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4 • The Columbia Valley Pioneer December 22, 2006 �� Happy Holidays to all of you, from Maria, Dayna & & Michelle at �� Hair & Tanning Studio • 342-3227 Wishing you all the best during the Christmas Season! from the staff at Insurance Agencies Invermere 342-3031 Radium 347-9350 By Brian Geis Pioneer Staff Valley loses taxi service This holiday season, don’t expect a ride home from Columbia Valley Taxi. You might end up having to walk home. Phone calls to Columbia Valley Taxi are going unanswered and messages are not being returned. Although it could not be confimed, all indications appear the taxi service has closed operations. Valley seniors who no longer drive are particularly missing the service. One elderly woman who did not wish to be named said she was visiting family members in Calgary when she called the taxi and left a message to pick her up at the Greyound depot. When she arrived at the depot in Athalmer at 11 p.m., there was no sign of the taxi so she called again but did not receive any response. Fortunately a young woman who was filling up with gas saw her distress and offered to drive her home. “I don’t know what I would have done without her,” said the passenger, who would like to thank her Good Samaritan but doesn’t remember her name. Betty Jean Feldmann of Invermere also said the loss of the taxi is a blow. “We’re really missing it,” she said. “The taxi used to pick up my mother every day at 4:30 p.m. and take her to Columbia Garden Village for supper. Now we are taking turns as a family driving her back and forth, but it would be really nice for my mother to have that service back again.” District of Invermere Mayor Mark Shmigelsky said he was disappointed by the loss of a local taxi service, especially since it was one of the only forms of public transportation in the valley. “It’s obviously disappointing. I know that they have struggled in the past,” Mayor Shmigelsky commented. “It’s frustrating because it’s definitely needed.” Mr. Shmigelsky said the district will continue to campaign for funding of a regional transportation system. One such attempt in the past, he said, lost out to another community. “Those people in Victoria think every community has public transportation,” RCMP Staff-Sergeant Doug Pack said the lack of local taxi service is even more reason for people to practise safety and responsibility if they overindulge during the holiday season. “That doesn’t provide an excuse for people to drink and drive,” he said. “People will have to make other arrangements and have a designated driver or be the designated driver. It’s nice to have these thoughts beforehand, to make those decisions beforehand and to stick to them.” Staff-Sgt. Pack said no special enforcement will be in effect over the holiday, but that the RCMP’s East Kootenay Traffic Services out of Cranbrook will be conducting their usual sobriety check points throughout the regional district.
December 22, 2006 The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 5 CHRISTMAS CALENDAR CHRISTMAS EVE CHURCH SERVICES FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 24th: • 8:30 am. All Saints Church, Edgewater • 10 am. Christmas Devotional Message, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Fairmont Hot Springs • 10:30 am. Worship Service, Christ Church Trinity, Invermere • 10:30 am. Morning Service, Lake Windermere Alliance Church, Invermere • 1:30 pm. Christmas Eve Service for St. Peter’s Lutheran Mission at Christ Church Trinity, Invermere • 2 pm. Service on the Summit, top of Summit Ski Lift, Panorama, Lake Windermere Alliance Church • 4 pm. Christmas Eve Family