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The physical, emotional and fi nancial strain of travelling to urban areas for dialysis has forced kidney disease patients to become prisoners of the road, but a 56-year-old Upper Columbia Valley resident could become the face for change in the East Kootenay region through the use of a telehealth clinic pilot program.

Kirt Sellers has begun travelling to the East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH) in Cranbrook to use an Interior Health-based video con-ference format (commonly known to health care pro-fessionals as telehealth clinics). The telehealth clinics allow Sellers to follow up with a Trail-based health care team, which includes a doctor, a social worker and a transplant nurse, as opposed to travelling 362 kilome-tres (four hours each way) to Trail to meet with the team in person for routine follow up post-kidney trans-plant appointments.

“With a focus on telehealth, I have certainly saved money in the sense that as a part of my renal follow up, they like to meet with me every three months, which translates to roughly four times annually which is a part of the normal protocol,” explained Mr. Sellers. “Instead of going to Trail to meet with them

three or four times a year, I now go to Cranbrook three times a year and once a year to Trail.”

Sellers is merely one of many Interior Health patients who travel long distanc-es for specialty appointments.

Kim McDuff, transplant redesign project co-ordinator, and her colleagues at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Kidney Transplant Clinic in Trail, identifi ed a strong desire to develop alternative options for patients who are re-quired to drive long distances for follow up appointments. The staff used this as

the foundation for the developing a pilot program that allows post-transplant patients to attend their follow up clinic appointments in Cranbrook, connecting to Trail through telehealth.

“Telehealth offers a way to provide adequate and con-tinuous care for post-transplant patients not living in Trail,” said Ms. McDuff in a recent press release.

The telehealth pilot program ran from November 2014 to May 2015 with 12 patients using the service. The appointments were offered in collaboration with Interior Health and BC Transplant.

The follow up appointments are conducted at the EKRH in Cranbrook, which allows renal nurse Georgi Winger, to check a patient’s blood pressure, weight,

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Beekeepers in B.C. and in the East Kootenay region have not been stung by the ever-changing honey in-dustry.

According to the B.C. provincial government, shop-pers bought honey straight from producing beekeep-ers with estimated farm receipts (for B.C. retail sales from farmers’ markets, roadside stands and direct sales to customers) of honey reaching more than $25 million in 2015 — almost doubling from 2014.

Golden-based Rocky Mountain Honey Farm owner Jutta Krezdorn has experienced this unique relation-ship between customers and her business. She be-lieves the beekeeping industry benefi ts the economy provincially if honey sales are done directly between

beekeepers and shoppers.“People like this,” said Ms. Krezdorn, while

discussing the effects of working as a honey retailer. “It’s a special (product) when you can buy it directly from the beekeeper.”

In comparison, beekeepers’ farm cash re-ceipts from honey sold to stores and whole-sale packers topped $3 million in 2015.

“The beekeeping industry is playing a ma-jor role in the province’s economy,” said Minister of Agriculture Norm Letnick in a recent press release. “These statistics show that more and more British Co-lumbians are choosing to buy their honey direct from beekeepers, and showing a strong interest in buying local foods. Supporting local food producers creates local jobs and revenue, and is a sweet reward to the province’s beekeepers.”

The sales from beeswax, which is used to make can-dles and is used at times in food, cosmetic and phar-maceutical production, also increased to reach over $1 million in 2015.

The province is home to more than 2,400 beekeepers and almost 45,000 colonies of bees.

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Beekeeping is celebrated on May 29th each year because it was declared the Day of the Honey Bee to remind British Columbians of the signifi cant role both bees and beekeepers play on a daily basis and to recognize the vital importance of bees in modern agriculture and the environment.

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pulse and edema (excess of fluid) and relays the infor-mation through telehealth to the Trail Kidney Trans-plant Clinic.

“Although we’ve only been doing telehealth with post-transplant patients for a short time, the feedback has been nothing but positive,” said Ms. Winger in a recent press release. “They are so grateful to be able to meet with the transplant team and receive the care they need without having to take the time to travel to Trail.”

The goal of the program was to reduce the emotion-al and financial stress that many patients experienced with the hopes of boosting their overall health and well-being.

“It’s expensive for people to take an unpaid day off

work and stressful to drive the mountain pass to Trail,” said Teresa Buckley, a transplant clinic nurse, nephrolo-gist, social worker and dietician, in the release. “With telehealth, this health-care service is more accessible and increases the continuity of care.”

Interior Health is evaluating rural sites that could po-tentially facilitate appointments for pre-transplant pa-tients and Sellers remains optimistic that the Columbia Valley could become the next home for renal care.

“I’d like to see these services expanded and be offered here,” concluded Sellers, noting there’s a demand for telehealth in the Columbia Valley. “Driving to Cranbrook on a regular basis is hard enough, especially in winter. My heart goes out to anybody who is doing that trip on a regular basis. A lot of those services can be delivered through telehealth and it’s invaluable.”

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OUNCILC RIEFSBConstrained budget affects grant requests

GreG AmosSpecial to The Valley Echo

As the Village of Canal Flats begins detailed work on a budget that must be approved early in the spring, council accepted some grant requests from communi-ty groups while deferring others — and encouraging all applicants to look beyond the village’s limited means for financial help.

For requests directed at the Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Initiatives and Affected Areas grant, the village approved a $12,000 request (spearheaded by the Canal Flats Seniors Group) to put in a gravel walk-way along a block of Arbuckle Street, running from Burns Avenue to the Family Pantry parking lot. Council also approved $8,000 aimed at providing outside ac-cess doors to the washrooms at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, and $5,000 for a new power outlet.

The Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Grant is a $35,000 sum that the village can spend in a variety of ways.

“This is the most fun I have in the year, dispersing funds that I don’t have to ask taxpayers to pay for,” joked Mayor Ute Juras during the grants discussion.

An additional cost for engineered drawings will be re-quired to install the new washroom doors, noted pub-lic works co-ordinator Bill Doroshuk.

Columbia Basin Trust recreation grants were also dis-

cussed, but council felt there should be a shelf-ready project in place before applying. The grants have two application intakes each year, with one in March and another in July. Council also noted there are 10 grant-in-aid applications to the village itself, totaling $12,570. Any of the community groups seeking funds would need to submit a budget and a financial report, and would be invited to do a presentation before council on their applications, said Juras.

