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ER doctors declare a ‘state of emergency’ BCER calls for public support for campaign, plan to deal with reduced staffing levels and increasing ER visits B A R RY CO U LT E R COURTESY DARRYL SCHMIDT

Forty-three competitors took part in the Skills BC Competition Friday, March 1, at College of the Rockies. Regional high school and ACE-IT students competed in Welding, Cabinet Making, Carpentry and Automotive Service. Awards were presented to the first, second and third-place finishers in each category. Pictured: (Back, left to right) Brad Beebe, Jeremiah Staggs, Brayden Jones, Jesse Cooper, Andrew Dickson, Tyler Messer, Brandon Anderson, Steven Paolini, David Roth. (Middle left to right): Mitch Dove, Chelsea Hoffarth, Veronica Majkowski, Ben Cormick. (Front left to right): Kyle Auger, Jake Cripps, Tyler Powell, Jaiden Seize, Nat Suwala.

Cranbrook schools rank well Annual Fraser Institute finds three Cranbrook schools in the top 10 fastest improving elementary schools in the province

SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

A B.C.-wide survey has placed three of Cranbrook’s schools in the top 10 fastest improving facilities across the province.

The annual Fraser Institute school rankings, which use the results of the Foundation Skills Assessments (FSA), were released on Monday, March 4.

According to the Institute,

Steeples Elementary was the second fastest improving elementary school in B.C. Highlands Elementary was the fifth fastest improving, and T.M. Roberts was the sixth fastest improving.

“What are Cranbrook teachers doing that results in such significant improvement?

The results that they have achieved should be a beacon for educators across the prov-

ince,” said Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute director of school performance studies.

“This shows the value of the FSA. Without standardized testing, we wouldn’t know about success stories like Cranbrook,” said Cowley.

But School District 5 board chair Frank Lento said the FSA, which tests students in Grades 4 and 7 on reading, writing and numeracy, is not

the only way to see how students are performing.

“We have all kinds of assessments. We have them at the district, we have them at the schools, we have them in the classrooms – a myriad of assessments that go into making young boys into men and young girls into women. That’s the job that we do,” said Lento.

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The doctors who work in British Columbia’s emergency rooms have declared a “state of emergency” in emergency medical services.

Increased patient visits coupled with ongoing staffing cutbacks have created an ongoing overcrowding crisis in B.C.’s ERs. The British Columbia Medical Association’s section of emergency medicine this week launched a campaign, including a plan to deal with the situation, which is outlined on its website, www. bcemergencycare.com.

The situation is complex, according to the campaign website, but can be boiled down to two basic points: “A failure to hire enough doctors to keep up with patient needs, and a failure to move admit-

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ted patients into wards.”

Dr. Jodi Turner, an emergency room doctor at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital, describes how this situation can play out on the front lines of emergency medical care.

“I started working (at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital) 16 months ago,” Turner said. “Within a month, it was announced that staffing hours would be cut back. In 15 months, there has been a significant reduction in doctor hours and a significant increase in ER visits.”

Turner said that in a 24-hour period, there are only four hours where there are two doctors on duty in ER. This “overlap” time is decreasing, as well, Turner said.

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ER docs call for fixes to staffing, overcrowding Continued from page 1 “We are currently understaffed by half a doctor,” Turner said. “It doesn’t sound like a lot, but when you’re by yourself and you get ‘slammed’ — with 20 patients waiting and three ambulances coming in at once — it’s pretty bad.”

Since the East Kootenay Regional Hospital also functions as a region-wide referral centre, the on-duty doctor is also often called away to deal with referral duties while patients are waiting.”

The campaign message is that this situation can be fixed. “Doctors have worked on an ER treatment plan for B.C.,based on a model pioneered in Australia and England,” the website campaign states. In similar crisis situations “they were able to turn things around, without

breaking the bank.”

The campaign is calling for public support for the campaign. Details on how to do so can be found at the website.

Turner said though she could understand anger or impatience among waiting ER visitors, she has found the patients to be generally understanding and sympathetic.

“Patients are patient and grateful,” she said.

“Before the campaign started, as our hours were being cutback, they were asking what they could do to help.

“Well now there’s an outlet.”

In a nutshell, the BCER plan lists five short-term points: • Increase physician staffing in ERs to reflect increased ER patient visits; • Make annual adjustments to ER physi-

cian staffing to ensure safe patient care; • Set and enforce standards regarding how long sick ER patients wait for an inpatient bed; • Continue and expand initiatives that will reduce the number of ER visits that could otherwise be served by other practitioners; • Hold administrators in Ministry of Health and Health Authorities accountable for meeting the standards set.

And for the longterm, the plan calls for “honest and realistic plans to increase hospital beds to achieve regular hospital occupancy rates that do not exceed 85 per cent.”

As of press time Wednesday evening, Margaret MacDiarmid, B.C.’s Minister of Health, was unable to comment on the campaign due to a vote in the Legislature.

Students’ experience more important than school ranking: Chair Continued from page 1 He acknowledged not just the schools that ranked well according to the FSA, but all School District 5 schools.

“It’s not to detract from the Cranbrook schools. They are all doing a great job and I hate to single one out over another. That’s not our intent. It may be the intent of the Fraser Institute. They would far better be off if they started ranking municipalities in terms of the taxes people are paying,” said Lento.

A student’s experience at a school is more important than how the school ranks in the academic assessment, Lento went on.

“What’s more important is the activities, the experiences, the opportunities and the memories that kids have day in and day out in our schools,” he said.

“My favourite saying is that the Fraser Institute rankings are nothing more than a time of reflection and remembrance. Nothing more, nothing less. They come and go each year.”

The Fraser Institute ranks 853 public and independent elementary schools based on 10 academic indicators using data from the annual FSA administered for the B.C. Ministry of Education.

In this year’s report, of the 20 elementatry schools showing the fastest academic improvement over the past five years, 10 are public schools where the parental income is below average.

According to the Fraser Institute, the highest ranking elementary school in Cranbrook is St. Mary’s Catholic School (placing 93rd out of 853 schools), followed

“I hate to single one school out over another.

That’s not our intent.

It may be the intent of the Fraser Institute.

They would far better be off if they started ranking municipalities in terms of the taxes people are paying.”

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Two students of Liela Cooper just returned victorious from the BC Open Championships held in Vancouver last weekend. Pictured left to right, Erin and Kasey Hawkins; each won numerous gold medals as well as the Aggregate Trophy for highest combined score in their age category for the Premier Pre-Championship class. Both girls are working hard towards the BC Championship to be held in Vancouver mid-May.

City could create more community forest parking Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff

The City of Cranbrook hopes to build a new parking lot for access to the Community Forest.

The decision came about Monday, March 4, after a resident on 2nd Street South complained that forest users were parking partly on his property.

The issue arose around the limited parking at the Sylvan Lake access to the forest. An ex-

isting parking lot just outside city limits on 2nd Street South often fills up, and forest users use parking space at Sylvan Lake Road. However, vehicles are sometimes parked on private property there and the property owner has complained.

“Because that road is emergency access to the Community Forest, we are not able to block it off,” said Councillor Denise Pallesen. “The Community For-

est Society does not have the time or the money to do anything about it,” she said.

The City’s Cranbrook in Motion Committee recommended that the city build a new parking lot on its own property between the first and second existing parking lots.

Councillor Pallesen suggested that council consider the project as part of its 2014 budget deliberations.

Frank Lento

by Highlands (317th), Kootenay Christian Academy (335th), Steeples (420th), T.M. Roberts (455th), Kootenay Orchards (539th), Amy Woodland (597th) and Gordon Terrace (835th).

Pinewood Elementary is not mentioned in the report.

For more detailed results, visit www.compareschoolrankings.org.

Tip from public leads to cocaine seizure Tow n sm a n S ta f f

Two Cranbrook residents have been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking after a member of the public provided vital information to the police.

On March 1, RCMP members executed a search warrant at a residence on 21st Avenue South in Cranbrook. Inside the home were three adults and three children, aged 2, 4 and 6.

The search found two bags of cocaine – 15.2 grams and 8.5 grams – in two separate locations in the home.

Cash and other evidence of trafficking was also served.

Two adults, a 26-year-old female and a 33-year-old male, have been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.

The Ministry of Children and Families was advised of the situ-

ation, RCMP said.

The member of the public was integral in securing the search warrant, according to Cpl. Chris Newel of Cranbrook/ Kimberley RCMP. “The information passed on to police formed part of the Information to Obtain a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act,” he said.

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NEWS/entertainment

Tyler Hornby

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Centre 64 in Kimberley launching Jazz series home, the Kimberley Arts Council is about to make your dreams come true.

Jazz @ Centre 64 is

City Council invites participation regarding the 2013 – 2017 Five Year Financial Plan before it is adopted.

Copies of the document are available for pick up at City Hall or by downloading it from the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca.

the Arts Council’s first jazz concert series, and it features an array of performers from near and far — the Tyler Hornby Trio, Andrea Superstein, and the East Kootenay’s own littlejazz Orchestra.

The series opens on Tuesday, March 21, at Centre 64 with the Sikala/Lemanczyk/Hornby project, a unique acoustic trio fusing ele-

ments from the contemporary jazz worlds of both Europe and North America. The trio showcases Calgary-based drummer Tyler Hornby and two of Poland’s best jazzers, saxophonist Maciej Sikala and bassist Piotr Lemanczyk. Bringing spirited playing, virtuosic musicianship, and beautiful composition, the trio has been in

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high demand. Now, having played various festivals and concerts in Northern Europe, including the Krakow Jazz Festival, they are extremely pleased to bring their new album ‘Able to Fly’ to audiences in North America.

Next up is sizzling Vancouver vocalist Andrea Superstein on Thursday, March 26, at Kimberley United Church, back for a second show after earning rave reviews for her Centre 64 debut last spring. Superstein’s style is quirky, indie and jazzy, distinctly modern and original with an ode to the vintage. Super is known for her versatility, interpreting styles spanning

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a century, from 1920’s juke joints, to 50’s doo wop, to contemporary pop tunes, plus some swingin’ originals. Her music has been showcased at Canadian Music Week, CBC Radio, various radio stations worldwide and on a Women in Jazz compilation CD, and she garnered a Galaxie Award nomination for emerging talent at the 2010 Vancouver Jazz Festival.

Rounding out the series back at Centre 64 on Wednesday, April 10 is Cranbrook’s very own littlejazz Orchestra.

Featuring the smooth sounds of Dave Ward on trumpet and flugelhorn, creative picking

by Jim Cameron on gui-

tar, solid grooves by Janice Nicli on bass, and deft rhythms by Graham Knipfel on drums, littlejazz Orchestra is renowned for memorable original compositions, captivating sound palette, and irresistible swing. They also happen to be great fun to watch!

