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They are still a few years away from being able to vote themselves, but Mike Archibald’s Grade 9 Social Science class was given a first-hand look at our electoral process on Monday as they toured the Golden Civic Centre on the day of the Canadian Federal Election. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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In the end, vote-splitting on the left was a moot point.

High drama kept voters in Kootenay-Colum-bia awake into the small hours, as Conservative David Wilks and New Democrat Wayne Stetski

traded the lead down to the last handful of votes, in what was one of the tightest contests in the country.

On a historic election night, Monday, Octo-ber 19, 2015, the riding saw massive voter turn-out — more than 73 per cent.

With all polls reporting, according to Elec-tions Canada online updates, Kootenay-Col-

umbia could have a new Member of Parlia-ment. According to preliminary results, Stetski finished on top by only 285 votes — 23,529 to Wilks' 23,244.

Liberal candidate Don Johnston got 12,315, Green Party candidate Bill Green 4,115. That means 63,232 out of 85,653 eligible voters cast ballots.

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Ministry conducting annual inspection on Hwy 95 bridgeThe Ministry of Transportation was conducting an inspection on the Hwy 95 Bridge last week, as it does every year as part of the Annual Bridge Inspection Program. Council has been advo-cating to the Province that it should be replaced, but ministry representative Art McLean says it’s too early to determine if any required work has been identified. Jessica Schwitek/Star Photo

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Golden Municipal CampgroundThe operators of the Golden Municipal Campground, for which they hold the contract with the

Town of Golden, had approached Town Council requesting a partnership to upgrade the facility’s elec-tricity.

They were hoping to add or upgrade power to 11 campsites. There were discrepancies in opinion between the electrical engineers hired by the Town and by the operators as to whether the upgrades were feasible on the current electrical panels (four of which are already over capacity) without a total, and expensive, overhaul.

In a follow-up Town staff determined that the proposal would not comply with the Canadian Electric-al Code.

Council voted against the proposal, with several councillors expressing regret that the current situa-tion did not allow for the upgrades.

"I wish it didn't come to this, but we can't be in contravention of the Canadian Electrical Code," said Mayor Ron Oszust.

"Hopefully we'll come across a grant that will cover the full electrical upgrade required," said Coun. Eddie Leigan.

Swimming PoolThe Golden Municipal Swimming Pool is shut down for the season, and the summer statistics show

that it was a busy year for the facility."This summer was definitely a banner year for the swimming pool," said Jordan Petrovics, manager of

recreation services for the Town of Golden.A hot start to the summer meant an increase in visitation, particularly in May and June, giving 2015 a

34 per cent increase in total visitation (all programs including drop-ins), over 2014.But the pool also saw a major increase in lessons, 51 per cent, which is typically not weather-depend-

ant."Now that we've been collecting this data for a few years we're really starting to see the trends," said

Petrovics.And as is typical over the last few years, the swimming pool staff scored very high on the user feedback

in friendliness and helpfulness.A new program this year, which staff is hoping to grow next year, was the youth swims on Friday after-

noons, for which they partnered with the Youth Centre. Each week had a different theme and spon-sor, and although Petrovics says attendance could have been higher, he expects the program to gain momentum in the following year.

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Council Notes: Electrical upgrades at campground deemed not feasible

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BC’s IRP Program Survives Another Court ChallengeCounsel for Lee Michael Wilson argued that the Approved Screening Device (ASD) result

alone could not provide the o� cer with the reasonable grounds and that the o� cer was also required to point to other con� rmatory evidence. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that this is not the case and dismissed the appeal of his Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP). The ruling supports the BC Motor Vehicle Act legislation that allows police to quickly and e� ectively remove impaired drivers from our highways.

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There is no doubt in my mind that impaired driving is a very real threat to all road users. I feel this way after only being involved investgating o� enders and the collisions that they caused. I continue to su� er the � nancial loss of insurance and taxes, but not the physical pain of injury. Nor am I subject to the continuing pain of those who lose or are required to support injured family and friends for life. I am pleased that the IRP has survived another challenge and look forward to it continuing to try and reduce the risk that others choose to subject us to by making a sel� sh choice.

It seems trite to repeat that if you drink or do drugs (prescription or illegal) that a� ect your ability to drive, don’t drive! However, knowing how common it still is for police to to � nd an impaired driver, the message still needs to be hammered home. The IRP remains, for now, one of the “hammers” available to do the job.

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The snow has yet to arrive, and the bears are still scrambling to get enough nourish-ment before that hap-pens. WildSafeBC co-ordinator Sarah Osa-detz is still working hard with locals to keep wildlife conflicts as low as possible dur-ing this time.

“We’re still doing a lot in terms of edu-cation, and have had some really great suc-cess with the schools and our Junior Ranger program,” said Osa-detz.

The program gives the students all the knowledge and skills they need to minimize human and wildlife conflict, and they then become rangers and work as ambassadors to spread that know-ledge to their families, neighbours and com-munity as a whole.

Given that there has been so much success with youth in Gold-en, Osadetz is hoping to expand on that and set up a new trail cam-era program. She is waiting to hear back regarding costs, time-lines, and interest from schools. But the the hope is to have a

camera set up this fall so that students can see footage of wild-life, bears in particular, which will help them learn identification.

“Last year I was get-ting calls about bear sightings into Decem-ber, so you never know how long they’ll be out,” said Osadetz. “It really depends on the bear, and if he has got-ten enough nourish-ment for the winter.”

Garbage still remains at the top of the list of bear attract-ants, so WildSafeBC is conducting an online survey to gather some data regarding locals’ habits and knowledge of local regulations. You can find the sur-vey at surveymonkey.com/r/wildsafegold-en.

With the season almost over, Osadetz is already looking toward next year and is hoping to keep the successful Golden Apple Festival going.

The late-September event in Spirit Square had a great turnout that surpassed even Osadetz’s expecta-tions.

“It was a really great outcome, we had people showing up at 11 a.m. (one hour before the festival

began) with dozens of pounds of apples,” she said. “I’d say we had about 300 people vis-iting throughout the day, and the volun-teers who turned out were really amazing too.”

After a success-ful fall of fruit glean-ing, where different groups came togeth-er to pick fruit trees

and share and donate the food, Osadetz was excited about the positive outcome.

“The sharing of knowledge was so exciting and positive. People from all walks of life came togeth-er, and new people who had never volun-teered before were coming out,” she said. “Sharing the food

was just so positive, I believed so strongly in what we were doing.”

Planning of next year’s festival will begin next month.

Bears, like the one pictured above walking across the high-way, are still out and about in Golden trying to get enough food stored in them for the winter. Star Photo

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Columbia Basin Trust has updated its Colum-bia Basin Management Plan for 2016 to 2020, which outlines how it will support Basin residents and communities over the next five years.

“All of our activities are driven by responding to the priorities and needs of Basin residents,” said Greg Deck, Columbia Basin Trust Chair, Board of Directors. “Through extensive discussions, we have heard how we can best support the region and the issues we should focus on, and are now moving ahead with these ideas.”

