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Douglas Caldwell lines up his shot at Dawn Mountain on Saturday as part of a biathlon demo day put on by the Alberta Biathlon Club. The event gave locals a chance to try biathlon, a sport that is growing in popularity across Alberta. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

Free weekend shuttle bus to KHMR now operating Joel [email protected]

Kicking Horse Connector - a free shuttle bus that will transport passen-gers to and from town, the highway and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort - began operations last weekend. Ché Koroll, who runs ATV tours in the summer, started the shuttle service because he saw a need for improved

transportation between the resort and Golden. “[A lack of a shuttle service] is something that has bothered me for

years…I’ve got my winters kind of free so I had time to develop this,” Kor-oll said.

“I just really believe that it is something that needed to happen for the resort and the town to grow.”

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The Town of Golden had to take action on the Kicking Horse River last week as the ice buildup got too high for comfort.

At approximately 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, an excavator was deployed to remove ice buildup in the Gould Island channel on the Kicking Horse River. Although water has been flowing through this channel since the initial ice jam on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, the recent cold weather has resulted in ice buildup.

“Removing the ice has allowed water to con-tinue to flow through the channel and there is now a safe amount of freeboard on the dyke walls,” said CAO Jon Wilsgard. “The water in the river is currently moving through the ice and will continue to be monitored.”

Through the ongoing monitoring process, water levels in the channel, combined with

the recent cold weather, became a concern. The recommendation to remove the ice was approved by the Water Stewardship Officer from the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natur-al Resources Operations.

Presently, the emergency management program continues to have an excavator on standby for deployment if the situation requires it; stationed adjacent to the theater building. Town and CP Rail staff traveled the canyon this morning, noting several small ice dams and some pooling. While no immedi-ate threats have been found, the state of pre-paredness by all authorities is considered appropriate at this time.

Authorities from the Golden and Area Emergency Management Program, the Town of Golden, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, HMC Services and the RCMP will continue to monitor the river in partner-ship.

Town of Golden deploys excavator on Kicking Horse River ice buildup

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Conservation officer Alexandre Desjar-dins was called to Elk Road, just across the bridge on Kicking Horse Trail, after a cougar attacked a dog that was being walked by a local woman around 12:30 p.m. Friday.

The woman was walking her two dogs at the time of the attack. Both of them were about 20 feet ahead of her and off their leash. One dog managed to escape unscathed but the other one, described as a 55 pound lab-cross, was taken and killed by the cougar. The woman reported the incident to conservation author-ities immediately, which was a big reason why Desjardins was able to find the cougar almost instantly.

“The fact that she reported it right away made our job super easy,” Desjardins said.

The cougar, a young adult female, was shot and killed once it was located around 1:30 p.m..

“Once a cougar is able to access such an easy prey item, it is conditioned to just go back to that,” Des-jardins said. “Cougars also don’t react well to relocation, they really don’t adapt…they just start wandering back like a house cat.”

Unlike bears, there isn’t a lot that can be done to avoid attracting cougars into town. Desjardins did stress that it is important to keep dogs leashed as much as possible,

although he admitted that it is often unrealis-tic for dog owners to keep their pets on a leash in forested areas where there is plenty of room to run.

The B.C. government advises individuals to never turn their back or run from a cou-

gar in the event of an encounter as sudden movements might provoke an attack. Instead, it is essential to make yourself look as large as possible and back away slowly. If the cougar shows interest, you are advised to show your teeth, make loud noises and fight back if it attacks in order to convince the cougar

that you are a threat. Wildlife encounters should be immediately

reported to conservation’s 24 hour hotline at 1-877-952-7277.

More information about cougar encounters and sightings can be found at the B.C. govern-ment’s Ministry of Environment website at http://www.gov.bc.ca/env/.

A cougar was destroyed in the Elk Road area after it attacked and killed a domestic dog. Conservation Officer Photo

Female cougar destroyed after attack on dog

“The fact that she reported it right away made our job super

easy.”— Alex Desjardins —

Conservation Officer


The Town of Golden2014 Budget Consultation Open House

WE WANT YOUR OPINION

Pick up a copy of the budget package

Also at the event: •Find out more about changes to the residential curbside recycling program

•Provide feedback on the Civic Centre Rental Rates Bylaw

Be Informed, Get Engaged, Be Part of the Plan

Do you value:Ploughed sidewalksMaintained roadsClean drinking waterClean streets A maintained water systemCommunity and cultural eventsA Welcoming CommunityGarbage and recycling pick upParks and pathwaysSports facilitiesPeople to put out that burning houseA safe community Play places and programs for ALLBylaw enforcement Enforcement of building standardsFlood protectionPeople to address your concernsSupport for seniors Assistance in finding your lost dog Planning and zoning for the futureAnd a Town that is working for you!

Ask yourself What is all of this worth to you?

For more information please call us at 250-344-2271 or email [email protected]: golden.ca

When: January 22 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Where: Civic CentreWith: Optional 15 minute presentations: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The open-house is a great place to learn about the 2014 budget and provide feedback before council’s final approval.


Golden residents have two chances to get involved in civic issues on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The Mayor's next Community Conversation ses-sion will be held at the Civic Centre from noon to 1 p.m., and the annual Five-Year Financial Plan open house will be held in the same venue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Community Conversations sessions are an excellent way for residents to discuss commun-ity-based subjects. At this event, people have the chance to create positive dialogue with others they may not have spoken with otherwise. Suc-cessful community engagement includes informa-tion sharing, consultation, and active involvement from everyone. The event is a forum for face-to-face conversations about a democracy that is based on a culture of learning, inquiry, and excellence.

"The November Community Conversations brainstorming session was about quality of life. Participants discussed what quality of life means to them and who they feel is responsible for deliv-ering it," said Mayor Christina Benty. "This month we are focusing on citizenship and asking the question what does it mean to be a responsible and engaged citizen? Building on previous sessions, each table will choose their top actions towards being a good citizen in 2014. I encourage every-one to take time on January 22 to enjoy some lively discussion around social responsibility."

The previous Community Conversations ses-sions have had meaningful discussions surround-ing community-linked topics and this month's will surely be no different.

Later on in the day, residents have the opportun-ity to discuss the 2014-2018 Town of Golden Finan-cial Plan. This is a chance for the community to learn about the different services Golden offers, where the council's direction is for 2014, ask staff

and council questions and provide valuable feed-back.

"As we look to the future, it is important to iden-tify our infrastructure and service delivery needs while maintaining the public's trust and inspiring confidence that their tax dollars are being spent wisely" said Benty. "Council is considering its five year financial plan with a two per cent tax increase for 2014. In spite of rising operational and energy costs, this budget includes more money going into reserves for asset renewal (water, sewer, roads) and condition assessments. We have also reduced expenditures in other areas."

The Mayor continues to say that "our core infra-structure is the foundation of our community and we have a responsibility to renew our exist-ing assets in the most fiscally responsible manner possible. This budget reflects good stewardship of those assets."

The budget includes major changes such as the way Kicking Horse Culture is funded and major project planning expenditures with more funding going into asset renewal reserves. It is worth every-one's time to attend this public consultation event to learn about these and future projects. Further-more, the public consultation period is an oppor-tunity for residents to voice concerns or recom-mendations to the Town prior to the budget being approved. At the event, the public will have the choice to walk around and talk to people open-house style, listen to a quick 15 minute presenta-tion, or both. Savoury snacks will be provided.

The budget consultation will also be an oppor-tunity for residents to learn about some changes coming to the curbside recycling program and provide feedback about Civic Centre rates.

Being a good citizen is about being involved! On January 22, 2014, town council and staff encour-age you to be a good citizen and drop by the Civic Centre. Both events are open to everyone and free to attend.

Town offers two chances for engagement

Jessica [email protected]

The retailers of Golden have decided to band togeth-er to tackle some of the issues that are affecting all of them - not the least of which is how to get visitors to shop in town.

In its early stages, having just had its third meeting, the Retail Focus Group is maintaining a positive attitude while identifying some common challenges, as well as proposing some new initiatives.

The retailers in attendance were interested in the idea of a brochure, outlining all the shopping opportunities in Golden, and well as events like late-night shopping, or a downtown market that included Farmers' Mar-ket vendors as well as sidewalk shopping from the 9th Avenue retailers.

"How do we bring retailers together, and how do we move forward? These questions must be answered first," said Karen Cathcart with the College of the Rockies, who is facilitating this group jointly with the Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce.

The attendance is growing with each meeting, but the group would like to see all Golden retailers participat-ing, especially with the potential brochure.

The Town of Golden has agreed to purchase access to the Roger Brooks Library of Resources for the focus group. The resource will help retail, as well as tourism, food and beverage operators, as accommodators to view industry best practises in areas like marketing and tour-ism development opportunities.

The first use of this library will be the screening of a video regarding the issue of retailers staying open late.

"Let's see what works for other communities, and make it work for us," said Cathcart.

Golden retailers are banding together


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COMMUNITY LEARNINGFREE PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGESJANUARY TO JUNE 2014

FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDRENFamily Dinner Play and Learn - for families with children birth to 5. Mondays, starting January 13, 5pm - 7pm in the StrongStart room. Includes dinner, parent discussions (with childminding), and fun activities!FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDRENVOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR One to One Children’s Reading Program - help children in grades 2 to 5 to build reading skills. Only 1 or 1.5 hrs/week from Jan. 27 - March 14 (7 weeks). Training provided. FOR ADULTS Money Skills - learn more about income and taxes, budgeting, saving, debt, and credit. Starts Wednesday, January 29, 7-8:30pm. Women’s Journal Writing Group. Starts Tuesday February 5.Food Skills - cooking healthy meals on a budget. Includes meals & childminding. Starts Feb. 1, 10am - 1pm. Call 250-344-1032.One to One Adult Tutor Help - Tutors can help with basic reading, writing, computer & math skills. Get help with forms and tests too. Job Skills Workshops - Wednesdays, 10am to 12pm. Every week covers a new topic such as Resumes, Interview skills, and Email & Internet. COMMUNITY LEARNING PLACE (#203 - 421 9th Ave N): Computer and Internet access! Drop-in hours: Wed. 1-3pm, Thurs 9am-12pm.

