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The provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Opera-tions released its new wolf manage-ment plan late last week, in which the government commits to helping ranchers and other stakeholders man-age wolf populations in areas in which livestock and wildlife are threatened by wolf predation.

The plan comes as welcome news to valley ranchers who have suffered growing losses of cattle to wolves, but left wolf advocates disappointed.

“It’s a problem I’ve had for the last two years,” said local rancher Brian McKersie, who has lost 50 calves (out of a total herd of 350 cows) to wolves the past two years on his Columbia Lake ranch and crown range extend-ing from Findlay Creek to Dutch Creek. Each calf is worth about $750, accord-

ing to Mr. McKersie.“The other part of the equation is the

harassment, stress and weight loss the wolves put on the herd, which can double the dollar-value lost,” he said, adding the problem has slowly increased during the course of the past decade, but has become really pronounced the past two years.

“We’re also seeing a major impact (from wolves) on our local elk popula-tion,” said Mr. McKersie.

Wolf populations in the Kootenay re-gion appear to be increasing, according to a ministry press relase on the new management plan. The release also said wolf populations are rising in the Cariboo, Thompson and Okanagan re-gions, but are stable elsewhere across the province.

Local hunters in the Upper Columbia Valley agree that, from what they’ve seen, the wolf numbers here are increasing.

“The wolf population’s gone way up; you go out on any of the backroads and

you’ll see a lot more signs of them than you have before,” said local hunter Bob Walker. “We’re in favour of some form of predator control.”

Even if wolves numbers were high in the past, they were not a nuisance to ranchers as much because they would prey mainly on deer, elk and moose, but as numbers of those prey species have plummeted in recent years (with the elk population in the valley drop-ping from around 20,000 to fewer than 10,000, for instance), that has changed, according to Mr. Walker.

The ministry said in the plan that the current wolf population across the province is about 8,500, slightly up from an estimated 1991 population of 8,100, meaning that wolves are not considered an “at-risk” species. The plan will divide B.C. into two zones — in one zone wolves will be managed to ensure their continued ecological role and there will be sustainable hunting

during a specifi ed season, while in the other zone (the areas with livestock or other wildlife depredation by wolves) the ministry will develop implementa-tion plans to manage the impacts of ex-panding wolf populations.

Public consultation on the plan re-sulted in the ministry receiving more than 2,500 comments, which it said were carefully reviewed and helped in-form and improve the fi nal plan.

Several East Kootenay wolf advocates felt that public input had not resulted in any substantial changes.

“The new plan has not really changed anything. It pays lip service to some of the concerns raised in the comments, but when you read through the lines, there is nothing in there about conser-vation of wolves, it’s all about manag-ing wolves for the benefi t of people,” said Golden-based Wolf Awareness Inc. executive director Sadie Parr.

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Business opponents of Multi Material BC are plan-ning a court challenge to reverse the takeover of B.C.’s curbside recycling system by the steward-ship agency.

They continue to urge the provincial government to freeze the new MMBC system before it takes ef-fect May 19th, but are also laying the groundwork for a legal battle.

Kelvin McCulloch, the chief executive offi cer of the Buckerfi eld’s chain of farm supply stores, is urging other businesses to sign and submit their MMBC contract but then give notice to the government that

they won’t pay fees or otherwise cooperate with the new system to collect packaging and printed paper.

Mr. McCulloch intends to gather opt-out letters from numerous businesses across B.C. and deliver them to the province.

If the MMBC rollout continues, he said, they will argue in court that the MMBC contracts were invalid and they were coerced to join the govern-ment-created recycling monopoly.

“We’re fairly confi dent at this point it will be struck down,” Mr. McCulloch said. “No company in their right mind would sign that contract of their own free will.”

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Editor’s note: this is the second of a three-part series on housing developments in the valley affected by the 2008 recession.

In exploring how housing develop-ments in Invermere were affected by the global recession in last week’s edi-tion of the Valley Echo, no two devel-opments were the same – and as we look to the south, many of Invermere’s neighbouring communities have had their own unique challenges.

Signifi cant projects stalled since 2008 include the Spirits Reach community and the Columbia Eagle condominiums in Fairmont Hot Springs, as well as the Painted Ridge subdivision in Canal Flats.

Spirits Reach sold the seventh of its

nine lots shortly after the recession be-gan, and was unable to sell the remain-ing two until earlier this year.

“Because of all the inventory out there, we have to wait a little,” said Spir-its Ridge co-owner Donna Rae, adding phase two of the development cannot begin under current market conditions.

Closer to the heart of Fairmont lies the foundation of the Columbia Eagle condo-miniums. The project’s framing was well underway and had reached the lock-up stage — around 50 per cent completion – before the recession caused it to stall. Then in December 2012, a fi re reduced the project back to a foundation and rebar. Damage was estimated between $1.5 and $2 million and the owners were uninsured.

“Columbia Eagle was the biggest victim of the fi nancial crash of 2008,” said Wen-

dy Booth, the Regional District of East Kootenay area F director.

Before a collapsing real estate market could prevent the Painted Ridge devel-opment from succeeding, the quality of water available through Canal Flats didn’t meet the standards of the Drinking Water Protection Act, which prevented any building permits from being issued.

“I wasn’t slowed down by the reces-sion; I was slowed down by the munici-pality,” said Painted Ridge president (and former Calgary Flames goalten-der) Mike Vernon.

Canal Flats was reprimanded by Inte-rior Health for its water system seven years ago, he said, but the village wait-ed until the penalties were looming be-fore making the upgrade.

“That should have been done back in 2007,” said Mr. Vernon. Since then, a

solution has been agreed upon to take care of that problem.

“By July, the water system will be in-stalled,” said Canal Flats mayor Ute Ju-ras. “No building permits can be issued before then, but we have agreed that peo-ple can start the application process.”

Seven of the subdivision’s 31 lots have been sold, and the remaining 23 will be able to go on the market after the water upgrade.

“The lack of potable water for Painted Ridge has been a hurdle for the develop-er for many years,” added Ms. Booth. “It will be nice to see the water project com-plete, so the development can proceed.”

As developments in the valley con-tinue to deal with the aftermath of a boom-and-bust, the Valley Echo will be looking to the north of Invermere in next week’s issue.

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The hour-and-a-half long driving trip on Highway 93 from Radium Hot Springs to Castle Junction in Alberta is a fa-miliar one for valley residents and visitors. The majestic moun-tain views are often trumped only by the up-close-and-personal drive-by animal sightings offered by Kootenay National Park.

