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Target department store now open S A L LY M AC D O N A L D Townsman Staff

After months of renovations at the southern end of the Tamarack Centre, Target is

opening its doors this week.

At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, the department store will open for business, in the first

batch of 22 Target locations opening in western Canada.

“Target is thrilled to be opening stores in western Canada, pro-

viding a one-stop shopping destination that meets the wants and needs of our guests,” said Tony Fisher, president, Target Canada.

“It was exciting to see the response to our Ontario store openings, which have produced valuable insights that along with our soft

openings in western Canada will help us to continue to deliver on Target’s Expect More.

Pay Less. brand promise for guests across

Canada.”

The Cranbrook store will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

It will be a bright store with wide aisles offering everything from beauty, apparel and accessories to home, grocery, and personal care.

See TARGET , Page 4

Gravelle pleads not guilty Man charged in shooting incident still in custody SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

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Meet the 2013 Sam Steele Sweethearts. The annual youth ambassador program is now underway, and a Sweetheart and Princess will be crowned during Sam Steele Days, June 13 to 16. Pictured, back row, left to right: Isil Ozdeil (sponsored by Sunrise Rotary); Alicia Leasak (Lions Club); Chelsea Paul (Colombo Lodge); Danika Reid (Kin Club); Makenzie Yates (Cranbrook Society of Community Living). Front row, left to right: Marissa Suetta (Fraternal Order of the Eagles); 2012 Sweetheart of Sam Steele Brianna Kennedy; 2012 Princess of Sam Steele Taylor Millar; Carly Trinder (Cranbrook Rotary).

WHAT CHOICE WILL WE MAKE? Low Taxes or High Taxes? * New Jobs or Lost Jobs? * A Strong Economy or the Worst Economy in Canada?

Access to Our Backcountry or More Road Closures & Parks? * A Strong Proven MLA or a Rookie MLA?

Our choice has consequences. To keep Kootenay East strong, our choice on May 14th is Bill Bennett AUTHORIZED BY BILL BROCK, FINANCIAL AGENT FOR BILL BENNETT 250-426-3404

The man accused of shooting into an apartment in Cranbrook in February has pleaded not guilty.

Victor Russell Gravelle has been charged with two counts of unlawfully discharging a firearm in connection with a February 24 incident.

According to RCMP, in the early hours of that day, a 47-year-old Cranbrook man allegedly shot into a third-floor apartment on King Street.

See SUSPECT, Page 4

Off Leash

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It is my opinion that the principle human trait that establishes man as dog’s best friend is his (or her) social nature. People, like us dogs, are pack animals. We play well with others. We do this because it has proven advantageous to our evolution.

Both are species have learned that many opposable thumbs make light work and that there is safety in numbers. Dogs and humans are co-dependant in the most positive sense.

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An unrestrained dogumentary.

A Bone to Pick with You: Precocious Pup Gabby presumes she can share Taylor’s found bone with her. An assumption that as it turned out, was short lived.

The pack that Dog Taylor and I belong to is a diverse one indeed. Not only is it made up of several different species (humans, dogs, cats, llamas, etc.) it even has satellite members that slip in and out of our orbit. These members do not live with us on a fulltime basis but are still important threads in the weave of our social fabric.

Dog Gabby and Taylor’s Mike are just such threads. Some 50 dog years ago, Mike was Taylor’s human, but after a series of life altering events and a leather couch torn apart by an apartment-bound and under-stimulated puppy, Taylor came to live with us. This was a devastating parting for Taylor’s Mike, but he knew in his heart that it was in his pup’s best interest.

As it turned out, he had not so much given her up as shared her. Taylor lived with our pack, and Mike, whenever he got the opportunity, came out and joined our pack too. Over time the bond between us has grown strong and the adventures have been many.

After many years of being dogless, Taylor’s Mike has finally found himself in the position to once again enter into a dog/human relationship. Her name is Gabby: Golden Retriever by breed and adolescent whirling dervish by nature.

I enjoy Gabby’s company very much, especially in small doses. I mean, I like to play and roughhouse as much as anyone but does the pup ever slow down? Luckily, Gabby is a quick learner when it comes to the social hierarchy of our pack. It only took a couple of growls and one well-placed nip before she learned that my dog food bowl is not her dog food bowl.

Taylor’s Mike and his shared pack of hooligan hounds pose for a portrait.

Mike introduces Gabby to Kuddles the llama, one of the stranger members of her new pack.

In the time we have shared she has also learned that Dog Taylor holds a — excuse the pun — senior position in our pack and that being long in the tooth often means being short in the temper. As for the rest of our placement in the pecking order, she now knows that she is at the bottom and the male humans are at the top. That is unless the female human is around and then of course our alpha males immediately assume a subservient, “Yes, Dear” role. Which is of course the right and natural order of things.

I will be the first to admit that in the canine ranks of our pack, it is also the female that plays the dominant role. This is partly due to Dog Taylor’s age and experience but it is also has a lot to do with just who she is. Confident and self-assured, Taylor commands respect. Heck even those snooty, nose in the air llamas defer to her.

Pup Gabby, being the bright female dog she is, is no doubt intrigued with how Dog Taylor has attained her superior status. I have seen how the young one studies — from a safe distance — the ways of our canine matriarch.

It is my opinion that perhaps Taylor’s Mike might want to start saving up now — you know, just in case he, say, needs to buy a new leather couch or something.

Photos and word processing by Dan Mills

An armful of the warm and fuzzy: Gabby cuddles with Taylor’s Mike on her first hike in the hills of the East Kootenay.

The Matriarch strikes a regal pose with her Boulder Boy at her side.

He, ready to serve and protect, as always.

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Gearing up for Election 2013 This is the sixth and final installment in the Townsman’s weekly series featuring the two declared Kootenay East candidates for the upcoming May 14 provincial election — Bill Bennett of the B.C. Liberals and Norma Blissett of the B.C. NDP. This final week gives the candidates space for final thoughts on themselves, their parties, the campaign and the election Will we be better off or worse off, if we go back to the NDP? Change is good if it improves our lives, but why choose change for the sake of change?

I am asking you to vote for the lowest income taxes in Canada, a balanced budget, a AAA credit rating, a strong economy that stands out in the world, more health care and education funding, and good jobs.

The NDP is asking you to change to unaffordable government spending, tax increases, more debt and a new tax on credit unions.

Adrian Dix has demonstrated that he is untrustworthy by lying to the RCMP in a criminal investigation. Additionally, he would buckle under the pressure from urban special interests when it comes to defending resource jobs. Do we really

bill bennett want to entrust our mining, forestry and natural gas industries to Adrian Dix, the flip flopper?

