Cranbrook Daily Townsman, January 29, 2013

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A boon for First Nations health Nurse Practitioner bound for Ktunaxa Nation Council

ANNALEE GR ANT Townsman Staff

The province of B.C. has hired 45 new nurse practitioners, and one of them will find a home in Cranbrook with a very important new role to play.

The East Kootenay Regional Hospital will be the recipient of one of the new nurse practitioners (NP), who will begin work with the Ktunaxa Nation Council once the candidate is chosen. The new NP will focus on First Nations primary health care,

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Jason Wheeldon (front, centre), 2013 Citizen of the Year, joined previous Citizens of the Year for a photo opportunity at a gala event held at the Heritage Inn on Saturday, Jan. 26. Back row, left to right: Chris Ayling, Bud Abbott, Frank Sandor, Gordon Murphy. Front row, left to right: Loree Duczek, Jason Wheeldon, Nella Rounsville.

Wheeldon fêted at Chamber gala BARRY COULTER With files from Loree Duczek

Since 1973, the Cranbrook and District has honoured an individual who through his or her efforts has made Cranbrook a better place in which to live.

The Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce hosted a gala evening Saturday night at the Heritage Inn to celebrate Cranbrook’s 40th Citizen of the

Year, Jason Wheeldon, and to formally introduce its new board of directors.

The evening, hosted by Loree Duczek, started with the inauguration of the 2013 Chamber Board of Directors and the handing over of the gavel from outgoing Chamber President Lana Kirk to 2013 Chamber President Mike Adams.

Duczek was then joined by

D’Arcy Kennedy; together they provided an overview of Wheeldon’s community involvement, taken from the 19 nomination letters that were received.

Wheeldon’s nominators provided a history of an extensive career of volunteering.

Representives of the Kin Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Boys and Girls Club, the Canadian Mental Health Association – Kootenays and the Highlands

School Planning Council, all had a lot to say about Wheeldon’s commitment to Cranbrook.

“We wouldn’t be far wrong to call Jason ‘Mr. Cranbrook’, said Laurie Harris, with the Canadian Mental Health Association. “He is one concerned citizen who very publicly supports our city and its citizens.”

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with an emphasis on the Tobacco Plains Band, explained Erin Toews, communications officer for Interior Health.

“The NP will be working in outreach to rural communities, especially to the Tobacco Plains Band, assessing patients and facilitating access to appropriate primary care services for the Aboriginal population,” Toews said. In total, Interior Health will welcome six new NPs for the southern interior of B.C.

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A Diamond Jubilee medal for Dueck C AROLYN GR ANT Kimberley Daily Bulletin

Though we are officially through Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee year, there are still more Diamond Jubilee medals to hand out. The Diamond Jubilee Medal was created as a national community service award and many distinguished Canadians have received one over the past year.

More medals were handed out this past Friday in Vancouver and Ottawa, and three

of them went to Kimberley-connected people.

This round of medals was focused on sport. Many athletes from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games were honoured. Also honoured were those who have helped grow the Paralympic movement in Canada, and it is in this category that Annie Johnston, Andrea Carey and Josh Dueck are recognized.

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Local NEWS Brody rocks the house (twice) in Cranbrook return Barry Coulter

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Dean Brody and his band, Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook. Left to right: Jason Barry (guitar), Brody, Lyle Molzan (drums), Mark McIntyre (bass). Not pictured: Scott Galloway (keyboards).

The crowd of 600plus greeted Dean Brody like he was an old friend coming home. Actually, that’s really what he was.

Brody, originally from Jaffray, B.C., took to the stage at the Key City Theatre Sunday and Monday, “just a couple of walls away” from where he went to high school.

The concert was preceded by a sound effect that speaks to the deep heart of country music, and perhaps of the East Kootenay as well — the sound of a pick-up engine turning

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Amanda and Tyler Wilkinson — The Small Town Pistols. over, accompanied by the whistling of birds, before bursting into a full-throated roar. It was an appropriate prelude for Brody and his band as they kicked off their show with “Dirt,” the title track from the album that’s currently riding high in the country charts.

Brody has matured as an artist and performer since his last stop in Cranbrook — a mere two and a half years ago. Since then, he has released his third album, “Dirt,” and taken top recognition at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards. He was fully engaged with his audience at all times, charming and intimate, even when he and his band were in full flight (Jason Barry on guitar, Scott Galloway on keyboards, Mark McIntyre on bass and Lyle Molzan on drums).

“Me growing up here has provided me with so much inspiration,” he told the crowd Sunday night. “When I write a song I’m thinking about you guys.”

Brody gave us a sonic tour through his discography including following up “Bob Marley” from “Dirt” with a Bob Marley cover (“Three Little Birds”) — incongruously but somehow appropriately. He then performed his new 2013 single, “Underneath the Apple Trees,” solo and acoustic, before joining the rest of the band for an

acoustic, “campfire” set, created on part of the set of “Merchant of Venice.”