Tickets for Jazz @ Centre 64 are now available at Centre 64 and online at www. eventbrite.ca. All concerts begin at 7:30 PM. Series passes are $30$50, and individual concert tickets are $12$18. Kimberley Arts Council members receive discounted prices. For more information, visit www.kimberleyarts.com.

Stompin’ Tom dies at age 77 C anadian Press

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Canadian country-folk legend Stompin’ Tom Connors, whose toe-tapping musical spirit and fierce patriotism established him as one of Canada’s strongest cultural icons, has died. He was 77.

Connors passed away Wednesday from what a spokesman described as “natural causes.’’

Brian Edwards said the musician, rarely seen without his signature black cowboy hat and stomping cowboy boots, knew his health was declining and had penned a message for his fans a few days before his death.

In the message post-

ed on his website, Connors says Canada kept him “inspired with it’s beauty, character, and spirit, driving me to keep marching on and devoted to sing about its people and places that make Canada the greatest country in the world.’’

Connors is survived by his wife Lena, two sons, two daughters and several grandchildren.

Dubbed Stompin’ Tom for his propensity to pound the floor with his left foot during performances, Connors garnered a devoted following through straightahead country-folk tunes that drew inspiration from his extensive travels and focused on the everyman.

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Publisher David Black says he has the financing and buyers to complete a large-scale refinery at Kitimat, which can get Alberta heavy oil by rail if necessary.

Proposed refinery switches technology To m F l e tc h e r Black Press

Newspaper publisher David Black is revising his B.C. environmental assessment application for a largescale heavy oil refinery in Kitimat to use a new refining process to reduce its environmental impact.

Black gave an update on the project to a B.C. Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Vancouver Wednesday, saying he has found most of the $25 billion in financing needed, and buyers for the refinery’s fuel products.

He said customer contracts and financing are to be finalized within two months.

Black also released a Mustel Group poll conducted in February that shows three out of four people support the idea to refine crude oil in Kitimat.

A 57 per cent majority continue to oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway plan to pipe crude to Kitimat and load it on ocean tankers. Black said rejection of pipelines would only push crude oil producers to use rail transport to reach his refinery and other buyers.

The new process makes synthetic fuels from the heavy tar left over from conventional oil refining, instead of extracting the carbon as petroleum coke as is done in Alberta and elsewhere.

Black said in an interview there are currently four other heavy oil refineries under construction around the world, two in Africa and two in Saudi Arabia. All are about the

same scale as his proposed Kitimat Clean plant, processing about 400,000 barrels per day of heavy oil using “cokers” that extract the coal-like byproduct.

A refinery of that size would fill 100 rail cars per day with petroleum coke, which is typically burned for metal production and contains sulphur as well as similar carbon intensity to metallurgical coal.

Shell’s refinery at Anacortes, Wa. currently processes Alberta oil sands crude using cokers, selling the petroleum coke for aluminum refining.

The new process adds hydrogen from natural gas to combine with the excess carbon in heavy oil, increasing the amount of gasoline, jet fuel and diesel produced.

“It will be 50 per cent cleaner than any other refinery in the world,” Black said. “It’s going to cost about $3 billion more, and I’m going to organize the money for it.”

The process received a Canadian patent last fall for Calgary-based Expander Energy. It adapts a process developed in Germany in the early 1900s to convert coal to synthetic gas, which was relied on for vehicle and aircraft fuel by the German armed forces while their conventional fuel sources were embargoed during World War II. Expander’s modified process converts bitumen, petroleum coke, biomass or municipal solid waste into gas products used to make synthetic diesel and jet fuel.

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Cranbrook Lions Club member Ron Nayler has established a yearly tradition of presenting the club’s Sam Steele Sweetheart candidate with an afghan of his creation. This year’s recipient is Alicia Leasak, the Lions’ Sam Steele Sweetheart candidate for 2013. Ron and Alicia are pictured with the afghan during the presentation, made recently at the Lions’ Days Inn dinner meeting.

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Boots get stomping: Tom is gone

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h Tom, we hardly knew ye.

Actually, we knew you very well, Tom. Farewell. You’ll be missed.

I am old enough now to have heard four generations of Canadians argue over the merits, music and message of Stompin’ Tom Connors, the great Canadian who died Wednesday at age 77.

He of the black cowboy hat and perpetually grinding boot heel has a deserved place in the Canadian mythos, not just for his celebration of Canadiana in his inimitable small-town hall musical style, but for his standing up for all things Canadian, especially in the face of the American cultural juggernaut. He may not have put it that way, but he may have put it better.

Connors fought a lifelong war on behalf of Canadian artists — demanding that homegrown musicians should be able to perform in Canada for equal billing and fees as American musicians. He decried the amount of American music on Canadian radio, and criticized those Canadian artists who moved south of the border to ply their trade (though it’s hard to blame Neil Young or Joni Mitchell, et al, for doing so), and especially derided those who returned to Canada only to pick up their Juno Awards.

He took this philosophy so seriously that in a famous incident in 1978, he packed up his own Juno Awards — six in all — and sent them back to the awards committee. He then retired from music.

But his songs continued to bubble

through the collective public conscious.

Everyone knows that Bud the Spud has a bright red mug, that Ketchup Loves Potatoes, and where Big Joe Mufferaw paddled to (he paddled into Mattawa, all the way from Ottawa, in just one day, hey hey).

You know what to say if anybody ever asks you “Have you ever been to Tillsonburg?” “Tillsonburg!” you shout. “My back still aches when I hear that word!” — from one of only Barry two songs about the CanadiCoulter an tobacco industry, neither of them paeans (Daniel Lanois wrote the other).

And of course, there is only one song about hockey. If there are others, Stompin’ Tom’s overshadows it like a musical Mount Everest. We hear it at every hockey rink, in every town, during every game. Let it start running through your head … now!

Fifteen years after his retirement, Tom came stompin’ back into music with perhaps the greatest rhyme schemes ever created in Canadian music — “Sudbury Saturday Night,” and to a lesser extent his tribute to then newly arrived star k.d. lang.

By this time, Connors’ old battles on behalf of behalf of his nation had seen some fruition, with growing respect for Canadian music, a friendlier media for Canadian music, and a growing international reputation for Canada punching above its weight when it came to musical influence.

For this positive state of affairs today, Stompin’ Tom deserves some of the credit.

As a personal note, the Stompin’ Tom song which will forever play on that radio

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in the back of my brain is the theme from the CBC consumer watchdog program “Marketplace.” “… Another sale on something, we’ll buy it while it’s hot/And we’ll save a lot of money, spendin’ money we don’t got …”

God bless you, Tom, for those lines.

They’ve run through my mind for years, and never get old. And before I die, Tom, it is my great wish that Canadian musicians everywhere incorporate a boot heel pounding the stage floor into sawdust into their acts, so that it becomes a recognizable Canadian trait. What a great legacy to leave behind.

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Opinion/Events Standing up for intellectual freedom

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began with the Harrisburg Seven.

This was a group of Roman Catholic nuns and priests who were awaiting trial in the Lewisburg federal penitentiary for their a n t i -V i e t n a m war protests.

Adjacent to the prison was Bucknell University, whose library offered minor work/ study jobs to carefully chosen inmates. These jobs were supervised by Bucknell’s reference librarian, Zoia Horn.

In the winter of 1971 Horn was visited at home by the FBI. They stated they had uncovered a plot by the Harrisburg Seven to “kidnap Henry Kissinger and blow up heating tunnels in Washington.” They wanted Horn to testify as to the activities and reading material used by the inmates. Horn refused, and soon found herself in front of a grand jury, where she refused to answer any questions. The following year she found herself subpoenaed

to the actual Harrisburg Seven trial. Sticking to her professional code of ethics, she once again refused to testify, stating “I cannot in my conscience lend myself to this black charade [of ] the government spying in libraries.”

And for the BOOKNOTES first time in Mike Selby North America, a librarian was jailed for protecting the intellectual freedom of others. Horn spent a full three weeks locked up, until the jury deadlocked and the judge was forced to call a mistrial. One juror stated “I thought the whole thing was kind of funny, the idea of a bunch of priests and nuns zipping off with Henry Kissinger.”

Slow learners, the government again tried to get librarians to snoop on their patrons with the FBI’s notorious ‘Library Awareness Program’ of the 70s and 80s, but they had as much success as their above counterparts.

If anything could make li-

Zoia Horn: the first librarian ever to be jailed for refusing to divulge information that violated her belief in intellectual freedom. brarians reveal the reading habits of the public, it had to be the monumental force of the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Legislated in response to the devastating 9/11 attacks, the Patriot Act (Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept

and Obstruct Terrorism) not only gave law enforcement the right to demand any and/or all patron library records from anywhere in the United States, but anyone who complained about it faced five-years in prison.

Will the government ever learn? The first thing Connecticut librarian Peter Chase did after a visit from the FBI was ‘complain’ about it to his lawyer. He and three other librarians sued the government with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union. They were successful, and in the fall of 2007 a federal court ruled that this aspect of the Patriot Act was unconstitutional.

Zoia Horn — now 96-yearsold — continues to travel and speak at many intellectual freedom organizations around the world. Far from enemies, the FBI works closely with librarians every day in matters of patent fraud, book theft, and cultural destruction.

Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library

Venezuela after Hugo Chavez

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he graveyards are full of indis- achieved what he went into politics for. pensable men,” said Georges Twenty years ago Venezuelan politics was Clemenceau, prime minster of a corrupt game fought out between two France during the First World War, and factions of a narrow elite. Now the task of promptly died to prove his point. He was using the country’s oil wealth to improve duly replaced, and France was just fine the lives of the poor majority is central to without him. Same goes for Hugo Chavez all political debate in the country.

In last year’s election, the Venezuelan and Venezuela.

“Comandante Presidente” Chavez’s opposition parties managed to unite bedeath on Tuesday came as no surprise. He hind a single presidential candidate, Enrique Capriles, whose politiwas clearly coming cal platform was basically home to die when he “Chavismo” without the demreturned from his last agoguery. In previous elecbout of surgery in Cuba tions, the opposition had in December, and since Gwynne railed against Chavez’s “sothen everybody in policialism” and Marxism, and tics in Venezuela has Dyer lost by a wide margin. been pondering their Capriles, by contrast, prompost-Chavez strategies.

But none of them really knows what will ised to retain most of Chavez’s social welhappen in the election that will be held by fare policies, and lost very narrowly.

Over the past dozen years Chavez’s the end of April, let alone what happens governments have poured almost $300 afterwards.