The Trust will continue to use three methods of supporting communities. 1) It will invest in opportunities that generate financial returns to support its activities. 2) It will offer respon-sive granting programs that empower residents and communities to take action on issues that are important to them. 3) It will undertake pro-active, longer-term initiatives that address specif-ic Basin-wide priorities.

It will also implement a new method, in which it will invest in opportunities where financial return is secondary to other positive community impacts.

“Residents told us that we often make the best use of our resources when we support initiatives that are common across a larger region, such

as our affordable housing or broadband initia-tives,” said Neil Muth, Columbia Basin Trust President and Chief Executive Officer. “Econom-ic development, for instance, was a top priority for most of the region, so we’ll be allocating sig-nificant resources to finding ways to make an impact in this area.”

The Trust has identified 13 strategic priorities, which it will focus its efforts on over the next five years. These are: affordable housing; agriculture; arts, culture and heritage; broadband; commun-ity priorities; early childhood and childhood development; economic development; environ-ment; First Nations relationships; land acquisi-tion; non-profit support; recreation and physic-al activity; and renewable and alternative energy.

Through the Our Trust, Our Future engage-ment process, about 3,000 residents connected with the Trust to offer ideas on how it can support them and their communities. This input helped the Trust renew its priorities and how it delivers programs and services to the Basin.

These priorities and the four main methods have been formalized in the Columbia Basin Management Plan Strategic Priorities 2016–2020, a document that guides how the Trust works to support communities.

The public is invited to an open house at the Golden CBT office on Wednesday Oct. 28 to learn more.

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Items containing freon (fridges, freezers, air conditioners, etc) cannot be picked up due to a $15.00 landfill disposal fee.

Please place metal items at your normal curb-side collection area. Call Town Hall at 250-344-2271 - Extension 0, or e-mail [email protected] before 4:30 pm Wednesday, October 21st to register your name, phone #, address, and items for pick-up.

As per Section 26 of the Community Charter, the Town of Golden Council gives notice that it will be disposing of approximately 27,645 ft2 of public land at the Golden Airport (legally describes as Lot 1 Sec 11 Tp 27 Rge 22 NEP7287) in the form of a 5 year lease to NAV CANADA for office space use and to house weather monitoring equipment. This lease represents a short term renewal of a prior lease agreement. Consideration received for this disposition shall be approximately $1,100.00 per annum, re-negotiated after each 5 year increment within the term.

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In David Wilks' cam-paign office in Cran-brook the mood was sombre after a remark-ably tense evening.

"I was cautiously optimistic going into this and knew that it was probably going to come down to the last couple polls and it did," Wilks said. "Con-gratulations to Mr. Stetski and I look for-ward to him working well with the constitu-ency of the new riding of Kootenay Colum-bia.

"It's been an honour for me to be in Ottawa for the last four and a half years."

Wilks said he thought that the NDP ran a good cam-paign and that was what made it such a close race. He noted that Leadnow — an independent advo-cacy organization — targeted this riding very heavily.

"That probably played a significant role," he noted.

Wilks said he had no regrets through the campaign.

"I worked a very hard campaign, I think all four of us worked a really hard campaign," he said. "It is what it is, and you move on."

Wilks said some of

the comments Stetski made during the cam-paign were incorrect, but didn't have an impact.

"I needed to make sure the people knew what the proper story was and I did that, and I don't think that that was something that hurt me at all," he said.

Wilks added the vot-ing turnout was pretty impressive.

Stetski apparently benefitted from the anti-Stephen Harp-er sentiment that led to a shocking Liberal majority government in Canada and a new Prime Minister.

It was absolutely neck and neck as the polls reported and the vote counts came in, with both candi-dates trading the lead. High drama indeed, on a historic night that saw the advent of Justin Trudeau, Can-ada's 29th Prime Min-ister — and first dynas-tic Prime Minister — while Stephen Harper announced his resig-nation the same night.

It is apparent the anti-Harper senti-ment was alive and well in Kootenay-Col-umbia, and for the first time in almost 20 years, a Conserva-tive victory in this rid-ing was not a foregone conclusion. Down at the Manual Train-

ing Centre in Cran-brook, where the NDP were hosting a party, the winning candi-date was relatively sub-dued.

“We are, I guess I'll use the word suc-cessful by two hand-fuls of votes,” Stetski said. “It's too close to call so nobody should be declaring victory at this point. There may well be a judicial recount.”

A judicial recount looks unlikely. A judi-cial recount is a new tabulation of the votes cast for an electoral district, presided over by a judge of a superi-or court of the prov-ince or territory.

A judicial recount must take place if the leading candidates in an electoral dis-trict receive the same number of votes after the validation of the results, or if they are separated by less than one one-thousandth of the total votes cast. In this case, the differ-ence would have to be 63 votes.

“What an interest-ing evening it's been,” Stetski said. “I brought two speeches tonight, and I'm not going to give either one of them.

“It really is too close to call and neither Mr. Wilks or I should be giving a victory speech

at this point.”Stetski thanked all

the volunteers around Kootenay-Columbia. “For Audrey and I to drive into a commun-ity and have people waiting for us, has just been such a wonder-ful experience.

“For me, I was the regional man-ager of the Ministry of Environment for the Kootenays, with offices in Cranbrook, Nelson, Revelstoke and Invermere, and so for me, running in this election has been like going home. It's abso-lutely been a wonder-ful adventure.”

Stetski thanked the other candidates as well. “Mr. Johnston, ran for the Liberals, I think the figures were up to 19 or 20 per cent. He ran a very good campaign, a good can-didate.

“Bill Green, excel-lent human being, great candidate and Mr. Wilks actually did very well as well. We had 12 debates in 12 communities. He didn't come to all of them, but he came to most of them.

“Collectively, after many debates, I had people come up to me and say what a great group of candidates we had running in Kootenay-Columbia.

Stetski said politics

is gone as of Monday night. “My job is to represent each con-stituent of Kootenay Columbia equally and that is what I will do, I will be your strong voice in Ottawa, I will provide you with

excellent public ser-vice and I will work really hard with both the NDP caucus and Justin Trudeau and the Liberals to build a better Canada.

“Assuming we are in Ottawa after this,

we are all in Ottawa together.

“If everything holds, then I am looking for-ward to seeing Justin in Ottawa after Oct. 19 and absolutely con-gratulating him on a great campaign.”

Stetski and Wilks traded the lead throughout the night

Wayne Stetski talks with one of his supporters at his cam-paign office in Cranbrook while awaiting the results of a very close race in the Kootenay Columbia. Black Press Photo

Job well done

Jean-Gaston DesCoteaux (centre, right), the chief of staff at the Golden Hospital shakes hands with Keith Hern alongside a group of hospital staff members. Earlier this month, Hern spearheaded “Friends of the Golden and District Hospital”, which raised over $50,000 for the facility. Joel Tansey/Star Photo


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Supreme Court upholds drunk driving laws

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Canada’s top court has upheld B.C.’s tough system of road-side penalties for impaired drivers, including vehicle impoundments, stiff fines and immediate 90-day licence suspen-sions.

