WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16, 2013
< A new map of Scamalot
Better Business Bureau lists top scams of 2013 | Page 4
Please note
Time to dispel the myths >
Eye on Entertainment will appear in Thursday’s Daily Townsman
Could Armstrong have excelled without drugs? | Page 5
1
$ 10 INCLUDES H.S.T.
Vol. 61, Issue 11
Proudly serving Cranbrook and area since 1951
www.dailytownsman.com
Local RCMP get interim commander C AROLYN GR ANT Daily Bulletin
RCMP Sgt. Laurie Jalbert will return to the Kimberley office after being seconded to Cranbrook for the past ten months as Officer In Charge. The Kimberley/Cranbrook Detachment continues to await the arrival of their new commander, Inspector Blake McLeod, who has not yet sold his home at his previous posting. However, rather than have Jalbert continue to try to run two offices, Elk Valley Commander Lorne Craig will be coming to Cranbrook as Commander in the interim.
Jalbert introduced him to Kimberley City Council Monday evening when she delivered her year end policing report. Craig has been with the RCMP for 21 years and told Council he has served in both small towns and larger urban centres, and worked major crime units. “I have been eight years as Commander of the Elk Valley Detachment,” he said. “I’m no stranger to the issues of a ski town.” Mayor Ron McRae welcomed Craig and commended Jalbert on her excellent service to both communities.
Hipper by the minute More tix released for Saturday concert ANNALEE GR ANT Townsman Staff
SUBMITTED PHOTO
A TALE OF TWO CITIES: Aiden from Kimberley Novice Nitros and Hunter from Cranbrook Key City faced off in Sparwood last Sunday. Key City won 4 to 2.
Was your Saturday going to be tragically un-hip after missing out on tickets to see Gord and the gang? With only three days to go until they kick off their Now for Plan A tour, the Tragically Hip have released an extra 158 tickets for Cranbrook – and 100 are left as of Tuesday afternoon. Jill Henderson, events and marketing manager for Cranbrook Leisure Services, said every artist books a certain amount of tickets for a variety of purposes, and as the show draws nearer, they release a few as they become available. Those tickets
can be earmarked for stage positioning, or the artists had planned to have friends and family attend. The seats are at the second pricing level, available for $80.25 and Henderson promises they are not nosebleed seats – ticket buyers will get the full Hip experience. They are in the arena seats, not on the floor. The tickets are available at the Western Financial Place box office. The Tragically Hip chose Cranbrook to launch their next tour after releasing their album Now for Plan A in October. The seminal Canadian band has been around since the ‘80s, releasing 13 studio albums.
Time to start fresh with new AG, Bennett says ANNALEE GRANT Townsman Staff
NDP candidate for Kootenay East Norma Blissett is calling on the B.C. Liberal government to walk back their decision to not re-appoint Auditor General John Doyle. “Auditor General John Doyle has been an excellent watchdog for the people of B.C. It now appears that the
Liberal government is trying to silence him,” Blissett said. But MLA for Kootenay East Bill Bennett says the decision not to re-appoint Doyle is no conspiracy, and Doyle leaving after only one term is normal. “This is the second Auditor General in a row that has had a five-year term,” Bennett said.
Before Doyle assumed the position in October, 2007, Errol Price was B.C.’s top watchdog. He served only one term as well. Bennett said that because there was no election looming in 2007, the issue was not publicized as much. “There was no election. No controversy,” Bennett said. “It isn’t unusual for Auditors General across the
country to last five years.” Doyle’s responsibility is to conduct audits of government’s ministries, Crown corporations and other government organizations. Once those reports are completed, they are filed and entered in the public record. “Government has an obligation to listen to the reports and respond to them,” Bennett said.
He added that the Auditor General works with bureaucrats behind the scenes for the legislature, not for the elected officials who ultimately decide if his term is renewed or not. “Auditors General don’t deal with the politicians,” he said. Bennett said the decision not to re-appoint Doyle had nothing to do with politics.
“There’s often reason to start fresh,” he said. “I think it’s a little rich for the NDP to suggest it was some sort of partisan decision.” Bennett said that the rules for the committee – which conducts its business in-camera – are different than regular government committees.
See AG , Page 3
Less Fuel. More Power. Great Value is a comparison between the 2013 and the 2012 Chrysler Canada product lineups. 40 MPG or greater claim (7.0 L/100 km) based on 2013 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption estimates. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on powertrain, driving habits and other factors. See dealer for additional EnerGuide details. Wise customers read the fine print: •, *, ‡, § The First Big Deal Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after January 3, 2013. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. See participating dealers for complete details and conditions. •$19,998 Purchase Price applies to 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (29E+CL9) only and includes $8,100 Consumer Cash Discount. $19,998 Purchase Price applies to 2013 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package (22F+CLE) only and includes $2,000 Consumer Cash Discount. Pricing includes freight ($1,500-$1,595) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. See participating dealers for complete details. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2013 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. See your dealer for complete details. ‡4.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package\2013 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package models to qualified customers on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, TD Auto Finance and Ally Credit Canada. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. See your dealer for complete details. Examples: 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2013 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package with a Purchase Price of $19,998/$19,998 (including applicable Consumer Cash Discounts) financed at 4.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $115/$115 with a cost of borrowing of $3,823/$3,823 and a total obligation of $23,821/$23,821. Pricing includes freight ($1,500-$1,595) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. §2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew shown. Price including applicable Consumer Cash Discount: $27,395. 2013 Dodge Journey Crew shown. Price including applicable Consumer Cash Discount: $27,595. Pricing includes freight ($1,500-$1,595) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. ≠Based on R. L. Polk Canada Inc. January to October 2011 Canadian Total New Vehicle Registration data for Chrysler Crossover Segments. ^Based on 2013 Ward’s Middle Cross Utility segmentation. ¤Based on 2013 EnerGuide Fuel Consumption Guide ratings published by Natural Resources Canada. Transport Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on powertrain, driving habits and other factors. 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan – Hwy: 7.9 L/100 km (36 MPG) and City: 12.2 L/100 km (23 MPG). 2013 Dodge Journey SE 2.4 L 4-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.5 L/100 km (38 MPG) and City: 10.8 L/100 km (26 MPG). TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC.
Page 2 wednesday, January 16, 2013
SCAN HERE FOR MORE
GREAT OFFERS
T:10.25”
$
2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CANADA VALUE PACKAGE CANADA’S #1 SELLING MINIVAN FOR 29 YEARS
INCLUDES $8,100 CONSUMER CASH* AND FREIGHT.
19,998 •
2013 DODGE JOURNEY CANADA VALUE PACKAGE CANADA’S #1 SELLING CROSSOVER ≠
$
INCLUDES $2,000 CONSUMER CASH* AND FREIGHT.
19,998 •
$
115
BI-WEEKLY‡ 7.5 L/100 KM HWY¤
38
@
daily townsman / daily bulletin
THE
BI G D E A L E V E N T
OR FINANCE FOR
2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew shown.§
CANADA’S #1 SELLING PEOPLE LE AL. MOVERS REALLY ARE A BIG DEAL.
36
BI-WEEKLY‡
OR FINANCE FOR
4.49
%
MPG
7.9 L/100 KM HWY¤
HWY
$
% @ 115 4.49 FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN
AVAILABLE FEATURES FOR THE 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN • 2ND ROW OVERHEAD 9" VIDEO SCREEN • 2ND ROW POWER WINDOWS • 2ND ROW SUPER STOW ’n GO® • PARKVIEW® REAR BACK-UP CAMERA
MPG
HWY
2013 Dodge Journey Crew shown.§
FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN
IT’S YOUR JOURNEY, MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
• BEST-IN-CLASS STORAGE^ • BEST-IN-CLASS V6 DRIVING RANGE^ • LARGEST TOUCH-SCREEN IN ITS CLASS^ • MOST AFFORDABLE MID-SIZE CROSSOVER IN CANADA^
LESS FUEL. MORE POWER. GREAT VALUE.
10 VEHICLES WITH 40 MPG HWY OR BETTER.
Dodge.ca/Offers
daily townsman
Local NEWS
wednesday, January 16, 2013
Page 3
Auditor General deserved to be reappointed: NDP Continued from page 1 “This is a legislative committee, not a government committee,” he said. All activities conducted by a legislative committee are done confidentially, and in the case of the committee charged with re-appointing Doyle, the decision had to be unanimous or Doyle would not be re-appointed. The committee is ultimately in charge of examining the legislature’s budget. Media reports last week revealed that the chair of the legislative committee, B.C. Liberal MLA Eric Foster, himself was being investigated by Doyle’s office. Foster was cited in a confidential letter for inadequate documentation of renovations to his constituency office worth $67,000. He later said he was unaware of the investigation. Foster was cleared of a conflict-of-interest allegation by the Auditor General’s office earlier in 2012, after the contractor for the renovations was found to be a family member of one of the constituency office employees. Speculation about which members of the committee voted for or against Doyle’s re-appointment have been prominent in B.C. media for the past week. Bennett points to opposition MLA Norm Macdonald, who linked to a blog by former Victoria Times Colonist editor Paul Wilcocks who suggested Foster should have stepped down from the committee due to the investigations. Bennett believes Macdonald is in breach of the legislative assembly for announcing the results of the committee’s vote. “He has actually breached the rules,” Bennett said. Macdonald denies any wrongdoing, and admits he linked to the
Wilcocks blog in question. He believes Bennett is trying to shift the blame elsewhere. Blissett said Foster is not the only BC Liberal cited in Doyle’s reports. He has targeted a number of the current government’s activities, most notably the $6 million in legal fees paid to former ministerial aides Dave Basi and Bobby Virk, who were convicted of leaking information related to the sale of BC Rail. Doyle is in the process of fighting the B.C. government in court for access to the files related to the payout. “People want a government that is accountable,” Blissett said. “Reappointing Mr. Doyle would save time and money and would serve the public interest.” Blissett’s thoughts are echoed by NDP leader Adrian Dix, who said the decision made no sense. “The Auditor General has done an outstanding job by any measure and deserves to be reappointed,” Dix said. “It simply makes no sense to deny reappointment when the Auditor General’s initial appointment was unanimous and he has done such an excellent job serving the public interest.” Blissett called on Bennett to speak out in favour of reappointing Doyle. Bennett believes that the next Auditor General of B.C. will be just as objective as Doyle has been. “There’s no reason to think otherwise,” he said. Bennett could not comment on how long it will take to hire a new person for the job, but said the same committee will make those hiring decisions, however it may be shuffled around this spring. The five-member committee has three Liberal and two NDP members.
Courtesy Murray Robertson
The Cranbrook Fire Department recently announced its Burn Fund calendar contest winner for January. From left to right: Greg Green, Trevor Zak (of World Gym), Janet Woods (prize winner), Jeff Brown and Gord Yee. Janet won a New Year’s resolution package from World Gym: a three month membership and 10 free protein smoothies.
