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KIMBERLEY YEAR IN REVIEW PART I

The year that was January, February, March and April C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

JANUARY

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Five people in this black Ford were injured in this crash on Steamboat Hill on Monday, December 28. The highway was closed while emergency personnel extricated the victims. Police are asking motorists to slow down and drive to conditions.

Icy roads lead to crashes

21 accidents over Christmas break ARNE PETRYSHEN

There were 21 motor vehicle accidents over the week of Monday, Dec. 21 to Monday Dec. 28. Staff Sgt. Hector Lee said five of the accidents resulted in non-life threatening injuries. “Most of them were on the highway, out of town,” Lee said. “We can attribute most of those accidents to the weather and poor driving.” It is Lee’s first winter in the

East Kootenay and he said he was surprised by how fast people are driving in the slippery conditions. “You would just think people would slow down a little bit around here, but that’s not the case,” he said. The majority of the accidents occurred on Dec. 24 and Dec. 28, when the big snowfalls occurred. On Monday, RCMP responded to eight collisions in a matter of five hours. They attributed the accidents to extreme road conditions and speed. Police noted that High-

wy 3/93, Hwy 95A and Hwy 3/95 were extremely slippery and asked motorists to use caution while driving. They also suggested Monday that people only travel if absolutely necessary and instead wait until conditions improve. Mainroad, the company in charge of plow operations for East Kootenay Roads was expecting sporadic snow flurries Tuesday with low cloud as the weather is slowly moving south east through the area. This will be followed by cold temperatures of around -15 degrees Celsius.

“We have compact snow with slippery sections on all highways in the service area,” said Niki Taylor, Mainroad Group Communications. “Plowing and sanding is in progress. We will be using a pre-wetted sand to combat these conditions.” Taylor said Mainroad would commence salting and de-icing once the road and air temperatures warm up to -6 degree Celsius or warmer for a period of four to six hours, which allows de-icing chemicals to work and resultant slush to be removed.

Busy Christmas Eve, Day for RCMP CPL. CHRIS NE WEL For the Bulletin

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Christmas day can be hard on emergency services personnel. Officers are on duty 24 hours a day and as such can’t be with their families. Also the types of calls can be troubling. Kimberley RCMP responded to ten calls for service starting Christmas Eve and through Christmas Day.

6:46 pm commercial building alarm, false 8:15 pm, a domestic dispute between boyfriend and girlfriend, alcohol involved, the incident is still under investigation but one person was arrested. 9:34 pm, domestic dispute between husband and wife, alcohol involved, one subject ar-

rested for assault.

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3:05 am, domestic dispute, alcohol involved one subject in possession of a sword upon police arrival. Police ordered him to drop the sword and he was arrested. The incident is still under investigation but weapons charges are pending. 4:05 am, commercial

building alarm, false 8:46 am, a person appeared in distress near the ski hill, ski patrol assessed the person and found he was ok 1:03 pm, a young child found wandering the streets, safely returned home 2:23 pm, commercial building alarm, false 5:11 pm, person found deceased in their

home, police and coroner attended; death is not deemed suspicious. 11:00 pm, dispute between neighbors, alcohol involved. It’s unfortunate that the alcohol seems to be the catalyst in the incidents that resulted in arrests. Kimberley RCMP would like to wish you a Happy New Year.

The New Year kicked off with a bang for Cranbrook RCMP members, who had their hands full throughout the New Year’s evening as they responded to a number of calls. The most serious was an incident up in the Park Royal neighbourhood at 2:45 a.m. where two groups of people were involved in a fight. Four individuals suffered significant injuries such as slash wounds, knocked-out teeth and bite marks. Four people were taken into custody. BC Assessments released its yearly summary of property values, and most Kimberley homes were worth slightly more than the year before. The average price for a home in Kimberley was $248,000. Two Kimberley males faced drug charges after a search warrant was executed late on January 6. A residence on sixth avenue was searched and a small quantity of marijuana was seized with evidence to support drug trafficking charges. A large machete was also seized. Opposition to the provincial announcement of a wolf hunt conducted by helicopter to reduce numbers in order to protect the endangered mountain caribou population in the Selkirk mountain region was been swift to arrive. Helicopter hunt a “narrow and short term approach” said the Ktunaxa Nation; “morally indefensible” said

