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Despite an appeal against a court de-cision last month which ruled in their favour, the property managers at Sun-chaser Villas are still expecting their renovation fees.

The decision that was overturned on Friday, June 13th came in Novem-ber 2013, when the BC Supreme Court ruled in favour of the property man-agers right to impose extensive reno-vation fees upon all timeshare owners at the resort. Owners were given two options: pay $4,195 to keep each time-share unit, or pay $3,168 to part with the asset. The fees were calculated by a consulting fi rm hired by Northwynd Resort Properties Ltd., the develop-ment company that purchased Sun-chaser after it defaulted in 2009.

Kirk Wankel, the chief executive of-fi cer of Northwynd Resort Properties

Ltd., said that obligatory maintenance duties and upgrades had been neglect-ed by the previous owners — Fairmont Resort Properties Ltd. — and a back-log of issues have to be addressed. And even though the BC Supreme Court reversed November’s ruling last month, Mr. Wankel said all own-ers with outstanding accounts are still on the hook for the renovation fees.

“From a legal per-spective, this turned ‘yes’ into ‘unde-cided’ – not a ‘yes’ into a ‘no’,” he said. “We will pursue collection from them like any other account. The owners are still bound by their contracts and we’re still enforcing them.”

But he admits the recent appeal will make it more diffi cult to convince own-ers they rightfully owe the money.

“It’s hard to say what effect this’ll have on [owners not involved in the lawsuit]. Renovation operations are based on the fees collected by the resort… people we hoped would stop being in default will likely be in default longer.”

There are 18,950 time share units that are part of the property, and the issue

wound up in court because about 950 of the owners fi led a class-action lawsuit.

As legal experts fi g-ure out who’s right, owners with out-standing accounts

are being charged interest by the prop-erty management company.

Northwynd could take the issue deeper into legal limbo, but the prop-erty management company won’t be appealing the appeal, Mr. Wankel said, as the decision would be tied up for years in the Supreme Court of Canada.

The number of time share units at the resort will be less after the completion of the renovation program, as many owners will choose to opt-out, he said. As many owners are still fi ghting the decision, it is not currently known how many units will still be part of the re-sort after the renovations.

In an online forum used by many Sun-chaser owners, skepticism has been expressed towards Northwynd’s long-term commitment to the resort, wor-rying some owners that the thousands of four-fi gure renovation fees could be collected before the bulk of the work is completed.

“If we were going to run away with the money, why would we set up a $100-a-month payment plan?” Mr. Wan-kel said. “If we were going to cut and run, we would have already.”

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Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality Public Hearing Notice

The Council of the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality is considering Controlled Recreation Area Zoning Bylaw No. 0011, 2014. A public hearing to receive submissions will be held:

TIME: Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.PLACE: Best Western Plus Prestige Inn

7493 Main Street West,Radium Hot Springs.

In general terms, the Controlled Recreation Area Zoning Bylaw No. 0011 will regulate the use of crown land to permit a ski area and buildings and infrastructure related to that use. This notice is not an interpretation of the bylaw. For more information, refer to the bylaw available for inspection at www.jgmrm.ca/documents/ or at the Village of Radium Hot Springs municipal office (4836 Radium Boulevard) Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

All persons who consider themselves affected by the adoption of the proposed Controlled Recreation Area Zoning Bylaw No. 0011, 2014 and who wish to register an opinion may do so by:

1. Providing a written submission by mail, or fax to be received by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 1st, 2014 (contact information below), or by;

2. Presenting written and/or verbal submissions at the public hearing.

Please note that legal considerations prevent Council from receiving any representations or submissions after the close of the Public Hearing. A speakers list will be available at 9:30 am on August 6th at the Public Hearing for persons wishing to speak at the Public Hearing.

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Mr. Wankel said that many owners are looking at the situation from their own perspec-tive and personal desire not to pay, while Northwynd is focusing on the big picture for Sunchaser.

And though he often bears the brunt of the timeshare owners’ frustration, Mr. Wankel said he believes firmly in the renovation project.

“There’s no doubt that this isn’t fun; I’ve been defamed significantly and repeatedly online, called crook and fraud — you name it.”

He said he genuinely believes a fair middle ground has been reached for all groups in-volved.

“I don’t want to see honest owners get sacrificed for a small group that wants to breach their contracts.”

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The air in the Upper Columbia Valley is much less hazy this week, as fire crews have brought a large wildfire straddling the northern edge of Banff Na-tional Park under control.

The Spreading Creek wildfire, which brought smoke and haze to the valley for much of last week, had grown to 8,300 hectares as of Monday, July 21st, but thanks to an 800-hectare burnout on Saturday, July 19th accompanied by six to eight millimetres of rain during the past weekend, the blaze was quite well-contained, according to Parks incident com-mander for the fire Dave Smith.

“Fire behaviour, at least for the part of the fire in the park, is next to nil. We’ve got a little bit of smoul-dering fire still, but that burnout along with rains has allowed us to get our people on the ground. We’re doing mop up right now,” said Mr. Smith.

Fire crews from Parks Canada and the Alberta pro-vincial Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Re-source Development are jointly managing the blaze

— 2,300 hectares of which is the northern part of the park and the remaining 6,000 of which is just outside it. Parks Canada, as of press deadline, had 40 fire crew members working on the blaze, while the ministry had 150.

“It’s never done until the last spark is out, but pro-vided conditions stay the same, we feel confident we can contain the fire we have inside the park bound-aries to the current 2,300 hectares,” said Mr. Smith.

The Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper had seen some periodic closures as a result of the fire, but is now completely open.

The fire, which is about 100 kilometres northeast of Golden, started with a lightning strike just outside the park bound-ary, on Thursday, July 3rd.

Parks Canada did an initial burnout operation five days later and tempo-rarily evacuated the Saskatchewan River Crossing warden station and Saskatchewan Crossing resort, on Friday, July 11th, reopening them both the following day.

Several enormous wildfires continue to burn in northern B.C., including the 20,000 hectare Mount McAllister fire and the 34,000 hectare Red Deer Creek fire, but neither is having any smoke impact on the valley.

B.C.’s Southeast Fire Centre (which includes the entire Kootenay region), prohibited all open fires in the area on Wednesday, July 2nd.

Campfires less than one-metre by one-metre are still permitted, but those having campfires are ad-vised to keep a large pail of water and a hand tool nearby, to be able to quickly put out any blaze that might get slightly out of control.

Haze lifts in valley as crews contain Banff fire

erin KnutSonSpecial to The Valley Echo

The East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council (EKIPC) is a conglomerate of government and non-governmental groups dedicated to the preservation of the natural ecosystems in the East Kootenay.

The role of these weed warriors is to pre-serve, protect, and prevent the further spread of invasive plant species that threat-en the delicate balance of the ecosystem in the valley.

One of the major concerns for the EKIPC is the spread of Blueweed.

“Blueweed is quickly becoming wide-spread in many areas of the East Kootenay,” said Todd Larsen, EKIPC program co-ordi-nator. “These foreign plants are detrimen-tal on a global scale and also pose “one of the biggest threats to bio-diversity after habitat loss.”

To help educate people on the processes implemented by the EKIPC in effectively eliminating these harmful species, an invita-tion has been extended to the public to join an exciting tour of specific treatment sites on Thursday, July 24th.

