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Fluoride issue not just going away yet Group concerned with aspects of referendum, seek further answers

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Cranbrook’s fluoride question is not going away, despite the recent referendum.

Jason Zimmer, representing a group calling themselves Citizens of Cranbrook Opposed to Fluoride, says they want to find out from the City of Cranbrook what type of fluoride is being added to the water supply, that they feel there are less expensive options available that respect the rights of the individual, and that there were legal issues with the referendum itself.

“We have approached the city to find out where we get the fluoride from, and what kind of fluoride it is,” Zimmer said. “Is it hexahydrofluorosilicic acid, or is it sodium flu-

oride, or calcium fluoride — what is it? Where does it come from? If this stuff is so safe, how come they’re not letting us know?”

In a response issued by the City of Cranbrook for this story, the details of how the water supply was fluoridated were described.

“The City’s Public Works division adds fluoride to the water system in the form of hydrofluorosilicic acid. A small metering pump at the Phillips Reservoir transfers the hydrofluorosilicic acid from a storage tank to the potable water stream at a concentration of 0.8 mg/l (or ppm), a standard set by Health Canada’s guidelines of between 0.7 mg/l (optimal) and 1.5 mg/l (maximum).

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Kathy Simon, left, and Jessie Clinton stand at the register of Kathy’s Kitchen. Simon has owned and operated the business for 30 years. Clinton has worked there for over eight. Simon is closing it down and retiring at the end of the month to travel and volunteer. See more, Page 5.

Kimberley ski hill opening Dec. 20 24/7 work by snow-making crews makes Saturday opening possible C AROLYN GR ANT

It has been an up and down December for those in Kimberley doing the snow dance in anticipation of the ski season, but Mother Nature has cooperated enough this week to allow Kimberley Alpine Resort to open this Saturday, December 20.

The cooperation came in

the form of temperatures cold enough to allow round the clock snow making rather than natural snow, but they’ll take it up at KAR. “With the colder temperatures this week our snow-making crews having been working around the clock to make as much snow as they can to get us ready to open,” said Area

Manager Ted Funston. “For the weekend we will be offering the Northstar Quad chair with the Main run, the Owl T-bar, and the Magic Carpet.

There is snow in the forecast and we look forward to getting more lifts and runs open as soon as we can.”

Matt Mosteller, VP of Marketing for parent company

RCR, says opening day is exciting no matter how many runs are open.

“This is so much more than number of runs or which lifts as it is a celebration for our community,” Mosteller said.

“The start of skiing and snowboarding season is a tradition.

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Cranbrook Chamber welcomes Site C approval For the Townsman

The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce welcomes the B.C. government’s decision to approve construction of the Site C project “B.C.’s economy has been built on reliable, low-cost power. Aging infrastructure and increased demands threatens that,” said Dave Butler, President of the Cranbrook Chamber. “The government’s commitment to build Site C is a demonstrable investment in an ongoing commitment to ensure a sustainable and successful future for British Columbians present and future.”

On Tuesday, the B.C. government gave the go-ahead for BC Hydro to start construction on a third dam on the Peace River, with a delay of six months to try to work out settlements with area aboriginal

communities and landowners whose properties will be flooded or cut off.

Low cost reliable power has long been a major competitive advantage for B.C. as a business jurisdiction Butler noted.

“Reliable, affordable power allows our businesses to compete nationally and globally and to create jobs right here in B.C.” Butler said.

“It’s a key factor in our province’s economic success.

The entire province, for many generations to come, will benefit from this bold commitment.”

Cranbrook Chamber Executive Director David D. Hull commended the government for making a tough but critical decision.

“It is better to have the courage to light a candle than to sit and curse the darkness. Pre-

mier Clark and her government have ensured that the economy will be fully illuminated for the future and beyond. In the quintessential boldness of WAC Bennett, Premier Clark is affirming BC as a great place to live, work, play, and do business.”

“Site C is a massive investment decision in our province’s economy and future. It is a staggering financial commitment that is clearly the right decision. We only have to look to past monumental expenditures in our province, made by visionary leadership, that we benefit from today to realize this is securing a great future for generations to

come,” Hull said.

A Cranbrook Chamber news release said there is a recognized need for aggressive action on both the supply and demand side of the province’s energy mix.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett said Tuesday a review of construction costs upheld the $7.9 billion estimate for the Site C dam that was de-

veloped in 2010, but the overall price tag has risen.

Delaying the project six months from its original start date adds inflation and interest costs, and calculating the effect of the provincial sales tax replacing the HST brings the total to $8.34 billion.

The province is establishing a “project re-

serve” of $440 million to bring the total estimated cost to $8.77 billion. The project reserve is in case of unforeseen events such as a rise interest rates during the 8-year construction period.

The BCUC will determine BC Hydro rates in the years ahead, and how much they will go up to pay for the project.

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Starting in January, Council will be meeting at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month as a Committee of the Whole. Rather than half of council meeting as the Administration Committee or the Operations Committee, all of council will meet to discuss issues such as strategic planning, service review, and budgeting and make recommendations to be decided upon at Regular Meetings of Council.

Upcoming Committee of the Whole meetings are scheduled for January 5th and 19th. Regular Meetings of Council are scheduled for January 12th and 26th. The full schedule 2015 Council Meeting schedule is available on the City’s website at www.Kimberley.ca

Free Downtown Shuttle The Peak to Platzl downtown shuttle is now free for anyone to ride, and provides scheduled service between the ski resort base area, the upper-mountain accommodations, and the downtown shops, pubs and restaurants. Beginning December 21, the shuttle service operates every day (except statutory holidays) until March 28, 2015.

There are extended hours on New Year’s Eve! The shuttle schedule is posted at Kimberley.ca or contact Planning@Kimberley.ca.

10 and 20-year Service Awards The City of Kimberley is pleased to present Tom Buchy, Wayne Donald, and Red Oscarson with 20-year Service Awards and Dave Toffolo, Don Dow, Richard Klekowski, and Steve Goyer with 10-year Service Awards. Congratulations and thank you!

Winners of Fire Chief for a Day Contest Congratulations to Jasmine Raymond of Lindsay Park School and Nova Warshawsky of Marysville School for winning Fire chief for a Day as part of the annual Fire Prevention Week. Jasmine and Nova were picked up at school in the Fire Truck and brought to the Firehall for a tour and pizza lunch.

Holiday Day Camps at the Aquatic Centre The Kimberley Aquatic Centre is hosting Holiday Day Camps for children aged 4 to 10 years on December 22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th and January 2nd between 8:00 am and 3:30 pm. There will be swimming, crafts, indoor and outdoor games and sport, and the cost will be $45 per day. Register at 250-427-2983 or email Kacinfo@ Kimberley.ca

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Please support City crews in their snow-plowing efforts by removing campers, trailers, and unlicensed vehicles from the streets, lanes, and boulevards.

Do not blow or throw snow from private property, sidewalks and boulevards onto the driving portion of a street or lane. Private operators of snow clearing equipment are not permitted to push snow onto streets unless the snow is removed immediately.

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Group remains opposed to fluoride Continued from page 1 “The hydrofluorosilicic acid is delivered by truck in 20 MT loads. It is stored in a specially constructed tank and a small metering pump draws the hydrofluorosilicic acid for injection into the potable water stream.”

In last month’s municipal election, more than 5,200 residents cast votes on the referendum question — “Are

you in favour of Council adopting City of Cranbrook adopting City of Cranbrook Cease Fluoridation Bylaw No. 3799, 2014, which authorizes stopping the addition of fluoride to the municipal water supply effective January 1, 2015?”

Forty-seven per cent voted Yes (get rid of fluoride), Fifty-three per cent voted No (keep fluoride).

The wording of the referendum question has subsequently been criticized, though that’s not an issue with Zimmer.

“That didn’t bug me at all, the way it was worded,” he said.

“Maybe a little bit, but that’s not what we’re worried about. We have questions about the legalities surrounding the referendum, according to the Local Govern-

RECRUITMENT FOR COMMITTEES 2015 CITY OF CRANBROOK There are several opportunities for public participation and involvement in the City of Cranbrook advisory committees listed below.

Membership is open to residents of the City of Cranbrook.

Advisory Planning Commission The Advisory Planning Commission advises Council on matters respecting land use, community planning or proposed bylaws and permits. Four positions are available.

Board of Variance The Board of Variance is an independent body formed pursuant to the provisions of Section 899 of the Local Government Act. The Board considers requests for minor variances to the City of Cranbrook’s Zoning Bylaw regarding the siting, size and dimensions of buildings. The Board considers whether compliance with zoning regulations would create undue hardship resulting from aspects of the site as opposed to those which are personal to, or generated by, the property owner.

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Key City Theatre Society The City of Cranbrook appoints two of the nine directors of the Key City Theatre Society. City appointed directors will be expected to provide regular reports to Cranbrook City Council on the operations of the Key City Theatre Society.

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ment Act and the Community Charter.”

Zimmer says there are two concerns with the recent referendum, and cites the Local Government Act (Division 3, 165 [2]). “Unless otherwise provided under this or another act, separate ballots must be prepared for each question to be voted on.”

“This was not the case for the recent fluoride referendum,” he said. “We have concerns with this process not being abided by and would like clarification from the city.”

Zimmer also cites the Community Charter (Section 94), saying that “a statement of the ten per cent threshold for a referendum requirement and the number of electors that would constitute that percentage” was, to their knowledge, not included in the public notices of the electoral assent.

“We do realize that in the community char-

ter it says the next referendum can’t be for another six months,” Zimmer said. “But if it was done wrong (on November 15) why can’t another be done right away?”

Zimmer says that according to the Local Government Act, “a bylaw for the same purpose may not be submitted to the electors within a period of six months from the last submission except with the minister’s approval.”

“Our question is, which minister is responsible for this approval and what is the process for seeking such approval? Can it be initiated by the citizens of Cranbrook?”

Zimmer and the group have submitted these questions to City Hall and the new Mayor and Council.

“What the City has been telling Mr. Zimmer is that under section 159 (1) and (2) of the Local Government

Act, assent of the electors (referendum) to a bylaw or other matter is obtained only if a majority of the votes counted as valid are in favour of the bylaw or question,” read the response issued by Chris Zettel, Corporate Communications Officer for the City of Cranbrook.

“Secondly, if the bylaw did not receive that assent of the electors, a bylaw for the same purpose may not be submitted to the electors within a period of six months from the last submission.

“Mr. Zimmer was given the information he needs to petition Council in order to do so, but even if he petitions the City at the next Regular Council meeting, Council will not have the authority to submit the question again to the electors for a period of six months from November 15, 2014.

“The 10 per cent

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threshold Mr. Zimmer brings up applies only for Alternative Approval Process under section 86 of the Community Charter,” the City response continued. “The Alternative Approval Process was not available to the City in this case, because Section 68 of the Community Charter applies to fluoridation of the water supplies and it requires assent of the electors (referendum). Section 137 of the Community Charter also states that a repeal bylaw is subject to the same approval as the original bylaw.

“We agree that yes the legislation can be confusing, but we have followed the legislation to the letter when working through the assent to get where we are now.”

