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Brent Hayden and Scott Dickens, two swimmers who have represented Canada at the highest level of sport competition, spent the weekend working with the Triton Swim Club and athletes across the region. Hayden won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games in the 100-metre freestyle and competed with the national swim squad in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. Dickens, a breaststroke swimmer, represented Canada in Athens and London, and is a gold medal winner from the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janerio. The two Olympians had four sessions in the water with the young swimmers along with an autograph session and a presentation on what it takes to compete at the highest level. See Sports for more.
Deer cull ‘not working’ SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
Members of the Animal Alliance of Canada travelled from Toronto to speak to Cranbrook city council on Monday, November 5, about why the cull of urban deer is not an effective way to control human/deer conflict. Liz White, the director of the Animal Alliance of Canada, and
Barry MacKay, the Canadian representative of Born Free USA, outlined their concerns about Cranbrook’s urban deer management methods, and asked council to consider other methods such as hazing, where dogs herd the deer out of town, or sterilization. Also at Monday’s meeting, council dealt with concerns raised by the Cranbrook and
District Search and Rescue Society about the future of their temporary home in the old fire hall. Council also received with discussion a letter from Canada Post notifying it that developers will soon be required to pay for community mailboxes in new housing developments. For more on this news and other council briefs, see The Townsman this week.
Accused carjacker seeks change of venue A N N A LE E GR AN T Townsman Staff
The man who was allegedly involved in a shooting with a Cranbrook RCMP officer on October 2 appeared in Cranbrook Provincial Court Monday to ask that his charges be waived to Port Coquitlam. Nicholas Bullock, 26, is charged with robbery, possession of stolen
property over $5,000, assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. The charges are in connection with a carjacking outside of Creston that ended in a police-involved shooting in Cranbrook.
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A battle over foreign workers in a B.C. coal mine could be decided by the courts. Two unions have filed an application in Federal Court, asking a judge to overturn Ottawa’s decision allowing the use of Chinese miners at the Murray River Project, an underground coal mine near Tumbler Ridge. The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 115, and the Construction and Specialized Workers Union — better known as the Labourers’ Union — Local 1611, say the federal government defied its own regulations when it allowed HD Mining International Ltd., to hire 201 miners from China. The unions say foreign workers can only be brought in when a labour shortage exists, but IUOE business manager Brian Cochrane says 474 miners are out of work in B.C., more than 100 of them in the northeastern corner of the province. While the Federal Court decides if it will hear the case, the Murray River project continues through the environmental assessment phase, using the Chinese workers to collect samples from the proposed coal mine.
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The Painted Crate held its grand opening Thursday, Nov. 1, at C-1000 Cranbrook Street North (in the old Blockbuster building) on Thursday. The new store offers a full line of Benjamin Moore paint and branding, as well as do-it-yourself projects and painting essentials. Owners Jan Stone (left) and Barb Stevenson will also be displaying pieces of local art, as pictured above.
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It may just be an empty lot now, but by September of next year, Spirit Rock Climbing will be open for business in the Platzl, across from Black Bear. Spirit Rock will feature an indoor climbing gym with a climbing wall for honing your technical skills, or just enjoying the sport of indoor climbing.
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Bullock seeks to waive charges to coast
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Continued from page 1 Before Judge Ron Webb entered the courtroom, Bullock told duty counsel Rick Strahl via video link that he would like his charges moved to Port Coquitlam, to which Strahl replied the Crown was not prepared to waive the charges out of the area. The Crown was represented by Lynal Doerksen once court convened.
Nick Bullock is escorted from Cranbrook Court Oct. 9. Once Judge Webb was sitting, Bullock told him he would like all his charges from New Westminster, Cranbrook and Port Coquitlam “consolidated” and brought to Port Coquitlam. Bullock was advised by Judge Webb that the matter would have to be put over to Nov. 19. Court heard that the Crown was not prepared to consent to a waiving of the charges at this time. He is facing charges in Port Coquitlam from September 13 of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a prohibited weapon without a license, possession of a firearm contrary to order, and breach of a probation order. He is also charged in New Westminster with uttering threats dated December 2011. Bullock will appear again in Cranbrook Provincial Court via video link on November 19.
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Local dancers braved Hurricane Sandy and boarded the Majesty of the Seas last week for a three-day cruise from Miami, Fla. to participate in the British Association of Teachers of Dance North American Scholarship Competition. The dancers were accompanied by their teachers and parents for what they have dubbed “Our Epic Adventure.” The girls won the hearts of everyone with their determination to perform and good spirits throughout the cruise. Although three of these dancers were too seasick to perform their solo part of the competition, they did participate in all the other events planned for the over 100 dancers from all over Canada and the United States. Back row, left to right: teachers Lori Kepke and Liela Cooper, Ainsley Mutrie, Kasey Hawkins, Aislyn Hunt, Erin Hawkins and teacher Shalni Prowse. Front row, Mariah Whitlock, Monika Juras, Hannah Boulton and Jordyn Walker.
De Jong seeks input on budget Finance minister hopes B.C. families will take part in “tele-town hall” Wednesday Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff
B.C.’s finance minister Michael de Jong is “cautiously optimistic” about the province’s economy, he told Cranbrook on Monday. The Minister visited the East Kootenay this week to connect with local business people in the ongoing budget consultations. He addressed a special luncheon of Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce members about the importance of balancing the budget and supporting affordability for B.C. families. “If you look at where we are as a province compared to virtually every other jurisdiction, we are still on track, as difficult as it will be to balance the budget. We are still predicting economic growth, albeit modest growth. We have to be cautious, the same way that families and businesses here in the East Kootenay have to be cautious. There is not a lot of money to splash around,” said Minister de Jong. “But we are in this position because we have been
prudent. It’s why we have a triple A credit rating. It’s why we are in a position to balance our budget and talk about family affordability when just about every other jurisdiction in North America is headed in the opposite direction.” De Jong was slated to visit East Kootenay Regional Hospital later Monday to see the Intensive Care Unit, which is due for replacement. “It’s certainly one that my colleague Bill Bennett (MLA for Kootenay East) has identified and continues to push as a top priority. It’s pretty obvious that the facility is dated. I will have a better idea as a result of the visit today.” He stressed that all levels of government need to work together on capital projects such as infrastructure. “There’s one taxpayer, and what that taxpayer expects is that federal, provincial, regional and municipal governments work together to maximize every hardearned dollar they spend,” said De Jong.
Mike de Jong One of the hardest challenges facing East Kootenay businesses is a shortage of labour, he went on, especially skilled workers in the
mines. “Much of our focus has been on ensuring the training opportunities are there and that local folks and Brit-
ish Columbians are taking advantage of those opportunities,” said de Jong. “We are developing training opportunities closer to home, tailoring training opportunities to what the workforce requires.” Minister de Jong will be holding a tele-town hall for East Kootenay residents this Wednesday, November 7 at 7 p.m. If you have a publicly listed telephone number, you will receive a call at home just before 7 p.m. Wednesday with a recorded message asking if you would like to participate in the tele-town hall. If you opt in, you will have the opportunity to ask questions of de Jong and identify your priorities for B.C.’s budget. “This is where I do the listening,” said De Jong. “They will be able to ask me questions, they will be able to identify what some of their priorities are. “I hope when people’s phone rings that they will have a few minutes for us and we can have a good conversation.”
