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PHOTO BY STEVE JESSEL/THE ECHO(l-r) Canfor senior vice-president of operations Alistair Cook, Village of Radium Hot Springs mayor Dee Conklin, B.C. Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Minister Steve Thomson and Canfor CEO Don Kayne at the Radium sawmill's ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, October 31.

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� e Radium sawmill has o� cially reopened after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednes-day, October 31 and Canfor president and CEO Don Kayne says the company’s Kootenay op-erations are “huge” to the overall success of his company moving forward.

“In terms of some of the markets and some of the shifts that we’re seeing going forward from a customer standpoint, some of the products that people are looking for worldwide; certain-ly they’re looking for a higher quality product,” Kayne told � e Valley Echo. “Being in the Koo-tenays with some of the � bre that’s here, we’re able to provide that now, where in the past we weren’t able to provide that degree of high quality that we are able to today.”

� e special event was attended by Kayne; Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-sources Steve � omson; Minister of Commu-nity, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Ben-nett; Ktunaxa Nation Chair Kathryn Teneese,

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David � ompson Secondary School’s tan-free grad initia-tive just got easier.

2012 was the � rst time DTSS endorsed a tan-free theme for high school graduation based on the Canadian Cancer So-ciety’s Tan Free Grad Chal-lenge. Now, as of October 15, youth under 18 in British Co-lumbia are no longer permit-ted to tan using indoor tan-ning beds according to new regulations put in place by the provincial government.

Brenda Valer, owner of Cut-loose Hair & Tanning in Inver-mere, said she’s only had to turn one person away since the new regulations came into e� ect.

“I don’t get many tanners under 18, so it’s not going to a� ect me a lot,” said Valer, who IDs everyone who comes in the door if she doesn’t know them. “At grad time we get a few, but they do a one-month unlimited package and we don’t see them again.”

� e underage tanner she turned away knew the an-nouncement was coming but was still surprised, Valer said.

High school graduation is also when Sarena Tschudin with Valley Hair Styling & Tanning in Invermere sees a lot of people under 18 coming in to use the indoor tanning equipment.

“All we can o� er them is to tell them where there would be spray tanning,” she said. “We have signs up in our salon that it’s illegal to permit a per-son under 18 to use UV tan-ning equipment in this facility without a prescription.”

Businesses that fail to post the required signage informing the public of the ban face a � ne of $345. Unlawfully permitting minors to use their indoor tan-

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PHOTO BY NICOLE TRIGG/THE ECHOSarena Tschudin points out the new sign at Valley Hair Styling & Tanning that warns against underage use of indoor tanning equipment.

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and Village of Radium Hot Springs mayor Dee Conklin, among others. After the ceremony, those in attendance were able to take part in an hour-long tour of the sawmill, led by Radium plant manager Don Soderlund.

“It’s a great feeling to be here today, and just see it officially reopened,” Minister Thomson said. “I was here a few months ago when they were first getting started, and to see the change today and to see the logs running through the mill, I think it’s a great day for Ra-dium and a great day for the valley.”

According to a Can-for press release on the Radium mill restart, the sawmill first closed in May 2009 due to “dated technology making the facility unable to com-pete in poor market con-ditions.” When Canfor acquired the Canal Flats and Elko sawmills in De-cember 2011, it also an-nounced it would be in-vesting $50 million in the company’s southeastern B.C. facilities, without specifying which facili-ties would receive the in-vestment funds. Then, a $38.5 million investment in the Radium sawmill was announced in April earlier this year, which included the installa-tion of a biomass fired thermal oil energy sys-tem, the construction of a new planer facility, and a wide range of technical improvements.

The biomass energy system is one of the larg-est developments for the

Radium sawmill. The new energy system uses wood waste produced by the mill itself — bark, wood chips and sawdust — as fuel for lumber drying, a process once dependant on propane. This greatly reduces operating costs for a sawmill whereby Canfor has estimated that 20 per cent of operating costs could be attributed to the use of propane as a fuel source.

“It’s super exciting,” Kayne said, when asked how it felt to reopen the sawmill. “Just driving down the hill into the plant after three years of being down… and see-ing the lumber in the yard, and seeing the mill in just the condition that it’s in, is pretty neat to see after all these years. We’re absolutely so keen to be back in production

down in the val-ley here.”

Just prior to the mill shut-ting down, di-rect staff totalled 144 workers. For the restart, 123 employees were eligible for recall and, of those staff, 86 have re-turned — a 70 per cent return rate. Canfor esti-mates that by the end of 2012, 136 people will be employed directly at the mill, and that number is forecasted to increase to 144 in 2013.

Radium mayor Dee Conklin she is pleased by the high return rate, and that the impact of the mill reopening can be felt across the Columbia Valley.

“The trickle down affect has already started, the motels, restaurants and

businesses are feel-ing an increase in business already,” Conklin said. “Not everyone is back yet so we are all looking forward to the company run-ning at full capac-

ity. The entire valley will benefit.”

Both Kayne and Thom-son agree that market conditions have im-proved significantly since the mill first closed, and pointed to Asian and American markets as a major driver of sales. In particular, Thomson noted from 2003 to 2011, shipments of softwood lumber products to China have ballooned from $69 million to $1.1 billion, an increase of 1,500 per cent.

“I think the other key part that’s allowed them to make the investment

is the great work that the Province, Canada and the industry has done in building market oppor-tunities,” Thomson said. “The industry came to-gether collectively to help build those markets. We helped lead those initia-tives, but it was really the industry.”

Columbia River-Revel-stoke MLA Norm Mac-donald toured the facility several weeks prior to the event, and called the saw-mill an important part of the valley’s economy. What Macdonald also found encouraging was that logging companies like Canfor are beginning to turn their attention back to the region.

“The fact is that the wood out of the Cariboo (region) — the pine beetle wood that these compa-nies were concentrating

on — is largely working its way through,” he said. “The companies are start-ing to turn their attention back to the greenwood areas like the southeast here… the good healthy forests in the province are in this area.”

As for enforcement, proper logging practices will be carefully moni-tored by ministry staff, Thomson said.

“Canfor has got a great operation, (they are) world leaders in sustainability,” he said. “Overall across the industry, we have the highest level of forest cer-tification in the country; it’s something that we take very seriously.

“I think this is obviously going to have a very sig-nificant impact on the area; this provides jobs for contractors, for peo-ple in the bush, for fallers, truckers.”

After fatal explosions at sawmills in Burns Lake and in Prince George ear-lier this year, safety in B.C. sawmills has become the focus of intense scrutiny. Kayne was quick to say that Canfor has a num-ber of safety initiatives already in place and that his company has learned a great deal from those incidents. With increased sharing of safety practices among the industry, he added, further progress continues to be made.

“We’re just really fo-cused continually on dust, and elimination of it completely and as best we can,” Kayne said. “We’ve made — as an in-dustry, let alone Canfor —some great progress on that by working together just to come up with im-proved solutions.”

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SubmiTTed PHoTo/CanforInside the newly reopened Radium sawmill. Canfor announced a $38.5 million investment in the sawmill in April.

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November is time for many things. Some people are already looking forward to Christmas, while our American neighbours are just getting ready for turkey dinner. Meanwhile, at the Co-lumbia Valley RCMP detachment, it's Mo-vember — mustache month — and a time for detachment mem-bers to give back to the community, all while looking their best.

“Basically all the guys here support any kind of funding that we can do for cancer research,” Staff Sgt. Marko Shehovac said.

“I don’t think you re-ally have to have a reason for doing it.”

After the traumatic loss of his mustache to the cruel Movem-ber barbers last year, Shehovac will forgo shaving his whiskers off again this year,

“I missed it too much,” Shehovac said. “It was too traumatic.”

Instead he’s offer-ing a different mo-tivation for his con-stables, who will also be growing out their nose-neighbours in a show of support.

This year, if the de-tachment is able to raise over $2,000 for

their Movember cam-paign, Shehovac will have his hair streaked with the RCMP colours of red, yellow, and blue. To help further that goal, they have set up a website at http://m o b ro. c o / c o l u m -

biavalleyrcmp, where members of the com-munity can donate to their campaign. Over-all, Movember funds raised in Canada sup-port men’s health is-sues, specifically pros-tate cancer.

“I think probably ev-erybody who’s been around long enough knows somebody who has either passed away from cancer, or has cancer,” Shehovac said. “It’s just an op-portunity for members of the detachment to contribute back to the community.”

David Thompson Secondary School isn’t going to be left behind either, as stu-dents from the lead-ership class have or-ganized a Movember campaign of their own at the local high-school. All month, students will be look-ing to raise awareness with a number of ac-tivities including bake sales, Blue Day (where everyone wears the colour blue to school in support of prostate cancer research), and are also looking to get the Columbia Valley Rockies involved in some capacity as well.

“There’s a lot of kids who can’t grow mus-taches, so we thought Blue Day would be another way for them to show their support,” said Grade 11 student Samantha Tyrell.

For anyone unfamil-iar with Movember (or November, as it’s formally known), the month is a chance for men to grow out their mustaches to show support and solidarity for prostate cancer research. For more information, visit the Movember Canada website at ca.movember.com.


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All of the Columbia Valley’s community events will be on the calendar. We need photos for each month, and we’re looking to our Valley’s photographers to help us out!

Submit a photo and we’ll select 12 and publish them in the calendar. Our favourite of all the entries will make it to the cover!

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DTSS Leadership class making waves

Out of the 18,000 youths who gathered at the Sad-dledome on Wednesday, October 24, leave it up to the David Thompson Second-ary School (DTSS) Leader-ship class to make the front cover of the Calgary Herald the following day.

The special occasion was Alberta’s first We Day, a large-scale educational event for nine to 20 years olds interest-ed in creating positive change with a star-studded lineup of motivational speakers and performances that left the DTSS class inspired and filled with awe.

“We’re all star struck,” said DTSS Leadership class stu-dent Samantha Tyrell.

The We Day movement was started by Ontario-born brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger. The movement is an initiative of Free the Children, the international charity founded by 12-year-old Craig in 1995 in response to a news story he read about a young Pakistani boy Iqbal Mashi, also 12 at the time, who was murdered for speaking out against child labour. We Day events have so far been staged in eight city centres across Canada.

Not only were the Kielburg-ers on hand to address the packed stadium for Calgary We Day, so were other nota-ble celebrities such as CNN talk show host Larry King and actor Martin Sheen, with Canadian rock stars Hedley, Lights and Marianas Trench offering up performances

that had the students danc-ing in their seats. Other speakers included Torontian Spencer West, the motiva-tional speaker missing the lower half of his body who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, 18-year-old blind motiva-tional speaker Molly Burke with her seeing-eye dog Gyp-sy, and Grade 7 student Syd-ney Brouillard-Coyle who is passionate about changing

the world and becoming the prime minister of Canada in 40 years.