Jobs and jobless don’t match New Kootenay group forms to plan a solution to skilled workers shortage Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff
The region’s top minds are putting their heads together to solve the East Kootenay’s labour shortage. An observed shortage in skilled workers has led to the creation of the Kootenay Regional Workforce Table, which met for the first time last November.
Leah Bradish The group was formed after two forums last year to determine if there is a problem with the local workforce. The forums, attended by Kootenay industries, employers, First Nations, educators, training service providers, and economic development organizations, did identify a labour shortage. Attendees from those forums were invited to take a seat at the regional workforce table, whose goal is to develop a regional skills training plan to address the shortage. “What we were seeking was a small working
According to Statistics Canada, by 2036 seniors aged 65 or older will make up 25 per cent of the population, while the proportion of the population at working age would decline to about 60 per cent group that is representative of the East and West Kootenays and the variety of industries, economic development, employee and employer groups,” said secretariat manager Leah Bradish. “The sole focus of the workforce table, really, is to look at where the growth is in skilled labour demand from the industry side, and compare that to how many of those skilled labour professions we are actually training at the college and private institutional level. Where there is a gap, we will be generating solutions to resolve that gap.” The workforce table is beginning to seek input on regional needs, and that input will help the table come up with a plan. Employers might say, for example, that there are 200 new positions for welders in the Kootenays each year. But local educators may
only be graduating 50 welders in each class. “It will help inform future planning both on behalf of industry and the college system as well as private trainers on how we close the gap between the number of skilled workers we are going to need in any
given profession versus how many we are actually training right now,” said Bradish. The source of the labour shortage will also be considered by the workforce table. Bradish said the type of training available in the region, an awareness of the jobs
that are up for grabs here, and difficulties retaining young workers could all be contributing to the shortage. Funding for the workforce table is provided through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement.
call for project proposals Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs The Regional District of East Kootenay is accepting project proposals for funding consideration from Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs for the areas of: City of Cranbrook City of Fernie City of Kimberley Village of Canal Flats Village of Radium Hot Springs
District of Sparwood District of Elkford District of Invermere Electoral Area A Electoral Area B
Electoral Area C Electoral Area E Electoral Area F Electoral Area G
Application guidelines and forms are available at: • • • •
RDEK offices in Cranbrook and Invermere The municipal office in each community RDEK website at www.rdek.bc.ca CBT website at www.cbt.org
For information about preparing your project proposal or to have an application form forwarded to you, please call Nikki Bradshaw or Shannon Moskal at 250-489-2791 or 1-888-478-7335 (toll-free). Deadline for project proposals is 4:30 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2013. Late applications are not eligible for consideration. Administered and managed by the Regional District of East Kootenay.
19 - 24th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC V1C 3H8 Phone: 250-489-2791 Toll Free: 1-888-478-7335 Email: info@rdek.bc.ca Website: www.rdek.bc.ca
Page 4 wednesday, January 16, 2013
daily townsman
Local NEWS
Bye bye, money: A new map of Scamalot The Better Business Bureau Canada has released a warning about the top 10 scams you might encounter in 2013 Annalee Gr ant Townsman Staff
It seems like everyone is getting used to picking up the phone to hear the whistle of a cruise ship with an offer for a free trip, or the chance to clean up your Microsoft computer – both things that sound suspicious and too good to be true. Most people recognize these calls or emails as a scam, but money is still being gleaned from vulnerable members of society year after year. The Canadian branch of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has released its top 10 list of the most prevalent money-grabbing schemes of the year. This year’s theme is “just in case a scam is around the corner,” and the BBB is offering tips for even the most business savvy consumers. This year the list was developed by the BBB, BC Securities Commission, Consumer Protection BC, the Competition Bureau of Canada, the RCMP and the Vehicle Sales Authority. The top advertising scam is advertising trolls, who troll websites like Craigslist offering to sell the item you have listed for a fee. “These companies are trolling through online ads to find someone to make a quick buck from. Companies often guarantee to sell vehicles quickly and promise a money-back guarantee. Problem is that these guaranteed vehicle brokers rarely sell your vehicle, rarely provide refunds, and only post your own ad to
“Don’t expect to get rich quick. Be careful with your personal information. Don’t be lured by claims of insider information” Better Business Bureau other free online listings – charging you a $500 fee for things you probably could do yourself for free,” writes the BBB. They encourage sellers who are contacted by a company claiming to be able to sell your vehicle or nick-nack to check them out on the BBB.org website before committing. Online dating can be a great way to meet someone special – but unfortunately scammers are well aware of that. “Your online romance scammer builds a relationship, sometimes spending several months in building a rapport online with the intention of making you feel that you are in a romantic relationship,” the BBB says. And eventually, the person, who claims to be in a far away country, needs money from you to meet for the first time. “Around this time, the criminal will note that they can’t afford to travel and will seek assistance from you in covering travel costs. Sometimes there’s an emergency, a sick family member for example, and they need financial help from you to visit
the sick individual.” It all ends with a broken heart and bank account, after the money is wired. The BBB says the following are signs that your new romance is too good to be true: • Someone has claimed to have fallen in love with you quickly. • That person wants to immediately leave the dating site to use instant messaging or email. • They claim to be from the U.S. or Canada but they are working overseas. • They’ve asked you for money or to cash a cheque. • They are coming to visit you soon but an event prevents them from visiting. • They have no close family or friends to turn to when they need help. The next scam targets the wallet and those with an entrepreneurial spirit. Investment fraud targets victims through social media or a web ad. Eventually your identity is stolen. The BBB has some “don’ts” to protect you. “Don’t expect to get rich quick. Be careful with your personal information. Don’t be lured by claims of ‘insider information’.”
The top financial scam this year is affinity fraud, which targets a group of people known to each other. It pits a leader in the group against the others to get money out of them. “To be successful, scam artists need to earn the trust of an influential person in a group, family, or workplace. Once they establish this bond – and this can take time – they use this connection to get their hands on the money of other people in the group. In some cases, they may even pay the influencer to help them out, never telling the person that the investment is really a scam,” the BBB says. For information on red-flags that could signal a scam, visit www. investright.org. Rogue door to door contractors sometimes have a legitimate service to offer – but often it includes shoddy workmanship and high-pressure sales tactic. “These types of offers include: a deal to seal or repave your driveway, a roofer with leftover material from a previous job, a furnace repair that you didn’t schedule or a gas fireplace ‘inspection,’ the BBB said.
Call Karrie:
#113 Near TM Roberts School #127 Near Baker Park #144 15 Ave, 3rd-5th St. #177 Brookview #234 Townsite #229 Selkirk #207 Chapman Camp
“These fraudulent ‘contractors’ use high pressure sales tactics and offers of a one-time deal to entice or frighten consumers into expensive and often unnecessary home repairs.” The BBB said you should get all the information on the company written down, and be leery if you are asked to pay in cash or with a cheque and the contractor offers to come back later to finish the job. “You will probably never see them or your money again,” the BBB said. A common scam that many have been the victim or recipient of, is the virus fixing scheme. An unsolicited person calls to warn you that your computer is infected with a virus, and offers to clean it up for a fee. “The scammer is trying to gain remote access to your computer and get your credit card information,” the BBB said. Any unsolicited call for virus removal should be suspect. The BBB said you should hang up the phone immediately, and never click on internet ads offering similar services. Scammers have sunk to a new low: targeting youth with text message
prizes. The scammer sends a text out offering a fabulous prize, but the youth must enter a pin number and email address online. “Then, you are taken to a form and instructed to fill out your name, cell number, mailing address and answer unrelated personal questions, such as “Are you interested in going back to school?” and “Are you diabetic?” When you reach the page to “claim your gift card,” you instead find yourself directed to another site to apply for a credit card. In the end, you never receive a credit card and you have given out personal information,” the BBB said. Another key point is that the texts will often ask you to text “stop” or “no” to cease future messages. This is a further scam. The top business scam is pretender invoices, when scammers send an invoice or bill requesting payment for services you have never received or requested. “For example, you might be sent an invoice for a domain name that is very similar to your current domain name, or for a small amount of stationery. The scammer hopes that you don’t notice the differ-
ence and just pay the invoice.” And the BBB’s scam of the year award goes to one that hits close to home for the consumer protection agency – it’s the fake BBB email phising scam. “Yep, it’s us – the BBB phishing scam. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of people have gotten emails that very much look like an official notice from BBB,” the bureau writes. The BBB is currently working to stop the scam in its tracks. If you believe yourself to be the victim of identity theft, call your bank and cancel your cards and obtain new ones. Call the RCMP and Canada’s main credit reporting agencies: Trans Union Canada (tuc.ca, 1-800-663-9980) and Equifax Canada (equifax.ca, 1-800-465-7166). Report any scams to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca, 1-888-4958501). The BBB will be using the Twitter hashtag #justincase to offer more tips on how to protect yourself from scams, and is welcoming input from the public using the same tag.
Last chance to nominate Woman of the Year Submit ted
Friday, February 15 at noon is the deadline for Woman of the Year 2013 nominations. The Canadian Federation of University Women – Cranbrook is sending out this reminder for anyone wishing to see an East Kootenay woman be this year’s Woman of the Year. CFUW-Cranbrook has honoured 34 women at 28 Woman of the Year celebrations. Since 1984, all criteria have remained the same and any East Kootenay region woman whose extraordinary talents in enriching the lives, especially of women, is eligible. The nominee’s contributions to the education and/or advancement of women and how she has inspired and enriched the lives of those around her by her endeavours must be shown by the nominating committee. The club’s use of the word “education” does not necessarily carry an academic meaning as it can be more widely interpreted to mean supporting and encouraging learning. The nominee’s contributions and achievement may have taken place in
the last year or over a period of time. Her efforts may have been part of paid employment, voluntary or a combination of both. The women who have been honoured in the past by this award are very much admired and respected by those with whom they come into contact. Often these women are “unsung heroines” of the community. Recipients of this honour are selected from nominations submitted by the public. For more information visit www.cfuw-cranbrook.com. The nominations can be mailed to the club at 805 – 29th Avenue South, Cranbrook V1C 3K5, or dropped off before noon Friday, February 15. “We like to hold the awards ceremony for Woman of the Year on or around March 8, International Women’s Day,” said Cathryn Henley, president of the CFUW-Cranbrook Club. The club asks you to get your nominations in as soon as you can and certainly by the deadline date. Stay tuned to The Townsman for an announcement of the Woman of the Year 2013.
