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At its July 22 meeting, Town Council directed Phil Armstrong, manager of development servi-ces, to draft a policy regarding communications towers for 2016 in order to provide for greater notification with future tower developments. The policy could also examine certain design

guidelines. The development of the policy comes after

some concern was raised by local Inge Clap-perton at council’s May 19 meeting regarding potential health risks of cell towers when they are placed in close proximity to residential areas.

Mayor Ron Oszust and Coun. Caleb Moss commended Clapperton for championing this

cause and remaining involved throughout the process.

The proposal to draft a communications tow-er policy was approved unanimously, despite some concern from Coun. Bruce Fairley regard-ing the amount of time it would take away from staff.

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It’s the summer of ‘98. I’m 10 years old and about to live out my nightmare while discovering a brand new fear.

Perhaps that’s a touch dramatic, but the 10 metre-high rock climbing wall at Jack-son’s Point summer camp on the shores of Lake Simcoe, Ontario, has me shaking. Lit-erally, and quite visibly.

Halfway up what was likely an excruciating-ly easy climbing route, I take the ever-danger-ous, and typically ill-advised, gaze down-wards and that’s where it begins.

My legs begin to shake. Slowly, at first, but with an increasing amount of intensity, so much that it becomes plainly obvious for my fellow campers down below.

Inevitably, laughter ensues. Before long, the howls reach a cre-scendo. Even the camp counsellors are fight-ing to hold back their chuckles.

Eventually, I fin-ish the climb, des-cend, and am official-ly branded with a new nickname: Chicken Legs. Or something along those lines.

I guess you could say my mild fear of heights began with that inci-dent at summer camp, and while it’s rarely

stopped me from try-ing new things, it’s always been a quiet, but audible, voice in the back of my head

It returned last Thursday when I was strapping on a harness outside of Eagle’s Eye, readying myself for the Ascension tour of the brand new via fer-rata at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Ital-ian for “iron road”, via ferratas, as my excel-lent guide Nick Com-stock would later explain, were heavi-ly used during World War I as a way to move troops through high altitude terrain. A typ-ical course involves a series of rungs, steps and pegs. Partici-pants are secured into a cable for the entire trek, allowing climbers of all abilities to partici-pate and making this an infinitely access-ible activity for the utterly and hopelessly inexperienced. Which is exactly what I am.

After a debrief from Comstock, myself and the seven others on the tour take part in a quick warm up ses-sion near Eagle’s Eye in order to familiarize ourselves with the gear.

The lanyard/cable system is ultra modern, allowing climbers to be comfortably locked into the system the entire trip. After rip-ping through the prac-tice course, I’m feeling surprisingly confident,

although the butter-flies persist.

The butterflies were a little too much for one young girl, who decided to bail once we had reached the Terminator 1 trail-head. She decided to wait for her father - who continued on the trip - from the comfort of Eagle’s Eye.

I’m mildly envious of this young girl. A hot breakfast sounds pretty good right about now, especially with how threatening some of the clouds in the distance appear.

The opening seg-ment of both the Ascension and Discov-ery via ferrata tours is all but guaranteed to weed out anyone who might not be cut out for the hair-raising heights that the tour promises to offer.

After locking into the system, the first bit of vertigo inducing thrills begin with a 65 metre walk along a thin suspension bridge, tak-ing climbers from the ridge line onto the face of T1. Because there’s no climbing involved on the bridge, this is the perfect time for taking photos and it offers a chance for participants to get acquainted with their surroundings.

It’s also a perfect time to realize that you are dozens of metres off the ground, trav-elling across a bridge

that sways with the movement of its users.

I pause just long enough to take it all in…before hurrying to the other side to wait for the rest of the party from the comfort of stable ground.

From there we begin the ascent, working our way both upwards and across the north face of T1.

The views are extra-ordinary and my com-fort level increases with every step.

Even skiers and bik-ers who know this ter-rain front and back will appreciate the scen-ery from the via fer-rata as it offers a wholly unique perspective on the rest of the moun-tain, one that simply wasn’t possible before its installation.

Eventually we reach

a crossroads where the shorter Discovery tour branches off from the Ascension route. Dis-covery heads straight up from that point, which is approximate-ly right below the T1 peak, before crossing over and concluding at a sub peak.

The route I’m on, however, takes us further over before ascending to the ridge line for the eventual push to the summit.

Shortly after the crossroads comes the most fear-indu-cing portion of the three hour journey, the so-called “Monkey Bridge”.

The “bridge” is in fact just a single, inch wide cable that spans a portion of exception-ally exposed terrain, with only an eye-level

cable to help you main-tain your balance. The exposure from this point is extreme, a drop of a couple hun-dred feet by my best guess at minimum.

With my first step onto the cable, I can feel the leg shakes starting up. I can near-ly hear the laughter from those campers all those years ago. Slow-ly, one step at a time, I “tight-rope” across the span, looking down occasionally because I simply can’t resist.

It proved to be both the most thrilling part of the trip, and the most terrifying.

I loved it. The rest of the jour-

ney flies by as we climb towards the top ridge line and gain the rest of our 106 metres of total vertical on

the way to the sum-mit, where we finally unhook from the sys-tem and are free to roam around and take photos, before begin-ning the descent back to Eagle’s Eye.

Indeed, this very unique Kicking Horse offering - just a hand-ful exist in Canada - is another feather in the cap for the resort, which is continually expanding its summer products and becom-ing a diverse destin-ation for locals and tourists alike.

It’s an intensely satisfying, euphor-ic feeling to have reached the top and conquered a few fears along the way, while also ridding myself of a certain nickname from what now feels like a lifetime ago.

Continued from page 1“Before I can support this resolution I need to

know how much staff time is going to be devot-ed to this,” Coun. Fairley said, citing other tasks for development services that should take prior-ity. He also questioned the validity of any health concerns with regards to cell towers, citing the American Cancer Society’s website which says that there is “very little evidence” to support the idea that cell towers pose a cancer risk.

Nevertheless, Coun. Fairley voted in favour of the motion after he was reassured by Armstrong that the policy should take just eight hours to complete and that the policy was expressly moved to 2016 because of other, more pressing prior-ities.

New dance studio location re-zonedThe Golden branch of Stages School of Dance

is moving to a building on 10th Ave. N after its pre-vious downtown location was sold to new owners.

The new location had been zoned as light-industrial, requiring a zoning amendment. In order to accommodate the school’s plan to begin classes in September, staff recommended that the public hearing requirement for zoning changes be waived.

Both the owner of the property and the dance studio requested that re-zoning fees be waived as well, due to the Town’s ongoing examination into re-zoning for the area.

Coun. Moss stated his concern about removing the public consultation process.

“Local government is often accused of not pro-viding the public with enough opportunities for input.

“I say this in particular because the owner of the building is one of the drum beaters of that exact sentiment. If it was perhaps a neighbour of his, he’d be very upset that he didn’t have an oppor-tunity to provide public input.”

Coun. Moss conceded, however, that this was an appropriate time to waive public consultation in order to allow the studio to be prepared for the fall. He did have issues with waiving the fee for re-zoning, which is used to cover costs of not only the public hearing, but also the costs of staff time and advertising.

Council elected to approve the re-zoning amendment and waive the public consultation. They declined to eliminate the re-zoning fee, but did elect to reduce the fee due to the elimination of the public hearing.

Fee lowered for re-zoning application

Conquering fears, childhood embarrassment on the via ferrata

Reporter Joel Tansey (second from left) with the group of brave climbers who con-quered the Ascension via ferrata tour at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Photo Submitted/Katie King

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More Advance Warning NeededWhen the road maintenance contractors undertake work on our highways

they are hard to miss. The Tra� c Control Manual for Work on Roadways tells them all about setting out advance warnings to give drivers plenty of opportunity to realize that they are approaching a hazard. What is often missing is the equivalent for short term, small scale occurrences. This had added importance now that we have the slow down, move over law.