Nonetheless, for Zimmer and others opposed to fluoridation, the issue goes beyond a simple referendum.

“It’s poison — they shouldn’t even be putting it in the water,” he said. “We don’t even want a referendum — we want City Council to realize it’s wrong, ethically wrong. You can’t mass medicate a population, according to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

“We’re representing nearly half the population that does not want to be fluoridated. The referendum was really close. So half the population gets to choose the medication the other half does not want to receive?”

Zimmer says the City doesn’t need to spend $30,000 a year on fluoride. “You can get free fluoride from companies. If people want to take, they can get the fluoride for free. The people who don’t want to take it, however, shouldn’t be forced to take it.”

Zimmer wanted to add that he would give $1,000 to any resident of Cranbrook, or $1,000 to any dentist (and a further $1,000 to the charity of that dentist’s choice), if they could supply a peer-reviewed scientific study that disproves any side effects of artificial water fluoridation.

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Local NEWS Kathy retiring from the kitchen Ski hill opens Dec. 20

Night skiing will start on December 26.

This weekend KAR is pleased to be offering all of their services including: The Stemwinder Bar and Grill showcasing favourite local band the Oak Republic.

Ski School - will be open for lessons and booking multi-week programs Mountain Edge Retail Cabin open this week to come up and do your Christmas shopping Guest Services - to pick up your season pass or get your Ski More Card Rental Shop - come get your skis tuned or mounted before the skiing starts Please call Guest Services for more information at 250-427-4881 or visit us at www.skikimberley.com/.

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Kathy’s Kitchen will be closing its doors at the end of the month.

Owner Kathy Simon has been in business for 30 years and decided it was a good time to retire.

She said she’s going to miss the business and the community that revolves around it.

“It’s an emotional time, when you have 30 years invested,” she said, though she noted the time had come. “I turned 70 years old, business isn’t that great and I got a call from somebody that wanted to lease the building.

Once you turn 70, it’s time to think about doing other things.”

Customers will still be able to buy most of the products she sells, as she made arrangements to have Nutter’s Bulk and Natural Food and Millennium Health carry products that Kathy’s Kitchen carried.

“They’ve got a list of products that I sell that they don’t usually sell,” she said. “There are some things that are only available here, so we wanted to make sure those customers are taken care of.”

She has made plans for retirement, “but it’s the best laid plans of mice and men — my husband just had a heart attack, this is his second heart attack.”

She said originally she was telling everyone she needed to retire while she could still walk, but now she thinks it’s rather that she needs to retire while he can still walk.

“We’re thinking we might buy a little motorhome and do some circle trips, take the dogs and have some fun,” she said. “Do a little travelling, do a little volunteering — I’d like to volunteer over at the library to do story time with the kids, I’d like to volunteer at the hospital auxilia-

ry.”

She said last week when her husband had the heart attack she walked into the hospital looking like a “lost sheep.”

“There’s lovely ladies from the auxiliary that sit there at a little desk and they were really helpful — they told me where he was and guided me. It was nice. So I sort of want to pay that forward.

A number of times during the interview customers came in to give her a hug.

“That happens a lot ,” she laughed. “A lot of my customers have become my friends.”

She said she originally started the business when her husband was leaving the RCMP just over 30 years ago.

“We thought we needed a way to make a living and the store was for sale. It was Hall’s Health Hut at the time,” she said.

They bought the store and she hired on her kids, in high school at the time, to work.

One of her children would work, while the other would go home and make supper. They would take turns.

“It was just me and the two kids for awhile.

Then gradually we expanded. We started out where Trends and Treasure is now. We were there for a long time then we bought this building.”

Kathy said she’s found that the health food industry is in a constant state of crisis.

For years there was a long and protracted negotiation with the Canadian Health Food Association and the government.

“Things like garlic pills, hawthorn … were all under the drug act,” she said. “The health food industry said no, that’s not drugs. That’s food.”

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“It’s a subset of the drug act,” she said. “We all thought we were in a win situation at that time, but as it turned out we weren’t.”

She noted that the Canadian government’s strict rules and regulations are both a good and bad thing. Good because the strict rules protect customers from the fly-by-night manufacturers looking to make a quick buck, but bad because it has put off reputable companies from the States and Europe who don’t want to jump through hoops to get their products to our comparably small market.

There has also been a push from the health food companies to go to mass market, rather

than only selling to the small businesses. That puts added pressure as big companies can buy huge quantities and get a deal.

She said her bow out of the health food market in Cranbrook will help the other competing health food businesses in town.

Jessie Clinton is her good friend and has worked there for eight years. She said Kathy is the best boss she’s ever had.

“Jessie and I have known each other since high school,” Kathy said.

“It’s been a slice.”

The store cat Titten has found a new home as well.

“Titten has gone to live with Pat from next door at Pages Books,” she said.

Correction

A letter to the Editor in the Dec. 3 issue wof the Townsman (“Hydrofluorosilicic”) referred to an information meeting on the question of fluoridation in the water supply, with an expert in attendance which the letter named as Dr. Wik. The doctor in attendence was actually named Dr. James Beck. The Townsman apologizes for the misnaming.

“We are excited to get this party started to kick off the season this Saturday and look forward to sharing turns and Joy with all our skiing family and friends.

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BEFORE THE HORSE …

Roomy, refined, smooth-rolling ride

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e-designed for 2015, the new SaveOn shopping cart is a sensible and refined set of wheels, a new smooth drive for a new smooth era of shopping carts.

The shopping cart market is competitive and consumer-driven (no pun intended), and the new cart has accordingly stripped away some of its former more ungainly features to create a streamlined cruise through the aisles.

The new cart is light on its feet, with an improved conservation of angular momentum when turning, and an extremely stable projection of steering axis. One could almost forget one is pushing a cart when wheeling this baby around.

When test-driving the new cart, the first question to answer is how quickly and easily is it propelled. The vector quantities defining final analyses indicated that the cart could be pushed from its rest position with an acceleration of four metres per minute squared, for a time of eight minutes, for a final velocity of 32 metres per minute.

This, of course, didn’t take into account the stops and starts of the typical shopping experience — tests were conducted by achieving final velocity of 32 metres per minute, then leaping up and hanging onto the new cart as it careened down an aisle

(previously vetted to make sure there were no shoppers that could be hit, or store staff who might put an end to the test drive).

While riding along in this way, it was noted that the cart tracked reasonably straight, with a slight pull to the left, perhaps due to a trailing vortex.

The enhanced accelerative capability, coupled with an almost hydraulic deceleration, means shoppers can linger long and lovingly in front of the herbal teas, then Barry burst into panicky speed when they realize how late Coulter they are. Conversely, if you’re in a hurry but have a lot of shopping to do, the new cart can get you in and out quicker with its excellent stop-start functions.

The new carts’ place for the kids to sit, or whatever you call that feature, has been upgraded by getting rid of some of its former quirkiness and now boasts a comfortable plastic snap-down arrangement to maximize comfort, and distraction from the ennui of shopping that infants experience. The test-driver borrowed an infant and cruised around for four long minutes, and the infant didn’t complain once of pinched bottom, discomfort or even boredom.

One intriguing aspect of the kids seat is a new roominess to accommodate swinging legs — the test infant in fact was able to deliver a well-aimed kick with hard baby

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boots at a sensitive area of the test driver.

Despite the cart’s new slightly reduced size, it maintains a capacious storage capability. When loaded up with all the hundreds of cans of cat food in the store, it was found the load could extent some two feet above the top of the cart’s basket without spillage. Drag indexes, of course, increased dramatically, but the cart still pushed smoothly and tracked relatively straight. It did, however, tend to bounce harder over small bits of debris tracked in by outside boots.

The half ton of cat food cans were wheeled up to the check-out line, to test ease of check-out. Check-out went smooth as silk, with the cart’s reduced size facilitating speed of movement past the till. One dubious moment occurred when it was found that the test-driver’s credit card was maxed out, and a store staffer had to take all that cat food back and restock the shelves. But by then the tests were complete.

Bottom line: The new carts at Save-On reflect a new ease of consumer shopping experience, effortless operation and a new jam-free slot for 25-cent deposit. Happy aisles, everyone.

Editor’s note: The test driver did not really take the cart joy-riding, nor borrow an infant, nor load the cart with cat food and make a staffer restock it. The new carts, though, are really nice.

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A Danish North Pole, A Danish Santa What’s Up?

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aint Nicholas (also known as Santa Claus, Kris Kringle or Father Christmas) has had to put up with a lot over the years. After the latest blow, he may not show up at all next week.

First they decided that he had to reside at the North Pole, where the temperature often falls to 50 degrees below zero and there are several months of complete darkness each year just when the workload peaks. The south coast of what is now Turkey, where St. Nick originally lived and worked, was much nicer.

Then in a series of ads in the 1930s the Coca-Cola Company crystallised his image as a fat old man wearing clothes that are frankly a fashion disaster. And now, as a final indignity, they are trying to make him a Danish citizen.

On Monday, Denmark submitted documents claiming the North Pole as Danish territory (since the Danish kingdom includes Greenland). It was a “historic and important milestone” for Denmark, said Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard. It was also provocative and pointless, but he forgot to mention that.

The Danish government does not actually want or need the North Pole, and does not imagine that it would derive any practical benefit from “owning” it. It is just responding to the equally baseless Canadian declaration last December that the North Pole is sovereign Canadian territory, or at least that the seabed 4,000 metres beneath it is.

The way that claim came about is quite

instructive. Canada has a huge archipelago of Arctic islands, and for years Canadian government scientists have been gathering evidence to support a Canadian claim to exclusive economic rights over the seabed of the Arctic Ocean adjacent to those islands. All five countries that border the Arctic Ocean have been preparing similar claims to the seabed off their own coasts.

Until last December, Canada made no claim to the North Pole. It was only Gwynne days before the country was due to submit its final Dyer claim to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government finally woke up.

The claim wasn’t in the original submission because Canada has no real case in international law. Even if the Commission ends up accepting the contention by Russia, Canada and Denmark (on behalf of its Greenland territory) that the underwater Lomonosov Ridge extends their respective bits of the continental shelf into the central Arctic Ocean, the principle of “equidistance” would give the North Pole itself to the Danes or the Russians.

For the past nine years Prime Minister Harper has travelled to the Canadian Arctic every summer to give the Canadian media a “photo op”. He promises new ice-breakers and an Arctic naval base, he stands on a submarine as fighters fly overhead, he sits in the cockpit of a Canadian F-18, he shoots a rifle in a military exercise — every year a new image of him personally defending Canadian sover-

eignty from some unspecified threat.

So when Harper’s minions belatedly realised that the government’s scientists and civil servants had not included the North Pole in Canada’s claim to the Commission, Harper slammed the brakes on and demanded that they rewrite it. He will have been told by the experts that Canada has no legal case — but he also knows that by the time that becomes clear to the public, many years from now, he will no longer be in office.

