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TREVOR CRAWLEY A Golden-based

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

The photographer, who was reported miss-

ing by family to authori-ties late on Saturday, was found by a stroke of luck after being spotted near a remote area of Kinbasket Lake by a ci-vilian helicopter pilot who was ferrying pas-sengers from Donald to a backcountry lodge.

The Cranbrook Air

SAR was called in on Sunday morning and flew up to Golden in a four-seat Cessna 182 to assist with the search in conjunction with Gold-

en and District SAR, as RCMP patrols were un-able to locate the man the night before.

With few clues as to his specific last known

whereabouts, the Air SAR crew searched the Blaeberry Valley and Gorman Lake upon rec-ommendation from the man’s wife.

The man was eventu-ally spotted walking along a snow-covered backroad by a civilian helicopter and RCMP, along with Air SAR and

Golden and District SAR were able to meet him on the ground and get him back home.

TREVOR CRAWLEY PHOTO

Astarte Sellars appeared before Cranbrook City Council on March 21st and read Sun Walk, a poem composed by her late hus-band, ManWoman, as part of a Mayor’s Poetry City Challenge issued by Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi. The Challenge was issued to mark UNESCO World Poetry Day and National Poetry Month. Sun Walk is just one of many of ManWoman’s writings, who was well known locally and abroad for his provocative and spiritually-themed visual art. See “Sun Walk,” Page 7.

Local air SAR aids Golden operation

TREVOR CRAWLEYCranbrook City Council

is looking at changing the Official Community Plan to amend zoning on the old fire hall property in the down-town core in an effort to make it more marketable to

potential purchasers. The zoning change un-

derwent first reading at a regular council meeting on Monday night, as the prop-erty is currently zoned ‘Park/Institutional/Recreation’ with the proposed rezoning

designation being ‘Core Commercial.’

Wayne Staudt, the Chief Administration Officer — in his final council meeting be-fore officially retiring — noted that the proposed changes would have no ef-

fect on heritage provisions of the building.

“Definitely the heritage values of the building, of the property are being protect-ed, that is embedded into our bylaw and that is not being affected by this

change,” Staudt said. “This change is more in

line with what we see as an area of town with more com-mercial opportunity and by making this zoning change, it would allow a potential buyer of that building to do

some sort of commercial de-velopment as opposed to an institutional development, which is what is currently zoned.”

The Old Fire Hall on 11th Ave. South, built in 1929, was put up for sale last year.

City looking at rezoning old fire hall property

See LOCAL, Page 3

TRE VOR CR AWLEYThe City of Cran-

brook is pledging to continue it’s partner-ship with the province and the urban deer management advisory committee as it moves in to 2016, after receiv-ing an annual urban deer management re-port for the 2015 calen-dar year on Monday.

The city is also con-tinuing to monitor the urban deer population numbers and aggressive deer complaints within

city limits and is not rul-ing out the possibility of another cull in the fall, according to councillor Tom Shypitka.

“As far as deer man-agement is concerned with the City of Cran-brook, we’re allowed so many tools and we try to utilize those tools. We’ve been informed by the public that there is a problem in the city.

“Some don’t agree, but most do, so the tools afforded by the province are limited.”

Council eyes another deer cull permit

See COUNCIL, Page 5

Wednesday, march 23, 2016

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Key City gallery“exPosed body art show and

sale”Artists Reception

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

in the gallery at

Centre 64artrageous

Adjudicated Exhibi-tion in honor of Lou Wanuk. In the gallery form March 1 to March 26.

through the lens

MeMber’s PhotograPhy

exhibitionPresented by Cran-

brook & District Arts Council, Cranbrook Arts Gallery, 1013 Baker Street. Now through to March 30. Gallery Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 p.m. Featuring local and regional photogra-phers. ARTISTS RE-CEPTION: Thursday March 10 6-8 pm

Fisher PeaK winter ale

ConCert seriesKey City theatre

sMall stageKey City Theatre has

joined with Fisher Peak Performing Artists So-ciety and Fisher Peak Brewing Company to bring you the Fisher Peak Winter Ale Con-cert Series. Five Great Performances at one low price! Fine music, Fine Ale & Fine Friends! Featured Artists: Small Glories (April 14) and Brian Brons & His Band of Brothers (May 12).

Series Tickets on Sale Now!

Buy online at www.keycitytheatre.com or call 250-426-7006 Se-ries Ticket $119 or $99 for Key City Theatre and Fisher Peak Per-forming Artists Society Members.

sat. MarCh 26easter egg deCorating

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

“undeFeated

hoPe” sPring ConFerenCeMarCh 25-27

easter weeKend Celebration

Speakers: Steve and Wendy Backlund from Redding California and a Team from BSSM. At House of Hope Cran-brook 629- 6th St NW.Times: Fri. 7pm Sat: 9:30am 2 and 7pm. Info: Ph. 250-421-3784 email; [email protected]

Register at www.iho-pecranbrook.ca

Mar 29 to aPril 23george C. hogg

in the gallery at Centre 64

George has no ‘fa-vourite’ subject and en-joys producing works of the beautiful land-scapes of the Canadian west, capturing the wildlife that inhabits our forests and record-ing the history of build-ings and times past. In his works of the native peoples and their pow wows, he captures the spirit of the people and shows his great love of their culture and histo-ry.

