Cranbrook Daily Townsman, November 04, 2016

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People go public with road care concerns Mainroad hosts open house ahead of winter TREVOR CRAWLEY

People concerned with the winter and summer maintenance of local highways got the chance to make their voices heard on Tuesday during an open house organized by Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting. The seating gallery was full at the Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort, as Mainroad staff outlined their forecasted operations during the winter and discussed a new contract that was signed with the provincial government last April.

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Cranbrook’s Tristen Chernove (far right), along with fellow Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes, were celebrated in Ottawa by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday. Over 250 athletes and coaches attended events in the nation’s capital, which included a stop at the House of Commons, where they were honoured for their sporting achievements. Chernove, who competed on Canada’s para-cycling team, captured a gold, silver and bronze medal at the Rio Games in September.

AAP $10 million proposal approved TRE VOR CR AWLEY

The Alternative Approval Process for a proposed $10 million loan has been approved by Cranbrook voters and will move forward, confirmed the city on Wednesday. The deadline for elector response forms passed on

Oct. 31 and while results haven’t been made official, the measure had 95 per cent approval from voters. The final tally of elector response forms will be made public at an upcoming city council meeting on Nov. 7 at city hall. “I’m very pleased with

the results, that shows 95 per cent of electors endorsed the borrowing proposal,” said Cranbrook Mayor Lee Pratt. “The decision at election time was they wanted the roads fixed, so they’re standing by that and we are, too.” With the money now

confirmed, the city will be moving forward with a plan to do a full reconstruction of 2nd St. South from Highway 3/95 through to 10th Ave. South with repaving from 10th Ave. South through to 14th Ave. South. “It’s pretty much finalized now that we have the

funding,” Pratt said. “It had to be done, no matter what, so now that we have that funding in place, we know that we can do that this year, plus we can continue to do other road work that needs attention.”

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Fall back C AROLYN GR ANT

Although it seems the debate over the necessity of twice-a-year time changes gets a little louder every year, it is nonetheless time to move your clocks back one hour this Sunday at 2 a.m. It isn’t uniform across Canada. There are municipalities (Creston) and provinces (Saskatchewan) that just ignore the time change, but for the rest of us, it’s time to fall back. It is also, as Kimberley Fire Chief Al Collinson reminds us, time to make sure the batteries in your smoke detector are replaced and that it’s functioning properly. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half,” Collinson said.

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Everyone’s favourite Christmas story comes to the Key City Theatre when Parkland Productions presents “Elf Jr. the Musical,� a live songand-dance-filled stage adaptation of the New

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phan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The wouldbe elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities

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cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. “Elf Jr. The Musicalâ€? is directed by Frank Hackett and Rick Bendkowski. In addition, the production team includes Musical Director Stephanie Tichauer, Choreographer Lisa Aasebo, Costume Designer Meghan Driver, Prop Manager Dana Geddes, Master Set Builder Scott Yuill, Stage

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SD5 board takes public issue with VSB firing TRE VOR CR AWLEY

The Southeast Kootenay school district board is blasting the B.C. School Trustees Association’s response to the government’s decision to fire the Vancouver School board. Mike Bernier, the Minister of Education, fired the VSB on Monday, Oct. 17, and replaced it with Dianne Turner, a former Delta school district superintendent. According to a statement, Bernier fired the board because of the board’s failure to adopt a balanced budget by June 30, 2016. The letter was addressed to BCSTA president Teresa Rezansoff, who defended Berneir’s decision, and the board of directors. “As you must be aware, the firing of the VSB impacts all boards of education as it is an outright challenge to the right of democratically elected boards to advocate on behalf of their constituents and a challenge to the right of citizens to be duly repre-

sented,” wrote SD5 board chair Frank Lento. Lento said that the BCSTA has an obligation to intervene, even if it’s to suggest mediation between the Ministry of Education and the VSB. “We believe our membership deserved a more thoughtful and careful response — one that indicated concern over the situation and a desire to review information and consult with the membership before stating a position, especially given an issue as serious as a board of the second largest district in our province being summarily fired.” Lento also requested that the BCSTA work with the Ministry of Education to implement procedures geared towards conflict resolution between boards and government while respecting philosophical differences and the democratic process. Lento’s letter was distributed to every board of education across the province.

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Voters approve AAP to borrow $10 million CONTINUED from page 1

That project is budgeted between $6 million to $7 million, and the remainder of the $10 million loan will go into other road construction projects prioritized in an asset management plan. The $10 million loan proposal was first floated last winter by city council and was adopted into a bylaw in June before going to the

“The decision at election time was they wanted the roads fixed, so they’re standing by that and we are, too.” Mayor Lee Pratt province for government approval. The

fate of the proposal rested on a window for public feedback through elector response forms; if less than 10 per cent of electors responded, the loan would move forward. If more than 10 per cent of electors opposed it, then it would have died in council chambers or the city could have gone to referendum, which Pratt

RECRUITMENT FOR COMMITTEES 2017 CITY OF CRANBROOK There are several opportunities for public participation and involvement in the City of Cranbrook advisory committees listed below. Membership is open to residents of the City of Cranbrook. Advisory Planning Commission The Advisory Planning Commission advises Council on matters respecting land use, community planning or proposed bylaws and permits. Four positions are available. Board of Variance The Board of Variance is an independent body formed pursuant to the provisions of Section 899 of the Local Government Act. The Board considers requests for minor variances to the City of Cranbrook’s Zoning Bylaw regarding the siting, size and dimensions of buildings. The Board considers whether compliance with zoning regulations would create undue hardship resulting from aspects of the site as opposed to those which are personal to, or generated by, the property owner. One position is available. Cranbrook Public Library Board Members of the Library Board form a corporation with the powers and duties given under the Library Act. Board Applicant Process and Package available at the library or at www.cranbrook.ca. Three positions are available. Urban Deer Management Advisory Committee The committee examines the issues related to urban deer within the boundaries of the City of Cranbrook and continues to maintain and monitor an ongoing management plan and report to Council. One position is available. Wellness and Heritage Committee The Wellness and Heritage Committee provides advice to Council on priorities for planning and policy development with regards to sports, arts, leisure, culture, heritage, parks, and recreation facilities and activities. One Youth position is available. Wellness and Heritage Sub-Committee The Heritage Sub-Committee advises the Wellness and Heritage Committee on matters relating to heritage, and to review and make recommendations regarding the nominations for the Heritage Register. One position is available. Key City Theatre Society The City of Cranbrook appoints two of the nine directors of the Key City Theatre Society. City appointed directors will be expected to provide regular reports to Cranbrook City Council on the operations of the Key City Theatre Society. One position is available. Terms of reference for all the committees are available on the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca. Interested individuals are invited to submit a Volunteer Application form available at City Hall or the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca. Applications will be accepted at City Hall (attention Kelly Thorsteinson) or by email thorsteinson@cranbrook.ca, no later than Friday, November 25, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

said he was going to do if it failed. The proposal did have some opponents, as Wendell Dalke organized a campaign against the loan, arguing that it would create an unnecessary tax bur-

den for the next 20 years. The city argues that it is imperative to tackle the local infrastructure deficit, which tops roughly $100 million, according to Pratt. The $10 million loan will go

a long way to improving road safety, pedestrian accessibility, and vehicle mobility, improved response capability and storm water management, says the city. Additionally, the city says there is an eco-

