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Jimsmith Lake development moves ahead

Now plow towns

Eleven five-acre lots at southern end get support from RDEK

SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

Cranbrook and Kimberley are clearing up after the first big snowfall of the year, which may be a record for November

The development would see a 25-hectare property on the southern end of the lake subdivided into 11 lots of two hectares (five acres) in size.

But residents of Jimsmith Lake sent letters and attended a public hearing to register their opposition to the development.

Despite public opposition, the regional district has taken another step to approve a controversial development on Jimsmith Lake.

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors gave third reading on Friday, November 1 to what is known as the Daprocida developSee JIMSMITH , Page 4 ment.

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Denim hits the ground running First call out for new Cranbrook police dog results in arrest CPL. CHRIS NE WEL

The new Cranbrook and area police dog was successful in tracking a subject after the 7-11 was robbed early Monday morning.

Just after 4 a.m. the 7-11 store on Victoria Street in Cranbrook reported they had been robbed by a subject wielding a knife, who made off with cash and cigarettes.

A police dog, fresh from training, was called in.

The dog, named Denim, tracked the subject all the way to his residence in the 2500 block of 12th Street North. A 22-year-old male was arrested and is currently in custody awaiting court.

The subject has a criminal record and was released from jail in October for break and enter.

Denim had just completed his training in Innisfail, Alberta and this was his first call.

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The COTR Avalanche blocker gets a stuff against an attempted kill by a hitter from the Douglas College Royals Saturday afternoon at the College of the Rockies Gymnasium, as the Men’s and Ladies Avs held their first home league matches. See more on Page 9.

“ I want to know more about mutual funds.”

Accounts of how much snow fell over the weekend vary widely, with anecdotal reports of 28 centimetres in Kimberley and 19 centimetres in Cranbrook.

But Environment Canada says its weather station at Canadian Rockies International Airport only registered 8 centimetres of snow.

That’s still enough snow to be among the biggest dumps recorded in November in the area, according to Doug Lundquist, a meteorologist with Environment Canada.

“Normally in November we get about 24 centimetres of snow at the airport in Cranbrook. So it’s a fair chunk of the total precipitation,” he said Monday. “It definitely is in the top amount one might expect.”

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An unrestrained dogumentary.

This Tim guy is no hiker. By this, I don’t mean to question his abilities — far from it. As one who has competed in numerous of those human contrived suffer fests called triathlon, Tim’s fitness credentials are impeccable. It is his lack of basic outdoor gear that indicates he is a backcountry neophyte. You see, Tim the human has no hiking boots.

What he does have is heart. After ingeniously lining his running shoes with a couple of plastic bags to act as moisture barriers, Tim was wading along through the snow, right beside us as we made our way up the Maus Creek Trail. A trail that up until very recently had been closed due to a dangerous grizzly bear in the area.

Nothing like throwing the new hiker right into the deep end of the wilderness pool.

We were early on in the trip, and although my nose had not picked up even the faintest whiff of grizzly, I was detecting something on the breeze. Seconds later two hunters appeared, walking towards us. My human shouted a warm “Hello!” causing the armed men approaching to wince and making shushing sounds.

Upon reaching each other it was discovered that one of the hunters recognised Tim. They had trained for triathlons together.

Two triathletes on the same mountain trail, what are the chances?

Continuing on, the humans kept an eye on the trail for signs of bear tracks, while I kept a nose on the wind for sign of bear stink.

So far, we had encountered neither. Chances of us surprising a grizzly were pretty slim in my estimation, what with my man and his nonstop commentary on Maus Creek and his rich personal history with it.

For more than 252 dog years (36 humans years) my dude has been having adventures in this drainage. Thus, at nearly every turn in the trail, another memory would be triggered and another story told. This excessive yarning was only redoubled when we reached the end of the old road and the tumbled-down remains of a century-old cabin.

It was to this cabin that my human made his first overnight backpacking trip. When its walls had stood, it was from within them that he had forged lifetime friendships. From atop its roof he had seen shooting stars, and watched the northern lights for the very first time. One winter, on a ski trip, they had had to dig down through metres of snow to find the door. Once inside, by the flickering glow of a candle lantern, they could see how the roof bowed under the weight from above and decided to sleep outside instead. The next spring, the Maus Creek cabin was found collapsed in on itself.

Of course it was.

Carrying on up into the snowy sub-alpine the trail steepened and my story-telling human was forced to stop his remembrances in order to catch his breath. No sooner had the silence began than it was filled with the sound of other human voices approaching.

A group of four fit hikers appeared. Now, what do you think the mathematical probability is that we would have some kind of person knowledge of each other? I mean taking into consideration we were on a snowy wilderness trail and that I’m a dog. Better than one would expect it turns out.

My human knew one of the men from school days, when they had played soccer together. The female of the group was younger than my dude but they did know each other. In fact my man had bought his very first backpack from that girl’s father.

Of course he had!

The third member of their group was from England so we had never met but he was a triathlete.

Of course he was!

The fourth man was, I believe, living in Edmonton. Imagine my surprise when he reached down, scratched my ears and asked, “Is this the dog that writes for the paper?” Seems he has been following the column on line.

Of course he did!

Floating on a cloud of celebrity, I frolicked ahead with my newfound fans to the foot of Tanglefoot pass. There we all met up again, had a snack, and then turned for home. With such a large group retracing a route already ripe with human scent there was little chance of us encountering a bear. However, if today’s events continued to unfold as they had been… I decided to let the humans go first. Best not to tempt fate or the powers of probability.

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Maus Creek and its beautiful surrounding environs make for a stunning backdrop for memory making.

All heart, no boots: Tim embraces the snow wilds of Maus Creek.

A chance meeting: Boulder posing with his new pack.

A dog in wonderland: Boulder soaks in the wonder that is the sub-alpine in early winter.

Breaking trail: A powder hound in this natural environment.

The fitter members of the team wait for the old guy to stop talking and start walking.

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Snow this week may be November record Continued from page 1

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“Whose woods these are I think I know / His house is in the village though; / He will not see me stopping here / To watch his woods fill up with snow.” (Robert Frost) sidewalks, driveways and any windrows back into the street after the city plows have been by.

“It creates issues for our

Literacy an issue in Cranbrook Submit ted

Increasing the literacy skills among Cranbrook residents is a goal for the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL), and they are inviting the public to a community forum on the subject Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Heritage Inn from 5:30 to 7:30 pm; a light supper is provided and pre-registration is required.

The consequences of low literacy skills are many and harmful in several respects. As well as affecting illiterate individuals themselves in their daily and future lives it has a significant affect on society, both socially and economically.

By improving their literacy skills individuals will not only improve their employability and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining increased wages and better jobs but will also improve their social and personal welfare.

Communities with high literacy levels show an increased economic

benefit: if the people prosper, the community prospers. Literacy is not confined to simply reading and writing and includes numeracy, math, computer, social and life skills. Literacy encompasses all aspects of one’s life.

Katherine Hough, CBAL literacy coordinator for Cranbrook, is interested in knowing how CBAL can better serve the community. What is available now and what gaps in services exist and need to be addressed?

“CBAL provides a number of programs but we need information about what additional resources we need to bring to literacy, essential skills and learning initiatives for residents of all ages,” Hough said. “Because literacy affects the community in so many ways we are looking for comments from a broad cross section of Cranbrook residents.”

