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February 20, 2013 edition of the Invermere Valley EchoTRANSCRIPT
Phase one of a $4.88 million wild-life fencing and underpass project for Highway 93 in Kootenay National Park is slated to begin in early spring.
“Over the past decade, we have averaged 50 large animals killed on the road every year,” explained Trev-or Kinley, wildlife crossing project manager for Parks Canada, during the Village of Radium Hot Springs council meeting on Wednesday, January 13. “It is a fairly major safety concern and a visitor experience is-sue because nobody wants to run into a dead animal or see a dead ani-mal on the side of the road.”
Phase one of the project, which could eventually include fencing and underpasses for up to 62 kilo-metres of Highway 93, will begin with a three kilometre stretch of highway north of the Dolly Varden day use area of Kootenay National Park — a location prone to animal-vehicle accidents. � e plan will fea-ture 2.5-metre tall woven wire fenc-es with a metre of chain link fencing buried underneath.
� e project will also include a maximum of two culverts, which are to be constructed out of pre-cast concrete and measure between two to four metres high by seven metres wide. � e project may also come with an element of electricity to keep animals o� the road, Kinley added.
“We are still challenged with carni-vores because bears, wolves and cou-gars are able to � gure out how to get past Texas Gates,” he added. “We are currently experimenting with electric mats embedded in the road, which are safe for people and vehicles.”
Although the building process will be structured around non-peak travel times, some single-lane traf-� c situations are predicted during the build period, Kinley said. Entry points will still be made available on request.
“� ere will be gates for vehicle ac-cess and for people,” he said. “If any-body is aware of any spot where peo-ple like to go � shing or hiking and need to get through the fence we will put a gate in. Certainly let us know and we can probably install a gate.”
For more information on the proj-ect, please contact Trevor Kinley at [email protected].
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KRISTIAN RASMUSSEN/ECHO PHOTORadium Hot Springs' own Pete Feldmann saws a "button" off a log during the Wilderness Challenge at Radium's Winterfest on Saturday, February 16. The event held true to its name as the snow fell from sky while adults and younsters enjoyed sleigh rides, treasure hunts, and more. For more photos, turn to page A12.
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The Columbia Val-ley has lost a bea-con of goodwill and friendship. John Nor-man Nicholson, the oldest senior in the province supported by Community Living BC, passed away from pneumonia at the age of 92 on Thursday, January 31st.
“John’s longevity is surely a reflection of his being embraced by his community, the supports he received and his feeling of be-ing included, which are key factors to a good quality of life for all people,” said Jennifer Terwood, the Kootenay Region manager of Commu-nity Living BC.
John's life story is a success for the com-munity living con-cept, in which devel-opmentally delayed adults are encour-aged to live and work in the community, rather than staying in relative isolation.
“For the first time we have a larger popula-tion of people with developmental dis-abilities aging in the community, and liv-ing longer,” she said.
A resident at Mt. Nelson Place care fa-cility since 1988, Mr. Nicholson was born with an educational disability, but is re-membered as a man with emotional intel-ligence far above av-
erage and a legacy we can all learn from.
“John touched the lives of many people with his vibrant smile
and great sense of humor,” said Donna Jefferson, manager of Mt. Nelson Place. “He was a good friend to
many and a valued member of our com-munity. He can teach us all to be kind and to love one another.”
Born on November 27th, 1920 to parents Albert and Vera Nich-olson in the commu-nity of Swamp Point in northern B.C., John spent much of his life in institutions with his younger brother, Allan, who also shares his brother's educa-tional disability.
The two lived to-gether from 1933 to 1959 at New West-minster's Wood-lands School, a facil-ity documented in a 2001 administrative review by former B.C. Ombudsman Dulcie McCallum as being a centre of systematic violence and abuse.
From 1959 to 1972, John and Allen would live at the Tranquille facility outside Kam-loops. Despite shar-ing rough addresses in their earlier years, the brothers would eventually find peace in their new mountain home of Invermere.
Living at Pynelogs Cultural Centre un-til 1989, which was then a facility for the developmentally de-layed, John and Allen
would get the stabil-ity they craved at Mt. Nelson Place later that year.
“John finally had his own bedroom,” Ms. Jefferson added. “His walls were adorned with wolf pictures and keepsakes that he collected over the years. He spent hours in his room doodling and cutting out pa-pers and Allan and he would sit side-by-side watching sports or the news together.”
With a new home and support from
dedicated staff came new adventures and opportunities. John developed a love for sports and was tal-ented at bowling, Ms. Jefferson added.
“He would often walk to the baseball diamonds or watch the local hockey games,” she said. “John bowled right up to his 90s; he had an incredibly strong throw and always had a consistent score.”
Although he loved
recreation, John was also instilled with a strong work ethic and sense of com-munity pride. The local man worked at the Achievement Centre in Athalmer, where he assisted at the greenhouse and used his creative skills to participate in woodworking proj-ects. During the mid 1980s, John took on more responsibility by accepting a posi-tion as a courier, de-livering documents for the Invermere &
District Hospital.“He took great pride
in this position,” Ms. Jefferson added. “The ladies in the hospital office always made a fuss over John, buy-ing him chocolates for each birthday. Just recently, they shared with me that John re-minded them weeks ahead that his birthday was fast approaching.”
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submitted photoJohn Nicholson, who passed away at age 92 at Invermere & District Hospital, was the oldest person supported by Community Living BC. In addition to his zest for life, Nicholson is remembered by community members and friends as a man of compassion and community pride.
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A second cull of up to 30 mule deer will be carried out in Cranbrook, the city announced on February 14.
Council made the decision “after much careful deliberation”, reads the statement released by corporate com-munications o� cer Chris Zettel.
“Due to concerns around public safety raised both by the RCMP and council, the city will not at this time be providing any additional details surrounding the population reduction activities,” reads the statement.
It refers to the population control as “reduction” in the urban deer popula-tion and says the measures will “focus on several key areas of the communi-ty, based on complaints received both by the city and by the Conservation O� cer Service.”
� e city was granted a permit from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natu-ral Resource Operations in late 2012, it continues. However, it does not say when or where the cull will be carried out. Council and sta� are not answering any questions about the statement nor speaking to the media.
“� e city will not at this time be provid-ing any additional details surrounding the population reduction activities. � e city will provide a comprehensive review to the public once these activities have been completed,” reads the statement.
On February 13, the B.C. Deer Protec-tion Coalition took out a full-page ad-vertisement in the Townsman, stating “Will Cranbrook kill deer this winter? Rumour says yes.”
� e advertisement asks Cranbrook res-idents to call or email the organization if it sees a trap set in the community.
“If you have a trap in close proxim-ity to your property, grant us access to your property so we can monitor the traps during the night,” reads the advertisement.
Colleen Bailey, a spokesperson for the Humane Treatment of Urban Wildlife, which is a member of the B.C. Deer Protection Coalition, said the group is against the city’s decision.
“We condemn the assertion that public safety is at risk if the city releases any de-tails of the cull. We assert that this is sim-ply being used as an excuse to conduct the entire operation under the cover of secrecy. Opponents of the cull have sim-ply exercised their democratic right to be part of an open and transparent de-cision making process and this right was removed by council when it held secret meetings and heard from deputants of its own choice,” said Bailey.
“We will continue to reach out to the community to tell us where traps are set and we are committed to monitoring the traps during this cull period.”
Last April, council approved a sec-ond cull of up to 50 deer in Cranbrook. However, Mayor Wayne Stetski told the Townsman in October that the second cull had been put on hold pending legal action over Invermere’s cull.
“(Invermere) has been taken to court over the public involvement process that was used by council to make the decision to cull 100 deer in Invermere’s case. � at process that Invermere used is the same one that all of us used – in Cranbrook, Kimberley and Inver-mere. So if the court decides there was something inappropriate or perhaps incomplete on that public process, potentially it would impact the future around public processes leading up to whatever decisions councils make,”
said Mayor Stetski at the time.In November 2011, Cranbrook culled
25 urban deer — 11 white-tail and 14 mule — using clover traps.
It was the � rst of three East Kootenay communities to carry out a cull with a licence from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
Kimberley culled 100 deer in January 2012, and Invermere was set to cull 100 deer in February 2012 before a court injunction put a hold on the plans.
� e Invermere Deer Protection Soci-ety started a civil suit against the Dis-trict of Invermere in February 2012, claiming the district did not do enough public consultation prior to deciding to carry out a call.
� e court injunction halted the cull for much of February, but the society’s request to extend the injunction failed and eventually Invermere was able to cull just 19 deer before its permit to eu-thanize 100 deer expired.
According to a March 2012 issue of the Invermere Valley Echo, Colum-bia Valley RCMP laid charges in cases where traps were tampered with or deer released from traps during the In-vermere cull.
In May, the Supreme Court of B.C. gave permission for the society’s civil suit against the district to continue. � at case is still before the court. A hearing was set to be held in January, but was delayed.
Despite this legal action, public safe-ty concerns have led Cranbrook to pro-ceed with a second cull anyway.
Devin Kazako� , a spokesperson for the Invermere Deer Protection Society, is questioning why Cranbrook council changed its mind.
“Why was the mayor worried about Invermere’s court case in October 2012 and not in February 2013? Nothing has changed. Our case is moving forward,” he said in a February 14 press release.
Council approves second round of deer control: won't reveal when, where
Cranbrook to cull 30 urban deer
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Invermere sewer rates bylaw nears completion
Increases to monthly sewer service rates
are coming down the pipeline, as
Invermere council passed second and third reading of a sewer rates bylaw at their February 12
(Tuesday) meeting.Monthly � at fees for
one bedroom suites will cost $18.09 per unit, while single fam- ily residences, apart-
ments or duplexes will each cost $35.92.
When a new con-nection is made to the sanitary sewerage, the charges imposed under the new bylaw will take e� ect at the start of the month which the sewer ser-vice is provided, and will be pro-rated on a daily basis. A 5 per cent penalty will be added to the out-standing balance of unpaid rates the day after they become due and payable.
Disconnection from or reconnection to the Athalmer vacuum sewer system, whether by request or under stipulations in the by-law, will cost $50 plus GST for each customer.
Win for absent ex-councillor
After making a strong case at the January 22 meeting, Buzz Harmsworth’s argument paid o� for local farmers. Bylaw 1462, the new water utility rates bylaw, was also given sec-ond and third read-ing, including a pro-vision to charge a $75 agricultural stand-pipe fee just once a year, instead of twice.
“Buzz � nally wins one and he’s not here to see it,” noted May-or Gerry Taft.
� warted attempt to raise property tax late fees
Despite a sta� rec-ommendation to align Invermere with other B.C. communi-ties by raising the late fees on property tax-es to 10 per cent, the district is choosing to stick with its 1.5 per cent late fee on prop-erty taxes � led after the July deadline.
Mayor Gerry Taft saw merit in raising the fee, which would encourage more rate-payers to � le on time. Other councillors cited Invermere as a tourist community where many busi-nesses rely on mid-summer income to balance the costs for the rest of the year, and argued against raising the fee.
Taft proposed rais-ing the fee from 1.5 per cent to � ve per cent. His motion was opposed by the other three council-lors. (Coun. Greg Anderson was not in attendance.)