Mainroad hosts open house ahead of winter CONTINUED from page 1 Changes include reducing the number of yards throughout the region from seven to five, however, new equipment — such as larger tri- and tandem axle trucks — and a ‘Snow Desk’ tracking system will help fully utilize resources, says Geoff Gwynne. “It went really well,” said Gwynne. “I was glad to see all the people come out. They had good questions. They put us on the spot a few times, but that’s okay, that’s why we’re here, so I think it was a successful day.” The open house began with a presentation by Gwynne and Mainroad staff on their planned operations under the new contract before moving to a Q&A format. Concerns raised in-

cluded the closing of the Kimberley yard and response times during snowfall, the spread of knapweed and other invasive plants and route-specific complaints on non-major roadways. A new fleet will allow trucks to carry 14 per cent more material, whether it be winter abrasive, granular sodium chloride or liquid chloride. The ‘Snow Desk’ will be able to monitor the fleet in real-time when the trucks are out on the road and can divert resources accordingly. Mainroad is also using a new weather-modelling method, the Road Weather Information System, which plugs weather data into a computer program that will the company hopes will

more accurately predict weather patterns, so that there can be a more proactive, instead of reactive, response to extreme weather events. Other changes also included reclassifying how routes get prioritized; highways, for example, with high-volume traffic, are rated the highest priority and Mainroad has certain standards they have to meet before, during and after snowfall. The province sets the maintenance standards, which Mainroad has to fulfill as part of its contractual responsibilities — a point that came up again and again. “The province sets the standards, they set the level of maintenance they expect,” said Gwynne. “They also set the maximum amount that any contractor can

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bid. So how these contracts work, is we have to come up with a slightly better price than the one they set as their maximum, or we have to convince them we’re going to do a better job than the other contractor or a combination of both.” The new deal, signed in April, awards $16.7 million to Mainroad for the next seven years, which boosts annual funding by an additional $500,000 from the old contract. Following Tuesday’s open house in Cranbrook, the company was in Fernie on Wednesday for another session, as Mainroad’s coverage extends from the Alberta/U.S. border and covers Highways 3, 93E and 95, stretching up north to Vermillion Crossing and west to just past Yahk. “One of the reasons we do this, is we get the feedback from them, and we can also convey to the public what they can and can’t expect from these contracts and reasonable expectations,” said Gwynne. “And we heard a few today where there were some issues where people thought we dropped the ball and we’ll be looking into that and if correction is warranted, then there will be corrections made.” Invasive weeds was a topic raised by a few people in the gallery, a message which Gwynne says the province has heard. “The invasive plant thing, that is something the ministry has also made us aware of,” he said, “and it’s also part of the new contract, there is some language that speaks to dealing with that, when there wasn’t before.”

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Remembrance Day Parade Friday, November 11th

Will assemble in the parking lot behind the Credit Union at 10:00 a.m. March off at 10:30 a.m. precisely to Cenotaph where Service will be held, then march back to the Credit Union parking lot. The lounge will be open after the parade. Members & Guests Welcome. General Public welcome after 1 pm. Remember! Legion is downstairs, in the Heritage Inn, rear parking.

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CIBC Wood Gundy recently donated $2297 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cranbrook. This donation was made possible through the proceeds from CIBC Miracle Day. On Miracle Day, CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors donate their fees and commissions in support of children’s charities. Since 1984, nearly $80 million has been distributed through the CIBC Children’s Foundation to organizations across Canada. These funds will help support children by matching a child with a mentor. Pictured, left to right: Alan Duffy, Investment Advisor & Branch Manager; Jordan MacDonald, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cranbrook; John Reinarz, Investment Advisor & Terra Lee Meijer, Financial Associate.

Province funding upgrades to Jaffray school Fo r the Towns man

Students, teachers and staff at Jaffray Elementary/Junior Secondary school in the Southeast Kootenay school district will benefit from $556,785 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding. Bill Bennett, MLA for

Kootenay East announced today, on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier, that the district will use the new funding to replace the school’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. “Making sure our schools receive key up-

dates when they need them is an important part of providing a positive learning experience for our students,” said Bennett. “By upgrading the HVAC system at Jaffray school, we are ensuring that it will continue to be a comfortable, healthy learning environment for stu-

dents for years to come.” Government announced an extra $20 million in funding under the program in September 2016. As a result, 217 school improvement projects have been approved to proceed throughout the province. Out of the 217 ap-

City recruiting for committees Submit ted

There are several opportunities for public participation and involvement in the City of Cranbrook advisory committees listed below. Membership is open to residents of the City of Cranbrook. Advisory Planning Commission The Advisory Planning Commission advises Council on matters respecting land use, community planning or proposed bylaws and permits. Four positions are available. Board of Variance The Board of Variance is an independent body formed pursuant to the provisions of Section 899 of the Local Government Act. The Board considers requests for minor variances to the City of Cranbrook’s Zoning Bylaw regarding the sit-

ing, size and dimensions of buildings. The Board considers whether compliance with zoning regulations would create undue hardship resulting from aspects of the site as opposed to those which are personal to, or generated by, the property owner. One position is available. Cranbrook Public Library Board Members of the Library Board form a corporation with the powers and duties given under the Library Act. The Board Applicant Process and Package is available at the library or on the City’s website. Three positions are available. Urban Deer Management Advisory Committee The committee examines the issues related to urban deer within

the boundaries of the City of Cranbrook and continues to maintain and monitor an ongoing management plan and report to Council. One position is available. Wellness and Heritage Committee The Wellness and Heritage Committee provides advice to Council on priorities for planning and policy development with regards to sports, arts, leisure, culture, heritage, parks,

and recreation facilities and activities. One Youth position is available. Wellness and Heritage Sub-Committee The Heritage Sub-Committee advises the Wellness and Heritage Committee on matters relating to heritage, and to review and make recommendations regarding the nominations for the Heritage Register. One position is available.

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proved projects, 122 schools will use the funding to upgrade their plumbing lines and fixtures. A number of districts will benefit from new or repaired roofs or upgraded fire response systems. For this round of funding, the Ministry of Education expanded the scope of eligible projects to include flooring upgrades and 30 schools will benefit from improved flooring. As a result of B.C.’s fiscal discipline and balanced budget, government is able to support student learning, community development and local jobs through key investments like the School Enhancement Program.

Legion Remembrance Day Wreaths

Attention Cranbrook Businesses Show Your Community Pride! Starting on October 19, 2016, a local Legion representative will be stopping at your business - Take a wreath and support our veterans and our community. If you have not been contacted by Oct. 23rd, please call the Poppy Office at 250-489-6745. Please note, business wreaths will be picked up Monday, Nov. 7th, or Tuesday, Nov. 8th.

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emember when you were told that high. If the plant could have emailed Hilspinach was good for you? And it is lary Clinton to warn her a bomb was about good for you, full of nutrients, high to go off... But where would it send the in essential vitamins, able to email you... email? Maybe to a private server? Yes, the legendary October surprise wait. What? was delivered late last Yes, researchers at MIT week and it immediately have discovered a way that threw the 2016 election a spinach plant can send into no man’s land. an email to tell you that Comey, who announced there is a bomb nearby. It’s last summer that the FBI really quite simple. ScienCarolyn would not prosecute Clintists embedded spinach Grant ton regarding emails sent plants with tiny material to and from the then Secthat cannot only detect and filter water and nutrients, but also retary of State on a private server, suddendetect compounds used in bomb making. ly announced last week in a letter to The spinach detects the substances in as Congress that other emails had been dislittle as ten minutes. The spinach then covered and he was going to be looking emits a fluorescent signal that can be seen into them. Comey has remained silent since the from a nearby infrared camera, which dropping of the bomb, much to the disthen emails you about the threat. Amazing. Who knew spinach was so may of Democrats and delight of Republicans. No other information has been resmart? Yeah, yeah, you know what I’m up to. leased, but cue the feeding frenzy. To make things even more interesting, I’m just trying to delay diving back into the U.S. election, where next week we will the emails were found on the laptop of discover whether American voters are as Anthony Weiner aka Carlos Danger — he of the sexting scandals. Old Carlos was astute as a spinach plant. I wonder if a spinach plant could have married to a top Clinton aide, Huma Abedetected the bomb that went off from FBI din. Was married. They are now separatdirector James Comey last Friday, because ed because, sexting scandals. Reports are it sure has thrown election predictions sky that there are some 650,000 emails and

