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Nearly 1,000 owners at Sunchas-er Villas have entered into a class-ac-tion lawsuit against Northmont Resort Properties Ltd. in a dispute over a costly renovation project at the Fair-mont Hot Springs holiday destination.

“The basis for the lawsuit is that Northmont has breached its contrac-tual obligations to timeshare owners and leaseholders at the resort,” said Michael Geldert, managing partner at Geldert Law who is representing the claimants.

The class-action came together after costly renovation fees were charged to each owner of the 18,950 units.

Sunchaser Villas was managed by Fairmont Resort Properties Ltd., which fi led for bankruptcy in 2008. Northwynd Resort Properties Ltd. pur-chased Sunchaser from creditors, and

manages it through Northmont, which is Northwynd’s subsidiary company.

After the takeover, the new manage-ment company said that under previ-ous management, owners had been paying unsustainably low maintenance fees and that a large renovation proj-ect would be required. Owners were given the op-tion to either pay $4,195 to keep their time-share unit, or $3,168 toopt out.

The Su-preme Court of B.C. ap-p r o v e d Northmont’s ability to im-

pose those fees last fall, but a subse-quent appeal was successful in revers-ing the decision.

Although the renovation charges were initially found to be legal, the re-sult of the appeal did not make impos-ing those fees illegal.

“ W h e t h e r or not that’s true is a matter of in-terpretation before the courts,” said Mr. Geldert.

The class action will c o n t i n u e c o l l e c t i n g names until Friday, Sep-tember 19th, but will be fl exible if

more interest is shown. A case-plan-ning conference is scheduled for Tues-day, October 14th.

All involved parties and a trustee will be present as the procedure for being heard will be laid out.

Mr. Geldert said lawsuits of this na-ture normally last between one and 1.5 years, but that settlements usually take place before conclusion.

“We’re certainly open to having those settlement discussions,” he said.

He said that precedent has been set for similar lawsuits in B.C. and Alberta going back to the 1990s.

“The timeshare industry has always seemed to have issues with resort managers who, for whatever reason fi nd themselves between a rock and a hard place, and they start making decisions that ultimately attract some liability and concern on behalf of the people they are responsible for man-aging,” he said.

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The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering amendments to the Steamboat – Jubilee Mountain Official Community Plan, Lake Windermere Official Community Plan, Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw, and Fairmont Hot Springs Area Official Community Plan to introduce regulations and land use policies with regard to medical marihuana production facilities in Electoral Area F & G. The amendments are in recognition of the change in how Medical Marihuana is regulated by the Federal Government. Effective April 1, 2014, the production shifted from small scale individual producers to large scale commercial production. Under the new regulation commercial producers are required to comply with local government bylaws.The following bylaws will be presented: Bylaw No. 2546 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Steamboat – Jubilee Mountain Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1926, 2006 – Amendment Bylaw No. 9, 2014 (Medical Marihuana/RDEK)”.Bylaw No. 2547 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Lake Windermere Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2061, 2008 – Amendment Bylaw No. 17, 2014 (Medical Marihuana/RDEK)”.Bylaw No. 2548 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 293, 2014 (Medical Marihuana/RDEK)”.Bylaw No. 2549 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Fairmont Hot Springs Area Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1734, 2004 – Amendment Bylaw No. 25, 2014 (Medical Marihuana/RDEK)”.A public hearing will be held at: Windermere Community Hall 4726 North Street, Windermere BC Monday, September 29, 2014 at 7:00 pm

The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G, Village of Radium, District of Invermere, and Village of Canal Flats.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 written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Michele Bates, Planner, at 250-489-0311 or toll free at 1-888-478-7335.

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OCALL EWSNCar accident claims life


A man passed away and two were taken to the hospital after a serious automobile col-lision near Fairmont Hot Springs on Wednes-day, September 9th.

The Columbia Valley RCMP received a call at 4:27 p.m. about an accident near the inter-section of Fairmont Creek Road and Highway 93/95, south of Fairmont.

While approaching the highway westbound from Fairmont Creek Road, a 1999 Toyota Ava-lon, driven by a 79-year-old man with a 45-year-old-male passenger, both from Calgary, failed to yield to a 1995 Honda Civic, being driven by a 29-year-old female from Creston. Unable to stop, the Honda t-boned the driver’s side door of the other vehicle, sending the Toyota across the highway before striking a large sign.

The scene was attended by BC Ambulance, local fi re and local police services. All three individuals were taken to the hospital, where the 79-year-old male was pronounced dead. The RCMP is now assisting the B.C. Coroners Service with the investigation.


Changes to federal regulations have opened the doors to commer-cial medical marijuana production. In addressing the changes last week, the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) authorized a public hearing for policy direction to take place in Windermere.

Until last spring, Canadians with an authorization to possess marijuana (granted through a medical prescription) were able to grow their own product or purchase it through Health Canada. On April 1st, 2014, changes to the Marihuana for Medical Purposes [Editor’s note: “marihuana” is the legal spelling while “marijuana” is Canadian Press style] regulation came into effect and Health Canada began centralizing production.

Instead of medicating with homegrown or state-grown bud, medical marijuana users will now have to obtain it through a com-mercial producer. As residential properties are no longer able to grow the plants, many communities are deciding how to allow for growth elsewhere.

“Part of bringing regulations into place, applicants who want to commercially produce have to consult local governments,” said Karen MacLeod, acting planning and development services man-ager at RDEK. “Local government decides where in the community they would like these operations to take place.” See A14

Public hearing set for local marijuana production

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The Columbia Valley Directed Funds Committee voted in Wendy Booth as chair and Dee Conklin as vice chair for the upcoming year, passed a resolution supporting renewal of the committee’s agreement with the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), and heard a presentation from the Columbia Valley Food Corridor Association at its most recent meeting.

The committee receives its funding from the CBT, and is entering the third year and last part of its ini-tial contract with the trust.

“We are looking forward to see if the program will be renewed or not,” said Booth.

During the Monday, September 8th Directed Funds Committee meeting, Bill Croft and Rosemary Oaks presented the fi ndings of the food incubator feasibil-ity study conducted for the food corridor association by consultants back in April. The report concluded that the concept of a food business incubator (which would be a collection of resources and services to help food-based businesses grow) in the valley is feasible if pursued in incremental steps and scaled up where appropriate. The report’s conclusions also cited concerns about governance capability of a local

food incubator project and said these would need to be addressed.

“As for next steps for this project it is in the hands of that group (the food corridor association),” said Booth.

At the September 8th meeting, the Committee also supported a request from the Columbia Cultural Tourism Association to extend its agreement with the committee for six months to give the association more time to leverage the funds previously allocated to them by the Directed Funds Committee. The com-mittee also invited the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club to its next meeting on Monday, October 27th to discuss the Nordic club’s funding proposal.

