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MP reflects on 2015 objectives TRE VOR CR AWLEY

It’s been quite the year for newly-minted Kootenay-Columbia MP Wayne Stetski. Twelve months ago, the former mayor of Cranbrook was kicking off his unofficial federal election campaign that was eventually called in August. Now, he’s back home in the Key City after experiencing his first parliamentary session since winning the riding in the federal election held on Oct. 19th. Stetski said he had two objectives heading into the 42nd federal election. “The first one was to

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Circumnavigation

Markus Pukonen is travelling around the world by any means except motorized ARNE PE TRYSHEN

servation Officer Service since the sighting in an attempt to safely locate the cheetah.

Markus Pukoneh is on a journey around the world and he’s doing it in the most environmentally conscious way he can. “I am trying to circumnavigate the entire planet without using a motor and raise support for local non-profit organizations as I do so,” Pukonen said. “Everywhere from environmental to social justice organizations — basically people who are doing good for to help create a healthier planet for all of us.” Pukonen lives in Tofino, but spent a number of years in Cranbrook fighting forest fires. He grew up in Toronto. Many of the organizations he is raising support for are local ones he gets in touch with along the way. He is also a filmmaker and creates short documentaries on each organization and is also documenting his journey around the world. Pukonen began his journey by canoe with a lot more gear and even a quadcopter drone to film, but as his trip has progressed, he’s been shedding gear in favour of travelling light. Now his camera is his iPhone with multiple lenses. He began his journey in Toronto on July 13, 2015. 158 days later he made a stop in Cranbrook where he spoke to the Townsman, as well as to students at local schools. He is forecasting that the trip will take about five years. “I don’t have any real deadlines, I’m not going to rush to make it in five years — it could be longer, it could be shorter,” he said. “Five years seems like a comfortable amount of time to cover the amount of ground that I need to cover, because I’m not doing necessarily the most direct route around the planet.”

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WAYNE STETSKI see that Canada got a new government, a different government and the second objective was to see change here in the Kootenay-Columbia riding,” he said.

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Lost in the wild Conservation officers no longer actively searching for cheetah on Kootenay Lake’s East Shore

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With no confirmed sightings since the first on Dec. 17, the BC Conservation Officer Service is no longer actively searching for a cheetah near Crawford and Kootenay bays, but the investigation isn’t over. “We have spoken to a person of interest regarding our investigation into this,” said Insp. Joe Caravetta Monday morning. Residents of Crawford Bay and Kootenay Bay were asked to be wary after a cheetah was spotted on Highway 3A around 4:30 p.m. Thursday near the two communities. The witness photographed the animal, which was wearing an orange cloth collar. Creston RCMP worked with the Con-

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“We have no plans to kill the cheetah. We fully intend if we find it to have it taken to the Calgary Zoo.” Joe Caravetta Conservation Officer

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Markus Pukonen, outside the Daily Townsman office Friday, Dec. 18.

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Twenty Questions Answered

The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and Kimberley Daily Bulletin, in our ongoing mission to reflect the community, are pleased to present “20 Questions,” answered by those individuals who make our community great — which is everybody. We don’t intend to stop until we’ve covered everybody (but we’re leaving the politicians until last). This week, Melodie Hull, Nursing Instructor and Actress 1. If you could bring anything to the East Kootenay that isn’t already here, what would you bring and why? Commercial greenhouses, like the ones you see along the highway near Tswassen, Richmond and the Vancouver Airport. There is no need for us to truck so much of our food here. Vegetable and fruit greenhouses would feed the region all year round and provide employment. 2. What’s your favourite annual fundraising event? My husband and I always support the Cadets when they go around fundraising and we also support the Poppy Fund for Veterans and the Salvation Army Christmas kettles. Love the Public Library Annual Used Book Sale. 3. What superpower do you desire? The power to take away hatefulness and spite.    4. What’s your least favourite Cranbrook or Kimberley street? I am pretty disgusted with all the streets just south of Amy Woodland School because of the atrocious state of the streets. Shameful.    5. What’s your favourite Cranbrook or Kimberley Street? 12th Avenue South in Cranbrook up to about 5th Street South.    6. If the East Kootenay should become its own country, where should the capital be? Just for once I’d like to see a capital actually in the geographical middle of something. To me that makes logical sense. I ‘d say the same thing about the national Canadian museums, government, etc. Provincial, too. Central so the people can access.    7. If you were to become Cranbrook urban wildlife, would you rather be a deer or a skunk? I’d rather exist within a love-hate environment than only hate, dislike or disapproval. That means I’d opt for being a deer. However, I wouldn’t want all those male deer taking advantage of me willy-nilly, so I’d want to be a suffragette doe demanding those bucks got ‘fixed’! 8. One person, living or dead, you’d like to have an alcoholic beverage with?