Northern Lights Wolf Centre. Kimberley’s new Council decided that rather than going ahead with a new parcel tax to fund water and sewer utilities, they would go ahead with fee increases. Mayor McCormick said that increases to utility costs will be phased in over three years, working out to an $84 per year increase, rather than the $107 parcel tax. In January Teck completed a review of Sullivan Mine tailings ponds, which was ordered by Mining Inspector after the Mount Polley spill the previous summer. The review indicated there are no immediate safety or stability concerns for any of the Sullivan Mine tailings storage facilities and accompanying dam structures in Kimberley. Yahk resident Waylon Jesse Edey, aged 39, was killed in a police shooting on the highway near Castlegar on January 29. The 39-year-old man shot and killed during an attempted traffic stop had a history of impaired driving and had received a three-year driving prohibition in February 2012.

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Prime rib and Gasthaus coffee have been traditions in Kimberley for 25 years, but that come to an end as Peter and Annamaria Rathpoller announced that the restaurant would close by the end of February. In February, CanFor announced a shift reduction at the Canal Flats saw mill. The move affected 81 employees. However, that was not the end of the cutbacks. By year’s end the mill had closed entirely. See REVIEW, page 3

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When the Kimberley Dynamiters and Fernie Ghostriders get together, it’s always an exciting night to be at the rink and Monday evening was no exception. The annual East Kootenay holiday tradition was in its finest form, as the Dynamiters and Ghostriders went back-and-forth, before the hosts claimed an electrifying 3-2 victory in KIJHL action in front of 1,019 fans at the Kimberley Civic Centre. Pesky winger Eric Buckley scored the difference-maker with 5:17 remaining in the third period, doing what he does best — parking on top of the blue paint before banging a rebound past Ghostriders goaltender Jeff Orser.

“It’s probably one of the better feelings,” Buckley said of beating the Ghostriders. “The only thing better is beating them in the playoffs. “You’ve got to pay the price to get those dirty goals. I’ve been doing it for a while now…It was a nice shot by [Justin] Meier there and a tip by [Keenan] Haase right to me and I had an empty net.” Buckley’s effort, his career-high 16th goal of the campaign, capped a third-period comeback from the Nitros, who trailed 2-1 heading into the final 20 minutes. With word coming down that Dynamiters captain Jason Richter is expected to miss the duration of the regular season due to an upper-body injury, Buck-

ley’s leadership and presence has become even more important. “A great role model for our guys is Eric Buckley, who the other team runs at and takes liberties with constantly,” said Nitros coach Jerry Bancks. “His dogged determination, it’s going to be critical. He’s a special player. He’s a special kid.” It was another Nitros leader who started the comeback as Jared Marchi knotted the game at 2-2 less than five minutes into the third period. The win didn’t come easy for the hosts as the visitors came out with a strong start off the opening puck drop. “We started great for the first five minutes and then we just seemed to stop playing our game,”

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Bancks said. “They took it to us a bit. “In the second and third period, we clearly started to take the game over… We didn’t give them a lot of scoring chances. Our ‘D’ played extremely well.” The first period provided nothing short of the usual fireworks fans have come to expect as both Eddie Mountain Division rivals came out roaring, with bodies flying left, right and centre as each side fought to establish a physical presence early on. “I heard a lot about the Kimberley-Fernie rivalry from my buddies who played here before,” said Ghostriders alternate captain Zach Befus. “I never really realized until I came and saw for myself. It’s crazy. It’s good. It gets you excited. It gets you nervous — that feeling when your stomach is churning before the game. It’s huge. “It’s a tough one [to lose]. It’s going to sting.” Aidan Wilson and Ryan Kennedy struck midway through the opening period to give Fernie a quick 2-0 lead, sucking plenty of energy out of the jam-packed Kimberley Civic Centre. Late in the period, with Nitros defenceman Jordan Busch serving a penalty, Justin Meier did

