Cranbrook Daily Townsman, January 15, 2013 by Black Press Media Group

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Trial set for Barnett ANNALEE GR ANT Townsman Staff

Robert Barnett will have a trial by Supreme Court Justice and jury in June after debate with Crown counsel and Justice Thomas Melnick on Monday. It was Barnett’s second appearance in the Cranbrook Law Courts to face charges related to the alleged abduction of a three-year-old boy in November that sparked an Amber Alert. This time Barnett appeared in Supreme Court after opting in December to represent himself, despite suggestions from B.C. provincial

court judge Lisa Mrozinski that he seek counsel. Barnett again on Monday reiterated his choice to go ahead without the aid of counsel. “I’ve considered those options. I think I’d like to set the earliest dates for trial as possible,” Barnett told court. Barnett is charged with abduction by a parent/guardian and theft over $5,000. The boy was eventually found safe the next day in Whitefish, Montana, after being smuggled over the B.C./Montana border.

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Budget mandate would have long-term benefit, MLA says ANNALEE GR ANT Townsman Staff

MLA Bill Bennett says times continue to be tough for the provincial government, and the Cooperative Gains Mandate is the best way for public sector employees to see wage increases in the next two years. Bennett is responding to comments made by School District 5 chair Frank Lento last week, after the school board balked at the mandate to find 1.5 per cent savings per year over two years to fund wage increases for public sector employees such as teachers and other support staff. “Our efforts on behalf of taxpayers include no new money for public sector unions right now,” Bennett said. “However, it is possible for

BRANDON BRYAN PHOTO

COZY NOOK: BC Hydro employees Brandon Bryan and Bill Herman had a close encounter with a bobcat on Wednesday, January 9. The feline ran in front of their path on the access road to the Aberfeldie Dam, along the Bull River Road, before scuttling up a tree. The pair approached to 15 feet from the bobcat’s perch, but it didn’t seem to mind, dozing off during the half hour that Bryan and Herman watched it.

unions to gain benefits for their members through what we call the Cooperative Gains Mandate. This gives the public sector an opportunity to find internal savings to fund wage increases.” Bennett said the decision was made to allow B.C. to continue its growth as other provinces across the country slip further into deficit. “B.C. is dealing with tough fiscal challenges due to the global economic slowdown,” he said. “When provinces like Ontario and Alberta are more in deficit than B.C., we know we are on the right track, but we cannot take our eye off the ball during these uncertain times.”

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Part of 14th Ave. closed today The City of Cranbrook Public Works will be closing 14th Avenue between 2nd Street North and 4th Street North today, Tuesday, January 15, 2013, between the hours of 7 a.m.

and 5 p.m. to repair a water main. The area will be barricaded for the duration of the work. Motorists are being asked to use an alternate route while the work is being done.

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B.C. movie business feeling the squeeze To m F le tc h e r Black Press

VICTORIA – The B.C. government is working on ways to hold onto movie, TV and video game production, as Hollywood shifts work to other provinces and countries that give attract them with generous subsidies and tax breaks. But that won’t involve matching generous tax credits offered by Ontario and Quebec, said Bill Bennett, B.C.’s minister of community, sport and cultural development. “I understand why the film and TV and digital media industries are concerned,” Bennett said in an interview Monday. “What the film industry seems to want mainly is for us to match the tax credits that are available in Ontario, and we can’t do that.” Bennett said he is working on a new policy that will “clean up and simplify” the business environment for the industry, which is looking at further costs as B.C. prepares to phase out the harmonized sales tax in March. Movie industry in-

siders say most of B.C.’s movie crews are out of work as 2013 begins. One of those is Lee Cleary, assistant director on such B.C.-made movies as The Hurt Locker, Fantastic 4 and the first X-Men movies. “The last project that I worked on in B.C. was in 2009, on The ‘A’ Team,” Cleary said from his home in Vancouver, where he has lived for 10 years. “Since then the blockbuster films have not been coming here.” In 2009, Ontario stepped up its tax credit for film and TV production to 25 per cent of all spending by foreign companies in the province. Since then, Ontario has passed B.C. as the third largest entertainment production centre in North America, after California and New York. B.C. gives the industry a 33-per-cent refundable tax credit on labour spending only. Quebec has also stepped up its incentives, resulting in 20th Century Fox moving later movies in the X-Men series to Montreal.

