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Ktunaxa, RDEK focus on reconciliation FOR THE TOWNSMAN

Over 70 elected officials and senior management from Ktunaxa Communities, the Ktunaxa Nation Council and the Regional District of East Kootenay gathered on March 10 for a

Regional Community to Community Forum discuss the topic of Reconciliation.

The Forum began with a Ktunaxa prayer from Aq’am Elder Herman Alpine and was moderated by former Aq’am Councillor Joe Pierre.

Ktunaxa Nation Chair Kathryn Teneese gave attendees a presentation on the importance and need for Reconciliation, particularly in light of the recent release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final re-

port and its 94 ‘Calls to Action’.

“Reconciliation can be difficult to talk about, but we must move beyond any shame or guilt to start the healing process,” said Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa Na-

tion Council Chair. “There are a number of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s ‘Calls to Action’ that are only achievable at the regional and municipal level. We wanted to bring together our colleagues

from municipalities and regional districts in Ktunaxa Territory start the conversation about how we can make Reconciliation meaningful at the local level.”

See KTUNAXA, Page 4

Fraudster still at large TOWNSMAN STAFF

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Shealo Blackwell with the Kootenay Trout Hatchery gives a presentation to enquiring young minds at the East Kootenay Regional Science Fair earlier this month at the College of the Rockies. For more on the science fair, see Page 2.

RCMP from around region will be policing Koocanusa Mud Bogs BARRY COULTER

The Koocanusa Mud Bogs: Man and machine versus nature.

That is to say, driving your vehicle into one end of a deep pit of mud and hoping to emerge out the other end.

It’s a unique and very Canadian way to celebrate the end of winter, and one we in the Kootenays love to come and watch watch.

The Koocanusa Mud Bogs, held Easter weekend out Lake

Koocanusa way, have seen increasing audiences from year to year.

And this year’s mud bogs will see an extra special increase in spectators.

Cranbrook RCMP, Elk Valley

RCMP and East Kootenay Traffic Services have advised they will be increasing enforcement in and around the Koocanusa area. So take heed.

See MUD BOGS, Page 3

A middle aged man is still preying on the kindness of Cranbrook residents and getting more brazen in his methods.

On March 9, Cranbrook RCMP were approached by a citizen who said he was scammed out of $50. A man had approached him near the Cranbrook Mall saying he had just come to Cranbrook by ambulance and needed money in order to get back home. The concerned citizen handed over the $50 after the man said he would meet him a week later and pay him back. The citizen went to the allotted meeting point but the man never showed.

On March 21, Cranbrook RCMP were again alerted to a man scamming people out of money. This time an elderly man had just returned to his vehicle and opened his door to get in. The suspect then jumped into the back seat of the car and gave the senior and his wife a sob story about not having any money.

Although the man made no threats, the couple was concerned thinking he might attack them if they did not do what he wanted. They gave the suspect $100 and then drove him to King Street.

Cranbrook RCMP are seeking this man to proceed with possible charges of Fraud/False Pretenses. If anyone in the public has had similar incidents the Cranbrook RCMP would like to be notified.

RCMP investigate suspected arson Early on March 20, Cranbrook RCMP got a call from the Cranbrook Fire Department about a fire in the 200 Block of Slater Road. A 2009 Heartland travel trailer sustained extensive damage from the fire.

Investigators from both the RCMP and Cranbrook Fire suspect this fire to be arson. The investigation is ongoing and the RCMP are asking anyone who may have information about this fire to contact the Cranbrook Detachment at 250-4893471 or Crimestoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be relayed via web or text based tips with details on canadiancrimestoppers.org

See THE WEEK, Page 4

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All the winners at the East Kootenay Regional Science Fair show off their hardware on the second day of the event at the College of the Rockies.

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Sport and health on tap at science fair Tre vor Cr awley

The East Kootenay Regional Science Fair was once again well represented as 148 students participated in 128 projects themed on the science of sport and health at the beginning of March.

Three projects—two out of the Fernie Academy—are going to the Canada Wide Science Fair in Montreal in May. Sienna Longo with her project Growing Pains and Emma Morgan, with Measuring Knee

Stress with a Mechanical Model are both Grade 8 and 9 students respectively, out of Fernie. Rory Smith, a Grade 9 student at Laurie Middle School, will also head to Quebec with his project on the

Dr. Dean Kriellaars checks out a project on concussions.

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Science Fair Winners, Sienna Longo, Rory Smith and Emma Morgan with Karen Morley (SFF BC Operations Manager).

effects of polyphenols on E-coli bacteria, representing as the best of the EKRSF. The science fair— hosted in the College of the Rockies’ gymnasium—had many volunteers helping out in var-

ious capacities, including 49 professional judges, six people running data entry for every project, 10 facilitators that were education students from the COTR education program and businesses that bring

exhibits and offer science professionals to judge projects.

However, it was two days of more than just showcasing science projects, as guest speakers gave presentations based on the theme of

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Alexandra Harrington presents her project to Judge, Janice Strong.

Gold Medal Winners – Emma Soetaert and Isaac Meulenbeld.

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the fair. Dr. Dean Kriellars gave lectures on physical literacy, multisport activities, movement preparation and the art and science of the circus.

Cory Cameron, an athletic consultant with the Kootenay Ice, spoke on the hot topic of concussions in youth sports, while Rob Niedermayer and Joel Savage—both retired NHL players— spoke about their own experiences in professional hockey focusing on injuries and preparation.

On the second day of the fair, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. held their popular bridge building contest, where students can build bridges using specific criteria then see how much pressure they can withstand during demolition.

The majority of the students in the fair came from the Fernie Academy, Kootenay Orchards, Elkford Secondary and home schoolers. The fair has a committee of seven members that organize the event, with support from the school district, parents, COTR, community and local businesses.

The Canada-Wide Science Fair, hosted by Montreal in May, features 500 of the country’s top young scientists showcasing their projects.

Over $1 million is up for grabs in awards, prizes and scholarships and attendees will get the chance to hear from some of the global world leaders in the science and technology fields.

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Fatality reported at Fernie Alpine Resort B ryn C at to n The Free Press

The Elk Valley RCMP have confirmed the death of a female snowboarder at Fernie Alpine Resort over the weekend.

On Mar. 20, around 1:30 p.m. the RCMP re-

sponded to a call from FAR that a female snowboarder and a male companion has been involved in an accident. The incident occurred in a permanently closed area adjacent to the Polar Peak chair lift.

“The pair had entered into an area of cliff bands and was attempting to traverse what was described as an impassable cliff face when both fell. The woman fell approximately 130 metres, and sustained fatal injuries.

Fernie Alpine Resort ski patrollers were alerted and attended the location and rescued the pair. Patrollers attended to the unresponsive female and provided first aid, she was then transported to the Fernie hospital

where she was pronounced deceased.

The man sustained a broken arm in the fall,” said the RCMP in a press release.

“Our thoughts and feelings go out to the family and friends to those that are involved.

Without a doubt it is a tragedy,” said Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Senior Vice President of Products and Maintenance, Neil Jackson, to The Free Press.

While the BC Coroners Office has not released the identity of

the snowboarder, the investigation has confirmed it to be a 20-year-old female from Alberta.

The RCMP told The Free Press they are continuing their investigation, but have ruled out foul play as a cause.

Chernove wraps up World Championship Submit ted

Canada closed out the 2016 Para-cycling Track World Championships on Sunday, in Montichiari, Italy, with a seventh place in the Men’s C1-2-3 Scratch Race by Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, BC. While Chernove was seventh overall in the multi-category race, he was second among his fellow C2 competitors.

“That was so much fun!,” exclaimed Chernove. “Not my best result of the Worlds but definitely the best time of any of the races. An exciting race and active every minute. Tactically, I launched too early, but I learned a lot. I got schooled; I got beat by some of the most talented athletes in the world.

I got a bit too excited when I was at the front and saw three laps to go.