The Motor Vehicle Act is very straight forward, if you are doing work on a highway, you must post tra� c control devices indicating that there are workers or equipment present. This means that a sign, signal, line, meter, marking, space, barrier or device must be in place, ideally with su� cient distance to give drivers time to anticipate and react. A � ashing yellow light alone is not su� cient.

The Act also requires that tra� c control devices be placed to restrict the speed of tra� c in a work area. If speed signs are not posted, then other devices must be placed to restrict the manner in which the vehicles are to proceed on the highway.

It’s worthwhile as part of this discussion to examine what is meant by the word highway. Most of us tend to think of main highways and freeways, but a highway also includes streets, lanes and pathways that the public uses to drive vehicles on, and that includes the shoulder. Working on the shoulder rather than in the travelled lanes does not excuse the need to place su� cient warnings.

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Thank You and Farewell

Bruce Fairley’s full-service law practice will continue.

Maggie Melnychuk will be leaving the law firm of Fairley & Scott to continue her practice in Cranbrook and Kimberley, as of July 30th. Maggie leaves with a big thank you to Golden and Area A, to Bruce, Bev, Mary and John at Fairley & Scott, and to everyone in the legal community here for many years of friendship and support. Maggie will continue to attend Court in Golden and Invermere for federal prosecution matters each month, as well as continuing her general law practice. Maggie' clients with ongoing matters are asked to contact Fairley & Scott at 250-344-2241 or Maggie at [email protected] to make arrangements for legal services, unless this has already been done.

Volunteers brave rain to prevent invasive speciesA little rain didn’t deter volunteers from getting out and helping Wildsight Golden prevent the spread of invasive plant species. They met at Reflection Lake on Saturday July 25 to remove plant species that are harmful to the local ecosystem such as spotted knap-weed and common tansy. This is the second Wildsight sponsored Community Weed Pull this season. The first one in June targeted the banks of the Kicking Horse River. Wildsight Photo

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Death is a part of life, yet it is part of the human experience that so few of us are able to wrap our heads around.

That is why it is so important, when faced with the death of yourself or a loved one, that there are organizations like the Golden Hospice Society to help you through it.

“There’s such a fear of death, and a level of denial that people go through,” said Julia Cund-liffe, one of the founding members of the society. “It’s a tough process for people, and that’s what we try to help them with.”

The society was founded in the early ‘90s, and still has the same strong core of volunteers keep-ing it going. Some people might think she’s crazy surrounding herself by so much heartache and grief, but Cundliffe says that she gets back just as much as she gives.

“It is such an extremely rewarding experience,” she said. “You feel so good knowing you helped a family through such a difficult time.”

The hospice society’s purpose is to help the patient and the families cope with the difficult time. This could include anything from giving relief to caregivers, sitting with the patient who may or may not be conscious, providing support for the family during the end of life planning, or simply be a sympathetic ear without judgement.

Hospice volunteers can work with a family up to six months before a patent’s passing, or even the last few days.

“We train volunteers right here in Golden, and myself and some of the others have taken courses elsewhere,” said Cundliffe. “Invermere has a won-derful hospice, they’ve been very helpful.”

The volunteers also attend the funeral after the patient passes to show support to the family.

“It can be tough and draining work, but we all get together and talk about our experiences after, see what we could have done differently. It’s a bit of a release for us,” said Cundliffe. “And when you get a thank you or a hug from a family member, it’s all worth it.”

Anyone interested in volunteering with the Golden Hospice Society, or learning more about their services can contact them at [email protected].

Volunteers help families grieve loss

Julia Cundliffe has been volunteering with the Golden Hospice Society since it was founded in the early ‘90s. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo



As the old saying goes, if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

For the University of Calgary’s Dr. Chris Brown and his wife, Dr. Jane Lemaitre, both professors and physicians who have been volunteering in global health initiatives in Southeast Asia for nearly 20 years, it’s not just about teaching a man (or woman) how to fish. It’s also about showing them how to practice medicine in third world condi-tions so that they can pass along their know-ledge to future physicians and create a cycle of sustainability.

Brown and Lemaitre, who own a house in Golden and have made this community a home away from home, began working overseas in 1997 in the Philippines. There they joined an already established group of professionals from the university who were helping to build a brand new medical school.

The government of Laos took notice of the university’s work in the Philippines and reached out to them for help.

“They knew that they were hopeless. They were in a hopeless situation with their med-ical education. They were like half a cen-tury out of date…it was a horrible situation,” Brown explained.

The university’s aid started in a very basic sense in the late 1990s in the form of sim-ple conversations, gradually growing from there.

“They realized that we weren’t going to give them an answer to this, that we were there just to help them form an idea of what they wanted to do and then we would help them achieve what they wanted to do,” Brown said.

In 2002, a few individuals from the univer-sity went over there with the idea that they would help disassemble and reconstruct their medical school, located in the Lao cap-ital of Vientiane.

After that five year project, the group from the university stayed around to help, rewriting the med. school curriculum and teaching both instructors and students how to learn medicine in a modern way.

“The next part of modern medical educa-tion, is that once you’ve gone through med.

school, you’re not really a doctor. You’ve just been given the tools to learn how to be a real doctor,” Brown said.

In developed countries, med. school graduates take on internships and residen-cies as the teaching process continues. Lao students didn’t have that luxury until the University of Calgary team stepped in.

“(But) they didn’t need brain surgeons and cardiovascular surgeons and fancy, schmancy doctors,” Brown said.

“They formulated this idea of a phys-ician that was specific for the needs of Laos, which is 80 per cent rural…who would be able to work essentially by themselves and still make things better for healthcare in the villages.”

In that newly created role, physicians would not only have to know how to per-form a variety of procedures, but they’d have to act as healthcare managers, teachers and community leaders. They became to be known as five star doctors. Essentially they were to become Jacks (and Jills) of all trades.

The university helped them design a train-ing program to that end, establishing train-ing facilities in several locations around the country.

Since the first graduating class of 2007, 150 five star doctors have completed the program and are currently working as rural physicians throughout Laos.

The next step is where the Rotary Club of Golden comes in.

Rotarian Bruce McKenzie caught wind of a documentary that Brown had pro-duced about their work in Laos and instant-ly felt it was a good project for the club to get involved with.

“I invited him to the club and he pre-sented his (documentary). You can always tell with Rotarians when there’s some-thing interesting. You can hear a pin drop,” McKenzie recalled.

“What struck me with the project…it wasn’t Western medicine coming in and saying this is how you should do it. It was a matter of ‘you tell us what you need and we can try and help with the process’…I thought that was amazing.”

There are three areas where the Lao pro-ject needs continued funding, says Brown, and Rotary could play a large role in all three of them. Firstly, funding is needed to continue a medical education conference

that began five years ago. The conference brings graduates together for productive dialogue and discussion every year.

“They’ve never had such a conference in Laos for any medical group so this is very unique,” Brown said.

Secondly, graduates of the program, as Brown explains, often come up with all kinds of ideas regarding areas of need in their own communities and are often unsure on how to make their plans a reality.

“So we’re going to teach them the for-mal process of quality improvement (at the medical conference)…and turn all the graduates into teachers so they’re going to spread the word in their communities.”

Finally, improvements to the educa-tion standards of rural healthcare teams is needed to improve the quality of care that five star doctors can deliver. Funding will go towards supporting the five star doc-tors in their endeavour to improve the edu-cation of the support staff (nurses, doc-

tors and other healthcare professionals) around them.

The bill to fund these three initiatives comes in at $50,000 annually for the next three years, a figure that McKenzie feels is more than doable, especially if they get other Rotary clubs in the region on board.

The process towards doing that has already begun, as the Golden club attempts to make this a global Rotary initiative.

“We want to partner with other clubs in the area and once we have that we can per-haps get more partnerships with other clubs in our district and that will support us with the global grant,” McKenzie said.