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Melodie Hull Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. What an intellect. I also love mysteries and puzzles so I’d probably like to have more than one drink with Sir Arthur. 9. What do you specifically seek out at the Cranbrook Farmer’s Market? When I go to the Market I always seek out the lady who bakes the white chocolate and strawberry scones and ginger snaps!    10. Should the million-gallon swimming pool that was buried in Baker Park be exhumed and put back into action? Oh, yes absolutely! I took swimming lessons there and it was cold as (heck) but it was so great to have an open pool in town. This is something really missing here.  11. What’s a great new idea for Cranbrook/Kimberley tourism? I think we need to do more to celebrate the history of this townsite, Cranbrook. I am talking about the days of Joseph’s Prairie, A’qkis ga’kleet and even long before that. Life didn’t start here when Galbraiths arrived in the mid-late-1800s. 12. Who’s your favourite Cranbrook/ Kimberley musician or band? The Cranbrook Bugle Band! Now there is a piece of tradition and a proud symbol of Cranbrook. 13. Favourite Cranbrook/Kimberley historical figure. Chief Isadore (latter half of the 19th

Century), a great leader of his people, the K’tunaxa. He wanted what was best for his people, advocated strongly and with gallant effort tried set things right in the face of huge controversy and genuine disinterest from new settlers and administrators. 14. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was really little I wanted to be an Indian Princess but then my parents took me on a trip to Chinatown Vancouver and I was sure I wanted to be a Chinese girl in one of those pretty, traditional silk embroidered dresses. As I grew older I wanted to teach schools in the jungles of South America and join the Peace Corp. I’ve done a version of the last one a couple of times, teaching in Mexico a number of times and then in Bangladesh. The others... well, the dreams of children.   15. If you could tell a visitor to the East Kootenay anything, what would you say? Be very sure to go to as many of the lakes around here as possible. So many are picture perfect and wonderful places just to sit back and relax and enjoy nature. And don’t miss Fort Steele — its a fabulous experience. 16. Favourite album of all time? Why? Sound track to the Phantom of the Opera.   17. Favourite movie of all time? Why? It is a toss up: Rocky Horror Picture Show and/or Young Frankenstein.    18. What is something most people won’t already know about you? I play the piano and guitar and represented the East Kootenays with song and guitar in the BC Pavilion of Expo 86 in Vancouver. 3 short shows a day for a week!   19. Can you name one significant date in Cranbrook/Kimberley history? 1974: The Cranbrook Community Theatre became the stewards of the Old Masonic Hall on 11th Ave S, downtown Cranbrook and turned it into the Studio/Stage Door. CCT is still the steward and as such has contributed significantly to the arts in the East Kootenays.    20. Would you ever attend a City Council meeting if you didn’t have to? Yes, and I have actually, just out of general interest.

Conservation officers are no longer actively searching for a cheetah on the loose.

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Despite concerns raised on social media, the service plans to keep the animal alive and has arranged for a new home. “We have no plans to kill the cheetah,” said Caravetta. “We fully intend if we find it to have it taken to the Calgary Zoo.” The Conservation Officer Service said in a press release last week that a cheetah (Felidae Acinonyx) is typically shyer and less aggressive then other members of the big cat family (Felidae Pantherinae, which includes lions, tigers and jaguars). Caravetta said the animal presents no immediate safety risk to the public. However, if the animal is spotted, authorities warn observers not to approach it but instead to call the controlled species unit of the Conservation Officer Service at 1-877952-7277 to report the sighting. With cold, snowy weather over the weekend, he said the cheetah may have found a warm place to stay, so it’s possible that it may still be at large. “They’re not made for this climate,” he said. He was impressed by the assistance the BC Conservation Officer Service received from area residents. “We really want to thank the people in that area for helping us,” he said. “It’s been a tremendous support.”

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Motorless global circumnavigation the goal Continued from page 1 The route he’s taking will take him across 80,000 km of terrain, whereas if he just went around the equator it would be about 40,000 km. The only deadline he does have at the moment is the limited weather window for sailing across the Pacific ocean. He will be taking a 30 foot sail boat from San Francisco in late April or May, along with a friend. They will first sail to Hawaii, then to some of the smaller island chains before the Philippines. Pukonen said his trip has been amazing so far. “I’ve been planning this trip since I left Cranbrook pretty much, so it’s been about six years since I was here fighting forest fires,” he said. He left Cranbrook after three years of fire fighting, when he found out his dad had been diagnosed with leukaemia. “That was part of the inspiration behind the trip as well, seeing his situation was making me think about what I would do if I knew life was short. This is what I came up with. It combines all my passions into one project.” He started the trip with little funding and at first wasn’t sure if he’d even be able to do it. “Let alone the goal that I had to raise $10 million,” he said. But as he’s pushed on, the stress of finances have subsided. “It’s been obviously really challenging at times, but stuff has been coming together really smoothly,” he said. He has six organizations that he has partnered and is raising support for. Along the way, he’s been lent boats, bicycles and other forms of transportation to get

him this far. As the school year began, he’s been stopping to give presentations about his journey to students of all ages. When he got to Winnipeg he rode a Pogo stick for 10 km through the city. “I thought it was going to be painful and one of the stupidest things I did on the trip, but it was actually fine. I felt good after and I felt like I could have gone longer.” As a backup, he has a bike back in Toronto ready to ship out if he runs into trouble with transportation. “I haven’t had to do that yet, because people keep lending me other vehicles,” he said. He rode a recumbent tricycle through the prairies, then planned his ski portion in Canmore. He borrowed a bike to get to the Spray Lakes, then continued the journey by ski. “I skied up over the continental divide, down into Nipika resort, which is an amazing place. That was extremely challenging — long, hard days of breaking trail and trying to find the trail.” In Nipika, he met up with a friend who had brought a raft and they rafted down the Kootenay River, from the White River confluence to Canal Flats, where his friend disembarked.

