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KAR readies for season

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Is it too early to think skiing? Not according to the folks at the Kimberley Alpine Resort. Plans for the 2013-2014 season, which opens December 14, are well underway.

One of the new runs on the mountain this year is a beginner/easy way down from the top of the North Star Quad to the base. Inexperienced skiers can have difficulty with the lower mountain headwall on the Main Run, which is quite a steep pitch. Now you can avoid that on the Alpine

Slide run, a new Green run.

In addition to that, Kimberley was up against Red Mountain in the first round of the Powder Magazines 2014 Ski Town Throw Down.

Kimberley Alpine Resort will also be featured in that magazine’s November edition Resort Guide.

But before the ski season begins the Resort will be looking to take on staff. They will hold their annual job fair at the Stemwinder Bar and Grill on Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Resort is looking for lift operators, daycare, food and beverage servers, guest services, parking attendants and more.

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The Home Grown Coffee season is underway and last Saturday’s event featured a great selection of local talent, including a Barbershop Quartet. See more from Home Grown in Friday’s Bulletin,

Changing seasons, changing tires Are snow tires mandatory?

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Despite the lovely weather in the last few days, we all know winter is coming. We could wake up to snow on the ground tomorrow.

This is also the time of year when most vehicle owners are switching over to winter tires.

However, the question of whether snow tires are really nec-

essary also arises at this time of year.

We are all familiar with the sign which says you must use winter tires or carry chains beyond a certain point from October 1 through April 30. Anyone departing Kimberley or Cranbrook will run into one of these signs. But are winter tires mandatory in those areas?

The answer is a solid yes and no.

According to Lindsay Olsen at ICBC, driving without proper winter tires may not be the wisest or safest decision, but it does not affect a customer’s insurance cover-

RCMP will only accept tires with this logo.

age or eligibility to make a claim.

However, if you are involved in an accident and don’t have winter tires, it may effect how much you pay for insurance in the future.

“If you are in a crash and it is determined that inadequate tires were involved, you could be deemed at fault,” Olsen said. “If it is determined that you are more than 25 per cent at fault, your insurance rates could go up.”

In addition to potential insurance problems, police do have the right to ticket you and make you turn back if you don’t have proper

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So despite not technically being mandatory, not having snow tires in any of the designated zones around British Columbia, could end up costing you money.

As for what police will accept as a winter tire, Sgt. D. Erichsen of East Kooetenay Traffic Services says RCMP will only accept tires that are designed principally for winter use and are designed to provide adequate traction in snow and mud. Both these clause are represented by the mountain snowflake logo.

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Take care on the East Kootenay’s highways this week as morning fog will persist until Sunday, meteorologists are warning.

The fog and low cloud the Cranbrook area has experienced this week is caused by a strong ridge of high pressure that has stalled over British Columbia, Environment Canada said in a weather alert issued Wednes-

day, October 23.

“Under this ridge stagnant weather conditions have led to extensive fog and low cloud as well as areas of patchy drizzle through many of the British Columbia Interior valleys,” reads the alert.

“Daytime heating will allow the fog and low cloud to give way to sunny afternoons in many regions, but it is expected to reform during the cool overnight hours. ” The weather pattern is expected to shift this weekend, bringing an end to the foggy weather by Sunday. “ Motorists are encouraged to allow more time for travel, increase following distance, and slow down when driving in foggy conditions. ” To monitor the latest forecasts and weather warnings from Environment Canada, visit www.w eatheroffice. gc.ca.

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Friday night mystery reading Author Deryn Collier to read at the Kimberley Library For the Bulletin

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Join Adventurer Tim Cope for a behind the scenes look at his incredible story. Tim will stop in Kimberley en route from Australia to Banff , where his book On The Trail Of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads was selected as the winner in the 2013 Banff Mountain Book Competition for Adventure Travel. Friday, October 25th, McKim Theatre. Doors at 7:00, Show at 7:30. Admission by donation ($10 suggested) www.wildsight.ca/events

Kootenay Rockies Tourism Board appoints Kathy Cooper CEO Cooper has been Interim Managing Director since retirement of Chris Dadson For the Bulletin

Kootenay Rockies Tourism Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathy Cooper as the new CEO of the organization.

Kathy has been a key member of the Kootenay Rockies Team over the last 26 years, assisting the region in becoming a leader in the market- Kathy Cooper takes the reins as CEO of Kootenay ing of British Colum- Rockies Tourism bia as a premier tour-

ism destination. Kathy has been involved in many roles with the organization including project management, consumer advertising, travel trade, media relations, governance and HR. Kathy held the position of interim Managing Director since November 2012.

She is also sitting on the newly formed Tourism Marketing Committee for British Columbia.

“We are extremely pleased to be able to announce Kathy in the role of CEO following Chris Dadson’s retirement last fall, comments Mike Smith, Kootenay Rockies Tourism Chair. “This well earned promotion allows the organiza-

tion to continue doing great work without interruption and provides the continuity and experience that we as a Board believe is important.”

Kathy and the Kootenay Rockies team will continue to work with all industry stakeholders and Destination BC to increase visitation to this region and deliver strategic initiatives designed to maximize the awareness of the Kootenay Rockies as the definitive place to enjoy clean, natural, uncrowded outdoor activities; and experiences that reflect the lifestyle, culture and community of Canada’s West.

On a recent trip to the grocery store, Nelson author Deryn Collier was stopped by a reader. “I really think you should be writing. Go home. Right now. I need to know what happens to Bern. “ Coroner Bern Fortin, protagonist in Collier’s debut novel Confined Space, has that effect on a lot of readers. To find out why—as well as why Collier’s book was chosen, by library users across the Kootenay/Boundary, as this year’s One Book One Kootenay (OBOK) — mystery-lovers and others will want to come to a reading by Collier at the Kimberley Public Library on the Friday, October 25th at 7 pm.

You could also read the book, and in fact the Kootenay Library Federation encourages Kootenay booklovers to do just that. Copies of Confined

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Confined Space introduces Bern Fortin, coroner for a small Kootenay town, as he investigates a murder in a brewery. Author Deryn Collier worked for a time at Columbia Brewery in Creston before settling in Nelson.

Earlier this year, Confined Space was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Crime Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada.

One Book, One Kootenay is a region-wide book club supported by public libraries in the East and West Kootenay, and the Columbia Basin Trust. www.obok.ca is the place to find information about the program, a video interview with the Collier, as well as details of the upcoming the fifth annual OBOK Tour.

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College works to improve maternity conditions in Kenya Five-day emergency obstetrics course saves lives Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff

“Maisha” means “life” in Swahili. And in practical terms, the MAISHA partnership between the College of the Rockies and a Kenyan university hopes to bring life to the hundreds of Kenyan mothers and babies who die in childbirth each year.

With $1.6 million in federal government funding, the College of the Rockies is partnering with the Dedan Kimathi University of Technology for five years in the Maternal Access and Infant Survival for Health Advancement (MAISHA) program.

The program’s goal is to reduce the number of deaths of women and babies in Kenya’s Nyeri

and Migori regions. To achieve that, the College of the Rockies and Kimathi are working together to train nursing staff and community health workers, to improve health education, and to provide basic obstetric care equipment.

Since MAISHA’s launch in September 2012, three nursing instructors from Kimathi have been trained so that they can lead a fiveday course, Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care, and they have taken 85 nurses through the course.

Those three instructors, Joyce Jebet, Salome Mukui, and James Ndambuki, are in Cranbrook this week to gather information about how they can improve their services in Kenya.

MAISHA works with eight health care facilities in two regions of Kenya: Nyeri and Migori. The areas are vastly different from each other both geographically and socially.

When MAISHA began, 950 rural expectant mothers were asked to discuss care during pregnancy.

“It’s amazing what a pregnant women has to go through in Kenya.

There are no health benefits, there is no universal health care. The roads usually would be dirt. If it’s the middle of the night there may not be an emergency hospital available. And there are cultural pressures around traditional birth attendants – and decision making, too,” said Graham Knipfel, COTR’s manager of international business development.

The Nyeri region is in central Kenya’s highlands, about the elevation of Lakit Lookout.

“They are people who are a bit affluent compared to Migori, in terms of having access to education and access to social amenities like good hospitals,” explained Salome Mukui.

About 97 per cent of

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Nursing instructors from Kenya’s Dedan Kimathi University of Technology at the College of the Rockies’ Cranbrook campus on Monday, October 21. Pictured, left to right: Joyce Jebet, James Ndambuki, and Salome Mukui. people in Nyeri have at least a Grade 8 education. Households earn a living from farming cof-

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fee and tea and raising dairy cows. The average family has two children.

“You find the women are empowered, they can have a say in their reproductive health, and family planning uptake is quite high,” said Mukui.

In Nyeri, about 51 babies out of every 1,000 die in infancy.

The Migori region is in western Kenya, close to Lake Victoria, where it is hot and humid.

“In Migori when we did the survey we found a majority of households are peasant farmers,” said Mukui. “They have a lot of land, but if you want to be a farmer you need money in order to plow and seed.”

Poverty is much higher than in Nyeri.

About 95 babies out of every 1,000 die in infancy. About 149 out of every 1,000 die before reaching age five. The average family has four children.

“Because of that poverty level, you find mothers are not able to

go to the health facility for delivery. One: because of the economic factors, and also because of the infrastructure in the region. It’s quite poor. The roads are impassable,” said Mukui.

If families own a vehicle, it’s usually a motorbike travelling on muddy or dirt roads.

“So you can imagine a mother in labour on a motorbike,” she said.

In Migori, many pregnant woman work on the farm until they go into labour.

“More often than not, the women are saying they still find they still have to struggle, go to the farms, work hard in the farms, look for food, and sometimes they will work hard until they go into labour,” said Mukui.

Things are a little different in Nyeri, explained Joyce Jebet.

“Because the women are empowered, the women from the study say they are even able to hire a house help when

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they are pregnant. Because they have their own money, they can make their own decisions,” she said.

“In Nyeri, we found the level of male involvement is good.

Some of the men were even complaining they were not allowed to go to the delivery room,” added Mukui.

MAISHA is working with nurses in rural health facilities to better prepare them for helping maternity patients and babies, by taking them through the national Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care program.

“We are trying to build on their capacity to be able to take care of these patients and reduce the mortality and the newborn deaths,” said James Ndambuki.

The MAISHA program is also training community health workers, who are mostly volunteers.

“They are really the frontline in the community and in households.

They are able to assess families, see children.

Some of the (major) killers for children in these areas are malaria and diarrhoea. By working and training community health workers we are able to deal with those areas of health concern as well,” said Moritz Schmidt, COTR’s international project coordinator.

