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Road to Gold 7

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Th e ghosts of Scottish pioneers were smiling af-ter 248 curlers from 62 teams took to the ice of Lake Windermere last weekend for the annual Bonspiel on the Lake.

Th e event, which has run in Invermere for the past 24 years and is advertised as the world’s only outdoor bonspiel, is a throwback to curling’s early days. Th e sport was played outdoors for nearly 400 years until the game was moved indoors around 1900.

Th is year’s lake bonspiel removed all the precision and grace of the indoor game and re-introduced the cracked ice, divots and luck that were a staple of the game played by those early Scots.

Th roughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday the air around Kinsmen Beach was full of laughter, skips barking instructions, and even the thumping and thwacking of a few old-fashioned corn brooms, not seen at curling rinks since the 1970s.

Many of the curlers adopted tactics of self-preser-vation when curling on the rugged outdoor ice. Some even took running starts out of the hack, or slid at an angle to avoid ice which had become pitted.

Volunteers cleared the snow and mapped out eight sheets of ice on the expansive lake surface. A string of lights lined the sheets and made curling at night possi-ble with the Rocky Mountains visible in the distance.

Beside the rink a temporary kitchen and mess hall was set up by the Meadows family of Invermere.

Th e Meadows have run the kitchen on the lake since the second bonspiel over 20 years ago. Only warm weather last January, which forced the event indoors, kept the Meadows from their job serving hot dogs and hamburgers at the bonspiel.

A wood stove inside the portable building pro-vided heat as the scent of smoke permeated the air. Signs informed customers that any profi t the Mead-ows made would go to Mount Nelson Athletic Park.

Behind the mess hall, many cars were parked on the ice about 30 feet from the shore. One group of tailgate partiers spent most of the weekend centered around a portable fi re pit made out of a cylinder from a clothes washer welded to an old car wheel.

Invermere’s Olympic curler Christine Keshen even played a few games on Saturday. Christine, who fi lled in on boyfriend Mike DuBois’s team, had early dif-fi culty fi guring out the inconsistent ice but she learnt quickly and made a terrifi c raise shot in the second end of the team’s Saturday afternoon game.

“She’s a good curler, but she doesn’t know the key lake shots like the F-bomb or the train wreck,” quipped teammate Ryan Murton.

Th is year’s bonspiel was won by Radium’s Donald Jumaga rink. His team was made up of his two daugh-ters Kari Jumaga and Tanis Wareham. Tanis’s husband Trevor played third.

Th e Jumaga rink have been regulars at the lakespiel for the last 13 years. “It’s our lucky 13,” said Donald who was impressed with this year’s bonspiel. “Out of 13 years, this was probably the best year yet.”

Radium rink wins bonspeilCold weather arrived in the nick of time to secure our Bonspiel on the Lake. Here Nancy Wilfl ey takes her best shot.

Second cougar snared in InvermereConservation offi cers in Invermere have cap-

tured and killed the second cougar in town in less than two months.

Unlike the cougar that plagued Invermere throughout last summer, this one was discovered only a couple of days before it was killed.

“We got a call a couple of days ago,” said conser-vation offi cer Richard Hoar.

Mr. Hoar said the male cougar had been seen around Carol and John Dobson’s place near the Toby Creek. It had taken some chickens and killed a sheep at the Dobson place.

“When they start killing domestic stock, you’ve got a problem,” said Mr. Hoar.

Th e dead sheep ultimately led to the swift cap-ture of the cougar.

After the sheep was killed, the cat was scared off by the Dobsons. Conservation offi cers later moved the dead sheep away from the home and set up the snare, confi dent the cat would come back. It did re-turn and was shot not far from the Dobson home.

Invermere’s resident cougar was killed on De-cember 7th. Mr. Hoar said the two cats may have been a pair, “but we’re not 100-percent sure.”

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Kootenay-Columbia member of Parliament Jim Abbott is fi nally a member of the Canadian govern-ment.

Th e Conservative was elected to represent the rid-ing for the fi fth time on Monday night. Th is time was diff erent; for the fi rst time Mr. Abbott’s party will gov-ern the country.

“It’s pretty exciting,” said Mr. Abbott, 63, from his offi ce in Cranbrook on Tuesday morning. “I fi nd it gratifying in that you just persevere and you know something is right.”

He captured 22,171 votes, more than 54 percent of the total number cast. Brent Bush of the NDP re-ceived 10,559 votes, Liberal Jhim Burwell received 5,443 votes and Clements Verhoeven of the Green Party won 2,490 votes.

Mr. Abbott said he watched the election with his supporters at a Cranbrook hotel. “It was a good feeling and we’re prepared to work with what the people of Canada have given us.”

What the Canadian people gave the Conservatives on Monday night was a slim minority government with 124 seats. Despite the narrow win, Mr. Abbott said he is confi dent that his government, led by Ste-phen Harper who will become Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister, will be more eff ective than the Liberal gov-

ernment that was defeated.“I think it has the potential to be diffi cult,” he

said. “But I have confi dence in Stephen Harper’s abil-ity to get things done.”

