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An old friend of Cranbrook brought an eight-man band, a reggae enlightenment and a Rastafarian vibe to the Key City Theatre Monday, March 2. Gordie Johnson (pictured above with guitar) and Big Sugar played an electrifying acoustic set with a strong emphasis on peace and love. I and I will be dancing for the rest of the week. See more on this great show later this week in the Townsman.

Kimberley skier killed in avalanche RCMP

A backcountry skier from Kimberley died as a result of an avalanche in the Meachan Creek area on Feb 28.

Three experienced back country skiers were acceding Snow Crest Mountain when the incident occurred. They had skied up and were walking along a ridge when it gave way; the male fell approximately 700 metres and was initially reported missing by the other two.

Search and Rescue along with a Police Dog were dispatched to the scene. Prior to their arrival the team learned the subject had been located deceased.

The three were experienced in the back country and had skied the route before. The Kimberley RCMP are assisting the BC Coroners Service in the investigation.

The Coroners Service has not yet released the name of the victim.

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Regional Science Fair calls for projects from students Ba r ry Co u lte r

An annual highlight of the East Kootenay academic spring is approaching.

Organizers of the annual East Kootenay Regional Science Fair want students to know there’s still plenty of time to put together a science project for the event, sched-

uled for April 10 and 11 at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook.

The fair is open to all students from School Districts 5 and 6.

At last year’s science fair there were more than 200 projects entered, with thousands of dollars in prizes and scholarships available.

The theme of this year’s fair is “Light,” in keeping with the United Nations’ proclamation of the International Year of Light and Light-based technologies.

In proclaiming an International Year focusing on the topic of light science and its applications, the UN has recog-

nized the importance of raising global awareness about how lightbased technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health.

“Light plays a vital role in our daily lives

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World Day of Prayer Service “What Have I Done for You?”

Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

All Saints Anglican Church Corner of Wallinger & Leadenhall Kimberley, BC

Everyone Welcome!

Special Council Budget Meeting – Wednesday March 4, 2015 Special meeting of Council is scheduled for budget discussions, as it pertains to the City of Cranbrook 2015 – 2019 Five Year Financial Plan.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 beginning at 4:30 pm in Council Chambers at City Hall.

The public is welcome to attend.

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Key City Theatre is presenting a great opportunity to keep kids ages 9-15 busy during March Spring Break. Our Theatre Boot Camp will engage and delight all budding performers and provide kids with great skills that boost confidence and creativity. Lisa Aasebo is a seasoned actor and teacher who will lead participants through all aspects of creating and presenting a theatrical performance: writing, the rehearsal process, costume design, lighting and sound design, character development, stage management, props & set design, and of course the final performance for family and friends.

Cost of the week-long program is only $169.00 for 30 hours of instruction. Register at Key City Theatre Box Office 250-426-7006 or online at www.key city theatre.com

New Early Years Centre launched For the Townsman

Parents of young children in Cranbrook now have access to a range of early learning, health and family services in one convenient location. A new B.C. Early Years Centre has opened at the Kootenay Child Development Centre to support families with children up to age 6.

Hosted by the Community Connections Society of Southeast B.C., the centre offers a number of programs, services and supports including: • An inventory of programs and services

for young children and families in Cranbrook.

• Support in choosing the correct services for a family’s needs.

The B.C. Early Years Centre in Cranbrook is one of 14 new centres across the province.

The chosen sites are in a diverse mix of urban, rural and Aboriginal communities, and will build on existing local community resources to enhance services for families. Each centre will receive $52,000 from the Provincial Office for the Early Years for this fiscal year as part of a $5.5-million investment over three

years.

This is the second phase of an initiative under the B.C. Early Years Strategy to implement a network of Early Years Centres throughout the province that will provide families with one-stop, convenient access to a range of services and supports, information and referrals.

“Our government is committed to supporting preschool children with a range of programs that are designed for their needs,” Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett said. “Programs and services that have

been developed for the B.C. Early Years Centre in Cranbrook help ensure our region’s children thrive now and throughout their lives.”

A key goal is to create a questionnaire, titled Ages and Stages, that allows parents to identify where their children might require extra support, said Kim Levie, assistant director, Community Connections Society of Southeast B.C. “This tool is important to early identification and referral to services that will enhance and support a child’s development,” Levie said.

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)

and is an imperative cross-cutting discipline of science in the 21st century,” according to a UN statement. “It has revolutionized medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet, and continues to be central to linking cultural, economic and political aspects of the global society.”

Friday, April 10, will feature the Competitive Fair for students in Grades 6 through 12.

Saturday, April 11, will feature the non-competitive fair for students from Kindergarten through Grade 5. Information on how to do a science project, including a six-week plan to follow, can be found at the Fair’s website, www. ekrsf.ca.

One of the highlights of this year’s fair will be the guest speaker — Astronaut Abby.

Abigail Harrison’s ambition is to be an astronaut — but not only that, she plans to be the first astronaut to Mars.

With a dream that big, it takes setting goals and working hard each day to make it a reality. Abigail is one step closer, having travelled to Russia in May, 2013, as a special guest of Italian Astronaut Luca Parmitan, to to be a part of a legendary Soyuz launch–Soyuz-TMA09M. After the launch, Abby served as Parmitano’s Earth Liaison, bringing space down to Earth by sharing Parmitano’s space mission with her followers and other young people interested in space.

Many exhibitors will also take part in the science fair, including Kimberley’s Sun Mine project, The Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Society, Wildsight, Kootenay Beekeepers, Mainstreams, the Kootenay Trout Hatchery and others.

Volunteers are needed for both days, including judges for Friday and helpers for Friday and Saturday who can commit to two hours, four hours or all day. To volunteer, contact Tess Green at greenbarn@ cintek.com.

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Ward-Fera honoured at Canada Games Continued from page 1

“I was at a race in Red Deer ahead of going to the Canada Games,” said Ward-Fera. “The night before, we left to fly from Edmonton to Saskatoon and as I was working on my skis and bent down to remove some old wax, I was really sore in my knees and ankles.