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Food Bank bucks provincial trend Annalee Gr ant Townsman Staff
Food Banks Canada’s Hunger Count 2012 is showing a 23 per cent increase in food bank use across the province, but here in Cranbrook usage has actually dropped. Jackie Jensen, Cranbrook Food Bank manager, said the bank usually averages 400 people a month, but in October it was down to 353. “Last year the numbers were rising,” she said. Jensen estimates the bank is down by about 40 per month. The highest usage was in February of this year
with 460 people and families accessing the bank, but the Cranbrook bank is not on par with usage being reported across the province. Jensen isn’t sure what’s behind the trend, but said she has seen about 16 new people in the past month and families that used to access food hampers returning after many months. “Maybe people have found work or left town,” she wondered. As for the provincial rise of 23 per cent usage, Jensen said it could have something to do with rising grocery prices and work that is get-
ting harder to come by. With the Christmas holiday approaching, Jensen said it’s a busy time a year for the food bank with many fundraisers, and for the families it serves. “Families are trying to stretch their money a bit further,” she said. Usually that means the food bank gets an increase in usage as heating bills go up and families begin to save for the holiday season. “People are wanting to buy gifts and dinner,” Jensen said. “There’s just more things to spend your money on.”
But with an increase in holiday usage comes an influx of fundraising as donors get in the giving spirit. “I really can tell with donations increasing already,” Jensen said. Two prominent fundraisers have already launched the holiday season for the food bank. Investor’s Group held a comedy tour and Mount Baker Secondary School did another fundraising event. They are the first of many fun, exciting initiatives that happen every year. As for donations, Jensen said there are many different ways to contribute to the
Summer Theatre has ambitious plans for 2013 C ARO LYN GR ANT Daily Bulletin
It has been an up and down few years for Kimberley Summer Theatre — they have produced some terrific shows to rave reviews, and they have also had to take a couple of hiatus seasons to regroup. One such season was last year, and it was a noticeably different in the Platzl without the live musical presentations, which draw locals and tourists alike. However, the hiatus year allowed the KST
Board to plan for the best possible season this coming summer, and they have come up with a formula that they hope will allow them to be sustainable. The issue of course, is funding. Mounting a summer-long theatre season featuring professional actors is hugely expensive. Through grants, gate receipts and the tireless fundraising efforts of the Board, KST pulls it off every year. But it is difficult, and a few seasons have been cancelled. Another
issue is that the gate from the relatively small Centre 64 theatre cannot in itself fund the season — even if it sold out every show. Kimberley does have a larger venue, the McKim Auditorium, but it is not as suited to theatrical productions as Centre 64 is. McKim has no green room, or much backstage area, which can be problematic with certain shows, especially those requiring elaborate set changes. However, filling McKim for a few nights
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would go a long way to providing some needed gate receipts. The KST Board has come up with a solution for 2013; they will offer two shows, an eightperformance run of the Wizard of Oz at McKim Theatre, and a 22-performance run of another play, which will be named shortly, at Centre 64. The same actors will perform in both shows, says long time Board member Shirley Rossi. “We hope that we can get a bigger audience with the McKim shows,” Rossi said. The Society has its Annual General Meeting coming up this Thursday in the gallery at Centre 64, and the call is out for more board members to step forward. “We have three board members retiring,” Rossi said. “We need new people. And we will require a number of volunteers for this season, especially for the McKim shows.” Rossi says there will be a general membership campaign in January. At that time auditions for the summer season will also take place. KST sends a team to performing art colleges in B.C. and Alberta looking for actors. They also do local auditions. If you are interested in becoming involved with Summer Theatre, you can call Shirley Rossi at 250-427-4561.
food bank. “A monetary donation is always good because we know what we need to buy,” she said. It’s common for food bank drives to bring in canned food, but Jensen said families also need fresh produce and dairy items that are handed out right away. She also said cereal and snacks for kids’ lunches are helpful. Food bank users also need toiletries and personal hygiene items which are offered up when they are available at the food bank. “We always need those,” Jensen said. “Along with the
hamper people do get a choice of what we have at the time.” On average the food bank sees about 4,800 people and families each year. The Hunger Report tracks food bank usage from 2002 to present, and has reported a 35.7 per cent increase in usage since that time. It is reporting a 29 per cent increase in food bank usage by children across the province and a total of 96,150 people helped by food banks across the province in March. For more on the report visit www.foodbankscanada. ca.
Adrian Dix to visit Cranbrook Annalee Gr ant Townsman Staff
The NDP candidate for Kootenay East Norma Blissett is welcoming her party’s leader to the East Kootenay this weekend. Blissett said Adrian Dix will be holding two public events for constiuents to come out and hear what he and the NDP party have to offer heading into the next provincial election in May. “We’d like to see as many people as possible meet Adrian and see what he has to say,” Blissett said. The first event will be a Leader’s Reception at the Prestige Inn Ballroom in Cranbrook from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday. The tickets for that event are $100 and are limited to ensure all guests have a chance to meet with Dix. For tickets, email leadersreceptioncranbrook@gmail.com or visit www.bcndp.ca/events. The Leader’s Reception follows the BCNDP’s Leader’s Levee which welcomed 900 business leaders from across the province. The Cranbrook event will be similar and guests are encouraged to bring their questions. “This will be a great opportunity to meet Adrian and talk to him about the issues that are important to your business and your community,” Blissett said. The second event will be An Evening with Adrian Dix. The cost of tickets is $20 for the general public and $5 for students. Blissett said the ticket prices are an effort to get younger voters out to hear the message of the NDP. “We wanted to encourage students to come,” she said. The Evening will start at 7 p.m. fol-
Adrian Dix
lowing the Leader’s Reception at the Prestige Inn Ballroom. Tickets are available for that event at Lotus Books or by calling Blissett at (250) 489-3408. There will be none available at the door. Blissett said both events will start off with a general introduction and talk about the NDP’s goals heading into the May election. Following Dix’s day in Cranbrook he will head on to the Elk Valley where he will meet with Fernie residents for a coffee at the Art Station at 11 a.m. From there he will head to Sparwood to meet at the Steelworkers Hall at 2 p.m. “The goal of the public event is really outreach so they can hear what Adrian has to say,” Blissett said. Dix was last in the riding a year ago when he toured the new renovations at the College of the Rockies and spoke with students.
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B.C. creates Crown corporation to draw tourists after ditching marketing body C anadian Press
Vancouver-Fraserview MLA Kash Heed
VANCOUVER — Premier Christy Clark has announced the creation of a Crown corporation called Destination BC to promote tourism in the province. She said Monday the aim is to increase tourism revenue to $18 billion a year by 2016, a $4.7-billion jump from current numbers. The establishment of the new agency follows a decision by the Liberal government six months before the 2010 Olympics to scrap Tourism BC, which was also an industryled, government-funded mar-
keting body. Clark said the new corporation will be accountable to taxpayers and more responsive to the tourism industry. “It will have performance indicators that will be driven by input from people in the tourism sector from every region of our province.’’ She said the industry has been helping with plans to market the province to the world, especially the growing middle class in China and India. “With Asia’s middle class rapidly expanding and becoming more and more inter-
ested in tourism opportunities this is our moment to get out there and start marketing British Columbia,’’ she said. B.C. is seen as a safe, welcoming and unspoiled place that has been holding its own in attracting visitors despite the global economic crisis, Clark said. More tourists mean more jobs in the province, she said, adding that last year, tourism pumped $13.3 billion into the provincial economy and created 126,000 jobs. Marketing efforts the same year brought 6.4 million skiers to B.C., up two per cent from
the year before, she said. Clark said the province worked to bring two more flights from China to Vancouver International Airport and one from England while continuing to negotiate additional flights from Taiwan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. Jobs Minister Pat Bell said the government invited the Tourism Industry Association of BC to come up with a task force that would provide options for a new marketing organization, and one of those options was accepted. Destination BC will be operational next April.
