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Jordan Ironside launches one into the outfield with his teammates from the Ball Bangers looking on, during the Ray Jean Memorial Slowpitch Tournament and Parson Fall Faire over the weekend. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

Candidates eager to debate in eight communitiesJessica [email protected]

The Kootenay Columbia riding is a large one, covering 64,000 square kilometres. It’s a lot of ground to cover for each of the Member of Par-liament hopefuls in the riding, but with this election’s extended campaign period, the can-didates are up for the challenge.

“We’re getting out and about to meet as many people as we can,” said Liberal candidate Don Johnston, adding that not much has changed since the election was officially called.

Wayne Stetski, running with the NDP, and Bill Green, running with the Greens, have also begun pounding the pavement in the Kootenay Columbia. Stetski alone has already knocked on hundreds of doors, including many in Golden.

“The number one thing that I’ve been hear-ing from people is that it’s time for change, and that Harper needs to go,” he said.

“I’ve also heard that from people who trad-itionally support the Conservatives, that they’re not happy with the direction things are going.”

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The Golden Ultra is an impos-ing race for even the most sea-soned distance runners. At 80 kilometres and nearly 4000m of elevation gain and loss over the three days, that’s fairly obvious.

It’s even a bit intimidating for Jen Stronge, who has completed a range of marathons and ultra marathons, including the Bos-ton Marathon, the appropriate-ly named 125km Death Race out of Grand Cache and the infam-ous Sinister Seven out of Crows-nest Pass.

Most competitors in the Sinis-ter race compete as a team, with each individual running one of the seven stages in the 100 mile course. Stronge, however, com-peted alone.

So yes, it’s fair to say that she enjoys pushing the limits, but one of her favourite aspects of ultra marathons is the camarad-erie that is felt between competi-tors. That friendliness results in a kind, supportive environment that helps make these races such a positive experience for her.

“The people that do these runs are really incredible…You can run for an hour without seeing anybody and then all of a sud-den you’ll come across some-body and it’s such a great thing,” Stronge said.

While 80 clicks over the span of three days might seem like a casual Sunday stroll around the Rotary Trails for a woman who has completed races twice that distance in the past, Stronge says she isn’t taking anything for granted. The three-day format is particularly significant, and

Stronge believes it will be her recovery between stages of the race that will be the key to her performance.

One hindrance for Stronge as she trains for the Sept. 18-20 race is that she’s currently on a work program in Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. Stronge, a nurse, will be spending eight weeks in the remote northern community and won’t return until a few days before the Ultra. While she continues to run on a daily basis, typically totalling well over 70km per week, the ter-rain in the arctic isn’t what she’ll have to face when she competes in Golden. Usually Stronge likes to mix in a fair bit of mountain biking into her training, but that isn’t possible in Inuvik either.

“(Cross-training) has been a huge part of how I’ve trained…this year’s kind of different being up here because I don’t have my bike here and it’s all flat,” Stronge said.

“There’s not much in the way of trails here either, so far I’ve been running on the airport road and on the treadmill…it’s going to be a huge challenge.”

Stronge will have a week back in Golden before the race and says she plans to run similar routes to the ones that will be used in the race in order to pre-pare herself, although she will have to avoid pushing herself too hard in the days leading up to the Ultra.

In the end, it’s her fellow run-ners that keep her inspired and always pushing for more.

“I don’t know that I would call it a runners high but it is a lot of fun…there’s so many great races out there and places to go and I get so inspired by some of these

amazing (runners).” Regardless of the outcome,

Stronge is pleased to see an event like this happening in Golden

and commends organizer Magi Scallion for getting the race off the ground.

“I think it’s such a great thing

for our town…it’s a growing sport and in Golden we’re in such a great spot to be doing these things.”

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Golden’s Jen Stronge is getting set to compete in the Golden Ultra in September. It’s the type of race that Stronge is used to competing in after completing several ultra marathons in recent years. Photo Submitted

Chance to win a GoPro Hero with CSRD’s annual photo contestCSRDStory Submitted

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again holding its ‘Cap-turing the Colum-bia Shuswap’ Photo Contest. The con-

test opened on May 1, 2015 and submissions will be accepted until midnight on Septem-

ber 30, 2015. The con-test first ran in 2013 where several fantas-tic photos showcasing the beauty and divers-ity of the regional dis-trict were submit-ted. Photo submis-sions will be used on the CSRD website, the CSRD Facebook page and in other promo-tional materials for the region.

Photographs must be taken within the Columbia Shus-wap Regional Dis-trict boundary, which includes the muni-cipalities of Golden, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm and Sicamous. There are two entry categories: people or landscape/nature. Photos can be in black and white or colour. The contest is open to amateur photog-raphers only (please

no professional pho-tographers). There are three age group categories: 12yrs and younger, 13yrs -18yrs and 19yrs and older.

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Field native Craig Chapman’s picture of the Kicking Horse River took the top prize in last year’s photo contest. Photo Submitted

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Provincials are com-ing up and the season has been victorious!

What a great sum-mer it has been for our local swimming team. The Golden Dolphins are wrap-ping up their 2015 season this coming week and are cele-brating all the great success they had.

The BCSSA Regional Swim Meet took place in Kamloops, BC last weekend where the swimmers made many best times and made their qualifying times to attend Provincials.

Attending Prov-incials in Victoria, BC this summer are swimmers, Roxy Coatesworth, Josh Hiraoka, Zara John-son, Hannah LaRoy, Kaelan Malaka, Elys-sia McClean, Quinn

Morgan, Hayley Plonka, Emma Rus-sell, Marika Sutter and Carter Thorne. Other swimmers who attended Region-als managed to per-form great swims and completed with per-sonal best times in the majority of their events.

Starting off with our Division 2 swimmer, Talon Malaka, who achieved best times in all 4 of his events,

managing to make it into A finals. On the ladies side, Katrina McClean had great performances and got many best times. Katrina attained a time for her 50 Breast-stroke and took off 15 seconds in her 100 IM.

In Division 3, Emme Abbs, Katey Dur-ant, Amelia Hud-son, Thorin Malaka and Lauren Russell, crushed their times

and swam in many finals to conclude the 2015 season with a bang. In Division 5 was Anna Sutter who pushed her limits and got best times in her events. The littlest swimmers at Region-als were the Turtle swimmers, swimming in the 6 and under cat-egory, Thane Malaka, Malcolm Russell, and Hunter Thorne. All

three of these boys had an amazing time attending Regionals and showed their love of swimming by great performances in the pool.

Overall the swim meet was a great suc-cess, and a wonderful way to end of the sea-son. Coaches Caprice Rosentreter and Hail-ey Kehler are very proud of all swim-

mers this season. They would both like to thank everyone in the club and out-side the club for all their help and gener-ous donations to the swim club this year. They look forward to many more successful swims at Provincials next weekend and hope to bring back more medals to the Town of Golden.

