Kimberley Daily Bulletin, March 23, 2016

WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 2016

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Kimberley RCMP busy with traffic violations CPL. CHRIS NE WEL Kimberley RCMP

As a result of alcohol a woman was arrested for assault and taken to jail, her partner ended up with a 90 day driving prohibition arising from the same incident.

Shortly after midnight police were called to a Kimberley residence where two persons had engaged in an alcohol fueled dispute. A female was arrested for assault and transported to cells.

A short time later an officer noted the other party driving. He knew from the incident the driver had been consuming alcohol and stopped the vehicle. A breath sample was obtained and the driver issued a 90 day driving prohibition and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

A large number of complaints police receive are alcohol related, this is only one example.

We ask that if you drink, you drink responsibly.

This incident likely could have be avoided had the parties recognized the inherent effects of alcohol.

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.

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Cranbrook Air SAR flew to Golden Sunday in a Cessna 182 to assist in the search for a missing photographer.

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A Golden-based wildlife photographer whose vehicle got stuck out in the backcountry was found safe over the weekend thanks to some help from Cranbrook Air Search and Rescue.

The photographer, who was reported missing by family to authorities late on Saturday, was found by a stroke of luck after being spotted near a remote area of Kinbasket Lake by a civilian helicopter pilot who was ferrying passengers from Donald to a backcountry lodge.

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The man was eventually spotted walking along a snow-covered backroad by a civilian helicopter and RCMP, along with Air SAR and Golden and District SAR were able to meet him on the ground and get him back home.

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Key City Gallery “exposed body art show and sale”

Artists Reception and Body Art Cat Walk is set for Friday April 1 from 6-8 p.m.

In the Gallery at Centre 64 Artrageous Adjudicated Exhibition in honor of Lou Wanuk. In the gallery form March 1 to March 26.

THROUGH THE LENS Member’s Photography Exhibition Presented by Cranbrook & District Arts Council, Cranbrook Arts Gallery, 1013 Baker Street. Now through to March 30.

Gallery Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 p.m. Featuring local and regional photographers. ARTISTS RECEPTION: Thursday March 10 6-8 pm

Fisher Peak Winter Ale Concert Series Key City Theatre Small Stage

Key City Theatre has joined with Fisher Peak Performing Artists Society and Fisher Peak Brewing Company to bring you the Fisher Peak Winter Ale Concert Series. Five Great Performances at one low price! Fine music, Fine Ale & Fine Friends!

Featured Artists: Small Glories (April 14) and Brian Brons & His Band of Brothers (May 12).

Series Tickets on Sale Now! Buy online at www. keycitytheatre.com or call 250-426-7006 Series Ticket $119 or $99 for Key City Theatre and Fisher Peak Performing Artists Society Members.

Sat. March 26 Easter Egg Decorating

Ukrainian Easter egg demo at Marysville Artisans. 12 to 4pm

“Undefeated

Hope” Spring Conference March 25-27 Easter Weekend Celebration

Speakers: Steve and Wendy Backlund from Redding California and a Team from BSSM. At House of Hope Cranbrook 629- 6th St NW. Times: Fri. 7pm Sat: 9:30am 2 and 7pm.

Info: Ph. 250-421-3784 email; cranbrookhouseofhope@gmail.com Register at www.ihopecranbrook.ca

Mar 29 to April 23 George C. Hogg in the Gallery at Centre 64

George has no ‘favourite’ subject and enjoys producing works of the beautiful landscapes of the Canadian west, capturing the wildlife that inhabits our forests and recording the history of buildings and times past. In his works of the native peoples and their pow wows, he captures the spirit of the people and shows his great love of their culture and history.

Friday, April 1

Mini Book Sale of the Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library in the Manual Training School from 4 pm to 7 pm for FRIENDS MEMBERS ONLY.

Saturday, April 2

Mini Book Sale of the Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library in the Manual Training School from 9 am to 4 pm. EVERYONE WELCOME. Come and discover books on gardening, outdoor pursuits, newer releases, popular fiction, mystery, children’s books and much more.

Please drop your book donations off at the Circulation Desk in the Library. For info Marilyn 250-489-6254.

Timber!

Cirque Alfonse April 2 at 7:30 pm

Acrobatic Lumberjacks Juggling Hatchets!

You can almost smell the fresh-cut pine logs and the sweat of lumberjacks as you watch them jiving to a traditional folk soundtrack.

The artists perform incredible feats of aerial

Up next in the gallery at Centre 64, the art of George C. Hogg. acrobatics that are directly inspired by the natural raw materials of the forest and the equipment used on the farm. The atmosphere is hyper-festive! Don’t miss this one of a kind circus performance.

Tickets $35 and $29 for Big Ticket Members.

Student Special: $20 Call 250-426-7006 or buy online at www.keycitytheatre.com

Wed. April 6, Travelogue

7 PM College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre GoGo Granny Travelogue with Allister Pedersen - Hawaii-The Big Island. Hawaii, the Big Island, is a mecca of diversity. From the cold snow-capped 13,796’ summit of Mauna Kea to the white-hot lava flowing into the Pacific and the diverse undersea reef fish Hawaii has everything to excite the explorer, the hiker and the snorkeler. Join Allister during this presentation that shows images of the Mauna Kea Observatory, hikes through the dormant Kilauea volcano, an underground visit to the Thurston lava tubes and a late-day/ nighttime hike with local Kalapana guides to hot flowing lava. Add to that the flora, fauna and

fish of the area-it is certain you will be entertained and informed.

Admission by donation to the GoGo Granny’s supporting Grandmothers in sub sahara Africa

LIVE AT STUDIO 64:

The final two concerts of the Spring Series will first feature Joe Nolan on Saturday April 16th. This young singer/songwriter will bring his earthy blues/ rock stylings to our cabaret seating studio. On May 28th, you can get up and boogie to The Red Cannons a high energy Rock n Roll band from Calgary. There is an ongoing Silent Auction featuring the Helen Robertson artwork in the studio. Come in and make a bid. Proceeds will go towards the purchase of a new portable stage. Tickets for both shows are available at Centre 64 250-4274919

Thurs. April 14th Utah Travelogue

The Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library will be hosting a Utah Travelogue at the College of the Rockies, Lecture Theatre, at 7:00 pm.

