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The Kimberley Dynamiters salute 1,156 fans Monday at the Kimberley Civic Centre following their series victory over the Fernie Ghostriders. The Nitros defeated the Ghostriders 5-2 in Game 6 of the Eddie Mountain Division final to claim a 4-2 series triumph. Next up, the Dynamiters face the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in the Kootenay Conference final, which begins Wednesday in Fruitvale. See Page 12 for more.

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Two males and one female have been arrested after a home invasion early Monday morning. Three subjects forced their way into a home on King Street in Cranbrook around 2:00 am. Inside they assaulted a female and

stole jewelry and a laptop. Within a short time, RCMP arrested the four subjects. Three of the subjects are from Cranbrook and are allegedly involved in the Cranbrook incident. A fourth subject from Kimberley was also arrested and believed to

be associated to a break and enter that occurred on Sorenson Road near Kimberley on March 8. All four are currently in custody and will appear in court later today. The stolen property was recovered along with items believed to have been stolen from

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Fishing licence revenue flows back to B.C. lakes Tom Fletcher Black Press

There will be more fishing spots and trout to catch in B.C. lakes and streams this year thanks to a $3 million increase in provincial funds for the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. Forests Minister Steve Thomson announced Monday the province is making good on a decade-old vow to direct all its fishing licence revenue to the society. That brings the annual revenue from $7 million to $10 million. Since the society took over freshwater fisheries management from the environment ministry in 2003, it has focused mainly on stocking smaller lakes with trout. The extra money will allow for expansion to larger lakes and rivers, to improve access to fishing as well as assess stocks and enforce fishing regulations. The society stocks hundreds of B.C. lakes with rainbow, kokanee and eastern brook trout, mostly to provide catchable fish for recreational purposes. Society president Don Peterson said B.C. took a risk when it transferred responsibility for recreational fishing to a non-profit organization,

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VICTORIA - A leaked report says a government office created to ensure B.C.’s local governments use tax dollars wisely is suffering from a lack of confidence in the agency’s leadership. The Opposition New Democrats have released a leaked government report that outlines a recent work environment review at the office of the Auditor General for Local Government. The review says a workplace survey found almost 80 per cent of office respondents had a negative view of executive management, with common frustrations listed as wasted time and work. NDP Leader John Horgan says he has concerns about the efficiency of the local government office, including questions surrounding what value British Columbians have received for the $5.2 million it has cost to run the office for the past two years. Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes confirms human resources reviews have been underway at the local government office. She refused to say when she became aware of the review even though the leaked report says it was underway in January.

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The Week on the beat

RCMP take 177 calls in early days of March Arne Petryshen

Cranbrook RCMP responded to 177 calls to service for the week of Monday, March 2 to Sunday, March 9. This week Sgt. Jay Wessel gave the report. March 2 9:04 a.m. A shoplifter refused to leave a premises so police were called. 10:00 a.m. Police received a call about a traffic incident. It turned out to be a vehicle that had broken down on McPhee Bridge. 11:44 a.m. A call about suspicious persons turned out to be nothing. 12:36 p.m. A Medicine Hat resident stopped by the Cranbrook detachment to turn herself in for a theft of vehicle from the Alberta city. 1:41 p.m. A resident called to report a 100 foot long extension cord as stolen. The cord was taken from a residence on 2A Street South. The theft likely occurred in

August. 4:01 p.m. Abandoned 911 call. It turned out to be an accidental call. 4:09 p.m. Report of Facebook threats between those formerly in a relationship. 6:01 p.m. Caller reported threats, saying a neighbour told him he was going to turn his dogs into pelts if they defecated on his lawn again. 9:56 p.m. Two vehicle accident near Wycliffe. Minor injuries. 10:50 p.m. An intoxicated male had reportedly passed out in front of 7-11. March 3 2:08 a.m. An abandoned 911 call was found to be some intoxicated people. 8:30 a.m. Report of an erratic driver. 8:37 a.m. A caller reported a suspicious person from the night before. The caller had approached the person in their vehicle, but they wouldn’t roll it down. 8:53 a.m. A “histori-

cal” sexual assault was reported. Sgt. Wessel noted that historical in this context means that it happened a month or more ago. 9:17 a.m. Another historical sexual assault was reported and is also under investigation. 9:26 a.m. Report that a front driver’s side tire of a vehicle had been slashed on the 1700 block of 2nd Street South. 9:40 a.m. Ministry of Children and Families requested assistance with a case. 11:08 a.m. Police checked on the well being of a person after a suspicious person report came in. 11:45 a.m. Report of harassment on Facebook between exes. 12:42 pm. An erratic was reported in Moyie. 1:15 p.m. Report of an assault. A male alleged that his girlfriend hit him in the face and threw plates at him. Police investigated and found it to be a “consen-

sual fight”. 1:20 p.m. An abandoned 911 call turned out to be a mistaken dial. 2:37 p.m. A report of a possible stolen motorcycle. The caller had purchased an off road motorcycle and noticed some of the serial number was unreadable. 3:50 p.m. A report of a missing elderly man. The person was located a few hours later. 4:13 p.m. Threats complaint. A man went into a store and asked for money. Police investigated and the male was known to the complainant. 8:45 p.m. An inquiry came in about a custodial matter and was sent to family courts. 9:41 p.m. Police were called after a female refused to leave a property. She became uncooperative and started throwing pop bottles. March 4 Sgt. Wessel found no reports of note, adding it was a calm day.

Canadian military wages never-ending battle against enemy avalanches in B.C. Bill Gr avel and Canadian Press

ROGERS PASS, B.C. - It’s a never-ending war that the Canadian Forces has no hope of winning. They have to settle for victories in small battles along the way. Despite lengthy stints in wars overseas, Canada’s longest military mission continues in Rogers Pass, where it has taken part in Op PALACI doing avalanche control for more than 50 years. Every year since 1961, from November to April, the artillery task force is deployed in the pass with 105-mm howitzers modified for precision firing from roadside gun platforms. The shells are fired into rock formations to reduce natural avalanches. The objective is to prevent blockage of the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific rail corridors between Vancouver and the rest of Canada. Sgt. David Chelkowski, the troop sergeant-major for the 1st Regiment of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1RCHA), served two tours in Afghanistan.

