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Clearing the way on a snowy day ARNE PETRYSHEN

A big snowfall like the one Sunday night means the city plow trucks, loaders and graders were busy at work around Cranbrook. Joe McGowan noted that the city operates its snowplow equipment 24-7. With the equipment the city has, the crews can usually have most areas of the city cleared within a few days of a snowfall. That of course depends on the amount of snow and the rate it falls. “Regardless of whether its snowing or not, we have a person on the machinery,” McGowan said. “We adopt a priority system, so as the snow comes down we remove snow in keeping with the city’s snow removal policy and that essentially is the main arteries and those streets and roads that are used for emergency purposes, then moved down to collector streets within the community, then third priority is residential streets where there is a flat grade.”

See CITY PLOWS, Page 3

Avalanche danger rating high after recent snowfall TRE VOR CR AWLEY

While the recent snowfall may lure the public out into the backcountry, Avalanche Canada is warning that the danger rating is high in the Kootenay/Boundary region. A special public avalanche warning was initially issued on Dec. 26 but extended to Jan. 4, but the recent snowstorm is ensuring that conditions remain dangerous. “Right now with the current storm pattern, we’ve got avalanches closing down highways, up in the mountains, the snow’s blowing sideways, there’s natural avalanches running left, right and centre,” said Joe Lammers, a public avalanche forecaster with Avalanche Canada. In terms of the backcountry conditions, Lammers said up to 40 centimetres of new snow has fallen in the last 24 hours, with more in the forecast. “With more snow on the way and a lot of wind, that’s creating what we call a really potent storm slab condition, and that’s a really potent surface instability that is relatively short-lived,” Lammers said.

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COURTESY MARK HALL

Two East Kootenay athletes— Noah Beek (left) of Cranbrook and Karlee Hall of Jaffray — have won Gold in the first International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) North American Youth Mixed Climbing Competition.

Local climbers win gold in new international competition Noah Beek, Karlee Hall off to Switzerland for the World Youth Ice Climbing Championship TREVOR CRAWLEY Townsman Staff

Two local climbers are hoping to make it to the next level on the competitive side of the sport. And they’ve already begun to prove themselves in their first-ever competition. Noah Beek and Karlee Hall have returned to Cranbrook as youth champions following their efforts at the inaugural UIAA Youth Mixed Climbing In-

ternational competition in Colorado. Though it was the debut event in North America, the two decided to make the trek at the urging of Gord McArthur, who has been competing on the UIAA world cup circuit for many years. “We were also introduced to this comp by Gord and he felt we were good enough to go compete at this so we decided that this would take us to the

next level, essentially,” said Hall. Competition climbing is a little different from climbing out in the East Kootenay backcountry. In competitions, athletes are working their way up a manmade structure with routes set up by the organizers. “Usually on a route, I take my time to figure it out; I usually take a bunch of rests and whatnot, but this was different,” said Beek. “If you fall, you’re out.”

Beek has been climbing for the last two years, while Hall has been at it for only one. Both met McArthur through climbing, who introduced them to mixed climbing—using ice-climbing tools to climb in a non-winter environment. For the last three months, both Beek and Hall have been dry-tooling to train for mixed climbing competitions.

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The Yasodhara Ashram’s Temple of Light was damaged beyond repair by a June fire.

Yasodhara Ahsram on Kootenay Lake planning rebuild of Temple of Light C r e sto n Va ll e y A dva n c e

The Yasodhara Ashram is preparing for a redesign and rebuild of its cherished Temple of Light, which was destroyed by a fire in June. The design process will be led by Patkau Architects, a Vancouver firm. “It’s so rare to have a project that is about aspiration as opposed to meeting some sort of expedient requirements,” said architect

John Patkau in a press release. “The opportunity to do something that speaks to all the senses and the spirit is a rare and wonderful challenge.” The original temple, completed in 1992, was a longtime vision of Swami Sivananda Radha, who founded the ashram in 1963. “The temple represented the values and vision of the ashram — that this is a place open to people from all spiri-

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tual traditions,” said current president Swami Lalitananda in the press release. “The next iteration of the temple is to say, yes, we honour that vision.” The Temple of Light’s white dome was a landmark on Kootenay Lake, and attracted visitors and spiritual pilgrims from around the world. “Even though this is one little temple in the wilderness of the Kootenays, we see it as a symbol of hope in the world,” said Lalitananda. “The world can feel so divided, and the temple is where we recognize unity — the light in each other — not division. The temple was, and will be again, a sacred space where we can come together in harmony.” The design and planning phases will run 2015, with a goal of having construction completed in 2016. The fire broke out late in the evening of June 5, and the Riondel and Balfour-Harrop volunteer fire departments responded, working through the night and extinguishing the fire after about 12 hours.

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Each year for the last 35 years or so, Evelyn Botterill (left), 45 year member of the Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary has been making and providing to the East Kootenay Regional Hospital maternity staff a number of stockings so that each of the new babies can be presented in a beautiful Christmas stocking to his or her Mom on Christmas morning. This has become a little-known tradition.

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Last month the Cranbrook Lions Club donated 75 turkeys to the Salvation Army to help with their Christmas Hampers. Pictured from left to rights are Captain Kirk (Salvation Army) and Lions Bob Duthie, Doug Shipp and Al Manjak.

Olivia, Liam top lists of new baby names in B.C. in 2013 Black Press

For the second straight year, and the fourth time in five years, Olivia was the top name for girls born in B.C. in 2013, according to the province’s Vital Statistics Agency. Liam reclaimed the number one spot for baby boys replacing Ethan, which was tops in 2012,

after edging out Liam the previous year. The top five names for girls born in British Columbia in 2013 were Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Emily and Ava. For baby boys born in 2013 in B.C., the top five names were Liam, Mason, Ethan, Lucas and Benjamin.

