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On Jan. 16 at approximately 5 p.m. the Golden/Field RCMP responded to a house fire in the Blaeberry area.

When the RCMP arrived on the scene they found the house was already completely engulfed in flames.

The location of the home is in an area where there is no fire protection services so

there were no fire departments were on the scene.

“Unfortunately it burned to the ground,” said Golden/Field RCMP Sgt. Troy Durand.

Durand explained that after the investiga-tion into the cause of the fire, it was deter-mined that it began in the chimney of the structure.

The family of five, which included three children, was not injured in the house fire. They were moved into a local hotel after the

structure burned down. Even though the building, which was

described as a cabin on stilts, burned to the ground there was no other damage to any-thing else on the property or any other hous-es in the area.

The news of the fire led to a social media campaign to help the family. According to information on the site, a great deal of things have been donated by local people to help the family out.

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Recently I was coming back from the ski hill and got a rock chip in my windshield that has started to crack and spider. I know there is a violation ticket that may be written for a cracked windshield. I plan on getting it changed in the spring after the roads are swept because I don’t really want to spend $200 dollars to have a windshield changed on the chance it may get hit with another rock.This reader is correct, there are a number of ways for police to deal with a broken windshield ranging from a notice and order to repair to a ticket or even an order removing the vehicle from the roadway if the damage is serious enough. Since about 80% of the information that you need comes from your eyes, being able to see properly is a must.So, when is a windshield damaged suffi ciently to require replacement? There are regulations that describe damage that is considered to be vision obstructing. Conditions include a crack over 300 mm long in any part, more than 2 cracks over 150 mm long in any one piece of glass, stone or shot injuries more than 40 mm in diameter, two or more stone or shot injuries over 20 mm in diameter in any one piece of glass and broken glass showing sharp edge.I understand the balance of risk to the budget against the risk of replacing the windshield only to have it damaged again. Being able to see is important but you must also take into account that the glass is a structural component of the vehicle these days and also plays a part in body integrity and proper air bag deployment. Failing to replace it when needed could have signifi cant consequences.The author is a retired constable with many years of traffi c law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit www.drivesmartbc.ca.

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It has been a few months of worry for Golden’s late-night snackers, but they can rest easy now that 7-Eleven Canada has reached an agreement with their landlords here in Golden.

It was announced in late October, 2012, that the Golden location of 7-Eleven, located on the corner of 9th Avenue North and 10th Avenue North, would be closing.

The parties were unable to reach a leasing agreement, and staff members were notified of the closure, which was expected to occur sometime in January, 2013.

On Jan. 19, 7-Eleven Canada officially announced that a leasing agreement had been reached, and that the doors would remain open.

“We’re excited to announce that our 7-Eleven store in Golden is here to stay,” said Laurie Smith, communications manager for 7-Eleven Canada.

“After lengthy negotiations, we are thrilled to be able to renew our lease for the next 10 years as of February 1. Our employees have been informed, so we now want to share our good news with our loyal guests.”

When the closure was announced, officials with the com-pany insisted that they were determined to stay in the com-munity, and that they would begin searching for a new loca-tion in Golden. Fortunately they did not have to do that.

“It’s a significant event for us as we have been in the Gold-en community for 25 years, and this is a popular store,” said Smith.

The Golden location of the chain employs 12 people, who will no longer have to look for a new job.

7-Eleven is the only location in the downtown area where customers can get food late, and often has long line-ups when the bars close.

“We have very much appreciated the community support we have received recently, and over the past few decades. We look forward to continuing to provide quality convenience to the Golden community for many more years to come.”

7-Eleven remains open

The Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce hosted “A Good Morning” Business Networking event at the Visitor’s Centre on Jan. 18. The next one will take place on Feb. 15 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the centre, with coffee and muffins. Everyone is welcome. Michele LaPointe/Star Photo


A new grant from the Girls Action Founda-tion is allowing the Golden Women’s Resource Centre to get the most out of V-Day.

The centre’s Girlz Group winter session program participants will be using that grant for some special activities sur-rounding National Day of Action, which is on Feb. 14.

“Girls Action Founda-tion is an organization that empowers programs like ours,” said Sarah Weg-elin, special projects co-ordinator with the Golden Women’s Resource Centre. “It’s a small grant, but every little bit helps. We’re very grateful to them for this.”

The centre is taking Valentines Day, Nation-al Day of Action, and turning it into a more inclusive occasion where girls across Canada will be celebrating the communities in which they live.

“There’s a lot of pressure on young girls to be in a relationship at that time. And not just young girls, even friends my own age get down on themselves. So we wanted to spin V-Day

into an occasion to celebrate not just roman-tic love, but all kinds of love,” said Wegelin.

In the six weeks that the centre is hosting the Girlz Group, they will be talking about what they see in their community, what stands out for them, and what they love here in Golden.

Then, with the support of EZ Rock, the cen-tre is going to be making service announcements with the girls.

“We’re hoping that the outcome of this is that the girls will feel more con-nected with their com-munity,” said Wegelin.

“And hopefully the com-munity will feel inspired by what the girls say.”

Registration for the winter session of Girlz Group, which is for girls in Grades 5 to 7, is the last week of January. The session lasts six weeks.

“We are fundraising right now to keep the program going. We have cards for sale, which the girls have made,” said Wegelin.

“We’re selling them for $5 a bundle at the centre. They’re really cute, and we had them printed at DJ’s, so they’re very professional looking, and for all sorts of occasions.”

The centre is located on 9th Avenue North.

“There’s a lot of pressure on young girls to be in a relationship at that

time.”— Sarah Wegelin —

Women’s centre turning Valentine’s Day into more inclusive occasion

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A BC Liberal fund-raiser for a MLA hopeful in Calgary has raised ques-tions over where can-didates are draw-ing support in the upcoming elections in British Columbia.

The event was a fundraiser for Doug Clovechok, who has received the nomina-tion to be the Liberal candidate in Colum-bia River-Revelstoke riding.

“I think the fund-raiser went real-ly well. There were well over 100 people there, all very senior business Calgarians. And there were also companies from Brit-ish Columbia, people from Vancouver that represent compan-ies. There were home owners there from Golden and through-out the Columbia Val-ley,” Clovechok said. “What I can tell you is that the message that not only I tried to purvey, but also Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy and Mines, and Sport Minister, Bill Bennett, is that British Columbians have way more in common with Alber-tans than we do dif-ferences.”

Clovechok went on to explain that he went to Calgary as a representative of the people of B.C.

“Our election will be fought and won in British Columbia, with British Colum-bians, and I was there

to represent British Columbia. We not only recognized how important Alberta is to our economy in Columbia River-Revelstoke, but I real-ly wanted to reinforce how much we appre-ciate them and their investments in our stores from Kimber-ley to Revelstoke. That message real-ly seemed to reson-ate with them. When a group of people organize an event like this for you…I think it says very positive things about what you are doing in relationship to get-ting elected.”

NDP MLA for Col-umbia River-Revel-stoke, Norm Macdon-ald, saw the fundrais-er as an odd choice for the candidate.

“I think it is very questionable judge-ment on behalf of the Liberal candi-date here. The things that I do is that I raise monies locally from residents that give you their $100 or $200. I depend pri-marily on volunteers and I try and make sure that I spend the money really wisely,” Macdonald said.

Macdonald went on and said that if Clovechok was rais-ing money in Cal-gary then it comes with a certain level of expectation from those people who organized the event and those in attend-ance.

“If someone is pay-ing for your cam-paign, then they have

an expectation. It is one thing if it is a resident who chips in $100. They basic-ally expect you to do a good job. But if you are going into Calgary, what is the case you are making for them giving you money? If the sugges-tion is that these are Albertans that want to be treated proper-ly in British Colum-bia, well, the things Albertans complain to me about are things the BC Liber-als have imposed on this area. They are not things that we chose to do. Given the opportunity we rejected them but it is the high price of gas, look at what the BC Liberals have done to make gasoline more expensive here. The HST, so that Alber-tans are paying extra on their lift pass-es, their golf passes, their rental equip-ment, their meals,” he said.

Clovechok did not see things this way.

“Absolutely not. Parties raise money all over the place. There are compan-ies in Toronto that do business with people in B.C. There are companies in Calgary that do business with B.C. More important-ly there are people in Saskatchewan and Alberta who are our neighbours and pay taxes. So I do not think so,” he said.

He added that he had read that the NDP said they raise money in Alberta and

across the country.“I am honestly very

surprised by it. When these gentlemen approached us to do the fundraiser in Cal-gary we thought that it was a great oppor-tunity. Obviously the premier was aware of it. We went to her and spoke to her and the party to make sure it was in the guidelines that were expected. They were incredibly supportive,” he said.

As for the amount of attention the fund-raiser has received across Canada, Clovechok said he thought it spoke vol-umes to the work his team was doing in the riding to get elected, and also it showed how much interest that Canada has in the upcoming elec-tion in B.C.

“I went to Calgary for two reasons. The first reason was to represent British Col-umbia in my riding to Albertans. To tell them how import-ant they are to our economy and how much we appreciate their investments,” he said. “I was not there to represent or attempt to represent Albertans. On the other hand we have Albertans who are our neighbours and second home owners who pay taxes. I have heard from multi-tudes of Albertans since I have start-ed this initiative that don’t feel they have a representa-tive voice in Victoria. Yet they are tax pay-ers. Obviously my job is to represent Brit-ish Columbians and not Albertans. But I think it is only fair when we have people who are paying taxes in our communities and contributing to our economies, that if they have issues they should be able to approach the MLA,” Clovechok said.

Macdonald said that in his experi-ence the BC Liber-als spend four to five times the amount that he has in his cam-paigns, and it has not worked for them.

“What is the pitch to people outside the province to fund a campaign in Golden? It is a very odd way to approach politics,”

he said. “I know the candidate is very new to the province and really has no experi-ence in getting elect-ed. I think he is going to find there is going to be a degree of dis-comfort from people who are going to ask for support. In the Kootenays, you can’t just use money to win a campaign. That is not the key ele-ment in campaigning here.”

As for the fact that two ministers were also at the event, Macdonald said he saw this as one more way the current gov-ernment is sending a message about the proposed Enbridge pipeline.

“Most people do not find Premier Clark’s position on Enbridge credible. This reinforces that idea. What is your pitch to get oil money from a group that supports the Enbridge pipe-line if you are against it? It raises more ques-tions than it answers,” Macdonald said.

Clovechok said the BC Liberals have not said no to the pipe-line at this point and time.