The East Kootenay resource sector is also highly involved in combating invasive spe-cies and the tour will showcase industry partner operations in the vicinity, including Teck and Fortis. “It’s so important to educate the public,” said Larsen. “These alien plants have a terrible impact on both agricultural crops and influence the forage of domestic and wild animals.”

The tour will leave from Tamarack Mall in Cranbrook at 8 a.m. and will return by 4 p.m. For those interested in combating invasive species, the cost is $15 per person, which includes lunch and transportation. lease con-tact Todd Larsen at [email protected] or 1-888-553-5472 to hold your seat.

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Edgewater’s community infrastructure is on the road to improvement, with upgrades either planned or underway for the water system, the fire hall, Frank’s Rink and Wittman Field.

“Improvements to the water system have been planned for quite a number of years, and were all contingent upon funding, which was just pulled together as of last year,” said Gerry Wilkie, Area G director for the Regional District of East Kootenay.

The project cost $1.8 million, which saw a new pressure reducing valve station completed on Columbia Road in the spring. Work will begin soon on a UV filtra-tion system, adding one extra barrier of protection against water-born patho-gens. The UV filtration will be installed in a new building along with upgrades to the chlorination system, technical analyses, and storage space. The project is scheduled for completion in late fall.

“The existing building does not meet safety codes because a lot of the mechan-ics were in a confined underground space,” said Director Wilkie.

Upgrades will also be made to the water distribution system in the older part of the community.

Unlike the community’s sewer system, which Mr. Wilkie said “was engineered to serve a community larger than I think Edgewater will ever be,” the water sys-tem deals with a finite resource and the Macauley Creek-Baptiste Lake watershed is shared with other licencees.

“We have room for moderate growth but only if we are careful about conserving,” he said.

Interior renovations have taken place at the Edgewater Fire Hall, with exterior work expected to come down the road, said Jim Miller, the fire chief for Columbia Valley Rural Fire and Rescue Service (which includes the Edgewater, Panorama, Windermere and Fairmont areas).

“There were a lot of changes to equipment, and we moved some walls around to enlarge the training area and workout rooms and offices,” he said, explaining that the interior work is just about complete. “We needed it more for operations than anything.”

As for the exterior work, the team hopes to eventually pave the parking lot and is considering building a new training building or prop structure. They’re also

looking to make the building more functional with electric doors for the vehicles.“There are many more things that we want to do, but cost-wise we have to

spread the projects out over a number of years,” Mr. Miller said.Functionality will also be improving at Frank’s Rink and Wittman Field, where

the Edgewater Recreation Society is working to restore both sports venues.“We just spent $1,000 (on new boards) this spring to prevent the rink from being

torn down,” said Dawn Fraser, who’s a board member of the Edgewater Recre-ational Society. “We’re trying to raise enough money to get the two facilities into working order so that they can be used year-round.”

The society is looking to install a large concrete pad on the rink, which would allow for multi-purpose summertime use.

Because of issues with sinkholes, Ms. Fraser said that they plan to hire a geotech-nologist to assess Wittman Field, “just to get it to a stage where it can be used.”

The rec society is always looking for people to donate their time, expertise, or materials. Those able to help can get in touch through email at [email protected].

Series of upgrades emerging in Edgewater

Frank’s Rink, with Wittman Field in the background, are two community facili-ties the Edgewater Recreation Society is working to restore. Photo by tammy tuttE

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Erin KnutsonSpecial to The Valley Echo

Several key items were listed during the recent vil-lage of Canal Flats regular council meeting held at the Columbia Discovery Centre on July 14th. Nota-ble items on the agenda included the Gypsum Mine environmental review, the discussion of a Valley Wide Visitor Centre, and village branding.

The Ministry of Environment is currently assessing the Gypsum Mine in an environmental assessment. The parent company, which has 6,000 employees world-wide, is in France. The mine in Windermere currently exports 400,000 tons of extractions yearly, 200,000 of which is trucked to Calgary and 100,000 elsewhere.

The Gypsum mine in Windermere has less than

eight years left in its lifespan and the new one pro-posed for Canal Flats boasts a 38-year capacity. The government is to rebuild the land in the process. Op-tions for exportation of the mine’s resources include using the existing railroad, or trucking resources for extraction to Invermere. Impact on the highway was discussed as well as concerns for wildlife, archaeo-logical concerns, habitat, and exhaust issues.

“It’s a five-year process, waiting for a 2015 approval, and the go-ahead with a certified environmental as-sessment certificate,” stated Wendy Booth, Area F di-rector for the Regional District of East Kootenay who attended the meeting.

Among other notable topics was the discussion of the proposal of a valley-wide visitor service centre. Concerns over the lack of cohesiveness in the val-

ley were brought to light, along with taxation issues that would accompany such a move. Council voiced strong opinions against the move and suggested it would be appropriate at a later time.

Village branding was also on the agenda as a perti-nent matter to enhance and bring awareness to the community. However, council concluded it was more foreseeable in the future when Canal Flats is in a bet-ter position to utilize a huge marketing scheme. At this time, discussion of website branding as a mar-keting tool was suggested and held in favourable light as the most appropriate marketing tool.

Other issues discussed included the expansion of washrooms at the beach. New designs will be imple-mented in a cost-effective manner to expand and complement beachcomers.

OUNCILC RIEFSBCanal Flats council eye Gypsum mine proposal


Squabbling over Park Amendment Act semantics

Many people in the valley have heard that Radium

Hot Springs is a Resort Munici-pality, but may not understand what that actually means.

Originally in 2006, 13 munici-palities in the province were chosen for the Resort Munici-pality Initiative (RMI) program. It was intended to assist small, tourism-based municipalities to support and increase visitation. Since these municipalities typically have a small tax base due to their size, the demands of their tourism activity often strain the re-sources available to provide infrastructure and event programming. RMI funding allows the chosen communities to dedicate resourc-es to improving tourism-based infrastructure and amenities to attract more visitors and en-courage longer stays.

The Resort Development Strategy Vision for Radium Hot Springs is to be a pedestrian-friendly community with streetscapes har-

moniously balanced with our rugged surroundings, to serve as a year-round home base for visitors seeking to enjoy our natural hot pools, resident wild-life and cultural amenities in a pristine mountain setting, and as a gateway to the wider spec-trum of wilderness alpine envi-ronments, biologically diverse lakes, rivers and wetlands, and ski, spa and golf resorts.

To support the vision, the village, with the assistance of Tourism Radium, has set up five Resort Development Strategy Goals: 1) To in-crease Sustainable Tourism; 2) To provide im-proved access to information to better inform visitors; 3) To support a core list of programs and events that will enhance visitor experi-ence and develop ongoing visitor loyalty; 4) To provide enhanced care and maintenance of parks and streetscapes to portray the high quality appearance befitting a resort munici-pality; 5) To provide improved pedestrian ac-

cess to our major attraction — the Radium Hot Pools — and to popular hiking trails located within and around Kootenay National Park.

With the assistance of all our motels, hotels, and businesses in Radium, we are working towards all of the above and more. As the economy improves, visitation numbers will hopefully increase and therefore bringing in additional funding to the community. Ra-dium Hot Springs will continue to provide a warm, welcoming environment and en-hanced visitor experience for all those who come to visit, not only Radium, but the entire Columbia Valley.

