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Kimberley Fire Department thanks those involved in Mock Emergency Drill By cOReY BullOcK
Molly Miller, shown here at Selkirk graduation ceremonies with Mayor Don McCormick, on behalf of Columbia Basin Trust, won a total of $5750 in scholarships. For a complete list of scholarship winners, see A3. Zoe Ferguson file
Viking Festival requests livestock No horses and goats on the fields, Council says By cOReY BullOcK
Livestock animals will not be allowed on the fields at Coronation Park for the Kimberley Viking Festival, after a request from the new management team was discussed at a regular Council meeting on Monday. Jen Silverhorse of Raven Stone, the new manager for the Kimberley Viking Festival, wrote to Council requesting an amendment of
the animal bylaw to allow for horses and goats on the fields at the park. City Staff cited concerns about the potential for the animals to damage the turf and irrigation, specifically horses. Council voted to allow the animals to still be part of the festival, as long as they are not on the turf and in a designated area. “We’ve spoken with parks
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and recreation staff and they have concerns about possible damage to the turf and irrigation on the fields. Horses are fairly large animals,” said the City’s Manager of Operations Chris Mummery. “It can take some time to repair that damage. It all depends on the location. If the plan is to have them on the turf, that’s not ideal.” Continued on A2
At a regular Council meeting on Monday, June 24, 2019, Kimberley Fire Chief Rick Prasad thanked and congratulated all those involved in the mock emergency management exercise that took place on May 23. The exercise involved a mock school bus rollover and multiple simulated injuries. Students from Selkirk Secondary school participated in the event, by acting as victims. They were given specific fake injuries to act out, allowing paramedics, police, fire and other responders to triage, evaluate and treat. Teck also provided assistance in the exercise, while staff from
The Kimberley Fire Department congratulated and thanked those involved in the Mock Emergency Drill, which took place at the end of May, at a regular Council meeting on Monday. Pictured left to right: Selkirk Teacher Scott McInnis, Selkirk Graduate Mattea Greiner, SD6 Health and Safety Officer Surrena Craig and Kimberley Fire Chief Rick Prasad. (Corey Bullock/Kimberley Bulletin file) the City of Kimberley, the Fire Department, RCMP, BC Ambulance Service, Interior Health and Kootenay Search and Rescue were also involved.
Prasad presented representatives from Selkirk and School District 6 Health and Safety Department with photos of the event as a congratu-
latory thank-you. He says that the drill was a success, and wouldn’t have been possible without the help of staff and students from Selkirk.
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let, called The Safer Sex Guide is published by the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange and provides tips on how to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Continued on A15
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Council says no livestock on fields Kimberley City From A1 He adds that in the letter to Council it is unclear how many horses will be involved in the festival and more information is required. Silverhorse explained in her letter than Cailey Chase of Vahana Nature Rehabilitation hopes to return to the festival with three or four goats. “They [the goats] were a huge hit with the younger visitors during the 2018 festival and we would love to be able to have them back this year,” Silverhorse wrote, adding that the goats will illustrate their role in viking culture and provide a handson experience. Council members say they hope that all of the animals will be well cared for and protected from the elements, especially if the weather is
Vahana Nature Rehabilitation’s goats at the 2017 Kimberley Medieval Festival (Corey Bullock/Kimberley Bulletin file). hot and dry during the festival. Silverhorse says the goats will be supervised at all times and Chase will oversee their supervision including food, watering and other needs.
Wi t h regards to horses,Silverhorse says that Lacey Hadford of Mounted Combat Arts will be bringing her horse(s) to demonstrate how “a mounted combatant would engage with viking
ground forces”. She adds that the horse(s) will be contained in a 10 by 10 panel box stall, located to the right of the main entrance gate, and supervised, fed and watered by the company. Another stipulation that the City has put on the festival is that organizers ensure they have third party liability insurance to cover any potential injuries or other issues that could arise from having animals at the event. The Kimberley Viking Festival will take place on July 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2019 at Coronation Park. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth, while seniors and children ages six and under are free.
Council investigating alternatives to use of herbicides Residents have written into Council asking them to ‘immediately cease’ of the use of herbicides.
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Kimberley City Council has agreed to investigate alternatives to chemical use for the removal of invasive plants after two Kimberley residents wrote into the City citing concerns about the use of herbicides. Residents Rob Krausz and Sandrine Roy wrote to Council asking them to “show leadership by immediately or-
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Canada Day - City Hall and the Public Works Yard will be closed on Monday, July 1st for the Canada Day statutory holiday. FINAL NOTICE Property Tax Deadline - Property Tax Notices have been mailed to all property owners on record. The deadline for payment of your 2019 property taxes is July 2nd, 2019 at 4:45 p.m., after which time a 10% penalty will be added to any unpaid current year taxes. If you haven’t received your Tax Notice yet, please contact City Hall at 250.427.5311 or info@kimberley.ca and request that a copy be forwarded to you. Payment of your property taxes can be made by mail, in person at City Hall, by phone or internet banking, or at most financial institutions. Cheques postdated to July 2nd, 2019 will be accepted at City Hall in advance of the deadline. If paying by mail or electronic methods, please allow time for your payment to arrive at City Hall by the deadline. Post marks on mailed remittances will not be considered as date of payment. Receipt of electronic payments will be recorded as of the date and time the funds are posted to the City’s bank account and not when the payment is transmitted by your financial institution. Please remember to either complete the Home Owner Grant application that is attached to the bottom of the Tax Notice and remit it to City Hall, or complete the online application to claim the Grant. A 10% penalty will be applied to any Home Owner Grant amounts not claimed by the deadline of July 2nd, 2019 at 4:45 p.m. Recreational Vehicles - Residents are reminded that while recreational vehicles are allowed to be parked on the street, they cannot be occupied as living quarters. As per City of Kimberley Streets and Traffic Bylaw No. 1877, 1995, Section 409, no person shall occupy a vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer or container as living quarters while it is parked on any street or in any other public place. Pets and Hot Weather - With the weather warming up, the Animal Control/Bylaw officer would like to remind people not to leave your pets in vehicles. Animals confined in an unventilated vehicle can quickly succumb to the high temperatures and die of heat stroke. Please leave your animals at home where they will be more comfortable. The MTI Bylaw 2540, Animal Control Schedule Section 10, allows for a $150 fine for animals left in an enclosed space unventilated vehicle. Let’s keep our dogs safe this summer!
