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Four wildfires reported over the weekend; all human-caused C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The weather has been warm and relatively dry and many East Kootenay residents are packing up the RV’s and beginning the camping season early. And one of the busiest camping weekends of the year comes this weekend with the May long weekend. That means one and all should be thinking about campfire safety. Jordan Turner, information officer with the Southeast Fire Centre says that things are busier than at this time last year, likely because of the earlier snow melt. “We are seeing more fires currently,” he said. “So far, there have been 25 — all human caused. Last year was busy and had 12 at this period in the season. It’s due to the early snow melt, there’s lots of dead, dry grass which can catch quickly and cause fires to spread.”
EK snow pack at 46 per cent of normal C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The BC River Forecast Centre has released the latest snow pillow data and record lows have been recorded in many areas of the province, including the East Kootenay. As of May 1, the East Kootenay snow basin index for high elevation (1100 to 2000 m) was 46 per cent of normal. The West Kootenay is at 57 per cent, and Boundary 58 per cent. Extremely low indices have been recorded at Skagit, 14 per cent; Vancouver Island, 14 per cent; and the Lower Fraser, 24 per cent. Field observations around the province indicate that snow packs at valley bottom to mid-elevation (e.g. 800 to 1100m) have mostly melted and recent accumulations at these elevations in the north have also melted. However, according to the Southeast Fire Centre, it’s not really the snow pack that drives what a potential fire season may be like, but the amount of spring rain that falls. See SNOW, page 4
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Three Selkirk students will head to Beijing, China this summer. Congratulations to Megan Strachan, Maggie Gilbert and Emily Newel and who have been selected to join students from around B.C. this July at a summer leadership camp in Beijing, China. We look forward to hearing about their adventure.
Take a walk with your doc Take a stroll with Kimberley family physicians this Thursday at the Civic Centre TRE VOR CR AWLEY Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Patients across the region will get a chance to hang out with a family physician and get some exercise as part of an initiative to mark Move for Health Day. Walk with your Doc is an event highlighting the World Health Organization’s Move for Health Day and events will be happening in Cranbrook, Kimberley and across the East Kootenay region on Thursday, May 14th from noon-1 p.m. Kimberley doctors will be walking at the Civic Centre, while Western Financial Place will host physicians in Cran-
brook. Dr. Ilona Hale from Kimberley notes that any kind of regular exercise, even if it’s something as simple as going for a walk, is one part of a healthy lifestyle. “Exercise definitely helps prevent a lot of diseases like heart attacks and strokes, but also things like Alzheimer’s and even some cancers,” Hale said. “Even when you’re diagnosed with something like diabetes and high blood pressure, arthritis, chronic pain—it can actually reverse those things and make them go away. “Mental health problems as well, depression, anxiety, insomnia, low energy, all those things are improved with exercise as well. “If there was such a thing as a magic pill, this would be it.” It doesn’t have to be high-intensity exertion to get the health benefits from
walking, she added. “You don’t need to train for a marathon to be healthy, a lot of those health benefits come from parking your car at the far end of the parking lot and walking, or walking to work,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be complicated.” The event is being organized by the EK Division of Family Practice, with other walks occuring across the regoin. Events will be taking place at: •Cranbrook - Western Financial Place •Kimberley - Civic Centre Arena •Creston - Creston & District Community Centre •Fernie - Annex Park •Sparwood - Sparwood Recreation & Leisure Centre •Golden - Spirit Square •Invermere - Mt. Nelson Athletic Park For more information, visit walkwithyourdoc.ca.
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Though the end of the Second World War in the European theatre marked its 70th anniversary on Friday, the impact of the conflict is still felt today—even in Cranbrook. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24, government representatives, 1813 Cranbrook Cadets and other emergency services personnel were part of a ceremony at Rotary Park on Saturday morning to honour veterans who served in the Second World War and other global conflicts. Beginning with a parade down 10th Ave, the flag-bearers and the pipe band, and the veterans, the group marched into Rotary
Park to start the ceremony. Pastor Dave Morton delivered a sermon and Hans Dekkers, a retired fighter pilot in the Dutch military, made a closing address. Cranbrook Mayor Lee Pratt, Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett and Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks also made a few remarks. Music was provided by the Kimberley Community Band, the Kimberley Pipe Band and the Cranbrook Girls Bugle Band. Dave Ward, on trumpet played The Last Post and the Last Reveille, while Bud Abbot led the singing of O Canada and God Save the Queen. All photos by Trevor Crawley
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Arne Sahlen presented two concerts Saturday May 9, at Centre 64, to enthusiastic and appreciative audiences.