You’re encouraged to attend and pre-register with Anna at 250-5812112 or at 778-517-2926 or e-mail wccranbrook@gmail.com.

snow removal crews, as the plow will need to make an additional run down your street to clean it up. That additional run increases the

city’s costs with additional staff time, fuel and equipment wear and tear, not to mention delays in getting to other areas of the city that

also need to be plowed,” said McGowan.

To see Cranbrook’s snow and ice control policy, visit www.cranbrook.ca.

Open house

City hoping for input on 2nd Ave S. and Moir dog park on Wednesday Arne Pe tryshen Townsman Staff

It’s the week of open houses and workshops for the city. On top of the workshop on the future of the downtown cityowned block Tuesday, there will also be an open house on Wednesday that looks at 2nd Avenue, as well as the Moir gravel pit reclamation.

The Wednesday open house runs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Manual Training School.

The city, in conjunction with civil engineering firm Urban Systems, will be presenting both

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roadways and sidewalks.

“During and following major snowfalls, our snow removal operation runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week and operates with a small fleet of vehicles: four salt/sand trucks with belly plows, two graders and two loaders,” explained Joe McGowan, Director of Public Works. “With this schedule and the equipment we have, it is reasonable to expect most areas of the city to be cleared within three or four days of a snowfall, depending on the amount of snow and how fast it comes down.”

The city is asking residents to be diligent about snow removal.

“Regularly clearing of ice and snow from your sidewalks and driveways will allow much easier access to your property by the fire department, RCMP or paramedics should an accident or other emergencies happen,” said Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services Chief Wayne Price. “It also will make walking easier for our local mail and newspaper carriers and the public at large.”

Residents are also encouraged to avoid pushing or blowing snow from their

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While historical records show that on November 3, 1984, there was 29 centimetres of snow on the ground in Cranbrook, that was probably more than one storm over several days, Lundquist explains.

The previous record for a one-off snow event on November 3, like the one we experienced this weekend, was in 1971 where 6.6 centimetres fell.

The snow came from a low-pressure system over the region this weekend.

“We had a low pressure system cross the southern part of the province on the weekend,” said Lundquist.

“It came with much cooler and unsettled air mass.”

The bad news is: this storm is signalling the start of winter. “(The snow) is going to stick. Even though it will settle a bit and try to melt if we get a little bit of sun coming through, we have another system for tomorrow and we could get some more flurries, and then something else towards Thursday that could give us another dump.”

Meanwhile, the City of Cranbrook has swung into action to clear the snow off

the conceptual design for the 2nd Street South corridor and the reclamation plan for the Moir gravel pit.

The session on 2nd Street South will be to gather public input to bring back to council and help in decision-making. It covers the corridor from High-

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way 3 to 14th Avenue South.

The part on the Moir gravel pit will focus on the city’s plan to redevelop the area once it is depleted into an offleash dog park in early 2014.

Representatives from both Urban Systems and the city will be on

hand to provide information on the projects, as well as present project concepts, progress to date and next steps.

For more information contact Eric Sharpe, project manager for Cranbrook engineering services, at 250-4890233 or sharpe@cranbrook.ca.

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Jimsmith development a go-ahead Continued from page 1 “I strongly protest the proposed subdivision at Jimsmith Lake,” wrote one resident, Lynne Wlliams. “In addition to esthetic, safety and environmental concerns, the Daprocida subdivision does not reflect best use of the area for area residents. The area is prime recreational land and is used by many in the Cranbrook area and beyond for dog walking, cross country skiing, hiking, mountain biking, etc. It is an all-season recreation area within biking and walking distance of the city.

“The water is used for swimming and boating and its quality will be affected by more septic fields in the area. The

road is used like a sidewalk and increased traffic could affect those walking to the lake.”

“The current proposed development would not only present a further threat to the existing diverse flora, fauna and wildlife in the area, it would add to the long term loss of quality of the lake water and wildlife habitat — something the people in the community strive to protect,” read another letter from Roberta Rodgers.

In all, 30 letters were received about the development, 17 opposed, 12 in favour, and one from the developer’s agent.

This is the second time the developer has

come to the RDEK board for approval of the subdivision. In the original proposal, the lots were to be smaller — one hectare in size.

Public opposition then forced the developer to withdraw.

Now, Board Chair and Area C Director Rob Gay says the subdivision should go ahead because the developer has made efforts to better suit the community.

“I am in support of this. We asked to go back to five acres and the agent has done that for the developer,” said Gay. He also referred to covenants that would restrict those who purchase a lot in the development to only building on one acre of the five-

Work starts on planning process for Wardner, Mayook The Regional District of East Kootenay is beginning a 20-month process for an official community plan covering Wardner, Mayook, Fort Steele and Bull River Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff

The regional district is about to begin an almost two-year process to put together an official community plan (OCP) that would encompass Wardner, Mayook, Fort Steele and Bull River.

While an OCP for Fort Steele and Bull River was adopted in 2005, there is not an OCP or zoning bylaw for Wardner and Mayook.

The new OCP will reconfirm and update planning for Fort Steele and Bull River, while focusing on crafting the first overarching planning document for Wardner and Mayook.

The process is expected to take about 20 months and will contain a public engagement process including questionnaires, information meetings and workshops.

This year, the Re-

gional District of East Kootenay will begin stakeholder consultation with the Ktunaxa Nation, Agricultural Land Commission and provincial ministries.

An advisory committee made up of residents and stakeholders is expected to be formed to assist in the process.

The RDEK board of directors gave staff the go-ahead to start work on the OCP at its Friday, November 1 meeting.

You’re Invited

Literacy affects the well-being of our community. The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy invites you to a community forum on literacy issues in our community, Tuesday November 12th at The Heritage Inn Ballroom, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

A light supper will be provided Participants must pre-register no later than by 3 pm Monday Nov 11th contact Anna at 250-581-2112, or at 778-517-2926 or e-mail wccranbrook@gmail.com

“The current proposed development would not only present a further threat to the existing diverse flora, fauna and wildlife in the area, it would add to the long term loss of quality of the lake water and wildlife habitat.”

Roberta Rodgers Area C resident

acre parcel.

“They are trying to consider the environment in that area,” said Gay. But the City of Cranbrook opposes the development, pointed out board director and Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Stetski.

“This is a difficult one. Certainly this proposal is an improvement from the last one, going back to two-hectare lots,” he said.

“The challenge is, where do we draw the line in terms of cumulative impact on Jimsmith Lake, which is in pretty good condition currently?

“It is difficult to know. Maybe we should have drawn the line a little earlier, in terms of the previous subdivision (Soaring Hawk).

We hate to punish this one because cumulatively there is getting to be too much impact on the lake. But we don’t want to put the lake in a position of recovery rather than trying to keep it as natural as possible,” said Stetski.

In the end the board voted to give third reading to the bylaw amendment, with directors Stetski, Cranbrook Councillor Bob Whetham, Canal Flats Mayor Ute Juras and Sparwood Mayor Lois Halko opposed.

The final decision to adopt the bylaw amendment is likely to be made by the board at its next meeting in December.

Deer cull approved by Invermere referendum C anadian Press

INVERMERE, B.C. — Aggressive deer could soon be dead deer in the southeastern British Columbia District of Invermere.