Mr. Abbott said his party will have to gain support from other parties in carrying out policy - for example, the scrapping of the national gun registry. “Th at’s go-ing to be a very interesting challenge,” he said.

Mr. Harper said the Conservatives could work with NDP leader Jack Layton and even Bloc Quebe-cois leader Gilles Duceppe on some issues. Mr. Abbott refused to speculate whether he might be named to the new cabinet. “Th at’s completely up to the leader,” he said, although he admitted he would like to be in the government’s inner circle. Mr. Abbott said the Con-servative caucus would meet in the next ten days.

Locally, he said his priorities will continue to be: bringing an end to the softwood lumber dispute and lobbying the department of international trade to make avalanche safety equipment more readily avail-able to constituents.

After winning over half of the popular vote, Mr. Abbott said he has a deep respect for those who op-posed him in the riding.

“We all made a very heavy commitment, individ-ually and collectively, to be available to people during the campaign,” he said.

“Over 45 per cent of people in the riding didn’t vote for me, and it’s my job to represent them.”

Abbott fi nally joinsruling party in Ottawa

Democracy in actionGrades 5 and 6 stu-

dents at J.A. Laird held their own mock election on Monday. Pictured here from left to right are the four party leaders: Mar-tin Grasic, Athletics Party; Kaylie Wojnar, Social-Na-dians Party; Lily Smith, Academics Party; andCharlotte Dibb, O-ZONE Party. Th e Athletics party won the election by prom-ising more sports at school.


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Ten ways to battle the January blahs

Dear Editor:

“Abbott will win: Pioneer Poll” read the headline in the Friday issue before the Monday election. While you were correct, I found the headline completely unsupported when I real-ized this conclusion was drawn from a mere 24 decided voters!

It is widely acknowledged that polls infl u-ence voting and I expect this report was no ex-ception. Opinion polls published in newspapers almost always come with their confi dence inter-val or margin for error, typically reported as plus or minus a small percentage 19 times out of 20.

Because of the very small number of peo-ple polled, confi dence intervals for the results in your poll would overlap one another, which means you had no support to draw the conclu-

sion you did. Furthermore, such error margins assume

you have taken a random sample of individuals in the riding, which is clearly not the case when you only speak to residents of one town in such a large riding.

Calling this an “unoffi cial” poll is not a suffi -cient disclaimer given your headline. Reporting opinions is fi ne, but calling it a poll and overex-tending the results to make a prediction about the election result is not.

If you are going to do a poll, please do a thorough one and report your confi dence in-terval. Th e candidates and your readers deserve more responsible journalism.

Cam GilliesWindermere

Congratulations fromadmiring reader

Dear Editor:

I am writing to congratulate you and your staff on pro-ducing such a fi ne newspaper as the Upper Columbia Pioneer. Th is past Sunday, I was driving through the Columbia Valley, and I picked up a copy at the Super 8 Hotel at Invermere.

I enjoyed reading every page. I also enjoy the ‘paste-up” that is done for the newspaper. Very fi ne and artistic work! Excellent photography and excellent information.

I congratulate you all on such an excellent production! I look forward to reading more editions as I travel up the Co-lumbia Valley in the future.

Douglas B. LyonJaff ray

‘Poll’ may have swayed vote

By Elinor FlorencePioneer Publisher

1. Every time a ray of sun breaks through the clouds, grab your coat and run outside. Soak it up: Vitamin D is good for you.

2. Stroll through Artym Gallery and admire the art work: their vivid colours will chase away the gloom.

3. Brew up a strong cup of Kick Ass coff ee. Roasted right here in the valley, coff ee doesn’t get any fresher than this.

4. Drop in to the “user-friendly” Valley Fitness Centre. For a few dollars, try out the machines or take a class in easy stretching or yoga. All ages and shapes welcome.

5. Go for a soak in the hot pools. We are doubly fortunate in the valley to have two great hot springs nearby - most Canadians don’t have any.

6. Instead of cocooning in front of the television, hear some beautiful music played at Christ Church Trinity on Sunday afternoon when “Symphonie of the Kootenays” comes to the valley.

7. In memory of the great Scottish poet Robbie Burns, who was born 247 years ago, order a shot of Scotch whiskey at one of the local pubs.

8. Drop in to the Invermere Public Library and check out their new books, especially those set in trop-ical climates. You can borrow movies and tapes, too.

9. Take your dog for a walk on the lake before the ice melts and enjoy the views of the surrounding mountains. Or off er to take someone else’s dog.

10. Book a massage to work out the kinks. Th ere are several excellent massage therapists in the valley.

Swingbridges

Th ese two “swing bridges” operated in Athalmer dur-ing the riverboat era. Th e hinged bridges swung to one side to allow boats to pass between the Co-lumbia River and Lake Windermere. Th e photo was taken in 1913, when Athalmer was settled with stores and houses while Invermere, seen in the background, was little more than an empty hilltop.

