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Barnett to represent himself at Supreme Court trial Fernie man accused of abducting son makes first appearance in Cranbrook court

ANNALEE GRANT Townsman Staff

The man accused of abducting his three-year-old son elected a trial by Supreme Court Justice and jury in Cranbrook Provincial Court Monday afternoon.

Robert Barnett is charged with abduction by a parent/

guardian and theft over $5,000 in relation to an incident on November 16 that sparked an Amber Alert when three-year-old Alvin Barnett disappeared during a supervised visit in Fernie.

The boy was then smuggled over the B.C./Montana border. Robert Barnett and

the child were found the next day in Whitefish, Montana, after spending the night in an allegedly stolen vehicle. The boy was returned to Canada safe.

Barnett, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, appeared in person before Judge Lisa Mrozinski on December 17

for arraignment and election, and advised court he was representing himself.

Crown counsel Andrew Mayes said Barnett had already had a bail hearing and was to be detained pending trial.

Barnett told court he had contacted over a dozen law-

yers and was having difficulty finding one that would take legal aid.

Both counsel Rick Strahl and Greg Sawchuk, who were in court for other matters, advised court they had conversations with Barnett, but had not taken him on as a client. Sawchuk said he had

informed Barnett of the availability of legal aid and explained his options for a trial.

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Cranbrook pair rescued after boat capsizes on Kootenay Lake N E L S O N S TA R

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GLORIOUS WINTER: The lifts are running Kimberley Alpine Resort and skiers couldn’t be happier. The 2012/13 ski season in Kimberley opened Friday.

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Search crews rescued two Cranbrook men whose boat overturned at Pilot Bay Saturday evening.

Nelson Search and Rescue manager Craig Gutwald didn’t know the exact circumstances that led to the craft capsizing but said the two 25-year-olds were found on shore. They were cold and wet, but otherwise all right, and were released after being checked out by BC Ambulance attendants.

“They were very fortunate to have a witness in another boat who saw it happen,” Gutwald says. “He saw them make it to shore with their dog but wasn’t able to actually help them because of rough water.”

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Alpine Toyota staff (top row, left to right) Ken Dunsire, Ted Lauritsen, Zubar Ali, (bottom row) Aaron Nicholls and Helen Boon pose with the 2013 Corolla they hope to fill to support the Cranbrook Food Bank in the new year.

Alpine Toyota aims to refill Food Bank Annalee Grant Townsman Staff

Staff at Alpine Toyota are throwing their hats into the ring – their Santa hats, that is — to help replenish the food bank’s supply in the New Year.

The dealership kicked off a food drive earlier this month aimed not at stocking up the food bank’s supply for Christmas, but helping them fill up again in the new year.

The food drive began on December 10 and will run until January 2. The dealership kicked things off with a $550 donation

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in groceries. The foodstuffs are currently being displayed in a new Corolla with the hope of filling up the vehicle before the drive ends.

Residents are asked to drop off a non-perishable food item at Alpine Toyota until the new year As an extra incentive, anyone who brings in an item will be entered to win a new 2013 Corolla.

After the holidays, Alpine Toyota will deliver the items to the food bank. Visit Alpine Toyota before January 2 to help out this cause.

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Opening Day at Kimberley Alpine Resort

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The crowds were big, the weather was clear and cool and Opening Weekend was, as always, a huge success at the Kimberley Alpine Resort.

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Barnett opts to defend himself Courtesy Steve Rogers

Highlands school and Kootenay Orchards school challenged each other this week to see who could raise the most food items for the Cranbrook Food Bank. Both schools were very successful in their food drives and were proud to help out. Highlands students left to right are Macky Walburger, Lily Swetlishoff, TJ Moulton, and Ricky Aldrich. These Highlands students are seen presenting the food items along with $500 in Safeway gift cards to Mr. Ken Wiens, a Cranbrook Food Bank volunteer.

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Continued from page 1 Mrozinski cautioned Barnett, and suggested he wait before selecting a method for trial.

“I don’t know that you want to do your electing today,” she said.

Barnett said he wanted the matter to be moved forward as fast as possible and advised he wished to elect trial by judge and jury.

“I think the Crown’s case speaks for itself,” Barnett said, adding that it would be up to them to prove his innocence or guilt, and he planned to call few witnesses.

Barnett also queried about an assessment order of his mental ability, but Mrozinski said he would have to collect information to the court to prove or disprove an illness. She later said if Barnett wished to have an assessment done on himself, he would have to bring that before the next judge to hear his case.

Mrozinski cautioned further about the choice to proceed without counsel, but Barnett opted to continue.

“I have a right to not have a lawyer and have things go as fast as possible,” he said.

Barnett also asked to waive his right to a preliminary hearing, which is held ahead of a trial to gather the information for a case and determine the permissibility of evidence at a trial, and whether

there is enough evidence for a trial to be held.

Mrozinski said it was certainly Barnett’s right to not have a preliminary hearing, noting that it would make the matter go through the courts quicker, but said it may not be in his best interests to not have one ahead of his trial.

“I have a right to not have a lawyer and have things go as fast as possible.”

Robert Barnett

Barnett said he was concerned about the child at the centre of the case.

“There’s a threeyear-old involved here,” he said.

Mrozinski said that should Barnett opt to seek counsel at a later date, they may have difficulty representing him.

In the end, Barnett opted for a trial by judge and jury and waived his right to a preliminary hearing.

He will appear before a Supreme Court Justice in person on January 14 at 10 a.m. He did not enter a plea.

Barnett, who has dual American and Canadian citizenship, returned to Canada earlier this month after initially fighting extradition from Montana.

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Bias against Pickton’s victims led to police failures, indifference: inquiry James Keller Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — Bias against the poor, drug-addicted sex workers in Vancouver’s troubled Downtown Eastside led to a series of failures that allowed serial killer Robert Pickton to spend years hunting his victims unimpeded by police, a public inquiry has found.

Commissioner Wally Oppal’s 1,448-page final report, released Monday, chronicles years of mistakes that allowed Pickton to lure dozens of women to his farm in Port Coquitlam with little interference from police and even less concern from the public.

He noted that even referring to Pickton’s victims as missing women is a misnomer.

“The women didn’t go missing. They aren’t just absent, they didn’t just go away. They were taken.’’

In a news conference interrupted by applause, jeers, drumming and aboriginal singing, Oppal appealed to the general public, asking people to imagine what life was like for Pickton’s victims and other women like them, even before they crossed paths with Pickton.

He said they were treated — in life and in death — as nobodies.

“I ask you to imagine how you would feel, put yourself in the shoes of one of the missing and murdered women and think how it would feel if you were dismissed, considered unworthy of attention by the majority of the people in your city.

Oppal’s report found the problems with the investigation included structural ones — poor co-operation between Vancouver police and the RCMP, for example.

But many were a result of something far more insidious and difficult to cure.

“Would the response of the Vancouver police and the public have been any different if these women had come from the west side of town? I think the answer is clear,’’ Oppal told The Canadian Press in an interview discussing his report’s conclusions.

“There was an institutional, systemic bias against the women. ...

They were poor, they were aboriginal, they were drug addicted and they were not taken seriously.’’

Those biases were compounded by a lack of leadership among Vancouver police and the RCMP, he said.

Still, Oppal concluded the effects of that bias were not intentional, leading to systemic failures rather than a conscious decision to ignore the missing women.

Oppal spent eight months hearing evidence about the failed investigations by the Vancouver police and the Port Coquitlam RCMP into reports of missing sex workers and evidence that Pickton was a suspect.

The result is a highly critical document that describes parallel yet largely separate investigations that were each plagued by indifference and poor police work.

Oppal made 63 recommendations, including a regional police force for the greater Vancouver region, immediate improvements to services for sex workers, changes to police policies to ensure they reflect the needs of the impoverished women in the Downtown Eastside and more services for sex workers and other vulnerable women.

He also said the B.C. government should appoint an aboriginal elder

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Women hug as Commissioner Wally Oppal delivers the final report of the Missing Women Inquiry in Vancouver, Monday, Dec.17. to oversee the implementation of his recommendations and to help draft formal apologies to begin a reconciliation process with families and the community.

And he recommended the province set up a compensation fund for families of missing and murdered women.

But it’s not clear whether Oppal’s report will satisfy his many critics, including relatives of missing and murdered women and numerous advocacy groups, which have denounced the inquiry as a flawed process that ignored the voices of the women it was created to protect and put too

much emphasis on police.

There were reports of missing women in Vancouver dating back to the 1980s, and those disappearances increased dramatically in the mid1990s.

When relatives and friends attempted to report those women missing, officers and staff with the Vancouver police department told them the women were transient drug addicts who weren’t in any trouble or were simply on vacation.

The first major investigative blunders began in 1997, when Pickton attacked a sex worker at

Men rescued after boat capsizes Continued from page 1 The witness lost sight of the men in the darkness — they didn’t have flashlights and couldn’t start a fire — but he yelled at them to look for a path that would come around to Sawmill Bay. He then called RCMP, who in turn tried to dispatch Creston Search and Rescue, but no one was available.

Gutwald says Nelson Search and Rescue was called at about 6:50 p.m.

They sent a rescue boat and crew along with a ground team that set up at the Balfour ferry terminal.

“We didn’t know if they were trying to walk through the darkness or stay by the water,” Gutwald says. “One issue I was grappling with was were

these locals who lived on the Crawford Bay side and just went home?”