“We are very constrained this year with our budget,” she added, noting groups may also be able to apply for the Regional District of East Kootenay’s Area F Grant in Aid program. The requests were received for informa-tion, but no further action will be taken until further in the budget process.

That process hit its first significant curveball on Mon-day, February 15th, as the village announced that after-noon that chief administrative office Brian Woodward has concluded his employment with the village after five years. See more in the Friday, February 19th edi-tion of the Columbia Valley Pioneer.

Canal Flats ponders its standThe village is deferring its application to appear on

the CBC TV series Still Standing, after council ques-tioned the timing of the show’s filming versus the vil-lage’s approval of an economic development plan.

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College of the Rockies is launching a program aimed at assisting displaced workers from the Canal Flats mill, the Target store and other industries in the region.

Trades Exploration is a 15-week program, funded in part by the Ministry of Advanced Education. The goal is to allow participants to explore several heavy trades, complete any necessary upgrading and ob-tain industry-required safety certifications.

At the completion of the program, students should

have a better idea about which trades they are most suited for and should be prepared to enter full-time foundation or apprenticeship training with the College.

Participants in the program will take part in approx-imately two weeks of training in each of the following areas: Carpentry, Industrial Mechanic (Millwright), Welding, Electrical, Heavy Duty Mechanic and Pip-ing Trades (plumbing, steamfitter/pipefitter). An introduction to Heavy Equipment Operation, using the College’s simulator, will be included along with industry safety tickets like H2S, Standard First Aid, Construction Safety Training Systems, Fall Protection

and Confined Space Entry. During the first week of training, stu-

dents will be assessed to determine if they require upgrading in English or trades math. If needed, upgrad-ing assistance will be provided two mornings per week to help students achieve the prerequisites needed for the trades program of their choice.

Resume and interview skills will also be covered for those wishing to transition from the program directly into employment.

“While we have been delivering trades discovery programs in Golden and Invermere for several years, this is the first time a trades exploration and upgrading program has been of-fered in Cranbrook in over a decade,” says College of the Rockies Director of Continuing Education, Contract Training and Regional Campus Op-erations, Leah Bradish. “This is an exciting new hybrid program that will provide students with access to high-quality instructors from our full-time trades programs as well as our full-

scale shop space.” The Trades Exploration program will run April 4th

through July 15th with a tuition cost of $1,995. Regis-tration deadline is March 21st and seats are limited. For further information or to sign up, contact Rachel at 250-489-2751 ext. 3359 or [email protected].

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Coun. Tyler McCauley made a motion to adopt the final reading of the Wood First Bylaw No. 417, 2016 at the regular council meeting on Wednesday, February 10th. His decision was seconded by Coun. Todd Lo-gan and the duo were unanimously support-ed by the rest of council.

The bylaw encourages the use of wood as a primary building material in the design and construction of municipally funded building

projects to promote natural resource sus-tainability, which includes a strong desire on the part of council to reduce the village’s carbon footprint.

The decision stems from the Government of B.C.’s Bill 9 — Wood First Act to use wood as the primary building material in the design and construction of municipally funded build-ings. Previously, at their regular Wednesday, January 27th meeting, the Village of Radium Hot Springs council had created a resolution to adopt the first three readings of the Wood First Bylaw No. 417, 2016.

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Bats get a bad rap, thanks to the tradi-tion in the horror story genre which, through the last century and beyond, has portrayed them as mini vampires, on the side of evil, that live in caves and come out at dusk to drink blood, using their fangs to prey on the unsuspecting.

The recent discovery of a bat cave in Banff National Park — the first one to be found in either Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Park — is part of a growing move-ment to look beyond age-old superstition and offer bats help as their numbers con-tinue to dwindle in response to this nega-

tive public attitude as well as habitat loss and other environmental factors.

Another group working in the Rockies re-gion has made huge strides in bat aware-ness over the last decade in the Kootenays.

The Kootenay Community Bat Project, established in 2004, is made up of a panel of bat experts dedicated to bat conser-vation in southeastern B.C., and works directly with residents who have bats in their buildings (visit www.kootenaybats.com for a wealth of information).

Founder and coordinating biologist Ju-liet Craig has had a huge impact, cultivat-ing relationships with Kootenay communi-ties to educate the public and stop people from exterminating bats from their homes,

actively killing them or inadvertently de-stroying their roost sites (by holding bat house building workshops to teach home-owners how to provide bats with a roost-ing alternative). There are 19 species of bats commonly found in Canada, with 16 occurring in B.C. (all 16 species of bats in B.C. are protected from being killed and harassed under the Provincial Wildlife Act), of which at least 11 are found in the Kootenays, several of which are listed as vulnerable and threatened, including the little brown myotis, which Parks Canada staff believe to be the species inhabiting the Banff bat cave.

Nowhere else in Canada is bat conserva-tion so important or necessary.

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It is February and the groundhog predicted an ear-ly spring, which means new beginnings and rebirth.

Canal Flats council is work-ing very hard to adapt to the changes in the Village and we are definitely ready for new beginnings.

We are about to finalize the contract for the Economic De-velopment/Business Liaison. In addition to the $50,000 grant from Colum-bia Basin Trust, the Village also received a grant from the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skilled Training of $30,000 to put to-ward economic development. This is very exciting news and we thank both CBT and the Province for their contributions.

Council has awarded the contract for the Tilley Memorial Park upgrades. Coun-cillors Marie Delorme and Paul Marcil are the champions for this project and will be

working with the contractor. Look for updates at upcom-ing Council meetings.

Councillor Karl Sterzer has been appointed to the Resi-dent Retention and Attrac-tion Focus Group, which has already had very successful Open Houses in Invermere and in Calgary.

At the regular Council meet-ing on January 11th, Council

received the report from the BC Econom-ic Development Association (BCEDA) case study of Canal Flats. The report contains a Community Profile, Regional Overview, a SWOT (Strengths, Weakness-es, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis and several recommendations. Some of these recommendations have already been im-plemented or are being presently worked on. The document is available at the Vil-lage office.