Join Allister & Denise Pederson as they travel from the Mormon Temples to Bryce, Zion, Canyon-

Timber! Don’t miss Cirque Alfonse April 2 at Key City Theatre.

lands and Kodachrome parks which offer endless hiking, slick rock biking, canyon hiking, & slot canyon exploration. Angels’ Landing hike and the magical Fairyland Trail are magical.

There is so much more!

Admission is by donation.

Junior Art Explorations with Heidi Brookes April 5 to May 17

at Cranbrook Arts 1013 Baker Street. 8

Tuesdays 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Fee $149 includes all supplies. Eligible for a tax credit. 1- colour theory and Andy Warhol pencil crayons. 2colour wheel with watercolour pencils 3- cut out Mandalas with watercolour pencils 4Monet- tinting and acrylics on canvas 5Georgia O’Keefe and oil pastels 6- Pointillism with markers 7Nature scene with soft pastels 8- Free choice with any mediums used in class. Call 250426-4223 to register or drop in to the Gallery.

April 23 and 24 2-day Watercolour Flower Workshop with Victoria Page

9:30am - 3:30pm | $75 + GST KAC member, $82.50 + GST nonmember | Centre 64 Studio | bring your own lunch and snacks Only 3 available spots left at this time.

To register, please contact Centre 64: 250-4274919.

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Law enforcement will patrol 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.

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.

“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.

Mud-bogging is becoming more and more popular and it is drawing notice of law enforcement locally.

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Jumbo municipality to Ktunaxa Nation and RDEK defer joining RDEK board focus on reconciliation For the Bulletin

Ste ve Hubrecht Columbia Valley Pioneer

Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality is making it clear that it doesn’t plan to take a seat at the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors table any time soon — Jumbo council passed a resolution at its most recent council meeting to push back the time when it is scheduled to do just that.

The resolution was proposed by Jumbo mayor Greg Deck at the Tuesday, March 15th council meeting, requesting the provincial government amend the part of the municipality’s letters patent (the provincial legislation that created and incorporated the mountain resort municipality) that would have seen it become a sitting member of the RDEK when it ei-

The Jumbo municipality. ther had sufficient residents, reached a certain level of assessment, or in January 2017 — whichever came first.

“We have do not have those residents yet,” said Mr. Deck, who was participating in the meeting by phone, noting the January 2017 date is coming up soon. He said that although the municipality is chipping in financially to the RDEK by paying hospital and

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RDEK taxes, there is little point in it doing any more than that.

“All the reasons to not have an active role in the RDEK will still be there in January 2017 and are still sound,” he said. “I think we should ask the provincial government to extend that original timeline for another three years to January 2020 (by amending the letters patent).” He added the move should

not attract any controversy. Mr. Deck later said the proposed three-year extension does not necessarily mean that January 2020 is when the municipality expects to have enough residents or be developed enough to warrant a seat on the RDEK board of directors, and in that sense is somewhat arbitrary.

“It’s difficult to say (when there will be residents and development) because there are many outside factors that make it hard to predict that schedule,” said Mr. Deck.

The resolution passed unanimously.

During the meeting, Jumbo council also gave initial readings to its 2016-2020 financial plan bylaw and received and accepted the municipality’s 2015 audited financial statements.

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Over 70 elected officials and senior management from Ktunaxa Communities, the Ktunaxa Nation Council and the Regional District of East Kootenay gathered on March 10th 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 report 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 Nation 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.”

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.”

A report summarizing the Forum and the ideas generated throughout the day will now be prepared and distributed to all attendees.

“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.

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Calgary Chinook Championship Competition brought dancers from all over the western provinces and northern US to Calgary last weekend. Our local dancers were amazing! Hannah Boulton, left, danced beautifully and won the aggregate trophy and 4 medals in her Premier Class. Mackenzie Fulton won a gold and bronze and Dawson Downie won a bronze medal in her class. Former students of Liela’s , (Kasey & Victoria Hawkins) , but living in Coeur d’Alene danced as well and won Runner Up titles in the Championship. All the girls are hard at work in preparation for their local Highland Dance competition Saturday, April 16th at Parkland School in Cranbrook. These dancers are students of Liela Cooper and Hali Duncan. Pictured l-r, Kasey Hawkins, Hannah Boulton, Victoria Hawkins, Liela Cooper, Megan Downie, Dawson Downie, Mackenzie Fulton.

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Fatality reported at Fernie Alpine Resort Snowboarder was in permanently closed area at time of accident Bryn C at ton 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 responded 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.

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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.

Municipality defers joining RDEK From Page 3 Jumbo chief financial officer Karen Sharp pointed out a discrepancy between the two documents — that the financial plan bylaw (which is the municipality’s budget) shows the Small Communities Grant and Community Works Fund coming in in future years, while the 2015 audited financial statements shows them being deferred during the previous year. The Jumbo municipality receiving these grants has

been the subject of previous controversy.

“We still have to recognize on the financial plan that we could have that money coming in. I have to show in the (2016) budget the potential for these funds to come in,” said Ms. Sharp. “In the actual financial statement at the end of the year (2016), that’s when it will show we have deferred the funds.”

As evidence, she pointed to the 2015 financial statements,

page five of which has a budgeted revenue of about $250,000 in government transfers contrasted with an actual revenue of roughly $121,000 in government transfers. “We did not actually receive the Small Communities Grant, we deferred it. The figures show how that works out,” she said.

The financial plan bylaw will likely be adopted at the next Jumbo council meeting.

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

On March 9th Cranbrook RCMP were approached by a citizen who advised 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 male said he would meet him a week later and pay him back. The Cranbrook citizen went to the allotted meeting point but the man never showed.

On March 21st, 2016 Cranbrook RCMP were again alerted to a man scamming people out of money. This time an elderly male 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 proceeded to give the senior and his wife a sob story about not having any money. Although the male made no threats, the couple was concerned thinking this man might attack them if they did not do what he wanted.