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Deer complaints up in Cranbrook If next month’s count is high, council will re-examine options Arne Petryshen Townsman Staff

At council Monday, Mayor Wayne Stetski hinted that despite a resolution two weeks ago forgoing a cull, if numbers are excessively high, options may be brought up for reexamination.

It comes after a recent spate of complaints this week regarding urban deer in Cranbrook.

Coun. Gerry Warner noted that the city received a number of complaints this week about deer,mostly about deer eating flowers and the like. Warner said though that

one complaint was that of a deer that attacked and killed a dog near Idlewild Park.

“I just wish I had voted against not having a cull this year,” Warner said. “I still think we need one.”

Mayor Wayne Stetski said the city would be monitoring the deer situation over the next month or two. The deer count will be Nov. 16.

The count involves groups of volunteers scouring every street of the city spotting deer at the same time to get the most accurate count. The count gives a minimum number of deer in the city, as deer hiding behind fences and in bushes may be missed.

Stetski said the count would give the city and the Urban Deer Management Advisory Committee a better idea of the deer numbers within the community.

“The committee

may decide that they want something different,” he said. “We’ll monitor it, see where things go.”

Premier Christy Clark sent a letter to council regarding the meeting they had at the UBCM conference regarding urban wildlife management. In the letter Clark said she appreciated the work that the City of Cranbrook is putting into the topic. She stressed that Steve Thomson, minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-

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The yards of Cranbrook, where the domestic and the wild often commune.

source Operations will be beginning a task force to look into the urban deer issue shortly.

“I commend you for your commitment to public service and for working so hard on behalf of the people of Cranbrook,” Clark said in the letter. “I want to encourage you to keep in touch with us because by working together we can better meet the goals and objectives of our province and better understand the local priorities.”

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Energency obstetrics course DISCOUNT DAYS From Page 4 “In the emergency obstetrics training, we also have an aspect on neonatal which is part of infancy. So when we give them the skills to take care of emergency cases in neonatal then you are likely to see good outcomes at the end of it,” added Ndambuki.

Schmidt recounted a story he heard during a visit to Kenya in September. A woman arrived at a health care facility in a very hard to reach area in the middle of the night. There was one nurse on duty, who did not have the emergency obstetrics training.

However, she was able to call on a fellow nurse who did have the training.

“They were able to deal with that at a very remote facility – a twin breach delivery, which is a complicated scenario, especially when you are an hour away from any hospital on a muddy dirt road. That was entirely due to that nurse’s training in the five-day emergency obstetrics course,” said Schmidt. “That was

one of those moments where you know we are doing something that will help.”

The College of the Rockies has also conducted assessments on what equipment is needed at these rural health care facilities.

“Some of the equipment will include delivery kits, basic equipment to help the facilities that right now don’t necessarily have those basic things – (such as) sterilization equipment,” said Schmidt.

“It’s fairly fundamental equipment to help them with their outcomes and improve maternal and child health at those facilities.”

The MAISHA project has just begun, with training only being held over the past two months. Until now, the two institutions have been busy on ground work.

“It seems like a long time but it really takes that amount of time to have a clear picture of what’s happening on the ground,” explained Schmidt.

“With all this hard ground work we will be able to better measure the results that we have,” said Knipfel.

For more information, visit www.cotr.bc.ca/ MAISHA.

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Russia & the Maldives: Short-term thinking

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hort term beats long term most of the time, even when people understand where their long-term self-interest really lies. Take, for example, that well-known pair, Russia and the Maldives.

Five years ago, it was hard to find senior people in the universities and scientific institutes in Moscow who were even willing to discuss climate change. But the great heat-wave of 2010, which killed one-third of the Russian grain crop, seems to have changed all that.

It was Russia that insisted on putting a reference to geo-engineering, the highly controversial array of last-ditch measures to combat global warming, into the last paragraph of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recent report. The Russians get it now. And yet …

On 18 September the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise stopped near the drilling platform Prirazlomnaya, the first rig to drill for oil off Russia’s Arctic coast, and launched four inflatable boats. Their aim was to hang a banner on the platform denouncing Russian plans to exploit the oil and gas reserves of the environmentally sensitive Arctic, especially since burning all that extra oil and gas will speed up the warming process.

There were no weapons aboard the ship, and Greenpeace’s protests are always non-violent. None of the protesters tried to climb up the legs of the platform or damage it in any way. But armed Russian security forces abseiled down from helicopters and took them all prisoner. The ship and all its crew were arrested and taken to the nearest Russian port, Murmansk.

A month later, all thirty crew members, volunteers who come from Britain, France, Canada, Russia, Brazil, New Zealand and eleven other countries, are still in prison.

Half of them have already been charged

with “piracy”.

It sounds ridiculous, but piracy carries a prison sentence of ten to fifteen years, and the Russian state is deadly serious. The crew have all been refused bail, and it will probably be months before they even stand trial. The Russian state has a long tradition of reacting badly when it is challenged, and the platform belongs to Gazprom, a state-owned firm, but Gwynne even so this is an extreme over-reaction.

Dyer Besides, knowing how hard climate change will hit Russia, why did Moscow let Gazprom start drilling in the Arctic seabed at all?

Because Russia’s relative prosperity in the past decade has depended heavily on exports of oil and gas. Because President Vladimir Putin’s rule depends on the continuation of that fragile prosperity. And because Russia’s onshore reserves of oil and gas are in decline.

Russian scientists are well aware that the frozen seabed of the Arctic Ocean is already thawing and releasing huge plumes of methane gas that will accelerate warming further. President Putin is concerned enough about climate change to spend serious diplomatic capital on getting geo-engineering into the IPCC report.

But warming is a long-term (or at least a medium-term) problem, and his political survival is short-term.

Short-term comes first, so drill away, and if people protest against it, charge them with piracy. And if you think this is as stupid as politics can get, consider the Maldives.

The Maldives are several hundred tiny islands in the Indian Ocean where most of the land is only about a metre (three or four feet) above sea level. As the sea level rises, most of the country will simply disappear beneath the waves.

You would think that the prospect of national extinction in two generations would concentrate anybody’s mind, and in the Maldives it did — for a while. In 2008 the long-ruling dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was ousted in the islands’ first free election by Mohamed Nasheed, a young politician who put great emphasis on fighting climate change.

Nasheed knew that his own country’s actions could have little direct effect on the outcome: China emits about 2,000 times as much carbon dioxide as the Maldives. But he also knew that the extreme vulnerability of the Maldives gives its decisions a high publicity value, so he pledged to make it the world’s first carbon-neutral country.

He even held a cabinet meeting underwater, with all the ministers in scuba gear, to dramatise the country’s plight.

Then, early last year, Nasheed was overthrown in a coup by senior police officers closely linked to the old regime. International pressure forced fresh elections early last month and Nasheed came in well ahead of the other two candidates.

Various interventions by police and judges linked to the former dictator have complicated the issue, and the election will now be re-run early next month. Nasheed will doubtless recover the presidency in the end, but here’s the thing. In the whole election campaign, he didn’t mention climate change once. Neither did the other candidates.

This is a country full of people whose grandchildren are going to have to live somewhere else because the whole place is going underwater, and they STILL don’t want to hear about climate change. You can’t just blame the politicians for the neglect. It’s just too uncomfortable for people to stay focussed on the issue for long.

And by the way, opinion polls reveal that a majority of Russians approve of the piracy charges laid against the Greenpeace crew.

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A welcoming community I

was thinking about the word “welcoming” the other day. To welcome someone means “to greet their arrival with pleasure or kindly courtesy.” So how do we do that as a community? Due to space limitations I’ll break it down into two parts, Welcoming Business, which I’ll talk about today, and Welcoming People, which I’ll cover in December.

Welcoming Business One of the comments I hear from time to time is that Cranbrook is not a welcoming place for business.

When I ask “Why do you say that?” there is either no response or “I heard a rumour that Business X wanted to locate here Y years ago and the city turned them away.” While I find it hard to believe that any Mayor or Council would turn business away, I want to share with you what we are doing today to welcome business to Cranbrook. We are: • Working to get industry into our new airport industrial lands, focussing on aviation-based opportunities.

• Encouraging business from our Asia Pacific Friendly City partners in China and South Korea to come to the East Kootenay to understand what great resources we have. A recent visit from a major Import Export Company from Taicang is hopefully just the start.

• Interested in having Cranbrook recognized as one of five new Business Technology Centres Premier Clark announced will be set up by the Province.

• Looking for new industrial land opportunities in Cranbrook. As some of you know our current industrial area is full and I know of at least one business looking to expand.

• Seeking to revitalize downtown through our bylaw which offers a five year 100 per cent city property tax exemption on new buildings and renovations in our downtown core.

• Keeping our Development Cost Charges and our Building Permit Fees low compared to most other cities in British Columbia to encourage construction. Of the 115 communities that charge DCC’s Cranbrook ranks 13th lowest in BC for single family residential and industrial fees. Communities that have lower Wayne fees are generally those Stetski who have a large industrial base to tax like a major mine (I have thought about trying to annex one of the Elk Valley coal mines!).

We are also responding to the Barriers to Business Report, that I asked the Chamber to prepare, by: • Joining “BizPal”, an on-line platform used throughout BC and across Canada to help entrepreneurs determine quickly what permits/licenses they require to develop or expand their business.

• Completing a new community profile in partnership with the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute. This gives prospective businesses insight into what we have to offer them.

• Creating a new “Doing Business in Cranbrook” guide. In addition the “Guidebook to Relocating to Cranbrook, British Columbia” and the “Guidebook to Investing in Cranbrook, British Columbia” are being updated.

• Reviewing and updating our Economic Development Strategy. The Economic Development Committee will be hosting a series of focus groups this fall/winter to

help set strategic priorities for Cranbrook for the next five years.

• Working to improve the development and permitting process with new cleaner and clearer forms to be introduced when the new Building Bylaw is approved by Council.

• Introducing a new checklist for every permit, which defines what is required to move the project forward. The checklist will be reviewed and signed off by the City representatives and the proponent. The bottom line is to make sure there are no surprises.

• Pursuing the concept of Cranbrook becoming a small inland container port to better utilize our railway and highway transportation systems and encourage imports and exports into Cranbrook. This builds on the current economic development strategy to develop Cranbrook as a multi-modal hub for the region.

• Organizing a workshop with Economic Practitioners to lay out a clear process for those wanting to set up a new business in Cranbrook, including who can help them along the way.

• Personally visiting new businesses when they open their doors in Cranbrook.

If you are a new business and I’ve missed you please call and let me know. I’d like to meet you and say thanks for believing in Cranbrook!