“I thought, ‘What’s wrong with me?’ and I thought I’d better not say anything to anyone or I might get sent home.”

Upon arriving in Saskatoon, she headed straight to the athlete sick bay and holed up for two days after doctors diagnosed her with German measles.

“I looked at the week of competition and thought, ‘I’ve got to get out of here,’” said Ward-Fera.

“I must get back out to the slopes.”

“In those days I was allowed to sign myself out against doctors’ orders and you can’t do that today, understandably.”

Gathering her equipment, she made the great escape from the infirmary and found transportation to Blackstrap Ski Hill for her alpine skiing events.

“My wrists and hands were all affected and I couldn’t hang on to my ski poles, so I remember taking black electrical tape and taping my gloves to my poles,” said Ward-Fera. “Looking back, I

probably could’ve had an arm ripped off, I don’t know, but it was worth it.”

There were alternates on the ski team and Ward-Fera figured if she didn’t do well in the individual racing, she’d give up her spot for the team event.

“For the team event, dual slalom—province against province—we won the gold and that was just so exciting,” she said.

Not only was she battling the measles, but a ski hill—in Saskatoon of all places—was a challenge for all the wrong reasons.

“Whoever is in charge of making snow forgot to push the compressed air switch or whatever it was called, and all it did was flood water. So for those of us used to lovely powder from British Columbia going against athletes from Ontario and Quebec who were, indeed, used to icy conditions, this was very difficult skiing almost on ice.

“I’ll never forget that.”

The hill itself was built up from a river bank to make it more height, given that the rest of the terrain around Saskatoon wasn’t exactly mountainous.

“It was a garbage dump, as I understand, built up with the earth and on the banks of the river that gave it a little more ver-

tical,” Ward-Fera said. “Slalom was the only event they could host, they didn’t have the vertical to do anything else. So slalom was the only event.

“I remember looking down for a red light at the top of a hill to warn airplanes that there was this mountain near Saskatoon.”

She was in Prince George on the eve of the opening ceremonies to be feted for her induction into the Hall of Honour and was also a part of the medal-unveilling ceremony, as they were made by a local aboriginal artist.

“I was really honoured to be inducted into this Hall of Honour with other athletes that have gone before me,” said Ward-Fera. “…The Hall of Honour up in Prince George was just a really humbling, wonderful, new memory from what all started out in Saskatoon.”

Following her gold medal win as an athlete at the Canada Winter Games, Ward-Fera went on to compete in rowing and competed for Canada at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. She also notched back-to-back bronze medal performances in the Eight at the 1977 and 1978 World Championships.

She also co-founded the Delta Deas Rowing Club and currently resides in Tsawwassen.

Barry Coulter file photo

Joy Ward-Fera, pictured in the summer of 2014 at Jim Smith Lake, offering training tips to members of the Cranbrook Rowing Club.

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Government unmoved by hunter protest Tom Fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA – Hundreds of hunters, some wearing camouflage and blowing duck calls, gathered at the B.C. legislature Monday to protest the share of big-gam hunting permits set aside for guide-outfitters and their out-ofprovince clients.

About 300 hunters and supporters attended the rally, bringing petitions with thousands of names to present in the legislature. The largest petition called for a limit of 10 per cent share of moose and elk allocated for non-resident hunters, and 15 per cent for mountain goats and grizzly bears, prized by trophy hunters.

It was the latest of a series of protests that began in December when the government announced an increase of limited-entry hunting opportunities for guide-outfitters.

Sean Richardson, president of the Oceola

is not prepared to change it again.

When the plan was announced in December, the government estimated that it represented a shift of 168 animals in limited-entry hunt areas from resident hunters to guide outfitters. After resident hunters and the B.C. Wildlife Federation objected, Forests Minister Steve Thomson announced in February that is being adjusted to a shift of about 60 animals to guide-outfitters. But the protests have continued.

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Greg Rensmaag and his son Connor travelled from Maple Ridge to Victoria to join a hunter rally at the B.C. legislature Monday.

Fish and Game Club in the Okanagan, said with the resurgence of hunting popularity in B.C., the government is moving in the wrong direction by increasing commercialization of wildlife harvesting.

“We need to stop managing a diminishing resource through social management, and we need to start working towards making more wildlife,” Richardson said.

Forests Minister

Steve Thomson said he understands the principle behind the ongoing protest, but the latest allocation decision was made after 10 years of discussions with resident hunters and guide-outfitters, and he

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B.C. hunters are concerned that the share reserved for guide-outfitters is higher than anywhere else in North America. Under the latest policy for limited-entry hunts, that share is 20 per cent for elk, 20 or 25 per cent for moose depending on the restricted region, 35 per cent for mountain goat, and 40 per cent for grizzly bears.

Open season areas for moose and other animals remain in the southern Interior and northeast, where anyone can buy a license

and tag to hunt. Abundant species such as mule deer, whitetail deer and black bear have no hunting quotas in any part of B.C. Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver introduced legislation Monday that would require non-resident hunters to pack out the edible parts of grizzly bears they shoot in B.C. Trophy hunters should be subject to the same “eat what you kill” rules as resident hunters already face, he said.

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The Week on the Beat: Cranbrook RCMP on the job Continued from page 1

9:03 a.m. Report of a missing person, who was elderly with dementia. The person was found and returned home.

9:51 a.m. Report of a possible stolen vehicle.

However, when police got to the scene the registered owner was there, noting they were gathering firewood.

2:49 p.m. A possible impaired driver was reported. The vehicle and driver were located and determined not to be intoxicated.

7:13 p.m. A traffic hazard was reported on Baker Street. It turned out to be a vehicle parked too far into the road.

8:19 p.m. A possible suicidal person was reported. When police attended, the person

agreed to be brought to hospital.

9:45 p.m. Two dogs were reported at large and aggressive.