Bennett said the B.C. government provided $1.2 million last year to BC Film + Media, a non-profit society that offers financing, marketing and skills development. Another $947,000 went to the BC Film Commission, a provincial government office that helps producers secure permits, crews and shooting locations around the province. Another $235,000 was provided to regional film commissions last year. Cleary said the rise of computer image techniques reduce the appeal of B.C. scenery to filmmakers. B.C.’s spectacular mountains can be added to a scene “with a brushstroke,” and Hollywood studios are shopping the world for the best deal, he said. B.C. still has a reputation for quality crews, beautiful locations and easy access to Los Angeles, but those things alone aren’t keeping big studio projects coming. Cleary said B.C. residents are still finding work, but leaving the province to get it.

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Photo courtesy BC Hydro

Helicopters were used to lower in the wooden transmission structures, each weighing up to 5,800 kilograms, to the mountain terrain.

Photo courtesy BC Hydro

A heavy-duty helicopter refuels while on the ground helping construct the transmission line.

Power to the people

BC Hydro has completed a new 230-kilovolt transmission line to increase supply to the East Kootenay Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff

A new electricity transmission line between Invermere and Golden is improving hydro service to the East Kootenay. After two years in construction, the 230-kilovolt Columbia Valley transmission line was energized late last year. “The Columbia Valley Transmission project is a significant engineering feat that

has been four years in the making,” said Greg Reimer, BC Hydro’s executive vice president of transmission and distribution. “It entailed designing and building a route that safely crosses through one of B.C.’s most mountainous regions, avoiding avalanche areas, while minimizing the footprint on sensitive wildlife habitat.” At a cost of $114 million, the project included: construction of the new trans-

mission line from Invermere to Golden, along the benches to the west of the Columbia River; construction of a 69-kilovolt transmission line from the new Kicking Horse substation to the existing Golden substation; expansion and modifications to substations in Invermere, Golden and Cranbrook. To construct the new transmission line, BC Hydro built almost 500 wooden transmission structures, each

up to 25 metres tall and weighing up to 5,800 kilograms. Helicopters were used to install the H-frame structures and string electrical wires in the rugged area of construction. The project was approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission in September 2010. “This investment has not only benefitted our region economically, but our residents can now confidently

depend on a reliable, clean energy grid service,” said Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett. “The Columbia Valley Transmission line will supply reliable power to homes and businesses in the upper Columbia Valley. The new line has already created 150 new jobs during construction and will attract new investment in the region,” said Rich Coleman, B.C. Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas.

During the planning stage, the route of the transmission line was changed to protect a small herd of mountain goats that use a mineral lick at Toby Creek Canyon outside Invermere.

Dirtbag Fest returns to Kimberley in March CAROLYN GR ANT Daily Bulletin

Dirtbag Festival is back. After a major success and complete sellout of McKim Theatre in 2011, the festival has moved from fall to early spring. The festival goes Friday, March 8, 2013 and Saturday, March 9, 2013. Dirtbag features the best of local photographers and storytellers, celebrating the ‘dirtbag’ lifestyle. One of the organizers, Alison Ko, says that the Fest will showcase more local film makers than ever this time. The concept is explained on the dirtbag website: “Dirtbag Festival is the collection of unlikely stories, told by dirtbags living in the rebel realms of the wild spaces they call home. It is a community of artists, activists, pranksters, and adventurers who carry us through the dark winters by sharing their story through film, photos, and word.” The festival will have a slightly dif-

ferent look this year with a spoken word event at Centre 64. Billed as an intimate evening with wordsmiths and story ninjas, the show runs from 8 to 10 p.m. with a social following until midnight. On Saturday the main event is at McKim Theatre at 7 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. The gala features photos, films and more, including the popular Community slideshow. The slideshow is simply a collection of the dirtbag community, which means the photos can be of subject, location or quality. This is always a hit with the crowd. And the fans will judge best photo, which will win a $1,000 prize. Tickets for Dirtbag Fest are now on sale at Sprout Grocery in Kimberley and Lotus Books in Cranbrook. $10 for Friday’s spoken word, $22 for Saturday’s gala, $28 for weekend pass if purchased before February 14.

