Invermere Valley Echo, January 06, 2016

STEVE [email protected]

The Invermere Valley Echo has obtained a town-by-town breakdown of election day voting patterns for the Koo-tenay-Columbia riding from this fall’s federal election (which has been made available to local candidates, but not yet to the general public), and, while the results do not include the nearly 25 per cent of the Kootenay-Colum-bia voters who cast ballots during advance polls, they still show several clear and intriguing geographic trends.

The western part of the riding voted strongly on election day for the NDP — the eventual winners. The southern part of the riding stood staunchly behind the then-incum-bent Conservatives. The northern part of the riding was the most evenly divided, with no party able to capture more than 50 per cent of the vote in any of those areas.

There are, of course, several exceptions to these gen-eral trends but, by and large, in most communities in the western part of the riding (the Nelson-Kaslo area and sur-rounding regions), NDP candidate and new Kootenay-Co-lumbia MP Wayne Stetski captured at least 50 per cent of the vote on election day. In several places, he even man-aged to get more than 60 per cent of the vote, including 69.9 percent in Blewett (which was the largest vote share captured by any candidate in a single commu-nity in the Kootenay-Columbia).

In most of the smaller communities and rural areas in the southern part of the riding (Creston, Cranbrook and surrounding regions), Conservative candidate David Wilks took at least 50 per cent of the vote. In the larger municipalities in this area, Mr. Wilks did not manage to secure 50 per cent of the vote, but was still the clear favourite, grabbing roughly 45 per cent of the vote in both Cran-brook and Creston. This Conservative stronghold area extends as far north as the southern reaches of the Upper Columbia Valley, where Wilks earned 58.8 per cent of the vote in Canal Flats, and 50.3 per cent of the vote in Fairmont Hot Springs.

Immediately north of Fairmont Hot Springs, however, begins a string of commu-nities — roughly corresponding to the northern part of the Kootenay-Columbia

riding — stretching in an arc from Windermere and Inver-mere up through Golden and on into Revelstoke, in which no party clearly dominated and in which the top three parties saw their shares of the vote much more evenly divided than anywhere else.

In some of these communities, the Conservatives gar-nered the most votes; in others the NDP did; but across the board, none of the parties managed to crack 44 per cent of the vote. (In fact, in multiple northern Koote-nay-Columbia communities, no party managed to even crack 39 per cent.)

At the same time in almost every single one of these communities, three parties (Conservatives, NDP and Lib-eral) each got at least 20 per cent of the vote.

The northern Kootenay-Columbia trend of a vote share gap of nine to 19 per cent (depending on the communi-ty) between the top party and the third party stands in stark contrast to the vote share gap in southern part of the riding (where it was more than 40 per cent between the top party and second party — nevermind the third party — in some communities), and in the western part of the riding (where the gap between the top party and second party was more than 45 per cent in some places).

This narrower gap in the north meant that it was the area of strongest showing for the Liberals. Although the party did not top the polls in any community, it con-sistently grabbed higher vote share in northern Kootenay-Columbia communities than its riding-wide result of 19 per cent.

The Green Party’s best results also had a geographic concentration — the 11.6 per cent of the vote it earned in Kimberly and 10.7 per cent of the vote in earned in the rural areas surrounding Kimberley were the only two places in the entire riding in which the party managed to crack 10 per cent.

Kimberley has long been a bastion of Green support in the Kootenay region, and is frequently the site of campaign headquarters for both federal and provincial Green candidates, including this year where it was the base of operations for Green candidate Bill Green.

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Geographic voting patterns contains few big surprisesSTEVE HUBRECHT

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Federal Kootenay-Columbia candidates, or those working for them, generally have said there were no major surprises — although there were some disappoint-ments — with the town-by-town breakdown of voting patterns on election day during this past fall’s federal election (see story on page A1).

The patterns reveal that the NDP dominated the western part of the Kootenay-Columbia riding; the Conservatives dominated the southern part of the riding; there was a narrower gap between the NDP, Conservatives and Liberals in the northern part of the riding than elsewhere; and the Green Party got its best re-sults in and around Kimberley.

West“We absolutely expected to do well in the west,” said new NDP Kootenay-Colum-

bia MP Wayne Stetski, adding much credit for that goes to former NDP MP Alex At-amenenko, who represented the Neslon-Kaslo area before it was hived off from its old riding and joined onto the Kootenay-Columbia riding for the 2015 federal elec-tion, as well as to local provincial NDP MLAs Michelle Mugall and Norm Macdonald.

“It really made it easier. I wouldn’t say outright easy, but certainly it helps that people from that area have had a long and really positive experience with the NDP for many years, and that showed on election night,” said Stetski.

The Echo attempted to get comment from the Kootenay-Columbia Conservative Riding Association on the matter, but was unable to reach the organization prior to press deadline. Former Conservative MP (and incumbent during the election) David Wilks, however, had touched on the geographic voting patterns when he talked with The Pioneer shortly after the October 18th election, saying at the time that the incorporation of the Nelson-Kaslo area – long seen as an NDP stronghold — into the Kootenay-Columbia riding was one of the biggest factors.

“It was huge and I knew it going in. Nelson and Kaslo — nothing against them, they are great places — but they are a different demographic and vote differently (than other parts of the riding),” he said.

Both the Liberals and Greens expressed disappointment to The Echo that their

parties weren’t able to pick up more votes in the western part of the riding.“We did expect to do better in Nelson, that was our campaign headquarters, but

the NDP ran a strong campaign there,” said Liberal Kootenay-Columbia commu-nications director Brian May.

“In that Nelson-Kaslo-Salmo area, we certainly expected to do better, and we’re disappointed we didn’t,” said Green Party candidate Bill Green. “The strategic voting imperative in that part of the riding was much more heated than in other parts. There seemed to be a strong sense of ‘we’re being dragged into this Con-servative riding and we’re going to band together and vote hard to get a non-Conservative candidate in’.”

SouthThe overwhelming Conservative strength in the southern part of the riding

came as no shock either, with Wilks acknowledging it has long been a bastion of Conservative support, and Stetski saying “obviously we (the NDP) have a lot of work to do there.”

Stetski added that the southern Kootenay-Columbia affi nity for the Conserva-tives is similar to the western Kootenay-Columbia affi nity for the NDP, in that both trends are buttressed by a long history of popular MPs.

“Jim Abbott was really popular in that area, and with good reason. He repre-sented the riding, fi rst for the Reform Party and then for the Conservatives, for 17 years. A lot of people really liked him, and I certainly like him a lot as a human be-ing, although obviously we have differing political views — so that built strength. Then (former Conservative MP) David Wilks took over the riding for another four years, so that’s a 21-year stretch that really helped build up a solid base of sup-port,” said Stetski.

In Cranbrook, where Stetski had previously been mayor, the Conservatives reigned supreme, just as elsewhere in the southern part of Kootenay-Columbia. While that may not have been the result the NDP was hoping for in the town, it was not unexpected, according to Stetski.