Follow U.S. lead on pot, At the Cranbrook Public Library MLA says Tom Fletcher Black Press
VICTORIA — B.C. political leaders should stop pointing fingers at Ottawa and follow the lead of U.S. states on marijuana legalization, Vancouver-Fraserview MLA Kash Heed says. A former B.C. public safety minister and commanding officer of the Vancouver Police drug and gang units, Heed spoke out as voters in Washington, Oregon and Colorado prepared to vote Tuesday on initiatives to regulate and tax the sale of marijuana for adults. Heed said Premier Christy Clark and NDP leader Adrian Dix have no difficulty speaking out about federally regulated interprovincial pipelines, but both defer to the federal jurisdiction on marijuana law. Action is needed to address the gang violence that goes along with the marijuana trade, he said. “There’s a lot of hypocrisy going around Victoria right now,” Heed said in an interview. “They’re speaking out of both sides of their mouths on different issues.” Both Clark and Dix have admitted to trying marijuana in their younger days, but both have indicated this year that they don’t plan to push for legalization. Dix said last week he has long advocated decriminalization, which would reduce simple
possession to a ticket offence. He said Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s measure to require jail time for growing more than six plants is the wrong direction, but B.C. can’t consider regulating and taxing sale until federal law allows it. A new Angus Reid poll commissioned by a pro-legalization group called Stop the Violence B.C. shows support for legalization is up to 75 per cent. That’s up six per cent from last year, and Heed has joined former attorneys general, doctors, police officers and others who have called for action. Heed said the same arguments were used when he joined the push for a supervised injection site in Vancouver. Provincial and local governments lobbied the federal government to allow pilot projects for the INSITE clinic, and provided funding as well, he said. Heed said he has studied the results of 17 U.S. states that allow medical marijuana exemptions and 14 others that have tried decriminalization. “The problem with that is there’s still a black market in the production and distribution of marijuana,” he said. “And if you don’t get rid of that black market, the gangsters are still going to be involved in it, and we’ll still have the violence on our streets.”
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ew to our Reference shelf this week are “PDR Nurse’s Drug Handbook,” Charlton Coin Guide,” and “What Color Is Your Parachute 2013.” New in Juvenile is the “Star Wars Phonics Kit,” which is perfect for new or reluctant readers who are fans of the Star Wars universe. Preschool Story Time this Wednesday at 11 a.m., 1:15 p.m., & 6:30 p.m., and Toddler Story this Friday at 10:30 a.m. will be all about Bubbles! Interested in scrapbooking? Then join fellow scrapbookers for fun and instruction with “Scrapping Good Time.” This will take place on November 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. Cost is $15 which includes all supplies, tea, and cookies. Please preregister with Deanne at 250426-4063, or by email dperreault@cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca Scrapbookers are also encouraged to attend “Library Crop,” which takes place Friday, November 16 at 4:30 p.m. to Saturday,
November 17 (late). “Library Crop” is open to anyone at any level.
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Mike Selby Cost for both days is $35, which includes a snack on Friday, and lunch and dinner on Saturday. Feel free to bring your own unfinished projects—knowledgeable scrapbookers will be on hand to help. Please preregister with Deanne at 250-4264063, or by email dperreault@cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca Canada’s documentary heritage content online is currently available at the Cranbrook Public Library’s E-library free of charge. Simply click on the CANADIANA link, and you will have access to over 60 million books, journals, newspapers, government documents, photographs, maps, post cards, sheet music, audio and video broadcasts. CANADIANA is currently the
best single online source for our preserved heritage. The Library will be closed this Sunday, November 11, for Remembrance Day.
Adult Newly Acquired: PDR Nurse’s Drug Handbook – Valerie Berger Charlton Coin Guide – WK Cross What Color Is Your Parachute 2013 – Richard Nelson Bolles Gun Digest 2013 Live By Night – Dennis Lehane (fic) Taming the Wind – Tracie Peterson (fic) By Starlight – Dorothy Garlock (fic) The Sings of the Mother – Tara Hyland (fic) The Secret Keeper – Kate Morton (fic) Nine Months – Paula Bloomer (fic) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Deborah Moggach (fic) The Map of Lost Memories – Kim Fay (fic) The Shadow Girls – Henning Mankell (fic) Sleep No More – Iris Johansen (mys)
Syndrome E – Frank Thilliez (mys) Bloodline – Lynda La Plante (mys) Trust Your Eyes – Linwood Barclay (mys) A Trickster’s Point – William Kent Krueger (mys) A Christmas Garland – Anne Perry (mys) Captain America (DVD) Young Adult & Children’s Unspoken – Sarah Reese Brennen (ya fic) Bright’s Light – Susan Juby (ya fic) Such Wicked Intent – Kenneth Opal (ya fic) The Last Free Cat – John Blake (ya fic) Tinker Bell and her Magic Arrival (j fic) Star Wars Phonics (j kit)
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wo very different scenes unfolded at opposite ends of the province last week. In the remote northwest corner of B.C., the first power line towers started going up to connect Highway 37 communities to the BC Hydro grid. The Nisga’a, Tahltan and other aboriginal communities will soon have reliable power, as well as much-needed training and jobs during clearing and construction. Meanwhile down on the Gulf Islands, the most hysterical, dishonest campaign against smart meters I’ve heard of so far went into high gear. I’ve obtained a mass e-mail from the head anti-smart meter organizer on Salt Spring Island that shows the mentality at work here. (Corix is the BC Hydro contractor that has installed more than a million meters and has approached the Gulf Islands with trepidation, the last area of B.C. to be done.) “Corix is attacking with 30 trucks on Mon the 22nd,” Chris Anderson wrote in October. “Poelpe [sic] are advised NOT to attend the Victoria pipeline rally but instead help defend agianst [sic] spymeter installations in their neighbourhoods.” Anderson’s self-appointed supporters fanned out across the island, attempting to turn away installers on the false assumption that everyone has fallen for their
crackpot fear campaign. They managed to stop 12 per cent of the installations. Coincidentally, Anderson has been doing a brisk business selling $35 meter locks to gullible Salt Spring Islanders in recent months. They don’t work, and you’re not allowed to lock BC Hydro property anyway. Others have been sold official-looking “no smart BC VIEWS meter” signs that don’t identify the customer, so Tom they don’t work either. Fletcher As for the term “spymeter,” I’ve reported on the weird theories spread by Bill Vander Zalm in a video interview, where he claims smart meters are part of a global surveillance system that can even tell what you’re cooking. Vander Zalm has been outdone by one Brian Thiesen, who styles himself as the “chairman” of “Interior Smart Meter Awareness.” In September, the Merritt Herald reported on Thiesen’s presentation to 20 unwary people in a church basement. He claimed wireless meters not only provide video surveillance of your house, they are also responsible for “dying bees” and “defective sperm and eggs” as well as disease and fires. Thiesen even claimed radiofrequency signals can “pull your PIN number directly out of your head.” Is there no limit to the nonsense some people will fall for? Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis co-authored
a study that shows residential fires have decreased with the advent of smart meters. Which brings me to the ugliest opposition to this modernization, the criminal element. Here in North America’s marijuana mecca, installers have encountered many meter bypasses, wired up to steal hydro and conceal high consumption for grow ops. In addition to being illegal, they are a fire hazard that is removed when discovered. Installers also find more sophisticated cases of hydro theft. Removing the mechanical meter reveals a hole cut in the back of the case, so the dials can be turned back to hide a grow op’s power consumption. No wonder some people want to lock them down. Of course all of this is defeated by a smart grid system, so the growers and other crooks are angry. A BC Hydro official told me about one case where a user was told he had a bypass, and that it was being removed. His bill went from next to nothing to a reasonable level. The customer complained to the media, falsely inflating the amount of his bill and blaming an inaccurate smart meter.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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The eve of a dispiriting election The world badly wants Obama to be president, but either way American clout will still decline Mat thew Fisher Postmedia News
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he world would have voted for Obama out of hope in 2008,” Dominique Moisi, the highly regarded French historian and political scientist said the other day on a CNN talk show. “They would vote for Obama in 2012 out of fear.” That is a pithy summation of world opinion on the eve of the presidential election, which is regarded as a cliffhanger in the United States but would not be close if the world, which is so affected by who wins the White House, had its say. A sample of public opinion in 21 countries for the BBC published two weeks ago found that if the planet was a giant electoral college, U.S. President Barack Obama would win an unprecedented landslide on Tuesday. Thumping majorities in many countries, Canada included, supported Obama’s re-election. There are many reasons why the world heavily favours Obama and is aghast that Americans might pick Romney. The incumbent is a known quantity. He got U.S. troops out of Iraq and is getting them out of Afghanistan. A multilateralist with some experience of other cultures and ways,