OCALL EWSNCommittee supports renewal of directed funds program

GREG AMOSSpecial to The Valley Echo

With an increasing percentage of the Columbia Valley’s population being retirees, creating more accessible ur-ban environments is an increasingly important economic action, a representative from Accessibility on the Com-munity for Everyone (ACE) told Invermere council on Tuesday, September 9th.

“Accessibility is about people having spaces that are adapted and ready to use,” said ACE’s accessibility ambas-sador, Wendy Rockafellow, who highlighted the fact that the population of retired people in the East Kootenays has grown from 36 per cent to 44 per cent in recent years.

She also presented at the Village of Canal Flats council meeting earlier this week, where she informed council-lors that ACE is winding down, and will be donating all of its assets to the Panorama Adaptive Snow Sports Society.

It’s now time for local governments to press for inclu-sion, diversity and accessibility in the Columbia Valley, she emphasized. Ms. Rockafellow highlighted Accessibil-ity 2024, a ten-year plan released by the provincial gov-ernment in June, aimed at making B.C. the most progres-sive province for people with disabilities.

ACE has compiled a list of all businesses on 7th Avenue in Invermere that are fully accessible; many businesses still have issues with entrances that aren’t accessible to those in a wheelchair.

Valley-wide visitor servicesRegional District of East Kootenay area F director Wen-

dy Booth briefed Invermere council on the proposed funding formula for a Columbia Valley-wide Visitor Ser-vices strategy, which would see the streamlining of the Visitor Information Centre operations in Invermere and Radium Hot Springs.

Assuming an annual visitor services operating bud-get of $200,000 for a new regional district service (to be called the Columbia Valley economic development ser-vice), the proposed funding allocations would include

$115,473 from Area F, $43,056 from Invermere, $18,531 from Radium Hot Springs, $16,962 from Area G, and $5,978 from Canal Flats.

The new service would be based on a tax rate of $0.0457 per $1,000 of assessed residential property value.

The funding formula still needs review from Regional District of East Kootenay staff, and has been presented to all Columbia Valley municipal governments and both Chambers of Commerce to seek feedback. The Fairmont Business Association will also be consulted to gain feed-back, added Ms. Booth.

The project falls under the umbrella of the Columbia Valley Community Directed Funds Committee, who pro-duced an April 30th report that Ms. Booth presented to the valley’s various local governments last week.

“The valley’s two Visitor Centre programs, run by the respective Chambers of Commerce, are very different in terms of their use of Chamber membership fees and in the value of program revenue to overall operations,” reads the report, which contrasts the Radium Chamber of Commerce (“almost entirely a visitor services focused organization”) with the Invermere-focused Columbia Val-ley chamber, which has “a primary focus being business development and support services.”

Ballot bluesCouncil apologized several times to part-time Inver-

mere residents John and Joan Rouse, who will be un-able to cast a mail-in ballot for the second straight mu-nicipal election.

August 5th was the deadline for bylaw amendments that would have been needed to make the mail-in voting option available, explained chief administrative offi cer Chris Prosser, who contacted other communities and learned it costs about $9 per mail-in voting package, mak-ing the option a signifi cant budget item.

“There is a path, but we just can’t do it for this elec-tion,” said Mr. Prosser, referring to the November 15th general voting day and the advanced polls earlier in November. See A18

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CHARLES (CORKY) STEEVESFebruary 14, 1929 - September 21, 2005

God saw you getting tired DadA cure was not to be

So he put his arms around youAnd whispered “come with me”With tearful eyes we watched you

And saw you pass awayAnd though we loved you dearly

We could not make you stayA golden heart stopped beating

Hard working hands at restGod broke our hearts to prove to us

He only takes the best Our wonderful Husband, Dad, and Grandpa;

we carry you in our hearts forever, we miss you and love you,

Shirley, Kathy & Don & Family,Candice & Peter & Family.


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• Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m.• Wednesday - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m.• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.• Sunday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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• Monday - Friday: 12 - 4 p.m.

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SUMMIT YOUTH CENTRE

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

SEPTEMBER 17th - 23rd

17TH : WEDNESDAY• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of In-vermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink.• 4 - 9 p.m.: Entrance Beautifi ca-tion Project at the Summit Youth Centre.• 6 p.m.: Writers’ Workshop at the Invermere Library. Join this monthly group to inspire your creative writing. Sign up by con-tacting the Library: 250-342-6416.• 7 - 9 p.m.: Artist opening at Pynelogs. Feature artist show includes Claire Dibble, Anne Ait-ken Anderson, Kathleen Stead, Patrick Yesh, Susan Fahrni and Silena Ewen/Maegan Stanbury’s pysanky/painting collaborations. Show runs until September 28th.

18TH : THURSDAY• 12 - 1 p.m.: Ask a Librarian / Drop-in tech support at the Invermere Public Library. Every Thursday. For more info, go to invermere.bclibrary.ca.• 5 - 6 p.m.: Wine tasting with Erin in the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort lobby every Thursday. Sample four B.C. wines for $10/person. Ages 19+, registration not required.

19TH : FRIDAY• 4 - 8 p.m.: Rockin’ on Main at the Radium Visitor Information Centre. Market and live entertain-ment by 60 Hertz (5 - 8 p.m.).• 6 - 11 p.m.: Tight & Bright (No white after Labour Day) Party at the Summit Youth Centre.• 7 - 9 p.m.: Registration for the Columbia Valley Classics 25th an-nual Autumn Car Show & Shine at the Radium Seniors Hall. Live entertainment by Blues Brothers Too. Visit radiumcarshow.com.• 7:30 p.m.: Jake’s Gift, the mov-ing story of a WW2 veteran’s re-luctant return to Juno Beach, at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Written and performed by Julia Mackey, directed by Dirk van Stralen. Also Saturday, September 20th. Tickets

$15, available at Pynelogs and Tif-fany’s Thredz. Call 250-342-4423 for more information.

20TH : SATURDAY• 7 - 10 a.m.: Pancake breakfast at the Radium Seniors Hall, part of the 25th annual Show & Shine. $5/person. Hosted by the Radium Fire Department. radiumcarshow.com.• 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wilmer Fall Sale-abration, a fun garage sale and community celebration. Dona-tions of items welcome. All pro-ceeds go to fi nal renovations of the Wilmer Community Hall. For more information or to volunteer: Pam Meunier, 250-342-2019; Mary Jolicoeur, 250-341-6272.• 10 a.m. - 1p.m.: Shoreline Clean-up with the Lake Ambassadors at Kinsmen Beach. For more info, call (250) 341-6898 or email [email protected].• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Columbia Val-ley Classics 25th annual Autumn Car Show & Shine at The Springs Golf Course driving range. Live entertainment by Blues Broth-ers Too, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Visit radiumcarshow.com.• 12 - 4 p.m.: Rockin’ on Main at the Radium Visitor Information Centre. Market and live entertain-ment by Marty & Eli (1:30 - 3 p.m.).• 4 p.m.: Cruise to Invermere, as part of the 25th annual Show & Shine (Not a Car Club sanctioned

event) Please follow traffi c control - police presence with zero tolerance. radiumcarshow.com.• 6 - 11 p.m.: Movie night and pop-corn at the Summit Youth Centre.• 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.: Dance, with the music of Metro Beat, as part of the 25th annual Show & Shine. At the Invermere Curling Centre. $25/person. Dress up in 50/60s-style costumes for a chance to win a prize. For more information, visit radiumcarshow.com.