Past NDP governments gave us Canada’s highest taxes, the weakest economy and high unemployment. Under the NDP, B.C.

Very loud vehicle may be key to rash of thefts Townsman Staff

RCMP in Kimberley are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a vehicle and associated persons related to a series of crimes taking place on May 3 on the ski hill in Kimberley.

The vehicle was first identified only as very loud after it backed into a parked vehicle at the North Star Resort at 12:30 a.m. After that, a garage was broken into on Aspen Way at 1 a.m.

Then at 2 a.m. a bicycle was taken from a carport on Dewdney Way. The bicycle is a 21-speed European-made Commencal Essence mountain bike, black in colour

with a yellow/blue seat and is very distinct looking.

It is unknown if the crimes are related, however their geographical and time proximity indicate that the same person or persons may be responsible for all three incidents.

The only descriptors on the suspect is that the associated vehicle was extremely loud.

If anyone has any information about this or any other crime they can call the Kimberley RCMP at 250-427-4811; the Cranbrook RCMP at 250-489-3471, or East Kootenay Crimestoppers (1-800-222-TIPS)

Youth steal beer, escape On May 5, just before 8:30 p.m., two male youth were involved with a theft of beer from the Days Inn Beer and Wine store on Cranbrook Street North.

One male fled on foot with an employee and civilians in pursuit.

But despite efforts made to apprehend them,

both suspects were able to evade capture.

Cranbrook RCMP want to speak with any member of the public who may have witnessed or assisted with this incident.

If anyone has information, they are asked to contact the RCMP at 250-489-3471.

became a have-not province with the worst economy in Canada. It’s in their political DNA to spend more money than we can afford and raise taxes to pay for it.

Since you hired me in 2001, I’ve worked hard to have government invest in our hospital, college, highways, community infrastructure, child care and charities. I stand up for the rural values we believe in here, sometimes as the lone voice in Victoria.

We should ask ourselves: why would we change back to the NDP and risk what we’ve built up over the last decade?

Vote for low taxes, good jobs, responsible government spending and a strong economy. Please vote for Bill Bennett on one of May 8, 9, 10, 11 and 14.

This election is about choice. More of the same or change for the better. More of the same means continuing on with the worst levels of child poverty and the highest levels of inequality in Canada with no plan to close the gap. It means a broken apprenticeship system where 63 per cent of apprentices fail to complete their training. It means continuing with a government that neglects both the land and the people of this province. More of the same means supporting a party that says one thing and does another.

Whereas, change for the better means creating a sustainable diversified economy that will create new jobs and grow a strong middle-class. It means providing economic stability and certainty with no HST-

norma blissett like surprises. It means investing in post-secondary education, skills training and apprenticeships; growing local economies and supporting local business.

It means investing in our land base so that we can grow our resource economy — mining, forestry and

agriculture. It means being open and upfront about our intentions for taxation, saying what we are going to do and how we’re going to pay for it. And finally change for the better means investing in rural health care so that the people who work to support our economy have the services they need.

So that’s what I represent in this election. I am offering the constituents of Kootenay East an MLA who will be an effective voice in government. Someone you can count on who knows how to be a team player and how to get things done; someone who will represent ALL of the constituents of Kootenay East; someone who will bring change for the better to this part of the province one practical step at a time.

Regional district wants road back Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff

The regional district wants to take back a part of the City of Kimberley.

It’s a desperate measure to see road repairs done on St. Mary Lake Road.

At its May 3 board meeting, the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors decided to send a letter to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure requesting that the province take back ownership and responsibility of a portion of St. Mary Lake Road that is within Kimberley city limits.

The board will also write to the City of Kimberley, asking that they apply for a boundary re-

A piece of St. Mary Lake Road in Kimberley city limits should be returned to the province, directors agree

duction for that piece of land.

Area E Director Jane Walter said that St. Mary Lake Road from kilometre three to Highway 95A is in a bad state of disrepair, but repair of the road is not a priority for the City of Kimberley.

“On November 26, 2012 the City informed us that this road is not part of their planning priorities because Kimberley residents would not be served by these repairs,” Walter wrote in a report to the board.

“The deterioration of the road has created a risk to public safety, the potential for increased

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“The deterioration of the road has created a risk to public safety, the potential for increased maintenance cost to vehicles, and with the increasing recreational traffic along the road, it will continue to get worse.”

Jane Walter maintenance cost to vehicles, and with the ever increasing recreational traffic along the road, it will continue to get

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worse.”

Walter said Kimberley expanded in the 1970s, taking in this part of St. Mary Lake Road.

“This section of the road was supposed to be repaired prior to being included in the city limits; however, the necessary repairs were never made,” she said.

Now City of Kimberley staff are suggesting it hand over that piece of land to the province. The regional district has municipal governance over any part of the East Kootenay not inside an incorporated community but the Ministry of

Transportation and Infrastructure is responsible for roads.

“I would never have thought of this until I had a meeting with a Kimberley councillor and staff. They asked me to bring this forward,” Walter said during an RDEK committee meeting Thursday, May 2.

She admitted that getting the provincial government to take back control of the parcel may not be a speedy process.

“I think this is going to take years,” she said.

Beside the road, the only property that would be affected by the boundary change would be the Boy Scout’s Camp Stone.

Last week’s poll: “Will you be enjoying the NHL playoffs as if that whole lock-out thing never happened?”

YEs: 48% NO: 52%

Next week’s poll: “Should fighting in hockey be banned?”

Log on to www.dailytownsman.com to make your vote count.

This web poll is informal. It reflects opinions of site visitors who voluntarily participate.

Results may not represent the opinions of the public as a whole. Black Press is not responsible for the statistical accuracy of opinions expressed here.

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The parking lot in front of the new Target department store should be full as of today.

Target department store opens today

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Last year, Target signed a deal with the Hudson’s Bay Co. to take over up to 220 Zellers stores across Canada.

Zellers closed last fall,

making way for a multimillion dollar renovation of the site.

Target has hired as many as 200 employees to staff the store.

Suspect in shooting incident pleads not guilty Continued from page 1

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Brands offered will include C9 By Champions, Circo, Archer Farms, Market Pantry and Up & Up.

There will be limited time collaborations with Roots and Sam & Libby, as well as ongoing collaborations with Nate Berkus, Sonia Kashuk, Giada De Laurentiis and

A police dog and handler tracked the man, who was hiding nearby, and found the weapon close to the apartment, RCMP said.

Cpl. Chris Newel

said the three occupants of the apartment, who knew the alleged shooter, were uninjured, although bullets narrowly missed one person.

In April, Gravelle was granted bail on a $10,000 recognizance, but he is still in custody at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre while organizing the deposit.