Larry King — who shared his experiences interviewing some of history’s greats, in-cluding Ghandi — was “awe-some,” agreed the DTSS class.

“He had a lot of wisdom,” said Stephen Bagan. “It was cool seeing him because I saw him write on Twitter after that he met Molly (and) that

she inspired him so much.”Kids are usually led to be-

lieve they can’t do anything until they’re adults, said Miranda Raven.

“It was really inspiring be-cause the way they spoke was like we’re the future and the present,” she said. “They really empowered the fact that we can actually accom-plish a lot at our age already.”

“I think that definitely it changed a lot of people’s perspectives on the way the world is actually,” agreed Grace Webber, who was shocked to learn that many children are dying from lack of zinc. “A lot of children are sheltered I think, so ac-tually getting to see what we could be helping and what’s actually going on… I think it definitely changed us.”

“We already changed, in Leadership, that we are go-ing to plan the events to-gether,” said Jelena Enrich. “In the beginning we all worked on our own projects and now we are doing the projects more together so everybody’s engaged and we’re working together.”

The class is debating hold-ing their own We Day at DTSS to help spread the message that children and youth have what it takes to make the world a better place.

“The experience was priceless,” said one student.

The 2012-2013 DTSS Lead-ership class has already or-ganized several events this school year that have raised funds and awareness for local and global issues, and have many more in the works. A Hunger Banquet and a lo-cal dinner and movie night at DTSS on October 16 for World Food Day were fund-raisers for the Food Bank and the Invermere Community Greenhouse respectively.

We Day in Calgary lands them on cover of Herald


Submitted photoSTOP PHOTO: The DTSS Leadership class on the cover of the Oct. 25th Calgary Herald. BOTTOM PHOTO: Same shot of the class at Calgary's We Day on October 24. (front row l-r) Blair McFarlane, Miranda Raven and Grace Webber; (second row l-r) Jazlyn Oaks, Kyle Lam, Ste-phen Bagan and Jayme Renaud; (third row l-r) Alexandra Taylor, Barbara Jenkinson and Kim Thomas; (fourth row l-r) Layla Chouchene, Samantha Tyrell, Megan Kinley, Kie Munatoshi and Ella Swan; (hidden) Lea Roel-linger, Jelena Ermlich and Melissa Kashuba.

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Rekindling hope

At long last, the Radium mill has started up again, giving viable employment to many in the area with more opportunity yet to come.

What an interesting time to be a valley resident. Being a rural area, our focus is more on our sur-rounding lands and resources than, say, what those living in cities typically might experience.

And its these lands and resources that provide many with the economic circumstances to be able to afford the basic costs of day-to-day living as well as the lifestyles we all crave living in argu-able one of the most beautiful places in the world.

The mill isn't the only development taking place on Crown land that the local communities stand to benefit by.

The proposal for a community forest in the Co-lumbia Valley is on hold until the province-wide timber supply review has been completed, but when the proposal eventually takes root then the Columbia Headwaters Community Forest will al-low local government control and stewardship over local forest resources, with the aim managing these resources as our communities sees fit.

A backcountry access managment plan for the Columbia Valley is also still in the works. After a long summer hiatus, Columbia Valley Recreation Access Coalition talks began again on Monday (November 5) night.

The aim? To better manage land use in the re-gion's backcountry areas in order to decrease conflict between various user groups as well as minimize environmental degradation — both key to developing the Columbia Valley as a world-re-nowned outdoor adventure destination in order to bring in more tourist dollars and ultimately boost the health and vibrancy of the local economy.

Then we have Jumbo Glacier Resort, which sup-porters believe fervently will bring untold pros-perity to the region, although this belief is just as fervently disputed by those who oppose it.

The Crown land that surrounds Invermere, Ra-dium, Canal Flats and the rest of the valley is pre-cious to those of us who live here. How it's man-aged into the future will be the indicator of how passionately we believe in ourselves and what we are capable of, and how willing we are to overlook our differences in order to work together.

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Dear Editor,My wife, two young children and

myself had the absolute pleasure of spending the Thanksgiving long weekend in Invermere. We hail from Turner Valley, Alberta. I realize many of your visitors are from the Calgary area and we represent a substantial impact on your communities econ-omy. Rightly so, it is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Our stay, for the most part, was incredible — great people, inviting atmosphere.

I will continue to visit your location in the future. However, I have no-ticed a putrid, vegetative smell com-ing from your tap water? I was tempt-ed to boil the water and put iodine in it to make sure it was safe to drink! I was told that the water is safe, but with the formaldehyde/rotten egg smell, it is hard to be confident when drinking it. I have memories of 12 years ago in the Walkerton, ON area where people died and thousands fell ill from contaminated water. I would not want to see something of this scope fall on the valley area.

I took a drive up to the water res-ervoir where Invermere’s water is drawn from; even if I were a fish I would not go there. The weeds and

suspicious floating film on the water appeared as if it belonged in a Ste-phen King book.

I can only hope that the town and area finds some time and funding to get a handle on this. I would love to retire in this area, but I would need to see some action take place first!

Matt CarpenterTurner Valley, AB

Dear Editor,The deer population is getting out

of hand. I regularly have one mother with twin babies and one with trip-lets help themselves to my flowers.

With the deer continually doing what they do naturally, and we do the math, this bunch will increase to a herd of 23 in two years! From then on their numbers increase exponentially.

It is time we seriously considered reduction — even call it agriculture if we wish.

Stan RokoshInvermere

Dear Editor,The facts and timelines of the deer

issue in Invermere:May 2010: District of Invermere

(DOI) Council sent a letter to the

Province with concerns over the number of urban deer.

Fall 2010: the DOI received the “Urban Ungulates Conflict Analysis Report” from the Province. The re-port recommended that anti-feed-ing bylaws be created and enforced, that residents be surveyed on their opinions about deer and deer man-agement options, that an urban deer management committee be estab-lished, and that deer populations within the community be counted.

December 2010: DOI had created anti-feed bylaws and established terms of reference and appointed six people (plus Ministry of Environment non-voting member) to an Invermere Urban Deer Management Committee.

January 2011: the DOI and Deer Committee conducted a survey of resi-dents, 292 surveys were returned. The survey was compiled from similar sur-veys done in Cranbrook and Kimberly.

February 2011: the deer committee organized a deer count, and counted 199 deer in Invermere. During the spring and early summer of 2011, the deer committee completed extensive research regarding every possible option and provided recommenda-tions to DOI council.

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August 2011: the DOI council adopted the following rec-ommendations from the deer committee: a trap and cull program for the fall of 2011; relocation for the spring 2012, with the ultimate goal of de-creasing urban deer popula-

tion in Invermere to 50 deer by 2014; the establishment of a permanent deer commit-tee; that community fencing be further researched; and that public education pro-gram be initiated. Options not recommended by the deer committee in-cluded: public hunting, haz-

ing, and fertility control. � e decision of DOI council to proceed with a deer cull was well documented in local newspapers, and there was almost no public reaction. November 2011: the DOI received a permit from the

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Ever wonder how some schedules are made? It can be crazy making a hockey schedule, but fun too. I once had the opportunity to rep-resent Golden at the Koo-tenay International Junior Hockey League schedule-making meeting for the Ed-die Mountain division of the Kootenay Conference.

Here is how it works. A very detail-oriented (some may say obsessive!) person � rst has to make what is called a crossover schedule, in which teams from two conferences crossover into the other conference. � is schedule has to be made � rst in order to ensure that a team travelling from, say Princeton in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference, will have three games to play once they get to the Eddie Mountain or Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference in order to make the most out of their travel time.

� en a representative from each of the � ve teams in the division sits down with their calendars. � e reps each have certain dates already

marked o� representing times when their home arena is otherwise occupied and they are unable to play at home. � eir � rst chore then is to � nd a team or two that can host them at that time. � en they start at the begin-ning date of the season when everyone wants their division rival to play their home-opener, which is why you often see a season begin with a 'home and home' series.

Often teams will have a weekend picked that they call a 'family' weekend, whereby they ask a nearby team to host them Friday night but schedule home games for Saturday and Sunday. � e players' families are all ex-tended a special invitation to attend the three games that weekend, a team/public din-ner takes place on the Sat-urday night along with some kind of fundraiser, breakfast is made on Sunday morning, and you've got a very enjoy-able weekend for players, families and fans.

From there on, it's a mat-ter of logistics. Each team has to play each other team

in the division a certain number of times — half of those games at home, half in the other team's barn. Everybody wants to play every weekend but week-day games are sometimes impossible to avoid.

And just when you think you've got it down, you spend some time socializing with the other team repre-sentatives and go home, but three days later you receive a phone call: the arena was booked in one location but nobody on the team was advised so now you have to do a juggling act with three other teams so that team can go out of town. Your team may now be playing seven games in 10 days and you may not be happy but it's the only way it's going to work.

I can only imagine what it must be like to do a school schedule for 500 kids taking eight subjects. And yes, I have been the parent ask-ing for a 'simple' schedule change for my child. But that was before I took on the task of helping to create a hockey schedule for a league!

Hockey scheduling 101Ramble On — Marilyn Berry

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WED NOV 7•Junior Curling begins for novice curlers, Invermere Curling Club, $40 for 15 weeks. 250-342-3315•Wilmer Commu-nity Club, AGM, Wilmer Community Hall, 7 p.m.

THURS NOV 8•Killer Rollbots roller derby recruit-ment and info night, Invermere Com-munity Hall, 7 p.m. Info, skate � ttings, free pizza and more! 250-342-5321

FRI NOV 9•Columbia Valley Rockies play Creston Valley Th undercats, Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena, 7:30 p.m.

SAT NOV 10•Braeden Gagatekbirthday party brain injury fundraiser, all gifts will go to the Christmas Bureau, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Inv. Comm. Hall•Artym Gallery, original jewelry from � ve award-winning artists, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

SUN NOV 11•Remembrance Day Invermere parade at 10:30 a.m. Recep-tion at 12 p.m. at Invermere Legion. Edgewater parade at 3:30 p.m. Reception at 5 p.m. at Edgewa-ter Legion

MON NOV 12•Windermere Val-ley Minor Baseball Annual General Meeting, Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena Mezzanine, 7:30 p.m.

TUES NOV 13•Columbia Valley Rockies play Kim-berley Dynamiters, Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena, 7:30 p.m.

FRI NOV 23•ICAN dinner and comedy show, Invermere Commu-nity Hall, 6 p.m.Tickets 250-341-7888

EVERY SUNDAY•Public Indoor Rock Climbing, Laird School, 5-8 p.m., $5.•Radium Seniors’ Carpet Bowling, 1:30 p.m., Seniors' Hall

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Province allowing the cull, and an urban wildlife control con-tract position was advertised for. December 2011: a small group of people began complaining about the decision to undertake a deer cull. Many of the people were not from Invermere. They

formed the IDPO or IDPS. When the last ditch attempts by the IDPS to change DOI council po-sition were unsuccessful, and the attempts to protest and boycott businesses owned by members of council failed, they then turned to legal recourse.