Nine searchers were involved from Nelson. People were also called in from Castlegar, Kaslo, South Columbia, Cranbrook and Kimberley, but were turned around once the boat crew located the men at about 9:30 p.m.

Gutwald says no one reported the men missing. “It’s really critical that people leave some sort of trip plan, advising where they’re going and when they’re expected back,” he says.

Gutwald wasn’t sure what the men were doing on the choppy waters. He didn’t know if their boat struck something before it overturned.

his farm, leaving her with injuries so severe that she died twice on the operating table. Pickton was charged with attempted murder, but prosecutors eventually stayed the case, after which 19 more women later connected to Pickton’s farm disappeared.

Following the attack, police seized clothing and other material from Pickton’s property, which, when tested following his arrest in 2002, revealed the DNA of two missing sex workers.

Among the many

mistakes by police, Oppal’s report counted the failure to test that evidence or follow up with additional interviews with the victim, who told officers after her attack that she believed other sex workers had been to Pickton’s property.

Oppal also said the fact that Pickton had been accused of trying to kill a sex worker in 1997 should have served as a massive red flag for investigators later, especially when several informants implicated Pickton in the disappearances of other women from the Downtown Eastside.

“That began a litany of failures,’’ Oppal said in the interview. “The investigations of missing and murdered women in the province of B.C. was subject to colossal police failures.’’

Those failures quickly multiplied.

Oppal’s report noted that senior officials within the Vancouver police were reluctant to accept the possibility a serial killer was at work in the city, dismissing evidence from their own officers, including geographic profiler Kim Rossmo, who floated the theory in 1998. The department handed the investigation to a single officer who joined the force’s missing person unit with no homicide experience and no support from her bosses.

In Port Coquitlam, RCMP officers allowed their investigation to lay dormant for months at a time, and when they did work on the file, that work was riddled with errors.

When Mounties attempted to talk to Pickton in late 1999, they granted his brother’s request to wait until the rainy season when he wouldn’t be so busy on the farm. Eventually, Pickton was interviewed, but it was poorly handled by officers without any interrogation training.

The Mounties and Vancouver police started an RCMP-led missing women task force in 2001, but its investigators operated under the mistaken belief that women were no longer disappearing.

Vancouver police and the RCMP have issued public apologies for not doing enough to stop Pickton, and the Vancouver police conducted a self-critical internal review that was made public.

However, both tempered those apologies by insisting officers they did the best they could with the information they had, and both have spent considerable time blaming each other.

That amounted to “unseemly finger-pointing,’’ said Oppal. “It took place in the inquiry.’’

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The algebra of Canada selection

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hen it comes to picking rosters to represent Canada in international hockey, everyone likes to be an armchair critic.

Including me.

Hockey Canada has selected its roster for the upcoming World Junior Championships and at first I was put out with some of the decisions.

But after looking at the situation rationally, instead of judging it based on an immediate emotional reaction, I came to understand a few of the decisions made by the coaching staff.

Let me explain.

At first, I disagreed with the decision to allow Ryan Nugent-Hopkins a spot at the selection camp he has made the jump to professional hockey and otherwise wouldn’t be there if a certain league wasn’t locked out.

Nugent-Hopkins, 19, is an incredibly talented hockey player who went pro a year ago with the Edmonton Oilers and was a candidate for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year.

He is going to be a star in the NHL and I hope to watch him for many more years to come, but he has already gone pro and even competed with the men’s team in the World Hockey Championship last May in Sweden and Finland.

He’s already made his mark in the professional hockey world, while other junior stars are trying to earn the attention of NHL scouts.

I use the example of Kamloops Blazers sniper JC Lipon, an undrafted 19-year-old

who led the WHL scoring race before taking off to the World Junior selection camp in Calgary.

Lipon, who is also a national-calibre wakeboarder, has been tearing it up this year and could use the exposure of the world juniors to his advantage if he plays as well as he has with his WHL team.

Other players, like Mark McNeill, a 19-year-old who was the 18th overall selection by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2011 NHL Draft, was cut for the second consecutive year, when he could’ve used the tournament as an experience to develop into a more complete player.

Trevor The decision to include Crawley youngsters Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin also ruffled my feathers, for the same reason as the inclusion of Nugent-Hopkins.

Those two players, who are linemates on the Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL, have two more years of eligibility to make the World Junior squad, so why not opt for some older guys?

Two key factors played into why I reversed my original opposition to having Nugent-Hopkins and the younger two on the roster, which come down to ability and competition: • The World Junior Championships is the premier tournament that showcases the best under-20 talent in the world.

If Nugent-Hopkins is eligible, even if he’s playing hockey at the professional level, why wouldn’t a guy try to get him on the roster? Every other team is going to be bringing their country’s best, and Canada

shouldn’t be be any exception.

The fact that Nugent-Hopkins is available to play for the junior squad is the only good benefit to come out of the NHL lockout.

• The other reason comes down to the selection camp, which featured 37 skaters for only 23 spots.

I’m sure every single player who attended (even some others that didn’t get an invite) is capable of representing Canada at the international level, but there are only so many the coaches can take over to Russia, and the camp is the only chance those players have to make an impression.

The players aren’t just trying to make a team, they’re interviewing for a job.

You can’t load up a team comprised of solely goal scorers and expect to have success. There are certain roles that have to be filled, such as grinders, the checkers, penalty killers, and dressing room leaders.

Players who wanted to make the team needed to show head coach Steve Spott that they deserved to be there, and by all media accounts, MacKinnon and Drouin did exactly that.

Plus, it gives the sense that Hockey Canada is looking ahead to next year, where the two will come into camp as seasoned veterans with expanded leadership roles.

At the end of the day, the powers that be have made the final decisions on the junior roster—for better or worse—and I can’t wait to get started on my annual Christmas tradition of breaking out the beer and popcorn to watch future NHL stars compete for junior hockey’s ultimate prize.

Trevor Crawley is Sports Editor at the Cranbrook Daily Townsman

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Premier ponders black ink, oil What’s Up?

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remier Christy Clark has completed the traditional round of year-end interviews with legislative press gallery reporters. Here are excerpts from my discussion with her, dealing with the Enbridge oil pipeline proposal and the balanced budget her government has promised to present in February.

TF: On the Enbridge project, are you getting the answers you want on safety?

PCC: No, we’re not.

We’ve set out our position.

The five conditions need to be met, period.

[B.C.’s conditions are “world-class” land and marine spill prevention and response, meeting legal obligations for aboriginal consultation, passing federal-provincial environmental assessment and a “fair share” of financial benefits.]

PCC: We need the oilpatch producers, the Alberta government and the federal government to come to the table.

We’ve been cross-examining Enbridge. We have not been getting any of the answers that we hoped to get. We haven’t gained a lot of comfort from that process. And none of the other conditions are even close to being met.

We are doing our own study of marine traffic. We want to understand the total number of ships that are out there plying our coast right now. Because all of them have fuel in them, and some are cargo ships that are big enough to have enough [bunker] fuel as a mini-tanker would.

Part of this is trying to understand where our level of Coast Guard protection needs to be today, in order to protect us should there be a spill from the exist-

ing traffic.

TF: Balancing the budget: the finance ministry’s current projections call for an upturn in natural gas royalties in the coming year. With the current glut of gas, isn’t that kind of far-fetched?

PCC: It is going to be difficult to present a balanced budget, but I think, because we’re going to build in some [forecast] allowance, as we always do, BC Views and because we’re going to be completely transparent Tom about the assumptions that Fletcher have led us there, and because we aren’t going to fiddle with any of the assumptions that we receive from the experts in the Ministry of Finance, it’s going to be quite clear that we have done it. We have come by a balanced budget honestly.

So when it comes to natural gas, you know that the assumption we use in the budget is based on a fairly complex formula that the Ministry of Finance has relied on for probably a decade now. We don’t fiddle with that.

There are those who would say we should artificially lower the [revenue projection] number that we use. But if you artificially lower it, what’s to stand in the way of artificially raising it? You either accept the advice of your experts or you don’t. And they’re the experts, not the politicians.

TF: Right now we have a deficit gap of more than a billion dollars. Can that be closed without significant spending cuts, or tax increases, or both?

PCC: You will see when we get to the budget. And it will be absolutely transparent how we got there. [Laughs] Nice

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TF: If the B.C. Liberals form a government in May, will the election date be changed so we don’t have to have this discussion about questionable spring election budgets?

PCC: It’s not part of the plan today, but I’m sure it’s a discussion we’ll have in the next four years. I know that people have talked about it. I’m open to it. I’m not wedded to this particular date.

Next week I’ll have highlights from my year-end interview with NDP leader Adrian Dix. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Online hoaxes rampant in aftermath of school shooting

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onnecticut State Police have announced plans to pursue and prosecute anyone that engaged in the intentional spread of falsehoods about the recent school shooting in Newtown, which counted 20 children and six adults as victims.

They’ll have their work cut out for them. According to a noted Canadian Internet scholar, this is one of the worst cases of mass misinformation, hoaxes and pranks in the history of social media.

“It’s been just unbelievable,” says Sidneyeve Matrix, a media professor at Queen’s University. “With the news coverage of all the misinformation in this tragedy, and how viral it went, this is going to be a game-changing event.”