FAMILY LITERACY DAY - SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 6-7PM Richard Young the Magician (Winner of Parents Choice Award for Children’s Entertainer ‘12) will entertain our families at Lady Grey Elementary School. Fun for all ages! Prizes too!

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FAMILY LITERACY DAY - SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 6-7PM Richard Young the Magician (Winner of Parents Choice Award for Children’s Richard Young the Magician (Winner of Parents Choice Award for Children’s Richard Young the Magician (Winner

Entertainer ‘12) will entertain our families at Lady Grey Elementary Entertainer ‘12) will entertain our families at Lady Grey Elementary Entertainer ‘12) will entertain our

School. Fun for all ages! Prizes too! families at Lady Grey Elementary School. Fun for all ages! Prizes too! families at Lady Grey Elementary

FAMILY LITERACY DAY - SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 6-7PM Richard Young the Magician (Winner of Parents Choice Award for Children’s Richard Young the Magician (Winner of Parents Choice Award for Children’s Richard Young the Magician (Winner

Entertainer ‘12) will entertain our families at Lady Grey Elementary Entertainer ‘12) will entertain our families at Lady Grey Elementary Entertainer ‘12) will entertain our

School. Fun for all ages! Prizes too! families at Lady Grey Elementary School. Fun for all ages! Prizes too! families at Lady Grey Elementary


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The bus will pickup passengers headed for the resort in town from two stops, one near the Wolf’s Den and another at Spirit Square for transportation to the resort.

The first round of pickups will start at 4:35 p.m. from the Wolf’s Den and 4:40 p.m. from Spirit Square. The shuttle will take passen-gers from the Day Lodge car park at the resort down to Golden at 5, 7, and 9 p.m. Pickups will start from the highway (at both the Prestige Inn and the Ramada car park) at 6:00 p.m., with those passengers having the option of taking the shuttle into town or continuing on to the resort.

Three trips will be made up to the resort in total, with a fourth available after 10 o’clock depending on demand. Late night trips are also available through the Rockwater’s Blue Bus.

Koroll hopes that locals and tourists will benefit from the shuttle.

Goldenites can use the bus in order to enjoy the resort’s restaurants, while tourists that are staying near the resort can come into town and catch a movie or a Rockets game and enjoy the many restaurant and pub options available in town.

For now, the bus will only run on Fridays and Saturdays, but eventually Koroll hopes that demand will allow him to expand the oper-ation into a seven day service with additional times throughout the day.

If that were to happen, Koroll might need some help, as he is the only driver for the bus as of now.

The service is run on sponsorship money from various restaurants and pubs in town For more information or for any questions or comments, Koroll can be reached at 250-290-0002.

Che Koroll drives the new Kicking Horse Connector shuttle bus, which will be bring-ing people to and from the ski hill into town on the weekends. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

Shuttle sticks to weekends for now


Stolen truck from 13th St. S

Sometime during the night of Jan. 4 a red Ford F350 was broken into and stolen from a home on 13th Street South between 5th and 6th Avenue South. The vehicle, which had a Skidoo Summit in the back, was broken into and taken.

Police located the vehicle on the forest service road heading up to Mount 7. The suspect had fled the scene. There was minor damage on the vehicle but nothing was stolen from the truck.

Erratic drivers on the highways

The RCMP responded to numerous erratic driving calls along Highway 1 over the past week. As always, the RCMP is encouraging drivers to slow down and take care especially during slippery winter weather.

Failure to stop

The RCMP received a call on Jan. 8 about a black Jeep that failed to stop for a school bus that was in the process of picking up passengers. The bus had its stop sign deployed. The driver of the Jeep was not found. Police would like to remind citizens that it is a $167 fine for failing to stop for a school bus.

Multiple accidents

Police responded to five separate calls regarding vehicle collisions. On Jan. 3 a single vehicle went into a ditch on Highway 1 due to slippery condi-tions. On Jan. 9 a tractor trailer jack knifed on Highway 1 east of Field. The vehicle was hanging off the side of the icy roads.

Also on Jan. 9, police responded to a multi-vehicle collision at the intersec-tion of Park Drive and 9th Street South. A delivery truck was making a right hand turn that ran a little wide, causing it to strike a Chevrolet Impala in the opposite lane.

The driver of the truck was issued a ticket for failing to keep right and both vehicles suffered front-end damage.

RCMP Report: Stolen F350

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Although there are many of us who grew up with the internet, it is a technology still in its infancy.

Newspapers are still trying to figure out what this new medium means to the business, and how to work with it, and not against it.

Many newspapers, small and large from around the world, including The New York Times, The Van-couver Province, and The Golden Star, have experimented with payment options for the online content of their newspapers.

These methods are by no means perfected, and many publications continue to alter their poli-cies to fit the needs of their readers as well as their advertisers.

Black Press too has received some feedback from communities with paid papers and paid websites, including Golden, and has made adjustments to expand and improve the online products.

While many locals do have a subscription (and therefore an online subscription), there are resi-dents who have wanted to share stories with out of town friends.

We have also heard that some tourism organ-izations wanted to link stories to their website to help promote Golden.

Now there is a way to do that.Starting now, there is a new section on The

Golden Star website, and other Black Press web-sites, called “Our Town.”

This section, which will contain articles, photos, and slideshows from important com-munity issues and events, will be exempt from the paywall.

It is free for everyone to view, and unlike the Breaking News feature, there is no time limit. It will remain free.

Anyone from Golden or elsewhere who does not have an online subscription will be able to view the content in this section of thegoldenstar.net.

Now relatives, former residents, and anyone who is interested in what is happening around Golden will have more access.

Information or articles that portray Golden’s tourism can be available to anyone researching the community.

Go to www.thegoldenstar.net, and find the icon for “Our Town” on the top tool bar beside Opin-ion to check it out.

Christmas Spirit

Dear Editor,

I really wanted to share with you a very nice lesson of kindness.

In mid-December, my family stayed in Radium Hot Springs, enjoying the gorgeous mountains and relax-ing hot springs. In the evening, we decided to have dinner at one of Radium’s nicest restaurants: Helna’s Stube.

The food was great, the ambiance was absolutely delightful, and just across from our table was a nice couple enjoying their dinner as well. We exchanged some glances, but not more than that.

At the end of the dinner, when we asked for our

bill, we were told that the couple across from our table paid for our dinner before they left. We were absolutely surprised! Complete strangers decided to make us such a gorgeous gift!

It’s Christmas season and I think they wanted to be generous with our family. Thank you from the bot-tom of our hearts!

As we have no idea how to contact them otherwise, we decided that your newspaper could help us share this amazing story and thank them for their kindness.

We hope that amazing couple, as well as all your readers, had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Toni Birlad and familyCalgary

Alzheimer’s Month

Editor,

January is Alzheimer’s aware-ness month. Such awareness is essential as we have entered the age of Alzheimer’s.

This crisis is predicted to grow year by year for decades to come affecting millions worldwide.

Currently, 70,000 here in BC are inflicted with this dreadful dis-ease, some with early onset, mean-ing they were 40 to 65 years of age and likely still in the throes of career or raising a family when the diagnoses came.

Sadly, early onset often is discov-ered through a poor job evalua-tion and many sleepless nights try-ing to figure out what is going on.

One is left desperate to fathom the future while having the know-ledge that you will slide back to being a child again.

If you are fortunate, you may have a loved one in which to walk together through the maze that is dementia.

Imagine the courage it takes to reach out your hand to another and say, I am so frightened, I am so sorry and I am so grateful.

Alzheimer’s is not just mem-ory loss but the slow unrelenting

deterioration of all human func-tions and unfolds differently for all.

Recently, a member of the Dan-ish Alzheimer’s support commun-ity suggested that in regards to dementia care, Canada was in the dark ages.

The validity of such a statement is up for debate but what is not is that Canada is the only member of the G8 without a plan plus all countries in the European Union have created a strategy.

This is both baffling and unacceptable.

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Bucket full of Stars to the Gottler broth-ers for clearing all the fresh snow for us!

Snowstorms of Stars to my Selkirk Drive neighbours with the snowblower and the quad. Thank you very much.

Stars to Jaclyn for the excellent

hamburger soup. Delicious!

Stars to the kind folks who helped me out of a jam when my little Honda Civic got stuck in the snow in the Dawn Mountain parking lot. Cheers!

Stingers to myself for forgetting our 10 year anniversary.

Sorry Krista!

Stars to Moose Trax for the fudge sample!

Stingers to people who don’t drive carefully and block the road to the resort on a powder day.

Stingers to freezing rain.

Do you think the shuttle up to Kicking Horse Resort will be a useful service?

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Billions have been invested worldwide to find a possible cure but it has proven to be elusive.

While the search goes on it is impera-tive that appropriate care be provided for those afflicted and essential support be available for the caregivers up against challenges that can best be described as daunting.

Finding a way to keep those who suffer in their homes as long as possible and cre-ating the highest quality of life through thoughtful, nuanced care is the least we can do for these incredibly vulnerable people.

Our current care facility model is anti-quated and we can do better. Canada needs a plan. Please add your voice and kindness to the discussion for the sake of us all.

Robert ReadNelson

Lois EhmanPrincipal NES

The last two weeks of December were a whirlwind at Nicholson School. The Grade 5 students celebrat-ed their DARE graduation with their families and the school community.

Each student wrote and read their reports on how to say “No” to drugs, alcohol and peer-pressure, and how to be a leader and not a follower. At the same time the

Grade 4 students received certificates for their first aid training.