February 2011: Shane Suman and the IDPS sued the DOI and

received a injunction delaying the cull. When the cull eventu-ally began, a few members of the group followed the contrac-tor, and several of the traps were tampered with and vandalized.

The carcasses of the deer killed were offered to residents of In-vermere, local First Nations, and to our local food bank. The DOI

was not involved in meat pro-cessing. Reports from those who received the meat were positive.

After the cull was over, mem-bers of the IDPS suggested that they would work on solutions to manage the deer popula-tion and to promote non-lethal options. Despite meeting with the deer committee to pro-

vide their recommendations, none were received. In addi-tion, when they were asked to provide suggestions on how they would improve deer count methods — which they have frequently criticized — again none were received.

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Thanks to the efforts of a couple dozen dedicated local resi-dents, the 2012 Par-kinson SuperWalk in Invermere was suc-cessful in raising al-most double what it did the year before as well as contributing to a record-breaking province-wide total.

In 2011, the Parkin-son Society of British Columbia fundraised $301,372.79 with Su-perWalk events tak-ing place across the province, from Van-couver to Nelson to Prince George. The society set a goal of $325,000 for 2012, and now that the re-sults are in, it turns out the actual total has exceeded the goal by $257,523 for a 2012 total of $582,523.15.

“This is what I worked so hard for,” said Invermere Su-perWalk organizer Grace Sander in an email. Sander was diagnosed with Par-

kinson’s in 1995. “Thanks to the gener-osity of the valley.”

Invermere’s Parkin-son SuperWalk took place for the first time in 2011 and raised

$3,731.23. With just 26 participants, the total money raised actually meant that the per capita dona-tions were higher than those in some of the larger centres. Invermere’s 2012 SuperWalk went on to raise $6,162, this

time with just 24 participants.

The third annual Parkinson Super-Walk will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Sat-urday, September 7, 2013 at Invermere’s Pothole Park with registration opening up at 1 p.m.


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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGZoning Bylaw Amendment

NOTICE is given of a Public Hearing to be held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, in the Council Chambers at the District of Invermere Office, 914 - 8th Ave., in the District of Invermere, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002.

Bylaw No. 1460, 2012 will amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 as follows:

• Introduce new definitions and amendments to permit the Zoning of the surface of Lake Windermere;

• Introduce four (4) new water surface zones regulating the uses associated with boat moorage on Lake Windermere

• Designate surface of Lake Windermere as outlined on the map below:

The above synopsis is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as the full text and content of the proposed “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1460, 2012”. A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the District of Invermere municipal office 914 - 8th Ave., Invermere from November 2, 2012 to November 20, 2012. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

All persons who believe that their interest in the property is affected by the proposed “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1460, 2012. 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 Zoning Bylaw Amendment

NOTICE is given of a Public Hearing to be held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, in the Council Chambers at the District of Invermere Office, 914 - 8th Ave., in the District of Invermere, to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002.

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Introduce new definitions and amendments to permit the Zoning of the surface of Lake Windermere;

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Designate surface of Lake Windermere as outlined on the map below:



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Airsoft gun harms trick or treaters

RCMP are currently investigating two young offenders who shot trick-or-treating teenagers with an airsoft gun on Halloween night.

Columbia Valley RCMP Staff Sgt. Marko She-hovac said that two victims have come forward so far, both teenagers, and that they had minor injuries in the form of marks on their face.

“The potential for a more serious incident

could’ve been there,” Shehovac said. RCMP are in the process of interviewing the

victims and their parents, and are also speak-ing with the parents of the accused.

Shehovac said the two youth were not pre-viously known to police and, from his under-standing, had never been in this kind of trou-ble before.

That being said, the RCMP are considering either laying charges, which could include assault causing bodily harm, or looking at re-storative justice options.


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Playground passion

While it’s not the season of giving just yet, Eileen Madson Primary School (EMP) student Madison Roe is already gener-ously making a difference in her school community.

“We’re always talking at EMP

about being a bucket filler,” said principal Lisa Tenta. “I just think this is what it’s all about. People of all ages can really make a dif-ference, and she really has made a difference in our school com-munity. I think she’s touched a lot of hearts.”

Roe, a Grade 3 student, recent-ly decided to do something a bit different for her birthday party. Instead of asking friends to bring presents, she asked them to bring donations to help EMP

Panebianco hearing held over

The Brian Thomas Panebianco case in relation to the death of Cory Jarock of In-vermere has been held over until De-cember 13 for bail and an arraignment hearing. Panebianco will appear by video at 1:30 p.m.

Counsel is Greg Sawchuk with Judge Webb presiding.

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purchase and install new wheelchair ac-cessible playground equipment.

No good deed goes unnoticed, and a family friend who at-tended Roe’s birth-day party told her co-workers at Kootenay Savings Credit Union what the Grade 3 student was trying to accomplish.

At Kootenay Sav-ings Credit Union in Invermere each year, sta� pay $1 every Fri-day for the privilege of dressing casually at

work, and at the end of the year the total amount is donated to a worthy cause. After hearing about Roe, the sta� decided to donate to her cause in the amount of $1,272.

“We just thought it was really touching that someone of that tender age could feel so driven and pas-sionate to want to help someone,” Alice Kazako� of Kootenay Savings said.

Along with the $550 Roe raised from her

birthday party, EMP has now been able to install a full-support swing so that any stu-dent in a wheelchair can swing freely and independently.

“Honestly, the day that the full support swing was installed it was incredible,” Ten-ta said. “� e whole school gathered around with big smiles, sta� and students.”

At a recent meeting with school board administrators, Roe presented a list of potential additions or upgrades to the school playground equipment using in-

formation obtained from the internet. Currently, EMP is waiting for proposals from Blue Imp, a Ca-nadian playground equipment manu-facturer before they move forward. Tenta herself has been looking into wheel-chair accessible play-ground equipment to make use of the $25,000 provincial grant the school re-ceived in June. Tenta said they’ll likely roll out new equipment in stages, with several pieces hopefully be-ing able to be used by the end of the year.


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Help Inform the Future of the Columbia River TreatyThe Province of British Columbia invites you to a Columbia River Treaty Review consultation workshop with information on future

Treaty scenarios. Find out how your interests may be affected. We want your input on the future of the Treaty.

The Columbia River Treaty Local Governments’ Committee encourages you to join them and be heard at a community near you.

Jaffray Wednesday, November 14 Jaffray Hall

Creston Thursday, November 15 Creston and District Community Complex

Revelstoke Tuesday, November 20 Revelstoke Community Centre

Golden Wednesday, November 21 Golden Civic Centre

Valemount Thursday, November 22 Valemount Visitor Centre

Nelson Tuesday, November 27 Nelson and District Rod and Gun Club

Trail Wednesday, November 28 Best Western Plus Columbia River Hotel

Nakusp Thursday, November 29 Nakusp and District Sports Complex

Presentations and discussions: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Open House: 6:00-6:30 p.m. Refreshments provided.

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SUBMITTED PHOTO(l-r) EMP principal Lisa Tenta and student Madison Roe are presented a cheque in the amount of $1,272 by Alice Kaza-koff and Heather Fullerton with Kootenay Savings Credit Union

It’s not hard to notice the turn of the season as the snow line slowly creeps down the mountains. Na-ture has noticed too, and every living thing has prepared to stick-it-out or move out.

Honking over head heralds the passing of geese and other wa-terfowl as they make their way south to warmer locations where there will be more food available over the winter months. Most migratory birds that spend their summers here have long since � own the coop. But not all birds classi� ed as “migratory” relocate for the winter. Some stay here year round and peck out a liv-ing. � ese can include geese, ducks, king� shers, eagles, robins and herons. Some stay because there is enough food and they can withstand the cold, others stay because they cannot make the journey south for one reason or another. Our resident birds have put on a more robust feather jacket, and many have switched their diets from predominantly insects to energy packed seeds and grains. Only about 35 per cent of the bird species observed in the Columbia Valley stay here year round. Many furry critters migrate too. Ungulates typically migrate to lower elevations where there is less snow and better ac-cess to food throughout the win-ter. In fact, many mammals do this. However, some prefer to put on extra thick coats and a good layer of fat and live o� a larder that they spent a great deal of ef-

fort stu� ng full over the summer, like the beaver. But why go to all the bother when you could just sleep o� the winter cold? � is is the tactic many plants and ani-mals employ. Reptiles, turtles and amphibians typically � nd a bur-row or bury themselves, reduce their metabolism to almost nil, and allow their body temperature to drop to below freezing. � ese creatures, like many insects, have natural “antifreeze” in their blood that prevents cell damage while they hibernate. Mammals that hibernate are not so fortu-nate. � ey still must keep their body temperatures above freez-ing, which means they burn a lot more energy while they sleep. Small mammals allow their body temperatures to drop to four de-grees Celsius to reduce energy consumption, but in order to pre-vent brain damage they have to warm their bodies up every few days. Because they just can’t put that much fat on their tiny bodies, this means they have to wake up to eat and then pass waste. � is is why you see ground squirrels, mice, marmots and pikas bus-ily collecting and storing food all summer. Larger mammals don’t have to lower their temperature as much as they can pack on more fat. Bears only lower their body temperature by about 10 degrees Celsius and can doze for 100 days without food, water or passing waste. On some cold, gloomy days I wish I could just sleep o� winter too!

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Dear Editor,

I am a member of the War Amps Operation Legacy, which consists of young members and graduates of the Child Am-putee (CHAMP) Program who are dedicated to preserving and commemorating Canada’s military heritage by teaching younger generations about our nation’s wartime history.

I have had the privilege to learn about Canada’s military heritage and also know what it is like to live without a limb — a strong bond that I share with war am-putee veterans. CHAMP was started by war amputee veterans and I want to give back to those who have given me so much.

It’s important to remember

our veterans for countless rea-sons. The individuals that left their families, homes and lives behind to fight for us and our country deserve more than just remembrance. We should be thankful every day for what they went through for us. The bravery, strength and courage it took is not something easily found. I give all

my respect to our war veterans.I encourage all of you to learn

more about Canada’s history by means of the War Amps Mili-tary Heritage Series documen-taries, which can be ordered at www.waramps.ca.

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Continued from Page a8

Learning our history


“LET PEACE BE THEIR MEMORIAL”The presidents and members of the

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Sunday, november 11, 2012In memory of more than 117,000 Fallen Comrades

Boer War 1899-1902WWI 1914-1918 • WWII 1939-1945

Korea 1950-1953Afghanistan • Peacekeepers

InvERMERE EdgEwATER10:30 a.m. Parade forms outside Legion 3.30 p.m.10:35 a.m. Parade moves to Cenotaph Park 3:45 p.m.11:30 a.m. Parade leaves Cenotaph Park 4:30 p.m.11:35 a.m. Parade dismisses at Legion 4:40 p.m.12 p.m. Reception at Legion 5:30 p.m.