At a news conference Sunday, police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance cited concern about social media, including people posing as the shooter, posing using other identities related to the crime scene, and issuing falsified reports mimicking the massacre.

“These issues are crimes,” said Vance.

“They will be investigated, statewide and federally, and prosecutions will take place when people perpetrating this information are identified.”

Most of the misinformation can be blamed on speed and poor fact-checking, with everything from the name of the perpetrator to his relationship to the school having been initially misreported. But Queens’ Matrix cites a darker underbelly in the groundswell of intentional fakery, likely designed to gain web hits - which can translate to ad revenue - and followers.

A phony Facebook post “quoting” actor Morgan Freeman’s thoughts on the shooting went viral. Fake Twitter accounts abounded, assuming false IDs of everyone from grieving parents to the killer (a spokesman for the site declined to release the number of suspended users).

An image of a young girl killed in the Aurora movie-theatre shooting was passed off as a Newtown victim, along with a message encouraging people to repost her picture out of “respect.” People even circulated fake farewell letters claimed to be sent to parents by their imperilled children.

“It could be that pranksters are emboldened by the anonymity of the web. It could be people seeking momentary micro-fame amongst their friends. And it could be somebody just wanting to mess with the mainstream reportage because they hate the news media,” says Matrix, who adds that the only sure thing is that

the value of social media as a news resource significantly declines every time a hoax goes viral.

As for why otherwise media-savvy individuals would circulate phony reports most of which smelled fishier than a Maritimes trawler - experts say people’s mental resources are compromised when they experience strong emotion.

“It’s natural for people to want to come together after such a traumatic event,” says Patricia Leavy, a sociologist and author.

“So you click and share without thinking because you want to go through the grieving process with other people.”

Social media critic Brandon Mendelson says it’s a bleak example of the dire need for people to use better judgment online.

“These tools, as good as they can be, bring out the worst in us,” says Mendelson, author of the new book Social Media is B.S. “It’s becoming easier and easier to pull off a scam.”

And if past is prologue, he predicts things will only get worse as our news is increasingly sought online.

“People really need to put their guard up more,” says Mendelson. “We fall for all sorts of ridiculous things . . . The Nigerian Prince scam has been around for ages and is still successful.”

UPCOMING Live Outdoor Nativity with live donkey, sheep, youth actors and music from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Monday, Dec 17 and Tuesday, Dec 18th, Cranbrook LDS Chapel, 2210-2nd St. N., Cranbrook. Times: 7:00 & 8:00 p.m.

2012 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, Dec. 19th, 6:00-7:00 PM is sponsored by Knights of Columbus.

The Royal Stewart Highland Dancers will host their annual Christmas Charity Recital on Thursday, December 20 at 7:00 pm at the Heritage Inn Ballroom. Admission is by donation with all funds going to the Salvation Army Cranbrook. FMI contact Jane at 2580427-8757 or email info@rshd.ca. (www.rshd.ca) Join us for our annual Christmas Garage Sale, Thurs., Dec. 20th, 3-6pm. Lindsay Park Elementary, 602 Salmo St., Kimberley.

Refreshments and baked goods will also be for sale.

Christmas at Baker Hill, Sunday Dec. 23rd, 6:00-7:00 pm.

Instrumental music & carols. The DeHorst Sisters and guest, Jack Telman from Edmonton. Receiving canned goods for Cranbrook Food Bank. Abundant Life Assembly, 501-11 Ave S, Cranbrook.

Limited seating. 250-426-2866 to request your free tickets.

SOCIAL DANCE will be held at the Seniors Hall on New Year’s Eve to the music of Lyle, Ken and Duncan – The Pacemaker’s. Welcome in the New Year with family and friends from 8 pm to midnight.

Admission includes a Lunch, Draws and Prizes. RSVP 250-4892720 or 250-489-4442.

2013 FREE PUBLIC SWIM Wednesday, January 2nd, 5:00-6:00 PM is sponsored by Kimberley Health-Care Auxiliary.

ONGOING Mark Creek Lions “Meet and Greet” the 1st and 3rd Wednesday, from 6:00-6:30 pm. Dinner to follow at Western Lodge. FMI: 250-427-5612 or 427-7496.

Cranbrook Branch of the Stroke Recovery Association of BC. Meetings are from 10:00am-1:00pm the 2nd and 4th Wed. in the lower level of the Senior Citizen’s Hall, 125-17th St. S. Bring bag lunch. Tootie Gripich, 426-3994.

KIMBERLEY North Star Quilters meet 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7pm downstairs Centennial Hall, 100 4th Avenue. Everyone welcome. Info: Carol at 250-427-7935 or Joan at 250-427-4046.

The Cranbrook Senior Floor Curling is looking for new members. Curling is Monday and Wednesday afternoons, upstairs in the Curling Rink. Info: Dave at 250-426-5387.

Cranbrook Senior Centre, Branch 11 holding their meetings every third Thursday a month. 1:30pm at the hall. We always welcome new members.

Play and Learn Parenting/Literacy Program – 8 week registered program for parents with preschool children with a facilitated play and activity component for children.

Kimberley Early Learning Centre Kim 250-427-4468.

StrongStart BC - FREE family drop-in program for preschoolaged children accompanied by a parent. Kimberley Early Learning Centre. Activities include circle time, play centers, nutritious snack and active play. Monday 9 - 12, Tuesday 9 - 12, Thursday 9 – 12, Friday 9 - 12. Gina 250-427-5309.

Treehouse—Families with children 5 & under are invited to come play. Free drop-in program in gym of Kimberley Early Learning Centre. Transportation avail. Tuesdays, 9:00 - 12:00. Diana 250-427-0716.

Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-4268916, drop by our office at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www.fightwithus.ca and register as a volunteer.

ICBL-Duplicate Bridge–Senior Center in Cranbrook. Mon & Wed 7pm, Thurs & Fri 1pm at Scout Hall, Marysville. Info: Maggie 250-417-2868.

Tai Chi Moving Meditation every Wednesday 3-4 pm at Centre 64. Starts November 7th. Call Adele 250-427-1939.

Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon - 1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org.

Breast Cancer Support Group meets at McKim Middle School Library, every 3rd Thursday of the month at 7 pm.

Contact: Daniela @ 427-2562.

Super Christmas Bargains: New & next to new, warm clothing, footwear, small appliances, jewellery, Christmas decor galore! Bibles for Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook. 778-520-1981.

The Cranbrook Skating Club is offering skating lessons for learners of all ages. Pre-CanSkate (for pre-schoolers), CanSkate (ages 4 & up), Intro-StarSkate (learn to figure skate), StarSkate (for advanced levels of figure skating), CanPowerSkate (skating skills for hockey players) and Adult lessons. Kathy Bates (Registrar) at 250-432-5562.

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Rockets star recalls Linsanity during return to New York BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jeremy Lin returned Monday to the home he never thought he was leaving, reflecting fondly on Linsanity but not trying to recreate it.

Lin made his only trip this season with the Houston Rockets to Madison Square Garden, where he went from scrub to sensation last February during a memorable stretch of basketball that made him a worldwide star.

“It was the time of my life, just being able to play basketball and for us to win games and do it in the fashion that we did was so much fun, and energy and buzz, so definitely something I’ll remember forever,’’ Lin said during a pregame press conference that even drew a visit from Spike Lee. Lin received a loud, appreciative cheer during starting lineups from fans, some still wearing the Knicks No. 17 jerseys that the team

couldn’t keep on the shelves last winter.

The Knicks insisted he would return, and Lin went into free agency believing it. But the Knicks declined to match the contract Lin signed with the Houston Rockets, and Lin said it was “a little weird’’ to return Monday as a visitor. Lin wouldn’t talk much about the summer, beyond saying everything happens for a reason.

But Knicks coach Mike Woodson, who refused to discuss Lin earlier this season, seemed to place the blame on Lin for the point guard’s departure.

Lin originally agreed to an offer sheet with the Rockets worth about $28 million over four years. The terms were then amended to about $25 million over three years, the final year worth nearly $15 million but would cost the Knicks more than twice that in luxury tax payments under the harsher penalties in the new collective bargaining agreement.

Canada will name interim soccer coach for friendlies NEIL DAVIDSON Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canada will name an interim men’s coach to handle January soccer friendlies with Denmark and the U.S., according to the president of the Canadian Soccer Association.

The games are the first for Canada since it crashed out of World Cup qualifying in an 8-1 defeat in Honduras in October. Stephen Hart, despite support from his players, resigned days later as coach.

The search for his replacement is ongoing.

The Canadian men, currently ranked 60th in the world, are slated to play No. 22 Denmark in Tucson on Jan. 26 before facing the 27th-ranked Americans three days later in Houston.

With European-based players still in

season, the Canadian squad will likely draw on MLS players and younger talent.

“We will not have a coach in place for the Jan. 26 game so we’re looking to deal with that internally,’’ Canadian association president Victor Montagliani said prior to Monday’s announcement of the U.S. friendly.

“Our first priority is to get the right person and secondly we have a soft date of getting one before the Gold Cup (the CONCACAF championship, scheduled for July in the U.S.) “By the same token if it’s not the right person and we need to wait a little bit longer, that’s fine.’’

That would also cover a scenario where the right candidate isn’t available until later in the year.

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CRANBROOK EAGLES BOXING CLUB

Local boxers return victorious Gage Duthie and Shannon Ryan defeat their opponents at a bout in Washington state

TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

Local boxers Gage Duthie and Shannon Ryan have returned victorious from their bouts at a tournament in Spokane over the weekend.

