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AURORA BOREALIS: The Northern Lights were glowing above Cranbrook starting about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4. Rick Nowell at the College of the Rockies also captured the phenomenon, which he said was caused by a solar prominent flare that shot a coronal mass ejection towards the Earth. “When the first part arrived on September 1, a glancing blow from the charged cloud resulted in 10-megaelectron-volt protons hitting our upper atmosphere, growing to a max on September 2 at 2:50 a.m. and fading away September 4 at 12:25 a.m. That energy stirred up the Earth’s current geomagnetic storms and aurora borealis,” said Nowell.

Bennett is back in Kootenay East MLA handed Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development S A L LY M AC D O N A L D Townsman Staff

Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett has made a return to the cabinet as B.C. Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Premier Christy Clark announced a cabinet shuffle Wednesday, September 5 at a swearing in ceremony at Government House in Victoria.

“It’s very gratifying on a personal level for the premier of the province to call (me) up and say she really wants me to be in her cabinet and that she has a lot of faith in me,” Bennett told The Townsman. Bennett is one of five MLAs who did not have a cabinet seat before Wednesday’s shuffle.

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Miss Pat passes the bugle SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

After spending half of her life involved with the Cranbrook Bugle Band, Miss Pat has stepped down. August 31 was the last day Pat Ronalds will serve as the director of the band. She was first a member of the band for seven

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After 27 years with the Cranbrook Bugle Band, Director Pat Ronalds is stepping down. Crystal Stevely Muir is taking on the leadership.

years, starting when she was in Grade 7. “At that time they weren’t bringing in girls in junior high. I was an exception,” said Pat. Following that, she had a three-year stint as assistant director, before she become director of the band in 1996.

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Bennett returns to cabinet in Clark shuffle Continued from page 1

The member for Kootenay East has been on the backbench since April 2011, when he returned to the Liberal caucus after a fourmonth hiatus. In November 2010, he was booted from cabinet after criticizing then-Premier Gordon Campbell over the harmonized sales tax and calling for Campbell to step down. Prior to his ousting, Bennett was Minister of Energy from June to October 2010. He was Minister of Community and Rural Development from June 2009 to June 2010; and Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts from June 2008 to June 2009. Bennett also had a two-year stint from 2005 to 2007 as Minister of State for Mining. This latest posting will combine two of those former positions: community affairs, and arts and culture.

“For me, it’s a bit like coming home. I’m very comfortable and I’ll be able to get into the job quite quickly with very little transition,” said Bennett. The Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development is responsible for local government, sports and recreation, property assessment, arts and culture programs, and community gaming grant eligibility. Some of its major agencies include the B.C. Assessment Authority, the B.C. Arts Council and the Provincial Capital Commission. “It’s also an opportunity for me to serve the people of my riding as a minister,” said Bennett. “When you are at the cabinet table you get a chance to voice your concerns and represent the perspective of your constituents. These issues that come up are

everything from health care to education to social services to land use to grizzly bear hunting – all of the issues that people in the region care about.” In his new role, Bennett will give a keynote speech at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention later this month, where elected officials from local governments gather to discuss provincial matters. Bennett is preparing to spend much of the coming eight months on the road, visiting B.C. communities. “Premier Clark has specifically asked me to work with rural B.C. as much as I possibly can,” he said. On Wednesday, the premier also pledged to make life more affordable for families and formed a cabinet working group focused on family affordability. Bennett was appointed vice chair of the group. “There has been a lot

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Bill Bennett, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, walks away from the podium after questions by the media, following Premier Christy Clark’s announcement of a cabinet renewal of 16 ministers and two ministers of state in Victoria on Wednesday, Sept. 5. of pressure over the past few years on the middle class. Real estate prices are high, taxes are high, the cost of living has gone up. Especially if you are raising younger children, it’s a real chal-

lenge. So our committee is going to be tasked with finding ways to make life more affordable,” said Bennett. The new cabinet makes up Clark’s team leading up to the May

2013 provincial election. The shuffle became necessary after several high-profile ministers announced in the past week they will not seek re-election. Among those MLAs were former finance minister Kevin Falcon, education minister George Abbott and transportation minister Blair Lekstrom. “All this talk about the exodus of B.C. Liberals is nonsense,” said Bennett. “There are no more people retiring now than is normal. In fact, there are fewer cabinet ministers retiring now than is normal going into an election.” Long-time B.C. cabinet minister Mike de Jong has been given the finance portfolio. Premier Clark has also given promotions to Mary Polak, who now takes on transportation, and Margaret MacDiarmid, a family doctor and former head of the B.C. Medical Associa-

tion, who becomes the minister of health. Don McRae was elevated from agriculture minister to education. Rich Coleman is now Clark’s deputy premier and retains his job in energy and mines after declaring Tuesday he would stay to fight in the next election. Both Bennett and Moira Stilwell will return to cabinet after absences since Clark took over as Liberal leader. Stephanie Cadieux takes on the tough job of overseeing the Ministry of Children and Family Development, and Shirley Bond retains her job as minister of Justice and Attorney General. Terry Lake in environment and Steve Thomson in forests retain their positions. Pat Bell stays as jobs minister, but also becomes minister of labour. With files from Canadian Press

Ronalds passes the Bugle Band torch to Stevely Muir Continued from page 1 In all, Miss Pat has spent 27 years serving the Bugle Band, but no more. She and her husband both have surgery scheduled, and Pat juggles her own business, the Sugar Shack, as well as a full time job as an accountant for Community Connections. The workload became too much some time ago, but she held on for the sake of the band. “I resigned five years ago but there was no one to take my place,” said Pat. At last year’s 70-year reunion, Miss Pat told the board that if a replacement couldn’t be found within a year, she would have to call an end to the band. Enter Crystal Stevely Muir, self-confessed “band geek” and mother of three boys aged 9, 6 and 4. Crystal was a member of the band under Miss Pat from 1996 to 2000. “I’ve had a passion for the band ever since I was a member. Watching it die after 71 years wasn’t sitting well with me. The kids enjoy it and I don’t want them to lose the band. I couldn’t let them down,” she said. Crystal first came on

board as assistant director last June for the reunion, and since then Pat has been grooming her for the top job. “I’m not going far away, I just don’t want to do the directorship,” said Pat. “I’m not throwing her in the deep end and saying ‘swim’. I’ll let her walk out and then push!” Pat will continue to help out with the band, sewing uniforms and other small jobs in the background, and she will remain on the board of directors. And she will always be Miss Pat to the dozens of girls she has directed over the past 17 years. They have scattered all over the world – New York, Japan, Korea – but former band members still search Pat out whenever they visit Cranbrook. She attributes their success in life somewhat to the skills they learned in the bugle band: leadership skills, a strong sense of independence, and the ability to work as a team despite differences of opinion. “You might not like her but you still have to work with her,” Pat often tells the members. The Cranbrook Girls