McKenzie says the club may look at ways of raising funds specifically for this pro-ject before the end of the year, but nothing concrete has been set up as of yet.

To view a series of films that Brown has produced on the project in Laos, log on to vimeopro.com/lightfallvideos/a-working-adventure-in-laos-1.

Rotary Club looking to help University of Calgary project in Laos

Dr. Chris Brown and his wife Dr. Jane Lemaitre pictured with two Laotian doctors, both of whom graduated from the program that the couple helped create in the impoverished Southeast Asian country. Photo Submitted

Wild fire near Golden under control after cool, damp weekend

The fire 12km NW of Golden was still active but listed as under control by the BC Wildfire Service as of Monday, July 27. Photo Submitted

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On Tuesday July 21 a forest fire was detected 12 kilo-metres southwest of Golden, north of the Spillima-cheen River. Smoke was clearly visible from the town of Golden and along Highway 95 throughout much of the evening.

The fire, which was listed as being 115 hectares in size, was fully contained by Monday morning after some cool, wet weather over the weekend. Crews numbering 20 firefighters and one helicopter were continuing to mop up and patrol the area from the top of the fire as of Monday. The fire is not a threat to any structures or communities.

Since Monday, July 20, the BC Wildfire Service has responded to 81 new wildfires in the Southeast Fire Centre. All but five of those fires were lightning-caused.

Ground crews are being supported by helicopters and airtankers as they work to contain and extin-guish the fires, with 39 of them already out or con-tained.

Although most of the fires that started this week were caused by lightning, five were started by human activity. The Southeast Fire Centre urges industry personnel and members of the public to

be careful in or around forests or grasslands, since person-caused fires divert resources that are cur-rently needed for lightning-caused fires.

Crews are also responding to multiple spot-sized fires on the north and south ends of Christina Lake. While they are visible from the community of Christina Lake, these fires are not threatening any structures. Several other spot-sized fires (less than one hectare) are burning elsewhere in the South-east Fire Centre, with the majority of them burning in the Boundary and Upper Arrow Lake regions.

The current fire danger rating is “high” in the Revelstoke, Boundary, Kootenay Lake, Arrow and Cranbrook areas, moderate” to “low” in the major-ity of the Columbia region and “moderate” in the Invermere Fire Zone.

A repeating pattern of lightning storms, accom-panied by variable amounts of precipitation, have ignited 308 lightning-caused fires in the Southeast Fire Centre so far this season. There have been a total of 368 fires since April 1, which have burned 2,012 hectares.

To report a wildfire or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone.

For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, road closures and air quality advisories, go to: http://www.bcwildfire.ca.


It was a busy week for the Golden-Field RCMP as police were called to respond to 97 files.

“This is definite-ly above average for our detachment,” said detachment spokes-person Cst. Spen-cer Lainchbury. “Although the Motion Notion music festi-val being held at the Beaverfoot Lodge tied up some of our resour-ces over the weekend, we had several other priority files that kept us busy.”

Car rolls down embankment

Police were called to assist with a colli-sion on Canyon Creek Road on the after-noon of July 20. “It’s believed that the driv-er, a 22 year-old male from Golden, exited the roadway causing the vehicle to go down a steep embankment,” said Cst. Lainchbury Both the driver and passenger, a 19 year-old female also from Golden, were trans-ported by BC Ambu-lance to the Golden Hospital. The driver sustained minor injur-ies however the pas-senger was treated for more serious, non-life threatening injuries.

Semi loses cargoLocal police and

highway crews were busy cleaning up cedar mulch from Highway 1 after a semi lost several bags of it off its trailer during the early mor-ning of July 21. Police first noticed the bags while responding to an unrelated call west of Golden, and contacted highway maintenance crews to assist in the clean-up. The semi was located parked in town shortly after and the driver was issued a $288.00 violation ticket for an unsecure load.

Male attacks carA 20 year-old male

from Abbotsford was arrested for Mischief on July 21 after police received a frantic call from a female alleging that the male had smashed her car while she was inside. Accord-ing to the caller the two had been drink-ing together at a local establishment when she left without the male. The male then followed her home and

after a short alterca-tion she locked herself inside her car.

“It’s alleged that the male then proceeded to kick and punch the car damaging the mir-ror,” stated Cst. Lainch-bury. Police were able to locate the male who was arrested and lodged in cells until sober. The male was later released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Golden on Oct. 7.

Weapons complaintPolice responded to

a weapons complaint during the early mor-ning hours of July 21 after it was reported that a transient male had been forced out of his camp by another group of tran-sient males, one which was carrying a knife. Patrols were made by police to locate both the complainant and the subjects of the com-plaint; however nei-ther party could be located.

Dispute over collisionOn July 21 at approxi-

mately 6:30 a.m., police responded to a colli-sion on Highway 1 near Beaver Valley Road in Rogers Pass. Although neither party reported significant damage or injuries, the two drivers were in a verbal dispute over who was at fault for the collision.

“It appears that the collision was a result of one motorist not want-ing the other motor-ist to pass,” said Cst. Lainchbury. The colli-sion was documented by police with the information being forwarded to the two motorists’ insurance companies to deter-mine the level of fault.

Fruit Stand HeistPolice are continu-

ing to investigate after a break and enter was reported by the fruit stand located on the Trans-Canada High-way at 14th Street.

“It appears that someone was able to gain entry to the inside of the business by pry-ing open the front door,” says Cst. Lainch-bury. A large quan-tity of canned goods including honey and jams were stolen. Police are asking any-one with information regarding this incident contact them at 250-344-2221 or Crimes-toppers at 1-800-222- 8477.

Wasted resourcesPolice would like to

remind those who are travelling to make sure they stay in contact with friends and family after spending several hours throughout the week trying to locate over-due travellers. Local police were called on two separate incidents after people failed to show up to their destin-ations when expected. “In both cases the travellers had simply taken their time and did not require police or medical assist-ance,” said Cst. Lainch-bury. “A simple phone call updating those expecting you can free up police resources allowing us to focus on other priorities.”

Fight over baconOn July 22 police

were called to a dis-pute in which a male alleged that he was assaulted by his broth-er. Upon attendance police determined that the two had got into an argument over bacon, resulting in one broth-er hitting the other with one of the pieces of bacon. Police were able to mediate the dis-pute, and no further issues were reported.

Helicopter crashOn July 24 police

were advised that efforts were currently underway to provide medical assistance to occupants of a helicop-ter that had crashed just south of Golden. Both BC Ambulance and the Golden Fire-Rescue responded to assist with the patients. The matter has been passed on to Transport Canada for investiga-tion.

Tailgating ticketA motorist from Red

Deer was issued a tick-et for following too closely after rear-end-ing another vehicle on Highway 1 between the tunnels east of Rogers Pass on July 24. Both vehicle’s sustained extensive damage, but none of the occupants were injured. West-bound traffic saw min-or delays while Parks Canada crews, police, and tow cleared the scene.

Stolen VehiclePolice are continu-

ing to investigate after a report was received that a vehicle listed for sale had been stolen from a residence on Selkirk Drive. The vehicle a red Chevrolet

Cavalier was last seen by a friend staying at house on July 25, when he returned later in the morning the vehicle was gone. Anyone with information regard-ing this theft is asked to contact local police or Crimestoppers.

Stranded HikersThe Golden and Dis-

trict Search & Rescue (GADSAR) team was activated by police on July 25 after a SPOT beacon was received. The initial call indicat-ed that a group of hik-ers were stranded on a mountain range near Golden and one was believed to have hypo-thermia. The group was not immediate-ly accessed due to weather, but was even-tually transported to the Golden Hospital where they were treat-ed and released.

Propane stove fightPolice were called

to Finn Creek rest area just off of High-way 1 on the even-ing of July 25 after two motorists got in a ver-bal argument over the use of a propane stove during the fire ban. Police responded and mediated the argu-ment without further issues. The two motor-ists departed the area heading for their des-tinations.