For those of you reading this, I encourage you to visit the Radium Visitor Centre — one of the top 10 busiest in the province. It is a place you will find wildlife displays, an amaz-ing history of the area, a model of the moun-tain ranges, and a host of well-trained employ-ees to answer all of your questions.

Dee Conklin is the mayor of the Village of Ra-dium Hot Springs and a Regional District of East Kootenay director for the Columbia Valley.

Resort Municipality Initiative benefiting Radium

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This past Saturday was a significant day in Canada for nature enthusiasts (and what Ca-nadian isn’t enthusiastic about nature?).

July 19th was Parks Day in Canada and parks across the country held special events to commemorate it. Parks Day is celebrated annually by Parks Canada (which, inciden-tally, manages a network of 44 national parks, and 167 national historic sites). It’s also hon-oured by the B.C. government. According to a government press release, British Colum-bia has one of the biggest parks and pro-tected areas in North America (with 1,029

parks and protected areas throughout the province), and over 20 million people visit British Columbia’s parks each year.

In the same release, it’s stated that “Since 2004, B.C.’s protected areas system has in-creased by more than 3.2 million hectares. This includes designating some existing areas, totalling more than 500,000 hectares, to Class A parks and conservancies, providing an in-creased level of protection. More than 55,000 hectares was recently added this spring ses-sion to B.C.’s protected area system.”

Despite this lofty proclamation, concerned citizens and environmental groups took this year’s Parks Day as an opportunity to protest the provincial government’s new parks legis-

lation. #StandUpForParks demands Environ-ment Minister Mary Polak to repeal the Park Amendment Act (Bill 4) passed earlier this year, which they say threatens to open B.C. parks and protected areas up for pipelines and other industrial projects.

The day before Parks Day, Polak released a statement: “I want to be absolutely clear, the Park Amendment Act does not allow, promote or otherwise enable industrial projects in provincial parks and protected areas. Sugges-tions that future industrial operations will be allowed in parks are simply not true. There will be no drilling, no mining, no forestry, no trans-mission lines and no gas wells in our parks.”

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Did you make it out to the biggest farmer’smarket event of the year for Valley Appreciation Day?

“I didn’t make it this year. I heard there were a lot of people, but I try to get out of town on the weekends.”

Christine Vallee

“It was good and I liked that it was on main street. It was really busy, so busy I couldn’t walk around.”

Katie Niddrie

“I didn’t get a chance this year — I was out with sunstroke — but I usually attend a lot of farmer’s markets.”

Kim Baker

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Farmer’s Market move over to the main street for more events

throughout the summer?

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There’s a nearby mountain with a name that must be

changed.A Nazi-supporting, treasonous

ally of the Second World War managed to snatch up one of our mountains with his rotten name. It may seem fi ctitious — here’s some background:

In the First World War, then-Marshal of France Philippe Pé-tain put in an impressive perfor-mance. And in 1918, he was honoured with his name becoming the title of a mountain here in Canada — on the border of B.C. and Alberta — surrounded by the height of the Rockies, and Elk Lakes, and Peter Lougheed Provincial Parks. I’d like to think that we can do better in naming our moun-tains, but I can respect an Allied war veteran earning such a title, even if he or she isn’t domestic.

But Philippe Pétain’s future became very sordid in the 1940s. He rose to legitimate political power during peacetime, but was appointed as France’s Prime Minister and Head of State during the years of Nazi occu-pation. He tore up his country’s constitution and assumed near absolute powers, often using his powers to collaborate with Ger-man Chancellor Adolf Hitler.

Philippe Pétain has never even climbed Mount Pétain. And because of his moun-tain, there’s even Pétain Glacier (located

right beside Mount Jof-fre), as well as Pétain Basin, Pétain Creek, and Pétain Creek Falls.

Before we liberated our Ally in 1944, anti-Semitism was being practiced in France while the Axis army garrisoned the shorelines of the European mainland — all under Prime Minis-ter Pétain’s watch.

And that whole time, his name has been representing a mountain ecosystem in our backyard. It’s been nearly a century now. He was tried after the war. Mr. Pétain was found guilty of treason and stripped of all ranks and honours. He was sentenced to death, but at 89 years old, pity was taken upon his decrepit health and he died naturally in jail in 1951. If this guy had his rankings stripped from him by France, I think Canada can strip his name from a mountain.

I inquired with an email to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, but haven’t heard back so I’m not entirely sure how to go about renaming a mountain.

There are many Canadians who have achieved much more than a French war vet-turned-evil politician. One of them should have their name on a mountain.

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

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ECORDROff the The milestone came and

went. It was a fabulous day for fun, refl ection and grat-itude. Everyone kept telling me that 50 is the new 35 and quite honestly, I have to agree with them. Perspective is everything and there was no better way to celebrate my day (it’s actually a month-long celebration) than to be with the one thing I adore that has been growing, changing and allowing me to exist: nature. I decided last weekend, I wanted to visit a very old friend to help me celebrate the oc-casion. As we drove out of our beautiful val-ley, I refl ected on the fact that the Purcells’ predominantly granite rock formations are many millions of years older than the neigh-bouring sedimentary and metamorphic-formed Rocky Mountains consisting primar-ily of limestone. To say I was excited for our road trip would be an understatement. The fi rst time I met my friend was in 1980 and the last time we visited was in 1992. I wondered how much has changed over the years. My excitement grew as we crested the hill on the highway and drove down into the park-ing lot. Immediately, I could tell that 22 years had indeed changed the face of my friend.

My eyes feasted on the grandeur and beau-ty of the Columbia Icefi elds. With the warm wind in our faces, we began the short hike up to the edge of the glacier. It was incredi-

ble to see what the glacier had revealed since my fi rst visit 34 years ago. There were moun-tains of rocks and boulders with the characteristic glacier scratches, left in the wake of this receding giant. Park infor-mation describes that over the past 125 years, the glacier has receded over one mile! My disappointment came at the top of the trail when I saw that

a fast-fl owing river of water prevented me from placing my hand on the cool, ancient ice. But I smiled, knowing that, from here on, I would love and appreciate my friend from a distance. There must have been hundreds of people visiting that day and yet, as we all faced the mountains and the glacier from the trail, there was silence. I took a few mo-ments to refl ect on my fi rst 50 years and real-ized how excited I was for what was still yet to come. Fifty might feel like the new 35, yet I wouldn’t trade the people, places, events, learning and wisdom I experienced in those 50 years for anything. As we descended the trail, I glanced back over my shoulder one last time and realized that for all of us, with age we get to create our legacy and, over time, much is revealed.

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A Wilmer resident who admits he speaks just enough Chinese to order a drink or two, but nonethe-less has an affinity for Peking duck, was awarded hon-ourary Chinese citizenship last month.

Jim Thorsell received the honour this past June from local government officials at Huangshan, a dramatic, mountainous area in the Anhui province in eastern China that is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. The citizenship was given in recognition of Mr. Thorsell’s decades of work advising on and helping parks management at Huangshan and other UNESCO sites and nature reserves around China.

“It was a really nice thing for them to do,” Mr. Thor-sell told The Valley Echo, adding the event drew about 300 people and he ended up appearing in all kinds of Chinese media.

Originally from Banff, Mr. Thorsell began his career in parks and conservation more than 50 years ago when he started working for Parks Canada in Banff in 1962. After almost two decades, he relocated to Geneva, Switzer-land to become head of the International Parks Commis-sion (the scientific advisory organization for UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee) from the late 1970s until semi-retiring back to Canada in 2003.

