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Frank Mastroianni (left) put his extensive home garden on display for all to see, including Bill Usher (right), as part of Sunday’s edible garden tour. Participants explored numerous gardens throughout the town in what organizer Joyce deBoer hoped would be an inspiring experience for other home gardeners. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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KHMR announces winter airport shuttle busJoel [email protected]

With their summer operations in full swing, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) made a big announce-ment this week with regards to the upcoming ski season. Starting this season, RCR will offer a shut-

tle bus from Calgary International Airport to the resort three times per week on Wednesdays, Satur-days and Sundays beginning on Dec. 20.

A shuttle service has been in the works for some time now, and was seen as a priority in order for the resort to continue growing.

“It’s a critical piece. You can’t have a destination without the transportation and it’s got to be easy,

it’s got to be convenient and it’s got to be book-able, and this service meets all of that criteria,” said Matt Mosteller, vice president, marketing & sales at RCR.

The shuttle’s schedule will cater towards long-haul visitors on tour packages that visit from East-ern Canada, the U.S., Australia and the U.K.

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Willhorse takes home top honour from Kelowna radio stationJoel [email protected]

The accolades are starting to pile up for Willhorse after they were named the winner of Kelowna radio station K96-3’s Emerging Artist Pro-gram.

The top five artists in the competition were given $1,000 each to record a new

song, which was part of the overall assess-ment of the artist. Willhorse recorded ‘Sure Shot’, a track that bassist Todd Menzies believes represents an evo-lution in the band’s music.

“It’s like any band, you mature in that time,” said Men-zies. “It’s a little bit of a new direction…

but it’s still got that old southern coun-try rock feel to it as well…it’s still a Will-horse song.”

The win comes on the back of the group’s fifth place finish in last year’s Peak Performance project and comes with $4,000 to be used within the industry.

“It can cover flight

costs, rental vehicle, rental gear, so it’s a nice relief for us to know that most of our expenses are covered for (the upcoming tour).”

That tour is sched-uled for early Sep-tember and includes performances at Rif-flandia in Victoria and the Jasper Folk Festival, along with a Sept. 5 date at home in Golden at the Rockwater.

“It’ll be our last show in Golden for a little bit,” Menzies said.

“We wanted to do a hometown show…We have a few new tunes that maybe some people have heard but that we’ve been recently play-ing more.”

After that, the band is hoping to begin breaking into the U.S. market and is applying for entry

into South by South-west, a big music fes-tival in Austin, Texas in March. If they are accepted, they’ll look to plan a tour along the west coast of the U.S. on their way down.

“I feel like our sound and our music would real-ly go over well in the States, but we’ll see,” said Menzies.

As for a new album, Menzies says

there isn’t a time-line yet on a fol-low up to their 2012 debut, but says fans can look forward to another single in the near future.

“(A new album) would be released no earlier than spring or summer 2015, we’re going to try and get back into the studio in the fall and keep plugging away,” said Menzies.

Willhorse earned the top prize in K96-3’s Emerging Artist Program and received a cool $4,000 for their efforts. Photo Submitted

ICBC sends refunds for overchargesJeff NagelBlack Press

ICBC is preparing to mail out 309,000 refund cheques ranging from $1 to $350 to optional auto insurance customers it overcharged since 2008.

Wrong rates were used because of incorrect descriptions assigned years ago to many vehicles that are only now being fixed.

The average customer who overpaid all six years will get a refund of around $108, ICBC spokesman Adam Grossman said. The cheques will begin to go out around Aug. 20.

The average overpayment was $18 per year.

The refunds plus interest being paid total nearly $38 million.

Nearly 370,000 other motorists were undercharged because of the glitches.

ICBC won’t go after them for the $53 million in lost revenue.

The faulty vehicle descriptions affected only optional insurance, not basic rates.

The refunds were calculated as part of two independent external reviews that checked millions of insurance trans-actions over the past six years.

Auditors who examined ICBC’s hand-

ling of the issue concluded ICBC knew the problem was systemic as early as 2009 but management hid it from ICBC’s board of directors until mid-2013.

Various fixes were contemplated but dis-carded, according to the auditors’ report.

ICBC managers feared a solution might harm its relationship with brokers and that disclosure of inaccurate pricing would hurt ICBC’s business position against optional insurance competitors.

The corporation ultimately opted to fix the errors and issue refunds as part of its sweeping $400-million technology upgrade program.

The long-running overcharges were finally made public in April by Transpor-tation Minister Todd Stone – only after he was directly questioned by the media.

ICBC’s board had intended to wait until it had a refund strategy ready to roll out.

Customers renewing their auto insur-ance since July have been required to update their vehicle’s descriptions, Gross-man said.

The error isn’t expected to recur because ICBC’s modernized system will pull the correct description from the vehicle identification numbers, instead of being entered manually by Autoplan agents.

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We are very fortunate that we can buy for, or even that our children can a� ord to own a motorcycle or ATV. Even more fortunate are those children whose parents care enough to participate in the use of these machines and insure that they are used properly and lawfully. If your property is not large enough, then the machines and their riders need to be legally transported to a place that is.

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The Town of Golden and the rest of the Southeast Fire Centre continue to be under a campfire ban in order to prevent human-caused wild-fires and to protect public safety. The ban was issued on Aug. 5 and was still in effect at the time of publication (Aug. 11).

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to an open burning prohibi-tion implemented on July 2.

With the current trend of warm and dry weather in British Columbia, wildfires have displayed very aggres-sive behaviour and required additional fire suppression resources. Human-caused wildfires can divert critic-al resources and crews from responding to naturally occurring wildfires.

The campfire prohibi-tion will remain in place until the public is notified

that it has been rescinded. A map of the area covered by the ban is available online at: http://bit.ly/1ptXdeU. Areas covered by the ban include the entirety of the Columbia Fire and Inver-mere Fire zones.

Specifically, prohibited activities will include:

* Campfires, as defined in the wildfire regulation.

* The burning of any waste, slash or other materials.

* Stubble or grass fires of any size over any area.

* The use of burning bar-rels of any size or descrip-tion.

* The use of fireworks, sky lanterns, tiki torches or chi-mineas (outdoor fire pits).

The prohibition does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or bri-quettes, or to a portable campfire apparatus with a CSA or ULC rating that uses briquettes, liquid or gaseous fuel, so long as the height of the flame is less than 15 centimetres. The use of a campfire apparatus that does not meet these specifi-cations is prohibited.

Campfires continue to be banned in Golden in an effort to prevent human-caused wildfires. Star Photo

Cycling Club hopes races will increase Golden’s mountain bike profile

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With July’s races now complete, it’s time-ly for the Golden Cyc-ling Club to reflect on the month that was and what the future might hold for the organiza-

tion. The effects of host-

ing four separate races during a two week span - including 300 or so rid-ers for the Transrockies Single Track 6 - might not be fully known for quite some time, but the early indications are exceedingly positive.