There were 43,925 babies born in B.C. in 2013, which includes 22,491 boys and 21,434 girls. See infographic below for more of the top 20 names chosen for new babies in 2013. For more baby names chosen in B.C. see the complete lists for at www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/baby2013.html#bnames

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Hall, Beek off to World Championships Continued from page 1

With a little push from McArthur, the two decided to make the trek to Durango to put their climbing skills to the test. They’ll also be leaving shortly for Saas Fee in Switzerland for the UIAA World Youth Ice Climbing Championship. “We went to Durango because we’ve never competed,” said Hall, “so we went to try to get some experience under our belt and get the feel for comps and understand how they work and how we do under pressure, because the one in Saas Fee is a World Championship, so it’ll be a lot bigger, so we wanted to get introduced through a slightly smaller competition.” It’s not surprising that both had a bit of nerves when tackling the structure for the first time. “During the qualifier rounds, I was fine, I wasn’t too nervous, but in the finials, they put you in isolation so you’re not allowed to see the route until you go out to climb in front of everybody, so I found that was a lot more nerve wracking,” said Hall. “But as soon as you get out onto the wall and start climbing, all the anxiety goes away

Courtesy Mark Hall

Karlee Hall (left) and Noah Beek pictured in action at first International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) North American Youth Mixed Climbing Competition. and you’re just focused on climbing and you don’t hear the crowds— everybody yelling at you, you tune out and it’s just really cool to see that happen.”

The Durango competition was valuable for both of them because it’ll give them a taste of what to expect when they get to Saas Fee for the world youth

championship. “At the start of the Durango competition—it was my first competition and I was worried and nervous about everything. What

if I pop off? What if I fall? I didn’t know what to expect,” said Beek. “It was a bit nerve-wracking, but I’m feeling a little bit better going into it

knowing how good of an experience the Durango competition was because I really enjoyed competing whereas before I was wondering if I’d be able to compete

because of my headspace. “So I’m definitely looking more forward to competing in Saas Fee than I was before Durango.”

City plows hit the streets after snowfall Continued from page 1 The Priority No. 1 roads include main streets and avenues, such as Victoria Avenue, 14th Avenue, 7th Avenue and 2nd Street N and S. The Priority No. 2 roads include roads like 1st Street South, 10th Avenue South and 3rd Street South. Once the crews have taken care of the road-

ways, they move to sidewalk snow removal. McGowan said they don’t bring in additional staff even in the event of a big snowfall like the one Sunday night. “We operate underbelly plow trucks, several loaders, and a grader. Sidewalk snow removal consists of several converted lawnmowers that have

blades.” McGowan said it doesn’t make much of difference if there is a big snowfall to the city crews, since they will be out plowing anyhow. “The machine doesn’t really care what it’s plowing, it’s going down the road and if it’s moving 100 mm or 20 mm, it doesn’t really matter. The technique that we use is the same,

the machinery is the same and the drivers are the same. Where we experience problems is when we get 150 mm snowfalls.” He said the reason is that at those levels, the plow is pushing more weight and so it can take a bit longer to plow. City crews also asks that resident avoid leaving vehicles on the

The Cranbrook Food Bank needs your help. Drop boxes at Safeway and Save On Foods Food Bank office 104-8th Ave. S. • 250-426-7664 (from 10am-3pm)

streets to make the snow clearing operations easier for the city crews. The city does snow pickup in the downtown area at night in

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the Baker Street - 8th Avenue to 14th. A detailed map of the snow removal priorities can be found at the city website in the Public Works section.

Watch for tomorrow’s Townsman, when Arne Petryshen reports on his ride-along in a City of Cranbrook plow truck.

“Are you making a New Year’s Resolution this year?”

YES: 63% NO: 37%

This week’s poll: “2015 is a federal election year. Are you expecting a spring election?” 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.

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Avalanche danger high after snowfall Continued from page 1 “That said, what it’s doing is it’s overriding a lot of the weaknesses that were created earlier in the season that now exist in excess of one

metre below the surface. “There were touchy conditions before the storm on those layers; now with this increased

load on those layers, I’ll bet that those layers will react with very light loads and the result will be avalanches could be really large and destructive.”

At the Cranbrook Public Library ‘The Crazy Game’ is Chuck Malarchuk’s life story, including his infamous neck injury on the ice, his lifelong battle with anxiety and depression, as well as when he shot himself in 2008. This is easily the best hockey story you have never heard. Sy Montgomery tells the inspiring story of ‘Temple Grandin’—the young girl with autism whose love of cows caused her to change the livestock industry. 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 Snow and Ice! There is much more than this happening at the Library. Please check out our website and Facebook pages for more information and updates. On display this month is Janice Templeton’s creative beadwork, including some incredible looking rocks, dolls, and t-shirts. Adult Newly Acquired: Canadian Income Tax Act with Regulations Annotated Frommer’s Easy Guide to New Orleans – Diana Schram Revolutionary Pizza – Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau The Oil Man and the Sea – Arno Kopecky The Body Book – Cameron Diaz The Confidence Code – Katty Kay The Art of Asking – Amanda Palmer Information Doesn’t Want To Be Free – Cory Doctorow No Place to Hide – Glenn Greenwald The Grain Brain Cookbook – David Perlmutter A Short History of the First World War – Gary Sheffield The Great War as I Saw It – Frederick George Scott Wood Heat – Andrew Jones A Century in a Small Town – Evelyn Sangster Benson Will It Waffle – Daniel Shumski Whitewater Cooks with Passion – Shelley Adams Great Bear Wild – Ian McAllister Creative Tangle – Trish Reinhart One Zentangle a Day – Beckah Krahula Yoga for Your Brain – Sandy Steen Bartholomew German Visual Phrase Book & CD Crazy Rich – Jerry Oppenheimer (bio) Good Morning Mr. Mandela – Zelda la Grange (bio) The Crazy Game – Clint Malarchuk