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IN FLANDERS FIELDS

In Flanders � elds the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, � yScarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders � elds.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders � elds.

John McCrae

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At 0530 hours on the morning of 9 April 1917, the Battle of Vimy Ridge be-gan, marking an important milestone in our military history.

For the next few days, Canadian troops fought relentlessly, braving enemy forces, a heavily-forti� ed ridge and the weather. � is battle was signi� cant; not only was it a resounding success for Canada but, in the words of Brigadier-General A.E. Ross, it marked the “birth of a nation”.

No longer would Canada be over-shadowed by the military strength of her allies. � is battle had proven Cana-da’s ability as a formidable force in the theatre of war.

� e bravery, discipline and sacri� ce that Canadian troops displayed during those few days are now legendary. � e battle represented a memorable uni� cation of

our personnel resources as troops from all Canadian military divisions, from all parts of Canada and from all walks of life, joined to collectively overcome the powerful en-emy at considerable odds. Our troops united to defeat adversity and a military threat to the world.

Now, decades later, Canadians stand united in their Remembrance as they recognize and honour the sel� ess acts of our troops from all wars. We realize that it is because of our war veterans that we exist as a proud and free nation.

Today, when people from all parts of

Canada and from all walks of life join together in their pledge to never forget, they choose to display this collective reminiscence by wearing a Poppy.

� ey stand united as Canadians shar-ing a common history of sacri� ce and commitment.

Each November, Poppies blossom on the lapels and collars of over half of Canada’s entire population. Since 1921, the Poppy has stood as a symbol of Remembrance, our visual pledge to never forget all those Canadians who have fallen

in war and military operations. The Poppy also stands internationally as a “symbol of collective reminiscence”, as other countries have also adopted its image to honour those who have paid the ultimate sacrifi ce.

Celebrating the 'Birth of a Nation'Remembering the legendary veterans who fought for a free Canada

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For World War II veteran Jim Ashworth, joining the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1941 was an obvious choice.

"Well, we were needed of course," said Ashworth. "I'd just � nished high school and was working up at the park, and all my friends joined, and we thought we better go and get this over with, so we joined up. � at was the general atmo-sphere anyway."

At the age of 20, Ashworth, a native of Cranbrook, would begin his training in Canada as a pilot in January before being shipped to England in Novem-ber of the same year.

Ashworth had never � own before joining the RCAF, but after spending a year in Eng-land, he was sent to Southeast Asia for the Burma Campaign, which was part of the Asia-Pa-ci� c War of WWII.

"I didn't really want to go that far, but you didn't have

much choice; they were short of pilots and you had to go," said Ashworth, who went on

to become a squadron leader. "Some of the decisions, you did what the higher authority told

you to do."He would end up � ying 90

hours during the Burma Cam-

paign before being sent back to Canada near the tail-end of 1944. Arriving back in Canada was a huge relief, as some of his strongest war memories were of the poor living condi-tions pilots would sometimes have to live with.

� e end of the war was "ex-hilarating," said Ashworth.

He then stayed on with the RCAF for a total of 26 years un-til retiring in 1966.

During that time Ashworth was also posted at a radar station in To� no on Vancouver Island as part of a distant early-warning system that saw radar stations all across the U.S. and Canada in case of a Soviet bomber attack during the Cold War.

After retiring from the RCAF, Ashworth moved back to the East Kootenay where he co-owned and operated the Hoo-doos Mountain Resort for a number of years.

He regularly takes part in Re-membrance Day ceremonies in the Columbia Valley and visits Windermere Elementa-ry School each year as part of their ceremonies.

"It really warms things up for everybody," Ashworth said. "� e teachers do a great job in giving the kids the word."

World War II veteran retired to Columbia ValleyCranbrook native joined Canadian air force at 20 years old


SUBMITTED PHOTOWWII veteran Jim Ashworth is seen here in this picture from 1956. The photo was taken in Saskatoon just prior to Ashworth taking a course in fl ying CF-100 Canuck jet interceptors and fi ghters that were used throughout the Cold War.


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Canadian pens celebrated Flanders Field poem

Lieutenant-Colonel McCrae was born on November 30, 1872 in Guelph, On-tario. At age 14, he joined the High� eld Cadet Corps and, three years later, en-listed in the Militia � eld battery. While attending the University of Toronto Medical School, he was a member of the Queen’s Own Ri� es of Canada.

With Britain declaring war on Germany on August 4, 1914, Canada’s involvement

was automatic. John McCrae was among the � rst wave of Ca-nadians who enlisted to serve and he was appointed as brigade surgeon to the First Brigade of the Cana-dian Forces Artillery.

In April 1915, John McCrae was sta-tioned near Ypres, Belgium, the area traditionally called Flanders. It was there, during the Second Battle of Ypres, that some of the � ercest � ghting of the First World War occurred. Work-ing from a dressing station on the banks of the Yser Canal, dressing hundreds of wounded soldiers from wave after wave of relentless enemy attack, he observed

how “we are weary in body and wearier in mind. � e general impression in my mind is of a nightmare.”

In May 1915, on the day following the death of fellow soldier Lt. Alexis Helmer of Ottawa, John McCrae wrote his now famous work, an expression of his an-guish over the loss of his friend and a re� ection of his surroundings — wild poppies growing amid simple wooden crosses marking makeshift graves. � ese 15 lines written in 20 minutes, captured an exact description of the sights and sounds of the area around him.

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae left Ypres with these memorable few lines scrawled on a scrap of paper. His words were a poem which started, “In Flan-ders � elds the poppies blow…”. Little did

he know then that these 15 lines would become enshrined in the innermost thoughts and hearts of all soldiers who hear them. � rough his words, the scar-let poppy quickly became the symbol for soldiers who died in battle.

� e poem was � rst published on De-cember 8, 1915 in England, appearing in Punch magazine.

His poem speaks of Flanders � elds, but the subject is universal — the fear of the dead that they will be forgotten, that their death will have been in vain. Remem-brance, as symbolized by the poppy, is our eternal answer which belies that fear.

Sadly, Lieutenant-Colonel John Mc-Crae died of pneumonia at Wimereux, France on January 28, 1918. He was 45 years old.

John McCrae

Death of a friend during � erce World War I battle inspired famous 15 lines

THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSpecial to The Valley Echo

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Remembrance Day is a time when we honour the valour and sacri� ces of Canadians who fought in WWI, WWII, the Korean War, on peacekeeping missions and in Afghanistan. � ey defend-ed our country and stood up for our values and our freedom.

I would like to particularly honour one individual for whom I have great respect and admi-ration. Mr. Bob Doratty, who is now 97, landed on Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 in the � nal push

by our Canadian troops to lib-erate Europe from German oc-cupation. Bob was 27 years old on that historic day. His platoon was one of the � rst to land on Juno Beach. He received a Com-mendation Medal from General Montgomery. Upon returning to Canada after the war, he married his bride, Molly, and together they just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.

� ere are not many veterans left from Juno Beach. As we approach Remembrance Day, I, along with all Canadians, will pay homage to all members, past and present, of the armed forces for their service.

I recently had the honour of presenting the Queen’s Dia-mond Jubilee Medal to Mr. Do-ratty and I would like to extend a special thanks to him for all he has done for Canada.

On Sunday the 11th, I hope you will join me in taking part in one of the many Remembrance Day ceremonies in our commu-nity. � is year, I will be attend-ing ceremonies in Golden.

And to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces on behalf of myself, my family and the residents of Kootenay Colum-bia, thank you for your service.

Lest we forget.

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On Remembrance Day, we remember those who have

fallen. But each and every day, we must show that we value all that we have been given. And we must commit ourselves to looking after others, protecting our freedom, and furthering our democratic responsibilities.

Along with our children and grandchildren, our continued attendance at Remembrance Day ceremonies shows that we are keeping faith with our veterans. And we prove through our actions that we will never forget.

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Mayor Gerry TaftDistrict of InvermereNovember 11th

means di� erent things to di� erent people.

Sadly, for some peo-ple it is simply a day o� from school or work, or a regular day that is traded for another day o� at Christmas.

To most of us, November 11th is a mel-ancholy day, one that reminds us of sac-ri� ce, that makes us think about wars and armed con� icts from long ago- whose veterans slowly decrease year by year. In recent years, seeing younger faces as new generations of veterans return from peacekeeping missions and military missions in Afghanistan, has added a fresh, new reminder to an old message that is about the sacri� ce, pain, and risk of war.

Recently, I have been thinking that

November 11th can also be a day for celebration. To celebrate our freedom, celebrate our great country, and to cel-ebrate and dream and plan for a time in the future when we don’t have as many wars, when we don’t have veterans com-ing home with post-traumatic stress, or even worse, not coming home at all.

� is November 11th, I will be remem-bering, celebrating and hoping.

Mayor Dee ConklinVillage of Radium Hot SpringsWe owe all our veter-

ans a huge debt of grat-itude, as it is because of their sacri� ces that we continue to live in a free and democratic society. As mayor, the Remembrance Day celebrations have be-come my most cherished event to at-tend on behalf of the residents of Ra-

dium. Lest we Forget!

Mayor Ute JurasVillage of Canal FlatsRemembrance Day

is a very special day in the Village of Ca-nal Flats and the cer-emony is always well attended. Unfortu-nately, we will mourn the passing of our last World War II veteran this year, Ray Case. Mr. Case was very involved in the community and will be greatly missed. Canal Flats is very proud of all our soldiers, past and present, serving our great country.

Area F Director Wendy BoothRegional District of East KootenayLaying the wreath on behalf of all the

residents of the regional district is an honour that I truly cherish and look for-

ward to every year. Re-membrance Day is the opportunity to remem-ber those who gave the ultimate sacri� ce and to thank those who are currently serving in our military for pre-serving the Canadian way of life. It is a very special day!

Area G Director Gerry WilkieRegional District of East KootenayAs we honour

those who fought for our priceless lega-cy of democratic free-dom, my hope is that the time will come when no one will have to say: “You don’t know the real meaning of peace unless you have been through a war."

Gerry Taft

Dee Conklin

Ute Juras

Wendy Booth

Gerry Wilkie

2012 Remembrance Day messages

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day, think of the peace

At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of Novem-ber 1918 World War I, the war to end all wars, paused as Germany accepted the terms of armistice. Out of the ashes of sacri� ce, devastation, and su� ering, the tradition of commemorating those who died with two minutes of silence was born.

