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ALLEYV CHOEThe Invermere

STEVE [email protected]

With talk swirling in recent days about ever-expanding commercial operations at the Crossroads and the consequent doom for downtown In-vermere, district mayor Gerry Taft has been pointing to the full occupancy of the Parkside Place development as a sign that downtown Invermere is as healthy as ever.

Parkside Place, stretching along the east side of main street (7th Avenue) north of Valley Foods, is currently completely full of commercial tenants for the fi rst time in its nearly 10-year history.

“It’s absolutely a success story. We were able to generate commercial activity in the downtown core; it was a good-size project; it helps ties Pot-hole Park to the rest of the downtown; and, in my opinion, it has certainly en-

hanced our downtown,” said Taft.The project began about a decade

ago, when the Invermere council at the time was approached by a commercial real estate headhunter wanting to buy the land on which Parkside Place now sits (which was then owned by the dis-trict) to build a commercial develop-ment. Precise-ly what kind of commercial development was never dis-closed, but it became evi-dent to most people in-volved that it would be a branch operation of a large business chain — perhaps a Block-buster video rental store or a McDon-ald’s restaurant.

“It got council of the day (of which Taft was a member, although not yet

mayor) thinking about the potential of that place and about what kind of vision we wanted for downtown In-vermere,” said Taft. “In the end, we came to the conclusion that a big box development didn’t really fi t for our downtown, but that the land had great potential for mixed use, with both res-

idential units and small businesses.”

The district then put out a request for proposals for the property to build just such a mixed-

use development, with the winning pro-posal coming from Quiniscoe Homes.

“One of the conditions was that it must be built within fi ve years of the purchase date as we didn’t want some-body to just sit on it,” said Taft. “So the

fi rst phase was built right away and then, after some selling and re-selling, they proceeded to the second and third building. We wanted to project a feeling of confi dence in downtown and in the end that’s what happened.”

Throughout the project, skeptics kept pointing to the storefronts that were still vacant, “but now they are all fi lled up,” said Taft.

The success of Parkside Place has catalyzed the district to think about what can be done with the land just north of Parkside Place, which it still owns. Although any development there is still years away, it is on coun-cil’s radar.

“It’s defi nitely something we want to look at in the future. We have had some really preliminary discussion around that,” said Taft. “The main idea is that, with that land, there is a great opportunity for affordable housing and

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we’d probably look at a partnership with the Family Dynamix Association for that, since Family Dynamix has in recent years become quite involved with that issue (affordable housing) here in Invermere.”

Such a development would also fi t in well with the new multi-use centre, which will include a new home for the library, and the new Summit Youth Cen-tre (which will move to the current library building) to breathe more life into the northern end of Invermere’s downtown and further link that area and Pot-

hole Park to the rest of the downtown, according to Taft.“We’re really hoping the new multi-use centre creates a presence at the en-

trance to downtown Invermere and builds on what Parkside Place has done,” he said. “An affordable housing development, if it’s successful, will hopefully help stimulate more vibrancy in that area of town.”

Construction on the new multi-use centre is set to start this year and will dominate council’s agenda —and the district’s budget — for the next several years, which means planning a development north of Parkside Place will be a long-term rather than a near-term project.

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Recent construction activity at the Cas-tleRock subdivision has sparked local cu-riousity, and it turns out the work is simply the developers putting up a new sales cen-tre and, prior to that, a new spec home for Phase Three of the subdivision.

“The sales centre is going up right at the entrance to CastleRock. It’s going to be a centralized sales centre for CastleRock,” said Grizzly Ridge Properties Inc. president Mark Himmelspach. “It’s got tremendous views of the lake.”

The CastleRock subdivision is owned by CastleRock Estates Limited Partnership, which is a subsidiary of Grizzly Ridge Prop-erties Inc.

The new sales centre is right where an older sales centre once stood, but is now completely refurbished.

The spec home for Phase 3 was recently completed. A spec house is new home that is built to completion by a developer be-fore there is a homebuyer, giving potential buyers a chance to see the home before they purchase.

The CastleRock development already has two phases completed and was in the pro-cess of working on phase three when the global economic recession that began in 2008 and 2009 took hold and the previous owners declared bankruptcy. Development was then stalled for a number of years while CastleRock was in the possession of credi-tors, until the current owners acquired it in January 2014.

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Group encourages Kootenay cannabis industryBREANNE MASSEY

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A Colorado-based organization that promotes education and infor-mation about working in the cannabis industry is expanding to the Kootenay region.

Women Grow will be opening up their fi rst Kootenay Chapter in Nelson this January with informational meetings tentatively slated for January 7th at the Hume Hotel in Nelson at 7 p.m.

“I essentially started the Kootenay Chapter of Women Grow to help connect everybody because I recently moved to Nelson, where I live now, from Vancouver in July,” said Kaleigh Herald, cannabis consultant for the Kootenay’s Medicine Tree and the Women Grow Kootenay Chapter chair. “I worked in the cannabis industry in Vancouver and when I moved here, I noticed that there’s a really, really great industry here and it’s actually really apparent that it helps the local economy, but people are very hostile about sharing infor-

mation here because it’s been an underground industry for so long.”Her goal is to empower the next generation of cannabis industry

leaders (growers, manufacturers, dispensary owners or patients) by creating programs, community and events for aspiring and cur-rent business executives in the Kootenay Chapter — there are 36 other chapters that have began operating since Women Grow was fi rst established in Denver, Colorado last year during the state’s le-galization process.