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After 27 years with the Cranbrook Bugle Band, Pat Ronalds (left) is handing over the directorship to Crystal Stevely Muir. Bugle Band was formed in 1941 by local legend Pop Price. Since then, the band has performed across North America and is recognised as one of Cranbrook’s identify-

ing features. Before Miss Pat became director, Joyce Metcalfe held the position for 41 years. Last November, the bugle band became coed, welcom-

ing boys for the first time in 70 years. It was necessary to keep the band alive: numbers had dwindled close to the point of extinction. The band needs at least 12 members

for every performance. In Miss Pat’s time as director, she has many highlights to hold dear. In 2000, the band won bronze at the World Championships of the World Association of Marching Show Bands at the Calgary Stampede. Last year the band was invited back as an exhibition band for the championships, again held at the Stampede. In 2005, the band toured Canada, getting as far as Quebec. In 2008, the band camped along the Alaska highway on the way to a parade in Whitehorse. Last year, they toured for 11 days as far as Seattle. “The goal of the travel besides entertainment and performing is to educate the kids. Lots of these kids wouldn’t have the opportunity to travel with their families,” said Pat. Now, with Crystal in charge, the band will remain mostly the same, although new uniforms are planned, with the members getting a vote. Crystal also hopes to share leadership of the band with its older members. One thing’s for sure: whenever the bugle band performs in Cranbrook, Miss Pat will be somewhere in the parade route, tapping her foot, cheering the band on. It’s in her blood.

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ON STRIKE: Cranbrook and Kimberley members of the BC Government Employees Union joined more than 27,000 colleagues in a one-day strike across the province Wednesday, Sept. 5. The walkout is over wages, with the province offering a 3.5 per cent pay increase over two years, while the Government and Service Employees Union wants that in a single year, plus a cost of living hike in the second year. The Professional Employees Association joined in the job action.

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Cambodian tenor marks five years in Canada Annalee Grant Townsman Staff

It’s been five years on September 20 since Hy Chanthavouth first stepped foot on Canadian soil, and he still thinks it’s too cold here. But a bit of shivering didn’t scare the Cambodian tenor away, and he is happy to be celebrating the milestone in Kimberley with his former homestay parents, Brenda Tofczak and Ken Rintoul. Chanthavouth is visiting Kimberley this week from Victoria before resuming his music studies at Camosun College at the end of the week. In his downtime he works at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The community may remember him – and his incredible voice – from years of fundraising he did on behalf of the Cambodian Support Group, run locally by Arne Sahlen. The 26-year-old fondly remembers doing a number of charity performances in Kimberley. During his stay in Kimberley, Chanthavouth said he had “a lot of plans” to fit into his vacation before returning to the Victoria Conservatory of Music, where he is working towards his music diplo-

ma. Chanthavouth’s journey to Canada began after a chance encounter with Arne back in 2001. Arne was in Cambodia with the Cambodian Support Group as Chanthavouth entered music school in the country. The two met, and the rest is history. “I started to know Arne more and more through the work he was doing,” Chanthavouth said. Chanthavouth also became interested in the Kimberley-based group, but he had his sights set elsewhere, specifically Japan. After knowing Arne for three years, his plans started to shift as he heard all about the northern country more than 11,000 kilometres away. “I didn’t even know where Canada was back then,” he said. That quickly changed as Arne educated the musical prodigy about Canada, and specifically its musical culture. “He said that Canada has very good opera programs,” Chanthavouth said. “He thought that I would fit in very well in a small town rather than a big city.” In 2006, Chanthavouth began to learn

English, and his interest in heading to Canada for his continued education grew. In January 2007, Chanthavouth earned his ticket: a scholarship to get his education in Canada. But the very next day, as Cambodia celebrated its national independence day, Chanthavouth was seriously injured in an accident. “No one expected me to survive,” he said. Arne was contacted by a police officer in Cambodia who said Chanthavouth might not survive, but the tenor had other plans. He rehabilitated quickly and committed to leaving his country for Canada. On September 20, 2007, Chanthavouth arrived in Vancouver. There he discovered everything was different: the environment, the people, roads and buildings – even the bathrooms. Arne picked him up at the airport and the pair headed for Victoria to visit Arne’s mother in a seniors’ home. Chanthavouth remembers that being his first ever performance in Canada, albeit an impromptu one, but a concert he enjoyed very much despite being ill from travelling. From Victoria, Chan-

Hy Chanthavouth thavouth ended up in Kimberley and was immediately struck by the slow pace and friendly strangers in his new home. He also quickly realized he had some adjustments to do. In his hometown of Phnom Penh, it is a constant 35 degrees all year round, except in the summer when it can get even warmer. Through Brenda and Ken, Chanthavouth learned about Kimberley. The pair helped him learn English while replicating traditional Cambodian dishes so he didn’t miss home too much. He spent half a

Old-fashioned fair at the Fort S a l ly M ac D o n a l d Townsman Staff

The old-fashioned Kootenay Country Fair will be held this weekend at Fort Steele. Now in its 35th year, the fair will be held on Sunday, September 9 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The fair includes growers’ exhibits, wagon rides, music, horsemanship demonstrations, a pancake breakfast and much more. “It’s kind of like a big farmers market,” said organizer Trudy Larsen. Since the event has been held at Fort Steele, around 3,000 people come out to take in the fair. Vendors are still being accepted, and are expected to sell goods including antiques, craft, art, baking and needlework. At 1 p.m., children’s

Champion produce is always on display at the Kootenay Country Fair. games will be held, including a sack race, a three-legged race, an egg toss and a pie eating contest. “We have a lot of little kids wanting to do the pie eating contest but we keep it to the older ones. We don’t want little ones getting

sick on us!” said Larsen. Fort Steele will be bustling with gold panners and blacksmiths at work, as well as wagon and train rides and a petting zoo with donkeys, pigs, goats and sheep. “It’s very family oriented. That’s the whole

idea,” said Larsen. Tickets include entry to the Fort and cost $4.50 for an adult, $13.50 for a family, and $3.50 for seniors and children aged 6-13. Children under 6 are free. Vendors can call 250-421-4215 to reserve a space.

year with them before moving on, and spent some time living in Cranbrook. Chanthavouth attended Selkirk Secondary School during his years in Kimberley, even though he was 21 and had graduated in Cambodia. He followed up high school in his home country with a five-year music program, but said he enjoyed the time at

Selkirk learning to speak English and making new friends. “I got accepted by singing my way,” he said. Outside of classes, Chanthavouth was always busy. He worked with the Cambodia Support Group fundraising and said the concerts he participated in on the charity’s behalf were some of his favourite memories in Kimberley. The charity supports the reconstruction of Cambodia and helps immigrants adapt to life in Canada. Chanthavouth said he loves the idea of helping out his country. With Arne, Chanthavouth returned to Cambodia in 2009 to perform with a group of choirs. He also got the chance to meet the King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni. As for Arne: “I respect and love him like my real dad,” Chanthavouth said, adding that his own father passed away in 2000.