Unfortunately while the tradition of Remembrance endured, the outbreak of World War II ended the peace; plunging the armies of the world into yet an-other brutal con� ict. � e list of con� icts continues unabated with Korea, the Gulf War, Afghanistan and Libyan Civil War to name just a few. In addition since World War II Canadians were involved in over

30 peacekeeping missions in places like Cyprus, the Middle East, Africa, Bosnia and Haiti.

� is history of con� ict has touched the lives of Cana-dians of all ages, all races, and all social classes. While all too many soldiers gave the supreme sacri� ce be-ing killed in action, many more were wounded both physically and mentally returning home to live the rest of their lives with the scars of war.

For what purpose have such great sacri� ces been made? � e peace and freedom that we enjoy as Canadians to-day was paid for with the blood of previous genera-tions. Remembrance Day is a special time to re� ect and pay our respects with gratitude for all the e� orts of those who have gone before us. It is also important

to recognize past and present members of the RCMP, � re� ghters, paramedics and all those who serve and protect the people of this great country that we live in.

On November 11th we will respectfully bow our heads for the Two Minute Silence in quiet re� ection

as we mourn the loss for all those who have sacri� ced their lives in combating aggression and bring-ing peace to the world. We ac-knowledge the debt that is owed to those who sacri� ce so much. We repay this debt in our Remem-

brance. � e poppy is the symbol of remembrance; but it's also a symbol of peace and the future.

At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of No-vember this year if you can’t remember war, think of the peace.

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“The peace and freedom that we enjoy as Canadians today was paid for with the blood of previous generations.”

Art and animal lov-ers from all corners of the valley won't want to miss the 3rd annual Arts Alive show when it returns to Pynelogs Cultural Centre on Saturday, November 17.

Presented by Inver-mere-based lamp-work glass bead artists Sandra Bein-gessner and Kelly To-malty, the event will showcase unique, Canadian handmade artwork, with all door proceeds after over-head going to the Invermere Compan-ion Animal Network (ICAN) to help the non-pro� t acquire a bigger and better home for cats and other small animals they rescue each year

in the community."Last year we do-

nated to ICAN as well because we thought it was a great cause," Tomalty said.

Admission to pe-ruse Pynelogs be-tween 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the day of the sale is a mere $2, and featured artists will include John Ni-ddrie's Lost Caribou Photography, Lee Bedford's Canyon Creek Pottery, Faith Saunders' Jams and Jellies and Linda Reynolds' Baby Tex-tiles and Ornaments to name just a few. Beingessner's Bliss-beads, Scarves and Fascinators will also be on display as will Tomalty's own Kelly Designs Glass and

Wire Jewelry."We came together

as a team and de-cided to put on a craft show," Tomalty said of her and Beingessner's partnership in putting on the annual event.

"People liked it, and then we had more interest, then we just thought, 'Let's keep it going and see if we

can get more artists involved.'"

She said they make a point of ensuring that the artists show-cased at Arts Alive are mostly local.

"I feel that if you can accommodate the art-ists that are here, then it's great for our town too," Tomalty said. "Arts Alive gives local

artists and craftspeo-ple an opportunity to make their work avail-able to the public, thus supporting our local economy."

For more informa-tion or to become a vendor, email [email protected] or phone Sandra at 250-342-6507 or Kelly at 250-342-9394.


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Raise the Woof a barrel of laughs

� is month the Invermere Compan-ion Animal Network (ICAN) is moving one step closer to � nding a new home with its comedy fundraising event, “Raise the Woof.”

“It’s going to be a fun night out, get-ting to see people I haven’t seen in a while, and getting the word out about

ICAN and what we do, and gaining some excitement for our new shelter in the community,” said ICAN presi-dent Lana Banham.

Raise the Woof is an independent comedy tour that regularly works with animal shelters and rescue groups across the country to put on fund-raising events. Created by comedian and producer James Uloth, the tour has helped raise over $300,000 for a variety of charities. � e tour will visit the Invermere Community Hall on Friday, November 23 and will feature the talents of Uloth and fellow come-dian Lars Callieou (both of whom can be seen on YouTube) and a third per-

former who will be con� rmed closer to the date of the event.

“Raise the Woof likes to make it an annual event if they’re well-received,” Banham said. “We’re kind of hoping along those lines, but we’ll get this � rst year under our belts and see how that goes.”

Tickets are $45 and include refresh-ments, dinner, a silent auction and, of course, live comedy. Proceeds from the event will go towards building a new rescue and adoption centre so that ICAN can help even more pets in the future. Since 2007, the group has

PHOTO BY NICOLE TRIGG/THE ECHOArts Alive organizers Sandra Beingessner (left) and Kelly Tomalty are bringing back their annual craft sale for the third year in a row.

� ird annual Arts Alive event dedicates all proceeds to ICAN


Comedy tour coming to Invermere to fundraise for new ICAN shelter


CONTINUES TO 'COMEDY' ON PAGE A20

Yep. It’s winter. It is cold and grey, and just a little blah. � ose bright blue cold win-ter days are still to come, the autumn colours have dulled and it is too early to head south. What you need is… a little sparkle! Call it bling if you like, adornment if you are feeling a little old-fashioned, or go for the tried and true, shiny! In a word: jewelry.

� e history of jew-elry is a long one — the oldest pieces are thought to be around 100,000 years old — and it is something that stretches across human cultures, both geographically and historically. Although originally used for trade, and to denote

status, over time, and especially more re-cently, jewelry has become an art form. Because everyone is di� erent, it only makes sense that the way that we adorn ourselves should be equally unique. Jew-elry artists epitomize this theory — they create works that are in� nitely special and di� erent, with pieces that are comfortable, striking, unusual and, inevitably, beautiful.

On Saturday, No-

vember 10, the Artym Gallery is presenting a show that will for the � rst time feature � ve

jewelry artists: Martin Ebbers, Margo Fearn, Dietje Hagedoorn, Bayot Heer and Su-san Kun. � ese art-ists will be providing a plethora of beauti-ful new pieces for the show cases; their high quality original de-signs in gold and sil-ver with a huge array of gemstones. In ad-dition, Margo, Dietje and Bayot will be in attendance and avail-able to custom design works from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. � is is a won-derful opportunity to meet these gifted art-ists and appreciate

their craft.In addition, this

show is featuring the work of painter Andrew Kiss. Fresh from his “plein-air” show in September, Kiss has a collection of new works, in-cluding studio pieces created from ‘Moun-tain Sketches’ at the Artym. His detailed paintings are excep-tionally precise and glow with a sense of light that brings life and excitement to his paintings. Andrew will also be at the gal-lery between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

� ere is a little ex-tra incentive to check out this show at the Artym on the long weekend — like you need another excuse to come! For every person who purchas-es an Andrew Kiss painting, or a piece of jewelry at this show, their name will be en-tered to win a draw.

Andrew has very generously donated a 14” x 18” painting, valued at $2,400. � e exhibition continues all month, so you have

� e Annual General Meet-ing (AGM) of the Steamboat Mountain Music Society (SMMS) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 16 at the Edgewa-ter Hall.

� e AGM will be a co� ee-house event with live local music and dessert, as well as reports on the 2012 festival,

initial plans for the 2013 fes-tival, and an election of direc-tors. Included in reports will be an announcement about the awarding of the SMMS bursary. Incorporating music into an AGM is only natural for a non-pro� t society whose main purpose is to promote Columbia Valley music.

Performers who would like to be included in the musical parts of the AGM evening are asked to contact Larry New-

man at 250-270-0042. Individuals or groups who

would like to audition for the 2013 Steamboat Mountain Music Festival are asked to set up a time with Larry New-man, drop o� CDs to Larry, or bring them to the meeting.

All local musicians and groups are invited to audition for the second annual festival which has been tentatively scheduled for next July 5 to 6 in Edgewater.


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT (continues on page A30)

Saturday, November 10, 11-4pmOriginal jewellery by fi ve award winning artists

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Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner begins at 7 p.m. and the show starts around 8 p.m. Tickets — which are going fast — can be purchased at � e Book Bar, One-Hour Photo, the Invermere

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Banham would also like to add that ICAN is full of cats right now, so for anyone looking for a furry companion, now is the perfect time to look into adopting. For more information on Raise the Woof, visit the ICAN website at www.icanhelpapet.com, or the Raise the Woof web-site at www.woofraise.com.


Comedy night tickets sure to sell out

Five jewellers descend on ArtymDEANNA BERRINGTONArtym Gallery

ANNE JARDINESteamboat Mountain Music Society

Co� eehouse night in EdgewaterCONTINUES TO 'ENTER' ON PAGE A30

With just over a month left before opening day at Panorama Mountain Village, Panorama staff have been hard at work over the off season to make the ski resort's 50th anniversary season a memorable one.

"I think we're in really good shape, we've done a lot of work throughout the summer and it's going to be a very excit-ing season for skiers and snowboarders up on the mountain here at Panorama," said Panorama marketing co-ordinator Jamie Hurschler. "We can't wait to wel-come everybody back to the mountain."

While nothing has been finalized yet in terms of new events, Panorama will be celebrating its history all winter long with a variety of family-friendly events and festivals. Among them, last year's four themed festivals — the Snowflake Festi-val, Mardi Gras, Stampede and the Spring Carnival —will all make their return after a highly successful debut last year. The resort has also started Throwback Thurs-days through its social media channels, whereby past and present guests and staff are encouraged to contribute old photos and memories of some of their favourite times on the mountain.

“We feel it’s important to pay homage to the resort’s founders and the rich ski culture that has made Panorama Moun-tain Village what it is today — a destina-tion like no other,” said Rick Jensen, pres-ident and CEO of Panorama, in a release.

For ski and snowboard enthusiasts, this winter brings several exciting new

developments on the mountain. A brand-new Prinoth high-tech grooming machine has been added to Panorama's fleet of snowcats, and some new fan gun snowmaking machines should help rid-ers get more time on the mountain than ever before.

"The fan guns are amazing," Hurschler said. "They can operate at marginal temperature, so when it's right around 0 (degrees Celsius), they can operate and still make good quality snow. As well… our snowmaking team can actually turn them on and off from their iPhone, right from the parking lot or from home."

The guns are also each equipped with built-in weather monitoring systems,

which allow snowmakers to easily mon-itor and turn the machines on or off on an as-needed basis.

"What this allows us to do, is when we have those marginal conditions, we can start up those guns without having to send snowmakers up the mountain," Hurschler explained. "This allows us to start up and shut down very quickly, and it extends that snowmaking period. We can start as soon as it gets cold, and bang, from an iPhone we can turn on these snowguns, and as soon as it gets too warm we can turn off those snowguns right away. It re-ally maximizes snowmaking time."

For the second year in a row, the mountain has also received a major

makeover, as Panorama crews have been busy glading roughly 280 acres of terrain. Nearly a quarter of Taynton Bowl has been gladed, and the Sun Bowl has had several new swathes cut through the treeline to open up the area for skiers and snowboarders.

