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Council approves Motor Control Center borrowing ARNE PETRYSHEN

Council approved borrowing up to $700,000 for the replacement of the Motor Control Center at the City’s Spray Irrigation Field at Monday night’s city council meeting. The deadline for receiving residents’ responses against borrowing was Dec. 10, 2014.

City staff noted that it didn’t receive sufficient response forms and so council could proceed with adoption of the Motor ControI Center Replacement-Spray Irrigation Facility Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 3812, 2014.

Debt servicing will commence in 2016 and will be funded by a sewer parcel tax increase of $0.50 which will be included in the 2016 Five Year Financial Plan. The city estimated the impact of this rate increase on a taxpayer with a 15.25 meter lot as an annual charge of $8.

The new council was eager look further into the borrowing.

See MOTOR CONTROL, Page 3

COURTESY KAREN CLARK

Cranbrook Health Car Auxiliary President Bonnie Close and Gift Shop Convenor Eldene Smedstad presented a gift to the parents of Aisa Bodzenius, the last baby born in 2014 at the Cranbrook Regional Hospital. Proud parents are Leah and Ian Bodzenius, who reside in Wardner.

Rocker holding benefit concert for family of late Cranbrook guitarist Bif Naked and Friends For JD, Jan. 15 in Calgary BARRY COULTER AND FERDY BELL AND

A Canadian rocker and motivational speaker is holding a fundraising concert next week for the family of a Cranbrook guitarist.

On October 28 of 2014,Jacen “J.D.” Ekstrom — guitarist for Bif Naked and formerly with the alternative rock band Neurosonic — while in Calgary was rushed to the Foothills Hospital due to an aortic dissection — a condition where the main artery (and largest) in the human body tears.

Ekstrom underwent 12 hours of surgery with a 10 per cent chance of survival. He passed away on the afternoon of November 7. He was 42.

Ekstrom was held in the highest regard among Cranbrook musicians,

and by Bif Naked (Beth Torbert), whose band Ekstrom joined after he met her in 2009.

Recently, Bif told the metal rock website BraveWords that she will be playing a special tribute show to Ekstrom on Thursday, January 15,at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary, Alberta. She will perform an acoustic set and share an evening to honour Ekstrom, hoping to raise funds for his wife and children.

The concert “Bif and Friends for JD” will take place Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino in Calgary.

Tickets are $30 plus service charges, and all proceeds go to the “Love For JD” fund. Doors open at 7 p.m.

See CONCERT, Page 3

Jacen “J.D.” Ekstrom of Cranbrook, pictured with Bif Naked.

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features Movies, plays, concerts offer a mid-winter medley CAROLYN GRANT entertainment@ dailytownsman.com

Sunrise Rotary Film Series

Check out what is coming up for the dark days of January: Tickets for WHIPLASH, screening January 8th, 7 pm at the Columbia Theatre are selling quickly. Don’t be disappointed! Tickets are on sale at Lotus Books, $10 ea. Thank you to CIAO Tours for sponsoring our first film of 2015!

LOVE IS STRANGE, sponsored by snapd is screening January 22nd , 7 pm at the Columbia Theatre. Tickets are on sale already at Lotus Books, $10 or $12 at the door if tickets are still available.

After nearly four decades together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan.

But when George loses his job soon after, the couple must sell their apartment and - victims of the relentless New York City real estate market - temporarily live apart until they can find an affordable new home.

While George moves in with two cops (Cheyenne Jackson and Manny Perez) who live down stairs, Ben lands in Brooklyn with his nephew (Darren Burrows), his wife (Marisa Tomei), and their temperamental teenage son (Charlie Tahan), with whom Ben shares a bedroom. While struggling with the pain of separation, Ben and George are further challenged by the intergenerational tensions and capricious family dynamics of their new living arrangements. (c) Sony ClassicsYou can find the trailer at http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_is_ strange_2014/The festival is scheduled for March 5th at the Key Theatre with an opening Reception and 6th and 7th at the Columbia Theatre.

We have secured a great line-up of films for this year’s festival.

Sat. January 3 Banff Film Fest

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Saturday, Jan 3, 2015 - 7:30 p.m., Key City Theatre -

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While everyone was enjoying the holidays these Highland Dance students are busy practicing with their hula hoops for a performance at the upcoming Robbie Burns Night.