Chanthavouth said music is part of his life and the way he shares his story. Being a Cambodian, he said he enjoys educating people about his country beyond the infamous Killing Fields that his parents lived through. While the country is poor, Chanthavouth said the people have never lost hope. The country’s history is unique and extremely interesting, and that is what Chanthavouth wants people to know. He hopes more will look to Cambodia, nestled between Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, as a great tourism destination with landmarks like Angkor Wat. His goal is to go back to Cambodia after graduation to continue with music, promoting his country and teaching English. “I want to share the pride with Cambodia and bring the Cambodian flag onto the international stage,” he said. “We are no longer in war.”

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The uphill battle that is student debt

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one of her first decisions as the face to this issue? new premier-elect of Quebec, In 2010 the Department of Human RePauline Marois announced she sources and Skills Development estimated would dump the proposed tuition fee in- Canada’s student debt at $15 billion. crease in that province. My own debt fits somewhere in that This announcement incredible amount of could signal the end of a money. I have had to months-long protest by change my life plans to acstudents there. count for my debt a numAs a recently graduated ber of times. I worry about young adult (I graduated putting my burden on my Annalee from print journalism at significant other, who enGrant SAIT in 2009), I experience joys a decent credit rating. I the crippling weight of stuwonder if I’ll ever be able dent debt on my shoulders on a daily to purchase a new home or new vehicle basis. As I begin to plan for my future, I once mine finally gives out. am constantly reminded of that massive I chose to leave B.C. and my parents’ weight, and some days it seems unbear- home to attend school. I had to – College able. of the Rockies did not offer the program I When the strike first happened in Que- needed. I chose Alberta – Calgary specifibec, I took the tune of everyone else: what cally – because it was close enough to spoiled brats they are; their tuition fees home but I still felt like I was getting an are about half of the average here in B.C. awesome college experience. As the conflict went on I seriously disI did have a great time. I made friends agreed with the childish way they began that I will have for a lifetime, I learned protesting. They covered their faces and skills I use on a daily basis ... but I also damaged the attending journalists’ equip- wracked up a huge pile of debt. ment. Canada’s student debt is too high About 30 years ago, B.C. students paid — I agreed with them on that point. Why about $900 a year for tuition. Remember were they hiding from a legitimate cause? that old saying, “I walked to school uphill Why didn’t they want to provide a human both ways”? Well, B.C. and the rest of

Canada’s students are doing just that. The average yearly fee for a B.C. student is just under $5,000, according to the Canadian Federation of Students. Right now, Quebec tuition rates are an average of $2,890 a year. With the increase they would have skyrocketed to $4,700 a year. Think about that: can you imagine your tuition fees doubling or perhaps your pay cheque being cut in half? Wouldn’t you be angry? If I were still attending SAIT and my tuition was set to almost double as was proposed in Quebec, I believe that would have been the straw that broke the camel’s back. I am fairly sure I would not have been able to come up with the difference. I think about that now, as I slowly pay back the thousands I owe for my three years of education to become a journalist. I understand I earned my debt and my diploma at the same time. I do not want to say someone should take the weight off my shoulders, but since the protesters in Quebec didn’t seem to want to put a human face to student debt – I will. To steal the slogan from another movement: I am the 5.8 per cent of Canadians with student debt.

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here was never going to erything it wants already. be a big debate on US He could pledge to spend foreign policy at the Dem- even more on “defence� than ocratic National Convention. It Obama, but the United States is will be whatever Barack Obama already pouring 4.7 per cent of say it should be, and besides, its Gross Domestic Product the delegates in Charlotte down that rathole. Obama has weren’t interested. planned cuts over the next sevIt’s the economy, stupid, and eral years that would bring it two months before the election down to about 4 per cent – and nobody wants to get side- Romney has promised not to tracked into let it fall below 4 discussing a per cent. Not a peripheral issue huge difference like American there. foreign policy. The RepubliThe only people can candidate Gwynne who really care faces a conDyer about that at straint none of the moment are his recent preforeigners and the US military decessors had: a party that re— and even they are not fol- ally cares about the deficit. In lowing the election with bated the past three decades, it has breath, because few of them been Republican presidents believe that a change of presi- who ran up the bills — Ronald dent could fundamentally Reagan never balanced a budchange the way the US relates get, and the Bush-Cheney team to the rest of the world. declared that “deficits don’t Although the Republicans matter� — while the subsedo their best to paint Obama as quent Democratic administraa wild-eyed radical who is dis- tions tried to curb out-of-conmantling America’s defences, trol spending. he has actually been painfully Romney doesn’t have that orthodox in his foreign policy. option: the Tea Party wing of He loves Israel to bits, he did his party actually means what it not shut down the Afghan war says about both taxes and defi(or Guantanamo), he uses cits. So what’s left for him? Well, drones to kill US enemies (and he could promise to kill even sometimes, anybody else who more of America’s enemies is nearby), and he tamely signs than Obama, but he can’t get off on a $700 billion defence around the fact that it’s Obama budget. who nailed Osama bin Laden, How can Mitt Romney top and Obama who is playing fast that? He could say he loves Is- and loose with international rael even more. In fact, he does law by using drones to carry say that, promising to recogn- out remote-control assassinaise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. tions of hostile foreigners. But that is purely gesture poliSo Romney says very little tics, since almost no other about foreign policy because countries do, and in practice there is little he can say. The Obama gives Israel almost ev- closest he has come to specific

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Barack Obama (left) and Mitt Romney: When it comes to U.S. foreign policy, not much separates the two candidates. policy changes was an “action plan� he laid out during the Republican primaries last year, to be accomplished within 100 days of taking office. It was an entirely credible promise, because none of it really involves a policy change at all. He promised to “re-assure traditional allies that America will fulfill its global commitments.� A couple of phone calls, and that’s done. He declared that he would move more military forces to the Gulf “to send a message to Iran,� but he didn’t threaten to attack Iran, or endorse an Israeli attack on Iran. And he can always move them back again if he gets bored. He said he would appoint a Middle East czar to oversee US support for the evolving Arab transitions. That’s one more government job, but Romney has even less idea than Obama about where he wants those transitions to end up. Besides, the United States has almost no leverage on this issue. He will review the Obama administration’s planned withdrawal from Afghanistan. Not necessarily change it; just re-

view it. He will also review Obama’s global missile defence strategy. He might like to change that – Republicans have loved the concept ever since Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars� dreams — but he hasn’t got the kind of money he would need for a more ambitious policy. He will increase the government’s focus on cybersecurity. Ho-hum. He will raise the rate of US Navy shipbuilding. So far as budget constraints permit, which is not very far at all. And he will launch an economic opportunity initiative in Latin America. As long as it doesn’t cost much money. It’s not surprising that the rest of the world doesn’t care much about the US election. Most foreigners, on both the right and the left, are more comfortable with Obama than Romney, but US foreign policy will stay the same whoever wins. They might not like all of it, but they’re used to it. Gwynne Dyer is an international journalist based in London

