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Cycle BC will certify you April 2, 3 BARRY COULTER

Plans are proceeding to introduce an innovative cycling instruction program for youth into area schools. Cycling BC, in conjunction with Cranbrook Sunrise Rotary Club, the Kootenay Freewheelers and the Wildhorse Cycling Club, is working with local schools to establish the iRide program, which provides young people with the bicycle riding skills that will build their confidence and enthusiasm for riding a bike.

John Mandryk, a local cycling coach involved with the program, says the response

from the all the schools approached so far has been excellent. “We expect to have at least six schools in Cranbrook participating and a couple in Kimberley,” Mandryk told the Townsman.

But to deliver the program in schools, certified coaches are needed. And those interested in helping out with iRide in this regard can take the iRide Coaching Certification Program, on April 2 and 3, 2016 in Cranbrook at Gordon Terrace Elementary School.

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A couple of Cranbrook-based curlers, along with some other talent from the East Kootenay region, are heading to the B.C. Men’s Masters provincial championship in Abbotsford this week from March 8-13 to defend their golden title and take a crack at a three-peat — as they have won the tournament for the last two years running. Pictured above with last year’s Gold Medals: Gerry Kent, Peter Sweetman, Laddie Pavlis and Ralph Will. The Kootenay zone is also represented on the women’s side with a Cranbrook team, featuring Skip Joan Fiedler, Third Joy Walker, Second Chris Knight and Lead Ruth Persson. Good everyone!

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Cranbrook RCMP take 140 calls over the week FOR THE TOWNSMAN

Cranbrook RCMP responded to 140 calls for service throughout the week of Feb. 29 (6 a.m.) to March 7 (6 a.m). according to a press release issued by Staff Sergeant Hector Lee. • Five Immediate Roadside prohibitions were issued (alcohol-related), and four collisions were reported.

These included the tragic accident up Gold

Creek Road Friday morning, in which two young men were killed and another seriously injured.

There were two hit and runs as well, and another relatively minor collision.

• There were eight responses to Mental Health calls — four individuals were apprehended in total.

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Hannam’s love of performing lives on

John Wort Hannam closes off Cranbrook Live Concert Series Wednesday at Stage Door Barry Coulter

A noted Canadian folk musician and songwriter is coming to Cranbrook to close out this season’s Cranbrook Live Concert Series, John Wort Hannam is playing the The Stage Door Thursday, March 10. Joining him onstage will be Bob Hamilton, a well-known multi-instrumentalist from the Yukon.

“I bring one guy and he just happens to play dobro, lap steel, pedal steel, mandolin …,” Hannam said from his home in Fort Macleod, Alberta, in an interview with the Townsman.

“I tour sometimes with as much as a fourpiece band, but a duo can make a pretty full sound, with a couple of voices, and a couple of instruments.”

Hannam is a true troubadour, in the Canadian style, known across the country for his story telling through music. Themes which are central to his music include life in Western Canada, and the human experience as seen through the eyes of simple working folk.

Since he switched careers from full-time schoolteacher to fulltime musician and songwriter in the 1990s, he has gone on to release five albums and capture a Juno nomina-

tion for Best Tradition/ Roots album and a Canadian Folk Music Award for Album of the Year.

Hannam released his latest album, “Love Lives On,” in October last year, and is touring material from it this spring.

“We did a full Alberta tour, and we went into Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, but we didn’t come west, so now we’re making up for that.

“I grew up by the ocean, and now I live on the prairies, so every chance I get to go to the ocean I’m pretty excited.”

Hannam was born on the island of Jersey, just off the coast of France, and lived there until he was eight. “So I think I’ve have a little of the ocean in my blood.”

Hannam took a moment to discuss the craft of songwriting, and how he approaches it.

“There is the sort of notion that songwriting is a mystical, metaphysical activity that we involve ourselves in, but I don’t buy it,” he said. “I think there’s an aspect of the way you view the world that you can develop as a songwriter.

But there’s a reason they call it the craft of songwriting. Just like turning wood, or painting, you can develop those skills.

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“I honestly believe that songwriting is one of those things that if you want to be a songwriter you have to sit down and pull out a piece of paper and pencil and just do it, again and again and again.”

“I honestly believe that songwriting is one of those things that if you want to be a songwriter you have to sit down and pull out a piece of paper and pencil and just do it, again and again and again.”

When it comes to songwriting Hannam finds inspiration, taking his themes from his ob-

servations of the world or from his personal experience, and starting with the musicality of the spoken word.

“For me, it’s usually phrases that come first (when crafting a song).

Within that phrase are words with an inherent meter and tempo. I hear that that in my head, and it lends itself to the

melody.”