Sometime, however, the encounters are a little too close for comfort. Data from 2004 through 2013 shows 621 medium or large-sized mammals were killed due to vehicle strikes on High-way 93, explained Parks Canada wildlife crossings project man-ager Trevor Kinley. Of those, more than half are white-tailed deer, with an average of 32 being killed every year.

The animal-involved accidents “are predominantly in the sum-mer, because that’s when we have more animals in the park,” said Mr. Kinley. “For example, our white-tailed deer almost all migrate out of the park in the winter.”

The map at right shows the location of 235 accident sites reported to ICBC over the past decade. Though not specifi c to collisions involv-ing animals, Mr. Kinley noted parallels can easily be drawn, particularly to the west and east ends of the highway section, where resident Big-horn sheep who spend much of the year in the park are struck by vehicles fairly regularly.

“About two-thirds of the Bighorn sheep kills are from outside the park; we do not track out-of-park mortalities for any other spe-cies,” he said. In all, 106 Bighorn sheep, 71 moose and 48 mule deer were struck and killed on Highway 93 through the park over the past decade.

Even with expected increases in tourism visits to the valley, many are optimistic those animal collision numbers will be lower in the decade to come.

Wildlife fencing lining more than 80 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway through Banff National Park has proven to be highly successful in terms of reduced collision rates, and that approach was adopted in Kootenay National Park. A 4.7-kilometre section of animal exclusion fencing was put in place near the Dolly Varden day use area (near Kootenay Crossing) on the highway last fall. “That’s going to change this map over the next ten years signifi cantly,” commented Sgt. Don Erichsen of the

RCMP’s East K o o t e n a y Traffi c Services division.

Three new highway underpasses, comprised of seven metre by four metre culverts that cross under the highway, are also a part of the fenced section. Motion-sensor camer-as mounted near the e n t r a n c e to the high-way underpasses are showing wolves and deer are already getting in the habit of using them.

“We put our fencing in what our data showed to be the hottest hot spot,” said Mr. Kinley. “We picked this spot that had a big, continuous area of high collisions to focus on. There’s a lot of white-tailed deer in the Dolly Varden area.”

“The Kootenay Valley, in the southern part of the park, in general is where most of our collisions oc-cur,” he added. The Vermillion Valley, in contrast, doesn’t see as many wildlife-vehicle encounters.

Thanks to Mike Ewen at Focus Corp. for mapping out the raw ICBC data (accident locations on Highway 93 from 2003 through 2012), and Valley Echo graphic designer Silena Ewen for artistically rendering the data on this map. A full colour version of this map can be found in the April 16th Valley Echo.

Reducing mammal

mortality on Highway 93

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The Kootenay Valley, in the southern part of

the park, in general is where most of our collisions occur.

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WILDLIFE CROSSINGS PROJECT MANAGER

In what became a well-known photo last summer, motorcyclist Tim Barltlett of Banff captured pictures of a large grey wolf pursu-ing him while he was riding in Kootenay Na-tional Park. The photos were taken on Satur-day, June 8th, halfway between the Kootenay Park Lodge and Storm Mountain, when the animal appeared from

the treeline and began pursuing

him. Mr. Bartlett circled back after the initial

chase, camera in hand, and got photos wth the wolf as near as three metres from his bike. Thankfully, the encounter did not result in another

animal-vehicle colli-sion in the park. PHOTO BY TIM BARTLETT


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23RD : WEDNESDAY• 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.: Seniors’ Day at the Invermere Library on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Bus provided. For more information or to pre-register, contact 250-342-6416 or visit invermere.bclibrary.ca.

24TH : THURSDAY• 2 p.m.: Monthly Museum Meeting at the Windermere Valley Museum.• 5 - 9 p.m.: Karaoke at the Summit Youth Centre.• 7 p.m.: DTSS Century Project students present photos and sto-ries of their trip to Europe to visit WWI sites and memorials.• 7 - 8:30 p.m.: Car Share infor-mation night, hosted by Ground-swell. Interested in joining a local car share? Please RSVP at ground-swellnetwork.ca/events-calendar.

25TH : FRIDAY• 5 p.m.: Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley Annual General Meeting at Copper Point Resort. 5 p.m. Registration, 5:30 p.m. AGM. • 6 - 11 p.m.: Movie and popcorn at the Summit Youth Centre.• 7 p.m.: 2nd annual Hospice But-terfl y Gala at Copper Point Resort. Features a three-course meal, live entertainment by Valley Forged, silent and live auctions. Tickets $50, all proceeds to benefi t the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley. Tickets at: Meet on High-er Ground (Radium), All Things Beautiful and Columbia Garden Village (Invermere), and Smoking Waters Coffee Co. (Fairmont).

26TH : SATURDAY• 9 a.m.: Columbia Valley Cy-cling Society annual bike swap at the Invermere Community Cen-ter. Bring in gear from 9 - 11 a.m. There is a toonie charge to bring in gear. Sale is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pick up money and/or un-sold gear from 1-2 p.m. • 10 - 11 a.m.: Valley Pride cleanup in Invermere (Pothole Park), Win-

dermere (Community Hall), Edge-water (Community Hall), Wilmer (Community Hall) and Radium (Meet at Higher Ground). Bring gloves and enthusiasm. Bags and refreshments provided. • 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Birthing From Within, presented by founder Pam England and hosted by Ground-swell. Two day prenatal workshop (Also May 3). Pre-registration re-quired, space is limited. For more info, go to: groundswellnetwork.ca/events-calendar.• 6 p.m.: Roller Derby Spring Smash at the Canal Flats Are-na. Bavarian Barbarians vs. Cut Throat Car Hops and Killer Roll-bots vs. Wildcat Brawlers. First bout at 6 p.m., second bout at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door, $5 for kids, 5 and under free.• 6 - 11 p.m.: Spring Cleaning/Pizza at the Summit Youth Centre. Help us and get free pizza!

27TH : SUNDAY• 7 p.m.: Movie at the Museum for both members and guests at the Windermere Valley Museum.

28TH : MONDAY• 12 p.m.: Soup, bun and dessert at the Edgewater Legion for $6.

29TH : TUESDAY• 5 - 9 p.m.: Swimming at Radi-um Hot Springs with the Summit Youth Centre, leaving at 6 p.m.• 6 - 7:30 p.m.: Global Buckets container gardening workshop, presented by Groundswell. Build a Global Bucket (self-watering, weedless growing system). $30, register at groundswellnetwork.ca/events-calendar.• 7 p.m.: Vanessa Farnsworth, au-thor of Rain on a Distant Roof, a personal journey through Lyme Disease in Canada, presents at the Radium Hot Springs Public Library.