“This is a really great time, obviously,” she added. “We’re about to end the prohibition of cannabis across the country, so it’s a great time for us to connect as individuals in the industry and anyone

who is looking to learn more about the industry… we host meetings, confer-ences and networking events to create a pretty open playing fi eld.”

The signature Women Grow event, she added, is coming up in January to pro-mote who they are and what they do.

“We’re going to have some presentations, one by Jim Wesley, who is a local cannabis educator, another woman from the Okanagan who is going to be talking to us about hemp extractions hopefully, and somebody from city hall to talk to us about regulations in the area at the time,” said Herald.

Early bird tickets are $25, and can be purchased online at www.eventbrite.ca, or at the door for $30.

“Come on out if you’re at all interested in the industry. It’s totally worth it to check out the event, meet people, network and gain a feel for what’s about to happen because this industry is really about to take off and explode so if it’s something that you want to be a part of, I really suggests coming out to the event,” she said.

Herald remains optimistic that there will continually be new Wom-en Grow chapters opening up around B.C. and Canada.

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The British Columbia Achievement Foundation is seek-ing nominations for the British Columbia Community Achievement Awards — something nobody from the Up-per Columbia Valley has ever won.

The foundation dates back to 2003 and the awards to 2004. According to the foundation’s executive director, Cathryn Wilson, both were started to give recognition to efforts across the province that were otherwise going unheralded.

“Really, the awards are a way to celebrate and honour individuals who make significant contributions to their communities across British Columbia,” Wilson told The Echo, adding that the recipients each year often include volunteers, youth leaders, senior leaders, civic workers

or health-care workers.“These awards are the heart

and soul of the Foundation. We wanted to recognize the many great examples of community-building we have going on in our province.”

The number of award winners varies each year, but it is typical-ly around 35, chosen from among more than 100 nominations by an

independent jury. People can nominate individuals from their communi-

ties by filling out a nomination form online or by calling the British Columbia Achievement Foundation and hav-ing a nomination formed mailed out.

A nomination is valid for three years, meaning a nomi-nated individual who is passed over by the jury one year still has a chance to win the award the next year, or the year after that.

That no one from any of the Columbia Valley’s commu-nities or rural areas has yet won the award might be a reflection of a lack of nominations flowing in from this area, according to Wilson.

“Our intent is to recognize all of B.C., and who wins the award tends to reflect the situation of where the nomina-tions are coming from,” she said.

Local residents have a chance to change the trend, as the nomination season for the 2016 awards, which began in September, runs until January 15th, 2016 (an extension of two months from the November 15th deadline used in past years).

“We moved the deadline back to encourage the nomi-nation process as much as possible,” said Wilson. “It’s a wonderful award and we’re excited get as many nomina-tions as we can for 2016.”

To learn more or to nominate a valley resident for the award, visits www.bcachievement.com or call 604-261-9777.

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Parents may be relieved to learn that new child care spaces could soon be available in the Columbia Valley.

In an attempt to help parents find child care for their families, the Province is sup-porting the creation of approximately 1,700 new licensed child care spaces under the third phase of the Child Care Major Capital Funding Program.

“These new spaces are part of govern-ment’s commitment, under the B.C. Early Years Strategy, to create a total of 13,000 licensed child-care spaces across the prov-ince by 2020,” said Surrey-Panorama MLA Marvin Hunt on behalf of Minister of Chil-dren and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux during a recent sod-turning cele-bration at Wind & Tide Preschool and Child Care Centre in Surrey.

The decision to help facilitate the growing demand for child care options in B.C. was welcome news to some of the child care op-erators in the Columbia Valley.

Staff at the Eva Joseph Family Centre, which manages the Little Badger Early Learning Program at Akisqnuk First Na-tion, are happy about the announcement, but say that the Columbia Valley still faces challenges when it comes to interviewing, screening, hiring, relocating and retaining Early Childhood Educators.

“I read this and it’s fantastic news, but the problem is that it doesn’t attend to the need that we have a shortage of teachers,” said Carrie Rickards, general manager of the Eva Joseph Learning and Cultural Centre. “It’s great to produce funding for new child care spaces but the real issue that we’re having in this area is the fact that we need qualified teachers and operating costs (are high), so it’s great to offer new spaces, but it doesn’t serve these issues.”

With 18 vacant Early Childhood Educa-tors (ECE) positions in the East Kootenay region, the East Kootenay Child Care Task Force (EKCCTF) anticipates families will be facing significant challenges to find child care.

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Downtown Invermere is a tourism drawNICOLE TRIGG

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With construction of a liquor store underway in front of Canadian Tire, further adding to the amenities at the Crossroads, many in the valley are wondering about downtown Invermere’s future. District of Invermere mayor Gerry Taft points to full commercial occupancy of Park-side Place as a sign that there is nothing to worry about, but as other stores remain empty with “For Lease” signs in the windows, not ev-eryone is convinced.

Bad news gets talked about more than good news, and discussing the “death” of the down-town has been a popular subject ever since

Home Hardware relocated to the highway and the economic recession pulled the carpet out from under many in the valley.