Hannam said a significant life change has led to a different approach in his songwriting, apparent on “Love Lives On.” That was the birth of his child.

“The last record, the one I’m touring in B.C., is a lot more of a personal record — I’ve opened up a little more about

my personal life. I never wrote about it much before, and if I did it was always hidden, in me writing in third person or me creating a character, and there were glimpses of my narratives, or my truth.”

Hannam said the birth of his child caused considerable reflection on his life as a working

musician.

“I was looking for some kind of balance that I’d never had to find before — the balance between being a dad and being at home and also trying to be a musician. It was kind of like a late coming of age.”

But Hannam is driven, as he says, to continue the road life, the performances in the venues across Canada like the Studio Stage Door.

“The kind of music I write and play, I’m never going to have that AM hit. The way that I try to build an audience is by going out on the road and building it little by little at a time.

“When I step away and look at it, it’s making a small amount of money at a period in your life and being gone away from your family — I feel driven to do it, for the passion of it.”

John Wort Hannam plays Thursday, March 10, at The Stage Door.

Doors open at 7 pm., show at 8 p.m. Tickets $25 at The Paw Shop, Lotus Books, or mike. robinson@lotic.co

Orbison not just for the lonely The Lonely: A Tribute to Roy Orbison to play in Cranbrook May 13 For the Townsman

One of the top tribute acts in North America will be making a stop at Cranbrook’s Key City Theatre on Friday, May 13. The Lonely is a highly acclaimed tribute to all-time music great, Roy Orbison.

The Big O was unmistakable with his trademark sunglasses, his distinctive, powerful voice, and his complex compositions and the dark emotional ballads we all love. From 1960 to 1964, Roy Orbison landed 22 songs on the Billboard Top 40, including Only the Lonely, Crying, and Pretty Woman. His impassioned voice, bridging the gap between baritone and

The Lonely: A Tribute to Roy Orbison to play in Cranbrook’s Key City Theatre May 13 tenor, coupled with his signature arrangements ensured the charting of the hits, Only the Lonely, Pretty Woman, Dream Baby, Ooby Dooby, Blue Angel, Blue Bayou, You Got it, In

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Dreams, Candy Man, Mystery Girl, and many more. Tragically, like many other wonderful artists of his time, his life was cut short, leaving us only the music.

And long may the music live! The Lonely delivers a sensitive and dynamic tribute to the one and only Roy Orbison. Veteran Mike Demers leads his group of musical journeymen in their mutual and deep appreciation of the timeless music of one of the greatest artists of our time. The Lonely features a 7 piece band including, 2 highly talent-

ed female backup vocalists which was an Orbison trademark on most of his hit records.

The tribute to Roy Orbison approaches the music with a humble spirit and sincere desire to recreate the sounds and the feel of the original recordings. The band has been selling out shows right from their debut just one year ago. Tina Coldwell of TLC Entertainment says, “This is one of the best tributes I’ve ever seen and I’ve been in the business for 22 years.”

Tickets for The Lonely: A Tribute To Roy Or-

bison go on sale Friday, March 11 at the Key City Theatre box office or call 250-426-7006 or online at www.keycitytheatre. com. Tickets are priced at $39.50 including gst (S.C. extra).

The Lonely: A tribute to Roy Orbison is a presentation of Kootenay Concert Connection in association with Summit 107 FM and the Daily Townsman. Be there or be square!

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Police report Continued from page 1

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Youth Impact Program staff and partners are joined by the teenagers they serve as the youth centre relocated to a new office space by the B.C. Ambulance Service garage.

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The Youth Impact youth centre has a new location at 1320 2nd St. N right beside the B.C. Ambulance Service depot.

The new location is ground level, meaning that the pitter-patter of young teenagers running around won’t be disturbing any neighbours underneath—a situation they were running into with their previous location.

The Youth Impact program has been in operation for just under a year under the leadership of Tim Matwey, and is a part of the Boys and Girls Club

of Cranbrook.

The youth centre provides after-school programming for teenagers 13-18 years of age for a safe, alcohol and drug-free environment. The youth centre space has a few amenities, but generally serves as a meeting point before teens head out into the community for activities such as rock climbing, biking, swimming and skiing.

In addition to the fun activities, teens also have the opportunity to learn life skills such as job site tours, resume-writing and cooking healthy meals.

“We’ve seen some attitudes

change and definitely some kids get more involved in the community, which is why we want this to run—to have the kids invested in their community and then to serve their community as they go out,” said Matwey, “But also to have kids come to a safe place where they can talk and form friendships and build lasting friendships that will stick with them throughout middle school and high school.