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the FBI is just going to go through them and see if there is anything explosive. I wonder if they’ve planted spinach nearby? The Wall Street Journal reports that some of the emails may be duplicates of ones already looked at, some may be pertinent to the investigation into Clinton’s emails. But it will take weeks to go through them all, which begs the question, if you don’t even know what you’ve got, why release any information at all this close to the election? The FBI Director is quite likely damned if he didn’t and damned if he did. If he didn’t tell anyone there were more emails discovered, he’d be accused of a cover up. He did, but then doesn’t provide any information at all, and he looks like he’s interfering in the election. He’s got some interesting days ahead. And so do we all as this crazy, scandal-filled, bitter, bizarre 2016 election winds to a close. I know I am going to be glued to my television next Tuesday night waiting for the election to be called. If you can’t bear to watch, don’t worry. I’ll have my spinach email you as soon as I have a result. Carolyn Grant is Editor of the Kimberley Bulletin

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Vancouver School Board

On behalf of the Cranbrook District Teachers’ Association, I would like to express my utmost concern regarding this government’s decision to fire the Vancouver School Board on October 17, 2016. The use of legislation to terminate the work of these elected trustees is a blatant interference with the democratic process. These trustees were elected to represent the needs of students in their community. To that extent, they did. Using their only means to express concern over the underfunding of their schools and programs, they chose not to sign off on their balanced budget in June, 2016. The budget was followed as though it was passed, and the Vancouver School Board decided to end their protest and approve the budget on the evening of October 17. The board was fired earlier that day, just hours before approving the budget. This action has done nothing more than divide a community and deplete citizen’s faith in this government’s ability to honour the democratic process. Rather than engage existing mechanisms that allow for parties to resolve disputes, this government chose the easy way out by “getting rid of the problem”. We only have to watch the evening news to see how ineffectively this approach works in other places. Our local Trustees in SD5 are strong advocates for public education and the students they care for. They are actively involved in the schools, PACs, DPAC, and community committees which impact students’ daily lives. They work diligently to

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Letters to the Editor bring issues to the forefront to make things better for our students. Unfortunately, their many advocacy letters to the government go unanswered which speaks volumes of who is in charge of education in our province. I would ask that the Liberal government stop trying to silence the voices for children, stop hiding behind their random acts of funding in an election year and get on with the serious business of public education and investing in our children. Shelley Balfour President of the Cranbrook District Teachers’ Association.

Electoral Reform

Electoral Reform will move political input a step away from Canadians. It’s like the election is the be-all, end-all and happens in a vacuum, having no related effect on other parts of our Canadian democracy. No one is asking about possible consequences. It’s instructive to learn internationally, from Italian, Israeli and now Icelandic election results. Those nations’ “art” of assembling national control is more a chancy roulette wheel than creating a well constructed government. Perpetual coalition governments! Many Canadians have an irrational romantic notion about minority governments. Perhaps that’s why the chattering class who campaign for Electoral Reform choose to ignore the reality of electoral tinkering. The election only selects the play-

ers. Those players choose how they will play the game, and with whom. We should have learned something in 2008 when the Liberals and NDP plotted with the Bloc, our nation’s separatists, to wrench control from CPC. The foundation of the Liberal/NDP coalition was a well behaved fox in the chicken coop. It took a mini constitutional crisis to get Canada’s ship of state back onto an even keel. The foundation stone of British Parliamentary democracy is the election of MPs who control the government by supporting budget expenditures by “confidence” votes. A Prime Minister MUST formally report a failure to the Canadian head of state (the GG). The GG must ask the PM to form another cabinet (government) to present a budget to the MPs to ask for their majority approval. The inevitability of electoral reform is that it will result in permanent negotiations of coalitions. The selection of the Canadian Prime Minster will come from a process of “horse-trading” behind closed doors. In many nations it takes weeks following the general election to sort the mess. At the end of the secret process, just like the selection of the Pope in Rome, Canadians will see a puff of white smoke in Ottawa. Isn’t Canada the envy of the world for electoral stability? Remind me. What are we trying to fix? And why is there no debate about this by the talking heads on our TV screens? Jim Abbott Wasa RUN TIL END OF APRIL - STOP FOR SUMMER - THEN RESTART SEPT.6TH

Half the jobs: Going, going, gone

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he notion that Uber in London is a mosaic of 30,000 small businesses linked by a common ‘platform’ is, to our minds, faintly ridiculous,” said one of the judges on the employment tribunal. So the tribunal ruled that Uber’s 30,000 drivers in London were actually employees, and therefore entitled to be paid the minimum wage, to be given sick pay, even to have paid holidays. Uber promptly appealed the ruling, because it would wreck its business model in the United Kingdom and, if the example spreads, worldwide. But it was only a temporary victory for workers’ rights, because just as the real jobs have been replaced by fake “freelance” jobs like Uber that strip people of their old legal protections, so the “freelance” driving gigs will soon be replaced by – no jobs at all. The first self-driving cars are already on the roads. Automation, in the form of artificial intelligence, will probably abolish almost all the driving jobs in the next twenty years. In Britain alone, that means 400,000 jobs driving big trucks and almost 300,000 licensed taxi drivers. (The jobs driving delivery vans will last a little longer.) Three-quarters of a million jobs gone, say, and nothing plausible coming down the road to replace them. Scale it up to the size of the United States, and that’s around 4 million more American jobs gone, not to foreign competition and “outsourcing” but just to technological change. It’s harder to replace drivers than bank tellers — “every ATM is the ghost of three bank tellers” — but it just takes a little longer to develop the right software. There is a message here for all the angry people who voted for Brexit in Britain, who will vote for Donald Trump next week in the

United States, who will vote for Marine Le Pen and the National Front in France next April. They are angry because the secure jobs and decent living standards they enjoyed in the latter half of the 20th century are gone. Something must be done about it, but the jobs are not coming back. The newly insecure millions blame “globalisation” and the export of manufacturing jobs to lower-wage economies overGwynne seas for their plight, and in the early days that was inDyer deed what killed most of the jobs. This is why they cheer for Donald Trump when he promises 40 per cent tariffs on imported goods and the end of free trade deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement. They hope that he’ll bring the jobs home. If he wins, he will destroy the Mexican economy, cause immense collateral damage to the Canadian economy, and trigger a full-scale trade war with China, but there is still no hope that those lost jobs will ever come home again. There might be more manufacturing in the U.S., but automation would still ensure that most of the old jobs were eliminated. As they will one day be eliminated in their new homes overseas. This is a global economic transformation comparable to the industrial revolution, when entire populations went from overwhelmingly rural to overwhelmingly urban in only two generations. This time the transformation is from a full-employment economy to an economy of abundance that only requires a fraction of the population to work. A 2013 study by Oxford University economists Carl Frey and Michael Osborne concluded that 47 per cent of American jobs are likely to be destroyed by automation in the next 20 years. That’s change so big and so

fast that people can’t believe it’s happening, and so they prefer to focus on something like out-sourcing that might be fixed by politics. The industrial revolution was an angry, turbulent time, with urban uprisings and class warfare. We’ll be lucky if the damage this time is limited to demagogues like Donald Trump, who pander to the fear and anger of the newly displaced – and not just the displaced of the old working class, but the growing numbers of middle-class people who are also being displaced by machines. They are not “right-wing” in the traditional sense, although many have become more socially conservative and some openly racist as their panic rises. “Populist” is a much better word: they hate the changes and the “elites” who seem untouched by them, and they want their old jobs and their self-respect back. But the old jobs are not coming back, and even populist politics cannot resurrect them. Besides, most of them actually hated their jobs, from which they were only free for two weeks (the US and Japan) or at most five weeks (Europe) a year. The real task will be to find ways of providing a majority of our fellow-citizens with money and self-respect without those jobs. Some form of Guaranteed Minimum Income is probably the answer, but we have barely got round to asking the right question yet. This is not a disaster; it’s a process. Last time it took over a century of mass misery and occasional mass bloodshed to get through it, but at the end most people were living much longer, healthier, more interesting lives than their peasant ancestors. We should try to do it a lot better and quicker this time. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London

