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Mayor pleased with deer cull verdict The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a civil suit against Invermere over its cull has local relevance ARNE PE TRYSHEN Townsman Staff
The B.C. Supreme Court ruled last week that the public consultation process was not at issue when the District of Invermere administered a cull of 19 deer in March of 2012. The Inver-
mere Deer Protection Society argued that the town did not do enough to consult the community prior to the cull and so launched the lawsuit. Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Stetski explained that the city follows the same public
consultation process, so the case could have caused changes for communities across B.C. “We’ve certainly been waiting for the outcome and we’re pleased with the decision of the courts,” Stetski said. “Basically the public
consultation process has been set out for all of us in the province of B.C. and we were all following the same approach. So had there been a different decision in Invermere, that would have impacted the public involvement process for all of
the communities.” Stetski said the lawsuit tried to determine if the public process was appropriate, with the court finding that in the past it has been.
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The most fitting visual art exhibit of the season is on display tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 29, in a private residence. Mount Baker Secondary School art teacher Cheryl Wilkinson is hosting “Incognito — A Hidden Expression of Dark Art.” The show features a collection of art representing alter egos and dark, hidden aspects of teenage personalities. “I asked the students to produce pieces that were about what could be hidden or dark, either in themselves personally or teenagers in general, or what their personal alter egos are — an expression like that,” Wilkinson said. “They could have gone socially or politically, but none did as much as going more personally.” Wilkinson said there are students exploring mental illness, eating disorders, closet homosexuality, as well as more “Halloween-type art, taking portraits and making them dark and eerie.” “Incognito” bodes to be a thought-provoking show, though Wilkinson said there are some fun pieces incorporated into the whole. Wilkinson said she’d always wanted to host an art exhibit in a home, so the students could set up installations specific to a living space. “So the eating disorders are set up in the kitchen, for example. The homosexuality piece is in a closet. There’s something going on by the fire pit that’s reminiscent of Macbeth.” The public is welcome to come out to view the display. “Incognito” runs tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 2621 5th Street South. Admission is a Food Bank donation.
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Black Press and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy came together on Friday, October 25, to thank volunteers who helped raise money for literacy in the Reach A Reader Campaign. Held on October 10, the campaign saw communities throughout the Kootenays raise funds to increase literacy. In Cranbrook, $1,538.42 was raised, through the volunteer time of realtor Jason Wheeldon, councillors Diana J. Scott, Sharon Cross and Gerry Warner, Kootenay Ice players and CBAL volunteers. Wheeldon raised the lion’s share of funds in Cranbrook – $1,073 – by donning his 1980s newsboy garb to hand-deliver papers for a donation. He was the single biggest fundraiser in the Kootenays. Pictured, left to right: Katherine Hough, CBAL; Karen Johnston, Cranbrook Daily Townsman/Kootenay Advertiser; Jason Wheeldon; Councillor Sharon Cross; and Lisa Barnes, Max’s Place, who donated a portion of coffee sales that day to the cause.
Epic canoe trip ends in Canal Flats C AROLYN GR ANT Daily Bulletin
With the deadline to renegotiate the Columbia River Treaty fast approaching, a group of environmental advocates from Washington are finishing up a 2,000 kilometre paddle from the mouth of the mighty Columbia River in Astoria, Washington to the headwaters at Canal
Flats, north of Kimberley. The canoe, carrying four people, arrived at Canal Flats on Monday afternoon. Adam Wicks-Arshack of the Sea to Source expedition spoke by cell phone to the Bulletin as they paddled the last stretch across Columbia Lake Monday morning. The whole idea behind the expe-
dition is to bring awareness to the salmon who used to populate the river right to its source. The group has spoken and paddled with students and environmentalists along the way. “Last year we had a dugout canoe building contest to help educate students about the salmon in the river,” said Wicks-Arshack. “We
made five canoes for the five types of salmon. With this trip we wanted to pay tribute to the salmon by starting the journey at the source where they do.” However, because of power dams along the river, salmon no longer make the same journey.
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Artist Marisa Philips has transformed the north wall at the Kootenay Child Development Centre from a blank canvas to a whimsical landscape of the four
Kootenay seasons. The mural depicts a transition from spring to winter with familiar scenes of several Cranbrook landmarks. Steeples Range, Fisher Peak and Mount Baker are all
captured in the winter season scene, a babbling mountain brook flows through the spring, and a large, majestic tree stretches its branches over summer and autumn.
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Marisa Philips adds some final touches to the Four Seasons mural at the Kootenay Child Development Centre.
to thank all of the above contributors – the mural is a reality because of you!