Ground breaks on sewer line to River’s Crossing Development at Shadow Mountain could see up to 600 homes Tre vor Cr awley
A development out by Shadow Mountain Golf Course is getting an infrastructure upgrade as ground broke on Friday for a new sewer system that will connect with the city of Cranbrook. River’s Crossing Ltd. which is being connected to the municipal system, will replace an existing system with in the development where sewage is piped to centralized tanks that are regularly emptied by pump trucks. “It’s very exciting for our team and the city to be taking this step,” said Marty Gunderson, the project manager at River’s Crossing. “It means residents will no longer have to depend on the present pump and haul system.” Cranbrook Mayor Lee Pratt was pleased to see progress on the River’s Crossing development. “My fellow council members and I are deeply committed to
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Marty Gunderson, Munir Virani and Lee Pratt officially break the ground for the new sewer line that will connect Cranbrook’s municipal system to the system at River’s Crossing. economic development in the region and this project is a symbol of what can be accomplished when business and government partner together to make things happen,” Pratt said. The mayor added that the project, which will require approximately four kilometres of pipeline, will utilize local labour and companies. Over last fall and this spring, River’s Crossing has been
completing other infrastructure projects such as roadwork on the west side of the development that carried a roughly $1 million price tag, according to Westpoint Capital CEO Munir Virani. In addition to the $2.5 million investment into the sewer system, the company plans to further invest $500,000 into marketing and advertising to promote the development. With the current in-
frastructure plans in place, Virani envisions the potential for up to 600 homes in the River’s Crossing community, and lots are starting to sell. Formerly known as Shadow Mountain Golf Ltd, the residential development was sold to Westpoint Capital in January 2014 and rebranded River’s Crossing. The Shadow Mountain golf course itself is separately owned by a group based in Edmonton.
Despite the troubled past of the development, Virani notes that the completion of various infrastructure projects is making the community more attractive to potential home-buyers. Long-term, he believes the development will be successful because of the location and factors such as the St. Mary’s river, the mountains and the golf course. “Because of those three fundamentals, River’s Crossing is going to be successful in the long run because it’s a desirable place to live and it’s a desirable place to play,” Virani said. “I have no doubt in my mind that in the long-term, it’s going to be successful, it’s just a matter of time.”
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Bicycle Safety and the Motor Vehicle Act CHRIS NEWEL For the Bulletin
With the warmer temperatures more cyclists are now on the road. It is also a good time to review some of the rules of the road with respect to riding a bicycle. Basically a person operating a cycle on a roadway has the same rights and duties as a driver of a vehicle. Although there are cer tain sections under the Motor Vehicle Act specific to bicycles, for the most part the rules are the same. Some of the common offences that cyclists commit are; riding without a helmet, riding on the sidewalk and not rid-
ing on the right side of the road. There seems to be some confusion with respect to yielding to bicycles particularly at intersections and cross walks. Unless the cyclist dismounts and walks they are considered a vehicle and should be treated as such. If there is a stop sign a cyclist must stop and yield to the cross traffic. If they get off the bike and walk, the vehicles must yield to them as they are now considered pedestrians. For further information on bike safety http://www.th.gov. bc.ca/BikeBC/links. html
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Fire season is upon us From page 1 Over the past weekend there were four fires, again all human caused, Turner says. “Two of the fires were northeast of Cranbrook and the result of unsafe campfire use,” he said. “We need to remind people to be extra careful and make sure your campfire is completely out.” There were two fires in the Elkford/Sparwood area, one a result of poorly planned burning on a rural property and the other caused by
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a spark during target shooting. “A little thing can lead to a wildfire,” Turner said. “It’s been quite hot and dry and this week there are some storm systems forecast that could bring lightning caused fires. Our crews will be busy enough with those without having to respond to human-caused fires.” To report a wild-fire or an unattended campfire, please call 1-800663-5555 or *5555 on your cell.