Results of a non-binding weekend referendum on the culling of deer are still unofficial, but the tally posted on the district’s website shows overwhelming support for the use of lethal measures when Bambi goes bad.

Of the 994 people who voted, 749 approved the use of culls to control populations of urban deer.

The vote comes just days after the B.C. Supreme Court rejected a civil suit launched by the Invermere Deer Pro-

tection Society, which argued Invermere’s plans for a cull should be shelved because the district did not adequately consult with voters.

Several communities around B.C., including the Kootenay cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley, have been watching the court case and referendum closely because they use a similar process when applying for provincial permits to conduct deer culls.

Habituated deer are blamed for damaging gardens and infrastructure and have also threatened, chased and attacked pets and people during mating season or when protecting their young.

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Local NEWS RDEK changes home-based TV program puts out nationwide casting call business regulations Mountain Road Productions seeks the jerry-rigged

Changes to rules for minor businesses in the home have moved ahead, but the board has discarded regulations for major home based businesses Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff

New regulations for home based businesses in the regional district were given third reading by the board on Friday, November 1.

But regulations that would permit spot applications for major home based businesses in Area C around Cranbrook were scratched after negative public input.

“The ‘major’ has not gone over well. The City for good reasons is against it, the Chamber of Commerce is against it, and many of the residents aren’t ready for

that yet,” said Board Chair and Area C Director Rob Gay Friday.

In the original regulations prepared by Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) staff, there were two categories of home based businesses.

Minor home based business – such as child care or a bed and breakfast – would be allowed throughout the region, but major home based business – a portable sawmill, woodworking business, trade contracting and metal working – would only be permitted in parts of electoral areas A

(around Sparwood) and C (around Cranbrook).

In Area C, major home based business would be approved on a siteby-site basis.

But after pushback against the major category from the City of Cranbrook and the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce, the board decided to discard regulations for major home based businesses.

Instead, on Friday, the board gave third reading to the minor home based business regulations. They removed the term “minor” from the regu-

lations to avoid confusion.

“I think we have greatly improved what we are calling the ‘minor’. We have refined things; it’s going to be easier to manage that regulation,” said Gay. About a dozen residents of Area C with home based businesses attended a public hearing on the regulations last month, with many saying they do not support the changes.

The regulations will be sent to the B.C. government for feedback, before the board considers adoption.

At the Cranbrook Library A horrific crime and a sensational trial make up Charlotte Grey’s new book ‘The Massey Murder.’

In ‘A Moment Comes,’ Jennifer Bradbury tells the story of three disparate teenagers trying to understand their world in 1940s India.

Preschool Story Time this Wednesday at 11 a.m., 1:15 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. will be all about cats!

Due to enthusiastic response, Toddler Story Time now has two sessions on Friday: one at 10 a.m., and one at 11 a.m. Please note that the 11 a.m. session is simply a repeat of the 10 a.m. session.

Scrapping Good Time returns to the Library! Join fellow scrapbookers for fun and instruction.

Guest instructors include Shilo Miles, Lynda Larsen, Becky Litz and Melitta Ball. Mondays, January 28, February 25, March 25 and April 22, 2014, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost $15 per evening—project supplies and tea and cookies will be provided. Please bring your own tools and adhesive.

New to the library catalogue are ‘electronic editions’ of various titles. If the title you are looking for states ‘electronic resource,’ simply click on the URL below it to be taken to our Overdrive E-Book site. This eliminates having to maneuvre through and check two separate catalogues for a desired title. Please contact Library staff if you have any questions.

Adult Newly Acquired: Countdown – Alan Weisman

Fire and Ashes – Michael Ignatieff Wonder Women – Deborah L. Spar Mr. Selden’s Map of China – Timothy Brook Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women & Alcohol The Fear Fix: Solutions For Every Child’s Moment of Worry, Panic, & Fear Empire of the Summer Moon – S. C. Gwynne A Good Day’s Work – John DeMont The Massey Murder – Charlotte Mike Grey Is This Normal: Selby The Essential Guide to Middle Age and Beyond – John Whyte The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook – Brent Ridge Flat Belly Yoga – Kimberley Fowler Knocking on Heaven’s Door – Katy Butler Mrs. Robinson’s Disgrace – Kate Summerscale Save With Jamie – Jamie Oliver The Story of the Human Body – Daniel Lieberman The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan – Ben Foss They Can’t Cook Book – Jessica Seinfeld Blood: The Stuff of Life – Lawrence Hill Out of Nowhere: The History of the Military Sniper – Martin Pegler Love Does – Bob Goff Headhunters on My Doorstep – J. Maarten Troost Weelicious Lunches – Catherine McCord Break Out – Joel Osteen Minister Without Portfolio – Mi-

chael Winter (fic) Loss of Innocence – Richard North Patterson (fic) Rising Sun, Falling Shadow – Daniel Kalla (fic) Flee, Fly, Flown – Janet Hepburn (fic) Ru – Kim Thuy (fic) Identical – Scott Turow (fic) In Falling Snow – Mary Rose MacColl (fic) Strong Rain Falling – Jon Land (mys) Margot – Jillian Cantor (mys) The October List – Jeffrey Deaver (mys) Compound Fractures – Stephen White (mys) Let Me Go – Chelsea Cain (mys) Deadline – Sandra Brown (mys) A Question of Honor – Charles Todd (mys) The King’s Deception – Steve Berry (mys) It Happens in the Dark – Carol O’Connell (mys) Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life – Graham Nash (bio) Still Foolin’ Em – Billy Crystal (bio) Little Miss Broadway (DVD) Curly Top (DVD) Heidi (DVD) Foyle’s War: Set 7 (DVD) The Legend of the Crystal Skulls (DVD) Hitler’s Lost Sub (DVD) Decoding Nazi Secrets (DVD) The Great Escape (DVD) Young Adult & Children’s: Letting Ana Go – Anonymous (ya fic) Finny and the Boy from Horse Mountain – Andrea Young (ya fic) A Moment Comes – Jennifer Bradbury (ya fic) Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library

and other outside-the-box home repairs

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Have you ever come up with an ingenious solution for a common home problem? For instance, have you ever repaired a shower head by poking holes in a beer can? Or used duct tape instead of caulking? If genius ideas such as these have occurred to you, you may be just who Mountain Road Productions are looking for.

Mountain Road is producing a HGTV Canada Special to be hosted

by Steve Patterson of CBC Radio’s The Debaters.

Stephanie Beaune says it’s a celebration of completely unique and utterly outside-the-box approaches to home repair.

Beaune says they are really hoping to find the perfect handymen and women in small towns like Cranbrook.

“Our goal is to uncover great characters with a bizarre sense of home

‘improvement’.

“We are looking for houses fill with jerry-rigged solutions that are at complete odds with mainstream expectations.”

As part of the special each homeowner will have the opportunity to have the show’s team of experts come in and renovate the space where the offending creative handiwork has been done for free.

Un-handy homeowner submissions and nominations can be emailed to casting@mountainroad. ca with the following information: 1. The story behind the questionable home improvements; 2. Photos of each of the eccentric repairs; 3. A photo of you and a photo of the not-so-handy person you are nominating; 4. Your contact information.

Beaune says production begins late fall and you can start submitting now and keep it coming.