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was the morning of November 27, 1676 when an unattended candle and a strong wind sparked a fire which destroyed most of Boston. Merchant buildings, warehouses, and churches burned to the ground, as well as most of the resident’s homes. One of the homes belonged to a Puritan minister named Increase Mather (who would later lead the Salem witch trials). Although his neighbours tried to hold him back, Mather raced into his house while it was completely engulfed in flames, rescuing his one true love: his books. In what they called New England, thousands of Puritans migrated from England in the 1620s. And like Increase Mather, books meant everything to the settlers. Not only did they represent one of the most literate sections of English society, they were fanatically literate. The colonists had barely reached the shores before establishing Harvard College, as well as the first printing press. They also published the first book, “The Bay Psalm Book,� as well as the first Bible in all of

North America. More written material from New England survives today than from any other part of colonial North America. All of this reading and reverence for the printed word stems from the Puritan’s religious beliefs, which saw devotion only possible by reading the pages of the AT THE Bible. The colonists reLIBRARY quired everyone to be litMike erate; including women, Selby children, and even the Native Americans whose land they were stealing. Literacy was so important it was actually legislated, with fathers facing stiff penalties if they were found not to be teaching their children to read. Books were also seen as totems, possessing spiritual and/or supernatural powers. Instead of taking cover during an Indian raid, a colonist stood in the middle of a street, believing the Bible he was holding would protect him. Unfortunately he was the only casualty of the entire raid. Literacy is an absolute good, so it is hard not to admire the New England set-

tlers. Yet this picture of benevolent colonists spreading literacy has a few cracks in it. For the Puritans, reading was one thing — writing was something else altogether. Although hard to fathom now, reading and writing were taught separately. The Puritan leaders didn’t want anyone but themselves to be able to write. In fact, they only wanted reading to extend only to those books they proscribed, and then to be read only passively. Their New England was the ultimate model of information control. John Eliot’s Bible is a good example. The first Bible printed in North America, Eliot’s bible was printed in Massachusett, the language spoken by the Algonquins. Surviving copies contain notations and thoughts written in the margins by their Algonquin readers, revealing a new concept for those who spoke Massachusett: racial self-hatred. War broke out between the settlers and Wampanoag Indians in 1675, which created an unusual book competition, described next week. Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library.

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UPCOMING Friday Sept 7th Cranbrook Legion Burger & Chips $4. Time: 6-7pm, then stick around for 50 Night with Brad and the Boys @ 8pm Jubilee Chapter #64, Order of the Eastern Star, Special Meeting for the Worthy Grand Matron’s Official Visit Sept 8, 2:30 pm, Masonic Hall, 401 - 3rd Avenue South, Cranbrook. The School of Instruction will be held at 10:30 am. Please come early. Motorcycle Toy Run, September 9th. Starting at Higher Ground Coffee Shop, stops in Lake Louise, Golden and ending in Invermere at Lakeside Pub for dinner. 9:30am meet at Higher Ground, departing at 10:30am. More info: 250 341-5646. CHOOSING WELLNESS resumes Monday, Sept. 10th. Senior Exercise Class; Monday’s 10:30-11:30am. Bring a bag lunch. Cranbrook Seniors Centre. Kimberley Public Library’s “Storytimeâ€?starts again on September 11 and 12. This program is for 3 – 5 year old children and it’s FREE. 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Roger Federer wipes his brow late in the fourth set during his loss to Tomas Berdych at the US Open on Wednesday.

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NEW YORK - Maybe Roger Federer got too much time off between U.S. Open matches. This much is certain: He won’t be playing again at this year’s tournament after losing to Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals.

Five-time champion Federer departs Flushing Meadows before the semifinals for the first time since 2003, stunned by the sixth-seeded Berdych 7-6 (1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night. Federer’s forehand was way off, while the

6-foot-5 Berdych kept pounding serves and groundstrokes right where he wanted them. It was Berdych’s fourth victory in his last seven meetings against Federer, including in the 2010 Wimbledon quarterfinals.

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Local fighters are preparing to represent their hometowns and province against their Albertan rivals at the upcoming Battle for the Border Mixed Martial Arts event at Western Financial Place on Saturday. On the fight card are six professional fights along with four amateur bouts that will showcase local and regional talent inside the Octagon, which will be refereed by the legendary Big John McCarthy, of UFC fame. Brandon MacArthur, a local fighter, will be up against Ryan Machan out of Red Deer, which is guaranteed to be an emotional one as MacArthur seeks to redeem himself from a loss to the same opponent three years ago. “Before, I had a really good first round, the second round I thought I came out strong, but he caught me in a chokehold and that was about it,” said MacArthur, of his first bout with Machan at the Pure Fighting Championships event in Red Deer on Oct. 16, 2009. MacArthur, 27, has been fighting since 2007 and has a professional record of 10-22. Machan, in turn, has a 16-8 record. However, MacArthur said he’s focused this time around on one thing—winning. “I want to get out there and do what I do best: fight. That’s about it,” he said. “Just win, that’s what my game plan is.

“I’m definitely not losing in my hometown.” MacArthur works up in the mines in the Elk Valley and has to balance a tough training schedule around shifts of fourday on and four day off. “With my work schedule— four on, four off—on my days off I have to train that much harder to actually benefit myself. When I’m at the mines, I work out on my half-hour breaks and after I get off work, I go out for a three, four mile run.” While MacArthur is a fighter, he’s also helping out a few of the others on the card in Jordan Tracey and David Crawford with their training. Tracey is fighting Smealinho Rama in a contest that could put him in the top five heavyweight fighters in the country. Curtis Blackmore, another local fighter, will pit his skills against Lee Morrison, an Ameri-

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best they can,” Coughlin said of the officials. “We can yell and scream all we want on the sidelines but that’s the nature of what we have in front of us. They try as hard as they can. They are very vocal and very easy to work with. They come and talk to you about the way the game will be controlled. That part of it is just part of the game, Anybody can miss a call.” Coughlin, however, also noted it came in a key situation and prevented the Giants from getting a first-and-goal at the 1. Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul also felt he was held on Tony Romo’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Ogletree with 1:01 left in the half, a play which gave Dallas a 7-3 lead it never lost.

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Ice hit the road for exhibition action Tre vor Cr awley Sports Editor

The Kootenay Ice are hitting the road for a tournament hosted by the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick and will kick off their first preseason game against the hometown team on Thursday night. Kootenay has cut its training camp roster down to 29 skaters, and head coach Ryan McGill and his assistant, Chad Kletzel, will get a good look at the remaining players who’ve stuck with the club. Doug Morris, a prospect out of Alberta who spent last season with the Leduc Oil Kings AAA team, will look to join a former minor hockey teammate in Jaedon Descheneau with the Ice this year. The two have known each other since playing at the Pee Wee level together, eventually graduating from Beaumont AA to Midget AAA with the Oil Kings. The two ended up on a line together in a few intrasquad games during training camp and their chemistry was apparent as they were all over the scoresheet. “I was fortunate enough to get Jaedon on my line in camp,” said Morris, who plays on the

left wing. “We played three years together back in minor hockey so it was really good with the connection we had.” Descheneau agreed, noting that it felt like the old days playing together, even though he spent the last year in the WHL, while Morris stayed in Midget AAA. “Now we’re back to square one, I got to play with him a bit,” said Descheneau. “It was good, good chemistry and stuff, I liked it.” The speedy 17-yearold forward is looking to improve from his rookie season, where he scored three goals and added 11 assists in 54 games while spending most of his time on the fourth unit. “It was a big jump from last year, going from Midget to the Western Hockey League, but once you get used to it and keep up with the pace, it gets easier and easier and I think this year will be a lot better,” Descheneau continued. Morris is looking forward to cutting his teeth in some preseason action, as he expects everyone to sharpen up when it gets into game-time situations. “The intensity goes up, cause you don’t really like them and you want to win, so you just do