The Supreme Court of Canada handed down twin judgments Friday that back key elements of the prov-incial government’s policy after it was chal-lenged by motorists.

Justices said there was “no doubt” auto-matic roadside pro-hibitions are within the province’s jurisdiction and a valid regulatory measure.

They rejected the argument of oppon-ents that the penalties

effectively create an offence that requires a right to a fair trial, not an instant decision by police after a failed blood-alcohol reading on a portable device.

The court found the province’s “pressing and substantial” goal of enacting the scheme “was not to oust the criminal law, but rath-er to prevent death and serious injury on public roads by remov-ing drunk drivers and deterring impaired driving.”

Roadside penal-ties have largely sup-planted criminal inves-tigations and prosecu-tions for impaired driv-ing in B.C. The amount of time and money expended on drunk driving cases in the courts and by police is down because of the nearly 70 per cent drop

in impaired charges.Police still pursue

criminal charges in cases of injury or death due to drunk driving.

Defence lawyers have criticized the immedi-ate roadside prohibi-tions as a de facto decriminalization of most cases of impaired driving.

Although drivers who are caught and punished at roadside face stiff sanctions, they do not usually risk an impaired driving conviction and crimin-al record.

Also before the courts was the constitu-tionality of the compul-sory demand to pro-vide a breath sample or face roadside pen-alties.

A majority of Supreme Court jus-tices said the origin-al 2010 provision

did violate the Char-ter of Rights protec-tion against unlawful search and seizure.

The province amended its law in 2012 to allow driv-ers who fail a roadside breath test to take a second test – the low-est of the two readings is used – and created a process for them to appeal driving prohibi-tions.

“Our belief is that the amendments our government made in June 2012 already address the constitu-tional issues noted in the court’s decision,” B.C. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said.

It’s not yet clear if drivers penalized in the first two years of the program could be compensated.

Anton welcomed the ruling, adding immedi-ate roadside prohibi-tions have been “very effective” and have saved an estimated 260 lives over the past five years.

“People are learning from them, they’re not drinking and driving as much,” Anton said.

“As soon as you blow that warn or that fail you will be penalized. And that is what deters people from drink-ing and driving. That’s what keeps our roads safe.”

Defence lawyers intend to continue to

challenge elements of the B.C. law that were not addressed by the top court.

About 18,000 road-side prohibitions are issued each year and about two per cent are successfully chal-lenged through the review process.

The Supreme Court has upheld B.C.’s stiff system of road-side drinking and driving penalties. File Photo

ICBC settles on 5.5 per cent hikeJeff NagelBlack Press

The Insurance Corp. of B.C. (ICBC) has decided to raise basic auto insurance pre-miums by 5.5 per cent, driving up the annual cost by more than $44 for the average driver.

And a further jump in optional premiums for coverage like third-party liability will add nearly $16, for an annual increase of about $60 on average.

The basic premium increase is less than the 6.7 per cent jump ICBC had warned in August might be required as a result of rapidly rising injury claims and the resulting payouts.

The hit is lower in part because the prov-ince has approved an unusual $450-million

transfer of capital from ICBC’s optional insur-ance business to the basic insurance side.

There’s been grow-ing financial pres-sure on the basic side, while ICBC has had more wiggle room in recent years to actual-ly decrease rates on its optional side, where it does not hold a mon-opoly and competes with private insurers.

But officials say optional costs are now also on the rise because optional third-party lia-bility insurance cov-ers injury payouts over $200,000.

Adrian Dix, the NDP’s critic on ICBC, noted the average driv-er will be paying near-ly 30 per cent more in basic premiums than they did when Christy Clark became premier

in 2011.“Overall what we’re

talking about is a major, major increase in rates for the average motor-ist,” said Dix, who lays part of the blame on management decisions at ICBC and trouble with the rollout of its new computer system.

Transportation Min-ister Todd Stone said more than 80 per cent of motorists use ICBC for both basic and optional coverage and they are paying only

13 per cent more than in 2011 after recent optional rate cuts are taken into account.

Forgoing the annual dividend to govern-ment would have only trimmed the basic rate hike to 5.2 per cent, Stone said.

That 0.3 per cent reduction would have been “negligible” in terms of impact on cus-tomers, he said, but would “blow a pretty significant hole” in the province’s budget.

Sculpture donated

The auction for Golden’s Cory Schacher’s sculpture has closed with a final purchase price of $2,000. Half of that sum went to Schacher while the other half went to the Chamber. The winner of the auction donated the sculpture to the Chamber, who passed it along to the Town. The Town has yet to determine where it will be placed. Photo Submitted

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Historic ElectionNo matter what hap-

pens (happened, since this paper will come out after the 2015 Federal Election is called), this is a historic election for Canada.

The stats are actually quite fascinating. The National Post’s Tristin Hopper put all of them together to show just how unique this federal election really is.

To start it off, five rec-ords have already been broken: not only is it the longest, and most expensive campaign in Canadian history, this election also boasts the most debates, the most candidates kicked out before election day (more than 12), and the most advance votes ever cast with a 71 per cent increase over 2011.

Our own Kootenay-Columbia riding saw 14,899 voters take advantage of early voting, compared to just 7,237 in 2011. That’s more than a 100 per cent increase.

If Justin Trudeau and the Liberals get in, it will be the first time in Canada a government has been replaced by a party other than the official opposition, it will be the first time the child of a former Prime Minister will take the position, and Mr. Trudeau, at age 43, would also be the second youngest person to officially lead Canada (the first being Joe Clark who took office at age 39).

If Stephen Harper and the Conservatives stay in power, it will be the most consecutive wins for a party in Canada since the Liberals and Wilfrid Laurier, who won a fourth consecutive election in 1911.

If Harper wins a minority government, it may also be the first time since 1925 that Canada sees a coalition government, seeing as Trudeau and the NDP’s Thomas Mulcair seem hellbent on ousting Harper by any means necessary.

And if there’s an NDP victory (which seems unlikely given the latest polls, but you never know), not only would it be the first time the party has been in power, it would also be the first “social democratic” party in power north of Mex-ico.

Perhaps not the most relevant records to note, but if Mulcair wins he will be the first bearded Prime Minister Canada has seen in 119 years, and also the only Prime Minister to hold citizen-ship in a second country (in this case France).

All these factual and statistical factors may make the election interesting, but it’s still the issues that make it important.

This will be a historically relevant election due to the wide range of direction the country could take following this vote. Canada seems to be div-ided this time around, and some big changes may be coming down the pipe no matter which way it goes.

Healthcare Auxiliary

To the editor,

A big thank you and recognition to Keith Hern and the Friends of the Golden and District Hospital for the generous donation to the Golden and District Hospital. That being said, let’s not forget the Golden and District Healthcare Auxiliary, founded in 1927, that has donated thousands of dollars over the years to the Golden Hospi-tal and patient care. Though our number of volunteers has decreased to twenty, we are still a very dedicated, hard working volunteer group.