Courtesy Robin Rivers

Kal Tire in Cranbrook is helping with land conservation in the Kootenays by donating tires for the Kootenay Conservation Land Manager’s truck. In this photo is Justin Myhre, manager at the Kal Tire in Cranbrook (on left) with Rob Neil of The Nature Trust of BC.

2nd Street South Conceptual Design & Moir Gravel Pit Reclamation Project Open House 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.

For more information, please contact: Eric Sharpe, Project Manager City of Cranbrook Engineering Services 250-489-0233 sharpe@cranbrook.ca

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Help the hospital, get a flu shot I got my influenza shot this week, paid for out of pocket since I don’t qualify for any of the higher-risk groups provided with free immunization.

A reminder to take this simple health precaution came in October when a labour arbitrator ruled that it is a reasonable employment requirement for health care workers to either get the current immunization or mask up in patient care areas.

Quiet advocacy by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall has paid off.

Staff, doctors, outside contractors and visitors will have to put patients first.

Health care unions pressed a grievance on behalf of members who insist they have a right to refuse immunization and increase exposure to patients. They have apparently run up the white flag.

“We will be telling our members to comply with the new policy, or risk being fired,” said an overly dramatic Val Avery, president of the Health Sciences Association. HSA lawyers led the grievance, supported by the Hospital Employees’ Union and the B.C. Nurses’ Union.

Avery said the union will continue to urge its members to take advantage of onsite flu shot clinics. That’s right, like most provincial employees, they all get immunization that is not only free but administered at work.

Kendall announced the regulation last year, after finding that 40 per cent of employees in long-term care were not getting the current influenza vaccine, and the rate of immunization was declining.

Their objections make no sense. Aside from the self-serving “rights” argument, they complain that the annual flu vaccine isn’t effective enough.

BC VIEWS The formula is developed by international effort to Tom track the dominant strains Fletcher that emerge as winter rolls around the world. Kendall says a poor match results in about 40 per cent immunity, and a good match reaches 90 per cent. At the risk of stating the obvious, he notes that even 40 per cent is better than nothing.

After two weeks of expert testimony, arbitrator Robert Diebolt, a retired UBC law professor, wrote as follows: “It is indisputable that influenza can be a serious, even fatal, disease. Immunization also indisputably provides a measure of protection to health care workers and I have found that their immunization reduces influenza transmission to patients.

“I have also concluded that there is a real and serious patient safety issue and the policy is a helpful program to reduce patient risk.”

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control calculates that if all health care workers

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would get immunized, the risk to patients would be reduced nearly 50 per cent. The Ministry of Health warns: “you can spread influenza for 24 hours before you have any symptoms.”

What would cause educated health care workers to defy common sense? A hint is provided by professional union promoter and publicist Bill Tieleman, who railed about the decision on his blog.

This regulation is inspired by big bad U.S. health care corporations that would rather impose immunization than pay for sick days, Tieleman asserts. Ah, so an infected health care employee should wander the wards until symptoms emerge, and then go home for a few days of paid rest.

What a perfectly stupid idea!

Last week BCNU president Debra McPherson was warning about “chaos” at the new Surrey Memorial emergency ward, her latest of a career of media protests. The big new facility is already overflowing, and more beds and more staff are needed, stat!

Perhaps if better preventive measures were taken by nurses, doctors and other staff, this chronic “chaos” would be reduced and these unions would have more credibility.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com

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Make time in your life for ‘Our Town’ What’s Up? S ubmit ted

If you could revisit a day in your life, what would it look like?

Mount Baker’s fall production, “Our Town”, opens Nov. 14, and invites the audience to consider the question.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play from Thornton Wilder traces life in a small New England town and the romance between George Gibbs (played

by Justice Jones) and Emily Webb (Jade Duchscherer), narrated by the omniscient Stage Manager (Carter Gulseth).

Director Mary Hamilton explains that the play covers everything from minor details to life-changing themes.

This family-friendly story is accompanied by a score composed by Mount Baker student Danica Martin.

The show provides humour while challenging the audience to reflect upon their lives.

Wilder’s innovative theatrical techniques and important message make this an unforgettable story.

Although the play is set in the early 20th century, the Mount Baker production takes a more contemporary approach in its design.

The final scene takes place 100 years ago, but its lesson is perhaps even more relevant today.

The play runs from Nov. 14 to 16, with a catered reception on opening night and an afternoon matinee on Nov. 17.

Tickets are on sale now at the Key City Theatre box office.

Set aside a few hours to see the play to learn more about making time in your life.

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Carter Gulseth (Stage Manager) is pictured in an early rehearsal of the Mount Baker Secondary School production of Thorton Wilder’s “Our Town.”

Bennett wants to spread rate increases out

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nergy Minister Bill Bennett says he’s working on a multiyear plan to phase in sustainable rates for BC Hydro and return the electrical utility to independent regulation by the B.C. Utilities Commission.

The plan is Bennett’s response to the challenge set for him by Premier Christy Clark earlier this year of reining in Hydro’s “unacceptable” proposal for a 26.4 per cent increase in electricity rates over two years.

“Instead of doing a one- or two-year rate increase, I am going to do my best to come up with a longer period of time that will give ratepayers a little more certainty over what is going to happen with rates,” Bennett told reporters in a media scrum recently.

Bennett said the government had a bunch of “smart people” working on the rates - insert your own joke about “smart meters” here - and the resulting increase will be “considerably less” than Hydro’s rate grab.

“We have managed to find ways to take a fair bit of pressure off rates,” said Bennett, according to reporter Ian Bailey of the Globe and Mail. How much and for how long, he didn’t even hint.

Bennett’s smartminded revision of the Hydro rate schedule will be subject only to cabinet approval.

The commission’s power to review and set Hydro rates has been repeatedly overridden by the B.C. Liberals in their drive to hold down rates while promoting expensive projects like green power, private power, and schemes as diverse as smart meters and the hydropower hydroelectric dam at Site C on the Peace River.

Bennett hopes to change that as well.

During an informal chat, he told me Hydro should be returned to the full regulatory scrutiny of the commission — but he doesn’t believe that should happen all at once.

Using an analogy that (as he conceded)

makes his staff uncomfortable, Bennett said it would be like a drug addict going cold turkey. The shock in terms of rate increases would be too much.

Or as Bennett put it back in September when the proposed Hydro rate increase was first being bruited about: “If we were to just turn the whole thing back to the commission, I’m quite positive that you would have something happen in terms of rate increases that the people of B.C. would not be happy about ... So we’re not going to do that.”

Not only the people of B.C. — Bennett and his colleagues in the Liberal cabinet would be in for a greater shocker.

Vaughn For a commission hearPalmer ing into Hydro rates would inevitably turn into a quasi-public inquiry into Liberal policy-making, political interference and sheer wrongheadedness on the BC Hydro file over the past decade.

The commission could be expected to seize the opportunity of the first genuine rate hearing in many years to play catchup by — for example — ordering Hydro to rein in the practice of deferring billions of dollars in current spending for repayment in future years.

Or it might provide an opening for critics to challenge the enormous amounts being spent on Power Smart.

Or the wisdom of paying bonuses at Powerex for electricity sales when the government just spent three-quarters of a billion dollars to settle allegations of market manipulation by Powerex in those same electricity sales.