Canada Day at the Aquatic Centre - The Kimberley Aquatic Centre will be open on Canada Day, Monday, July 1st, for public swim from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Free Public Swim - Come to the Aquatic Centre and enjoy a free public swim on Wednesday, July 3rd from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. sponsored by Kimberley Centex Market. Splash Bash Summer Camp Registration is Now Open – Keep your kids active at Summer Splash Bash at the Aquatic Centre daily July 2nd to August 30th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (not including Stat holidays). Includes pool time, outdoor adventure and crafts. Camps are $55 per day for children under 7 and $47 per day for children aged 7-11. Minimum age is 5 years old on or before December 31st, 2019. If 7-11 year olds require supervised swim, the cost will be $55 per day. There are no minimum participants required. Visit www.kimberley.ca and follow the link to Aquatic Centre for more information or call 250.427.2983.
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dering the ceasing of all use of glyphosate, as well as other herbicide products.” “[Herbicide products] are by their nature toxic, an unpleasant and harmful pollutant of our air and water, and contrary to this community’s aspirational image as a safe, environmentally sustainable place to live,” wrote Krausz and Roy. Council discussed the letter at length at a regular meeting on Monday, stating that there are many factors that come into play in regards to the use of herbicides, most specifically the rapid increase and spreading of non-native invasive weeds. Council agreed to have staff investigate options that don’t involve chemicals, as well as find out more information about the herbicides being used, which will be discussed at a Committee of the Whole Meeting this fall. Manager of Operations Chris Mummery explained that the City has entered into a three year agreement with the company that provides the herbicides, which started this year. CAO Scott Sommerville adds that back in 2009 a bylaw was passed that banned herbicide use, with exceptions for the City and commercial agencies. continued on A6
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Scholarship recipients for Selkirk’s Class of 2019 Selkirk Secondary graduated the Class of 2019 on Saturday, June 15 with ceremonies at the Kimberley Civic Centre. At that time, students received a number of scholarships and bursaries. Recipients were as follows: District Authority - $1250 Kooenay Insurance Services $500 Columbia Basin Trust - $2000 Kootenay Savings Credit Union - $2000 for a total of $5750 - Molly Miller College of the Rockies - $3000 District Authority $1250 for a total of $4250 - Arissa Toffolo Kimberley Medical Clinic - $1500 United Steelworkers - $500 Wasa Lions - $1500 for a total of $4000 Savanah Flegel District Authority - $1250 Kootenay Country Fair - $1000 JulyFest Soccer $500 CUPE 440 - $500 for a total of $2750 - Tyler White Royal Canadian Legion Foundation $500 Syd Helen Newhouse - $1000 Kimberley Rotary Club - $1500 for a total of $3000 - Morgan Dobi Kimberley Junior Fish and Game Club
Arissa Toffolo, here with Board member Sandra Smail, won $4250 in scholarships. Zoe Ferguson Savannah Flegel, here with Terry Marvel from the Wasa Lions, won $4000 in scholarships. Zoe Ferguson file. file. - $500 Selkirk PAC - $500 Credit Union Foundation - $750 for a total of $2750 - Patrick Stone College of the Rockies - $3000 Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary - $1500 for a total of $2750 - Hali Gustafson Kimberley Arts Council - $500 Columbia Basin Trust - $2000 for a total of $2500 - Thea DePaoli
District Authority - $1250 Mark Creek Lions - $1000 for a total of $2250 - David Howe Ladies’ Leg Dancers - $1500 District Authority - $1250 for a total of $2250 - Gwen Davies Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary $1500 - Donovan Anderson Kimberley Teachers’ Association -
$2000 - Haley Stober Kimberley Elks Lodge #90 - $2000 Kaitlin Anderson District Authority $1250 Julyfest Soccer - $400 for a total of $1750 - Sarah BrooksWhite Wasa Lions - $1500 - Violet McPhee Kootenay Savings Credit Union - $1500 - Kieran Ackermann Kootenay Savings Credit Union - $1500
- Jeremy Woods Kootenay Savings Credit Union -$1500 -Taryn MacLeod Selkirk PAC - $1500 - Nayeon Hyun District Authority - $1250 - Brittanny Murphy District Authority $1250 - Garrett Symes Mark Creek Lions - $1000 - Weston McLeod Ruth Walker Memorial - $1000 -
Weston Zawada Mark Creek Lions - $1000 - Mya Fraser School District 6 $1000 - Dustin Jowsey Syd and Helen Newhouse Family Trust - $1000 - Sydney Hoko Mark Creek Lions - $1000 - Hannah Jowsey Kimberley Administrators - $1000 Emma MacLeod KinClub of Cranbrook - $500 Mike
Carey Bursary - $500 for a total of $1000 -Madison Amy Steelworkers Union Ladies Auxiliary $1000 - Tyson D’Etcheverrey Kimberley Minor Hockey - $1000 Jaren Hall Columbia Power corp. - $500 - Nathan Giguerre Kimberley Alpine Resort - $500 Braedan Hainer
Kim Weitzel and Shawn Currier Memorial - $500 Brayden Farquhar Public and Private Workers of Canada $500 - Ryan Hunt CUPE 440 - $500 Lucas Anderson Bendina and Gerry Miller Bursary - $500 - Joe Lee Bendina and Gerry Miller Bursary - $500 - Thomas Lee
Selkirk student successes celebrated
Citizenship Awards Parker Bevilaqua, Esme Esklein, Caetlyn Gray, Maddy Corbett, Maddy Clubblly. Missing Sydney Hoko.