“There is a strong Conservative element in Cranbrook, which can be really effec-tive at getting the vote out,” he said.

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Despite the Green sympathies in Kimberley, it was Stetski’s NDP that earned the most votes there, taking 35 per cent, with Wilks hot on his heels at 32.5 per cent.

Green, however, was not the only candidate to fail to top the polls in his campaign headquarters’ home turf. Liberal candidate Don Johnston was based in Nelson, which he hoped might help him steal some of the NDP’s thunder in a town that has long been an NDP stronghold.

Johnston was mistaken, however, as Nelson voted overwhelm-ing for the NDP, with the Stetski getting 64 per cent of the vote, compared with the Liberals’ 18 per cent.

Although Steski outdid the Liberals in their headquarters, he too was defeated on his home turf in Cranbrook, where he had previously been mayor.

In Cranbook, the NDP got 24.3 per cent of the vote, while the Conservatives got 46.8 per cent. Wilks also had his headquarters in Cranbrook, which meant he was the only one of the four can-didates to win the highest vote share in the community housing his operations base.

Wilks took the most votes in every single community in the Up-per Columbia Valley, but the valley as a whole straddled the fault line separating the Conservative-dominated southern part of the Kootenay-Columbia riding and the more evenly divided northern part of the riding, with Wilks winning handily in polling stations in the southern end of the valley, and winning more narrowly in areas in the northern end of the valley.

In Canal Flats, the Conservative took 58.8 per cent of the vote, the NDP 19.2 per cent, the Liberals 17 per cent and the Greens five per cent.

In Fairmont Hot Springs, the Conservatives took 50.3 per cent, the Liberals 22.5 per cent, the NDP 21.7 per cent, and the Greens 5.6 per cent.

The gap then tightens in Upper Columbia Valley polling stations further north, with the Conservative getting 40.4 per cent of the vote in Windermere, the Liberals 27.1 per cent, the NDP 26.7 per cent, and the Greens 6.4 per cent.

In Invermere, the Conservatives got 35.6 per cent of the vote, the NDP 34.2 per cent, the Liberals 22.4 per cent, and the Greens 7.8 per cent.

In Panorama. the Conservatives took 41 per cent, the Liberals 21.3 per cent, the NDP 20.4 per cent and the Greens 6.2 per cent.

And in Radium Hot Springs, the Conservatives grabbed 43.8 per cent of the vote, the NDP 26.4 per cent, the Liberals 22.7 per cent and the Greens 7.1 per cent.

In all Upper Columbia Valley communities, a total of 3,862 vot-ers cast ballots on election day — 1,673 of them (43.3 percent) for the Conservatives; 980 (25.4 per cent) for NDP; 872 (22.6 per cent) for the Liberals; and 252 (6.5 per cent) for the Greens.

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“We didn’t win Cranbrook, but we were able to pick up a couple thousand votes in there, an increase from what we had there last election, and at the end of the day that really helped. I won the riding by just 285 votes, so the message of this election — to me — is that every vote really counts.”

KimberleyThat the Green Party had its best results in and around Kimberley — where the party had

its campaign headquarters — was also expected, according to Green.“I’m better known in Kimberly and the surrounding area than elsewhere, and there’s a fairly

strong green movement in Kimberley, especially around topics such as local food produc-tion and energy efficiency. It’s present in other towns as well, but it’s quite strong here and it seems to translate into votes,” he said. “We also tend to do better in recreation-centred towns with big ski resorts, such as Kimberley, Golden and Revelstoke. What I think that tends to reflect is the younger demographic in those places.”

The trend of no single party dominating the northern part of the riding was anticipated by both the NDP and the Liberals.

North“We expected to do reasonably well in places such as Invermere and Golden, but we also

know there’s a Conservative element to the Upper Columbia Valley and Golden,” said Stetski. “It may come partly from the influence of Alberta — which is overall quite a Conservative province — on those regions. There are a lot of residents in those towns who have moved there from Alberta and when they move they bring their values with them.”

“From Revelstoke through to Kimberley, we looked and saw that in past elections there has been a pretty even 50-50 divide between the NDP and Conservatives, and we thought there’s a natural middle ground between the two there that we can fill, so we’re not too surprised that we had some of our best results there. We expected that,” said May. “What did surprise us a little bit is that there were a number of towns throughout the riding in which we man-aged to equal or even surpass the NDP.”

Stetski added that when campaigning or looking at the voting results, it’s important not to get too bogged in specific geographic trends.

“At the end of the day, people vote for the candidate who best reflects their views on life,” he said.

The 73 per cent of eligible voters who came to the polls in Kootenay-Columbia during the past election gave the riding one of the highest voter turnout rates in the entire country.

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There are some innovative ideas being pitched to reduce carbon emissions in East Kootenay munici-palities this winter.

Megan Lohmann, the head of energy management at the Community Energy Association, presented Ra-dium council with information about branding the Radium Hot Springs area as “green” at the regular Wednesday, December 16th meeting.

The Community Energy Association is eager to help the East Kootenay region develop the characteristics to become an energy efficient region that attracts both residents and visitors.

“The key component that we’re looking at is edu-cation and awareness for builders, contractors and building inspectors around, specifically, the energy efficiency component of the BC Building Code,” said Lohmann. “There have been some pretty significant changes in the code, specifically around air tightness of new builds and ventilation, but there’s a bit of an information gap between the BC Building Code and the builders and even building inspectors in some cases — primarily because there aren’t many train-ing opportunities that come out, from the Interior to the Kootenays.”

As a result, Lohmann recently went to Vancouver to attend a conference to get more information about the changes to the provincial building code. She is hoping to offer an informational workshop to build-ers and building inspectors, as well as to local gov-

ernment staff, in the Columbia Valley in March to help close the gap of information around the chang-ing requirements.

“I’ll be looking at designing a sustainability or ener-gy efficiency checklist,” she added, noting there may be some incentives attached to the document such as building permit rebates in some communities, “or a guide that could be attached to a building permit application process so that there’s information avail-able for the builders during this process. We do want to be encouraging or, at least, be offering encourag-ing information for builders to be making decisions on improving the energy performance of homes.”

She believes that building a property in the area can leave a lasting legacy for the next generation if it is com-pleted in a way that is energy efficient from the start.

In addition, Lohmann will also be developing a re-source package for builders and people who will be undertaking the task of completing a renovation over the next few months to help address new components of building.

“I’ll be looking at doing some best practice reviews and ways that make sense for some of the smaller com-munities to provide incentives,” she explained. “On the commercial building side, there will be a port-folio manager tool that’s provided through Natural Resources of Cana-da, which is essentially a free energy inventory tool that allows business owners to create an account, offload

energy information and identify where some efficien-cies could be possible for each individual’s building. It also compares you to similarly sized buildings in Canada, corrects your energy consumption accord-ing to local climate data — it’s just another tool to manage energy information and, in that, ways to re-duce their consumption.”