In Cranbrook Provincial Court on Monday, May 6, Gravelle appeared via video link from Kamloops. His defence counsel, Rick Strahl, told Judge Grant Sheard that Gravelle

pleads not guilty to both charges and has chosen a trial by provincial court judge. The trial is expected to take five days. A date is likely to be set for the trial on June 17.

At the Cranbrook Public Library The Friends of the Library’s garage sale raised $697.40. A big thanks to all the volunteers who helped set up, sell and clean up; the people who donated to our sale and the people who came and supported the sale with their purchases.

Everyone had a lot of laughs and a lot of fun. The “Adopt a Magazine” campaign has started with letters going out to all those who generously support this program with their donations. If anyone would like to adopt one of our magazines, please stop by the library and ask for Michele. Remember: this program is tax deductible.

David Sedaris treats his fans to another collection of humorous essays with “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls.”

Garfield never ceases to be hilarious — even in his 55th book “Garfield Sings For His Supper.”

Preschool Story Time this Wednesday at 11 a.m., 1:15 p.m., & 6:30 p.m., and Toddler Story this Friday at 10:30 a.m. will be all about Camping!

On display this month is Janice Templeton’s outstanding

Mike Selby collection of hand-crafted beaded jewelry.

Adult Newly Acquired Shelf: Chihuly Garden Installations – Dale Chihuly What’s That Tree – Tony Russell The Perfect Meal – John Baxter Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours – Ben Gadd The Complete Gluten Free Whole Grains Cookbook Modern Cartooning – Christopher Hart Fast Flavours – Michael Smith The Birth of the West - Paul Collins Evangelical Catholicism – George Weigel Little Book of Real Estate Investing in Canada – Don R. Campbell Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls – David Sedaris Making Ends Meet – Lynn

Johnston Trailblazer: Attitude and Achievement – Daniel Wiener The Galaxy Global Eatery Hemp Cookbook – Denis Cicero Digital SLR Video & Filmmaking for Dummies – John Carucci The Governors General of Canada Paul Newman: A Life – Shawn Levy (bio) The Paradise Guest House – Ellen Sussman (fic) Wedding Night – Sophie Kinsella (fic) The House Girl – Tara Conklin (fic) Dark Tide – Elizabeth Haynes (mys) Taking Eve – Iris Johansen (mys) Midnight at Marble Arch – Anne Perry (mys) Breaking Point – C. J. Box (mys) Sweet Tea Revenge – Laura Childs (mys) The Hit – David Baldacci (mys) Criminal Enterprise – Own Laukkanen (mys) River of Stars – Guy Gavriel Kay (sci fic)

Doctor Who: Complete Second Season (DVD) Coriolanus (DVD) & (BluRay) The Might Hunters (DVD) Predators (DVD) Denise Austin Sculpt & Burn Body Blitz (DVD) Knight and Day (DVD) Surrogates (DVD) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (DVD) & (BluRay) Looper (DVD) & (BluRay) We Need To Talk About Kevin (DVD) & (BluRay)

Young Adult & Children’s: Fracture – Megan Miranda (ya fic) Pulse – Patrick Carman (ya fic) What We Saw At Night – Jacquelyn Mitchard (ya fic) The Apothecary – Maile Meloy (ya fic) The Magician’s Tower – Shawn Thomas Odyssey (j fic) Garfield Sings for His Supper – Jim Davis Shapes – Aaron Carr Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library

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Kimberley Dynamiters Bull-A-Rama

All photos by Kaity Brown

An impressive performance from both the cowboys and the bulls at Kimberley’s very own rodeo.

(Left to Right) Leah, Jordan and Christy Lode sporting their cowgirl gear at the Bull-A-Rama 2013.

(Left) Cowboys cheer on their comrades as each takes on a bull.

(Right) This year’s rodeo cowboys take on a handful of the toughest bulls around for Bull-A-Rama 2013.

Rodeo Clown Josh “Slick” Sheppard pulls an Evil Cannibal at Bull-A-Rama jumping Cowgirls and their loyal steeds prepare to race around the track. over a line of trucks and the host of this year’s Bull-A-Rama.

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More guns, gun profits, gun deaths

If

the Tsarnaev brothers — the duo behind the Boston Marathon bombing — set off two of their pressure cooker bombs every day, in a year’s time they’d amass 1,095 victims (providing they killed the same number of people each day). The total would jump to 1,098 if it happened to be a leap year.

There are an average of 10,000 gun homicides every year in the U.S. If you add gun accidents and suicides it’s over 30,000 deaths each year according to the World Health Organization.

We lose the equivalent of a small city of Americans every year to gun violence.

Each year an entire Bangor, Maine is gone.

Virginia Tech has 30,000 students in total.

Every year the equivalent of a Virginia Tech loses their lives.

The Iraq War took 4,488 American soldiers’ over 10 years.

Nearly 10 times that die from civilian firearms. Every year. No war declared. No goal. No land to win. No regime change.

No liberation. No spoils to be had. No armistice. No end game. No plan. No strategy.

The only upside is if you’re a weapons profiteer. Then the body count means wealth. Their future, at lease, is secure.

The weapons industry costs taxpayers untold billions in the form of lost wages, court costs, Medicare and Medicaid costs, insurance claims processing costs, emergency responder budgets and increased policing. All due to our cities being awash

in their ubiquitous and unregulated product.

Otherwise it’s a pointless public health crisis that Congress seems pretty ok with.

They tell us they don’t want to upset hobbyists by entertaining policy that effects personal arsenals. In the U.S. that’s actually a sufficient answer warranting no follow up. Try explaining that to someone in Japan where they have fewer than two gun-related Tina homicides a year. thousand AmeriDupuy cansThirty were shot and killed last year and roughly 30,000 will be shot and killed this year.

We accept this as a byproduct of freedom. There’s a legally immune, enormously profitable industry that’s spun a jingoistic fairy tale about how buying more of their product will make us safer.

America has the highest civilian gun ownership in the world. We should therefore be the safest country on the planet. We are not. We have the highest rate of firearm deaths in the top 50 industrialized nations.

Of those 50 nations there are around 100,000 gun deaths a year. We contribute a third of them.

(John Lott’s “study” claiming higher gun ownership means lower crime has never been replicated. Save your letters, it’s bunk.)

The September 11th attacks killed 2,996 Americans. We have the equivalent of 10 9/11s every year in gun deaths. They hate us for our freedom.

In Plato’s The Republic, he relays the

Allegory of the Cave. There are prisoners who were born and raised in a cave and the shadows of a fire off the cave walls are the only thing they’ve ever seen. It’s their reality. To them it’s normal. Then one prisoner is released. He sees the sun for the first time. He realizes everything he’s ever known was wrong. When he returns to the cave he tries to tell to the rest of the prisoners about the rest of the world. This upsets the prisoners so much, it’s said they’d kill him if given the chance.