(bio) Sammy Davis Jr. – Tracey Davis (bio) Daughters of the Witching Hill – Mary Sharratt (fic) Who by Fire – Fred Stenson (fic) The Aviator’s Wife – Melanie Benjamin (fic) Seasons of Tomorrow – Cindy Woodsmall (fic) The Road to Puthukkad – Gordon Alexander (fic) Come Back – Rudy Wiebe (fic) Rooms – Lauren OliMike Selby ver (fic) The Beekeeper’s Ball – Susan Wiggs (fic) The Barter – Siobhan Adcock (fic) The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher – Hilary Mantel (fic) A.D. 30 – Ted Dekker (fic) The Beat Goes On – Ian Rankin (mys) The Cinderella Murder – Mary Clark Higgins (mys) Consumed – David Cronenberg (mys) The Job – Janet Evanovich (mys) The Spider Woman’s Daughter – Anne Hillerman (mys) The Darling Dahlias and the Silver Dollar Bush – Susan Albert Wittig (mys) Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandel (sci fic) The Revolutions – Felix Gilman (sci fic) The Shadow Throne – Django Wexler (sci fic) Vikings: Season 2 (DVD) Under the Dome: Season 2 (DVD) Heartland: Season 6 (DVD) Santa Baby (DVD) Santa Baby 2 (DVD) Young Adult & Children’s: The Iron Trial – Holly Black (ya fic) Dangerous Creatures – Kami Garcia (ya fic) The One – Kiera Cass (ya fic) The Elite – Kiera Cass (ya fic) The Selection – Kiera Cass (ya fic) Illusion – Sherrilyn Kenyon (ya fic) Panic – Lauren Oliver (ya fic) To This Day – Shane Koyczan Skateboarding Skills – Ryan Stutt Hockey Superstars 2014-2015 – Paul Romanuk Monstergami – David Mitchell (j 736.982) Temple Grandin – Sy Montgomery (j bio) The Blood of Olympus – Rick Riordan (j fic) Odin’s Ravens – K.L. Armstrong (j fic)

There was more snow on Tuesday leading into Wednesday, and coupled with some above-freezeing temperatures, conditions will continue to be unstable. “What we’re forecasting for the Kootenay/Boundary region for the next couple days

is what we’re calling an above-freezing layer,” said Lammers, “so in the alpine, we’re expecting temperatures to exceed zero degrees and with a bit of sun and that warming, that’ll continue to have a destabilizing effect on the snowpack, so the storm might be over but

we’re definitely not out of the woods and that’s going to keep avalanche danger ratings in the high category for at least tomorrow.” Lammers advises anyone going out into the backcountry have proper training and equipment such as a shovel, avalanche probe

and transceiver. “If people haven’t ticked all those boxes, now is definitely not a time to be playing in the mountains,” Lammers said. Avalanche Canada has information on local conditions on their website at avalanche.ca.

Photo courtesy KAR

Happy Hans had an enjoyable holiday week up at the Kimberley Alpine Resort, and no doubt they are happy up there this week as well as fresh snow is falling. January is a great time for locals to get out and enjoy the powder. And don’t forget, it’s Community Day on Sunday.

Annual Community Day at Kimberley Alpine Resort C AROLYN GR ANT Daily Bulletin

Due to late snow pushing the opening of the Kimberley Alpine Resort to December 20, the decision was made to host the annual Community Day — where locals from Kimberley and Cranbrook and surrounding rural areas ski for free — in January. The date for Community Day is this Sunday, January 11 and if you are a resident of Canal Flats, Skookumchuck, Meadowbrook, TaTa Creek, Kimberley, Marysville, Wasa, Wycliffe, Moyie, or Cranbrook, you can ski and ride for free. All you will need to receive your free lift ticket is proof of residency such as: Driver’s license, or photo ID accompanied with utilities bill that shows proof of current address. KAR photo Burgers will be available for $2 supporting local charity. Come out and enjoy the slopes on Community Day. Local residents can go to Guest Services and receive a voucher ers to a complimentary lesson. able as well. Space is limited and that will entitle them to a ham- There will be a total of 20 Ski and guests must pre-register at Guest 20 Snowboard spots available Services. Please note that these burger for only $2. Winter Sports School invites Free ski/snowboard rentals for lessons are for new skiers and beginner Skiers or Snowboard- those in these lessons are avail- snowboarders only.

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Veterans Affairs Minister loses his job What’s Up?

John Ivison

ew year is a time of renewal and Stephen Harper embraced the spirit of the season by renewing his front bench in a Cabinet mini-shuffle Monday. Julian Fantino, the embattled Veterans Affairs minister, was demoted back to his former billet as associate minister of Defence. The move came after weeks of negative publicity that followed a critical report from the Auditor General, which said veterans with PTSD face an excessively long wait for help. Erin O’Toole, a former air force captain who has been rolled out as spokesman on the veterans’ file, has been promoted to Cabinet after just two years as an MP. Mr. O’Toole was elected as MP for Durham after Bev Oda retired from politics. She was one of just three Conservatives to have been booted from Cabinet by Mr. Harper (the others were Helena Guergis and Maxime Bernier). The fact that Mr. Fantino will still sit around the Cabinet table is testimony to the Prime Minister’s aversion to being told what to do by anyone — far less the opposition and the media. In normal circumstances, Mr. Harper would likely have left Mr. Fantino in situ and let the opposition bay for his blood. But 2015 is an election

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Conservative MP Erin O’Toole outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Monday. year and Mr. Fantino’s long-staying proved to be his shortcoming. The minister was so well-versed in the art of denial, refusing to admit any personal or systemic failures, that his performance defied political satire. In doing so, he lost the support of what should be a natural constituency for the Conservatives. Mr. O’Toole has already proven himself a more sympathetic figure when called to appear on political panels. But he still faces the same systemic problems that stymied his predecessor. The Veterans’ Affairs com-

mittee recommended increasing earnings-loss benefits and paying reservists the same level of injury benefit as regular soldiers. The government has not responded on either point. There remains dissatisfaction over the New Veterans Charter that pays injured soldiers lump sums, instead of pensions. And the new minister will have to deal with the Auditor General’s criticisms of an unresponsive bureaucracy that takes too long to respond to the needs of soldiers with mental health issues. Perhaps the only good news for the 41-year-old minister, aside from the chauffeur-driv-

en limo, is that his deputy minister will be former chief of defence staff, Walter Natynczyk, who will likely prove invaluable in acting as a bridge between the departments of National Defence and Veterans Affairs. Lack of communication between the two was a major contributor to the delays identified by the Auditor-General. So does Mr. Harper now have the front bench team that will take him into the next election? Perhaps not. Cabinet members like Gail Shea, the Fisheries Minister, may yet decide not to seek re-election. There are rumblings that Pierre Poilievre, the Democratic Reform minister, has been charged with drawing up a list of candidates to be parachuted into the Senate, should the Prime Minister decide that he needs to fill the 16 current vacancies. There are currently 53 Conservatives in the Upper House, against 30 Liberals and six independents. A Justin Trudeau victory in the next election would all but hand the Senate to the Liberals, so it seems inevitable that Mr. Harper will fill those seats and first in line for patronage appointments are likely to be former MPs who don’t fancy their chances in the upcoming tilt. John Ivison is a columnist with the National Post

Memories are made of this

“I was advised to read out loud everything that I wrote, but I keep dozing off.” Me.