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Roger Powell, a member of Cranbrook Search and Rescue, poses in the Kimberley Search and Rescue Sno-cat at the Kimberley Alpine Resort on January 12. The impressive vehicle was brought up to the ski hill to show off to the public for Avalanche Awareness Day.

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At the Cranbrook Library In “The First Four Notes,” author Mathew Guerrieri looks at Beethoven’s Fifth, and why this symphony’s first opening notes continue to influence musicians, historians, and philosophers throughout the centuries. Young dinosaur fans should enjoy Jennifer Zeiger’s “Compsognathus”—the first dinosaur ever discovered to have birdlike qualities. Preschool Story Time this Wednesday at 11 a.m., 1:15 p.m., and 6:30 p.m, and Toddler Story this Friday at 10:30 a.m. will be all about Crocodiles and Snakes! To help celebrate Family Literacy Day, the Library will be hosting a Reading Web on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. Join our Children’s and Youth Librarian Deanne for an hour of reading activities. This event is open to anyone, but will be aimed at 6 to 12-year-olds. Please contact Deanne for more information. Interested in scrapbooking? Join fellow scrapbookers for fun and instruction with “Scrapping Good Time.” Guest instructors include Shilo Miles, Lynda Larsen, Becky Litz and Melitta Ball. Mondays, Jan. 28, Feb. 25, March 25 and April 22, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost is $15 per evening — project supplies and tea and cookies will be provided, please bring your own tools and adhesive. You can preregister by phoning Deanne at 250-426-4063 or by email at dperreault@cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca. Currently on display is the remarkable metal art of Karen McColl. Originally from New York, Karen lived in Texas and California before immigrating to Canada in 2000. Trained as a sculptor in clay, Karen’s imagination lets her create metal art for homes and gardens. Adult Newly Acquired: Faces from the Past – James Deem The First Four Notes – Mathew Guerrieri Wingshooting – Peter F. Blakeley No Easy Day – Mark Owen Britain’s Scenic Railways Titanic Cookbook – Yvonne Hume The Functional Approach to Hypothyroidism — Kenneth R. Blanchard The Accessible Home: Designing for All Ages & Abilities Maintaining Mountain Bikes – Mel Atwood Drawing Basics & Video Game Art – Chris Solarski The End of Men and the Rise of Women – Hanna

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Barnett trial to take place in June Continued from page 1

The goal of the hearing Monday was to fix a date for trial. Crown counsel Lianna Swanson, who was representing Crown counsel Lynal Doerksen, said they expected the trial to take five days. Barnett suggested he would like to enter evidence on Monday, but Melnick told him that any evidence would need to be submitted in a trial setting, and the purpose of Monday’s fix a date hearing was to do just that.

Melnick stood the matter down until later in the afternoon to allow Swanson and Barnett to negotiate a date for the trial. When the matter returned to the Supreme Court, a date of April 3 at 2 p.m. was selected for a pre-trial conference. Jury selection will take place on June 18 and a trial will proceed from there. Barnett asked if he could seek a change of venue to have the matter heard elsewhere so that he may find a quick-

er date for trial. Melnick said April was a quick turn around for the Cranbrook Law Courts, and a date sooner than April would be impossible to obtain. “I doubt you’re going to get a jury trial on any faster anywhere in B.C.,” he said. As the hearing finished up, Barnett brought up concerns that the Crown will not be calling one witness, a social worker, to the trial. Melnick said the issue would have to be brought up at the pre-trial conference.

Cooperative Gains Mandate Continued from page 1 The Ministry of Education asked school boards to find the savings, but they must not come from the delivery of educational programs or from the public. Bennett said it’s a trend he’s had to work with since assuming a ministry position. “I have personally had to get by with less in every ministry I have ever had and am currently dealing with further challenges,” he said. In the fall, Bennett was named Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. “Government makes difficult decisions every day about what we can fund and what we cannot. It should be no different for school boards than it is for government or for families trying to make ends

meet.” Through the Cooperative Gains Mandate, the provincial government has been able to build tentative or ratified agreements with public sector employees. Bennett said finding the savings now will be good for students in the long run. “No one said this would be easy, but it is necessary to prevent more accumulation of government debt that students will be asked to pay back when they are working,” he said. Bennett encouraged SD5 to return to the drawing board and find the savings needed to fund the wage increases. “I urge SD5 to engage with the ministry, the unions and the BC Public School Employers Association to find their 1.5 per cent.”

