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The Chamber of Commerce turkey drive took place on Thursday, Dec. 4 and smashed last year’s record of $27,000 this year — that meant that the whole group of organizers had to dance the Chicken Dance outside of the Chamber. See story on Page 3.

Brand new mayor and council take their seats ARNE PETRYSHEN

Cranbrook city council had its inaugural meeting Dec. 8. A brand new mayor and council were sworn in as representatives of Cranbrook. Mayor Lee Pratt joined councillors Tom Shypitka, Wesly Graham, Ron Popoff, Norma Blissett, Isaac Hockley and Danielle Cardozo. Mayor Lee Pratt said the new council are there to represent the citizens of Cranbrook. “I fully support openness and transparency at city hall,” Pratt

ents.” Pratt said to achieve those goals they would need to work with the Regional District of East Kootenay, Columbia Basin Trust, College of the Rockies, the Ktunaxa Nation, MLA Bill Bennett and MP David Wilks, as well as the Downtown Businesses Association, the Chamber of Commerce and all the existing businesses. Monday night’s agenda included setting meeting dates for the year and appointing the Acting Mayors.

said. “If you have any questions or concerns regarding city affairs, please do not hesitate to call my office.” Pratt said he and the new council shares the outlook of change that residents voted for. “We want to see growth and prosperity in all areas of Cranbrook — growth in population and growth in jobs that will keep our youth here once they finish their education,” he said. “We want them to raise their families here and remain closer to their parents and grandpar-

Members of council were appointed to city committees — as well as other organizations — and regional committees. The committee appointments run from now until the next organizational meeting in December 2015. Coun. Wes Graham and Coun. Ron Popoff were appointed as non-voting members of the Advisory Planning Commission. Coun. Tom Shypitka and Coun. Isaac Hockley were appointed to the Cranbrook in Motion Commit-

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Society needs help to help the bears A n g elik a L angen

A small northern B..C Wildlife Shelter is hoping to pull a string of light through our Province as they embark on yet another long distance bear rescue. A small grizzly cub in Golden has been captured by Conservation Officer Alex Desjardins and is now seeking to spend the winter at Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter (NLWS) in Smithers. Shelter founders Angelika and Peter Langen started the 17 hour drive to Golden Monday morning, in a borrowed truck as their own truck is no longer deemed safe on long distances and funds for a newer vehicle are lacking. In order to help with the expenses of housing, feeding rescuing and releasing the animals, Dorothy Avery of Toronto started a campaign of lights in 2011. The aim is to light up the Christmas tree (decorated by NLWS in front of the Smithers Feed Store) by Christmas Eve. The shelter is currently home to 30 black bears, and soon five grizzlies from all over B.C. All are cubs of this year that lost their mother mainly due to vehicle accidents. To help light up this “bear” tree, go to www.

wildlifeshelter.com or call 250-877-1181 and make a small donation. Every $25 raised will light up another bulb, helping them save orphaned cubs in dire need of rescue. History • NLWS is a registered Charity and all donations receive a tax receipt; • Founded in 1990 NLWS has accepted 329 bears over the years including 17 grizzlies and 3 Kermode bears. 90 per cent of these cubs have been released back to the wild; • NLWS is not funded by the Government and is run on volunteer labour; • The current cub in Golden weighs only about 20 pounds where it should be around 70 pounds this time of year. It will need extensive care and constant evaluation to ensure rehabilitation is possible. • The Grizzly pilot Project is run in partnership with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) and the B.C. Government; • Why so many cubs this year: The dry summer across B.C. has created a food shortage for many bears as the berry crop did not fare well in the heat. In search for food more bears crossed highways or wandered into towns.

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The Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter is currently home to 30 black bears, and soon five grizzlies from all over B.C. All are cubs of this year that lost their mother mainly due to vehicle accidents.

