TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2015
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As most rural residents of RDEK Areas B and E are aware, there are public meetings this week to discuss an Agricultural Land Commission boundary review. Some landowners have received letters stating that their land will be removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve, others have not. Both MLAs in the affected areas, Norm Macdonald for Columbia River Revelstoke, where Area E changes are taking place, and Bill Bennett for Kootenay East, where Area B changes are happening, say they have been hearing from constituents who have concerns. “I will have a staff member at the meeting in Wasa this week,” Macdonald said. “We want to make sure we fully understand all sides. We’ve heard people are unhappy and we will work with local government and individuals in understanding all the issues.” Something like a boundary review is a process, Macdonald says, and there is time. “This is where the system has to have integrity. People have to feel like they have been heard.” Bennett is also hearing concerns, so much so that he has had a conversation with the Minister of Agriculture. “I spoke with the Agriculture Minister this past week about the concerns in the East Kootenay that land within the ALR is being arbitrarily removed without the land owner having any say,” Bennett said. “He is looking into it. This is happening in my riding as well and I have
Bill Bennett, Kootenay East heard from constituents who do not want their land taken out of the ALR. Of course there are also constituents who want land removed. It is not a simple issue. It all started, as I have said for my 15 years as an MLA, with the NDP government in the 1970’s arbitrarily placing huge amounts of private land into the Reserve without doing the necessary ground work to determine what land actually deserved to be protected for agriculture. Lloyd Sharpe was Chair of the RDEK when this happened. He was the first person to ever tell me the story of how arbitrary and unscientific the creation of the ALR was in the East Kootenay. “Anyhow, because of that irresponsible approach 40 years ago, we have a controversy on our hands today. Those with land inside the Reserve have gotten used to the tax break and unless they want to do something with their land (non conforming use or subdivision), they quite understandably want their land left inside. As I say, a mess created 40 years ago and difficult to unwind to everyone’s satisfaction. But I have asked the minister to look at whether there is anything that the Commission could do to be more responsive to the
Norm Macdonald, Columbia River Revelstoke people here.” Macdonald says blaming today on the NDP 40 years ago is a bit of a stretch. As for the taxation issue, Bob Johnstone of the Meadowbrook Community Association says it really is something people should be considering. Johnstone says he has been doing some research on the upcoming boundary review. “I’m not sure people understand that school taxes will double if your property is pulled out of J. RIGHTON PHOTO the ALR. There was a 50 The Dynamiters had a very good month of October and leading the charge was Jewels on Ninth Player per cent exemption of the Month Jared Marchi. Above he accepts his award from board member Karrie Hall. granted when properties were put in and as soon as your property is pulled out, the exemption will no longer apply.” Johnstone says that amount could be $600 or more per year. C AROLYN GR ANT “There are a lot of peonon-perishable food items to the which is just getting underway. Bulletin Editor ple on a fixed income and game, along with toques, mitts The Food Bank is now acceptI hope they understand and socks. ing applications for Christmas this,” he said. Toques, mitts and socks will be hampers, and you do have to This Friday, November 20, the He himself owns five Kimberley Dynamiters take on tossed on the ice, so you are asked apply in order to receive one. acres in Meadowbrook their biggest rivals — the Fernie to please put them in a plastic bag Last year the Kimberley Helpand has received a letter Ghostriders. This is always the so they don’t stick to the ice sur- ing Hands Food Bank gave out saying his property will hottest hockey ticket of the year, face. 166 hampers, feeding 413 people be coming out. “We always get a good crowd with a total value of $29,485.66 and draws a big crowd. “I’ve got five acres Members of the Kimberley out for the Fernie games, so we including toys. and can’t subdivide. Helping Hands Food Bank board are hoping it will be a good night In total over 2015, the Food People will have fewer asks the crowd to bring along a for the food bank,” said director Bank delivered regular hampers restrictions, but where is few items to the game. It’s Food Malcolm Fruin. “We usually do worth $149,926, and emergency the advantage of pulling Bank Night at the Dynamiter over $2,000 in food, so it’s a big hampers with a value of $43,630. a property out? It’s a Game, always a good fundraiser night for us.” Please bring what you can to pretty poor deal in my for the local food bank. The toques, mitts and socks the game to help them continue Fans are asked to bring are for the Christmas program, their good work. mind.”
Food Bank Night at the Nitro’s game
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The path to restorative justice Arne Petryshen
From Nov. 15 to 22 it is Restorative Justice Week. Restorative justice is a court-diversion program — rather than going to court, it can be used to attempt to re-
pair the harm that’s been done. Doug McPhee, from the Cranbrook and District Restorative Justice Society, said there are some initial requirements before restorative justice is considered.
“The first is it has to be under the offences that we can cover under restorative justice,” McPhee said. “As far as the criminal system is concerned, we deal with things like mischief under $5,000, theft
under $5,000 and assault, as long as it’s not family assault — violence against women and children we don’t deal with.” He explained it diverges from the court system.
“In the court system, in some cases, it takes a considerable amount of time determining guilt,” he said. “With restorative justice, the offender admits to what he or she has done. The next part is that they need to
Photo courtesy Sally Passey
Jeannette Cameron (standing, centre), one of the longest serving members of Cranbrook Community Theatre and found Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel (now the Canadian History Centre), celebrated her 98th birthday with family and friends in Cranbrook recently.