Tickets $27. Sponsored

by Wildsight.

Council or kimberleyarts.com

Wed. January 14 Travelogue

Sat. January 17 Home Grown

“Luxury Barging in Southern France”, a travelogue presented by Jeff and Linda Williams will be held on Wednesday, January 14,2015 at the College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre at 7PM. Admission by donation - all proceeds will be sent to the Stephen Lewis Foundation by GoGo Grannies.”

Sat. January 17 Locals Coffee House

7:30 pm sharp. This show is sold out, so be sure to get tickets early for the next show.

Line-Up: Mismatched Socks (Justin, Grace & Rachel Cleland), Gord Blake, Jeanette Robertson & Bill Heibein, Mount Baker Bocal Jazz Band, Parkland School Band, Tim Ross

Sun. January 18 Gell it Up at Centre 64

Creston artist Win Dinn will get you hooked, whether you’re a mixed media artist, quilter, fabric artists, or just love to play with colour. For material list and more information call the Kimberley Arts

Home Grown Music Society presents the Coffee House at Centre 64 on Saturday, Jan 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets $8 at Snowdrift Cafe & Centre 64.

Jan. 6 to 31 Artageous Centre 64

In memory of Lou Wanak, this open exhibit features entries from regional artists that reflect ‘Lou Lou’s’ outrageous design sensibilities.

Local artists Lena McGuaig and Rhonda Haws will be exhibiting their creations starting February 3rd.

Next at Centre 64 Gallery

“TANGLED UP IN BLUE”: Lena’s oil paintings and sculptures of bronze and clay are an expression of herself as a woman, a mother , a lover, a teacher, and a seeker. “LATE BLOOMER”: Rhonda comes from a line of talented women who make art but don’t think they are artists. It took her 30 years to realize she was next in line. This exhibition will be running until February 28th. Another local artist will be following Lena’s and Rhonda’s exhibition. “SEDNA”

by Irene Rutherford tells the transformative story of Sedna, the ocean goddess. This multimedia show will be running from March 3rd—28th.

January 21 to 24 Waiting for Godot

Key City Theatre presents “Waiting for Godot” a play by Samuel Beckett. Directed by Paul Kershaw. Featuring Barry Coulter, Barry Borgstrom, Mark Casey, David Prinn. January 2124, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets $20 Call 250426-7006 or buy online at www.keycitytheatre. com.

“GODOT cannot be compared to any other theater work, because its purpose is so different.

Two dilapidated bums fill their days as painlessly as they can. They wait for Godot, a personage who will explain their interminable insignificance, or put an end to it. They are resourceful, with quarrels and their dependence on each other, as children are. They pass the time ‘which would have passed anyway.’ A brutal man of means comes by, leading a weakling slave who does his bidding like a mechanical doll.

Later on he comes back, blind, and his slave is mute, but the relationship is unchanged.

Every day a child comes

from the unknown Godot, and evasively puts the big arrival off until tomorrow…It is a tragic view. Yet, in performance, most of it is brilliant, bitter comedy…It is a portrait of the dogged resilience of a man’s spirit in the face of little hope.”

Sat. January 24 Robbie Burns Night

The Kimberley Pipe Band and many other highland dancers from the Hali Duncan and Liela Cooper School’s of Highland Dance will be performing on January 24 at Robbie Burns Night. This year, the evening will be held at the Heritage Inn in Cranbrook ...door open 5:30 with dinner at 6, entertainment to follow. This event is a fundraiser for the Kimberley Cranbrook Highland Dance Association. Tickets are available at Lotus Books and Kimberley Bakery until January 17th.

Come get yer haggis on!

Come out and Support your Local Highland Dancer!

Tues. January 27 Have Camera

Have Camera Will Travel.... a travelogue series. Come join Keith Corbould - “Canal Adventures in Italy & France” at Centre 64 on

Cathy Conroy performs at Home Grown.

Tuesday, Jan 27 at 7:30 pm. Admission by donation to the Kimberley Arts Centre.

Fri. January 30 SNOWED IN COMEDY TOUR

Presented by Picker’s Hut Cider. January 30 at 8:30 pm Key City Theatre. Tickets: $35 and $25 for Students & Seniors.

Feb 10 Key City Concert LE VENT DU NORD

February 10 at 7:30 pm at Key City Theatre.