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Players from across western Canada came together in Vernon, British Columbia, to compete for four division titles in the MJT Okanagan Junior Championship at Predator Ridge Golf Resort on August 26th and 27th. A first-class golf experience and two fantastic weather days were capped off by 17-year-old Jared Du Toit being crowned MJT Okanagan Junior Champion and receiving an exemption into the San Diego Junior Amateur Golf Championship which is held in January 2013 near San Diego, CA, USA. Du Toit, 17, of Kimberley, BC, managed the difficult Predator

Ridge course with relative ease, firing backto-back rounds of 68 (six-under-par 136), good enough for a three shot victory in the Boys 17-19 Division. “The course was great, the greens were lush, and the conditions were A+,” said Du Toit, who has just moved up from the Boys 14-16 division after a birthday. “This was my first 17-19 tournament and it’s good to know I can win in both divisions.” Finishing second in the division was Steven Lee, 17, of Kelowna, who shot two excellent rounds of 68-71 (139), while third place went to Victor Baptiste, 17, of Oliver, BC, who carded 70-71 (141).

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Senators sign Zack Smith for four-year extension worth $7.55 million C anadian Press

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have locked up another young forward after signing centre Zack Smith to a US$7.55million, four-year extension on Wednesday. The 24-year-old is coming off a career-best season that saw him score 14 goals and 26 points in 81 games. His game also includes some edge, as evidenced by 98

penalty minutes. Smith is now under contract to Ottawa through the 2016-17 season. “It’s hard to find good young NHL players and when you get them, you want to make sure you have them for term if at all possible,” said Senators GM Bryan Murray. “It allows us to have another good young player to build around.”

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Kootenay Ice assistant coach Chad Kletzel works with Jagger Dirk in a practice on Wednesday at Western Financial Place. The Ice will hit the road on Thursday and head to Washington State for a preseason tournament hosted by the Tri-City Americans. what you can, and hopefully we can go there and win some games,” Morris said. On the defensive end, Jordan Steenbergen will be looking to make an impression as the 16-year-old is fighting four other prospects for two open spots. Steenbergen, who played Midget AAA in Red Deer last season, is hoping his stay-at- home defensive style of play impresses the coaches enough for him to stay in the WHL. “I’m good in the defensive end and I can chip in offensively once in a while too,” Steenber-

gen said, of his skills. “I think I can work on my offensive side of the game, but my assets are probably my passing and my ability to see the ice, but I can always sharpen up everywhere.” Steenbergen showed he wasn’t afraid of the big boys during camp, dropping the gloves to scrap with 19-year-old Ice veteran Erik Benoit during an intrasquad game. “Yeah, I don’t usually back down from that kind of thing too easily,” he said. The tournament in Kennewick, WA, is a chance for Steenbergen

to showcase his defensive talents, but he says the most important thing is to keep it simple when he steps out onto the ice. “Keep it real simple, that’s what they want out of me, try not to do too much, just keeping it simple, get the job done and hopefully have a good weekend and maybe chip in a couple points, too.” The Ice get down to business with the Americans on Thursday, followed by a game with the Portland Winterhawks on Friday and a meeting with the Everett Silvertips on Saturday.

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Sports Roddick bids emotional goodbye after loss at US Open Howard Fendrich Associated Press

NEW YORK - More than an hour after hitting one last shot as a professional tennis player, then delivering one last, voice-wavering speech to an adoring U.S. Open audience, Andy Roddick exited the locker room one last time. Accompanied by his wife and other family members, a black baseball cap tugged low over his eyes, Roddick slung a racket bag off his aching right shoulder - the one responsible for so many high-speed aces, violent forehands and the most recent Grand Slam title by an American man - and tossed the equipment in the back of a waiting van. He won’t need that any longer. Serenaded by choruses of “Let’s go, Andy!” that rang through Arthur Ashe Stadium in the closing moments of his career, 2003 U.S. Open champion Roddick headed into retirement with a 6-7 (1), 7-6

(4), 6-2, 6-4 loss to 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday. “If we do badly, then it costs us something; if we do well, we get great things. This was about something bigger. It wasn’t about ranking points or paychecks or anything else,” Roddick said. “This week I felt like I was 12 years old, playing in a park. It was extremely innocent. That was fun. I enjoyed it.” It was a bittersweet goodbye, for the fans who gave him a standing ovation at the end del Potro joined in, rising from his changeover chair to applaud - and for Roddick himself. He covered his face with a white towel while seated on the sideline after sailing a running forehand long with the final swing of his racket. Earlier, he appeared to be trying to avoid crying while serving in the next-to-last game; in the stands, his wife,

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Andy Roddick speaks to fans after loosing to Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro in the quarterfinals during the US Open. model-actress Brooklyn Decker, stuck a finger underneath her dark sunglasses to wipe away her tears. “Playing the last five games was pretty hard. Once I got down a break, I could barely look at my (guest) box,” Roddick said during a news conference sprinkled with the sort of witty one-liners he quickly came to be known for after turning

pro in 2000. “I don’t know what the emotions are. I’m a little overwhelmed right now. I normally feel like I can grasp things pretty quickly and clearly. I certainly don’t feel that way right now.” During an on-court address to the crowd, Roddick got choked up, particularly when making a reference to his longtime agent, Ken Meyerson, who died

last year. When handed a microphone, Roddick began by saying: “Oh, wow. For the first time in my career, I’m not sure what to say.” “Since I was a kid, I’ve been coming to this tournament. I felt lucky just to sit where all of you are sitting today, to watch this game, to see the champions that have come and gone,” Roddick told the fans.

YOUR CITY WORKING FOR YOU! CHANGES TO CITY GARBAGE COLLECTION NOW IN EFFECT The City of Cranbrook will now only collect a maximum of three (3) garbage receptacles per week per household. The changes took effect on September 1, 2012 after City Council approved the amendment to the Solid Waste Collection bylaw at their regular meeting of August 13. The intent of the amendments to the bylaw is to further encourage recycling and composting thereby reducing the amount of garbage required to be disposed of each week.

and sanitary condition and have fixed handles. Plastic bags are to be securely tied closed at the top and be strong enough to withstand normal handling and lifting. The Solid Waste Collection and Disposal bylaw also limits the size of receptacles (either containers or bags) to 100 litres and receptacles cannot weigh more than 20 kilograms each. Garbage containers are to have a water tight cover and smooth rim, must be in good structural

For more information about solid waste pickup, your scheduled collection dates or to review the Solid Waste Collection and Disposal bylaw, visit the City of Cranbrook website at www. cranbrook.ca, click on the ‘Residents’ tab, and click ‘Solid Waste Pickup’.

