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A busy year for the SPCA ARNE PETRYSHEN

The local SPCA branch has been busy in the past few weeks, with upgrades and renovations, donation gathering for new kennels and most recently dealing with a quarantine due to a sick cat.

Brenna Baker, manager at the East Kootenay SPCA branch, said they haven’t received a lot of donations for the kennel specifically, though some donations have come in recently.

“We’ve got a lot of big donations the last few weeks for Christmas,” Baker said. “We got a big one for $5,000. People know that we’re doing work out here and want to give, but no one has specifically come forward for the kennel, so there is definitely still a need for the funding for the kennels.”

The shelter has 20 kennels on the way, at a total cost of $30,000.

“It’s a crazy amount of money, so the more donations we can get to help out with that, the better our shelter is going to be,” she said.

Other upgrades are also happening at the shelter, though they have been delayed because the animals had to be quarantined.

“We had the ventilation put in and already you can tell the difference with the smell. It’s processing the air in a healthier way. It’s been really positive.”

She said it’s been a busy year, but now things are starting to pay off and come together.

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BARRY COULTER PHOTOS

Cranbrook Food Bank volunteers were hard at work this week get turkeys, hams and food hampers out to people in need in Cranbrook in time for Christmas. Left to right: Volunteers Hubert, Paul, Brian and Sean.

Food bank readying hampers, turkeys, hams A R N E P E T RYS H E N

The Cranbrook Food Bank Society was busy working through the week to get turkeys, hams and food hampers out to people in need in Cranbrook.

“We do the regular hampers all

through December, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, between 10 and 3,” said Gerry Oviatt, from the Cranbrook Food Bank Society.

“That’s what we do all year long and included in December. November 14 is actually when we

started handing out vouchers for turkeys and hams.”

They have prepared for 420 turkeys to be given out. He said on Tuesday the food bank gave out 180 turkeys and hams. People had the option of going in either Tues-

day or Thursday. He said there are about 240 more vouchers out there. The food bank gives out the vouchers from November to Dec. 17.

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Christmas 1914: Back to the Land “T

he war will be over by Christmas,” was the word on the streets in the autumn of 1914, in the clubs, in the parlours and kitchens and certainly in the barracks among the boys fighting for King and Country in Europe.

Of course, the war would not be over by Christmas, or the next Christmas, or the next two Christmases after that. In truth, the war was just beginning and its effects were already felt throughout the Commonwealth.

The Christmas of 1914 was significantly different than that of the previous year. A gradual recession now became a time of generally doing without. The eight page Herald newspaper — full of ads for toys and furniture, fur coats and perfumes, candy and novelties the year before — was down to half that size by the winter of 1914 and the advertise-

JANUS:

Then & Now

Jim Cameron ments did not concern themselves with frivolous luxuries, It was, as an editorial declared, “the year of practical gifts”.

As far as practical goes, the Cranbrook of 100 years ago was not the self-sufficient agrarian society one might suppose. It was, in fact, a community primarily dedicated to railroading and lumbering, both of which were in decline.

Oh, there were gardens, most everyone had a garden — even the children, who were encouraged to take part

in potato growing competitions, the winners of which received a badge with a purple ribbon that read “Better Boys and Better Girls, Better Crops” — and there were farms, but generally on a small scale.

The orchards of yore, promised by rather unprincipled land speculators, failed to materialize, and, as today, farming in the area proved a speculative enterprise at best. Much of Cranbrook’s retail produce was not produced locally but rather imported by rail, but, by the winter of 1914, it was becoming obvious that it was in the best interests of all to attempt to make the community more self sufficient.

So saying, the Cranbrook Farmer’s Institute, a long-standing organization, put forth the concept of a public market along the lines of those proving successful in Calgary, Edmonton and, most notably to the

PROSPECTOR, DEC. 26, 1914.

The “private event of the season” occurred at the Wasa Hotel during mid-December, when horse-drawn sleighs and automobiles alike brought folks from around the district to dance and socialize until the early hours. The present day Fort Steele Museum is a replica of the original hotel which was destroyed by fire in January, 1928. building on Cranbrook Street (near the north end of the present day Credit Union parking lot) proved impractical, W. B. McFarlane offered the free use of his former furniture store on Armstrong Avenue one a week on a trial basis.

The big question, it appeared, was whether the local farmers could provide enough produce to justify a regular

local competitive of spirit, Nelson.

“Going back to the land is the source of all prosperity,” spoke the local newspaper. “If people of Cranbrook want local farmers to continue producing, they must buy their produce.”

The concept met with general agreement.

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The Cranbrook Public Market opened in bitterly cold weather to a large crowd on Saturday, December 24, amid speeches by Mayor Simon Taylor and others.

“Mayoress” Mrs. Taylor cut the ribbon and made the first purchase, a large turkey. Nineteen sellers plied their wares which included eggs, poultry, candy, honey, vegetables, pork, turkeys, mild, bread, pastry, pies, candy, cheese and crocheted, knitted and embroidered work.

Prices generally ranged below retail and the market was sold out by early afternoon.

A smiling (obviously well-spoken) farmer remarked “this market is a Godsend to many of us poor farmers this winter.

It will prove a great impetus for increased production next summer.”

The citizens of Cranbrook, despite the war and the rationing and recession, did not just share their remaining wealth with the local farmers. The Sunshine Society, dedicated to the support of the many poor families in the community, received

numerous donations, as did the Belgium Relief Fund (a country decimated by the onslaught of the German war-machine) and so, too, the St. John’s Ambulance Society.

Numerous patriotic benefit dances were held in order to send aid to the troops, many of whom were training on Salisbury Plains in England by December.

The weather remained exceptionally cold but the skaters and curlers took happily to the ice, including the outdoor arena on the corner of 8th Avenue and 2nd Street, which boasted a rink of 66 feet by 122 feet, dressing rooms and an electric light for night skating.

The Poultry Association held its first annual show at the fair grounds on Moir Hill, deer hunting proved plentiful and the new city water system worked pretty well when it wasn’t frozen.

As for the public market, it received no real aid from the city and eventually folded in the spring of 1915.

A lengthy editorial of March of that year gave the three stages of the enterprise as, in a nutshell: 1) A few enthusiasts convinced of the advantages of a market; 2) A crowded market place in which sellers increasing prices “week after week until at last, buyers, finding they could get better prices and longer credit at the store, left the market in disgust;” and 3) the sellers producing less and selling to an ever thinning crowd of buyers.

In March, 1915, it was stated “We may take it that, should the present market fall through, one will need to live a long time in Cranbrook before they see another started.”

It was an accurate statement, it took almost a century.Janus will not be published on Dec. 26, and wishes to take this time to send along to readers the hopes of a very merry Christmases and the happiest of New Years.

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Continued from page 1 “We give a voucher to a single person,” he said.

“Accordingly if there’s a single parent, or a couple with kids.”

He said the bigger families get to take home a bigger turkey. The larger size turkeys average around 20 - 22 pounds.

The smaller size ones are about 7 - 12 pounds.

“We had quite a few turkeys donated to us, but we are still prepared to buy them,” he said.

“We were actually pretty well prepared for turkeys this year. We’ve been buying them and watching them in the stores as they come on sale.”

Oviatt said they have been averaging 800 patrons per month. Of those, 500 would be adults and that includes ones that have kids and ones that are single.”

They average 30,000 pounds of food coming in and going out per month.

“That’s a lot of food,” he said. “We pick up food from all the big businesses in town.

That’s all the major grocery stores, department stores and stuff like that that supply us with goods.”

He said donations have been good this year, with around $40,000 from the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce turkey drive and $12,000 from the Banker’s Auction being split between the food bank and the Salvation Army.

“And we’ve had some big donors from businesses around town too this year that have put some big sized cheques into our accounts,” he said.

“And people in town have been super this year as far as donators bringing food in — canned and dry goods — it’s been steady this month.”

He said volunteers are something they always need.

“We can always use volunteers on any given day from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,” he said.

Barry Coulter photo

Cranbrook Safeway was evacuated Thursday afternoon, the parking lot blocked off by City and Emergency Personnel vehicles, and police summoned to the store. Police later said the incident was likely a prank, similar to other incidents that have taken place around the province in recent days, originating out of the country. The Castlegar Safeway was also evacuated Thursday afternoon, for a similar reason.

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A woman was taken by air ambulance to Calgary Hospital after a westbound freight train made contact with a vehicle at a private railway crossing on Caithness Road and Highway 3, between Jaffray and Elko on the morning of December 17.

Local RCMP and first responders were notified and tended to the incident that occurred at approximately

Owner almost loses ice fishing shack to Lake Windemere Steve Hubrecht Invermere Valley Echo

A veteran Lake Windermere ice fishing shack owner is warning others to stay off the ice after he nearly lost his shack last week.