Motion NotionPolice were called

to assist BC Ambu-lance on July 24 after a concerned moth-er received a call from her son stating that he had been drugged while attending Motion Notion. Police responded with BC Ambulance and spoke with the male who refused medical atten-tion stating he was fine.

Police along with medical and secur-ity staff for the Motion Notion festival seized a number of illegal drugs during the event as a result of check stops and interactions with attendees. Drugs seized included cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), and marijuana.

“With such a large event it is impossible to stop all illegal drugs from going onto the property, however the road checks conducted by police and secur-ity prevented some of these drugs from get-ting past the gates which hopefully pre-vented some emer-gency response calls

throughout the week-end,” said Cst. Lainch-bury.

A member of the fes-tival’s security team was treated for minor injuries after a female who was found with-out a ticket to the event was escorted off the property. “As the security guard went to drive away, the female allegedly threw a rock at the vehicle, smash-ing the passenger side window,” said Cst. Lainchbury. The male was treated on site for small cuts as a result of the glass breaking. The female was last seen on foot walking down the road, but was gone when police arrived. Anyone with infor-mation regarding the identity of the female is asked to contact police or Crimestoppers.

A 30 year-old male from Sechelt is facing charges of possess-ing a drug for the pur-pose of trafficking, after police were called to assist security staff who had detained the male for having a knife at the event. Secur-ity staff advised that

a search of the male for other weapons resulted in them find-ing a large bag of what is believed to be nar-cotics on the male. Police attended and the male was arrested and transported back to the Golden RCMP Detachment where he was later released. Samples of the suspect-ed drugs will be sent to be tested to determine the chemical make-up. The male is scheduled to appear in court in Golden on October 7.

At approximate-ly 6 a.m. on July 27, GADSAR was tasked with locating two hik-ers who had become lost while trying to walk to the Notion Motion music festi-val at the Beaverfoot Lodge. The two had set up camp overnight and when they woke up they were unable to determine where they were in relation to the festival. The two, who could hear the music coming from the event, were instructed to continue to follow the Kicking Horse Riv-er towards the music,

as the river runs adja-cent to the Beaver-foot Lodge. Just over an hour later, police received a call back from the two advising they had found their way to the festival and GADSAR stood down.

Police were called to assist security after an upset father showed up at the gates to the fes-tival and was allegedly causing a disturbance. “The family was camp-ing in the area and real-ized that their 18 year-old daughter had left to go to the festival,” stated Cst. Lainchbury. Security staff was able to locate the daughter, and the family depart-ed from the area.

A 31 year-old male from Vancouver had his friend’s vehicle impounded after rolling up to a police check stop with no driver’s licence. Under the Motor Vehicle Act the vehicle was seized for seven days given the driver’s current driving status. Police also ticketed another male from Calgary after he approached the check stop with an expired licence.


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Yes 37.5% No 62.5%

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- I SURMISE -By Jessica Schwitek

As I was driving up to the ski hill about a month back, there was a van stopped on the left side of the road. This van was travelling in the same direction as I was, which means that it was "parked" facing oncom-ing traffic on a windy road.

I'm sure most of you know why the vehicle was "pulled over" in such a reckless manner. It stopped to look at a bear on the side of the road. Those of you who work up the hill see this on a regular basis.

Not only is this dangerous for everyone on the road, someone coming the other way could have hit the vehicle head on, but it's also harmful to the animals as they get comfortable with proximity to humans.

It's frustrating as a local to see so many tourists disregard their own safety, not to mention ours and the animals'. But what we see here is nothing com-pared to what they are dealing with in the parks.

This week Parks Canada had to issue a plea for public support to help them reduce the number of instances of unlawful feeding of wildlife in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks.

With strained budgets, the parks cannot afford to have constant patrols on the highways and on the trails to make sure that people are not feeding ani-mals, particularly bears. They are therefore asking that the public report any and all instances of feed-ing wildlife.

Not only are they asking that you record a license plate number, but if it is safe to do so, they are also asking that you take a photo.

This public support was very helpful to them last year when a recording was taken of an indi-vidual feeding a bear in Banff National Park. The video allowed Parks Canada wardens to issue char-ges that went to court, and eventually resulted in a guilty plea and a $1,000 fine.

I’m glad they’re doing this. It’s our responsibility to, if not protect than at least respect, the wildlife and their environment that we have encroached upon.

But this is a very reactive solution to the problem. There will always be inconsiderate tourists (and locals) who want the experience of getting close to a bear regardless of the consequences. But the opti-mist in me thinks that most of these feeding wild-life infractions are committed by people who don’t understand the consequences of their actions... who don’t realize that feeding a bear makes it habituated to humans and human food, and will quite possibly lead to the bear being euthanized.

I would like to see stronger education campaigns to help tourists understand that the “don’t feed the wildlife” signs they see are not there to protect the park from liability, but rather to protect the ani-mals.

No one wants to be the reason a bear gets killed, and if people really understood that this is what they are causing, I truly believe we would see a sub-stantial drop in infractions.

BC RanchersI'd like to thank Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry

Ritz for extending the opportunity of tax deferral to B.C. ranchers.

The ability to defer a portion of their income to the fol-lowing year, offers the ability for ranchers to replenish their stock and prepare a sustainable business plan for the impacts of this year's drought. The unprecedented hot and dry weather brings the immediate challenges of heat and water, and the longer term impacts of more expen-sive, and harder to find cattle feed, and the announce-ment made today, is one tool to help ranchers better pre-pare for it.

"In addition, the B.C. government will continue our partnership with the Government of Canada in provid-

ing a range of risk management programs that compen-sate ranchers for weather related losses and declines in income.

Farming and ranching is hard work, with risks and per-ils, and the B.C. government is doing our best to ensure B.C. farmers have access to programs and products to help mitigate that risk.

"British Columbians have a role to play in supporting our farmers and ranchers too. I'd like to encourage Brit-ish Columbians to show their support for local farmers and ranchers this summer and all year long. By choosing B.C. products you're investing in your community and B.C. food security.

Norm LetnickB.C. Agriculture Minister

Enjoy festival season, but be respectfulLast week a photo circulated online depicting the aftermath of the Pemberton music festi-

val. The setting, naturally, was serene. Lush forest and open fields framed by towering moun-tains.

But that wasn’t the most striking part of the photograph. What stood out was the absolute mountain of garbage and debris that had been left behind by festival-goers, who seemingly didn’t care or couldn’t be bothered to clean up after themselves. Appalling.

This past weekend, the Beaverfoot area played host to the annual Motion Notion festival, which bills itself as an exploration of electronic music, art, nature and the infinite in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

Naturally, this week’s RCMP Report is littered with items stemming from the festival, which might be well intentioned, but always involves plenty of illicit drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy. I don’t envy the police officers that have to deal with those situations.

It’s great that locals and tourists have a chance to celebrate in serene settings like Pember-ton and the Beaverfoot valley and at B.C.’s many other summer festivals. It’s unfortunate that some negatives have to accompany these festivals, but such is the reality of any event involv-ing a large swath of people. At the very least, however, I’d like to believe that festival-goers are

capable of treating their environment, their fellow attendees and authority figures with respect.

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Stars to the electri-cians and plumbers who show up when they say they will.

Stingers to the local banking employee who thinks it’s appropriate to butt in line at the Farmers’ Market. Wait in turn like everyone else.

Stingers to the com-mercial huckleberry pickers. Your picking rakes destroy tens of

thousands of healthy plants. You won’t get my money!

Stars to Doug at BrandSource for his friendly, prompt and efficient service.

Stars to the staff at Moberly Home Brew for helping me with my wine bottling.

Stars to the Turning Point Restaurant for the amazing pizza.

Your goat cheese pie was to die for!

