WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2013
INVITATIONAL MEET
ARROWS TO THE EAST
KIMBERLEY HOSTS
Three local archers in China
The EK Invitational Skating competition.
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Local relief efforts for Philippines
Local Filipino community worried; ShelterBox asks for donations BARRY COULTER C AROLYN GR ANT
The Philippines is reeling after a devastating typhoon caused immense havoc on the country’s eastern shore last week. And local Filipino-Canadians are anxious and worried for family members, as communications are only just starting to come back on stream. Cranbrook resident Lourdes Roxas-Butalid, who is President of the Filipino-Canadian Association of the East Kootenay, said her hometown of Bogo was wiped out in the typhoon. Bogo is on the island province of Cebu. The northern part of Cebu, Roxas-Butalid said, sustained damage equivalent to the scenes from neighbouring Leyte
“We need your help now. Please make a donation today.” Graham Mann ShelterBox Ambassador and the city of Tacloban, whose images have dominated international news coverage of the disaster. “I only just talked to my mother Monday morning,” Roxas-Butalid said. “There was no communication for days. “It was so depressing to see. I was just there recently. I couldn’t sleep, worrying about friends, classmates, my family … I’ve read on Facebook how some of my friends are now homeless. One of my friend’s homes is just a skeleton. Another has had the roof torn off.” See TYPHOON, page 2
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The Honourable David C. Onley, Lt Governor of Ontario, The Honourable Vim Kochhar, Chair, Canadian Foundation for physically Disabled Persons, Jerry and Annie Johnston.
Doctor shortage a serious concern Hall of Fame for Jerry and Annie Kimberley couple Elected officials question Interior Health about step honoured for work to recruit family physicians to the East Kootenay with disabled SALLY MACDONALD tors to East Kootenay communiskiers Townsman Staff
Local elected officials are worried about people in the community who aren’t able to find a family doctor. The Kootenay East Regional Hospital District board of directors met with a representative of Interior Health Authority earlier this month to talk about what is being done to recruit family doc-
ties. During her presentation to the board on Friday, November 1, Dr. Peggy Yakimov began by going over physician vacancies around the region. Cranbrook is short two family doctors, while two more vacancies have recently be filled. A position in internal medicine has also been filled. See DOCTOR, page 4
C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
The list of accolades for Jerry Johnston, the acknowledged builder of the sport of disabled skiing in Canada and around the world, includes the Order of Canada and the Paralympic Order. Every time Jerry re-
ceived one of these distinguished honours, the person leading the applause was wife Annie. But this month, Annie stood beside Jerry to receive an honour as they were both inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. The Canadian Disability Hall of Fame is a tribute to the life and ties of the remarkable individuals who have played a part in the historic campaign to change the way we think about physical disability. Jerry and Annie John-
ston have certainly done that, and as Kimberley welcomes disabled skiers each year to train and race at the Kimberley Alpine Resort, it is important to remember that without the Johnston’s work, most of those skiers would not be doing what they are today. Jerry says it was especially gratifying that Annie was honoured as well seeing as she has been such a part of his entire career in building the sport of disabled skiing. “I was the idea man, she put it all together,” he said.
“It’s well deserving because without her a lot of things wouldn’t have happened.” The Johnstons, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, have been retired since 2004, but still remain involved in disabled sport and in seeking to improve access for people with disabilities. In addition to the Order of Canada and Hall of Fame, Jerry has received both the Queens’ Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals and many other honours.