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Dueck hits podium at World Cup C A R O LYN G R A N T Daily Bulletin
PHOTO COURTESY JIM WEBSTER
On Saturday, March 9, as part of the Dirtbag Festival, the Kootenay Orienteering Club in conjunction with the Kimberley Nordic Club held a ski orienteering event with skiers from Kimberley, Cranbrook, Calgary and Invermere. There were 45 races in all, on a beautiful day. See race results at www.dailytownsman.com, in Sports.
Spring forward into frost heave As spring thaw begins, so does pothole season; City is asking motorists to be patient
S A L LY M AC D O N A L D Townsman Staff
City of Cranbrook Public Works crews are busy patching potholes as the weather increases pothole reports around town. Potholes are caused
when rain or snow runoff seep into the ground, freeze and then thaw, causing the road surface to crack. Eventually, with heavy traffic loads, the cracks become potholes. Public Works is kept
busy repairing road defects at this time of year with limited resources, according to the city. “When a pothole is reported to us, the repair work is scheduled and carried out ac-
cordingly,” said Public Works Director Joe McGowan. “In normal circumstances our crews can respond to pothole repairs in a timely manner. During extreme and unfavourable weather condi-
tions when pothole problems are numerous and proper repair work cannot be carried out, only temporary repairs will be made until conditions improve.”
See POTHOLE , Page 3
It hasn’t been a great season thus far for Kimberley sit-skier Josh Dueck. Adjusting to equipment changes, he hasn’t regained championship form and has struggled in races, including a disappointing performance in the recent World Championships in Spain. Next up were the World Cup Finals in Sochi, Russia, a test event for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Here, Dueck earned a bronze medal in the slalom. Course conditions were far from perfect in rainy weather. Dueck was seventh in his first run, and conditions were worse in the second but he managed to fight his way to the podium and a third place finish. “After my first run I knew I had skied well,” he said. “The conditions were poor, but I was able to kind of creep up the field. I knew going into the second run that I would have better conditions because of my start number, so I just
charged it and thought, ‘Give all or end all,’ and was fortunate enough to be faster than the rest.”
Josh Dueck
“The second run wasn’t pretty, but apparently not many other sit-skiers had great runs either. It was a game of attrition and I played it smart. I had good advice from the coaches on areas to be careful for. It was definitely a team effort. “I enjoy these more challenging days with incremental weather. Today was a step in the right direction and a bit closer to how I’d like to be skiing.” Monday was the final day of World Cup finals with the Super-G and another slalom scheduled. No results were available at press time.
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