Stingers to people who are selfish and only think of them-selves. Karma will get you.

Stars to Kicking Horse Culture for another amazing season of Summer Kicks. My family has really enjoyed every artist you’ve brought in.

Do you think the punishments for feeding wildlife are appropriate?

“I think so but maybe it could

be a little higher. If you feed an

animal once it’s going to get used

to that.”

“Yes I’m sure there should be

consequences and I think $1000 is a

good start.”

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Laura Lawson

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“Yes I do. The current fines seem fair.”

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As I indicated a few weeks ago in my Electoral Area Director’s, (EAD) report, I promised to establish a Local Advisory Committee (LAC). With such a large geographical area as well as a wide range of stakeholders with diverse needs and areas of interest, it is critical for me to examine when and how to involve residents. The LAC’s purpose is to function as the eyes and ears on the ground to gauge the temperature of issues that are raised by the community. They do not speak on my behalf but provide local knowledge and input on community issues. The roles and responsibilities of the LAC are as follows:

1. To function as a conduit/liaison for issues, concerns, ideas, and views raised by Area “A” residents;

2. To gauge the magnitude of those issues, concerns, ideas, and views raised by Area “A” residents;

3. To assist the EAD in consideration of those issues, concerns, ideas, and views of Area “A” residents so they can be addressed appropriately;

4. To provide feedback to the EAD that is unbiased and representative of the community at large;

5. To consider information in an open transparent forum; and6. To provide advice that is independent from the CSRD staff and elected officials.They are engaged community members who are committed to the betterment of Area A. In the

space to the right is the contact information for members of the LAC. I always look forward to connecting with you.Karen CathcartCSRD Area A [email protected]

Stephanie KnaakAlmberg/Nicholson East Bench. [email protected] Adama Parson250-348-2366 [email protected] Friedli Blaeberry 250-344-7685 [email protected] Doug [email protected]

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Local Area A Community MeetingsPlease mark your calendars for these upcoming community meetings:

all meetings are open to the public. Tuesday, July 28 – Parson Community Hall – 6pm to 8pm

Tuesday, August 25 – Nicholson/Habart – Eco Adventure Ranch - 6pm to 8pmTuesday, September 22 – Blaeberry/Donald – Goldenwood Lodge - 6pm to 8pm

Tuesday, October 27 – Field – location to be determined - 6pm to 8pmTuesday, November 24 – KHMR – location to be determined - 6pm to 8pm

Area A Local Advisory Committee Contact List

Brin Sharp (not a committee member) Project Facilitator and Area “A” Full Time Resident

Cell: 613-769-9492 - [email protected] Profile: https://intersol.ca/author/bsharp/

Area A ReportBy Karen Cathcart

Area A Report: Building Capacity

CKCS Story submitted

Over 160 arts, culture and heritage projects—including the Col-umbia Basin Culture Tour—have received a total of $706,000.00 in funding support for the 2015–2016 season through the Columbia

Kootenay Cultural Alli-ance (CKCA), in part-nership with Columbia Basin Trust.

“The CKCA Steer-ing Committee was pleased to be able to supply Trust funding to good projects all across the Basin. We hope cultural organiz-ations will start think-

ing about activities that will be happen-ing between June 2016 and May 2017 and plan-ning their applications now for the next fund-ing cycle,” said Jacquie Hamilton, Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alli-ance Chair.

CKCA administers and manages arts, cul-

ture and heritage pro-gram funding on behalf of the Trust. Funding applications were adjudicated in May by the CKCA Steer-ing Committee, with input from commun-ity arts councils. Sup-port will go toward a wide range of projects, including individual

and group projects, master classes, major exhibitions and herit-age capital projects.

“Each year we look forward to seeing the list of projects that will bring such cultural

wealth to our region,” said Lynda Lafleur, Columbia Basin Trust Community Liaison.

“We have many cre-ative, innovative and hard-working people in the Basin, and it’s

their visions and efforts that make our arts, cul-ture and heritage sec-tor so strong.”

For a list of fund-ed projects, visit the CKCA website at www.basinculture.com

Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance announces funding projects

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A Telus proposal to extend an existing cell

tower in Golden is now in the hands of Industry

Canada to approve.The proposed extension (from 14.9 metres

to 17.9 metres) is permitted for the C3 zone in

the Town’s zoning bylaw, and the company com-

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Town Council acknowledged this at the last

meeting, now leaving it up to Industry Canada

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“It’s pretty much a done deal now,” he said.

Council did request that slats be installed in

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A mainstay in the Saskatchewan arts scene, and avid touring hip hop artist Danny Fernan-dez, AKA Def 3, is playing an all-ages show at Jita’s Cafe on Aug. 4.

Not only is he recognized internationally for his musical talents, Fernandez has also made waves as a graffiti artist. You may recognize his work here in Golden on the exterior of the Bizarre Entertainment building.

Don’t let the humble prairie-boy background fool you, Fernandez was a world traveller by the age of four. He lived for six years on board a hospital ship with his family while travelling to 27 countries from the Caribbean through Eur-ope and West Africa.

This gives him a unique perspective on life, which when couple with his Latin rhythm from his Chilean father and a flair for words from his mother, results in a brand of music all his own.

He’ll be taking the stage at Jita’s Cafe at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

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Currently Oysterband, playing Summer Kicks on Aug. 5, consists of founding members John Jones (vocal, melodeon), Alan Prosser (guitars, vocal), and Ian Telfer (violin, keyboard, vocal) with Dil Davies (drums), Al Scott (bass guitar, mandolin, vocal), and Adrian Oxaal (cello, gui-

tar, vocal). At first - around 1978 - purely a dance band

, they soon started experimenting with radical arrangements of traditional songs and with home recording, and even put out four albums in the early ‘80s. These sound harmless enough now, but at the time their home-made, try-any-thing attitude was controversial.

In the late ‘80s the band toured almost con-tinuously. As well as territories opened up by a new record company in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and North America, and shows with sim-ilar-minded artists such as Michelle Shocked and Billy Bragg, the band toured for the British Council in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Morocco. Travel on this scale had a powerful impact on the group’s attitudes to the world and their songwriting.

In recent years, they’ve consciously tried to evolve their songwriting beyond the clichés of the “Celtic” style. 2007’s Meet You There was hailed widely at the time as the band’s best recording ever.

In early 2014 Oysterband put out a collec-tion of new material, Diamonds On The Water, which will surely feature when the group takes the stage in Spirit Square on Aug. 5.


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Sometimes, movie studios can dip into the money well one too many times to the detraction of the overall product.

That nearly happened in the Hunger Games tril-ogy, where the third and final book, which was the exact same length as the first two, was broken up into two separate films in order to cash in one extra time before the conclusion of the series.

The result is a less eventful film than the series’ predecessors, and one that lacks the thrills that series fans have likely come to expect.

It’s still not a bad film by any means, and does tee up the series finale quite nicely, but it’s a small step below the other two which were both solid, even above average adventure films.

At the outset of Mockingjay Part 1, Katniss Ever-deen (Jennifer Lawrence) has been taken to Dis-trict 13, a remote district of the dystopian Panem empire that has spearheaded a rebellion against the government and President Snow (Donald Sutherland). After her inspiring performances in the Hunger Games, Katniss has become a prom-inent figure and the rebellion leaders and their president (Julianne Moore) ask her to become the Mockingjay - the symbol of the entire revolt.

Katniss is initially reluctant to help, but later agrees on the condition that the rebels do every-thing they can to rescue her friend Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) from imprisonment in the Capitol.

Katniss is then filmed completing a variety of inspirational tasks in order to rally the rest of the country to join the cause. During this time, the violence begins to escalate and the stakes grow larger.