10:09 p.m. A suspicious occurrence was called in. The caller noticed that their neighbour’s light had switched on, but the neighbour was on vacation. Police found no signs of break in.

11:00 p.m. A caller reports seeing a possible plane crash. Police investigated, and found it was a meteor shower.

February 24 12:56 a.m. A complaint of people smoking marijuana outside a local liquor establishment.

3:20 a.m. Possible Break and Enter reported in the 4300 block of 4th Street North. Police

attended and found no sign of break and enter.

9:55 a.m. Police on patrol came across an intoxicated individual.

The person was arrested and lodged in a cell until sober.

4:42 p.m. An elderly woman requested police assistance for a ride home after the person who was supposed to pick her up didn’t show.

6:05 p.m. An abandoned 911 call turned out to be a medical emergency.

8:38 p.m. BC Ambulance requested assistance with an aggressive patient.

9:59 p.m. Erratic driver was reported on the way from the airport. The driver could not be located.

February 25 8:30 a.m. Police are

Public Consultation: Proposed Amendment of Official Community Plan The City of Cranbrook has received an application to amend the City’s Official Community Plan.

On February 23, 2015, City Council gave first reading to “City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3819, 2015”.

If adopted, the proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment will change the land use designation of a portion of the subject property from “Light Industrial” to “Heavy Industrial” designation.

Approval of the proposed OCP amendment will enable consideration of a proposed rezoning of the subject property portion from “RT - Residential Transition Zone” to “M-3 – Heavy Industrial and Transportation Zone”.

The subject property is legally described as: Lot 1, District Lot 27, Kootenay District, Plan 5155, and is located on Theatre Road as indicated on the reference map below.

requested to attend a residence to keep the peace for an individual to pick up belongings.

9:19 a.m. Threats were reported between an ex-boyfriend and girlfriend.

9:42 a.m. An individual brought in two counterfeit $100 bills to the police detachment.

11:26 a.m. A report of lights being shot out at a four way stop in the Jaffray/Baynes Lake area.

9:16 p.m. An abandoned 911 call turned out to be a pocket dial.

11:05 p.m. An erratic driver was reported. Police located the vehicle — vacant and parked behind a local liquor establishment. The owner of the vehicle was warned about the erratic driving. Later police received a call about a fight in progress involving the group the driver was with. One member of the group — not the driver — was arrested and lodged in a cell until sober.

11:33 p.m. Police investigated an abandoned 911 call, which they determined to be the scene of a domestic dispute.

February 26 5:34 a.m. Report of an unsecured residence — the door was wide open with no one around. Police attended and talked to a neighbour who informed them the door doesn’t

properly latch and is prone to opening.

9:45 a.m. A suspicious male was reported near Mount Baker Secondary School. The person was spoken to by police.

11:48 a.m. Four tires slashed overnight on a vehicle parked on Victoria Ave. 1:30 p.m. A truck was reported stolen. The complainant phoned police and reported their truck had been stolen from a local motel.

However, when police investigated they found that the complainants had been out the night before, become intoxicated and left their truck vehicle at a local liquor establishment, then forgot about it.

February 26 3:30 p.m. Someone broke into the mausoleum at the cemetery. An urn with ashes was removed. Police arrested a local male two days later. He was released on a promise to appear in court.

4:10 p.m. Report of harassment between ex-boyfriend and girlfriend.

5:06 p.m. Erratic driver reported. Police located the vehicle, but the driver denied erratic driving. The person was cautioned.

5:27 p.m. BC Ambulance requested assistance with an individual they suspected had

overdosed.

7:26 p.m. A highly intoxicated individual was reported behind one of the supermarkets. The person was located and lodged in cells until sober.

9:50 p.m. Response to an abandoned 911 call. It turned out to be an argument over car keys between individuals who had been drinking. Everything had calmed down upon police arrival and no further action was required.

10:01 a.m. A domestic dispute was reported. A suspect was arrested and later released on a promise to appear in court.

February 27 1:02 p.m. A suicidal individual was reported.

Police attended with a mental health professional. The individual was taken to hospital.

2:41 p.m. Canada Border Services Agency requested assistance in transporting a prisoner to the airport to be deported from Canada.

6:19 p.m. Police were asked to attend and confirm the mental health of a local individual. They spoke with the subject, and the mental health professional who deals with the individual, and determined there was no further need for police involvement.

6:30 p.m. Report of a

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Cranbrook is considering adopting “City of Cranbrook Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3818, 2015”.

The purpose of the proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment is to amend the regulation requiring permanent foundations for mobile homes in the R-7, Mobile Home and Single Family Residential Zone in “Cranbrook Zoning Bylaw No. 3737, 2012”.

Specifically, the proposed amendment deletes the reference to BC Building Code and clarifies the types of permanent foundations to be used for mobile home placements in the R-7 Zone. The foundation types identified in the regulations include concrete piers, concrete or steel piles, or continuous concrete perimeter foundations.

The purpose of the proposed OCP amendment and Zoning amendment is to facilitate consideration of subdivision of a portion of the subject property and lot consolidation with the adjoining property situated to the South.

A copy of the proposed “City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3819, 2015” is available at City Hall for public information.

If you require more information or wish to comment on the proposed OCP amendment, please contact Mr. R. Price, Community Planner at (250) 489-0202.

Please provide written comments by March 9, 2015.

“City of Cranbrook Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3818, 2015” may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, up until March 9, 2015 as posted on the bulletin board in the foyer at City Hall, or in the office of the Municipal Clerk.

The Public Hearing will commence in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 40 - 10 Avenue South at 6:00 p.m. on March 9, 2015.

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw Amendment may submit written presentations to the City of Cranbrook prior to the date of the Hearing and they may also submit written and/or verbal presentations at the Hearing, thereby allowing all persons an opportunity to be heard on this matter.

SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. Municipal Clerk

large bush party in a rural area of Cranbrook.

8:24 p.m. Report of a potentially suicidal person. Police spoke with the individual, who was going through difficult times. They also spoke to the parents and will follow up at a later date.