“With the Single

Track 6, when they rat-ed the six stages, Gold-en got 1st and 2nd place for favourite rides among the racers,” said Club President Chad Gennings.

What could this posi-tive feedback mean for the club and Gold-en? Of course, if posi-tive word of mouth

spreads about the trails, it should mean more tourism dollars for the town. According to Gennings, however, the club could reap the rewards in a different manner.

“I think the biggest benefit is garnering support for trail main-tenance and develop-

ment. When you have a lot of people inter-ested in your trails, it shows that there’s a lot of support from rid-ers for them and that gets us support from local, provincial and federal governments when we’re trying to upkeep our trails,” he explained.

As was reported in last week’s issue, the club has begun raising funds for a new trail to honour Sean Schacher, who died last month of an apparent heart attack. The trail would con-nect the town with the paraglider launch site on top of Mount 7. In addition to that initia-tive, Gennings says the club is exploring the idea of adding an ‘epic alpine ride’ that would offer panoramic views from higher elevations.

“These trails attract a lot of riders,” he said. “People would come to ride here because of that trail even if they aren’t going to ride that trail because people start to associate an area with excellent rid-ing.”

One of the most important aspects for

the club is its trail main-tenance, which is done entirely on a volunteer basis. The club hosts seven volunteer days throughout the sum-mer to help with that. Gennings hopes to see more representation from different demo-graphics when it comes to volunteering in the future.

“Typically it seems to be the same people, and that’s been my take on it, we get the same people out all the time and that demographic is usually over 50, when the bulk of our riders are actually between 20 and 35,” Gennings said. “Although we have some really committed volunteers, we’re still not getting the amount of effort that other towns are getting with their volunteers.”

The Golden Cycling Club hopes that continuing to host races for world-class athletes and further trail development will help bring in even more riders to the area’s trails. Golden’s stages recently ranked 1st and 2nd in a poll of Singletrack 6 riders. Photo Submitted/Amy Barrett Photography


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Mount Polley mine workers began pumping water from Polley Lake down a discharge pipe to Quesnel Lake Sunday, after the water passed lab tests with no significant contamination.

The surge of water and mine tailings from the breach of the mine tailings pond Aug. 4 created an unstable plug of debris at the mouth of the small-er Polley Lake, raising its level even after the major-ity of the torrent scoured out Hazeltine Creek and poured down into Quesnel Lake.

Government and Cariboo Regional District offi-cials approved the pumping in an effort to avoid another breach and uncontrolled release, to make the site safe for further water testing and reconstruc-tion.

Water samples from the shore of Polley Lake Aug. 7 tested “very close to historical levels” where it was used for drinking water, the province said in a statement released Sunday afternoon. Water being pumped from the lake will continue to be tested daily.

Environment ministry water samples from six loca-tions on the Quesnel River and Quesnel Lake also met federal and provincial drinking water guide-lines for the third straight day. Water from portions of the river have been approved for drinking and bathing. The water use ban remains for Polley Lake as confirmation water testing continues, with results expected by Tuesday.

The CRD has established a restricted access order to the affected region as investigation continues to determine the cause of the dam breach.

Mount Polley Mine is an open-pit copper-gold mine that opened in 1997, owned by Imperial Met-als. It had recently undergone expansion of the mine and tailings pond.

The mine ore body does not contain acid-produ-cing minerals, so heavy metal and other contamin-ants in the ground rock of the mine tailings are not dissolved in water in high concentrations.

Imperial Metals president Brian Kynoch said the water in the tailings pond was routinely tested with rainbow trout and did not harm the fish.

Water flow has subsided from the Mount Polley tailings pond breach, and work has begun on a temporary berm before rainfall washes down more mine tailings. Photo Submitted

Water pumped down from Polley Lake after mine breach

Hitchhiking robot makes a stop at Eagles Eye on cross-Canada trip Joel [email protected]

It’s unclear whether she was on the wed-ding’s guest list, but HitchBot made an appear-ence anyway. The hitchhiking machine began her journey in Halifax and has been making the long trip west on her way to Victoria.

‘Born’ in Port Credit, Ontario, HitchBot is the brainchild of Dr. David Smith (McMaster University) and Dr. Frauke Zeller (Ryerson University), who came up with the plan to cre-ate a robot that would hitchhike across Can-ada.

So how did our mechanical friend end up at Eagles Eye? Ashley Anne Clarke was part of a group headed to Golden for a wedding.

“We ran into a few guys at the BC/Alberta border...they said they had her all the way from Ontario and asked if we wanted to take her. We happened to have one seat left in our vehicle so we hopped on the opportunity!” Clarke said.

As it turned out, HitchBot was the life of the party.

“She was a huge hit and she talked almost the entire time,” Clarke said.

After the wedding, HitchBot continued on her journey west with a family member of the bride.

HitchBot poses with Dean Drinnan outside of Eagles Eye. The travelling robot is on her way to Victoria as part of a cross-Canada hitchhiking trip. Photo Submitted


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Golden Moments: Ricard has long, deep roots in Columbia Valley

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Few, if any, have stronger ties to Golden than Paul Ricard, so perhaps it was only natural that he moved back here after spending a few years living in Fort Nelson and on the Queen Charlotte Islands.

“It was home,” Ricard said, explaining why he decided to return.

And for his family, it’s been home for quite some time.

Ricard’s great great grandfather, Baptiste Morigeau, was born in the valley and later moved to Golden in 1883, where he owned a general store, becoming the first merchant to set up shop in the area. Morigeau is also famous for renaming the town from The Cache to Golden City.

For Ricard, Golden has been home since his youth, aside from those brief four years away from the town, and with the birth of his granddaughters, seven generations of his family have now been born in the Columbia Valley, five in Golden.

Ricard graduated from Golden Secondary School

in 1972 and worked with his father, a heavy duty mechanical logger. He married his high school sweetheart in 1975 and the couple have two chil-dren together.

Ricard aspired to be an electrician - his excellent math skills seemed to be a perfect fit for the job - but a careers test told him he would be better off pursuing accounting, as electrical work wouldn’t keep him interested. He was offered an accounting job with Evans Forest Products and flew through his CGA and CMA certification programs. As it turns out, accounting became tedious for Ricard as well, and he moved into a supervisor role with Evans instead. He stayed with the company until he moved to Fort Nelson in 1993.

Separate from his professional life, Ricard has had a big impact on various community groups in town. With his experience in logging, he was a valu-able asset to the teams of volunteers that helped build the Golden Golf Club and the Whitetooth Ski Area.