This is what it’s like in the gun debate.

We’ve accepted our fate—children are occasionally just going to be mowed down by gunfire in school. Or going to a suburban movie theater has certain risks. Or inner cities are just supposed to sound like Fallujah circa 2005. When you bring up other parts of the world that don’t have this issue, you’re treated as a heretic, tyrant and inevitably a Nazi sympathizer/Hitler fanboy.

Yes, the prisoners in the cave suddenly want to kill you. And in this case, they’re armed.

The point remains: We don’t have to have a country like this. We don’t have to live in a country where a 5-year-old kills his 2-year-old sister with a Crickett rifle made for kids. We can pass sound policies which reduce lethal weapons and their capacity.

It is possible.

Freedom, after all, is being able to leave the cave, walk down the street and not get shot.

Tina Dupuy is the editor-in-chief of TheContributor.com.

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KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UPCOMING May 8th. Kimberley Garden Club Mayl Meeting program: Deer Proofing Your Yard. Selkirk High School Library 7-9 pm. New members welcome. For more info: Nola 250-427-1948.

“Heart to Heart” invites ALL WOMEN to an evening of Fashion & Fun! Cranbrook Alliance Auditorium. Words of Hope: Cyndie Dilts. Fashions by BFM Thrift Store. 6:30pm, Thurs May 9 - 1200 Kootenay St. N. Sat. May 11th, GoGo Grannies hosts their Annual Glitz & Glamour Event. Good food, good company and sale of gently used jewelry and accessories, silent and live auction. Heritage Inn from 11am 2pm. Tickets at Lotus Books or Jane Facey at 250-426-7540.

Kimberley Nature Park - Mother’s Day Walk - Sunday, May 12, Meet at the Higgins St. entrance at 2 pm for a 2 - 2.5 hr moderate hike.

Join leaders Ruth and Kent Goodwin 250-427-5404 Green Door presents: Four Course Mother’s Day Brunch, seatings at 11am, 1pm & 2pm. Info: 250-908-6423. Tickets: Snowdrift Cafe.

2013 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, May 15th, 6:00-7:00 PM is sponsored by RCMP Speed Watch. Children 18 years & under must be accompanied by an adult.

Kimberley Community Choir presents an East to West All Canadian Repertoire. Friday May 17 at 7pm and Saturday May 18 at 2pm. Centre 64; Kimberley Platzl, 64 Deer Park Ave. Admission by donation. Refreshments & Door Prizes.

“LOVE STAINS: Earths Trash into Heavens Treasure” Conference May 17-19 at House of Hope Cranbrook 131 7th Ave. S. Speakers: Bob Johnson and Team from Bethel Church in Redding California Register on line at www.ihopecranbrook.ca Info: 250-421-3784 Sunday, May 26 the Mark Creek, Wasa & Cranbrook Lions Clubs will be hosting their 10th annual Walk for Dog Guides at Wasa.

Registration noon at Wasa Lions Picnic Site, with walk around the lake following. Bring the family (including your dog) out to this fun filled event. Info: (250)427-3550 or go online to purinawalkfordogguides.com

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A major campaign in support of the Cranbrook and Kimberley food banks was launched Monday, May 6, to mark Hunger Awareness Week. The local food banks are working together with Investors Group volunteers and local retailers, and kicked off the food drive at Save-On Foods, Safeway and Superstore in Cranbrook and Overwaitea Foods and the Mark Creek Market in Kimberley. Pictured above are (left to right) Sheila McLellan, Valarie Melnick and Sandy Nakano at the Save-On station. Stop by and make a donation, and find out more about the local situation — for instance, 35 per cent of food bank users are children under the age of 18. You can also visit www.hungerawareness.ca for more ideas on fighting hunger.

Drones or Guantanamo

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ohn Bellinger is the last person in Washington you’d expect to criticise President Barack Obama for making too many drone strikes. It was he who drafted the (rather unconvincing) legal justification for targeted drone killings when he was legal adviser to the Secretary of State in George W. Bush’s second administration, and he still supports them. But he went ahead and criticised Obama anyway.

Speaking at a conference at the Bipartisan Policy Centre in Washington on 1 May, Bellinger said: “This government has decided that instead of detaining members of al-Qaeda (at Guantanamo), they are going to kill them.” Leaving aside the question of whether most of the people detained at Guantanamo were ever actually members of al-Qaeda, there is a certain amount of plausibility in this accusation.

President Obama wants to close the US prison camp on the Cuban coast where hundreds of suspected supporters of al-Qaeda have been held without charge, some for more almost a decade. There are still 166 prisoners at Guantanamo, and just last week Obama, having been thwarted by Congress in his first-term pledge to close the place, announced his intention to try again with the new Congress.

The US president was quite eloquent about why Guantanamo should be closed.

“It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens cooperation with our allies on counter-terrorism. It is a recruitment tool

for extremists. It needs to be closed.”

It also flouts international law, but even foreign-born Muslim socialist presidents of the United States can never concede that the whole enterprise was illegal. The furthest Obama will go is to say that it was counter-productive from the start, but that alone should be a sufficient justification for closing the place.

So why did John Bellinger, of all people, then Gwynne accuse Obama of using drones too often? The US Dyer president certainly does seem to like them: the vast majority of the 370 US drone attacks, killing an estimated 3,500 people, have been carried out on his watch. According to Bellinger, it’s because Obama knows that if he can’t send the evil-doers to Guantanamo, his only alternative is to kill them with drone strikes.

What we actually have here is an unusually subtle Republican argument: if you don’t like the drone strikes (because they kill lots of innocent people), then you should keep Guantanamo open. But subtle is not the same as valid.

There are two unstated assumptions at the heart of this argument. One is that the US could put its drones away and just capture the people it suspects of being al-Qaeda supporters by conventional means and lock them away in Guantanamo. No fuss, no muss, and no innocent “collateral damage.”

That’s ridiculous: the United States is not going to have much luck in tracking

down alleged al-Qaeda supporters in the wilds of Yemen or Afghanistan and spiriting them away to Guantanamo. If it doesn’t target them with drones, then most of them will go on living (and so will the innocent people nearby). But you can’t just leave such dangerous people alive, can you?

This brings us to the second unstated assumption: that if all those dangerous people had been allowed to live, then there would have been hundreds of terrorist attacks against the United States. Or at least dozens. Okay then, how about a couple?

