You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Scarborough Centre—Don Valley East 2025 federal election live results. Browse live results for all 343 ridings 214 of 214 polls are reporting as of 4:21 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election 214 of 214 polls are reporting as of 4:21 p.m. Follow our full coverage of the 2025 federal election is projected to win in Scarborough Centre—Don Valley East is in second place with 18,353 votes (38.13%) and Alyson Koa Scarborough Centre—Don Valley East is a newly created riding defined by the 2023 representation order for Ontario This is the first time it has been contested 16,289 voters cast ballots at advance polls Looking for another riding? Here are the full results for the 2025 federal election. The Liberals have 169 races called in their favour They have 8,535,128 votes and 43.69 per cent of the popular vote The Conservatives have 144 races called in their favour They have 8,059,938 votes and 41.26 per cent of the popular vote The Bloc Québécois have 22 races called in their favour They have 1,232,095 votes and 6.31 per cent of the popular vote The New Democrats have seven races called in their favour They have 1,231,198 votes and 6.3 per cent of the popular vote The Greens have one race called in their favour They have 243,471 votes and 1.25 per cent of the popular vote There were three independents and four vacancies in the 338-seat Commons the Commons has grown by five ridings starting with this election This article was automatically generated using data provided by Canadian Press and will update as riding results become available Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Home » Fairmont Spring Clean Up May 10 Come join with the Fairmont Community Association for the Fairmont Community Spring Clean Up hosted by the Fairmont Lions and Columbia Lake Stewardship Society e-KNOW file photo Residents across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are heading to the polls to cast their vote in the 2025 Federal election to elect a winning party and Members of Parliament (MP) find MP incumbents and winners as they get declared across the GTA as well as a leaderboard and interactive map updating in real time as votes are counted CityNews and NewsRadio will be live this election night across Canada. 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We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentCalling it a “much-needed recreational and cultural hub,” Nickel Belt MP Marc Serre announced the funding on behalf of Nathaniel Erskine-Smith “The Valley East Twin Pad Multipurpose Sports Complex is a game-changer for the Greater Sudbury region,” Serre said in a release “Through the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program our government is proud to invest in a project that reflects our commitment to sustainability “This facility will not only create opportunities for recreation and connection — it will stand as a lasting symbol of what we can achieve when we invest in people and places.” Start your days with the latest local news By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of Sudbury Star Morning Briefing will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The city has committed $9.2 million towards the project, conditional on securing $20 million from senior levels of government. The money committed by the federal government Friday leaves the city $15 million short of that goal. Designed to meet net-zero carbon building standards, it will include two NHL-size accessible ice rinks, a multipurpose gym, heated viewing areas, accessible change rooms and gathering spaces that will serve residents across Wards 5, 6, and 7 in Greater Sudbury. Officials said the Valley East Twin Pad Multipurpose Sports Complex will: – Advance environmental goals by incorporating energy-efficient design and innovative technologies like geothermal systems and heat recovery. – Improve community health and equity through accessible recreation programming and safe gathering spaces for all. – Strengthen the local economy by creating jobs, attracting events and tournaments, and supporting local tourism. – Enhance cultural and linguistic inclusion, with bilingual and Indigenous signage and programming spaces for cultural events. Construction is expected to begin in September, with project completion targeted for March 2027. “This $5 million investment from the Federal Government is a significant step forward in bringing a modern, accessible, and inclusive multi-sport facility to Valley East,” Mayor Paul Lefebvre said. “This project will create a much-needed space for recreation, competition, and community gathering — one that meets the needs of residents today and for generations to come.” transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Northern OntarioNewsPower restored to most Hydro One customers in Greater SudburyBy Darren MacDonaldPublished: April 03, 2025 at 9:28AM EDT Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved Live Ontario election results for the riding of Don Valley East 65 of 65 polls are reporting as of 12:53 a.m Follow our full coverage of Ontario election 2025 is projected to be re-elected in Don Valley East Shamji has 15,797 of 27,903 (56.61%) votes cast of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario is in second place with 9,006 votes and Frank Chu Shamji has represented the riding since 2022 Looking for another riding? Here are the full results for Ontario election 2025. Province wide, the Progressive Conservatives have 80 races called in their favour. They have 2,158,452 votes and 42.97 per cent of the popular vote. The New Democrats have 27 races called in their favour. They have 931,796 votes and 18.55 per cent of the popular vote. The Liberals have 14 races called in their favour. They have 1,504,688 votes and 29.95 per cent of the popular vote. The Greens have 2 races called in their favour. They have 242,822 votes and 4.83 per cent of the popular vote. Independents have one race called in their favour. This article was automatically generated using data provided by Canadian Press and will update as riding results become available. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account. has not secured the money it needs or even put the project up for bids Note: This updated story reflects the fact the city may close one pad at the Capreol Community Arena We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle content Calling it “a much-needed recreational and cultural hub in Greater Sudbury,” Serre said the facility would be a game-changer with construction expected to begin in September “The Valley East twin pad multi-purpose sports complex is a game-changer for the Greater Sudbury region,” he said in a release “This facility will not only create opportunities for recreation and connection it will stand as a lasting symbol of what we can achieve when we invest in people and places.” But the municipality says the timing of the project is still a question mark a spokesperson for the City of Greater Sudbury told The Star the municipality was “waiting for clarification on the timing used in the release.” it has not been made clear how the city will fund the $61.7-million project The federal government has contributed $5 million so far and the city has “committed $9.2 million towards the project conditional on securing funding in the amount of $20 million from senior levels of government,” as indicated on OverToYou (tinyurl.com/3az8em4h) There is no indication of who will fund the remaining $15 million required to proceed Novack said some of the money could come from “other sources,” but she did not specify what those might be Valley East currently has two separate arenas — the Raymond Plourde arena in Val Caron and the Centennial Community Centre and Arena in Hanmer along with one pad at the Capreol Community Arena if it builds the Valley East twin pad sports complex the funds announced by Serre “support moving forward a shovel-ready initiative as part of the City of Greater Sudbury strategic plan to optimize asset service life and invest in infrastructure to support community recreation.” Novack said the city has completed the necessary studies and reports required as part of the site evaluation and feasibility process She said the funding announced by Serre “will support design development to create detailed design plans that include facility layout; structural design; and integration of accessibility and energy-efficient options It is anticipated that detailed design will take approximately six to eight months.” The 76,000-square-foot Valley East twin pad will include two NHL-size rinks each with 400 seats (there is potential for a fully accessible ice pad); eight change rooms; one referee room per ice pad; as well as a gymnasium for multi-purpose sports programming Concession stands or a cafe are also being considered The Liberals said the facility would provide “equitable access to recreation and civic services.” It would be designed to meet net-zero carbon building standards and would serve as a gathering space for residents across Wards 5 Mayor Paul Lefebvre said in the same announcement the facility would improve the quality of life for thousands of residents “This $5-million investment from the federal government is a significant step forward in bringing a modern accessible and inclusive multi-sport facility to Valley East,” he commented “This project will create a much-needed space for recreation competition and community gathering — one that meets the needs of residents today and for generations to come.” The twin pad would advance environmental goals “by incorporating energy-efficient design and innovative technologies like geothermal systems and heat recovery,” Serre’s release noted It would also “strengthen the local economy by creating jobs; attracting events and tournaments; and supporting local tourism.” Serre said the complex would “enhance cultural and linguistic inclusion with bilingual and Indigenous signage and programming spaces for cultural events.” Serre said the twin pad currently has a completion target date of March 2027 Home » Electoral Area G Town Hall Meeting May 6 The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Electoral Area G Town Hall Meeting will be held on Tuesday This is the annual Town Hall Meeting for all residents of Area G Mark your calendars and plan to join us in Brisco on May 6 Watch for the Town Hall Meeting dates for our other Electoral Areas coming soon Northern OntarioNewsOne minor injury in crash involving school bus in Valley East area of SudburyBy Darren MacDonaldPublished: October 25, 2024 at 3:39PM EDT UPDATE- The intersection of MR80/Valleyview Rd is now clear and traffic can resume as normal. The revitalization of the Valley East Waves has begun. Article contentAfter attending meets in recent years with sometimes as few as a handful of swimmers, the long-established club that trains out of Howard Armstrong Sports Complex has seen those numbers double or more during the 2024-25 season. A contingent 11 strong attended the Dave Kensit Memorial Short-Course Championships in Sault Ste. Marie last weekend, the majority of whom were 12 years of age and younger — and two of which reached the podium while competing against the very best the Northeast Region has to offer. “Based on where our club is right now, what we do regionally is really important,” longtime VESC head coach Sharon Leger noted. “We’re a smaller club and we have a new group of regional level swimmers who could potentially get to provincial level. The nine-year-old duo of Cedric Demers and Cameron McKay racked up 55 points for the Hanmer-based crew, well over half of the total VESC points.  