Canada didn’t submit its final claim last December after all. The poor boffins in Ottawa are struggling to reformulate it to include the North Pole, while Harper trumpets his determination to protect Canadian “rights”. And the Danes, who were previously willing to let sleeping dogs lie, have now responded by making their own rather more plausible claim.

The Russians may be next. President Vladimir Putin also likes to be photographed in the Arctic, surrounded by military kit and bravely defending Russian sovereignty. It’s getting ridiculous — but might it also be getting out of hand?

Probably not. There has been much loose talk about allegedly huge reserves of oil and gas under the Arctic seabed, but not much actual drilling is likely to happen in the challenging conditions of the Arctic Ocean when the oil price is below $80 per barrel. (It’s currently in the mid$50s, and will probably be down there for a long time.)

There’s really nothing else up there that’s worth fighting over.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London

Help for children and youth with anxiety

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veryone has times of feeling anxious, scared or fearful. In fact, without our body’s innate ability to sense and respond to pending danger, we would never have survived as humans.

These days, however, anxiety disorders are like a car alarm repeatedly sounding when there is no real threat. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern for children in B.C., affecting an estimated four per cent of all children, impacting their day-to-day life, their friendships, their school performance, their physical health and their sense of well-being. My colleagues and I in the mental health field are concerned that in this modern, fast-paced, wired world, anxiety disorders in children are greatly increasing. We are seeing more children than ever before who are constrained and made miserable by their fears when they should be feeling safe, secure, confident and happy.

Anxious feelings include a rapid heartbeat, difficulty catching one’s breath, a sense of doom, sweaty palms, an upset stomach or stomach ache, even nausea and vomiting. Focusing on the feelings can cause them to intensify, a vicious cycle. Anxious symptoms become a true anxiety disorder when the anxiety leads to avoidance of the situation that is causing the anxiety and causes significant physical distress and disruption of daily life and functioning. An unresolved anxiety disorder can often lead to depression or substance use problems in future

years.

Anxiety, however, exists on a spectrum. A certain amount of anxiety is normal and beneficial. It keeps our children safe and conscientious; it motivates them to perform well. Children who tend to be anxious are often model students: high achieving, diligent, analytical, sensitive, alert, creative and imaginative.

Too little anxiety and a child or teenager may Dr. David take foolish risks or lack motivation to succeed.

But too much anxiety and children become so paralyzed by fear that they may be unable to leave their parent’s side, leave the house, go to school, make friends or participate in normal life.

The good news is that anxiety can be very successfully managed or treated when required. Regular exercise and reliable routines in children are often all it takes to quell mild cases. Mild and moderate anxiety is very responsive to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which is a process of addressing the unhelpful thoughts and actions that underlie anxiety. Thought stopping, talking back to negative thoughts, not believing everything you think, relaxation techniques like calming breathing, mindfulness meditation, and gradual safe exposure to the things you fear are all examples of types of CBT. All children — and adults, too — could benefit from learning simple CBT techniques to turn off their body alarms that are sounding unnecessarily. In more long

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term or severe cases of anxiety — such as panic disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder — treatment may include a period of anti-anxiety medication in addition to teaching the child age-appropriate CBT techniques, an approach called “pills plus skills.”

If you are worried about your child or teenager’s anxiety, there are many places to get help. Many online resources as well as books, some written for specific age groups, are available to give in depth information about anxiety and step-by-step instructions for specific CBT techniques.

For parents of children and youth, the FORCE Society, in partnership with MCFD’s FRIENDS Program, offers an online parent program for parents of children ages 4-13 years. Anxiety BC (anxietybc.ca ) is another great site and offers detailed pages for adults and youth.

Other sites include mindcheck.ca and keltymentalhealth.ca. If you feel your child needs professional help, see your family doctor or call Service BC at 1-800661-8773 and ask for the MCFD Child and Youth Mental Health office in your community.

Next column, we will talk about depression in children and teenagers.

Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist and the medical director of the Okanagan Psychiatric services for Interior Health.

This series of columns on child and youth mental health issues is a project of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substances Use Collaborative.

KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UPCOMING

Weihnachtsgeschichten - Christmas Stories at the Kimberley Public Library. Neue und Alte Geschichten – New and Old Stories for adults and children age 5+. Thursday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. Free! Sign up by December 15. Call 250-427-3112.

The Royal Stewart Highland Dancers annual Christmas Charity Recital at the Heritage Inn Ballroom on Thursday, Dec.18 at 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation to the Cranbrook Salvation Army.

Come out to see wonderful festive choreographies as well as traditional Highland and National dances. Contact Jane 250427-8757 or email info@rshd.ca Dec. 20: Join the Rocky Mountain Naturalists for their annual Christmas Bird Count at 8:45 am at Elizabeth Lake Information Centre parking lot. This event will last til approx. 5:00 pm so bring a lunch, water and binoculars if you have them.

SERVICE OF THE LONGEST NIGHT, Sunday, December 21, 7:00pm at Kimberley United Church, 10 Boundary St. A quiet, reflective service with candlelighting, readings, and songs.

Christmas Concert “A Glow in our Heart”, by the Children & Vera Choirs and Vera Instrumental Ensemble & Students. Cranbrook, Sunday, Dec 21, 2:30 p.m., United Church of Canada.

2015 FREE PUBLIC SWIM Wednesday, January 7th, 5:00-6:00pm is sponsored by Royal Lepage East Kootenay Realty.

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

The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation invites anyone expecting bone and joint surgery to make contact with local volunteers for peer support. The free Ortho Connect program helps to ease the fear, stress and anxiety that go along with surgery and help patients prepare. 1-800-461-3639 ext 4, and ask for Lauralee.

Computer skills need updating? CBAL hosts introductory computer classes for those 60 or wiser starting Oct 24th at the Cranbrook Library. Free! Space is limited. Pre-registration required. Call Katherine 250-417-2896 Aged10-14? Got the writing bug? CBAL hosts the Youth Writing Group at the Cranbrook Public Library. The 2nd & 4th Wed of each month, 4-5:30pm starting Oct 8th. Free! Call Lori 250-464-1864 or khough@cbal.org TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) non profit weight loss support group meets EVERY Thursday at 5:00 pm, at Sr Citizen’s Centre, (downstairs) 125 17th Ave S, Cranbrook. Drop in, have fun while losing weight gradually. This Chapter has won an annual B.C. Provincial Award for “Best Avg Weight Loss Per Member”. Info: Marie 250 417 2642 Cranbrook Writer’s Group meet on the 4th Monday of the month at the Arts Council. Engage in writing exercises, constructive critiques & share in information on upcoming literary events & contests. Cbk and District Arts Council, 104, 135-10th Ave S, CBK. info: 250-4264223 www.cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.com Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-426-8916, drop by our office at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www.fightwithus.ca and register as a volunteer.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30- 6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30.

Parkinson’s Support Group are meeting at 2 pm on the third Wednesday of each month at the Heritage Inn. For more info. phone Linda @ 250-489-4252. No meetings July, Aug or Dec. Do you have the desire to stop eating compulsively? Overeaters Anonymous (a 12-Step Program) meets Wednesdays from 7-8pm at Cranbrook United Church, 2-12th St. S., downstairs. Contact: cranbrookoa@hotmail.com North Star Quilters Society Meetings are held the 2nd & 4th Monday at 7:00 PM, basement of Centennial Centre, 100 4th Ave Kimberley.

Welcoming all! Info call Heather 250 427-4906 Help stop our wait list from growing!! Apply to be a Kimberley or Cranbrook Big Brother or Sister, “one hour a week or more”. 250489-3111.

‘Military Ames’ social/camaraderie/support group meetings are held in the Kimberley Public Library reading room the first and third Tuesday’s of the month. All veterans welcome. For more information contact Cindy 250 919 3137 Dance/Practice: every Saturday. Practice from 7 to 8 PM, dancing until 11 PM. Dance With Me Cranbrook Studio, 206-14 A 13th Street, South, behind Safeway.

Volunteers are needed to assist staff with childminding while parents attend programs at the Kimberley Early Learning Center.

Come play!! Weekly or monthly for 2 hours. Diana 250427-0716 Funtastic Singers Drop-In Singing group; free to attend-just for fun! No experience necessary! CDAC Office&Gallery 135 10th Ave S, Tuesdays; 6.45-8.15pm 250-426-4223 / cdac@shaw.ca / www. cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.com Support literacy and special projects at the Kimberley Public Library-visit the Friends of the Library Used Bookstore-an ongoing fundraiser- on Main Street Marysville, Wed-Sat 10:30-3:30. Operated totally by volunteers.

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Buchy rink to represent Kootenays at juvenile provincials in Cowichan

Dynamiters unsung heroes key on Tuesday

Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

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Kimberley’s Buchy juvenile girls rink is off to the 2015 Tim Horton’s B.C. Juvenile Curling Championship March 5 to 8 in Cowichan, B.C., after winning the Kootenays playdowns Dec. 13 in Invermere. From left to right: Alysha Buchy (skip), Haylie Farquhar (third), Kaila Buchy (third) and Arissa Toffolo (lead).

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Kimberley’s Buchy rink is headed to the 2015 Tim Horton’s B.C. Juvenile Curling Championship in Cowichan following consecutive wins over Invermere’s Hessel rink Dec. 13.

Skipped by Alysha Buchy, the Kimberley ladies defeated the Hessel rink 8-0 and 10-2 in back-to-back contests Saturday in Invermere, claiming the Zone 1 Kootenays regional playdown title in juvenile girls (under 16) competition.

“What we’ve been working on since the start of the year is getting something out of every shot, placing the rocks in a place that will

cause trouble,” said cocoach Tom Buchy Tuesday afternoon. “Good placement of the rocks and just trying to minimize our misses.

“The girls they played really well.”

According to Buchy, Arissa Toffolo got all her rocks in play as the rink’s lead, setting up nicely for her teammates to follow suit.

“She got every end started and put her rocks in positions that caused problems for the other team,” coach Buchy said.

“The other girls followed up and made their shots.

It was nice to see.

“It’s so beneficial when your lead is playing well. Good things can follow and Arissa really set the ends up

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good.”

With Alysha Buchy skipping and Arissa Toffolo as lead, the Kimberley rink is rounded out

by Kaila Buchy (second) and Haylie Farquhar (third).

The regional playdown was a best-ofthree series. Game three would have been played at the Kimberley Curling Club Sunday afternoon, but wasn’t necessary after the girls swept their opponents Saturday.

This is the second year the Buchy rink has curled together and the weekend win marked the first competitive bonspiel of the season for the girls, who had only competed in funspiels up to this point.

Tom Buchy and Dave Toffolo, who both curl together as a part of the

Kimberley rink headed for men’s provincials, co-coach the juvenile girls rink. Alysha and Kaila are the daughters of Tom, while Arissa is the daughter of Dave.

Grant Farquhar, father of Haylie, is the third cocoach of the group.

Apart from competing in Curl B.C. competition, the girls also compete together as a high school rink. Next up, they’re slated to hit the ice Jan. 17 in Cranbrook for high school playdowns.

The 2015 Tim Horton’s B.C. Juvenile Curling Championship is scheduled for March 5 to 8 on Vancouver Island in Cowichan.