“It seemed like if you volunteered on the ski hill, you also volunteered on the golf course and you also volunteered on whatever else we had around here,” he said. “Everybody worked at it…everybody just pitched in and nobody was better than anybody else, it was great.”

Ricard grew up in what he calls a poor household, but he learned to skate and ski in his adulthood, alongside his children. Eventually he took up hock-ey and also became a referee.

“I made a better ref than I did a hockey player,” he said.

As a hockey dad, Ricard accompanied his sons on countless trips, and those experiences remain some of his best memories.

“We used to go on all the hockey trips with the boys,” he said. “It wasn’t just about them playing hockey it was the camaraderie of the families get-ting together.”

Ricard returned to Golden in 1997 and worked for the Weir Corporation from 1998-2011 as an operations manager and chief financial officer. Under new ownership, Ricard was laid off in 2013 and has since decided to start his own accounting business. He hopes to work alongside small busi-nesses in town.

In the mean time, Ricard continues to enjoy Gold-en. He plays golf on a weekly basis and regularly fishes in the Columbia Wetlands.

With two of his four grandchildren living in town, there might just be several more generations of Ricard’s family who, like him, call this town ‘home’.

Paul Ricard, with an ancestor who was responsible for naming Golden, has always felt at home in this area. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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“This is really geared to assist the des-tination market in making their purchase decision and mak-ing that purchase decision for Kicking Horse,” Mosteller said.

Mosteller hopes that releasing the shuttle information now will allow trav-el agents to be fam-iliar with the offering as they begin to book vacation packages for the winter season.

“This also provides longer stay opportun-ities,” Mosteller said. “That will benefit all of the lodging operators and the commun-ity, because people that stay longer eat out more, do more activities and they go into town and shop.”

The shuttle will be completely owned and operated by RCR and will cost $75 for a one way ticket and $150 for a two-way ride.

As for its summer operations, Mostel-ler stressed the importance of develop-

ing hiking trails in order to enhance its offerings and attract a variety of demo-graphics. The resort is currently working on a trail enhance-ment which it hopes will lead to hiking becoming more of

an attraction by itself. “(From the trails) the view on all sides of

you, that 360 degree view, it’s pretty amaz-ing,” Mosteller said. “We just gotta keep sharing the word about it and certainly we had to make it easier, better signage, and enhance the trails so that anybody could do it too.”

Enhancing hiking trails remains a priority for resort’s summer offerings

“It will benefit all of the lodging operators and the community.”

— Matt Mosteller —RCR

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Vital Signs survey

Dear Community,

Would you say Golden & Area A is awesome? In all areas? Or for all people? Or do you think our commun-ity is performing terribly in one aspect? Now is the time to tell us. We are listening.

The 2014 Vital Signs Survey is a great opportunity let the Golden & District Community Foundation (GDCF) know how the Golden community is performing. It will only take 10 minutes to complete and you can be sure that your voice will be heard.

It is your collective scores that the GDCF and the volunteer Vital Signs project team use to grade the per-formance of each of the 13 “Issue Areas.” We want to know how the community is performing today and how you expect it will perform in the future.

The priorities that you select in the survey will become the priorities of the GDCF and other groups in the next 3 years of grant-making. In fact, over $800,000 of community funds have been awarded with your guid-ance from the 2011 Vital Signs survey, when over 300 community respondents told us that the top 3 prior-ities were the Economy, Work and Housing.

What will our community priorities be for 2014 – 2017? You tell us!But you only have until August 15th, when the survey closes, so don’t delay.Our future depends on it.Click the survey link on www.goldencommunityfoundation.ca or get a copy at the Seniors Centre or Town

Administration Office today.

Ryan WatmoughGolden, B.C.

Over the weekend, two of my co-work-ers went out for what promised to be a lovely bike ride along Gold-en Donald Upper Road. The sun was shining, it was a little windy but more than manageable, not too hot, not too cool. It seemed like a perfect day. Needless to say, I was a little bit jealous as I sat at my desk and stared out the window at the beautiful weather I was missing out on.

For Michele and Ali, however, their bike ride was far from ideal and not without incident. Part-way through their ride, a big black dog sudden-ly emerged from a driveway and raced towards Ali. The big pooch growled at her and came close enough that Ali felt its fur up against her leg as she furiously pedaled away. Obviously, that’s not what anyone wants to experience on what should have been a nice, peacful bike ride.

And this type of incident is far from a rare occurence.

A quick Google search reveals that last March there were at least three significant dog attacks in the Lower Mainland, including one by a pit bull on an 8 year old girl. This April, one man was killed in Winnipeg after being attacked by a pair of dogs in his friend’s backyard. And I probably don’t need to remind locals that there was a serious dog attack in our community just two years ago. That’s not to say that these incidents are common, but they certainly aren’t unheard of.

Dog attacks are never going to be eliminated entirely, but what can be done to limit their fre-quency?

It all starts with the owners. A good dog owner understands that their dog

needs to be disciplined and well-behaved at all times when outside of the house. That’s simple enough and should be universally understood among pet owners.

A good dog owner should also know their dog, its demeanour, behaviour and personality.

Most importantly, dogs that aren’t well-trained or have exhibited behaviour issues in the past should not, under any circumstances, be allowed off-leash outside of an owner’s fenced-in yard. There is simply no reason a dog that could be dangerous should be allowed to roam free and potentially harm others, whether that’s in town or along a country road.

As much as they are known as ‘man’s best friend’, dogs, like bears and cougars, still have the poten-tial to be dangerous, to adults, to children, to ani-mals, and to other dogs. This community is always working towards becoming more bear aware and it is something that most of Golden takes very serious-ly. It’s long past time we got serious about the respon-sibilities of dog ownership in order to protect both our dogs and ourselves.

Northern GatewayDear editor,

People back east demand that those of us who don’t want the Northern Gateway pipeline explain what we really want.

In the tradition of Jonathan Swift (Gul-liver’s Travels) here is my option to the problem. I call it the Southern Gateway. Alberta’s Flat Earth Society who don’t understand mountainous terrain (liv-ing on flat terrain as they do) will like this

idea.We run the pipeline along the Yellow-

head Highway to Prince George. We then veer it south through Cariboo Country following closely beside the Fraser Riv-er. In the Hell’s Gate region the pipeline would have to be suspended above the Fraser Canyon and then dropped wher-ever the river flows.

Once in the Lower Mainland the pipe-line would come by False Creek to docks where it’s sludge would be loaded onto tankers and would sail away to China.

Well you should have heard the howls of protest from people I know in Terrace and Vancouver. This idea produces such emotion; they either don’t understand satire or they’re just too emotional.

I think this is a better idea than burying the pipeline in the Nass lava beds. Volcan-ic eruptions act just like massive earth-quakes.

Brian Gregg,Terrace, B.C.

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Stars to the guy at the Riverhouse who kept his cool when I chased him down rid-ing away on my bike – which was his bike.