11:46 p.m. Report of a possible impaired driver. Police located the vehicle which was hung up on a cement block. Police determined the brakes had not been adequate enough to stop the vehicle. It was towed and will need a safety inspection.

February 28 12:57 a.m. Report of loud music.

1:32 a.m. Report of a loud party on the 1000 block of 16th Ave S. 1:56 a.m. Loud music was reported coming from a room of a local motel.

2:00 a.m. An assault was reported at a local liquor establishment.

2:32 a.m. A vehicle was pulled over and the driver blew a warn on the roadside test for impairment. The driver was issued a three day Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP).

12:22 p.m. Two vehicle collision. No injuries.

1:33 p.m. Report of a continuously barking dog.

4:39 p.m. Two vehicle collision. One individual was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

March 1 2:44 a.m. A possible impaired driver was reported. The vehicle was found but initially wouldn’t stop for police.

When the driver pulled over, at a service station, officers noted the person seems heavily intoxicated. The person was arrested on a breach of court ordered conditions and held in custody to go before a Justice of the Peace.

5:49 p.m. Report of an erratic driver — a pedestrian was nearly struck at a crosswalk by a large truck with a B.C. licence plate registered in Jaffray. The owner was located and issued a warning.

11:23 p.m. Report of an assault.

11:41 p.m. Report of a sexual assault.

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Opinion/Events At the Cranbrook Public Library

A child is offer two choices: they can have a marshmallow immediately, or wait 20 minutes and have two. Revisited later in life, those who waited were much better off (financially, educationally, general health) than their counterparts.

In ‘The Marshmallow Test,’ author Walter Mischel (who created this study in the early 70s) not explains the implications of his work, but also shows how anyone can learn this beneficial trait.

In ‘Doable,’ author Deborah Reber shows teenage girls how to accomplish any goal they wish with confidence and enthusiasm.

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 Your Body!

Come to the Mini Book Sale of the Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library. It will be held at the Manual Training School (adjacent to the Library). Friday, March 27 is for Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library MEMBERS ONLY from 4 pm to 8 pm. Saturday, March 28 everyone is welcome from 9 am to 4 pm. Come and discover loads of new releases, gardening, golf, cooking, landscaping, fiction, mystery, children books and much more. Your book dona-

tions are welcome anytime. Complete Wine Selector – Pocket books are especially ap- Katherine Cole The Joy of the Gospel – Pope preciated. Please bring donation to the Circulation Desk at Francis Dirt Work – the Library. For Christine Byl information conEchoes of tact Marilyn at British Colum250-489-6254. bia – Robert There is much Budd more than this happening at the Mike Selby The Columbia River TreaLibrary. Please ty: A Primer – check out our website and Facebook pages for Robert William Sandford The Cougar Lady – Rosella M. more information and updates.

We currently have a popular on- Leslie (bio) The Evening Chorus – Helen line auction of donated goods Humphres (fic) and services.

The Third Target – Joel C. On display this month is the striking 3-D paper-tole art of Rosenberg (fic) Eyrie – Tim Winton (fic) Gisele Banich.

The Sunrise – Victoria Hislop (fic) Adult Newly Acquired: The Healing Quilt – Wanda E. Love Without Limits – Nick VuBrunstetter (fic) jicic The Son of a Certain Woman – Fragrant – Mandy Aftel When Depression Hurts Your Wayne Johnston (fic) The Mystery of the Shemitah – Relationship – Shannon KolaJonathan Cahn kowski The White Russian – Vanora The Marshmallow Test – WalBennett (fic) ter Mischel The River – Michael Neale (fic) Guantanamo Diary – MoThe First Bad Man – Miranda hamedou Ould Slahi The Brain’s Way of Healing – July (fic) Motive – Jonathan Kellerman Norman Doidge Rewire Your Anxious Brain – (mys) A Cast of Stones – Patrick W. Catherine Pittman Carr (sci fic) Brave Girls – Stacey Radin A Draw of Kings – Patrick W. Magical Qabalah for Beginners Carr (sci fic) – Frater Barrabbas)

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Greece Loses, European Union Wins The first round of the battle for the euro is over, and Germany has won. The whole European Union won, really, but the Germans set the strategy. Technically, everybody just kicked the can down the road four months by extending the existing bail-out arrangements for Greece, but what was really revealed in the past week is that the Greeks can’t win.

Not now, not later.

The left-wing Syriza Party stormed to power in Greece last month promising to ditch the austerity that has plunge a third of the population below the poverty line and to renegotiate the country’s massive $270 billion bail-out with the EU and the International Monetary Fund. Exhausted Greek voters just wanted an end to six years of pain and privation, and Syriza offered them hope. But it has been in retreat ever since.

In the election campaign, Syriza promised 300,000 new jobs and a big boost in the monthly minimum wage (from $658 to $853). After last week’s talks with the EU and the IMF, all that’s left is a promise to expand an existing programme that provides temporary work for the unemployed, and an “ambition” to raise the minimum wage “over time”.

Its promise to provide free electricity and subsidised food for families without incomes remains in place, but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government has promised the EU and the IMF that its “fight against the humanitarian crisis (will have) no negative fiscal effect.” In other words, it won’t spend extra money on these projects unless it makes equal cuts somewhere else.

Above all, its promise not to extend the

bail-out programme had to be dropped.

Instead, it got a four-month “bridging loan” that came with effectively the same harsh restrictions on Greek government spending (although Syriza was allowed to rewrite them in its own words). And that loan will expire at the end of June, just before Greece has to redeem $7 billion in bonds.

So there will be four months of attritional warfare Gwynne and then another crisis – which Greece will once Dyer again lose. It will lose partly because it hasn’t actually got a very good case for special treatment, and partly because the European Union doesn’t really believe it will pull out of the euro common currency.