Dolphins celebrate after successful competition in Kamloops

The Golden Dolphins pose with their medals from regionals before they head off to Victoria for provincials this weekend. Photo Submitted

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Green echoed that sentiment saying that he’s, “hearing very strongly that people are ready for change.”

Earlier in the summer, Stetski sent out a challenge to incumbent David Wilks (Conservative) and the other candidates to eight debates in eight communities. Since then, representatives from Stetski, Green and Johnston have been meeting to co-ordinate schedules so that the can-didates can attend forums in communities that decide to organize one.

“I’m looking forward to debating Wilks any chance I get,” said Stetski. “I think it’s really important for the people to have an opportunity to see us in person, and be able to ask ques-tions.”

Several issues can be expected to arise as the campaign goes on, but as usual the candidates expect jobs and the economy to top the list.

“In our region in particular, we have to look at the environment and climate together with the economy,” said Johnston. “We live here because it’s beautiful, and there are so many nat-ural resources here, so we need to move towards jobs in green technologies, and we can do it.”

“This region has a plethora of renewable energy resources, and we can build an economy around that,” said Green. “It will be about getting the incentives right.”

But before any change can happen, voters need to get out and voice their concerns, which the candidates agree will probably happen more after summer.

“What I suggest and encourage people to do is to pick one issue they care about and Google it,” said Stetski. “You’ll see the difference in our platforms and you’ll see why Harper needs to go.”

In the last federal election in 2011, Kootenay Columbia had a 63 per cent voter turnout, with David Wilks winning with 23,910 votes. The NDP candidate received 14,199, Green received 2,547, and Liberal received 1,496.

David Wilks could not be reached by print deadline.

Green jobs are the future: candidates


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The wildfire which started west of Rock Creek near Highway 3 is current-ly estimated at 3750 hectares, and is the likely cause of the smoke that was set-ting in Golden over the weekend.

The larger estimated size of this fire later in the weekend was due to increased visibility in the area which has permitted more accurate mapping.

The majority of the fire's growth took place on August 13, but heavy smoke previously limited mapping capabil-ities.

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has completed an assess-ment of damage in the area and has confirmed that 29 homes and addition-al structures have been lost. An Evacu-ation Order and an additional Evacu-ation Alert issued by the Regional Dis-trict of Kootenay Boundary remains in effect.

BC Wildfire Service crews are working with structural protection firefighters from throughout the region to protect life and property. The public is asked to

avoid the Evacuation Order area. This wildfire is uncontained and

extremely dangerous. Anyone entering the evacuation area will be putting themselves and firefighters at risk. This area contains multiple potential haz-ards, including active wildfire, “danger trees” (trees whose root systems have been weakened by fire activity), heavy equipment use and downed power lines.

Entering the evacuation area can delay firefighting activities, contribute to the growth of the fire and possibly put more property and people at risk. Safe fire suppression efforts depend on the support and understanding of the public.

Today, crews are working to reinforce and extend control lines on the north and south flanks by establishing machine-guard and fuel-free areas.

More than 100 BC Wildfire Service firefighters are being supported by sev-en helicopters, 14 pieces of heavy equip-ment and airtanker groups as necessary.

The closure of a section of Highway 3 west of Rock Creek has now been lifted. A section of Highway 33 remains closed.

The cause of this wildfire is under investigation, but it is suspected to be human-caused. All human-caused wild-

fires are preventable and unnecessarily divert firefighting resources from nat-urally occurring fires.

The Rock Creek Riverside Campground was among the areas devas-tated by a fast-spreading fire late last week. Photo Submitted

Kootenay boundary fire reaches 3750 hectares over weekend

A chance to view the night sky from the top of KHMR gondola

Golden College of the Rockies campus gets xeriscape makeover Joel [email protected]

The area in front of the College of the Rockies will soon have a new look to it as a team from Mountain-side Gardens finishes up a xeriscaping project over the next couple of weeks.

The project has been a College priority for a long time, says Campus Manager Karen Cathcart. Cathcart would frequently see stu-dents and members of the community lounging on the grass in the area before, making this project a clear winner in her eyes.

“It’s going to be sort of a gathering place…with benches and tables and things for our students and

for the community,” Cath-cart said.

The project is also a win-ner from a conservation point of view. Large lawns take a lot of water to main-tain especially with the soil in Golden, as project man-ager Tyler Tetrault of Moun-tainside Gardens explains, and that’s not the only thing that makes this an environ-mentally friendly project.

“There’s a lot better car-bon footprint as a conse-quence because all of the plants are going to seques-ter a lot more carbon than grass per square footage,” Tetrault said.

Tetrault was approached by the College and creat-ed the final design with his team. An elm tree will fea-

ture in the centre and there will be an octagonal bench around it as well as tables and timber frame benches once it is complete.

According to Tetrault, the rest of the design will fea-ture vegetation that will be attractive all year.

“There’s going to be quite a display of fall colour that comes through there and lots of spring and summer blooms. It should have a real nice seasonal anima-tion to it…it’s a four-sea-son landscape,” he said.

The project is due to be completed in the next couple of weeks, in time for the start of the fall semester, which begins in September.A crew from Mountainside Gardens works on the xeriscaping project

outside of the College last week. Joel Tansey/Star Photo


Goldenites are likely very familiar with the stunning

panoramic views from the top of the gondola at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort during the daytime. This week-end, locals and tourists will have a chance to see what those same views look like at night during a stargazing event organized by the resort.

Calgary astronomer Doug Thorp, a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for the past seven years, will be in Golden on Aug. 21 to deliver a presen-tation and to take his audience on a tour of the dazzling night sky above the resort.

Thorp says he has been fascinated by space since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, and it’s a passion that he began to pursue more seriously once his kids grew up and left the house.

He’ll be bringing along his own telescope and atten-dees will have a chance to see a variety of features in the night sky during the event even with the presence of a quarter moon, which will set around midnight.

“We should be able to pick out some detail on Saturn with the telescope that I’m bringing…we’ll be able to zoom in and look at some really nice craters and fea-tures (on the moon),” Thorp said.

“Towards the eastern sky we’ll be trying to look at double stars to show the difference between size and colour…(and) try to look at some of the brighter gal-axies, for example the Andromeda galaxy.”

Thorp hopes that those in attendance will learn how to spot a few of the major constellations and get a full appreciation for just how much of the night sky is lost due to light pollution, even in a small town like Golden.

Of course, a lot of the show will hinge on the weather, with clear skies being the obvious preference. Accord-ing to Thorp, however, even under partly or mostly cloudy skies there will be plenty of opportunities for stargazing.