A Grade 4 student at Redwood Acres Public School, McKay suggested he was first water-bound just a few months into his first year on this Earth. Even his earliest recollections, which likely came a few years later, would suggest that the fit between McKay and swimming was a good one. “When I first went in the water, I was comfortable with it — and then I started to get more comfortable and more comfortable until now,” noted the youngster who earned bronze in the 10-and-under 100-metre freestyle with a time of 1:34.90, shaving more than two seconds off his previous PB. Still quite early in terms of developing his full array of four strokes, McKay favours the front crawl, at least at this point in his career. “I am not on my back and I’m always moving,” he explained. “I feel comfortable pushing the water underneath me.” That said, it is the butterfly, a stroke with which he has limited competitive experience, that currently tickles his fancy as he looks forward to his three-times-a-week workouts. “I’ve done the butterfly in a race only once — if you don’t count the IM (individual medley),” McKay said. “I am trying to train for that and be better at butterfly, so that if everybody is across the pool, I’m not back at three-quarters.” Though he had competed at the John Rhodes Community Centre pool in the Sault only once before, McKay acknowledged that there were reasons for the positivity he embraced as he stepped onto the starting blocks. “I liked the diving blocks there a lot,” he said. “They’re good, but not as nice as North Bay. I like how they have a good grip, not super spiky like the these ones (at Howard Armstrong).” Having won three gold medals in Timmins last year at the Fred Rams B Championships, McKay was thrilled to take another step forward in Sault Ste. Marie. “I was a little nervous going in, but now I’m feeling pretty accomplished and proud.” Though he did not use the exact same wording, one could certainly sense teammate Cedric Demers feeling the same, having finished first in the 10U 50-metre breaststroke in 51.26 seconds, the 100 breaststroke in 1:53.87 and the 100 IM in 1:46.71. The younger of two boys in his family, Cedric initially followed his brother’s footsteps in hockey, before veering off to the pools for a very good reason. “I didn’t really like hockey, because my feet were always cold, but I don’t have to worry about that with swimming,” the young talent explained with a smile. For reasons unknown even to coach Leger, the Valley East club has seemingly had more success in producing elite breaststrokers than anything else, with Demers the latest to show some very early proficiency in the discipline that can drive some swimmers crazy. “I get more movement with the breaststroke and I am better at it than when I am just moving my arms,” he said. From a technical standpoint, there remains plenty of room for improvement, not surprising given that Demers was seven or eight when he first made the move from more casual swimming to learning how to race with the Waves. Valuable seconds can be gained or lost as one turns at the wall, with the lad who enjoys the warm-water workouts of his Valley east home pool keenly aware of every single component involved with changing directions quickly. “Your two hands have to touch the wall at the same time,” Demers outlined. “If not, you’re disqualified. Then you try and flip yourself as fast as you can and push yourself off from the wall. Then you go underwater — but in a race, you just want to pass the flags, because if you go past the middle, you’re disqualified.” For as much as the weekly practices can become routine, Demers and his mates have found some components that help create a little levity — and something to look forward to once the laps are done. “We have breaks when we’re done a set and we can do handstands, flips in the water, whatever we want to do,” he said. “Sometimes, we can do choice dives and, at the end of practice, there’s the hot tub.” Race strategy will come in good time. For now, Demers can see value regardless of where he sits coming off the blocks. “I like to be in front, but being in back gets me the action of passing people.” Rounding out the VESC contingent were Carlee Aubin, Jeremie Aubin, Kloe Beaulieu, Summer Clarke, Natalie Raymond, Ava Renaud-Cole, Niko Trudel, Bianka Vitiello and Giuliana Vitiello. With 36 swimmers on hand who garnered more than 100 medals in all, Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club members returned home as Dave Kensit Meet champions. Leading the charge and earning high-point accolades in their respective age groups were Callum Duncan among 11- and 12-year-old boys and James Ford in 13- and 14-year-old boys. The meet saw SLSC increase the number of athletes now qualified for Ontario Age Group Championships to 15 after Ever Lizotte and Aiden McDonald hit the required time standards. As for the Nickel City Aquatics, with 27 swimmers in all, Noah Snider enjoyed a breakthrough meet to remember, finishing the weekend with six individual medals and three more in the relays, recording personal best times in every one of his races. Other NCA notables from this weekend were the high points tandem of Charlie Richardson, with gold in six different 12U races ranging from 50 back and butterfly to 400 freestyle, and James Mongeon, age 16, with five gold medals in backstroke and butterfly. Randy Pascal’s That Sudbury Sports Guy column runs regularly in The Sudbury Star. Home » Renowned ornithologist Wings’ Gala keynote speaker Now in its 28th year the Wings Over the Rockies Nature Festival is thrilled to once again bring the community together for an unforgettable evening at the Gala Celebration and Keynote Speaker event Rob Butler — renowned Canadian ornithologist and artist — whose passion for nature and conservation spans over four decades Experience a captivating presentation as Dr Butler masterfully weaves together our theme “Our Place in Nature,” with “A Mountain Way of Life.” A renowned speaker His inspiring insights will leave you with a renewed appreciation for the natural world artist and storyteller with over 50 year’s experience researching birds across the western hemisphere A film called the Society of Crows will air later this year showcasing his life Rob is a graduate of Simon Fraser University where he pioneered studies of the biology of crows and the University of British Columbia where he studied heron biology He was a scientist with Canadian Wildlife Service and an adjunct professor of Biology at Simon Fraser University specializing in bird migration an outstanding alumnus of two universities and a Signature Member of Artists for Conservation He has won numerous awards for his conservation and communication work He has scores of appearances on television radio and in newspapers and his art has been featured in many magazines Rob likes sharing the lives of birds with anyone who is interested Set in urban and rural England during the 1940s a debut novel features a captivating heroine with a noteworthy story The story continues to build with many twists and turns along the way And the big twist ending is totally unexpected We will host a book purchase and signing opportunity with Dr Join us for our Gala Celebration & Keynote Speaker event on Saturday May 10 Purchase tickets and learn more here Home » Rockies hold annual spring camp The 2024-2025 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season may have just ended but for the Columbia Valley Rockies coaching team planning for the 2025-2026 season started months ago The Rockies held their hockey camp in Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena Easter weekend with over 60 players arriving to show their skills and test them against other young players “Spring camp is an opportunity for us to find future talent whether they are underage or end up playing with us next season,” said head coach Tayler Sincennes “We have been out on the scouting trail and will continue to do so throughout the month of May trying to identify talent.” The camp ran April 18-20 and while associate coach Tucker Braund said a fair number of the kids were from Alberta and our local region “Right now it looks like we will be returning a big contingent off of our team from last year,” said Sincennes “We don’t have exact numbers at this time but it is looking promising to get some of our talented veterans back into town.” Home » Rockies’ Donahue commits to Lakers in ACHA Paddy Donahue of the Columbia Valley Rockies has committed to attend Grand Valley State University in Allendale to play for the Lakers in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) this fall Donahue registered eight points in 37 regular season games this season and had 21 points in 100 career Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season games “Coming back to spend my junior career in my hometown was a memorable experience and is certainly something I’ll be proud of,” said Donahue who joined the Rockies from the IHA U18 Prep program “I was fortunate enough to have great teammates and coaches I’m very excited for this new opportunity to continue my hockey career and pursue post-secondary education.” improved his defensive play and hockey IQ this past season and that gave him opportunities to play a role on the penalty-kill “Team video sessions allowed us to learn from in-game mistakes and strengths and helped me improve my IQ,” he said “My three years with the Rockies helped me learn to deal with adversity and how to modify my playing style to benefit the team The organization took a chance on me at a young age and developed me a lot as a player.” “Paddy has been a great asset to the Rockies in his three years playing for us,” said head coach-general manager Tayler Sincennes “He has introduced our new players into the valley and what it means to be part of not only the Rockies I’ve enjoyed seeing Paddy grow and I’m excited to see what the future holds for an outstanding young man.” Home » Essential link Harry Manx performing during Wings Wings over the Rockies Nature Festival planner Elizabeth Shopland was thrilled when she heard that the Canadian music legend Harry Manx said “yes” to playing at the upcoming Wings Festival May 5 – 11 Harry Manx has been dubbed an “essential link” between the music of East and West creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas His unique sound is bewitching and deliciously addictive to listen to The journey has been great so far.” Manx is a prolific artist releasing 12 albums in a 12-year span with no signs of stopping the Canadian Folk Music Award in 2005 for Best Solo Artist and won CBC Radio’s “Great Canadian Blues Award” in 2007 The resulting sound is uniquely bewitching and deliciously addictive to listen to Harry forged this distinctive style by studying at the feet of the masters first as a sound man in the blues clubs of Toronto during his formative years and then under a rigorous five-year tutelage with Vishwa Mohan Bhatt in India Bhatt is the inventor of the 20-stringed Mohan Veena which has become Harry’s signature instrument Even though he had played slide guitar for many years before arriving in India he started back at the beginning under Bhatt’s tutelage Manx learned Eastern scales and eventually ragas deceptively complex and regimented musical patterns that form the basis of Indian composition He spent three to four hours each morning practicing in Bhatt’s home before returning that evening for a jam session with the tutor his sons and various other fellow musicians “Sometimes I’d throw in some blues licks in the middle,” he said “and everyone would fall over laughing and enjoying themselves And I thought if I can get Indian people to enjoy Western music like that then maybe I could get Westerners to enjoy Indian music too.” Harry decided to explore this thread of connection between the two musical traditions His signature style follows in the footsteps of such pioneering work as that of Joe Harriott and John Mayer and their Indo-Jazz Fusions in the 60s John McLaughlin’s work with Shakti in the 70s and Ashwan Batish’s innovative Sitar Power debut in 1987 Manx’s Indo-blues hybrid seems destined to be the most universally appealing yet It’s a style that’s a direct byproduct of the nomadic life he has led a life that has resulted in Manx’s highly compelling and charismatic musical persona Manx immigrated to Ontario with his parents when he was six-years-old He started doing sound at age 15 and gradually worked his way up to becoming a regular sound man at the well-known El Mocambo club in Toronto where he worked with a slew of blues legends Although Manx doesn’t consider himself to be a blues artists per se he does admit that blues is at the heart of much of his work “I’ve always had one foot in the blues from those days … what I got from those artists is a groove that’s fairly similar to theirs That’s what I’m particularly interested in … the groove and that’s the way I play blues today” “I went to Europe when I was 20 and started making money as a busker,” recalls Manx “I’ve worked only as a musician since then Few people know that I was actually a one-man  band with a drum-and-bass feel to my sound Much of Manx’s time in India was spent meditating with different masters which in turn has imbued his music with an intangible spiritual quality “I always cloak my messages with inspirational ideas in a story,” explained Manx “I also try and reach the listeners’ hearts rather than their minds there’s always a filtering of ‘I agree’ or ‘I don’t agree.’ I like to engage people’s hearts I’ve always had more interest in my own development as a person than I had in my music I think my music has done well partly as a result of my years of meditation … I can’t take complete responsibility My songs are a synthesis of everything I’ve absorbed Years of busking on the street in various locations around the world have taught him how to truly connect with and move an audience His training in India allowed him to approach music from a different perspective where the focus is on the song and on the transfer of energy between the performer and the listener What makes Harry an exceptional performer is his ability to completely give himself over to the song in the moment creating a deep well of emotion for the audience to draw from that a bridge between “heavenly” India and “earthy” American blues is most effectively built “It’s traditionally used in religious ceremonies and meditation because it puts you into this whole other place “But Western music has the ability to move out and there are ways to bend strings while playing blues that sound Indian I may be forcing the relationship between the two musical cultures but I keep thinking they were made for each other That idea leads me to more and more experimentation Join us for a live music event with Harry Manx on Friday May 9 To purchase tickets go to www.wingsovertherockies.org Home » Lots of local acts playing Radius Retreat May 3 Get ready to crank it up for 2025 because Radius Retreat in Radium Hot Springs is taking community connection to a whole new level just wait – this year is going to be next-level awesome We’re adding a whole new stage for even more epic performances plus a fresh new area filled with more food trucks more bands to keep the good vibes rolling all day long on Saturday If you didn’t get the chance to explore Radius last year now’s your chance – we’re offering free guided tours to dive into the vibe and see everything this amazing space has to offer about parking – there won’t be any on-site this year There will be free shuttles running back and forth from Radium Hot Springs there’s an hourly shuttle from Invermere to make transport a breeze and drop-off options along with handicap parking available You’re all set for a stress-free ride to the party Score tickets Lead image: The newly formed The Prospectres one of a dozen acts confirmed for this year’s event Home » Wings Festival hosting special film event   Wings Over the Rockies Nature Festival Planner Elizabeth Shopland was captivated by a powerful line from a new documentary film on tour: “Sometimes we must look back to blaze a better trail forward.” Intrigued she delved deeper—and is now pleased to announce that Wildflowers will be featured at the upcoming Wings over the Rockies Nature Festival Ward recruits a team of creative women to revisit Mary Schäffer Warren’s 1908 expedition to Maligne Lake Blending backcountry adventures with historical research Wildflowers demonstrates that sometimes we must look back to blaze a better trail forward Mary Schäffer Warren (1861-1939) was 43 years old and recently widowed when she bucked Victorian-era conventions and reinvented herself as a mountain explorer historian and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) — encounters Mary’s remarkable story Captivated by the mystery of this woman she can’t meet in person Meghan embarks on a journey of archival research and backcountry adventures to better understand Mary’s legacy and motivations She invites photographer/RCGS Fellow Natalie Gillis and travel writer Jane Marshall on a six-day hiking and paddling expedition to retrace the final leg of Mary’s famous 1908 expedition to Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park Delving into a landscape that connects adventurers across time the modern-day team compares past to present as they reflect on Mary’s legacy Ward is an outdoor writer and historian based in Banff and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Her publishing credits include Canadian Geographic Her adventures have taken her throughout the Rockies Trixie Pacis is an emerging Filipina-Canadian filmmaker based in Kimberley Her work revolves around documenting unheard personal and environmental stories Building on script development experience at Drive Films she now works as the Director of Acquisitions and Original Programming at ChimeTV America’s only Asian American and Pacific Islander cable channel delivered in English Trixie’s writing and photography have appeared on Mapped Join us for a presentation from the film director Trixie Pacis followed by a screening of Wildflowers on Thursday May 8 at Invermere’s Columbia Valley Centre Margaret McBeath is a Ward 14 (Don Valley East) Toronto District School Board trustee candidate Contributed 2018 municipal election profile and the information within may be out of date I grew up in Toronto and was educated in the Toronto District School Board I was fortunate to have a wonderful experience as a student in Toronto public schools and the opportunity to attend one of our city’s best arts-based secondary schools and passionate advocate for high-quality public education I am concerned about the quality of public education and the fair funding of our schools Our schools need to inspire students to reach their true potential Public education should move children to become lifelong learners A supportive school environment that promotes equality and personal development is essential to reaching that goal I am also extremely concerned about the ability of our public schools to provide high quality special education and supports for children with disabilities and special learning needs As the mother of a child with autism and a researcher with a high level of expertise on the subject of learning disabilities I have firsthand knowledge of the difficulty parents face in navigating the system and effectively advocating for their children This needs to change now and I will make this issue a top priority at the school board effective voice for community involvement and partnerships I will work hard to rebuild and protect public education Please show your support for public education by voting for Margaret McBeath for Toronto District School Board trustee in Ward 14 (Don Valley East) on Monday www.margaretmcbeath.ca margaret@margaretmcbeath.ca EDITOR’S NOTE: Toronto.com invited Toronto candidates in the 2018 municipal election to submit their profiles for publication. 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To read others, visit our municipal election page. a major national child exploitation operation We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentPolice say they have made more than 100 arrests and laid more than 300 charges in a project aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse in Canada Matthieu Girard told a news conference the recent sweep led to the identification of dozens of victims and 37 children being safeguarded from harm A total of 1,132 electronic devices were seized and charges laid so far include possession distribution and accessing child pornography Girard said the numbers are preliminary and there are hundreds of ongoing investigations He said child protection requires a joint approach involving law enforcement non-governmental organizations and technology companies working together Ontario and Greater Sudbury took part in the sweep “Police services participating in the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet (Provincial Internet Child Exploitation Strategy) played a key role in this operation,” the OPP said in a release “Investigators worked proactively and reactively to identify individuals making possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material and victim support was provided to those who were impacted.” provincial internet child exploitation strategy lead “This operation demonstrates what can be achieved when law enforcement officers and digital specialists from across different areas of expertise and geographic locations join together in a relentless pursuit of those who prey on the most vulnerable investigate and work with our partners to ensure there is no refuge for those who exploit children.” who had previously served a significant prison sentence for sexual offences Analysis of seized devices uncovered evidence of a sexual assault on a child in a public space and the online victimization of dozens of unidentified children has been charged with possession of child pornography accessing child pornography and eight counts of making child pornography His next court date is March 13 in Sudbury is charged with possession of child pornography accessing child pornography and making child pornography available His next court date is March 19 in Sudbury Home » Edgewater Water Quality Advisory rescinded The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) this afternoon reported the Water Quality Advisory (WQA) for the Edgewater Water System has been rescinded and normal water consumption can resume The WQA was issued in February after turbidity levels spiked as a result of ice build-up and fluctuations in the freeze-thaw cycle The turbidity levels have returned to more normal conditions “Our operators continuously monitor the conditions and turbidity levels may rise again as conditions warm up and spring run-off gets fully underway Should these seasonal turbidity levels rise again a Water Quality Advisory may be re-issued at that time,” the RDEK noted in a public update Home » Crash knocks out power to portion of Columbia Valley Emergency responders are on the scene of a logging truck rollover on Highway 95 near Edgewater this afternoon (Feb The incident has closed the highway and resulted in a power outage to a portion of the Columbia Valley The Edgewater Fire Department is on site with two pieces of apparatus and six members The driver of the truck has been transported to Invermere & District Hospital with minor injuries and BC Hydro has been notified The highway will be re-opened once the logs have been cleared Please check Drive BC for the latest update on when the road will be re-opened and the BC Hydro Outages page for updates on when power is expected to be fully restored once dreamt of in the original plans for Deer Valley more than 50 years ago crews at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort were working