The good news is that, in addition to Park-side Place, a number of bustling businesses have recently opened up that have brought new life to main street including: the relocation of Bicycle Works from Parkside Place to the big-ger garage space formerly occupied by Lake-side Auto and the consequent opening of new business Elemental Cycle in Bicycle Works’ former location; the opening of Circle Café at Frater Landing; the introduction of the inno-vative Do Nothing Floatation Centre and Get Fresh! juice bar next door to the former Book Bar; the relocation of the Painted Aspen Stu-

dio Gallery up the street into the bigger space evacuated by All Things Beautiful this past summer after being open less than a year; the Dollar Store sparking back up since construc-tion on the beautified Cenotaph Park ceased; and most recently, the Defining Yoga Studio will soon be located in the space that used to house the Gone Hollywood video store, com-plete with a new name and business model.

While convenient and visible, the Crossroads doesn’t offer the cozy, picturesque pedestrian-friendly village environment that defines In-vermere on the Lake as the cosmopolitan hub of the valley, which ultimately has the potential to draw more tourism to the region that will benefit the businesses in both locations.

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As an RDEK director, I have learned a good

deal about B.C.’s regional dis-trict governance and why it is often cited as a model for other jurisdictions through-out North America — but it is good people who make a good concept work.

In my limited tenure, I have been fortunate to work with many staff who keep the RDEK running so well. Almost all of these people have been recruited directly or indirectly by RDEK CAO Lee-Ann Crane, who will be retiring in the spring after 35 years with the RDEK and 17 years as CAO. A remarkable woman, Lee-Ann has guided the staff and board with firm managerial skill and with an innate sense of respect, empathy and personal responsibility.

On November 30th, 2015, the RDEK cel-ebrated its 50th anniversary. Following

our regular meetings in Cran-brook, the board, staff, former chairs and other dignitaries convened for a celebration dinner and social evening. There were several speeches that provided glimpses into significant moments or mem-ories over the past 50 years.

In 1975, my wife and I bought our property in Edge-water. Like many other non-

residents, it was often difficult to appreci-ate the concept of regional districts. That changed for the better when we moved here permanently 20 years later and in-tegrated into the Columbia Valley, meet-ing many good people and new friends, among whom were my predecessors as directors of Area G.

Margrit Thierbach was the electoral area director for Area G for many years. Behind her imposing presence was a heart of gold.

She stood her fiscally prudent ground, helping people get through tough times. Her successor, Klara Trescher, had a natu-ral affinity for the environment. She under-stood land use issues and worked tirelessly with rural people, supporting their values. She oversaw the relatively smooth transi-tion of the Edgewater Improvement Dis-trict services into the RDEK. Both Margrit and Klara were very helpful to me when I was elected in 2008. I also got to know Eric Rasmussen, who was the director of Area G in the ‘70s. Eric has an encyclopedic knowl-edge of the land base in the Columbia Val-ley and was appointed to the steering com-mittee that worked on the establishment of the recent RDEK Agricultural Plan.

There have been many changes over the past 50 years, and I believe we are well-positioned heading into the future.

The five Columbia Valley RDEK Direc-tors — Ute Juras, Wendy Booth, Gerry

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With rapid development at the Crossroads, is downtown Invermere doomed?

“It’s not doomed, but it’s not looking great. We need something more dowtown to lure more businesses.”

Charlie and Bridget Anakin

“I don’t think so. I think downtown will be just fi ne. It may seem slow in the winter, but in summer it’s booming.”

Naomi Madden

“Far from doomed. People here are creative and inventive and will fi gure out a way to keep downtown Invermere vibrant.”

Steve and Nic Paccagnan

NEXT WEEK’S QUESTION:Do you agree downtown Invermere is in

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Taft, Clara Reinhardt and I — work well together and with the rest of the RDEK Board. Area C director, Rob Gay, is a capable chair. He has just been re-elected as chair for 2016, while Area F direc-tor Wendy Booth was re-elected vice chair.

Happy 50th anniversary RDEK!Gerry Wilkie is the Regional District of East Kootenay director for

Area G, and can be reached at [email protected].

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF EAST KOOTENAYSubmitted

The annual election of Re-gional District of East Koo-tenay (RDEK) chair and vice chair was held at the Regional District of East Kootenay on Friday, December 4th and Electoral Area C Director Rob Gay will continue on as chair for 2016.

“I appreciate the confi dence of my fellow directors in re-electing me as chair and I look forward to another produc-tive year,” says Gay. This will be the Electoral Area C Director’s fi fth term as RDEK Chair. He has been on the board since 2005.

Electoral Area F Director Wendy Booth was re-elected as vice chair for a fourth term. “I have really enjoyed being vice chair and look forward to continuing to work with Chair

Gay and the Board to advance our priorities for the coming year.”The RDEK celebrated its 50th anniversary last week as well. In honour of the landmark mile-

stone, the board, staff, former chairs and dignitaries gathered for a special dinner Thursday night, which included presentations that highlighted moments and memories over the past half century.

In addition, the RDEK Board of Directors has approved an updated logo for the organization. The new logo includes the addition of a sun over the mountain and will be gradually transi-tioned into use over the next few months.

To learn more about the RDEK, visit www.rdek.bc.ca or drop by the Columbia Valley offi ce at 4956 Athalmer Road or call 250-342-0063.