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• Deadline for nominations for Rotary Club’s citi-zen of the Year. Mail letter to Box 877, Invermere, V0A 1K0. For info contact any Rotary member.• Crop Til U Drop all-night scrapbooking, variety of scrapbook tools, one make-and-take session, in-cludes light dinner and beverages, door prize, 6 p.m. to midnight, call 342-4423 for info.

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• 6 p.m. Windermere District Rod and Gun Club, Chilli Night, antlers scored, Invermere Legion.• Windermere Valley Saddle Club Social Saturday, January 28th at 5:30 pm at Edgewater Community Hall. $5 each or $10 for a family. Bring pot luck and a “pirate” gift. Everyone welcome.

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• 1 pm, Home game, Rockies vs. Creston.• 2 pm, Symphonie of the Kootenays performing Mozart’s Symphony #39 and his Requiem at Christ Church Trinity. Tickets from Dave’s Book Bar, Stober’s and Pynelogs.

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District of Invermere council voted unanimously to support the second annual Columbia Valley Drag-on Boat Racing Festival Tuesday.

A Fort Point homeowner had written a letter opposing the way the festival was organized and the use of Taynton Bay, the lake area adjoining Kinsmen Beach.

Council’s endorsement came after event organizers agreed to change the practice schedule. Th is year some practices during the week leading up to the event will be held in the mornings rather than the evenings.

Brent Bullen, a fi nancier from Calgary, wrote an open letter to council on January 17th, 2006 in which he expressed concern. “I remain deeply concerned over the event,” read the letter. “Its demands on the lake confl ict with the boating and lakeshore community.”

Among points raised in Mr. Bullin’s letter were the amount of time dragon boaters spent on the lake prac-ticing, profanities yelled between boats, and “reckless” driving of watercraft associated with the event.

In response to the letter, Pat Cope of Invermere’s Family Resource Centre, a non-profi t group which organizes the event as a fundraiser, solicited letters of support. Fourteen business and civic leaders wrote to Invermere mayor and council in support of the event.

At Tuesday’s meeting Mrs. Cope herself defended the dragon boat festival. She said more than 2000 peo-ple were expected to participate, either directly and indirectly. “Our plan is to return 100 percent of prof-its into the non-profi t sector in the Columbia Valley,” she said.

Mrs. Cope told council that this year she intends to give the district a monthly update about the event, inform all area residents well beforehand, advertise in both local newspapers, and mount an event website by the end of February.

After the meting, Mr. Bullen said he was satisfi ed with council’s response to his concern. “I think they’ve come up with a pretty respectable solution,” he said.

Mr. Bullen said he was unhappy that last year’s practise schedule was poorly communicated to area homeowners, many of whom use the protected bay for wakeboarding.

Dragon boats supported

Kelly Wright of Edgewater was helping his girlfriend Sharon Campbell move out of her home in Invermere this summer when he discovered that his helmet, which was stored in her shed, had been used for a wasp nest.

“Th ere must have been 300 or 400 wasps buzzing around,” he said.

Fortunately Kelly wasn’t stung. He sprayed the wasps and was about to throw away his helmet, but Sharon persuaded him to keep it for a souvenir.

Th e wasp nest fi lled the helmet completely and the wasps even en-joyed munching on the lining.

Sharon Campbell, who has lived in the stucco house across the road from the Invermere high school since she was 11 years old, has now sold the house and moved to Edgewater.

Th e retired couple say they are enjoying the countryside.

“I guess I’ll have to get a new helmet,” said Kelly, who wears a helmet when he goes riding on his all-terrain vehicle.

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Invermere on the Lake will be re-opening their doors for another successful season on April 15th, 2006. This much improved venue will be host to artist exhibits, special events, workshops and concerts April through October.

To enrich the Gallery’s upcoming 2006 Programs, the Columbia Valley Arts Council is ‘Calling all Artists’ in the Columbia Kootenay area to show us your artwork.

Pynelogs Gallery and the CVAC seek a wide variety of mediums to display at the Gallery. Whether you are an established artist, new to the area, or have a special interest in photography, painting, sculpture, glass, wood or stone carving... or, mixed media, all work will be considered and we’d love to have you give us a call.

For those artists who are interested in offering workshops and classes, we are in the process of organizing our Workshop calendar for 2006. Please let us know if you are interested in teaching a workshop.

Please contact the CVAC through Jami Scheffer, Pynelogs Cultural Centre Administrative Coordinator, at 342-4423 by February 15th, 2006.

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The Canal Flats first aiders, who are well known in the community, will now become certified Emergency Medical Responders.

The five volunteers have extensive first aid training through the Tembec Sawmill in Canal Flats. Howev-er, their occupational training isn’t recognized by the B.C. Ambulance Service. Currently a 911 call in Ca-nal Flats will yield an ambulance from Invermere.

The team agreed to be certified last year but backed out because the training offered was inferior to the skills the men already possessed. The village had committed $2,500 last year to train the men. The first aiders will be invited to a council meeting to discuss funding for their certification.