Tickets $35/ $30 KCT Members

March 1 at KEy City Theatre IRISH ROVERS

March 1 at 7:30 pm.

Tickets $45/ $40 for KCT Members. Throughout the years, these international ambassadors of Irish music have maintained their timeless ability to deliver a rollicking, rousing performance of good cheer one that will soon have you singing and clapping along. Their songs have become anthems of revelry and joy among generation after generation of fans.

Monday March 2 Big Sugar

Acoustical Sounds of Big Sugar. An acoustic take by the legendary Canadian band. March 2 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $40/ $35 KCT Members

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Local NEWS

Motor control Continued from page 1

Coun. Tom Shypitka asked if there were reserves the city could draw from instead of borrowing.

CAO Wayne Staudt said sometimes they access the reserves, and sometimes they have to borrow.

“We do have reserves. We did look at our reserves and didn’t think they were appropriate at this time, but we do have some reserves” Staudt said. “We would review that and discuss it with council whether we should access reserves or borrow it, and in this case we felt that borrowing was appropriate.”

Coun. Danielle Cardozo noted that council had met with MP David Wilks. Wilks told them that there is an infrastructure fund and this sort of a project may qualify for it.

“What would be the risks of waiting for something like that?”

Cardozo asked.

Staudt said the risk is that the application is open until Feb. 18 and then they have to wait to see if they get approved to do the project.

“We did look at that option, and we said, ‘no, we better borrow’ because we don’t have a window to defer the actual replacement of this equipment,” Staudt said.

Coun. Norma Blissett asked whether it was possible to go ahead with the borrowing and MCC replacement, but then also apply for the funding from Ottawa.

Staudt said it is an option, and staff would be bringing the matter

to council likely at the next meeting. He said there will also be other projects that the city will also put up as options for funds like that one.

“I think you might agree with staff that some of the opportunities are better use of that grant opportunity, because they are much larger capital projects that we would be pursuing grants for,” Staudt said.

Eric Sharpe, director of engineering for the city, explained that the MCC is an automatic system, but the control itself is manual.

“It controls the irrigation pumps themselves and a number of other electrical items within the facility, including feeding electricity to the UV disinfection,” Sharpe said. “The issue is it is one of the first things built out there The repair is needed because of a small fire that happened last year.

He said it was a series of cascading events, beginning with a breaker tripping. It didn’t burn, but filled the facility full of smoke. They were able to get an electrician in and get it back up and functioning.

“There were three pumps running and it asked for the fourth pump to come on and that was too much for it,” he said. There are six pumps on the MCC. “It’s one of those things that we were able to get it back up and running, but really pushed it forward that this is something that is going to have to be replaced,” Sharpe said.

Business license renewals to hit mailboxes January For the Townsman

Business License Renewal Notices for 2015 will be mailed via Canada Post during the month of January. Fees are $150 per year; however a $25 reduction will be credited if payment is received prior to March 2, 2015.

The Business License Bylaw requires that owner/operators advise the License Inspector of any changes to the name, mailing address or location of the busi-

ness and to also advise if the business is closed and no longer operating.

A Business License is required for any operation of business within the boundaries of the City of Cranbrook, and can be obtained by application available on the City website — www.cranbrook.ca and clicking on ‘eForms’.

For further information or questions, please contact Bylaw Services at 250-489-0263.

Cranbrook’s popular folk-rock upstarts The Good Ol’ Goats spring back into action this coming Friday, January 9 — showtime: 10 p.m.) at the Legendary Byng Roadhouse in downtown Cranbrook. From left: Nolan Ackert (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Joelle Winkel (vocals, percussion), Julian Bueckert (drums), Clayton Parsons (vocals, guitar, dobro), Danica Martin (vocals, piano, trumpet), unidentified guest coyote (rabbit control), and Theo Moore (vocals, bass).

Concert to benefit family of JD Ekstrom

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Continued from page 1 Back in November, 2014, Bif Naked recalled for the Townsman her experiences with Ekstrom.

“JD joined the band when I was still finishing my final rounds of cancer treatment,” Bif said. “I was still a sick girl, but I didn’t know that. JD did know, and right from the start he was very kind and protective and helping. Once I realized what an astounding musician he really was, he just continually blew me away.

“He became my security blanket.