This year marks his second deployment doing avalanche control. “This is the only part of Canada where the soldiers deploy to support avalanche control,” says Chelkowski. “At the end of the day it is a mission and we’re here to do a job that’s asked of us.” He says he and the new recruits here for the first time realize they are taking part in a bit of history. “Members of our regiment and other regiments in Canada have been doing this since the 1960s and for them it is important to write another chapter.” Between 700 and 1,500 rounds are fired each year at predetermined targets in the peaks most at risk. Within a couple of minutes the guns are locked into place on reinforced firing platforms, aimed and ready to fire. Chelkowski says the results can be awe-inspiring. “It’s Mother Nature at its best. You can just watch the trees tumble in front of it. It’s out of control and you can’t do anything but stand in awe and watch the view.” It is Parks Canada who is call-

ing the shots - literally. Jeff Goodrich, the senior avalanche officer, says his people do the science and the forecasting and the Canadian Forces provide the firepower. In a 40-kilometre stretch within Glacier National Park, he says there are 134 avalanche paths that could hit the road. “It’s amazing how much it can snow here,” Goodrich says. “We get periods where we don’t get blue sky for weeks on end and we can get into periods of stormy weather where we need to do avalanche control and the next day get back at it again.” Lt. Steen Hinman-Miller, the troop commander, is in the Rogers Pass for the first time this year. It’s not something that is covered in basic training. “Shooting down avalanches? No, it’s not included in the job description,” he says with a laugh. “We train for general warfare for the most part, but anything we can do to help another government agency for the people of Canada is what we do.”

March 5 5:30 a.m. Theft of a pack of cigarettes reported. 6:18 a.m. Report of a missing person. The person was found with no issues. 7:17 a.m. A historical sexual assault was reported and is under investigation. 9:28 a.m. A report of mischief to a vehicle. The hood of the vehicle was damaged, possibly by a crowbar. 9:56 a.m. Police were out on extra traffic enforcement. 1:12 p.m. A report of two counterfeit $100 USD bills. 1:59 p.m. Police responded to a panic alarm. It turned out to be a complaint under the Mental Health Act and the person was taken to hospital. 4:56 p.m. A man called about a woman refusing to leave a property. The woman gave police a false name, but was known to officers and there was a warrant executed by police. 5:02 p.m. An intoxicated male was reported to police. He had falling down and taken to hospital for treatment of injuries. 6:23 p.m. Police received an OnStar distress signal. They attended and found the button had been pressed by mistake. 7:02 p.m. An unwanted male who had previously been evicted from a residence refused to leave, and managed to reenter even after the locks had been changed. 8:32 p.m. Report of a possible impaired driver. The vehicle was not located. March 6 7:06 a.m. Mischief to deer traps was reported.

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9:15 a.m. Report of harassment by text between exes. 11:23 a.m. A commercial vehicle was reported vandalized. The radiator of a vehicle owned by a business on Theatre Road was reported to be punctured. The vandalism likely occurred in February. 11:30 a.m. A 24-hour suspension was issued after a vehicle was pulled over and officers found signs the drivers was impaired by drugs. A search of the vehicle found 3.9 grams of cocaine. It is under investigation. 4:39 p.m. Report of domestic disturbance. It turned out to be verbal argument between a couple that had split up. 6:38 p.m. An male and female were arguing in a Baker Street business. Police were called. 8:07 p.m. A driver was leaving the hockey game when he heard a loud bang. It was an individual who had ran into the side of the truck. The driver called police because he was concerned about the individual. March 7 1:20 a.m. Report of a possible impaired driver. Police could not locate. 10:34 a.m. Report of general speeding in a neighbourhood. 11:00 a.m. An intoxicated male was reported falling. He was lodged in cells until sober. 12:22 p.m. A shoplifter was reported and is under investigation. 2:05 p.m. A pedestrian using a crosswalk reported being nearly hit. Police have identified the vehicle and are following up. 3:12 p.m. Report of

an erratic driver. The person ran a stop and almost hit the complainant. 4:51 p.m. A report of a driving complaint. The driver was located and police discussed the complaint with the individual. 5:34 An abandoned 911 call from a pay phone. Police found no issues. 7:30 p.m. Police received a complaint of a big party at a house that was supposed to be vacant. The former tenants son had a backyard campfire. The partygoers were told to leave. 9:22 p.m. Police received report of an assault at a party. It was deemed domestic in nature and is under investigation. 10:10 p.m. Report of possible impaired driver. 10:22 p.m. An abandoned 911 call was received from a business. Police attended and found no issues. March 8 1:11 a.m. A possible impaired driver was reported. The vehicle wasn’t located. It was from another location, so Cranbrook RCMP forwarded the information on. 11:41 a.m. Report of a domestic disturbance. It was a couple splitting up. 1:40 p.m. Erratic driving complaint. 3:24 p.m. Possible impaired driver reporter. The vehicle was registered in Calgary and could not be located. 7:30 p.m. Harassment by text between exes was reported. It is under investigation. 10:47 p.m. Report of threats. Both parties were spoken to.

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Whole region addressing urban deer issue Continued from page 1 As with Cranbrook, the management tool of a cull has set off a emotional debate debate from the public. Taft said the district put in two years of planning back in 2010 with a committee and community consultation, which came to the conclusion of implementing a cull. “We started the cull early in 2012 and right before the cull was going to begin, we got sued,” said Taft. “It was very emotional right before that as well. A group of people took us to court, got an

injunction and delayed the cull. “Eventually we were able to start the cull. They then went and scared away the contractor and put deer repellant around the traps, tried to vandalize traps—similar as to what we’ve heard in other communities.” The court case—Invermere Deer Protection Organization v District of Invermere—took over a year and a half to wrap up that ran up a taxpayer bill of $40,000, according to Taft. In an effort to determine public support for

a deer cull, the district tadded an opinion poll question to a referendum on a community hall. “So it was about a 74 per cent response in favour of a deer cull as one of the tools, so council feels that they have a mandate from the public that they’re comfortable with that,” Taft said. “…I’ve gone out and witnessed first-hand, the deer getting killed, and the process is very smooth, there’s no suffering for the animals.” Taft says the city has managed to make their deer cull more opera-

tional with an open-ended permit that has a targeted approach. “People can register a complaint about an aggressive deer in a certain neighbourhood and we can try to put traps in that area and we can be a little more strategic about where we’re trying to get animals,” said Taft. “Our main goal is not to wipe out 100 deer or decrease by a certain number, but rather it’s to respond to complaints as they come in.” Cranbrook efforts to manage urban deer have followed a similar pattern, without the