“We’ve had kids come here and share stuff with us as adults that they don’t share with their parents or teachers that have

been really good for some of the things going on in their lives, too.”

The Cranbrook Boys and Girls Club has a 45-year history of offering programs for children and youth in Cranbrook, with the mission of providing new experiences, opportunities and developing confidence and skills for life.

For more information on the Youth Impact Youth Centre, visit it’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ cbkyouthimpact/

iRide program certifying coaches Continued from page 1 Mandryk says the commitment is taking the course for a weekend and then participating in at least four hours of school instruction.

“We are optimistic that we will enlist coaches from within the schools, from teachers and anyone else who has an interest in the program,” Mandrik said.

He added that the only prerequisites are a passion for the sport of cycling and the ability to communicate with a group of happy children to improve their cycling skills.

“The benefit to the coaches is that you will develop fundamental

cycling skills personally and skills that you can teach to the children as well as to friends and family.

“In my 35 years coaching cycling from recreation to national championships, I can tell anyone interested that the courses and coaching are a lot of fun and you learn something worthwhile from every course you take.”

Mandryk said the program has been wildly successful in the Lower Mainland, and has been building in the Okanagan over the past year.

“This year, we want to provide youth in the

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East Kootenay, starting in Cranbrook and Kimberley with the opportunity. We are targeting Grade 4 and some Grade 3 classes. “ With enough participation, the cost of the coaching certification can be significantly reduced and participants will get full value from the program.

“The full price is $170, but we are hoping to reduce it by half if we fill the program with 20

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coaches,” Mandryk said.

“We have six coaches who have indicated their commitment to date, so it should fill up fast.”

The overall goal of iRide is to provide children with the joyful experience of bicycle riding with friends and family, promoting healthful activity in the East Kootenay, where cycling culture is at the forefront. “We have some of the best off road

trails and our world class paved North Star Rails to Trails, connecting Cranbrook and Kimberley as cycling trails,” Mandryk said. “The potential here is unlimited.”

To sign on with iRide Coaching Certification Program, April 2 and 3 at Gordon Terrace Elementary School, go to http://cyclingbc.net/ event/iride-certification-cranbrook/

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• There were two assault complaints, neither of which was domestic in nature.

There were 11 incidents of theft. Three of these were unfounded, two were bicycle thefts, where bikes and scooters were recovered, the suspect was identified in another, and there were two thefts of LED light bars.

• Two break and enters were reported this week past — one resident break-in (most stolen items have been recovered), and one

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• There were three fraud complaints — two were email scams.

• There were four drug seizures, mostly marijuana with one substantial cocaine seizure.

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Bennett, Macdonald tangle F VAUGHN PALMER

or a moment Thursday I wondered if the Hansard channel might have to start including a parental warning that “today’s broadcast may not be suitable for all audiences,” while the printed text comes stamped with the kind of thing you read on Rap music albums: “Explicit content.”

For shortly after 11 a.m., during an otherwise routine debate on changes in the Mines Act, the house erupted with an exchange of invective that included not one but two uses of the F-word.

It happened while New Democratic Party MLA Doug Donaldson was berating the government for failing to live up to its own pro-resource development rhetoric.

He did so by citing a Fraser Institute survey that ranked B.C. eighth from the bottom among more than 100 jurisdictions as a place to invest in mining because of lingering uncertainty over native land claims.

“Even Venezuela finished ahead of B.C.,” taunted Donaldson, whereupon Mines Minister Bill Bennett began shouting at him from his place across the floor of the house.

Perhaps it was the reference to the unfavourable ranking from a right-of-centre think-tank, or maybe the suggestion that B.C. ranked lower than a country widely regarded as a leftist basket case.

But whatever the reason for the Bennett outburst, NDP MLA Norm Macdonald was soon returning fire in a no less vitriolic fashion.

The two represent adjacent ridings along the Alberta border — Kootenay East for Bennett, Columbia River-Revelstoke for Macdonald — and their relationship can be described as mutual contempt, compounded by a failure to understand how the other keeps getting re-elected.

Still after more than a decade apiece in the house, you’d think they might have gained a measure of impulse control.

Instead, while Donaldson tried to con-

tinue his speech, Bennett fired a “f--- you” at MacDonald and the New Democrat echoed him back: “F--- you — is that what you said Bill?”

Background exchanges don’t usually make it into the official Hansard transcript of proceedings. But the two were shouting and the microphones picked it up.

Assistant deputy speaker Raj Chouhan, who was in the chair, heard the expletives as well and called the place to order.

“The minister of mines just used very vulgar and embarrassing language — and the member opposite,” he said. “Both of them will apologize to this house.”