Jim McGilvery put his shack out on the lake in early December, after two weeks of frigid temperatures in late November that resulted in the lake completely freezing over on Monday, November 29th, but he had to pull it off a week later when warmer temperatures began to thaw the ice.

“A lot of us who go ice fishing were tricked by the cold days we had (in November). The lake didn’t freeze quite as much as we thought,” said McGilvery, adding that in the fall he’d promised he wouldn’t try to put his shack out before December 15th at the earliest, but was tempted by the lure of being first on the ice at the start of the winter.

“I don’t know if it’s peer pressure or what that convinced me to put it out there. I thought it was safe, but clearly it wasn’t yet. I’m just thankful I got it off,” he said, “I wouldn’t even walk out there,”

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“I don’t have the full details as to the extent of the injuries of the occupant of the vehicle at this time but my understanding is that the individual is being taken to a Calgary hospital by air ambulance,” Woodrow added.

CP police are currently investigating the incident.

said McGilvery, speaking on Friday, December 12th when temperatures were still warm. “You’ve got to be careful out there. Mother Nature can be tricky and people need to be wary.”

Two corners of the shack had almost gone right through the ice before McGilvery managed to get it off the lake.

The shack and all its accoutrements weigh more than 1,200 pounds and when McGilvery put it out on the lake, he used his truck.

But with the ice melting, he didn’t dare take his truck out onto the ice to get his shack off, so he and a friend used nothing more than harnesses and rope to manually bring it back to shore — one pulling, the other pushing. It took seven and half hours for them to drag it to Kinsmen Beach.

Apparently several people were sitting in The Station Pub watching, and they placed a bet on whether or not the pair would make it to shore without going through the ice, McGilvery said.

“I’d like to see some of that $100 wager,” he joked.

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Lady Florentia Sale and her party were herded from one Afghan fortress to another. Illustration by C L Doughty

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The perils of Florentia Sale One of Kimberley’s best: ‘F Submitted photo

Gerry Sorensen with Dad Chris.

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ski racer Gerry Sorensen Anthony Dr ansfeld For the Townsman

What a skiing resume!

With four World Cup Downhill victories (most ever by a Canadian woman), Geraldine Sorensen was the World Cup Downhill Champion of 1982, which means best in the World.

Sometimes the best skier does not win a medal at the Winter Olympics, and such was the case in 1984 at the Sarajevo Olympics

where Gerry finished fifth in the Downhill when she was a prohibitive favorite to win the event.

Missing with your wax can mean the difference between first and 15th place — when you blow it with the wax, you feel as if you could run down the mountain faster. It is a very frustrating thing.

A bit of background: Gerry was born and raised in Kimberley to Diane and Chris Sorensen. Both parents

were pretty athletically inclined. Gerry’s mom Diane was an outstanding curler, golfer and bowler, ditto for Chris, who also could really dangle out on the hockey rink. Chris actually broke his leg ski jumping when he was 16, so Geraldine came by her athletic genes honestly.

Her Grandad Chris Sr. was a Professional hockey player, before coming to Kimberley to play for the famed Dynamiters way back in the day.

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For you history buffs Gerry Sorensen’s Great Grandfather operated a ferry between Invermere and Golden I do believe, in the late 1800s.

So the Sorensen family has been around for a while.

Gerry Sorensen took up skiing at 10 years of age — a relatively late start. But did she ever make up for lost time!

An exemplary ski racing career culminating with her election to the Canadian Ski Hall Of Fame in 1988. Ms. Sorensen was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall Of Fame in 1989. Another skier who put Kimberley B.C on the map.

She learned to ski downhill on the Dreadnaught up at Kimberley Resort, a great starting point for many skiers.

Nancy Greene trained on the Dreadnaught for one season when she was 16 years old, attending Selkirk High School, and living with Bill and Marg Rodgers in Townsite.

Nancy always maintained that winter here was huge in her ski development. Nancy always spoke highly of the Dreadnaught Downhill run) Gerry Sorensen is married and resides with her husband and children in California.

Her family still reside here in Kimberley.

Sadly, her mom Diane passed away some years ago.

ighting’ Bob Sale was a legend in the British Army. He fought side-by-side in the trenches with his men; often leading charges when his rank called for him to remain in the rear. When a regiment threatened to mutiny in Burma (1821), he loaded the mutineers’ muskets with blanks, and ordered them to shoot him. After this bizarre command, he noticed none of the disgruntled soldiers had ‘accidentally’ slipped a an actual bullet in. Sale shook his head, stating “It’s not my fault if you don’t shoot at me!”

And although he was promoted to the rank of Major General, and knighted by the Royal Family, all his accomplishments were completely out-shadowed by his wife.

Florentia Sale married her husband in 1809, giving him eight children (she had delivered 12, but four died during birth), and was now ready to enjoy her twilight years in the comfort of Afghanistan. In the spring of 1840 she arrived in Kabul with her oldest daughter, joining her husband for a life of British luxury.

Not only would they live on one of the finest estates, but they would do so with no less than 40 servants.

Then it all went so horribly wrong.

The First Anglo-Afghan War broke out, causing the British to make one mistake after the other. After a series of disastrous decisions, the only option left was to retreat to the safety of Jalalabad. 4,500 British troops and 12,000 civilians all left Kabul on foot.

No one made it. Those who didn’t freeze to death were either shot, stabbed, or starved. The only survivors were a handful of women and children, who were captured and taken to a prison camp. Among this group was Florentia Sale, her daughter, and corpse of her daughter’s husband.

At the camp, Sale confronted their captor General Akbar Khan, demanding a Christian burial for her son-in-law. Khan, an Afghani prince as well as a Sunni Muslim, granted her request (the only one granted during the entire war). Sale also fearlessly berated her Afghani guards for the poor conditions of the prison camp. After one particular “dressing down” she gave General Khan, he commented to a guard that “he know

understands why Europeans have but one wife.”

It should be noted Sale did all this while having a bullet lodged in her shoulder and one in her wrist. She cut the one in her wrist out, and simply left the one in her shoulder alone.

Sale and her fellow prisoners were kept for nine months while the British tried to negotiate for their release. Never one for passivity, Sale snuck letters to the negotiators, which found their way back to England. These letters were read in parliament, and published in newspapers. Soon, ‘Lady Sale’ was all anyone was talking about.

While this was due to her having survived one of the largest wartime massacres in history, it also was because of Sale’s writing ability. Her letters, describing her day-to-day imprisonment (frostbite, lice, earthquakes), read like a Jane Austen novel.

Newspaper headlines were soon dominated with references to “Heroine of Cabul,” “The Lioness Rampant,” “Grenadier in Petticoats,” and “The Victorian Boadecia.”

But her letters were just a small taste. The newspapers also reported that Sale was keeping a lengthy diary of her captivity, and that “if she escapes she will publish everything.”

This became one of the most anticipating publications of the 19th century.

After nine months, the Afghanis were moving the prisoners to a different camp when news of British Forces in the area caused most of the guards to flee. Sale picked up a musket, and led the survivors towards the approaching forces. It was a column led by her husband, who hopped off his horse and ran towards her. Sale burst into tears, the first time her husband had ever seen her cry.

“A Journal of the Disasters of the Afghan War : 1841-42” appeared on the shelves in 1843. As expected, it was a bestseller and “a publishing phenomenon.” Her exploits soon appeared in plays, novels, and Australia named a town after her.

Today, her original diary, “written on tattered sheaves of cheap paper,” can be viewed at the British Library.

Mike Selby is Reference Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Library

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SPCA has a busy year Continued from page 1 The quarantine happened after a stray cat was brought in. The cat showed signs of ringworm four days after it came in. The fungus can spread rapidly through the animal population at the shelter. It can also spread to humans.

“It didn’t spread so far,” she said. They were waiting for lab reports when she spoke to the Townsman on Thursday, and would know for sure today.

They had to sample all the animals and then send them to a lab, which cultures them for two weeks.

Baker said they have been diligent about the cleanliness and hope they can allow animals to be brought in and adopted out soon, as that has completely stopped since the infected cat showed up.

She said the new healthier upgrades to the shelter will help as well.

While December has been busy because of the quarantine measures, November was a busy month for animals coming in and out.

“We had lots of animals come in, but we also did a ton of adoptions,” she said.

There is also a program called the Drive for Lifes, which allows them to transfer animals to other shelters around

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Brenna Baker and friend at the East Kootenay SPCA. B.C. if they can’t take them in.

“I have a really good relationship with the BCSPCA in Richmond and then Pacific Coastal transfers cats and kittens at no cost. So we fly them out to Vancouver and they are usually adopted out within two to three days.”

In November they did 28 transfers and they were all adopted within a few days.

There are 20 to 30 cats on the Cranbrook shelter’s wait list.

“As soon as the renos are done and we’re cleared of the ringworm

quarantine, we will have room for every one of those cats.”

Currently, there are 20 cats and one dog housed at the shelter, which she said is quite a low number. There are also some other cats and dogs that were too young to come into the shelter that were in foster care and are now old enough.