Friday, aPril 1Mini Book Sale of

the Friends of the Cran-brook Public Library in the Manual Training School from 4 pm to 7 pm for FRIENDS MEM-BERS ONLY.

saturday, aPril 2

Mini Book Sale of the Friends of the Cran-brook Public Library in the Manual Training School from 9 am to 4 pm. EVERYONE WEL-COME. Come and dis-cover books on garden-ing, outdoor pursuits, newer releases, popular fiction, mystery, chil-dren’s books and much more. Please drop your book donations off at the Circulation Desk in the Library. For info Marilyn 250-489-6254.

tiMber!Cirque alFonse

aPril 2 at 7:30 PMAcrobatic Lumber-

jacks Juggling Hatchets! You can almost smell the fresh-cut pine logs and the sweat of lum-berjacks as you watch them jiving to a tradi-tional folk soundtrack. The artists perform in-credible feats of aerial

acrobatics that are di-rectly inspired by the natural raw materials of the forest and the equipment used on the farm. The atmosphere is hyper-festive! Don’t miss this one of a kind circus performance.

Tickets $35 and $29 for Big Ticket Members. Student Special: $20 Call 250-426-7006 or buy online at www.key-citytheatre.com

wed. aPril 6, travelogue

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

fish of the area-it is cer-tain you will be enter-tained and informed. Admission by donation to the GoGo Granny’s - supporting Grand-mothers in sub sahara Africa

live at studio 64:The final two con-

certs of the Spring Se-ries will first feature Joe Nolan on Saturday April 16th. This young singer/songwriter will bring his earthy blues/rock stylings to our cab-aret seating studio. On May 28th, you can get up and boogie to The Red Cannons a high en-ergy Rock n Roll band from Calgary. There is an ongoing Silent Auc-tion featuring the Helen Robertson artwork in the studio. Come in and make a bid. Proceeds will go towards the pur-chase of a new portable stage. Tickets for both shows are available at Centre 64 250-427-4919

thurs. aPril 14thutah travelogue

The Friends of the Cranbrook Public Li-brary will be hosting a Utah Travelogue at the College of the Rockies, Lecture Theatre, at 7:00 pm. Join Allister & Denise Pederson as they travel from the Mormon Temples to Bryce, Zion, Canyon-

lands and Kodachrome parks which offer end-less hiking, slick rock biking, canyon hiking, & slot canyon explora-tion. Angels’ Landing hike and the magical Fairyland Trail are magical. There is so much more! Admis-sion is by donation.

Junior art

exPlorationswith heidi

brooKesaPril 5 to May 17

at Cranbrook Arts 1013 Baker Street. 8

Spring has sprung; what’s on the entertainment calendar?

Tuesdays 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Fee $149 includes all supplies. Eligible for a tax credit. 1- colour theory and Andy War-hol pencil crayons. 2- colour wheel with wa-tercolour pencils 3- cut out Mandalas with wa-tercolour pencils 4- Monet- tinting and acrylics on canvas 5- Georgia O’Keefe and oil pastels 6- Pointil-lism with markers 7- Nature scene with soft pastels 8- Free choice with any mediums used in class. Call 250-426-4223 to register or drop in to the Gallery.

aPril 23 and 24 2-day

waterColour Flower worKshoP

with viCtoria Page

9:30am - 3:30pm | $75 + GST KAC mem-ber, $82.50 + GST non-member | Centre 64 Studio | bring your own lunch and snacks

Only 3 available spots left at this time. To register, please con-tact Centre 64: 250-427-4919.

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

Up next in the gallery at Centre 64, the art of George C. Hogg.


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

The man’s vehicle—a sil-ver Jeep—had gotten stuck on Saturday and after spending the night, the man decided to try and hike out on Sunday. However, he re-turned to it after deciding it was more likely he’d be found if he stayed with the

vehicle.“Common sense pre-

vailed when he walked away from his vehicle to walk out, then returned to it, knowing it was the wise thing to do and be his best chances at being found,” said Cpl.. Dan Moskaluk.

“If you’re ever stranded but safe, never leave your vehicle when lost or stuck in a remote area. Searchers will have a much easier time in spotting your vehi-cle the spotting you walking around.”

Allister Pedersen, a training officer with the

Cranbrook Air SAR, gave credit to the B.C. govern-ment’s Provincial Emergen-cy Program Air for provid-ing the latest in SAR tech-nology that allowed them to safely and efficiently search a remote area.

“A PEP Air iPad allowed me to download, on the fly,

detailed maps of the search area and a SPOT emergen-cy beacon allowed our ground support crew in Cranbrook to monitor our flight with GPS flight fol-lowing position reports ever 10 minutes,” said Ped-ersen.

The Cranbrook Air SAR

gets called out roughly once a month to help with searches from the air, the latest being a call for ser-vice a few weeks ago up the Wildhorse River alongside Cranbrook and Kimberley Ground SAR, eventually lo-cating a vehicle and two oc-cupants.

Local Air SAR takes part in search for missing photographerContinued from page 1

Barry CoulterWith Files from PARTY

The second annual East Koote-nay P.A.R.T.Y. Youth convention is bringing in a keynote speaker whose experience with “going viral” caused immense upheaval in his life and view of the world.

Jordan Axani is an entrepreneur and speaker focused on digital wellness. Axani came to digital fame when he posted an offer to take a woman with the same name as his ex-girlfriend on a trip around the world (the tickets were in his ex-girlfriend’s name).The resulting trip resulted in much media and online attention, and Axani now speaks and writes about dealing with the pressures of staying sane in a crazy digital world.

Axani takes the podium at the 2016 East Kootenay Convention (East Kootenay P.A.R.T.Y. Youth Convention 2016: “Real Talks”), which will be held May 17-19 at the COTR Campus.

The event was created last by the East Kootenay P.A.R.T.Y. Pro-gram(Prevent Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth) and the RCMP

Drug & Organized Crime Aware-ness Service (DOCAS) in May, 2015, as the first ever prevention convention for youth at the College of the Rockies.