Downtown parking review discussion
� e Downtown Parking Strategy was adopted, with an implementation plan slated to be integrat-ed into the district’s 20-year capital plan.
During discussion, councillors agreed that heavy down-town tra� c could be mitigated with bet-ter promotion of the Lakeview parking lot, which is the large lot found behind the hockey rink.
Councillor Spring Hawes said she’d like to see Invermere do away with diagonal parking spaces. She acknowledged the complexities that would ensue, but said she’d prefer to see parallel parking.
You can’t win ‘em all
During discussion regarding dollars the district will at some point require for road repairs, Taft noted people will complain about potholes while also complaining about higher taxes.
“Its our job to � nd balance,” he said.
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Parks Canada has received a proposal from Telus outlining plans to install six cell phone service towers throughout Kootenay National Park.
“Construction will be a year and a half from now at the earliest,” explained Trevor Kin-ley, wildlife crossing project manager for Parks Canada, during the council meeting. “Telus has got a pre-liminary proposal in and Parks Canada will review that proposal and go through the environmental assess-ment process.”
The completion of the towers will likely mean cell phone cov-
erage throughout Koo-tenay National Park, Kinley said.
“The intent is to get nearly continuous cov-erage throughout the entire park, but there are a few issues with canyons and trying to get around corners.”
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Shikedanz phase approved
Radium council ap-proved phase one of a two-phase af-fordable strata sub- division proposed
by Shikedanz Properties in Elk Park.
“We want to encour-age new people to come to Radium and we think this develop-ment is what we need to do,” said Brent Ber-ezowksi of Shikedanz.
Construction of the first stage of the de-velopment has begun and will include 13 single family housing lots. The project raised concern when it was noted that the devel-oper wished to exclude sidewalks from the sub-division because they would encroach on the natural sur-roundings and size of lots in the area.
“The more trees we take down, the less desirable the lots are,” Mr. Berezowski told council. “We all know that the stacked town-houses and the higher density stuff has no place in the market-place right now. We
have tried to keep the units with as little im-pact as possible on the green space.”
In a memo to coun-cil, Arne Dohlen, Radium's director of planning and de-velopment services, raised concern that omitting sidewalks from the development could jeopardize the safety of children and oppose the commu-nity accessibility that Radium has worked to maintain. The pro-posed development of 13 sidewalk-less lots would not jeopardize pedestrians because the area would face minimal traffic and adjacent walking trails bordering the sub-di-vision would be within 100 metres, Berezows-ki countered.
Councillor Clara Re-inhardt agreed.
“The sidewalks, for me, are not really a big deal because I agree
that it is a short dis-tance to walk.”
Another concern re-garding the develop-ment was raised over the implementation of a ditch system running the length of the devel-opment, with culverts at each home.
“Every spring, runoff is an issue, and where we have a curb and gutter system it has really mitigated that problem,” said Coun-cillor Ron Verboom. “At the Revelstoke sub-division and Jackson Avenue there is no curb and gutter, and every spring we have a big problem with runoff.”
The cost-effective nature of the sub-di-vision would be hin-dered by a curb and gutter requirement, Mr. Berezowski added.
“I think we can find an engineering solu-tion to the problem without having to go
with curb and gutter,” he said.
Ultimately, because the project is a bare-land strata with a private road it falls outside of the juris-diction of Radium's strictest sub-divi-sion standards, said Mark Read, Radium's
chief administra-tive officer. Despite the minor issue sur-rounding drainage, council unanimously approved the project.
“It is nice to see an-other development permit like this come across our desk,” added Verboom.
Six cell phone towers slated for national park
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Council briefs from the Village of Radium Hot Springs February 13 council meeting
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Please phone your child’s school for an appointment time. Edgewater Elementary: 250-347-9543Registration will take place from Monday, March 4 to Friday, March 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Welcome to Kindergarten Orientation: April 29, 12:30- 2:00 p.m. Eileen Madson Primary: Registration Parents only – Wednesday, February 279:30 – 10:30 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.For appointment please call Judy Dow at 250-342-9315 or e-mail [email protected] TO KINDERGARTEN Day for new Kindergarten students: May 15.
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Windermere Elementary: 250-342-6640Registration forms can be completed during school hours until March 15 and will be accepted after that date if space is available.Welcome to Kindergarten for parents and new Kindergarten students May 7, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please call for appointment. LEARNING@HOME PROGRAM:If you are interested in finding out more about the Learning@Home Program and/or wish to register for this program, please contact Becky Blakley at 250-342-9243, ext. 4429 or e-mail [email protected] or Ed Main at 250-427-5308 or e-mail [email protected].
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The West Kootenay EcoSociety is challenging the province’s decision to grant mountain resort municipality status for the Jumbo Glacier Resort.
On Monday (February 18), the Nel-son-based EcoSociety filed an ap-plication for judicial review in BC Supreme Court that argues that the creation of a municipality with no res-idents for the purpose of furthering a private development is inherently un-constitutional.
It’s the first legal challenge to changes made under Bill 41 last spring, which altered the Local Government Act to remove the requirement that resort municipalities must have residents.
“Our action today is in defense of democracy,” said EcoSociety execu-tive director David Reid in a press release. “Every Canadian should shudder at the idea of a provincial minister appointing a mayor and council for a municipality with no residents. It’s an affront to our con-stitution and our democracy.”
This is the third application for judi-cial review regarding Jumbo Glacier Resort. In 2005, RK Heliski requested a judicial review of the B.C. Environ-mental Assessment Office process and the decision to grant an environ-
mental assessment certificate in 2004. The challenge was unsuccessful.
The Ktunaxa Nation filed an applica-tion for judicial review of the resort’s approval on November 30 last year, arguing that the intended location for the resort is at the heart of Qat’muk, one of its main sacred sites.
“We deliberated long and hard over whether to file this application,” said Reid in the release. “In the end, we couldn’t sit by and see this perver-sion of democracy move forward in an area that we have fought to protect for 20 years. We’re confident that the court will agree with us, and that the Jumbo Wild! community will support our efforts.”
Jumbo Glacier Resort faces third legal challenge
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Like virtually everyone else my age in the developed world, I have come to rely heavily on my smart phone. � e many time-saving apps and the sheer convenience of having my email, day planner, recording device, music (and yes, even a phone) all in one place make it a pretty essential piece of equipment for the post-modern journalist.
Imagine my shock when this compact piece of technology began to fail me about two weeks ago. Being that it's not an Apple product, all the iPhone owners out there may begin gloating now. And all technological naysayers can remind me how I never should have gone so far down this road.
Two hundred years ago in England, an angry mob of textile artists took issue with the new machinery spawned by the Indus-trial Revolution, which was quickly rendering their skills obsolete and allowing them to be replaced by low-paid, unskilled labourers. Supposedly spurred on by the smashing antics of a young Ned Ludd, the Luddites expressed their dislike of technology in physical terms, by smashing the newfangled machines, engaging in what historians have referred to as "collective bargaining by riot".
Today's Luddites — and the spirit de� nitely lives on within a small sector of our society — will undoubtedly disagree fundamentally with the idea of putting up six new cell phone towers in Kootenay National Park (see the Radium council briefs on the previous page).
To them, the move likely represents a further disturbance of a supposedly wild place, as well as an increased investment in technology that may one day fail us catastrophically.
And as those of us who work daily with software and networks can relate to, the small-scale catastrophes alone are di� cult enough to deal with. In a way, we all channel our in-ner Luddite every time we feel to urge to annihilate our frozen computers.
We probably disagree with their methods, but Luddites might have been on to something with their inherent distrust of technology.
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Luddites had the right idea
� e Conservative government is delivering results for constituents in Kootenay-Columbia and for all Canadians on the priorities that matter most.
In December and January, I trav-elled throughout Kootenay-Colum-bia riding attending meetings with chambers, councils and individu-als. Despite Canada’s very encour-aging record, with one of the stron-gest economies in the G7, the job is far from done.
� at’s why our Jobs and Growth Act (Bill C-45) implements addi-tional measures, as promised in the budget. � ese measures are essen-tial to keeping Canada on the right track toward long-term prosperity.
In addition to general measures, they include action on long-stand-ing requests from some First Na-tions for more logical and timely processes for leasing land, helping them attract investment and jobs. Our government is working to sup-port economic opportunities for all Canadians, with measures to en-hance interprovincial trade and by cutting taxes more than 140 times.
Our government has responded to requests from First Nations to make it easier for them to promote economic growth and jobs. Some First Nations have had success leasing land for commercial development, bringing jobs and generating property taxes to pay for services to members.
Unfortunately, the lengthy, mul-tiple-step approval process has de-layed projects, sometimes causing developments to fall through dur-ing the average one-to-two year wait. Before our bill, approval of a lease required approval of a major-ity of voters in a vote in which a ma-jority of potential voters in the First Nation took part.
Because of the second require-ment, 80 per cent of votes failed, forcing a second simple majority referendum. In addition, these leas-es require approval by the federal government — and we’ve replaced a lengthy Governor-in-Council pro-cess with approval by the Minister of Aboriginal A� airs, saving addi-tional months.
� ese measures were undertaken in response to requests by First Na-
tions, and following committee hearings that consulted with First Nations representatives. � ey show our government’s commitment to listening to First Nations and act-ing on their concerns, as well as our commitment to supporting eco-nomic opportunities across Cana-da. It’s important to note that these measures apply only to leasing — no land is lost — and that no First Na-tion is required to lease land or take any other steps. Instead, we’re sim-ply making things easier for those First Nations for which land leases o� er the potential for more jobs, more opportunity and better ser-vices supported by tax revenues.
Canadians can be assured that our Conservative government remains focused on their priorities. As long as any Canadian is looking for work, we’ll continue to support jobs and growth. � rough our low-tax plan, we’re helping keep Canada on track for long-term prosperity. For more information, call (613) 995-7246 or email [email protected].
David Wilks is the Conservative MP for Kootenay-Columbia.
Making things easier for First NationsView from the Hill — MP David Wilks
www.invermerevalleyecho.com A7The Valley Echo Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Word on the StreetWhat have Panorama Mountain Village's 50 years in operation meant for the Columbia Valley?
I THINK IT HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A TOURISM HUB TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE VALLEY... AND A GREAT PLACE FOR LOCALS TO LEARN HOW TO SKI.— DENISE OLICHNY
I THINK IT HASN'T MEANT MUCH TO THE VALLEY... THEY HAVE THEIR OWN RESTAURANTS AND EVERYTHING IS UP THERE. I DON'T THINK IT HAS CON-TRIBUTED MUCH.— EARL HANSON
THERE WOULD BE VERY LITTLE GOING ON HERE IN THE WIN-TERTIME IF IT WASN'T FOR PANORAMA. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO THE VALLEY. — PETER EVANS
In my last article, I was discussing the basic pros and cons of plasma televisions. � is week, I’ll write about the other common choices, light emitting diode (LED) and liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, while hopefully debunking some of the falsehoods � oating around.
Comparing LED and LCD TVs can be very di� cult, mainly because there really isn’t much of a di� erence. I’ll ex-plain how an LCD screen works, then I’ll come back to how the two technol-ogies aren’t very di� erent at all.