Bennett by that point had already left the chamber for a cooling off session. Macdonald did bow to the chair, albeit while taking a shot at his rival.

“I will certainly apologize to the house, and I look forward to the minister coming in and apologizing to the house. This is not the first time that the minister has done this. He has called me a loser, and now he stands up with an expletive. But I apologize for my behaviour.”

Debate then resumed until a half-hour later, when Bennett returned to the chamber from his time out.

Chouhan: “The chair will ask the minister of mines to stand up and apologize and withdraw his comments.”

Bennett: “I withdraw that remark.”

Chouhan, not letting him off the hook: “And apologize.”

Bennett: “I apologize.”

That should have been the end of it. But incredibly the hostilities continued after Macdonald followed Bennett out of the chamber and the two faced off in the legislature corridor. One who was there assures me that both members needed to be calmed down and led away by their respective colleagues lest the exchange escalate into something out of WWF wrestling.

Bennett returned to the chamber just before the noon to move adjournment of debate — it was his legislation on the order paper — only to try to relight the fuse vis-à-

vis Macdonald.

A day earlier, the New Democrat had insinuated that the mines minister was reluctant to crack down on the operator of the ill-fated Mount Polley mine because the company had contributed to a $1 million fundraiser that Bennett supposedly attended during the 2013 election.

“I actually was not there,” protested Bennett, whose temper is readily triggered by attacks on his integrity. “I don’t know anything about it. And for anyone to suggest that this side of the house can be bought, it’s not much wonder we get upset.”

That brought a return protest from Opposition house leader Mike Farnworth.

For one thing, the Bennett outburst had nothing to do with the business at hand, which was adjournment of debate for the noon break.

For another, the minister was reading from a portable electronic tablet, a clear violation of the rules of the house, crafted to prevent political staff from feeding members their lines in mid-speech: “Electronic devices must not be used by a member who is in possession of the floor.”

Speaker of the legislature Linda Reid, having assumed the chair, let the matter pass, though later in the day she would rule that Farnworth was correct in his reading of the rules.

But for now she had more important business at hand. “I can tell all members that the conduct in this house today is absolutely appalling,” said Reid, rising to the occasion. “That will never occur in this chamber again.”

The B.C. legislature has had worse days in the past. Still that statement from the speaker was as unprecedented as the f-bombs flying back and forth inside the legislature chamber and both sides should be ashamed.

Vaughn Palmer is a columnist with the Vancouver Sun

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Deb Parker and Tim Fix of the Bigfoot Running Club present Gerry Oviatt and staff of the Cranbrook Food Bank, a bin of food donations collected on the weekend. 14 runners braved the cold rainy morning on Sunday, for the annual March Forth, Food Bank Prediction Run. This fun event is a timed event, where you “predict” your finish time and whomever is closest to their predicted time wins.

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

Just because there are no new titles this week, doesn’t mean there isn’t lots happening at the Library.

Preschool Story Time is this Wednesday at 11:00 am, 1:15 pm, & 6:30 pm, and Toddler Story Time is 10:00 and 11:00 am. Both will be all about Green!

There are also a variety of activities planned for the upcoming Spring Break holiday.

Please check our website, our Facebook page, or call us at 250-426-4063.

Come to the Friends Mini Book Sale on Friday, April 1st

(Friends’ members only) and Saturday, April 2nd (General Public) and discover mountains of books. The Manual Training School is the site (adjacent to the Library). Friday, April 1st from 4 pm to 7 pm is for Friends’ members only. On Saturday April 2nd everyone is welcome from 9 am to 4 pm. There is a good selection of gardening, cooking, mysteries, fiction, biography, loads of newer releases as well as scores of other categories. Many children’s books are also available.

If you would like to donate items for this and other sales,

please bring your book donations to the Circulation Desk in the Library. For further info contact Marilyn at 250-4896254.

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

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Our website is up and running at www.cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca.

On display this month are items for the 2nd Annual Cranbrook Public Library Endowment Fund. This year’s auction will again run on Facebook from March 8th to March 29th. To donate or for more information, please contact 250-426-4063.

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.

Premiers do the carbon shuffle

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remier Christy Clark had her dancing shoes on as yet another “climate change” meeting ended in disarray in Vancouver last week.

“This is not the end,” Clark assured reporters after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers emerged with no agreement on a national minimum carbon price. No kidding.

Trudeau declared victory by announcing the unanimous consent to a “Vancouver Declaration,” which basically pays lip service to the concept of “carbon pricing” and kicks another grand federal election promise down the road.

As the rest headed for jets waiting at Vancouver airport, Clark expressed the hope that the public would say “they got together and they made progress.” Did they? Let’s take a look.

