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The Pioneer hit the streets of downtown Invermere on Thursday, November 22nd to ask six locals what they
thought of the provincial government’s decision to create a mountain resort municipality for Jumbo Glacier.
Maxi Polnik
I just don’t want this for this
valley. I have lived here for 38 years and
I love going outside my door and seeing
the beauty of this area. If I want to see
crowds and business I will go to Calgary.
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I am disgusted by the decision.
The biggest issue is the undemocratic
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Christine Vidalim
It is disgusting that the government
would do a thing like that. It is so
totally undemocratic apart from being
sly, sneaky and bad.
Kathy Tyson
I don’t know whether it is a good
thing or a bad thing. I do agree with
the idea that it has been formed and
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Jumbo Glacier governance taking shape
By Greg Amos, Pioneer Staff
With a new municipality set to launch in the
mountains 55 kilometres west of Invermere in less
than three months, a flurry of planning activity is now
underway across the valley.
The 15-member Regional District of east Kootenay
board is preparing to welcome a sixteenth, non-voting
member early next year: the Jumbo Glacier mountain
resort municipality, which itself is holding an incorporation
and first council meeting on February 19th, 2013.
“We are actually meeting staff-to-staff this afternoon
with the interim corporate officer of Jumbo,” regional district
chief administrative officer lee-ann Crane told The
Pioneer on November 28th. “It is the same with any municipality;
it takes time to figure out the technical details.”
a copy of the letters patent — the paperwork behind
Invermere Thrift Shop targeted twice by thieves
By Kristian Rasmussen
Pioneer Staff
A beacon of charity and goodwill in the Invermere
community has found itself victim of dual acts of theft
and vandalism within a 10 day period.
Workers at the Invermere Health Care Auxiliary
Thrift Shop arrived on the morning of Thursday,
November 22nd to find two large holes cut into the
chain link fence at the rear loading dock of the building.
Bags of clothing were torn into with items scattered on
the ground. Three young adults were filmed in the act
by the store’s surveillance camera.
“I get so frustrated,” said Evelyn Baertschi, Thrift
Shop vice president. “It is more damage than anything
else. It could be another $2,000 to fix the fence and the
camera because I don’t know if it has been damaged.”
Opening
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80cm summit base
the provincial order-in-council that created the Jumbo
Glacier municipality — obtained by The Pioneer lays out
the details of how the new municipality will be set up.
The Jumbo Glacier regional district board
member could be any one of appointed Jumbo mayor
Greg Deck, or councillors Steve Ostrander and Nancy
Huganin. That board member will gain a vote at the
regional table either on January 1, 2017, or on the first
day of the year after the new municipality’s property
assessment roll reaches a value of $30 million.
The area of the municipality consists of 6,131 hectares
(61 square kilometres), with the ski resort’s value
pegged at anywhere between $400 and $900 million
once fully built.
The municipality is launching with $200,000 from
the province to assist with the setup and organization
of the local government, as well as $60,000 to fund
Ripping apart the rear fence was the second
of two acts of theft and vandalism at the facility.
On the morning of Tuesday, November 13th,
volunteers were greeted by a mess of donation
clothing bags torn into with donated items spread everywhere
around the drop off site at the rear parking lot
behind the building.
“I was surprised and not surprised,” said Debi
Nichol, a Thrift Shop volunteer. “We have been vandalized
before, but not to this extent.”
Volunteers at the Invermere Health Care Thrift
Shop have donated over 10,000 hours of their personal
time to raise money for equipment to improve
patient care at the Invermere and District Hospital,
added Jo Anne Myers in a letter to The Pioneer.
“There is no reason for this vandalism and theft
to occur. We need the public’s help to stop this.”
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the salary of interim corporate officer Phil Taylor. The
municipality won’t initially be allowed any long term or
capital borrowing that would require elector approval,
such as an alternative approval process or a referendum.
like all other towns and cities in B.C., Jumbo
Glacier will be required to have an official community
plan (OCP) – but unlike other municipalities, the
Jumbo Glacier master development agreement will take
precedence over the community plan. The letters patent
dictate the plan must be in place by February 28, 2015.
Three advisory councils will be set up for the
municipality: a resort advisory council, an environmental
advisory body, and a First Nations advisory body
including a member of the Shuswap Indian Band or
the Ktunaxa Nation. all the advisory bodies must be in
place by June 18, 2013, and stay in place until the first
election, or until 15 years after the date of incorporation.
BRAZEN BANDITS — Pictured, left, a female shoplifter
is caught on camera. Right: a Trespasser is observed rifling
through donations while an accomplice stands watch
at the Invermere Thrift Shop during the morning hours
of November 13th. Anyone with any information on the
Thrift Shop thefts and vandalism is asked to contact the
Columbia Valley RCMP detachment at 250-342-9292.

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• On November 23rd at 8:10 a.m., the Columbia Valley
detachment received a complaint of a damaged fence at
the Thrift Store. It appears that items left for donation are
being stolen. Anyone with information is requested to contact
the detachment. The money raised at the Thrift Store
goes to our local hospital.
• On November 23rd, the Detachment received a
complaint of a severely injured deer on Merlo Road. Members
attended the scene, and due to the deer’s injuries, it was
put down by the responding member.
• On November 24th at 1:19 a.m., the Columbia
Valley detachment received a complaint of a hit and run.
A 2001 Ford pickup truck hit a light standard in Radium
Hot Springs at McKay and Main Street. The direction of
travel was provided to the police, who located the vehicle
within five minutes of the complaint on Highway 93/95.
The 24-year-old driver from Vanderhoof displayed signs
of impairment and was given an ASD demand. The driver
blew a fail. The vehicle was impounded for 30 days, his licence
was suspended for 90 days and he was issued a ticket
for failing to remain at the scene of an accident.
• On November 26th at 1:22 a.m., Columbia Valley
detachment members attended to a complaint of domestic
abuse assault in the 1300 block of 8th Avenue in Invermere.
A 23-year-old male was assaulted and observed to have a
number of marks on him to indicate an assault had taken
place. As a result of the investigation, a 20-year-old female
was arrested and charged with assault. The female will be
appearing in Invermere Provincial Court on February 12th.
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Purple Light Nights Campaign
From November 21st through
December 7th, the annual Purple Light
Night campaign goes on to bring awareness
of domestic abuse to the forefront.
The detachment unfortunately responds to
a number of such calls. In many instances,
the anger that is displayed is often fueled
by alcohol and drugs. Mix this with children involved in
the house and it becomes much more tragic. The detachment
has engaged with numerous partners in the community
to provide not only education and assistance to both
parties but also to become more active in assisting victims
of domestic violence.
You will observe purple lights throughout the
community, as the detachment members and our community
partners will continue to work and assist all involved in
domestic violence. As community members, you can show
your support by contributing to the Purple Light campaign
when volunteers come around, and by attending a candlelight
vigil on December 6th at 4:45 p.m. at the cenotaph.
A crisis diverted
• On November 24th at 8:30 a.m., the Columbia
Valley detachment received a 911 emergency hang up
within 10 metres of the Kicking Horse Cafe. The owner of
the cell was immediately identified and well known to police.
The male has been known to act irrationally if he does
not receive his morning coffee in a timely manner; this was
confirmed with family members.
Once the male and the location of the 911 call was
identified, there was an immediate fear for the safety of
staff and patrons. An immediate response was made by
Const. Tim Harper, who advised that he had a good
relationship with the suspect male, who is a large man,
and was able to calm him down should he be found to be
in coffee withdrawal.
On attendance, the male appeared to be quite content.
When quietly approached so as to not cause an embarrassing
scene, the male was asked if everything was fine.
“Then maybe you want to explain why you called
911?” Const. Harper asked. Somehow, he must have hit a
pocket dial by mistake. Const. Harper was then provided a
bribe to keep his prominent name out of the story.
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November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 5
New power line complete
By Greg Amos
Pioneer Staff
A new 230-kilovolt power line BC
Hydro calls “the most significant electricity
investment in the region in almost 50 years”
is now up and running in the Columbia Valley,
after consultation with locals resulted in
changes to its route.
The Crown utility energized the $114-million
line on October 23rd, after construction of
the line and a new substation was completed in
mid-August. The 112-kilometre line runs from
Invermere to Golden, and promises improved
power reliability over that area.
“People in the valley provided us with input
at the right time, and we needed it,” said BC
Hydro senior project manager Deepak Anand.
“We had discussions with the Ministry of Natural
Resource Operations and other stakeholders,
and we were told there’s a herd of goats that go
to this important mineral lick in the area.”
That part of Toby Creek is “an area we have protected
for quite a few years already,” said former Lake Windermere
District Rod and Gun Club president Norm Hendricks,
whose efforts at sparing that area from power line construction
was supported by both the District of Invermere and
the Regional District of East Kootenay. “We were fighting
to keep them away from goats.”
The Barbour cliffs were also avoided due to some stakeholder
concerns, which added to the challenge of finding a
route that would work, said Mr. Anand.
“Technically, it was challenging to figure out the
route, but our transmission designers did a great job,”
he said. Though final surveys are not yet complete, the
project is likely to come in far under its $154 million
budget, thanks in part to design work being completed
for the project well before construction got underway
in January 2011.
“When we went out for bidding, the contractors came
in way lower than our budget prices,” said Mr. Anand,
who noted the project also resulted in a $35 million economic
boost to the valley through construction contracts,
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The new 230-kilovolt line is in addition to the existing
69 kilovolt line that runs from Cranbrook to Golden along
Highway 93/95. To improve reliability, BC Hydro designed
the line using a single pole auto reclose system – which
means “if lightning strikes a wire, not the entire line is taken
out, only that span of wire,” said Mr. Anand. “It automatically
re-synchronizes the system, so there’s no impact.”
BC Hydro had looked at bringing power down from
the Mica Dam rather than extending the line up from
Cranbrook, but ruled it out due to costs and access barriers.
“We examined alternatives, but if you look at the area
between Revelstoke and the Mica Dam, there are two national
parks in between, plus the Selkirk Mountains, where
there are heavy winter conditions,” said Mr. Anand. “Access
for construction is an issue, and looking at operational and
long-term maintenance, there’s a real cost impact.”
The line is one of a spate of BC Hydro transmission
projects, which are underway again after a 20-year gap
in construction. The Crown utility has recently put up
more than 700 kilometres of high-voltage transmission
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Application forms are available at The Family
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perspective
By Greg Amos
The spirit
of giving
it’s easy to get lost in all the hype and speculation
surrounding last week’s announcement about the Jumbo
Glacier municipality. Buried beneath the headlines was
another major news story for the valley: one canal Flats
man’s posthumous donation of more than $2 million to
the local community foundation.
That’s a staggering amount for one person to leave
behind for the benefit of their community. Former
logger, forester, prospector and investor Arnold ellis
deserves a lot of thanks — through his contribution
and the scholarship fund in his name, many valley high
school graduates will get a head start on some great
post-secondary programs running the gamut from
academics to trades.
i’m impressed by men like ellis, who define what
humility is all about. it’s not about being seen to make
the big donation; it’s about actually helping build the
community, whether you are recognized for it or not.
Then there are those like syd Belzberg, a prominent
businessman and owner of many vancouver-area
Budget car rental franchises. While he’s an award-winning
philanthropist, recent news suggests that his wealth
is partly a result of charging exorbitant repair fees for
minor damage on rental vehicles. That’s obviously not
where philanthropy should come from.
There are many famous philanthropists who’ve succeeded
in business and are now focused on how to put the
wealth to good use. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are two
good examples: in 2006, Mr. Buffett agreed to the biggest
donation ever, promising the bulk of his fortune (more
than $30 billion) to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
aimed at enhancing healthcare and reducing poverty.
Nothing wrong with that, but in a way, i’m more
impressed by Mr. ellis’ work. His gift alone now makes
up more than 70 per cent of the funds the columbia valley
community Foundation has to work with, and that’s
an endowment that’s guaranteed to benefit the valley for
a long time to come.
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Donor’s generosity will be remembered
Dear Editor:
Celebrating the David Thompson Memorial Fort, 1922
In this image, dated 1922, nine local men raise the paddles of their war canoe in salute as part of the pageant of the
official opening of the David Thompson Memorial Fort on Lake Windermere. Photo (A997) courtesy of the Windermere
District Historical Society.
I had a conversation the other day with Emile
Morin, a director with the Columbia Valley Community
Foundation. Emile is currently a resident of
Calgary, but lived in Canal Flats for 12 years.
The subject of our conversation was the Arnold
Ellis Scholarship Fund, which both local papers ran a
story on recently.
I have been working in connection with public
schools since 1985, and I have seen many young people,
full of promise, cross the graduation stage. I have
very much admired, in all the communities I have
worked, the generosity of friends, families, businesses
and organizations that seem to go out of their way to
ensure that our youth pursuing further opportunity
Greg Amos
Editor
Kate Irwin
Reporter/ Special
Publications Editor
Kristian Rasmussen
Reporter
have the help they need to get started.
The students in the Columbia Valley have traditionally
had access to over $50,000 of assistance
because of this generosity. Now, because of the expanded
endowment fund created from Mr. Ellis’ estate,
the opportunities for assistance for local youth
to pursue higher education will be greatly enhanced.
Mr. Ellis leaves an incredible legacy to our communities,
and on behalf of the Board of Education
and staff of School District 6, we wish to express our
gratitude for this and also to the Community Foundation
for its work in administering the fund. This is
great news for the students and families of the valley.