It was a very exciting day for all!During the last week of school Santa visited the stu-

dents and gave them each the gift of a book. Each stu-dent also had their picture taken with Santa!

Our Christmas Concert was a huge success and the gym was packed with parents and grandparents alike. Thank you all for coming and supporting your chil-dren, it made their efforts even more rewarding.

During this first week back to school we hosted the students from Edgewater School in a volleyball match. The students played with great enthusiasm and had a lot of fun! Next week we are heading to Edgewater for a rematch which will close the volleyball season.

On behalf of the staff and students of Nicholson School I would like to extend our wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. We look forward to continu-ing to work with the parents and the community to support our students.

Nicholson Elementary hosted Edgewater volleyball players

Distracted Driving Solution

To the editor:

I propose a solution which I believe would be successful in addressing the “distracted” driving problem.

Desspite more emphasis on enforcement, many still seem to feel that their call or message is more important than being attentive to their driving.

So my suggestion is effective at a specified date, it should be illegal to sell a new vehicle in B.C. equipped with an auto-matic transmission.

People do not have enough to do with their digits, and thus have time to fiddle with hand-held devices. The need to shift gears, especially in urban traffic, will productively occupy their hands.

There would be a provision for people with a physician-documented disability to secure a permit for a “special order” vehicle.

Cries that “I can’t drive a stick shift” will fall on deaf ears. In the UK, everyone drives a standard shift vehicle. It is

hardly rocket science.As the years pass, all the automatic shift vehicles will go by

the wayside. The roads will then be a much safer place for all.On a recent holiday to the United Kingdom, I drove over

2,500 miles.During that time, I observed only one person driving

whilst eating a sandwich and only one using a mobile phone whilst behind the wheel.

Nearly all cars in the U.K. are standard shift. There seems to be a correlation.

As an aside, on the limited access highways (motorways) in England, there are ample travel plazas, offering restaurants and gasoline.

Drivers consume their beverages and/or food at the plaza—either in the restaurant or in their parked vehicles.

I think a combination of education, safety awareness and standard-shift automobiles makes this the standard of behaviour.

Bob Sherman,Kelowna

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This WeekA.P.E.S.After School ProgramMonday to Friday 3 -5:30pm. $12/day for ages 5 to 11. To register please leave a message at 250-272-0425.StrongStart a free, school based learning program bir th-5years. Mon&Fri 12-3:30pm, Wed 2-5pm, Tue&Thur 8:45-11:45am. Call Shelley for more info 250-439-9324.

Wed, Jan. 15Parent and Tot Play lets parents and kids from birth-five enjoy preschool type activities. Wednesdays at the Rec Plex from 10:30am-noon.Badminton Wednesdays 7-9pm at the Rec Plex. Adults $7, students/seniors $5. Need your own racket.Public Skate at the Arena every Wednesday 7-8pm.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Wednesdays 1-2pm.Job Skills Workshops at the Work BC office every Wednesday at 10am. Call 250-344-5413 to register.

Thurs, Jan. 16 Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub.Men’s drop-in basketballThursdays from 8-10pm at the Rec Plex. $8.Bridge Club every Thursday at the Senior’s Centre from 1-4pm. Contact 250-344-5448.Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7:30pm at the College of the Rockies.Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thursdays, 7:30-9pm in the Golden High School’s sewing room. New members and guests welcome, annu-al membership is $25.A.A Meetings in Golden Thursdays at the Family Centre 421 9th Ave N. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre Band Of Guys drop-in for male teens (12-18) every Thursday from 3:45-5:30pm.Shinny hockey at the Arena every Thursday at 8pm. 19+

years old.Kicking Horse Culture Film Kicks presents Rebelle Jan.16 at 7:30pm.

Fri, Jan. 17Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Friday night.A.A Meetings in Golden Fridays at the Lutheran Church basement 915 - 9th St S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Friday from 3:30-7:30pm.Mother Goose Program Fridays 10:30-11:30am at the Library. Snacks includ-ed, just drop in!Public Skate at the Arena every Friday 12-1pm.Parent and Tot skate at the Arena Fridays 10-11am.Meat Draw every Friday at The Legion 5:30pm.Bridge Club every Friday at the Centre for Peace in St. Andrew’s Church, 7pm.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Fridays 1-2pm.Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth program Fridays 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual dis-abilities. Call Cyra 250-919-0757 for more info.Food Fridays at the Golden Legion 6:30-8:30pm.Curling, Fridays at 7:30pm, 2 spaces available. Call Greg 250-344-0644 for info.AberDeen plays at the Golden Taps Jan.17 at 10:30pm.

Sat, Jan. 18Storytime at the Golden Library, Saturdays 10:30-11:30am. Free drop-in, runs from Jan.18-Apr.5.Meat Draw Saturdays at The Legion 5pm.A.A Meetings in Golden Saturdays at the Golden Museum 1302 - 11th Ave S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Public Skate at the Arena every Saturday 5:30-6:45pm.Magic The Gathering Free Tournament Fridays 4-6:30pm&6:30-9pm at

Bizarre Entertainment. Saturday Night Chapel at the Pentecostal Church (717 10th St S) at 7pm from Jan.4 - Apr.5.Golden Delicious presents DJ Nu-Mark Jan.18 at the Rockwater Grill and Bar. $15 before 11pm, $20 after, at door.

Sun, Jan. 19Sunday Howl open mic night at the Wolf’s Den every Sunday from 4-8pm. All ages welcome. Public Skate at the Arena every Sunday 4:30-5:45pm.Documentary & Discussions Sundays at Bizarre Entertainment from 6-9pm. Admission by $5 donation, or 2 non-perishable items to the food bank.

Mon, Jan. 20Join the Cadets. Free pro-gram meets every Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall. For young men and women ages 12 to 18.Golden Community Choir, Mondays from 7:30-9:30pm at the Lutheran Church. Member fees $10. For info call Joyce 250-344-6043.Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio every Monday 15% off all regular priced services, call 250-344-5766. Family Dinner Play and Learn Mondays 5-7pm in the StrongStart room in APES Free program includes din-ner, discussions, and activi-ties. Call 250-439-9665.Heroclix League 6-9pm Mondays at Bizarre Entertainment.The Cadets meet Mondays 6:30-8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall.Winter Walking at the Rec Plex Mondays 1-2pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.Badminton at the Mount 7 Rec Plex Mondays 7-8:30pm. Need your own racket, $7 (or $5 for seniors/students).Shinny hockey at the Golden

Arena Mondays at 9:15pm. Must be 19+ years old.Family Dinner Play and Learn, free program for fam-ilies with children 3-5 start-ing Monday Jan.13 from 5-7pm in the StrongStart room. Includes dinner, discussion, and activities. Call 250-439-9665.

Tues, Jan. 21John Jenkins & Friends at the Rockwater 8pm. Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition Tuesdays 6-9pm @ Bizarre Entertainment (Free)A.A Meetings in Golden Tuesdays at the United Church 901 - 11th Ave S Alley Ent. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Parent and Tot skate at the Arena Tuesdays 10-11am.Volleyball Tuesdays at the Rec Plex 7-8:30pm $5 drop in.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.Aquafit at the Travel Lodge Tuesdays&Thursdays from 5:30-6:30pm. Jan.7 - Mar.13.Curling, Tuesdays at 7:30pm, 3 spaces available. Call Greg 250-344-0644 for info.Rockwater Grill & BarR

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Upcoming Events Soup Day at the Golden Seniors Centre Jan.24 from 11:30am-1pm $5.Family Literacy Day Jan.25 from 6-7pm at Lady Grey Elementary School.Money Skills, a FREE pro-gram to help adults under-stand concepts of money. Starts Wednesday Jan.29 from 7-8:30pm. Call 250-439-9665 for info.Live Kicks and Bacchus Books presents Geoff Berner & Kris Demeanor Jan.30, 7:30pm, at the Civic Centre.Food Skills for Families, a free program on healthy cooking on a budget. Starts Feb.1, 10am-1pm. Call 344-1032 for more info.Women’s Journal Writing a FREE 6 week program starts Tuesday Feb.5. Call 250-344-5317 for info.

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The Snowed in Comedy Tour is coming back this win-ter after a sold-out perform-ance last year.

The show will feature four up and coming comed-ians, some of whom you will already be familiar with.

Arj Barker, best known for playing Dave on the hit HBO series the Flight of the Con-cords, is an American stand-up comedian who has already tallied a large list of accom-plishments in his short career.

He has appeared on David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Bill Maher, Last Com-ic Standing, multiple Just For Laughs Galas, and has done three Comedy Central Spe-cials.

Dan Quinn has taken some high profile open-ing gigs (Russell Peters, Rob

Schneider, Tom Green and Tracy Morgan) and turned himself into an international headliner.

He was the winner of The Canadian Comedy Competi-tion for Just for Laughs, and has been seen on CBC, CTV, and the Comedy Network.

Craig Campbell was the notorious host of Canada’s legendary Ed’s Night Party, and headline guest on num-erous TV shows such as Jim Carrey Live, The Dennis Mil-ler Show and Just for Laughs.

He has become a favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe Fes-tival, and won an invitation to perform in the Best of Edin-burgh program in New York.

Although raised in Canada, Pete Johansson has made a name for himself internation-ally, and now resides in Lon-don so he can keep up with all his touring around the world.

He has long been a fixture

on Canadian, US, and British television, having appeared performing stand up on Comedy Central, Comedy Now, CBC’s Just for Laughs, NBC’s Friday Night and the BBC’s Russell Howards Good

News.The show has moved to the

Golden Civic Centre this year, for a performance on Jan. 24 at 8:30 p.m. For ticket infor-mation, go to www.snowedin-comedytour.com.

