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It’s one of the best resources for small busi-nesses in the Kootenay region, and very few people know about it.

“(Community Futures) is there to help people succeed in business,” said Golden’s Isa-

belle Simard who currently holds the position of Vice Chair for the organization.

The organization provides business loans, and sometimes training and other support, for small business owners across British Columbia, and Canada.

The Kootenay region of Community Futures has helped countless businesses get off the

ground, including several right here in Golden.“It’s such a great organization and resource,

but a lot of people don’t know that it exists,” said Simard. “Because it is our mandate to help local businesses, we can take a bigger risk and give a loan to someone the bank might have turned down.”

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Cory Schacher has a passion for wood as well as a stunning level of artistic talent. Recently, he’s found a way to combine the two of them.

Schacher spent his entire working life

around wood and was working at Canadian Timber Frames until last year.

He left the com-pany and started his own business, Silver-less Woodworks, which he runs out of the shop at the home in Par-son that he shares with his wife and four chil-

dren. His creations are mostly done through the use of chainsaws, with each individual cut forming a build-ing block for the final product.

A quiet guy by nature, Schacher is chattiest when discussing his work, which includes art pieces in the form of tables, custom stairs, doors, mantels, and the list goes on. One of his first projects was the very visible wolf sculp-ture that is a promin-ent figure at the Wolf’s Den restaurant.

Over the weekend Schacher brought his talents to Spirit Square. Creating art in front of an audience was a com-pletely new experience for him.

“Saturday mor-ning…I was so nerv-ous, those first few cuts I just couldn’t stop vibrating, just trying to hold my saw up,” he said.

To go along with the theme of the Golden Ultra, Schacher’s piece

was named the Mystic-al Forest Runner and depicts a tree-like fig-ure engaged in a full run.

For the lay-person, it’s hard to imagine how someone could have the vision and the talent to create some-thing so detailed out of a piece of wood, but Schacher makes it look easy. He finished his work early Sun-day afternoon after two long, and at times, rainy days in Spirit Square.

Schacher developed the idea for the piece following some exten-sive brainstorming on paper, as is the norm for much of his work. Ruth Hamilton, the manager at the Kick-ing Horse Chamber of Commerce, came up with the name, and it’s one that Schacher likes because it isn’t too specific.

“It’s very vague. If I give it a name that’s too specific, then every-body can’t use their

own brains to evaluate it themselves,” he said.

Much like the run-ners who completed their lengthy races to the finish line in Spir-it Square, Schacher develops his own ver-sion of a “runner’s high” while working on an exciting project.

“If I get in a groove, I’m smiling and saw-dust is flying,” he said.

Schacher, 42, has big plans for the future - he proudly leafs through numerous ideas he has for future projects - and feels an urgency to accomplish what he can while he is still

able, explaining that his hands are simply getting worn out after a lifetime of work.

Schacher’s piece from the weekend will be up for auction through the Chamber. Visit goldenchamber.bc.ca for more infor-mation.

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To the cyclist who called in the � re. May your tires never go � at.

To the Golden Fire Department.Without your quick response, it could have

been much worse!To the community for your patience.

Your kind words and support mean so much to us.To the cleaners, contractors and suppliers

for helping us get up and running so quickly.To Amy,

who while on holiday pitched in and helped.To the Reddi Mart sta� : Caitlind, Britt,

Kindra, Karen, Kelsi, and of course James.For kicking me out of town. For surprising

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for more available appointment times.New patients welcome for general

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Local wood carver displays impressive talent in Spirit Square

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Every year all the CFs get together for a conference, and this year the Kootenays are hosting it in Kimber-ly. The event includes speakers, and work-shops, and will give Golden and the Koo-tenays the opportunity to show other business advocates throughout the province what the

area has to offer.Community Futures

is also working on bringing a Junior Dragons’ Den compe-tition to the area soon. As the representative for Golden and Inver-mere, Simard will be working on making the competition avail-able to youth here.

“I think it’s going to be a really cool thing for the kids here,” said Simard.

Community Futures has done it in the past in the West Kootenays (hosted in the Greater Trail area) with great success.

It was modelled after CBC’s The Dragons’ Den, where qualifying entrepreneurs pitch their business idea to a group of potential investors. the Junior Dragons’ Den start-ed as a West Kootenay-Boundary-wide stu-dent business competi-tion two years ago, and is expanding through the Columbia Basin this fall.

To learn more about what Community Futures offers in the East Kootenays, go to www.cfek.ca.

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The Terry Fox Run

The Cooper family including John, Kristi and their kids (front, from left) Kessie, Marley and Lucy pictured at this year’s Terry Fox Run. The family participates every year in honour of the children’s late grandfather. Photo Submitted

Cory Schacher works on his sculpture in Spirit Square over the weekend. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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Passed & ForgottonThe topic of choice in the DriveSmartBC e-mail box this past week has been

about drivers who pass you in the left lane of a multiple lane highway and then immediately change lanes back in front of you. This action leaves less (sometimes much less) than optimum following distance between you and the driver who passed you. It’s as if once passed, you are completely forgotten by the other driver.

Since the driver who changed lanes doesn’t seem to care suggested one correspondent, she had to keep dropping back to re-establish a reasonable following distance. Of course, once she did that another driver would � ll it in again. Travelling this way on lower mainland highways almost became an exercise in going backwards.

I’ve written about this once before in an article titled Forced Tailgating. The Inland Island Highway is often relatively quiet, yet a driver often passes me in this manner when there were literally kilometers of empty highway in front of both of us, forcing me into a tailgating situation. Out of sight, out of mind I guess.

It should not be this way though. Have you ever used the mantra mirror, signal, shoulder check, change? If you can’t see the entire front of the vehicle behind you in your center rearview mirror, you are not far enough ahead to change lanes yet. Having trouble � tting in? Perhaps an adequate signal of your intention will result in the other driver politely making room.

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The Golden Museum would like to thank the following for special contributions to the

success of the Fall FaireThe Golden StarTown of GoldenColumbia Basin TrustColumbia Shuswap Regional DistrictKicking Horse FordDallas MathesonMcDonaldsGolden JunkIndependent SeniorsCampers HavenGord PawleyKristi Rauch

Golden Rotary ClubSandra BeckettBruce McKenzieLou BergenhamRay TressGolden Lawn Tractor RacersDoreen KelleyBill BraisherCharlene FairchildTon & Louise JobinGolden Interact ClubRandy TressJason Tress

Eddie LeiganRaylen TressGolden Fire DepartmentJocelyn WilsonTravis JobinThe PickupsSyenna & Carrington MitchellTony BellJohn JenkinsCrista & the CrybabiesDrummy the ClownLittle MittensKicking Horse Party Rentals

All the vendors, judges and competitors and to everyone who came out to make it a great day despite the rain.

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Annual General Meeting

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Interior HealthSubmitted

In May of this year the Golden Hospi-tal struck a commit-tee made up of Inter-ior Health Managers, local physicians and nurses with a dream to raise $43,000 through a community support-ive fundraising effort to buy a new trans-port ventilator for the rural hospital.

What has happened since then is literally magical with the com-munity rising to the occasion in fundrais-ing over $20,000 for the cause. Donations poured in from local events and donors who wished to share their gratitude, hon-our a loved one, and those who simply wanted to get behind their hospital.

In addition, help from East Koote-nay Foundation for Health (EKFH) pro-vided a link to the regional health foundation’s abil-ity to approach other granting bodies for funding considera-tion.

One of those grant requests has turned into a most miracu-lous moment. Quot-ing right from a page on their website “Most people take breathing for grant-ed… consider a dona-tion today” are the

very words and action taken by TB Vets with an incredible gift of $43,000 awarded to EKFH for the Golden Hospital.

For 70 years the mis-sion of TB Vets has been and will con-tinue to be helping British Columbians with respiratory ill-ness lead healthy and productive lives.

With the commun-ity’s generosity and the dedication of TB Vets an even bigger dream has been real-ized for Golden. The

combination of all the fundraising allows the hospital to pur-chase both the trans-port ventilator as ori-ginally planned and also a trauma stretch-er that will accom-pany the unit.