The two went up against against opponents that featured different challenges. Duthie faced a more experienced fighter, while Ryan stepped up into a heavier weight class.

“They announced it, the ref raised his hand and he jumped about three feet in the air.”

Bill Watson However, they met those challenges and came through with strong bouts, according to Eagles Boxing Club coach Bill Watson.

Duthie ended up fighting a younger opponent named Dylan Guzman, who is a nephew to former Canadian champion Kenny Guzman, with 12 fights under his belt.

“Our advantage was we were a year older and

we were about seven pounds heavier,” said Watson, “so we were going to use that to our advantage for the fight.

That was the game plane going in.”

Duthie came out hard with the intention of showing Guzman that he wasn’t going to be a pushover despite the experience gap.

“Gage went right after him, threw those power shots and kept him away,” Watson said.

Duthie took the first round, and Guzman knew he had to step it up in the second round, which he did, outboxing his Cranbrook opponent.

The third round was the decider, and while both gassed out with roughly a minute left, Gage did enough to win the fight, said Watson.

“They announced it, the ref raised his hand and he jumped about three feet in the air,” said Watson.

Ryan faced Savannah Riggles, a shorter, stockier opponent, but that didn’t stop her from getting the win mid-match after the referee stopped the fight.

Watson said Ryan wanted to give her an eight-count, which is

Bill Watson, Gage Duthie, Adam Gareau and Shannon Ryan. when the referee steps in to stop the action and determine if the fight should continue with a countdown from eight.

“Our plan was to be really busy with the jab and we worked on different combinations, trying to catch our opponent coming in,” said Watson.

Ryan managed to get her eight count in the first round, coming out hard with better combinations, said Watson.

The fight continued after the referee did the countdown and the first round ended shortly

after that.

Ryan came out swinging again in the second round and managed to force another eight-count on her opponent. The two met at the centre of the ring afterwards, but only lasted 10 or 15 more seconds before the ref stepped in and stopped the fight, said Watson.

The official sent the two boxers to their corners, and Ryan was initially confused as to what was going on, added Watson, before it was announced that she was

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the winner.

“She was quite thrilled, but at the same time, she felt sorry for her opponent, she’s a good sportsman,” said Watson.

The Eagles Boxing Club will take a bit of a break over Christmas, before gearing up for another event at the end of January in Alberta, which Watson hopes to bring Duthie and Ryan to, along with an older fighter competing in the super heavy weight and a youngster looking for his first bout.

Jays officially acquire pitcher R.A. Dickey C ANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have officially acquired Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, adding the 38-year-old knuckleballer to an improved starting rotation.

The New York Mets traded Dickey to Toronto for a package featuring prized young catcher Travis d’Arnaud.

The Blue Jays then signed the pitcher to a two-year contract extension for US$29 million, with a $12-million option for the 2016 season.

Dickey was already signed for US$5.25 million next year.

The Blue Jays also acquired catcher Josh Thole and minor-league catcher Mike Mickeas, while the Mets received

catcher John Buck, minor-league right-hander Noah Syndergaard and minor-league outfielder Wuilmer Beccera.

Dickey was 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA last season, capping his rapid rise from the majors’ scrap heap to an ace pitcher.

He did it by perfecting a way to throw his floater faster than previous knuckleballers, and tossing it with exceptional control.

“We clearly are convinced this can be a front line starter for us,’’ said Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos on a conference call Monday night.

“I don’t think he gets the credit or the respect he deserves because of his age, and because of what he does throw.

And I understand be-

“I don’t think he gets the credit or the respect he deserves because of his age and because of what he does throw. And I understand because it’s so rare.”

Alex Anthopoulos cause it’s so rare.

“But there’s so much overwhelming data and evidence that points to him continuing to have this success.’’

Dickey is set to become part of a stellar rotation that includes recently acquired Josh Johnson, and Mark Buehrle and returning starters Ricky Romero

and Brandon Morrow.

“Welcome to the Jays,’’ Romero tweeted.

“This pumps me up!!!

One goal in mind...

Win!!! That’s all!!!’’

Dickey thanked Mets fans for their backing on Twitter, while saying he was all set to pitch for the Toronto.

“Now that its official, I want to say that I don’t have the words to express how grateful I am to you for the steadfast support,’’ Dickey tweeted. “Thank you for making me feel wanted.’’

“Looking forward to a new chapter with the Jays.’’

The Blue Jays have missed the playoffs since winning their second straight World Series crown in 1993, and have boldly moved to reshape a team that

went 73-89 last season in the rugged AL East.

Last month, they acquired a high-priced trio of all-stars _ Johnson, Buehrle and former Mets shortstop Jose Reyes _ in a 12-player trade with the Miami Marlins.

Toronto then signed free agent outfielder Melky Cabrera, an allstar outfielder with San Francisco whose season ended when he was suspended 50 games for a positive testosterone test.

Thole gives the Blue Jays a catcher who is familiar with handling Dickey’s knuckleball. He joined a lineup that features former home run champ Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, who hit 42 homers last season.

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NHLPA ‘ready to meet’ with NHL Chris Johnston Canadian Press

The standoff continues for the NHL and NHL Players’ Association.

Another day passed without communication between the sides, who have no plans to return to the bargaining table and appear to be digging in. Both say they are prepared to meet but neither seems willing to make the first move.

“We’ve always been willing and ready to bargain,’’ NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr told The Canadian Press on Monday night. “It seems like the league has ... paused or cut the process off several times over the last few months.

I don’t know that we

ever have.

“We’re ready to meet whenever they’re ready to meet.’’

According to Fehr, he and deputy commissioner Bill Daly last communicated with one another via email on Friday night. Daly indicated that there had been no miscommunication between the parties.

“They know where we are and we know where they are,’’ he said.

“We are still a long way apart. I’m sure if either one of us has a new idea for moving the process forward, we know how to get in touch.’’

Fehr was unwilling to discuss the possibility of the NHLPA filing for a “disclaimer of interest’’—“I’m not talking

about private internal union matters,’’ he said—something that could happen as soon as the end of the week depending on how a vote of the membership goes.

Players began casting electronic ballots Sun-

“We’re ready to meet whenever they’re ready to meet.”

Steve Fehr day on whether they would give their executive board the authority to dissolve the union, which would allow them to challenge the legality of the lockout in court and file anti-trust lawsuits against the league.

Two-thirds of union members must vote in favour by Thursday.

It comes just days after the NHL filed a class-action complaint which asked a federal court in New York to make a declaration on the legality of the lockout. In the 43-page complaint, the NHL argued that the NHLPA was only using the “disclaimer of interest’’ as a bargaining tactic designed to “extract more favourable terms and conditions of employment.’’

The league also filed an unfair labour practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board on Friday.

The NHL and NHLPA spent two days with a

U.S. federal mediator last week in New Jersey but didn’t report any progress. However, the union continues to believe the gap between the two sides isn’t insurmountable.

“At times, we felt we were very close and had momentum towards a deal but something always seemed to happen to derail it,’’ said Fehr.

“Clearly we seemed to be making progress and were close the week of Dec. 4-6 in New York. As (executive director) Don (Fehr) has said, in some ways we’re very, very close.

“It seems unfortunate that we get stuck in the mud and can’t seem to move forward and finish it off.’’

Stamkos trying to make the best of a bad situation Chris Johnston Canadian Press

TORONTO _ The longest hiatus Steven Stamkos has ever taken from high-level hockey is not without its occasional good moments.

There are always plenty of laughs when the NHL star takes the ice for a weekly pickup game with his father Chris and some buddies, a handful of whom are almost three times his age. There is the extra time spent in the gym alongside close friend and mentor Gary Roberts, who Stamkos jokes

is dangerously close to making him too big.

And then there is the anticipation of next week’s Christmas celebration, the first one he’ll get to enjoy at home with family in Markham, Ont., in six or seven years.

“As tough as it is, as frustrating as it is, you try to pick up some positives,’’ said Stamkos.

But it’s clear the NHL’s most dangerous goal-scorer is feeling the pain of the lockout.

Standing under the signature sloped roof at the building formerly known as Maple Leaf Gardens

on Monday afternoon, the locked-out Tampa Bay Lightning forward couldn’t help but slip in a few references to his growing displeasure while speaking with reporters.

“It’s frustrating,’’ said Stamkos. ``You do something for your whole life and you don’t really think anything of it. Everything you do is geared towards playing hockey. Now when you don’t have that, it’s tough.’’

Catching himself, the 22-year-old quickly steered the conversa-

Kootenay Ice Report ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week’s action with a 1022-1-0 record (7-11-1-0 at home, 3-11-0-0 on the road, 1-1 in overtime, 2-0 in shootouts) and in sixth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION...

This week the ICE will travel to RED DEER (December 18) to conclude their schedule before Christmas (December 19 - 27)...

KOOTENAY will resume their schedule at home against SPOKANE (December 28).

KOOTENAY ICE OFFICE CHRISTMAS HOURS: December 19 to December 26 CLOSED Thursday, December 27 8:30 am – Noon and 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Friday, December 28 8:30 am – End of Game Monday, December 31 8:30 am – End of Game Tuesday, January 1 CLOSED Wednesday, January 2 Regular office hours resume SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS: SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS are available to purchase at the ICE Office…You get seven game certificates to use at your convenience – total flexibility...

SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS are available in Adult, Senior,

tion back to a charity game on Wednesday night, where he’ll captain a team that plays against one led by Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban.

For Stamkos, it represents the chance to make the best of a bad situation. He’ll get to skate alongside James Neal, Dion Phaneuf, Phil Kessel and Logan Couture, among others, with all of the proceeds from the soldout Mattamy Athletic Centre benefiting the NHLPA’s Goals & Dreams Fund and the RBC Play Hock-

ey program.

“When there’s no hockey you try to find other things to do and a great cause to be part of,’’ said Stamkos. “This is one of them.’’

It was during another charity game last month where Stamkos was reminded of exactly what he has been missing during the NHL’s labour dispute.

The atmosphere was electric for “Operation Hat Trick’’ in Atlantic City, N.J., which raised more than US$500,000 for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Student and Youth packages...Adults are $133.00, Seniors $105.00, Students $91.00 and Youth $70.00.

GIFT CARDS: Get the gift that keeps on giving…The KOOTENAY ICE now have reusable and reloadable GIFT CARDS for any dollar amount…Your special someone can use the gift card to buy individual game tickets or FLEX PAKS…GIFT CARDS are available at the KOOTENAY ICE OFFICE. DID YOU KNOW: SAM REINHART (2-8-10), who leads KOOTENAY in scoring on the road with ten points, needs to record seven more points to reach 100 in his WHL career...

JAGGER DIRK played in his 200th WHL career game in PRINCE ALBERT on December 14...COLLIN SHIRLEY has been named to TEAM WEST for the 2013 WORLD U-17 CHALLENGE in VICTORIAVILLE / DRUMMONDVILLE, QUEBEC (December 29 – January 4).

INJURIES / TRANSACTION: Forward BROCK MONTGOMERY and Defensemen JOEY LEACH and TANNER MUTH will all be out of the ICE line up for one week with upper body injuries...KOOTENAY has called up Defenseman JORDAN STEENBERGEN (January 18, 1996 - Red Deer Chiefs - AMHL) for tomorrow night’s game against RED DEER. ONE YEAR AGO: After 33 games of the 2011-2012 season the ICE were 20-10-1-2, after 34 games were 21-10-1-2 and after 35 games were 22-10-1-2.

UPCOMING TWO WEEKS: Tuesday December 18 ICE @ Red Deer 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive) December 19-26 Christmas Break

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Tiger-Cats hire new head coach to lead football operations Dan R alph Canadian Press

HAMILTON, Ont. — Kent Austin is returning to the CFL. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have hired Austin to be the club’s head coach and head of the CFL team’s football operations. The team announced the hiring on Monday.

Austin takes over as head coach from George Cortez, who was fired last week after compiling a 6-12 record in his first season with Hamilton.

The Ticats are also in need of a GM with incumbent Bob O’Billovich mulling over an offer to remain with the Hamilton franchise as a consultant.

Austin won a Grey Cup as the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ head coach in 2007. He served as head coach of Cornell University last season.

“I am honoured to join the Hamilton Tiger-Cats organization,’’ Austin said in a statement. “There are a lot of reasons to be excited about this opportunity, namely the strong ownership in place, a very passionate group of fans behind us and the chance for immediate success. I can’t wait to begin working on our

goal of bringing another Grey Cup championship to the city of Hamilton.’’

The 49-year-old Austin also won a Grey Cup in 2004 as the Toronto Argonauts offensive co-ordinator and earned championship rings as a player with Saskatchewan in 1989 and B.C. in ‘94.

He is one of only four CFL quarterbacks to pass for more than 6,000 yards in a single season, throwing for 6,225 yards in ‘92 with Saskatchewan.

Austin entered the coaching ranks in 2003 as a quarterback coach with the Ottawa Renegades. The following season he joined the Argos and helped the team capture the Grey Cup. He was fired by the Argos in the 2006 season, reportedly in part for not fully utilizing running back Ricky Williams, who played that year in Toronto while under suspension by the NFL for violating its drug policy.

Austin takes over a Hamilton team that featured one of the CFL’s top offences under Cortez, but with a struggling defence that contributed mightily to the Ticats missing the playoffs.

Thursday December 27 Practice 12:00 - 2:00 pm Western Financial Place Friday December 28 ICE vs Spokane 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive) Saturday December 29 ICE @ Spokane 8:05 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive) Sunday December 30 Practice 3:45 - 5:45 pm Western Financial Place Monday December 31 ICE vs Calgary 5:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive) WEEK IN REVIEW: Tuesday, December 11 – Kootenay 1 vs Kelowna 3 – Record 9-20-1-0 – Attendance: 2,171 Goal: 1 - Shirley (6) from O’Connor and Cable Goalie: Wyatt Hoflin (30 Saves, 3 GA) Friday, December 14 – Kootenay 5 @ Prince Albert 4 - SO – Record 10-20-1-0 – Attendance: 2,582 Goals: 1 - Philp (7) from Cable and Shirley 2 - Descheneau (6) from Reinhart and Vetterl 3 - Philp (8) from Shirley 4 - Reinhart (11) from Dirk and Descheneau Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (35 Saves, 4 GA) Saturday, December 15 – Kootenay 2 @ Saskatoon 5 – Record 10-21-1-0 – Attendance: 5,576 Goals: 1 - Philp (9) from Hubic and Dirk 2 - McPhee (5) from Dirk and O’Connor Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (36 Saves, 5 GA) Sunday, December 16 – Kootenay 0 @ Swift Current 4 – Record 10-22-1-0 – Attendance: 2,084 Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (50 Saves, 4 GA)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Pull back, and new insights will emerge. Incorporate them once you are sure that they are applicable. With so much on your plate, tension could soar.

The time has come to choose a stressbuster. A close associate suddenly might become controlling. Tonight: Get a nap first.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Zero in on your priorities. Others need to know them if you want to have their support. A respected person in your life might be cynical no matter what you say. Decide not to internalize his or her comments; however, do evaluate them. Tonight: Out among the crowds.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A boss or older friend pushes you to such an extent that you might want to ditch him or her and leave the scene. A control game might be running amok because you are not OK with it.

That decision honors who you are. The only way to win is not to play! Tonight: Start celebrat-

ing.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Savor the music, the people and even today’s shopping frenzy. Remain optimistic and detached. Enjoy yourself and those around you. Trust your intuition, and you will make good decisions. Tonight: Out caroling with friends and loved ones!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You are encouraged to be kinder and more understanding in general by a key person in your life. Relate to each individual directly in order to achieve better results. Pressure comes from someone’s attitude. Know when to let go. Tonight: Dinner with a special friend.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Others seek you out. You will enjoy this popularity, both professionally and personally.

An opportunity enters your life, though you might want to review what is being offered first. Consider the circumstances and potential complications.

Tonight: Go along with plans.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your mind is full of creative

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ideas and solutions, but you might not be demonstrating and applying them. As a result, an opportunity could be lost.

Listen to what is being shared.

Refuse to be drawn into a grand drama. Tonight: Get some exercise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Allow your imagination to freely wander, but be careful. If you burst into laughter, everyone will want more information than you choose to give. Just smile instead, and let others be intrigued by the twinkle in your eye. Tonight: Pretend that it’s the weekend.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Comparing you with a stick in the mud generally does not apply, but today is different.

When you’re out, you want to be in. When you’re in, you want to be curled up. When you’re curled up, you want to take a nap. Adapt your schedule accordingly. Tonight: Play the role of couch potato.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) No one can say that you aren’t expressive in letting others

know what’s on your mind. Nevertheless, someone just does not get it. Doing nothing might be more effective. You finally will get this person’s attention.

Tonight: Run an errand on the way to meet a friend.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Know that you aren’t the only one trying to stretch a dollar.

Talk to friends if you are in a jam, and get suggestions on how to complete your holiday shopping. You might love some of the ideas that come up. Don’t take a comment personally. Tonight: Balance your checkbook.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You could be surfing the wave of life, as you feel content and valued. Take a second to enjoy these feelings. Remember these moments, and know that they can happen again. A family member demands attention.

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“Beth” habitually holds the last word of a sentence and draws it out. Her voice slides up and down when saying a simple word such as “town” so that it has multiple syllables. A couple of my friends have also noticed how pronounced her drawl is.

I have hinted to Beth about it on occasion, but it hasn’t made a difference. I have to admit, this speech pattern is both repulsive and abrasive to me. Beth has many loving qualities, but I worry about the drawl. I can barely tolerate it now, and I fear it will eventually drive me crazy.

Should I confront Beth about it? I don’t want to hurt her feelings. -- Need Your Input Dear Need: There are other factors to consider. If Beth moves north, her speech will adapt to her surroundings, and over time, she would likely lose a lot of her accent. You also could speak gently and lovingly about this. Don’t say her drawl gets on your nerves, even if it’s true. Say that if she is going to be living in your neck of the woods, she might want to shorten her words so she fits in better.

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Dear Annie: I recently hosted a bridal shower for a dear friend. Of the 30 women we invited, only five bothered to RSVP. Several people told the bride-to-be that they may not be coming. Not surprisingly, the bride assumed (incorrectly) that they had also RSVP’d to me directly, so she didn’t pass that on.