Jumbo Glacier Resort pitched

Grant Costello, vice-president of Glacier Resorts Limited, made his case for the development of Jumbo Glacier Resort to Canal Flats council and about 20 spectators who packed the Canal Flats Seniors Hall on Monday.

Mr. Costello extolled the virtues of Jumbo, saying the resort would offer consistent snow conditions and

cold temperatures. The 257-acre resort will be one-third the size of Panorama, he said.

If the resort’s master plan is approved, Jumbo’s de-velopers will either seek rezoning within the Regional District of East Kootenay or seek to create a munici-pality at Jumbo. As Canal Flats mayor John Tilley sits on the regional district’s board, his support will be im-portant to the developer if rezoning is sought.

Village takes over road contract

Council passed a motion Monday to take over re-sponsibility from the provincial Ministry of Transport for maintaining its own roads.

The village will receive $185,000 over the next three years, money budgeted by the ministry for maintaining roads. The current contract with Main-road East Contracting expires in September.

Now it is up to the village to negotiate with a con-tractor to provide street clearing and hole patching. Village staff and council are confident a contractor can be hired for less than the money promised. Any sur-plus funds will be kept by the village.

Two public meetings in town

Two public hearings will be held on Tuesday Feb-ruary 21st, 6 p.m. at the Canal Flats Civic Centre.

Owners of Canal Flats Foods are purchasing part of the land behind the Home Hardware and intend to build a new store with a gas station. Current zoning permits a food shop but not a gas outlet.

The second hearing will be held regarding a re-zoning application for property at 8966 Shaughnessy Street. Owner Lance Elliott would like to rezone about five acres of land for single family residential use. Mr. Elliott intends to subdivide the parcel into four lots.


Debbie Thompson was at home in Canal Flats on December 21st when she made a ghastly discovery.

Debbie was upstairs in her home when she detect-ed the foul odour of raw sewage seeping up from the basement. When the semi-retired grandmother went downstairs, she found three-quarters of her basement was covered in 1.5 inches of sewage that had backed up through village pipes. “I looked downstairs and my carpet was floating,” said Debbie.

Undaunted by the toxic gloop that lined her base-ment floor, Debbie and daughter Shelley immediately went to work cleaning up the mess.

Fortunately the Thompsons have insurance. The repair bill “has been in the thousands,” said Debbie’s husband Bob. The basement floor had to be stripped to the concrete and the lower four feet of panelboard removed in order to sterilize the basement. All the Thompsons’ furniture had to be removed, but surpris-ingly the family stayed in their home the whole time.

“The smell was gone pretty quickly after the steril-ization was done,” said Bob.

With a $500 deductible and a 15-per cent rise of the family’s insurance premium the accident will end

up costing the Thompsons about $1000.At Monday night’s village council meeting, a con-

trite mayor John Tilley apologized for the accident. But Mr. Thompson, who does not carry a grudge, was happy with how the village dealt with the overflow. “I called John and he had people on it that day,” said Bob.

The problem was caused by a blockage of one of the town’s sewage pumps and the failure of two sewer systems. Ideally, a backup sewer pump should pick up the slack for the clogged pump. “That switch failed to operate,” said Canal Flats Chief Administrative officer Bruce Woodbury. As well, a separate alarm system is supposed to alert officials to problems with the sewer. That system failed as well.

Because the backup pump failed to kick in and no alarm was triggered, sewage collected in a reser-voir until it was forced back through the pipes into the Thompson home. “At least we know where the sewer’s low point is,” joked Mr. Woodbury to council on Monday.

Mr. Woodbury said the village has no legal obli-gation to foot the Thompson’s bill, but they may pay anyway.

“As much as our bylaws say we don’t have a legal obligation, we may have a moral obligation,” he said.

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Christine Keshen’s schedule is hectic as she prepares for her trip to the Olympics in Torino, Italy two weeks from now.

But that didn’t stop her from coming home to Invermere to do a little curling on Lake Windermere last weekend.

“I had such a blast,” said Chris-tine, who fi lled in Saturday on boy-friend Mike DuBois’s team. “Mike always puts in a team.”

At fi rst Mike didn’t want Chris-tine to play for fear she’d throw off her game on the unpredictable lake ice. On Saturday, however, the team needed a spare and Olympian Chris-tine was waiting at the ready.

“It was kind of funny going from the best ice in the world to the crazi-est ice in the world,” said Christine.

In spite of Christine’s best shots, the DuBois rink didn’t win the tournament.

Christine got into Invermere last Friday after re-tuning from a whirlwind trip to Switzerland and Italy to curl and to scope out the curling venue at the up-coming Olympics.

In Switzerland, the Kleibrink Rink played in the Damen Cup, a women’s bonspiel Christine calls one

of the biggest in the world. Christine’s team didn’t perform as well as she hoped, but they did get to play some of the teams they’ll face at the Olympics. “We gained some awesome insight on the other teams,” said Christine.