Stars to the kind gentleman I meant on my hike to Wapta Falls. You were very helpful to both me and my friends.

A room full of stars to the Dreamcatcher Hostel for the lovely

stay. Your hospitality was fantastic!

Stingers to people who take this wonder-ful environment for granted and don’t appreciate the beauti-ful landscape that they live in.

Stingers to smokers who use the street as their own personal ash tray. Disgusting!

A giant star to the

staff at Higher Ground for helpimg me out with my rental bike.

A plate full of stingers to the restaurant that kept me waiting on my food for way too long.

A stinger to the indi-vidual who decided to mow their lawn at the crack of dawn on a Saturday. Some people like to sleep in on the weekend!

Do you think Golden dog owners need to be more respon-sible with their pets?

“Yeah to a certain extent, but for

the most part I’d say dogs are well-

behaved.”

“No, I think most dogs are well

behaved and it isn’t a big issue.”

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“We would say yes. People need to

be responsible for their pets.”

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C.J and Linda Johnson Oye Adebayo

Expand strike compensationTo The Honourable Christie Clark,

We heard the announcement that the government will be providing families with children under the age of 13 $40 per day for everyday the teachers’ strike continues into the school year.

We also understand that this money can be used for child care or tutoring.

In terms of child care, we agree that parents of children this age could be looking at financial hardships if they have to pay ongoing childcare expenses when their children would/should otherwise be in school. But what about those families with special needs children over the age of 12? They too will require care for their children when they would

have otherwise been in school. Tutoring was mentioned as an optional way to use the funds provided.

Why are only children under the age of 13 being offered this option? It seems to me that children of this age are in a far better position to “catch up” on lost instructional time over the years that follow.

In our opinion it is the older students, particularly the Grade 12 students who are working towards graduating and post-secondary education, that require the additional edu-cational support to ensure they meet these goals. Unlike the younger students, these students are going into their final year of public school so catching up on lost instructional time will be much more difficult. Clearly the most efficient solution is to have students back to school Sept. 2.

Susan and Peter Koster,Penticton

B.C. view: Agriculture Land Reserve changes a great leap forward Tom FletcherBlack Press

The B.C. government’s intentions for the Agricultural Land Reserve have been clarified by a public consultation that proposes new commercial and industrial uses on farmland.

Political watchers may recall that this was the hill the NDP was prepared to die on this spring. It was going to be a farmland looting spree for right-wing property developers and all hope of “food security” would be dashed.

As I attempted to explain at the time, the changes have little or nothing to do with ALR exclu-sions. Now a discussion paper poses a series of questions, some of which illustrate the need to bring farmland regulations up to date.

The first one deals with restrictions on retail sales, a case study in arbitrary state control. There is a strict maximum floor space. A minimum one half of retail sales must be produced on that farm. Food packing, preparation and processing are similarly restricted.

This requires multiple duplicate operations of questionable viability. It brings to mind Mao Tse Tung’s Great Leap Forward, where farmers all had little iron smelting furnaces out back to make tools. But I digress.

“Amongst other things,” the discussion paper says, “lessening the restrictions on on-farm pro-cessing could allow the establishment of abbatoirs (large, small or mobile) on farms, to serve sur-rounding cattle, game or poultry farms.” Then there’s cheese, fruit juice and even medical mari-juana products.

And did you know that wineries and cideries are allowed on farmland but breweries, distiller-ies and meaderies aren’t? (Mead is made from honey, and doesn’t have to be drunk from a bronze mug while wearing a horned helmet.)

Now that we’ve discovered that breweries don’t have to be giant urban industrial plants produ-cing mediocre lager that all tastes the same, possibilities abound.

On-farm wine and cider sales have similarly quaint retail space and product origin restrictions. The government proposes to allow sales of products not made on site, as long as they’re made in B.C.

This could make more local retail beverage co-ops viable. Or it could spawn a wave of unregulat-ed rural liquor stores that create chaos on country roads. You decide.

On a more serious note, there are a couple of questions about changes to the newly created “zone two,” the Interior, Kootenay and North regions. One repeats the government’s intention to open up non-farm use rules to allow certain oil and gas service functions on farmland. This is to reflect the reality already on the ground in the Northeast. What other non-farm activities it may entail is not yet known, as the consultation and regional meetings continue until Aug. 22.

There are proposals to bypass the Agricultural Land Commission for certain kinds of farmland subdivision in zone two. These are where the subdivided parcels are a quarter section (160 acres) or bigger, or where they are divided by a road or waterway.

And finally there are proposed exemptions from ALC scrutiny of leases, to allow “intergenera-tional transfer,” so retiring farmers don’t have to plead for state permission to remain on their own property. Another exemption would “encourage the use of otherwise unfarmed land by existing or new farmers.”

NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham, who circulated a photo of herself with a samurai sword in a theatrical “Kill Bill 24” campaign, continues to insist that these changes open up 90 per cent of ALR land for “development.”

It’s a hypocritical as well as a misleading statement, since a portion of her own Saanich farm property is rented to a successful craft gin distillery.

Smart meters Dear editor,

The Provincial Government of Saskatchewan has recently announced that all smart meters in that province will be removed. Why? Smart meters are causing house fires just as they have been reported here in BC! The response of our own Minister of Energy was to question the wisdom of the Sas-katchewan decision stating that the BC Government is confident that if they had stayed the course,

the program would have a posi-tive impact on keeping rates low. There you have it folks, right from the source. Apparently our gov-ernment is willing to sacrifice your homes and the lives of your families if it means keeping utility rates low. Makes one wonder what is the true agenda of the BC Provincial gov-ernment when they are clearly pre-pared to roll the dice with your life. The Emperor does indeed fiddle while his empire burns.

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Prog band Bend Sinister part of a packed lineup at Soundfest

Bend Sinister will be bringing their progressive rock sound to the Rockwater as part of the Golden Sound Festival’s Summer Block Party. Photo Submitted

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Bend Sinister isn’t your typical radio band, at least not with ‘Best of You’, an eight and a half minute song with an extended instru-mental intro that kicks off their latest release, Animals.

“There was a per-iod there where we were really try-ing to write radio songs,” said guitar-ist Joseph Blood. “With the latest rec-ord we kind of just said, screw that, we’re just going to do what we want to do.”

It’s a well-earned reward for a group that formed back in 2001 and released it’s debut album 12 years ago.

While there are definitely some pro-gressive rock under-tones present in their tunes, espe-cially with ‘Best of You’, fans tend to have trouble pin-pointing a specific musical style for the Vancouver-based group.

“(We get) called everything from prog to pop to rock. We’re definitely a mixed bag…but we never really think about that sort of thing,” Blood said. “We just play what

sounds good to us.” For Animals, the

name wasn’t quite a reference to 70s prog superstars Pink Floyd, although the band is comfortable if people want to make the compari-sons.