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lawsuit. In the city’s last cull, 24 mule deer were euthanized from Feb. 7 - 27, 2013. Kimberley had plans for a cull in February 2014 before clover traps were stolen. Traps have also become targets for vandalism as in the case last week in Cranbrook, where four traps had the netting slashed. Like Cranbrook, Invermere recently

chipped in some money for a regional study that will gather scientific data on the translocation of urban deer. While Taft wants the provincial government to come to the table with more funding, he said Invermere is willing to contribute a share. “For Invermere’s perspective, we’re a little bit skeptical this is going to be a silver bullet,” said Taft. “It’s worth studying

and looking at, but we do have some concerns about whether relocation is going to prove to be scientifically valid and wether or not the animals are actually going to survive and the costs and the complications of actually doing it, whether it’ll be worth the effort. “But we’re willing to put the money into the pot to try and study it and find out.”

At the Cranbrook Library M i k e S e l by

Mark Greaney continues Tom Clancy’s legacy in the latest Jack Ryan thriller ‘Full Force & Effect.’ The Magic Tree House gang visit England during the Second World War in Mary Pope Osborne’s ‘Danger in the Darkest Hour.’ Preschool Story Time is this Wednesday at 11:00 am, 1:15 pm, & 6:30 pm, and Toddler Story Time is 10 and 11 am. Both will be all about St. Patrick’s Day! One-on-one com-

puter training is still available till the end of March. If you are interested in learning more about (or even how to use) your latest computer, tablet, or e-reader device, please book an appointment with Ryan at 250-426-4063 or at rdiotte@cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca. 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

Recruitment for Committees 2015 City of Cranbrook There are several opportunities for public participation and involvement in the City of Cranbrook advisory committees listed below. Membership is open to residents of the City of Cranbrook. Cranbrook Public Library Board Members of the Library Board form a corporation with the powers and duties given under the Library Act. Board Applicant Process and Package available at the library or at www.cranbrook.ca. Two positions are available. Terms of reference for all the committees are available on the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca Interested individuals are invited to submit a Volunteer Application form available at City Hall or the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca. Applications will be accepted at City Hall (attention Maryse Leroux) or by email leroux@cranbrook.ca , no later than Monday March 16, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

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 donations are welcome anytime. Pocket books are especially appreciated. Please bring donation to the Circulation Desk at the Library. For information contact Marilyn at 250489-6254. There is much more than this happening at the Library. Please check out our website and Facebook pages for more information and updates. We currently have a popular online auction of donated goods and services. On display this month is the striking 3-D paper-tole art of Gisele Banich.

Adult Newly Acquired: The Postcard and The Crossroad – Beverly Lewis (fic) Agenda 21: Into the Shadows – Glen Beck (fic) Full Force & Effect – Mark Greaney (fic) The Alphabet House – Jussi Adler-Olsen (mys) Alexander & The Terrible, Horrible… (DVD) Training Day (DVD) Tombstone: Director’s Cut (DVD) The Mentalist: Season 6 (DVD)

Young Adult & Children’s: The Last Changeling – Jane Yolen (j fic) Danger in the Darkest Hour – Mary Pope Osborne (j fic)

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The Worst Case Contingency It’s often a good idea, when faced with a really frightening situation, to model the “worst case” outcome and see how bad it could get. That can be quite bad, but it’s rarely as bad as the half-formed fears that build up if you don’t actually analyse the problem. Like Islamic State, for example. It began with the conquest by an Islamist group called ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) of various bits of territory in eastern Syria in 2011-13. Its founders were almost all Iraqis who had got their start fighting the American occupation of their country. They were allegedly in Syria as volunteers in the struggle to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship, but they actually spent their time conquering territory held by other rebel groups. Once ISIS had created a territorial base in eastern Syria, its fighters surged back across the border into Iraq in June, 2014 and captured Mosul, Iraq’s third-largest city. First the Iraqi army and then the much better respected Kurdish army crumbled in front of them. In July ISIS declared the border abolished and proclaimed the foundation of the “Islamic State” in the conquered parts of both Syria and Iraq. A few days later the leader of ISIS, Abu Baqr al-Baghdadi, declared in a sermon in Mosul’s great mosque of al-Nuri that he is the caliph to whom all Muslims owe obedience. It was a bold step – there has been no caliph since 1924 – but it had great resonance among those many Muslims who linked the collapse of the Islamic world’s power and prosperity to the neglect of its traditional religious institutions and values. Since then, Islamic State has conquered no more territory. Its one big offensive, against the Kurdish enclave of Kobane along the Turkish border, was defeated after thousands of ISIS fighters died in the

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attempt to take it. Aircraft from the US, other Western countries, and various conservative Arab countries patrol the skies over Islamic State, bombing anything that looks even vaguely military. Yet it still scares people to death. One reason is its sheer ferocity and endlessly inventive cruelty. It crucifies people, hacks their heads off, burns them alive and posts videos boasting about it all. It attracts large numbers of recruits from the Sunni Muslims in the Arab lands now included in Islamic State, but also thousands of eager volunteers from other Muslim countries and from the Muslim diaspora in the West. Gwynne Moreover, it is collecting pledges of allegiance from Dyer like-minded Islamist fighting groups in other Muslim countries, each of which lends a little more credibility to its claim to be the new caliphate. The first wave of pledges came in November, when Islamist groups in Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Yemen and Saudi Arabia declared that they acknowledged al-Baghdadi, now calling himself Caliph Ibrahim, as their leader and guide. Little more has been heard from the Yemeni, Saudi and Algerian groups, but the Egyptian group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, controls parts of the Sinai peninsula, regularly attacks the Egyptian army, and was officially designated a “province” (wilayat) of the Islamic State in November. Libya, where Islamist groups have been gaining ground in the civil war, was carved into three further “provinces” at the same time. In late January a former commander of the Pakistani Taleban and ten other jihadi leaders from Pakistan and Afghanistan also acknowledged al-Baghdadi’s authority , and declared that they constituted the new IS “province” of Khorasan, taking in those two countries and “other nearby lands”.