21ST: SUNDAY• 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Windermere Fall Fair and Scarecrow Festival at the Windermere Community Hall. Scarecrow parade, kids’ zone, market vendors. Contests for baking, fl oral, horticulture, pho-tography, scarecrows and more. For more information, contact Pat van Regen at 250-342-3857, [email protected].• 7 p.m.: Movie at the Museum. Visit windermerevalleymuseum.ca or call 250-342-9769.

23RD : TUESDAY• 5 - 9 p.m.: DIY night at the Sum-mit Youth Centre.

SEPTEMBER 24th - 30th

24TH : WEDNESDAY• 12 p.m.: Valley Gogo Sisters meet at Columbia Garden Village. Final plans will be made for the upcoming Kazuri bead sale. For more information call Sherry 250-342-9733.• 2:15 p.m.: Seniors’ Day at the In-vermere Library on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Bus provided. For more informa-tion or to pre-register, contact 250-342-6416 or visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.• 5 - 8 p.m.: Summit Youth Centre BBQ. $2 Burgers and hot dogs.

25TH : THURSDAY• 5 - 9 p.m.: Cake night (Septem-ber birthdays) at the Summit Youth Centre.

26TH : FRIDAY• 12 p.m.: Soup lunch at the Edge-water Legion. $6. Last Friday of each month.• 6 - 11 p.m.: Rockband night at the Summit Youth Centre.

27TH : SATURDAY• 7 p.m.: Pool Tournament at the

Summit Youth Centre.• 10 a.m.: 7th annual Headbanger Trail Challenge in Radium Hot Springs. Part of the Trail Races East Kootenay (TREK) series. 12 km race ($55) and 3 km family-friendly walk/run ($30). Post-race BBQ and awards. Registra-tion online until September 26th: headbangertrailchallenge.ca.

OCTOBER 1st - 7th

4TH : SATURDAY• 10 a.m.: Fairmont & District Li-ons Club semi-annual Highway Clean-Up in Fairmont Hot Springs. For more information, visit e-clubhouse.org/sites/fairmontbc.• 11 a.m.: Oktoberfest in down-town Invermere. Kids entertain-ment, food, live music and beer.• 2nd Annual Butterfl y Barn Dance and Fall Fair at the Historic K2 Ranch. Fundraiser event for the Hospice Society of the Colum-bia Valley. Afternoon activities include exploring the property, local vendors and fall fair activi-ties like bobbing for apples and pumpkin decorating. Barn dance in the evening, music by K2 Ranch house band Iron Zipper. Visit hospicesocietycv.com.


November municipal election just around the corner

“All things must come to an end.” Recently,

this phrase was used by the owners of the Toby Theatre in Invermere, after successfully operating the theatre for the last 43 years. The same is true of the Regional Rundown col-umns. As we begin to ramp up into the election cycle, these will be gone for now as well.

Whether it is the closure of the Toby Theatre (let’s hope there are some other future options and this is not the final closure), the renovations at Ceno-taph Park, the re-painting of the parking lines in the “lakeview parking lot” (the parking area behind the liquor store), or even some of the work along the side of Pot Hole Park and 7th Avenue in Inver-mere, there is one thing that most people don’t like — CHANGE. It really should be a four letter word.

Let’s be clear; not all change is good. Some things change when they shouldn’t, some things change in the wrong way, but whether we like it or not, most things are going to change. It’s almost always in-evitable. The question is: how are things going to change, who is going to guide change, who has the vision to see the outcome of change and know

that it is worth the temporary pains during construction to see the final outcome oc-cur? That’s why elections are so important, and choosing the right people to fill the various positions is key.

One of the changes around change is the role that social media, especially Face-book, play. Facebook provides some real time “news” of a more minor and local level, and it allows for heated debates. It also allows a great deal of people to stay

in touch with friends from a long ago, and even keep tabs on what is happening in places they used to live or, for example, in little towns they grew up in but left for the fame and fortune of larger cities.

The “former residents” on Facebook are the first to cry out against change, as they are coming at things from the perspective of remembering a place being a certain way (it is debatable if it was ever exactly how they remember it now), and even though they may have no plans to visit such a place, or ever live there again… “how dare they cut down a tree or how dare that the-atre, that I have never given money to or supported for over 15 years, close.”

From my experience, whether it is the heated deer issue or other issues, the for-mer residents on Facebook commenting and getting involved in real time issues in a community they don’t live in… well, it is really time consuming, emotionally drain-ing… and kind of pointless? See A7

Accepting change in ever-changing town

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Many readers are wondering when election campaign coverage will start. The election candidate cut off date is Friday, October 10th at 4 p.m. at which point all the names of those running for mayor, councillor and school board trustee positions in the November 15th civic election will be officially known.

This will leave five weeks to provide read-ers with some insight into the politics and platforms of all the candidates prior to step-ping up to the ballot box.

The Pioneer will repeat its “Meet the Candi-dates” feature, which was very well-received during the last election season in 2011.

For the Valley Echo, our idea is to publish a different question for four consecutive weeks, along with the candidates’ answers, leading up to election day.

This will encourage a more indepth inqui-ry into where different candidates stand on different issues and what is driving them to run for office. The Valley Echo has become, in a sense, the local government newspaper, reporting on council and regional district meetings in detail, examining different gov-ernment initiatives in the conceptual stage, and featuring the Columbia Valley directors (mayors for Radium, Invermere and Canal Flats as well as the Area F and G directors) in a weekly rotating column.

What we’d like to know is what questions

do you, the Valley Echo readers, want candi-dates to answer?

If this challenge piques your interest, ei-ther send your question (or several, if you’re so inspired) by email to editor@invermere valleyecho.com or drop by in person to our office at #8, 1008 8th Avenue in Invermere.

We’d like to know what you want to know, whether it’s regarding development, con-servation, small business, downtown beau-tifcation, municipal spending or parking concerns. The next four years (now that B.C. local government elections are on the same cycles as all other Canadian provinc-es) are important ones for valley residents. Help us help you to choose wisely, because your vote counts.

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Apple just launched iPhone 6, iPhone 6 plus, as well as the Apple watch — will you be buying any of the new fads?