I didn’t have enough in my legs to lead the

group and still have fresh enough legs to close in the final sprint.

But I’m going to take that lesson and improve on it.”

Chernove, a NextGen Para athlete attending his first track world championships, had an exceptionally strong Worlds, winning gold medals and world champion rainbow jerseys in both the Individual Pursuit and 1000m Time Trial events. Canada also took a silver medal and a bronze medal at these championships, the final qualifying event for the track competition at the Rio Paralympics later this year.

Chernove, who works full time in the airline industry, was diagnosed with CMT (Charcot Marie Tooth), a degenerative nervous system disorder, in 2009.

“When I retired from

Local cyclist Tristan Chernove is a double-gold medalist at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy. racing in Paddlesports in 2009, I never imagined that I’d spend the following years training harder than ever, but now in cycling,” Chernove said. “The heredi-

tary neuropathy that I have is degenerative, I’m adapting to my changing body all the time and enjoying hard training more than ever before. I absolutely love

Mud bogs to be policed Continued from page 1 “Each year the Mud Bogs have increased in participants and audience alike,” Cranbrook RCMP said in a press release.

“The Cranbrook RCMP realize this is primarily a family event and would like to see everyone enjoying themselves while also adhering to the Criminal Code along with the

Motor Vehicle and Liquor Acts.”

Events take place at Umbrella Beach on Lake Koocanusa, attracting hundreds of spectators of all ages — not just the mudhounds, but families come down to take part in a celebration of mud.

“Cranbrook RCMP are hoping that Mud Bog participants and its

audience have a great weekend. Let’s keep it safe and fun for everyone.”

Police say possible infractions could include Criminal Code Impaired Driving, Immediate Roadside Prohibitions and Vehicle Impoundments for drivers being under the influence of alcohol.

RCMP will also be on the look out to ensure

that vehicles are roadworthy and will be conducting safety checks under the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations (MVAR). Vehicles found not adhering to the MVAR may be removed from the roadway at the owners expense. Open liquor in vehicles and being drunk in public could also lead to fines under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act.

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cycling, all aspects of the sport.”

“My wonderful and gorgeous wife (Carrie) supports me in all that I do, which puts a lot of added parenting stress on her as I spend so much of my time training. There’s no ‘life balance’ when you’re reaching for the pinnacle of what you can do in sport. I’m driven to make my fabulous daughters [Bronwyn 8 and Morgan 5] proud and to show them that it’s always worth chasing your dreams, pushing yourself and step-

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ping out of your comfort zone. I’m also very happy that I have the opportunity to raise awareness of the disease that I have (the most common hereditary neuropathy in the world yet most people haven’t heard of it).”

“In savouring this moment I think of the people around me that have also had to make huge compromises and sacrifices to allow me to train and compete; my colleagues who’ve been forced to do more work, my wife and kids that give up holidays and

forgive missed family time while putting up with my added stress and single-mindedness and of course the coaches and support staff that create the environment to make it all possible.

Oh man, do I ever love this life I’m living.”

Arnaud Litou, the High Performance Manager for Para at Cycling Canada, stated, “Cycling Canada was expecting to repeat with the silver medal from last year’s Worlds, and our athletes ended up by achieving an outstanding Para-cycling Track World Championships with 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, plus Personal Bests in almost every event. Special thanks have to go to Mattamy Homes, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Own the Podium for their continuous support.”

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Tuesday, march 22, 2016

Kimberley RCMP deals with numerous traffic violations For the Townsman

Over the past week, Kimberley RCMP has dealt with a number of violators under the Motor Vehicle Act. On March 20, an officer checked a vehicle on Ross Street after noting an expired insurance decal. The driver received a violation ticket for No Insurance and No Driver’s License.

He was also served a Notice of Driving Prohibition for a three month period as a result of previous offences.

On March 18, an officer stopped a vehicle for a minor defect on Rotary Drive in Kimberley. He checked on the driver and found he was prohibited from driving under the Motor Vehicle Act. His vehicle was impounded and he will be attending court in June to face

charges of Driving While Prohibited.

On March 15, an officer was conducting speed enforcement near Skookumchuck when he observed a vehicle traveling 123 km/hr in a 100 km zone. Upon checking the driver he found she was Suspended from Driving. Her vehicle was impounded for seven days, she received a violation ticket for speeding and will be attending court in May for driving while suspended.

On March 12, at 4:20 am Kimberley RCMP was alerted to a number of vehicles on Wallinger Ave believed to be leaving a party. Police checked a number of vehicles in the area and came across one driver who did not possess a valid driver’s license. The vehicle he was operating was not insured nor did it

have proper license plates. He was issued violation tickets under the Motor Vehicle Act for both offences as well as Open Liquor in a Motor Vehicle. Police also learned he has several outstanding warrants. He was arrested, taken into custody was held for court.

On March 11, at 4:30 am Kimberley RCMP was called to a Hit and Run on Walligner Ave. The suspect vehicle was located and later the driver. An investigation was conducted and the driver was charged with Failing to Remain at the Scene of an Accident and Drive without Due Care and Attention.

With traffic violations sometimes a simple check can result in large fines or vehicle impoundments depending on the driver’s history.

The week on the Beat Continued from page 1

RCMP make arrest in Canadian Tire theft On March 19, Cranbrook RCMP received a call to the local Canadian Tire Store for a complaint of a suspicious person. The man was standing outside the Garden Center with merchandise still wrapped in the security wire. On police attendance the man was no longer there. Police seized items at the location which had been stolen from the business.

On further investigation a suspect was identified and arrested for Theft Under $5000 and Mischief.

Peter Justin Trickett, 23, of Kimberley, appeared by phone before a Justice of the Peace and was remanded into custody to appear before a Judge on Monday, March 21 at 2 pm.

The Cranbrook RCMP was impressed with the information provided to them by the employees of the local Canadian Tire Store. “Without the assistance of staff from the Canadian Tire store and their efforts to help RCMP identify the suspect, this crime may have been left unsolved,” said Cst. Katie Forgeron.

The Week on the Beat Along with the incidents reported above, Cranbrook RCMP responded to 109 calls for service from March 14 (6 a.m.) to March 21 (6 a.m.), according to a press release issued by Staff Sergeant Hector Lee. • One alcohol-related Immediate Roadside prohibition was issued.

• One collision was reported, a two-vehicle accident in which one driver was charged with driving without due care and attention.

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

• There was six assault complaints, two of which were domestic related.

There were seven incidents of theft, though two of these turned about to be unfounded reports.

• Two break and enters were reported this week past. One was related to a domestic issue, one involved an abandoned building.

• There were two fraud complaints.

• One seizure of marijuana was reported.

Ktunaxa, RDEK focus on reconciliation Continued from page 1

The Forum, which was jointly hosted by the RDEK and Ktunaxa Nation Council, encouraged attendees to work together to brainstorm ideas that could be achieved locally. “Our goal was to increase understanding about Reconciliation and generate ideas that each of us could take back to our respective Councils or Boards to hopefully turn those ideas into action,” said RDEK Vice Chair Wendy Booth. “It was an important day for all who attended.”

“I’m very pleased with both the turnout and the ideas generated by this forum,” continued Teneese.

“This group identified some actionable goals, now we must make sure we work together achieve these goals. Reconciliation is a path we must all walk together. For some, this forum might have been their first steps on this path, but as long as we all walk together, we will all be much stronger.”

Regional Community to Community Forums are about opening lines of communication and building relationships between local governments and First Nations and are funded up to 50% by the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM).

The RDEK and Ktunaxa Nation Council would like to thank the UBCM for its support.

At the Cranbrook Library Mike Selby

An abandon safe deposit box full of faded photographs, old letters, priceless jewelry and no apparent owner or heir makes up the latest Danielle Steel novel—‘Property of a Noblewoman.’

In ‘Clean Sweep,’ Monica Kulling explains to younger readers how Frank Zamboni, tired of manually shaving down ice rink ice by hand, spent nine years trying to come up with the perfect solution.