You can imagine how frustrating, not to mention wasteful, it was to prepare enough food for 25 people when only a handful arrived. My point is this: When asked to RSVP to an event, DO SO. Don’t ignore it or ask the bride to pass on your regrets. She has enough details on her plate right now. It takes just a minute to respond to an invitation, and it is just plain rude not to. -- Too Many Leftovers Dear Leftovers: We agree, but this problem has been around so long, we suspect your words of warning will go unheeded. So this is for the hosts: If someone has not RSVP’d to an invitation by the date requested, please phone them and find out whether they plan to come. (We hope invitees will be embarrassed enough that it will inspire them to behave better next time.)

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “We Are There and It Hurts,” the parents of an adult daughter who is grossly overweight. It’s possible she has binge eating disorder. If so, dieting may not help. She needs therapy with someone trained in the treatment of eating disorders.

Please tell this couple to go to the National Eating Disorders Association website (nationaleatingdisorders.org) or call the NEDA Helpline at 1-800-931-2237. It may be the best thing they could ever do for their daughter. -- Been There Dear Been: Thank you. Binge eating is a psychiatric disorder characterized by loss of control of the amount of eating, distress over binge episodes, and episodes that occur at least three times a week for three months or longer. It usually involves eating more rapidly than normal, eating until uncomfortably full and/or when not hungry, eating alone due to embarrassment, and feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed or guilty after.

Other resources are the Binge Eating Disorder Association (bedaonline.com) and the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders at anad.org.

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Shattered Newtown holds first funerals ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEWTOWN, Conn.

— The Connecticut town shattered by last week’s school massacre held its first two funerals Monday, as officials weren’t sure whether the school itself would ever reopen.

Nervous students and teachers across the U.S. returned to classrooms under tighter security.

Family, friends and townspeople streamed out of two funeral homes after saying goodbye to Jack Pinto, who loved the New York Giants football team, and Noah Pozner, who liked to figure out how things worked mechanically. The friends and loved ones headed for two cemeteries afterward.

A rabbi presided at Noah’s service, and in keeping with Jewish tradition, the boy was laid to rest in a simple brown wooden casket adorned with a Star of David. Outside the funeral home, well-wishers placed two teddy bears, a bouquet of white flowers and a red rose at the base of an old maple tree.

Noah’s twin sister, Arielle, who was assigned to a different classroom, survived. In front of the funeral home where relatives were mourning Noah, well-wishers placed two teddy bears, a bouquet of white flowers and a single red rose at the base of a maple tree.

Hymns rang out from inside the funeral home where Jack’s service was being held.

“The message was: You’re secure now. The worst is over,’’ one mourner, Gwendolyn Glover, said.

The boys were being buried a day after the small community of Newtown, already stripping itself of Christmas decorations, came together for a vigil where President Barack Obama said he will use “whatever power’’ he has to prevent similar massacres.

“What choice do we have?’’ he said. “Are we really prepared to say that we’re powerless in the face of such carnage, that the politics are too hard?’’

Obama has given no specifics on what he might do, and White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday warned that “no single piece of legislation or action will fully address the problem.’’

Investigators have offered no motive for the shooting, and the Connecticut community struggled to comprehend what drove 20-year-old Adam Lanza to shoot to death his mother at home in bed Friday morning, drive her car to the school and unleash gunfire on six adults and 20 children who were 6 and 7 years old.

to kill just about every student in the school if given enough time. He shot himself in the head just as he heard police drawing near, authorities said.

Newtown officials couldn’t say whether Sandy Hook Elementary would ever reopen.

Monday’s classes were cancelled, and the district was making plans to send surviving students to a former school building in a neighbouring town.

Newtown police Lt. George Sinko said he “would find it very difficult’’ for students to return to the same school.

But, he added, “We want

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Veronique Pozner waves to the assembled media as she leaves after a funeral service for her 6-year-old son Noah Pozner, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Fairfield, Conn. Noah Pozner was killed when Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children.

Federal agents said that the young man had fired guns at shooting ranges over the past several years but that there was no evidence he did so recently as practice for the rampage.

All the victims at the school apparently were shot more than once, and some of them were shot at close range, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. H.

Wayne Carver has said.

He said the ammunition was the type designed to break up inside a victim’s body and inflict the maximum amount of damage.

Further details on just what happened during Friday’s shooting were “too difficult to discuss,’’ state police Lt. Paul Vance, standing in a cold rain, told reporters.

“I can tell you it broke our hearts when we couldn’t save them all,’’ Vance said. He said two adults who were injured were recovering.

Vance also said police may hold the school and the Lanza home for months as the investigation continues.

Police said Lanza was carrying an arsenal of ammunition big enough

Man arrested after school shooting plans found Sean Murphy Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY – A small-calibre rifle and notes about a possible attack on a northeast Oklahoma high school were found at the home of a teenager accused of plotting to shoot classmates and detonate bombs, police said Monday.

Sammie Eaglebear Chavez, 18, lived at home with his mother in Bartlesville, about 80 kilometres north of Tulsa. He was arrested early Friday morning and has been charged with a felony count of planning to perform an act of violence.

News of the search came as the U.S. is reeling from the massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, where a 20-year-old man shot and killed 20 children and six adults Friday.

The shooting reignited the emotional debate over gun control in the U.S. Several politicians and relatives of shooting

victims have demanded stricter gun laws. But others have defended the right of Americans to carry guns.

Some Oklahoma lawmakers, reacting to the Connecticut shooting, called Monday for allowing teachers and school administrators to carry firearms on school campuses.

Rep. Mark McCullough, a Republican, said he is working on a bill that would allow teachers and school administrators to receive firearms training through the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training, which would authorize them to carry weapons at school and at school events.

“It scares me that a madman could come into my children’s school and kill my children,’’ said McCullough, who has two boys, ages 7 and 9. “We need to harden these targets, harden these facilities with simple, common-sense steps.

“It’s not rocket science. It’s just overcoming what might be

traditional, emotional, reactive feelings toward guns in schools.’’

Investigators still are sifting through possible evidence recovered during Friday’s search in Oklahoma to determine how serious the threat was, said Bartlesville Police Capt. Jay Hastings.

“Part of the factor is whether the person is capable of carrying out the threat. Do they have weapons? In this case, it’s just something he’s communicated, but then he’s also ... written some notes about it, so that makes it a little more serious,’’ Hastings said. He didn’t elaborate on what the notes said or who owned the rifle.

In a separate incident, a Guthrie High School student was questioned and suspended Monday, but not arrested, following a reported threat to a school assembly that the student made last week.

“It was a large-scale threat,’’ said Guthrie Police Chief

Damon Devereaux, who declined to identify the student, who is a minor.

“In light of what happened in Connecticut and the Bartlesville deal, we cannot take anything too lightly,’’ Devereaux said.

In the Bartlesville case, Chavez remained jailed Monday on $1 million bail. Court records do not list an attorney for Chavez, and calls to a number for Chavez listed in court documents went to a recorded message saying the line wasn’t available. A court hearing is scheduled for Jan. 11.

An assistant principal at Bartlesville High School notified police Thursday after a student said Chavez “tried to recruit other students to assist him with carrying out a plan to lure students into the school auditorium where he planned to begin shooting them after chaining the doors shut,’’ Bartlesville Police Lt. Kevin Ickleberry wrote in an affidavit.

to keep these kids together. They need to support each other.’’

On Sunday, a grim Obama told Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy that Friday was the most difficult day of his presidency.

At the Newtown vigil, the president finished his speech by slowly reading the first names of the children killed.

Cries and sobs filled the room.

“God has called them all home,’’ Obama said.

“For those of us who remain, let us find the strength to carry on and make our country worthy of their memory.’’

Belief in global warming rises, even among science doubters Seth Borenstein Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A growing majority of Americans think global warming is occurring, that it will become a serious problem and that the U.S. government should do something about it, a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds.

Even most people who say they do not trust scientists on the environment say temperatures are rising.

The poll found 4 out of every 5 Americans said climate change will be a serious problem for the United States if nothing is done about it. That’s up from 73 per cent when the same question was asked in 2009.

And 57 per cent of Americans say the U.S. government should do a great deal or quite a bit about the problem.

That’s up from 52 per cent in 2009. Only 22 per cent of those surveyed think little or nothing should be done, a figure that dropped from 25 per cent.

Overall, 78 per cent of those surveyed said they believe temperatures are rising, up from 75 per cent three years earlier. In general, U.S. belief in global warming, according to APGfK and other polls, has fluctuated over the years but has stayed between about 70 and 85

per cent.

The biggest change in the polling is among people who trust scientists only a little or not at all. About 1 in 3 of the people surveyed fell into that category.

Within that highly skeptical group, 61 per cent now say temperatures have been rising over the past 100 years.

That is a substantial increase from 2009, when the AP-GfK poll found that only 47 per cent of those with little or no trust in scientists believed the world was getting warmer.

This is an important development because, often in the past, opinion about climate change does not move much in core groups — like those who deny it exists and those who firmly believe it is an alarming problem, said Jon Krosnick, a Stanford University social psychologist and pollster.

Krosnick, who consulted with The Associated Press on the poll questions, said the changes the poll shows aren’t in the hard-core “anti-warming’’ deniers, but in the next group, who had serious doubts.

“They don’t believe what the scientists say, they believe what the thermometers say,’’ Krosnick said. “Events are helping these people see what scientists thought they had been seeing all along.’’