The pair gave the suspect $100 and then drove him to King Street.

Cranbrook RCMP are seeking this male in order 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

In the early morning hours of March 20th, 2016, Cranbrook RCMP received 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

RCMP make arrest in Canadian Tire theft On March 19, 2016, Cranbrook RCMP received a call to the local Canadian Tire Store for a complaint of a suspicious person.

The 23 year old male was standing outside the Garden Center with merchandise still wrapped in the security wire. On police attendance the male 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, a 23 year old resident 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 2pm.

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.

Police respond to 109 calls over week past 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.

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Kimberley United Church Outreach supports the local community with donations to the Helping Hands Food Bank and to the food program at McKim School. At McKim School, Rev. Sunny Kim and Gail McColl present a cheque to Anisa Stevens and Jacinta Marina.

RCMP From Page 1 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.

Cranbrook Air SAR lends a hand in search for photographer From Page 1 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,

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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.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC CONSULTATION 2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN City Council invites participation regarding the proposed 2016-2020 Financial Plan.

Copies of the proposed 2016-2020 Financial Plan will be available for pick up at City Hall or for download from the City website www.kimberley.ca under “latest news” and on Facebook at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2016.

The Financial Plan will be presented at a Townhall Meeting on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. Members of the Community are welcome to attend or provide written submissions.

The 2016-2020 Financial Plan is scheduled for first three readings at the Monday, April 11, 2016 Regular Council Meeting and adoption at the Monday, April 18, 2016 Special Council meeting.

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Alternatives to urban drug ghettos

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y recent columns on B.C.’s struggle with the growing westward migration of transients have produced responses that fall mainly into two groups.

The largest is people relieved that somebody is questioning the urban media narrative. That’s the one where drifters, drug addicts, welfare shoppers and thieves are the victims, and working people whose hard-earned communities are being degraded are the problem because of their selfish, uncaring attitudes.

Then there are readers so marinated in our nanny-state education, media and political system they object to anything other than a big-government response. They tend to ask, what’s your solution, Tom? As someone who has lost one relative to heroin addiction and almost lost another, I reflect on the history of successful addiction treatment. That is one of detox and abstinence.

That’s why I oppose the failed model of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where resources are poured into concentrated housing and “harm reduction” that perpetuate addiction, handouts and helplessness. Housing Minister Rich Coleman is rolling this out in other communities, in what I fear is an effort to paper over the problem for an election year.

The Globe and Mail recently profiled a

methamphetamine addict enrolled at Onsite, the belated treatment addition to Vancouver’s Insite supervised injection site. It was his fifth try, which may have something to do with the fact that when he walks outside he is in the middle of Canada’s biggest street drug bazaar.

Contrast that with a facility called Baldy Hughes, a therapeutic community 30 km outside Prince George. It’s a working farm, designed to provide a year-long program of abstinence-based therapy BC VIEWS and meaningful work.

It uses the traditional 12Tom step program developed by Fletcher Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, with peer support and group therapy.

There’s a greenhouse for winter farming, livestock to tend and the residents have designed and built a new horse stable. There’s also a beekeeping project. Residents can complete their high school education, take first aid training and learn basic computer skills.

What they can’t do is leave unescorted during their treatment program. They can’t bring drugs, alcohol, weapons or phones with them.

It’s a costly program, with a small number of spaces available on referral from B.C.’s social development ministry. Others can finance it with the help of medical employment insurance.

I mention this not to suggest it is a solu-

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tion for every community, but to compare it with what the B.C. government is spending millions on.

A news event was arranged to greet the first resident moving from Victoria’s squalid downtown tent camp to a refurbished nursing home. And who was the poster child for this project, hand-picked by the agency that runs the growing network of shelters in the area?

He described himself as a former Edmonton resident who was hitch-hiking around, going from shelter to shelter and ending up camped in the squat. He was impressed by the tidy room with three meals a day he was being given, in a “low barrier” facility where booze and drugs are brought in, no questions asked.

What he was really looking forward to, in addition to accommodations, was an opportunity to kick back and play his favourite video game. That would be Grand Theft Auto, where your character runs around stealing cars, escaping police and meeting with criminal gangs. It’s popular with adolescents, which these days means anyone under 30.

This is where your tax dollars are going.

Waves of people come in, with key trouble spots being communities on the major highways coming into the Lower Mainland.

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

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Letters to the Editor Cominco Gardens

I could not believe my eyes when I read that the Cominco Gardens are on a list of items to be considered for no more funding and the comment from a councilor that there are no “sacred cows”.

There are many families that have planted rose bushed is honor of their loved ones in the beds of Cominco Gardens and visit often.

Also the residents of the Pines and Garden View many who were born and raised here, have a beautiful place to be walked or wheeled to enjoy the flowers in their last days.

I feel this was a flippant remark for such a wonderful place that is enjoyed by residents, tourists, grad classes, seniors and youngsters and those in need of solace in a world so fraught with sorrow. The flowers lift your spirit.

I feel quite sure I am not the only one who will be totally dismayed if the Gardens should ever be closed due to lack of funds.

I’m sure there are many other options that are not so close to the heart of what made Kimberley great — The Sullivan Mine and the miners, wives and children who worked and lived in Kimberley and the Gardens are part of that legacy Rae Fergus Kimberley

Youth Centre

Re: “Getting Youth Involved with the community:” The Kimberley Youth Steering Committee, readers/taxpayers/volunteers must have been confused as we were with this article. For 22 years the Spark Youth Society/Centre (Lee Haskell) has worked for and with youth and we aren’t even mentioned or acknowledged. The CBT Youth Engagement Strategy report also excluded the youth society/centre until after report was completed and posted to city’s website and paper. We are voicing our concerns, frustrations and that it is feeling like “Youth Centre Snubbing” and we feel exclusion is a form of bullying! What message is this sending our youth? We are asking why?

What is going on here? This segregation with our youth resources /programs has to stop now. As Adult Community leaders are we passing down this behaviour and paradigm without realizing it?

We ask, the Steering Committee Program Adult Leaders, why the Youth Steering group has not been encouraged to work and plan events together, include and use this youth community resource?