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30TH : WEDNESDAY• 4 - 9 p.m.: Hang out at the Sum-mit Youth Centre.

1ST : THURSDAY• 5 - 9 p.m.: Hang out Night/Bring your ideas at the Summit Youth Centre.• 7:30 p.m.: AGM for the Colum-bia Valley Rockies at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in the mezzanine.

2ND : FRIDAY• 6 - 7 p.m.: Hula Hoop Jam at Peak Dancework (across from post of-fi ce). By donation, hoops provid-ed. Contact [email protected] for info. • 6 - 11 p.m.: Pool tournament at the Summit Youth Centre.• 7 - 10 p.m.: Fresh Fridays open mic night at Pynelogs. Local mu-sicians showcase their music at Pynelogs the fi rst Friday of the month, from October to June. All ages, licensed bar. $2 at the door. Visit www.columbiavalleyarts.com for more information.

3RD : SATURDAY• 6 - 11 p.m.: Cool Craft at the Sum-mit Youth Centre .• 5:30 - 9 p.m.: Artist’s opening at Pynelogs Cultural Centre for the Wings Over the Rockies/Li’l Peeps art show. Show features the fun and fantastic artwork from the Young Artists of our Columbia Val-ley Childcare Programs, as well as work from artists on this year’s Wings theme: The Mystery of Mi-gration. Show runs April 29th - May 11th, daily from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Wednesday evenings until 9 p.m.• 7:30 p.m.: DTSS Big Band Dance at the Invermere Community Hall. Cocktails at 7:30 p.m., dancing starting at 8 p.m., buffet at 10:15 p.m. Tickets $25 per person, avail-able at DTSS.

4TH : SUNDAY• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Edible Hanging Basket workshop, presented by Groundswell. Build a basket with your mom, fi lled with herbs and produce. $30 a basket, register at groundswellnetwork.ca/events-calendar. (Mom not required, but encouraged!)• 6:30 p.m.: Birdsong Singalong Dinner at the Windermere Com-munity Hall. A pre-Wings Over the

Rockies event. Dinner and sing-along with the Valley Voices Choir. Door prizes, silent auction and raffl es. No minors. Tickets $45, or two for $80, available at the Wind-ermere Pantry and Selkirk TV.

5TH : MONDAY• 7 p.m.: Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre, on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.• 18th Annual Wings Over the Rock-ies festival begins. Runs May 5th - 11th. A week of events celebrat-ing birds and nature, including a themed gallery show at Pynelogs. This year’s theme is “The Mys-tery of Migration”. For a full list-ing of events and to register, visit www.WingsOverTheRockies.org, Pynelogs Cultural Centre or pick up a program at The Valley Echo offi ce.• The Lake Windermere Ambassa-dors will be offering a “watershed track” of water related themes during Wings Over the Rockies, including tours of Lake Winder-mere on Thursday, May 8th and Sunday, May, 11th. For more info, go to www.lakeambassadors.ca.

6TH : TUESDAY• 4 - 9 p.m.: Basketball Bump at the Summit Youth Centre.• Tuesdays from May to Septem-ber, the Lake Windermere Ambas-sadors are looking for volunteers to help with lake water quality testing - go to http://www.lakeam-bassadors.ca for more info.


Overcoming ‘balkanization’ in the Columbia Valley

Things are very busy at the District of Invermere. A

number of capital projects are about to begin, including the construction of the Splash & Spray Park at Kinsmen Beach (spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Invermere) and re-development of the Cenotaph Park may proceed. The district is also investigating options for repaving and improving storm water management for a portion of Panora-ma Drive near the Petro Canada bulk station. Invermere is also going to begin work on an ultraviolet-disinfection treatment for our Paddy Ryan Reservoirs water supply system, which will bring our surface water up to full compliance with new regulations.

Work is continuing on the design of the new valley-wide multi-use centre. Currently, our architect is analyzing options of siting the building on the old high school site

and the feasibility of retain-ing or demolishing the “bus garage” building. In early May, a decision by the Columbia Valley Directors of the Region-al District of East Kootenay is expected around sharing approximately 25 per cent of the capital and operational funding for the new facility, which would total $125,000 a year for fi ve years (to be re-

negotiated each fi ve years). A commitment has been made by Invermere that the region-al district will appoint 25 per cent of a future Design and Operation Committee and be involved in all further discussions and con-siderations around the facility. We are hoping that asbestos abatement and demolition will be able to proceed this summer or fall.

Over what has almost been six years, I have had the pleasure of working with fellow Co-lumbia Valley Directors. The working rela-

tionship and partnerships between political jurisdictions in the Columbia Valley, including regional district Areas F and G, the Village of Radium Hot Springs, and the Village of Canal Flats, has been very positive. We may have dif-ferent opinions on certain topics, but we are able to respect different opinions and con-tinue to move forward. This fall, we will likely see a few of the “fearless fi ve” (I just made this name up) change as one or two people choose not to run again. Of course, those who are planning to run again (hint: yes, I’m plan-ning to run again) are never guaranteed to return. Some of the names and faces involved in regional governance in the Columbia Valley may change this fall, but here’s hoping the positive energy and strong successes over the last six years does not change!

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

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Invermere. Radium Hot Springs. Canal Flats. Windermere. Fairmont Hot Springs.

Edgewater. Columere. Dry Gulch. Brisco. The list goes on. How many ways can you think of to divide a roughly 8,000-person section of the Columbia River valley into individual communities and hamlets?

Attempts to forge unity in the Columbia Valley are nothing new. Each area has much to offer on its own, but sometimes their political leaders fail to see the value of the bigger picture. When looked at through the lens of tourism, it becomes clear how lacking the valley is in a cohesive brand for prospective tourists to be dazzled by.

I get this impression not just by covering the endeavours of groups such as the Columbia Cultural Tourism Association and the Colum-bia Valley Chamber of Commerce, but by chance encounters with visitors themselves.

A couple of my Word on the Street victims from last Friday (seriously, we are grateful for those people brave enough to speak to the newspaper and have their photo taken) hail from Calgary. Though they find downtown Invermere endearing, they admitted to not knowing much about the rest of the valley.

They spoke of the feeling they sometimes get that Calgarians are not wanted here, which is a sentiment I’m sure many local people have felt at times. Depending on the degree of vacation home and timeshare

ownership in each community, there is a tangible feel as to how welcome guests are in various necks of these woods.