“If there are clear patches, we call those sucker holes and we can look through that sucker hole for a short period of time and see what’s in there and then when another one shows up you spin the scope and look at what’s in that,” he said.

For more information on this event, scheduled for Aug. 21, log on to kickinghorseresort.com and click on “Events” under the “Resort” tab. Only 100 tickets are available.

Stargazers will get a chance to identify craters and mountains on the moon during a stargazing event at KHMR on Aug. 21. Photo Submitted


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GOLDEN, B.C.The August meeting of the Regional Board, Columbia Shuswap Regional District, will be held at the Golden Civic Centre located at 806 – 10th Ave. S, Golden, B.C. on Thursday, August 20, 2015 commencing at 9:30 AM.Please check the CSRD website at www.csrd.bc.ca to view the Board meeting agenda.Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting.

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Chicken Coop FireThe Golden-Field

RCMP were called to respond to a fire in the Blaeberry on August 10 where it was reported that a large chicken coop had caught fire and was fully engulfed in flames.

“The fire occurred outside the fire protec-tion area, which results in police being dis-patched to ensure that everyone on the prop-erty is safe,” said local RCMP spokesperson Cst. Spencer Lainch-bury. The BC Min-istry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resources were also advised of the fire which resulted in arrangements being made to have the Gold-en Fire-Rescue and Nicholson Fire Depart-ment attend to ensure the fire didn’t spread to surrounding forest.

Disturbance at HotelPolice were called to

respond to a disturb-ance on August 10 after guests staying at a local motel reported hearing screaming coming from another room. Upon attend-ance police were not able to locate any-one inside the room however a lone male returned sometime later resulting in a drawn out confronta-tion with police.

“The male was dis-playing behaviour that caused the responding police officer to fear for their safety,” stated

Cst. Lainchbury. Additional police

responded along with BC Conservation offi-cers, and the male was arrested without inci-dent. “After speaking with the male it became apparent to police that he was suffering from mental health issues, and required medic-al intervention.” The male was transported to the Golden Hospital where he was assessed by a doctor, and then transferred to Cran-brook for further psychiatric assessment.

Payphone DestroyedOn August 11 police

were advised that someone had smashed the payphone at a local gas station on the Trans-Canada High-way overnight. Surveil-lance footage shows a male in a silver car pull up to the gas sta-tion and walk towards the pay phone. Police believe that the male may be associated to an unrelated file from the previous night but are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact them at 250-344-2221 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Roommate Steals Vehicle

The Golden-Field RCMP were called on August 11 after a male reported that his roommate had stolen his vehicle overnight.

“Police are continu-ing to investigate but at this time the vehicle is still unaccounted for,”

said Cst. Lainchbury.

Teenage Prank CallPolice were called

on August 11 after receiving a report that a female had called a house line and told the resident “I need help.” Police were able to trace the call to a house in Nicholson where it was determined that the call was placed as a prank during a teen-ager’s birthday party.

Motorcycle AccidentPolice and BC Ambu-

lance responded to a collision on Highway 1 near Heather Moun-tain Lodge on August 12 after it was reported to them that a motor-cyclist had lost con-trol of his bike. Upon attendance police noted that the bike had tipped over and slid for several feet. The driver was transported to the Golden Hospital with minor injuries.

Woman seeks helpA female was trans-

ported to hospital by BC Ambulance on August 12 after police received a report that she may be suicid-al. As in all reports of this nature, police responded ensuring that the female was assessed by a doctor.

Assault in Spirit Square

The Golden-Field RCMP are asking that any witnesses who may have seen an assault occur in Spirit Square on Wednesday night contact them, after

it was reported that a male was hit over the head with a beer bottle.

“Police were con-ducting patrols in the area and flagged down by a pedestrian advis-ing that someone had just smashed a glass beer bottle over her friend’s head,” said Cst. Lainchbury. The male was treated for minor injuries however the suspect fled on foot. Police can be reached at 250-344-2221 or you can provide infor-mation anonymous-ly through Crimestop-pers at 1-800-222-8477.

Bridge JumperPolice were called

to a disturbance on August 12 where it was reported that a 19 year-old female may be try-ing to jump off the ped-estrian bridge in Spirit Square.

Police officers were already in the area deal-ing with another com-plaint and immediate-ly located the female and a group of friends drinking vodka at the end of the bridge.

The female denied that she had been attempting to jump off the bridge and con-firmed that she was not suicidal. The group was asked to dump the alcohol they had been

drinking and departed. Minutes later the

same police officer saw a vehicle related to the 19 year-old female drive by them on 10th Avenue North. A traf-fic stop was conducted and the female failed two roadside alcohol screening devices tests resulting in her losing her licence for 90 days and having her vehicle impounded for 30 days under the Motor Vehicle Acts Immedi-ate Roadside Prohibi-tion program.

Vodka Hidden in Pocket

A 25 year-old male from Alberta was issued a ticket for con-suming alcohol in pub-lic after police spoke with a group of three males in Spirit Square after bar close Saturday morning.

The group was co-operative with police however as they walked away a glass fell out of one of the guys’ pock-ets smashing on the ground. The male admitted that he had been hiding his vod-ka drink in his pock-et while police spoke with him. The male was asked to clean up the area and issued a $230 ticket for having open alcohol in public.

RCMP Report: Coop catches fire in Blaeberry

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What better way to explore environmental issues and out-door adventures than to do it out-side, with Golden’s mountains as a backdrop.

That is why Wildsight Golden has decided that for their first year holding the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, they will do it outside at Keith King Memorial Park on a giant screen.

“Other branches of Wildsight hosted the film festival last year, and it was really successful,” said Natasha Overduin, outreach co-ordinator for Wildsight Golden. “But Golden will be the first place to host it outdoors, so we’re really excited about that.”

The festival will feature one full-

length film, and several shorts cov-ering a wide variety of topics that Overduin says will leave you feeling optimistic, not guilty or worried.

“The films that were chosen are very positive. They won’t leave you feeling guilty, or scared for the future,” she said. “They’re more like, ‘look at all these great things that people are doing in our world.’ They’re very uplifting.”

Wildsight is also hoping that this event gets more people interested in what the organization is doing. Overduin says there is a fantastic, dedicated group of volunteers in Golden, but their workload is get-ting to be a bit much. The hope is that once people learn about some of the initiatives that Wildsight is working on, some new blood will join in and volunteer their time.

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- I SURMISE -By Jessica Schwitek

Smoky Said it BestOn Tuesday, July 28, we had our Local Advisory Committee meeting at the Parson Com-

munity Hall. Approximately 77 residents came out to participate in the community session that followed the meeting portion. There were 11 tables of approximately 7 people at each table. Residents from all neighbourhoods of Area A were present.