Immediately after the tournament wrapped up - which was won by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg - it was off to Italy for Christine and her teammates. Th ey

spent two days checking out Piner-olo, a little village about 30 kilome-tres from Torino where the curling competition will be held. “It’s a cute little Italian village,” said Christine, “with great shopping.”

Christine said the trip was a bonding experience and the team got to tour the rink where they hope to win the gold medal in a few weeks.

She said the rink itself is quite small. “If you imagine the Invermere hockey arena with stands all the way around it, that’s the size,” she said.

Back in Calgary the team spent this week practising during the day and attending Olympic send-off functions at night. “Th ere’s basical-ly something going on every night,” said Christine.

On Monday the team will leave for Kamloops to defend their title at the Strauss Canada Cup. On Feb-ruary 5th they’ll return to Calgary

and two days later they’ll leave for the Olympics.Christine said she enjoys the pressures associated

with being a professional curler and an Olympic ath-lete.

“Th at’s my life normally. I’m used to being busy,” she said.

“Now it’s just more exciting.”

Christine, right, with corn broom, and her boyfi rend Mike DuBois, sweep for teammate Bridget Anakin at the Bonspiel on Lake Windermere last weekend.

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Dorothy Brown’s husband Paddy died 25 years ago, but she still feels sad on the anniversary of his death.

Today 87-year-old Dorothy is brim-ming with memories, not just of her two husbands and nine children, but of the rich history of the Edgewater area.

Dorothy’s parents, Barb and Eric Smith, came to the valley in 1914. Th ey farmed at Luxor, known now as Spur Valley. In May 1916 they were fl ooded out and moved into Invermere, where her fa-ther worked at the experi-mental farm located where the hospital now stands. In fact, they lived within a block of the old hos-pital on 10th Street. Barb Smith walked over to the hospital to deliver her baby girl in 1918, calling her Dorothy after her sister Dorothy Lee, Nancy Tegart’s mother.

With three young children, Dor-othy’s parents purchased the 360-acre DL Ranch in 1918 from Fred Larmour, later naming it the U5. Today it is the

Tegart Hereford Ranch. Barb Smith’s parents were moneyed people, owners of a silk mill. Dorothy’s mother took her to England for a visit when she was fi ve years old. One thing she didn’t like was that children were not allowed to eat with their parents but had to dine with the nanny in the nursery. Her paternal grandparents owned Smith Breweries of Macclesfi eld, near Manchester.

Dorothy’s father built a one-roomed log schoolhouse on the ranch near McAulay Creek in 1927. Six-year-old

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row a boat to an island, walk up the shore and then get into a second boat and row the rest of the way across. She would join Dorothy and Peggy Hall, whose parents owned a car and would drive them in to Invermere. Ellen also rowed her siblings to school by boat.

In the 1920s, the U5 Ranch was a popular stopping place for many peo-ple. Eric Smith was the agent for Dunn and Bradstreet, and Barbara spoke fi ve languages. Many immigrants got their start in the country with help from the Smiths.

Dorothy and her fi rst husband George Annis occupied the old school-house as their fi rst home. It burned down in 1938 and George went off to war. By the time it was over, so was their marriage. George, who was the fa-ther of Dorothy’s three children, later married Helen Young who be-came Helen Annis.

Dorothy’s second husband James Brown left Belfast, Ireland and came straight to Parson to work at the mill. Undoubt-ably because of his brogue, everyone called him Paddy. He, too, went off to war, but was discharged early due to an injury. When he returned he went to work at Edgewater Sawmill.

When asked to describe Paddy, Dorothy said laughingly: “He was a very loving man, so good to the kids. He didn’t like taking a life so I had to kill the chickens! We lived on a farm and in the fall, a neighbour had to come and do our butchering . . . one thing we didn’t have in common: I loved to dance and he didn’t. His mother was a ballet dancer and taught him to stand

over backwards on his hands. When we went to a dance he would say to me: “Shall we take a walk?” Of course, he would dance, and he danced well. But he never liked it.”

For many years Dorothy cooked every summer for alpine groups. It was hard work but she enjoyed hiking and Paddy encouraged her to go, saying it was good for her to get away. He was happy to stay home and care for the children.

Dorothy remembers one time in 1969 when she was 51. She’d had a hard day of trekking into a camp with an Iowa University group. By the time she arrived, her lips and face were severely

sunburned. It was excru-ciating standing over a fi re to cook.

Two of the trekkers, one a doctor, took turns holding a cold wet cloth over her face as she fried the chops. Dorothy still exchanges Christmas cards with many of the people she met from

those hikes.Nowadays this lady is still very ac-

tive in her community. She is involved with the Legion, seniors and church and takes great pleasure in attending Windermere District Historical Society meetings.

Th irty years ago Dorothy inherited her grandmother’s beautiful turquoise and diamond ring. Her grandfather had gone to Ceylon and India to buy silk, and when he returned to England he brought it as an anniversary gift to his wife.