It’s time we get over this version of xenophobia, admit that our economy is tied strongly to tourists from Alberta, and work towards better sharing with them what the valley is really about. Rather than begrudging the ranks of out-of-province visitors occupying dowtown Invermere park-ing stalls, why not direct them towards your favourite spot on Columbia Lake, a hiking trail off of Westside Road, or your favourite cafe in Spillimacheen?

Rather than squabble over getting our share of the tourists bucks, we should encourage visitors — and each other — to view the valley as one whole rather than several pieces.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEKDo you think splitting B.C.’s Agricultural Land

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“It depends what the impact on the environment is; creating a boat launch, roads and parking could have an impact.”

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Canfor concerned with area-based tenure process

Dear Editor,

As many of our stakeholders know, the

BC Government is undertaking a public consultation process focussed on setting parameters for converting some volume based tenures in the province to area-based. Canfor understands that the brief consultation process is part of Minister Steve Thomson’s mandate letter and we hold Minister Thomson and his offi cials in the highest possible regard.

However, B.C.’s interior forest sector is

undergoing a signifi cant transformation in the wake of the mountain pine beetle epidemic, and in our view, this is abso-lutely not the time for major changes to tenure administration.

Government and industry must focus on understanding what timber is avail-able and what adjustments are needed in primary manufacturing. We feel the benefits of area-based tenures are mar-

ginal at best and that there are many higher priorities that would yield great-er positive impacts. More importantly, the public opposition to this proposal is a deal breaker. As far as Canfor is con-cerned, the risk of aligning the public against B.C.’s largest forest companies outweighs any marginal benefits of ex-panding area-based tenures.

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Did you know that yesterday, Tuesday, April 22nd, was Earth Day? Did you

participate in an event, or did it go unno-ticed? Being new to the Columbia Valley from Calgary, and having had the opportu-nity to travel prior to the big move, I’ve had the chance to refl ect on some apparent dif-ferences between places regarding environ-mental concern.

It was disheartening to hear that Earth Hour 2014 saw only a 0.5 per cent de-crease in energy demand in Calgary, as reported by the CBC. That doesn’t mean the initiative failed, as some business own-ers and many residents shut off their lights and took notice. But the overall result was astonishing.

So why do we keep trying? We’ve been collectively aware of environmental issues for decades, but sometimes it feels like lit-tle headway has been made regarding en-vironmental awareness on a global scale.

Indeed, some issues are be-coming even more pressing.

While traveling I was ex-posed to extreme overuse of natural areas and indus-trial tourism. Places like Thailand depend on tour-ism, and yet there is little structure in place to pre-serve their strikingly beauti-ful coastline or clear waters. Motorboats and mass tour-ism often decimate corral reefs; garbage and plastic bottles wash ashore and col-lect unnecessarily, and wildlife has dimin-ished or become dependent on tourists. It makes you wonder, what are we doing to the planet?

Still, there are initiatives and people who care. The Columbia Valley thrives with groups trying to get kids outside, grow and consume local food, restore damaged eco-

systems and improve water quality. Ideas abound for de-creasing light pollution, edu-cating the public about living with wildlife, and celebrating the natural diversity of our surrounding areas. There are networks linking groups to-gether, which often act coop-eratively to see bigger results.

Valley Pride Day on Saturday, April 26th is an example of this

cooperation – there will be opportunities to participate in various community clean-ups.

In countries like Thailand and Laos, initia-tives are not as common but they are pres-ent, as informed tourists and local groups begin to support cleanup initiatives and acknowledge proper tourism practices. Yet these places are in dire need of organiza-tions commonly found in the Columbia Val-ley. The education and structure is simply

not as strong at this point. So what about you? Do you care? Do you

get confused and feel bombarded with all the initiatives, or do you fi nd them acces-sible and enlightening? It is important to give feedback on this; it makes it easier for us as environmental organizations to fi gure out how to reach you in a more ef-fective way.

Regarding environmental awareness, a constant presentation of negative informa-tion can cast such organizations in a pes-simistic light. So today, we want to com-mend you on what you’ve already done. It’s important to celebrate successes in or-der to have new ones. It’s all about appre-ciating what you have, and you, Columbia Valley, have a lot to take pride in.

Andrea Smillie is the branch coordinator for Wildsight Invermere. She can be reached at [email protected] .

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CANFOR CONCERNED from A1

Our focus is to make sure we have access to enough fibre to meet the needs of our customers, and we need the support of British Columbians to operate on public land. Canfor would only support a fully transparent process that is fair to all licens-ees and involves sufficient public involvement so we could be confident it has support of British

Columbians.If government moves to an area-based tenure

process, Canfor would participate in order to pro-tect our interests. But we would do so reluctantly. We consider it a needless diversion of vital govern-ment staff time – and our own staff time – away from higher priorities.

We believe that government resources should be focused on maintaining the health of the interior

forest sector, completing an updated forest inven-tory to support planning and decision making, re-sourcing smaller tenure holders and the B.C. Tim-ber Sales program so they can access their tenure volume, and assisting communities with any neces-sary rationalizations in primary manufacturing.

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WOLF PLAN from A1

“There’s major uncer-tainty about population levels and harvest rates of wolves, because there’s not mandatory reporting of killing wolves. They are using a figure of 8,500, but if look more closely you’ll see the population range is 5,300 to 11,600 and they’re just picking the number in the middle.”

The province’s last carni-vore review process was in 2007, which is not recent enough, said Ms. Parr, who notes that in the past 50 years people have become accustomed to artificially low numbers of wolves as result of bounty hunting up until the 1950s, and that as wolf number rebound to previous natural levels, ranchers need to stop just sim-ply letting their livestock roam untended and should revert to having herders, shepherds, range riders, livestock guard dogs and using night penning.

“The reality is you’ve got to put this into

larger perspective. That rancher (Mr. McKersie) lost 50 wolves, but larger scale, province-wide only three per cent of livestock is lost to wolves. Unfortu-nately this three per cent figure often translates to one or two individuals get-ting hit particularly hard and these are the voices that generally get heard on the issue, but that’s not the norm for most ranchers,” said Ms. Parr. Ms. Parr has created a ranchers’ toolkit, basically a guide to promoting co-existence between people, wolves and livestock.

The province’s last wolf management plan

came out in 1979.To learn more about the new manage-

ment plan, check out: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/management-issues/docs/grey_wolf_management_plan.pdf. To see Ms. Parr’s ranchers’ toolkit, see: http://media.wix.com/ugd/a966c3_06d24c4035a436a349801dc63455a905.pdf.