We would also like to thank the City of Cranbrook, which paid for the registration fee for Councillor Sterzer to attend the workshop, and Pacific Coastal Airlines for providing complimentary airfare.

At that same meeting, we also had a presentation by the Headwaters Arts So-ciety, which presented us with a beautiful concept for a mural on the north wall of the Columbia Discovery Centre. We will be working with the arts society to find grant funding for this project.

The Village of Canal Flats received a big blow last year with the closing of the mill, but Council is ready to face new opportu-nities and challenges that will be coming our way this year.

We are optimistic that this is a new be-ginning for the Village and we are excited to see what the future holds.

Ute Juras is the mayor of Canal Flats and can be reached at 250-489-9070 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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Scientist just found the fi rst bat hibernation cave in Banff, Kootenay or Yoho (see page 16). What’s your reaction?

“That’s amazing. Will they turn it into a tourist attraction?”

Brendan Vincelli & Kaylyn Echline

“Wow. So now there’s another tourist attraction there? We won’t go visit it. ”

Liam O’Sullivan & Leigh Thompson

“The fi rst? Really? There’s bats all over the place. I guess they’ve just never looked before.”

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I believe strongly that we, the people who live most connect-ed to the land, should have the ability to make decisions about what happens on the land base that surrounds our communi-ties. This is a principle that I have fought for throughout my political career, and it is a fundamental right that has been eroded by the BC Liber-als since 2001.

When I served as Mayor of Golden in the 1990s, there were three signifi cant instances where the community was able to use existing tools to infl uence decisions on the public lands that surround Golden.

When our mill went down, the fi bre in our area would only be made available if a manufacturing facility was operated in Golden. When a major ski hill was pro-posed, the people of Golden had a vote to decide if it should go ahead. And when we had recreational con-fl icts in our mountains, we were able to meet as user groups to develop a plan to avoid confl icts and protect the environment.

Under the BC Liberals, all of these three tools have been lost to us and the communities that I represent in the Legislature are paying the cost.

In Kimberley, the community is faced with logging in its watershed. The need for the community to be able to ensure safe drinking water is not considered in gov-

ernment decisions to log, and there is no meaningful mechanism available for the voices of residents of Kim-berley to be heard.

In Canal Flats, the mill has been closed and the fi bre that fed that mill now goes elsewhere. The requirement for local fi bre to provide local employment is gone.

In the Columbia Valley, the BC Liberals created a fake municipality that handed over control of a vast area west of Invermere against the wishes of the people. Taxpayers’ money now goes to fund a mayor and coun-cil for Jumbo where there is no town, no residents, and no development. In Revelstoke, recreational systems are being compro-

mised because the government no longer has to take into account the views of the community, honour agree-ments with community partners, or consider a range of values when making decisions on the land base.

The BC Liberal government has consistently put cor-porate interests ahead of community needs, and the consequences for local communities will be felt for many, many years to come. Whether it is the loss of wa-ter quality, reduced economic activity, waste of taxpay-ers’ money, or loss of recreational and environmental values, these are all examples of problems that could have been avoided if government was required to listen to what local residents had a say about the use of their land base.

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

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Monday, February 15th marked the begin-ning of Chamber of Commerce Week, an op-portunity for B.C.’s more than 125 Chambers of Commerce to showcase their hard work on behalf of businesses across the province.

This year, Chambers are celebrating the theme of “Empowering B.C. Businesses” — a theme that highlights how Chambers strive to empow-er and grow each business in their community.

Every day, Chambers actively strengthen local businesses through networking events, mentorship opportunities, professional devel-opment activities and other unique program-ming. Whether hosting events and business awards, supporting young entrepreneurs through mentorship programs, providing community-tailored support such as hos-pitality training in tourism communities, or organizing unique travel experiences for companies interested in learning more about different international markets, Chambers are sharply focused on empowering each and ev-ery member business to succeed.

Simultaneously, the Chamber network — B.C.’s largest business organization — is ad-vocating for policy changes to further drive local businesses’ success.

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An Invermere teen is heading to Penticton later this month to test her mettle in the BC Winter Games alpine ski events.

Grade 8 David Thompson Second-ary School student Cory Martin has been racing since she was six or seven years old, and said that representing the Kootenay Zone in the giant slalom and slalom in the Games will be the highlight of her career so far.

“I haven’t done anything like this before. It will be the biggest race I’ve ever done,” she said, adding she’s keeping her goals simple and just wants to stay on her feet and make it across the fi nish line with a respectable showing.

“It’s hard to make a goal about which place I want to fi nish, be-cause I’ve never competed at this level,” said Cory. “It’s all of B.C. I just hope to have fun, post a good result with a good time and not crash.”

In alpine skiing, high speeds and narrow margins mean that crashing can be the difference between a top fi nish and not even qualifying — something that was on Cory’s mind during the BC Winter Games alpine skiing qualifying event held recently in Rossland.

During the qualifying weekend, Cory had to do four giant slalom races and two slalom races. Racers were awarded points based on the best 50 per cent of their race results, and a crash in any of the races would have put a big dent in any racer’s hopes of making it to the Games. Fortunately, Cory sailed down the course with no mishaps and posted times good enough to earn her trip to Penticton.

“It’s great. I’m really excited and I’ve heard (the Games) are a really good experi-ence,” she said.

The BC Winter Games, which is held every two years, is open to Under-14 kids (those 12 or 13 years old). As a 13-year-old, Cory thought she might have an ad-vantage over many of the 12-year-old skiers in qualifying, but wasn’t 100 per cent

certain it would pan out.“I was hoping I would qualify for

the Games. As a second-year U14 (a 13 year old), I thought I had a good shot, but I didn’t really know,” she said. “With skiing you never know, because one crash and it’s over.”

Cory got into skiing as a kid thanks to her parents and says she can’t imagine not doing the sport.

“I love the speed, the competi-tion and the intensity of (ski) rac-ing,” she said.

Valley badminton team heads to BC Winter Games

The Kootenay Zone Under-14 (U-14) badminton team that’s on their way to the BC Winter Games this year is comprised entirely of Upper Columbia Valley athletes.