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

Come to the Friends Mini Book Sale on Friday, April 1 (Friends’ members only) and Saturday, April 2 (General Public) and discover mountains of books. The Manual Training School is the site (adjacent to the Library). Friday, April 1, from 4 pm to 7 pm is for Friends’ members only. On Saturday, April 2, 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 250-489-6254.

The Friends will also be hosting next month’s Travelogue: “Utah” will be held Thursday, April 14th in the Lecture Theatre of the College of the Rockies at 7:00 pm, presented by Allister and Denise Pedersen. Admission is by donation. From the magnificent Mormon Temples in Salt Lake to the red rock mountainous temples in its parks, Utah is home to exciting exploration. Bryce, Zion, Canyon-lands and Kodachrome parks (to name just a few) offer endless hiking opportunities, exciting slick rock biking, cool canyon hiking, slot canyon exploration, the dizzying heights of the Angels’ Landing hike, the absolutely magical Fairyland Trail in Bryce, plus much more.

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) 426-4063, or sign up at the front desk.

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 is currently taking place on Facebook from March 8 to March 29.

To donate or for more information, please contact 250-426-4063.

Please note the Library will be closed over the Easter weekend, from Friday, March 25, to Monday, March 28. We will be open again on Tuesday, March 29, at 9 am.

There is much more than this happening at the Library. Please check out our Facebook pages and our new web-

site for more information and updates.

Adult Newly Acquired: Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave – David Yee 150+ Quick & Easy Furniture Projects Your First Garden – Judith Adam The Perennial Matchmaker – Nancy J. Ondra Dairy Free Food for Kids – Nicola Graimes First Aid Manual 2016 – Andrew Macpherson Property of a Noblewoman – Danielle Steel (fic, (large print) The Flood Girls – Richard Fifeld (fic) Opening Belle – Maureen Sherry (fic) Youngblood – Matt Gallagher (fic) The Colours of Love – Rita Bradshaw (fic) Better All The Time – Carre Armstrong Gardner (fic) Beyond the Silence – Tracie Peterson (fic) Where All Light Tends to Go – David Joy (fic) The Total Package – Stephanie Evanovich (fic) The Kindness of Enemies – Leila Aboulela (fic) Off the Grid – C.J. Box (mys) Even the Dead – Benjamin Black (mys) Shaker – Scott Frank (mys) Once A Crooked Man – David McCallum (mys) He Will Be My Ruin – K. A. Tucker (mys) Black Feathers – Robert J. Wiersema (mys) The Lightkeepers – Abby Geni (mys) The Order of Things – Graham Hurley (mys) Find Her – Lisa Gardner (mys) Thin Ice – Irene Hannon (mys) Forty Thieves – Thomas Perry(mys) The Library at Mount Char – Scott Hawkins (sci fic) The Gracekeepers – Kirsty Logan (sci fic) Mad Men: Final Season, Parts 1 & 2 (DVD) Nurse Jackie: Season 6 (DVD) Schitt$ Creek: Complete First Season (DVD) Nashville: Complete Second Season (DVD) The Walking Dead: Complete Fourth Season (DVD) The Good Wife: Season 1(DVD) Mr. Holmes (DVD) Young Adult & Children’s: Essential World Atlas (ya 912) The Game of Lives – James Dashner (ya fic) Lady Midnight – Cassandra Clare (ya fic) Maybe a Fox – Kathi Appelt (ya fic) Darkthaw – Kate A. Boorman (ya fic) The Rose Society – Marie Lu (ya fic) Yoga for Kids -- Lorena V. Pajalunga Clean Sweep: Frank Zamboni’s Ice Machine – Monica Kulling (j bio) To the Rescue: Garrett Morgan Underground – Monica Kulling (j bio) Wallace & Gromit: Complete Newspaper Comic Strips Collection (j fic) The Backyardigans: Into the Deep (jDVD) Thomas & Friends: Sodor Legend of the Lost Treasure (j DVD)

Where in the world wide web will you find out what’s happening right here at home?

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Tuesday, march 22, 2016 Page 5

Gallery Slopes For Hope; a big thank you to all involved

Dona Bannenberg photos

Ted Funston (RCR), Mayor Don McCormick and Sonya Parker (Event Chair) open the event.

Meg Chapman (committee member) keeping track of the runs.

Up The Creek Divas (top team fundraiser).

Canadian Cancer Society volunteers man the comfort station.

SLOPES FOR HOPE KIMBERLEY 2016

A sincere thank you to all our sponsors, participants and volunteers. Together, we raised $25,000 in the fight against cancer!

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Forever of the verge of change

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British journalist compared the huge American delegation (8001,200 people) that is accompanying President Barack Obama on his first visit to Havana to Japanese soldiers stumbling out of the jungle to discover that the war ended a generation ago. And the Rolling Stones, who are staging a free concert for half a million people in the Cuban capital on Friday, explained that Obama was their opening act.

The US embassy in Havana has already reopened, but only the US Congress can end the 55-year-old American trade embargo against Cuba. Under Republican control Congress is not going to do that, so this visit is really just a social call. Indeed, it was scheduled to coincide with spring break in US schools so the Obamas could bring their daughters along.

Yet no journalist watching all this can resist speculating about whether this opening portends great political changes in Cuba, maybe even the eventual end of the long dictatorship of the Castro brothers and the Cuban Communist Party. Least of all me, as I have been speculating about that in public, at intervals, for most of my adult life.

I never went to Cuba during the “heroic” years when the leadership lived in permanent fear of American invasion or subversion, and most Cubans really were ready to fight to defend the revolution. My first visit was in the mid-1980s, when the bloom was already off the revolutionary rose.

Most of Latin America was living under brutal US-backed military dictatorships at the time, and the Cuban dictatorship seemed to me almost gentle by comparison. It didn’t even kill people much. But Cubans, unable to travel and aware that

the regime’s propaganda usually lied, were in a stroppy mood. If you spoke even a little Spanish, they unloaded their discontent on you.

So I went home and predicted that the regime, if not on its last legs, was at least in its last decade. This did not come to pass on schedule, but when I next went to Cuba, in 1994, it certainly looked imminent. The collapse of the old Soviet Union had cut off all the subsidies that had kept the Cuban economy afloat despite the American embarGwynne go and its own huge inefficiencies.

Dyer During the “Special Period in Time of Peace,” which lasted through most of the 1990s, nobody starved, but almost everybody went hungry and the average Cuban lost 9 kg (20 lbs) in body weight. Social order broke down, with crime rampant and desperate young people openly selling their bodies in the streets.

I brought my wife’s parents with me on one of these visits, and my mother-in-law was mugged in central Havana twice in a week. On the second occasion my fatherin-law was injured while resisting the muggers, and I had to bribe a police inspector US $100 to free him from the police station where he was being held — technically as a witness, but really for ransom — so that I could get him proper medical attention. So I went home and predicted the imminent collapse of the regime again. Communist regimes in Europe whose people were quite well-fed had been falling to non-violent democratic revolutions with scarcely any resistance in the past few years, so it seemed implausible that this ageing, ramshackle dictatorship would last much longer either.

Wrong again. But when Fidel Castro retired after 42 years and handed power to

his brother Raul in 2008, Western embassies in Havana (minus the United States, of course) arranged for various “experts” from their countries to visit Cuba and explain how things were done in a real democracy — which they fully expected that Cuba would shortly become.

I was asked to go along as an alleged expert in media and civil-military affairs, to tell Cuban journalists and military officers how they should operate in a democracy. It was a well-meant but ridiculous initiative, but I went anyway because it gave me unprecedented access at a very interesting time.

And I came back convinced once again that a democratic transformation was really imminent, because most of those I was speaking to expected it themselves. Few of them, even in the armed forces, feared for their jobs, and most of them thought that change would be for the better.

But fast forward another eight years, and very little has changed. Raul Castro says he will retire in 2018 (when he will be only 86), but a new generation of Communist leaders is already being promoted into key positions.