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“I’ve loved every minute of it.” It was appropriate that Roddick would leave tennis at Flushing Meadows, which is why he surprisingly announced last Thursday, his 30th birthday, that the U.S. Open would be his final tournament. A perfect bookend: He visited the hard-court Grand Slam tournament at age 9, a trip his parents gave him as a birthday present. He would go on to win a junior title in New York, then the 2003 men’s trophy at age 21, allowing him to end that season No. 1 in the ATP rankings. He later participated in four other major finals - one at the U.S. Open, three at Wimbledon - and lost each to Roger Federer, including a 16-14 fifth set at the All England Club in 2009. “In my mind,” Federer said last week, “he is a Wimbledon champion.” Roddick finished with a record of 612213 (a winning percent-

age of .742). He won 32 tournament titles, led the United States to the 2007 Davis Cup championship, and injected a say-what-you-think personality into his sport. “People always try to beat him up: ‘You should have won more.’ No, he got the maximum out of his game,” said Roddick’s coach, Larry Stefanki. “He’s a man of his word. A phenomenal competitor. He got all the hard work in. He prepared. He was a true professional. And he learned a lot over the years. He did it the right way. He’s a firstvote Hall of Famer, no doubt in my mind. He can downplay that all he wants, but it’s not even close, in my opinion.” Del Potro’s quarterfinal opponent will be defending champion Novak Djokovic, who advanced when No. 18 Stanislas Wawrinka stopped playing Wednesday because of illness and fatigue while trailing 6-4, 6-1, 3-1.

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U.S. hands over Omar Khadr material C anadian Press

TORONTO — American military authorities have given the Canadian government the videotapes and documents it wanted related to Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr, Ottawa confirmed Wednesday. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said he needed them to decide on Khadr’s application to transfer to Canadian custody. One of Khadr’s Canadian lawyers said there was now no reason for Toews to drag out the decision-making process any longer given

Canada’s commitment almost two years ago to take him back, and urged the minister to act. Toews said he needed the videotapes and transcripts of the mental evaluations of Khadr — which were done for the military commission prosecution before his trial in October 2010 — to help him decide if Khadr would pose a threat to Canada. Video of the assessments by a civilian psychiatrist, Dr. Michael Welner, and military psychologist, Maj. Alan Hopewell, were sealed by the military commis-

sion that convicted the Canadian citizen of war crimes. Welner, the prosecution’s star witness at Khadr’s trial who relied in part on writings by an anti-Islamic Danish psychologist, concluded the Toronto-born Khadr, 25, was an unrepentant and dangerous jihadist. Hopewell deemed Khadr to be defensive and manipulative, but also mentally stable, upbeat, and an independent thinker who saw himself as a Canadian. In exchange for pleading guilty to five crimes that included

murder in violation of the law of war, Khadr was sentenced to a further eight years in prison — one of which was to be served in Guantanamo Bay, the rest in Canada.

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‘Diefenbaby’ says he has genetic proof C anadian Press

A Toronto man says he finally has DNA results that show he is related to John Diefenbaker. And George Dryden believes it’s proof enough that he’s the son of the former prime minister. Dryden says a genealogist tracked down two dozen distant relatives of Diefenbaker earlier this summer, but they all refused to provide DNA sam-

ples. So he hired a private investigator who retrieved a Q-Tip with ear wax that one of relatives had thrown away. Dryden says he had the Q-Tip tested and compared with his own DNA and the results show a genetic link. Dryden, who bears a strong resemblance to Diefenbaker, claims his mother had an affair with the Conservative leader in the 1960s.

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Lethbridge police want to talk with man who dropped off old bomb LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police in Lethbridge, Alta., want to speak with the man who brought a First World War-era munition to the station, sparking some minor chaos. The police station was evacuated Tuesday and a bomb disposal team was brought from a southern Alberta military base to destroy the rusty explosive. Police say the man wanted to turn the munition in, but left before

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CALGARY — A Calgary man has been accused of pretending to have cancer and holding a fundraiser that garnered $7,500. Police say the silent auction was held July 8, 2011, to raise funds for a man’s cancer treatment. The venue had been provided free of charge, and guests paid thousands of dollars for various donated items. Following the event, attendees became skeptical that the man was using the funds for cancer treatment, and

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Marois says Quebec is not a violent society PQ shooting suspect was hunting-lodge owner who liked chatting with neighbours, in French Canadian Press

MONTREAL — Despite being the possible intended target of a political shooting, premierdesignate Pauline Marois says Quebec is not a violent society. The Parti Quebecois leader says people shouldn’t draw hasty conclusions from what she described as an act of folly, committed by someone who may be suffering from mental issues. “Never, never will I accept that Quebec is associated with violence,’’ Marois told a news conference Wednesday. “It is an isolated event and it does not represent who we are... Quebec is not a violent society. One act of folly cannot change this.’’ Marois says that she had no idea she might have been in danger when bodyguards whisked her off the stage during her victory speech and she says she

only learned after leaving the partisan celebration that someone had died. A suspect under police custody has been brought to a Montreal hospital for a medical examination, according to a hospital statement. Police are also questioning the suspected gunman. They are not confirming, or ruling out, the possibility that the intended target was the newly elected premier. Police sources say the suspect is 62-year-old Richard Henry Bain, the owner of a hunting and fishing lodge in the mountains north of Montreal. He was wearing a housecoat and black facemask when he was tackled by police, and while being whisked away he shouted about an awakening of English-speaking Quebecers. Around midnight

pandemonium swept over what had been a celebration for the newly elected PQ. The incident triggered the surreal scene of a victory speech by Marois being interrupted as she was whisked off the stage by bodyguards. A shooter had blasted his way into the back of the building, shooting two people and killing one, before setting a fire at the exit. The suspect has yet to be formally charged. According to the Facebook page of a Richard Henry Bain, he runs a hunting and fishing lodge near Mont-Tremblant, Que. The website for the camp has since been suspended. The victim’s body was carried out from the crime scene Wednesday around noon, about a dozen hours after the attack. Authorities wheeled out the covered body of the 48-year-old man, carrying it on a gurney

area in Montreal’s downtown sectioned off with orange and blue police tape. The popular rock band The Offspring had been scheduled to play a show at the venue on Wednesday night. The show has been cancelled.

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Quebec elected premier Pauline Marois reacts as she comments on the tragic events of the previous evening during a news conference Wednesday, September 5, in Montreal. A lone gunman shot and killed a man outside the party’s victory rally Tuesday night. and lifting it into a van. The events have sent shockwaves across the political world, with expressions of condolence and disbelief trickling

back from elsewhere in the country. The scene of last night’s PQ victory party is now part of a security perimeter, a one-block

The suspect The man suspected in the political shooting at a Parti Quebecois party is being described as a friendly huntinglodge owner who appeared to get along well with francophones. Details are emerging about the suspect in a shooting that has made international news. Richard Henry Bain was in police custody, and he was undergoing an evaluation Wednesday. According to the Facebook page of a Richard Henry Bain, he runs a riverside lodge near Mont-Tremblant, Que.