Going into the Whistler-Vancouver stop on Trudeau’s globe-trotting glamour tour, Clark correctly noted that it’s other provinces that need to make progress. B.C. has a clear price on carbon emissions; it’s been held at $30 a tonne since Clark succeeded its creator, Gordon Campbell.

Clark’s advice for other premiers is to follow Campbell’s example of a revenue-neutral carbon tax, offset by income tax reductions. You won’t build public support for a carbon tax that makes people

poorer, she said.

Of course that’s what Alberta is doing, at a time when many residents are getting poorer already. Alberta’s NDP government plans to match the rate of B.C.’s carbon tax within two years and spend the proceeds.

Other premiers have more creative definitions for pricing carbon. Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil pointed to transmission lines and power purchases from the Muskrat Falls dam under construction in Labrador, to substitute hydro for coalfired power. The highest electricity prices in Canada are their “carbon pricing” plan.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall pointed to SaskPower’s Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage project. It is the world’s first coal-fired power station to capture carbon dioxide after combustion. The CO2 is sold to oilfield operators who inject it into declining wells to push more oil out, and the project intends to capture sulphur dioxide and fly ash to process and sell for other industrial uses.

Wall is the only Canadian leader to state a couple of inconvenient truths. The purpose of this exercise is to reduce carbon emissions, not to raise tax revenues. And now is the worst possible time to impose more taxes on the oil and gas industry.

Clark’s stand-pat strategy on the B.C. carbon tax is going to change this year, as positioning begins for the 2017 election. A

B.C. government advisory panel has recommended a 33 per cent increase, conveniently starting in 2018, with annual increases after that.

The current seven-cent-per-litre carbon tax on gasoline sold in B.C. is hardly a deterrent these days, as pump prices have tumbled and could stay low for years to come. And with a fragile economy, it seems unlikely that a big boost in carbon taxes will find favour with voters a year from now.

The B.C. NDP is trying to rebuild its credibility on climate policy. NDP leader John Horgan tried to revise the party’s history, claiming in year-end interviews that the NDP didn’t oppose the carbon tax, only making it revenue neutral rather than spending the money on green initiatives, as Alberta wants to do.

Alas, the NDP’s “axe the tax” campaign going into the 2009 election is a matter of record. The party’s election platform warned that Campbell’s plan “increases taxes for average families by tripling the gas tax” to its current level.

Last week the NDP issued a news release denouncing Clark for presiding over increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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British Columbia Government Retired Employees Association, Rocky Mountain Branch, luncheon meeting at the Heritage Inn March 9th, at 12 noon. Carla Nelson of Maritime Travel speaks on travel tips and travel insurance. Information call Ron Kerr at 250-432-0002.

March 9. Kimberley Garden Club February Program: Guest speaker on invasive weeds and their treatment. Selkirk High School Library 7-9 pm. New members welcome. For member info: Nola 250-427-1947 The Kimberley Camera Club presents its Annual Digital Show on Thurs, March 10th, 7:00 p.m. in the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kimberley. Admission by donation.

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St. Patrick’s Tea & Bake Sale, Saturday March 19, 1:00-3:00pm.

Senior Citizen’s Hall, 125 - 17th Ave. S. Info: Judy 250-426-2436.

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Coach Alfaro takes on new role for Kootenay Ice Injured veteran trades stick and skates for clipboard and neck tie as WHL season winds down

Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

Matt Alfaro is more accustomed to politely and pleasantly conversing with referees and linesmen from the ice surface.

But as the Kootenay Ice closed a four-game road trip in Saskatchewan this past weekend, the 6-foot-2, 194-pound pivot traded his skates and stick for a clipboard and neck tie, joining head coach Luke Pierce and assistant coach Gordon Burnett behind the team bench.

The 19-year-old native of Calgary was knocked out of action with an upper-body injury Wednesday in a 5-3 loss to the Regina Pats but didn’t let the setback completely remove him from the remaining two games of his team’s road trip.

The only stipulation was that he had to leave verbalizing displeasure with the officials to the man in charge.

“I left that to Luke [Pierce],” Alfaro said with a grin prior to practice at Western Financial Place Monday afternoon. “I’m known to do that on the ice, but I stood back from that on the bench.

“It was pretty fun. It was an interesting experience being behind the scenes, seeing what goes on in the coaches’ room, listening to what they have to say and

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watching the video.”

This isn’t the first time the Ice have added to the team coaching staff midseason by repurposing a player.

Most recently, former defenceman Tanner Faith joined Ryan McGill and Jay Henderson behind the bench after sustaining a shoulder injury last season.