Approximately 1,000 students from across the region convened on the COTR Campus in Cranbrook to take part in prevention educa-tion sessions and to hear from key-note Retro Bill (sponsored by Al-pine Toyota).

This convention has now led to a provincial approach to preven-tion that has expanded to nine sim-ilar conventions throughout B.C.

“The concept of this prevention convention came about over dis-cussions of how to access more youth with a primary prevention message” said Mandy Bessie, Exec-utive Director of the P.A.R.T.Y. Pro-gram. “We knew as we built this concept it was going to be looked at by the RCMP DOCAS for roll out provincially.”

The East Kootenay has often been looked at for their creative and inclusive approach to preven-tion. In 2008 a study completed on the region by Dr. Colin Mangham

and published in “The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice” supported the developing preven-tion strategy and its effectiveness.

Cpl. Al Nutini of the RCMP DOCAS says the approach has been a product of creative people and a ton of community support.

“We could never have done this

without the community,” Nutini said. “Our school districts [5 and 6] have been unbelievable. They have opened the door to us to work with them to bring primary prevention to youth.

“When we started this we knew we wanted to provide prevention education to youth the same way they receive their math curriculum — every year and progress as they go. We were doing this classroom by classroom and it was a huge drain on human and financial re-sources. We needed to find a better way — so we turned to the conven-tions.”

After a successful 2015 conven-tion attended by the entire RCMP DOCAS team, the approach has now grown to several areas throughout the province. In 2016 there will be additional confer-ences in the Northwest, West Koo-tenay, Okanagan, Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island all coordi-nated by the RCMP DOCAS team in conjunction with their commu-nity partners.

“There is a long way to go to get this to where we need it to be for

youth” says Cpl. Nutini. “We are excited to see what this will grow into, we don’t want to just ‘lock it in’ we want to see it grow each year. We really believe this primary pre-vention message is important for our youth to help them navigate the information overload they face on a daily basis.

“We know from speaking to them they know the issues but they are just sometimes overwhelmed by all the information and de-mands they face in this world of immediate response.”

As for the 2016 East Kootenay Convention (East Kootenay P.A.R.T.Y. Youth Convention 2016: “Real Talks”), it will be held May 17-19, 2016 at the COTR Campus. Or-ganizers have added another grade so the conference will include stu-dents from grade 8 through grade 10. Also new this year is the inclu-sion of Prince Charles Secondary School out of Creston. It is expect-ed attendance could be up to 2,400 students over the three days.

You can find out more about Jordan Axani online at jordanaxani.com.

Second annual Youth Conference features Jordan AxaniPrevent Alcohol relAted trAumA in Youth

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

A re you in need of spring and sum-mer reading?

Starting to plan your gar-den and landscape proj-ects and need new ideas? Dreaming of fishing, golfing, and hiking? Or bird watching! Anxious to try some new recipes, craft projects, or paint-ing? Are you ready to curl up in your favorite patio chair to enjoy an engrossing biography?

Then come to the Friends of the Library Mini Book Sale and you’re sure to find what

you’re looking for.The sale will be lo-

cated at the Manual Training School adja-cent to the Library. Fri-day, April 1, is for Friends Members only from 4 pm to 7 pm. Sat-urday, April 2 , everyone is welcome from 9 am to 4 pm.

There are loads of newer releases and plenty of popular fiction and mystery and also books for babies, chil-dren and teens. A wide variety of topics from gardening, art, health,

sports, the Kootenays and animals can be found. Come and dis-cover for yourself.

And if you need a break from reading, a large shipment of DVDs has just arrived and will also be on sale.

The bestselling au-thor, Christopher Paoli-ni, once said “Books should go where they will be most appreciat-ed, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a for-gotten shelf, don’t you agree?” So if you have books just lying around

the house, remember that it is never too late to donate items for this sale. We happily receive donations year-round. Any materials you want to pass on to the next reader can be dropped off at the circulation desk in the Library.

All proceeds from this sale will be used to support programs and collections at the Cran-brook Public Library.

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brook Public Library

Cranbrook Public Library’s mini book sale runs April 1-2

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PUBLIC CONSULTATION2016�2020 FINANCIAL PLANCity Council invites participation regarding the proposed 2016-2020 Financial Plan.

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

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

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

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“One of them is cull-ing, we’re actually going through a deer reloca-tion project right now, which is seemingly suc-cessful; we don’t have all the data in, but when we do, we’ll make it public and let everybody know.”

Shypitka put a mo-tion forward asking city staff to look at applying for another wildlife per-mit for the fall, to add another option for pop-ulation management if the city so decides to carry out another cull in the future.

“As far as the motion I was putting forward today on another appli-cation for the deer cull—yes, I’d like to see an ap-plication go through,” Shypitka said, after the meeting. “Whether we act on it or not is up to us, I guess.

“I think it’s important that we use the tools that are afforded to us, be-cause they might not be here forever; that’s what I’m hearing right now, is that culling might not be available in the future.

“We’ve got an issue, we got to take care of it.”

Councillor Isaac Hockley noted during the meeting that the dis-cussion on applying for a wildlife permit should be held by the Urban Deer Management Committee first, before the city decides on pur-suing the permit.

The Urban Deer Management annual re-port highlighted initia-tives such as data moni-toring, including deer counts and complaints, and a deer cull—carried out in late 2015—that the city undertook over the year.

The city culled 20 deer—13 mule deer and seven white-tail deer—from Dec. 1, 2015 to Jan. 13, 2016 using clover traps to trap the deer and a bolt gun to eutha-nize them. Total cost of the cull was $10,374,

translating into $494 per animal and all the meat butchered locally and distributed to the food bank, Street Angels and the Salvation Army.

