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City of Kimberley's Civic Centre Kimberley's heritage arena, the Civic Centre, home of the Kimberley Dynamiters, Kimberley Dynamiters Junior Kimberley Minor Hockey, Kimberley Alpine Hockey School, and the Kimberley Northﬆar Figure Skating Club has recently undergone a massive overhaul! The North Wall, which was originally built as a temporary wall in 1956 and holds the scoreboard, has been replaced with a permanent, engineered ﬆructure built by local company Tyee Logs Homes. This project included the addition of a 215 metre interior walking loop around the second level observation deck. This walking loop will give residents and visitors' alike somewhere to walk or run during the winter months, with focus on keeping our seniors and those with mobility issues active and safe in slippery and unpredictable conditions. Additional trophy cases have also been added around the walking track to showcase our community hiﬆory that is associated with the Civic Centre. For those of you who don't know, the Kimberley Dynamiters represented Canada in Europe and won the 1937 World Hockey Championships, along with several other victories over the years. Our hiﬆory of winning goes way back.

The addition of accessible electronic doors will improve accessibility to the Civic Centre for those with disabilities. While access for those with mobility issues was provided on the eaﬆ side of the building, they can now access the building independently through the front doors of the building. Finally, the change rooms have also been improved. This included updates to the showers, toilets, sinks, tiling and shelving, and replacement of almoﬆ 5,000 square feet of exiﬆing asphalt flooring throughout four change rooms. The hallways that provide access to the ice surface also had new recycled rubber flooring inﬆalled. The City was able to check these large scale projects off our wish liﬆ thanks to grant funding from Columbia Basin Truﬆ, the Enabling Accessibility Fund, and the Canada 150 Community Infraﬆructure Program. The completion of these projects will ensure that we have a viable and safe arena to cheer on our local talent for many years to come!

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39 | A Season for Soup

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Bernie Redisky leans on his porch railing and gazes towards Kimberley’s southern valley. The sky is surly. Heavy. Gothic. God rays pierce a distant green hill. He speaks in a graveled, slow cadence while staring at the familiar landscape: “Reminds me of Somalia,” Bernie says, then shakes his head. “Ahhh….the rolling thunder.”

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“YOU DRIVE THROUGH DUSTY, BAKED HILLS, THEN TURN A CORNER, AND SUDDENLY EVERYTHING’S LUSH. VIBRANT. GREEN. ALIVE.” I only knew Bernie through what I’d seen and heard: How he’d been a UN field officer. How he spends half the year in Kenya with his wife and child, the other half in Kimberley where he was born. How, perhaps, he’s seen too much of the world’s sadness, how desperate people act when they’ve got nothing to lose. I’ve seen Bernie wandering through town: sinewy, a white tank top, khaki shorts, slicked-back hair, an old-world tan etched into his skin, something foreign to the Kootenay’s 21st century. Often, when I drove by Bernie’s apartment, I was struck by how meticulously he tended his lawn, hunched over on his knees, hand shears clipping errant grass, keeping what wants to grow wild, tame. I’m curious. “You travelled Somalia?” I ask. He chuckles. “I’ve travelled a bit,” he says. The following week, I’m having morning coffee on Bernie’s back deck. The sun’s rising over the Rocky Mountains. We flip through his expired passport pages: Macedonia, Kosovo, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, the Sudan, and Rwanda. He lights a cigarette, squints into the sun, and taps his finger on an Afghanistan visa stamp. “This one here,” he says, then pauses. “issued by the Taliban. Not many of those around.” With each page, Bernie shares a memory of a time and a place, often with an overlying contrast between a physical landscape and its inhabitants: “Each country is beautiful,” he says. “Yet sadly, when its people have nothing, they have nothing to lose. They can do horrible things.” I discover how, amidst chaos, Bernie sought solace in a country’s landscape: “Afghanistan’s irrigation systems are thousands of years old,” he says. “You drive through dusty, baked hills, then turn a corner, and suddenly everything’s lush. Vibrant. Green. Alive.” He looks towards a ravine below

his apartment. “On Somalia’s Juba River, I’d sit on the deck at night,” he says. “Once the generators were turned off, everything became still. In the moonlight, fifty meters below, I’d watch the faint images of hippos and crocodiles splashing in the water. It was like going back a thousand years.” At times, Bernie hesitates to talk about various memories, like his post in Kigali, Rwanda. “The destruction happened so quickly,” he says. “When I arrived, the only thing wandering the streets were packs of dogs eating unburied bodies. Let’s just say, I saw a lot of death.” How does a boy raised in Kimberley in the mid-50s find himself travelling the world, working as a UN field officer, helping to rebuild lives devastated by strife and war? Bernie believes it all began in Wasa where he spent summers as a child. “Living with propane, oil lamps, and coal, you learn to figure things out. You’re fishing on the lake with your dad and the engine breaks down. You fix it. What else are you going to do?” After graduation, Bernie travelled the world taking odd jobs, washing dishes, and picking apples. “One night, I was eating noodles in a Hong Kong restaurant,” he says. “I heard a young Englishman speaking fluent Chinese. I said to myself, ‘Wow, that’s something I need to learn.’” When Bernie returned to Canada, he enrolled in UBC’s Modern Chinese History & Politics program. Four years later, his degree completed, he was off to roam the world again. “I went to Vienna to see its history,” he says. “I stayed for six months, then it was time for another adventure. I went to the travel agency and asked, ‘Where’s the closest place in Africa that speaks English?’ The agent said, ‘Kenya,’ so I bought a ticket.”

