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December 14, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 27
SAVVY STICKHANDLER — Wilmer’s Alexis Westergaard has scored five hat tricks for the
Banff Hockey Academy while only halfway through the season. Photo Kristian Rasmussen.
Teen leads league
By Kristian Rasmussen
Pioneer Staff
Since donning her jersey for the
Banff Hockey Academy’s Women’s Varsity
Team, a Wilmer teen has skated her
way into stardom.
Alexis Westergaard, who just turned
16, is currently the top point scorer in
the Alberta Junior Female Hockey League
with 26 goals and 14 assists for 40 points at
the halfway mark of the 32-game season.
As the youngest member of her team
she was also elected captain by her teammates
for the 2012-2013 season.
“I love pretty much everything about
the game,” she said. “I like the fact that it
is a team sport and you are out there just
for hockey, and you don’t have to worry
about anything else.”
Born in Yellowknife and having
grown up in the Columbia Valley, Alexis
was accepted into the prestigious Banff
Hockey Academy varsity program last
year. She was scouted by a recruiter from
the academy while she was playing for
the Invermere Midget Devils during their
provincial tournament last year.
The academy specializes in developing
hockey players from around the globe
both academically and through sport for
post secondary scholarship opportunities.
Alexis’ team is made up of players from
across Canada, Slovakia and Japan.
“It was tough to let her go at the age
of 14,” said Kim Westergaard, Alexis’ mom.
“We dealt with the pros and cons of staying
here and playing hockey here, and the pros
and cons of going there, and left it up to her
to decide. It has been the best decision.”
Alexis lives in residence in Banff with
her teammates and must balance her academic
life with five practices per week and
a series of games leading up until the end
of April.
“It is like your family when you live
there because everyone is away from
home and they definitely make your time
easier,” she added. “We live in the same
house, go to school together, and the rink
together. At the beginning it was hard,
but everyone gets along now.”
Overcoming challenges has been a
constant in the hockey star’s life as she
is usually playing against girls older and
more experienced than she is.
“I just try to not think about it and
concentrate on things that I can be doing
to either stop them or help our team.”
Although hockey remains her priority,
Alexis is hoping to slapshot her way
into an education in physiotherapy at
Minnesota’s St. Cloud State University
within the next few years.
RDEK Public Hearing Notices
Bylaw 2417 & 2418
Bylaw Amendment - Lake Windermere
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an amendment to the
Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw and the Lake Windermere Official Community Plan.
Bylaw No. 2417 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw
No. 900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 277, 2012, (LWMP Implementation / RDEK)” will include six
new surface water zones and corresponding definitions and regulations for Lake Windermere.
Bylaw No. 2418 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Lake Windermere Official Community
Plan Bylaw No. 2061, 2008 – Amendment Bylaw No. 13, 2012, (LWMP Implementation / RDEK)” will
include a new shoreline development permit area and amend the policies for Lake Windermere.
A public hearing will be held at: Windermere Community Hall
4726 North Street
Windermere, BC
Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 7:00 pm
The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G
and the District of Invermere.
If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the
hearing:
• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to
4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;
• mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or
• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.
Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.
All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection
of Privacy Act.
This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Karen MacLeod,
Planner, at 250-489-0313, or toll free at 1-888-478-7335.
Bylaw 2423
Bylaw Amendment - Columbia Lake
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is considering an amendment to the
Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw.
Bylaw No. 2423 cited as “Regional District of East Kootenay – Upper Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No.
900, 1992 – Amendment Bylaw No. 278, 2012 (Columbia Lake / RDEK)” will amend the surface water
zones for Columbia Lake.
A public hearing will be held at: Columbia Ridge Community Centre
6890 Columbia Lake Road
Fairmont Hot Springs, BC
Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 4:00 pm
The Board has delegated the holding of this hearing to the Directors for Electoral Area F, Electoral Area G
and the Village of Canal Flats.
If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, you may prior to the
hearing:
• inspect the Bylaw and supporting information at the RDEK office in Cranbrook from 8:30 am to
4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays;
• mail, fax or email written submissions to the addresses/numbers shown below; or
• present written and/or verbal submissions at the hearing.
Submissions cannot be accepted after the public hearing.
All written submissions are public information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection
of Privacy Act.
This notice is not an interpretation of the Bylaw. For more information, contact Karen MacLeod,
Planner, at 250-489-0313, or toll free at 1-888-478-7335.
19 - 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8
Phone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335
Email: info@rdek.bc.ca Website: www.rdek.bc.ca