Fernie Legion doors stay open N i co l e L i e b e r m a n n The Free Press

Following a recent threat of closure, the Fernie branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will remain open for business. Due to a serious lack of volunteers, the Fernie Legion was in jeopardy, and without enough help from the public, the branch was forced to consider shutting down. “The Legion depends on volunteers, it totally depends on them,” explained Terry Rimmer, Fernie Legion President. “You can’t have six people doing everything, there’s a lot to do. “It was getting to the point where it was becoming a chore. We needed people to help out. We were beginning

to get burned out.” The Legion held a special public meeting on November 9 in the hopes of garnering enough new volunteers to keep their doors open. “There must have been 50 people there who were all concerned that the Legion could close,” commented Rimmer. “A lot of people put their names out to volunteer. I think the threat of a shutdown had to occur so that people knew we were serious, and that we just couldn’t carry on as we were.” He added, “It looks like if they are committed, that it will be a lot better for us.” The Fernie Legion supports a number of community groups, in-

cluding the Salvation Army, Elk Valley Hospital Foundation, Cadets, Camp Shiloh, Spinoza Bears for ill children, as well as sports programs at local schools. Rimmer remarked, “Closing would have been a huge loss to this town. It’s been resolved I’m glad to say and it will be business as normal.” While around 20 community members have stepped up and signed on to volunteer, Rimmer said the Legion is always looking for more help. “We never have enough,” he remarked. “Even just one hour a week. You can’t imagine how much help for one hour a week takes the pressure off of us, because it’s one hour we don’t have to do.”

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John Doyle

On January 4 the B.C. Provincial Government announced that it will not be renewing the six-year term of Provincial Auditor General John Doyle. This is an unfortunate development for the residents/taxpayers of B.C. Over the past six years, Mr. Doyle has been very diligent and effective in his duties. He has repeatedly taken the government to task over its financial mismanagement of provincial matters. The media in Victoria and Vancouver has very appropriately pointed out that with the provincial election campaigns starting up the first of April, the last thing Premier Christy Clark wants is Mr. Doyle coming out with more negative reports about how the government is doing its job. Therefore, John Doyle must go. He is being fired for being a competent, hard-working auditor general. What a shame! Jim Galloway Brisco

The Quagmire There was an amazing article in the Townsman on Jan. 8, 2013, that I think every Canadian should be required to read. It is amazing for two reasons: firstly, finally, someone in the media has the courage to tell the truth and secondly to take on the quagmire that is aboriginal issues.

The situation that’s happening right now in Ottawa with the chief staging the hunger strike is an example of how out of hand this has become. Here is a chief who is gaining all kinds of support and attention, yet her band has received $104 million over a fouryear period for a population of 1,200 people on the reserve. You do the math. Of that amount, a recent independent audit has shown 81 per cent of it is unaccounted for! Also, many in her band still do not have proper housing! But hold on, between her boyfriend and herself they make $200,000 per year. My wife and I combined make about 25 per cent of that and we pay taxes. I wish I could believe that this is the exception rather than the rule, but I’m afraid it’s not. The exception is probably the amazing story of the chief from Westbank. It’s too bad there isn’t a thousand like him. It’s really time that Canadians stoped being duped by this sort of thing and realized what’s really going on. This is especially true of warm and fuzzy urban dwellers in our large cities. Neil Matheson Cranbrook

Pandora’s Box On the one hand, modern science has been marvelous and brought us much in the way of innovations, discoveries, technology and more. Some is too over-

whelming — I hear that every year there are some 20,000 new chemicals made, or combinations thereof, including pharmaceuticals. But has it gone too far? There is a lot of greed and corruption out there. Is there something wrong when so many are ill? Last year in B.C. 55 million prescriptions were filled. The wheat we eat has been genetically modified over the years. Animal meats are full of antibiotics, and who knows what else? How about flu shots, H1N1 shots, etc. — I can’t help but wonder if a Pandora’s box has been opened up more. Has it backfired? People’s immune systems are so weakened and subjected to so much. And then there’s nanobits technology and nanobots. Eventually, they all want us to have a chip under our skin. Nanobits are in things like some make-ups, some pills, toothpastes and who knows what else. All approved, of course. Did they bother to ask the public if that’s what we want? No. Meanwhile, there are more and more cancers and many other diseases. I see the flu is worse than ever. Overuse of antibiotics have allowed for strong strains of diseases and superbugs. What will overuse of flu shots do? I truly think it doesn’t pay to fool around with nature too much. Rhonda Brass Cranbrook