An LCD screen functions at its most basic level by running an electrical signal through a transistor to one of
three colours (red, green, and blue) in an individual pixel. By control-ling the amount of voltage to each of the colours, you are able to create 256 individual shades for each of the colours, totalling close to 16.8 million possible colours.
Now for the interesting part. LCDs on their own do not generate light. You need either a re� ective back layer, which is how digital watches work, or you need some type of backlight.
In TVs marketed as LCD, this back-light is a cold cathode � uorescent light (CCFL). � ese lights are typically run horizontally behind the screen, or mounted on the top and bottom, and
they use a di� user plate to distribute light over the entire screen surface.
So now that we know how an LCD screen works, why would I say that LED and LCD aren’t very di� erent from each other? When you go into a store and look at a nice new LED screen, what you are actually looking at is an LCD screen using LEDs as the light source instead of a CCFL.
� ere are a few ways LEDs can be used to light a screen. Most com-monly, LEDs are arranged behind the screen, shining out towards the viewer. In higher end sets, these lights can be turned on and o� in speci� c areas to help produce better contrast.
� e other way the lights are used is in an edge-lit format. � is design is what is used in the new ultra slim and frameless TVs on the market today.
� ere you have it! � e di� erence between LED and LCD TV’s is really just the backlight. Both of these styles of TV function very well in varied lighting conditions, so if you don’t have a nice dark room to really make a plasma shine, LED or LCD may just be the screen for you.
Aaron Mackenzie is � e Valley Echo’s technology columnist and the sales manager at � e Source in Invermere. He can be reached at [email protected].
Debunking myths around TV technologiesTech Yourself — Aaron Mackenzie
Dear Editor,
As a councillor for the District of Invermere, I was one of many local and provincial government repre-sentatives who strongly opposed the closure of the Invermere Di-alysis unit. Resolutions have been passed by the District of Invermere and the Kootenay East Regional Hospital District Board calling on the Ministry of Health to re-open the clinic. And MLA Norm Mac-donald, who has been very clear that the unit must be reopened, has made public statements and written a letter to the Minister of Health outlining the need in this community for this health service.
But there was one person on the political landscape who wrote a very di� erent letter. BC Liberal candi-date Doug Clovechok immediately wrote a letter to the editor attack-ing the position taken by our MLA and defending the decision to close the clinic which was published in both the Golden Star and the Inver-mere Valley Echo on January 23rd.
So when I read last week's story that indicated that it was 'unani-mous' political pressure that re-sulted in IH agreeing not to im-mediately move the dialysis equipment, I was very surprised.
Further into the article I was shocked to read that Mr. Clove-
chok is now claiming that he op-posed the closure from the begin-ning. Mr. Clovechok then went on to claim that he was part of the e� ort to convince the govern-ment to review the decision. Noth-ing can be further from the truth.
Mr. Clovechok wants the people of this region to vote for him in the next election. Yet he decided that in this case it was more important to attack the current MLA than to � ght for what was best for this community. � at's not the way to prove that you deserve the electorate's support.
Paul DenchukDistrict of Invermere Councillor
Dear Editor,
In January, Interior Health an-nounced the permanent closure of the Invermere Dialysis Unit, forcing dialysis patients to travel to Cranbrook three times a week for treatment. Immediately In-vermere Mayor Gerry Taft and MLA Norm Macdonald spoke out against the closure and began to work with government to make the case for the re-opening of the dialysis clinic. Due in large part to their e� ort, IH is is reconsidering the closure.
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Two weeks ago, I wrote about how my thoughts were drifting towards spring, and now I can hear the rain as it lands on the sunroom windows. It seems to me that over the past few winters’ nature’s thermometer ap-pears to be a bit o� the norm. How willing are we to adapt and change as the seasons arrive too early or seemingly too late? I believe we can feel the natural rhythm of nature working in the background of our lives and when the weather doesn’t match the date, we start to feel some resistance to this change.
Change in any area of our lives doesn’t come easily to most people. It requires � ex-ibility, energy, adaptability and a willingness to experi-ence something new. Why is it we resist change so much?
You’ve probably heard about a virtual place called your “comfort zone." Often described as a place within ourselves where familiar is the name of the game, it’s a place where we feel safe and the realm of possibility
is limited by our perceived boundaries. Self-talk such as “I can't…," “I have never…," “It’s beyond me…," “I don’t see why I have to…," “I’m too old…” are some examples that con� rm we may be living well within our comfort zones. I know as you read this, there is someone thinking “so what’s wrong with resisting all this change and being content in my comfort zone?" I suppose the question would be then: do you want to be an oak tree or do you want to be an enormously grand oak tree? Gail Sheeny o� ers this quote, “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living."
How could we release the resistance to change, break out of our comfort zones and grow? Here is a simple formula given to us by Rich-ard Beckhard, the founder of the � eld of organizational development in the 1950s: DxVxFS > RC.
D is the experienced state of dissatisfaction with your current state or situation.
V is the vision of the desired
future state.FS is the positive � rst steps
toward your vision. You also need to answer the question, “Am I willing and am I able?” You will only take inspired action if the answer to both questions is yes.
For change to be sustain-able, the product of these three elements must be greater than your Resistance to Change.
When the weather outside seems to change for the better or for the worse, some people will always � nd a way to complain and resist it, while others will embrace the opportunity to make the most of it. I believe the world needs more people growing through their comfort zones to become enormously grand oak trees.
Elizabeth Shopland is a horticulturist for Homefront Essentials Gardening, a Certi-� ed Solution Focused Coach, author and speaker, and the owner of Banyan Tree Solutions. She can be reached at 250-342-8978 or www.btswellness.com.
Learning to embrace changeGrow Your Life — Elizabeth Shopland
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I have just spent a most inspirational weekend in Seattle at a Rotary Interna-tional training session for incoming club presidents and I want to share some truly amazing news. Did you know that as of February 13, 2013 there have been only two new cases of polio diag-nosed in the world this year? At approximately the same time last year, I believe the number was 13. � e � nal three countries in which po-lio is endemic are Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria — down from more than 125 countries in 1988 when the World Health Organization passed a resolution to eradi-cate polio. � is followed the launching of PolioPlus by Rotary International in 1985.
One of the speakers in Seat-tle was Ramesh Ferris, a po-lio survivor born in India in 1979 and adopted by a cou-ple from Whitehorse. Ferris underwent several surger-
ies in Canada and walks with the aid of crutches and braces. After a visit to India in 2002 where he witnessed the plight of many other po-lio victims, he created Cycle to Walk and hand-cycled across Canada in order to spread awareness about po-lio and to raise money to aid in the battle to eradicate the crippling disease. His story is one that will bring a tear to almost any eye.
I am so proud to be a mem-ber of this wonderful organi-zation that took on a disease that was doing so much harm and strove to end it. � ere had to have been many who thought, "What audacity! Who do these people think they are and why do they think they have the power or ability to eradicate a disease?"
Some think it is sad that our younger population has no idea what polio is. I think it is fantastic! � ink about it: it has been so long since
a North American has been diagnosed with polio that there is a whole generation that doesn't know it existed. Perhaps I should modify my thoughts somewhat, though. Although it is terri� c that our friends and neighbours no longer fear the disease, we must keep in mind that the � ght is not over yet. So long as there is one case in the world, the war is not won and we cannot a� ord to give up now. Should we do so, it is possible that millions of chil-dren could still be crippled in the future.
So please take every op-portunity you can to support the battle. Polio is still the number one priority for Ro-tarians around the world... help us end polio now! Visit www.endpolio.org for more information.
Marilyn Berry is the com-munity columnist for � e Val-ley Echo and can be reached at [email protected].
Knocking out polioRamble On — Marilyn Berry
page report, it was stated that "unanimous" political pressure had resulted in IH putting a freeze on removing the dialysis equipment while the situation was being reviewed. But the truth of the matter is that when it comes to politicians, or want-to-be politicians, op-position to the closure was not unanimous.
On January 23, the local BC Liberal candi-date, Doug Clovechok, penned a 300 word letter which he sent to at least three area newspapers, in which he defended both the government and Interior Health in their decision to close the clinic. His support for the closure was unequivocal. Yet when interviewed by the Valley Echo last week he claimed that the decision to close the dialysis unit
" didn't sit well with him from the beginning". Doug Clovechok is asking us to support him
in his bid to become MLA; he is asking to be our representative in Victoria. But when he had the opportunity to � ght for a program that provides a life-saving service for local citizens, he � rst chose to defend the government. And then, when others who were doing their jobs representing their constituents began to have some success, Mr. Clovechok tried to take some of the credit. I prefer an MLA who represents me in Victoria, rather than one who represents Victoria to me!
Bob CampsallInvermere
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WED FEBRUARY 20• Windermere Com-munity Association Bingo Night, Wind-ermere Community Hall, 6 p.m.
FRI FEBRUARY 22• Soup lunch hosted by Edgewater Se-niors, soup, bun, des-sert and beverage for $6, Edgewater Legion• Sledding with the Summit Youth Cen-tre, 7 p.m.• Denim on Denim and her Public Girls Night Party with Mary's Gun at Bud's Bar & Lounge, 10 p.m.
SAT FEBRUARY 23• Radium Public Li-brary, "Drawing with Trudy", 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. All ages of children welcome• Lake Windermere Rod & Gun Club Annual Wild Game Banquet and Dance, Invermere Commu-nity Hall, cocktails at 5:30 p.m. dinner at 6:30 p.m. and dance at 9:30 p.m. Sold out.• Movie Night, Sum-mit Youth Centre, 7 p.m.• Broken Down Suit-case play the Station Pub, 10 p.m.
WED FEBRUARY 27• Pink Shirt Day, wear a pink shirt to sup-port anti-bullying• Baking night at the Summit Youth Cen-tre, 6 p.m. EVERY SUNDAY• Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.• Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Hall• Drop-in roller skat-ing, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., $5, Glacier Peaks Gymnastics building, 250-342-5321
2nd SUNDAY• LW Alliance Church Sing and Celebrate, 7 p.m. For more infor-mation call Clarence Stauffer, 250-342-9580
EVERY MONDAY• Gentle drop-in car-pet bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Centre• Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uni-form). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509.• Duplicate Bridge, 6:30 p.m., Invermere Seniors’ Hall, $2/person. Visitors wel-come• EK Brain Injury Support Group, 1-3 p.m., Family Re-source Centre. Info: 250-344-5674
1st & 3rd TUESDAY• OPT clinic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Inv. Health Unit, 850-10th Ave. Confidential service: low-cost birth con-trol, and STI testing 1st TUESDAY• Invermere Camera Club 7 p.m. Tanya, [email protected]
EVERY TUESDAY• Shuswap Bingo at the Shuswap Indian Band Office down-stairs, doors open at 5:30 p.m., early bird at 6:45 p.m., regular games at 7 p.m. • Cubs (8-10 year olds) and Beavers (5-7 year olds), JA Laird, 6 - 7 p.m.
1st & 3rd WED• Scrabble Night at Invermere Public Li-brary. 6 - 8 p.m. Call 250-342-6416• Bingo, Windermere Community Hall, opens at 6 p.m., starts at 7 p.m.
