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“There was a discrepancy in ice booking,” said club president James Leroux. “There was an oversight on someone’s part and it turns out a seniors tournament has been booked that weekend. See NITROS, page 5

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It’s not something that happens very often, but the Kimberley Dynamiters will play their Friday, January 6, 2017 home game against the Beaver Valley Night Hawks in the friendly confines of Memorial Arena in Cranbrook.

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A woman is dead and a man severely injured after a serious collision near Moyie, south of Cranbrook. RCMP are reporting that mid-morning on Wednesday, Dec. 28, a two-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 3/95, about 20 kilometres from Cranbrook. The accident happened at about 10:30 a.m., when a westbound Buick Century lost control on slippery roads and crossed the centre line into the path of an eastbound semi truck and trailer carrying dry goods. The collision resulted in the death of the female driver, and severe injuries to the male passenger travelling in the Buick. RCMP said the names of the occupants of the car are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The accident happened on a two-lane stretch of Provincial Highway near Moyie. At the time of the collision, roads were in good driving condition, police said; however, black ice was present in shaded areas. The matter is currently under investigation by members of the East Kootenay Traffic Unit out of Cranbrook. Highway 3 between Cranbook and Creston was closed, and not reopened until mid-afternoon Wednesday.

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Kimberley year in review, part III C AROLYN GR ANT

JULY The City of Kimberley hired a new Corporate Officer, Dawn Attorp. Attorp’s first task, which was still ongoing at year-end, was to begin to update all of the city’s bylaws, some of which hadn’t been redone in 20 years or more. The Kimberley Helping Hands Food Bank Duck Race, held annually on July 1, sold out again in 2016, raising $22,100 for the Food Bank. The Kimberley Pipe Band announced plans to celebrate their 90th anniversary in 2017 with a grand tattoo. It will be held on July 15 and feature two hours of pipes, drums and dancing. A couple of days of mediation between the City of Kimberley and United Steelworkers 405-1 failed, it was announced. At this point, the union membership had given a 99 per cent strike mandate and Jeff Bromley from the Steelworkers said he felt a work stoppage was “inevitable”. However, the Union promised there would be no strike until after the important JulyFest weekend. The City applied for some services, such as water treatment and RCMP clerical, to be declared essential. The Kimberley Aquatic Centre was also finally ready to re-open after months of shut down due to damage from a water main burst, but it was unclear whether it would due to the possible labour dispute. Eventually the City decided to go ahead and open it. A male and female suspect were arrested in Cranbrook on July 17 after a violent assault. The incident occurred at a Slater Road residence, where one victim was beaten unconscious. A Kimberley resident raised concerns about why a rural fire department was not dispatched after a vehicle fire near the Elko sawmill. After investigation, the RDEK concluded

that the fire was originally interpreted to be outside the fire protection area, when in fact it wasn’t. There was an error in the dispatch of the call, the RDEK said. Military Ames held their first big fundraiser for the new Veterans’ Memorial Park over the JulyFest weekend and raised over $4,000. Community support for the park continued to be strong, said facilitator Cindy Postnikoff. Jared du Toit, granted an exemption into the RBC Canadian Open lifted the entire nation with an improbable run at the title. Although he eventually finished three strokes back, du Toit went on a magical ride and became a Canadian hero in the process. The Single Track 6 international bike race made its way through four East Kootenay communities, including Kimberley, at the end of July. The race was another feather in the cap for those who have been working so hard at expanding and improving Kimberley’s trail system. A Kimberley woman, who had parked her vehicle at the Cranbrook RCMP station while attending a local drinking establishment, hit the building when attempting to leave the parking lot. Police arrived quickly at the scene and handed out a 90 day driving prohibition.