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Turkey drive shatters last year’s record Arne Petryshen Townsman Staff

The Chamber of Commerce turkey drive “shattered” its record of last year, say organizers. The turkey drive is a fundraiser that provides financial support to both the Salvation Army and the Cranbrook Food Bank’s Christmas Hamper program. “It was the best year ever,” said Jason Wheeldon, chief turkey chair. “I think

there’s something special in the air this year for it. We shattered last year’s record. Last year was a record at $27,000 and we shattered it.” That lead to the Chicken Dance on the strip on Thursday afternoon. “That challenge started out if we beat last year’s record I was going to do it on my own,” he said. “If we shattered it, then everyone was going to jump out there with me.”

And that’s what happened. Wheeldon said the team was great this year. There was a core group of 10-12 people that pulled together and worked on the campaign. “It was a really good team, and a really good response from the community.” He said they were also trying to make it a special event for outgoing Chamber

president Karen Penner’s last year. “People are now aware of the turkey drive and the needs it addresses,” he said. “So rather than phoning and having to explain what it’s for and what it is, it’s like, ‘Oh yeah, put me down for four,’ or ‘put me down for one.’” He said another thing they noticed was a lot of young people coming through the door with $20

pledges. “Everyone pulled together as a community.” The turkey drive began five years ago when the Wheeldons were about to leave on holidays. “My wife had heard on the radio that they didn’t have enough turkeys to meet the demand,” Wheeldon said. He went down to he Chamber in the morning and talked to the staff about

it, and they all jumped on the phones to make calls to people. “We raised the need in three hours,” he said. Then when they spoke with the Salvation Army and the Food Bank they recognized that the need was there every year and it wasn’t going to be going away. “So we’ve carried on with that tradition and it gets better every year,” he said.

Family doctor a woman’s ticket for coming home T r e vo r C r aw l e y Townsman Staff

Trying to find a family doctor isn’t a new challenge for people living in rural communities, but for Ingrid Steppan, it is the ticket for coming home. Steppan is currently in Ottawa recovering from a stem-cell transplant after a four-year battle with an extremely rare disease. Though she has needed specialized treatment that required her to seek care in Ottawa, she is hopeful she can return home to continue her recovery. However, she needs access to a family doc-

tor to supervise her condition in order to make the move back to Cranbrook, according to her daughter Kyla Beauchamp. Steppan has been battling stiff-person syndrome — a disease with symptoms including convulsions, muscle rigidity and impaired mobility— but a new treatment has dramatically improved her condition. After symptoms began in 2008, she was told by doctors that there was no cure and that she would probably die. She bought a house in Saskatchewan to spend the remaining

time she had left closer to extended family. While in Saskatchewan, another doctor convinced her to seek out more specialized treatment in Ottawa. There, she met Dr. Harry Atkins, a bone-marrow transplant specialist with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, who performed a autologous stem-cell transplant, along with a group of other specialists. The operation, which has traditionally been used to treat leukaemia, involves purifying blood-forming stem cells and reintro-

ducing them into the body after knocking out the immune system. Atkins has per-

formed two similar operations on two other patients, with both those cases going into

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Continued from page 1 Mayor Lee Pratt was appointed as chair of the Personnel Committee, which will also now be a Committee of the Whole. Blissett was appointed as representative of council to the Cranbrook Archives, Museum and Landmark Foundation. Pratt was appointed as repre-

sentative to the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce. Popoff will represent the city at the Ktunaxa Kinbasket Treaty Advisory Committee, and Pratt as alternate. Pratt and Shypitka will represent the city at the Regional District of East Kootenay Board and Kootenay East Regional Hospital

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Ingrid Steppan with Dr. Harry Atkins

District Board. Graham and Popoff are alternates. Pratt and Shypika will also represent the city at the East Kootany Hospital District Board, with Popoff and Graham as alternates there as well. Council will dive into the city budget starting on the next meeting, Jan. 5.