"Panorama is known for meticulous grooming and excellent corduroy con-ditions on our groomed runs, and this is another way that we're showing our commitment to having well-maintained trails," Hurschler said.

Panorama's opening day takes place on Friday, December 14.

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The Columbia Valley Rockies hockey team put forth a valiant effort, but had a third peri-

od comeback cut short on Saturday (Novem-ber 3) in a divisional match-up with the Gold-en Rockets at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere.

"We did pretty good considering we had our top line taken away from us with some of the penalties that got called," assistant coach Scott Dubielewicz said. "It really forced us to scramble to put our lines together in a way that kids had to do jobs that they weren't used to doing."

The Rockies opened up the game on the back foot with Golden getting the better of possession and the better shots for the first few minutes. It wouldn't be long before they


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Team GP W L T PTS.

Kimberley Dynamiters 20 12 8 0 24

Fernie Ghostriders 17 11 5 0 23

Golden Rockets 17 9 7 0 19

Creston Valley 17 7 8 0 16

Columbia Valley Rockies 20 6 13 0 13

Team GP W L T PTS.

Nelson Leafs 19 13 5 1 27

Castlegar Rebels 18 11 4 3 25

Beaver Valley 17 10 5 1 22

Spokane Braves 19 7 11 1 15

Grand Forks Border Bruins 20 1 17 0 4

Kootenay Conference - Eddie Mountain Division

Kootenay Conference - Neil Murdoch Division

Team GP W L T PTS.

Inside Edge 8 5 3 0 10

Warwick Interiors 8 4 2 2 10

Kicking Horse 8 4 3 1 9

Finish Line 8 4 4 0 8

Radium Petro 8 3 3 2 8

Huckleberry's 8 3 3 2 8

Aquair 8 3 5 0 6

Hi-Heat 8 2 5 1 5

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Is the Legal Minimum Tire Tread Depth Enough?TNo doubt this morning was an intensely exciting one for a driver that I passed by this morning. She had obviously done some panicked steering on the rain soaked highway judging from the marks in the median and the amount of grass and mud in the fast lane. Others had already stopped to help and aside from being stuck in the median she and her vehicle appeared relatively unharmed.

This turned my thoughts to the tread on my tires and the question of how much tread is needed to stop and steer properly on wet roads. We know that tires are considered to be worn out at 1.5 mm or 2/32nds of an inch unless they are winter tires, in which case the limit is 3 mm or 4/32nds of an inch of tread depth. Is that really enough?

It appears that if you intend to drive on wet roads 4 mm may be the minimum tread depth needed to stop and steer effectively. Without at least this much tread the tire cannot move water away from the tread fast enough to maintain adequate traction. To drive with less tread is not illegal until you reach the legislated minimums, but it may not be safe.

One last thought and that is to buy a decent tire guage to keep in your glovebox. Use it every couple of weeks before you start out and make sure that the tires are in� ated to the speci� cations on your vehicle’s tire placard. Proper in� ation helps tread do its part to prevent hydroplaning.

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photo by steve jessel/the echoDTSS Grade 9 student Kally Van Mulligen meets a Laurie Middle School player at the top of the net during a volleyball tournament at DTSS on Friday (November 2).

Rockies comeback cut short

photo by steve jessel/the echoRockies goalie Stewart Pratt makes a tough save during the Rockies 4-2 loss to Golden on Saturday (November 3).

Fall to Golden 4-2 despite spirited rally in third period


continues to 'bad blood' on page a23

Photo by Nicole trigg/the echo

Jenny Hoffos, president of the Windermere Valley Ski Club, stands before the Ski Swap that took place at the Invermere Community Hall on Sat-urday (November 3), which the club puts on every year. "We really appreciate everyone coming out," said Hoffos. The event was a resounding success with a huge turnout.

would get on the scoreboard as, off a scrum behind the Rockies net, the puck came straight out to Rockets forward Josh Jewell, who roofed the puck over the glove of Rockies net-minder Stewart Pratt to give Golden the 1-0 lead five min-utes into the game. The Rockies would pick up the offensive pressure, but still had some defensive lapses, and would end up being outshot 13-7 in the period. Five Rockies penal-ties definitely didn't help on that front either, as the bad blood between the two teams material-ized itself with both teams continuing the rough play well after the whistle.

"We played good, just penalties cost us a little bit," Rock-ies forward Jayson Cannell said. "We worked hard, but just got some unlucky bounces."

The Rockies opened the second period with some of their best offensive oppor-tunities of the night, and also looked to be picking up the in-tensity at the other end of the ice as well. Pratt made his best stops of the night in the second period, none more impres-sive than when he flashed the leather to take away a sure goal from a streaking Rockets shooter on a breakaway, but the Rockies would con-tinue to be denied on offense, and frustra-tions were running high on their bench. It didn't help when with just over two minutes left in the period, Jewell took advantage of some tired-looking Rockies

skaters to score his second of the night, again past the glove of Pratt.

"We didn't play as good as we could for the full 60 minutes," Dubielewicz said. "We probably put 30, maybe 35 min-utes together, and we can't win if we don't play 60 min-utes against anyone in this league."

Despite their strug-gles on the offen-sive end, the Rock-ies only faced a 2-0

deficit heading into their third period, and after killing off a penalty in the open-ing minutes, Rockies forward Damon Ra-ven pulled his team within one with 17 minutes left in the frame. Just like that, the Rockies were just a goal away from virtually erasing the previous 40 minutes, and it wouldn't take them long to capital-ize on their momen-tum. Coming up the ice a few minutes later, Rockies leading scorer Jake Fardoe made a brilliant deci-sion to hold onto the puck, and after carry-ing it around the back of the Golden net, put a pass right across the crease for forward Chad Davidson to bury in the back of the net and even the score at two all.

"I think Golden got a little tired, and once we got one goal and got a little momen-tum, you could see them looking even more tired," Dubiele-wicz said.

Just like that, it was

a brand new game with 11 minutes re-maining and the score all knotted up, but it wouldn't last for long. Just over five minutes later on a partial breakaway, Golden forward Blake Roney had his pass deflect off of a Rockies defenceman and land right back on his stick, in per-fect position to score a backhand goal to give Golden the lead. Two minutes later, a Golden shot from the point looked to de-flect before making its way past Pratt, and the Rockets would coast with a two-goal lead en-route to a 4-2 victory.

With the loss, the Rockies fall to 6-13-0-1 through 20 games, and currently sit at 13 points. Next up for the Rockies is a home-and-home se-ries with the Creston Valley Thunder Cats, beginning on Friday November 9 when the Rockies host the Cats at 7:30 p.m. at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena.


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CALL FOR VOLUNTEER INVERMERE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS

Are you an avid reader?Would you like to see a new library?Would you like to be a part of your library’s future?

In accordance with the Library Act, the District of Invermere is inviting applications for membership on the Invermere Public Library Board.Membership on the Board will be for a two year term, commencing January, 1 2013.To be eligible, you must be a resident or elector of the District of Invermere.Members of the Invermere District Council, employees of the District of Invermere and employees of the existing Library Board are not eligible.Members of the Invermere Public Library Board are guardians of a “public trust”. They have a legal and moral obligation to ensure that the public library provides relevant and efficient service to the community that it supports.Successful candidates must possess a strong sense of community service, willingness to work respectfully as part of a team and have good communication skills.Normal Board activities include:

*Assuring that adequate funding is available;*Assessing the needs of the community and advocating for the library;*The development and revision of library policy;*The development and implementation of a vision and strategic plan;*Assisting the Library Director in implementation of the strategic plan in accordance with Policy.

New board members must be willing to attend training and information sessions designed to assist them in the work they undertake on behalf of the Invermere Library Board.Interested persons are invited to submit written applications on or before November 16th, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. to:Kindry LuyendykCorporate OfficerBox 339Invermere, B.C.V0A 1K0or to [email protected]



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Building Your Wealth

Who Are You? – Really!For a long time this page has talked

about each person � nding the things that really matter and focusing at-tention and money toward achieving them. After all, there are so many al-ternatives to distract us from our cen-tral values, we are easily pulled aside from our most important goals. In to-day’s page I would like to o� er some questions to help individuals and families work on this theme. Some-times it just takes a bit of a focus to help our thinking.

Imagine you’re meeting someone for the � rst time – such as at a barbe-cue. You want to introduce yourself in a way that will make an impression. So, what do you say about yourself? In your own mind, what is the most interesting thing about you? Do you mention your job, or your religious beliefs? Or do you mention your fam-ily, or maybe your social connections? Do you mention the area where you live, or maybe your hobby?

Related and important is, what do other members of your family say? What do these important others say that is the same or di� erent from your own ideas? What accounts for any di� erences? Is it possible to make ev-eryone’s key goals line up in the same direction?

Sure, to some extent, it’s going to de-pend on such things as the nature of the party, your hosts and if there is an accepted role or topic for the evening and even how honest you are willing to be in this setting. But allow all other things to be equal and give it some thought. If you are just meeting some-

one, what is the � rst thing that comes to your mind?

What is it about you that you consid-er so much a part of what you believe in that it’s the � rst thing out of your mouth when you’re talking about yourself?

Each of us has something that is so much a part of our lives and the way we see ourselves that it’s the � rst thing we tell others about ourselves. It’s the

thing that drives us to do what we do, often for a whole multitude of reasons and it can tell us a lot about ourselves.

Of course, we all know that life is more complicated than just one thing. But our lives are often full of con� icting desires and directions and responses to special circumstances. And, really, we all know we need to resolve the issues.

In all this, there’s a very important point: every con� ict we have in our lives that interferes with our own key goal is something that’s dragging us down. Because it’s so important to who we see ourselves as being, when we are distracted from our goal – when it’s not in front of us – we lose focus in life and spend time, money and other resources on what doesn’t count. It happens very easily. In fact,

I bet many of life’s most di� cult choices are probably there because we have forgotten this basic and im-portant factor.

I often start with my family. Either that or it’s what I have done for a liv-ing. For much of my life, the way I used money was in direct con� ict with my belief in the importance of both those values. � ere were times I could feel

the con� ict all the time even though I didn’t understand it. It even spilled over into every aspect of my life and made everything more confusing.

Resolving such con� icts is crucial to being able to manage a lifestyle and especially crucial to managing mon-ey. � e more we work toward making sure all of the elements in our lives are in line with – or at least not in con� ict with – our key values, the better o� we are in every aspect of life.

So, what’s your core value? What would you tell others about your life? What’s the thing – or things – that make you move? Are the things you do with your money really in line with your core values? Do you spend mon-ey in a way that takes away from those key things?

If you’re in that situation, you might be surprised how much it spreads through your life. I know this from ex-perience: when your spending choic-es put the things you care most about in jeopardy, you feel it in unexpected ways all through your life.

Listen to your core values, and fol-low them. Work to make everything in your life line up behind the core, even if that means giving up on some less-er things. Sometimes, when you look at your life in a new way, the hardest choices become rather easy.