AUGUST Despite fears that building may slow down because of the elimination of the flat tax, building permit values in Kimberley continued their brisk pace, reaching over $7,000,000 by August. Council turned down a request from 100 Mile House that municipalities with KIJHL franchises establish a fund to assist with their travel to tournaments such as the provincial championships. Kimberley Council did not have an appetite for tax payers supporting a hockey franchise in that manner. The provincial government indicated it was considering remov-

Kimberley’s Jared du Toit made Kimberley, and all of Canada, proud at the RBC Canadian Open. ing a timeline that would give the Jumbo municipality a vote at the RDEK table. However, Jumbo could still have a vote the year after the taxable value of the land reached $30 million. Kimberley mourned the loss of Stan Salikin, who passed away August 10, after battling cancer. Stan was remembered as one of Kimberley’s great citizens, a tireless volunteer and great booster for his town. See Page 4

Lost someone? Need an understanding ear? Drop in grief chat with trained volunteers. For information call 250-417-2019, or Toll Free 1-855-417-2019. www.ckhospice.com A service of Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society

A GOOD PLACE TO BE. 2017 Utility Rate Adjustments – City Council is committed to maintaining and upgrading Kimberley’s aging water and sewer systems. To fund planned infrastructure renewal and budgeted operating cost increases associated with the water and sewer systems, effective January 1, 2017 Utility Rates for residential properties will increase by a total of $2.91 per month ($34.92 per year). This adjustment is comprised of a Water Rate increase of $2.00 per month ($24.00 per year) and a Sewer Rate increase of $0.91 per month ($10.92 per year). The rate for Solid Waste will remain unchanged from 2016. The new aggregate rate for Water, Sewer, and Solid Waste for residential properties in 2017 will be $70.20 per month ($842.40 per year). This amount will be billed in equal quarterly installments of $210.60. Water and Sewer Rates for commercial and all other classifications of use will be adjusted by the same percentage as the residential rates. FREE Downtown Shuttle - The Peak to Platzl downtown shuttle is a FREE scheduled service between the ski resort base area, the uppermountain accommodations, and the downtown shops, pubs and restaurants. The shuttle service operates every day (except statutory holidays) from December 27, 2016 until April 2, 2017. The shuttle will run on the Friday schedule for extended hours on New Year’s Eve! To view the shuttle schedule please visit www.kimberley.ca. Free Public Swim - Come to the Aquatic Centre and enjoy a Free Public Swim on Wednesday January 4th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm sponsored by the Kimberley Elks Club. Rhyme Tyme – New to the Aquatic Centre for 2017! Enjoy some play time with your little one through games, songs and movement stories in this parented class. For ages 6 months to 3 years old. For details call 250 427-2983 or visit www.kimberley.ca and follow the link to Aquatic Centre info. Holiday Schedule - Monday, January 2nd is a statutory holidays for City employees. Garbage pick-up scheduled for Monday, January 2nd will be picked up on Tuesday, January 3rd. The Aquatic Centre will be open from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. for a free public swim. Please visit our website for more information, clicking on the Aquatic Centre shortcut.

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EYE ON YOUR CITY Business Licences are due for 2017! The City kindly requests that Business Licences be renewed and paid for before January 31st. Application forms for new businesses are available at City Hall or on the City’s web site. Beginning in January 2017, mobile businesses can operate in Kimberley and Cranbrook without having to apply for businesses licences from both municipalities. Supported by the Kimberley and Cranbrook Chambers of Commerce, this is a clear win for the busy mobile entrepreneur! For more information on fees and who can apply, please view the full bylaw on our website at https:// kimberley.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/73?preview=1164 2017 Dog Licenses – A common phrase heard at City Hall is “Why should I license my dog? My dog never gets out of the yard!” You would be surprised at the different ways a dog can end up running at large, and this can cost you a pocket full of cash. When dealing with dogs at large, the goal of the Animal Control Officer is to reduce the amount of stress experienced when a dog is impounded. If your dog is licensed you will receive a phone call, your dog will not need to be transferred to the Cranbrook SPCA, and your faithful pal can be returned home. The welfare of your dog is of utmost importance to us, and avoiding a trip to the pound is the best thing for your pet.