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Who murdered the 1920s movie mogul William Taylor? Was it an ambitious actress; a spurned lover; a party girl; one of three blackmailers; a manic stage mother ; a loyal valet ; a gang of thugs ; a religious zealot ; or the founder of Paramount Studios? A cold case that has been open for over a century, William J. Mann believes he has discovered the true killer in his latest book ‘Tinseltown.’ In ‘The Cat at the Wall,’ Deborah Ellis tells the story of a cat who befriends a young boy hiding from soldiers who have taken over his family’s home. FOOD FOR FINES: For the entire month of December, the Library will be accepting donations of nonperishable food as payment for overdue fines. One item will be worth one dollar of fines. Any canned or boxed nonperishable food items will be accepted. All donations will be delivered to the food bank throughout the holiday season. This is a great way to get rid of those pesky overdue fines while helping others in need. Need some reading material? Going on a holiday? Then check out the Friends of the Library bookshelves by the checkout counter. There’s a wide variety of fiction and mystery paperbacks and for $2 you can’t go wrong. Preschool Story Time is this Wednesday at 11 am, 1:15 pm, & 6:30 pm, and Toddler Story Time is 10 and 11 am. Both will be all about Stars! There is much more than this happening at the Library. Please check out our website and Facebook pages for more information and updates.

How Do You Know (DVD) Johnny English Reborn (DVD) Dear Viola (DVD)

Mike Selby Please note the Library will be closed this Thursday (December 11) at 5 pm instead of 8 pm. On display this month is Kathleen Simon’s holiday display, featuring 47 Santas. Adult Newly Acquired: Good Medicine – Charles M. Russell Defamation Law – Raymond E. Brown The Great Glacier & Its House – William Lowell Putnam Fields of Blood – Karen Armstrong Gun Digest 2014 Me, Myself, & Us – Brian R. Little Tinseltown – William J. Mann Stars Between the Sun & Moon – Lucia Jang (bio) Between the Mountains & the Gantries – Will Morrison (bio) Fiction A Wedding in Provence – Ellen Sussman Mean Streak – Sandra Brown Arctic Summer – Damon Galgut The Miniaturist – Jessie Burton Mystery Paris Match – Stuart Woods Haunted – Randy Wayne White Hoped to Die – James Patterson The Escape – David Baldacci North Sea Requiem – A.D. Scott The Low Road – A.D. Scott Whisper – Christina StruykBonn Heritage of Cyador – L.E. Modesitt (sci fic) Severed Souls – Terry Goodkind (sci fic)

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Standing on the shoulders of giants What’s Up? H Dave Quinn

ello from the beautiful city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. A quick introduction: we are the Quinn family, from Cranbrook. There are four of us (Dave, Michelle and our 10-year-old twins, son Bereket and daughter Eskedar). We decided to take a school year away from work, and travel around the world! We left Cranbrook on September 1, 2014, and will be back on June 16, 2015. So far we have been to Japan, China, Cambodia, Thailand, and now Sri Lanka. We have 10 more countries to visit before coming home, and many thousands of kilometres to travel while doing it. If you love to travel, or you are an armchair traveler, then we hope you enjoy our articles. If you would like to see more of our trip, please check out our travel blog: quinnfamilyquest.weebly.com/ Feel free to add any comments or questions, too. We love hearing from people back “home.” And now, look up — look waaaaay up! Okay, so it’s not that high up when you are used to the Rocky Mountains, but getting to see the Sri Maha Bodhi Maha Viharaya does require you to look up 850 feet from city level. It is a stately and imposing sight. Of course we had seen it on our numerous trips into the downtown core, but today was the day we were going to actually get to climb up it! The Buddha is exactly 88 feet tall. It faces towards the most sacred temple in Kandy, the Temple of the Tooth, which we had visited previously. It is home to a monastery that was started by Ampitiye Dammarama Thero. He decided to build the big Buddha’s statue, and started to build it with the people’s donations in 1972. In fact, everyone pays an admittance fee that continues to go towards keeping the site running. The construction of the Buddha’s statue eventually was completed decades later, and finally opened on January 1, 1993. We got lucky weather-wise, and decided to tackle the hillside this morning (by tuk tuk, of course — we’re not crazy enough to walk up it). The past few days have been very cloudy and rainy in the afternoons, so we thought to be the early birds and visit the giant Buddha while the rain stayed away. This proved to be a good idea. You can climb steps located behind the Buddha, and reach a level equal to that of its shoulders. This allowed us terrific views of Kandy, nestled down below. We actually did get a bit of exercise this morning, as we walked down to the city center. To commemorate this momentous act, we headed back to the Empire Cafe, where we had previously had lunch a few days before. No surprise that they have wonderful tea in Sri Lanka. They have many tea plantations, and we enjoyed some Ceylon tea (Ceylon being the name Sri Lanka was known as when it was a British colony). I should also mention that, although it was only around 11am, because Michelle had read up (bless her heart!) on the Empire Cafe’s supposedly delicious “Quadruple Chocolate Cake”, we felt we would be remiss in not sampling it. All I will say is: Good decision. Afterwards, we decided to walk around Kandy Lake. Kandy Lake is actually a manmade lake. It was built in 1807 by King Sri