2nd & 4th WED• Seniors' Day at theInvermere Library, bus provided
EVERY WEDNESDAY• Indoor soccer, DTSS gym. Drop-in, $2, 8:30-10:00 p.m.• Yoga THRIVE- Yoga for Cancer Survivors and Support People. Copper Point Resort. new 7- week session starts March 6 at 4:30 p.m. Call Jan Klimek at 250-342-1195
EVERY THURSDAY• Cadets, 6:30-9 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 12-17. Cost: FREE (includes uni-form). Info: Rick Dendy 250-341-1509• Children's Air Rifle Program, with the LWDRGC, Inv. Com-munity Hall, 7 - 8:30 p.m., free of charge, ages 6-15. Learn safe-ty, marksmanship, equipment provided
EVERY FRIDAY• Baby Goose pro-gram for parents and babies up to 18 months. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Eileen Mad-son Primary. [email protected]• Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5• Preschool Story Time at the Inver-mere Public Library, 10:30 a.m. For info visit invermere.bcli-brary.ca
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Keeping your kids safe online
Your kids and teenagers were immersed into the Internet age right from those first grainy ultrasound images you proudly posted online. This means you may have some catch-ing up to do to ensure you can help keep your kids safe online.
Hackers, bullies, predators, identity thieves, and spyware all pose threats online. Kids must be aware of the need to protect their on-line reputations for prospective employers. From my observations, children are the per-fect little Internet consumers; they click ev-erything, install everything that’s presented to them and “friend” everyone with wanton abandon — so much so that my kids aren’t even allowed to walk near my computer in case they infect it with some unknown evil.
I recently came to learn that my underage child had created an illegal Facebook account (the minimum legal age is 13). Despite regu-larly using the Internet for more than 20 years and having a home Internet-use contract with my kids, I discovered I had a lot of catching up to do with what I thought was harmless use of the game Minecraft.
And with the explosion of cheap iPods and laptops under $200, faster broadband speeds here in the valley, wireless everything, Inter-net-connected TV and gaming devices, the creeping menace may have infiltrated your home without a second thought.
While social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Skype and many others provide an important outlet for teen com-munication and can bring many benefits, I’ve come to realize that kids often need guidance to make good online decisions. The magnetic force exerted by sites like Facebook means that self-policing by teens may not work.
I encourage you to spend time at the com-puter together with your child, know what they do online (no — I mean what they re-ally do online) and ask lots of questions about who they communicate with and what all that code language banter means. I found this to be quite an enlightening experience into my child’s underground online life.
Here are a few simple starting points to learn more about keeping your kids safe online:
• What you say online stays online — forever.• Use the “THINK” test before posting a
statement online: is it true? Is it helpful? Is it inspiring? Is it necessary? Is it kind?
• Know more than your kids know about the sites they use.
• Understand the privacy and security set-tings on social media sites. Lock down pro-files so they’re not accessible to the entire planet.
• Encourage your kids to use caution when adding friends on social media sites; it’s wise to reject anyone you haven’t personally met or wouldn’t chat with on the street. Set a limit on how many friends you allow.
• Consider time limits, removal of devices during certain hours and adding parental controls.
• Sit with your kids sometime when they are online, and have them show you the sites they use; dig deep to see what really goes on.
• Use really strong and unique passwords and change them occasionally. A weak pass-word may allow evil automatons to breach your kid’s account and potentially gain con-trol of their online identity.
• Make sure your computer has automatic updates turned on, and consider protection software.
• Be a responsible neighbour and lock down your wireless Internet connection so those kids next door aren’t chatting at all hours of the night on your dime and at the expense of your bandwidth. If you’re not sure your wire-less is secured, find someone who can tell you, or just look for teens with iPods hanging around your front lawn.
• Bring back the living room computer! Only allow Internet use in the public part of the house where you can monitor their use and time.
• Start a regular, open dialogue with your kids about Internet safety.
• Ensure your kids are getting enough ex-ercise and sleep and not partying or play-ing games online when you think they are sleeping.
ROB ORCHISTONSpecial to The Valley Echo
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Invitation to TenderersOwner: District of Invermere
Contract: 17th Street UpgradesReference No. 0953.0104.02
The Owner invites tenders for:
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Contract Documents, Contract Drawings and Reference Material for this project will only be distributed electronically in digital format (PDF) through the Merx tendering website at www.merx.com. In-formation will be available on or after February 28, 2013.
An optional pre-tender site meeting will be held on Tuesday March 12th, 2013 at 10 a.m. local time at the intersections of 7Ath Avenue and 17th Street, Invermere, B.C. Representatives from the District of Invermere and Urban Systems Ltd. will be present.
The Contract Documents are available for viewing at:District of Invermere, PO Box 339, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0
Tenders are scheduled to close: 2 p.m. local time, March 19, 2013
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You won’t meet many Canucks who don’t support the idea of the NHL expanding into a Canadian market.
We love our hockey. But it seems that red tape and � nancial chal-lenges add more resistance toward hockey projects that American owners don’t want.
It was almost surreal to hear the news of Atlanta relocating its team to Winnipeg after all the hurdles they had to overcome. But it’s no surprise that the Jets are selling tickets.
I’d be willing to bet that a lot of other northern cities — in other words, almost every capital and otherwise major city in Canada — could punch above their weight in population and provide lucrative support for their own NHL team.
While Atlanta moved the entire franchise to Winnipeg, which was very successful, it would be nice to see struggling teams play a few of their home games each season in a hockey-deprived community.
Among the handful of Canadian cities that could possibly support a national hockey team of their own, Saskatoon would serve as an ideal location. Similarly, the National Football League’s Bu� alo Bills (from Bu� alo, N.Y., a short drive south of the border) have taken a few of their
home games to Toronto.A team like the Phoenix Coyotes
(which, ironically, � ed from Win-nipeg in the mid-1990s) — that has been operating many seasons at a loss — could see big bene� ts if they were to bring some opponents to Saskatchewan.
Other teams have been greeted to sellout crowds during the pre-season in Saskatoon.
If the Coyotes were selling out sta-diums in the prairies for a few games during the regular season rather than playing for a half-empty build-ing in Phoenix, there would be a greater demand for the fewer desert games they struggle to sell tickets to.
Phoenix would also bene� t from satellite home games through the increased fan base, especially con-sidering the number of Canadian snowbirds who frequent Arizona. � ey could expect larger television audiences and increased mer-chandise sale.
Taking a few home games north of the border would probably ben-e� t a team as broke as Phoenix. But the Coyotes are a lost cause; more than 15 years have passed since the � rst game in Arizona and fans con-tinually o� er weak support. It must be harder to appreciate hockey if you live in a desert.
It’s charitable of the NHL to cover Phoenix’s lost revenue, but busi-nesses should operate to increase their wealth. While many hockey fans are con� dent that a team would succeed in Quebec City, Hamilton, Markham, or Saskatoon to name a few, the NHL appears reluctant to make such long term changes. Even though the league is losing money by hanging on to the burdened Coyotes, the board of directors seem naively worried about losing more money.
Experimenting with satellite home games would be an e� ective indicator of the potential within various Canadian market.
Communities that are hungry for an NHL team would be given an opportunity to demonstrate their support, while owners could earn money from a team operating at a loss and build support for an unpopular team.
It might not work for Invermere or the Columbia Valley, but there are many regions of the country that could satisfy the local cravings for NHL hockey by tapping into this idea.
Dan Walton is a reporter for � e Valley Echo and � e Pioneer. He can be reached at [email protected].
Bring hockey home to CanadaO� the Record — Dan Walton
Whether Christy Clark’s govern-ment survives the May election or not, the natural gas “Prosper-ity Fund” idea � oated in last week’s throne speech is a useful one.
B.C. is poised to join Alberta in the upper rank of energy produc-ing jurisdictions, with an expanding network of natural gas collection, re� ning and processing into liq-uid (LNG) for export. Clark’s pre-election throne speech proposed a resource fund similar to Alberta’s Heritage Fund that would be re-served for debt reduction and ma-jor projects, rather than spent on programs, which tends to happen under the political pressure of four-year election cycles.
Opposition politicians and me-dia commentators have dismissed this as a pre-election stunt. � ey note that the LNG industry in B.C. doesn’t exist yet, and may never produce the hundreds of billions of
dollars projected over the next 30 years.
I returned for a visit to B.C.’s north-east earlier this month, and I can tell you the gas boom is real. My parents homesteaded east of Dawson Creek near the Alberta border in 1962, and I recall when our farm was drilled for gas by Gulf Canada 40 years ago.
Many more gas wells have been drilled since then, and country roads have been widened and num-bered for industrial tra� c. Hydrau-lic fracturing, already in use when our farm was drilled, has been com-bined with directional drilling to open up huge new supplies.
A farming community called Montney is the latest hot play, yield-ing not only shale gas but petroleum liquids, which are valuable for dilut-ing heavy oil among other things.
B.C. has never seen this kind of international investment interest before. Initial projects have been
joined by global players such as British Gas, and Mitsubishi, a key player in Japan's replacement of its devastated nuclear power program.
Why would B.C.’s shale gas be seen as a priority for new global invest-ment in LNG? For one thing, we’re a stable democratic country with a mature industry and competent regulation.
� at adds cost to the pipeline sys-tem, but it has a bene� t. At the be-ginning of the year, I predicted that the international protest movement that dishonestly targets Alberta oil would soon turn to demonizing nat-ural gas.
� at pseudo-scienti� c attack has begun, right here in B.C. I’ll have more on that in a subsequent column.
Tom Fletcher is legislative report-er and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. He can be reached at t� [email protected].
B.C. gas boom is real, all rightB.C. Views — Tom Fletcher
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the Invermere local was known for his chivalrous attitude.
“He was such a gentleman; every time we went out he was out there holding the door for all the gals,” she added.
John was also keen to cultivate spiri-tually. He was proud of his Christian faith and would rarely miss Sunday
service at Valley Christian Assembly.“He loved the music and the church
people,” She said. “He was a member of their family and they always treated him very kindly and he embraced them.”
A memorial service was held for John at Valley Christian Assembly on Saturday, February 4. He is survived by his brother Allan, who continues to keep his legacy of warmth and positivity alive.
“It was the most intimate little ser-vice with about 40 people and nobody wanted to get up and talk, but all of a sudden this little group of people started talking,” she added. “There were 15 people at the end of the ser-vice who mentioned some little thing they remembered about Johnny. His smile was brought up in every conver-sation to remember the kind of won-derful person he was.”
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Remembered for his strong community spirit
COMMUNITY
Local walking club hits a new stride
Young or old, fit or not, there's a new club in town for anybody who wants to stay active and social. The Invermere Walking Club has begun meetings every Tues-day at 9:15 a.m. in front of the Invermere Community Hall.
"People have a hard time finding somewhere to walk for an endurance walk here in Invermere in the winter, because it's often really icy and hilly," healthcare profes-sional Kayla Ferguson told The Echo.
"We want to make it social,
we want to have water and coffee and offer a bit of a sup-port group aspect."
The club was founded by Kayla Ferguson, Catrien de Ruyter and Crissy Stavrakov, all of whom work at the In-vermere Hospital. The aim of the free group is to promote healthy living.
"[Walking] makes you feel better, keeps you healthy and active, mobile, and gives you good piece of mind and stress relief,” added Ferguson. “And it increases your heart and cardiovascular health."
The meetings will last for about an hour each week and there will be a stronger focus
on the time spent moving rather than distance travelled.