2017 dog licenses are now on sale at City Hall and the cost for a spayed or neutered dog license is only $22.00. The fines for an unlicensed dog are as follows: $100.00 for the first offence, and $200.00 for each subsequent offence thereafter. Please help our Animal Control Officer make sure your pet gets home without a trip to the SPCA, and license your dog today! If you no longer require your Dog Licence or Business Licence, or need to update your contact information for these, please contact City Hall at 250.427.5311.

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Kimberley Year in Review, Part III Early numbers indicated that Kimberley was having a great tourism years, with numbers at the visitors center up 25 per cent and the hotel spend up 16.6 per cent. Local 405-1 members were set to vote again on the last offer from the City of Kimberley. The City sent the final offer to each member and asked them to

vote in a closed ballot. The Steelworkers recommended that its membership reject the offer. On August 23, while the Union said it had no intention of issuing a strike vote, the City raised the possibility of a lock out. The Kimberley RCMP Detachment finally got a permanent Officer in Charge and he

was none other than long time temporary OIC Chris Newel. Newel was promoted to Sgt. and said he planned to retire in Kimberley. City union employees rejected the final offer from the City of Kimberley and the city in turn issued a notice of lock out, scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 29. However, intense negotiations

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Kimberley lost one of its most beloved citizens, Stan Salikin, in August. through the weekend led to a tentative deal and the work stoppage was averted. September It was announced in September that Cranbrook had won the right to host Rogers Home-

town Hockey in February 2017. Putting an end to a long and contentious set of negotiations, the City of Kimberley union employees ratified a new deal with the city. The rebuild of Gerry

Sorensen Way proceeded without problem over the summer and was almost complete by mid-September, on time and on budget. Cranbrook para-cyclist Tristan Chernove won three medals at the

Rio Paralympics and would be named Canadian para-cyclist of the year in December. Military Ames announced that although fundraising was going well, the new cenotaph would not be ready for the 2016 Remembrance Day ceremony because the shipment of special granite for the monument was delayed. School District 6 announced that the board was considering reconfiguring Kimberley’s elementary schools after receiving a Long Term Facilities Plan mandated by the province. The tentative plan was to make all three elementary schools — Marysville, Lindsay Park and McKim — into K to 7s. A public meeting was scheduled for early October. The Kimberley Refugee Resettlement Group, which had been working hard for over a year to sponsor a family, announced that a Pakistani family of five would be arriving in Kimberley by the end of September. KRRG said there was more than enough money and volunteers to support the family. Integra Air shut down its service between Calgary and the Canadian Rockies International Airport, citing poor winter numbers.

Mainroad CEO says he’s committed to East Kootenay contract EZR A BL ACK The Free Press

Following recent criticism of Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting’s response to winter maintenance, Mainroad Group’s President and CEO, Peter Ashcroft, travelled to Cranbrook recently to review East Kootenay winter operations and to meet with the Ministry of Transportation and local stakeholders. During the weeklong visit, Ashcroft reviewed the winter operations and gained an understanding of the issues facing the Mainroad team. In a Dec. 21 statement, Mainroad said it has re-structured its operations to meet new service requirements since receiving the new $16.7 million annual winter maintenance contract in April. Ashcroft said Mainroad

made significant investments in new maintenance yards and a new fleet of trucks exceeding $10 million. Despite the investment he admitted Mainroad has faced “mobilization issues.” “Even though we are the incumbent contractor, there are many changes to the new contract and our operations to satisfy that contract. With that comes a lot of moving parts to manage and even with the best laid plans there are always things that are unforeseen and don’t go as expected. Many of the mobilization issues are now solved and I apologize to those people affected,” said Ashcroft in a statement. “With these issues, there may be a misconception by a few members of the public that now that we have renewed the contract for the next seven years, we can take the foot off the gas and