She also discussed the possibility of installing an electric car charger to help drive tourism to the Ra-dium Hot Springs. She described three options for the municipality to explore, ranging from level one to level three chargers. Lohmann added there is no shortage of ways to “go green” and she hopes to help the village develop a blueprint to boost these initia-tives locally.

Council accepted the information and planned to conduct research about her suggestions in the future.

For more information about Lohmann and her team’s projects, visit www.communityenergy.bc.ca.

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The Village of Radium Hot Springs has unanimously accepted the decision to renew a fire service agree-ment with the Regional District of the East Kootenay (RDEK).

“This would be simply our renewal for fire services within the RDEK, so Brownsville area, Kootenay Na-tional Park and areas to the south of here,” said Mark Read, Village of Radium Hot Springs chief administra-tive officer, at the regular council meeting on Wednes-day, December 16th.

Read had reviewed the fire services agreement with both Radium fire chief Dave Dixon as well as the RDEK. He said all three parties involved do not see a need to make changes to the agreement at the pres-ent time.

“It’s really just a simple renewal of a status quo by-law at this time,” he concluded about the five-year plan.

The RDEK undertook an assessment to see if the boundaries being served in the agreement were ide-al. Read reported that Radium opted to keep Browns-ville in their area of operation to help keep the taxes at a reasonable rate.

The Schickedanz West ranch lands were not includ-ed in the agreement because they did not meet the requirements of the fire agreement.

“Our decision was that we would not accept those areas until some changes were made and Schicke-danz never moved forward with those changes,” ex-plained Read.

Mayor Clara Reinhardt agreed and stated if changes needed to made at a later point, revisiting the agree-ment was always a valid option for everybody in-volved.

“The fire departments themselves know what’s rea-sonable and practical,” said Reinhardt.

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Seeking more bang for its bucks on tourism promo-tions, Canal Flats is leading a call for a new funding model for Columbia Valley Visitor Services, which highlights the valley to potential tourists and new residents.

As a regional function, Visitor Services could be funded by Columbia Valley communities based on the number of business-assessed properties in each juris-diction, rather than on residential assessment values, Canal Flats mayor Ute Juras told council during the village’s December 14th council meeting.

At the early December Regional District of East Koo-tenay (RDEK) board meeting, members voted to pur-sue that amendment to the bylaw that governs visitor services funding.

Mayor Juras noted Visitor Information Centres in In-vermere and Radium assist Canal Flats by promoting Canal Flats as the only access point for Columbia Lake, and added that 71 per cent of the staff employed at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort are Canal Flats residents.

Another vote at the RDEK meeting resulted in the re-gional district agreeing to lend 35 hours of staff time to help prepare land prospectuses for the Canal Flats Economic Development working group, in an effort to help the village attract new potential businesses and industries.

In a report from B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett, the regional district board got an update on the prov-ince’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund that provides subsidies for new energy and power projects. At the Canal Flats council table, the report sparked a discus-sion on the potential industry-attracting benefit the village could realize from a northward extension of

an existing natural gas line that runs north from Cran-brook as far as Skookumchuk, ending about 30 kilo-metres south of the village.

sewer line gas leak fixedA contaminated air scare at the Canal Flats Seniors

Centre last month resulted in an improvement being made to the ventilation system for the building.

A new makeup air system, costing just over $2,000 for the purchase and installation, is now in place after a kill switch failed on a pump at a sewer lift station for the building. That resulted in foul-smelling sewer line gases briefly being pumped back into the building.

The new makeup air system “will make sure that the air entering that building is always pure and clean,” said public works co-ordinator Bill Doroshuk after council asked him about the incident.

Transition calls continueSeveral former Canfor Canal Flats mill workers are

applying for the Project Based Labour Market Train-ing (PBLMT) program offered through College of the Rockies and WorkBC. Council learned this while dis-cussing a report from the most recent Canal Flats Worker Transition Call that was held over the course of one hour on November 23rd.

All requests for transfers and full severance have been received, said a Canfor representative, and since then very few people have visited the transition office in the village.

Several previous participants, including the Colum-bia Basin Trust, Service Canada, and the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce, did not take part in the call. The next call will take place on January 11th. There’s no agreed-upon end date as to how long these teleconference meetings will continue.

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tourism promotion dollarsBreanne Massey

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To offset tuition costs during the winter se-mester, the College of the Rockies is offering completion awards to students who success-fully complete an adult upgrading course but who did not receive an Adult Upgrading Grant. These awards are applied as a credit toward a student’s next course registration and range from $75 to $450.

The goal behind offering Student Aid BC Adult Upgrading Grants is to assist lower income learners with the cost of tuition, fees, books, unsubsidized childcare and transportation.

As of January 1st, 2016, the tuition for adult upgrading courses will be $305.76 each per semester, while tuition for directed studies courses will be $450 per course.

Students who are currently enrolled in direct-ed studies courses at the College will be able to continue their courses, tuition-free, until April 30th.

At COTR, Adult Upgrading courses are of-fered at four different levels: fundamental, in-termediate, advanced and provincial. Many courses at the advanced and provincial levels are available by regular semester delivery dur-ing either September to December, or January to April, but courses at all levels are also avail-able by directed study.

Students will be able to begin directed study courses in January, February or March in the winter semester. The fall semester intakes will be in September, October and November.

Find out more about Adult Upgrading courses at www.cotr.ca/abe.

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What is and isn’t working for current residents?NICOLE TRIGG

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Second homeowners in the Columbia val-ley have one thing in common. They feel at home here, enough to finance a house to which they can retreat on weekends and holidays, so they can spend their precious time off in a place that brings them happi-ness and rejuvenation, before heading back to home number one for their daily grind.

The Columbia Valley Resident Attraction and Retention initiative (which Invermere mayor Gerry Taft touches on in this week’s Regional Rundown column) is trying to fig-ure out how to encourage these part-time residents to make the valley home number one. It’s an interesting goal to tackle, one

that will undoubtedly unearth some valu-able talking points that could point the fu-ture development of the valley, economic and otherwise, in a new direction.

We all know this area has unsurpassed natural beauty, endless year-round sports and outdoors activities, a robust arts and culture scene, non-stop community events, a fantastic school system and strong local government. Invermere, Radium and Fair-mont boast strong town centres and with two ski resorts, a national park, endless backcountry trails and lakes, and several strong economic pillars such as forestry, mining and tourism, the Columbia Valley seems to have everything a small B.C. town could ask for. So what’s missing?