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It was a big day for four Grade 7 students at Edgewater Elementa-ry on Thursday, April 17th, as the entire graduating class received a prestigious award.

The gym was filled by all of the students at Edgewater Elementary, who were greet-ed by family members of the award’s honouree, Da-vid Schnider, a student at the school who was diagnosed with leukaemia in 1970, when he was just seven years old, and passed away shortly after.

To mark the tenth anniver-sary of the award, four of Da-vid’s family members attended the ceremony. Sisters Jacquie Schnider, Theresa Schnider, and Roberta Hall, and their mom Erica Schnider, were all at the school to share some of their family history.

The eldest sister, Theresa, told the students about how David was her best friend during her early childhood. Because the two were close in age in a small town, they were constantly playing together.

In his name, the family normal-ly awards one student with the David Schnider Award, granting a Grade 7 student with a bursary to support post-secondary edu-cation. But during the milestone anniversary and with a class of just four students, Edgewater Elementary students McKenna Hutchinson, London Almas, Kai-tlynn Baes, and Cassidy Cunliffe were all named as recipients of the 2014 award.

A slideshow with photos of Schnider family with David in them ran during the presenta-tion, and the sounds of Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World filled the room before and after the presentation.

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When I was young, I knew a lot, or

thought I did. I knew it with a certainty I have never been able to match. In these later years, there just seem to be too many questions.

Many of us are the same. I know many people can remember a time when they experienced their own certainty, equally as strong. For most, it got less and less certain as they aged.

One of the many big question marks in my life, which has become larger as I have grown older, is the meaning of everyday communications of people. I no longer think I automatically understand others. There are a lot of subtle messages to un-derstand, and even then I’m not certain.

Communication is difficult. There are too many uncertainties, and many are barriers we don’t recognize.

Just a few of those uncertainties and barriers to communication are:

• Different meanings — words don’t always mean the same thing. At times, the differences are subtle, and some-

times they’re huge. What do you mean?

• Assumed meanings — you may try your best to say what you think you mean, but I can only understand what I think I hear.

• Early learning — we learn a lot during childhood, and one of those things is the meaning of the words we hear. They turn out to be dif-

ferent than those of almost everyone else, though we often make mistakes. They’re close enough we just don’t see the differ-ence unless we look for it.

• Different ages or generations within the same culture — that’s even more difficult when families move to a new country and a new language gets added in.

• Every language has words that don’t translate directly into English or have an entirely different meaning when they do. (Think of the difficulty we’ve had with the many different meanings of the word, “honour” in our country.)

• Different socio-economic environ-ments — people from different socio-eco-nomic groups may use the same words,

but they often mean different things. • Different regions of a country — there

are many countries in which people have different accents, different phrases, different significant words and different attitudes from their countrymen in other regions. Think of the southern states.

You can do many things to diminish blocks if you want to communicate:

• Listen carefully — this is the first step in all communication!

• Recognize that differences exist and need work to overcome.

• Listen carefully for the meaning be-yond the words.

• Ask questions to clarify meaning.• Listen to answers and ask questions un-

til you’re sure what is meant before talking.• Try again — and keep trying until you

get somewhere! We don’t directly or easily communicate

with anyone. We feel our way. We spend time checking each other out when we first meet. If you work at it, you can do it!

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After another building block season and a short playoff run, the Columbia Valley Rockies are gearing up for the 2014-2015 sea-son with a shared spring camp with the Junior A Surrey Eagles club.

Up to 90 players plus their families are expected to arrive in Invermere for the camp, which begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 25th, and runs through Sunday, April 27th. Many of the players will be gunning to earn a spot with the Surrey Eagles of the B.C. Hockey League, but many talented players who don’t make the Junior A cut will be available to the Junior B Rockies.

“Hopefully the Eagles pick a couple guys, and then we’ll pick a couple,” said Rockies general manager Ross Bid-inger. A couple of familiar faces — 2013-2014 Rockies play-ers Nigel Swab and Matt Houston, who also played for the Eagles last year — will be at the camp.

The unlikely pairing of a BCHL team from the extreme

southwestern corner of B.C. and a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League team on the easternmost edge of the province was made possible through Surrey Eagles as-sistant coach Brad Tobin, who used to play on the Rock-ies. His ties to the organization helped make the joint-camp possible, explained Mr. Bidinger.

“As a kid, you want to go to the higher level of hockey,” he said. “It isn’t always the best if they go straight to Ju-nior A; the ones that aren’t ready for Junior A can spend another year with the Rockies.”

Matt Houston, for example, spent two months as a fourth liner with the Eagles last season before getting scratched, and was able to get far more ice time and more chances to develop as a player while playing with the Rockies.

“My vision when I got involved was to move kids forward (in hockey development),” said Mr. Bidinger. “The connec-tions (with the Surrey Eagles) are through myself, Wade (Dubielwicz), Scott (Dubielwicz), and Kirk (Dubielwicz), and all the different people we’ve all played with. That’s how the game of hockey works — it’s who you know.”

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A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years

REMEMBER WHEN?

50 years ago (1964): The Invermere

Parent-Teacher Associa-tion’s talent show gen-erated an ethusiastic response from the audi-ence. The show included vocal and instrumental numbers. The � rst public appearance of the Inver-mere Majorettes gener-ated a particularly high level of local acclaim.

40 years ago (1974): Local Girl Guides

and Brownies were gear-ing up to begin their cookie-selling campaign. Invermere residents were advised to watch for little girls in brown uniforms and berets and older girls in blue uniforms canvass-ing the neighbourhood and support the fundrais-ing campaign by buying some of the cookies. Part of the cookie proceeds stayed with local com-panies, part went to divi-sion expenses and part went to provincial head-qurters in Vancouver.

30 years ago (1984): A group of 17

volunteers slashed more than 25 acres of trem-

bling aspen on the north-side of Whiteswan Lake in an effort to help make the area better winter range for a herd of about 30 Bighorn sheep. The project was a joint effort by the Canal Flats Wilder-ness Club, the Kimber-ley Wilderness Club, the East Kootenay Hunters Association and the Cranbrook Fish and Wildlife Branch. The slash was slated to be burned by prescribed � re later in the fall.