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It is with great sadness that announce the passing Itweis with great sadness that of aannounce very special we thehusband, passing father, and of a very grandfather special husband, friend at the age of 83 father, years. grandfather and

friend at the age of 83 Born in Maione, Italy, Mike years. spent his younger years

working the family land, Born in Maione, Italy, Mike which is he found spent hiswhere younger years his love for gardening. He working the on family immigrated his land, own whichin order is where he found to Canada on August 24, 1953 to explore the his love gardening.

He world and find new opportunities.

He for spent a few years working in different locationsimmigrated in BC but finally in on settled his own Kimberley. hard1953 for the of to Kimberley to Canada He on worked August 24, inCity order explore and the provided for his family of whom he was so very proud. world andforfind new opportunities. spentgarden a fewwill years His love making good wine and He a great be working in different locations BC but finally settled in remembered by all who knew in him.

Kimberley.

He worked hard for the City of Kimberley and Mike is survived by his loving wife of 55 years Maria, provided his (Mike) family of whom heson wasMario so very proud. daughter for Ricki Blackwell; (Michele) His love forGrandchildren: making good wine and a(Dennis) great garden be Amantea; Andrea Lowe,will Mark Blackwell andbyCam Amantea; brother Pepe and sister remembered all who knew him.

Lillina who both reside in Italy.

Mike is survived by his loving wife of 55 years Maria, He was predeceased by his father Gofredo and mother daughter Ricki (Mike) Blackwell; son Mario (Michele) Enrichetta as well as his sisters Sylvia Bombino, Maria Amantea; Grandchildren: (Dennis) Lowe, Mark DeCaro and brother Guido Andrea Amantea.

Blackwell and Cam Amantea; brother Pepe and sister His Funeral Mass was held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Lillina reside inonItaly.

Churchwho in both Kimberley December 18th. Memorial

Obituaries Harry Richert Born: July 19, 1958 Birth place: Paraguay, South America

It is with the deepest sadness that the Richert family announce the passing of Harry Richert, Harry peacefully passed away on Thursday December 13, 2012 at the age of 54 after losing his battle with Leukemia. Harry is survived by his wife Tammy, sons Clayton (Debbie), Travis, daughter Melissa, grandchildren Paige, Shelby, Skyler, Brittany (Richard), and Kristin (Eric), his mother Helen, brothers Peter (Christa), Gerry (Leya), Henry (Denelda), and many nieces and nephews.

Harry was born in Paraguay South America and immigrated to Canada with his family in the early 1960’s, with a short period in St Catherines Ontario, and then moving to Vancouver BC where he spent most of his childhood. After following in his fathers foot steps to become a welder at the age of 20. In Vancouver he met the love of his life Tammy, and they had 2 children.

In 1987 Harry and family moved to Nelson BC and on to Cranbrook BC in 2004, where he could enjoy the passions in his life daily - his family, the outdoors and cars. Harry spent a lot of this time living his life to the fullest in the outdoors, camping, hunting, and fishing or working and racing cars at the local race tracks over the years.

Harry always gave his time helping his family and others in his quiet non assuming way, putting them ahead of his own needs to make their lives more fulfilling. The constants with Harry is that he would be there to help, and he would be there to make you laugh to help put a smile on your face.

He will be forever missed by everyone’s life he touched and all who knew him.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2012, 2 pm at McPherson’s Funeral Home.

donations in honour of can be made and to the East He was predeceased

by Mike his father Gofredo mother Kootenay Foundation for Health, Heart Failure Program, Enrichetta as well as his sisters Sylvia Bombino, Maria 13 – 24th Avenue North, Cranbrook, BC V1C 3H9.

DeCaro and brother Guido Amantea.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

Condolences the family be offered at: Catholic His Funeral Mass wasforheld at thecanSacred Heart www.mcphersonfh.com Church in Kimberley on December 18th. Memorial donations in honour of Mike can be made to the East Kootenay Foundation for Health, Heart Failure Program, 13 – 24th Avenue North, Cranbrook, BC V1C 3H9.

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NEWS/business Looking ahead to 2013

Target’s arrival in Canada a game changer for retailers at home and afar Sunny Freeman Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canadian retailers may be reticent to publicly name that bull’seyed American foe pushing north next year, but many are revamping, cost-cutting and restrategizing ahead of the arrival of Target.

While it won’t open shop on Canadian turf until March, eager deal-seekers have been buzzing for much of the past year about Target’s low prices and chic fashion offerings.

Target Canada throwing its heft into the country’s competitive retail mix promises to be a catalytic moment that could be the biggest game-changer since Walmart set up Canadian shop two decades ago. It might also plow down the doors for more foreign retailers closely watching Target’s performance north of the border.

“The sky is not going to fall on all other retailers, (Target is) really going to make everybody else that much sharper, that much better,’’ says Jim Danahy, CEO at CustomerLAB and a veteran retailer himself.

“It is going to force all retailers in Canada, regardless of who owns them, to elevate their game. They’re that good — they’re good at service, they’re good at supply, they’re good at design.’’

In 2013, Target will open

The arrival of retail giant Target onto the Canadian scene is imminent. Cranbrook is one of the communities where between 125 and 135 new stores formerly owned by Zeller’s are being opened. the first of between 125 and 135 locations once owned by Canadian retailer Zellers, and is spending about $10 million per store to upgrade and in some cases triple the existing square footage. Cranbrook is among the communities expecting Target’s arrival.

Most retailers are quick to say they’re unfazed by the entrance of the U.S. retail giant. Still, many big retailers, including Shoppers Drug Mart, Hudson’s Bay Co., Canadian Tire and Loblaw have scrambled in the past year to take steps — from job cuts and management shakeups to capital raising and renovations — to cope in an increasingly competitive landscape.

“It will cause Canadian retailers to up their game,’’ says Lori Bieda, executive lead of customer intelligence in the Americas for SAS Analytics.

Retailers are investing more heavily in data collection, using information on their customers to be more accommodating and efficient, something U.S. retailers have done for years, she says.

Target’s arrival is also a huge win for consumers as it will create better choice, provoke more price competition, as well as force some outdated retailers to modernize, Danaghy says.

“That class of large departments stores are the ones

that have gone through a bad patch, a whole generation and they’re the ones who will suffer if they don’t make the change,’’ he says.

“They must invest in exclusivity of product, in uniqueness of service offerings, and they’ve got to put millions into their stores so they are beautiful as well.’’

In a report assessing the impact of Target’s arrival, released this fall, Barclays Capital said that Walmart, Sears Canada, Old Navy, Loblaw’s Joe Fresh brand and Canadian Tire are the retailers most at risk.

“Over time the greatest risk to established retailers is the permanent change in

customer traffic patterns that Target could induce,’’ it said.

Some Canadian retailers, like the struggling clothing chain Reitmans, have said they welcome Target because those stores will draw more consumers into malls, even though Target operates in its cheap chic fashion space.

HBC, which launched an initial public offering earlier this year partly to pay down debt after a years-long store rejuvenation program, also faces a tremendous competitive challenge. Analysts say the Canadian department chain overlaps in several areas with Target, and it is also preparing for the arrival of high-end competitor

Chance to create lines for Target could propel Canadian designers Lauren La Rose Canadian Press

TORONTO — Homegrown designers could find themselves sharing stylish company with such fashion heavyweights as Missoni, Zac Posen and Vancouver-raised Jason Wu as a select few vie for the chance to create collections for Target in Canada.

The U.S. discount giant is set to open for business north of the border in March. And in advance of the much-buzzed about arrival, the retailer has already announced plans to bring a distinctly Canadian touch to its popular designer collaborations.

The recipient of the Target Emerging Designer Award will get a chance to create a collection for the retailer’s Quebec stores, along with a $25,000 grant to produce a full-scale fashion show at Montreal Fashion Week. The

award is a joint initiative of the Montreal Fashion Foundation and Sensation Mode, the firm which organizes Fashion Week.

Meanwhile, the winner of the Toronto Fashion Incubator’s New Labels contest will have the opportunity to create a line for Target stores across Canada and get a $25,000 cash award from TFI supporter and philanthropist Suzanne Rogers. The winner will also receive a full-page editorial feature in Flare magazine.

The recipient of the Quebec-based award is set to be announced in February, while the TFI New Labels winner will be revealed in April. The exclusive lines are slated to arrive in stores in 2014.

“We’ve kind of said from the outset... that we really want to bring the true U.S.

Target’s arrival could give a boost to Canadian fashion designers, putting them in the same company of Vancouver-raised Jason Wu (see here with model Allison Pill in New York). brand experience when we come to Canada with some nuances for the Canadian marketplace,’’ Target Canada spokeswoman Lisa Gibson said in an interview.

“Definitely, these awards certainly will bring in some

nuances as the collections that will be made for Canada are actually going to be sold only in Target Canada stores.’’

The New Labels judging panel has selected a record 14 semi-finalists, and will likely be whittling down the list of

entrants further when they receive their proposed outfits in January, said TFI executive director Susan Langdon.

With fewer homegrown retailers buying high-end, Canadian-designed, locally-made apparel, Langdon said many designers have to diversify as a matter of business survival.

“If a company wants to continue making that signature collection for the runway and maybe for a few select high-end stores, you’ve got to supplement that with something that’s more mass-market, whether that’s a licensing deal with a shoe company or a sunglass company or working with Winners or The Shopping Channel or Target,’’ she said.