Two key factors in attracting and keeping

new residents are obviously jobs and rea-sonably priced housing. Not the under $20 an hour front line jobs that valley businesses have had a hard time filling since their access to the temporary foreign worker program was cut off, but year-round jobs that ensure middle class lifestyles, which result in more money spent locally and resident retention until retirement. Whether it’s attracting new industry like the thriving technology sector, or establishing new post-secondary school options or welcoming more entrepreneurs, the push to increase the local population needs to first investigate what is not work-ing for current residents as well as what is, which is why getting involved in the public consultation of this process is so important to the community’s future.

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Invermere and the rest of the Columbia Valley

bustle with people over the Christmas holidays and during the summer months of July and August, but, as many of us know, a lot of homes and condos sit dark and empty for extended periods outside of school breaks.

Since 2007 and beyond, the number of units and amount of housing in the valley has increased substantially, while at the same time the permanent population has stagnated or even de-clined.

What makes the people who live here year-round stay? What could be done to ensure more people stay and thrive? What are the barriers and what are the potential opportunities that could at-

tract new families and new year-round residents? Can existing second homeown-ers be converted to year-round residents?

These questions are the basis for, and what is driv-ing, the “Columbia Valley Permanent Resident Attrac-tion and Retention project.” Funded by CBT and admin-istered by the District of In-

vermere, the project is now in the public consultation phase.

Everyone is encouraged to participate in the online survey (visit www.survey-monkey.com/r/Upper_Columbia_Valley) and also attend an in-person session with our consultants on Tuesday, Janu-ary 26th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lions Hall at the Crossroads. There will also be an in-person consultation session in

Calgary on Wednesday, January 27th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grey Eagle Resort & Casino (Crow Flag Room).

Having a healthy base of year-round residents is important for our valley on a number of levels. It helps businesses to operate year-round, it ensures that we can maintain our existing government services (schools, hospitals etc.), it provides a potential work force for busi-nesses struggling to find enough labour, and it provides a base of volunteers and a strong sense of community.

Your participation and assistance in this project will help to make the recom-mendations and actions as useful and practical as possible!

Gerry Taft is mayor of the District of Invermere and a Regional District of East Kootenay director for the Columbia Valley. He can be reached at [email protected].

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What are you thoughts about venturing onto Lake Windermere before the Whiteway is created?

“I guess it’s just how it it used to be before the Whiteway was created. It’s still worth it to get out there.”

Fraser Smith

“I’ve been out there playing hockey.”

Seth Bjorkman

“We were out on it this past weekend. But I trust their judgement on when it’s a good idea to make the Whiteway.”

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Get rid of Aboriginal stereotypesDear Editor:

I spent 50 years in the newspaper business as a reporter, editor, and publisher at week-lies and dailies in all four western provinces.

Throughout my career, I witnessed up close the disconnect between Aboriginal people and the non-native society.

Becoming familiar with Aboriginal history, culture and traditions will surely go a long way in helping to bridge the disconnect.

There has been mistrust, anger, suspicion, frustration and fear from both sides to-ward the other. Positive steps are being taken to narrow the gap, but much more needs to be done.

For too long, the Aboriginal community has been stereotyped by negative stories car-ried in newspapers, TV and social media. The stories often focus on protests, confronta-tions, alcohol and drug abuse, fi nancial scandals, fi res, gun violence, murders, thefts, assaults, and missing persons on First Nations’ reserves.

Other disturbing stories include poverty, unemployment, poor drinking water, di-lapidated housing, terrible roads, lack of educational opportunities, truancy, child run-aways, etc.

But it hasn’t all been negative. There are many Aboriginal success stories. Among them: pow wows, rodeo cowboys, accomplished athletes, entrepreneurs, business ven-tures, artists, lawyers, judges, journalists, musicians, craft makers, politicians, etc.

To improve the relationship between Aboriginal people and non-natives, attitudes need to change.

Perry Bellgarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, called in June 2015 for people to “make room in your hearts and minds and your spirits. Rid yourself of those racial stereotypes of Indians and Indigenous people being dumb and lazy and drunk on welfare. Rid yourself of those things, so new things can come in.”

Chief Bellegarde made the statement in response to the fi nal report and recommenda-tions of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The challenge is ours to take.

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I fi rst met Stephen Harper when he

was running for the Canadian Alliance leadership in 2002.

Speaking to a group of Fraser Valley members concerned that the party had split over the lead-ership of Stockwell Day, Harper didn’t mince words because a local re-porter had showed up on a Sat-urday morning. He explained his prediction that no matter who leads the conservative move-ment started by Preston Man-ning, the national media would work against it.

“The press is owned by big-L liberals and staffed by small-L liberals,” Harper said. “Preston was too cerebral; Stock was not cerebral enough. I’m not sure where I will be, but the media will always be on the other side.”

Harper’s cold war with nation-al media is a theme that runs through his decade as prime minister, peaking in 2015 with

the most slanted election coverage I’ve ever witnessed.

The celebration continues over Jus-tin Trudeau’s victo-ry, with the suppos-edly non-partisan federal bureaucracy cheering along with much of the national media.

Harper’s assessment of ma-jor newspaper ownership is no longer accurate, except for the Toronto Star. But the dying tra-dition of owners looking up from their accounting ledgers to en-dorse a political party contin-ued, with the Postmedia chain and the Globe and Mail pointing out that Trudeau’s rash promis-es didn’t add up.

Endorsements were a brief in-terruption in the media assault on Harper’s record. His govern-ment’s plan to welcome 10,000 refugees, unveiled way back in January 2015, was portrayed as heartless and feeble, while

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On opening day at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in 2014, Trevor Hamre got into some trouble on a treed run between Bubbly and Euphoria. The incident foreshad-owed a much greater ordeal that would take place on opening day a year later, one that could have cost him his life under different circumstances.

The DayBecause of that experience,

Hamre was determined to avoid that area on opening day of the 2015-2016 season, which took place on November 28th, 2015. It’s a run that he calls one of his favourites and a secret shared among locals, but perfect open-ing day conditions can make even the most experienced boarders and skiers make decisions they might otherwise avoid.

In 2014, Hamre got his board stuck under a log.In 2015, his entire body found an empty pocket deep in the snow, his head

completely buried and his legs and board above him.

TrappedAfter completing a pair of top to bottom runs through Bowl Over, Hamre de-

cided he’d go for one last lap, this time into Crystal Bowl. It was around 11 o’clock and he was riding alone, aiming to be home with his wife, Kuljit Jas-wal, and their three-year-old son Bruenor, by lunchtime. Partway down the run, Hamre’s board hit an underlying log and he went airborne.

“I cartwheeled forward into the snow instead of hitting the top level of snow... it was just lightly covered,” he recalled.

Multiple trees had fallen sideways, causing a build up of snow on the tree branches.

“When I hit the snow, it didn’t have any resistance. I went straight into this hole and slid right under two logs,” Hamre said.

His face smashed against one log and he quickly tasted blood, but his situa-tion was far more severe than that. Initially, it was a struggle just to breathe.