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British Columbia Government Retired Employees Assoc, Rocky Mtn Branch-Christmas Luncheon Meeting, Days Inn, Sam Steele Rm, Cranbrook on Wed, Dec. 10th at 12:00 noon. Guest speaker: Santa Claus! Info: Ronald Kerr 250-432-0002. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints welcomes all to a Live, Outdoor Nativity; Monday Dec. 15 & Tuesday Dec. 16 at 7:00 pm. 2210 - 2nd St. N., Cranbrook. Free & open to the public. Refreshments served. 2014 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, Dec 17th, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Kimberley Rotary Club. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult. Weihnachtsgeschichten - Christmas Stories at the Kimberley Public Library. Neue und Alte Geschichten – New and Old Stories for adults and children age 5+. Thursday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. Free! Sign up by December 15. Call 250-427-3112. The Royal Stewart Highland Dancers annual Christmas Charity Recital at the Heritage Inn Ballroom on Thursday, Dec.18 at 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation to the Cranbrook Salvation Army. Come out to see wonderful festive choreographies as well as traditional Highland and National dances. Contact Jane 250427-8757 or email info@rshd.ca

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Sri Maha Bodhi Maha Viharaya, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Baskets full o’ cobras? Move in for a closer look, of course. Bikrama Rajasinha of Sri Lanka, next to the Temple of the Tooth. There are many legends regarding the lake. One is that the small island in its center was used by the king’s helm for bathing and was connected to the palace by a secret tunnel! We had heard that if you keep your eyes open while walking around the lake, you just might be lucky enough to see a Monitor lizard. We had no such luck on that account. We did, however, come across something else, though... … we rounded a corner and what do we see but a large group of people assembled in the roadway, instead of on the sidewalk. This seemed odd. We walked over and saw immediately why no one was standing or walking where they should have been... two cobras were on display, and everyone wanted to keep their distance. That seemed like the logical thing to do. Two

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men were manning the cobras, playing music, moving the lids to the cobra’s baskets in a rhythmic pattern that had the cobra’s rapt attention. Of course our family had “TOURIST” basically embroidered on our shirts, so one of the men waved Bereket and I over to get closer to the cobras. Bereket was brave enough to sit in behind the snakes, and I was brave enough to take his picture from far away using the “zoom” option on the camera. Of course once we saw to our delight that Bereket was safe, we all piled in for a picture. Sure, we knew it was a tourist trap, but when else we will get this close to two cobras, we thought (hopefully never again!). Another great unexpected moment... the kind that makes travel (and life, for that matter) so interesting.

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Clark on climate, clawbacks, credit cards TOM FLETCHER

A year-end interview with Premier Christy Clark. For an extended version see the opinion section at www.dailytownsman.com. TF: Are you still confident that we’re going to see a major LNG project approved by the end of 2014? PCC: We’re still in negotiations with Petronas and Shell, so I don’t know if it will be by the end of 2014, but I’m hoping in the next few months. [Days after this interview, Petronas announced a delay in their investment decision until 2015.] TF: I talked to a couple of SFU climate mitigation specialists, and they agreed that it’s unlikely to the point of impossible to have a major LNG industry and still meet Gordon Campbell’s ambitious greenhouse gas target of a 33 per cent reduction by 2020. What do you think? PCC: I think that we may prove them wrong. Many of these facilities, not all of them, will be partly or fully electrically powered up, so that reduces those impacts, and there’s going to be a real incentive to invest in new technology to minimize that as well. I think the bigger picture is what really matters, which is that in shipping 82 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas

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Premier Christy Clark in her Victoria office after the fall legislature session passed new tax and environmental rules for natural gas exports. to Asia, we help them get off coal and other dirtier sources of oil, and that is the biggest contribution that we’ve ever made to reducing climate change. TF: Ontario and Quebec have taken a page from your book. They have seven conditions for an oil pipeline, Energy East, which involves conversion of gas pipelines and taking Alberta oil to the East Coast. What do you think? PCC: I think they took our five conditions and elaborated on them. So you’ve got British

Columbia, Alberta, now Ontario and Quebec, all signed on to some version of the five conditions. And of course Enbridge and Kinder Morgan as well. TF: What about the conditions they have added? PCC: One of the things they say they want to protect against is a shortage of natural gas coming to Ontario and Quebec. These are the same two provinces that have put a moratorium on extracting natural gas. They want to make sure that we do it here, good enough for us to do, and send it to them, but

they won’t do that themselves. I look at their last two conditions, and I roll my eyes a little bit. TF: All the way to New Brunswick, they’ve basically bought the anti-hydraulic fracturing myth? PCC: Yes. Somehow they all watched an American mockumentary or whatever you call it, and believed it. Here in British Columbia we do fracking better than anywhere in the world. It is the gold standard. TF: Finance Minister Mike de Jong says we have a surplus estimated at more than $400 million for this fiscal year, and he suggested that much of that would have to go to pay off deficits from previous years. Of course the opposition is interested in welfare rates and in particular ending child support clawbacks. What’s your view? PCC: Like any family that’s been through tough times, the first thing you need to do when you get back to finding a job and making an income again, is to pay off your credit cards. And that’s what we’re going to do. We are going to see if we can find ways to improve some of the programs over time, but can’t do that until we can afford it. It’s typical, the NDP want us to spend the money before we have it. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.

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Spirits were high in the Kimberley Dynamiters dressing room following a 5-2 victory over the Nelson Leafs Friday night. With a three-assist performance, newcomer Braden Saretsky earned his first postgame interview and his teammates were quick to put him to task. As Saretsky emerged from the Dynamiters dressing room, shouts followed the 18-year-old West Kelowna native, exclaiming, “You’ve got to do the meow game!” For those unaware, the meow game happens to be a challenge making its way through the hockey world in recent weeks. The interview subject is challenged to seamlessly work as many ‘meows’ as possible into his responses. The meows are intended to replace the word ‘now.’ The game was inspired by a scene from the 2001 police comedy film Super Troopers. It might seem like a silly little game, but it actually makes for an in-

credibly entertaining interview. Saretsky, who was acquired by the Dynamiters in a Nov. 28 trade with the Summerland Steam, was as close to purr-fect as one could get. “After about a week of being here meow, it’s been pretty good,” Saretsky said Saturday night. “The guys have been pretty good to me and coach [Jerry Bancks] is giving me lots of playing time meow. It’s been nice.” Saretsky has seen plenty of playing time indeed. In Saturday’s victory over Nelson, the 5-foot-11 pivot was flanked by leading scorer Jason Richter and Jared Marchi on the Nitros first line. In addition to skating on the top unit, Saretsky has also manned the point on the power play since his arrival. The speedy Saretsky set up Richter three times Saturday and has four assists in three games since joining the Nitros. “He’s really talented. He’s really smart with the puck,” Richter said of Saretsky. “He can set

guys up. He’s definitely got a lot of skill and he works really hard.” As much as Saretsky’s interview was a highlight Saturday night, captain Richter was the man with the hot hand on the ice. Richter single-handedly blew away the Leafs with a five-point performance, including three goals. “Everyone’s stepping up,” Richter said. “It doesn’t matter who is on the scoresheet at the end of the game.” With his team leading 3-2 late in the third period, 18-year-old Cranbrook native cruised over the blueline before wiring a wrist shot through the fivehole of Leafs goaltender Joey Karrer. “I was looking for Saretsky. If I would have passed to him, I was thinking he was going to have a breakaway, but the guy caught up to him,” Richter said, replaying his Saturday insurance marker. “I tried to slow down and I looked for Marchi. Then I saw Marchi kind of had a guy on him. I didn’t want to turn it over because we were so late in