“The BC Liber-als are the party who have not said no to the Northern Gate-way Pipeline. We have five very serious and straight forward con-ditions,” Clovechok said. “The NDP have

said no to the North-ern Gateway Pipe-line. We are the party that has left the door open.” He added, “We have to be open to investment and take care of British Columbia. Wheth-er it is pipelines or other developments, we have to make sure they make sense for British Columbians.”

“I think it is very questionable judgement on behalf of the

Liberal candidate here.” Norm Macdonald —

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA

“I was not there to repre-sent or attempt to represent

Albertans.”Doug Clovechok —

BC Liberal candidate Columbia River-Revelstoke



The Invermere Dialysis Unit that was temporarily closed will not be re-opened and Columbia River Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald is concerned over how this will effect people in the riding.

“I think that this is a service that is not available in Golden. It may only affect a small number of people who may need the service. At present, they would have to go to Invermere which is a bit of an inconven-ience but certainly nothing compared to going to Cranbrook,” he said.

Macdonald explained he has talked to people who are worried about having to cover greater distances to receive their treatments.

“We have heard from numerous resi-dents who have been affected by this clos-ure”, said Macdonald. “Many people in this area will be forced to travel vast distan-ces for dialysis services a number of times every week. It’s simply not acceptable for even more services to be removed from this area.”

Macdonald added that even though he was not sure of the number of people who were using the service, the fact was it should be provided.

“You never know who is going to have to use the service and what we are seeing is we are losing services. What it would do is force people to move out of these areas and into places that have these services.”

Macdonald added that it is tough for the provincial government to say there is no money for this when he sees obvious exam-ples of waste.

“At the same time that the BC Liberals

are choosing to spend $15 million on tax payer-funded partisan ads, they are tell-ing local residents that there is no money to provide dialysis services to residents of Golden and the Columbia Valley,” said Macdonald.

Paula James is the regional director for the Renal Program in Interior Health. She said the process was not something that just happened, and was based on the sustaina-bility of the program.

“After discussions about the sustainabil-ity of the unit (in Invermere) with limited patient volumes and ongoing staffing chal-lenges, Interior Health made the decision to permanently close the Invermere dialy-sis Unit effective immediately, last Friday (Jan.11).”

James said that Interior Health also did projections for renal patients, which added more reasons for the decision.

“We have had challenges over the last number of years with maintaining the number of patients and being that it was the only unit in B.C. of its kind operated with one nurse, it had been challenging to provide the human resources for that,” she said. “It has been challenging for the staff member, and for the patients as well in regards to the up and down of it being open and not open.”

James went on and said that this type of service is a specialty service.

“An effective alternative to facility hemo-dialysis is patients having independent home dialysis. So the thing with renal dis-ease is that it is a chronic kidney disease and it is life threatening. Patients need to be dialyzed, but we also want them to have a quality of life as well. This home treat-ment is a viable option for the majority of

our patients,” she said. “We have quite a data base system in our province for renal patients through the B.C. provincial renal association. We look at the province, and in our case our health authority, and look at the number of pre-dialysis patients, and see if there is going to be growth over the next few years. In that area there is a lack of growth. It is not only today but we don’t see in the next five years the growth of renal patients to support it staying open.”

According to James there are no patients for this service in Golden. “If that changed and there was a patient in Golden, or wher-ever, they would look at where it would be best to go. If you look at it like an I.C.U. ser-vice, it is a specialty service. You can’t have a specialty service everywhere…we have to ensure that we are providing quality care to the patient.”

One person in Golden who did receive treatment in the past at the unit in Inver-mere is Rick Page.

After moving to Golden, Page was diag-nosed with kidney failure, which means he had to drive back and forth to Invermere , three times a week, for more than a year to receive treatment.

Page said he was surprised to hear the facility was closing.

“The number of patients go up and down…I guess the number of patients declined to the point where Interior Health was not going to run the show any-more. This was kind of unusual because there is usually some discussion or debate with this kind of thing. But they didn’t do that,” Page said. “It was a ridiculous thing to do.”

Page also said he though the nurse who worked in the facility needed more support

over the time he was at the facility, which was very important to him and his life.

“If it hadn’t have been available in Inver-mere I would have had to move, which is a big issue. My wife and I are retired. We would have had to move, and there is no way around it because you either have dia-lyse or you die,” he said.

Page explained that even the drive to Invermere and back was tough on both him and his wife.

He said that after receiving treatment his wife would have to drive them home after.

“It was a hardship on both of us and it would be even worse to go to Cranbrook. It would be a great hardship,” he said.

Donna Page, who said she was a nurse for 40 years, also wanted to share her view on the decision that was made to close the facility.

She felt it was on the government to make sure everyone was receiving equal care which she believes is not happening.

“All of a sudden people in Golden and Invermere have become second class cit-izens,” she said.

Macdonald said he felt this was just one more way services are being cut back in smaller areas.

“There is no question that over the past 10 years we have one service after another removed from not only Golden but also rural communities in particular. They have centralized again and again to the detri-ment of our community,” he said.

James said there are full renal programs in Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton and Trail where the initial testing has always been, and that telehealth has also been added to help people through this system and receive treatment.

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Idle No More movement gathers for rally on streets of GoldenJo Mary Crowchild-FletcherChelsea Langan Submitted

On Dec. 21, a group of Aboriginals and non-Aborig-inals of Golden got together to rally and support Idle No More.

This movement was started by four Saskatchewan women in late November to protest against Bill C-45, which passed on Dec. 4, 2012.

This bill not only affects First Nations, but all Canadians; the bill gives away the rights of land and resources of Canada.

This means, the govern-ment can over use the land that belongs to the people of Canada and we may not get any share or benefits.

We are hoping to bring awareness to the actions of the movement and govern-ment; feel free to learn more at idlenomore.ca

Several locals were involved with the Idle No More movement held a rally in Golden in December. Photo Submitted


RCMP Report: Charges laid in child pornography case in Golden

Town council to start meeting in the afternoon once a month

Invitation to Tender (Bid) 14th Street Lift Station Construction

The Town of Golden is inviting bids for construction of the work, which in general terms, will consist of the following and be implemented through a Stipulated Bid Price Contract: •Removal of and replacement of the existing 14th Street sewage lift station. •Temporary bypass pumping of sewage around the lift station site. • Installation of an owner supplied fiberglass lift station complete with owner supplied pumps,

valves and all other components of the station. •Connections to the existing gravity sewer and sewage forcemain. • Installation and connection of an owner supplied electrical Kiosk and internal components. • Installation and connection of an owner supplied backup generator. • Installation of owner supplied communication equipment. The successful Bidder will be required to enter into a CCDC 2 (2008) Stipulated Price Contract. Sealed bids clearly marked “TOWN OF GOLDEN – 14TH STREET LIFT STATION CONSTRUCTION” will be received prior to January 30th, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., local time, at the following address and location: Address: Town of Golden, 810 S. 9th Avenue, PO Box 350, Golden, BC V0A 1H0 Attention: Chris Cochran, Manager of Operations Bid Documents and reference material for this contract will only be distributed electronically in digital format (pdf format) through the tendering website at: www.merx.com (Private Tenders tab) Electronic Documents include: •Contract Front End, Specifications and Appendices • Issued for Bid Drawings •Non Bid Information •Any Addenda

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This week Golden RCMP members responded to 29 local files.

Computers seized in searchOn Oct. 29, 2012, Golden RCMP started a joint

investigation with Delta P.D. and the Integrated Child Exploitation (ICE) Team out of Vancouver.

The investigation was looking at child pornography in the Golden area and on Jan. 13, 2013 the Golden RCMP executed a search warrant on a local residence and seized a computer. Since the execution of the search warrant, charges have been laid against a local man.

Currently the male has been charged with “Make Available Child Pornography” and “Possession of Child Pornography. The first charge of Make Available

Child Pornography was explained by local RCMP as someone who distributes child pornography through the internet.

Golden RCMP was informed of the case after the Del-ta P.D. came across information on the case which was then forwarded to Golden. RCMP in Golden worked with ICE on the case due to the complicated nature of the investigation.

The case is currently before the courts and the male involved is out on bail.

Party time, not so excellentRCMP were called to a house party when a noise

complaint was called into the detachment. The RCMP responded to the house in question and informed the people at the gathering of the complaint. The party shut down, and RCMP are ask people to remember to respect those people who live near them when having parties at their houses.

Two detained in spirited fightRCMP were called to a disturbance in the Spirit

Square area of downtown at approximately 2:30 a.m. Upon arriving at the scene RCMP found two men involved in a fight. RCMP took the two men into cus-tody until they were sober.

Second time’s a cold nightOn Jan. 16, and for the second week in a row, the

RCMP and Golden and District Search and Rescue were involved in helping a person stuck in the back-country on a snowmobile.

The local person involved turned out to be the same person who needed help the week before. This time the man and his friend were forced to spend a night in the backcountry as search and rescue had to wait until morning to get out to help the people involved. People are reminded to take great care when going into the backcountry on snowmobiles.


The Town of Gold-en has changed the

time for one of its two council meetings a month, according to Town of Golden Chief Administrative Offi-cer, David Allen.

The scheduling of the meetings has changed to include one evening and one afternoon meeting per month.

“It is the first and third Tuesday of every month, like they have been in the past. The first meeting of the month will be at 7 p.m. in the evening. The next meeting will be at 1:15 p.m. in the afternoon,” Allen said.

Allen explained that the decision was

made at the end of last year.

“I think it was made in early December. I believe it was the Dec. 4 meeting where it was made.”

Part of the reason for changing the time of the meeting was to hopefully give more people the chance to come out and attend.

“I think the feel-ing was there was not a great deal of attendance at the evening meetings. There might be some people who would be inclined to come in the afternoon. By offering a choice between afternoon and evening meet-

ings that might get a broader spectrum of participation,” Allen said.

Allen added that he has seen this type of decision made in dif-ferent towns.

“I know there have been other commun-ities which have stag-gered their meet-ings. The other thing

that has happened is the committee of the whole meetings, that have happened in the past, once a month, no longer formally meet,” he said.

Allen also felt this new afternoon meet-ing would be fairer to the residents in Gold-en.

“I think the feel-

ing was it would pro-vide equal opportun-ity. I can imagine, for people who are work-ing during the day, they can come to the evening meetings,” he said.

“But others who work shift work, like at LP or CP Rail, would not be able to come to an evening meeting.

Seniors may be more inclined to come out in the afternoon as well...It is hard to know but we will see what happens.”

Changes coming at tax timeGolden Star [email protected]

In an effort to encourage Can-adians to file their personal income tax returns online, the Canadian Revenue Agency has made a couple changes to this year’s filing system.

