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STEVE HUBRECHT/VALLEY ECHO PHOTOThe shapes of fi re workers are just visible through the smoky haze that enveloped land near the Akisqnuk First Nations' reserve land on Friday, October 18th, as forest fuel reduction work entered the slash-burning stage, which will probably last about seven weeks. During the burning stage, crews try to burn about 300 slash piles a day. See more photos of the important anti-wildfi re work on page 11.
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An orphaned grizzly that had been given a new lease on life in July was struck and killed by a vehicle near Stoddart Creek on the morning of Friday, October 11th.
� e accident occured about two kilometres north of the Highway 93/95 and Athalmer Road intersection — not far from where a road-killed deer was, conservation o� cers later learned.
"Very likely, it was there, feeding on the road-killed deer; that's much more common, as far as wildlife collisions," said Invermere Conservation O� cer Greg Kruger. "Bear collisions are fairly rare; it's unfortunate this grizzly was struck and killed, but a contribut-ing factor that morning was a very dense fog, so visibility would've been low."
"No one called it in as a vehicle strike," he added."I got a phone call from a fellow who works at Kootenay National Park; he came across it and could con� rm it was a grizzly bear with an ear tag. It was con� rmed it was the young male grizzly, Tika, that was sent up to the Northern Lights Wildlife Society rehabilitation centre last winter from Golden."
Tika was discovered orphaned and starv-ing in a backyard in Golden last December. After recuperating at the rehabilitation centre in Smithers, the one and a half-year-old bear was released into the Beaverfoot Range in the Rocky Mountains east of Golden, an area determined to be suitable habitat for a young male grizzly.
Just two and a half weeks ago, a signal from Tika's radio collar, which it had been � tted with upon release from the rehabilitation centre, indicated the young bear had ventured as far south as Edgewater.
A coroner's inquest into the death of Fairmont Hot Springs resident Patrick Roy Wilder began in Invermere court this week.
� e inquest was scheduled for at least two days, and as of the Valley Echo's press deadline on Monday, Octo-ber 21st was ongoing, with the � ve-member inquest jury
having heard testimony from RCMP Constable David Hoekstra and Tony's Greek Grill restaurant owner Tony Stergiou, as well as audio recordings of 9-1-1 calls made by Mr. Wilder the night he died.
Mr. Wilder, 58, was a lifelong valley resident as well as a founder and former owner of Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. He died at his family home with police o� cers present on the evening of Tuesday, May 10th, 2011.
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Locals know how inspirational our national parks can be, and a local parks interpreter is soon to share that feeling with the rest of Canada,
Jacquie Gilson, a Parks Canada interpretation co-ordinator for Yoho, Kootenay, and Lake Louise, will be at Interpretation Canada’s National Conference in Burlington, Ontario between October 22nd and 25th.
“My talk at the conference will be about the specific ways that we have been trying to better connect people to the national parks, through hands-on interpretation programs that reach them at the heart level, not just the mind, and have them active with their hands,” she said.
The conference invites profession-als from interpretation services from around the country, such as muse-ums, historical sites, and provincial parks as well as other national parks.
Guests will be talking about the idea of inspiration in their programming, and what they've been doing to in-spire people, Ms. Gilson said.
The title of her talk at the conference will be "Inspiring hearts, minds, and hands in interpretation".
Ms. Gilson said that her organiza-tion involves visitors with hands-on
experiences in the park. In Kootenay National Park and in other areas, guid-ed walks have been brought back, and they have also started an art program called Wild Art, where professional interpreters guide visitors through the park.
A camp fire program has also been added in, where participants “sit around and tell stories the old fashioned way, sitting under the stars,” she said.
The success of the programs is a matter of people knowing when they are and showing up for them, she said, and information can be found about the programming on their website.
By sharing those ideas and others at the national conference, the intent is that successful concepts will be taken to other communities in Canada to better encourage interpretation.
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Fairmont Hot Springs Utilities will soon be consulting with its customers — the ratepayers in the community — and, depending on the feedback, will likely move ahead with a well-drilling program in the early spring.
� e move is part of Fairmont's ef-forts to meet new provincial drinking water standards, with which all B.C. communities must comply.
“It's quite a program — quite sub-stantial — so we have to get approval from our customer base,” said Fair-
mont Hot Springs Utilities consul-tant Richard Haworth, adding this program has been in the works for awhile.
Unlike recent water system chang-es in Canal Flats, the proposed wa-ter system changes in Fairmont Hot Springs will not need to go to referen-dum. Approval is granted by the pro-vincial comptroller of water rights.
Still, Fairmont Hot Springs Utilities wants to make sure the public is in support of its plan, according to Mr. Haworth.
� e new wells would move Fair-mont's water system to being entirely groundwater based, eliminating the
need to use a surface water source that sometimes has turbidity issues, according to Mr. Haworth.
“We're hoping to get going with the drilling as soon as the snow melts,” he said. Tapping into the groundwater supply would “eliminate all of our boil water advisories, which is something we've been trying to do,” he said.
� e meeting with customers is likely to come sometime in December or January, said Mr. Haworth. Details — including costs to residents — about the new drilling program can't be made public until after the meeting with customers.
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According to an RCMP press release at the time, Mr. Wilder took his life while police were on-scene.
Presiding coroner Larry Marzinzik noted before the inquest started that it was not a trial, and the aim was not meant to � nd fault with any particular individuals, but to determine the facts surrounding Mr. Wilder's death and provide recom-mendations to prevent similar deaths in the future.
� e � rst item the jury heard was an audio recording of two calls Mr. Wilder made to emergency services the night he died. In both of them Mr. Wilder alleges Mr. Stergiou is threatening him — although he adds there was no physical altercation.
Const. Hoekstra then testi� ed by phone that after being dispatched to follow up, he had telephoned Mr. Wilder.
“� e main issue appeared to be that Mr. Wilder was upset about the addition (to Mr. Stergiou's restaurant) and its prox-imity to his property,” said Const. Hoekstra. “I spoke with Mr. Wilder on the phone and he said they (Mr. Wilder and Mr. Stergiou) were separated, he didn't feel threatened and he didn't want to press any charges against Mr. Stergiou.”
RCMP o� cers get hundreds of such calls a year and usually call the complainants to determine if they really need to in-tervene, said Const. Hoekstra, adding that in this case he did not think it necessary to drive down to Fairmont, but told Mr. Wilder to call back if there were further issues.
Just before Mr. Sterigou's testimony, the Wilder family's lawyer, Cameron Ward, lodged an objection that he had not known until the proceeding began that some witnesses, Mr. Stergiou in particular, were testifying by phone.
“It's a complete surprise to me that the witness is not attend-ing,” said Mr. Ward. “I'm troubled; it's not appropriate.”
Mr. Ward said Mr. Stergiou was an important witness since he and Mr. Wilder had been embroiled in a dispute over whether Mr. Stergiou's addition was far enough away from the property line that escalated to the point Mr. Wilder want-ed the police involved.
“To get a sense of the dynamics between the two men, it's necessary to see him (Mr. Stergiou), hear him and observe his demeanor,” said Mr. Ward.
“I'd agree if we thought there was a credibility issue,” said inquest council Roddick Mackenzie. Since the purpose of the inquest is to produce recommendations, it was appropriate to have the witness call in by phone, he said. He also cited the cost to the public of bringing Mr. Stergiou from his home in Victoria to testify in Invermere.
Mr. Ward noted it was hard to discuss some photos of the site (of Mr. Wilder's and Mr. Stergiou's properties) without having Mr. Stergiou present.
“� e notion that it's too expensive to bring witnesses (from Victoria) is not respectful to Mr. Wilder's family — they've been waiting two and a half years to hear the facts surround-
ing his death,” said Mr. Ward.� e presiding coroner took the objection under advise-
ment, but proceeded.Mr. Stergiou testi� ed that Mr. Wilder was anxious and upset
at not having tenants in his property that summer and that he did have a discussion with Mr. Wilder the night that he died, but did not characterize it as an argument.
“Mr. Wilder was talking to himself as he was putting some sticks or rocks in the corner (between the properties). I thought maybe he was intoxicated or something,” he said.
Mr. Stergiou told the inquest that he asked if Mr. Wilder needed help, and Mr. Wilder's angry response was that he would “close (Mr. Stergiou) out of business.”
Mr. Stergiou said he didn't threaten Mr. Wilder at all and left immediately after hearing the angry words. Mr. Stergiou also said that Mr. Wilder had been upset about Mr. Stergiou's customers parking on on Mr. Wilder's property.
� e restaurant owner also testi� ed that four RCMP o� cers had dinner at this restaurant that night, but said nobody asked him questions about the disagreement until the next day.
Other witnesses scheduled to testify at the inquest on Mon-day afternoon included Janet Wilder, Fawn Wilder, Carol Seable, RCMP Corporal Grant Simpson, Constable Dustin Burch, Constable Scott Myers, and Dr. Shannon Page.
� ose scheduled to testify on Tuesday, October 22nd in-cluded pathologist Dr. James Stephen, toxicologist Dr. John Healthcote, RCMP sta� sergeant Marko Shehovac, Port Moody police department detective Jodi Gormick and Port Moody police o� cer Rob Anzulovich.
