2011, October 28 – Online Edition
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to the SRL Property. We love riding our horses on your property and we really appreciate your generosity.
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to the person who goes to the Food Bank and lies about their kids to receive food & vouchers.
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to the Arabian Mountain Spice dance troupe for putting on a good show for a good cause.
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Dear Editor:
I would like to congratulate Invermere’s Mayor, Gerry Taft, and council on their persistence on Lot 4616. Thanks to their hard work, it looks as though one year from now, Invermere will have a very large park within our boundaries.
I cannot stress enough how important it is to protect our public lands for all to enjoy. My hope is that future councils will continue to represent this community in the same manner.
Although developing the land may have provided short term gain for some individuals, protection of this …
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to the lovely young blonde lady walking past the refuse collection centre who helped me carry the easy chair to my car and to Joyce with the truck who noticed it wasn’t going to fit & delivered the chair to the Bug Eye. You ladies rock! Stephanie.
Read More...Quench a thirst for knowledge
By Kate Irwin
Pioneer Staff
This week the world’s oldest scientific academy, the London Royal Society announced that they would be making all of their 60,000 historical scientific papers permanently available online, free of charge.
Isaac Newton’s first published paper, Faraday’s original research into electricity, and geological explorations by a young Charles Darwin are just some of the treasures to be uncovered while browsing through 350 years of scientific progress. The journey of humankind documented in the Society’s historical journal Philosophical Transactions is utterly absorbing to make.
Through plague, the Great Fire of London, …
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Happy Birthday, BM! A birthday is the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip! RM.
Read More...The unspoken truth about Smart Meters
Dear Editor:
Here is what Christy Clark and the media haven’t told you about Smart Meters. Gordon Campbell campaigned that he would not privatize BC Hydro, but a few months after taking power in 2001, he split departments of BC Hydro into separate companies — these he began privatizing.
Billing, human resources, office management, payroll, purchasing and IT, along with 1600 employees, were “outsourced” to a newly-created company under the parent Accenture. Accenture is a US “global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.”
They peddle Smart Grid Solutions. Accenture has headquarters …
Invermere takes steps to secure Lot 4616 as parkland
By Joshua Estabrooks
Pioneer Staff
There is a large chunk of land down Westside Road, the fate of which has been debated for well over a decade. The District of Invermere first expressed interest in securing the remainder of Lot 4616 for parkland in the 1990s, explained Mayor Gerry Taft, and at a regularly scheduled council meeting on October 11th, the town took a giant step towards the preservation of the property by initiating an application for a nominal rent tenure for park purposes.
A nominal rent tenure is a lease and licence …
Shaw announces changes for the valley
By Kelsey Verboom
Pioneer Staff
After purchasing NanoFibre Networks Inc. and its assets in a deal this past June, Shaw Communications now has answers for residents on what the takeover will mean for them: fast download speeds for those who wish to pay for them, and slower upload speeds for customers accustomed to Nano’s fibre-to-the-home setup.
At a regular meeting of the Regional District Board of Directors on October 6th, representatives from Shaw Communications answered questions about Shaw’s acquisition of NanoFibre and how it will affect Internet, phone, and cable services for local …
Radium councillor remembered at fire hall ceremony
By Pioneer Staff
Friends and family of former Radium councillor Brent Frederickson gathered on Friday, October 14th, to pay tribute to the long-standing council member and popular local businessman at the dedication of a memorial stone in his honour at the Radium Fire Hall.
The stone’s plaque, which reads, “In memory of Brent Frederickson — a champion of the village” was unveiled on what would have been Brent’s 60th birthday.
Gathered on a piece of land the Frederickson family helped secure as the site for the new fire hall, Brent’s family listened …
Local dirt bikers have impressive season
By Joshua Estabrooks
Pioneer Staff
A group of local dirt bikers have been competing throughout Alberta this summer, achieving some impressive results in a variety of cross country and endurance racing events.
The trio of teens are the youngest members of the Arrowhead Racing Team, which includes seven valley based motorsport enthusiasts and some dedicated parents, or bike transporters, to help with the extensive amount of travel involved in order to compete.
Trystan Hart, the youngest of the racers, said he got into cross country and enduro racing as it was a …
Invermere athlete starring in ski film
By Kelsey Verboom
Pioneer Staff
For Invermere’s Christina Lustenberger, clipping into a pair of skis is as natural as breathing. Since she was barely old enough to speak, Christina has been carving down the slopes in one form or another; first as a young ski racer, then as an Olympian with the National Ski Team, and now as a backcountry freeskier featured in the documentary, The Powder Highway.
Christina appears in two segments of the V-Shaw Productions ski movie. The first was filmed at Ice Creek Lodge, a backcountry ski lodge in the …
Silent film to screen at Edgewater Community Hall
By Kate Irwin
Pioneer Staff
Take a trip back through time and experience one of the masterpieces of silent film with the showing of the classic 1926 movie Faust at Edgewater Community Hall on Sunday, October 23rd.
With original, live accompaniment by composer and pianist Robert Bruce, you’ll find yourself immersed in the legendary tale of a man who makes a deal with the devil and is soon forced to face the unfortunate consequences.
This is the second showing of a silent movie at the Edgewater Hall following the success of 1927 film IT …
Why give the deer free rein?
Dear Editor:
I was having a coffee with my friend Depacp, a gentleman of East Indian origin, and we got to talking about different beliefs and customs of people around the world.
When we got to the holy cows of India, he explained to me how some people believe these cows are sacred and they are allowed to go wherever they want in the towns and villages.
These animals can do whatever they want, without fear of being harmed because some people consider them to be holy or a reincarnation of …
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to the canny waitress in the Chalkboard Café who found me my “fresh” cup of coffee and my “fresh” egg last Saturday. She made munch so much fun!
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to the 2 gentlemen from Spur Valley Golf Course who stopped to help me change a wheel on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 10th. It would have taken me a great deal longer without your help. Thank You!
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