They have discontinued their free Telefile service, which allowed people with basic returns to file by entering their tax infor-mation over the phone, and will no longer be mailing out tax packages.

According to a statement made by agency spokesperson Noel Carisse, there were approximate-ly 1.3 million unused packages mailed out in 2011.

Canadians will still be able to file their tax returns on paper, but they will have to download the forms from the Canada Revenue website, or pick up a copy at Can-ada Post or Service Canada out-lets.

Of the 27,131,174 returns assessed from February 2012 to January 2013, 9,666,543 were filed by paper, that is 35 per cent.

Only one per cent, 321,033, used the Telefile service. The remain-ing returns were filed via the internet, which the agency is hoping that my making the elec-tronic processes easier and more accessible, it will increase elec-tronic filing, reduce the compli-ance burden to Canadians, and cut processing costs. Carrisse said it costs four times more to process a paper return than an electron-ic return.

Electronic methods include Efile, where authorized service providers (registered tax pre-parers), for a fee, will prepare and send your tax return. There is also Netfile, where tax returns can be sent directly to the Can-adian Revenue Agency online using the available free certified software packages.

In the past, Netfile was accessed by individual access codes that were mailed out, but the the agency would like people to use their social insurance numbers and birth dates instead.

More information regarding methods of filing can be found at www.cra-arc.gc.ca.

David Allen CAO Town of Golden

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Dear Editor:Some of our neighbors who pay taxes in our con-

stituency, spend money in local businesses, contrib-uting to the overall success of our economy won’t be able to vote in the May provincial election. They want to have a voice in Victoria.

That is why BC Liberal candidate, Doug Clovechok, finds it very gratifying that not only permanent B.C. constituents feel he is that voice but is pleased that many residents who are “dual citizens” feel the same way.

Recently Doug was invited to a fundraiser in Cal-gary supported by people who spend a lot of time in

our region and have homes and significant invest-ments in our Province.

Our neighbors’ stepping up says good things about Doug Clovechok’s candidacy.

Like the many individual BC donors that contrib-ute to our campaign we want to thank others who are taking action to ensure that our campaign will suc-ceed.

It is through such effort that our volunteers know they will have the resources they need to win.

To all who support us we say thank you!

Todd Mitchell President/ Fundraising Chair BC Liberal Party CRR 814

Money in the Colum-bia Valley has been in the news, both locally and across the country, for different reasons this week.

On one side, the final amount of funding has been found to complete the kitchen at the Gold-en Civic Centre. The project, which has seen a number of volunteers, local politicians, and groups come togeth-er, is the final piece to finish off the multi-year development.

For some people the topic of money in the Civic Centre has been a sore spot. As the cost of the pro-ject continued to go up, questions were asked about why that was happening.

Of course, most of the money for the centre came from a series of grants, and even some donations, with the local tax payers only making a relatively small contribution.

Now that the CSRD has decided, based at least partially on the recommendation from the Golden Town Council, to release the final $60,000, it seems likely that those people who supported the project will celebrate, while those who felt it has cost too much already, will once again complain.

This chapter of history will come to an end when the kitchen goes in, and even more events will hope-fully come to the area.

But it is doubtful that people on either side will meet in the middle with their opinions.

The source of funds has also caused a cross-Can-ada stir as a Liberal MLA hopeful was invited to Cal-gary to have a fundraiser.

The immediate response was a tad predictable as the finger pointing started. If fundraising happens in oil country, then what does that say about the party who went there?

The Liberal answer was that the candidate was representing the people of B.C. at the evening.

For well over a year we, the people, have been in the middle of a campaign for an upcoming election.

Money coming from fundraisers, in some cases, and taxes in other forms, has been spent. The argu-ments on how ethical this move was, not only for the candidate, but also the senior ministers who were in attendance, is going to be answered by each indi-vidual person. Some people might not care where the money spent came from, and would prefer this method over using our tax money.

For those people who see this as a way to make friends with the oil barons to the east is just one more reason on top of a pile of reasons of why the politic-al system in this province does not function as well as it could. In both cases the money involved seems to be a side issue to something in which people have already made their minds.

Whether it is about a centre that has cost too much, or which way to vote in the next election, people in most cases are just looking for another reason to complain about what they do or do not like.

Cosway group is grateful

Dear Editor.

The members of the Cosway Island Camp Society are tak-ing the opportunity to provide acknowledgment and gratitude for the help we have been given on a very important issue we have been working on over the past nine months.

This past spring the members of the Cosway Island Camp Society were given eviction notices from the Ministry of Lands Forests and Resource Operations on our Site at the Bush Harbor on the Kinbas-ket Lake. These notices came as a big surprise to our local group of members as we have been on this site for the past 31 years pay-ing property taxes every year and

we have been unofficial stewards of the harbor; the eyes and ears of the area.

We initially brought up our situ-ation with Gary Habart, Area A Director, who has put us in touch with Doug Clovechok, the BC Lib-eral Candidate for this area, who with Gary Habart came out to the Harbor to look at the site and meet with our Society members.

We are all aware that the Kinbas-ket Lake area was promised to the Local people as a recreation area. For us now to be asked to vacate is going in the wrong direction. We together with any others who are interested are willing to work towards the rights of locals to use this incredible asset.

We want to thank Gary and Doug, who have a keen interest in every-one’s use of the backcountry, for

getting us in touch with the deci-sion makers in an attempt to find a solution. With the assistance of Doug and Gary we are hoping to have a face-to-face meeting with Minister Steve Thomson the next time he is in the area to explain the issue to him personally and what a successful solution would look like from our perspective.

This ongoing issue has been very stressful on our society members and we are very thankful for Doug and Gary’s help as we continue to work with them towards a success-ful conclusion of this issue. We are confident that the efforts already accomplished will result in many more years of enjoying this great asset, which is the Kinbasket Lake Reservoir.

Cosway Island Camp Society


Stars to awesome, thoughtful Goldenites who shovel driveways for their gimpy neighbours (on 10th Street South, near LGES - you know who you are!)

A star to anyone who came to my aid on Sunday Dec. 30 when I fell by my truck and was knocked unconscious in front of the Petro Station. My sincere thanks, from an injured Ontario Transport Driver.

A necklace full of stars to our mayor for being such a sharing person.

A snowplow full of stars

to the Town of Golden’s road crew for the great job they do of clearing our roads and sidewalks.

A book full of stars to our Golden Library staff for their helpfulness, friendliness, and “novel” ideas.

A museum full of stars to Colleen Palumbo for the interesting articles she writes in the Golden Star about our local history.

A column full of stars to The Golden Star newspa-per for the emphasis they have put in their articles on both local people and businesses.

A star to our beautiful mayor who always takes the high road.

People like Len Oszust should have many stars for the many hours he put into organizing practices, tournaments, coaching, and travel arrangements for the GSS Sr. Boys Basketball team so they could have a season this year. We need more people like that!

A room full of STINGERS to the people who take their garbage to the St. Paul’s Thrift Store, rather than to the dump. Shame on you!

Email your Stars and Stingers to [email protected]

Should outdoor enthusiasts who get lost in the back-country have to pay for their rescue?

“Ya, they’re taking their own risk.

That’s exactly why they go out there, to take a risk. So if you do get lost, chances are you’ll have to pay for it.”

“I think it depends, maybe on how far out

they are. But they know they’re risk-ing their life, so I think they should pay something.”

Golden point of view

Paul MillsLiz Lyding

Go to www.thegoldenstar.net to have your say.

Erinn Smith

“I think so, yes. If you’re going to go out and do those activities there’s

always a risk. There needs to be funds for that, and

I think it’s their responsibility.”

Star editorial and opinion

Lady Grey and Field Elementary schools start a busy new year

BC Liberals are working hard for health care units

Ian RobinsonLady Grey and Field Elementary Principal

We are off to a busy start in 2013. Our grade 4/5/6 classes are currently skating on Tuesdays. In the meantime our Grade 6/ 7s are cross-country skiing.

Laurie MacDougall has started Grade 7 boys basketball after school while Ms. Hein and Ms. Sinclair-Hobbs are running badminton after school on Fridays. Thanks to Judy Kardash and her team, our Hot Lunch program will start up again this Friday.

A big thank you goes out to our staff, community volunteers and parents who make these activities a reality.

Our Movement 4 Learning (M-4-L), daily physical activity, continues to go strong at the beginning of each day. Staff are noticing a big improvement in the fitness level of most students. A continued thank you to Nicki Macintosh, (Shape Up Fit-ness), for leading our workouts on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.

The Grade 4 and 7 students are also doing their Foundation Skills Assessment (FSAs) from Jan. 14th until February 22nd . The early assessment dates allow us to use the data for our next year’s School Growth Plan which must be submitted by

July 15th. Results and booklets will be sent out to parents by the end of March.At lunch we are offering many clubs and activities from card clubs, wrestling,

dance, crafts, circus arts, street hockey to skipping. Our next Spirit Day, on Thurs-day, Jan. 31, is pajama day. We also have a cultural performance on Wednesday Jan. 30th at 1:30 by Red Sky.

In closing I would like to thank our Parent Advisory Council for all the hard work they do to make our school the best it can be. A reminder that our next PAC meet-ing is at 7:00 PM on Monday, Feb. 4th in our library.

Field Elementary News

We’ve had quite a quiet month at Field School so far. However, we’re starting cross country ski lessons soon which is great with all the snow we have up here. Next week we’re having “Kid’s Pick Day’ where the children get to decide what we do that day. Needless to say in involves gym, centres, movies and P.J.s! We’re join-ing the preschoolers in town for some outdoor activities next week, so the quiet times are coming to an end!

Dear Editor,

I read with concern a press release issued by the NDP on January 17 regarding the closure of health care units and services in our riding. This claim does not represent the true facts.

Decisions regarding the cessation of any medical service do not lie with government but with Health Care management officials and are made with greatest of consideration.

The management of health care service delivery was put into the hands of professionally trained experts by the BC Liberal government many years ago simply because politicians have no business in the business of

making health care management decisions. This system has worked well and continues to be

responsive to ever changing health care needs. Today BC has the best health outcomes in Canada

in many key categories like joint replacement, cardiac and cancer care resulting in the healthiest people in Canada.

This management model continues to ensure pre-cious health care dollars are used in a way that brings the greatest return to British Columbian patients and their families.

The truthful fact is that total spending on health care in this province has increased by 92 per cent since 2001 from $9.4 billion to $18 billion this year

and funding for Health Authorities will be increased by $1.1 billion over the next three years.