pull back on service levels to minimize cost. Let me assure everyone that Mainroad is committed to serving the East Kootenay travelling public,” he continued. In early December, MLA Bill Bennett called out Mainroad East Kootenay for failing to keep area roads free of ice and snow. “The contractor apparently failed to have enough de-icing chemical on hand and that was the root of much of the problems but there were other examples of poor performance, such as not clearing snow quickly enough,” said Bennett in a statement. In securing the new contract, Mainroad is responsible to meet updated specifications for snow and ice control. These contract specifications can be viewed at tranbc.ca/2016/12/14/everythin

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Annual Turkey Runoff FOR THE BULLETIN

The Kootenay Orienteering club is happy to invite you to the “Turkey Run-Off”. This is an event organised by the Kootenay Orienteering Club’s Junior Team with the purpose of getting sponsorship to attend the 2017 Canadian Orienteering Championships, which will be held in Ottawa during the summer. The Turkey Run-Off is an orienteering race with different courses for everyone’s level. You can enter solo or as a team and snowshoe, walk or run, the choice is yours. It will be held on December 31st at 10:00AM for check-in at the Lindsay Park Entrance to the Lois Creek Trails, access via Nelson or Trails Streets. There will be a mass start at 11AM. Pre-register online - www.kootenayorienteering.com for cheaper pre-registration and more information. After the event enjoy a wiener roast and hot chocolate. There will also be lots of prizes donated by local businesses.

Each year, Kimberleyites enjoy running off the holiday pounds at the Turkey Run Off.

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Memorial to host Nitros From page 1 Our regularly scheduled game runs into the tournament. So we’re in Cranbrook.” Leroux said the Memorial Arena will provide a good atmosphere for the Nitros game, which are known to be loud, intense affairs. “It’s a smaller rink, with a better atmosphere. I think it will be just great. “And it gives our Cranbrook fans a chance to come out. We do have about 60 or 70 Cranbrook fans who support us. Hopefully they’ll grab some of their friends and come out and support us.” Leroux says there are no plans at present to have a fan bus from Kimberley. “I think everyone will car pool as much as they can. Everyone’s made arrangements to hop in with someone else.” The Dynamiters have all the permits in place to serve beer and the canteen will be open.

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The Kimberley Elks Lodge #90 was pleased to donate to the Kimberley Food Bank & Angel Tree Christmas. Pictured are Louise Hockley and Jori Adank with a $1,000 donation cheque. The Kimberley Elks were able to provide funding to 23 requests for support, with over $12,000 donated in 2016. Organizations have included the annual Selkirk Secondary School Scholarship Program, the Kimberley Loan Cupboard, Kimberley & District Community Foundation, Cranbrook/Kimberley Hospice Society, Kimberley Refugee Society, Kimberley Community Swim & Nordic Club, Military Ames, Alberta Elks Fort MacMurray, and the Elks Royal Purple. Join us at the Elks for fun and friendship! Become a member or visit as a guest. Check our Facebook page for current events.

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2016: The Year in Kimberley Bulletin Editor Carolyn Grant chooses labour strife as Kimberley’s story of the year