“There are moments in health care that are impact-ed by the generosity of people. Having our community and the TB Vets get behind this project is one of those moments and is truly a remarkable outcome for our hos-

pital,” says Deborah Austin, Acute Health Services Administra-tor for Golden/Inver-mere.

Dr. Kirk McCar-roll will be the guest speaker and repre-sent the Golden Hos-pital and EKFH at the upcoming TB Vets BreatheBC Grants Awards evening on September 30 in Van-couver. To learn more about the exten-sive work of the TB Vets Charitable Foun-dation visit http://www.tbvets.org.

(From left) Janice LaRoy (RN), Johanna Evison (Site Manager, Golden) celebrate a defining moment when they raised the required funds to purchase a new ventilator, with East Kootenay Foundation for Health’s Donna Grainger (Executive Director) and Patricia Whalen. Photo Submitted

Golden’s ventilator fund reaches goal

Rusalka gets readyThe 3 Wood-Sprites are getting ready for the local production of the opera Rusalka. Golden’s Courteny Green (centre) and Dana Hudson (right) will be joining the production that pre-miered in Halifax last year. Photo Submitted

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Candidate Q&A: Canadian Federal Election 2015

Bill GreenGreen Party of Canada

Don JohnstonLiberal Party of Canada

Wayne StetskiNew Democratic Party

David WilksConservative Party of Canada

Christine YahnLibertarian Party of Canada

What, if any, changes to the Tem-porary Foreign Worker program will you advocate for in order to help support tourism in the region? Or what is alternative solution to busi-nesses in our region that cannot find the staff they need to operate at full capacity?

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program was established to address short-term problems, but there is no quick fix to most of our labour short-ages.

The Green Party’s labour market strategy focuses on long-term solu-tions:

- education and skills training. - a Guaranteed Livable Income to

provide everyone with an income above the poverty line.

- bringing in foreign workers as future Canadians – not as temporary, vulnerable employees.

We will remove financial barriers to education, apprenticeships and skills training by eliminating tuition fees and capping student debt.

A guaranteed income will allow people to live and work in their home communities, even on minimum-wage jobs, which will ease staff short-ages in tourism and service sectors.

Finally, Canada needs immigrants and their families who become permanent, valued contributors to Canadian society. The immigration process must be tailored to meet our labour needs.

Given that Kootenay-Columbia is a lake and river-filled region with extreme weather events, how will you be an environmental steward and address the uncertainties of cli-mate change?

The best way to address the uncer-tainties of climate change is to avoid causing more climate change. Can-adian governments have so far failed to meet this challenge.

The Green Party’s bold cli-mate action plan starts with goals informed by science. To avoid cat-astrophic climate change, we must begin to reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically, starting now.

Our plan to achieve this is built around carbon pricing – a predict-able carbon price levied on industry at the point of extraction. All carbon fee revenue will be re-distributed as a dividend, rewarding those who strive toward a low-carbon footprint.

Leading international energy companies are urging governments to establish carbon pricing systems. The Globe and Mail ranked the Green plan as the most economically efficient.

We are experiencing the effects of climate change even now and more severe effects are unavoidable. We must be prepared. The Green Party will invest $6.4 billion per year in green municipal infrastructure to support community resilience in the face of extreme weather events.


Staffing seasonal industries and ensuring younger workers secure dependable employment are both nationwide concerns. We need to address both. Conservative mis-management led to TFWP entrants increasing from 141,000 in 2005 to 338,000 in 2012 and abuses of this program drives down wages and dis-places Canadian workers.

Liberals believe those who want to work in Canada should have a path-way to citizenship. We will return the TFWP to its original purpose: fill-ing jobs when qualified Canadians cannot be found and then comple-ment it with employment programs. We will increase the Labour Market Development Agreement by $500 million annually to support region-al job retention, waive Employers EI premiums when they hire 18-24 year olds, support college co-op jobs, expand Pre-Apprenticeship Train-ing, and create a 3 year $300 million Youth Employment Strategy aimed at creating 40,000 jobs each year.

Combining TFWP benefits with other employment strategies has longer term value.


Canadians want immediate leader-ship on the environment and that’s our promise. Our commitment to bring all Premiers to the 2015 Paris Environmental Conference and investing $6 billion more in green infrastructure in our first four years is step one.

If you’re asking what I can do locally to mitigate problems it could range from water level negotia-tions for the Columbia Basin Treaty, reinstating the Federal Kootenay Lake Fishery office, or supporting wildfire programs. Climate change itself requires comprehensive environment policies and are one of the strongest reasons to choose a Liberal candidate.

Our RealChange.ca website details plans to invest in green infrastructure projects like local water and wastewater facilities, cli-mate resilient infrastructure, and energy efficient buildings. Liber-als will provide support for com-munity-scale renewable energy pro-jects, and work with the provinces to develop a Canadian Energy Strat-egy that brings cleaner, renewable energy – like solar and wind – onto the electricity grid.


In typical Harper fashion, the Con-servative ‘fix’ to the problem with the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program did little to address the real issue. While we experienced serious issues with abuses of some foreign workers right here in the Kootenays, overall, the ‘solution’ to the problem has made it very diffi-cult for businesses in the area to get the workers they need, and didn’t actually protect the foreign workers that are here.

I have spoken with numerous small business owners who are now struggling to get enough workers to keep their businesses open. We clearly need a new approach that meets the needs of both those seek-ing employment in Canada and the businesses that want to hire them.


As the former Regional Manager for the Kootenays responsible for Fish and Wildlife, Ecosystems and BC Parks, I know the importance of healthy lakes and rivers to our environment, and our quality of life. The Harper Conservatives have gut-ted environmental legislation, 50 years in the making, and that is why internationally recognized environ-mental scientists like Dr. David Schindler are speaking out, asking voters to vote together to protect the environment.

Tom Mulcair is a recognized leader in the development of environment-al legislation. As Minister of Environ-ment in Quebec, he brought in the most progressive environmental legislation anywhere in North Amer-ica. That’s the kind of environment-al record I am happy to support.

What, if any, changes to the Tem-porary Foreign Worker program will you advocate for in order to help support tourism in the region? Or what is alternative solution to businesses in our region that cannot find the staff they need to operate at full capacity?

New measures under the low skilled worker program were imple-mented in 2014 after abuses to the system were identified. These new rules are meant to ensure that Can-adians have jobs first. These chan-ges did however have a significant effect on communities in Kootenay-Columbia who are tourism based and cannot find enough local work-ers to fill the jobs. I will continue to meet with the Minister to express the concerns of local businesses and work toward a solution.


Our government will continue to work with other countries from around the world to establish a fair and effective international climate agreement that includes meaning-ful and transparent commitments from all major emitters. Within Canada we have implemented a sec-tor by sector approach and to date have regulated the transportation and electricity sectors. We have taken action to limit the growth of emissions on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). We have implemented strict new rules on emissions for coal fired electricity plants and are the first country in the world to ban construction of traditional coal plants. I will work with local and regional partners such as the Col-umbia Basin Trust and support their Environment Strategic Plan which includes 5 goals, Water, Ecosystems, Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Education and Stewardship and Environment-al capacity building to strengthen communities.


I would like to see a streamlined process so that foreign workers are able to take part in programs such a the foreign worker program. Its a common issue for employers to access reliable workers and I think we should be doing whatever we can to aid in allowing the process of applicants to be as simple as possible.