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The mural is a special treat for Kids Connections Preschool. The preschool holds the mural in its outside play space – an addition sure to activate the imagination of the children who fill the yard. Paq’mi Nuq’yuk Aboriginal Early Years, School District No. 5, the Cranbrook Early Childhood Development Committee and a donation in memoriam contributed to the project to help make it a reality. Sandor Rentals donated the use of scaffolding for the project. Paint and supplies were from The Painted Crate – Benjamin Moore. The Cranbrook Early Childhood Development Committee wishes
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May 7, 1935 October 25, 2013 It is with great sadness that the family of Michael Harris announce his passing on Friday, October 25, 2013 at the age of 78. A Celebration Of Michael’s Life will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Christ Church Anglican (46 - 13 Avenue South) in Cranbrook with Rev. Yme Woensdregt officiating. A reception will follow the service. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com
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Columbia wetlands a highlight on Sea to Source: canoers Continued from page 1 The Sea to Source expedition advocates having fish ladders built at dams such as the Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee so the fish can get further up the river. Ideally, every dam would be modified to allow salmon to get past. “We were able to get past dams that the salmon can’t,” Wicks-Ar-
shack said. “With the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty, this is a perfect time to talk about it.” Wicks-Arshack says the Canadian portion of the journey has been truly enjoyable. “It’s such a pleasure on the Canadian parts of the river. It’s raw — huge mountains, glaciers and rapids. We paddled through the Columbia wetlands. They are
just incredible, so biologically diverse. We saw more beavers and elk and wolves than on the whole rest of the trip combined. Right now we are sailing up the Columbia Lake. The sun is out. It’s just beautiful.” Wicks-Arshack says that while the trip ended Monday, efforts to bring awareness to the treaty, the river and the salmon will not end.
The crew and their dugout canoe between Trail and Golden.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Cranbrook is considering adopting “City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3776, 2013” and “City of Cranbrook Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3777, 2013” The proposed amendments will:
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The Chamber of Commerce hosted a gala evening for the Business Excellence Awards Saturday night. The big winner on the evening was Pedal and Tap, which took home two awards — the Food and Beverage Excellence award, sponsored by Overwaitea, and the Business of the Year award, sponsored by the Daily Bulletin. Cam Dodd accepted the awards from Bulletin Editor Carolyn Grant.
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change the Official Community Plan (OCP) land use designation of the subject property from “Park / Institutional / Recreation” to “Core Commercial”;
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change the Zoning Bylaw designation of the subject property from P-2, Community Recreation Zone to C-1, Community Commercial Zone; and amend Schedule “B”, Downtown Parking Specified Area by including the property within the boundary.
The subject property is legally described as Parcel A (Reference Plan 46091I) of District Lot 5, Kootenay District, and is located at 1 Van Horne Street S. as shown on the reference map below.
A gala evening in Kimberley C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Kimberley’s business community put on their semi-formal attire last Saturday evening to attend the annual Business Excellence Awards, sponsored by the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce. The awards celebrate the important role that small business plays in Kimberley, and the people who put in the hours to make them a success. There were two multiple winners, Pedal and Tap and Denai Bell for Ginjer Jar/Velvet and
Ginjer. Many other deserving recipients were honoured as well, such as the Kimberley Arts Council being given the
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nod for Community Booster — appropriate since it was the Arts Council that conceived and were the primary drivers of First Satur-
days, this past summer. The evening’s keynote speaker was Dr. Tom Ristimaki and music was provided by Don Glaserud.
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Log on to www.dailytownsman.com to make your vote count. This web poll is informal. It reflects opinions of site visitors who voluntarily participate. Results may not represent the opinions of the public as a whole. Black Press is not responsible for the statistical accuracy of opinions expressed here.
“City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3776, 2013” and “City of Cranbrook Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3777, 2013” may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, up until November 4, 2013 as posted on the bulletin board in the foyer at City Hall, or in the office of the Municipal Clerk. The Public Hearing will commence in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 40 - 10 Avenue South at 6:00 p.m. on November 4, 2013. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw Amendment may submit written presentations to the City of Cranbrook prior to the date of the Hearing and they may also submit written and/or verbal presentations at the Hearing, thereby allowing all persons an opportunity to be heard on this matter. SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. Municipal Clerk
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Mink farm in the works for Elk Valley Tamar a Hynd Fernie Free Press
A mink farm may be developed on a rural property 13 kilometres north of Sparwood. Mark Bernemann was issued a license for more than 26 mink by the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in 2012. Licenses do not restrict the number of animals a farm can have. Some people are questioning the mink farm. Nordstrom Creek runs through the Bernemann property. With five water licenses downstream, three for irrigation and two domestic, the question of
water quality has come up. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) will be involved if there is a problem but Area A Director Mike Sosnowski is concerned that by then it will already be too late. Sosnowski was referring to issues Nova Scotia is having with the mink farming industry, which is now the province’s largest agricultural industry. Many people are blaming mink farms for the blue-green algae blooms on lakes in Yarmouth County. “We’re not talking about a mink farm of that scale,” said mink
A license has been issued for a mink fur farm north of Sparwood. farm license holder Mark Bernemann. “Those farms in Nova Scotia have a million mink.” Bernemann would not comment on the
IMPORTANT NOTICE Canadian Pacific Railway will be replacing the railway crossing in Cranbrook at 3rd Street NW starting on Monday October 28 ending on Friday November 1, 2013. The crossing will be open to regular traffic on Monday October 28 and Tuesday October 29, but will be closed to all traffic on Wednesday October 30 and Thursday October 31. Motorists wishing to access the Industrial Park during the closure should use either the King Street North or the 6th Street North railway crossings.
number of mink that would be on his farm. “It’s unfortunate that people think it’s the same thing. Fur farming is a little bit different (than what people are used to here). People are scared of it. I’ve been involved in the business for 30 years, as I’ve been raised with it. I haven’t heard any complaints from my neighbours. There are government rules and regulations and I’ve gone to great lengths to follow them.” According to the B.C. MOA, the Fur Farm Act and regulations require all licensees to install
The City of Cranbrook and the CPR apologize for any inconvenience this project may cause.