around the clock to complete “Phase 1A” of the ambitious Deer Valley East expansion and about 300 additional acres by late December Phase 1 will more than double the resort’s skiable acreage by 2025-26 It wasn’t the intention for any new terrain to open this season says Deer Valley VP of mountain operations Steve Graff “But adding nine or ten lifts in two years (via Phase 1 of the expansion) is substantial,” he says “We saw the writing on the wall.” When the team started getting into the heavy construction mid-summer “the reality came that we might be able to pull this off.”  the entire expansion will encompass 16 new lifts including a gondola Deer Valley’s total skiable acres will be 5,726 The expansion taps previously undeveloped land that lies to the east between the existing resort and Route 40 and to the south of Bald Mountain essentially creating mid-mountain ski lifts out of some that had once been at the resort’s boundary While Deer Valley is responsible for building and managing the ski infrastructure thanks to a 2023 deal that will allow it to lease the land and brand it Deer Valley will fall under the purview of New York-based landowner/developer Extell and they will take the lead on the village and lodging,” says Deer Valley president Todd Bennett “We want to make sure that between our organizations The history between Deer Valley and what had been dubbed the “Mayflower” land after a previous owner spans decades principal of planning and design firm SE Group created the original master plan for Deer Valley back in 1970 “Part of that was extending the lifts down to what’s now the East Village,” says Cushing “The whole notion of having a portal to Deer Valley from the Mayflower side has been there since the beginning.” the owners of the Mayflower parcels—four total—weren’t interested some would periodically approach Deer Valley about connecting their individual pieces of land but that would have required a lift and a skiway to get people back down the valley “Deer Valley wasn’t interested in that,” he adds the landowners were on the same page about working with Deer Valley to connect a new ski area SE Group had drawn up an expansion plan when Extell began to purchase the parcels eventually amassing 7,000 acres total over several years and shifting direction “It was much more land than in 2013,” says Cushing “so we came up with a master plan for a much bigger ski area that could either be stand-alone or an extension of Deer Valley.”  Graff notes that former Deer Valley COO Bob Wheaton “had been meeting with the Mayflower folks going back 15 or 16 years.” Once Extell was in the mix “We always knew that these folks were going to be our neighbors my bosses told me to do whatever I could to help them have the best product possible we had a vested interest in helping to make it the best we could.”  A digital overlay of the planned new trails (shaded light green) over the topography of the expansion area and prep work has been going on since at least 2019 but a lion’s share of the on-hill work was done in 2024: power Deer Valley tapped contractors from the oil and gas industry who worked at Mach speed to accommodate the expedited timeframe most of our existing contractors didn’t have the scope to do something this large,” says Graff “Snowmaking alone will require putting in 40 miles of pipe in two years.” “What they accomplished this summer in terms of snowmaking alone They can put in five times as much snowmaking because of their equipment like massive trenching machines that can go through solid rock and weld hundreds of feet of pipe together.” state-of-the-art snowmaking with an anticipated capacity of around 10,000 gallons per minute This includes about 1,200 HKD sticks and 155 TechnoAlpin fans Though TechnoAlpin guns are traditionally yellow “You can do that when you buy 155 of them.” The 40 miles of new pipe—“a staggering number,” he notes—will be installed over two years bringing total snowmaking pipe with the existing resort system to about 70 miles The resort is installing coated steel pipe for water and HDPE for air lines Deer Valley East will be a standalone snowmaking system with interfaces to the existing resort The new snowmaking system won’t be online until 2025-26 but this season about 100 of the HKD sticks will be integrated into Deer Valley’s existing snowmaking system along with 238 other HKD guns that were installed last winter on Deer Valley East terrain “For someone like me in mountain operations who’s been doing this my whole life like a snowmaking system that has 10,000-gallon-per-minute pumping capacity When we combine the existing Deer Valley with our expansion we will have 50 million gallons of capacity in our (three snowmaking) ponds and will be able to blow 20,000 gallons a minute.”  The ski runs for Phase 1 had largely been built by November and lift alignments mostly set Phases 1A and 1B of the expansion call for nine or 10 lifts by the 2025-26 season with an undetermined timeframe on the final six Up and running for 2024-25 are the Keetley Express which all originate from the new East Village a D-Line six-pack bubble with heated seats—its name a mining reference like many elements at Deer Valley—will provide the first of four access points to the original resort and will take riders to the Sultan Lift at Deer Valley which serves the East Village beginner area and Aurora is a fixed-grip quad with a loading conveyor Phase 1B will add a flagship East Village gondola a D-Line detachable six-pack; the Galena express a D-Line quad; and several more Uni-G quads The gondola will provide a two-stage connection from the East Village to Park Peak in 2025 and will eventually be a four-stage connecting to the Snow Park side of Deer Valley Cushing says new lift technology has allowed more terrain to be served with fewer “The expansion has 16 lifts; Deer Valley has 21 lifts” for about 2,000 acres of terrain “The lift alignment has been configured so that they can serve as much terrain as possible and limit initial costs.” Teams will take a wait-and-see approach on the remaining six lifts some lifts are going to be capacity dependent We will gauge how skier visits increase after the first 10 lifts are in Plans for an 800-acre area of expert terrain called South Peak Left to Right: Two of the three new lifts out of the base area serve beginner terrain while the Keetley Express (left terminal) serves as the first connector to Deer Valley’s existing terrain; Flying towers for one of the five new chairlifts installed at Deer Valley East over the summer Graff says four machines were purchased to cover the expanded terrain this year bringing the trail-grooming fleet to 21 in addition to three winches to demo from Prinoth and PistenBully—a benefit of buying so much hardware Deer Valley has traditionally been a Prinoth mountain but now has a mixed fleet after it purchased its first PistenBullys a few years ago “I think we have almost every cat model that both manufacturers make.” groomers will be out in those machines doing “real-world” testing to see what sticks “We are taking this opportunity of massive growth to evaluate how we do things,” says Graff “We are going to look at everything available and what’s going to work the best for us.” The resort will also utilize SNOWsat technology it collected fly-over LiDAR imaging of the existing resort and portions of the expansion which was loaded into five snowcats this season to start collecting data Graff hopes it will help reconcile differences of opinions between groomers and snowmakers as well as provide a level of efficiency and savings “I’m very optimistic that we can be a lot more efficient with our snowmaking and grooming if operators can get the data about the depths of snow in front of them,” he says “Having some real data to inform those decisions will be really helpful.” part of the expansion is 1,200 new parking spaces they will nearly double Deer Valley’s existing 1,400-space parking capacity (1,700 with street parking) The parking will provide visitors another entry point and divert skier traffic away from often-congested Park City and parts of Midway to get to the Deer Valley East Village and you won’t hit a stoplight,” says Bennett SE Group is also on the team for Extell’s East Village base area development and worked with its residential planning team to design ski access from residential lots The resort village is being developed by Extell though Deer Valley will have a skier services building there Another aspect of the expansion is the partnership between Extell and Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) in which service members can receive discounted room rates at the new East Village luxury Grand Hyatt Deer Valley While the partnership is between MIDA and Extell Deer Valley is offering discounted tickets and lessons to support these hotel bookings as a package deal  This overview shows the scale of the expansion property (green) compared to the existing resort (gray) When the expansion is fully up and running an estimated 1,500 additional staff will be required during the height of winter Deer Valley employed about 3,000 staff total last year Mountain ops alone is estimated to double in size “Hiring that many new people could dilute your culture so we’re focusing on taking the current leadership and growing them,” he says this means setting up a supervisory structure and shifting managers around “so it won’t be all new people on the expansion side We’re trying to get supervisors hired and trained in our culture so new hires get the leadership they need and are prepared.” Graff notes the mountain ops departments have been fully staffed in recent years “It’s really highlighted the need in the industry to focus on technical skills like snowmaking it’s about “stretch assignments.” “The most important thing in leadership development is focusing on the Deer Valley culture and what got us to where we are today,” he says how are we growing and stretching our leaders We know that if we do those well—maintaining the culture and growing our leaders—the smaller challenges will be real “You think about Whistler-Blackcomb or Park City-Canyons—there have been mergers and acquisitions of neighboring resorts But our culture is so important to us and who we are that we were adamant from day one that this was going to be Deer Valley not ‘Mayflower’ and ‘Deer Valley,’” says Graff “It’s important that it feels like Deer Valley when you ski over.” Having the same family design the new and original terrain helped it click “The way the runs are designed in the expansion are similar to how existing Deer Valley runs were designed One thing to consider in a project of this magnitude is to “get end-users involved in the process as early possible.” Operations teams—snowmakers and groomers—were involved in the design and construction processes from the get-go “just minor tweaks that will make our lives as operators much better down the road.”  