With climate change humans need to develop the ability to adapt in a way that works with nature’s shift-ing and evolving cycles as opposed to fighting against it. There are many things we can do on an internation-al and national level to reduce pol-lution through green incentives and holding polluters accountable by removing policy that protects them and sending them through the judi-cial system. However on a local level I would implement permaculture and agriforestry practices to harmonize with changes to climate and ecology. Planting along the lakes and rivers to reduce erosion, planting divers-ity in the forests to reduce the mono-culture of pine trees to reduce issues like pine beetle damage...when you have a variety of flora and fauna pests are far less of an issue. Work-ing with partnerships with biologists, entomologists,and other specialists to develop plans and programs to create sustainable systems in our eco-system. Food security will become a pressing issue with climate changes and we seriously need to work hard to create a local food system. I see this through supporting our farm-ers, making land available to our young farmers who are the next gen-eration of food security. The aver-age age of our farmers is 65 years old and we have a surge of youth who are interested but do not have the land. I would work to build green houses, community gardens, green spaces and food forests with communities.


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NEW Support for Non-ProfitsWe’re aiming to help Basin non-profits increase capacity & become more sustainable and efficient. Non-profits are invited to seek organizational support through Columbia Basin Trust’s new Non-profit Support Program.

For more information, contact Michelle d’Entremont at [email protected] or 1.800.505.8998.

Golden & District Senior Citizen’s Housing Society


We are seeking new members for our board!The G&D Senior Citizen's Housing Society operates Purcell View Apartments, a low income Apartment building for Senior Citizen's! We typically hold 2 meetings a year so this is not a big time commitment! Please attend the AGM or contact Kaye Jankovic at 250-344-5133 for more information!

Monday, September 28th at 7:00 pm in the lounge at Purcell View Apartments


Tuesday, October 6, 20157:00 pm - at the Golden & District

Search & Rescue Meeting Room 210 Fisher Rd. (next to Alpine Helicopters)

Golden Star [email protected]

Window SmashedPolice were called

on September 14 after the owner of a VW Jetta reported hav-ing his vehicle window smashed in while it was parked on 8th Avenue South. Anyone with information regarding this mischief is asked to contact the Golden-Field RCMP at 250-344-2221 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Vehicle Rolled on HwyA 37 year-old from

Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., was transported to the Golden Hospital by BC Ambulance after rolling his vehicle on Highway 1 near Hea-ther Hill on September 14. Police believe that speed relative to condi-tions may have been a contributing factor. No other vehicles or occu-pants were involved.

Collisions with BearsPolice responded to

two collisions involving bears this week. The first incident occurred on September 14 on Highway 1 approxi-mately 15 kms west of Golden. The bear, which police believe would have been injured, was never located.

The second inci-dent occurred on Sep-tember 16 on High-way 95 near Habart Road. BC Conserva-tion was advised and the deceased bear was

removed from the highway. No human injuries were reported in either of the inci-dents.

Parked Semi HitOn September 16

police were called to the ‘old scales’ park-ing lot off of Highway 1 after a truck driver reported that someone had hit his truck while he was sleeping.

Police responded and were able to review the vehicle’s dash cam which had recorded the incident, specific-ally the company name and trailer number for the other vehicle. Police were then able to track down the driv-er of the other vehicle who denied knowing that he had struck the vehicle.

A collision report was prepared and for-warded to ICBC for fur-ther follow up.

Stolen BikePolice are asking

for assistance in locat-ing a stolen bicycle that is believed to have been taken some-time between noon and 7 p.m. on Septem-ber 15. The bicycle is described as a Grey/Brown 2011 Special-ized Camber 27 Speed mountain bike with dual suspension and turquoise handlebars.

Anyone who may know where the bike is located is asked to con-tact the Golden-Field RCMP or Crimestop-pers.

Collision a False AlarmEmergency crews

responded to a “col-lision” on Highway 1 east of Golden on Sep-tember 16. RCMP and BC Ambulance received a call indicat-ing that a pickup truck had collided into the side of a mountain and required help. Upon arrival police and para-medics determined that the vehicle had not struck the moun-tain and that the driv-er had simply pulled to the side to change a flat tire.

“Unfortunately these types of calls happen quite often through-out the year and can be avoided by callers sim-ply stopping and deter-mining what has tran-spired before calling 911,” said Cst. Spencer Lainchbury. “The two minutes it takes to stop could save police from being tied up unneces-sarily and allow para-medics to respond to other calls.”

Jackets StolenPolice were called

on September 18 after it was reported that someone had stolen two jackets out of a parked vehicle that was left unlocked on Mitch-ell Road. The jackets were worth approxi-mately $400. Any-one with information regarding this theft is asked to contact police or Crimestoppers.

Trespassing QuadsPolice have for-

warded information off to the Ministry of Environment for fol-low up after police received a tip that quads had been tres-passing on private property and doing “doughnuts” in the Blaeberry River. The caller advised that the property is often accessed by quadders who break the fence to gain access to the area.

Traffic ServicesThe Golden RCMP

Traffic Services unit set up ‘Speedwatch’ Sep-tember 14 on 9th Street South in the 30km/h zone near Alexander Park School.

“Several motor-ists were given friend-ly reminders to slow down,” says Cst. Lainchbury “Although the speed limit is in effect there year round, we wanted to remind motorist to slow down now that school is back in.”

The program which uses a large display to show driver’s how fast they are travelling is something that the Golden RCMP would like to use more often with the assistance of community volun-teers. Anyone inter-ested in helping with the program is asked to contact Cst. Lainch-bury at the detach-ment or by email: spen-cer.lainchbury@rcmp- grc.gc.ca.

Impounded TrailerPolice with the Gold-

en RCMP Traffic Servi-ces unit impounded a tractor trailer unit this week after they allege that the driver was trav-elling 105km/h in the 60km/h zone on High-way 1 near Lafontaine Road. The vehicle was impounded for sev-en days under the BC Motor Vehicle Act, and the driver was also issued a Violation Tick-et for $368.00.

50 km Over LimitA 58 year-old from

Alberta also had her vehicle impounded this week after police allege that she was trav-elling 130km/h in a 80km/h speed zone just east of Golden. The driver was also issued a $368.00 Viola-tion Ticket.

School Bus SafetyPolice would like to

remind drivers of the requirement to stop for school buses after receiving several com-plaints throughout the first few weeks of Sep-tember. Under Section 149 the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act:

The driver of a vehicle on a highway, on meeting or overtak-ing a school bus

(a) that is designated as a school bus,

(b) that is stopped on a highway, and

(c) on or near which a sign or signal is dis-played indicating the

school bus is receiving or discharging school children, must stop the vehicle before reach-ing the bus and not proceed until the bus resumes motion or the driver of the bus signals to other drivers that it is safe to proceed.

Rocky Mountain School District 6 will be working with police to ensure that driv-ers who fail to stop are reported which may result in a Violation Ticket for $167 being issued which also car-ries 3 demerit points.

RCMP Report: Two separate collisions with bears near Golden

EKASSSubmitted

Golden students new to high school will be get-ting a crash course on the dangers of substance abuse.

On Sept. 23 and 24 East Kootenay Addiction Services Society and collaborating agencies will be running a Substance Use Prevention program for all the Grade 8s at Golden secondary School.

Rock Solid is a community based school pro-gram aimed at supporting students as they start their education at Golden Secondary School. The program is designed for “learning while doing” in the outdoors and includes activities focused on team work, leadership, supporting each other and respecting differences, while introducing them to a supporting adult community.

Rock Solid is based on research that suggests students are more likely to do well in school and avoid high risk behaviors such as alcohol and drug misuse if they receive support while transitioning from intermediate school to high school. The program also addresses parent concerns relat-

ed to substance misuse as their children move towards independence. We know that the major-ity of grade 8 students do not use substances and it is our goal to support this healthy choice.

Rock Solid includes one classroom session and one day in the non-traditional setting of Camp Wenman. We hope students will have lots of fun and be reminded of the importance of substance free play. Students get the opportunity to explore their personal strengths, meet community sup-port people who can be a positive influence in their lives, make healthy connections that con-tribute to a safe environment in which they grow, and share facts of substance abuse, including pos-sible ways to deal with the new social and emotion-al challenges of high school life.

Rock Solid is steered by East Kootenay Addic-tion Services Society and works in partnership with School District #6, Child and Youth Mental Health and Golden's youth serving agencies.

More info can be found at www.ekass.com or through Justin Telfer at East Kootenay Addiction Services Society ( 250-344-2000 or [email protected]).

