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Laura Snider celebrates her 95th birthday with several of her great-grandchildren in Spirit Square on Saturday. Snider’s friends and family had this bench dedicated in her honour, with the plaque reading “Columbia Valley Pioneer”. Snider moved to the valley in 1947 and settled in Golden in 1958. Altogether she has four sons, 10 grand-children, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great granchild. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

Council discusses wildlife and Husky park

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Local conservation officers and the owner of the Golden Mobile Home Park (often called the Husky trailer park) have expressed concerns about the number of bears in and around the park and council began the pro-cess of deciding what to do about it at its May 6 meeting.

The park is located within a traditional bear travel corridor and has a creek, vegetation and potential attractants in the form of garbage that have compounded the problem. Adding to the difficulty is the fact that

many residents don’t possess garages or sheds for proper waste storage, making curbside waste collection problematic.

With that, council was presented with four options with regards to the park’s curbside pickup program, which utilizes the same non-bear proof bins as the rest of Golden.

Council was given the option to either maintain the status quo, termin-ate curbside service to the park, establish a communal system for park residents, or provide bear proof bins to residents.

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Golden Fire and Rescue welcomes new chief Dave BaldingJoel Tanseyreporter@thegoldenstar.

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A seven month search for late Fire

Chief Ken McClure’s replacement has come to an end with the hir-ing of Dave Balding, who officially took over the reigns as

Golden Fire and Res-cue’s new chief on Monday.

In reality, the search wasn’t nearly that long and the signifi-cant gap between fire chiefs was intentional after the sudden pass-ing of the ever-popular McClure.

“We needed some time, we couldn’t just shove somebody into the mix all of a sud-den so I wanted to give the department a breather knowing that they are fully capable of operations in the interim,” said Jon Wils-gard, chief administra-tive officer at the Town of Golden.

Balding brings with him nearly 30 years of fire service experi-

ence, including the past several as a full-time chief in Fraser Lake. Before that he served as volunteer fire chief in Malahat on Vancouver Island. Eventually he realized that he wanted to make it a full time career and took the job in Fras-er Lake, about 150km from Prince George.

When asked what he enjoyed about his career fighting fires, Balding had a response that’s quite common for those in the field.

“I was encouraged by a friend on the Island to join and I quickly learned (about) the camaraderie and the joy of helping others,” Balding said.

Golden’s position at the junction between Highway 95 and the Trans-Canada means that fighting fires is only a small portion of the responsibilities placed on the local department. A back-ground in road res-cue was a must for the hiring team of Wils-gard and other prom-

inent members of the department, some-thing that Balding has in spades. His first experience with road rescue was on the Mala-hat Highway.

“It’s a winding road-way, very heavily trav-elled and prone to fre-quent crashes, very often severe. I’ve done an awful lot of highway rescue on that piece of highway and where I came from in Fras-er Lake we protected 70km of Highway 16 as well. I get the challen-ges of the winter and the road conditions here,” Balding said.

Previous experience as a chief was also a must, says Wilsgard.

“The department was very clear to me that because of the experience that they had with (McClure) they wanted (another) seasoned fire chief. They didn’t want a training officer, they didn’t want someone who was going to be a chief for the first time. They wanted someone who knew what it was

like to be a fire chief,” he said.

Through that experi-ence, Balding has developed a certain leadership style of his own. While he’s not afraid to take charge when the situation calls for it, he doesn’t like the dated stereo-type of that tough as nails fire chief.

“There’s a percep-tion of the crusty old fire officer sometimes. It’s my philosophy that there may occasion-ally be a time to issue orders, such as on the fire ground, but I believe in a situation-al leadership style. Our members have incred-ible input to provide,” he said.

As it turns out, a move to Golden was a long time coming for Balding and his wife Darlene.

“About 20 years ago Darlene and I came through here and thought we’d love to live here. We’ve been here several times since and thought it would be a wonderful

community to be a part of,” Balding said.

Balding has recently got into kayaking and enjoys skiing as well, although he laughs that he has some small reservations about Kicking Horse.

“I’m told an inter-mediate run is like a black diamond run from what we’re accus-tomed to skiing, so there’s going to be a learning curve I’m sure,” he said, smiling.

Upon his arrival, the department hosted a BBQ and the Town is planning an open house/meet and greet for May 22 in order to introduce the public to both Balding and the latest addition to Golden’s fleet, a top of the line road rescue vehicle named Res-cue 120 in honour of McClure.

“I can’t say enough about the support I’ve got from (dep-uty chief Ken Square-briggs) and the other officers…it’s cliche but I’m thrilled to be here,” Balding said.

Golden’s new Fire Chief Dave Balding. Balding officially started on May 4. He is still awaiting the arrival of his new uniform. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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McHappy day at McDonald’s

McDonald’s in Golden and across the country hosted McHappy Day on May 6. One dollar from the purchase of every Big Mac, Happy Meal and hot McCafe beverage went directly to Ronald McDonald House. Pictured are McDonald’s workers Dee Zabel, Karissa Pelletier and Carter Lindsay with volunteer, Coun. Eddie Leigan (second from right). Joel Tansey/Star Photo

Largest RMI project in Golden’s history underway Town of GoldenSubmitted

The Town of Gold-en is pleased to announce the official construction start of the community’s lar-gest Resort Munici-pality Initiative (RMI) project to date, the Highway 1 Corridor Enhancement.

Valued at over $500,000 in this initial phase, the project includes significant landscaping improve-ments to the Highway 1 public boulevards adjacent to Boston Pizza on the east and

Tim Hortons on the west, with substantial completion anticipat-ed by early July.

“This project rep-resents the essence of what the RMI pro-gram is about for us”, said Mayor Ron Oszust. “It provides us the ability to fund improvements in our community that the destination traveller has come to expect and we could other-wise never afford.”

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to finally be at this point.”

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Mayor Ron Oszust was against the first and second options, say-ing that the problem should not be ignored and that terminat-ing curbside collection to the park should not be considered at this time.

Bear-proof bins are much costlier than the current $75 bins provided by the town and come at a price tag of $300 each. With 68 residences in the park, the grand total would be approximately $25,000, with the report from CAO Jon Wils-gard stating that the money could be sourced from the exist-ing Container Replacement Reserve, which currently holds approximately $71,000.

A few councillors were curi-ous about the idea of a com-munal system, an idea that was implemented in Canmore in

1999 and has been successful while resulting in few, if any, bear incidents since.

The discussion conclud-ed with Council seeking more information on costs associated with the implementation of the communal system.

Also at the May 6 meeting, the Town’s Five Year Financial Plan Amended Bylaw was adopted without opposition, although Coun. Bruce Fairley admitted he wasn’t thrilled with this year’s budget.

“I’m going to support this resolution from a strategic point of view rather than with enthusi-asm,” Coun. Fairley said.

While Coun. Fairley com-mended the work of Town staff, he doesn’t see it as a forward-looking budget, partly because it was driven by a strategic plan that was not created by several of the current councillors due

to last fall’s election. “If this budget came to me

next year I absolutely would not support it,” he continued, while pointing out that, in his view, the budget doesn’t respond to the Age Friendly Community Plan that identified trails and sidewalks as a major issue for Golden’s seniors. Coun. Fair-ley also believes that the budget doesn’t address economic development concerns and he disagrees with the approach to the recreation budget.

“The timing of the process is quite difficult relative to the election,” Mayor Oszust said of the transition after the election, while echoing Coun. Fairley’s sentiments about the hard work from staff. “Fortunately that will only have to happen once every four years now as opposed to once every three years.”


The Golden-Field RCMP

Charity Golf Tournament Monday, June 8, 2015

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Golden-Field RCMP charity golf tournament. The annual event raises money to help support students going in to post-secondary education through scholarships.“The tournament is a great way for us to help ease the financial burden of college or university for our local youth.” says Golden-Field RCMP Detachment Commander Sgt. Troy Durand. “This tournament would not be in its thirtieth year if it wasn’t for the tremendous support of those who come out to golf and the businesses who continue to donate to the cause year after year”.The tournament is set to take place on Monday June 8 with a 9:00 am shotgun start. The cost is $90 per player and includes green fees, cart rental, meal, and a prize.

Those interested in participating in the tournament or those wishing

to donate prize items can do so by contacting the Golden-Field

RCMP Detachment at250-344-2221.