Through catering weddings, funeral teas and special occasions, supplying items for sale in the comfort cart,

doing garage sales, and supporting the yearly flu vaccin-ation clinic we manage to raise approximately $10,000 every year.

Twice a year we ask a hospital administrator to come to our monthly meeting with a wish list. We then pick things from the list trying to get needed equipment for the hos-pital, Durand Manor, and ambulance service. We also give a yearly bursary of $500 to a deserving student who is furthering his or her education in the health field. We are all volunteers and all the profit we make is donated to the hospital. We wish to thank the community members of Golden and our Alberta neighbours who have supported us in the past.

The Golden and District Healthcare Auxiliary

Dave BaldingGolden Fire Chief

Fire Prevention Week was estab-lished in 1927 to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. That fire killed over 200 people and left 100,000 homeless. Sadly, fire continues to kill and injure people today; approximately 3 out of 5 fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms or where the alarms are not working. This year’s theme ‘hear the beep where

you sleep’ speaks to the import-ance of installing smoke alarms in every sleeping room. In fact work-ing smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half.

There are two types of smoke alarms, photoelectric and ioniza-tion. For the most safety for your family consider installing smoke alarms that utilize both technol-ogies. You should have a smoke alarm on every level of your home. Ensure that your smoke alarm is

mounted on the ceiling or high up on a wall. To avoid false alarms, don’t install a smoke alarm in the kitchen or within 3 metres of a stove. You should test your smoke alarms at least monthly by press-ing the test button. We also rec-ommend you change the batter-ies in your smoke alarms when you change your clocks. Last, replace your smoke alarm if it’s 10 years old or more.

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The Golden Star Wednesday, October 21, 2015 www.thegoldenstar.net A7Star editorial and opinion

A big dipper full of stars to everyone who leaves things at recycling sheds. Makes shopping fun!

Stingers for the five trail signs stolen from private property on the West Bench. Please return them.

Congratulatory STARS to all first time voters for making their voices heard!! May you keep up exercising your basic right and respon-

sibility as a citizen of our country!

Disappointed and appalling STINGERS to the election’s officials in our local station for treating a first time voter very unkindly for asking a simple question on how to vote correctly!! Shame on you for making a young adult feel like it is too much to ask a question-that is part of your job!! How are they supposed to know the

correct procedure when they have never voted before?

Stars to the very kind gentleman who chopped and stacked all my firewood for me when I was out of town.

Stars to all the young people at Golden Secondary School who got involved in this year’s election even though they couldn’t vote yet.

Are you pleased with the results of the federal election?

“No. I wanted to see the

Conservatives back in there.”

“I have no idea. We’ll see.”

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“Not particularly. But no matter who got in, there would be some people

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- Norm Macdonald -MLA Columbia River-Revelstoke

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I believe that all citizens should have a share of political power; not just a highly privileged few.

The only way that this will be our reality is to have a democratic system that actually works. While Canadians are fortunate compared to most in the world, my 10 years as your elected representative convinces me that there needs to be meaningful improvements to our demo-cratic system in BC and in Canada.

I strongly believe in Proportional Represen-tation and the system I believe best meets our needs here in BC is Mixed Member Propor-tional Representation. It works in other Par-

liaments similar to ours such as New Zealand and Scotland, and Proportional Representa-tion is used across Europe.

This democratic reform is just the begin-ning of what we need to do. My colleagues, led by MLA Gary Holman, have introduced a package of Private Member’s Bills that are needed to make the BC Legislature work bet-ter.

The Bills have all been rejected by the BC Liberals to date but I am convinced they are the direction needed for people of all politic-al views. These Bills would ban corporate and union donations, would open up government

by making freedom of information and pri-vacy legislation actually work. There are Bills that would require that the legislature sit with a fixed schedule, that would make petitions work more effectively, and would make it easi-er for young voters to register.

For much of human history, and in many parts of the world, ordinary people have lived their lives oppressed and lacking the power to participate in political decision-making.

We have the power to make our own deci-sions. Now is the time for us to choose demo-cratic reform in Canada and in British Colum-bia.

MLA Report: It is time for us to choose democratic reform

Lois EhmanPrincipal of NES

The end of October is already approaching and the students are busy applying for all kinds of leader-ship positions throughout the school. When we share our talents with one another we all Win-Win!!!

On September 30 Nicholson held their annual Terry Fox Run in the beautiful location of Emerald Lake. The older students helped the younger students with the 5km walk around the lake. It was a great way to sharpen the saw and help support a great cause. Thank you to the many parents who joined us for the day. Also, in the spirit of remembering, we held our first annual “orange shirt day” in honour of the many children who were sent to residential schools. The students learned about residential schools and the message was loud and clear that “Every Child Matters” and we must always remember that.

We held our first “Sharing Assembly” on Friday, October 9. The Grade 5/6/7 class shared their know-ledge of the upcoming elections, the Grade 1/2/3 class shared a French song and taught us about the 7 Habits, and the PAC held a fashion show to introduce the spirit wear that is being sold at the school. The students did a great job in front of great number of parents. Thank you for attending.

The Nicholson Nighthawks are definitely on their way to a wonderful year of learning as they “Begin with the end in Mind.”

NES held Terry Fox Run at EmeraldWar on InformationDear Editor,

Informed citizens are essential to democracy. Are we Canadians “informed?” Who is informing us? Certainly not the secretive Harper gov-ernment. Mainstream media? Canada’s mainstream media has become a near monopoly. Bell, Rogers, Postmedia, and so few others, own just about everything Canadians watch and read. Media guru Conrad Black tells where that leads: “Diversity of opinion and aggressive news gathering tend to disappear with the disappearance of competition, and public opinion could thereby become more of a hostage to private interests then a master of public policy.”

It’s no secret that Harper is out to kill the CBC. That would give Harper even more control over the flow of information. With the CBC gone, some special interest group with an unlimited advertising budget (like a polit-ical party?) could literally buy public opinion. You simply blast them with attack ads, distractions, and mis-information. Stop Harper’s war on infor-mation. Vote for true democracy!

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This WeekBargain Basement Thrift Store St.Andrews United Church & Centre for Peace open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 11am to 3pm.Free Food Skills pro-gramevery Saturday at 10am until Nov. 14. Call 250-344-1032 to register.

Wed, Oct. 21Golden 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.Public Skate every Wednesday from 7-8pm at the Golden Arena.Badminton Wednesdays 7-9pm at the Rec Plex. Bring your own racket.Celtic Revival - The Sky Family performs at the Golden Baptist Church at 7pm on Oct. 21.Golden & District Historical Society AGM Wednesday, Oct. 21 @ 6:30pm at the Museum (1302 11th Ave S)

Thurs, Oct. 22 Men’s Basketball Thur. 7:30-9:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bridge Club every Thur. at the Senior’s Centre 1-4pm. 250-344-5448.Mountain Magic Quilters Guild Thur., 7:30-9pm in the GSS sewing room. New members/guests 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.Golden Toastmasters Fridays, 7pm at College of the Rockies.English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.