Marc-Andre Cyr, the owner of a campground near the lodge, says Bain was friendly and never showed any anger toward French-speaking Quebecers. Cyr says they occasionally had a beer together. They always spoke French. He said he met Bain just over a year ago and that the man was new to the region. Bain joined the local chamber of commerce about a year ago. Another man, Dominic Bouffard, who works for the local paper said Bain is a successful businessman who occassionally took out ads to promote his lodge. Bouffard said he tried hard to network with local politicians and business leaders. “He did everything he could to meet people in the municipality, in the (Mont-Tremblant area), and everywhere,’’ Bouffard said.

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NEWS Putin to don beak, fly with Wiccan priest called to perform rituals, cranes on hang-glider invoke gods for B.C. prison inmates

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VANCOUVER — Canada’s federal prison agency is looking to hire a priest or priestess who will deliver spiritual services for inmates who practise witchcraft. Corrections Canada has put out a request for a proposal for a Wiccan chaplain in B.C. to provide about 17 hours of service a month,

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date is also expected to lead Wiccan services, including rituals and hold regular services for holy days, something Kimber says would include ceremonies that invoke the gods and involve casting spells. Kimber, a priestess at the Temple of the Green Cauldron in Nanaimo, B.C., says she’s thrilled the gov-

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Ariz. woman gets hospital bill of more than $83K after anti-venom treatment for scorpion sting Associated Press

PHOENIX — An Arizona woman is wondering what hurt more: getting stung by a scorpion or seeing her hospital bill after treatment. Marcie Edmonds says the bill from Chandler Regional Medical Center was more than $83,000. That includes two doses of anti-ven-

om at nearly $40,000 per dose. The Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/RD6bX8) says Edmonds’ insurer has paid more than $57,000 and the suburban Phoenix hospital is asking Edmonds for the balance of about $25,000. The 52-year-old Ahwatukee (ah-wha-TU’-

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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly planning to put on a fake beak and fly a motorized hang-glider to lead a flock of endangered young Siberian white cranes on part of their migration to Asia. The cranes, raised in captivity, do not know how to fly south, and environmentalists have to devise an imitation lead crane to show them the way. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Interfax news agency Wednesday that the flight is to take place “one of these days.’’ He could not be reached by The Associated Press for elaboration. The newspaper Vedomosti said it is expected before Putin chairs the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok beginning Friday. Putin has become al-

later admitted the artifacts had been planted on the sea floor for Putin to grab. The stunts irritate Putin’s opponents, who regard them not as benign political entertainment but as part of an establishment of a cult of personality lionizing an authoritarian leader. Masha Gessen, author of a book critical of Putin, left her post as editor of the travel and science magazine Vokrug Sveta (Around the World) this week, claiming she was fired for refusing to send a reporter 3,500 kilometres (2,200 miles) northwest of Moscow to Yamal Peninsula to cover Putin’s flight with the cranes. A statement from the magazine Tuesday said she left by agreement with management because of “differences’’ on the separation of editorial and publishing powers.

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This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. ‡‡No purchase necessary. For full contest rules, eligible vehicle criteria, and to enter as a Ford owner, visit www.ford.ca/shareourpridecontest (follow the entry path applicable to you, complete all mandatory fields and click on ‘submit’) or visit your local Ford Dealer for details. Open only to residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority, possess a valid graduated level provincially issued driver’s license, and are owners of Ford branded vehicles (excluding fleet customers and all Lincoln and Mercury models). Eligible vehicle criteria includes requirement that it be properly registered in Canada in the contest entrant’s name (matching vehicle ownership), and properly registered/plated and insured. Non-Ford owners can enter by mailing an original 100 word essay on “what they like about Ford”, with their full name, full mailing address, email, daytime phone number (with area code) to: Vanessa Richard, Pareto Corp., 1 Concorde Gate, Suite 200, Toronto, ON, M3C 4G4. Contest closes at 11:59pm (PST) on the last day of the 2012 Ford Employee Pricing campaign which will be no earlier than August 31, 2012. Limit of 1 entry per person. Up to 8 prizes available to be won in Canada in 3 possible prize categories, each worth up to CAD$50,000. Chances of winning are dependent on the total number of entries received up to each 10,000 interval of unit sales under the Employee Pricing campaign (“Draw Trigger”). Odds of winning decrease as the contest progresses, more entries are made into the contest, and opportunities for Draw Triggers lessen. 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This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford Motor Company of Canada at either the time of factory order (if ordered within the Offer Period) or delivery, but not both. Offer is not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). Applicable taxes calculated before $1,000CDN offer is deducted. Dealer may sell or lease for less. 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Offers include freight and air tax of $1,650/$1,700/$1,650/$1,700/$1,700 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Delivery Allowances can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Delivery Allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. ±Until October 1st, 2012, lease a new 2012 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4X4 5.0L and get 4.99% lease annual percentage rate (LAPR) financing for up to 36 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest LAPR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $40,099 at 4.99% APR for up to 36 months with $1,600 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $399, total lease obligation is $15,964 and optional buyout is $16,040. Offer includes Total Price Adjustment of $11,316. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Total Price Adjustment is deducted. Offer includes freight and air tax of $1,700, but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions of 60,000 km over 36 months apply. A charge of 16 cents per km over mileage restrictions applies, plus applicable taxes. Delivery Allowances can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Delivery Allowances are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. Employee Pricing is not combinable with CPA, GPC, CFIP, Daily Rental Allowance and A/X/Z/D/F-Plan programs. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for model shown: 2013 Escape 1.6L EcoBoost FWD: [9.1L/100km (31MPG) City, 6.0L/100km (47MPG) Hwy / 2013 Edge 3.5L V6 FWD 6-speed Automatic transmission: [11.1L/100km (25MPG) City, 7.2L/100km (39MPG) Hwy / 2012 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8: [14.9L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.5L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, and driving habits. †When properly equipped. Max. towing of 11,300 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost and 6.2L 2 valve 4X2 V8 engines. 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Rottweiler attacks 84-year-old woman Canadian Press

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — An 84-year-old Kamloops, B.C., woman is recovering after an attack by a Rottweiler dog that shredded her left arm. Mary Gural needed 98 stitches to treat bites from her wrist to elbow, and the dog — which also attacked a letter carrier in June — has been seized pending an investigation by police and bylaws staff. RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant Learned said a 27-year-old friend of the dog’s owner who was looking after the female Rottweiler had left it outside a McDonald’s on Sunday when it attacked Gural as she left the restaurant with her husband. “I said to my husband, `I don’t like the looks of that dog,’’’ Gural said as she recalled the attack. “Next thing I knew, (it) was flying at me.’’ Gural said the attack happened so fast, she has little recollection. “Luckily, I put my arm up. Otherwise, (it) would have had my face,’’ she said. She was thankful for the crowd of people that pulled the dog off her and for a McDonald’s employee who looked after her wound until paramedics came. “It happened so fast, I don’t think I felt the pain when it was biting me,’’ she said. Learned said on June 1, the Rottweiler was reported to have bitten postal carrier Ken Leblanc at its owner’s home. Leblanc’s wife, Patricia Nauss, said her husband’s left arm had bone-deep puncture wounds from wrist to elbow, as well as scrape marks from the dog’s teeth. “They promised us the dog would be kept in a special cage,’’ she said. Fines under the Kamloops animal control bylaw are expected, and the dog may be euthanized at the end of the investigation.