and maintain secure caging and fencing. Some people living on neighbouring properties are concerned and have questions regarding the farm. Blair Chatterson lives on an 80-acre parcel of land adjacent to the Bernemann property. “We’re finding out what we can about mink farming,” said Chatterson. “Is there going to be a strong smell so I won’t be able to enjoy being outside on my property? From what I understand about mink farms is there can be a smell. ” Diane Plessis is another concerned property owner in the area. “Where we live, it is a travel passage for grizzlies in the spring but it’s not a problem because they don’t stay,” said Plessis. “But if there is a reason for them to stay, they could become a problem. I have kids. According to the MOA, there have been two odour related complaints in B.C. since 2011. Both were to do
with animal waste, and were easily remediated through the owner applying sawdust and gravel. The ministry has not received any complaints in which mink farms have attracted predators such as bears, wolves or coyotes. There are 13 active mink farms in B.C., all in the Fraser
Council’s public process for cull was good: mayor Continued from page 1 “It really doesn’t change anything, because it was looking back, not looking forward,” he said. “Had the results been different, it would have changed the results in the future. So it’s good to see that the process we followed was a good one, but it
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Cranbrook is considering adopting “City of Cranbrook Heritage Amendment Bylaw No. 3780, 2013”. The purpose of the proposed Heritage Amendment Bylaw is to amend “Heritage Bylaw No. 2724, 1984” by adding to Schedule “A” the following two buildings: •
Elko Station located at 1 Van Horne Street South on property legally described as Parcel A (Reference Plan 46091I) of District Lot 5, Kootenay District; and,
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the former CPR freight shed, which is attached to the Railway Museum, and located at 75 Van Horne Street South on property legally described as Lot 1, Plan NEP 65720, District Lots 5 & 30, Kootenay District.
The above noted buildings and properties are shown on the reference map below.
2nd Street South Conceptual Design & Moir Gravel Pit Reclamation Project Open House The City of Cranbrook, in conjunction with Urban Systems, will be hosting the public at an open house on both the conceptual design of the 2nd Street South corridor from Highway 3 to 14th Avenue South and the reclamation plan for the Moir Gravel Pit. The session on the 2nd Street South corridor project is intended to gather public input to provide to Council for decision making purposes. The session on the Moir Gravel Pit is around the plan to redevelop the Moir Pit once the gravel resources have been depleted and the development of an off leash dog park on part of the site in early 2014. Urban Systems representatives and City of Cranbrook staff will be on hand to provide information on both projects including: project concepts and intents, progress to date and next steps. There will be information panels and 3D animated video loops of flyovers of both projects.
“City of Cranbrook Heritage Amendment Bylaw No. 3780, 2013” may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, up until November 4, 2013 as posted on the bulletin board in the foyer at City Hall, or in the office of the Municipal Clerk.
The open house is scheduled for Wednesday November 6, 2013 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at the Manual Training School at the Cranbrook Public Library.
The Public Hearing will commence in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 40 - 10 Avenue South at 6:00 p.m. on November 4, 2013.
For more information, please contact:
All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw Amendment may submit written presentations to the City of Cranbrook prior to the date of the Hearing and they may also submit written and/or verbal presentations at the Hearing, thereby allowing all persons an opportunity to be heard on this matter.
Eric Sharpe, Project Manager City of Cranbrook Engineering Services 250-489-0233 sharpe@cranbrook.ca
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Valley. “I have a real concern about the negative impact on the whole environment because of this farm,” said Mike Sosnowski, RDEK Area A director. “We were zoned for it (fur farming) and we didn’t know about it. Who thinks about fur farms?”
doesn’t change where we’re at in terms of cull or no cull moving ahead this year.” Stetski said that had it gone the other way, the city would have been back at the beginning. He hoped that had the court found the process was not appropriate, it would have provided guidance as to how to make it appropriate. Earlier this month, council followed a recommendation by the Urban Deer Management Advisory Committee to forego a cull this year. However, the results of the Nov. 16 citywide deer count and public complaints could still prompt the committee to reevaluate the situation and send another recommendation to council. “If the city did come back to a cull, it would be based on a recommendation from our public advisory committee and the information that we receive from the public in terms of deer incidents,” he said. “It will be interesting to see the numbers of the count coming up in November. “Council made a decision that there would not be a cull so we would need pretty strong arguments in the other direction and a recommendation from the committee in a different direction before we would bring it back and reconsider it.” The city has had two culls. The first was a cull of 25 deer in 2011. The second was one of 30 deer in February 2013.