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Newest Nitro Braden Saretsky has quickly found himself at home in Kimberley. The West Kelowna native registered three assists Saturday night, skating alongside Jason Richter and Jared Marchi. the game. “I just kind of put it on net and luckily it went in.” Richter, the heart and soul of the Dynamiters, completed the hat trick with an empty-net goal 24 seconds later. “[Richter and Marchi] are both really skilled players meow,” Saretsky said. “They’ll dish you the puck wherever so you kind of have to have your stick on the ice and always be ready for them meow. They’re good guys to play with.”

Tabby tabby Tuesday Kootenay Ice return home to host Central Division-leading Medicine Hat Tigers Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

Following a twogame U.S. road trip, the Kootenay Ice return home to host the Medicine Hat Tigers Tuesday at Western Financial Place. The game will be the fourth in five nights for the Ice, who edged the Spokane Chiefs 3-2 Saturday before falling to the Tri-City Americans 5-4 Sunday evening. Life hasn’t been any easier for the visiting Tigers, who have been on the road since Friday. After opening a fourgame road trip with a pair of victories Friday and Saturday (5-2 at Everett and 5-3 at Seattle), the Tigers fell 4-1 to the Portland Winterhawks Sunday. Tuesday’s tilt will also represent the fourth

game in five days for the Tigers. The Ice and Tigers last met Nov. 22 in Medicine Hat, where Kootenay goaltender Wyatt Hoflin turned in a 48save performance, shutting out the Tigers 3-0. In the only other meeting of the year between the two Central Division rivals, the Tigers rolled to a 7-3 victory at Western Financial Place Nov. 19. “We knew they were a fast team with small guys and a lot of skill and good defence. They move the puck well and I think we got off the game a little bit,” said Kootenay Ice forward Tim Bozon Nov. 19. “Against one of the best teams in the league, if you do that, you won’t have a chance to win the hockey game.” The Tigers remain

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GAME TIME: 7 P.M. (MT) LAST MEETING: KTN 3 at MHT 0 (Nov. 22) TIGERS vs. ICE (21-7-1-1) RECORD (15-16-0-0) First (Central) DIVISION Fourth (Central) Second (Eastern) CONF. Ninth (Eastern) 113 GF 94 74 GA 118 16th (18.2%) PP T-9th (20.7%) Sixth (84.2%) PK 11th (80.6%) T. Cox (8-34-42) TOP SCORER J. Descheneau (16-20-36) M. Langhamer (2.30 GAA) TOP GOALIE W. Hoflin (3.47 GAA) L1 STREAK L1 4-1 L at POR LAST GAME 5-4 L at TCA Dec. 12 vs. KEL NEXT GAME Dec. 12 vs. PAR

one of the top teams in the WHL, sitting second in the Eastern Conference. As for the small skill Bozon referred to, Medicine Hat boasts a pair of pint-sized forwards in the top-10 scoring ranks of the WHL. Trevor Cox and Cole

Sandford, both measuring up at 5-foot-8, rank sixth and seventh in WHL scoring, respectively. It was Cox crushing the Ice the last time the two teams met in Cranbrook. The Surrey native tallied three goals and an assist in the Tigers’ 7-3 victory.

If you were curious, Saretsky managed to squeak 10 meows into a two-minute interview. Kudos, to Kimberley’s newest Nitro. Prior to Saturday’s win, the Dynamiters fell 4-2 to the Creston Valley Thunder Cats at Johnny Bucyk Arena. The Thunder Cats grabbed two more victories Saturday (4-3 at Golden) and Sunday (9-3 vs. Columbia Valley), leap-frog-

ging the Dynamiters into third place in the KIJHL’s Eddie Mountain Division. “We’ve got to step it up. We’ve got to play for each other [on the road],” Richter said. “Playing at home, we have a good atmosphere here and it’s pretty easy to get into the game. On the road, we definitely have to step up and start playing for each other.” The Dynamiters are

an impressive 12-3-0-1 at the Kimberley Civic Centre, but continue to battle on the road. The Nitros mark away from home is 3-9-1-1 after Friday’s loss in Creston Valley. Richter and the Dynamiters will get a chance to improve upon that road mark this Friday when they visit the Spokane Braves (15-130-3).

Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring Summaries FriDay, Dec. 5

Kimberley DynamiterS 2 at creSton Valley thunDer catS 4

First Period 1. CTC - K. Richter, (C. Cartwright, A. Wilkinson), 9:10 Second Period - No scoring Third Period 2. CTC - C. Cartwright, (K. Richter, A. Wilkinson), 15:59 3. CTC - M. Fuchs, (C. Ward, M. Lynes), 11:30 (PP) 4. CTC - D. Hogue, (unassisted), 5:09 (SH) 5. KIM - A. Rosolowsky, (A. Hancherow), 2:12 6. KIM - J. Busch, (unassisted), 0:13 Shots 1 2 3 T Kimberley 16 14 13 43 Creston Valley 7 6 17 30 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KIM - Liam McBain 26/30 60:00 0.867 CTC - Brock Lefebvre 41/43 60:00 0.953 Power plays Kimberley 0/4 (0.0%); Creston Valley 1/4 (25.0%) Attendance: 400 SaturDay, Dec. 6

nelSon leaFS 2 at Kimberley DynamiterS 5

First Period - No scoring Second Period 1. NEL - M. MacDonald, (A. Lindsay, N. Percival), 18:33 2. KIM - J. Richter, (J. Marchi, B. Saretsky), 16:20 3. NEL - A. Brewer, (J. Huber, M. MacDonald), 13:35 4. KIM - K. Haase, (B. Saretsky, J. Richter), 4:33 (PP) 5. KIM - J. Wallace, (E. Buckley, J. Richter), 3:58 (PP) Third Period 6. KIM - J. Richter, (J. Jowsey), 1:45 7. KIM - J. Richter, (B. Saretsky), 1:21 (EN) Shots 1 2 3 T Nelson 8 8 7 23 Kimberley 8 10 9 27 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% NEL - Joey Karrer 22/26 56:25 0.846 KIM - Tyson Brouwer 21/23 60:00 0.913 Power plays Nelson 0/2 (0.0%); Kimberley 2/8 (25.0%) Attendance: 376

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Scoring Statistics

Player Jason Richter Jordan Busch Coy Prevost Eric Buckley Jared Marchi Braden Saretsky Keenan Haase Jesse Wallace Marco Campanella Austin Hancherow Jonas Gordon Alex Rosolowsky Sawyer Hunt T. Van Steinburg Jordan Roy James Jowsey Charles Dagostin Tyler Kinnon Brady Revie Rory Mallard

GP 30 29 29 27 30 22 29 30 30 27 25 25 27 29 10 26 27 24 19 21

G 24 3 8 8 10 5 8 8 7 4 2 7 3 2 4 1 0 0 1 0

Goaltending Statistics Player Tyson Brouwer Liam McBain

A 15 22 16 15 12 12 8 7 8 7 9 3 7 8 4 6 3 3 0 0

PTS 39 25 24 23 22 17 16 15 15 11 11 10 10 10 8 7 3 3 1 0

W L OTL SO GAA 13 5 2 1 2.81 2 6 0 0 3.96

PIM 8 9 13 78 49 53 12 6 28 8 18 0 6 8 8 2 23 37 14 4 SP 0.898 0.861

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Barney Eyford â&#x20AC;&#x153;BIDâ&#x20AC;? 1928 - 2014 Barney â&#x20AC;&#x153;BIDâ&#x20AC;? Eyford age 86 of Wasa, BC, passed away on December 2, 2014 at Joseph Creek Care Village with family by his side. He was born on February 20, 1928 in Grosmont, AB.

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Barney leaves to mourn his passing, his wife and best friend Donna, his children Cyndi, Patti, Shane (Julie), Marlene (Gary), and Lydia (Randy), and Donnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children Tammy (Steve) and Keith and his much loved grandchildren. There will be no funeral service by request. Those wishing to make a memorial donation in Barneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honour, may do so to the charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

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College of the Rockies’ Cultural Anthropology and English Language students, with instructors Erin Aasland-Hall (white vest) and Avery Hulbert (black and white dress), created a bond through their learning experience.