Performing Arts Society invites you to a rock and roll evening Barry Coulter
A local organization dedicated to the furthering and promotion of the performing arts in Cranbrook is showing its appreciation to the sponsors who help it in its mission with an evening of fun and dance this upcoming Saturday, Nov. 21. The Fisher Peak Performing Arts Society, who host such events as Summer Sounds Concert Series and Dancing in the Park, is holding
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a Sponsor-Appreciation dance at the Cranbrook Golf Club, featuring local rock bands The Testers and Split Shift. “This event gives us the opportunity to show our appreciation to our sponsors from over the last year, to recognize them publicly, and to give members and non-members an opportunity to meet them and to learn some of the aims and goals of the society,” said Dave Prinn, with FPPAS. The Fisher Peak Perform-
ing Arts Society was founded two years ago by a group of local performing artists. Its main goal is to promote the performing arts in the Cranbrook area — whether it be music, spoken word, dance or theatre — through exposure and through partnerships with like-minded groups. Prinn mentioned the Key City Theatre, the City of Cranbrook, Columbia Basin Trust and numerous commercial organizations. FPPAS puts art-
ists and venues together, and helps ensure artists get the compensation they deserve. Doors at the Cranbrook Golf Club open at 7 p.m., and local band Split Shift kicks off the music at 8 p.m., followed by The Testers. Music goes to midnight. There will be a cash bar, and a late night snack presented around 10. Tickets — $10 for members, $15 for non-members — are available at Lotus Books or on line at Snapd.com
be willing to repair the harm that they’ve done. Lastly the victim has to be willing to participate.” If they can get all that together, then they work through restorative justice. There are also a lot of forms of restorative justice. “There is the traditional community forum approach to those sort of things,” he said. “Another alternative is the peace making circle, used for settling disputes and that sort of business.” The society has an agreement with Crown council. “If they see something that, as it works it’s way through, is more aptly handled by restorative justice, they can refer to us as well,” he say. McPhee has been working in restorative justice with the society since 2004. His wife has been working at it since 2002. “There are other people in the community that have been at it longer than us in terms of providing service to Cranbrook in terms of restorative justice,” he said. “We’ve all seen a lot of very nice solutions that do speak to the whole business of repairing the harm.” He said another part of the business is recidivism. That is how often someone who has committed a crime recommits a crime. He said the recidivism rates for those who go through restorative justice are lower. “So they learn something from going through restorative justice,” he said. “They are connected with their
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victims and they see the impact of the poor choices that they’ve made, and it encourages them to not commit the same or similar offences in the future — which is what we all want.” McPhee said another part of it is the stigmatization, as much of the time after going through the courts the person is labelled after they commit the crime. “That encourages them to live a negative lifestyle, in my estimation,” he said. “Restorative justice encourages them to rebuild relationships between offender and their community of support and the victims in their community support. It removes all the labels and tries to bring people back to where they were before it happened.” The Cranbrook and District Restorative Justice Society is a non-profit and depends on charitable donations to operate. He noted that the court system are tax payer funded and so societies like theirs lessen the burden on tax payers. It has operated in Cranbrook as a society since October 2007, but has been around in other forms since 2000. McPhee said he sees the advantages and benefits on a daily basis and that keeps him in it. The society also supports the Highway of Tears showings coming up in the area later this month. The society is a partner in the Humanity Network, which is putting on the presentations of the documentary on Nov. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the College of the Rockies and Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. at the Stage Door.
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MLA report
Hope for a strong winter tourism season Norm Macdonald MLA Columbia River Revelstoke
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Mayor McCormick; Carly Jellis, Telus Sr. Regional Market Manager, East Kootenays; Phil Moore, Vice President, Broadband Operations; Bert Braybrook, General Manager, Kamloops/Kootenay Region.
All fibre optic hook-ups should be complete by mid-2016 TELUS investing $10.5 million to connect Kimberley homes and businesses directly to advanced fibre optic network Kimberley, B.C. – TELUS is investing $10.5 million to connect more than 90 per cent of homes and businesses in Kimberley and Marysville directly to its fibre optic network. TELUS began initial construction work in the
community this spring, and has finished connecting most homes and businesses. TELUS anticipates completing the remaining work connecting homes, including those within apartment buildings, by the middle of next year. “Direct fibre connection unleashes infinite possibilities now and into the future,” said Tony Geheran, TELUS Executive Vice-President and President of Broadband Networks. “Along with enhancing the Internet connection Kimberley residents enjoy in their homes, this will help existing and new businesses thrive in the communi-
ty, enabling them to remain in Kimberley while competing globally. This investment will also allow Kimberley’s tourism industry to provide visitors with enhanced connectivity during their stay, and will empower local healthcare providers and educators to revolutionize how they provide critical services, right here in Kimberley.” The gigabit-enabled TELUS fibre optic network is among the most advanced communications infrastructure available in the world today, enabling connected residents to immediately take advantage of dramatically fast-
er Internet speeds of up to 150 megabits per second, while interested businesses, schools, healthcare providers, and institutions can access even more speed and capacity. As demand and internet technologies evolve in the coming years TELUS will offer faster speeds and more capacity, sufficient for decades to come. Local healthcare providers, educators and technology companies will be able to draw upon the technology to reimagine how they deliver existing services and develop entirely new solutions. “Big, reliable bandwidth is now a competi-
Finning to cut jobs in Western Canada Sparwood branch to be closed Tre vor Cr awley
Finning has announced that the company will close 11 locations across western Canada, along with a workforce reduction of 450 people, which was revealed in a quarterly update on Thursday. The announcement won’t affect operations in Cranbrook or Kimberley, but there will be a facility closure in Sparwood, said Hillary Anaka, communications manager for Finning Canada. Anaka did not provide specific numbers in terms of how many local jobs would be affected, but noted that Finning will still be active in Sparwood.