Then last Saturday Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the militant group Boko Haram, which controls much of northeastern Nigeria, also pledged allegiance to Islamic State: “We announce our allegiance to the caliph... and will hear and obey in times of difficulty and prosperity. We call on Muslims everywhere to pledge allegiance to the caliph.” It’s definitely catching on, but how far can it go? Well, not much further, probably. It is striking that all the new “provinces” of Islamic State, like most of the original ones, are in mainly rural areas, often sparsely populated, and with few natural resources (except some oil, in Libya’s case). They are areas that corrupt and autocratic governments, many of them distracted by civil war, will simply abandon for the short term as not worth bothering about. For Islamic State to seize big metropolitan areas and their resources would require a level of popular support in those areas that is unlikely to emerge. Big cities are full of relatively sophisticated people with something to lose, and are unlikely to see Islamic State as an attractive solution for their problems. Without the big cities and their communications facilities – airports, harbours, major highways (which usually go through the cities) and the like – there can be little effective cooperation between the widely dispersed “provinces” of Islamic State. They will have to go on fighting their own wars with little outside help, and some they will lose. The broader struggle against Islamist extremism will probably continue for at least a decade, and impose heavy costs on the people of the Middle East. But ultra-radical organisations like ISIS and Boko Haram are likely to break up in bitter theological disputes a lot quicker than that. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London

Seniors’ advocate strikes a chord B.C.’s new seniors’ advocate has issued ums is waived. Other frequently overlooked programs her second report, and the media mostly are a monthly rent subsidy called Shelter ignored it. When this new office was promised by Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER), grants a campaigning Premier Christy Clark two for disability modifications called Home years ago, I suggested that B.C. already has Adaptations for Independence, drug cost assistance called Fair Phar85 seniors’ advocates. macare, property tax deferThey’re called MLAs, and ment and the federal Guaraninquiries go to their local teed Income Supplement prooffices. Much to the chagrin of BC Views gram. Those older than 75 with income of less than the opposition, Seniors’ Tom $30,000 reported the lowest Advocate Isobel MackenFletcher awareness of assistance dezie’s mandate is not to signed specifically for them. pursue individual cases, and so she won’t be serving up a fresh as- But you don’t get these benefits unless sortment of horror stories to embarrass you apply and show that your income qualifies. the government. The survey also found that the biggest Instead, it is to look for “systemic challenges” and recommend ways to deal with fear of low-income seniors is that they them. The latest report is based on a sur- won’t be able to afford to stay in their vey of more than 500 seniors from around homes. See home adaptation, property tax the province, and the key finding was not and rent subsidy programs above. Awareness and usage of the SAFER what she expected. “We were surprised to learn of the lack program was lowest in the north and highof awareness among seniors, particularly est in urban areas, perhaps not surprising low-income seniors, of government pro- since the B.C. government exists more in grams and the subsidies available to assist theory than in fact in many remote places. So what should the government do them,” Mackenzie said. The survey found that 60 per cent of about this? Well, it could advertise these seniors living on $30,000 or less annual programs. The government does lots of income didn’t know they are eligible for advertising, but not about old news like discounts on Medical Services Plan pre- the SAFER program, which dates back to miums. For income less than $22,000, the the 1970s. Clark’s government did a whack of adentire $864 cost of individual MSP premi-

vertising in the election year, 2013. Much of it was about the B.C. Jobs Plan, heavy on the hardhats and blueprint-style graphics and arc welding and stuff like that. Then last year the government’s big ad campaign was around the teachers’ strike, and the payments to parents to help with child care while teachers demanded twice as big a raise as all the other unions. Education Minister Peter Fassbender is still bragging about the response rate for $40-a-day parental strike pay, which was snapped up by almost 100 per cent of eligible parents. This demonstrates that the government can indeed give away money with great efficiency, just by telling people how to get it. The NDP’s version of seniors’ advocacy is to find the most tragic problems from complaints coming into constituency offices, and use those to ambush the government. A popular choice is an elderly couple who have to be separated because their medical needs are too different to keep them in the same facility. TV news loves that one. People cry on camera and denounce politicians for being heartless, as if the health minister stayed up late plotting how to break their granny’s heart. Maybe this seniors’ advocate wasn’t such a bad idea after all. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Talking foreign, and getting it right learned, if enunciated well, would evoke a surprised response and a stream of stuff I couldn’t follow. This happened too in Mexico. I was on an airport bus at Acapulco and politely “This is because of the mess that En- greeted the driver in my best Spanish and glish speakers make of other languages.” asked him if were a local. I think that he related his family’s life-story from back of Me 1927-2015 so far. Justin Giovannetti in The Globe and the time of the conquistadores. I’ve no idea. Mail had a go at the proOn the other hand, there nunciation of Calgary. are those like my Aunt Doris. He stated that those that Doris always told me that say the name in any way there were only two languagother than Cal-gree Peter es: English and Foreign. She prove that they are not Warland never bothered to try ‘foreign’. locals at all. Folk that say Wherever she wandered in Cal-gairy are merely the world, she spoke English loudly and marginal or outsiders. And today, on the CBC news, Suhanna clearly until the silly foreigners caught on. But I don’t agree; I am inclined to go insisted on telling me all about Turuno, over there in Ontario. I wonder if that is where angels fear to tread and have ‘goes’ at foreign. My fondest memories of travel really a local way of saying it. This is interesting because there are ar- have not been of cities nor of scenery; they guments both for pronouncing foreign invariably have been of the local people languages (i.e.Albertan or Ontarian) the I’ve encountered and to whom I have enway the locals do and, alternatively, for not deavoured to converse. But these encounters do seem to have bothering. Personally, I have discovered that speaking a foreign language as the lo- been most successful when my personal cals do can lead to all sorts of problems. ‘foreign’ hasn’t been up to par. In some For example they might think that you are cases I’ve been disappointed where the local and well-acquainted with the tongue foreigner to whom I am talking turns out to and rattle on back at you as if you knew have a better grip on English than I do. The what was going on. I learned this fact when fun ones have been where the conversaI first left England’s island shores and trav- tion has been mutually difficult but tons of fun. elled to France. Like the encounter with that shepherd I found that the school French I had “The English tongue is spreading rapidly and bids fair to be the general language of the human race.” John Lubbock 1803-1865.