Greece’s debt burden is staggering – about $30,000 per capita. It can never be repaid, and some of it will eventually have to be cancelled or “rescheduled” into the indefinite future. But not now, when other euro members like Spain, Portugal and Ireland are struggling with some success to pay down their heavy but smaller debts. If Greece got such a sweet deal, everybody else would demand debt relief too.

The cause of the debt was the same in every case: the euro was a stable, low-interest currency that banks were happy to lend in, even to relatively low-income European countries that were in the midst of clearly unsustainable, debt-fuelled booms. So all the southern European EU members (and Ireland) piled in – but nobody else did it on the same scale as the Greeks.

The boom lasted for the best part of a decade after the euro currency launched in 1999. Ordinary Greeks happily bought imported German cars, French wines, Italian

luxury goods and much else, while the rich and politically well connected raked off far larger sums and paid as little tax as possible.

Greek governments ended up lying about the size of the country’s debts.

No less an authority than Syriza’s finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, described the atmosphere of the time like this: “The average Greek had convinced herself that Greece was superb. A cut above the rest....

Due to our exceptional ‘cunning’, Greece was managing to combine fun, sun, xenychti (late nights) and the highest GDP growth in Europe.”

Then the roof fell in after the 2008 crash, and “self-immolation followed self-congratulation, but left self-importance in the driving seat,” as Varoufakis put it.

That is why the sympathy for Greece’s plight in other EU members is limited.

Moreover, the EU, and especially the Germans, have managed to convince themselves that “grexit” (Greek exit from the euro) would not be a limitless disaster.

The other PIGS (Portugal, Ireland and Spain) are in much better shape financially, and Brussels no longer fears that the Greek “contagion” will spread irresistibly to them as well. Neither does it think that a Greek departure from the euro would bring the whole edifice of the single currency tumbling down. And it knows that the vast majority of Greeks don’t want to leave either the euro or the EU – so it’s playing hardball.

When the interim deal was made public on Tuesday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put the best possible face on it, saying that Greece had “won a battle, but not the war.”

In fact he lost the first battle, as he was bound to. It will take him longer to lose the whole war, but that will probably happen too.

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UPCOMING

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World Day of Prayer, annual service on Friday, March 6, 1:30 pm at Knox Presbyterian Church, corner of Victoria Ave and 3rd St. S. Everyone welcome. Please join us!

Fifth Annual Foster Parent Banquet & Loonie Auction, March 7, 5:30pm at the Heritage Inn Ballroom. Tickets: Gerri at 250-4898441 or Erin at 250-489-8807.

Fluoride Free Cranbrook meeting at the Manual Training Centre at the Cranbrook Library. 7:10-8:45pm, March 9. We will be meeting to discuss ways to stop the City from adding industrial waste through the water supply. We can be reached at (250)421-9878.

The Kimberley Camera Club presents it’s Annual Digital Show on Wed. March 11, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall, Room 250 at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook. Admission is by donation.

“Luck o’ the Irish”, Saint Patrick’s Spring Tea. Saturday March 14, 2015. Serving dainty sandwiches and sweets. BAKE SALE. Admission: $5.00. 1-3 pm. Catholic Church Hall, Kimberley.

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Pay down that student loan or else

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a recent speech, Premier Christy Clark quipped that while teenagers tend to be lazy, there

is a limit.

If your kid is still on the couch after age 30, she said, he’s not a teenager any more. “He’s a New Democrat.”

Clark’s ‘get off the couch and get a job’ message is now being translated into government policy. The B.C. government is using one of the few tools available to it to track down people who aren’t paying off their student loans, by linking defaulted debt to driver’s licence renewals.

There are “hardship” provisions for those who don’t have a job. ICBC will only refuse to renew a driver’s licence or vehicle plates for those who have let their student debt go for a year without making some effort to deal with it.

Student debt collection is a long-standing problem for the province, with about $185 million currently on the books as defaulted and unpaid. Students naturally move around after completing their studies, and once the six-month grace period for beginning to repay student loans expires, finding those who aren’t paying becomes a costly effort.

Historically governments sent defaulted debt to collection agencies. Last year $17.3 million was collected.

How big is student debt these days?

The subject was discussed briefly in the legislature last week.

In question period, NDP leader John Horgan reminded the government that tuition fees have doubled over the past decade, and cited a Bank of Montreal estimate that the average university student emerges from a fourBC VIEWS year program owing $35,000 in student loans.

Tom With his usual modesty Fletcher and tact, Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson dismissed Horgan’s accusation that he is indifferent to the plight of students. Wilkinson noted that the Bank of Montreal surveyed 602 students across Canada, and only 78 of them were in B.C. “To clarify this, and to address the cackling chickens on the other side, we have 430,000 students in our system,” Wilkinson said. “Some of them are parttime; some of them are on short courses.

We have 180,000 students who are in the system full-time and eligible for student aid.

“Of those 180,000 students, 45,000 turn to the province for financial aid – meaning that 75 per cent of students, more than what was quoted on the CBC yesterday, go through their education without incurring debt through the provincial student aid program.”

Whatever the amount owing is for an

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individual, it’s a debt that will be more difficult to avoid paying. The province has long used the withholding of driving privileges to collect unpaid provincial court fines, and that was recently extended to those who are 90 days in arrears on $25 or more worth of Lower Mainland bridge tolls.

This student debt collection move follows efforts to match up post-secondary funding to areas of employment demand.

In an era where misguided university professors use their positions to organize violent protests against job-creating projects, the messages are similar.

Variations of this productivity theme are being heard from governments across North America. The baby boomers are retiring. We are bringing in temporary foreign workers, not because of some rightwing plot, but because too many people growing up in our society refuse to do an increasing range of jobs.

We have an education system — and media — that encourages people to complain and make demands to get what they want. And we are seeing the results of all of this.

There was a U.S. president once who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Fernie fireworks

Ghostriders even series with Game 2 win over Nitros Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

The Fernie Ghostriders weren’t about to allow the Kimberley Dynamiters to stroll into the Fernie Memorial Arena and steal two consecutive games to open the Eddie Mountain Division final.