Rock Solid comes to GSS for Grade 8s

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Hunger Awareness WeekAs the afternoon

drags on at the office a thought crossed my mind...one that often hits me at this time of day.

I’m hungry!I ate lunch three

hours ago, and by the time I leave work, get groceries and make dinner, it will be another three hours from now.

But as my favourite comedian Louis C.K. once said, “If you ate today, you’re not hungry...that’s first world hun-ger.”

Louis is right. Hunger and starvation are a real problem around the world, and often right here in Canada.

And the grumbling ache in my stomach is noth-ing compared to the feeling of seeing an empty table night after night.

This week is Hunger Awareness Week in Can-ada. It aims to raise awareness for what Food Banks Canada calls “the solvable problem of hunger in Canada.”

Events are being planned all over the country to shed light on the issue, and here in Golden the food bank is hosting a movie night, showing the film Just Eat It at the Centre for Peace.

In 2014, close to 850,000 people were assisted each month by a food bank in Canada. Of those helped, 37 per cent were children and 90,000 turned to a food bank for the first time.

Too many Canadians do not have enough income to pay for rent, bills, clothing for grow-ing children, transportation, medication – and food. Food is unfortunately one of the most flex-ible household expenses, and it is often nutri-tion that suffers when money is tight.

Golden is no exception to this. In 2014 the Golden Food Bank assisted an average of 300 individuals per month.

I’ve always found it interesting when I hear the Golden Food Bank report that many of their users are employed or have some source of income, and are just having trouble putting enough food on the table every day.

Only 35 per cent of those who accessed the Golden Food Bank in July of this year had no income, and 49 per cent of those assisted by the Golden Food Bank live on a fixed income, such as social assistance, provincial disability or pen-sion income.

Hard times can fall on any of us, and we’re incredibly fortunate to have resources like food banks around. But we can always do better.

Hunger Awareness Week asks people to under-stand what the hunger situation is in Canada and each of our communities. So go to www.golden-foodbank.ca and see just how important the food bank is right here in Golden.

Fiscally Responsible?

Editor,

When I hear people say that Con-servatives are fiscally responsible I can’t help but to wonder - specific-ally which Conservatives?

The Harper Conservatives, cur-rently represented here by David Wilks, wanted to buy the F35 fight-er jet stating the price tag at $14.7 billion. A review by the Parliament-ary Budget Officer put the cost at closer to $29 billion. Not only were they $14.3 BILLION off the mark, they didn’t follow business rule #1 - put the contract up for tender to get the best product at the most competitive price.

Meanwhile, when asked by sit-ting MPs and the Budget Officer to

disclose details of public spending for Parliamentary review the Harp-er Conservatives refused. They were taken to court, lost the case (taxpayer funded of course) but incredibly continued stonewalling and were found in contempt of Par-liament! So much for transparency and accountability for the tax-pay-er purse.

During the 2009 global finan-cial crisis the Conservatives were patting themselves on the back for Canada’s stable economy. However many experts attributed the weath-ering of that storm to pre-Harper policies instituted by the Paul Mar-tin Liberals. No matter, Harper smugly took credit. Now the smug-ness is gone as Harper’s one-trick-pony economics have collapsed into recession - part of his “long-

term plan” I suppose. Their worst long term fiscal deci-

sion was eliminating the manda-tory long form census. Both the Canadian Federation of Independ-ent Business and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce advised against this simply because good fiscal planning requires accurate information. Obviously the Harp-er Conservatives aren’t interested in good fiscal planning.

If you want transparency and accountability for your tax dollar, you’ll have to vote for someone other than the local Harper Con-servative.

Erik Treijs Blewett, B.C.Kootenay Columbia Riding

Lab Services

To the editor,

Re: Proposed reduction in laboratory services at the Golden hospital.

I am writing with serious concerns about proposed reductions to the laboratory services at Golden District Hospital.

My family has relied significantly on the services provid-

ed by our local lab over the past 4 months. In March of this year, I had surgery to remove a tumour in my colon. Short-ly after, a pelvic infection was discovered. I was required to be on antibiotics, and daily blood tests were used to mon-itor the effectiveness of both the medications and my bod-ily response. Often the type of antibiotic needed to be changed or daily doses adjusted based on small but meas-ured variations in blood test results. This was the only way to know whether or not the infection was under control.

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The Golden Star Wednesday, September 23, 2015 www.thegoldenstar.net A7Star editorial and opinion

Bingo Stars to the Independent Seniors for supporting the Fall Fair and the community!

Stars to Britt for fixing the windshield wiper in the dark on the side of the road in the pouring rain.

Stingers to the dog own-ers that let their dogs poop in public and don’t clean up after them. I stepped in some, and now my shoes stink!

Stars to 7/11 for your great customer service.

Stars to the Golden Ultra team for hosting an amazing first event. We’ll be back again next year!

Stingers to people who talk loudly on their cell phone at restaurants. We don’t want to hear your conversation. It’s bad etiquette!

Stingers to the tall,

blonde girl with the ripped blue jeans that was flirting with my boyfriend at the bar on Saturday night right in front of me. Did you not think I would notice?

Stingers to my soon-to-be ex-boyfriend for flirting back.

Stars to Red Tomato Pies for the awesome pizza the other night. You guys do an awe-some job!

Do you think political debates are beneficial when deciding who you are going to vote for?

“I don’t know who I’m voting for yet but I do find them to be quite

beneficial.”

“Yes they are, however only

if they actually answer the questions.”

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We're still not doing enough to protect BC from zebra and quagga mussels

I have written many times about the need for the Provincial government to vigorously protect our lakes and rivers from some particularly challenging invasive species, quagga and zebra mussels.

These mussels are from Russia originally, but many decades ago, this invasive species became established in the Great Lakes region. And just last year, they came to Manitoba.

While the zebra mussel has predators in Europe, those predators are rare in North America. An adult zebra mussel can survive for a number of days out of water, which allows them to be transferred from water body to water body on boats. Once established, zebra and quagga mussels cannot be eliminated from our lakes and rivers, and the impacts they will have are profound and costly.

It only makes sense, economically and environment-ally, to keep zebra and quagga mussels out of BC’s lakes and rivers by checking every single boat entering

the province from other jurisdictions.In the two week summer session of the BC Legis-

lature, the BC NDP proposed legislation similar to Alberta’s that would require the inspection of all boats coming into BC. The BC Liberals chose to ignore the proposal, but we intend to continue to raise this important issue.

The BC Liberal government has been under tre-mendous pressure to do something to stop the infest-ation, and they have reacted to this pressure by setting up mobile checking units. And the Columbia Basin Trust has funded some additional stations, but these are clearly half measures.

Columbia Lake, St Mary River, Windermere Lake, Revelstoke Lake: just some of the critically import-ant bodies of water in this area that must be protected from zebra and quagga mussels.

To properly check all boats coming into British Col-umbia at every point of entry would likely cost over $2 million each year, but the impact of a zebra and quagga mussel infestation is estimated in the range of

$100s of millions per year in the Great Lakes area alone.

Better an ounce of preven-tion when there simply is no cure.

British Columbians must demand that their govern-ment not stop at half measures. We cannot allow our lakes and rivers to remain unprotected.

And I do not accept the argument that we can’t afford to take action, and neither should you. Remember, in their last budget, the BC Lib-erals gave a $135 million a year tax break to B.C.’s richest 2%. When you can afford to do that, there is no question that there is enough money to protect our province against an infestation that will devastate our environment, and our econ-omy.

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The immediate feedback that the Golden lab provided to the doctors was an essential part of this process- it allowed the doctors to make the best and most effective decisions with the most relevant and up-to-date information. For our family, that meant less wait-ing and much less worrying.

Golden provides an excellent standard of health care and the doctors, nurses and staff at the clinic and hospital work hard to ensure it stays that way. But like any well-oiled machine, if you take one cog out of the wheel you will affect the whole. Eliminat-ing all or even some of the lab services at Golden District Hospital will compromise our access to the best possible health care.