what all coaches beg of their players — put the puck on net. From his own blueline, the veteran hammered one in on Orser, surprising himself and everyone else in the building after hearing the thud of rubber finding the back of the net. “We came out and played a fabulous first period,” said Craig Mohr, coach and GM of the Ghostriders. “They get one from their far end — that’s the one-in-a-million shot that goes by Ors. He’s feeling bad in there and he shouldn’t. Those things happen. “The second and third period, that hockey team [the Nitros] outworked our hockey team…We try to try to pride ourselves on being one of the harder working teams in this league and we got outworked by Beaver Valley before Christmas and we just got outworked again. There’s going to be a little meeting with the fellas on the bus ride home.” The teams were back at it Tuesday as the Riders (19-11-0-3) hosted the Nitros (27-4-0-3) in Fernie. Results were unavailable as of press time. With files from Sara Moulton Watch Thursday’s Townsman/Bulletin for Tuesday results.

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The Kootenay Ice came close but coudn’t put an end to what is now a season-long 14-game losing streak as they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Calgary Hitmen Monday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. After Hitmen forward Tyler Mrkonjic opened the scoring with his ninth of the season in the first period, the Ice responded with a pair of second period markers as centre Matt Alfaro tied the affair before defenceman Bryan Allbee gave his squad a 2-1 edge through 40 minutes of play. After putting forth a strong performance Sunday in Cranbrook, Hitmen defenceman Jake Bean earned his second consecutive first-star recognition, scoring the game-tying goal before setting up the game-winner during the third period of Monday’s contest in Calgary. Between the pipes, Ice goaltender Wyatt Hoflin made 30 stops, while Cody Porter was good on 20 of 22 attempts to collect his 14th win of the season. Next up, the Ice (6-30-2-0) host the Red Deer Rebels (24-13-0-0) Thursday (4 p.m.) at Western Financial Place.

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First Period 1. CGY - T. Mrkonjic, (9) (Ta. Sanheim, C. Harmsworth), 15:39 Second Period 2. KTN - M. Alfaro, (9) (D. Stewart, Z. Zborosky), 7:39 (PP) 3. KTN - B. Allbee, (3) (R. Beattie, D. Stewart), 11:49 Third Period 4. CGY - J. Bean, (14) (J. Houck, J. Stallard), 2:10 (PP) 5. CGY - J. Stukel, (21) (J. Bean, A. Hyman), 7:31 Shots 1 2 3 T Kootenay Ice 2 7 13 22 Calgary Hitmen 10 13 10 33 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KTN - Wyatt Hoflin 30/33 59:29 0.909 CGY - Cody Porter 20/22 60:00 0.909 Power plays Kootenay Ice 1/2 (50.0%) Calgary Hitmen 1/3 (33.3%) Three Stars 1) D Jake Bean, Calgary Hitmen (1G, 1A); 2) LW Taylor Sanheim, Calgary Hitmen (1A); 3) G Wyatt Hoflin, Kootenay Ice (30 saves) Attendance: 10,597 (Scotiabank Saddledome) Saturday, deceMber 19

Dynamiters addIce 19-year-old J Kootenay 2 D forward Franco at edMonton oIlColapaolo KIngS 5 S