20 years ago (1994): The Industrial,

Wood and Allied Work-ers (or IWA) of Canada union, representing some 1,200 East Koote-nay workers, many of them loggers and mill workers from the Upper Columbia Valley, was embroiled in deep nego-tiations in Cranbrook on whether or not to sup-port the Commision on Resource and Environ-ment (or CORE). “We all value the opportunity to have the East Koo-tenay in a CORE region and have heard that this (East Kootenay) table

has made a lot of prog-ress — more so perhaps than other tables in the province,” said union spokesperson John Belcher. A major sticking point for the union was its push to have a mora-torium on expanding or creating protected areas in the East Kootenay. “We feel that any further land withdrawls into protective status will severely compromise our local economic needs,” said Mr. Belcher. Some kind of a resolu-tion was appearing more likely at the April negoti-ations than it had during the March negotiations.

10 years ago (2004): Wings Over the

Rockies festival organiz-ers were getting set for the eighth edition of the annual event, which was built around the theme of “Nature’s Orchestra.” The keynote speaker was musician and playwright Ian Tamblyn. As well as giving the main speech at the festival banquet, Mr. Tamblyn was giving a family concert at Christ Church Trinity.

2009 —Little Badger Early

Learning Centre student Nico plays

with toys and learning tools during

a break between snack time and

heading outside. .

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MMBC OPPONENTS from A3

“The suggestion that we are able to launch or own stewardship program independent of MMBC is a sham.”

The MMBC program aims to transfer recycling costs from municipal taxpay-ers to the producers who generate packaging and printed paper, while col-lecting more containers and material types than before.

But many businesses argue they’re un-fairly compelled to pay far higher fees than a similar system run in Ontario.

Critics say MMBC’s three-member in-terim board is controlled by executives with multinational fi rms like Unilever and Proctor and Gamble who have ma-nipulated the launch of the new pro-gram to their benefi t rather than the

interests of most B.C. businesses.Questioned by the NDP last week,

Environment Minister Mary Polak said she expects a more representative 15-member permanent board to be named soon after MMBC’s launch.

Mrs. Polak said it’s logical the big-gest industries that pay the most into MMBC get a large role.

A new advisory council was also re-cently unveiled by MMBC with reps from several B.C. business groups, but critics say it has no real power.

Pausing the program and the pay-ment of fees by member businesses would cut off the money MMBC will send to most local cities that agreed to continue curbside pickup.

“Any delay in implementation for those communities would mean a loss of that

savings,” Mrs. Polak said, adding many municipalities have already budgeted to receive promised MMBC payments.

She said examples of those amounts are $1.5 million a year coming to Rich-mond and $917,000 to Nanaimo.

Mike Klassen, B.C. director of the Ca-nadian Federation of Independent Busi-ness, said he’s not aware of any cities reducing their property taxes as a re-sult of the expected MMBC savings.

“That’s one of the things that’s been most misleading – the idea that this was going to save money for the gen-eral taxpayer,” he said.

Mr. Klassen argues consumers will pay twice – their local taxes won’t go down but they’ll also pay higher retail prices as businesses pass along the MMBC charges.

He said most mayors and councils are being cautious and aren’t spending MMBC savings until they actually ar-rive – meaning there’s still opportunity to freeze the rollout.

“That suggests to me they’re also very wary of the program and have a fallback program in case things don’t work,” Mr. Klassen said. “The world doesn’t all of a sudden turn upside down if we pause this program and take some time to refl ect on how to do this well.”

Small businesses with single store-fronts have been exempted by the province from MMBC’s requirements.

But Mr. Klassen said franchisees don’t qualify, leaving hundreds of small busi-nesses like meat shops and Subway sandwich outlets facing hefty costs.


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Answers to April 16:

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

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22You are very good at bringing together people, Cancer. Use this ability to create a social forum this week. Encourage those closest to you to exchange ideas.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, give ample thought to what you really want out of a particular relationship or situation. You might have to make big changes, but such changes are worth the effort.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, someone close to you is having problems that he or she cannot express. Your intuition will save the day.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Change is right around the corner, Gemini. Take the time to listen to what the stars are trying to tell you so you can make the best decisions.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, your self-con� dence and enthusiasm have made you a natural leader. This week belongs to you, and others will rely on your leadership skills.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, seek guidance from friends and family when faced with a puzzling problem. Different perspectives can shed light on the problem and make it easier to solve.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, technology is foremost on your mind this week. Focus on ways that technology can better your life and advance your career. Seek the advice of others.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Don’t let others make decisions for you, Leo. This week take control of your life and be more assertive regarding the goals you want to accomplish.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18It is not always easy to think and act differently from those around you, Aquarius. But your willingness to take the road less traveled is why you’re such an effective leader.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Trust the people you love, Capricorn. They may grow weary of not knowing which way you lean. Be � rm when making decisions and others will respect you for it.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Try to show others this week that you are a thoughtful person who has a lot of life experience, Sagittarius. Assert yourself calmly and effectively to get your point across.

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If the roses grow in heaven lord, please pick a bunch for me. Place them in my hus-bands arms and tell him they’re from me. Tell him that I love him and miss him, and when he turns to smile, place a kiss upon his cheek and hold him for awhile be-cause remembering him is easy, I do it every day. But there is an ache within my heart that will never go away. Love you forever. Till we meet again.

~ Edel ~

LECHNER, Edwin (Ed)Jan 21, 1943 - Feb 28, 2014

Died suddenly at home with his boots on. A popular horseman,mechanic, sports-man, and friend to everyone he met.Ed was predeceased by his father George, mother Susan, brother George, and his ex wife Carol. He is sur-vived by his wife Bonnie Taylor, his daughters Cheri Cooper & Tracy Lechner as well as his 4 grandchildren Natasha Cooper, Chelsea Cooper, Chantelle Campbell, and Cole Campbell. The family invites friends to a celebration of his life to be held at the farm on April 27th from noon til 4:00PM.

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www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

Sunday, April 27th9:30 a.m.

Bacon, Friends & Faith

10:30 a.m.: Easter Sunday at Christ

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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, GoldenSaturday at 7 p.m.Sunday at 10 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn, Canal Flats

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Bacon, Friends & Faith

10:30 a.m.: Easter Sunday at Christ

Church Trinity, Invermere

Everyone Welcome!

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, GoldenSaturday at 7 p.m.Sunday at 10 a.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


CELEBRATION SUNDAY, “The Sinner’s Friend”

… Pastor Trevor ministering.

“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade

1; and Grades 2-6, during the Morning Service.

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere

Pastor:Murray Wittke

Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

Kid’s Church Provided

Call the office at 250-342-9511for more information.

www.valleychristianonline.com

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Following the Spirit

ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

Of INVERMERE

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“The buyer smelled a bargain. He thought I was the fool!”