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Markus Pukonen is circling the world by whatever means possible, as long as it doesn’t involve a motor. Pukonen kept going but ran into two ice dams. The raft was loaded up heavy and for the first dam he managed to pull the raft around, but the second he had to unload everything, deflate and disassemble the heavy raft and bring it around to get across a small bit of river. Then he dragged it again up a slope to the highway, where someone met him with a bike. “Then I biked the 80 km to Kimberley that night,” he said. “That day was epic.”

On Friday he biked down from Kimberley to speak at two schools in Cranbrook. “I guess a big reason why I’m doing this is that it’s really easy for us to live in denial about what’s going on on the planet, and to think that what we’re doing is not affecting it,” he said. “I think we really need to change our attitudes and we need to become more active in creating the planet we want to see.” You can follow along with with Pukonen at routesofchange.org/.

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Stetski looks back on 2015 Continued from page 1

Those were accomplished on Election Day, as the reigning Conservative majority was reduced to opposition status, and the federal Liberals—led by party leader Justin Trudeau—captured 184 seats to form a majority government. The New Democratic Party, which Stetski ran under, is also in opposition but shares many of the same platform ideals that were unveiled during the election. “Many of the promises that the Liberal government made were similar to what was in the NDP platform, so we are supporting those things in Parliament,” Stetski said. Stetski, who is a member of the NDP shadow cabinet as opposition critic for the National Parks, says that while the NDP isn’t driving legislation, they are committed to holding the Liberal majority accountable to their election promises. “We are also committed to holding their feet to the fire,” Stetski said. “They’re already starting to say the books are in way worse shape than what the Conservatives had led us to believe. “What that will mean in the end, we won’t really know until they release their first budget, that’ll be the key. When they release their budget, we’ll be able to see what’s in it in terms of what they promised and what’s not in it, in terms of what they promised.” So far there have been a few dust ups in the House of Commons, as the NDP pushed for a planned tax break to include lower income individuals. The tax cut, eligible to those with incomes between $42,000 - $200,000, however, the NDP amendment was to bring the floor down to those with incomes starting at $20,000. Another issue has been the all-too-familiar acrimonious tone of Question Period, which has been a problem that both the Liberals and the NDP are trying to address. Stetski notes the new Speaker of the House— Liberal MP Geoff Regan—who was voted into his position in early December, is already taking initiative to shut down any partisan heckling. “Question Period is still not quite where I would like to see it. It’s not as respectful as I think we can get to. We did elect a new speaker of the house and he was elected partly because of his commitment to seeing a House that has a little more decorum moving forward,” Stetski said. “He has already started to do that during some of the Question Period heckling.” Other issues that have had some positive movement is the progress on Syrian refugees, which has a movement nationally and in the riding. According to Stetski, outside of government efforts, there are private sponsorship groups in Cranbrook, Kimberley, Nelson and Kaslo hoping to bring in refugees. Stetski also said he attended the media scrum for the announcement of the Liberal plan for the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and is pleased to see movement on that issue. In between navigating public policy and legislation in Ottawa, there are also more equally important matters closer to home. Stetski is on the verge of opening up his campaign offices in Cranbrook and in Nelson, and is learning the balance of managing his time back home in Cranbrook and the Kootenay-Columbia riding when Parliament is not in session. “I’m really excited about January,” Stetski said. “What I committed to during the election was good quality public service—I’ve spent my entire life in the public service, so I said no letter to go unanswered, no phone call, no email will go unanswered and that’s the objective.” Stetski and his staff are working out of a temporary office in Cranbrook at the 1710 WorkSpace on 10th Ave, but will move to permanent digs at 111 7th Ave at the beginning of January, with plans for an open house on a date to be determined.

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Drop by the Stemwinder today, Tuesday, December 22, at 3 pm and meet Kimberley native, Para-Alpine World Champion AND professional ski bum Josh Dueck! Josh Dueck is more than your typical ski bum; Josh is a 2014 Sochi Paralympic Champion and flag bearer at closing ceremonies, Para- Alpine World Champion, Silver medallist in the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics, X Games Gold Medallist, ambassador for Rick Hansen Foundation, Film festival extraordinaire and the first person to land a back flip on a sit – ski! This is your chance to rub shoulders with Josh: get a photo taken with him and even an

Drop by the Stemwinder today, Tuesday, December 22, at 3 pm and meet Kimberley native, Para-Alpine World Champion AND professional ski bum Josh Dueck! autograph. Come see the award winning video “The Freedom Chair” which

won Best Mountain Sports Film at the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

All ages welcome. And take a few turns with Josh on Wednesday, December 23!