When a person flies to Vancouver and takes the Canada Line, he or she expects to encounter foreign languages but, this year, I ended up speaking German. I was trying again to work out how to use the ticket machine and failing miserably when I was assisted by two German businessmen. I didn’t realize that I knew all that German, but I did get the ticket. Vielen Dank. It was later, at a party in Vancouver this past Christmas, that I suddenly recalled the two photographs on my wall at home. At the time, my daughter, supposedly a respectable matron with two kids in their twenties, was dancing a wild Watusi (or something) with her daughter and about six other females, some of whom had probably been my daughter’s students, and I think that my face

cracked into some sort of rictus grin. My daughter outdanced the girls. The two photographs that I recalled hang in the living room at my home. The first, printed in monochrome shows a very much younger me holding in my arms my infant daughter. You can’t see the baby’s face but I look bemused. As one friend commented, “You have the look of a man thinking, ‘Now what?’” The other Peter snap-shot is in and Warland colour shows me and the same daughter, twenty years later, both laughing, our arms around each other, and we on the very top of a peak in the Rockies. Somehow or other, following the lead of my lovely wife, I must have done something right over the years. At the Christmas party, when invited by my grand-daughter, I attempted to join the wild Watusi but I discovered that most of my bones, mysteriously, must have been broken. Que sera sera!

That same Christmas in Vancouver, I talked for some time to a professor who made me promise, on pain of sudden death, not to tell a soul about his recent incident on a local trail. Promises, promises! We’ll call the professor Mark in case he comes after me with something nasty in his hand and in his devious, professorial mind. Mark works with students in his field of physiology (I think) and attempts to find out how much abuse the human body can take. He leaves young people in snow-holes, in icy lakes, in steam baths and at ridiculously high places, probably in the Andes. Anyway, quite recently, Mark was given a set of instruments to play with in his experiments, stuff he could attach to the bodies of (volunteer or fail) students and thus measure what happens to their hearts, blood, breathing etc if thoroughly strained. He set the gang off along a trail in North Vancouver. When they’d departed, he told me in confidence, he found that there was a set of instruments left over, so he stuck them all over his own

body; he also wore a special wrist-watch that recorded all of the devises’ readings. Now Mark is an extremely fit professor who swims, runs and cycles over prodigious distances, for fun already, and so, a while after he’d set off after his students, he noted with some dismay that his pulse rate had become alarmingly high. He kept going, expecting things to settle down. But they didn’t so, reluctantly, he stopped at the top of a steep rise and sat forlornly by the trail, awaiting his inevitable demise, then, amazed at finding himself still alive, he checked the wrist-watch and discovered that he’d been reading not his pulse rate but his altitude in metres. “I lay back, laughing at my ineptitude,” he told me, “and must have closed my eye-lids in some sort of relief, but flickering shadows across my eyes made me sit up in alarm. Was this some sort of seizure?” Mark grinned wryly. “The flickering was the shadows of grasses blowing in the wind,” he assured me. Being a professor, it appears, isn’t all fun and games and torturing students.

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2015 FREE PUBLIC SWIM Wednesday, January 7th, 5:00-6:00pm is sponsored by Royal Lepage East Kootenay Realty. “Luxury Barging in Southern France”, a travelogue presented by Jeﬀ and Linda Williams; Wednesday, Jan. 14, College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre at 7PM. Admission by donation - all proceeds will be sent to the Stephen Lewis Foundation by GoGo Grannies.” January 15 - Legacy Builders Chili Meal, for those aged 50 and over. Theme: Cabin Fever. 11:00 a.m. Abunant Life Assembly, 501-11 Ave. S., Cranbrook. FREE. Just let us know you are coming. Info: 250-426-2866. Adult or Senior? Want to learn or improve your computer skills? CBAL Cranbrook oﬀers a 6 week introductory computer course starting Jan 16th. Pre-registration a must. Call Katherine 250-4172896, space is limited. Know someone who is a literacy champion in Cranbrook or Area C? Nominate them as Cranbrook’s 2014 Literacy Champion. Nominations close January 16th and the winner announced January 27th at the Family Literacy Day celebrations. For more info call Katherine 250-417-2896 or khough@cbal.org or on Facebook: Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy Cranbrook The Kootenay Railway Pensioners Association Social Luncheon at 13:30 pm, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2015 at Arthur’s Sports Bar & Grill (Day’s Inn) 600 Cranbrook St.N, Cranbrook BC. All Railway Retiree’s and Spouses are welcome. RSVP by Jan.16. Info: Secretary Frances Allen at 250-426-2720, Myrtle 250-426-2378, Jean 250-426-8338.