Dorothy wears the ring with pride and it stands as a fi tting symbol of the full circle of her life.

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UNLOADING PIPES IN EDGEWATER - Th e riverboat Nowitka is shown unloading pipes to be used in Edgewater’s water system, sometime prior to 1920. Th e photograph was published in a book called Paddlewheels on the Frontier by Art Downs, 1971.


Th e Old ZoneBy Harold HazelaarForeign Correspondent

Harold Hazelaar is writing his column from the beach in Venezuela.

Here is a Spanish language tidbit:

“Hola” means hello, “ciao”, pronounced chow, means see-you {temporary), and “adios” means goodbye (permanent).

Finally, after a couple of very forgettable weeks here in South America, we had the time to enjoy ourselves beside the pool and the beach.

Once again the overwhelming urge to stay here hits me. It’s probably -20 at home, why would I want to endure that?

After deciding that +30 is much better, a couple of new questions pop into my head: “Could we possibly survive here? Would I miss the cold? What about hockey?”

“Yes, yes, and what about it?” are the answers.“OK, no one will miss me at work, I can email

these stories from here, (there is already a good pic-ture of me on fi le) and why not teach ball hockey to the locals?”

A few more Cervezas and I am sure I can fi gure out how to make a hockey stick. Balls are not a problem. Coconuts for goal posts, what else? Abso-lutely nothing else needed!!

Teaching English will keep the lifestyle going, while the satisfaction of spreading the enjoyment of “Canada’s Game” makes me proud to be Cana-dian!! Adios!

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Th omas and Rosie Salzbrenner are leaving the val-ley for Hundred Mile House in northern B.C.

Th e couple has made many friends in the valley through their businesses, Small World Pet Kennel and T.S. Salzbrenner Construction. At one time they also owned the Lakeside Pub. Th ey moved here from Germany 16 years ago and have four children, two of whom will be moving with them.

Rosie said the family decided to relocate when they found their “dream property” with a log home, a creek and plenty of room for their horses.

“We really appreciated this community and I’m having tears in my eyes about leaving,” Rosie said.


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In loving memory of George R.M. Gibson: May 4, 1920-Janu-ary 25, 1990. We do not need a special dayto bring you to mind;the days we do not think of youare very hard to fi nd.Always remembered,your family.

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REMEMBER: Smart Growth Work-shop sponsored by Lions and Kins-men, 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, DTSS. Guest speaker. Free to all.

REMINDER: Michif language workshop, Ramada Hotel, Golden, B.C. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. January 28th. Elections for North Local, Kootenay Region Métis As-sociation. For info contact Mike Paradis at (250) 342-6359 or [email protected].

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Avion Construction Ltd., construc-tion managers and general con-tractor for the Black Forest Village Townhome complex located at the crossroads in Invermere, BC, is currently seeking to hear from all local trades interested in partici-pating in this exciting new proj-ect. Avion Construction Ltd. would prefer to work with local resources as much as possible. Please call Steve Gutsche at 250-341-1965 for details. Construction of phase 1 to commence in February 2006.

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Our approach to resort development and operations is simple – we strive to provide the ultimate guest experience - which means hiring and retaining employees who strive for excellence in all that they do. We are looking for team players with a ‘can do’ attitude to contribute positively to our con-tinued growth. Our ideal candidates will possess characteristics that refl ect our corporate values of caring, integrity, excellence, team spirit and fi nancial responsibility.

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Brett Bjorkman is carving a path to the pros playing for his hometown team, the Columbia Valley Rockies.

Th e native of Canal Flats is in his second year with the team. So far this season the right wing, who stands 6’1” and weighs 170 pounds, has nine goals and 11 as-sists in 41 games.

Brett, the son of Dana and Dave, has been attracting atten-tion with his play. Last season he was named most valuable player of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League all-star game, and this season he has been called up to play games with the Quesnel Millionaires of the Junior A British Columbia Hockey League, a step up from the Junior B Rockies.

“Growing up I was a Rockies Fan,” said Brett, 17, a Grade 12 student at David Th ompson Sec-ondary School. At age 15, Brett, who his teammates call “Bjorks,” tried out for the team and was cut. Th e next season he was back and earned a coveted spot on the team.

Brett’s goal is to one day be-come a professional player and his determination will no doubt help him on his way. Brett wants to make the step to the major junior Western Hockey League. “It’s kind of a dream,” he said.

Last August Brett attended camp with the Vancouver Giants. His tryout with the team was un-successful, but Brett says he will take another shot at major junior, most likely with the Kamloops Blazers, a team that expressed an

interest in him one year ago.Brett said his coach and gener-

al manager with the Rockies, Matt Hughes, has helped him get his name out to other leagues. “He’s a good guy,” said Brett. “He tries to help guys advance.”

Brett says speed is his main at-tribute, but he isn’t afraid to get into the odd fi ght on the ice. “It really motivates your team,” he said.

Lately Brett has been stay-ing away from the rough stuff . “It kinda messes up your game,” he said. “It’s hard to score when you’re just skating around waiting

for that slash that pushes you over the line.”