Soggily into the soaking city “There is no inclement weather, only inappropriate apparel.” Daughter Jill

his past Christmas I ventured into the chaos of the Wet Coast. I flew to Vancouver and ran into all sorts of oddities. I wanted adventure and so asked not to be picked up at the airport; I decided to take The Canada Line and then the ferry across Burrard Inlet to North Vancouver, where I’d be rescued. I needed a drink before I launched myself into the city so I went to an outlet where, I was told, they served coffee. Unfortunately, when I looked at the products that were on display, I didn’t recognize a single item. Walking despondently away, I recalled enjoying an Ice Cap one day somewhere so I ventured back and ordered one. It’s a possibility that Vancouverites are monetarily illiterate. As in the case at the coffee outlet, whenever I tried to use real money, people looked at me askance. If I hadn’t been carrying cards, I would have been out of luck and standing soggily in the rain. I believe that city people can’t do advanced mathematics like subtracting a dollar fifty eight from a fiver. If they attempt this manoeuver, they go raving mad. I saw a teller in one store kick some loose change from underfoot because, I

should imagine, she didn’t know what it was. In the city, all money, like the penny, is becoming defunct. When I ventured to ride the Canada Line railroad, I again ran into trouble. I felt like a real country bumpkin when faced with a machine where, I assumed, I would have to pay my fare. I missed at least one train before a gentleman stepped forward and explained (probably in Hindi, Urdu or Mandarin) the intricacies of said machine. I think I used my credit card; I’ll find out when the bill comes in. Peter The ride was smooth Warland and efficient. I found myself a seat and watched the other passengers talking to their ipods or other infernal machines. Nobody took the slightest interest in anyone else. This must be city life. My daughter Jill and her son met me at Burrard Inlet and we rode the ferry together over to the North Shore. I’d always fancied that voyage but, that day, just before Christmas, it was socked in and raining like mad, so I couldn’t see a thing. We landed at Lonsdale Quay where we dumped my luggage and had lunch with Jill’s daughter, who, when not at university, sells bicycles that cost more than the recently assessed value of my house. In fact, most of my family’s friends are ‘jocks’. Everyone was introduced by name

and by sport. Each was a yachtsman, a ski racer, a swimmer or something really exotic. Not one, it seems, was constructing or selling things in order to support their expensive hobbies; they were all consultants. Jill realizes that her old dog and even older father need to be exercised frequently. We sloshed along miles of saturated beaches where everyone we saw was swathed in waterproofs, as we were. We tottered in the drizzle up Lynn Canyon, across the dissolving slush in Capilano Canyon, where I learned that I am not the oldest living fossil and that most tourists speak ‘foreign’ and wear the oddest shoes for visiting the famous Rain Forest, which you can have, as far as I’m concerned. It didn’t actually rain inside the buildings on The Wet Coast, I noted, but it often felt as if it did. To me it was like living again in soggy England; I felt damp and chilled, and I wasn’t one bit nostalgic about that. I was invited to several parties and dinners and met some fascinating people, some of whom put down their cell phones momentarily in order to speak to me. I met quite a few South Africans who, I am positive, were missing the warm dry atmosphere of The Cape as much as I was missing dry Cranbrook. I am home now and have managed to remove the mildew from my undies; I feel almost human again.