ONGOING ‘Military Ames’ social/camaraderie/support group meetings are held in the Kimberley Public Library reading room the first and third Tuesday’s of the month. All veterans welcome. For more information contact Cindy 250 919 3137 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 250427-0716 Funtastic Singers Drop-In Singing group; free to attend-just for fun! No experience necessary! CDAC Office&Gallery 135 10th Ave S, Tuesdays; 6.45-8.15pm 250-426-4223 / cdac@shaw.ca / www. cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.com Support literacy and special projects at the Kimberley Public Library-visit the Friends of the Library Used Bookstore-an ongoing fundraiser- on Main Street Marysville, Wed-Sat 10:30-3:30. Operated totally by volunteers. ICBL-Duplicate Bridge–Senior Center in Cranbrook. Mon & Wed 7pm, Thurs & Fri 1pm at Scout Hall, Marysville. Info: Maggie 250417-2868. Volunteers always needed for the Marysville Thrift shop! Please contact Marilyn @ 427-4153 or Jean @ 427-7072. Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Phone 778-520-1981. Cranbrook Community Tennis Assoc. welcome all citizens to play or learn to play. Call Neil 250-489-8107, Cathy 250-464-1903. East Kootenay Women Executives & Entrepreneurs (EKWEE) meet the first Monday of every month at the Heritage Inn, Dining Room Annex, 7:00PM. Join us for of the menu dinner 5:30-7:00. Pay your own tab. Networking, share accomplishments, education. Bev Campbell 778-481-4883 Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook. Meet & Greet from 6:00-6:30pm, supper 6:30-7:00, meeting 7:008:00pm. Contact 250-427-5612 or 250-427-7496. New members welcome – men and ladies! Help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cranbrook: One way you can help is by donating to our “Blue Bin” located outside to the left of Wal- Mart. This bin is there for any clothing items or soft items. (250)489-3111 or email us at @bigbrothersbigsisters.ca Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city. Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159. Seniors Autobiographical Writing for those aged 60 or wiser at the Kimberley Library. No writing experience necessary. It’s free. Tuesdays 10:00 - Noon. Register: Kim Roberts CBAL Coordinator 250-427-4468 or kroberts@cbal.org The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome. CRANBROOK QUILTERS’ GUILD hold their meetings every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:15pm upstairs in the Seniors’ Hall, 12517th Ave. S. Everyone welcome. Info: Donna at 250-426-7136. Place your notice in your “What’s Up?” Community Calendar FREE of charge. This column is intended for the use of clubs and non-profit organizations to publicize their coming events — provided the following requirements are met: • Notices will be accepted two weeks prior to the event. • All notices must be emailed, faxed or dropped off in person. No telephone calls please. • NOTICES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 30 WORDS. • Only one notice per week from any one club or non-profit organization. • All notices must be received by the Thursday prior to publication. • There is no guarantee of publication. Notices will run subject to space limitations.

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U.S. ripping us off on water T he U.S. has Canada over a barrel on water as well as oil these days, but the tide is turning. Last week I mentioned a new book called The Columbia River Treaty – A Primer by members of Simon Fraser University’s climate adaptation team. This slim volume makes the case that B.C. has ended up with a shockingly bad deal from this 1964 treaty, which concerned itself entirely with flood control and hydroelectric power. In those days there was little or no environmental assessment. Agriculture, fish habitat and aboriginal impacts were ignored. More than a decade after the disastrous flood year of 1948, once Ottawa stopped its bureaucratic delays, U.S. public and private power utilities paid B.C. $254 million to build three dams on the Columbia system. Those dams (and one at Libby, Montana that mostly floods B.C. land) hold back the huge spring runoff from the Rockies and then dole out water for power production in B.C. and for the 15 hydro dams previously built downstream in the U.S. The U.S. payment was for half the power over 30 years, which B.C. didn’t need at the time. Then our American cousins cut us another cheque for $64 million, an estimate of

the value of flood protection from 1968 all the way to 2024. Boy, did we get taken. The SFU team calculates the value of that flood control to the U.S. at more like $32 billion. That’s not even the worst of it. The Kootenays were once the leading fruit and vegetable growing area in B.C., bigger than the Okanagan. Now in the Arrow Lakes and other reservoirs, levels rise and fall dramatically to steady the flow south. In addition to BC VIEWS the large areas permanently flooded by the Mica, Duncan Tom and Hugh Keenleyside dams, Fletcher this renders more of B.C.’s prime bottom land impassable. B.C. is paid precisely zero for this sacrifice, while Washington state has developed a $5 billion-a-year farm economy using our stable irrigation source. That has helped their tree fruit growers push some Okanagan orchardists out of business. As U.S. billionaires continue to bankroll environmental attacks on B.C. and Alberta energy projects, it’s worth noting that long before the treaty, the U.S. military-industrial complex had wiped out the Columbia River salmon runs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its private power partners dammed everything they could find, exterminating a fishery bigger than the Fraser that had sus-

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tained aboriginal people on both sides of today’s border for thousands of years. B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett and SFU’s Jon O’Riordan both described to me their experience at the Columbia River Basin conference, held last October in Spokane. Their main impression was that Americans, including traditional tribes, want those salmon runs restored. Vast amounts have been spent on hatcheries and habitat to speed recovery below the Grand Coulee dam, which stands like a giant tombstone for migratory fisheries above it. Should the Americans ever manage to get salmon above their biggest dam, it will largely be up to B.C. to provide sufficient cool water to keep them alive. That service has an increasing value to the U.S. as well as an ongoing cost to B.C. Bennett surprised some in Spokane when he said the U.S. needs to pay more for the benefits from the Columbia River Treaty. The flood control agreement expires in 2024. The treaty requires 10 years’ notice for either country to exit. Climate shifts are expected to make B.C. water more important than ever. Your move, Uncle Sam. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Kootenay Ice captain Sam Reinhart & Team Canada defeat Ice defenceman Rinat Valiev & Russia for junior hockey crown Stephen Whyno Canadian Press

TORONTO - Canada’s gold-medal drought at the world junior championship is over, but the final step wasn’t easy. After building a fourgoal lead, Canada held on through a thrilling and nerve-wracking third period to beat Russia 5-4 on Monday night at Air Canada Centre and capture the nation’s first gold in this tournament since 2009. Canada scored on its first shift, chased Russia’s starting goaltender less than three minutes in and ignited the redand-white-filled crowd of 19,014 that began to celebrate in the second period. When Russia chipped away, Canada’s veteran bunch found its first trouble of the tournament but survived to avoid what would’ve been one of the more memorable collapses in history. Anthony Duclair, Nick Paul, Connor McDavid, Max Domi and Sam Reinhart scored for Canada to build the lead, which at its height was 5-1. Dmitri Yudin, Ivan Barbashev, Sergey Tolchinsky and Nikolai Goldobin scored for Russia, which wasted little time chipping away. Zach Fucale finished with 26 saves, enough to get the job done with Canada clinging to a 5-4 lead. His two biggest saves may have come