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Animal Farms
With the days getting shorter and cooler, Canadians and Kimberleyites have been treated to some exciting times. No, it isn’t the start of hockey, Halloween approaching or the ski season! We have been treated to the best soap opera ever produced coming out of our parliament in Ottawa and city hall in Kimberley. George Orwell was decades ahead in 1945 with his new novel which he aptly named and describes the situations in Ottawa and Kimberley — “Animal Farm(s)!” Michael Jones Kimberley
‘We Scare Hunger’
The Mount Baker Interact Club is participating in Free the Children’s “We Scare Hunger” campaign again this year. Last year we raised more than $1,300 worth of non-perishable food items for the Cranbrook Food Bank. We are asking for your help in feeding people in our com-
munity. There are a couple of ways you can donate. Donations will be accepted at Mount Baker School anytime before Halloween. Thursday night, we will be coming doorto-door in select neighbourhoods collecting donations. If you would like to have a donation ready, we would be very appreciative. Non-perishable food items or monetary donations are accepted. Furthermore, if you would like, you are welcome to join us on Halloween to help us collect! We will meet at the MBSS main entrance at 5:30 p.m., in costume, bags in hand, and ready to make a difference! Thank you for helping us feed the less fortunate in Cranbrook. Danika Reid Mount Baker Interact Club
Crapshoot
I would like to commend Mr. Warland for amusing me since, well, the last time I was interested. I must, of course, brace myself now. I
actually laughed at his column about the fellow who complained about the crap he wrote. I must assume that fellow was Scottish because, as we all know, “if it ain’t Scottish, it’s crap.” So I must also assume that Peter is either English or Welsh. I cannot remember. I have been told that all the Scottish — er, dislike ( I cannot use the other word for fear the authorities will be knocking on my door for committing a word crime) those other nationalities. I don’t believe it though. I think it’s just a myth like, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Or that the History, Arts and Entertainment, and the Learning Channel actually have programs that have to do with those subjects. I mean come on — “Duck Dynasty”? “Pawn Stars”? “Say Yes to the Dress”? It’s crap! But I digress. So I re-iterate to Mr. Warland, thanks for the amusement and for proving that not all crap is crap. R. Perrich Cranbrook
Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Everybody wins (except the Syrians)
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hat prize should have been given to me,” joked Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad shortly after the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on 11 October. The guests gathered in his palace in Damascus presumably laughed, out of courtesy to their host, but they all knew that giving up Syria’s chemical weapons hadn’t been Assad’s idea at all. Al-Akhbar, the Beirut newspaper that reported Assad’s remarks, has close links with Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia militia that is supported by Syria and Iran, and it accepted Assad’s regret about the new turn of events at face value. “There is no doubt that the loss of chemical weapons has resulted in a loss of morale and a political loss for Syria,” Assad said. “Since 2003, Syria has demanded that the countries in the region dismantle their weapons of mass destruction, and the chemical weapons were meant to be a bargaining chip in Syria’s hands in exchange for Israel dismantling its nuclear arsenal,” the Syrian president continued. “Today the price (of the bargaining chip) has changed, and we have agreed to give up our chemical weapons to remove the threat of the US attacking us.” He’s really doing it, too. Sixty out of a planned hundred OPCW inspectors are already in Syria, and they have made no complaints about a lack of cooperation by Damascus. By the end of this month they will have completed their initial verification visits and confirmed that Syria’s account of its chemical weapons and facilities is accurate and conceals nothing. They will also have disabled the country’s ability to produce and mix poison gases and load them into actual weapons
by then. The work is “cheap, quick and low-tech,” in the words of OPCW spokesman Michael Luhan. The inspectors are just smashing the control panels on the machines that produce and mix the gases, and destroying the munitions that would actually deliver the end product with sledgehammers, grinders and bulldozers. Significantly, the inspectors have so far found no bombs, shells or missiles that are actually filled with poison gas, which suggests that Syria’s chemical weapons were in a very low state of It also greatly Gwynne readiness. eases the next phase of the OPCW’s task, the destrucDyer tion of the actual chemicals, since it is a tricky and dangerous business to extract the liquefied poison gas from a projectile that also contains the explosives to disperse it when it lands. Syria has an estimated 1,000 metric tonnes of toxic chemicals: around 300 tonnes of sulfur mustard, a blistering agent, and about 700 tonnes of the nerve agents sarin and VX. But if none of it is “weaponised” (loaded into projectiles), and much of the nerve agent is in “precursor” form, as separate, less toxic components, then OPCW’s goal of finishing the job by mid-2014 seems feasible. Even if it has to be done in the midst of a civil war. It’s quite clear that Assad did not plan all this. His forces (or somebody else’s) used poison gas in Damascus, though the attack was pointless in military terms. President Barack Obama was trapped by his previous loose talk about an American “red line” into threatening to bomb Syria. And the Russians got Obama off the hook (and saved Assad from a severe pounding) by “persuading” the Syrian leader to renounce his chemical weapons.