Up to three million American visitors a year are expected now that the US ban on travel to Cuba has been lifted, which will widen the economic gulf between Cubans with access to dollars and those without, but it is unlikely to trigger a revolution. The surge of incoming money will magnify corruption at every level of the regime, but that won’t cause its overthrow either.

In fact, I now think that the regime will probably survive until and unless the US Congress finally ends the embargo and exposes Cuba to the full force of international capitalism. Of course, I have been wrong in the past.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist published in 45 countries.

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Letters to the Editor In defence of Cominco Gardens

When I first came to Kimberley, long before I decided to move here, Cominco Gardens was one of the first things I was introduced to by the friend who brought me here. I vaguely remember other things — the little hostel where we stayed that has long since disappeared, the Platzl and a visit to the bakery, dinner at the Baurenhaus, but Cominco Gardens was the thing I remember best.

My friend told me that it was the place to come for grad photos. It’s the place for wedding photos, baby photos, toddler photos, and the place to come to relax. I’ve seen young families, old couples, and those just falling in love. It was the place that made me fall in love with Kimberley.

In every city and town, there are indispensable places. Places everyone can enjoy without worrying about it breaking the bank. Where you can go, without money being an issue, and enjoy what the city has to offer. In my mind, there are two such places in Kimberley — The Platzl and Cominco Gardens. The Platzl has the businesses to fight for it, but who will fight for Cominco Gardens? I say everyone who enjoys it. Let city hall know that it is important to us.

City hall has stated in a recent newspaper article that “there are no sacred cows”, and considering getting rid of Cominco Gardens is one of the things that are being considered. They are looking at what they would gain for their budget. But I would ask them to look at what they are losing — or what the city would be losing.

Imagine, if you will, that you had hit that age where you required assisted living. The last thing you really want to do is move out of your house, but the necessity is there. You finally find a place, and it looks out on a beautiful garden. Because family never visits every day, it is the solace, knowing that you can always look out at it. Now imagine that is taken away as well.

Imagine having a young family, looking for somewhere to enjoy time together, other than the typical playground. And you find Cominco Gardens, and you go there together, and it is associated with just getting out and spending time together. But city hall doesn’t value it.

Imagine you were a shy teenager, with a new significant other, looking for somewhere to enjoy warm summer evenings, and sitting on the old ski bench talking late into the evening.

Imagine you were a child, exploring everything for the first time — all the colours of the flowers, quietly clinging to your adult as you watch in wonder as a mother deer and her fawn walk past, feeling the damp blades of grass on your hands in the early morning sun, touching the cold stone of the wishing well.

And imagine that there are no more Kimberley’s generations that get to enjoy any of these. It needs to be here, and it needs to stay free. Maybe there are “no sacred cows” to city hall, but perhaps there ought to be. It is these little retreats in each city that make each one special, and each one its own “good place to be.” Taking these away make a city a little less good.

Cominco Gardens consistently ranks in the top 10 things to see and do in Kimberley. Taking it away would take away one of the things that makes Kimberley better than the “good” which our city hall uses to

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market Kimberley. If they keep saying that we are such an outdoor place, we need to keep the one place that everyone can enjoy, regardless of their age, mobility, or state in life.

Dan Matheson, and the employees working at Cominco Gardens have poured their hearts and souls into making Cominco Gardens a vibrant oasis for this town, and we need to stand behind them and make our voices heard that this is not the place to be cutting money from the budget.

I would encourage anyone who agrees with this to write a letter to your city hall, for those from Kimberley, lets tell city hall why Cominco Gardens is important. For those outside Kimberley, either asking your city hall to ensure their own “Cominco Gardens” are kept, or thank your city halls for preserving the little sanctuaries in your own city, and make sure to enjoy them.

Michelle Forbes Kimberley

Elimination of flat tax

I live in a strata apartment assessed at $164,300, living on a fixed income and I might experience a short term benefit of a few dollars up front but has anyone evaluated all the factors involved? This shifting of City tax revenue from one pocket to the other pocket could have far reaching negative consequences and I don’t think our Councillors and City Management have truly thought this through.

I have worked in the construction industry for nearly 50 years and know how a downturn in the economy can affect a community when it comes to disposable income and jobs.

Why, when we are trying to increase our tax base, is council voting to phase out the flat tax. The flat tax is designed to ensure all properties are paying a fair share.

In my opinion the 3% on the mill rate (over and above the regular mill rate increase of 3.5-4 or 5%) will stifle any new housing, renovation or development in our community. Also, there are many revenue properties that will have their taxes significantly reduced, and, as a result the shortfall will have to be picked up by the residents living in homes assessed at $250,000 plus dollars. I hope people realize the new revenue from the $10.0 million the City had in new building and renovation permits in 2015 will not even cover the increase in wages for City Employees in 2016. The City has to grow faster than what was experienced last year just to remain the same.

With Kimberley being one of the highest taxed cities of our size in B.C. we need to take a second look at this proposal.

After years of neglect and empire building by previous city councils, an effort is being made to get control of our spending and address our infrastructure concerns.

If you truly care about good paying jobs being available in your community, then please take the time and get involved. Let city council know it’s not the time to put our construction, retail and service jobs at risk and demand that this motion to eliminate the flat tax be recalled and defeated.

S. Fletcher Kimberley

Elimination of flat tax

Monday, March 14, was another sad day for many residential property owners in the City of Kimberley. Councillor Goodwin introduced a well orchestrated motion in Council to eliminate the flat tax claiming it was an unfair and regressive form of taxation. In my opinion, Councillor Goodwin convinced three other Councillors to support his motion in advance, so naturally the motion was approved to eliminate the flat tax.

When we have something that is working and fairly well balanced, why mess with it when there are many other productive things Council could be doing that would have a far better return for the community as a whole?

For example, if our Councillors want to eliminate the flat tax, why aren’t they doing more to support the Mayor in his efforts to create an “environment” which will attract more new residents, and perhaps a new industry or two to our community, instead of spending time creating road blocks which will have an undesirable impact on the construction of new homes, large scale renovations and attracting new industries to our community?

Perhaps if you accomplished something positive, you could learn to live without the revenue from the flat tax and phase it out over time without increasing the mill rate taxes by three per cent for each of the next ten years.

Councillor Goodwin claims the flat tax is a regressive tax applied to the 523 strata apartments and condos on the ski hill with a total value of $63.4 million at an average price of $121,150. All the units mentioned here are investment properties, treated like hotel rooms, which currently pay the mill rate tax plus the flat tax like everyone else in town. Unlike Councillor Goodwin, I strongly suggest this is a progressive form of taxation where these investors are contributing their fair share toward all the services provided by the City. Under Councillor Goodwin’s proposal, all these parcels will end up being exempt the parcel tax. As a matter of fact, they will pay less taxes at the end of ten years as compared to what they are currently paying today.

We are already one of the highest, if not the highest, taxed community in BC within our size range and now four Councillors want to eliminate the flat tax and add another 3% on top of our normal annual tax increases of anywhere from 3.5% to 6% plus. On top of this the City is increasing utility fees by 8.27% for each of the next three years. This is totally unsustainable and property owners with assessments at $250,000 and over should be furious over what is happening here and contact City Hall demanding that this motion to eliminate the flat tax be recalled and defeated.

Again, if you truly care about the long term sustainability of your community, I urge all taxpayers and property owners to contact City Hall and demand this motion to eliminate the flat tax be recalled and defeated because it has far broader implications than simply being a transfer of taxes.

Gregory McCormick Kimberley

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UPCOMING

Have Camera Will Travel. Join Susanne Weissenberger - “Amazing Antarctica”. Slide presentation at Centre 64 on Tuesday, Mar 22 at 7:30 pm. Admission by donation to Kimberley Arts Centre 64.