In addition to the cull, the city also front-ed $10,000 towards an Urban Deer Transloca-tion Trial—a study car-ried out by Vast Re-source Solutions in partnership with Kim-berley, Elkford, Inver-mere, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Nat-ural Resource Opera-

tions, among other stakeholders.

Vast Resource Solu-tions reported relocat-ing 60 deer to winter ranges, while attaching 29 radio collars to mon-itor their movement.

“There’s still some data to come back from the province and our committee itself. The relocation project, we’re looking at the data from the collars, how long these animals are stay-ing alive, where they’re migrating to, just their

pattern and whether it’s a viable option,” said Shypitka.

In terms of the deer counts and complaints, the City reports 137 urban mule deer within city limits in November 2015—an increase 33 as reported from Decem-ber 2014.

The report said the city received 18 aggres-sive deer complaints in 2015, adding that the RCMP and the Conser-vation Officers Service killed 22 injured deer.

Council eyes another permit

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Councillor Tom Shypitka has put a motion forward asking city staff to look at applying for another wildlife permit for the fall

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C AROLYN GR ANTDirtbag weekend

looms,.The two Dirtbag shows on Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26 give one and all a chance to relish the dirt-bag lifestyle, where the nine to five grind is ex-changed for a life of ad-venture.

The festival offers a selection of film, images and stories by Dirtbags, those who are willing to sacrifice and drop at a moments notice: their jobs, their family, their income and their homes in search of adventure.

It will feature 15 short films and slideshows filmed or produced lo-

cally. They embody the true source of inspira-tion for dirtbags, which, at the end of the day, is simply having a good time. The films range from the quirky to the serious; from the silly and fun to downright epic.

Friday March 25 will feature a National Geo-graphic Adventurer of the Year, Will Gadd whose adventures have taken him around the world, live music by Cal-gary up and comers Burlap Sac and a pre-sentation of this year’s film submissions: 15 lo-cally filmed or produced short films and slide-

shows.On Saturday March

26, Dirtbag favorite Mitchell Scott, editor of Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine, re-turns to host the eve-ning. All 15 local films will be screened, as well as the corner stone of the festival: The Com-munity Slideshow. Live music by Kimberley’s ‘The Hollers’.

A few tickets are still available for both nights. go to www.dirtbagfest.com.

It all happens this Friday and Saturday at the Kimberley Confer-ence Centre.

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See stunning images like this in the Community Slide Show.

C p L. C h R i s N e w e L Kimberley RCMP

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

Shortly after midnight police were called to a Kimberley residence where two people had engaged in an alcohol fueled dispute. A woman was arrested for assault and trans-ported to cells.

A short time later an officer saw

the other party driving, knew from the incident earlier that the driver had been consuming alcohol, and stopped the vehicle. A breath sample was obtained and the driver issued a 90 day driving prohibition and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

A large number of complaints po-lice receive are alcohol related, this is only one example. We ask that if you drink, you drink responsibly.

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

Alcohol leads to assault, arrest, jail and a 90-day

driving prohibition

Protect our earth.The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and the

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We use vegetable-based inks, and our newsprint, tin and aluminum waste is recycled.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016

M y recent columns on B.C.’s strug-gle with the growing westward migration of transients have pro-

duced responses that fall mainly into two groups.

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

Then there are readers so marinated in our nanny-state education, media and politi-cal system they object to anything other than a big-government response. They tend to ask, what’s your solution, Tom?

As someone who has lost one relative to heroin addiction and almost lost another, I reflect on the history of successful addic-tion treatment. That is one of detox and abstinence.

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

The Globe and Mail recently profiled a

methamphetamine addict enrolled at On-site, the belated treatment addition to Van-couver’s Insite supervised injection site. It was his fifth try, which may have some-thing to do with the fact that when he walks outside he is in the middle of Cana-da’s biggest street drug bazaar.

Contrast that with a facility called Baldy Hughes, a therapeutic community 30 km

outside Prince George. It’s a working farm, designed to provide a year-long program of abstinence-based therapy and meaningful work.

It uses the traditional 12-step program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, with

peer support and group therapy.There’s a greenhouse for winter farm-

ing, livestock to tend and the residents have designed and built a new horse sta-ble. There’s also a beekeeping project. Res-idents can complete their high school edu-cation, take first aid training and learn basic computer skills.

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

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

I mention this not to suggest it is a solu-

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

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

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

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

This is where your tax dollars are going. Waves of people come in, with key trouble spots being communities on the major highways coming into the Lower Main-land.

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

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Letters to the editorCominco gardens

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

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

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

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

I feel quite sure I am not the only one who will be totally dismayed if the Gardens should ever be closed due to lack of funds. I’m sure there are many other options that are not so close to the heart of what made Kimberley great — The Sullivan Mine and the miners, wives and children who worked and lived in Kimberley and the Gardens are part of that legacy

Rae FergusKimberley

Youth CentreRe: “Getting Youth Involved with the

community:”The Kimberley Youth Steering Commit-

tee, readers/taxpayers/volunteers must have been confused as we were with this article. For 22 years the Spark Youth Soci-ety/Centre (Lee Haskell) has worked for and with youth and we aren’t even men-tioned or acknowledged. The CBT Youth Engagement Strategy report also excluded the youth society/centre until after report was completed and posted to city’s website and paper. We are voicing our concerns, frustrations and that it is feeling like “Youth Centre Snubbing” and we feel exclusion is a form of bullying! What message is this sending our youth? We are asking why? What is going on here? This segregation with our youth resources /programs has to stop now. As Adult Community leaders are we passing down this behaviour and para-digm without realizing it?