A First Period Taylor Rocc a 1. EDM - A. Irving, (4) (L. Bertolucci, T. Robertson), 9:22 (PP) Sports Editor Second Period Dynamiters general manager Mike Kimberley 2. EDM - B. Pollock, (12) (L. Bauer), 3:07 Reid continues to bolster his lineup. 3. EDM L. Bauer, (17) (D. Mayo, B. Baddock), (PP) of Monday night, Reid confirmed the 6:01 signing 4. EDM B. Pollock, (13) (unassisted), 13:28 (SH) 19-year-old forward Franco Colapaolo, a 5-foot-10, 5. KTN - J. Wenzel, (3) and (N. Philp, J. Legien), 14:35 (PP) 180-pound forward native of Calgary. Third Period to Reid, Colapaolo is expected in KimAccording 6. KTNWednesday - J. Zaharichuk, (5) (M. Alfaro, Z. Zborosky), berley night and should be ready 7:36 to suit 7. EDM - B. Baddock, (14) Beaver (B. Pollock, D. Mayo), 14:31 (PP) up Saturday when the Valley Nitehawks visit Shots 1 (7 2p.m.).3 T the Kimberley Civic Centre Kootenay Ice started the3season 14 with 5 22 Calgary Colapaolo the Mustangs of Kings the Alberta6 Junior Hockey Edmonton Oil 13 21 40 League,

going pointless in four games before joining the Fort Frances Lakers of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (Junior A), skating in 12 games, tallying one goal and two assists. Colapaolo is no stranger to B.C. Junior B, including the KIJHL, having suited up for 23 games (5-914) with the Grand Forks Border Bruins in 2013-14. He also spent 66 games with the Comox Valley Glacier Kings of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League over parts of two season (2013-14 to 201415), registering 10 goals and 22 points.

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Kimberley Year in Review, Part I From Page 1 A born in Kimberley fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, Slopes for Hope, was been postponed until the winter of 2016. “Due to variables that are beyond our control, we have experienced a sharp decrease in our enrollment and donations,” event chair Liana Shaw said. “Unfortunately, we are the second Slopes for Hope event in the province that has had to postpone the event.” An animal rights group based in Toronto took the province of British Columbia to task over the recent wolf cull. The cull was ordered last winter to protect the dwindling South Peace and South Selkirk Mountain Caribou herds from more loss due to predation. Animal Alliance of Canada spokesperson Liz White said a campaign would be launched, in conjunction with other British Columbia groups, and it would target tourism. The City of Kimberley and Telus announced that fibre optic technology was finally coming to town. Kimberley is the second East Kootenay community to get fibre optics, the first being Creston. This is big for Kimberley, said Mayor Don McCormick. “What this means is that Kimberley is now part of a handful of rural communities who can boast the same high speed internet connection as downtown Vancouver. It creates a competitive advantage. Now people can combine lifestyle and business advantages. “Kimberley is now a serious contender for all kinds of business attraction. It’s a pretty big announcement for us.” Kimberley’s Colin Ferrie took gold in the Men’s Classic Sprint at the Canada Games in Prince George and then added a silver in the relay. Kimberley’s Molly Miller won a bronze in the women’s relay. Kimberley only sent two athletes to the games, so this kind of success was quite remarkable.

March

A back country skier

from Kimberley died as a result of an avalanche in the Meachan Creek area on Feb 28, 2015. Three experienced back country skiers were ascending Snow Crest Mountain when the incident occurred. The skier was identified as Robert Bradley Fuller, aged 50. Wayne Stetski announced he would run for the NDP in the Kootenay Columbia riding, against incumbent David Wilks. On Friday, March 6 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, His Exc e l l e n c y the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, presented a Medal of Bravery to Mr. Peter Richard Moody. Moody was nominated for the award by his son and will receive it in recognition of his actions on November 25, 2012, when he and wife, Susan Bond, were attacked by a grizzly bear. RCMP officer Constable Richard Drought was ordered to stand trial in Supreme Court under one count of careless use of a firearm. The matter dated back to an incident in October 2012, when an on-duty officer allegedly discharged his firearm at the conclusion of a police pursuit of a vehicle with two occupants. Two people from Cranbrook and one from Kimberley were in custody after a home invasion early Monday morning (March 9). Three subjects forced their way into a home on King Street in Cranbrook around 2 a.m. Inside they assaulted a female and stole jewelry and a laptop. At its annual Arts & Culture Awards Gala on March 12, Kimberley Arts Council honoured pianist, music teacher, and former arts council president Arne Sahlen. The Arts & Culture 2014 Business Award was presented to Green Door Catering in recognition of the regular Thursday night musical events and other special performances and art exhibits hosted at their premises on the Platzl. The Kimberley Dynamiters began their

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Perhaps the biggest story of the year was the Kimberley Dynamiters. The hometown hockey team went on an improbable playoff run, winning the KIJHL championship.