“This summer was insane. In July and August we had 112 animals in our care everyday for about 70 days,” she said.

“It was very, very stressful and overcrowded and we didn’t have the

proper ventilation, so if we got one sick cat in it spreads like wildfire.

Now with these renovations it should cut that down a lot.”

Baker also noted that Cranbrook has an overpopulation of cats, which she wants to address through spaying and neutering through low income vouchers.

“There is also a large population of free roaming cats that live in little colonies all over the city,” she said. “So if we can spay and neuter and release them it will be a much better thing and nature will take care of them. Plus they’re not reproducing.”

She said the feral cats can’t just be wiped out, because when you cull one, three cats will move in.

“We have the highest cat population in B.C. per capita,” she said. “In Cranbrook there are hundreds of them.”

She is hoping to work alongside the city to address the problem.

Some of the renovations were covered through capital grant money through the BCSPCA that was $16,000.

Then she applied through the Community Initiatives Grant and received $24,000 through that.

Then there was a couple thousand for the kennels. The new kennels will bring the shelter up to much higher standards.

Virk shuffled to new job after Kwantlen flap VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark has moved embattled cabinet minister Amrik Virk out of his advanced education ministry role as the government wrapped up its probe into unauthorized signing bonuses for new executives at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Virk trades cabinet jobs with Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Andrew Wilkinson, who was serving as technology, innovation and citizens’ services minister. The announcement came Thursday, after the government released the latest results of a probe of the Kwantlen hirings.

Virk was an inspector with the

Langley RCMP and volunteer Kwantlen board member before being elected MLA for Surrey-Tynehead last year. In November, the NDP produced emails that contradicted Virk’s claim he was not involved in a decision to get around B.C. salary guidelines for university executives.

Virk said he forgot about an email exchange where he proposed a research allowance for then-University of Regina dean of business Ann Lavack for the position of vice-president academic at Kwantlen. B.C. public service pay rules limited the position to $170,000 a year, and Lavack took the job in 2011 with a $20,000 research allowance and a $50,000

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

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116,273.08! That’s in US dollars.

According to PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, that’s how much it would cost to purchase all of the gifts in “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

Now if you bought just one of each gift, it would still cost $27,673.22. And if you wanted to buy them online, you’d pay $42,959.07. Just for the convenience, I guess.

Holy Christmas Giving, Batman! Who could afford Christmas at that rate?

It’s a tongue–in–cheek thing of course. It can be fun to look at life from a slightly skewed perspective. On the other hand, who’d want our homes filled with the noise and mess of all these people and animals?

Just to be clear, the 12 Days of Christmas are not the 12 days before Christmas, but the 12 days after Christmas. Christmas is not just a day, but a season. It lasts twelve days, ending on January 5 which is “Twelfth Night”. The feast of Epiphany, which celebrates the arrival of the wise men or magi with their gifts for the infant Jesus, falls on January 6. Many cultures celebrate it as “Three Kings Day”, and give gifts on that day rather than December 25.

We’re not sure when this song originated. The earliest known printed version was in 1780 in a children’s songbook in England, but the song is actually much older than that. Some people see it as a nonsense song for children to help develop their memory: if you forgot one of the gifts, you’d have to pay a penalty.

Others have suggested that it is a song

in “code”, meant to teach the basics of the Christian faith. They say the carol dates back to the time of the religious wars in England, beginning in the 1550’s when Catholicism was outlawed.

Honestly, we just don’t know where this carol came from. There’s no solid evidence either way. But so what? It could be either, neither or both. The carol is fun to sing — well, once or twice, maybe, as long as you don’t do it too often.

So … what might these teachings be? My “true love” is none other than God, who gives all this gifts Rev. Yme to “me” who waits with open hands to receive God’s Woensdregt blessings gratefully.

The “partridge in a pear tree” symbolically represents Christ as a mother partridge which feigns injury to decoy predators from her helpless nestlings. It recalls Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem in Luke 13: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!”

The two turtle doves stand in for the Old and New Testaments, which tell the story of God’s love for the world.

Three french hens celebrate the three virtues of faith, hope and love (1 Corinthians 13:13).

Four calling birds are the four gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Five golden rings represent the first five books of the Old Testament, the Torah.

Six geese a–laying celebrates six days of creation.

Seven swans a–swimming for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit listed in Romans 12: 6–8: prophecy, ministry, teaching, exhortation, giving, leading and compassion.

Eight maids a–milking represent the eight beatitudes in Matthew 5: 3–10.

Nine ladies dancing are the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self–control (Galatians 5:22).

Ten leaping lords for the ten commandments (Exodus 20: 1–20).

Eleven pipers for eleven faithful disciples. You will notice that this list excludes Judas Iscariot who betrayed Christ to the Roman authorities.

Finally, twelve drumming drummers represent the twelve points of doctrine found in the Apostles’ Creed.

It’s an interesting list. Whether or not the song was written for that purpose— who knows? All I know is that the twelve days of Christmas are days of celebration and hope, days of wonder and delight.

This is a time to celebrate God’s presence in the world, a time to dream of what might be.

The song celebrates giving, giving in abundance, lavish generosity. Above all, that’s what Christmas is … a celebration of God’s lavish generosity to the world.

May your twelve days of Christmas be a real celebration of God’s love, and may your life be filled with abundance and joy.

Yme Woensdregt is Pastor at Christ Church Anglican in Cranbrook

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We in the East Kootenay are privileged to have a tremendous resource in the variety of wildlife that we have for either viewing enjoyment or harvesting for our families’ supply of organic meat.

Each year the provincial government sets the allocation rates to determine how many animals will be available for harvesting by resident hunters and guide outfitters. What many of us do not realize is that the B.C. Guide Outfitters Association is constantly lobbying the government for a greater share of the available allocations.

These allocations would generally be for the benefit of foreign hunters, as most of the clients of guide outfitters are from outside of Canada. It goes without saying that the greater the allocations to guide outfitters, the fewer allocations are available for resident hunters.

In most jurisdictions across North America, foreign hunters receive from five to 10 per cent of the harvestable surplus of wildlife. The current proposal of the B.C. Guide Outfitters Association would give foreign hunters up to 40 per cent of specific game species such as mountain sheep, goat and bear, and up to 25 per cent of moose and elk. This could result in 5,000 fewer hunting permits going to B.C. residents.

It is of interest to note that over the last 10 years, the number of B.C. hunters has grown by 20 per cent while the number of foreign hunters coming to B.C. has declined by 30 per cent for the same period.

B.C. resident hunters spend over $230 million annually in local communities on hunting related activities, and contribute $9 million a year towards conservation work through license fees. This does not reflect the contributions through conservation organizations and the more than 300,000 hours annually that outdoorsmen spend on habitat conservation projects across the province. Over the past two decades, non-resident hunting permits for moose in the Kootenay region have gone from six per cent in 1991 to 21 per cent in 2012, leaving hundreds of Kootenay residents without the opportunity to hunt moose. In the interest of comparison, Saskatchewan limits non-resident moose hunters to four per cent of the harvestable surplus and Alberta limits allocations between two and seven per cent with a maximum of 10 per cent. In Washington State the allocation for non-residents is five per cent.

It is not my intention to complain negatively about the B.C. Guide Outfitters, as it is in their best interest to obtain as much of the allocations as possible.

What I am attempting to do is bring this issue before the general population that may not be aware of some of these facts and figures, or the importance of speaking up in support of increased allocations for resident hunters.

If this is of concern to you I would ask that you express your concerns by contacting your MLA to encourage him to speak for you when this issue comes up for debate or discussion in the legislature or in committee.

D.F. Heidt, resident hunter Cranbrook

South Star Trails

Earlier this season, a clean up event was held at South Star to prepare the trails and

area for the upcoming season. Around a dozen wonderful volunteers lent a hand with the work required to keep the trails in good shape. Thanks to their efforts, many improvements were made.

Several volunteers worked to clear trails of blow downs and spread wood chips where rocks and roots interfered with grooming during the ski season. Others helped construct the two outhouses which are now in place and hopefully will survive longer than the last one. As the community will remember, vandals destroyed South Star’s only outhouse several years ago by pulling it off its base and burning it. The log shelter near the power line, which had already been repaired due to vandalism, was also wrecked and burned. The site has since been cleared up but the cost of a new installation is high. South Star appreciates the generosity of Lisa Cox at the Recreation Sites and Trails BC for the donation of two outhouses and also the continuing support for the South Star Recreation Society and their work. Concerns about the security of the two outhouses still need to be addressed.

Community usage of South Star continues to increase. A counter has documented over 10,000 of usages since it was installed last December. It is a pleasure to see so many people using the trails year round.

Cross country skiers, runners/hikers, snowshoers, bikers and horse back riders all cooperate to respect and enjoy the peace and quiet of the non motorized trails. Membership is encouraged to help demonstrate to the Ministry that the trails are in active use and provide low cost, non motorized recreation for the entire region.