RDEK marks half-century, names chair and adopts new logo

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Kosher salt3 cups dried elbow macaroni1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil1 cup cubed rotisserie chicken1 cup diced English cucumber (about 1/3 cucumber)1 cup halved cherry tomatoes1/2 cup chopped pitted Nicoise olives1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers (about 1 whole)1/2 cup 1/4-inch diced hard salami (about 4 oz)1/4 cup diced red onion (about half a small onion)1/4 cup chopped fresh fl at-leaf parsley4 oz ricotta salata, grated, or crumbled feta cheese1/3 cup (80 ml) red wine vinegar

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until al dente, according to the package direc-tions. Drain in a colander, rinse with cold water and shake until very dry. Transfer the pasta to a large mixing bowl, drizzle 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over it and toss well to coat.

2. Add the chicken, cucumber, toma-toes, olives, peppers, salami, onions and parsley. Season with salt and toss well to combine.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar and remaining 1/2 cup olive oil; pour it over the salad and toss well. Taste and adjust the seasoning if nec-essary. For best fl avour, let the salad stand at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving.

Easy Tarragon Shrimp Cocktail

Prep time: 5 minutesTotal time: 15 minutesServes 8

1 lb (500 g) uncooked tail-on extra large black tiger shrimp, thawed1/2 cup (125 ml) ketchup3 tbsp (45 ml) lemon juice2 tbsp (30 ml) prepared horseradish2 tsp (10 ml) fi nely chopped fresh tarragon1/2 tsp (10 ml) Worcestershire sauce1/4 tsp (1 ml) peppertarragon sprigs for garnish (optional)lemon wedges, for serving

1. Add shrimp to medium saucepan of simmering salted water. Cook 2 to 3 min-utes or until shrimp curl, turn pink, and are just cooked through. Drain and plunge in bowl of ice water to stop cooking process. Drain and lay on paper towels.

2. Meanwhile, stir ketchup with lemon juice, horseradish, tarragon, Worcester-shire sauce and pepper. Transfer to serving bowl.

3. Plate shrimp and garnish plate with tarragon sprigs, if using. Serve cocktail sauce with shrimp and lemon wedges.

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KIJHL Standings WHL Standings

EddIE MountaIn dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OT PTS GF/A SKimberley Dynamiters 28 22 3 0 3 47 +57 W4Creston Valley T. Cats 27 18 7 1 1 38 +42 W3Fernie Ghostriders 28 16 9 0 3 35 +19 L1Col. Valley Rockies 31 16 15 0 0 32 -3 W1Golden Rockets 30 3 24 1 2 9 -91 L1

nEIL MurdocH dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A SCastlegar Rebels 29 20 8 1 0 41 +44 W6B. Valley Nitehawks 26 18 5 1 2 39 +35 W1G. Forks Border Bruins 29 13 14 0 2 28 -27 W1Nelson Leafs 29 13 15 0 1 27 -15 L4Spokane Braves 30 4 22 0 4 12 -71 L5

doug BIrKS dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A SKamloops Storm 31 20 8 0 3 43 +21 L1100 Mile H. Wranglers 31 19 8 0 4 42 +31 W3Chase Heat 28 16 8 3 1 36 +22 W1Revelstoke Grizzlies 26 11 12 1 2 25 -1 L1Sicamous Eagles 30 5 20 1 4 15 -64 L3

oKanagan dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A SOsoyoos Coyotes 27 21 5 0 1 43 +56 W7Summerland Steam 28 19 9 0 0 38 +37 W3Kelowna Chiefs 29 15 12 2 0 32 +5 L3N. Okanagan Knights 31 6 20 1 4 17 -40 L1Princeton Posse 28 7 20 0 1 15 -57 L2

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM1. Cole Keebler FER 24 24 24 48 102. Rainer Glimpel OSO 27 16 30 46 263. Alec Wilkinson CVT 26 9 33 42 22 4. Jason Richter KIM 26 21 20 41 25. Zach Befus FER 26 17 20 37 296. Jack Mills SUM 28 17 20 37 527. Jared Marchi KIM 28 15 22 37 168. Eric Buckley KIM 28 11 26 37 589. Micheal Cardinal CVR 29 17 19 36 6910. Carson Cartwright CVT 26 19 16 35 18

Goaltending Leaders (min. four games played)Player Team GAA SP W L T SO 1. Jacob Mullen SUM 1.74 .934 9 3 0 02. Matthew Huber SUM 1.81 .928 9 3 0 53. Brett Soles OSO 1.81 .939 14 3 0 34. Tavin Grant KAM 1.90 .931 8 3 0 15. Tyson Brouwer KIM 1.99 .927 17 4 0 46. Brock Lefebvre CVT 2.05 .940 15 7 1 27. Joseph Mcleod CGR 2.07 .938 12 5 2 58. Aidan Doak REV 2.09 .930 7 5 1 09. Adam Derochie 1MH 2.09 .945 6 2 0 010. Logan Sawka CGR 2.19 .931 7 3 0 1

cEntraL dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Red Deer Rebels 27 19 8 0 0 38 +32 W3Lethbridge Hurricanes 26 17 9 0 0 34 +27 W4Calgary Hitmen 28 16 10 1 1 34 -1 OTL1Edmonton Oil Kings 28 11 14 3 0 25 -16 W3Medicine Hat Tigers 24 7 14 2 1 17 -20 L4 Kootenay Ice 28 6 20 2 0 14 -49 L4 EaSt dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Prince Albert Raiders 26 16 7 2 1 35 +7 W1Brandon Wheat Kings 25 15 8 0 2 32 +20 W1Moose Jaw Warriors 27 13 9 4 1 31 +5 W1 Regina Pats 25 12 11 2 0 26 -13 L1Saskatoon Blades 25 10 12 3 0 23 -22 L1Swift Current Broncos 26 8 15 3 0 19 -17 L1