But what has Assad really lost? “The chemical weapons, which have lost their deterrent value over the past few years, were meant to be used only after Israel used its nuclear weapons,” he says, but it was never a very credible deterrent. Israel’s unstoppable nuclear weapons could annihilate Syria, whereas the very effective Israeli civil defence organisation would have made mass casualties unlikely even in a worst-case Syrian gas attack. In any case, Syria’s chemical weapons have indeed now lost whatever deterrent value they ever had, for Israel has acquired good anti-missile defences that would shoot down most incoming Syrian missiles. Syria actually stopped producing new chemical weapons in 1997, Assad said, because they had lost their military usefulness. After that, they were only a low-value “bargaining chip” to be put on the table in the improbable event of region-wide negotiations on eliminating all weapons of mass destruction. (Poison gas is not remotely comparable to nuclear weapons in its destructiveness, but it is technically “WMD”.) But Assad is a very lucky man. He discovered belatedly that his bargaining chip could be traded for something else: immunity from American attack. So everybody wins. Obama escapes from the new Middle Eastern war that he dreaded. Moscow gets huge diplomatic credit for coming up with the formula that averted that war, and saves its Syrian client as well. Assad regains a measure of respectability by nobly relinquishing his useless chemical weapons. And the OPCW gets the Nobel Peace Prize. The only losers are the Syrian people on both sides of a dreadful civil war, which looks set to drag on indefinitely. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London
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UPCOMING Thursday, October 31 – Spooktacular Kid’s Carnival Two hours of games, crafts, treats, food and fun for children ages 2 to 10. Adults please attend with children 6 and younger. @ Cranbrook United Church #2-12th Ave S. (beside Safeway Gas Bar) Admission: By donation or non-perishable food item collected at the door. Big Brothers Big Sisters is proud to announce our first annual Curl for Kids Sake on November 1 & 2 at the Cranbrook Curling Centre. It’s our most important fundraising event of the year-every dollar you raise helps match children & youth with a mentor. 250 489-3111 or visit our website www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/cranbrook. Friday Nov. 1 – Halloween Mystery HouseThree hours of fun for Tweens, Teens, Singles, Couples, Families and Brave Seniors. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. 7:00-10:00 pm. Admission: By donation or non-perishable food item collected at the door. Cranbrook United Church #2-12th Ave S. (beside Safeway Gas Bar) CBAL is offering a beginner computer class for seniors starting November 1st, in Kimberley. If you are a senior, and you would like to begin learning about computers, please contact Pam Bailie at 250427-6027. Classes will be held on Mondays and Fridays. Eastern Star Jubilee Chapter No. 64 invites you to drop in for a fresh muffin and a cup of tea or coffee, Saturday Nov. 2nd, 10am - Noon. Door prize, jewellery, white elephant table, crafts & baking. Anglican Church, 46 - 13th Ave S, Cranbrook. Christmas Bazaar, Bake Sale, Tea and Raffle. Saturday Nov 2nd, 1:00-3:30pm Ladies Aid of Knox Presbyterian Church Christmas Tea, Saturday, Nov. 2nd from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The Twenty-third “Christmas In the Country” Market and Sale will be held this coming Saturday, Nov. 2nd at the Jaffray Community Centre in Jaffray. Sponsored by the vendors of the Jaffray-Baynes Lake Farmers’ Market, it will be held all day from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Home Grown Music Society presents ‘Brenda O’Keefe in Concert’ at Centre 64 on Saturday, Nov 2 at 8:00 pm. Tickets at the Snowdrift Cafe and Centre 64 in Kimberley. CFUW-CRANBROOK Club is hosting its ANNUAL Christmas Artisan Bazaar SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd 10am-4pm at the Cranbrook Golf Clubhouse on 2nd Street South. Playground Fundraiser! A night of music, by local musicians. MC’d by Bernard Forest. Sat. Nov. 2nd, 7:00 pm at Kimberley Fellowship Baptist Church (across from Skate Park). Tickets available: Kimberley Independent School office and Snowdrift Café. ONGOING Mark Creek Lions “Meet and Greet” the 1st and 3rd Wednesday, from 6:00-6:30 pm. Dinner to follow at Western Lodge. FMI: 250-427-5612 or 427-7496. The Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society seeks volunteers to help us provide services to persons at the end of life and their families. Training is provided. Call 250-417-2019, Toll Free 1-855-417-2019 if interested. Play and Learn Parenting/Literacy Program – 8 week registered program for parents with preschool children with a facilitated play and activity component for children. Kimberley Early Learning Centre Kim 250-427-4468. Introduction to Pottery with Sonya Rokosh - Wednesday evenings for eight weeks, Sept. 11th-Oct. 30th, 6-8pm each Wed. CDAC Workshop Space, 135 10th Ave S, Cranbrook. A great course for budding potters. Pre-registration required. 250-426-4223 / cdac@shaw.ca Country music and two stepping every Thursday night from 8pm to 11pm. Everyone welcome. At the Eagles Nest (upstairs), Fraternal Order Of Eagles Hall, 715 Kootenay St N, Cranbrook. (250) 426-5614 Dance/Practice: every Saturday. Practice from 7 to 8 PM, dancing until 11 PM. Dance With Me Cranbrook Studio, 206-14 A 13th Street, South, behind Safeway. “Volunteers are needed to assist staff with childminding while parents attend programs at the Kimberley Early Learning Center. Come play!! Weekly or monthly for 2 hours. Diana 250 427-0716” Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30- 6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30. Bibles For Missions Thrift Store is changing seasons. Fall clothing, hoodies, costumes, snow suits & boots. Shop early for Christmas. Surprise sales. Open Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook. “Loving Our Kids On Purpose” DVD Series by Danny Silk. Wednesdays 7-9pm Oct 16 to Nov 27. Location: House of Hope629 6th St. N.W. Cost: includes manual. Registration: www. ihopecranbrook.ca/loving-our-kids.html Info: 250-421-3784 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: Donna at 250-426-7136. 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Perils of an ‘entitlement state’ There is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work