2016, I won’t be all that sorry to see the employer issued a one-day lockout notice, last of you. It’s been quite a year, not all of and the union said that changed the conit good. But we’re going to stay away from tract and stayed out. A deal was eventually the international, and even national, ups reached, but not until a month had passed. The crux of a lot of these negotiations and downs, and focus closer to home. What were the top three stories in Kimber- seemed to be the union trying to maintain elements of contracts fairly collectively ley last year? I think Kimberley’s top story of 2016 has bargained in the past, and employers, facing new economic realities, to be labour unrest. From seeking changes. Deals the City and United Steelwere reached, but what workers going to the brink, happens next time? to Kootenay Savings’ union A more upbeat story for employees walking the Carolyn the year was the success of picket line for a month, to Kimberley’s youth in sportthe Kimberley Alpine ReGrant ing events. We had Molly sort and the Steelworkers Miller, and her Kimberley reaching an agreement without too much strife, it seemed that la- Nordic Club teammates, tearing up the bour negotiations dominated the head- cross country trails; the Selkirk Girls Curllines for a good portion of 2016. The situa- ing Team winning the provincial title; and tion between the Steelworkers and the City the Kimberley Dynamiters giving their of Kimberley could not have been more fans another stellar year. And who can fordire, as City Council had voted to lock the get Jared du Toit’s magical run at the RBC union out. The Union did have a 99 per Canadian Open? Du Toit captured the atcent strike mandate from its members, al- tention of an entire nation, and especially though it had not yet issued a strike vote. In his home town, as he spent much of the any event, it came down to the eleventh weekend in first place, finally finishing hour and last minute negotiations man- only three strokes back of the eventual aged to avoid what nobody wanted — a winner. A lot for Kimberley to be proud of. Finally, from a political perspective, strike by city workers. In the case of Kootenay Savings, the Kimberley’s Mayor and Council going back

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and forth on the elimination of the flat tax generated a lot of comment. The issue was simple, four Councillors, led by Kent Goodwin, wanted to begin the process of eliminating Kimberley’s flat tax, which they believed was unfair to lower-valued property owners. Under the flat tax, a $200,000 property paid the same as a $900,000 property. However, Kimberley Mayor Don McCormick warned that eliminating the flat tax meant the money would have to be found in a millrate increase. That could have the impact of killing Kimberley’s current boom in housing starts. After losing the vote four to three, McCormick even took the somewhat unusual route of bringing it back and asking Council to reconsider. But the vote remained the same and the flat tax was reduced by $80. And here’s a warm note to end on. Bulletin reader Corinne Backman brought in an item from the New Year’s Eve Bulletin of 1968. On December 30, 1968, it was -47 degrees in Kimberley. The New Year’s dance at the ski hill was cancelled, as was a game between the Dynamiters and Cranbrook Royals. Keep warm everyone and Happy New Year. See Tuesday’s Townsman/Bulletin for “2016: The Year in Cranbrook”

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A child changes everything

Yme Woensdregt

remember the excitement when our oldest daughter was born. She turned our whole lives upside down. Before her birth, we were mostly footloose and fancy free. If we wanted to go out to dinner, we could. If we wanted to go to a movie at the last minute, we just went. We actually felt like we had money back then. We had a little discretionary income and could pretty much do what we wanted to do, within reason, and we didn’t have to think too much about the consequences or impact of a spontaneous decision and what we had to do to make that happen. Then, suddenly, this innocent tiny human being came into our lives. Without doing a thing, she gained control over our entire world. Before we could do anything, we had to think about, “Who’s going to keep the baby?” or “Is this a good time for us to go without the baby?” We discovered pretty quickly that we were no longer in control of our lives. Even our sleeping patterns were changed. We would stay awake when the baby was awake and we went to sleep when the baby went to sleep. Literally this child began to control our lives and the child didn’t even know she was doing it. And then we had a second one, and he did the exact same thing. It seems that this is what babies do. When they arrive they take over! And parents begin to develop their lives around this child. They mold their entire lives around this precious needy baby. Babies don’t just control our time. They teach us to look at the world differently. Is that fork near the electrical outlet a danger? Do we need to put up a gate at the top of the stairs? Ooops … we forgot to put away our fragile treasures! Hmmm … maybe we need