We ask, the Steering Committee Pro-gram Adult Leaders, why the Youth Steer-ing group has not been encouraged to work and plan events together, include and use this youth community resource? Why didn’t the Youth group know about the centre and what it offers? Why aren’t our offers to meet or work together ac-knowledged? Why not presentations to our board and youth advisory committee, or come in, say hi or introduce themselves to the youth, board or staff? Then the Youth group would know the centre is perfect for youth FREE for events and functions. We offered our experience for a talent compe-tition at centre and so far silence. When The Youth Engagement Project Coordina-

tor was asked why no YOUTH engagement meetings were held at YOUTH centre, she said couple of adult’s were uncomfortable. What message is this sending to our youth? How did it become about the adults?

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

Let’s stop teaching our youth that segre-gation is ok if we are different, that social status outweighs unity, harmony, accep-tance and inclusion in OUR community.

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

Bev MiddlebrookKimberley

ice road HockeyI recently attended the Kootenay Ice

verses all who showed up at the road hock-ey game at the Home Depot parking lot on Saturday, March 19.

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

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

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

Go Ice Go!

B. BearCranbrook

refugee BenefitsMr.Matheson needs to give himself a

shake. His second letter on the topic con-firms that in some sense he sees himself on an equal footing with refugees – really?

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

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

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

If not he might want to consult his dic-tionary re: ‘travesty’.

John ClarkKimberley

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

Sun Walk by ManWoman, 1938-2012

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ONGOINGMILITARY AMES is a social/camaraderie/support group that meets the fi rst and third Tuesdays of the month in the Kimberley Public Library reading room. All veterans are welcome. For more information call Cindy @ 250 919 3137.Cranbrook Community Tennis Association welcomes all citizens to play or learn to play. Call Neil 250-489-8107, Cathy 250-464-1903.Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon -1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org.Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-426-8916, drop by our offi ce at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www.cancervolunteer.ca and register as a volunteer.Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook. Supper 6:15-6:45, meeting 7:00-8:00pm. Contact Larry 250-427-5612 or Bev 250-427-7722. New members welcome – men & ladies! The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome.Funtastic Singers meet every Tuesday 6:45 pm at the Cranbrook United Church (by Safeway). No experience necessary. Contact Cranbrook Arts, 250-426-4223.The Cranbrook Quilter’s Guild meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, September - June, 7.15 p.m. at the Cranbrook Senior Citizens Hall, 125-17th Ave South. Interested??? Call Jennifer at 250-426-6045. We’re on Facebook and www.cranbrookquiltersguild.ca.Do you have the desire to stop eating compulsively? Overeaters Anonymous (a 12-Step Program) meets Wednesdays, from 7-8pm at Cranbrook United Church, 2-12th St. S., downstairs. Contact: [email protected] Painting? Join ArtGroup 75, Fridays 1pm-4pm, Sept. - June. Seniors Hall, Cranbrook. 125. 17th Ave. S.Quilters meet in Kimberley on the 2nd Monday at Centennial Hall at 7:00 PM and the 4th Monday for sewing sessions in the United Church Hall at 10 Boundary Street.Hey Kimberley! We need you as Big Brothers and Big Sisters. One hour a week. YOU can make a diff erence in a Child’s life that will last a life time. Info: 250-499-3111.Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30-6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30. BINGO at the Kimberley Elks – Mondays, 6:30 start. All welcome.The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation invites anyone expecting bone and joint surgery to make contact with local volunteers for peer support. The free Ortho Connect program helps to ease the fear, stress and anxiety that go along with surgery and help patients prepare. 1-800-461-3639 ext 4, and ask for Lauralee.Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:00 pm; Focus Meat Draw at the Elks Club, Kimberley. Proceeds to Emergency Funds and non-profi t organizations. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) non profi t 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 2642Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook - serving our community to benefi t others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Phone 778-520-1981.Cantebelles, an all-female singing group, meets Mondays 7-9pm. Join us and learn how to sing with 2, 3 and 4part harmonies. Contact: Sue Trombley, 250-426-0808 or [email protected] Friends of the Kimberley Public Library used book store in Marysville is open Wed to Sat; 10:30 to 3:30 & Sunday 1:00 to 4:00. Noon every Wednesday, downtown United Church & Centre for Peace, the bells will call you to a time of calm. This is NOT church, rather it is a time to gather in a circle in a welcoming and harmonious space to practice the way of Taize. Wouldn’t you cherish a time to stop? to gather when the bells ring? to join with others in silence, in prayer, in meditative song?

UPCOMINGThursday March 24, 6-9pm. You’re invited to a FUNdraiser for Jaxson Campbell, Coles Books, Tamarack Mall. With every purchase of regularly priced, in-store items at Coles Books this special evening, up to 20% of the purchase will be donated directly back to Jaxson Campbell!!Wednesday April 6, 7 PM College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre GoGo Granny Travelogue with Allister Pedersen - Hawaii-The Big Island. Admission by donation to the GoGo Granny’s - supporting Grandmothers in sub sahara AfricaKimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, April 20, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Stone Fire Pizzeria. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

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Alleluia! Christ the Lord is Risen Today!