“I was fully buried over my head. I was literally pulling snow out of my mouth,” he said.

“I got pretty frantic, moved the snow off my face and it kept falling on my face, falling in my mouth.”

Fortunately the trees were per-pendicular to his chest and head and there was empty space to his right and left.

“I dug out my legs with my hands until I got to a point where I could see light along my left leg, and then I knew I had air. I really calmed down after that,” Hamre said.

Pinned under the logs, with snow crashing down to his stom-ach, chest and face every time he moved his board, Hamre soon re-alized there was nothing he could do to get himself out.

Buried again

After about 30 minutes of being trapped, Hamre had to fight for his life once again when a skier or snowboarder — oblivious to the situation happening a few feet below — sprayed snow into the hole, covering Hamre’s face with snow for the second time.

“Probably a foot and a half of snow fell into the hole and that was another re-ally frantic moment,” he said.

He managed to remove the snow once again. By this time, the empty space beside him was full and packed in with snow.

“For the rest of the day, it was a big struggle on whether to even try to get out, because I was bringing more snow down near my face every time,” Hamre said.

The waitFor the next several hours, all

Hamre could do was wait, hope and scream for help, his situa-tion becoming increasingly des-perate as the afternoon wore on.

“Every three breaths I screamed, for five hours,” he said. “My head was six feet un-der and I didn’t think anybody could hear me… I knew it was so

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EATUREFLiving to tell the tale of getting trapped by snow

Trevor Hamre, pictured with his wife Kuljit and their son Bruenor, was buried for five hours at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort near Golden before being rescued. Photo submitted


KIJHL Standings WHL Standings

EddIE MountaIn dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OT PTS GF/A Sx-Kimberley Dynamiters 36 28 4 0 4 60 +70 W1x-Creston Valley T. Cats 34 21 10 1 2 45 +42 W2x-Fernie Ghostriders 36 20 12 0 4 44 +24 L2Col. Valley Rockies 36 20 16 0 0 40 +3 W4Golden Rockets 37 4 30 1 2 11 -116 L6

nEIL MurdocH dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sx-B. Valley Nitehawks 37 25 8 2 2 54 +50 L3Castlegar Rebels 34 22 10 2 0 46 +40 W1G. Forks Border Bruins 36 16 17 0 3 35 -26 W2Nelson Leafs 36 15 20 0 1 31 -20 W1Spokane Braves 35 5 26 0 4 14 -85 L1

doug BIrKS dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A SKamloops Storm 36 23 9 0 4 50 +26 W1100 Mile H. Wranglers 38 22 11 1 4 49 +28 T1Chase Heat 35 20 10 3 2 45 +25 L1Revelstoke Grizzlies 34 16 15 1 2 35 +4 L1Sicamous Eagles 36 7 22 2 5 21 -66 T1

oKanagan dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A SOsoyoos Coyotes 35 26 7 1 1 54 +68 W1Summerland Steam 35 22 12 0 1 45 +31 W1Kelowna Chiefs 36 18 15 2 1 39 +4 L1N. Okanagan Knights 36 9 20 3 4 25 -34 T2Princeton Posse 36 8 26 1 1 18 -68 L2

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM1. Rainer Glimpel OSO 35 20 38 58 342. Jared Marchi KIM 36 18 32 50 243. Eric Buckley KIM 36 17 33 50 89 4. Alec Wilkinson CVT 33 10 40 50 305. Jason Richter KIM 31 25 24 49 46. Cole Keebler FER 26 24 25 49 127. Jordan Busch KIM 36 7 42 49 288. Micheal Cardinal CVR 34 23 24 47 739. Jack Mills SUM 33 20 24 44 5410. Carson Cartwright CVT 33 23 20 43 24

Goaltending Leaders (min. five games played)Player Team GAA SP W L T SO 1. Jacob Mullen SUM 1.77 .934 10 4 0 02. Brett Soles OSO 1.80 .940 17 4 1 43. Tavin Grant KAM 1.90 .931 8 3 0 14. Tyson Brouwer KIM 1.94 .931 22 4 0 55. Matthew Huber SUM 2.16 .915 11 6 0 66. Nic Bruyere CHA 2.21 .929 16 8 2 17. Tallon Kramer BVN 2.24 .932 4 2 1 08. Joseph Mcleod CGR 2.25 .934 13 6 2 59. Aidan Doak REV 2.27 .922 11 7 1 010. Spencer Eschyschyn KAM 2.28 .910 11 8 0 3

x = clinched playoff spot

cEntraL dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Lethbridge Hurricanes 35 24 11 0 0 48 +43 W4Red Deer Rebels 35 23 12 0 0 46 +23 L1Calgary Hitmen 37 22 13 1 1 46 +8 L1Edmonton Oil Kings 36 14 19 3 0 31 -19 W1Medicine Hat Tigers 34 12 19 2 1 27 -26 W1 Kootenay Ice 36 6 28 2 0 14 -84 L12 EaSt dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Brandon Wheat Kings 35 21 11 1 2 45 +32 L1Prince Albert Raiders 34 20 11 2 1 43 +6 W2Moose Jaw Warriors 34 17 12 4 1 39 +10 W1 Regina Pats 35 15 15 3 2 35 -14 OTL1Saskatoon Blades 33 13 17 3 0 29 -36 W2Swift Current Broncos 34 10 20 3 1 24 -31 L3

B.c. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Kelowna Rockets 35 25 9 1 0 51 +32 L2Prince George Cougars 34 21 11 1 1 44 +23 W1Victoria Royals 35 21 12 1 1 44 +32 L1Kamloops Blazers 32 17 11 3 1 38 +16 W2Vancouver Giants 36 12 19 3 2 29 -25 W1

u.S. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Seattle Thunderbirds 33 19 11 3 0 41 +14 W1Everett Silvertips 32 19 11 0 2 40 +19 L1Spokane Chiefs 34 17 13 3 1 38 -3 W1Portland Winterhawks 33 16 16 1 0 33 +5 OTL1Tri-City Americans 34 14 19 1 0 29 -25 L1

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM 1. Tyson Baillie KEL 35 23 35 58 402. Brayden Burke LET 35 9 41 50 163. Adam Brooks REG 35 17 31 48 144. Kailer Yamamoto SPO 34 14 34 48 145. Reid Gardiner PAR 34 20 26 46 246. Parker Bowles TCA 34 19 27 46 247. Dryden Hunt MJW 34 20 25 45 188. Egor Babenko LET 35 19 25 44 249. Jon Martin SCB 32 26 17 43 3910. Ivan Nikolishin RDR 35 19 24 43 10

Goaltending Leaders (min. 660 min played)Player Team GAA SP W L OT SO 1. Carter Hart EVT 1.97 .925 19 10 2 62. Ty Edmonds PGC 2.17 .932 11 6 1 23. Coleman Vollrath VIC 2.47 .911 16 10 1 14. Ian Scott PAR 2.62 .915 9 3 0 15. Jackson Whistle KEL 2.63 .918 18 6 1 26. Jayden Sittler LET 2.67 .910 11 5 0 17. Jordan Papirny BWK 2.76 .898 12 10 3 28. Logan Flodell SEA 2.79 .895 12 7 3 0 9. Patrick Dea EDM 2.81 .905 11 13 2 010. Rylan Toth RDR 2.88 .904 18 10 0 2

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NoeleNe ANdersoNSpecial to The Valley Echo

Great start for Rockies at the Eddie on Satur-day, January 2nd as they took a 5-2 win over the Golden Rockets.