During his International Park Commission role, he vis-ited 108 countries to check out more than 800 parks, sites and nature reserves, from Antarctica, to Siberia to remote corners of the Congo.

Mr. Thorsell first visited China in 1985, a bit less than a decade after the Cultural Revolution ended, and says the country was vastly dif-ferent in those days than it is now, with bicycles outnum-bering cars by an incredible margin and people still wear-ing Mao suits.

Huangshan was China’s second-ever UNESCO site, having first applied for UNESCO status in 1988 and earning it in 1990. Mr. Thorsell was in charge of reviewing the application and making recommendations on how to improve management of the park.

“It is a great area, but management was initially weak,” he said. He ended up making multiple trips to the area, continually advising on how to run the place and saw dramatic changes.

“They’ve got one of the best-managed parks in the world now,” he said. “It does get pretty crowd-ed sometimes, but they’ve got techniques to help spread the load.”

Visitor levels in Huangshan have surged from 250,000 people a year in the 1980s to 2.5 million people a year these days. Banff National Park, in comparison, gets four million visitors a year, although Huangshan is many times smaller in area than Banff.

Management techniques to reduce the stress of such a large number of visitors on the natural environment

include everything from promoting the benefits of travelling to the park out-side the normal tourist high seasons (and in so do-ing reducing the impact of the high-season crunch) to banning private vehicles in the park, capping accom-modation and develop-ment in towns outside the park, and developing an elaborate trail system tak-ing visitors through main areas and also onto remote cliffsides (with the idea that by keeping people on the trails instead of tromp-ing around at random, na-ture will be less impacted).

“They’ve developed a truly fabulous trail system. I’ve walked for eight or nine days in that relatively small park, always on a dif-

ferent trail. They’re all well-built and superbly signed,” said Mr. Thorsell. “We lack that quality of trails here in Canada; we simply don’t have the means to do it.”

Perhaps the most surpris-ing technique for managing the large number of visitors involves a team of 20 parks staff monitoring much of the park using remote surveillance cam-eras. If visitors start building up in certain areas in large enough numbers to create problems, the staff will contact guides in the park by cell-phones to try and steer them and their tour groups away from these packed areas.

Although Huang-shan sits in the middle of

China’s heavily industrialized and ag-riculturalized east, much of the more remote fringe of the country contains some spectacular natural areas, ac-cording to Mr. Thorsell, adding the Three Parallel Rivers area in Yunnan province is probably his favourite park or nature reserve in Asia.

Having visited China multiple times during the past three decades, Mr. Thorsell has been witness to the coun-try’s spectacular economic growth and rapid modernization during that time, and says the corresponding ex-plosion of China’s middle class — and the attendant increase in nature tour-ism — is largely behind its swiftly de-veloping conservation program.

“A lot of people would look at the neg-atives in China’s breakneck growth, the

pollution and other envi-ronmental problems, not to mention a whole bunch of issues not related to the environment, but I try to look on the positive side as much as I can, and the nature conservation pro-gram they are developing there is really advanced,” he said. “I’ve got to give them credit. They’re do-ing a lot more research and putting a lot more ef-fort into conservation that most other countries in the world.”

China has created near-ly 1,000 parks and nature reserves in recent de-cades, said Mr. Thorsell,

adding that there has also been a dramatic increase in the number of environmental science programs in Chinese universities.

Aside from continuing to consult with local govern-ments around the world on conservation, Mr. Thor-sell also arranges groups from other countries, in-cluding China, to come to Banff to learn how parks management is done in Canada. He was also instru-mental in Banff and Huangshan becoming “sister” na-tional parks.

Mr. Thorsell’s next trip to Asia will be to Japan in a few months time, to give a series of lectures on parks management.

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Jim Thorsell from Wilmer receives his honourary Chinese citizenship at Huangshan in June (above); Mr. Thorsell perched on one of Huangshan’s airy cliffside footpaths (middle); and with some Chinese colleagues examining southern China’s karst landscape during a mounted inspection mission (bottom right). PHoTos subMiTTEd



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Clockwise from top: The arena behind the Inver-mere Curling Club was packed for Bull Riding in the Rockies on Friday, July 18th (Photos by Dan Walton); Valley Echo graphic designer Silena Ann Ewen was a face-painting machine during the busiest farmer’s market of the year for Valley Appreciation Day on Saturday, July 19th (Photo by Dan Walton); a horseback rider readies and shoots at the target during Luxor Corrals’ Horse-back Archery Competition on Saturday, July 19th (Photos by Kristin McCauley).

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The Southeast Fire Centre has received many inquiries about whether a campfi re ban will implemented.

The fi re centre will not be issuing a camp-fi re prohibition at this time, but staff will con-tinue to evaluate the situation on a daily ba-sis. The current situation does not warrant preventative action, due to recent precipita-tion, the forecasted weather conditions and the fact that there have been no incidents in the Southeast Fire Centre this season where campfi re misuse has resulted in a wildfi re.

However, the open fi re prohibition an-nounced on July 2nd will remain in place until the public is otherwise notifi ed. Spe-cifi cally, prohibited open burning activities include: the burning of any waste, slash or other materials; stubble or grass fi res of any size over any area; the use of fi reworks, sky lanterns or burning barrels of any size or description.

Campfi res must not be larger than a half-metre wide by a half-metre tall. Anyone light-ing a campfi re must maintain a fi reguard by removing fl ammable debris from around the campfi re area and must have a hand tool or at least eight litres of water available nearby to properly extinguish the fi re.

Campfi res must not be lit or kept burning during windy conditions. Make sure the fi re is fully extinguished and the ashes are cold to the touch before leaving the area for any length of time. Remember that embers can reignite, especially in warm weather.

Careless campfi re use can have costly re-percussions. Anyone who leaves a campfi re unattended for any length of time may be fi ned up to $345. Anyone whose campfi re causes a wildfi re may also be subject to a penalty of $100,000 and one year in jail, and may be ordered to pay for costs associated with fi ghting the fi re and any damages.

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Several local young athletes wrapped up success-ful efforts at the B.C. summer games in Nanaimo this past weekend.

A crew of four David Thompson Secondary School students attended the games, representing the Koo-tenay zone, including Matt Swallow, who was part of the fi fth-place 4x400-metre Kootenay relay team, and fi nished 10th in the 800-metre run, and 13th in

the long jump; Justin Grosso, who was part of the eighth-place 4x100-metre Kootenay relay team, and came 14th in the 200-metre hurdles; Billy Bowen, who was also part of the eighth-place 4x100-metre Kootenay relay team and was 21st in the 100-metre dash; and Thomas Carriere who came 16th in the the discus throw and 23rd in the 100-metre dash.

The games drew more than 3,200 athletes, coach-es and offi cials from across B.C. to take part in 19 sports across four days in Nanaimo, from Thursday, July 17th to Sunday, July 20th.

The closing ceremony was attended by B.C. Lieu-tenant Governor Judith Guichon, who offi cially closed the games, and featured local entertain-ment from Mikaila Tombe and dancers from Vibrant Dance Studios and Tempo Dance Academy, as well as 13-year-old Ian Perry and his band from Gabriola Island. The number of athletes at the games was equalled by the 3,200 volunteers who helped put the games together. The next B.C. games will be in 2016, with Penticton hosting the winter games and Abbotsford hosting the summer games.