to start saving some money… just in case! A child changes everything. I believe that to be true of the child whose birth we celebrate in this 12–day– long Christmas season. Faithful Christians around the world celebrate this birth, and know that this birth has changed everything in their lives and in their world. Even those who don’t believe or no longer believe in the tenets of Christian faith acknowledge the change this child makes in the world. At its very best, the change has benefitted the world in countless ways. At its worst, it has resulted in some horrific changes. But change there has been. Personally, it causes me no end of anguish and heartbreak to know what some followers of this child have done. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow gave voice to a similar anguish. He wrote his poem “Christmas Bells” during the American Civil War. It sings of the bells ringing out the good news of peace. The poem ends, “And in despair I bowed my head;/ ‘There is no peace on earth,’ I said;/ For hate is strong,/ And mocks the song/ Of peace on earth, good-will to men!/ Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:/ God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;/ The Wrong shall fail,/ The Right prevail,/ With peace on earth, good-will to men.” Like Longfellow, I choose to hope. Although my heart is often broken, I will not give in to despair. In that vein, let me share with you a story. A grungy–looking young couple are hitch–hiking on a lonely road. She looks to be about grade 11, and he is unshaven, disheveled. They may be gypsies or street people. The young woman is in obvious distress; the young man holds her protectively as they trudge along the side of the road.

A long–haul trucker stops to pick them up; the overweight driver with a 4–day shadow on his face chomps on nuts and snacks as he drives. The young woman moans occasionally as the young man cradles her. The driver looks at them with some concern. They pull into a truck rest stop at the side of the highway. The young man leads the girl to the washroom. Another truck pulls in, and a hooker comes out to flirt with the younger truck driver, hoping for some business. The lights outside the washroom flicker and go out with a pop. We are left in darkness. Suddenly, we hear a baby’s cry. The first truck driver opens the door of the washroom. The young woman has given birth, and holds a young boy to her chest as she shivers. With a miraculous smile on his face, the truck driver takes out his phone and snaps pictures. The younger truck driver and hooker come in, staring in wonder at what has happened. The hooker covers the baby with her coat. They set up a small camp outside the washroom facility around a small fire pit. A couple of cops stop to check things out; the truck driver shows them his phone with a goofy smile on his face, “It’s a boy! It’s a boy!” The lights on the washroom facility flicker on again. It’s a beautiful video prepared by the Reformed Church in Hungary and available online (www.theboy.eu). The video is called “Real Christmas”. This child changes everything. We will work together to change the world in his name for the better. It’s a pretty good way to move into another new year. Yme Woensdregt is Pastor at Christ Church Anglican in Cranbrook

In for a wild ride: 2017 and beyond

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he main message of 2016 was that we are entering a period of economic and political upheaval comparable to the industrial revolution of 1780-1850, and nothing expressed that message more clearly than Donald Trump’s appointment of Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labour. Even though it’s clear that neither man understands the message. Puzder bears a large part of the responsibility for fulfilling Trump’s election promise to “bring back” America’s lost industrial jobs: seven million in the past 35 years. That’s what created the Rust Belt and the popular anger that put Trump in power. But Puzder is a fast-food magnate who got rich by shrinking his costs, and he has never met a computer he didn’t like. “They’re always polite, they always upsell, they never take a vacation, they never show up late, there’s never a slipand-fall, or an age-, sex-, or race-discrimination case,” he rhapsodised. They also never take lunch or toilet breaks, they’ll work 24 hours a day, and they don’t have to be paid. So out with the workers and in with the robots. It was not evil foreigners who “stole” most of those seven million American jobs, and will probably eliminate up to 50 million more in the next 20 years. It’s the ‘intelligent machines’ that did most of the damage, starting with simple assembly-line robots and ATMs. (”Every Automated Teller Machine contains the ghosts of three bank tellers.”)