That said there are still cost pressures, which is why the health authorities and government are working to streamline services, increase health promotions and find savings and efficiencies to improve health care for today and tomorrow.

The BC Liberals take you and your families’ health care issues very seriously and we continue to work hard to ensure that BC’s health care system is sustain-able so it will be there for our children and our grand-children.

Doug Clovechok Radium


Golden Cinema Presents:Django Unchained starting Friday Jan.25 to Thursday Jan.31 at 7pm.

This WeekOldtimers Hockey Sunday 7:15 and 8:45pm, Wednesday 9:45pm. Call Russ at 250-344-2734. Silvertips Hockey (50+) Every Monday 3:30pm and Friday 2pm. Call Sid 250-344-5514.Pilates Core and MoreTuesday and Friday, Jan. 8 - June 14, 12-1pm. at the Rec Plex. Please bring own mat. All levels welcome. Sign up at the College of the Rockies.

Wed, Jan. 23Co-ed Badminton at Mount 7 Rec Plex from 7 to 9pm. Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.Snowed In Comedy Tour at the Rockwater Jan.23 8-11pm $15.Golden Youth Centre drop in every Wednesday from 3:30 to 9pm. Jam nights every Wednesday evening.Public Skate every Wednesday, 7 to 8pm at the Golden Arena.Jam Night - OpenMic at the Rockwater.Free Homework Help at the GSS Library 3:30-5pm for high school students. Drop in. Golden Parent and Tot PlayLets parents and kids from birth to five enjoy pre-school type activities. Every Wednesday at the Rec Plex from 10:30am to noon.AW Cardinal at the Winston Lodge Jan. 23, 10pm-12:30am contact [email protected] for more details.

Thurs, Jan. 24 Ben & Eric Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub.Golden Voice Toastmasters every Thursday 7-8:30pm at COTR Rm 121. New mem-bers welcome. For info call Delanee Jmaiff 250-344-0652.Men’s drop-in basketballEvery Thursday from 8 to

10pm at the Rec Plex. $8Free Homework Help at the Youth Centre 3:30-5pm grades 4-7. Snacks includ-ed. Drop in. Bridge Club Every Thursday at the Senior’s Centre from 1 to 4pm. Contact 250-344-5448.Seniors Day at Reflections Hair Studio every Thursday 20% off all services, call 344-5766. Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thursdays from 7:30 to 9pm in the Golden High School’s sewing room. New members and guests always welcome, annual member-ship is $25.Aquafit exercise class at The Travelodge from 5:30 to 6:30pm. Drop in rate is $6.50.Food Bank Movie Night at the Rockwater Grill and Bar every Thursday from 8 to 10pm until Apr.25, 2013. Free admission when you bring a Food Bank donation.

Fri, Jan. 25Winter Walking at the Mount 7 Rec Plex from 1-2:30pm.Mother Goose ProgramEvery Friday from 10:30 to 11:30am at the public library. Drop in, snacks included.The Travelling Mabels at the Civic Centre Friday, Jan. 25.Golden Youth Centre drop in every Friday from 3:30 to 9pm and movie night every Friday from 7 to 9pm.Bridge Club every Friday from 7 to 10pm at St. Andrews Centre for Peace. Contact 250-344-5448.Parent and Tot Skate 10am to 11:15am at the Arena.Public Skate 11:30am to 2pm at the Arena.Soup Day Jan. 25 at the Golden Seniors Centre 11:30am-1pm $5 per per-son.

Sat, Jan. 26Karaoke Night at The Mad Trapper every Saturday night.Storytime at the Golden Library 10:30-11:30am.

Free drop-in, contact 250-344-6516. Public Skate every Saturday, 5:30 to 6:45pm.Taste WashingtonWinemakers dinner at the Eagle’s Eye on Jan.26.Free Food Skills for Families Jan.19-Mar.23 10-1pm. 6 week program teaches how to cook healthy on a bud-get. Call 250-344-6117 to register. Snow King’s Playhouse (Workshop) Jan. 26, 4-8pm. Beside Whitetooth Bistro.M u l t i - d e n o m i n a t i o n a l Service held at the Pentecostal church on 10th St. S. every Saturday eve-ning at 7pm through winter.

Sun, Jan. 27Public Skate at the Golden Arena Sundays 4:30 - 5:45pm. Helmets recom-mended, no pucks or sticks allowed during public skate.Junior Climbing Club at Dogtooth Climbing Gym 12:30-2pm. Booking is rec-ommended 250-344-6444.Family Literacy Day Jan. 27, 3:30pm at Kicking Horse Movie Theater. Free for families with children of all ages! Snow King’s Playhouse (Workshop) Jan. 27, 1-4pm. Beside Whitetooth Bistro.

Mon, Jan.28Co-ed Badminton at the Mount 7 Rec Plex from 7-8:30pm $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.Drop in Shinny every Monday from 9:30 to 10:30pm. Drop in fee $6.50.Winter Walking at the Mount 7 Rec Plex 1-2:30pm. Rockwater Bar & Grill Music Bingo every Monday night.

Tues, Jan. 29Join the Cadets. Free pro-gram meets every Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:30pm at the Legion Banquet Hall. For young men and women ages 12 to 18.Aquafit exercise class at the Travelodge from 5:30 to 6:30pm. Drop in rate is $6.50

John Jenkins & Friends at the Rockwater 8pm. Rockwater Bar & Grill Kareoke every Tuesday night.Rockwater Grill & BarR

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Upcoming EventsWilhorse Jan. 30 at the Rockwater.Snow King’s Playhouse (Workshop) Jan. 30, 12-5pm. Beside Whitetooth Bistro.The Golden Film Festival Jan.31 - Feb.2 2013. Thursday Jan.31, 7pm to 11pm. Friday Feb.1, 7pm to 11pm. Saturday Feb.2, 7am to 11pm.Matt the Alien Warrior Music Feb.1 at the Rockwater Rockets Game Feb.1 7:30pm vs. Spokane Braves at the Golden Arena. SuperBowl Mania at the Rockwater Grill and Bar Feb. 3, 2-10pm. Grief and Loss Support Group every Monday start-ing Feb.4 7:30-9pm held at The Pentecostal Church 717 10th St S. Free Women’s Journal Writing Group. Tuesdays starting Feb.5-Mar.26 1-2:30pm or 6:45-8:15pm. To register call 250-344-5317.David Braid at Golden Civic Centre on Feb.5.Buckman Coe at Taps on Feb.6.Ready, Set Early Years Fair and Family Dance at APES Feb.6 4:30-6:45pm, free! For info contact Shelley Zajsek 250-439-9324.Delhi 2 Dublin at Rockwater Grill and Bar Feb.8. Tickets $15 at Plain Wayne and Jane.Golden and District Search and Rescue AGM and elec-tions Feb.7, @ 7:30pm, 210 Fisher Road, (Golden Airport)All welcome.Golden Curling Club Annual Bonspeil Feb.8,9,10. For info call 250-344-0644.Interview Skills Feb.11 How to Market Yourself. To regis-ter call 250-344-5413.

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Ray Tress was born in a log cabin in Brisco almost 80 years ago, and for the most part has never found a reason to leave the Columbia Valley.

Growing up with eight brothers and sisters, Tress enjoyed a child-hood that included sharing with his identical twin brother Roy.

“It had its advantages and dis-advantages. We always had to wear a name tag on us because no one could tell us apart. Teach-ers couldn’t tell us apart,” he said. “Our mother had to embroid-er our names on the back of our sweaters so the teachers knew who we were.”

Tress said the two brothers did have to understand sharing from a very young age.

“We had fun, but there were ups and downs because you were always sharing. Everyone else got a bicycle but we had to share one,” he said.

He also said there wasn’t much in Brisco back in that time, and after three years his family moved to Parson where he would spend a great deal of his childhood on the family farm.

“I worked at the family saw mill until I was 21 and then I got mar-ried,” he said.

Tress met Helen after he became friends with her brother.

“At that time I ran a square-dan-cing club. I picked her brother up and said that he might as well being his sister along too. And away it went. We dated for three years after that,” he said.

Helen explained that she had just come to the area from the Prairies, and had only been here a month when the couple started dating. Eventually they would be married at the giant mascot mine because that is where Helen’s family lived.

“We were the only ones to ever get married up there,” Ray said. “We were married in a super-intendents house.”

“All of the miners were there. They had a town site up there with about 30 homes. It was like one big family then.”

Tress explained that after they got married they spent many years living in different camps in the bush. At different times he worked on the Trans Canada Highway, and then took the trail-er in the bush for seven years until their oldest child started going to school.

“There would be nine feet of snow pack and we were 80 miles out in the backcountry. We moved to Field and also spent a winter under the glaciers in the Blaeberry,” he said.

Helen said there was no indoor plumbing but being out there with her children was wonderful.

“It didn’t really bother us. We made our own entertainment. I would take the kids out toboggan-ing,” Helen said.

The family moved into Gold-en in 1962 when there were only 500 people in town. Helen stayed in Golden while Ray went back in to the camps to work over a num-ber of years. Ray would eventu-ally start driving a logging truck which he would do until the late 1980s, and he never had to leave the valley because he always had a great deal of work to do.

“I never wanted to leave. I went to Fort St. John for two months but that was it,” he said.

Even though Ray is semi-retired he still helps out with other family businesses and his museum.

“It is a private museum filled with tractors and buggies. I always collected and it just add-ed up. I kept getting more stuff and putting more in. Then one day a couple of guys stopped in from Seattle and said it was Ray’s Museum. We have many people from all over the world stop in and take pictures. They come in and a couple of hours later they are still there,” he said.

Some of the family’s grandchil-dren have also caught the bug of looking after and collecting trac-tors, which have also become birthday presents.

“It has done a lot for the boys and they have learned to drive the

tractors and repair them,” Helen said.

The couple had five children and over the years a number of grand and great-grand children have joined the family.

Something they enjoy is when the family gets together and goes out camping as a large group.

“On the 24th of May every year, about 45 of us get together,” Helen said.

The family would go water ski-ing, though neither Helen or Ray

spent a great deal of time in the water.

“We needed hot dogs, fish or pancakes. We were camping one time and this young kid who was down at the other camp said he was coming up to our site for breakfast. His mother asked him if if he had asked us if it was OK and he said, ‘It’s fine, they won’t know if there is one more kid up there,’” Helen said. “You make the best of everything. We are lucky.”

Helen and Ray Tress have lived a happy life in towns and the backcountry of the Columbia Valley. Darryl Crane/Star Photo


Hello Babies of 2010!Hello Babies of 2012!The Golden Star will feature Golden and area babies born in 2012 in the 2013 January 30 edition.