Graduating from Sports School were Braiden Koran, Brayden Farquhar and Kaleb Principal’s Award, presented by Clint Dolgopol to Molly Birminghom. Braiden Koran also won the Jerry Bancks Award. With teacher Carson Loftsgard. Miller
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Camping: That was then, this is now Ah,
We may have more space here in the Kootenays, but try even getting to the lakeshore at Premier Lake on a hot August day
the long weekend is almost After leaving home, camping continued, but upon us. There is no fire ban it was back to tents. (yet) and the wilderness beckWe often referred to our trips as ‘campons. ing with the Clampets’, because by the time Who doesn’t love camping? I have loved it the tarps were strung, the refreshments were since I was a kid, since my parents were big served, the groceries spread all over the picnic campers. My father made the best camp po- table and the fire started, we did look a little tatoes over an open fire I have ever tasted to like a backwoods homestead. All we needed this day — secret ingredient, bacon. was a still to make our own moonshine. My mother — the organized one — had a I always greatly admired the campers who list of camping necessities which she laminated kept their sites pristine, nothing out of place, and presented to me when I nothing messy. No matter how left home. I tried I just couldn’t keep my Now our family weren’t site clutter free. I mean we put tent campers. They liked the everything away at night becomfort of a trailer or later, a cause … bears. But during the Carolyn motorhome. day it was a free for all. However, Mom still turned Now back then, you rarely Grant her nose up at the all services, had difficulty getting a campfull hook up sites for RVs. ing spot. We often drove across The best spots, in her mind, were the un- the country and would pull into a provincial serviced ones, the ones closer to the woods. park at night with no reservations. Always Services were not required. We’re camping. got a campsite. In keeping with that theme, although our That would not happen now. Now, you pretty trailers had stoves inside, they were not used. much have to reserve. Or head out to a rec site We’re camping, use the campfire. on a Wednesday, pay the extra days and go It’s a lesson I absorbed, and I have never back to your trailer on Friday for the weekend. stayed in a full hook up site. Nor have I cooked B.C.’s parks are full every weekend, busting inside a trailer. Use the campfire. Or at the at the seams with outdoors enthusiasts. very least, a Coleman stove. In fact Joffre Lakes Provincial Park near Raining? That’s what tarps are for. Pemberton, which is one of the busiest in
the province, is undertaking a plan for crowd control. B.C. Parks says number of visitors to Joffre Lakes has soared 168 per cent in the last nine years. Around 183,000 people visited the park last year, which works out to an average of more than 500 people every day. Apparently the hike up to the Park’s main attraction — three blue green lakes surrounded by glacier-clad mountains — is so popular now that you will never have a moment alone on the trails. The parking lots are always full and you will now be towed if you park on the highway. Dogs have been banned and reservations for campsites are mandatory. This does not sound like the camping I remember. And it’s everywhere. We may have more space here in the Kootenays, but try even getting to the lakeshore at Premier Lake on a hot August day. Try getting a spot along the lake at Koocanusa without getting into fistfight because you’re on somebody’s pre-claimed territory. I mean where do you have to go to get a little privacy, Mt. Everest? I kid. Mt. Everest is more crowded than Joffre Lake Provincial Park these days. If you want to be alone for the long weekend, you’d be well advised to stay in town. The deer figured it out a long time ago. It’s nice and quiet in town. Everyone else is camping.
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Eight reasons not to be a Christian, Part I
’ve had a few conversations recently with some folks who have asked me why they should bother being a Christian. They don’t see any sense in it at all and they wonder why I do. One even went so far as to say, “You’re reasonably intelligent; so why do you bother with this crap?” Conversations like that stick in my mind. They are important signals of how people respond to Christian faith and to the church. It’s also true to say that this kind of attitude isn’t new at all. In Psalm 42, for example, we read, “As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me continually, ‘Where is your God?’” We find similar taunts in other Psalms and in the prophets. It has always been
difficult for people who have no faith to understand why some of us do have faith. So I thought I’d have a little fun over these next few weeks. I’ve come up with a list of eight (almost) tongue–in–cheek reasons why you shouldn’t bother with Christianity. Then, at the end, I’ll suggest one reason why I think you should. Regular readers will know that Christian faith is a huge part of my life. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t struggled with it. I do understand how difficult it can be for us to explore our spirituality. I understand that sometimes we’re just not sure about it. If this describes you, then in my mind you’re a normal person. Welcome to the club! Faith is a big question, and if you’re trying to figure out who you are, what
Rev. Yme Woensdregt you believe, and what sustains you … well, that’s a very long journey indeed. I don’t want to manipulate you. I don’t want to disguise Christianity so that it’s somehow “easier” or more palatable. I want to write as clearly as I can about what it means to me to be a Christian. I want to try to tell it like it is, both the good stuff and the difficult stuff. So here we go. #1. The Church is full of hypocrites. Yes it is. People of faith are