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That same day, in response to a Valley Echo inquiry, Tim Pearson, the director of communications for the Sierra Club (one of the environmental groups organizing the protest) said in an email: “Minister Polak is, quite frankly, being less than forthcoming. The legislation explicitly allows for research “without limitation, the feasibility of the loca-tion, design, construction, use, maintenance, improvement or deactivation, of one or more of the following: a road or highway, a pipeline, a transmission line, a telecommunications project” and/or “a structure, improvement or work related” to any of the foregoing.”

According to a December 2013 Vancouver Sun article, Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from Alberta to Burnaby could potentially require boundary adjust-ments to 10 provincial parks.

The link between, for example, the expan-sion of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and Bill 4,

said Pearson, is that “it enables previously illegal research, that enables the application for a boundary adjustment, that enables the pipeline to go through a park.”

Thus, technically, Polak can stand by her statement since once a park boundary has been adjusted to allow for industrial opera-tions, those industrial operations aren’t actu-ally taking place within a park.

And presumably, the government’s addi-tion of 55,000 hectares to B.C.’s parks sys-tem during the same spring session that passed Bill 4 is meant to balance out any park land lost in the boundary adjustment process, which according to Polak, remains as vigourous as ever.

If the critics’ accusations prove correct, the secretive semantics surrounding the real in-tent behind Bill 4 will prove to be a sneaky ploy for pushing through unpopular indus-trial development, eventually resulting in plenty of tweaked park maps. A disingenuous method not worthy of our provincial leaders.

RIVERSIDE MEN’S CLUB: Winners of the game played July 8th at Riverside Golf Resort. Twenty-four members played a waltz under a blazing hot sun and there were games to match the weather conditions! First were Bob Rutherford, Larry Rehaume, Barry Jonas and Rob Miller. In second place were Wayne Geiger, Rob-bie Robertson, Tom Richardson and Bob Milloy. Third were Jim Boyd, Bill Bergman, Brian Devenish and Tony Valentine. Deuces were won by Gord Bignell (8), Don Slobodzian (8), Larry Rehaume (5) and Brian Devenish (5,13,15). KPs were Don Slobodzian (3), Gord Bignell (8), John Esler (13) and Brian Devenish (5,15).

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WINDERMERE VALLEY MEN’S CLUB: On Sunday, June 13th, representatives from Windermere Valley, The Springs, Radium Resort, Mountainside and Riv-erside converged on The Springs golf course for the annual Tunnacliffe Interclub matches. With temperatures reaching 37 C in the shade, the competition was heated before the fi rst groups had teed off. The teams from Windermere Valley and The Springs earned 7.5 of the twelve available points during the Net Best Ball format, forcing a chip off between players from the two clubs. The Windermere Valley Men’s Club would like to congratulate team members Jim Jenkinson, Bob Tagg, Ken Litchfi eld, Cory Stanbury, Dean Midyette, Larry Logan and especially Bob Vachon and Vic Briar, who showed off their deft touch in winning the chip off. We would like to thank Bob Powers for organizing the event, all the competitors for their fellowship, and The Springs for a wonderfully manicured course and the great meal and ice cold beverages that followed. We at Windermere Valley look forward to hosting the event in 2015. SUBMITTED BY DEAN MIDYETTE

MOUNTAINSIDE LADIES CLUB: Our golf season is well underway. Congratulations to Barb MacDonald for winning the May Monthly Cup. The Challenge against the Riverside Ladies took place on June 3rd. The Mountainside team came out ahead. Well done, ladies. A rematch is scheduled at Riverside in September. On Ladies’ Day on June 27th, Val Martin got a hole-in-one on #12. Terrifi c job, Val. The June Monthly Cup was won by our captain, Dolores Neilson. The ladies battled some rain but managed to get in nine holes for the competition. Our tee times begin at 10 a.m. (since July 1st). See you on the course!

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23RD : WEDNESDAY• 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Hiking day with the Summit Youth Centre.• 7 - 9 p.m.: Artist opening at Pynelogs. Feature artist show in-cludes Maggie Leal-Valais, Patrick Markle, Angelique Gillespie and more. Show runs until August 3rd.

24TH: THURSDAY• 5 - 10 p.m.: Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre.• 5 - 8 p.m.: Downtown Getdown and Evening Market in downtown Inver-mere. Evening market and live mu-sic every Thursday. Market vendors are being accepted now, contact Theresa at [email protected].• 7 p.m.: Adult Drop-in Ultimate Fris-bee, at the DTSS fi eld every Thurs-day. Free, beginners welcome.

25TH : FRIDAY• 9 a.m.: Introduction to Aquacul-ture and Aquaponics course at the Community Greenhouse, pre-sented by Groundswell. Build your own small-scale aquaponic system with Charlie Shultz, John Derksen and Clay Boyes from Lethbridge College. Two-day course, also July 26th. Registration is available on-line at groundswellnetwork.ca/events-calendar.• 4 - 9 p.m.: Market on Main, Ra-dium. Every Friday.• 6 p.m.: Brisco Riding Club’s 20+ years Celebration at the Brisco Rid-ing Arena. Runs July 25th - 27th. Friday, 6 p.m.: 3D Barrel Jackpot. Saturday, 9 a.m.: Roping Jackpot (sign-up at 8 a.m.); 8 p.m.: Fam-ily Dance at the Brisco Community Hall (tickets $5, 12 and under free). Sunday, 9 a.m.: Family Gymkhana Fun Day. Food and vendors, camp-ing and self penning of horses avail-able. No advance tickets/sign up needed. For info, call: 250-341-1419. • 7 - 9 p.m.: Sheberdean perform at Music on Main, Radium.

26TH : SATURDAY• 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Grasslands: Les-sons on an Undervalued Ecosys-

tem with Gail Berg. A Wild Nature Tour, hosted by Wildsight. Visit wildnaturetours.ca.• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Invermere Farm-er’s Market, downtown Invermere. Every Saturday.• 4 - 6 p.m.: Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre at the Radium Visitor Centre. Visit radiumhotsprings.com.• 7 - 9 p.m.: Legend Nights at Lake-shore Resort and Campground. Listen to Ktunaxa legends as told by a First Nation Elder. Free, open to the public, traditional food available for purchase. Also Au-gust 2nd, 23rd and 30th. • 7 - 9 p.m.: Mike Fraser and Bruce Childs perform at Music on Main, Radium. Music on Main runs every Friday and Saturday throughout the summer.

27TH : SUNDAY• 8 a.m.: 2nd annual Swansea Scram-ble. 10 km run/hike (932m gain) or 5 km run/hike (350m gain). $20 for 10 km, $15 for 5 km. Registration at 8 a.m., race starts at 9 a.m. Visit Crazy Soles in Invermere to regis-ter, or email [email protected].