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ith the B.C. and federal govern- ernment has continued to pour out “rements once again struggling to gional development” and other funds to climb out of deep operating defi- every part of the country. But I did not know that Industry Canacits, it’s a good time for the release of Mark da grants were handed out to pizza parMilke’s book “Tax Me, I’m Canadian.” lours (including the remote An update of the same pizza-starved village of Kamtitle published 12 years loops), or to help open gas ago, the book retains the stations or convenience stores history of taxes in Canada, detailing how Canada’s BC VIEWS in Kelowna, Vernon and Chilliwack. tax system was initially Tom Milke makes a useful point built to mimic the United Fletcher for B.C. about royalty rates for States system in the timber, natural gas and other late 19th century. resources. They are resource Beyond the history, it is mostly new material. Included are chap- rents, and if they are too high the tenants ters on the global meltdown of 2009, the will move out. Reducing them isn’t a subsurge of pension liabilities as the baby sidy, especially if it leads to big revenue boomers retire and the flawed logic be- gains as B.C.’s unconventional shale gas hind the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” incentives have done. On the Occupy movement: The infaprotests. Some readers will immediately note mous “one per cent,” who in Canada earn that Milke works for the Fraser Institute $250,000 a year or more, earned 10 per and was previously B.C. director of the cent of all income and paid 20 per cent of Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. But the all taxes in 2010. The bottom 73 per cent of book is not just an argument for cutting tax filers paid just 17 per cent of all taxes. taxes. It also dismantles persistent myths About a third paid no tax at all. On Idle No More: When Attawapiskat that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke calls “Canada’s Chief Teresa Spence played to the Ottawa media with her soup strike, former Liberal corporate welfare carnival.” Many people will be able to identify leader Bob Rae suggested a nearby diasome top names in the government subsi- mond mine should share more revenue. Milke omits the substantial support dy game: Bombardier, General Motors, even poor old Rolls Royce Canada. Some and employment that mine provides, and will also be well aware that our supposed- glosses over the misguided blockades that ly tight-fisted Conservative federal gov- disrupted that and other job-creating en-
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terprises. But he does detail the disastrous effects of passive resource wealth bestowed on impoverished aboriginal communities, and contrasts it with the success stories of reserves that build their own enterprises through hard work. On public sector pensions: Milke notes that historically, public employees traded higher wages for better benefits and job security. Now their wages are generally higher, and taxpayers have to cover their personal pension contributions (as a portion of those wages) as well as the employer contributions, plus the “defined benefit” payout, which has to be subsidized far beyond what the pension fund can support. On the debt-financed welfare state, there are memorable observations, like this one: “For the record, the generous Quebec welfare state and its ostensibly more progressive model are paid for in part with the taxes of other Canadians; Quebec is merely the North American equivalent of Greece.” The recent B.C. political crisis over adoption of the harmonized sales tax showed that there is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work. This book is a step towards addressing that. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Minor lacrosse building up a field program TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor
Cranbrook has a pretty thriving minor box lacrosse scene, as the Outlaws organization has been growing and adding more players over the last few years. Now, the association is trying to grow the game in another area, and is in the early stages of setting up a field lacrosse program. Field lacrosse is very much a different sport from it’s indoor counterpart, and the Cranbrook has been lucky enough to land a coach who has some extensive experience in the game. Russ Sheppard, who is articling at the Rockies Law Corporation after receiving his law degree from the University of Alberta this year, is working alongside minor lacrosse president Tammy Tait to get a field lacrosse program off the ground. Sheppard has worked with some of the biggest names at the professional level in box and field, and decided to volunteer with the program after meeting with Tait. “I’m a master learning facilitator for box lacrosse and field so I train learning facilitators and coaches, so I told her I’d really like to get involved in lacrosse,” Sheppard said. He was first introduced to the game over a dozen years ago from Al Luciuk at the University of Saskatchewan, and has worked and coached with guys like Brodie Merrill and Chris Sanderson, both profes-
sional lacrosse players who have competed in the NLL and MLL. “I’ve been lucky in lacrosse, both in box and in field, to be able to kind of work with some of the best,” Sheppard added. With a box lacrosse program via the Outlaws that has done nothing but grow over the last few years, Sheppard hopes to attract box players into the field program. “I believe that hybrid lacrosse players are the future of lacrosse, both box and field lacrosse,” said Sheppard, “so without a field program here and with so much opportunity for field, I thought I could spearhead that with Tammy and fill in some gaps in the box season.” Sheppard compares box lacrosse—in terms of X’s and O’s—to basketball, which share similar philosophies on offence and defence in a tight, confined area, while field lacrosse is played on an open field and very positional in nature, like soccer. “One of the things thats very interesting is in the United States, they play a very individual game with field lacrosse, where it’s me versus you and I try to dodge around you,” noted Sheppard, “but the Canadian hybrid field lacrosse game is much more of a team game where we try to use our quick sticks inside to get that one look for a quick shot, because we know we can get the ball in tight spaces and out, because of our box skills.”