“I don’t use Apple because they’re expensive and I think the product could be better.”

Jackson HollickDTSS Student

“I just bought an iPhone 5 mini in the spring and I like the product; it’s fun and easy to use — I’m a happy new user.”

Cheryl S.New Invermere Resident

“They make it — and even if it’s not good, people buy it, because it’s Apple.”

Drew Lehr DTSS Student

NEXT WEEK’S QUESTION:Should local governments in the

Columbia Valley allow for the production of medical marijuana?

QUESTION OF THE WEEKWill the provincial government agree to binding

arbitration as a solution to its ongoing labour dispute with B.C.’s public school teachers? � ��Will the provincial government agree to binding Will the provincial government agree to binding � � INVERMEREVALLEYECHO.com.com� � .com� .com� � Will the provincial government agree to binding

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ACCEPTING from A6

It is great that people still feel a connection to their hometown or place they once lived, but when that connection is tied to the belief that “nothing should ever change”, the input is not really useful and the underlying belief is bound to lead to disappointment. Of course things are going to change.

One of the unique experiences I have been able to have in my life is being born in Invermere. Most people arrive or buy a second home on a certain date and that often becomes the date they remember the place and how they want it to stay forever. Having grown up here, most of my memories are of things changing — differ-ent businesses and buildings coming and going. I don’t have a defi ned point in time when I think of Invermere. It has always been and always will be changing to me. I have had the great pleasure of working on Invermere council for the last twelve years, the most recent six as Mayor and Director on the Regional District of East Kootenay board. Over those twelve years, I have been able to help guide and direct some of the changes, and grant-ed with the 20/20 vision of history, not every de-cision is perfect. I do know that we have always made the best decisions we could make with the information we had at the time.

There are more changes this fall coming as some people decide to run or not to run, and some people will win and others will not. I look forward to the opportunity to run for the posi-tion of Mayor again, and hope that I can continue to be part of the changes.

Gerry Taft is mayor of the District of Invermere and a Regional District of East Kootenay director for the Columbia Valley. He can be reached at [email protected] .

Lake launch already a deal

Dear Editor:

While I do applaud the compliments for the “Lake Stew-ards” (in last week’s issue), I do want to note about the “potential discounts for valley residents.” Tilley Memorial Park, which is the boat launch/beach facility in Canal Flats, is a wholly village-owned site. Village taxpayers are respon-sible for all costs to operate this site including staffi ng, landscaping, improvements, etc. etc. There is no Provincial/ Regional District or any other local government or resi-dential developments in the area contributing anything to the $39,000-plus yearly operating costs. The boat launch/beach user fees cover approximately 60 per cent of this amount. The balance is covered by village taxpayers who pay whether they use it or not — so valley residents and visitors are already getting a discount.

PAUL MARCILVILLAGE OF CANAL FLATS COUNCILLOR

Trudeau’s Liberals reaching out to B.C.Dear Editor:

Under the new leadership of Justin Trudeau, the Liberal Party of Canada is committed to ensuring that western voices are heard in Parliament. For far too many times under this Conservative government, all Canadians have

received is the voice of the Prime Minister in their com-munities.

To shift the conversation, Members of Parliament from the Liberal Party of Canada came to Edmonton for our summer caucus meeting. We then fanned out to 45 ridings across the western provinces and held more than a hundred different meetings with community and business leaders.

In B.C., MPs John McCallum, Lawrence MacAulay, John McKay, Kirsty Duncan, Scott Andrews, Judy Sgro and Scott Simms met with a broad range of stakeholders.

Many of these conversations centred around critical ques-tions about how we can responsibly manage our different industries and their impact on the environment. What is the federal role in managing the growth in the energy sec-tor? How should it regulate our fi shing and aquaculture industries after almost none of the 75 recommendations of the Cohen Commission have been implemented?

Another question is how the federal government can help reverse Canada’s decline as a tourist destination in the world, dropping from seventh to 18th place in just a decade?

To answer these challenges, you can’t stay in Ottawa. That’s why we spoke with leaders in fi sheries like Vancou-

ver Island University’s Institute for Coastal Research and Centre for Shellfi sh Health, Save our Salmon, Tides Canada and the World Fisheries Trust. We spoke with environmen-tal leaders like the British Columbia Wildlife Federation and the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability. We also met with tourism leaders like BC Tourism, Tour-ism Victoria, the Canada West Ski Areas Association, the Tourism Industry Association of BC, TIAC, WestJet, the BC Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. We held roundtables on immigra-tion, democratic reform and the oversight of CSEC.

Our caucus also studied contemporary justice issues, speaking with the Canadian Identity Theft Support Centre, the West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF),

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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

live at pynelogs, Friday sept 19th & sat sept 20th at 7:30 pm

Jake’s giftTickets at Tiffany’s & Pynelogs 250.342.4423

Tickets are $15 and available at Tiffany’s Thredz and at Pynelogs. Call 250 342 4423 for additional information

Friday Sept. 19 and Sat. Sept. 20, both shows at 7:30 at Pynelogs

Thank you to the Government of BC for their continued funding support

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Scarecrows need to be dropped o� at the hall on Friday between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Pumpkins, veggies, photography drop o� Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Flowers and baking drop o� Sunday morning before 10 a.m. Live Scarecrow parade assembly behind the White House at 10:30 a.m.

You must be inside the grounds to see the parade which will start at 11 a.m.

WINDERMERE FALL FAIR & SCARECROW FESTIVAL

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 201411:00 AM TO 4:00 PM

SEE YOU THERE!

Doors open ...10:30 a.m. Music by the Kimberley Band ...10:30 a.m.

Scarecrow parade assembly behind the White House ...10:30 a.m. Parade begins, fair is open ...11:00 a.m.

Awards - Best Dressed Scarecrows...11:30 a.m. Rolf Heer woodcarving demo ...11:45 a.m.

Music by L8 and Pat Hess ...12:30 p.m. Watermelon eating contest for kids ...1:00 p.m.

Music by Stacey DeCosse ...1:15 p.m.

1:30 p.m... Wife carrying races1:45 p.m... Awards - Best in Fair2:00 p.m... Music by Eisley Tan2:15 p.m... Foam Splashdown by the Windermere Fire Dept.2:30 p.m... Performance by Arabian Spice dancers3:00 p.m... Magic show by The Amazing Jeremy3:30 pm... Music by Scott Ivers3:45 pm... Hammering Finals with Steve Bentley4:00 pm... Fair closes

Schedule of Events:

TRUDEAU’S from A7

the Women Lawyer’s Forum, and Sex Workers United Against Violence.We will use feedback from these conversations as we build the plan and the team to

refl ect the priorities of Canadians. From trade and infrastructure, to transparency and Senate reform, Liberals have been working hard to offer Canadians a better government and not just a different one.