Ad cost is $20 for your baby’s colour photo, name and birth details.

To book your ad, call the paper at 250 344-5251. Deadline for submissions is January 25, 2013.

Annette LuttermannGolden and District Air Quality Committee

Golden residents live in a gorgeous mountain valley. Unfortunately this also means that air pollutants can accumu-late where we live, especially during the winter when temper-ature inversions trap cold, calm air in the valley bottom. In a ser-ies of articles over the next sev-eral weeks, we will explore air quality issues affecting Golden and Area A, and offer actions that individuals in our com-munity can take to help clear the air we breathe.

Wood smoke is one important contributor to poor air quality in Golden in winter. With access to plentiful sources of firewood, many of us burn wood to heat our homes. However, when wood is burned inefficiently it produces excess smoke – indoors and out. Smoke is unburned fuel. This means less heat is being gener-ated, and more wood is burned than necessary.

Wood smoke creates air pollu-tion that is hazardous to every-one’s health, particularly chil-dren, the elderly and those

with heart and lung disease. The haze created by excessive smoke also makes the commun-ity unattractive and can make outdoor activities unpleasant or even impossible for some resi-dents and visitors.

What can de done?When you have a good hot

fire burning in your wood stove, there should be no visible smoke coming from your chim-ney. Smoke is a sign that the fire is starved for oxygen, the wood is too moist to burn efficiently, and/or the chimney has inad-equate draw.

One step is to ensure your firewood is properly dried with less than 20 per cent moisture, and stored to keep it dry. You can borrow a moisture meter from the Golden and District Air Quality Committee. Local retailers also offer clean burn-ing fire logs made from waste wood. Only burn firewood – never burn garbage or wood treated in any way.

Keeping your chimney clean will also ensure the best draw and help prevent chimney fires. A local chimney sweep can pro-vide service and advice.

Older wood stoves cannot

burn as efficiently as newer models that are CSA/EPA cer-tified. Higher efficiency stoves can burn up to 1/3 less wood for the same amount of heat and reduce emissions up to 90 per cent - but only if burned proper-ly. If you replace your old stove you benefit yourself and your whole community.

Money back when you exchange your stove!

Take advantage of the incen-tives while they last! The Gold-en and District Air Quality Com-mittee can currently offer a lim-ited number of rebates. Gold-en residents are eligible for a $250 rebate funded by the BC Lung Association. CSRD Area A residents can apply for the $250 rebate and an additional $500 provided by the Region-al District. Residents must first contact a local WETT certified installer such as Parky’s or Kar-dash. Your old stove must be removed and destroyed and a new certified wood stove or other low emission heating appliance installed. This pro-cess must be verified by the installer who will complete the rebate application.

For more information about

the wood stove exchange rebates, air quality issues, or to find out how to join the Gold-en and District Air Quality Com-mittee, please see www.golden-

airquality.ca.Check back in upcoming issues of

the Golden Star for more in a series on air quality in Golden from the Golden and District Air Quality Committee.

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A chance to relive some of the memories found in the Stars

Looking back through the Gold-en Stars stored in the vault at the Gold-en Museum is a time consuming but rewarding task.

It lets me person-ally; relive moments that were meaningful from my childhood while sharing with you the history of the area. In this particu-lar article I am shar-ing directly from the columns of the Gold-en Star, some of the key information our collective built herit-age from 50 years ago.

With the comple-tion of the TransCan-ada Highway in 1962 more travelers that ever were passing through the area and by 1963 entrepre-neurs starting plan-ning and building.

The Golden Star – May 2, 1963.

Saturday, May 4th is Opening Day for two Golden ventures, the new Medical Clinic Building and Gene’s Broasted Chicken, both choosing this day to start oper-ations.

Gene’s Broasted Chicken will be offer-ing take out service of fried chicken, broasted potatoes, salad and buns. This new business is locat-ed at the Kicking Horse Texaco Service on the TransCanada Highway.

The Medical Clin-ic Building is a new structure erected on River Street across

from the Golden General Hospital. Built by Burnham Construction Ltd. for Dr. Lapp, Dr. Tay-lor and Dr. Trott, it is a one-storey brick building measuring 72 X 51 feet and will contain examination rooms, consultation rooms and lobby.

The Golden Star – May 23, 1963.

Another business started in Golden last week with the open-ing of the Rondo Inn by John Anderson.

Rondo Inn, which is located in the for-mer clinic building, has been renovated by Mr. Anderson and fitted to supply the requisites of the trav-eling public.

Accommodation at the Inn will be for overnight visitors only and the rooms will not be rented on a monthly basis.

The Golden Star – June 27, 1963.

Modern Motel Opened. The A.R.L. Motel, new 40 unit two-storey structure on Tenth Avenue East opened for busi-ness of Wednesday.

Attractively faced with stone, the motel is a frame and block building.

The 40 units are modern in every respect and complete with wall to wall car-peting, telephone and television.

The motel is U-shaped with off-street parking in the square. To the right of the square is the office and liv-ing quarters of the owners, A.E. Wes-cott, R. Gould, and L. Paulini.

The Golden Star – June 27, 1963.

Drive-In Opens Monday. The Alp-ine Drive-In Theatre (one mile east on the TransCanada and

opposite the Stan-dard Service Station on the hill) will open with a pre-opening Sunday Midnight Show. “Black Sun-day.”

This is a horror drama and there-fore adult entertain-ment. Gates will open at 11:00 p.m. and the show will start at 12:01 a.m.

The Drive-In The-atre will be managed by Steve Zaharachuk and the projectionist will be Walter Schild-knecht.

The Golden Star – August 22, 1963.

A branch of the Bank of Montreal was opened in Golden last week when Geo. E. Marrs, chairman of the Village Coun-cil, cut a ribbon at the doorway of the bank at 10 o’clock on Mon-

day. Temporary quar-ters were obtained in the building former-ly housing the offices of Triangle Motors at 412-6th Ave E. and the bank officially opened Monday mor-ning.

The Golden Star – August 29, 1963.

Another new busi-ness was opened unofficially last week when the Sportsman Motel began renting units. Bill Machuk of Radium Junction is owner-manager.

Located off the Trans-Canada High-way near Kicking Horse Texaco Ser-vice, the new motel has 32 units. All have wall-to-wall carpentry and shower and bath with electrically heat-ed water. Each unit has thermostatically controlled heating

and features the new electric ceiling heat.

The Golden Star – Oct. 17, 1963.

The Laundromat owned by Golden Cleaners was opened this week and will be open for business from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Located in a one-storey building erect-ed next door to the Golden Cleaners dry cleaning plant, the new Laundromat is equipped with RCA Whirlpool washers which feature a full thirty minute cycle.

The Golden Star – Oct. 14, 1963.

The Golden Arms Motor Hotel will be officially opened on Friday, Oct 24th when Jim Chabot, MLS for Columbia will declare the new

50 unit establish-ment opened. Situ-ated near the C.P.R. depot, the hotel is built adjacent to the historical site for-merly known as “The Cache.”

The Golden Star – Nov. 14, 1963.

The Alexander Park Elementary School opens its doors to 80 children enrolled in Grades one to five inclusive for the first time on Monday Nov. 18th.

The children attending this school, with the exception of a couple of families, all live on the east side of Highway 95.

The Golden Star – Nov. 21, 1963.

Tuesday, November 12th was opening day for Golden’s newest business, Golden Bil-

liards. It is owned and operated by Mr. Char-lie Lewis, formerly of Ponoka, Alberta, who will reside in Golden.

The building is of cement block con-struction and is equipped with eight new National bil-liards tables, and is one of the finest bil-liard halls in Western Canada.

The Golden Star – Dec. 5, 1963.

Sacred Heart par-ish hall is practical-ly completed and will be officially opened on Sunday, Dec. 29th by his Excellency, Bishop W.E. Doyle of Nicholson.

A single storey con-struction, the new hall will house living quarters at the rear as well as the large hall which will be used for parish functions.

Downtown Golden, BC. The Golden Cleaners and Laundromat is the second building from the right. Photo credit: Golden Museum

- Turning Back the Pages -By Colleen Palumbo

Jessica Schwitekreporter2@thegolden-

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It was so big, the artist hadn’t actual-ly seen the whole project until she unveiled it at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church.

Karen Brodie (Archibald) creat-ed a 14-foot fabric banner, which was commissioned by a church in Arvada,

Colorado.“They gave me

three ideas for the piece,” said Brodie, who has been mak-ing fabric art for 20 years. “One was ele-ments of nature, one was inclusive, and one was rejoice. But I didn’t realize they were separate ideas, so I actually com-bined all those ideas into one. It worked out perfect though, because it really gave

me some param-eters.”

It took Brodie 129 hours of labour to complete the project, which she designed in October. She has been working on it ever since, and decid-ed she wanted to invite some friends out to the church to see her unveil the piece.

“I just have a table I work on, that is about 4 by 8 feet of plywood.

The banner was very rolled up through-out the process, and that is partly why I wanted to come (to the church) because I needed to see it myself,” she said.

“Other than rolled out on my living room carpet, I hadn’t seen the whole thing.”

In her 20 years with this medium, Brodie has made count-less treasures, some of which hang in St. Paul’s Anglican Church today.

In fact, this ban-ner is not even the largest piece she has ever made, although it is the tallest. She has made a few that were shorter by a couple feet, but they were much wider.

This project how-ever, was a little bit different than what she has done in the past.

“I normally only work in natural fibres, but there’s a skylight in this church in Colorado, so for the first time I had to consider the fading element. So it’s all solid colours and synthetic materi-als,” she said.

The multi-col-oured banner brings together elements of nature, such as young saplings, old growth, bodies of water, as well as blossoms of spring and leaves of fall. It also has the inclusiveness of the whole world, envel-oped in open arms.

“I started with the idea of the world, and then there are arms around the world, which brings in the idea of inclusiveness. It’s like holding the world,” said Brodie.

With this project, as with others, Brodie had to be conscious of the colour schemes in the commissioning church. She was given carpet and fabric sam-ples, but since the banner will remain in the church all year, she also had to incor-porate all seasonal colours.

“I always try to make

sure there’s a large palette. If it’s green, then I make sure there’s lots of greens so that it doesn’t mat-ter if it’s exact,” said Brodie.

The church in Col-orado found Brodie through her website,

as many of her cli-ents do. So the first time they see the ban-ner in person will be when Brodie rolls it up and mails it to Col-orado.

It may seem nerve-racking sending such a valuable item

through the mail, but Brodie insists she has much experience with it, and has never had a problem.