Woman charged with arson after Creston fire causes critical injury THE C ANADIAN PRESS
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This is not something you expect to see every day when you look out your window on Norton Avenue. Residents were rather surprised to see this goat out for a stroll late last week. Theories are that it wandered over the hill from a rural property out St. Mary’s or perhaps ambled in from Meadowbrook. If you’d like to get your goat, he was picked up by Kimberley’s Animal Control.
Please provide your input on the future of Idlewild Park by completing a survey on the City website. Paper copies are available for pick-up at Leisure Services or reception at City Hall. The deadline for the survey is Monday May 25, 2015.
Snow packs at record lows in many areas From Page 1 “If we get a rainy June, it has a big effect,” said Jordan Turner, Information Officer for the Southeast Fire Centre. “If hot, dry conditions persist, there is a chance of a busy fire season. But there are a few factors that go into that.” The River Forecast Centre is predicting very low flows in streams this summer. “With extremely low snow packs in the Lower Fraser, South Coast, Similkameen, East Kootenay, Skagit and Vancouver Island, runoff from snow melt will be limited. Seasonal low flows are expected to occur earlier than normal this year, very low flows can be expected in
the summer unless significant rainfall occurs through the spring and summer. Lower than normal snow packs in the West Kootenay, East Kootenay, Boundary, Similkameen, Okanagan, Northwest indicate an increased likelihood of summer low flows in these regions as well.” The Forecast Centre also predicts that there is a 70 per cent chance El Nino conditions will persist into the summer. Environment Canada is forecasting a very high likelihood of above normal temperatures over the May to July period across British Columbia, particularly for the coastal and southeastern areas of the province.
The Way it Was
was airlifted to hospital in Vancouver and is listed in critical condition. Investigators say the blaze was highly suspicious, and a woman was arrested on Monday. Courtesy of the KimElisha Jimmy is in berley Heritage Museum custody pending a court Archives appearance scheduled KIMBERLEY NEWS for next week. May 10, 1956 No details have been City Wage Scale released about the vicAmong Highest tim of the fire. New agreements recently concluded by the city and its employees, those represented by two unions, bring civic workers to a wage level compaPublic Input On Idlewild Lake rable with any civic workers in the west. We would like your input on the future of Idlewild And the new wage Lake and Park. As a result of recent assessments scales have contributed on the dam at Idlewild Lake, the water levels no little to the increase in will be lowered to protect public safety. operating costs during the current year, an increase that has brought about a Cranbrook City Council recognizes the 2.41 mill increase in taxasignificance of Idlewild Lake to our residents and tion. park users, and is seeking funding to replace the Most city workers are represented by Local 935, dam and restore the lake. The City sees potential Kimberley and District opportunities to enhance and redevelop Trades and General the park during the dam’s reconstruction. Workers Union, an affiliate of Mine, Mill while
CRESTON, B.C. RCMP say a 21-year-old woman has been charged with arson after a person suffered critical burns in an apartment fire in Creston, B.C. Police say several people were rescued from a basement suite when the blaze broke out last Thursday. They say one person
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electrical department workers have been represented by Electrical Workers Union Local 1675. Following is the new scale for outside workers: Labourer, $1.50; helper, $1.55; second-class operator, $1.60; first-class operator, $1.65; special operator, $1.70; second-class repairman, $1.75; first-class repairman, $1.80; tradesman, $1.90; A leading hand receives an additional five cents per hour according to category and an acting foreman 10 cents per hour extra. The increased rate, made retroactive to January 1, has already cost the city an additional $3500 in retroactive pay. New city rates for the electrical department are: Journeyman, $2.12; apprentice, $1.57 rising to $1.71, $1.87 and thence to $2.02; Utility $1.70 and groundman, $1.55.