Brett said the Rockies, who are currently in fourth place in the Eddie Mountain Division, have a good chance to go far when the playoff s begin in late February. “It’s pretty much just a catch-up game here in the last bit to try and get up to second,” he said. “We’re getting a lot better with our work ethic - we just need to build our intensity.”

Look in the Out and About section of Th e Pioneer for all the Rockies home games.

Canal Flats boy plays for the RockiesNipika loppetfi rst of three races


Th ree straight weeks of cross-country ski races in the Columbia Valley began with the Nipika Lop-pet at the Nipika Mountain Resort last weekend. Th e resort’s ski trails came alive with the swoosh-ing sound of moving cross-country skis and the huffi ng and puffi ng of frosty breath at the third annual event, which attracted 240 skiers of all abil-ities, from adults who completed 30 kilometres, to children competing in a two-kilometre race.

A loppet is also referred to as a cross-country ski marathon. Nipika’s version is a classic event, the racers sliding in groomed tracks.

Event proceeds of $6,000 went to Gudrun Pfl ueger, an Austrian immigrant and world-class cross-country skier who worked at the Nipika Re-sort for years and is suff ering from brain cancer.

Former Nagano 1998 Olympian Robin McK-eever of Calgary set a new 30-kilometre course record at Nipika with a winning time of 1:38:29. Th at beat the previous course record by 14 min-utes, said Nipika owner Lyle Wilson, himself a for-mer Olympic coach.

Next weekend the annual Huckleberry Loppet will be held in Golden, and February 5th the 12th annual Panorama Loppet will go at the Beckie Scott Nordic Centre at Panorama.

Brett Bjorkman, aged 17.


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The RDEK encourages residents in Electoral Areas F & G to attend one of the upcoming Town Hall Meetings:

Monday, February 6, 2006—7:00pm Edgewater Legion Hall

�Wednesday, February 15, 2006—7:00pm

Brisco Community Hall �

Tuesday, February 21, 2006—7:00pm Windermere Community Hall

�Monday, February 27, 2006—7:00pm

Fairmont Resort, Pine RoomTopics: 5-Year Financial Plan, Columbia Valley Landfill, Health Connections: Transit Update Emergency Planning, Broadband, Disposal of Used Oil and Tires, Community Parks (Fairmont only), Edgewater Transfer of Services (Edgewater only) Dry Gulch Water System (Area G only)

Get updated on RDEK programs in your area and find out how your tax dollars

are being spent! For more information, contact Kerstin Renner at 1-888-478-7335.

Dog Owners in Electoral Areas F & G

It is a requirement under the Regional District of East Kootenay Dog Control Bylaw that you must have your dog licenced.

2006 Dog Licence CostsSpayed or Neutered — $10.00 Unspayed or Unneutered — $30.00 Pit Bull Terriers or Cross Breeds — $1,000.00 (includes Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier)

Proof of spaying/neutering is required - either by bringing in your old licence for renewals or by providing a letter from a veterinarian for

new licences. Dog Control is actively enforced in Electoral Areas F and G.

For more information or to obtain a 2006 licence for your dog, please contact the Columbia Valley RDEK office or Dog Control Officer Sam

Fiddler at 347-9793. RDEK Columbia Valley Office

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LAKE WINDERMERE ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday, January 29th, 10:30 a.m.

Worship and Life Instruction. Stewardship - It’s a Matter of Trust “Trust - Th e Key to Successful Liv-ing”. Sunday School for ages 3 to Grade 3, during the morning service.

Senior Pastor Rev. Dieter Magnus Associate Pastor Rev. Jared Enns

326 - 10th Avenue, Invermere • 342-9535

WINDERMERE VALLEY SHARED MINISTRYSunday, January 29th • 10:30 a.m.

Invermere - Christ Church Trinity. Worship & Sunday School.Rev. Sandy Ferguson

110 - 7th Avenue, Invermere • 342-6644

VALLEY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLYSunday, 10:00 am

Children’s church during the message part of the service. Children 4 - 12 years. • Sunday, 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting

Senior Pastor Rev. John Cuyler www.vcassembly.com

Highway 93/95, 1 km north of Windermere • 342-9511

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHCanadian Martyrs Church, Invermere

Saturday, 7:00 p.m. Mass • Sunday, 9:00 a.m. MassSt. Joseph’s Church, Hwy 93/95 Radium

Sunday, 11:00 a.m. MassSt. Anthony’s Church, Canal Flats

Sunday, 4:00 p.m. MassFather Jose Joaquin

712 -12th Ave., Invermere • 342-6167

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN MISSION OF INVERMEREWorship services Sunday at 1:30 pm -

held this week at the Toby Th eatre Pastor Rev. Fraser Coltman

at Christ Church Trinity 110 - 7th Ave., Invermere1-866-426-7564

RADIUM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPEvery Sunday 10:00 am

Pastor Wayne and Linda Frater Radium Seniors’ Hall • 342-6633

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTSSunday, 10:00 am

President J.P. TremblayColumbia Valley Branch

5014 Fairway, Fairmont Hot Springs 1-866-349-5772

Valley ChurchesNew coordinator for Success by 6

Th e Windermere Valley Early Childhood De-velopment Team has hired Nicole Pawluk to be the new team coordinator with funding received through Success By 6.