The girls practice together every Monday at the Kimberley Curling Club.

NHL’s Flames extend coach Hartley Donna Spencer Canadian Press

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have locked up head coach Bob Hartley to a multi-year contract extension.

He has guided the NHL team to a 17-14-2 start this season. The Flames were tied for eighth in the Western Conference standings Wednesday with 36 points.

The Flames haven’t made the playoffs in five seasons.

Hartley has led the Flames to a 71-79-13 mark since he was hired in May 2012.

“I said a couple of years ago I felt this was the biggest challenge of my career and I still believe it,” Hartley said. “I love the direction that this organization has taken.”

It was a long time coming, but the Kimberley Dynamiters finally found a way to win on the road with a Tuesday-night triumph in Creston Valley.

The 2-1 victory over the Thunder Cats marked the first road victory for the Nitros since a 4-3 decision Oct. 17 in Golden.

“It could have gone either way again. It’s nice to come out on the good side,” said Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks Wednesday afternoon.

“But what matters most is I think we’re playing really well. That’s the important thing.

“If you focus on the score, then maybe you give up on the young defencemen you’re trying to develop. That’s the route we choose to go, so you have to be patient and it paid off [Tuesday] night.”

Over a difficult road stretch like what the Dynamiters have battled

through in recent weeks, Bancks has relied on the character of his group to pull through and Tuesday night was no exception.

“When I took this over last year, that’s what we wanted to be -- a character team,” Bancks said. “You stick with a guy like Charlie Dagostin and guys like that, it pays off in the end.

“You can push them harder in practice.

They’re fitter. And they’re just amazing in the community…If you don’t have character kids, it just doesn’t work.

Character breeds character. It’s critical that you surround yourself with kids like that, and usually good things happen.”

Dagostin, a 19-year-

old defenceman from Dawson City, is just one of a number of character troops often going without great fanfare in Bancks’ arsenal.

With low offensive output on both sides of the puck Tuesday in Creston, it was Bancks’ blueliners providing the character and grit that allowed the Nitros to squeeze a win out at Johnny Bucyk Arena.

Cranbrook native Rory Mallard has made positive strides in recent weeks. While he might not be stacking up numbers offensively, Bancks has been pleased with the steady presence of his 17-year-old rearguard.

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Cranbrook Triton swimmers compete in Calgary & Edmonton For The Townsman

The Cranbrook Tritons Swim Team had another successful swim meet this past weekend, Dec. 12 to 14 at the Cascade Age Group Challenge in Calgary, Alta.

Five swimmers from Cranbrook joined more than 700 other swimmers at this meet and achieved personal best times in most of their swims with the top eight places collecting points for the club.

Individuals from the Tritons attending this meet were: Swimmers: Sarah Brown, Shelby Lehmann, Chloe Mayes, Matthew Meuleman and Jayden White. Coach: Dave Chisholm Sarah Brown did not place in the top eight positions but improved her times in all six events that she swam.

Shelby Lehmann did not place in the top eight positions but she was able to achieve

qualifying times in 400metre freestyle and 100metre backstroke for the B.C. AA Championships being held in February.

Chloe Mayes placed first in 800-metre freestyle, second in 400metre freestyle, third in 400-metre individual medley, fifth in 200metre freestyle and eighth in 200-metre individual medley.

Matthew Meuleman placed second in 1,500metre and 400-metre freestyle, third in 400metre individual medley and 100-metre butterfly, fourth in 200metre freestyle, fifth in 50-metre butterfly and 200-metre individual medley, and sixth in 100-metre freestyle.

Jayden White placed sixth in 400-metre individual medley and seventh in 400-metre freestyle.

Jennifer DePippo and Nerissa Zelych of the Cranbrook Triton Swim Club attended the CAN/

AM Paraswimming Championships the weekend of Dec. 5 to 7, 2014 held in Edmonton, Alta. This international meet had 170 swimmers from Canada, the United States, Brazil, Japan, Korea and France.

Jennifer DePippo competed in three events placing sixth in the 50-metre freestyle, seventh in 400-metre freestyle and ninth in 100-metre breaststroke.

Nerissa Zelych competed in four events and placed fourth in 100metre butterfly, seventh in 200-metre individual medley, 10th in 100metre breaststroke and 13th in 50-metre freestyle.

The Tritons next swim meet is the 2015 Snowfest Meet in Kelowna on the weekend of Jan. 23 to 25, 2015.

The Tritons will also be having a second registration from Jan. 5 to 8, 2015, on deck at the pool from 4 to 5 p.m.

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Character win in Creston Dynamiters edge Thunder Cats Tuesday night

KIJHL Standings

EddIE MountaIn dIvISIon TEAM GP W Fernie 30 23 Golden 35 18 Kimberley 33 17 Creston Valley 32 16 Columbia Valley 33 5

L 4 12 12 12 23

T OTL PTS 1 2 49 0 5 41 1 3 38 1 3 36 0 5 15

STRK W1 L1 W2 L1 L9

nEIL MurdocH dIvISIon TEAM GP W Beaver Valley 32 19 Nelson 33 19 Castlegar 34 19 Spokane 35 18 Grand Forks 34 7

L 8 9 11 14 23

T OTL PTS 1 4 43 2 3 43 1 3 42 0 3 39 1 3 18

STRK W6 L1 W1 L1 L14

doug BIrKS dIvISIon TEAM GP Kamloops 33 100 Mile House 31 Sicamous 33 Chase 34 Revelstoke 32

W 22 17 17 13 11

L 9 12 14 14 15

T OTL PTS 0 2 46 0 2 36 1 1 36 2 5 33 2 4 28

STRK W3 L2 W1 W2 L5

oKanagan dIvISIon TEAM GP Osoyoos 34 Summerland 30 Princeton 31 Kelowna 33 North Okanagan 34

W 27 20 14 13 5

L 6 9 13 17 26

T OTL PTS 0 1 55 0 1 41 2 2 32 2 1 29 1 2 13

STRK W1 W1 L1 W1 L1

Scoring Leaders Player 1. Bryan Lubin 2. Aaron Azevedo 3. Doan Smith 4. Ian Desrosier 5. Rainer Glimpel 6. Felix Larouche 7. Jason Richter 8. Ian Chrystal 9. Cole Mckechney 10. Troy Maclise

Team CGR OSO FER GOL OSO KAM KIM KAM GOL OSO

GP 34 30 31 33 34 31 33 33 32 32

G 26 17 24 23 17 15 26 25 12 18

A 25 30 20 21 26 27 15 16 29 21

Goaltending Leaders (min. five games played) Player Team GAA W L T 1. Bailey Stephens PRI 2.01 4 1 0 2. Brett Soles OSO 2.10 14 2 1 3. Jeff Orser FER 2.38 15 3 1 4. Patrick Kasper SIC 2.41 6 8 0 5. Adam Maida NEL 2.51 8 6 1 6. Lawrence Langan OSO 2.57 18 5 1 7. Tyson Brouwer KIM 2.63 15 7 1 8. Drake Poirier BVN 2.68 12 4 0 9. Trevor Dilauro SPO 2.71 11 7 0 10. Brett Huber SUM 2.74 13 8 0 *Does not include NOK at CHA (Wed., Dec. 17)

PTS 51 47 44 44 43 42 41 41 41 39 SO 0 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 2 1

Kimberley is now three points back of second-place Golden (1812-0-5), but holds two games in hand on their divisional rival.

For the Thunder Cats (16-12-1-3), they slip into fourth in the Eddie Mountain Division following Tuesday’s loss.

The Dynamiters wrap-up the pre-holiday slate with a Saturday night doozy as they welcome the division-leading Fernie Ghostriders (23-4-1-2) to the Kimberley Civic Centre.

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has quietly put up seven points in 29 games this season after having been away from the game for two years, according to Bancks.

“It’s been impressive to see how far he’s come,” Bancks said of Jowsey. “He reminds me a lot of Rory [Mallard].

He’s very quiet. But he’s a strong kid.

“He’s deceptively strong. But same thing [as with Mallard], confidence and poise -they’re outstanding.”

While the likes of Dagostin, Mallard and Jowsey did the dirty work in the defensive end, it was Nitros forward Alex Rosolowsky who got the visitors on the board in the first period.

Tyler Podgorenko

tied things for the Thunder Cats in the second before import power forward Keenan Haase inflicted the fatal damage with his 10th of the season in the third period to give the Dynamiters the win.

Pesky Eric Buckley chipped in with a helper, as did Coy Prevost and Jesse Wallace.

“We played a really strong team game,” Bancks said. “Tyson Brouwer was very, very good again, which was nice.

“We cycled the puck well. We certainly were the better team.”

Brouwer made 19 stops to earn his 15th victory of the campaign.

The win pulled the Nitros (17-12-1-3) into third place in the Eddie Mountain Division.

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Continued from page 8 “Confidence and aggression are the most important things with him,” Bancks said. “I’ve known Rory a long time…he’s been such a good character kid his whole life. He’s kind of cowboy strong and he’s a really quiet kid, but he’s always been a kid that’s impressed me with his character.

“You take a kids like that and give them an opportunity and they usually take advantage of it and he certainly has. He’s been outstanding.”

Mallard isn’t the only unsung hero holding down the fort for Bancks and the Dynamiters.

Overage defenceman James Jowsey, another Cranbrook boy,

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WHL Standings

cEntraL dIvISIon TEAM Medicine Hat Tigers Calgary Hitmen Red Deer Rebels Kootenay Ice Edmonton Oil Kings Lethbridge Hurricanes

GP 33 33 34 35 34 32

W 23 19 18 18 15 7

L OTL SL PTS 8 1 1 48 11 1 2 41 12 3 1 40 17 0 0 36 14 3 2 35 20 3 2 19

STRK W1 W5 L1 W3 L2 W1

EaSt dIvISIon TEAM Brandon Wheat Kings Regina Pats Swift Current Broncos Moose Jaw Warriors Prince Albert Raiders Saskatoon Blades

GP 35 32 34 34 34 34

W 24 20 16 15 15 7

L OTL SL PTS 7 3 1 52 11 1 0 41 14 0 4 36 16 2 1 33 18 1 0 31 24 2 1 17

STRK OTL1 W2 L1 L2 L1 L3

B.c. dIvISIon TEAM Kelowna Rockets Victoria Royals Prince George Cougars Vancouver Giants Kamloops Blazers

GP 35 36 34 34 37

W 27 17 17 16 13

L OTL SL PTS 5 3 0 57 17 2 0 36 17 0 0 34 18 0 0 32 19 3 2 31

STRK W1 L3 L2 W7 L1

u.S. dIvISIon TEAM Everett Silvertips Portland Winterhawks Spokane Chiefs Tri-City Americans Seattle Thunderbirds

GP 32 36 32 33 33

W 19 19 17 17 14

L OTL SL PTS 9 3 1 42 14 0 3 41 12 3 0 37 15 0 1 35 15 2 2 32

STRK L1 W2 W3 L2 W1

GP 35 30 33 33 33 34 35 29 34 33

PTS 53 51 49 49 48 46 44 44 42 41

Scoring Leaders Player Team 1. Nick Merkley KEL 2. Rourke Chartier KEL 3. Cole Sanford MHT 4. Trevor Cox MHT 5. Jack Rodewald MJW 6. Cole Ully KAM 7. Tim McGauley BWK 8. Brayden Point MJW 9. Chase De Leo POR 10. Jaedon Descheneau KTN

G 10 32 23 11 18 16 22 17 17 18

A 43 19 26 38 30 30 22 27 25 23

Goaltending Leaders (min. 660 min played) Player Team GAA W L OT/S 1. Taran Kozun SEA 2.24 13 10 4 2. Marek Langhamer MHT 2.28 16 6 2 3. Jackson Whistle KEL 2.30 21 5 3 4. Eric Comrie TCA 2.50 14 10 0 5. Austin Lotz EVE 2.59 14 6 2 6. Mack Shields CGY 2.74 15 8 0 7. Garret Hughson SPO 2.80 12 8 3 8. Tristan Jarry EDM 2.80 11 12 4 9. Daniel Wapple REG 2.84 17 8 1 10. Landon Bow SCB 2.84 15 11 4 *Does not include Wednesday games

SO 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 5

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Predators LW James Neal fined for diving ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Nashville Predators forward James Neal $2,000 for violating the league’s revised rule against diving and embellishing.