Seniors also squeezed by cost of living A few months ago, I wrote about millennials and how they are now “Generation Squeeze.” My office received quite a bit of feedback about that topic. Thank you to everyone who wrote to me to express their views. I have not forgotten about another group that is often finding it difficult to make ends meet: Seniors. In May, I delivered a statement in the House of Commons about older adults in my riding facing financial challenges. This generation too has become “squeezed.” For example, many seniors are providing financial help to their adult children or their grandchildren while trying to live on a fixed income. Thanks to modern medicine and Canada’s social programs, Canadians are living longer, but pensions and other benefits have not kept up with the rising cost of living. Indeed, in Canada, 15 per cent of seniors currently live in poverty. Some senior women, who may have stayed home to raise children or worked in the family business for little or no salary, have contributed little to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). As a result, they are now faced with financial difficulties. Though they may qualify for the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) top-up, the process takes time, and the resulting monthly benefits may fall short of what the individual actually needs. In response, the NDP has proposed not cutting off the GIS of seniors who are late filing their taxes. Moreover, the party has also proposed a National Seniors’ Strategy committing the federal government to create a long-term action plan that would ensure seniors can maintain an adequate quality of life. When it comes to good quality, affordable housing, seniors are finding the same difficulties as millennials: Rents are increasing at astronomical rates, and just like their younger counterparts who can’t find small starter homes, seniors whose children may have left home are struggling to downsize to smaller homes in an overheated
housing market. In some cases, seniors who need smaller units or long-term care may be obliged to move from their longtime community to find housing. Such moves can result in added expense and sudden social isolation. Compounding this is a lack of affordable, reliable inter-city transit options, especially now that Greyhound has left the region, and air travel options flying out of Cranbrook have been reduced. Seniors needing access to healthcare in larger communities may incur additional expenses as a result. Wayne Canadian internet and cell Stetski phone prices are some of the highest in the world: Seniors need to stay connected both from a social point of view and for their safety, but the current telecom rates are making this necessity more and more of a luxury as seniors have to decide between paying for cell service or paying for housing and groceries. Another aspect of the affordability crisis is the high cost of prescription medication: In retirement a senior may be paying out of pocket for necessary medications that were once covered by a private drug plan. Provincial programs may only provide patchwork coverage, depending on financial thresholds. This is one reason the NDP is calling for a national pharmacare program that would be another building block towards true universal health care in Canada. As mentioned, the NDP has been calling on the government for a national seniors’ strategy that would address income, housing, and health considerations of our older generations. It is time that Canadians had a government that worked for them, that helped to improve all aspects of their daily life. Wayne Stetski is Member of Parliament for Kootenay–Columbia and the federal NDP’s B.C. Caucus Chair.
hypocrites—myself included! A hypocrite is “a person who pretends to be what he or she is not”. It comes originally from a Greek word which means “stage actor, pretender”. Now let me ask you, have you ever pretended to be something you’re not? Have you ever suggested to another person that you are more virtuous than you actually are? Here’s a truth about human beings—we all fall under the banner of being a hypocrite. None of us—not a single one— ever matches our words with our actions perfectly. We all have ideals and standards which we will never be able to meet. But it is always important to hold those ideals in front of us. #2. The Church is morally compromised. Okay, so it’s one thing to be a hypocrite. But it seems to go so much deeper in the church. How can you possibly identify yourself with an institution which has done some terrible things? Among other things, what about the Crusades and the Inquisition? What about missionaries who spent as much time colonizing indigenous people (‘making them good subjects of European nations’) as they did preaching
religion? What about residential schools? What about pedophile clergy? What about patriarchy and a lack of equality between the genders? This list could go on forever. Again, you’re right. The church has a lot to answer for. We can’t just brush those things off, even though we might like to. We have to tell the truth about our history. Honestly, we are embarrassed and ashamed of what we have done. We can’t sweep them under the carpet. At the same time, as you dig more deeply into the history of the church, you will also discover that Christians have done some wonderful things. It’s not all one–sided. Christians started the first hospitals, the first orphanages, and many of the first schools. Christians pioneered the abolition of slavery and prison reform. Christians have served around the world to serve the sick, feed the hungry, visit the lonely. Even today, Christians are involved all over the world in working for literacy, relief and development, justice, and medical care. While it is true that the church has done some terrible things over its history, it is equally true that Christians have served the
world and its citizens in ways that might not have happened otherwise. The early church was known as a place of hope and help for the homeless and the poor. In cities of the Roman Empire which were filled with newcomers and strangers, the church was a place of community. In cities filled with orphans and widows, the church provided a new and expanded sense of family. In a time when society was rigidly stratified, the church welcomed everyone—the poor, the different, the lowly. In cities which had to deal with epidemics, fires and earthquakes, the church offered effective nursing services. The church came into being as followers of the one who gave us a new commandment, “to love one another”. The church, at it’s best, continue to seek to follow that command, even though we are flawed human beings who miss the mark more often than we hit it. I’ll continue next week. Rev. Yme Woensdregt is Pastor at Christ Church Anglican in Cranbrook
Kimberley history: The Way it Was COURTESY OF THE KIMBERLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM ARCHIVES KIMBERLEY NEWS Newspaper June 22, 1960 Personality of the Week – Frederick Walker Fred came to Kimberley from Winnipeg in 1947. He was sent as the manager of the ladies’ ready-to-wear and dry goods department of the Company store, then the Mark Creek Store, now known as the Hudson’s Bay Store. But Fred had always wanted to have a business of his own. During the years with the Company he had gained a great deal of managerial and retailing experience. Just six months before the Bay took over, Johnny’s Confectionery across the road, was for sale and Fred took the plunge. The stand, now known as Fred’s Place is a familiar landmark to almost all the city’s permanent residents and to tourists alike, because it seems as if it’s never closed. Fred’s business is quite unique in that he has the exclusive distributorship for all the magazines sold in the area.