Steve Conway busy in retirement while volunteering at Food Bank

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Volunteering has always been an import-ant part of Steve Con-way’s life. It took on a whole new importance when he met his future wife, Linda, while vol-unteering with a dis-abled skiing program at Canadian Olympic

Park in Calgary. “It’s a good way to

meet like-minded people,” Conway said.

It’s a group of like-minded people that Conway now works with at the Golden Food Bank, where he volun-teers by packing ham-pers every Wednesday and helps with various pickups as needed. He recalls a time last win-

ter when he assisted in salvaging food from a rolled over truck in -25 degree weather. It’s not an uncommon part of his work with the food bank.

“You’ve gotta give back some ways and this is one of the better ways,” he said.

Conway briefly held a position on the Food Bank’s board, but

quickly realized that simply wasn’t the job for him.

“I like to stay in the basement (packing hampers)…I spent two meetings on the board and said ‘no, I belong in the basement,” he said. “Some people got to run things and some people have got to be the worker bees. I’m always better as a work-

er.” Volunteering has

also remained a big part of Linda’s life, as the former teach-er now helps with chil-dren’s reading pro-grams at Golden area schools and both vol-unteer with the Nordic Club.

“My wife and I never had kids so a lot of the volunteer stuff we do is with kids so that’s always fun,” Conway said.

Conway also volun-teers as a ski host at the resort, something that he calls “almost self-serving”.

There’s nothing self-serving about his work at the food bank, how-ever, although it’s clear that Conway enjoys it for the camaraderie and the rewarding nature of his work.

“A lot of people need it. In the valley, if you talk to people that live here forever, you hear more complaints about the food bank. People abuse this and people abuse that, but people abuse every-thing in life…you have

to overlook that kind of stuff…almost all of the people that use it really need it,” Conway remarked.

“All it takes is for one person to abuse it and you hear people talk about it all the time and it’s wrong.”

Now retired from full-time work after 29 years with Telus as a technician, most might think Conway has a lot

of time on his hands, but that’s not the case. In fact, Conway is as busy as ever.

“It’s funny, when people retire you think you have all the time in the world, every day we have is so booked up.”

And retirement can be especially busy when you give back in the manner that Steve Conway does.

Steve Conway (above, second from right) has been a part of the team of volun-teers at the Golden Food Bank for five years. Joel Tansey/Star Photos

Shannon Hood earns Dunstall award, top honours for CLU exam

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When Shannon Hood finished her Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) exam, she thought she’d failed it.

“It’s kind of funny because when I got my mark I was like ‘Oh, I passed’. I actually thought I’d failed the exam because it’s really hard,” Hood said.

Hood earned a 79 per cent mark that’s even more impressive when you consider the scores of her peers. In fact, Hood’s 79 stands alone as the highest mark in the province, earning her the

Leslie W. Dunstall award. “You know it’s a hard course when you get 79

per cent and it stands as the highest mark,” Hood laughed.

Hood equates the course to a “masters in estate planning” and the program focuses on both busi-ness and personal estate planning strategies as well as advanced taxation, succession planning and legal topics.

“My knowledge of estate planning went through the roof…it’s changed a lot of what I do in regards to corporate planning, beneficiary designation, what I recommend and the amount of things that I feel comfortable talking about,” she said.

Shannon Hood poses for a photo with the Leslie W. Dunstall award, an honour she received for scoring the best mark in B.C. in her CLU course. Joel Tansey/Star Photo


CALL FOR VOLUNTEERSVolunteers do not necessarily have the time, they have the heart

- Elizabeth Andrew.If you think you have the heart, nominations are being accepted for President, Vice-President, Registrar/Secretary, Treasurer, Risk Manager, Coach Coordinator, Chief Referee, Special Events Coordinator, Ice manager. Please refer to the Help Section for Volunteers at www.goldenhockey.com for complete details and a list of other non elected volunteer opportunities.

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RCMP Report: Multiple thefts reported in Nicholson Golden Star Staffreporter@thegoldenstar.

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Thefts in Nicholson

Police are asking any-one with information regarding thefts near Nicholson to contact them after receiving two separate reports over the past week. The first call to police involved several bun-dles of cedar shakes and wood, stolen from a rural residence on Highway 95. “The owner noticed that the items had gone missing sometime in the last two weeks,” stated Cst. Spencer Lainchbury, spokesperson for the Golden-Field RCMP. The second report involved a travel trailer being broken into and several items being stolen from inside. Police are asking any-one with information regarding these or any other crimes to contact them at 250-344-2221 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Bicycle returned to owner

A local resident was happy to be re-united with his bicycle after it was stolen during the weekend of May 2 and May 3. A post was

placed on Facebook, and the bike was locat-ed by the owner on Sel-kirk Hill. “We would like to once again remind people to lock up their bicycles when unattended,” advised Cst. Lainchbury.

Quartz Creek colli-sion

Police responded to a single vehicle col-lision on May 6 near Quartz Creek, west of Golden. Police attended and deter-mined that the driv-er appeared to be uninjured, advising police that he had struck a barricade after one of the tires on his vehicle had blown. No charges are expected in relation to the colli-sion.

Rescued skier

On May 8 police were contacted by a 26 year-old skier from Alberta, advising he had sus-tained minor injuries while skiing near the Icefall Lodge. The call-er advised that he was unable to ski out of the area and required medical assistance. The file was forwarded to BC Ambulance and arrangements were made through them to have the skier airlifted

from the lodge.

Potential fine for young driver

Police are investi-gating after a report was received that a 13 year-old was seen driv-ing a vehicle in Field with his parents in the passenger seat. “We are still investigating these allegations and are working on speak-ing with the parties involved.” stated Cst. Lainchbury. Under the Motor Vehicle Act, those found driving without a proper driv-er’s licence can receive a fine for $276.

Stolen vehicle recovered

RCMP with the assist-ance of Parks Can-ada staff recovered a vehicle stolen out of Calgary on May 9. “We received a report from the Parks War-den advising a vehicle had been abandoned in Glacier Nation-al Park,” stated Cst. Lainchbury. “Fur-ther queries showed that the vehicle had been reported stolen last month, and was also suspected to be involved in a theft near Vernon the day before.” A male with dreadlocks was seen

hitchhiking in the area during that time and police are asking anyone who may have picked up the male to contact them or Crimestoppers.

Road rage at 10 Mile Hill

Police were called on May 9 after it was alleged that a driv-er of a vehicle dam-aged another vehicle during a dispute at 10 Mile Hill, east of Gold-en. “The driver of an SUV stopped to take down the licence plate of a tractor trailer who allegedly cut him off in Yoho National Park,” stated Cst. Lainch-bury. “It’s alleged that the two drivers then exchanged words and the driver of the semi kicked the SUV, dent-ing the rear panel.” Police are continu-ing to investigate the incident and charges may be forwarded for review by Crown Coun-sel.

Pair of intoxicated drivers

Police impounded two separate vehicles on May 6 after police allege that the driv-ers failed roadside approved screening device tests. “The first

vehicle was initially stopped for speeding,” advised Cst. Lainch-bury. “Suspicion was formed by police that the driver had alco-hol in his body and a roadside test was administered.” The test resulted in a ‘fail’ reading for the 54 year-old from Alberta. Just over five hours later, another vehicle was stopped after a com-plaint was received from a local business that the driver may be impaired. The driver of the second vehicle, a 22 year-old male from Alberta, failed two roadside screen-ing device tests. Both drivers were issued a 90 day driving suspen-sion and 30 day vehicle impoundment under the Motor Vehicle Act as a result of the tests. The second driver was also issued a Violation Ticket for having open liquor in his vehicle, and driving contrary to a restriction on his driver’s licence.

Excessive speeding

A rental vehicle was impounded by the Golden RCMP Traf-fic Services Unit on May 8, after police allege that the driv-er was travelling 201 km/h in a 90km/h

zone in Yoho National Park. The rental com-pany was advised of the impoundment and the driver, a 29 year-old from Vancouver, was issued a $483 Violation Ticket for Excessive Speed, and a $196 Vio-lation Ticket for Driv-ing without Consider-ation, under the Motor Vehicle Act. The pas-senger of the vehicle was also issued a $167 Violation Ticket for not wearing a seatbelt.