Venezuela never stopped being a de- billion into improving literacy, extending mocracy despite 14 years of Chavez’s rule. high school education, creating a modHe didn’t seize power. He didn’t even rig ern, universally accessible health-care elections, though he used the govern- system, build housing for the homeless, ment’s money and privileged access to and subsidising household purchases the media to good effect. He was elected from groceries to appliances. What made president four times, the first three with that possible was not “socialism”, but Venincreasing majorities — but the last time, ezuela’s huge oil revenues.

Capriles had to promise to maintain in 2012, he fell back sharply, only defeatthese policies because the poor — and ing his rival by 54 per cent to 44 per cent.

That is certainly not a wide enough most Venezuelans are still poor — won’t margin to guarantee that his appointed vote for a candidate who would end all successor, Nicolas Maduro, will win the that. He just said that he would spend that next election. Maduro will doubtless ben- money more effectively, with less corrupefit from a certain sympathy vote, but that tion, and a lot of people believed him. It effect may be outweighed by the fact that would not be hard to be more efficient Chavez is no longer there in person to than Chavez’s slapdash administration.

Venezuela today has the fairest distriwork his electoral magic. If his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) were bution of wealth in the Americas, with the to lose that election, it would not be a obvious exception of Canada. Venezuela’s “Gini coefficient”, which measures the tragedy.

Chavez was an unnecessarily combat- wealth gap between the rich and the poor, ive and polarising politician and a truly is 0.39, whereas the United States is 0.45 awful administrator, but he has actually and Brazil, even after ten years of reform-

ing left-wing governments, is still 0.52. (A lower score means less inequality of income.)

For all of Chavez’s ranting about class struggle and his admiration for Fidel Castro, this was not achieved in Venezuela by taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor. It was accomplished by spending the oil revenue differently. He changed the political psychology of the country, and it now has the potential to be a Saudi Arabia with democracy.

That is not a bad thing to be, and the Venezuelan opposition has finally grasped that fact. It remains for Chavez’s own party to understand that it has actually won the war, and to stop re-fighting the old battles. A spell in opposition might help it to come to terms with its proper role in the new Venezuelan political consensus: no longer an embattled “revolutionary” movement, but the more radical alternative in a more or less egalitarian democracy.

This will be hard for the PSUV to do, because the people around Chavez are still addicted to the rhetoric and the mindset of “struggle”against the forces of evil that they see on every side. Nicolas Maduro, for example, could not resist claiming that Chavez’s cancer had been induced by foul play by Venezuela’s enemies when he announced the leader’s death.

One day, Maduro promised, a “scientific commission” would investigate whether Chavez’s illness was brought about by what he called an enemy attack, presumably by the United States. Ridiculous, paranoid stuff, and it shows just how far the PSUV has to travel to take its proper place in a modern, democratic Venezuela. But the journey has begun, and it will probably get there in the end.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London.

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UPCOMING 2013 Crown Managers Forum: Large Landscapes: Working Across Boundaries, held at Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort, Cranbrook, March 5-7, 2013. Visit the Crown Managers Partnership website for more information and to register: www.crownmanagers.org.

East Kootenay Wild Turkey Asociation General Meeting is Thursday March 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm, meeting room, Days Inn in Cranbrook BC. Details call Rob 250-426-7732 or Abbie 250-427-5236.

North Star Skating Club presents Show Case 2013 on Friday, March 8 @ 6:30 pm at the Kimberley Civic Arena. Admission is by donation. Skaters from Kimberley, Cranbrook and Fernie will be performing. Join NSSC for an evening of entertainment as Canskaters and Figure Skaters show case their skating skills on ice.

March 13th. Kimberley Garden Club March Meeting program: The Care and Overwintering of Summer-Blooming Tender Bulbs.

Selkirk High School Library 7-9 pm. New members welcome. For more info: Nola 250-427-1948.

BC Government Retired Employees Association, Rocky Mountain Branch, will hold their luncheon meeting at Bavarian Chalet in the Sam Steele Rm, March 13, 2013 at 12 noon. Guest speaker: Driver’s Licence Dept. Info: Jack Selman 250-489-5930.

Wed. March 13: Get ready for the May 2013 General Election. Make sure you are on the Voters List. Voter registration is taking place at Kimberley Public Library between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm.

Thurs. Mar 14: Get ready for the May 2013 General Election. Make sure you are on the Voters List. Voter registration will take place at Overwaitea Foods between 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm.

SOCIAL DANCE, held monthly at the Cranbrook Seniors HALL on 2ND St. South, will take place MARCH 16, with music provided by The Don Davies Quartet. Come out from 7-11 with friends and family for ‘ A Wee Bit of Song, a Wee Bit of Fun’. $10. Admission.

Light lunch served. 250.489.2720 for Your dance schedule.

March 16 St. Patricks Dance - Proceeds to the Kimberley Soccer Assoc. 8:30pm - 1:00am Featuring Hardwater, D.J. Traxx and John John the Leprechaun.

Luck o’ the Irish, Saint Patrick’s Spring Tea. Sat March 16/13. Serving dainty sandwiches and sweets. Bake Sale. 1-3 pm. Catholic Church Hall. Everyone welcome!

ONGOING Learn to Fish @ Kootenay Trout Hatchery! Come on out to the hatchery pond for this opportunity – great for all ages.

Call now to book a session (250) 429-3214. Open now through the end of August! Tours also available.

The Compassionate Friends meet 2nd Tuesday each month at 4:00pm at the East Kootenay Child Care Resource and Referral Boardroom (in the Baker Street Mall parking lot) Info: call Laura @ 250 489-1000/Diane @ 250 489-0154 Do you have the desire to stop eating compulsively?

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (a 12-Step Program) meets Tuesdays from 7-8 pm at Cranbrook United Church, 2-12 S. S., downstairs. Contact: cranbrookoa@hotmail.com.

The Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to improving “The Quality Of Life” for all seniors. To become a member contact Ernie Bayer, ph 604-576-9734, fax 604-576-9733, email ecbayer@shaw.ca.

The Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society seeks volunteers to help us provide services to persons at the end of life and their families. Training is provided. Call 250-417-2019, Toll Free 1-855-417-2019 if interested.

Cranbrook Quilters’ Guild hold their meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month at 7:15 pm upstairs in Seniors Hall, 125-17th Ave. S. All skill levels welcome. FMI Betty 250-489-1498 or June 250-426-8817.

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.

Tai Chi Moving Meditation, Wednesdays from 3-4pm at Centre 64, Kimberley. Call Adele 250-427-1939.

King’s Cottage Sale: Clothes & Footwear 50% all of February.

Wed 9:30-2:00, Sat 10:00-2:00. Kimberley Pentecostal Church, 8687 Hwy 95A, Kimberley.

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.

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

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EDMONTON - Defending champion Glenn Howard moved into the lead at the Canadian men’s curling championship as the only undefeated team left in the field.

His Ontario rink was unbeaten at 7-0 at the Tim Hortons Brier after Wednesday night’s draw.

“The best thing is that second number stays at zero,” Howard said.

With a 7-3 win over New Brunswick’s James Grattan, Howard’s team is working on a 17game winning streak going back to last year’s Brier in Saskatoon.

They went 10-1 there en route to the title with their lone loss to Jamie Koe of the Territories.

“When we’ve won games in the past, we’ve had to struggle to get them and sneak them out and manufacture ways to win,” Howard said.

“What I like here is we’ve really played solid all the way

through, really haven’t been in trouble too many ends. When we have, we get out of them. We’re playing at a high level and seem to be keeping that momentum. The key is we have to keep it up. If we start to falter now, it’s not going to be good enough at the end.”

Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador lost his first game of the tournament - a 9-5 defeat at the hands of Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton - and was 7-1. Three-time Canadian champion Stoughton improved to 6-1.

The top four teams at the conclusion of the round robin Friday night advance to the Page playoff. Ties for fourth are solved by tiebreaker games. While 7-4 has been good enough for playoffs or tiebreaker games some years, eight wins is considered safer playoff territory.

“We’ve still got to win a few games to guarantee us something,” Stoughton said.

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The Mount Baker Wild Senior Boys Basketball team, left to right: Jordan Broadhead, Dylan Aston, Nicholas Singer, Andrew Lamb, Riley Morey, (behind is Wyatt McCulloch) Ben Stropky, and Coach Shaun Penner

Wild basketball team wins tournament TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

The Mount Baker senior boys basketball team returned victorious from a tournament in Alberta last weekend.

The squad won three games in an eight-team tournament in Drumheller that gave them the championship as they begin to eye up B.C. provincials in a couple weeks.

Head coach Shaun Penner said the team had some tense moments in the final, as they were down by eight

points to Heritage Christian Academy and lost their team leader, Andrew Lamb, after too many fouls, with six minutes to go.

“In the past, that would’ve been the dagger for us,” said Penner, “but I called a timeout right after and I looked them in the eye, and I said, ‘Guys, it’s the same deal over again. You got to work as a team. Even when he’s out there, you need to work as a team, but now you don’t have him. And if you want to win, you have to do it

yourself.’

“And everybody stepped up. Every last one of them came to play and pulled through. We won by three (72-69)—it was such a good team victory.”

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Wild won their first game, which was important, as it put them automatically into the semi final, as eight teams pared down to four. The Wild won their next game, which gave them the championship berth.

It was a great tournament and a great feeling for the team, especially as a way to bounce back from a disappointing trip to Calgary two weekends ago, said Penner.

“We took a good week of practice into

Drumheller and I just had a feeling—these guys are prepared to win,” Penner said. “I knew they were all going to be close; every game was close, but those guys really learned what being a team is all about.”

Penner and the boys are now turning their attention to the provincial tournament, which is hosted in Langley from March 12-16. The Baker Wild are the only AAA school in the area and automatically have the Kootenay zone spot.

Blackhawks extend point streak with victory over Avalanche

CHICAGO - Daniel Carcillo scored the tiebreaking goal with 49.3 seconds left in regulation and the Chicago Blackhawks won their 11th consecutive game, beating the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night to extend the best start in NHL history.

Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw also scored for Chicago (21-0-3), which reached the halfway point of a lockout-shortened season without losing in regulation. The remarkable Blackhawks have earned at least one point in their first 24 games, stretching their NHL record.

Dating back to last year’s regular season, the streak is 30 games.

Carcillo knocked in a rebound with a backhand shot after Semyon Varlamov made two in-close stops on Viktor Stalberg during a scrum in the crease.

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Skapski wins WHL goaltender of the month for February Tre vor Cr awley Sports Editor

Kootenay Ice goaltender Mackenzie Skapski has been honoured with the WHL’s goaltender of the month for February, backstopping his team to nine wins and two losses.

Skapski earned four shutouts over the last month—two of which were in back to back games—and had a goals against average of 1.27 and a 0.956 save percentage, which led all WHL goaltenders.