"Ideally we'll have an edu-cational aspect to the walk-ing group, so we'll maybe have other healthcare pro-fessionals come in and in-clude a session on footwear."
The club currently uses routes around town, but hope to use trails when the weather is warmer.
"Anybody is welcome. If somebody wants to run, they can run; if somebody wants to walk, that's fine," Fergu-son said. "People with walk-ers, people who are post-op having joint replacements, new moms with their babies in strollers — really, it's for anybody who just wants to get out and have an hour or so of activity.”
The West Kootenay EcoSociety has been a long-standing member of the West Kootenay Coalition for Jumbo Wild! and an active opponent of the proposed ski resort since 1994.
According to the release, the EcoSo-ciety is filing the application with the support and co-operation of the co-alition, and with partial funding from West Coast Environmental Law.
BC Attorney General Sheila Bond and Minister of Culture, Community Development, and Sport Bill Bennett have been named as parties in the case. Based on previous judicial re-views, the process could take as long as six months to resolve. If the prov-ince wins the case, the society will be liable to pay the province’s legal fees.
The first Jumbo Glacier mountain resort municipality council meeting with appointed mayor Greg Deck and
councillors Nancy Hugunin and Steve Ostrander took place on the after-noon of Tuesday (February 19) in the
Radium Hot Springs council cham-bers. Meeting coverage will appear in the next issue of The Valley Echo.
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Judicial review may take up to six months
bob hall/nelson star PhotoWest Kootenay EcoSociety executive director David Reid stands outside the Nelson courthouse Monday afternoon after submitting an application for a judicial review of the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality.
New club offers group suppport
submitted PhotoThe Walking Club meets Tuesday mornings at the Community Hall.
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Valley Life
Kristian rasmussen photosClockwise from top left: Nico Chiodo, 11, from Calgary, reaches up to fish a football out of the basketball net during events at Radium's Winterfest on Saturday, February 16; older brother Lukas Chiodo, 14, goes for a football dunk (warm temperatures and a lack of ice meant the court was free of any curling activity); Wilderness challenge competitors Aquilino Naccarato of Edmonton (left) and Sean Nakahaie of Calgary engage in a battle of Alberta while chopping wood; Calgary's Isabella Townson, 5, tries her hand at indoor carpet bowling during Winterfest; Radium Hot Springs' Irma Weder breathes life into a small fire during the fire building finale of the women's portion of the Wilderness Challenge.
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Valley Life
Clockwise from top left: Radium mascot Randie the Ram entertains kids at Winter-fest (Kristian Rasmussen photo); Tattoo artist Sarah Eastick at work on February 16 during Puppy Love 2, the second annual tattoo fundraiser in support of Global Animal Lovers Soci-ety (Dan Walton photo); Roger Smith heaps tomato sauce on his wife Dot's spaghetti plate during the First Responders Appreciation Dinner at the Edgewter Legion on February 17 (Dan Walton photo); Chloe Hudson, 5, from Calgary, finds a loonie in a haystack at Radium's Winterfest on February 16 (Kristian Rasmussen photo).
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Cougar sightings prompt caution
Vigilance is being urged for valley residents after cougars have proven bold enough to take their prey within urban neighbourhoods.
On February 13 at 9:17 a.m., the Invermere Conservation O� cer Service had a report of a cougar bedded down in the backyard of a residence in Timber Heights, a community lo-cated along the Copper Point Golf Course.
Upon arrival, conservation o� cers con-� rmed the cougar was still in the backyard, and were able to get a picture of it as it � ed. Shortly after, a search of the area revealed a cougar had killed deer, fed heavily upon it and partially buried the carcass, which has since been removed.
Just two days later, on February 15 at 7:52 p.m., the Invermere Conservation O� cer Ser-vice had another report of a cougar feeding on a deer carcass, this time in the 100 block of 12th Avenue in Invermere. � e cougar had already left by the time a conservation o� cer responded. � e deer carcass was removed to prevent further feeding in the area for public safety.
� e Columbia Valley is cougar country, said conservation o� cer Greg Kruger, who's re-minding the public to stay alert, as the current abundance of ungulates in the valley means more cougars may be expected to come into urban areas in pursuit of food.
The public is asked to bring pets in at night as roaming pets are easy prey for cougar, to keep children close at hand, and to report all cougar sightings through the provincial Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) number, 1-877-952-7277.
"We're hoping the cats go away," Kruger added.� e two recent sightings follow a January 17
observation, when conservation o� cers re-ceived a report of a cougar killing a bighorn sheep in the driveway of a motel along High-way 93 leading into Kootenay National Park. In the interest of public safety, the carcass was promptly removed from the area.
• Create a home Internet use contract with your kids, update it often and ensure they un-derstand it. Put it on the fridge. (Examples in links below).
• Play the games your kid plays online with them and ensure you understand who their online friends are.
• Limit your kid’s amount of time in front of an LCD screen before bed; there’s nothing like a glowing light four inches from their face to get them wired.
• Read up online about internet safety and educate yourself. Try some of these excel-lent sites for parents: www.thedoorthatsnot-locked.ca, humanservices.alberta.ca/abuse-bullying/14838.html
• Discuss with other parents their strate-gies for keeping our kids safe, and patrol their internet playground just as you would the neighbourhood or skate park.
• Hope for more regular Shaw internet blackouts, or have Internet free days.
Our local schools and the police are doing what they can to help educate your kids about online safety, but ultimately we as parents need to work with our kids and show them how to be a responsible online citizen.
Like me, you might even fi nd that you begin to understand that tween or teen of yours just a little bit more and thus have a closer, more rewarding relationship with them.
Rob Orchiston is a loving parent of two kids and a computer programmer (not always in that order).
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Two deer killed recently by cougars within urban areas in Invermere and Timber Ridge
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GREG KRUGER PHOTOThis cougar was seen fl eeing from a back yard in Timber Ridge on February 13, after it had been eating a carcass.
Online moves need parental guidance
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Submitted pHotoThe David Thompson Secondary School Alpine Club is pictured here in Fernie at the East Kootenay Championships on February 13. Provincials will be held in Smithers from March 4 to 6 and the DTSS boys snow-board "A" team, the girls ski team, and an individual female snowboarder (Shelby Zaporosky) will be taking part. The boys ski team qualified, but due to financial constraints of a few members, will not be going.
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Salsa dancing finds a foothold in valley
A popular Latin American dance style is stepping its way into a local establish-ment on Sunday (February 24).
The Station Pub is hosting its first-ever salsa dancing night, in which newcom-ers and seasoned salsa swingers alike will have the opportunity to take a $10 lesson at 8 p.m. An open dance session
will begin at 9 p.m., at which point any-one is welcome to join in on the dance floor without having to pay.
All skill levels are welcome and no partner is required, said organizer Kirsten Harma, herself a devoted salsa dancer. The evening will begin with the simpler meringue style, and move into basic salsa from there.
“Anyone can pick up the basic steps pretty quickly,” she said. “For women, it really helps to have heels, as they force you to be on your toes.”
Salsa is a mid-tempo ballroom danc-ing style that's rooted in Afro-Caribbe-an culture and augmented with Span-ish flair.
The steps typically take place to a four-beat measure, with a male partner taking the lead role in the dance pair.
“A lot of Latin dances actually devel-oped in the Caribbean; Cuba is very well known for its salsa dancing,” noted Harma.
Though her training is in the areas of jazz and Highland dancing, the lo-cal demand for salsa led Desiderata Health and Wellness Studio owner and instructor Colleen Wagner to start a two-nights-a-week salsa class last No-vember. She's already planning another three-week session in March.
“Salsa is very tricky, and I learned through my first session of teaching it to
start off with the basics,” she said. “I've just started my teaching experience with salsa, and I'm finding the Latin American dances are very vibrant. It's a different area of dance for me.”
The salsa night at the pub will include snacks along the lines of chips and salsa, and other refreshments won't be far away.
“I've been looking for a way to get a salsa teacher out here from Calgary, as there's a bit of a salsa scene there,” said Harma. Distance and winter driving con-ditions have prevented that from hap-pening thus far.
“My ulterior motive in doing this is to get people who already know how to dance to come out as well,” she added.
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With the Kootenay International Ju-nior Hockey League (KIJHL) regular season over, the Columbia Valley Rock-ies are looking forward to making their first playoff appearance in five years. The Rockies played three games over the weekend to round out their season, winning two of the three contests.
"We're trying to get the guys into the mindset that we are going to war," said coach Wade Dubielewicz. "It will be made up of a lot of little battles and it is such a fine line now."
The Rockies faced the Penticton Lak-ers on Friday, February 15 at home and after blowing a three-goal lead, took the game in double overtime with a goal from Briar McNaney. The final score was 5-4 in favour of the Rockies, who were also playing host to the players' families who came in to cheer on the team for the final three games of the regular season.
On Saturday, February 16, the Rockies played their division rivals, the Cres-ton Valley Thunder Cats, at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena. The Rockies had strong showings from River Lafferty who scored twice, Briar McNaney who grabbed three points, Brendan Burge who netted one goal and had three as-sists, and goaltender Stewart Pratt who stopped 42 shots to help his team win the game 5-3.
Finishing off the regular season and foreshadowing the first round of the play-offs, the Rockies travelled to Fernie to play the Ghostriders, who ended their season at the top of the Eddie Mountain Division.
The game was a hard fought loss, said Dubielewicz, and was tied 1-1 until the last seconds of the game when Fernie
squeaked a shorthanded goal past Bro-dy Nelson with nine seconds left in the third period.
Looking forward to their playoff run, Dubielewicz said he is confident his team has what it takes to be competitive and is hoping to have everyone healthy for the start of the first round.
"I'm not going to say we're favourites, but if we play the way we have to we can
beat any team. The hard part is keeping all the players on the team focused and going in the same direction. We have to be willing to make every single sacrifice possible to keep the puck out of our net and get it into the other guys' net."
The Rockies play their first two games of the playoffs in Fernie on Saturday (February 23) and Sunday (February 24) and then return home for two games on
Tuesday (February 26) and Thursday, February 28. If needed, game five of the series will be played in Fernie on March 1, game six in Invermere on March 2 and the seventh game in Fernie on March 3.
If successful in the first round, the Rockies would go on to face either the Kimberley Dynamiters or the Golden Rockets in round two, beginning on March 4.
joshua estabrooks photoRockies forward, Briar McNaney, feeds a pass across the ice as his team battles the Creston Valley Thunder Cats on Saturday (February 16). The Rockies won the contest 5-3.
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What started as a rope tow and a warm-ing hut in front of a parking lot has de-veloped into a moun-tain village where alpine enthusiasts are now spoiled with over 1,800 acres of snowy terrain.
Panorama first opened in the fall of 1962. While it lacked many amenities that are considered essen-tial today, the grass-roots founders of the hill were adamant about developing a location for people to participate in the increasingly popular sport of skiing.
The rich history to follow over the next 50 years was documented by Andy Stuart-Hill in his recently-updated book “A history of Pan-orama: the hill that became a mountain”. Speaking with The Echo, Stuart-Hill ex-plained the reference about “the hill that be-came a mountain.”
“My wife suggested that [title] because the original was a
little mom and pop ski hill: Panorama ski hill, we all knew it by that,” he said. “Then as the different com-panies took it over, it eventually became Panorama Mountain Village, and the word hill never ever ap-peared again.”