Probably not even one. After all, there were no drone strikes for the first three years after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, because the technology was not yet available. Yet even then, when al-Qaeda was still a relatively strong and cohesive organisation, there was not one further terrorist attack on the United States. The link between drone strikes and possible terrorist attacks on the United States is purely rhetorical.

Never mind. The whole argument is moot. Obama won’t get the Republican majority in the House of Representatives to go along with closing Guantanamo this time either. And he won’t stop the drone strikes because he needs to be seen by the American public to be doing something “positive” as he brings the American troops home from another needless and lost war.

There is not one iota of strategic thinking in any of this. It’s all about American domestic politics, as the response to 9/11 has been from the beginning.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London.

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

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

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

Breast Cancer Support Group in Kimberley. Info about meetings; Daniela 250-427-2562 or Lori 250-427-4568.

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

Kindergarten boosters are available for children between the ages of 4 and 6 years at the Cranbrook Health Unit. For an appointment call 250 420-2207.

Contact the Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shops at 250-427-2503 (Brenda) or 250-427-1754 Gayle) for volunteer opportunities: cashiers, sorters, after hours cleaners.

CRANBROOK QUILTERS’ GUILD hold their meetings every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:15pm upstairs in the Seniors’ Hall, 125-17th Ave. S. Everyone welcome. Info: Betty at 250-489-1498 or June 250-426-8817.

Community Acupuncture. By donation – Each Tuesday 4-6 pm, Roots to Health Naturopathic Clinic, Kimberley Health Centre – Lower Level, 260 4th Ave. 778-481-5008. Please visit: www.rootsto-health.com for more info.

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.

The GoGo Grannies meet the last Monday of each month at 7:00 at The College of the Rockies. Join us as we raise awareness & funds for Grandmothers raising their Grandchildren in countries devastated by Aids. Norma at 250-426-6111.

ESL: CBAL hosts Conversation Cafe Tues 7-9pm, morning class Wed 10am-12noon & Evening class Wed 7pm-9pm.

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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

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NBA Playoffs: Bulls stun Heat, Spurs beat Warriors in overtime ASSOCIATED PRESS

SPURS 129,OT WARRIORS 127 SAN ANTONIO Manu Ginobili’s 3-pointer from the wing with 1.2 seconds left in double overtime lifted the San Antonio Spurs to a thrilling 129-127 victory over the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry’s 44 points in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals Monday night.

The Spurs trailed by 16 points with 4 minutes left in regulation before going on an 18-2 run to close the fourth quarter and force overtime.

They trailed 127-126 with 3.9 seconds left in the second overtime before Ginobili hit his 3-pointer off a crosscourt inbounds pass

from Kawhi Leonard.

Golden State had one final chance but Jarrett Jack’s 3-pointer from the top of the key was off.

Tony Parker scored 28 points to lead San Antonio while Danny Green added 22 points, Leonard had 18 and Ginobili 16.

Tim Duncan finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes. Duncan, who is battling a stomach bug, left the game with 3 minutes left in regulation and only played the final seconds of each overtime.

BULLS 93 WARRIORS 86 MIAMI - Nate Robinson scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler added 21 points and 14 rebounds while playing every sec-

ond for the third straight game, and the Chicago Bulls stunned the Miami Heat 93-86 on Monday night to take Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Trailing 86-83 with 2 minutes left, the Bulls scored the final 10 points of the game to beat the Heat once again.

Joakim Noah added 13 points, Taj Gibson had 12 and Marco Belinelli added 10 for Chicago, which snapped a 27-game Miami winning streak during the regular season, and handed the Heat their first loss in their last 13 games in this one.

LeBron James scored 24 points for Miami, which got 14 from Dwyane Wade.

Game 2 is Wednesday night in Miami.

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Kootenay Ice forward Sam Reinhart stickhandles through the Moose Jaw Warriors during a game at Western Financial Place last season. The club has begun its season ticket campaign for next year.

Ice kick off season ticket campaign TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

The Kootenay Ice are throwing some promotions into their early bird season ticket campaign, as each package sold during the month of May will automatically be entered into a draw with three main prizes.

The top prize is a $1,500 trip to Las Vegas; the runner up prize is an autographed gameworn Sam Reinhart jersey, while the third prize is two nights at a luxury box during a Kootenay Ice game next season.

Everyone who purchases their early bird season ticket package in full by Friday, May 31st, is eligible for the draw.

“We’ve never done

this before,” said Ice general manager Jeff Chynoweth. “We’ve listened to our fans over the years, a lot of teams have some early bird prizes. We got some sponsors on board, we’r’e going to do something and try to create some more interest with our early bird season tickets.”

Numbers were down

last year, and some attendance records hit an all-time franchise low, but Chynoweth hopes his team’s stellar performance in the second half of the season generates some buzz.

“Obviously, we need to increase our season tickets,” said Chynoweth.

“We’re coming off a year where our numbers were down

Early Bird Cost Per Game

and hopefully, the finish we had in the second half of the year and the excitement that was created can translate into some more season ticket sales for next year.”

The draw for the three prize packages will be made in the beginning of June. Following June 3rd, all season ticket packages will increase by $100.

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CFL teams make their picks on draft day C ANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected Calgary Dinos defensive lineman Linden Gaydosh first overall in the CFL draft.

The six-foot-three, 314-pound Gaydosh was the third-ranked prospect for the draft by the CFL’s scouting bureau but solidified his status with an impressive showing at the league’s combine in March.

That, combined with six of the top seven prospects either returning to school or garnering serious NFL interest, put Gaydosh firmly atop the

wish list of several CFL teams.

That included the Winipeg Blue Bombers, who tried trading up to the No. 1 pick to take Gaydosh but couldn’t finalize a deal and held on to the second-overall selection.

And with that, Winnipeg took Eastern Michigan defensive lineman Andy Mulumba at No. 2 despite Mulumba being under contract to the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.

Montreal, with the first of two first-round selections, made it three straight defensive players by taking Calgary line-

backer Mike Edem at No. 3. The six-foot-one, 200pound Edem will likely move to safety in the CFL. The Saskatchewan Roughriders took the first offensive player, Corey Watman, a rugged six-foot-two, 294-pound offensive lineman from Eastern Michigan, with the fourth selection.

Montreal raised eyebrows at No. 5 by taking Calgary running back Steven Lumbala, the younger brother of B.C. Lions fullback Rolly Lumbala, after acquiring Canadian Jerome Messam from Edmonton this

off-season.

B.C. took a future selection at No. 6 in Hunter Steward, an offensive lineman expected to return to Liberty University this fall.

The Calgary Stampeders followed suit, taking offensive Brander Craighead even though he’s returning to the University of Texas at El Paso.