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church502 Church Ave, Kimberley

Phone: (250) 427-2585

Easter Schedule

Holy Thursday, March 24 7pm MassGood Friday, March 25 3pm Service

Holy Saturday, March 26 8:30pm Easter VigilEaster Sunday, March 27 9:30am Mass

St. Mary & Christ the Servant ChurchCatholic Church Easter Liturgies

Holy Thursday March 24 7:30pm at Christ the Servant Church

Good Friday March 25 12:00 noon at St. Mary Church and

3:00 pm at Christ the Servant Church

Holy Saturday March 268:00pm at St. Mary Church

Easter Sunday March 27 8:00 & 11:00am at St. Mary Church,9:30 am at Christ the Servant Church

St. Mary Church: 39 - 10th Ave. S., Cranbrook

Christ the Servant Church: 1100 - 14th Ave. S., Cranbrook

Christ Church AnglicanRev. Yme Woensdregt

March 24, Maundy Thursday, worship at 7 pmMarch 25, Good Friday CrossWalk at

Clock Tower, 10 amMarch 26, Vigil of Easter with the Sacrament

of Baptism, 6 pmMarch 27, Easter Sunday, 9:15 am & 11 am

46 - 13 Ave S, Cranbrook250-426-2644

Pastor Grant McDowell

10:30 - Noon Inter-ChurchGood Friday

Service

10:30 - NoonEaster Sunday

Service

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

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Easter Services atFirst Baptist Cranbrook

331 14th Ave S, CranbrookPastor Kevin Ewaskow

Tenebrae ServiceThursday March 24, 7:00pm

Good Friday Service Knox Presbyterian, 11:00am

SundayEaster Celebration Service

10:30am

250-426-4319www.fbccranbrook.org

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AllSaints

AnglicanChurchKimberley,invites you to join us for the

following services:

Maundy Thursday7:00 pm

Good Friday(in Church hall)

10:00 am

Easter Sunday10:00 am

360 Leadenhall St.The Rev. Dr. Katherine Hough

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

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Phone 250-427-2428Rev. Sunny Kim

Cranbrook United Church

2 - 12th Avenue South, Cranbrook(on the corner of Baker & 12th)

with Rev. Frank Lewis

Maundy ThursdayA “Last” Supper Service, we serve each other soup/bun/refreshments

followed by a short service.March 24th @ 6pm.

Good Friday ServiceMarch 25th @ 9:00am

Joining the “Cross”walk @ Baker St. Clock Tower 10:00am.

Easter ServiceEarly Sunrise Service

March 27th @ 7:00amEaster Sunday Service @ 10:00am

with fellowship to follow.

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

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W i l l J o h n s o nNelson Star

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

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

Luckily his partner Kalin-

dra McColl was nearby and was able to stuff the wound with snow while they waited for help. But because the ac-cident occurred on an ex-treme run and it was a weekday, it was nearly five minutes before anyone ap-peared. During that time Pointer repeatedly lost con-sciousness.

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

The grisly injury required two surgeries, including one in which a splinter of wood larger than a lighter was re-moved from his right but-tock by local doctor Nick Sparrow, who jumped into the ambulance with them. And while Pointer was going

through that, his partner was going through a differ-ent kind of an ordeal —ar-guing with their travel insur-ance company.

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

The experience exhaust-ed her.

“In some ways, stress-wise I got the easier time. Pain-wise I didn’t,” said Pointer. “There was no em-pathy coming from the company. They just didn’t care.”

After making multiple phone calls over the course of a few days, the company informed them they weren’t covered — meaning they were on the hook for the more than $60,000 worth of medical bills Pointer accu-mulated during that time. Had they stayed longer, the bill could’ve topped $500,000.

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

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

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

McColl says she has a clear memory of filling in her information online. Currently there is both an internal and an external re-view being conducted to in-vestigate her claims. McColl told the Star the company “lied” to her, took days to respond to her requests, and at one point asked her pointed questions in an email without explaining the purpose behind them.

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

lets they aren’t responsible.“This is a very unfortu-

nate case and we appreciate that it has been a difficult time for the insured per-sons,” read a written state-ment from Travel Insuranz.

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

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

“They’ve never once of-fered an explanation,” she said.

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Veterans Hoflin & Lishchynsky reflect, leave sage advice for young Kootenay Ice

WHL veterans Wyatt Hoflin and Tanner Lishchynsky depart Kootenay Ice for final time, look back upon successful careers

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Goaltender Wyatt Hoflin (left) and captain Tanner Lishchynsky (right) graduate from the WHL after successful careers. Before leaving Cranbrook for the final time as members of the Kootenay Ice, the 21-year-old veterans provided sage advice for the young club that remains.

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

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

Taylor rocc aSports Editor

To say the 2015-16 Western Hockey League season was a challeng-ing one for the Kootenay Ice might be an under-statement.

One thing is for cer-tain, life would have been much more diffi-cult if not for the veteran presence of overage goaltender Wyatt Hoflin and captain Tanner Lishchynsky.

The two 21-year-olds suited up for the final WHL game of their ca-reers Sunday afternoon at the Scotiabank Sad-dledome in Calgary and with exit meetings tak-ing place at Western Fi-nancial Place Tuesday afternoon, the two de-part Cranbrook for the final time as members of the Kootenay Ice.

“No matter what comes at you, there’s a brighter side to any-thing, you’ve just got to find it,” Hoflin said Tues-day prior to hitting the highway back to his hometown of Spruce Grove, Alta. “You might have to dig harder through some things than others, but at the end of the day, some-thing good can come out of anything. You’ve just got to continue to push hard.”

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

decision hasn’t been an easy one.

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

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

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

He continued the trend in 2015-16, setting a new Kootenay Ice all-time franchise record for saves with 4,505, sur-passing the previous re-cord set by Nathan Lieu-wen (4,188).

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

For Lishchynsky, his four-year WHL career closes after playing 95 games with the Ice and 78 games with the Prince George Cougars prior to. Mix in an RBC Cup title with the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Ju-nior Hockey League in

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

“There are a lot of great memories with a lot of different people,” Lishchynsky said before packing his bags and preparing for the drive home to Saskatoon. “I’m happy to have got-ten schooling for every year I’ve played.