daily townsman / daily bulletin
Opinion/Events Letters to the Editor
Kicking and screaming I wonder where Doug Williamson was during the HST referendum campaign. In his letter of Jan. 14, 2013, he claims the Liberal government “voluntarily chose to hold a referendum” on the hated tax. As one of the thousands of citizens across the province who collected over half a million signatures in order to force the referendum, it seemed to me that the government had to be dragged — kicking and screaming — into accepting the will of the people. Jean Samis Cranbrook
Irony There is extreme irony in Bill Bennett giving some advice to Cranbrook City Council. He advises (Townsman, Jan. 11th) that Council should not be advocating for more provincial funding for such things as education (new school), health care (new intensive care unit), the arts (new theatre), poverty reduction (new homeless shelter) or public safety (RCMP and infrastructure). He goes
on to advise them to ask, “What do we do now that we cannot do anymore?” Mr. Bennett would do well to examine his own government’s record and ask himself, “Why can’t we afford to provide the necessary public services mentioned above that should be the responsibility of government in a province like B.C. where prosperous economy ought to be a given?” The reasons Mr. Bennett advocates abandoning what Cranbrook Council rightly identifies as public responsibilities, of course, are the massive tax reductions, especially for the wealthy and large corporate interests, coupled with ineffective economic policies and a massive giveaway of natural resources (raw logs and run of the river) that his government has pursued for the last ten years. If he enters the next election running on his government’s record I hope the voters remember the abysmal failure of the “BC Jobs Plan,” the doubling of provincial debt and the record of having the highest child poverty rate in Canada for the last 10 years. All of this while spending $15 million on partisan ads trying to convince us that they are doing a good job? Irony indeed! Dean Chatterson Cranbrook
Time to kill off Armstrong myths John Leicester Associated Press
T
wo enduring myths about Lance Armstrong should be laid to rest after his confession to Oprah Winfrey. One is that even if he doped, Armstrong was still a truly exceptional athlete, so naturally gifted and determined that he could have won the Tour de France without drugs. The other is that Armstrong must have been the best rider in a bad bunch, because so many of his Tour rivals were also doping and yet he always came out on top. Phooey. Perhaps the promise and natural physical ability Armstrong demonstrated as a teenaged triathlete, when one assumes and hopes he was clean, were always going to shine through and lead to some degree of success in professional sports, although surely not to the record seven Tour titles that have since been stripped from him. Or perhaps it was only drugs and blood transfusions that made a serial winner of Armstrong. Perhaps he would have been far less stellar without them, not quite a donkey but not a world-beater, either. The sad truth, one of many with Armstrong, is we will never know either way. After years of insisting that he competed clean, Armstrong stunningly reversed course in his interview this week with Winfrey. It will air in two parts on Thursday and Friday. More forgiving souls will continue to argue that since so many riders were cheating, the playing field in Armstrong’s era was more or less level and perversely fair. Phooey to that, too. Some riders refused to join the chemical warfare that cycling became. People like Christophe Bassons, a French cyclist shunned and told to
Peter Dejong/AP Photo
Lance Armstrong is surrounded by press photographers, signaling seven, during the Tour de France, July 24, 2005. pipe down by his peers after he punctured the silence about doping and spoke out at the 1999 Tour, the first Armstrong won. To now still cling to the idea that Armstrong was always going to beat riders like Bassons is grossly unfair, because it cannot be proved. “Christophe Bassons was a talented rider, for sure,’’ Jonathan Vaughters, one of Armstrong’s U.S. Postal Service teammates on the 1999 Tour, said in a phone interview this week. “How would he have done in the Tour de France had it been an equal playing field? We’ll never know.’’ Bassons himself said: “In the top 30 or 40, you had a bunch of riders who could have been on the podium or challenged those at the top’’ if doping hadn’t skewed the competition. Just as some people get drunker than others after a bottle of wine, dopers don’t all get the exact same performance benefits from drugs they take. Some could afford more or better doping than others, or more devious doctors and more reliable suppliers. Some are willing to take bigger risks, larger or more frequent doses and try products or methods that others wouldn’t. Christian Vande Velde, a teammate of Armstrong’s on
the 1999 and 2001 Tours, testified to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that he disliked needles and injecting himself and fretted about getting caught and the health risks of doping. So he didn’t adhere religiously to the doping program drawn up by the team medic; “I was not a model patient,’’ Vande Velde testified. And Armstrong? Did he win because he was simply a more accomplished and organized doper? Winning the Tour isn’t purely an individual achievement but also a team one. The systematic doping program his U.S. Postal teammates detailed to USADA gave them and their leader, Armstrong, a performance advantage over rivals who weren’t so organized and dishonest. USADA annulled all of Armstrong’s competition results from Aug. 1, 1998. Very few people, perhaps only Armstrong, can know whether any of those results were achieved clean. Even if he said some of them were, would you believe him? And what about before that date? Was Armstrong clean when he won the world championship in 1993, aged just 21? And how about when he rode in but failed to finish the Tours of 1993, 1994 and 1996, and placed 36th in 1995?
In 2006, in retirement from cycling having won his 7th Tour, Armstrong ran the New York City Marathon. He called it “without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done.’’ He had sore shins and said he didn’t train enough. He barely broke his goal of 3 hours, with 800-plus runners finishing ahead of him. It was pretty impressive for a marathon debut but hardly world class. If Armstrong did that run for fun drugfree, is that a good gauge of his natural athletic abilities? “I think his New York marathon results are the closest we can get to understand how he’d perform alongside other nondoped athletes when he races without a needle. Good result, but definitely not someone you’d regard as the world’s greatest endurance athlete,’’ Australian anti-doping scientist Michael Ashenden said by email, responding to questions. “Sport has thousands of athletes who succeed at under age or national level but who fail to emulate that success on the international stage. Everyone also realizes that winning a one-day world championship is not the same as winning a three-week major Tour. We have some insight into Armstrong’s physiological limits from published results and those indicate he is a good athlete, capable of making a living as a pro. But his lab results definitely don’t suggest he was great.’’ The waters have become so muddied by Armstrong’s cheating that it is no longer possible to say with certainty what he would made of himself without it. Maybe he did have the physical attributes to be a Tour champion. But maybe not. That’s now nothing more than speculation. What a waste. John Leicester is a sports columnist for The Associated Press.
wednesday, January 16, 2013
Page 5
What’s Up?
KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR
UPCOMING Kimberley Wildlife and Wilderness Club’s AGM Tuesday January 22nd at 7:00 P.M. at the Selkirk High School in the Cafeteria, get your memberships before they go up in price. More info call 250427-5236 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. Join Karen VoldOakley - “Volunteering in Guatemala” at Centre 64, Kimberley; Tuesday Jan 22 at 7:30 pm. Admission by Donation. Proceeds to Kimberley Arts Council & Expansion Project. ONGOING Treehouse—Families with children 5 & under are invited to come play. Free drop-in program in gym of Kimberley Early Learning Centre. Transportation avail. Tuesdays, 9:00 - 12:00. Diana 250-427-0716. Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-4268916, drop by our office at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www.fightwithus.ca and register as a volunteer. ICBL-Duplicate Bridge–Senior Center in Cranbrook. Mon & Wed 7pm, Thurs & Fri 1pm at Scout Hall, Marysville. Info: Maggie 250-417-2868. Tai Chi Moving Meditation every Wednesday 3-4 pm at Centre 64. Starts November 7th. Call Adele 250-427-1939. Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon - 1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org. Breast Cancer Support Group in Kimberley. Information about meetings please call Daniela 250-427-2562 or Lori 250-427-4568. Half price tag sales! Bibles for Missions Thrift Store, open Tues-Sat, 10am - 5pm. 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook. The Cranbrook Skating Club is offering skating lessons for learners of all ages. Pre-CanSkate (for pre-schoolers), CanSkate (ages 4 & up), Intro-StarSkate (learn to figure skate), StarSkate (for advanced levels of figure skating), CanPowerSkate (skating skills for hockey players) and Adult lessons. Kathy Bates (Registrar) at 250-432-5562. Do you have 3 hours a week to give? Contact the Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shops at 250-427-2503 (Brenda) or 250-427-1754 Gayle) for volunteer opportunities: cashiers, sorters, after hours cleaners. CRANBROOK QUILTERS’ GUILD hold their meetings every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:15pm upstairs in the Seniors’ Hall, 125-17th Ave. S. Everyone welcome. Info: Betty at 250-489-1498 or June 250-426-8817. Community Acupuncture. By donation – Each Tuesday 4-6 pm, Roots to Health Naturopathic Clinic, Kimberley Health Centre – Lower Level, 260 4th Ave. 778-481-5008. Please visit: www.rootsto-health.com for more info. ESL: CBAL hosts Conversation Cafe Tues 7-9pm, morning class Wed 10am-12noon & Evening class Wed 7pm-9pm. All sessions held at CBAL office 19 9th Ave S (next to the radio station). Childcare upon request. All programs are FREE. FMI: Bruce 250-919-2766 or khough@cbal.org The Compassionate Friends meet 2nd Tuesday each month at 4:00pm at the East Kootenay Child Care Resource and Referral Boardroom (in the Baker Street Mall parking lot) Info: call Laura @ 250 489-1000/Diane @ 250 489-0154 Do you have the desire to stop eating compulsively? OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (a 12-Step Program) meets Tuesdays from 7-8 pm at Cranbrook United Church, 2-12 S. S., downstairs. Contact: cranbrookoa@hotmail.com. The Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to improving “The Quality Of Life” for all seniors. To become a member contact Ernie Bayer, ph 604-576-9734, fax 604-576-9733, email ecbayer@shaw.ca. Place your notice in your “What’s Up?” Community Calendar FREE of charge. This column is intended for the use of clubs and non-profit organizations to publicize their coming events — provided the following requirements are met: • Notices will be accepted two weeks prior to the event. • All notices must be emailed, faxed or dropped off in person. No telephone calls please. • NOTICES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 30 WORDS. • Only one notice per week from any one club or organization. • All notices must be received by the Thursday prior to publication • There is no guarantee of publication. Notices will run subject to space limitations.