NICOLE TRIGG/ECHO PHOTOThe death of fourth-generation Columbia Valley resident Patrick Wilder in May 2011 spurred an inquest that began on Monday.
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B.C. does too little to fight problem gambling and should consider new steps, from making it harder to get alcohol and cash in casinos to removing the most addictive high-risk slot machines.
Those recommendations come from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall, who tackled the health impacts of gambling Wednesday with the re-lease of his annual report titled, "Lower the Stakes."
Chief among the findings is that B.C. underspends other provinces in prevention and treatment for prob-lem gambling – it invests about half the national aver-
age on a per capita basis.Liquor access is one area of risk the province could
tighten, Kendall said, perhaps through reduced hours of alcohol service at casinos or by raising drink prices.
He said gambling delivers endorphins that stimulate pleasure centres of the brain.
"If you also have alcohol and add that to the mix and you've got an ATM there with an unlimited cash amount, you've definitely got a scenario where people are going to behave less and less responsibly."
Banning ATMs or requiring players to set an advance limit on what they might spend is another idea ad-vanced in the report.
It also zeroes in on high-risk electronic gaming ma-chines – the slots designed by manufacturers to gener-
ate the most compulsive behaviour.Kendall suggested they be replaced
with lower risk models and urged the province to post the risk rating on each machine so gamblers could choose a lower risk option.
Gerald Thomas of the Centre for Addic-tions Research, a co-author of the report, said the province has high, medium and low risk ratings for all of the slot ma-chines in B.C. casinos and should dis-close how many it has of each.
Kendall noted government is in a con-flict of interest because it relies heavily on gambling profits but is also respon-sible for protecting vulnerable citizens.
"This is a public health issue," he said, adding the time may be right for a "ful-some discussion on the benefits and the risks" of gambling in light of rejec-
tions of new casinos over the past two years by Surrey and Vancouver.
Any new decisions to expand gambling should come with an assessment of the risk to problem gamblers and be contingent on reducing the overall share of revenue extracted from them, the report recommends.
There's been no detailed study of problem gambling in B.C. in many years, but new research is slated for next year.
According to 2007 statistics, 3.7 per cent of B.C. resi-dents are at "moderate risk" and 0.9 per cent are clas-sified as problem gamblers.
Kendall noted the two groups account for 26 per cent of total gambling revenue despite making up less than five per cent of the population.
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"We had no reports on this bear from the public, no complaints, as it was moving down the Co-lumbia Valley," said Mr. Kruger. "It wasn't near the town, but it was within a few kilometres, east in the Rockies."
"We know they do travel great distances, especially at that age," he said. "It would be search-ing for suitable habitat, and try-ing to establish its own home range, where bears aren't already — (other grizzlies) would put the run on it or kill it," said Mr. Kruger. "This probably was a con-tributing factor for him moving."
The accident comes after 4.7 kilometres of wildlife fencing was completed in Kootenay National Park earlier this month — though wildlife fencing would not likely be a solution in the area between Ra-dium Hot Springs and Invermere.
"The best advice would be for motorists to slow down and drive for the conditions," said Mr. Kruger. "When driving through this part of the valley, motorists should always be thinking about wildlife crossing the road, because it's very common."
When the bear was struck, it no longer had the radio collar on, noted Mr. Kruger.
Despite the tragic end, Tika's release back to the wild had many elements of success, said Northern Lights Wildlife Society owner and manager Angelika Langen.
"There's good in this too," she said. "We have information on how far he travelled, and he was in excellent body condition. He was healthy and had a good fat layer. There's nothing wrong with what he did, and that's a success from our point of view."
The GPS signal from Tika's collar had recently became scrambled as a result from an encoun-ter with an electric fence, she said, and "we were ready to go in and retrieve him," she added. "We would've liked to follow him for another couple of years."
WEnDY ChAMBERS PhotoTika, seen here after his release near Golden in July, was a rehabilitation and release success story until the tragic accident earlier this month.
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The Imagine Invermere 2030 Implementation Committee for the District of Invermere’s Community Sustainability Plan invites proposal submissions for:
Veri� cation and Updating of the East Kootenay Local Food GuideThe Request for Proposal will require contacting local producers in the current food guide to con� rm local food production and to research and identify new products and producers not included in the current guide.
The current edition of East Kootenay Local Food Guide can be found at The Imagine Invermere 2030 web site http://imagineinvermere.ca Copies are also available at the District of Invermere Municipal o� ce, 914 8th avenue, Invermere B.C. during regular business hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from October 16th to November 1st, 2013. Sealed proposals marked “East Kootenay Local Food Guide Update” will be received up to 2 p.m. MST, Friday November 1st, 2013.
Imagine Invermere 2030 (II 2030) is the District of Invermere’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP), the Districts highest level policy that was developed to provide guidance towards a sustainable and resilient future for our community. II 2030 identi� es community priorities and strategies which guide decisions and actions towards the sustainability goals. Local Food Production is one of the key visions of long term sustainability success within the II 2030 Plan.
Proposals will be expected to include the applicants quali� cations related to knowledge of the agricultural community in the East Kootenay, ability to work independently, communication skills, ability to provide personal transportation, food security related project experience and a project completion price.
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Singer-songwriter Jadea Kelly has poured her entire life into her musical career, and her vocal abilities have occasionally been featured on tracks by Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero.
With the release of her latest solo album, Clover, Jadea will be making her Invermere de-but at the Station Pub on Sunday, October 27th.
The new album was named after and large-ly composed on Jadea’s grandfather’s farm. While writing songs for the record, her dad was helping to manage the farm, and her par-ents moved back to the homestead to help.
“I started seeing some similarities between being a farmer and being a musician,” she said. “Despite my grandfather not physically being able to farm anymore, he couldn't sit still. It's what he loved; it's his passion and it's what he's meant to do, and I feel that same way about my own music.”
She said that the mood at her show will be laid back, but warns that the songs will deliver feelings of power and strength, “because the songs kind of came from an area of my life where I kind of wasn't strong.”
“I want people to connect with the songs. When we’re on stage, we all conduct ourselves like actors, like it's a theatre performance,” she added. “I want to convey the songs and the ex-periences that I've gone through so the audi-ence can grasp them,” she said.Clover was released in May, and Jadea is now
on her Canadian tour to promote the album. She and her band started in Newfoundland and are working their way to Victoria, be-fore heading back to southern Ontario. She’s backed by Tom Yuhas on guitar, who also recorded on Clover, and Kelsey McNulty on organ, keys, and vocals.
“When we tour as a trio, we kind of rewrite our songs and colour them in a different way,” Jadea said.Clover will be on sale at the show, which
begins at 8 p.m. this Sunday.
Station Pub hosting Jadea Kelly for her Invermere debut
JEN SQUIRES photoSinger-songwriter Jadea Kelly is bringing her talents to the Station Pub on Sunday, October 27th.
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42nd Firemen's Ball set to roll
The 42nd Annual Firemen's Ball promises to continue a long tradition of good times and a great meal for a worthy cause.
"This year the money is going to our rescue equipment fund," said Invermere Fire Rescue training officer Jason Roe. Some specialized equipment is not normally funded by munici-palities, he explained, adding the department's rescue truck attends calls anywhere from north
of Fairmont Hot Springs to south of Golden.The ball, set for Saturday, October 26th, will
begin providing refreshments at 6 p.m. with a prime rib dinner ready to be served at 7 p.m.
"We usually draw a crowd of close to 200 people, "said Mr. Roe. "It's become pretty famous for the dinner we put on."
The event also includes door prizes, a silent auction, and a ballon pop. Live music will be provided later in the evening by Cranbrook band Canadian Crossfire.
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A decade after B.C. su� ered through the most damaging forest � re season in its history, the Columbia Valley is suddenly taking co-ordinated action to reduce the risk of wild� res.
Work in Canal Flats has been ongoing through the summer, while the Akisqnuk First Nation and the District of Invermere are more recent entries into the actually-getting-things-done phase of the various community wild� re protection plans.
Ignoring for a second the fact that the province is adequately funding the bulk of these programs through Union of B.C. Municipalities grants, the few thousand dollars being spent by local governments towards this work is a justi� able use of taxpayer dollars. Just ask the City of Kelowna, where countless homes were scorched and there are likely many claims and legal cases still being sorted out from the 2003 � res.
And it's not only about creating less a � am-mable landscape that will slow down wild� res enough to make them easier to � ght — the thin-ning, thicket-clearing and slash burning that's a part of this work is also re-establishing the historic forest densities and landscapes of the Columbia Valley, where low-intensity � res have made periodic visits for thousands of years.
As one contractor pointed out to me a couple weeks ago, clearing the overly-thick pines and Douglas � rs allows the natural grasslands properties to return to the land, where root balls lying dormant for many decades may still be waiting to spring native grasses back above ground.
� at's not just � re prevention — it's habitat restoration. And as our tragic story on the grizzly bear this week makes clear, wildlife will travel a long ways to � nd the right habitat.
� e long-term key will be to re-estab-lish the natural occurence of � res without putting people or buildings at risk. And there will need to be a solution found for how to address forest fuels piling up on private land throughout the valley, that increase the wild� re risk for us all.