Fri, Oct. 23A.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.Grab a Granny and Go every Friday from 10-11am at Durand Manor.Meat Draw at the Golden Legion every Friday at 5:30pm.FREE Settlement Services to help new-comers to Canada with English language training, citizenship, community resources, banking, hous-ing, and more! Fridays from 9-11am. Call 250-344-8392.

Sat, Oct. 24A.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 chil-dren.Meat Draw at the Golden Legion every Saturday at

5:30pm.Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Awards on Oct. 24 at the Civic Centre. Tickets are $55. Town Halloween Party on Oct. 24 at the Rec Plex from 3-5pm.Halloween Costume Skate at Golden Arena at 5pm on Oct. 24.

Sun, Oct. 25Sunday Howl open mic at the Wolf’s Den Sundays 4-8pm.Magic the Gathering Game Tournament 12-5pm at Bizarre Entertainment.Lions Club Duck Race has been postponed until Oct. 25 at 2pm.Golden Light Horse Club AGM on Oct. 25 at 3pm at the Eco Ranch. Event is potluck.

Mon, Oct. 26Heroclix League 6-9pm Mondays at Bizarre Entertainment.Picnic in the Park Play & Chat Mondays from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Alexander Park Elementary playground. N.A. Meetings Mon. in the Library basement. 8pm. Golden Youth Centre drop-in every Monday from 5-8pm.Nicholson Parent & Tot Mondays from 9-11am at Nicholson School.Crafts at the Seniors Centre every Monday from 1--3pm.Art classes at the Golden Seniors Centre every Monday from 10am-3pm.Hapkido Martial Arts Mon., Arena Lounge 6-7pm (kids) 7:15-8:15pm (adults).Al-Anon Group meets Mondays at the Women’s Centre from 6-7pm. 344-6492 for more info.Badminton Mondays 7-8:30pm at the Rec Plex. Bring your own racket.

Tues, Oct. 27A.A Meetings Tues. at the United Church 901

11th Ave S. Alley Ent. All meetings are open and start at 8pm.Golden Youth Centre drop-in Tuesdays from 3:30-7:30pm.Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition Tuesdays 6-9pm at Bizarre Entertainment.FREE Settlement Services to help new-comers to Canada with English training, citizen-ship, community resourc-es, banking, housing, and more! Tues. 1-3pm. 250-344-8392.Golden Shotokan Karate Tues. & Thurs. 6-6:45pm (kids) 7-8:30pm (adults).Grab a Granny and Go, Tuesdays at 3:30pm at Durand Manor.T.O.P.S (take off pounds sensibly) Family Centre, Tue., 6-7pm. 344-7228, 344-6492 for more details. English Language Classes, free! Tue. & Thur. 10am-12pm. 344-8392 to register.Kick ing Horse Gymnastics Club AGM at the gym on Oct. 27 at 7pm

Upcoming Events CBT Open House at CBT office on Oct. 28 from 11am-2pm. Learn about new strategic priorities.Golden Nordic Ski Club AGM, Thurs. Oct. 29 at 7pm in the GSS LibraryParson Kids Club Halloween Party on Oct. 31 in Parson.GMHA Officials Clinic learn how to officiate at Golden Minor Hockey games on Nov. 1 from 9am-1pm. Register at www.goldenhockey.com.Free Job Skills Workshop on Nov. 4 and 5. Includes lunch. Call 250-344-5413 to regis-ter.Christine Tassan at the Golden Civic Centre on Nov. 6 at 7:30pm.World Diabetes Day at the Rec Plex on Nov. 13 from 11:30am-1:30pm. Come see presentation on healthy eating.


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The Net Result: Netflix hits stride with original film Beasts of No Nation

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Netflix dipped their toes in the water of original program-ming a few years ago with hit dramas like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, but it’s their latest offering that has allowed them to cannon ball into the pool.

Beasts of No Nation is the first major feature film to be released simultaneously on Net-flix and in theatres and the early returns are positive.

The film explores a civil war through the eyes of a young Afri-

can boy named Agu, who sees the modest life he had been liv-ing get torn apart as rebel forces take over his village. After wit-nessing the murder of his fath-er and older brother, Agu flees into the jungle, alone and griev-ing for his loss.

He soon stumbles upon a dif-ferent rebel faction that takes him prisoner.

The faction, named the NDF, is made up of child and teen-aged soldiers, many of whom are the same age as Agu. This part of the group is led by the Commandant, who takes a spe-cial interest in Agu.

With little in the way of options, Agu is convinced to join the cause and fight the rebels that killed his father and brother.

Agu’s new life is a difficult one. Gradually he is made into a soldier like the rest of the chil-dren. Soon, he is forced to kill a man for the first time.

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As Halloween approaches, images of scary, blood-suck-ing bats become common place. Since the goal of the Koo-tenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) is to promote bat conservation, this is the perfect time of year to counter these bat myths and do something to help bats.

The group has hosted multiple bat house workshops, alongside Wildsight, in Golden. “The conservation of bats in BC has always been important since over half the species

in this province are considered at risk” says Juliet Craig, Coordinating Biologist for the KCBP. “However, since the introduction of White Nose Syndrome, a disease that is dev-astating bat populations where it has spread, bat conserva-tion is more important than ever.”

White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is a disease caused by an intro-duced fungus that was first detected in a cave in New York in 2006. Since it was discovered, it has spread to 26 states and 5 provinces in North America, decimating bat populations along the way.

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Continued from page 10An estimated six million bats have died from this disease

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“Bat-houses are particularly important for maternity colonies where groups of female bats roost together to have their pup during the summer” states Craig. “A well-designed bat-house installed in a good location can pro-vide a home for hundreds of bats.”

Funded by the Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Valley

Local Conservation Fund, Habitat Stewardship Program, and the Public Conservation Assistance Fund, the KCBP provides educational programs on bats, conducts site visits to landowners with bats in buildings, and offers a program called “Building Homes for Bats” where they reimburse the cost of materials to residents who build and install two bat-houses on their property.

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Michael Roik is quick to correct anyone that calls him a comedian.

“I’m an improvisor. Some people don’t see a big difference but for me it’s a big difference,” Roik said. “Whereas a comedian has a standup set…what I’ve learned to do is improvise and tell stories that are completely made up and fabricated, sometimes based on audience suggestions and sometimes based on things that inspire us.”

Roik, who worked full-time as a business consult-ant when he joined the Loose Moose Theatre Com-pany in Calgary 10 years ago, figured that improv would help him improve his presentation skills.

Within a few months he was performing onstage with some of Canada’s finest improv artists. One of his early triumphs came in a scene where he was paired up with veteran artist Rebecca Northan.

“It was wonderful. We did a scene where we were in a co-ed steam room and it just went really well,” Roik recalled.

It hasn’t been all smooth sailing. Like any per-former, Roik says his performances have had their share of “peaks and valleys.” One of his low points came during a solo performance where he sang a song about one of the audience member’s pets.

“It was awful. It turns out her dog had died and it wasn’t funny. Nobody liked it,” he laughed.

“Usually those mistakes and errors, like props falling apart or somebody misunderstanding some-thing…those types of moments can be wonderful because you don’t get those in regular theatre.”