Naitonal Police Week: Golden’s RCMP historyRCMP Story submitted

The RCMP has a long history in Golden dating back to 1884, when police first came to British Columbia to protect Canadian Pacific Railway property during construction of the railway. A post was established in Golden and consisted of eight men that policed 28 miles on each side of the railway track.

“Over 130 years later, the RCMP is still a big part of Golden,” stated the current Detachment Commander, Sgt. Troy Durand. “It’s great to be a part of one of the oldest RCMP posts in British Columbia.”

Since then, the RCMP has seen several changes to almost everything; including name changes from the ‘Northwest Mounted Police’ to ‘Royal North West Mounted Police’, and since 1920, the current ‘Royal Canadian Mounted Police’. Other changes include modern day uniforms, vehicles, advance-ments in technology, and the general delivery of policing services. “Policing is something that is con-stantly evolving.” said Sgt. Durand. “We are constantly looking at strategies to improve the way we deliv-er our services to ensure that Golden and Field continue to remain safe communities for both the people that live here and the people passing through.”

One of the big changes for the RCMP in the area was the closure of the Field Detachment in 1998. It was at that time that the RCMP in Golden took over policing the community of Field, and was renamed the Golden-Field RCMP. Golden’s boundaries were then expanded to include the Alberta border west to Rogers Pass, and south of Golden on Highway 95 to Spillimacheen.

The next big change for local RCMP was in 2012 with the construction of a brand new Detachment at 1419 11th Avenue North. The brand new facility was completed in September and the officers moved into the building from their old downtown location that they had occupied since 1977. “I think we would all agree that the new office is a substantial improvement from our old building,” Sgt. Durand said. The new office houses several workstations and offices for police and support staff to work, a con-ference room which allows police and local volunteer groups to host meeting and training seminars, a gym equipped with cardio and weight training rooms for staff, and upgraded jail cells.

This new detachment houses the Golden-Field RCMP which is currently comprised of 17 police offi-cers, four office support staff, three victim services staff, and 10 cell guards. The police officers make up three separate units; 11 General Duty members, who respond to calls for service, five traffic services members, and an Integrated Road Safety unit member.

“We are fortunate to have an excellent group of staff that are dedicated to our communities. Although we have seen many changes in the RCMP over the years, one thing that hasn’t changed is our passion for keeping communities safe. For police week, we would like to thank the community we serve for your many years of support,” Sgt. Durand said.

Police Week takes place Canada-wide from May 11-17.

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Joel TanseySTAR REPORTER

This week Canada is celebrating Police Week.

Every month, every week, and every day there seems to be some ridiculous group, prod-uct, disease or event being commemorated. It’s getting complete-ly out of hand if you ask me - National Dress up Your Pet Day (Jan. 14), Squirrel Appreciation Day (Jan. 21), Scrabble Day (Apr. 13), and some-thing to look forward to, Lazy Day (Aug. 10).

These are almost all insane homages to things that really don’t matter.

Police Week, however, is an important one to rec-ognize.

In 1970 Police Week began in Canada. It was intended as a way for the RCMP to connect with communities and increase awareness about the services that police provide.

The police department serves and protects the community. One would think that would be enough to connect them, but unfortunately that is often not the case.

In my opinion, the RCMP don’t need to connect with the community, they are already part of the community.

Not only to they live here, and enjoy the things Golden has to offer as much as the rest of us, they also help make the community what it is.

When a neighbour ignores your request to tone the party down at 2 a.m. on a weeknight, it is good to know there is someone you can call to make that happen. When a drunk is weaving down the high-way in front of you, seeing them stopped further ahead by a police car gives a feeling of vindica-tion. When a domestic dispute has gotten way out of hand, there is comfort in knowing that there is someone out there who will get between the parties and in some cases, save a life.

Here in Golden they even raise money for bur-saries so that local students can get a bit of help with their post secondary education. Not to men-tion all the local kids and families who have bene-fited from Cops for Kids, a provincial organization in which local officers participate and bring money to the people in Golden who need it.

Every job has its ups and downs, and we all feel like what we do is often thankless. But few can argue that police officers are near the top of that list. No one says thank you after getting a speeding ticket, even though that ticket may have prevented an accident, possibly even a fatality.

And thank yous are probably not in the forefront of most officers’ minds. But this week, if only once a year, take the time to acknowledge what the police department does to make Golden the place that it is.

In the Mar. 5 issue of The Golden Star I wrote an editorial about Bill C-51. My opposition to it was strong, and it still is.

For those who aren’t aware, Bill C-51 is an anti-terrorism bill that proposes to give broader, police-like authority to Canada’s spy agency (CSIS), powers that were never intended when CSIS was first introduced. New offences under the bill include “communicating statements that knowingly advocates or promotes the commission of terrorism offences in general.”

Against opposition from numerous politicians, lawyers, judges and, most import-antly, Canadians across the country, Bill C-51 passed through the House of Com-mons last Monday by a 183-96 vote, with the NDP and the Green Party opposed.

Many might have expected this from Stephen Harper’s Conservatives, but to see Justin Trudeau and his Liberals vote this way as well was not only surprising, but dis-heartening for many of his supporters. With Alberta’s shocking NDP-turn at the provincial level, it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see a surge of support for Thomas Mulclair and the federal NDP when Canadians hit the polls later this year.

I’m not sure how I’ll be voting, but I can only hope that Bill C-51 isn’t forgotten during the upcoming cam-paigns and that both Harper and Trudeau are forced to answer some very difficult questions with regards to this piece of legislature, which many believe is frighteningly vague and non-specific.

Yes, the incidents that led to the deaths of two Canadian soldiers on our soil last fall were horrific. Yes, it was shocking to see that sort of violence within our borders. But why should we let that change how we govern our country? Isn’t that exactly what the terrorists would have wanted when they set out to commit these heinous acts?

For years now I’ve scoffed at some of the American arrogance that I’ve seen and heard. “Land of the Free” “The freest country on earth” etc. I’ve always taken great pride in the fact that Canada would never underg o a knee-jerk reaction that strips away our rights and freedoms after a terrorist event, like our neighbours to the south did after 9/11 with the infamous “Patriot Act”. Canada would never let the terrorists win in such a man-ner, right?

Wrong. Bill C-51 is not only disappointing because it is an absurd reaction to an event that, while tragic, could have

been much worse. It’s disappointing because we should be better than this. “True north, strong and free” right? Sadly, those lyrics from our national anthem just don’t ring true anymore. What many Canadians value the most, our freedom, simply doesn’t look the same as it did before the passing of this bill.

Bill C-51: What happened to our values?

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The Golden Star Wednesday, May 13, 2015 www.thegoldenstar.net A7Star editorial and opinion

Stingers to the guy who wears his fanny pack to the pub.

Six hundred and sixty one stars to all those who gave to the buskers for Nepal relief on Friday. Stingers to the creep who stole my bike from the bike swap. Really!!

A stinger to the bur-gundy station wagon with the male driver

that parked in the handicapped spot so a female could run into a store. There was another spot you could have parked in. Next time use another parking spot!

Stars to the Calgary Flames for a great and surprising sea-son.

Stingers to whoever let their dog poop on the Rotary Trail near the river.

Stingers to people who stop their vehi-cles on the side of the road to look at wildlife. It’s danger-ous for you and the wildlife, don’t do it!

Stars to Matt for being the best wine tour guide.

Stars to the Riverhouse for the wonderful food. You guys do an awe-some job.

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“Probably not. No one’s doing enough. It could help if we had

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Principal’s Report: Adventures for outdoor education at GSSIris TraskPrincipal of Golden Secondary/Golden Alternate

Golden Secondary students and staff have been very busy lately and will continue to be busy in the upcoming weeks! Many of our activities demonstrate how our school com-munity is working towards the directions that our District creates every five years.

Several GSS students will sing, play, and dance, displaying their creative talents to the student body at the upcoming Talent Show on May 22nd. This is one of the many activities that our Leadership class, under the direction of Mrs. Reb-ecca Pilon, has organized for our students/staff this year. These events help to create a sense of community within our school as students and staff have a chance to do fun things together outside the classroom. There will also be a final Recognition Assembly on Friday, June 12th. These activities are in line with the District’s first direction that states “Our students and staff feel safe, connected, and valued.”