Or the preference for Site C over cheaper gas-fired generating plants or ... well, no wonder when it comes to rate hearings, both Hydro and the Liberals say “don’t go there.”

Instead, Bennett wants to go slowly, phasing in the cabinetordered rate increases while bringing the commission

back into the regulatory picture over the next five to 10 years.

Bennett retains a healthy skepticism about both the previous energy plans of the Liberals (he says they created an artificial electricity surplus) and about Hydro’s own internal agenda, geared mostly to protecting its own monopolistic turf.

He encroached on that turf this week, when he ordered the utility to revise its latest long-term energy plan to support the continued development of clean power projects in the province.

BC Hydro, in Bennett’s perspective, has little time for run-of-river hydroelectric projects, wind farms and the like, which are built by private developers, often in partnership with First Nations.

Not for Bennett the view that those projects would necessarily be cheaper if Hydro were doing the building.

He learned that lesson his first few days on the job when Hydro’s Northwest Transmission line, budgeted at $617 million before the election (and at $395 million in 2011) was re-budgeted after the election at $746 million.

Talking to Bennett in any forum, formal or informal, I’m always struck by his willingness to roam outside the usual ministerial message box.

As a colleague of mine noted this week, he is the only politician who’ll begin a sentence by saying “as a cabinet minister, I probably shouldn’t tell you this,” and finish the sentence by telling it to you anyway.

But as Bennett also emphasized, this plan of his is still a work in progress.

He hopes to get it done later this fall, but after that it still has to pass muster with the cabinet.

There, the test is less likely to be the merits of re-regulating Hydro, than whatever the traffic will bear in terms of a rate increase in the short to medium term.

Vaughn Palmer is a columnist with the Vancouver Sun

UPCOMING Kimberley Flu Clinic. Free flu shots for those who qualify on Nov. 5th from 9am-4pm and Nov 14th from 1:00pm-6:00pm at Centennial Centre, 100-4th Ave, Kimberley. No appointments necessary. Please bring your Care Card and wear short sleeves. More info: Kimberley Public Health Nursing at 250-427-2215.

2013 FREE PUBLIC SWIM Wednesday, November 6, 5:00-6:00 PM is sponsored by Dr. Spowart.

Kootenay Christian Academy students will host a “Lest We Forget” Remembrance Day Service, Friday, November 8th 2013, 10:45 am.

1200 Kootenay St. N. Please take time to remember those who fought for our freedom. We would like to invite everyone to our Remembrance Day Service Service is wheelchair accessible. Info: call the school office @250-426-0166 Check our website @ kcacademy.ca A Christmas Fair is happening.... at Kimberley Sacred Heart Church Hall, 502 Church St. Home Baking, Preserves, Crafts, Books. Refreshments available. Door prize. Saturday, Nov. 9. 10am-2pm.

Wednesday, Nov 13th at 7:00 GoGo Grannies host a new Travelogue

by Russell and Sylvia Reid “Traveling the Silk Road in Marco Polo’s Footsteps”. 26,000 km from London to Singapore focusing on Turkey though Uzbekistan, onto China and Malaysia. College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre. Admission by donation. Info: Norma 250-426-6111 Thursday, November 14: Brighten up the short dark days with a visit to Cranbrook First Toastmasters, meeting tonight in Room 210 at the College of the Rockies from 7- 9 PM . Toastmasters can build your confidence, teach you writing and presentation skills and improve your leadership abilities. pamelaryan@telus.net Shop Fair Trade: Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale, Lindsay Park Elementary School, 602 Salmo Street, Kimberley, BC 250-427-2255.

Fri., Nov 15th - 2:00 pm–8:00 pm, Sat., November 16th- 10:00 am–4:00 pm. Join us for our “Amigo del mundo” Fall Sale (Friend the World).

Nov.15, 16, 17, Cranbrook GoGo Grannies will be at the Eagles Hall Annual Craft show with all their special Crafts and Baking. See you there! Friday 15th 5-9, Sat.16th 9-4, Sun.17th 11-3.

Friday, Nov. 15: Kimberley’s new immigrants - Meet in Marysville: Friends of the Kimberley Library Bookstore - coffee: 2:00. Next, Bootleg Gap’s “Magic of Christmas” Craft Show. Free! Register: KimberleyLibrary.Welcome@gmail.com Marysville School PAC is pleased to the host the 6th Annual Fall Market on Saturday, November 16th, 2013 from 10 am to 3 pm in the school gym. Crafts, unique gifts, portrait sittings with Jodi L’Heureux, kid’s corner and so much more! Call Lisa Cox (250)427.4651 for more information or to book a table.

ONGOING 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 Cranbrook Branch of the Stroke Recovery Association of BC. Meetings are from 10:00am-1:00pm the 2nd and 4th Wed. in the lower level of the Senior Citizen’s Hall, 125-17th St. S. Bring bag lunch. Tootie Gripich, 426-3994.

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

Mark Creek Lions “Meet and Greet” the 1st and 3rd Wednesday, from 6:00-6:30 pm. Dinner to follow at Western Lodge. FMI: 250-427-5612 or 427-7496.

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

Play and Learn Parenting/Literacy Program – 8 week registered program for parents with preschool children with a facilitated play and activity component for children.

Kimberley Early Learning Centre Kim 250-427-4468.

Introduction to Pottery with Sonya Rokosh - Wednesday evenings for eight weeks, Sept. 11th-Oct. 30th, 6-8pm each Wed. CDAC Workshop Space, 135 10th Ave S, Cranbrook. A great course for budding potters.

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CHARITY BOXING CHALLENGE

Boxers step into the ring for charity fundraiser TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor

After the dust settled, Steve Mercandelli stood victorious with the Charity Boxing Challenge championship belt around his waist after taking on Kenny Bridge at the first annual instalment of the event on Saturday night.

In front of a packed house at the Eagles Hall, the Mercandelli-Bridge bout capped off a raucous evening of fights inside the boxing ring that ended up raising roughly $23,000 for families and individuals in the community.

Organized by the Cranbrook Eagles Boxing Club, with volunteer coach Tom White taking point, the funds raised came from live auctions on items donated from local businesses in between bouts.

“I think it went extremely well,” said White. “I am just blown away at how people opened their wallets and came out, and the volunteers and business owners, the general public—everybody. It was just a huge success. “…Everyone involved in the whole entire thing—I think some people thought it was going to be a joke, but they truly did try their hardest. Some people really went all out and it was going to be a war in there, and some others had some fun.”

Four other fights and

a kyokushin demonstration by John Darula with Rocky Mountain Kyokushin Karate occupied the ring before the headline bout between Mercandelli and Bridge.

Kicking off the night was a showcase of some of the young talent with the Eagles Boxing Club, as youths that included Dylan Clark and Gage Duthie stepped into the ring to demonstrate their skills.

Darula broke some boards in the kyokushin demonstration, challenging anyone from the crowd to come up and give it a go, and one audience member obliged, successfully snapping three stacked pieces.

After a brief kyokushin sparring demonstration, the boxing bouts began in earnest, starting with Randy ‘The Moose’ Rothwell and Josh Kapitaniuk.

The two set the tone for the night, going at each other hard right from the get-go, and didn’t seem to want to separate when the bell tolled at the end of the rounds.