Deer Valley will continue to limit the number of skiers on the mountain per day and require reservations as in the past though it’s unclear exactly what that will look like “We’ll have to see how it balances out and will err on being conservative,” says Bennett “We expect the number of skiers on the mountain to go up but it’s got to be done in a more measured way.” was examined through the constraints of different things: parking spaces and we’re looking at that through the same lens New lifts and new trails should reduce the amount of time in line the team continues to successfully balance every aspect of this gargantuan project Left to Right: Trail clearing began in 2019 which also designed the original Deer Valley terrain so the ski experience transitions naturally from existing to new terrain; The top terminal of one of three new lifts that opened this winter it will add the following to Deer Valley’s current operation: SNOWMAKING WATER STORAGE: 10 MILLION GALLONS Ski Area 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Ski Resort Websites and Marketing by nxtConcepts Home » Extreme cold warning for Elk Valley and KNP 11) issued an extreme cold warning for Elk Valley Kootenay National Park (KNP) and Yoho National Park areas A prolonged period of cold wind chills is expected from now through to Wednesday morning (Feb “An Arctic air mass combined with moderate winds will result in wind chill values dropping below -35 degrees Celsius during the overnight and morning hours tonight through Wednesday,” Environment Canada stated Temperatures are expected to gradually rise starting Wednesday afternoon as the Arctic air retreats Dress in layers that you can remove if you get too warm Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin Keep moving to maintain your body heat and seek shelter from the wind Outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks to warm up,” Environment Canada advises Home » Columbia Valley RCMP Report Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 44 calls for service The following is a summary of some of the files our officers responded to over the week Stolen utility trailer recovered in Red Deer Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a stolen utility trailer The theft was believed to have occurred the night of March 1 from a location near Juniper Heights on Highway 93/95 Road conditions appeared to be a factor in Westside rollover Columbia Valley officers responded to a single vehicle rollover on Westside Road near Fairmont Hot Springs The vehicle was travelling southbound when the driver lost control while navigating a bend in the road and rolled The three occupants sustained minor injuries and did not require medical attention Road conditions appeared to have played a factor in the rollover Columbia Valley RCMP was called to structure fire in Fairmont Hot Springs The structure was believed to be unoccupied and without power and water the structure was fully engulfed in flames and mostly burnt to the ground by the time the Fairmont Fire Department arrived Investigation into what caused the fire is still ongoing Columbia Valley RCMP was dispatched to an avalanche in the backcountry involving a burial Columbia Valley Search and Rescue was immediately deployed to the Pedley Pass area where a male had been buried by an unsuspecting avalanche The other party in the group was able to uncover the male who was still alive and breathing Search and Rescue transported both parties to the airbase where they were met by EHS The buried individual was taken to East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook for further treatment and released with minor injuries Jeff Witzke is Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment commander Residents across Toronto and the GTA went to the polls for the 2025 Ontario election to elect PCs to another majority government and Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) find MPP incumbents and winners as they get declared across the region Warmer temperatures but showers are expected on-and-off for the next few days Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to prioritize a list of projects including the proposed Highway 401 tunnel a mentally ill man who was killed in an Ontario prison is calling out the provincial government over the lack of correctional reform Monday is calling for rain and thunderstorms Stella Acquisto has the long-range forecast listen to NewsRadio Toronto live anytime and get up-to-the-minute breaking-news alerts weather and video from CityNews Toronto anywhere you are – across all Android and iOS devices TorontoNewsOntario election results: Look up the results in your ridingBy CP24.com StaffUpdated: February 27, 2025 at 9:24PM EST Published: February 27, 2025 at 9:01AM EST Home » Water quality advisory issued for Windermere A Water Quality Advisory has been issued for the Windermere Water System and Sun Valley RV Park/Gas Station those with weakened immune systems or anyone who wants additional protection to use boiled water or a safe alternative for drinking making beverages or ice or when brushing teeth until further notice it should be brought to a rolling boil for at least one minute The Advisory has been issued out of an abundance of caution after a routine inspection of the reservoir identified areas where cleaning was required water samples are taken to ensure bacteriological results come back clean the Water Quality Advisory will remain in effect and the rest of the East Side Water System are OUTSIDE the Water Quality Advisory area and are not included in the Advisory RDEK Home » Avalanche warning for mountain parks There is a Special Public Avalanche Warning in effect for Kootenay and areas immediately adjacent until the end of the day Monday Conditions outlined in this warning may also be found in areas immediately adjacent to these forecast regions “Recent storm snow overlies a weak snowpack structure and has produced numerous very large avalanches over the last two weeks Avalanches triggered on this layer have propagated widely and may involve the entire depth of the snowpack “There have been several serious avalanche incidents in this time Natural avalanche activity is beginning to taper off but the snowpack remains primed for human-triggering These avalanches could be triggered remotely meaning they could be initiated from a distance and stormy weather will all increase the likelihood of triggering an avalanche.” Weak layers, mostly consisting of faceted snow, are buried under up to 90 cm of storm snow, with up to 15 cm more expected by the weekend. This snow will add to slabs over the weak layers, perpetuating an unstable and highly volatile situation, Avalanche Canada said “It is important that backcountry recreationists remain alert to the dangerous avalanche conditions and don’t become complacent as the natural avalanche activity declines It is essential to choose low-angle terrain without overhead hazard or terrain traps Avalanches on this layer may run far and release unpredictably slopes that have tracks on should not be considered safe.” Avalanche conditions throughout the East Kootenay are currently rated considerable in the alpine and moderate in the treeline Home » KIJHL announces new league structure for 2026-27 season The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) has announced major changes to its future structure that will see the league’s 21 members compete within separate Junior A Tier 1 and Tier 2 leagues beginning in the 2026-27 season The exact composition of each league will be announced in early 2026 following BC Hockey’s Board of Directors approval the KIJHL has already approved alterations to the league’s governance model and adopted a Transitional Operating Plan that will be implemented immediately to guide further changes “The landscape of junior hockey in British Columbia has changed significantly over the past two years and this has presented exciting opportunities for the KIJHL and our members,” said Commissioner Jeff Dubois it became clear that the best avenue to serve our teams and athletes would be a transition to separate Tier 1 and Tier 2 leagues and we’re very excited to make this vision a reality over the next 18 months.” this new structure will provide athletes with enhanced development and advancement opportunities within BC Hockey and Hockey Canada-sanctioned programming while promoting increased competitive balance for teams within both leagues “We are very pleased with the KIJHL’s approach to ensure this transition is done properly and not rushed,” BC Hockey CEO Cameron Hope said “Taking the time to prepare will help set the league up for long-term success.” The 2025-26 season will be played under the KIJHL’s existing league structure with all 21 members competing at the Junior A “Our league faces some unique geographic and logistical challenges and so the decision to play one more season under our current structure was made to ensure the long-term sustainability of all of our members,” Dubois said “We will be taking further steps over the next 12 months to determine which teams will be at each level This includes the possibility of adding Tier 2 members in new communities A final announcement on alignment will come in early 2026.” BC Hockey approved the KIJHL to be redesignated as a Junior A Tier 2 league with a defined pathway to Junior A All 21 KIJHL teams subsequently participated in a Tier 1 assessment process conducted by Blackfin Sports Group with their findings having played a significant role in the development of the structural changes announced today the KIJHL’s Board of Governors approved the following 11 teams to transition to Junior A pending approval from BC Hockey: The Columbia Valley Rockies The following seven teams will have an opportunity to participate in a further assessment process overseen by Blackfin Sports Group in order to determine their status for the 2026-27 season: The Creston Valley Thunder Cats Sicamous Eagles and Williams Lake Mustangs The following three teams will remain in Junior A Tier 2 for the 2026-27 season: The Golden Rockets The KIJHL will provide a further update regarding planning for the 2026-27 season following the league’s 2025 Annual General Meeting Thrilling two days of Rugby 7s ahead of HSBC SVNS Vancouver BC Rugby’s 2025 Vancouver Sevens Invitational (VSI) concluded on Friday February 21 following two days of action-packed youth Rugby 7s at UBC’s Gerald McGavin Centre and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation the annual VSI tournament – a highlight of the BC Rugby calendar – featured over 500 athletes and 35 teams vying for glory across U16 and U18 Girls and Boys Divisions and Washington State competed in a festival-like atmosphere Taking place in the days leading up to the 2025 HSBC SVNS Vancouver the VSI provided a complete Sevens experience for participants blending competitive gameplay with the opportunity to watch world-class international Rugby competition and bringing together elite youth 7s athletes from across all regions of BC and beyond Below is a breakdown of each division’s action. You can also view the official event photo gallery here – all photos are courtesy of Sion Griffiths GOLD MEDAL WINNERS: North Vancouver Island Tsunami SILVER MEDAL WINNERS: Vancouver Island Tide North Vancouver Island Tsunami remained unbeaten to take home the gold medals with a 10-0 win against the Vancouver Island Tide in the final Tsunami had defeated Edmonton Gold 24-5 in the semi-finals with the Tide advancing 29-0 past Fraser Valley East Fraser Valley East claimed the bronze medals with a tense 15-12 win against Edmonton Gold Aurora Wolves finished fifth with a 17-12 win against Fraser Valley West in the 5th-place bracket Wolves advanced with a 15-0 win over Vancouver Rugby while Fraser Valley West had beaten TORA 24-10 TORA claimed 7th-place with a 17-10 win over Vancouver Vancouver Island Tide topped Pool A with three wins from three matches against Edmonton Gold Edmonton Gold revered from an early defeat against the Tide with wins over Vancouver and Fraser Valley West with the West picking up their only victory against winless Vancouver Rugby Union the North Vancouver Island Tsunami topped the table with three wins from three games against Fraser Valley East Fraser Valley East finished second with wins against the Wolves and TORA BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS: Vancouver Rugby South Vancouver Island Tide lifted the U16 Boys Championship with top pool victories over Fraser Valley East and Vancouver Rugby South on Day 2 Fraser Valley East settled for silver with victory over Vancouver South Vancouver North finished in 4th place with two wins against Fraser Valley West and the Tsunami on Day 2 with the Fraser Valley West defeating Tsunami to finish 