The Ghostriders delivered in Game 2 Monday night, tying the bestof-seven series 1-1 following a 5-2 victory.

“Game 1, emotions were running high. We were all kind of getting on each other and we weren’t playing the kind of hockey we know we can play,” Ghostriders forward Aaron Neufeld told Sara Moulton of the Fernie Free Press. “We lost our home-ice advantage, so [Monday] we just looked to come in and be calm, not let our emotions run high. Stay even keel. Just play the hockey we know we can play and we showed it.”

Neufeld, a 20-yearold native of Calgary, led the charge for the Ghostriders, opening the scoring with a power-play goal in the first period and adding an insurance marker at even strength to make it 4-2 midway through the third period.

The third-year Ghostrider added an as-

sist on Taylor Sincennes’ game-winning goal with 3:45 remaining in the second period to round out a three-point performance.

Neufeld sits third in KIJHL playoff scoring with four goals and 11 points following Monday’s effort.

“Fernie-Kimberley -it’s beautiful. It’s playoff hockey. ” Fernie Ghostriders head coach/GM Craig Mohr After Neufeld’s opening tally, the Dynamiters responded with two quick goals of their own as James Jowsey and Braden Saretsky scored 55 seconds apart to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.

Saretsky’s tally came on the man advantage, while Jowsey’s occurred with the teams skating four-on-four.

“Our power play has been hot all playoffs. I know we’ve been working hard at it in practice and I guess it’s paying off,” Saretsky said. “[Assistant coach Jeff] Keiver runs a great power play and we just execute it.”

Neufeld wasn’t the only Ghostrider to register a two-goal night as

forward Joel Burgess had himself a two-goal performance in Game 2 as well.

The 20-year-old native of Jaffray knotted the game 2-2 midway through the second period before firing a laser of a shot past the glove of Nitros goaltender Brody Nelson late in the third period to ice a 5-2 victory.

“Our big thing in pregame tonight was a controlled emotion and without the puck, you can’t be a spectator,” Ghostriders head coach and general manager Craig Mohr told Moulton. “You’ve got to move.

You’ve got to jump.

You’ve got to support the puck. I thought we started to do a better job of it and as the game went on, I thought we did a better and better job of it.

“They’re quick and they work hard. If you’re standing around watching, you’re going to be in trouble.”

Making his first start of the 2015 KIJHL post-season with Tyson Brouwer (day-to-day) unavailable due to a lower-body injury, Nelson turned aside 24 of the 29 shots sent his way.

At the other end of the rink, Ghostriders goaltender Jeff Orser proved why he was the

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Kimberley Dynamiters goaltender Brody Nelson gets low to stone Fernie Ghostriders captain Dylan Robertson during second-period action at the Fernie Memorial Arena Monday night. Robertson and the Ghostriders got the last laugh in Game 2 with a 5-2 victory to even the best-of-seven series 1-1.

Eddie Mountain Division goaltender of the year, steering aside 27 shots, including a couple key saves in tight late in the third period.

“He wasn’t going to let them score,” Mohr said. “When you’ve got that back there, he just makes saves at big periods of the game.”

With time winding down emotions began to boil over between the two rival clubs. The extra-curricular activities led to a handful of penalties against Joel Burgess, Dylan Robertson and Coy Prevost, but nothing that will keep the trio out of Game 3.

“It’s probably going to get even more emotion-

al,” said Nitros captain Jason Richter. “We’ve obviously had a rivalry with them for so long. Even during the season we’ve had some serious battles with them. It’s always been a hate-hate thing between us.”

The series shifts to the Kimberley Civic Centre for Games 3 and 4, Wednesday and Friday, respectively. Puck drop both nights is scheduled for 7 p.m.

“Bancksy’s a hell of a coach and he’s got them playing real well,” Mohr said of Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks.

“This is going to be one hell of a fun series. Both teams are playing so hard. Guys are playing

Lady Avs finish fourth at PACWEST Championships Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

The season came to close Saturday afternoon for the College of the Rockies (COTR) Lady Avalanche following a straight-sets defeat at the hands of the Capilano University Blues in the bronze-medal game at the 2015 PACWEST Volleyball Championships at Camosun College in Victoria.

Despite coming up short in their hunt for a PACWEST medal, the Lady Avs concluded a strong season in which they finished 11-13 through regular season play and qualified for the PACWEST Volleyball Championships for the first time in program history.

The turnaround season came on the heels of

only winning two matches during the 2013-14 campaign.

“After we did our 7-1 run in the second half at home, everybody went, ‘Holy cow. I can’t believe where we got to,’” said Lady Avalanche head coach Andrew Zurrin Monday afternoon. “[The girls] were really, really happy with themselves in terms of what we’ve done, where we’re playing an exciting brand of ball and probably the best defensive team on the floor. Everybody, as a team, was happy with what they’ve accomplished.

“They were excited to get past that first round of the playoffs…It was a banner season.”

In the midst of the their first trip to the PACWEST Volleyball Championships, the

Lady Avs eked out the first victory in program history at the tournament, defeating the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades in five sets (25-23, 17-25, 20-25, 2522, 15-8) Thursday night.

From there, the Lady Avs moved on to face the host Camosun College Chargers Friday night in the semifinals.

The PACWEST’s topranked Chargers cruised to a straight-sets win (25-20, 25-18, 25-15) over the Lady Avs to advance to the conference championships, where they fell to the Vancouver Island University Mariners in five sets (2515, 25-21, 24-26, 25-14, 12-15).

“We ran an attack, but because we didn’t finish, we gave them too many chances to count-

er-attack,” Zurrin said.

“In order to compete, we had to play our ‘A’ game and we had to have them falter for us to beat them.”

For the Lady Avs, they were dropped into the bronze-medal match where they fell to the Blues in straight sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-19).

As they have been all season, left side Kelsey Thompson and libero Alexa Koshman were consistent forces all weekend long.