Featuring Barry on dobro and Galloway on mandolin, Brody and the band brought a folksier, bluegrass feel to the evening for a few numbers, before returning to the electric instruments for a set of rockers like “It’s Friday” and the current hit single “Canadian Girls.”

Brody may live on the other side of the country these days, but his pleasure at being “home” was indisputable. As Brody proceeds on his way across a nationwide-tour of sold-out shows, we can only express our pleasure at his coming home for a short while.

Can’t wait until next time.

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Brother and sister duo Amanda and Tyler Wilkinson gave us a session of emotionally evocative, melodic country in the Nashville style, featuring soaring harmonies and Amanda Wilkinson’s powerful voice. The pair — formerly the band “The Wilkinsons” — have an impressive resumé in professional music, and ran through old and new songs, getting the audience jumping before Brody’s entrance.

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Wheeldon honoured, new board inaugurated Continued from page 1

Former Cranbrook Mayor Ross Priest spoke of Wheeldon’s commitment to community.

“We worked in the same real estate office, and it was through those early years that I came to realize his deep commitment to the community and his passion for volunteering – pretty impressive for someone in his early 20s.”

Priest talked about Wheeldon’s time as chair of the Winter Lights Committee — the winter edition of Communities in Bloom — and the vast amount of time Wheeldon spent organizing Cranbrook’s involvement in that national competition.

Mike Adams told of Wheeldon’s involvement in JCI Kootenay, in a mentoring capacity.

He also mentioned Wheeldon’s role as an enthusiastic and popular soccer coach, and organizer of activities for kids, like preparing his property to be a haunted house that was open to all children in Cranbrook this past Halloween.

Dana Osiowy, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters, said Wheeldon has been an integral member of the volunteer team at Big Brothers Big Sisters for more than 18 years.

“The fact that he has continued to focus on children in our community, even after having his own, is exceptional.”

Steve Rogers, Principal at Highlands Elementary School, said Wheeldon’s involvement with the School Planning Council extends from helping develop plans to improve student achievement to plowing the sidewalks in front of the school.

Gord Johnson, of the Cranbrook Boys and

Girls Club, said “Jason was one of the most consistent and able board members. He has led by example and in doing so, has made a significant and positive contribution to our community.”

Wheeldon’s friend Warren Bedell, who along with Wheeldon spearheaded the turkey drive for the city on behalf of the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce, gave a tongue-in-cheek speech that highlighted Wheeldon’s practical joker nature and the many pranks he has pulled over the years.

Phillip Jones spoke about Wheeldon’s professionalism at East Kootenay Realty and in the community as a whole, and provided a few funny stories of his own about Jason’s antics.

Former Sweetheart of Sam Steele Amanda Musso performed a song in tribute to the over 20 years of support he has given youth in the community.

Wheeldon then gave a gracious acceptance speech, saying how humbled he was by the honour. He also said he was not accepting the award on his own, but on behalf of everyone who had helped him along his journey. He paid special tribute to his family, including his wife Christy, their two daughters Brooke and Courtney, his mother and brother who were both in attendance.

As by tradition, Wheeldon posed with former Citizens of the Year who attended the ceremony — Bud Abbott, Nella Rounsville, Chris Ayling, Loree Duczek, Frank Sandor and Gordon Murphy.

Entertainment was

Photo courtesy Wally Smith

The new Chamber Board of Directors: Back row, left to right: Dave Butler, Ken Dunsire, Chris Botterill, Dave Struthers, Allyson Blake. Front row, left to right: Lana Kirk, Ryan Gibbard, President Mike Adams, Elizabeth Ahlgren. Missing: Diane Baher, Leah Bradish, Tristen Chernove, Connor Stewart and Jeanette Sissons.

Photo courtesy Wally Smith

The cast of the skit “If I Were Not A Realtor.” provided by the Good Ol’ Goats, followed by a Chamber of Commerce organized skit “If I Were Not A Realtor,” featuring ballet dancers, bakers, seamstresses, conductors, singers, athletes,

sumo wrestlers and pizza makers.

A humorous theme ran throughout the evening, with several jokes played. Former Chamber President Melanie Fiorentino surprised

new President Mike Adams with a customized portable stool to help him see over the lecturn.

And the Heritage Inn — the first place Wheeldon worked when he

moved to Cranbrook — had its own payback for Wheeldon. Over the years he has joked about the Heritage Inn skimping on his dinner portion sizes. So staff prepared a huge, tri-

ple-sized serving of dinner, and wheeled it across the ballroom floor to general hilarity.

They also insisted on serving him three portions of dessert.

New nurse practitioner headed for East Kootenay Continued from page 1 The Ministry of Health committed $22.2 million in May to the hiring of 190 new NPs over three years, under the Nurse Practitioners for British Columbia Program. This will be the

first round of hirings for the positions. The new NPs are expected to begin work as soon as possible.

Cranbrook was identified in the first intake of the new program. In the

Ministry’s Summary of Approved Applications, it states that the Cranbrook Ktunaxa Nation Council would be a great fit for an NP. “Their remote location makes it difficult to get urban appointments and there are no creden-

tialed health workers in the community. Through comprehensive patient assessments the nurse practitioner will facilitate the appropriate utilization of services for the Aboriginal population,” the summary reads.