That is not a risk my family is willing to take.

Piers LesserGolden

MLA Report: More needs to be done to protect B.C. lakes, rivers

- Norm Macdonald -MLA Columbia River-Revelstoke

Principal’s Report: Lady Grey Janne ArltPrincipal LGES, FES

Leaves are changing colour, snow is on the mountaintops and school has begun again for another year!

At Lady Grey our two School Success Plan goals this year are to increase students’ achievement in writing and to increase students’ personal and social responsibility. Before school started, our staff did some professional development activities related to both of those goals. Teachers have learned some new strategies to develop and extend writing skills. Your child’s teacher would be happy to talk to you about those and what home support might help your child best in their writing achievement.

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Golden Cinema presents:Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Showing Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. Shows are at 7pm daily.

This WeekLet Them Run: The Salmon Century ExhibitAt AGOG from Sept. 11 to Oct. 14.2015 BikeFest Sept. 25-27. Weekend events include a movie premier, Top to Town Enduro, Townie Tour, Kids Poker Ride, and Cedar Lake BBQ.

Wed, Sept. 23Golden Public Health presents Baby Talk for new parents and kids every Wed., 1:30-3pm in the Early Learning Centre. 12 months and under. 250-344-3001 for more info.Hapkido Martial Arts Wed., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults). Parent and Tot Play Group Wed. 10:30am-12pm at the Rec Plex. Follows school schedule. 344-2000 for info.Public Skate every Wednesday from 7-8pm at the Golden Arena.Badminton Wednesdays 7-9pm at the Rec Plex. Bring your own racket.

Thurs, Sept. 24 Men’s Basketball Thur. 7:30-9:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bridge Club every Thur. at the Senior’s Centre 1-4pm. 250-344-5448.Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thur., 7:30-9pm in the GSS sewing room. New members/guests welcome, annual mem-bership is $25.Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub every Thursday.A.A Meetings Thursdays, at the Family Centre, 421 9th Ave N. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre Band Of Guys drop-in for male teens (12-18) every

Thursday 3:45-5:30pm.Cribbage at the Golden Seniors Centre every Thursday from 1-3pm.English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.‘Just Eat It’ documen-tary night on Sept. 24 at 7:30pm at the Centre for Peace in support of Hunger Awareness Week.

Fri, Sept. 25A.A Meetings Fridays at the Lutheran Church basement 915 - 9th St S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Fridays from 3:30-7:30pm.Friday Night Bridge at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Centre for Peace. 250-344-5448.Golden Toastmasters Fridays, 7:00pm at College of the Rockies.Mother Goose Program Fri. 10:30-11:30am at the Early Years Centre. Snacks are included.Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth program Fri. 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual disabilities. Call 250-919-0757 for info.Grab a Granny and Go every Friday from 10-11am at Durand Manor.FREE Settlement Services to help new-comers to Canada with English language train-ing, citizenship, com-munity resources, bank-ing, housing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am. Call 250-344-8392.Soup Day on Sept. 25 at the Senior Centre 11:30-1pm, $6.

Sat, Sept. 26A.A Meetings Sat. at the Golden Museum. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Saturday Lego Club at the Library from 11am-12pm for all school aged children.

Golden Farmers’ Market Saturday market from 10am-3pm in the Spirit Square.Rusalka Opera at the Golden Civic Centre on Sept. 26 at 7pm. Tickets available at AGOG.

Sun, Sept. 27Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.Magic the Gathering Game Tournament 12-5pm at Bizarre Entertainment.

Mon, Sept. 28Heroclix League 6-9pm Mondays at Bizarre Entertainment.Picnic in the Park Play & Chat Mondays from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Alexander Park Elementary playground. N.A Meetings Mon. in the Library basement. 8pm. Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.Nicholson Parent & Tot Mondays from 9-11am at Nicholson School.Crafts at the Seniors Centre every Monday from 1--3pm.Art classes at the Golden Seniors Centre every Monday from 10am-3pm.Hapkido Martial Arts Mon., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults).Al-Anon Group meets Mondays at the Women’s Centre from 6-7pm. 344-6492 for more info.Badminton Mondays 7-8:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bring your own racket.

Tues, Sept. 29A.A Meetings Tues. at the United Church 901 11th Ave S. Alley Ent. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition Tuesdays 6-9pm at Bizarre Entertainment.

FREE Settlement Services to help new-comers to Canada with English training, citizen-ship, community resourc-es, banking, housing, and more! Tues. 1-3pm. 250-344-8392.Golden Shotokan Karate Tues. & Thurs. 6-6:45pm (kids) 7-8:30pm (adults).Grab a Granny and Go, Tuesdays at 3:30pm at Durand Manor.T.O.P.S (take off pounds sensibly) Family Centre, Tue., 6-7pm. 344-7228, 344-6492 for more details. English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.Smart Phone Workshop on Sept. 29 from 6-7pm at the CBAL office. Learn how to make the most out of your smart phone.

Upcoming Events Ridley Bent at the Golden Civic Centre on Oct. 3 at 7:30pm. Tickets avail-able at AGOG.GADSAR 50th Anniversary at the SAR Hall on Fisher Road on Oct. 3 from 1-4pm.Film Kicks presents Wild Tales on Thursday Oct. 8 at 7:30pm at the Golden Cinema.Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Awards on Oct. 24 at the Civic Centre.6 Guitars at the Golden Civic Centre on Oct. 17 at 7:30pm. Tickets avail-able at AGOG.Lion Club Annual Duck Race on Oct. 18 at 2pm. Only 500 tickets, avail-able at Elite Nutrition, TRU Hardware, the Nicholson Store, and from any Lion for $10.Federal Election on Oct. 19.


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More than half a million British Columbians face significant challen-ges because of limited literacy skills, whether it’s an inability to read the newspaper, or a lack of understand-ing of important financial or health documents.

Literacy skills are vital to all Brit-ish Columbians because they are a necessary part of everyday life and impact everything from healthcare to employment and economic status. Literacy is no longer just the ability to read or write, but encompasses a much wider scope of daily activities - including using technology, doing calculations, communicating verbally and in writing, and problem-solving.

This month, Black Press and the Columbia Basin Alliance for Lit-eracy (CBAL) are joining forces to raise funds and awareness about the importance of literacy with the 5th Annual Reach a Reader campaign. The campaign will culminate with community leaders and volunteers hitting the streets across the Colum-bia Basin and Boundary to distribute special editions of local newspapers and collect donations in support of CBAL community-based literacy pro-grams.

The Reach a Reader campaign coincides with Decoda Literacy Solu-tions’ Literacy is Life Campaign; a province-wide fundraising and aware-ness campaign designed to put a human face on literacy and shed light on how low literacy affects children

and adults, aboriginal and immigrant communities, those in the workforce, and the economy as a whole.

CBAL’s Executive Director, Ali Was-sing, says “Literacy skills are essential for a vibrant B.C. economy, so address-ing limited levels benefits everyone. We would encourage anyone who is affected by literacy issues to tap into the many resources and literacy pro-

grams available in their community.”To find out more about literacy in

Golden, contact Monica De at [email protected] or go to cbal.org.

Look out for your local Golden Rockets around town on Oct. 7. They will be selling newspapers to raise money for literacy programs right here in the community.

Help make a difference and donate to literacy programs in our com-munity. Photo Submitted

Reach a Reader supports literacy in Golden Continued from page 7For our personal and social responsibility

goal, we are continuing the journey of being a Leader in Me school. Staff and students are reviewing the 7 habits of effective people right now. Parents can check out the information in our new agendas. These agendas will be used as resources for teaching, as well as planning tools for homework and communication with par-ents. Please look for your child’s to come home every day and help them remember to bring it back each morning.

An opportunity for parents and community members is coming up in October. There will be a Golden 7 Habits workshop available Oct. 17 and 18 at no cost for all interested commun-ity members. More details and a link for online sign up will be advertised soon.