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Molly Miller won a bronze, and Colin Ferrie a silver and a gold at the Canada Games in Prince George. Molly and Colin were the only athletes Kimberley sent to the games. magical run in BC Junior Hockey by winning the Kootenay Conference Championship . They followed that uip by defeating the Kamloops Storm, winning the KIJHL championship.

April

The Kimberley Dynamiters came close to

a provincial championship, finishing second in the Cyclone Taylor Cup, ending a most remarkable season for the Nitros. The City of Kimberley released its 2015 financial plan. Residential property taxes rose 3% and business taxes 2%. On Sunday, April 5

an explosion at Greenhills mine near Elkford occurred sending three to hospital with burns. The explosion happened in the coal drying operation of the mine. The employees were not believed to be inside at the time. A warmer, dryer winter meant fire hazards were high early, as the

BC Forest Service fought several grass fires early in the season. A driver traveling over 170 km hour in Kimberley was given 30 days in jail after evading police. On April 14, just after midnight, Kimberley RCMP attempted to stop a vehicle south of Marysville travelling at 127 in a 100 km zone.

They activated their emergency equipment and vehicle sped up to over 170 km and headed towards Cranbrook. A short time later the vehicle was located on the Mission Wycliffe Road near St Eugene Resort. The driver was taken into custody without incident.

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The World in 2015: Part I

historical ingratitude were a crime, most of the people writing year-end pieces this month would be in jail. This year was not like 1919, when 3 percent of the world’s population died of influenza, or 1943, when the Second World War was killing a million people each month, or 1983, when we came very close to World War Three (though the public didn’t realise it at the time). For most people, in most places, 2015 has been a pretty good year. Yes, of course, the war in Syria, and millions of refugees, and the downturn in China dragging the world economy down with it, and terrorism here, there and everywhere. And of course, climate change waiting around the corner to drag us all down. But if you are waiting for a year with nothing to worry about, you’ll be waiting a long time. The war in Syria is four years old and still going strong. In late summer it looked for a time as if the Islamist rebels were going to destroy the Syrian army and take over the whole country, but the Russian intervention restored the stalemate. There is even talk of a ceasefire now, so that everybody else can concentrate on fighting Islamic State. That may not happen, because Turkey and Saudi Arabia are both determined to destroy the Assad regime at any cost. The Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham (clones of Islamic State who make up the bulk of what American propaganda portrays as “the moderates”) may not agree to a ceasefire either. The war could go on for years yet. But unless Islamic State and the other jihadis actually win, the war will not spread beyond Syria’s borders There are other wars in the Middle East too, in Iraq (where Islamic State also holds much territory), in Afghanistan (where the Taliban are winning), and in Yemen (where the conservative Arab states have mistaken a tribal quarrel for an Iranian plot and launched a bombing campaign to thwart it). Libya’s internal wars are getting worse,

and there is even talk of renewed Western military intervention there. Oh, and Turkey has relaunched its war against the Kurds. The Middle East is a full-spectrum mess, and the particular brand of Islamist extremism that has taken root there has expanded out of the region to produce terrorist attacks from India to Kenya to France, and even the United States. But the terrorism is not as big as it seems, and neither is the Middle East. The Middle East only contains 10 percent of the world’s people, and the Arab world (where most of the bloodshed happens) is Gwynne only half of the Middle East. Its only major export Dyer is oil, and its main import is food. What happens there is not as important as what happens in the other 90 percent of the world, which is by and large at peace and doing quite well. There are no wars at all in Asia, which is home to half the human race, and no wars in the Americas either. There is one war in Europe, in eastern Ukraine with heavy Russian involvement, but a ceasefire has greatly reduced (but not entirely stopped) the shooting in the past four months. The only real war in Africa this year was in South Sudan, now suspended at least temporarily, although there are half-a dozen other countries where there is a significant level of civil or terrorist violence (Nigeria, Somalia, Mali, Sudan, Kenya, etc.). Forty of the fifty African countries are entirely at peace, and most of them are at least partly democratic. This is not a picture of world where violence is out of control. The violence is approaching catastrophic levels in parts of the Middle East, but the scattered incidents of Islamist terrorism against non-Muslims elsewhere are relatively small and few in number. Neverheless, they have encouraged the Western media (and several Western leaders) to talk about terrorism as an “existential threat”. That is absurd, but Donald Trump, the