To see other exam-ples of Brodie’s work, go to www.brodiedesigns.com.


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Karen Brodie Archibald stands with her 14-foot fabric banner, which was commissioned by a church in Colorado. It was so big, she had to bring it to the St. Paul’s Anglican Church to unveil it, as she couldn’t spread it out in her own home. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

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The alien invasion is coming to Golden.

Mat the Alien, DJ import from England, is playing a show at the Rockwater Grill and Bar on Friday Feb. 1. Since the age of 14 Mat has been mixing, scratching, and mak-ing mixes - beats, span-ning many genres and styles, always having one thing in common - heavy bears and bass lines which appeals to a wide variety of crowds with lots of cuts and turntable tricks thrown in.

It all started after hearing the electron-ic sounds being played in the warehouse par-ties around the north-west of England back in 1988. Being around music from an early age, his father owned a record store, let to Mat taking up the drums at age 10, and found the warehouse scene a few years later.

He played sets on many pirate radio shows and began doing some shows and charts,

and many nights were spend ruining records and cutting back and forth trying to figure out how DJ Hype got those crazy transform-er sounds.

In 1995 Mat and his family moved to Whist-ler to pursue his new addiction of snow-boarding, and he met DJs like Vinyl Ritch-ie and Kilo Cee, who were playing diverse sets, dropping hip hop into funk into electron-

ic music.Since then, Mat has

toured across the globe and performed in 15 countries from Miami to Moscow, and even at sports events suck as the US Supercross, the Olympic Games, and the X Games. He is a regular at many fes-tivals, including sev-en performances at Shambhala, and held down a bi-weekly club night gig in Las Vegas at Eye Candy (Manda-

lay Bay).He has even been

picked up by Monster Energy, who gave him an official sponsorship.

Still living in Whist-ler, and now con-sidered a pioneer of the music scene in the area, this father of two still travels almost every weekend to spread his music throughout Canada, the United States, and the world.

Check him out at the Rockwater on Feb. 1.


They have been called Vancouver’s vaudevillian answer to the dance movement, and Golden is fortunate enough to have Blackberry Wood coming back to perform for a third time.

A band with a flair for the theatrics, Blackberry Wood manages to combine alternative, gypsy, country, circus, and early 20th century music, with a stage performance you won’t soon forget.

“We like to put on a good visual show,” said Kris Wood, guitarist, lead singer, song writer, and originating band member.

Although still a rock show, a Blackberry Wood concert can feel more like a cabaret as they often take to the stage with up to nine band members, all decked out in vaudevil-lian costumes.

“Our music has a 1910s, 1920s feel, but there are so many elements in there like ska, hip hop, blues and punk. We really mix it up, so I think our music is still very access-ible to all sorts of music fans,” said Wood.

“It’s such a strange mix with our shows,” said Blackberry Wood saxophone player Jennifer Charters. “We really like to get people to dance, and we’ll have five-year-olds and 80-year-olds up there dancing at our shows. It’s great.”

The band has been to Golden twice in the past, once playing a pub show, and also taking part in Kicking Horse Culture’s Summer Kicks series in the Spirit Square.

“Golden is such a cool place to play, we’re really excited to be coming back,” said Wood.

Blackberry Wood has more than 400 shows under their belt both in Canada and the United Kingdom and appear-ances at dozens of festivals including Glastonbury Festi-val in Glastonbury, England, Frostbite Festival in White-horse, Robson Valley Music Festival and the Arts Wells Fes-tival.

But whether playing a massive festival, or a more intim-ate bar show, Blackberry Wood enjoys the performance. And on their new album, Strong Man vs Russian Bears,

the band tried to capture the raw energy of those live per-formances.

“We wanted to make something that people can take home from our shows and have it really remind them of what they saw. We’re really proud of our live show, we real-ly wanted to try and capture it,” said Charters.

The record, released in the fall of 2012, has been very well received, and has even been climbing local charts around British Columbia.

Blackberry Wood is playing at the Rockwater Grill and Bar on Jan. 29. To learn more about the band, go to www.blackberrywood.ca.

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Vancouver band Blackberry Wood is coming to Golden to play at the Rockwater Grill and Bar on Jan. 29. Photo Submitted

DJ Mat the Alien is playing a set at the Rockwater Grill and Bar on Feb. 1. Photo Submitted



The Snow King’s Masque Parade is always a fun event to watch, but it is a whole different experience to participate.

Anyone and everyone is wel-come to come out to the Snow King Playhouse, on 9th Avenue North, to make a lantern, mask, or puppet.

“One big difference here in the workshop will be the pub-lic space. People who are com-ing in to make a lantern or a sim-ple mask will be in one spot, and on the other side will be people who are working on larger pro-jects,” said Joyce deBoer, who has been volunteering with the festi-val since the beginning.

She, and several other volun-teers, can be found on hand at the playhouse during their pub-lic hours to lend a hand.

All the materials required will be there for anyone to make a lantern (which will line the path-way along the Kicking Horse Riv-er), or a mask, which you can make to wear as a spectator, or to participate in the parade.

You can make whatever you like, whether it fits into the theme of Life is a Carnival or not, organizers only ask that if you are planning a big project and want to be part of the festival, that you commit to a dress rehearsal.

“If we know the main compon-ents that are there it helps. We can do it on the fly, but it’s stress-ful and you don’t want to miss anybody. So if we have a dress

rehearsal, just so we know the simple things like who goes on after whom, then things will run a lot smoother,” said deBoer.

“It’s great anyway. I know it always turns out well, but it could be just a little bit better.”

DeBoer also recommends that participants are working togeth-er, like a group of friends or a family, that they consider mak-ing multiples.

“What is very effective in other festivals is multiples of the same. If you see three or more of any-thing the same, like a deck of cards, it’s way more powerful than one,” she said.

“Last year there were these very tall birds that came in. And what the magic of that was that it was a flock of them… It was magical.”

The birds were made by Gold-en Secondary School students with a backpack, a pair of skis and poles, some paper and glue.

“Those birds were really effect-ive, and they only took 20 min-utes each to make,” said deBoer. “So it goes to show that you don’t have to spend hours and hours here to make something spe-cial.”

The hours at the playhouse are every Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Anyone who is working on a larger project, and needs time in the playhouse that does not fit into the public hours, than talk to deBoer about setting up another time to use the space.

Make your mask or lantern at the Snow King Playhouse

(Above) The Playhouse Volunteers show off some of the creations for the Snow King Masque Parade. Darryl Crane/Star Photo

(Left) A flock of birds, made at the Playhouse, parade through the Spirit Square at last year’s festival. Star Photo


The Snow King’s Masque Parade is com-ing back to town again this February, and what better way to get ready than for the Art Gallery of Golden to host an exhibit of fantastical and playful leather masks, cre-ated by Pam Williamson.

Williamson has worked in different mediums of art for most of her life, but only started working on the leather masks about four years ago.

“I did some painting on sets for a bene-fit and in return a friend showed me how to make the masks,” she said.

Williamson explained that she is con-stantly coming up with different inspira-tions for her masks.

“That is the nice thing about the mask making. It doesn’t matter what I am inter-ested in, I can go off and work on it,” she said.

She explained that leather is an inter-esting medium for her to work in because it will do anything an artists wants it to do as long as it is treated right.

“It is awesome because if I can dream it,

I can make it. It doesn’t matter how much I get into it, I always want to get into it more,” she said.

Williamson said it has been great to have the Art Gallery of Golden in town to support her and other artists in the area.

“The art gallery means so much to art-ists in this neck of the woods. We don’t have an awful lot of outlets and it’s won-derful to have an outlet as sophisticated as this art gallery is.”

When asked which mask jumped out to her as one she really liked, Williamson explained, it is always the last one she has made.

“It is fun to watch people change per-sonalities when they put a mask on. Cos-tuming is one of those things that allows you to go in a direction that you would normally never take,” she said.

All masks are for sale at the art gallery so people can pick one out for the upcom-ing Masque Costume Ball on Friday, Feb. 15.

Williamson’s exhibit was made possible in part by support from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.

Leather masks at art gallery great for Snow King events

A collection of leather masks, made by Pam Williamson, are on display at the Art Gallery of Golden. They are also for sale, and a perfect item for the Snow King festival. Darryl Crane/Star Photo


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Ryan Watmough, Executive Director Golden & District Community Foundation

The Golden & District Community Founda-tion has decided to support two community pro-jects in its eleventh annual round of grants.

The largest grant was made to Golden Com-munity Resources Society as they work to bring Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Commun-ity Economic Development (CED) certificate course to Golden in the spring.

SFU defines CED as a field of study that “explicit-ly combines social and economic development to increase community control, build self‐reliance, restore ecological integrity and create meaning-ful employment.”

According to SFU’s CED website, the pro-gram is “comprised of eight, intensive two-day courses for community leaders to explore, with peers, the models and methods for building sus-tainable, local, robust economies. Tackle real world problems with experienced practition-ers to guide you.” The course is designed to help participants, “build networks with others com-mitted to community economic development, acquire a new language to communicate your ideas across multiple fields; focus your learning on issues and opportunities in your own com-munity; integrate your experience throughout the program; [and] expand the range of tools and methods used.”

The GCRS’ grant application states,“This pro-ject addresses our community’s struggling econ-omy by building the capacity of local leaders through a locally hosted Simon Fraser University CED certificate course; with bursaries available to ensure that local participants can attend. By making the CED expertise available in Golden, local leaders can learn together, raise the level of CED discussion and integrate CED into existing and future initiatives.”

This $73,000 project is one of the largest pro-jects supported by the GDCF. It is expected that by hosting this course, the community can better address local issues identified in the 2011 Gold-en & Area A’s Vital Signs Report; 2) strengthen local organizations with participation from sever-al locals; and 3) bring in specialized CED experts to our community to teach courses and provide advice on addressing community challenges.

While a boom to the local community, it is expected that participants will come from afar to take advantage of this rare opportunity. Finan-cially, this grant and project will eliminate the very costly travel expenses traditionally absorbed by locals travelling to Vancouver, Nelson or Alberta for this course. GCRS expects that those individuals involved with government, non prof-its, co-ops, credit unions and socially responsible businesses will find the information particularly useful. Anyone interested in the course and bur-sary opportunities, should contact Connie Bar-low at GCRS at 250-344-2311 or “mailto:[email protected]” [email protected].

The second grant was made to the Golden & District Historical Society (GDHS) and award-ed from the interest earned on the Cecil & Edel Parson Memorial Fund. The GDHS is cur-rently working to better weatherize the Golden Museum.