He has all the retail outlets in Cranbrook to service besides those in Kimberley and of course his own stock is tremendous, offering a variety of reading material of every description. In addition 11 daily newspapers are available at his stand. The New York Tribune is one and is so up-to-date, it carries reports of world events before the provincial daily newspapers can get the information on the stand. Fred’s wife Ruth is his right hand partner. He says it’s Ruth’s Place, just as much as Fred’s and her help and that of another assistant, makes the business the smooth running operation it is. Ruth came with him from Winnipeg and it was the first time she had been away. She came to like it very quickly in Kimberley and he said that has also been great help to him. They live behind the flower shop, close to the business, “Us and Damon, our black cocker spaniel.” In his youth Fred was athletic. He admits he became overly conscious of good posture and a real crank about observing
a rigid routine. “I’m thankful I lost that spirit of intolerance,” he confessed. “When I was young, most people were weaklings just because they had ill health or couldn’t match my energy.” That’s all different now. The years and his continual contact with people which he loves, has mellowed him and given him the sympathetic nature, people know him for. His concern is sincere when he asks if little Mary is able to go back to school yet or if somebody’s father is feeling better. Probably every kid in town, sometime or other, read the funny from start to finish, “In Fred’s Place because he didn’t happen to have the dime at the time to take it home.” If Fred had it to do all over again and one avenue were as open as another, he would become a doctor. Not only because of the opportunity for alleviating suffering but because of the chance there is to give impartial advice to the troubled as well as the sick. He loves the outdoor life; he skiis, golfs, plays badminton and spends many enjoyable hours in the garden.
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Council discusses herbicide use From A2 He cautioned Council that without the use of herbicides, the City could be “overrun” with invasive species.
Councillor Darryl Oakley says he is concerned with the chemicals used in herbicides, and would like to move away from using them. He adds
that more information is needed before they can come up with a solution. Councillor Kyle Dalum agreed, and suggested the use of
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target goat grazing. Councillor Kent Goodwin, who was Acting Mayor while Mayor Don McCormick was away for business, says that the topic needs to be discussed with staff before a decision can be made. “There are a bunch of pieces to this including the use of
chemicals and invasive plants. A different approach will require a lot of information and discussion to re-asses how the City deals with invasive plants and herbicides,” he said. “We should include biologists and ecologists [in the discussion] because a big part of
it is non-native invasive plants. It’s quite a complex issue.” Chief Financial Officer Jim Hendricks suggested bringing in a representative from the RDEK to discuss invasive plant management specifically. Councillor Nigel Kitto says that Council is concerned and
taking the matter seriously. “We’re definitely concerned. The problem of invasive weeds is huge, so we’re concerned to take the chemicals out for that reason. We will continue to look for solutions, we’re taking this very seriously,” he said.
Goodwin says that the Kimberley Nature Park is a particularly bad area for invasive weeds. “I’m not sure we’re winning the battle [now],” he said. “This may have to become a little broader, are we putting enough resources to this now?”
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Notice is given, pursuant to Section 60(2) of the Transportation Act, that the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has received an application to permanently close a portion of unconstructed road that intersects Lot 2, District Lot 11577, Kootenay District Plan NEP87478, except Plan EPP47438, in Meadowbrook B.C., and that such closed road be vested pursuant to Section 60(2) of the Transportation Act. The portion of road to be closed follows the south boundary of the subject property for approximately 210 metres then turns due north for an additional 235 metres, ending midway through the property. A plan showing the proposed road closure may be viewed at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Rocky Mountain District office at 129 10th Avenue South, Cranbrook, B.C. , V1C 2N1, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Anyone wanting to provide comments of support or objection to this application for road closure should do so in writing to the Cranbrook office or by email to Laura.Branswell@gov.bc.ca no later than August 5, 2019.
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From A5 “Editorial – Let’s Get it Finished This Year” Kimberley residents must decide within the next month if they want to see the civic arena finished. Already more than $212,000 has been spent on the building. It will take another $12,000 to complete it. The arena as it now stands is useless. It must be completed soon if it is going to be used. If it is allowed to go another year or two more, the cost of depreciation will be heavy. Work that is now partially completed must be finished or it will cost more money than ever to complete. The arena has been
termed by many experts as one of the finest in western Canada and if work is started soon hockey and other recreational projects will be able to be carried out there this year. The bylaw is being put to the people because all other sources of revenue have been exhausted. The Kimberley projects society had no other alternative but to ask city council to put the bylaw to the people and raise the necessary funds to complete the building. While volunteer donations have neared the $100,000 mark, Cominco has donated over half the money already spent, the company’s last donation of $100,000 was made last year.
Now it is up to the taxpayer of Kimberley to make sure he does his share and pass the arena bylaw by voting yes… for progress. A yes vote will complete the arena and it is your way of letting the projects society and the hundreds of volunteers who have worked so hard know you are supporting them and appreciate the effort already gone into making Kimberley Civic Arena the finest in the country. “ Wee Tax Boost” A mill rate increase of between four and one half and five per cent per annum can be expected when the $120,000 arena bylaw passes. This information was given last night to a small
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but attentive audience by Eric Broadhurst. The public meeting was called by the Ratepayers Association and the projects society in an effort to inform citizens of the arena project. Mr. Broadhurst outlined in detail the difference between the original estimate and the amount needed now to complete the arena. He explained many necessities had been left out of the original estimate and the $120,000 would complete the arena. Several questions were asked from the floor in regard to expected revenue from the arena, depreciation and possible participation of Chapman Camp and Marysville in the financing of the arena. Alderman Glennie told the gathering it would be impossible for the other municipalities to participate in the bylaw or make a grant according to the municipal act. He said Kimberley will have to shoulder the responsibility and revenue from elsewhere would probably come through use of the arena when it is completed. He said it is hoped the revenue derived from the use of the arena would cover the cost of maintenance. Mr. Broadhurst in answer to Alderman Glennie said the revenue would be sufficient to cover the operating costs if people would support activities held in the arena.