I never had to worry onstage when JD was riffing away or shredding out Bif Naked (Beth Torbert) and Jacen a screaming solo. He became my “J.D.” Ekstrom mentor, and he basically was the bandleader! He always wrote the set cal connection. JD was a good friend lists for every show, he always tran- to me. One of the last wonderful scribed the music for our band- memories of him was when he and mates. His professional demeanour his wife Jenn and their daughter never faltered, ever. Always such a shared dinner with me at my apartpro. I’m trying to envision what it’ll ment in Vancouver. Such a good visit. be like to play music with him gone. Laughter and joy. I feel lucky to have “But it was more than mere musi- known him for as long as I did.”

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Local NEWS

RBC donation of $15,000 will provide support for Intensive Care Submit ted

For any major corporation, community investment is not just something nice to do, it is part of the culture of its vision and mandate.

For RBC and the RBC Foundation, that investment has included health care right here in the East Kootenay.

The Cranbrook and Creston branches of RBC are both supporters of the East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) and its mission.

For the past several years the RBC has participated fully in the foundation’s annual holiday giving program the Starlite Campaign.

RBC has often provided support funding for many items for health care that are not the usual pieces of medical equipment but rather support for the behind

the scenes area of care such as operating rooms, surgical departments and diagnostic imaging needs. There are also times when their charitable giving can do a miracle with some of the most basic of needs such as a fleet of wheelchairs in 2013.

“RBC is committed to helping improve the quality of life for individuals, families and communities; we are proud to be long-time supporters of the Hospital Foundation and honoured to work with other community members to support hospital staff and their vital work,” Maureen Foxworthy, RBC Branch Manager Cranbrook.

This year with 3 stars to brighten the roofline at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital, RBC branches and the RBC

Foundation are gifting $15,000 to EKFH. The gift will join with others to build the $1 million needed to support equipment for the intensive care unit.

“It is very powerful when organizations such as RBC continue to support our fundraising efforts,” said Donna Grainger, EKFH Executive Director. “The ability to build and bring the best in technology to the new ICU will offer the best care possible in the only intensive care unit in the East Kootenay.”

The generosity of donors continues to light up stars whether it is for community facilities or the regional hospital. A gift can help light a path for others and strengthen health care in the community. To make a donation please visitwww.ekh.ca.

Left to right: Wes Rogers (1st Vice Chair) and Donna Grainger of EKFH accept an exceptional Starlite gift from RBC’s Amanda Lees and Maureen Foxworthy (Cranbrook Branch Manager).

Winter markets increasing to twice a month Trevor Crawley Townsman Staff

With the success of the farmers market in both the summer and fall, there are plans afoot to create an indoor market on every other Saturday of the month starting at the end of January.

“People really love the market, we’ve had such great response to the winter markets that we host in late November so the feedback, the response from both the vendors and our market patrons, has been we’d love to see more markets, we’d love to have markets available on a year-round basis,” said Erna Jensen, manager for Cranbrook Farmers Market.

“We’ve looked for locations that might be suitable and we are going to give this one a try, using the Ktunaxa gym. We think it’s a nice

Step #1: Call Karrie and get your access code number.

250-426-5201 extension 208

The Cranbrook Winter Markets have proven to be immensely popular central, downtown location, it’s got parking available and should give us a good space to be able to create a really nice atmosphere for an indoor market to take place.

The first one will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 24,

running from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the old Tembec gym which is now part of the Ktunaxa Nation Council office. It will run every two weeks from there on in.

“We put out the call to vendors yesterday… but happy to report that

the response in one day has been really great with lots of our farmers and food producers that we’re really excited about,” said Jensen.

“We love our artisans as well, but we know that food is often what draws people out to the

market, so very excited about that.

“We’ll be working hard to pull it all together so that we can offer folks the opportunity to shop locally at the Cranbrook Farmers Market indoor market.”

While it is the middle

of winter, there are still fresh produce options that will be available, added Jensen.

“Obviously, the climate that we live in, you’re not going to have the variety that we have at a summer market, but some of the vendors that

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have responded to date, we will have organic beef available, we’ll have farm-fresh eggs available, we’ll have fresh baked sourdough bread available.

“Carrots, some of the root veggies, apple cider, that kind of thing.”