A History of Pan-orama: The hill that became a mountain was published in 2007 and is now in its fourth edition. It has sold 1,900 copies, and Stuart-Hill has ordered another 100 copies that are now being sold at Panora-ma and at the Book Bar in Invermere.
During a special presentation at the Windermere Valley Museum on Febru-ary 15 (Friday), Stu-art-Hill highlighted Panorama’s signifi-cant changes to com-memorate the fifty-year anniversary.
He spoke about the gradual expansion of lifts before skiers could reach the sum-mit, the additional
attractions like heli-skiing and moun-tain biking, as well as condo and hotel development, all of which are detailed in his book.
During the early days, chilly skiers looking for refuge could take shelter in a small warming hut. Only a few years later, an A-frame build-ing was constructed, connecting the first modern building with Panorama’s leg-acy. Along with prop-er washrooms and a better heater, the new building provid-ed a communal hub for families.
“All the young mothers used to bring their kids there, and then the mothers would take turns to babysit the kids while they went out to ski – one mother stayed behind and looked after the kids and another would come in,” he said.
Stuart-Hill moved to Invermere in 1967, five years after Pan-orama’s first season. Having witnessed 90 per cent of the resort’s history firsthand, he noticed drastic changes. Comparing this ski season to the 1960s, Stuart-Hill no-ticed a big difference in weather.
“In those days, there was an awful lot more snow, there was lots of snow, but the equipment was very primitive and that made a big dif-ference,” he said. “We
struggled and battled because the [ski] bindings were really old-fashioned; you had to be so careful.”
“The equipment was really lacking in those days – hence the broken legs just about every week-end,” he said. “Now, if you get one or two broken legs a season, I don’t know if it’s fact, but it’s very rare now that you get a broken leg.”
The greatest change happened between the mid 1980s and the late 1990s, he said, when Panorama benefited from hous-ing sales.
“Real estate was the big focus and what-ever money they could spare, they put it into the hill as im-
provements,” he said. As a walking en-
cyclopedia of Pan-orama Mountain Village’s history, Stuart-Hill explained how he was in-spired to write the history book.
“So many people have said, ‘I wish there was a book around here’ and I was going to do postcards, because I do photography as well, and somebody says, ‘Well, why don’t you put it all in book form?’,” he explained. “So I did it on my
own. I interviewed people, I put it all together, and I had a lady help me edit, to make sure it flowed and all that.”
Once he had the book written ready for readers, he had to overcome a hurdle before his work was published.
“I tried to look for financial support to publish it, but no-body would come forth, so I said, ‘To
heck with it, I’m too independent,’ so I published it myself,” he said. “It was print-ed down here locally. The first run of about 300 or 400 books sold out very quickly, so I was able to recoup my money. I have all these pictures and everybody’s ex-pressed great inter-est and thanked me for having done this project because they wanted it done.”
Andy Stuart-Hill shares tales from the fourth edition of A History of Panorama: The hill that became a mountain
Panorama’s half-century remembered by lifelong skier
PANORAMA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE PhOTOA collection of now-classic cars sit in the parking lot as skiers cruise down the Old Timer ski run at Panorama in the 1963-1964 season . The mountain looked a little different back then, noted local author Andy Stuart-Hill.
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Team GP W L T OTL PTS.
Fernie 52 35 13 1 3 74
Golden 52 31 14 1 5 69
Kimberley 52 25 25 0 1 53
Columbia Valley 52 19 24 0 6 48
Creston Valley 52 17 27 0 7 41
Team GP W L T OTL PTS.
Castlegar 52 33 9 6 2 74
Beaver Valley 52 33 15 3 1 70
Nelson 52 32 16 2 2 68
Spokane 52 14 28 3 4 35
Grand Forks 52 8 39 1 3 20
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Kootenay Conference - Neil Murdoch Division
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Inside Edge 2 2 0 0 4
Aquair 2 1 0 1 3
Warwick Interiors 2 1 0 1 3
Huckleberry's 2 1 1 0 2
Radium Petro 2 1 1 0 2
Kicking Horse 2 0 1 1 1
Hi-Heat 2 0 1 1 1
Finish Line 2 0 2 0 0
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School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain), Windermere Zone is now accepting applications for the following Special Education Assistant position:
David Thompson Secondary School – Temporary, part-time (28.65 hrs/wk), effective March 4, 2013 to March 15, 2013 or the return of the incumbent.
This position is part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 440. General SEA duties, assistance for students with behavioral concerns; sharing duties with other SEA’s to support special needs students. Applicants must have training in Autism and Related Disorders Practical Skills course (Provincial Outreach Program and Related Disorders) or the equivalent, and experience in dealing with students with ADHD. The successful applicant will work with a low incident student with specialized needs, including toileting.
If you are interested in these positions, please submit a resume, with three references, by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 to:
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
1 Jets Faithful 2 272 47 673 0.95
2 GNIMELF 269 51 671 0.96
3 Jivey 2 268 50 671 0.96
4 Jye 266 41 673 0.96
T5 Rockies Payci 2 265 39 672 0.96
T5 Wute 31 2 265 57 673 0.93
T7 Kristi Kowalski 263 43 670 0.92
T7 Silent Sam 263 44 670 0.94
T7 Snakitou 263 51 673 0.94
T10 A. Hann 261 50 673 0.93
T10 Sobeys 261 55 671 0.93
T10 Jye 2 261 56 673 0.95
13 Foddude 2 260 46 674 0.94
14 Firebird 7 2 259 49 668 0.92
T15 King Chris 2 258 51 673 0.95
T15 Wind Walker's 2 258 45 674 0.95
T15 Rock-50 2 258 44 670 0.91
T15 Jerome Jr 15 2 258 39 667 0.95
19 Aces of 8's 2 257 39 663 0.91
20 Harli 256 42 675 0.92
21 Ana 16 253 61 669 0.88
22 Jules 252 42 673 0.90
T23 E. Hann 2 251 47 675 0.94
T23 Dan Hecher 251 53 677 0.90
T23 NWT 1 251 49 670 0.93
T23 Pet Rock 251 46 671 0.89
27 13 Wolfpack 249 50 664 0.87
T28 Dace 2 248 33 669 0.91
T28 Buster's Pick 2 248 40 664 0.90
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
T28 Rock-5050 248 47 671 0.89
31 Kilimanjaro 3 247 36 669 0.91
T32 Marco 2 245 41 674 0.88
T32 Jhaley 11 245 49 669 0.87
T34 McNasty 9 2 244 40 665 0.86
T34 S.S. Beagle 244 48 668 0.86
36 Snake 53 243 50 669 0.85
T37 Merrymen 242 52 669 0.85
T37 Tony 3 242 51 675 0.90
T37 Fards 2 242 42 671 0.86
40 Dany Heatley 2 241 50 674 0.93
T41 Canucks Suck 240 44 670 0.85
T41 Bird 240 41 674 0.85
43 Grace 6 2 238 43 668 0.88
T44 Wolfgang 237 49 673 0.86
T44 Abe Froman 237 45 672 0.85
46 Farside Nucks 2 235 50 672 0.87
47 Jet Rocker 233 43 679 0.87
48 KBR 2 232 39 668 0.81
49 Mags 2 230 45 672 0.82
T50 Fanta 2 229 42 672 0.81
T50 Van Fan 229 55 674 0.82
T50 Crew Slut 229 46 672 0.84
53 Heavy Water 228 46 678 0.84
54 Nelly 227 39 670 0.83
T55 Lo-Ball 3 226 48 673 0.86
T55 NWT 2 226 46 669 0.84
T57 Big Lew 224 51 668 0.81
T57 Love the B's 224 48 683 0.84
59 Harley 223 46 669 0.79
60 Old Rock 2 222 45 672 0.83
T61 Go Habs Go 3 221 39 678 0.86
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
T61 Lute 88 221 44 672 0.78
T63 Rockies Pilon 5 220 46 677 0.79
T63 Snow Ball 220 43 672 0.81
T63 Nelson 30 2 220 42 666 0.76
66 DB22 219 46 676 0.84
67 Daddy Mode 27 218 41 664 0.78
T68 Tor 3 217 45 673 0.82
T68 Big Nasty 14 217 46 675 0.80
70 Captain Banana 3 216 38 670 0.79
T71 Zman 2 215 48 676 0.80
T71 3251 2 215 39 675 0.85
T71 Rouge Rocket 25 4 215 37 670 0.86
74 Paul Stanley 214 54 674 0.80
T75 Prattsy 2 213 37 670 0.79
T75 Granny's Piks 213 43 674 0.77
77 Red Rum 21 2 211 48 669 0.81
T78 lilb 210 46 681 0.79
T78 Noah 210 45 676 0.77
T78 Wind Walker's 1 210 39 672 0.80
81 Alex 209 43 679 0.82
T82 Larry Phillips 3 208 37 669 0.80
T82 Make-b-leaf 2 208 35 675 0.80
T84 Joelene 479 3 207 50 679 0.81
T84 Jesse1968 207 44 677 0.81
T84 I tried 207 50 670 0.75
T84 Banny02 2 207 47 674 0.80
88 Sabu Dave 4 206 42 670 0.76
T89 Who Me? 4 204 40 672 0.79
T89 Rho 204 45 679 0.80
91 Louie & Precious 201 42 681 0.81
92 Finn 3 200 49 676 0.73
93 Spook 4 198 36 672 0.80
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
1 Jets Faithful 2 272 47 673 0.95
2 GNIMELF 269 51 671 0.96
3 Jivey 2 268 50 671 0.96
4 Jye 266 41 673 0.96
T5 Rockies Payci 2 265 39 672 0.96
T5 Wute 31 2 265 57 673 0.93
T7 Kristi Kowalski 263 43 670 0.92
T7 Silent Sam 263 44 670 0.94
T7 Snakitou 263 51 673 0.94
T10 A. Hann 261 50 673 0.93
T10 Sobeys 261 55 671 0.93
T10 Jye 2 261 56 673 0.95
13 Foddude 2 260 46 674 0.94
14 Firebird 7 2 259 49 668 0.92
T15 King Chris 2 258 51 673 0.95
T15 Wind Walker's 2 258 45 674 0.95
T15 Rock-50 2 258 44 670 0.91