Comedy tour planning to get snowed in

Comedians from last year’s skied their way through Western Canada. Photo Submitted


Fruitvale Station, based on a true story, is quite clearly a different breed of mov-ie from your standard Hollywood block-buster had has the feel of a film you’d typically see at a festival. In fact, Fruitvale has won numerous awards at high pro-file film festivals such as Cannes and Sun-dance, honours that are well deserved.

Oscar Grant (played by Michael B. Jor-dan...the middle initial is clearly there to distinguish himself from that guy who starred alongside Bugs Bunny in Space Jam) is a loving father to Tatiana and boy-friend to Sophina, although he seems to often find his way to the doghouse with the latter. Oscar is a bit of a screw-up, nearly losing Sophina (Melonie Diaz) and actually losing his job in a pair of incidents early in the film.

Still, you can’t help but cheer for him to find success and he demonstrates sev-eral times that he isn’t such a bad guy after all. Oscar has recently spent some time in prison but appears intent on turning his life around, vowing to quit dealing marijuana as part of a New Year’s resolution. The entire film takes place on New Year’s Eve 2008 and New Year’s Day 2009 (with the exception of a brief flashback scene.)

Plot wise, there isn’t a whole lot going on here until the final 20 minutes and surprisingly it works. The runtime is a quick 85 min so the film never has time

to drag, and what it lacks in plot it makes up for in character development.

Jordan is very strong in the lead role and shows a great deal of range and strong chemistry with his co-stars. Octavia Spencer, who starred in The Help, was fantastic in a supporting role as Oscar’s mother Wanda. Diaz, however, was one of the weakest points for me as some of the more emotional scenes seemed to be above her talent level.

The real-life case of Oscar Grant is actually quite famous and many might know the story prior to viewing the film. Director Ryan Coogler even made the decision to include some actual amateur footage. Still, I’ll avoid going into detail about the movie’s final scenes for those who don’t know the story and want to go in fresh.

On a whole, Fruitvale is an incredibly gripping movie that is likely to leave you stunned once the closing credits roll. This is far from being a feel-good movie, but it tells an important story and is well worth checking out providing you have a comedy ready to go immediately after. For that reason I’ll give Fruitvale Station 9 out of 10 dancing hot dogs.

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Geoff Berner and Kris Demeanor are coming to Gold-en for a Jan. 30 Live Kicks Extra show at the Civic Cen-tre. The pair of musicians were brought in by Kicking Horse Culture and Bacchus Books & Cafe.

Geoff Berner - from Vancouver originally - plays Jewish folk music on his accordion. According to his website, his shows often devolve into crazed, chaotic, drunken dancing and psychotic laughter, an assess-ment Berner says is fairly accurate.

“Sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn’t,” Berner said.

Over the years Berner has progressed deeper and deeper into traditional Jewish folk music, culminating in Victory Party, his latest release where he worked with produce Josh Dolgin, an acknowledged genius of mod-ern Jewish music.

Berner has also written episodes for Sesame Street and recently released his first novel. Festival Man is a story that centres around the fake memoirs of a strange music manager.

Demeanor’s style is hard to pin point. His music doesn’t resemble one specific genre of music, instead drawing on all of classic folk story telling, spoken word/rap and shamelessly hooky pop. Combined with Bern-er, it is an interesting combination.

“We’re sort of like a Rat Pack kind of thing, with three of the members dead,” Demeanor laughed. “It makes for an odd evening of entertainment.”

Lyrics are very important for Demeanor’s music and many of his songs tell stories, many of them comedic.

“When I’m presenting a song, the best thing is when you can get people to dance to your music. The second best thing is to have them laugh to it. The third best to have them cry,” he said.

Demeanor’s latest release was under the band name

Cutest Kitten Ever. “It’s all my songs but with two female harmony sing-

ers and a french horn…they are all songs that sort of playfully deal with the end of the world,” Demeanor laughed.

Early bird tickets are on sale for $15. Advance tickets for Kicking Horse Culture members are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets are $25 for non-members and $5 for students. Tickets can be purchased from the Art Gallery of Golden.

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Geoff Berner, pictured with his accordion, will be performing at the Golden Civic Centre with Kris Demeanor on Jan. 30. Photo Submitted


Some people succeed because they are destined, but most people succeed because they are determined.

Izzy Palumbo keeps her eye on the puck at Eli Wilson’s goalie camp on Sunday. The two day camp was an oppor-tunity for local netmidners to work with one of the game’s best goalie instructors. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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The hockey season is a little over halfway complete as we race towards the bulk of the tourna-ment season and it is a great time to celebrate hockey! The kids have been working hard and improving in all areas from fundamental skill development to the finer strategic points of the game.

As a parent and coach it is a wonderful thing to witness this development and success achieved by each and every player! Thanks to our town’s win of $100,000.00 last spring from Kraft we have been able to offer innovative and new programs to further this develop-ment.

We hosted a hockey school in late August, 2 separate power skat-ing weekends with a profession-al power skating teacher and most recently hosted a goalie camp fea-turing one of the best goalie coach-es in Canada!

We were able to purchase new jer-seys and change our association name to the Rockets which we felt was important to bring a connec-tion between our local kids and our junior team. Most import-antly though we were able to put $80,000 + away in trust so that the winnings can help hockey in Gold-en for many years to come!

I want to take this time to thank all the volunteers for their tireless efforts in “keeping hockey going”. There is a T.V. commercial out right now that gives an assist on Johnathan Toews’ goal to…….all the people who helped him get there from the fundraisers to coach-es, concession workers to team managers, back yard rink build-ers etc…and it gets me every time I see it. Because it is so true for all sports that our children play, the volunteers keep sport alive. Espe-cially in small towns like Golden. Thank You! And thanks to the par-ents and players for participating and loving this game that I love so much!

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As part of a partner-ship with Mount Roy-al University, Faith Dusevic has joined the Town of Golden to complete her work-experience as a Com-munications Intern. In order to explore new communication meth-ods with the intent of improving dialogue with the community, Dusevic will be part of the Town of Golden administrative team for the next four months.

Dusevic is local to Golden and is in her fourth year at Mount Royal University where she is obtaining a Bach-elor in Communica-tion. She began her employment with the Town of Golden in January and her time will be complete at the end of April.

Jon Wilsgard, CAO, says that “Faith has come aboard during an integral time, as cre-ating more effective communication is a top priority for us. We are excited to explore new methods to connect with the community.”

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A westbound CP Rail train derailed in the early morning hours of Jan. 8 about five kilo-metres east of Golden, B.C. sending six cars off the track, including a tanker carrying fish oil that was breached and leaked some of its contents.

CP Rail spokesperson Kevin Hrysak said the incident happened just before 4 a.m. on Jan. 8, and was cleared by the morning of Jan. 9, more than 24 hours later. The derailment halted traffic through the main east-west track for the duration.

Neither of the two CP Rail staff on the train were injured.

Hrysak said the mixed-freight, intermodal train had three locomotives and 88 cars. Only one train was involved.

Hrysak said the train wasn't carrying any hazardous materials, such as oil, liquid petrol-eum gas, explosives or hazardous chemicals. There was no fire associated with the derail-ment.

Of the six cars that jumped the track, some were empty. He said the breached car carrying fish oil did leak, but that the spill "was immedi-ately contained." No locomotives derailed.

Hrysak didn't know where the train originat-ed, but said it was destined for the west coast.

He didn't have exact details on the stretch of track where the train derailed, such as wheth-er it was near a tunnel, switch, a siding or a curve.

Hrysak said Transport Canada, the Trans-portation Safety Board and the B.C. Ministry of Environment were notified, but he was unsure if any officials attended the scene.

James Carmichael is the Regional Senior Investigator for the Canada Transportation Safety Board and is based in Calgary.

He said the TSB was notified, but that inves-tigators wouldn't attend the scene, partial-ly because of the unremarkable nature of the derailment, which had "no leaks," "no spills" and no injuries.

"We're going to continue communications with CP on it," Carmichael said. "Unless some-thing changes, we are not going to do any-thing further with it."

He understood the derailment happened near a series of small tunnels in the Glenogle area, and part of the train came to a stop in a tunnel.

The TSB will rely on an investigation and report from CP Rail.

Hrysak said it was too early to attribute a cause to the crash, saying the investigation could take "a month to a year" to complete. CP Rail will forward the results of their investi-gation to the Canada Transport Safety Board.

Train derails east of Golden with no leaks, no spills, and no injuries

Staff WriterBlack Press

Supplies of influenza vac-cine are still available to B.C. residents, despite high demand as the H1N1 strain of the flu virus has returned, provincial health officials said.

Cases since the current flu season began in December have shown a shift towards people between the ages 20 and 69, rather than the very young and the elderly who are typically the most vulner-able.

There have been severe cases involving healthy, younger people and two deaths have been confirmed, one in the Okanagan and one on Vancouver Island.

The main strain of influ-enza to emerge this winter is a descendent of the H1N1 that prompted the largest vaccin-ation in Canadian history in the 2009-10 flu season, when the illness was declared a global pandemic.

Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said the B.C. health ministry purchased a record 1.4 million doses of the current vaccine, which

offers immunity to H1N1 and other strains.

Some doctors' offices and pharmacies have run out as demand has been higher than last year.

"We have supplies currently available, but it's conceivable that if demand continues to be high, we'll use up all of those 1.4 million doses," Ken-dall said last week.

"So I wouldn't call it a vac-cine shortage, I'd call it an unusually high demand."

The health ministry has a website for information on influenza and other vaccina-tions, with a guide to finding local flu clinics. Go to http://www.immunizebc.ca for more information.

Since 2009, pharmacies as well as doctors' offices and dedicated flu clinics have been authorized to adminis-ter flu shots.

They are free of charge to higher risk groups, including pregnant women, very young or old people, people with other medical conditions and those planning to visit a hos-pital or long-term care facil-ity.