Paul Carriere, Superintendent
School District No. 6 (Rocky Mountain)
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November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 7
Dear Editor:
LETTERS
The evolution of a dream
The opportunity to design the best ski
resort in North America is a dream project
that I was hoping would crown my professional
career when I started it, more than
twenty years ago.
It was the best project I was ever given.
It also became a much more challenging
job than I and many other people ever
anticipated, taking a very long time, with controversies
that seemed to go beyond reasonable
proportions, but I feel that with the final
approval, the goal has been achieved.
We will be able to bring people to the
highest point in Canada to ski year round
and to comfortably look at a mountain
scenery that anywhere else would only be
available by helicopter. This will match and
surpass the Eagle’s Eye restaurant that has
become so popular near Golden, where I
was able to create a similar project (Kicking
Horse Mountain Resort) on a smaller
mountain in a much shorter time.
Like in that project (and for that matter,
like in the example of Blackcomb after
Whistler was created), we know that
the success of providing access to Glacier
Dome and to Jumbo Mountain will not
take anything away from the success of
the other destinations.
I am pleased that the design team is still
focused on the project and ready to bring
it to the construction stage. The creation of
the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality
completes the process started in
1991, in accordance with the land use designation
of the East Kootenay Commission
on Resources and Environment (CORE)
table endorsed by the province in 1995 and
by the East Kootenay Regional District by
unanimous vote and request in 1996. The
municipality allows us to move forward according
to the mandate of the Environmental
Assessment certificate (2004) and on the
basis of the approved Master Plan (2007).
We have been incredibly fortunate to
have the opportunity to develop a great
relationship with the Shuswap Band of Invermere
and to move forward on the basis
of a trend setting Impact Management and
Benefits Agreement.
I was fortunate also to meet Grant
Costello, the visionary proponent of
Farnham Glacier skiing, who gave us
incredible support in the local community.
To him and to all those who helped bring
the project to this point, I wish to convey
my deepest feelings of gratitude. To those
who disagreed, I wish to say that I hope we
can persuade them with facts that their fears
were not necessary, and that at some point
we will agree that this is a very good project.
We look with confidence at the cooperation
with Panorama Mountain Village as
a vital step for this project to become, with
local support, the iconic destination for
North American skiers, skiing year round,
in British Columbia.
Oberto Oberti
Oberti Resort Design, Vancouver
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. . . Letters from page 7
Dear Editor:
Province must begin tapping
People in the area are
talking about the need for
local involvement in decision
making on the land
base. Many people feel
that the government is
making decisions without
considering local opinion.
This feeling is valid
Norm Macdonald
considering that over the last
11 years, the BC Liberal government has very deliberately
taken legislative steps which removed previous requirements
for local participation in decision making.
In 2003, the government passed the Significant
Projects Streamlining Act which allows the government
to override local jurisdiction on projects they deem to
be provincially significant.
Bill 30, also known as the Ashlu River bill, removed
the power of local governments to make decisions on
whether or not private power river-diversion projects
FresHair
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into local knowledge
should go ahead on public lands.
And community land use planning groups which
have developed Integrated Resource Plans have been
disbanded and the need for community consultation
on land use has been eliminated.
These are only a few examples of the ways that this
government has taken you out of the decision-making
process. We’ve seen that the quality of decisions being
made has been lessened as local wisdom has been ignored.
I believe that we need to build resiliency in rural
communities and that means that local residents must
have a say on how our land base is used. I believe that
those who rely on the land base for employment, recreation
and the protection of environmental values will
make the best decisions.
And I believe that local involvement ensures that the
public interest is always at the forefront of policy decisions,
something that has been lacking for too long in
British Columbia.
Norm Macdonald MLA
Columbia River - Revelstoke
Letters continued on page 19 . . .
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November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer Page • 9
What’s happening in the
Columbia Valley
Music • visual arts • dining • Bar scene • entertainMent • perforMance arts
Photo by Kristian Rasmussen
What does ART
mean to you?
Cinefest: Tuesday Dec 4th
Open Mic Nite: Friday Dec 7
Call for more info 250.342.4423
Visit columbiavalleyarts.com for our current events calendar, or call 250-342-4423.
Critter
comedy
Edmonton’s Scott Belford
entertains the crowd
with his childhood
memories of crazy
carpets during the
Invermere Companion
Animal Network’s sold
out Raise the Woof
comedy show and dinner
fundraiser on Friday,
November 23rd.
MOVIE REVIEW
PAGE 10
WHITEWAY PLAN
PAGE 18
Out &
About
Your weekly
guide to what’s
happening around
the Columbia Valley
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10 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
Music • visual arts • dining • Bar scene • entertainMent • perforMance arts
Movie Review: ParaNorman
Reviewed by Kristian Rasmussen
ParaNorman, The latest release from stop motion animation
company, LAIKA, is a great ghoulish gift poised to
warm the heart with a little radioactive zombie ooze.
The film begins by introducing the town of Blithe
Hollow, Massachusetts, and Norman Babcock (Kodi
Smit-McPhee), an 11-year-old high school outcast with
an uncanny gift — the ability to see and converse with
the dead. Norman’s family and community are skeptical
of his gift and often belittle him for his apparent dialogues
with the deceased.
Although he finds himself about as welcome as the
walking dead around his hometown, Norman eventually
finds an ally in an equally bullied classmate, Neil Downe
(Tucker Albrizzi). The two form a kinship that will help
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(John Goodman), who explains that the community is
haunted by a witch who has laid a curse upon the town
in revenge for her execution over a hundred years earlier.
In order to break the curse, Norman learns that he
must read a special book upon the gravesite of the witch
before sundown on the anniversary of her death.
Running into high school bullies along the way,
Norman is tardy for his task and unwittingly unleashes
a horde of zombies upon his town. The young medium
finds himself quickly outnumbered by the gang of apparently
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of friends and former enemies to save their hamlet from
certain doom.
What ParaNorman executes perfectly is the tying together
of characters that appear to be diametrically opposed
to each other. The film teaches that perhaps we are
all just one zombie apocalypse away from finally finding
understanding with each other.
Unlike many young adult films of its category that tend
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Music • visual arts • dining • Bar scene • entertainMent • perforMance arts
Out & About
Please call 250-341-6299
or e-mail us at info@cv-pioneer.com
to enter your event in our FREE listings.
Submissions must be received by the Monday prior to
publication. We may only run an entry for two weeks
prior to the event. Please limit your submission to
30 words. Priority is given to one-off events,
so weekly events may run rarely.
Toby Theatre
• Closed from October 28th to December 26th.
Friday, November 30th
• 12 p.m.: Soup, bun and dessert at Edgewater Legion
$6. For info, call Joyce Longe at 250-347-9388.
• 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.: The 19th annual Big Christmas
Craft Sale at Invermere Community Hall. Many new
artisans as well as returning favourites. Entry fee: $2
to the Windermere Childcare Society or a donation to
the Columbia Valley Food Bank.
• 10:30 p.m.: Movember Party at Bud’s Bar. Prizes for
Best and Worst. Sign up is at 10:30 p.m. Contest will
be held at 12:30 a.m.
Saturday, December 1st
• 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Visits with Santa at Brewer’s
Christmas Market in Fairmont Hot Springs.
• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: The 19th annual Big Christmas
Craft Sale at Invermere Community Hall. Entry fee:
$2 or a donation to the Columbia Valley Food Bank.
• 2 p.m.: Windermere Community Association sponsored
Talent Show for all ages. Cash Prizes, admission
by donation. Call 250-341-3383 or email info@windermerecommunity.ca
to register.
Sunday, December 2nd
• Super Sunday in Invermere. Local businesses offering
big Christmas specials. For more information, call
Alita Bentley at 250-341- 3775.
• 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.: 9th annual Feed the Town at Copper
Point Golf Club. Free Christmas feast. Everyone is
Maxwell Realty Invermere/Panorama
Sunday, December 2nd
invited. Cash and non-perishable food items accepted
for donation to the Invermere Food Bank.
Wednesday, December 5th
• 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Christmas Craft Night at the Invermere
Public Library.
• 6 p.m.: Windermere Community Association Bingo.
Call 250-341-3383 or email info@windermerecommunity.ca
for more info.
Thursday December 6th
• 10 p.m.: World renowned DJ Featurecast from
Southhampton, England spinning hip-hop, funk,
breaks, drum and bass and dubstep. Tickets $10 in advance,
$15 at the door. Please call 250-342-2965 for
more information.
• 4:45 p.m.: Candlelight vigil to remember the 1989
victims of the Montreal EcÓle Polytechnique massacre.
All encouraged to attend. For more information, call
Rachel King at 250-341-3963.
Friday, December 7th
• 4 - 8 p.m.: All Signs Point to Christmas Shopping
Night in Fairmont Hot Springs. An evening of special
deals and features. Christmas light switch-on at 4 p.m.
• 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Cross Roads Collective hosting an
open house. Arts and crafts for kids. 10% savings on
Christmas trees. Free refreshments. Doug Goodwin
will be doing an educational segment on the sustainability
of Christmas Treeing. Kyle Burley will be doing
a chain saw carving that will be raffled off at the end
of the evening. Matthew Chapman, acoustic guitar
player, will lead the Christmas carols. Majestic U Brew
and Wine will supply brewed apple cider for adults at
no cost. For more information, call Jessie Blakley at
250-341-6983.
• 7:30 p.m.: Sing for Joy Valley Voices in Concert with
specials guests Voices of EMP at Christ Church Trinity.
Tickets $5 for students and $10 for adults. Tickets
available at Essentials, Picture This, Meet on Higher
Ground and the Fairmont Gift Shop.
Saturday, December 8th
• 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Tourism Radium’s Holiday Market
at the Prestige Inn in Radium Hot Springs. Photos with
Santa (furry family members welcome). For more information,
contact Kara at Tourism Radium at 250-347-
926-7th Avenue,
Invermere, BC
(next door to Fairmont Goldsmiths)
O ce: (250) 341-6044
Fax: (250) 341-6046
www.maxwellrealtyinvermere.ca
DANIEL ZURGILGEN
250-342-1612
danielzurgilgen@gmail.com
SCOTT WALLACE
250-342-5309
scott@scottwallace.ca
Saturday, December 8th
9331, 250-688-0658 or email kara@radiumhotsprings.
com .
• 10 a.m. - 1p.m.: Christmas Tea and Bake Sale at Windermere
Hall. Admission $5 with Christmas entertainment
and raffles.
• 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Christmas Market at Columbia
Ridge Community Hall (10 minutes south of Fairmont).
Quilts, paintings, pottery, baking, Christmas boughs/
trees, Gourmet food items and crafts. For more information,
contact donna@columbiaridge.com or 250-345-
6673.
• 10: 30 a.m.: The Radium Public Library will be presening
Crafts with Trudy. For more info, call 250-347-2434.
• 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Pictures with Santa
at Copper Point Resort. $15 with proceeds donated to
the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club and Invermere Companion
Animal Network. Donation to the Columbia Valley
Food Bank also accepted.
Sunday, December 9th
• 3 p.m.: Radium Volunteer Fire Department hosting
a Children’s Christmas Party. Please phone the Village
office at 250-347-6455 to RSVP.
• 5: 30 p.m.: Rotary Seniors’ Christmas Dinner at the
Best Western Invermere Inn. Call 250-342-5566 Monday
– Thursday, between 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. to register
prior to December 6th.
• 7 p.m.: Blue Christmas at Christ Church Trinity for
those who have lost loved ones.
Wednesday, December 12th
• 4 p.m.: Annual General Meeting for Wings Over the
Rockies birding festival at Pynelogs Cultural Centre.
• 11 p.m.: Kytami, Strings and Beats Tour at Bud’s Bar.
Two electric violinists (Kytami and Michael Fraser)
supported by DJ Joshua James. Tickets $8 at the door.
Thursday, December 13th
• 7 p.m.: DTSS Bands in Concert at the DTSS Gym
Band 9, Band 8, Sr. Concert Band, Sr. Stage Band.
Silver collection at door.
Monday, December 24th
• 8 p.m.: Christmas Eve Fireworks, Conrad Kain Park,
Wilmer. For more info, please call 250-342-9470.
BERNIE RAVEN
250-342-7415
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GLENN POMEROY
250-270-0666
glennpomeroy@shaw.ca
GEOFF HILL
250-341-7600
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CHRIS RAVEN
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12 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
INVESTMENTS | RETIREMENT PLANNING | INSURANCE
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2 nd Annual Columbia Ridge
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Saturdays,December 8th,15th & 22nd
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Columbia Ridge Community Hall
(10 minutes south of Fairmont Hot Springs)
Featuring local items such as quilts,crafts,
baking,paintings,fresh Christmas boughs and
arrangements,pottery,and much more!
Interested vendors contact Donna at 250-345-6673 or
donna@columbiaridge.com. Food Bank donations welcome.
Friday & Saturday
Lunch & Dinner Special
Italian Onion Soup
Slow Simmered Caramelized Onion Soup
splashed with Chianti and garnished
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Panko Breaded Onion Rings
Loaded Baked Potato
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JUMBO OPINION
What’s your reaction to the new mountain resort municipality
being created for the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort?
“For several years, the Columbia Valley
directors have met with the Minister
responsible for Jumbo at our annual
UBCM convention. We have consistently
asked for a decision. This past year, we were
told that a decision was very close, so this comes as no
surprise. After 22 years on the books, we have a decision.”
- Wendy Booth, regional district Area F director
“I am very pleased that a due and
democratic process has brought a final
decision to the 22-year saga called Jumbo
Glacier Resort. It is my sincere hope that
our communities can begin to heal and that
friends, polarized, can again be friends working together
towards a bright and prosperous Columbia Valley future.”