On Saturday, Roik and his colleague Stephanie Herrera will be performing at the Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce Community Excellence Awards. It will be just their third per-formance as a duo, but Roik says that it takes little time for performers to develop a sense of chem-istry.

“Improvisors are kind of a unique breed in that we’re able to look at who we’re working with and be very aware. One of the rudimentary philosophies of improvising is to make your partner look good. As long as you’re both on that same plane, then you can look at each other, listen to each other…it’s really easy to make stories and scenes go well as long as you’re making each other look good,” Roik said.

What the audience will see on stage, in true improv tradition, will be completely organic, with little to no forethought from either performer before the show.

“We’ll probably come up with a set of techniques or stories or games that we want to roughly do…but we’ll even change that up. As far as story lines and all that, it’s completely improvised,” Roik said.

Tickets for the Community Excellence Awards are still available and can be purchased at the Chamber’s office.

Improv artist Michael Roik will per-form with Stephanie Herrera at this Saturday’s Community Excellence Awards. Photo Submitted

Wee Bits from the Golden Star 75 years ago.

April 12, 1940 – Local and General

One of the most interesting and amus-ing social affairs was held in Grace Hall on Friday evening last when a “Cootie Party” was put on under the ladies aid of St. Andrew’s church. From the oldest to the youngest everyone had a good time. Between forty and fifty were in

attendance and every-body had his or her share in the fun and laughter. The tables were occupied for nearly two hours in the Cootie Contest, every-one changing after each win in the game. The first prize finally went to Eva Nicholson for the ladies and to Jim Sime with the high-est count for the gents. The refreshments served afterwards at the tables were much enjoyed and were a fitting conclusion to a very enjoyable and amusing occasion.

February 23, 1940 – Local and General

The annual ice har-vest commenced on Monday last. The ice this year is not near-ly as thick as in former years, but some four-teen inches of clear ice is being packed in

the various ice-houses in town for use during the coming summer.

January 3, 1940 – Pre-pare for the Tourists

For the past few years strong efforts have been made by the Boards of Trade of the various centres to have the Big Bend Highway completed and opened for traffic. This year will see the official opening – but are we ready for it?

According to reli-able estimates there will be thousands of cars pass through Golden over this high-way during the coming summer. What bene-fit will this traffic be to our town? How can we accommodate those who might desire to stay here? – What entertainment have we to offer? Further-more, what attractions

have we developed to induce these travellers to spend a few days in our midst.

True, the Golden Rod and Gun Club has yearly been sticking the lakes in the district with fish, while we have a bountiful supply of game for the hunter, but the summer tour-ist does not come dur-ing the hunting sea-son, and a great many do not enjoy fishing.

Some years ago a start was made to lay out a golf course, and a couple of greens were made. Interest lagged and the effort of the faithful few was all for naught. This ground can still be made into a respectable course with a little effort and small expense.

In the matter of accommodation, we have need for a great

many additional cab-ins and grounds for tourist campers, while it is doubtful if there is sufficient restaurant accommodation dur-ing the travel season (if the estimate of motor-ists is anything like accurate).

A tourist on a holiday trip must have sever-al requirements. Rea-sonably good roads, attractive scenery and routing, and satisfac-tion in the way of enter-tainment and accom-modation, We have the scenery – the best on the continent – the rest is up to us. If the original travelers over the Big Bend High-way are satisfied, then there will be no need to worry about future travel; but should they be dissatisfied for any reason, the most scen-ic driveway on this

hemisphere will suf-fer and gradually die entirely.

Surely the expendi-ture of several mil-lions of dollars on the Big Bend High-way, and the money spent on the Kick-ing Horse Trail and other approach roads, should warrant an effort by all concerned to make and keep the travelling public satis-fied and content to use this scenic route.

The coming season

should be a banner one for tourist travel in Canada. The conflict in Europe will discour-age traffic to that coun-try, and the reopen-ing of the San Francis-co Exposition this year will be an added incen-tive to travel over west-ern Canadian roads.

Let us, therefore, get united action as soon as weather conditions allow to be prepared for the greatest tourist season this district has ever experienced.

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You may be retiring, changing jobs or striking out on your own. Whatever the reason for leav-ing your employer, under most group plans, you’re insured only as long as you remain part of the group being covered. So generally speaking, if your job ends, your coverage ends, too.

However, if you’re leaving because you’ve been laid off, your benefits may continue for a few weeks. In some cases, you can get individual coverage to replace your group insurance if you apply within a specified time, usually 90 days.

Even if it’s your decision to go, you may be able to make sure you’re still covered: Check with your benefits provider to find out whether you can switch over from your group plan to indi-vidual coverage. You may be able to include your spouse and dependent children in your new plan, as long as they had been covered under the group plan with the company you’re leaving, and there may be no medical requirements (such as a questionnaire or an exam) as long as you sign up as soon as your group coverage lapses; terms and conditions vary among insurance pro-viders.

Provincial plans don’t cover all health-care costs.As Canadians, we benefit from insurance coverage through our provincial governments. But

it’s important to remember that government insurance doesn’t cover many medical expenses included in a group or individual supplementary health and dental plan.

Health-care costs vary from province to province, but generally speaking, most provinces do not cover:

• routine eye exams for those aged 19-64• glasses or contact lenses• prescription drugs outside a hospital setting• acupuncture, physiotherapists, naturopaths and nutritionists• regular dental services, orthodontia and dentures• anything other than a standard ward room in a hospitalExpenses such as dentistry, prescription drugs, para-health services (such as physiotherapy),

ambulance, medical equipment and in-home nursing can add up very quickly. That’s where supplementary health insurance can come in.

Don’t forget disability, critical illness and long-term care insurance.Think carefully as well about continuing some of the other kinds of coverage you may cur-

rently have, especially disability, critical illness and long-term care insurance. This is particu-larly important if you decide you want to work for yourself and don’t have access to a supple-mentary group plan. Disability insurance replaces a portion of your income if you become dis-abled and unable to work. Critical illness insurance will help you protect your savings in the event of certain serious illnesses, while long-term care insurance will provide you with funds for longer-term care expenses later in life.

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- Turning Back the Pages -By Colleen Palumbo


The Golden Rockets remain winless. That’s the harsh reality after a pair of

weekend losses to the Kimberley Dyna-miters.

The good news for Jason Stephens’ squad is that they didn’t look out of place while sharing the ice with the defending champions, earning a point in a 5-4 OT defeat on Friday night in Kimberley before falling 5-2 at home a night later. All told, it wasn’t a terrible weekend result against a veteran team that now boasts a sparkling 11-1-0-2 record across its 14 games.

The Rockets could have earned even better results if they had played a full 60 minutes of hockey and been able to build on the leads they had in each game.

On Friday, Golden jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after goals from Tanner Wit and Kyle Rosolowski less than six minutes into the opening frame. The Dynamit-ers found their stride late in the first and squared the contest at two goals apiece before the close of the period.