Flu season typically runs from December to April. Ken-

dall said in an average year, between 10 and 20 per cent of B.C. residents contract the virus, with about 2,000 sick enough to be hospital-ized and 500 deaths, mostly people with underlying con-ditions.

While severe illness among younger, healthier people is unusual, so far the current flu season is in the typical range, Kendall said.

Seasonal influenza is main-ly a respiratory illness, with symptoms of coughing, fever, headache and muscle ache that typically last from seven to 10 days.

It can be complicated by pneumonia and worsen underlying conditions such as heart disease.

Kendall said confirma-tion of North America's first case of H5N1 "bird flu" is not a cause for public concern, because that strain is typically caught from poultry and rare-ly transmitted from person to person.

A traveller returning from China to Edmonton via Van-couver International Airport during the Christmas season became ill and passed away on Jan. 3.

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An event that has become as natural to Golden winters as the snow that falls on the mountains, is almost

here.The Snow King

Masque Parade Pageant and Street Party is on Saturday Feb. 15, preceded by the Masque Costume Ball on Friday Feb. 14.

Given that this year’s festivities fall on the Valentine’s Day weekend, the events are taking on the theme Fiesta del Corazon.

“The theme gives the parade a sense of

passion and excite-ment,” said Joyce deBoer, a Snow King

volunteer since the first parade eight years ago.

The Ball, taking place at the Civic Centre, will feature the band Lacarno, a highly sought after band that plays a groove-heavy mix of Mexican folk, Cuban son, and Latin soul.

The parade will be the usual one-hour spectacle in Spirit Square, after which the crowd can follow the Snow King and Lady Spring to the area in front of the Post Office where The Good ‘Ol Goats will play a full set for a dancing street party.

“The Good ‘Ol Goats are a semi-local group that are just out of high school. They tied for first place in CBC’s new talent competi-tion,” said deBoer. “They play their own sort of music, which is get up and dance music.”

What makes this Golden event so unique and special is how the community gets involved with it. In the past, individ-uals and groups have made costumes, and

actually participat-ed in the spectacle, a trend that deBoer is hoping will continue to grow this year.

“Put yourself in the parade,” said deBoer.

The Snow King’s Play House (located on 9th Avenue North next to the Youth Centre) is official-ly opening on Satur-day Jan. 18, with any-thing you might need to create a mask, lan-tern, or full on cos-tume to participate in the show.

If anyone needs special help, or can-not make it to the regular open hours (Sundays from 1-4 p.m., Wednesdays from 4-8 p.m., and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m.), contact deBoer at [email protected].

“The reason I got involved is because I love this idea of people getting up off their butts and becoming part of their parade,” said deBoer. “We want the spectators to feel like they’re part of the spectacle.”


Parks CanadaAdvisory Development Board

Parks Canada has referred the following development permit application to the Advisory Development Board (ADB) for review. The public meeting will be held at the:

Parks Canada Administration Building, Harkin Hall101 Mountain Avenue, Banff, Alberta

1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 30th, 2014

Development Permit Review, Part II

Application:Project #13-729: Alpine Club of Canada Proposed Construction of Des Poilus Hut Licence of Occupation Yoho National Park of Canada Persons wishing to comment or make a presentation on the above mentioned application must submit a written request to the Acting Development Officer, Rachel Fernandes-Ubell, at the Lake Louise Visitor Reception Centre or Fax: 403-522-1212, no later than 7 days prior to the scheduled meeting. Requests should include:

i) Name and/or client, company, or group of citizens you are representing; and,

ii) The agenda item you wish to address (presentations are limited to 5 minutes).

The project proposal can be viewed at the Banff National Park administrative office.

Please forward comments or questions to Rachel Fernandes-Ubell, Acting Development Officer, Parks Canada, Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks, P.O Box 213 Lake Louise, Alberta, T0L 1E0 Tel: 403-522-1204 or Fax: 403-522-1212.

Parcs CanadaCommission consultative sur l’aménagement

Parcs Canada a envoyé la demande de permis d’aménagement suivante à la Commission consultative sur l’aménagement à des fins d’examen. La réunion publique se tiendra à l’endroit suivant :

Centre administratif de Parcs Canada, salle Harkin 101, avenue Mountain, Banff (Alberta)

Le jeudi 30 janvier 2014 à 13 h 30

Examen du permis d’aménagement – partie II

Demande :No du projet : 13-729 : Club Alpin du Canada Projet de construction d’un refuge près du glacier Des Poilus Permis d’occupation Parc national du Canada Yoho

Les personnes qui désirent faire part de leurs commentaires ou présenter un exposé sur ce projet doivent adresser leur demande par écrit à madame Rachel Fernandes-Ubell, agente d’aménagement intérimaire, au Centre d’accueil de Lake Louise, ou l’envoyer par télécopieur au 403-522-1212, au plus tard sept jours avant la date de la réunion. Les demandes doivent préciser :

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Pour consulter les documents liés à ce projet, rendez-vous au Centre administratif de Parcs Canada à Banff.

Veuillez faire parvenir vos commentaires ou vos questions à Rachel Fernandes-Ubell, agente d’aménagement intérimaire, Parcs Canada, parcs nationaux Banff, Yoho et Kootenay, C.P. 213, Lake Louise (Alberta), T0L 1E0, tél. : 403-522-1204 ou téléc. : 403-522-1212.

A group of fish got together to participate in last year’s Snow King Parade. Anyone who wishes to be part of this year’s event is welcome to come to the Snow King’s Playhouse. Star Photo

Snow King’s Playhouse is open to the community

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Senior boys basketball season heating up at Golden Secondary

Kiran Gosal (number 4) takes a shot from just out-side the paint. Photo Submitted


It’s a young squad that is taking to the court this sea-son for Golden Secondary School’s senior boys basket-ball team, but that doesn’t mean the team isn’t ready to compete.

“We have great expectations for this team,” said head coach Kindy Gosal, who coaches his sons Saje and Kiran among his eight players. “It’s a very talent-ed group.”

The season got off to a difficult start last month as the team battled injuries right from the beginning but last week brought some positive results following the holiday break. The Eagles downed Banff 89-41 early last week before going 2-2 in a tournament in Kam-loops over the weekend against some tough compe-tition. This week the team will travel to Vernon for a tournament before hosting a six team tournament of their own on Jan. 24 and 25. Golden will also play host to the Kootenay Zone Championships on Feb. 21 and 22, the final stepping stone towards the provincials in Langley. The Eagles will need to win that tournament to move on to the provincials. Gosal believes the team has a good chance to do just that despite boasting just a single Grade 12 on the roster.

The Eagles often play a high tempo, run and gun style of basketball but are working towards improving their overall structure to better compete against some

of their tougher opponents. “Against better defensive teams they can reduce

your tempo and then you have to rely on structure, so we’re really focusing on offensive and defensive struc-ture right now and we are trying to get away from the up-tempo run-and-gun style a little bit,” Gosal said.

According to Gosal, he can switch up the team’s tac-tics because his group of players are all ‘basketball junkies’ who are passionate and keen to learn about the game.

“They love the game and they want to learn the game so they’re actually willing to go through the nuan-ces of how you run different structured offences and defences. Not all kids would do that,” he said.

Last year Gosal and his sons took a year away from Golden on what he calls a ‘basketball sabbatical’ at Vancouver College.

“It was a good experience…It was good for [Kir-an and Saje] to go to a school and a location where there was a big culture of basketball and a lot of sup-port for the program,” Gosal said. “Here in Golden, it’s very much a hockey town so basketball takes a bit of a second fiddle to hockey. I don’t think most people in this town realize the talent that we do have at this age group…this is one of the most talented groups we’ve had for many years.”

Game dates and times for next weekend’s home tournament will be posted to the Golden Star’s Face-book page as soon as they are made available.

Golden Rockets on a winning streakJoel [email protected]

It was a great weekend for the Rockets that included one-goal vic-tories over the Sicamous Eagles and Fernie Ghostriders.

Rockets head coach Ty Davidson has employed an aggressive two man forecheck all season but rarely has that strategy been executed as well as it was Friday night. The forecheck was just one of the many things that the Rockets emphasized in practice this week after a disappointing 7-2 loss last Saturday against the Nelson Leafs.

“Pretty much this whole week was all dedicated to defence, finishing checks, forecheck, d-zone, all that stuff and I think the win is a by-prod-uct of that tonight,” said Davidson following the game.

The work in practice paid immedi-ate dividends when Tanner Watt found the back of the net behind Eagles goaltender Chris Turner just 1:19 into the first period. Darien Head responded for Sicamous late in the first to tie the game but Golden wasn’t content to go into the inter-mission tied. In the dying seconds of the period, after the Eagles had an opportunity to clear the puck from their own zone but turned it over instead, Daniel Dahlin fired a shot that Turner failed to handle clean-ly.The puck fell directly behind the Eagles’ netminder and a mad scram-ble ensued in the crease. Ian Desro-sier managed to fire the puck across the line to give the Rockets the lead.

It didn’t take long for Golden to extend its lead in the second. Desro-sier potted his second less than two minutes into the period to put the team up 3-1. That’s when Davidson’s team hit a bit of a lull, and despite the early marker the Rockets coach wasn’t pleased with the second frame.

“I didn’t like the second period from the get-go. I thought we lacked energy and for whatever reason we came out really flat,” Davidson said.

Taking advantage of the flat foot-ed Rockets, the Eagles closed the gap to just a goal with about 16 min-utes left in the second and tied it a minute and a half into the third with a power play marker.

That seemed to be the wake-up call that Golden needed.

Just minutes after the Eagles tied it Cole Mckechney broke away from the Sicamous defence. Mckechney was denied on his first attempt, but stuck with the play and stuffed the puck past Turner to give the Rock-ets a lead that they wouldn’t relin-quish. Nick Hoobanoff was credited with an assist on the play, his fourth of the night.