with 12 and four seconds left as Russia was playing with the extra attacker. Russia’s Ilya Shestyorkin got the hook after giving up two goals on the only two shots he faced. Backup Ilya Sorokin came in and allowed three on 19 shots. The gold medal is Canada’s 16th since the tournament began in 1977. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in attendance for what felt like more than just a hockey game, even a tournament final. The tense rivalry dates to the 1972 Summit Series, and the last time these teams met for world junior gold, Canada blew a 3-0 third-period lead and lost 5-3 in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2011. “They have such a skilled program,” Canadian captain Curtis Lazar said of the Russians. “They know how to put the puck in the net with their firepower and they love spoiling Canada’s parade and beating them every which way.” Russia tried to beat Canada up the second the puck dropped at centre ice. Pavel Buchnevich and Domi had been jostling before the faceoff, and Buchnevich decked Domi the instant he could. But Domi turned down the ice and at the 23-second mark and fed Duclair for the game’s first goal on Canada’s first shot. Not long after,

2:32 in, Brayden Point found Paul driving to the net and it was 2-0 Canada on just two shots. With the Russians stunned and down two goals so early, coach Valeri Bragin yanked Shestyorkin in favour of Sorokin, who beat Canada in exhibition action last month in the same building. Duclair hit the post with a chance to score his second of the night, but then Sorokin seemed to stabilize the Russians, who got their legs under them and began to pressure Canada. At 9:20, Yudin shot the puck through traffic and had it clank off iron and in past Fucale to keep it a game. As soon as the goal was scored, Russia’s Alexander Sharov decked Canada’s Nick Ritchie and pushing and shoving followed. Linesmen had to block off Canada’s bench from the Russians as they celebrated to keep things from escalating. Russia kept Canada on its heels until McDavid provided some temporary breathing room 5:08 into the second. Josh Morrissey sprung him on a breakaway, and the 17-year-old phenom slid the puck five-hole on Sorokin to make it 3-1. Domi added his fifth goal of the tournament at 7:22 when he got space down the left wing and patiently waited before picking a corner glove side. That

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Kootenay Ice captain Sam Reinhart (centre) scored the game-winning goal and was named to the tournament all-star team as Team Canada edged Ice defenceman Rinat Valiev and Team Russia to claim the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship Monday night. forced a Russian timeout with the score 4-1. Chants of “This is our house” filled Air Canada Centre a few minutes later, and then at 12:30 fans thought they were close to tasting gold. That’s when Reinhart got his stick on Domi’s shot and redirected it in to give Canada a fourgoal lead. Things began to unravel when Jake Virtanen was penalized for boarding Sharov. On the power play, Barbashev poked the puck in from the side of the crease to cut it to 5-2. Unbelievably 32 seconds later it was 5-3 when Tolchinsky scored on a two-on-one on a pass from Goldobin. Worry began to creep in with Russia rolling. Defenceman Samuel Morin took a tripping penalty, and at 17:37

Kimberley Dynamiters reclaim second in KIJHL’s Eddie Mountain Division Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

The Kimberley Dynamiters found a way back into second place in the KIJHL’s Eddie Mountain Division with a pair of victories over the Columbia Valley Rockies this past weekend. Friday night, the Nitros travelled to Invermere and disposed of the Rockies by a final tally of 8-1. The next night back in Kimberley, the Rockies raced to a 3-2 lead after 40 minutes, but couldn’t hold on as the Dynamiters rallied to score five goals in the third period en route to

a 7-3 triumph. The victories, paired with a Fernie Ghostriders (28-6-1-2, 59 points) win over the Golden Rockets (19-15-0-5, 43), allowed the Dynamiters (20-14-1-3, 44) to leapfrog their Eddie Mountain Division rivals from Golden. “I didn’t need to say a whole lot [in the second intermission],” said Kimberley Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks following Saturday’s victory. “They knew where they stood. They knew if they just worked hard, kept the puck out of our end and pressured them,

eventually it will come. We tried to get them to think that way at the start of the game, but I think after [Friday’s 8-1 win in Invermere], they were a little lackadaisical. They thought it would be easy and it’s never easy. “I have respect for some of the players on that team [the Rockies]. They worked hard. They definitely outplayed us for two periods.” Braden Saretsky started the comeback Saturday night, tallying his third shorthanded goal of the weekend early in the third period. Defenceman Rory

Mallard earned the first two goals of his KIJHL career, including the game-winner Friday and the 5-3 insurance tally Saturday. Goaltender Tyson Brouwer earned both wins against the Rockies, despite only starting Friday’s contest in Invermere. Brouwer came on in relief of Liam McBain as the Nitros trailed 3-2 Saturday night. The Dynamiters next action comes Friday, Jan. 9, when they visit the Fernie Ghostriders. For the expanded story, visit www.dailytownsman.com/kijhl.

Goldobin scored to make it a one-goal game. That prompted Canadian coach Benoit Groulx to use his timeout and settle down his rattled team. Canada had enjoyed a charmed trip to the gold-medal game, never trailing and barely playing in stressful situations. Groulx hoped going through a tough first period against Slovakia in the semifinal would provide his group with some kind of ad-

versity to draw from. That paled in comparison to Monday night, when Canada was forced to cling to a onegoal lead. Reinhart took a hooking penalty late in the second to give Russia a power play to start the third, and though there were some nervous moments it ended without much of a threat. Sorokin made a pad save in the third to keep Canada from feeling too good about itself. But the Russians couldn’t score

the fifth goal to complete the comeback. Notes - Bronze-medal-winning Slovak goaltender Denis Godla was voted tournament MVP by members of the media. Godla stopped 224 of the 242 shots he faced in seven games. ... Joining Godla on the all-tournament team were McDavid, Domi, Reinhart, Morrissey and Swedish defenceman Gustav Forsling. ... The 50/50 draw was a new arena record of $90,150

Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring Summaries FriDay, Jan. 2