The Rockets, not deterred by the slug-gish end to the period, went up by a pair once again after power play markers from Terix Fischer-Kobes and Mathew Thiessen in the second.

Frustratingly for Golden, the Dynamit-ers had an answer yet again.

Jordan Busch brought the home team to within one before Eric Buckley took the wind out of Golden’s sails with a power play goal with just over three minutes to play in regulation.

During the 4-on-4 portion of over-time Justin Meier put an end to Golden’s hopes for a maiden victory when he beat Rockets goaltender Brody Nelson for the winner.

A night later the Rockets again jumped out to a 2-0 lead courtesy of Wit and Thiessen. That was the end of the scoring for Golden, however, and the Dynamit-ers again had an answer for Nelson, who played another solid game in the Rockets

net. Altogether the Dynamiters managed

five goals from five different players on their way to the 5-2 win.

“It was a little bit of a lack of effort in the third period. The first two periods we seemed to really battle and in the third we just backed off a notch. Against a team like Kimberley, you back off an inch and they’re going to take a mile,” Stephens said.

The losses drop the Rockets’ record to a miserable 0-11-0-1. While there is some obvious frustration in the team’s locker room, the Rockets’ captain maintains that

the players still have a positive attitude. “It’s frustrating trying to get one. We’re

one step closer and we just gotta play 60 minutes. We’re trying to keep it light, try-ing to keep it positive. The minute you get negative you just break down and every-thing goes astray,” Wit said.

One of several areas where the Rockets still need to improve is on the power play. While they managed three goals over the course of the two games, their play with the man advantage left a lot to be desired, especially on Saturday.

“It’s something we’ve been working on and working on. I don’t know what it is

but we’ve gotta figure out something that works for us as a group. We’ve tried differ-ent combinations and different D-pair-ings. We struggle to get out of our own end with the puck,” Stephens lamented.

If they can shore up that area of the game and get some of their many injured bodies back in the lineup, the Rockets will have a good chance to grab their first win of the season next weekend against either the 100 Mile House Wranglers or the Col-umbia Valley Rockies. The Rockies cur-rently sit seven points clear of the Rock-ets for the final playoff spot in the Eddie Mountain Division.


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Travis Kelley (left) and Tony Festa battle for the puck against Trevor Van Steinburg of the Kimberley Dynamiters Saturday night in a game the Rockets would lose 5-2. Joel Tansey/Star Photo

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Just a day after being called up to the Dallas Stars, Golden native Curtis McKenzie suffered a signifi-cant injury after he was checked into the boards by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Nesterov dur-ing a game on Oct. 16.

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game in Dallas against the Lightning. He fell awkwardly into the boards and was later helped off the ice. The Dallas Stars denied a request for an interview with McKenzie, saying that the 24-year old forward

is focused on rest and recovery at this time. McKenzie played in 36 games last season, notching four goals and an assist as well as 48 penalty min-

utes. Prior to his call up, McKenzie had played one game with the Texas Stars of the AHL, tallying three assists.

Nesterov was given a five minute major on the play for boarding and assessed a game misconduct. He was later suspended for two games by the NHL Curtis McKenzie will be sidelined indefinitely with a lower

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Email resume to: [email protected], Fax resume to: 250-344-7282

Mailed resume to: Box 10, Golden, BC

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Employment

Join the LUSH Mountain Accommodations Team!

Accepting applications for:

House PreparationSupervisor

Duties include:Staff Scheduling & Coordination Housekeeping,

Inventory, Inspection & preparation of Vacation Homes

Please email resume to: [email protected]

Employment

MIDTOWN RV Ltd has a posi-tion for licensed Heavy Duty RV Mechanic. Full-time, no layoffs. Benefi t pkg and profi t sharing. Email resume to [email protected]

Peaks Grill is HiringIt’s that time of year again!Peaks is looking for Bartend-ers/Servers and Kitchen Staff!Send your resume to [email protected] be 19 or older to apply*Bartenders/Servers must have ‘Serve it Right Certifi ca-tion

Medical/DentalHUGE DEMAND for Medical Transcriptionists! CanScribe is Canada’s top Medical Tran-scription training school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535. www.canscribe.com or [email protected].

Help Wanted

Services

AUTO FINANCING-Same Day Approval. Dream Catcher Auto Financing 1-800-910-6402 or www.PreApproval.cc

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

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

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.

Home ImprovementsFULL 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.

Household Services

BLUE SKYS HOME CLEANING SERVICES

Working in the Blaeberry and Moberley Areas.Personalized to Your NeedsReliable.Experienced.Refernec-es.For Bookings and Further Infor-mation please call Stephanie Penno. 250-344-8904 [email protected]

Merchandise for Sale

FIREWOOD 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 Sale1980 Dodge Camper for Sale.Runs great!New starter, tires, and brakes. Fridge, furnace, stove, sink, double bed, and lots of cupboard space. Call 250-344-2114

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Mad-ness sale!” All buildings, all models. You’ll think we’ve gone mad deals. Call now and get your deal. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

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

Real Estate

Acreage for SaleSpectacular Views on 11 1/2 acre parcel, 10 mins south of Golden, east side of the Rockies. Drilled well, flat building site, good access. $260,000. Survey plan available 1-250-769-4288 [email protected]

Mobile Homes & Parks

Mobile Homes & Parks

Real Estate

For RentMountain Shadows Mobile Home Park, pad site for rent. First one available in 7 years!! Would prefer new trailer but call to discuss. Call Mike at 250-344-8385

Mobile Home Pad for Rent3 month free pad rental.Spot available for approved mobile home.Don’s Mobile Home Park250-439-8334

Real Estate

Rentals

Apartment Furnished

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

FULLY FURNISHED all inclusive bachelor suite.

View at Mount7.ca or call 250-344-7001.

Commercial/Industrial

1700 Sq ft of main fl oor com-mercial space available for rent. A large bay door in the back allows for easy access.Also available on the second fl oor is a front offi ce area with access to storage area in the back portion.Both areas have lots of win-dows for natural light as well as washrooms on both fl oors. Call to view & discuss optionsJoe 250-344-8220

GoldenCOMMERCIAL BUILDING

3100 sq. ft. of Retail Space

Located DOWNTOWNExcellent High Traffi c Area

Plenty of Parking250-344-6710

Misc for RentAFFORDABLE RENTAL

OPPORTUNITY - GOLDENCMHA Kootenays has Modi-fi ed Wheel Chair Units, 1, 2 and 3 bdr units avail. for rent. Sites well-maintained, large green space, patio, carport, fridge/stove, washer/dryer, new fl ooring, new paint. No cats/dogs & No Smoking. More info call 250-426-5269. 1 bdr $626, 2 bdr $739, 3bdr 862 per month.*BC Housing application form and proof of income required

Rentals

Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted Financial Services Firewood/Fuel Mobile Homes & Parks

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

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FOR RENT

Homes for Rent2 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.

Brand new 2 bdrm suite forrent avail Nov 1 incld laundry. 250-344-7408 / 272-8415.

Offi ce/RetailCOMMERCIAL SPACE

FOR LEASE1292 Main St., Smithers. 5920 sq. ft. Available Jan. 2016. Please email [email protected] for more information.