Why didn’t the Youth group know about the centre and what it offers? Why aren’t our offers to meet or work together acknowledged? Why not presentations to our board and youth advisory committee, or come in, say hi or introduce themselves to the youth, board or staff? Then the Youth group would know the centre is perfect for youth FREE for events and functions. We offered our experience for a talent competition at centre and so far silence. When The Youth Engagement Project Coordina-

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tor was asked why no YOUTH engagement meetings were held at YOUTH centre, she said couple of adult’s were uncomfortable.

What message is this sending to our youth?

How did it become about the adults?

We feel that it is common sense that any CBT YOUTH Funded project should at least contact “The Longest Lasting YOUTH Centre in BC.” We are very proud of our center; it includes a meeting room, bookstore, stage, a commercial kitchen, two washrooms, fireplace and its wheel chair assessable, downtown location, with an 1800 sq foot landmark mural. Other communities are in awe of us and what we have here, it is time our community see its value as well. This lack of communication affects our operational funding, it has been stated at Council that the Youth Centre won’t receive full support with city grant funds until we all work together. The responsibility to work together is on the youth society, and that is beyond our control. (Note: city grant funds have been cut in half with attendance climbing daily.)

Let’s stop teaching our youth that segregation is ok if we are different, that social status outweighs unity, harmony, acceptance and inclusion in OUR community.

Let’s uses our limited youth resources it to the fullest, let’s work together for the health and wellness of our youth community.

Bev Middlebrook Kimberley

Ice Road Hockey

I recently attended the Kootenay Ice verses all who showed up at the road hockey game at the Home Depot parking lot on Saturday, March 19.

Thank you to the Home Depot and Boston Pizza for sponsoring this event. You did a great job. I took my eight-year-old grandson and what a blast he had.

My hat is off to the Ice players who all showed up in spite of playing a game the night before and having to be on the bus later that day for Calgary. The kids that showed up were between 5 and 12 years old and the Ice players treated them like their own little brothers and sisters.

To treat this team with anything but respect is wrong when you see the sense of community that they show for this city. I for one gained a whole new respect for the Ice and I wish the overagers all the success they deserve and look forward to next year cheering on the Ice. Go Ice Go! B. Bear Cranbrook

Refugee Benefits

Mr.Matheson needs to give himself a shake. His second letter on the topic confirms that in some sense he sees himself on an equal footing with refugees – really?

Providing refugees with temporary medical, dental, housing, food, etc., etc., is a time honoured Canadian tradition, one that we should take pride in! It is not some-

thing we should feel cheated by. Where are we coming from when we start moaning me too, me too?

If Mr.Matheson’s circumstances are indeed dire he should access the safety net that Canadians also take pride in.

If not he might want to consult his dictionary re: ‘travesty’.

John Clark Kimberley

Sun Walk

The sun walked through my house today buddha calm banishing shadows and the madman in me basked in the blessing the sun walked through my house today abolishing shadows in every nook and every cranny and the sun laughed because shadows are created by light meeting a wall of resistence today it met no resistence oh the sun walked through my house today and I heard joy laughing in the walls and I heard confidence singing in my feet I know who I am I accept my radiance confidence yodelling in my feet as I walk each step with the sun sure—footed mountain goat secure. and my eyes my blazing eyes see far being one with the sun like a giant flashlight illuminating my way illuminating the shadows under my bed fear, grief, shame and anger leap out to greet me and evaporate oh the sun walked through my house today even my bathroom was spic and span ten thousand flushes clean and the man from Glad was so glad his hair turned white does the sun choose upon whom it shines? does the sun withhold it’s rays from anyone? the sun is radiance the sun must shine and so must I oh the sun walked through my house today Sun Walk by ManWoman, 1938-2012

KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR UPCOMING

Thursday March 24, 6-9pm. You’re invited to a FUNdraiser for Jaxson Campbell, Coles Books, Tamarack Mall. With every purchase of regularly priced, in-store items at Coles Books this special evening, up to 20% of the purchase will be donated directly back to Jaxson Campbell!!

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.

ONGOING MILITARY AMES is a social/camaraderie/support group that meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month in the Kimberley Public Library reading room. All veterans are welcome. For more information call Cindy @ 250 919 3137.

Cranbrook Community Tennis Association welcomes all citizens to play or learn to play. Call Neil 250-489-8107, Cathy 250-464-1903.

Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon -1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org.

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?

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The Kootenay Ice spent some time during their last weekend in Cranbrook this season hosting a road hockey tournament for youngsters, Saturday, March 19, sponsored by Home Depot Boston Pizza. The event took place at the Home Depot parking lot, and a good time was had by all (see letter, Page 7).

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Australian snowboarder injured at Whitewater faces big bills Will Johnson Nelson Star

Australian tourist Ross Pointer was shredding down Whitewater’s Giddyup Gully when he lost his balance, crash-landing with his snowboard overhead. The fall didn’t especially concern him at first, as the snow cushioned the impact — but then he collided with something jagged.

“Initially I thought I’d fallen on a rock and broken my sacrum. I felt this intense pain,” Pointer, 39, told the Star, about the Jan. 22 accident that left him in the hospital for eight days. “But then I looked behind me and there was this stump with blood and flesh all over it.”

Luckily his partner Kalin-

dra McColl was nearby and was able to stuff the wound with snow while they waited for help. But because the accident occurred on an extreme run and it was a weekday, it was nearly five minutes before anyone appeared. During that time Pointer repeatedly lost consciousness.

“We didn’t have a first aid kit, unfortunately, but then a snowboarder came by and she asked him to get help as quickly as possible,” he said.

The grisly injury required two surgeries, including one in which a splinter of wood larger than a lighter was removed from his right buttock by local doctor Nick Sparrow, who jumped into the ambulance with them.

And while Pointer was going

through that, his partner was going through a different kind of an ordeal —arguing with their travel insurance company.

“It was my birthday and Ross had just gotten out of his second surgery. He was in so much pain I was lifting him and moving him every two minutes while arguing with someone from Travel Insuranz. Then tears, tears, tears and I’m told I haven’t reached the right person to speak with,” she said.