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The East Kootenay Invasive Species Council’s October general meeting will be held on October 27 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm at the Heritage Inn Hotel and Convention Centre, 803 Cranbrook Street North, Cranbrook. October Fall Tea and Bake Sale, Saturday, Oct. 29, 1-3 p.m. Senior Citizens’ Hall Branch 11, 125-17Ave. South. For info call 250-426-2436. October 28, 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Military AMES garage sale at Reskers Hall Marysville. Donations are still being accepted. 34 East Kootenay Artisans welcome you to the Annual Christmas Bazaar at the Cranbrook Golf Course SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29th. from 10am to 4pm. A twoonie entrance fee gives you a chance to win one of the 24 raffle prizes generously donated by the artisans. All crafts are hand made and created for this special Bazaar. All funds stay in the East Kootenay to help education and poverty reducing missions. See you there Saturday, Oct. 29 Healing Touch Level 1 Workshop. Nursing based continuing education program for registered nurses, physicians, body therapists, counselors, psycho-therapists, other health professionals and any individual desiring an in-depth understanding and practice of healing using energy based concepts. Phone 250-427-7800 Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE PUBLIC SWIM: Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Sponsored by Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary #3 Pinewood Elementary PAC holiday shopping extravaganza November 3 from 5 PM to 8 PM at Pinewood elementary school. Over 30 vendors are expected. Address is 40 Pinewood Ave., Cranbrook BC COFFEE AND MUFFINS GALORE, Saturday, November 5,10:00 am -1:00 pm at the Masonic Hall, 401-3rd Avenue South. Admission $4.00, includes coffee or tea, your muffin and a ticket for a door prize. There are also bake, white elephant and craft tables to enjoy at your leisure. Spirit of Christmas Fair and Tea, Kimberley Sacred Heart Church, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat. Nov. 5. Tourtiere, Ukrainian cabbage rolls, Italian meat balls, home baking, preserves and crafts. Books, raffle prizes, new children’s area. Scones, fruit, tea and coffee. Everyone welcome! Anglican Church Christmas Bazaar, Bake Sale, Tea and Raffle. Sat. November 5, 2016 1 to 3 p.m. 46 - 13th Ave. S. Chirstmas in the Country Market and Sale. Jaffray-Baynes Lake Farmers’ Market. Sat. Nov. 5, 9 to 4. Jaffray Community Centre. Adult British Pub Night hosted by All Saints Anglican church on November 5th 7:00 – 10:00 PM. Open mike, music and games, food and drinks. 360 Leadenhall Street, Kimberley. Everyone welcome. November 9: Kimberley Garden Club November meeting. Program is a demonstration on making old fashioned Christmas decorations. Selkirk High School Library 7-9 pm. New members are always welcome. More info: contact Nola at 250427-1948 or Marilee at 250-427-0517. The Cranbrook United Church is having a tea and bake sale, Sat. Nov. 19 2 to 4 p.m. Upper level, #2 12 Ave. S. Everyone welcome.

ONGOING Al-Anon Family Group meets weekly. Monday at 7-8 pm at Marysville Community Church. (730 302 st.) The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For further information call Susan 250-427-0212 or email afglearning2live@gmail.com Cantabelles, 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 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. 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. 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 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? Enjoy Painting? Join ArtGroup 75, Fridays 1pm-4pm, Sept. June. Seniors Hall, Cranbrook. 125. 17th Ave. S. Place your notice in your “What’s Up?” Community Calendar FREE of charge. This column is intended for the use of clubs and non-profit organizations to publicize their coming events — provided the following requirements are met: • Notices will be accepted two weeks prior to the event. • All notices must be emailed, faxed or dropped off in person. No telephone calls please. • NOTICES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 30 WORDS. • Only one notice per week from any one club or non-profit organization. • All notices must be received by the Thursday prior to publication. • There is no guarantee of publication. Notices will run subject to space limitations.

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SPORTS

Avs not feeling blues as they face Capilano College of the Rockies volleyball teams confident heading into another weekend series at home BR AD MCLEOD

With their records both at 2-4 so far this season, you might not expect the College of the Rockies Avalanche men’s and women’s volleyball teams to feel that good heading into another weekend of home games. However, there are plenty of reasons to be positive about their chances against the Capilano Blues. Capilano is ranked in second last in the PACWEST in both the women’s and men’s standings, and the Avs had a very successful home opener, that has got them in a lot more optimistic headspace than after their road trip on Vancouver Island. If they can sweep the weekend, both Avs squads will be at .500 and in a good position to start rising up the conference ladder. While there are certainly high expectations to perform this weekend, the coaches are not willing to take their opponents lightly. “[Capilano is] probably a better team than their record shows, I’ve watched quite a bit of their tape and if we don’t play our quality game we’re going to struggle against them,” said men’s coach Herb Tepper, whose team is on a two-game winning streak, beating Douglas College twice at home after going 0-4 in their

opening matches against VIU and Camosun. “It’s always tougher to play the teams that you’re expected to do well against, so we have to take that on as a challenge and come prepared. Tepper said that while getting to 4-4 would be nice, they can’t expect to come out with the results they want, without playing at a top level. “Given our start, [.500] would be a really good position to be in but we certainly can’t take anything for granted and any team can beat any other team on a given night … we have to be prepared to play our game.” The men’s Blues team is a very young team, featuring eight first-years and have only one player who has been with the program for over two seasons. Their women, on the other hand, are a very experienced group, and Avs women’s coach John Swanson knows that they won’t be an easy opponent. “I expect it will be a challenge … they have four fifth-year players [and] I think with that maturity, nerves won’t affect [them] that much,” Swanson said. “They’re going to give us a tough match and we’re going to have to expect the best from them right [from] the start.”

Avs outside hitter Julio Lins (#13) spikes the ball against Douglas College last weekend. Any team that we play, it’s going to be competitive. Whether a team’s record is at the bottom of the standings or the top they’re all going to be competitive matches, so I don’t think we’re going to have any easy ones,” he said. “I’ll be very, very happy if we can get two wins here [and] if we can get our record to .500 I would be really happy. “We always want to improve week to week [and] like last year get to our maximum playing capacity when we get to provincials … but first, we have to make sure we get into provincial, which is a hard thing too.”

Both Avs teams are also given a boost by having last week’s PACWEST Volleyball Athletes of the Week, an honour that was bestowed on middle blocker Kennedy Koop and outside hitter Julio Lins, after their performances against Douglas College last weekend. Koop played in all five sets in Friday’s home opener and had 11 kills, a block, an ace and five digs. Then in the rematch on Saturday, she was a consistent threat and recorded 10 kills, three aces, and two digs. “It’s fantastic, I’m re-

ally happy for her, and we’ve actually had quite a few players really perform very well,” Swanson said. “[Koop] was a great player for us last year and continues to play very well this year and I think particularly in our last three matches she’s been quite dominant as a hitter, and always blocks well and serves well.” Lins had an amazing weekend leading his team to back-to-back victories. On Friday, Julio had 12 kills, a block, and his serving was at 90%. On Saturday Julio continued to dominate with 17 kills, a pair of blocks and

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serving at 92% including two aces. “[Lins] dramatically improved, the one thing that [he didn’t receive recognition for] was his passing, he was one of our best passer [over the weekend,” Tepper said. “Then on top of that on Saturday with 17 kills and almost 60% hitting efficiency — which is unheard of as a power hitter. He was a huge contributing factor in our victories.” The women’s team also received the additional honour of being placed in the top 15 in the national CCAA/ ACSC rankings. They just squeaked into the

picture, at number 15, a position that Swanson feels is appropriate. “After what we did last year, we came into the season ranked seventh [but] rankings are always a tricky thing because it’s subjective,” he said. “I actually looked at it and was grateful that we’re still ranked 15th, because somebody could look and say ‘well they’re 2-4 and still ranked #15 in Canada, that doesn’t make sense.’ “But I think some of the competition we’ve played [and] the travel schedule we’ve had going to the Island — which is tough — [contributed to that]. I love the fact that we’re still in the top 15 despite our record.” Swanson knows that they need to start winning more consistently however, if they want to remain in the national conversation. “We have to take care of business at home because when we go on the road it’s going to be challenging. I’m expecting us to have a good weekend [against Capilano] and it’ll be very good competition, and hopefully we’ll be successful.” His team kick off the weekend at 6 p.m. tonight at the COTR gymnasium and play again on Saturday at 1 p.m. The men follow them on each day, playing at 8 p.m. and then 3 p.m.

