By Steve Hubrecht
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The latest phase of downtown revitalization in Invermere won’t be completely finished before the freezing temperatures of winter set in, but the district is pushing hard to wrap up as much as possible beforehand.

Work on this part of the revitalization, which stretches along 7th Avenue (Invermere’s main street) from the intersection on 9th Street, at the corner by AG Valley Foods to the Cenotaph Plaza, has been ongoing for much of the fall, and has occasionally involved fencing at sidewalk bump outs and other safety measures. The Pioneer has received a few inquiries on the schedule of the work.

“We’re hoping that before we come into the Christmas season, that we’ll be able to clean up and move most of the fencing for the winer, but we want to make sure it’s safe,” Invermere mayor, Al Miller, told the Pioneer. “We are trying to get as much cleaned up as possible for the winter.”

The plan always called for some work to be done in the spring, and Miller noted that this obviously includes anything involving dirt and planting of flowers and trees.