The defending Grey Cup-champion Toronto Argonauts, with their first pick of the draft, selected Matt Sewell of the McMaster Marauders at No. 8 despite Sewell being under contract with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans.

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NHL Playoffs: Updates Local athletes compete at Trail meet Competitors representing track club put their talents to the test from around the league Associated Press

RANGERS 4 CAPITALS 3 NEW YORK - Derek Stepan and Arron Asham both scored tiebreaking goals in the third period for the New York Rangers in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 on Monday night.

The Rangers finally found their offence and got back into their firstround playoff series.

New York still trails 2-1 in the Eastern Conference series, with Game 4 here Wednesday night.

Stepan gave the Rangers the lead for good with 6:25 remaining when he deftly tipped in a pass in front from Rick Nash. Asham had put New York in front 3-2 at 2:53, but Jay Beagle got the Capitals even again 4:26 later.

Derick Brassard had a goal and two assists for the Rangers, who managed only one goal in the first two losses in Washington and hadn’t scored since the first period of Game 1 - a scoreless stretch of 124 minutes, 6 seconds. That streak was broken by Brian Boyle’s first-period goal that made it 1-1.

RED WINGS 3 DUCKS 2, OT DETROIT (AP) Damien Brunner scored with 4:50 left in overtime, lifting Detroit to a series-evening win over Anaheim.

Detroit defenceman Jakub Kindl started the winning sequence, passing the puck from behind Detroit’s net up the ice to Joakim Andersson. He tried to connect with teammate Gustav Nyquist only to have Hiller poke the puck away.

Brunner, playing in his first NHL season, was in perfect position in front of the net and swatted in the puck to end the game.

Game 5 is Wednesday night in Anaheim and Game 6 is back in the Motor City on Friday night.

During the Red Wings’ run of playing in 22 straight postseasons, they have won 11 of 19 series that were tied at 2-2.

Pavel Datsyuk scored a second tying goal for the Red Wings with 6:33 left in regulation. Brendan Smith made it 1-1 early in the third.

Matt Beleskey gave the Ducks their first lead 5:07 into the game and David Steckel put them ahead midway through the third period.

Hiller, who shut out Detroit in Game 3, stopped the first 32 shots and finished with 46 saves. Jimmy Howard had 31 saves for the Red Wings.

BRUINS 5 MAPLE LEAFS 2 TORONTO (AP) Boston spoiled the return of playoff hockey to Toronto, scoring two quick goals in the second period in a victory over the Maple Leafs.

Adam McQuaid, Rich Peverley, Nathan Horton, Daniel Paille and David Krejci, with an empty-net goal with 1:17 remaining, scored for Boston The win came before 19,746 fans inside the Air Canada Centre. Outside, a blue-and-white throng watched on a big screen in Maple Leaf Square as playoff hockey returned to Toronto for the first time since 2004.

After being beaten 4-2 in Boston on Satur-

day night, the Bruins upped their game. The Leafs, meanwhile, made mistakes and were punished, although they tried to close the gap with a busy third period in which they outshot the visitors 18-6. The Leafs finished with a 47-38 edge in shots.

Game 4 is Wednesday in Toronto, with Boston leading 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.

The dominant line of Milan Lucic, Krejci and Horton finished with two goals and six assists.

They have combined for 17 points through the first three post-season games, with five goals and 12 assists.

Jake Gardiner and Phil Kessel replied for Toronto in a physical game.

KINGS BLUES

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LOS ANGELES Anze Kopitar tied it with 12:46 to play, Justin Williams tipped home the go-ahead goal 76 seconds later, and the Los Angeles Kings evened their first-round series with the St. Louis Blues with a 4-3 victory Monday night.

Jeff Carter and Dustin Penner also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions.

They erased an early two-goal deficit and a third-period deficit to earn their ninth consecutive home victory since March 23. Jonathan Quick made 19 saves.

T.J. Oshie scored his first two playoff goals for the Blues, who had the champs on the brink of serious trouble before Kopitar and Williams beat Brian Elliott, who stopped 25 shots.

Game 5 is Wednesday in St. Louis, with Game 6 back at Staples Center on Friday.

Blue Jays erase deficit to beat Rays 8-7 Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - J.P. Arencibia hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning off Fernando Rodney and the Toronto Blue Jays completed their comeback from a seven-run deficit, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 on Monday night.

The last time Toron-

to rallied from at least seven runs down to win was June 5, 2007, when it overcame an 8-1 margin to beat Tampa Bay 12-11, STATS said.

Tampa Bay last lost a lead of at least seven runs was May 25, 2009, when Cleveland came back from a 10-0 deficit to win 11-10.

This time, Evan Lon-

goria hit his third career grand slam as Tampa Bay built a 7-0 lead that Jeremy Hellickson and four Rays relievers failed to protect before a season-low crowd of 9,952 at Tropicana Field.

Colby Rasmus and Mark DeRosa also hit two-run homers for Toronto.

Tre vor Cr awley Sports Editor

Local track and field athletes James O’Kane and Cameron Paulson recently returned with some impressive results at a track meet in Trail over the weekend.

Paulson, 13, competed in the 300-metre and 1,200-metre race and gave a great effort in both events, according to O’Kane, who also serves as coach.

Paulson, who has just started training with the East Kootenay Track and Field Club, dug deep on a day with stifling temperatures to finish second place in his long-distance race.

O’Kane, who is the head coach of the EKTFC, even entered into a few events in the 20-plus age category, and set a new meet record for the high jump and also placed first in the long jump with a leap of 1.80 metres.

O’Kane said a lot of EKTFC athletes couldn’t attend because of prior commitments, but he hopes to have a bigger turnout at future events.

“This is a greet meet to have Cranbrook show some of the great talent we have and put it to the test against athletes from the Kootenay region,” said O’Kane.

The Trail meet attracted competitors from communities such car Fernie, Revelstoke and Nelson, while also getting some athletes from the Lower Mainland The EKTFC is currently meeting at T.M Roberts Elementary every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 to 6 p.m, with an optional practice on Sundays from 1 p.m to 3:30 p.m.

The club will shift their activities to the College of the Rockies when the track opens up on May 10th.

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James O’Kane gets set to make his leap during the long jump at a track meet in Trail over the weekend.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Deferring to others is difficult and somewhat frustrating for you. Give up on the impossible, and recognize that your energy is better placed elsewhere.

Stand back and observe; listen to what is not being said. Tonight: Get as much sleep as possible. You will need it soon!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You know your priorities. Move quickly in order to secure a longterm desire. Your ability to read between the lines proves to be very important. Use care in how you reveal a strategic insight.

Take your time and choose the right words. Tonight: Visit with a friend.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might want to consider taking a different path. You know what you want, but your current approach is not working.