In the bronze-medal game, Thompson was named player of the match for COTR, with nine kills, one ace and five digs.

Koshman was recognized with player of the match honours in Friday’s loss to Camosun, registering 12 digs in the match.

Though this season has come to a close, Zurrin’s focus has already turned to preparing his squad for next season.

Having jumped from two wins to 11 wins this season, the Lady Avs bench boss is shooting for 15 wins and a trip to the CCAA National Championships next season.

The top two teams from PACWEST advance to the CCAA National Championships.

“I see this program now, expecting to make the playoffs each year,” Zurrin said. “They know what it takes to get wins to get to provincials.

“I, myself, expect to be in interprovincials [CCAA National Championships] next year and we will take that next step and handle the pressure better.”

hurt and they’re coming off the ice grimacing.

“Fernie-Kimberley -it’s beautiful. It’s playoff

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Game 5 goes Saturday night back at Fernie Memorial Arena at 7:30.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Use your spontaneity more positively. You could put a smile on a friend’s face. You’ll have the right touch to loosen up a relationship that has been stiff and somewhat touchy. You will see others become more responsive. Tonight: Let your hair down.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Action surrounds your home.

Worry less about what could happen, and remain positive. A friend is likely to come through for you, though you might feel a bit out of sync. Focus on what you want, and don’t be distracted. Your endurance counts. Tonight: Head home and relax.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Explain what you need as well as what you want. You will be heard no matter what happens. Maintain a low profile.

Someone you care about could take the lead in an important discussion. Listen well, and you will learn a lot. Tonight: Hang out with your pals.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might see a money matter arise that could cause you to be somewhat off-kilter. Know what you must do, but try not to upset the apple cart. Understand that the unexpected is likely to occur, no matter how focused you are. Tonight: Stick to your bottom line.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) News from afar could surprise you. You’ll wonder what would be the best way to approach a change within a relationship.

You might not know where the other party stands. The innate tension between you could throw you off. Tonight: Follow a partner’s lead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You’ll feel unusually sure of yourself, but wait one more day before expressing your thoughts. You still might hear an important fact or two that could change your thinking.

Do your best to respond appropriately to someone’s request.

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achieve what you want. Your sense of humor likely won’t be in line with someone else’s. This person might not even get that you are just joking. Remember this for the future. Tonight: Wherever your friends are, you can be found.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You’ll need to remember what to do in order to forge ahead with an unpredictable cohort.

There is undeniable tension that exists between you. Use your instincts, and you will land on your feet. Logic does not necessarily work with this person.

Tonight: Let the party go on and on.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A child or new friend could surprise you with what he or she says or does. This distraction could affect your concentration.

Attempt to detach a bit if you have to handle an important matter. Still, try to enjoy the spontaneity of the moment.

Tonight: Movie night.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) One-on-one relating will help you bypass having to return a

lot of calls and messages from the same group. Your sense of humor comes out in a discussion. Although there could be an awkward moment, you will be able to get past the problem at hand. Tonight: Be a duo.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You could be surprised by what a loved one or dear friend shares. You might want to buy a token of affection for this person. Remember your budget; you won’t want to go overboard. Be realistic about your expectations. Tonight: Go along with a request.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You could be upset by a misunderstanding between you and a loved one. Clearly, you don’t see eye to eye with this person.

Accept your differences and use them positively. Both of you have a unique perspective, and both will be applicable. Tonight: Relax at home.

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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I am a 51-year-old man and have been unemployed for the past three years. Last year, my wife asked for a divorce.

My question is: What can I do to revitalize my relationship with my three teenage children? I have to initiate all phone calls and texts. They never ask how I am. The youngest is forthcoming about events in his life, but my daughters require extensive questioning, and all I get are brief answers.

I understand that they are angry with me, but I am trying my best to get a new job and move on with my life. Every time I see them, I tell them that I miss them, but only my son says he misses me, too.

It is so frustrating that I don’t want to do this much longer. I have started applying for jobs out of state so I won’t have to deal with the disappointment. I feel that they are trying to keep me out of their lives. If so, I should just stop trying so hard. I don’t like spending my days thinking about them and feeling hurt. What do you suggest? -- Feeling Unloved Dear Unloved: Please do not cut your children out of your life because they are angry and confused and taking it out on you. No matter how upsetting their behavior, they still need you. They also need to know that you will not give up on them.

Talk to your ex-wife. Explain how this hurts the children, and ask for her help in maintaining a better relationship -- for their sakes. Your contact at this moment in time will reflect on their feelings for you in the future, when they are more mature and able to gain perspective. We know it’s hard.

Please don’t make it permanent.

Dear Annie: My sister and her husband have disowned us because we did not go to a memorial service for her husband’s brother, who passed away after a long battle with cancer.

My wife and I saw this brother once every few years at family occasions. We were never at his home. The day of the service, my sister called and asked whether I was coming. I said no, that I had other things going on, and she hung up.

We are in our late 60s, and I think it’s a shame for them to end a relationship over this. Were we wrong? -- Weighing on My Mind in Pennsylvania Dear Weighing: The point of attending a funeral is to pay respects to the family. Your sister and her husband were “the family.”

While you are not obligated to go to the funeral of someone you barely know, it would have been a kindness to go for your sister’s sake, or at least give her the impression that you wanted to be there but had other serious obligations.

We do think your sister overreacted in the moment, but we also know you’d like to fix this. So apologize to her. Tell her you are so sorry you didn’t go to the funeral, that you should have been there for her and her husband, and that you deeply regret it and hope she can forgive you. It’s not too much to do for a sibling relationship that you value.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Frustrated Wife,” whose husband leaves the cabinet doors open and never puts tools away.

My wonderful, hardworking, intelligent husband exhibits these same tendencies.

I would come home from work exhausted and find the cupboard doors open and things all over the countertops.

At first, I fumed. Then, God put the thought into my head: If my husband were dead, my cupboard doors would be closed, the screwdriver would be put away and nothing would be out of place. So, I started saying to myself, “Thank you. Hubby is still alive.” The difference in my attitude makes a big difference in my life. -- Petite Wife in Nebraska Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www. creators.com.