Heavy Program Of Civic Works
The department of city engineer K.H. Montgomery will account for a healthy slice of this year’s overall civic expenditure of an estimated $668,845. Normal works department expenditures will run to $63,425 against a
1955 figure of $62,644 but capital costs add an additional $42,692 to this figure. These include: Rotary Park trailer grounds, $1000; electric motors and controls, $1260; garage, warehouse and storage, $10,000; land purchase, $3000; asphalt spreader, $2100; bridge steel, $1500; three-ton dump truck, $4000; D-6 Cat, $12,100 and paving, $7732. While final details are not yet available, already planned are 33,000 square feet of new sidewalks, a considerable amount of new paving and road extensions to the tune of better than $12,000. This latter item includes $3500 for what is termed the Beale subdivision but is actually the road to the site of the new high school and $9000 for a new approach to the Upper Blarchmont subdivision placed on the market last year by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. This new road will reach the subdivision from Deer Park Avenue south of Mark Creek and will provide a much better avenue for Kimberley’s most attractive new home building sites.
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Doug Frioult, TD Branch Manager (Cranbrook) presents EKFH’s Donna Grainger with an ICU gift of $5,000
Money for the ER Cranbrook, BC, May 09, 2015… East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) is proud to announce TD Bank Group’s donation of $5,000 for the ICU Redevelopment Project. “TD wants to make an impact and a lasting difference in the communities where we live and work,” said Doug Frioult, TD Canada Trust Branch Manager in Cranbrook. More than half of the $56 million TD donated is directed to organizations that focus on issues that our customers and employees care about – such as access to health care, education, financial literacy, and
the environment.” In addition to the financial gift to EKFH’s fundraising campaign TD also empowers its employees to take on an active role in volunteerism. Doug Frioult also donates his volunteer time and sits on the board of directors for EKFH. The fundraising campaign continues with a goal of raising $1,000,000 to fully equip the new 6-bed unit at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. A donation to the ICU Redevelopment Project can help improve care and potentially save lives. To show your critical support for intensive care, visit www.ekfh.ca.
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College of the Rockies was pleased to host the British Columbia Secondary School Mathematics Contest for the East Kootenay region. Winners of the junior and senior divisions were left to right): Miranda Freeland (3rd Junior), Keagan Shedden (2nd Senior), Alexis Shuffler (3rd Senior), Lila Berryman (1st Senior), Andrew Menning (1st Junior), and Blair Saul (2nd Junior).
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Letters to the Editor
In response to Mr. Pearce’s letter to the editor in the Townsman on Monday May 11 (City/River’s Crossing), I need to make two points. First — River’s Crossing (the former Shadow Mountain development) is in the City’s boundaries and has been since 2007 following approval by the Prov-
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ince. The second point is that Westpoint Capital which owns River’s Crossing is investing the $2.5 million dollars into the development’s sewer system not the taxpayers of the City of Cranbrook. Under both provincial legislation and City bylaws the development is required to have an adequate way to dispose of their sewage
and connecting to the City’s system will meet those requirements. The $500,000 River’s Crossing is investing in marketing their development will also promote Cranbrook and the surrounding area which will be very positive. Lee Pratt, Mayor City of Cranbrook
More Anti-Terrorism Laws
eft-wing, right-wing, it makes no difference. Almost every elected government, confronted with even the slightest “terrorist threat”, responds by attacking the civil liberties of its own citizens. And the citizens often cheer them on. Last week, the French government passed a new bill through the National Assembly that vastly expanded the powers of the country’s intelligence services. French intelligence agents will now be free to plant cameras and recording devices in private homes and cars, intercept phone conversations without judicial oversight, even install “keylogger” devices that record every key stroke on a targeted computer in real time. It was allegedly a response to the “Charlie Hebdo” attacks that killed 17 people in Paris last January, but the security services were just waiting for an excuse. Indeed, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that the law was needed to give a legal framework to intelligence agents who are already pursuing some of these practices illegally. France, he explained, has never “had to face this kind of terrorism in our history.” Meanwhile, over in Canada, Defence Minister Jason Kenney was justifying a similar over-reaction in by saying that “the threat of terrorism has never been greater.” Really? In all the time since 9/11 there had never been a terrorist attack in Canada until last October, when two Canadian soldiers were killed in separate incidents. Both were low-tech, “lone wolf” attacks by Canadian converts to Islam — in one, the murder weapon was simply a car – but the public (or at least the media) got so