Service, Christ Church Trinity • 5:30 pm. Christmas Eve Service, Canadian Martyrs Parish, Invermere. • 6 pm. Christmas Eve Service, Carols by Candlelight, Lake Windermere Alliance Church, Invermere • 7:30 pm. Christmas Eve Service, Canadian Martyrs Parish, Invermere. • 8 pm. Christmas Eve Service, Panorama Resort Great Hall, Lake Windermere Alliance Church • 8 pm. Christmas Eve Service, All Saints Church, Edgewater • 10 pm. Christmas Eve Service, St Peter’s Anglican Church, Windermere • 10:30 pm. Christmas Eve Service, Canadian Martyrs Parish, Radium. • 11:30 pm. Christmas Eve Service, Christ Church Trinity, Invermere. CHRISTMAS DAY CHURCH SERVICES FOR MONDAY, DEC. 25th: • 10 am. Christmas Service, Valley Christian Assembly, Windermere • 10 am. Christmas Day Service, Canadian Martyrs Parish, Invermere. • Noon: Christmas Day Service, Canadian Martyrs Parish, Canal Flats. • 1:30 p.m. St. Peter’s Lutheran Mission Service, Christ Church Trinity. POST OFFICE HOURS: • Saturday Dec. 23: 8:30 - 12 noon • Dec. 24 - 26: Closed • Saturday Dec. 30: 8:30 - 12 noon • Monday Jan. 1: Closed St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Windermere will host a Christmas Eve service at 10 p.m. THE PIONEER NEWSPAPER: • Closed Dec. 23rd - 31st. EDDIE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL ARENA PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE: • Saturday, Dec. 23rd: 10 am - 12 pm • Closed Dec. 24th, 25th, 26th • Wednesday, Dec. 27th: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm • Thursday, Dec. 28th: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm • Friday, Dec. 29th: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm • Saturday, Dec. 30th: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm • Sunday, Dec. 31st: 10 am - 11 am • Closed Jan. 1st, 2007 (Helmets are recommended; skaters participate at their own risk). BOXING DAY BIRD COUNT: • Dec. 26th: Contact Larry Halverson at 342-3305 if you wish to participate. COLUMBIA VALLEY ROCKIES HOME GAME: • 7:30 pm Jan. 2: Rockies vs. Fernie Ghostriders BANK HOURS: BANK OF MONTREAL • Closed Dec. 23 - 26 • Closed Dec. 30 - Jan. 1 CIBC • Closed Dec. 23 - 26 • Closed Dec. 30 - Jan. 1 KOOTENAY SAVINGS CREDIT UNION • Closed Dec. 23 - 26 • Closed Dec. 30 - Jan. 1 RADIUM HOT SPRINGS POOLS: • Dec. 22nd - 23rd: 12 pm - 10 pm • Dec. 24th: 12 pm - 9 pm • Dec. 25th: 11 am - 6 pm • Dec. 26th - Jan. 4th: 10 am - 10 pm PANORAMA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE: • Dec. 31st - 9 p.m. New Years Celebrations parade, followed by fireworks display, and live entertainment. TOBY THEATRE: • Closed: Dec. 24th - 26th • Jan. 3rd, 7:30 pm: Santa Claus 3 INVERMERE PUBLIC LIBRARY • Dec. 23rd - Jan. 1st: Closed VALLEY ALLEY BOWLING CENTRE: • Dec. 23rd: 12 pm - 8 pm. • Dec. 24th: 12 pm - 4 pm. • Dec. 25th: Closed. • Dec. 26th: 12 pm - 4 pm. • Dec. 27th - 31st: 12 pm - 8 pm. • Jan. 1st: Closed. VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS: • Dec. 31st: Village Birthday Party! 16 years old. 3:30 pm - 6 pm at the park on Stanley Street, Radium. Tobogganing, skating, free hot dogs, hot chocolate, birthday cake, chili, bonfire. Fireworks, 6:30 pm at the driving range, The Springs Golf Course. Parking at the clubhouse. FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS POOLS: • Dec. 24th: 8 am - 6 pm • Dec. 25th: 10 am - 6 pm • Dec. 26th - 31st: 8 am - 10 pm • Jan. 1st: 10 am - 10 pm GROCERY STORE HOURS: AG VALLEY FOODS: • Dec. 24th: 7 am - 6 pm • Dec. 25th: Closed • Dec. 26th: 10 am - 6 pm • Dec. 31st: 7 am - 9 am • Jan. 1st: 10 am - 6 pm SOBEYS: • Dec. 24th: 8 am - 6 pm • Dec. 25th: Closed
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