The forecheck was the biggest catalyst for the Rockets’ solid offen-sive output as the club’s aggressive attack lead to numerous turnovers from the Eagles defencemen, who were repeatedly denied opportun-ities to clear the zone.

On Saturday the Rockets out-bat-tled the Ghostriders by a 3-2 score that put a capper on a big weekend for Golden.

“What I loved about tonight’s game was that, with the exception of two shifts in the first period, we played basically a 60 minute game,” Davidson said following Saturday’s game. “We didn’t have many lulls…we out battled them on special teams, it was a great win through and through.”

As Davidson pointed out, the game couldn’t have got off to a worse start for Golden. With cap-tain Michael Anderson in the box, Ghostriders rookie forward Aid-an Geiger beat Rockets goaltender Brian Parsons to put Fernie up less than 90 seconds into the game. On the very next shift Aaron Neufeld extended Fernie’s lead to 2-0 and it quickly appeared as thought it would be another long night for the Rockets.

Davidson called a timeout follow-ing the second goal in order for the team to re-group.

“I just said to them, ‘Look it, we can ill afford to throw away hock-ey games. We’ve got to get going’. I reiterated that we’re playing for a playoff spot..sometimes you do something right as a coach and I guess that was one of those occa-sions,” Davidson laughed.

The timeout worked wonders. Tanner Watt scored his Rockets-

leading 16th goal of the season a few minutes later on the power play with help from Coltin Berard and Ian Desrosier. With just 2:42 remain-ing in the first period, Nick McCabe beat Riders netminder Austin Wells to send the clubs to the locker room

even at two goals apiece. The goal was the first since Nov. 30 for the 16 year old McCabe. Watt added an assist for his 5th point in his past two games.

The Rockets continued to out-shoot and outchance the Riders in the second. Parsons came up large on the few opportunities that Gold-en allowed. His top save of the night came midway through the second when he made a brilliant left pad stop after a Fernie forward broke in alone.

With the Rockets on the power play, Jacob Macpherson fired a shot that proved to be difficult for Wells to handle. Braeden Allkins was wait-ing to the goaltender’s right and he made no mistake with the open cage to give the Rockets a 3-2 advantage with 7:34 remaining in the third.

From there, Golden’s mostly stel-lar defence and aggressive fore-check brought them a well deserved victory. In the midst of a late game push and with the net empty, the Riders shot themselves in the foot when Spencer Bender took a cross-checking penalty, cementing the Rockets’ 3-2 victory.

Davidson believes the last two games are evidence that his players are really buying into his system with the team’s playoff push intensifying.

“I think we truly 100 per cent believe we are going to be in the playoffs this year,” Davidson said.

With its back to back wins, the Rockets sit just four points behind the Columbia Valley Rockies, who currently hold the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eddie Mountain Division.

Rockets forward Nick McCabe streaks into the offensive zone during Saturday’s game. Joel Tansey/Star Photo


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The area around Golden provided ear-ly prospectors with ideal conditions for certain kinds of min-ing, and for a short time in the 1880s and 1890s, Golden became a busy min-ing center.

Steamboats car-ried ore up and down the Columbia River between Fort Steele and Golden. Once the ore came to Gold-en, it was transferred to the railway for the trip to the smelter at Trail.

A company from England bonded sev-

eral claims in the area and realizing the potential of their claims, they built a smelter in Golden so that the ore would not have to be taken so far away. About the time that construc-tion was finished on the smelter, the price dropped out of the silver market and with the price of lead being so low the smelter never ran a single shift.

During the con-struction of the Can-adian Pacific Railway through the Yoho in the early 1880s, float was discovered on the side of the moun-tain and eventually in 1885, J. Tretheway and J.W. Haskins located three claims; the Monarch Cor-nucopia, the Alpha and the Mogul. The Mondarch became the second oldest location of lead ore in British Columbia. Within the year pion-

eer broker, George DeWolf, had bond-ed the Monarch and turned it over to Claude Vautin of London, England. Vautin organized the B.C. Smelting Com-pany to develop and operate the Mon-arch.

This new com-pany, with a capital of $350,000.00 began work in Field in 1888, spending $50,000 on the mine that first year.

Railway sidings were put in, ore bun-kers built and then the mine was con-nected to the rail-way by aerial tram-way. The tunnel was driven 287 feet and 8,000 tons of ore were taken out. The ore from the Mon-arch Mine was a very complex lead-zinc ore carrying a little silver that could not be successfully treat-ed in those days and, in fact, it was another

37 years before a suc-cessful separation process was used.

Three companies out of Vancouver; Mt. Stephen Syndi-cate, Great Western Mines Development Co. and Minerals Recovery Co., took over operation of the mine in a big way.

A mill was built in which lead and zinc concentrates were made and the mine did very well during the first war when lead and zinc brought in such high prices.

In 1925, Mr. A.B. Trites bonded the operation and new management, in the

form of Major Angus W. Davis, M.E., took over and successful-ly built the company up to a point where it could be said that it was a proven mine.

The area of the Monarch Mine was a very large one indeed and was visible from the railway. It had outcrops on both sides of the valley of the Kicking Horse River.

Most of the development was car-ried out on the north side of the river but it was believed that the south side of the river carried deposits that were equally as rich.

Geologically, the

Pre Cambrian belt that runs northwest-erly into British Col-umbia from Idaho, is one of the rich-es area in silver-lead deposits.

This is the area of the Selkirks that flank the Columbia River on the west.

The one downfall that the mine faced from its very begin-ning was the fact that it was in a National Park, and therefore mining was frowned upon.

The only way that mining operations were able to be car-ried out in that area was because the oper-ation was going to

mean so much to the Northeast Kootenay area.

In 1928, the Mon-arch was acquired by the Goldfield Con-solidated Mines of Reno, Nevada.

Goldfield Con-solidated was con-trolled by George Winfield, who made his fortune in the Tonopah mining boom in about 1903. Mr. Winfield also acquired, through foreclosure, the Dolly Varden mine at Alice Arm and it was to Alice Arm that many employees went when the Mon-arch finally closed in 1952.

- Turning Back the Pages -By Colleen Palumbo

The above photo was taken from inside the Monarch Mine looking down on the Kicking Horse Valley near Field. Photo courtesy of the Golden Museum

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Jackie Franson hasn’t been able to eat deer meat since her youth. Growing up during the Great Depression in Gold-en, Franson’s father would fre-quently hunt deer in the sur-rounding forests in order to feed his family. She quickly got sick of eating it.

“One time in New Hamp-shire [my husband and I] were staying at a fancy inn and the most expensive thing on the menu was venison. I couldn’t believe it. I wouldn’t have eaten it if they’d given it to me,” she laughed.

Her parents moved back to Golden from Vancouver in 1932 in the thick of the Depres-sion when Franson was still very young. Golden was seen as a more attractive option for them during the 30s because it was easier to trade services for goods.

“You could barter then. My dad was a carpenter and he could fix a window for someone and a farmer would give him a chicken or something,” she said.

Franson attended school in Golden and was a part of a graduating class of just five stu-dents. She was an only child until the age of 12 when her sis-

ter was born. The relationship between the two siblings was not always a harmonious one growing up.

“I hated her,” Franson laughed. “I was already inter-ested in boys at age 13 and my mother was in her 40s and sometimes not feeling well so I had to drag this brat along on my dates.”

Despite the tensions in their youth, the sisters did become friends later in life.

Franson’s dates eventually included her husband, who she met when he was home on leave from the armed forces. They were introduced during a game of spin the bottle.

“Somehow my husband had to kiss me and I guess the rest is history,” Franson chuckled.

Franson and her husband Charlie were engaged when Franson was just 16 years old and they married a few years later when she was 19.

The couple had six kids of their own (four daughters and two sons) and adopted two more boys to make it an even eight.

“That’s when I knew I was crazy,” she said. “But they’ve all turned out well.”

Franson worked at the CIBC branch for a time before raising children became her full-time job.

Raising eight kids wasn’t quite enough for Franson, and the family decided to take in foster children which totalled 30 kids over the years.

“I always had to have little babies around,” she said.

Franson participated in bad-minton and curling and she played the piano and the organ at the Angelican Church for 36 years. Now she continues to attend the Alliance Church in town.

Once their kids grew up, Fran-son and her husband found time to travel and they travelled all over the world, often with a lucky grandchild or two in tow. She enjoyed travelling thor-oughly, but never forgot where her roots were.

“I always thought ‘there’s nothing like going home to Golden’,” she said.

Her children and grand-children, who have most-ly moved away from Golden,

often encourage her to move in order to live closer to them. Still, Franson has never had any desire to leave the town she has called home for nearly her whole life. When her husband passed away last summer, she felt a tremendous amount of support from the community.

“[The community means] everything to me. They’ve been very much behind me since I lost my husband in August,” Franson said.


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Patricia “Tish” Elizabeth Ferro (nee White) was born June 7th, 1954 in Winnipeg to Vivienne and John White. Due to her father’s employment with Hydro companies, she spent her childhood moving east to west - Pointe du Bois,

Fruitvale, Bonnington, Robson and Golden. She met Ernest Ferro and they married July 1979. In January 1986 they were blessed with a daughter, Richelle. Patricia passed away suddenly January 17th, 2013.

A memorial service will take place at two o’clock in the afternoon, Saturday January 18th at the Trinity Lutheran Church. A luncheon will be held after the service. Please come and share a time of fellowship with the family.

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The family of Del Johnson would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all our family & friends for the cards, flowers, phone calls, kind words, food, and support during this difficult time. A very special thank you to the Doctors, lab, nursing staff, and ambulance attendants at the Golden Hospital. Your care and kindness towards us & Del will never be forgotten. To the oncology team in Cranbrook; you were amazing and we are grateful for all your care & compassion over the last eight months. Dr. McCarrol, we cannot thank you enough for all you have done for us & Del. You were his Doctor, but he considered you to be a friend as well. Please know that it meant so much to all of us to have you help us through this incredibly sad time. Gary & Nina at Hindman Bowers Funeral Home, your patience & support was so appreciated. Thank you for guiding us through a difficult process, and to the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary, thank you for providing a wonderful tea after Del’s celebration of Life.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Sandra Younie on Dec. 20, 2013 at Golden, BC.