Without having read the books or seen the final

movie, which is slated for a fall 2015 release, I can’t help but think that the Hunger Games tril-ogy should have been just that, three films. Mock-ingjay Part 1 lacks the pace of your typical adven-ture film and it feels like there is a good bit of filler splattered throughout the two hours of runtime. Performances by Lawrence, Moore, Sutherland and Phillip Seymour Hoffman (in one of the late actor’s final roles) are highlights, and the world that author Suzanne Collins created remains an intriguing one, but sometimes less is more…except when you’re talking about money.

I’ll give Mockingjay Part 1 7 mouse clicks out of 10.

The Net Result: Mockingjay Part 1

Jennifer Lawrence returns to portray the heroine Katniss in Mockingjay Part 1. Lions Gate Entertainment

Oysterband brings 40 years of folk, rock and punk to Summer Kicks

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Golden Cinema presents:Vacation Showing July 31 to Aug. 6. Shows are at 7pm daily.

This WeekArt Gallery of Golden pres-ents: Lyn Baldwin, Finding Place: Exploring Home through Field Journal Art. At the AGOG from June 19-Sept. 9. Public Swim at the Golden Swimming Pool from 1-4pm Monday to Friday, 3-8pm Sat/Sun, and 7:30-9pm Mon/Wed.The Willi XC Challenge – a hang gliding and para-gliding event held annually at the fantastic Mount 7 flying site from July 25 to Aug. 3.

Wed, July 29Golden Public Health pres-ents Baby Talk for new parents and kids every Wed., 1:30-3pm in the Early Learning Centre. 12 months and under. 250-344-3001 for more info.Hapkido Martial Arts Wed., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults). Parent and Tot Play Group Wed. 10:30am-12pm at the Rec Plex. Follows school schedule. 344-2000 for info.Golden Farmers’ Market, Wednesday market From noon-5 in the CP Parking lot.Kicking Horse Culture presents Summer Kicks: Coig with Litto Castillo in Spirit Square. Shows are all ages, free, and begin at 7pm.

Thurs, July 30 Men’s Basketball Thur. 7:30-9:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bridge Club every Thur. at the Senior’s Centre 1-4pm. 250-344-5448.Golden Toastmasters Thursdays, 7:30pm at College of the Rockies.Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thur., 7:30-9pm in the GSS sewing room. New members/guests wel-come, annual membership

is $25.Jam Night at the Golden Taps Pub every Thursday.A.A Meetings Thursdays, at the Family Centre, 421 9th Ave N. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre Band Of Guys drop-in for male teens (12-18) every Thursday 3:45-5:30pm.Cribbage at the Golden Seniors Centre every Thursday from 1-3pm.English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.

Fri, July 31Youth Swim every Friday from 4-5:30pm at the Golden Swimming PoolA.A Meetings Fridays at the Lutheran Church base-ment 915 - 9th St S. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Fridays from 3:30-7:30pm.Friday Night Bridge at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Centre for Peace. 250-344-5448.Mother Goose Program Fri. 10:30-11:30am at the Early Years Centre. Snacks are included.Special Olympics “FUNdamentals” youth program Fri. 9-10am at APES. For children 7-12 years with intellectual dis-abilities. Call 250-919-0757 for info.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English language training, citizenship, community resources, banking, housing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am. Call 250-344-8392.

Sat, Aug. 1A.A Meetings Sat. at the Golden Museum. All meet-ings are open and start at 8pm.Saturday Lego Club at the Library from 11am-12pm for all school aged children.Golden Farmers’ Market Saturday market from 10am-3pm in Spirit

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Sun, Aug. 2Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.Magic the Gathering Game Tournament 12-5pm at Bizarre Entertainment.Art in the Park in Downtown Invermere. Sunday August 2 from 10am to 4pm.

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

Tues, Aug. 4A.A Meetings Tues. at the United Church 901 11th Ave S. Alley Ent. All meet-ings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition Tuesdays 6-9pm at Bizarre Entertainment.FREE Settlement Services to help newcomers to Canada with English training, citizenship, community resources, banking, housing, and more! Tues. 1-3pm. 250-344-8392.Golden Shotokan Karate

Tues. & Thurs. 6-6:45pm (kids) 7-8:30pm (adults).Bingo at the Seniors Centre every Tuesday from 1-3pm.Grab a Granny and Go, Tuesdays at 3:30pm at Durand Manor.T.O.P.S (take off pounds sensibly) Family Centre, Tue., 6-7pm. 344-7228, 344-6492 for more details. English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.Def 3 aka Danny Fernandez all ages hip hop show at Jita’s Café on Aug. 4 at 8pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Upcoming Events Kicking Horse Culture presents Summer Kicks: Oysterband with David L’Hirondelle on Aug. 5 in Spirit Square. Shows are all ages, free, and begin at 7pm.Columbia Basin Culture Tour Explore artists’ stu-dios, museums, art gal-leries, and heritage sites through this free, self-guid-ed tour within the Columbia Basin on Aug. 8 and 9. www.cbculturetour.com.Toonie Bike Race at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Bike Park. Aug 8 & 22. $2 per event day.Tea at the Museum Tea and conversation with music by Tony Bell for the Cancer, Chronic and Life Threatening Illness Support Group on Aug. 12 at 1 pmRay Jean Memorial Slo Pitch Tournment & Parson Fall Faire. August 14-16. Events include tournament, Farmers’ Market, fam-ily dance, and drive-in kids movie.Golden Sound Festival Aug.21 & 22 various down-town Golden locations


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From Golden Mem-ories 1982. My Experi-ence in Golden in the Thirties - Reverend Earle F. Stotesbury – an United Church Minis-ter from Ontario:

As a young fellow in Ontario, I longed to see the prairies, moun-tains, the ocean and large ships. A friend from a little town in northern Saskatch-ewan and I jumped a freight train in Allan-dale, Ontario in June of 1935. We told our parents we were going west by train, but neg-lected to say we were going by freight train.

Our trip west was difficult because so many men were on the move because of the

Great Depression. The police tried to make the movement of tran-sients as difficult as possible to discour-age them from travel-ling. We were caught up in this situation. The night of the great riot in Regina, we man-aged to get to Winni-peg with great diffi-culty and some danger. The authorities did not want large gather-ings of men in any one place so movement, even by hitchhikers, was very difficult. We managed to get out of Winnipeg on the back of a Blue Goose bus, by hiding in the luggage section.

I left my friend in Sas-katchewan and head-ed on to see Edmon-ton and Calgary. When hitchhiking out of Cal-gary I was picked up by a man named Red Cooper. We wanted me to work for him at his resort near Lake Lou-ise for a week or so, which I took.

A friend took me by car to Field. I learned there that some of the transients had greased

the train rails causing great difficulty for train crews in that area. So the police continued to harass those of us on the move.

When I arrived in Golden I was immedi-ately picked up by the police and taken to the station. I told the head officer that I had been working for Red Cooper, so he allowed me to continue to Van-couver, after he saw I had money for my tick-et, and some address-es of friends I would see there. I took it as a real challenge for me to ride across the coun-try by freight train, so I continued to do so out of Golden.

I went to the west end of the town about four o’clock in the after-noon and hid in the grass until a freight train was ready to take off for the coast. Sever-al times I thought the freight was all set to go, but it was just shunt-ing back and forth. I noticed the engin-eer watching me from the cab on the engine. After several times I

ran towards the train, trying to keep out of sight of the police. The engineer motioned for me to come over to climb up in the cab, which I did. Then, he informed me that the police would start at the head of the train and go right back to the caboose to make sure that no one got through on that train. He told me to get into the tool box and hide, which I did. After we had traveled through the ling tunnel, he let me go back to an emp-ty box car in the train, with some sandwiches he gave me.

Several weeks later, on my way to back from Vancouver, I was riding on the tender of the engine of a passenger train in broad daylight. I became very ill and had to go to the toilet in the worst way. I was determined I would not make a mess on the tender because I did not want to annoy the fireman. So, at seventy miles an hour, I clung to the ladder of the engine tender,

and made my toilet in full view of the passen-gers who could see me as we rounded a sharp curve.