Skapski previously earned CHL goaltender of the week in November, where he helped Kootenay earn three wins and posted another pair of shutouts.

“In my position, it’s a big team game,” said Skapksi. “Our team has evolved, as of late, and I’m getting benefits as well. Yes, I’m playing well, but at the same time, I’m also getting the recognition I’m getting because of my team.”

Skapski has been

busy between the pipes this season, suiting up for 59 games. The 18-year-old Abbotsford product is currently ranked 12th overall in the WHL, and has seven shutouts this season, which ties him for the league lead with Andrey Makarov and Mac Carruth.

Skapski began the current season looking to take over starting duties from Nathan Lieuwen, who graduated out of the league at the end of last year.

Justin Cardinal, the goaltending coach with the Ice for the last few years, resigned in September, and Mike Bergren was hired on as the replacement in November.

Bergren has a Kootenay connection, as he’s worked with Ice alumnus Jeff Glass over three off-seasons, and is on staff with World Pro Goaltending, based out of Calgary.

Bergren may be a five-hour drive away, but he’s able to get his hands on game tape

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Kootenay Ice goaltender Mackenzie Skapski shares a laugh with goalie coach Mike Bergren before a game against the Medicine Hat Tigers last week. when he isn’t able to watch Skapski and Wyatt Hoflin on home ice at Western Financial Place.

“He’s very athletic, very strong and he’s very competitive, which is great for a goaltender,” Bergren said, of working with Skapski.

“The thing we wanted to touch on right off the bat was gaining control.

He’s a big kid, he can really dominate the crease, if he stays under control.”

Bergren said Skapski was moving too much inside the crease, so he began to work on the

young goaltender’s game to change and fine tune some habits and technical skills.

So what changed since the Christmas break?

“His control,” said Bergren. “His butterfly’s tighter, he’s getting his body in better position,

and he’s starting to understand that he can let the puck come to him, he doesn’t have to try and fight it off.”

While Skapski’s has improved his technical skills, he’s also gotten stronger mentally as well, Bergren added.

“I think the thing with Mackenzie, just because he’s played so much, is that he’s much more comfortable playing in those one-goal games, and he’s able to really take command on the back end,” Bergren said. “He doesn’t let his emotions come out; he’s a pretty subdued kid, but he competes hard and he’s allowed himself to embrace those situations, and each time he does, he just gets better, and better, and better.”

Skapski himself has noticed the tweaks in his game that have come from working with Bergren. “[I’m] being more simplistic,” said Skapski.

“Simplifying my game is something that’s going to gain speed and time

for me, and addressing my athleticism to cover my mistakes. “...I’m getting used to playing every night and it’s becoming routine and I’m starting to enjoy that routine and find little things to help me play well everyday.”

Ice head coach Ryan McGill said he saw signs from Skapski at the Christmas break that the second half of the year was going to be good for the young netminder.

“Paying attention to detail in his game to try to improve is number one,” said McGill. “The experience of playing and evaluating his game after, is number two, and then applying those values the next days in practice and in games and just seeing that snowball effect with his confidence and with his game.”

See Friday’s Daily Townsman for another story on the work Bergren has been doing with Wyatt Hoflin, who shares netminding duties with Skapski.

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Raptors cruise to 98-71 win over Suns Associated Press

PHOENIX - Sebastian Telfair had some extra incentive in his return to Phoenix for the first time since the Suns traded him to Toronto last month.

Telfair, who had played in only one game with the Raptors, scored 13 points to help Toronto cruise to a 98-71 win over Phoenix on Wednesday night.

“I love playing in Phoenix,” Telfair said. “I love the city, the fans. I learned a lot here and grew as a person. But I had to leave my kids. My kids are back here in school so, yeah, it is personal.”

Sent to the Raptors on Feb. 21 in a deal for Hamed Haddadi and a second-round pick, Telfair had played only seven-plus minutes, had remained on the bench as a coach’s decision

four times and had yet to attempt a basket, much less score any points.

Against his former team, Telfair entered the game to light applause with 2:38 left in the first quarter and played the remainder of the half.

He scored his first points for Toronto on a driving layup, sprinting past Goran Dragic with 35.1 seconds left in the quarter and finished the first half with a team-high 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting as the Raptors opened a 54-40 halftime lead.

“I was expecting to get some minutes but I didn’t know how many,” Telfair said. “Anytime your spot is taken or given away you want to come out there and show you are a player. I do this for my family and my kids. I’ve got to do this.”

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The Gordon Terrace Grade 6 boys and girls basketball teams played against some of our local RCMP officers after school on March 4th. There were a lot of laughs shared and some great skills displayed by both teams. The height advantage allowed the RCMP to forge ahead with a few extra points, but the GT Grizzlies put everything they had into trying to hold back the local constabulary. This was a great community connection opportunity for both the students and the RCMP.

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Doctors optimistic Marc Staal will recover fully from eye injury Ir a Podell Associated Press

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The best of 48 teams competing, a Kimberley/Cranbrook rink took home the A event trophy at the Creston Curling Centre’s annual Butterfly Bonspiel. (From left) Skip Dave Parker, third Todd Pellerin, second Jeff Langin and lead Gregg Huculak received the trophy sponsored by the Interior Brewery Workers Local 308 from Leigh Walker. Creston’s Kriese rink placed second, followed by Trail’s Thorimbert (third) and Beauchamp (fourth) rinks.

YOUR CITY WORKING FOR YOU! 2013 – 2017 FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN – PUBLIC CONSULTATION ENDS MARCH 15 City Council invites participation regarding the 2013 – 2017 Five Year Financial Plan before it is adopted.

Copies of the document are available for pick up at City Hall or by downloading it from the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca.

Written submissions are invited from the public and will be considered by Council at a Special Meeting on Monday March 18, 2013.

Written submissions must be received at City Hall by 4:00pm MT on Friday March 15, 2013.

Thursday, March 7, 2013 2013 WOOD STOVE EXCHANGE PROGRAM UNDERWAY The Ministry of Environment and Wildsight, with the goal of air quality improvement, will be offering a Wood Stove Exchange program to residents of the City of Cranbrook, City of Kimberley, and RDEK Areas A and E starting on March 1st, 2013.

Rebates of $250 will be offered to qualifying purchasers of new, EPA certified wood, pellet or gas stoves when replacing old, uncertified models. There are 45 rebates available on a first come, first served basis. During March and April 2013, participants will benefit from an additional consumer discount of $150 off the supplier’s suggested retail price (MSRP).

For more information contact Wildsight’s Program Coordinator, Erna Jensen-Shill @ erna@wildsight.ca or by phone 250.427.9360.

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NEW YORK - Doctors are optimistic that New York Rangers defenceman Marc Staal will recover fully after being struck in the eye by a deflected puck.

Staal was injured Tuesday night in the third period of New York’s 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

The 26-year-old defenceman will be sidelined indefinitely, but was already showing improvement on Wednesday, the Rangers said in a statement.

Staal’s specific injury hasn’t been disclosed.

“Marc Staal was examined today in New York by Dr. Mark Fromer, ophthalmologist, and Dr. Mendel Markowitz, maxillofacial surgeon,” the statement said. “The injury has improved significantly and both doctors are optimistic that Marc will make a full recovery.”

Staal went down 5:45 into the third period when a shot by Philadelphia defenceman Kimmo Timonen from the blue line clipped the stick of Flyers forward Jake Voracek and caromed up into Staal’s eye, causing a cut. Staal, who wasn’t wearing a visor, writhed on the ice and kicked his legs. He held his face while he was down and when he skated off the ice, assisted by a Rangers trainer, toward the dressing room.

Staal has two goals and nine assists this season while playing in all 21 games. He had one goal and seven assists in the 13 games before Tuesday, and logged a game-high 27 minutes, 14 seconds of ice time in New York’s shootout win over Buffalo on Sunday.

He was on the ice for more than 18 minutes on Tuesday before he was injured.

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Man files human rights complaint about Christmas message on Saskatoon buses C anadian Press

SASKATOON — A Saskatoon man has taken the next step in his fight to have “Merry Christmas’’ removed from city transit buses.

Ashu Solo has filed a complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission alleging the message violates separation of religion and state and discriminates against non-Christians.

Solo says he is “offended and angered’’ that his tax money is funding city buses that promote a religion he doesn’t believe in.

Solo, who describes himself as an atheist, first made a

complaint about the programmable bus signs in December.

The city’s executive council decided to keep the message and to look at adding other cultural messages in the future.

The complaint then went to the cultural diversity and race relations committee, which passed the buck back to the executive committee, which ultimately decided to do nothing.

Solo says the message is also “a coercive attempt at Christian indoctrination because this sends the message that Christianity is treated as the religion of Canada.’’

He also plans on challenging the legality of both Christmas and Easter as statutory holidays in the future.

“Instead of being forced to take holidays on Christmas and Easter, people should be free to take a few holidays every year according to their own religions or convenience,’’ Solo wrote to the human rights commission.

“If a company or organization doesn’t have enough people willing to work on a particular day, such as Christmas, it can close for the day.’’

The commission is mov-

ing forward to look into a separate complaint filed by Solo over a prayer held at a volunteer appreciation banquet in April 2012.

The commission found there were grounds the prayer violated his freedom of conscience under the provincial human rights code along with discrimination on the prohibited grounds of religion.

Solo has asked the commission to combine his two complaints into one case to reduce costs as both involve the City of Saskatoon, are for religious discriminations and involve the same sec- A Saskatoon man is claiming Merry Christmas signs on tions of the code. buses discriminates against non-Christians.

B.C. council moves to push medical pot production to agricultural areas C ar a McKenna Canadian Press

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A newly drafted Maple Ridge, B.C., bylaw proposes that

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commercial medical marijuana production be permitted only in agricultural zones in an effort to stop marijuana growth in residential areas.

The bylaw attempts to address issues that can come with residential grow operations such as electrical fires, waste, environmental concerns and the drug’s diversion into the illegal market.

Commercial marijuana facilities would face the same building restrictions as other pungent industries such as pig farms or mushroom barns, with requirements to be at least 30 metres from rear lot lines and 60 metres from front lot lines.

Grow operations would also need to be at least 200 metres away from any elementary or secondary school due to on-going odour complaints of residential growers operating too close to schools.

District planner Diana Hall said it’s believed that Maple Ridge is the first district in B.C. to draft a bylaw of this nature.

“The sense is that there have been a fair number of problems associated with this use in other areas, even industrial, because you’ve got a multi-tenanted structure. It can cause problems,’’ said Hall, who drafted the bylaw.

“The thought is that locating it in an agricultural zone will be an improvement.’’