• 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Permaculture Gar-den Tours, U-pick and volunteer opportunities at the Community Greenhouse, Sundays until August 31st. 10 - 11 a.m.: Tours by donation. Please register online: groundswell-network.ca. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Come volunteer and get hands-on experi-ence at the Greenhouse. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: U-pick fresh veggies and herbs.• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Fairmont Farm-er’s Market in the Fairmont Village Mall parking lot. Every Sunday.• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Windermere Dis-trict Farmers’ Institute Centenary Celebration and Summer Fair at the Agri Park. Events include a wa-terless car wash (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.), beer garden, fl ower arrangement competition (10:30 a.m.) and auc-tion (3 p.m.), face painting (10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.), pony rides (12 - 3:30 p.m.), horse hoof care dem-

onstration (12 p.m.), apple bobbing and sack races (2 p.m.), and the centenary celebration (11 a.m.). For more info, contact Hedi Trescher at 250-346-3227 or [email protected].• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Groundswell will be at the AgriFair with fresh herbs, produce, cool mint mojitos and lots of info. Get your photo taken on our electric powered chopper.• 10:30 a.m.: Singletrack 6 bike race at Nipika. BBQ and beer gar-den. Kid’s bike race at the pump park in Radium at 3 p.m., followed by awards. Other activities in Ra-dium during the afternoon. Also runs Monday, 9 a.m., at Lake Lil-lian. Visit singletrack6.com.• 7 p.m.: Faye Blais and Genevieve Chadwick perform live at Strand’s. $5 cover.

28TH : MONDAY• 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Rocky Moun-tain Sports Camp. Ages 6 - 12, no experience necessary. Runs July 28th - August 1st. Activities include volleyball, soccer, fl oor hockey, la-crosse, ultimate frisbee, belly-fl op baseball, mini-Olympics and more. $125/week or $30/day. Visit ner-akmacd.wix.com/summer-sports-camp. Also runs August 11th - 15th.• 6 - 9 p.m.: Vegan Cooking 101 cooking class at From Scratch. $70/person. Pre-registration is required. For more info, go to fromscratchfood.com.• Art Camps with Robyn Oliver. Half-day camps run Monday, July 28th to Friday, August 1st. Ages 7 - 9, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Ages 10 - 12, 1 - 4 p.m. Cost $125 per child. Classes held in Art Room at DTSS – kids must bring their own snack and dress in studio appropriate cloth-ing. Also running August 11th - 15th. To register: 250-341-7890, [email protected].

29TH : TUESDAY• 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Windermere Valley Museum’s Summer Chil-dren’s Program: Ethel Cleland, Pio-neer. Go back in time to experience pioneer living. Admission by dona-tion, ages 6-10. To register: 250-342-9769, [email protected].

JULY 30th - AUGUST 5th

30TH : WEDNESDAY• 6 p.m.: Hooper-Dooper Work-shop: Learn to hula-hoop at the Invermere Public Library. To reg-ister, call 250-342-6416.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Figure Drawing with Cathy Parkes at Pynelogs. Ages 18+, $10 fee at the door. Bring your own drawing / painting supplies. Call 250-342-4423 for more info.

1ST : FRIDAY• 5 - 8 p.m.: Min Ma exhibition at Ar-tym Gallery. Artists will be in atten-dance. Show continues until August 7th. Check out artymgallery.com.• 6 - 10 p.m.: Edgewater School Reunion. Includes all students up to the grads of 1970. Continues through Sunday. Events include: Friday evening Wine and Cheese at the Legion, pancake breakfast at the Legion on Saturday and Sun-day; Community Hall displays; Cof-fee and Cake Social, tours of the school, dinner and a dance. Con-tact Doris Hansen for more info or to register: 250-347-9337.

2ND : SATURDAY• 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Ottawa artist Ed Ambros will show new work while creating on-site at Effusion Art Gal-lery. Visit effusionartgallery.com.• 7 - 9 p.m.: Legend Nights at Lake-shore Resort and Campground. Listen to Ktunaxa legends as told by a First Nation Elder. Free, open to the public, traditional food available for purchase. • 9 - 11 p.m.: The Lego Movie at Movie in the Park, Pothole Park, In-vermere. Free event. Snacks avail-able at the Summit Youth Centre concession. Bring a blanket. Come early for a good seat and to play in the bouncy castle.


A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years

REMEMBER WHEN?

50 years ago (1964): The sinks in wash-

rooms at Kinsmen Centennial Park were smashed by rocks, so council chose to close the washrooms completely and re-place them with an outhouse.

40 years ago (1974): A search was be-

ing conducted for a Spokane youth missing and presumed drowned in Numa Creek in Kootenay National Park where he had been picknicking with his parents. RCMP said the

search was made dif� cult by the water’s muddy run-off. The body was found 10 days later by park wardens.

30 years ago (1984): A horse died instantly

of a broken neck after it ran into a steel corner post. It was “mad with fury” after managing to dislodge its rider in the � fth an-nual Windermere Valley Rodeo.

20 years ago (1994): Two new programs

were added to the Family Resource Centre. Rosemary Oberheide, a former social worker, headed up a Safe Homes program for women � eeing abusive relationships and Sue Lane was in charge of

a youth outreach program for youth at risk of participating in unhealthy or illegal activi-ties.

15 years ago (1999): Summer Student

Works ‘99 created 300 student jobs in the East and West Koo-tenay with some help from $500,000 allocated to employ-ers in order to create posi-tions for youth.

10 years ago (2004): A newly formed com-

bo of local and non-native bluegrass musicians per-formed at the Skookum Inn, having their debut perfor-mance in the Baton Rouge Room.

2007 — Wilmer resident Sharon Wass unveiled her

one-woman one-act play about Charlotte Small

during a Columbia Valley Music and Festivals event at

the Edgewater Community Hall on July 22nd.

ECHO FILE PHOTO.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Outmoded 6. Strikes 11. All the same 16. Blue Hen school 17. Peopled 18. Initials of NBC

weather host 19. Atomic #28 20. Doctor 21. Small time unit (abbr.) 22. 4th tone of scale 23. Dines 25. Rates of movement 27. Immature newt 28. Of I 29. Kick out 30. Pouchlike structure 32. Brew 33. Oh, God! 35. Shell lining 37. Ladies undergarments

38. An open way for travel 39. Passenger 41. Plate 42. Actor Affleck 43. 1/100 of a yen 45. Scientific workplace 46. 60 minutes (abbr.) 48. Straggle 49. Plate made of silver or gold 51. Mains 53. Great Britain 54. Hermione’s boyfriend 55. D’Onofrio’s Law & Order 56. 10th state 57. Do again prefix 58. Jagged cut 62. Air Force 63. K. Hepburn’s alma mater 66. “King Rat” actor George 67. Academy first year

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Pakistan 5. Country code for Addis

Ababa 6. Ball striker 7. East northeast 8. Form a sum 9. 7th musical tone 10. Harnessed horse (bit) 11. Catholic sisters 12. Purim villain 13. Invests in little enterprises 14. Prongs 15. Shred cheese 24. Gazing intently 25. Paper tablet 26. Diego, Francisco, Anselmo 27. Otological pain

29. Pedestal supports 31. Islands are named

for them 34. Gallivant 36. Romaine 37. Lux Palm Beach hotel 40. Ribbed fabric 41. CBS newsman Rather 42. Book jacket review 44. Braided river of Poland 45. Atom smasher 47. Devastate 50. Pressure unit (mm Hg) 51. Move sideways 52. Free from risk 55. Small prison room 58. Liquefied natural gas 59. Doctors’ group 60. UC Berkeley 61. Uppermost part 64. Thou 65. Stuart Little’s author White

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VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

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Every Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Christ Church Trinity,

Invermere1st and 3rd Sunday, 9 a.m.