Sandra is survived by her daughter Lily and partner Jamison Lybeck, mother: Christine (Jason Stephenson), grandparents: Gordon and Caroline Younie and Terry Reimer, father: Shane, great grandmother: Margaret Andrews, brothers: Dylan and Damian and sister: Jacey. Sandra will be missed dearly by all of her aunts and uncles, cousins and friends.

A Memorial Service was held on January 4, 2014 at the Senior Center in Golden, BC.

Christine Younie and family wish to express their sincere thanks for the fl owers, cards and other expressions of love during their time of bereavement.

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ANTI-AGING BUSINESS Goldmine! #1 Baby Boomer Market in US. Prime Turn-key locations available. $12K(min. Invest)=$50K+ Yearly! Call to-day: 1-888-900-8276. 24/7.EXCITING NEW Canadian Business Opportunity. Available in your area! Min inv req’d. For more info, call 1-866-945-6409. THERE IS a critical need for Medical Transcriptionists across Canada. Work from home. CanScribe graduates welcome and encouraged to apply. Apply through MTR at www.hds-mt.com/jobs

Career Opportunities

COUNSELLOR TRAINING online, register before January 15 online at: www.college mhc.com, Mental Health Counsellor Certifi cate/Diplo-ma, Recognized. Available: Supervision, Membership, In-surance, Employment/Place-ment Assistance, Client Refer-rals.LEARN FROM home. Earn from home. Huge is a demand for Medical Transcriptionists. Start your online learning to-day with CanScribe Career College. www.canscribe.com 1.800.466.1535 or email us at: [email protected].

Caretakers/Residential Managers

MOTEL ASST Manager Team to run small Motel in Parksville BC. Non-Smoking, no Pets, good Health, fulltime live-in position. Call 250-586-1633 or email: [email protected]

Help WantedBest Western Mountainview Inn requires Barista/Prep Cook. Please apply in person with resume. 1024 11 St. N.

Bolico Holdings Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons

1421 Trans Can Hwy, Golden, B.C. V0A 1H21020 Trans Can Hwy

Golden, B.C. V0A 1H0Food Counter Attendant

Full time(40hrs/wk)/Shift workNights/Days/Early

Mornings/Weekends$10.25/hr + benefi ts

Apply in Person: 1421 Trans Canada Hwy,

Golden, BC, V0A 1H2 orFax resume to 250 439-1963

Employment

Help Wanted3 full time light duty cleaners, salary $14/hr for 40 hrs/week.

No experience required. Duties include sweeping, mopping, dusting, making

beds, cleaning bathrooms etc. 3 full time front desk clerks,

salary $13/hr for 40 hrs/week. No experience required.

Duties include taking reservations and

cancellations, registering guests, assigning rooms,

processing telephone calls, providing information,

calculating charges and processing payments etc.

Email resume: [email protected] or in

person/mail at the Ramada 1311, 12th St. N, Golden BC.

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Employment

Help WantedBolico Holdings Ltd. o/a

Tim Hortons1421 Trans Can Hwy,

Golden, B.C. V0A 1H21020 Trans Can Hwy

Golden, B.C. V0A 1H0Food Service Supervisor

Full time(40hrs/wk)/Shift workNights/Days/Early

Mornings/WeekendsExperience: 1 year to less

than 2 years$12.55/hr + benefi ts

Apply in Person: 1421 Trans Canada Hwy,

Golden, BC, V0A 1H2 orFax resume to 250 439-1963

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYPlywood Shift Supervisor

Canoe Forest Products Ltd., located near Salmon Arm BC has an immediate fulltime opening within the Plywood Department for a Shift Supervisor.Reporting directly to the Plywood Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the supervision of all aspects of the plywood manufacturing business. The position offers a challenging opportunity to an experienced, self-motivated, technically sound individual who can work with minimal supervision. Other prerequisites include above average interpersonal and communication skills.A thorough understanding of Quality & Statistical Process Control systems would be desirable. Preference will be given to those applicants who hold post-secondary education in Woods Product Manufacturing or Business Administration. Three to five years of related supervisory experience would also be an asset.Canoe Forest Products Ltd. offers a competitive salary and benefits package based on experience and qualifications.If you possess the skills and qualifications for this position, please submit your resume with cover letter, in confidence, by Monday, January 20, 2014 to:Human Resources Department Canoe Forest Products Ltd. Box 70, Canoe BC V0E 1K0 E: [email protected] F: 866‐514‐8773 www.canoefp.comCanoe Forest Products thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

An Opprtunity for Hire - Age Friendly Community Plan/Model Funding for this project has been granted by UBCM (Union of BC

Municipalities), Seniors’ Housing & Support InitiativeThe Town of Golden in partnership with College of the Rockies is looking to hire a consultant to create an Age Friendly Community Plan/Model for the Golden Community. At a recent community visioning session, (September 26, 2013) held at the Golden local seniors centre, the need to support the growth and development of seniors programming was identified as a critical component in our community. Specifically, seniors and area residents spoke to the need to access transportation to doctors’ appointments, grocery stores, and exercising classes, creating a coffee club, providing entertainment and lifelong learning for seniors.The municipality and the college are responding to a need within the community to determine the immediate needs to support the growth and sustainability of our senior population.

Project Requirements: • Conduct the research required to create an age-friendly community plan/model for the Golden Community. The model must incorporate the following age-friendly components: • outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, (including traffic safety), housing, respect and inclusion, social participation, communication & information, civic participation & employment, community support & health services, lifelong learning. Candidate Requirements: •Must possess a bachelor degree in business. •Provide evidence of their research capability and business acumen. •Must possess strong oral communication, writing, presentation and technical skills •Be organized and attention to details •Work independently and meet strict timelines •Must be customer service focused.

Contract Fees:The project value is $19,600.00. This includes travel and associated expenses related to the project. All those interested in submitting an application must do so by: Friday, January 17, 2014 by 4:00pm. Hard copies and electronic copies will be accepted.

Please submit your application to: Karen Cathcart, MBACollege of the Rockies

Golden Campus1305 9th Street SouthGolden, BC V0A 1H0

[email protected]

Employment

Help WantedBlack Jack Holdings Ltd dba

Dairy Queen Golden BC1409 Trans Canada Hwy, Golden, British Columbia

V0A 1H0, CanadaHIRING 2 Food Counter

Attendants for Dairy Queen in Golden, BC. Permanent, Full

Time, On Call, Shift, Overtime, Weekend, Day, Evening

10.25 Hourly, for 40.00 Hours per week, Life Insurance,

Benefi ts, Some high school, Will train. Duties:

Take customers’ orders, Prepare food items, Serve

customers at counters tables, Portion and wrap foods,

Package take-out food, Keep records of the quantities of food used, Remove kitchen

garbage and trash, Sweep and mop fl oors, Clear and clean

tables, trays and chairs, Load buspans and trays

Essential Skills:Reading text, Numeracy,

Writing, Oral communication, Working with others,

Computer use, Continuous learning. How to Apply:

Attention to Mr. Neal VanBeers, By Fax: 1 250 344

2220, By email: [email protected],

By Mail:1409 Trans Canada Hwy Golden, British Columbia

V0A 1H0, Canada.

Employment

Help Wanted

Cooks and Servers, Full/ Part time, needed for

Legendz Diner. $11-$13 hourly. 40 hrs/week. Send resumes to PO BOX 676, 1405 Trans

Canada Hay Golden BC VA 1H0. Or email to:

[email protected], or fax to 250-344-5059.

OPERATIONS TEAM - BUS DRIVER - FT & PT

We require a full time bus driver to work as part of our Summer 2014 Operations

Team. Duties include driving our guests to and from our

offi ce to our rafting departure points, and helping the guide team with riverside logistics. Job perks include outdoor

work environment, complimentary rafting, and positive work environment.

This position requires a Class 2 Driver’s License and clean driver’s abstract. Wage $16 - $18 Per Hour DOE. Please

send resume including refer-ences to

[email protected] or by fax to 1-866-220-7844.

Employment

Help WantedOFFICE MANAGER

Alpine Rafting in Golden, BC requires Full Time Offi ce

Manager for our Summer 2014 season. Duties include

scheduling, payroll, cashouts, training and overseeing of the

other members of the reservations team. Prior Team Lead or Manager Experience is essential. Preference will be given to applicants with strong

Excel skills. We are seeking an outgoing, positive individual to fi ll this position that will be

committed to our busy season. The employment term is

approximately 6 months and will begin early to mid April. Wage approx $15 per hour DOE. Please send resume

including references to [email protected] or by fax to 1-866-220-7844.

Employment

Help Wanted RIVER MANAGER

Alpine Rafting is seeking a River Manager for the

Summer 2014 Rafting Season. This position reports to the

owners as include coordinating our guide team, and logistics on a daily basis.

Working closely with the owners, the River Manager will

ensure on water safety, professionalism and a high

standard of customer service from the guide team. Other

duties include scheduling and some maintenance/

repair/labour. Preference will be given to applicants with prior experience as a River Manager however we are

willing to train the right person. Preference will also be given

to local candidates. The position will begin in early May

and run until mid-September. Wage is DOE and ranges from $25-30 per hour. Please send resume including

references to [email protected] or by fax to 1-866-220-7844.