There are no paid workers maintaining South Star and we count on the support of the community to cover costs. Membership forms and trail maps are available at the Trailhead, which is located in Gold Creek at the top of 38th Avenue.

There is presently a Facebook page(South Star Recreation Society) to keep updated information about South Star available to its users. Additionally, a website is being planned for 2015.

Despite a promising snowfall in November, we are now back to bare ground and waiting for winter to begin in full force.

The trails are still a wonderful place to walk, run, or ride your horse. Some cyclists may venture out at this time of year, but puddles and lingering ice require caution.

Rocke Robertson Cranbrook

Highway Clearance

Having spent the majority of my working life commuting between Kimberley and Canal Flats, I had the mixed blessing of travelling that highway both before and after the maintenance of said highway was passed over from the provinces Department of Highways to the current system of contracting it out.

With the Department of Highways that highway was cleaned, plowed and sanded with a lot more care and professionalism than it is now. A lot of the snow plow operators were the same one working for both, but could only do what they were told to do. I’ve known a few of them over the years and they would all have gladly gone out earlier, had they been allowed to.

We usually did notice a difference between the Kimberley side of the northern boundary — the Invermere side was usu-

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ally kept in much better shape than the Kimberley side, but, that being said, the Kimberley side was never left to be in as bad as shape as it is now. On many occasions going to work at 5 am, it was normal to see DoH/Kimberley side out ahead of us.

Since the government switched over to contracting out the job of highway maintenance we noticed almost instantly how the highways didn’t get plowed as soon or as well, always leaving them in poor to very poor shape. I’m just glad I no longer have to deal with that commute.

Mainroad has given the “list” of when they must take action, what timelines they have and what actions must be taken. Well it’s pretty obvious they are running according to those specs the Ministry of Highways has set out. And those specs are the bare minimum of what has to be done.

It seems pretty obvious they are taking those specs to heart and probably saving themselves a lot of money doing just that.

They are not looking at the snow falls and sending their crews out in an effort to stay ahead of the game, which is what used to be done.

No, it looks like they are waiting until they absolutely have to send the crews out, which puts them in a losing battle, because by then the snow is already compacted into ice, and when that cold, regular plowing will not be effective. By this time to be effective, means a lot more wear and tear on the equipment, and over time, which would mean fewer profits.

When the contracting out came into effect the BC Government and the Ministry of Highways promised us all safety would not be adversely affected. Well, look at the roads now, listen to the people using those roads. It seems safety has been, and is being affected, in order to save money and increase profits.

Tom Haverko Cranbrook

United Way

Your generosity is at the very heart of change in your community!

United Way donations stay in the community where they are raised to help those most in need. Community Investment Committees comprised of a United Way Director, past Board Directors of United Way, a bank staff member and two community representatives diligently review all funding applications in January and February. Priorities are determined and recommended investment levels for each approved funding application meeting United Way criteria and guidelines, are presented to the Board of Directors. Most funding recipients are unable to access other funding sources for programs and services needed in the community. The need is great and that is why your donation big or small, is so important.

This year’s campaign is now within 30 per cent of our goal and your help is needed. A troubled economy, rising costs and fewer employment opportunities continue to increase the need for a helping hand up.

Please consider making a donation in support of your community and fellow citizens.

Staff, volunteers and the Board of Directors wish everyone a safe and joyful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year!

Donna Brady Fields Executive Director United Way East Kootenay

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UPCOMING

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 ICBL-Duplicate Bridge–Senior Center in Cranbrook. Mon & Wed 7pm, Thurs & Fri 1pm at Scout Hall, Marysville. Info: Maggie 250417-2868.

Volunteers always needed for the Marysville Thrift shop! Please contact Marilyn @ 427-4153 or Jean @ 427-7072.

Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Phone 778-520-1981.

Cranbrook Community Tennis Assoc. welcome all citizens to play or learn to play. Call Neil 250-489-8107, Cathy 250-464-1903.

East Kootenay Women Executives & Entrepreneurs (EKWEE) meet the first Monday of every month at the Heritage Inn, Dining Room Annex, 7:00PM. Join us for of the menu dinner 5:30-7:00. Pay your own tab. Networking, share accomplishments, education. Bev Campbell 778-481-4883 Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook.

Meet & Greet from 6:00-6:30pm, supper 6:30-7:00, meeting 7:008:00pm. Contact 250-427-5612 or 250-427-7496. New members welcome – men and ladies!

Help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cranbrook: One way you can help is by donating to our “Blue Bin” located outside to the left of Wal- Mart.

This bin is there for any clothing items or soft items. (250)489-3111 or email us at @bigbrothersbigsisters.ca Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city.

Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159.

Seniors Autobiographical Writing for those aged 60 or wiser at the Kimberley Library. No writing experience necessary. It’s free.

Tuesdays 10:00 - Noon. Register: Kim Roberts CBAL Coordinator 250-427-4468 or kroberts@cbal.org The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome.

CRANBROOK QUILTERS’ GUILD hold their meetings every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:15pm upstairs in the Seniors’ Hall, 12517th Ave. S. Everyone welcome. Info: Donna at 250-426-7136.

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.

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Raucous rivalry renewed

Kimberley Dynamiters & Fernie Ghostriders get back to it as KIJHL’s Eddie Mountain Division heats up in dead of winter Saturday, dec. 20

Fernie GhoStriderS at Kimberley dynamiterS

GAME TIME: 7 P.M. (MT) GHOSTRIDERS vs.

DYNAMITERS (23-4-1-2) RECORD (17-12-1-3) First (Eddie Mountain) DIVISION Third (Eddie Mountain) 144 GF 131 82 GA 104 11th (16.9%) PP Sixth (20.4%) First (93.3%) PK Third (87.5%) D. Smith (24-20-44) TOP SCORER J. Richter (26-15-41) J. Orser (2.37 GAA) TOP GOALIE T. Brouwer (2.63 GAA) W1 STREAK W2 7-2 W vs. CVR LAST GAME 2-1 at CTC Dec. 28 at KIM NEXT GAME Dec. 28 vs. FER

Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

Kimberley Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks isn’t thinking about the playoffs just yet, but his squad will get a taste of what the post-season might feel like when the Eddie Mountain Division-leading Fernie Ghostriders visit the Kimberley Civic Centre Saturday night.

“Saturday night will be a lot like a playoff game in terms of the energy and the excitement,” Bancks said Wednesday afternoon.

The Dynamiters and Ghostriders combine to form one of the most electrifying rivalries in the KIJHL and the Dynamiters coach isn’t the only one who knows it.

“The Fernie and Kimberley rivalry has always been fun and this year, we’ve got two good teams out there,” Ghostriders head coach/general manager Craig Mohr told Sara Moulton of the Fernie Free Press Thursday afternoon. “When rivalry teams are both good, you know it’s going to be some exciting hockey.

“Through all the years, there’s been some bad blood and things said. I’ve never seen another rivalry as big as this during my time playing or as a coach. You know who you’re playing and you know the crowd is going to be jacked up.”

With three games in the books between the clubs so far this season, there’s no shortage of fuel for this fire. The Ghostriders hold a decisive edge in the season series with a mark of 2-01-0, but the Dynamiters haven’t exactly made life easy on their Eddie Mountain Division rival.

“We have played [Fernie] extremely close every game we’ve played them,” Bancks said. “If we play our game, we can come out on the good side and that’s pretty much it -focus on what we do.”

In case you’ve missed any of the action to this point, let’s rewind a little bit to get you up to speed.

The two clubs opened the season with a pair of games at the Fernie Memorial Arena.

The Ghostriders squeaked out a 2-1 victory Nov. 7, courtesy a

Taylor Rocca Photo

The Kimberley Dynamiters and Fernie Ghostriders wrap up the pre-holiday schedule with what will surely be another electrifying Eddie Mountain Division match Saturday night at the Kimberley Civic Centre. two-point performance from since-departed winger Josh McCulloch.

The native of Calgary joined the Calgary Mustangs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League earlier in December.

Back in Fernie Nov. 22, the Nitros were sparked by a two-goal, three-point performance from Jared Marchi in a 4-4 draw. With the tie, the Dynamiters became the first KIJHL team this season to escape the Fernie Memorial Arena without a loss.

As it stands, Kimberley is one of only two teams to have held the

Ghostriders from a win in their own rink. Fernie is 14-0-1-1 on home ice with their only loss coming to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, a 5-4 double-overtime defeat Dec. 13.

In the most recent meeting between Kimberley and Fernie, Justin Peers and Cole Keebler tallied three points apiece as the Ghostriders claimed a 4-1 triumph Nov. 28 at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

“Coming into the season, all the talk was Fernie, Fernie, Fernie,” said Nitros rookie forward Keenan Haase

after the 4-1 setback.