The all-valley squad is no coinci-dence and is a trend that occurs at every BC Winter Games (which

are held every two years) since Kootenay zone badminton coach Colin Sherk lives in Invermere and the team trials are held here.

“We’ve had a badminton team at the BC Winter Games since 2008 and I keep try-ing to pull in players from other communities, but it’s not easy because there are no coaches in the other communities, and it’s a big commitment for players who are generally new to the sport to commute all the way from other Kootenay com-munities to practices in Invermere,” said Sherk. “Having an U-14 Kootenay team at the Games basically started as a way to drum up support for the high school team (Sherk is also the David Thompson Secondary School badminton coach) when the U-14 players get a bit older. The U-14 team is mostly Grade 7 students, although this year there is one Grade 8 student and a Grade 6 student, and almost all of them have never played badminton before.”

This year’s team comprises of Finn Bourke, Nolan Douglas, Tate Hetherington, Hailey Jukes, Haley Kubian, Dana McIntosh, Harley Prymak, Madeleine Sherk, Ja-cob Taylor and Devin Woodworth. Christine Sherk is the assistant coach.

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KIJHL Standings WHL Standings

EddIE MountaIn dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OT PTS GF/A Sz-Kimberley Dynamiters 50 39 7 0 4 82 +91 W4x-Creston Valley T. Cats 49 31 14 2 2 66 +64 W6x-Columbia Valley Rockies 50 29 21 0 0 58 +19 W1x-Fernie Ghostriders 50 27 19 0 4 58 +25 L2Golden Rockets 51 5 42 1 3 14 -155 W1

nEIL MurdocH dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sx-Beaver Valley Nitehawks 50 33 11 3 3 72 +73 W2x-Castlegar Rebels 48 31 14 2 1 65 +51 W3x-G. Forks Border Bruins 49 21 24 0 4 46 -40 L2x-Nelson Leafs 49 20 27 0 2 42 -29 W1Spokane Braves 50 8 38 0 4 20 -128 L3

doug BIrKS dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sx-100 Mile H. Wranglers 50 32 12 2 4 70 +47 W2x-Kamloops Storm 50 32 13 1 4 69 +37 L1x-Chase Heat 49 29 15 3 2 63 +43 W2x-Revelstoke Grizzlies 49 20 25 2 2 44 -10 L2Sicamous Eagles 49 10 31 2 6 28 -95 L2

oKanagan dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sz-Osoyoos Coyotes 49 38 9 1 1 78 +119 W9x-Summerland Steam 49 31 16 0 2 64 +43 L1x-Kelowna Chiefs 50 23 24 2 1 49 -15 W1x-N. Okanagan Knights 49 14 27 3 5 36 -37 W1Princeton Posse 50 9 37 2 2 22 -103 L10

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM1. Rainer Glimpel OSO 49 28 51 79 442. Micheal Cardinal CVR 48 32 44 76 1013. Alec Wilkinson CVT 47 13 57 70 34 4. Tayden Woods CGR 48 29 40 69 325. Eric Buckley KIM 50 22 44 66 1006. Carson Cartwright CVT 45 33 31 64 287. Jack Mills SUM 47 29 34 63 898. Nick Headrick CGR 46 19 44 63 209. Jordan Busch KIM 50 8 54 62 3010. Jared Marchi KIM 50 27 34 61 34

Goaltending Leaders (min. six games played)Player Team GAA SP W L T SO 1. Olafr Schmidt KAM 1.81 .939 7 2 0 22. Brett Soles OSO 1.81 .939 21 6 1 53. Tavin Grant KAM 1.90 .931 8 3 0 14. Tyson Brouwer KIM 2.01 .928 30 6 0 75. Adam Derochie 1MH 2.08 .941 12 3 1 06. Matthew Huber SUM 2.13 .917 16 8 0 77. Nic Bruyere CHA 2.16 .930 20 12 2 38. Aidan Doak REV 2.26 .922 12 7 1 09. Mitch Traichevich KIM 2.29 .914 9 5 0 210. Stephen Heslop OSO 2.33 .941 11 9 2 4 x = clinched playoffs; y = clinched division; z = clinched conference

cEntraL dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Lethbridge Hurricanes 53 37 16 0 0 74 +69 L1Red Deer Rebels 53 34 16 1 2 71 +50 W2Calgary Hitmen 54 31 20 1 2 65 +13 L1Edmonton Oil Kings 55 23 25 6 1 53 -19 L2Medicine Hat Tigers 55 20 31 3 1 44 -57 L6 Kootenay Ice 53 9 40 4 0 22 -119 W1EaSt dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Brandon Wheat Kings 54 34 16 2 2 72 +55 L1Prince Albert Raiders 53 30 17 5 1 66 +9 W3Moose Jaw Warriors 54 25 21 7 1 58 +3 OTL1 Regina Pats 52 23 22 3 4 53 -17 W2Swift Current Broncos 52 19 27 4 2 44 -37 W1Saskatoon Blades 53 19 30 4 0 42 -62 W1EaStErn WILdcardTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S *Regina Pats 52 23 22 3 4 53 -17 W2*Edmonton Oil Kings 55 23 25 6 1 53 -19 L2Swift Current Broncos 52 19 27 4 2 44 -37 W1

B.c. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Kelowna Rockets 55 37 15 3 0 77 +35 L1Victoria Royals 56 36 15 2 3 77 +72 W10Prince George Cougars 55 31 21 2 1 65 +27 L3Kamloops Blazers 54 24 22 5 3 56 -3 W1Vancouver Giants 55 21 28 4 2 48 -37 W1u.S. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Everett Silvertips 53 32 17 2 2 68 +25 L1Seattle Thunderbirds 54 29 22 3 0 61 +13 W1Spokane Chiefs 52 26 21 3 2 57 -1 L1Portland Winterhawks 53 26 25 2 0 54 +2 L1Tri-City Americans 52 24 25 2 1 51 -17 W1WEStErn WILdcardTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S *Kamloops Blazers 54 24 22 5 3 56 -3 W1*Portland Winterhawks 53 26 25 2 0 54 +2 L1Tri-City Americans 52 24 25 2 1 51 -17 W1