- Doug Clovechok, local BC Liberal party candidate
“Jumbo Mountain Resort Municipality
will put us on the International stage while
providing jobs for years to come to help rebuild
our slumping economy. Once built,
we will be able to boast of having the most
environmentally sound ski resort in the world right in our
back yard. Tourism and outdoor pursuits is what we do best.”
- Dee Conklin, Mayor of Radium Hot Springs
“It’s a shame that one person’s dream
has been our community’s nightmare for
twenty-plus years. It appears that some
government officials are still asleep. It’s
time to wake up and face the economic,
social and environmental reality of our planet. Jumbo
will never be built.
- Kat Hartwig, director, water and climate, Wildsight
“I was under the naive belief that a
government is supposed to represent the
people, not a developer. Sadly, I was proven
wrong in this case. The fundamental
purpose of a municipal government is to
represent the constituents through public
consultations. Who do you consult if there is no public?”
- Ute Juras, Mayor of Canal Flats
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“Taxpayers beware! A ‘pretend’ municipality
and a ‘pretend’ Mayor and
Council without a referendum or even
a public hearing is totally irresponsible.
Has B.C. become a “pretend” democracy?
The huge financial liability to taxpayers is the best kept
secret since the B.C. Rail fiasco and the HST disaster.”
- Bob Campsall, Jumbo Creek Conservation Society
“The Columbia Valley Chamber
of Commerce is pleased that a
project which has met all the criteria
set forth by five provincial governments
over 22 years continues to
move forward through the legislated process.”
- Susan Clovechok, executive director, Columbia Valley
Chamber of Commerce
“In short, I think it’s a bad idea.
It seems the instant creation of “Bennett-ville”
is the putting the cart
before the horse. Now, we
taxpayers all over B.C. have to spend
money on this non-existent municipality. Stacking bad
ideas on top of one another, it doesn’t make a good one.”
- Rod Gibbons, operations manager, RK Heliski
“I am excited about the impact
that Jumbo resort will have on our
local economy. It will certainly
broaden our reach as a tourism destination
area, and it will create a large
number of good-paying full-time jobs as
well as many construction jobs and supply for our region.”
- Rick Jensen, owner, Panorama Mountain Village
“When I was Mayor of Golden, we
built Kicking Horse Mountain Resort because
we had the support of local residents.
We knew we had support because the referendum
on the project passed. Before a
municipality was created, the government had an obligation
to ensure that Jumbo had the support of the people.”
- Norm Macdonald, MLA for Columbia River -
Revelstoke riding
Continued on page 24 . . .
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November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 13
Santa
Pictures with
Giving back at Copper Point Resort
Copper Point Resort, along with The Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley, will be sponsoring
a family this holiday season and will be collecting non-perishable food to go in the hamper to be
delivered just before Christmas. If anyone in the community would like to support us, you can drop
your food item o in our hamper located in the lobby of the resort.
Want to get away
for Christmas?
Copper Point is o ering great rates for the holiday season.
One-bedroom condo rates starting from
$ 139 per night.
Santa will be available for photos at
Copper Point Resort for children,
dogs and parents!
December 8 th , 15 th , 22 nd
Cost: $15
with proceeds going to support
the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club
and ICAN.
Times: 11 am – 1 pm
& 2 pm – 4 pm
OPEN ALL DAY!
December 14th – January 6th
Featuring our
HOLIDAY
MENU!
Christmas Dinner will be
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Make your holiday
reservations today!
250-341-4000
Copper Point Resort, 760 Cooper Road, Invermere
250-341-4000 • www.copperpointresort.com

14 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
YOUR MONEY
Pooled Retirement Pension Plans?
It is widely recognized that the ideal retirement savings
plans in Canada are those which incorporate three components:
government programs like the Canada Pension Plan,
personal savings and workplace savings programs. According
to an Environics study conducted in 2010, only four
out of every 10 Canadians have a workplace savings plan.
These statistics, coupled with record low savings rates
among Canadians, have prompted the federal government
to pass Bill C-25, the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act.
The object is to help replace some of the pension deficiency
in this country by providing a simplified, cost-effective pension
alternative to owners of small to mid-size companies,
which do not currently have a pension plan in place for
their employees.
The current pension landscape
The most desirable type of pension plan in Canada
is the defined benefit pension plan, which promises a
specific dollar amount payable monthly to a plan member
upon retirement at a certain age, usually for the
rest of their life. Other types of pension plans include
defined contribution or money purchase plans, both of
which do not promise specific income payments.
Defined benefit pension plans in Canada have
grown scarcer over time. In fact, those who enjoy these
types of pensions are generally current or former employees
of federal, provincial and municipal governments
or select large corporations.
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In recent years, many large corporations have scaled
back their pension offerings to new employees. This
decision is in direct response to increasing uncertainty of
the present and future ability to fund defined benefit pension
liabilities. According to a study published in 2010 by
the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada,
pension funding deficits climbed from $160 billion in 2003
to an estimated $350 billion in 2008.
These deficiencies in employer-sponsored pension
plans, coupled with the general lack of personal retirement
savings in Canada, are the factors which prompted the proposal
of Pooled Registered Pension Plans.
Structure
A Pooled Retirement Pension Plan would be offered
by various financial institutions, such as insurance or mutual
fund companies, known as administrators. Due to
pooling assets into specific investment products, the fees
would theoretically be lower than many traditional products.
Contributions would be made by the employee, the
employer, or both. Similar to a traditional pension plan, all
contributions, whether made by an employee or employer,
are deducted from the employee’s Registered Retirement
Savings Plan (RRSP) contribution room.
Advantages to employers
Participation in a Pooled Retirement Pension Plan may
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proposed structure, if an employer decides to participate
in a Pooled Retirement Pension Plan, the often onerous
administrative duties associated with pension plans should
be greatly reduced compared with traditional offerings.
Bill C-25 also includes some financial sweeteners for
employers. Employer contributions will not be subject to
payroll taxes, and the contributions can be deducted from
an employee’s income as a salary expense for tax purposes.
Advantages to employees
Perhaps the biggest advantage to employees will
be that they will not be able to take money out of
their Pooled Retirement Pension Plans until retirement.
Current group RRSP plans set up by employers
for their employees can be accessed at any time by the
employee. Unfortunately for the future financial health
of the country, this happens far too often.
Outlook
Pooled Retirement Pension Plans have been met
with some criticism. Some opponents have indicated
that a pension system that is voluntary and marketdriven
is not a viable option, and that a better plan
would be to expand the Canada Pension Plan.
Others argue that there are enough defined benefit pensions
in the country that are already underfunded and there
is no need to put extra burden on the Canada Pension Plan.
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November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 15
Kicking Horse Coffee
By Greg Amos
Pioneer Staff
Hot Deals! December Daily Specials at the Hot Springs.
Monday
Parent & Tot
Parent $5,
Tots FREE
geared to grow
From humble beginnings to its current
status as the top organic fair trade
coffee company in Canada, Invermere’s
Kicking Horse Coffee has built a brand
around quality and consistent character
over the last 16 years.
And despite making a multi-million
dollar private equity deal with a U.S. partner
in August, opening doors to new markets
and products, the company has no
plans to bolt from the place it calls home.
“We’re geared to grow,” said CEO
Elana Rosenfeld in a Thursday, November
22nd interview with The Pioneer. “Nothing
will change, except now we have more
opportunities, and more contacts and
resources to access.”
Branch Brook Holdings, a new American
partnership between Swander Pace
Capital, Jefferson Capital Partners, and
natural foods distributor United Natural
Foods, made Kicking Horse Coffee its first
investment in a deal that’s resulted in a
five-member board being set up to oversee
the company. According to the Vancouver
Sun, the deal was among the largest private
equity investments in B.C. this year.
“I’m still the CEO and still running
the company,” said Ms. Rosenfeld, who
has one seat on the board. Branch Brook
personnel have three seats, while one
independent member with expertise in
U.S. markets rounds out the board.
Ms. Rosenfeld’s former partner, Leo
Johnson, sold his interest in the transaction
and is no longer involved with the
company, which now boasts about 40
Tuesday
2 for 1
Two entries
for the
price of one
employees but is geared up to double its
workforce.
“We have the production capacity,
and now we’re just building the sales
force for Canada and the U.S.,” said Ms.
Rosenfeld, 43, who in 2011 was ranked
fifth in PROFIT magazine’s ranking of
Canada’s top female entrepreneurs. The
magazine noted Kicking Horse Coffee
has shown three-year revenue growth of
75 per cent, and Ms. Rosenfeld said she
plans to veer little from the course the
company has charted so far.
“You have to maintain that integrity,
stay quite focused and not get swayed by
pressures and opportunities,” she said. “As
we move forward, that’s the fun of it, to
maintain our integrity and our quality.”
“People spend $15.99 on a pound of
our Kick Ass Coffee, and we don’t want
to disappoint them — we want to make
sure they’re wowed every time they open
up the bag,” she added.
As to the question of how one of
B.C.’s most successful businesses has made
it in a far-flung place like Invermere, Ms.
Rosenfeld maintains that sense of place is
a key ingredient in the company’s success.
“In a vacuum, you are forced to be
creative,” she said. “Even within the first
year, we saw the energy and the reaction
to it and from there, we doubled every
year. There’s so much opportunity here;
it’s open season. A lot of our creativity and
our branding came from that vacuum; we
are fed by our environment.”
“Some marketing dude in New York
isn’t going to come up with Bugaboo
blend or Kootenay Crossing,” she added.
Wednesday
Toonie Day
Entry only
$2 after
6:00pm
Continued on page 16 . . .
Thursday
Sip & Soak
Receive a
$5 Tapas &
Wine Bar
voucher
Friday
55+ Day
$5.55 Hot
Spring entry
+ $5 Tapas
& Wine Bar
voucher
7th Avenue, Invermere • 250-342-6415
Saturday
Pools & Pizza
FREE slice
of pizza at
Misty Waters
with every
$12 entry fee
Sunday
Family Swim
Day
2 adults and
2 kids swim
all day for
only $20
M T W T F S S
Daily specials end December 24, 2012 and are not valid through the holidays. Tot is 5 and under. Plus taxes. Visit the new Tapas & Wine Bar located in the Lodge Lobby.
Now available at The Monkey’s Uncle
Guaranteed Fun!
on select board games.
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bring it back for a full refund!
Come see our selection of games.
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16 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
Christmas Gifts?
It’s easy as 1•2•3
1. Write your Christmas gift
basket list. (Check it twice)
2. Call Jayne with your order.
SOMETHING 3. Enjoy your holidays!
Just give
FOR
me a
EVERYONE!
call,
www.itsawrapgiftbaskets.ca 250-342-3160
Super Sunday!
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Beginner Nordic Ski Packages
start at $299
(in-stock product)
• Sale on select products
• Yes IceBreaker,
Arc’teryx and more!
• Come in for a treat!
250-342-2074
1045 7 Avenue, Invermere
visit crazysoles.ca
10% off
all items
Excluding monthly specials. Offer ends December 2nd.
350 Laurier, Invermere 250-342-9933
Table Top
Christmas Trees
An anonymous elf in the Columbia Valley
has provided small table sized trees, as
a fundraiser for the Christmas Bureau.
These trees are going to be available in
December at Valley Foods and
Home Hardware, as they have been for
the past several years. Very signi cant
funds raised have helped to provide
groceries for hampers not sponsored.
Thanks again Mr. Elf .
There’s a reason they’re called
“CLASSY”. Pioneer Classifieds…
N E WSP A P E R
Phone: (250) 341-6299 • Fax: (250) 341-6229 • Email: info@cv-pioneer.com
. . . ‘Kicking Horse ’
from page 15
Of the company’s 18 different
varieties of coffee now sold,
many bear locally-relevant names.
There’s Z-Wrangler, named
for local organic rancher Chris
Zehnder, who helped conceive
the company’s name. Hoodoo Jo
is named for Joe Lucas, a math
teacher at the high school who
had a noteworthy mountain bike
crash in the Hoodoos near Fairmont.
And there’s 454 Horsepower,
a name coined by Cecilia
Archer, the company’s first female
coffee roaster.
Other varieties are named
after local geographic features,
but all are bound for new points
on the map – not only as whole
roasted beans, but potentially
as ground coffee as well. That’s
an option, as long as product
quality can be maintained, said
Ms. Rosenfeld.
“We still have tremendous opportunity in Canada,
particularly Quebec – we’re going to be doing more of
a push there,” she said. “We’re going to maintain and
defend our sales in Canada, but we’re also going to do a
push into the States.”
Asked about the temptation to veer away from fair
trade coffee towards a more profitable approach, Ms.
Rosenfeld said the company has actually moved in the
opposite direction: in 2008, company went 100 per cent
By Kristian Rasmussen, Pioneer Staff
A group of generous grandmothers are combining
heart and art to send a very special Christmas
gift to Africa at the 19th annual Big Christmas
Craft Sale at the Invermere Community Hall on
November 30th and December 1st.
The Valley Go-Go Sisters are a group of 40
local grandmothers selling handcrafted African
AIDS Angel dolls. All proceeds from the sale of the
angels raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s
initiative to help African grandmothers care
for children orphaned by AIDS.
“Many of the grandmothers in Africa are raising
their own grandchildren because there is a whole
generation that has been lost because of AIDS,” said
Connie Watson of the Valley Go-Go Sisters. “Often
times they are raising other orphan children who
have nobody to look after them.”