The new rule, implemented for this season after approval by the NHL Board of Governors and the NHL Players’ Association, is designed to bring attention to and more seriously penalize players and teams who repeatedly dive and embellish in an attempt to draw penalties.

Fines are assessed to players and head coaches on a graduated scale.

Neal was issued a warning after an infraction at St. Louis on Nov. 13. No penalty was called then. His second violation at San Jose on Saturday led to the fine imposed Wednesday. Neal received a penalty for embellishment on that play.

Third and fourth violations carry fines of $3,000 and $4,000 fines, respectively. A fifth violation yields a maximum $5,000 fine for a player and $2,000 for the head coach.

Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring Summary TueSDay, Dec. 16

Kimberley DynamiTerS 2 aT creSTon Valley ThunDer caTS 1

First Period 1. KIM - A. Rosolowsky, (J. Wallace), 14:50 Second Period 2. CTC - T. Podgorenko, (C. Kidd, J. Post), 3:01 Third Period 3. KIM - K. Haase, (C. Prevost, E. Buckley), 19:23 Shots 1 2 3 T Kimberley 11 9 11 31 Creston Valley 5 13 2 20 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KIM - Tyson Brouwer 19/20 60:00 0.950 CTC - Brock Lefebvre 29/31 58:43 0.935 Power plays Kimberley 0/2 (0.0%); Creston Valley 0/2 (0.0%) Attendance: 250

Upcoming Games

Dec. 20 vs. Fernie Dec. 28 vs. Fernie Dec. 29 at Fernie Jan. 2 at Columbia Valley Jan. 3 vs. Columbia Valley Jan. 9 at Fernie Jan. 10 at Golden Jan. 13 vs. Creston Valley Jan. 16 at Osoyoos Jan. 17 at Norh Okanagan Jan. 23 vs. Columbia Valley Jan. 27 at Columbia Valley Jan. 30 at Creston Valley Jan. 31 at Columbia Valley

Goaltending Statistics Player Tyson Brouwer Liam McBain

W L OTL SO GAA 13 5 2 1 2.81 2 6 0 0 3.96

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SP 0.898 0.861

Scoring Statistics

Player Jason Richter Lincoln Lane Coy Prevost Jordan Busch Eric Buckley Jared Marchi Braden Saretsky Keenan Haase Jesse Wallace Marco Campanella Austin Hancherow Alex Rosolowsky Jonas Gordon Sawyer Hunt

GP 33 30 32 32 30 33 25 32 33 30 30 28 25 27 Trevor Van Steinburg 32 Jordan Roy 10 James Jowsey 29 Charles Dagostin 30 Tyler Kinnon 27 Rory Mallard 24 Brady Revie 22 James Rota (AP) 2 Tristan Pagura 2 Jacob Bromley (AP) 1 Korbyn Chabot (AP) 1 Tyler Van Steinburg (AP) 1

G 26 7 9 4 8 10 6 10 8 7 4 8 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

A 15 24 18 22 17 12 15 8 8 8 9 3 9 7 8 4 6 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

PTS 41 31 27 26 25 22 21 18 16 15 13 11 11 10 10 8 7 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

PIM 8 30 23 9 78 49 57 14 6 28 8 0 18 6 8 8 2 23 45 8 30 0 0 0 0 0

College of the Rockies

Holiday Closure The College will close for the holidays at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 24 and reopen at 7:00 am on Friday, January 2.

The Board of Governors, Employees and Management wish everyone a healthy and happy Holiday Season!

www.cotr.bc.ca

250-426-5201 250-427-5333

The Board of Directors of the Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary greatly appreciate the contributions of the following: Our Volunteers who give so generously of their time Our Donors for their new and used items and financial donations Our Patrons at the Hospital Gift Shop and our Thrift Store

Thank you!

Merry Christmas to All

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features

It happened this week in Cranbrook

Week December 14 - 20 Dav e H u m p h r e y Items compiled from the archived newspapers held at the Cranbrook Museum and Archives

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1903 1903 Christmas … We will have a large shipment of Japanese Oranges, Cranberries, Celery, and everything in Fancy Groceries to make your Christmas dinner complete. Store will be closed all day on Christmas, so please let us have your orders early on Thursday, or on Wednesday if you can arrange to do so — so we can deliver your goods in good shape. We wish you all A Merry Christmas. Fort Steele Mercantile Co., Ltd. East Kootenay’s Big Mail Order House. $300 Reward ... The above reward will be paid for the return of the $2,300 lost in Cranbrook by the undersigned, J. O’Malley.

The Literary Society ... The literary society held a very enjoyable and profitable meeting last Monday night. It was Dickens night, and the program was a very entertaining one. The society is making excellent progress, and the attendance is rapidly increasing. There will be no meeting during the Christmas holidays, and the next one will be held in January.

Notice ... I am leaving today to

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be gone just one month. Those desiring dentistry work can depend upon my return on January 17th. F. E. King, Leaving Town … A. W. McVittie and V. Hyde Baker took the eastbound train Sunday afternoon. Mr. McVittie goes to Prescott, Ont., to spend Christmas with his family, and Mr. Baker is endeavouring to catch a steamer that will land him in England for Christmas. Mr. McVittie will be absent until February, and may bring his family back and locate in Nelson for several months at least.

School Problems … The school trustees have been unable to procure the use of the Methodist church for a temporary school building and the community will be compelled to suffer in silence until such time as the government see fit to erect the new building.

The Bean Contest … Did you ever get something for nothing? If not, now is your chance. Make a guess on the beans in W. F. Tate’s jewellery window. If you are the closest, you get the silver tea set. It will not cost you a cent.

Ancient Women Society …

Wilmer has an Order of Ancient Women. It is formed as a move to offset the men who are out late at the secret societies. It would be impossible to find a woman in Cranbrook who would be willing

December 18 th,2014 , y a d urs

FREE COMMUNITY SPONSORED FAMILY SWIM – SAT. DECEMBER 20, 2014 The Cranbrook Aquatic Centre is hosting another c o m m u n i t y sponsored family swim on Saturday December 20, 2014 from 12pm to 1pm.

It will be free for families to swim at this event, compliments of Tin Craft Heating and Air Conditioning. Are you or your business interested in sponsoring a family swim? Please contact our Aquatics Coordinator at 250-489-0224.

to be identified with a society of that name.

1904 Cosmopolitan Hotel Sold …

The people of Cranbrook were treated to a surprise last Friday when the news circulated on the streets that J. H. Downes had sold out his interests in the Cosmopolitan Hotel. The deal was made in a few hours, and E H, Small, who was one of the first proprietors, and who named the hotel, is again proprietor At first it was said that R. E. Beattie was one of the partners, but this proved to be a mistake. He had simply made the deal as a business proposition, putting up the money and turning over the whole business the next day to Mr. Small, and cleaning up a nice profit, how much The Herald is not fully informed, but it is understood that it was between $500 and $1,000.

Skating … The young people have been enjoying some fine skating the past few weeks on the ponds north of town, and they propose to keep the ice clear for skating all winter.

Hospital Smoker … The second annual smoker for the St. Eugene Hospital will be held in Wentworth Hall on New Year’s Eve. The one given last year was a great success, and this year’s effort

WESTERN FINANCIAL PLACE – AQUATIC CENTRE HOLIDAY HOURS

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Cranbrook City Council meeting when you want. Visit www.cranbrook.ca

1905 Board of Trade … The Cranbrook Board of Trade seems to have dropped into a state of innocuous desuetude. Cranbrook never needed a live board of trade more than she does right now. There are many things ahead for the town if the people go after them. An energetic board of trade is a potent factor in the up-building of any town. Lethbridge has adopted a good plan to keep up the interest in the meetings of its board. One member is selected to bring up a subject for discussion at the next meeting and he opens the argument with his statement. Of course the subjects are ones that have a bearing on the prosperity of the town. The plan is working nicely in Lethbridge and would prove a winner in Cranbrook

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WESTERN FINANCIAL PLACE –CONCOURSE WALKING HOLIDAY HOURS

HOLIDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION SCHEDULE

Wed. Dec. 24 ............. 5:30 am to 3:00pm

There will be no City garbage collection on Thursday December 25, Friday December Thur. Dec. 25 & Fri. Dec. 26.... CLOSED 26 or Thursday January 1, 2015. Don’t Sat. Dec. 27 .................5:30 am to 4:00pm Sat. Dec. 27 forget each household is allowed a (Kootenay Ice Game) & Sun. Dec. 28............... Noon to 8:00pm maximum of three (3) garbage receptacles, Sun. Dec. 28 including prefabricated receptacles and Mon. Dec. 29 & Tue. Dec. 30 .............6:30am to 9:00pm to Tue. Dec. 30 .........5:30 am to 10:00pm plastic bags, per weekly pickup. The 2015 Garbage Collection Schedule is available.

Wed., Dec. 31st 12:00pm to 3:00pm Wed., Dec. 31st ...........5:30 am to 3:00pm Printed copies are available for pickup at (First Night 6pm to 8:00pm) Thursday January 1, 2015 ........ CLOSED City Hall or download from our website.

Thur. Jan. 1, 2015 .................... CLOSED Friday January 2, 2015 ......Regular hours Fri. Jan.2, 2015 ..................Regular hours of operation of operation CITY HALL / ENGINEERING Administration office closed on December

Wed. Dec. 24 ................ Noon to 3:00pm

Thur. Dec. 25 & Fri. Dec. 26.... CLOSED

CRANBROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY HOLIDAY HOURS Thur. Dec. 25 to Sun. Dec. 28 .. CLOSED

Monday January 5, 2015 – City Council Meeting @ 6pm

cultural Department at Ottawa they get on a wise look that is a winner.

The Saratoga Restaurant … H. Ito, Proprietor. This is a new restaurant, and will be operated on modern plans. Open day and night, and the best the market affords will be served on the tables.