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Fundraiser for Sparwood cancer patient raises over $80k Phil McLachlan editor@thefreepress.ca
A fundraiser for a smalltown man battling with blood cancer raised over $80k in one day. The funds will go towards helping Sparwood’s Barry Marchi recover from nearly four years of unemployment due to his battle with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In addition to the money made from the golf scramble, barbecue, silent auction and live music, some also gave donations in the form of money or silent auction items. Reflecting on the June 21 golf tournament fundraiser, Marchi was at a loss for words. “Friday was something I won’t ever forget,” said Marchi. “Truly amazing. I was in awe for most of the next day – I was like, did that just really happen?” Marchi returned from three weeks of radiation treatment in Kelowna to see close to 300 people show up to support him and his battle with cancer. “You know, I was overwhelmed by the show of support from my family, friends, people I work with, coworkers and just the community in general,” he said. “People came from a lot of places. They flew, they travelled for a day to get there. Quite overwhelming… I just
hopes will be soon, he’ll head south. Thanks to recently approved out-ofprovince funding, Marchi
won’t have to pay for the treatment which comes with a hefty pricetag of $1.1 million. Marchi said the
fundraiser and show of which he will bring with support on Friday has him through the next given him newfound stage of his treatment. motivation to continue fighting, a motivation
Hundreds attended the fundraiser for Barry Marchi on Friday, June 21. Submitted tried to take it all in. Just relax, take it all in.” The fundraiser was spearheaded by Sonya Hammond, who received much support from Barry’s lifelong friend Duane Allan, Ian Benson as well as Linda Sagrafena, Sonya Hutchinson, Sharon Glover, Patsy Decker, Alysia Gartner, Kim James, Melissa Marchi, Gail Podrasky, Sheri Taylor and Sparwood Golf Course manager Barrie McWha. “It was overwhelming; I never dreamed of it turning into an event of that size,” said Hammond. Once the word got out about the fundraiser, the support was like a domino effect. Hammond highlighted Sparwood accounting firm, 4-A Professional Services, who offered to manage the funds raised, free of charge, and also
donated $5000 to Barry’s battle. One of the largest live auction items donated was an all-expense paid fishing trip valued at over $26k, courtesy of Ocean Trailer-Duncanby Lodge and Resort. “So many people know him (Marchi) and love him, and he’s just that guy that would do anything for anyone,” said Hammond. “So I think when we started this, people just were completely drawn, knowing what kind of man Barry is, and they jumped at the chance to help.” Marchi said he saw the support of many friends, but also the support of many he didn’t know. “It gives me… I feed off that. That’s what keeps me so focused. (I’m battling) not for just myself and my family, but the people that have been behind
me and supported me,” said Marchi. “That’s been one of the big driving factors for myself,”he continued. “It’s the people that I’ve known that were battling cancer that aren’t here anymore.” Since September 2015, Marchi has been involved in a constant battle. After three different types of chemotherapy and an autologous stem cell transplant failed to yield results, the 54-year-old was told by doctors that he was refractory – untreatable. Marchi now has his hopes pinned on CAR T-cell therapy, which involves genetically altering the patient’s T cells – a type of immune system cell – so that they attack the cancer cells. For this he must travel to Seattle, Washington. For now, it’s a waiting game. As soon as Marchi gets the call, which he
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Selkirk Secondary Athlete of the Year, Junior Girl Darah Clarke, Bantam Boy Jasper Clive, Bantam Girl Layla Silliphant, Senior Boy Avery Burki, Senior Girl Aspen Cooper, missing Junior boy Iain Douglas,
East Kootenay Track and Field wraps up
The East Kootenay Track and Field Club has wrapped up a successful season with many new faces JESSICA DEMPSEY Townsman Staff
The East Kootenay Track and Field (EKTFC) season has come and gone, but it was nothing short of spectacular. The club, which earlier in the year wasn’t sure they would be operating this season, saw many athletes improve on their skills. “We had 20 registered BC Athletic members, and brandnew board members, brand-new coaches. We didn’t know how it was going to go, and it went better than expected. All the kids, they are very young but you have to start somewhere,” said Steven Royer, head coach, EKTFC. Kristina Rody, Randy Moody and Emma Murtagh all came to the club as assistant coaches, including multiple new board members. “I’m really happy it went smoothly,” Royer
said about the transition with new coaches and board members. The club had athletes from eight years old to 66 years old take part throughout the year. “Now that we have four coaches available we are able to cater to more people. The [previous year] they only had one coach and one assistant coach. This year we have four qualified coaches, which is really great to see. That means we can help more people,” said Royer. Kara Renzie, 10, is one of the athletes in the EKTFC, she has been participating in track and field for two years and says she really likes it. “I really like to do the long distance sprints, but there are a few field events that I really like,” she explained. “I was built for run-
ning, particularly long distance. My favourite one is the 600m and the 800m because I’m good at pacing myself to do it.” Having competed in multiple meets this year Renzie said the year went pretty well, and she has some track meets left to go. She likes competing in track and field events because she says it’s something she can do all year. “I’ve had a passion for running for a while, and I figured that out when I started track,” she said. This year members of the club participated at the West Kootenay Zone Royal Canadian Legion Outdoor Track Meet in Trail. “We sent eight athletes, and they all broke meet records, they all came home with ribbons — topthree finishes. It was a really good experience
The East Kootenay Track and Field Club wrapped up their season, which they say was very successful. Jessica Dempsey/Cranbrook Townsman for a lot of them. They have never done it before and it gave them lots of happy smiles,” said Royer. As for next year,
Royer says he expects the club to continue to grow. “Next year we are expecting over 30 athletes because it’s
the summer games for the 14 and 15 year olds. So, we are really excited about next year. We will have a lot more members,” said
Royer. They are expected to start up in the first week of April for their new season, with weather permitting.
More information about EKTFC can be found on Facebook at EK Track & Field.