CRANBROOK TOWNSMAN & KIMBERLEY BULLETIN COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Drop off: 822 Cranbrook St. N. • Drop off: 335 Spokane Street Fax: 250-426-5003 • Fax: 250-427-5336 E-mail: production@dailybulletin.ca
PAGE 6
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013
OPINION
DAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETIN
www.dailytownsman.com 822 Cranbrook Street North Cranbrook, B.C. • V1C 3R9
Ph: 250-426-5201
Fax: 250-426-5003 editor@dailytownsman.com
www.dailybulletin.ca 335 Spokane Street Kimberley, B.C. • VIA 1Y9
Ph: 250-427-5333 Fax: 250-427-5336 editor@dailybulletin.ca
Published by Black Press Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays
Karen Johnston
Jenny Leiman
PUBLISHER
OFFICE MANAGER
Barry Coulter
Carolyn Grant
TOWNSMAN EDITOR
BULLETIN EDITOR
A new war against Islamist extremists Nicole Koran BULLETIN ADVERTISING MANAGER
CRANBROOK DAILY TOWNSMAN Dial 250-426-5201
PUBLISHER: Karen Johnston, ext. 204 kjohnston@dailytownsman.com CIRCULATION: Karrie Hall, ext. 208 circulation@dailytownsman.com ACCOUNTING: Jenny Leiman, ext. 218 accounting@dailytownsman.com CLASSIFIEDS: Marion Quennell, ext. 202 classifieds@dailytownsman.com EDITOR: Barry Coulter, ext. 210 barry@dailytownsman.com SPORTS: Trevor Crawley, ext. 212 trevor@dailytownsman.com NEWS: Sally MacDonald, ext. 219 sally@dailytownsman.com Annalee Grant, ext. 220 annalee@dailytownsman.com ADVERTISING REPS: Dan Mills, ext. 207 dan@dailytownsman.com Erica Morell, ext. 214 erica@dailytownsman.com Cyndi Port, ext. 216 cyndi@dailytownsman.com
KIMBERLEY DAILY BULLETIN Dial 250-427-5333
ADVERTISING MANAGER: Nicole Koran, ext. 206 advertising@dailybulletin.ca EDITOR: Carolyn Grant editor@dailybulletin.ca IF UNSURE OF THE EXTENSION, DIAL 0. All rights reserved. Contents copyright by The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and The Kimberley Daily Bulletin. Any reproduction of material contained in this publication in whole or in part is forbidden without the expressed written consent of the Publisher. It is agreed that The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and The Kimberley Daily Bulletin will not be responsible for errors or omissions and is not liable for any amount exceeding the cost of the space used and then only such portion where the errors actually appeared. We reserve the right to edit or reject any submission or advertisement that is contrary to our Publishing guidelines.
“T
hose days are over,” said France’s President Francois Hollande last month, when asked if French forces would intervene in the war between Islamist insurgents who have seized the northern half of Mali and the government in Bamako. But the days in question weren’t over for very long. Last Friday France sent a squadron of fighter-bombers to the West African country to stop the Islamist fighters from taking the capital. “We are making air raids the whole time,” said French Defence Minister JeanYves Le Drian. “They are going on now. They will go on tonight. They will go on tomorrow.” Some 550 French combat troops are on the ground already, with up to 2,500 more to follow. Contingents of soldiers from the neighbouring countries of Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo are scheduled to arrive as early as next week. It has turned into a real war. It has also turned into a Western-run war in a Muslim country, despite the discouraging precedents of Afghanistan and Iraq. The government of Mali has asked for French help, and on Monday the United Nations Security Council unanimously supported France’s military intervention. The army of Mali, such as it is, will theoretically be in charge of the war — but everybody knows that the Malian army is useless. In fact, the presence of Mali’s army at the front is usually counter-productive, as it is brutal, militarily incompetent, and prone to panic flight. The other African armies are of variable quality, but it is obviously
French troops, and especially French air power, that will decide the outcome of the war. So has France bitten off more than it can chew? Is this going to end up like Afghanistan and Iraq? The supporters of the war prefer to compare it with last year’s Western military intervention in Libya, another French initiative that was decided over one weekend. They Gwynne like that analogy better because the Libyan intervenDyer tion ended tolerably well, with the overthrow of the dictator, a democratically elected government, and no Western casualties. But the differences between Libya and Mali are greater than the similarities. In Libya the rebels were trying to rid the country of Muammar Gaddafi, a loony, friendless dictator, and create a democratic future. The decision to intervene was made in Paris in only two hectic days, when it appeared that Gaddafi’s mercenary troops were about to overrun Benghazi and massacre the rebels. NATO served as the rebel air force, but no Western troops fought on the ground. And it worked. The West is supporting the government, not the rebels, in Mali. That government, behind a flimsy civilian facade, is controlled by the same thugs in uniform whose military coup last March, just one month before the scheduled democratic election, created the chaos that let the Islamist rebels conquer the northern half of the country. The young officers who now run the country are ignorant and violent, and having them on your side is not an asset. The Islamist rebels are fanatical, intolerant, and violent, but they are well armed (a lot of advanced infantry weapons came on
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
the market when Gaddafi’s regime collapsed) and they appear to be well trained. They have almost no popular support in 90-per cent-Muslim Mali, whose version of Islam is much more moderate, but they have terrified the population of the north into submission or flight. The insurgents are not short of money, either, as they receive secret subsidies from several Arab monarchies in the Gulf that have persuaded themselves, strangely, that subsidising radical Islamist movements in the far-flung fringes of the Muslim world is a good way to avoid being overthrown by radical Islamists at home. They are formidable opponents, and the war to free northern Mali may be long and hard. Until recently the rebels seemed to be confined to Mali’s desert north, but last week they began to advance into southern Mali, where nine-tenths of the country’s 14 million people live. The Malian army collapsed, and Western intelligence sources estimated that the Islamists would capture the capital, Bamako, within two days. That would effectively give them control of the entire country. Mali has long, unguarded borders with seven other African countries, and it is only 3,000 km from France. So President Hollande ordered immediate military intervention to stop the Islamist advance, and we’ll all worry about the long-term consequences later. The next Western war against Islamist extremists has already started, and the question is whether it will end up like Afghanistan. Nobody would like to know the answer to that more than the French. Except, of course, the Malians. Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist.
Letters to the Editor should be a maximum of 400 words in length. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject any contribution. All letters must include the name and daytime phone number of the writer for verification purposes. The phone number will not be printed. Anonymous letters will not be published. Email letters to editor@dailytownsman.com. Mail to The Daily Townsman, 822 Cranbrook St. N., Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 3R9. In Kimberley, email editor@dailybulletin.ca. Mail to The Daily Bulletin, 335 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC V1A 1Y9.
DAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETIN
Y C N A AC
V
ADVERTISE HERE! CALL TO BOOK YOUR AD NOW!
250.426.5201
250.427.5333
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013
Sports News? Call Trevor 250-426-5201, ext. 212 trevor@dailytownsman.com
Ice cut down Blades 4-3 in shootout TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor
AIMING FOR PROVINCIALS: The Selkirk Secondary School girls curling team captured the East Kootenay title this past weekend in Creston. The girls won their first game over Creston 12-1 then picked up their second win with an 8-1 victory over Sparwood in the A final. They then won the B event with a 7-4 win over Creston. They now move on to play Nelson this coming weekend in a best of three with the winner advancing to provincials in Kamloops at the end of February. Pictured above, left to right: Skip Alysha Buchy, Third Julia Dereniwsky, Second Kira Dereniwsky, and Lead Haylie Farquhar.
KIMBERLEY DYNAMITERS
Rockies romp 9-5 over Dynamiters TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor
Pucks were flying at the Kimberley Civic Centre on Tuesday night, as the Columbia Valley Rockies skated away with a 9-5 victory over the Dynamiters. Despite entering the final period tied at 4-4, the Rockies managed to put on a burst of offensive productivity to pull ahead for the win. Rockies forward Brendan Burge ended the night with seven points off of two goals and five assists, while teammate Racey Red Crow had four goals and an assist. From the start, it was clear that the game would be interesting. The Nitros refused to participate in the warmup, as a show of solidarity to protest the resignation of assistant coach Jordan Foreman, who left the team on Monday evening. Columbia Valley got on the powerplay three times right off the bat, making good on their third opportunity, when
Dylan Sakatch scored to take the lead. The Nitros had a two-man advantage shortly after, but couldn’t beat Stewart Pratt, who manned the crease for Columbia Valley. Stephen Pratt increased the Rockies’ lead, when he found himself on a breakaway during a bad Nitro line change with six minutes left in the period. Red Crow tripled Columbia Valley’s lead with less than two minutes on the clock when he took advantage of a puck bobbled by Nitro stopper Jeremy Mousseau. The second period was a better effort from Kimberley’s end, as the Dynamiters scored four times, while the Rockies only got one goal. Connor Kutzner skated around the top of the offensive zone face-off circle and wristed a shot into the net for Kimberley’s first marker. Isaac Schacher followed up with another
Nitro goal, before Red Crow responded for Columbia Valley. However, the Dynamiters responded again with a pair from Tyson Klingspohn and Jared Marchi, which brought the score back to 4-4 going into the final 20 minutes. However, Columbia Valley needed only 30 seconds to pull ahead, as Burge got his first of the game, while Red Crow added his third of the game on the powerplay a minute later. Sam Nigg brought the Nitros back to within a goal five minutes later, but Red Crow re-
stored the two-goal lead with ten minutes left in the game. Stephen Pratt increased the lead to three goals with five minutes to go, and Burge scored the token empty netter with two minutes left in the game. While the goals piled up on the scoresheet, the penalties were noticeable as well, as the Rockies had one 10-minute misconduct, while the Nitros had five 10-minute misconducts and two game ejections. Columbia Valley scored three times in nine opportunities with
the man-advantage, while Kimberley scored twice with 10 opportunities. The Rockies are sitting in third place in the Eddie Mountain Division, nine points behind the Nitros. Kimberley has a tenuous hold on third place, as the Rockies have three games in hand, while the Ghostriders and Rockets scrap it out for first place. Next action for the Dynamiters is Saturday night, when they host the Penticton Lakers—a team which will be folding from the KIJHL at the end of the season.
Foreman resigns from Nitros TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor
Jordan Foreman, the assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Kimberley Dynamiters has resigned his position with the team, according to an announcement from organization on Monday evening.
“Effective immediately, [Foreman] has stepped down from his duties with the Kimberley Dynamiters,” read a statement from the organization. “We would like to thank him for his years of service and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
Forman has coached with the Nitros for three seasons in an assistant coaching capacity, twice stepping up as a head coach on an interim basis after two coaching changeovers. Foreman declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding his resignation.
PAGE 7
Collin Shirley scored the winner in a shootout to lift the Kootenay Ice to a 4-3 victory over the Blades in Saskatoon on Tuesday. Kootenay led 3-2 in the third period, but a late goal from the Blades evened things up, however, neither were able to break the deadlock in overtime. “We kind of came out slow in the beginning, but we picked things up, followed the game plan and had some success,” said Ice assistant coach Chad Kletzel. It’s a bounce back for the Ice, which had a seven-game win streak snapped last Saturday in Spokane, and a good start to their four-game road swing through Saskatchewan. Matt Revel struck first for the Blades less than two minutes into the game, but Sam Reinhart tied things up with the man advantage for his 20th goal of the season. Dalton Thrower put the Blades back in the lead on the power play two minutes after Reinhart’s goal to close out the opening frame. Jordyn Boyd tied up the game late in the middle period, and Luke Philp scored with 11 seconds left on the clock to give the Ice a 3-2 lead going into the final frame. However, Michael Ferland, Saskatoon’s biggest acquisition from the WHL trade deadline, scored with eight minutes to go, which evened up the game at 3-3. Neither team could pull ahead for the remainder of the game, and overtime solved nothing, so things were decided in a shootout, as
Levi Cable and Shirley scored for Kootenay, while Josh Nicholls got the only puck by Kootenay goaltender Mackenzie Skapksi. Skapski ended the game with 31 saves, including six stops in the shootout round. Andrey Makarov, who manned the crease for the Russians in the World Junior Championship, stopped 26 shots and made 5 saves in the shootout.