“It’s not so much (a reference) to Pink Floyd it’s more of just a reference to human nature and us as animals liv-ing on this planet,” Blood explained. “We’re certain-ly Pink Floyd fans though so if it’s going to be called an homage, I’m def-initely okay with that one.”

At the core of the group is keyboard-ist and lead singer Dan Moxon, who is the driving force behind much of the writing process and brings in the bulk of the band’s new ideas. However, lately Blood and bassist Matt Rhode have joined in on the songwriting as well. That’s not to neglect the contri-

butions of drummer Jason Dana, how-ever.

“A lot of the sound is driven by Dana’s drumming,” Blood

said. “All of the heav-ier stuff, that comes about because Dana is a really hard hit-ting, aggressive style drummer.”

Goldenites will have a prime oppor-tunity to check out the band’s latest offerings on Aug 23 when they per-

form at the Rock-water as part of the Golden Sound Festi-val’s Summer Block Party.

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Regional hardware, provincials looming for Dolphins

The Golden Dolphins brought home some serious hardware from the regionals in Kelowna, and they’ll be hoping for more of the same at the provincials this week-end. Top row: Zara Johnson, Hannah Laroy, Josh Hiraoka, Rochelle Bertrand, Emily King, Hayley Plonka. Bottom row: Kaelen Malaka, Thorin Malaka, Talon Malaka, D M Jones, Enzo Soret, Karmen Tress, Marika Sutter, Anna Sutter. Missing - Brenda Lee Dondaneau, Elyssia McClean, Caprice Rosentreter, Hailey Kehler. On the right, swimmer Meghan Oslund takes part in the club’s annual Mini-Meet. Left photo submitted, right photo Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

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At only 15 years old, Zara Johnson is making waves in the region with her talent.

The local swimmer with the Golden Dol-phins will be heading to the provincial competi-tion in Kamloops next weekend, and is hoping to improve on the best times she just clocked at the regionals in Kelow-na.

Not only did she place in all four of her events (100 Free, 100 Back, 200 IM and 50 Free), she was also named to the regional relay team, which takes the top girls in the division from the whole region to com-pete in provincials.

“I won (200 IM) with a really good time which is great. Lately I’ve been more about getting per-sonal best times rather than winning, or how I place,” said Johnson,

who beat out the second place swimmer by six seconds. “I swam best times in three of my four events.”

A swimmer with the club since the age of four, Johnson has con-sistently been getting better and growing, and with a few more years left in high school and the club, she will only get stronger.

Swimming may be her biggest passion, but as a well-rounded athlete,

Johnson also spends her winters doing gymnas-tics, playing high school sports, and skiing rec-reationally. Gymnastics in particular help keep up her strength in the offseason, which can be difficult for Gold-en swimmers who don’t have access to a full-size pool in the winter.

“We go down to Radium sometimes to swim for a couple hours, but it’s really tough in the winter,” said Johnson. “All the other (swim teams in the region), they start May 1 and we don’t get into the pool until about May 20, so we’re three weeks behind a lot of the other clubs when we get going.”

But that doesn’t seem to slow the Golden Dol-phins, or Johnson down. The athletes, including Johnson, spend count-less hours training, and almost every weekend competing throughout the summer.

“I’m in the pool 11 hours a week, some-times more. Then I also coach some of the younger kids, so I have five hours a week of that…Sometimes I wish I had more free time in the summer, but I have

so many friends in swim-ming so it’s really fun,” said Johnson, who says the early morning train-ing makes it difficult to spend the summer evenings out with her friends. “You can’t real-ly stay out late at nights before because you have to get up and swim in the morning at like 7:30. Sometimes I do get exhausted, but in the end I’m usually pretty happy about it.”

That commitment

extends to the fam-ilies as well, who also spend their weekends driving to swim meets. Although Johnson says her parents enjoy the lifestyle, she is grateful for their support and hard work.

All the hard work seems to be paying off, and Johnson plans to continue her efforts in the coming years, and possibly look into swimming at a univer-sity level. But at age 15,

those goals are pretty far in the future.

“I don’t have any super serious goals at the moment, just have fun. Swim,” she said.

And regardless of what happens in the future with her competi-tive swimming, Johnson has found a lifelong pas-sion.

“Swimming is real-ly good for you, so I’ll definitely keep it up throughout my life. It’s like a habit for me now.”


This WeekA.P.E.S. After School Program Monday to Friday 3 -5:30pm. $12/day for ages 5 to 11. To register please leave a message at 250-272-0425.StrongStart a free, school based learning program birth-5years. Mon&Fri 12-3:30pm, Wed 2-5pm, Tuesdays&Thursdays 8:45-11:45am. Call Shelley for more info 250-439-9324.Flathead Wild Art Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Golden until Sept. 6.Enid Petherick 2014 Open Studio from Aug.14-Sept.1 from noon-6pm. Info at www.EnidPetherick.vcn.bc.ca.

Wed, Aug. 13Job Skills Workshops at the Work BC office every Wednesday at 10am. Call 250-344-5413 to register.The Golden Farmers’ Market Wednesdays from 12-5pm in the CP Parking Lot across from Credit Union.Kicking Horse Culture presents Summer Kicks in Spirit Square at 6:30pm Aug.13 with Oh My Darling. Also preforming is Will Wardell and PerlHaze.

Thurs, Aug. 14 Men’s Drop-in BasketballThursdays from 8-10pm at the Rec Plex. $8.Bridge Club every Thursday at the Senior’s Centre from 1-4pm. Contact 250-344-5448.Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7:30pm at the College of the Rockies.Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thursdays, 7:30-9pm in the Golden High School’s sewing room. New members and guests welcome, annual member-ship 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 from 3:45-5:30pm. Public Swim from 3-4pm at the Golden Municipal Pool.Aquafit at the Golden Municipal Pool Thursdays from 7:30-8:30pm.Buckman Coe plays at the Rockwater Aug.14.

Fri, Aug. 15A.A Meetings Fridays at the Lutheran Church base-ment 915 - 9th St S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Fridays from 3:30-7:30pm.Mother Goose Program Fridays 10:30-11:30am at the Library. Snacks includ-ed, just drop in!Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Friday night.Meat Draw every Friday at The Legion 5:30pm.Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth program Fridays 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual dis-abilities. Call Cyra 250-919-0757 for more info.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English lan-guage training, citizen-ship, community resourc-es, banking, housing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am. Call 250-344-8392. Diamond Forever A cel-ebration of Neil Diamond on Friday Aug. 15 at the Royal Canadian Legion at 7pm. Families welcome, tickets $20 at the Golden Legion.Hawk & Steel play at the Golden Taps Pub Aug.15 at 10pm. No cover.

