to amend the Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw. If approved, the bylaw will amend the zoning designation of the subject property from C-1, Community Commercial Zone to C-2, Service Commercial Zone which will permit a variety of commercial uses, including vehicle repair services. The subject property is located at Selkirk Avenue as shown on the attached map.

Bylaw No. 2688 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 310, 2016 (Edgewater / Ruault)” will amend the designation of Parcel D (DD KW74850A), Block 6, District Lot 353, Kootenay District, Plan 1185 from C-1, Community Commercial Zone to C-2, Service Commercial Zone.

A public hearing will be held at: Edgewater Community Hall 4818 Selkirk Avenue

Edgewater, BC Monday, May 2, 2016 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G, and the Village of Radium Hot Springs.






For more information, contact Jean Terpsma, Planning Technician, at 250-489-0314, toll free at 1-888-478-7335, or email [email protected].

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