The Go-Go Sisters take their name from the
Zulu word for Grandmother ‘gogo’, and are one of
KICKING BACK - Kicking Horse Coffee CEO Elana Rosenfeld still holds the reins of
her company. Despite selling a controlling interest to U.S. equity firm Branch Brook,
the local company plans to stay firmly rooted in Invermere.
Photo by Stephanie Van De Kemp / www.stephvandekemp.com
fair trade and has never looked back. Despite a slightly
more expensive product, retailers embraced the change.
“We had a lot of naysayers — our brokers and people
in the coffee industry said ‘You’re not going to be able
to sustain that, you won’t be able to get supply,’” said
Ms. Rosenfeld. “We source our beans from all over the
world, and we’ve dealt with the same brokers, the same
growers, and the same grow-ops for many, many years.”
It’s that spirit that should keep Invermere’s most famous
business kicking for a long time to come.
Grandmas get crafty for Africa
250 different grandmother groups across Canada
raising money for AIDS-based initiatives in Africa.
Collectively, the grandmother groups have raised
$16.5 million since 2006, Ms. Watson added.
“We put an African name on each angel and
we tell you what it means in English,” said Wendy
Drezet of the Valley Go-Go Sisters. “Each angel gets
named after a child who has died of AIDS because
lots of children are born HIV positive.”
The dolls cost $7 and come in dozens of creative
colour combos. The African AIDS Angels began as
a charity item in 2000 when a group of Canadian
women travelled to South Africa to attend an International
AIDS Conference. Witnessing derelict poverty
and the effects of the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV), the women decided to lend a hand by
designing dolls to sell in Canada for donations.
“The first year I remember that people were so
touched to look at a tag and say, ‘Oh my goodness,
this is the name of an African child,’” Ms. Drezet
added. “It really touches your heart strings.”

November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 17
Three Invermere businesses took home
top honours at this year’s Light Up Night
Window Decorating Competition in Invermere
on Saturday, November 17th.
Three Bears Gift shop was awarded the
Decadent displays
Super Sunday
designation of Most Flashy, Black Star
Studios was awarded Most Christmass-y
and Details By JoAnne was awarded Most
Awesome.
Photos by Kristian Rasmussen
Sunday, December 2 12 - 4 p.m.
From the Gateway to Downtown Invermere
Shopping Event of the Year!
Shop local this Holiday season!
Join Santa on Main Street
as he searches for the perfect gi s
to complete his naugh and nice list.
Presented to you by the Invermere Business Commi ee
of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce

18 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
Outerwear • Footwear • Workwear
Columbia Valley Trading Co.
Invermere, B.C. • 250-342-3366 • columbiavalleytrading.ca
The
BIG
19th Christmas Craft Sale
INVERMERE COMMUNITY HALL
Friday, November 30 th ~ 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 1 st ~ 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Many new artisans
as well as your old favourites.
Apologies, there is no food being served this year.
ENTRY FEE:
$2 to the Windermere Childcare Society
or a donation to the Invermere Food Bank
Shopping Night in Fairmont
Friday, December 7th , 4-8 p.m.
An evening of fantastic specials and features.
Pick up a passport at any of these locations. Fill your passport and enter to win one
of the 5 Grand Prizes. Bring a food bank item and get an extra stamp from any vendor.
La Galeria II
A friendly and unique shopping experience.
Pottery to jam, we’ve got it all!
LOTS of in-store specials and draws.
Fairmont Pizza & Ice Cream
The best of both world’s. FREE pizza samples and hot
chocolate for the evening.
Fairmont Village Gift Shop
Specials in every department.
Fairmont Mountainside Market
Wine tasting and spiced rum eggnog.
Samples and snacks.
Hot deals in store, mandarins, co ee, Grade A Turkeys
99/lbs., Happy Hours - 10% o all beer,
wine and spirits.
Smoking Water Café
Co ee and tea gift ideas. We will be serving
complimentary hot apple cider and sweets.
Tranquille Escapes
Complete esthetician and massage
Whiteway aiming for record
By Kristian Rasmussen
Pioneer Staff
The wonder that weaves across Lake Windermere’s
frozen shoreline is returning to the Columbia Valley
in its fourth year with renewed ambition to break a
Guinness World Record.
The Whiteway, a groomed skating and cross
country skiing track completed in partnership with the
Invermere Business Committee and the Toby Creek
Nordic Ski Club, is poised to cover 175,000 square metres
and to run just over 17 kilometres this year.
“Our goal is to make the Whiteway the largest
skating surface in the world, which is currently held
by the Rideau Canal in Ottawa,” said Justin Atterbury
of the Invermere Business Committee.
Attempting to break the world record
of 170,000 square metres of ice
is a massive effort that begins with a
volunteer from the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club
plowing all of the snow along the 17-kilometre
Whiteway, a task that usually requires two to three passes
in a special truck outfitted with a plow attachment, said
Lyle Wilson, Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club president.
Next, the group uses a snowmobile with a special
trail grooming attachment to go over the course and
Fresh Professional Salon & Beauty Outlet
Hair, esthetics, hair removal and massage.
All-natural products available.
2 for 1 on selected natural products.
We will also be doing mini-demo’s of our services.
From Scratch ~ A Mountain Kitchen
Eat, drink and be merry! Receive the gift of
stress-less holiday entertaining! Our elves are here to
help you with your gift list, share recipes and showo
some winter entertaining ideas!
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
Experience endless opportunities for fun – including
three resort owned golf courses, a ski resort, trail
riding operations, a spa, mini golf, a professional
recreation program, and a deluxe RV park.
Columbia Ridge Pottery
Unique, handmade pottery created by local artisans.
Fairmont Outdoors (at Fairmont Car Wash)
20% o all vintage cottage signs.
smooth over any rough patches or imperfections. The
club has to repeat the grooming process every time
that it snows.
Last year’s season was cut short due to warm
weather melting the track by mid-January. Typically,
the course opens for winter holidays and runs until
the middle of February.
“We are a lake community, and the lake adds so
much to the town in summer,” Mr. Wilson said. “The
Whiteway makes the beauty of Lake Windermere
equally valuable in the winter months. I encourage
everybody in the area to get out and enjoy the Whiteway
on cross country skis, skates and walking, but
please try to keep your vehicles off the trail — it
means so much to so many people.”
Although the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club does
not monitor track use, Mr. Wilson estimates that the
Whiteway was accessed at least 10,000 times over the
last winter, with as many as 500 enthusiasts on the
track in a single day.
The Whiteway course has been featured on the
Discovery channel’s Daily Planet, as well as in articles
in the Toronto Star.
For more information on the upcoming
Whiteway, please visit the Toby Creek Nordic Ski
Club at www.tobycreeknordic.ca .
Super Sunday
Storewide Sale
15% off
Surpise door
crashers deals!
• Boutique, sports, and rentals
905 7 Ave, Invermere • 250-342-0402

November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 19
. . . ‘Letters’ continued from page 8
A valley worth fighting for
Dear Editor:
Let me get this straight folks: the B.C. provincial
government has appointed, at taxpayers’ cost, a mayor
and two councillors to run a district with no residents.
I thought mayors and councillors had to be voted in by
their constituents — silly me! This process has not happened
before in B.C.
The Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural
Development, Bill Bennett, was in Europe last summer
colluding with interested Jumbo investors.
The Jumbo area is a pristine back country of Crown
land. What a cozy deal! I guess this is a plum for future
Invermere
OFF
December 4, 2012
Save 10% on
a minimum
$50 purchase *
*Save 10% on minimum $50.00 purchase. Limit one minimum spend/receive offer
in the same transaction. Not including tobacco, gift cards, bus passes, lottery
purchases, postal services, custom cut freezer orders, Tim Hortons® coffee,
prescriptions, taxes, deposits or enviro charges where applicable.
investors. Do not worry about opposition from lowly local
area residents. They obviously do not count.
Investment money from outside Canada for dubious
causes is supported by the current B.C. government. We
homo sapiens have been here for about 150,000 years.
The problem is we are gradually wrecking our living
space. Let’s keep the backcountry as backcountry. Join
the 1,500 Jumbo Wild citizens and their thousands of
supporters and fight to preserve our precious wilderness
before it is sold off.
Jim Fisher
Windermere
holiday
helpings
Meet your new store owners
Brad & Andrea Bromley
and family
The Bromley’s are very excited to be a part of the community
of Invermere. Brad has been in the grocery business his
whole life, working his way up through the family business
which was established in Leduc in 1978. Since they met
Andrea has also worked in the family business. They
both believe that serving the community with the freshest
food and best service is what they were meant to do. The
Bromley Family looks forward to forming many relationships
and supporting their community wherever possible.
SUPER SUNDAY!
Valid Sunday, December 2 ONLY
4 Limit one same coupon per person. Limit of FOUR (4). Coupon must
be presented at time of purchase and cannot be combined with any
other same coupon offer on this product in the same transaction. No
reproductions or photocopies accepted. Deposit, tax and/or enviro
charges will be added where applicable. No refunds or exchanges or time
extensions of expired offers. Offer valid at Sobeys Invermere only.
99
Purex
Double, Ultra or
Envirocare, 12 Roll
PLU 14239
Thrift Store Shopping Extravaganza
Saturday, December 1st • 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Lots of new and specialty items, gold and silver
jewellery. Just in time for Christmas shopping.
See you there!
Christmas Cookies, Candies
and Chocolates have arrived!
Christmas Stuffed Pork Belly
1210 7 th Avenue, Invermere
Phone: 250-342-9661 • Toll Free: 1-866-342-9661
Gourmet Foods – Affordable!
COLUMBIA VALLEY FOOD BANK
GRATEFULLY ACCEPTS BOTH CASH
AND FOOD DONATIONS
Cheques can be mailed to Box 2141, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0
(tax receipt issued). Food can be put in drop boxes at local grocery stores.
Most needed items are canned fruit and vegetables, tuna and salmon,
tomatoes and spaghetti sauce; soup and peanut butter.
Please check the expiry dates of your donation.
Thank you for sharing!
Christmas Sale
INDERMERE
ALLEY
W VGolf Course
All clothing
50% o
All golf equipment
30% o
2012 Adams
rental sets. Reg. $899,
now $399
Book of 10 tickets
18 holes (anytime)
$299
Book of 10 tickets
9 holes (anytime)
$199
Closed November Open November 27 – December 22nd
14th – 26th Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
www.windermerevalleygolfcourse.com • 250-342-3004

20 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
SUPER WEEKEND!
Shovel
5551-271
save $5, now only
$13.99
Snow brushes
8678-656, half price while stock lasts.
$3.85
Gloves - Cat 90585
reg $8.99 sale $4.89
Sleds 7471-274
reg $21.99 sale $15.49
Arrowhead
brewery
will be in
house
sampling
beer.
Natura
laundry soap
4527-391, reg. $8.99,
sale $4.49
Enjoy hot cider punch
while at the store.
We will have a
gift wrapping service
available.
MARK CULLEN
Canada’s garden expert in attendance Saturday, 11 a.m.
It’s a great time to ask all those tough gardening questions.
Six pack of
Tape
measure
1048-967
reg. $9.99,
sale $3.97
Jessie Simpkins,
our in-house chef will be featuring
many of Anna Olson’s recipes for the
entertaining season both Saturday
and Sunday. Come check out the
tastiest demo in the valley.
EXCEPTIONAL
DEAL!
Pepsi 710ml
2 for $5
Paper
towels
4661-382
Reg. $5.69
Holiday clean up price
$3.79
Sleeping bags
Di erent varieties 50% o
For example 6365-106
Reg $34.99 sale $17.49
Woods party cooler
wocp75005 reg. $59.99
sale $29.99
www.invermerehomehardware.ca
e paint department will be
DECORATING
COOKIES
with any interested children
from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
CAMPING
CLEAR OUT
Up to 50% o selected merchandise. Too many to list.
Selected Tents –50% o
For example, 6370-020
reg. $139.99 sale $69.99
6370-465 reg $69.99
sale $34.99
Rod and Reel kits
save 50% o . Kit 6559-048
reg. $28.99 sale $14.49
250-342-6908
1-800-731-1103
info@invermerehardware.com
HOURS
Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 21
HERE TO SERVE YOU
Al Tallman
Call Al at
NEW
SEWER
CAMERA
• Complete sewer/drain repairs
• Reasonable rates – Seniors’discount
• Speedy service – 7 days a week
From Framing
to Finishing
We Do
It All!
Septic Tank
Pumping
Portable
Toilet Rentals
• A well maintained septic system
should be pumped every 2-3 years
• Avoid costly repairs
Bruce Dehart 250.347.9803 or 250.342.5357
Complete Automotive Repairs
Beside the Petro Canada Car Wash – Find our classifi ed ad for discounts.
Phone: 250-342-6614 • www.autowyze.com
• RENOVATIONS • PAINTING
• Weekly Home Checks • Full Yard Services • Maintenance Services
David Gulbe • Mike Bernicot
Box 1020 • Invermere B.C. V0A 1K0 • www.cabincare.ca
• Ready Mix Concrete • Commercial concrete sealer
• Concrete Pumping
retarder for exposed
• Over 50 colours available aggregate
and in stock
• DELIVERED ON TIME
• Concrete stamps for rent at a fair price
• Full range of coloured release • Full range of sand and
agents for stamping gravel products.
Phone: 250-342-6452 • 250-342-3773 • Cell: 250-270-9444
All products are available at 9120, Hwy 93/95 which is five kilometres north of Tim Hortons
Phone: (250) 342-7100
Fax: (250) 342-7103
www.diamondheatingandspas.com
385 Laurier Street, Invermere, BC
PO Box 86, Athalmer, BC V0A 1A0
email: info@diamondheatingandspas.com
Myth: Change your ads all
the time. Readers get tired
of the same thing.