An NP differs from a

registered nurse in that they have received a higher level of education, usually a Master’s degree or a Doctorate. They can be a patient’s sole health care provider, however in B.C. the NPs will work in more of a team environment along with primary

care physicians. The goal is to identify and patchup service gaps in the health care system, such as targeting Aboriginal peoples, the elderly or patients with mental health concerns.

NPs will also be able to admit and discharge

patients, working with physicians and other health care workers. B.C. is the second province in Canada to have qualified NPs able to admit and discharge patients.

Currently, up to 45 can be educated every year in the province.

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Athletes honoured with Queen’s medal Continued from page 1

“Sport fuels our national pride and identity, and our Paralympic athletes tell that story with such passion and commitment.”

Andrea Carey Annie Johnston, along with her husband Jerry, who received his Diamond Jubilee Medal last October, has been instrumental in the development of sport for the disabled in Canada, especially in skiing.

Jerry is the acknowledged developer of skiing for the disabled in Canada, and Annie has been a passionate supporter of disabled athletes as well. She was honoured in the Builder category.

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Jerry and Annie Johnston with their Diamond Jubilee medals. pleased and humbled to receive the medal, and wonders how many couples can say each has a Diamond Jubilee medal. Because of his status as a member of the Order of Canada, Jerry received his medal from the Governor General last October.

Andrea Carey is the

daughter of Mike and Val Carey of Kimberley.

She grew up in Kimberley, graduated from Selkirk Secondary and is now living in Victoria where she is the Director of Operations and Community Engagement at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence. She is a Director on the Board of the Ca-

nadian Paralympic Committee and it is in recognition of her work with this committee that she is receiving the medal. She is very active in promoting sport and fitness, and is involved in several organizations to this end in Victoria.

“I am honoured to receive this distinction

and to share this event with such incredible company of athletes and builders in sport,” said Carey on receiving the medal. “Sport fuels our national pride and identity, and our Paralympic athletes tell that story with such passion and commitment. I am proud to be part of the Paralympic movement, and look forward to continuing to grow opportunities from the grassroots through to high performance.”

Dueck needs no introduction to Kimberley residents,having been a one-man highlight reel in recent years, with a Paralympic silver medal, world championship wins, X-Games gold medals, and of course his historic backflip in his sitski last year.

He is widely credited for not only excelling as a disabled athlete, but as an example of living life to the fullest despite a disability.

RDEK explores local agriculture Annalee Gr ant Townsman Staff

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The Regional District of East Kootenay is switching its focus from the producers of agricultural products in the district, to those that sell those products and have other stakes in the industry in a new round of public consultation.

The RDEK Agricultural Plan Steering Committee is holding an open house on February 6 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Prestige Inn. An overview of agriculture in the East Kootenay will be presented, the agricultural planning process will be dis-

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cussed and the floor will be open for questions.

The intent is to gather feedback to be used in the RDEK’s Agricultural Plan, and to explore the issues and opportunities that exist in the industry. The session is similar to those held in October and November, but this time the RDEK is looking to draw in secondary stakeholders in the agriculture industry, such as sellers and local food-related organizations.

The committee has sent out a round of invitations to local organizations like Wildsight, the local chambers of commerce, the Cranbrook Food Action Committee, the Cranbrook Farmer’s Market Society, the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council, local meat shops, natural food businesses and more. They also hope to have representatives from the district’s municipalities attend.

“We’re hoping we can get sort of a representative population,”

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Agricultural Plan open house

When: February 6, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Prestige Inn Who: Agriculture

industry stakeholders and local food organizations

said Karen MacLeod, a planner for the RDEK. MacLeod said the fall sessions were great, with lots of feedback coming in from producers of agricultural products in the district.

“We had a lot of people who are actively engaged in agriculture,” MacLeod said.

But now the consultation period is shifting and they would like to hear feedback from the people who sell and deal in agricultural

products. MacLeod said the next round of consultation will help the RDEK “round out our knowledge.”

MacLeod said the information session will hopefully allow the RDEK to better communicate with those who have a less direct stake in the agriculture industry, but are still an important part of the process.

“The intent is to focus on what the opportunities are in agriculture,” she said.

Right now the Agricultural Plan is still gathering feedback and being developed. It’s slated to be released at the end of June. The RDEK has pushed back the release, as they wait for the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture to release its inventory of agricultural land. That document is due to be released this month.

Once that crucial piece is available to the RDEK, they can finish up their own Agricultural Plan.

“We’ll be moving full steam ahead,” MacLeod said.

At the public information session, MacLeod said they are hoping to have three surveys ready for each participant to bring back to their organizations. One each will glean information from producers, consumers and retailers. The RDEK is also developing a newsletter to update people on the Agricultural Plan, but the surveys will be an important piece of the puzzle.