5th in the standings TORA claimed 7th-place with victories over Edmonton Gold and Aurora Wolves on Day 2 with the Gold beating the Wolves to finish 8th overall Vancouver Island Tide finished unbeaten on Day 1 with four wins from four matches to top the standings Fraser Valley East and Vancouver South also qualified for the top pool with three wins from four matches each Vancouver North finished with three wins in 4th-place 3 losses) completing the middle pool for Day 2 TORA and Aurora Wolves picked up one victory and three defeats apiece to make up the 7th-Place Round Robin which was completed by Edmonton Gold with four losses from their opening four matches BC Gold claimed the gold medals in the U18 Girls Division following Day 2 victories over BC Blue and Alberta Wolfpack who picked up the silver and bronze medals respectively PNW Loggers topped the 4th-place Round Robin with victories over Pro-X and Nova Scotia Keltics with Pro-X defeating the Keltics to claim 5th-place BC White won twice against Warriors Rugby and Saskatchewan on Day 2 to claim 7th-place with Warriors defeating the Prairies team to finish in 8th-spot BC Gold claimed top seeding on Day 1 with four wins from four matches BC Blue advanced to the first-place round robin with three wins and one defeat Rugby Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia Keltics before dropping 12-10 to the PNW Loggers The Wolfpack also booked a spot in the top three with victories over Saskatchewan PNW Loggers finished Day 1 with three straight wins after an opening game loss to BC Gold Pro-X defeated Saskatchewan and Warriors Rugby before dropping to Alberta Wolfpack and finished Day 1 with a win against BC White Nova Scotia Keltics qualified for the 4-6th place Play-Offs with one win and three losses from their opening three matches 7 seeds with one victory and three defeats while BC White and Saskatchewan advanced with four defeats from their opening four matches SILVER MEDAL WINNERS: North Vancouver Island Tsunami BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS: Vancouver Island Tide Fraser Valley East were declared U18 Boys Champions after a tense second day’s action in the top pool with each of the three teams winning one game The North Vancouver Island Tsunami picked up the silver medals with victory over the Vancouver Island Tide finished 4th with victories over the Wolfpack and TORA with the Alberta team defeating TORA to finish 5th overall Warriors Rugby finished 7th place with a victory and tie on Day 2 with Vancouver Rugby Union in 8th and Aurora Wolves in 9th Vancouver Island Tide and North Vancouver Island Tsunami both finished Day 1 with four wins from four matches to advance into the top pool for Day 2 The Vancouver Island sides were joined by Fraser Valley East who edged the Wolfpack out of medal contention when both teams finished with three wins and one loss from the opening Day The Wolfpack would contest 4th-6th place alongside Fraser Valley West and TORA who finished Day 1 with two wins and two defeats each Vancouver Rugby Union and Aurora Wolves all fell to four defeats from their opening four matches on Day 1 BC Rugby would like to thank all groups and individuals who made this event possible: to our Match Officials volunteers and vendors – thank you for your hard work and commitment in helping grow the game throughout the province To official event photographer Sion Griffiths for his contribution and efforts in capturing our event To our sponsors and partners for their commitment in helping grow our sport: O’Neills We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Province of British Columbia Home » Dynamiters and Rockies to clash in division final The second round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Teck Cup (KIJHL) playoffs begins tomorrow (March 14) The Columbia Valley Rockies head to Kimberley to take on the Dynamiters in game one of the Eddie Mountain Division Final The Rockies advanced after sweeping the Fernie Ghostriders four straight and the Dynamiters advanced after knocking off Creston Valley Thunder Cats in six games The season series was three wins and losses apiece the Rockies stunned the Dynamiters with their first round series win The Dynamiters likely haven’t forgotten that and will be looking to return the favour The Rockies power-play is something to watch It was lethal in the first round going five-for-12 for 41.7 per cent had eight points in their series against the Creston Valley Thunder Cats Goalie Hunter Arntsen was key to the Rockies’ first round sweep and posted a 2.75 goals against average with a .923 save percentage March 18 at Invermere’s Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena KIJHL playoff schedule Read the rest of the KIJHL’sTeck Cup Round 2 preview Home » Extreme cold alert for Elk Valley and Kootenay Park Environment Canada has this morning issued an extreme cold warning that includes the Elk Valley and Kootenay and Yoho national parks A period of cold wind chills is expected between tonight (Feb “Very cold temperatures in combination with gusty easterly winds will create windchill values between -35 and -40 especially for the overnight and morning periods,” Environment Canada stated Low temperatures elsewhere in the East Kootenay will be in the -20 to  -22 C range Watch for cold related symptoms: shortness of breath numbness and colour change in fingers and toes it’s too cold for your pet to stay outside Home » Garden will bloom brighter from fundraising efforts The Columbia House Community Healing Garden managed by the Columbia House Enhancement Society (CHES) is midway through its first 50/50 raffle fundraising campaign which will help fund the garden’s annual plant purchasing planting and maintenance as well as operation of Katie’s van The raffle offers the winner a maximum payout of $10,000 and the same amount for the Society “We’re excited to undertake this new fundraising campaign,” shared John Newton “We know that everyone who visits the garden greatly appreciates its beauty and serenity The funds raised this winter will allow the garden to fully flourish again in the summer and will help with annual expenses such as our head gardener’s wage plus maintenance and operating costs for Katie’s van.” Raffle (50/50) tickets are currently on sale and available online only via www.CoHo5050.ca – the raffle winner will be drawn for on February 14 three for $10 or eight for $20 and can be purchased by those 19 years or older Purchasers do not need to be a resident of B.C The Garden was built to change the paradigm regarding long term care to one of greater warmth and compassion and has grown to be a place enjoyed by the community at large the garden combines her expertise in therapeutic horticulture and garden design to create a space that inspire wellness and connection with nature About the Columbia House Enhancement Society (CHES): The society was established in April 2017 CHES has a unique mission: to bring to life projects that enhance the daily experiences and overall quality of life for Columbia House residents recognizing their deep impact on residents and their families About the Community Healing Garden: The idea for a Healing Garden took root from a heartfelt bequest to Columbia House for a memorial garden is an easily accessed and desirable destination A healing garden is a carefully designed outdoor space that supports health and well-being by providing a serene environment for relaxation About Katie’s Van: Katie’s Van was a gift from the Gibb family now provides a vital service—helping residents attend medical appointments and enjoy outings in the community Learn more about CHES Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Deer Valley’s first terrain expansion in over 15 years will increase the resort's skiable acres to 5,700 over the next several years Massive ski area expansions like Deer Valley’s huge East Village project—which will more than double its current terrain when completed—require a lot of patience Typically it’s years before skiers can experience the new terrain and get an idea of what full build-out will look like And while it will indeed be several seasons before the entirety of the expansion is complete Deer Valley skiers will be able to ride the first new lifts this winter The portion of the 3,700-acre East Village expansion that will debut for the 2024-’25 ski season includes three new chairlifts There will also be 500 parking spots on tap at the new East Village entrance giving guests an alternative to driving through often-congested Park City The high-speed six-person chair will be the resort’s first bubble lift and will connect the East Village terrain with the rest of the ski area The Keetley’s terminus will be at the bottom of Bald Mountain’s Sultan Express will both serve the new East Village beginner terrain As for amenities at the new East Village this season and Deer Valley’s signature complimentary ski storage When it’s complete—estimated for the 2026-’27 season—East Village will feature 800 hotel rooms and 1,700 condo units It will become another home base option for Deer Valley skiers in addition to the resort’s three other ski villages (Snow Park The bulk of the new ski terrain will be part of Phase 2 will come online for the 2025-’26 ski season It will feature a 10-person gondola plus six more chairlifts that will serve an additional 100 new trails according to Deer Valley Senior Marketing Operations Manager Emily Summers skiers will find different aspects as well as terrain ranging from bowls and north-facing glades to steep sustained groomers like the iconic Stein’s Way The new highest point of the resort will become Park Peak which will bring the skiable terrain up to 5,726 acres hasn’t been penciled in on the calendar yet Deer Valley will get on the board as one of the top 10 largest ski areas in the U.S. the expansion will be one of the biggest undertakings in ski industry history and it’s not the only project on Deer Valley’s docket The resort is also planning to redesign the original Snow Park base which opened in 1980 as part of the original resort footprint That undertaking includes adding a new hotel including a gondola to replace the Silver Lake Express quad The land the resort wants to build on is currently used as a massive parking lot—land that the resort has had development rights to since the 1970s the construction is expected to begin in the spring Lots of changes are coming for Deer Valley but one thing’s staying the same: The resort will remain skier-only for the foreseeable future Testing skis and winter gear is hard work (just ask our boot testers)—but someone's gotta do it Home » CVSAR respond to avalanche in Pedley Pass Columbia Valley Search and Rescue (CVSAR) responded to another avalanche incident March 6 A size 2.5 avalanche (pictured) was toe-triggered in a logging cutblock by snowmobiles resulting in one person being completely buried about one metre deep The patient was airlifted to Invermere and District Hospital for further medical care rescuers saw evidence of a second party that had remotely triggered a size 1.5 and 2.5 avalanche on a northwest-facing feature at Pedley Pass All avalanches were 40-60 cm deep on the Jan 30 Persistent Weak Layer While this area isn’t within an Avalanche Canada’s forecast region there has been evidence of a natural avalanche cycle in the past two days Safety Tip: Be cautious on solar-facing slopes and steep Reduce or eliminate your exposure to avalanche terrain Always check conditions before heading out and always ski/sled with a buddy Home » Avalanche claims life near Radium An avalanche claimed the life of a backcountry enthusiast west of Radium Hot Springs on Sunday Columbia Valley RCMP received a SOS activation from a Garmin In-Reach device indicating there was an avalanche with one person buried “(Columbia Valley) Search and Rescue was immediately