“Coming to play these games is fun and exciting, even in Fernie and especially here with all the fans that showed up.

It was a great atmosphere and gets you really pumped up.”

Saturday’s tilt represents the final contest for both teams before a brief holiday hiatus. If meeting once before the holiday season wasn’t enough, the two teams dive back into the rivalry immediately following the holiday break. The Dynamiters host the Ghostriders Dec. 28 before travelling across the

mountains for a rematch Dec. 29 in Fernie.

With the Eddie Mountain Division remaining one of the tightest in the KIJHL, the next three games are huge for the Dynamiters (17-121-3), who remain three points behind the second-place Golden Rockets (18-12-0-5) and a mere two points ahead of the fourth-place Creston Valley Thunder Cats (16-12-1-3).

Should the Dynamiters be able to steal six points from the Ghostriders (23-4-1-2), the already muddy Eddie Mountain Divi-

sion would become even muddier.

Fernie sits atop the perch with 49 points, 11 ahead of the third-place Nitros.

“Obviously, you have to respect their record but just play our game,” Bancks said. “If we do that, I think we’ll be fine.

Our guys like playing Fernie and I’m looking forward to it.”

Puck drop is slated for 7 p.m. Saturday night at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

The last time the two teams met, more than 700 raucous fans filled the barn in Kimberley.

Ottawa Senators release Lazar for World Juniors Stephen Whyno Canadian Press

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Curtis Lazar is leaving the Ottawa Senators to play for Canada at the world junior championship, a decision those involved consider a “win-win.”

The 19-year-old Lazar gets the experience of playing against the best junior players

in the world, Canada gets a polished top-six forward and the Senators hope to benefit down the road from the development their top prospect gets from his second of these tournaments.

“He’s going to play a more prominent role,” Senators coach Dave Cameron said. “With us he’s in the bottom six,

playing a safe role.

There he’s going to be a go-to guy. That’s a real world-class tournament on a huge stage, so all those factors are going to make him a better player.”

Lazar was Ottawa’s fourth-line centre averaging 12:45 a game, second-lowest on the team ahead of only Chris Neil.

Wednesday night at the

New Jersey Devils, Lazar skated 15 shifts for 8:30, his lowest totals of his rookie season.

Hockey Canada had discussions with the Senators this week about getting Lazar, but the organization didn’t find out until Thursday morning that he’d be joining the world junior team. Understandably, those in charge of the

team are thrilled to add Lazar to a group already favoured to win gold on home ice.

“He is a big piece of the puzzle,” said Scott Salmond, Hockey Canada’s vice-president of hockey operations. “He will come in here, hopefully with a lot of confidence and a lot of experience of having been here last year. We expect

him to be a leader, and we expect he is going to give our group a boost.”

Lazar called it “bittersweet” leaving the Senators in the middle of the season, especially considering the upheaval lately with the firing of Paul MacLean and the hiring of Cameron as coach. But he relishes the idea of becoming that “go-to-guy” at the

world juniors.

“The Ottawa Senators, I’m happy to be here, I love to be here and I feel I’m going to have a long, healthy career here with them,” said Lazar, who has a goal and six assists this season. “Two weeks it’s not going to make that much of a difference.”

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Lazar boosts Canada’s medal hopes Continued from page 8 Having Lazar could make a huge difference for Canada, which already had six returning players: goaltender Zach Fucale, defenceman Josh Morrissey and forwards Sam Reinhart, Connor McDavid, Nic Petan and Frederik Gauthier.

Salmond said it was up to coach Benoit Groulx whether Lazar would play wing, as he did in 2014, or line up at centre.

“I see him, imagine him, playing a lot,” Salmond said.

That’s part of the reason Cameron, who has a history of coaching with Hockey Canada, supported letting Lazar go.

Ultimately, the decision rested with Senators general manager Bryan Murray, but he got input from Lazar and Cameron along the way.

Lazar’s teammates saw last year what he can bring to a tournament like this when he was a point-a-game performer.

“Curtis brings everything, really,” Morrissey said. “He is an all-around player, he brings a lot to our team on the ice with his skills and ability, but off the ice he brings tremendous leadership. He is a hard-working, honest guy.”

Before he even skates with this group, Lazar becomes a top candidate along with Reinhart to

be named captain. At the very least, the Salmon Arm native will be part of Canada’s leadership group because he’s constantly smiling and can lighten the mood.

“He always brings down the pressure,” McDavid said. “He’s obviously going to be a huge leader, if not the biggest leader on this team.”

Groulx, an assistant last year in Malmo, Sweden, has only good things to say about Lazar on and off the ice.

“He’s well-liked by his teammates, respected by his teammates,” Groulx said. “He’s won everywhere. He’s a competitor, everybody acknowledges that. He’s such a great young man.

I think he’ll fit right in with our guys.”

The downside of Lazar’s addition will be felt by one extra player who has spent the week at Canada’s camp at Meridian Centre in St. Catharines but won’t start the tournament with the rest of the group Dec. 26 in Montreal. Now three forwards will need to get cut, along with a defenceman, to get down to the 22-man roster.

“That’s part of the process,” Groulx said.

“Having Curtis back, obviously I think it puts a smile on everybody’s face on this team. Yeah, it’s going to make our decision tougher, but I think it’s good for our

team to have him back.”

Five forwards appear to be on the bubble of making the team: Gauthier, Michael Dal Colle, Jason Dickinson, Rourke Chartier and 17-year-old Lawson Crouse. Though Gauthier is a returning player, the Maple Leafs prospect doesn’t consider his spot safe.

“I think I need to earn it,” Gauthier said. “I don’t think I got it right now.”

Dickinson, who centred the fifth line this week, understands he has to show his value Friday night in Canada’s exhibition game against Russia at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. He isn’t worried about the Lazar news affecting him mentally.

“It is one of those things that happens in hockey,” Dickinson said.

“There are going to be guys out there and take your spot, and you just have to battle through it.”

There’s little doubt that Canada is a better team with Lazar than without.

“We’re on home soil here and the expectation is for us to win gold,” Lazar said. “My junior resume, it’s pretty complete except for a medal at the world juniors. It’s a big opportunity here and I like the team that they have in place so far and I’m

Atom Royals crowned in Spokane For The Townsman

The Cranbrook Atom B Royals went 4-0-0 in the Squirt Winterfest Tournament in Spokane to open the month of December.

The Royals defeated teams from Tacoma, Spokane, and Nelson before facing Fernie in the gold-medal game.

After dropping an early 3-1 lead, they managed to hang on to win the game 4-3 and bring home their first gold medal of the season.

The team also won silver at a recent Calgary Tier-4 tournament held in Canal Flats.

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Retail offers not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). ‡‡ Until January 2, 2015, receive $500/ $750/ $1,000/ $2,000/ $2,500/ $3,500/ $4,000/ $4,250/ $4,500/ $4,750/ $5,000/ $5,500/ $6,000/ $6,250/ $6,500/ $7,000/ $7,250/ $7,500/ $8,500/ $10,500 in Year End Clearout Cash (Delivery Allowances) with the purchase or lease of a new 2015 Fusion/ 2014 Focus (excluding S Manual) and 2015 Explorer, F-150 Regular Cab XL 4x2 (Value Leader)/ 2014 C-MAX and 2015 Taurus (excluding SE), Expedition, Transit Connect, E-Series Cutaway, Transit/ 2014 F-150 Regular Cab XL 4x2 (Value Leader) and 2015 F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs/ 2014 Focus S Manual, Edge and 2015 Fiesta S/ 2015 F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2)/ 2014 Fiesta, F-350 to F-550 Chassis Cabs/ 2014 Mustang V6 Coupe, Taurus SE, Escape, Explorer/ 2015 F-150 SuperCab and SuperCrew/ 2014 Fusion/ 2014 Transit Connect (excluding electric)/ 2014 E-Series, F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2), F-150 SuperCrew 4x4 XLT 300A/ 2014 Flex, F-150 SuperCrew 4x2 5.0L and 4x4/ 2014 Taurus (excluding SE)/ 2014 Mustang V6 Premium, F-150 SuperCab/ 2015 F-250 to F-450 (excluding Chassis Cabs) Gas engine/ 2014 Expedition/ 2014 Mustang GT/ 2014 F-250 to F-450 (excluding Chassis Cabs) Gas engine and 2015 F-250 to F-450 (excluding Chassis Cabs) Diesel engine/ 2014 F-250 to F-450 (excluding Chassis Cabs) Diesel Engine -- all stripped chassis, cutaway body, F-150 Raptor, Medium Truck, and Mustang GT500 models excluded. 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Limit one (1) incentive redemption per Eligible Model sale.†Until January 02, 2015, lease a new 2014 F-150 Super Crew XLT 4x4 (300A Package) and get as low as 0% lease annual percentage rate (APR) financing for up to 24 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $44,149 at 0% APR for up to 24 months with $2,575 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $299 (Comparison payments are for reference purposes only and are calculated as follows: the monthly payment is annualized (multiplied by 12) and then divided by the comparison period (26 weeks for bi-weekly). For example ($299 X 12) / 26 bi-weekly periods = $138.), total lease obligation is $9,751 and optional buyout is $21,633. 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any people have responded with bewilderment to the news that the Wildrose Party, until lately Alberta’s Official Opposition, has decided instead to join the government. Or at least, that a substantial part of its caucus has. Particular scorn has attached to the party’s leader, Danielle Smith, for being among them. It has been strongly if not universally suggested that the purpose of an opposition party is to oppose, and that an opposition leader ought on most occasions to be found leading the opposition.