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

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

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

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

in general, those are things you control and those are things that are going to help you. Focus on them because they’re the things that will get you through any time in your hockey career.”

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

gars to the Yorkton Ter-riers and on to the Flin Flon Bombers before he landed in Cranbrook — a strong work ethic is what carried him every step of the way, ulti-mately leading to being named the 20th captain in Kootenay Ice fran-chise history.

“Never give up,” Lish-

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

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

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

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

WHL Bantam Draft Lottery set for WednesdayFor The Townsman

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Schedule set as KIJHL championship returns to KimberleyDynamiters prepare to host 100 Mile House Wranglers; puck drops on Game 1 of best-of-seven series Saturday at Civic Centre

Jodi L’Heureux PHoto

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

Taylor rocc aSports Editor

The road to the Cy-clone Taylor Cup — British Columbia’s pro-vincial Junior B champi-onship — will once again travel through the Kimberley Civic Centre.

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

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

“We’ve explained a

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

The 100 Mile House Wranglers also checked in for the KIJHL cham-pionship after claiming the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference title with a five-game series tri-umph over the Sum-merland Steam.

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

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

The Wranglers fin-ished the regular season as the top squad in the

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

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

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

If necessary, the Dy-namiters will play host for Games 6 and 7.

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

From there, the Ni-tros went on to place second in the province, falling to the Campbell River Storm of the Van-couver Island Junior Hockey League in the Cyclone Taylor Cup final.

KIJHL Championship Schedule100 Mile House Wranglers

vs.Kimberley Dynamiters

Game 1 - Saturday, March 26 at Kimberley Civic Centre (7 p.m.)Game 2 - Sunday, March 27 at Kimberley Civic Centre (7 p.m.)Game 3 - Tuesday, March 29 at South Cariboo Rec Centre (8 p.m.)Game 4 - Wednesday, March 30 at South Cariboo Rec Centre (8 p.m.)*Game 5 - Thursday, March 31 at South Cariboo Rec Centre (8 p.m.)*Game 6 - Saturday, April 2 at Kimberley Civic Centre (7 p.m.)*Game 7 - Sunday, April 3 at Kimberley Civic Centre (7 p.m.)

* = if necessary; all times listed are Mountain

Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring SummaryMonDay, March 21

Beaver valley nitehawKS 1at KiMBerley DynaMiterS 3

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

Kimberley Dynamiters Playoff Scoring StatisticsPlayer GP G A PTS PIM Jason Richter 14 5 10 15 8Sawyer Hunt 14 5 8 13 12Eric Buckley 14 5 7 12 22Jared Marchi 14 8 3 11 16Keenan Haase 12 3 7 10 8Justin Meier 14 1 9 10 8Tanner Wit 13 5 4 9 4Jordan Busch 11 1 8 9 7Tyler Van Steinburg 9 3 4 7 0Trey Doell 14 2 5 7 20Korbyn Chabot 13 2 3 5 10Trevor Van Steinburg 14 2 3 5 0Franco Colapaolo 10 2 2 4 11Austyn Moser 11 1 3 4 18Devon Langelaar 14 0 4 4 12Brodie Buhler 14 2 1 3 10George Bertoia 14 1 2 3 14James Farmer 13 1 1 2 4James Rota 3 0 0 0 0Lucas Purdy 4 0 0 0 0Graham Dugdale 11 0 0 0 24Goaltending StatisticsPlayer W L SO GAA SP MPTyson Brouwer 12 2 2 1.59 0.945 867Mitch Traichevich 0 0 0 ----- ----- --

Kootenay Conference Championship

B.V. Nitehawks (2) vs. Kimberley Dynamiters (1)

DYNAMITERS WIN SERIES 4-1

Game 1 - Nitehawks 1 at Dynamiters 6Game 2 - Nitehawks 2 at Dynamiters 4Game 3 - Dynamiters 4 at Nitehawks 3Game 4 - Dynamiters 1 at Nitehawks 2Game 5 - Nitehawks 1 at Dynamiters 3

Michael MacDonalDCanadian Press

HALIFAX - A minor hockey coach in Halifax is accusing a game offi-cial of taunting his team and later attacking a player during a recent game in P.E.I. that went horribly awry, prompt-ing an RCMP investiga-tion.

Mark Whidden, head coach of the Midget C Chebucto Chill, says he and three of his teen-aged players have since been suspended indefi-nitely, pending comple-tion of the Mounties’ probe and a subsequent review by Hockey Nova Scotia.

Whidden says that process could take months if not years.

He says that’s why he’s speaking out.

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

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

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

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

One of the two lines-men was standing next to the Halifax team’s bench when he made a series of sarcastic com-ments about the team’s play, the coach says.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At that point, Whid-den said he told the ref-eree it would be wise to end the game to ensure safety. But the referee insisted he was in con-trol of the game, and he

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

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

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

After the team re-turned to Halifax, a par-ent of one of the players complained to the RCMP, Whidden said.

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

“The problem wasn’t with the other team,” he says. “The kids on my team aren’t angels, but they’re not bad kids ... We all know how teen-agers act.”