GREAT RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE IN PERFECT

LOCATION!!!Retail space for rent between Kicking Horse Embroidery and the Golden StarAvail.Immed. 1800 sq ft. Call Darren 250-344-1065 or 250-344-2928.

StorageSecure Storage unit available in town.8’ x 20’, $100/mth. 250-272-0415.

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

Suites, LowerCountry Living

2 bdrm bsmt suite 10mins. from Golden, wood heat, Shared Utils. $750 Avail. Immd. 250-421-6415.

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CANADIAN PACIFIC (CP) TRAIN CONDUCTORS REVELSTOKE REQUISITION # 44144

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CP is one of Canada’s most iconic companies. We move the goods that keep the world turning, and we’re on our way to doing it better than anyone else. To get there, CP is looking for some adaptable, hard-working, safety-conscious, and results-driven people to join our force of train conductors.

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Competition closes on October 25, 2015

For additional information on Canadian Pacific and this career opportunity, visit us online at www.cpr.ca.

Only those candidates contacted will be considered. All communication will be directed to the email address you use on your online application form. The journey has begun but is far from over.

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Town of GoldenSubmitted

On Saturday, October 24, the Town of Gold-en Recreation Services is presenting the annual Children’s Halloween Party at the Mount 7 Rec Plex.

This year, the Town has partnered with the Rotary Interact Club to put on this Spook-tacu-lar event. The Interact Club is made up of a group of creative, hard-working, Golden Secondary School students who are excited to host a fang-tastic party.

“The Interact Club strives to improve our com-munity by implementing new youth initiatives and by becoming more involved in community events,” said Interact Club President Maeve Wil-son. “We are excited to host the children’s Hal-loween party because it is a great opportunity to influence future youth to be active commun-ity members and to show the community what (Golden) youth are capable of.”

Among the many hauntingly great events planned are pumpkin mini golf and a haunted house sure to tickle all the senses. In addition, there will be Halloween-themed arts and crafts for all to enjoy and some treats.

“The annual Halloween kids party is the best attended children’s special event,” said Jordan Petrovics, Manager of Recreation Services.

“This year we are excited to partner up with the Interact Club to host the event. This club has done some amazing work in our community and brings plenty of creatively spooky energy to the event plan.”

Boys and ghouls are encouraged to wear cos-tumes to the party and head over to the Arena afterward for a costume Public Skate.

The Children’s Halloween Party is being held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Costume Public Skate will be held afterwards from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information on the event, please con-tact [email protected].

Interact Club hosts Halloween Party

Some dressed up kids had a good time at the Town Halloween Party at the Rec Plex last year. This year’s party is on Oct. 24. Photo Submitted

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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

NEW

1590 Columbia Valley View6 bedrooms 7 baths 4,500sqft

$1,695,000

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

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

$189,900520 - 12th Street

5 bedrooms 4 baths 2,618sqft

$429,000

2483 Seward Road3 bdrms 3 baths 2,160sqft 8.5 acres

$408,000

506 - 8th Street50’ x 130’

$76,3003071 Tegart Road

Rural Propery with 2 Homes

$239,900

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

$328,3001445 Granite Drive


$589,999

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

$599,9001256 Horse Creek Road

4bdrms 3 baths 2,568sqft 1.15 acre

$315,000#12, 2924 Kicking Horsse Road

2bdrms 2 baths 1,032sqft

$188,900

SOLD


$330,000#201, 521 - 8th Avenue

2 bedrooms 1 bath 813 sqft

$189,000


$309,0001425 Granite Drive

3 bedrooms 2.5 baths 2,032sqft

$869,900920 King PlaceCommercial Lot

$199,000

1250 Alexander DRive5 bedrooms 2 baths 2,200sqft

$279,0002010 McMurdo Road

4 bdrms 2 baths 2,400sqft 1.86 acres

$492,300

1415 Deere Ridge Road5 bedrooms 4 baths 3,510sqft

$549,000523 - 10th Street

4 bedrooms 1.5 baths 2,360sqft

$320,000

1401 Granite Drive2 bedrooms 2 baths 2,702sqft

$495,600

522 - 10th Street3 bedrooms 1 bath 1,210sqft

$225,000

586B Lower Habart Road

$216,300

4bdrms 2 baths 1,368sqft .87 acre802 Nicholson Frontage Road

5bdrms 2.5 baths 2,180sqft .54 acre

$295,0001852 Blaeberry Road

2bdrms 1 bath 1,920sqft 80 acre

$745,0002328 Holmes Deakin Road

5 bdrms 2 baths 3,032 sqft 60 acres

$565,000586 Lower Habart Road

2 bdrms 1 bath 1,344sqft .52 acres

$199,600

1640 Purcell Woods Circle3 bedrooms 3 baths 3,068sqft

$1,125,000

SOLD SOLD

1593 Columbia Valley View4 bedrooms 3.5 baths 3,752sqft

$1,195,000

1515 Cedar Street5 bedrooms 3.5 baths 2,703sqft

$399,900

SOLD

528 - 9th AvenueLand, Building & Business

$950,000512 - 7th Street


$249,000

SOLD

1000 Kicking Horse Drive8.7 acres

$2,300,0001124 - 8th Street

2 bedrooms 2 baths 1,270 sqft

$282,300

Thomas Road............................... 2 acreages available... from $129,000 to $229,000

Lot B, Carlson Road.......................2.47 acres......................................................$84,900

1735 Short Road........................... 4.946 acres...........................................$119,900

729 Nicholson F rontage Road...... .66acres.............................. .......................... .. $99,000

Lot2,Imler Road.............................3.21acres............................................. $112,500

2000 Highway 95 South............. 4.22 acres.......................................................$136,300

1374 Black Bear Drive......................2.03acres....................................................$119,900

Highway #95 South.................... 40 acres..............................................$209,000

Re� ection Lake Road.....................2 acreages available.....from $122,500 to $137,500

3140 Imlelr Road...............................18.03 acres...................................................$99,600

REDUCED

NEW NEW

NEW

SOLD

1886 Blaeberry Road9.29 acres

$305,000NEW

RURAL ACREAGES

1515 Fir Crescent6 bedrooms 3.5 baths 3,704 sqft

$399,900

SOLD

Kettleston Road.............................. 40 acres ......................................................$269,900

Pcl A, 3067 Wiseman Road...............70 acres.....................................................$210,000

646 Lower Habart Road................. 4.8 acres.............................................$399,000

1359 Black Bear Drive.....................2.4 acres......................................................$135,000

866 Highway 95 South....................101 acres.......................................... $569,900

LS2 Nicholson Creek Road ..............3 acreages available........from $95,000 to $210,000

LS2 Thomas Rd ...................................24.91 acres................................................$190,000

Lot A Campbell Road....................... 2 acres...............................................$120,000

Lot 2 Campbell Road.....................2.5 acres....................................................$120,000

2393 Kettleston Road.......................9.76 acres.................................................$219,900

golden star, october 21, 2015

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