At the session we asked the residents 4 questions:• What are the issues in your neighbourhood?• What would you like to see happen?• What don’t you want to see happen?• Where should the Area A Director focus her energy?Here are the highlights from the resident input:• The residents that attended do not want to see zoning and bylaws that interrupt

their sense of freedom in Area A. • We need to do a better job on the mosquito control issue.• Boat launch for Parson is a priority.• High speed internet is important for residents and the economy• Road maintenance and dust control is a safety concern. Access to the backcountry, Gorman Lake and Mum-

mery Glacier are important tourism sites and we need to look at fixing this. • Preventive maintenance for creeks.• A comprehensive noxious weed program is needed.• Support local farmers: the CSRD to be a voice at the provincial and federal table to support local farmers and

limit restrictions on licensing.• Walking and cycling path from Nicholson to town• What can be done with the Parson school? A beautiful facility - create a local committee to look at usage?• Communication: residents want to have input on decisions. They would like to see information on meetings

in the newspaper, social media and through email. • We need to attract more industry to the area to support our young families to be able to live here. • Eliminate the recycling frustration. The above list is the concerns and opportunities voiced by the residents. In other words the topics above were men-

tioned at most every table. As we move through the Area A communities, I will report back to the residents on the key topics and the action

taken. Continued on page 7

Area A Report: Input from Parson meeting

Area A ReportBy Karen Cathcart

I think one of the cheesy characters from our childhoods needs to make a comeback. Smoky the Bear with his profound catchphrase: “Only you can prevent forest fires,” is desper-ately needed right now.

Smoke filled the val-ley over the weekend, enough to not only obscure the view of dis-tant mountains, but enough to fill our noses with the smell of camp-fire.

The closest major fire to Golden is the Rock Creek fire, burning 3,750 hectares in the Koote-nay Boundary region.

I’ve received several press releases from the BC Wildfire Service with updates as suppres-sion efforts continue, and last paragraph of each release always makes me shake my head in dis-belief.

“The cause of this wildfire is under investiga-tion, but is suspected to be human-caused.”

Almost 300,000 hectares have been burned in British Columbia so far this season. Fortunately most of that has been in the sparsely populated northern regions, causing little community and property damage. The Rock Creek fire however, has already resulted in the loss of 29 homes and other structures.

A campground (photo on page 4) also suffered a lot of damage from the blaze.

Can you imagine being the person responsible for all this destruction?

But every time someone flicks a cigarette out a window, or does not adhere to the fire ban, the result could be disastrous.

That is why I find it so disturbing to hear how many instances on non-compliance there has been this summer. There were reports of con-servation officers in the Okanagan region being threatened by rambunctious campers who want-ed a fire.

Closer to home, conservation officers in the Southeast Fire Centre have been out almost every night doing patrols through the East Koo-tenays. They are still finding people having campfires almost on a nightly basis.

Between July 3 and Aug. 12 there were 58 vio-lation tickets issued (at a rate of $345) and 55 campfires have had to be put out by COs in that time.

There has been no shortage of publicity about the ban. No one can plead ignorance. Despite some recent rain, these bans remain in affect for a reason and need to be respected.

Twenty-nine people/families lost their homes this weekend because someone didn’t take the wildfire risk seriously.

The Golden Star Wednesday, August 19, 2015 www.thegoldenstar.net A7Star editorial and opinion

Many stars to the Town of Golden Maintenance Crew for the wonderful condition of the Ball Diamond fields for the Biannual Alberta/BC Church Ball Tournament and delivery of all the benches.

Stars to all the people who came out to the fair in Parson and made it such a wonderful event.

Stingers to the weather for not coop-erating on Saturday for the fair.

Stingers to people who drive around in their cars and rev their engine loudly. We all get it, you have a cool car. We don’t want to hear it, too.

A star to people who think of others ahead of themselves. If only the whole world were

like that.

Stars to friends who help you out in your time of need.

Stars to Kicking Horse Culture for an awesome Summer Kicks season. My family and I enjoyed all of the bands you brought in!

Stingers to people who park in handicap stalls.

Do you make an effort to grow and produce your own food?

“I don’t personally but I definitely support people who do it. I like to shop at the

Farmer’s Market.”

“Yeah but not as much as I’d like to. Mostly salad

veggies.”

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“Yeah I’ve got a little garden. It’s a small one but I

think it’s important and good to teach

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I invite all residents to attend the next Local Advisory Committee Meeting in Nicholson/Habart at the Eco Adventure Ranch, Tuesday, August 25th, from 6pm to 8pm. Morrow Bioscience and CSRD staff members that can speak to the boat launches and the mosquito control will be present to answer your questions.

The August 20th CSRD Board of Dir-ectors meeting will be held in Golden at the Civic Centre starting at 9:30am. If you would like to see your local gov-ernment board in action, please plan to attend.

If you would like to connect with me, please do by calling: 250-344-8357 or 250-348-2226 or [email protected]

Climate Change

Editor,

This summer’s forest fires have brought the reality of climate change to the fore-front of British Columbian’s concerns. You now have the opportunity to influ-ence our province’s future policies on addressing climate change and reducing our collective greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Last month the BC Government pre-sented their “Climate Leadership Plan – Discussion Paper”, and the public input period ends August 17. We encourage everyone to complete the online survey (engage.gov.bc/climateleadership).

While we applaud the Leadership Team

for requesting the public’s input, our local Citizens’ Climate Lobby chapter is concerned that the proposed goals are too vague and do not outline a clear pro-cess as to how these actions will occur, how they will be monitored, and what rem-edies would be in place to enforce new policies.

Another concern is that BC’s very suc-cessful carbon tax, instituted in 2008, has been frozen for a 5 year period. In order to continue to be effective at reducing GHG emissions, this tax needs to increase as it was intended. Using a more transpar-ent approach, like carbon fee and divi-dend, would protect lower and middle income families, while encouraging the innovation needed in our transition to a low carbon economy.

The Government’s current focus on developing a new carbon-based energy infrastructure (LNG) is contrary to the long term goals of meeting BC’s GHG targets. At this time, the province will be hard pressed to meet its 2020 GHG emis-sion reduction targets. Developing new carbon energy projects will make that task even more difficult.

We will be submitting a formal response with our concerns. We encourage other organizations to do so, too. At this critic-al time in history, we must all be actively involved in envisioning the future that we want.

Ron Robinson, Mike Geisler, Laura SacksNelson-West Kootenay Chapter Citizens’ Climate Lobby (citizensclimatelobby.ca)

Kootenay Workforce DevelopementSubmitted

An initiative to enhance the regional workforce and strengthen the economy in the Columbia Basin-Bound-ary has been launched.

The Kootenay Workforce Development (KWD) is a two-year project that builds on the recommenda-tions of the Kootenay Regional Skills Training Plan that came out of stakeholder roundtables conducted between 2011 and 2013. Funded by Columbia Basin Trust, the KWD looks to operationalize the thorough work done by the plan that was published in May, 2013.