Team members of the team include profession-als who provide early childhood services, and par-ents of young children.

Success By 6 is an early childhood development initiative dedicated to providing all children with a good start in life.

It helps to ensure that children ages 0 to 6 de-velop the emotional, social, cognitive, and physical skills they need as they enter school.

Over the next six months, Ms. Pawlak plans to

raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood development, help parents connect with appropriate early childhood services, provide par-ents with early childhood information and support, conduct community inventories and host parent fo-cus groups to develop a profi le of what early child-hood assets are present locally and what is needed.

For more information about early childhood services in the valley or if you would like to join the team, she will be available on Tuesdays and Th urs-days from 9:30 am to 1 p.m. in her offi ce at Valley Connections in Invermere (beside the Family Re-source Centre). Please call her at 342-4242 or email: [email protected].


1229 - 7th Avenue, Invermere 342-9271 or 1-888-433-3777

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The old adage “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” continues to ring true today, and even more so when considering your invest-ment portfolio.

The key to investment success lies in asset allocation, which means spreading investments out among three main asset classes - cash, fixed income, and equities.

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Getaway to Radium Hot Springs

This is the perfect location in a park like setting with stunning mountain views. Feature fi replace and sunroom, 4 large bedrooms, 3 baths and large fam-ily room will provide comfortable, easy living for recreation or residential life. MLS#113417

$337,000.00

Stunning Mountain Views

Level treed lot located in Columbia Ridge. Almost 1⁄2 acre with stunning mountain views. Beach access, parks, walking trail and tennis courts. This lot backs onto Crown Land. Affordable opportunity to own lake access. MLS#113917

$159,000.00

Grey Stone Duplexes

The choice is yours in one of these new duplexes. 2 units currently being built both with great views. Radium is one of the fastest growing communi-ties in the valley. Close to golf, hot pools and shopping. No Strata Fees. MLS#114140/163

$282,000.00+gst

Wende Brash342-1300

Bernie Raven342-7415

Daniel Zurgilgen342-1612

Ed English342-1194

Jan Klimek342-1195

John McCarthy342-1758

Lynda Kirkpatrick341-1907

Scott Wallace342-5309

Andy Smith342-1709

Ron Maciborski342-5704

Bryan Hookenson341-1266

Rob Rice342-5935

Deborah-Kim Rice342-5935

Almost Half an Acre!Almost Half an Acre!

Start here! Very desirable 70 x 300 foot lot with an older mobile home in a quiet part of Canal Flats, right behind the golf course. Revenue property and the spot to build a beautiful future country home. Call today for more information. MLS#112452

$139,000.00

Be part of the vibrant down-town Radium Hot Springs. These 3, C-1 zoned lots include one corner lot, an adjacent lot and the lot including the building known as Smittyʼs Restaurant. Comparable lot sales are available! The exposure of this commercial property is considered one of Radiumʼs best! Priced to move fast! Call now for more info. MLS#112552

$649,000.00+gst

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Fantastic Location

Your home away from home! You can see the chairlift from your front win-dow. It is a fully furnished studio that is ideal for vacationing or renting during any season. What a treasure! New Vision Assessment paid in full. MLS#113447

$89,900.00

Close to EverythingClose to Everything

Affordable low maintenance, no maintenance, furnished condo in Radium Hot Springs. Great views of the Canadian Rockies. End unit with extra windows to drink in the view and let in the light. Back deck backs onto common area and park. MLS#113511

$234,900.00

Dream Vacation

This very large two bedroom condo at Panorama offers all you need! Soak up the incredible ski and hot tub views. Full furnishings, two decks for your enjoyment. Revenue from the Intrawest Rental Pool helps pay the bills. MLS#113529

$374,900.00+gst

Walk to the Beach

Just 3 blocks down to Windermere community beach. Big new deck with lake views from the upper deck as well as mountain views of the Rockies. Separate entrance to a full basement. Large lot and double garage with poured slab. MLS#113710

$329,900.00

InvermereIndependently Owned and Operated

250-342-6505

This is a rare opportunity to own a famous piece of the Columbia Valley history. Warmth and charm await you in this once famous Delphine Hotel which is located in the quaint hamlet of Wilmer. This property offers a variety of bedrooms, bathrooms, common areas and comes complete with an English garden. MLS#114763

$595,000.00+gst

Holiday Heaven

This 2 BR condo at Panorama is nicely renovated and offers lots of space at the lowest price. Enjoy revenue when youʼre not there. Compare this with the newer condos per square foot; you wonʼt believe the value. Buyer assumes New Vision payment. MLS#111721

$123,700.00+gst

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