Obama does not raise the hackles of China, Russia or anyone else with any bellicose rhetoric. Albeit only with regard to the U.S. context, foreigners view Obama as a moderate on domestic policies because he favours retaining a limited safety net while making some modest improvements in public health care. The international antipathy to Romney was encapsulated in a recent caption in Time magazine which read, “Mitt and the bomber boys.” Romney seems keen to take Iran on, but there is little international appetite for an attack on Iran. Even in Israel, public opinion is seriously divided about what to do about Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Romney still speaks as if the U.S. can stand astride the globe threatening military action and be heeded. But Iraq, Afghanistan and terrorist attacks on American targets in half a dozen countries have proven the limits of American power. So, too, have the Arab Spring and Europe’s deepening economic crisis. Washington has had little influence over or involvement in either of these seminal events. Furthermore, it clearly has no idea about what to do about the tragedy in Syria. As was noted in Canada and India, neither Obama or Romney mentioned either country during their foreign policy debate. It was mostly about Israel, Iran and China, although the U.S. badly wants more Canadian energy from its closest trading partner and geo-strategic regions mostly related to China want to improve ties with India. To hear Romney talk, the clock would miraculously be turned back if were elected
president. By shouting or clenching its fist, the U.S. would be heard and obeyed. Or else. Yet Russia and China bashing — which appear to be two of Romney’s strongest foreign policy positions — do not work anymore. The U.S. has fewer options than in the past because it is nearly bankrupt while its old rival and its new one can draw on large financial reserves. The American military machine remains formidable but it is tired. To cite one example, it is an open question whether the U.S. Air Force can afford the many upgrades to its bomber, fighter and in-air refuelling fleets that are needed at a time when the military has made buying more attack drones and preparing for cyber warfare top priorities. Curiously, the alleged differences between Obama and Romney are not as great as might be imagined. Despite the U.S. debt crunch, both candidates intend to give the Pentagon more money. Both also seek to check China’s ambitions in Asia. And each man competes with the other in expressing his devotion to Israel. Despite global fears over a Romney presidency, what ultimately separates Obama and Romney on foreign policy is more a matter of tone than substance. Does it really matter? While many still look to the U.S. for leadership, the reality is that in an increasingly multi-polar world, Old Glory holds less sway than it did a decade ago. That will be as true or more true a decade from now than it is today, no matter whether Obama or Romney wins the White House on Tuesday.
Jimsmith Lake wetlands and the OCP
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he Rockyview Official Community Plan (OCP) for Area C has 15 references in it expressing an intent to protect the environment. Protection of the environment is policy of the RDEK Board and yet the wetlands at the west end of Jimsmith Lake were allowed to be subdivided into lots smaller than the regular rural residential lot size of two hectares. Houses will be built with septic drain fields close to the wetlands and some wetlands have been filled in. Fortunately a number of these sensitive areas, but not all, have been detailed on a plan and covered by a “no disturb” covenant in an attempt to preserve their integrity over the years. Board approvals for this went through with little opposition and with no concessions made toward public input at the public hearing. The public input was almost entirely concerning maintenance of the wildlife habitat versus the density of human habitat. The Planning Department staff provide technical advice to the board that is based on their interpretation of the Rural Residential zoning (R-Res) in the OCP as well as technical reports by professional consultants. These professional consultants are paid for and directed by the developer; there is no independent advice presented except at the public hearing. Plainly no notice was taken when the consequences of the impact of high density residential settlement on this sensitive ecosystem were pointed out at the public hearing. If the consequences had been understood they would have applied other clauses in the OCP that provide much better environmental protection and allow a similar end product.
This is no reflection on the developer, he went through the required hoops that the planning staff set up for him and the work has proceeded in a professional manner. There are a small number of minor deviations that might come to haunt us, but few of us are perfect. The problem lies with the OCP zoning and its interpretation. By designating this area as Rural Residential (R-Res) the new OCP enables lot sizes from one hectare to eight hectares. What developer in his right senses is going to make larger lots than he has to? And yet an earlier (2010) subdivision in rough bush, upland from the lake, had 10 two-hectare lots. The irony here is that an area with two-hectare lots that is suitable for smaller lots is right next to the new area, now subdivided into smaller lots, less able to absorb a higher density of humanity without damage, than the original lots by the same developer. According to the planners, the developer mitigated the intrusion on the wetlands with a “no disturb” covenant because it is described as a Development Permit Area in the OCP and was rewarded with the incentive of one-hectare lots because he made extra efforts. But the Development Permit enables the smaller lot size. The covenant, which will run with the land, is as effective as the RDEK compliance officer and for as long as the owners respect it: The compliance officer covers the whole region and looks after all reported bylaw contraventions. The planning staff depended heavily on the Environmental Assessment Report (EAR), paid for by the developer, which stated that there would be only minor impact on the environment. But this report did not note the full extent of existing wetlands; did not recognize the habitat value
of a pond that used to be wetland, until a previous owner dug it out; did not recognize a creek that allegedly had been dug out and straightened but is now partially filled in and needs protection as part of the wetland system. This is not to say that the EAR is not a valid document — it was written by highly competent biologists and covers a number of technical details such as establishing a safety zone around some of the wetlands themselves. But there is no mention of the wildlife corridors that will be shut off by smaller fenced lots or the impacts of higher housing density on water quality. Interpretation of the OCP is critical. We can expect more of the same as long as the planners do not feel that they must represent the interest of the public rather than proposed inappropriate economic activity. The planners need to be better informed on the environmental impact of their actions. There are clauses in the OCP that enable more rigorous procedures to deal with such highly sensitive property if they want to apply them. The planners have the authority of Board policy to ensure the highest and best protection is enabled but, despite having the authority, it was too difficult for them to persuade the developer to accept a more expensive mitigation plan. There is now a precedent set for future sensitive subdivision proposals unless citizens express their disgust at this desecration of our environment inthe Area C. In order to make your concerns known and to ensure that other areas of sensitive habitat is protected in accordance with RDEK Board policy. Please be sure to write or e-mail Mr. Gay at the RDEK office. Brian Passey lives in the Jimsmith Lake area near Cranbrook
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BOISBRIAND, Que. _ Andrei Vasilevski made 31 saves as the Russian All-Stars romped to a 6-2 victory over Team QMJHL in Game 1 of the Canadian Hockey League’s Subway Super Series on Monday. Nail Yakupov, Mikhail Grigorenko, Maxim Shalunov, Mikhail Naumenkov, Valentin Zykov and Alexander Khokhlachev each scored for Russia. Xavier Ouellet and Jean-Sebastien Dea replied for the QMJHL. Grigorenko and Yakupov struck first for Russia. Grigorenko, a Quebec Remparts forward, beat QMJHL goalie Etienne Marcoux at 9:49 in the first period. Yakupov, who was selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL draft earlier this year, made it 2-0 after he burst into the offensive zone and beat Marcoux with a nifty shot. Ouellet made a game of it with a power-play goal 2:53 into the second, but Russia scored three unanswered goals to put the game out of reach. Canadian Press
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Canadian Olympic swimmers Scott Dickens (left) and Brent Hayden (right) sign autographs for young athletes representing swim clubs from Cranbrook, Elk Valley, Invermere and Nelson at a session inside the Cranbrook Curling Centre on Sunday.