“We want to give him a different viewpoint of the game,” Pierce said prior to having Alfaro join him behind the bench. “He’s a big part of our hockey team, plays in a lot of different situations and I think he will maybe get a new appreciation for what’s happening in the game by standing on the bench.”

Alfaro has shown immense growth in his third Western Hockey League season, stepping into a bigger role

and posting career highs in goals (19), assists (22) and points (41) through 62 games.

Having taken the extra responsibility in stride, Alfaro did the exact same when provided the opportunity to stand behind the bench and help with the proceedings Friday in Prince Albert and Saturday in Saskatoon.

“You see more of the ice, you see how fast it is,” Alfaro said. “I’ve played in a lot of games, so I’m pretty experienced, but this was a good experience for me to learn more things and learn from Luke on the bench.

“I just tried to keep it light, keep it positive. In Saskatoon, we were going into the third [period] and it was close, so I was just trying to keep the boys up, keep them going and try encourage

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Matt Alfaro stepped behind the Kootenay Ice bench as an assistant coach last week after being sidelined due to injury. Adorned with a shirt and tie, the fiesty veteran — known for his vocal dealings with on-ice officials — opted to leave the badgering of referees to head coach Luke Pierce. them to get some goals.”

Having seen a doctor upon returning to Cranbrook, Alfaro is awaiting further results that will help determine when he gets to return to his regular role as a player.

As it stands, he’s listed out week to week with an upper-body injury and only six games remaining in the WHL regular season.

“I’m just trying to stay focused,” Alfaro said.

“We’ve only got six more games here, so keep it light, don’t take anything too seriously… I’ve just

got to be even keel.

“It’s frustrating [not being able to play].

When you’re sitting on the bench as a player and you see your team struggling, you want your name to be called.

You want to go back out.

This year, I’ve been leaned on by my teammates to provide that spark. Standing behind the bench not being able to do that was really frustrating, so I do want to get back on the ice.”

With the Kootenay Ice long eliminated from a playoff spot, the

focus has shifted to next season and with Alfaro set to be a core part of the leadership group come 2016-17, Pierce acknowledged that there will be no rushing the gritty forward back into action should there be any associated risk.

Next up for the Kootenay Ice (10-50-6-0) is a Tuesday meeting with the Central Division-leading Lethbridge Hurricanes (43-21-1-1).

The last time the two division rivals got together, the Ice put forth arguably their most

complete, 60-minute effort of the season in a 2-0 shutout victory Feb. 6 at Western Financial Place.

With the Red Deer Rebels (41-22-1-2) storming up the standings and only three points back of the Hurricanes for the division lead, the Ice are presented with an opportunity to put a damper on the division hopes for Lethbridge.

Puck drop between the Ice and Hurricanes is slated for 7 p.m. on 2-for-1 Tuesday at Western Financial Place.

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Dynamiters search for stranglehold as division final shifts to Creston Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

Up 2-0 over the Creston Valley Thunder Cats in their best-of-seven Eddie Mountain Division final, the Kimberley Dynamiters know the job is far from complete.

With Game 3 set for Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) at the Johnny Bucyk Arena, the Nitros look to take a stranglehold on what has been a tightly-contested series to this point in the proceedings.

“Going into any team’s barn in playoffs is tough,” said Dynamiters forward Sawyer Hunt

after scoring the overtime-winning goal in Game 3. “Being up 2-0 going into their rink gives us that edge.

“We need to go in [to Creston] and play just the way we did here in Kimberley — finish checks, play our roles — and we’ll be good.”

Though the Dynamiters claimed victory in Games 1 and 2, both occasions required overtime to come to a decision.

Despite trailing in the series, Thunder Cats head coach and general manager Jeff Dubois has

liked what he’s seen from his group and remains confident heading home.

“There really isn’t too much to be unhappy about other than the result,” Dubois said following Game 2.

“We’ve got a pretty mature group and they’ll understand when they wake up [Monday] morning that we’re still in a pretty good position going home. At the end of the day, someone is going to have to win a game on the road to win this series.”

The Dynamiters suf-

fered three of their seven regulation losses at the Johnny Bucyk Arena in Creston this season, so enemy territory has not been a welcoming place to this point in the campaign.

“The hay is in the barn,” said Jerry Bancks, head coach of the Kimberley Dynamiters. “It’s up to [the players] to sort it out. The group is tightening. There’s good stuff going on.

“The boards are much quicker [in Creston]. You have to make some adaptations to what’s going on... But I

like the fact we have won there before. We won there this year. I think we should feel good going into their rink.”

The Dynamiters’ lone victory this season in Creston came Dec. 9 — a 5-4 triumph.