There is a lot going on to make Cranbrook a welcoming place for business. If you have additional ideas I’d love to hear from you.

Wayne Stetski is Mayor of Cranbrook The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the City of Cranbrook.

Pleasing the readers is a crapshoot

“Y

ou don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.” G.B. Shaw It all started in the supermarket. There I was at the check-out having a long and interesting conversation with an old guy I felt I ought to know. He too probably felt he should know me, but was hesitant. It’s like that with old guys. We recognize one another as being of a similar age and assume that we’ve met before, worked together, played hockey together or even married into the same family. I can be very confusing.

Anyway, as I was there faking that fascinating conversation and running out of steam, I was accosted by the much younger fellow ahead of me. He turned round and said, “You that guy writes in the paper? That curmudgeon (mispronounced) guy?”

Cagily, I replied, “Depends.”

My oldish companion had shuffled off and faded into the distance and I was faced by the man ahead of me. He was sporting the usual peaked cap, advertising a tractor company, a bush shirt that disclosed a vast amount of hairy belly, and jeans that, no doubt, would be exhibiting a large amount of the cleavage in his glutei maximi. I hoped he wouldn’t turn around and show me these muscles, as several ladies passing by had already no-

ticed and sneered disdainfully, the way that ladies can do so well.

“How come you write such crap?” demanded my questioner. I felt a little surprised that he might be able to read.

I asked him what he’d like me to write for his pleasure as, beyond his bulk, the check-out girl was making signals to me Peter that were not all that poWarland lite. She didn’t, however, throw up her arms in disgust. I shuffled forward a tad but my questioner, who was about the size of VW Beetle, wasn’t going to budge; he hadn’t finished with me.

“Why don’tcher write about hunting?”

I shifted the ten kilo bag of sugar in my arms, thinking ‘been there, done that’ and said, I don’t know anything about hunting any more, or guns or regulations.”

The guy jumped eagerly on that. “Well!

Wouldn’tcher like more guys to read your….”

“Crap?” I suggested and tried hard to shuffle forward towards the till; the sugar was sliding relentlessly towards my knees.

But my assailant hadn’t finished with me. “You’re that ex-school-teacher guy, right? How come you don’t play hockey no more? My old man said you used to play with him and some other codgers.

You weren’t no good.”

“There are so many things I’m not

good at and I’m getting worse,” I explained slowly as the check-out girl was urging us forward. “I’m inclined to write about the weird things people, including me, do in their daily lives.” Like that logger that hauled logs for firewood into the forest when he went hunting, like the lady who feels that it is her duty to spread the joy of autumn leaves about with her leaf-blower, like my neighbours who take everything with them – including the kitchen sink – when they want to get away from things, like me standing there with ten kilograms of sugar in my arms because I’d saved maybe a few cents in the deal and was giving myself a hernia in the process.

Getting desperate, I attempted to step round the large guy but got blocked, so I suddenly faked a step to the right then deeked my opponent by stepping left just the way his father and other old guys had shown me, then, just before dropping it, dumped that huge bag of sugar on the counter. The check-out girl grinned and almost clapped sarcastically. I enjoyed that.

She said, “Did you manage to find everything, sir?” a mischievous smile on her young face.

Paying up dutifully, I replied, “More than I bargained for.” Then: “Would you care to carry this out to my car for me?”

Another cheeky smile. “You must be kidding, right?” she replied as I tottered out of the store knowing that I now had some more crap to write about.

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KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UPCOMING Thursday, October 24: Cranbrook First Toastmasters meets in Room 210 at the College of the Rockies, 7-9 PM Learn to speak with confidence and build your leadership skills. We are accepting new members. pamelaryan@telus.net CBAL Beginner Senior Computer Class: CBAL will be offering a very beginner computer class starting October 25, in Kimberley.

If you are a senior, and you would like to begin learning about computers. please contact Pam Bailie at 250-427-6027. Classes will be held on Mondays and Fridays in the afternoon.

Craft & Book Sale by EKRH staff, Friday, Oct 25, 10-2 in the Hospital Cafeteria. Free draw for a $20.00 cafeteria gift certificate. Sue Trombly 426-0808, suetrombley53@gmail.com Annual Fall Tea & Bake Sale - Sat Oct. 26, 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Senior Citizens Hall, 125-17 Ave. S., Cranbrook. Info: Judy 250-426-2436.

Jubilee Chapter #64 OES meet 7:30 pm sharp, Monday, Oct 28, Masonic Hall, 401-3rd Ave S, Cranbrook. Coffee and Muffins Galore-Saturday, Nov 2nd, 10:00 am to Noon, setup on Friday.

Monday October 28th at 7 pm College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre. The Friends of the Cranbrook Library Travelogue; join Gerry Warner for a travelogue on “Helping the Blind to See in Rural Ethopia” Cranbrook Garden Club meeting in the hall of Christ Church Anglican, 46-13th Ave. S., Monday, Oct. 28th, 7:00pm. Come and join us, new members always welcome. Info: April 778-517-1222.

Thursday, October 31 – Spooktacular Kid’s Carnival Two hours of games, crafts, treats, food and fun for children ages 2 to 10. Adults please attend with children 6 and younger. @ Cranbrook United Church #2-12th Ave S. (beside Safeway Gas Bar) Admission: By donation or non-perishable food item collected at the door.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is proud to announce our first annual Curl for Kids Sake on November 1 & 2 at the Cranbrook Curling Centre.

It’s our most important fundraising event of the year-every dollar you raise helps match children & youth with a mentor. 250 4893111 or visit our website www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/cranbrook.

ONGOING Free Influenza Clinics for people 65 & older and their caregivers/ household contacts, children 6 months to 5 years of age and people who have chronic health conditions and their household contacts. Drop in clinics at Tamarack Mall: Thursday Nov 7, 9-5:30 pm, Friday Nov 8, 9-4:30 pm , Wednesday Nov 13, 9-5:30pm. Dropin clinic at Cranbrook Health Unit: Friday Nov 15, 9-4 pm. Call the Flu Line at 250-420-2285 for more information. Family Flu Clinics at Cranbrook Health Unit by appointment only, call 250-420-2207.

School Days Art Exhibition, CDAC Office and Gallery 135 10th Avenue South. Tues – Fri 11-5pm Saturday 10-2pm 250-426-4223 / cdac@shaw.ca / www.cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.com East Kootenay Women Executives & Entrepreneurs (EKWEE) meet the first Monday of every month at the Heritage Inn, Dining Room Annex, 7:00PM. Join us for off the menu dinner 5:30 -7:00. Pay your own tab. Networking, share accomplishments, education. Bev Campbell 778-481-4883 COME SKATE WITH US. Ongoing registration available for Pre-can, Canskate, StarSkate, Adult & Powerskate programs. Check us out at www.cranbrookskating.com 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.

Funtastic Singers Drop-In Singing group; free to attend-just for fun! No experience necessary! CDAC Office&Gallery 135 10th Ave S, Tuesdays starting September 24th 6.45-8.15pm 250-426-4223 / cdac@shaw.ca / www.cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.com 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.

Dog Lovers! We have a pet section at Bibles For Missions Thrift Store. We’d love you to join us running our store. Flexible hours, short shifts to suit you. Come meet new friends! Open Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm. 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook.

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.

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.

Help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cranbrook: One way you can help is by donating to our “Blue Bin” located outside to the left of WalMart. This bin is there for any clothing items or soft items. (250) 489-3111 or email us at bigscran@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca Place your notice in your “What’s Up?” Community Calendar FREE of charge. This column is intended for the use of clubs and non-profit organizations to publicize their coming events — provided the following requirements are met: • Notices will be accepted two weeks prior to the event. • All notices must be emailed, faxed or dropped off in person. No telephone calls please.

• NOTICES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 30 WORDS. • Only one notice per week from any one club or organization.

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Red Sox beat Cardinals 8-1 to open World Series BEN WALKER Associated Press

BOSTON - Given a bit of help by the umpires and a lot more by the Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox turned this World Series opener into a laugher.

Mike Napoli hit a three-run double right after the umps reversed a blown call, Jon Lester made an early lead stand up and the Red Sox romped past sloppy St. Louis 8-1 Wednesday night for their ninth straight Series win.

David Ortiz was robbed of a grand slam

by Carlos Beltran - a catch that sent the star right fielder to a hospital with bruised ribs but Big Papi later hit a two-run homer following third baseman David Freese’s bad throw.

The Red Sox also capitalized on two errors by shortstop Pete Kozma to extend a Series winning streak that began when they swept St. Louis in 2004. Boston never trailed at any point in those four games and, thanks to this embarrassing display by the Cardinals, coasted on a rollicking night at Fenway Park.

It got so bad for St. Louis that the sellout crowd literally laughed when pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina, who’ve combined to win six Gold Gloves, let an easy popup drop untouched between them.

Serious-minded St.

Louis manager Mike Matheny didn’t find anything funny, especially when the umpires huddled in the first inning and flipped a call

by Dana DeMuth at second base.

The six-man crew correctly ruled that Kozma had not caught a soft toss from second baseman Matt Carpenter on a slow grounder

by Ortiz. A season before Major League Baseball employs full replay, fans got to see a wrong get righted.

“There’s five of us out here, OK? And all five of us agreed 100 per cent that it wasn’t a catch. Our job is to get it right,” crew chief John Hirschbeck told Matheny on audio played on the Fox telecast.

The normally slick-fielding Cardinals looked sloppy at every turn.

Wainwright bounced a pickoff throw, Molina let a pitch skitter off his mitt, centre fielder Shane Robinson bobbled the carom on Napoli’s double and there was a wild pitch.

The Cardinal Way? More like no way.

Game 2 is Thursday night, with 22-year-old rookie sensation Michael Wacha starting for St. Louis against John Lackey. Wacha is 3-0 with an 0.43 ERA this post-season.

Lester blanked the Cardinals on five hits over 7 2-3 innings for his third win this post-season.

AGM Notice KEYSA Kootenay East Youth Soccer Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting

Tuesday, October 29, 6 pm at the library at Mount Baker Secondary School

This AGM is open to the public, however, voting will be limited to members only. This includes board members, team officials and parents of registered players from the most recent season.

There will be an open forum opportunity for comments and input.

The board of directors welcomes the feedback from its membership and the community.

We hope all of our KEYSA soccer teams had a great season. Now, it’s time to finish up for 2013 and start planning for 2014.

Thank you for all your support - we look forward to hearing from you at the AGM.