Meet at the bottom of the Northstar Quad at 10 am.

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At left: Jeff Bromley (left), financial secretary for the USW Steelworkers Local 405, presents a cheque of $1,500 to Brian Smith of the Cranbrook Food Bank Society. The donation is on behalf of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund, as all members locally and nationally donate one cent for every hour worked over the 2015 calendar year.

Healthy Kimberley Community Challenge winners Submit ted

Healthy Kimberley congratulates all who participated in the Community Challenge. It is wonderful to hear about the Live 5-2-1-0 healthy choices and changes that members of our community are making! Healthy Kimberley is a project of the East Kootenay Division of Family Practice’s ‘A GP For Me’ initiative. Everyone wins with good health, and we are pleased to announce the winners of our challenge: • Kindergarten Classes at Marysville Elementary School - $100 each • Shenoa Runge-Trudeau: $100.00 • Ashley van der Sluys-Ma-

diuk: $100.00 + weekly winner • Layla & Piper Silliphant-Chalabi: $50 Heartbeet Vegetarian Bistro gift cert. • Ben and Kari Loftsgard: Overwaitea fruit/veggie basket • Katie Tersmette & daughter: Meadowsweet Wellness package + Spirit Rock Climbing Centre Pass • Jean Miller – Zeal and Zen Yoga and Fascial Stretch Therapy • Kathy Clarke – weekly winner - $50 and Fruit and Vegetable Basket from Kimberley Centex Market For more information go to live5210.ca and/or follow Healthy Kimberley on Facebook.

Finn, son of Shenoa Runge and Marc Trudeau

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It’s time to talk turkey Ke vin Touchet

For many the holiday season means a time to enjoy good company and good food. As we spread the joy of the season we need to be extra careful to not spread food-borne illness causing bacteria. These simple food safety tips will help you prepare a safe and tasty holiday meal: Store and thaw safely: Keep fresh turkey refrigerated no longer than three days before cooking. There are three ways to thaw frozen turkey in its wrapper: • Under cold running water (one hour per pound) • In a clean sink full of cold water, changing the water every couple of hours • In the fridge (five hours per pound) • Thawing poultry at room temperature is not recommended because it allows

harmful bacteria to grow. • Keep other items, especially those with meat, seafood, dairy, eggs or other moist, protein-rich foods chilled until served. Clean carefully: Wash your hands, utensils and work surfaces well before prep work begins. Once the preparation work is done, clean surfaces in hot soapy water, rinse, then sanitize. Sanitizing can be done with a diluted bleach solution (30 ml of bleach per gallon of water) that is allowed to sit for two minutes. Wash your hands well after cleaning the cutting board and before and after working with any new menu items. Avoid cross contamination: Store raw meat away from food that is ready-to-eat, including fruit and vegetables (and be sure to wash these thoroughly before serving). Turkeys should

be wrapped well and stored on the lowest shelf of your fridge or in the meat keeper to keep blood and juices from contaminating other food. Ensure only clean utensils and cutting boards are used. Use a separate cutting board to prepare raw meat. Wash hands after handling any raw foods and minimize hand contact during final preparation steps. Cook well: For turkey, set the oven at no lower than 350 °F (177 °C) and cook for about 20 minutes per pound. While 20 min per pound is a guide, there are a number of factors that will determine actual cooking time needed. It is always best to use a good meat thermometer to measure the turkey’s internal temperature and ensure it’s safe to eat. All parts of the bird including stuffing should be at least 165°F (74oC) when removed from the

oven. Health Canada recommends an internal temperature of 185°F (85 °C) at the thickest part of the meat as additional assurance. Check the temperature in several places to be sure. Cooked food should be kept at 140 °F (60 °C) while waiting to serve. Refrigerate: Chill food immediately after returning from the store and soon after dinner is complete. Refrigerate at 40°F (4°C) or in a freezer at 0°F (-18 °C). Refrigerate or freeze all poultry leftovers within two hours. Health Canada recommends refrigerating leftovers for no more than two to three days. Put them in the freezer in order to keep them longer. Have a happy and healthy holiday season! Kevin Touchet is a leader with Environmental Health Practice