“On the Sparwood front, we do plan to exit our existing building in Sparwood by mid-2016,” she said. “We’re still working through the details, but I can tell you we’re still planning on having a strong presence in the Elk Valley. “One component of that strong presence are field technicians to support our customers in the area.” The exiting of 11 facilities in Western Canada is part of a restructuring plan to consolidate operations, Anaka continued. “In some cases, it’s a closure, in some cases it’s a consolidation of a couple of buildings or relocation,” Anaka said. See FINNING, page 4
tive advantage for communities that have it,” said Mayor Don McCormick. “It is a ‘tick box’ in the decision process for business and residents alike. Kimberley is privileged to be one of the few communities in Canada that can boast this important utility.” This investment is part of TELUS’ commitment to invest $4 billion throughout B.C. through 2018, at no cost to taxpayers. As part of TELUS’ commitment to Give Where We Live, customers who purchase Optik TV before November 15 can select a local charitable partner to receive a $25 grant from TELUS. For more information, please visit telus.com/ kimberley.
POLL WEEK of the
As I write this MLA report, I can see that the mountains are getting a good dose of snow, and reports from other communities are the same. Lots of snow, early in winter, would sure get us started on what should be a very strong winter tourism season here in Columbia River – Revelstoke. And many of the factors that made this last summer a good one for tourism will keep things going through the winter. A low Canadian dollar keeps Canadians travelling here, and entices Americans and Europeans with incredible deals. But the biggest factor that brings tourists here is the tremendous range of winter attractions in this region. We have five destination ski resorts ranging from the family-friendly Fairmont Hot Springs Ski Area to the massive vertical and deep powder of Revelstoke Mountain Resort. We have half a dozen wonderful Nordic skiing centers with groomed trails to match all levels of skiers. Canadian heliskiing had its start in Columbia River – Revelstoke, with the iconic Bugaboo Lodge, which still attracts skiers from around
the world. But there are now so many more world-class Heliski operators, as well as cat skiing operations, and a host of incredible backcountry lodges, based right here in our mountain ranges. The snowmobiling in our area is very well organized and people from our communities work hard to make sure that trails are maintained and that the activity is as safe as possible. For those who want a more relaxing time there are a number of hot springs that are particularly nice on a snowy evening. The Provincial government’s role is to support tourism promotion and infrastructure as well as making investments in highway improvements so tourists can get to our attractions safely and predictably. We need continued improvements to the Trans Canada Highway and to Highway 93. We need top quality maintenance of all our highways, and I will continue to make sure this government hears this message loud and clear. Tourism is very important to all of our communities. So let’s hope for lots of snow, and getting the winter season off to a strong start. norm.macdonald. mla@leg.bc.ca | 1 866 870 4188
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His Hope Uganda, Transforming Lives Finning job loss For the bulletin
A Cranbrook woman who has been working in Uganda and started a sponsorship program will be sharing stories on Nov. 28. Kimi Toyota began “His Hope Uganda” in 2009. It is a sponsorship program to provide education to needy children. Her pursuit was that of getting children back into school. Since its quiet beginning, the work of His Hope Uganda has been transforming lives, both in East Africa and Canada. Toyota grew up in Cranbrook and graduated from Mt. Baker. At age 23, she behind a comfortable life of employment in Calgary’s Children’s Hospital, as well as snowboarding, movies and enjoying the typical pursuits of a 23 year old. In 2007, she and a friend decided to visit Uganda after seeing a heart breaking movie about child soldiers. After a quick two weeks working with nine children in a home in Jinja, Uganda, she returned for a seven month stay. Upon returning to Canada, the home suddenly closed due to corruption and the nine children Toyota
now called family were abruptly sent back to their scattered villages. Then in 2009, she began the sponsorship program with her initial eight children. By the end of that first year, the number had grown to 47, sponsored mostly by Cranbrook families who attended the local Alliance Church. The ministry has been transforming since its inception with each year bringing new opportunities. In 2010, Kimi noticed that the home of one the children who was constantly sick was in hazardous shape with one of its mud, stick and dung walls periodically falling in, a leaky roof, mold and rats. She and her staff of three Ugandans decided to build a new home of brick with a metal roof. So began an endeavour that has now replaced 39 unsafe structures and built 40 sanitary drop toilets. In 2011, teams began to arrive, first from Canada and later from England. The first team of 21 were kept busy building two homes and two brick toilet facilities, distributing clothes, visiting schools and mixing with the amazing Ugan-
dan people over their two-week stay. In 2013, hospital visits were introduced. Teams would visit the Children’s Hospital, feed close to 500 and spend time to pray with each of the patients, an especially emotional time due to the horrid conditions of medical care. By 2015, the number of sponsored children who were being provided schooling as well as medical attention had grown to 152. The work of transformation is perhaps most evident in caring for medical needs. Diana is one of countless examples. She first grabbed the attention of Kimi and the staff through her obvious inactivity. While other kids responded to the team’s visit with typical enthusiasm and joy, Diana sat on the ground with empty eyes and an appearance that suggested she was merely awaiting death. Because she was crippled and suffered from a serious heart condition, she was left out. With medical attention, regular food and loads of love, Diana has been transformed into a delightful child whose laughter inspires and who readily shares
Diana being checked by Shannon Knight, an HHU volunteer smiles that were once so foreign to her. She is now the recipient of prayers from around the world and awaits complicated heart surgery, hopefully in England. Hobaida and Swaibil are two brothers who have also been transformed through four years of love and attention. They both suffered from a severe form of skin cancer that ate away at their facial features and caused swelling of the tongue and eyes that has required
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sharing stories and videos of her latest adventures in her new African home. Dessert will be served and a massive Silent Auction will offer goods and services worth over $12,000. The event will be held at Cranbrook Alliance Church at 6:30, with admission set at $5 per person. All are welcome. For one of only 200 tickets to this entertaining and informative event, please contact Gary Toyota at 250-4268645.