Services

Financial ServicesANNACIS ISLAND Pawnbrok-ers open ‘till midnight 7 days a week. 604-540-1122. Cash loans for Jewellery, Comput-ers, Smartphones, Games, Tools etc. #104-1628 Fosters Way at Cliveden. annacis islandpawnbrokers.com

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Help Wanted

Services

Financial ServicesIF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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

Merchandise for Sale

Firewood/FuelFIREWOOD for sale. Call 250-344-7677.

Misc. for SaleHAY FOR SALE

Square bales from July 2013 cutting. No rain. Available for loading in the Blaeberry $2.75 per bale. Phone toll free: 1-855-909-2680.

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

New Toyo Observe GSi winter tires 235/55/17 mounted on new steel wheels (made in USA). New Tpms. Ford sells for $1750, selling for $1000. Fits 2013 Ford Escape or Fu-sion. Phone Ed 250-344-5123.

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

Help Wanted

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDING. “The big year end clear out!” 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector BuyingCollections, Estates, OlympicGold & Silver Coins, Bills etc. Confi dential 778-281-0030

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent1 - 2 bdrm, 1 - 3 bdrm mobile

home at Anderson Rd. Pets welcome. 250-344-8551.

Rosewood apts 1309 12th St S utls incld. Close to amenities. Laundry facls, security entrance. No pets, parties, or smoking. 250-344-8113.

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

Apartment Furnished

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

1 Bedroom - Fully FurnishedAll Inclusive - $725.00 month

Available February 1/14Blaeberry Valley Apartments

Call-250-344-7299For more information - Visitwww.goldenapartments.ca

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Commercial/Industrial

GoldenCOMMERCIAL BUILDING

3100 sq. ft. of Retail Space

Located DOWNTOWNExcellent High Traffi c Area

Plenty of Parking250-344-6710

Cottages / Cabins2 room cabin located in the Blaeberry. Avail Feb 1 - March 31. Fully furnished incl utilities, laundry & sat TV. $400/mnt 250-344-4785. Must be will-ing/able to care for horses. Email [email protected]

Duplex / 4 PlexFOR RENT

3 Bdrm duplex close to school, W/D, N/S, No pets.

References req’d, avail. Jan 1.250-348-2245

Homes for Rent

Property Management Division

Alice Dahlberg, CPM250-344-2418 or

250-344-8581 (cell)

Each ofce is independently owned & operated.

Visit our website forcomplete rental listings

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FOR RENT

2 large bdrm mobile home for rent on top of hill $750/mnth.

2/3 bdrm duplex for rent completely new! Mature

tenants (families pref’d) and refs req’d. Call 250-344-5996.

Newer 1 bdrm cabin w/ loft sitting on full basement on acreage South of Golden $950/month plus utls. No parties, no illegal activities. Long term mature reliable tenants preferred. References and DD req’d. 250-344-6710.

Rentals

Offi ce/RetailOffi ce Space for rent. Approx.350 sq. ft. above Body Quest. Call 250-344-7876.

Offi ce/studio for rent: $350.00/month (excld. GST).

200 SF, on ground fl oor, hydro/heating/

air conditioning/wi-fi /parking/waste disposal incld,

private washroom, no smoking, no pets, avail Nov.1.

Inquire at 250.344.2443.

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

Suites, Lower2 bdr basement suite. N/S, no parties, no pets. Fully furnished. References. D/D. 344-0094 or 344-2144. Avail. Jan. 16th.

Townhouses4 BDR 2 bath Townhouse. Balcony & propane fi replace. Appliances incl. dishwasher. Family preferred. References & Damage Deposit. $1495/month plus utilities.Telephone 250-344-6710.

Transportation

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BECOMING A MEMBER IS VERY AFFORDABLE

BECOME A FULL-PLAYING MEMBER FOR AS LITTLE AS $230.48 A MONTH

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP*NEW MEMBERSHIP FOR 2014*

NO INITIATION FEE REQUIRED

BECOME AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER FOR AS LITTLE AS $191.10 A MONTH

BECOME A LIMITED PLAYING MEMBER FOR AS LITTLE AS $188.48 A MONTH

Above rates are based on eight month payment plan (Jan. - Aug.)Certain restrictions apply to Associate and

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Contact Head Golf Professional, Graeme Kreiner at 250-344-2700 or [email protected]

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WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING BOOKINGS FOR THE 2014 GOLF SEASON!

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Draw winners will be noti� ed on February 4th, 2014.

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Susan Leigan Owner / Operator

Apparel * Embroidery * Alterations Heat Press * Screen Printing * Seamstress

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Kicking Horse EmbroideryCall: 250-272-2222

Email: [email protected] Schwitekeditor@thegoldenstar.

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Students at Lady Grey Elementary School were all smiles on Jan. 8 when Jamie McDonald spoke to the group during his stop in Golden.

He told the stu-dents how he spent most of his first ten years of life in chil-dren’s hospitals, and how he’s dedicated the last several years to giving back.

Much like an over-grown child himself, McDonald mixed in humour while explaining to the kids why he is run-ning across Canada, unassisted, to raise money for children’s hospitals in every province of Canada, as well as the U.K.

“I was saving money for a mortgage on a home, because that was the thing to do. Then I changed my mind,” said McDon-ald.

In 2012 he cycled from Bangkok to his hometown Glouces-ter in England, living off the funds he had been saving for his mortgage.

Shortly after arriv-ing home he decid-ed to break the world record for time spent on a stationary bike (a staggering 265 hours), before begin-ning his new journey

in Canada.On March 9, 2013,

he started on the east coast, and began his 7,000 kilometre jour-ney west. His goal is to raise $40,000 for Can-adian hospitals by the time he reaches Van-couver.

Despite a well-publicized hiccup in Banff (in which he was attacked and robbed), McDon-ald says he is loving his time in Canada, and is thrilled that his Visa was extended long enough to allow

him to complete his adventure.

To follow his jour-ney, or donate (all funds donated in B.C. will go to the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver) go to http://www.jamiemc-donald.org.

Cross-Canada runner spends time in GoldenJamie McDonald, dressed in his sig-nature super hero costume, talks to the students at LGES about why he is running across Canada.Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo


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Garry Oddy(250) 344-7234

ACREAGES

IN TOWN LOTS

MOBILE HOMES

532 Anderson Road 155 acres $449,9002310 Campbell Road 19.87 acres $197,000Cromac Ridge 4 acreages available from $210,000 to $260,000Highway #95, South 3.74 acres $89,000990 Highway #95, South 38 acres $329,900Lot 1, Mitchell Road 2 acres $99,900Lot 2, 2116 Highway #95, South 2.72 acres $129,000Lot 1, Castledale Heights 4.94 acres $128,500Kootenay Ridge 3 acreages available from $219,900 to $249,9002393 Kettleston Road 9.76 acres $219,9001556 Adolph Johnson Road 5.73 acre $199,000Lot 3, Forde Station Road 3 acres $99,9001359 Black Bear Drive 2.4 acres $165,000Black Bear Drive 3 acreages available from $110,900 to $169,9002975 Allen Road 151 acres $499,000South Ridge Road 17.26 acres $279,500

#16 Kicking Horse Village MHP 3 bedrooms $99,900


#22 Golden Mobile Home Park 3 bedrooms $55,300

#6, 851 Read Road 2 bedrooms $60,000


#5 Whispering Spruce MHP 3 bedrooms $64,900

#62 Golden Mobile Home Park 2 bedrooms $85,000

1608 Gareb Road 71’ x 180’ $89,9001416 Deere Ridge Road 75’ x 150’ $127,000 1409 Granite Drive .47 acre $97,0001512 Granite Drive 1.35 acre $199,9001402 Deere Ridge Road .35 acre $99,0001556 Quartz Crescent .289 acre $55,000

1429 Granite Drive5 bedrooms 4 baths 2,700sqft

$559,000

1871 Blaeberry Road4bdrms 3.5 baths 2,270sqft 5 acres

$347,500

527 - 12th Street4 bedrooms 3 baths 2,174sqft

$364,900701 - 8th Street

6 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,810sqft

$359,000#101, 521 - 8th Avenue

2 bedrooms 1 bath 831sqft

$169,900712 - 8th Street

5 bedrooms 2 baths 1,888sqft

$249,000523 – 5th Avenue


$499,999

1950 palumbo Heights2bdrms 3 baths 2,399sqft 3.75 acres

$415,000#306, 521 - 8th Avenue

2 bedrooms 1 bath 775sqft

$189,900508 - 5th Street


$309,9002039 Birchlands Road

3bdrms 1 bath 3,320sqft 3.6acres

$260,000

3360 Highway #95 South2bdrms 1 bath 960sqft 22.58 acres

$319,000551 Highway #95, South

6bdrms 4 baths 4,056sqft 3.19 acres

$649,0001241 Horse Creek Road

4 bdrms 1 bath 1,400sqft 1.03 acres

$289,000602 Habart Road

4 bdrms 2 baths 2,541sqft .52 acre

$299,9001427 Adolph Johnson Road

3 bdrms 1 bath 1968sqft 3.86 acre

$419,900

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

$375,000852 HIghway #95 South

4 bdrms 2 baths 2,400sqft .6 acres

$199,000Lot 13, Wellstead Road

40 acres

$199,000Lot 6, Dogtooth Close

9,472sqft

$169,900


$389,000McMurdo Road

3 Acreages Available

from $89,000 to $179,000

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527 - 11th Street3 bedrooms 1 bath 1,570sqft

$165,000

SOLD

#312, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail2 bedrooms 1 baths 805sqft

$239,000

1045 King Crescent3 bedrooms 2 baths 1,373sqft

$129,900

SOLD

#11, 1322 Kaufmann Way2 bedrooms 1 bath 770sqft

$277,500

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$238,000

SOLD

#303, 1420 Palliser Trail2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,023sqft

$229,900618 Habart Lower Road

2 bdrms 1 bath 964sqft .58 acre

$189,000

SOLDWiseman Road

3 Acreages Available

to $350,000 from $150,000

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