Righteous � resburning brightGREG [email protected]
� e Valley Echo welcomes all letters to the edi-tor and submissions from community and sports groups. Please keep your signed, legible submissions under 500 words. Send email submissions to [email protected].
Something on your mind?
We live in one of the most beautiful, natural settings in the world. In the communities I represent, we hunt, � sh, gather � rewood, snowmobile, ski, hike and bike on the Crown land that surrounds us. And many actually make their living on the land.
We know the land and we understand it. And decisions that are made concerning the land base can have serious repercussions on our lives and our economy. It is for this reason that we need to have a say on what happens on the land that we live on. But the Premier doesn’t agree.
One of the most successful examples of community par-ticipation in land use planning has been the Golden Back-country Recreational Access Plan (GBRAP). � e plan was developed by local stakeholders and users to establish patterns of recreational use in order to maintain valuable recreations experiences, promote and manage tourism, and manage our impact on important wildlife habitat. But we now hear that after more than a decade of honouring GBRAP, the BC Liberals have instructed sta� that GBRAP should be ignored.
And attempts by local residents in the Upper Colum-bia Valley to create their own Backcountry Recreational
Access Plan were actively undermined by the BC Liber-als with clear instructions to ministry sta� not to par-ticipate. � is is the same geographic area where the BC Liberals placed 6,000 hectares of public land into the hands of Jumbo Glacier Resort, against the wishes of local people.
I believe that one of the fundamental principles of our democracy must be the ability of local people to make decisions about their land base. � e BC Liberals believe exactly the opposite.
If you think that your opinion should matter, speak out. Tell the Premier what you think by emailing [email protected] and [email protected].
You can also support organizations that are committed to making the best decisions for our natural resources.
And I will continue to work as hard as I can as your MLA to ensure that you have a say on what happens on the land.
Standing together for rural healthcareBritish Columbians are fortunate to live in a country
that believes in public healthcare.
You deserve a say in what happens on the land
MLA Report — Norm Macdonald
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Word on the Street
What are you dressing up as for Hallowe'en?
Wildlife Sightings in and around our communities:
Invermere• A black bear was spotted around 10 p.m. at
17th Street and 10th Avenue dragging garbage from a residential bin.
• Black bear droppings found on multiple residential properties at Fort Point.
• Black bear seen in the Westridge and Pineridge neighbourhoods last week.
Radium• Black bear consuming apples from a tree
located at a motel.
Th ere are still a number of bears getting into garbage in our communities. Bears have been bulking up and storing body fat this fall in prepara-tion for hibernation. Soon enough they will be in fall transition, which is when they start to eat less and are lethargic, resting up to 22 hours a day.
Th ey will soon be heading to dens they have dug up from rock crevices or hollow trees. When a bear hibernates their heart beat slows drastically and
their body temperature drops by about 7 C. During hibernation, bears do not defecate nor
wake up to eat or drink. For lack of a better term, a poop plug is formed in the bear’s lower intestine. During the fi ve to seven months in their dens, the bear’s intestinal tract absorbs all liquid from feces, creating a hard and dry plug in the lower intestine.
Th is plug also contains dead intestinal cells, the bear’s own hair and bedding material. Urea produced from fat metabolism is broken down and the resulting nitrogen is used by the bear to build protein which allows them to maintain muscle mass and organ tissues.
Bears may lose 15 to 30 per cent of their body weight during hibernation.
Another really neat thing bears are capable of during the winter is delayed implantation.
Bears mate in spring and have a gestation period of only six to eight weeks, but the mother doesn’t give birth until January, which is six months after mating.
Th is happens because female bears have evolved to have delayed implantation, whereby during the spring the blastocyst enters a state of dormancy and does not implant into the uterine wall until late fall, when the mother is about to enter her den.
If she is under severe stress and is under-nourished, the blastocyst gets reabsorbed into her body and she will not have cubs.
It’s only when she is healthy and has enough nourishment that she will have cubs in the winter.
The number of cubs is also determined by her health; a really fat healthy mother may give birth to up to four or even five cubs whereas a marginally fat mother may only give birth to one or two cubs.
BCCF’s Bear Aware and WildSafeBC gratefully acknowledges funding by Columbia Basin Trust, the MOE and the Communities of Invermere and Radium.
To report any aggressive deer or any wildlife sightings in our communities call the RAPP line at: 1-877-952-7277
For more information on WildSafeBC contact: Crystal Leonard, WildSafeBC Community Coordi-nator (250-688-0561) [email protected] or [email protected]
For more solutions check out the WildSafeBC web-site www.wildsafebc.com
Hibernation just around the cornerBear Aware — Crystal Leonard
"I'M GOING TO BE POISON IVY, AND MY FIANCE'S GOING TO BE THE JOKER."
— ALI CIAZIGLER
"I WAS GOING TO GO WITH A FRIEND. SHE WAS GOING TO BE A BUNNY AND I WAS GOING TO BE A CARROT, BUT I DON'T KNOW."
—HAILEY NADON
"I'M GOING TO BE A ROCKIES HOCKEY PLAYER."
— CASSIDY PALMER
Dear Editor,
Th e Lake Windermere Memorial Hall (often referred to as Invermere Com-munity Hall) was built by volunteers in 1948 as a legacy for the community and as a memorial for local veterans lost in the World Wars. Th e facility has served Invermere and the valley well for the last 69 years. Th e facility and attached space is presently the permanent home to the youth centre, judo club, karate club, various dance programs, kick boxing, and is used extensively and regularly for other activities such as in-door winter walking for seniors, moms and tots, youth air riffl e, Invermere Firemen's ball, Big Band Dance, Curling Bonspiel banquet and countless other
activities.Th e current hall has serious structural defi ciencies. Th e roof system is show-ing signifi cant signs of defl ection, and because of safety concerns and fear of the roof collapsing, the facility will be immediately closed if there's a high snowfall event.Th e fl oor structure is also failing, and the offi cial capacity for the building has been decreased. Th e building is also heated by an ancient boiler sys-tem, which is near the end of its life. To upgrade the building to modern safety standards, without increasing size or dramatically improving aesthetics, will cost anywhere from one to two million dollars.Th e current District of Invermere (DOI) council believes that putting more money into a failing building structure is not the right decision. Council has re-opened a debate and discussion that has been on-going since at least 1999, and is asking the community to con-
sider borrowing up to $5.6 million over 30 years.Th e facility would expand the size of the main hall allowing larger events to occur, and would also include separate multi-purpose rooms which would pro-vide space to user groups using the ex-isting facility, as well as new users.Th is new facility would be constructed where the old DTSS high school and current school bus garage is located (property owned by the DOI).Th e DOI has received conditional sup-port from the Regional District of East Kootenay to help fund the multi-pur-pose rooms in recognition of the valley wide use and services this space and fa-cility would off er.DOI council has opted to not include the existing community hall site as part of the fi nancial or decision making pic-ture of the new facility. When the new facility is constructed and fi nished, the old hall will be demolished.Council has decided to see whether the
community is willing to pay for a new facility before we invest anymore time or money in consultation and detailed design of a new facility. Some important questions to consider when casting your vote on Saturday, November 2nd are: Do we want to look at the old high school site for the next twenty years? Do we want to put money into the old community hall site? Do we want to risk a roof collapsing on a com-munity group? Do we want to continue to debate and consult and take no action for the next fi fteen to twenty years? For an annual cost to each parcel of land in Invermere of $116 (less then $10 per month per house), the question is: can we aff ord not to seize this opportunity? Please vote “yes”to action on Saturday, November 2nd and help us to invest in our community and in our future.
Gerry TaftMayor if Invermere
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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WED OCTOBER 23•Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.•Dr. Dave Perrin, author of Adventures of a Coun-try Vet, at the Radium Public Library, 7 p.m. •The Hospice Society of the Columbia Val-ley is conducting Meet and Greet evenings throughout the area in October. Join us and learn more about the Society, the programs we are creating, volun-teer opportunities and how we can serve you. Refreshments will be served. For more info, contact Maria Kliavkoff at 250-688-1143. All events run from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Dates as follows: October 23rd, Canal Flats Civic Centre; Oc-tober 28th, Invermere Community Hall; Oc-tober 29th, Columbia Ridge Community Cen-tre; and October 30th, Smoking Waters Cafe, Fairmont.
THURS OCTOBER 24•Sport night at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.
FRI OCTOBER 25•Soup, bun and dessert for $6 at the Edgewater Legion, 12 p.m. •Rock climbing at J.A. Laird school with the Summit Youth Centre. Leaving the Summit at 6 p.m.•Family Halloween Party at the Canal Flats Civic Centre. $2 admis-sion, costumes encour-aged. Prizes for all.