excited that the government felt the need to “do something.” The Anti-Terror Act, which has just passed the Canadian House of Commons, gives the Canadian Security Intelligence Service the right to make “preventive” arrests in Canada. It lets police arrest and detain individuals without charge for up to seven days. The bill’s prohibitions on speech that “promotes or glorifies terrorism” are so broad and vague that any extreme political opinion can be criminalised. In short, it’s the usual smorgasbord of crowd-pleasing measures Gwynne that politicians throw out when they want to look Dyer tough. It won’t do much to stop terrorist attacks, but that doesn’t matter as the threat is pretty small anyway. France has 65,000,000 million people, and it lost 17 of them to terrorism in the past year. Canada has 36,000,000 million people, and it has lost precisely 2 of them to domestic terrorism in the past twenty years. In what way were those lives more valuable than those of the hundreds of people who die each year in France and Canada from less newsworthy crimes of violence like murder? Why haven’t they changed the law to stop more of those crimes? If you monitored everybody’s electronic communications all the time, and bugged their homes and cars, you could probably cut the murder rate in half. The price, of course, would be that you have to live in an Orwellian surveillance state, and we’re not willing to pay that price. Not just to cut the murder rate. The cruel truth is that we put a higher value on the lives of those killed in terror-
ist attacks because they get more publicity. That’s why, in an opinion poll last month, nearly two-thirds of French people were in favor of restricting freedoms in the name of fighting extremism — and the French parliament passed the new security law by 438 votes to 86. The government in France is Socialist, but the opposition centre-right supported the new law too. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government in Canada is seriously right-wing, but the centre-right Liberals were equally unwilling to risk unpopularity by opposing it. On the other hand, the centre-left New Democrats and the Greens voted against, and the vote was closer in Canada: 183 to 96. And the Canadian public, at the start 82 percent in favour of the new law, had a rethink during the course of the debate. By the time the Anti-Terror Act was passed in the House of Commons, 56 percent of Canadians were against it. Among Canadians between 18 and 34 years old, fully three-quarters opposed it. Maybe the difference just reflects the smaller scale of the attacks in Canada, but full credit to Canadians for getting past the knee-jerk phase of their response to terrorism. Nevertheless, their parliament still passed the bill. So should we chalk all this up as two more victories for the terrorists, with an honourable mention for the Canadian public? No, not really. Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and all the other jihadis don’t give a damn if Western democracies mutilate their own freedoms, as it doesn’t significantly restrict their own operations. The only real winners are the security forces. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist published in 45 countries.
Northstar Rails 2 Trails Society meeting Tuesday, May 12, 7:00 pm at Cranbrook Heritage Inn. We invited all interested trail lovers to attend. We need your help - donations, volunteer or board members appreciated. Beef up for Literacy! On May 13th buy a beef dip lunch (w/salad or cookie & beverage) all for $10 and get it delivered. All proceeds to support CBAL’s YPEP program. All orders must be in by May 11th. FMI or to order call Katherine 250-417-2896 or Beth 250-464-5056 British Columbia Government Retired Employees Association, Rocky Mountain Branch, will be holding their luncheon meeting Days Inn, Sam Steele Room, Cranbrook on May 13th, 2015 at 12:00 noon. Guest Speaker: Francine Guerrette-Smith, Dietitian Educator, Healthy Heart & Diabetes, Cranbrook Health Unit. Info: Ronald Kerr, 250-432-0002. St. Mary Valley Rural Residents Association Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, May 16 at the WASA LIONS GROUNDS from 9:00-11:30 am. JAZZ IS BACK! An Evening of Jazz with the Smith Family, Sat. May 16 at 7:30pm, Cranbrook Alliance Church Foyer. In support of the Cranbrook Ministerial Scholarship & Christian College Scholarship. The Kootenay Railway Pensioners Association will be having a Social Luncheon at 12:30 pm, Tuesday May 19th at Arthur’s Sports Bar & Grill (Day’s Inn), 600 Cranbrook St.N, Cranbrook. All Railway Retiree’s and Spouses are welcome. RSVP by May 15th. Info: Secretary Frances Allen at 250-426-2720 or Myrtle 250-426-2378, Jean 250-426-8338. Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, May 20, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Kimberley Medical Clinic. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult. Magical Moonlight Mosey Monday, June 1 - Leader - Frank O’Grady 250-427-6279. Meet at Swan Ave entrance to the Kimberley Nature Park at 9 pm. This moderate hike is about 2-2.5 hours. Bring water, snack and headlamp or flashlight. Beginners Biking Saturday, June 6 - Leader - Peter McConnachie 250-427-2419. Meet at the Platzl visitor centre at 10 am for this ride on some roads and trails through the Kimberley Nature Park.