Our Senior Outdoor Education classes cross-country skied into Lake O’Hara in April, with enough snow to make these trips possible and milder temperatures to make the outings very pleasant. Last week, both classes had their turn

canoeing down the Columbia River from Radium to Nichol-son, overnighting along the way. Then, later this month, students will travel to Penticton to rock climb in the popu-lar Skaha area. Our students are so very fortunate to have these amazing opportunities! These experiences are in line with the District’s second direction that states “Our students experience environmental, outdoor, and community-based learning.”

Our staff has a culture of ongoing professional develop-ment, not just on the six Pro-D Days per year. We have three Professional Learning Groups, which have replaced our old structure of Departments. These groups are all involved in an inquiry process where they begin with scanning to see what is going on for our learners, focusing on areas that will have the biggest impact, developing a hunch about what might be leading to the situation, engaging in learning involving examining educational research resources, taking action by trying to do something in a different way, and then checking to see if they have made enough of a difference in regards to student achievement. These groups meet over breakfast, at lunch, and after school to share in this learning process, in line with the District’s third direction that states “Our learn-ing community is research-based and collaborative”.

We are working hard to stay current with the latest tech-nology in order to help prepare our youth for the world in which they will be immersed with their future careers. We have three and a half computer labs equipped with desk-top computers, two and a half portable labs with laptops, 30 iPads, numerous SMART boards and proximas (replacing blackboards), document cameras (replacing overheads), two dozen video and still cameras, a drone camera (most-ly used for outdoor education trips), four full TInspire Cal-culator classroom sets, and a variety of software programs. These pieces of equipment support the fourth District direc-tion that states “Our learning is empowered by technology”.

Finally, with our monthly Newsletters, school website, twitter account, and monthly newspaper columns, we are working to be in line with the District’s fifth direction that states “Our communication results in common understand-ing”. (At least, we certainly hope that your feel this is help-ing you, as our community, to learn a little about our vibrant school community!) We welcome ongoing communication with our parents and community members, so please free to contact us at the school at 250-344-2201 or email me at [email protected]. We value the continued development of a strong, positive connection between school and community.

Interior Health: Talking with hands - the power of gesturesJulie LewisInterior Health

You know that feeling when a word or a name is on the tip of your tongue and it just won’t come out? You find yourself saying “you know, the, the, the…” and then you move your arm or hand and the word finally pops out. It turns out that gestures not only help us remember something in the moment but also help us when we are learning.

Most babies start communicating through

gesture at about nine months of age. For the earliest gestures, the meaning is non-specif-ic (for example, a reach that means “I want that”). Other gestures have a more specific meaning, like a word that you say with your hands (for example, “thumbs up” means good).

Some parents add to natural gestures by teaching their children sign language. One common myth is that signing with your child will reduce their desire to say words. But the opposite is true: children who gesture or sign

a word start saying that word shortly after (and sooner than they would if they hadn’t learned the sign or gesture). Still, some parents are unsure whether to teach their baby sign lan-guage. There is no right or wrong answer - it’s a matter of personal choice. If you do sign, just make sure you always say the word when you do the sign.

An important rule of thumb is that by 16 months of age children should use at least 16 gestures.

Here are a couple of tips to boost learning

for young children. Teaching your toddler or pre-schooler a new word? Add a gesture to make it easier for them to remember. Giv-ing your school-age child instructions about chores? Make a gesture for each instruction to help them remember.

If you have any concerns or questions about a child’s communication development con-tact a speech language pathologist at your local health centre: www.interiorhealth.ca/YourHealth/InfantsChildren/Pages/SpeechLanguage.aspx


Golden Cinema presents:Mad Max: Fury Road starts Thursday May 14, thru Thursday May 21 at 7pm.

This WeekAPES After School Program Mon. - Fri. 3 -5:30pm. $12/day ages 5-11. To register leave a msg 250-272-0425.StrongStart a free, school based learning program birth-5yrs. Mon.&Fri. 12-3:30pm, Wed. 2-5pm, Tues.&Thurs. 8:45-11:45am. 250-439-9324 for info.Marty Ryan “Exhale” at the Art Gallery of Golden May 15-June 17.

Wed, May 13Golden Public Health pres-ents Baby Talk for new parents and kids every Wed., 1:30-3pm in the Early Learning Centre. 12 months and under. 250-344-3001 for more info.Hapkido Martial Arts Wed., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults). Parent and Tot Play Group Wed. 10:30am-12pm at the Rec Plex. Follows school schedule. 344-2000 for info.Golden Minor Hockey AGM May 13 at 7pm in the upstairs meeting room in the Arena.Job Skills 2 Day Workshop May 13, 10am-3pm. Free and includes lunch. Work on resumes, cover letters, interview, job search and networking skills. 250-344-5413 to register.

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Men’s Basketball Thur. 7:30-9:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bridge Club every Thur. at the Senior’s Centre 1-4pm. 250-344-5448.Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7:30pm at College of the Rockies.Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thur., 7:30-9pm in the GSS sewing room. New members/guests welcome, annual membership is $25.Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub every Thursday.A.A Meetings Thursdays, at the Family Centre, 421 9th Ave N. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre Band Of Guys drop-in for male teens (12-18) every Thursdays 3:45-5:30pm.Cribbage at the Golden Seniors Centre every

Thursday from 1-3pm.English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.Job Skills 2 Day Workshop May 14, 10am-12pm. Free and includes lunch. Work on resumes, cover letters, interview, job search and networking skills. 250-344-5413 to register.Golden Citizen’s on Patrol AGM May 14 at 6:30pm at the Ramada Meeting Room.Walk With Your Doc organized by the East Kootenay Division of Family Practice May 14 at noon in Spirit Square.

Fri, May 15A.A Meetings Fridays at the Lutheran Church basement 915 - 9th St S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Fridays from 3:30-7:30pm.Meat Draw every Friday at The Legion 5:30pm.Friday Night Bridge at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Centre for Peace. 250-344-5448.Mother Goose Program Fri. 10:30-11:30am at the Early Years Centre. Free and snacks are included.Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth pro-gram Fri. 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual disabilities. Call 250-919-0757 for info.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English lan-guage training, citizenship, community resources, bank-ing, housing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am. Call 250-344-8392. Golden Mountain Festival May 15, 16, and 17 www.goldenfest.ca for more info.Marty Ryan “Exhale” Artist Reception at the Art Gallery of Golden May 15 from 5-7pm.

Sat, May 16Meat Draw Saturdays at The Legion 5pm.A.A Meetings Sat. at the Golden Museum. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Food Skills Program Saturdays Apr.11-May 23, 10am-1pm. Learn how to cook healthy meals on a budget. Free meals and child minding. 250-439-9665 to register.Smart Cooking on a Budget Apr.25-May.30, Saturdays, 10am-1pm, St. Andrew’s

Church. 344-1032 to register.Golden Mountain Festival May 15, 16, and 17 www.goldenfest.ca for more info.Sidewalk Sale May 16. Downtown Golden 9th Ave North & 10 Ave South. 10am - close.Golden Swimming Pool opens May 16 from 10am-8pm.Lion’s Club Beer Keg Float May 18 at 1pm.

Sun, May 17Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.Magic the Gathering Game Tournament 12-5pm at Bizarre Entertainment.Golden Mountain Festival May 15, 16, and 17 www.goldenfest.ca for more info.Field Community Yard/Craft/Bake Sale May 17 from 9am-1pm at the Field Community Hall. $5/table. 250-343-6813 for info.

Mon, May 18Join the Cadets. Free pro-gram meets every Monday, 6-8pm at the Alexander Park School gym. For young men and women ages 12-18.Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio Mondays 15% off all regular priced ser-vices, call 250-344-5766. Heroclix League 6-9pm Mondays at Bizarre Entertainment.Picnic in the Park Play & Chat Mondays from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Alexander Park Elementary playground. N.A Meetings Mon. in the Library basement. 8pm. Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.Nicholson Parent & Tot Mondays from 9-11am at Nicholson School.Crafts at the Seniors Centre every Monday from 1--3pm.Art classes at the Golden Seniors Centre every Monday from 10am-3pm.Hapkido Martial Arts Mon., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults).Al-Anon Group meets Mondays at the Women’s Centre from 6-7pm. 344-6492 for more info.

Tues, May 19A.A Meetings Tues. at the United Church 901 11th Ave S. Alley Ent. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.

Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition Tuesdays 6-9pm at Bizarre Entertainment.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English train-ing, citizenship, community resources, banking, hous-ing, and more! Tues. 1-3pm. 250-344-8392.Golden Shotokan Karate Tues. & Thurs. 6-6:45pm (kids) 7-8:30pm (adults).Bingo at the Seniors Centre every Tuesday from 1-3pm.T.O.P.S (take off pounds sensibly) Family Centre, Tuesdays, 6-7pm. 344-7228, 344-6492 for more details. English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.The Brains play at the Rockwater May 19.Rockwater Grill & Ba

Upcoming Events Soup Day at the Golden Seniors Centre May 22 from 11:30am-1pm $6.Rotary Annual Gigantic Slient and Live Auction May 23 from 11am-5pm at the Civic Centre. Volleyball Tournament May 23 at the Eco-Ranch from noon-dark. $20/team. [email protected] to register. Golden Dolphins Swim Club’s Bottle Drive May 23. Leave bottles on front porch for collection.CP hosts a Garage Sale May 24 in the CP parking lot across from 7/11.Golden Light Horse Club’s Delbert Johnson Memorial Barrel Jackpot May 30 at 1pm and May 31 at 10am at the Rodeo Grounds.Saturday Lego Club at the Library starts May 30 from 11am-12pm for all school aged children.Intro to Genealogy May 30 from 2-4pm at the Library.RCMP Golf TournamentMonday, June 8.4th Annual East Kootenay Beer Festival June 21 from 4-8pm at the Fairmont Hot Springs ski area $49. Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast at Mountainside Gardens June 21 from 10am-12pm.Aman Virk Memorial Golf Tournament July 11.Golden Sound Festival Aug.21 & 22 various down-town Golden locations.

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Carolyn Mark’s performance career got off to an early start, but it’s fair to say she wasn’t overly enthused about it.

Her father, a vio-lin virtuoso himself, would arrange for the pair to perform duets whenever they had visitors over to their dairy farm in Sicamous.

“He’d always make me play…I’d be sort of embarrassed and the guests would be kind of like hostages or something,” she laughed.

Mark now admits that she’s glad her parents forced music upon her, and under-standably so given where her own music career has taken her.

Her first band was the Vinaigrettes, an all-girl foursome out of Victoria that stuck together with vari-ous lineups for seven years. Altogether the group produced six albums before break-

ing apart. “I thought I was

only ever going to have one band,” Mark said, while acknow-ledging it was heart-breaking when they split up.

Mark turned that negative into a positive when she embarked upon a solo career, now enjoying the freedom that comes with writ-ing and playing all of her own tunes.

Over the years, her music has mellowed out some and turned into the folkier sort of sound that she is known for today.

“My music is less loud…definite-ly quieter,” Mark laughed. “I didn’t know I was making all that racket.”

Mark will be per-forming at the Civic Centre on May 22 alongside Geoff Bern-er and Kris Demean-or. They’ll collabor-ate on a few tunes and take turns on the stage for the rest of the show. It’s a format that has worked well in the past for one-off

shows but this will be the first time all three of them are touring together.

“We did this show on Salt Spring Island the three of us…I just remember a sea of smiles and the whole place was grinning at us too. It was a magic-al feeling so of course you want to try and repeat it as often as possible.”

Interestingly enough, Golden was the first show the group booked on their tour, which will also include stops in Nelson, Victoria and Cranbrook. Berner and Demeanor both love playing here so Mark sent an inquiry to Bacchus Books owner Caleb Moss and the tour was born from there.

“We booked Gold-en first and the whole tour is based around it,” Mark said.

After all of her years in the music industry, it’s the excitement of travelling and tour-ing that keeps Mark enthusiastic about her career.

“I sort of mutated to prefer touring than to staying home...I kind of feel better when I know what I’m doing every day,” Mark said.

Tickets for the show, which is a joint venture by Kicking Horse Culture and Moss, are available at the Art Gallery of Golden.

Carolyn Mark will be performing at the Civic Centre on May 22 along with Geoff Berner and Kris Demeanor. The show is a joint effort through Kicking Horse Culture and Bacchus Books & Cafe. Photo Submitted

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The Wolfenden’s lasting legacy with woodlots

Sara Grady The Woodlot Communicator

Few areas of the province could be more intensely popu-lated with multi-gen-erational woodlot operations than the Columbia River val-ley. Given the rugged beauty of the region, and the abundance of natural resources, it’s small wonder that so many kids growing up in the mountains surrounding Golden carve out their futures in their own backyard

rather than leaving home.

For Don Wolfen-den’s sons, Troy and Warren, there’s no better place to make a life than on Wood-lot #450, which they inherited from their father nearly a decade ago. The Wolfendens’ woodlot is the quint-essential example of a family farm, pro-viding multiple eco-nomic opportunities for the family and locals, as well as care-ful guardianship of a Crown resource for all British Columbians.

The family’s con-nection to the land began with Don’s fath-er, a cattle rancher. Don and his brother took over their fath-er’s ranch as young men and set about growing the busi-ness, adding a dairy farm to the mix. For-ward-thinking entre-preneurs, they were the first ranchers in Canada to import the robust Charolais cat-tle from France.

Economic impera-tives led them to work as guides for a local outfitter in

the shoulder season, and by 1979 they had acquired the business – Beaverfoot Out-fitting, which deliv-ers big game hunting experiences for an international clien-tele – and built a guest lodge. (The family no longer owns the lodge, but Troy has continued as an out-fitter for the past 12 years, guiding visitors through the terrain he knows so well.)

Looking at trends in the lumber industry in the early 80s, Don saw an opportunity to build his farming busi-ness, and secure the health and sustaina-bility of Beaverfoot’s territory. In 1985 he acquired Woodlot #450 (then classified as a Farm Woodlot), a 600 hectare plot sur-rounding his lodge, adding to his quar-ter section of private land.

With this move, Don insured that the Crown forest could be managed in a way that didn’t result in unsightly clearcuts or other environment-

al or aesthetic deg-radation. Woodlot-ters have the option of taking their five-year allowable annual cut in one year, but the Wolfendens scale their logging activities year to year, careful-ly maintaining visual quality on the woodlot while still drawing rev-enue from the timber.

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Ryan, left, and Michelle Wolfenden are being raised the same way their father and grandfather were — to understand and care for the land that supports them. Woodlot Communicator

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Local teen using antique farming equipment to grow barley

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They say the younger generation is out of touch with where we get our food.

That is not the case for 17-year-old Raylen Tress. The Golden Secondary School student has been spending his evenings and weekends plowing the fields, getting it ready to be planted so that he and his grandfather can harvest

barley later in the season.“It doesn’t take up all my time, but

almost. But it’s what I want to do, I want to get it done,” said Tress, when asked if he had time for anything other than school and farming. He has been

spending up to five hours every night after school, and all day on the week-ends to get the field ready.

“In a couple weeks it will have to get planted, so there’s a lot of work to be done.”

And as if farming wasn’t difficult enough, young Tress decided to make things even tougher on himself by using antique equipment to get the job done.

“I like working with old antique equipment, I’ve always had an interest in that. I really like it,” he said. “It’s def-initely a little harder (to use the antique equipment), you get more breakdowns and stuff like that. But it’s still more fun than buying a new piece of equipment.”

Tress’s grandfather, Raymond Tress, has been a collector of antique equip-ment of all kinds, which is how his grandson also discovered the passion. He even started collecting himself.

His love for agriculture, however, came from both sides of the family. Ray-mond Tress grew up on a farm in Par-son, which is how his family made a liv-ing when he was young. He eventually gave it up for a career in logging, but is passing the hobby down to the next generation.

“My other set of grandparents, they’re from Italy, so that’s how they made their living back in Italy, strictly farming,” said Tress.

With one year left in high school, Tress still isn’t sure what his future holds. His career path may or may not include farming. But for the time being it is what he enjoys doing, and has for the past three years. And he is looking forward to a summer out in the field.

Raylen Tress has been readying the fields near his home using antique farming equipment. While he admits it’s a little bit harder using older equipment, he also says it is a lot more fun. Photo Submitted

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Turning Back the Pages: Swiss guides, early Golden pioneers In 1899, Edouard Feuz Sr., and Christian Haesler came to Can-

ada, and were engaged as mountain guides by the C.P.R. Co. In 1901, more guides were brought out, the two Kaufmans’, F. Michel, and Schlunegger. They were stationed at Lake Louise, Glacier and Field. Edouard Feuz Jr., came out with the older guides in 1903. They came to Canada every spring and returned to Switzerland in October. They did this until 1911. Ernest Feuz, and Rudolph Aemmer, joined the others in 1909, but still went back to Switzerland every fall.