Olympic swimmers share their stories TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor
Two Canadian Olympic swimmers got in the pool with local swimmers from around the region this weekend, as Brent Hayden and Scott Dickens shared their experiences of competing at the highest levels. The Triton Swim Club hosted the two, and invited swimmers from around the region to be a part of training sessions at the Aquatic Centre in Western Financial Place on Saturday and Sunday. Dickens and Hayden shared some technical tips in freestyle and breaststroke swimming, and gave a presentation on what it takes to compete at the highest level of international competition. Hayden brought along his bronze hardware from the 2012 London Olympics, while Dickens showcased his gold medal from the 2007 Pan American Games to the throng of young athletes. Hayden announced his retirement after the London Games, and Dickens is currently in the process of stepping
away from competitive swimming, confirming that he isn’t aiming for a spot at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Though both are moving away from their respective sports, it gives them the time to do things they enjoy, like visiting swim clubs across the province— both currently reside in Vancouver—to pass along their knowledge gained from high level competition. “It’s been a privilege to come to these communities and give back to the kids because we never had this opportunity when we were growing up,” said Hayden. “We never had Olympians come in and share their stories so a lot of the stuff that we’ve experienced, we’ve had to learn it as we went along, we weren’t really prepared for a lot of stuff, so I think being able to give these kids the tools and inspiration at an earlier age and get that fire inside burning just a little bit—I think that’s what we’re here for, and teach them some technique at the same time.” Both Dickens and
Hayden know that their presence as living, breathing Olympians serves as inspiration for the young swimmers, and along with technical tips, the two talked about mental strength, believing in yourself and keeping an open mind. “We let them know that we’re still learning today,” said Dickens. “In sport and life, you never stop learning and there’s always something new and a way to do things better. They have to be open to change and doing something differently because that’s how they’re going to get better.” Hayden added he learned how to become a better swimmer through his defeats rather than his victories. “When you win, you don’t really have anything to change, but when you are defeated, you realize there that you got to fix something,” he said. Part of being an elite athlete is the ability to face and overcome adversity, a theme that both brought up in a presentation to the kids on Sunday.
For Dickens, he had to struggle with the frustration of missing the cut for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, after making his first appearance with the national swim team four years earlier in Athens. “It was really hard for me because I was expected to make the team, I was expected to go and represent my country and I had to learn how to get back,” said Dickens. After an eight-year hiatus from the Olympics, he earned his way back onto the national swim team for the 2012 London Games. “The eight-year gap from 2004-2012 was really hard but its living proof that by sticking with it and believing in myself, I got back to the Olympic Games,” Dickens added. For Hayden, it took three Olympic appearances before he finally made the podium, earning a bronze medal in the 100-metre freestyle in London, a moment that he describes as the proudest in his career. “Going again, that’s perseverance, that’s never giving up and
never taking your eye off the goal and it really just capped off my career in the best possible way that I could’ve asked for,” Hayden said. After London, Hayden retired from swimming, but he still wants to give back and work with swim clubs across the province and even the country. Hayden is also married, and putting in a lot of work to get his professional photography career off the ground. Dickens hasn’t officially announced any retirement plans, however, he isn’t training as hard as he has in the past, as Olympic-year preparations put his body through a lot of wear and tear. “I trained harder than I ever did last year and put so much weight on my body with lifting in the weight room that my knees especially are feeling it this year,” Dickens said. “Looking ahead four years, I know for a fact that my body would not hold up so right now I’m using this year to kind of say goodbye to the sport personally, because it’s been my whole life since I was six and I’m 28 now.”
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Local product helps Giants defeat Ice 6-3 Tre vor Cr awley Sports Editor
Payton Lee grew up in Cranbrook watching the Kootenay Ice, dreaming of a chance to play high-level hockey. The young 16-yearold netminder got the opportunity to suit up and man the crease against the franchise he grew up cheering for, as the Cranbrook native rolled into Western Financial Place with the rest of the Vancouver Giants on Saturday night. “It was a pretty neat experience for sure,” said Lee. “I haven’t been back since the summer and to come back and get a chance to play in front of a team I watched my whole life was pretty neat and extra special to get the win.” Lee, a goaltending prospect who was picked in the second round of the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft, was heavily favoured to make the Giants roster this year, however another goalie, Tyler Fuhr, threw a wrench into those plans. The Giants expected Liam Liston, 19, to be the starter, while Lee, Fuhr (no relation to former NHL stopper Grant Fuhr) and Jackson Whistle battled for back up
honours in training camp. Fuhr won, Whistle was traded to Kelowna, and Lee was sent down to play with the Richmond Sockeyes of the PIJHL. Releasing him to the Sockeyes was more about giving him a chance to flourish and gain some confidence, according to Giants head coach Don Hay. “I think it was the best thing for him, help him gain some confidence,” said Hay. “He was the best goaltender in Jr. B, got to play and practice. He got to practice with us and that helped him gain a lot of confidence so I think that was a really good decision.” However, things changed when the Giants opened the season with eight losses in 10 games. Liston and Fuhr both struggled in net, which made the decision to call Lee up to the WHL easy for Hay. He earned his first start in a tight 3-2 home loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings on Oct. 26. Two nights later, he got his first win of the season in a 4-1 shellacking of the Victoria Royals. The Giants sent Lee
back down to the Sockeyes after that, but he was called up again, as the Giants have recently been on the road, arriving in Cranbrook in time to earn a spot in the crease against the Ice. Hay said Lee will join the team for good this time around for the rest of the season, adding that he’ll need to make a decision regarding the immediate future of Liston and Fuhr. “Payton’s the goalie of the future and the future might be right now for us,” said Hay. “We feel that we’re going to continue to play Payton and give him valuable development time so when we start fresh next year, he’s not going to be a rookie, he’s going to be a veteran player who’s played in competitive games.” Lee went through the minor hockey system in Cranbrook, before moving to Kelowna to attend the Pursuit of Excellence hockey school, where he played second-year bantam and first-year midget hockey. Even at a young age and competing in the WHL, Hay likes what he sees and knows Lee will only develop stronger as he gets more action
Vancouver Giants goaltender Payton Lee listens to the national anthem before a game against the Kootenay Ice on Saturday night at Western Financial Place. under his belt. “He really attacks the position as a professional,” said Hay. “He trains hard, he practices hard, he does all the right
things off-ice. We think he really is going to be a good quality goaltender and we like his approach and we like his mental strength.”