As in previous school years, our Fall Running Club is literally up and running! Many students and staff are getting out on Tuesdays and Thurs-days at noon hour and charting their progress on the bulletin board by the library as the kilo-meters accumulate. We have street hockey out on the playground daily at lunch time and many students take advantage of the equipment avail-able to borrow from Operation Fresh Air. More lunch clubs are starting up soon.

In the mornings, Mrs. McMullan has a learn-ing club; students can complete work or get help with homework, reading, math, etc. We also have our daily breakfast club. Students can grab some fruit, milk, and toast or other healthy snacks before school, while playing on the play-ground, to help get them ready for learning. This important program is supported by our PAC, Golden Bakery, Overwaitea, IGA, Colum-bia Valley Credit Union, Action Schools BC and our local food bank.

Our PAC is always looking for more voices to help with supporting Lady Grey students. There are many possibilities and opportunities and we need lots of parent participation to make those things happen. The next meeting is Monday, October 5 at 6:30 p.m. and you’ll have a chance to participate in setting PAC priorities for spend-ing.

We look forward to much more to come as the year unfolds!

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Stephanie Findlater (left) of the Golden Food Bank receives a $120 donation from Kathy Powell on behalf of the Golden Toy Run, which took place on Sept. 12. The Run also raised two large sacks full of toys for Golden’s annual Angel Tree Christmas program. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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RusalkaA lyrical fairytale opera

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Golden Civic CentreSeptember 26, 2015 @ 7pm

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Ridley Bent brings “hick-hop” stylings to Golden for Live KicksJoel [email protected]

Ridley Bent, who was born in Halifax, currently resides in Winnipeg, and has previously called Vancouver home, has undoubtedly had his music shaped by the west. Western Canada is where he performs 95 per cent of his shows, and with much of his music deriving from personal accounts, his lyrics are centred around stories that happened to him while travelling through this vast terrain.

“I’m always on the road touring between Winnipeg and Vancouver or Victoria…it’s a beautiful land. There’s a lot of miles between towns but it’s fun,” Bent said.

With his music falling under the genre of country - he’s described himself as “hick hop” - Bent has released three albums since his debut record in 2009, includ-ing his 2014 release Wildcard.

As with his other albums, Wildcard features strong lyrics, an area of writing that Bent believes he particularly excels at.

“I think my biggest strength as a songwriter is my lyrics, so in a situation where people are sitting down and can hear me spin my tales, they’re going to come out,” he said.

One area that Bent says he struggles with at times is finding a proper hook or melody.

“When I do get one…I’m the most excited about that. It seems I can always fig-ure out a lyric to throw in,” he said. “I think the magic of songwriting comes when you get a great chorus.”

One of his main influences over the years has been the writing of Cormac McCarthy and John Steinback and the bleak worlds they have created in their work.

“I really like McCarthy’s dark side…I like the darker edges…especially when you’re not trying to write a conventional tune about love,” Bent said, adding that he continues to read a lot and draws influence from a wide range of authors.

When he performs in Golden on Oct. 3, Bent will be joined by guitarist Chris Dunn.

“If you’re a fan of tasty guitar you’re going to love this guy, he’s one of the best,” Bent said.

More information on Ridley’s show can be found at kickinghorseculture.ca. Ridley Bent’s music has been shaped by his life in Western Canada and the expe-riences he’s had exploring this vast land. Photo Submitted

The Net Result: Cowspiracy highlights issues with agricultureJoel [email protected]

Kip Andersen was profoundly affected by the Al Gore narrat-ed documentary An Inconvenient Truth. The doc, which warns of the effects of green-house gases and their profound impact on our environment and climate, changed the way Andersen lived.

He took short-er showers, he rode his bike everywhere, recycled everything he could, all in an effort to become a difference maker.

But then he start-ed wondering: even if everyone in the world adopted his eco-friend-ly habits, would it really make much of a differ-ence? Would it make a significant impact on climate change?

For Andersen, the answer was pretty clear: it wouldn’t. And

the reason is that our challenges with global warming go far deep-er than emissions from cars or even the burn-ing of fossil fuels. Our problems, Ander-sen argues in his 2014 documentary Cowspir-acy, lie in what we eat.

The statistics are mind-bending.

In drought-plagued California, half of an individuals water con-sumption comes out of what they consume in meat and dairy. That’s because it takes 2500 gallons - nearly 1000 litres - to produce a sin-gle pound of beef. That burger you bought last week at a fast-food joint? Just under 2500 litres of water went into producing it. Hope it was filling.

The rest of the num-bers that Andersen cites are also mind-bog-gling. Over 90 per cent of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is

done with the purpose of raising animals for consumption and the World Bank Group estimates that 51 per cent of global climate change is because of animal agriculture.

Basically, the message is that raising livestock is unsustainable.

Which raises Ander-sen’s curiosity. If ani-mal agriculture is such an unsustainable prac-tice, why do we con-tinue to mass-produce meat and dairy prod-ucts and why isn’t any-one talking about this problem?

Andersen is repeat-edly refused interview requests with Green-peace, and when he discusses problems with other organiza-tions such as the Sier-ra Club and the Rain-forest Action Network, they inevitably trumpet issues with fossil fuels and greenhouse gases.

Anderson and his co-

director Keegan Kuhn have crafted an inter-esting, thought-provok-ing documentary that is sure to make even the staunchest carnivore think twice about their

diet. There’s plenty of

bias here, but it is also refreshing to see a film-maker take on a sub-ject such as this one, likely in the face of tre-

mendous corporate pressure. Cowspiracy is enter-

taining and informa-

tive, a great combin-ation for any docu-mentary. It’s worth 8 mouse clicks out of 10.


It’s three games into the KIJHL season and the Golden Rockets are the only one of the league’s 20 clubs that has yet to register a win.

A tick in the win col-umn never looked to be in the cards for last night’s home contest against the Castlegar Rebels.

The visitors scored the opening goal of the game less than four minutes into the first period and were more or less on cruise control from there, eventually coasting to a straightforward 4-0 win.

Scoring continues to be a primary con-cern for first-year head coach Jason Stephens and his staff, the Rock-

ets having mustered just four goals across their opening three games.

“I think we’ve just been struggling…I don’t know where everyone’s head’s at but we just can’t put the puck in the net,” said assistant coach Jay LaRoy.

“Things are com-ing along better with our forwards and our defence, but we’re just not quite there yet.”

Golden managed precious few legit-imate scoring chan-ces in the opening frame and sprinkled just a handful of ser-ious opportunities throughout the final 40 minutes. Rebels goaltender Logan Sawka, playing in his first KIJHL game, had to make just 23 saves for the shutout. “We just gotta have

more drive to win. It seems like we’re all playing out there and going through the motions…we’ve gotta get back to the simple game and just work hard,” Desrosier said.

“We can make excus-es about how the chemistry isn’t there yet but at the end of the day it comes down to whether or not you

win or lose and we haven’t won a game yet.”

Last year’s edition of the Rockets gener-ated the bulk of their scoring chances off of odd-man rushes, which simply hasn’t happened across the opening three games of 2015/16.

“I think right now we’re just a little off on our passing. We just

need to settle down. It seems like we’re get-ting a little nervous with the puck,” Desro-sier said.

“That’s our biggest fault right now.”

Bright spots weren’t aplenty for the Rock-ets, but goaltender Chandler Billinghurst was among them, mak-ing 36 saves on 40 shots in the one-sided affair.

“Billinghurst has

been holding us in…goaltending here this year isn’t our weak spot,” LaRoy said.

Rookie Jake Gudjon-son also performed well on the Rockets’ top line and defence-man Kyran Karol made several impact plays, including a well-timed slide that broke up a dangerous Rebels 2-on-1 in the third.

The road to a first

victory won’t get any easier for the Rock-ets next weekend, as they’ll receive visits from a pair of Eddie Mountain Division powerhouses. The Fer-nie Ghostriders will be in town for a Friday night matchup while the defending KIJHL champion Kimberley Dynamiters will visit on Sunday.