deployed to the Forster snowmobile riding area where it is believed the avalanche was triggered by human activity,” he said “The victim was taken by helicopter to the Invermere and District Hospital where sadly despite all the life saving measures they were pronounced deceased “The RCMP would like to thank Search and Rescue Our thoughts are with the family and friends affected by this tragic event,” Sgt Update: Eastbound lanes of MR 80 are 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Greater Sudbury Police officers and Hydro One personnel are at the scene of a single motor vehicle collision on Municipal Road 80 at Dugas Street in Hanmer. MR 80 will be closed in both directions while Hydro One replaces a downed pole, police said Monday afternoon on social media. “We are asking that motorists avoid the area until crews have completed repairs,” police said. If you thought you were safe from major road construction over the cold weather months The City of Toronto has announced closures for the next phase of work on the Eastern Avenue bridge over the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) and the highway below is going to be directly impacted Motorists using the northbound lanes of the DVP will have to contend with a lane closure starting this weekend one northbound lane on the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) from the Eastern Avenue on-ramp to Queen Street East will be closed to accommodate work for the Eastern/Adelaide Bridges Rehabilitation Project,” the city said in a news release The ramps from Eastern Avenue and Queen Street to the northbound DVP will also be closed overnight Sunday and Monday while crews put the new work zone and lane closure in place Lane restrictions will continue along portions of Eastern Avenue and Adelaide Street in the area This new construction closure on the DVP comes at a time when drivers have already been grappling with long term construction on the Gardiner Expressway between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue Although the city says that project is four months ahead of schedule it is not expected to be complete until spring 2026 Related: Drivers in Toronto’s east end speak out on commute chaos Earlier this week, new construction also went into place along Lake Shore Blvd West reducing westbound traffic to a single lane through Strachan Avenue for Toronto Hydro work related to the Ontario Place revitalization project That construction is scheduled to be in place until April 1 The city is recommending drivers plan their routes accordingly while work on the DVP takes place “Those who need to travel near road closures should plan their travel in advance consider taking public transit or other travel methods such as walking or cycling and follow signage to keep everyone safe,” the city said Home » Rockies season ends bleeding blue and orange The 2024-2025 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) season has come to an end for the Columbia Valley Rockies The Rockies second playoff round against the Kimberley Dynamiters was over Friday March 21 in Kimberley as the Nitros took game five tipping the scales irrevocably in their favour it was overall one filled with more positives than negatives including the first-round sweep of the Fernie Ghostriders “I’m not sure where to start with this one,” said head coach Tayler Sincennes “Obviously it’s very disappointing that the season came to an end in Kimberley but there were so many fun moments throughout the season to reflect on and so much to be thankful for even though we didn’t get the result we were after.” something not lost on the coaching staff or the players “I’m grateful for all of the young men that came through our doors and represented our organization with class and leadership throughout the season,” said Sincennes “The amount that these young men did in our community was incredible I’m very proud of their efforts on the ice and off “They did an excellent job coming here from different parts of the world with different opportunities at different levels and worked hard for us throughout the entirety of the season.” He added he is “incredibly grateful for the amount of support the community showed us throughout the season Every season I’ve been here it grows and grows and I’m so very proud that the Rockies have become something to talk about in a positive light Thank you to all of the people and sponsors that showed up to support us: without those people junior hockey in a small community wouldn’t survive.” Associate coach Tucker Braund had similar sentiments “I will echo Tayler in that it was disappointing to lose to Kimberley in round two as I thought we had one of the deepest teams I’ve seen in my time with the Rockies,” Braund said the way they came together as basically 24 best friends They were a very close and inclusive bunch and I think anyone who got near our team could see what a great group of young men they are “They did so many different things out in the community always saying yes to help out anywhere they were asked We are looking forward to growing what we have built with the team the last two years and eager to see where we can get to next season Among the off-ice community events the players participated in were helping out with the younger hockey teams Christmas shopping with children (including wrapping the gifts) helping with community events like the Groundswell harvest party and stacking firewood for local community members “It is important for the guys to be giving back to the community they are asking to support them it doesn’t take much to get them to go out and help,” said assistant coach Tanner Wit At the awards dinner late February the coaches presented community member of the year to Johnny Lozeman (above) for his willingness to step up as well as organize his teammates when more helping hands were needed “whenever we asked this young man to help out in the community he came through.” and MVP and top forward went to Carter Velker (all pictured above in order) Paddy Donahue and Fath were also recognized for each being with the team for 100 games This was also Fath’s third year with the Rockies the past two seeing him help lead the team as assistant captain The end of this season marked the end the 20-year-old’s time with the Rockies a time that has left an indelible impression on who he has become “I’ve been here for three years and it has been my home away from home,” said Fath “This was an awesome community and place to be for my junior hockey career… no matter where I end up Home » Details announced for the 2025 Mowat Cup Champion will be crowned via a best-of-five series The British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) and BC Hockey are pleased to announce details for the 2025 Mowat Cup that will determine the Junior A Tier 2 champion For the first time since the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) transitioned to Junior A Tier 2 their respective league champions will square off in a best-of-five series for the Mowat Cup in April The PJHL champion will host games one and two of the 2025 Mowat Cup championship before the series shifts to the KIJHL champion for the remaining contests including games four and five if necessary “The 2025 Mowat Cup marks another significant milestone for junior hockey in British Columbia,” BC Hockey CEO Cameron Hope said “as it will deliver a true championship series that will highlight the competition and talent in the KIJHL and PJHL For years we have enjoyed incredible one-game championship finals and now fans will experience that excitement over a full series.” the Mowat Cup was contested as a four-team tournament The Revelstoke Grizzlies of the KIJHL are the reigning Mowat Cup champions having earned the 2024 cup with a thrilling 3-2 overtime win over the Ridge Meadows Flames of the PJHL in Kimberley KIJHL and PJHL are thrilled to partner with BC Hockey on this exciting next step in the evolution of the Mowat Cup championship,” KIJHL commissioner Jeff Dubois said “Having the two Junior A league champions face off as many as five times in their home communities is going to be a recipe for tremendous hockey.” The Mowat Cup was first presented during the 1927-28 season after being donated to the BC Amateur Hockey Association (now BC Hockey) by Victoria’s John Mowat Fernie captured the inaugural Mowat Cup Championship in 1928 To watch teams from both leagues battle for the right to compete in the Mowat Cup visit www.pjhl.net  and www.kijhl.ca and follow all of the playoff action The Columbia Valley Rockies and Kimberley Dynamiters are currently facing off in round two of the KIJHL playoffs Home » Rockies find groove heading down stretch The Columbia Valley Rockies have definitely got their groove back The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) Junior A team played back-to-back games last weekend Home in the Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena on Valentines Day the Rockies hit the ice and played 60 minutes of fast The Rockets battled back to keep the game close but ultimately the Rockies took the game in an overtime win Trae Lees (assist by Carter Krause) started things off in the first period followed in the second by Jack Hefferan (Kobe Mason and Ethan Cerone) and then Mason (Teo Fath and Cerone) in the third Wyatt Wurtz (Carter Velker) answered the call and potted the overtime goal to end the game 4-3 Hunter Arntsen was in net and stopped 23 of 26 shots The following night the boys were back at it in the Golden barn but there was no scoring from either team until the second period Peter Godley (Ashton Sledz and Jaxson Sperling) got it going following by Sledz (Johnny Lozeman and Velker) Third period goals were courtesy of Lees (Carter Tuplin) Velker (Noah Asmundson) and Carter Hensch (Velker) for a 5-2 victory Arntsen was once again between the pipes and stopped 27 of 29 shots on net “We played really well in both games,” said head coach Tayler Sincennes “Friday was high energy; we executed really well and found a way to win in overtime Saturday was very much the same: we executed the way we wanted to We lacked energy at times throughout both games but we stuck with it in both nights and were rewarded.” 