We believe that government must not only create the right conditions for economic growth, but also ensure that growth is sustainable and will fi nally help struggling middle class families succeed. Engaging with local leaders and stakeholders is a key step as we continue building a plan that will offer a real and fair chance to Canadian families.

Yours sincerely,

JOYCE MURRAY, MP FOR VANCOUVER QUADRALIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA

For most of our Invermere Judo Club members, new

and returning, judo began on Sep-tember 15th.

However, for three of us, it began the last week of August. Emma Nor-quay, Marcia Paget and I went to Oyama (in the Okanagan region) for a girls’ judo camp.

The high calibre of instructors was amazing. We had the 2014 Master’s World Champion and six-time Cana-dian Master’s Champion, Kathy Hubble; the former provincial head coach and Level 3 certifi ed coach, Renee Hock; a retired RCMP offi cer and National A Level Referee, Donna Hanson; the 2013 Senior Ca-nadian Champion and 2014 Judo B.C. Athlete of the Year, Lisa Nadajima; and the current Team BC Coach

and Level 3 certifi ed coach, Aline Strasdin. These coaches shared with us many of the challenges they faced, their approaches to situations and ad-vanced techniques. The knowledge we gained has been invaluable! We look forward to sharing the informa-tion learned with our club members.

Judo practices times are Mon-days, 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. for children age six to eight; and Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for

recreation judo. See you on the tatami!This week’s column was written by Karen Sharp,

Hermann Mauthner’s daugher, who is a 2nd de-gree Black Belt. To learn more about the Inver-mere Judo Club, visit invermerejudo.com or email [email protected].

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Rockin’ on Main & Market. Featuring 60 Hertz from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Visitor Information Centre.

7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Registration at the Radium Seniors’ Hall. Registration also available Saturday morning at the Car Show, please pay at the gate. Registration $25. Entertainment by Blues Brothers Too - get ready to “Shake a Tailfeather”!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH7 a.m. - 10 a.m. Pancake breakfast at the Radium Seniors’ Hall, hosted by the Radium Fire Department. $5/person.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. SHOW & SHINE at The Springs Golf Course driving range. Public address announcements will be made by FM radio only. The Blues Brothers Too perform 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Rockin’ on Main & Market. Featuring Marty & Eli from 1:30 - 3 p.m. at the Visitor Information Centre.

4 p.m. Cruise to Invermere *Not a Car Club sanctioned event*. Please follow traffi c control. Police presence with zero tolerance.

8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Dance, with the music of Metro Beat. $25/person. Dance is at the Invermere Curling Club. Free bus service from Radium to Invermere and back for the dance. Fun like the old days - dress up in your 50’s and 60’s style costumes for a chance to win a prize!

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A PRIZE WORTH PEDALLING FOR ... A&W Invermere has donated a retro pedal car to the Columbia Valley Classics Car Club for its 25th annual Autumn Show and Shine this coming weekend. The company has a number of pedal cars, but A&W assistant manager Jarrett Nixon (pictured with staff Dustin Murray (left) and Matt Bidinger (centre) says the new retro pedal car is by far the nicest he’s ever seen, and makes a great fi t for the car show’s Silver anniversary.

“It’s everything the car show is,” said Mr. Nixon. The retro ped-al car will be one of two door prizes at the car show dance taking place on Saturday (September 20th) night at the Invermere Curl-ing Rink (the other being a weekend getaway at Copper Point Resort valued at over $600). It’s suitable for kids aged 3 or 4, and even has headlights that (with batteries) actually work. Buy your $25 tickets for the dance on Friday night at the Radium Seniors Hall during registration, or on Saturday at the car show. PHOTOS BY STEVE HUBRECHT


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Invermere resident Arnold Scheffer will be showing his 1967 Cougar SR7 at this year’s 25th annual Columbia Valley Classics Autumn Show and Shine for the fi fth time.

“People always ask me what colour my car is, it’s a stock Ford colour — midnight blue metallic,” said Mr. Scheffer, who bought the classic car more than three de-cades ago in 1981 from the original owner.

“I’ve always liked Mustangs but the Cougar is more sporty than the Mustang, that’s why I chose it,” he said, added he was also attracted to the sequential tail lights on the Cougar.

Mr. Scheffer, who moved to Invermere 10 years ago, fi rst restored the car back to its original state in the late 1980s, then lost interest for a few years, before eventual-ly regaining that interest in restoration some six or seven years ago, partly inspired by the idea of showing the car at Radium’s Show and Shine event.

“I’m still playing with it. I’m always doing something with it, since I actively drive it, there’s forever something that needs touching up,” he said.

Mr. Scheffer doesn’t take the Cougar out during the winter, but during the sum-mer he’s almost a daily driver in it.

“It’s not one of those cars that just sits the whole year and then gets moved on a trailer to the car shows,” he said.

Aside from the Show and Shine, Mr. Scheffer has shown his Cougar at many other classic car shows in the Kootenay region.

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LIVING IT UPClockwise from top: A traditional pow wow hosted by the Akisqnuk Band offi ce facility for the fourth annual Columbia Salmon Festival boasted a festive night of gift giving, handshaking, awards and dancing ( top photos by Erin Knutson); Weather was perfect in the valley for the fi rst part of the salmon festival at Kinsmen Beach on Saturday, September 13th where children had the opportunity to play in the dirt for educational reasons; A weekend-long workshop through the Groundswell Community Network brought a group of sustainability-minded people to Edible Acres in Windermere to build an innovative rocket mass heater; Sisters Elena (left) and Ana-belle Pelletier, along with their mom Calista made friends with a bored Husky at Invermere’s last farmer’s market of the season on Saturday, September 13th; A group of caring and community-minded participants smile for the camera before embarking on the Terry Fox Run in Invermere on Sunday, September 14th; Local RCMP help with towing a canoe during fourth annual Salmon Fest at Kinsmen Beach on Saturday, September 13th (photos by Dan Walton).

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More OCP Update: Imagine Invermere Over the past few months we have been actively updating the Official Community Plan (OCP) to align with the Imagine Invermere 2030 Integrated Community Sustainability Plan and other recently completed DOI policy. Dialogue with the community has been an important part of this process and we want to continue the lively conversation we have had to date. To review and discuss our progress, please drop by:

September 18th (10am-5pm) or September 19th (10am-2pm)We will be holding a community BBQ on September 18th between 11:30am and 1pm

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The Columbia Valley Rockies Junior B hock-ey team nearly came back to force their season-opening game into overtime, but a last-minute Fer-nie Ghostriders’ goal ensured a loss in regulation.

“Most of the slow start was a result of being short-handed in the fi rst half,” said Rockies general man-ager Ross Bidinger.

Over the fi rst 40 minutes of play, the Rockies spent 21 minutes in the penalty box, compared to Fernie’s 14.