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WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER: Team Guy Fieri was the winner of the 2nd annual Kootenay Ice Iron Chef competition on Wednesday night at Mount Baker Secondary School. From left to right: Jeff Hubic, Ryan Chynoweth, Wyatt Hoflin, Jagger Dirk, Landon Cross, Luke Philp, Rinat Valiev, while Hudson Elynuik sits in front.

From the rink to the kitchen Kootenay Ice put their culinary skills to the test for the second annual Iron Chef competition TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

It was a chaotic scene at Mount Baker Secondary School on Wednesday night, as the Kootenay Ice traded their sticks for kitchen utensils for the second annual Iron Chef competition.

Split up into three groups named after the famous chefs of Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay and Gordon Ramsay, each team had a $90 budget to buy their ingredients and make a salad, pasta and meat dish and dessert for three judges.

After an hour of preparation time, each group presented their best effort, and it was Team Guy Fieri that came out

on top of the other two groups.

Judged on taste, texture, preparation and presentation, Team Guy Fieri won a clean sweep in all categories and earned a $200 gift certificate to a local restaurant.

While the gift card in itself is a good incentive to win, the bragging rights is the most important element at stake in the competition, said defenceman Jagger Dirk.

“We’re all pretty competitive, we all want to be on top,” said Dirk, “and even in little things like this—cooking or community events, if we’re playing against each other— we’re very competitive and we all want to come out on top.

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“Nobody likes being a loser.”

Team Guy Fieri, made up of Dirk, Luke Philp, Wyatt Hoflin, Jeff Hubic, Rinat Valiev, Landon Cross, Hudson Elynuik and Ryan Chynoweth, were pretty meticulous in their preparation, having a meeting beforehand to divvy up roles and responsibilities.

“Everybody knew what they were doing,” Dirk said. “There were eight guys, so two guys to a station and everybody kind of did their own thing, but at the end of the day when everything came together, it worked perfectly.”

Hoflin and Philp prepared a Greek salad, Hubic and Valiev did dessert, Elynuik and

Chynoweth handled the pasta, while Dirk and Cross checked on the chicken.

All three groups had to work hard to impress the judging panel of James Farnan with ShawTV, Ice broadcaster Jeff Hollick and yours truly representing the Cranbrook Daily Townsman.

The meals prepared from each group ranged from impressive to unfortunate. Team Bobby Flay’s salsa chicken took the tastebuds on a wild roller coaster ride, while Team Gordon Ramsay only prepared one dessert to split between three judges.

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Doping officials to visit Jamaica next week DAVID MCFADDEN Associated Press

KINGSTON, Jamaica - After attempts by Jamaica’s anti-doping commission to delay an inquiry, a team from the World Anti-Doping Agency is scheduled to visit the island next week to begin a special audit of the sprinting powerhouse’s drug testing regime.

Herb Elliott, the chairman of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, said Wednesday that

three WADA officials will be on the Caribbean island Monday and Tuesday to inspect the agency in the wake of revelations of a near-complete breakdown of the commission’s out-of-competition testing from January 2012 to the July opening of the London Olympics.

“We have nothing to hide,” Elliott said in Jamaica, where eight athletes have tested positive for banned substances in 2013.

But despite an invitation from Jamaica’s prime minister and WADA’s indication that it was available to visit, JADCO had previously told the Montreal-based organization that an inspection could not be accommodated until early 2014.The Jamaican agency’s response raised many eyebrows, even prompting WADA President John Fahey to call it “farcical” and “unacceptable” in an interview with the Daily Telegraph.

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Trading hockey sticks for spatulas and whisks Continued from page 8 Team Guy Fieri seemed to knock it out of the park with their pasta and meat dishes, as one judge exclaimed he’d want it for his final meal if on death row.

Dirk said his crew was pretty confident as each item went up to the judges.

“We slipped them five bucks each under the table, made sure they gave us the right…” said Dirk, trailing off at the end of his sentence.

While each group prepared their dishes for the judges, they were under the watchful eye of head coach Ryan McGill and his assistant, Jay Henderson, to see how everyone worked together and to prevent any potential culinary disasters.

“I think that’s the best thing I witnessed, is how hard they worked, even though the food is absolutely atrocious,” said McGill, “and it really goes a long way with what they really know about how hard it is to prepare food and get ready for what they need as far as good nutrition.

“It’s really neat to see how lighthearted it is. It’s not real serious, they have a good time and the best thing is, it’s away from the rink.”

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Manning misses Denver’s practice with a sore ankle, will return Thursday

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Peyton Manning doesn’t like to skip any snaps, so you can imagine how unhappy he was Wednesday when a tender ankle forced him to miss practice for the first time since joining the Denver Broncos last year.

“It was Greek’s call,” Manning said of head athletic trainer Steve Antonopulos. “I can assure I didn’t go down without a fight. But hopefully I’ll use the day to get a little better, feel a little better.”

Manning said he plans to return to practice Thursday when the banged-up Broncos (6-1) continue preparations for Mike Shanahan’s return to Denver with the Washington Redskins (24).

Manning was knocked around by his former team in his homecoming on Sunday night. His mix-and-match offensive line allowed him to get hit 10 times, including four sacks, two by Robert Mathis, in a 39-33 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Coach John Fox declined to identify which ankle was bothering his star quarterback, and Manning deflected questions about it, too.

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Sam Reinhart and Kyle O’Connor prepare the dessert portion for their group during the Kootenay Ice Iron Chef competition at Mount Baker Secondary School on Wednesday night.

McGill had high praise for the winners, noting how organized they were at pairing up to prepare each of the four dishes, while adding that the losing team seemed to be a ‘train wreck’ right from the beginning.

McGill and Henderson made up each team with the intent of watching how certain players interacted with each other.

“We have some guys that maybe need a little

“It’s really neat to see how lighthearted it is. It’s not real serious, they have a good time and the best thing is, it’s away from the rink.”

Ryan McGill help, we have some guys that are true leaders,” said McGill, “and we wanted to put some

guys together to see if there’d be any friction and in some groups, there was, and in some groups. there wasn’t, but they obviously learned to try to work through that.”

Dirk added that while the contest was fun for some friendly competition between teammates, there were serious themes at work.

“Teamwork and camaraderie,” said Dirk.

“Lots of communication in the kitchen can

translate to on the ice, so that’ll help us there.

“And just having fun. It’s hard to play well when you’re not having fun.”

NOTES: New Ice acquisitions Landon Cross and Tim Bozon have arrived from Kamloops and suited up for their first practice in the afternoon before hitting the grocery store and the Mount Baker school kitchen for the Iron Chef competition.

DETROIT - Bobby Ryan couldn’t quite imagine what Daniel Alfredsson is going through after 17 seasons with the Ottawa Senators.

But when Ryan returned to Anaheim to face the Ducks, he got a taste.

“Just warming up on the opposite side, talking to the guys at the red-line and whatnot - I never had that experience before,” Ryan said.

“Being in the visiting room when you’re only 15 feet away, it’s a much different feeling.”

Alfredsson got that Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena in his first game for the Detroit Red Wings against his former team. The Senators dominated 6-1, but no matter the score it was another milestone in the healing process.

“As with a lot of things, only time can really fix stuff and that’s what I think this situation needs as well,” Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson said. “It’s just going to take time, and it doesn’t really matter what you do, what you say

or how you feel. You’re just going to have to wait it out for it to feel a little bit normal again.”

The new normal is Alfredsson in bright red with the winged wheel on his chest. There’s no letter above it, either.

Meanwhile, Jason Spezza has Alfredsson’s old job as Ottawa’s captain and is the first player other than the future Hall of Famer to wear that “C” on his jersey since Alexei Yashin in 1998 and 1999.

“It’s a long time in one spot as the captain of the team,” said Spezza, who scored two goals Wednesday. “I imagine it’s weird for him. It’s weird for us to see him in a Wings jersey. I can imagine him seeing me wearing the ‘C’ is different for him, but it’s the reality of the situation and I’m sure he’s moved past it.”

On the ice for warm-ups, Alfredsson didn’t stray from routine.

Meanwhile, Spezza convened the Senators’ leadership group that includes Karlsson, Chris Neil and Chris Phillips while the rest of the team went about its business.

“It didn’t feel as awkward as I thought it would,” Alfredsson said.

“It was OK, actually. It was different seeing them on the other side.

I thought it was OK.” Spezza said it was easy to lose touch of where Alfredsson was on the ice during the game. But the surreal experience didn’t escape him.

“You’re playing the game and you’re just worried about playing,” Spezza said. “It’s different seeing him, but it’s nice to catch up with him in the morning and see him.

Once the game starts, it doesn’t really come into play because we’re so focused on the game.”

Alfredsson was in the starting lineup alongside Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. By the time he took his second shift, he was back in his usual spot on the second line.

It didn’t take long for him to settle in.

“Once the puck drops in the game, it felt (like) you’re focused, what you’re going to be, what you’re going to do out on the ice,” Alfredsson said.

wishes to provide the following information about our 2012-2013 Poppy Campaign: Balance September 30, 2012..........$9,298.00 Deposits made from Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013: ...$42,240.00

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Balance Septemberexpenses: 30, 2010.............................. $11,005.

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Special use expenditures: .............$20,928.00

Poppies and Wreaths purchased for campaign ... $7,870.

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Looking forward to the links next year as the season closes Tre vor Cr awley Sports Editor

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he days are getting shorter, and the air is getting colder and the snow is beginning it’s slow inevitable advance down from Fisher Peak and the Steeples Range.

It’s getting time to winterize and that includes golf courses, which will be shutting down the links for the next six months.

Mark Twain once described golf as a good walk spoiled, and I don’t want to be pessimistic about the sport, but that still doesn’t take away from the fact that I’m a terrible golfer.

Despite an effort to get out and try more local links this year, I was relatively unsuccessful. However, I did get to one that I’ve never been to before.

I got the chance to play a round at Trickle Creek Golf Resort earlier in the summer and didn’t realize just what a treat I was in for until driving through the en-

trance.

What immediately struck me as I drove through the ironwrought gate and onto the course roadway was the the work and attention to detail on the landscaping.

It was all that much more impressive when I was told that there had been snow on the ground only two weeks prior.

The course itself is slope-style, designed by Les Furber, and built right into the side of North Star mountain, which is home to the Kimberley Alpine Resort.

It’s a tough course, and Jeff Bazley, the business development and marketing manager for Trickle Creek, wants to maintain it’s reputation as a challenge.

The fairways were generally narrow and lined by trees, and I learned real quick that the rough was more like a jungle. Over 18 holes, I lost count of how many balls escaped by golf bag.

I’d publish my score if I’d kept track of it—I gave up after the front nine (it was ugly), but ended up making par on a few holes on the back nine.