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Kenya “When I arrived in Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, I applied for a job with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The neighbouring country, Somalia, was seeing the rise of warlords and inter-clan fighting. There was a lot of killing,” he says. “I was posted in Mandera, the Northeast corner of Kenya—where I could put my hands on three countries: Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya—assisting with the preparation for Somalian refugees to cross the border into Kenya. I learned the basics: patience, how to listen, how to keep my mouth shut,” he says. “I learned the customs of the Somali people. How important it is to sit with the elders and respect their traditions. During the Battle of Mogadishu and Black Hawk Down, Somalia was a pretty tense place to be working,” he says. “I had five bosses. One was killed by the militia. Two were airlifted out with nervous breakdowns. Others left and never returned. It wasn’t an easy job.”

Rwanda Bernie’s next post was in Kigali, Rwanda, managing a camp for international aid workers following the Tutsi genocide. “I was having a difficult time finding equipment and furniture,” Bernie says. “Everything had been looted. Walls were torn apart by people searching for money. Every mattress that wasn’t hidden had been stolen. I said to the colonel, ‘Your boys have taken everything. We need fridges, beds, washing machines.’ I was told if I could find alcohol, I could get everything we needed. The next week I walked along a convoy of trucks. I passed bottles to the drivers and soldiers in the back and said, ‘We need that, that, and that.’” While posted in Africa, Bernie witnessed unspeakable atrocities. I wonder how he emotionally coped with it. “You learn to adjust,” he tells me. “I saw a lot of death, churches full of bodies, and children who lost their fathers, but I was there to work. To get a job done. To help improve people’s lives. You don’t mix emotion with fact. I worked 12-14 hour days for 90-day stretches. I was too exhausted to worry.”

“I’D WATCH THE FAINT IMAGES OF HIPPOS AND CROCODILES SPLASHING IN THE WATER. IT WAS LIKE GOING BACK A THOUSAND YEARS.”

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“HE ORGANIZED FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLY TRUCKS— HIGHLY-VALUED PREY FOR HIJACKERS— TO BE DELIVERED TO SICK AND STARVING VILLAGES.” Afghanistan September 11, 2001 While most of us watched 9/11 on television, Bernie experienced it from the fields of Afghanistan. “On my way to Uzbekistan to pick up UN vehicles,” he says, “I got a radio message: ‘Don’t move. Stay where you are. You’re coming out. It’s an emergency.’ At 4 am they instructed us to return to Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. A plane was waiting to take us to Islamabad, Pakistan.” The next day, in Islamabad, Bernie learned of the terrorist attack, of the thousands of deaths due to hijacked airplanes crashing into the World Trade Centre. “We were overwhelmed,” he says. “This is the most protected country in the world. It felt like Vegas, and Osama Bin Laden was holding four aces. No one knew what to do and what would happen next.” Later that year, Bernie was posted in Afghanistan to survey displaced Afghans and assess their needs so that UNICEF and international NGOs could obtain information to provide support. “I had to navigate my way around interviewing Taliban militants,” Bernie says. “I had to mind my manners. Keep my nose to the grindstone and not interfere with their culture. They were very concerned about the promotion of Christianity. We weren’t allowed crucifixes nor association with women. I respected that. You don’t want to step out of line with the Taliban.” For fifteen years, Bernie Redisky travelled the world with the UN, providing aid and development for citizens of countries impacted by strife: in Skenderaj, Kosovo, following the Kosovo War massacres, he assisted with the UN rehabilitation and reintegration of the military back into society; in Papua New Guinea, he ran a camp for displaced Iranians, Iraqis, and Afghans praying to relocate in Australia and New Zealand; in Somalia, where starvation was rampant, he organized food and medical supply trucks—highly-valued prey for hijackers— to be delivered to sick and starving villages; on the Sudan’s Blue Nile, he worked with the South African military to remove land mines and he conducted a study on how to repatriate Sudanese who fled North.

The Most Valuable Lessons In 2005, after fifteen years of working with the UN, Bernie retired. I ask him how he survived. What made his tenure with the UN so successful? “It was too tough for a lot of people,” he says. “ Interesting work? Yes. Dangerous? You bet. Some colleagues didn’t make it out.” “Kenya. Rwanda. Somalia. Kosovo. Afghanistan. the Sudan. After each country and job for the UN, I learned more and more. I became more dependable. I learned patience and the humility to ask the most valuable question: ‘Can you help me out.’ Learn who the people are that know things. They’ll tell you what you need. In life, you just have to cross your fingers and hope Lady Luck is in the right place at the right time. Sometimes, in the end, everything just works out.” Nowadays, Bernie spends half the year relaxing with his wife and daughter in Kenya. He studies Mandarin and keeps in touch with a few ex-colleagues. He spends the other half of the year, typically late spring to fall, in Kimberley, often alone. “Sometimes, in all the confusion, you just have to be by yourself for a while. Get your thoughts together,” he says. “I saw a lot of sad things. Now, I garden to relax. Some people enjoy camping, reading, or going to the Sully for a beer. I take care of my garden.”