“It’s reality now. That’s the way business is. People are either brand-driven or price-driven.’’

Nordstrom.

Danaghy imagines Target’s arrival could have the most catastrophic effects on Sears Canada’s struggling operations, as Target invests millions on revamping stores, while the “tubelights are flickering and the linoleum is peeling at Sears.’’

Sears has announced the closure of four prime store locations in three cities — Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa.

After Nordstrom announced it would pick up those locations for its first Canadian stores, Danaghy says he wouldn’t be surprise to see another U.S. department store giant swoop into Canada in the next few years to buy up Sears’s remaining locations.

Danaghy says Target may cause some downward pressure on prices for an array of goods, but likely wouldn’t cause a price war as many large retailers — especially the grocers — are already highly competitive.

However, he adds it could sort out the strong from the weakest players in the Canadian retail scene.

Meanwhile, Walmart Canada has said it is confident it’s prepared for Target’s arrival. As part of its plan, it will lower the prices of more items to about $1 as it also answers to the expansion by Canadian dollar store operator Dollarama Inc. And Canadian Tire is working aggressively to carve out a bigger share of the market before Target arrives and recently announced a downsizing of its executive ranks.

For its part, Target is mostly eschewing the question of how it could redraw the Canadian retail landscape, except to say it believes it “results in more choice for Canadian consumers and increases competition in the marketplace.’’

Perhaps the biggest impact of Target’s arrival, however, will be the stamp of approval it gives Canada as an increasingly attractive market for foreign retailers.

This year was a banner one for international retailers setting up shop north of the border, with big names Ann Taylor, J.Crew, Kate Spade and Microsoft moving in.

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Cookbooks are alive and well, thank you Technology enhances cookbook experience but aficionados unlikely to give up books Lois Abr aham Canadian Press

TORONTO — While ebooks have been exploding in popularity in recent years, scholars, chefs and those who just love to tool around in the kitchen say it’s not time to stick a fork in the physical cookbook just yet.

“I’m a pretty messy cook, so having your computer on the counter is a recipe for disaster,’’ said Ian Mosby, who is preparing to teach a University of Guelph course that encompasses the history of the cookbook.

“If I’m going to pay money to own something I would rather have the physicality of the book. I’m more likely to read a physical cookbook than an ebook.’’

The university, which has a cookbook collection numbering around 4,000 volumes _ including an impressive array of community cookbooks _ offers plenty of material for his research, said Mosby, who owns almost 100 classic cookbooks and pamphlets (smaller cookbooks) related to his studies plus about 40 new editions.

Alison Fryer, owner of The Cookbook Store, says people have been downloading recipes from the Internet for years, but notes

Shelley Adams of Nelson is the author of the “Whitewater Cooks” cookbooks, a popular series all over the Kootenays. that new technology has created enhancements for “the cookbook experience.’’

Technology allows publishers “to produce the most gorgeous cookbooks. The digital photography now is stunning. The production quality is jaw-dropping of cookbooks even (compared to) five to 10 years ago. The other thing it allows them to do is create apps and enhancements and webisodes ... that go hand in hand with the book,’’ she said from her downtown Toronto store, which opened about 30 years ago.

“If you’ve got in the fridge

some chicken and broccoli and you just want to know what to make tonight, knock yourself out, go online and find something. That’s probably the fastest way to do it,’’ said Fryer, whose store offers cooking classes and author events and stocks some 9,000 titles.

“But if you want to sit down and read your cookbooks, as so many of us do, there’s something about a living history that’s in your hands and you turn the page with your hand and it’s still so much a part of that.’’

Trend watcher Christine Couvelier, who recently passed the 3,000 mark in her cookbook collection, also thinks the print format isn’t going anywhere, though she also enjoys such innovations as the video clips used with recipes and stories in publications like Martha Stewart Living that she reads on her iPad. “There’s something about experiencing a cookbook the way the author designed it so the right format is there,’’ said the Victoria-based chef, who noted that some e-readers reformat cookbooks.

“But there’s something tactile and inspirational and it transports me when I read a cookbook into that author’s kitchen ... but when I then

Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” is one of the most famous cookbooks of all time. come back to my kitchen I’m still there with that person because I have that book with me. I just adore my cookbooks.’’

Mosby and a group of friends, all in their 30s, formed a cookbook discussion group about three years ago which encourages members to go beyond the realm of what they normally cook.

Their meetings consist of a potluck dinner, using recipes from the book they’ve chosen to discuss that month.

Some members of Mos-

by’s group purchase the electronic version, but he usually buys the actual book or borrows it from the library. He says he’s not a big fan of e-cookbooks.

“It’s definitely a different experience. Some of these books nowadays, they’re beautiful,’’ said Mosby, whose primary research interest is the politics, culture and science of food in Canada during the 20th century.

“They’re like pieces of art, so it seems worth it to spend the extra on getting the phys-

‘Canada’s Favourite Recipes’ focuses on foods cherished by home cooks and chefs Lois Abraham Canadian Press

TORONTO _ When veteran foodies Rose Murray and Elizabeth Baird invited Canadians who are passionate about food to send in their best-loved recipe, they were amazed at the variety and touched by the stories that flooded in.

But most of all, they were able to compile a cookbook that shows the distinctiveness of Canada’s cuisine.

It seems there is a huge appetite for such a volume.

“Canada’s Favourite Recipes,’’ published by Whitecap Books last month, quickly went into a second printing, with 15,000 in both print runs.

“I think these are recipes that people don’t want to lose and that was one of our reasons for writing the book,’’ said Murray. “They’re favourites because they’re good and so many people agree that they’re favourites.’’

“We definitely want to keep them in the Canadian repertoire,’’ added Baird.

Murray, who lives in Cambridge, Ont., and Baird have been on the food scene for more than 30 years, writing cookbooks, magazine and newspaper articles, teaching and cooking. For 20 years Baird was food editor at Canadian Living magazine. The two have crisscrossed the country to learn about Canada’s food and culture.

Writing the book, which took about three years, has “given us a chance to look back over some of the travels that we’ve had across Canada and to reflect on what we thought were interesting recipes and then the people that were associated with them,’’ said Baird.

A range of people contributed the 160 recipes and stories.

“And so some of them are chefs, but they gave us nice

home kind of recipes they cook at home like John Bishop in Vancouver, who gave us his Braised Lamb Stew with Rosemary Dumplings and something he would not serve at (his fine-dining restaurant) Bishop’s in Vancouver but something he would love to make,’’ Baird explained.

“And then we also had recipes from people who were real icons in our life like Marg Fraser or Carol Ferguson, who were really important to the development of recipes in Canadian Living and gave Rose and me an opportunity early in the ‘80s to be part of that,’’ said Baird.

There are even contributions from people who are not in the food world, like Wayson Choy, author of “The Jade Peony.’’

“He is fond of food and I know him quite well,’’ Murray said. “He was very anxious for his aunt’s recipe to be there.’’

Mary Low’s recipe for Lettuce Wraps is a family favourite and “one of the many that Mary makes every year for Chinese New Year,’’ Choy wrote.

What is regarded as typically Canadian food has changed over the years.

Foods such as jerk chicken, pizza, souvlaki, pad Thai and hot and sour soup are just as much a part of our food culture as roast turkey with stuffing or potato salad.

It goes back to the development of Canada, “which is a colonial country with very varied immigration over the centuries. Every group that has come has brought a dish or two which has become part of our Canadian cuisine,’’ Baird said.

“So it’s part of the old home cooking plus these new additions plus an extra layer of chefs training and restaurant food which is very much a part of people’s lives.’’

The sweets section includes such offerings as Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake, a variety of delectable cakes and juicy pies, as well as Butter Tarts and Mocha-Hazelnut Nanaimo Bars.

“One thing Rose and I were very conscious of is Canadians are such great bakers,’’ said Baird. “A lot of the recipes that came in when people mentioned their favourites, it was often something (like) a cookie they’d made with their grandmother or a special cake that came out on their birthday.

“So we had to make sure that we didn’t overrepresent the sweet side of Canadians.

We really have a sweet tooth and are excellent bakers. ...

“There are good bakers, patisseries, all that kind of stuff in Europe, but this is home baking that’s got a spoonful of Grandma’s love in it,’’ she added.

ical book.’’

Fryer noted that not everyone has a computer in the kitchen or the money to spend on a device. She acknowledges e-readers have their place, but “do you want to read a cookbook on a tablet that’s 5-by-7?’’

Many people swear by using recipes downloaded from blogs or websites, but a downside of online recipes is that they don’t always work.

“People will look up a million recipes, but you have no idea as to the quality or the credibility of these recipes,’’ said cookbook author and TV personality Christine Cushing.

“OK, someone has a blog and thinks they’re an expert. That becomes the challenge. How do you know what you’re getting is actually of a certain quality and somebody put a bit more time into it?’’ such as with a book.

“That is my pet peeve _ people posting these crazy recipes that nothing works.

Then it’s very frustrating,’’ she added.

Mosby said he’s noticed more cookbooks narrating a story, whether about a restaurant or a cuisine.

The availability of online bookmaking programs has given rise to professional-looking volumes created by amateurs, be it church or school groups doing fundraising.

“I helped my mom put together a cookbook of recipes she made for us as kids,’’ said Mosby. “It’s kind of a historical artifact and also something we probably use more than any other cookbook.’’