Reality: Develop a good campaign, or theme for
your ads. Stick with that one campaign, and only
make small changes of headlines or details.
Call Dean at 250-341-6299 to find out more.
• FURNACES • HEAT PUMPS
• AIR CONDITIONING
• FIREPLACES • HOT TUBS
• CHEMICALS
• SERVICE & MAINTENANCE
• GAS FITTING • Trusses • Engineered Floors • Wall Panels
N E WSP A P E R
8, 1008 8th Ave.
Invermere, B.C.
Ph: (250) 341-6299
Fax: (250) 341-6229
www.columbiavalleypioneer.com • Email: info@cv-pioneer.com
Tel: 250.341.6075
Fax: 250.341.3427
Email: info@duskbuildingsystems.com
www.duskbuildingsystems.com
1320 Industrial Road #3
Box 159, Invermere, B.C.
V0A 1K0
Your Weekly Source for News and Events
Dean Midyette
Advertising Sales
N E WSP A P E R
#8, 1008 - 8 th Avenue
PO Box 868, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Ph: 250.341.6299 • Cell: 250.341.1939
www.columbiavalleypioneer.com
dean@cv-pioneer.com
Kari & John Mason
250.270.0821
Snow Removal • Sanding • Spring Clean-up
Kari & John Mason Invermere • • Panorama
VACATION HOMES REQUIRED TO
MEET OUR GUEST DEMANDS.
Are you happy with the care, attention and number of rentals your current
vacation home management company is off ering you? Allow us to introduce you
to our “Boutique” Vacation Rental Management services that produce results.
Call or visit online
PH: 1-888-711-ESCAPE (3722) • WEB: www.cobblestonecreek.ca
DCS Plumbing & Heating
Residential
Jesse Vader
250.341.5426
250-270-0821 or 780-970-7040
• Plumbing, Repair
and Installation
• Drain Lines
• Hot Water Tanks
24 hour emergency service
250-341-8501
Seniors’ Discount
250.349.5564
Commercial
Ken Johnson
250.341.5427

Renovating?
22 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
Interior World
HERE TO SERVE YOU
w i n d o w f a s h i o n s
Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406
Wood Blinds
Interior World
w i n d o w f a s h i o n s
Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406
Top Quality
Interior World
w i n d o w f a s h i o n s
Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406
Need Blinds?
Interior World
w i n d o w f a s h i o n s
Call Bill Cropper (250) 342 4406
HERE FOR YOU,
HERE FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT!
Come in and
browse our
giftware
Snow Removal
Everett Frater Enterprises
Phone: 250-347-9228 • Cell: 250-342-5645
Vac Truck Services
• Residential & Industrial Vacuum Service
• Hydrovac (Nondestructive Excavation)
• Water Tankers • Vacuum Trucks
• Steam Cleaner/acid Cleaning
• Flusher Truck
• Oil Field Hauling
• Portable Toilet Rentals
• Septic Tank & Field Cleaning
• Grease Trap Cleaning • Well cleaning
Service is our business!
1-855-DIG-6410
LAMBERT-KIPP
PHARMACY LTD.
J. Douglas Kipp, B. Sc. (Pharm.)
Laura Kipp, Pharm D.,
Irena Sedlakova, B.Sc. (Pharm.)
Your Compounding Pharmacy
Open Monday - Saturday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
1301 - 7 th Avenue, Invermere
250-342-6612
250-342-5682
Hot Shot
JEFF BALTRUS
Licensed Residential Builder
401 Westridge View
Invermere BC
V0A 1K4
FAIRMONT RIDGE
RENOVATION
• Doors
• Windows
• Flooring
• Painting/
Interior/Exterior
• Kitchen
Renovations
• Bathroom
Renovations
• Additions
• Decks
• Finish Carpentry
• Basement
Renovations
5077 FAIRMONT RESORT RD., FAIRMONT BC
EMAIL: fairmontridge@telus.net
Snow Removal
Service
Equity Repair &
Maintenance Ltd.
Ph: 250-342-5024
Cell: 250-688-5594
24 hour service
RR#3, 954 Swansea Road, Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K3
www.equityrepair.ca • rjennix@hotmail.com
DESIGN & BUILD SERVICE
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November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 23
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24 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
Your Local COLUMBIA VALLEY REAL ESTATE Professionals
Paul Glassford
Sales Consultant
Invermere, Windermere, Panorama,
Fairmont and Radium Hot Springs
JUMBO OPINION
What’s your reaction to the new mountain resort municipality being created for the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort?
“It fills me with a great deal of pride
that last week’s announcement paves the
way for us to be home to one of the planet’s
greatest ski areas! It’s time for our community
to heal, unite, embrace our mountain
culture and roll out the welcome mat for the world!”
- Dave McGrath, program director, Panorama Mountain
Freeride Club
“No people, no elections, no meetings
within its boundaries, no tax revenue, another
level of government telling it what to
do, and a seat at the RDEK board. $200,000
in costs and violating local wishes — to
avoid meaningful public process, and land
use decisions being made by elected people. Ridiculous.”
- Gerry Taft, Mayor of Invermere
EACH OFFICE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
HERE TO SERVE YOU
VJ (Butch) Bishop
Owner/Operator
4846 Holland Creek Ridge Rd.
Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
“We hope now to build on a cooperative
spirit and to create not only the best
ski area in North America, but also something
that will be recognized and supported
as the pride of the communities in the
Columbia Valley and in the ski region of the Kootenays.”
- Oberto Oberti, proponent, Jumbo Glacier Resort
“Qat’muk, as Ktunaxa call that area,
is sacred. Ktunaxa will not allow anybody
to damage us as a people, and we will
continue to do everything in our power
to protect it from development. We will
proceed with the judicial review of the original approval,
regardless of any designation the B.C. government
grants.” - Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa Nation chair
Glenn Pomeroy
MaxWell Realty Invermere
926-7 th Avenue, Invermere, BC
glennpomeroy@shaw.ca
Cell: (250) 270-0666
O ce: (250) 341-6044
Fax: 866-600-0673
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“It’s undemocratic. I’m fully in support
of developing businesses, and I can
understand the dream of doing something
like that; however, if we value wildlife and
wild spaces, we can’t be putting ski resorts
in the backcountry. I don’t think it’s financially viable.”
- Elana Rosenfeld, CEO, Kicking Horse Coffee
“The same B.C. government forces
that manipulated the regional district,
that rammed through legislation to accomodate
this land grab, have now given
Jumbo Glacier Resort fifteen years
and taxpayers money to designate the headwaters of
the valley as the Municipality of White Elephant.”
- Gerry Wilkie, regional district Area G representative
Total number of stakeholders asked to submit a comment of 50 words or less to The Pioneer: 25
Did not respond: Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett, regional district board chair Rob Gay, Kinbasket Development Corporation
CEO Dean Martin, Toby Creek Adventures owner Scott Barsby, Premier Christy Clark, Opposition Leader Adrian Dix
Declined to comment: Jumbo Glacier Resorts senior vice president Grant Costello, Home Hardware owner Al Miller
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November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 25
Pioneer Classifieds
s In MeMorIaM s
Rob Daniels
1965 – 2004
Since you left to journey on, our
lives are filled with sadness and
tears remembering how you
made our lives so full and happy.
We know you’re near.
Missing you always.
Love mom, dad, brothers,
and sisters.
announcement
Al-Anon. Are you concerned
about or affected by someone
else’s drinking? If so, please join
us. Al-Anon meets EVERY Monday
in Invermere at 7:15 p.m. at
the Canadian Martyrs Catholic
Church, 712 – 12th Ave (behind
the Invermere hospital). For
information, please call 250-342-
8255.
announcement
announcement
Windy Café . . .
is now open for lunch from 11:30
a.m - 2:30 p.m. and dinner as
always from 5 - 9 p.m. Enjoy 10%
off all orders.
Narcotics Anonymous meeting now
available. Thursdays at 8 p.m. Call
250-342-1071 for more info.
Alcoholics Anonymous. If alcohol
is causing problems or conflict in
your life, AA can help. All meetings
are at 8 p.m. For more information,
please call 250-342-2424.
Columbia United AA, Invermere:
Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday (closed),
and Wednesday at the BC Service
Building, South End – 624 4th
St., Invermere. Radium Friendship
Group: Friday at the Catholic
Church, East Side of Main St.
With the exception of Tuesday, all
meetings are open.
Valley Voices In Concert
Sing
Joy! for
with special guests ~ Voices of EMP
Friday & Saturday
December 7th & 8th, 7:30 p.m.
Christ Church Trinity
Adults $10 ~ Students $5
Tickets available at:
INVERMERE - Essentials, Picture This
RADIUM - Meet on Higher Ground Co ee Shop
FAIRMONT - Fairmont Gift Shop
thank you
The Penner family would
like to thank everyone for all
their kind and loving support
in our time of sorrow. Your
flowers, food, calls, hugs and
tears have meant so much to
us as we said goodbye to Vic
- husband, dad, grandpa and
our beloved friend. We will miss
him more than words can say.
We would also like to send out
a special thank you to Steve
Mantyka. Your support, love,
and guidance through all of this
was absolutely amazing. Thank
you for stepping into our dad’s
shoes and helping our family
through this difficult time.
cheers & jeers
Jeers to those who went south for
Black Friday shopping. That is no
way to support local business.
Jeers to the selfish person who
stole the red card stock at the
National Children’s Day craft event!
Shame on you, stealing from kids!
And a huge cheers to all the event
volunteers who put on such a fun
night for our children. Can’t wait to
do it again next year!
Cheers to Mo-vember! Jeers to not
having a Larry-vember or a Curlyvember.
Cheers to Doug, Trevor, and Howard
for giving me space. And to Rob for
putting my night-light back after
all the work. Rusty the Moose.
Cheers to Kara at Sobeys! You offer
great customer service and were
so polite when I forgot to take my
bouquet of flowers. You made my
day!
Cheers to my Boyfriend Adam who
always knows how to cheer me
up. Jeers to the gross mullet and
moustache you have grown for
Movember. December cannot come
soon enough!
cheers & jeers
Cheers to the cute girl who got a
ticket for not wearing a seat belt.
What? The seatbelt didn’t match
your outfit?
Cheers to my Snowflake Princess
and the wonderful ski season to
come!
Cheers to the lady in the blue car
who stopped to get our dogs off
the highway. Thank you so much. It
is greatly appreciated.
Cheers to Brenda at All Things
Beautiful. Thank you for the word
stone. You are very thoughtful and
kind. The world needs more people
like you! Namaste.
Jeers to the guy who lives in Copper
Horn Towne in Radium for being
the loudest neighbor I’ve ever had
and blaring music at 3 a.m. Please
have some respect. Big cheers to
the young girl who lives below
them. I don’t know how you do
it. Sincerely, over-tired neighbour
who would love to sleep.
Cheers to Selkirk TV and Appliance.
Your store looks wonderful. We are
local and shop local.
Jeers to the Bass. Why must you
always refuse all of my lures? I miss
you so. What have I done to make
you treat me so unkind and swim
out on me. I can change — I swear!
Fishing has just not been the same
without you. Sincerely, the Lone
Fisherman.
Cheers to my neighbour for
showing your true colours.
Disheartening to learn what you
repeatedly tell others!
Cheers to the Invermere Bottle
Depot for taking donations of
bottles and cans on behalf of the
Special Olympics B.C. branch. Thank
you for supporting us!
Cheers to Chris Z. for being the best
landlord in BC!
• Phone: 250-341-6299
• Fax: 250-341-6229
• Email: info@cv-pioneer.com
• www.columbiavalleypioneer.com
cheers & jeers
A major jeers to the Jumbo
supporter who phoned into the
CBC radio station after Norm
MacDonald’s comments. You may
not agree with what was said, but
we live in a democratic society, and
to call someone stupid just shows
your level of immaturity and your
lack of a spine. Very childish.
Cheers to Bev in Golden. I think
Marko maybe, just maybe, might
have enough points by now for that
boat he has so longed for. But how
to get it under the tree? Forever
Young.
Cheers to the gals at the
Windermere landfill. Your sleigh
and reindeers are very, very
beautiful. Forever Young.
Cheers to TC, her family and
coaches for creating and providing
such a fantastic gymnastic and
dance facility. The kids and adults
are loving it!
storage
neWHoUse
MUlTi sToRaGe
Various sizes available.
Now with climate-controlled units.
Call 250-342-3637.
STORAGE SPACE – assorted sizes,
easy access, immediate availability,
long-term or short-term. Deck
Properties Warehouse, Industrial
Park: 250-342-3166.
commercial space
Rent/sell: Approx. 2,400 sq.
ft. between Home Renovation
Centre & Fitz Flooring. For more
information please call Lorne at
250-270-0102.
For lease: newly renovated,
beautiful office spaces. Street
level. From 250 sq. ft. to 1,200
sq. ft., air-conditioned. Available
immediately. Panache Building
across from the A&W. Call 250-342-
5805.
commercial space
For lease: 1,200 sq. ft. finished
office space. Available immediately.
Call Scott at 250-342-5758.
For lease: 2,000 sq. ft. office and
warehouse space. Located at #2 –
108 Industrial Road #2. $1,350/
month + HST and utilities. Phone
Leo at 250-342-1177.
1,200 sq. ft. commercial space.
Excellent highway location,
adjacent to Canadian Tire. 250-
342-3790.
shareD accommoDation
Private room with cable, phone,
laundry access, internet, and all
utilities included, $400/month +
$200 D.D., N/P. 1-866-222-0325.