Mount Baker Wild end season on high note Tre vor Cr awley Sports Editor
After a rough season full of losses, the Mount Baker Wild football team persevered to the end to earn a 13-6 victory over the visiting Westsyde Wildcats on Saturday. Jerrod Hagel and Philip Heinicke scored the touchdowns for the Wild, as the team reached the end zone once in each half. Even though the Wild won, the Wildcats scored first off off a Mount Baker fumble, which knocked the wind out of the hometown team. But the boys refused to get down on themselves and went back out onto the field with something to prove, according to defensive co-ordinator Steve Zsillei. While the offence was able to do some damage in the end zone, it was the defence that won the game, as the boys shut down everything the
Wildcats threw at them, “The defence was outstanding, again,” said Zsillei, who was stepping into the top spot to cover the absence of head coach Steve Lightfoot, who couldn’t make it to the game because of work commitments. Heinicke ran for an 83-yard running play to score for the Wild, but the team failed to convert the extra two points. “In the second half, we just kept pouring it on,” added Zsillei. “Definitely our best game ever in the sense that we didn’t die. We didn’t get gassed.” Hagel put the Wild in the lead in the third quarter, punching the ball into the end zone from the one-yard line. Zsillei knew his team struggled with making blocks on kick attempts, but decided to go for the single point, and Heinicke made no mistake blasting it between the uprights.
Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera voted player of the year C anadian Press
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NEW YORK — Miguel Cabrera is waiting for the crown that was presented to him at the World Series to arrive at his home. He’ll give it a prominent spot in his office. “I’ll show it to my friends, my family,’’ the Detroit Tigers first baseman said Monday after adding another honour by beating out Pittsburgh centre fielder Andrew McCutchen and Los Angeles Angels rookie Mike Trout for player of the year as voted on by his fellow major leaguers. “I think it’s going to be something special for my kids. ... It’s going to be a good story for my grandkids.’’ Cabrera, the first Triple Crown winner in the big leagues since 1967, hit .330 with 44 homers and 139 RBIs for the AL Central champion Tigers. The slugger was given an actual crown by Major League Baseball during the World Series in honour of his achievement. Detroit was swept by San Francisco in the World Series. Cabrera hit .231 with three RBIs and ended the Series by taking a called third strike. “It’s really disappointing because we didn’t want to finish like
we finished,’’ he said. ``It was very hard to accept how we lost.’’ For Cabrera, winning the Players Choice Award was special because the voters were his big league peers. “It makes you feel proud and makes you feel like you’ve got to work harder, you’ve got to work to get better,’’ the 29-year-old third baseman said. ``You’ve got to get better every year.’’ Retiring Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones was voted Marvin Miller man of the year for excellence on and off the field over fellow finalists Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox and Michael Young of Texas in Players Choice voting announced Monday. Other awards went to Cabrera (AL outstanding player), McCutchen (NL outstanding player), Tampa Bay’s David Price (AL outstanding pitcher) and the New York Mets’ R.A. Dickey (NL outstanding pitcher). Trout and Cincinnati third baseman Todd Frazier were voted the outstanding rookies, and Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco catcher Buster Posey were chosen comeback players of the year. Voting took place in September.
Silence will be a good sign when NHL, NHLPA resume talks Chris Johnston Canadian Press
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Underneath all the mass of bodies is Mount Baker Wild football player Jerrod Hagel, who scored the game-winning touchdown in the second half to put his team in the lead. Hagel punched the ball into the end zone on a one-yard running play in the third quarter during a 13-6 victory against the Westsyde Wildcats on Saturday.
For those hoping to see a resolution to the NHL lockout, silence is the best sound that can come out of Tuesday’s collective bargaining talks. Negotiations have reached a critical juncture with the league and NHL Players’ Association scheduled to meet in New York City. Very little was said after an informal meeting between deputy commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr over the weekend _ something both sides have quietly warned might happen when progress started being made. The trend continued on the eve of formal talks
resuming. When asked Monday if he was optimistic that negotiations could pick up steam this week, Daly responded: ``Sorry, going to keep quiet between now and the end of these meetings.’’ These are clearly delicate times. At this point, it seems the only thing that would see either side resume giving public updates is a breakdown in negotiations. Internally, there’s a sense that the time for waging a public relations battle is over. With all regular-season games cancelled until then, the league and union have a little over two weeks to sign off on a new CBA and open training camps that would last roughly seven days.
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A political death watch is on for Montreal area mayors C anadian Press
MONTREAL – A political death watch intensified in the Montreal area where a pair of scandal-plagued mayors were the target of speculation Monday about their impending resignation. Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay was set to make a public address at city hall tonight at 7 p.m. ET, according to a sudden late-afternoon announcement by his office. Television crews had been gathering all day outside his office as he returned to work; he had cancelled public appearances following the latest allegations to emerge from Quebec’s corruption inquiry. Meanwhile, the city suspended a fourth employee Monday, an engineer, pending an internal investigation. A few kilometres north, in Laval, Que., a statement from that municipality said its embattled mayor had not decided to resign – at least not yet.
“The mayor is continuing his period of rest and reflection,’’ said the statement from the city’s executive committee. “Once his decision is taken, it will be shared with you.’’ He has been on leave for unspecified medical reasons. The statement was issued to rebut a news report that said Vaillancourt would resign on Tuesday or Wednesday. A witness at a public inquiry recently accused Vaillancourt of pocketing kickbacks from construction contracts. He has also been accused, over the years, of offering provincial politicians cash bribes. Vaillancourt has angrily denied those accusations. Police, however, have recently raided the mayor’s home and residences in Laval, a suburb that is Quebec’s third-largest municipality. Meanwhile, another embattled mayor, Montreal’s
Gerald Tremblay, was back at work Monday after also having taken time off at the end of last week. But he remained out of sight, as television news crews gathered outside his office. A spokeswoman for Tremblay said the mayor was at his desk and had several meetings planned. Martine Painchaud added that there were no public events on his schedule for Monday or Tuesday. “I don’t think he has any public events tomorrow but, as for his private agenda, I don’t any information,’’ she said. “There are a lot of rumours going around (in the media) and I don’t know where they get their rumours from.’’ Tremblay has never been accused of benefiting financially from corruption. But a witness at the inquiry last week testified that he was aware of, and indifferent to, illegal financing within his
political party. His sudden departure last week was brief but significant. He has survived the oneyear Nov. 3 deadline before the next municipal election. Under provincial law, had he resigned before Nov. 3 there would have been an early election. If he quits now, however, city council will pick a temporary mayor and the council is controlled by his party. But the mayor’s grip on power may be loosening. The budget he presented last week, which included property tax hikes, is apparently being rewritten following stern criticism from the provincial government. The city also announced that it would suspend another employee, engineer Gilles Vezina, following three earlier suspensions. The city announced Monday that it would stop paying those suspended while it conducted an investigation.
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Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay speaks to reporters at a news conference Thursday, October 25, 2012 in Montreal.
Stephen Harper visits Taj Mahal with wife, Laureen Mark Kennedy Postmedia News
AGRA, India - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen, visited the Taj Mahal on Monday - one of the world’s most famous architectural gems. Harper toured the mausoleum on the first day of his six-day visit to India. The iconic white structure was built over two decades in the 1600s by an emperor, Shah Jahan,†in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal was shrouded in a misty smog on Monday morning caused by pollution. Prior to Harper’s arrival, thousands of tourists were at the site. Those tourists were then instructed by whistle-blowing security guards to leave the site so
that officials could ensure it is vacant when the Harpers received a private tour. After the tour, Harper met with journalists and said he was very impressed with what he had seen. “It’s really something. You kind of have to come here to see it to believe it. “People tell me it was built as a monument to the love of his Queen and it’s really a great gift of beauty to all of humanity.” Harper was asked if he was planning anything similar for his wife. The question prompted laughter from the prime minister and Laureen Harper, who was standing at his side. “My wife has tastes a little more modest,” said Harper, as he smiled.