“The hope is to have them ready to roll by the time the meeting happens,” MacLeod said.

Anyone interested in attending the February 6 meeting should contact Dave Struthers, East Kootenay Agricultural Plan Consultant, by January 31 to RSVP. Call (250) 426-5300 ext. 208 or email dave. struthers@vastresource. com. The RDEK also has a website with information on the upcoming plan, at www.ekag.ca.

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News/Opinion

tuesday, January 29, 2013

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Clark touts growth at mining conference What’s Up? To m F l e tc h e r Black Press

VANCOUVER – Premier Christy Clark welcomed delegates to an international mining exploration conference Monday with a prediction of record investment in the B.C. industry this year.

“Last year, as you know, was a record-breaking year for mining exploration, $462 million,” Clark said in a speech that previews the coming election campaign.

“Compare that to the 1990s, when $26 million a year in exploration was underway.

We’ve come a long way in 12 years, and it’s pretty tough to beat those record-breaking years.”

She predicted that mark will be shattered with another 47 per cent increase, mostly due to a few large projects underway now.

While exploration is up, five mining expansions are permitted to proceed in the province.

They are: Endako Mines’ molybdenum mine at Fraser Lake in Central B.C.; Teck’s Highland Valley copper mine at Logan Lake in the Okanagan; Huckleberry Mine, an open-pit copper and molybdenum mine near Dease Lake in northwestern B.C.; Quinsam Coal, an underground thermal

coal mine on Vancouver Island; and Elkview, a Teck metallurgical coal mine near Sparwood in the Kootenays.

Conference delegates applauded another recent development, the first mineral royalty sharing agreements with aboriginal people for Huckleberry Mine and New Afton, an ex-

pansion of a Kamloops-area copper mine.

Clark also touted an improvement in permit approval times for land and water use as well as “notice of work” permits. The waiting time has been reduced from 110 days to 80 days, and another $7 million will be spent to get it down to 60 days, she said.

NDP mining critic Doug Donaldson said the B.C. Liberal government is still working to fix a problem it created, when mining permit time went from 55 days in 2007 to 110 days by 2011. The 60-day target for notice-of-work permits was supposed to be met in November, Donaldson added.

Dutch Queen announces she is to abdicate Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she will abdicate on April 30 after 33 years as head of state, clearing the way for her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, 45, to become the nation’s first king in more than a century.

The announcement, in a nationally televised speech, signalled an end to the reign of one of Europe’s longest-serving monarchs, whose time on the throne was marked by tumultuous shifts in Dutch society.

“Responsibility for our country must now lie in the hands of a new generation,’’ Beatrix said in the speech delivered from her

Huis ten Bosch palace just days before she was to turn 75.

“I am deeply grateful for the great faith you have shown in me in the many years that I could be your Queen,’’ she added.

The timing of the announcement makes sense at multiple levels. It comes just days before Beatrix’s birthday, and she is already the oldest ever Dutch monarch: the pragmatic Dutch do not see being king or queen as a job for life. The nation also celebrates the 200th anniversary of its monarchy, the House of Orange, at the end of this year, Beatrix said.

Observers believe she remained on the throne for so long in part because of unrest in Dutch society as the country struggled

to assimilate more and more immigrants, mainly Muslims from North Africa, and shifted away from its traditional reputation as one of the world’s most tolerant nations.

Beatrix was also thought to be giving time for her son to enjoy fatherhood before becoming King Willem-Alexander: he has three young daughters with Argentine investment banker Maxima Zorreguieta.

The abdication also comes at a time of trial for Beatrix. This time a year ago she was struck by personal tragedy when the second of her three sons, Prince Friso, was left in a coma after being engulfed by an avalanche while skiing in Austria.

Senkaku/Diaoyu: Another Falklands?

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hinese survey vessels go into the waters around the disputed islands and Japanese patrol ships tail them much too closely. Twice last month Chinese maritime surveillance aircraft flew into the airspace around the Japanese-controlled islands and Tokyo scrambled F-15 fighters to meet them. On the second occasion, China then sent fighters too. Can these people be serious?

The rocky, uninhabited group of islets in the East China Sea, called the Senkaku Islands by Japan and the Diaoyu Islands by China, are worthless in themselves, and even the ocean and seabed resources around them could not justify a war. Yet both sides sound quite serious, and the media rhetoric about it in China has got downright bellicose.

Historical analogies are never exact, but they can sometimes be quite useful.

What would be a good analogy for the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute? The dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the islands that the British call the Falklands and the Argentines call las Malvinas fits the case pretty well.

Worthless islands? Check, unless you think land for grazing sheep is worth a war. Rich fishing grounds? Check. Potential oil and gas resources under the seabed? Tick. Rival historical claims going back to the 19th century or “ancient times”? Check. A truly foolish war that killed lots of people? Yes, in the case of the Falklands/Malvinas, but not in the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Not yet.

One other difference: the Falkland Islands have been inhabited by some thousands of English-speaking people of Brit-

ish descent for almost two centuries. Argentina’s claim relates to a short-lived colony in 1830-33 (which was preceded by somewhat longer-lived French and British colonies in the 1700s). Whereas nobody has ever lived on the Senkakus/ Diaoyus.