that their tongues be cut open numerous times to prevent choking. Today, though still carrying serious scarring, they’re in school and thriving with joy and enthusiasm. Transformation has also been the experience of the many from Canada and the U.S. who have joined teams that have served in Uganda for two week periods. Almost all have the desire to return and many have done so. On Saturday, November 28, Kimi will be
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From page 3 “It’s important to note though in none of those instances are we actually leaving the community, we’re just changing how we deliver services to our customers in those areas.” In a second quarter release, the company reduced the workforce by 1,100 people, 24 per cent of which were B.C.based jobs, Anaka said. Thursday’s announcement is in addition to a previously stated plan to shut down 16 locations across Western Canada by mid-2016, as the company noted that third quarter revenues are down 16 per cent, mostly driven by a 35 per cent reduction in new equipment sales. From an overall standpoint, the report also noted that gross profit margins in nearly all aspects of company operations were down due to difficult market conditions, customer focus on cost reductions and a weak Canadian dollar. “In line with significant steps already taken to adjust to the economic downturn, we took further decisive actions to reduce costs and implement sustainable operational improvements as market conditions weakened in the third quarter,” said Scott Thomson, president and CEO of Finning International. “These steps include reducing the size of our global workforce by 1,900 people since the beginning of the year and 2,500 people since the start of the downturn in mid2013. We also continued to restructure our Canadian branch network, effectively reducing our facility footprint by over 20 per cent since the beginning of the year, to optimize the utilization of our assets throughout the cycle.”
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Opinion/Events
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UPCOMING
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Investigators check out the scene after a late-night car chase Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, came to an end at the edge of Cranbrook. Police apprehended an individual suspected of a car-jacking in the Creston area in that incidents. Shots were fired during the altercation.
Three years versus a matter of seconds
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Brian Edmondson
have considered the recent outcome of the recent trial of Constable Rick Drought, a member of the Cranbrook Detachment of the R.C.M.P. First off, should peace officers be held to account to the public for their actions? Absolutely, and without doubt, as should all persons whom work in the public service sector whether it be for example elected officials, emergency responders, health care and education professionals. All of these are entrusted to provide a professional service to their respective communities and fellow citizens. Peace officers are expected to respond, to protect and preserve life, and to knowingly place themselves in harm’s way to do so. They are trained to do so — to take control and resolve a situation with minimal harm to all involved. They are expected to identify, manage, and mitigate risk. This is expected to be performed under the stress of real time, often with minimal information, limited resources, without the benefit of hindsight. I recall a photograph taken years ago in the United States at the scene of an active shooter incident. The photograph was a panicked mass of students running from a school, in the midst of which was a single peace officer rushing into the school. I believe it was taken at Columbine School in Colorado. Are mistakes made? Yes, and when they are there must be an accounting not only to the peace officer but to the organization as well. During my tenure as a Commissioned Officer and a senior member of the R.C.M.P. I was directed several times to conduct an independent officer review of serious incidents where police were involved that resulted in serious injury or the death of an individual. On each occasion I found myself working for several months over massive amounts of material, statements, evidence, facts, and reports submitted by experts. This weighed heavily upon me — more often than once I found myself sitting in the quiet privacy of my
home, undisturbed, labouring for hours at time. At the end I needed to be able to account to everyone — the public, those involved in the incident, the organization, other oversight agencies, and most of all myself. Yes, there were instances where I did not side with the peace officers’ actions, accounting or the organization’s policies. In the instance of the incident involving Constable Drought: Was there a need to have the matter investigated? Absolutely. Did the public have a right to expect this? Absolutely. To be made aware of the facts? Absolutely. Should Constable Drought have expected to be held to account for his actions, specifically the use of potentially deadly force? Absolutely. This matter, from the day of the incident to the stay of proceeding (Bringing Constable Drought’s trial to an end) was some three years. It was investigated by the I.I.O. (Independent Investigations Office) and prosecuted by the Crown Counsel. Both of these agencies fall under the Ministry of Justice (Suzanne Anton - Attorney General and Minister of Justice for the Province of British Columbia, public service agencies). Should the I.I.O., or some other agency, thoroughly and diligently investigate the matter? Should Crown Counsel thoroughly and diligently analyse the matter from a perspective of the actions of Constable Drought being lawful? In each instance the answer is absolutely. Six days into the trial of Constable Drought (October 6 to October 13, 2015) Crown Counsel, while still presenting their case, entered a stay of proceeding. The Defence never did have to present their case, or make a closing submission. The judge was never tasked to make a decision of judgement. The reason for the entering of the stay, as reported in the media, was for “inconsistencies in the evidence” given by the complainant (the person whom was shot by Constable Drought) and new evidence emerged about the location of the shooting that affected the analyses of the shooting (I take this to mean the analyses of the
scene and the physical evidence of the scene). With respect to inconsistencies in the evidence of the complainant: How many times was he interviewed by I.I.O. Investigators and by Crown Counsel prior to giving evidence? Were not his statements and account of the incident weighed against the totality of the statements of other persons, physical evidence by both the I.I.O. and the Crown Counsel? With respect to the new evidence pertaining to analyses of the shooting: Where did this, so to speak, 11th hour evidence come from? How was this not uncovered in what would have one would expect to be a thorough, professional, analytical investigation? Certainly would not the previous analyses have raised questions? Constable Drought has been held to account. I was not there on the evening of the incident. I do not know whether he should or should not have discharged his service pistol and shot this individual. I, thankfully, was retired and not in a position to once again be faced with that heavy responsibility. It would certainly appear from the stay of proceeding that Constable Drought’s decision that evening some three years ago, made under stress with limited information and limited time was the correct one — at least from a point of law of being able to prove the contrary. The Independent Investigations Office and the Crown Counsel are as peace officers servants of the public. My question now is who is holding them (specifically the people who made the decisions) to account for their investigations, decisions and actions. After all they did have three years to get it right, while Constable Drought had a matter of seconds to get it right. Of course there are going to be people who disagree with me, I respect that. Brian Edmondson retired from the R.C.M.P. in 2012 at the rank of Inspector. The above does not represent the views of the R.C.M.P.