Nitros look to keep winning streak alive JOSH LOCKHART

The Kimberley Dynamiters take to the road this weekend. Their first stop is in Creston to play the Thunder Cats on Friday, and their next stop is in Fruitvale on Saturday where they play Beaver Valley Nitehawks. This Friday’s match between the Kimberley Dynamiters and Creston Valley Thunder Cats is the first of three times this month that the two teams will meet. Currently, the Dynamiters (13-2-0-0) and Thunder Cats (12-1-1-1) are tied for first place in the Eddie Mountain Di-

vision and the KIJHL with 26 points. Kimberley has the slight edge because they have won 13 games to the Cats 12 in the same number of games. The Cats have accumulated an offensive attack with many leaders. They have eight players averaging a point or more per game. Their defense can also assist in the attack or protect the net. The Cats score an average of 4.93 goals per game while being scored on an average of 1.87 times, accruing a league best +46 goal difference. All of those numbers are tops in the KIJHL.

Creston’s head coach and general manager Jeff Dubois, however, won’t let stats change how his team prepares. “I don’t think where we stand in any of those areas statistically impacts our preparations,” Dubois said. “They’re a reflection of some things we’ve done well so far this season but they don’t have any impact once the game starts.” The Dynamiters enter the weekend on a six-game winning streak and a 9-1 record in their last ten, making them one of the hottest teams in the KIJHL. “We’re well aware of

how Kimberley has been playing,” said Dubois. “So when we prepare to face them it’s a combination of wanting to do what we do well as a group and being ready emotionally and mentally for a very good opponent.” The last time the teams met was on October 1. The Dynamiters erased a three-goal deficit to win 4-3 in overtime. “Our preparation wasn’t really our issue the last time we played,” recalled Dubois. “We had a very strong first 30 or so minutes and built a 3-0 lead, but then took

our foot off the gas and let that lead slide. “We’ve seen once already how that can cost us, so our guys should understand the importance of a strong 60-minute effort and realize that Kimberley is a team that doesn’t quit.” While Friday’s tilt will have a lot of attention from around the league, Saturday’s match against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks — the only team to beat the Creston Valley Thunder Cats in regulation to this date — shouldn’t be overlooked. The Nitehawks (11-

3-1-1) lead their division and are only two points behind the Dynamiters. The Nitehawks are led by October Kootenay Conference Player of the Month Tallon Kramer. He has backstopped his team to eight wins in 12 appearances, going undefeated in six games in October while posting three shutouts. The Dynamiters, however, are holding on to their mantra that head coach and general manager Derek Stuart set last week — taking it one game at a time. Friday’s game starts at 8:30 p.m. at the John-

ny Bucyk Arena in Creston, and then 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Beaver Valley Arena in Fruitvale. MATCH STICKS: Nicholas Ketola is suspended for one game after receiving a game misconduct in the last 10 minutes against Columbia Valley. Drew Van den Bosch, Bryce Salverda and Connor Kendall remain sidelined with injuries. For up-to-date Kimberley Dynamiter information visit: www.kimberleydynamiters.net/ blog. Also follow Josh on twitter @joshuaklockhart.

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SPORTS

Ice look to rebound from Pats beatdown Kootenay trounced 10-2 in Regina on Wednesday, look to get back to winning in Prince Albert, Saskatoon BRAD MCLEOD

The Kootenay Ice’s road swing got off to just about as bad of a start as you can imagine. After winning their first two home games over the weekend against the Brandon Wheat Kings, the Ice met up with the Regina Pats for their first of a three-game Saskatchewan road trip on Wednesday. The Pats, who were just announced to have moved up to the top spot in the CHL’s weekly rankings earlier that day — meaning they are now considered to be the top major junior team in the country — proved themselves brilliantly by rolling over the Ice 10-2. Although last week’s WHL goalie of the week Payton Lee was brilliant early in the first, by the time the final frame rolled around he was on the bench after having let in six goals on 39 shots In relief of Lee, backup Jakob Walter felt the continued onslaught of the Pats in-

credibly potent offense and let in four more goals on 21 shots. There wasn’t much for the Ice smile about that night, having been outshot 62 to 32 while letting in two power play goals and failing to convert on all six of their own man advantages. Defenseman Fedor Rudakov picked up his first two goals of the season, the first being the result of a fortunate blunder by Pats’ goalie Jordan Hollett and the second being a nice low wrister. Despite their unfavourable goals against, the Ice goalies were also a bright spot — especially Payton Lee, who piled up a number of highlight reel saves. The Ice will hope that Wednesday’s loss was simply the result of facing an incredibly hot team and that they will easily be able to find their game again on Friday. The Pats are now on a seven-game winning streak and rank as the number one team in the Eastern Conference, while Friday’s Ice

opponent, the Prince Albert Raiders, are the only team below Kootenay in the WHL standing and have lost their last four games. The Ice have yet to face off against Prince Albert this season, however, the Raiders beat them in all four contests they played last year. The Raiders only have one home win in eight games at the Art Hauser Centre this season, while the Ice only have a single road win so far after seven games away from Cranbrook. The Raiders have been led so far this year by left winger Simon Stransky who had 17 points in 16 games. After, the battle-ofthe-bottom against the Raiders, the Ice face the Blades in Saskatoon on Saturday night. Kootenay lost their only prior meeting with the Blades this season, falling 3-2 at home on October 1. Saskatoon has struggled early this year with a record of 7-8-1-0, although they are currently still hanging on to the second

A GOOD PLACE TO BE. Brownbag Lunch with Mayor McCormick - On Wednesday, November 9th, and on the second Wednesday of each month, Mayor McCormick will host a brown-bag luncheon at City Hall from noon until 1:30 pm. Bring your lunch and have a discussion with the Mayor. Remembrance Day – City Hall and the Works Yard will be closed on Friday, November 11th. The Aquatic Centre will be open for public swim from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Waste that is scheduled to be picked up on Friday, November 11th will be picked up on Thursday, November 10th. For more information please call the Operations Department at 250.427.9660. Please view the holiday waste schedule on our website https:// kimberley.civicweb.net/document/38830/REVISED%20Holiday%20 Schedule%20with%20extras%202016.pdf. City of Kimberley Cemetery Bylaw Amendment – City Council amended the Cemetery Bylaw on October 24th.This amendment shows changes to definitions, legal descriptions, and administrative terms. This amendment also includes fee increases, which are shown in a new “Schedule A”. These increases come into effect over the course of two years, January 1, 2017 and January 1, 2018. Please visit our website at https://kimberley.civicweb.net/filepro/ documents/73?preview=40807 view the full bylaw. Investment Incentive Program (IIP) –You may have noticed an increase in commercial construction activity in the City of Kimberley. City Council recently adopted the ‘City of Kimberley Investment Incentive Bylaw No. 2558, 2016’. This new Bylaw provides a holiday on tax increases for up to three years for commercial, five years for industrial, and ten years for brownfield properties. Over the first four years the program has incentivised total construction of $1.3M for 5 participating projects, representing $20,000 in tax relief. Speak to the Planning Department, save today. For more information please view our website http://kimberley.ca/business/ investment-incentive-program#exemption.

wild card spot in the conference. Right winger Mason McCarty has been their top offensive spark with 14 points in 16 games. Much like the Ice however, the Blades top player has been their goaltender. Logan Flodell was recently named the WHL Goaltender of the Month for September and October, and went 6-3-0-0 with a 1.99 goalsagainst average, a .940 save percentage, and picked up two shutouts in that time. The Ice could be looking at a goaltending showdown on Saturday night, but for both weekend games, Kootenay should be in much better shape to pick up some points then they were on Wednesday. The team will not play again in Cranbrook until Tuesday, November 15 when they take on Medicine Hat, in order to accommodate the Grand Slam of Curling ‘Tour Challenge’ event taking place at Western Financial Place from November 8 to 13.