Invermere: furnished room for
rent in Westside Park. Available
immediately. Call 250-688-7787.
Are you newly retired? Perhaps
looking to downsize? Tired of
the worries of home ownership?
Here’s a great opportunity for an
individual who would appreciate
shared accommodation in a
spacious home without the
headaches of home ownership. For
more information call 250-341-
7711.
Invermere: roommate needed to
share large, 3-bdrm house on the
lake. Fully furnished. 250-342-
1791.
suite for rent
CARRIAGE COURT APARTMENTS!
Conveniently located behind
Sobeys within walking distance
to downtown. 2-bdrm townhouse
units, outside entrance. Sliding
glass doors open onto balcony,
overlooking private courtyard.
Fireplace and W/D included in each
unit. Long-term preferred, N/P.
Utilities not included. $750/month.
Available immediately. 250-270-
0729.

26 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
suite for rent
2-bdrm, 2-bath near Kinsmen
beach. Walk to downtown. Fully
furnished, 6 appliances, $1,000/
month includes utilities. N/S, N/P.
250-342-8787.
Radium: modern 2-bdrm, lowerlevel
suite. W/D, D/W. $850/month,
utilities included. 250-342-3790.
Radium: 2-bdrm apartment, F/S,
W/D, dishwasher, real fireplace.
$850/month, utilities included.
778-527-0020 (local).
Furnished basement suite with
private entrance. W/D, N/P, N/S.
$750/month, utilities included.
2134 13th Avenue, Invermere. Call
250-342-6534.
2-bdrm (upper floor) deluxe
apartment. Available immediately
for long-term rental in Canal Flats.
Newly renovated, fridge, stove,
W/D, perfect for couples or 2
roommates, N/P, N/S. $650/month
+ utilities + D.D. Call after 6 p.m.
250-342-3345.
2-bdrm apartment, close to
downtown Invermere. Fullyfurnished,
balcony, shared laundry,
N/S, pets negotiable, storage space
available. $850/month, utilities
included. Available immediately.
250-426-5454.
Radium: 4-bdrm, 2-bath basement
suite. W/D, N/P, N/S, no partiers.
$1,100/month, utilities included.
References required. 250-342-
6010.
120 - 12th Avenue: 2-bdrm
apartment. F/S, W/D, N/P. $700/
month + utilities and $350 D.D.
403-932-3006 or 250-342-6558.
Upper Lakeview: 1-bdrm
basement, private entrance. $500/
month, utilities included. N/S, N/P.
Available January 1st. 250-688-
1244.
Invermere Centre: 1-bdrm
apartment available immediately.
Central location, parking at your
door, laundry on site. 1-year lease,
N/P, N/S. Call Sharon, 250-688-
1365.
suite for rent
Radium: 1-bdrm with utilities
included. $600/month. Call
Michelle, 778-527-0020 (local
number).
house for rent
Townhouse for rent at Cedarwood
Glen Estates. 3-bdrm, 1.5 baths,
garage. $1,200/month + utilities.
N/S, N/P. Available immediately.
250-341-1182.
Westridge: 5-bdrm, 3-bath, large
deck, fenced yard, double garage.
F/S, D/W, microwave. N/S, N/P.
$1,500/month + utilities. Available
immediately. 604-935-7519.
Windermere: 1-bdrm house. Cozy
and clean, $750/month + utilities.
250-342-3790.
Near Invermere: 1-bdrm upperlevel
suite situated on an acreage.
Private, with beautiful views
overlooking the lake and Rockies.
D/W and great wood stove for
cozy heat. $750 month. References
please. 250-342-3790.
Windermere: newer 2-bdrm,
2-bath with garage on 11 acres.
$1,000/month. Mark, 403-519-
0252.
Large, bright, 5-bdrm, 2-bath
home located in Wilder subdivision.
N/S, pets negotiable. Large yard
with fruit trees. Great incentives
with long-term lease. $1,400/
month + utilities. cameronoliver@
hotmail.com, 250-341-7167, or
250-341-8924.
Radium: 3-bdrm spacious house.
N/P, N/S. $850/month + utilities.
Available immediately. For more
info call 250-347-9915.
Invermere: fully-furnished,
wonderful, clean, bright 5-bdrm,
2-bath home for responsible family
or joint tenants. Near high school
and Kinsmen beach. 2 living rooms,
walkout basement, attached
garage, large deck, high-efficiency
furnace, fireplace, D/W, F/S, W/D,
microwave. N/S, N/P. Available
immediately, $1,400/month +
utilities, D.D., and propane deposit.
References required. 403-618-
7486.
house for rent
FOR RENT
RADIUM
2 bedroom + den, 2 bathroom Sable Ridge
Condo. Furnished and equipped.
$1,000 + utilities.
FAIRMONT
Beautiful executive home. Spectacular views
and creek in back yard. $1,500 + utilities.
WINDERMERE
1 bedroom + den Akiskinook Resort Condo.
Seasonal rental, furnished and equipped.
$750 includes utilities.
INVERMERE
3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom Westside Park family
home, close to schools. $1,300 + utilities.
SEASONAL
Fully furnished and equipped 2 bedroom,
2 bathroom condos in Lake Windermere Pointe
and Heron Point from $1,250 inclusive.
www.gdpm.ca
or call Ben Green at
250-688-0362 for more info.
Fairmont: 1,200 sq. ft. bright,
3-bdrm, 1.5-bath, large yard. 6
appliances, N/P, N/S. $900/month
+ hydro. References required. 250-
345-6100 or 250-341-8177.
Large 4-bdrm, 2-bath house
with large yard in downtown
Invermere. W/D, DW, microwave,
N/S, fireplace, internet. $1,200
+ utilities or $1,500 all included.
Available immediately. 250-341-
1650 or helmimagic@uniserve.
com .
Invermere: 3-bdrm house close
to hospital and downtown. Quiet
location suitable for families.
Available immediately until May
2013. $1,200/month. 250-342-
3790.
Edgewater: 3-bdrm mobile, 1 full
+ 1 ensuite bath. W/D, double
carport, shed, 2 decks, very clean,
quiet. $700/month + hydro. N/S,
pets negotiable. 403-230-1903 to
view.
Newly renovated clean, bright,
3-bdrm, 2-bath home with
attached in-law suite. Fenced back
yard. Walking distance to James
Chabot beach. W/D, D/W, partially
furnished, or unfurnished. N/S,
N/P. $1,100/month. Available
December 15th. 250-342-1597.
house for rent
Cozy 2-bdrm home by Columbia
Lake. $500/month + utilities. N/S,
N/P 250-342-5215.
Downtown Invermere: 2-bdrm,
1-bath, W/D, N/S, N/P. $700/month
+ utilities. Available immediately.
250-341-6080.
condo for rent
Radium: 1-bdrm, 1-bath,
furnished. N/S, kenneled dog
OK. Shaw internet, storage,
parking, play area. $550/month
+ utilities. References and D.D.
required. 403-870-2805.
Available immediately:
1,700 sq. ft. 3-bdrm, 2.5-bath
condo in Copperside. $1,400/
month, includes heat, air, water,
sewer, propane, underground
parking, storage locker. Also
includes membership in Lake View
Meadows Community Association
- private beach access, indoor pool,
hot tub, fitness room and tennis
court. Small pets welcome. Must
sign a one-year lease. 250-342-
2536.
Canal Flats: 2-bdrm, 1.5-bath
condo with in-suite laundry.
1,000 sq. ft. of beautiful,
comfortable, living space in quiet
neighbourhood. $700/month +
utilities. Available immediately.
Call 403-873-8158 or e-mail
canalcondo@live.ca . Serious
inquiries only.
Sable Ridge Resort, Radium:
1-bdrm luxury condo for long
term rent. Fully-furnished and
stocked with amenities. Just move
in! Furnished with penthouse
furnishings, gourmet kitchen,
ensuite laundry, queen bed, flat
screen TV, 3rd floor view. Fireplace,
BBQ, underground parking, outdoor
hot tubs, clubhouse, seasonal
pool. Long-term rental. Available
December or January 1st. $ 795/
month, includes utilities except
cable. Joe, 403-830-0799.
Akiskinook Resort: 1-bdrm condo,
fully furnished, 6-appliances,
equipped indoor pool and hot tub.
$700/month includes cable. 403-
281-3991.
condo for rent
2-bdrm condo near Sobeys. N/S,
N/P, with washer and dryer. Quiet
folks only need apply. $700/month.
250-342-6255.
Invermere: large, 3-bdrm, 2-bath
condo. W/D, lots of storage space,
pet friendly. Lease and D.D.
required. $ 1000/month + utilities.
Available immediately. 250-341-
5017.
homes for sale
Trade my home in Calgary (MLS
C3542937) plus a prime lot in Bella
Vista for your home in Panorama or
Columbia Valley. Call Ray 403-473-
3359 or 403-890-4950.
Manufactured mobile home
situated at #2 Green Acres Mobile
Home Park. 8628 - Eacrett Road,
Radium. 250-347-6007 for details.
Kim Collens
Representative
homes for sale
4-bdrm, 2-bath home with 2 legal
suites. Great location in Invermere.
250-409-9801.
business for sale
Mercer &
Company
Lighting store & complete custom
framing shop. Visit http://canada.
businessesforsale.com and enter
Invermere in the search box for full
details on sale. Serious inquiries
only. Call 250-342-5440.
condo for sale
Ski to your door, fully furnished
1-bdrm condo, F/P, deck, heated
parking, swimming pool, and hot
tubs. Tamarack Lodge, Panorama,
BC, $115,000 Firm. Call 250-342-
6858 after 6 p.m.
Rockies West Realty
Independently Owned and Operated
492 Highway 93/95, Invermere, BC
toll free: 1.877.342.3427
cell: 250.342.1671
kim@rockieswest.com
www.kimcollens.com
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TURTLES
50 caramels, unwrapped 1 ½ pounds Milk Chocolate,
2 tblsps Half & Half Cream good quality
150 Pecans, whole
Melt caramels over low heat and add cream.
In a double boiler, melt chocolate to a smooth consistency.
To make each turtle, place 3 pecans on a cookie sheet in a "Y"
shape or if the pecans are large, 2 on the bottom and 1 on top.
Spoon 1 teaspoon of caramel mixture on the top of the pecans.
Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Pick up a turtle with a fork and submerge in melted chocolate.
Hold above pan until it stops dripping and replace on the cookie
sheet.
Let turtles set in the refrigerator.
Store in an air-tight container and keep in a cool place.
Makes 50 turtles – great for gifts!
See all my recipes at recipes.kimcollens.com
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November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 27
wanted
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIBER is currently
seeking timber/land purchase,
standing timber, timber harvesting
and purchasing opportunities
(all species, including Douglas
Fir) in the Golden, Radium Hot
Springs, Invermere and Cranbrook/
Kimberly areas (Rocky Mountain
and surrounding forest districts).
Please contact 250-688-1651 or
email rockymountainfiber@gmail.
com for details.
misc. for sale
Kidz Outlet
Consignment
December sale. 20% off second
hand clothing. Bring in a
donation item for the local food
bank and receive an additional
10% off. Open Tuesday -
Saturday. Located below
Lambert and Kipp. Starting
December 1st.
Warwick Cabinets. Small quantities
of hardwood flooring for sale. 20
sq. ft. - 100 sq. ft. All species, all
colors. $20/box. Please call 250-
342-6264 for more information.
Exterior Smart Trim: factoryfinished
in black. 36 pieces, 1” x 4” x
16 ft. + flashing etc., $350. CanExel
Dutch Lap siding: factory-finished
in Granite, 525 sq. ft., $750.
Kenmore dishwasher, stove, and
fridge. $50 each. Go-Pro Hero video
camera, new, $125. Snowboard
gear: men’s and women’s. Tons of
stuff, priced to sell. Call and ask.
250-341-6287.
Electric scooter, needs 2 batteries,
$400. 8-person Nahanni hot tub,
like new. 2 water pumps/air pump.
AM/FM stereo and CD player. Builtin
100’ electrical cable and GFI
breaker. 27 large jets, 35 small jets.
Deep seat, 2 recliner seats. $3,500.
Phone 250-342-5905 or 250-688-
0176.
Hay and Greenfeed, round bales.
$30 - $80/bale depending on
quality. Elkhorn Ranch, 250-342-
0617.
misc. for sale
Wood burning stove with fan,
$250. Phone 250-342-9582.
Regency wood burning, airtight
stove. Gold door, excellent
condition, with fan kit. $800. 250-
342-0554.
firewood
Support Rockies Hockey! Pine, fir,
larch, dry and split. To order call
250-342-6908.
Fir firewood, split and delivered
$200/cord. 250-342-5413.
Firewood, split and delivered. Dry
fir, $200. Pine, $180. Seasoned
birch, $350. 250-341-6241.
recreational Vehicles
2001 Mountain Cat D+D 1010 Mod
Sled. 200 HP, CR racing tunnel, M10
suspension. Light-weight seat.
New shafts and drivers. Many new,
upgraded parts. $3,700. Ian, 250-
342-9629.
2007 Summit X Skidoo. 5,000 kms.
159” track. New engine in 2011
with less than 1,000 kms. $5,900.
250-342-2898.
Vehicles for sale
2008 Mazda B4000 4x4 truck.
Low mileage, only 43,000 kms.
Automatic, 6-cylinder, loaded.
$13,900. 250-341-5971.