The Kootenay Railway Pensioners Association will be having a Social Luncheon at 12:30 pm, Tuesday Nov.17th at Mission Hills Golf Course, 3320 Theatre Road, Cranbrook. All Railway Retiree’s and Spouses are welcome. RSVP by Nov. 13th. Info: Secretary Frances Allen at 250-426-2720 or Myrtle 250-426-2378, Jean 250-426-8338. Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, Nov 18, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Dr. Craig Spowart Dental. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult. GoGo Grannies will present a travelogue on Wednesday, November 18, at the College Lecture Theatre at 7PM. Don Carlgren will share three weeks in northern India with a small tour group. Cranbrook United Church is having a Tea and Bake Sale Saturday Nov 21st, 2:00-4:00 PM, upper level (Elevator access) of United Church at #2-12 Ave S, corner of Baker & 12th. Everyone welcome! LADIES AID OF KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Tea & Bazaar, Sat Nov 21st from 2:00pm to 4:00pm Free Family Swim at the Cranbrook Aquatic Centre. Saturday, Nov. 21 from 12-1 pm sponsored by CUPE Local 2090. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Saturday Nov 21st: All Saints Anglican Church, Kimberley. Annual Christmas Tea. Bake sale, craft table, Purdy’s Chocolates AND Regal gifts order forms. 1:00-3:00 p.m., 360 Leadenhall St. All welcome. Municipal Pension Retirees’ Assoc (MPRA) Meeting; Monday Nov. 23rd, Heritage Inn Hotel, 803 Cranbrook St. N. Executive Meeting 10:00a.m., General Meeting 10:45a.m. No Host Luncheon Noon. Please attend our Christmas Meeting with many Christmas Draws for attendees. Have Camera Will Travel presents “Have Kids, Will Pedal”. Join the Clark family on a cycling adventure - 6,000 km of roads less traveled along the Andes in Chile, Argentina & Bolivia at Centre 64 on Tuesday, Nov 24 at 7:30 pm. Admission by donation to the Kimberley Arts Centre.
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will soon learn what Premier Christy Clark and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have in mind for Canada’s renewed effort to influence climate change. As they prepare to join the 40,000 people jetting to Paris for the next big United Nations summit to deal with human impact on the world’s weather, here is some context for what is to come in December and beyond. Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion served as environment minister under former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin. Then, as Liberal leader, Dion’s proposed “green shift” carbon tax was pivotal only in ending his leadership. With a majority government this time, he promises the entire federal cabinet will be involved. Dion gave a revealing interview to The Globe and Mail last week about his experience in government. “The old system was to give the file of the environment to the minister of the environment and say, ‘deal with it, be the hero of the environment groups, but don’t bother us because we have jobs to create and an economy to grow’,” Dion said. “That will not work.” It certainly didn’t work, which is not surprising since Dion is admitting the Lib-
erals considered the environment ministry a mere public relations tool. This was the period when Canada signed on to the Kyoto Protocol, then pretended to care about it as the United States rejected it in a unanimous vote of Congress. We now understand more about those environmental groups, most funded by U.S. billionaires to target the Canadian oil and gas industry while the U.S. booms. Their tactics were on display in the defeat of the Keystone XL oil pipeline to BC VIEWS the U.S., with arguments that even President Barack Tom Obama acknowledged were Fletcher exaggerated. Dion’s ill-fated “green shift” wasn’t just about greenhouse gases. He intended to impose a national carbon tax and use the proceeds to eliminate child poverty. This concept is back, on a global scale. If you’ve been to the movies lately, you may have seen a slick animated commercial sponsored by the UN, featuring animals running the world from the seats of the General Assembly. “We have a plan,” trumpets the elegant llama at the podium, not only to fix climate change but to eliminate poverty as well. One problem with Kyoto was that it left emerging economies like China and India untouched. And while Canada endures
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Legien hopes to turn milestone into stepping stone
Former first-round pick Jared Legien confident after scoring first goal; looking for more as Ice host Everett Silvertips Tuesday Taylor Rocc a
When a player is selected in the first round of the Western Hockey League’s annual bantam draft, there are always high expectations. Drafted ninth overall at the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft, there’s no exception for Jared Legien. “He probably started with really high expectations on himself and all that other stuff with being a high pick [in the bantam draft],” said Luke Pierce, head coach of the Kootenay Ice, Monday afternoon. “[He had] a disappointing year last year and all those things -- it’s a lot of pressure to put on a young man. “I think he’s kind of put that behind him now and is focused on what he can do to get better. We’ve started to see some signs of growth in his game. Simple hard work is what’s helped him.” After 33 games, the native of Pilot Butte, Sask., tallied the first goal of his WHL career -- the product of hard work -Saturday night against the Medicine Hat Tigers. For Legien, it was a long-awaited marker