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But the automation keeps moving up the skill sets. The first self-driving cars are now on the road in the United States. That’s another four million jobs down the drain, starting with taxi drivers and long-distance truckers. In recent years eight American manufacturing jobs have been lost to automation for every one lost to “globalisation”, and it will only get worse. A 2013 study concluded that 47 percent of existing jobs in the United States are vulnerable to automation in the next 20 years, and the numbers are as bad or worse for the other developed countries. This is what is really driving the “populist revolution” that caused two of the world’s oldest democracies to make bizarre, self-harming political choices in the past year. First Brexit, then Trump. Leaving the European Union will hurt Britain’s economy badly, and putting a man like Donald Trump in the US presidency is a serious mistake. Yet half the voters in each country were so angry that they didn’t care about the likely negative consequences of their vote. There is more to come. Beppe Grillo’s populist Five-Star Movement may win the next election in Italy. Marine Le Pen’s National Front (no longer openly anti-Semitic, but still basically neo-fascist) could win the French presidential election next spring. The Netherlands and Germany may see hard-right, anti-immigrant parties in governing coalitions after their forthcoming elections. Some people fear that we are seeing a re-run of the 1930s. Economic growth has

slowed since the crash of 2008, and unemployment is much higher than it looks. The official US unemployment figure is only 5 percent, but almost one-third of American men between the ages of 25 and 54 are “economically inactive”. So angry populist leaders are popping up again all across the developed world. The ‘Dirty Thirties’ ended in the Second World War, and there are obvious parallels today. The European Union is fraying at the edges, and Donald Trump has talked about curtailing US support for NATO. He has also threatened to slap huge tariffs on Chinese exports to the US, and it’s probably a bad idea to push China too hard when it is already in grave economic trouble. But this is not the 1930s. There are no ranting dictators promising revenge for lost wars, and government benefits mean that unemployment is no longer a catastrophe for most people in Western countries. The old white working class (and some of the middle class) are angry because jobs are disappearing and because immigration is changing the ethnic balance in their countries, but they are not angry enough to want a war. Trump’s election means that we are in for a wild ride in the next four years, but he will ultimately disappoint his supporters because he is barking up the wrong tree. He cannot bring back the jobs that were lost, because most of them were not lost to his favourite culprits: free trade and uncontrolled immigration.

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The true treasure of martial arts

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any people begin martial arts training because they want to learn how to “kick butt” if they ever need to. They want to be able to defend themselves against people if they have to when they are out “on the street”. (I’m glad I don’t live on that street, my street is really quite civilized.) Basically they want to be able to defend themselves and their loved ones. Don’t judge by my tongue-in-cheek tone in the paragraph above. I love this ideal. I live it. I am a protector and a warrior at heart. However, if that was all I wanted from my martial arts training, I would have stopped a long time ago. I have said in many articles that is why I started on this path. But it is not what kept me in martial arts. The greatest gift I have found in martial arts is people. Teachers who inspired me, and shared the wisdom you gain from following a discipline for decades with me. Training partners and comrades in arms who tested me in the ring and in basements, living rooms,

back alleys, and even the training partner I used to meet in a tunnel under a highway when it was raining. These people pointed the way on my journey and showed me what the greatest gift martial arts have to offer was. Now I have students of my own. Back when I was a student and I treasured my instructor so much, I could not have imagined that I was as important to him as he was to me. In fact, I may have been more important; because it is the student that keeps the art alive for generations to come. The student keeps the doors of the training hall open. The student asks the questions that are a catalyst for me to explore my art on a deeper level. My teachers all said that to learn you must teach, and now I see the truth of this. These relationships, student to teacher, teacher to student, and student to student are not the only bonds formed around a martial arts training centre. Parents and relatives of students become as much a part of the gym as the students. In a well-run gym you will

nity that I am part of; the community that has grown around the Rocky Mountain Martial Arts Family Centre. However nice the facility is doesn’t matter. The mats, heavy bags and equipment are nothing. It is the community that is the soul of a fighting gym and it is the people that make the gym an extended family. This spirit of mutual care and concern are the greatest gifts martial arts have to offer. But make no mistake, knowing how to kick butt is pretty cool.