Curiously, this does not simplify the quarrel.

Neither China nor Japan has a particularly persuasive historical claim to the Gwynne islands, and with no resident population they are Dyer wide open to a sudden, non-violent occupation by either country. That could trigger a real military confrontation between China and Japan, and drag in Japan’s ally, the United States.

It was to avert exactly that sort of stunt that the Japanese government bought three of the islands last September. The ultra-nationalist governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, announced that he would use public money to buy the islands from their private Japanese owner, and the Foreign Ministry suspected that he would then land people there to assert Japanese sovereignty more vigorously.

The Chinese would probably respond in kind, and then the fat would be in the fire. But the Japanese government’s thwarting of Ishihara’s plans did not mollify the Chinese. The commercial change of ownership did not strengthen or weaken either country’s claim of sovereignty, but Beijing saw it as a nefarious Japanese plot, and so the confrontation began to grow.

It has got to the point where Japanese business interests in China have been seriously damaged by boycotts and violent

protests, and Japan’s defence budget, after ten years of decline, is to go up a bit this year. (China’s defence budget rises every year.) It’s foolish, but it’s getting beyond a joke.

All this nonsense over fish and petrochemical resources that would probably not yield one-tenth of the wealth that would be expended in even a small local war. Moreover, the oil and gas resources, however big they may be, will remain unexploited so long as the seabed boundaries are in doubt. So the obvious thing to do is to divide the disputed territory evenly between the interested parties, and exploit the resources jointly.

This is what the Russians and the Norwegians did three years ago, after a decades-long dispute over the seabed between them in the Barents Sea that led to speculations about a war in the Arctic.

The Japanese and the Chinese could obviously do the same thing: no face lost, and everybody makes a profit. So why don’t they just do it?

Maybe because there are islands involved. Nobody has ever gone to war over a slice of seabed, but actual islands, sticking up out of the water, fall into the category of “sacred national territory, handed down from our forefathers,” over which large quantities of blood can and must be shed.

China will not just invade the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, because it is not run by a drunken and murderous military dictator (as Argentina was when it invaded the Falklands in 1982). But could everybody stumble into a war over this stupid confrontation? Yes, they could.

Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist.

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UPCOMING Annual Scottish Tea Saturday Feb. 2 Kimberley United Church; 1 – 3 Pm. Highland Dancers!!! Scottish Fare at the Tea Tables and an ‘All Kinds Of Baking’ at The Bake Table. Special Attraction-Twice Loved Jewelery Table.

Royal Canadian Legion Super Bowl, Feb. 3rd 2013 - 4 pm. Potluck and prizes, for more info contact the legion 250-426-4512.

2013 FREE PUBLIC SWIM Wednesday, February 6, 5:00-6:00 PM is sponsored by Harmony Chapter Eastern Star.

Jean Pederson Water-based media Portraiture. Held at the Cranbrook & District Arts Council Office at 135 10 Avenue S in Cranbrook from Feb 8 – 11. Feb 8 is drawing from plaster cast and Feb 9-11 is instruction and model sessions. Deadline for registration is Feb 1. CDAC office at 250-426-4223 FMI ZUMBATHON® Charity Event: Family Day - February 11. Celebrate Family Day with a dance-fitness party! Have fun and work up a sweat... as a family! Marysville Elementary School, 9:00 AM-10:00 AM. Admission by donation, with proceeds going towards Jenna Homeniuk’s fight against cancer. *Pre-registration required*. FMI: Natasha Burgess; 250-421-6440 natashaburgess.zumba.com Tuesday Feb 12, 7:00-GoGo Grannies Travelogue: John Mandryk and Friends present highlight from their Motorcycle Tour from Vancouver to Cabo San Lucas. Adventures and fun with lots of time for discussion. Also a tour of Alaska. College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre. Admission by donation with all proceeds to the GoGo Grannies as they support Grandmothers in Africa.

February 13th. Kimberley Garden Club February program: Floral Gardens slideshow and talk with pointers on how to take good garden photos. Selkirk High School Library 7-9 pm. New members welcome. For more info: Nola 250-427-1948.

BE OUR VALENTINE! February is Toastmaster Month. Cranbrook First Toastmasters is celebrating with a Valentine’s Day party and you are invited! Come to room 210 at the College of the Rockies on Thursday, February 14 from 7-9 pm. Toastmasters is an international organization that teaches communication and leadership skills in a fun, safe and productive atomosphere.

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Valentine Jam, Cranbrook Legion - 8 pm Feb. 15th, Featuring Brad and the Boyz.

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30- 6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30.

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New season for ‘School Wars’ L ike a bad reality show about a dysfunctional family, B.C. School Wars has lurched to life again for the 2013 election.

Coming soon to billboards and buses across the province: staged pictures of sad-faced kids crammed into dirty classrooms by a heartless government.