leading candidate for the Republican party’s nomination for US president, has proposed that the the United States should deal with this “threat” by stopping all Muslims from entering the country. The number of non-Middle Eastern people who actually died in terrorist attacks in 2015, including the two Paris attacks, the Los Angeles attack, and attacks on tourists in Muslim countries (mostly British in Tunisia and Russians in Egypt) was just over 400. The total population of Russia, the United States, Britain and France is about 600 million, so the risk of being killed by an Islamist terrorist, if you are a citizen of one of those countries, is one in one-and-a-half million. It is not a crisis. It is just a problem, and fairly far down the list of problems these countries face. The refugees coming out of the Middle East, mainly from Syria, are a much bigger issue, but the main burden of caring for them has fallen on neighbouring Muslim countries, principally Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. About one million refugees have reached Europe this year, sparking a political panic in the European Union (population 500 million), but the extraordinary generosity of Germany, which has taken in four-fifths of those refugees, more than compensates for the meaner behaviour of other Western countries. Enough on the Middle East – except for the quote of the year, from Edward Luttwak, the celebrated freelance “defence intellectual” and self-styled “grand strategist” who sells his advice to presidents and generals. “You know, I never gave George W. Bush enough credit for what he’s done in the Middle East … He ignited a religious war between Shiites and Sunnis that will occupy the region for the next thousand years. It was a pure stroke of brilliance.” Unwitting brilliance, of course, and it won’t be a thousand years or even a hundred, but there is an element of truth in that. Gwynne Dyer’s 2015 Year Ender continues in Thursday’s Townsman/Bulletin

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Letters to the Editor Thanks to Evolution

I just wanted to write this letter to express my gratitude publicly to Master Simon Wachon and everyone at Evolution Martial Arts for all they have done for us in the last year and a half. When I closed down my gym, Rocky Mountain Academy of Martial Arts, it was a devastating loss for me and the community that was created around the gym. We would have had no home if not for Master Simon inviting us to share his space. I was hesitant at first, but it did not take long to realize that we were now part of another community. Two communities came together and worked in harmony. I and my students always felt welcome and part of the Evolution family. We became a new entity, Huncar’s Warrior Arts and we managed to continue to put out quality Muay Thai fighters (Nak Muay) and Eskrimadors. We continued teaching techniques of personal protection and we continued to grow. All of this would not have been possible without a home. A home that Master Simon graciously welcomed us into. Now we are getting a new home with the opening of Rocky Mountain Martial Arts Family Centre. Our own place, thanks to the support of our community and the support of Master Simon Wachon. Even though we are now in our own space I only hope that the future will enable us to maintain close ties to Evolution Martial Arts and Master Simon. Thank you so much for all you have done for us. Joel Huncar Huncar’s Warrior Arts Cranbrook