Shots 1 2 3 T Columbia Valley 10 5 7 22 Kimberley 8 13 19 40 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% First Period CVR - Patrick Ostermann 33/40 60:00 0.825 1. KIM - J. Rota, (unassisted), 16:52 KIM - Liam McBain 12/15 33:23 0.800 2. KIM - R. Mallard, (B. Revie, T. Kinnon), 5:06 Tyson Brouwer 7/7 26:37 1.000 3. KIM - J. Wallace, (T. Kinnon), 0:19 Power plays Second Period Columbia Valley 0/4 (00.0%); 4. KIM - Tr. Van Steinburg, (A. Hancherow, A. Rosolowsky) Kimberley 1/2 (50.0%) 15:40 Attendance: 448 5. CVR - B. Barker, (D. Piva, N. Evdokimoff), 12:17 6. KIM - B. Saretsky, (R. Mallard, J. Busch), 8:55 Upcoming Games 7. KIM - B. Saretsky, (E. Buckley), 1:17 (SH) Jan. 9 at Fernie Jan. 10 at Golden Third Period 8. KIM - A. Rosolowsky, (Ty. Van Steinburg, A. Hanche- Jan. 13 vs. Creston Valley Jan. 16 at Osoyoos row), 16:59 Jan. 17 at North Okanagan 9. KIM - K. Haase, (C. Prevost, Ty. Van Steinburg), 11:44 Shots 1 2 3 T Scoring Statistics Player GP G A PTS PIM Kimberley 20 10 15 45 Jason Richter 38 28 17 45 10 Columbia Valley 7 6 4 17 Jordan Busch 37 6 27 33 11 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% Eric Buckley 35 10 22 32 86 KIM - Tyson Brouwer 16/17 60:00 0.941 Lincoln Lane 32 8 24 32 32 Coy Prevost 37 9 21 30 25 CVR - Jason Sandhu 37/45 60:00 0.822 Braden Saretsky 30 11 18 29 57 Power plays Jared Marchi 36 10 14 24 49 Kimberley 0/3 (00.0%); Columbia Valley 0/2 (00.0%) Keenan Haase 37 13 9 22 20 Attendance: 200 Jesse Wallace 38 9 11 20 8 Austin Hancherow 35 4 12 16 12 Marco Campanella 30 7 8 15 28 SaturDay, Jan. 3 Alex Rosolowsky 33 10 4 14 2 Columbia Valley roCKieS 3 Trevor Van Steinburg 36 4 8 12 8 Jonas Gordon 25 2 9 11 18 at Kimberley DynamiterS 7 Sawyer Hunt 27 3 7 10 6 First Period Jordan Roy 10 4 4 8 8 James Jowsey 34 1 7 8 4 1. CVR - H. Davies, (K. Marchand, R. St. Jean), 15:25 Rory Mallard 29 2 3 5 10 2. KIM - K. Haase, (E. Buckley), 13:22 (PP) Tyler Kinnon 32 0 5 5 61 3. KIM - B. Saretsky, (E. Buckley), 10:54 (SH) Brady Revie 27 2 2 4 34 4. CVR - H. Davies, (M. Fenelon, B. Barker), 9:13 Charles Dagostin 34 0 3 3 25 James Rota (AP) 3 1 1 2 0 Second Period Tyler Van Steinburg (AP) 2 0 2 2 0 5. CVR - B. Barker, (H. Davies, M. Fenelon), 7:37 Korbyn Chabot 4 0 1 1 4 Third Period Tristan Pagura 2 0 0 0 0 6. KIM - B. Saretsky, (J. Busch), 15:48 (SH) Jacob Bromley (AP) 1 0 0 0 0 7. KIM - J. Richter, (B. Saretsky, J. Wallace), 13:02 8. KIM - R. Mallard, (J. Wallace), 7:52 Goaltending Statistics Player W L OT/L SO GAA SP 9. KIM - E. Buckley, (K. Haase, C. Prevost), 0:14 Tyson Brouwer 18 7 3 1 2.58 0.903 10. KIM - Tr. Van Steinburg, (B. Revie, K. Chabot), 0:02 Liam McBain 2 6 0 0 4.01 0.857

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American brewery apologizes to those offended by Gandhi beer Stephen Singer Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut brewery apologized to Indians offended that the company is using Mohandas Gandhi’s name and likeness on one of its beers. New England Brewing Co. sells an India pale ale it calls Gandhi-Bot. The label features a cartoon image depicting a robot version of the late Indian leader, who favoured prohibition. “We apologize to any Indian people that find our Gandhi-Bot label offensive. Our intent is not to offend anyone but rather pay homage and celebrate a man who we respect greatly,” the company wrote over the weekend on its Facebook page. The brewery’s website promotes the Gandhi-Bot beer, which has been distributed about five years, as “fully vegetarian” and “an ideal aid for self-purification and the seeking of truth and love.” Critics in the U.S. and India have complained about the commercial use of Gandhi, re-

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vered for leading India to independence through nonviolence. Proloy K. Das, a Hartford lawyer, tweeted that Connecticut “should be ashamed to be home” to New England Brewing. He told The Associated

Press that the issue is not just the use of Gandhi’s name, but also his depiction as something comparable to a robot. “There’s really no spin you can put on this,” he said. New England Brewing referred questions to its posting on Facebook, where it also

Arctic waters see fewer ships in 2014; limited access, ice remain obstacles A ss o c i at e d P r e ss

ANCHORAGE, Alaska Fewer ships sailed through Arctic waters in 2014. Thirty-one ships used the Northern Sea Route over Russia to sail between Europe and Asia and another 22 used part of the route, Alaska Public Radio Network (http://bit. ly/1ApgP9a) reported. Last year, 70 vessels used the Northern Sea Route. Predictions of increased ship traffic in the wake of diminished Arctic sea ice may have been premature, said Malte Humpert, executive director of the Arctic Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think-tank . “I think 2014 kind of shows that development and Arctic

shipping may be further off than we might have thought a few years ago, that the ice is not melting as quickly as previously predicted,” Humpert said. Low sea ice years of 2007 and 2012 generated optimism about Arctic resource extraction, container shipping and large-scale tourism, he said. More ice formed in 2014, and the nature of shipping changed. Russia is feeling the effect of economic sanctions stemming from its move on Ukraine, he said, and that has scaled back Russian oil activity. Low oil prices also were a factor, he said. Joel Plouffe, a Montreal-based managing editor of

the journal Arctic Yearbook, said access remains limited and development is expensive in the Arctic. “This is the reality. The boom is not there. And whatever will happen will take years and years and years,” he said. Environmental groups have raised many concerns about increased commerce in the Arctic. They bitterly oppose Arctic drilling in an environment that supports endangered whales, polar bears, ice seals and walrus. They contend not enough is known about drilling’s effects on an ecosystem already being hammered by climate change, with summer sea ice continuing to be lost at a record pace.