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Opinion/Events Letters to the Editor

Transfer Station kudos As we look down the road of a new year ahead and make our plans, I’d like to pass along a bouquet to the girls who run our Cranbrook transfer station. Governments large and small, who spend our hard earned tax dollars, and are now planning their budgets for the year ahead, could all take a lesson here on attitude and efficiency.

I make a weekly visit to our waste facility to deposit our family household waste, and sometimes old appliances, tires, batteries, and cardboard, glass, etc. for recycling, and

am always greeted with a friendly smile, as the staff there check the contents of each vehicle. Yes, apparently you can be available to quickly interview each and every customer in a friendly professional manner and give clear instructions or collect fees, hour after hour and day after day.

The efficiency of sorting scrap wood, metals, tires, cardboard, appliances, grass clippings, Christmas trees, etc, mostly free of charge all makes me wonder why I sometimes still encountering these same items dumped by idiots in our beautiful backcountry. Guess it’s sort of like the way I feel about

government waste. Ignorant and unnecessary.

I don’t believe there is another business or government office in Cranbrook that handles the customer traffic that this facility does on a daily basis, seven days a week, and with what seems to me, very few staff.

So, keep up the good work here, and I hope you’ll share your knowledge with any Government Ministry that may drop by your work place to see what I’m talking about.

Ken C. Miller Cranbrook

Living Well

Triggers, temptations are everywhere Quitting Smoking: The healthy choice isn’t always an easy choice

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Jeff Conners

e all know that smoking is bad for you. Tobacco kills more people than alcohol and all other illegal drugs combined. Given it’s prominence as a major killer and the fact that 70 per cent of smokers say they want to quit smoking in the next six months, why is it that so many people struggle to stay smoke free?

Well, in many ways the healthy choice isn’t always an easy choice. Unlike other addictive drugs, tobacco can be easily accessed at every corner store and it is used openly in many outdoor public spaces.

Often people who are trying to quit using an addictive drug find that exercise (such as a brisk walk) and participating in activities with friends can help dramatically. However, some smokers find that these tasks are more challenging than they initially thought.

Triggers and temptation can be everywhere and that makes it harder to quit. Plotting out a walking path might mean trying to avoid passing by stores that sell tobacco or public places where smoking is permitted.

Even going to the local hockey game or visiting a hospital or community clinic might mean having to walk through a wall of smoke to get into the building.

Smoking is everywhere and that can be very challenging for people who are trying to

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quit. Treating tobacco like other addictive drugs can reduce the number of people dying from its use. Research has shown that smoke free environments and bylaws help smokers quit. They also send a clear message that we take addiction seriously.

Our communities can play an important role in helping smokers quit and live healthier and longer lives by adopting smoke free by-

laws and promoting smoke free environments for residents. To learn more about smoke free environments visit: www.interiorhealth.ca/sites/Partners/TobaccoResources/ Documents/Smoke%20Free%20Bylaws%20 Factsheet.pdf Jeff Conners is a tobacco reduction coordinator with Interior Health.

Alleged bank robber gets 5 months for escape attempt The man accused of holding up several local financial institutions has been sentenced to five months in jail for an escape attempt last fall.

Judge Don Sperry sentenced Andrew Stevenson, 34, today in Nelson Provincial Court. The jail term was a month longer than what Crown counsel and defence jointly sought. Stevenson, who admitted to the crime, still faces trial on another 20 charges related to the robberies.

On September 15, while deputy sheriff Dave Zarikoff was escorting Stevenson into the Nelson courthouse for an appearance, he threw off his crutches — which he was using after suffering a hip injury while being arrested the previous April — and ran several blocks before being tackled.

In handing down his sentence, Sperry told Stevenson:

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UPCOMING

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

“Luxury Barging in Southern France”, a travelogue presented by Jeff and Linda Williams; Wednesday, Jan. 14, College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre at 7PM. Admission by donation - all proceeds will be sent to the Stephen Lewis Foundation by GoGo Grannies.”

January 14: Kimberley Garden Club meets in Selkirk Library.

January program is Selecting Educational Programs for 2015”, by the members, for the members. New members welcome. For more info: Nola 250-427-1948.

January 15 - Legacy Builders Chili Meal, for those aged 50 and over.

Theme: Cabin Fever. 11:00 a.m. Abunant Life Assembly, 501-11 Ave. S., Cranbrook. FREE. Just let us know you are coming. Info: 250-426-2866.

Adult or Senior? Want to learn or improve your computer skills?