When the engine of the train stopped at the water tank at Gold-en, I thought I would be all right if I got off the opposite side of the station. To my sur-prise a policeman was right there, and asked me to go to the station with him.

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2. Equity investments:These include stocks, which are publicly traded shares of a

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Golden Church ServicesIf you are reading this - you exist – you're alive. Do you know why? Is it by chance or by design? Years ago I pondered these thoughts. In time I accepted the reality that since I was alive I

needed to know why. Could it just be by chance? I had, through my 30 years of life, read and heard that God created me in His own image. Gen-

esis 1:27. And that He created all things and said “indeed it was very good,” Genesis 1:31. If God exists and is Truth and that all that is natural, seen and unseen is of Him, including me, ( I being university educated, a teacher and coach of teenagers, married with three children) then I had to deal with the Ultimate Question: “What am I believing about my reason for my existence?” My work at that time took me to mountain tops, unobstructed 360 degree views, nighttime clarity of the skies I had only witnessed as a child in a planetarium,. Being up close – real close with nature and wildlife – my mind queried “all this: by chance or by design?”

I later read in Psalm 8:1 “O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth, who have set Your glory above the heavens! ” verse 4 “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained.” And then verse 5 “What is man that You are mindful of Him?” It became too much for me to turn my back and cast it off as “it's all by chance, it just happened this way.” How selfish even arrogant I had become to think that the indescribable world / universe I lived in 'revolved around me and therefore my justification of existence.' I was then convinced and continue to be assured that God cre-ated me, has given me this life, and wants me to continue forever with Him. This is not just for me but for all who accept His love, John 3:16; receive His forgiveness of their sins, Romans 3:23 and believe His Son paid in full this incalculable cost with His life on a cross – WOW – I must proclaim: WHAT AN EXISTENCE!

Golden Faith Column: Biblical Existence

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The place was filled with men, so until the head officer could see me, I was put to work cleaning windows. When I finished, a young officer said he was off for several hours so he asked me to go with him. After a lunch at a rooming house, he asked me to go for a game of tennis, which I did. I was glad he beat me.

When we came back to the police station, there were more fellows there than before. The young police officer said if I would go down to the railway ticket office and buy a ticket to Calgary, he would let me go, otherwise I could be sent to a prison farm for 30 days.

So, I bought a ticket and he let me go wishing me the best of luck.

As darkness came on, I decided to hitchhike because I was anxious to get to Ontario by a certain date. When I reached Calgary, I took my ticket to the station and received a refund.

I never forgot the kindness of that young Mountie. The Town of Golden remained in my mind over the years as a beautiful place. Many years later, after I became a minis-ter of the United Churches, as they were combined at the time. I gladly took the opportunity, and my wife and I had a wonderful time.

Young Mountie gave the reverend a break

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, uncle and friend Andrew John Hamilton on July 12, 2015. Andy was born on December 19, 1952, in Cranbrook, BC. He grew up in Parson before moving to Golden and spending the majority of his life there.Andy had many careers which he worked passionately at and found fulfillment in doing. Most recently he was a Safety Manager with Flatiron Construction. His job allowed him to oversee work on the Park Bridge outside of Golden, the Stoney Trail Ring Road in Calgary as well as projects across British Columbia and Alberta, and volunteer work in El Salvador. He also spent many years as Log Yard Supervisor at both the sawmill in Donald and the plywood plant in Golden.Andy was passionate about his family, his work and the outdoors. He loved to hunt and fish and took great pride in the maintenance and upkeep of his Buffalo ranch in the Blaeberry. Andy is survived by his three children, Lee, Lyndsey and Megan, his grandchildren Stanley, Gus and Charlotte as well as many other family and friends.

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Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

NEED A loan? Own property? Have bad credit? We can help! Call toll free 1-866-405-1228 fi rstandsecondmortgages.ca

Services

Financial Services

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

ElectricalAERIAL CONTRACTORS LTD. Power line systems built to BC Hydro standards. EC# 19806. 1-800-661-7622.

Misc Services

E&PWINDOW CLEANING

250-272-1194

PlumbingFULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsFOOD Equipment Auction House - Closed Restaurants - New Liquida-tion Overstock - Direct Stainless Im-ports - www.KwikAuctions.com - Online Bidding & Shipping

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

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-CHEAP, LOWEST PRICES STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers Used 20’40’45’53’ and insulated con-tainers all sizes in stock. 40’ containers as low as $2,200DMG. Huge freezers. Experienced wood carvers needed, full time. Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. De-livery BC and AB www.rtccon-tainer.com

Misc. for SaleDON’T OVERPAY! www.rtmi-homes.com “Your smart hous-ing solution” Canada’s largest provider of manufactured housing. Text or call (844)334-2960. In stock 16’/20’/22’ homes on sale now!

Misc For Sale1 Gas/Diesel Tank

2000 litres. $100.00Call 250-348-2431

Misc. WantedWanted

Logging truck load of Fire-wood. Please call after 5pm -

250-344-1756 or 250-344-8113

Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks

Move your NEW or Newer Mobile

Home onto our lot and we will pay up to $1000 cash!!

Call Reg Janzen at 250-344-6935Kicking Horse Village MHP

Rentals

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

Apartment Furnished

1&2 bdr. furnished suites. Utilities included. Close to amenities. No pets, parties. DD. Internet available. 250-344-8429, or 344-0604.

Commercial/Industrial

GoldenCOMMERCIAL BUILDING

3100 sq. ft. of Retail Space

Located DOWNTOWNExcellent High Traffi c Area

Plenty of Parking250-344-6710

Cottages / CabinsCabin for Rent Cozy, quiet 2 bdrm cabin. 10 mins west of town. Partially furnished. No pets, N/S. $650/mo., Sat TV and internet incl. Util. extra. Call 250-344-7008.

Misc for Rent

Property Management Division

Alice Dahlberg, CPM250-344-2418 or

250-344-8581 (cell)

Each ofce is independently owned & operated.

Visit our website forcomplete rental listings

remaxgolden.com

FOR RENT

Rentals

Mobile Homes & Pads

Mobile Home Lots for rent.

First 3 months free! Creek side available. Ph. 250-344-0751.

Homes for Rent2-3 Bdr house in Nicholson, furnished $1,000/mth, plus util. Propane + elect. Avail. early Aug. NS, NP. DD and refer-ences required. Large fenced yard and garden, 2 bathrooms w/ showers. 250-344-2335 or 250-344-0130.

2 bedroom house on acreage at Castledale on Hwy 95 South. $950/month + utilities. No parties, mature reliable tenants preferred. References and damage deposit required. Call 250-344-6710.

2 Bedroom renovated older house, downtown Golden. No parties, mature reliable tenants preferred. $950/month + utilities. Located on a large commercial lot and is suitable for business use also. Tel: 250-344-6710.

HOUSE FOR RENTLocated 10 min. from town on

Horse Creek Rd S.4bdrm, 3bath

Appx. 2 acres with 1 acre fenced. Right proper Refer-

ences Required...Good doesn’t cut it. $1395.00 a

monthCall Niki@250-344-8299

Offi ce/RetailGREAT RETAIL SPACE

AVAILABLE IN PERFECT LOCATION!!!

Retail space for rent between Kicking Horse Embroidery and the Golden BakeryAvail.Sept.1. 1800 sq ft. Call Darren 250-344-1065 or 250-344-2928.

Offi ce/studio for rent: $350.00/month (excld. GST).

200 SF, on ground fl oor, hydro/heating/wi-fi /

parking/waste disposal incld, private washroom, no

smoking, no pets, avail June1. Inquire: 250.344.2443 Konan /

250.348.2591 Vreni.

StorageS TA S H YO U R S T U F F. C O MStorage spaces of different sizes starting at $40/month including heated units. 250-344-3104.