B.c. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Kelowna Rockets 26 19 6 1 0 39 +27 L1Victoria Royals 28 18 8 1 1 38 +33 W2Prince George Cougars 25 14 9 1 1 30 +4 W2Kamloops Blazers 24 12 9 3 0 27 +8 W1Vancouver Giants 26 6 16 2 2 16 -33 W1

u.S. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Seattle Thunderbirds 25 16 7 2 0 34 +22 OTL1Spokane Chiefs 27 14 10 2 1 31 -3 L1Everett Silvertips 23 14 7 0 2 30 +18 W3Portland Winterhawks 24 12 12 0 0 24 +8 L2Tri-City Americans 27 10 16 1 0 21 -27 L1

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM 1. Tyson Baillie KEL 26 17 28 45 362. Brayden Point MJW 19 18 25 43 83. Dryden Hunt MJW 27 19 21 40 144. Ivan Nikolishin RDR 27 17 23 40 25. Mathew Barzal SEA 22 7 33 40 266. Jon Martin SCB 24 23 16 39 377. Reid Gardiner PAR 26 17 22 39 178. Brayden Burke LET 26 6 33 39 149. Kailer Yamamoto SPO 27 9 28 37 1210. Radel Fazleev CGY 28 13 22 35 16

Goaltending Leaders (min. 480 min played)Player Team GAA SP W L OT SO 1. Carter Hart EVT 1.61 .939 14 6 2 62. Logan Thompson BWK 2.05 .923 8 1 0 03. Coleman Vollrath VIC 2.20 .920 15 7 1 14. Ty Edmonds PGC 2.26 .932 7 4 1 15. Jayden Sittler LET 2.38 .921 8 5 0 16. Logan Flodell SEA 2.52 .902 10 4 2 07. Jackson Whistle KEL 2.56 .920 14 3 1 18. Ian Scott PAR 2.58 .918 7 2 0 1 9. Rylan Toth RDR 2.61 .911 14 6 0 210. Jordan Papirny BWK 2.81 .890 7 7 2 1*does not include games from Wednesday, Dec. 2

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The Fernie Ghostriders won 1-0 against the Columbia Valley Junior B team at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in In-vermere on Friday, December 4th.

“The first period, we were a bit slop-py,” said Rockies coach Wade Dubiele-wicz. “We were trying to be a bit cute, but we were pucks deep, and that kind of went against our game plan and I think it led to Fernie getting a bit of momentum.”

During the first period, Fernie player Ryan Kennedy scored the first and only goal of the game with an assist from his teammate Mitch Titus with less than 10 minutes left.

“I have to give them credit,” added Dubielewicz. “They did a good job, and never allowed us to get it back.”

The quest to win was a competitive one for both teams, which led to a heated game.

Ghostriders player Dustin Watt got a two-minute pen-alty for holding before the end of the first. During the sec-ond, Titus took another two-minute Ghostriders penalty for high-sticking.

“We were getting the puck in deep, and then blindly throwing it to the slot with no one there,” explained Du-

bielewicz about the second period. “All we were doing is knocking the puck down there, and they were knocking it back down at us so we threw a lot of pucks away.”

During the third period, Rockies athlete Nick Hoobanoff took a two-minute penalty for roughing.

“Our division’s too tight not to show up for the first 20 minutes so I’m hoping the (Rockies) got a bit of a lesson (at this game), having our butts handed to us,” conclud-ed Dubielewicz.

Despite some fancy footwork (pictured is Rockies player Wil Reynish), the Co-lumbia Valley Rockies Junior B team was defeated 1-0 at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Friday, December 4th by the Fernie Ghostriders. Photo by Breanne Massey

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After a disappointing loss to Fernie the night before, the Columbia Valley Rockies went on to win 5-2 against the Nelson Leafs at the Nelson Community Complex in the West Kootenays the next night, on Saturday, De-cember 5th.

Ryan St. Jean scored the Rockies’ first goal of the night at the away game in Nelson with assists from Luke Bel-lerose and Donoven Quintin.

But most of the scoring was done during the second period, starting with Rockies players Doan Smith and Nick Hoobanoff making the first move. Afterward, their teammate Colton Sandboe scored the Rockies’ third

goal of the evening with an assist from Nolan Menard and Ty Duncan.

However, Nelson Leafs athlete Kolten Nelson went deep during a power play and scored a goal with assists from Kyle Chernekoff and Jordan Davie.

Kellen Marchand was unassisted when he scored the final goal of the second period for the Rockies.

Nelson Leafs Brendan Smith scored his team’s second and final goal with less than three minutes left in the third period.