The experience exhausted her.

“In some ways, stresswise I got the easier time.

Pain-wise I didn’t,” said Pointer. “There was no empathy coming from the company. They just didn’t care.”

After making multiple phone calls over the course of a few days, the company informed them they weren’t covered — meaning they were on the hook for the more than $60,000 worth of medical bills Pointer accumulated during that time.

Had they stayed longer, the bill could’ve topped $500,000.

But McColl insists they paid for the insurance, and the screw-up is on the insurance company’s end. In contention is whether she specifically requested sports coverage.

“I went through the whole process, got my quote and paid for it. They emailed me a week later with a policy and I filed it for safekeeping,” she said. “Then they

called and said ‘sorry, we have no record of you purchasing sports coverage.”

McColl says she has a clear memory of filling in her information online.

Currently there is both an internal and an external review being conducted to investigate her claims. McColl told the Star the company “lied” to her, took days to respond to her requests, and at one point asked her pointed questions in an email without explaining the purpose behind them.

McColl believes the error might have been technical, and is hoping to get access to her computer back in Australia to produce proof she went through the proper online process. The company has told other media out-

Easter Services Cranbrook United Church

All Saints Anglican Church

Kimberley, invites you to join us for the following services:

Maundy Thursday 7:00 pm

Good Friday

(in Church hall)

10:00 am

Easter Sunday 10:00 am

360 Leadenhall St. The Rev. Dr. Katherine Hough

2 - 12th Avenue South, Cranbrook

HE LIVES!

(on the corner of Baker & 12th) Pastor Grant McDowell 10:30 - Noon Inter-Church Good Friday Service 10:30 - Noon Easter Sunday Service

1200 Kootenay St. N. 250-489-4704 www.cranbrookalliancechurch.com

St. Mary & Christ the Servant Church Welcome Easter Services at First Baptist Cranbrook 331 14th Ave S, Cranbrook Pastor Kevin Ewaskow

Tenebrae Service Thursday March 24, 7:00pm

Good Friday Service Knox Presbyterian, 11:00am

Sunday Easter Celebration Service 10:30am 250-426-4319 www.fbccranbrook.org

Catholic Church Easter Liturgies

Holy Thursday March 24 7:30pm at Christ the Servant Church Good Friday March 25 12:00 noon at St. Mary Church and 3:00 pm at Christ the Servant Church Holy Saturday March 26 8:00pm at St. Mary Church Easter Sunday March 27 8:00 & 11:00am at St. Mary Church, 9:30 am at Christ the Servant Church

St. Mary Church: 39 - 10th Ave. S., Cranbrook Christ the Servant Church: 1100 - 14th Ave. S., Cranbrook

with Rev. Frank Lewis

Maundy Thursday A “Last” Supper Service, we serve each other soup/bun/refreshments followed by a short service.

March 24th @ 6pm.

lets they aren’t responsible.

“This is a very unfortunate case and we appreciate that it has been a difficult time for the insured persons,” read a written statement from Travel Insuranz.

“There’s a bit of funny stuff going around,” McColl said. “In the media the company said we were naïve, that I could’ve picked up on their error earlier. And that’s a bummer for us. The whole reason for this trip was snowboarding, so why wouldn’t we purchase coverage?”

She said the company still hasn’t given her a satisfying answer as to how this could’ve happened.

“They’ve never once offered an explanation,” she said.

Kimberley United Church Corner of Wallinger & Boundary Phone 250-427-2428 Rev. Sunny Kim

Good Friday: March 25th, 10:00 am Easter Sunrise: March 27th, 7:35 am Easter Sunday: March 27th, 10:00 am

www.kimberleyunited.ca

Christ Church Anglican

Rev. Yme Woensdregt March 24, Maundy Thursday, worship at 7 pm March 25, Good Friday CrossWalk at Clock Tower, 10 am March 26, Vigil of Easter with the Sacrament of Baptism, 6 pm March 27, Easter Sunday, 9:15 am & 11 am 46 - 13 Ave S, Cranbrook 250-426-2644

Good Friday Service March 25th @ 9:00am Joining the “Cross”walk @ Baker St. Clock Tower 10:00am.

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Easter Service

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Early Sunrise Service March 27th @ 7:00am Easter Sunday Service @ 10:00am with fellowship to follow.

“All are welcome to come in faith to ponder in our hearts the mystery and the wonder of this season.”

Ph: 250-426-2022 www.cranbrookunited.com

502 Church Ave, Kimberley Phone: (250) 427-2585

Easter Schedule Holy Thursday, March 24 7pm Mass Good Friday, March 25 3pm Service Holy Saturday, March 26 8:30pm Easter Vigil Easter Sunday, March 27 9:30am Mass

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Veterans Hoflin & Lishchynsky reflect, leave sage advice for young Kootenay Ice WHL veterans Wyatt Hoflin and Tanner Lishchynsky depart Kootenay Ice for final time, look back upon successful careers

Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

To say the 2015-16 Western Hockey League season was a challenging one for the Kootenay Ice might be an understatement.

One thing is for certain, life would have been much more difficult if not for the veteran presence of overage goaltender Wyatt Hoflin and captain Tanner Lishchynsky.

The two 21-year-olds suited up for the final WHL game of their careers Sunday afternoon at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary and with exit meetings taking place at Western Financial Place Tuesday afternoon, the two depart Cranbrook for the final time as members of the Kootenay Ice. “No matter what comes at you, there’s a brighter side to anything, you’ve just got to find it,” Hoflin said Tuesday prior to hitting the highway back to his hometown of Spruce Grove, Alta. “You might have to dig harder through some things than others, but at the end of the day, something good can come out of anything. You’ve just got to continue to push hard.”

Hoping to play professional hockey, the call has yet to come for the four-year WHL veteran and as a result, he is thinking of heading to university, though the

decision hasn’t been an easy one.

“I think I’m going to go to school, get a degree and get ready for life,” Hoflin said. “If hockey after that is what comes, then that’s perfect.”

The 6-foot-1, 182pound netminder provided nothing short of an extensive highlight reel over the course of his four seasons with the Ice, in particular over the past two campaigns.