Doing this may look like a lot of work, but it can be well worth it. And the biggest bene� t is that your whole life tends to work easier, too.

� at’s why we like our own work so much. We get to help others � nd their own way into their best future.

The Valley Echo Wednesday, November 7, 2012 www.invermerevalleyecho.com A25

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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Help WantedVJ Bishop Excavating needs

snow plow drivers, skid steer operators and snow shovellers for winter.

Must be experienced. Fax resumé to 250-341-6006

Announcements

Coming Events

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Al-Anon - Are you con-cerned about or affected by someone else’s drinking? If so, please join us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday in Invermere at 7:15 PM at the Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, 712 - 12th Ave, (be-hind the Invermere hospital). For information, please call 250-342-8255

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous - If alcohol is causing problems or confl ict in your life, AA can help. Call 250-342-2424 for more information. All meetings are at 8 p.m. Invermere: Satur-day, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday groups - Colum-bia United AA at the BC Ser-vices building, south end, 625 4th Street Invermere. Radium Friendship Group: Friday, Catholic Church. All meetings are open.

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Children

Daycare CentersLicensed family day care, spots available, full-time or part-time, subsidized children accepted. Hot lunch, nutritious snacks provided. 250-342-9348 or 250-341-1455.

Employment

Business Opportunities

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Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

LOG HAUL Contractors want-ed. Contractor Log Trucks and Drivers wanted immediately to haul into Spray Lake Sawmills, Cochrane, Alberta. Contact Gil 403-333-5355 or Rob 403-851-3388. Email: woodlands@ spraylakesawmills.com

Education/Trade Schools

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Help WantedAn Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring Dozer and Exca-vator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodg-ing and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

Career Opportunities

Employment

Help WantedBANNISTER COLLISION & GLASS CENTRE, VERNON, BC. Due to growth in our ICBC Express Repair Body Shop, we are seeking to fi ll the following position: LICENSED AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN 2ND/3RD YEAR APPREN-TICE Competitive Wages - Good Benefi ts. Preference may be given to applicants with previous ICBC Express Shop Experience. Please forward your resume with cover letter by fax or email to the attention of Bill Blackey. Fax 250-545-2256 or email [email protected]

Blue Dog Cafe Invermere F/T Food Counter Attendant

Duties include: prepare, heat & fi nish cooking

menu items & serve customers. Must also clear, wash & clean kitchen areas.

Will train. Wage $10.25/hr.

Contact Jen [email protected]

or deliver resume to 1213 7th Avenue Invermere B.C.

CLEARWATER OILFIELD Services requires Class 1 or 3 Vacuum Truck Drivers for the Rocky Mountain House, Alber-ta area. Local work. No day rating. Full benefi ts after 6 months. Fax 403-844-9324.

EXPERIENCED PARTS Per-son for a progressive auto/in-dustrial supplier. Hired appli-cant will receive top wages, full benefi ts and RRSP bonus-es plus moving allowances. Our 26,000 sq.ft store is locat-ed 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmon-ton, Alberta. See our commu-nity at LacLaBicheRegion.com Send resume to: Sapphire Au-to, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: [email protected]

Career Opportunities

Employment

Help WantedFORD SERVICE Manager. Harwood Ford Sales, Brooks, Alberta. New facility, busy oil-fi eld economy, technical expe-rience required. Great career opportunity, family owned and operated. Fax resume 403-362-2921. Attention: Jeremy Harty. Email: [email protected]

NEED A Change? Looking for work? In the Provost region, workers of all kinds are need-ed now! Visit our website to-day for more information:www.dreamscreatethefuture.ca

North Okanagan Sawmill is looking to hire Millwrights,Fab-ricators and Heavy Duty Me-chanics. We offer competitive wages along with a compre-hensive benefi t package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.

RANCH MANAGER wanted. Responsible for oversight & maintenance of property and equipment. No animal care. Near Invermere/Fairmont Hot Springs. Pay negotiable de-pending on schedule. Send re-sponse/resume to [email protected].

Required for an Alberta Truck-ing Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430

Employment

Help WantedReceptionist required for 1 year leave of absence in a busy dental practice. 2/3

days week. Strong computer skills necessary. Knowledge

of Dentrix an asset. Only those selected for interview

will be contacted. Email resume to:

drkanan.offi [email protected]

SMITHERS Logging Contractor is hiring

Buncher, Skidder, and Processor Operators.

Call Shari at 250-847-1531 or fax resume to 250-847-1532.

S.M. QUENNELL Trucking in Cranbrook, is looking for self/load and regular log truck drivers, based in Cran-brook. Full time work, home every night. Excellent medi-cal, dental, pension benefi ts, etc. Wages competitive with union rates. Fax resume and drivers abstract to:

(250)426-4610 or call (250)426-6853

Income OpportunityEARN EXTRA Cash! - P/T, F/T Immediate openings. Easy computer work, other positions are available. Can be done from home. No experience needed. www.hwc-bc.com

Employment

Professional/Management

ELECTRICAL DESIGN DRAFTS-PERSON. Electrical Engineering Consulting fi rm requires Electrical Design Draftsperson in our Kam-loops offi ce. Preferably minimum 1 year experience. Apply in writing to ICI Electrical & Control Consulting Ltd. Email: [email protected] Closing date for applications No-vember 16, 2012.

Trades, Technical2ND YEAR to JourneymanSheetmetal workers and Elec-tricians needed in Kindersley, Saskatchewan. Top wages, benefi ts, RRSP’s, room for ad-vancement, positive work at-mosphere. Contact offi ce: 306-463-6707 or lukplumbing.comGARAGE DOOR SERVICE PER-SON. Experienced Commercial Door Service and Installation Tech-nician required for expanding com-mercial service department at Door Pro. Sectional, underground park-ing, rolling steel and operator repair and maintenance experience es-sential. Truck and tools provided $25 - $35/ hour. Call 604-597-4040 or email Mike - [email protected] WWW.DOORPRO.CAHINO CENTRAL Fraser Valley is seeking a Commercial Vehicle Technician (Senior Apprentice or Journeyman) to add to our growing team in Langley. We offer a com-petitive salary and full benefi ts in a fully-equipped ultra-modern facility. Visit www.hinocentral.com Apply to: [email protected]; fax: 780-638-4867.

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WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED

250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere

www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

9 a.m.: Worship at All

Saint’s, Edgewater. (1st, 3rd and 4th Sunday)9:30 a.m.: God’s Breakfast

Club10:30 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 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 StreetWest, Radium

Sundays at 10 a.m.

Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street

West, 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, November 5th

10:30 a.m.Worship and Life Instruction, “Truth For Today From The Old Testament:

Lessons From The Wilderness” … Pastor Trevor ministering.

“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grade 2 to Grade

5, during the Morning Service.

7:00 p.m.“SING and CELEBRATE” … at L.W.A.C. You are welcome to join

us for an evening of singing the great hymns of the faith; food; and

fellowship!

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

Services

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www.pioneerwest.comIF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.LOAN HELP. Consolidate all your credit cards, bank loans, income tax debt and payday loans into one small interest-free monthly payment. Contact us asap toll-free, 1-888-528-4920.M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

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Home CareEmphatic Care Service, pri-vate care and companionship. Certifi cates, services, and ref-erences available upon re-quest. 250-347-9982.

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

Misc ServicesCRESTEEL HVAC

(‘81) LIMITED

Furnace and Heat PumpInstallation

Service and Repair

250-342-6312

Pets & Livestock

Lessons/TrainingPiano lessons-sight reading,

accompaniment 250-347-9668

Merchandise for Sale

Furniture2 Bondar armchairs, excellent con-dition. $360/set, $200 each. Circu-lar mirror 28” diameter, ready to hang, $80. 250-345-6804.

Merchandise for Sale

FurnitureAdjustable leisure bed “Inva-care” twin model. Lifts head and feet and massage feature. Good condition. 250-342-6188

Heavy Duty Machinery

A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS /

Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale1996 Silverado extended cab, long box, low mileage $3500.Call 250-341-6996

FIREWOOD Support Rockies Hockey.

Fir,Pine, & Larch.Phone 250-342-6908

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

Woodfi red Boiler. Tarm Innova 50 controls & storage. 250-344-2603 evenings. [email protected]

Misc. WantedPrivate Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Musical InstrumentsFlawless

www.grandpiano4sale.ca 250-347-9668

Sporting GoodsGoalie Pads: Velocity 3 7500 ‘36 + 1’ inch. 2 season use. Excellent condition. $500.00 250-342-9247

Real Estate

Acreage for SaleAcreages

“columbiavalleyproperties.com”

Apt/Condos for Sale2 brm suite, furnished, 5 appli-ances, adults, no pets, N/S. Quiet neighbourhood, walking distance to downtown. Available now $750/mth + utilities 250-342-7096

For Sale By OwnerMobile for sale-must be moved 250-542-0060

Rentals

AcreageSpectacular Riverside Ranch or Eco-lodge Development, www.riverlandquest.com. 250-347-9660

WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYANGLICAN-UNITED

250-342-6644100-7th Avenue, Invermere

www.wvsm.ca Reverend Laura Hermakin

9 a.m.: Worship at All

Saint’s, Edgewater. (1st, 3rd and 4th Sunday)9:30 a.m.: God’s Breakfast

Club9:30 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 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 StreetWest, Radium

Sundays at 10 a.m.

Bible Studies#4 - 7553 Main Street

West, 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, November 5th

10:30 a.m.Worship and Life Instruction, “Truth For Today From The Old Testament:

Lessons From The Wilderness” … Pastor Trevor ministering.

“K.I.D.S.” Church, for children Age 3 to Grade 1; and Grade 2 to Grade

5, during the Morning Service.

7:00 p.m.“SING and CELEBRATE” … at L.W.A.C. You are welcome to join

us for an evening of singing the great hymns of the faith; food; and

fellowship!

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

The Valley Echo Wednesday, November 7, 2012 www.invermerevalleyecho.com A27

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentAKISKINOOK resort - 1 bdrm fully furnished condo, indoor pool, hot tub. $725/ month includes cable. Call 403-281-3991

Radium: Furnished 2 bdm condo for rent. Newer, very at-tractive, 1 block from hwy. All appliances included. Under-ground parking, N/S, N/P. Avail now. $1000/mth call 403-860-1740

Radium - Two units Pinewood W building. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, un-derground parking, nicely, fully furnished. All inclusive. Avail now. $900/mth/$1100/mth. Call Lina @ 403-239-6389 or 403-264-2782

Commercial/Industrial

240SQFT commercial space in dt Invermere for lease. 2nd fl oor, renovated building on Main St. $450p/m inc utilities. Call Ben 250-688-0362.