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just over the Pyrenees Mountains in what we believed to be Spain. The sum total of my knowledge of Spanish had come from watching cowboy movies but the shepherd didn’t seem to be handling the conversation all that well either. I think I was asking directions as to the best route back into France but didn’t seem to be making much headway. However we shook hands and went our separate ways. In retrospect, it is quite possible that that shepherd may not have spoken Spanish anyway; it’s quite likely he was Basque. There was that banker in France to whom I was chatting in my polished French. He frowned quite a bit but perked up when I showed him my passport. He grinned and said, “Oh! Canadien!” as if that explained everything. My friend Paul got into linguistic problems whilst hitch-hiking in Italy. He got the ride but Paul and the Italian seemed to have no common language. The two of them ended up solving some of their problems using school-boy Latin. I bet that was a first since mediaeval monks from disparate countries passed the idle hours over flagons of mulled wine. I think that the best way to go about speaking foreign is to ask simple questions that evoke only yes or no answers. We did famously that way in Munich. We hardly got lost at all, were treated with respect and, what is more, learned how to say some German words more carefully.

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With the WHL playoff race tightening, the Kootenay Ice host the Lethbridge Hurricanes Tuesday night, in hopes of keeping thoughts focused on what’s in their control. “When there’s six games left or 10 games left or whatever it is, you’re always scoreboard watching trying to get some help from teams,” said Kootenay Ice alternate captain Austin Vetterl prior to practice at Western Financial Place Monday afternoon. “I think the most important part is we go out and win our games and we should be fine. Then we won’t have to look at scoreboards. It’s in our own hands right now.” Heading into Tuesday action, the Ice sit one point up with one game in hand on the Edmonton Oil Kings for the first wild-card seed in the WHL’s Eastern Conference. The Oil Kings clawed within one point of their Central Division rival after the Ice managed to collect only one of a possible four points this past weekend, scoring one lonely goal over two

GAME TIME: 7 P.M. (MT) LAST MEETING: KTN 5 at LET 2 (Feb. 17) HURRICANES vs. ICE (20-37-5-3) RECORD (33-29-1-3) Sixth (Central) DIVISION Fourth (Central) 11th (Eastern) CONF. Sixth (Eastern) 188 GF 221 270 GA 236 20th (16.2%) PP 15th (19.8%) 14th (79.3%) PK Ninth (80.9%) T. Wong (25-29-54) TOP SCORER L. Philp (28-47-75) S. Skinner (3.63 GAA) TOP GOALIE W. Hoflin (3.22 GAA) L1 STREAK L1 4-3 L at PAR LAST GAME 1-0 L at MHT March 13 vs. EDM NEXT GAME March 13 vs. MHT

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games -- a 2-1 shootout loss to the Red Deer Rebels Friday and a 1-0 shutout at the hands of the Medicine Hat Tigers Saturday. “We need to just do the simple things -- get pucks to the net, get more traffic in front of the net,” Vetterl said. “Get a greasy one. I think that’s the biggest problem right now -once you don’t score for a couple games, you start squeezing your stick, trying to make pretty plays.” Despite having surrended the second-most goals (270) in the WHL’s Eastern Conference, the Hurricanes boast a strong goaltending tandem featuring 16-year-

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old Stuart Skinner and former Kootenay Ice keeper Jayden Sittler. “Both [are] good goalies, capable goalies,” Vetterl said. “We’ve got to get on them early.” In his WHL rookie season, Skinner is 1317-2-3 wwith a 3.63 goals-against average (GAA) and 0.911 save percentage (SP) while the 19-year-old Sittler is 8-14-0-0 with a 3.53 GAA and 0.906 SP. Sittler was dealt from the Ice to the Victoria Royals earlier this season, before then being shipped to Lethbridge. Spirits were high in the basement of Western Financial Place on Monday, as buzzing around Vetterl was al-

Kootenay Ice forward Austin Vetterl (#15) battles with former Lethbridge Hurricanes defenceman and current Kootenay Ice blue-liner Lenny Hackman (#22) earlier this season. The Hurricanes visit Western Financial Place Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

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“Stick to the game ternate captain Jaedon plan. Show up to the Descheneau. With a big grin plas- rink ready to play any tered across his face, the game, no matter what,” Edmonton native Vetterl added. “Like Dewrapped Vetterl in a scheneau said, play bear hug before jump- hard, fast and everyone ing in with his own needs to chip in offenEddIE MountaIn dIvISIonsively, defensively. thoughts. TEAM GP WWhatever L T OTL PTS STRK is, your role “Play hard. Play y-Fernie Ghostriders 49 35 11 1 2 73 W1 ” smart, physical, fast,” x-Kimberley Dynamiters 50 30you’ve 15 2 3got to 65do it. W8 x-Creston Valley T. Cats 50 27 17 1 5 60 L1 Following Tuesday’s Descheneau rattled off x-Golden Rockets 49 22 22 0 5 49 L1 Hurriin response to what his Col. Valley Rockies 49 11date 32 0 with 6 28the L1 team needs to do in canes, the Ice host the nEIL MurdocH dIvISIon orderTEAM to get on a roll GP WMedicine L T OTL Hat PTS Tigers STRK at y-B. Nitehawks the 49 33Western 11 1 4 Financial 71 W3 Place headingValley towards x-Castlegar Rebels 49 28Friday 16 1 4night61before L1 takpost-season. x-Spokane Braves 50 25 21 0 4 54 W1 to x-Nelson LeafsTuesday’s 50 22ing 22 their 2 4 show 50 W1 Red Including G. Forks Border Bruins the 49 8Deer 37 1 3for 20 L14 a Saturday scheduled tilt with Hurricanes, the dIvISIon Ice have night special against the doug BIrKS TEAM remaining GP L T OTL PTS STRK six games in WRebels. y-Kamloops Storm 49 32 15 0 2 66 W1 regular-season play. x-Chase Heat 50 24 18 2 6 56 L2 x-100 Mile H. Wranglers 50 25 20 0 5 Sicamous Eagles 50 25 23 1 1 Revelstoke Grizzlies 50 22 21 2 5

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Plans abandoned for NFL stadium in downtown L.A. Andre w Dalton Associated Press

LOS ANGELES Plans have been abandoned for an NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles, the developer announced Monday. AEG’s Farmers Field project was the front-runner for returning the NFL to the region, but with no franchise attached and two competing projects emerging that have NFL owners on board, the downtown plan went into a speedy decline. “We are no longer in discussion with the NFL or any NFL team,” said Ted Fikre, Vice Chairman of AEG, which owns the L.A. Kings and the downtown Staples Center, home of the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers.