After three rounds, Kapitaniuk stood the winner as decided by the judging crew.

Ralph Martini and Troy Adams followed up with a great bout, that ended with Martini’s hand raised in the air.

In the only female matchup of the night, Brandi Archibald and Pamela Ryan took to the

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Kenny Bridge (left) and Steve Mercandelli (right) were all business inside the ring at the Charity Boxing Challenge on Saturday night at the Eagles Hall. ring for three rounds and ended with a tie.

White took notice and is hoping to get them back into another bout at next year’s charity boxing challenge to decide a clear-cut winner.

Rolling through the crowd in a wheelchair, Jack Chisholm stepped over the ropes and into the ring against Chase Thielen, demonstrating that experience can trump youth, especially

with the help of some oxygen in between rounds.

“Jack Chisholm, 61 years old, jumping in there, I don’t think Chase is 30 years old yet,” said White. “He took a little bit of a licking, but you know what—there’s not too many guys in their sixties who would jump in there with a young kid and do it.

“But Jack has special

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Come down and join The Kootenay Import Auto Group on the strip in Cranbrook, home of Arrow Motors Volkswagen, Hillcrest Hyundai, Sun Valley Nissan, Subaru of Cranbrook, for a BBQ lunch by donation in honor of our local veterans. We are celebrating Veteran’s Day and the brave men and women of this country who have risked their lives for our freedom.

Enjoy a burger or smokie in support of the local cadets club.

Refreshments, coffee and tea will be available Proceeds of the BBQ will be donated to the local cadet club.

powers with his moustache or something, I don’t know what it is.”

For the finale and the headlining event, both Mercandelli and Bridge made notable entrances. Mercandelli strode through the room with a British flag tied around his neck for a cape, while Bridge made the walk with a horned Viking helmet and fur pelt draped across his shoulders.

Officiating the clash between the two was Mickey Sims, a former Cranbrook Eagles Boxing Club coach who is currently the president of Boxing B.C. and a two-time world ringside champion.

“We needed him to be the special referee because I said, ‘Mick, I don’t want to put just anybody in between Ken Bridge and Steve Mercandelli,’” said White.

While they put on a show making their way through the ropes, it was all seriousness inside the ring. From a technical boxing standpoint, Mercandelli held the edge, but Bridge wasn’t about to be pushed around, and managed to force his opponent

through the ropes a few times.

Bridge seemed to nail the technique on throwing opponents from the ring while training at the Eagles boxing club, according to White.

“I think it’s his big heart, he doesn’t want to hurt anyone with his fists, so he’d rather just toss them out of his way,” White said.

In between rounds, Bridge took a couple hits from the oxygen tank to keep himself going.

However, in the end, it was Mercandelli who took the title after the bell rang and the judges rendered their decision.

“I wasn’t expecting the oxygen and I wasn’t expecting the neck hold, but I was expecting a rough fight for sure,” said Mercandelli, after stepping out of the ring. “…I don’t think he hit me, did he? I’m not sure, I think he might have hit me a couple times, but there wasn’t much going on there, that’s for sure.”

Mercandelli plans to keep training with the club and knows he will have to defend his title in the future, which could come as early as next year.

With the first Charity Boxing Challenge in the books, White is already planning for the next one.

“I’ve issued a challenge to Kenny Bridge, because he didn’t do a lot of fighting—he did more wrestling. Me being just over 100 pounds and him being just under 300 pounds, I’ve offered to fight him next year,” said White.

“And he’s thinking about it.”

The trick will be finding and matching up the right people against each other, as more people have contacted White about fighting in future events.

Though the goal was to raise money for deserving causes in the community, White also wanted to raise the profile of the Eagles Boxing Club, which has done nothing but grow for the last dozen years.

Currently, the boxing club, a non-profit organization, boasts 68 members and has a dedicated crew of volunteer c o a c h e s— i n c l u d i ng White—who put in a lot of hard work and time away from families to keep the operation running.

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Avalanche player Jayden Roch goes for a kill against the Douglas College Royals, while Tyler Remenda of the men’s team attempts to get around the block during home opening volleyball action at the College of the Rockies this weekend.

Royals spoil Avs home opener, but the men come away with a win Tre vor Cr awley Sports Editor

The Avs had a little bit of trouble with some visiting royalty over the weekend during their home opening Pacwest league games at the College of the Rockies gymnasium.

The men came away with the split record of a win and a loss against the Douglas College Royals, while the women were defeated in both matches at scores of 3-1.

The men dropped the first set on opening night, but roared back with three straight to win the match. For the rematch on Saturday, the men held a 2-1 set lead, but the Royals evened it up and forced a tiebreak, which they won to take the match.

The women dropped the opening two sets on Friday, before coming back to capture the third one. However, the Royals closed it out with the fourth to win the match.

It was the same result on Saturday, Douglas jumped to a two-set lead, before the Avs answered back to take the third. Despite leading

for much of the fourth, the Royals managed to pull ahead near the end to win the rematch.

It was a special weekend for men’s Avs player Ben Smith, who grew up in Cranbrook playing high school and club volleyball and got to get on the court in front of hometown fans.

more time to focus on the game and get prepared for it, so it took a little adjustment to get used to the home crowd and we definitely built off it, for sure,” added Smith.

Smith said the team’s serving was the key to winning on Friday, but fizzled on Saturday,

“It’s amazing. I always wanted to do something like that,” Smith said. “I’m just having fun out here, making the most of every opportunity so I’ll get in there as much as I can.”

Though it was the first home action for the Avs, they’d already done one road trip to Vancouver Island to play four league matches.

However, opening at home doesn’t involve a gruelling 16-hour bus ride to the Lower Mainland.

“With the home crowd, it was definitely different and we had

which gave the Royals an opening.

With the Avs leading 2-1 in sets, the Royals built up a big lead in the fourth, but the home squad was able to cut it down, despite losing in the end.

“They were on a big lead from us so we got some guys off the bench in there to try and get back some momentum and I thought we did,” Smith said.

“We turned a 13point lead into a 4-point lead, by them, which is pretty good, I thought, and we were hoping to carry it over into the fifth set, but it just didn’t turn

out that way.”

Though the ladies lost the Saturday afternoon match at a set score of 3-1, they were so close to pulling even and forcing a tiebreak, losing the fourth set at 25-23.

Ladies left side Kelsey Thompson said the team had trouble executing as fully as they should’ve.

“I think the second match we were blocking more,” Thompson said.

“We had a lot of blocks— we started to key in on their middles. The first day, we were just hitting a lot and digging more, so we had to try to put all that together, but everything seemed to start working better the second day.”

Though still winless, the ladies are in sixth place above the Columbia Bible College Bearcats, as the Avlanche have more set wins.

The men’s team is in fourth place, tied with the Bearcats and the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades, as all three teams have three wins. However, like the ladies, the men hold the edge with set wins.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Someone you look up to could start acting too nice. You might wonder what to do with this situation. You can’t change it, so accept it with a touch of skepticism. Try not to get frustrated when dealing with this individual. Tonight: Let the good times rock and roll.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You could be taken aback by circumstances involving a partner or family member. You might see that someone is being quite deceptive with this person, but there is little you can do. You can mention it, but it is unlikely that the other party will listen.