Fair enough. But isn’t it possible that Alberta, that pioneer province, is blazing the trail to a new form of government? Having enjoyed the blessings of one-party rule these past 43 years, the province seems now to be progressing towards a still more enlightened despotism, one-party politics. (I pass lightly here over the presence in the Alberta legislature of the Liberal and New Democratic parties, which must be put down to sampling error.)

Let us not judge the defectors too hastily.

For a start, is it entirely clear just who is defecting from whom? The old party line at Wildrose was that they were a party that detested the governing Progressive Conservatives as a corrupt, wornout, big-spending collection of time-servers and place-holders who wouldn’t know a principle if it climbed their drainpipe. If the new party line is that it no longer detests these qualities, or that it was wrong all these years to have ascribed them to the Progressive Conservatives, or that the Progressive Conservatives are no longer the party they once were but have suddenly been transformed into a different party with the same name — or at any rate that they, the Wildrose, are no longer to be a party in their own right but merely a part of the party of the second part — and if some Wildrosers disdain to support the new party line that they are not a

Andrew Coyne party but stubbornly cling to the old party line that they are, well maybe they’re the ones who have left the party, and not the other way around. If you follow.

Certainly one must sympathize with the dilemma in which Ms Smith finds herself.

Only last month, the former Wildrose leader was greatly pained by two caucus members who, deserting the party and betraying its leader, crossed over to the Conservatives. (“In the end, some people don’t turn out to be who you thought they were,” a rueful Ms. Smith reflected afterward. “I suspect they’re going to be in for a bit of a rude awakening on the other side.”) But now that she has deserted the party while leading it she has arguably led a revolt against her own leadership, which must be doubly painful if not anatomically impossible.

But what was she to do? Others have noted

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Maybe they just argued themselves out of a job.

After all, in the several weeks since electing Jim Prentice as their leader, the Progressive Conservatives have solemnly promised to mend their ways, to spend less recklessly, to be less arrogant, to offer fewer obvious targets for public wrath. In good conscience, what role was left for an opposition party after that? Their work here was done.

Sure, you could say Wildrose nearly won the last election; that they led all polls until recently; that it was to be expected the PCs would get a bit of a bounce under a new leader, but that the election is still two years away — a period that, given the cataclysmic drop in oil prices

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But why put all that effort into defeating them when you can just join them? For that matter, why go to the trouble, as a government, of defeating the opposition, when you can just give them all offices? So you see, it’s really a winwin.

No doubt the Wildrose surrender will put a few noses out of joint: among the party’s 23,000 members, for instance, or the 440,000 people who voted for it in the last election. But there are always a few malcontents standing in the way of progress.

In any old province the opposition will from time to time succeed in taking over the government. But only in Alberta will you find the government taking over the opposition.

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Alberta Premier Jim Prentice and former Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith speak to media after a caucus meeting in Edmonton Alta., Wednesday, December 17, 2014. and the consequent multi-billion-dollar hole in the province’s budget, is likely to be an exceedingly difficult time to be in government. You could say all that. But that was before they lost those four byelections. What else would you expect a responsible opposition

party to do at that point but give up?

It is not wholly unprecedented for the official opposition to head en masse for the government benches.

George Brown led his Clear Grits across the floor to join Sir. John A. Macdonald’s Great Coalition in 1864, in the

momentous business of creating a country. In the same way, Ms. Smith has led her party across the floor, in the momentous business of sustaining a 43-yearold dynasty in power and maybe picking up a couple of cabinet seats.

To be sure, the traditional route to cabinet,

Andrew Coyne is a columnist with Postmedia News

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Others will either make the first move or do nothing at all.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You’ll charge into work as a veritable whirlwind of energy. Trust that you will complete whatever you need to and more. Use whatever free time you have to put yourself into the holiday mood. You might be touched by a friend’s kind words. Tonight: Be a force on the social scene.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Allow your creativity to take you in a new direction. Some of you just might decide to use your imagination to come up with a last-minute gift. Keep interactions lighthearted, even when someone seems to want to be more serious. Tonight: Party until you drop.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Handle a personal matter first in order to free yourself up.

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You could have a difficult conversation with someone who is depressed. Consider an option more openly, especially if it involves last-minute shopping.

You might want to consolidate your to-do list. Tonight: Out and about.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Handle a personal matter in the morning, when you have some time to yourself. By midafternoon, you will you perk up and delight those around you. Allow greater give-and-take between you and others. You don’t need to hide anything. Tonight: As you like it.

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Dear Annie: My sweetheart and I just rekindled a long-ago attraction. It’s a long-distance relationship, so our visits are fun, but they are increasingly intense as we ponder our future. I’m 63, he’s 68, and we are both youthful despite the years.

“Bob” and I have been single and celibate for more than 12 years. He has not had a significant long-term relationship since his divorce 12 years ago. He remains friends with his ex, the mother of his children. They even play bridge together with another couple -- I don’t know whether that’s a factor in our situation. Bob has erectile dysfunction issues. I try not to pressure him, but our make-out sessions arouse me -- and then they don’t go any further.

Bob feels we should let nature takes its course, meaning sex will happen when it happens, but at our age, I know things can be more complicated. I love him, and I know he loves me, but it makes me sad to envision a sexless future. Advice? -- Postmenopausal and Still Frisky Dear Frisky: If Bob has ED issues, nature might never take the course you want.

Please ask him to discuss this with his doctor. There are various treatments for ED, and Bob may be willing to try one. There are also other ways to satisfy one’s partner. But ultimately, you must decide how important an active sex life is to your future happiness, because the situation may not improve.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Indy,” the lonely retired teacher who was scraping together part-time jobs and had no social life. You recommended some places where she could volunteer: hospitals, libraries, veterans associations, etc.

May I suggest volunteering at the local community theater? It is social, and you get to see the shows for free. We always need folks who have stagecraft experience, but we also need ushers, audition monitors, kid wranglers and all types of helping hands. -S.S. in Indianapolis 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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STAMBULIC, Vinko (Vince) March 26th, 1935-December 5th, 2014 As the last few notes of “Dante’s Prayer” faded away at the exact hour he would have left for work back home, Vince passed away surrounded by his family’s love in Victoria Hospice after a very short, courageous battle with a rare form of kidney cancer.

To Vince, his family and friends were the foundation of his life. The love he bestowed upon them was immeasurable and returned by all who knew him. Vince is now at peace, knowing he has imparted a strong legacy based on his integrity, values, and love of life.

Vince was born in Žejane, a village on the Istrian Peninsula in what is today Croatia. For the past 55 years, he has been a proud resident of Cranbrook, BC. Vince was predeceased by his parents Anton and Maria and his brother Tony earlier this year. He leaves behind the love of his life, his wife Anna of almost 57 years, as well as his children: Tony (Anna) Cranbrook; Mary (Don) Victoria; Rob, Cranbrook; Walter (Patti) Cranbrook, and Eddie (Tammy) Mission. Papa is survived by his 15 grandchildren: Danielle, Brittany, Toni-Marie; Kendra, Michael, Eric, Daniel; Jordan, Matthew, Nathan; Raeanne, Joey; Johnathen, Vincent, and Ashley. He is also survived by his brothers Mike of Cranbrook and Vlado in Žejane and families.

Vince was a well-known and respected master builder of quality homes in Cranbrook and the East Kootenays. Over the course of six decades, he built hundreds of homes to exacting standards based on quality, commitment, and loyalty to his customers.

Vince had a tremendous work ethic and was in the process of building a house when illness took hold. He treated his customers as friends, and Vince’s handshake was his word: strong, honest, and enduring. Vince loved the outdoors. He often took his children and grandchildren to experience the majestic mountains, lakes, and rivers of the Kootenays.

Vince had the quality to see the good in all people. He believed everyone had a gift to offer the world and could see their strengths and inner beauty when they themselves could not.

Vince and family extend heartfelt thanks to his many close friends for their support, in particular his long-time friends Terry Segarty and Dr. Lawrence Jewett of Cranbrook.

Their love, commitment, and support are greatly appreciated. The family would also like to acknowledge staff at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria Hospice and, in particular, Drs. Andrew Attwell, David Brook, and Greg and Cecile Andreas, all of whom treated Vince with dignity, care, and respect.