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM 1. Adam Brooks REG 52 27 54 81 222. Dryden Hunt MJW 54 35 44 79 283. Brayden Burke LET 53 19 57 76 244. Tyson Baillie KEL 53 31 44 75 545. Reid Gardiner PAR 53 34 40 74 38Goaltending Leaders (min. 1,020 min played)Player Team GAA SP W L OT SO 1. Griffen Outhouse VIC 1.91 .937 12 3 3 32. Carter Hart EVE 2.04 .923 31 16 3 63. Coleman Vollrath VIC 2.41 .914 24 12 2 14. Stuart Skinner LET 2.50 .926 20 8 0 35. Jackson Whistle KEL 2.54 .920 19 6 2 2

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rockies take rockets 7-3The quest for success in Junior B hockey led the Rock-

ies to triumph last week in Golden.The Columbia Valley Rockies won 7-3 against the Golden

Rockets at the Golden Arena on Tuesday, February 9th.“We went in there with the attitude that it was a must-

win game, and, to be honest, it wasn’t pretty, but we sort-ed it out eventually and we were able to win,” said Wade Dubielewicz, Rockies’ head coach.

Forwards Doan Smith and Nick Hoobanoff put the Rock-ies into the lead early on when the duo scored a goal ear-ly in the first period.

However, Wesley Howerton made it a 1-1 tie for the Rockets during a power play. He had assists from his teammates, Brent Koch and Darion Nordick.

But Rockies trio Ryan St. Jean, Luke Bellerose and No-lan Menard pushed the puck down the ice — taking a 2-1 score with St. Jean’s goal.

During the second period, Kyle Rosolowski scored for the Rockets during a power play, redeeming the team and once again tying up the game 2-2.

Rockies forward Micheal Cardinal scored before the sec-ond was over, and put the Rockies into a 3-2 lead against the Rockets before his opponent, Jake Gudjonson, tied the game 3-3 with a power play goal.

But the Rockies made a comeback in the third, starting with forward Harrison Davies’ unassisted goal.

Smith scored another goal for the Rockies, thanks to as-sists from Cardinal and Hoobanoff. Then, Cardinal scored his second goal of the game with help from Hoobanoff and Smith.

The winning goal of the evening away game came from Rockies forward Donoven Quinten with a short-handed play on an empty net, thanks to assists from St. Jean and Cardinal.

“Our top players were the best players in the third peri-od, and they were the ones that really made a difference,” concluded Dubielewicz.

Ghostriders defeat rockies againThe Fernie Ghostriders defeated the Columbia Valley

Rockies 3-2 at the Fernie Memorial Arena on Friday, Feb-ruary 12th.

During the first period, the Rockies took a 1-0 lead when defenceman Davin Burton scored the Junior B team’s first goal of the game with assists from Micheal Cardinal and Ryan St. Jean.

Ghostriders athletes Coleton Dawson and Ty Carron made it a 1-1 tie in the second before their teammate, Mitch Titus, scored another goal on a shorthanded net. Titus was assisted by Tayler Sincennes and Jeff Orser.

During the third, Alex Cheveldave scored the Ghostrid-ers’ third goal of the game during a power play. He was assisted by Mack Differenz and Aidan Wilson.

Forward Doan Smith scored a goal for the Rockies during a power play, which brought the game to a close at 3-2.

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Rockies won two of the three games they played last week, including the only one on home ice against Golden on Satur-day, February 13th at the Eddie, where the local boys earned a 4-3 victory. Photos by Breanne Massey

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Trials for the team started in October, and the team of 10 — five boys and five girls — was selected by late October. They have continued to train four hours each Sunday since then.

“Since they’re all beginners, what I’m looking for as a coach is sportsmanship and enthusiasm. Physical aptitude is the least of my consideration. And this approach usually results in a really good team,” said Sherk. “It will be great if they win a few matches at the Games, but that’s just gravy. My main goal as coach is to get them to the point where they can play effec-tively, enjoy being on the court and have a lot of fun. I’d love to have some of them pick up the sport for life and be playing into their 60s, 70s or 80s.”

During the Games, the players will compete on their own as individuals and as pairs in singles, doubles and mixed dou-bles. Then, there will be the team event, in which the Koo-tenay Zone team will play matches against each other zone team, with the Kootenay team having four singles simulta-neously play four singles from the other team, and three Kootenay doubles pairs playing three doubles pairs from the other team. If the Kootenay Zone team has more of its players win in these matches than the other team, the Kootenay Zone team then advances.

“My hope is that all of them will get to play a little bit of singles, a little bit of doubles and a little bit of mixed, and that way get exposure to a variety of types of badminton,” said Sherk.

The team has approximately 50 hours of training under its belt, and is playing well and looking forward to the Games, ac-cording to Sherk.

“They are pumped. You never know what the kids are going to be like each year, because it is a new sport for them, but generally they all seem to like it, and this year is no exception. They are pretty excited,” he said. “The BC Games are great — they are like a mini-Olympics, with an opening ceremony and a lot of hype. They really do a lot to get the kids engaged and it shows.”

Many of the badminton players try out for the Kootenay Zone team simply out of curiosity about the sport, according to Sherk.

“A lot of them have seen it just a little bit in elementary school (in gym class) and want to see what a real, fast-paced game looks like. Some of them just want to try something new, and badminton certainly is a different sport,” he said, adding most of the players have a background in some other sport before trying badminton.

The BC Winter Games will be held in Penticton this year from February 25th to 28th. Visit www.bcgames.org.

My main goal as coach is to get

them to the point where they can play effectively, enjoy being on the court and have a lot of fun.

COLIN SHERKBADMINTON COACH

Rockies goalie Giovanni Sambrielaz stays low in front of his net while keeping an eagle eye on a Rockets’ offensive play at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on February 13th. Columbia Valley won the close game against Golden 4-3. Photo by Breanne Massey

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Rockies scrape by against Rockets for winAfter a close game, the Rockies put another “W” behind them at a home game last weekend.The Columbia Valley Rockies won 4-3 against the Golden Rockets at the Eddie Mountain Me-

morial Arena on Saturday, February 13th.“It was a tough game for us to play after a huge game in Fernie last night,” said Wade Dubiele-

wicz, Rockies’ head coach, speaking after the game. He believes the Rockies were emotionally deflated from the loss against Fernie. “Emotions were really high when we came back (from Fernie), so it took us about half the game to get going, but at the end of the day, we figured out a way to win.”