The Rockies’ final goal of the game came from player Luke Bellerose with an assist from Zachary Ross.

The next home game will be against the Grand Forks Border Bruins at the Eddie in Invermere on Saturday, December 12th.

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Did you know that only the surface layer of Lake Windermere freezes in the winter?

Imagine a glass of water with ice cubes in it. Does the ice sink to the bottom or fl oat to the top? Ice fl oats because water in its solid state is actually lighter and less dense than water in its liquid form. Picture an ice molecule as a singular crystal: when they are packed to-gether, larger spaces will remain between mol-ecules, making it lighter.

The deeper you go into Lake Windermere, the warmer the water will be, though you’ll still want to avoid a plunge. The water at the bottom of our lake is likely around 4 C — this is the temperature at which water is heaviest, or most dense.

Fish have a special adaptation that allows them to sur-vive cold waters. They are cold-blooded, meaning their body temperatures fl uctuate with the temperature of the

water. In fact, fi sh and other aquatic animals can live quite comfortably under the ice as long as oxygen is available. But as organisms take in and remove oxygen from the water, it must be replenished and recharged.

Can you guess how oxygen gets in the wa-ter? Remember that the lake surface is sealed from the atmosphere with a layer of ice.

It may surprise you to know the answer lies in aquatic plants; the same ones that may be a nuisance to some of our lake activities.

Aquatic vegetation can actually prevent fi sh kills in lakes that would otherwise lack oxygen in the win-ter months.

As long as the snowfall is not too heavy, light can penetrate the ice surface, allowing the plants and

algae to car-ry out pho-tosynthesis and create oxygen.

In the middle of winter, underwa-ter plants will photosyn-thesize at only 10 to 20 per cent of their normal summer rate. Fortunately for the fi sh, it’s enough to keep the water oxygen-ated and habitable. (Sources: C.J. Andrews. 1996. ‘How Do Plants Survive Ice’ Annals of Botany, 78: 529-536; Aquarius Systems Febru-ary 2013 e-Newsletter.)

Beneath The Surface is based on the princi-ple that there is often more to know than what is visible from the “surface” of an issue. If there is something that concerns you about the lake and you want to get to the “bottom of it,” call Lake Windermere Ambassadors program co-ordinator Megan Peloso at 250-341-6898 or email [email protected] and inspire the next column!

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New electronic speed signs that activate in bad weather to reduce the speed limit are now being installed on stretches of the Sea-To-Sky Highway, the Coquihalla and Highway 1 near Revelstoke.

The Province committed to the variable speed zones at the same time it decided to raise the posted maxi-mums to 120 km/h on por-tions of the Co-quihalla, and to 100 km/h on much of the Sea-to-Sky Highway. The 47 digital signs are to go live in early 2016 and when they’re activated the dialed-down limit will be enforceable by police. The Province had prom-ised the digital signs would be in place for this winter, but with two to three months of testing still required, winter may be mostly over on the Highway 99 section by the time they’re working.

An extensive system of traffi c, pavement and visibility sensors will be calibrated to detect chal-lenging conditions — whether it’s extreme cold, freezing rain or heavy snowfall — and provide a recommended speed to opera-tions staff, who will update the maximum speed shown on digital signs. Overhead message signs at the entrance to each corridor will tell drivers they’re entering a vari-able speed zone and to be aware of changing weather conditions.

The transportation ministry is spending $12.5 million to install

and run the three pilot systems.Offi cials hope the pilot project

will spur more drivers to reduce speed in severe winter condi-tions and save lives.

Police say they’re developing procedures to fairly enforce the variable limits and ensure driv-ers have seen the signs before tickets are issued.

“There are huge challenges from the enforcement side,”

said Delta Po-lice Chief Neil Dubord, who chairs the traf-fi c safety com-mittee of the B.C. Associa-

tion of Chiefs of Police. “We have to be absolutely coordinated with the province when they’re turning them down.”

Dubord said variable speed zones will help mitigate the risk from the increased speed limits, which he said police chiefs still have qualms about.

“We would still like to have seen the speeds stay where they were, on the Coquihalla especially,” Dubord said, adding speed remains a major contribu-tor to fatal crashes.

Crews are installing 16 vari-able signs on the Sea to Sky from Squamish to Whistler, 13 on the Coquihalla from Portia interchange to the old toll plaza, and 18 on Highway 1 from Perry River to Revelstoke. Dubord said he had hoped to see the signs ac-tivated sooner.

“We’re already getting some good snows on the Coquihalla so it would be nice to have it up there already.”

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A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives over the last 50 years

REMEMBER WHEN?

55 years ago (1960): Local � re chief Gor-

don Lake led the Invermere � re brigade in dousing a blaze at Christ Church that, had it not been promptly stopped, likely would have turnred into a huge � re. An overheated stove in the church basement was the cause.

40 years ago (1975): The David Thompson

Secondary School (DTSS) se-nior girls volleyball team was on a tear, placing fourth in the provincial tournament. It was

the second year in a row the girls had � nished in the top four at provincials.