The draft bylaw presented to council members this week, said the changes would be timely because “recent history has revealed the potential adverse health and safety, social, environmental and law-enforcement implications of marijuana production in the community.

However, if this use is directed into appropriate zones, with the requirement of appropriate security measures, these impacts may be minimized.’’

The bylaw has yet to be voted on by council, but Hall is confident it will pass and make it to the public hearing stage.

“I don’t know how the rest of the community will respond, of course,’’ she said.

In the wake of rapid changes to federal marijuana legislation — the current system of existing personal-use licenses — many logistics of the bylaw have yet to be sorted out.

The bylaw is in anticipation of a summer 2014 change when federal licenses handed out

for medical-grow facilities are expected to be geared toward largescale, rather than personal, production.

But Craig Speirs, a former Maple Ridge councillor, believes the municipal government is overreacting to having some control after years of medical cannabis growers being left to their own devices.

“They treat it like, ‘oh all these people want to do is get high,’ and they don’t understand the dynamics at play and the amount this industry is going to grow, in all meanings of the word.’’

Speirs said a lot of sick people on medical marijuana are broke, and the added financial burden of not being able to grow their own medicine could have a pronounced impact on their lives.

“The people who are actually most affected will be hurt as usual.’’

He also disagrees with the limitation to agricultural zones.

“If you want things to be secure, you don’t iso-

late them. You bring them out into the middle where there are a lot of eyes on the street, and where there’s a lot of ability to apply security options,’’ he said.

“It’s an industrial thing, really. It could easily exist within an industrial area and create more economic activity than anything else happening in that industrial area. And jobs.’’

Before commercial licensing is a reality, Health Canada may give permission to growers to do research and development on marijuana crops. “(People) couldn’t just start growing, they’d have to get federal approval for anything to do with it. At the research and development stage, they’d have to get approval from Health Canada,’’ said Hall.

“We stipulated throughout the bylaw, ‘the commercial production of medicinal marijuana as authorized under federal legislation,’ so it’s only what’s authorized under federal legislation.’’

Border agency finds heroin stashed inside wooden statue of a gorilla C anadian Press

CALGARY — A stash of heroin hidden inside a wooden statue from Uganda has been seized by Canada Border Services Agency officers in Calgary.

Late last month the officers examined a courier shipment of

crafts from Uganda that were destined for Saskatoon.

A close examination revealed 65 grams of heroin inside a black wooden statue of a gorilla.

The investigation continues and so far no one has been

charged.

The border agency says it has made 55 drug seizures in Calgary so far this year.

The list includes heroin, opium, steroids and safrole, a chemical used in the production of ecstasy.

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NEWS Toronto couple killed in Florida by asphyxiation C anadian Press

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — A retired Canadian couple killed by asphyxiation in their Florida winter home had no enemies and likely didn’t know their killers, police said Wednesday of the “senseless’’ homicide that has left them mystified.

The medical examiner was able to determine the cause of death, though police aren’t saying whether it was by hand or ligature, and investigators believe they are looking for multiple suspects, but haven’t been able to figure out any motive.

“As the details come out I believe the public will be shocked just to know how senseless this murder was,’’ said Police Chief Dwayne Flournoy.

“It angers me that someone came into this home and killed these two people who, (from) what we’ve been able

to identify, they have no enemies. They were nice people.

They were enjoying their retirement. They were enjoying their new marriage.’’

The couple was married only about four years ago.

They were almost always together, going to shows, going out to eat, going to temple and taking their family to the ice cream parlour when they visited, Flournoy said.

They were doting grandparents to their blended family and loved their new life together, family and friends said Wednesday at a press conference appealing for people to come forward with information.

“She’d worked hard her whole life and finally found love and was just starting to taste some of the benefits of hard work,’’ said Wise’s son Jamie.

“She’ll be missed on a level you can’t imagine by

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David Pichosky, 71, and Rochelle Wise, 66, Canadian snowbirds murdered in their Florida apartment. people she knew, by her family, by her friends, by her community. It’s unimaginable.’’

Crime Stoppers USA is offering a $51,000 reward. Police have received less than

100 tips and though the force is dedicating all the resources it can to the case, they still need more information, said Flournoy, who appealed directly to people who may be involved but are “less culpa-

ble.’’

“We just need that one break or that one piece to the puzzle so that we can fill it all in,’’ Flournoy said.

Police released video last month from a neighbour’s surveillance camera hoping to identify a woman seen walking to the rear of the couple’s home on Jan. 9 carrying an unidentified object then leaving without it.

Flournoy said not many tips have come in about her yet.

Police will be posting flyers and billboards as part of the investigation, he said.

The bodies of Wise, a popular former day camp director and educator, and Pichosky were found Jan. 10 after they failed to show up for lunch with a neighbour.

They were apparently last heard from around 8 a.m. on Jan. 9 when they had a video chat with a family member.

The day before they had

been at the local Jewish temple then went to a Wal-Mart before returning home, police said.

Pearl Gladman, a friend of the couple, pleaded for anyone with information to call police.

“I miss her terribly. When the phone rings and it’s a long-distance ring I still think it’s her calling me from Florida just to chat,’’ Gladman said.

“Whatever anybody knows, just think if it was your family or if it was someone that you loved. Just help us get an end to this.’’

Flournoy vowed that the culprits would be brought to justice.

“It may not be tomorrow, it may not be a month, but you know, I may be sitting home retired in 10 years, 15, 20 years, this case is going to be solved,’’ he said. “Trust me.’’

Bank of Canada says low interest rates ‘appropriate for a period of time’ Julian Beltr ame Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is hinting it is less concerned about household debt levels, making it possible to keep attractive interest rates in place longer to spur investment and economic growth.

As expected, the central bank kept its overnight policy rate at one per cent on Wednesday, the level that has been in place for about twoand-a-half years to ease Canada’s recovery from the 2008-9 global financial meltdown.

But the bank also signalled a mild change in its thinking by softening its closely followed forward-looking guidance on rate hikes, suggesting it now expects the current rate to remain in place longer than it had previously expected.

Its statement also mentioned a “constructive evolution’’ in household finances.

“With continued slack in the Canadian economy, the muted outlook for inflation, and the more constructive evolution of imbalances in the household sector, the considerable monetary policy stimulus currently in place will likely remain appropriate for a period of time,’’ the bank said.

Some economists had been expecting the bank to drop its bias towards a tighter mone-

tary policy altogether, but the statement did not go as far.

Still, markets saw the shift as dovish enough to drop the Canadian dollar to a fresh, eightmonth low, down 0.49 of a cent to 96.79 cents US following the announcement.

Several factors influence the dollar’s value, including commodity prices, the strength of the domestic economy and the spread between Canadian and U.S. interest rates. Higher rates here tend to make the loonie more attractive.

“I think the bank made it just a little more explicit that they see

rates going nowhere any time soon. I think this pretty well locks in the view that there won’t be any rate hikes in 2013,’’ said Doug Porter, chief economist with BMO Capital Markets.

Scotiabank economist Derek Holt said retaining the statement’s tightening bias was in part intended to send a message that the Bank of Canada is not contemplating cutting rates either.

The bank’s governing council cited continued slack in the economy and the extremely low inflation rate as reasons for keeping the interest rate where it is,

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and the healthier outlook for household finances and debt as alleviating some of the pressure to raise rates.

In the past, outgoing bank governor Mark Carney — who leaves his post in June — said he was worried that low

rates were luring Canadians into taking on debt they could not afford to service once interest rates rose.

In January, the bank had noted the beginnings of restraint in household spending, but in the latest state-

ment the bank sounds more certain, stating “residential investment is expected to moderate further.’’

It adds that the 165 per cent record high household debt-to-income ratio is stabilizing at current levels.

Despite the softer tone on interest rates, the bank’s governing council does not appear ready to abandon its view that the Canadian economy, after going through a rough patch in the second half of 2012, is on the mend.

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Hopes fade in search for missing mountaineers Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — Hopes of finding two Polish mountaineers who disappeared in the Himalayas after scaling a peak of more than 26,000 feet (8,000 metres) are quickly fading, an official said Wednesday.

The two were part of a group of four Poles who on Tuesday completed what other Polish climbers say is the first-ever winter ascent of Broad Peak, the world’s 12th highest mountain, which is located in Pakistan.

Contact was lost early Wednesday with two of the four, Maciej Berbeka and Tomasz Kowalski, and by nightfall they had still not returned to a camp at 24,300 feet (7,400 me-

Broad Peak in the Himalayas tres), said Artur Hajzer, a Polish mountaineering official.

“The chances are falling dramatically and we are full of anxiety.

Hope is fading,’’ Hajzer said on news station TVN24.

He said a Pakistani climber went up looking for the Poles in minus 35

degrees Celsius (minus 31 Fahrenheit) temperatures but found no sign of them despite clear visibility.

Hajzer also said time was running out because a snowstorm was expected Thursday.

The two other men, Adam Bielecki and Artur Malek, safely reached a camp below the peak, Hajzer said.

He added that Malek and a Pakistani climber would spend another night at the camp in the chance that the missing two would arrive.

The disappearance of the men was top news Wednesday in Poland, where people are proud of a tradition of Polish mountaineers scaling peaks in the Himalayas.

A TSA poster shows small knives now allowed on some flights.

TSA allows hockey sticks, small knives as carry-on baggage Lee-Anne Goodman Canadian Press

WASHINGTON — Box-cutters and razor blades are still out, but the all-Canadian hockey stick will now be allowed into American airline cabins for the first time since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The announcement by the Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday is sure to make Canadian hockey players envious given hockey sticks aren’t allowed in cabins north of the border.

Transport Canada considers hockey sticks “blunt objects’’ that could be used to cause serious injury, and has no immediate plans to rethink that classification.

The U.S., apparently, shares no such concerns. As of April 25th, American hockey players can haul their sticks aboard under new rules announced Tuesday by John Pistole, head of the TSA, at a travel security conference in New York.

The sticks are in good, if somewhat ominous, company. Under the updated rules, intended to conform with European Union regulations, the TSA will also allow golf clubs, ski poles and small knives — with blades no longer than six centimetres — into airline cabins.

The TSA says that armed pilots, federal air marshals and airline crew

members trained in self-defence would provide ample security to protect passengers against anyone who might go on a cross-checking rampage mid-flight.

Flight attendants, however, are aghast, particularly at the notion of knives in the cabin.

“Today’s announcement to permit knives back into the aircraft cabin is a poor and shortsighted decision by the TSA,’’ the Flight Attendants Union Coalition, with nearly 90,000 members, said in a statement.

“As the last line of defense in the cabin and key aviation partners, we believe that these proposed changes will further endanger the lives of all flight attendants and the passengers we work so hard to keep safe and secure.’’