All Saint’s, Edgewater.2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.

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

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St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn,

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Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

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LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

326 - 10th Ave., Invermere 250-342-9535

Pastor: Trevor Haganlakewindermerealliance.org

Sunday, July 27th10:30 a.m.

BEACH SERVICE … at the lake, in front of

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President: Adam PasowistyColumbia Valley Branch

Worship ServicesSundays

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LITTLE BADGER EARLY LEARNING

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is now accepting applica-tion for an immediate opening for the posi-tion(s) of:• Early Learning Pro-

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July 26 & 27, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5151 Riverview Rd,

Fairmont Hot Springs. Baby items - crib, playpen, chairs, clothing, toys, Gund

bears, Fisher Price toys, Mandy doll and clothes,

Cabbage Patch dolls and clothes. BeefEater four

burner BBQ. Double solid brass princess bed with

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blinds, workshop and gardening items. Technics

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE

VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

wvsm.ca Worship Services

Every Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Christ Church Trinity,

Invermere1st and 3rd Sunday, 9 a.m.

All Saint’s, Edgewater.2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.

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.

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

#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., Invermere 250-342-9535

Pastor: Trevor Haganlakewindermerealliance.org

Sunday, July 27th10:30 a.m.

BEACH SERVICE … at the lake, in front of

Pynelogs. Joint service with Valley

Christian Assembly Pastor Murray Wittke

ministering.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95, 1 km northof Windermere250-342-9511

Pastor: Murray Wittkevalleychristianonline.com

Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

Sharing TruthShowing Love

Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE100 - 7th Ave., Invermere

250-426-7564Pastor: Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton

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.

Join the Invermere A&W Team!

We’re looking for a few good people who are interested in joining our awesome guest service and kitchen teams!

We Offer:• Stable year-round employment• Competitive wages• Benefit plan for full-time staff available after

6 months of employment• Scholarship program for students• Flexible schedules to meet your needs• Uniform and training provided• Friendly and fast paced work place environment• Opportunities for advancement

Apply in person or at www.aw.ca

DRIVERS & Owner Operators(Teams & Singles)

Safety Conscious, Profes-sional Drivers Req. 5-8 Axle End Dump Confi gurations. Min. 3 years winter mountain driving &/or construction trucking exp. Must be self-motivated, mechanically in-clined, effi cient, accountable & a team player.

$70,000+/year +Bonuses & Benefi ts!Send resume, current

abstract & indicate [email protected]

Fax: (1)403-236-8216

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

Employment

LITTLE BADGER EARLY LEARNING

PROGRAM in WINDERMERE, BC

is now accepting applica-tion for an immediate opening for the posi-tion(s) of:• Early Learning Pro-

gram Educator• Facility/Program

Manager.These positions will be F/T permanent (40 hours per week). The success-ful candidates will pos-sess: • Current Early Childhood

Education License (BC)• Current Child Safe

First Aid/CPR• Current Criminal

Record Clearance (BC)• Proof of compliance

with BC immunization schedule

• Montessori diploma or related experience (will train).

If interested please for-ward your cover letter, resume & three charac-ter references to the at-tention of Wendy Cullum, Band Administrator [email protected] or Fax: 250-342-9693. Deadline: July 31, 2014, 4:30pm.Only applications select-ed for further considera-tion will be contacted.

✱The Little Badger Early Learning Program is a division of Eva Joseph.

✱Learning and Culture So-ciety operated by Akisq-

nuk First Nation, 3046 Hwy 93/95, Windermere, BC

V0B 2L2

Accounting/Bookkeeping

Help Wanted

Employment

Help WantedAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

Construction Laborer Full time position to work in the Valley. Contact Ken @

250-341-1886

EXPERIENCED PARTS per-son required for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wag-es, full benefi ts and RRSP bo-nuses working 5 day work week, plus moving allowanc-es. Our 26,000ft2 store is lo-cated 2.5 hours N.E. of Ed-monton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRe-gion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected] Full Time, Permanent Housekeeping Room Atten-dants required by 611017 BC Ltd DBA Holiday Inn Express in Golden-Kicking Horse, BC Compensation: $14.00 hourly, 40 hours per week Education: High School Experience in re-lated fi eld an asset; Job Du-ties: Make beds, clean/disin-fect bathroom/fi xtures, Stock linen closet and supplies area, Vacuum carpets and mop fl oors. Wash windows, pick up debris and remove trash from units, Provide information on facilities and handle com-plaints. Location: Mail- PO Box 1462, 1120 14th St, Golden, BC V0A 1HO E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 1-250-344-4665

Wanted full-time Grapple Skidder Operator. Wage depending on experience.

250-342-5420

Employment

Help WantedINVERMERE PETRO

CANADA

is currently acceptingapplications for full time and

part time employment. Apply in person to185 Laurier Street,

Invermere, BCbetween 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Help Wanted

Medical/DentalFull time Certifi ed Dental As-sistant required for team orien-tated family dental practice. Awesome wage and benefi ts package. Apply by resume to: 121 N. 1st Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Y7, Fax: (250)398-8633 or by E-mail:[email protected] Visit our website: www.cariboodentalclinic.com

Employment

Trades, Technical

Join one of North America’s most respected & fastest growing heavy civil infra-structure contractors.

Flatiron has been named Heavy Civil Contractor of the Year in Alberta & has won numerous employer awards.

Flatiron Constructors has an immediate need for:

• Formwork Carpenters• Apprentice Carpenters• Skilled Laborers• Grade Checkers• Heavy Equipment Operators

This is an opportunity to join us in the Edmonton Area. The Northeast Anthony Hen-day Drive project includes the construction of 27 kms of six and eight-lane divided roadway, nine interchanges, two fl yovers, eight rail cross-ing & two bridges across the North Saskatchewan River.

You can view all skilled trade and construction management positions

and apply viawww.fl atironcorp.com

or forward your resume: canadarecruiter@fl atironcorp.com

Build The Best.Be The Best!

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Home RepairsFULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

Merchandise for Sale

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STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS. Summer meltdown sale! 20x20 $5,419. 25x26 $6,485. 30x30 $8,297. 32x34 $9,860. 40x48 $15,359. 47x68 $20,558. Front & back wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedCollector Buying Coin Collec-tions, Native Art, Estates,Gold, Silver + 778-281-0030

FIREARMS. ALL types want-ed, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-960-0045. www.dollars4guns.com.

Real Estate

Lots2.5 ACRE LOTS, LUMBY, BC Mabel Estates 5 mins from town, pristine lush views. De-signed and ready to build. Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below as-sessed value. 250-317-2807.

Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks

1996,14X70 mobile Home #4a Lambert Rd 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom Nice view of Mt. Swansea, close to Inverere and bike trails Shed and Greenhouse Ph 250-341-5444 asking $58,000

RV SitesR.V. lots - titled, year round,

70 amps, Columbia River and wetlands access,

storage, security fenced. $35,000 each.

www.columbiariverwet-landsrvpark.ca or 250-348-2094

Rentals

Commercial/Industrial

In Invermere - For rent 503 7th Ave., formerly

Valley Spas, 1950 sq. ft., call 250-342-0603 or

250-341-5845.