Best meal in the country for the least money. Tobacco, Cigars and Fruit Opposite C.P.R. Station

Your City Working for You!

Wed. Dec. 24 ..............9:00am to 3:00pm

Reminders...

promises to be even better. A fine programme will be presented, and the “boys” for miles around will be only too glad to be present and pay their mite for a ticket.A pleasing Entertainment ... The “At Home” given last Thursday evening by the C.P.R. Shop employees at the Wentworth Hail was a great success. The hall was crowded with ladies and gentlemen, and the programme presented was interesting from beginning to end. A. H. Eager officiated as chairman and he proved the right man in the right place.

Do You Need A Fix? … Does your organ need fixing? If so, now is your opportunity. Joseph Dros, who lives opposite the Methodist Church, in new house, is an expert, Call on him at once.

For Sale … The fire department would be pleased to receive bids for the old firehouse.

New Gardens … Thomas Cavin is preparing to be a horny-handed son of toil with his friend, Mr. Blake. They have secured a small plot of garden land on St. Joseph Creek, have put in a dam, secured water right, and next spring propose to engage in scientific gardening. It would make the average agriculturist grow green with envy to hear Caven and Blake talk of celery, fruit, irrigation, vegetables and profits, and when they get their weekly reports from the Agri-

25, 26, and January 1.

For more info please call 250-489-0220 or visit www.westernfinancialplace.ca.

PUBLIC SKATING HOLIDAY HOURS – KINSMEN ARENA

SERVICES HOLIDAY HOURS

Wed. Dec.24 .................. 8:30am to Noon Thur. Dec. 25 & Fri. Dec. 26 ..... CLOSED Mon. Dec. 29 to Wed. Dec. 31 ............ 8:30am to 4:30pm

Mon. Dec. 29 & Tue. Dec. 30 .............9:00am to 8:00pm

Compliments of the Kin Club of Cranbrook

Thur. Jan. 1, 2015 ..................... CLOSED

Wed..Dec 31 ..............9:00am to 3:00pm

Dec. 19, 2014 ........................ 7 pm to 9 pm

Fri. Jan. 2, 2015 ........... 8:30am to 4:30pm

Thur. Jan. 1, 2015 .................... CLOSED

Dec. 22 to 24, 2014............... 1 pm to 3 pm

Fri. Jan. 2, 2015 ...........9:00am to 8:00pm

Dec. 29 to 31, 2014................

1 pm to 3 pm

For more information please call 250-426-4211 or visit www.cranbrook.ca.

For more information please call 250-4264063 or visit www.cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca.

Working Toward A Greener Community

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1905, cont’d Give a Bathtub for Xmas … Enamel basins for hot and cold-water attachments. Enamel bathtubs. Would not one or the other of those be sensible and appropriate Xmas presents? Patmore Bros.

Give a Stove for Xmas … It would be much better if you gave your wife a Xmas present of one of McClary’s Pandora Ranges. Positively good. Thermometer on oven door. Triple enamel hot water reservoir. Triple revolving grate bars. — Patmore Bros.

Case of Glanders …

The East Kootenay Lumber Company has had some hard luck the past week as Dr. Warnock, the veterinary inspector, was compelled to kill eighteen of the company’s horses owing to an outbreak of glanders. The dead horses were piled on a bunch of dry logs and totally consumed.

New Engine Headlight … Engine 475 with Cliff Barney in charge and Fred Dumont as conductor of the train was the first to pull out of Cranbrook with the new electric headlight.

They are a great improvement on the old light, as they enable the engineer to see for a quarter of a mile on a straight track. All of the engines on the Crow will be similarly equipped as fast as the work can be done.

Out of Balance … J. A. Arnold, secretary of the lacrosse club stated to the Herald this week that for the recent dance there were 70 tickets sold at $2.00 each, making a total of $140. There was an indebtedness of $147.50 and the expense of the ball was $42.50, thus leaving an unpaid balance of $49.80. Mr. Arnold would be pleased to have any one examine the accounts who is desirous of knowing more of the details.

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NEWS/features Generations Playground refinishing done

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The Early Years Committee is happy to announce the resurfacing of the Generations Playground was completed this fall. Conveniently located next to Western Financial Place, the playground is especially designed for children aged 18 months to three years. It has taken the collaborative efforts of many dedicated community members, organizations and businesses to make this happen over many years.

In 2005 planning the replacement of the Rick Spooner ACT playground began.

The committee decided the new playground would focus on play equipment for Cranbrook’s preschool population — a new playground model for the community. A proposal was made to move the playground across the street onto city property and there the playground found its home adjacent to the recreation center.

The concept of a Generations Playground began to evolve as a space where all generations could meet, play and grow. Members of the Cranbrook Early

Years Committee heard from families and service providers who identified the lack of options for children with mobility challenges and special needs.

These reports included feelings of exclusion and at times threat of injury to their children.

The committee became motivated to create a play space where children of all abilities could play and be included to address this exceptional community need.

The committee envisioned a play space and park for pre-school children, located within

close proximity to the seniors’ outdoor physical activity equipment and the youth Skateboard Park, to be a true gathering space that rises above differences of age or ability. For the next several years the Cranbrook Early Years Committee carried out this vision.

Recently installed rubber surfacing was deemed the best choice for young children. This surfacing is expensive and required a great deal of community partners and funders to realize. Many thanks to the following for their support: Tire Steward-

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It’s a fun, well-used and safe play space now. A celebration is planned in the spring 2015 when the snow isn’t covering up the colourful surfacing!

There is some empty space remaining where the playground can be expanded. The committee’s goal is to continue improving the community experience for children of all abilities. Play

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The Cranbrook Early Years Committee meets monthly every first Tuesday of the month, 1-3pm at Cranbrook Family Connections (209A - 16th Ave. N, beside Memorial Arena).

Consisting of families, businesses and community organizations, including: prenatal programs, childcare facilities, early childhood development agencies, the school district, and the health care system, the Committee meets every month to share ideas, information and to work on community projects like this playground. New members always welcome!

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Christmas concert season is winding down in School Districts 5 and 6, and soon the long, langorous Christmas break will begin. A Merry Christmas to all teachers, students and staff at schools across the East Kootenay, and we look forward to your great activities in 2015.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - it all adds up!

Holiday Recycling Electronics Recycling The electronics recycling depot for this area is in Cranbrook at: Cranbrook Bottle Depot 1125 Industrial Rd. #3 Phone: 250-417-0306 Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm, Sat 9:00am-4:00pm, closed Stats

They accept • Televisions • Computers & peripherals (keyboard, mouse) • Monitors • Fax machines • DVD/VHS players • Scanners • Stereos, MP3 players Discman

• • • • • • •

Earphones Microphones Telephones Speakers Radios Cable, satellite and PVR boxes Vehicle audio and video systems

In addition to electronics, a number of small appliances are also now recyclable at the Bottle Depot.

Products are divided into the following categories: • kitchen countertop (ie/ blenders, microwaves, slow cookers, mixers) • time measurement (ie/ clocks , timers) • weight measurement (ie/ bathroom scales, food scales) • garment care (ie/ ironing board, irons, steamers) • air treatment (ie/ air purifiers, portable heaters) • floor care (ie/ vacuums, floor mops, dustbusters) • personal care (ie/ curling irons, hair dryers, electric toothbrushes, electric razors) • power tools • sewing & textile machines For a complete list of accepted products, visit www.electrorecycle.ca.

Fluorescent Lights The LightRecycle program accepts residential compact and tube fluorescent light bulbs free of charge. The drop off locations in the Cranbrook/Kimberley area are: • •

Cranbrook Home Hardware - 1901 McPhee Road Skyway Distributors - 304 Slater Road NW

Batteries

One of the items people seem to stock up on at this time of year is batteries.

Both alkaline and rechargeable batteries are recyclable.

The drop off locations in the Cranbrook/Kimberley area are: • Cranbrook Photo • Staples

• The Source (in Tamarack Centre) • Kootenay Communications

Glass Glass goes in the yellow bins marked GLASS ONLY. The ONLY glass accepted is container glass. That means jam jars, salsa jars, wine bottles, olive oil bottles, etc.

NO other glass (including dishes or drinking glasses) is accepted. If in doubt, please leave it out.

Recycling Basics Wrapping Paper - all paper based wrapping paper can be recycled in the yellow bins. Foil based papers cannot be recycled and should be thrown in the garbage if they can’t be saved and reused.

Ribbons & Bows - cannot be recycled. They can be saved and reused. If they can no longer be reused, they go in the garbage.

Aluminum Pie Plates & Roasters - both aluminum pie plates and roasters can be recycled at the Cranbrook Bottle Depot.

Cardboard Boxes - all cardboard and boxboard (like cracker and cereal boxes) are recyclable.

Please flatten them to conserve space in the bin or blue bag.

Tin Cans - all tin food and beverage cans can be recycled. They must be rinsed out. Labels can be left on if they are difficult to remove.

Styrofoam - Even though Styrofoam is marked with a #6, it is NOT recyclable in our program.

Styrofoam can be recycled at the Cranbrook Bottle Depot.

Plastics - all plastics with the triangular recycling symbol and the number between 1 and 6 (except Styrofoam) can be recycled in the yellow bins or Invermere’s blue bag program. They must be clean and every piece of plastic must be numbered.

Plastics Not Accepted: • #7 plastics, dirty plastics, plastics with no number. They go in the garbage if they can’t be reused.

On December 25th alone, over 30 million bags of garbage will be thrown out of Canadian households.

Please recycle.

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Birdwatching with the Rocky Mountain Naturalists

Anything is possible on Count Day Daryl C alder

On Saturday, Dec. 20, many birders, young and old, will spend the day outdoors searching for wild birds in the Cranbrook area.

We will meet at the West entrance visitor area beside Elizabeth Lake at 8:45, form groups and cover as much area as possible within our count area quadrants. Fourdoor vehicles with clean windows are best, to move each team safely and efficiently. Whenever it is safe to pull over to the side of the road, we hop out quietly, listening and looking. Sometimes, one or more team members will walk ahead across a field or along a path, to be picked up a few minutes later.

Our day promises to be mild, calm and dry.

Thinking back to previous counts, conditions which are uncomfortable for humans are not necessarily bad for birds. Fogged windows are a nuisance to us, but strong, warm winds cause birds to disappear as they seek shelter.

The experienced team members will be checking all the “hot spots” they can think of. Patches of open water, grasslands, forest edges, bird feeders and the shopping cart corrals at Superstore are sure to produce.

If a particular group was well organized and adventurous, a traverse of the Community Forest, or other longer distance on foot would likely yield useful results.

Last Sunday, I was fortunate to join the gang from the Elk Valley and Crowsnest Pass for the Fernie CBC. Birding was good for us and the birds. However, because there was so much open water in the Elk River, the river ducks were not concentrated in their usual hot spots.