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Ryan Ford recalls countless weekends throughout his youth where his family would rent a chalet and spend

their time skiing at Hid-den Valley in Northern Ontario. His love for the sport was evident from the beginning and he began racing at just five years old.

“When I was kid we’d go to the chalet for the weekend and we’d get there at 7 o’clock on Friday and I’d go to the hill until 10 when it closed. I’d get up in the morning at 9 and then go racing and then ski until 10 when it closed…it was just skiing with friends all the time, having fun,” he recalled.

“It just never gets old. You do the same run 100 times and it’s still fun every single time.”

Ford moved to Gold-en to coach and is now entering his third year working with the Gold-en Kicking Horse Alp-ine Team (GKHAT). After working with various age groups in the program over his first two winters, he has been named the

team’s head coach for 2015/16 and will over-see the entire club.

Ford began coach-ing at 15 in Huntsville, Ont. and later coached at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay before moving west.

As far as teaching kids, it’s really all about keeping things fun.

“I try to just go out there and show them how much fun ski-ing can be…You try to

make sure you have a portion of every day that’s more routine-ly set for technical development and you try and get them to buy into that technical development by show-ing them where it can take them. Mostly, it’s pretty easy to have fun with kids on the snow,” he said.

And getting kids keen to race isn’t hard either, Ford explains.

“When you intro-duce competition to kids, there’s an aspect of trying to be the best or to win something, some kids connect to that for sure. All you have to do is put two kids next to each other and say “okay, first one to that tree over there’,” he said.

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Ryan Ford will take over as GKHAT’s head coach after two winters with the program. Photo Submitted

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There was at least one sizeable group of people who were pleased to see the skies open up for most of Sunday morning and afternoon. When you’re running 20km through the rolling hills on the slopes of the Columbia Valley, you take any kind of refreshment you can get.

The “perfect” weather and some home course know-ledge helped a pair of Goldenites seize a podium spot on Day 3 of the gruelling Golden Ultra. Alex Link earned third in

the Men’s Masters division, while Sean Allen took third in the Open Men’s cat-egory.

“It was tough, a lot of hills…it’s a tough trail run. The down-hills were steep,” Link said.

“I felt really good. I couldn’t have gone any harder.”

“It was awesome, the weather was good, the crew did an awesome job, the start and fin-ish was fantastic and I live at the end of the bridge so I didn’t have to go anywhere,” Allen laughed.

Three Goldenites took part in all three stages over the week-end, which included a

vertical kilometre on Friday evening and a 55km loop from Spir-it Square to the top of the gondola at Kick-ing Horse and back. Jen Stronge finished 6th overall in the Women’s Masters div-ision while Mike Pec-ora and Jan Kotyk bat-tled through injur-ies on their way to solid finishes in the Men’s Masters and Men’s Open divisions respectively.

“The first day was surprisingly good. Day two I hit a couple of walls mentally and physically. Day three was just pain,” Kotyk said, adding that he had to go backwards on the downhill sec-

tions of day three because he was sim-ply too sore from the second day.

Kotyk had some thoughts of skipping the final day of com-petition after hurting himself on day two, but powered through the final gruelling day of racing and was wel-comed back to Spir-it Square by a sizeable crowd as he complet-ed the third stage in 3:45:20.

“I really needed to finish it. I really need-ed to get it done…coming through (the finish) was probably the greatest thing ever,” he said.

He was also the recipient of some extra fuel out on course courtesy of a friend.

“A friend a kilo-metre (from the fin-ish) ran a hot dog to me out of nowhere, which was also some-how uplifting in a weird way,” he laughed.

The inaugural Ultra was well received by runners from across western Canada and the United States, as well as the locals who took part.

“It was so well organ-ized, well put togeth-er and for a first year so well attended…If this doesn’t blow up to 500 racers in the next couple years I’ll be truly shocked,” Pecora said.

The best time

belonged to Jorge Maravilla, who made the trip north from California for the sole purpose of compet-ing in the race. He completed the three

stages in just under eight and a half hours.

“It was good. I got to see a lot of the land-scapes that Golden has…this is an amaz-ing playground,”

Maravilla said. Next year’s Ultra

will take place from Sept. 23-25. For full race details and results, visit golden-ultra.com.

Runners from across Western Canada and the U.S. took part in the first annual Golden Ultra over the weekend. Golden’s Sean Allen (right photo, far right) took home third place in the open category on day 3, sharing the podium with overall champion, California’s Jorge Maravilla (centre). Joel Tansey/Star Photos

Goldenite Jan Kotyk strides to the finish line to complete the third stage of the Golden Ultra. Joel Tansey/Star Photo


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What you should plan for in your financial futureFriends of the Golden & District Hospital

Submitted by Keith W Hern

When Frances and I returned from our vaca-tion in June we read that the Golden Hospital was fundraising for a Transportation Ventila-tor and decided that we would like to help. Pre-liminary discussions with the hospital staff in July indicated that they had applied for a grant to cover the outstanding balance, the result of which would be known by the 3rd week of August. The grant application was success-ful and the acquisition of the Transportation Ventilator is now fully funded.

It became apparent during our discussions that the Golden Hospital and Durand Manor had a sizable list of small equipment needs over and above their annual budget for which fund-ing is not easily nor readily found. The list com-prises of 18 pieces of equipment, individually each under $5000, totaling $36,000.

Shortly thereafter on September 4 Frances passed away. In the days following, the family decided it would be a fitting tribute to the

memory of Frances to raise funds so that the hospital could acquire this list of equipment.

There are many families in our situation of wanting to thank the hospital staff for one reason or another and that there should be a group formed to provide ongoing help to the hospital in a tangible way. We have been joined in this cause by the Dusevic family, the Oddy family, the Ross family, the Cundliffe/Peacock family and the Lindsay/Matheson family. Each have their own story to tell and reasons for giving thanks to the Golden and District Hospital.

This group, the Friends of the Golden & Dis-trict Hospital, has now been endorsed by the East Kootenay Foundation for Health and has been given approval to move forward with a crowd-funding project in support of the EKFH through CanadaHelps.org.

Donna Grainger, Executive Director, EKFH is thrilled. “Your choice of selecting to fund-raise for a number of minor equipment items for the Golden& District Hospital and Dur-and Manor is truly appreciated. These items truly do make a big difference and have a huge impact on the equipment needs of a small rural hospital. The leadership team at the Golden Hospital is ecstatic with your deci-sion.”

We are currently working to set up the crowd funding page on the CanadaHelps.org plat-form, “Giving Thanks to the Golden & District Hospital” which we anticipate will be open for donations from October 6 to October 11, 2015. This will coincide with the Celebration of Life being held for Frances at the Island Restaurant on October 10.

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These memories are being shared here by the men who worked on the Big Bend Highway pro-ject and appear in Golden Memories. The Big Bend High-way Construction was started in 1929 for two reasons; first, to provide work for the great num-ber of unemployed; and second, to pro-vide a motor highway between Golden and Revelstoke.

Motorists came to Golden from the east or the south, then shipped their cars by rail to Revel-stoke. These car pas-sengers had to trav-el by CPR also. This shipment of cars was contracted by Arthur Hamilton. The cost of shipping a Ford was $12, and a larger vehicle it was $17.50. The CPR used con-verted cattle cars for this purpose.

C.M. Walker, Chuck Cornish, Tom Miard, and Ken Fors were some of the men in charge of this

construction. Work started each spring around May 1 and ended in October or November – accord-ing to the time of the heavy snowfalls. Each camp was made up of approximate-ly 50 men. The camp buildings consisted of wooden floors, wall and canvas roof. Cookhouses and dining areas were scrubbed daily with soap and lye water.

A man and team received $90 per month. The owner had to supply the hay and oats for his horses. A story is told that one team-ster stole another’s hay. The culprit was caught planting fine black thread on the hay and this thread was located later in the stolen hay. Mos-quitoes were a ter-rible pest to the men. Two men were falling trees with a cross cut saw, and they claimed they could not see each other because the mosquitoes were so thick.