SAT OCTOBER 26•Monster Mash Dash 5km and 10km walk/run to benefit Sonshine Daycare and the Killer Rollbots, starting from Pothole Park at 10 a.m. Kids race, costume contests, souvenir wa-ter bottle, water and trick or treat stations on the course.This is a chip timed event. Individual and family rates avail-able. Register online at MonsterMashDash.ca, or in person at the Val-ley Fitness Centre.• Halloween Tea and Bake Sale by the Edge-water Radium Health Care Auxiliary, 2 - 4 p.m. At Edgewater Le-gion Hall. Door prizes. $5 per person.•Hang out night at the Summit Youth Centre, 4:30 - 10 p.m.•3rd Annual Halloween Howler, hosted by the Radium Events Com-
mittee, 5 - 8 p.m. This spooky event takes place at a new location this year - the Radium Community Hall. Kids will enjoy pumpkin carving, apple bobbing, treats and the ever pop-ular haunted house. •Garlic Palooza at Winderberry Green-houses, Windermere. Fundraiser for Ground-swell's Community Greenhouse. 7 p.m. - midnight. Food, music and membership for $35 at Circle Health.•Halloween Dance at the Edgewater Commu-nity Hall, 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Tickets $15, available at The Book Bar, Pips, Ra-dium Video, Edgewater post office, and the Bris-co store. Bus available. DJ, prizes, raffle, con-cession. For more infor-mation, see www.face-book.com/ERSevents, or call 250-347-6489.•42nd Annual Fire-man’s Ball at the Inver-mere Community Hall. Door prizes, silent auc-tion, prime rib dinner and more. Tickets $30, at Konig, the fire hall, or from any firefighter. WED OCTOBER 30•Finish your Halloween costume and pumpkin carving at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m.
THURS OCTOBER 31•Zombie Walk & fake blood workshop at the Summit Youth Centre, 3:30 - 9 p.m. Prizes for best zombie costume.•Windermere Commu-nity Association Hal-loween Party, 4 - 7 p.m. Free family event, dona-tions to the Food Bank are welcome. Hosted by the David Thompson High School Leadership class. For more infor-mation, contact Gracie Boake at 250-341-1548.•Halloween Howl at the Invermere Public Li-brary, 4 - 8 p.m. Stop by throughout the evening for a cup of hot choco-late and a treat! Not-So-Scary Storytime (for the younger crowd), at 6:30 p.m. Scary Storytime by Flashlight at 7:30 p.m.
FRI NOVEMBER 1• Rocky Mountain Car Rally kicks off in the valley. For the most current information go to www.rockymoun-tainrally.com.
SAT NOVEMBER 2• Headbanger Edu-cational Day. Contact
Kara for more informa-tion, 250-347-9331.• 12th Annual East Koo-tenay Wine Festival at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Shuttle avail-able from Invermere and throughout the val-ley. For info and tickets call 250-345-6070.
EVERY SUNDAY•Drop-in roller skating, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $5, Gla-cier Peaks Gymnastics building, 250-342-5321•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.•Invermere Badminton Club meets, 7:30 - 10 p.m. at the DTSS gym.
EVERY 2nd SUNDAY•LW Alliance Church Sing and Celebrate, 7 p.m. For more infor-mation call Clarence Stauffer, 250-342-9580.
1st & 3rd MONDAY•Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, 7 p.m.
EVERY MONDAY•EK Brain Injury Sup-port Group, 1-3 p.m., Family Resource Cen-tre. Info: 250-344-5674.•Gentle drop-in carpet bowling, 1:30 p.m., In-vermere Seniors' Centre.•Ladies Motorcycle Born to Ride. Tim Hor-ton’s, 5:15 p.m. Call 341-5646 for more info.•Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (in-cludes uniform). Info: Megan McConnell at 250-409-4455.•Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m., Invermere Se-niors’ Hall, $2/person. Visitors welcome.•Ultimate Frisbee at J.A. Laird School field. Free, for all ages, and beginners welcome. Call 250-270-0346.
1st & 3rd TUESDAY•OPT clinic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Inv. Health Unit. Confidential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.
EVERY TUESDAY•Cubs (8-10 year olds) and Beavers (5-7 year olds), J.A. Laird, 6 - 7 p.m.
•Shuswap Bingo at the Shuswap Indian Band Office downstairs, doors open at 5:30 p.m., early bird at 6:45 p.m., regular games at 7 p.m.
2nd & 4th WED•Seniors' Day at the In-vermere Library, 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Bus provided.
Remember When?
10 years ago (2003): A Toby Benches student asked the district to consider creating a bike trail between town and Panorama Mountain Village. Graham Kinley, 10, wrote a letter to the district saying he would love to bike to school but can't since the Toby Creek road is gener-ally too dangerous for bik-ing. Mayor Mark Shmigelsky praised the student for taking the initiative to write council about a perceived need, but noted that he had some con-cerns. Mr. Shmigelsky did say, however, that he would pass along the letter to the Regioal District of the East Kootenay (which would be responsible for most of the proposed trail) and would bring the idea up at the next regional district directors' meeting. The may-or also suggested the letter be passed along to the local branch of the Lions Club
20 years ago (1993): The proposed sale and rezoning of the Invermere commu-nity hall alarmed arts groups that felt they had no other viable performance venue. Representatives from eight arts groups presented their concerns to council at a council meeting.
"I feel strongly about the
community hall," said Mari-lyn Kraayvanger. "It is the heart of the community."
But council later gave first reading to a bylaw to rezone the 1.5 acre site from pub-lic institutional to general commercial, although a date for a public hearing on the issue was deferrred until after the looming municipal election.
30 years ago (1983): The Invermere curling club faced bankruptcy, threating to silence the roar of rocks and swish of brooms for the entire season, if not longer. A group of 40 stunned curl-ing club members was told by meeting chair Bill Pettigrew and curling club president Al Johnson that the club had come to the end of its tether for its renovation program. Unless the club could come up with somwhere between $60,000 to $100,000 in the near future, the building and all operations in it were likely to be shut down.
"We had to be hooked up to the Rec Centre by a cer-tain date (to get a provin-cial lotteries grant)...We got into one thing and had to do another. We got past the point of no return," said Mr. Johnson. "Some things came along which boosted our costs tremendously. We can't get financing — we have been turned down by the banks. We need $60,000 immediately to keep oper-ating tomorrow. We don't know how long the creditors will hold the bag."
The total amount of money
needed was $192,000 and the club could only carry finac-ing of about $90,000.
40 years ago (1973): The valley mourned the death of long-time Canal Flats resident Julius Krozser. Mr. Krozser was a retired carpen-ter, orginally from Cleveland Ohio, who moved to Canada in 1910 and to the Upper Co-lumbia Valley in 1941. He lived in Wilmer and Radium Hot Springs before mov-ing to Canal Flats. He was noted throughout the valley for his banjo and violin play-ing at musical events. He left behind his wife, four sons, two daughters, 13 grand-children and four great- grandchildren.
50 years ago (1963): The then-new Christian Educa-tion Centre at Trinity United Church was dedicated by Kootenay Presbytery presi-dent and Rossland Reverend H.P. Collins, with generous assistance from Kimberley Reverend R. Smith and Trin-ity Church Reverend James Ferguson. The choir was in attendance and Mrs. Wil-liam Grant was the organist. Several others took part in the keys ceremony, includ-ing Calgary architect Harry Williams, Radium Junction contractor Chris Madson, Tom Andruschuk standing in for buidling committee chair Stanley Caspell, con-gregation representative C.E. Osterloh and steward repre-sentative Murray Fisher. A pot luck supper followed the proceedings and a jolly good time was had by all.
A look back through The Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years
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October 2011 - Ty Frocklage, 6, attempts to sink his teeth into an apple at the David Thomspon SecondarySchool leadership club's Spookapalooza on October 27th. Proceeds from the night went to the Vulnerable Children's Society.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
We all have days where we lack the motivation to take proper care of our-selves. Whether it's through dietary choices, exercise, or even positive thoughts, sometimes we just don’t have the drive to stay on track. Lucky for us, there is an easy solu-tion to this problem; � nd yourself an ac-countability partner! Having a partner can give you that extra nudge when you’re struggling to � nd the will to make healthy choices.
Choosing a part-ner doesn’t have to be tough; it can be a friend, spouse, co-worker or family member. You’ll want to choose someone who is both positive and honest, as well as someone who will support you and keep you focused.
You should feel as though you can rely on this person and call on them if (and when) things get tough for you. � ey should provide en-couragement, moti-vation and also fun. Goal setting can be a much more positive experience when you go through it with someone, so get somebody on board with you!
� is partnership can also be a two-way street. You can help your partner achieve their goals, too. You may � nd this gives you even more motivation and inspires you to keep the momentum rolling. When you’re having a down day, your partner will be there for you, and when you’re partner is feeling low, you can inspire them. You’ll feel great be-
cause you’ve boost-ed someone’s spirits and that positive feeling will keep you pushing forward. When it comes to goal setting, one of the best things you can do is make them public. If you keep them private, your chance of success drops tremendously. Write them on sticky notes and put them on your fridge or bathroom mirror; create a vision board and hang it up; write them in your jour-nal and look at them daily. Sharing your health and � tness goals with your ac-countability part-ner is a sure way of reaching your de-sired outcome. It not only allows your partner a greater understanding of where you’re head-ed, but more impor-tantly gives them
the ability to keep you on a more ac-curate track. A goal that is not shared and has no plan of action is simply a wish, so write down your goals and share them with someone or even several peo-ple. It will make your journey to a healthi-er you far more suc-cessful.
Why wait? Today is a great day to � nd yourself an account-ability partner!
Need help? Set up a free consult and � tness assessment with one of Fitness 4 Life’s certi� ed Per-sonal Trainers.