The eight-game regular season series was dominated by the home team, with the Nitros winning all four games in Kimberley, while the Thunder Cats claimed three of four in Creston.

“We go back to doing what we do well at home, which is dictating the pace of play, being

the faster team, being the harder-working team,” Dubois said.

“Our execution level, especially offensively, hasn’t been where we’re used to it being the last couple nights.

“Sometimes just getting back to the comforts of home is the solution.”

What Bancks pointed out about his group after both Games 1 and 2, was his pleasure seeing improvement from start to finish through each game and across the series overall.

If that trend continues, it should bode well

for the Dynamiters as they look to advance to the Kootenay Conference final for the second-consecutive year.

But at the end of the day, two wins is only halfway with plenty of hockey to be played between the two clubs.

After a Game 1 overtime thriller saw Jordan Busch play the role of hero, Dubois said it was that type of big-game play from a big-game player that would ultimately decide the series.

KIJHL fans across the East Kootenay are eagerly awaiting the next hero.

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Lady Avs look forward to representing COTR at nationals For The Townsman

College of the Rockies’ women’s Avalanche volleyball team travels to Charlottetown, P.E.I., March 8 to compete in the 2016 CCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship.

After earning a spot in the PACWEST provincial championships in February for only the second time in the team’s 15year history, the women’s Avalanche surprised many by winning gold.

Kelsey Thompson, Alexa Koshman and Kennedy Koop are three members of the gold medal winning team, who will be travelling to the National Championship. Thompson was named a first-team AllStar for the league as well as MVP for the tournament and Player of the Game for the gold-medal match. Koshman and Koop were both named Tournament All-Stars.

When reflecting on their time at Provincials, the student-athletes said they went in knowing that they had what it

takes to win. To help them along the way, Thompson, a Business Administration student from Vernon, would play inspirational speeches to her teammates. One line in a speech hit a chord with her teammates – “Passion has a funny way of trumping logic.”

“This is the most passionate team I’ve ever played on,” Koshman, a University of Victoria/ East Kootenay Teacher Education student from Lethbridge, Alta., notes.

“Perhaps having us, at No. 6, beating the No. 2 and No. 1 teams wasn’t logical, but we knew we had the passion necessary to do it.”

“We peaked at the right time,” Thompson said. “While some teams peaked earlier on in the season, we came into our own at the right time.

And if we lost a point or a game, we didn’t panic.

We just stayed positive and kept pushing.”

The team is extraordinarily close and Thompson, Koshman and Koop are clear that

this was a team effort.

“We are like a family,” Thompson said. “We have a lot of fun on and off the court.”

“I wouldn’t want to have this experience with anyone else but this team,” Koshman said.

The support they received along the way had a huge impact on their success. Many of the student-athletes’ parents would travel to their games to cheer them on and the men’s team provided support all season long.

As the underdogs, the Avalanche received a lot of support from other colleges and universities in the PACWEST. This was especially apparent during Provincials, with the crowd loudly and enthusiastically rooting on the Avalanche.

“The cheers from the crowd felt like an instant wall of energy,” Koshman said. “We were able to feed off that.”

Looking ahead to Nationals, the ladies are feeling confident.

“We strongly feel that

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Avalanche volleyball team members Alexa Koshman, Kelsey Thompson and Kennedy Koop are excited to travel with their teammates to Charlottetown, P.E.I. for the National championships. we can get a medal,” Thompson said.

“Going into games with confidence has helped us be successful,” said Koop, an Office Administration student from Niverville, Man. Rather than being intimidated by the chal-

lenge ahead of them, these three athletes are excited to be representing B.C. and College of the Rockies.

“The College says we’re ‘Small College Proud’ and the support we’ve seen through this shows that,” Koop said.

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“We didn’t realize how much support we had here until Provincials,” Thompson said.

“It’s going to be cool to represent everyone at the College and to show what it means to be small college proud.”

“When we started

out, unranked, no one knew who College of the Rockies was,” Koshman said. “Now we’re starting to get a name. We’re ranked No. 4 in the country. People are starting to know who College of the Rockies is.

That is a great feeling.”

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Mary Stewart Wilson was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan on June 9, 1917 to Andrew and Violet Wilson, who immigrated from Scotland a decade earlier. She grew up on Knockhill Farm, the second youngest of five sisters and three brothers. Mary received her R.N. from the Winnipeg General Hospital and subsequently met and married Dr. Sparling East on April 25, 1942 at Sparling United Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Immediately after Sparâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return from the war, the couple in response to an Ad, moved to Fernie in 1945 and raised their four sons â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Stewart (Pauline), Craig (Rosemary), Fraser (Jacquie) and Blair (Janie).