I guess you could say I was addicted. Only my drug of choice wasn’t coke or meth. No - it was the thrill of getting away with it all. And the easy cash, of course.Throwing the camper into that last deal was a great marketing idea.And, like last time, I decided to branch out again. There’s so much more than just cars! This time I decided to go with a motorcycle.I purchased it off the internet – I guess you could call it a curber-to-curber transaction. Oh, of course I knew every trick in the book by now. The seller gave me my old story and said that he was the real owner.Did I care? Not a chance. It was a nice Harley. And, it was a steal. I knew I could fl ip it for more.Why? Because I was a better marketer.But I needed to do it fast. And, I had to make sure I had a buyer that was naive enough not to do a lien check through carproof.com, or the province (bcregistryservices.gov.bc.ca).As usual, I put up a generic, one-line Craigslist ad. With a price like mine, I had a buyer within an hour.I made sure the Harley looked its best. I polished it until it sparkled and fi lled it with gas. Hey, what’s a few bucks?Then I ran into a small problem. I found out that my seller was the real owner. Wow. But he sold me a vehicle that was about to be repossessed.

Fortunately, he was in such a hurry that he didn’t make me do the transfer – so it was still in his name.No big deal. Bridging* was my friend.I just used his name and hoped my buyer would never ask me for ID.And I was right. The buyer smelled a bargain and took the bait like fi sh. He thought I was the fool!No lien check, no ID check. Just cash.I was home free, again.And the best part? When the bailiff came for the motorcycle, he didn’t even know my name.

*Bridging – A trick that curbers use to keep their identity secret. Curbers will pay more for a vehicle from an unscrupulous wholesaler or broker if they are not required to immediately put the vehicle in their name.

This keeps their name out of the vehicle registry and makes them impossible to locate when deals go bad. Breaking the law is never a concern for them.

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Question of the week:Driveway writer Alexandra Straub begins a four-part series on the joys of riding a motorcycle. If you don’t already ride, are you now tempted after reading her introduction to life on two wheels?

Feel the rush of riding on two wheels

If you have ever looked longingly upon a motorcycle as it whizzed by, you might have been bitten by the bike bug and didn’t even know it.If you have always dreamed of getting on two wheels but didn’t know how to go about it, you have been bitten by the bike bug.If you are contemplating a perfect time to do it, the answer is now!With spring-like weather manifesting itself and more and more motorcycles appearing on the roads, it’s time to stop dreaming and start doing.But where do you start? How do you go about it and what steps do you need to go through?Over the next few weeks, we will feature a four-part series on motorcycling. It will cover every-thing from schools, to gear to buying a bike and more. As I said, there’s no better time than now to embrace your inner motorcyclist and have the time of your life.

Take the test

In order to get your learner’s license in BC, you will need to take the ICBC Motorcycle Knowledge Test. To attain the handbook you’ll need to familiarize yourself with, you can either download it from the ICBC website, or visit a branch in person to pick up a hard copy.After you have studied it from cover-to-cover, you’ll need to take and pass the test at an ICBC branch, which will then give you your L.Visit www.icbc.com and type in “motorcycle” into the search bar. That is the easiest way to get you to the pages you’ll need to work with.

After getting

your “L” permit

There are two steps in acquiring your full motorcycle license. First, you’ll have to pass the MotorcycleSkills Test portion of the process. Then you’ll have your full road test.

Riding training

I absolutely, 100 per cent without a doubt recommend going to a professional school to learn how to ride. I’m not saying your bff who has selfl essly volunteered to teach you everything you need to know about riding isn’t qualifi ed or unfi t for the task, but they might not be a “teacher.” Sure they have the skills, but can they com-municate effectively the points that you need to be safe?If yes, then go for it.But professional schools have professional teachers.

They also know the ICBC system and will teach you above and beyond what you’ll need to execute in order to start riding on your own. And more importantly, to be safe! They will also help build your confi -dence and try to help you eradicate bad habits that you may or may not know you are forming.Granted, most courses aren’t cheap. But they’re worth it and so is your safety. Check out regional schools or save up to come to the Lower Mainland. I wouldn’t have done my license any other way.Some schools to check out are: Pacifi c Rid-ing School, V-Twin Motorcycle School, the Justice Institute of BC, High Gear Motor-cycle Training (private lessons) and more.

You don’t have to starton the road

Many of the top road racers in the world didn’t start on the pavement. They started in the dirt. Why? Because it teaches you how to control a bike in less than ideal traction environments.Also, if you fall, it doesn’t hurt as much! You can certainly get your feet wet when it comes to learning clutch and brake control on a “softer” surface, too.Furthermore, you don’t need a learner’s permit if you are riding off road.When and if you want to transition to the street riding, you’ll need it for that.Check out Popkum Motor Park’s Lessons/Training (www.popkummotorpark.com) program for all ages, as well as the BC Off Road Motorcycle Association’s website (www.bcorma.ca) for upcoming MSF Dirt Bike Schools. Another perk to starting to build your bike confi dence on the dirt, training programs aren’t as expensive.So, this is me, the little white angel on your shoulder whispering, “Go on, get on two wheels!” But remem-ber, safety is paramount.Take the test, go to school and thank me later.

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ay writer Alexandra Straub begins a

motorcycle. If you don’t already ride, are Feel the rush of riding on two wheelsIf you have ever looked longingly upon a motorcycle as it whizzed by, you might have been bitten by the bike bug and didn’t even know it.If you have always dreamed of getting on two wheels but didn’t know how to go about it, you have been bitten by the bike bug.If you are contemplating a perfect time to do it, the answer is now!With spring-like weather mani-festing itself and more and more motorcycles appearing on the roads, it’s time to stop dreaming and start doing.But where do you start? How do you go about it and what steps do you need to go through?Over the next few weeks, we will feature a four-part series on motorcycling. It will cover everything from schools, to gear to buying a bike and more. As I said, there’s no better time than now to embrace your inner motorcyclist and have the time of your life.

Take the testIn order to get your learner’s license in BC, you will need to take the ICBC Motorcycle Knowl-edge Test. To attain the handbook that you’ll need to familiarize yourself with, you can either download it from the ICBC website, or visit a branch in person to pick up a hard copy. After you have studied it from cover-to-cover, you’ll need to take and pass the test at an ICBC branch, which will then give you your L.Visit www.icbc.com and type in “motorcycle” into the search bar. That is the easiest way to get you to the pages you’ll need to work with.

After getting your “L” permitThere are two steps in acquiring your full motorcycle license. First, you’ll have to pass the Motor-cycle Skills Test portion of the process. Then you’ll have your full road test.