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Coach Russ Sheppard talks to his team before practice at Parkland Middle School last week. Why set up a field lacrosse program when there’s already a box lacrosse in Cranbrook? Because field lacrosse is where the scholarship money is. Two Cranbrook lacrosse players in Dakota Hollister and Tanner Rennich have landed significant scholarships with American NCAA universities, despite the fact that there was no local field lacrosse program for them growing up. The team is wrapping up their practice season as it gets closer to winter, and will have to wait until hockey is
over to get back into the arenas without the ice surfaces. From there, the box and field programs will have find ways to coexist without taking anything away from each other, while also dealing with the draw to hockey once September hits. “I think the challenge will coordinating with box in the spring and getting box on board and then promoting within box sector to try and get more out,” said Sheppard. “And then, trying to get more kids to come from box lacrosse to field and understanding that there
are alternates.” Sheppard is just beginning his law career following a 10-year stint as a teacher, where he taught in Edmonton and up north in Nunavut. He taught in Kugluktuk in the early 2000s, a small hamlet in the northwestern part of the territory. The community had an alarming suicide rate, and students at Kugluktuk High School also struggled with violence and drug and alcohol issues. Instead of ignoring the problems, Sheppard and school staff got together and created an
athletic program—the Kugluktuk Grizzlies— which included sports such as lacrosse, basketball and volleyball. Over time, school attendance increased, while violent incidents and the suicide rate fell significantly. Sheppard attributed the results to the students embracing a different culture, created through team sports. “The culture up there is very ingrained in certain ways and I think it was very important for us to break down some of those barriers,” Sheppard said. “…The basic message
was work hard, put in what you can control, which is the effort, and doors will open. And that’s the culture that sports creates, because if you work hard and put in the effort in sports, it opens doors. “It’s kind of a thing in life. It’s kind of a neat story in the way that it came out very Hollywood-esque in some ways, but I think it’s just the way life is. Put in the effort and see what happens.” If anyone has any questions about the field or box lacrosse programs, contact Tait via email at: taito@shaw.ca
Red Sox beat Cardinals 3-1, one win away from World Series title BEN WALKER Associated Press
ST. LOUIS - Jon Lester pitched the Boston Red Sox within a whisker of yet another World Series championship. Now, this bearded band goes back to Fenway Park just one win away. “Pretty special time,” Lester said. Lester bested Adam Wainwright once again, journeyman David Ross hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the
Red Sox downed the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Monday night to take a 3-2 Series edge. David Ortiz delivered his latest big hit, too, putting Boston in position to capture its third crown in a decade. Not since 1918 have the Red Sox clinched the title at their century-old bandbox. “The fact is we’re going home,” manager John Farrell said. “Going back to a place that our guys love to play in, in front of our fans.” “This atmosphere here, these three games, has been phenome-
nal. We know it’s going to be equal to that, if not better. And we’re excited about going home in the position we are,” he said. Said Ortiz: “It’s going to get loud out there.” John Lackey gets the first chance to win it Wednesday night against St. Louis rookie sensation Michael Wacha. A Cardinals victory would set up a most spooky proposition for both teams Game 7 on Halloween night. “It will be legendary if we go into Boston and win two games,”
Wainwright said. Ortiz enjoyed even more success in Game 5 after moving up from cleanup to the third slot. He is 11 for 15 (.733) in this Series with two homers, six RBIs and four walks. Ortiz left in a double switch, shortly after legging out a hit in the eighth. He was OK, and he’d already done enough damage to the Cardinals. “What planet’s that guy from?” Ross said. Lester enhanced his reputa-
tion as an October ace with every pitch. He allowed one run and four hits in 7 2-3 innings, striking out seven without a walk. Nearly the same line he had in beating Wainwright in the opener. “I think the biggest thing is me and Rossy have had a good rhythm,” Lester said. “Early on, we just went back to our game plan from Game 1 and just fell back on that and really just tried to make them swing the bats early, and we were able to do that.”
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You will want to meld with others in order to accomplish a particular task. Sometimes this type of interpersonal cooperation can be difficult, as you are a very independent sign. You still manage to project a leadership profile, even when being docile. Tonight: Work off some tension. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Open up to a more dynamic approach to a situation in your life. You might like the idea of this change, but to manifest it will prove to be more difficult. Thinking is important, but you will get nowhere unless you act. You have little to lose. Tonight: So what if it is only Tuesday? GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You have a desire not to be the town crier. You might be up for playing the role of recluse for a few days. Excuse yourself from commitments, and know where you are heading. Be smart, and refrain from speaking until you are sure of yourself. Tonight: All smiles.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) Make the first move. You will get far more done than you thought was even possible, once you feel unburdened and free from a personal issue. A call could make all the difference in the outcome of your day. Tonight: Accept an invitation to join someone for munchies. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Be aware of the problems around you, and be direct in how you approach a situation, especially if it involves your finances. You can’t be too careful in how you approach this matter. Recognize that someone could be angry. Work this through with him or her. Tonight: Your treat. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Assess whether it is a good idea to proceed as you have been. Listen to someone’s opinion, but know that you might need some more time to reflect on the main issue. Postpone signing off on agreements, at least for today. Tonight: Act as if you do not have a care in your world. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your words make more of an
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up. Know that his or her attitude could have little to do with you. Your willingness to adapt to various situations points you to the winners’ circle. Tonight: Tap into your imagination. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Deal with a specific family member directly. You could feel pushed to your limit by a loved one whom you care a lot about. How you view situations could change radically as a result of an experience surrounding today’s events. Tonight: Chat and visit with a close friend. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You could be inspired by one other person to tackle a new goal or to move to a new level of accomplishment. You sometimes get confused by this person, yet at other times his or her influence gives you more confidence. Tonight: Whatever you do, just don’t be alone. BORN TODAY Comedian Fanny Brice (1891), actor Richard Dreyfuss (1947), dramatist Jean Giraudoux (1882)