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UPCOMING Friday Drop In: Friday evenings 7:30-9:00 pm. $5/person, everyone welcome. Snow Fiesta Mixed Bonspeil Jan. 25-27, 2013. Only 2 spots left!! Special member meeting Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. 7:00 pm in the lounge. Visit curlkimberley.ca, call 250-427-2591 or find us on Facebook! SPECIAL GOSPEL SERVICES: Each Sunday from January 13th to February 24th, 2013, from 3:00 - 4:00 PM Mountain Time. Girl Guides of Canada Hall, 1421 - 2nd St S Cranbrook. Phone contact: (250) 426-4791. “You Should Write That” – Family History and Memoir Writing with Sioux Browning. Held at the Cranbrook & District Arts Council Office at 135 10 Avenue S in Cranbrook from 6-10pm on Thurs Jan 17,24,31 and Feb 7. Please contact the CDAC office at 250426-4223 for more information. Home Grown Music Society presents the next Coffee House of the 30th season at Centre 64 on Sat. Jan 19 at 8:00 pm. Tickets at The Snowdrift Cafe, Kimberley. Have Camera Will Travel.... a travelogue series. 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study of six northern Alberta lakes par, at worst, with an urban lake — but is conducted by Environment Canada rising.” and other scientists was published In fact, five of six lakes tested were far last week, generating headlines around the below average contamination of urban world. lakes. PAH fallout is a daily constant of “Oil sands toxins ‘accumulate in urban life, from vehicles, industry, and freshwater systems,’” the BBC an- particularly where coal is burned for nounced. The headline in The New York electricity. Times declared: “Oil sands industry in To be clear, there are dozens of differCanada tied to higher ent forms of PAH. Some have carcinogen level.” been shown to increase canThe study was reportcer risk, and some have been ed with similar alarm linked to (but not proven to BC VIEWS cause) infertility, immune across Canada. It looked at levels of polycyclic ardisorders and fish mutations. Tom omatic hydrocarbons So when you drive your Fletcher (PAH) in lakebed sedikids to school, stand at the ment, and found levels bus stop, or drink a glass of measurably higher than water from Coquitlam Lake or natural sources since oil sands extraction any urban reservoir, you are exposed to began 50 years ago. PAH pollution from human and natural Most news reports I saw made little or sources. The risk from this is an ongoing no effort to put this information into con- focus of research, but this study confirms text, in terms of the actual risk to humans, one thing: your exposure is likely greater fish and other organisms. Some quoted in any urban area than it is downwind of people they knew would scream bloody the Alberta oil sands. murder, because as we in the media are I argued this point with B.C.’s celebritaught, conflict and fear attract an audi- ty environmentalist Tzeporah Berman, ence. who has shuttled back and forth from As expected, U.S. environmental ForestEthics to Greenpeace in recent groups and their Canadian branch offic- years. She took to her Facebook page to es ramped up the rhetoric to battle their publicize a dramatic call to action from favourite villain. 350.org, one of the most strident climate At least one major Canadian newspa- change advocacy groups in the U.S., seper, The Globe and Mail, did a responsi- lectively using a quote and picture from ble job. Its report on the study stated The New York Times. “PAH pollution level remains low — on Our debate turned to greenhouse gas

emissions. I argued that this PAH study mirrors the true picture of carbon dioxide emissions, which is that nearly 70 per cent of CO2 from all petroleum comes when you burn the final product in engines and furnaces. In B.C., which doesn’t burn coal for electricity, fully 40 per cent of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are from transportation. Other sources include home heating and industry. Berman insisted I was wrong, and claimed 70 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gases come from “heavy industry.” I asked for her source. No response. A 2010 report by a Royal Society of Canada expert panel calculated that 27 per cent of our country’s fossil fuel emissions come from transportation. Another 16 per cent is from fuels burned for electricity. Five per cent is from oil sands operations. Berman’s figure is conveniently untrue. Greenpeace and the rest of the environmental scare industry want you to believe that stopping Alberta’s oil sands and pipelines would save the planet. Also wrong. It would drive oil demand from the U.S., Venezuela’s oil sands and elsewhere, with little net effect on the climate or pollution.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Scott Niedermayer is ready to teach the Anaheim Ducks a few more things about winning. The former Ducks captain and four-time Stanley Cup champion defenceman will be an assistant to Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau this season, the Ducks announced Friday. Niedermayer won’t make every road trip with the club, and he won’t stand behind the Ducks’ bench during most games. But the former Canadian Olympic captain and Norris Trophy-winning defenceman will take a more active role with the Ducks after spending the previous two seasons in player development for Anaheim. “The last couple of years, I’ve been working with players in Syracuse and Norfolk (with the Ducks’ AHL affiliate clubs), and I realized I do enjoy it, maybe more than I thought when I was a player,” Niedermayer said in a phone interview. “I don’t think I could have predicted that when I was a player. I probably couldn’t predict this when I was a player. I’m excited about the chance to try and help.” Niedermayer spent the final five seasons of his 18-year career with Anaheim, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL’s playoff MVP while leading the Ducks to their only