T15 Jerome Jr 15 2 258 39 667 0.95
19 Aces of 8's 2 257 39 663 0.91
20 Harli 256 42 675 0.92
21 Ana 16 253 61 669 0.88
22 Jules 252 42 673 0.90
T23 E. Hann 2 251 47 675 0.94
T23 Dan Hecher 251 53 677 0.90
T23 NWT 1 251 49 670 0.93
T23 Pet Rock 251 46 671 0.89
27 13 Wolfpack 249 50 664 0.87
T28 Dace 2 248 33 669 0.91
T28 Buster's Pick 2 248 40 664 0.90
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
T28 Rock-5050 248 47 671 0.89
31 Kilimanjaro 3 247 36 669 0.91
T32 Marco 2 245 41 674 0.88
T32 Jhaley 11 245 49 669 0.87
T34 McNasty 9 2 244 40 665 0.86
T34 S.S. Beagle 244 48 668 0.86
36 Snake 53 243 50 669 0.85
T37 Merrymen 242 52 669 0.85
T37 Tony 3 242 51 675 0.90
T37 Fards 2 242 42 671 0.86
40 Dany Heatley 2 241 50 674 0.93
T41 Canucks Suck 240 44 670 0.85
T41 Bird 240 41 674 0.85
43 Grace 6 2 238 43 668 0.88
T44 Wolfgang 237 49 673 0.86
T44 Abe Froman 237 45 672 0.85
46 Farside Nucks 2 235 50 672 0.87
47 Jet Rocker 233 43 679 0.87
48 KBR 2 232 39 668 0.81
49 Mags 2 230 45 672 0.82
T50 Fanta 2 229 42 672 0.81
T50 Van Fan 229 55 674 0.82
T50 Crew Slut 229 46 672 0.84
53 Heavy Water 228 46 678 0.84
54 Nelly 227 39 670 0.83
T55 Lo-Ball 3 226 48 673 0.86
T55 NWT 2 226 46 669 0.84
T57 Big Lew 224 51 668 0.81
T57 Love the B's 224 48 683 0.84
59 Harley 223 46 669 0.79
60 Old Rock 2 222 45 672 0.83
T61 Go Habs Go 3 221 39 678 0.86
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
T61 Lute 88 221 44 672 0.78
T63 Rockies Pilon 5 220 46 677 0.79
T63 Snow Ball 220 43 672 0.81
T63 Nelson 30 2 220 42 666 0.76
66 DB22 219 46 676 0.84
67 Daddy Mode 27 218 41 664 0.78
T68 Tor 3 217 45 673 0.82
T68 Big Nasty 14 217 46 675 0.80
70 Captain Banana 3 216 38 670 0.79
T71 Zman 2 215 48 676 0.80
T71 3251 2 215 39 675 0.85
T71 Rouge Rocket 25 4 215 37 670 0.86
74 Paul Stanley 214 54 674 0.80
T75 Prattsy 2 213 37 670 0.79
T75 Granny's Piks 213 43 674 0.77
77 Red Rum 21 2 211 48 669 0.81
T78 lilb 210 46 681 0.79
T78 Noah 210 45 676 0.77
T78 Wind Walker's 1 210 39 672 0.80
81 Alex 209 43 679 0.82
T82 Larry Phillips 3 208 37 669 0.80
T82 Make-b-leaf 2 208 35 675 0.80
T84 Joelene 479 3 207 50 679 0.81
T84 Jesse1968 207 44 677 0.81
T84 I tried 207 50 670 0.75
T84 Banny02 2 207 47 674 0.80
88 Sabu Dave 4 206 42 670 0.76
T89 Who Me? 4 204 40 672 0.79
T89 Rho 204 45 679 0.80
91 Louie & Precious 201 42 681 0.81
92 Finn 3 200 49 676 0.73
93 Spook 4 198 36 672 0.80
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
T28 Rock-5050 248 47 671 0.89
31 Kilimanjaro 3 247 36 669 0.91
T32 Marco 2 245 41 674 0.88
T32 Jhaley 11 245 49 669 0.87
T34 McNasty 9 2 244 40 665 0.86
T34 S.S. Beagle 244 48 668 0.86
36 Snake 53 243 50 669 0.85
T37 Merrymen 242 52 669 0.85
T37 Tony 3 242 51 675 0.90
T37 Fards 2 242 42 671 0.86
40 Dany Heatley 2 241 50 674 0.93
T41 Canucks Suck 240 44 670 0.85
T41 Bird 240 41 674 0.85
43 Grace 6 2 238 43 668 0.88
T44 Wolfgang 237 49 673 0.86
T44 Abe Froman 237 45 672 0.85
46 Farside Nucks 2 235 50 672 0.87
47 Jet Rocker 233 43 679 0.87
48 KBR 2 232 39 668 0.81
49 Mags 2 230 45 672 0.82
T50 Fanta 2 229 42 672 0.81
T50 Van Fan 229 55 674 0.82
T50 Crew Slut 229 46 672 0.84
53 Heavy Water 228 46 678 0.84
54 Nelly 227 39 670 0.83
T55 Lo-Ball 3 226 48 673 0.86
T55 NWT 2 226 46 669 0.84
T57 Big Lew 224 51 668 0.81
T57 Love the B's 224 48 683 0.84
59 Harley 223 46 669 0.79
60 Old Rock 2 222 45 672 0.83
T61 Go Habs Go 3 221 39 678 0.86
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
T61 Lute 88 221 44 672 0.78
T63 Rockies Pilon 5 220 46 677 0.79
T63 Snow Ball 220 43 672 0.81
T63 Nelson 30 2 220 42 666 0.76
66 DB22 219 46 676 0.84
67 Daddy Mode 27 218 41 664 0.78
T68 Tor 3 217 45 673 0.82
T68 Big Nasty 14 217 46 675 0.80
70 Captain Banana 3 216 38 670 0.79
T71 Zman 2 215 48 676 0.80
T71 3251 2 215 39 675 0.85
T71 Rouge Rocket 25 4 215 37 670 0.86
74 Paul Stanley 214 54 674 0.80
T75 Prattsy 2 213 37 670 0.79
T75 Granny's Piks 213 43 674 0.77
77 Red Rum 21 2 211 48 669 0.81
T78 lilb 210 46 681 0.79
T78 Noah 210 45 676 0.77
T78 Wind Walker's 1 210 39 672 0.80
81 Alex 209 43 679 0.82
T82 Larry Phillips 3 208 37 669 0.80
T82 Make-b-leaf 2 208 35 675 0.80
T84 Joelene 479 3 207 50 679 0.81
T84 Jesse1968 207 44 677 0.81
T84 I tried 207 50 670 0.75
T84 Banny02 2 207 47 674 0.80
88 Sabu Dave 4 206 42 670 0.76
T89 Who Me? 4 204 40 672 0.79
T89 Rho 204 45 679 0.80
91 Louie & Precious 201 42 681 0.81
92 Finn 3 200 49 676 0.73
93 Spook 4 198 36 672 0.80
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
94 Flame 6264 197 41 683 0.76
95 Rivs 10 2 196 37 670 0.73
96 skateordie 5 195 43 676 0.76
97 Shanty Bay 193 45 674 0.72
98 Hockey Gurl 16 190 45 679 0.74
99 Blondie 184 40 675 0.71
100 Die Hard Bruins 181 39 676 0.70
T101 All Pumped Up 2 178 40 675 0.71
T101 MN1 3 178 34 679 0.70
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RNK TEAM TOTAL LW GR P/G
T28 Rock-5050 248 47 671 0.89
31 Kilimanjaro 3 247 36 669 0.91
T32 Marco 2 245 41 674 0.88
T32 Jhaley 11 245 49 669 0.87
T34 McNasty 9 2 244 40 665 0.86
T34 S.S. Beagle 244 48 668 0.86
36 Snake 53 243 50 669 0.85
T37 Merrymen 242 52 669 0.85
T37 Tony 3 242 51 675 0.90
T37 Fards 2 242 42 671 0.86
40 Dany Heatley 2 241 50 674 0.93
T41 Canucks Suck 240 44 670 0.85
T41 Bird 240 41 674 0.85
43 Grace 6 2 238 43 668 0.88
T44 Wolfgang 237 49 673 0.86
T44 Abe Froman 237 45 672 0.85
46 Farside Nucks 2 235 50 672 0.87
47 Jet Rocker 233 43 679 0.87
48 KBR 2 232 39 668 0.81
49 Mags 2 230 45 672 0.82
T50 Fanta 2 229 42 672 0.81
T50 Van Fan 229 55 674 0.82
T50 Crew Slut 229 46 672 0.84
53 Heavy Water 228 46 678 0.84
54 Nelly 227 39 670 0.83
T55 Lo-Ball 3 226 48 673 0.86
T55 NWT 2 226 46 669 0.84
T57 Big Lew 224 51 668 0.81
T57 Love the B's 224 48 683 0.84
59 Harley 223 46 669 0.79
60 Old Rock 2 222 45 672 0.83
T61 Go Habs Go 3 221 39 678 0.86
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T61 Lute 88 221 44 672 0.78
T63 Rockies Pilon 5 220 46 677 0.79
T63 Snow Ball 220 43 672 0.81
T63 Nelson 30 2 220 42 666 0.76
66 DB22 219 46 676 0.84
67 Daddy Mode 27 218 41 664 0.78
T68 Tor 3 217 45 673 0.82
T68 Big Nasty 14 217 46 675 0.80
70 Captain Banana 3 216 38 670 0.79
T71 Zman 2 215 48 676 0.80
T71 3251 2 215 39 675 0.85
T71 Rouge Rocket 25 4 215 37 670 0.86
74 Paul Stanley 214 54 674 0.80
T75 Prattsy 2 213 37 670 0.79
T75 Granny's Piks 213 43 674 0.77
77 Red Rum 21 2 211 48 669 0.81
T78 lilb 210 46 681 0.79
T78 Noah 210 45 676 0.77
T78 Wind Walker's 1 210 39 672 0.80
81 Alex 209 43 679 0.82
T82 Larry Phillips 3 208 37 669 0.80
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Take the testCanadians are taxed on the income in a calendar
year, minus deductions. � e important principle is, reduce your income by taking every legal deduc-tion available.
Most people forget at least some deductions, which means income is not reduced as much as possible. Every year, thousands of people report larger incomes than they really have, and have larg-er tax bills than they could.
Every year around this time you hear lots of adver-tising about RRSPs. � at’s because the RRSP has a deadline. It must be complete in sixty days from the � rst of the year. � e RRSP is one of the tools that will allow you to both reduce your income and your tax bill at the same time. Whether it’s the right one for you is more complicated. � e use of an advisor is strongly advised, because the choice has to do with your situation.
As you think of contributing to an RRSP, remember that saving is for your advantage, not the advantage of a seller. Use an advisor who you can trust and who works for you, not some other � nancial institution. It is very important – to you – to be sure you use the saving plan most suited to you.
I’m going to list some of the available tools. To help me, I will be using some wording from a newspaper article written by Gordon Pape, published by the Globe and Mail.
Gordon Pape created a series of ‘tests’ to help you make a decision on what it right for you. � e � rst test, he called � e Age Test. If you are over 71, an RRSP is not an option. All RRSPs must be either cashed out or converted to income by Dec. 31 of the year of your 71st birthday. Your income is likely to be smaller at that age than before, so your tax is low-er. For anyone under 18 RRSP is the only option. You can’t open a Tax Free Saving Account (TFSA) until your 18th birthday.
Pape’s second test, he called � e Pension Test.
Anyone with a really good pension plan could consider reducing the use of the RRSP. � at’s be-cause you will have a good income in retirement - probably above the national average. Withdraw-als from an RRSP or RRIF, added to your pension, Old Age Security (OAS), and Canada Pension Plan (CPP), could push you into a high enough bracket that some or all of your OAS bene� ts will be clawed back. � is year that happens when net income sur-passes $70,954. At that point, the tax rate for an OAS recipient is higher than that of someone with a mil-lion dollar income. Another saving program would likely be more e� ective.