In 2014-15, Hoflin began rewriting the Kootenay Ice record book, establishing new marks for wins in a season (36), appearances in a season (67), minutes played in a season (3,848) and consecutive games played by a goaltender (29).

He continued the trend in 2015-16, setting a new Kootenay Ice alltime franchise record for saves with 4,505, surpassing the previous record set by Nathan Lieuwen (4,188).

It’s safe to say the soft-spoken, but comedic character left his mark on a franchise that originally selected him in the second round (37th overall) of the talent-rich 2010 WHL Bantam Draft.

For Lishchynsky, his four-year WHL career closes after playing 95 games with the Ice and 78 games with the Prince George Cougars prior to.

Mix in an RBC Cup title with the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in

2013-14 and the 6-foot-1, 182-pound blue liner has no shortage of memories either.

“There are a lot of great memories with a lot of different people,” Lishchynsky said before packing his bags and preparing for the drive home to Saskatoon.

“I’m happy to have gotten schooling for every year I’ve played.

“With being named captain and having a bigger responsibility, [learning] how to treat players and get them to be the best that they can be is a life skill I’ve been able to learn. I’m happy for everything I’ve learned this year and I’ll keep moving forward.”

After 173 WHL games, Lishchynsky is set to go to university and hopes to play CIS hockey while studying kinesiology. He has yet to decide what school will play host to the next chapter of his life, but wherever he goes he is excited for the challenge.

While Hoflin and Lishchynsky depart for the final time, both hope to have left lasting impressions on a young squad that featured 10 first-year players in 2015-16.

“Control the things you can,” Hoflin said.

“There are things within a hockey game and things within your life that you have no control over. Things like your work ethic, time you spend working on things

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Goaltender Wyatt Hoflin (left) and captain Tanner Lishchynsky (right) graduate from the WHL after successful careers. Before leaving Cranbrook for the final time as members of the Kootenay Ice, the 21-year-old veterans provided sage advice for the young club that remains. in general, those are things you control and those are things that are going to help you. Focus on them because they’re the things that will get you through any time in your hockey career.”

For the journeyman Lishchynsky — whose junior hockey career took him from the Cou-

gars to the Yorkton Terriers and on to the Flin Flon Bombers before he landed in Cranbrook — a strong work ethic is what carried him every step of the way, ultimately leading to being named the 20th captain in Kootenay Ice franchise history.

“Never give up,” Lish-

chynsky said. “Years like this happen every once in a while. You just keep moving forward, keep pushing and try to become a better person every day.”

Finishing 12-53-6-1, the Ice finished outside the WHL playoff picture for the first time since 1997-98 and ended the

campaign with a record below .500, putting a halt to a WHL-record 16-year run of seasons at .500 or better (1999 to 2015).

The club’s 12 victories represent the lowest total in a campaign for the franchise, while 53 losses and 31 points represent the second most, respectively, in a season.

WHL Bantam Draft Lottery set for Wednesday For The Townsman

CALGARY, ALTA. - The WHL Bantam Draft lottery will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. (MDT) at the WHL Office in Calgary to determine the order of the first six selections in the first round of the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft.

The WHL Bantam Draft Lottery will involve the six non-playoff teams (Kootenay, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Tri-City, and either Edmonton or Medicine Hat) from the 2015-16 season. A team may only move up a maximum of two positions in the draft.

The lottery selection process will be performed by David Evans from KPMG. The 2016 WHL Bantam Draft

will be held in Calgary on Thursday, May 5, 2016. The lottery selection will be available live online at WHL.ca.

The order of the second round and all other rounds will be the inverse order of final 2015-16 WHL regular season standings.

Players eligible for the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft will be 2001-born players who reside in Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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The Cranbrook Bantam AA Hornets travelled to Salmon Arm for the Tier 2 provincial championships recently. The Cranbrook squad was greeted by a local fanbase as the Grade 3 class from Hillcrest Elementary School in Salmon Arm made posters and came to cheer the Hornets on. After going 1-2-0 at the provincial tournament, the Hornets visited the class to sign autographs and extend gratitude for the support. The Hornets were recognized with the Fair Play Trophy for their sportsmanlike efforts at the tournament.

The Bantam AA Hornets are: Head coach Pat Spring, Quaid Anderson, Rachel Teslak, Carter Spring, Sam Daprocida, Jackson Bohan, Kaleb Birmingham, Braiden Koran, Elijah Paulson, Erik Delaire, Tyson D’Etcheverrey, Dylan Messer, Brayden Farquhar, Ryan Bennett, Reeve Toth, Cameron Reid, Greg Rebagliati, Carter Wiebe and assistant coach Mike Toth.

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Schedule set as KIJHL championship returns to Kimberley Dynamiters prepare to host 100 Mile House Wranglers; puck drops on Game 1 of best-of-seven series Saturday at Civic Centre Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

The road to the Cyclone Taylor Cup — British Columbia’s provincial Junior B championship — will once again travel through the Kimberley Civic Centre.

After winning the KIJHL regular season crown with a record of 41-7-0-4, the Kimberley Dynamiters ensured home-ice advantage straight through the entire post-season. With a 3-1 victory over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Game 5 of the Kootenay Conference final Monday night at the Kimberley Civic Centre, the Dynamiters booked their second consecutive ticket to the league championship.

“You hear all the guys talk about how much sacrifice and how much hard work it took to get there last year,” said Dynamiters goaltender Tyson Brouwer.

“It just makes you want to go that extra mile to get there again.

“We’ve explained a

lot to the younger guys that it’s a really special feeling and the hardest thing in hockey to do is win a championship. It doesn’t matter what level you’re at. That drove us all year.”

The 100 Mile House Wranglers also checked in for the KIJHL championship after claiming the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference title with a five-game series triumph over the Summerland Steam.

Monday night, the Dynamiters and Wranglers confirmed the best-of-seven series schedule, with Game 1 set for Saturday, March 26 (7 p.m.) at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

“We’re a pretty healthy team right now,” said Dynamiters captain Jason Richter. “I think we’re a healthier team than we were after the Fernie series [in Round 1]. We’ll get a little bit of rest [before Game 1], fine tune some stuff out on the ice and get back at it.”