The Rockets got off to a flying start with a 1-0 lead against the Rockies when Ryder Pune scored the Junior B team’s first goal with assists from Riley Barnes and Kyle Rosolowski.

However, Rockies forward Nick Hoobanoff and his teammates Micheal Cardinal and Ryan St. Jean managed to tie up the game with a power play goal during the last 20 seconds of the first.

During the second, Terri Fischer-Kobes scored during a power play for the Rockets.Nolan Menard, Harrison Davies and Kellen Marchand promptly scored, making it a 2-2 tie. Then,

Menard scored once again during a power play boosting his team into a 3-2 lead.During the third, the Rockies scored two more goals, one on a power play and another from Smith.

Ryan Prue scored for the Rockets before the end of the game, but it wasn’t enough to catch up.“Congratulations to Damon Raven for playing his 200th game as a Columbia Valley Rocky,”

concluded Dubielewicz. He is eager to see how the end of the season shapes up.“Both games (Friday against Fernie and Saturday against Golden)

look like they’re going to matter,” he said. “We’re tied with Fernie in the standings so it will take teamwork if we’re going to play in the first round (of playoffs).”

• In the February 10th Invermere Valley Echo in the article titled “Valley sends girls’ curling team to BC Winter Games for the first time” on page A9, it was incorrectly stated that the Wells team will be the first girls’ curling team from the Columbia Valley to attend the B.C. Winter Games. Thanks to avid Echo readers who know their local sports history, it turns out there was another group of girls who went to the Winter Games for curling. In 1995, these girls were Christine Keshen, Kirstin Meadows, Kindry Dal-ke, Kim Dalke and Nicole Coy.

• In the January 20th Invermere Valley Echo in the article titled “Canal Flats aims to change dock bylaw,” it was incorrectly stat-ed that the second-row zone (which covers 33 properties) would result in four to eight docks on Columbia Lake. In fact, it would result in four to eight boat slips per dock, according to Canal Flats Coun. Marie Delorme.

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22How far you come this week depends on your attitude, Cancer. If you keep an open mind, you will find success. Keep a positive attitude and reap the rewards.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, shopping is on your mind but you may have to put that idea off for a little while longer. More pressing purchases for the home or business take priority.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20You may fi nd yourself teaching a co-worker some of the intricacies of the job. Don’t feel threatened; it may help lighten your own workload.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Something you have always wanted to do may become possible this week. Maybe it’s something from your bucket list. Bring a friend to join in the fun.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, this is a great week to just kick back and be yourself without feeling the crunch of deadlines or responsibilities. You’ll get a few free moments to do whatever you like.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Your sense of time management and practicality come to the forefront this week, Aries. You want to get down to business, and your no-nonsense attitude will shine through.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, everything seems like it will be rather ordinary this week. That’s a good thing, as you can use a few laid-back days with not too much on your schedule.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22You may fi nd yourself in the position of middle man this week, Virgo. Others come to you with their concerns, and you put their minds at ease.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, you will have the opportunity to work on a personal problem that has gotten the best of you before. Work through all of the angles before you put a plan in motion.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, if you find that you are craving some adventurous activities, get started. But work under the tutelage of an experienced guide to learn the ropes.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, if you’re looking to fi ll the void in your calendar, sign up for a class that will challenge your creative or mental abilities. Try an arts or dance center as a start.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, your fi nances are a bit diffi cult to decode at the time being, and that can lead to trouble. Better to bring in someone who knows what he or she is doing to help you work it out.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH

• 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Western Financial Place, Cranbrook. Auditions for Dragons’ Den. Online applications are available at www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/auditions.

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

• 6 p.m.: SYC games and trivia night.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Trivia Night (Saskatchewan-themed) at Bear’s Paw Bar & Grill. Enjoy a night of Saskatchewan-themed trivia to help celebrate Saskatchewan Week.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course.

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

• 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Wild Ideas at Circle Cafe, hosted by Wildsight. February’s discussion topic is Meaningful Work: www.Wildsight.ca

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

• 9 p.m.: The Jordan Wellbourne trio will be hosting an open mic jam at the Hoodoo Grill in Fairmont.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH

• 4 - 6 p.m.: Live music by Jordan Wellbourne. Head to the cozy Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ski chalet and enjoy Saskatoon-based blues, hard rock & southern rock musical stylings.

• 5 - 7 p.m.: SYC YCC Challenges.

• 6 p.m.: Join the SYC in Rockband competition Night.

• 6:30 p.m.: Roast Beef Dinner at Branch 71 District Legion in Invermere. $17.50/person. Reservations Recommended. Roast Beef has Yorkies, mashed potatoes, gravy, green salad, tea/coffee, dessert. Call 250-342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Starlight Challenge evening races at Fairmont Hot Springs ski area every Friday in February. Come as a team of 4, or race solo. Great prizes!

• 9 p.m.: Jordan Wellbourne at the Hoodoo Grill. No Cover.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH

• 12 - 4 p.m.: Fairmont and District Lions Club Mid-Winter Garage at the “Den”.

• 5:30 p.m.: Lake Windermere Rod and Gun Club Annual Wild Game Banquet at the Invermere Community Hall. Silent and live auction, balloon draw, bucket raffl es, card draw, youth raffl e items and photo contest. Tickets available at RONA, K5 Mechanical, Kootenay Coffee, Home Hardware and the Horsethief Pub. Limited to 200 tickets. Adults $45 and youth $25.

• 7 p.m.: SYC Pool Tournament.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Patrick Yesh Art Party at the Circle Cafe. Four hours of painting and lunch is just $95. Group rates available.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND

• 4 p.m.: SYC Pro-D Day activity Snow shoeing. Leaving Youth Centre at 4.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD

• 4 -6 p.m.: Join SYC for cooking night. Join us for free food.

• 7 p.m.: Cinefest fi lm series featuring the fi lm Trumbo. At Pynelogs, Tickets $12 at the door.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH

• 11:30 a.m.: Lake Windermere Ambassadors AGM. Please RSVP to [email protected]



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH

• Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Fire & Ice Festival February 25th - 28th. Visit www.fairmonthotsprings.com/events-and-festivals/fire-and-ice-festival/ for more information and to purchase you tickets online.