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A handout photo from the Toronto Police shows the inside of a tunnel found near York University.

Men who built Toronto mystery tunnel wanted place to ‘hang out’ Paol a Loriggio Canadian Press

TORONTO - A mystery tunnel discovered near a Pan Am Games venue in north Toronto was built by two men who wanted a place to “hang out,” police said Monday.

The pair, who were tracked down thanks to tips from the public, told investigators they built the tunnel for “personal reasons” and their explanation has been verified, Const. Victor Kwong said.

Kwong said police have determined there was never any criminal intent or danger to public safety, and no charges will be laid.

“It literally was these

two guys who had an idea to create a place to themselves to hang out in,” he said.

“You think about a kid making a fort, digging a hole - add 15 years to that,” he said.

Kwong said the men are not believed to be survivalists, adding they just “wanted to dig a tunnel.”

The men had “no idea” they weren’t allowed to dig in a public park and were apologetic during their interview with police, he said.

Toronto bylaw enforcement said they would look into whether any city rules had been breached and whether any tickets or fines would be issued.

Police are not releasing the men’s names, or any further details since the case is not a criminal investigation, but Kwong said there is no connection to York University, which is near the site where the tunnel was found, or the Pan Am Games.

Toronto police announced the discovery of the tunnel on Feb. 24 and released photos of the site, prompting media coverage across Canada and abroad.

The bunker, discovered in January by a conservation officer in a densely wooded area, is located 25 metres from the fence of the Rexall Centre, which is to host tennis events for the

summer’s Pan Am Games.

Inside, police say they found plywood wall supports, a generator and a sump pump, as well as a rosary with a Remembrance Day poppy nailed to a wall.

Police said the chamber was almost two metres high, 86 centimetres wide and 10 metres long.

Even though the bunker “looked impressive,” the men have no formal training in construction, Kwong said.

Deputy police Chief Mark Saunders had said there was no evidence to suggest any criminal intent in the tunnel’s construction, adding “there’s no criminal offence for digging a hole.”

Bank says ‘Spocking’ on $5 not illegal Andy Bl atchford Canadian Press

OTTAWA - It turns out there’s not a lot of logic in the belief that it’s against the law to Vulcanize Wilfrid Laurier’s likeness on the $5 bill.

The death of Leonard Nimoy last week inspired people to post photos on social media of marked-up banknotes that show the former prime minister transformed to resemble Spock, Nimoy’s famous “Star Trek” character.

For years, Canadians have used pens to doodle Spock’s pointy Vulcan ears, sharp eyebrows and signature bowl haircut on the fiver’s image of Laurier.

Contrary to what many believe, the Bank of Canada said Monday

it’s not illegal to deface or even mutilate banknotes, although there are laws that prohibit reproducing both sides of a current bill electronically.

Nonetheless, bank spokeswoman Josianne Menard pointed out there are reasons to resist the urge to scribble on bills.

“The Bank of Canada feels that writing and markings on bank notes are inappropriate as they are a symbol of our country and a source of national pride,” Menard wrote in an email.

Long life and prosperity might also take a hit: Menard said disfigured bills may not circulate for as long and risk being rejected by retailers.

Following Nimoy’s death Friday, social media users posted their own versions of Laurier’s Vulcan makeover to honour the actor.

“Spock your $5 bills for Leonard Nimoy,” a group called the Canadian Design Resource tweeted alongside its depiction.

The online images of the altered bills circulat-

ed widely and attracted international media attention to something many Canadians were already familiar with.

It wasn’t exactly a place that no Canadian had boldly gone before.

Calgary artist Tom Bagley, who posted his own Spock-Laurier hybrid on Facebook and Flickr after Nimoy’s death, described it as an old bar trick to impress the waitress.

He compared it to folding the $20 bill along the Queen’s face to make her smile or frown.

Bagley said he had no concerns about any potential legal issues over defacing the banknote. Besides, he said, he drew his with a pencil crayon, which can be erased.

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r a n b r o o k ’s Classic Rock Weekend, courtesy of Kootenay Concert Connections, reconnected the electricity to the sounds and hits of the 1980s, and the 1,700plus who packed into Western Financial Place loved every chord change.

The double rock event of Nick Gilder and Sweeney and Loverboy was more than a trip down memory lane — it was an intense evening of rock music. Events took place Saturday, Feb. 28.

Nick Gilder, fronting Sweeney Todd, took the stage like there was no place on earth he would rather be, and his enthusiasm got the crowd revved up. His band featured an aggressive two-guitar attack and pulsing rhythm section, to back up a showcase of radio hits from the late 70s and early 80s — “You Really Rock Me,” “Rated X,” “Hot Child In The City,” “The Warrior” (a song Gilder wrote for the band Scandal), and of course, the Sweeney Todd break-out hit from 1975 “Roxy Roller.” And just to cement their hard rock bona fides, they threw in a cover of Deep Purple’s “Highway Star.”

Gilder and Sweeney Todd brought a crowd down to the front of the stage in time for the second act, Loverboy, and the dance-a-thon got underway. Loverboy powered through a revue of the songs that made them for Canada’s top of the pops in the 1980s — Notorious, Queen of the Broken Hearts, The Kid is Hot Tonight, Working for the Weekend, and the king of them all — “Turn Me Loose.” Featuring the legendary guitar work of Paul Dean and the in your face vocals of Mike Reno, Loverboy was rewarded for their hard-rocking efforts with a shower of bras stagewards at the end of the show.

Top, left: Lance Chalmers, Dave Groves, Nick Gilder, Mark Kenny (Sweeney Todd). Right: Dave Groves and Mike Russell. Middle, left: Mike Reno (Loverboy).

Right: Nick Gilder.

Bottom Left: Doug Johnson (Loverboy).

Right: Paul Dean (Loverboy). Photos by Barry Coulter

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