CBAL Cranbrook offers a 6 week introductory computer course starting Jan 16th. Pre-registration a must. Call Katherine 250-4172896, space is limited.

Home Grown Music Society presents the Coffee House at Centre 64 on Saturday, Jan 17 at 8:00 pm. Tickets at Snowdrift Cafe & Centre 64.

Know someone who is a literacy champion in Cranbrook or Area C? Nominate them as Cranbrook’s 2014 Literacy Champion.

Nominations close January 16th and the winner announced January 27th at the Family Literacy Day celebrations. For more info call Katherine 250-417-2896 or khough@cbal.org or on Facebook: Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy Cranbrook The Kootenay Railway Pensioners Association Social Luncheon at 13:30 pm, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2015 at Arthur’s Sports Bar & Grill (Day’s Inn) 600 Cranbrook St.N, Cranbrook BC. All Railway Retiree’s and Spouses are welcome. RSVP by Jan.16. Info: Secretary Frances Allen at 250-426-2720, Myrtle 250-426-2378, Jean 250-426-8338.

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“You’ve been well represented by [defence lawyer Ken] Wyllie and fairly treated by [Crown prosecutor Sunday] Patola. The thing that troubles me most is the question of whether you were exaggerating the extent of your injuries so as not to be shackled and manacled.”

Sperry said the sentence had to denounce Stevenson’s conduct and send a message to other prisoners that “consequences are certain and very real if you try to escape from the sheriffs. You put the sheriff at risk. He had to chase you. You put yourself at risk and the general public.”

Before sentencing, Patola outlined the circumstances of Stevenson’s escape attempt.

Around 9 a.m., Zarikoff was holding open a side door at the courthouse so that Stevenson could enter.

Instead, he ran up the stairs to Vernon Street, across the street to Touchstones Nelson, then up

Ward Street as Zarikoff pursued him, yelling for him to stop. Stevenson ducked into Herridge Lane and was nearly hit by a small car as he headed down Josephine Street toward Vernon.

Zarikoff then collared him with “minimal force,” pinning him to the ground on his chest.

Stevenson obeyed an order to put his hands behind him. A second deputy sheriff arrived as he was handcuffed. “I just wanted to see my kids,” Stevenson said.

Wyllie said Stevenson “suffers from a debilitating condition” which the escape attempt only made worse. He also said Stevenson acknowledged “this was an impulsive and foolish thing to do … Poorly planned and badly executed.”

Patola, who called the act a “desperate situation,” said Zarikoff had no reason to believe Stevenson was an escape risk.

She couldn’t find any applica-

ble case law, and initially wasn’t sure how much time the offence should merit — the maximum is two years in prison. But Sperry remembered an incident at the Rossland courthouse in 1978, where a man escaped out the bathroom window and was at large for a year before he was caught. He was then sentenced to nine months.

Stevenson appeared in court today via video link from jail in Kamloops, still using his crutches. He was also ordered to pay a $100 victim surcharge within 60 days.

Stevenson is charged in the robberies of the Nelson and District Credit Union, Kootenay Savings in Castlegar, Johnny’s Groceries in Robson, and Kootenay Currency Exchange in Nelson, in which a shot was fired.

He and co-accused Krista Kalmikoff have preliminary inquiries scheduled for January 28 and 29.

Dance/Practice: every Saturday. Practice from 7 to 8 PM, dancing until 11 PM. Dance With Me Cranbrook Studio, 206-14 A 13th Street, South, behind Safeway.

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

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

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.

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B.C.’s economic outlook dampened

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ew could have predicted 2015 would see B.C. and Ontario competing to lead the pack on economic growth.

The Ontario-B.C. horserace reflects stalling economies — due to oil price declines — in formerly booming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland.

The Business Council of B.C. forecasts provincial GDP will grow 2.6 per cent this year, up from 2014 growth of roughly 2.3 per cent.

Its forecast corroborates an identical one last month from the Conference Board of Canada.

Recent oil price declines, and the accompanying decline in the dollar, will boost Ontario’s manufacturing sector and also constitute a net benefit for B.C., which produces little crude. Tourism will get a boost, and consumers and companies will spend less on gas and heating oil.

But cheaper crude is expected to negatively impact B.C.’s fledgling LNG industry.

Any early hope of development activity related to one, or even two, LNG projects by the end of 2015 have receded.