It doesn’t even matter which government. This ritual combat went on through Social Credit and NDP governments too.

Premier Christy Clark opened the new season with her promised pitch to restructure bargaining. It suggested splitting up bargaining into traditional wage and benefit talks, and a separate table and fund for classroom size and support.

Cast in her familiar role of the sullen, rebellious teenager, BCTF president Susan Lambert staged a news conference to distort and mock the government’s offer.

A 10-year deal if we give up bargaining wages and classroom conditions? “Ludicrous.”

What’s ludicrous is her characterization of a formula to link teacher pay to nurses, post-secondary faculty and other government workers. Nurses are renowned for getting raises when no one else does, so this should be an opportunity for these powerful unions to co-ordinate.

But the BCTF can’t get along with other

unions any more than it can negotiate with any discernible competence.

Lambert falsely claimed there was no consultation on the proposal. This reminded me how she low-balled the costs of her union’s demands by hundreds of millions during what passed for negotiations in last year’s strike season.

Behind the scenes, the BCTF executive and the BC VIEWS school district bargaining Tom agent had just settled on a Fletcher mutual costing model. What this means is the school districts, which have to make payroll and balance budgets, have convinced the BCTF to stop misrepresenting costs. I’ll believe that when I see it.

Before Education Minister Don McRae had even spoken, BCTF vice-president Glen Hansman was growling his reply on Twitter: See you in court. That message presumably also goes for premier-in-waiting Adrian Dix, unless he replaces the hated B.C. Liberals in May, then quickly kneels before the BCTF and extends the key to the provincial treasury.

Two generations of British Columbians have been bullied by this bad drama, since Bill Vander Zalm decided an industrial union bargaining structure was just the ticket for public schools.

Students are taught by example, if not by blatant propaganda in classrooms, that all problems are solved by demanding

more money from the government. After this conditioning, older students are sometimes pressed into service as union pickets.

There’s your Social Justice class, kids.

Sorry about those sports teams and field trips, but we need those as bargaining chips to get more paid leave time.

To state the obvious, Clark and McRae staged this as a pre-election event to frame the issue. They knew their effort would be greeted as a declaration of war.

The main reason the BCTF agreed to a contract extension with a wage freeze last year? It wasn’t the blindingly obvious fact that every other public sector union had already taken two zeroes. It was strictly tactics.

The delay sets up the latest rematch of these old warriors in the spring election.

The plan is to get the dreaded B.C. Liberals out and then start working over the weaker, more union-dependent NDP. That’s who caved in earlier and gave the BCTF broad control over staffing levels, the proverbial key to the treasury.

Along with basic math and economics, a point the BCTF seems unable to grasp is that its strategy is self-defeating. Those sad kids are making more and more parents seek a better deal.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Eagles Boxing Club cleans up in Lethbridge TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

The Cranbrook Eagles Boxing Club had a successful showing in a tournament in Lethbridge over the weekend, as two fighters brought home a gold and silver medal.

Dylan Clark was victorious in his one and only fight, even though he was schedule for two, while Josh Kapintaniuk fought his way to the title bout, but came up short against his opponent.

What makes their showing impressive is the fact that this was the first time they’ve stepped into a competitive fight and have only been training since September, according to coach Tom White.

Clark, 12, handily won his fight by getting the upper hand early in the first round, spending the following two being more mindful of technique and countering attacks.

“We could’ve stopped the kids in the first round easily but because it was his first fight, I wanted him to get the experience of getting all three rounds in so he could get the feel of what it was like,” said White.

Clark is a natural athlete who has quickly learned the nuances of

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Obama hosts Miami Heat to celebrate NBA title

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama honoured the Miami Heat for winning the 2012 NBA Championship title after falling short just a year before.

“Everybody doing their part, is what finally put the Heat over the top,” Obama said, as he welcomed the team to the White House Monday to celebrate their victory.

The Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the NBA Finals last June.

The president also recognized the franchise’s work off the court. He thanked them for supporting military service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Obama said one of the things he’s proudest of is that many of the team members- including LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade- “take their roles as fathers seriously.”

“For all the young men out there who are looking up to them all the time, for them to see somebody who cares about their kids and is there for them day in and day out, that’s a good message to send,” Obama said.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said the team hopefully will serve as an inspiration to the nation of what can be done “when you come together and sacrifice your egos for a greater goal” and “hard-hat work ethic.”

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Roy, with his stepson Dylan Clark, is joined by Tom White and Josh Kapintaniuk in representing the Cranbrook Eagles Boxing Club during a tournament in Lethbridge over the weekend. boxing, which has come from training four days a week at the club, said White.

“He just catches on so quickly, his movement, his slipping and punches, his ability to just catch onto things that most guys take a couple years—he’s caught on in a couple months,” White said.

Clark was scheduled for two fights, but his opponent declined the

card after the Cranbrook fighter’s first fight, added White.

Kapintaniuk, 23, also had his first set of fights, beating the boxer favoured to win the tournament, but fell in the title fight to earn a silver medal.