2004 Cavalier. 2-door, black,
5-speed. 185,000 kms, alloy rims,
winter tires, 2 extra rims with tires.
Great commuter, 40+ MPG. $3,500
OBO. 250-341-8578.
1999 Toyota Corolla. White, 4-door
sedan, 269,000 kms. 2011 new
winter tires, windshield and wipers
new car-starter battery. Regular
maintenance, in good running
condition. $2,350 OBO. 250-342-
6829.
2005 Ford Taurus station wagon.
150,000 km, moon roof, keyless
entry, Toyo tires. $4,999 OBO Phone
250-341-1940.
Pioneer Classified Advertising 250-341-6299
aUtomotiVe
Autowyze Services
250-342-6614
Monday – Saturday
Here for all your Automotive needs!
Leaks, squeaks, or rattles?
Check engine light, running rough,
or perhaps not running at all?
We’re here to help!
Autowyze2012@gmail.com .
Autowyze Services
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Need work done? Shop local and
get discounts up to 20%!
fitness
ZUMBA FITNESS
HAVE YOU TRIED ZUMBA
TONING WITH JULIE?
Enjoy a great cardio and toning
workout with a Latin flavour.
Julie’s December class
schedule is as follows:
Monday – Zumba toning at 7 p.m.
Wednesday – Zumba toning at
5:30 p.m.
Thursday – Regular Zumba
at 5:30 p.m.
All classes are now located at
J.A. Laird School Gymnasium.
Class Cancelled Wednesday,
December 12th due to school
function. December Special - enjoy
unlimited classes for only $25/
month or $10 drop-in.
For more information or class
times, please contact Julie Parent
at 250-341-5474.
Email her at japarent@telus.net.
Website: www.julieparent.zumba.
com or like her on Facebook at
Zumba Fitness – Julie Parent.
FITNESS PROGRAMS
FOR STAY AT HOME MOMS.
Personal Training
in your home.
Lose the baby weight
during naptime!
FREE Fitness assessments
and consults.
www.fitness4life.tv
Hayley: 250-688-0024
Kate: 250-688-0221
Small Group Fitness also available.
serVice
Home Building and Renos
Chuck Newhouse Builders
250-342-3637
chucknew@telus.net .
Custom Picture Framing
Professional Photography
Camera Classes
~ Gift Certificates Available ~
250-342-5102
www.kimberleyrae.ca
...look for the Red Door
behind the Invermere Dry
Cleaners!
Vacuums
Parts, repairs & accessories,
All makes & model
Central Vacuums – sales and
installations
Bonded & licensed
Fine Homeservices
250-342-9207, fhs@telus.net .
Dryer Vent and Furnace Cleaning
& inspections. Call AQUAIR today!
250-342-5089.
Water treatment & purification,
includes drinking water systems,
softeners & conditioners, iron
filters. Call AQUAIR, 250-342-5089.
Heaven’s Best Carpet and
Upholstery Cleaning.
Environmentally friendly products.
Dry in 1 hour! Call 250-688-0213 or
visit www.heavensbest.ca .
Shannon’s Blinds & Designs
Free Draw – Pick your discount
and receive before Christmas
“ We are very happy with Shannon’s
service; very dependable, accurate,
technical and color advice. She
was wonderful to deal with. She
matched the product perfectly and
the house became even better as
a result of her work.” Henry and
Shirley, Cranbrook
Shannon’s Blinds & Designs
250-342-5749
Covering the Valley – One
Window At A Time
The Valley Shine Shop
Have your vehicle detailed. Basic –
deluxe packages available. Winter
hours: Monday – Wednesday, 9
– 5. #35 109 Industrial Rd #2, 250-
342-9696.
serVice
Have you purchased a Mac
computer and need a tutor to
learn the basics? Making the move
to a Mac can be an intimidating
experience. I will show you the
basics and show you how to get
more value from your system. Basic
tutoring session, $30/hour. Call
Emily at 250-409-4104 (local).
Guitar lessons. Available most
evenings and weekends. Call Emily
at 250-409-4104 ( local).
Licensed family daycare has spots
available. Subsidized children
welcome. Hot lunch and nutritious
snacks provided. 250-342-9348 or
250-341-1455.
Cleaning available. Residential,
commercial, or seasonal. For rates
and info call Nikki, 250-342-5189.
Windermere Valley Childcare has
permanent spaces in the 3 - 5
year old group daycare. Available
immediately! Please call 250-342-
3168. Ask for Arlee, Silvia, or Pat.
help wanted
Have Fun and
Earn Extra Income.
What’s better than extra money?
FREE JEWELLERY! As a Silpada
Representative selling Sterling
Silver Jewellery, you can earn 30%
commission on your sales, expensepaid
trips and free jewellery. Why
not get paid to party for a living?
Call 341-5956 and start your
jewellery business now.
Black Forest Restaurant is looking
for a F/T server. Call, email
or drop off resume. careers@
blackforestrestaurant.com or 250-
342-9417.
health & wellness
help wanted
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIBER is
currently seeking logging
contractors for stump-to-dump
and phase logging/road building
in the Kootenays. Various contract
opportunities exist in the Golden,
Radium Hot Springs, Invermere
and Cranbrook/Kimberly areas
(Rocky Mountain and surrounding
forest districts). Please contact
250-688-1651 or email
rockymountainfiber@gmail.com
for details.
BEST WESTERN INVERMERE
INN, INVERMERE, BC. Wanted: 4
full-time, light-duty cleaners/
housekeepers. $13.75/hour,
flexible hours. Some high school
if possible, but not required. Will
train. Speak English, read English,
write English. Work setting:
hotel. Housekeeper/light-duty
cleaners perform some, or all of
the following duties: sweep, mop,
wash, wax and polish floors; dust
furniture and vacuum carpeting
and area rugs, draperies and
upholstered furniture; make beds,
change sheets and distribute clean
towels and toiletries; attend to
guest’s requests for extra supplies;
stock linen closet and supplies
area; clean, disinfect and polish
kitchen and bathroom fixtures and
appliances; clean and disinfect
public areas such as changing
rooms, showers and elevators;
disinfect rooms and other hotel
areas; pick up debris and empty
trash containers; wash windows,
walls and ceilings; report and store
lost and found items; may provide
basic information on facilities; may
handle complaints. Email resume
to m.mitchell@yahoo.ca, Attn: M.
Mitchell
QI GONG AND TAI CHI
• Chinese exercises to promote healing, fitness and anti-aging
• Practices of moving meditation to promote good health and well being
• Classes are on-going and beginners are welcome
• Ask about the new year schedule and register.
For more information please contact:
Betty Newton 250-342-6343 or newtonhome@shaw.ca

28 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
HELP WANTED
Peppi’s is now hiring cooks and
servers for the winter season. All
applicants must be able to work
weekends. Please forward resumes
to p.fuel@yahoo.ca .
Administrative Assistant,
Kootenay Employment
Services, Invermere.
Wage: TBD on Experience. Parttime,
20 hours/week, 8:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Monday -
Friday. 6-month term contract
with potential for extension.
Job Description; General:
incumbent will be responsible
for administrative assistance
for the manager, data entry,
phone calls, faxing, emailing,
tracking spreadsheets and
promotions. Major duties:
research funding opportunities
and assist with proposal
writing, respond to enquiries
from the public, including
employers, job seekers,
community representatives
and funders, promote current
programs to Kootenay
businesses via telephone coldcalling,
emailing and faxing.
Maintain concise records of
contacts with employers and
clients, accurately enter date
into online and o ine systems,
write professional reports,
communicate clearly and
e ciently with centre manager.
Quali cations: computer
pro ciency in Microsoft O ce
Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
Outlook), above average
interpersonal, organization
and communication skills,
professional and clear
telephone voice. Preference
will be given to candidates
with relevant post-secondary
education and/or previous
administrative experience.
Resumes can be emailed or
mailed to: Eden Yesh, Regional
Employment Coordinator,
Kootenay Employment
Services Society, PO Box 2435,
Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0, or
ey@kes.bc.ca .
HELP WANTED
BEST WESTERN INVERMERE INN,
INVERMERE, BC.
2 Cooks wanted: $12.50/hour, fulltime,
exible hours. Description:
completed high school or college.
Experience an asset. Food safe/
preparation certi cate essential,
but not required. Work with
others under pressure with
minimum supervision. Job Duties:
prepare and cook complete
meals or individual dishes and
foods; schedule and supervise
kitchen helpers; oversee kitchen
operations; maintain inventory
and records of food, supplies
and equipment; may set up and
oversee bu ets; may clean kitchen
and work area; may plan menus,
determine size of food portions,
estimate food requirements and
costs, and monitor and order
supplies; train kitchen sta . Cooks
may specialize in preparing and
cooking ethnic cuisine or special
dishes. Email resume: m.mitchell@
yahoo.ca, Attn: M. Mitchell.
HELP WANTED
Helna’s Stube is looking for an
evening part-time server. Please
call 250-347-0047 or email mail@
helnas.com .
HEAVY DUTY JOURNEYMAN
DIESEL MECHANIC
required in Invermere, B.C.
Permanent full-time position.
Wage based on experience.
$30 – $38.
Benefit package available.
Please fax or email resume
to 250-342-0212
max@maxhelmer.ca
Please
email
classi ed
ads to
info@cv-pioneer.com
Wanted:
A Beancounter
with Attitude
Good attitude, that is!
You hold an accounting designation (or very close to it or
equivalent experience), but your friends and coworkers don’t
really think of you as an “accountant”. You know your numbers
instinctively, but are keenly interested in being a part of the
business’ operations. You always take personal pride in the
quality of the information you produce and you can effectively
keep many balls in the air at one time in a busy, multiorganization
entity. Those are the critical success factors for
the Group Controller who will join our team – along with a great
sense of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself. You are an
accountant, after all.
We are a group of companies located in the Invermere area that
includes Windermere Water & Sewer, Parr Utilities Ltd. and Point
Developments. We are involved in everything from water and
sewer utilities to residential and commercial land development
and every day puts a different challenge on the desk.
Your attention to detail and passion for doing things right the
to dive into research whenever required and be knowledgeable
a private company environment. If you’re interested in being
part of our team, please get that resume into our hands. This
requires a commitment to meeting the deadlines related to our
businesses.
hr@windermerewater.com
BAKER, SHAKER,
SANDWICH MAKER
(Part-Time)
Start off the new year FRESH AND
LOCAL as one of our resident
Kicking Horse Café FOOD GURUS!
Your creation of exceptional baked goods and pastries,
lunch items and seasonal specialties will be showcased
daily in the Kicking Horse Café. Ideally, you will have
some formal cooking/baking experience and/or training.
BARISTA (Part-Time)
As a Kicking Horse Café BARISTA, pulling the
perfect shot, sharing your latte art with the masses, and
providing a level of service that is second to none, will
not so much be a job as it will be a vocation. The only
requirement… ya gotta be crazy about coffee; think it,
drink it, love it, dream it!
Both these opportunities will be available, starting
in January 2013. Candidates must be willing to work
weekends and some holidays. We will supply the tools
and training – you will work the magic. If you’ve got
what it tastes…, fire us off your resume to lianne@
kickinghorsecoffee.com or fax 250-342-4450. We will
contact successful applicants.
Magazine editor and newspaper reporter
The location
The Columbia Valley Pioneer Newspaper
is seeking a full-time magazine editor/
newspaper reporter.
The role
This full-time, permanent position involves
content gathering, writing and editing
for six annual magazine publications
including a local visitor guide, homes &
lifestyle magazine and wedding magazine.
As the driving force behind all magazines,
creative flair and the ability to self-motivate
and work independently are integral.
When not working on magazines, the
successful applicant will be 1/3 of a smalltown
newspaper’s editorial team, working
alongside a reporter and editor to take
photos, write stories, and lay out and edit
N E WSP A P E R
Follow
us on…
pages in InDesign. A passion for smalltown
news and unearthing interesting
features is key.
Around 50 per cent of the role is as a
reporter, with occasional cover of the
newspaper editor’s position. The other six
months are dedicated to magazines. Some
weekend and evening work is required.
Qualifications
• Degree or diploma in journalism
• A minimum 2 years’ newsroom
experience
• Proficiency with InDesign and
Adobe Photoshop
• Mac platform experience
• A reliable vehicle and a valid driver’s
licence
• Strong organizational, editing and
journalistic skills.
To apply, send a copy of your resume, along with writing samples,
cover letter and references to Rose-Marie Regitnig, Publisher.
The Columbia Valley Pioneer
Box 868, 8 –1008, 8th Avenue,
Invermere, B.C. V0A 1K0
Email: rose-marie@cv-pioneer.com
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November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 29
Local racer ranked second in the world
By Kristian Rasmussen
Pioneer Staff
While many of us may enjoy a leisurely jog around
the block to stay in shape, one Invermere man catches
his stride by descending into a filthy maze of blood, fire
and barbed wire.
Shane McKay is currently ranked second in the world
in Spartan racing — a series of back breaking running races
across obstacle courses that span the globe.
“When you are standing at the starting line, you
know you are going to suffer,” he said. “It is talked about
that if you can walk the next day you haven’t done enough
during the race.”
Shane, 52, was born and raised in the Columbia Valley
and is owner of TXN Installations metal fabrication in
Invermere. The Spartan athlete has competed in 15 races
this year, ranging from five kilometre sprints that usually
hold over 15 obstacles, all the way up to the Spartan Beast,
which begins with over 25 obstacles on courses starting at
20 kilometres. Shane's top finishes include his recent backto-back
third place results in Marseille, Illinois, on October
27th and 28th.