At the Cranbrook Public Library Mike Selby

In 1692 the Massachusetts Bay Colony executed 14 women, 5 men and two dogs for witchcraft. As Stacey Stiff explains in her latest book ‘The Witches, Salem 1692,’ there was no cauldron, no spells, no magic, and no one burned at the stake, but a true story equally as fascinating. A little more cheery is ‘Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure’ — new in juvenile DVDs. Please note our holiday hours are as follows: • December 24th, 9 to 3 pm. • December 25th - 28th Closed • December 29th - 30th – 9 to 8pm. • December 31st, 9 to 3 pm. • January 1st, Closed. • January 2nd – regular hours resume. Preschool Story Time will resume on January 6th, 2016. FOOD FOR FINES: For the entire month of December, the Library will be accepting donations of nonperishable food as payment for overdue fines. One item will be worth one dollar of fines. Any canned or boxed nonperishable food items will be accepted. All donations will be delivered to the food bank throughout the holiday season. This is a great way to get rid of those pesky overdue fines while helping others in need. FREE one-on-one tech training session for those of you who want to enhance your current computing skills. We cover many topics including Basic Tablet usage, Basic Computer usage, Windows 10 training, Window 8 + 8.1 training, Window 7 training, Microsoft Suit training, Library E book training, and much more. To register, please contact the Library at (250) 4264063, or sign up at the front desk. Tablet training has returned. Anyone interested in learning about basic tablet usage, including internet, email, e-books, and accessing resources and invited to attend any of the upcoming free classes. Sessions begin this Sunday, October 11th

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from 3 to 4 pm at the Library. On display this month is Kathy Simon’s wonderful and festive Christmas ornaments. Our new website is up and running at: www.cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca There is much more than this happening at the Library. Please check out our Facebook pages and our new website for more information and updates Adult Newly Acquired: Cabin Porn – Beaver Brook (728.73) The Witches: Salem, 1692 – Stacy Schiff The Year of Fear (Machine Gun Kelley) – Joe Urschel (364.1523) Avelynn – Marissa Campbell (fic) God In Pink – Hasan Namir (fic) Vanished – Kendra Ellio (fic) The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs – Mathew Dicks (fic) The Devil on Her Tongue – Linda Holeman (fic) The Girl From the Garden – Parnaz Foroutan (fic) Precious Gifts – Danielle Steel (fic) 100 Days of Happiness - Fausto Brizzi (fic) Robert B. Parker’s The Devil Wins – Reed Coleman (mys) The Guilty – David Baldacci (mys) All Dressed In White – Mary Higgins Clark (mys) Tricky Twenty-Two – Janet Evanovich (mys) Cross Justice – James Patterson (mys) Scent of Murder – James O. Born (mys) In A Dark, Dark Wood – Ruth Ware (mys) The Darling Dahlias and the eleven o’clock lady -- Susan Wittig Albert (mys) Border War – Lou Dobbs (mys) Knight’s Shadow - Sebastien De Castell (sci fic) Armada – Ernest Cline (sci fic) Insurgent (Blu-ray) (DVD) There Will Be Blood (Blu-ray) Mr. Nobody (Blu-ray) (DVD) Drive (DVD) Letters to the Editor

I, Frankenstein (DVD) Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas (DVD) Arizona Footprints of the Ancients (DVD) East to West: Istanbul to Vienna (DVD) The Secret Caribbean (DVD) Nicaragua (DVD) Enemy (DVD) World War Z (DVD) Revolutionary Road (DVD) Central Japan (DVD) Safe House (DVD) Now You See Me (DVD) Pacific Rim (DVD) Castle: Complete 5th Season (DVD) Deadwood: The Complete Series (DVD) Young Adult & Children’s: Crash – Eve Silver (ya fic) Season of Fire – Lisa T. Bergren (ya fic) Season of Wonder – Lisa T. Bergren (ya fic) Orion – Amy B. Rogers (j 523.8) The Big Dipper – Joseph Stanley (j 523.8) Everything Space – Helaine Becker (j 520) Dinosaurs – David Long (j 567.9) Tell Me Why the Moon Changes Shape – Kathryn Beaton (j 523.32) The Art of Drawing Manga Heroes – David Antram (j 741.5952) The Art of Drawing Manga Monsters – David Antram (j 741.5952) Where Did My Clothes Come From – Chris Butterworth (j 391) Hungary – Lisa Owings (j 943.9) The Usborne Christmas Treasury Warriors – Sean Callery (j 355) Button Mania – Amanda FormaroCool Cardboard Projects – Marne Ventura100 Things to Make You Happy – Lisa M. Gerry Bacca & the Riddle of the Diamond Dragon – JeromeASF (j fic) Lilliput – Sam Gayton (j fic) Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (j fic) The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (j DVD) Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure (j DVD)

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Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Simply Kimberley. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult. Back by popular demand! Have Camera Will Travel.... presents “Have Kids, Will Pedal” Join the Clark family on a cycling adventure - 6,000 km of roads less traveled along the Andes in Chile, Argentina & Bolivia at Centre 64 on Wednesday, Dec 23 at 3:30 pm. Admission by donation to the Kimberley Arts Centre 64. Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, Dec. 30, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Hospital Employees Union, Kimberley Local. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult. Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Sponsored by Wildsight at Key City Theatre, Saturday, January 2 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $30 online or at Key City Theatre box office. New reserved seating. Know someone who is a literacy champion in Cranbrook or Area C? Nominate them as Cranbrook’s 2015 Literacy Champion. Nominations close January 20th and the winner announced January 27th at the Family Literacy Day celebrations. For more info call Katherine 250-420-7596 or khough@cbal.org or on Facebook: Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy Cranbrook. Adult or Senior? Want to learn or improve your computer skills? CBAL Cranbrook offers a 6 week introductory computer course starting Jan 29th. Pre-registration a must. Call Katherine 250-417-2896, space is limited.