Stacy Martin, president of Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants union, Transport Workers Union of America Local 556, called the decision “outrageous.’’

“This policy was designed to make the lives of TSA staff easier, but not make flights safer,’’ Martin said.

“While we agree that a passenger wielding a small knife or swinging a golf club or hockey stick poses less of a threat to the pilot locked in the cockpit, these are real threats to passengers and flight attendants in the passenger cabin.’’

Giant wave kills tourist in Cabo San Lucas Associated Press

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — Officials say a giant wave struck a pair of U.S. tourists strolling on the beach near the famous stone arch in the Pacific resort of Cabo San Lucas, killing a 65-year-old woman and leaving a 70-year-old man in serious condition.

State police say the two were walking back to their hotel when they were hit by the wave and dragged out to sea on Tuesday. They

were rescued by Navy personnel.

The woman was declared dead and the man was in serious condition Wednesday.

Authorities say the woman had a Wisconsin driver’s license and the man had one from Nebraska, but it was unclear where they were currently living or whether next of kin have been notified.

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico says it has no information immediately available.

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German gallery returns painting to estate Dispute at college of German-Jewish Canadian art dealer residence escalated C anadian Press

OTTAWA — A German museum has returned a 600-year-old painting to the estate of a Jewish art dealer who was forced to flee the Nazis before later becoming a success in the Canadian art world.

Max Stern’s family once ran one of the most prominent art galleries in Germany, but was forced to sell it in 1937 and leave the country.

Eventually, Stern settled in Montreal and began the long process of rebuilding the art business begun by his father and seeking the return of the paintings.

The oil painting “The Virgin with Child,’’ attributed to the Master of Flemaile — an unidentified Flemish artist from the early 1400s — was turned over by Staatsgalerie Stuttgart at a ceremony Tuesday at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin.

The painting was sold by the Stern family in order to obtain an exit permit for Max Stern’s mother to leave Germany.

It is one of 10 pieces from their original collection that have now been returned to his estate, overseen by Montreal’s Concordia University in Montreal since Stern’s death in 1987.

“With more than 400 paintings yet to be recovered, the most immediate challenge lies in encouraging a number of other museums currently in possession of Stern paintings to follow the lead of the Staatsgalerie,’’ Alan Shepard, president of Concordia University, said in a statement Tuesday.

The painting was returned as Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that Canada will lead the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

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A German museum has returned a work to the estate of Max Stern, the late German-Canadian art dealer of Jewish heritage. next year.

The alliance is a group of 31 countries devoted to promoting Holocaust education and research.

“Recognizing the uniqueness and particularity of the Holocaust in no way diminishes other historic genocides, but we believe

that there is a very specific, context surrounding the Holocaust, namely anti-Semitism,’’ Kenney said in a conference call from Berlin.

Kenney called anti-Semitism an “ancient and pernicious form of hatred,’’ describing the genocide as “unique in its ferocious intent to

completely obliterate the Jewish people.’’

“We think it’s particularly relevant today given ongoing violent anti-Semitism.’’

Canada takes over leadership of the alliance from Belgium and will sponsor an international conference this fall in Toronto.

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A dispute which started with egg-throwing and escalated to a man in a mask threatening his neighbours at a college dormitory with a 9-mm gun has resulted in a one-year conditional sentence.

Presiding Judge Eric Brooks says Dustin Satterthwaite, 26, didn’t just cross the line, he leapt across it.

Satterthwaite pleaded guilty to assaulting two fellow students at Medicine Hat College after they egged his place in response to his request that they quiet down.

He also entered guilty pleas to offences which pre-dated the January 2012 incident.

He admitted to extorting a fellow student for his prescription drugs as well as being unlawfully in another person’s dwelling.

Satterthwaite apologized in court and said he currently abstains from alcohol and is receiving counselling.

In the gun incident, police reported at the time the gun was loaded with one bullet in the chamber and two in the magazine. However, during sentencing the weapon was described as “decommissioned’’ due to a clipped firing pin.

Brooks said Satterthwaite’s behaviour was “unacceptable in our society’’ but also classified him as a low risk to reoffend.

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change to the small business tax rates but an increase to the corporate tax rates combined with the return to the PST will present challenges to BC’s global competitiveness.”

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April 1, 2013. One question I was asked by a few people after the luncheon that was not addressed during the presentation was, “Does my current HST number become my new GST number or do I have to reregister for that too?” The answer to this is that yes, your HST number will now be your GST number.

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Wildlife rangers in Zimbabwe put the northern resort town of Kariba on full alert Wednesday after rogue lions mauled to death two people near a suburb there.

The National Parks and Wildlife Authority said fliers were being handed out in the town and volunteers were using a loudspeaker to caution townspeople on the dangers of lion attacks on the shores of Lake Kariba, a man-made hydroelectric dam popular for fishing and tourism.

It said one man escaped from a lion attack on Tuesday, but the woman with him was savaged to death. An arm and a few remnants of a second corpse were found by rangers hunting for the lions.

The predatory animals had eaten most of one corpse but did not devour the body of the dead woman, rangers said.

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Canadian papal contender suggests Catholic church needs ‘new evangelization’ C anadian Press

VATICAN CITY — The Canadian cardinal who could become the next pope says the Catholic church has to take on a “new evangelization’’ to help those who do not believe in God. “This is a great drama of our times, you know to live without God,’’ said Marc Cardinal Ouellet in an interview with CBC Television.

“They need the Creator, they need this relationship. It is vital, you know, for family life, for social life, for fraternity, for peace.’’

Ouellet says the church has to respond to the needs of people who aren’t religious.

When asked whether he believed the church needed to forge ahead on social issues such as its positions on gay marriage and abortion, the 68-year-old Quebecer was evasive, saying questions on those areas were “secondary.’’

Ouellet did share his views on the role of women in the church, however, saying “there is much more to do.’’

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the church.

“This is open to further development, but we have to go you know with the time.

And it is not easy to move forward,’’ he said in what was the second instalment of a twopart interview.

Ouellet leads the powerful Congregation for Bishops in the Vatican, which vets bishop nominations worldwide, and has worked in Latin America and in Rome.

The former Archbishop of Quebec City is often regarded as a conservative figure and has drawn criticism in the past with his opinions on social issues.

He came under fire in Quebec for anti-abortion remarks he made in 2010 when he said abortion was unjustifiable, even in cases of rape. His words drew angry reactions from women’s rights activists and a number of politicians.

He has also spoken out against gay marriage, calling it “a big crisis.’’

Ouellet is considered one of the front-runners to replace the retired Pope Benedict, who stepped down last week citing a lack of strength to do the job.

Pre-conclave meetings are currently underway at the Vatican. An official date has yet to be set for the conclave during which a new pope will be elected.

Top conservation groups warn of sanctions against nations involved in ivory trade Thanyar at Doksone Associated Press

BANGKOK, Thailand — Top conservation organizations warned Wednesday that the illegal ivory trade is hastening the decline of Africa’s already endangered elephant population, and said they are ready to punish nations that are lax in fighting the problem.

“Globally, illegal ivory trade activity has more than doubled since 2007, and is now over three times larger than it was in 1998,’’ said a report issued in Bangkok at a meeting of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

CITES has put three African and five Asian nations on notice that they have failed to adequately crack down on the ivory trade, and that by next week they must come up with a detailed and credible plan of action for curbing the trade across and within their borders. They must also meet those targets or face trade sanctions next year.

The nations threatened with sanctions are Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and China.

Sanctions would keep those nations from trading even in legal wildlife products by barring other CITES member nations from buying from them.

A CITES-led project that monitors about 40 per cent of Africa’s elephant population estimated that 17,000 elephants were illegally killed in 2011, and the numbers are probably the same or greater for

last year, said the report, produced by CITES, the U.N. Environment Program, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, better known as TRAFFIC. The report said the increased poaching and loss of habitat threaten the survival of elephant populations in Central Africa and undermine previously more secure populations in West, Southern and East Africa.

Curbing the ivory trade is a major topic for the CITES meeting, attended by about 2,000 delegates representing 178 governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations and groups speaking for indigenous peoples.

The report, “Elephants in the Dust — The African Elephant Crisis,’’ said criminal networks are increasingly active and entrenched in the trafficking of ivory between Africa and Asia. “Training of enforcement officers in the use of tracking, intelligence networks and innovative techniques, such as forensic analysis, is urgently needed,’’ it said.

Officials from the conservation groups said CITES is also putting pressure on governments of nations found to be key links in the chain of the illegal ivory trade.

Tom Milliken, TRAFFIC’s ivory expert, said he hopes the current CITES meeting will hold accountable those countries that are “serious offenders.’’ He said it was very evident that “unregulated domestic ivory markets continue to fester in many places.’’

“Where there is not action to address this issue I am hopeful that the CITES parties will move forward with sanctions that would suspend trade in wildlife with those countries,’’ Milliken told reporters.

Thailand is one of the countries that could be badly hurt by sanctions. It conducts a profitable legal trade in several wildlife items, especially orchids and farmed crocodile products. In addressing the opening of the CITES conference, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra declared the country was committed to stamping out the trade, but spoke in vague terms.

“We were warned about the sanctions but we already reported back to them and presented our plans,’’ Theerapat Prayurasiddhi, deputy director-general of Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, told The Associated Press.

“They said the plans were decent but they wanted us to set the timeframe. Now we’re fixing it and will get back to them by the end of the conference.’’

He said he was confident Thailand would not be sanctioned.

“I have to say that all countries must help to solve the problem,’’ Theerapat said.

“I insist that Thailand is merely a transit country. More effort is needed at the countries of origin and the end countries. We have to help each other to protect the elephant population. It’s the basic rule of supply and demand.’’

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Detach, and take a step back in order to gain a new perspective.

Let go of automatic judgments.

Be direct and forthright with a friend who might be unusually pushy. Yes, this person’s behavior will change, but not as fast as you would like. Tonight: In the limelight.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your ability to convey information might be more important than you realize. Laughter easily might surround a sarcastic comment after the fact. Remain light with a difficult parent or higher-up. Have a talk in the evening to clear the air. Tonight: Reach out to a friend.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might have less say than you think. Others seem to be pushing forward without giving it any thought. Just wait until everything has settled down before you discuss what’s happening.