ONGOING Support literacy and special projects at the Kimberley Public Library-visit the Friends of the Library Used Bookstore-an ongoing fundraiser- on Main Street Marysville, Wed-Sat 10:30-3:30. Operated totally by volunteers. The Canadian Red Cross is seeking Client Service and Technician Volunteer for the Health Equipment Loan Program in Cranbrook. Please go to http://www.redcross.ca/volunteer/who-is-needed for more information or call 1-855-995-3529. Volunteers always needed for the Marysville Thrift shop! Please contact Marilyn @ 427-4153 or Jean @ 427-7072. Emergency Social Service volunteers needed: Kimberley, Cranbrook and Wasa area! For more info call 250-427-7876. Attention Vendors!!! Set up your table at Marysville Daze June 6th outside at Central Park. Everyone welcome – the more the merrier!! Hey Kimberley! We need you as Big Brothers and Big Sisters. One hr a week. YOU can make a difference in a Child’s life that will last a life time. Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Phone 778-520-1981. Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook. Meet & Greet from 6:00-6:30pm, supper 6:30-7:00, meeting 7:008:00pm. Contact 250-427-5612 or 250-427-7496. New members welcome – men and ladies! Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30- 6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30. Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city. Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159. Seniors Autobiographical Writing for those aged 60 or wiser at the Kimberley Library. No writing experience necessary. It’s free. Tuesdays 10:00 - Noon. Register: Kim Roberts CBAL Coordinator 250-427-4468 or kroberts@cbal.org The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome. CRANBROOK QUILTERS’ GUILD hold their meetings every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:15pm upstairs in the Seniors’ Hall, 12517th Ave. S. Everyone welcome. Info: Donna at 250-426-7136. Cranbrook Community Tennis Association welcomes all citizens to play or learn to play. Call Neil 250-489-8107, Cathy 250-464-1903. Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-426-8916, drop by our office at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www.fightwithus.ca and register as a volunteer. Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon -1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org. Place your notice in your “What’s Up?” Community Calendar FREE of charge. This column is intended for the use of clubs and non-profit organizations to publicize their coming events — provided the following requirements are met: • Notices will be accepted two weeks prior to the event. • All notices must be emailed, faxed or dropped off in person. No telephone calls please. • NOTICES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 30 WORDS. • Only one notice per week from any one club or non-profit organization. • All notices must be received by the Thursday prior to publication. • There is no guarantee of publication. Notices will run subject to space limitations.
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place for a long time. Among other things, it has ratcheted up teacher and nurse wages across the country. Alberta is broke, again, and even the NDP is afraid to resort to a sales tax. The minimum wage hike is a pet policy of Canada’s labour federations, which somehow remain convinced that poverty can be eliminated by BC VIEWS state order. On the positive side, Tom Notley has promised to end Fletcher corporate and union donations to political parties, as has already been done federally. B.C. should be next, but the gravy train of business donations is too tempting for our nominally Liberal government. Here at the B.C. legislature, an NDP staffer passed out cans of Orange Crush to celebrate. NDP leader John Horgan pronounced himself “ecstatic,” and hastened to assure reporters that Notley is “as competent as she sounds.” Notley now has to sort through a caucus that includes typical NDP place-holders, college students and union staff running in faint-hope constituencies. Soon after the result, the party pulled down its website platform and candidate biographies, as Notley began phoning energy companies to reassure them Alberta will be “A-OK” on her watch. Horgan likes to describe the “capital flight” from new NDP governments as if
it’s just a show put on by big business. Plummeting stock prices and relocation of corporate offices are all staged, according to the party line, nothing to do with actual investment conditions created by NDP policies. This fiction is all Horgan dares to say publicly, because it’s what his party base devoutly believes. Besides, they’re only branch offices of multinational oil companies like Shell, Horgan said. He used his favourite Tommy Douglas quote, about the bad news of a big oil company leaving. “The good news is, the oil is staying here.” B.C.’s natural gas might be staying here too. Horgan insists he supports a natural gas export industry, but his party seems more concerned with an ascending Green Party, and an urban base that believes you can run a resource economy on windmills and solar panels. Notley supports twinning the TransMountain pipeline, while Horgan continues to insist he has no opinion on the project Adrian Dix so memorably opposed. The Alberta NDP has a steep learning curve ahead. The B.C. NDP has a couple of years to see if the appearance of a like-minded Alberta government is a boost for them, or a cautionary tale for voters. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.