The groups also say oil companies have not demonstrated the ability to clean up a petroleum spill in ice-choked waters. But Plouffe sees exciting developments in 2015 for the Northwest Passage over Canada and Alaska. One transit last year was a commercial ship travelling without an icebreaker. “The shipping company called Fednav was the first shipping company to actually take some minerals out of the Canadian Arctic and take them out to China using the Northwest Passage, and using drones to help them in Arctic waters,” Plouffe said. “So that’s something new, and this pattern will continue.”

Wife of Mexican mayor in city where students disappeared charged with organized crime Associated Press

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Gandhi-bot double India Pale Ale: According to New England Brewing Co. it’s “an ideal aid for self-purification and the seeking of truth and love.”

urged users not to use its page to argue with those upset by the label. “We want to do our best to be culturally sensitive and respectful,” the brewery said. New England Brewing posted its apology on Saturday, at about the time criticism began mounting. Newspapers in India reported that a lawyer has brought a case against the beer company in Hyderabad, saying the use of Gandhi’s image violates Indian law as an insult to the nation’s honour. State Rep. Prasad Srinivasan, a Republican who is from India, said he was “beyond appalled” at the use of Gandhi’s image. “How this celebrates the apostle of peace by putting his image on a beer can boggles one’s mind,” he said. Tushar Gandhi, the Indian leader’s great-grandson, said Gandhi “abhorred alcohol drinking” and spoke against it, The Telegraph newspaper reported. Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Gandhi’s grandson, was quoted as calling the use of his image “crass and silly.

MEXICO CITY - The wife of a Mexican mayor whose police force turned 43 students over to a drug gang that allegedly killed them has been charged with organized crime and money laundering. Maria de los Angeles Pineda is the wife of Jose Luis Abarca, the former mayor of Iguala, a city in southern Guerrero state. Pineda’s brothers were leading

members of the Guerreros Unidos drug gang, according to prosecutors. Federal prosecutor Tomas Zeron said Monday that Pineda has been charged with organized crime related to drug trafficking, and use of illicit funds. Abarca and Pineda were arrested Nov. 4 in Mexico City. Abarca was charged with organized crime, kidnapping and homicide in November, for

events previous to the students’ disappearance. Pineda had been held under a form of house arrest, but has now been transferred to a federal prison. It is unclear if the charges against her were related to the students’ disappearance. Video footage showed a grim-faced, stolid Pineda being escorted aboard a truck and then a plane as she was transferred to prison.

Abarca’s police force allegedly worked hand-in-glove with the Guerreros Unidos gang. When students from a rural teacher’s college went to Iguala to hijack buses on Sept. 26, Iguala police detained them and turned them over to the gang, which then allegedly killed them and burned their bodies. Only one of the students has been identified from charred bits of bone.

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Lighting _____________________________________ Linen ________________________________________ Lingerie______________________________________ Liquor Store __________________________________ Maternity wear _______________________________ Mattress ____________________________________ Men’s Wear __________________________________ Motorcycle Shop ______________________________ Music Store __________________________________ New Car Dealer ______________________________ New Home Builder ____________________________ Office Supply Store ____________________________ Optical ______________________________________ Paint Store ___________________________________ Pet Store _____________________________________ RV Dealer____________________________________ Shopping Centre/area __________________________ Ski/Snowboard Shop___________________________ Sporting Goods _______________________________ Teen Clothing ________________________________ Tire Store ____________________________________ Thrift Store __________________________________ Toy Store ____________________________________ Pre-owned vehicle dealer _______________________ Wine and Beer making _________________________ Women’s wear ________________________________ Windows ____________________________________

Entertainment

Amusement Centre ____________________________ Art Gallery ___________________________________ Billiards _____________________________________ Bingo________________________________________ Casino_______________________________________ Dance Studio _________________________________ Driving Range ________________________________ Lounge or Pub ________________________________ Outdoor Patio ________________________________ Place for live music ____________________________ Place to dance ________________________________ Sports Bar____________________________________

Places

Fitness Centre ________________________________ Golf Course __________________________________ Neighbourhood to live in _______________________ Park_________________________________________ Place for a first date ___________________________ Place for Karaoke _____________________________ Place for Yoga ________________________________

Name: _____________________________ City/Town:_________________________ Phone: _____________________________ Email: _____________________________

Place to get pampered__________________________ Place for a walk _______________________________ Place to ride your bike _________________________ Place to take visitors ___________________________ Place to take your dog _________________________ Toboggan Hill ________________________________

People

City Councillor _______________________________ Bartender ____________________________________ Corporate Citizen _____________________________ Local Athlete _________________________________ Friendliest Staff _______________________________ Most Beloved Citizen __________________________ Local Political ________________________________ Local Charity _________________________________ Photographer _________________________________

Services

Accounting Firm ______________________________ Auto Body ___________________________________ Auto Service __________________________________ Auto Rental __________________________________ Best use of tax dollars__________________________ Carpet Cleaner _______________________________ Computer repair ______________________________ Dry Cleaner __________________________________ Electrician ___________________________________ Equipment Rental _____________________________ Financial Institution ___________________________ Gas Station___________________________________ Hair Salon ___________________________________ Home Security Provider ________________________ Hotel/Motel __________________________________ Insurance ____________________________________ Internet Service Provider _______________________ Law firm _____________________________________ Oil/Lube Shop ________________________________ Muffler Shop _________________________________ Plumber _____________________________________ Pharmacy ____________________________________ Real Estate Agent _____________________________ Real Estate Company __________________________ Storage Rental _______________________________ Tattoo Parlour ________________________________ Tanning Salon ________________________________ Towing ______________________________________ Travel Agency ________________________________ Windshield Repair/Replacement _________________

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