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WHL Regular Season: Game 22 7:00 p.m. (MT) - Western Financial Place LAST MEETING: KTN 4 at EVE 3 (Nov. 30, 2014) SILVERTIPS vs. ICE 10-5-0-1 RECORD 4-15-2-0 Third (U.S.) DIVISION Sixth (Central) Sixth (Western) CONF. 12th (Eastern) 38 GF 47 33 GA 89 Sixth (22.4%) PP 22nd (11.1%) 18th (78.0%) PK 17th (78.1%) R. Laurencelle (5-6-11) TOP SCORER L. Philp (11-16-27) C. Hart (1.85 GAA) TOP GOALIE W. Hoflin (3.88 GAA) 4-0 W vs. SCB (Nov. 14) LAST GAME 6-3 L at MHT (Nov. 14) Nov. 18 at LET NEXT GAME Nov. 20 vs. MJW
after first hearing his name called at the 2013 bantam draft and suiting up for his first-career WHL regular-season game as a 16-year-old last season. “It felt good. I’ve been waiting for it for a while,” Legien said Tuesday. “It was nice to get one. Too bad we couldn’t get a win with it. “It was nice to be able to contribute and give our team a chance to win, but it just didn’t really work out.” Though the celebration of an individual achievement was dampened by his team’s 6-3
loss to the Tigers, the hope is the milestone will serve as a stepping stone for the former Moose Jaw General as he strives to help fill the offensive void created with the news that right wing Jaedon Descheneau has been lost for the season due to shoulder surgery. “I’m just trying to make the simple plays -- puck up ice always and try not to go back as much,” Legien said. “Last year, I think I tried to make things too difficult for myself. This year, I’m doing a better job at just simplifying. “The league is a lot
Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring Summaries FriDay, November 13
KamloopS Storm 2 at Kimberley DyNamiterS 4
First Period 1. KIM - J. Richter, (T. Doell, J. Meier), 14:24 Second Period 2. KAM - Z. Andrusiak, (unassisted), 2:28 3. KIM - J. Marchi, (J. Richter, J. Meier), 19:51 Third Period 4. KAM - A. Toor, (unassisted), 12:04 5. KIM - J. Marchi, (J. Busch, J. Richter), 12:38 6. KIM - Ty. Van Steinburg, (Z. Morey), 19:38 (EN) Shots 1 2 3 T Kamloops Storm 12 9 6 27 Kimberley Dynamiters 5 5 7 17 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KAM - Tavin Grant 16/19 59:20 0.842 KIM - Tyson Brouwer 25/27 60:00 0.926 Power plays KAM - 0/3 (00.0%); KIM - 0/2 (00.0%) Montana’s Cookhouse Three Stars 1) F Jared Marchi, Kimberley Dynamiters (2G); 2) D Adam Toor, Kamloops Storm (1G); 3) F Eric Buckley, Kimberley Dynamiters Attendance: 596 (Kimberley Civic Centre) SaturDay, November 14
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First Period 1. KIM - K. Haase, (E. Buckley, S. Hunt), 0:27 2. CVR - D. Quintin, (unassisted), 9:16 3. CVR - N. Menard, (D. Quintin), 15:31 (PP) 4. CVR - N. Swab, (Q. Sobus, N. Menard), 17:35 (PP) Second Period 5. KIM - J. Richter, (T. Doell), 6:38 6. KIM - J. Farmer, (A. Moser, J. Meier), 10:52 7. KIM - J. Meier, (J. Farmer, A. Moser), 12:42 Third Period 8. CVR - R. St. Jean, (D. Quintin, M. Cardinal), 2:59 (PP) 9. KIM - Ty. Van Steinburg, (K. Haase, J. Marchi), 7:05 10. CVR - N. Menard, (M. Fenelon), 12:49 11. KIM - J. Marchi, (J. Busch, K. Haase), 19:59 (PP) Shots 1 2 3 T Kimberley Dynamiters 16 20 12 48 Columbia Valley Rockies 7 12 12 31 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KIM - Tyson Brouwer 26/31 60:00 0.839 CVR - Connor McKay 42/48 60:00 0.875 Power plays KIM - 1/8 (12.5%); CVR - 3/8 (37.5%) Attendance: N/A (Canal Flats Arena)
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First Period 1. CVT - T. Severson, (L. Plunkett, M. Kimmett), 9:30 2. CVT - J. Smith, (S. Kilcommons, C. Cartwright), 9:56 3. CVT - J. Severs, (A. Steger, A. Wilkinson), 11:36 (PP) 4. KIM - T. Doell, (J. Richter), 14:11 5. CVT - D. Hogue, (N. Kovacik, T. Severson), 17:31 Second Period 6. KIM - K. Haase, (S. Hunt), 7:32 7. CVT - D. Hogue, (L. Plunkett, N. Kovacik), 8:41 Third Period - No scoring Shots 1 2 3 T Kimberley Dynamiters 15 7 7 29 Creston Valley Thunder Cats 8 13 7 28 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KIM - Tyson Brouwer 23/28 57:52 0.821 CVT - Brock Lefebvre 27/29 60:00 0.931 Power plays KIM - 0/2 (00.0%); CVT - 1/4 (25.0%) Attendance: 528 (Johnny Bucyk Arena)
Jason Richter Eric Buckley Jared Marchi Jordan Busch Keenan Haase Justin Meier Austyn Moser Sawyer Hunt Trey Doell Korbyn Chabot
21 23 23 23 17 23 22 20 16 19 Trevor Van Steinburg 23 Tyler Van Steinburg 23 Lucas Purdy 14 James Farmer 20 Marco Campanella 21 George Bertoia 21 James Rota 19 Devon Langelaar 16 Graham Dugdale 19 Zach Morey 11 Brodie Buhler 4
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Player W L OTL SO GAA Tyson Brouwer 14 3 0 4 1.94 Mitch Traichevich 4 2 0 1 2.31
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Forward Jared Legien, pictured during pre-season action against the Lethbridge Hurricanes, tallied the first goal of his WHL career Saturday in Medicine Hat. bigger and faster than you expect. Everyone is better. There’s no huge gaps between great players and average players -- everyone is pretty equal. The speed and physicality of the league is definitely one of the things you don’t really expect.” In 13 games with the
Ice last season, Legien posted one assist. This season, the Saskatchewan product has been a mainstay in the Ice lineup, registering one goal and two points in 20 games. “For him and anyone else in our lineup, the big issue is don’t try to play other than who you
are and what you do well,” Pierce said. “I think sometimes guys want to fill roles of guys that we’re missing, like Luke [Philp], Jaedon [Descheneau] and Zak [Zborosky]. “[Jared] can’t change anything. He’s just got to continue to keep the game simple and smart.