On a quiet back road, with the window rolled down, I stopped whenever chickadees were heard. This is a good strategy because other quieter birds form mixed flocks with the noisy chickadees. Not only that, all four types of chickadees may

The colourful Pine Grosbeak should be in attendance on Dec. 20, the day of the Cranbrook Christmas Bird Count. be observed. In one way, noisy, heavy trains were annoying. But, by focussing the binoculars at an oncoming train in the distance, I was fortunate to record several species as they were flushed from thickets and ditches.

Fernie birders were relieved that many of the win-

ter finches have returned following their dramatic disappearance last year. One of the larger members of it’s family, the Pine Grosbeak is a bird of the boreal forests. A large, unwary finch, it makes periodic winter irruptions into southern Canada and northern US. It is the largest

and rarest of the ‘winter finches’. With his pinkish-red head, breast, back and rump, the male is a handsome fellow, while the golden yellow of the female also adds a splash of colour to a winter scene.

The tameness and slow-moving behaviour of the Pine Grosbeak gave rise to the local name ‘mope’ in Newfoundland.

Winter flocks may stay near a tree with abundant fruit until all of it is consumed. A breeding adult bird develops pouches in the floor of it’s mouth for carrying food to it’s young.

During most of the year, 99 per cent of it’s diet is vegetable matter, especially buds, seeds and fruits of spruce, pine, juniper, elm, maple, mountain ash, apple and crabapple. It feeds insects and spiders to it’s young, though, often mixed with plant foods. It drinks water or eats snow daily. This finches’ conservation status is largely unknown because of the difficulty when assessing populations. On Saturday, it will be a treat to ob-

serve these fine birds.

Birds we should see on count day near Cranbrook.

Loons, Grebes, Herons, Geese, Mallards, Goldeneye, Mergansers, Eagles, Hawks, Grouse, Killdeer, Snipe, Rock Doves, Owls, Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Flickers, Jays, Nutcrackers, Magpies, Crows, Ravens, Chickadees, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Dippers, Kinglets, Solitaires, Robins, Waxwings, Shrikes, Starlings, Sparrows, Juncos, Blackbirds, Grosbeaks, Crossbills, Redpolls, Siskins.

For those birders who wish to participate as a feeder watcher, please contact me and submit your results after 5 PM. At that time, field birders will meet for a potluck and count up. Best of luck to everyone for a fine day.

Submitted by Daryl Calder, 250-489-1601 on behalf of Rocky Mountain Naturalists

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To make sure your holiday is fun and relaxing, we’ve created nine days of festivities with an abundance of activities for everyone.

Each year we kick off the holidays with the annual Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade with dozens of skiers and their blazing torches winding down the slopes through the darkness at our Family Ski Area.

“This is a special time of year for everyone at the ski hill,” says Peter Harding, Ski Hill Manager at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

“The Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade and Fireworks have been a tradition for families and friends for 29 years.”

This free event takes place on Wednesday, Dec. 24, from 5:30 pm – 7 pm and is complete with fireworks that follow the parade. Keep an eye out for Santa too!

Join us for other activities during the holidays including: • Christmas Day Brunch and Dinner in Mountain Flowers Restaurant (Reservations strongly recommended); • Holiday Crafts daily for children and families; • Family movie nights Dec. 25 and 30; • Elf on the Ski Hill scavenger hunt Dec. 24; • Campfire and S’mores Dec. 26 & Dec. 30; • Holiday Yoga

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• Festive musical performance by local duo Dos Equis: Christmas carol sing-a-long fireside in our lobby, free hot cocoa and treats provided. December 23 from 6 pm – 8 pm. Free.

• Glow in the dark New Year’s Eve pool party. Games, treats, music. Free with entry to our mineral hot pools.

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When we were growing up, Mom was mentally abusive to us and physically abusive to my father. She was not a good mother. When we go to her home to clean and cook, she yells and screams about the same things over and over to the point where I often have to leave. She is not a happy person, always focusing on the negative things in her life. Mom refuses to go to a nursing home, and we cannot force her. Our lives are in a constant state of turmoil and severe stress with no end in sight.

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I say we spend an equal amount on all of the kids. She thinks we should spend twice as much on her two children because I have four. I want to be fair and equitable about this, but cannot seem to convince her that her logic could backfire. These children are all adults in their 20s, and two of them are married.

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Dear Annie: In your response to “Actively Confused,” the husband of the cancer patient, I wish you had emphasized that the wife might have depression.

I was treated for breast cancer 13 years ago. A year after the surgery and radiation, I suffered from major depression, partly caused by the stress of having a serious illness and the hormonal chemotherapy involved. Although I was at higher risk because of a previous episode of depression, it is also something that can happen to anyone with a life-threatening illness.

Irritability and anger are often overlooked as symptoms of depression. If the woman’s oncologist is not helpful, perhaps the patient’s primary care physician or a mental health professional would be. -- Doing Well in Virginia 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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MEXICO CITY — After 53 years of hostility between the United States and Cuba, the timing to make amends was perfect for both governments.

The breakthrough in US-Cuban relations came with the release of American Alan Gross and an unnamed US intelligence agent, and the freeing of three jailed Cuban agents. The longtime enemies announced they would move toward full diplomatic relations, and Washington said it would ease economic and travel restrictions.

The surprise moves come as President Barack Obama is turning his attention to legacy issues, and Raul Castro is trying to boost his nation’s economic fortunes in the face of stalled reforms and falling oil prices that have hit his allies hard.

“This promises to be the biggest shift in our relations in 50 years,” said Ted Henken, an analyst and author of “Entrepreneurial Cuba,” which examines the economic and social changes Castro has instituted since taking over from his more famous brother in 2006.

Those changes have allowed Cubans to buy and sell property, purchase a car, travel abroad without permission, open their own businesses and hire employees. But the reforms have fizzled recently due to Cubans’ lack of cash.

Cuba’s moribund economy grew by just 1.4 per cent this year, according to the government’s own estimates, and many private businesses that opened to fanfare in the last couple of years have closed. A recent foreign investment law so far has failed to attract much capital.

Meanwhile, the dramatic slide in global oil prices has cratered the economy of Cuba’s main benefactor, Venezuela, which supplies the island with about $3 billion a year in heavily subsidized oil. Another key ally, Russia, also is in economic turmoil.

Another reason for Cuba’s openness could be more personal.

Raul is 83, Fidel, 88, and both men are acutely aware they will not be around much longer to oversee the revolution they led in 1959. President Castro has said he aims to step down in 2018 and wants to leave the country well on a path to reform — on his terms.

Carlos Alzugaray, a former Cuban diplomat who lives on the island and has close relations with the Castro government., said Castro could face opposition from hardliners, but that he has the political clout to deal with any dissent, something his successor might not.

“This is Raul Castro we’re talking about, the historic second in command of the revolution, and that will be of influence with even the most hard line sectors,” he said.

For Obama, the timing also is propitious. The announcement, which was immediately criticized by powerful Cuban-American lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, came the day after Congress adjourned, and before Republicans take control of both houses in January.

Since the Democrats’ midterm election shellacking in November, Obama has been on a mission to demonstrate that he is not a lame duck, using his executive powers to make sweeping policy changes on immigration and the environment, and announcing a climate change deal with China.

Still, obstacles remain to normal relations. Washington still prohibits American tourism to Cuba, and the Obama Administration cannot end the trade embargo without Congressional approval — something unlikely to happen while a Castro remains in control in Havana. Any final agreement likely will need to address compensation for Cuban exiles who lost property when they fled their homeland decades ago.

For his part, Castro has made clear that his country remains committed to the Communist ideals of the revolution, meaning a multi-party political democracy, free press and full-blown capitalism are not in the cards anytime soon.

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Obituaries Marvin Alfred Still June 20, 1957 December 13, 2014 It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Marvin Alfred Still.

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He was predeceased by his parents James & Zada Still; stepmother Gladys; and his brother Donald.

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RUSSELL Maisie Adeline (Klein) Passed away December 10, 2014, in Cranbrook, BC, at the age of 82. Born in LaRiviere, MB, December 28, 1931, married Alex Russell June 3, 1949 in Winnipeg, MB. Lovingly remembered by her daughters Judi, Susan, Jill, son-in-law Bob, grandchildren Caroline (Joe), Melanie (Tom), Jamie (Hayley), Ian (Mattea), Kevin and Renee, 6 great grandchildren, brother Kelly (Phyllis), her cherished nieces and nephews and many, many friends.

Predeceased by her husband Alex, daughter Carol, parents and 5 brothers and sisters.

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Marlene was born in McDowell, Saskatchewan and moved to Cranbrook with her mom and dad, Elva and Allan Pocha. She resided in Cranbrook until moving to Alberta where she lived most of her life other than a few years that were spent in Winnipeg, Manitoba and 5 years in Germany. Marlene sold her residence in the Crowsnest Pass last year and returned to Cranbrook.

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6. Retailers prefer newspaper sites: Sixty-five percent of retailers report that newspaper sites are efficient in assisting them in meeting marketing needs compared with other sites.

7. High profile: Research.net reports that, among top executives (CEO, CIO, CFO or owner/partner), Internet advertising ranked above over all other media measured for: “Where I prefer to find our about new products,” “Where I prefer to receive information about companies,” and “Where modern, up-to-date brands advertise.” At the same time, these early adopters of technology also skew younger than the traditional newspaper audience.

Forty percent of online newspaper users are aged 18-35.

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The feminine inspiration in Christianity Anastasia Bartlet t

Let’s talk about Mary, a prominent character in the Christmas story.

The Orthodox Church believes without her, Christmas wouldn’t have been possible.

That wasn’t the impression I had while growing up.

I remember asking a pastor once, what would God have done if Mary had said ‘no’ to becoming the mother of Jesus.

The pastor basically replied, somewhat offhandedly, “the angel would have made the same offer to the next Jewish virgin. No big deal.’

Since I’ve become

Orthodox, I’ve realized it is a very big deal.

As a Protestant, I’d never learned much about Mary. She was mentioned a few times, always at Christmas because the baby needed a mother and again at Easter, weeping at the foot of the Cross for the death of her son. Other than that, her presence was insignificant.

Sure, she went looking for her son when he was 12 and rebuked him for worrying her, but Joseph could have done that all by himself. Mary just didn’t seem to be very important and isn’t mentioned very often in the scriptures. Even

though in the New Testament, she sings ‘all generations will call me blessed’, in the Anglican Church we only ever called her blessed at Christmas when we sang the Magnificat.

Growing up in the Christian community, I recall no female role models mentioned by any pastor. As a young woman in mainly male profession, I needed feminine inspiration in Christianity and I wasn’t finding it.

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symbolize Christ but who did the women symbolize? As more women entered church leadership positions, the call was made for inclusive language in the Bible. This gender neutral or, in some cases, female-centric theology felt wrong.

Even more so when I learned some female leaders in mainline churches had introduced a form of goddess worship. What these women were doing and why they felt they had to do it, implied there was something missing from the Christian church as I knew it.

The first time my family attended an Orthodox service, an icon of Mary holding Jesus caught my attention. It was a permanent fixture at the front of the church and I wanted to know why. When I discovered the reverence and understanding the Orthodox Church had for Mary, I knew I had found what was missing.