Snow Removal

It seems that snow removal is an issue of some sort every year. I appreciate that navigating through the snow is not easy, but hey…we live in the mountains! In fact, pretty much everyone is happy when we get about 6 meters of snow because it drives our economy in the winter. So it is important for us all to have some patience. City staff does a great job of clearing our roads. And they are always under pressure to get to every street and every intersection – first. Those who have recently moved to Kimberley from Calgary or Edmonton know just how good our clearing is. It is City policy to have the entire community cleared in four days. There is a priority list that staff follows which takes into account the equipment we have available and our best guess at moving from the most urgent streets to the least urgent. If staff

follows that priority list the majority of people will be happy most of the time. It is not perfect, and equipment does break down, which is where the patience part comes in. Please also remember that if it snows heavily half way through clearing, we start at the beginning again. We publish the snow removal plan, including the priority list. We welcome feedback and suggestions. This is not a new plan, but one that has been improved incrementally over the years. With your feedback and suggestions we can improve it further. Please see http://kimberley.ca/services/snow-removal-information-faqs for lots of information about snow clearing and a link to the actual plan. Don McCormick Mayor, Kimberley

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I would like to respond to Joyce Green’s misleading article regarding the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In my view, the plight of our Aboriginal people is one of the most pressing problems facing our country and needs to be dealt with urgently, but I must take exception with a couple of things she has said. Firstly, she refers to the situation as ‘genocide’. Now, the dictionary definition of genocide is “The systemic extermination or destruction of an entire people or national group.” I hardly think is even close to describing what we are dealing with. In fact, if you look at the report itself, it uses the term or phase ‘cultural genocide’, which completely changes the context and fits the situation. Why she would remove this qualifying adverb is beyond me. Perhaps it is to further her own personal agenda. Our new age society has a tendency these days to use words that greatly exaggerate and change meanings. Secondly, she refers to the rest of us as ‘settlers’ and this offends me greatly. As far as I can tell, I am at least a 4th generation Canadian, which makes my granddaughter a 6th generation. I hardly think this makes us settlers. These comments from the academic elite are not helpful. Neil Matheson Cranbrook

E-Comm releases 2015’s top 10 list of reasons not to telephone 911 Canadian Press

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On New Year’s Eve, an average of two people are killed and 200 are injured in more than 600 crashes every year on B.C. roads.* In the last five years, three people have also been killed in impaired driving related crashes on New Year’s Eve.**

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In an ICBC survey, designated drivers across B.C. shared their funniest experiences getting their friends and family home safely. Designated drivers play an important role and ICBC is sharing these stories to encourage everyone to take their turn as the designated driver over the holidays. From mistaking a

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“Listening to my friends sing ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ over and over again.” “I was driving someone home and he was giving me directions. When we arrived, he got out and was met at the door by a woman who refused to let him in. Turns out, they had been divorced for two months and in his drunken condition, he forgot he no longer lived there.” “My wife’s 20-year reunion. Some of the occupants thought they were in a taxi and tried to pay me.” “I was the designated driver for 12 ladies celebrating a birthday. I rented a van and drove them to several bars. I was surrounded by all these beautiful women and they would only dance with me… I never had a better night in all of my single life.” *Based on five year average. Crashes and injured victims from ICBC data (2009 to 2013); fatal victims from police data (2009 to 2013). **Based on five year total from 2009 to 2013 (police data).

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MADD Canada Kicks Off 2015 Project Red Ribbon To Promote Sober Driving This Holiday Season MADD Canada is asking people to get a red ribbon and then ‘tie it, wear it, show, share it and live it’ as their commitment to sober driving. MADD Canada volunteers will be out in force over the coming weeks to distribute millions of red ribbons to Canadians as a reminder to drive sober during the upcoming holiday season. MADD Canada’s 28th annual Project Red Ribbon campaign runs from November 1 to January 4. With plenty of parties and celebrations taking place over the holiday season, and with many people travelling to see family and friends, the risk of impaired driving is high. The red ribbon is a symbol of the wearers’ commitment to sober driving, and a tribute to the thousands of Canadians who are killed and injured in impairment-related crashes each year. “We’re asking Canadians to join in and show their commitment to sober driving. Get a red ribbon, then tie it, wear it, show it, share it, and live it,” said MADD Canada National President Angeliki Souranis, who lost her son, Craig, in an impairment-related crash in 2008. “Let’s keep sharing the message and promoting the need for everyone to plan ahead for a sober ride home if they’re going to be drinking.” Together with Title Sponsor, Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, other sponsors and many road safety and police partners around the

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