The Rockets are in a rebuilding year but show up and compete every game.

The Golden Rockets were first on the score-board with 1:06 left on clock. Rockets player Ryder Prue scored, assisted by Matthew Thes-sian. Then, with 50 seconds left on the clock, Rockies player Micheal Cardinal, assisted by Quinn Sobus and Nick Hoobanoff, came streak-ing down the wing to beat Brody Nelson, tying the game 1-1.

At 17:17 in the second, Colton Robb firmly planted one into the back of the Rockets’ net, assisted by Zach Ross and Luke Bellrose, bring-ing the score up to 2-1 for the Rockies.

With 9:09 left in the second period, Micheal Cardinal got his second of the night assisted by Doan Smith and Nick Hoobanoff. The Rockies ended the second at 3-1.

At 11:10 in the third, Micheal Cardinal got a hat trick assisted by Doan Smith and Nigel Swab. With the Rockies leading by three, Golden an-swered back with Ryley Prue getting his second of the night, assisted by Matthew Thessian and Tanner Witt.

With the game at 4-2 and with 6:42 left on the clock, Micheal Cardinal got his fourth of the night, assisted by Doan Smith, giving the Rock-ies a 5-2 lead.

The Rockies were on the penalty kill (PK) five times and their PK team did an awesome job of not allowing Golden any scoring opportuni-ties. Giovanni Sambrielaz did a solid job for the Rockies and the Home Star was Micheal Cardi-nal. Golden netminder Brody Nelson was the Away Star, saving 50 of the 55 shots fired at him.

The Rockies’ next home game is on Saturday night, January 9th, against Creston Thundercats at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere, with the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley as special guests to appre-ciate all they do for the valley community.

Pond Hockey Tournament The Rockies are hoping to make the Pond Hockey Tour-

nament a bigger event than last year. It’s a wonderful way

to showcase our gorgeous valley and bring lots of visitors to our community to play on Lake Windermere.

There is still time to register a team for the Rockies’ an-nual Pond Hockey Tournament fundraiser. Go to www.rockieshockey.ca and click on the Pond Hockey link for information. The opening night is Friday, January 29th at 5 p.m. The tournament runs all day Saturday and teams get treated to a burger and a Rockies game on Saturday night when the Rockies take on the Spokane Braves. The tournament finishes up on Sunday.

It’s great fun and a wonderful community event so come out and show your support!

Rockies start 2016 with a win

The Rockies celebrate a goal against Golden at the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena in Invermere on January 2nd. The Columbia Valley team won the game 5-2. Photo by Noelene Anderson

This week’s KIJHL standings are updated through to Sunday, January 3rd.


A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives over the last 55 years

A look back through � e Valley Echo's archives REMEMBER WHEN?

55 years ago (1961): The heritage

building that is now Pynelogs was repur-posed from a hospital into a home for the el-derly. The � rst resident, Sabina Ackerman, told The Valley Echo she had worked for a cook for the Walt Disney family in Hol-lywood many years prior.

50 years ago (1966): Invermere resi-

dent Allen Tegart won the Kinsmen Club and BC Hydro holiday decorat-ing contest again. It was his fourth year in a row taking top honours in the competition.

45 years ago (1971): The Christmas

spirit shone especially brightly in the Village of Radium Hot Springs. Judges in the Kinsmen Club and BC Hydro’s holi-day decorating contest unanimously voted to give the top individual home decorating award to Radium resident Toby Dennis and the top busi-ness decorating award to the Radium Hot Springs Crescent Motel.

45 years ago (1976): The Windermere

District Historical Soci-ety’s efforts to save the old Canadian Paci� c Rail station seemed to pay off after the station building was successfully moved to a new location oppo-site the then-site of David Thompson Secondary School. An intial attempt to move the building failed, after a pin in the moving truck broke.

35 years ago (1981): A new Invermere

council was sworn in. Roy Lake was the new mayor and George Eacrett, George Dalke, Joe Conroy and John Hetherington were the councillors.

25 years ago (1991): The Canadian Im-

perial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) closed its Radi-um Hot Springs branch, leaving the newly incor-porated village without any kind of � nancial in-stitution. Radium coun-cil quickly began efforts to lure another bank to town.

20 years ago (1996): Con� ict among

winter backcountry user groups was rife enough that local forestry of-� cials felt the need to intervene and designate cerain parts of the Upper Columbia Valley back-country for certain user groups. Snowmobilers were banned from Cata-mount Glacier and North Star Glacier as well as parts of the Upper Jum-bo Valley.

15 years ago (2001): A successful fund-

raiser at the Farside Pub managed to raise more than $1,000 for the Mik-kelson family. The fam-ily had lost all its posses-sions in a house � re two weeks earlier.

10 years ago (2006): The federal gov-

ernment denied a re-quest from the Jumbo Creek Conservation So-ciety to review the pro-posed Jumbo Glacier Re-sort project. The national goverment of the time said it saw no reason to get involved in a matter of provincial jurisdiction.

2006 — The New Year’s baby made his en-

trance at the Inver-mere and District

Hospital. Dylan Bradley Varga

greeted parents Crystal Coles and Brad Varga along

with sister, one-year-old Dakoda-Dawn Coles, on Jan. 2, 2006.

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2006 — The New Year’s

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PASSAGE from A6

Trudeau’s 25,000 by Christmas represented the generous character of the true Canada.

As it turns out, the Liberals have been hard pressed to reach even the 10,000 mark. But they’ve put out a rash new promise to make it 50,000 at some point in the future, so the media’s new-found message of sunshine, hope and change continues.

Those modest $10 billion annual defi cits that Trudeau promised, and Harper warned against? Borrowing and spending will far exceed that, but we’re assured that’s because they were based on infl ated Conservative fi nancial forecasts.

In fact, independent private sector forecasts are now the key reference for government budgets at the federal and provincial level. None of them predicted the further slump in energy prices that continued through 2015.

And cooking the books before an election isn’t really possible any more, thanks to the establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Offi ce. That was a Harper in-novation, along with scheduled elections.

And that Trudeau pledge to raise taxes on the wealthiest Canadians and use

the proceeds to fi nance a tax cut for the middle class? That one didn’t add up either. For one thing, wealthy people have a variety of legal ways to reduce their taxable income.