“And she also wants them while she’s still living”. Laureen Harper, also grinning, added her own comment: †”I’m not waiting until I’m dead.” Harper arrived in India Sunday for a trip that will focus on boosting political and trade relations with the south Asian country that is emerging as a world economic power. This is Harper’s second trip to India. A visit to the Taj Mahal was not on his itinerary in the previous journey, in 2009. Asked why he chose to make it his first stop this time, Harper had a direct answer: “It’s iconic,” he said. “This is the thing, and believe me, it’s worth seeing. I recommend it to anyone.”
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and wife Laureen visit Humayun’s Tomb in New Dehli, India on Monday, November 5, 2012.
Child ‘no older than 8’ rescued from Guyana mine camp Associated Press
GEORGETOWN, Guyana _ A boy who appeared no older than 8 was found panning for gold in a mining camp in Guyana, a sign that greater efforts are needed to stop child labour in the South American country, the president of a nongovernment organization said Monday. The child did not appear to be in bad health but was performing dangerous work that should only be done by adults, said Simona Broomes, president of the Women Miners Association. His exact age was not known, but he appeared to be no older than 8. He was found in the remote Pu-
runi region, near the Venezuela border as Broome and members of her group performed a tour of work camps to check on working conditions. The boy was placed in protective custody while she works with local authorities to locate his mother, who is believed to be working in another gold mining camp, she said. “What concerned us the most is that he is not going to school and was talking and cursing like the other grown men in the camp and contributing to the conversation as though he is a grown man,’’ Broomes said in a phone interview while travelling by river through the rugged region.
It is illegal for anyone under 15 to work full-time in Guyana except under certain circumstances, but the law is widely flaunted. A report from the U.S. Department of Labor in September found that there are more than 44,000 children ages 5-14 working in Guyana, including in dangerous activities in agriculture and prostitution. Most work in domestic service and on the streets, typically as vendors or beggars, the report found. The Guyanese government, in response to international criticism, set up a task force whose members have visited camps and removed children or people found to be
working under exploitative conditions. The Gold and Diamond Miners Association said it has no statistics on the number of children working in small, independent gold-mining operations. Thousands of independent miners have carved up the forest and polluted streams in Guyana and neighbouring Suriname in recent years in the search for gold. The camps can range from just a few people to hundreds clustered in informal towns that sprout to serve the miners and then disappear when the gold runs out. Most are illegal and unregulated and a large number of the miners are illegal immigrants from Vene-
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God looked around His garden And found an emply place. He then looked down upon the Earth And saw your tired face. He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest. God’s garden must be beautiful He always takes the best. He saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to climb, So He closed your weary eyelids And whispered “Peace be thine.� It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn’t go alone, For part of us went with you The day God took you home.
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Travel
A high altitude Peruvian adventure In the first of a regular column in The Townsman/Bulletin, Carla Nelson of Maritime Travel tempts you with a trip to the Inca Trail
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hy go there?: It’s on your bucket list! Peru is affordable, easy to get to, you won’t experience jet lag because it’s only a one to two hour time difference. And it’s safe. The Inca Trail trek is well organized, and all you need is an average fitness level and the desire to keep on going until you reach the magical Machu Picchu. What to do: The Inca Trail is a four-day trek, camping for three nights. Porters carry your food and gear. While in Peru, it is easy to add on other destinations. You can easily visit Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley, the Amazon jungle, Puno and Lake Titicaca. With a little more time, you can add on a Galapagos Islands visit. When to go: May to September is the most popular time to hike the Inca Trail. It is winter there, but more importantly, dry season. Where to stay: Lima is a large cosmopolitan city with accommodation from one-star to fivestar. Travelling in the Andes, it is more popular to stay in local B&Bs and small hotels, many constructed from original Inca stones with lots of character. In the Amazon, you could stay in a thatched roof hut with screened open air windows, mosquito netting over your bed, and solar generated electricity. Peru has a multitude of options. How to get there: Flights operate daily from Calgary through Houston to Lima with Air Canada/ United Airlines. To book: Visit Carla Nelson, branch manager (and experienced traveller) at Maritime Travel, 1001 Baker Street, Cranbrook. Phone: 250-489-4788.
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The mysterious Inca site of Machu Picchu is the pot at the end of the Inca Trail rainbow. Thousands every year flock to see the wonder, built in the Peruvian mountains near Cusco.
Canada’s deadliest rock slide a popular roadside attraction Bill Gr avel and Canadian Press
FRANK, Alta. — The site of Canada’s deadliest rock slide in the Crowsnest Pass of southwestern Alberta is impossible to miss. In fact, it’s about as subtle as a slap in the face. Highway 3, which connects Alberta with southeastern B.C., weaves its way through giant grey limestone boulders like a dark ribbon. Some of the boulders are as big as school buses — others the size of small houses. It was 109 years ago that 82 million tonnes of rock fell from the summit of Turtle Mountain into the Crowsnest River valley below. The slide lasted a mere 90 seconds but in that short time at least 90 people were killed and the southeastern corner of the coal mining town of Frank, Alta., disappeared.
“It’s such an unusual landscape. It’s awe-inspiring with all of this rock. You drive through and you’re not expecting it and you think, ‘What happened here?’’’ said Monica Field, the area manager for the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. The rock slide buried the eastern outskirts of the town. It also obliterated a two kilometre stretch of the Canadian Pacific Railway, surface buildings of the Canadian American Coal and Coke Company, two ranches, a portion of the Frank and Grassy Mountain Railway line to the historic coal mining town of Lille, a construction camp and livery stables. About 100 of the tiny community’s population were in the path of the slide, most of whom were buried deep within the rubble. “In a sense it never goes away physically be-
cause the rocks look almost as fresh as they did 109 years ago,’’ said Field. “In terms of emotion there are still people in the Pass who lost family long ago and for us, the people who live here, it’s quite a spiritual place — a little bit like a cemetery.’’ The Crowsnest Pass has seen its share of hardship and tragedy. An explosion in the Bellevue Mine during a partial afternoon shift on Dec. 9, 1910 killed 30 miners. Four years later came the 1914 Hillcrest mine disaster. Hillcrest is the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian history. A total of 189 workers died, about half of the mine’s total workforce, which left 130 women widowed and about 400 children fatherless. Many of the victims were buried in a mass grave at the Hillcrest Cemetery.
An aerial view of Frank Slide, showing its extent. “So many people still work in the mines over in B.C. and no one ever saw the Alberta-B.C. border as any kind of barrier,’’ said Field. There are also legends that have cropped
up about the Frank Slide, said Field. “One of the myths was Main Street was buried, including the bank. And if you could only dig it up you’d be rich because it was full
of gold,’’ she said. In reality, the bank was relocated to the nearby town of Blairmore. The most enduring and powerful myth is the story of Frankie
Slide. “Anyone who has heard of the Frank Slide thinks they know that the whole town was buried except for one little baby girl and they didn’t know who she was so they named her Frankie Slide,’’ Field added with a chuckle. “That is the story that has been told and it is what people are still saying.’’ Despite the tragedy, there haven’t been any reports of ghostly hauntings or supernatural activities. “I have been along the railway tracks where the row of miners cottages was hit and it’s a strange feeling to think you’re right above the place where so many people died and they’re still under there,’’ she said. “It’s not threatening at all but you feel some sort of emotional tie to them.’’