Freight boats worked in many places taking freight across the Columbia. Rafts hauled trucks across before bridg-es were built. Saw-mills were set up as the road advanced. Joe Gendron was the mill foreman in most cases. Arvid Seward

told of a mill half way up the Bluewater Hill. This uphill situ-ation was an advan-tage for hauling the bridge members to the bridge at the foot of the hill. Lum-ber was cut to use in the building of the camps. Rafts and

freight boats trans-ported the lumber and fuel.

One man told of waves four or five feet high on the Colum-bia chasing them to shore. They tried to refuel in open water but spilled all the gasoline as the boat

was bobbing around so much. One brave man, Frank Gomb-ert, came to their res-cue in a canoe bring-ing a fresh supply of gas.

The two men who were rescued were John Northfield and George Langlands.

Pay for the men working on the con-struction of the Big Bend Highway was $5 per month (with clothes, room and board provided). Flunkies and bull cooks were paid $10 per month with room and board. George Langlands told of how the smart thing to do was to work for one month for $5, get outfitted with clothes, and then move onto the $10 a month job.

Most of the amps were plagued with skunks and bears. Many a night’s sleep was disturbed by a

skunk or bear under the tent floor. Syd Feuz told of he and Charles McClintock shooting twenty-two shells into a pit of skunks and the spray that came from that pit, will always live in his memory. A barrel of water with a swivel lid was always set out-side the cookhouse door. The skunks, being inquisitive ani-mals, usually hopped on top of the barrel and feel in.

The men worked eight hours a day and came to town per-haps once a month.

Sunday was the day off, and men vis-ited the next camp or fished and explored the area nearby. Men who operat-ed machines had to spend their time off lubricating their machines and got no overtime pay for this.

Ted Jacobson told of how he drove Dr.

Ewert out on the road every Sunday. The doctor had a Plymouth car which was Ted’s delight. On one trip a skunk ran into his vehicle, and the perfume lin-gered so heavily on this machine that all the tires had to be changed.

The men always gave the doctor fresh fish and mushrooms to bring back to town. Dr. Ewert was the health inspector for the camp and looked after minor ail-ments. On each vis-it, the doctor and Ted would have breakfast at the camp in Don-ald and would make it back there for supper at night.

Ted Jacobson also hauled gas and diesel lubricating oil to the construction camps. He had to go to Inver-mere to pick up the diesel oil as there was none in Golden.


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The properties listed below will be sold by TAX SALE on September 28th, 2015, commencing at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall located at 810 - 9th Avenue South unless the delinquent taxes plus interest are paid at that time. Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash, debit card, money order, or certified cheque a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash, debit card, money order, or certified cheque no later than 3:00 p.m. the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 a.m. on the following Monday, October 5th, 2015.

Notice of Tax Sale

The properties listed below will be sold by TAX SALE on September 28th, 2015, commencing at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall located at 810 - 9th Avenue South unless the delinquent taxes plus interest are paid at that time. Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash, debit card, money order, or certified cheque a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash, debit card, money order, or certified cheque no later than 3:00 p.m. the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 a.m. on the following Monday, October 5th, 2015.

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Bridge builders are pictured working on the Big Bend Highway, which began construction in 1929. Photo Courtesy of the Golden Museum

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Take notice that Brian Schuck from Golden, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a License of Occupation for two hunt camps situated on Provincial Crown land located near Bush Arm and Hospital Creek and containing a total of 0.75 hectares more or less.

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Perhaps you have used the expression, “the writing on the wall.” However, have you real-ized where it came from?

Many phrases we use come straight from the Bible! You will find this one in chapter 5 of Daniel.

King Belshazzar made a great feast and to show the superiority of his gods, he used the holy vessels taken from God’s temple in Jerusalem. They drank wine from them, and praised the idols of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone — as if they were “gods.”

Then the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and wrote on the wall of the king’s palace. The color drained from the king’s face and his knees knocked together.

He called for his wise men. But none could even read the writing on the wall or deter-mine its meaning.

The queen — probably Belshazzar’s mother — hearing of the dilemma, came into the banquet hall, and said, “O king, live forever! There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; ...now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.”

King Nebuchadnezzar had made Daniel chief of the wise men because he had an excellent spirit, knowledge, could understand and interpret dreams, and solve problems.

Daniel was brought before the king, who disparagingly said, “Are you that Daniel who is one of the captives from Judah. I have heard that the Spirit of God is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you. Now the wise men...could not give the interpretation. Now if you can read...and make known to me its interpretation, you...shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

Daniel replied that he could keep those gifts, “...yet I will read the writing to the king, and make known...the interpretation. O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father, kingship and majesty, glory and honour.

“But when his heart was lifted up...and hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne...till he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.

“But you..., Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this. ...you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. ...and the God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified. ...the fingers of the hand were sent from Him, and this...was written.

“...God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; you have been weighed in the balances, and found want-ing; your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.”

“That very night Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans, was slain.”The wise men could not give an answer but again, Daniel showed that God knows the future.

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SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, you can’t quite figure out if you are happy or sad, because each new opportunity seems like an emotional roller coaster. Enjoy the ride and appreciate the good times.SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, you can appreciate all the little details that come with tasks this week. You may see things that others don’t because you are paying extra attention to your surroundings. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20Right now you aren’t very happy about having to deal with someone who isn’t always honest with you, Capricorn. Just maintain a neutral attitude and you will find happiness. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, you appreciate all the positive feelings coming your way, especially in a week as challenging as this one. Make the most of all of the positive vibes.PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, you may have a hard time distinguishing between fantasy and reality the next few days. But enjoy the extra time to daydream.


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623 - 5th Avenue6 bedrooms 6 baths 4,000sqft

$675,000

#12, 2924 Kicking Horsse Road2bdrms 2 baths 1,032sqft

$188,9003377 Highway #95, South

2bdrms 1 bath 952sqft 2.41 acres

$169,900

RURAL ACREAGES

1735 Short Road........................................ 4.94 acres.............................................................$119,900 985 McBeath Road.................................... 40.52 acres.........................................................$349,600Lot 1, Golden Donald Upper Road......... 4.99 acres ........................................................$129,9002166A Blaeberry Road .............................. 38.6 acres..........................................................$369,000Lot B, Carlson Road.................................... 2.47 acres......................................................... $84,9001414 Black Bear Drive ............................... 2.07 acres ......................................................... $119,900 Highway #95 South.................................... 40 acres......................................................................$209,000646 Lower Habart Rd.................................. 4.8 acres...................................................................$399,000Lot 1 Blaeberry Road................................... 4.94 acres.........................................................$179,9001286 Horse Creek Road............................... 1.03 acres...........................................................$89,500

1165 Austin Road3 bdrms 3 baths 2,800sqft .86acre

$324,500

1337 Selkirk Drive3 bedrooms 2 baths 1,968sqft

$334,300

1816 Campbell Road4bdrms 3 baths 2,536sqft 1.18 acres

$529,000

$1,900,0001401, 1405 Trans Canada Highway

Land, Building & Business528 - 9th Avenue

Land, Building & Business

$950,000

1508 Poplar Street4 bedrooms 3 baths 3,770sqft

$487,000592 Habart Road

3bdrms 1.5 baths 2,100sqft .45 acres

$284,000

551 Highway #95, South6bdrms 4 baths 4,056sqft 3.19 acres

$579,900924A - Canyon Creek Road

4bdrms 2 baths 2,668sqft 1/3 in of 2.55 acres

$199,600

1256 Horse Creek Road4bdrms 3 baths 2,568sqft 1.15 acre

$315,000586 Lower Habart Road

2 bdrms 1 bath 1,344sqft .52 acres

$242,300

1739 Oberg Johnson Road4bdrms 1 bath 2,680sqft 77.8 acres

$949,000

#412, 1420 Palliser Trail2 bedrooms 1 bath 871sqft

$235,000901 - 7th StreetLand and Building

$474,3001636 Purcell Woods Close


$968,000#111, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail

2 bedrooms 2 baths 905sqft

$239,900

golden star, september 23, 2015

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