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College of the Rockies’ Cultural Anthropology students were given a first-hand opportunity to learn about different cultures while also building relationships and a sense of community at the College on Friday, November 21. With the College hosting 203 international students from 34 countries, English Language program instructor Erin Aasland-Hall saw the opportunity for a project with the Cultural Anthropology students to be an ideal way to bridge gaps between

our international and local students. “The sense of community grows tremendously from these types of activities,” says Aasland-Hall. “Often times Canadian and international students are too shy to initiate a conversation with each other. Activities like this break down that fear and quite often the relationships continue beyond the classroom project. In addition to creating friendships, these collaborations lead to task-specific assignments for the students. They are not simply having a conversa-

tion with other students but they must complete a paper for grading so a great learning opportunity takes place.” Anthropology instructor Avery Hulbert was excited for the opportunity to participate. She saw the partnership as a chance for her students to gain first-hand knowledge about cultures and experiences that are different than their own while also building a sense of community at the College. The program turned out to be an overwhelming success. “The students were all very nervous at the begin-

ning of the day but came away from the experience not only with a better understanding of different cultures, and research and interview skills but with new friends who they are now connected with both inside and outside of the community. Many of the students came up to us afterward and thanked us for the opportunity,” noted Hulbert. The Cultural Anthropology class, a first-year university studies course, focuses on learning about anthropological research, ethics and how to be culturally relative, in-

clusive and sensitive. The existence of the English Language program at the College provided a unique experiential learning opportunity for all the students involved. Extensive preparation was done with both groups to ensure the experience was a positive, accademically meaningful, respectful and safe one for all involved. In the end, students had a great time, discovered valuable information about each other and even made new friends. “This was an amazing experience. I learned a lot about how someone from

another culture experiences our own,” adds Cultural Anthropology student Melissa Roberts. “It was a great way to learn about someone else as a person and to make a connection.” Aasland-Hall and Hulbert look forward to expanding this opportunity to future students in the semesters and years to come. Learn more about College of the Rockies’ University Studies courses at: cotr.ca/ university Learn more about the College’s English Language program at: cotr.ca/elt

Mars mountain may have formed from lake; Sandwich snafu sends serpent wet climate possibly lasted million years sailing over Tim Hortons counter Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s Curiosity rover is helping scientists close in on a Martian mystery: Why does a mountain jut out of a barren crater? Scientists said Monday that rock images indicate that 3-mile-high Mount Sharp may have formed in a big lake bed over a million or even tens of millions of years. Deposits of sediment seem to have shaped the mountain.

That begs the question as to whether microbial life may have existed there in those wet ancient times. “This lake was large enough, it could have lasted millions of years - sufficient time for life to get started and thrive, sufficient time for lake sediment to build up to form Mount Sharp,” said Michael Meyer, lead scientist of NASA’s Mars exploration program. Curiosity’s latest observations could mean Mars’

warm, wet period occurred about 3.5 billion years ago, more recent than had been thought. In addition, Martian lakes could have lasted longer than previously suspected. Scientists are uncertain whether this wet period was continuous or interrupted by dry spells. Meyer acknowledged that even here on Earth, “we don’t have a very good handle” on how long it takes life to originate and

how long a conducive environment needs to be in place beforehand. So addressing the possibility of whether life once existed on other planets is made all the more complicated. Curiosity has been exploring Gale Crater since its arrival on Mars two years ago; the rover reached the base of Mount Sharp a few months ago. The crater, 96 miles across, was caused by an asteroid impact.

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SASKATOON - Two men are facing mischief charges after a sandwich order sent them into a hissy fit at a Tim Hortons restaurant in Saskatoon. Police say the 20-year-olds began arguing with an employee because they wanted their onions diced. The argument got worse, and one of the men pulled a snake from his friend’s pocket and threw it behind the counter.

Officers called to the scene were able to quickly locate the snake and determined it was non-poisonous. The two men were arrested nearby. Police have found a temporary home for the snake until it can be released into the wild next spring.

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