“It feels good to take some points away from a team that we’re trying to track down in the standings.” Chad Kletzel
“It feels good to take some points away from a team that we’re trying to track down in the standings right now,” continued Kletzel. “…Our group has done a good job worrying about what we need to do to be successful and a win in Saskatoon is always good.” Next up are the Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday evening, followed by the Regina Pats on Friday and Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday. Though that’s a lot of hockey, Kletzel isn’t worried about fatigue setting in. ”We work hard in practice and we do lots of stuff in regards to nutrition and that stuff, so we expect our guys to be ready to go,” said Kletzel. “Obviously, it’s going to be a challenge, but I think we need to rise to that challenge and look at it like that and not give any excuses.”
ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY A powerful tool when you want to reach your potential customers – the Daily Townsman and Daily Bulletin are invited into over 6,900 homes every day, Monday to Friday.
To advertise or subscribe in Cranbrook, 250-426-5201, ext 0
To advertise or subscribe in Kimberley 250-427-5333 • 10:00-4:30
daily townsman / daily bulletin
Page 8 wednesday, January 16, 2013
COMICS Horoscopes by Jacqueline Bigar
• 5” Continuous Eaves Troughs • Gutter Cleaning • Soffit • Fascia
Mark Lee
• Siding • Custom Bending • Leaf Covers • Custom Down Spouts
Phone: 250.426.0422
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Methods of communication and tentative plans could be revised, and you’ll have to adjust accordingly. A boss might be changing his or her style. Refuse to make a judgment just yet. You could be somewhat unpredictable at this point, even to yourself. Tonight: All smiles. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might be stressed out by what is going on around you. As you observe more, you’ll come to a most unexpected realization. Process what you see, and be willing to let go and head in a different direction. Stay centered. Tonight: Take some much-needed private time. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Focus on what you want, and do not settle. Relate to others on a one-on-one level. A change within a personal or professional tie could change a situation. Be more upbeat. Understand what is going on with a somewhat unpredictable friend. Tonight: Find your friends.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) If you can change direction, do so. You might want to approach a key associate or a close family member in a different way. Take a hard look at this person. He or she has been changing right in front of your eyes. Tonight: Tonight: A must appearance. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Keep reaching out to someone at a distance. You could be jolted by forthcoming information. Don’t react; instead, process what you are hearing. You’ll come up with a strong and amiable solution that feels comfortable for everyone involved. Tonight: Take in new vistas. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Relate to a specific person directly who is very important to you. Your interest in a creative matter peaks. Take in a new perspective and accept a different idea. Brainstorm with others, and help them see your vision. Tonight: Only with someone you really care about. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Others feel as if they need certain information. Lighten up
For Better or Worse
about the possibilities for why they want this information. Let go of tension, and your attitude will change. Others also will respond differently. Count on the unexpected. Tonight: Let the fun begin. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Listen to news, and work on responding appropriately. Your knee-jerk response could be nothing less than problematic. You might opt to use more self-discipline than you have in the past. Consider what is going on with you. Tonight: Errands, gym and then home. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Someone close to you could be encouraging you to take a risk. This person actually might be trying to lure you into a trap. Your instincts say “no,” and therefore, you might want to cut the bait. Listen to your sixth sense. Tonight: Lighten up the moment. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could feel hassled and challenged on some level. You know when enough is enough, but you might have some difficulty
establishing clear boundaries. A matter involving property or a family member seems to be running right over you. Tonight: It’s OK to say “no.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Listen to a suggestion. Someone comes forward and surprises you with some unexpected news. Know that you are constantly changing. What has worked in the past might not work any longer. Honor who you are -- not what you once did. Tonight: At a favorite haunt. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Be careful as to how you present a money matter in a meeting or with a friend. You are changing your perspective, and this person is, too. You are more intuitive than you realize, Follow your sixth sense. Extremes dominate a situation. Tonight: All smiles. BORN TODAY Model Kate Moss (1974), singer Aaliyah (1979), author Dr. Laura Schlessinger (1947) Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar. com.(c) 2013 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
By Lynn Johnston
bUy LOW SELL HIGH RIGHT NOW WE’VE GOT SUPER DEALS ON OUR CLASSIFIED ADS.
Garfield
By Jim Davis
To advertise or subscribe in Cranbrook, To advertise or subscribe in Kimberley, 426-5201, ext. 0. 427-5333 • 12:30 - 4:30 pm.
Reach New Heights in the East Kootenay! From paid subscriber community newspapers, paid dailies, a full distribution on Wednesdays to daily subscribers and all homes in Cranbrook and Kimberley. Friday has total market coverage in the entire East Kootenay. We have this region covered with qualified readership and accredited delivery. For daily delivery - to your home or business - call us. To reach this lucrative market - call our advertising department.
Advertising: 250-426-5201 ext 213 Delivery: 250-426-5201 ext 208
By Dick Browne
Advertising: 250-427-5333 Delivery: 250-426-5201 ext 208
Baby Blues
By Kirkman and Scott
nity mu
our Com Y ng
Cove ri
Hagar the Horrible
Rhymes with Orange
Get your news delivered daily - subscribe!
By Hillary B. Price
Annie’s Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I have been married for six months and am crazy for my hubby. He has back problems and some sexual issues that keep us from being intimate. At least, those are the excuses he uses for the fact that we don’t touch like we used to. I recently came across some love notes to an ex-girlfriend, saying how they are going to be happy growing old together and how much he loves her. I pay his child support and love his kids like my own. He says he loves me, but I have doubts that he is being honest. He is constantly texting and emailing and never puts his phone down. He acts as if he is afraid I will look at it. I’ve been hurt before by lies and don’t want to go through it again. What do I do? -- Scared and Lonely in Kentucky Dear Scared: Were these recent love notes or old ones that you happened to find? If they are old, try to ignore them. He married you, not his ex-girlfriend. If they are recent, however, it could be serious, especially when combined with constant and secretive texting, calling and emailing. Married partners owe it to each other to be open and honest. Talk to your husband. If his answers don’t reassure you, the next step is counseling. Dear Annie: I am a small woman with large breasts. I did not buy these. For years, I’ve tolerated leering men and boys, suggestive comments, questions about breast enhancement and assumptions that I am of easy virtue. Some people are unable to make eye contact because they are staring at my bosom -- not to mention the idiots who cannot possibly take me seriously in the business world because of my cup size. I was once refused a job because the supervisor was worried what his wife would think. I have learned to deal with all that. But I have issues with the way other women treat me. Most take an immediate dislike to me. Men stare no matter how modestly I dress, and their wives and girlfriends glare at me, call me names they think I don’t hear and generally treat me like dirt. Even walking in public past a group of women seems to bring on the negativity. We talk about bullying because of body type, but doesn’t this qualify? Women don’t seem to see the hurt they cause, the chance at friendship they miss or the chiropractic bills I have from hauling these things around. Breast reduction surgery is not an option for me right now. Please bring this to the attention of your readers. Some might recognize their behavior and make an effort to change. -- Too Well Endowed in Kansas Dear Kansas: Women can sometimes ascribe negative traits to an object of jealousy. If your chest attracts their husbands and boyfriends, they need to find a reason to dislike you. We hope your letter serves as a plea for greater tolerance, but we also recommend you check to see whether your insurance covers breast reduction surgery since you have chronic back pain. You shouldn’t suffer needlessly. Dear Annie: “Connecticut” complained that her ex-husband pressured their kids not to invite her current boyfriend to their family events. You said that unless the kids stood up to Dad, nothing would change. We have dealt with a controlling ex-spouse for 30 years. She has never changed. And the kids don’t want to hurt her feelings, because she is still their mother. A long time ago, we made the decision to celebrate birthdays and holidays before or after the actual day. It lets us have a great time with the kids without the stress of dealing with the controlling parent. And we don’t miss out on any celebration. -- Lucky Grandparents Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM
daily townsman / daily bulletin
PUZZLES
Thursday Afternoon/Evening # $ % & _ ( ) + , ` 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 : < = ? @ A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P W ¨ ≠ Ø ∂
January 17
4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:30
Cbk. Kim.