The C.P.R. then decided to build homes for the Guides in Golden. These houses were completed in 1911, and were named

Swiss Village, “Edelweiss.” In June of 1912, Ernest, Rudolph, Christian and Edouard, along with their families, moved from Switzerland to the C.P.R. Swiss Village to stay. A younger broth-

er Walter, came out but did not do any guiding until years later; but he also worked for the C.P.R.

The Swiss Village is situated one mile west of Golden. The Company employed only four guides after 1912.

All the Guides came out from Switzerland between 1899 and 1955. They climbed the high-est peaks in the Canadian Rockies, many times going with pack trains and camping out for weeks at a time. In 1906, Gottfried Feuz and Edouard went out with the Canadian Alpine Club, and camped at Summit Lake in Yoho Park. They graduated as the first members of the club.

Very often the Swiss Guides were called out for rescue work; such as rescuing inexperi-enced climbers stranded on mountain ledges and dangerous precipices, others with broken limbs, and some who had fallen to their death. They gave information and warning to hun-dreds of climbers before they started on a dangerous venture of climbing without a guide.

Under the management of Basil Gordon, in 1922 the guides decided to build Abbot’s Pass Hut; for climbers between Mt. Victoria and Mt. Lefroy at Lake Louise. It was the highest building in the Canadian Rockies, being 9,598 feet above sea level.

All the guides developed the adventurous side of their characters during their climbing in the Canadian Rockies. Nearly all the first ascents required one or more scouting trips to discover practical routes. At the end of a great ascent, the guide brought his patron down in good condition, and very happy with the experience.

Christian Haesler, Jr. gave up a promising career in the Swiss Mountain Artillery because it would interfere with his guiding interests. He came to Golden in 1912, having received his guide’s licence at Meiringen in 1911. Although he was originally stationed at Field, he was soon transferred to Glacier House where he remained until its closure in 1926. He and Ernest Feuz were responsible for the maintenance of the Hermit and Glacier Circle Huts in Glacier National Park. Lillian Gest accompanied him on climbs each season from 1932 until his death.

Rudolph Aemmer, having earned his Swiss Guide’s licence at Pontresina in 1907, came directly to Lake Louise in 1909 where he remained until his retirement in 1949 at the age of 65. Rudolph assisted in the erection of the Swiss-type stone hut on Abbot’s Pass. In the spring of 1950, he returned to Interlaken, where he lived until his death in the summer of 1973.

Walter Feuz was engaged as a guide by the C.P.R. He served in this capacity until ill health forced him to give up guiding. He then worked for many years for the C.P.R. as Captain of the rowboats and canoes at Lake Louise. Walter always had a boat ready for any emergency that

might arise. Walter and his wife, Johanna, lived at their home in the Swiss Village until their deaths.

Edward Feuz Jr. was born in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, on November 27, 1884. In 1897, when he was thirteen, he climbed his first mountain, the Jungfrau, a major peak in his home mountains of the Bernese Oberland. He was the youngest ever to make the ascent, up to that time. The climbing party was made up of tourists and led by his father, Edward Sr. In 1903, Edward came to Canada with his father. He made his first climbs in the Selkirks, as a por-ter, under his father’s guidance. In 1908, Edward earned his guide’s certificate in Switer-land, and the following year (1909) he married a girl from his homeland, Martha Heimann. When the C.P.R. built facilities for housing their guides at “Edelweiss” near Golden, in 1912, Edward and his wife moved to the B.C. Community. However, they only remained in the “Swiss Village” until 1915, when they moved to a house on Hospital Creek, and lived there until 1960 when they moved to downtown Golden where Edward remained until his death, April 13, 1981.

Ernest Feuz was born at Interlaken, Switzerland, in April 1889 and came to Canada with other members of his family in 1909 to work for the C.P.R. as a Swiss Mountain Guide. He worked several seasons before going back to Switzerland to marry, returning with his bride in 1912. He retired from the CPR in 1954 and continued to live in Golden until his death in 1966.

Five Swiss guides that Golden was most know for. (From Left): Ernest Feuz, Rudolph Aemmer, Edward Feuz, Christian Haesler and Walter Feuz. Photo Courtesy of the Golden Museum

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Long-time wood-lotters like Don have witnessed the ebb and flow of policy shifts as the wood-lot program has evolved. There have been times when the program seemed designed perfectly to encourage farmers to capitalize on their private holdings, maximize returns from Crown land, and provide a valu-able service to the public in a practical

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been times when the laws – looking like one size fits all across the entire forestry sector – have creat-ed a maze of bureau-cracy not easily navi-gated by the average farmer.

The intense admin-istrative duties intro-duced during the mid-90s with the For-est Practices Code made something of a red-tape nightmare for woodlotters, who were accustomed to having the benefit

of the doubt on their woodlots. After all, what would motivate a farmer to destroy their own property, parcels of land they had committed to protect and, in the majority of instan-ces, resided on with their families?

Adherence to the Code, among other policy initiatives, cre-ated a layer of paper-work that many farm-ers have entrusted to Registered Pro-fessional Foresters (RPF). The “char-tered accountants” of the forestry indus-try, they help guide woodlotters through

the catacomb of online reporting and government regula-tions. The relation-ship between an RPF and woodlot owner is one based on trust and mutual respect.

Troy and Warren are optimistic about the shifting trend in accountability and reporting for future woodlot operations, probably due to the introduction of the Forest and Range Practices Act in 2004. They sense that poli-cies are once again zeroing in on the unique relationship these special forest-ers have with their

land, easing some of the administrative burden.

In the meantime, the Wolfendens will continue to care for their land, logging with a small crew, transporting with the truck they pur-chased three years ago, shaping their woodlot to realize the greatest value from the timber while preserving the rugged terrain for which the region is renowned.

And while Warren and Troy keep day-to-day operations running, Don, now retired, will con-

tinue to watch over their small Christ-mas tree farm, a strip of land underneath a powerline on the woodlot. The shap-ing, pruning and thinning now results in appealing trees to sell to the locals later. Last year’s pro-ceeds went towards a grandchild’s gym-nastics club. Don hasn’t decided who this year’s benefici-aries will be. But you can bet the com-munity will benefit, because that’s at the heart of a woodlot-ter’s promise to the province.

In Columbia Valley, the Wolfendens tend to the land in many ways

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Golden Church Services Faith Column: Jesus did everything to save youJesus died for you. That’s the gospel. You’ve been saved from

sin & death by His death & resurrection. No need to make a deci-sion, you don’t clean up your life first, you don’t have to welcome Him into your heart. You don’t have to do anything, Jesus did it. He said “It is finished” (John 19:30). Finished means finished. He did everything to save you.

So then, why do Christians have to go to church? Whenever I talk to my parishioners about evangelism and sharing the gospel this question keeps coming up. If Jesus did everything why do we have to go to church?

Because the world is evil. Because life is hard. Because I suck. Because everything I see, everything I feel, everything that hap-pens around me, and everything that I see myself doing all say that I don’t deserve God’s love, that God hates me and wants me to suffer, and I’m not going to heaven. Day by day I’m con-fronted with my own guilt, how I’ve failed my neighbour, and have always put my own selfish desires ahead of all others, even my own family. Each day I’m confronted with suffering in the world, like the devastating earthquake in Nepal, and also in myself, like disease, the pains of stress, and a body that’s slowly, but steadily wearing out toward death. Each day I’m confronted with a world that would love to see my faith pounded into obliv-ion, and see the church come crashing down in a pile of rubble. Each day I’m assaulted by forces outside of me, and within me, trying to destroy my faith and convince me that I’m not worth

anything that Jesus has done for me and I don’t deserve to go to heaven.