Also surviving her are special niece Donna Noblett, (nee Wilson), and her family, seven grandchildren (Laurel, Shannon, Jeremy, Ryan, Stephanie, Jordan and Andrew) and ten great grandchildren (Shandra, Hannah, Ryan, Ella, Madeline, Amelia, Dylan, Bryce, Everett and Wyatt). Mary was predeceased by her Wilson family, her husband of 65 years, Sparling East (2007) and daughter in-law Libby East (2006).

Mary leaves her cherished City of Fernie after decades of community communityservice servicein in Fernie Heritage Library, thethe Fernie the Legion Auxiliary, Knox United Church, Eastern Star, Heritage Library, the Legion Auxiliary, Knox United Church, Rotary, Auxiliary and Auxiliary establishing Eastern and Star,Fernie Rotary,Hospital and Fernie Hospital and a Fernie Secondary School Scholarship, to name to a establishing a Fernie Secondary School Scholarship, few.

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Mom Mom spent spent many many happy happy and and busy busy years years involved involved with with her her sons sons and and their their families families at at their their Fernie Fernie home home and and Rosen Rosen Lake Lake cabins. cabins. Friends Friends and and relatives relatives also also gravitated gravitated to to their their many many gatherings. gatherings. She She loved loved a a party, party, planning planning her her party outfits, to laugh, and in particular being regaled by party outfits, to laugh, and in particular being regaled by her her sonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tales tales of of various various youthful youthful indiscretions. indiscretions. Mom Mom and and Dad Dad enjoyed enjoyed many many travels travels abroad, abroad, often often with with Doug Doug and Wilda Quail.

They loved to visit family and longtime and Wilda Quail. They loved to visit family and longtime friends, friends, and and made made new new acquaintances acquaintances where where ever ever they they went. went.

Mary Mary and and Spar Spar inspired inspired their their sons sons and and grandchildren grandchildren and and all all extended extended family family to to live live life life to to the the fullest! fullest!

The The family family is is very very grateful grateful to to the the many many people people who who made made a a difference difference in in Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. life. Special Special thanks thanks to to Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home home support support team team and and Frances Frances Breland, Breland, a a great great friend friend and and caregiver. caregiver. Also Also a a huge huge appreciation appreciation to to Doctors Doctors Clark Clark and and Michal Michal and and to to all all the the staff staff at at the the Rocky Rocky Mountain Mountain Village Village Care Care Home.

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A A Celebration Celebration of of Life Life will will be be held held at at the the Knox Knox United United Church, Church, 201 201 2nd 2nd Ave., Ave., on on Saturday, Saturday, May May 7th 7th at at 1:00 1:00 PM. PM. Condolences Condolences can can be be made made online online at at Cherished Cherished Memories Memories Fernie Fernie (cherishedmemoriesfs.com) (cherishedmemoriesfs.com) or or by by mail mail to to PO PO Box Box 1017, 1017, Fernie, Fernie, BC, BC, V0B V0B 1MO. 1MO. In In lieu lieu of of flowers flowers please please consider consider donations donations to to Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite favourite organizations: organizations: Dr. Dr. Sparling Sparling and and Mrs. Mrs. Mary Mary East East Scholarship Scholarship Fund Fund c/o c/o Elk Elk Valley Valley Hospital Hospital Foundation Foundation P P.O. .O. Box Box 670 670 Fernie, Fernie, BC. BC. VOB VOB 1MO 1MO Fernie Fernie Heritage Heritage Library, Library, P P.O. .O. Box Box 448, 448, Fernie, Fernie, B.C. B.C. VOB VOB 1MO 1MO or or a a charity charity of of your your choice. choice.

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Assisted living rules to be relaxed Tom Fletcher Black Press

Assisted living facilities in B.C. will soon be able to offer more services to seniors and disabled people to stay independent longer.

Health Minister Terry

Lake introduced changes Monday that restrict assisted living providers to two of six prescribed services. Patients requiring more than two are now required to find space in residential care.

The change removes “ar-

bitrary barriers” that have forced B.C. residents into higher-cost and more restrictive residential care before they need it, said B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie.

“Assisted living is a very

important housing option for about 22,000 seniors in this province,” Mackenzie said. “These are your own unit, usually in an apartment-like setting where you can lock the door. You decide who comes in and who you

want to keep out, and you’re free to come and go as you wish.”

Daniel Fontaine, CEO of the B.C. Care Providers Association, said the change will be welcomed by seniors who want to stay as indepen-

dent as possible. The association represents 300 non-profit and for-profit operators of residential care, assisted living and home care services.

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