“We came in looking good but we started slow,” said Bidinger. “It took us a while to get our confi -dence.” Fernie took an early lead by scoring three minutes after the opening puck drop. Before the fi rst period came to a close, the Ghostriders took the score to 2-0 with a power play goal.

Just one goal was scored in the second period, and it was awarded to Fernie, as they scored again on the power play. But the Rockies weren’t about to let the Ghostriders win the game that easily. Sam Young gave the Rockies the fi rst goal of the 2014-2015 season mid-way through the third, assisted by Ryan Lawson.

Shortly after that, a fi ght broke out involving

Rockies goaltender Brody Nelson, which saw him thrown from the game and gave his team a fi ve-min-ute major.“He played okay but it was pretty stupid move on his part,” Bidinger said. “We scored our fi rst goal, then he got a fi ghting penalty.”

Nonetheless, the offi ciating was very inconsistent and one-sided, he said.

Goaltender Talon Walton fi lled in for the remain-ing 13 minutes of the game, making his Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) debut.

A little over three minutes was left on the clock when Matthew Bruyer scored an unassisted goal for the Rockies, bringing the home team within one for the fi nal stretch.

“We were coming in strong – there were lots of chances to tie it there.”

But Ghostrider Sam Plaquin scored his second of the evening with 64 seconds on the clock, solidify-ing Fernie’s lead at 4-2.

Nelson stopped 28 of 31 shots, and Walton blocked nine of 10. The Rockies are at home against next Saturday, September 19th when the Osoyoos Coy-otes are at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. Columbia Valley will be on the road the following night in Kimberley, as they face the Dynamites at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

Ghostriders stop Rockies short of comeback

Rockies player Brayden Barker (no. 21), gets up close and personal with the Ghostriders’ goaltender to score a last-minute goal. The fi nal score of the evening was in favour of the Ghostriders at 4-2. PHOTO BY DAN WALTON


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

REMEMBER WHEN?

55 years ago (1959): An intensive edu-

cational program to in-struct the public on the safe use of plastic � lm was the logical solution to the urgent problem of infant smotherings attrib-uted to thin plastics. Dr. Fred W. Jeffrey, promi-nent Ottawa pediatrician informed the British Co-lumbia Safety council.

50 years ago (1964): Improper use of

game tags by some hunt-ers was causing concern for top game manage-ment of� cials. Dr. James Hatter, director of the Fish and Game Branch, said hunters had to can-cel the appropriate tags by cutting out the day and month as soon as the animal was taken.

45 years ago (1969): Night School class-

es, under the Adult Educa-tion program, started at the David Thompson Sec-ondary School. Classes ran from the � rst part of October until Easter. H. Leonard was appointed Night School Director and he was excited for the role.

40 years ago (1974): A display of mod-

ern art and ceramics presented by two young students of the School of Fine Arts at Nelson, was enjoyed by some 40 valley people. Debra Ede of In-vermere and Kurt Reichel of Sechelt had a small exhi-bition of their work at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Zieroth. The exhibit was a financial success.

30 years ago (1984): I n v e r m e r e ’ s

Downtown Revitaliza-tion Project was given a new lease on life with the announcement that the Ministry of High-ways would resurface the arterial highway in the downtown area in conjunction with the Revitilization Project.

20 years ago (1994): A Cranbrook

mental health counsellor was hoping a new teen crisis line would address the high rate of suicides in the East Kootenay. Per capita, the East Koo-teny had among the top three suicide rates in B.C. — four times higher

than that of New York City and three times higher than Vancouver. “There’s a real problem here and we need to do something about it. Emo-tionally there is a lot to be desired,” said Dr. Pe-ter Williams, a mental health counsellor based out of Cranbrook.

15 years ago (1999): Four bridges in

the Skookumchuck/Buhl Creek area were slated to be replaced by the In-vermere Forest District (IFD), with three more scheduled to be replaced the following year. Extra funding of up to $15 mil-lion was approved for the project to replace up to 150 aging bridges and ma-jor culverts in B.C.

10 years ago (2004): Volunteers make

the world go round. With an army of about 60 volunteers support-ing the Columbia House, the quality of living for the senior residents had been vastly improved according to the facil-ity’s activity co-ordina-tor Laurie Lesmeister.

2006 — Dale Foster holds a copy of the sketch she drew of rock guitar leg-

end Peter Townshend. What began as a school-

girl crush on drummer Keith Moon turned into a lifelong infatuation with The Who for the Winder-

mere resident.ECHO FILE PHOTO

2006 — Dale Foster holds a copy of the sketch she drew of rock guitar leg-

end Peter Townshend. What began as a school-

girl crush on drummer Keith Moon turned into a lifelong infatuation with The Who for the Winder-

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Before the industry is establishes itself, each community in Canada will have the option to amend their offi cial community plan to allow or disallow the production of medical marijuana in respective areas.

“It is a decision by local government whether to regulate or not.”Ms. MacLeod said that a fair amount of interest has been expressed in the regional

district, and that tight regulations have made production only viable to businesses with deep pockets.

“Based on the requirements that Health Canada’s looking for, and sheer scale of pro-duction, the ones that will be licensed are looking at multi-million dollar investments, with major (fi nancial) backers,” she said. “It’s not likely or feasible for small-scale pro-ducers to take this on as an enterprise.”

The public hearing to consider amending the medical marijuana bylaw will be held at the Windermere Community Hall at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 29th. Through four separate bylaws, the hearing will deal with zoning in the areas of Jubilee Mountain, Lake Windermere, Upper Columbia Valley, and Fairmont Hot Springs.

While producers must abide by how each municipality decides how to deal with changes in its boundaries, medical marijuana can be legally grown anywhere through-out the Agricultural Land Reserve, so long as it’s permitted by the farmer or rancher.


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Answers to September 10th:

Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fi ll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. Figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers named, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, you will be front and center in the days to come. Don’t be nervous, as you’re fully capable of handling the extra attention. Enjoy the spotlight while it lasts.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Try turning something you enjoy doing for fun into a career, Scorpio. Loving what you get paid to do is a key to a happy life, so fi gure out a way to make that happen.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Few things escape your attention, Pisces. However, this week you can expect to be happily surprised by good news.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, it’s diffi cult to contain all of your enthusiasm, so share your excitement and happiness with others. Try tackling some other people’s projects.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21You are torn between two choices, Taurus. Family matters are on one side, and work responsibilities are on the other. It may take a few days to work out a decision.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, you can have all of the inspiration in the world, but without some practical application, your idea will stall. Spend some time thinking things through.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, getting back into the swing of things after a long vacation can be challenging. But you will have no problem getting back into a groove and getting all of your work done.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, immerse yourself in activities that put you fi rst over the next few days. Whether it’s a date or simply alone time, enjoy it and start tending to your needs.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, you will be full of energy this week. Use this energy and enthusiasm to your advantage, tackling projects you have let go unfi nished but want to get done.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, everyone expects you to provide advice, but this week you may be in need of guidance. It could be because you have been tackling so many projects lately.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Family needs take precedence over your obligations at work, Capricorn. Higher-ups will just have to be patient if they want to keep you on as an employee.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, you may be adept at fi nding an easy way around a diffi cult thing, but sometimes taking the hard road offers good life lessons along the way.