Schedule any individual talks for this afternoon. Tonight: Allow more playfulness into your day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Get as much done as possible, as you are determined to get out of work promptly. Return all calls and emails. Lighten up about the possibilities that surround you and a special friendship. A co-worker seems destined to follow the same path. Tonight: A surprise could happen.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Use the daylight hours to finish off a project. Be careful, as a partner could be unusually fiery right now. Take this person’s tough stance and sharp words with a grain of salt. Focus on being more nurturing to yourself as well as others. Tonight: Put your feet up and relax.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your playfulness emerges when dealing with a partner or a dear loved one. This person does a great job at creating a distraction. Understand that you could be looking at an excessive amount of work. Try working from home, if you can, as you might get more done. Tonight: At home.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Remain sensitive to financial changes. You could be surprised at how someone responds to a money issue. Curb a tendency to snap at a particular person. He or she doesn’t deserve that type of behavior from you -- or from anyone else for that matter. Tonight: Meet up with a friend.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might not take enough time to listen to what someone has to

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Dear Annie: I staunchly refuse to attend gatherings thrown by a particular friend who is obsessive about RSVPs. She insists on them for everything from a backyard BBQ to a girls’ night at the movies. Telling her “yes” over the phone or in person doesn’t count. It has to be by return mail or a response to an Evite.

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I rarely wish to be anywhere near her now and pointedly ignore all invitations that are not delivered verbally. If I can’t make it, I pretend I am treating her to her next extravagant vacation. -- Had Enough With RSVPs Dear Had Enough: Your friend sounds like a very high-maintenance drama queen. Insisting on formal RSVP responses for informal gatherings is obsessive, and berating you for things beyond your control is punitive. We don’t know why you persist with this relationship, but since you live 200 miles away, it would be fairly simple to move out of her orbit entirely Dear Annie: I have to make a quick comment in response to “Feeling the Void in Indiana,” who said men feel incomplete without sex and will risk everything for it.

I acknowledge and appreciate where this man is coming from. My husband also “felt the void” and did risk everything to fill it.

Fortunately, we were able to work through his affair and remain together.

As the infirmities of older age begin to set in, my husband is now grateful that I stuck by him and can care for him, and he is less concerned about sex. If “Feeling” has not yet had a frank conversation with his wife about his needs and asked about HER satisfaction, he is making a huge mistake. My husband thought I knew what he needed and assumed I wouldn’t care that he was pursuing satisfaction elsewhere. But he didn’t communicate clearly and never asked me whether I was happy. That cost us untold pain that could have been avoided. -- Wish It Had Been Different 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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LUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ohio on Wednesday executed a man who fatally shot an adult bookstore security guard at the end of a multistate crime spree nearly 20 years ago.

Frederick Treesh was pronounced dead after a single powerful dose of pentobarbital.

“This is where drugs lead you,’’ Treesh, a former cocaine addict, said in a last statement.

Attorneys for the 48-year-old Treesh argued he accepted responsibility for the killing but it was an unintentional consequence of a struggle for a gun while he was high on cocaine.

Prosecutors contend Treesh intentionally murdered Henry Dupree in 1994 and tried to kill others, including police officers in pursuit.

Ohio is one of more than 30 U.S. states with the death penalty.

Treesh was the 50th inmate put to death by the state since it resumed executions in 1999.

Treesh, in a last statement, apologized for the death of Dupree.

After a few more comments he said, “If you want me murdered, just say it.’’

Gov. John Kasich denied Treesh clemency last week, following the recommendation of the state parole board, which ruled unanimously last month that the evidence showed Dupree was seated when shot and hadn’t shown any sign of being a threat to Treesh.

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Prosecutors say Treesh and a co-defendant robbed banks and businesses, committed sexual assaults, stole cars, committed carjackings and shot someone to death in a Michigan robbery during a spree that also took them to Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Treesh’s attorneys described him as deeply sorry for what happened.

His lawyers also alleged Treesh’s rights were violated during a prolonged interrogation as he was coming down from a drug high, which contributed to his death sentence.

Treesh declined to be interviewed by the parole board. The board cited Treesh’s refusal to be interviewed as evidence he has not grown or improved as a person in prison.

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said he or she was having a bad day and dealing with mental health issues.

“We want to speak to the person who wrote these emails and want them to come forward.

It’s easy enough just to send an apology to somebody, but without a name or a person behind it, it really doesn’t mean much,’’ Hollingsworth said.

She said police have not discounted that the incidents might be motivated by hate.

“We are certainly looking at all aspects of the investigation in order to better determine what the motivation is.’’

The B.C. Hate Crimes Unit is also investigating.

“This isn’t something that our community wants to be known for and it’s certainly not a reflection of what we see in Chilliwack on a regular basis,’’ Hollingsworth said.

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Father who was kept from dying daughter shares story with RCMP recruits C ANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — A father who was blocked from holding his daughter in her last moments is sharing his painful story in hopes of preventing the same thing from happening again.

Last July, Lou Rosenfeld was cycling along a highway in southern Alberta with his 20-yearold daughter Rebecca when her front wheel clipped Lou’s back wheel.

Rebecca lost control,

veered into traffic, and was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.

Rosenfeld says that when RCMP officers arrived at the scene, they kept him from going to Rebecca, even threatening to handcuff him.

When the story went public, RCMP promised to review how the situation was handled.

As a result, Rosenfeld was invited to speak at the RCMP training facility in Regina, to help prepare new recruits

with what they may face in the field.

“My intention was to try and do everything I can so this wouldn’t happen to someone else,’’ he explains. “My intent was to hopefully tell them my story and

see if it 1/8 would 3/8 lead to a change in the way they treated victims.’’

Rosenfeld also spoke with instructors who write curriculum for recruits, and hopes his experience helps

them on future scene calls.

RCMP say while this was an unusual way for them to deal with a complaint, they felt it was important to learn from Rosenfeld’s tragic experience.

Attorneys to appeal after lesbian denied adoption in Puerto Rico ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A lesbian whose adoption request was recently denied by Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court is appealing the ruling.

The woman’s partner gave birth to a girl, now 12, through in vitro fertilization. Attorney Nora Vargas represents the woman and said Wednesday that it is in the child’s best interest for the woman to adopt

the girl as the second parent.

The announcement of the appeal comes two weeks after the high court voted 5-4 to uphold a law banning gay couples from adopting children.

It was the first time the court heard a case on same-sex adoptions.

Legislators in the U.S. territory are considering several proposals to extend more rights to gays and lesbians.

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — A Long Island man says he didn’t know it was a crime to laugh.

Robert Schiavelli of Rockville Centre was slapped with two summonses for “disturbing the peace.’’

Police responded to his home on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13 after receiving complaints from his next-door-neighbour that his loud laughs could be heard across the driveway.

The 42-year-old was charged with acting “in

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journey to this part of the world will have you reeling from the sheer size and splendour of the vast mountain ranges.

There are plenty of flights routing either through Calgary or Vancouver which take you right into either Zurich or Geneva, Switzerland, beautiful old European cities situated on the shores of large, clear lakes.

The train system in Europe is the most convenient and inexpensive mode of travel.

There are constant departures from Geneva or Zurich to Chamonix, Zermatt and St. Moritz.

The trains provide myriad choices for departures, and are comfortable and easy to navigate.

While there are so many ski areas to explore in Switzerland, this article is going to focus on Zermatt, a three-hour train ride from Zurich, which takes you right into the heart of the village.

Zermatt is a very old ski resort, sitting at over 5,000 feet elevation.

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Top conservation groups warn of sanctions against nations involved in ivory trade Thanyar at Doksone Associated Press

BANGKOK, Thailand — Top conservation organizations warned Wednesday that the illegal ivory trade is hastening the decline of Africa’s already endangered elephant population, and said they are ready to punish nations that are lax in fighting the problem.

“Globally, illegal ivory trade activity has more than doubled since 2007, and is now over three times larger than it was in 1998,’’ said a report issued in Bangkok at a meeting of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

CITES has put three African and five Asian nations on notice that they have failed to adequately crack down on the ivory trade, and that by next week they must come up with a detailed and credible plan of action for curbing the trade across and within their borders.

They must also meet those targets or face trade sanctions next year.

The nations threatened with sanctions are Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and China.

Sanctions would keep

those nations from trading even in legal wildlife products by barring other CITES member nations from buying from them.

A CITES-led project that monitors about 40 per cent of Africa’s elephant population estimated that 17,000 elephants were illegally killed in 2011, and the numbers are probably the same or greater for last year, said the report, produced by CITES, the U.N. Environment Program, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, better known as TRAFFIC. The report said the increased poaching and loss of habitat threaten the survival of elephant populations in Central Africa and undermine previously more secure populations in West, Southern and East Africa.

Curbing the ivory trade is a major topic for the CITES meeting, attended by about 2,000 delegates representing 178 governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations and groups speaking for indigenous peoples.

The report, “Elephants in the Dust — The African Elephant Crisis,’’ said criminal

networks are increasingly active and entrenched in the trafficking of ivory between Africa and Asia. “Training of enforcement officers in the use of tracking, intelligence networks and innovative techniques, such as forensic analysis, is urgently needed,’’ it said.

Officials from the conservation groups said CITES is also putting pressure on governments of nations found to be key links in the chain of the illegal ivory trade.

Tom Milliken, TRAFFIC’s ivory expert, said he hopes the current CITES meeting will hold accountable those countries that are “serious offenders.’’

He said it was very evident that “unregulated domestic ivory markets continue to fester in many places.’’

“Where there is not action to address this issue I am hopeful that the CITES parties will move forward with sanctions that would suspend trade in wildlife with those countries,’’ Milliken told reporters.

Thailand is one of the countries that could be badly hurt by sanctions.

It conducts a profitable legal trade in several wildlife items, especially orchids and

farmed crocodile products.

In addressing the opening of the CITES conference, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra declared the country was committed to stamping out the trade, but spoke in vague terms.

“We were warned about the sanctions but we already reported back to them and presented our plans,’’ Theerapat Prayurasiddhi, deputy director-general of Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, told The Associated Press.

“They said the plans were decent but they wanted us to set the timeframe. Now we’re fixing it and will get back to them by the end of the conference.’’

He said he was confident Thailand would not be sanctioned.

“I have to say that all countries must help to solve the problem,’’ Theerapat said.

“I insist that Thailand is merely a transit country. More effort is needed at the countries of origin and the end countries. We have to help each other to protect the elephant population. It’s the basic rule of supply and demand.’’

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Sympathy & Understanding Lorna Middleton of Greenwood, BC passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer on February 20, 2013.

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Lance Aune passed away suddenly on March 5, 2013 at the High River Hospital at the age of 52 years. Lance is survived by his wife Anna-Marie; his mother Joan Aune; sister Coral and brother Kirk. He will be sadly missed by his niece Izabella and nephew Maxx; parents-in-law Mary and Ernie Plante and sister-in-law Michelle Plante.

Lance was predeceased by his father Harold Aune and grandfather Gunnar.

Lance was born in Kimberley, B.C. where he attended school and married Anna-Marie. They moved to High River in 1990 where Lance operated Lynx Masonry.