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Passages of 2015: Bill Bennett TOM FLE TCHER

he death of former B.C. premier Bill Bennett on Dec. 4 prompted the traditional round of polite tributes. He was the man from Kelowna who remade Vancouver, with SkyTrain, BC Place stadium and Expo 86 to put the city on the world map. He won three majority governments before handing over the steering wheel of a smoothly running Social Credit Party to Bill Vander Zalm. Outside B.C., the wire service obituaries ran to a few paragraphs, defining Bennett first as the “architect of financial restraint in the province.” It seems an ordinary notion today, but when Bennett unleashed his “restraint program” on the B.C. government in 1983, it was presented as a right-wing coup on a socialist utopia. I was in journalism school in Vancouver when unions organized a general strike and mass street demonstrations under the banner of Operation Solidarity, appropriated from the struggle against Poland’s communist dictators. Their goal was to bring the recently re-elected government to its knees. The newly tabloid Vancouver Province, itself largely controlled by some of B.C.’s most militant unions, was a screeching banshee of the big-labour left. “Socred hitmen swoop on rights workers,” its front page declared after 400 layoff notic-

William Richards Bennett: August 18, 1932 – December 3, 2015 es were issued to provincial staff. This propaganda was the public’s guide and my professional role model. A bit of background: the B.C. economy was in the grip of an international recession, hitting resource industries and government revenues hard. Bennett had ousted the Dave Barrett NDP government in 1975, but the legacy lived on. During its three-year reign, for example, education spending increased 13 per cent in the first year and 23 per cent in each of the next two. The blitz of restraint legislation reasserted government’s authority to control the size and wages of provincial staff, reinstated the province’s ability to pay, eliminated various

boards, and increased the provincial sales tax to seven per cent to pay the bills. Another Bill Bennett legacy was dismantling the monopoly chokehold of big international unions on public heavy construction. Growing up in northeastern B.C., I had seen the impressive pay for jobs on highway construction, about twice what I earned labouring for a nonunion contractor doing city work. A couple of friends discovered the inside track to securing labouring jobs on a provincially-funded highway project. After joining the union, those in the know could visit a business agent and hand over $500 cash. Within days, the lucky

winner would be “name requested” to join the crew, vaulting over those who thought paying dues and working their way up the seniority list would be enough. This struggle over public construction continues today, with BC Hydro’s decision to make the Site C dam an open shop. The main contract was awarded to a consortium working with the Christian Labour Association of Canada, an alternative union known by more colourful names among oldline building trades. After graduating from journalism school, I landed my first full-time job as a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News, shortly before Bennett announced his retirement from the premier’s office to finish his term as a backbench MLA. Bennett and I would sometimes arrive for work together, parking our rusty 1976 Chevrolets on Bernard Avenue, where he kept an office above the family furniture store. I found out later that Bennett’s modest old sedan was the government-issue car he had used during his entire 10 years as premier. The party bought it for him as a humourous retirement gift, and he continued to drive it to work. No frills. That was Bill Bennett. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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After suffering a 5-2 loss at the hands of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats Friday night, the Kimberley Dynamiters were intent on heading into the holiday break on a winning note. Having already clinched a playoff spot earlier in the week, the Dynamiters hammered the point home with an 8-0 blasting of the Golden Rockets Saturday night at the Kimberley Civic Centre. “It’s always good, anytime going on break, to end on a high note,” said Nitros goaltender Tyson Brouwer, who pitched a 20-save shutout for his league-leading 20th victory of the season following Saturday’s win. “You want to be positive as you go home to see friends and family. “The guys in front of me made it really easy for me. They pretty much do that every game. They bailed me out lots [Saturday]. There were a lot of plays they made that most teams probably wouldn’t make, especially in an 8-0 game. Full credit to them.” While it wasn’t the busiest

of nights for Brouwer, he remained up to the task as he collected his fifth shutout of the campaign. “He’s a guy we can count on at anytime,” Busch said of Brouwer. “He saves us in moments. There was a shot [Saturday] in the slot. He makes the save and we come down and score.” Up front, offense came from a wide array of characters, including many of the usual suspects. Even Brouwer got in on point night, earning a secondary assist on the opening goal of the game, which was scored by Korbyn Chabot who followed up to convert on a breakaway opportunity from James Rota. Defenceman Jordan Busch registered a multi-point effort as he tallied a goal and two assists to lead the charge. The 20-year-old native of Edmonton is having himself a whale of a season. With 45 points to his credit through 33 games, Busch has already matched his previous career high, which he set in 48 games during the 2014-15 season. “I was just more patient with the puck, I was more