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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYWINDERMERE

VALLEY SHARED MINISTRY

ANGLICAN-UNITED100-7th Ave., Invermere

250-342-6644Reverend Laura Hermakin

wvsm.ca Every Sunday

Bacon, Friends & Faith, 9:30 a.m.

Worship, 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, September 21st10:30 a.m.

Worship And Life Instruction,

“A Healthy Church” Pastor Trevor ministering.

“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades 2-6, during the

Morning Service.

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.

Leo Delphine Verhelst1934 - 2014

Leo Delphine Verhelst, 80, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 at the Columbia House Long-Term Care Facility in Invermere, BC.

Leo was born July 21, 1934 near Antwerp, Belgium. He spent his adolescent years in Bel-gium, then his family migrated to Canada to escape the horrors of World War II. The Family settled in Medicine Hat, Alberta to labour on the sugar beet farms. Leo spent his teen years toiling on the farm and sought to improve his situation by attending a trade school to be-come a carpenter. With adulthood he achieved his ticket and moved to Red Deer, where he later meet his wife to be Wilma. They married in November 1958 and remained married for 56 happy years until his passing.

Together they built a home, a family, and a business. Leo's Construction was his pride and his company enjoyed success and attributes in the community. In the early 1990's after doing some work for a friend in the village of Radium, Leo and Wilma decided that this very friendly community was the place they wanted to retire. They did this in 1995 after building a new home there. Semi retirement only occurred, as Leo found his skills an asset to the community. This was mutually beneficial, as work was truly his comfort zone and only a serious accident in 2010 would prevent him from continuing. Leo spent his last 4 years of his life in the Columbia House Long-Term Care Facility in Invermere.

Leo is survived by his wife Wilma, his sister Arlette of France, his son Daniel of Surrey, his daughter Linda of Prince George, his daughter Laura of Calgary, his grandchildren Ricardo, Dillon and Myles, his great grandchildren Rihanna and Zachary. Leo is predeceased by par-ents Leon and Delphine and by daughter Tina-Louise and son James.

Leo lead a life with a simple philosophy where anything worth having, was earned with your hands. Leo's hands made three personal homes for his family and many homes for other families and contributed selflessly to his community. He did take some time to fly fish, play cards with friends, keep the perfect lawn and above all, enjoy some chocolate.

In honour of this quiet simple life, the family has decided to have a personal celebration of Leo's life. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to the Columbia Long-Term Care Facility (850- 10th Avenue, Invermere, British Columbia, V0A 1K0) where Leo was treated with kindness and dignity.

Leo defined what a good man should be. This hardworking, loving and kind man will be sorely missed, but never forgotten.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

Michael Paauw1957-2014

Michael Paauw passed away peacefully at the Agape Hospice in Calgary on September 4th, 2014 at the age of 57. Michael was born in In-vermere, BC, and lived his early years in Radium Hot Springs, BC. He spent his adult years living in Calgary, AB, working as a commercial and residential painter. Mike was predeceased by his parents John and Eliz-abeth Paauw. He is survived by his daughter, Tasha Paauw, his friend Jil Wolodarsky, and four siblings: Teresa (Denver) DeWitt , George Paauw, Veronica Paauw and Juliana Paauw (Bruce Minty) and six nieces and nephews. A heartfelt thank you to all the staff and doctors at the Agape Hospice who helped Mike during his stay there and also to all of his friends and family who shared with him their love and support throughout his battle with cancer.

A private family/friends service will be held at a later date.

In Lieu of flowers , please feel free to make a donation to the Agape Hospice.

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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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Part and Full-time Positions Available

Start date: ASAPFood Service Supervisor

Permanent, ShiftJob Description Available in Store

7 positions availableNo education required

One to two years experience required.Nights/early mornings/weekends

$12.12/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.

Food Counter AttendantPermanent, Shift

Job Description Available in Store12 positions available

No education or experience required.Nights/overnights/early mornings/ weekends. $11.05/hour + medical/dental/group benefits.

Apply in person, via email ([email protected]) or by fax (250-341-3177) for both positions.

0911611 BC LTD o/a Tim Hortons496 Highway 93/95 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K2

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

Large assortment of household furniture.

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for details, available items, and prices.

FURNITURE FOR SALE

Must go!

250-345-6134

Graphic DesignerWe have an opening for a graphic designer in our Invermere newspaper offi ce. We are looking for someone with a graphic design background and who has a solid understanding of production principles, advertising design and lay-out.

The selected individual will have knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including In-Design; be profi cient with internet and e-mail/FTP protocols; and have a working knowledge of MAC OS, hardware and software. A self-motivated individual with high organizational skills is required, with knowledge of pre-press and technical requirements, as well as excellent multi-tasking skills and the ability to do some type-setting and copy writing.

We are looking for an individual with strong PR skills and an ability to translate verbal requests to print concepts.

Please send resumé with cover letter by September 12th to:

Rose-Marie FagerholmPublisher

PO Box 70, #8, 108-8th AvenueInvermere, BC, V0A1K0

[email protected]

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EXPERIENCE IS an asset - We offer free recruitment ser-vices for people aged 45 and over across Canada. Register now at: www.thirdquarter.ca or call toll-free: 1-855-286-0306.

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

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, ex-perienced framer and car-penter. Full time position to work in the Valley. Contact

Ken @ 250-341-1886

Do you have Support Group Facilitation skills, some knowl-edge of Dementia and local re-sources? E.K. Seniors Care-giver Network is looking for a Support Group Facilitator in In-vermere, 7 hours/month, to provide a regular day time monthly meeting and follow up telephone support with family caregiver’s of an elderly per-son. A toll free line is available to caregivers and staff for sup-port throughout the East Koo-tenay region. Call Liz at 1-877-489-0803 for more informa-tion. E-mail resumes to [email protected]

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Home ImprovementsFULL 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

Fruit & VegetablesFaraman Farm

New location!3111 Hwy 3 Erickson, BC

250-402-3056formerly 4730

Canyon/ Lister Rd BC

Visit us for applesStarting approx. Mid. Sept.-

Gala, MacEnd of Sept.- Honeycrisp, Sweet 16, Priam, Blushing

Susan & ElstarBeginning Oct. - Liberty,

Spartan, Jonagold, Creston, Golden Delicious

Mid Oct.- Ambrosia & OrinWe also have squash, pota-toes, carrots & apple juice

Bulk orders welcomeClosed Sundays

Misc. for SaleA- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all

sizes in stock. SPECIAL

Trades are welcome.40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under

$2,000 each.Also JD 544 &644 wheel

Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size

hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108

Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

FIREWOOD Support Rockies Hockey.