Lance loved hunting, fishing, skiing, camping with family and friends and just hanging out in the backyard. Lance will also be missed by his dog Charlie and his many, many friends.

A Celebration of Lanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life will be held on Saturday, March 9th at 3:00 p.m. at the Highwood Golf & Country Club in High River. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Heaven Can Wait (mail to: Box 6131, High River, AB. T1V 1P7). To send condolences and view Lanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tribute Page please visit www.lylereeves.com.

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22 - 2321 Industrial Rd 2

Just waiting to be built is this 2 bed, 2 bath open concept home in Northwood Estates gated community. Located close to many amenities. Home can be ready by spring of 2013.

Immaculate 3 bed, 2 bath mobile home backing onto Moir Park. Home has open floor concept with vaulted ceilings & large windows. Kitchen has lots of counter space including a breakfast bar. Spacious master with 4pc ensuite. Fully fenced yard. Paved drive. Roof replaced spring of 2012.

723 - 5th St. S.

6248 Cartwright St. Wardner

Two bed, one bath home located close to downtown amenities, schools and playground. Fully fenced back yard with alley access. Covered verandah out front.

Upgrades include: roofing, hot water tank, heating system and electrical service.

Set in the quiet community of Wardner is this 1300 Sq.Ft. home on 0.345 of an acre with views of the Steeples and Lake Koocanusa. This home features 3 beds & 1 bath. Updates include: kitchen, bath, paint, most windows & furnace.

Garage/shop out back and guest cabin on property as well.

$269,900

$369,000

1640 Staple Crescent

691 McDonald Road

Ranch style home on 9.43 acres in Jim Smith Lake area. 1997 home features 2 beds and 1 bath nestled onto a larger acreage that borders crown land. Large covered deck and abounds with privacy. City amenities only 3 minutes away.

$149,900

$144,900

504 - 11th Ave. S.

222 Boulder Creek

328 - 21st Ave. S.

1401 - 2nd Ave. S.

Gyro Park home on 75x122 lot with over 1300 sq. ft. on main floor. Spacious bungalow features a master bedroom with over 25’ in length. Original hardwood floors in the living room. Mud room/sun room out back.

Upgraded bath.Great location across from Amy Woodland School with large yard & alley access.

Along the 7th fairway is this 2 bed, 1 bath Boulder Creek Villa. Open floor concept with higher quality finishing throughout.

Granite counters, ceramic backsplash, natural gas fireplace, spacious master, main floor laundry. Double attached garage. Beautiful mountain views.

3+2 bed, 2 bath home in central location with suite in basement. This home has seen good level of renovations with new paint & flooring throughout the main floor. Basement has separate entry.

Close to college, hospital, downtown and community amenities.

½ duplex close to Parkland Middle School features over 1300 Sq. Ft. on the main floor with 3+2 beds and 3 baths. Bright kitchen.

Bay window in living room. Full partially finished basement with 9’ ceilings. Single attached garage. Full fenced yard with alley access.

Family home with beautiful mountain views.

This 3+2 bed, 3.5 bath home has seen many upgrades including paint, new roof last year, new garage door. Formal living/dining room as well as casual family room. Stunning kitchen with centre island and breakfast nook. Fully finished basement. Close to elementary school.

613 - 18th Ave. S.

305 - 31st Ave. S.

209 - 25th Ave. S.

5400 Six Mile Lane

3 bed, 2 bath home in great residential location with upgrades to the main floor & basement finish. Natural gas fireplace in living room. Oak hardwood throughout main floor. Cozy rec room down with wood stove.

Double attached carport. Fully fenced yard with alley access.

Highlands home that has seen pride of ownership for over 20 years. Bi-level home has seen a good level of updates. Ideal location close to community forest, Idlewild Park and local schools. Splendid curb appeal with extensive landscaping.

Great 3+1 bed, 3 bath family designed home with the perfect space for everyone.

Spacious living room. Dining room with sliders to hot tub. Great kitchen with centre island. Cozy family room. Games & media room downstairs. Double attached garage.

Lots of parking for toys.

Over 3500 sq. ft. of living space on 7.76 private acres with beautiful mountain views! This chalet style home has vaulted ceilings in the living room & adjoining dining room. Downstairs is a cozy rec room with wood burning stove & outside basement entry. Fully fenced, many outbuildings & property leads right to Rails to Trails.

$189,900

$352,000

1900 Kelowna Crescent

3321 - 3A St. S.

Great Value! Features 2 bedrooms on the main with large living room & country kitchen. Enjoy the design of the kitchen with ample counter space, granite counters & large pantry. Fully finished basement & has the potential for an additional bedroom. Centrally located & backs onto greenbelt with easy access to Rotary Trail.

Beautiful executive home with over 5000 sq. ft. of living space on 0.42 acres in quiet cul-de-sac. This home features spacious rooms with quality finishing. Formal dining room & living room. Stunning walnut hardwood. Custom kitchen with centre island. Media room/gym & self contained suite with separate entry downstairs.

$299,900

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$249,900

212 - 12th Ave. S.

2321 Mt. Baker Cres.

2208 - 6th St. N.

Character and heritage evident in this home estimated to be constructed in the mid 1920s.

Baker Hill home is classic architecture with turret and Victorian charm. Main floor has newer birch hardwood and renovated baths.

Four bedroom, two bathroom home located close to city amenities and walking distance to downtown.

Immaculately clean & modernly designed 3 bed, 4 bath home in central location.

Open concept floor with beautiful laminate & ceramic tiled floors. Kitchen has alder cabinetry and breakfast bar. Upstairs has spacious master with 4pc. ensuite & large walk-in closet. Downstairs is a very cozy rec room. Attached dble garage and paved drive.

Centrally located home with 3+1 bedrooms.

Good level of updates in the kitchen and upgrades done to the bathroom. Updated windows & roof.

Partially developed basement with large rec room, guest bath & part bath. Suite potential available with separate entry. .

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6229 Poplar Road, Wasa

508 Alma Road

1305 - 2A St. S.

Just a hop, skip and jump from Wasa lake is this 3+1 bed, 2 bath home on large lot. Living room has vaulted ceilings and beautiful floor to ceiling rock fireplace.

Kitchen has adjoining eating area. Covered decks front and back. Double attached garage. Paved drive.

Custom built home on ½ an acre just a short drive to downtown. This home features spacious rooms adorned with oak cabinets and trim. Custom kitchen with loads of cupboard space. Basement is fully developed with large rec room. Double detached garage.

Gazebo and garden in back yard.

Spacious 3+2 bed, 3 bath home with breathtaking mountain views. This home features a large country kitchen with oak cabinetry and under mount lighting, breakfast bar & adjoining dining room. Living room has vaulted ceilings and natural gas fireplace.

Modern paint scheme throughout. 25x24’5 garage with workshop. Interlocking brick drive.

7814 Monroe Lake Rd.

1324 - 16th St. S.

$329,900

$369,900

$394,900

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1 Acre lots with views of the Steeples Mountains and Lake Koocanusa. Gated community in ultimate recreational location.

Highlands home!! This 3+2 bed, 3 bath home has ideal location in the Sylvan Summit area.

Grade level entry home with spacious living areas throughout. Well maintained home with oak accents and large country kitchen.

Oversized attached garage. Fenced yard with mature landscaping.

$394,900

4673 - 34th Ave. S.

Settled in the serene Mayook valley on 2.64 acres is this 3+3 bed, 3 bath home with breathtaking views of the Steeples.

Open concept home with granite counters, hardwood and tiled floors and cultured stone fireplace. Large deck out back. Triple car garage. RV Parking.

Immaculate ½ duplex in central location close to many amenities. Open concept floor plan. Natural gas fireplace in living room. Large fully finished basement.

Attached single garage. Paved drive. Fully fenced and manicured lot.

4363 Lister Road

7956 Foothills Drive

$569,900

$289,900

66’ of lakefront right on Monroe Lake. This 2 storey home is just steps from the lake and features 3 beds and 3 full baths. Main floor is open with large kitchen, dining and living room.

Vaulted ceilings allow for stunning lake views.

Spacious master with exercise area. Double attached garage. Decking on both levels.

Southview home with good level of maintenance.

This 3+1 bed, 3 bath home has an option for a 5th bed in the basement. Larger lot on the south hill on quiet residential street. Home has hardwood floors, masonry rock fireplace on the main & ng fireplace in the basement. Large covered deck. Attached garage.

192 River Ave.

1421 - 20th St. S.

$899,900

$309,900

Lot 11 Westview Estates

Lots with drilled wells just 7 minutes outside of Cranbrook in lovely rural community.

Lot 3-14 Foothills Drive

Mayook Station Estates. Lot sizes are between 1.75-2.97 acres with drilled wells. Breathtaking mountain views.

Lot 2-5 Ha Ha Creek Road

4.9-10.4 acre parcels with drilled wells in Ha Ha Valley. Rich in scenery. Located 20 minutes outside of Cranbrook.

4 bed, 2 bath 2008 built home on 5 acres out gold creek. This home features an open concept living area with beautiful birch hardwood & tiled floors. French doors in dining room lead to large covered deck. Downstairs has in –floor heating with large rec room, bed, and bath. Property has a seasonal creek running through and beautiful mountain views.

$529,900

Located just 5 minutes from Ta Ta Creek and Wasa lies this newer executive bungalow set up for equestrian use. This quality 4-5 bed home is well appointed with spacious floor plan.

Gourmet kitchen with centre island. Lands are set up with numberous outbuildings with fencing and x-fencing; perfect equestrian ground with automatic stock waterers.

$589,900

Brand new 2 bed, 2 bath home in rural Mayook Station Estates subdivision. This home has open concept floor plan with hardwood and tile flooring. Full unfinished basement just waiting for design idea.

Large covered deck. Triple attached garage. Short drive to Cranbrook with endless recreation opportunities.

$500,000

Stunning 2+1 bed, 3 bath home with quality workmanship throughout backing onto the St. Mary’s River and overlooking Shadow Mountain Golf Course. Open concept with vaulted ceilings, hardwood & tiled floors, tons of windows. Kitchen has granite counters and wood cabinetry. Floor to ceiling rock fireplace.

Spacious master. Large private deck. Double attached garage.

$669,000

Southview home with full renovations and upgrades. This 2+1 bed, 3 bath home has a spacious floorplan with sunken living room.

Large master on the main floor. Cozy rec room down with freestanding ng fireplace. Nestled on a street with similar executive homes.

Fenced yard with new deck. Double attached garage.

$349,900

Lot A Gold Creek Road

145.8 acres with its own pond/ lake! Property is an ideal retreat with potential for an abundant amount of timber and hay.

Prices starting at $99,900 and up