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EaSt dIvISIon TEAM GP y-Brandon Wheat Kings 66 x-Regina Pats 65 Swift Current Broncos 66 Moose Jaw Warriors 66 Prince Albert Raiders 65 Saskatoon Blades 66

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“It just felt to me that if we could pull this off, particularly in the downtown area, that the renaissance of LA...could

be enhanced,” he said. “I’m a Disney guy,” Eisner said. “I’m looking for the end of the movie to be happy.”

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NEWS

Coalition joins friendly fire investigation frenzy Murray Brewster Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq is planning to join a trio of Canadian investigations already underway into last week’s deadly friendly-fire episode in northern Iraq, but experts say if recent history is any guide, the public should temper its expectations about the findings. In an interview Monday with The Canadian Press, Gen. Tom Lawson, the country’s chief of defence staff, said the international headquarters overseeing the war against the Islamic State is “interested in exactly what happened and therefore will be leading their own investigation.” The involvement of American commanders takes the concern about the deadly mistake - which claimed the life of 31-year-old Sgt. Andrew Doiron - to a completely different level, especially in light of a call for U.S. special forces to be operating at the front line. There is a military police case and a technical investigation, known as a board of inquiry - both of which are standard procedure whenever a soldier dies in the line of duty. In addition, the special forces are conducting their own internal review. Even so, there are significant organizational and cultural barriers that cause both a former special forces commander and a leading defence analyst to wonder if anyone can be held responsible, and whether

Sgt. Andrew Doiron such calamities can truly be avoided in the future. “Whether somebody will be held accountable for this, I don’t know,” said Roland Paris, director of the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa. “Should they be? Yes, of course, but I don’t know enough about how the Kurds handle these situations to be able to guess at how they will do.” A former commando said the Kurds, while tenacious fighters, are a fledgling military with different standards and rules of engagement. “Should we expect someone to be held to account? Yes,” said Steve Day, a former special

forces commander and security expert. “But are they going to be held to account in a western manner? No, I don’t think that is reasonable that they be held to account in the same style that we would hold someone to account because it’s a completely different culture.” Prosecuting friendly-fire cases between nations, even among advanced western armies, is a tenuous matter, one usually fraught with diplomatic drawbacks. There were three such fatal incidents in Afghanistan where Canadian troops were mistakenly hit by U.S. forces, but only one resulted in a court martial. “It’s the fog of war,” said Day.

“If that young Kurdish soldier believed what he saw was a threat, how are we going to work through the mechanics of ascertaining whether his rules of engagement, which are nothing like ours, were correct? I don’t see scenario where there’s a prosecution like we would see in Canada.” Kurdish officials said Sunday that their soldiers opened fire on the unsuspecting Canadians after they showed up unannounced at the front line to call in airstrikes against Islamic State fighters. A senior Canadian defence official strongly refuted that narrative and expressed confidence the investigation would show the Canadians were not at fault and had taken every necessary precaution. Lawson said the investigations would establish the facts of the case, noting that the special forces troops had already been in the area where Doiron was killed earlier in the day and had set up a meeting to return. The public disagreement has the potential of damaging the relationship the Canadians have built with the Kurds, said Paris. Lawson disagreed, saying the rapport that’s been built up over six months of providing advice and support would not be easily shaken. “We’ve got a link of trust that runs the gamut from the lowest levels to the highest levels” of the Kurdish military establishment, Lawson said.

Anti-terrorism bill could be used to target activists, Amnesty International says Jim Bronskill Canadian Press

OTTAWA - A prominent human-rights group says the Conservative government’s anti-terrorism bill could be used to target environmental activists and aboriginal protesters. In a brief made public Monday, Amnesty International Canada adds its voice to those who say the bill would go beyond genuine security threats to ensnare those who mount demonstrations that fall outside the strict letter of the law. The Conservatives brought in the bill - which would significantly expand the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s mandate - following the murders of two Canadian soldiers last October. The legislation would give CSIS the ability to disrupt terror plots, make it easier for po-

lice to limit the movements of a suspect, expand no-fly list powers, crack down on terrorist propaganda, and remove barriers to sharing security-related information. The new disruptive powers do not apply to lawful advocacy, protest and dissent, but Amnesty fears they could be used against activists who protest without an official permit or despite a court order. Canada must not slip into the pattern - seen elsewhere in the world - of leaving human rights behind in the name of protecting national security, Amnesty warns. “It is absolutely vital that terrorist threats be addressed through measures that are in keeping with international human rights obligations,” said Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty International Cana-

da. The House of Commons public safety committee plans to hear more than 50 witnesses on the bill during beginning Tuesday. The bill and legislation tabled last fall dealing with CSIS source protection and foreign-spying powers amount to the most comprehensive reform of Canada’s security laws since 2001, Amnesty notes. CSIS has always been able to operate overseas to counter security threats to Canada. However, long-planned legislation brought forward last October would give the spy service more latitude to obtain a court-ordered warrant authorizing security investigations abroad. The amendment flows from court judgments that took issue with CSIS’s powers to operate

outside Canada - including a biting one by Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley that criticized CSIS for requesting warrants to track two Canadians with technical help from the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s electronic spy agency. CSIS failed to disclose to Mosley that CSEC’s foreign counterparts in the Five Eyes intelligence network could be called upon to help - something the judge called “a deliberate decision to keep the court in the dark about the scope and extent of the foreign collection efforts.” The legislation also tweaks the CSIS Act to prohibit the naming of individuals who might be involved in covert operations in the future.