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W: Dave Quinn P: Shutterstock Benjamin Robert Keer was born on March 17, 1865 in Suffolk, England. In 1885 he emigrated to Canada to work as a teamster for CP Rail in Winnipeg.

Cominco added three new barns, a feed silo, manager’s house, cook house, and a bunk house and took milk production to a whole new level.

Leaving small-town busts for booms, Ben Keer moved to Revelstoke, Nelson, and back to Winnipeg before he finally settled near Fort Steele in 1896. He was still working as a teamster, hauling ore from the Northstar Mine on the site of the present-day Kimberley Alpine Resort to the Kootenay River at Fort Steele, where it was barged to Billings and Kalispell, Montana for smelting.

Kimberley residents could purchase milk tokens for 10 cents, which they would leave on their doorstep for the milkman, who would exchange the token for one quart of milk, just under a litre. That same litre of organic milk today costs up to $5! Talk about inflation. It is interesting to note that new lots at the time could be also be purchased for $1, that today would sell for $50-90,000.

Here he met and married Laura Campbell in 1901. From 1903 to 1907, he worked in the smelter at Marysville, but had to leave seasonally to work in the West Kootenays at the Lucky Boy and Ethel Mines. To help make ends meet, Laura purchased two cows and started the Marysville Dairy. Keers ran the Marysville Dairy until 1925, when the local mining company, Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company, or Cominco, purchased the farm, and the Keers relocated to a ranch upstream on the St. Mary’s River, at the site of today’s well-loved Keer’s Rock swimming hole.

By 1951, the C.M. and S. Dairy herd numbered 125 cows when the company sold the business to George Roberts. Sadly, George was killed in a car accident, and the last remaining barn burned to the ground that same year - two tragic events that spelled the end of forty years of milk production in Marysville. The smelter and the Dairy are long gone, replaced today by Marysville’s ever-expanding residential neighbourhoods. So, too, unfortunately are the days of 10 cent milk and $1 City lots.

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W: Britt Bates P: Kristine Weiss Stepping off of Fernie’s bustling 2nd Avenue and into the tall, stone heritage building that is home to The Urban Settler, a particular feeling washes over you. It’s as if you’re suddenly transported both back in time and forward into the future, simultaneously. The Urban Settler, a unique interior design and home furnishings company, sells all types of interesting and beautiful household wares and furniture. Its exclusive line of custom-built tables crafted from reclaimed wood often include striking modern

elements, such as wrought iron, steel, or bright metal. These intricately-crafted pieces, along with every item in the gorgeous, sun-bathed store, reflect this dichotomy: the seamless blending of the contemporary with the rustic, the modern with the historic. Raw, solid forms and earthy textures are brought to life with touches of polished style. Even the building itself speaks to this synthesis of old and new: it was built in 1908 from stones collected from the banks of the Elk River. This space was originally home to the Fernie Livery and Transfer Co., delivering coal, grain, and dairy to the area by horse and wagon. The original structure,

with its history-soaked river stones still in tact, feels perfectly suited to the aesthetic of the Urban Settler. The thoughtfully curated collection of wares - such as modern couches, unique décor items, and a wide variety of gorgeous lighting options - do not sit idly in the storefront: there is the immediate feeling of walking into a home. Warm and inviting arrangements of furniture, lamps crafted from simple wire or found driftwood, a photo frame from repurposed corrugated metal, and a scattering of candles all work to create an inspiring space that ignites daydreams of renovating or redecorating.

If you plan on making those daydreams a reality, look no further. The Urban Settler is more than just a retail space: they offer fullservice interior design. With two trained and experienced interior designers on staff, they can help you with everything from articulating the perfect idea, to home consultations, written plans, 3D renderings, and completing your final project. They’ll also work with you to create custom blinds and window coverings. This full-service company will help you bring your decorating ideas to life. Owner and operator Paul Arcoite founded the company in 1998 in North Vancouver. After a successful experience there, focusing strictly on design and manufacturing, the

company made the move to the crisp mountain air of Fernie, and opened its doors on 2nd Avenue in 2013. With no shortage of experience under The Urban Settler’s belt, Paul and his team bring a wealth of knowledge around design and craftsmanship to the Kootenays. After two decades of experience designing and creating, including custom work for the Mission Hill Wineries and 150 Starbucks locations across Western Canada, The Urban Settler has a keen eye for how to bring spaces to life, and how to create interiors that are nourishing to be in, all with an aesthetic that is perfectly suited to the Kootenay lifestyle. It’s worth the drive up the valley to see how these

artisans and designers seamlessly blend a modern look with natural elements, and how they breathe fresh life into repurposed materials. Their extensive product procurement will have you pining for even just the small details and unique items that make a house a home. The intelligent arrangement of textures, shapes, and colours will have you inspired and crafting future plans. But don’t worry, that dream home you’re imagining is a lot closer than you think.