Bazley said the fifth hole was the toughest on the course. A Par 4, it has a slight dog-leg to the right with a deep valley on the left that can make life difficult if a drive goes wild off the tee box.

Hole 11 is considered the signature hole, a short Par 3 with the Steeples mountain range as the backdrop.

The tee box is elevated with a 150-foot drop down to a short fairway, before getting to the green, which is surrounded by bunkers.

A solid strike with a short iron and and you’re putting for birdie.

If you duff your shot off the tee box, well, at least there is a nice view.

Being that it’s a mountain-style course, wildlife can, and will, get in the way of a shot.

A bedded-down mule deer doe in some shade

It wasn’t a hole in one, but I made it onto the green at least on Hole 11 at the Trickle Creek Golf Resort. at the edge of the fairway on Hole 13 checked out the action as our carts drove by.

It was a pretty finish on the final hole, with a lake beside the club-

house that I managed to avoid on my approach shot.

I’ve never golfed a mountain slope-style course before, and as my score (which shall

remain secret) indicated, I was woefully unprepared for the challenge. However, it’s not just about the golf, and I had a great time enjoying the course and the

surrounding scenery.

There are still a few other local courses that I haven’t played yet, but there’s always next year to enjoy more spoiled good walks.

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Calendars are $10 each and only 1500 copies are available. Calendars are available for sale at the Cranbrook Fire Hall on 2nd Street South, the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Rocky Mountain Printers, Cranbrook City Hall and the Leisure Services desk at Western Financial Place.

FALL DEER MATING SEASON APPROACHING; RESIDENTS URGED TO BE AWARE Residents and visitors are advised to continue to exercise both caution and common sense this fall, as the late autumn deer mating (rutting) period begins. That is the message from the City of Cranbrook.

In the weeks leading up to the rut (into November and December) bucks increase their displays of dominance and indirect threats. A dominant buck typically circles a rival with deliberate steps; back arched, head low and tail flicking. Bucks can also display dominance by violently thrashing the bushes with their antlers.

“We are into a transition period, where some does with fawns remain wary and potentially aggressive toward humans with dogs,” says Mayor Wayne Stetski. “Now we will likely also see an increase of particularly aggressive acts from the local urban buck population. Residents are reminded to please give deer plenty of space to move or leave the area. Do not walk closer to the deer; find another route.”

FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN BYLAW Within Council’s policy direction and key objectives, the Budget process is guided by the Finance and Computer Services Department and spans eight City departments. Each department is responsible for overseeing a multitude of programs that keep City operations running smoothly. Once the City’s Senior Management team completes their review following both the policy direction and priorities of Council, the Budget is presented to Council and the public in a series of open budget meetings. Council debates the issues presented and directs Administration on final Budget decisions. The process begins in early fall of each year and wraps up in March or early April of each year, when Council adopts the Financial Plan Bylaw. Visit our website and click on ‘Bylaws’ for more on all of our City bylaws.

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Harper’s house of cards comes crashing down Michael den Tandt Postmedia News

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o, that’s it then: The Senate expense scandal is now a mortal threat to Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s career, and the future electoral prospects of his Conservative government. And all it took, astonishingly, was two of the “accused,” Sen. Mike Duffy and Sen. Patrick Brazeau, standing up in the Red Chamber and telling, just for a few minutes apiece, their side of the story.

Sen. Pamela Wallin is still to come. But the floodgates have opened. In a sense, this is now just the start.

From a PMO tactical point of view, it is a calamity.

When the history of this tawdry episode is written, this decision — whether it was made by PMO officials, or Conservatives in the Senate, or Harper himself — to seek to cut Duffy, Brazeau and Wallin loose, without pay and without due process, may well go down as the very worst in a cascade of catastrophically bad decisions.

Harper must now address allegations of corruption, conspiracy, and strong-arming by his office, tantamount to blackmail. The base, one suspects, will not be pleased.

Let’s acknowledge first that no one gets away clean now, come what may.

We have heard for months about profligacy in the Senate, and specifically about how Duffy, Wallin, Brazeau and the recently resigned Mac Harb padded their various expense claims.

We’ve heard ad nauseam about the $90,000 cheque to Duffy from former PMO chief of staff Nigel Wright.

Avarice in the Senate is now a deeply embedded narrative. Tuesday’s motions have been a long time coming, and the senators’ cris de coeur, however dramatic, are unlikely to rehabilitate them, much.

But there’s a fair question here: Can it be a coincidence that the simple narrative of culpability by these three happens to suit the prime minister’s needs so well?

As Brazeau pointedly

asked his colleagues Tuesday, his voice trembling with emotion: Are the rest really so clean?

Monday for the first time, driven by Conservative senators’ move for suspensions without pay, a new narrative began to emerge, from Duffy’s camp. Though not conclusive, it connected the dots in a way that hasn’t happened before.

It amounts to this: Duffy had sanction from the party’s highest levels, including then Leader of the Government in the Senate, Marjory LeBreton, and Nigel Wright himself, to submit his expense claims as he did.

Brazeau on Tuesday made similar assertions; everything he did, he said, was above board.

But when the story blew up in the media, Duffy became a liability, and was ordered to pay up. He refused, pointing out he’d sought and received permission from his bosses at every turn — after which the PMO devised the Wright $90,000 plan, along with “lines” that would see Duffy publicly appear to willingly repay his expenses, thereby soothing anti-fat-cat passions among the Tory base.

When Duffy balked, his lawyer, Donald Bayne, said, he was threatened with political summary execution — ouster from the party and the Senate. He caved, blabbed it around too freely and the rest is history.

Meantime, Brazeau says, he was deemed expendable, and made a scapegoat. Wallin will doubtless tell a similar story when her turn comes.

It’s all so strangely plausible, isn’t it? And there’s now certainly more to come. Bayne claims to have documentary evidence, in the form of emails, backing up Duffy’s account. The pressure to release them, in some public forum or other, will soon become unstoppable.

Even before Tuesday evening, this cried out for hard, frank answers from Harper — concrete, specific denials, or admissions. But the prime minister has been mum.

Monday in question

period he reverted to old talking points. Tuesday he repeated the same lines a couple of times before handing off to his parliamentary secretary, Paul Calandra, who was then filleted like a trout by NDP Leader Tom Mulcair.

Harper cannot continue ducking this, without suffering irreparable harm to his own reputation.

Here’s where this leads: If Duffy’s story is true, and he can indeed prove it, then the entire senior Conservative power structure in Ottawa is on trial. And if, as Bayne has hinted, there’s evidence the prime minister knew of the Wright-Duffy deal before May 15 — when he has said repeatedly he did not know — then Harper himself will be irreparably damaged.

There’s just one way to get to the bottom of it. The principals — including Wright, Duffy, former PMO director of issues management Chris Woodcock, LeBreton, former PMO lawyer Benjamin Perrin and indeed Harper himself, as well as Brazeau and Wallin — must tell their stories under oath, in a public forum. Emails and documents must be made public.

If there’s been lying or other wrongdoing, those responsible must

take their lumps — up to and including the PM himself.

Absent that kind of decisive resolution, this will continue to rot away at the Conservative party, and eventually bring it down.

Here’s why letting this fester further is not a path the Conservatives should choose, despite the obvious pain of facing up to it now: Their party’s foundation is moral, in the Prairie populist and Baptist-inflected Reform Party.

Conservatives won power in 2006 on a wave of popular disillusionment with Liberal arrogance and corruption.

Tory loyalists, the rock-solid 30 per cent, will never desert en masse to the Grits or New Democrats.

What they may do, though, if they perceive a serious moral and ethical deficit at the top, is take a break. The Liberals learned in 2004, and again in 2006, what effect that can have.

Bottom line: If Duffy and Brazeau can make an even semi-plausible case for their victimization by the PMO, then the government has a much bigger problem that any amount of deflection can possibly manage.

The truth will out.

Put the principals under oath, and get it over with.

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A traditional Chinese medicine doctor who didn’t pay his income taxes for three years has been ordered to pay a $40,000 fine and spend six months in jail for the crime.

Warren Fischer, 50, is the founder of Nelson’s Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences, where he works as a classroom instructor and an acupuncturist in the outpatient clinic.

Between the years of 2007 and 2009, he filed income tax statements reporting either no earnings or a net loss.

But according to a Revenue Canada investigation, he earned between $80,000 and $135,000 during each of those years and owed about $62,000 in taxes for the three-year period.

The sentence handed down by Judge Lisa

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Warren Fischer, a doctor of Chinese medicine in Nelson, was sentenced to six months in jail for willfully evading income tax payments.

Mrozinski at the Nelson courthouse Tuesday morning gave him three and a half years to pay back 75 per cent of the amount he owes in back taxes.

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tients, friends and family — filled the public gallery to hear the sentence. Many left in tears.

Fischer showed little emotion during the one-hour proceedings and didn’t show any outward response to the news that he was heading back to jail.

During sentencing he said that as a slim, intellectual gay man he was bullied by fellow inmates in jail.

He was refused access to the Chinese herbs he takes for medical reasons. He had difficulty sleeping and became ill.

He also said previously that he has no intention to pay income tax going forward.

Instead he will organize his affairs such that he’ll be giving the majority of his earnings to charity and claim only a small income, below the taxable amount.

Castlegar school sold to French school district Jim Sincl air Castlegar News

MacLean School is set to be sold to the French school district.

A bylaw making way for the sale of Ma-

cLean Elementary School to the French School District 93 was given first and second reading by the school board at its regular meeting Monday, Oct.

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Relief in relation to the $1 million sale was expressed by board chair Darrel Ganzert, as

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well as by several trustees.

“The selling of MacLean School is a huge step forward for the board,” said Ganzert the morning following the meeting.

“What it allows us to do is to top up our facilities grant because we used most of last year’s and this year’s grant to convert Rossland from a

high school to a K-9 school.”

That move left the district without much at all, said Ganzert.

The sale could help “top up” the facilities grant fund and allow the district to “look very closely at fixing the water at the Rossland school, at least the drinking water side of things.”

The City of Cranbrook, in conjunction with Urban Systems, will be hosting the public at an open house on both the conceptual design of the 2nd Street South corridor from Highway 3 to 14th Avenue South and the reclamation plan for the Moir Gravel Pit. The session on the 2nd Street South corridor project is intended to gather public input to provide to Council for decision making purposes. The session on the Moir Gravel Pit is around the plan to redevelop the Moir Pit once the gravel resources have been depleted and the development of an off leash dog park on part of the site in early 2014.

Urban Systems representatives and City of Cranbrook staff will be on hand to provide information on both projects including: project concepts and intents, progress to date and next steps. There will be information panels and 3D animated video loops of flyovers of both projects.