“He just worked his jab and we had a good game plan going into the first fight, and he listened well and did it,” said White.

Kootenay Ice Report ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week’s action with a 23-25-2-0 record (14-12-1-0 at home, 9-13-1-0 on the road, 2-2 in overtime, 4-0 in shootouts) and in ninth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE and just three points out of the eighth and final playoff spot...

KOOTENAY has won 13 of their last 15 games and have points in 14 of 16 games since Christmas (13-2-1-0 record).

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DID YOU KNOW: MACKENZIE SKAPSKI has stopped 24 out of 25 attempts in shootouts this year...JOEY LEACH, who is the ICE all time franchise leader in plus/minus with a plus 91, played in his 250th WHL career game on January 23rd against MEDICINE HAT...LEACH needs to record three more assists to reach 100 in his WHL career...BROCK MONTGOMERY, recorded his 100th WHL career point on January 23rd against MEDICINE HAT, who needs to record four more assists to reach 50 in his WHL career...TANNER MUTH played in his 200th WHL career game against the TIGERS on January 23rd (SEATTLE / SWIFT CURRENT / KOOTENAY)...

Kapintaniuk’s second fight was tougher.

“He lost focus in the first round, got away from the game plan and we got caught with a bunch of hard shots and it didn’t go our way,” White added.

The Eagles Club will be putting on a local bout in April, hosting the Golden Gloves tournament in the Cranbrook Curling Centre—the first time

it’s been held outside of Vancouver for a number of years, according to White.

“We’re looking at putting on a big, big show and hopefully a good crowd-pleaser because we have contacted guys in Montana and Washington,” said White. “We’ve got guys committing from Alberta and Saskatchewan already, so it’ll be pretty exciting.”

JAEDON DESCHENAU played in his 100th WHL career game on January 25th against MOOSE JAW...KOOTENAY is 12-2-1-0 when leading after the second period, 4-21-1-0 when losing after the second period and 7-2-0-0 when tied...

The ICE are 14-7-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game and 8-18-1-0 when their opponent scores first.

SCORING STREAKS: SAM REINHART (12-10-22) has recorded at least a point in his last 13 games...JAEDON DESCHENEAU (7-12-19) had his 12 game point streak end against MOOSE JAW on January 26....LUKE PHILP (1-2-3) has recorded a point in each of his last three games.

INJURY: TANNER FAITH will be out of the ICE line-up one to two weeks with an upper body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 50 games of the 2011-2012 season the ICE were 27-15-4-4, after 51 games were 28-15-4-4 and after 52 games were 29-15-4-4.

UPCOMING WEEK: Tuesday January 29 Practice 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Western Financial Place Wednesday January 30 ICE @ Edmonton 11:30 am (102.9 FM – The Drive) Thursday January 31 ICE @ Red Deer 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive) Friday February 1 Practice 3:45 pm - 5:45 pm Western Financial Place Saturday February 2 ICE vs. Lethbridge 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive) UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENT: -Kids Club Movie, February 3rd at 10:00 am. The Kootenay ICE will be watching a movie with members of the Kids Club.

P.K. Subban signs two-year contract with Canadiens

MONTREAL - Defenceman P.K. Subban will be rejoining the Montreal Canadiens after signing a two-year, US$5.75 million contract on Monday.

He will make $2 million the first year after having earned $875,000 last season on an entry-level contract.

Subban did not attend training camp and missed the first four games of the regular season while negotiating with the NHL club.

The 23-year-old led the team in average ice time per game last season at 24 minutes 18 seconds.

He had seven goals and 29 assists in 81 games and was seventh among NHL defencemen with 205 shots on goal.

In his NHL career, the Toronto native has 21 goals and 55 assists in 160 games.

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-Power Skating, February 6th at 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm at the Memorial Arena. Members of the ICE will be helping with power skating.

-Power Skating, February 19th at 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm at the Memorial Arena. Members of the ICE will be helping with power skating.

-Special Olympics Bowling, February 25th from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Selected Kootenay ICE Players will be bowling with the Special Olympics group.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Wednesday, January 23 – Kootenay 3 vs. Medicine Hat 2 – Record 22-25-1-0 – Attendance: 2,280 Goals: 1 - Montgomery (19) from Reinhart and Descheneau 2 - Montgomery (20) from Reinhart and Descheneau 3 - Philp (15) from Descheneau and O’Connor Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (26 Saves, 2 GA) Friday, January 25 – Kootenay 2 @ Moose Jaw 3 - OT – Record 22-25-2-0 – Attendance: 4,016 Goals: 1 - Shirley (7) from Leach and Philp 2 - Reinhart (24) from Descheneau Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (28 Saves, 3 GA) Saturday, January 26 – Kootenay 3 @ Regina 1 – Record 23-25-2-0 – Attendance: 4,573 Goals: 1 - Martin (6) from Vetterl and Reinhart 2 - Reinhart (25) from Philp and Leach 3 - Cable (6) from Dirk Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (22 Saves, 1 GA)

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your creativity energizes others.