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYCentre Graphics Course.


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH

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


• 6 p.m.: SYC Karaoke Night.

• 7 - 9 p.m.: Starlight Challenge evening races at Fairmont Hot Springs ski area every Friday in February. Come as a team of 4, or race solo. Great prizes!

• 7 - 9 p.m.: 1st Annual East Kootenay Distillery Festival with an after party to follow in Bear’s Paw Bar & Grill, with live music by Smokin’ Ray & The Detectors. 9 of BC’s best distilleries are confi rmed to attend, with more than 28 different spirits to try. Gourmet hors d’oeuvres and art displays by local artists. Tickets are $40+taxes.Call 1-800-663-4979, visit us in person or head to FairmontHotSprings.com to purchase your tickets.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH

• 12 - 4 p.m.: Fairmont and District Lions’ Club Mid Winter Garage at the “Den”.

• 12 - 4 p.m.: Fire & Ice activities at Ski chalet. Ice Carving demonstration, s’more, music by Dj WiL C and BBQ.

• 6 p.m. - 12 a.m.: Fire and Ice Dinner and Dance. Tickets $40, live music by Billy Kulyl, and silent auction. Call 1-800-663-4979 for tickets.

• 7:30 p.m.: SYC Movie night and free popcorn.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH

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

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 1ST

• 4 -6 p.m.: Join SYC for cooking night. Join us for free food and nutritional education.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2ND



• 6 - 8:30 p.m.: Celebrating the success of our Aboriginal youth at David Thompson Secondary School. Join us for a traditional Métis meal of Stew & Bannock, followed by a cultural evening of Métis music and dance. Learn to Métis jig, play the spoons, and bring an instrument and your moccasins. Featuring fi ddler Daniel Gervais. Everyone is welcome. RSVP or more Information: Deb Fisher at 250-688-5096 or Tracy Simpson at 250-342-9213 ext: 3903.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3RD

• 4 - 6 p.m.: SYC Graphics Course.


• 7 p.m.: Brisco Riding Club AGM at Brisco Community Hall.

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

RADIUM LIBRARY

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

WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM

• Tuesday: 12 - 4 p.m.

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

RADIUM THRIFT STORE

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

SUMMIT YOUTH CENTRE

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Alice was predeceased by brothers Ray, Earl, Lloyd & Curtis; sisters Etta and Evelyn, son Douglas and husband Steve.

She is survived by son Chris (Patricia) – grandchildren Kirsten & Michael, sister Florence and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring. In lieu of flowers, go visit and old or new friend.

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July 15, 1923 – January 28, 2016Alice passed away peacefully at Joseph Care Village, Cranbrook, BC, in the early hours of January 28, 2016.

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Alice took her teachers training in Saskatoon and taught in various one room schools before a move to the big city of Vancouver where she worked in the Banking World. Teaching was in her blood however and she took a job at Cranbrook Central School to be close to her family in the Windermere Valley. It was at Central School where she met fellow teacher Steven Bahrey. After a school year of romance, they were married at the Cranbrook United Church on the last day of school, June 1950. A marriage that would last close to 64 years. Alice continued to teach & tutor as she loved children and would light up in their company. She went on to excel as a homemaker, Super Mom & Wife, raising along with Steven, sons Douglas and Chris. Alice was also a sportswoman who enjoyed skiing, golf, curling, camping & bridge.

As a member of the Cranbrook United Church, Alice was an active participant in the community.

Alice was a gentle, stylish lady who enjoyed a laugh and the quiet company of others.

Alice was predeceased by brothers Ray, Earl, Lloyd & Curtis; sisters Etta and Evelyn, son Douglas and husband Steve.

She is survived by son Chris (Patricia) – grandchildren Kirsten & Michael, sister Florence and numerous nieces and nephews.

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50 years ago (1966): The Invermere Garage

took out an advertisment in The Echo detailing its selec-tion of used automobiles for sale. A 1964 Econoline pickup with 16,000 kilometres on the odometer was selling for $1,850.

40 years ago (1976): The valley saw a suc-

cessful cat-to-cat blood trans-fusion. Mr. and Mrs. Lund’s cat Ginger was anemic, but Ginger’s condition was at least partially alleviated by a blood donation from Mr. and Mrs. Bill

Hemmelgarn’s cat Felix.

25 years ago (1991): Panorama Mountain

Resort was offering a special downhill instructional class led by professional skier Tom Holland. The weekend-long class featured backcountry skills.

20 years ago (1996): The East Kootenay

economy was looking strong. Then-Columbia Valley Cham-ber of Commerce Karl Con-way told The Echo a strong Calgary ecnomy was playing a big role in that.

15 years ago (2001): The Regional District

of East Kootenay board of di-rectors voted to support the Shuswap Indian Band’s Inver-mere Airport development proposal. The proposal was driven by the Kinbasket Devel-opment Corp.

10 years ago (2006): The Invermere Fire

Deaprtment quenched a � re at Don and Betty Kilpatrick’s home on Lanac Road, near Lake Lillian. Then-Invermere mayor Mark Smigelsky point-ed out that if the District of In-vermere had not just recently expanded its � re protection boundaries (a controversial process), the situation might not have turned out as well as it did.

2006 — Bavin Glassworks crew Sheenah Lindsay,

Kate Forest, Julia Oaks, Leah Duperreault, Pat and

Ryan Bavin, at the Bavin Glassworks Cabin’s grand

opening at Panorama.

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EMPOWERING from A6

Right now, for example, B.C.’s Chambers are leading efforts to advocate that the provincial government maintain a low tax rate for credit unions, which pro-vide a key source of local business financing for communities right across B.C. This is significant because, for 44 communities in B.C., there are no alternative lenders. Keeping that credit union tax rate low is critical to seeing sufficient dollars flow into community businesses, both to launch start-ups and to en-able established businesses to secure growth financing.