Homes for RentExecutive 3-bdrm, 3 bath, home in Windermere, large lot with lake and mountain

views Avail. Sept. 1st, $1400/mth, includes internet

& satellite TV. N/S, N/P. References required. Details

250-688-0798.

Suites, LowerFairmont: Basement suite

2 bdrm, fully furnished. $600/mth al inclusive. Avail Aug. 1st. Contact Gwen at

250-688-1489.

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

Auto FinancingAuto Loans Guaranteed or We Pay You! 1-888-375-8451 or apply at: www. greatcanadianautocredit.com

Transportation

Auto Financing

MotorcyclesCURRENT GAS GAS Enduro Motorcycles for sale. Contact (250)427-7690,m e a d o w b r o o k m o t o r s @ h o t -mail.com or stop in at Meadow-brook Motors in Kimberley.

CURRENT SHERCO Enduro 2 & 4 Stroke Motorcycles for sale. Used demos also available. Contact (250)427-7690,[email protected],or stop in at Meadowbrook Motors in Kimberley.

Garage Sales

July 26 & 27, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5151 Riverview Rd,

Fairmont Hot Springs. Baby items - crib, playpen, chairs, clothing, toys, Gund

bears, Fisher Price toys, Mandy doll and clothes,

Cabbage Patch dolls and clothes. BeefEater four

burner BBQ. Double solid brass princess bed with

frame, solid pine Cannonball bed double/queen, double box springs and mattress,

other bedding items. Luggage, books,footwear,

blinds, workshop and gardening items. Technics

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vehicle, like bikes and items on your roof rack.

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Ford parties on with fun new FiestaTORONTO: It’s a lovely day on the backcountry roads of suburban Ontar-io, just west of Toronto, chosen to show off this ‘special’ version of the popular Ford Fiesta. It’s an enjoyable drive through a pretty landscape, dotted with quaint farms, moving along at a decent speed. Easy to forget the Fiesta is powered by Ford’s smallest engine, the 1.0L EcoBoost.With three-cylinders, an output of 123 horses and peak torque of 125 lb-ft., it’s not something to scoff at. Furthermore, there’s an overboost feature that will give you access to 148 lb-ft of torque for up to 15 seconds. Furthermore, Ford touts it as having the best highway fuel economy in its class. It uses an estimated 4.3L/100km on the highway and 6.2L/100km in the city. Along with this new engine, there are also a few tweaks for the 2014 model year.You’ll find new headlamps with chrome accents, a new decklid and tail lamps. Inside, there are new steering wheel controls, a new door design, a new cluster design and additional chrome accents on the door handles and throughout. Not to mention the

additional cupholder in the rear!Complete with a new interior and exterior look, the Fiesta certainly adds life to the party.It exudes pep and still has a lively personality. That can be attributed to a 5-speed manual trans-mission. With the 5-speed manual, the gear throws felt a little long, but then again, we’re not talking about the ST, its the Fiesta’s performance-ori-ented sibling. Noteworthy: the cabin stays serene even at highway speeds; when you’re cruising in fifth.

Keeping unwanted noise out of the car’s interior is always high on the priority list for subcompacts. It has a roomy trunk, accommodating up to 422L behind the second row in the hatchback.Of the two body styles offered – there’s a sedan or 5-door – I fancy the hatch-back. I also think its styling has a little more flare.As for handling, we had the chance to put it through an autocross-style track to demonstrate its abilities in tighter, higher speed turns. While many people probably won’t drive the Fiesta like this – even though it’s quite fun – it can handle its share of bends without

faltering. Matched with its electric power-assisted steering, you have a good amount of steering feel whether driving at high or low speeds.The engine is its strongpoint but it’s not just a one-trick pony. I like the interior a lot. The steering wheel is soft to the touch and I like that you can control various functions like the audio, Bluetooth, or cruise control from it. The centre stack has charm, too. Atop sits a colour display, followed by Ford’s infotainment system, followed by the climate con-trols. It’s hard to get lost in its setup, and the buttons are clearly marked with large writing. Equipping the Fiesta with the 1.0L en-

gine has a $1,295 premium. What that gives you is the extra bit of power and the fuel economy savings. This engine can only be outfitted on the SE trim, which has a starting MSRP of $14,866. However, it’s available on both the sedan and hatchback models.Overall, the Ford Fiesta 1.0L has its benefits. A snappy engine, a great look and a comfortable ride quality. Whether you just drive it around the city or beyond, the Fiesta one-litre is a sturdy road companion with impressive fuel economy. Visit www.ford.ca for more information.

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‘‘Whether you just drive it around the city or beyond, the Fiesta one-litre is a sturdy road companion with impressive fuel economy.’’Alexandra Straub

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Newly available features for the 2014 model include a back-up camera with parking sensors for those who need them, push-button start, and heated leather.


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

The WaTer & air Company!

Purify the water you drink and the air you breathe!

Water Treatment: filtration and purification

Furnace and Duct cleaning

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

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

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

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

Lambert-Kipp Pharmacy Ltd.

READY MIX CONCRETE• CONCRETE PUMP • SAND & GRAVEL

• HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTALS • CRANE SERVICE

For competitive prices and prompt service call:

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

Proudly serving the Valley for over 50 years.Advertise your business

in Serving the Valley.

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

Sales ~ Service ~ Installation

UNIVERSALDOORS & EXTERIORS

Arnold Scheffer250-342-6700

[email protected]

Industrial ~ Commercial ~ Residential

[email protected] Highway 93/ 95, P.O. Box 1019, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0

Sponsored by:

www.TheColumbiaValley.ca

Columbia River PaddleIn 2007, current owner, Penny Powers, purchased

Columbia River Outfi tters and in eight short seasons has turned the now Columbia River Paddle into more than just a boat rental operation! With options continuing with our self-guided excursions into the Upper Wetlands near Invermere and the spectacular 17km paddle down-stream north to Radium, we have continued to build extensive guided and Interpretive Tours and have recently added guided tours in Fairmont leading into the scenic south-end of Lake Windermere.

With customized paddling packages and the addition of Stand-Up Paddle Boards [SUPs], we host staff parties, anniversary/wedding/birthday party adventures, and have designed our newest geo-caching tours. For the ladies, we host a Wednesday evening paddle and follow-up social with complimentary nibblies and refreshing adult beverage.

Columbia River Paddle can be accessed at the Public Boat Launch near Pete’s Marina.

To book your tour, CRP can be contacted at: 250-342-7397 • www.ColumbiaRiverPaddle.com

Business of the WeekHAVE A PARTY AND GET FREE JEWELLERY!

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What more could a girl want?See how Silpada Designs gives you all that and more

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

• CAA approved automotive repair •

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

250-347-9726 7507 Main Street West

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

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

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

Septic Tank PumpingPortable

Toilet Rentals

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Sholinder & MacKaySand & Gravel

Complete line of aggregate productsfor construction and landscaping

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

To advertise, call: 250-341-6299SERVING THE VALLEY

Architectural Design

• New Home Design• Renovation Design• CAD Drafting

Paul Aubrecht, D. ArchCalgary (403) 874-0483

Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.

What does ARTmean to you?

Happy BirtHday to pynelogs!1914 - 2014

Celebrating 100 years

sunday august 3rd Cpr lodge at Kinsmen Beach green space · 10:30 to 4 pmPassports for sale at Pynelogs

Columbia Valley tour of the arts

invermere valley echo, july 23, 2014

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