We can set you on the right track to reach your health and � tness goals. Call Kate at 250-688-0221 or Hay-ley at 250-688-0024 to schedule yours today.
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Let's leave a legacy
Dear Editor,
Let's leave a legacy: this was the attitude some sixty years ago when the people of Invermere got together and built the Invermere Commu-nity Centre. It has served the community in so many ways over the years and we all owe thanks to those people who had a vision for the future and accomplished some-thing great.
� e building has served its purpose well but now we have to decide whether to expend millions of our tax-payers' dollars to repair and upgrade a structure that in truth is now dated and inad-equate, or to construct a new facility that will meet today's and tomorrow's needs.
My immediate reaction to the idea of giving approval to council to borrow $5.6 million dollars for a new community hall was nega-
tive — that is a hell of a lot of money. Since then hav-ing attended the district's presentation on Tuesday, October 15th, doing some of my own research and talking with my friends, my opinion has changed.
� e current facility is now inadequate — community organizations that require a large hall for their major fundraising events such as the Fireman's Ball, the Rod and Gun Club's Wild Game Banquet, the Big Band Dance, and the Winder-mere Players to name a few, could all use a larger and newer facility.
� e funds these organiza-tions raise go directly back to us, greatly improving our quality of life through improved � re protection, youth and adult enjoyment of the arts, the opportu-nity to enjoy outdoor and indoor family recreation programs and improve wildlife habitat. A new fa-
cility would also enable the hosting of conferences and seminars plus give us the ability to bring in top enter-tainment not only bene� t-ting ourselves but also the valley visitors on whom we depend for our continued economic well being.
We can all have a say through our council as to what is built — I my-self would like to see the large hall/stage/banquet/conference facility con-structed at the level of the courthouse with the en-trance being on the south. � is would allow for a "walk-out basement" to the north which could then pro-vide space for the judo club, � tness facilities, and the public library.
� rough their in-clusion, the facil-ity would be constantly utilized and become a dynamic focal point.
� e current economic climate makes this a once-
in-a-lifetime window of opportunity. Interest rates are at historic lows, con-struction materials and la-bour costs are down, while competition amongst con-tractors is high. � is is fore-casted to change in the very near future.
In order to save dollars while instilling a feeling of ownership and community pride, it would be ideal if volunteers could be incor-porated into the � nishing of some of the spaces. We would then re-live the joy of constructing a legacy for the community as our for-bearers did some 60 years ago.
Do not think of it as bor-rowing $5.6 million — think of it as wonderful facility to meet the community needs for the next 60 years with a cost of only $10 per month per household.
Bob WalkerInvermere
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Valley Life
Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.
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Bergman Piano Duo of Elizabeth & Marcel Bergman Christ Church Trinity · Sat. Nov. 2Call for more info and tickets · 250.342.4423
Nicole Trigg/Valley echo phoTosThe annual Sensational Seconds Fashion Show took place at the In-vermere Community Hall the evening of Saturday, October 19th. Run by the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary, the event is a fundraiser for the Invermere & District Hospital. A sold-out crowd ooh and aahed over the stylish second-hand clothes that had been stashed by Thrift Store staff over the last year, and were modeled up and down the catwalk by men and women of all ages in three different categories: casual, smart casual and elegance. In addition to a silent auction, all clothing was available for purchase after each showing — apart from the traditional Tibetan robes that made a special appearance throughout the evening.
Smashin' fashion
Above: The Red Hatters — Ruth Broadfoot, Denise Tegart, Marianne Nevatte, Eda Fuller, Claudia Mitchell and Denise Porter — made a special appearance.
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Saturday, October 26th
1–4 p.m.Forest fuel feverPhotos by steve hubrecht
Work to reduce wildfire fuel loads is now in full swing across the valley, from Canal Flats to Invermere. The Akisq-nuk First Nation forest fuel program has been going on all summer and this week was the start of the program's burning stage, which will probably last about seven weeks. The project covered 130 hectares both on and off reserve. Last Friday, October 18th, eight to 15 crew members were in action (shown here) burning in lands immediately adjacent to the reserve just off the Madias-Tatley forest service road. Clockwise from top left: a slash pile burns; John D. Nicholas keeps an eye on a large plume of steam and smoke as a fire is extinguished; Richard Bryce hoses down a hotspot, trees are marked for preservation; a pair of workers share a smile. During the burning stage, crews try to burn about 300 slash piles a day. The program is funded by the Akisqnuk First Nation, the Union of British Columbia Munici-palities and the First Nations Emergency Services Society.
Interface trees cleared in
Canal Flats GreG DuboIs Photo
Forestry work through-out the summer and fall has significantly reduced the wildfire risk in Canal Flats. This shot, submitted a month ago by Summit Valley Contracting owner Greg Dubois, illustrates the fire-blocks that have been created near Martin Morigeau Elementary School.
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May vote proposed to replace Dix
The provincial executive of the NDP has proposed May 25th, 2014 for a leadership vote to select a replacement for Adrian Dix.
The party executive picked the date, almost exactly three years before the next scheduled B.C. election, to avoid municipal elections set for next fall and a federal election expected in 2015. That is to make it more practical for mu-nicipal politicians and MPs to consider whether they want to jump to provincial politics.
Mr. Dix announced in September he would stay on as leader until a successor is chosen, and at the time he said that would take place before the middle of next year. The May vote was picked after discussions with the party's current MLAs and local constituency presidents, but it still must be approved by the NDP provincial council.
No candidate has formally announced, but several are con-sidering a run.
They include veteran Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth, who finished second to Dix in 2011, and caucus newcomers Judy Darcy, George Heyman and David Eby, all of whom represent Vancouver constituencies.
Vancouver Island MLA Rob Fleming and Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen have also said they are weighing their chances.
Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan, who finished third behind Mr. Dix in the 2011 vote, announced last week he will not make another run for the top job. Mr. Horgan
said he wants to see a new generation of leadership get the attention of members after the party's upset loss in the May 2013 election.
The B.C. NDP's next party convention is set for November 15th to 17th in Vancouver.
BLACK PRESS PHOTONDP leader Adrian Dix plans to stay in the opposition leader's seat for the spring session of the B.C. legislature.
DAN WALTON/VALLEY ECHO PHOTOSFrom one vantage point on the morning of Friday, October 18th, Valley Echo reporter Dan Walton snaped these two views of Mt. Nelson and the Columbia Valley it oversees.
Mountains and mist
On Tuesday, October 15th, conservation officers were forced to kill a cougar that had become a hazard to Windermere residents.
"A woman found a dead deer on her property within a couple blocks of the Wind-ermere Elementary School," said Inver-mere Conservation Offcer Greg Kruger. "I confirmed it was in fact a cougar kill, right in the residen-tial area."
The school was alerted, and hounds were brought in courtesy of a Cran-brook conservation officer.
"We did a search
of the area with the hounds, and ended up finding the cat — it had hidden up the Windermere Creek drain-age within the community of Windermere," he said.
The young, healthy male cougar had to be put down, based on its proximity to the community.
"It's just too high of a risk to leave it there," he said.
Cougar destroyed near Windermere Elementary School
GREG [email protected]
ECHO FILE PHOTOA cougar photgraphed near Invermere in 2011.
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The Rockies finished the weekend earning three out of a possible four points, defeating the Revelstoke Griz-zlies on Friday at home, before falling to the Kimberley Dynamiters in overtime on Saturday in Kimberley.
Friday began with a rough start for the Rockies. During his second weekend on the Rockies roster, Peter Matthews was penalized before the match began be-tween his team and Revelstoke.
“When that buzzer goes off at the end of warmup, all the players have to be off the ice. One of our kids didn't get the memo,” head coach Wade Dubielewicz said.
After a minute of shorthanded open-ing play, the Rockies found themselves behind 1 – 0 when Revelstoke scored.
But it wasn’t long before Jerome Thorne evened the score with a goal for Columbia Valley, only minutes before putting the home team ahead with a second marker.
“[Thorne]’s been good for us, especially of late; if he can keep producing points like he did over the weekend, he’ll be a
big help for us over the long run,” said teammate Doan Smith, who would go on to share points from three Rockies goals with Thorne on Friday.
A goal by Ryan Hender-son added to the Rockies lead, before Revelstoke got one back. But before the first period drew to a close, Doan Smith gave Colum-bia Valley the breathing room of two goals again with a power play goal.
“We had a good start,” he said. “It’s been a while since we’ve been able to get it going in the first pe-riod. We scored a couple quick ones, and I think ev-eryone was having fun and everything was clicking.”
Mr. Smith scored again, giving the Rockies a com-manding 5 – 2 lead, but that was short-lived. In the closing minutes of the second period, two Grizzlies goals brought the away team within one goal of an even score. That called for a timeout by
Mr. Dubielewicz.“Generally, in those hockey game when
you seem to be offensively really going at the start of the game, there's a cute-ness that can creep in very quickly,” said
the coach. “The reason we had so much success is because we were playing sim-ply. When you start to score some goals, players try these cute little plays," he said.
Thorne nets hat trick in Rockies' 7 – 5 victory
In a province with some of the most beautiful golf cours-es in the world, Cop-per Point Golf Club general manager Brian Schaal was presented with both the Four Season Pro-fessional Golf Award and the Professional Development Award from the PGA of British Columbia earlier this month.