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W & P: Nicole Leclair-Dodd Motivational gurus say that we all have the same 24 hours in a day, but I think Chantel Delaney has more. Chantel purchased Sprout Grocery from me in 2015 and if anyone knows how much work it is to run a health food store, I do. Yet while she’s operating her own thriving retail business, she continues to bring life to other ideas, gets the people of Kimberley excited about these ideas, and then puts all of that into motion with verve and poise. Chantel has two day jobs, one as owner of Sprout Health Market and the other as an account manager for a natural product brokerage where she focuses on training webinars for 30 different brands. Her region is literally all of Canada sans the major centers; she covers from Vancouver Island to the Atlantic Provinces. “I get the best of both worlds with this job. I live here in Kimberley, plus I get to travel to Toronto, Montreal, and even Germany.” Although Chantel and her husband Lennan, local musician and equally ambitious community advocate, moved from Toronto in 2015 to acquire Sprout, Chantel is originally a Kootenay girl; born and raised in Fernie. “Kimberley’s a lot like how Fernie was when I grew up there. That’s what attracted me so much. I love the direction Kimberley is going; a thriving town with lots of resources that’s rich in culture, yet it retains this constant state of coziness.” We started running through the list of Chantel’s side projects. Heard of the “Salt Water Sessions?” It’s an ongoing concert series that brings East Coast musicians to the East Kootenays. Chantel’s not just the pretty face clapping stage right. She books the acts and promotes the events. Heard of the “Kimberley Horror Fest?” Yeah, that’s Chantel and her friend Natalie Skokan. Heading into its debut, the Horror Fest is an upcoming film festival (October 28th at Centennial Hall) consisting of a daytime kids’ showing (the kids make the films), an evening adult show, featuring films by local filmmakers, followed by a costume party with music and prizes. Remember the night before Platzl Light-Up last year coined “The Countdown to Christmas” where the Platzl’s participating retail businesses had wine, raffles, and late-night shopping? (Arguably the busiest shopping night the Platzl has seen in years.) Chantel was a major force in that, too. So where does she get the energy to do all of this stuff and still chase her dog Mobi when he runs away every week and heads into the nature park (as seen on Facebook)? Chantel is highly motivated and likes to make things happen; however, her keenness endures because her projects are so well received. “I wouldn’t do this stuff if nobody showed up,” she says. “The people of Kimberley get as excited about all of this as I do.” Most people have only 24 hours in a day. Chantel Delaney seems to squeeze a few more out. Drop by and pay her a visit. You might want to ask what her secret is.

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W: Andy Christie P: Karen Vold & Faith Matthews Urban decay has always fascinated meâ&#x20AC;Śmaybe from growing up in the City and always seeing old buildings in various states of disrepair and how nature continues on without notice or opinion. Looking around Kimberley is part of my work ritual, and I always stumble upon its fascinating past, whether it be old basements, buildings, or structures. This instalment is about an innocuous old concrete retaining wall and the history behind it. I have been asked many times what this foundation once held. Everyone coming or going to and from Kimberley drives past this without notice, and even nature is reclaiming it from present-day life. Across from the Catholic Church (one of the oldest buildings in Kimberley) is a crumbling remnant with an interesting past. On this hill once stood a nunnery and kindergarten school. According to Faith Matthews (who incidentally attended classes here), an old house was purchased, converted and operated as a convent from 1938 to 1966 at this location. The convent was located on the present road that leads up to Kimberleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school with only the foundation/retaining wall proving its existence. During its 28 years of operation, there were music, catechism, and kindergarten classes taught by many of the sisters who lived at the nunnery. Many recitals and choirs were also held in the chapel on this site. The nunnery closed its doors in 1966 and thereafter, the building was removed and the new road to the high school laid down. The retaining wall offers a reminder of the past in Kimberley to all who drive byâ&#x20AC;Śand spy.

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“15 humans and 8 pups tonight. So nice to run in the cool air! Was great to see everyone out. See you all next week.” So goes the weekly post-run report that Naomi Humenny sends out to her stalwart Monday Night Runners Club. Since some time in 2013 after a suggestion to re-start a trail running club was thrown her way from fellow Kootenay Orienteering Club board member, Jim Webster, and continuing weekly twelve months out of the year ever since, Naomi sets out on her Mondaynight trail run with her husband Paddy (who also owns the great outdoor gear and clothing shop, Purcell Outdoors); their two dogs, Jasper and Dizzy; and a bunch of adventure-loving locals, visitors, and many other four-leggeds in tow. The group averages about ten runners a week but on a couple of occasions there have been as many as 22 people. Naomi says the ratio of women to men trail runners is usually pretty even with the ages ranging from 20s to 50s. The group is also quite dog friendly, which adds to the fun and also seems to do a great job keeping the bears away because Naomi said they have never encountered any bears in the history of all of their runs. They did happen upon a mother moose and her calf once though and even found fresh cougar tracks on a snowy trail during another run. Also, the dogs seem to have formed their own alliance as Naomi states they have never experienced any significant fights or incidents amongst the four-leggeds, and the dogs seem to look forward to this weekly outing as much as their humans do. The group generally logs in seven to eight kilometers an hour. In the summer, the group can cover as much as 11-12 kilometers, which takes up to an hour and a half. The majority of the runs happen in the Kimberley Nature Park with everyone meeting at the Higgins Street entrance. On occasion (usually in the winter), they might hit Lois Creek, Mark Creek, or the Volksmarch trails instead. The terrain can be difficult with lots of hills, rocks, and