A meeting reveals support, but also a level of frustration. Use your intuitive abilities to move through a problem. Tonight: Where people are.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You see the value of getting others’ insight and support in order to help you achieve your long-term goals. Detach and brainstorm more often with people who have controversial views. You will open up many new paths as a result. Tonight: Where the music is.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might want to rethink a personal matter involving your finances and/or a partnership.

You could feel as if many opportunities are possible, and you might be right. In fact, a pay raise or promotion could be in the offing. Tonight: Have a long-overdue talk with a loved one.

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A few difficult comments are likely to be shared in a discussion with a partner. Tonight: Go along with someone else’s idea.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might want to reach out to someone who is very different from you. This person is confident in his or her self-expression, which is nearly the opposite of how you are. If you can learn to respect a different style, you will grow from your interactions. Tonight: On a roll.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Everyone likes to be popular, but it could get to be too much for you to handle. Know when to say “enough.” You will be happier, as will they. Live in the moment. You tend to move quickly, so be careful not to make a last-minute mistake. Tonight: Let the good times roll.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might be focused on a personal matter right now, but

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Your demands are only going to become heavier in the next few days. Tonight: Try a quiet night at home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your words bring positive responses, especially from a child or a fun person in your life. You could get bogged down by a domestic situation. Open up to change and more diversity. You might seem to feel as if a close loved one can make a difference.

Tonight: Be spontaneous.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You could want to head in a new direction, despite what is happening around you. You know what is workable. Share your plan with someone. Though the receiver of this information initially might be upset, he or she will appreciate it later. Tonight: Treat yourself.

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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My husband works at a private college. His male boss had an affair with one of the female directors under him. My husband and his assistant found out about it and, after much deliberation, brought it to the attention of the human resources department. The president of the college was informed, but he only put the two guilty parties on suspension for two weeks.

My husband and his assistant still have to work for this man. He constantly undermines them, and it is obvious that there is no future for my husband at this college. The affair is still going on, and my husband has told no one else. The spouses are in the dark, too.

My husband has only worked for this college for a few years. Until this affair, he loved his job and did it well. Our daughter graduates high school next year, and we were hoping she could attend this school tuition-free.

Instead, we may have to move, losing whatever benefits we may have accrued.

Should my husband ask for compensation when he leaves, such as some kind of tuition benefit? The president is about to retire and has no interest in moving my husband to a different department. How do we handle this? -- In a Bind Dear Bind: How does your husband feel about the situation? If his daughter were guaranteed a tuition-free education at this college, would he be able to stick it out for another year or two until she is established?

Is the president of the college the only one who can transfer your husband to another department? Would it do any good for him to go back to the human resources department? Please discuss his options, and then let him do whatever he feels is best. We know you have a vested interest in the outcome, but it is his job, and he should make the final decision.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have eight grown children between us and an ever-increasing number of grandchildren. We make a good living, but when several of them come home for the weekends, the grocery bills get very high, especially when I have to buy for those with food allergies and unusual preferences.

Now that some of our kids have good salaries, what’s the best way to say it would be nice if everyone chipped in when we have weekends together? I find it difficult to ask, and some of them get a little annoyed that we would even think they should help.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The judge who presided over the trial of Casey Anthony says he believes there was enough evidence to convict the Florida mother who was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter.

Judge Belvin Perry told NBC’s “Today’’ show on Monday that he believes there was sufficient evidence for a first-degree murder conviction, even though much of it was circumstantial.

Anthony was acquitted almost two years ago of killing her daughter, Caylee, following a trial that attracted worldwide attention. She was convicted of making false statements to police and got credit for time served.

The judge says he saw two sides to Anthony. The one she showed to jurors was a wrongfully accused mother grieving for her child. The other was a woman wasn’t afraid to shout and swear at her attorneys.

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TORONTO — Astronaut Chris Hadfield broke into song in his last video chat from space, with scores of Canadian students providing backup vocals.

The popular space man — who tweets and strums his guitar while orbiting the planet aboard the International Space Station — sang his support for music education.

Students from across the country tuned in via web link and many joined Hadfield in singing the theme song for the Music Monday campaign, which he co-wrote with Barenaked Ladies frontman Ed Robertson.

In Toronto, the crowd packed into the Ontario Science Centre erupted in cheers, giving the performance a standing ovation.

While fielding questions from students after the song, Hadfield said music has made him a better astronaut by teaching him to improvise and be creative.

Hadfield is due to return next week from a fivemonth visit to the giant space laboratory.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A man from southern Alberta has admitted that he staged his own abduction early this year.

Matthew Robillard did not appear in Lethbridge provincial court Monday, but pleaded guilty through his lawyer to public mischief.

Friends and family became worried when Robillard, 25, did not turn up for work Jan. 31 at a Scotiabank in nearby Picture Butte.

His car with a smashed window was later discovered running in an industrial area near the Calgary airport. His keys, wallet and phone, along with a pack of cigarettes, had been left behind. Robillard

doesn’t smoke.

Investigators received an early-morning phone call a few days later from Robillard and found him at a Calgary hotel.

Lethbridge police said his actions were prompted by a significant financial loss.

“The abduction was subsequently staged to make it appear as though he had been extorted in order to account for that loss,’’ Ian Sanderson, acting inspector for the Lethbridge police criminal investigation division, said at a news conference in March.

Robillard is a married father of a baby less than a year old.

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He is to be back in court for sentencing June 27.

Robillard is not the first person from Lethbridge to be involved in a strange disappearance. A decade ago, a city alderwoman named Dar Heatherington made international headlines for faking her disappearance.

The married mother vanished while in Montana on city business and was found three days later in Las Vegas. She claimed she had been drugged and abducted, but later recanted her story and was convicted of public mischief.

She was also found guilty of inventing a stalker. Following a feud with her colleagues about keeping her job, she resigned from city council.

New Brunswick farmer files lawsuit against feds after year in Beirut jail Ke vin Bisse t t Canadian Press

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick farmer who languished for more than a year in a Beirut jail cell on allegations he shipped rotten potatoes to Algeria is suing the Canadian government, arguing it didn’t protect his Charter rights.

In a statement of claim filed Monday with the Federal Court in Ottawa, Henk Tepper says the government didn’t do enough to try to secure his freedom, and therefore his right to life, liberty and security of person were violated.

“The defendant blatantly disregarded the repeated requests of Tepper, his family members, his legal counsel and the Lebanese authorities for assistance in securing Tepper’s release,’’ the lawsuit says.

The lawsuit, which seeks $16.5 million in damages, also says the RCMP provided private information including the annual sales of Tepper’s farm and value of his home to Algerian authorities in contravention of the Privacy Act. The claims in the lawsuit have not been proven in court.