Yet, the one place that speaks against all these forces, and exposes them to be a lie, is the church. Yes, that imperfect, puny, weak looking church. I go to church and hear my Lord speaking to me. Here I find Jesus, speaking to me through the pastor, to tell me, “You’re forgiven of all your sins in the name of the Fath-er, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” I hear that Jesus has died for me, lives for me and will come again for me. That His blood covers all my sins, that God can’t hate me because I’ve bap-tized into Christ, and so I am going to heaven. That in the midst of suffering God walks with me, and will support me in all my suffering to lean on Him in faith. At church I hear Jesus’ word say to me “In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

I go to church to hear the comfort of Jesus in a painful world and guilty life. So you, see that question we started with is wrong. It’s not “why do we have to go to church” but “why wouldn’t we go to church?”

If you have any questions about this, or would like to talk to me about it, please call me at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Your servant in Christ,Pastor Tim SchneiderTrinity Lutheran Church

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Joso (Joe) Dusevic passed away peacefully at the Golden and District Hospital May 6, 2015 at the age of76 years.Joe will be lovingly missed by his wife, Evelyn,

his children Darren (Nola) and Angela, and his grandchildren Chris, Dawn and Faith (Spencer); siblings Nikola, Zdenko (Darlene) and Ratka; as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Joe was predeceased by his parents Riko

and Anka; his brother Ratko; brothers-in-law Marvin Solie, Ivan Stojic and Otto Stojke; and sisters-in-law Anne Dusevic and Lilah Daae. Joe was born in the small town of Ljubac,

Croatia on August 25, 1938. His childhood memories involved working diligently with his family, the hard times of the Second World War and the aft ermath. At the age of 19 Joe began his journey to Canada to escape from communist controlled Yugoslavia by jumping the cruise ship he worked on. From there, he began his journey to Canada and ultimately ended up in Saskatchewan, where he married his wife on November 19, 1960. Joe and Evelyn moved to Calgary in 1960,

where Joe began his career as a baker and they had their two children. In 1970, Joe and Evelyn bought the Golden Bakery and moved their family to Golden. Ten years later, Joe and Evelyn built the home

they would spend the remainder of his life in. A Funeral Service was held at the Golden

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StorageS TA S H YO U R S T U F F. C O MStorage spaces of different sizes starting at $40/month including heated units. 250-344-3104.

Suites, Upper Townhouses Cars - Domestic3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1500+ sqft townhouse with balcony. Pro-pane fi replace & dishwasher. No pets; no parties. Long term preferred. Good references & security deposits required $1595 per month + utls. 250-344-6710.

5th Wheel - 2004 Thor 30 ft long, slide out couch, table & chairs. Great condition, has hitch and rails. $14,000. 250-344-6604 or 344-8545.

Recreational/Sale

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

AcreageGrazing /Farm land available for lease. Approx. 200 acres south of Golden on Highway 95. Telephone 250-344-6710.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION-ISTS are in huge demand! Train with the leading Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today. 1-800-466-1535, www.canscribe.com or [email protected].

Help WantedPonderosa Motor Inn

requires Housekeepers Exp. preferred, but will train.

Apply in person with resume 1206 Trans Canada Hwy.

Prestige Inn Golden is looking for full/part time housekeepers, competitive

wages, benefi ts, seasonal and year round positions available, bonus structure. Please apply in person with resume at the Prestige Inn located at 1049

Trans Canada Hwy.

Medical/DentalMEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION!In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Care-erStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Ofce Support***FULL time Marketing/Reception-ist/Admin needed, Ucluelet BC. Send resumes to: [email protected]

***FULL time Marketing/Reception-ist/Admin needed Ucluelet BC. Send resumes to:[email protected]

Services

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted

Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

ElectricalAERIAL CONTRACTORS LTD. Power line systems built to BC Hydro standards. EC# 19806. 1-800-661-7622.

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.

E&PWINDOW CLEANING

250-272-1194

Merchandise for Sale

Appliances12 cubic feet Frost - Free apartment size fridges for sale $40 each. Call 250-290-0056.

Garage SalesTwo family garage sale, Saturday & Sunday, May 15th & 16th. 892 Crandall Road. Starts 10am. Kitchen wares, BBQ’s, books, clothing, porta-potty, skis, skates, car-boys/wine jugs, fax machine, printer, push lawn mower, hunting stuff, engine stand, chain saws, tools and more!

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated con-tainers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200. Also JD 544 & 644 wheel Loaders & 20,000 lb CAT fork-lift. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleSAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Misc. WantedPrivate Collector Looking toBuy Coin Collections, Silver,Antique Native Art, Estates +Chad: 778-281-0030 in town.

Real Estate

Acreage for SaleSpectacular Views on 11 & 1/2 acre parcel 10 mins south of Golden, east side of the Rockies, Drilled well, fl at build-ing site, good access. Survey plan available. [email protected].

Houses For Sale Custom Timber Home

On 6.5 acres, exc. Views250-348-2447

Mobile Homes & Parks

CASH REWARD up to $1000 to move in a new or newer home into Kicking

Horse Village MHP. Call for details 250-344-6935.

Apt/Condo for Rent2 bdrm w/ storage close to all amnts. Hydro, hot water and

heat incld. Security entrance and laundry factls, sorry N/S, and

no parties. 250-290-0056.

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

Apartment Furnished

1&2 bdr. furnished suites. Utilities included. Close to amenities. No pets, parties. DD. Internet available. 250-344-8429, or 344-0604.

Commercial/Industrial

GoldenCOMMERCIAL BUILDING

3100 sq. ft. of Retail Space

Located DOWNTOWNExcellent High Traffi c Area

Plenty of Parking250-344-6710

Misc for Rent

Property Management Division

Alice Dahlberg, CPM250-344-2418 or

250-344-8581 (cell)

Each ofce is independently owned & operated.

Visit our website forcomplete rental listings

remaxgolden.com

FOR RENT

3 bdrm house for rent.

250-344-5075 / 344-5059

Homes for Rent2 Bdr. by Overwaitea. No smoking, no pets. Refs req’d. Avail now. Call 250-439-1108.

2 bdr. ground level suite. 1109 13 St. No pets. References. Avail now. 250-344-5691.

2 bdr. house. Close to Lady Grey. Large yard, laundry, large living room. 250-344-3535/5629.

Employment Agencies/Resumes



2 bedroom house on acreage at Castledale on Hwy 95 South. $950/month + utilities. No parties, mature reliable tenants preferred. References and damage deposit required. Call 250-344-6710.

3 Bdr house in town with fridge & stove. No pets. Avail now. Call 344-1599. Also,1 bdrm furnished no pets. Call. 344-1599.


1 Bdr suite. Large bedroom and storage space. 688 Hwy

95 S. Call 250-344-2989.

Transportation

Cars - Domestic2002 Impala LS 191,000km; Orig Owner, Remote Start; Leather, PS, ABS, PW, CD, A/C, P/heated seats, Incl. 4 snow tires w/rims. $4,750.

250-348-2447


Help Wanted

2004 Hyundai Santa Fe, all wheel drive, 168,000kms. 2

new sets of tires. $7000 OBO. 250-348-2666.

Tenders Tenders

Downie Timber Ltd. is administering tenders for silviculture projects in the 2015 field season. Opportunities are available for 75 ha of manual brushing (AD061622), and 79.9ha of chemical ground site prep (AD061623). Projects are being funded through the Land Based Investment Program (LBIP) and are subject to funding approval.

Tender Information can be found on the LBIP website: https://www.fialicensees.com/FIA_Advertisements/PublicAdvertisements.aspx

Closing Date: May 29th, 2015

INVITATION TO TENDER

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 The Golden Star www.thegoldenstar.net A19

Highlights Town of Golden – Regular Open Council Meeting: April 21st and May 5th, 2015

810 9th Ave. S Golden B.C. V0A 1H0 250 344-2271 ● Fax 250 344-6577www.golden.ca

● Corporate Administration - Jon Wilsgard, Ext 237● Operations, Public Works - Chris Cochran, Ext 226● Recreation Services - Jordan Petrovics, Ext 225 ● Planning - Phil Armstrong, Ext 236● Building - Jeremy Baylis, Ext 231

● Legislative Services - Viv Thoss, Ext 224● Finance - Lisa Vass, Ext 227● Fire Department - David Balding, 250.344.6401● Mayor’s Of� ce - Ron Oszust Ext 229 Appointment hours - Tuesday 9:30 am to 12:00 pm

Community Bike Share Expression of Interest AwardCouncil awarded a one year contract to Higher Ground & Gear Exchange Ltd. to deliver the Golden Bike Share Operations for summer 2015.