“The strategy laid out in the Kootenay Regional Skills Training Plan is important to the future of our region,” says Frank Marino, the chairperson of the KWD steer-ing committee. “The committee has the benefit of drawing from the input of a broad cross section of

stakeholders from the area which will now guide the work that will benefit our local economy.”

In line with the provincial government’s BC’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, over the coming months the KWD will be putting some of the recommendations of the Kootenay Regional Skills Training Plan into action. The goal is to provide proper training programs for the workforce and bolstered support for different sectors that will help grow the regional economy in a more cohesive manner. Through events, pilot pro-jects, inventory development, research and collabora-tion with stakeholders, the KWD will move forward with identified needs.

The KWD initiative encompasses the East Kootenay, West Kootenay and Boundary region of the province. Led by Selkirk College in collaboration with College of the Rockies, the KWD will be headed by two coordin-ators and directed by the steering committee comprised

of representation from throughout the region includ-ing school districts, Columbia Basin Trust, businesses, industries, sectors, government and community.

The recently formed steering committee has identi-fied a number of objectives in the plan’s key goals that will form the focus of activity over the next year. The goals include enhancing and building regional indus-try/education/community collaboration, promoting training related to small and medium sized enterprises, helping lower-skilled people upgrade and upskill, and continue to ensure that local training is aligned to workforce needs.

“The work to date has provided an important dir-ection for what is to come,” says Carol Currie, KWD Coordinator. “With guidance from the steering com-mittee, we will now be able to spend the next two years providing leadership and support for projects that will have an impact in our communities.”

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Jean and Gord Dakin moved into town from Parson because they wanted to downsize, as many couples do as they pass retirement age, when maintaining a large expansive prop-erty becomes too much work.

However, the Dakins haven’t exact-ly put their feet up now that they live in Golden. Quite the

opposite. Not only do they

maintain a sizeable garden on their own property, they also maintain the gar-dens of three of their neighbours who don’t have time to garden themselves. One of those gardens belongs to Sigi Lieb-mann, a local who allowed the Dakins to garden an area in the backyard of a house that he owns. The couple needed some extra space for their

potatoes. “We were wander-

ing up and down the alley because we’ve got a garden on the other side…we got in contact with him and ended up with a patch of garden,” Gord said.

“He brought manure, he brought soil in,” Jean added.

The Dakins used Liebmann’s garden as a teaching tool, invit-ing a class from Lady Grey Elementary to help them plant pota-toes and other vege-tables each spring. The program has been a hit with the stu-dents, and one young girl has continued to help Jean once a week throughout the sum-mer.

“When they first started and brought them down here…none of them want-ed to get their hands dirty. By the end of the session they were up to their elbows,” Gord recalled.

Jean also got her start in the garden from a young age while growing up in

Parson. “My father was a

farmer. We were very self-sufficient,” she explained. “One of my first memories is saving seed…he’d spread it out on the table and we’d have to pick out the big ones.”

The concept of seed-saving has stuck with Jean ever since. This year she planted peas from seeds that are now 50 years old.

The couple saves seeds by freezing them in envelopes, rather than plastic, in order to keep the

seeds free of mois-ture.

The Dakins have also been longtime members of Seeds of Diversity, an organ-ization that spe-cializes in heritage plants, for over 30 years. They used to list some of their own seeds for use for other members, but have stopped doing that in recent years because it requires a lot of work.

Their gardens yield much more food than the two could ever eat themselves. A lot

of the extra produce gets donated, to both the food bank and to older members of the community who might remember what a freshly picked tomato tastes like, but no longer have the means or the ability to garden themselves.

The Dakin gardens will once again fea-ture in Golden’s third annual Edible Gar-den Tour, an event that the couple found to be very productive in the past. It offers an opportunity for curious beginners to

pick the brains of vet-eran gardeners like the Dakins, but it also gives experienced gardeners a chance to trade ideas with each other about garden-ing in Golden.

The tour, which will include 12 home gar-dens from around the community, is set to take place on Aug. 22 and will begin at 10 a.m. Tour packages can be picked up at the Golden Museum for $10. For more information, call Joyce deBoer at 250-344-6741.

The Dakin garden among those to be featured in annual tour

Jean and Gord Dakin keep busy all summer working in their own garden (pictured) and those of a few neighbours who don’t have time to garden themselves. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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festival will be $15, or $20 to also get a lifetime membership to Wildsight.

“We’re hoping that people will pay the extra five dollars, get on our email newsletter list, and get excited about some of the things Wildsight is doing,” said Overduin.

The festival, which features two hours worth of film, will start at 8 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the ball diamonds. There will also be snacks and refreshments for sale.

“Bring a lawn chair and a blan-ket, and come out and enjoy

some great films,” said Over-duin. In the event of rain, the

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Stand, a film about the B.C. coastline, will be featured at Wildsight’s film festival. Photo Submitted


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Another summer week with precious little to choose from as far as new Net-flix content goes, so we're taking another

look back, this time to 2004 and the action/thriller Col-lateral.

The film, directed by Michael Mann, centres around Max (Jamie Foxx) a chatty L.A. cab driver who is

unknowingly about to have a nightmar-ish night behind the wheel.

His trouble starts when he picks up Vin-cent (Tom Cruise), a slick fast-talker who pays Max a handsome

sum to drive him around for the night. It's an offer that Max accepts after some gentle coaxing from his passenger.

It's certainly one that he should have declined.

Vincent turns out to be a cold-blood-ed assassin and he needs Max to drive him around the city so that he can com-plete his latest job, the murder of several witnesses and a pros-ecutor in an upcom-ing trial. Max discov-ers Vincent's line of work at their first stop when a body lands on the roof of his cab and continues to drive Vincent around under considerable duress. Collateral features

a pair of incredible acting performances from its two leads, Foxx and Cruise.

Foxx plays the role of the frightened everyday cab driv-er perfectly, show-ing his full range as an actor. Say what you will about Tom Cruise, but given the right role, the man can act, and this is him at his best. He'd have stolen the show if he was cast oppos-ite a lesser actor.

It's also shot beauti-fully. Taking place exclusively at night, Collateral's dark mood is reflected in its set-ting as we are chauf-feured around the streets of L.A. and get a first hand look at the criminal under-world of one of North America's largest cit-ies. The editing and sound also deserve credit for elevating the movie to the next level. There's also some fascinating sym-bolism during a seem-

ingly random scene, but I'll leave that for the viewer to discover on their own. Collateral offers

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The Net Result: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx shine in Collateral

Tom Cruise is at his best in Michael Mann’s Collateral, a dark thriller that delivers on its promise. Dreamworks

Final Kicks at Spirit Square

Krista and the Krybabies played the in between act for Gary Fjellgaard during the final Summer Kicks show of 2015 on Aug. 12. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

The Matinee will be performing at the Rockwater on Saturday as part of the Golden Sound Festival. Photo Submitted

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It’s been an insane year for the Van-couver-based band, The Matinée, with four major Canadian tours, a few resi-dencies in and around Toronto and the odd sojourn into the States under its belt to promote their breakthrough 2013 release, We Swore We’d See the Sunrise.