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Keenan Taphorn (#14) watches Filip Ahl at Western Financial Place earlier this year. Ahl had 2 goals in the Pats win over the Ice on Wednesday.

EYE ON YOUR CITY Outdoor Rinks - The City of Kimberley is offering interested residents and neighbourhood volunteers the opportunity to enjoy a community/ neighbourhood outdoor ice rink. Neighbourhood volunteers will flood and maintain the outdoor rinks. The Rinks will be set up at Swan Avenue and/ or Garden Park. Volunteer/resident commitment is an essential requirement to establish and maintain these neighbourhood rinks. Deadline for volunteer/resident commitment submissions is Monday, November 14th at 12:00 p.m. For more information on the neighbourhood rink program, please contact the Operations, Parks and Facilities Department at 250.427.9660. On – Street Parking - As we are preparing for the winter season, all trailers and vehicles from on-street parking should have been removed by October 15th. This includes all travel, recreational, and utility trailers. Any containers or recreational trailers without a Street Occupancy Permit that were not moved before October 31st could be subject to towing and/or fines. Catch Basins - As winter approaches, the City is asking homeowners not to sweep leaves from your property onto the streets. This will help keep catch basins clear and ready to handle any precipitation. If you see a catch basin that is clogged or full of debris and cannot clear it, please call the Operations Department at 250.427.9660 and we will send someone to take care of it. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Avalanche Canada is presenting a new multi-media, interactive site that takes the viewer through the experience of an incredible backcountry rescue. Rescue at Cherry Bowl tells the story of how a group of four backcountry skiers were saved after being hit by a large avalanche, burying three of them deeply. The site will be live on Friday Nov 4: www. avalanche.ca/cherry-bowl. “This is a story that needs to be told,” says Mary Clayton, the project’s manager and Communications Director for Avalanche Canada. “Three lives were saved because the rescuers knew exactly what to do. The four rescuers had recently taken a Companion Rescue Skills course and that training made the difference between life and death.” Rescue at Cherry Bowl tells how a day went terribly wrong, through the

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Wide World

Library travelogue puts spotlight on Namibia Submit ted

In April 2015, we flew to southern Africa. In Cape Town/South Africa, we experienced the city itself, the Cape of Good Hope, Penguins, Botanical Gardens, and wonderful landscape. We walked on top of the famous Table Mountain with great panoramic views in all directions. Our Namibia selfdrive tour started in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia which has the third lowest population density of all the countries in the world (behind Greenland and Mongolia). With our rental car we started a 19 days journey south to the Fish River Canyon, with 160 km length Africa’s largest canyon. A day hike allowed us to spot some wildlife like Zebra, Springbok and Kudus. Turning west we headed to Luderitz and the nearby ghost town Kolmanskop. Namibia had once been a German colony and the German influ-

The next Cranbrook Public Library travelogue, set for Wednesday, Nov. 9, features the African country of Namibia. ence is still visible. Legendary diamond finds around Kolmanskop provided great riches for the German prospectors. We turned north, soon paved roads ended and

we drove on gravel road that were largely well maintained. Our next highlight was Sossusvlei, with red sand dunes which are among the highest in the world. We

climbed the ‘Big Daddy’ – a rather strenuous hike on loose shifting sand. There is an astonishing amount of wildlife in the desert, from Kudus to Wild Boars, and a variety

of spiders that make their intricate home in the sand. Continuing north, we arrived at Swakopmund on the Atlantic coast, known for large flocks of flamingos. The Atlantic Ocean is cold and the coastline was treacherous for ships. The ‘Skeleton Coast’ starts here, a coastline littered with shipwrecks. After a couple of days, we left the cool Atlantic air behind as we drove inland into the Erongo Wilderness for a great day hike, and Damaraland with Twyfelfontein (pictographs). Then on to the Grootberg where we had a chance to visit the Himba people. Our next stop and major highlight was a visit to the Etosha Pan which is part of Namibia’s largest National Park. It was everything we had hoped for in terms of seeing an abundance of wildlife. The whole tour was very memorable. Namibia is one African country that is safe to

travel, we can certainly recommend it. Sponsored by the Friends of the Cranbrook Library, Gebhard and Sabine Pfeiffer share a travelogue on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7 pm. This

travelogue will be shown at the College of the Rockies, Lecture Theatre at 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation and all funds are used to enhance the travel section in the Library.

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Shooters club celebrates successful 2016 Bradley Woods

The 2016 season is drawing to a close for the Bull River Shooters with our final fun match and awards banquet set for Saturday November 19. This season saw record participation at club matches and our members performed well at BC and Alberta

provincials as well as at Canadian and US Nationals. We are very pleased with the growth in our junior numbers as well as the participation of new members. The future looks good! Some significant results: Canadian Nationals: Kalvin Marsh —

Smallbore-1st Master Agg. Standard Rifle;Smallbore Standard Rifle Top Canadian; Top Canadian Junior Shooter; Highpower Standard Rifle Top Canadian and Tournament Champion; Highpower Hunter Rifle Top Canadian and Tournament Champion; Top Canadian Junior

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Shooter Jason Marsh — Smallbore-1st AAA Agg. Standard Rifle; Smallbore Hunter Rifle, Top Canadian; Highpower 2nd AA Agg. Standard Rifle Bill Johnson — Smallbore Standard Rifle 9th AAA Agg.; Smallbore Hunter Rifle 7th AAA Agg. Dave Sherret — Smallbore Standard Rifle 10th AA Agg.; Highpower Standard Rifle 10th AA Agg.; Highpower Hunter Rifle 3rd A Agg. Kay Johnson — Smallbore Standard Rifle 1st B Agg.; Smallbore Hunting Rifle 1st B Agg. US Nationals: Kalvin Marsh — All 4 Junior titles: Smallbore Rifle Standard & Hunter Class; High power Rifle Standard & Hunter class; Smallbore-2nd master Agg. Hunter rifle; Highpower-3rd AAA Agg. Standard rifle ; Highpower-3rd Master Agg. Hunter rifle Jason Marsh — Smallbore-3rd AAA Agg. Standard Rifle; Highpower-1st AA Agg. Standard Rifle; Highpower-1st AAA Agg. Hunter rifle The BRSA is very proud of the efforts of all our members and we especially want to compliment the father/son duo of Jason and Kalvin

Jason and Kalvin Marsh with their haul from the 2016 Canadian Nationals and US Nationals! Marsh who are taking the Silhouette world by storm. In addition to the above noted results, these two hard working fellows achieved some other accomplishments this year: Jason completed a Grand Slam in the smallbore standard rifle, which means he has shot ten in a row of each of the four targets in one category of rifle at some point (a perfect score is 40 out of 40 and has only been achieved once in Canada and just

a few times in the world — come on Jason, we’re waiting!) Kalvin completed Grand Slam in the smallbore hunter class, broke the 80 shot BC Highpower standard rifle record with a 65/80, tied the BC record Highpower hunting rifle with 62/80, broke BC and Canadian record Highpower Standard rifle with 36/40, broke BC and Canadian record Highpower standard rifle long run Turkeys with 13 in a row, and broke BC and Cana-

dian record Smallbore hunter rifle long run Rams with 29 in a row. Know that these guys are very gifted but that they really put in the hours practising and deserve everything they get. And take note that Jason’s two other sons, Jordan and Justin, are nipping at their heels. When these guys shoot as well as they do and then turn to their fellow competitors with advice and encouragement it only inspires us to try harder.