That goes for everyone of our guys and the opportunities will be there.” Legien and the Ice get back to action Tuesday when they welcome the Everett Silvertips to Cranbrook.
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Ice lose Descheneau for duration of season Taylor Rocc a
The Kootenay Ice are officially without the services of right wing Jaedon Descheneau for the duration of the 201516 WHL season. Monday afternoon Ice head coach Luke Pierce confirmed that Descheneau, 20, will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery at the end of November to repair damage sustained in an incidental colli-
sion back on Oct. 6 in Prince Albert. Descheneau, a native of Edmonton, only skated in two games with the Ice this season, registering one assist, before being knocked out of action with the shoulder injury. A fifth-round pick (124th overall) of the St. Louis Blues at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Descheneau has yet to sign an NHL entry-level con-
tract. In 265 career WHL games, all with the Kootenay Ice, the 5-foot-9, 192-pound speedster tallied 111 goals and 272 points. His best season came in 2013-14. Skating alongside all-time franchise scoring leader Sam Reinhart, Descheneau put up 44 goals and 98 points in 70 games. Descheneau was placed on the long-term
injury list following the incident and therefore was not counting against the overage limit for the Ice. Captain Luke Philp, defenceman Tanner Lishchynsky and goaltender Wyatt Hoflin represent the three overage players on the Ice roster. Defenceman Tyler King remains on the longterm injury list after undergoing off-season knee surgery.
Marchi lights fuse in Nitros weekend wins Taylor Rocc a
With key veterans banged up over the the weekend, alternate captain and 20-year-old weapon Jared Marchi got the job done for the Kimberley Dynamiters, helping fuel his club to a pair of wins in KIJHL action. Friday, Marchi scored twice to light the fuse -including the game-winning goal midway
through the third period -- as the Nitros doubled up the Kamloops Storm by a margin of 4-2 in a rematch of last season’s KIJHL championship. “We played a full 60 minutes [Friday],” Marchi said. “We didn’t let up at all.” The 5-foot-11 forward showed a penchant for late theatrics, scoring his first goal Friday with
only 9.1 seconds remaining on the clock in the second period. Sunday, the Nitros travelled to Canal Flats to face the Columbia Valley Rockies and it was the Kimberley native striking in the last possible moment of regulation -- 0.1 seconds remaining on the clock, to be precise -- to give his team a 6-5 victory in an
all-important divisional game. Playing three games in three nights, the Dynamiters weren’t able to come up with a threepack of wins as their Eddie Mountain Division rivals from Creston split that effort down the middle by claiming a 5-2 victory Saturday. See dailybulletin.ca/ kijhl/ for the full story.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: While my mother was still alive, she gave a substantial amount of money to my oldest son, “Rick.” Everyone but Mother knew she was supporting his drug habit (which he has since overcome). When she died, her will gave equal amounts of money to both of my sons. My younger son, “Chris,” was hurt by his grandmother’s lopsided generosity to his brother, and it may be part of the reason my adult sons aren’t close today. Rick’s father, my first husband, will be leaving him his entire estate, so he will be financially set. My current husband and I recently completed our will, leaving most of our assets to Chris. Based upon what my mother did, I’m concerned that Rick will be hurt if he finds out that his stepfather and I didn’t leave him an equal share. But I don’t believe my husband is obligated to leave the same amount to his stepson as he does to his biological son. What do you think? -- Trying to Avoid Hurt Feelings Dear Trying: Did your husband help raise Rick? Can your assets be separated from your husband’s so that his entire estate goes to Chris, but yours is split in half? Would Rick be understanding if you discussed these issues in advance? Unequal bequests create problems because it appears that the parent loved one child more than the other. If you explain your reasoning, it’s possible your sons will understand and not be surprised and hurt later. Dear Annie: My oldest brother, “Richard,” is fading from this world. I live 3,000 miles away and flew home to see him and say my goodbyes. Richard and I have always been close and have loved each other dearly. Now he is in a locked mental hospital and I don’t know why. Richard can have visitors only on weekends at certain times. The drive to the hospital is nearly three hours. My sister and I were allowed to go to his room for 20 minutes, but not by ourselves. His wife and two children were present the entire time. It was as if we had watchdogs sitting there making sure we had little contact. The next day, we were told at the desk that his wife said we are not permitted to see him. I think the wife’s behavior is despicable. We went to see the facility director and my sister called the caseworker and explained the situation. He agreed that this was patient abuse. The doctor was called, and he said we could see our brother. Richard was in such good spirits and we laughed, hugged and kissed and told each other how much we loved each other. The purpose of this letter to let everyone know that even though you may have a spiteful sister-in-law or other family member, the law says no one can arbitrarily keep you from seeing your sibling. God answered my prayers and my soul is at rest. -- Loving Sister Dear Sister: We are glad you were able to have a good visit with your brother, but sometimes there are restrictions on visitors for a reason. It is always a good idea to phone first and check. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators. com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2015 CREATORS.COM
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LIONS MANOR, Kimberley. Seniors, 55+ 1 bdrm-2 full bath apartment; available immediately. $500./mo. + DD and utilities
N/S, No parties. Small pets okay. Available Immediately. References required.