Sat, Aug. 16Meat Draw Saturdays at

The Legion 5pm.A.A Meetings Saturdays at the Golden Museum 1302 - 11th Ave S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Aquafit at the Golden Municipal Pool Saturdays from 10-11am.The Golden Farmers’ Market Saturdays from 10-3pm in Spirit Square.

Sun, Aug. 17Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.Magic the Gathering Game Tournament 12-5pm at Bizarre Entertainment.Outdoor Yoga in Spirit Square Sundays at 11am. Admission by donation.Public Swim from 3-8pm at the Golden Municipal Pool.Golden Seniors Society is hosting a Summer Social Aug.17 from 1-3pm at the Golden Senior’s Centre. Free to members, admis-sion by donation.

Mon, Aug. 18Join the Cadets. Free program meets every Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall. For young men and women ages 12-18.Golden Community Choir, Mondays from 7:30-9:30pm at the Lutheran Church. Member fees $10. For info call Joyce 250-344-6043.Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio Mondays 15% off all regular priced ser-vices, call 250-344-5766. Heroclix League 6-9pm Mondays at Bizarre Entertainment.Family Dinner Play and Learn Mondays 5-7pm in the StrongStart room in APES Free program includes dinner, discus-sions, and activities. Call 250-439-9665.The Cadets meet Mondays 6:30-8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall.

Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.Outdoor Yoga in Spirit Square Mondays from 12-12:45pm. Admission by donation.

Tues, Aug. 19A.A Meetings Tuesdays 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.Aquafit at the Golden Municipal Pool Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30pm.Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition Tuesdays 6-9pm at Bizarre Entertainment.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English lan-guage training, citizen-ship, community resourc-es, banking, housing, and more! Tuesdays from 1-3pm. Call 250-344-8392. Public Swim from 3-4pm at the Golden Municipal Pool.Rockwater Grill & BarR

Upcoming Events Golden Sound Festival Summer Block Party Aug.23. Tickets and info at www.goldensoundfesti-val.com.3rd Annual Kla-How-Ya River Battle Aug 24. This year it’s part of the Kicking Horse Paddle Festival. Info at www.gen-tlemenofgolden.org.Golden Lions Club/CNIB Sight First 20th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Aug.25 at 11am. Contact Gary at 250-344-2336 for info, or enter at the Golden Golf Club.8th Annual Golden Stompdown Sept.13 at the Golden Freeride Park at 2pm.

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Turning Back the Pages: Childhood obesity a growing epidemic

It seems that more and more we are hearing about the high obesity rate in children and adolescents in this country and I am troubled, as we all should be, to learn that so many of this nation’s youth are overweight. I start-ed to think back to my childhood. For the life of me I can’t think of one child that I went to elementary school with that was obese.

I’m a researcher, so I set about try-ing to find some stats. I read study after study and while the numbers of children affect-ed wasn’t always the same every one of them agreed that it’s at epidemic lev-els.

In a report writ-ten by Juliet O’Neill for Canwest News Service which appeared in the March 28, 2007 edi-tion of “The Gaz-ette” she said “More Canadian children are overweight and for the first time the country’s younger genera-tions are expected to live shorter lives than their parents because of obes-ity, says a new Com-mons committee report made public yesterday.”

If you are a mem-ber of the Baby Boomer Gener-ation as I am, or older perhaps, you will remember the day when your par-ents told you to go play outside. Out-side included the field across town, grandma’s house two miles away or the fishing hole! When it was meal-time we’d hurry home, eat dinner as fast as the par-ents allowed, quick-ly race through our

chores and head out again until dark.

We always had to have our chores done, feed and water the dogs, cows and sheep, help with the hay-ing when it was ready and once in awhile we’d have to spend some time with Grand-ma in the garden. We all hated pull-ing weeds but if you were going to spend time play-ing you had to take care of the chores and when I think of it now some of the most memor-able conversations I ever had with my grandma I had pull-ing weeds in the garden.

It’s hard not to feel sad for today’s children when I think of the many days of play I had with my cousins on our grandma’s old farm – whole days when we hunted for ghosts, dammed the creek, played cow pie base-ball and jumped for distance from the hayloft to the manure pile. We swam unattend-ed in McMurdo slough; we built tree forts with bits of reclaimed wood, nailed together with rusty old bent nails from a can that we found in Uncle Stan’s shed. From the platform in the tree house we laid out our futures declaring that “When we grew up no one would have to do chores.” We learned how to work together, that every family has a hierarchy, and that some people are meant to lead and some to fol-low, and that both were necessary. We learned about trust because our par-ents taught us to be responsible for our actions and then trusted that we would. It was a great feeling to be trust-ed with so much responsibility.

And then we grew up and told our kids to “Go play in the yard?” The yard was a fenced place where we

grew food, and the kids played hide and seek. We kept them fenced for their safety; we had already begun to worry about fast cars and bad people causing them physical and emotional dan-ger. We knew that the kids had to be outside in order to stay healthy but we wanted them to be safe as well.

Now we encour-age them to go and enjoy the “Green Spaces” but not without us. Today we’re taking a dif-ferent approach, we’re spending more time with our children, and we’re trying to be the major influ-ence in their lives. If our children are playing with friends we’re there to make sure that they remain safe.

Unfortunately we have required our children to pay a hefty price for our fears, and it is not my intention to make light of the situation, our fear is warranted. It appears that we’ve stopped telling our youth to “Go outside and play”. Why, well accord-ing to some of the studies it’s because we have so many overweight adults! Children learn by example and we’re

clearly not pre-pared to change our lifestyles to encourage chil-dren to be fit. One study went as far as to say that many obese children have parents who do nothing about their child’s weight because they don’t want to face the possibility that they should be taking some responsibility for themselves.

If we’re shutting off the TV’s and computers what are we going to do with our kids? We could read to them and do crafts with them which are things we need to do but we’d be replacing one sedentary activ-ity for another. We need to find a bal-ance to ensure that our children out-live us.