The Wranglers finished the regular season as the top squad in the

Doug Birks Division with a record of 33-12-3-4.

With nearly 800 kilometres separating the two cross-conference opponents, there is plenty of ground to cover over the course of the series, which led to a schedule break down with only two swings.

Games 1 and 2 will be played in Kimberley before the series shifts to the South Cariboo Rec Centre in 100 Mile House for Games 3 and 4. If necessary, Game 5 will also be played in 100 Mile House.

If necessary, the Dynamiters will play host for Games 6 and 7.

This marks the second consecutive trip to the KIJHL finals for the Kimberley Dynamiters, who claimed the league title in 2015 by defeating the Kamloops Storm.

From there, the Nitros went on to place second in the province, falling to the Campbell River Storm of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League in the Cyclone Taylor Cup final.

KIJHL Championship Schedule

Game 1 - Saturday, March 26 at Kimberley Civic Centre (7 p.m.)

Game 2 - Sunday, March 27 at Kimberley Civic Centre (7 p.m.)

Game 3 - Tuesday, March 29 at South Cariboo Rec Centre (8 p.m.)

Game 4 - Wednesday, March 30 at South Cariboo Rec Centre (8 p.m.) *Game 5 - Thursday, March 31 at South Cariboo Rec Centre (8 p.m.) *Game 6 - Saturday, April 2 at Kimberley Civic Centre (7 p.m.) *Game 7 - Sunday, April 3 at Kimberley Civic Centre (7 p.m.) * = if necessary; all times listed are Mountain

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Kimberley Dynamiters Playoff Scoring Statistics

Player GP Jason Richter 14 Sawyer Hunt 14 Eric Buckley 14 Jared Marchi 14 Keenan Haase 12 Justin Meier 14 Tanner Wit 13 Jordan Busch 11 Tyler Van Steinburg 9 Trey Doell 14 Korbyn Chabot 13 Trevor Van Steinburg 14 Franco Colapaolo 10 Austyn Moser 11 Devon Langelaar 14 Brodie Buhler 14 George Bertoia 14 James Farmer 13 James Rota 3 Lucas Purdy 4 Graham Dugdale 11

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First Period 1. KIM - Ty. Van Steinburg, (A. Moser, Tr. Van Steinburg), 7:18 Second Period 2. BVN - A. Pruss, (K. Olson, S. Swanson), 5:40 (PP) Third Period 3. KIM - J. Richter, (J. Busch, E. Buckley), 2:32 (PP) 4. KIM - F. Colapaolo, (A. Moser, Ty. Van Steinburg), 12:09 Shots 1 2 3 T Beaver Valley Nitehawks 8 13 9 30 Kimberley Dynamiters 12 10 13 35 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% BVN - Tallon Kramer 32/35 58:27 0.914 KIM - Tyson Brouwer 29/30 60:00 0.967 Power plays: BVN - 1/6 (16.7%); KIM - 1/3 (33.3%) Attendance: 1,155 (Kimberley Civic Centre)

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The Kimberley Dynamiters, pictured celebrating their second consecutive Kootenay Conference championship, will host Games 1 and 2 of the KIJHL championship series this Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

HALIFAX - A minor hockey coach in Halifax is accusing a game official of taunting his team and later attacking a player during a recent game in P.E.I. that went horribly awry, prompting an RCMP investigation.

Mark Whidden, head coach of the Midget C Chebucto Chill, says he and three of his teenaged players have since been suspended indefinitely, pending completion of the Mounties’ probe and a subsequent review by Hockey Nova Scotia.

Whidden says that process could take months if not years.

He says that’s why he’s speaking out.

“These kids might never play hockey,” he said in an interview Tuesday. “I think that under the circumstances that’s completely unfair.”

The RCMP in P.E.I. and Hockey P.E.I. did

not respond to requests for comment, but a spokesman for Hockey Nova Scotia, Garreth MacDonald, said he was hopeful a resolution is not too far off.

The Halifax team, which includes players from 15 to 17 years old, was competing in Cornwall, P.E.I., on Feb. 20 when the Chill received what Whidden describes as an inordinate number of penalties in the first period.

One of the two linesmen was standing next to the Halifax team’s bench when he made a series of sarcastic comments about the team’s play, the coach says.

“The linesman was sort of causing trouble with the kids on the bench,” he said, adding that the official appeared to be at least 25 years old.

“The linesman isn’t supposed to talk to the kids ... It’s not very hard to egg on 16- and

17-year-old boys who are playing a hockey game and have their adrenaline up.”

When one player told the linesman to “shut up,” Whidden said he knew there would be trouble.

“I could see this linesman with rage in his eyes lunge across the barrier,” Whidden said, adding that the official pushed his helmet against the player’s face mask and swore.

When the player pushed back, the linesman attacked the player and was immediately struck by a second player and held in a headlock by a third, Whidden said.

“He punched my player in the head and started to throttle him,” the coach said.

At that point, Whidden said he told the referee it would be wise to end the game to ensure safety. But the referee insisted he was in control of the game, and he

warned Whidden he would be suspended if the team was pulled off the ice.

“There’s no way that the game could have gone on with that linesman still on the ice,” Whidden said. “Had the game gone on, it would have gotten ugly in every direction.”

As some parents walked on the ice to tell their boys to leave the rink, Whidden said he decided the whole team should leave.

After the team returned to Halifax, a parent of one of the players complained to the RCMP, Whidden said.

The coach said his team was losing 4-1 in the closing minutes of the first period when the fracas broke out.

“The problem wasn’t with the other team,” he says. “The kids on my team aren’t angels, but they’re not bad kids ...

We all know how teenagers act.”

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You might need to work on your word choice and attitude today.

Tonight: Stay levelheaded.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might feel that the less said the better. You have the self-discipline to follow through on any decision you want to make. Perhaps you’ll want to take the day off and take a drive in the country or take off to go visit a favorite museum.