Rentals

Commercial/Industrial

FOR LEASE: 1900 sq. ft. of prime space in Invermere In-dustrial Park. Presently used as a wood working shop. Lease rate is $7.50 per sq. ft., plus triple net, HST and Hydro. Available Jan 1st. Call Gerry (250)341-1202

Homes for Rent3 bdrm, 2.5 bath house. #4, Lochend Lane, right behind

Sobey’s. 2-storey, full basement, large master

bedroom with ensuite, walk in closet. 5 appliances plus garburator, covered front

porch, fully fenced backyard patio. Single attached garage. Built 2005. Mature couple or

single, kids ok, N/P, N/S. $1100/mth + Utilities & $1100

D.D. Available immediately. Call 403-472-6684

Rentals

Homes for Rent3 Bedroom, Fully Furnished Log Home in Invermere, available immediately. $1250 plus 1/2 utilities. Cable/Internet included. N/S DD Call 403-819-8121.

Windermere, newer 2 bdrm w/ garage on 11 acres, 2 bth, $1000/mth Mark 403-519-0252

Shared Accommodation

Required mature roommate for Nov 1st. N/P. Must have car! 250-341-7238

Suites, LowerBachelor suite, avail Nov 15th $550/mth, includes cable, in-ternet, heat, lights, partially furnished. N/S, N/P, No parti-ers. 3 blocks from downtown, 250-342-6178

Rentals

Suites, Lower

Wilder subdivision: 1-bdrm + den, lower suite of renovated home. Includes kitchen, W/D, fenced yard and shed. Avail immediately. $700/month plus utilities. 250-341-7701.

Transportation

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blow 9. Guy (slang) 12. Tel __, Israel 13. The superior of

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nation 17. Span. town

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ma 36. Airborne (abbr.) 37. Physician’s

moniker (abbr.) 38. Lincoln’s state

39. Doctors’ group 40. By way of 41. Coated with

tobacco residue 44. Collect infor-

mation 45. Smallest whole

number 46. Honey (abbr.) 47. Luggage con-

tainers 49. Nine banded

armadillo 50. Malaysian isth-

mus 51. Very heavy

hammer 54. Cry made by

sheep 57. Gorse genus 58. Chilean pianist

Claudio 62. Table supports 64. Insect feeler 65. Pointed fork

part 66. Periods of time 67. Harvard’s

league 68. Affirmative!

(slang) 69. An open skin

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extensions 5. Not good 6. __ Dhabi, Arabi-

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Answer to October 31:

Brain Games

CrosswordNovember 7, 2012

HoroscopeARIES This is the time to get started on long-overdue work, Aries. Things will go smoothly if you focus all of your attention on the tasks at hand and avoid distractions.

TAURUSTaurus, do not worry about being productive all of the time. You need to recharge to be in top form when you are called into action. Tuesday could be busy.

GEMINIGemini, expect some additional energy that enables you to sail through tasks at work in record speed. The sky is the limit when you have so much energy.

CANCERCancer, there are certain tasks that you may � nd you cannot complete on your own. That is when you should delegate or ask someone with more experience to help you.

LEOLeo, it’s smart if you hold your tongue for a few days until a situation at home has a chance to blow over. Otherwise you can run the risk of escalating things unnecessarily.

VIRGOVirgo, if there’s something that you have wanted to try, such as a hobby or sport, now is the time to do so. You have the con� dence needed to try different things.

LIBRAWhat you need most of all this week is to escape the con� nes of the four walls and simply spend plenty of time outdoors, Libra. Your mind will be cleansed.

SCORPIOScorpio, adventure brings excitement and you are ready for some creative � ow of energy and a change of pace. Keep your eyes peeled for all of the opportunities coming your way.

SAGITTARIUSSagittarius, this week you will take steps toward getting more organized at work and at home. Clean out drawers and closets and remove any clutter that has accumulated.

CAPRICORNYou may face a decision that gives you pause from an ethical or humanitarian standpoint, Capricorn. Give it some thought before deciding what to do.

AQUARIUSAquarius, this week you may want to make a second attempt at something that didn’t quite work out the � rst time. You may be surprised by the results this time around.

PISCESPisces, your innovative approach could certainly work in your favor this week. Don’t be afraid to apply this approach to your � nances.

First week of November

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The Valley Echo is publishing our annual community event calendar for 2013 and need your input. If you are planning or have planned an event for 2013, send us the details and we will include it on our calendar. This includes established Valley events; don’t assume we know what next year’s date(s) will be. This will be a current calendar that can be used as an important resource for those planning new events as well as for those that plan to attend. Send the information to [email protected]

For more information call our office: 250-342-9216.

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community event information!

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COMMUNITY

ECHO PHOtOs (clockwise from top left) The Fairmont Lions' Club donated $2,000 to DTSS students Victoria Maile (left) and Makayla Wilder (right), pictured here with Makayla's grandmother Myrtle Wilder, for their upcoming student trip to Ghana in 2013, and will be added to the general pot of funds raised by the group going; Sue Steel (left) serves up beef on a bun to shopper Fae Hemmelgarn (right) on (Saturday) November 3 at Invermere Home Hardware's Customer Appreciation Day where about 250 pounds of beef was cooked up for those who stopped by; Win-dermere Valley Elementary (WVE) was the lucky winner of Invermere Fitz Flooring's September promotion. Here, WVE principal Steve Bentley (middle) accepts $801 from Fitz owner John Fitzsim-mons (right) and sales rep Mike Mesenchuck; A photo of the Columbia Valley RCMP detachment's surprise 'Ghost Car' on Halloween went viral on The Echo's Facebook page, with 263 shares by press deadline.


Tickets only $40 • After October 23, $45

Dinner • Comedians • Silent Auction • Surprise Balloon Prizes

Enjoy pre-season festivities at our fun-filled fundraising event and help “RAiSe the Roof” of a much needed Rescue and Adoption Centre.

Raise the Woof!Stand Up Comedy Show & Dinner

Tickets: The Book Bar • One Hour Photo • Invermere Vet Hospital • Furry Companions • Smoking Waters Coffee Co.

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Friday, November 23, 2012Invermere Community Hall

Doors Open 6:00 pm • Dinner & Show 7:00 pmMC Bill Cropper • Catering by Anne Riches • Ages 19 Years & Over

RAiSe the Roof!Capital Campaign: ICAN Rescue and Adoption Centre

We’re ready... are you?

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

until November 30 to be entered for this amazing piece. Good luck!

And if you need some tips about picking out that perfect piece of jewelry for yourself or that spe-

cial someone? Look no further! Follow @ArtymGallery on Twit-ter to get helpful daily hints until the show… and since you are on-line anyways, check out www.ar-tymgallery.com — all the jewelry is now online as well as the new paintings by Andrew Kiss.


Enter to win draw prize

PHOTOS BY ECHO STAFF(clockwise) The Cousins Concert wowed the audi-ence at Pynelogs on Fri-day (November 2) night; Calgary residents Jill Frank (left) and Shannon Kelley help themselves to the deluxe cheese buffet at the East Kootenay Wine Festival at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort on Saturday (November 3); Skimmerhorn Winery proprietor Marleen Hoag pours a sample for Terry Johannson from Red Deer, AB at the festival; Festival attendees (l-r) Jeremy Goldsmith, Lei-sha Lake, Mindie Zoney and Doug Pendry are all fabulous smiles for the camera.


1. The Basics: FormattingLike any good brand, your resume needs

to be eye-catching and effective. Choose a professional font, such as Arial or Times New Roman, and ensure the font size is legible, generally 10 to 12 point, except for your name and headings which can be larger and bolded. Most hiring managers prefer an at-a-glance format, using bullet points rather than paragraphs, although ensure you keep your sections lined up and consistent throughout the document. Be cognizant of the length — one to two pages for less experienced and non-man-agement roles and three pages for senior-level applications. Also, proof read, proof read, proof read. Surveys have shown that as many as three out of four hiring man-agers will discard a resume with as few as two typos.

2. Reverse chronological or func-tional; that is the question.

Most hiring managers prefer a reverse chronological format — listing the most recent job first with previous jobs follow-ing. This gives them a more fluid account of your career progression and typically highlights the most pertinent skills in greatest detail. This may not be the right

format, however, if you have any breaks or gaps in employment or if you have a fragmented background with many jobs, professions or industries worked in a short time period. In this case, a func-tional resume — summarizing key areas of experience — may be a better solution.

3. How much is enough?When looking at levels of experience,

how much should be included on a re-sume? For older job seekers who fear age discrimination, you don't need to include your full career summary. While situations differ based on the number of jobs held, think of including either the last three to four jobs or 15 years of expe-rience, whichever is less. For those lack-ing experience, it is acceptable to include voluntary, unpaid or relevant education-al involvement on your resume.

4. What's too personal?As marketing techniques vary by country

and culture, so do resumes. What may be expected in some countries is not required in North America, generally because it can lead to discrimination. You do not need to reference your marital status, age, children, ethnicity or religion. Also, don't include a photo. Instead, include a link to your LinkedIn page or similar where you can in-clude a professional headshot.

5. List accomplishments, not just dutiesCompanies are looking to make an

investment in employees. In fact, aside from real estate, labour is the highest cost to a company. You therefore need to prove your return on investment. In-stead of simply listing your performed duties, try using CAR statements that outline the Challenge, your Actions, and the Result. Most hiring managers know what the basic duties include for most roles. To stand out, you need to demon-strate that you are a valuable employee who goes above and beyond.

6. Use keywords to get noticedMany companies, particularly those

that are large or are household names receive hundreds, if not thousands of resumes, and therefore use a recruit-ment program to sort applications. They do so by scanning your resume for keywords that match the requirements for the role. Ensure you include these keywords throughout your resume and cover letter, keeping in mind that they should appear at least three times, pref-erably near the top.

7. Power-upReduced, improved, accelerated,

launched, identified, eliminated and managed — these are all power words that may be included in your resume. By starting each bullet point with one of these action words, your CAR state-ments will have more impact.

8. What are your priorities?The next step is ensuring that you are

referencing those points that are priori-ties in your desired job. Similar to includ-ing key words, ensure that those duties that are most closely related to the job you are applying for are at the top of your experience for each job function.

9. Target specific opportunitiesCustomzie your resume by reviewing

the job posting and ensuring you list the keywords, job priorities and CAR statements that are most pertinent to the role. Consider including a specific career objective or goal that directly re-lates to the job and if desired, include the company name in the statement.

10. Not all resumes are the sameA resume for the hospitality industry

naturally differs from that of an accoun-tant or labourer. Review examples online to ensure that you are presenting an ac-curate depiction of yourself and your experience. With social media making it easier than ever for employers to check up on you, it is essential that you main-tain a consistent and professional image across LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and any blogs you may write or participate in.

By creating a strategic personal mar-keting campaign and brand, you'll en-joy greater success both in your next job and throughout your career.

EMPLOYMENT

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