� e third test, Pape called � e Goals Test: Ask yourself why you are saving. Is it for retirement? If so, the RRSP is probably the best because it has a much higher contribution limit. Not counting pre-viously unused room, you can put only $5,500 this year into a TFSA but this year’s RRSP limit is 18 per cent of the previous year’s earned income to a maxi-mum of $23,820.
If you are saving for a short-term goal, such as to
buy a car, use another saving plan. Money you put into an RRSP will be taxed coming out. A TFSA (if you are not already using it for something better) or other savings program is the best choice for an emergency fund. If something unexpected happens, such as a job loss or critical illness, you’ll want to be able to get at your money quickly, without having any held back for taxes. For education savings, nei-ther an RRSP nor a TFSA is the best choice. Instead, opt for a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) where the federal government will also make a con-tribution on your behalf of up to $500 a year. For people with disabilities, the Registered Disability Savings Program (RDSP) is the best choice, for ei-ther yourself or someone else, and will likewise get a matching government contribution.
Pape’s Fourth test is � e Support Test: Do you think you will need government support in your retirement years, such as the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)? � en choose a TFSA over an RRSP. GIS payments and provincial support pro-grams are income tested. You could lose income, depending on the level. RRSP withdrawals and RRIF payments count as income for GIS calculations. � is means that lower-income people who scrimped to put some money aside in an RRSP for retirement are penalized. TFSAs are not considered as income for the GIS calculation.
� e � fth, and last, of Pape’s tests is � e Income Test: If you have any idea what your income will be after retirement, it makes the choice easier. If your retirement income will be lower than when you were working, get the RRSP. Your taxes will be lower. It’s the reverse if your income will be higher in re-tirement. In this case, the TFSA or another program is better.
In any case, the process is complex and the rules confusing. Explaining them is what we do well, and we would be happy to help.
Building your WealthA20 www.invermerevalleyecho.com Wednesday, February 20, 2013 The Valley Echo
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Elizabeth Paauw(1923-2013)
Elizabeth Paauw passed
away suddenly at the Brentwood Care Center on February 5, 2013 at the age of 89. Elizabeth was born in North Holland, but
immigrated to Canada in 1952 and was a long-time resident of Radium Hot Springs, B.C., where she and husband, John, built and operated theArrow Motel. They retired in 1979 and moved to Calgary in 1995.
Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband John Paauw in 2002, son-in-law Bruno Marti, and by her parents and 4 siblings of Spierdijk, North Holland. She is survived by 5 children: Teresa (Denver) DeWitt of Beaverlodge, AB, George Paauw of Sugar Land, Texas, Veronica Paauw of Kimberley, B.C., Michael Paauw of Calgary, AB, and Juliana Paauw (Bruce Minty) of Gatineau, Quebec, and 6 grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews in Holland.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
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Elizabeth Paauw(1923-2013)
Elizabeth Paauw passed
away suddenly at the Brentwood Care Center on February 5, 2013 at the age of 89. Elizabeth was born in North Holland, but
immigrated to Canada in 1952 and was a long-time resident of Radium Hot Springs, B.C., where she and husband, John, built and operated the Arrow Motel. They retired in 1979 and moved to Calgary in 1995.
Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband John Paauw in 2002, son-in-law Bruno Marti, and by her parents and 4 siblings of Spierdijk, North Holland. She is survived by 5 children: Teresa (Denver) DeWitt of Beaverlodge, AB, George Paauw of Sugar Land, Texas, Veronica Paauw of Kimberley, B.C., Michael Paauw of Calgary, AB, and Juliana Paauw (Bruce Minty) of Gatineau, Quebec, and 6 grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews in Holland.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED
250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere
www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin
9:30 a.m.: God’s Breakfast Club
10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church
Trinity, Invermere. (Every Sunday)
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 7 p.m.Sunday at 9 a.m.
St. Joseph’s ChurchHighway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs
Sunday at 11 a.m.Sacred Heart Parish
808 - 11 Street, GoldenSunday at 5 p.m.
St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn, Canal Flats
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (served from Kimberly)
RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
For more information call 250-342-6633 or 250-347-6334
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LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH
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Senior Pastorwww.lakewindermerealliance.org
Sunday, February 24th
10:30 a.m. CELEBRATION SUNDAY “The Easter Experience: What
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Dismissed By The Soldiers” … Pastor Trevor ministering. The
Lord’s Supper will be served.“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades
2-5, during the Morning Service.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere
Pastor:Murray Wittke
Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word
Kid’s Church Provided
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OF INVERMERE
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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED
250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere
www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin
9:30 a.m.: God’s Breakfast Club
10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church
Trinity, Invermere. (Every Sunday)
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 7 p.m.Sunday at 9 a.m.
St. Joseph’s ChurchHighway 93-95, Radium Hot Springs
Sunday at 11 a.m.Sacred Heart Parish
808 - 11 Street, GoldenSunday at 5 p.m.
St. Anthony’s MissionCorner of Luck and Dunn, Canal Flats
Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (served from Kimberly)
RADIUM CHRISTIAN fELLOWSHIP
For more information call 250-342-6633 or 250-347-6334
Loving God, Loving People
#4 - 7553 Main Street W, Radium
Sundays at 10 a.m.
Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street W,
Radium Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
Kids’ Church Edgewater Hall
Thursday 6:30 p.m.
LAKE WINDERMEREALLIANCE CHURCH
326 - 10th Ave. 250-342-9535REV. TREVOR HAGAN
Senior Pastorwww.lakewindermerealliance.org
Sunday, february 24th
10:30 a.m. CELEBRATION SUNDAY “The Easter Experience: What
If What Happened Then Changes Everything Now?
Dismissed By The Soldiers” … Pastor Trevor ministering. The
Lord’s Supper will be served.“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grades
2-5, during the Morning Service.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY
Hwy. 93/95 1 km northof Windermere
Pastor:Murray Wittke
Sunday Service10 a.m. Worship & Word
Kid’s Church Provided
Call the office at 250-342-9511for more information.
www.valleychristianonline.com
Sharing TruthShowing Love
Following the Spirit
ST. PETER’SLUTHERAN MISSION
Of INVERMERE
Worship Servicesevery Sundayat 1:30 p.m.
at Christ Church Trinity110 - 7th Avenue,
Invermere
Pastor Rev. fraser ColtmanPastor Rev. David Morton
1-866-426-7564
CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY
www.invermerevalleyecho.com A23The Valley Echo Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Geoff HillMaxWell Realty Invermere
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Discharge No Build Restrictive Covenant XL7289
NOTICE is given of a Public Hearing to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday February 26, 2013 in the Council Chambers at the District of Invermere Offi ce, 914 - 8th Ave, in the District of Invermere, to consider the discharge of No Build Covenant XL7289.
The request before Council is for release of a no build Restrictive Covenant XL7289 from Lot A, Plan NEP23751, District Lot 216, Kootenay District. Residential location is 7th Avenue, Wilders Subdivision (vacant residential property) – PID 023-718-129.
The intent of the application is to amend the property title by releasing a S. 215 Land Title Act Covenant, which currently does not permit building, and to consider replacing the no build covenant with alternate requirements/restrictions on the parcel to address the specifi c site concerns.
The above synopsis is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as the full text and content of the proposed amendment. A copy of the relevant background documents may be inspected at the District of Invermere municipal offi ce 914 - 8th Ave., Invermere from Friday, February 8, 2013 to Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Offi ce hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
All persons who believe that their interest in the proposed covenant release may be affected may:
•Send written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing•Fax written briefs to the District of Invermere prior to the hearing; or•Present verbal or written briefs at the hearing.
NOTICE is also given that the Council will not accept any written or verbal presentations after the close of the public hearing.
Rory HromadnikDirector of Development Services
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Discharge No Build Restrictive Covenant XL7289
NOTICE is given of a Public Hearing to be held at 6:00 pm on Tuesday February 26, 2013 in the Council Chambers at the District of Invermere Office, 914 - 8th Ave, in the District of Invermere, to consider the discharge of No Build Covenant XL7289. The request before Council is for release of a no build Restrictive Covenant XL7289 from Lot A, Plan NEP23751, District Lot 216, Kootenay District. Residential location is 7th Avenue, Wilders Subdivision (vacant residential property) – PID 023-718-129.
The intent of the application is to amend the property title by releasing a S. 215 Land Title Act Covenant, which currently does not permit building, and to consider replacing the no build covenant with alternate requirements / restrictions on the parcel to address the specific site concerns. The above synopsis is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as the full text and content of the proposed amendment. A copy of the relevant background documents may be inspected at the District of Invermere municipal office 914 - 8th Ave., Invermere from Friday February 8, 2013 to Tuesday February 26, 2013. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
DISTRICT OF INVERMERE914 - 8 Avenue • Box 339 Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0
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Remember When?
5 years ago (2008): Invermere residents started curb side recycling. For $60 per year, or $2.50 per pickup, blue and clear bags were collected every second week along with reg-ular garbage service. � e DOI anticipated $84,000 in revenue; a $43,000 surplus would be collected in a reserve fund.
10 years ago (2003): "Gas prices soar to new heights" was the front page headline in � e Echo after fuel costs rose between 82 and 84 cents per litre.
*** Highway 93 was blocked by tree trunks for
hours after a logging truck tipped while trying to make a turn on a busy route through Koote-nay National Park.
20 years ago (1993): Teachers worked for the Windermere School District without a contract since July 1, 1992 until February 18 when a two-year deal was reached. Teachers would see a two per cent wage increase that year, taking e� ect retroactively, and a 0.8 per cent increase the following year. Substitute teachers would earn � ve dollars more each shift that year, and another � ve dollar bonus the next year.
25 years ago (1988): Silver Springs Fam-ily Chinese Restaurant opened for business in Radium. Co-owners Chuck and Catha-leen Chow had owned the restaurant in the
National Park Hotel for six months until it burned down.
35 years ago (1978): Over 150 people attended the Rod & Gun Club sponsors' meeting on Feb-ruary 22 where biologists and the president of the club spoke against the proposed Kootenay Columbia diversion. Many of those in atten-dance were disappointed with how the question period was handled, claiming to have experi-enced "put down" responses to valid questions.
40 years ago (1973): � e Pollution Commit-tee Chairman attempted to resign at a Cham-ber of Commerce meeting, claiming that some residents appeared to have the impression that he had a "magic stick to wave over pollu-tion problems." A motion was passed refusing the resignation.
45 years ago (1968): A struggling farmer sent his local co-op a letter with $5 in response to his $769.80 bill for cow feed. "Will try and send you another $5 when I sell some calves in April but don't count on it too much be-cause my daughter graduates college in June and you know that takes quite a little money," his letter said. "But don't worry about this ac-count as we are honest people and we will pay you every cent we owe you."
50 years ago (1963): Columbia riding So-cial Credit MLA Richard Orr Newton died in his sleep at age 57 on February 14. Attorney General Robert Bonner, to whom Newton had forgone his seat a decade earlier to allow Bon-ner to run in a by-election and retain his pres-tigious post, commented in legislature that, "In my experience, Orr was one of the kindest members in this house."
A look back through � e Valley Echo over the last 50 years
ECHO FILE PHOTO2010 - In response to the need for aid in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, a group in Invermere raised funds for the cause through yoga. The entire day of saluting the sun and downward dog raised $750 for Haiti relief and offered as many as 60 participants a great workout in the process.
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