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News One Love Hot Yoga hosting clothing swap for MRI Submit ted

One Love Hot Yoga is celebrating their 3rd Anniversary with a Clothing Swap event to raise funds for the MRI: An Image of Health campaign to bring a permanent MRI to the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. Chelsey Dormer, One Love Hot Yoga said, “We are thrilled to cele-

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brate our 3rd Anniversary this year by hosting our 1st Annual Ladies Clothing Swap to raise funds for the MRI: An

Image of Health Campaign. We look forward to a fabulous evening for a great cause.” The 1st Annual La-

dies Clothing Swap well be complete with cheese and wine, kombucha and chocolate cake. The music will be flowing

and the yoga studio will become a big swap party. Everyone is encouraged to bring 10-20 clean and gently used

articles of clothing. Items are $2 each or 10 for $20 will all proceeds donated to the MRI. All participants will also be

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Speak up for Freedom of Expression Y Ursula Brigl

ou may disagree with this article. That’s okay, because freedom of expression is a fundamental right under the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and embedded in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. It makes it possible for me to share my ideas with others and for oth-

ers to listen and respond, whether it’s to agree or dissent. The important point is that we are thinking and talking about things that will shape the world we live in. Freedom of expression makes it possible for people to talk openly with each other, to agree or disagree, instead of using fists and guns to settle differences. There are many examples in

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history of ideas presented as absolute truths that turned out to be wrong. These ideas came into the world when thinkers, and religious and political leaders declared their beliefs and convictions. Some people thought about these things critically, gave their frank opinions and dared to speak out: the earth is not flat, the sun does not orbit the earth, no one group of people is inherently superior to another. This gave others the confidence to add their voice to the conversation and over time what once seemed a radical new way of thinking became the norm. Sometimes we might wish that people didn’t exercise their right to free speech quite so freely, that what they say is re-

pugnant and offensive. But where do we draw the line? And we do, as a society, draw those lines. Most of us in Canada would agree that the right to freedom of expression does not extend to things like speech that wilfully promotes hatred, incites violence or causes harm; libel or slander; the distribution of obscene material. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to determine when the line between legal and illegal forms of expression gets crossed. Other challenges are that the line shifts over time as we think and talk about ideas, and that it varies from country to country. What is perfectly acceptable to post online in Canada could land you in jail in China, even though both coun-

tries state they uphold people’s right to the freedom of expression. The greatest threat to freedom of expression is ignorance. When people lack the skills to critically assess what they hear, see or read; when they unquestioningly accept a statement simply because it fits into their own world view; when they buy into one person’s promise of a better life simply because it lays out a clear path that cuts through conflicting messages; when they are afraid to speak their mind; that is when things can go horribly wrong. It lays the groundwork for dictators such as Idi Amin, Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot or Joseph Stalin to come to power. They knew that keeping people in the dark, keeping

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them from openly disagreeing with the regime, was the only way they could keep an iron grip on power. Yet even with the threat of arrest, torture and death both for themselves and their families, dissenters found ways to express themselves and eventually bring about change. You may well say this is heady stuff, but why is a library concerning itself with it? At their core, libraries exist to provide everyone with the opportunity to freely access information and different perspectives on issues so that they can think, discuss, make up their own mind about what’s going on in the world and decide how they can help build a better future, for themselves

or others. Freedom of expression is at once a very simple and extremely difficult concept to come to grips with. Yet we need to exercise this right regularly and thoughtfully every day to create the world we want to live in. If you are interested in becoming involved visit the Cranbrook Social Planning Society Facebook page www.facebook.com/CranbrookSocialPlanning/ where meeting details and activities will be posted. The November meeting of the Society is scheduled for Monday, Nov.21, starting at 10 am at the United Church on 12th Avenue downtown. Join us to learn of community services, activities and ways you may wish to be involved.

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All Saints Day: A different way of celebrating life Yme Woensdregt

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just celebrated H a l l o w e ’e n earlier this week. The name of this orgy of candy and sweets is a contraction of “All Hallows’ Eve”, which is the evening before All Saints’ Day (November 1). The very name reminds us of its origin in religious belief. All Saints Day is a time when Christians have honoured saints and martyrs since at least the 2nd century. The list of those being honoured varied from location to location, and the first reference to a general feast celebrating all saints comes from late in the 4th century. Early in the 5th century, St. John Chrysostom assigned the first Sunday after Pentecost for the feast, a date still observed by Eastern Churches. November 1 was set as the

observance of All Saints Day during the 8th century. At the beginning of the Christian movement, following Jesus was a dangerous and costly path to walk. To witness to Jesus could cost you your life. In fact, the word “martyr” comes from the Greek word for “witness”. The early church knew thousands of such witnesses who were tortured and killed for their faith … quite different from modern church– goers in North America. The general feast day to commemorate martyrs and saints helps Christians celebrate the lives and witness of those who have gone before us. At Christ Church, we take this opportunity every year to remember those who have died in the past year. We give thanks for their lives of faithful hope and witness.

Doing so reminds us that we are connected to our past, which shapes us in many ways. But All Saints Day does more than celebrate those who have gone before us. In the New Testament, Paul uses the word “saints” to refer to the Church on earth. That means that all who live in the presence of God are saints. You. Me. We are the holy ones of God, not because we are perfect. We are holy because we belong to a holy God. When we remember and celebrate the saints, the church recalls the history of humanity in a different way than the usual way our society remembers history. History remembers those who were “great” in some way—as conquerors or inventors, as monarchs or dictators, as people who have achieved something noteworthy. At the same

time, we are living in a culture of celebrity, when you can achieve fame even though you have accomplished nothing. On All Saints Day, we remember the lives of countless ordinary men, women, and children who have walked faithfully in the way of Jesus. Elaine Ramshaw, in her wonderful book “Ritual and Pastoral Care” writes that “History is usually the story of conquerors, where greatness is measured in wars won and people subdued.” American humorist Will Cuppy poked fun at our conceit in writing history this way in “The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody”, he wrote about Alexander III of Macedonia that “he is known as Alexander the Great because he killed more people of more different kinds than any other man of his time.” The church remembers a different kind of hero. Ramshaw continues, “The liturgical year commemorates saints who suffered unjustly,

Isabel of Portugal or who alleviated or prevented the suffering of others.” Let me give a few examples. On July 4, we remember Isabel (Elizabeth) of Portugal, who prevented several wars by convincing her royal relatives to negotiate rather than encourage their peasants to slaughtering each other. On July 29, we remember WilliamWilberforce, who worked tirelessly to stop the slave trade in the English parliament during the 18th and 19th cen-

turies, giving himself completely to that campaign and sacrificing his health (the story is movingly told in the movie “Amazing Grace”). On November 11 we remember Martin of Tours, a 4th century soldier who had been converted to the Christian faith, and announced before a battle that his faith prohibited him from fighting. Charged with cowardice, he was scheduled to be executed, but was reprieved when the enemy sued for peace, and the battle

never occurred. Some 12 years later, he was elected bishop of Tours, France. It’s interesting, isn’t it, that on Remembrance Day, the church remembers and celebrates a soldier who refused to fight. On November 17, we remember Hugh of Lincoln, celebrating him as a compassionate and loving bishop, who stood alone to face down anti–Semitic lynch mobs in his diocese. At that time, there were Jew–murdering riots in every major English city … except Hugh’s diocese of Lincoln. All Saints Day points us to a different way of remembering and celebrating life. Instead of seeing such people as human–interest sidebar stories in a history focussed on the wielders of power, the calendar of the church places them on centre stage of the history that matters. Rev. Yme Woensdregt is Pastor at Christ Church Anglican in Cranbrook

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The Warrior Arts

What is the best self-defence art I

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have been asked many times about what art is best suited for self-protection (self-defence) and I have not one solid answer after all these years of training and research. However, I will say this for the person who is looking for a quick and effective way of learning how to protect oneself and you live here in Cranbrook; Krav Maga is the best you will find in this area.