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Vehicles stolen during test drives Dozens of charges against four Calgarians Canadian Press
CALGARY - Four people from Calgary are facing dozens of charges after pickup trucks, SUVs and a Bentley luxury car were stolen during test drives arranged through online classified ads. Police say they recovered nine cars and trucks worth more than $300,000 in a three-month investigation. They say people using an online site to privately sell their vehicles were contacted by a suspect claiming to be a potential buyer and wanting a test drive. A meeting was arranged and the suspect drove away when the owners momentarily stepped out of their vehicles. Police say one owner was seriously hurt when he tried to stop a theft in September, but has since recovered. Investigators believe the suspects were stealing the vehicles for personal use and it does not appear there is a connection to organized crime. Alexandre Alfred Beck-Quenneville, 23, faces 46 charges that include numerous counts of theft and possession of stolen property. Kirk Leslie Nazeil, 28, faces 10 charges that include hit and run causing injury. Christina Louise Ramchuk, 26, faces six charges and Lacey Victoria Cecile Tiedemann faces
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Signs have turkeys crossing road instead of landing on windshields in Castlegar Canadian Press
CASTLEGAR, B.C. Wild turkeys in Castlegar, B.C., now have a way to cross the road and get to the other side. A flock of about 30 turkeys has been causing traffic troubles in the West Kootenay town for about a year and a half, said Coun. Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff.
“Basically, people were driving and slamming on their brakes because two, three, four times a day, they cross the road, I guess to go feed or to do whatever turkeys do,” she said. The poultry crossings caused some minor fender-benders, slowed traffic and even damaged vehicles. “I had people con-
tact me and say they had seen a turkey fly and crack somebody’s windshield. You know, they’re big birds, right? And if you just hit them a certain way, they could fly up and do that,” Heaton-Sherstobitoff said. When the birds became a safety issue, city council came up with two bright yellow signs
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Avenue about two weeks ago and so far, they seem to be working. “People told me last week that the turkeys are actually crossing right below the signs,” Heaton-Sherstobitoff said. “So the big joke now is that turkeys in Castlegar know how to read, so that’s where they’re crossing.”
Security landscapes in Canada, France differ, security experts say Jim Bronskill Canadian Press
OTTAWA - The level of jihadist militancy simmering in France and other parts of western Europe simply doesn’t exist in Canada, making the sort of attack that devastated Paris less likely, security experts say. In France and Belgium there are tens of thousands of people who, while not terrorists, sympathize with the ideology espoused by radical elements like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, said Phil Gurski, a former Canadian Security Intelligence Service analyst who specializes in counter-radicalization efforts. “We don’t have that here - not to the best of our knowledge,” Gurski said in an interview.
“I think we have to acknowledge that there are some significant differences.” Last year Michael Zehaf Bibeau shot Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, an honour guard at the National War Memorial, before rushing into Parliament’s Centre Block. Zehaf Bibeau was quickly gunned down. Two days earlier, Martin Couture-Rouleau had fatally rammed Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent with a car in StJean-sur-Richelieu, Que. After a chase, police shot and killed the knife-wielding assailant. While Canada has been hit by jihadi-inspired lone-wolf attacks, there has been nothing like the co-ordinated assaults on multiple targets in Paris that claimed 129 lives and injured hundreds of others, said
Jez Littlewood of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa. “That’s not something we’ve seen Canadian terrorists actually being able to carry out.” Canada is pursuing a significantly smaller proportion of counter-terrorism investigations than some European nations, and a relatively low number of Canadians - between 45 and 60 - have headed to Iraq and Syria as foreign fighters, experts say. At the same time, Canada has generally been perceived as less of a target of interest than some allies for jihadi-motivated extremists. “Things are better here. I can’t imagine a scenario where Canada gets like that,” Gurski
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said. “I really can’t. And I’m not sure I know why, but whatever it is we’re doing here, we’re doing it right for the most part.” Littlewood points to a more civil political discourse in Canada that has avoided “openly hostile” messages to immigrants and refugees of the kind spouted by the far right in France. “No western democracy is perfect in this realm - I don’t think any of us would say that,” Littlewood said. But he quickly adds that Canada “seems to be faring better” than France in terms of ensuring a sense of identity and belonging for newcomers. Gurski spent almost 13 years at CSIS before moving to Public Safety Canada and now works as a private threat and risk consultant. He has been openly critical of the previous Conservative government’s harsh tone toward the Muslim
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community - something he believes strained delicate bonds of trust. He applauds as a welcome shift the Liberal government’s promise to create an office of community outreach and counter-radicalization. “This is your early intervention,” he said. “You can work with communities, you can work with local law enforcement.” In addition, it is much less intimidating and expensive than a CSIS or police investigation. Security experts say that despite such efforts no one can promise all violent plots will be averted. “You’re going to have attacks periodically, you’re going to have arrests periodically,” Gurski said. “This is what life is in 2015 and unfortunately it’s going to be this way for the next couple decades.”
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adorned with pictures of the fowl to warn drivers of the hazard. “We think we’ve got a great turkey picture there. And if it makes people happy or makes them slow down there, then we did a good job for a couple of hundred bucks,” Heaton-Sherstobitoff said. The signs were installed on Columbia
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VICTORIA - British Columbia’s all-party finance committee is calling for adequate funding to support education. It released a budget consultation report Friday with 63 recommendations and says education is a top concern among British Columbians. The committee recommends the Finance Ministry provide stable and adequate funding to school districts in order
to provide quality education. Committee chairman and Liberal Scott Hamilton says the committee held public hearings in eight communities during the fall and received 572 submissions, one third of them related to education. The committee also recommends the government restore full funding to adult basic education and English as a second language programs.