21 with the Fernie Ghostriders in the Eddie KIJHL standings KIJHL stats PoliticsRedrawn ridings could give Conservatives an advantage, say pollstersBy The Canadian PressPublished: March 23, 2025 at 7:08AM EDT CTV National News: Where are Canada's party leaders on Day 1 of the campaign? CTV National News: What to watch for on the federal campaign trail CTV National News: Patriotic messaging centre stage for all party platforms CTV National News: The long shadow of Trump over Canada's election Pierre Poilievre blames 'lost Liberal decade' for food, housing costs Canadians across the country will be voting in new ridings in the coming election. Pollsters say that the updated districts could give the Conservatives a slight advantage in the race, though the boundary changes shouldn’t affect the election’s overall results. The country has added five new ridings, bringing the total to 343. Three of the new seats are in Alberta, one is in British Columbia and one is in Ontario. Many ridings saw their boundaries changed and some, including one in Toronto, were eliminated completely. Of the 338 old ridings, only 48 remain unchanged. Federal electoral districts need to be reviewed after every 10-year census to reflect changes in Canada’s population, says Elections Canada. As a result of the review, electoral district boundaries can be changed and new districts can be created. The last federal redistribution process began in October 2021. Dan Arnold, chief strategy officer at Pollara and former pollster for the Trudeau Liberals, said that while the redistribution process is nonpartisan, one party can expect to benefit from the recent changes. “The Conservatives will benefit from this new map, but the reason they’ll benefit is because they have more support in the parts of the country that are growing faster, and those changes should be made to our maps,” Arnold said. Two pollsters say that while there have been several changes to the map, the changes shouldn’t seriously benefit one party over the other. Philippe Fournier, a polling analyst with 338Canada, said that while the changes to the map are “relatively minor,” there is a “small advantage” for the Conservatives because of the three new seats in Alberta. “Every party can look at parts of the map that are better or worse for them. Overall, the changes were not that big,” said Fournier. In some ridings, the changes will be noticeable. Fournier said the Bloc Quebecois has an advantage in Quebec under the new map, which expands the old Gaspesie--Les Iles-de-la-Madeleine riding, held by former fisheries minister Diane Lebouthillier, and merges it with a Bloc-leaning area. Lebouthillier defeated the Bloc candidate in the last election by only 2,618 votes. “That’s a cabinet minister that is going from a favorite to an underdog just because of the way they drew the map,” Fournier said. He pointed out that a seat was also added to the northern suburbs of Montreal, which went “wall-to-wall” Bloc in the last election. The riding of Desnethe--Missinippi--Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan has been redrawn in a way that likely will benefit the Liberals, Fournier said, now that it has removed a portion that voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Conservatives. “The riding is mostly First Nations,” Fournier said. “The Conservatives are still the favorite, of course, in Saskatchewan, but not in that riding because of the new boundaries.” Arnold said it’s “simplistic” to just look at the results of the last election and attempt to make predictions by comparing them to the new map - because people change their party preferences, new voters are registered with every new election and people do move from riding to riding. He noted that while Toronto is losing its Liberal-held Don Valley East seat and the suburbs around Toronto that lean Conservative are getting extra seats, a lot of people -- who tend to vote Liberal -- have moved from the city centre into those areas. “Any shifts that happen because of boundaries are going to pale in comparison to shifts that happen because of the Trump factor or the new leaders for the Conservatives and Liberals, or other factors that are also going to come into play,” Arnold said. Arnold said he believes the overall impact of the new map will be “minimal,” with some benefits for the Conservatives. “No matter how you draw the boundaries in Alberta, at the end of the day more seats there is going to be good for the Conservatives, regardless of how boundaries shift and populations move and things like that,” Arnold said, noting the addition of a seat in the B.C. interior is also probably good for the Conservatives. Arnold said the NDP may be in trouble in northern Ontario, a region the Conservatives have been targeting heavily over the past year. He said that, based on a mathematical redistribution of 2021 results, the NDP would still win Timmins by about 10 points but MP Charlie Angus, who has said he won’t run again, “would have been a big part of that.” “If the NDP are down nationally, if they don’t have that incumbent to anchor their vote, the riding becomes very difficult for them,” Arnold said. “Even though the board has been shaken up, losing a seat in Northern Ontario is generally bad news for the NDP, just like losing a seat in Toronto is generally bad news for the Liberals.” Several members of Parliament have expressed discontent with the boundary changes - including Liberal MP for Sydney-Victoria Jaime Battiste, who argued the changes were unconstitutional. Both Battiste and Mike Kelloway, the Liberal MP for the federal riding of Cape Breton-Canso, announced plans to run in the newly created Sydney-Glace Bay riding. In February Battiste said on social media that most of his riding will form part of the new riding and that he has satisfied the criteria for acclamation as the Liberal candidate for the riding. In his own social media post around the same time, Kelloway said the new riding had no incumbent and called on the Liberal party to choose which candidate to nominate. He said the new riding is where his hometown of Glace Bay is located. On Saturday, Kelloway said he’d been told by the Liberals he would be the candidate for Sydney-Glace Bay. Battiste confirmed in a written statement posted on his Facebook page that he will be the candidate in Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish. Arnold said there’s always going to be “points of friction” when boundaries change. Michael Coteau, who represents the disappearing riding of Don Valley East, said in 2023 that the redrawing process is “flawed” and the results are “inconsistent with Toronto’s economic, social and political role in Canada.” The MP held a news conference at the time, where he raised concerns about the changes and said constituents were not happy with the decision. The Liberal party website says Coteau is now running in Scarborough--Woburn, a new riding where no Liberal incumbent exists. Fournier said the full list of candidates isn’t usually shared until the very last day during the campaign. He said parties are still recruiting and still vetting, noting that they will have to prioritize the ridings “they have a chance in.” As of mid-March, the Conservatives had nominated 275 out of 343 candidates. As of Friday, the Liberals had nominated 195 candidates and the NDP had nominated 230 candidates. As of mid-March the Green Party had 208 nominated candidates. The Bloc, which only runs candidates in Quebec, had 11 candidates confirmed as of Friday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 23, 2025. For driving the wrong way on Municipal Road 80 in Valley East while drunk last fall We apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Play VideoArticle contentShe also lost her licence for one year very high,” Ontario Court Justice Jenny Restoule-Mallozzi said as she accepted a joint sentencing submission from the Crown and defence lawyer Glenn Sandberg “You were driving in the wrong direction impaired You should consider yourself fortunate someone saw you and reported you to police This situation could have been very different.” had pleaded guilty to a charge of within two hours of operating a conveyance having more than the legally allowable level of alcohol in her system (commonly known as blowing over and over 80) She had originally been charged with impaired driving Justice Restoule-Mallozzi stressed to Burton that the dangers of drinking and driving are repeatedly highlighted in the media, yet people continue to drink and drive. “It is a choice,” she told Burton. “People make the choice to consume alcohol or drugs and get behind the wheel. Not only were you impaired, but you were driving in the wrong direction. You caused further risk to the public.” The court heard that on Oct. 5, Greater Sudbury Police received a call from a motorist that a woman – Burton – operating a Lexus was driving in the wrong direction on Municipal Road 80 in Valley East. The caller indicated that Burton would slow down and then speed up, almost hitting a handrail along the way. The woman pulled over near Isabelle Street in Val Caron and the caller stopped to keep an eye on the Lexus while officers were dispatched. Burton then got back on the highway and headed southbound toward the Esso station. Investigating officers located the Lexus in a parking lot, its engine running and Burton sitting in the driver’s seat. Burton slurred her speech, had trouble giving her name and birthdate, and was lethargic. She failed an Approved Screen Device test and later produced Intoxilyzer readings of 240 and 220. The first reading was three times the legal limit of 80 while driving. In his sentencing submission, Sandberg said Burton, who is a mother of two and works full-time, is now getting therapy to assist with her substance abuse issues. “This event was sort of the catalyst to cause her to take positive steps with the Canadian Mental Health Association,” he said, calling the joint sentencing submission “reasonable and appropriate” in the circumstances. As a result of the over 80 plea, the Crown dropped the impaired driving charge Burton was facing. Home » Firefighters respond to structure fire in Fairmont Members of the Fairmont Hot Springs Fire Department responded to a report of a fully involved structure fire this morning in Fairmont Hot Springs callers reported a fully involved structure fire in the Mountainside area of Fairmont,” reported Columbia Valley Rural Fire & Rescue Chief Drew Sinclair the vacant building was found to be a total loss and firefighters immediately focused their efforts on defensive actions to protect a neighbouring building and prevent the fire from getting into surrounding trees.” A total of 10 members from the Fairmont Fire Department responded to the call BC Hydro and RCMP also quickly responded when the call came in Firefighters extinguished hot spots and the site will be turned over to the property management company this morning The cause of the fire is under investigation Lead image: Firefighters on scene of an early morning structure fire in Fairmont Columbia Valley Rural Fire & Rescue photo Home » Local joins Columbia Basin Trust board The Trust welcomes new Director; announces Board leadership re-elections Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Clovechok to its Board of Directors and the re-election of Jocelyn Carver of Nelson as Chair and Owen Torgerson of Valemount as Vice-Chair a resident of Fairmont Hot Springs since 2007 replaces City of Kimberley Mayor Don McCormick as the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) nominee which ensures the Trust continues to support the efforts of people in the Columbia Basin and remains a healthy “I’m delighted to extend a warm welcome to Susan We are excited about the perspectives and community-focused insights she will bring to our work,” said Jocelyn Carver “I would also like to thank Don McCormick for his dedication and contributions during his tenure His efforts have had a meaningful impact.” Clovechok is serving her second term as Electoral Area F Director and Vice-Chair of the RDEK Her leadership experience spans national corporations and non-profits communications and organizational development She has also owned a small business and previously served as the Executive Director of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce In addition to her professional accomplishments Susan has served on numerous boards and committees at the national BC Chamber Executive Society (as President) Columbia Valley Community Economic Development Commission (as Chair) the Union of BC Municipalities and ETSI-BC “I am grateful for the support of the RDEK Board and for the opportunity to contribute to the Trust’s vital work across the Basin,” said Clovechok “I look forward to bringing my experience to the Board as we work together to ensure this region remains a wonderful place to call home.” the terms of Owen Torgerson and Ron Oszust of Golden have been renewed until December 31 Board members must reside in the Columbia Basin Directors are nominated by the five regional districts in the Basin and the Ktunaxa Nation Council directly appointing the remaining six directors For biographies and more information about the Board of Directors, visit ourtrust.org/board Columbia Basin Trust supports the efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin to strengthen social, economic and environmental well-being. To learn more about the Trust’s programs and initiatives, visit ourtrust.org or call 1-800-505-8998