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Dynamiters goaltender Tyson Brouwer (#1) gets a piece of this shot from Rockets forward Riley Barnes (#21) as Trey Doell (#8) pursues. Brouwer turned aside 20 shots to backstop Kimberley to an 8-0 victory over Golden Saturday night at the Civic Centre. calm with it,” Busch said Saturday. “I tried to make some heads up plays and use my

Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring Summaries FriDay, December 18

Kimberley DynamiterS 2 at creSton Valley thunDer catS 5

First Period 1. KIM - J. Marchi, (J. Richter, T. Doell), 6:29 Second Period 2. CVT - T. Cankovic, (S. Kilcommons, J. Severs), 2:14 3. CVT - T. Cankovic, (J. Severs, I. Desrosiers), 7:00 4. CVT - C. Livingstone, (N. Kovacik, L. Styler), 8:12 5. KIM - J. Farmer, (J. Busch), 12:52 (PP) Third Period 6. CVT - I. Desrosiers, (M. Lynes, L. Styler), 14:45 (PP) 7. CVT - J. Severs, (I. Desrosiers, M. Kimmett), 19:09 (EN) Shots 1 2 3 T Kimberley Dynamiters 11 7 5 23 Creston Valley Thunder Cats 11 17 8 36 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KIM - Mitch Traichevich 31/35 58:14 0.886 CVT - Brock Lefebvre 21/23 60:00 0.913 Power plays - KIM - 1/6 (16.7%); CVT - 1/3 (33.3%) Attendance: 403 (Johnny Bucyk Arena) SaturDay, December 19

GolDen rocKetS 0 at Kimberley DynamiterS 8

First Period 1. KIM - K. Chabot, (J. Rota, T. Brouwer), 5:44 2. KIM - J. Richter, (J. Busch, J. Marchi), 9:00 (PP) 3. KIM - B. Benson, (J. Busch, E. Buckley), 18:18 (PP) Second Period 4. KIM - J. Busch, (J. Rota, D. Langelaar), 11:49 Third Period 5. KIM - A. Moser, (B. Benson, K. Chabot), 2:39 6. KIM - E. Buckley, (J. Marchi, J. Rota), 11:09 7. KIM - J. Richter, (J. Farmer, J. Meier), 15:24 8. KIM - S. Hunt, (B. Buhler, A. Moser), 17:18 Shots 1 2 3 T Golden Rockets 10 5 5 20 12 24 54 Kimberley Dynamiters 18 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% GOL - Owen Sikkes 46/54 60:00 0.852 KIM - Tyson Brouwer 20/20 60:00 1.000 Power plays - GOL- 0/3 (00.0%); KIM - 2/7 (28.6%) Attendance: 526 (Kimberley Civic Centre)

Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring Statistics Player Jason Richter Jared Marchi Eric Buckley Jordan Busch Keenan Haase Justin Meier Austyn Moser Trey Doell Sawyer Hunt Korbyn Chabot

GP 31 33 33 33 25 33 32 26 27 23 Trevor Van Steinburg 33 James Farmer 30 Tyler Van Steinburg 32 James Rota 23 Brendon Benson 6 Lucas Purdy 21 Devon Langelaar 25 George Bertoia 29 Marco Campanella 21 Brodie Buhler 14 Graham Dugdale 29 Tyson Brouwer 24 Mitch Traichevich 10 Tristan Pagura 3 T. Clarricoates (AP) 1 R. D’Etcheverrey (AP) 1 Caige Sterzer (AP) 1

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PIM 4 18 77 26 17 73 51 36 16 23 6 16 4 8 4 14 10 26 14 29 47 14 0 0 0 2 0

SP 0.930 0.912

vision to my advantage.” Busch all but put the game out of reach in the second period. After the Nitros built a 3-0 first period advantage with goals from Chabot, captain Jason Richter and Brendon Benson, Busch found himself in the penalty box midway through the second period. As he stepped out of the box, the puck squirted to him in the neutral zone and suddenly the 6-foot-2, 195pound blue-liner found himself with an opportunity to lead the rush. “I went into [the offensive zone] and I wasn’t planning on doing what I did,” Busch said with a smile. “But the way the defenceman came at me, it just worked out.” After the puck ended up the corner, Busch was able to retrieve it before making a nifty move towards the front of the net before beating Rockets goaltender Owen Sikkes to put the hosts ahead 4-0. The flood gates opened in the third period as Austyn Moser and Eric Buckley piled on to make it a 6-0 game. There are very few times in which a 7-0 goal registers

as a special one, but Saturday’s seventh goal for the Dynamiters will go down in history. After James Farmer swung a pass through the slot, Richter came barreling in to redirect it past Sikkes for the 100th goal of his KIJHL career. Sawyer Hunt wrapped up the scoring late in regulation. With the win, the Dynamiters (26-4-0-3) are in the driver’s seat atop the Eddie Mountain Division, holding a 14-point lead over both the Creston Valley Thunder Cats (19-10-1-2) and Fernie Ghostriders (19-10-0-3). “It’s a nice feeling [to have clinched a playoff spot],” Brouwer said. “Jerry [Bancks] has very high expectations and so does the city of Kimberley. We’re chasing after everything. We want to get after our division, after the league and once February, March rolls around, we’ll be ready.” Having already punched their ticket for the KIJHL post-season, it might be easy for the Dynamiters to get complacent or cruise through the remaining 19 games of the regular season. But don’t expect them to do that.