Wednesday April 6, 7 PM College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre GoGo Granny Travelogue with Allister Pedersen - Hawaii-The Big Island. Admission by donation to the GoGo Granny’s supporting Grandmothers in sub sahara Africa Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, April 20, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Stone Fire Pizzeria. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday April 23/16, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; Open House at the Kootenay Trout Hatchery. Free event – fun and activities for the whole family.

ONGOING Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-426-8916, drop by our office at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www. cancervolunteer.ca and register as a volunteer.

Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook.

Supper 6:15-6:45, meeting 7:00-8:00pm. Contact Larry 250-4275612 or Bev 250-427-7722. New members welcome – men & ladies!

The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome.

Funtastic Singers meet every Tuesday 6:45 pm at the Cranbrook United Church (by Safeway). No experience necessary. Contact Cranbrook Arts, 250-426-4223.

The Cranbrook Quilter’s Guild meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, September - June, 7.15 p.m. at the Cranbrook Senior Citizens Hall, 125-17th Ave South. Interested??? Call Jennifer at 250426-6045. We’re on Facebook and www.cranbrookquiltersguild.ca.

Do you have the desire to stop eating compulsively? Overeaters Anonymous (a 12-Step Program) meets Wednesdays, from 7-8pm at Cranbrook United Church, 2-12th St. S., downstairs. Contact: cranbrookoa@hotmail.com Enjoy Painting? Join ArtGroup 75, Fridays 1pm-4pm, Sept. June. Seniors Hall, Cranbrook. 125. 17th Ave. S. Quilters meet in Kimberley on the 2nd Monday at Centennial Hall at 7:00 PM and the 4th Monday for sewing sessions in the United Church Hall at 10 Boundary Street.

Hey Kimberley! We need you as Big Brothers and Big Sisters. One hour a week. YOU can make a difference in a Child’s life that will last a life time. Info: 250-499-3111.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30-6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30.

BINGO at the Kimberley Elks – Mondays, 6:30 start. All welcome.

The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation invites anyone expecting bone and joint surgery to make contact with local volunteers for peer support. The free Ortho Connect program helps to ease the fear, stress and anxiety that go along with surgery and help patients prepare. 1-800-461-3639 ext 4, and ask for Lauralee.

Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:00 pm; Focus Meat Draw at the Elks Club, Kimberley. Proceeds to Emergency Funds and non-profit organizations.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) non profit weight loss support group meets EVERY Thursday at 5:00 pm, at Sr Citizen’s Centre, (downstairs) 125 17th Ave S, Cranbrook. Drop in, have fun while losing weight gradually. This Chapter has won an annual B.C. Provincial Award for “Best Avg Weight Loss Per Member”. Info: Marie 250 417 2642 Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Phone 778-520-1981.

Cantebelles, an all-female singing group, meets Mondays 7-9pm.

Join us and learn how to sing with 2, 3 and 4part harmonies.

Contact: Sue Trombley, 250-426-0808 or suetrombley53@gmail.com The Friends of the Kimberley Public Library used book store in Marysville is open Wed to Sat; 10:30 to 3:30 & Sunday 1:00 to 4:00.

Noon every Wednesday, downtown United Church & Centre for Peace, the bells will call you to a time of calm. This is NOT church, rather it is a time to gather in a circle in a welcoming and harmonious space to practice the way of Taize. Wouldn’t you cherish a time to stop? to gather when the bells ring? to join with others in silence, in prayer, in meditative song?

Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city. Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159.

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Ice honour best & brightest of campaign Veteran Zak Zborosky named MVP; goaltender Wyatt Hoflin recipient of Players Award at 18th annual awards ceremony

Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

While it may have been one of the most challenging Western Hockey League seasons in Kootenay Ice franchise history, there was still plenty to celebrate in 2015-16 as the team hosted its 18th annual awards ceremony Friday night prior to puck drop at Western Financial Place.

Goaltender Wyatt Hoflin was the recipient of the most prestigious award of the evening — the Rod Hunter Ltd. Players Award. The Players Award is voted upon by the players for the teammate showing the most dedication, perseverance and commitment to the game of hockey.

“It’s a huge honour, it’s something you take a lot of pride in,” Hoflin said Friday night. “It’s the people around you that you’re trying to inspire and trying to get better for that vote you in for that award.

“When I first came into this league, I was just an immature kid trying to play hockey. But it led to the development of the person I am today.

It’s a huge honour for me and my family.”

Hoflin’s family and billet family were both on hand Friday night as he was honoured alongside teammates.

In addition to receiving the Players Award, the 21-year-old native of Spruce Grove, Alta., was recognized as the Haddad Financial Services First Star of the Year and Steeples Construction Player of the Month for March.

“Things weren’t always sunshine and rainbows, [Hoflin] had a lot of work to do to get to a point where he could be an elite starting goaltender in the league,” said Luke Pierce, head coach of the Kootenay Ice. “He found a way to get there.

That’s not an easy thing to do.

“Dealing with some tough losses… finding a way this year to fight through some things, there’s no question there were times where he wasn’t at his best and

it got to him, too, with the struggles. But he never let it last a long time and persevered through that.

“His commitment and dedication to the game are hopefully things that will be lasting impressions on this group.”

Hoflin’s efforts in re-writing the Kootenay Ice record book have been well-documented over the past two seasons. In 2015-16 he established a new franchise mark for saves (4,505), surpassing Nathan Lieuwen (4,188).

Not to be diminished by the haul claimed by his goaltender, 19-yearold Zak Zborosky was named the Apollo Ristorante Most Valuable Player after leading the Kootenay Ice in scoring with 32 goals, 36 assists and 68 points in 58 games.

“At times, he’s quietly gone about putting together a pretty impressive season,” Pierce said.

“Those types of numbers on a team that has struggled at times to provide offense and score goals… We’re the lowest-scoring team in the Western Hockey League and he put up 30. Proportionately, that’s pretty impressive.

“In this league, you need elite players that can break things open…

Those people are extremely valuable.”

Zborosky, a native of Regina, was also named the Haddad Financial Services Second Star of the Year.

“I wasn’t really expecting [to be named MVP] because I was going against Hoff,” Zborosky said.

“His work ethic and his determination to get better every day is awesome. His attitude towards everything is fantastic.”

While Hoflin and Zborosky headlined the Ice achievements in 2015-16, defenceman Cale Fleury had himself a breakout year and was recognized for that as the Kootenay Ice Fan Club Player of the Year.

Fleury, a 17-year-old native of Calgary, had a breakout year in his WHL sophomore cam-

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George Georgopoulos (left) presents Kootenay Ice forward Zak Zborosky (right) with the Apollo Ristorante Most Valuable Player award Friday at Western Financial Place. See Page 10 for a complete photo gallery from the Kootenay Ice annual awards ceremony. paign, stacking up eight goals and 17 assists for 25 points in 61 games.

The 6-foot-1, 192pound rearguard also showed his prowess off the ice, as he was named Rocky Mountain Diesel Scholastic Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Captain Tanner Lishchynsky was honoured as the Dixon Service Centre’s Top Defenseman after posting career highs in all major statistical categories.

Coming to the Ice for a five-game affiliate appearance from the Flin Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League back in December 2014, Lishchynsky never looked back.

He quickly became one of the most reliable presences on the Ice blue line last season and his efforts were reward-

ed in 2015-16 as he was named the 20th captain in franchise history.

Donning the captaincy, the 21-year-old native of Saskatoon helped carry the young club and produced career highs in goals (eight), assists (15), points (23), games played (60) and penalty minutes (70).

Carrying on the successful family namesake first established by older brother Luke, 17-yearold Noah Philp was named Alpine Toyota Rookie of the Year after recording six goals and 22 points to lead all firstyear players in team scoring.

Sophomore forward Austin Wellsby was named the Skyway Distributors Most Improved Player. In his second year with the Ice, the 18-year-old native of Chilliwack produced eight goals and 16 points, besting his one-goal rookie season.

Alternate captain Matt Alfaro was named the BDO Canada LLP Most Underrated Player after finishing second in team scoring with 22 goals and 48 points through 65 games. The 19-year-old native of Calgary was also recog-

nized as the Haddad Financial Services Third Star of the Year.