In the Orthodox Church, Mary is known as the Theotokos which means ‘God-bearer’.

Since Mary was the Mother of Christ, if we believe Christ is God,

Theotokos — ‘God-bearer’. then she was the earthly mother of God Himself.

She was the first Christian, knowing the purpose of the incarnation.

She contained the uncontainable as the Creator of all resided within her womb. She gave Him form and nurtured the Almighty as a little child.

I learned about the prophetic presence of Mary in the Old Testament. She is the unburnt

bush from which the voice of God spoke to Moses. She is the Tabernacle where the Glory of God dwelt. She is the urn of life-sustaining manna, Aaron’s rod which bloomed, the censer in the temple carrying prayers up to heaven, Jacob’s ladder joining heaven and earth, and the eastern gate of the Temple which remains sealed, through which only the Lord has

passed. She is the life-giving spring from which the living water flows. She is the Throne upon which Christ, the King of All, rested.

Here was the female inspiration for which I had been looking, the feminine side of Christianity. She was a crucial part of God’s plan of redemption for all of creation. Her preparation was thousands of years in the making. If she had refused her destiny, then thousands of years more might have been required to prepare another. Christ would not have been born when He was and the incarnation might still not have happened to this day.

Mary was the bridge between heaven and earth over which God crossed to enter His creation. Through her obedience, she undid the disobedience of Eve, becoming the second Eve and the Mother of all Christians.

Let all generations call her blessed, now and for always.

Anastasia Bartlett is a member of St. Aidan’s in Cranbrook and author of Glimpses of Glory, published by Synaxis Press.

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It’s December 18 and you’ve just barely made it through half of your holiday shopping list. The panic may have set in that you just don’t have enough time to get everything done.

This is a common scenario around the holidays.

Shoppers have the best intentions to get their gifts early, but whether because of work obligations or social events, the task seems to get pushed further and further into December. Soon many are staring down the calendar experiencing sweaty palms. Many others may be putting off holiday shopping simply because of the current state of the economy and affordability.

For the scores of shoppers who consciously or subconsciously wait until the last possible minute to shop, there are ways to survive and surprise friends and family with great gifts. * Gift cards: They may not have sentimental meaning behind them,

Many people wait until the last minute for Christmas shopping. But there are still gifts and deals to be had.

but gift cards are fast and easy. Chances are you can run into a store and be out with a handful of gift cards in less than 15 minutes, depending on lines at the checkout counter. Also, many supermarkets, bookstores and other retailers offer gift card kiosks enabling you to shop for different gift cards all in one place. * Food and beverages: While everyone is heading to the mall in droves, you can be stepping inside of a gourmet food or spirits store. Splurge

on fine cheeses or that trendy bottle of liquor that a gift recipient has mentioned but not yet purchased for him- or herself. * Magazine subscription: A magazine subscription is an easy fix as a last-minute gift.

Purchase one copy of the magazine at the newsstand and wrap it up nicely. Put a note that a year’s worth of this periodical is on the way.

No one will suspect that the gift was a last-minute thought.

* E-certificates: Retailers like music or book sellers will e-mail a gift certificate code to the person of your choice on a selected date.

For those who are never without an e-reader or mp3 player, digital gifts could fit the bill. * Gas card: It may sound funny and tacky, but a gas card from a brand-name station is a universally acceptable gift for anyone who drives regularly. With fluctuating gas prices, filling up the tank can be an expensive venture.

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The first three stars: Judy’s Star (Eagles Nest RV Resort), BMO Bank of Montreal and an accumulation of community donations has started the campaign with donations of $17,452.29.

An extra-large star at the peak of the hospital has also been set ablaze signifying the start of the 2014 campaign.

Funds raised through this year’s campaign will help community hospitals and health care facilities. EKFH is inviting donors to also consider investing their Starlite gift to provide critical support to intensive care at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital.

EKFH Chair Brian Clifford, “This is a very important time of the year for EKFH; holiday giving is a significant component of the funding the foundation is able to provide for many areas of health care in the East Kootenay. This year the Starlite Campaign takes on a special purpose with our efforts focused on raising critical funds for medical equipment for the new 6-bed ICU currently under construction at the regional hospital.”

The 2014 Starlite Campaign goal is to raise $150,000 and to light 17 large stars and 24 smaller stars. By supporting

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BOSTON - Not even J.R.R. Tolkien could dream up rings as precious as these.

A former Salvation Army bell ringer is paying $21,000 for a diamond engagement ring and wedding band that a widow placed inside a red donation kettle in Boston. A note accompanying the rings asked that the jewelry be sold and the proceeds used to buy toys for poor children.

This heartwarming Christmas story gets even better: The anonymous woman redeeming the rings is also a widow, and she wants to return them to the woman who originally donated them.

“I want to be involved in this because it’s about the spirit of Christmas, the spirit of giving,” the buyer told the Salvation Army, which announced the rings’ sale Monday. “My wish is that the rings can be returned to this woman who gave them up in memory of her husband for the sake of children at Christmas.”

The fellowship of these rings began earlier this month, when the charity emptied one of its trademark kettles outside Boston’s North Station and found the rings wrapped inside

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The widow who gave them recalled her late husband as an especially giving soul, especially during the holidays, and said she was donating her rings in his memory.

“I’m hoping there’s someone out there who made lots of money this year and will buy the ring for 10 times its worth.

After all, there’s no price on love or the sentimental value of this ring. But money will help the kids,” her note read.

Massachusetts Salvation Army Major David Davis said the diamond ring alone was valued at $1,850.

In keeping with the donor’s wish, the organization spread the word, and Davis said the rings got multiple offers.

“One expression of love has inspired another grand gesture to help those in need during the holiday season,” he said.

“Because of these two amazing individuals, our Salvation Army officers, staff and individuals will be able to extend our outreach to the many families and children in need. We are dedicated to fulfilling the sentiment behind these two heartfelt donations.”

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“I miss him dearly, but my husband would be happy that I am doing this,” she said.

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Most of Earth’s atmospheric methane comes from animal and plant life, and the environment itself. So the Martian methane raises the question of past or present microbial life.

Or the gas elevations could come from geological sources, comet impacts or something else entirely.

The latest study, released Tuesday by the journal Science, indicates there’s less than half the expected amount of methane in the atmosphere around Curiosity’s location in Gale Crater. But over a full Martian year, the rover measured fairly frequent occurrences of elevated methane levels - tenfold increases.

“This temporary increase in methane - sharply up and then back down - tells us there must be some relatively localized source,” the University of Michigan’s Sushil Atreya, part of the Curiosity team, said in a statement. “There are many possible sources, biological or non-biological, such as interaction of water and rock.”

In addition, Curiosity detected other organic molecules when it drilled into a rock. Scientists said it’s believed to be the first confirmation of organic carbon in a Martian rock. The identity of the organic material is unknown.

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WASHINGTON - Hotter days mean less cold cash for Americans, according to a new study matching 40 years of temperatures to economics.

Days that averaged about 77 degrees (25 Celsius) ended up reducing people’s income by about $5 a day when compared with days that were significantly cooler.

A county’s average economic productivity decreases by nearly 1 per cent for every degree Fahrenheit that the average daily temperature is above 59 (15 Celsius), says a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper released Monday.

And, the study’s authors predict, if the world continues on its current path of greenhouse gas emissions, even warmer temperatures later this century will squeeze the U.S. economy by tens of billions of dollars each year.

This is not from storms, drought or other weather disasters - just the sweat of daily heat.

The paper by a pair of economists at the University of Illinois and University of California, Berkeley, has not yet

been peer-reviewed but is part of work done for the nonpartisan economics research centre that is widely cited for determining when the country is in and out of recessions. In comments from other researchers, the new study was criticized for its methods and conclusions by some economists and policy experts but praised by others as groundbreaking.

The study tries to find common ground between the hard physical science of meteorology and the softer science of economics. In doing so, the researchers used new complex statistical techniques crunching more than 76,000 data points, including daily temperatures and yearly economic data in counties across America, said co-author Solomon Hsiang of the University of California, Berkeley.

The numbers were clear, the researchers said.

“Hot temperatures are very bad for the economy,” said study coauthor Tatyana Deryugina, a professor of finance at the University of Illinois.

This has been seen in other studies in hotter, less developed areas

such as India. But scientists and economists often assumed it wouldn’t be the case for richer countries with air conditioning, like the United States, said Hsiang, who teaches public policy. But America’s economy doesn’t adapt as experts thought, said Hsiang, who examined all U.S. counties’ daily temperature and yearly economic data going back to 1970.

Hsiang said the “sweet spot” where productivity is maximized a daily average temperature around 59 degrees (15 Celsius) - at first seemed cooler than expected, but that’s an average 24-hour temperature. Daily highs can be somewhat warmer and lows cooler. So these are days when the afternoon is around 70 (21 Celsius).

While most people work indoors in climatecontrolled settings they still go outside a lot, and hot weather elevates body temperature for a while, affecting how people work, Hsiang said.

“These are little things that add up,” Hsiang said. “It’s not like a hurricane. ... This is more like a story of deaths by a thousand cuts.”

If your all-electric car gets power from coal, study says it’s dirtier than gasoline SE TH BORENSTEIN ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON - People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. But a new study finds their vehicles actually make the air dirtier, worsening global warming.

Ethanol isn’t so green, either.

“It’s kind of hard to beat gasoline” for public and environmental health, said study coauthor Julian Marshall, an engineering professor at the University of Minnesota. “A lot of the technologies that we think of as being clean ... are not better than gasoline.”

The key is where the source of the electricity all-electric cars.

If it comes from coal, the electric cars produce 3.6 times more soot and smog deaths than gas, because of the pollution made in generating the electricity, according to the study that is published Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They also are significantly worse at heat-trapping

carbon dioxide that worsens global warming, it found.

The study examines environmental costs for cars’ entire life cycle, including where power comes from and the environmental effects of building batteries.

“Unfortunately, when a wire is connected to an electric vehicle at one end and a coal-fired power plant at the other end, the environmental consequences are worse than driving a normal gasoline-powered car,” said Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution for Science, who wasn’t part of the study but praised it.

The states with the highest percentage of electricity coming from coal, according to the Department of Energy, are West Virginia, Wyoming, Ohio, North Dakota, and Illinois.

Still, there’s something to be said for the idea of helping foster a cleaner technology that will be better once it is connected to a cleaner grid, said study co-author Jason Hill, another University of Minnesota engineering

professor.

The study finds all-electric vehicles cause 86 per cent more deaths from air pollution than do cars powered by regular gasoline. Coal produces 39 per cent of the country’s electricity, according to the Department of Energy.

But if the power supply comes from natural gas, the allelectric car produces half as many air pollution health problems as gas-powered cars do.

And if the power comes from wind, water or wave energy, it produces about one-quarter of the air pollution deaths.

Hybrids and diesel engines are cleaner than gas, causing fewer air pollution deaths and spewing less heat-trapping gas.

But ethanol isn’t, with 80 per cent more air pollution mortality, according to the study.

“If we’re using ethanol for environmental benefits, for air quality and climate change, we’re going down the wrong path,” Hill said.

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