The athlete is leaving for Malibu, California, to compete
in a five kilometre sprint race on December 1st, and
will immediately travel to Glen Rose, Texas, where he will
take on a Beast race on December 8th.
The Glen Rose Beast lumbers through 22 kilometres of
single track running paths and a host of military and geography-inspired
obstacles, which will likely include Shane's
nemesis, the Tyrolean Traverse.
The Traverse is a 150-foot (46 metres) length of rope
suspended above a body of water. Participants are allowed
to use the rope any way they wish, but they are given just
three attempts to get across, after which they are disqualified.
The last time Shane's hands gripped the rope of the
traverse, during the Spartan World Championships in Vermont,
he wasn't sure if he would make it.
The race required the athlete to complete three grueling
obstacles leading up to the traverse. Beginning with
an Atlas block carry, Shane had to carry a 75 pound block
By Pioneer Staff
After a series of resident-led drinkable water
initiatives dating back to 2005 came up dry in Dry
Gulch, Spur Valley is next in line to receive some local
and provincial government assistance in establishing
an upgrade to its water system.
After the Regional District of East Kootenay
approved spending $100,000 in community works
funds for the Spur Valley improvement district at
the board’s November 5th meeting, an information
package is being compiled to inform area homeowners
of the pros and cons involved in the change.
40 feet, put it down, pick
up another block and carry
it back. Next, a Chariots of
Fire obstacle required the
Invermere man to drag a
wooden skid full of rocks
around a marked course.
Finally, Shane's aching forearms
had to complete the
sandbag carry, which involved
carrying a 40 pound
sandbag up a portion of a
ski hill and back down. After
fighting his way through
three brutal challenges,
Shane found himself on the
precipice of the traverse.
“I got about three quarters
of the way out on the
traverse and realized that I
was hanging on with my elbows.
I realized that if I fell
off I was not going to do it in three tries. I just had to stay
with it, and it was the hardest thing I had ever done.”
After reaching the end of his rope, literally and figuratively,
Shane dropped into the water at the end of the
obstacle and was required to complete the challenge by
swimming another 75 feet to shore. His extreme fatigue
and exertion attracted the attention of a waiting lifeguard
in a nearby boat.
“I looked up out of the water and the guy in the boat
looked at me. From the look on my face the guy said, 'You
can't touch the boat and I can't help you. You are going to
be OK. I am here for you. I am a great swimmer and good
lifeguard. If you get into trouble I am right here, but you
have to make it to the shore by yourself!'”
Shane swam to shore, where he collapsed on the ground
from the exertion.
“I laid there for about 2-3 minutes and then got up to
the finish the race and the back of my legs started to cramp
up. I was pretty upset and I had tears in my eyes. I was like,
Spur Valley, located about 20 minutes north of
Radium Hot Springs, currently draws its drinking
water from a surface source, Luxor Creek. The proposed
upgrade would change the source to well water, and the
system would be operated by the regional district. A
test well drilled over the summer has shown promising
results thus far, said Spur Valley improvement district
secretary treasurer Sharon Osterling.
“We’ve been actively pursuing this for a number
of years; we see a lot of advantages to having this,”
she said. “We have relatively few B.C. residents in
the improvement district, and only B.C. residents are
allowed to stand as trustees.”
WANDERING WARRIOR — Invermere’s Shane McKay practices his grip on the chin up
bar at his home gym, Endeavour Fitness, who have helped him train for the15 races that
he has competed in this year across North America. Photo by Kristian Rasmussen
‘I am not going to finish this race and I thought I was
going to do so well’.”
The majority of Spartan racers found their hopes of
finishing the Vermont race dashed upon the shore of the
Tyrolean Traverse. Only 39 per cent of competitors completed
the race. Although many aspiring Spartans don’t finish
an event, a defiant attitude and unwillingness of giving
the body the option to quit until reaching absolute failure is
common, Shane said.
“Everybody has pride and wants to finish the race.
I rarely have seen anybody who can still walk say, ‘I
have had enough.’”
Spartan racers pay the cost of competition in sweat,
tears and exertion, but the payoffs are always worth it,
the racer added.
“I think the biggest rewards are the friendships that I
have gained through Spartan racing and the different people
that I have met. There seem to be a lot of people that are
at a point in their life where they are looking for a change.”
Spur Valley contemplates water system upgrades
That makes for low turnover among the board,
which must oversee the water system that services 85
lots, 75 of which are currently developed.
Homeowners can expect to receive an information
package in early January, said Mrs. Osterling.
In 2005, the Ministry of Community, Sport
and Cultural Development approved nearly $1.8
million in funding for a $2,697,000 community
water system in Dry Gulch. In November 2011, the
regional district asked that money be re-allocated in
two parts: $500,000 towards the Spur Valley Water
System Upgrade Project, and $1,298,000 towards
the Wilmer Water System Upgrade Project.

30 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
Valley mom wins big at bodybuilding event
By Kristian Rasmussen
Pioneer Staff
A Brisco woman, renowned for her knockout power in
the ring, has proven that adding a little punch to pageantry
can go a long way.
Luraina Oddy beat out ten competitors in the physique
category for a third place finish at the Sandra Wickham Fall
Classic Bodybuilding competition at New Westminster’s
Massey Theatre on Saturday, November 10th.
Originally ranked first in the world as an International
Sport of Kickboxing league champion for five consecutive
years with a professional record of 17 wins, no losses and
nine knockouts, Luraina traded her boxing shorts for a bikini
to join 300 other women competing in multiple categories
at the event.
“Kickboxing really helped me with my anger issues
growing up,” Luraina said. “It was a good focus and a really
good avenue to keep me a good person. As a fighter, winning
my title was my biggest accomplishment, but once I
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had babies the fighting wasn’t there anymore. You have this
fire inside of you and this killer instinct. Once I had kids, it
was gone. I tried to pursue the kickboxing afterwards and I
just didn’t have it anymore.”
Luraina, who is the owner of Invermere’s Rocky Mountain
Martial Arts, grew up in Victoria and moved to the
Columbia Valley ten years ago after meeting husband, Eric
Oddy, on a summer holiday. The two have four children:
Odin, 3, Sephira, 5, Nevaeh, 6, and Bella Vee, 9.
Luraina’s children, whom she home schools while training
for events, have acted as not only her cheering squad,
but as nutrition and fitness watchdogs.
“My kids were on my case. If I ate a chip they would
ask ‘Can you have that mom? You are going to lose your
competition if you eat that chocolate bar mom!’ I told them
if you see mummy eating something, you make sure you
give mommy heck!”
The mother of four needed all the extra help she could
get in order to prepare for competition. She had to complete
weight, cardio and Crossfit training every day, while
MATERNAL MUSCLE — Pictured, from left to right:
Bellavee, 9, Nevaeh, 6, Sephira, 5, Luraina and Odin, 3,
show off mom’s third place trophy.
Photo by Kristian Rasmussen
sticking to an extreme diet regime.
Although she wasn’t kickboxing against a competitor
this time, the judges at the Sandra Wickham classic
were equally unforgiving. The panel of bodybuilding
experts were looking for perfect muscle symmetry from
every competitor.
“They really pick you apart for everything,” Luraina
added. “They are basically looking for a ten inch difference
between your shoulders, waist and hips.”
If a competitor is not naturally blessed with a perfect
body type, posing correctly can mean the difference between
first place and not placing. Luraina trained with experts in
Calgary and with her sister, Jolaine Bloom, co-owner of Invermere’s
Endeavour Fitness, to perfect her muscle tone and
posing routine for her big moment.
“It was nerve racking, but I stuck with my poses,”
she said. “At the end of the day I achieved my goal. I got
down to my fight weight again after four kids, which I
think is huge.”
Despite the anxiety associated with competition, the
Sandra Wickham Fall Classic did come with its rewards.
“You are treated like a princess — you get your hair,
makeup, nails done and your bikini is like your wedding
dress,” she joked. “It is like getting married without the baggage
of a husband.”
Rotary Rotary Seniors’ Seniors’
Christmas
Dinner
Sunday, December 9 th , 2012
Best Western Invermere Inn, 5:30 p.m.
Call 250-342-5566 Monday – Thursday, between
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. to register prior to December 6th .

November 30, 2012 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 31
FAITH
Valley Churches
Ministerial meditation
By Laura Hermakin
Reverend
Christ Church Trinity
“I call heaven and earth
to witness against you today
that I have set before
you life and death, blessings
and curses. Choose life
so that you and your descendants
may live.” (Deuteronomy
30:19)
We hear a great deal of
talk these days about the
footprint that we leave on our environment. I find myself
thinking about this question in so many aspects of my life.
It impacts the way that I do almost everything now
from how and where I shop, the car I drive, how I treat my
body, and most definitely my faith life.
My Christian story tells me that God gave humans
power over life and death, that is to say, our own life
and death; the way we choose to exercise that power
means everything!
A great experiment is to take time and think about
how you respond to the situations you find yourself in,
in everyday life. Ask yourself what choices you make
and how you respond, even in the simplest circumstances.
Do you choose life or death? Would you say that you are
prone to melancholy or joy? Where do you turn to care
for yourself: destructive or beneficial behaviour?
Do you find yourself sniping out a negative
answer or response to things or do you strive to find
the positive? Do you more often find yourself afraid
or proclaiming hope?
Most of us would like to say that we find ourselves
generally in the latter place, offering encouragement to
our friends, neighbours, and communities; yet so often
we give into fear. We live in a time of instant connectedness
around the world and the stories of our friends and
neighbours in the global village touch us as instantly and
deeply as those who live within our immediate community.
Amazingly, our choices in day to day things impact
things globally.
So how do we choose life? Are we even aware that
there is a choice? Do we always have to be right, or can
we maybe see things from another’s perspective today?
Taking time to be aware of yourself and of God’s hopes
and dreams for your life is a great place to start. God
gave us life and death, blessings and curses (as it says in
the book of Deuteronomy) — choose life!
Volleyball
victors
The David Thompson
Senior Girls Volleyball team
won the honor of being Kootenay
Champions on the weekend
of November 17th and
18th. On November 27th,
the team headed to Nanaimo
for their shot at the provincial
championship title.
Pictured, back row, left
to right: Jessica Hromadnik,
Kelsey Frank, Jasmine Montgomery,
Barbara Jenkinson,
Josephine Mouly and coach
Bob Karras. Pictured, bottom
row, left to right: Tiara
Livingston, Natasha Hul and
Stephanie Seaman.
Photo submitted by David
Thompson Secondary School
LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH
Sunday, December 2nd, 10:30 a.m.. First Sunday of Advent. Worship
and Life Instruction. Guest speaker: Rev. Dr. Melvyn Sylvester
“K.I.D.S.” Church for children age 3 to Grade 1 and Grade 2 to 5
during the morning service.
Pastor Trevor Hagan • 326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere
250-342-9535 • www.lakewindermerealliance.org
WINDERMERE VALLEy SHARED MINIStRy
ANGLICAN-UNItED
9 a.m.: Worship at All Saint’s, Edgewater.
10:30 a.m.: Worship at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere.
Reverend Laura Hermakin
110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 250-342-6644
www.wvsm.info
VALLEy CHRIStIAN ASSEMbLy
Sunday, 10 a.m.: Worship and Word Kids’ Church provided.
Pastor Murray Wittke
4814 Highway 93/95, Windermere
250-342-9511 • www.valleychristianonline.com
RoMAN CAtHoLIC CHURCH
Saturday: 4:30 p.m. at St. Anthony’s, Canal Flats.
Saturday: 7 p.m. and Sunday: 9 a.m. at
Canadian Martyrs’ Church in Invermere.
Sunday: 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church in Radium.
Father Gabriel • 712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 250-342-6167
St. PEtER’S LUtHERAN MISSIoN oF INVERMERE
Worship services every Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
Christ Church Trinity, 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere
Pastor Fraser Coltman • 1-866-426-7564
RADIUM CHRIStIAN FELLoWSHIP
Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service • Thursday 7 p.m. Fun Night
Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater • 250-342-6633
No. 4, 7553 Main St. Radium • 250-347-9937
CHURCH oF JESUS CHRISt oF LAttER-DAy SAINtS
Worship Service, Sunday, 10 a.m. • Relief Society, 11:15 a.m.
President Barry Pratt • Columbia Valley Branch
5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs • 250-341-5792
You can remember someone special with
your gift to the Canadian Cancer Society
To donate In Memory or In Honour:
www.cancer.ca | 250-426-8916
or call toll-free 1-800-656-6426
or mail to:
P. O. Box 102
Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Please include:
Your name an address for tax receipt
Name of the person being remembered
Name and address to send card to
Let’s Make Cancer History www.cancer.ca

32 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer November 30, 2012
Book of Five Power
Cart Vouchers
Only $135 .95
On sale for a limited time only.
Christmas savings!
Christmas Blowout
Riverside Golf Shop
Open Monday to Friday,
10:00am to 4:00pm
Early Bird Golf Savings
Book of Ten Just $499 *
This Christmas, treat the golfer in your life to a book of ten
rounds, redeemable at both Riverside and Mountainside
Golf Courses.
Buy now and save! Book of Ten is just $499, and worth up to $800 in
value.
• Golf both Riverside and Mountainside Course.
• Use any day, any time. Even holiday weekends!
• Fully transferable – share them with your friends and family.
• Never expires.
Call Riverside Golf Shop 250.345.6346 ext. 22
Open Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm
*Plus tax. Not valid for tournaments. Power cart not included.
Santa’s Cabin
Get your picture taken
with Santa!
December 1st , 8th and 15th 10:00am to 12:00pm