find a sense of community that runs deeper than in most commercial businesses. Parents, siblings, and extended family all become part of the “gym family.” These relationships that develop around a martial arts gym are the best thing that can come from any gym. However as the figurehead for all this activity it is easy to see myself at the centre. That is wrong — it is not centred on me, I am just the person who started this vision. But it is carried by the community. One day I will be too old

to be part of this; I will step away and the community will continue, and our gym will still be a place of growth and learning. It is my hope that a new generation will take up the mantle and continue helping people grow and learn. Martial arts have a lot of things to offer. Practitioners experience cultural disciplines from cultures far from ours. We learn empathy for others and self-control. We develop focus, discipline and internal fortitude. We become physically stronger and have

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A night after their huge home win against the Lethbridge Hurricanes to kick off the second half of the season, the Kootenay Ice were back to their old ways in Lethbridge on Wednesday. Despite a competitive start, the ‘Canes wore the Ice down and pulled out a 4-1 victory in the rematch. Matt Alfaro scored the Ice’s lone goal in the first period after an impressive passing play with Austin Wellsby, who sprung him on a partial breakaway. Alfaro outwaited Stuart Skinner and slipped one past him with a backhand to tie the game at one-a-piece going into the first intermission. The Rebels, however, took advantage of an undisciplined Kootenay side in the second peri-

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Matt Alfaro continued to prove his worth, earning his tenth point in his last nine games. He has 35 points in 38 games this season. Barrett Sheen also had a gritty performance. His pair of minor penalties, a fighting major, and a misconduct moved him up to the top spot in WHL penalty minutes with 94 in just 38 games. The Ice will now focus their energy on the Red Deer Rebels, as they face them tonight

at the Enmax Centrium. It will be the fourth of seven Ice-Rebels matches this season. Their previous matches have run the gamut from an OT Rebels win to an Ice shootout steal and a 9-2 Red Deer blowout. So far this season the Rebels have had a reasonably successful campaign and are in third place in the Central Division with a 17-15-4-2 record. The Rebels, however, are missing two key forwards to the Czech Republic World Juniors team with Adam Musil and leading-scorer Michael Spacek both competing for their nation in Toronto-Montreal. The Rebels are coming off of a 7-2 loss on Wednesday in Edmonton to the Oil Kings. Puck drop will take place at 7:30 p.m. The Ice are in 21st place in the WHL at 7-23-7-1.

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First Baptist Church Pastor Kevin Ewaskow Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministries Worship Service 10:30 am 334 - 14th Ave. 250-426-4319 www.fbccranbrook.org

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Sunday Worship...10:00 am

Sunday School 1st & 3rd Sunday www.cranbrookunited.com

St. Aidan Orthodox Church

201-7 Ave. S., Cranbrook 250-489-8006 Divine Liturgy Service 10:30 am Fellowship Lunch & Sunday School to follow.

Fr. Andrew Applegate, 250-420-1582

All are welcome to come in, see, listen, pray, and stay for lunch.

www.saintaidan.ca

Sat. evening Vespers Service 6:30 pm

Kimberley United Church

10 Boundary St. - 250-427-2428

Rev. Sunny Kim Sunday Worship at 10:00am www.kimberleyunited.ca

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Cranbrook townsman / Kimberley bulletin

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1508 - 6th Street N

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7375 Majestic Rd Kingsgate

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15 - 10th Street S

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$700,000

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1109A Baker St

3834 Collinson Rd

717 21st Ave, N

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GREAT VIEW LOT ON MOYIE LAKE! 1.25 acres to build within. Driveway and well already in place. This is an affordable opportunity to live a short walk from the water at Moyie Lake. 2405722.

Who wouldn’t want to own this unique gift shoppe & business opportunity? Beautiful clothing line, gifts for every occasion. Turn key operation. This shoppe has a long reputation in Cranbrook for excellent service. 2412105.

Turn key operation. All information available with listing salesperson. 2416569.

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$59,000

$174,900

$49,900

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1313 - 14th Street, S

313 - 20th Ave., S

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