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Right where they left off Bandits open American Legion Baseball season with tourney win Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor
After claiming the Montana State B Championship last season, the Cranbrook Bandits picked up right where they left off, claiming tournament victory in Libby, Mont., this past weekend. The Bandits went 3-0 with three resounding victories to start their American Legion Baseball season. Cranbrook’s boys of summer opened the campaign with a 14-2 victory over Noxon, before clobbering Missoula by a final margin of 9-2. In the final game of the weekend, the Bandits cruised to an 11-1 win over the Kootenai Valley Rangers. “It was great to start, not from square one, but pretty much where we left off and start with three wins,” said Paul Mrazek, Bandits head coach, Monday morning. “I haven’t seen that before with the Bandits in my eight years. I’m into my ninth season now. “This is the first year the team has gone down [to Libby], swept and won three [games]. Last year, eight wins in a row was a record for the Bandits and we’re starting off the same [this season].” Saturday morning against Noxon, the Ban-
dits sent rookie righthander Shayne Walker to the mound. The Creston native responded with four innings of stellar pitching, striking out seven batters, while allowing three hits and walking two others. Walker, 14, threw 87 pitches and registered a 0.00 ERA and 1.250 WHIP to claim the win in his first outing.
Walker (1-0) got all the run support he needed, with the Bandits jumping out to a 7-0 lead before Noxon found a way on to the scoreboard. Steven Palmer was shackled with the loss for Noxon, striking out three while allowing four hits and issuing nine walks. Catcher Brandon Ouilette knocked in four runs to lead the Bandits offense, while both Noxon runs came on fielding errors. “[Walker] has some good basic mechanics,” Mrazek said of his rookie pitcher. “He’s got good velocity. He’s only 14 years old and he’s a big kid. He wants to be on the mound and he wants the ball. He’s only
going to get better. “He’s a great addition to the team.” Playing a double-header Saturday, the Bandits took on Missoula in the afternoon outing. Another quick start fuelled the Bandits victory as the Cranbrook squad grabbed a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Right-hander Devon Marra (1-0) took to the mound. Through six innings of work, Marra fanned 13 batters en route to the win. Carter Baughman started the game for Missoula, taking the loss after only one inning of work. Marra and second baseman Noah Renette each chipped in two RBIs for Cranbrook. Playing their final game of the weekend Sunday morning, the Bandits went three-forthree in jumping out to quick leads, amassing a 10-1 advantage after the top of the third inning, en route to defeating the Kootenai Valley Rangers 11-1. “I want [our players] to have the same approach and the same intensity for every single inning out there, offensively and defensively,” Mrazek said. “I don’t want anything to change. I want them to stay focused every pitch and every inning.