On Wednesday, October 16th, the PGA of B.C. award banquet was held at River Rock Ca-sino in Richmond, where B.C. golf professionals were recognized among nine categories of outstanding service.
The award winners are selected upon peer voting, which Mr. Schaal said is al-ways "a feather in your hat."
“It's a great honour just to be nominated, because there are so many experienced and professional people in the room,”
said Mr. Schaal.His award-winning
work can be best ap-preciated at Copper Point Golf Club's clubhouse deck, where spectators can look down on hole nine with a view of Mount Nelson in the
background. The tee box on hole
three also demon-strates the course's prestigious terrain, he explained.
Earlier in October, the Copper Point Golf Club was presented a gold certificate as
the reader’s choice in the 2013 East Koote-nay Best of Business Awards.
Operations were concluded for the season at the Copper Point Golf Club on Wednesday, October 16th.
DAN WALTON/VALLEY EcHO pHOTORockies forward Doan Smith gets ready to unleash a wrist shot during a 7-5 home victory against the Revelstoke Grizzlies last Friday. After 15 games, Doan is second on team scoring with 17 points.
Copper Point manager recognized for golf excellenceDAN [email protected]
DONALD MiYAzAki pHOTOCopper Point Golf Club general manager Brian Schaal accepts his awards at the PGA of BC awards night on Wdnesday, October 16th.
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SubMiTTED pHOTOThe view looking down hole nine at the Copper Point course from the restaurant deck.
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The ever-popular Safta's restaurant will soon be opening up a year-round full-time location in downtown Invermere.
Safta's owners KD and Roi Golan have recently taken over the lease for the build-ing which housed Angus McToogle's until this past September, and the couple plans to re-open it as an upscale pub-style restaurant.
The new Safta's will still feature the same mouth-watering Middle Eastern food valley residents have come to love over the last five years, but will also feature an expand-ed menu, likely including nice pub food.
“We're really excited; it's our dream, it's coming true,” said Mrs. Golan.
The couple started their business as a food cart at the farmer's market about five years ago, expanded to a summer-only restau-
rant in Radium Hot Springs in 2012 and then expanded again with another summer-only restaurant in Invermere this past summer.
The Invermere location had fantastic response from customers this summer, according to Mr. Golan.
“We had such a good responses, that's what led us to believe it was time to open a full-time spot,” he said. “We knew then that we have a base following of customers who like the kind of food we serve.”
The building dates back to 1924 and custom-ers can expect that oldness and history to be part of the new restaurant.
“We're going to embrace it and incorporate it into the décor,” said Mrs. Golan.
The new restaurant will also look at having great local microbrews on tap, according to Mr. Golan.
The couple is not sure exactly when they will open up the new restaurant, but is aiming for mid to late November.
Photo by Dan WaltonJeremy Ratt waits for home-made pizza pockets to cool after a baking session at the Summit Youth Centre on Saturday, October 19th.
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CRANBROOK - The province is accepting bids on a new woodlot licence in Skookum-chuk, a move that will eventually generate new job opportunities across the region, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson an-nounced on Wednesday, October 16th.
The woodlot licence covers approximately 1,198 hectares of Crown land along the Camp 14 Forest Service Road (also known as the Larson Lake FSR and Lower Lussier Road),
on the west side of the Lussier River, south of Canal Flats.
The bidding is open to qualified individual Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, First Nations bands, and corporations con-trolled by Canadian citizens. The deadline for submission is November 20th, 2013.
Applications and details are available on-line; see Notice ID 8151 at:
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Village of Canal Flats mayor Ute Juras says she's not sure one way or the other if she supports the idea of Canal Flats residents helping to pay for the proposed new community centre in Invermere, 52 kilometres north of the village.
“I'm still on the fence; I still need more informa-tion,” said Mayor Juras. A recent motion by Regional District of East Kootenay directors was to have staff prepare policy around regional cooperation on paying for the construction and operation of the
building. “The final decision hasn't
been made,” she said, adding she wants specifically to know more about costs and about how much Canal Flats residents actually will use the facility.
“If they can show there's a lot of users from our end of the valley, then I'd consider supporting it,” she said.Since some Invermere
residents use the arena in Ca-nal Flats, the Upper Columbia Valley is already a
combined recreation service area, she said, but added that with Canal Flats merging its water system and possibly making improvements to its fire hall sometime in the near future, village residents are already seeing their taxes go up.
“Even if the cost of helping pay for the new com-munity center is only $10 (per parcel) a year, if you combine it with other tax increases (for the water system) it can start to add up quickly,” said Ms. Ju-ras.
The issue has not been discussed in detail by Canal Flats council yet, but Invermere mayor Gerry Taft has agreed to come to a Canal Flats council meeting to explain more about it, said Ms. Juras.
Canal Flats mayor Ute Juras
Village on the fence on community centre costsGREG [email protected]
I know it's di� cult at the beginning of the season to recognize each player especially when they don't have name bars. Well, that situation has changed in the past week. You can understand that it doesn't make sense to create name bars when the team is still making signi� cant player personnel changes.
� e new bars don't mean that players can become complacent, however. � ere are still a few Junior A cuts trickling in and in fact there is a new goalie in town this week for a tryout. He hails from Vernon via the Manitoba Junior A league.
Although a captain and alternates have yet to be named, I would expect those letters to be visible fairly soon. So come on down to the Eddie and see how the team is shaping up, I think you will be pleased. Not only will you see exciting hockey, there is a puck toss during the � rst intermission with a cash prize donated by Hair by Aura. During the second intermission, a lucky 50/50 ticket holder
wins the opportunity to “Shoot to Win”. � is contest, sponsored by Melody Motors and Walkers Repair, o� ers quali� cation for a future shot at winning a brand new Ford vehicle from Melody Motors, open-ing day ski passes to Panorama Mountain Village or a package of game tickets to upcoming Rockies games. It's always exciting to watch.
New this year to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, Subway is donating to Kidsport every time the home team scores a power play goal. Kidsport is a program that removes � nancial bar-riers that prevent kids from participating in orga-nized sports. Donations are gratefully accepted at Rockies games.
High � ves to #15 Jerome � orne for scoring a hat trick last week! We don't get to see that very often — it would have been great to see a few hats thrown out, but the safety net makes that pretty di� cult to do.
Also congratulations to #17 Ryan Henderson, the
Rockies player of the month for September. “Hen-dy” scored eight goals and earned an assist dur-ing the month for a total of nine points. Syndicate Board Shop is generously sponsoring this award this season.
Statistically, Ryan Henderson leads the team with 18 points followed closely by #12 Doan Smith with 17. Both players are averaging more than a point per game. Peter Matthews (#16), who has just � ve games under his belt due to a main camp injury, has made his presence felt and is also averaging 1.2 points per game. O� ensively, the team is looking good, so with a few defensive tweaks, leading the Eddie Mountain division is within reach.
� e team is currently in second place in the divi-sion with a game tonight (Wednesday) in Golden. � e game time on Friday night at the Eddie is 7:30 p.m. against the Fernie Ghostriders; I hope to see you there!
Who's who on the ice at the Eddie?Rocky Talk — Marilyn Berry
When we look to other countries where access to healthcare is dependent on one’s income, you realize just how valuable our system is.
But it is a system under tremendous pres-sure. We need to ensure that our province raises the revenue it needs to keep our system strong.
People tell me that public healthcare is one of things they most value, and they know that it costs money.
Provincial funding of healthcare increases every year as would be expected.
In 2012-2013, Interior Health’s funding increased by 5.6 per cent. In 2012-2013, we still felt cuts to healthcare.
In 2014-2015, the projected increase to funding for Interior Health will be only 2.3 per cent. This indicates even more significant cuts to services are ahead.
Over the last number of years, the cuts to healthcare have been felt most deeply in rural areas.
And many of the decisions made by In-terior Health as to where to cut have not been informed by local knowledge or understanding.
As a politician, I understand that healthcare decisions need to be made by profession-als, but there also needs to be full awareness of the realities of the im-pacts of those decisions, and there needs to be accountability to the communities affected.
We need healthcare in small rural com-munities not just for health reasons, but for economic reasons.
For example, the closure of the dialysis unit in Invermere has resulted in real economic consequences for the area; it's something that was not even contemplated by decision-makers, and ignored when raised by local political representatives.
We need to stand together within our communities to make sure that those that need healthcare have access to it when they need it.
Take a moment to share your health-care concerns with me by emailing [email protected] , or by calling 1-866-870- 4188.
'MLA REPORT' FROM PAGE A6
Norm Macdonald
CBEEN a � nalist for Community Champion
� e Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network’s (CBEEN) Wild Voices for Kids (WVFK) pro-gram has been named a � nalist for BC Hydro’s 2013 Community Champions Program.
� is award program recog-nizes non-pro� t organiza-tions within British Columbia that demonstrate environ-mental leadership in their community. It provides these non-pro� t organizations a platform to highlight their initiatives that support con-servation and the environ-ment for the chance to win one of � ve $10,000 Commu-nity Champions conservation
awards. � e public can vote for CBEEN daily until No-vember 15 by going to www.champions.bchydro.com . If CBEEN was to win this award, it would allow 1,000 more students from the Columbia Basin with the opportunity to take part in environmen-tal education � eld trips and presentations.