Suites, Upper2bdr. ground level suite.1109 13st. No pets. References. Avail now. Call Frank 250-344-5691

3 Bdrm House avail. Sept 1. 2 Bdrm bsmt suite avail. immed: 1116 12th St. No

pets, no parties, responsible adults only. References req.

250-344-5626

Townhouses3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1500+ sqft townhouse with balcony. Pro-pane fi replace & dishwasher. No pets; no parties. Long term preferred. Good references & security deposits required $1595 per month + utls. 250-344-6710.

Transportation

Recreational/Sale1996 29” ft Corsair 5th wheel. Very good condition. Tow package incld. 3 way fridge, 4 burner stove w/ oven, 4 piece dinette. $8000 OBO. Call 250-344-7636 or 250-344-0111.

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Prestige Inn Golden is

HIRING IMMEDIATELYHousekeeping

Guest Services AgentLiquor Store

Please apply in person at the Prestige Inn 1049 TransCanada HWY

email: [email protected]

SESELKIRK ELECTRIC LTD.

1135 10th Ave N (250) 344-2530Fax 344-2584Reg. #22652

All Your Electrical Needs

•Sales •Service •Construction •Maintenance •Renovations

“Grave marker sales, installation and refurbishing”Dave & Susan Poland P.O. Box 1741, Golden, B.C. V0A 1H0

Phone: (250) 344-8351

One Call Does It All!“Largest plumbing and heating inventory in the area”

• renovations • new construction • service • septic systems • • pumps • water softeners •

10% Seniors Discount – parts only Showroom @ 805-9th St. N

Golden Business DirectoryThe Golden Star Wednesday, July 29, 2015 www.thegoldenstar.net A15

www.dogtoothlogandtimber.com

Licensed Home BuilderMike Burns

Cell 250 344 0290Office 250 344 3992Email [email protected]

ConstruCtion

Commercial and Residential Construction

819 9th Street N. Golden, BC

[email protected]

Construction ManagementGeneral Contracting

Licensed BuilderDesign Build

Kicking Horse Embroidery~ LASER ENGRAVING ~

Eddie LeiganShop 250-272-2222Cell 250-344-0143

Trophies ~ Plaques ~ Giftware ~ Name TagsSigns ~ Acrylics ~ Wood ~ Plastic ~ Glass ~ Granite

Tile Leather ~ Painted Metal ~ Anodized MetalWE DO IT ALL AND MORE!

Get ready for spring! Call Shaun at 250-344-2215

for a quote to have your parking lot and driveway swept with our JCB Skid Street Sweeper

ContraCting Ltd.

Box 599, golden, BC. V0a 1H0

Gravel Trucks, End Dumps, Log Haul Units Loader and Skid Steer Rentals

Sand, Gravel and Landscape Materials available



ContraCting Ltd.




Call Shaun at 250-344-2215



ContraCting Ltd.




Gravel Trucks, End Dumps, Log Haul, Loader, Skid Steer, Snow

Removal, Sand, Gravel and Landscape Materials available.

This Space

$25/week**with 12 week commitment

Call us at 344-5251.

1 (250) 439-9378 Wood Products

Golden, BCCustom milling of Douglas Fir, Cedar, Poplar, Spruce, Pine, Birch and Larch

www.wrwoodproducts.com

The French Connection Cheese and Fine Foods 250.344.0557 www.frenchconnectioncheese.com

1411 9th Street S • Across from the High School

For All Your Advertising Needs

Andrea [email protected]

$25/week

CALL 250-344-8515 OR 359-444-4882Ask for Thad CSI Certified

Guaranteed lowest price for propane! On the highway next to A&W1210 TransCanada Frontage Rd.

solar products at great prices .

Batteries inverterspanels and controllers Pricing and delivery or consultation right away

FENCESRENOVATIONS

PAINTINGDECKS

CONTRACTINGHOMES

We build everything from dog houses to

dream homes!23 years

experience!

Call us today for your FREE estimate!250-344-1064

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www.thegoldenstar.net 413A 9th Ave N 250 344-5251


StarHistory

RE/MAX of Golden 250-344-7663

remaxgolden.comMarlon Chambers

(250) 344-0735Bob Tegart

(250) 272-4321Dan Veselic

(250) 344-1435Flec Demmon

(250) 344-8451Garry Oddy

(250) 344-7234

RE/MAX of Golden 250-344-7663

remaxgolden.comMarlon Chambers

(250) 344-0735Bob Tegart

(250) 272-4321Dan Veselic

(250) 344-1435Flec Demmon

(250) 344-8451Norma Crandall(250) 344-0275

Garry Oddy(250) 344-7234

1425 Granite Drive3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,032sqft

$899,000526 - 12th Street

4 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,320sqft

$339,600

3377 Highway #95, South2bdrms 1 bath 952sqft 2.41 acres

$169,9003071 Tegart Road

Rural Propery with 2 Homes

$249,9002016 McMurdo Road

2 bdrms 2 baths 2,300sqft 3.71 acres

$469,000

1731 Highway #95 South2bdrms 1 bath 924sqft 2.45 acres

$189,000

1501 Quartz Crescent4 bedrooms 2.5 baths 1,833sqft

$539,600708 - 11th Street

4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,028sqft

$299,900

#3, 1215 - 9th Avenue2 bedrooms 1 bath 956sqft

$189,900

1592 Golden Avenue3 bedrooms 3 baths 2,600sqft

$975,000

NEW606 - 10th Street


$364,900820 - 11th Avenue

1 acre

$229,900NEW

612 - 12th Street4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,000sqft

$279,0001515 Cedar Street


$410,000


$429,000

1515 Fir Crescent6 bedrooms 3.5 baths 3,704 sqft

$399,900


$328,300#203, 521 - 8th Avenue

1 bedroom 1 bath 587sqft

$129,900#207, 521 - 8th Avenue

2 bedrooms 1 bath 813sqft

$169,9001502 Poplar Street


$420,000

1507 Fir Crescent4 bedrooms 2 baths 2,430sqft

$299,5001500 Quartz Crescent


$579,600805 - 5th Avenue


$355,000REDUCED


$330,0001429 Granite Drive


$570,000#14, 415 - 5th Avenue


$294,900

2416 Campbell Road5 bdrms 2 baths 2,986sqft 10.28 acres

$599,9001286 Horse Creek Road

1.03 acres

$89,500

1208 Station Avenue9.97 acres

$280,000

SOLD

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

$565,0001638 Purcell Woods


$875,000

735 Kinsey RoadLand & Building

$159,000 901 - 7th StreetLand and Building

$474,300

509 Main StreetLand & Building Fully Rented

$669,000 $725,000319 Fisher Road

7.27 acres

RURAL ACREAGES

2000 Highway #95 South ............................ 4.22 acres................................................................ $136,300Re� ection Lake Road................................... 2 acreages available ................from $122,500 to $137,500Lot 2, 2116 Highway #95, South .................. 2.72 acres................................................................ $129,000Lot B, Forde Station Road ................................... 5.5 - 2.96 acres ....................................................... $99,000Lot A, 3495 Highway #95, South.................. 5.8 acres ................................................................. $189,000646 Lower Habart Rd.................................. 4.8 acres ................................................................. $399,000Pcl A, 3067 Wiseman Road.......................... 70 acres ...................................................................$240,000Lot 1 Blaeberry Road................................... 4.94 acres ....................................................... $179,900Cromac Ridge.............................................. 4 acreages available .............. from $210,000 to $260,0001717 Oberg Johnson Road.......................... 2.13 acres ....................................................... $145,000

NEW

1007 King Crescent2 bedrooms 1 bath 839 sqft

$66,500REDUCED

632 Lower Habart Road4bdrms 1 bath 1,810sqft .6 acre

$249,000NEW504 - 9th Street


$245,000NEW

#4 Horse Creek MHP3 bedrooms

$69,900NEW

golden star, july 29, 2015

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