# $ % & _ ( ) + , ` M O 6 . / 0 1 2 4 5 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C E F G H I J W ¨ ≠ Ø ∂
Word Wild Elec News Busi PBS NewsHour Rights New Tricks Foyle’s War Palaces Charlie Rose KSPS-PBS Sid News News CTV News Theory etalk Flashpoint Theory Two Grey’s Anat. News News Daily Colbert CFCN Ellen Show The Doctors News ABC News News Ent Insider Last Resort Grey’s Anat. (:02) Scandal News Kim KXLY-ABC Rachael Ray Dr. Oz Show News CBS News Inside Ac Theory Two Person-Interest Elementary News Late KREM-CBS Dr. Phil Judge Judge News News News Million. College Basketball Office 1600 Rock Center News Jay KHQ-NBC Ellen Show Hocke Curling NHL on TSN Season Preview SportsCentre 2013 Australian Open Tennis From Melbourne, Australia. TSN SportsCentre Poker Tour Prime Time Sportsnet Con. Blue UFC HockeyCentral Sportsnet Con. HockeyCentral NET On the Edge The Young News News News Hour Ent ET Last Resort Office Office Deception News GLOBAL BC Ricki Lake Clifford Ceorge Arthur Martha Wild Ani Rivers What’s That? Stonehenge Be Here to Love... What’s That? KNOW Rob Ste Dragons’ Den News News News Ex Georg Cor Nature/ Things Doc Zone National News Georg CBUT Reci News News News News ET Ent Deception Last Resort Office Office News Hour Fi ET J. CICT The Young News News News Hour ET Ent Elementary Last Resort TBA News Hour ET J. CIVT The Young Odd Parents Odd Parents iCarly Victo Young Boys Wipeout Gags Gags Boys Young Weird Spla YTV Squir Side Anderson Live Simp Ray Theory Two Theory Two American Idol News Sports Sunny TMZ KAYU-FOX Ricki Lake Cooper 360 Piers Morgan Cooper 360 E. B. OutFront Piers Morgan Cooper 360 E. B. OutFront CNN Situation Room E. B. OutFront Bellator 360 iMPACT Wrestling Bellator MMA Live King Mo GTTV Bellator MMA Live SPIKE Bellator 360 Hunt Hunt Income Prop. Bryan Bryan Hunt Hunt Income Prop. Bryan Bryan Outrageous HGTV Holmes/Homes Income Prop. The First 48 The First 48 Missing Beyond Scared Beyond Scared The First 48 Missing Beyond Scared A&E The First 48 Pick Totally Reba Reba Jim Jim Jim Jim Pick Pick Jim Jim Jim Jim Gags Gags CMT Naked Pet Ice Quake Property Bro Cand Cougar Love It-List It Property Brot. Decorators Undercover Undercover Love It W My Neighbor’s Keeper Beauty Covert Affairs Lost Girl Beauty Covert Affairs NCIS SHOW Hawaii Five-0 Sons of Guns Fast N’ Loud Moonshiners Greatest Know Fast N’ Loud Moonshiners Sons of Guns DISC How/ How/ Daily Planet Intervention Nightmares Flipping Out Superbad Superbad SLICE Intervention Me Gypsy Gypsy Four Weddings Not to Wear Four Weddings Not to Wear Gypsy Gypsy TLC Me The Mentalist Missing Missing Flashpoint Criminal Minds The Mentalist Missing BRAVO Criminal Minds Flashpoint ReGenesis Events Leading-Death Pecker Sleepy Hollow Psy EA2 Twins (:20) The Karate Kid Jim Johnny Johnny Adven Rocket Drag Mudpit Vam Total Ftur Family Amer. Robot Family Dating TOON Scoob Loone Jim ANT Phi Phi Win Good ANT Wiz Jessie Good Good Win Win Warth Lizzie Raven Cory Prin FAM Wiz Sein Family Family Amer. Dick Le WPCH Office Office Theory Theory Brown Payne Brown Payne Sein Sein Match N’Rad. Com Theory Just/Laughs Match Gags Gas Simp Theory Com Com Com Daily Colbert COM Sein Cry Danger 99 River Street Tomorrow-Day (:45) The Breaking Point Prow TCM (:15) Ghosts -- Italian Style Duck Duck Stor Stor Liqui Bggg Duck Duck Stor Stor Liqui Bggg Duck Duck Minute to Win OUT Mantracker Ice Pilots NWT MASH MASH Weird Cnt. Cnt. Ice Pilots NWT Ancient Aliens Bamazon Pickers HIST Pickers Supernatural Force of Impact Stargate SG-1 Star Trek: Voy. Supernatural Force Impact SPACE Inner Ripley Stargate Atl. Around the World in 80 Days Broadcast News Notting Hill AMC (3:00) The Karate Kid Pinks Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auction Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auction SPEED Hub Live Four Houses Friend Friend Frasier Frasier Rose. Rose. Debt ET Friend Friend Frasier Frasier 3rd 3rd TVTROP Live Taken Back (:10) Big Miracle Sunshine Sketches Our Idiot Brother Cowboys MC1 (:10) Flypaper Maury Family Family News News Two Two Vampire Carrie Diaries KTLA 5 News Friend Friend KTLA Cunningham Mother Mother Mother Mother News at Nine Funny Videos Rules Rules Rock Scrubs Rock Sunny WGN-A Chris Chris Funny Videos Fifty Dead Men Walking Charlie’s Angels Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle Vanilla Sky EA1 Goth (:25) Identity Murder, She... Eas Ab Fab Columbo Super Con Some Like It Hot Super Popoff VISN Twice-Lifetime Prince Prince Jack Jack Holly. Heights MuchMusic Countdown Jack Jack Holly. Heights Prince Prince 102 102 MM New Music Paix Les Docteurs Sens Union Telejournal 30 vies Info Prière Zone doc TJ Nou Telejournal 105 105 SRC Paix
Friday Afternoon/Evening
January Clearance Up to
50%
OFF On Selected House Coats Nighties P.J.’s Bras Briefs
Page 9
NOTICE
Bring your used stamps to 822 Cranbrook St., Cranbrook This is a year round fundraiser by the Eastern Star for funds to supply Cancer Dressings. Please bring stamps with a 1/4” around the stamp to the Townsman for Skip Fennessy who picks them up.
Thank you for your support!
Slippers Belts
Baker St. Mall 250.489.8464
Sonny nomland • Eureka Cordless Quick-Up Cleaners • Rebuilt Electrolux Vacuums • 2 year warranty on motors, new hoses & attachments
CALL 426-3272 OR VISIT
www.tribute.ca
for this week’s movie listings Far-Reaching Delivery!
The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and the Kimberley Daily Bulletin are delivered to over 5000 households, 5 days a week and over 300 businesses. In town and rural!
ph: 250-489-2733 cell: 250-420-7570 fx: 250-426-7556
Home Delivery in Cranbrook: 250-426-5201 ext 208.
sonnynom@hotmail.com
Home Delivery in Kimberley: 250-427-5333.
44 years in Vacuum sales & service
January 18
4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:30
Cbk. Kim.
PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER
Word Wild Biz Kid News Busi PBS NewsHour Wash Need Doc Martin Land Girls Great Performances at the Met # # KSPS-PBS Sid News News CTV News Theory etalk Blue Bloods CSI: NY Shark Tank News News The Mentalist $ $ CFCN Ellen Show The Doctors News ABC News News Ent Insider Last Malibu Shark Tank (:01) 20/20 News Kim % % KXLY-ABC Rachael Ray Dr. Oz Show News CBS News Inside Ac Undercover CSI: NY Blue Bloods News Late & & KREM-CBS Dr. Phil Judge Judge News News News Million. J’pard Wheel Betty Betty Dateline NBC News Jay _ _ KHQ-NBC Ellen Show Hocke Pardon Figure Skating SportsCentre Record World Poker SportsCentre SportsCentre ( ( TSN SportsCentre Sportsnet Con. EPL UFC Ultimate Fight Sportsnet Con. Hocke UFC ) ) NET HockeyCentral Hockey House News News News Hour Ent ET Nightmares Parenthood 16x9 News + + GLOBAL BC Ricki Lake Parks Mega Builders Emma Poirot Mega Builders , , KNOW Rob Clifford Ceorge Arthur Martha Wild Ani Dragons’ Den News News News Ex Georg Cor Market Mercer fifth estate National News Georg ` ` CBUT Reci Ste News News News News ET Ent 16x9 Nightmares Parenthood News Hour Fi ET J. 1 M CICT The Young News News News Hour ET Ent 16x9 Nightmares Parenthood News Hour ET The 3 O CIVT House Young Young Boys Boys 4 6 YTV Squir Side Kung Kung Kung Kung Spong Spong Spong Spong Fantastic Mr. Fox Anderson Live Simp Ray Theory Two Theory Two Fringe News Rock Sunny TMZ 6 . KAYU-FOX Ricki Lake Piers Morgan Cooper 360 E. B. OutFront Piers Morgan Cooper 360 E. B. OutFront 7 / CNN Situation Room E. B. OutFront Cooper 360 Deadliest Bellator MMA Live The Punisher Deadliest Deadliest Ways 8 0 SPIKE Deadliest 9 1 HGTV Holmes/Homes Bryan Bryan Hunt Hunt You Live-What Million Million Hunt Hunt You Live-What Million Million Roadhomes Duck Duck Duck Duck Duck Duck Stor Stor Stor Stor Duck Duck Duck Duck Stor Stor : 2 A&E The First 48 Funny Videos Funny Videos Hit or Miss Funny Videos Funny Videos Funny Videos < 4 CMT Dakota Dakota Pick CMT Funny Videos Property Brot. Property Bro Cand Cougar Love It-List It Love It The Closer Necess. Rough In Her Shoes = 5 W Lost Girl Haven Haven Hitman NCIS NCIS 50 First Dates ? 9 SHOW Beauty Greatest Know Handfishin’ Mayday Cash Cash Handfishin’ Greatest Know Mayday @ : DISC How/ How/ Daily Planet Brides Brides Bride Bride Brides Brides Keas Keas Revenge of the Nerds Rev.-Nerd A ; SLICE Brides Brides Rich/Pr Bride Say Randy Randy Say Say Say Say Randy Randy Say Say Randy Randy Say Say Randy Randy B < TLC Say The Mentalist Criminal Minds Flashpoint Flashpoint Criminal Minds The Mentalist Criminal Minds C = BRAVO Criminal Minds Flashpoint (:45) Billy Madison (:10) The 40-Year-Old Virgin American Pie (:40) American Wedding Animal D > EA2 Dazed and Confused Jim Johnny Johnny Lego Lego Trans Ulti Aveng Star Justice League: Crisis on Earth Fugget Dating E ? TOON Scoob Loone Jim ANT Phi Phi Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Ratatouille Really (:16) Lemonade Mouth F @ FAM Wiz Fill in theWPCH gridOffice so thatOfficeeveryTheory rowTheory (nine Brown cells wide), every Payne column Payne Brown Sein(nine SeincellsFamily Family Amer. Law Abiding Citizen Law G A Sein cells Match byWork. LaughtheLaugh Gags 9Gas H B tall) and COM everySein box (three threeKrollcells)Duncontain digitsMatch 1 through in Simp Anger JFL Just/Laughs Com Com Monkey Businessone solution for Chick Politiquerías (:45) Bonnie Scotland Nothing but Trouble Laurel-Laughing ’20s The Baby I C any order.TCMThere is only eachStor puzzle. Duck Duck Stor Ghost Hunters Duck Duck Stor Stor Ghost Hunters Duck Duck Minute to Win K E OUT Mantracker Ancient Aliens MASH MASH Battle Castle Bamazon Cnt. Cnt. Cnt. Cnt. Brainwashed Pickers L F HIST Pickers Supernatural Killer Bash Stargate SG-1 Star Trek: Voy. Supernatural Killer Bash M G SPACE Inner Ripley Stargate Atl. There’s Something About Mary There’s Something About Mary The Fly N H AMC Around the World in 80 Days Barrett Barrett Unique Whips O I SPEED (12:00) Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auction Border Border Friend Friend King King Rose. Rose. Debt ET Friend Friend King King 3rd 3rd P J TVTROP Outlaw Bikers Deadly Hope Colombiana Cleanskin Twilight-Dawn Very W W MC1 (3:30) Albert Nobbs Maury Family Family News News Two Two Nikita Beauty News Sports Friend Friend ¨ ¨ KTLA Cunningham Mother Mother Mother Mother News at Nine Funny Videos Rules Rules Rock Scrubs Rock Sunny ≠ ≠ WGN-A Chris Chris Funny Videos William Shatner, World Back to the Future Part II Back to the Future Part III Slaughtrhse 5 Ø Ø EA1 Red (:45) Conan the Destroyer Wine Gaither Gospel Time- God’s Super Con The April Fools Super Popoff ∂ ∂ VISN Twice-Lifetime Murder, She... Eas 102 102 105 105
wednesday, January 16, 2013
MM SRC
New Music Paix Paix
Arrow Docteurs
Vampire Sens Union
National-Van Wilder Telejournal Paquet voleur
Arrow Télé sur-divan
Vampire Amour
Pretty-Liars TJ Nou
Fools Trial Telejournal
Cost of PROMOTING a little more than you planned for?