Last year alone, CBEEN made it possible for over 8,000 students to take part in 345 environmental education presentations and � eld trips across the six school districts of the Columbia Basin. � ese included outdoor excursions such as snowshoeing, pond explorations and more.
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The Invermere Valley Echo is seeking an Advertising Sales representative for our weekly newspapers and magazine publications in the Columbia Valley. We have an opening for a full-time, one year maternity leave � ll position commencing December, 2013.
We are looking for someone with prior experience in a sales position, with a strong knowledge of sales and marketing and with a successful track record; someone who has strong written and verbal communications, organizational and exceptional customer relations skills; knowledge and pro� ciency in MS Of� ce/MAC OS is a requirement. The ideal candidate must be motivated and take initiative to sell multiple products, work with existing customers and � nd ways to grow sales and income.
A valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle are a must.
If this describes you, please submit your resume and cover letter to the attention of:
Rose-Marie RegitnigPublisher
PO Box 70, #8, 108-8th AvenueInvermere, BC, V0A1K0
Sales Representative( 1 year maternity leave)
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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED
250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere
www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin
Sunday, October 27th9:00 a.m.
Worship at All Saint’s, Edgewater.
9:30 a.m. Bacon, Friends & Faith(All Ages Welcome)
10:30 a.m. Worship at Christ Church
Trinity, Invermere.
CANADIAN MARTYRSCATHOLIC CHURCH
Roman Catholic ParishPastor: Father Gabriel
250-342-6167 Invermere250-344-6328 Golden
Confession: 1/2 hour before MassCanadian Martyrs’ Church
712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturday at 5 p.m.Sunday at 9 a.m.
St. Joseph’s ChurchHighway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs
Sunday at 11 a.m.Sacred Heart Parish
808 - 11 Street, GoldenSunday at 5 p.m.
St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn, Canal Flats
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (served from Kimberly)
RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
For more information call 250-342-6633 or 250-347-6334
Loving God, Loving People
#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium
Sundays at 10 a.m.
Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street W,
Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall
Thursday 6:30 p.m.
LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH
326 - 10th Ave. 250-342-9535REV. TREVOR HAGAN
Senior Pastorwww.lakewindermerealliance.org
Sunday, October 27th10:30 a.m.
CELEBRATION SUNDAY, “Only GOD Is Omnipresent” … Pastor Trevor ministering.
The Lord’s Supper will be served.
“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades 2-5, during the
Morning Service.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere
Pastor:Murray Wittke
Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word
Kid’s Church Provided
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ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION
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Pastor Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton
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Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDING - The great super sale! 20x20 $4,070. 25x26 $4,879. 30x32 $6,695. 32x40 $8,374. 35x38 $9,540. 40x50 $12,900. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. or visit us online at: www.pioneersteel.ca
Real Estate
Apt/Condos for SaleRiverstone Villas Condo in downtown Radium. 3 bdrm, 5 appliances, fi replace, large soaker tub, walk in shower, garage. Priced 10% below assessment, will take quad or camper as down pay-ment. $177,000.
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RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Af-fordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Kere-meos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca
Rentals
Apt/Condo for RentAvailable quickly. 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, condo conven-iently located and close to schools in Invermere. $1,200/mth + hydro. Call to view. 250-341-5951
Homes for RentHome available Nov 1st. Indian Beach Estates.
Comfortable 2 bdrm, 1 bath home with den. (can be used as third bedroom), fi replace,
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1990 Ford Club Wagon XL Van. Great condition. No rear seats. $1,500 O.B.O. 250-342-2104
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Legal Notices
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
Re: The Estate of Brent Frederickson, a.k.a. Brent Frederickson, deceased, formerly of Radium Hot
Springs, BC, died on January 18, 2011. Notice is hereby given to Creditors and others having claims
against the estate of Brent Frederickson under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims
should be sent to the Executrix, c/o MacDonald
Thomas, Box 2400, Invermere, BC, V0A 1K0 on or before November 1, 2013, after which date the estate’s
assets will be distributed among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the
claims of which the Executrix then has notice.
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CLUES ACROSS 1. 1st, 2nd & 3rd
in baseball 6. Sew up a
hawk’s eyes 10. N’Djamena is
the capital 14. Be a
connector 15. To accustom 17. Cornflower 19. Former CIA 20. Bark sharply 21. Actress
Barkin 22. Cathode-ray
tube 23. Shallowest
Great Lake 24. Surface of a
plane figure 26. Bird of prey 29. A large
number 31. Chums 32. Express
pleasure 34. Capital of
Yemen 35. Sanctify 37. Hyperbolic
cosecant 38. Central
Standard Time 39. Seed of the
legume family
40. Drove in golf 41. Without
difficulty 43. Without
(French) 45. Politicians
(informal) 46. Not happy 47. Spiritual
being 49. Male child 50. The cry made
by sheep 53. Handheld
image enlarger
57. Inventiveness 58. Column style 59. Impudence 60. 33 1/3
records 61. Berkeley’s
sister city CLUES DOWN 1. Lymph node
plague swelling
2. Freshwater duck genus
3. Dog attacks 4. Eilat Airport 5. Visualize 6. A young pig 7. Wyatt __, OK
Corral
8. Point one point S of due E
9. Those who give freely
10. Small slice of meat, especially veal
11. Dislike intensely
12. Egyptian sun God
13. Animal lair 16. Dutch
flowers 18. A Greek harp 22. O. Twist’s
author’s initials
23. Periods of time
24. __ Claus 25. Actress
Lupino 27. Green regions
of desert 28. Any
competition 29. Salem, MA,
teachers college
30. Container for display
31. Ink writing implement
33. Hogshead
(abbr.) 35. As much as
one can eat 36. Puts in a
horizontal position
37. Cotangent (abbr.)
39. Vitamin H 42. Book hinges 43. Voiced musi-
cal sounds 44. In the year of
Our Lord 46. Japanese
entertainment firm
47. Comedian
Carvey 48. Bird repro-
ductive bodies 49. Rests on a
chair 50. River border 51. Largest
continent 52. Plural of
ascus 53. Prefix for ill 54. Small bark 55. Geographic
Information System
56. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano
Answer to October 16:
CrosswordOctober 23, 2013
HoroscopeARIESAries, it’s important to know that someone close to you supports you no matter what. Don’t let self-doubt overwhelm you. Others support you for a reason.
TAURUSSet your long-term goals and work hard to make them a reality, Taurus. Goals can help you stay on track and provide much-needed motivation when you hit rough patches.
GEMINI Gemini, even though you may not be getting all of the recognition you hoped at work, others are paying attention to your accomplishments. Just be a little patient.
CANCER Romance could be heading in your direction, Cancer. If you are in a relationship, then that relationship might grow even stronger. Plan a romantic getaway soon.
LEOLeo, you may want to keep some thoughts to yourself this week. Others may not be fond of you rocking the boat at this time, so let things settle down.
VIRGOSurround yourself with people who can make you feel good and provide lots of support, Virgo. This week you may need all of the encouragement you can get.
LIBRAExpect a self-esteem boost when you begin to feel better about all of your options, Libra. Although you may not be in love with all of the possibilities, many are very appealing.
SCORPIOScorpio, you have an uncanny sense of imagination and your creativity will be running strong this week. Share some of your ideas with a trusted friend or family member.
SAGITTARIUSThere are many cosmic energies working in your corner, Sagittarius. You just need to be in tune with the changes that are happening all around you.
CAPRICORNCapricorn, anticipate some confusion regarding your social life this week. This can grow into a stressful situation if you let it. Instead, keep a level head and trust that things will work out.
AQUARIUS Aquarius, career concerns dominate your thoughts these next few days, but you have other things on your mind as well. Devote ample time to all of your concerns.
PISCES Pisces, exotic thoughts creep into your head, but you have some mundane chores that need tending to as well.
Fourth Week of October
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Learning to be a better role model
Building your Wealth
� ough it makes us ashamed to admit it, most of us know we’re not the best role models pos-sible for our children. Sometimes, we don’t think we can change.
We want the resources to make our wishes turn into reality. When we get the things, we often hold on with an irrational hunger, as if letting them go would somehow diminish us. We want to be the ones in con-trol, yet it seems we are be-ing pushed into feeling less in control than we have ever been.
So we model for our chil-dren a pattern of debt, fear, � nancial rule-breaking and holding fast to what we have. � en we are disappointed when they follow our lead.
Very few of us know what it was like to move at a walk, or at the pace of a horse. We are used to speed. We get in the “fast” habit, and think everything should go faster, even though we aren’t built for it! � en we’re overwhelmed by the speed of ever-faster changes in our world.
Very few of us born in the last thirty or forty years know what our grandparents or even our parents talk of when they speak of growing up without telephones or televisions, let alone some of the more modern creations.
By now, it should be obvious we will never have all the toys we want. � ere are too many and it’s beyond our capacities. Even very wealthy people are � nding this true. � ere are more every day!
In fact, most of us have a di� cult time just
keeping up with our own situation. We can’t think of the enormous changes even within our own lifetimes, let alone in the time before we were born. � e world is di� erent!