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SPORTS

Marching on

Dynamiters defeat Ghostriders in Game 6; advance to Kootenay Conference final Taylor Rocc a

It may have taken a decade, but the Kimberley Dynamiters are Eddie Mountain Division champions and headed back to the Kootenay Conference final after claiming a 4-2 series triumph over the Fernie Ghostriders. A 5-2 victory in Game 6 in front of 1,156 raucous fans at the Kimberley Civic Centre sparked the Dynamiters franchise to its first appearance in the conference final since the 2004-05 season. “This series could have gone either way. I give [the Fernie Ghostriders] full credit,” said Kimberley Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks Monday night. “We won by, basically, another one-goal game tonight. It’s kind of how it is and that’s kind of how the whole series was. It was a lot of fun. “We’ve got a great group of guys that deserve that.” Monday night proved another back-and-forth affair, just as the first five games of the series had been. “It’s tough when you lose, but when you lose that way -- Game 5 playing our hearts out, Game 6 playing our hearts out -- you can’t be disappointed,” Ghostriders head coach and general

manager Craig Mohr told Sara Moulton of the Fernie Free Press. “In my 21 years of coaching, this is my best year. This is the best group I’ve had. I’m almost in tears with them because it’s over. It’s just been so much fun.” The Nitros jumped out to a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes, with Eric Buckley and James Jowsey providing the markers. But a veteran group of Ghostriders weren’t about to fold the tent that early in Game 6. Cole Keebler got the visitors on the board 4:29 into the second period, dancing past the Dynamiters defence before picking the top corner behind the glove of goaltender Tyson Brouwer. A matter of 3:15 later, Fernie defenceman Dan Burgess snapped a short-handed shot from the high slot that caught a piece of Brouwer’s shoulder before bouncing over the Nitros goaltender and into the net to make it a 2-2 game after 40 minutes. With the game on the line in the third period, California native Keenan Haase awoke from his post-season slumber. “He was a little bit on and off through the series,” Bancks said. “He’s got a little bit of California in him. You sometimes have to fire him

up. I had a meeting with him, one-on-one, before the game and I challenged him. Boy, did he ever respond. It’s all a learning process for these kids. That’s what makes hockey special.” With 13:35 remaining in regulation and the two Eddie Mountain Division rivals deadlocked 2-2, Haase exchanged a quick give-and-go with Coy Prevost before sending a wrist shot over the shoulder of Ghostriders goaltender Jeff Orser. “This whole series [Orser] has been going low. We’ve been shooting low and he’s been blocking everything on the ground,” Haase said. “I knew I had to raise it. It just got up there, so I was lucky enough it got to the corner.” The goal was Haase’s second of the post-season, first of the series against Fernie, and gave his team a 3-2 lead they refused to relinquish on home ice in Game 6. The 6-foot-2, 195pound native of Mission Viejo, Calif., finished the night with a goal and an assist, having set up Buckley for the first goal of the game. “It’s an unreal feeling. Since I got here, it’s always been [about] Fernie,” Haase said. “When it got down to this final game, we had to put it all on the line

Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring Summary MonDay, March 9

and everybody did that. “Every shift, they wouldn’t give you an inch. You had to fight and scratch for everything.” Fight and scratch is exactly what Haase did. Upon scoring the goahead goal, the rookie pivot laid his body down to block shots and won a crucial face-off in the defensive zone in the final minute of regulation. Off Haase’s big faceoff win, Prevost put the game on ice with 55 seconds remaining, doubling his team’s lead to 4-2 with an empty-net goal. Braden Saretsky added another empty-netter for good measure, rounding out the scoring with four seconds left on the clock. Despite not being at 100-per-cent health, Brouwer turned in another strong performance, steering aside 30 of 32 shots sent his way. “It’s an amazing feeling to have a group of guys that will play that hard in front of me when I go down,” Brouwer said. “It was definitely a battle back. I’m still not 100 per cent, but I have a great medical staff. Brody [Nelson] did a heck of a job coming in Game 1 and Game 2. He made a lot of stops that we needed. “But just the character of this team -- it

Sara Moulton Photo/Fernie Free Press

Kimberley Dynamiters goaltender Tyson Brouwer (#1) keeps his eye on the play as Ghostriders forward Aaron Neufeld (#22) cruises past Monday night. shows.” Having been knocked out of the series after 40 minutes in Game 1 due to a lower-body injury, Brouwer returned for Game 4, back-stopping his team to three consecutive victories and a series win. “That’s what makes hockey a wonderful sport,” Bancks said. “It is part of the game and I like to think of it as resiliency. The biggest thing with that is when you’ve got Jason Richter on your team and Tyler Kinnon and Charlie Dagostin, you play injured because that’s what character people do. I knew Tyson would battle himself back into shape as quick as he could and give us his best shot.” The Lethbridge native leads the KIJHL in a handful of major goaltending categories to this point in the 2015 post-season, having collected eight wins and

two shutouts, alongside a 1.02 goals-against average and 0.961 save percentage. “Brouwer didn’t want to let us score any goals in the last two [games],” Mohr said. “Kudos to him. Kudos to that team. They play hard. Real hard. “My hat’s off to them. I wish them all the best to keep going.” All 1,156 fans at the Kimberley Civic Centre were witness to Brouwer’s brilliance once again Monday night. “We were at home. We wanted to do it for the fans. They’ve been here since day one. Just amazing fans we have here,” Brouwer said. “It’s special and unique. “It’s like having a seventh man. It’s 2-2 and we battle back. The fans never quit. They’re huge.” Orser made 21 saves on 24 shots for the Ghostriders.

“Hats off to the Dynamiters. They deserved it. They outworked us most of the games,” 20-yearold Fernie captain Dylan Robertson told Moulton. “It’s a well-deserved victory for them. “There’s a lot of emotions going through right now. Being with Fernie the last six years has been quite the ride and now it’s all come to a halt really quick. It’s pretty emotional.” While the Ghostriders have seen their season come to an end, the Dynamiters journey on and prepare to face the Neil Murdoch Division champion Beaver Valley Nitehawks. There’s little time to rest as Game 1 of the Kootenay Conference final between the Kimberley Dynamiters and Beaver Valley Nitehawks is scheduled for Wednesday at 8 p.m. (Mountain) in Fruitvale.