Riding trainingI absolutely, 100 per cent without a doubt recommend going to a professional school to learn how to ride. I’m not saying your bff who has selflessly volunteered to teach you everything you need to know about riding isn’t qualified or unfit for the task, but they might not be a “teacher.” Sure

they have the skills, but can they communicate effectively the points that you need to be safe? If yes, then go for it.But professional schools have professional teach-ers. They also know the ICBC system and will teach you above and beyond what you’ll need to execute in order to start riding on your own. And more importantly, to be safe! They will also help build your confidence and try to help you eradicate bad habits that you may or may not know you are forming. Granted, most courses aren’t cheap. But they’re worth it and so is your safety. Check out regional schools or save up to come to the Lower Main-land. I wouldn’t have done my license any other way. Some schools to check out are: Pacific Riding School, V-Twin Motorcycle School, the Justice Institute of BC, High Gear Motorcycle Training (private lessons) and more.

You don’t have to start on the roadMany of the top road racers in the world didn’t start on the pavement. They started in the dirt. Why? Because it teaches you how to control a bike in less than ideal traction environments. Also, if you fall, it doesn’t hurt as much! You can certainly get your feet wet when it comes to learning clutch and brake control on a “softer” surface, too. Furthermore, you don’t need a learner’s permit if you are riding off road. When and if you want to transition to the street riding, you’ll need it for that.Check out Popkum Motor Park’s Lessons/Training (www.popkummotorpark.com) program for all ages, as well as the BC Off Road Motorcycle Association’s website (www.bcorma.ca) for upcoming MSF Dirt Bike Schools. Another perk to starting to build your bike confidence on the dirt, training programs aren’t as expensive.So, this is me, the little white angel on your shoulder whispering, “Go on, get on two wheels!” But remember, safety is paramount. Take the test, go to school and thank me later.

[email protected]

‘‘I absolutely, 100 percent without a doubt recommend going to a good professional school to learn how to ride.’’Alexandra Straub

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Confessions of a Curber...Meet Walt. He lives with his wife and two teenagers in a quiet neighbourhood. Walt goes to work every morning, provides for his family and chats with his neighbours. Walt has a secret. He’s no Walter White from“Breaking Bad.” But, his love for quick cash and high profi ts drive him to a sideline that makes us all a little less safe and costs some their savings. Walt is a curber.

It’s a Harley with a lien this week…

There’s no better time than now to embrace your inner motorcyclist and

have the time of your life.

Alexandra Straub

Feel the rush of riding on two wheelsIf you have ever looked longingly upon a motorcycle as it whizzed by, you might have been bitten by the bike bug and didn’t even know it.If you have always dreamed of getting on two wheels but didn’t know how to go about it, you have been bitten by the bike bug.If you are contemplating a perfect time to do it, the answer is now!With spring-like weather mani-festing itself and more and more motorcycles appearing on the roads, it’s time to stop dreaming and start doing.But where do you start? How do you go about it and what steps do you need to go through?Over the next few weeks, we will feature a four-part series on motorcycling. It will cover everything from schools, to gear to buying a bike and more. As I said, there’s no better time than now to embrace your inner motorcyclist and have the time of your life.

Take the testIn order to get your learner’s license in BC, you will need to take the ICBC Motorcycle Knowl-edge Test. To attain the handbook that you’ll need to familiarize yourself with, you can either download it from the ICBC website, or visit a branch in person to pick up a hard copy. After you have studied it from cover-to-cover, you’ll need to take and pass the test at an ICBC branch, which will then give you your L.Visit www.icbc.com and type in “motorcycle” into the search bar. That is the easiest way to get you to the pages you’ll need to work with.

After getting your “L” permitThere are two steps in acquiring your full motorcycle license. First, you’ll have to pass the Motor-cycle Skills Test portion of the process. Then you’ll have your full road test.

Riding trainingI absolutely, 100 per cent without a doubt recommend going to a professional school to learn how to ride. I’m not saying your bff who has selflessly volunteered to teach you everything you need to know about riding isn’t qualified or unfit for the task, but they might not be a “teacher.” Sure

they have the skills, but can they communicate effectively the points that you need to be safe? If yes, then go for it.But professional schools have professional teach-ers. They also know the ICBC system and will teach you above and beyond what you’ll need to execute in order to start riding on your own. And more importantly, to be safe! They will also help build your confidence and try to help you eradicate bad habits that you may or may not know you are forming. Granted, most courses aren’t cheap. But they’re worth it and so is your safety. Check out regional schools or save up to come to the Lower Main-land. I wouldn’t have done my license any other way. Some schools to check out are: Pacific Riding School, V-Twin Motorcycle School, the Justice Institute of BC, High Gear Motorcycle Training (private lessons) and more.

You don’t have to start on the roadMany of the top road racers in the world didn’t start on the pavement. They started in the dirt. Why? Because it teaches you how to control a bike in less than ideal traction environments. Also, if you fall, it doesn’t hurt as much! You can certainly get your feet wet when it comes to learning clutch and brake control on a “softer” surface, too. Furthermore, you don’t need a learner’s permit if you are riding off road. When and if you want to transition to the street riding, you’ll need it for that.Check out Popkum Motor Park’s Lessons/Training (www.popkummotorpark.com) program for all ages, as well as the BC Off Road Motorcycle Association’s website (www.bcorma.ca) for upcoming MSF Dirt Bike Schools. Another perk to starting to build your bike confidence on the dirt, training programs aren’t as expensive.So, this is me, the little white angel on your shoulder whispering, “Go on, get on two wheels!” But remember, safety is paramount. Take the test, go to school and thank me later.

[email protected]

‘‘I absolutely, 100 percent without a doubt recommend going to a good professional school to learn how to ride.’’Alexandra Straub

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Please explain why you have made that decision.Go to DrivewayCanada.ca to submit your answer and you could win a $100 Safeway gift card.

OF THE WEEK!

?QUESTION

Safety Tip:The Easter break can be a dangerous time on our roads.

If you’ll be travelling, plan for your trip at DriveCanada.ca and be realistic about travel times – weather conditions are unpredictable at this time of year across the province.


Confessions of a Curber...Meet Walt. He lives with his wife and two teenagers in a quiet neighbourhood. Walt goes to work every morning, provides for his family and chats with his neighbours. Walt has a secret. He’s no Walter White from“Breaking Bad.” But, his love for quick cash and high profi ts drive him to a sideline that makes us all a little less safe and costs some their savings. Walt is a curber.

It’s a Harley with a lien this week…

There’s no better time than now to embrace your inner motorcyclist and

have the time of your life.

Alexandra Straub


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