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passed away at the Golden & District General Hospital on Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 at the age of 87 years. Prayers will be recited from Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Golden on Friday evening, August 15th at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday morning, August 16th at 10:30 a.m. with Father Cecil Nunez celebrant. Pallbearers are Emilio Provenzano, Jason Provenzano, John Provenzano, Andrew Provenzano, Mario Mastroianni and Frank Mastroianni. Interment will follow in the family plot of the Golden Community Cemetery.Rosina was born in Savuto, Cosenza, Italy on May 7, 1927 and had been a resident of Golden since 1955. Family was most important to Rosina and she was a proud stay-at-home mother who loved to bake for her family.Rosina was predeceased by her husband Emilio, son John, sister Angelina Fata of Golden as well as three brothers and two sisters in Italy. She is survived by her son Fred (Lina) Provenzano of Calgary; daughter-in-law Ida Provenzano of Golden as well as seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren.Messages of sympathy may be sent to Rosina’s family by viewing her obituary at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.com.Arrangements are in the care of Hindman Bowers

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Emma Olive JohnsonJanuary 10, 1930 - July 27, 2014

Emma Olive Johnson passed away at Durand Manor, Golden on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the age of 84 years. There will be no formal funeral service by Emma’s own request.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may

be made to the charity of one’s own choice, in memory of Emma.Emma was born near Ridgedale, Saskatchewan

on the family farm on January 10, 1930. She had been a resident of Golden for the past four years moving here from Merritt. Her friends will remember her for always having an open door and a pot of coffee on. Emma enjoyed gardening, loved to play bingo and was extremely fond of spending time with her children and grandchildren.She was predeceased by her husband, Vernon;

son, Alan; brothers: Joe, John and Oddie as well as her sister, Louise. Emma is survived by two sons: Archie (Cathy) Johnson of Golden and Ken (Tera) Johnson of Kamloops, daughter-in-law, Deanne Johnson of Yorkton, Saskatchewan; seven grandchildren: Chris (Erin), Aaron, Michelle (Jeff), Cory, Bradley (Kimberley), Denny (Rae Anne) and Shane; and eight great grandchildren: Casey, Nathan, Katelyn, Megan, Adam, Taylen, Maddison and Ellie.Messages of condolence may be sent to the

family by visiting Emma’s obituary notice at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.com Cremation arrangements are in the care of

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dependant upon experience. References required.

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Casual CustodianThe Golden Medical Clinic is seeking a casual custodian. Approximately 5-10

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MOUNT 7 TAXI LTD.FULL & PART TIME DRIVERS

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THE GOLDEN MEDICAL CLINIC is seeking Full/Part Time RN/LPN to cover for maternity

leave from Oct. 1st 2014 to Oct. 15th 2015.The successful candidate must:• Graduate of a recognized College or

school of nursing-RN/LPN• Current certi cate of competence from

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• Excellent computer skills• Must be personable, dependable and

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FIVE Full Time, Permanent Housekeeping Room Atten-dants required by 611017 BC Ltd DBA Holiday Inn Express in Golden-Kicking Horse, BC Compensation: $14.00 hourly, 40 hours per week Education: High School Experience in re-lated fi eld an asset; Job Du-ties: Make beds, clean/disin-fect bathroom/fi xtures, Stock linen closet and supplies area, Vacuum carpets and mop fl oors. Wash windows, pick up debris and remove trash from units, Provide information on facilities and handle com-plaints. Location: Mail- PO Box 1462, 1120 14th St, Golden, BC V0A 1HO E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 1-250-344-4665

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School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain) is now accepting applications for the following casual positions.

BUS DRIVERThis position is concerned with the operation of school buses used to transport students on prescribed routes within the School District; the employee may also participate in the busing of students on curricular and extracurricular eld trips both inside and outside the district. Independent judgment and initiative is exercised in the safe and timely operation of the vehicle and in establishing effective working relationships. Work is performed under general supervision. Completion of the 12th school grade, or equivalent, minimum 5 years driving experience and an acceptable driving abstract (Valid Class 2 BC drivers license, with air brake endorsement) is required. First aid training would be an asset. Rate of pay: As per Collective Agreement 440, $21.56/hour.

CUSTODIANThis is manual work involving the cleanliness and security of district buildings. The work may include dealing with public use of school facilities. Once an employee becomes familiar with a clearly de ned work schedule, the work is performed with minimal supervision. Usually, this job is performed after regular school hours and generally alone. Completion of the 12th school grade, or equivalent is required as well as completion of the Board provided training program. First aid training would be an asset. Rate of pay: As per Collective Agreement 440, $19.70/hour.

If you are interested in any of these positions, please submit a resume with three references, by Friday, August 22, 2014 to:

Ms. Meghan O’NeillHuman Resources Coordinator

School District No.6 (Rocky Mountain)P.O. Box 430

Invermere, BC V0A 1K0Phone: (250) 342-9243 e-mail: [email protected]

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Trades, TechnicalCERTIFIED BOOM TRUCK OP-ERATORS WANTED * Union Envi-ronment * Possible employment in heavy construction and pipeline in-dustries * Must be willing to work out of town and in camp. * Minimum 5 years experience Please include photocopy of certifi cation, current resume and current abstract. Send your response to: PO Box 95045, Kingsgate Vancouver BC V5T 4T8NELSON’S Glass Ltd., located in the sunny North Okanagan Valley, is looking for a full time ticketed auto glass installer. Drivers license is required and glazing experience is an asset. Email inquiries/resume to [email protected]

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Firewood/FuelFIREWOOD for sale. Call 250-344-7677.

Misc. for SaleA- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all

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For Sale - Great Deals! Contact to view or make an

offer. Rafa: 344-5438G.E harvest gold stove w/ fan, G.E older stove, Dining table, bi-folding door, computer desk, leather offi ce chair+mat, antique sewing machines, antique typewriter, electric broom vacuum, weed eater, whipper snipper, rowing machine, 2 head boards.

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Legendz Diner for sale. For serious inquiries call Surinder 250-344-5059.

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Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS steel buildings. “steel overstock sale!” 20x20 $4,055. 25x24 $4,650. 30x32 $6,586. 32x34 $7,677. 40x48 $12,851. 47x70 $17,899. One End wall Includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedCollector Buying Coin Collec-tions, Native Art, Estates,Gold, Silver + 778-281-0030

FIREARMS. ALL types want-ed, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-960-0045. www.dollars4guns.com.

Looking for person(s) to hike, bike, travel, sightsee with, maybe start an outdoors club. Pets welcome. Call Vanda at: 250-439-8225

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Acreage for SaleSpectacular Views on 11 & 1/2 acre parcel 10 mins south of Golden, east side of the Rockies, Drilled well, fl at build-ing site, good access. Survey plan available. [email protected].

For Sale By Owner

512 6th St. South. 1760 sq ft bi-level. Two bdrm w/ 4

pc bath up & two bdrm w/ 4 pc bath down. 75’ frontage. Dble. garage, dble carport.

In-law suite. Many upgrades. Email: [email protected]

Appraised at $278,000.00Asking $273,000.00

Houses For SaleCUSTOM MOUNTAIN HOME

Near GoldenCall Glenn Pomeroy

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Apt/Condo for Rent2 bdrm w/ storage close to all amnts. Hydro, hot water and

heat incld. Security entrance and laundry factls, sorry N/S, and

no parties. 250-344-8113

3 Bdr. Apt close to Lady Grey school. Newly renovated. Avail now. $850/mth. 250-344-8205 or 344-6533.

Twin Rivers - 1 & 2 Bdr apts. No parties, N/S. Laundry fa-cilities, security doors. Best deal in town! 250-344-8113.