35 years ago (1980): An astounding 92.22

per cent of eligible voters (774 people) turned out to cast their votes in the District of Invermere municipal election. At the time, it was the highest number of voters ever for an Invermere election, and they elected Roy Lake as mayor, and George Eacrett and John Hetherington as councillors

15 years ago (2000): Parks Canada em-

ployee John Pitcher snapped a great photo of a bighorn sheep bleating at an ewe

statue that was part of the new “Heading to Radium” sculpture. The sculpture had been unveiled in Radium Hot Springs earlier that fall.

10 years ago (2005): A large crowd turned

out to give a hearty congratu-lation to valley curler Chris-tine Keshen (now Christine DuBois) after her team won a spot representing Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Keshen reminisced about getting into curling as part of the David Thompson Seconday School (DTSS) curl-ing team. Later on, during the Turin Games, Keshen and her teammates earned a bronze medal.

2005 — Santa laced up the skates for a spin around the

Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. In 2005, Santa’s visit was helped by elves Natalie

Gibbs, Jazlyn Oaks and Morgan Stringer

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH

• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink.

• 6 - 8 p.m.: Invermere Library Adult Craft Night. Join us for an evening of holiday crafting for adults.

• 7:30 p.m.: Invermere Library Christmas Silent Auction closing. Be sure to make your fi nal bids before the Friends of Invermere Library close the auction. Wonderful selection of useful, creative and beautiful items that will make perfect Christmas gifts.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10TH

• 10:30 a.m.: Invermere Library Pre-school Storytime drop in for stories and a craft.

• 12 p.m.: Senior’s Lunch at the Invermere Legion. $5 at the door. RSVP by calling 250-342-9281 ext 1227 or emailing [email protected]

• 2 - 3 p.m.: Invermere Library Senior’s tea.

• 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.: Invermere Library Lego Club Drop in to build something great. Follow our theme or make up your own.

• 7 p.m.: Crib and Texas Hold Em tournaments at the Invermere Legion. $35 buy in.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11TH

• 4 - 8 p.m.: Friday Night Shopping in Fairmont.

• 5 p.m.: A screening of Warren Miller’s latest fi lm, Chasing Shadows, at Earl Grey Lodge, Panorama. Show begins at 6 p.m. Tickets $15 with drinks and appetizers served. Contact Earl Grey Lodge at 250-341-3641 or [email protected] for tickets.

• 6:30 - 8 p.m.: 2nd Annual Butterfl y Tree of Lights at Frater Landing. A lovely way to commemorate our loved ones who have passed on. Join us for this special evening of remembrance and connection. For more information call 250- 688-1143.

• 6:30 p.m.: Roast Beef Dinner at the Invermere Legion, $15, and all ages, meat draw and 50/50. Following dinner, local author Elinor Florence will present a slideshow about the

research for her wartime novel, Bird’s Eye View. Reservations strongly recommended by calling 250-342-9517 any day after 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12TH

• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Santa’s Cabin. Come get a photo with Santa, and don’t forget to tell him what you want for Christmas. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

• 11 a.m.: Invermere Library Pre-school Storytime drop in for stories and a craft.

• 2 - 4 p.m.: Family Crafternoon. Drop in to the library to make some great Christmas crafts with the family.

• 4 p.m.: Panorama Mountain Freeride Club AGM at Jackpine Pub in Panorama.

• 5 p.m.: A screening of Warren Miller’s latest fi lm, Chasing Shadows, at Earl Grey Lodge, Panorama. Show begins at 6 p.m. Tickets $15 with drinks and appetizers served. Contact Earl Grey Lodge at 250-341-3641 or [email protected] for tickets.

• 7:30 p.m.: CV Rockies vs. Grand Forks Border Bruins at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13TH

• 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Nature Conservancy of Canada Christmas Tree Cutting Event at Marion Creek Benchlands, Columbia Lake. Meet at Grand View Road. Come fi nd your very own Christmas Tree! Bring what you need to cut your tree, play hockey, skate, snowshoe, sled, or hangout by the fi re. Free food and hot beverages! Call/e-mail for details or to RSVP: 250-342-5521 [email protected]

• 4 - 6 p.m.: Radium Hot Springs Fire Department Children’s Christmas party at Radium Hot Springs Fire Hall. Visit www.radiumhotsprings.com for details.

• 5:30 p.m.: Christmas Dinner for Seniors at Best Western Invermere Inn. Call 250-342-5566 to register.

• 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Skating in Winter Wonderland at Eddie Mountain Arena. The Columbia Valley Skating Club presents their annual ice show. Tickets $20 per family, $7 per adult and $5 for seniors; children under 5 free. Raffl e and 50/50 draw.

• 7 p.m.: Blue Christmas Service at Christ Church Trinity. A special service for those who’ve lost loved ones, pets or are dealing with diffi cult circumstances, with a lighting of candles for remembrance. For more information, call 250-342-6644 or

email offi [email protected].

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH

• 5 - 7 p.m.: Holiday Train at Radium Hot Spings, Foresters Road Crossing. Train arrives at 6 p.m. Enjoy an evening of music and entertainment as the Holiday Train rolls through Radium. Please bring a non-perishable food item or a cash donation to support local food banks.

• 6 - 8 p.m.: Lego Club every Tuesday at Radium Public Library.

• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the Invermere Health Unit. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Confi dential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.

• 7 p.m.: Cinefest fi lm series featuring the fi lm What We Did on Our Holidays. Tickets $12 at the door.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH

• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Breastfeeding Mamas Support Group meets at Invermere Library.