Chambers are also leading efforts to establish permanent inter-municipal business licences. These licences provide business owners with the geograph-ic flexibility that many need, particularly in areas such as the construction trades. Right now, inter-municipal business licenses are moving from a pilot project to a permanent fixture in four Lower Mainland communities; the Cham-ber network hopes to further build on this success, with a vision of one day having a single cross-B.C. business licence.

These are just two positive changes that the Chamber network is leading for B.C. businesses. Among many areas of impact, B.C.’s Chambers have been a leading voice:

• encouraging balanced budgets at all levels of government;• calling for a made-in-B.C. value-added tax to support businesses in invest-

ing in their own growth; • calling for solutions to B.C.’s skills gap; and• encouraging municipalities to actively support local economic develop-

ment.All of these policy pushes, together with Chambers’ local efforts, empower

B.C.’s businesses and drive British Columbians’ success.So as B.C. celebrates Chamber Week, don’t miss the opportunity to swing

by your local Chamber, sign up for some Chamber events, and celebrate the many ways that B.C.’s Chambers empower local businesses and strengthen our communities.

Contact the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce by calling 250-342-2844 or visiting www.cvchamber.ca.

Contact the Radium Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce by calling 250-347-9331 or visiting www.radiumhotsprings.com/chamber-of-commerce.

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The series, which features comedian Jonny Harris performing stand-up com-edy in various down-on-their-luck communities across Canada, looks to pro-file a mechanism by which featured communities are being re-invigorated, ex-plained Coun. Marie Delorme.

“We don’t really have that at this point, until we get through the economic development plan,” she said.

Council considered that, if chosen, Canal Flats may not show up on the pro-gram until the TV show’s third season, but will seek more information on the timelines before applying.

Final economic development working group meetingCompletion of a land development prospectus is imminent for the Village of

Canal Flats, after the Regional District of East Kootenay committed 35 hours of planner time to the task during the final Canal Flats Economic Development Working Group meeting, held on January 11th. The working group was formed to look at the village’s economic options in the wake of the Canfor mill closure, and met several times starting last fall.

Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training representative Gerri Brightwell confirmed her ministry will also support the prospectus.

Juras told the group that the village had narrowed down a list of four candi-dates for the business development liaison position to three shortlisted can-didates who were being interviewed. The position is being created thanks to Columbia Basin Trust funding, and the village has focused much of its post-sawmill planning around the work that will be done by the business liaison.

Building permits up in 2015Canal Flats approved $996,329 worth of construction in 2015, according to

the 2015 building permit summary submitted by the village’s building inspec-tor, Al Domin.

The village charged a total of $11,832 for 17 permits, most of which focused on new homes — the value of new homes comprised $836,955, or 84 per cent of the approved construction. July was the busiest month, including four per-mits issued, and permits were approved every month except for January, Oc-tober and December. The 2015 results were a slight uptick compared to 2014, when a total of 10 permits worth $7,005 were approved by the village. The 2014 permits held a combined estimated value of $827,100, of which $578,500 (70 per cent) was new home value.

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Parks Canada scientists have recently discovered the only bat hibernacula so far known to exist in Kootenay, Banff and Yoho National Parks.

The hibernacula — a cave in which bats hibernate over winter — was locat-ed near the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93) in the northwestern portion of Banff National Park on December 21st, and is a significant find.

“We are really excited about this, since not a lot is known about bats in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay,” Parks Cana-da wildlife ecologist Anne Forshner told The Echo.

Forshner specializes in dealing with species of concern, and added that the discovery is extra important because the cave is likely home to little brown myotis bats (one of three types of bats species that were recently listed as “at-risk” by Environment Canada a bit more than a year ago).

“We’re pretty sure it is little brown myo-tis,” said Forshner, adding that she and the other scientists are waiting for con-firmation on that from the labs, where samples of bones and guano found in the cave were sent for analysis.

The presence of the bones and guano sug-gests that the bats have been using the cave for an extended period of time and this winter’s roosting is not a one-off event, she added.

Little brown myotis, as well as north-ern myotis and tri-coloured bats, were listed as at-risk because of white-nose syndrome, a fungus that has decimated (and in some cases virtually eliminated) huge swaths of bat populations in east-ern North America. Part of the impetus to learn more about bats in western Canada — and to do so quickly — is the possibility of the syndrome spreading right across the continent.

“We’d really like to better un-derstand bats here. We don’t know much and we need to know more because this ill-ness (white-nose syndrome) is spreading westward. We’re try-ing to play catch-up in terms of knowing what species we have, where they live, and how many there are,” said Forsh-ner. “Worldwide bats have an

ecological role that is quite important. In particular, they are insect-eaters. In one night, an adult bat can consume up to half it’s body weight in insects.”

Finding the hibernacula is especially critical because it is while hibernating that bats are most susceptible to white-nose syndrome. The efforts by scien-tists to locate hibernacula and bat ma-ternity roosts (another critical piece of habitat for bats) in Banff, Kootenay and Yoho are part of the larger North Ameri-ca Bat Monitoring Program. Finding the Banff bat cave in December was a bit of surprise, and came partly because of a dying battery.

Scientists had set up bat recording equipment along the Icefields Park-way in the fall near caves and mines, and were planning to come back in spring to check the equipment for evi-dence of bats.

“But in this case, we knew the battery was going to fail, so we went in to switch it, and that’s when we found the bats,” said Forshner.

The scientists are keen to see what other evidence of bat caves they might find when they check the rest of the equipment in spring and continue with the project.

“Our next step will be working down through Kootenay National Park with our recording equip-ment,” said Forshner. “We will be in Koote-nay this summer.”

There is no evi-dence of white-nose

syndrome in bats living in Banff, Yoho or Kootenay National Parks, but seven bat species in 25 states and five provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Ed-ward Island, Ontario and Quebec) have been so far diagnosed with the disease.

The exact location of the bat cave has not been disclosed, and access to caves and mines in national parks is limited, requiring written permission of the park superintendent.

R EWSEGIONALNBat cave surprises scientists

Above: A hibernating bat in a cave off the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park. Photo by Tim McAl-lister/Parks Canada. Below: Parks Canada’s Greg Horne installs a bat roost logger in a cave in Banff Na-tional Park. Photo by Anne Forsh-ner/Parks Canada.

invermere valley echo, february 17, 2016

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