roots. Starting in late fall through spring when it gets dark by 6:30 pm, there can be fewer runners and those who do show up bring their headlamps. After a major snowfall, the group will sometimes hit the trails in snow shoes instead of running shoes. Runs start promptly, with only two to three minutes of leeway before the group takes to the trail. The group does its best to keep everyone within 100 meters of each other with Naomi and Paddy alternately leading and flanking the group to keep everyone together. Naomi says the pace is set to the slowest runner, and they will also stop at any intersecting trails to wait for everyone to catch up. Meanwhile, the other runners may be encouraged to do some push-ups or other exercises while they wait, which can often lead to some teasing when the lagging members finally catch up. “Hey, why’d you take so long? We had to do push-ups because of you! Thanks a lot!” Always curious about what drives the amazing and dedicated athletes of our mountain town, I asked Naomi how she came to be such an avid and consistent runner. She told me, “Actually, I was much more of a mountain bike racer, but then in 2003 when we got our first dog, I needed to exercise him in the winter so I just started running with him.” Soon she became hooked on trail running and now prefers trail racing to mountain bike racing. She also started doing marathons and has run many trail ultramarathons (50 kilometers in length or further). And she and Paddy are both passionate supporters and oftentimes participants of some unique Kimberley sporting events such as the Black Spur Ultra 54k and 108k and Round the Mountain which have been putting Kimberley on the map with athletes from far and wide.

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Naomi stressed that while there are many longtime friendships among the Monday Night Runners, anyone who thinks this sounds like fun shouldn’t be intimidated to join them. The pack is a good-natured and inclusive crew who are always welcoming of newbies and visitors and recently, more Cranbrook folks have even been joining them. Naomi stated that some of Kimberley’s fastest and most-accomplished runners (a few are even ultramarathoners) also enjoy being a part of this group. “Some find the Monday-night run more of a rest day, while there are others where this is the toughest run they do all week.”

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If you would like to join the Monday Running Club but aren’t sure if you can keep up, Naomi gives this advice, “If you are worried about the pace and length, see if you can do a five-kilometer trail run in about 40-45 minutes. If you can run fairly consistently for an hour and enjoy trail running, give the group run a try.” She also recommends for those who want to work up to it that they might consider looking into the trail trekking offerings or take a running class when it is offered by Tanglefoot Training Centre.

For more information about joining the Kimberley Monday Night Run Club, please visit the “Kimberley Orienteers and Trail Runners” page on Facebook. Each week’s run schedule is posted Sunday night.

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W: Monica Karaba Huibers P: Monica Karaba Huibers & Ashlée Perreault While Kimberley, a BC-designated “resort municipality,” bears a general air of fun and good times and is known for its easygoing, adventure-loving, and welcoming community, the July 8th opening of the Kimberley Veteran Memorial Park offers a stark contrast, serving as a dedicated space to remember and reflect on the sacrifices many Canadians have made and continue to make standing up for freedom and justice around the world. This new Kimberley cenotaph and memorial park expands upon and replaces the former, crumbling cenotaph that used to be located across from the Kimberley Library. A lot of care and thought was given to the symbolism in this park. Pieces of flagstone were respectfully removed from the former cenotaph and entombed into the base of the new cenotaph to connect the memory and meaning of the old cenotaph with the new one. Pieces of the former cenotaph were also embedded into a circle connecting the sidewalks in the new park to form a compass. The sidewalks then form a Celtic cross representing faith, hope, and connection. The maple leaves that are stamped into the sidewalks signify unity, tolerance, and peace. The green leaves of the maple trees depict hope, while the dead leaves represent sadness. The boulders were handpicked to add character of strength. Three solid black granite towers honour the thousands who died in both World Wars I and II with the center tower recognizing all who were in lost in smaller or lesser-known conflicts as well as the various global peacekeeping missions where Canadians participated. The plaques from the old cenotaph are mounted onto the ends of the first and third towers. Kimberley’s cenotaph is also the first known in Canada to recognize the many Canadians who served in Vietnam. Cindy Postnikoff, who championed the approval and subsequent construction of the new cenotaph and memorial park through its long process of becoming a reality, wants people to realize that “this monument is a marker in time; it is not the end of the efforts or losses of Canadians” as depicted on the center tower. There are many veterans and families of veterans in our community whose lives have been irrevocably altered by their Service. Cindy hopes this space will bring more of the community together to remember not only those that have passed but to give those who are still suffering and grieving a place that offers acknowledgement and support. It also stands as a reminder to all of us that the reality of fellow Canadians serving and dying so that we can live in freedom and peace is ongoing.