Tonight: Be less available.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You’ll observe others blow up in smoke or go off with tears in their eyes. Someone might comment on a matter close to your heart. You will try to ignore it, but it will affect you regardless. Take a closer look at the person who made the comment. Tonight: Lighten up.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your instinct to lie low is righton. There is always another day to express your views, as long as you still hold them as being valid. What goes on might shed a new light on your life and on your personal relationships. A friend could be affecting your domestic life. Tonight: Order in.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your phone might be constantly ringing, and emails seem to keep appearing. Clearly, others have a lot on their mind and want to talk. Be open, but don’t give any negative feedback during today’s lunar eclipse.

Others are more emotional than usual. Tonight: Meet up with a pal.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be aware of your frustrations and suppressed anger. You often say very little, which causes you to be unusually difficult. Today this trait could be emphasized as well as a tendency to forget your woes through shopping.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Be sensitive to someone whom you care a lot about. This person might be a source of some strong emotions for you at this point. Refuse to internalize any criticisms or comments that come your way. Observe, and try not to react to others immediately. Tonight: Early to bed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could be taken aback by what happens with a longterm desire. You might hope for certain events to occur, but you can’t foresee what is heading down the path. You are likely to be surprised, but know that everything will work out. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might not understand why you feel stressed, but perhaps

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Tonight: Paint the town red.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The lunar eclipse today could trigger a need to travel, or perhaps it will present the opportunity to spend time with outof-town visitors. You also might want to sign up for a course to increase your expertise in your field or explore a new topic.

Tonight: Remain responsive.

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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: This evening, I went to the local YMCA to swim. When I was through, I showered, as I always do, since I go back to work afterward. Near the end of the shower, I removed my swimsuit and found a boy of about 8 looking through the curtain at me. I yelled at him and he stopped, but a few seconds later, a woman (I think it was his grandmother) looked in, too. I told her I’d like just a few more minutes, and I’ll admit, my tone wasn’t that friendly. I got out of the shower and locker room as fast as I could.

Annie, that boy was too old to be in the women’s locker room. My question is, was I out of line for showering in the nude in a public locker room? This particular shower had four nozzles, so I assume other people would feel free to share the space, even if the curtain was closed. But both the boy and the older woman were not showering. They were just peeking in.

That strikes me as rude.

This has never come up before, because I usually have the locker room to myself at that hour. Now I don’t know if I should go back. -- Not an Exhibitionist Dear Not: These “group showers” are intended for multiple people to use simultaneously in order to save time and money. However, no one should be peeking in just to see what’s going on, and you are right that an 8-year-old boy is too old to be checking out the women’s locker room. (We have no explanation for Grandma, other than perhaps responding to something her grandson said about the showers.)

You should register a complaint with the facility. There are likely rules regarding the age of opposite-sex children using the locker rooms, and you should ask that they be enforced. If they do not have any restrictions, you should find a place to swim that affords you the privacy you require.

Dear Annie: Your response to “Sad Nana” was spot on. She was upset that she couldn’t send gifts home with her granddaughter because her moreneglected stepsister would feel left out.

Having grown up in a crazy family with full siblings, stepsiblings and half siblings, things like this were a challenge. My dad liked to spoil the three of us who were his biological kids, but my stepdad was more practical. He and my mother both tried hard to keep our household “equal,” so my full siblings and I left some of our stuff at my father’s. It was good for us, as it taught us to always be considerate of how others felt. My grandparents made all the siblings feel welcome in their homes.

I am thankful for all of my parents and grandparents, and blessed to be brought up in a loving family. Most people marvel at my parents’ ability to get along and even socialize not only with each other, but also with my father’s second wife, his current wife (married 30 years) and my stepdad (married 40 years).

We are all grown now, some of us with kids of our own, and we are all still part of one big messed up, crazy family. -- Happy Child Dear Happy: How wonderful that your parents, stepparents and grandparents made sure that all of you felt loved. This is how to do it right.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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It is with deep sorrow that the family of Robert McKelvie announces his passing on Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Cranbrook at 84 years of age.

Bob was born on March 27, 1931 in Alsask, SK. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing and hunting.

After retiring from a 35 year career with BC Hydro, Bob and his wife Lennice moved to Prince George. After Lennice passed away in 2006, Bob moved to Cranbrook.

Eventually, he became a resident of Joseph Creek Care Village where he met his beloved companion Elizabeth as well as many other friends.

Bob is survived by his son Al (Jean) McKelvie, daughter Cheryl (Jake) Fehr, daughter Melody McKelvie, son Dale (Lisa) McKelvie, brother Don (Estelle) McKelvie, sister Blanche Bereska, nine grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and his loving companion Elizabeth Kirchhofer. He was predeceased by his wife Lennice McKelvie, brother Hubert McKelvie and his parents Austin and Elwina McKelvie.

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It’s a tough job but someone has to do it: Earlier this month, divers from Vernon company Aqua-Bility spent six hours a day for three days clearing debris from the intake of BC Hydro’s Aberfeldie Dam on the Bull River. Over winter, twigs and branches that are floating in the river slide under the ice and wind up blocking trash racks where water comes into the Aberfeldie penstocks and turbines. Divers are weighted down, and spend several days loading that debris into a steel box (pictured), which carries the wood out of the river and clears the way to the turbines before spring freshet. Over the course of the week, about 20 loads of wood (one load is pictured) totalling approximately three tonnes were pulled from the river.

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Former B.C. environment minister Barry Penner takes over as chair of the Insurance Corporation of B.C. at the end of March.

Penner’s appointment comes as ICBC prepares its

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Citing rising costs from personal injury claims and fraud, ICBC proposed a maximum 6.7 per cent increase.

The province gave the Crown corporation permission for a one-time transfer of $450 million from its optional insurance business to subsi-

dize the basic rate.

“The B.C. government will continue to work with ICBC to identify and implement measures that will mitigate the causes of rate increases, to help ensure that ICBC insurance rates remain as low and affordable as pos-

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The B.C. government continues to take a share of revenue from ICBC optional insurance sales, where it competes with private insur-

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The current budget calls for ICBC to transfer $95 million this year, $148 million next year and $130 million in 2018-19.