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Shay Shapira, son of murdered athletics trainer Amitzur Shapira, right, delivers a speech in front of wreaths at a memorial Munich, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, for the assassination victims of the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972.

of Munich Olympics attack Associated Press

FUERSTENFELDBRUCK, Germany — Relatives of Israelis slain by Palestinian gunmen during the 1972 Olympics in Munich are marking its 40th anniversary with Israeli and German officials at the air base where most of the 12 victims died. German, Israeli and Bavarian flags were lowered to half-staff at the beginning of Wednesday’s ceremony at the Fuerstenfeldbruck air base, outside Munich.

Relatives of the victims lit candles in their memory. They were joined by Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom. The attack began on Sept. 5, 1972, when terrorists slipped into the unguarded Olympic Village in Munich, seized the Israeli compound and demanded the release of jailed comrades. By the time the violence ended at Fuerstenfeldbruck the following day, 11 Israelis and one German police officer were dead.

Out of a cabinet of eighteen ministers, only 3 have indicated they are retiring: Falcon, Abbott & McNeil, hardly a mass exodus. In 2009, a total of six ministers left, including Finance Minister, Carole Taylor. In 2005, five ministers retired.

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LONDON — The head of Britain’s secret eavesdropping agency says businesses face an unprecedented threat from cyber attacks. Iain Lobban, head of GCHQ — Britain’s equivalent of the

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Otto Lock LAFAUT, Marguerite Helene Passed away peacefully August 28, 2012, age 99 years, in Kimberley. Left to mourn: Nestor (Elizabeth) Lafaut, Cranbrook, Georgette Lafaut-Hackx, Belgium, Bernadette Vanderhaeghe, Kimberley, Emmanuel (Theresa) Lafaut, Richmond, Mariette (Victor) Lafaut, Kimberley, Lionel (Pauline) Lafaut, Quebec, PQ, Bernard (Valerie) Lafaut, Kimberley, Gerard (Lois) Lafaut, Kimberley, Christine Lafaut /Derumeaux, Belgium, Lyliane Lafaut/ Ward (Dave), White Rock. Also 23 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Pre-deceased by her husband Alphonse Lafaut, her granddaughter, Erica Nelson, and 3 sons-inlaw, Valere Vanderhaeghe, Johnny Derumeaux, Siegfried Hackx. Marguerite immigrated to Canada with her husband and 8 of her 10 children in 1957, from Belgium. Viewing will take place Monday, September 10th, from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., in the Chapel of McPherson Funeral Home in Kimberley. Funeral Mass will be Celebrated Tuesday, September 11, at 1:00 p.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Kimberley.

09 June 1921 17 August 2012 It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Otto. He passed with the same gentleness that he lived his entire life. Otto was surrounded by his family and friends. Otto was a Cowboy from boots and belt buckle to hat. He carried a spirit within him that spilled over to everyone that he came to know. A special smile that he so freely shared. Otto served his country during the WWII with the Royal Canadian Engineers 5th Division, 10th Field Squadron from 1939 to 1946, staying in Holland to help rebuild this war torn country. Upon his return to Canada he re-enlisted to work on the Alaska highway. In whatever Otto did he always applied his love, understanding, determination and kindness. Otto is survived by his loving wife Jeanine, sons Peter & Mitch, daughters Kathy & Diana. Otto was predeceased by his son Brian. Otto has one surviving sister Elsie. He is survived by many nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren. In honor of Otto there will be a Celebration of Life held at the Rocky Mountains Condos in Kimberley, BC, from 1 to 5 pm on the 8th of September, 2012.

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It is with great sorrow that the family of Mary Gall announces her passing on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook at 90 years of age. Mary was born on November 30, 1921 in Dubrova, Czechoslovakia. She was the oldest of ďŹ ve girls. Mary came to Canada with her mom and her sister Emily in 1929. Mary met Charles Gall and they were married in Nampa, Alberta and moved to a farm in the area soon after the children were born. They remained on the farm homestead until 1978 when they retired to Summerland, British Columbia. In 1995 they moved to Cranbrook and have been here ever since. Mary was a very sociable person. She enjoyed Sunday mass and brunch, Tuesday night cards at the condo, volunteering at the Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Store on Thursday afternoons and the Shopping Program on Friday afternoons, and she was an active member of the CWL for over 50 years. Mary is survived by her son Ken, daughter Judy, three sisters Rene, Elnore and Lillian, two grandchildren Chris (Kelly) and their children Avery and Ella, Kendra (Curtis) and their children Sydney and Noah. She was predeceased by her parents John and Eva Gejdos, her husband Charles Gall and her sister Emily Harper. A funeral mass for Mary will be held at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Cranbrook on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 1:00 pm. Her Interment will be in Westlawn Cemetery. Those wishing to make a memorial donation in her honour may do so to: A Clear View c/o East Kootenay Foundation For Health, 13 24th Avenue North, Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 3H9. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

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Tom Cruise is denying allegations the Church of Scientology tried - and failed - to find him a wife. In the October issue of Vanity Fair, the mag claims that in 2004 highranking church officials - lead by leader David Miscavige’s wife - were hunting a suitable partner for the Mission Impossible star. They eventually settled on soap opera actress Nazanin Boniadi, who dated Cruise from 2004-2005. It’s a claim both Cruise and Scientology are fervently denying. ”Lies in a different font are still lies - designed to sell magazines,” a Cruise representative said in response to allegations. In the VF article, writer Maureen Orth said: “According to several sources, the organization devised an elaborate auditioning process in which actresses who were already Scientology members were called in, told they were auditioning for a new training film, and then asked a series of curious questions including: ‘What do you think of Tom Cruise?’” The report asserts that Boniadi passed the initial audition, and once she had, the then 24-year-old was reportedly told she had been selected for “a very important mission,” and was ordered to break up with her boyfriend. The report goes on to say the union went sour when the pint-sized thespian’s displays of affection became too great for the actress. According to VF, Boniadi signed a confidentiality agreement with the Church regarding her relationship with Cruise. When the future How I Met Your Mother actress told a friend about the relationship, VF reports she was punished by the Church, ordered into “scrubbing toilets with a toothbrush, cleaning tiles with acid and digging ditches in the middle of the night.” Speaking to these allegations, the Church claimed to ABC that “no church members were ‘used,’ nor were they punished, nor silenced.”

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