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Driving While Affected by Drugs or Alcohol Driving while affected by alcohol or drugs is a leading cause of death on the roads. Every year in B.C., thousands of people operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and / or other drugs which affect their ability to drive. This is a serious concern because the risk of motor vehicle collisions that result in injuries and / or fatalities significantly increases when the driver is affected by alcohol or drugs. Two Laws on Alcohol, Drugs and Driving Federal Law The Criminal Code (Part VIII.1) states it is a criminal offence to operate a motor vehicle (whether in motion or not) while impaired by alcohol, a drug or a combination of alcohol and a drug. This includes operating a motor vehicle with a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) equal to or exceeding 80 milligrams (mg) of alcohol in 100 millilitres (mL) of blood (0.08 BAC), or operating a motor vehicle with a blood drug concentration equal to or exceeding a prescribed value. If police have reasonable grounds to believe a person is committing, or at any time within the preceding two hours has committed an impaired operation offence, they may request that the person provide a sample of breath or blood or may request that a person submit to an evaluation by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) and provide a sample of a bodily substance. It is also an offence to fail or refuse to comply with a demand. For criminal offences to become criminal convictions, under the Criminal Code, police need to lay charges and those charges need to be prosecuted through the court system. The consequences for convicted offenders are determined by judges and can include jail time, monetary penalties, driving prohibitions and / or restrictions. Provincial Law The Motor Vehicle Act has authority over and regulates drivers and vehicles on B.C. roads. If an Approved Screening Device (ASD) indicates a driver, with care or control of a motor vehicle, has a BAC not less than 0.05 BAC they can be served with an Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP). Indicators and Roadside Screening Devices If an officer has reasonable suspicion that a driver may be affected by alcohol, or if an officer has in their possession an Approved Screening Device (ASD), they may, by demand, require a driver to provide a sample of breath on an ASD to determine a driver’s BAC. The ASD will indicate a digital BAC reading, a WARN or a FAIL Digital Reading of 0-.049 BAC Your blood alcohol level is below the “WARN” range. You may still be subject to a 12-hour driving prohibition if you are in the Graduated Licensing Program and caught with any level of blood alcohol or a 24-hour driving prohibition. WARN Your breath sample contains a BAC of not less than 0.05 BAC, the following consequences will occur: 1st time within five-year period Your driver’s licence is seized immediately, prohibiting you from driving for three days. The vehicle you are driving may be impounded for three days; and if so, you are responsible for all towing and vehicle storage costs. You are required to pay a $200 administrative penalty.
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Community Calendar... UPCOMING Caregivers Network Cranbrook Support Group meets at the Joseph Creek Village Baord Room 1 to 3 p.m. May through November 2019. Three Mondays per month. All caregivers of seniors welcome. Phone 250-4899401 careyhenry@telus.net. Toll free support line 1-877-489-0803. Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Sponsored by Centex Market. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult. Go Go Desserts. First Saturday, July 6. Chateau Kimberley. 1 to 3 p.m. Go Go Grannies invite you to relax and enjoy your choice of several raspberry desserts. $10. Proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers’ campaign. Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE PUBLIC SWIM: Wednesday, July 17, 5:006:00pm is sponsored by Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary #2 The Chateau Kimberley Art Gallery is open from May 1st – October 15th 2019, 10am – 7pm daily The gallery features the following twelve local artists. MaryAnne Bidder, Joseph Cross, John deJong, Lynne Grillmair, Ann Holtby Jones, Teresa Knight, Jeanie Miller, Jeannette Oostlander, Jean Pederson, Darlene Purnell, Marianne Rennick and Grant Smith. Some of
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operator to assist with emergency communications during the coming wildfire season. Are you interested in helping your community during an emergency? Join us and become part of an important team. Contact us at EKRC1935@gmail.com or phone 250-426-6049. Help your community during times of need! The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #3032, Cranbrook, meet every 1st. & 3rd. Monday at 7:30 pm, upstairs in The Nest of the Eagles Hall. All members welcome! Senior Floor Curling, Mon & Wed, 12:45 pm, upstairs at the Cranbrook Curling Rink, No sweeping. Contact 250-426-5387 for more information. Caregivers Network Support Group. All caregivers of seniors welcome. Joseph Creek Village, Board room. November through May. Three Mondays a month, 1 to 3 p.m. Guest speaker to present or a video with educational focus, followed by support group. If you are new, call CArey at 250-489-9401 before attending. The snowbird game. Come learn the game of shuffleboard at the Kimberley Senior Citizens Hall every Tuesday and every Thursday at 10.00 am till noon. It’s fun and easy to play. Bring a friend. Contact phone # Dennis Kerr @250-421-4579.
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Community Calendar... continued Duplicate Bridge, Thursdays 1 to 4:30 p.m. Centennial Hall, Kimberley. Unsanctioned games, partner not required. Linda and Murray Johnson. 427-1784. The Funtastics singing group is taking a break over the summer and will resume singing again mid-September on Tuesday afternoons. For the 2018-19 season, the Kimberley Garden Club will be meeting September to November and February through May on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Social Room at Garden View Village at 280-4th Avenue from 7-9 pm. We are a fun group of people who love everything about the art of gardening. We get together to listen to guest speakers, learn about new plants, techniques and garden-related ideas, and socialize. In June and July, we tour
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members’ gardens. In August we hold a pot luck barbecue in a member’s garden and in December we have a pot luck indoor gathering. There is no meeting in January. For more information, contact Marilee at marileeq@shaw.ca or at 250427-0527. CRANBROOK COMMUNITY BAND. We’re looking for new members to join our community band. If you play a brass, woodwind instrument or percussion, please join us. We are currently on summer break but will be resuming on Tuesday September 10th from 7 to 9pm at Parkland Middle School. All ages and levels of experience above Grade 9 are welcomed. For further information please contact Kevin at: cranbrookband2017@ gmail.comTHE KIMBERLEY COMMUNITY
BAND practices Thursday nights. We are a friendly group of amateur musicians of all ages and levels of experience. We play marches, classical, show tunes, rock & roll, and much more. Performances include concerts throughout the year and concerts in the Platzl in the summer. Also Remembrance Day and Canada Day ceremonies. New members are always welcome. kimberley.community.band@ gmail.com for further info.” Cranbrook Community Tennis Association welcomes all citizens to play or learn to play. Call Neil 250-489-8107, Cathy 250464-1903. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) non profit weight loss support group meets EVERY Thursday at 5:00 pm, at Sr Citizen’s Centre, (downstairs) 125 17th Ave S, Cranbrook.