Here’s an actual front-page headline from the Globe and Mail, reporting this unfortunate fact, well after the election: “The way Liberals gauged response to new tax rate explains gap.”

So it was just an understandable oversight, you see.Trudeau’s star turn in Paris, where he pronounced that “Canada is back” in the

battle to control the world’s weather? The offi cial submission from his bloated delegation to the UN climate meetings was actually the existing Conservative plan, which includes phasing out coal-fi red electricity generation.

Harper generally represented a preference for the individual over the state, a concept that at one time was known as “liberalism.” This was illustrated by his preference for parents rather than a nanny state to administer child care.

He advocated free trade, small government and low taxes. We’ll see how that legacy survives the new government and its media cheering section.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Find him on Twitter @tomfl etcherbc. Email tfl [email protected].


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Answers to last week

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, you will get to your destination soon enough, but the trip may be a bit of a headache. Patience is essential this week; otherwise, you may give up prematurely.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, you will be missed as much as you miss another person this week. Wait out this separation a little while longer, keeping in mind that your reunion is on its way.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, you are on a quest this week to fi nd the perfect gift for a friend. This person will appreciate your efforts, and your bond will only grow stronger..

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, you may fi nd your energy levels unusually low this week, and your productivity may suffer as a result. Maybe someone else can energize you a bit and lend a helping hand.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, expect to feel pulled in two directions this week. It’s a pivotal time at work, but in the same measure, you have much going on at home. Think things over carefully.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, practicality is a big part of your personality, but sometimes thinking through the reasons to do something over and over can be tedious. Let loose a little bit this week.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, this is a good week to catch up on paperwork, fi ling or tedious tasks you have let fall by the wayside. Make use of the slow week to recharge.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, you may have a wonderful time with family or friends this week, even if you are crunched for time. Savor the small moments as they come your way.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Misinformation is spreading, so research everything to make informed decisions this week, Leo. It may help you avoid an expensive mistake down the line.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, if you become too wrapped up in business or personal obligations, take a step back and reevaluate your priorities. Some things need to be rearranged.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, this may turn out to be a strange week, as you can’t seem to fully focus on anything. You may get frustrated at your inability to concentrate, but that focus will return soon.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Do whatever you need to do to rejuvenate your spirit, Sagittarius. Spend some more time with friends and avoid prolonged solo activities. Soon your motivation will return.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6TH

• 11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink.

• 1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at Invermere senior’s hall, $2. Everyone welcome.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7TH

• 6:30 p.m.: Texas Hold Em’ Tournament at the Invermere Legion every Thursday. $35 buy in.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8TH

• 1 p.m.: Duplicate Bridge at Invermere senior’s hall, $2. Everyone welcome.

• 9 p.m.: Bear’s Paw Bar & Grill at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Join us for live music by Smokin’ Ray & The Detectors. Blues, R’s n B and more.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9TH

• 9 a.m.: 2nd Annual Dragon Tail Loppet, 9km Nordic Loppet from the Panorama Nordic Centre. Visit www.panoramaresort.com/event-details for more details or concact [email protected] or call 250-341-4106.

• 7:30 p.m.: Columbia Valley Rockies vs. Creston Valley Thundercats at Eddie Mountain Arena.

• 9 p.m.: Bear’s Paw Bar & Grill at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Join us for live music by Smokin’ Ray & The Detectors. Blues, R’s n B and more.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12TH

• 6:30 p.m.: Westside Legacy Trail Open House at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Pine Room. Come and experience what the WLT is, how it will impact the valley, and show your support. Snacks and refreshments will be served.

• 7 p.m.: Cinefest fi lm series featuring the fi lm I’ll see you in my Dreams. Tickets $12 at the door.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH

• 9 p.m.: Bear’s Paw & Grill at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Join us for live music by Swillbillies with blues, folk and pub-style tunes.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16TH

• Snow Golf at Kinsmen Beach. Get your tickets now, call 250-342-5557.

• 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.: CV Community Centre Shred-A-Thon. Panorama, Mile One Chair. Registration at 7:30 a.m. on the Great Hall deck. Minimum pledge of $80 per person or $300 for a team of 4. Cost includes a lift ticket for the Mile One Express Chairlift, a $10 meal voucher, prizes and day-long entertainment. A fundraiser for the Columbia Valley Community Centre.


• Columbia Lodge No. 38 meets every 3rd Tuesday at 8 pm. Sept through June. 1301 7th Ave, second fl oor above Lambert Kipp.

• 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: OPT clinic at the Invermere Health Unit. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Confi dential service: low-cost birth control, and STI testing.

• 7:30 p.m.: Florian Hoefi ner Group at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Tickets are $20, $10 for students and are available at Tiffany’s Thredz and at Pynelogs. Call 250-342-4423 for more information.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20TH

• 2 p.m.: Genealogy Group at Columbia Gardens Private Dining Room. Every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND

• 4 - 8 p.m.: SnowFlake Festival & Taste of the Valley at Kinsmen Beach. Live music, fi re pits, ice skating. Taste of the Valley at 6 p.m., Fireworks at 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD

• 12 p.m.: Winter Loop the Lake. $35 for adults, $25 for children. A westside Legacy Trail fundraiser. Contact [email protected].


• 7 p.m.: Cinefest fi lm series featuring the fi lm The Second Mother. Tickets $12 at the door.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH

• Rockies Pond Hockey Tourney Friday January 29 - Sunday January 31, at Kinsmen Beach in Invermere. For more information and registration visit hockey-community.com/league/cvrockiespondhockey

• 12 p.m.: Soup lunch at the Edgewater Legion. $6. Last Friday of each month.

HOURS

INVERMERE LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m • Wednesday: 10 a.m - 8 p.m.• Thurs – Saturday: 10 a.m - 5p.m.

RADIUM LIBRARY

• Tuesday: 6 - 8 p.m.• Wed - Thursday: 1 - 4 p.m.• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1p.m.

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• Tuesday: 12 - 4 p.m.

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Larry Allan Scott 1947-2015

After many miles we must announce that Larry has passed, with his loving wife Inge by his side. Larry is also survived by

1 brother, 5 children, 10 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.

Larry will leave a large void and be sadly missed. A small gathering of family

was held at his eldest son’s home in Abbotsford on Wed. Dec. 9/15. A future

celebration of life will be held in the summer of 2016.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the charity of your choice

in Larry’s Name.

ROKOSH, STANLEY AApril 20, 1919 – December 27, 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stanley

Rokosh on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the age of 96 years. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 58 years, Doris, two sisters and six brothers.