In a late-December analysis, the business council predicted that “the more meaningful economic lift that will come from LNG construction will not materialize until 2016.”

Last autumn, in a brief submitted during provincial prebudget hearings, the council warned an anticipated hike in U.S. interest rates “could cause Cana-

dian market interest rates to jump, with negative implications for housing activity and auto sales.”

That is an understatement with respect to B.C., where many carry monster mortgages, and residents have among the highest consumer debt loads in Canada.

On the positive side, three per centplus growth in the U.S. and America’s still-recovering housing market stand to benefit B.C., with southbound exports Barbara expected to increase and rising American demand Yaffe for lumber and building materials.

That should help counter slower trade with China.

Globally, lower commodity prices could harm B.C.’s mining sector.

At the same time, job growth is finally picking up in B.C. But the 1.2-per-cent rate of growth forecast for 2015 will still be below historic levels.

“While the pace of job creation is still modest ... we believe B.C. will rank in the top tier of provinces in job creation in the coming year.”

One particular challenge on this front is a dearth of private-sector investment.

A recent Fraser Institute study revealed per-capita private-sector investment in B.C. totals just $4,677, compared to $15,500 in Alberta and $11,000 in each of Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador.

The province is grappling with several

longstanding challenges related to private-sector investment and development that the Christy Clark government has not addressed because of financial constraint; B.C.’s government is projecting a budgetary surplus of $444 million for this fiscal year, up from an earlier forecast of $184 million.

Among those challenges: an uncompetitive sales tax system for businesses which, unlike their counterparts in HST provinces, must pay PST on business inputs.

Business also complains about the carbon tax, and its lopsided share of the property tax burden.

Then, of course, there is the complicated matter of obtaining aboriginal consent for resource projects.

Kinder Morgan, hoping to start construction of its Trans Mountain Pipeline late this year, probably will find itself delaying plans. Enbridge already has announced a delay as it continues seeking First Nations consent for its Northern Gateway pipeline.

The business council had expected some large projects to start contributing to growth in 2014-2015. And while several, in the office and retail sector, have done so, “our earlier optimism about the pace and extent of project development needs to be scaled back.

“Large resource, infrastructure and industrial projects ... have proven difficult to advance in B.C.” Barbara Yaffe is a columnist at the Vancouver Sun

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Deadlines to meet Ice GM shopping for defencemen as WHL trade deadline nears Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

Kootenay Ice general manager Jeff Chynoweth isn’t about to join a growing group of sellers around the WHL as the league trade deadline approaches.

“From our end, nothing has changed. We want to add another defenceman,” Chynoweth said Monday. “We’re exploring all options and we have been since before Christmas.

“We’ve made some offers on some high-profile guys.”

The Ice have already added defenceman Tanner Lishchynsky to the fold (see story at right) but with Tanner Faith done for the season, Chynoweth is still looking to bolster the back end after being unable to do so prior to the holiday roster freeze.

“Unfortunately, it looks like Tanner Faith is out for the rest of the year,” Chynoweth said.

“He’s going to require shoulder surgery.

“The poor guy has had no luck.”

After playing in only 10 games because of shoulder issues during the 2013-14 campaign, Faith has been limited to 19 games this season and will now undergo season-ending shoulder surgery.

While Chynoweth casts his line in hopes of landing something worth feasting on, there has been no shortage of high-profile names moved about the league, as the WHL landscape continues to shift with the trade deadline inching closer.

The Prince Albert Raiders have already moved a pair of high-profile players, with defenceman Josh Morrissey (7G-21A-28pts) being dealt to the Kelowna Rockets in December and recently-returned forward Leon Draisaitl

(2-7-9 with NHL Edmonton) being officially shipped to the Rockets Tuesday morning.

While the Rockets have loaded up in the WHL’s Western Conference, the Eastern Conference-leading Brandon Wheat Kings have done well to keep pace.

Monday, Wheat Kings general manager Kelly McCrimmon filled his remaining overage slot by acquiring defenceman Reid Gow (656-62, 2013-14) from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for a conditional fifth-round bantam draft pick in 2015.

Friday, the crafty McCrimmon landed Calgary Flames first-round draft pick Morgan Klimchuk (15-18-33) from the Regina Pats, shipping 17-year-old Jesse Gabrielle (13-12-25) the other way.