You could gain in some form from a conversation that could cause you to see the big picture.

Detach in order to see what is really going on. Listen to your inner voice dealing with an associate or partner. Tonight: Switch into fun mode.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You could be dealing with a difficult situation, like it or not.

The good news is that you will make it successfully past any encumbrances. A partner or loved one could point to the right path. Follow this person’s lead.

Tonight: Be joyous. Look at the glass as half-full.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your instincts lead you, and the wise will follow. You recognize your own limitations better than many people. How you handle a personal matter could change as the result of a conversation.

A creative effort falls flat with a loved one or child. Tonight: Fun and games.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Curb spending if possible. You might be revamping a project or other undertaking, which could create an endless pit in your finances. Think this over again.

Your efforts to get others to agree with you might not work.

Schedule a check-up with the dentist. Tonight: Having fun.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You are full of get-up-and-go, and you know what works.

Start visualizing your goals and desires. Be sure to look for support from others, but be aware that they could be afraid of your independence and willingness to head in a chosen direction.

Tonight: All smiles.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Know that it serves you well

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to slow down and approach a situation differently. You might not be happy with what you are seeing, but you also haven’t chosen a new course yet. Talk to a trusted adviser before you make a decision or take any action. Tonight: Do your thing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Know what it is that you want from a situation. With this goal in mind, you can create just that.

You might not be as receptive as before. As a result, some people distance themselves. Open up conversations -- you will like what occurs. Tonight: Where crowds can be found.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Others come forward with a lot of information to share. You might wonder where it all begins. Your sixth sense doesn’t seem to be working for you in a financial sense. Play it conservatively for now. Your instincts will guide you well. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You are wise for how you are looking at a difficult situation.

Your sense of humor emerges

when dealing with those you care about. You might want to seek out a respected friend or adviser. Others wonder as they watch you handle this issue. Tonight: Take in new vistas.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Deal with each person in your life without being distracted.

You desire to follow through on a certain path, yet there are other options that need to be explored. A boss or an authority figure is difficult; do not kid yourself about that fact. Tonight: Let a friend take the lead.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Defer to others, and make sure you know what needs to happen. A fine-tuned sense of humor separates you from others in a trying situation. A meeting points to many alternatives. You might be tempted to walk the other way. Tonight: Pay more attention to a loved one.

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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar ANNIE’S MAILBOX(R) FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013 Dear Annie: I am an associate in a law firm with two offices. Each office has three associate attorneys and is managed by a partner.

During my first year, I was the only associate in my office, and I received a Christmas bonus. The second year, we hired two additional associates. I was devastated when all of the staff but none of the associates received a bonus that year, as I’d planned to use the money to buy gifts for my family.

I wasn’t surprised last month when, once again, the associates received nothing. I did discover, however, that all of the associates in the other law office received bonuses.

I understand that a Christmas bonus is not something I am entitled to receive, and if I bring it up to my boss, it would make me sound selfish and greedy. We do get extra money each month if we exceed a specific number of billable hours. However, that is a part of my compensation agreement and a variable portion of my salary, not a bonus. I also think my boss has decided that the office staff, most of whom are single parents, need the bonus more than the associates do.

But my law degree came with six figures of student loan debt.

This is less about the money than it is about the disparate treatment, especially between the two law offices. Is there any way to bring this up to my boss for next season without sounding like a spoiled child? -- Struggling Young Professional Dear Struggling: We understand why this seems unfair, but unless a yearly bonus is part of your compensation package, such money is given at the discretion of the managing partner. It is possible that the associates in the other office have a different compensation agreement that includes a Christmas bonus or that there are other factors involved. You could ask what you can do to increase the likelihood that you will merit additional pay at the end of the year, or whether something about your performance has been disappointing. Beyond that, you’re out of luck.

Dear Annie: My friend “Harry” has had an on-again, off-again girlfriend for the past year. They have broken up many times, but claim they’re right for each other. Most of our friends think their relationship is a waste of time.

Well, now they are on again, but this time it is different. Harry is totally head over heels, but she isn’t into him so much. I used to talk to him every day, and now I barely get a “hello.” His girlfriend says I’m “bugging” him and never lets him hang around long enough to talk to me.

We all know it’s only a matter of time before it ends badly. How can I help Harry realize what’s going on? I want my friend back. -Worried in California Dear California: Unless there is abuse, it is pointless for you to involve yourself in Harry’s relationship. He could benefit from counseling to work on the reasons he pursues such a self-destructive romance, but until he admits that he makes bad choices, your words will have little effect. Since the relationship is likely to end sooner than later, you will have other opportunities to discuss this with him.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Ormond Beach, Fla.” Last year, I went to a male doctor with a gynecological problem. He said I had menopause, and that was it. I made an appointment with a female nurse practitioner, who sent me to a gynecologist. The gynecologist discovered I had cancer and referred me to an oncologist. Fortunately, the surgeon was able to get it all.

I’m glad I didn’t listen to the first doctor. Keep trying until you get some help. -Thankful in Southern Indiana Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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