File photo of Scott Niedermayer at a press conference. Stanley Cup championship in 2007. Niedermayer was a six-time All-Star who won the Norris Trophy in 2004 while playing for New Jersey. He won three Stanley Cup titles with the Devils in 1995, 2000 and 2003. The offence-mindeddefenceman retired in June 2010 at just 36 years old, determined to spend more time with his family after several previous flirtations with retirement. Along with his four Stanley Cup rings, Niedermayer won two Olympic gold medals, a Memorial Cup title in junior hockey with the Kamloops Blazers and gold medals in the IIHF world championships and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. The British Columbia native

remained in Orange County with his wife and four sons after retirement, spending the last two years as a consultant to general manager Bob Murray and the Ducks’ hockey operations department. “Of course you miss (playing),” Niedermayer said. “There are things you’ll probably always miss. It’s a great thing to be a professional athlete, so I was very fortunate. The last couple of years have been different, but I’ve had a lot of opportunities to do things with the family, and hopefully there’s still a few years left to do some new things.” Niedermayer has been particularly influential on the development of defenceman Cam Fowler, who lived with Niedermayer’s family after

breaking into the NHL two seasons ago. Luca Sbisa, the Ducks’ young Swiss defenceman and Fowler’s fellow cornerstone, also will get special tutoring from Niedermayer. “My goal is to help out, maybe focus on the younger guys that are breaking into the league, give them a little advice,” Niedermayer said. He might be able to help out the older Ducks as well, if they can get used to taking direction from a former teammate. Teemu Selanne, Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf are among several current Ducks who played with Niedermayer. After the NHL’s last lockout in 2005, he signed with Anaheim as a free agent, playing alongside his brother, Rob. The Ducks won California’s first Stanley Cup in 2007, with Niedermayer and fellow defenceman Chris Pronger dominating the post-season with bruising physical play and timely offence. Niedermayer joins Ducks assistant coaches Bob Woods and Brad Lauer on the staff led by Boudreau, who sparked the Ducks’ solid finish after taking over for Randy Carlyle early last season. “Those guys are doing all the heavy lifting,” Niedermayer said. “When they ask me to do some things, I’ll be glad to help out, and then just be on the ice, be supportive.”

Ice face big test with prairie road trip TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

The road beckons for the Kootenay Ice, as the team has taken off on a four-game swing through Saskatchewan. In fact, 19 of their remaining 29 games left on the schedule will be played out on the road, which will be the deciding factor as the team pushes for a playoff spot. Kootenay has only won four games of 17 while on the road, a statistic that head coach Ryan McGill isn’t happy with. “We absolutely need to refocus [Monday] in practice in Saskatoon and get with the mindset that if we’re going to make a push for the playoffs, we’re going to have to win on the road,” said McGill. “We’ve won four road games and that’s just not acceptable, so when we

win seven games in a row, you fortunately or unfortunately—either way you want to look at it—have set the bar high and so there’s no excuses for not being able to play on the road.” The Medicine Hat Tigers have a tenuous hold on eighth place for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but it’s a horse race for the bottom four teams— including the Ice— which are all capable of closing the gap before the end of the regular season. The Ice kick things off in Saskatoon on Tuesday evening, and Landon Peel, the newest member of the team, will join up with his new squad. Peel, a defenceman who has spent the season playing in the MJHL, was picked up by general manager Jeff

Chynoweth after the trade deadline to fill a gap left by Mike Simpson, who was traded to Lethbridge. Peel will be the sixth defenceman in the lineup, but Jeff Hubic has been covering the gap over the last couple games, vacating his

fourth-line role to do the job. “What I know, is that he’s a good, real solid puck-moving defenceman who likes to join the rush and be in the play, and I think it’s something that we lack here,” said McGill, on what he’s heard about

Peel. The 18-year-old has bee playing with the Swan Valley Stampeders where he has nine goals and 32 points in 38 games. Peel has WHL experience, as he was previously in the Regina Pats’ system and played in 19 games last season.