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“CINDY WASN’T SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF HER SON’S CHANGED DEMEANOR OR HOW TO HELP HIM. “ I am sure I was not the only one who drove or walked by the construction site over the last several months observing the progress of the park with curiosity but also noting the constant presence amidst the construction of Cindy, her son Kyle Dalum, and Kyle’s service dog Phelan. Cindy and Kyle spent countless hours managing and doing the heavy lifting for the project along with many other volunteers and City personnel. Why would Cindy, who had no prior affiliation with the military until Kyle joined the Army, be so inspired to dedicate such a large part of her life to not only this project but also to creating and running a local independent veterans camaraderie group called Military Ames? Cindy told me how it all started with her son Kyle’s decision to enlist in the Canadian Army after a recruitment officer came to his secondary school. In 2001, he served a tour of duty in Bosnia during 9/11 before getting out of the army a year later. After he came home, Cindy immediately noticed he was different. He was unsettled, reclusive, and restless. He became non-committal, easily distracted and careless with his mortality. He had a hard time focusing and finding his direction now that he was home again. Cindy wasn’t sure what to make of her son’s changed demeanor or how to help him. All she knew was that Kyle had seen and been through some horrible things. Some of his duties as a Combat Engineer included reconnaissance, minesweeping, explosive ordinance disposal, transport, bridge construction - anything allowing the military to move and fight while denying the enemy the same. Cindy’s answers came unexpectedly during a vacation in Southeast Asia where she happened to meet a group of Vietnam veterans from all over the world who were revisiting the places they had served many years before. An aspiring writer at the time, Cindy befriended the men and asked if she could sit in on their meetings and take notes on their stories. Cindy noticed during the meetings that some of the men exhibited behaviours similar to what she had been witnessing in her son. There was the man who sat back quietly but alert, the man who became very emotional and had to leave the room, the guy who didn’t feel worthy to be there, the fellow who tried to be funny and lift the others’ morale when the stories got dark, and there were more. Through her interactions with this group of veterans and especially through her conversations with one of the veterans, Bruce Ames, who was from Fresno, California, she learned about PTSD, (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and came to realize this was part of what was going on with her son.

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Cindy stayed in touch with Bruce upon her return to Canada. He encouraged her to be persistent and keep contacting Veterans Affairs until she got the support Kyle needed. It was later determined that Kyle had also been exposed to heavy metals and dangerous chemicals such as uranium and mercury during his stay in Bosnia which were also causing him health issues. In addition to inspecting old munitions warehouses as one of his duties, he had also been stationed next to a non-regulated cement factory, asphalt factory, and mining operations and then housed in an abandoned carpet warehouse where it is likely he inhaled many toxins. Cindy’s persistence eventually paid off and Kyle was able to receive rehabilitation support and counselling. After learning how beneficial service dogs were for other veterans with PTSD and experiencing the effects dogs had on him, Kyle got and trained his own service dog, Phelan. This was a big step for Kyle that has not only helped him in his personal healing journey, but he is now working towards becoming a master dog trainer so he can help others with PTSD as well. As Cindy was focused on her son, she also became aware that there were other local veterans. Many were not aware of resources available to them or they were distrustful of government or military agencies. Cindy wanted to assist as many veterans as possible, so in 2013 she started a twice-monthly camaraderie group called Military Ames, which she named after her friend Bruce Ames who was very proud of what

she was doing to help veterans. Sadly, Bruce passed away in March 2015. She told me, “It is our ‘Ame’ (i.e., aim) to support veterans. In French, the word ‘ames’ means friends, so that was another reason I used Bruce’s last name for this group. It was a perfect fit.” After witnessing the catharsis that the Vietnam veterans experienced during their trip to Vietnam together, Cindy realized how important it was for veterans here to also come together and share their stories, laugh together, and to experience their commonality. She created Military Ames first and foremost to be a camaraderie group and secondly to help with veteran awareness and resources for the veterans and their families. She explained, “Through my research and determination, I have gathered a lot of valuable information for services available to our veterans and their families that I would like to continue to share.” Cindy is also involved with the Vietnam Veterans of America, Kalispell Chapter, who succeeded in lobbying Washington, DC to obtain pensions and benefits for Canadians who served in that war who were not recognized or given any benefits by the Canadian government. She estimates that there may be hundreds of veterans in our community although there are no official statistics on this. Besides hosting the bi-monthly Military Ames camaraderie meetings upstairs in the Kimberley Library, Cindy also facilitates a combat veterans group and even takes the time to visit other veterans who are shut-ins. Cindy is also the East Kootenay Representative for Quilts of Valour.

“PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME WHY I’M DOING THIS. WAR IS HELL NO MATTER WHAT, AND FOR ME, THIS IS ABOUT FINDING SOME GOOD IN ALL OF IT.” Word of Kimberley’s Veteran Memorial Park has been spreading across Canada, and Cindy says she has received several calls from all over including from Toronto and Vancouver. Many people have called to congratulate Kimberley for creating “the most beautiful monument they have seen” and for including recognition of Canadians who felt a calling to serve in Vietnam. What Cindy wants people to take away from this local effort is what even a small group or community can do when they put their heart and soul into something. She says, “People often ask me why I’m doing this. War is hell no matter what, and for me, this is about finding some good in all of it.”

the battle ground at Vimy Ridge. During this battle of World War I, a Canadian soldier had sent acorns from a fallen oak tree home to his family in Canada and the trees were propagated as part of the Vimy Ridge centennial commemorations in France in 2017 and 2018. They will be repatriated to Vimy Ridge, whose oak trees had all been destroyed during the war. These saplings have also been made available to commemorative sites throughout Canada to honour the soldiers who fought at Vimy Ridge and other battles during the First World War. Military Ames is extremely proud that it will be bringing a Vimy Oak to Kimberley.