The open house is scheduled for Wednesday November 6, 2013 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at the Manual Training School at the Cranbrook Public Library.

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Mrozinski told the court that she did not believe Fischer would comply with a conditional sentence order because of his history of defying court process

and regulations of other governing bodies.

During pre-trial hearings he and his supporters were disruptive in court and during the trial he refused to enter the courthouse, opting to stand outside the doors in peaceful protest.

Fischer became more respectful of the court process after his conviction and spending 38 days in jail.

For the first time, he showed up to court accompanied by a lawyer and gave a statement, during which he explained his motivation for avoiding taxes and apologized for his previous behaviour.

Fischer was escorted out of the courthouse in handcuffs and will begin serving his jail time immediately. The days he’s already spent behind bars will be deducted from the sentence.

About 40 people — Fischer’s students, pa-

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Community Grant Applications Kimberley & District Community Foundation is inviting registered non-profit charitable organizations to apply for grants from the Kootenay Savings Community Fund and the KDCF Community Funds.

The purpose of these grants is to provide assistance with the funding of educational, cultural, environmental, or economic non profit projects that will be of assistance to the communities of Kimberley and area, including Skookumchuck, St. Mary’s, Ta Ta Creek, Meadowbrook, Wycliffe, and Wasa.

While all applications will be considered, preference will be given to those organizations that have not already received grants in 2013, and have an annual working budget of less than $50,000.

Please note these grants are NOT for ongoing operating costs (e.g. salaries, utilities).

Please contact Des McKay (Grants Committee Chair) at 250427-4008 or desmckay@shaw.ca for more information.

Application forms are available at Kimberley City Hall or can be downloaded from our web site at kimberleyfoundation.ca Deadline for applications is Friday, November 1, 2013.

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Ethiopian eye camp travelogue at the College Monday Submitted

Former Townsman reporter and Sunrise Rotary Club member Gerry Warner presents a Friends of the Library travelogue at the College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre Rm. 250 Monday Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. showing pictures of his Rotary eye camp experience last spring at Dembi Dolo in the Ethiopian Highlands.

Warner joined a team of volunteer Rotarians from the Tri-Cities, Washington area including two ophthalmologists who did cataract eye surgery on more than 200 patients at the remote west Ethiopian village more than 500 km west of Addis Ababa near the Sudanese border.

The nine-member team was led by Dr. James Guzek of the Pacific Cataract Laser Institute in Richland, Washington, who worked with Dr. Samuel Bora, an Ethiopian ophthalmologist based in Addis Ababa.

The team raised its own funds for the trip and

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while in Ethiopia was supported by the Sisters of Charity in Dembi Dolo. There is only one ophthalmologist for every one million people in Ethiopia and the majority of these are concentrated in the capital Addis Ababa. In rural areas like Dembi Dolo patients would sometime walk for days just for the chance of receiving eye surgery for which they paid a token amount.

“Watching these impoverished people waiting in line for surgery and seeing how it changes their lives is a very compelling experience,” says Warner, who assisted in sterilizing instruments at the eye camp.

“You certainly come back with an altered view of what we take for granted here.”

Admission is by donation and the funds raised will be used by The Friends of the Library for book purchases and other services at the Cranbrook Public Library.

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For adults, there are three writing categories, For youth, there are two age divisions with cash prizes for the first, second and third place winners.

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The gauntlet is down for this year’s Kootenay Literary Competition.

Since its beginning as a small competition for Nelson writers, it has expanded to cover the entire Kootenay region, and offers the winners substantial cash prizes.

For adults, there are three writing categories: fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry, with cash prizes for the first and second place entries in each category.

For youth, there are two age divisions (12 to 14, and 15 to 18 years old) with cash prizes for the first, second and third

place winners. Submissions will be judged by a panel of writing professionals, who will provide feedback and suggestions on the winning work. All the winning entries will be published in the 2013 KLC Anthology.

This year’s theme for older youth (15 to 18 years old) and adults is “refuge.” Writers have the freedom to interpret the theme in any way they like, and approach it through any of the genre categories.

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Detailed rules are available on the competition website.

The deadline for submission is Friday, January 17 and the gala celebration to announce the winners will be March 14. The KLC committee hosts other writing related events in the region over the course of the year. In the spring of 2014, the second annual Spring Scribble weekend workshop for young writers will be held in Cranbrook.

Details about upcoming events will be available at www. kootenaylitcomp.com.

The literary competition committee has made the 2012 Anthology available for free as an ebook through the KLC website. Printed copies are also available to order. Questions about the competition can be emailed to kootenaylitcomp@gmail. com or call Morty Mint at 250-352-7844.

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Bergmann Piano Duo plays Key City Theatre Nov. 3 Submit ted

The Key City Theatre is proud to present Internationally recognized pianists Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann in a unique duo piano concert on Nov. 3 at 3 p.m.

What makes this concert remarkable is that the Bergmann Piano Duo will be travelling with two matching Grand Pianos “in tow”; shipped from town to town for an extensive concert tour in October and November reaching 13 communities across B.C. from the Gulf Islands, to the lower mainland, the Interior as well as across the Kootenays.

In the spirit of Vronsky and Babin, Stecher and Horowitz, and a host of others, the Bergmanns are embarking on such a remarkable tour, including two magnificent Grand Pianos, generously provided by Showcase Pianos of Vancouver, with the logistical help of moving company Salmon’s

Transfer of Richmond.

The Bergmann Piano Duo have touched and inspired audiences with their uniquely eclectic programmes for more than two decades. As International prize winners, including the Dranoff International Two Piano Competition and Provincia di Caltanissetta International Chamber Music Competition, they have performed in recital and with orchestras across North America and Europe including recent appearances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Salkind Duo Piano Festival, San Fransico and Munich in 2013.

They have several recordings to their credit as well as being frequent featured artists on CBC broadcasts.

Their recitals draw from an extensive repertoire ranging from the baroque to the contemporary and incorporate numerous arrange-

Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann ments and original compositions byDrive Marcel 115 Thorncliffe Park Toronto Ontario Bergmann.

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chefs who created this recipe for delectable concert enjoyment are veteran community George Zukerman and his Kelowna-based partner Sylvie Lange, who have pulled together the ingredients re-

quired for one of Western Canada’s most unusual concert tours of the 21st century. Zukerman and Lange, along with the Bergmanns, credit piano dealer Manuel Bernaschek of Showcase Pianos for his willingness to share the vision of two matching Grand Pianos touring along with the performers.

The magic of this unique concert tour may become a permanent reality for some lucky concert goer – or perhaps a community that is in search of a quality grand piano.

The touring instruments will be made available for sale at the conclusion of the tour, autographed by the Bergmann Duo artists.

Bergmann Piano Duo plays the Key City Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus GST and are available at the Key City Theatre box office or charge by phone at 250426-7006.

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And in sheer dollars, you’re right: these projects are economic game changers, with the ability to inject huge sums of money into B.C.’s economy.

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Small businesses, defined as businesses with less than 50 employees, make up 98 per cent of businesses in B.C. and account for a full 56 per cent of private-sector employment in the province.

And if 50 employees doesn’t sound “small” to you, dig a little deeper into the numbers and you’ll discover that a full 82 per cent of the small business count is made up of “micro” businesses, with fewer

than five employees.

in our communities.

These small and micro businesses are a critical complement to the bigger players in B.C.’s resource-based, exportoriented economy. It’s this diversity of players that makes our economy strong.

It’s a well-known fact that small businesses create critical jobs in communities. But if you attend local civic events, you might also know this: Small business owners are often some of a community’s most engaged citizens, bringing leadership, common sense and outof-the-box thinking to community projects and goals.

And, like their larger counterparts, small businesses bring unique strengths to B.C. Small business owners add energy, drive, and entrepreneurial spirit to their communities. These entrepreneurs work tirelessly, determined to beat the sobering statistics about how many businesses fail.

And if they do fail, more often than not, these entrepreneurs regroup, come up with a better idea, and try again.

That’s a great spirit to have in British Columbia – a spirit of innovation, resourcefulness, and determination.

It’s a spirit that helps our province dream big, bite off more than we can chew, and achieve more than we ever thought possible. And it’s a spirit that drives positive, tangible action

Not only do these entrepreneurs find time to build and beautify a community, but they’re often a voice of both reason and vision, challenging local politicians to spend sustainably, plan for the long term, and take bold, forwardthinking action to build a brighter future.

groups, clubs, teams and organizations that all receive sponsorship from small business owners.

So as B.C. celebrates Small Business Week (October 20 - 26), consider all the small businesses you count on for your everyday goods and services and take the time to celebrate that entrepreneurial spirit.

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Prince George christened with River Jordan water G re go ry K atz Associated Press

LONDON — Dressed in a lace and satin gown designed in the 1840s, Britain’s 3-month-old future monarch, Prince George, was christened Wednesday with water from the River Jordan at a rare gathering of four generations of the royal family.

The occasion had historic overtones: the presence of Britain’s 87-year-old monarch and three future kings, Princes Charles, William and, of course, little George.

Queen Elizabeth II, usually the centre of attention, quietly ceded the spotlight to her great-grandson, who seemed to wave at her when he arrived — an illusion created by his father, Prince William, playfully moving the infant’s arm.

The private affair at the Chapel Royal at St. James’s Palace was also attended by Prince Charles, next in line to the throne, and the queen’s 92-year-old husband, Prince Philip, who has shown remarkable stamina since returning to the public eye after a two-month convalescence following serious abdominal surgery.

All told, it was an exceptional day for a monarchy that seems to be basking in public affection since the 2011 wedding of William and Kate Middleton and the maturing of Prince Harry, who appears to have put his playboy days behind him.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and young Prince George.

George, who was born on July 22, wore a replica of an intricate christening gown made for Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter and first used in 1841.

When William was christened in 1982, he wore the original gown — by then well over a century old — but the garment has become so fragile that a replica was made.

The infant, who will head the Church of England when

he becomes king, was christened with water from the River Jordan by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

He arrived at the chapel in his father’s arms with his mother by their side.

Kate, smiling broadly on her way into the chapel, wore a cream-colored Alexander McQueen dress and hat by milliner Jane Taylor, with her long hair brushed to the side. William wore his customary dark suit and tie

as he proudly carried their first child.

Kate’s parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, and her sister, Pippa, and brother, James, were also at the ceremony.

Pippa Middleton read from the Gospel of St. Luke and Prince Harry read from the Gospel of St. John. The two hymns were “Breathe on Me, Breath of God’’ and “Be Thou My Vision.’’