WHL trade deadline passes TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

The WHL trade deadline came and went last Thursday, and while the Ice stayed relatively quiet with only two deals for draft picks, other teams blew up their rosters, while others loaded up for playoff runs. The Saskatoon Blades, which are hosting the Memorial Cup this year, was pretty active, picking up Ice forward Erik Benoit in re-

turn for a fourth-round draft pick. But in a move everyone saw coming, they landed overage forward Michael Ferland from the Brandon Wheat Kings. Ferland had spent the first half of the season playing in the AHL with the Abbotsford Heat, but wasn’t getting much action with the team, which released him back to junior. Saskatoon also landed Collin Valcourt from

the Spokane Chiefs for two draft picks. Brandon also sent Swiss import Alessio Bertaggia to Spokane for a player, a prospect and two draft selections. Edmonton filled up it’s third overage spot by picking up Trevor Cheek from Vancouver in exchange for a first-round draft selection. All the WHL trade transactions can be viewed at the league website at whl.ca

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Sedona, Arizona, home to spectacular scenery C a rl a N el s on Maritime Travel

Why go there?: Sedona and surrounding Red Rock Country is home to some of the most spectacular scenery in the world! The colours are amazing: red rock sculptured formations, intense blue skies, green grass, the earth all hues of red and gold. And if you think daytime is amazing, you should watch the sunset — some of the most dramatic I have seen. Picture a red fireball dropping through the clear sky and casting shadows on the jagged rock formations. Breathtaking! What to do: Fly into Phoenix, rent a car and drive the two hours north to Sedona. Once you are clear of the city, the red rocks begin to appear. Sedona is for outdoor enthusiasts. Hikers will enjoy the thick stands of cypress trees, the prickly-pear cacti, the incredible views. Stay on trails with good footwear in case of a rattlesnake encounter. Golf (though the views are distracting!), hot-air balloons, tennis, mountain biking and jeep tours up and down sandstone ledges are popular activities. Sedona is also considered to be New Age, which happened in the 1980s when vortices were ‘discovered’. A vortex is a centre of earth energies, a place in nature where the earth is exceptionally alive and

healthy. They have been described as magnetic, electric, amplifiers of emotion, and beacons of communication in the universe. Of course, the traditions of shamanism, spirituality and healing were around long before the ‘80s. Back then, Sedona was considered a hippy haven. Today, it has developed into a place to find spiritual solace, self-discovery and awareness. You can go on a vortex hike, take a yoga class outside in the red rocks, participate in a drumming circle under the stars, visit the artisan shops and farmers’ markets. When to go: October/November are very pleasant, with moderately warm daytime temperatures and cooler nights (you will need a jacket). May/June are also nice months to go there, with higher daytime temperatures. The rainy season (hardly, with only 17 inches average during this period) is July to September. Although festivals occur throughout the year, many of them happen in the fall, such as Jazz on the Rocks, and Red Rock Fantasy, a holiday celebration. Where to stay: I suggest staying outside of the city of Sedona to experience the true peacefulness of the area. Try Enchantment Resort & Mi Amo Spa in Boynton Canyon, just a short distance from the city. The resort is a series of adobe huts

Cathedral Rock near Sedona, Arizona (we’re talking five-star though) with cactus-lined pathways and low lighting throughout the resort. There is a fitness centre, world class spa with crystal grotto (for meditation), pool with a great red rock view, golf course, great restaurant and lounge. The stars in the night sky at this resort are like being in a planetarium!

How to get there: Where we live, we are very fortunate to have many options. Nonstop flights from Calgary and Spokane, direct flights from Cranbrook via Calgary or Vancouver, or from Kalispell via Salt Lake City or Seattle. Often, return fares from Spokane are under $300! Contact: Carla Nelson, Branch

Manager (experienced traveller, vortex seeker), Maritime Travel, 1001 Baker Street, Cranbrook, 250489-4788.

Note: Last week’s travel column on cruising the Mediterranean was incorrectly attributed. The writer of the feature was actually Uniglobe’s Kathy Holmes.