Cheers,
Fatso! So nice to work with someone who really cares about the work he does. Thank you for your friendship.
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to landlords who nickel-and-dime and overcharge for rent in this economy. As if running a business in this town isn’t expensive enough.
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to Dr. Bruce and all the staff at the Invermere Vet Clinic for being so understanding and helping us deal with the loss of our dog.
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to those who use the RV sani-dump responsibly, and pay. Your continued care will keep it open.
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*This letter is from the comments section
on our website, www.columbiavalleypioneer.com and is in response to the July 6th story, ‘Teachers vote ‘yes’ to new two-year contract.’
Dear Editor:
Is it just me, or does it not seem that the teachers big-box union is not understanding that mediation is bargaining? Do they not understand that a province without the capital in the coffers cannot, and should not, spend billions for one special-interest group versus $2.6 million in health benefits?
Mind you, this is through mediation that was brought in to allow cooler, …
Let’s all share watershed governance
Dear Editor:
I wish to clarify the inaccuracies of a Letter to the Editor printed in the July 6th edition of The Pioneer. The Province of British Columbia is undergoing a review of their 100-year-old Water Act. As part of this review, the province has been leading a public consultation process that Wildsight, along with many other community groups including the Lake Windermere Ambassadors, First Nations, water license holders, local government, industry, and other individuals across the province have participated in.
Though the province has not yet released the proposed draft …
Jeers
to my immature and unprofessional boss for treating your staff who work incredibly hard for you with such disrespect. If your staff needs help, you, as a boss, should assist them or appoint someone else to.
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Dear Editor:
Recently, the electronic newspaper e-KNOW printed an article written by Stephanie Stevens titled “Brenda Byman’s disappearance haunts family 51 years later,” in which Ms. Stevens all but accuses one or more of the four friends who were with Brenda on the day she disappeared of having something to do with her disappearance. I wonder where she got her information, and how well she checked it out before printing it.
My heart goes out to the Byman family, for I cannot ever try to imagine the sorrow and agony they have …
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to the lady in Lakeview Meadows who wouldn’t move her vehicle for 5 minutes so we could weed-whack our client’s driveway.
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to our neighbours for not minding their own business. They’re fully booked until August for the dog to get a haircut. I did call. And as for the water, I ran to the gas station and back. He was in the shade and I was about 10 minutes — a fraction of the time we go for walks and he is away from his water bowl.
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Venture forth
Enter The Pioneer’s annual Travel Contest for your chance to win two tickets to a Calgary Flames Game, plus one night’s accommodation, courtesy of Invermere’s Travel World. Send in your travel photos with a copy of The Pioneer in-hand to info@cv-pioneer.com, or drop by our office to have your photo scanned.
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2012, July 13 – Out & About
Toby Theatre
• July 13th, 8 p.m.: The Hunger Games
• July 14th, 16th -20th, 8 p.m.: Madagascar 3
For info: www.tobytheatre.com.
Friday, July 13th:
• 4 – 9 p.m.: Market on Main, Radium Hot Springs. Farmer and craft market. For info: 250-347-9331.
• 7 – 9 p.m.: Music on Main with John C and Swanee in Radium Hot Springs. For info: 250-347-9331.
Saturday, July 14th:
• Heart of the Rockies – Kids of Steel Triathlon in Invermere. For info, visit www.heartoftherockiestri.ca.
• 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: The …
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to all the amazing people who dedicated their time to kids’ baseball this year. My boys had a great year. See you next year even if it isn’t free.
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to the lady in the red car at Enid who informed us our son and his friend were hurt while quadding. And Cheers to Lee for staying with the girl until the ambulance arrived. Thank you both.
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to everyone who came out to celebrate Edgewater’s 100th year! Thanks to all those who organized and helped with all the functions. What would we do without you?!
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