2014 Consolidated Financial Plan Amendments Council directed staff to prepare an amendment to the Town of Golden 2014 – 2018 Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 1329, 2014 to refl ect all necessary adjustments.

Presentation of 2014 Draft Audited Financial StatementsCouncil accepted the 2014 Town of Golden Draft Financial Statements and the 2014 Golden & District Recreation Centre Financial Statements presented by Mr. David Adams, town auditor.

Propane Supply Contract - Recommendation for AwardCouncil directed staff to award a three year propane supply contract to Canwest Propane based on fi xed annual pricing per Litre plus applicable taxes as follows: 1st Year - $0.328, 2nd Year - $0.376, and 3rd Year - $0.426.

Rogers Cell Phone Tower ProposalCouncil expressed its strong preference for the proposed Rogers Tower to be located in the southeast corner of the Home Hardware property; and that the tower should be galvanized and that chainlink fencing with slats be installed around the equipment enclosure.

Telus Cell Phone Tower Proposed ExtensionCouncil will wait until its May 19, 2015 regular meeting to provide comment.

ToG Civic Centre Rates Bylaw No. 1348, 2015Council deferred adoption of Town of Golden Civic Centre Rates Bylaw No. 1348, 2015 to June 2, 2015.

ToG 2014 Statutory Reserve Transfers Bylaw No. 1349, 2015The above bylaw, which is a bylaw to approve the statutory reserve transfers, was adopted.

ToG 2014-2018 Five-Year Financial Plan Amended Bylaw No. 1350, 2015The above bylaw, which is a bylaw to amend the Five-Year Financial Plan for the years 2014-2018, was adopted.

ToG 2015-2019 Five-Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 1351, 2015The above bylaw, which is a bylaw to adopt an annual fi nancial plan, was given second and third readings.

Highway Landscaping UnderwayIt’s been a long start but after a year of planning and a year delay to get a fair price for the job, we are fi nally underway with our largest RMI project to date. By early July portions of the Highway 1 frontage boulevards adjacent to Boston Pizza on the east and Tim Hortons on the west will look astonishingly different than they have.

A jointly envisioned project between local tourism stakeholders on the highway, this is the fi rst of two phases to improve the look of the corridor and create a more inviting landscape for travelers to experience. Further improvements are anticipated next year as well.

What’s Going Up at the Lights? We are building three more interpretive kiosks around the community this year that will look like the current prototype you see next to the theatre. Another is being built at the CP Parking Lot (Farmers Market area) and another will be placed this fall adjacent to the new boulevard improvement near Boston Pizza.

Tourism Golden has partnered with us to provide the full colour panels that will be installed in the units once they are fi nished. Part of the ongoing RMI sign program, having attractively designed information for visitors about the area and upcoming events was an important need identifi ed by the program stakeholders. If well received, we will place a few more in strategic locations in the coming years. Expect the kiosks and panels complete before mid June.

Sign Design Mandate Received! Well there’s nothing like clear direction. Our social media survey to the community to give us feedback on three potential options for a new entrance sign at the junction of Highways 1 and 95 was well received with 106 respondents. Over 75% voted in favour of “Option C”. Some great comments for additional improvements will now go into the hopper and we will work on the next version based on this concept. The plan is for detailed and engineered design this winter and construction in 2016.

Reminders for Curbside CollectionFolks, the bears are back and you need to be responsible for your garbage. There are two basic rules we need you to follow:

• Store your bin in a secure area during the week – in your garage, a shed.• Put it at the curb no earlier than the morning of collection service day.

These two simple rules will immensely help curb unwanted bear and garbage incidents.


RE/MAX of Golden 250-344-7663

remaxgolden.comMarlon Chambers

(250) 344-0735Bob Tegart

(250) 272-4321Dan Veselic

(250) 344-1435Flec Demmon

(250) 344-8451Garry Oddy

(250) 344-7234

1011 - 11th AvenueBuilding & Land

$445,000

RE/MAX of Golden 250-344-7663

remaxgolden.comMarlon Chambers

(250) 344-0735Bob Tegart

(250) 272-4321Dan Veselic

(250) 344-1435Flec Demmon

(250) 344-8451Norma Crandall(250) 344-0275

Garry Oddy(250) 344-7234

3071 Tegart Frontage RoadRural Residential with 2 Homes

$269,900

SOLD

2483 Highway #95, SouthLand, Building & Business

$1,725,000

1309 Pine Drive3 bedrooms 3 baths 2,500sqft

$319,000

730 Nicholson Road6bdrms 5 baths 4,500sqft 1.38 acres

$545,0002016 McMurdo Road

2 bdrms 2 baths 2,300sqft 3.71 acres

$469,000#111, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail

2 bedrooms 2 baths 905sqft

$239,900

528 - 9th AvenueLand, Building & Business

$950,000

405 Riverglen Drive5 bedrooms 3 baths 2,450sqft

$362,9001429 Granite Drive

5 bedrooms 4 baths 2,700sqft

$570,0001327 Selkirk Drive

4 bdrms 3.5 baths 2,639sqft

$349,900

517 - 12th Street4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,436sqft

$328,300

773 Canyon Creek Road3bdrms 1 bath 1,386sqft .35 acre

$209,600


$229,900

2461 Seward Road3 bedrooms 2 baths 2,336 sqft 28 acres

$469,9001398 Harley Road

1 bedrooms 1&2 1/2 baths 2,432sqft

$299,900

MOBILE HOMES #8 Mountain Shadows MHP...................2 bedrooms......................................$66,300

#40 Kicking Horse Village MHP.............2 bedrooms......................................$85,000#15, 851 Read Road........................3 bedrooms..............................................$95,000#3, 532 Hietala Road......................3 bedrooms..............................................$60,000

IN TOWN LOTS Granite Drive.................................3 Lots available ............each listed at $199,600

1553 Quartz Crescent....................... 66’ x 207’........................................79,0001608 Gareb Road............................ 71’ x 180’......................................$89,900

506-8th Street......................................50’ x 130’...................................$76,3001402 Deere Ridge Road....................... .35 acre........................................ $99,0001556 Quartz Crescent........................... 71’ x 173’...................................$89,000

RURAL ACREAGES Highway #95 South............................... 40 acres.................................................$209,000

1374 Black Bear Drive........................... 2.03 acres.............................................. $124,900Re� ection Lake Road.................... 3 acreages available.....from $130,000 to $280,000646 Lower Habart Rd............................ 4.8 acres................................................ $399,0001382 Black Bear Drive........................2.03 acres.............................................. $140,0002000 Highway #95 South.....................4.22 acres................................................$136,300Lot 2, Imler Road.................................. 3.21 acres................................................$112,500

Lot B, Carlson Road............................... 2.47 acres........................................$84,900880 Canyon Creek Road........................ .44 acres..................................................$97,000Blaeberry Valley Estates................ 2 acreages available......from $118,300 to $195,300Lot 1, Golden Donald Upper Road......... 4.99 acres............................................. $119,900Lot 2, Campbell Road.............................2.5 acres............................................... $120,0001735 Short Road.................................. 4.94 acres........................................$119,900588 Habart Road.................................. 2.14 acres.......................................$139,600

NEW

1282 Horse Creek Road5bdrms 2.5 baths 2,544sqft .98 acre

$268,500

1208 Station Avenue9.97 acres

$280,000

2483 Seward Road3 bdrms 3 baths 2,160sqft 8.5 acres

$408,000NEW805 - 5th Avenue

3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,267sqft

$359,900NEW

1507 Fir Crescent4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,430sqft

$319,500


$284,5001222 - 10th Avenue

2 bedrooms 1 bath 800sqft

$174,900REDUCED

1742 Seward Frontage3 bdrms 1 bath 1,740 sqft 18.5acres

$499,900REDUCED

Proposed 528A - 9th AvenueLand

$95,000

3377 Highway #95, South2bdrms 1 bath 952sqft 2.41 acres

$169,900#3, 1215 - 9th Avenue

2 bedrooms 1 bath 956sqft

$189,000NEWNEW

#10 Swiss Village MHP3 bedrooms 2 baths 924sqft

$55,000REDUCED

1610 Gareb Road4 bedrooms 3 baths 3,120sqft

$349,300

#402, 1549 Kicking Horse Trail3 bedrooms 3 baths 1,392sqft

$365,000

golden star, may 13, 2015

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