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B.C. launches new colon cancer screen Tamsyn Burgmann Canadian Press
VANCOUVER – Only months into Doug Shirlaw’s retirement, the 30year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department was diagnosed with colon cancer. He began 48 weeks of chemotherapy and attended supports groups, watching with alarm as other participants died. ``Because they were diagnosed late and were beyond treatment,’’ said the 58-year-old Monday. ``If those people had been diagnosed early, the outcome could have been totally different.’’ Six years later, he is a survivor and is championing a new screening program that’s being rolled out in British Columbia, will make getting tested easier and spot the disease sooner. ``This is a much better test,’’ said Dr. Dean Kolodziejczyk, a cancer doctor in Victoria. ``So every person we can avoid actually needing to come in and see someone like me, for treatment of advanced cancers, if we can pick those people up early and cure people early. That’s the best possible scenario.’’ The program will launch on April 1, 2013, with a screening tool
Margaret MacDiarmid called the ``fecal immunochemical test’’ that can be completed at home before getting sent to the lab. The test aims to pick up trace amounts of blood in a person’s stool. The existing test isn’t quite as sensitive as the incoming test, meaning people will only need to take two samples instead of three. It will be referred by family doctors to all people between the ages of 50 and 74 once every two years. ``Right now, it’s sort of a hit or miss process, whether your doctor suggests it to you. And when you do go, you have to pay for the test,’’ said Cathy Adair, vicepresident of cancer control with the Canadian Cancer Society. The tests, conducted by health authorities across the province, will
be co-ordinated, meaning the same assessment process will be used. It also means there will be a centralized system for data collection and monitoring, which will mean the province will know how many people take the test, as well as their outcomes. The province will cover the cost of the test for the treatment group, estimated at about $35, but Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said she doesn’t know how much the program will cost the government overall because it’s unclear how many people will take the test. ``It’s unusual for government not to have an estimate ... but what we’ve said here is we are going to fund the cost,’’ she told reporters. ``If we can pick these cancers up early, it will be a life saver and there’s a tremendous benefit to that, part of which is cost, for sure.’’ Regular screening is crucial because most colorectal cancers grow slowly, without generating signs or symptoms until an advanced stage. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death in men, and the third in women. But if discovered early enough, it is 90 per cent curable.
Nevada Judge says he has authority to order abortion C anadian Press
CARSON CITY, Nev. _ A Nevada state judge says he’s got authority to order an abortion for a pregnant 32-year-old mentally disabled woman, even against the will of her Catholic adoptive parents. Washoe County District Court Judge Egan Walker didn’t make a decision, but asked the Nevada Supreme Court on Monday to let him go ahead with hearings to collect medical evidence about the woman’s case. Walker called it ``illogical and contrary to law’’ to prevent him from gathering evidence to determine if an abortion should be performed. In a case being watched by national anti-abortion organizations, the woman’s par-
ents want the state high court to stop the proceedings. The parents argue that as their daughter’s legal guardians, they have exclusive authority over her health care decisions. They cite their religious beliefs and say they want the baby to be born. Six couples have expressed an interest in adopting the baby, the woman’s parents said. The parents say their daughter has the mental capacity of a 6-year-old. She was living at a group home when she became pregnant. The couple concedes the pregnancy poses health risks to their epileptic daughter and the baby, but they say medical experts back them in their decision. A lawyer for the par-
ents, Jason Guinasso, said it’s not known whether the pregnancy resulted from rape or consensual sex. The woman became pregnant 13 weeks ago after wandering away from a Reno group home. The father hasn’t been identified, and the circumstances are being investigated by county officials. At a court hearing last week, two medical experts testified the pregnancy carries risks because the woman has epilepsy and is on medication. They disagreed on whether the pregnancy should be terminated. Deputy Washoe County District Attorney Dania Reid noted there has been no motion or discussion to order an abortion in the case.
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Police investigators examine the crime scene where alleged mob boss Joseph Di Maulo was murdered in front of his home Nov. 5, 2012 in Blainville, Que. north of Montreal.
New chapter in Montreal mob after boss murdered Sidhartha Baner jee Canadian Press
MONTREAL – A man alleged to be an influential member of the underworld whose career spanned nearly five decades has been gunned down in what appears to be a new chapter in Montreal’s ongoing Mafia war. The killing of Joe Di Maulo is the first murder of a reputed Mafia boss since Vito Rizzuto, allegedly the most powerful Sicilian mobster in Canada, emerged from a long prison stint. Di Maulo was said to have once worked for a rival crime faction before joining with the Rizzutos in the 1970s. He was killed outside his home late Sunday. Di Maulo’s body was found face down in the driveway of his home that borders a golf course in a posh suburban area. Police said a 911 call came from a member of the family inside the home. He was the brother-in-law of Raynald Desjardins, charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of the alleged Mob boss Salvatore Montagna. Currently awaiting trial, Desjardins recently lost a bid to get out of testifying before Quebec’s corruption inquiry. Sources said Di Maulo suffered at least two gunshot
“We need to have a clean slate to have an open mind and consider everything. We’ve had information about Mr. Di Maulo’s links to organized crime, but we can’t (say) any one group is behind this. “ Sgt. Benoit Richard wounds to the head but police would only say that an autopsy was needed to determine the cause of death. ``We’re still at the beginning of the investigation,’’ Sgt. Benoit Richard of Quebec provincial police said Monday. ``We’re still going over the scene right now – everything outside and inside the house – and we went over the area with sniffer dogs.’’ There is a wooded area near Di Maulo’s home, which police paid close attention to on Monday. No weapon was found on the scene, Richard said. Richard said police were meeting with neighbours, one by one, to determine if anyone saw anything suspicious in the days
or weeks leading up to the death. Police said the 70-year-old victim had links to organized crime but Richard said it was too soon to tell who might have been behind the attack. ``We need to have a clean slate to have an open mind and consider everything,’’ Richard said. ``We’ve had information about Mr. Di Maulo’s links to organized crime, but we can’t (say) any one group is behind this.’’ Di Maulo’s slaying is the latest in a series of attacks on Mafialinked figures in recent months and years. The majority of the attacks have centered on key figures and members of the onceformidable Rizzuto clan. Pierre de Champlain, a retired RCMP Mafia analyst and organized crime author, said that Di Maulo was a legendary figure in the Montreal Mafia _ a man who had been involved in the underworld for 50 years and continued to be an important player. His ties to the Calabrian clan that once dominated the Montreal crime scene became public during a provincial inquiry into organized crime in the 1970s. That Cotroni-Violi empire was soon violently wiped out by the Sicilian Rizzuto family _ and Di Maulo survived the transition.
Guns N’ Roses in hot water over promo C anadian Press
LAS VEGAS _ A Las Vegas resort criticized for a suggestive ad campaign promoting Guns N’ Roses shows is apologizing for the flap and changing the artwork. Ads for the band’s
four-week run at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino depicted a disheveled woman who appeared to be sexually assaulted beneath the ``Welcome to Las Vegas’’ sign. The artwork came to the attention of county
commissioners after they temporarily renamed a street Paradise City Road in honour of the band’s famous song. Rape crisis groups decried the campaign, saying it glorified domestic violence and
could re-traumatize victims. The Hard Rock issued a statement saying it regrets that the campaign offended members of the community, and it started modifying the ads Friday.