Following the call for proposals in October, there were funding requests for $21,684.47. The volunteer Grants Advisory Committee (GAC) thoroughly reviewed the 4 applications and then deliberated together.

These two grants were made possible by the many GDCF donors that have contributed to the collection of Community Grants Program endowment funds.

To make a donation to one of 17 endowment funds, or learn how your family or business can start your own, please visit www.goldencommun-ityfoundation.ca.

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The Gentlemen got their feet wet last year, hosting the Golden Film Festival for the first time. They have brought it back this year, and it is going to be even bigger and better.

The annual festival, started by camera operator and editor Cliff Markham, and taken over by the Gentlemen’s Leisure Club of Gold-en last year, is taking place at the Mount 7 Rec Plex on Saturday Feb. 2.

This great community event features foreign, Canadian, and even local films that showcase a wide array of themes. Last year there was everything from art films, comedic shorts, full length documentaries, and enough extreme sports films to keep the Golden crowd happy.

Awards were handed out for Feature Length, Gentlemen’s Choice, Medium Length, Youth Film, and Short.

This year the Gentlemen have teamed up with Golden Area Initia-tives to present a new category for the local movie makers - The Pure Golden Award.

This new category is all about Golden, B.C. The Gentlemen have asked film makers to let them know why they love Golden in 90 seconds. The first place winner will receive a $500 cash prize.

Tickets for the festival are $10, and are available at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

For more information go to gentlemenofgolden.org.

The Gentlemen’s Club of Golden is hosting the Golden Film Festival for a second year. Star Photo

Back for a second run

Cathy Kenzie of Petcurean (a pet food company) was all smiles after Copper and her owner Michelle Polack found her during an avalanche safety practice at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Darryl Crane/Star Photo


The Stamp Club in Golden will be having a meeting at 3 p.m., Jan. 27, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Photo Submitted

Small countries, great people

Golden District Minor Hockey Associationtogether with

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 122 and Columbia Basin Trust

would like to announce two FREE programsYOUTH SHINNY12-18 year olds

Wednesdays 8:30-9:30Skates, gloves, helmets and sticks mandatory

LUNCH HOUR PROGRAM with Coach Ty DavidsonGrades 2-7

Mondays and Thursdays 12:15-12:45Skates, gloves, helmets and sticks mandatory

Parents are responsible for transportation and supervision during the entire practice

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February 8, 9, 10

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Entry fee - $220/team ($55 ea.) Women - $200/teamINDIVIDUALS WELCOME

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Golden and District Search and Rescue

Annual General Meeting and elections

February 7, 2013 @ 7:30pm210 Fisher Road, (Golden Airport)

All welcome

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After collecting stamps from the country of Andorra for 40 years, and planning a trip there this spring, imagine my surprise to find Golden has an Andorran exchange student. In more ways than one, stamps can lead you to learn exciting and interesting things. Several small countries in Europe have taken advan-tage of that and issue stamps for collectors almost as a national industry.

It’s almost ironic that a country can have only a few thousand citizens, or consist of only 500 acres and still have a full vote at the United Nations. Many Pacific islands come to mind, but Europe has five such countries. These so-called microstates are sovereign countries with less than 200 square miles land area.

Monaco is so small the whole country can be shown on a postage stamp. It’s population of around 32,000 live on 481 acres of land. San Marino, which is completely surrounded by Italy, has about 25,000 people and covers less than 25 square miles in land area. Liechten-stein, covering 61.6 square miles, has about 32,000 people. Finally, Vatican City is larger in land mass -109 square miles, but has less than 1000 people.

One might want to include Luxembourg but it is considerably bigger with about 1000 square miles and over 476,000 population. Issuing stamps for collectors is one of their “industries.”

Finally, back to Andorra. This country nes-tled in the Pyrenees mountains between Spain and France is 180 square miles in area, about half the size of New York City. The population is 86,165. These mountains provide Andorra one of its main industries – skiing.

Very much as mountains make Calgary a more likely journey for Goldenites than Kelowna, the mountains make Andorra a nat-ural, self-defined physical nation. Only one road enters through an eastern pass from France, and another through a valley south to Spain. And a dead end road branching off to the northwestern valley makes this Y-shaped

highway the main access to the whole country.Andorra has a unique postal history, and it

is related to its political history. It is the last of the “March states” created by Charlemagne in the 800s to keep the Moors from France. The country has been, for the most part, semi-independent ever since. Its borders were offi-cially established in 1278.

Though it’s called a principality, it has never had a prince of its own. Since the thir-teenth century feudal system, the co-rulers of Andorra have been the head of the French State, the President, and the Bishop of Seu d’Urgell (a Spanish border town). In 1993, a parliamentary co-principality was set up, and the heads of state are generally honorary pos-itions today. The country is actually governed by a Council of 24.

Both France and Spain provide postal ser-vices for Andorra. “Principality of Andorra” stamps are issued by the Spanish, and also by the French. Until only two years ago, mail was carried free within the country. Stamps were only needed to foreign addresses. This, of course, made used Andorran stamps fair-ly rare. Collectors paid more for used stamps than for new ones.

Despite its small size, Andorra has many monuments, legends, historical and cultural events to use as subjects for its stamps. Person-ally, I like the issues portraying religious art from its churches, and the churches, castles and other historical buildings. Almost every year a stamp shows a classic car or motorcycle from those two museums in the country.

My thanks to Alex, Golden’s Andorran exchange student, for the interesting and informative conversation about his home-land. Stamps can lead us to many interesting experiences, and hopefully, even a visit to the country they come from.

We’ll have an Andorran collection for “show and tell” at the Golden Stamp Club’s meeting, 3 p.m., Jan. 27, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Everyone is welcome to come and sell, trade, swap or just chat and “show and tell” over a cup of coffee. Questions? Call Ron at 344-5939, [email protected].

Chilly times in Golden

Riki Routley does her best to keep a little friend warm at the Golden Arena. Darryl Crane/Star Photo


Golden Rockets VS.

Spokane BravesFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 7:30PM IN GOLDEN

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Golden Rockets VS. Summerland Steam Friday, Jan 25 in Summerland


The Golden Rockets took the Cres-ton Valley Thunder Cats to overtime, but could not pull out the win in Fri-day night action in the Kootenay Inter-national Junior Hockey League.

The Cats came out fast in the first and

had a lead before the four minute mark of the period. The Rockets tied things up on the power play when Carter Coch-rane scored.

The teams traded two more goals and went into the first intermission tied at two.

Even though the Rockets outshot the Cats in the second period, they could

not grab a lead. The Thunder Cats, on the other hand, scored two goals in the period to take what looked like a com-manding lead over the team from Gold-en. The Rockets did not give up on the game and came back in the third period to tie things up on goals from Connor Beauchemin and Cochrane.

This sent the game into overtime.

Rockets forward Felix Larouche took a penalty for tripping in the extra per-iod that came back to hurt the Rock-ets. Andrew Hodder netted the winning goal for the Cats with a little over two minutes left in the overtime period.

The Rockets next home game will be held on Feb. 1 when Spokane comes to town.

Thunder Cats claw their way to a victory over Golden Rockets


Registration for the 17th Annual Huckleberry Lop-pet, being held this year on Feb. 10, is now open.

Anyone interested in signing up for the loppet can do so online at www.zone4.ca, www.goldennordicclub.ca, or fill out a registration form at Dawn Mt. Chalet any time before Feb. 8.

The event is great for skiers of all levels according to Youth Program Co-ordinator for the Golden Nordic Club, Joan Dolinsky.

“It is a family event. It is for everybody and there are many families who come out to ski in it,” she said. “The youngest person who takes part is usually the four-year-olds, but there are also moms who carry around their kids in their chariots.”

Over the years the event has garnered many partici-

pants from the area and further away. “It is going to be the same as in past years where we

have a whole bunch of different distances for people to ski and it is a really inclusive event,” she said. “We encourage all of the skiers in the community to come out.”

This is the biggest event of the season for the club. All children who come out receive a raku medallion that is made locally.

“We serve a big chilli lunch afterwards with home-made cookies. It is a really fun event.”

Dolinsky thanked all of the local businesses who have stepped up to help provide prizes for the event again this year.

Normally around 100 people come out for the event and take part in the skiing and relaxing at the Nordic Centre.

“Races go from one kilometre up to 30 kilometres

for the more experienced athletes. Skiers can come and take part in the recreational or competitive class-es at the event,” she said.

As for how it has felt watching the event grow over the years, Dolinsky explained it has been fun to see.

“It has been awesome. It is nice to see more and more people come every year. There are a lot of out of town skiers coming because it is a nice course we have. In some loppets you just ski around smaller loops sev-eral times, where as in this one we have a long beauti-ful loop,” she said.

She added, “The nice thing as well, the last couple of the years, is having the chalet where everyone can relax and eat in.”

People interested in learning more about the event of the Nordic Club, can check out the Noric Club web-site at www.goldennordicclub.ca or call Dolinsky at 250-344-0017.

A great day for skiing and more at the Huckleberry LoppetRacers of all levels will be in Golden to take part in the Huckleberry Loppet. Star Photo

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Curlers have fun at last year’s bonspiel, which is taking place this year on Feb. 8 to 10. The weekend includes curling, dinner, and entertainment. Call Greg at 250-344-2644 to register your team. Star Photo

Curling Bonspiel Sophomore Rocket tops rookie year point total


Second year Golden Rockets for-ward Carson George is working hard to be a solid player at both ends of the ice this year.

One of the big changes on the team this year, according to George, is the team's ability to pick up points on any given night.

"We have the ability to win some games, even if we don't play well,” he said, thinking about certain games where the team had to fight to come back “We come back, work hard, and play well, both offensive-ly and defensively, as a team.”

This year George has already topped his point total for last sea-son with a focus, not only on scor-ing, but also being a set-up man.

"It has been OK, although I haven't scored as much as I wanted. I have been working on the two-way game ever since I was made a cen-tre. Playing more defensively has to be there," he said. "It has been a lit-tle bit of a tough transition but it is getting better."

As for the team George believes that they have come together as a group.

"It is a pretty tight-knit group. It has been nice. Winning is always fun," he said. "I want to win a cham-pionship."

George has also been apprecia-tive of the support people in Gold-en have been giving the team this year.

"It is really cool. there is a good atmosphere here with the fans and us winning. It is really nice to see."

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It was a day full of snow, smiles, and some chocolate chip cook-ies at the Golden Nordic Club’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Race at Dawn Mountain.

Cross country skiers big and small came out for a day of fun competition. They were skiing through hoops, throwing balls into buckets, passing rubber chickens back and forth as they skied down the track, racing and playing hockey on their skis.