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connection to William’s mother, the late Princess Diana, whose coffin was laid before the chapel’s altar for her family to pay their last respects in private before her 1997 funeral.

Baby George has seven godparents, among them William’s cousin, Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne and a close friend of the couple.

They also include Oliver Baker, a friend from William

and Kate’s days at St. Andrews University; Emilia Jardine-Paterson, who went to the exclusive Marlborough College high school with Kate; Hugh Grosvenor, the son of the Duke of Westminster; Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, a former private secretary to the couple; Julia Samuel, a close friend of Princess Diana, and William van Cutsem, a childhood friend of William’s.

Palace officials said water from the River Jordan — where Christians believe Jesus Christ was baptized — was used for the christening.

In the West Bank, hours before the christening, busloads of Russian tourists descended on Qasr el-Yahud to immerse themselves in the river. The site, five miles (eight kilometres) east of Jericho, is considered Christianity’s third-holiest site after Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

The river’s waters have often been used to make the sign of the cross on the heads of royal infants.

Some royal watchers camped outside the palace for more than 24 hours to obtain a good vantage point to watch the guests arrive, but the ceremony was private.

William and Kate hired photographer Jason Bell to take official pictures, which are expected to include a historic multigenerational photograph of the queen with the three future kings.

Alberta’s Wildrose Opposition aims to drain ‘lake of fire’ D ea n Be nne t t Canadian Press

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition Wildrose party is taking steps this weekend to drain once and for all the “lake of fire’’ that torched its hopes of forming government in the last election.

Members at the party’s annual meeting in Red Deer are to vote on several policy changes designed to dismantle platform planks that brought damning criticism last year that the party was ignorant and intolerant.

“We know that we’ve got some contentious policies that have to be debated,’’ Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith said at the party’s legislature office Wednesday.

“Our members have

identified six or seven policies that they either want to repeal or revise, so I’m looking forward to seeing how that debate goes.’’

The key changes involve sexual orientation, race, climate change, the human rights commission, conscience rights and citizen-initiated referendums.

The topics bedevilled Smith’s party in the closing days of the April 2012 election campaign and scuttled what some were predicting was a strong chance at victory. The party ended up with 17 seats in the 87seat legislature, while Premier Alison Redford led the Progressive Conservatives to another majority.

Smith was harshly criticized in particular

for not tossing overboard two candidates for their statements on gays and race.

Edmonton candidate Allan Hunsperger made national headlines just days before the vote when it was revealed he had written a blog warning homosexuals that Satan was setting a “trap’’ for them and if they didn’t change their ways, they would “suffer the rest of eternity in the lake of fire, hell.’’

At the same time, it was revealed that Calgary candidate Ron Leech made comments that he was the best person to mediate concerns among multi-ethnic groups in his riding because “as a Caucasian, I believe that I can speak to all the community.’’

That brought accusations of racism at worst and, at best, chauvinistic “white man’s burden’’ paternalism.

Smith said she didn’t believe Leech was racist and suggested Hunsperger was free to speak his mind. She said Hunsperger’s views did not reflect Wildrose thinking and wouldn’t be acted upon in a Wildrose government.

At the weekend conference, one resolution urges the party to pledge to “defend the equality of all persons regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.’’

Smith said a policy forbidding discrimination against homosexuals or any other identifiable group is already in the platform, but she is OK with members

wanting to “double affirm’’ it with a resolution.

The change is a good first step, said Kris Wells of the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies at the University of Alberta.

“It will show some lessons have been learned from the last election,’’ said Wells.

“It’s a party that recognizes it must be much more moderate in its policies if it’s going to claim to represent the majority of Albertans.’’

Smith said the party will also outline new rules on candidate selection.

A second issue that precipitated the Wildrose’s late-campaign collapse was the party’s position that the science of climate change was not settled.

Smith was roundly booed at one debate when she insisted “there is still a debate in the scientific community.’’

Redford capitalized quickly. She told Albertans that a premier who didn’t believe in global warming would be an international laughingstock.

A number of proposed policy planks this weekend make clear the party’s acceptance of global warming and its belief that action is needed to combat it.

One resolution urges the party work to “reduce greenhouse gases by advancing, implementing and co-operating on technology, research, conservation and alternative renewable energy sources.’’

Smith said her party

needs to recognize the need for policies to reduce greenhouse gases, but fenced with reporters when asked if she believes climate change exists.

“I’m not a scientist.

My opinion is that, as a political leader, I recognize we have an obligation to reduce greenhouse gases and toxic emissions.’’

She was also criticized on the campaign trail for advocating conscience rights, a belief that people can rightly refuse to carry out duties as professionals if those duties conflict with moral or religious beliefs. In some jurisdictions, that has led to nurses and doctors refusing to assist with abortions and justices of the peace refusing to marry gays.

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“Hearing aid technology is constantly improving and the success rate is much better than five years ago. Even the lower levels of technology are performing much better, so it’s important to stay on top of new developments,”he said.

Founded in Cranbrook five and a half years ago, Dynamic Hearing Solutions has also set up clinics in Fernie and Nelson. Having identified a demand for hearing related services in the area, audiologist and owner Brad Meulenbeld set up shop in the Tamarack Shopping Centre and now offers hearing services for patients aged from 4 to 104. Hearing evaluations and hearing aid assessments form the core of the practice, but patients can also drop in for programming adjustments, on-site repairs and education seminars.

While the majority of patients who walk through the doors are over 65 years old, Meulenbeld also sees a number of younger people including school aged children with hearing impairments or middle ear infections.

He is also the only full-time credited audiologist in Cranbrook who is certified to deal with veterans and Worksafe claims relating to noise exposure from the military or work. As the only full-time Audiologistbased clinic in Cranbrook, Dynamic Hearing Solutions has access to the latest equipment from over 20 manufacturers across the globe.

While the process of hearing loss can be quite confronting for patients at first, Meulenbeld says there are a number of steps in place to make the transition to hearing aids as smooth as possible. Beginning with a hearing evaluation, patients undergo audiometric testing to determine their precise hearing levels. The results are then analysed to see if listening devices are required, and those who are opt to go ahead receive round the clock care to ensure hearing aids are tailored to suit their needs.

“As the only full-time audiologist-based clinic in Cranbrook, we offer more services than other hearing clinics. We can use a wider range of hearing aid products, treat a broader base of clients, and ultimately provide the best care for our patients,” Meulenbeld said.

With over 15 years under his belt as an audiologist, Meulenbeld is passionate about the science of hearing loss and how it affects people in their daily lives. He is also committed to providing long term care including coaching Meulenbeld admits that treatment can be a significant investment from the and educational services so patients can rest assured they are receiving the outset, but with no ongoing costs for adjustments or follow up treatments, best care. And ultimately, he’s dedicated to improving his clients’ quality he says the value speaks for itself. “Getting hearing aids is a process, but of life. there’s no charge for ongoing services whether you come in once a year or Dynamic Hearing Solutions has offices in Fernie, Cranbrook and Nelson.

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Online voting no quick fix for turnout Tom Fletcher Black Press

VICTORIA – B.C. isn’t ready to consider a wholesale shift to Internet-base voting in either local or provincial elections, according to a new report from Elections B.C. Chief Electoral Officer Keith Archer released the report Wednesday, warning

that even if a host of technical and security issues can be resolved, there is no consistent evidence that voter turnout would be increased.

Archer asked the B.C. government in 2011 for authority to conduct pilot projects for electronic voting.

The government appointed him to chair an

expert panel last year, and its preliminary findings are not encouraging.

While there are likely benefits for voters with disabilities or in remote locations, the report concludes that governments should not expect either lower costs or greater participation from voter access via computers and

mobile devices.

Despite the widespread use of new technology by young people, a survey of other results showed middle-aged and older people more likely to use online voting.

The committee recommends that online voting be considered first as an option for people with access re-

Air Canada loses dog destined for man battling cancer Kristen Dougl as Campbell River Mirror

Duncan and Lynda White were in Courtenay filling up their gas tank when their cell phone rang with the bad news.

Lynda listened as former dog breeder Jutta Kulic told the couple their new pet was missing.

Larry, a two-year-old Italian greyhound who was being flown from San Francisco to Victoria where the Whites would be waiting, had escaped from Air Canada handlers at the San Francisco Airport.

The Whites, both of Campbell River, were set to adopt Larry who had belonged to a friend of Kulic’s who died of cancer.

About a year ago, Duncan was also diagnosed with cancer and the couple set out to find a new pet to brighten their lives. They got in touch with Kulic who was looking for a home for Larry. The young Italian greyhound seemed the perfect match.

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Larry was on his way to Campbell River to be a companion for Duncan White. fering from liver cancer, we’re not sure what kind of time we have,” Lynda said. “We had hopes for this dog to be a companion to him. Time is not on our side.”

But their plans were turned upside down after Larry escaped from his secure crate at the San Francisco airport on Oct. 7.

The plan was for Larry to catch a connecting flight to Van-

couver before flying to Victoria where the Whites would pick him up and bring him home to Campbell River. Unfortunately, Larry’s flight to Vancouver was delayed so arrangements were made to have Larry stay overnight on the Mainland.

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four zip ties around it so he wouldn’t escape – despite Kulic’s detailed instructions to the airline’s cargo holders to not open the crate.

Angela Mah, spokesperson for Air Canada, said staff let Larry out of his crate because of the flight delay.

Larry slipped out of his collar. Witnesses told Kulic that Larry ran out onto nearby Highway 101 and was hit on the freeway entrance ramp.

Kulic said three different cars pulled over and one couple rushed to Larry’s side.

“Shortly after 5 p.m., a couple called a local veterinary hospital, saying they had picked up a dog hit on the freeway, that it was still breathing, and asked to bring it for treatment,” Kulic said. “They were referred to the closest emergency vet, but never arrived there or at any other local vet contacted to date..”

Lynda said Kulic has been “very vigilant” in trying to track down Larry and a $2,500 reward is being offered for his return.

strictions, such as those who vote by mail.

It says universal voting should only be be attempted on a province-wide basis for consistency, security and ability to audit results.

No provincial or federal voting has been conducted online in Canada, but municipalities including Halifax and Markham, Ontario have tried it, as well as some U.S. and European jurisdictions.

Archer said online voting has unique challenges, such as the need to verify a person’s identity and then keep that separate from their voting choice.

Another issue is how to verify security of a range of computers, tablets and mobile phones that could be subject to software

Chief Electoral Officer Keith Archer tampering.

“It’s not like banking online, it’s not like dating online, it’s not like making a purchase online,” he said.

The panel has posted its preliminary re-

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It plans to make recommendations to the government on the next steps in February.

Your Community Foundation is celebrating its tenth year!