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“It’s awesome. It’s really nice that we have a playoff spot,” Busch said. “Now we have to focus on keeping first. But we don’t want to think too much of it. We’ve just got to keep playing our game, keep doing what we do. “We have a great leadership group in there. We’re always holding each other accountable. If some guy isn’t doing what he has to do, everybody is on him. We respect each other enough where we can do that. It’s a tight group here.” For head coach Jerry Bancks, his club was the first team in the KIJHL to lock down a spot in the big dance. Since then, only the Beaver Valley Nitehawks (24-5-1-2) managed to clinch a playoff spot prior to the holiday break. “We’ve had such a good first term, it’s nice to be in the situation we’re in,” Bancks said. “Now we can start to maybe look at resting some players down the road in certain spots and maybe get some [affiliate players] involved. It gives you some freedom, instead of always battling. “I don’t think winning first-place overall is all that important if you’ve got the right team. We didn’t win the league last year and we did quite well.” To say the Dynamiters did “quite well” in 2014-15 might be a bit of an understatement, as Bancks’ crew went on to defeat the Kamloops Storm in six games to claim the KIJHL championship, before moving on to represent the league in a tightly-contested provincial tournament — Cyclone Taylor Cup. “[Our 19- and 20-yearolds] are going to be average sometimes,” Bancks said. “They’ve been in the league a long time, they get worn out. I think it’s important that, as a team, we need more from our younger players, our rookies. That’s the number-one thing we have to work towards as we head towards playoffs. “That’s what it’s all about — developing your younger players and your less experienced players.” The Dynamiters return to action Monday, Dec. 28 (7 p.m.) when they welcome the Ghostriders to the Kimberley Civic Centre for everyone’s favourite Eddie Mountain Division clash.

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Tonight: You make the call. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Allow others to demonstrate how much they care by letting them do what they want to do. You like to take control of holiday events, especially if they are at your home or involve cooking. However, let someone else take over this year. Tonight: Play it low-key. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Take care of your responsibilities first. Some of you might choose to visit with a friend who lives out of town but is around for the holidays. You could be overwhelmed -- not by what you have to do, but by what you want to do! Prioritize! Tonight: Where you want to be. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Make calls and check your email once more before making plans. You could be taken aback by everything you want to get done. Take responsibility for making your schedule work. Clear out as much as you can before you go to holiday happenings. Tonight: A must appearance. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

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Company founders, Melanie & Rick McFarlane are pleased to announce that a new owner, Lorenza Saule, has taken over the operations of The Bear Necessities Home Watch Service. The small business opened in 2008 and has provided a valuable service for homeowners in Cranbrook, Kimberley and surrounding area. The Bear Necessities Home Watch Service offers year-round home services for vacationing or absentee homeowners. “Sincerest thanks to all of our amazing clients for placing your trust in us to look after your homefront while you were away. We wish Lorenza all the best for great success as we hand the keys over to her!” – Melanie & Rick “I’m very excited to be the new owner of The Bear Necessities Home Watch Service and wish Melanie & Rick a fun-filled retirement. I am looking forward to meeting you and providing necessary home services for your peace of mind travel. Please call today to book your next vacation’s home checks!” - Lorenza

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Woolly mammoth tusk found east of Saskatoon C anadian Press

SASKATOON - A woolly mammoth tusk believed to be between 12,000 and 15,000 years old has been discovered at a gravel pit east of Saskatoon. Tim Tokaryk of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum says the fossil was found by Inland Aggregates at their work site last fall. Tokaryk says the tusk will help expand knowledge of where woolly mammoths once roamed. He also says it’s rare to make such finds in work areas. He says it’s a good thing the company contacted the museum promptly, because an

ivory fossil can break down quickly once it’s unearthed. The company’s swift action allowed the museum to identify and preserve the tusk quickly. “Conservation of ivory from fossil animals is extremely delicate. Once the tusk becomes exposed to air, it begins to dry out, expand and crack,” Tokaryk said in a release Monday. “If left untreated, it would be totally destroyed. We certainly appreciate Inland Aggregates and their workers in the discovery of this find. It would be lost to everyone if it had not been for them.” Derek Lucik, opera-

tions manager with Inland Aggregates, said an operator spotted the tusk while he was stockpiling gravel. “I’ve heard that this is not uncommon in our Alberta locations and that they normally contact the museum, so we attempted to do the same thing here,” he said. Mammoth remains tell of an environment in Saskatchewan of tundra at the edges of ice fields during the glacial period. Almost all of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum’s collection of mammoth remains are isolated bones and teeth, except for the partial skeleton of one animal found near Kyle.

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