This is a unique fighting system that simply teaches combatives as opposed to martial arts; and for personal-protection you don’t need martial arts, you need effective tactics and a warrior’s mindset, which is exactly what you will get from Krav. Full contact combat sport systems offer a lot for the self-defence enthusiast because they train to fight. Muay Thai, boxing, and Bra-

zilian jiu jitsu are all great sport systems that are great for self-defence, however these arts will give great skills and the ability to overcome a fully resisting opponent, they do lack a few very important things you need in a true self-defence system. Also some people may not have the physical ability to be able to do these arts. Sport fighting, for instance, lacks the proper mindset for self-de-

fence, sport fighting is a contest and not a survival based struggle Sport fighting is hampered by rules of conduct; for example ripping at an opponent’s eyes with your finger nails or a pointy object would be frowned upon in even the most extreme fight sport, but is something self-defence practitioners would think a good and very recommended tactic. “Dirty” fighting is the bread and butter of per-

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sonal-protection training. In combat sports you to fight a single opponent; this is not the reality of criminal violence. You need to train for multiple opponents if you are training to defend yourself against violent predators who will use every possible advantage against you and group assaults are more the norm in criminal violence than the exception. If your self-defence system does not train for this it is not really training you for self-defence. This is something that is covered not rarely; but in a typical class in Krav Maga. The final thing that is missing in sport fighting is the use of weapons and the defence against them. If you don’t have the mindset of a weapons user you are not prepared for the violence that is common in our culture these days. Knife assaults are common in even small communities. Don’t kid yourself criminal violence is not squaring up and fighting; it comes from ambush and is completely ruthless. Without the proper mindset you will not be ready for this, even with the proper mindset you are only given a better chance of survival, there are no simple answers to this type of violence, however the complicated ones definitely have no place in real violence. Simplicity, ruthlessness, brutality and maximum damage are the keys to surviving real violence and Krav Maga teaches exactly that. It is easy to learn and quick to apply. You can take a class and walk away with a skill you can use right away instead of learning skills that take years to master. This is not the mindset of most traditional martial arts, which are technique based rather than being based in principals. Techniques can often fail under pressure because emotion clouds coordination and timing. Technique training does not create emotion or replicate the ugly gross motor frantic pace of real violence. Krav training on the other hand embraces that. Krav Maga is about preparation for doing

Krav Maga is about preparation for doing battle for your life. battle for your life. It is Israeli military training adapted for private citizens. The learning curve is very quick and I can think of no fighting system that will prepare you quicker for real violence. I personally would add the weapons training of Filipino martial arts to it but that is my bias and FMA is my passion. Krav however is truly a self-defence art and there are few martial arts that are actually designed to face and overcome real violence. Many have transferable skills because the practitioners actually fight. However few have the broad spectrum of preparation you get from Krav and definitely none of the martial arts taught in our community do. Some will claim but they focus on so many things, Krav Maga focusses on one thing, surviving violence. So when people ask me what martial art is best for self-defence, I say there are many. Modern Cimande silat, and Urban Survival Systems are great. Arnis and Eskrima if taught right are fantastic. Full contact sport fighting like Muay Thai and Boxing are very good as well. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is excellent for one on one fighting. There are excellent clubs for these disciplines in Cranbrook, Eagles Boxing is fantastic and Brian Hamm offers a great place to train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and we offer Muay Thai at Rocky Mountain Martial Arts as well as one of the best Eskrima programs in Western Canada. (yes, I am tooting my own horn a bit) However the best self-defence program

offered in our community is Krav Maga and I am proud that Coach Chadwick Dueck and Coach Troy have chosen our gym to make their home. We truly have the most diverse and broad spectrum of martial arts to offer in any gym in Cranbrook, and I am very fortunate to have gathered such a great coaching staff at our gym. One of the great things about Chad is he comes from a background in combat sports, he has boxed and coached boxers for years and was an assistant coach at the Hell House Submissions Wrestling school here in town. Chad has forgotten more about sport fighting than most other coaches actually know. This background allows Chad to pull from the best of full contact sport fighting and the reality based fighting taught in Krav Maga. Coach Troy on the other hand has a background that is very extensive and would require another article to cover. In my opinion Chad Dueck is the best stand up fighting coach in Cranbrook and one of the best I have ever trained with and Coach Troy is one of the most dangerous men I have ever met when it comes to physical violence. If its self-defence you are after come and see what Krav is all about and see why I say it is the best personal protection program you can find in the Kootenays. Don’t mistake other programs for pure self-defence, at best they offer some good transferable skills, Krav on the other hand is pure combat science and a lot of fun to train as well.

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nyone familiar with the film ‘A p o c a l y p s e Now’ will know that this highly regarded visual masterpiece (eight Oscar nominations), descends into a chaotic and incomprehensible mess in its third act. Entire books and documentary films have been made as to just why this film was and remains an “artistic failure” — but most if not all the blame lands squarely on the shoulders of its director, Francis Ford Coppola (which may or may not be unfair; hurricane season in the Philippines routinely destroyed any set he had built, his main actor had a nervous breakdown and a heart attack, his other main actor showed up morbidly obese, unprepared and uncooperative, and Coppola himself joined this madness by binging on cocaine, openly cheating on his wife, and three suicide attempts.) The failure may have less to do with any of the above, and more to do with the film’s source material — Joseph Conrad’s short novel ‘Heart of Darkness.’ Just why Coppola used an 1899 story about a merchant sailor’s river journey into the Belgian Congo for a film about the Vietnam War is anyone’s guess. It should be noted though in 1939 Orson Welles tried to film ‘Heart of Darkness,’ and it defeated him as well (he made ‘Citizen Kane’ instead). Welles’s screenplay was presented to the public in 2012, earning nothing but praise from critics with one stating “You feel that if this film had been made, Hollywood might have been a different place.” What is it about this 80-page novel that defeated two of the best known film directors of the 20th century (one being regarded as the best film director of all time)? The answer has to do with Conrad himself, his art, and a book no one really remembers anymore called ‘Chance.’ Born in the Ukraine and raised in Poland, Conrad didn’t arrive in England until he was 21 — an unusual beginning for “one of the

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greatest English novelists” of all time. His work immediately impressed the critics, but unfortunately for Conrad only a handful of people would buy his books. Unlike many better selling authors at the time, Conrad tackled weightier subjects than most people were comfortable with, such as raising multiracial children (‘Almayer’s Folly’), nature’s unconcern for mankind (‘Lord Jim,’), and the doubtfulness of humanity’s moral progress (‘Nostromo’). Added to all this cheeriness is Conrad’s commitment to what he called his “art,” which means each book becomes more and more difficult to read. As one critic would note Conrad’s “sceptical bleakness and technical difficulties” would translate into very few sales. He was absolutely right. Each year that passed Conrad slipped further into debt, borrowing large sums of money from his literary agent just to pay his monthly bills. Conrad also knew that by staying true to his “art” was also making him poor. His friend H.G. Wells advised him to write something more appealing to the masses. He tried with ‘The Inheritors’ and ‘Romance,’ but these didn’t sell well either. Then in 1914 his novel ‘Chance’ was

published, and it sold and sold and sold. It outsold all the rest of his novels combined, and was even serialized in the ‘New York Herald.’ Suddenly, Americans could not get enough of Joseph Conrad, even though ‘Chance’ is as densely complicated and difficult to read as any of his other books. The reason for his success had nothing to do with his writing, or a sudden shift in literary taste. ‘Chance’ was Conrad’s first book to have a woman on the cover. It finally clicked with someone at Doubleday that Conrad’s writing does not appeal to female readers, who in 1914 were the ones who bought books. So a woman was put on the dust jacket. The serialization of the book was also strategic, as excerpts were printed between women’s fashion and haircare ads. And that is how Joseph Conrad became a much more known quantity than he would have been otherwise, and how a story like ‘Heart of Darkness’ would peak the interest of Welles and Coppola. Films (one made and one not) which are as longwinded and intellectually demanding as their source. Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library

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