Melee erupts at P.E.I. rink after linesman taunts, attacks hockey player: coach

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your energy might be rather volatile, as the lunar eclipse seem to be directly affecting you. The pressure of having to be responsive could cause you to act in an unexpected way. You might need to work on your word choice and attitude today. Tonight: Stay levelheaded. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might feel that the less said the better. You have the self-discipline to follow through on any decision you want to make. Perhaps you’ll want to take the day off and take a drive in the country or take off to go visit a favorite museum. Tonight: Be less available. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You’ll observe others blow up in smoke or go off with tears in their eyes. Someone might comment on a matter close to your heart. You will try to ignore it, but it will affect you regardless. Take a closer look at the person who made the com-ment. Tonight: Lighten up.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your instinct to lie low is right-on. There is always another day to express your views, as long as you still hold them as being valid. What goes on might shed a new light on your life and on your personal relationships. A friend could be affecting your domestic life. Tonight: Order in. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your phone might be constant-ly ringing, and emails seem to keep appearing. Clearly, others have a lot on their mind and want to talk. Be open, but don’t give any negative feedback during today’s lunar eclipse. Others are more emotional than usual. Tonight: Meet up with a pal. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be aware of your frustrations and suppressed anger. You often say very little, which causes you to be unusually difficult. Today this trait could be emphasized as well as a tendency to forget your woes through shopping. Keep your receipts. Tonight: Try to use some discipline. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You could feel the majority of the lunar eclipse’s vibes. You tend not to be overly emotion-al or difficult, but at this point you might be over the top. You might not even be aware of what is ailing you, but you recognize something is off. To-night: Go to the gym first. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Be sensitive to someone whom you care a lot about. This per-son might be a source of some strong emotions for you at this point. Refuse to internalize any criticisms or comments that come your way. Observe, and try not to react to others imme-diately. Tonight: Early to bed. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could be taken aback by what happens with a long-term desire. You might hope for certain events to occur, but you can’t foresee what is heading down the path. You are likely to be surprised, but know that ev-erything will work out. Tonight: Where the crowds are. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might not understand why you feel stressed, but perhaps

it has to do with interacting with those affected by the lunar eclipse. You are likely to be impacted when you are out or at work. Events triggered by this eclipse could recur later. Tonight: Paint the town red. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The lunar eclipse today could trigger a need to travel, or per-haps it will present the oppor-tunity to spend time with out-of-town visitors. You also might want to sign up for a course to increase your expertise in your field or explore a new topic. Tonight: Remain responsive. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might sense a change in an important one-on-one relation-ship. Try not to push the other party unless you would like to see some radical changes. Don’t initiate any conversations about these matters today. Just recog-nize what is going on. Tonight: Be calm with a loved one. BORN TODAY Actress Keri Russell (1976), painter Juan Gris (1887), psy-chologist Erich Fromm (1900) ***

Dear Annie: This evening, I went to the local YMCA to swim. When I was through, I showered, as I always do, since I go back to work afterward. Near the end of the shower, I removed my swimsuit and found a boy of about 8 looking through the curtain at me. I yelled at him and he stopped, but a few seconds later, a woman (I think it was his grandmother) looked in, too. I told her I’d like just a few more minutes, and I’ll admit, my tone wasn’t that friendly. I got out of the shower and locker room as fast as I could. Annie, that boy was too old to be in the women’s locker room. My question is, was I out of line for showering in the nude in a public locker room? This particular shower had four nozzles, so I assume other people would feel free to share the space, even if the curtain was closed. But both the boy and the older woman were not showering. They were just peeking in. That strikes me as rude. This has never come up before, because I usually have the locker room to myself at that hour. Now I don’t know if I should go back. -- Not an Exhibitionist Dear Not: These “group showers” are intended for multiple people to use simultaneously in order to save time and money. However, no one should be peeking in just to see what’s going on, and you are right that an 8-year-old boy is too old to be checking out the women’s locker room. (We have no explanation for Grandma, other than perhaps responding to something her grandson said about the showers.) You should register a complaint with the facility. There are likely rules regarding the age of opposite-sex children using the locker rooms, and you should ask that they be enforced. If they do not have any restrictions, you should find a place to swim that affords you the privacy you require. Dear Annie: Your response to “Sad Nana” was spot on. She was upset that she couldn’t send gifts home with her granddaughter because her more-neglected stepsister would feel left out. Having grown up in a crazy family with full siblings, stepsiblings and half siblings, things like this were a challenge. My dad liked to spoil the three of us who were his biological kids, but my stepdad was more practical. He and my mother both tried hard to keep our household “equal,” so my full siblings and I left some of our stuff at my father’s. It was good for us, as it taught us to always be considerate of how others felt. My grandparents made all the siblings feel welcome in their homes. I am thankful for all of my parents and grandparents, and blessed to be brought up in a loving family. Most people marvel at my parents’ ability to get along and even socialize not only with each other, but also with my father’s second wife, his current wife (married 30 years) and my stepdad (married 40 years). We are all grown now, some of us with kids of our own, and we are all still part of one big messed up, crazy family. -- Happy Child Dear Happy: How wonderful that your parents, stepparents and grandparents made sure that all of you felt loved. This is how to do it right. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM

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

tom FletcherBlack Press

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

Penner’s appointment comes as ICBC prepares its

final argument for a 5.5 per cent rate increase that it started charging in Novem-ber. The increase raises the cost of basic insurance by about $3.70 per month for the average driver, and still needs approval by the B.C. Utilities Commission.

Citing rising costs from personal injury claims and fraud, ICBC proposed a max-imum 6.7 per cent increase. The province gave the Crown corporation permission for a one-time transfer of $450 million from its optional in-surance business to subsi-

dize the basic rate.“The B.C. government

will continue to work with ICBC to identify and imple-ment measures that will mit-igate the causes of rate in-creases, to help ensure that ICBC insurance rates remain as low and affordable as pos-

sible,” said Transportation Minister Todd Stone, an-nouncing Penner’s appoint-ment Tuesday.

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

ers for collision and other coverage beyond the man-datory basic insurance.

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

Ex-cabinet minister named ICBC chair

cranbrook daily townsman, march 23, 2016

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