Tonight: Let your hair down.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Others let you know that they are in charge. Take the hint, and don’t make a big deal out of it.

There are some circumstances that are easier to deal with than others. Let this person have his or her way. Tonight: It could be a more interesting evening than you might think.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) As well-intentioned as your efforts might be, they likely won’t be able to turn a situation around. Perhaps you need to release some anger or frustration at the moment. Clear your mind, and then approach the situation again later. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Your tone changes when dealing with others. Creativity swirls around you, and it adds an unpredictable element to your plans. News from a distance could be surprising. Curb a tendency to spend when angry. You only will cause yourself a problem. Tonight: Enjoy the moment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Tension builds as you rarely have witnessed before. You’ll want to honor a chance to head in a new direction. Your way of handling a problem could lead to anger, even if you don’t see those results right now. Tonight: Someone makes a demand; it is your call whether to respond.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Be aware of how possessive you might sound. Change directions, and know full well that you are going to get a strong reaction. Be aware of the costs of proceeding as you have in the past. Tonight: Go over your budget carefully.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Tension builds between you and a supervisor. Just in case you have forgotten, you will be reminded who has the last word. A loved one could become angry, as this person feels as if he or she is not getting enough special time. Tonight: Out late.

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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I am a mother of three children, but it’s the oldest my husband and I worry about.

When “John” went to college, he started drinking a lot. I asked him about it then, and he admitted that he might have a problem, but he did nothing about it. That was 10 years ago. He has had two DWIs since, and he drinks every day. I found out from his girlfriend that he actually gets into the shower with a beer in his hand. I recently noticed that the whites of his eyes are yellow, which I’m told is a sign of liver damage.

We’ve tried talking with John, but he denies he has a problem. My daughter and her friends have gone out socially with John, and she says he is fun to be with and then suddenly a switch flips and he yells and curses.

He once did it when he and my daughter were alone in the car, and she was so scared, she called the police.

John has had many girlfriends, but they all leave. He is good most of the time, and he’s a hard worker. His current girlfriend has tried different ways to get him to stop drinking, but he won’t do it. We are so afraid he is going to die from all the booze, or that he will get into an accident and kill himself or someone else. How can I get him to see that he is an alcoholic? Please help before we end up having to bury our son. -- Two Scared Parents Dear Parents: Your son will not stop drinking until he is ready, and you cannot make that happen. His alcoholism may also mask other problems, such as depression, and he might be willing to discuss those issues with a doctor. You also could try an intervention, but please do so only with the assistance of a professional.

Right now, contact Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org) for support and information. Give the website for Alcoholics Anonymous (aa. org) to John and tell him you love him.

That’s all you can do. The rest is up to your son.

Dear Annie: I’ve been a public librarian for 15 years. Despite signs that clearly state, “No Cell Phones,” patrons largely ignore them. I once had a father who turned his cell on and played loud music for his toddler daughter in the same room where people were doing research. He then got offended when I asked him to turn it off. Do these people have no clue about which building they walked into?

Where, in this entire country, is there a refuge from noise? Why can’t there still be sanctuaries where people can go to think, do homework and write creatively? I’m not saying libraries have to be as quiet as churches, but people who want to talk on their cells need to have respect for others and do so outside of the library. -- Shhh, Library Dear Library: People aren’t quiet in church anymore, either. The solution is enforcement. We recall a time when noisy people were told to be quiet by the librarian and were asked to leave if they didn’t comply.

We recommend you do this whether or not patrons are “offended.” Your rules apply. If your library has a separate children’s room, that would be a good place to direct parents with rambunctious young children, as well as those who chat or play music without using headphones. (We can see libraries having “cellphone rooms” in the near future.)

Dear Annie: Please pass along this information to “Proud Mom,” whose military son isolates himself from his peers.

We have a Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association in every state, and most of the chapters are near military bases. We are veterans who help veterans, young and old, active or retired, whether they’ve seen combat or not. Our website is combatvet.org. -- Ed “Amerbadas” Lonecke Jr., U.S. Navy Ret. 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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Pin found in Halloween treat in Prince Rupert C ANADIAN PRESS

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — RCMP in Prince Rupert, B.C., are investigating a report of an allegedly tampered Halloween treat.

Brenna Stanley says she was checking her child’s treats, gathered last Thursday along several blocks of the northwestern B.C. city, when she noted a tear in the wrapper of one of the small chocolates.

Stanley says a closer look revealed a pin embedded in the Oh Henry bar.

There have been no similar reports and no one has been hurt, but Prince Rupert Mounties advise parents to take a very close look at any remaining treats in their children’s bags.

They urge anyone who finds something suspicious to contact them immediately.

ICBC warns of hidden dangers of daylight savings time C ANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is asking drivers to wake up to the dangers of daylight savings time.

The Crown insurance company says there is a 16 per cent increase in the average number of afternoon commuter crashes in the province in the two weeks after the clocks fall back, compared to the two weeks before.

Even the one-hour change in sleeping patterns can affect concentration, alertness and reaction time, according to ICBC.

While the autumn change could mean an extra hour of shut-eye, a survey by the insurance agency found 30 per cent of drivers stay up later, leaving them more tired and less alert.

In addition to the upheaval to the body’s internal clock, ICBC notes that road conditions are worsening this time of year and the afternoon drive is getting darker.

Previous published studies have suggested there is an increase in workplace injuries and heart attacks in the days and weeks following the end of daylight savings time.

CN train derails in Alberta C ANADIAN PRESS

PEERS, Alta. — There has been another derailment of a CN Rail train, this time near the hamlet of Peers in west-central Alberta.

A news release from Yellowhead County says 13 cars were involved — 12 carrying lumber and one tanker with sulphur dioxide.

The county says the sulphur dioxide is categorized as a dangerous goods cargo, but added the tanker wasn’t leaking.

Yellowhead County says its fire chief went to the scene, but that CN didn’t ask for assistance since there wasn’t a fire or any immediate safety concerns for resi-

dents.

The derailment is less than 100 kilometres from the scene of last month’s train disaster in Gainford where roughly 100 residents were forced from their homes.

Rail cars laden with petroleum products caught fire and it took days for the fires to burn themselves out.

After last month’s derailment near Gainford, Federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt’s office issued a statement saying the government has spent more than $100 million on rail safety and has increased fines for companies that violate safety regulations.

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Revelstoke’s Peter Mueller wins lottery jackpot Alex Cooper Revelstoke Times Review

Peter Mueller is a quiet, soft-spoken, retired chef who has spent his life unmarried.

After winning Wednesday’s $20 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot, he’s just become Revelstoke’s most eligible bachelor.

Mueller, 68, purchased the only winning ticket in Canada, meaning the $20,22,182 jackpot is all his, the BC Lottery Corporation announced in a news release Friday.

“I was surprised,” Mueller told the Times Review in an interview Friday. “It’s a good-looking number.”

He bought the ticket at lottery retailer Malone’s on Mackenzie Avenue in downtown Revelstoke.

“I have always hoped to win but never though it would happen to me,” he said. “I have seen people win on the news before, so I knew it was possible.”

Mueller was in Vernon for an oil change when he heard on the radio that the winning

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Peter Mueller receives his $20,223,182.30 cheque after winning the Lotto 6/49 on Wednesday. ticket had been purchased in Revelstoke. He went straight to the Village Green Mall to have his ticket checked.