And they’ll be rounding out the sum-mer season with a performance at the Golden Sound Festival this weekend.

Eighteen months since Light Organ Records released their debut full-length album, thanks in some part to the band’s punishing work ethic, you’d be hard-pressed to walk into a bar with-out hearing the CBC and MuchMusic-minted hits “Young and Lazy” or “The Road” pumping from the radio.

But progress never stops. Returning exhausted to Vancouver at the end of the winter, vocalist Matt Layzell, drummer Pete Lemon, and guitarists Matt Rose and Geoff Petrie decided to power onward – approaching their old collaborator Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat) with a batch of new songs and half-cooked dreams of the next album. Bays turned around and said, “No dice—we’re starting from scratch.”

Appropriately enough, “Call of the Wild” is the first public blast from those wild sessions. It’s urgent, raucous, quirky, and manages to stuff about four different hooks into three-and-a-half minutes.

The Matinée will be playing from midnight to 1 a.m. on Saturday night at the Golden Taps. For ticket informa-tion go to www.goldensoundfestival.com.

Golden Cinema presents:Terminator Genisys Showing Aug. 21 to Aug. 24. Shows are at 7pm daily.Magic Mike XXL Showing Aug. 25 to 27. Shows are at 7pm daily.

This WeekArt Gallery of Golden presents: Lyn Baldwin, Finding Place: Exploring Home through Field Journal Art. At the AGOG from June 19-Sept. 9. Public Swim at the Golden Swimming Pool from 1-4pm Monday to Friday, 3-8pm Sat/Sun, and 7:30-9pm Mon/Wed.

Wed, Aug. 19Golden 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.Golden Farmers’ Market, Wednesday market From noon-5 in the CP Parking lot.

Thurs, Aug. 20 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.Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7:30pm at College of the Rockies.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.

Fri, Aug. 21Youth Swim every Friday from 4-5:30pm at the Golden Swimming PoolA.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.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.FREE Settlement Services to help new-comers to Canada with English language training, citizenship, community resources, banking, hous-ing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am. Call 250-344-8392.Golden Sound Festival Aug.21 & 22 various down-town Golden locations.Stargazing at 7700 FeetAstronomer Doug Thorp will host an interpretive tour under the twinkling canvas of the night sky at the top of the gondola at KHMR on Aug. 21 at 9:15pm.

Sat, Aug. 22A.A Meetings Sat. at the Golden Museum. All meet-ings 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 Spirit Square.Golden Sound Festival Aug.21 & 22 various down-town Golden locations.Toonie Bike Race at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Bike Park. Aug. 22. $2 per event day.

Sun, Aug. 23Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.Magic the Gathering Game Tournament 12-5pm at Bizarre Entertainment.

Mon, Aug. 24Heroclix 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.

Tues, Aug. 25A.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.Area “A” Local Advisory Committee MeetingAt the Golden Eco Ranch from 6 to 8pm on Aug. 25

Upcoming Events Farmers’ Market at KHMROn Sept. 6 from 10am-4pm.9th Annual Golden Stompdown on Sept. 12.International Wild & Scenic Film Festival Wildsight is hosting an outdoor film festival on Sept. 12 featuring out-door adventure and envi-ronmental films.Golden Museum Fall FaireOn Sept. 13 in front of the Golden Museum. Events include wife carry and lawn tractor racing.Golden Ultra A three-day mountain running stage race from Sept. 18-20.2015 BikeFest Sept. 25-27. Weekend events include a movie premier, Top to Town Enduro, Townie Tour, Kids Poker Ride, and Cedar Lake Barbecue.


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There are so many wonderful docu-ments, photos, diar-ies and daily jour-nals at the museum that I would like to share with everybody. Unfortunately that isn’t possible, nor in some cases is it prac-tical.

Most of these valu-able pieces of hist-ory are hand written and some are very hard to decipher, making reading them very difficult. And of course there are the rules to fol-low regarding privacy as well as the politic-al correctness of the documents.

What I am most interested in doing is reminding you that the museum is a won-

derful place to come; either to research some of Golden’s past or just to spend an afternoon walk-ing in the past. I think you’d be surprised at how much fun you could have.

I would like this week to share with you some of the daily notes recorded by he keeper of the prison-ers in Golden Gaol (old English spelling of jail).

We do have the pris-oner’s effects, books, and gaol books from the Donald Gaol, starting in 1895 but while they have great bits of information, the fellow recording information in the gaol book seemed more interested in recording the daily weather conditions, than he was in report-ing what was happen-ing around town.

Not that the weath-er record is a bad thing especially con-sidering the many times I was asked over the holidays about the last “brown” Christmas, but that’s

for another column with a great deal more research.

Please keep in mind that these are exact quotes, so if some-thing isn’t politically correct, it’s because it happened more then 100 years ago. It’s really the year in the life of the Sheriff.

From the Gaol Diary, 1900

January 1st I received check for $50.00 for salary. 2nd, held two pris-oners until January 6.9th, one prisoner brought in drunk and I needed assistance. 10th prisoner fined 200 dollars. 20th, one prisoner is doing odd jobs around jail.

February 7th, head man for C.P.R. was ran over by car and killed. Went to find and investigate wit-nesses to accident. 9th, Dr. Taylor was called to attend to sick prisoner. 12th, Dr. Taylor called in again

March 6th, post-ed vaccines for small-pox. 14th, arrested William Lawson for

D&D. 15th. William Lawson discharged and sentenced is sus-pended. 31st J. Rob-inson arrested in Koo-tenay House for dis-orderly conduct and drunkenness. It took twenty minutes to cuff him as he put up a big fight.

April 2nd. J. Robin-son is fined 10 dollars or 14 days in jail. 15th, man Clinty arrested for bad language and being drunk. Clinty escapes. Arrested John Bouchard, drunk. Arrested J. Robinson only for assault. 16th, Magis-trate release John Bouchard only with a caution at Revelstoke for one week.

May 14th, go to building owned by Tam Sing to inspect it. Give him 24 hours to clean it up. 15th, J.H. Robinson convicted of having stolen watch in his pocket. W. Bain-bei arrested in streets of Golden ran while I was trying to arrest him. 16th, W. Bain-bei fined 100 dollars. 26th, arrested John Hancock for D&D.

27th, John Hancock fined 5 dollars.