So, knowing we can’t keep up, we are free to slow down, right in the midst of the rush. We can stop and look for what counts. For most of us, what counts in-cludes a high quality of life for our kids - and they won’t have it on what we are mod-elling for them.
What we do remember, and what we continue to hold in the very highest regard, is the value of personal integrity. We say things like, “My word is my bond,” and mean what we say. � at’s still something
we regard as very important. We still believe a parent should provide a sound and trustwor-thy role model for our children. � at hasn’t changed, though it looks di� erent than it once did. In fact, we think highly of it. We just don’t know what it looks like. Nor do we � nd our-selves doing it. We have followed so far down the path of having our wants and desires met that we are not only spoiled, but don’t know how to get out of where we � nd ourselves.
It takes deliberate intent, but we can slow down, look and learn.
� ere is a concept in the new biology that describes the ability of an organism to adapt to change in its environment. When it can do this, there is an increase in the likelihood of survival in the face of stress from environmen-tal change. Another key concept, long believed
but now scienti� cally established in the last few years, speaks of how every organism and piece of dust is a “part of the whole.” Yet an-other concept shown true is that everything changes over time. Geology shows us that mountains slowly move. Physics says the uni-verse around us is moving and changing. Some of these changes are slow - and some are fast.
When we add these ideas together we learn that the rate of change is variable, but the num-ber of new things in our world is going to con-tinue to grow. At the same time, maybe we are not frozen in our current habits. We don’t have to continue any pattern of behavior - includ-ing how we act as role models. In the midst of change all around us, we are free to choose our own speed and patterns. We can choose our own responses, learn new patterns of money management, and take the time to communi-cate them to our families. We can become bet-ter role models.
Most parents (77 per cent according to one recent survey) say they are not always honest with their kids about money. Some parents simply can’t communicate money issues with their children, whether it’s because money is an uncomfortable topic or due to their own lack of knowledge.
Neither one is an adequate reason to skip out on discussing a money topic of any kind with your family. If you skip talking to your kid about a life issue because it’s uncomfortable or because you don’t know enough about it, you’re failing as a parent. You’re doing them – and by extension yourself – a disservice. You can, however, do better!
� e patterns are learned, and we help our clients learn them.
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We will be making electrical system improvements in Spillimacheen and Brisco on Sunday, November 3, 2013. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately four hours.
Where: In Spillimacheen and Brisco. This outage will affect customers off Highway 95, north of Spur Valley subdivision to the town of Spillimacheen. This includes: Snider Rd, Domey Rd, Sylvania Rd, Wolfenden Rd, Nelson Rd, Carlson Rd, Berrey Rd, Brisco Rd, Steamboat Mountain Rd, Galena School Rd, Watson Rd, Sherlock Rd, Vermillion St, Beaverfoot St, Kootenay St, Bugaboo St, Toby St, Selkirk St, Westside 2 Rd and Giant Mine Rd
When: Sunday, November 3, 2013Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon, local Mountain time
To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, please turn off all lights, electric heaters and major appliances and unplug all electronics.
For the first hour after the power comes back on, please only plug in or turn on those electronics and appliances that you really need. This will help ensure the electrical system does not get overloaded.
We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore your power as soon as we can.
Prepare for outages and stay informed by visiting bchydro.com/outages or bchydro.com/mobile from your handheld device. Please call 1 888 POWERON (1 888 769 3766) for more information.
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power interruptionnotice of scheduled
spillimacheen and brisco
Tickets cost $30 and can be pur-chased at Konig Meats, at the Inver-mere Fire Rescue hall, or by talking to any of Invermere's 28 firefighters.
As this story was written, several members of Invermere Fire Rescue were responding to an electrical arc from a telephone pole near a daycare centre in
Invermere prior to BC Hydro's arrival on the scene, a fact that underscores the firefighters' importance to the community.
Mr. Roe thanks all the local busi-nesses who continue to support the annual event and for donating door prizes. It's expected the ball will raise thousands of dollars this year.
"It really works against you," said Mr. Dubielewicz. "When I took that time-out, I let the guys know that that cuteness was beginning to creep into our game, and that if they continued to play that way it was going to be a long night.”
Shortly after the talk, Dustin Boone scored to give the Rockies a 6 – 4 lead before the second period buzzer.
The third period became exciting early as Revelstoke scored to put themselves within one. However, the Rockies withstood their op-ponents' attack and held the lead. Jerome Thorne was able to score on an empty net with two seconds left on the clock to register a hat-trick, and tally the final score at 7 – 5.
Jerome Thorne and Ryan Hen-derson both had a four-point game, and Doan Smith was in-volved in five of the goals scored.
“You always have a few of those 7-5, 6-4 games; we may have been a little lackadaisical, but at the end of the day when you get that win, that's what you want the kids to remember,” said Mr. Dubiele-wicz. “You take confidence from that game. Three months from now, the kids won't remember how much of a debacle it may have been defensively, but they will remember how much fun it was scoring seven goals.”
The Rockies had another strong first-period on Saturday night in Kimberley, as Mitchell Ros-ko and Racey Big Snake both scored to give the Rockies a 2 – 0 lead after one period against the Dynamiters.
But the second period belonged to the Nitros. The home team scored three unanswered goals to enter the third with a lead.
Kimberley put themselves ahead 4 – 2 with an early third-period goal, but Racey Big Snake's power play goal and Doan Smith's marker tied the match to force overtime.
Unfortunately, it was less than a minute into 4-on-4 overtime ac-tion when the Dynamiters scored, to earn a sudden-death victory.
“We started good, which has been one of our key points lately,” said Mr. Smith. “We got up two-nothing and kind of took it for granted and let them get up on us 4 – 2, and we had a pushback, but it was a little too late. Once we get ahead, we can’t let up; we have to keep applying pressure.”
The Rockies play again tonight in Golden against the Rockets at 7:30 p.m. They will be at home on Friday, October 25th, when the Fernie Ghostriders are at the Ed-die Mountain Memorial Arena for a 7:30 p.m. showdown.
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There are 160,000 gamblers in the two risky groups but only 4,000 calls per year to a problem gambling helpline, suggesting the number of people who could be helped is "much higher."
Mr. Kendall argues the B.C. Lottery Corp. could do more to identify problem gamblers — possibly using data on their gambling gathered through a loyalty card program — and then dispatching staff to attempt treatment interventions.
The report calls on the province to devote at least 1.5 per cent of gambling revenue to problem gambling initiatives, which would triple the current outlay.
It also urges school classes to warn children of the dangers of gambling, focusing on students in Grades 10 to 12.
Provincial gambling revenue per capita climbed 56 per cent over the last decade from $353 per person in 2002 to $552 by 2011.
The $2.1-billion a year industry delivers nearly $900 million in net profits to government.
B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong said in a statement the province this year increased its Responsible Gambling program budget by 30 per cent.
"We take the social costs of gambling seriously," he said, adding the province and BCLC will provide $11 million for responsible gambling this year.
De Jong said the province is committed to continually improving but will review the performance of its current programs before considering any more spending.
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VICTORIA – The B.C. environment ministry has released its promised study of the current state of crude oil spill response capability, tracking the growing tonnage of petroleum shipping along the West Coast and estimating response time and effectiveness if oil was to spill at sea.
Oil recovery in computer simulated oil spills could be as high as 25 per cent after five days, or as low as four per cent for Alaska crude, with another quarter evaporating.
The study was commissioned to back up Premier Christy Clark's conditions for B.C.'s approval of expanded heavy oil shipments, either from twin-ning the TransMountain pipeline from northern Al-berta to Burnaby, or the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway project across northern B.C. to a new tanker port at Kitimat.
Environment Minister Mary Polak said the study shows the need to increase response capability before the B.C. government would consider increased oil shipments.
"While we respect federal jurisdiction over marine spills, we must ensure B.C.'s interests are being met, and that means adding more resources to protect our coast," Mrs. Polak said.
The three-volume report also details the huge and growing traffic that exists now.
Shipping data show a 17 per cent increase in marine traffic volume from 2011 to 2012.
An estimated 110 million cubic metres of petroleum products per year are shipped, about a third of which is crude-like bunker oil carried as fuel on ships of all kinds.
The biggest tanker car-
go is 38 million cubic metres of mostly Alaska crude each year.
The study includes recovery estimates for seven oil spill scenarios, six of which assumed a spill of Alaska North Slope crude that has been shipped by tankers down the B.C. coast to U.S. refineries since the 1970s.
Two scenarios involve an Alaska crude spill in Dixon Entrance, with four per cent recovery in summer an three per cent in winter.
One scenario examines a summer-time spill of diluted bitumen in the Juan de Fuca Strait, with response from Canadian and U.S. ships and oil recovery equipment.
It estimated 31 per cent oil recovery after five days, in summer conditions with daylight-only operations.
Diluted bitumen tanker shipments from Kinder Morgan Canada's Burnaby terminal hit a high of 69 in 2010. The expansion would mean 300 tankers a year in and out of Vancouver harbour.
The federal government has launched its own research project to model the drift and behaviour of a bitumen spill in the ocean around Kitimat, and funded marine weather forecasting to facilitate shipping.
Gaps wide in oil spill scenarios
Black Press file PhotoA tanker ready for loading with Alberta heavy crude oil enters Vancouver harbour with tugboat escorts.
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