A celebration of Vince’s life will be held at the church he helped build in Cranbrook, Christ the Servant Parish (1100 -14th Avenue South) on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cranbrook and Kimberley Hospice Society (#230 20-23rd Avenue South, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 5V1) for the hospice Vince wanted to build on his return back home. To send a condolence, please visit www.earthsoption.com.

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Obituaries Marlene Petersen July 27, 1938 – December 11, 2014 Marlene Petersen, of Cranbrook, passed away at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital on December 11, 2014 at the age of 76 after a very short battle with cancer.

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.

She loved her new home here and worked daily around her yard and inside to have it to her level of perfection.

Marlene’s cuisine skills satisfied many appetites.

She was a seamstress during her working years and completed a coat made from a pattern that she had designed just a few months before being diagnosed.

She had a beautiful voice and enjoyed writing songs, putting music to them and singing them with her guitar.

Marlene could do anything that needed to be done around a house including painting, building, refinishing, brick laying, tiling, landscaping and gardening. She was a very independent lady. During her final days the care given to her was foreign as she was always the one to care for others.

Marlene will be lovingly remembered by her children, Susan (Darwin) Feil, Shelly (John) White and Cory (Katherine) Petersen; three grandchildren Kaden and Keidrich Feil and Myriah White; brothers, Lornel (Florie) Pocha, Clarence (Elana) Pocha, Floyd (Cheryl) Pocha, Alden (Christine) Pocha and Randy Pocha; sisters, Sylvia (Gordon) Pocha, Trudy (Brian) Clifford and Audrene (Detlaf) Harasiuk; and sisters-in-law Carol Pocha and Debbie Pocha, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Marlene was predeceased by her mother Elva (nee Hinch) Pocha her father Allan Pocha; step dad Harold Hinch; four brothers Carl, Gerald, Lawrence and Lloyd Pocha and two sisters, Diane Bailey and Audrey Pocha, one niece Ione Clark and one nephew Shaun Harasiuk.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at McPherson Funeral Home in Cranbrook, BC at 2:00 pm. Everyone who knew Marlene is welcome to attend the service.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com

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The successful applicant will be responsible for all aspects of the Company’s timber procurement program from external sources. Working closely with the Atco Wood Products Woodlands group and the Veneer Plant management team, this individual will create and implement a strategic plan ensuring an on-going timber supply for the Veneer Plant operation.

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Obituaries Andrea “Andy” DiRienzo 1935 - 2014 It is with deep sorrow that the family of Andy DiRienzo announces his passing on Monday, December 15, 2014 at Joseph Creek Care Village in Cranbrook at 79 years of age.

Andy was born on July 14, 1935 in Forino, Avellino, Italy. He was married on May 14, 1959, in Forino, to his love, Nicolina Fruncillo. He immigrated to Canada in 1959 and began working for the CP Rail and continued working for them for 36 years. He was a devoted and caring husband, dad, and “papa”. His grandchildren were his greatest love and he spent many, many hours with them doing a variety of activities. After he retired, when he wasn’t with his grandchildren, he could be found in his yard gardening and pruning his many trees.

Besides his love of gardening he enjoyed picnics, bocce, and Italian card games with his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Nicolina; his three children: Teresa Luxton (Drew), Joe DiRienzo (Audrey Farch) and Mary-Ann MacKinnon (Dan); his grandchildren: Laura Ryan (Jeff), Andrew Luxton, and Connor and Rylind MacKinnon; one great grand child; one sister Geraldine and one brother Frank, both of Italy; one brother-in-law, Samuel Buonerba of Cranbrook; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Andrea and Teresa; three sisters: Maria, Josephine and Vincenza; and one brother Guiseppe.

The family would really like to thank the staff at Joseph Creek Care Village, St. Mary’s Pod, for the wonderful care given to our dad during his time there. Your care and compassion was very much appreciated.

Prayers will be held on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 11:00 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cranbrook.

Andy’s funeral mass will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cranbrook on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at 11:00 am. Interment will be in the Mausoleum in Westlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a memorial contribution can be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, Okanagan/Kootenays Area Office, #4, 1551 - Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 9M9.

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

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Only one third of eligible organ donors identified

Duck-helping woman gets 90 days in jail after causing two deaths C anadian Press

Thousands of Canadians await transplants: report Sheryl Ubel acker Canadian Press

TORONTO - A new report says two-thirds of Canadians who are eligible organ donors at death do not make it through the complex process that would help thousands of Canadians waiting for life-saving transplants.

The report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says there are potentially more donors among deceased patients over age 60 and among those with irreversible brain damage declared dead after their heart stops.

Kathleen Morris, director of health system analysis at CIHI, says organ donation is a complex process that involves identifying potential donors, getting consent from the families and procuring the organs soon after death.

At 21 per cent, Quebec had the highest rate of organ donors from medically eligible deceased patients, while the Prairie provinces had the country’s lowest rate at 10 to 11 per cent.

Quebec also accepted the highest percentage of donors older than 60, with the Prairies again among the lowest users of donors 60-plus.

The CIHI study says each deceased donor provides three organs on average, meaning that almost 4,000 kidneys, livers and other organs could have been available for transplant if donors were better identified.

“What this study clearly identifies is that while there have been some improvements, provinces and regions need to increase collective investment and effort to address the critical demand for organs,” said Dr. Sam Shemie, an intensive care physician at Montreal Children’s Hospital and a key adviser for the study.

“No willing donor should ever have his or her wishes unfulfilled,” said Shemie, adding that no Canadian should die on a transplant waiting list because donors have not been identified by the health-care system.

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A Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 Fighter jet from 409 Squadron taxis after landing in Kuwait on Oct. 30. (Handout/DND-MND/Canadian Press)

CF-18s hit targets as Kurds launch offensive to break Sinjar mountain siege M u r r ay B r e ws te r Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Canadian warplanes have been in action in Iraq once again, bombing enemy targets ahead of Kurdish Peshmerga forces who are pushing to completely break the siege in the Sinjar mountains.

The region along the Syrian border was home to many members of the Yazidi minority before extremist fighters swept in last August, killing or abducting hundreds and prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee through the mountains.

Col. Dan Constable, the commander of Canada’s task force for the Iraq mission, says two CF-18s bombed an enemy position about 100 kilometres northwest of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city.

The extremists had erected “defensive fighting positions and safe havens, places where they can engage from,” Constable said in a teleconference from an undisclosed base in Kuwait where the Canadian jets

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“We were requested to take those fighting positions out.”

It is part of a steppedup air campaign by the U.S.-led coalition battling militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The coalition carried out 61 strike missions from Dec. 15-17.

Since beginning combat operations in late October, the CF-18s have flown a total 130 sorties and carried out nine bombing runs.

The Peshmerga, according to local media reports, launched a twopronged assault on the region Wednesday and claimed some success with the apparent liberation of three villages.

Local commanders claimed Thursday they had secured a route into the region.

One line of the offensive runs from Mosul dam towards the encircled mountains, where U.S. and Australian transport planes have been dropping humanitarian supplies to the hundreds

refugees still clinging to the mountainside.

Earlier in the fall, the Kurds were able to temporarily open a corridor into the area but have been unable to keep it open.

Constable said he believes there are signs ISIL has over-extended itself, but declined to characterize the kind of fight Kurdish forces are facing on the road to Sinjar.

That was something for a higher U.S. headquarters - or Iraqi officials - to comment on, said Constable, who suggested the momentum was shifting slowly from halting the expansion of ISIL towards pushing them back.

“For the most part, I would say we’ve seen nothing but them being on the defensive and the strikes that have been in the last few days have been showing that.”

Iraqi forces have, for the most part, been tied up safeguarding an annual Shiite pilgrimage; now that it’s over, they are expected to begin trying to

retake territory from ISIL fighters.

But Lt.-Gen. James Terry, the U.S. commander overseeing the mission in the region, called for patience, saying the campaign would take “at least take a minimum of three years.”

At the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that at least three top Islamic State officials had been killed in operations over the last few weeks.

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the newspaper the operations are part of an expanding coalition effort ahead of a planned offensive next year by Iraqi forces.

Constable wouldn’t speculate on whether Canada’s combat mission, due to expire in April, will be extended.

Plans are being drawn up that detail how the air force would carry on and separately the branch is drafting proposal for winding things down, he said.

World War II bomb defused in German city after nearly 10,000 people evacuated Ass o c i at e d P r e ss

BERLIN - A World War II bomb has been successfully defused in an eastern German city after some 9,700 people were evacuated from the surrounding area and a meeting of a state legis-

lature was interrupted.

The 250-kilo (551pound) bomb was found during construction work Thursday morning near the main railway station in Potsdam, near Berlin. The site is close to the city’s downtown

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The city government said the bomb was defused early Thursday evening in an operation that lasted 47 minutes and which Mayor Jann Jakobs described as

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Allied airplanes dropped millions of tons of ordnance on Germany during World War II, and unexploded bombs are still found frequently.