Try us! We have something the competition doesn’t – daily coverage!
Need help?
Call and speak to one of our ad representatives... ✓ Cranbrook Daily Townsman (250) 426-5201 ✓ Kimberley Daily Bulletin (250) 427-5333
dailyTOWNSMAN/DAILY townsman / daily bulletin DAILY BULLETIN
Page 10 wednesday, January 16, 2013 16, 2013 PAGE 10 Wednesday, January
Share Your Smiles!
Your community. Your classifieds.
0IQTMa I\ ;\ 5IZaÂź[ Band Community CPZi[tma[ ,innMZ
250.426.5201 ext 202
bcclassified.com fax 250.426.5003
INDEX IN BRIEF FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS TRAVEL CHILDREN EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SERVICES PETS & LIVESTOCK MERCHANDISE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE RENTALS AUTOMOTIVE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT LEGAL NOTICES
AGREEMENT It is agreed by any display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event of failure to publish an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. bcclassified.com cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition. bcclassified.com reserves the right to revised, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the bcclassified.com Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental. DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION Advertisers are reminded that Provincial legislation forbids the publication of any advertisement which discriminates against any person because of race, religion, sex, color, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, or age, unless the condition is justified by a bona fide requirement for the work involved. COPYRIGHT Copyright and/or properties subsist in all advertisements and in all other material appearing in this edition of bcclassified. com. Permission to reproduce wholly or in part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by a photographic or offset process in a publication must be obtained in writing from the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourse in law. ON THE WEB:
Announcements
Information DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T REGIFT
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Classâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; it up with a classified ad. Up to 25 words - 5x $25.00 plus tax. 250-426-5201 ext. 202 ~offer good til end of January~
Personals KOOTENAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEST ESCORTS *For your safety and comfort call the best. *Quality and V.I.P Service Guarantee *Licensed studio * Kyann - 23, Eurasian, petite. GFE beauty *Emma - 30, Slim, tan, toned. Exotic Brunette *New - Lily- Blonde, BBW beauty, 28 (250)417-2800 in/out calls daily Hiring
SASSY BLONDE, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ~Fit and Foxy ~Private Sessions ~In/out Calls ~Specials Daily
email classifieds@dailytownsman.com
Obituaries
Obituaries
Children Daycare Centers FULL-TIME or part-time spot available in Registered Daycare for children aged 0-5years. Please call (250)581-1328
Granite & Bronze Memorials, Dedication Plaques, Benches, Memorial Walls, Gravesite Restorations, Sales & Installations
2200 - 2nd Street South Cranbrook, BC V1C 1E1 250-426-3132
IN-HOME CONSULTATION OR VISIT OUR SHOWROOM
1885 Warren Avenue Kimberley, BC V1A 1R9 250-427-7221 www.mcphersonfh.com
6379 HIGHWAY 95A TA TA CREEK, B.C. 1-800-477-9996
www.kootenaymonument.ca
96*20,: 3(> J V Y W V Y H [ P V U
End of Life? Bereaved? May We Help?
>PSSZ ,Z[H[L 7SHUUPUN 7YVIH[L ,Z[H[L (KTPUPZ[YH[PVU
*YHUIYVVR
PU HZZVJPH[PVU ^P[O :[LPKS 2HTILP[a 3H^ *VYWVYH[PVU
)HRLY :[YLL[ *YHUIYVVR )* ;LS!
2PTILYSL`
>HSSPUNLY (]LU\L 2PTILYSL` )* ;LS!
-LYUPL
:\P[L ;OPYK (]LU\L -LYUPL )* ;LS! PUMV'YVJRPLZSH^ JVT c ^^^ YVJRPLZSH^ JVT
250-417-2019
Toll Free 1-855-417-2019
Eternally Remember Your Loved One
B
Headstones B Grave Markers B Urns B
We will help you create a special memorial including personalized engraving and installation. 2873 Cranbrook St., Cranbrook
250-426-6278 kootenaygranite.com
Employment Help Wanted FARM LABOURER wanted
by HyTech Production Ltd., in the Kimberley BC area. May 2013 to Sept. 2013. Outdoor labour, lifting and working with hand tools. $10.25/hr. Apply in writing to Box 1454, Lethbridge AB T1J 4K2 or fax 403-3453489, Attn: BC labourer. WANTED SHORT Logger and Hayrack logging truck off highway and highway hauls for work till end of March. Call 604-819-3393.
Obituaries
Obituaries
Kootenay Monument Installations
Call (250)421-6124 Cranbrook
Tickets
Obituaries
Sympathy & Understanding
Call Amy
4, TRAGICALLY HIP, rush, floor tickets. Call 250-426-5337.
Drop off your photo and name(s) of subject at the Cranbrook Townsman or Kimberley Bulletin office or email your high-resolution jpeg to bulletinprod@ cyberlink.ca. Photographs will appear in the order they are received.
Ph: 250.426.6006 Fx: 250.426.6005 2104D 2nd Street S. Cranbrook, BC theflowerpot@shaw.ca
In times of grief, these caring professionals are here to serve and comfort your family.
Nan Fergie 1921 - 2013 Nan passed away peacefully on Monday, January 7, 2013. Nan is survived by her daughter Nedra (David) Lightfoot; son-in-law Bill Cottick, grandchildren Eric (Shannon), Warren (Roshni), Kellie (Derek), Kimberley and Christopher and great-grandchildren Marley, Kobe, Niya and Royson. Nan is also survived by her sister Emily (Alan); sister-in-law Catherine; five nieces and three nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Frank; daughter Barbi and sister Betty. A memorial service to celebrate Nanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and the joy she brought to so many will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the Cranbrook United Church with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a memorial donation in honour of Nan may do so to the: Canadian Cancer Society, 19 - 9th Avenue South, Cranbrook, British Columbia, V1C 2L9. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com
Gottfried Ernst Bohme â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fredâ&#x20AC;? June 3, 1930 January 1, 2013 With our deep and heartfelt sorrow, we announce that Gottfried â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fredâ&#x20AC;? Bohme passed away at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook while surrounded and embraced with love, by his wife Emmie, daughters Rita, Erica, Linda, Sylvia and family members on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. When asked, Dad would say his greatest joys were family, health, success and freedom. He began his journey in search of these joys by leaving his homeland of Germany at twenty-two, came to Canada and eventually headed west to Vancouver, B.C. It was across a crowded dance floor at the German Alpenclub in 1953, where he met Emmie, the love of his life, his â&#x20AC;&#x153;sonnenschein,â&#x20AC;? truly the wind beneath his wings. Adhering to his belief of freedom and dreams of success, Dad owned and operated numerous businesses in Chilliwack, Cranbrook and Kimberley, BC - the latest being â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Black Forest Haus Of Giftsâ&#x20AC;? for the past thirty years. He loved working along-side his wife Emmie, daughters Rita and Sylvia, and relished in the spirit of the mountains, trees and fresh air. Also left to mourn his passing are grandchildren Tyson, Jessica, Katie, Jordan, extended family members, friends and special coffee buddies. He was predeceased by his mother Klara Bohme, his father Oskar and step-mother Lisbeth Bohme, and his sisters Hannah and Lieselotte of Germany. A memorial service for Fred will be held at McPherson Funeral Home in Cranbrook on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 1:00 pm. Flowers are gratefully declined. Donations in Fredâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honour may be made to a charity of your choice or the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, Okanagan/Kootenays Area Office, #4, 1551 - Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 9M9.
SHOP ONLINE...
Anytime!
bcclassified.com
Till we meet again. Aufwiedersehn. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com
Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the net at www.bcclassiďŹ ed.com
DAILY TOWNSMAN/DAILY BULLETIN daily townsman / daily bulletin
wednesday, January 16, 2013 PAGE Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Page 11 11
Employment
Merchandise for Sale
Rentals
Transportation
Help Wanted
Misc. for Sale
Modular Homes
Cars - Domestic
KOOTENAY MARINE
DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T REGIFT
FOR SALE OR RENT!
LOOKING FOR A DEAL ON A NEW VEHICLE? Save up to 40% OFF your next new vehicle... No games or gimmicks, deal direct with local dealerships. www.newcarselloff.com
In Cranbrook, has a full-time position available. ~ Must have experience/ marine background a plus ~Must be bondable. ~Competitive wage depending on experience. ~ Duties will include: parts, service writing and customer service. ~ Must be able to work independently in a fast paced environment. Fax or email resumes, or drop off at: 911 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook, BC V1C 3V4. Fax: 250-417-3312 or email: kootenaymarine@shaw.ca RECEPTIONIST REQUIRED for 3 afternoon shifts per week. Must have some know ledge of the East Kootenay highways, be able to multi-task and have a pleasant phone manner. Call 250-426-2201 between 8am & 4pm., Monday to Friday.
Services
Contractors
(*30
s #ONSTRUCTION s 2ENOVATIONS s 2OOlNG s $RYWALL LARGE OR SMALL s 3IDING s 3UNDECK #ONSTRUCTION s !LUMINUM 2AILINGS 7E WELCOME ANY RESTORATIONAL WORK
Pets & Livestock
Pets Gone But Not
Forgotten
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Classâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; it up with a classified ad. Up to 25 words - 5x $25.00 plus tax. 250-426-5201 ext. 202 ~offer good til end of January~ Four drawer, legal, metal file cabinet in excellent condition. $100. Offers considered. Sport memorabilia programs, autographed miniature hockey stick. $40. Offers considered. Phone: 250-426-8159
Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 2BDRM, 1 1/2 BATH Willow View apartment for rent, in Canal Flats. Great view, 2 parking stalls, F/S, D/W. Walking distance to arena, park and store. $850 + utilities & D.D., references required. Available immediately. Call (250)349-5306 or (250)489-8389, leave mess.
CEDAR PARK Apartments: 1&2 Bdrm. Elevator, on-site laundry, central location, live-in manager. Heat & hot water included. N/P, N/S. $675-$800/mo. (250)489-0134.
SCOTTSDALE
AREA
2/2 condo available now. Starts at $1800. per month, $525./week. Call 250-919-7561.
2373 Cranbrook St., Cranbrook 250-426-6278 kootenaygranite.com
Merchandise for Sale Firewood/Fuel DRY PINE, $100. - 1/2 cord, $180. - full cord. FIR, $150. 1/2 cord, $250. - full cord, delivered. 250-427-7180
Furniture 2, FRONT-ROOM lamp tables. 1 TV cabinet. 1 bedroom set. 1 upright freezer. Call 250-9194326 for more information.
DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T REGIFT
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Classâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; it up with a classified ad. Up to 25 words - 5x $25.00 plus tax. 250-426-5201 ext. 202 ~offer good til end of January~
SOLD
QUEEN BED with headboard and nightstand. Used/good condition $150. 2 DECORATOR, end-table lamps, brown rectangle shades and black bases. $15 /each. Call 250-426-5465
Heavy Duty Machinery A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;53 in stock. SPECIAL 44â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! Also Damaged 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; $1950 Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
No qr code reader? Text info: 778.786.8271
MOBILE HOME for rent in Cranbrook. Available immediately. $700./mo. Please call 250-427-3642
Suites, Lower SPACIOUS
Help Wanted Keep the Memory of Your Pet Alive with a Custom Memorial and/or Urn.
4bdrm Mobile home on itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own lot. Many renovations. 60X85 lot, carport, sheds. A must see. Call Cyndie for details 250-919-6063
1BDRM
suite in Marysville, Utilities included.
available Feb.01/13. N/S, N/P. Please call 250-427-3082
Transportation Auto Accessories/Parts
Business/OfďŹ ce Service
SERVICES GUIDE Contact these business for all your service needs!
DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T REGIFT
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Classâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; it up with a classified ad. Up to 25 words - 5x $25.00 plus tax. 250-426-5201 ext. 202 ~offer good til end of January~
Community Newspapers
Misc Services
Misc Services
Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the heart of thingsâ&#x201E;˘
To advertise using our â&#x20AC;&#x153;SERVICES GUIDEâ&#x20AC;? in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Kimberley Daily Bulletin and The Valley, call us at 250-426-5201, ext. 202.
BATEMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Handyman Service 2 Guys, 2 Heads, 4 Experienced Hands. ~Home repairs and renovations. ~Snow removal. ~Senior discount.
MARKET PLACE To advertise using our â&#x20AC;&#x153;MARKET PLACEâ&#x20AC;? in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Kimberley Daily Bulletin and The Valley, call us at 250-426-5201, ext. 202.
PRODUCTS
Watkins Associate Loretta-May 250-426-4632 www.watkinsonline.com/ lorettamaystewart or at Woodland Grocery.
Business/OfďŹ ce Service
Off Road Vehicles
4 WINTER TIRES, Almost New! P235/50 R17. $150./each. Call Ed: 250-417-9254.
WATKINS
Business/OfďŹ ce Service
Prevent E. coli Infection (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hamburger Diseaseâ&#x20AC;?) Cook all ground beef until there is No Pink AND the juices run clear!
Biodegradable Environmentally Friendly Kosher Spices Personal Care Products Ointments/Linaments, etc **Since 1860**
Pressroom Flyperson We are seeking an entry level press room position for our busy newspaper and commercial print shop.
250-422-9336
Wages and benefits as per collective agreement. No direct experience is necessary, but a mechanical aptitude, strong work ethic and willingness to learn are very beneficial. Please reply with resume to:
Wholesale Prices. Carpet ~ Lino Laminate ~ Hardwood. Installations conducted by Certified Journeyman Installer. Certification available upon request.
*All work guaranteed.* Enquiries: 250-427-3037 or cell: 250-520-0188
BEAR NECESSITIES
~Ask for Ben~
Planning Winter Vacation?
IS YOUR COMPUTER SLUGGISH OR HAVING PROBLEMS?
HOME WATCH SERVICE
~We do: ~Home checks to validate insurance ~Snow removal ~Water Plants ~Cat care and more. BONDED & INSURED For Peace of Mind Home Vacancy. Call Melanie 250-464-9900 www.thebearnecessities.ca
Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for a tune-up! Why unplug everything, send away & wait when SuperDave comes into your home? Specializes in: *Virus/Spyware Removal, *Troubleshooting, *Installations, *PC Purchase Consulting. SuperDave offers affordable, superior service & most importantly; Honesty. SuperDave works Saturdays & evenings too!
DUSTAY CONSTRUCTION LTD
Call SuperDave (250)421-4044
Canadian Home Builders Association
www.superdaveconsulting.ca
Award Winning Home Builder
R.BOCK ELECTRICAL
Available for your custom home and renovation needs.
For reliable, quality electrical work
You dream it, we build it!
The flyperson on a press is responsible for duties consisting of flying the press (jogging papers at the end of the press line), stripping and preparation of newsprint rolls, plate bending and preparation, washing blankets and rollers, greasing, bundling of papers, general pressroom clean up and other related duties that may be assigned by the Pressroom Foreman. This is a general labour position. Some heavy lifting will be required.
FLOORING
INSTALLATIONS.
www.dustayconstruction.com 250-489-6211
Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted, however we thank all applicants for their interest.
AND RENOVATIONS
Established custom builder for over 30 years. Certified Journeyman Carpenters Reliable Quotes Member of the new home warranty program. www.leimanhomes.ca Kevin 250-421-0110 Krister 250-919-1777 TIP TOP CHIMNEY SERVICES
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweeping the Kootenayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cleanâ&#x20AC;?
Chimney Sweeping Fireplace & Woodstove Servicing Visual Inspections and Installations Gutter Cleaning Available Call for Free Estimate from a W.E.T.T Certified Technician Richard Hedrich 250-919-3643 tiptopchimneys@gmail.com
*Licensed*Bonded*Insured* Residential, Commercial Service Work No Job Too Small! 250-421-0175
,W WDNHV PXVFOHV WR UHDG WKLV DG
Office Manager Cranbrook Daily Townsman 822 Cranbrook Street N Cranbrook, BC V1C 3R9 Fax: 250-426-5003 accounting@dailytownsman.com Deadline for applications: January 25, 2013
LEIMAN
CUSTOM HOMES
'RQŇ&#x2039;W WDNH \RXU PXVFOHV IRU JUDQWHG 2YHU &DQDGLDQV ZLWK PXVFXODU G\VWURSK\ WDNH WKHP YHU\ VHULRXVO\ /HDUQ PRUH DW PXVFOH FD
daily townsman / daily bulletin
Page 12 wednesday, January 16, 2013
Every Week, our Ad Match Team checks our major competitor’s flyers and matches the price on hundreds of items throughout the store*.
Spend $175 and receive a
We Match Prices! *Look for the symbol in store. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match select items in our major supermarket competitors’ flyers throughout the week. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and for fresh produce, meat and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us).
FREE
u
PC® meat or vegetable lasagna frozen, 2.27 kg
$12.99 value
Spend $175 or more before applicable taxes at any Real Canadian Superstore location and receive a free PC® meat or vegetable lasagna. Sp Exc Excludes purchase of tobacco, alcohol products, prescriptions, gift cards, phone cards, lottery tickets, all third party operations (post off office, gas bars, dry cleaners, etc.) and any other products which are provincially regulated. The retail value of up to $12.99 will be deducted from the total amount of your purchase before sales taxes are applied. Limit one coupon per family and/or customer account. de No cash value. No copies. Coupon must be presented to the cashier at time of purchase. Valid from Friday, January 11th until closing N TThursday, January 17th, 2013. Cannot be combined with any other coupons or promotional offers. No substitutions, refunds or exchanges on free item. 4482494
u
4
38
68
Huggies club size plus diapers size 1-6, 104-216’s 736050
ea
AFTER LIMIT
5
44.99 prime rib roast or steak 837670 / 311113
size 1-6, 104-210’s 481862
40
52
2
AFTER LIMIT
44.99
5 LB BAG
product of Texas, USA 716766
728 g 601757
23
86
ea
LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT
28.97
Kellogg’s Special K cereal or Vector selected varieties, 320-553 g 972290
Huggies club pack wipes 504-600’s 337081
13
97
ea
LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT
16.99
Colgate Premium toothpaste selected varieties, 85-130 mL 552754
98
/lb
13.21 /kg
96
selected varieties, 200-592 mL, 623 g 449279
97
in-store
7
98
mini Babybel processed cheese portions
ea
Bakeshop crusty French bread
original or light, 12’s, 240 g
sliced or unsliced, 450 g
781205
227060
¢
ea
LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT
4.99
or
4
99
1
88
fresh navel oranges 128468
3
ea
LIMIT 4 AFTER LIMIT
4.48
5
00
3/
5
96
10 LB BOX product of USA
97
7 3 3.5
ea
OR
2.28 EACH
fuel up at our gas bar and earn
Johnson & Johnson baby needs
1
.97
ea
ea
LIMIT 6
fresh grapefruit
Similac infant formula powder with Omega
10000 03100
baked fresh
LIMIT 6
club pack®, cut from Canada AA beef or higher
Pampers club size plus diapers
330842
Delissio pizza selected varieties, frozen, 627-931 g 222121
PC® regular pack batteries AA4, AAA2, C2, D2, 9V1 162471
ea
Kool-Aid Jammers selected varieties, 10X180 mL 101340
ea
LIMIT 4 AFTER LIMIT
7.27
ea
LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT
4.29
Vaseline Intensive Care lotion
selected varieties, 600 mL 166436
Crystal windshield washer fluid
-35°C, 3.5 L 130136
2
00
4
AFTER LIMIT
3.38
97
ea
LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT
5.99
6
4/
ea
LIMIT 4
00 OR
1.97 EACH
Prices are in effect until Thursday, January 17, 2013 or while stock lasts.
per litre* in
Superbucks S vvalue when you pay with
¢
iin n Su Sup Superbucks uperb up erb buck ucks ks® value using any other per litre* purchase method!
Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. NO RAINCHECKS OR SUBSTITUTIONS on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (flavour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/TM The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this newspaper ad are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. © 2013 Loblaws Inc. Customer Relations: 1-866-999-9890.
Guaranteed Lowest Prices *Applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ print advertisements (i.e. flyer, newspaper). We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s print advertisement. Our major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us and are based on a number of factors which can change from time to time. Identical items are defined as same brand, item type (in the case of produce, meat and bakery), size and attributes and carried at this store location. We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.). We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this promise at any time.
We Match Prices! *Look for the symbol in store. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match select items in our major supermarket competitors’ flyers throughout the week. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and for fresh produce, meat and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us).
>ÃÌiÀ >À`
©MasterCard & PayPass are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated. President’s Choice Back a licensee of the marks. President’s Choice Financial MasterCard is provided by President’s Choice Bank. President’s Choice Financial banking services are provided by the direct banking division of CIBC. PC points loyalty program is provided by President’s Choice Services Inc. ©PC, President’s Choice, President’s Choice Financial and Fresh Financial Thinking are registered trademarks of Loblaws Inc. Trademarks use under licence.
superstore.ca