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The 2015 Cranbrook Bandits, pictured above after their tournament victory in Libby, Mont., this past weekend. The Bandits are, back row (L to R): Jordan Armstrong (coach), Shayne Walker, Dan Mercandelli, Devon Marra, Cedar Kemp, Connor Armstrong, Kei Chlopan, Brendan Bird, Jeff Kirkhope (coach), Paul Mrazek (head coach); front row (L to R): Tyler Thorn, Jake Bromley, Brandon Ouillette, Robert Nickell, Noah Rennette, Carson Meggison, Caden McCormack and Rylan D’Etcheverrey. “Our approach as a team doesn’t change. I don’t want them sitting back on their heels thinking, ‘We’ve got a three-run lead, everything’s fine.’” Right-hander Connor Armstrong earned the victory against the Rangers, going three innings with one earned run and one hit. Armstrong (1-0) walked two and struck out two others before giving way to left-hander Tyler Thorn. For Kootenai Valley,
Garret McNeil was tagged with the loss as he was knocked around for eight earned runs in three innings of work. Brendan Bird, Marra and Cedar Kemp took care of the bulk of the offense for the Bandits, with each knocking in two runs. “We put the ball in play a lot and we had a lot of extra base hits,” Mrazek said of his offense. “We ran the bases well. “The kids are really
implementing [the small ball] well and getting used to our sense of strategy.” Bird knocked three doubles over the weekend. Next up, the Bandits head to Kalispell, Mont., for a trio of games beginning Friday, May 15. Cranbrook opens the weekend against Edmonton, before facing Calgary ‘A’ Saturday morning. Heading into the second weekend of the sea-
son, Bird leads the team with a .727 on-base percentage (OBP). After three games, the infielder has registered a batting line of .500/.727/1.000. Each of Armstrong, Marra and Walker carry 1-0 records on the mound into the Bandits’ Kalispell trip. The Bandits home-opener at Confederation Park in Cranbrook is slated for Saturday, May 23 against the Kootenai Valley Rangers.
Kootenay Ice prospect commits to BCHL Powell River Taylor Rocc a
Another Kootenay Ice defensive prospect has committed his services to the BCHL. Andy Stevens, a 2013 WHL Bantam Draft selection of the Ice (fifth round, 98th overall), has committed to the Powell River Kings of the BCHL. The Powell River Kings made the announcement via press release Sunday. “We’re moving ahead without [Stevens] and wish him nothing but the best in Powell River,” said Jeff Chynoweth, Kootenay Ice president and general manager, Monday afternoon. “He’s going to stay on our list. Hopefully down the road he looks at it
and wants to move up another level. That will be up to him as his career moves along.” The news on Stevens comes less than a week after Chynoweth and the Ice discovered defenceman Griffin Mendel, the team’s 2014 first-round pick (14th overall), had committed to the BCHL’s Penticton Vees for the 2015-16 season. Stevens, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound blue-liner, spent the 2014-15 season playing for the Campbell River Storm of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). He posted two goals and 17 points in 40 regular-season games while helping his club to three Junior ‘B’ titles --
the VIJHL championship, Cyclone Taylor Cup (B.C. Junior ‘B’ Provincial championship) and Keystone Cup (Western Canada Junior ‘B’ championship). “When I was an AP last season, I found out first hand that Powell River was such a firstclass organization with a great coaching staff and a great group of guys in the room,” Stevens said in a Kings’ press release. “It seems like a great place to live and a good place for me to develop. “Junior ‘A’ is a faster game. I felt I did well as an affiliate last season, but I need to work on getting faster and more powerful.” Stevens, a native of
Campbell River, found his way into eight regular season games and four playoff contests with Powell River during the 2014-15 season. “Andy is a high-end defenceman who garnered a lot of WHL and BCHL interest,” said Kent Lewis, Powell River head coach and general man-
ager, in a team press release. “Even at 16 with us last season in the regular season and playoffs, he showed a lot of maturity with the puck and his play away from it. He was a good kid to have in the room down the stretch and we’re happy to add him to the roster permanently this season.”
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Rare opportunity to purchase private 150 acres 5 minutes from Cranbrook BC. Borders crown land on 3 sides. Mixture of timber and fields. Not in the ALR zoned RR60. Serious inquiries only, $675,000. 250-489-9234
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Chimney Sweeping Fireplace & Woodstove Servicing Visual Inspections and Installations Gutter Cleaning Available
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Will brush gravel off Lawn & Boulevard. Clean up stuff to dump. Free estimates.
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8. Advertise Because There is Always Business to Generate. Salespeople are on the payroll. As long as you’re in business, you have overhead and you’ve got to advertise to generate a steady cash flow.
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30th annual Kootenay Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival
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