• 11:30 a.m.: Lake Windermere Abassadors’ monthly Directors meeting at 625, 4th street (South Annex). Open to the public.

• 2 p.m.: Genealogy Group at Columbia Gardens Coffee Room. Every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH

• 10:30 a.m.: Invermere Library Pre-school Storytime drop in for stories and a craft.

• 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.: Invermere Library Lego Club Drop in to build something great. Follow our theme or make up your own.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH

• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Elf Cookie Decorating. Come decorate cookies with our Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Christmas Elf at Misty Waters Café

• 6:30 p.m.: Turkey Dinner at Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. Reservations Recommended. Please call 250-342-9517. Meat draw and 50/50.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH

• 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Santa’s Cabin. Come get a photo with Santa, and don’t forget to tell him what you want for Christmas at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

• 11 a.m.: Invermere Library Pre-school Storytime drop in for stories and a craft.

• 5:30 p.m.: WVMWC Live music Christmas jam until closing at the

Station Pub. To benefi t the Food Bank and Christmas Bureau optional admission: Food bank item or cash Donation.

• 7:30 p.m.: CV Rockies vs. Creston Valley Thundercats at Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21ST

• 7 p.m.: Lake Windermere District Lions Club meetings every 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at CVCC/Lions Hall Highway 93/95, Invermere. Contact 250-345-0171.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22ND

• 6 - 8 p.m.: Lego Club every Tuesday at Radium Public Library.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD

• 7 p.m.: Texas Hold ‘em Tournament moved to Wednesday for Dec.23 and 30th at Invermere Legion. $35 buy in.

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WINDERMERE VALLEY MUSEUM

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

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1st and 3rd Sunday, March - Dec. 9 a.m. at All Saint’s, Edgewater

2nd Sunday, 7 p.m.: June - Oct. at St.Peter’s Windermere

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Confession: 1/2 hr. before MassCanadian Martyrs Church

712 - 12 Ave, InvermereSaturdays, 5 p.m.Sundays, 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s ChurchHwy. 93-95, Radium Hot

SpringsSundays, 11 a.m.

St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn,

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Worship Service Sundays, 10 a.m.

Bible Studies Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall

Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.

Loving God, Loving People

LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH

326 - 10th Ave., Invermere250-342-9535

Lead Pastor: Trevor HaganAsso. Pastor: Matt Moore

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Second Sunday of AdventWorship and Life Instruction “Advent - JOY (Angels and

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VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

Hwy. 93/95, 1 km northof Windermere250-342-9511

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Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word

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Sharing TruthShowing Love

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ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION

OF INVERMERE100 - 7th Ave., Invermere

250-426-7564Pastor: Rev. Fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton

Worship ServicesSundays1:30 p.m.

Christ Church Trinity,Invermere

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER

DAY SAINTS5014 Fairway,

Fairmont Hot Springs250-341-5792

President: Adam PasowistyColumbia Valley Branch

Worship ServicesSundays

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STEEL BUILDING sale. “Really big sale-year end clear out!” 21x22 $5,190 25x24 $5,988 27x28 $7,498 30x32 $8,646 35x34 $11,844 42x54 $16,386. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Homes for RentWindermere: 2 bdrm, 1 bath

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$700/mth + utilities. Available Jan. 1st, 2016.

Pets ok. Please call Sue or Lynsay at 250-342-6999.

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PROVINCE from A4

The EKCCTF released the results of the fi rst phase of East Kootenay Child Care Needs Assessment on October 16th.

In the assessment, it was noted that it’s diffi cult to retain qualifi ed staff at community-based child care programs and hiring qualifi ed staff at the appropri-ate wage forces programs for children to close.

In fact, the East Kootenay region has the highest number of vacant early child-hood positions in the interior of B.C., according to the EKCCTF.

When asked what she would like to see, Ms. Rickards replied: “more support for operations funding and edu-cation of teachers and supporting of teachers.”

Sonshine Children’s Centre and the Windermere Val-ley Child Care Society were not available for comment regarding the capital funding announcement and how it could affect them before The Echo went to press.

According to a government press release, child-care providers can apply for up to $500,000 (non-profi t providers), or up to $250,000 (private child-care orga-nizations) to help build new child-care spaces in their communities until Febru-ary 26th 2016.

Priority will be given to organizations that will create spaces for child care on school

grounds where children can smoothly transition from early years programs to the class-room to after-school care; that are co-located with other family-support programs in community-based settings, including BC Early Years Centres, recreation centres and family resource programs; and that create child care spaces in under-served areas of B.C.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development will be offering further in-formation about this project until February, including application criteria.

The capital funding for this project can be used to build a new child care fa-cility (including the cost of buying land or a building); to buy and assemble a modular building and develop a site; to renovate an existing building or classroom; or to buy eligible equipment (including playground equip-ment and furnishings to support some projects).

The new spaces that will be created as part of Phase 3 are in addition to the more than 2,400 new child care spaces the provincial government supported with roughly $15.2 million between November 2014 and June

2015, and will continue to build on the more than 111,000 licensed child care spaces currently funded across the province.

More information on the capital funding program, including information ses-sions, applications and criteria, is available at www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/major_capital.htm.

More support for operations funding and education

of teachers and supporting of teachers (is needed).

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