June 2nd, Bundett arrested for drunken-ness, Richard Maine arrested for being drunk, released until court. 25th, arrested William Brunkman for exposing his per-son (making water) just opposite Mr. Hamilton’s house at railings or bridge at Golden. 26th, Wil-liam Brunkman fined $1.00 and $4.00 costs.

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Golden looked very different in 1894, during the time when the Donald Gaol was in use. Photo courtesy of the Golden Museum

Q – I love my black tea, but I’ve heard that green tea is healthier for you. Is this true as I thought both are from the same plant?

A – It is true that both black tea and green tea are from the same plant, Camellia sinen-sis, and the same part of the plant is used for both (the upper buds and their top two adjacent leaves). But although they are from the same plant, it is how the plant is processed that makes black and green tea different in taste and health prop-erties.

The process to cre-ate green tea preserves the antioxidants, or polyphenols, that are known to make green tea so good for you. This is why green tea has a greener colour and fresher flavour. Unfortunately, the process to dry black tea destroys these same antioxidants. If you’re curious, oolong tea is halfway between green and black, being a par-tially oxidized tea.

There have been many studies about the health benefits of green tea. Most of these benefits have been linked to green tea’s polyphenol con-tent. The benefit that many people find exciting is the link between the consump-tion of green tea and the decrease in can-cer rates (specifically cancers of the gastro-intestinal tract). A study from Shanghai, China, showed a strong

inverse association between green tea con-sumption and various cancers. That is, the group that drank the most green tea had the lowest cancer risk.

There are other health benefits that have been shown with green tea consump-tion. Important cardio-vascular health bene-fits include increased HDL (or “good”) chol-esterol, decreased LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol and decreased blood pressure. People with high blood sugar can benefit from specific polyphenols in green tea that slow the break-down of starches to sugars, thereby slowing blood sugar increases after meals. Green tea can even prevent den-tal cavities by block-ing bacteria’s ability to stick to teeth.

This isn’t to say that green tea consump-tion has no side effects or toxicity. As with any

caffeine-containing beverage, excessive amounts can cause nervousness, anxiety, insomnia and other stimulant effects. But substituting some or all of your favourite caffeinated beverages for green tea can be a great health preven-tion strategy for any-one to try.

Do you have any health questions for Dr. Erika? Email them to the editor ([email protected]) and watch for an answer in an upcoming column.

Disclaimer: The infor-mation contained in these topics is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medic-al advice, it is provided for educational purpos-es only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health-care provider before start-ing any new treatment or discontinuing an existing treatment. Talk with your

healthcare provider about any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

- Dr. Erika Buckley-Strobel -Ask Dr. Erika

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Keeper of the prisoners in Golden Gaol recorded a diary in 1900

- Turning Back the Pages -By Colleen Palumbo

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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Courage will be your secret weapon this week, Libra. When everyone else is backing out of a difficult situation, you will rise to the challenge and show your mettle.SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, even if you want to pursue personal interests this week, you may not be able to get any time alone. You may need to put aside these tasks and handle what’s in front of you. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Use this week to rededicate yourself to diet and exercise, Sagittarius. Don’t be distracted from your fitness goals, and you will begin to feel better immediately.CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, enjoy this carefree time when you have little on your plate. Such times may be few and far between, but making the most of them can ensure your happiness. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Celebrate your personal successes this week, Aquarius. You deserve any fanfare that you can get. Escape from your responsibilities and share the moment with loved ones.PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Minimize any chaos in your life by trying to get into a schedule. Sticking with a routine will make it easier to juggle your responsibilities.

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Why do we honour and respect Mary?Mary is human, not God. So our honour and respect for

her is or should not be equal to God. But she should be given honour and respect because she has a special task and role in salvation history. She offered and dedicated her life in her mission to be the mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Sav-iour.

The Bible gives us testimonies of what and how Mary’s role in the salvation history came to be. In Luke 1:42, Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, when she was visited by Mary to help Elizabeth who was six months pregnant, and Eliza-beth said to Mary, “Most blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” We know that the fruit that Elizabeth is talking about is Jesus Christ in the womb of Mary. So that at this point Mary and Jesus are inseparable because Jesus, who is the second person of the Blessed Trinity, became human through Mary. This happened when Mary was vis-ited by the angel Gabriel who announced to her that she was chosen to be the mother of our saviour Jesus Christ [Luke 1:28]. With all the questions asked by Mary to the angel Gab-riel answered and maybe not satisfactorily, but relying on her

trust and obedience to God she accepted her role. She said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word.” [Luke 1:38] With this answer of Mary Jesus was conceived and born and we are redeemed.

So this makes sense if we honour and respect Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour we should honour and respect Mary as his mother. She carried Jesus nine months in her womb; she cared for him as a child until Jesus started his public ministry.

On one occasion before Jesus’ public ministry began, when they were at the wedding at Cana, Mary asked her son Jesus for help. That was Jesus’ first miracle, the changing of the water into wine. [John 2:1-11] On another occasion when Jesus was busy preaching and teaching, his disciples told him that his mother and relatives were looking for him. Jesus answered, “My mother and my brother are those who hear the word of God and act on it.” [Luke 8:21] With these words Jesus gives honour to his mother as an outstanding example of hearing the word of God and keeping it.

Even while the Apostles were waiting for the Holy Spirit, Mary was with them, praying. [Acts 1:14] So, just as Jesus was born in Bethlehem through Mary, so the church, through the Apostles, was born with Mary present.

So with facts Mary must have a place in our hearts and we should honour and respect her.

Faith Column: Respect and honour Mary

Continued from page 11July 4th, Mr. Bubar was drowned by fall-

ing off a boom of logs working for Col-umbia River Lumber Mills. Later the same day his body was found, stripped of all his clothes, even his shoes.

August 6th, Manual Dainard acts as Deputy now.

September 17th, arrested John Bryant for D&D at Brisco. 18th, J. Bryant fined 5 dollars.

November 1st-14th, in Revelstoke, 14th-19th in Nelson.

December 11th checked J. McGovern and found he has stolen gloves and a coat from the Kootenay house. 22nd, arrested

A. Anderson for D&D, he threatened to kill me, there was a big brawl and I was badly hurt. 23rd to 31st, Sheriff Redgrave still on duty although he was in a great deal of pain.”

Hope this peeks your interest enough to make a visit to the museum and spend an afternoon immersed in the past.