Last, but certainly not least, rookie Jared Legien led the community charge throughout Cranbrook, reading in school libraries, helping with minor hockey practices and playing street hockey with youngsters, amongst other efforts. The 17-year-old native of Pilot Butte, Sask., was recognized with the EKC Community Relations Award.

Outside of formal awards, the Ice also recognized the efforts of their overage players, presenting Lishchynsky and Hoflin with their own personal Kootenay Ice sweater as a keepsake.

As the team’s only 19-year-old players, Alfaro and Zborosky were also recognized for their leadership and presented with watches.

The young Ice squad, which featured 10 firstyear players, finished 12-53-6-1, missing the post-season for the first time since 1997-98, when it was still located in Edmonton.

For complete photo gallery, see Page 10.

18th annual Kootenay Ice Awards Rod Hunter Ltd. Players Award Wyatt Hoflin (9-38-3-1, 4.12 GAA, .893 SP, 3 SO) Apollo Ristorante Most Valuable Player Zak Zborosky (58 games played, 32G-36A-68 points) Haddad Financial Services 3 Stars of the Year 1) Wyatt Hoflin 2) Zak Zborosky 3) Matt Alfaro Skyway Distributors Most Improved Player Austin Wellsby (64GP, 8-8-16) BDO Canada LLP Most Underrated Player Matt Alfaro (65GP, 22-26-48) Dixon’s Service Centre Top Defenseman Tanner Lishchynsky (60GP, 8-15-23) Alpine Toyota Rookie of the Year Noah Philp (67GP, 6-16-22) EKC Community Relations Award Jared Legien (69GP, 4-4-8) Rocky Mountain Diesel Scholastic Player of the Year Cale Fleury (61GP, 8-17-25) Fan Club Player of the Year Cale Fleury (61GP, 8-17-25)

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Dynamiters advance to KIJHL championship

Kimberley Dynamiters defeat Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Game 5 of conference final; book second consecutive trip to KIJHL championship TAYLOR ROCC A Sports Editor

They say lightning never strikes twice, but the Kimberley Dynamiters are proving that theory wrong.

With a 3-1 triumph over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Game 5 of the Kootenay Conference final, the Dynamiters claimed a 4-1 series victory, effectively punching a ticket to the KIJHL championship for the second consecutive year.

“I don’t want to say we expected it, but I think a lot of the guys that were here last year knew what it would take to get here,” said Dynamiters goaltender Tyson Brouwer after Monday’s victory. “We all knew in the back of our heads that we could get here, so it’s a familiar feeling.

We’re loving every minute of it.

“You hear all the guys talk about how much sacrifice and how much hard work it took to get there last year. It just makes you want to go that extra mile to get there again.”

Not only is it the second consecutive season the Dynamiters have advanced to the league championship, it is the second consecutive season they have had to go through the Nitehawks in order to do so.

“Any time you beat Beaver Valley, you’ve accomplished something special,” said Jerry Bancks, head coach of the Kimberley Dynamiters, following his team’s Game 5 win.

“I have a lot of respect for their coaching staff.

Jonesy has been there a long time and they’ve got a winning tradition…

A winning tradition brings good players. We beat a good team.”

In 2015, the Dynamiters also claimed a five-game victory over the Nitehawks before going on to win the KIJHL crown in six games over the Kamloops Storm.

“Losing is tough, but it’s made easier when you lose to a real good hockey team,” said Terry Jones, head coach of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, following Game 5.

“These guys are de-

termined to go a long ways. I wish them well.”

The Dynamiters will face the 100 Mile House Wranglers in the 2016 KIJHL championship.

The Wranglers advanced to the league final after derailing the Summerland Steam in five games to claim the Okanagan/ Shuswap Conference championship.

“It’s obviously a good feeling, but none of us are satisfied yet — we still have a job to do,” said Dynamiters captain Jason Richter, who tallied the game- and series-clinching goal Monday night.

“Everyone is going to have to go all in. Everyone needs the will to win and the heart to win. We’re going to do everything in our power and that’s what it’s going to take.”

The Dynamiters received scoring from Tyler Van Steinburg, Richter and Franco Colapaolo, with goaltender Tyson Brouwer making 29 saves between the pipes in Game 5.

Allan Pruss responded on behalf of the Nitehawks, while goaltender Tallon Kramer was electric, even in defeat, turning aside 32 shots.

Richter’s game- and series-clinching marker could not have come at a better time for the home team and a worse time for the visitors.

With Devin Nemes serving a slashing minor, Richter redirected a Jordan Busch point shot that found the fivehole on Kramer and trickled through to give the Dynamiters a 2-1 lead 2:32 into the third period, sending the majority of the 1,155 fans at the Kimberley Civic Centre into a frenzy.

“It was a poor read that led to a poor penalty and poor penalties are always the hardest to kill,” Jones said. “It’s their first power-play goal of the series and it turns out to be the series winner. It’s ironic, when we did such a great job on all our kills, that that one loses it for us.”

Richter’s power-play tally was his team’s only man-advantage conversion of the entire conference final as the Nitehawks penalty kill went an astounding 19-for-

20. Unfortunately for coach Jones and the Nitehawks, that one failed kill came at the worst possible moment.

“It’s funny how it happened, it wasn’t pretty or anything else,” Bancks said of Richter’s power-play effort. “It was a shot that hit someone and went it. You shoot the puck with a screen and good things happen.”

Tense time ensued immediately after Richter’s game-changing goal as Brouwer played the puck up over the glass and out of play, earning himself a delay of game penalty and sending the Nitehawks to the man advantage.

Though the visitors created a few opportunities, Brouwer was able to hold the fort and the Dynamiters penalty kill went to work keeping Beaver Valley from drawing even.

Colapaolo added the necessary insurance with 7:51 remaining in regulation. Dancing past Nitehawks defenceman Ryan Terpsma, the 19-year-old Colapaolo slid the puck low past Kramer for a 3-1 lead.

“I thought we outworked them [in the third period],” Bancks said. “One of the things people don’t really appreciate with our team is the back pressure. The number of times it looks like they’ve got a play, a stick will come in from behind and poke the puck into the corner.

That comes from good hard work.

“We do that better than just about everybody and that’s an important part of it. We outworked them in the third period, cycled the puck well and Franco got a huge goal for us.

He showed his poise and patience. He’s been a nice addition.”

Despite the decisive finish in the third period, Game 5 — like almost every game before it between the Nitehawks and Dynamiters — was tightly contested from the first puck drop.

Van Steinburg opened the scoring in the first period.

After a clean face-off win to the glove side of Kramer, the puck came to Van Steinburg, who

TAYLOR ROCCA PHOTO

Kimberley Dynamiters captain Jason Richter (#40) roars past Beaver Valley Nitehawks defenceman McKoy Hauck (#9) and in on goaltender Tallon Kramer during the second period of Game 5 at the Kimberley Civic Centre Monday night. Richter didn’t capitalize on this sequence, but earned redemption by scoring the game- and series-clinching goal in the third period. wasted no time sending a quick wrist shot from the point and past Kramer’s glove 7:18 into the first period.

Pruss knotted the game 1-1 on a power play 5:40 into the second period.

Brouwer made the initial save, but the frozen rubber found a hole and slowly trickled up and over the Nitros netminder before rolling over the goal line to even the score after 40 minutes.

Kramer was his usual stellar self in Game 5, particularly in the second and third periods.

“He’s a great kid, a great leader, a great goalie,” Jones said of Kramer.

“He never quit on any-

thing. He never quit on any play and that’s the kind of person he is.”

After Pruss’ tying tally, the Dynamiters had ample opportunity to retake the lead, but the 19-year-old puck-stopper was having none of it.

The best chance of the second period came as Richter burst in alone behind the Nitehawks defence. Racing across the Beaver Valley blueline, the Kimberley captain bolted to the slot before sending a quick snapshot high and wide of Kramer, who was well out of the blue paint aggressively challenging.