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The Cranbrook and District Community Foundation’s (CDCF) three main roles are: 1) Building endowments 2) Granting to qualified charities 3) Convening community The CDCF has helped local charities establish their own designated endowments that annually return interest income to their specific causes. We have a growing general endowment fund that any local charity can apply to; as well as specific field of interest grants for seniors, sports, arts and culture and environmental organizations.

Great things have already happened; from 2003 to 2013 the Foundation gave more than $290,000 back to Cranbrook and area charities!

We are a member of Community Foundations of Canada (CFC). Membership requires a foundation to adhere to strict ethical codes and Community Foundation standards. We pledge to provide visionary leadership that welcomes innovative approaches to community issues. The Foundation builds on strengths and model inclusiveness. The Cranbrook and District Community Foundation conducts itself using open and accountable practices.

We strive to achieve the highest possible standards of performance, leading the way in promoting philanthropy for our area.

Ready to contribute their many talents to the growth of the Foundation are Executive Director Theresa Bartraw and Fund Development Coordinator Riley Wilcox.

Theresa has experience in a variety of community development models, working for over 15 years on local, regional and international levels. She has worked with Public Health and Population Health, taught courses at the College of the Rockies, coordinated the Early Childhood Development Committee and Cranbrook Social Planning Society. Theresa describes her role with the CDCF as the perfect merging of two passions, healthy community development and philanthropy.

Riley lived in Prince George for 16 years where she advocated for families, worked with youth at risk and oversaw the Friends of Children Society as Executive Director. She is excited to return to the Kootenays where she was raised. She believes inclusive communities that support a vibrant arts culture, healthy families, active seniors and engaged youth are the keys to opening doors of opportunities for all area residents.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You feel unusually tuned in to a family member. You have a lot going on and easily could get angry out of the blue. Pressure builds in a one-on-one discussion with this person. You might decide to let go of this situation for now. Tonight: Mosey on home, if you’re not there already.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You become quite the conversationalist, though you might get upset at someone’s anger that appears to be directed at you.

Your imagination could go wild as you try to figure out what is wrong with this person. Tonight: Return calls, and catch up on a close friend’s news.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You could be quite intense as you seek immediate results. Your creativity flourishes when dealing with a hassle or someone’s frustration. A partner could be changing in front of your eyes.

The unexpected comes out one more time in a meeting. Tonight: Go with the flow.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You beam in what you want, but you might be so much in your head that you could be accident-prone. A close associate really demonstrates how much he or she has changed. You could get into a heated conversation if you are not careful. Tonight: Visit and chat with a friend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Know what is happening behind the scenes. Understand what is going on with a loved one. Listen to your inner voice, and follow through on your decision. Pace yourself and stay levelheaded. If one approach is not working, try a different one.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Zero in on what you want. A partner could be unusually vague, and he or she might confuse you. You also might not want to hear what this person has to say. Be careful if you are in an irritable mood. A fight might take some time to heal. Tonight: Where your friends are.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your likeminded friends know what they want from a situation.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could be seeing a situation differently than in the past. A friend presents a new side of his or her personality. This person has been going through changes, but perhaps you didn’t realize that the transformation had evolved to this point. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Defer to others, and know full well that you might not agree with them. It is important for

a close associate to see the end results of pursuing the present course. Your anger breaks out when dealing with someone at a distance. Tonight: Listen to an outside perspective.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Pace yourself. Your money sense plays out, but you must handle your own finances, as others could be accident-prone. A loved one or an associate could be on the warpath in an attempt to upset you. For now, try not to react. Tonight: Make plans for the weekend.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your creativity might not be able to soothe someone’s nerves.

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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: What is your opinion on co-sleeping? My husband, his daughter and I all sleep in the same bed at night, and neither my husband nor I minds a bit.

My husband loves it, saying he knows where both of his beautiful ladies are at night and he doesn’t have to worry. When we want to make love, we wait until his daughter is not in the bed, or we go into the spare bedroom. What do you think? -Pennsylvania Dear Pennsylvania: We think a lot of this is up to the parents and depends on the age of the child. Often, pediatricians do not recommend co-sleeping with an infant because of the slight risk that a parent will roll over onto the child. Some older children who co-sleep have difficulty transitioning to their own bed and will demand to sleep with the parents well past puberty. And some children who are developing sexually can transfer inappropriate feelings to a parent when co-sleeping continues past a certain point. (We will assume that neither parent has inappropriate sexual feelings toward the child, although this is also a concern.)

What counts is that both of the parents and the child are comfortable with this arrangement, both parents are responsible about the child’s development, and the setup does not interfere with marital intimacy.

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Dear Annie: I’m the proud grandma of two: a young lady of 17 and a 14-year-old Eagle Scout grandson.

The problem is my Lauren Bacall voice. (A nun in the fifth grade nicknamed me “Foghorn.”) My granddaughter deliberately goes out of her way to ignore her grandfather and me because she is embarrassed by how I sound. It doesn’t bother my grandson at all, but my granddaughter has avoided me since the age of 5. No kisses, no hugs, no affection at all.

She just graduated from high school. My heart aches, and I cry every day knowing she will continue to hate me. I always have been good to her. I never say no when she asks for something, right up to paying for her 18th birthday gift to parachute for the first time. -- A Loving and Lonely Grandma Dear Grandma: Grandchildren generally are very accepting of their grandparents’ voices, features, habits, etc. We know that some children are acutely embarrassed by any variation of the norm. But even if your voice is grating to her, by the age of 18, your granddaughter should have developed the maturity and tolerance to consider it unimportant compared to her relationship with you.

We hope she will learn to value the love you offer, but in the meantime, please accept her limitations and focus your affection on your grandson. Also, if you haven’t had a doctor check your throat, we hope you will.

Sometimes, these vocal issues have medical causes that go undiagnosed for years.

Dear Annie: I had to respond to “Venting in Oregon,” who complained about the neighbors’ noisy children. My husband and I, while sitting on our front porch, recently complained that our street is too quiet.

When we moved here 25 years ago, the street was filled with children, ours included. We enjoyed watching boys racing gocarts down the street and children dashing back and forth to one another’s homes. Last year, a garage band around the block blasted their music for an hour in the afternoon each weekday. It was great.

Now it feels like a ghost town. All of our children grew up and moved away, and we are still here. We miss the lively commotion that makes for a family neighborhood. We don’t like all this peace and quiet. -- Connecticut 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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George Lynwood Webber passed away at 91 at his home, October 15th 2013, with his family at his side. George was born in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, on December 14, 1921. He was the fourth child of nine siblings, born to Lottie and Neil Webber.

George leaves behind his daughter Shelley McInroy, his granddaughter Kate McInroy, son-in-law Mike Kemle, sister Elaine Smith, and many other dear friends and family members.

George was the 58th paratrooper in Canada. He trained paratroopers for overseas, and later trained men for Japanese occupation. On October 2, 1945 he married Mary Jean Lang of Brandon, Manitoba, an army x-ray technician. In 1949, they came to Kimberley and made their lives together there. George worked as Exploration Geologist for Cominco until 1981 when he retired. George then put his pursuits into initiating and running a gold placer operation in the Moyie area which he had planned to do for many years. Then he settled into retirement.

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Hank was born on October 3, 1924 in Den Helder, Holland.

He lived for a short time in the far east and moved to Canada in 1952. Hank worked for Air Canada for 35 years. He had a great love of animals, especially dogs.

Hank passed away on October 12, 2013 and is survived by his partner Kathleen Bjorkes and friends.

At Hank’s request, there will be no funeral service. His burial will take place in Westlawn Cemetery in Cranbrook.

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HUDAK, Angela Lynn Angela Lynn Hudak was born on May 29, 1976 to Victor and Linda Hudak in Tisdale, Saskatchewan.

She grew up in the Crooked River area and developed a huge love for all animals that stayed with her all her life. She was a tomboy in the truest sense of the word, spending countless hours in the garage with Dad. Ang developed a love for classic cars and the ability to work on all kinds of vehicles.

Angie’s interests were numerous. She loved boating and water skiing in the summer and snowboarding in the winter. She enjoyed collecting antiques and loved finding gems in a garage sale. She spent hours riding her Harley and when she couldn’t ride she was polishing and customizing. She loved drawing and always had a craft project on the go. She would go gold panning and exploring in the mountains every chance she got. There was a fishing rod and tackle box in every vehicle she ever had, just in case she found the perfect spot!

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Family was the most important thing in Ang’s life, and once you met her you were a part of her family.

Her core was her daughters and son, her mom and dad, her uncles and aunts, but she made sure that everyone else felt just as loved.

Left to cherish her memory are her father Victor Hudak, mother Linda Olmstead (Dave), daughters: Leah Guy (Reeve Leopold), Alexandra Guy and Jessica Wilson, son Micheal Wilson, husband Jason Wilson, grandson Hayden Leopold; as well as uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. A funeral service was held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2013in the Crooked River Community Hall, Crooked River, Saskatchewan.

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Mexican clowns deny costumed killer of drug trafficking boss belonged to their profession Mark Ste venson Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Leaders of clowns gathered for a convention in Mexico City said Wednesday they are saddened that a killer disguised himself as a clown to kill a drug lord last week, and insisted no true member of their profession would have committed the crime.

Convicted drug trafficker Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix was shot to death Friday in the Baja beach resort of Los Cabos by a gunman wearing a clown costume, including a wig and a rubber nose.

Clown leader Tomas Morales, a 21-year veteran of the trade who goes by the stage name “Payaso Llantom,’’ said he was certain the killer was not a professional clown. He said clowns in Mexico know each other and their cos-

Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix was shot by a man in a clown costume. tumes and makeup are individualized and recognizable.

“The people who do that, they’re not clowns.

I can swear on my mother’s grave it wasn’t a clown,’’ said Morales, whose costume includes frizzy blue hair and a tiny top hat. “We are not like that ... we are nonviolent.’’

“Bufon Marley,’’ the stage name of 49-yearold Alberto Villanueva,

who dresses a bit like a medieval jester, said of the killer, “It’s sad that it has fallen to that level.’’

An estimated 500 clowns from around Mexico and the rest of Latin America gathered Wednesday at the International Clown Meeting and held a 15-minute laugh-a-thon “to demonstrate their opposition to the generalized violence that prevails in our country.’’

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CHINO, Calif. — Authorities say a police officer’s gun accidentally fired during a school safety demonstration in California and three children were treated for minor injuries.

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Fire Department spokeswoman Massiel Ladron De Guevara says three students were

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Two were taken to hospitals and one was released to parents.

Other details of the incident remain sketchy.

Olden says authorities are still trying to sort out what happened.

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