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2 Bdr bsmt suite 1116 12 St. Newly renovated. W/D, F/S.

No pets, no parties. Avail. now. 250-344-5626.

2 Bdr lower suite for rent, Fridge & stove incl., laundry rm, w/d hookups. For more in-fo, call Chuck 250-344-1064

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Homes for Rent2 Bedroom renovated older house, downtown Golden. No pets or parties. References and Damage Deposit required. Long-term preferred. $950/mth + utilities. Located on a large commercial lot and is suitable for business use also. Telephone 250-344-6710.

3 Bdr Home Direct access to Mt 7 trails, just 4 mins. from downtown Golden. 1800 sq. ft, 2 full baths. Deck off kitchen. New fl oors. Brand new approved wood stove with electric back-up. Newly painted. Incl F/S/W/D. Huge fenced yard. 1 yr min lease. Avail now! $1275/mth. Call Mike 250-344-8385.

3 Bdr house in town with fridge & stove. No pets. Avail now. Call 344-1599. Also,1 bdrm furnished no pets. Call. 344-1599.

4 bdrm house in downtown Golden $950/month + utilities. Family preferred. Damage deposit & references required. 250-344-6710.

5 bdrm 2 bath house for rent downtown $1400/mnt. Call 250-344-0047.

Beautiful brand new 4 bdrm log house for rent. 3,000 sqft, 3 full baths, huge open concept living space. Large bdrms, 2 living rooms, 10 acres of land. Wood or electric heat. Call Troy 250-344-1340 email: [email protected].

Offi ce/RetailOffi ce Space for rent. Approx. 425 sq. ft. above Body Quest. Call 250-344-7876.

Suites, Lower2 bdr bsmnt suite. N/S, no parties, no pets. Fully furnished. References. D/D. 344-0094/344-2144.Avail.now.

Townhouses4 BDR 2 bath Townhouse. Bal-cony & propane fi replace. Ap-pliances incl. dishwasher. Family preferred. References & Damage Deposit. $1495/month ($1395/month) plus utilities. Telephone 250-344-6710.

Want to RentEmployed woman w/ refs seeks cabin/place to rent in Blaeberry/North Bench, in wooded, private area. L/M at:250-439-8225

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Cars - Domestic2004 Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi 5.7 L box. 4 door, 4 WD w/ canopy. 359,000kms. $2000. Call 250-343-6723.

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522 - 11th Street50’ x 130’

$79,000

2461 Seward Road3 bedrooms 2 baths 2,336 sqft 28 acres

$469,900

#404, 1549 Kicking Horse Trail3 bedrooms 3 baths 1,248sqft

$389,000

#10, 411 - 5th Avenue3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 1,600 sqft

$269,900

3071 Tegart RoadRural Propery with 2 Homes

$269,9002039 Birchlands Road

3bdrms 1 bath 3,320sqft 3.6acres

$239,000

714 Kostiuk Road4bdrms 1.5 baths 2,880sqft 1.73 acres

$339,000

1130-8th Street3 bdrms 3 baths 2,302sqft

$319,900

RURAL ACREAGES

Lot 1, Holmes Deakin Road 2.4 acres $109,900Pcl A, 3067 Wiseman Road 70 acres $240,000Lot 1, Golden Donald Upper Road 4.99 acres $129,900Lot 1, Olive Road 4.45 acres $149,600866 Highway #95 South 101 acres $569,900Nicholson Creek Road 3 acreages available from $99,000 to $225,0001735 Short Road 4.94 acres $129,9002310 Campbell Road 19.87 acres $197,000Highway #95 South 40 acres $209,900Lot 1, Castledale Heights 4.94 acres $188,500Blaeberry Valley Estates 3 acreages available from $118,300 to $223,000Lot 1, Mitchell Road 2 acres $99,9004151 Thomas Road 30 acres $199,000Lot 3, 3495 Highway #95, South 36.33 acres $249,900Lot A, 3495 Highway #95, South 5.8 acres $189,000Lot 3, Forde Station Road 3 acres $89,900

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506-8th Street 50’ x 130’ $76,3001608 Gareb Road 71’ x 180’ $89,9001409 Granite Drive .47 acre $97,0001402 Deere Ridge Road .35 acre $99,0001611 Lafontaine Road .52 acre $95,0001512 Granite Drive 1.35 acre $199,9001556 Quartz Crescent 71’ x 173’ $89,000

MOBILE HOMES

#22 Kicking Horse Village MHP 4 bedrooms $47,500

#4, 1437 Lafontaine Road 2 bedrooms $38,600

#74 Kicking Horse Village MHP 3 bedrooms $20,000

#10 Swiss Village MHP 3 bedrooms $65,000#62 Kicking Horse Village MHP 2 bedrooms $54,000#22 Golden Mobile Home Park 3 bedrooms $55,300

520-9th Street4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,240sqft

$279,600NEWReflection Lake Road

2 Acreages Available

to $137,500 from $122,500

NEW664 Golden Donald Upper Road

$239,000

3 bdrms 1 bath 1,250 sqft .54 acres

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519 - 10th Street4 Bedrooms 1.5 Baths 2,028sqft

$237,000#6, 1215 - 9th Street

2 bedrooms 1 bath 956 sqft

$177,500#206, 1545 Kicking Horse Trail

2 bedrooms 1 bath 802sqft

$195,000NEW1016 King Crescent

3 bedrooms 1 bath 924sqft

$139,900405 Riverglen Drive

5 bedrooms 3 baths 2,450sqft

$362,500

1007 King Crescent2 bdrms 1 bath 839 sqft

$99,0001500 Quartz Crescent

3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 3,447sqft

$579,6001501 Quartz Crescent

4 bedrooms 2.5 baths 1,833sqft

$569,600

517 - 11th Street3 bedrooms 2 baths 1,385sqft

$235,500REDUCED919 - 10 th Street


$239,900

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#105, 1420 Palliser Trail2 bedrooms 2 baths 986sqft

$289,900

1741 Seward Frontage Road4 bdrms 2 baths 3,438sqft 14.22 acres

$699,000773 Canyon Creek Road

3bdrms 1 bath 1,386sqft .35 acre

$209,600

1309 Pine Drive3 bedrooms 3 baths 2,500sqft

$349,900

501 - 8th Street4 bedrooms 1 bath 1,188sqft

$239,000NEW505 - 6th Stree


$319,900NEW

2199 Holmes Deakin Road3 bdrms 2 baths 1,240sqft 4.01 acres

$249,000

1208 Station Avenue9.97 acres

$280,000NEW

1427 Adolph Johnson Road3 bdrms 1 bath 1968sqft 3.86 acre

$419,900

SOLD

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