Fir,Pine, & Larch.Phone 250-342-6908

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Gift-card give-away!” 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. one end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or on-line: www.pioneersteel.ca

Help Wanted

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Misc. for SaleSTEEL 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: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

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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

Apt/Condos for SaleRadium Hot Springs

Riverstone Villas Condo, 122-4835 Radium Blvd.

3 large bdrms, 6 appl, cntrl vac, fi replace, hardwood

fl oor in living room, garage, skr. tub, walk-in shower, deck, lots of cupboards, open kitchen/dining. End

unit. One owner. $165,000. 250-342-7608.

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent2BDRM, 1 1/2 BATH apart-ment for rent, in Canal Flats. Great view, 2parking spac-es, F/S, D/W, W/D, freezer, microwave. $800 + utilities & D.D. Available Oct 1/14.

Call (250)349-5306 or (250)489-8389.

3 bedrm 2 bath condo Fully furn Radium Resort long term lease $900/mo incl util . Avail immediate. 403-809-5445 [email protected]

Commercial/Industrial

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

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

250-341-5845.

Transportation

Auto Financing

Misc. for Sale

Transportation

Auto Financing

Misc. for Sale

1-800-222-TIPS

Open HouseFriday, September 19th & Saturday, September 20th,

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.Sunday, September 21st, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

122-4835 Riverstone Villas, Radium Hot Springs250-342-7608 • [email protected]

Reduced to $165,000, best value in the area!Downtown Radium Hot Springs location • 5 minutes to hot pools or golf

Large open country kitchen/dining area with lots of cupboards • Fridge, stove, microwave, dishwasher, washer, dryer, central vac • 2 large bedrooms plus office/

bedroom downstairs • 1 1/2 bathrooms • Large soaker tub • Large walk-in shower • Gas heat, gas fireplace • Carpet upstairs • Hardwood floor living room

with a 14 ft. ceiling • Deck onto green space with mountain view and privacy End unit • Garage • Immaculate: Never smoked or had pets

Open House

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BC’s Anti-Gang

Police 2014 Community Report:

Prevention

and Public Engagement

COMBINED FORCES SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT - BRITISH COLUMBIA

Preventing gang activity in BC

COMBINED FORCES SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT

- BRITISH COLUMBIA

Read more by downloading your copy of the CFSEU-BC

Community Report at www.cfseu.bc.ca and on your

Black Press website at:bc-anti-gang.com

▾ MYTH: Once kids join a gang there’s no hope for them: Reality: With quick family,

school, and police intervention, a youth can leave the

gang without any serious consequences.

The key is a coordinated and collaborative

intervention as soon as some of the warning

signs appear. Better yet, everyone needs to

work together to prevent youth and young

adults from joining gangs.

MLA Meeting Day

Wednesday September 24

Please call 1 866 870 4188 to book an appointment

Norm Macdonald MLA [email protected]

www.NormMacdonald.ca

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District staff initially thought a voters’ list would need to be compiled to allow for the mail-in ballot, however more research showed that wouldn’t be required.

“This is a bad decision; it’s a point of principle,” Mr. Rouse told council.Councillor Greg Anderson noted that electronic voting is likely coming in the future,

but people should still be allowed to “exercise their franchise” to vote using whatever method they prefer.

Residential paving is still needed, council agrees.After having pavement on their streets torn up and replaced with gravel nearly a de-

cade ago, residents and property owners living in the area of 21st Street and 12A Avenue in Invermere made their case for re-paving in a letter to council.

Four homeowners signed their name to a letter that speaks of dust issues, and potholes and cracks in the pavement that remains. Council agreed the area should be made a pri-ority for re-paving, and commended the homeowners for bringing attention to the issue early enough to make it a priority in 2015.

OUNCILC RIEFSBCanal Flats ahead of the accessibility curve

ERIN KNUTSONSpecial to The Valley Echo

The Village of Canal Flats held its regular council meeting at the Columbia Discovery Centre on Mon-day, September 8th. Several notable items, including a presentation on accessibility from A.C.E. (Acces-sibility in the Community for Everyone) informing

council the group would no longer be running, were addressed and acknowledged by council.

Wendy Rockafellow, accessibility ambassador for A.C.E., introduced council to new initiatives on ac-cessibility in the community, to be picked up by other groups and local government when A.C.E. winds down. September is disability employment month and the province of B.C. has become one of

the most progressive leaders in pro-viding awareness and implementing action to improve the integration, awareness and the tools necessary to bring an under-represented work-force into the community.

“We must be champions of build-ing accessibility and it’s important to provide correct infrastructure to facilitate independence,” said Ms. Rockafellow.

Part of the issue discussed was mo-bility (access to buildings, commu-nity planning) which directly affects the employability of people with physical impairments. Ms. Rockafel-low addressed council and congrat-ulated the Village of Canal Flats as being one of the leaders in providing and implementing standard building codes for accessibility.

Bylaw concernsConcerns during the question pe-

riod from citizens who were in atten-dance included the re-structuring, or rewording of documents in regard to zoning bylaws (resulting from the cur-rent re-zoning application that would

change zoning from a RES 1 to a REC 1) and the po-tential of removing campground concessions. Citizens were interested to know if certain stipulations could be vetoed within the new bylaw.

Mayor Juras addressed concerns and confi rmed that the restructuring, re-editing and rewording of documentation could be undertaken by council and indicated that the new bylaw would include site-spe-cifi c zoning. “We can change anything we want,” said Mayor Juras.

Miscellaneous itemsOther issues included the purchase of a new snow-

plow as a backup truck. The proposed budget for the new truck is $66,000. Council discussed the dispar-ity of the budget in light of the current costs to out-fi t the village with a proper snowplow truck, which would be upward of $128,000.

Furthermore, a new public hearing has been de-creed for the Benny Boyz zoning approval; the new beach washrooms are estimated to be ready for win-ter and the plans are projected to be fi nished by mid-September or early October; and $8,500 is the new proposed budget for an electric sign for the Colum-bia Discovery Centre. The sign would include pub-lic messages, notices, group functions and possibly emergencies. Confl icting viewpoints arose during council about two proposed designs. As such, the motion was defeated.

All were in favour of improvements to the paving of McGrath Avenue at a cost of $25,000. Work will begin immediately.

Notice of a new motion for the rebranding of the village by Swansea Communications was confi rmed. Council is looking for 100 per cent information on the proposed marketing strategy of the communica-tions fi rm before committing.


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