While the City will maintain the parks grounds going forward, Cindy has taken it upon herself to polish the granite towers and benches once a week and to ensure that the park always looks its best. Military Ames is also in the process of fundraising for the next phase of the park which will include a three-tier water fountain and a memorial wall. There will be plaques available for sale to anyone who would like to honour a loved one who has served in the military. Military Ames is also excited about the planting of a Vimy Oak sapling, descended from the actual oak trees that were found on

Cindy encourages everyone to enjoy and use the park. It was designed as a space for contemplation and reflection as well as education for existing and future generations. She also hopes this will draw out other veterans and encourage them to get involved with their fellow veterans either through Military Ames or through the ongoing programs and events that will be offered at the park.

Military Ames, Kimberley’s veteran camaraderie group, welcomes all military veterans. Meetings are held twice a month on Tuesday evenings from 18:30 – 2100hrs upstairs in the Reading Room of the Kimberley Public Library. For more information on this group, the Combat veterans group, or the Kimberley Veteran Memorial Park, call or text Cindy Postnikoff @ 250 919-3137 or email her at militaryames@gmail.com. Donations can be made to Military Ames at the Kimberley Credit Union.

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“Every autumn, the forests surrounding our town come alive with yellow larch trees, and we think that’s a pretty good reason to celebrate.”

Randy Moody plunks an enormous, dusty red book down on the table. “The bible,” he says, smiling. I leaf through its pages, which are printed by typewriter: seemingly endless text, blocks of it interspersed with occasional glossy photographs pinned inside. The photos portray gnarled grey tree bark, carpets of forest blanketing valley floors, and shocks of brilliant gold. The whole book is an in-depth look at Western and Alpine Larch Trees. I flip to the inside of the front cover. Written by Steve Arno, as his Ph.D. thesis, and published by the University of Montana. Steve Arno is a renowned author and dendrologist (i.e., one who studies the natural history of trees and shrubs), and a leading expert on North America’s trees – specifically, the endangered Whitebark Pine and both species of larch tree. But this American scientist has a strange, somewhat surprising connection to Kimberley, or more specifically, to a big group of people that gather each fall in the Platzl to sip beers and laugh at some entertaining photos. Kimberley local Randy Moody, who knows Steve Arno through his work as a research biologist focusing on these same tree species, tells me that Kimberley fell on Arno’s radar when he was researching his Ph.D. thesis in the late 1960s. During a helicopter flight over the mountainous areas surrounding Kimberley, Arno was surprised to encounter one of the largest subalpine larch strands in the entire species range. Combined with the extensive Western larch that Kimberley also boasts, Arno figures that the area is home to more larch trees than anywhere else. No surprise then, that this little town nestled in the Purcell Mountains is name-dropped several times within the heavy red covers of Arno’s publication. Kimberley being home to possibly more larch than anywhere else seemed to Randy Moody like a great reason to celebrate. Excited by the news, he revived Kimberley’s annual Larch Festival.

The idea originated in the mid-80s and was organized and put on for four years by locals Frank and Karen Paynter, along with Sharon Willicome. Those early renditions of the festival included photography workshops and guided hikes into the forested area surrounding Kimberley to take in the beauty of the yellow larches. Its new version takes on a different form. “I really wanted it to be, you know, biology-based. Maybe some discussions on the science,” Randy tells me. “But it’s ended up being just a big party!” Every year there’s a photography contest. What originated as simply “best larch photo” eventually gained traction, and more categories emerged. Local businesses began to approach Randy, offering to donate a prize, so the contest expanded. “Best mountain biking photo,” “best firewood photo” (since almost every local will be quick to gush about how larches make the best firewood), and even the “best tasteful nude among the larches;” these are just a few of the many categories. “It’s quirky and fun.” Randy says. “We hang all the photos, and people come and vote for the winners.” There’s hundreds of submissions, which are narrowed down to ten per category. It’s a great night that draws more than a hundred people and a lot of laughs. Not your typical tree, the Western and Alpine Larch Trees truly are something to celebrate. They’re the only trees in the world that are both deciduous and coniferous. Their soft, bright-green needles in spring and summer disguise them as solely coniferous, but as soon as temperatures drop, the tree absorbs the nutrients from its needles to store for winter, turning the needles yellow before they fall off – a purely deciduous habit – once the first snows fall.

And this isn’t just any yellow that we’re talking about. This is a rich gold that paints the sides of our mountains in enormous, bright swaths. It’s the gold that, up in the alpine, truly pops against the crisp white of the first snows. It’s the gold that gets people back in town talking amongst each other, and you hear it in every coffee shop or bar: “You’ve gotta get up in the alpine, man. The larch are at their prime. It won’t last long.” Dispute to someone that perhaps larch doesn’t make the best firewood and you’re in for an earful. Like most sweet nuances of fall, it does go fast. Before you know it, winter will be thriving, and we’ll be skiing in between the bare-boned larch. But when those colours fly, get out your camera or your phone, and snap some photos to contribute to this year’s Larch Fest. Or, just come join the party: this year, the fun will be going down at Stonefire Pizzeria, who once even made a larch cocktail to celebrate. The date fluctuates year to year to sync with the height of the fall colours, which can vary according to the summer’s weather and the first frosts. This year Larch Fest will be happening November 2nd through the 4th. The festival ends with a communal bonfire at the Lois Creek trails, to which everyone’s invited to contribute a piece of firewood. You can keep in the loop by checking out the “Kimberley Larch Festival” Facebook page, and if you feel called to lend a hand, you can get in touch with Randy there, or by emailing him at whitebarkrandy@gmail.com. Otherwise, we’ll meet you in the Platzl at the festival to raise a glass to the Larch tree, just one of the many elements that makes this town a pretty colourful place to be.