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Annie’s Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I am a single 40-year-old man. The past 18 months have been rough for my family. My father passed away, and my mother moved to Florida. Then she had a mild stroke. I have always liked Florida, so I decided to move with Mom and help care for her. My two brothers still live in our old hometown with their families. Ever since our move here, my brothers have given me the cold shoulder. I heard through the grapevine that they believe I am controlling Mom’s money and taking advantage of her. That couldn’t be further from the truth. I have put my life on hold to make my mother’s life better. She forgets to take her medications and has lost interest in cooking. So I cook her meals, take her wherever she wants to go, make her doctors’ appointments and see that she takes the required meds. I have told my brothers the truth of the situation, and so has my mother, but nothing seems to change their minds. We have always been a close family, and I don’t want that to change. Is there something I can do to fix this? -- Confused in Florida Dear Confused: Your brothers may be suspicious, but it is also likely there is some guilt mixed in, causing them to resent you and your importance to Mom. The best way to handle this is to include them as much as possible. Ask their opinion on Mom’s medical treatments and any major decisions. Make all financial dealings completely transparent. Send them regular updates and copies of her checkbook balance, her investments, her cash outlay -- everything. Better yet, ask them to come to Florida to spend a week with Mom and see how she’s doing. Dear Annie: I have known my best friend for more than 20 years. For the past three, she has completely forgotten my birthday. She usually remembers belatedly and phones, mortified that she overlooked it. She then writes a card and gives a gift. I don’t know what to say when the awkward phone call comes. My feelings are hurt that my birthday isn’t automatic for her because we’ve known each other for so long. I also know that she manages to remember the birthdays of other friends she hasn’t known as long and whose birthdays are around the same time as mine. What should I say when she tells me she “can’t believe” she has forgotten my birthday once again? -- Perplexed in Pennsylvania Dear Perplexed: It’s possible that your friend is so confident that your birthday is something she’ll remember that she doesn’t bother to write it down and consequently forgets until it’s too late. Or she might remember but not have a moment to call, and by the time things settle down, it’s slipped her mind. She may also be having memory issues that she is too embarrassed to mention. We don’t believe it is deliberate, because it requires much more effort to call, apologize and then send a card and a gift. The next time she does this, make a joke of it. Suggest she invest in some belated birthday cards for next year. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Second Best in Michigan,” whose husband’s widowed mother controls everything, including picking her husband’s clothes and scheduling their holiday gatherings. My husband’s mother was widowed when we married 37 years ago. He was an only child. I can tell “Michigan” that she will always be second best. My husband and I went to counseling, but as you said, Annie, the key part is the willingness of the husband to change. In my marriage, change was never successful for any length of time. If “Michigan’s” husband doesn’t stand up to Mom now, he never will. She would be happier in the long run without him. -- Hate To See You Suffer, Too 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
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Fog is spooky. Even for us dogs, this creeping mist that envelopes our environs when the dew point is right is just plain eerie. Even though its moisture makes my nose work even better, its cloaking of my visual world creeps me out. It’s like the shower scene in Hitchcock’s Psycho: you can’t see what’s lurking just on the other side of that foggy curtain.
So the other night, as we headed out into the evening mist for our dog walk, I was already a bit edgy. I could barely see the llamas as we crossed through their pasture. I was able, however, to discern that they were standing unusually close together and all staring intensely off in the same general direction. Yup, even in the fog, my eyes informed me they were a bit nervous. My nose told me they reeked of anxious.
An unrestrained dogumentary.
A splash of scarlet: A trail of blood begins the mystery.
We had just stepped from the pasture into the forest when both Dog Taylor and I picked up yet another nose full of troubling scents: white tail deer, cougar, blood, and fear. Just then my human appeared from out of the fog. I redoubled my sniffing in attempt to alert him that something was amiss up ahead. Kneeling down he saw it, the scarlet spatterings of blood leading down the trail. Then, before he could get back to his feet, a shot rang out. My man stared off in the direction of the blast, gave us the command to heel, and then said, “Come on dogs. Best we go home.” It was still dark and still foggy the next morning when I was let outside to attend to my usual early morning rituals. I had just begun some serious territory marking when I heard the sound of wing beats passing near overhead. Ravens, lots of them, all heading through the darkness as if on a mission. Then my nose picked up the smell of death hanging in the night air and I realized why the ravens were up before the sun. Seems the breakfast buffet had opened early.
A raven races towards the early morning buffet.
The llamas nervously stare into the fog and wonder whether history is about to be repeated.
Trouble in Paradise: What hides just behind the misty curtain.
By the time my human was awake and moving, the cacophony of rawking, knocking, gurgling and yelling made by the overjoyed ravens was impossible to ignore. Knowing that a large number of ravens – sometimes unkindly called an “unkindness of ravens” – is almost always a sign that a killing has been committed, I was leashed and we went to investigate together. The dawn had arrived but the fog was still eerily thick. Using my nose I lead the human to a patch of tall thistles where a white ail doe now lay dead and partially consumed. The scene of her demise was less than a hundred metres from where, just last year, a cougar had killed and feasted upon my old friend Kootenay the llama. Had the doe met a similar fate? Surely it was her blood trail we followed last night. What of the gun shot then? This was turning into a mystery, a regular whodunnit, complete with multiple possible suspects and, of course, the inevitable swirling mist. Yes, there had been a death but no crime had been committed. Or had there? After consultation with a helpful conservation officer and some of his skilled forensics, it became unclear as to whether this was actually a cougar kill. The way the deer had been consumed pointed the finger at coyotes or maybe even a bear. Could the little doe have been wounded by a hunter, possibly a poacher, and then tracked to her deathbed and made a meal of after the fact?
To make some kind of judgement as to what actually happened out there and what consequences it has for llamas, deer and dogs, would just be a shot in the dark. Or perhaps more accurately, a shot heard in the fog. Photos and word processing by Dan Mills
The eyes have it: A cougar’s eyes reflect back the light of a camera’s flash to a startled photographer.
Is the fact that urban deer have become so comfortable in our midst, drawing an increased number of predators to our front porches?
Cranbrook Veterinary Hospital is pleased to announce that
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pictured here with her dog Willow, has joined our Companion Animal Veterinary Practice.
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