Drop in, have fun while losing weight gradually. This Chapter has won an annual B.C. Provincial Award for “Best Avg Weight Loss Per Member”. Info: Marie 250 417 2642 Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook - serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Opwen Mon Sat. 10-5. Books, DVDs, & CDs are accepted year round by the Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library. Items in go2od condition are appreciated. Please bring donations to the Circulation Desk in the Library. Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and
clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city. Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159. Al-anon Family Group Cranbrook. Meets every Wed evening at 7-8 At the East Kootenay Regional Hospital 13 24th Ave N Cranbrook in the Basement Education Room B. Contact Rita 250 489 1388 or Sylvia 250 919 4537 Cantabelles, an all-female singing group, meets Mondays 7-9pm. Join us and learn how to sing with 2, 3 and 4part harmonies. Contact: Sue Trombley, 250-426-0808 or suetrombley53@gmail.com Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30-6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30.
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Explicit sex-ed guide for adults mistakenly given to Creston elementary students The booklet clearly states online and inside that the guide contains sexually explicit information From A1 The booklet clearly states online and inside that the guide contains sexually explicit information and is meant for mature audiences. Terine Sandre, one of the parents who attended the meeting, told the Creston Valley Advance that she has since spoken to the president of CAITIE, who told her that the book was originally ordered by the local public hospital. “He said if we would have known that that book was going near any elementary school, it would have been red flagged and never sent out to that hospital,” Sandre said. In a letter to parents last Friday, principal Ken Wiens deemed the material to be inappropriate for the age group and apologized for not being more diligent in vetting the material beforehand. “We will work together as a staff to ensure a similar incident does not happen in the future,” he said. “We are sorry that we put your child in a place where they had access to this material.” A letter from Interior Health public health nurse Kayla Benson the same day also confirmed that the resource had not been reviewed before providing it as a resource to students. “This is a new resource that we did not review completely before providing it to Mrs. [Carmen] Murphy to use as a further resource for the students.” she said. “Upon review, it was evident that there was some explicit language and content used that may not be appropriate for this age group.”
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At Tuesday’s meeting, the school board recognized parents were distraught by the Safer Sex Guide and explained to parents that the school board does not have control over the health authority or the public health nurse. SD8 Supt. Christine Perkins agreed with the concerns of the parents. “The material was written for adults, by adults, the graphics and language are clearly for the 19 plus age group,” Perkins said. “Up to this event, we have had implicit trust in our partnership with our local health care providers; unfortunately, at this moment, that has been broken.” Perkins said “We did receive an email in support of the program,” added Perkins. “Surprisingly, although the parents were kind of shocked
that their conversation with their son was taking place earlier than usual, they wanted the board to know that as parents they had 100 per cent confidence in teacher Murphy, and were not upset about the situation at all. So there are diverse opinions.” Perkins assured parents that in the future all documents being offered to students by a third party will be thoroughly reviewed by both principal and classroom teacher before being distributed. School trustee Al Gribbin was unsuccessful in asking for a motion to ensure that the school board brought appropriate professionals in to help with the situation. Velle Huscroft Weitman, another concerned parent said that isn’t enough, especially due to the guide’s tips on how to avoid contracting HIV
through drug use and the fact that school is out for summer this week. “Will a certified doctor, and RCMP officer speak with the children regarding the safe drug use techniques described in the book before school is out?,” she asked. “The book does not say that drugs are harmful. It teaches how to snort coke safely without contracting an STI. Where is the counselling going to be provided? Is it not going to be able to be provided through the school. School is out in two days.” Instead, board chair Lenoar Trenaman said that whatever counselling services possible within the school district would be available to students and parents if needed. “We can’t change it,” Trenaman. “We can’t turn the clock back.”
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Recent rains will help with wildfires; warmer weather coming PAUL RODGERS Cranbrook Townsman
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about 10 millimetres of rainfall, and no new wildfires were started anywhere
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close. With Wednesdays and Thursday’s rainfall, and taking into account the next few days before the month ends, June has a good chance of hitting or getting close to the average of 62 millimetres. According to Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist, the spring season in the East Kootenay, the months of March, April and May, saw 55 mm of precipitation. This is only 58 per cent of the average of 94. Last year we received 103. “The rains we had here in June I’m sure are going to make the wildfire folks happy there,” Lundquist said. Temperatures for the springs months saw an average of 6.3 degrees, just three tenths off of the average of 6.6 and down from last year’s average of 7 degrees. “This year’s spring has been drier,” Lundquist said. “And so far June’s temperatures … I don’t even want to go there because every day is changing, it was warmer earlier in the month but now colder.” Looking fo r -
ward, the weather is looking favourable for the Canada Day long weekend. Showers that persisted through Thursday will fizzle out and the temperature will gradually rise as the weekend begins, drying up and climbing into the low twenties by Saturday and reaching mid to high twenties for Canada Day Sunday. After that, Lundquist said it looks as though it will cool off again and we may get some more showers, but temperatures shouldn’t be as cool as they are now. Going forward, however, we may be in for another hot and dry summer. “It looks like there is a really high probability that the next two months of summer and the first month of fall, July August and September, will be warmer than average,” Lundquist said. “We can’t talk about precipitation in the long run, it’s not really reliable.” Currently the fire rating for the East Kootenay is low to very low with a few patches of moderate.