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W: Michelle Lemay P: KDCF The Kimberley and District Community Foundation (KDCF) really gets around. If you have ever jumped into the foam pit at the Kimberley Gymnastic Club or cooled off at the Kimberley Splash Park, then you have encountered the KDCF. Ditto walking the Eimer’s Lake Trail boardwalk in the Kimberley Nature Park, playing ping-pong in the Platzl, sipping hot chocolate in the lodge at the Kimberley Nordic Club. Perhaps you’ve already spent a quiet moment in the Kimberley Military Ames’ new Veteran’s Memorial Park? The Foundation has contributed to all of these and more. In fact, since it’s inception in 2001, the Kimberley and District Community Foundation has dispersed almost a quarter of a million dollars in funds to over fifty worthy charitable groups and established five endowment/legacy funds. They are poised to award an estimated $19,000 in grants in the upcoming funding cycle. The Board of Directors recognizes that none of it would be possible without the generosity of community members, both past and present. Donations come in many forms from both businesses and private donors. Some give to honour birthdays, anniversaries, or other milestones, including those that come from “Be a Community Hero” (a program that encourages children of all ages who are hosting a party to chose a charity close to their heart and ask their guests to bring donations in place of gifts). Many contribute in memory of a loved one and some make bequests. And that original donation remains in perpetuity, with only the interest from the principal ever being dispersed. As one local donor observed, “The Foundation is the best because all of my donation goes to charities within the community that I love. It becomes a lasting gift to Kimberley, something that will benefit a diverse cross-section of community members. There are virtually no administrative fees which is totally different from other charities. This is very important to me.” The Kimberley and District Community Foundation, founded in 2001 with grants from Columbia Basin Trust and the Vancouver Foundation, is a non-profit organization, joined by a network of over 191 Community Foundations nationwide. They are dedicated to supporting initiatives that benefit the community. Another key contributor is the Kootenay Savings and Credit Union who granted $124,000 to support charitable organizations in Kimberley. The Kootenay Savings Community Fund continues to contribute yearly to the Foundation. In addition to these grants, the Foundation also administers the legacy funds left over from hosting the 1980 and 2008 Winter Games held in Kimberley. These funds support sporting groups in the community.

Memorial funds also play a key role in Foundation granting. The Bill Motek Fund, which benefits The Pines Special Care Home, and the Theresa Cundiff Fund are two endowments that were established by family and friends to honour the memory of loved ones and recognize their contributions to their community. The KDCF is governed by a volunteer board of directors. To avoid use of revenue from endowment funds for operational expenses, “Friends of the Foundation” was launched. Donations from “Friends” allow the KDCF to defray the costs of insurance, financial audits, and other administrative fees. Friends of the Foundation are invited to a yearly grant presentation. Grant applications are available to charitable organizations in September/October for the KDCF Community Memorial Fund, The Theresa Cundiff Fund, and the KSCU Fund. Awards are presented at a small reception once recipients have been chosen. The application for the Winter Games Legacy Fund is available in January/February.

If you would like to become a “Friend,” make a donation in memory of a friend or loved one, or would like to establish an endowment fund or simply want more information on the Foundation, please visit our website at www.kimberleyfoundation.ca. And please visit our Facebook page to like and follow us.

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CORN CHOWDER RECIPE 6 cobs of corn 6 slices of bacon 1 chopped onion 2 chopped celery ribs 5 cups of milk 2 diced potatoes 1 tablespoon of butter Salt Pepper Cook the bacon, stirring in a soup pot on medium-low heat until it begins to crisp. Drain off all but two tablespoons of fat. Leaving the bacon in the pot, add the chopped onion and celery ribs. Stir and cook until the veggies are translucent. Meanwhile, strip the kernels off all of the corn cobs. Set the kernels aside and add the cobs to the pot for thickening along with five cups of milk (almond milk can also be substituted) and the diced potatoes. Bring the milk almost to a boil and reduce the heat to simmering until the potatoes are soft. Remove the cobs. Stir in the corn kernels. Add salt and pepper as desired. Cook for another 5-10 minutes. If you like a creamier soup, remove 1 1/2 cups of the solids and puree it until smooth. Return it to the soup. Add one tablespoon of butter. This soup can be a meal or an appetizer. Either way, make it, share it freeze it. It’s a perfect food for fall!

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Invitational Christmas Gift Exhibition Ongoing Gallery Exhibition November 21 – December 23, by donation Exhibition Opening Reception Invitational Christmas Gift Exhibition November 25, 2-4 pm DECEMBER 2017 Invitational Christmas Gift Exhibition Ongoing Gallery Exhibition November 21 – December 23, by donation “MILF Life Crisis” A new Comedy by Anne Marie Scheffler Friday, December 1, 8 pm, Centre 64 Theatre Tickets available at Centre 64 or eastkootenay.snapd.com (check calendar)

coffee

the most important meal of the day

Home Grown Coffee House December 2, 8pm sharp, Centre 64 Theatre, $8 Tickets available at Centre 64 and Snowdrift Café

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