Brawl over arrest wounds officer in charge

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Patricia Alma Joan “Pat” Franson

Patricia Alma Joan “Pat” Franson passed away suddenly at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, BC on Thursday evening, August 6, 2015 at the age of 83 years. Pat was born to Alec and Alma Piggot in Calgary on March 28, 1932. They brought her home to the Golden area, where she lived most of her life. Pat and Len owned and operated the Royalite Service Station, Gulf Bulk Plant, the Nicholson Store and the Golden Dairy Queen. Besides enjoying her work, Pat’s other passions other than her family included knitting, camping, baking, gardening, reading, watching baseball, curling and hockey. Pat was predeceased by her husband, Len (2011) her infant son, Douglas(1954) and brother Grant (1960). She will be lovingly remembered by her four children, Gordon of Calgary, Sharon Wood of Golden, Terry (Frances) of Golden and Tami (Derek) Colonna of Golden; eleven grandchildren, Stephanie, Jared, Kyle, Andrew, Raelene, Brandon, Kristen, Ashley, Chase, Alysha and Robynn; and seven great grandchildren, Cole, Sophie, Quade, Liem, Blake, Rowan and Arwen. Pat’s cremated remains were interred in the family plot in the Golden Community Cemetery. A celebration of her life followed at the Golden Seniors’ Centre on Saturday, August 15th. If so desired, contributions in memory of Pat may be made to the Golden and District Hospital Ventilator Fund.

Online condolences may be sent through Pat’s obituary at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.com

Vera Annice Volard

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Vera Annice Volard on August 8, 2015. Mom lived a full life with many adventures.

Born in Yorkshire, England April 20, 1926 to parents Annice Bassinder and Langryk Millner. She had a large family including 5 siblings, Bill, Doug, Brian, Len and Betty. In May of 1944 she joined the British Military, and was discharged in May 1946. While in service she had met her fi rst husband a Canadian soldier Kenneth Dustin. They married February 1946. She joined Kenneth and his parents Wallace and Beatrice Dustin, in Canada to settle in Fort Frances Ontario where they raised 4 children, Bill, Karen, Brian and Susan. During her time in Ontario she and other War Brides formed a branch of the Overseas Wives Club, she then joined the Legion in 1963. In 1964 they picked up and moved to BC where she continued to be involved in the Legion branch in Golden. After the passing of Kenneth in 1982, she continued to be a proud member of the Legion. During a Legion convention in Kimberly she met her second husband Maurice Volard. They were married for many years until his passing March 2009. She was predeceased by 3 brothers Bill, Brian and Doug. She is survived by her sister Betty (Arthur) Kinman of South Africa, brother Len (Pat) Austwick of England and their families. She is remembered by her children Bill (Cecilia) Dustin of Saskatoon, Sask. Karen (Ed) DeGagne of Golden, BC, Brian Dustin of Surrey, BC and Susan Johnston of The Pas, Man. as well as numerous grandchildren, and great grandchildren.There will no funeral but a Tea will be held at a later date, which will be announced in the local Newspaper and on social media.

Online condolences can be sent through Vera’s obituary at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements were in the care of Hindman/Bowers Funeral Home, Golden.

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Edward James (Ted) Lonsdale

July 24, 1946 -July 15, 2015

Ted’s family is saddened to announce

his passing at the age of 68 at

St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. He touched the lives of many and his memories are held in the hearts of family

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Ken BurnsWe are sad to announce the sudden passing of Ken Burns on Aug 11, 2015 in his home in Nicholson. Details to follow at a later date.

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Garry Oddy(250) 344-7234

#201, 521 - 8th Avenue2 bedrooms 1 bath 813 sqft

$189,000

1282 Horse Creek Road5bdrms 2.5 baths 2,544sqft .98 acre

$268,5003071 Tegart Road

Rural Propery with 2 Homes

$249,900

515 - 11th Street5 bedrooms 2 baths 2,080sqf

$290,0001124 - 8th Street

2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,270 sqft

$282,300

714 - 9th Street4 bedroom 2 baths 1,615sqft

$299,900

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

$949,0001669 Dogtooth Close

3 bedrooms 2 1/2 baths 2,516sqft

$925,000

1515 Cedar Street5 bedrooms 3.5 baths 2,703sqft

$410,000

517 - 12th Street4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,436sqft

$328,300

#204, 521 - 8th Avenue2 bedrooms 1 bath 813sqft

$174,900#14, 415 - 5th Avenue

2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,388sqft

$294,900

1638 Purcell Woods3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,682sqft

$875,000

735 Kinsey RoadLand & Building

$159,000

901 - 7th StreetLand and Building

$474,300509 Main Street

Land & Building Fully Rented

$669,000

$725,000319 Fisher Road

7.27 acres

RURAL ACREAGES

Cromac Ridge............................................... 4 acreages available ............. from $210,000 to $260,000Pcl A, 3067 Wiseman Road........................... 70 acres....................................................................$210,0001359 Black Bear Drive.................................. 2.4 acres...................................................................$135,000Lot 1 Blaeberry Road................................... 4.94 acres.........................................................$179,9002000 Highway #95 South............................ 4.22 acres..................................................................$136,3001717 Oberg Johnson Road.......................... 2.13 acres........................................................$145,000 Lot 2, Campbell Road................................... 2.5 acres...................................................................$120,000Lot A, 3495 Highway #95, South.................. 5.8 acres...................................................................$189,000Lot 3, Forde Station Road..................................... 3.16 acres.................................................................$89,900Lot 2, 2116 Highway #95, South................... 2.72 acres................................................................ $129,000

SOLD


$330,000

1429 Granite Drive5 bedrooms 4 baths 2,700sqft

$570,000

1515 Fir Crescent6 bedrooms 3.5 baths 3,704 sqft

$399,900

2016 McMurdo Road2 bdrms 2 baths 2,300sqft 3.71 acres

$469,0003377 Highway #95, South

2bdrms 1 bath 952sqft 2.41 acres

$169,900

#412, 1420 Palliser Trail2 bedrooms 1 bath 871sqft

$235,0001592 Golden Avenue


$975,000


$235,0001114 - 10th Street


$369,500707-9th Street

3 bedrooms 1 bath 1,374 sqft

$167,700REDUCED REDUCED REDUCED

820 - 11th Avenue1 acre

$229,9001000 Kicking Horse Drive

8.7 acres

$2,300,000320 Fisher Road

20 acres

$1,599,000

705 - 11th Street3 bedrooms 1 bath 1,920sqft

$249,900

SOLD

#5, 604 Almberg Road2 bedrooms 1 bath 980sqft

$15,000

SOLD

790 Nicholson Frontage Road4bdrms 3 baths 2,200sqft .55 acres

$365,000

SOLD

LS7, Thomas Road40 Acres

$229,000

4260 Thomas Road20 Acres

$129,000

4300 Beards Creek Road164 Acres

$365,000

524 - 11th Street3 bedrooms 1 bath 1,200sqft

$175,000NEWNEW

NEW NEW

1361 Pine Drive4 bedrooms 3 baths 2,532sqft

$445,000NEW

2328 Holmes Deakin Road5 bdrms 2 baths 3,032 sqft 60 acres

$565,000

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