“The clerk thought I was joking until she had seen the numbers for herself!” Mueller

said. “She validated the ticket and confirmed the win before she could believe her eyes.”

Mueller, who is originally from Switzerland, was the head chef at the 112 Restaurant for 30 years until his re-

tirement five years ago. He now spends his days golfing, swimming and riding his bike when he can.

Mueller said he will be consulting a financial advisor before deciding how to spend his prize. First, he’s going to take a trip to Mexico to go golfing and swimming.

“I can’t think that big,” he replied when asked what to do with his money. “You have to let it sink in a few days and then I’m sure I’ll come up with a few ideas.”

Mueller was never married and has no children, and his family is in Switzerland.

Brady Beruschi, who worked with Mueller at the Regent for 20 years, said Mueller was “a great guy all around.”

“We loved working with him,” said Beruschi. “Every Christmas he’s been with our family for dinner.

“He’s a pretty solo guy but he’s got a great heart and he’s been religiously playing the 6/49 for as long as I can remember.”

Victoria Royals fan could face assault charges in Marty the Marmot incident Daniel Palmer Victoria News

A Victoria Royals fan who tackled the team’s mascot in front of thousands of fans on Saturday could be facing criminal assault charges.

Video from the Royals’ 3-1 win over the Red Deer Rebels captured one fan who didn’t take kindly to Marty the Marmot’s meddling during an intermission game of musical chairs at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

Video images show a man slamming the jovial marmot onto the ice and then dragging

Marty by his foam foot for several seconds before being escorted off the rink.

VicPD Const. Mike Russell said police are conducting an active investigation into the incident.

“We are investigating it as a criminal assault case and have identified the suspect,” Russell said.

Police are still waiting to interview the employee who dons the novelty marmot suit, Russell said.

YouTube screenshot Victoria Royals officials did not immediately return re- Victoria Royals mascot Marty the Marmot was attacked by a fan who lost an on-ice contest during an intermission. quests for comment.

Polar bears shot after attack in Churchill C ANADIAN PRESS

CHURCHILL, Man. — A man and a woman were in stable condition Friday after a polar bear attack in northern Manitoba.

The attack in Churchill, on the shores of Hudson Bay, came after the 69-year-old man stepped outside his home to investigate a “commotion’’ on the street about 5 a.m., said RCMP spokeswoman Tara Seel.

A 30-year-old woman, one of three pedestrians who had been confronted by the bear, was also injured, Seel said.

“It was right in the town,’’ she said.

“Pedestrians were walking

in the town and were surprised by a polar bear. A homeowner heard the commotion and exited his home, at which time he was attacked by the polar bear.

“Another local resident was driving a vehicle and charged it toward the bear and scared the bear off.’’

The man and woman were both taken to hospital. Police said the man suffered multiple lacerations.

Resident Joe Myles said on his Facebook site that he saw the bears. Myles wrote that he was outside having a cigarette break during his night shift at a hotel when a co-worker yelled about a bear sighting.

“I ran out to see a huge mama bear and her cub scurrying across the street from the back alley. Then we started hearing shots, then screaming and yelling, then more shots.’’

Myles said another bear came up the alley and “stopped and stared.’’

“We creeped back towards the door and had it half open just in case it came at us. Inside, the morning cook was frying bacon, which obviously interested the bear.’’

When the bruin made a move towards them, they ran inside and shut the door.

Seel said officers from Manitoba Conservation

tracked down the attacking bear and shot it.

“In the process of that tracking, another bear was shot and killed as well,’’ she said.

It is not the first polar bear attack in Churchill this fall.

In September, a bear chased resident Garett Kolsun, trapped him on the porch of a bakery and swiped at him with his paw.

Kolsun pulled out his cellphone and the light startled the bear, which backed into a flower pot. That distracted the animal enough to give Kolsun a chance to run away.

Kolsun had only superficial puncture wounds and scratches.

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Vancouver man at centre of international outcry over Holocaust memorabilia C ANADIAN PRESS

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford talks on his weekly radio show in Toronto, Sunday, November 3, 2013.

Rob Ford’s apology ‘was enough,’ says Toronto’s deputy mayor C ANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — A public apology by the embattled mayor of Canada’s largest city “may not be the one that everyone had anticipated but it was enough,’’ Toronto’s deputy mayor said Monday.

Coun. Norm Kelly said Mayor Rob Ford has provided a “blanket apology’’ and acknowledged that his personal lifestyle was affecting the life of the city.

Ford has been under fire for months ever since two media outlets reported the existence of an alleged video that they say appears to show the mayor smoking crack cocaine.

Tensions boiled over last week when Toronto’s police chief said authorities had recovered

a video with images of the mayor that were consistent with what news outlets had reported.

Ford has said he does not use crack cocaine and his lawyer has questioned how anyone could know what substance is shown on the video.

While calls mounted for Ford to resign, the mayor defiantly said he had no plans to step down and refused to discuss the scandal.

On Sunday, that tough stance softened somewhat when Ford told listeners of his Sunday radio show on Newstalk 1010 that he’s done some “stupid things’’ and apologized to his family, members of city council and Toronto taxpayers.

Rift among Conservatives deepens as vote on Senate suspensions looms C ANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — The rift in Conservative ranks has deepened over the proposed suspensions of three of their former Senate colleagues.

Sen. John Wallace has joined those Conservatives speaking out publicly against the plan to suspend senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau without pay.

Wallace is opposed to the government’s bid to impose the same penalty on all three for allegedly claiming improper living and travel expenses, regardless of the different facts and circumstances sur-

rounding each case.

He’s also opposed to the government’s bid to shut down debate on the proposed suspensions by the end of today, with a final vote to follow on Tuesday.

Wallace says there can be “no short cuts’’ to achieving a fair and just decision on such a serious matter, which will strip the trio of their livelihoods, ruin their reputations and likely make it impossible to ever get another job.

Wallace joins Tory senators Hugh Segal and Don Plett and a number of Conservative MPs in speaking against the suspension motions.

VANCOUVER — Canadian Jewish leaders are asking online retailers to be more vigilant, after an investigation by the Mail on Sunday newspaper in Britain found a Vancouver man and several other eBay retailers auctioning clothing and items that belonged to victims of Nazi concentration camps.

The newspaper identified Viktor Kempf, of Vancouver, as the seller of a pair of trousers purportedly worn by a prisoner who died in Auschwitz.

Kempf did not respond to several emails and telephone calls from The Canadian Press, but B’nai Brith vice-president Frank Dimant says items that belonged to the victims of Nazi concentration camps belong in

museums, not online being sold to neo-Nazis.

The Mail on Sunday quoted Kempf as saying he understands why people may think it’s wrong to sell the items, but he does so to document a horrific period in history and to earn the money to write books.

Dimant commends eBay for taking quick action, but he says there is a proliferation of Holocaust and Nazi material sold on other, less-stringent sites, including replica Hitler Youth knives and SS weapons for sale on Amazon.com.

EBay has removed 30 items allegedly from Holocaust victims, apologized for the items making it to auction online and donated $40,000 to a suitable charity.

CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

A display of prisoners’ uniforms is shown at the Holocaust Museum in Montreal, Jan. 24, 2005.

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