Next, Kramer got low to make a fantastic split save in tight with Co-

lapaolo crashing through the crease.

In the third period, Graham Dugdale busted in alone on Kramer, who was once again forced to make a massive save, keeping his team within one goal after Richter had given the Dynamiters the lead.

Next, the product of Grande Prairie, Alta., stoned Eric Buckley off a glorious two-on-one opportunity.

Prior to Richter’s series-clincher, Buckley thought he had given the Dynamiters a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal, but the on-ice officials saw otherwise.

Taking a loose puck, the veteran forward spun and fired low. As

the red light came on, the nearest referee immediately washed out the goal.

Mere moments later, Richter registered the winner, leaving no question between the goal judge and on-ice officials.

With the victory, the Dynamiters take on the 100 Mile House Wranglers in the KIJHL championship, which is slated to begin Saturday, March 26 at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

See the Daily Townsman/Daily Bulletin for the complete KIJHL championship schedule and an in-depth preview later this week.

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Kootenay Ice Awards

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Jamie Derkach (left) presents forward Austin Wellsby with the Skyway Distributors Most Improved Player award.

Cora Tschetters (second from left) presents Matt Alfaro (left), Zak Zborosky (second from right) and Wyatt Hoflin (right) with recognition as the Haddad Financial Services 3 Stars of the Year.

18th annual Kootenay Ice Awards Mindy Atti (left) presents forward Jared Legien with the EKC Community Relations Award.

Stacy Campbell (left) presents forward Noah Philp (right) with the Alpine Toyota Rookie of the Year award.

President & general manager Jeff Chynoweth (left) presents John MacDonald (right) with recognition for 18 years of service. MacDonald, who has been the Off Ice Official Coordinator since 2003, held a variety of positions over his 18 years and is retiring at the conclusion of 2015-16.

Harley Lee (left) presents forward Matt Alfaro with the BDO Canada LLP Most Underrated Player award.

Don MacMillan (left) presents Tanner Lishchynsky (right) with the Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Service Centre Top Defenseman award.

The Kootenay Ice handed out team awards Friday night at Western Financial Place, honouring their best & brightest from the 2015-16 Western Hockey League season.

All photos by Barry Coulter

Teresa Anderson (left) & David Hoover (right) present defenceman Cale Fleury with the Kootenay Ice Fan Club Player of the Year award.

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Province presses for LNG approval after delay Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government has sent officials to Ottawa to help work through the latest delay in the Pacific Northwest LNG project at Prince Rupert, a 90-day extension requested by the federal regulator to study fisheries impact.

Rich Coleman, B.C.’s minister for natural gas development, said Monday he hopes to “overcome the delay” in approval of the Petronas-backed liquefied natural gas project that applied for federal environmental assessment more than two years ago.

“I’m confident that any remaining questions can be answered completely and quickly,” Coleman said in a statement. “They have to be. Jobs for British Columbians should not be held by unnecessary delays.”

Coleman said the the $36 billion plant and pipeline would be the largest private investment in Canadian history, equivalent to four Site C dams, five Olympic games or 11 Port Mann bridge projects.

Sketch shows proposed elevated pipeline and liquefied natural gas terminal near Prince Rupert.

The much smaller Woodfibre LNG project at a former pulp mill site near Squamish received federal environmental approval last week.

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced Friday that the Woodfibre project has been found unlikely to cause

significant adverse environmental effects. The project received provincial approval in October 2015 after a joint review coordinated by B.C. The Pacific North project got a boost last week when the Lax Kwa’laams Band council reversed its opposition to a terminal at Lelu

Island, notifying McKenna that it would support the plan with two conditions.

McKenna granted the extension at the request of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, which asked Pacific Northwest for more information on effects of in-water con-

struction activities at Flora Bank, an important salmon-rearing area for the Skeena River.

Rallies and truck parades were held in Fort St. John and Fort Nelson last week to urge the federal government to approve LNG projects to provide an export market for B.C. gas.

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A glut of natural gas across North America has brought drilling activity in northeastern B.C. gas fields to a nearhalt, with a recent sale of drilling rights by the B.C. government attracting no sales for the first time in the industry’s 50-year history.

Energy Minister Bill

Bennett said northeast coal mines idle in addition to a slump in gas activity.

“The two communities up there that are probably the worst off are Tumbler Ridge and Fort Nelson,” Bennett said. “Folks in the Lower Mainland are typically shielded from the ups and downs of the natural resource industries, but if you live in Fort Nelson or Tumbler Ridge or Cranbrook or Williams Lake, you’re not shielded. You feel it.”

Premier Christy Clark said the federal government is looking closely at the economic impact of LNG development, with Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland’s oil industries also hurting.

“Over 30 years, 100,000 jobs and a trillion dollars potentially in GDP growth, that’s a big number,” Clark said.

“If they’re thinking about First Nations, they will spend some time thinking about all of the First Nations members who have signed agreements to support LNG, who will be part of building LNG, the environmental stewards.”

April Women Grow Kootenay event Submitted

Women Grow is an entity that was created to connect, educate, inspire and empower the next generation of cannabis industry leaders by creating programs, community and events for aspiring and current business executives. Founded in 2014 in Denver, Colorado, Women Grow is a for-profit entity that serves as a catalyst for women to influence and succeed in the cannabis industry as the end of marijuana prohibition occurs on a national scale. Chapter events are held every month in different cities throughout the region with the intent of encouraging and promoting small business artisans and strengthening the local economy throughout the region.

Women Grow Kootenay Region held its March networking event at the beginning of the month at the historic St. Eugene Resort in Cranbrook, B.C. The evening began with a blessing from a Ktunaxa elder in support of the future in the sentiment of

this industry being something better for both the people and Mother Earth. The event brought both presenters and guests from far and wide, including; David Greiner, an organic hemp farmer from Saskatchewan who shared his wealth of knowledge about large-scale agricultural hemp practices and production, and the ins and outs of running a family farm; Graeme Staley and Bob Farmer of Purefarma Solutions Inc. who spoke in depth about various cannabis extraction methods and processes; Tamara Duggan, owner of Tamarack Dispensaries in Kimberly, B.C. – the first dispensary in Canada to be granted a dispensary business licence by the municipality– spoke about how her personal journey as a caregiver and how immense success with cannabis medicine brought her into a new career; and long-time cannabis advocate and owner of Herbivore branding and consulting, Teresa Taylor, who talked about the importance of the terminology we

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Incorrect ideas are held and carried forward by way language, and in order to shift outdated, false, negatively held ideas around cannabis, we must start with the way we speak about it. This event was sponsored by J/W Mari Mariceuticals Inc. and The Kootenay’s Medicine Tree.

Women Grow Kootenay Region Chapter is returning to Nelson to host a Spring Grow Show at the Hume Hotel on Friday, April 8th, at 6:00pm, which will feature both presentations and information booths with enthusiasts and business owners with a vast knowledge and experience related to this sector of the industry.

Women Grow is thrilled to have local business owner and garden aficionado, David Robinson, as the headlining speaker for the evening.

David was born and raised in Surrey, BC and grew up enjoying the fruits of the local harvest. In his early twenties he began working full time in hydroponic retail.

This was like hydroponic boot camp! After five years full time in such a demanding environment he thought he was a pro! David began to take a personal interest in helping his clients grow with whatever means they could.

He then dedicated the next 10 years towards producing a book, “The Grower’s Handbook”, that considered all potential variables into indoor cultivation. This includes the genetics, environment, growing systems, nutrient availability, and so on. If you want to grow indoors, someday, you will probably go into a hydroponic store to make purchases for your garden and he would be the guy that you would want to find on the other side of the counter.

Early bird tickets can be purchased online at www. universe.com for $25 or for $40, cash only, at the door.

Join us on April 8th for as we explore the diverse world of cannabis cultivation techniques in the Kootenay’s.