MONTREAL - A widow whose husband and daughter were killed when their motorcycle crashed into a woman’s car as she helped ducks on a highway is satisfied with the accused’s 90day prison term.

Besides the detention, Emma Czornobaj must do 240 hours of community service and is prohibited from driving for 10 years.

She will serve the prison sentence on weekends.

After Czornobaj stopped her car in June 2010 to rescue ducklings on the side of the highway, the motorcycle carrying Andre Roy and his teenager daughter Jessie slammed into her vehicle.

A jury convicted her of two counts of criminal negligence causing death and two counts of dangerous driving causing death.

Pauline Volikakis, the wife and mother of the victims, says the family was hoping for a significant sentence and got it.

The Crown was seeking nine months of detention and the 240 hours of community service, while the defence argued she should only get the community service.

Czornobaj’s lawyer, Marc Labelle, has said he likely won’t appeal the 90-day sentence but will appeal the driving ban.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft back after test flight Marcia Dunn Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s experimental Orion spacecraft left Florida by rocket and returned by truck.

The capsule arrived back at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday. It rocketed into orbit Dec. 5, travelling 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometres) into space on an unmanned test flight that proved to be a great success.

NASA plans to use future models to help get astronauts to Mars in coming decades.

Orion parachuted into the Pacific. After coming ashore at San Diego, the spacecraft was hauled by truck across America.

Engineers will now begin the lengthy process of inspecting the vessel and reviewing all the data collected by sensors. The capsule was struck by micrometeoroids, but that was anticipated.

It will be 2018 before another Orion flies. This one will be reused in a launch abort test.

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American, Russian plan one-year spaceflight Marcia Dunn

Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The two men assigned to a one-year spaceflight said Thursday that their upcoming mission will allow the world to push deeper into space.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will rocket into orbit from Kazakhstan in March and move into the International Space Station for an entire year. For NASA, it will represent a space endurance record; for Russia, it will fall two months shy of its world record.

At a news conference Thursday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Kelly and Kornienko said they anticipate many scientific gains from their mission. Researchers need to know more about the prolonged effects of space on humans, before astronauts embark on Mars expeditions lasting three years, round trip, they said.

“What makes this exciting for me, this oneyear flight, is about the science and everything we’re going to learn from expanding the envelope on the space station,” Kelly said. “If we’re ever going to go to Mars someday, the International Space Station is really a great platform to learn much more about having people live and work in space for longer durations. It’s close to the Earth, and it’s a great orbiting facility.”

Kelly and Kornienko have been training for this mission since their selection two years ago.

Both already have spent a half-year aboard the orbiting lab, on separate flights, and have been advised by previous yearlong space fliers to “pace yourself.”

The 50-year-old Kelly, a former Navy fighter pilot, said his goals are the same as they are every time he flies in space: “No one gets hurt, we don’t break anything and we leave as friends.”

Space station delivery delayed until January Marcia Dunn

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space station astronauts will have to wait until next month for their Christmas delivery.

On Thursday, the SpaceX company announced it was delaying this week’s planned launch of an unmanned supply capsule until January.

SpaceX spokesman John Taylor said a test firing of the rocket engines earlier this week did not go precisely as planned at the Cape Canaveral launch pad. The company wants to conduct a second test on the Falcon rocket before committing to a launch, he said.

Combined with the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, as well as the sun’s angles on the space station, the earliest the California-based company can launch is Jan. 6. The liftoff should have occurred Friday, already a few days late.

NASA says the delay will not affect the space station or its six occupants: two Americans, one Italian and three Russians.

The space agency is paying SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corp. to launch supplies and experiments to the orbiting lab. Orbital’s shipments are on hold, however, because of October’s launch explosion.

The Antares rocket blew up seconds after liftoff.

Orbital Sciences said it will be 2016 before it can launch again with an improved Antares rocket. The Virginia-based company is shifting much of its intended station shipment to an Atlas rocket that would fly from Cape Canaveral sometime later next year. A second Atlas might also be needed to pick up the slack.

Kelly noted that his first spaceflight, back in 1999, lasted eight days.

At the time, it “seemed like that was a long time.” His second flight, also on a space shuttle, lasted 13 days, and his space station visit in 2010 lasted 159 days.

“They’re getting longer,” he told reporters. “I think if I fly again,” it just

goes on forever “and I never come home.”

Kornienko, 54, a former Soviet paratrooper, said the support of his family has helped him deal with the preparations and the flight itself.

He had exciting personal news for those tuning in: “You can congratulate me. I am becoming grandpa.”

This photo combo provided by the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center via NASA, shows NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko.

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GET UP TO

IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTSΩ

1,250

$

GET UP TO AN ADDITIONAL

$

SPORT 2.0T SE

IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTSΩ

OWN IT FOR ONLY

$

32,994

33 0% WEEKLY

4DR L

SELLING PRICE:

$

FINANCING FOR 96 MONTHS†

$

OR

THE ALL- NEW 2015

SONATA GL

OWN IT FOR ONLY

$

2015 BEST NEW FAMILY CAR

59 0

SELLING PRICE:

$

1,000

IN ADDITIONAL BOXING WEEK PRICE ADJUSTMENTS ON ALL OTHER TRIMS◄

%

WEEKLY

5-Star Overall Crash Safety Rating▲

2014 Accent “Highest Ranked Small Car in Initial Quality in the U.S.∆”

GLS model shown♦

HWY: 7.4L/100 KM CITY: 10.4L/100 KM▼

TOTAL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

AWARDED THE HIGHEST GOVERNMENT CRASH SAFETY RATING▲ U.S. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

13,644

(OVER $30,000)

FINANCING FOR 96 MONTHS†

24,444

Sport 2.0T model shown♦

HWY: 6.7L/100 KM CITY: 9.7L/100 KM▼

2015

ELANTRA L

$

WAS

NOW

INCLUDES

17,594 12,959 4,635 $

‡

$

IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTSΩ

2014 Elantra “Highest Ranked Compact Car in Initial Quality in the U.S.∆” Limited model shown♦

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®The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. ‡Cash price of $12,959 available on all new 2015 Elantra L 6-speed Manual models. Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595. Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E. and a full tank of gas. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2014 Accent 4 Door L 6-speed manual/2015 Sonata GL Auto with an annual finance rate of 0% for 96 months. Weekly payments are $33/$59. $0 down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,595/$1,695. Finance offers exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. Financing example: 2014 Accent 4 Door L 6-speed manual for $13,644 at 0% per annum equals $33 weekly for 96 months for a total obligation of $13,644. $0 down payment required.

Cash price is $13,644. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,595. Example price excludes registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. ΩPrice adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $3,250/$4,635/$7,000 available on in stock 2014 Santa Fe Sport SE/2015 Elantra L 6-speed manual/2015 Genesis Coupe 3.8L GT. Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. ◄Boxing week price adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Boxing week price adjustments of up to $1,250/$1,000 available on in stock 2014 Santa Fe Sport SE/2014 Accent 4-Door models. Boxing price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. ♦Prices of models shown: 2015 Elantra Limited/2014 Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Limited AWD/2014 Accent 4 Door GLS Auto/2015 Sonata Limited are $27,244/$40,894/$20,394/$32,694. Delivery and Destination charges of $1,595/$1,795/$1,595/$1,695. Prices exclude registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, license fees, applicable taxes and dealer admin. fees of up to $499. Fees may vary by dealer. ▼Fuel consumption for new 2015 Elantra 2.0 Limited (HWY 6.7L/100KM; City 9.7L/100KM); 2014 Santa Fe Sport 2.0T SE Limited AWD (HWY 8.2L/100KM; City 11.4L/100KM); 2014 Accent 4-Door GLS Auto (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.5L/100KM); 2015 Sonata 2.0T Ultimate (HWY 7.4L/100KM; City 10.4L/100KM); are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. ∆The Hyundai Accent/Elantra received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among small/ compact cars in the proprietary J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality StudySM (IQS). Study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Propriety study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. ▲Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ‡†♦ΩOffers available for a limited time and subject to change or cancellation without notice. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. Visit www.hyundaicanada.com or see dealer for complete details. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

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$

IN ADDITONAL BOXING WEEK PRICE ADJUSTMENTS◄

$

Limited model shown♦

ACCENT

IN BOXING WEEK PRICE ADJUSTMENTS◄ ON SELECT 2014 MODELS!

3,250 + 1,250 = 4,500

$

2014

PURCHASE FINANCING FOR UP TO 96 MONTHS† ON SELECT MODELS

Amount available on the 2015 Genesis Coupe 3.8L GT

SELLING PRICE:

HWY: 5.3L/100 KM CITY: 7.5L/100 KM▼

%

$

2014

SANTA FE

DECEMBER 15th nd TO JANUARY 2

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