KIJHL Playoffs Statistics & Series

Fernie GhoStriDerS 2 at KiMberley DynaMiterS 5

First Period 1. KIM - E. Buckley, (K. Haase, C. Prevost), 14:30 2. KIM - J. Jowsey, (unassisted), 6:46 Second Period 3. FER - C. Keebler, (J. Peers, S. Bender), 15:31 4. FER - D. Burgess, (J. Burgess, S. Bender), 12:16 (SH) Third Period 5. KIM - K. Haase, (C. Prevost, J. Meier), 13:35 6. KIM - C. Prevost, (unassisted), 0:55 (EN) 7. KIM - B. Saretsky, (J. Meier), 0:04 (EN) Shots 1 2 3 T Fernie Ghostriders 11 8 13 32 Kimberley Dynamiters 9 7 10 26 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% FER - Jeff Orser 21/24 59:01 0.875 KIM - Tyson Brouwer 30/32 60:00 0.938 Power plays Fernie - 0/2 (00.0%); Kimberley - 0/2 (00.0%) Attendance: 1,156

Eddie Mountain Division Final

Kimberley Dynamiters (2) vs. Fernie Ghostriders(1) DYNAMITERS WIN SERIES 4-2 Game 1 - Dynamiters 5 at Ghostriders 2 Game 2 - Dynamiters 2 at Ghostriders 5 Game 3 - Ghostriders 7 at Dynamiters 4 Game 4 - Ghostriders 1 at Dynamiters 2 (OT) Game 5 - Dynamiters 2 at Ghostriders 1 Game 6 - Ghostriders 2 at Dynamiters 5

Kootenay Conference Final

Kimberley Dynamiters vs. Beaver Valley Nitehawks Game 1 - March 11 at Beaver Valley Arena (8 p.m.) Game 2 - March 12 at Beaver Valley Arena (8 p.m.) Game 3 - TBD at Kimberley Civic Centre Game 4 - TBD at Kimberley Civic Centre *Game 5 - TBD at Beaver Valley Arena *Game 6 - TBD at Kimberley Civic Centre *Game 7 - TBD at Beaver Valley Arena All times Mountain

Playoff Scoring Statistics Player Braden Saretsky Coy Prevost Eric Buckley Jared Marchi Jason Richter Keenan Haase Justin Meier James Jowsey Sawyer Hunt Jesse Wallace Jordan Roy Jordan Busch Tyler Kinnon Lincoln Lane Alex Rosolowsky Jonas Gordon Brady Revie Charles Dagostin Rory Mallard

GP 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 3 11 11 11 8 10 10 9 7 Trevor Van Steinburg 7 Marco Campanella 2

G 8 6 5 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PTS 10 10 7 7 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

PIM 6 6 10 2 14 4 20 4 8 4 0 2 10 4 0 6 0 0 4 0 0

W L SO GAA SP 8 1 2 1.02 0.961 0 2 0 5.60 0.787

MP 529 139

Goaltending Statistics Player Tyson Brouwer Brody Nelson

A 2 4 2 7 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Eddie Mountain Division Semifinal

Creston Valley T. Cats (3) vs. Kimberley Dynamiters (2) DYNAMITERS WIN SERIES 4-1 Game 1 - Thunder Cats 2 at Dynamiters 1 (OT) Game 2 - Thunder Cats 0 at Dynamiters 2 Game 3 - Dynamiters 1 at Thunder Cats 0 Game 4 - Dynamiters 3 at Thunder Cats 1 Game 5 - Thunder Cats 1 at Dynamiters 2

KOOTENAY CONFERENCE Playoff Scoring Leaders Player Team 1. Cole Keebler FER 2. Jeremy McNeil CGR 3. Aaron Neufeld FER 4. Justin Peers FER 5. Aaron Petten CGR

GP 11 10 11 11 10

G 5 6 5 4 6

A 8 6 7 8 5

PTS 13 12 12 12 11

OKANAGAN/SHUSWAP CONFERENCE Playoff Scoring Leaders Player Team GP G 1. Daylan Robertson SUM 13 5 2. Michael Lynch 1MH 11 9 3. Aaron Azevedo OSO 11 4 4. Devan Suidy 1MH 11 5 5. Nick Josephs KEL 7 3

A 11 4 9 7 9

PTS 16 13 13 12 12

Playoff Goaltending Leaders (min. two games played) Player Team GAA W L MP SO 1. Tyson Brouwer KIM 1.02 8 1 529 2 2. Brock Lefebvre CTC 1.30 1 2 184 0 3. C. Schamerhorn BVN 1.81 6 0 464 0 4. Mitch Martell CTC 2.05 0 2 117 0 5. Jeff Orser FER 2.74 6 5 656 0

Playoff Goaltending Leaders (min. two games played) Player Team GAA W L MP SO 1. Bailey De Palma KAM 1.10 3 1 164 1 2. Jacob Mullen KAM 1.84 5 1 457 1 3. Lawrence Langan OSO 2.00 5 0 300 1 4. Kristian Stead 1MH 2.20 5 6 681 1 5. Brett Soles OSO 2.35 3 3 408 1

Kootenay ConferenCe - eddie Mountain division final FERNIE GHOSTRIDERS (1) vs. KIMBERLEY DYNAMITERS (2) Dynamiters win series 4-2 Game 1: Kimberley Dynamiters 5 at Fernie Ghostriders 2 Game 2: Kimberley Dynamiters 2 at Fernie Ghostriders 5 Game 3: Fernie Ghostriders 7 at Kimberley Dynamiters 4 Game 4: Fernie Ghostriders 1 at Kimberley Dynamiters 1 (OT) Game 5: Kimberley Dynamiters 2 at Fernie Ghostriders 1 Game 6: Fernie Ghostriders 2 at Kimberley Dynamiters 5

oK./sHuswap ConferenCe - oKanagan division final OSOYOOS COYOTES (1) vs. SUMMERLAND STEAM (2) Coyotes win series 4-2 Game 1: Summerland Steam 2 at Osoyoos Coyotes 4 Game 2: Summerland Steam 2 at Osoyoos Coyotes 8 Game 3: Osoyoos Coyotes 2 at Summerland Steam 3 (OT3) Game 4: Osoyoos Coyotes 2 at Summerland Steam 6 Game 5: Summerland Steam 2 at Osoyoos Coyotes 5 Game 6: Osoyoos Coyotes 3 at Summerland Steam 2

Kootenay ConferenCe - neil MurdoCH division final BEAVER VALLEY NITEHAWKS (1) vs. CASTLEGAR REBELS (2) Nitehawks win series 4-0 Game 1: Castlegar Rebels 2 at Beaver Valley Nitehawks 3 (OT) Game 2: Castlegar Rebels 2 at Beaver Valley Nitehawks 6 Game 3: Beaver Valley Nitehawks 4 at Castlegar Rebels 2 Game 4: Beaver Valley Nitehawks 6 at Castlegar Rebels 3

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