In addition to the Friday Women Grow signature networking event, Wild Woods Yoga & Wellness studio on Ward Street will be hosting Women Grow and local yoga teacher Megan Bond for a “Yoga with Terpene Aromatherapy” dedicated to Women’s Health the following day, Saturday April 9, at 12 pm. Explore and empower your feminine divine while indulging into the aromas of terpenes with Megan and Kaleigh Herald from Women

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Women Grow is a platform for individuals with all sorts of backgrounds to bring their individual strengths and experiences and apply them to the cannabis industry. Please note that you do not have to have had any previous cannabis experience to get involved - this is an emerging industry and, the truth is, many of us are new; opportunities are vast and there is a place for all of us to participate and contribute! Please reach us at kootenay@ women.com.

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You might want to make some changes in the near future, but the timing could be off. Tonight: As late as you want.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might want to proceed carefully and have an important discussion. The problem lies in the fact that you know you’ll have to repeat it later. You might believe that there is a meeting of the minds, but given time, you will find out otherwise. Tonight: With a favorite person.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Others seek you out. You might enjoy the popularity, but you dislike the heavy conversations that are coming forward. You will need to have an important talk with a close associate or friend -- just don’t have it today or tomorrow. Tonight: Happy at home.

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Dear Annie: I live with a friend who wants the house to be neat all of the time. But his personal habits are disgusting.

“Bruno” washes up in the morning with a washcloth that he leaves on top of the hamper. He takes a shower once every two weeks. He coughs and hacks and spits into the trash can by his desk.

He gets black newsprint on his fingers when he reads the paper and then it gets all over our white walls when he touches them. He is diabetic and disposes of his bloody test strips and tissues in a garbage can in the kitchen. Next to the table. Where we eat.

How can I tell him to be more sanitary? I get so nauseated by his habits that sometimes I want to move out, but I can’t afford that option. When I speak to him about it, he gets crabby.

-- Disgusted Roommate Dear Roommate: This is what happens when people share living quarters -you have to find ways to live with those traits that irritate one another. We recommend putting a trash can with a flip lid in the kitchen, so his tissues and test strips are not visible, and the container is easy enough to use that Bruno won’t drop the tissues on the floor. You can do the same with the one by his desk. Do the reverse with the hamper -- replace it with one that has no lid, so everything goes into a basket that can be carried to the washer. Don’t clean up his inky fingerprints. If he doesn’t like to see them, simply direct him to the cleaning supplies.

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Dear Annie: My niece is married and they have three children. Each year, I send my niece a Christmas gift of a significant amount of money for the family. I send a gift certificate for each child’s birthday, and I also send my niece a gift for her birthday.

She never sends a thank you via letter, card, text or email. She never acknowledges receiving the gifts at all.

I always have to write and ask whether the gifts arrived, and usually, I will get a response a day or two later.

I realize I don’t send gifts simply to be acknowledged, but it is a courtesy to let the giver know something was received. At what point can I let go of this tradition since it certainly doesn’t seem to be appreciated? She lives in a different state, and I haven’t seen them in over eight years.

If I stop sending gifts, I know she will never once consider that she is responsible. But do I continue sending gifts to someone I consider unappreciative and rude? -- Annoyed Aunt Dear Aunt: You can stop this tradition immediately. Send your niece a lovely card for the next occasion and write inside, “I can tell that gifts seem to create an extra burden for you, so I’ve decided to stop sending them.” Enough already.

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He was born in Ewelme, Alberta on April 3rd 1928 to Daniel and Maria Wiens and grew up on the family farm near Fort McLeod, Ab. As a young man, Henry attended Mennonite Bible Institute in Didsbury, Ab. After Bible School, his first job was driving truck for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deliveryâ&#x20AC;? in Calgary. It was during this time that he met his love, Anne Schellenberg.

They married in 1952 and were soon blessed with 3 children and Henry began to pursue his lifelong career in carpentry and construction.

In 1967, the family moved to Cranbrook where Henry partnered with his brother John building basements, and later worked for contractor and friend, Gerry Carr.

In 1969, their 4th child, was born. In the mid 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s he put down his hammer and began working for BC Parks as part of the Fort Steele security staff. He worked there until his retirement in 1993. Afterward, Henry & Anne enjoyed many holiday travels throughout western Canada and spent many winters with friends in Arizona.

Throughout their lives Henry & Anne enjoyed a rich Church life, including many years at Foothills Mennonite in Calgary, followed by First Baptist Church in Cranbrook and finally Knox Presbyterian.

Henry was predeceased by his beloved wife Anne in 2014, and brothers David and Jacob. He is survived by his loving children Dan of Surrey BC, Dyan (Ken) Thayer of Bellingham WA, Donna (Greg) Pascuzzo and Jamie of Cranbrook BC; His five grandchildren, Jenny (Marco) Guzzo, Sarah Maglio, Jake Whiteley, Jeff Pascuzzo and Brock (Caitlin) Pascuzzo, 2 great-grandchildren, Juliano & Liam Guzzo, and his brothers John Wiens of Cranbrook, Ernest Wiens of Edmonton, Dan Wiens and sister Jessie, both of Kelowna BC. A memorial service will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church 2100-3rd St S, Cranbrook, B.C. on Thursday March 24, 2016 at 11 a.m. Those wishing to remember Henry in a special way may do so with offerings to the Church.

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Interior Health talking about ticks T r e vo r C r aw l e y

It’s no secret that small bugs can tick us off, however, Dermacentor andersoni can pack a serious bite.

Known as the wood tick, Interior Health is warning the public to keep an eye out for the insects now that spring has sprung. Ticks, often found in tall grass and wooded areas, feed on the blood of humans and animals and their bites can sometimes transmit diseases.

Interior Health suggests covering up before heading outdoors and checking over yourself, children or pets after being outdoors as ways to prevent and mitigate

tick bites. Other easy bite prevention tips include applying insect repellant and tucking pant legs into socks or boots.

“The most common tick species in the Interior Health region is the Wood Tick (Dermacentor andersoni), which is not known to carry the Lyme disease bacteria, said Dr. Silvina Mema, Medical Health Officer with Interior Health. “The Wood Tick can carry other diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, although it is very rare. Some ticks also have toxins that can cause temporary muscle weakness and paralysis but the symptoms fade once the tick is removed.”

If you find a tick on yourself, family member or pet, use gloves and needle-nose tweezers to remove it. Grasp the tick close to the skin, pull it straight out and the

area with soap and water.

A certain tick species—Ixodes pacificus—that carries Lyme disease is more common to the coastal areas of the province, but could also be present in low numbers in areas within IH jurisdiction. However, less than one per cent of Ixodes ticks carry the disease.

Symptoms of people infected with Lyme disease from a tick bite include fever, headache, muscle pain, along with the development of rash that looks like a bulls-eye target around the bite site.

“Most tick bites do not result in illness; however, all tick bites should be cleaned, as infection

can occur whenever there is a break in the skin,” added Dr. Mema. “It is important to watch for signs of tick-transmitted illnesses. Signs of many tick-borne infections can be quite similar and include fever, headache, muscle pain, and rash. Anyone who experiences a bulls-eye rash or other symptoms should see a doctor as soon as possible.”

To reduce ticks from entering your home and yard, keep grass short and remove fallen leaves and weeds, trim tree branches to allow for more sunlight in the yard, keep wood piles and bird feeders away from the house.

Crawford Bay’s Starbelly Jam taking 2016 off, returning in 2017 Creston Valley Advance

There will be no festival this year, but that’s not the end for Starbelly Jam — the board has announced plans for the Crawford Bay family

music festival to return in 2017.

“The Starbelly board and central organizers are looking at 2016 as a regenerative year, taking some time to

focus on the internal structure, so that we can make 2017 and the coming years even better than ever,” said the board in a press release.

The festival remains fi-

nancially sound, but getting help behind the scenes has been a challenge.

“As the dynamics have shifted, and population has dwindled on the East Shore

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