Tepper, 46, said he launched the lawsuit because he felt let down by his own government.

“I lost 373 days of my life,’’ he said in an interview from his farm in Drummond, N.B. “I missed my family, my daughter had her graduation, birthdays, Christmas, every-

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New Brunswick potato farmer Henk Tepper checks on his field Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at his farm in Drummond, N.B. thing you can imagine in one year. I basically had hardly any communication with my family.’’

Tepper was arrested in Lebanon on March 23, 2011, when he travelled to the Middle East on an agricultural trade mission to promote seed potatoes from Canada.

He was detained on an international arrest warrant on allegations he exported rotten potatoes to Algeria in October 2007 and forged export docu-

ments. He denies the accusations.

Tepper was held in a basement cell that measured about five metres by 10 metres. He said it was dark and infested with cockroaches and spiders.

“I still have nightmares,’’ Tepper said. “It will stick with me for the rest of my life.’’

He returned to Canada on March 31, 2012, after receiving a Lebanese presidential decree.

The Attorney General of Canada, which is named as the defendant, referred calls to the Department of Foreign Affairs but that department did not return a message for comment. The RCMP said it would not be appropriate to comment as the matter is before the courts.

Tepper’s lawsuit says that on April 15, 2009, Algeria requested that the RCMP obtain a statement from him.

The Mounties went to his home, but Tepper requested that his lawyer be present, at which point the RCMP chose not to proceed with the interview, the statement of claim says.

“It then advised Algeria that Tepper was not willing to co-operate with their investigation, which was untrue,’’ the lawsuit says.

Algeria issued an arrest warrant in December 2009 and four months later, Interpol issued a red notice saying Tepper was a fugitive wanted for prosecution.

The lawsuit says that while the RCMP were aware of the red notice, they never notified Tepper of it.

“Had the defendant warned Tepper of the red notice, Tepper would not have travelled to Lebanon and would not have been imprisoned,’’ the statement of claim says.

The Attorney General of Canada has 30 days to file a statement of defence.

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Little animal babies are being born all over the place now that spring has arrived. This family of Canadian geese were spotted enjoying the sunshine at Elizabeth Lake in Cranbrook recently.

US East Coast about to see cicada invasion Se th Borenstein Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people in the southern state of North Carolina to Connecticut in the northeast will be outnumbered roughly 600-to-1. Maybe more.

Scientists even have a horror-movie name for the infestation: Brood II. But as ominous as that sounds, the insects are harmless.

They won’t hurt you or other animals. At worst, they might damage a few saplings or young shrubs. Mostly they will blanket certain pockets of the region, though lots of people won’t ever see them.

“It’s not like these hordes of cicadas suck blood or zombify people,’’ says May Berenbaum, a University of Illinois entomologist.

They’re looking for just one thing: sex. And they’ve been waiting quite a long time.

Since 1996, this group of 1-inch (25-millimeter) bugs, in wingless nymph form, has been a few feet (a meter) underground, sucking on tree roots and biding their time. They will emerge only when the ground temperature reaches precisely 64 degrees (almost 18 Celsius). After a few weeks up in the trees, they will

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Their red eyes set “magicicadas” apart from their more common counterparts. die and their offspring will go underground, not to return until 2030.

“It’s just an amazing accomplishment,’’ Berenbaum says. “How can anyone not be impressed?’’

And they will make a big racket, too. The noise all the male cicadas make when they sing for sex can drown out your own thoughts, and maybe even rival a rock concert. In 2004, Gene Kritsky, an entomologist at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, measured cicadas at 94 decibels, saying it was so loud “you don’t hear planes flying overhead.’’

There are ordinary cicadas that come out every year around the world, but these are different. They’re called magicicadas — as in magic — and are redeyed. And these magicicadas are seen only in the eastern half of the United States, nowhere else in the world.

There are 15 U.S. broods that emerge

every 13 or 17 years, so that nearly every year, some place is overrun.

Last year it was a small area, mostly around the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. Next year, two places get hit: Iowa into Illinois and Missouri; and Louisiana and Mississippi. And it’s possible to live in these locations and actually never see them.

This year’s invasion, Brood II, is one of the bigger ones.

Several experts say that they really don’t have a handle on how many cicadas are lurking underground but that 30 billion seems like a good estimate. At the Smithsonian Institution, researcher Gary Hevel thinks it may be more like 1 trillion.

Even if it’s merely 30 billion, if they were lined up head to tail, they would reach the moon and back.

“There will be some places where it’s wallto-wall cicadas,’’ says University of Maryland

entomologist Mike Raupp.

Strength in numbers is the key to cicada survival: There are so many of them that the birds can’t possibly eat them all, and those that are left over are free to multiply, Raupp says.

But why only every 13 or 17 years? Some scientists think they come out in these odd cycles so that predators can’t match the timing and be waiting for them in huge numbers. Another theory is that the unusual cycles ensure that different broods don’t compete with each other much.

And there’s the mystery of just how these bugs know it’s been 17 years and time to come out, not 15 or 16 years.

“These guys have evolved several mathematically clever tricks,’’ Raupp says. “These guys are geniuses with little tiny brains.’’

Past cicada invasions have seen as many as 1.5 million bugs per acre. Of course, most places along the East Coast won’t be so swamped, and some places, especially in cities, may see zero, says Chris Simon of the University of Connecticut.

For example, Staten Island gets this brood of cicadas, but the rest of New York City and Long Island don’t, she says.

The cicadas also live beneath the metro areas of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington.

While they stay underground, the bugs ar-

en’t asleep. As some of the world’s longest-lived insects, they go through different growth stages and molt four times before ever getting to the surface. They feed on a tree fluid called xylem.

Then they go aboveground, where they molt, leaving behind a crusty brown shell, and grow a half-inch bigger.

The timing of when they first come out depends purely on ground temperature.

That means early May for southern areas and late May or even June for northern areas.

The males come out first — think of it as getting to the singles bar early, Raupp says. They come out first as nymphs, which are essentially wingless and silent juveniles, climb on to tree branches and molt one last time, becoming adult winged cicadas. They perch on tree branches and sing, individually or in a chorus. Then when a female comes close, the males change their song, they do a dance and mate, he explained.

The males keep mating (“That’s what puts the ‘cad’ in ‘cicada,’’’ Raupp jokes) and eventually the female lays 600 or so eggs on the tip of a branch. The offspring then dive-bomb out of the trees, bounce off the ground and eventually burrow into the earth, he says.

“It’s a treacherous, precarious life,’’ Raupp says. “But somehow they make it work.’’

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