Stan was born and raised on the family farm just outside of Ituna, Saskatchewan. After completing high school, he enlisted in the army on September 6, 1940. Advanc-ing quickly through the ranks from Private to Captain, he remained in Canada as an arms instructor for the infantry. After the war, he attended the University of Saskatchewan, earning his degree in Civil Engineering. It was during this time that he met and married the love of his life, Doris Bush. He then established Rokosh En-gineering and Construction, which he operated until 1983, and was active in the road building industry in and around southern Alberta. During this time he was also active in and the president of the Calgary branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He gave his time to many other clubs and organizations as well. As his retirement approached, he accepted a position teaching fourth year Engineering students at the University of Calgary.

Stan had a deep and quiet faith in God, which led him to participate in many church activities from serving on building committees to singing in the choir. He was in-terested in current events, politics, science and sports, which made him a great conversationalist. He really enjoyed people, and could always be found talking to others on the street.

In 1983, he and Doris retired to Invermere. They both enjoyed their new community immensely, appreciating the friendships they made there. Loving the outdoors and physical activity, he was an avid skier, and until the age of 95, he curled, golfed, skated on the lake, was an avid gardener, and maintained the family cottage which he had built in Windermere.

He had a great sense of humour, and was well known for his jokes and story telling. Stan was often an emcee at large gatherings, and through his life, he had many close friends and a great many acquaintances. His family meant a great deal to him, and he was a great source of comfort and encouragement to them. Stan is survived by his children, Janet (Clarence Graff), Linda (Gordon McLeod), Bob (Rose), and William (Ronalda), sixteen grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, his brother Ted, sister Emily and his very dear friend Bernice Stone.

The family wishes to extend their thanks to the doctors and nurses at the Invermere and District Hospital as well as the care givers and staff of Columbia Garden Village.

A funeral mass for Stan will be on Saturday, January 9th, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church, (1210 - 9th Street, Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0).

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muffl ed that it would have to be somebody really close.”

Having worked at the resort for fi ve years, he also knew that ski patrollers wouldn’t sweep the area at the end of the day and that few skiers and snow-boarders would be taking this run, which is inbounds but not particularly well-travelled.

“The only people that would have been in there are expert local skiers,” Hamre said.

He shivered, partly from fear and partly from the cold.

Acceptance“My plan was to stay alive as long as I could but I

really accepted that I wasn’t probably going to make it… I thought I was dead.”

Hamre thought about a lot of things while he was trapped. He thought about his family and wished that he had been teaching Bruenor how to ski that morn-ing. He also refl ected on life itself.

He thought about “that whole community versus individual dichotomy. From skiing on my own to en-joying life on my own versus with others. That went through my head constantly.”

He thought that it would be a re-affi rming action one way or the other, whether he saved himself or whether someone else saved him. If somebody else saved him, it would show him that he needed community and family in his life even more than he already believed.

RescueAt 4 p.m, just as his wife Kuljit Jaswal was preparing

to call the resort and alert them of her overdue hus-band, Hamre was rescued.

A Kicking Horse employee (who declined to be in-terviewed for this story) was snowboarding past when he stopped for a break and Hamre’s cries were, at long last, heard.

“I just kept yelling and then he responded… I was so happy. I was elated.”

Ski patrollers were quickly called to the scene and after half an hour of digging, Hamre was fi nally free.

Refl ectionHamre recognizes just how fortunate he is to have

survived his ordeal and expressed his full gratitude for all who were involved in his rescue.

“In the end, I’m so happy. I was just so blessed. I didn’t despair in the hole, I had my wits about me. I didn’t cry. I was pretty accepting.”

The tears did fl ow later that day when Hamre was fi nally able to make it home to his family.

“That was pretty emotional,” he recalled.As for snowboarding, Hamre says his experience

won’t deter him, but it will make him take extra precau-tions, especially when thinking about skiing in trees.

He hopes that his tale will serve as a caution to the rest of the skiing and snowboarding community.

“I just hope that people wear whistles, take cell phones, ride with buddies. These are the things that I did wrong,” Hamre said.

In the immediate future, Hamre says he plans to spend some time with his son at the resort and teach him how to ski. “I’ll probably spend the whole weekend on the bunny hill, but I’m okay with that,” he laughed.


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Flush out the carols! Romantic, Ragtime, and Romantic Ragtime takes place in Invermere’s Christ Church Trinity on Wednesday, January 6th at 7:30 p.m. Lively pi-anist Arne Sahlen will herald the hoped-for Kootenay Ragtime Fes-tival of mid-2017 with music by Chopin, Joplin (called the Chopin of Ragtime) and Sahlen himself. Admission is by donation.

This program, as well as Sahlén’s Decades of Musical Delight and others, are available on call for senior citizens’ homes as well as shut-ins and the disabled.

“Along with my deep respect for our seniors in general, my mother is so extraordinary that serv-ing the elderly is a way to honour her.”

Edyta Sahlen, now 97 and living in Victoria, is fondly remembered in East Kootenay circles.

She set superb examples for her three sons in a life of service.

“Both my family bloodlines stream artistic and humanitarian commitment,” said Sahlen. “One uncle helped to develop the United Nations, and a

California archival site has 14 lin-ear feet of documents about him.”

Ragtime will reach a milestone in 2017, the centenary of Scott Joplin’s death. Rather than one small city hosting a festival, Sahlen hopes to see a region-wide spectacle that could attract international crowds and show-case the many Kootenay splen-dours.

Sahlen credits those Kootenay splendours for saving his soul and spirit after some crushing experiences elsewhere.

“In this splendid area, to serve others and put them fi rst is not seen as screwy. As a piano teach-er, I project the same care for each student that compels me into human service. From classical superstars to boogie boosters, from seniors to refugees, each person can be served in our re-gion — not just in a case fi le or time slot, but with respect, compassion, and a bit of zany fun.”

For more information about the coming events or other Christ Church Trinity activities, email [email protected] or phone 240-342-6644, or 250-341-1432.

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Edyta and Arne

Don’t miss this musical romp at Christ Church Trinity

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If you know an outstanding volunteer in one of the rural areas in the region, the RDEK wants to hear from you!

Nomination forms are now available for the 2016 Electoral Area Volunteer of the Year and, as it has in past years, the Regional District will once again be honouring one outstanding volunteer from each of its six Electoral Areas.

“Our Volunteer of the Year program recognizes an individual or couple from each of our Electoral Areas and gives us the opportunity to pay tribute to them and to all the volunteers who give selfl essly to con-tribute to the spirit, culture and people of their com-munities,” says RDEK Board Chair, Rob Gay.

Nominees must be a resident of an Electoral Area and make voluntary contributions to their community.

Nomination forms can be fi lled out or downloaded from the RDEK website (www.rdek.bc.ca) and can also be picked up at the Cranbrook and Columbia Valley RDEK offi ces, and from the Electoral Area Ad-visory Commissions.

The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, January 26th, 2016.

RDEK on the hunt for outstanding

volunteers

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Invermere Valley Echo, January 06, 2016

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Transcript of Invermere Valley Echo, January 06, 2016