Skiers from the club’s Jack Rabbits program, the FUNda-mentals and Learning to Train programs, and the S’Cool Ski program came out to partici-pate.

Parents and volunteers helped make the event a success, helping run events and baking cookies.

The next event for the Golden Nordic Club is their Moonlight Ski on Saturday Jan. 26, at the Dawn Mountain Nordic Centre. The event is free, but donations are welcome.

To keep up to date on Gold-en’s nordic events, go to golden-nordicclub.ca.

(Above) Hayden Tataryn gets a little pick-me-up from his dad. (Above right) Molly Caldwell skis carefully down the track with coffee cups. (Below right) Anna Willox takes a swing during the nordic hockey game. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo


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The town of Golden has a new naturopathic doctor, now able to help people with a wide var-iety of issues or questions local residents may have.

Dr. Erika Buckley-Strobel recently moved to Golden from Whitby, Ontario with her hus-band Joachim Strobel, and opened Aqua Vitalis Naturo-pathic.

Buckley-Strobel came to Golden with her husband when he started a new job at Can-adian Timberframes.

“The classic answer is always, part lifestyle, part work. My husband was offered a job at Canadian Timberframes,” she said. “We like the pedestrian lifestyle. We like to be able to walk everywhere.”

She has been a naturopath-ic doctor since 2004 and was in practice in Ontario for eight years.

“I always wanted to be a doc-tor. I knew from high school, or even before, that I was going to be a doctor. I wanted to be a doctor that wasn’t rushed and would be able to take the time and listen to my clients. I wouldn’t want to tell my clients to do something unless I was willing to do it myself,” she said.

She added people really need to be heard and she takes the time with her patients.

“It is nice to have that free-dom to take the time I want with my patients. I want people to know that options are a good thing. Myself, as a naturopath-ic doctor, I do not take a con-frontational attitude. It is not us verses them. I have been lucky to meet some of the doc-tors in Golden and they seem open minded. It is about what is best for the client. I always tell people it is about looking for what works for you.”

In B.C. she will have prescrib-ing rights which she thinks is a great thing for her clients.

“We need pharmaceuticals. I am a big proponent that we need all options open to us,” she said.

As for what a naturopathic doctor does, Buckley-Strobel explained there are many dif-ferent things she can do.

“The book answer is a naturo-pathic doctor is a primary care practitioner who generally uses non-pharmaceutical remedies. We do things like acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine, hydrotherapy. We are looking for gentler ways to treat the body,” she said. “What makes a naturopathic doctor unique is that we have such a wide range. We have so many tools in our tool box so that not everyone who walks in gets a standard protocol. They get something that is customized for them.”

Buckley-Strobel added that she feels it is important to find out what is causing issues for her patients as part of the heal-ing process.

“Very much it is about treat-ing the cause though not all symptoms have the same cause,” she said.

One area of her work that the doctor feels people do not real-ize she does is acupuncture.

“Every time people hear I do acupuncture as a naturopathic doctor their eyes light up. That is one thing that people don’t realize about naturopathic doc-tors who are trained in Canada.”

Buckley-Strobel added that acupuncture can be used for many different reasons.

“Most people think of acu-puncture for pain manage-ment and that is true at its basic level. Acupuncture in Chinese medicine is a whole system of medicine. People with digest-ive concerns, women’s issues, headaches and just about any-thing can be treated with an acupuncture protocol.”

Another treatment she uses is hydrotherapy which is a water therapy.

“It simply means healing with

water. Some of us might think saunas and hot tubs. But it is about working with the physiol-ogy of the body and changing the circulation based on what temperature of water you are using,” she said.

“I took an advanced hydro-therapy course in Bad Wör-ishofen, Germany... home of the founder of hydrother-apy, Father Sebastian Kneipp. Continuing education is a big

part of what I do. Most recent-ly I took a course on K-taping (the bright Blue and Pink tape seen on many Olympians in the last Olympics). Currently I’m working on a Sports Medicine Acupuncture certificate.”

She added that she also works with people who are looking to get a little healthier.

“People who just want to be healthier. I get the classic, I am tired and I don’t know why.

This is for that person who is just looking for answers or another possible explanation. We live in an amazingly active community in Golden. Every-one is so active here but it could be people looking for that next step forward,” she said.

To learn more feel free to call 250-344-4983 or email [email protected] or you can also go to her website at www.aquavitalis.ca

Naturopathic doctor finds a new home in Golden

Pictured above is Dr. Erika Buckley-Strobel who recently opened Aqua Vitalis Naturopathic in Golden. Darryl Crane/Star Photo

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In Memory of George Cameron

Passed away January 22, 2012

Margret Cameron, Merv Cameron, Myrna Garner, Dolly Moyer & Family

Do not stand at my grave and weep:I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow;I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain;I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush,I am the swift uplift ing rush,

Of quiet birds in circled fl ight.I am the soft star that shines at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;I am not there; I did not die.

In loving memory of Melvin Richardt

March 14, 1945 - January 20, 2005

Always loved and always missed,Pat and Laura

Those whom we love go out of sight,But never out of mind;They are cherished in the heartsOf those they leave behind.Loving and kind in all his ways,Upright and just to the end of his days;Sincere and true in heart and mind,Beautiful memories he left behind.

Mrs. Doreen Margaret Brown passed away at the Golden and District Hospital on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 at the age of 77 years.A service of Christian Burial was held from Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Golden on Monday afternoon, January 21st, 2013 with Father Cecil Nunez celebrant. Interment of the cremated remains followed in the family plot of the Golden Community Cemetery.Doreen was born in Cranbrook, B.C on September 29, 1935 and had been a resident of Golden since 1960. She was predeceased by her parents; one brother Pat, one son Tim in October 2011 and by her son-in-law Bryan Englehart in April 2011. Doreen is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Owen of Golden; two children: Janice Englehart of Golden and Robert (Betty-Lou) Brown of Kimberley; seven grandchildren: Shawn, Andrew, Jason, Kayla, Alexander, Samara and Cameron; fi ve great grandchildren: Lacey, Samantha, Hunter, Keaton and Hayden; brothers: Harry (Nanette) Kenelly, Jim (Delphine) Kenelly and sister-in-law, Donna Kenelly all of Cranbrook.Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Doreen’s obituary notice at www.hindmanbowersfuneralhome.com.Arrangements are in the care of Hindman Bowers Funeral Home, Golden.

Doreen Margaret Brown

Wilfred Hugo (Wilf) SchuckWilfred Hugo (Wilf) Schuck passed away at his residence in Spillimacheen on Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 at the age of 64 years. A graveside service was held at the Galena Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, January 20th. Pallbearers were Jason Schuck, Gill Schuck, Marvin Malberg, Troy Schuck, Randy Gottler and Al Head.Wilf was born in Cranbrook, B.C. on May 19, 1948 and had been a resident of Spillimacheen since 1980. He was a great outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and shing.Wilf was predeceased by his parents and one brother David. He is survived by his son Darren (Kayla) of Edgewater; granddaughter Shayna; three siblings: George (Lynda) Schuck of Parson, Shirley (Gunnar) Malberg of Parson and Brian (Anne) Schuck of Donald as well as numerous nieces and nephews.Arrangements were in the care of Hindman Bowers Funeral Home, Golden.

It is with deep sadness that the family of Garth Benson announces his passing at the Golden and District Hospital on January 17, 2013 at the age of 78 years.

A celebration of Life service for Garth will be held on Wednesday January 23, 2013 at 2:00pm from the Golden Senior's Centre. A reception will follow the service allowing family and friends to continue sharing memories.

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

Funeral arrangements are in the care of Hindman/Bowers Funeral Home, Golden, BC

A full obituary will follow in the next edition

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The Golden Civic Centre took a big step towards getting a kitchen when the Columbia Shuswap Regional Dis-trict (CSRD) added the final piece of the financial pie.

Previously the project was given a grant from the Columbia Basin Trust.

Recently the Town of Golden Coun-cil put forward a request for to the Area A Director to help get the additional $60,000 from the Economic Opportun-ities Fund (EOF).

At the Jan. 17 meeting the CSRD, with the concurrence of the Town of Gold-en and the Electoral Area ‘A’ Director, the board approved funding from the Golden and Area ‘A’ Economic Oppor-tunity Fund to the Town of Golden in an amount up to $60,000 for the Golden Civic Centre Kitchen Project.

Garry Habart is the Area ‘A’ represent-ative at the CSRD.

“Golden felt this was a good idea and we just supported them,” he said. “This funding came through the payment in lieu of taxes through BC Hydro to all areas. It is payment to the area for the effect the hydro dam has had on the area.”

Habart added he hoped this would be an economic benefit for Golden.

“It should be a pretty nice kitchen. Per-sonally we are hoping that by having the

kitchen there they can bring in more rev-enue to the town. By being able to spon-sor more events I would imagine it would help out the town. If we have people coming to town it helps out our area.”

Mayor of the Town of Golden, Chris-tina Benty, also sees the new kitchen as added value to an already successful facility.

“It is absolutely fantastic. We are thrilled that the funding has come through and we are looking forward to seeing that project completed for the community,” she said. “This was the final piece of the puzzle left unfunded.

“It is going to benefit not only caterers with kitchen facilities, but also caterers without kitchen facilities. What it will do is to continue to expand as an econom-ic driver in the community because the more events you can host there and the more capacity you have, the better it is going to be.”

Habart also said that the project has been a long one, but time was needed to make the right decision.

“People in our area work there as well. I am not too involved in the Civic Centre. There are pros and cons and not every-body loves the Civic Centre, but a lot of people do. It is a kind of a balance we are trying to work out,” he said.

Director of Kicking Horse Culture, Bill Usher, was happy to see the final step to completing the kitchen completed.

“The area where the kitchen was is wait-

ing to be developed,” he said. “Now with this final vote by the CSRD we will figure out a way to move forward.”

He also added a thank you for the final

funding.“Kudos to the mayor and the region-

al directors for leading this through to finally having an agreement,” he said.

Final funds for Civic Centre kitchen have now been found

After months of discussion and years of work the Golden Civic Centre is one step closer to having a completed kitchen. Darryl Crane/Star Photo

Golden Rams grab silver at home tournament

The Golden Rams Bantam hockey team finished second in a home tournament held at the Golden Arena between Jan. 17 and 19. (Pictured top left) Jake Gudjonson buries a goal against the Cochrane team. The Golden players not only crashed the net as seen in a near miss (above left), but also showed their skills from the point, like team captain, Brendan Sime-Vivian (above right). Darryl Crane/Star Photo


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