While those deals see the WHL’s strongholds fortify their armaments, three of Chynoweth’s Central Division rivals addressed needs within their rosters this past week as well.

The division-leading Medicine Hat Tigers added depth, up front and on the blue line, acquiring 19-year-old defenceman Kyle Burroughs (5-17-22) and 19-year-old forward Dryden Hunt (14-33-47) from the Pats. In exchange, Regina received 17-year-old defenceman Connor Hobbs -- who requested a trade from the Tigers -- and a pair of bantam draft picks.

The second-place Red Deer Rebels countered the Tigers by getting in on the fire sale in Regina. After the Tabbies picked up Burroughs and Hunt, Rebels head coach/general manager Brent Sutter acquired forward Connor Gay (20-24-44) and three bantam draft picks in exchange for 15-yearold prospect Jake Leschyshyn, who was Red Deer’s sixth-overall selection in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft.

Even the Calgary Hitmen and Lethbridge Hurricanes were active Tuesday afternoon.

The Hitmen acquired help between the pipes from the Portland Win-

terhawks, trading for goaltender Brendan Burke (7-8-0-3, 3.63 GAA) in exchange for backup netminder Evan Johnson (5-3-1-1, 2.84 GAA) and a fourthround bantam draft pick.

In Lethbridge, the Hurricanes shipped forward Taylor Cooper (1216-28) to the Regina Pats in exchange for 17-year-old defenceman Brady Reagan.

That left only the Ice and Edmonton Oil Kings as inactives at the on-going Central Division trade show.

“I worry about the Kootenay Ice and what we have to do downstairs to get the best lineup we can,” Chynoweth said, acknowledging that trade activity around the division doesn’t impact his approach. “We have the best record in the WHL since Nov. 1. We think when we get everybody back and remain healthy, we can beat any team in the Western Hockey League.”

The Ice are 18-5-0-1 since Nov. 1 and only the first-place Kelowna Rockets -- having played two more games than the Ice -- rival that mark, having gone 18-5-3-0 over that same stretch.

Without captain Sam Reinhart and defenceman Rinat Valiev, who both attended the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, the Ice have only lost one regulation game (Jan. 3 at Edmonton) since Dec. 12.

If there’s anything that will prevent Chynoweth from going out and making a big splash, it’s the lack of having a 2015 firstround bantam draft pick at his disposal paired with the impending turnover he will see with his roster once the season comes to a close.

“The problem is we don’t have a lot of bullets in the gun,” Chynoweth said.

The Ice GM previously dealt Kootenay’s 2015 first-round pick to the Kamloops Blazers in the deal that brought star forward Tim Bozon to Cranbrook Oct. 22, 2013.

The upside is Bozon remains on the roster as an overage import, producing at an efficient clip

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Captain Sam Reinhart, Tim Bozon and Rinat Valiev won’t be going anywhere before the WHL trade deadline as the Kootenay Ice make a push for the 2015 post-season. with 13 goals and 32 points through 25 games this season.

The team’s fifthround pick in 2015 was also included in the Bozon deal, while Chynoweth sent his 2016 third-round selection to the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for former 20goal scorer Zach Franko Jan. 8, 2014.

When you factor in that Chynoweth stands to lose Reinhart to the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres next season, while key 20-year-olds Bozon, Levi Cable and Austin Vetterl will age out following the campaign, it makes for difficult decision-making.

Do you call in the cavalry to backup the existing troops? Or do you toe the line knowing you’re going to need to replenish your stocks before next season?

“You’ve got to be cognizant of that because you’re going to take a step back next year,” Chynoweth said. “You’ve got to be careful with what you can and can’t do. We’re cognizant of that as we head into the deadline this week.”

The WHL trade deadline rolls around at 12 p.m. (MT) this Saturday, Jan. 10.

The Kootenay Ice host the Red Deer Rebels (21-14-3-2, 47 points) Friday and Saskatoon Blades (9-28-2-1, 21 points) Saturday at Western Financial Place.

Lishchynsky here to stay Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

The Kootenay Ice have announced defenceman Tanner Lishchynsky (1995) will remain with the team through the end of the 2014-15 WHL campaign.

The team made the announcement via Twitter prior to Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oil Kings.

“He definitely made a positive impression on the coaching staff and myself,” said Kootenay Ice general manager Jeff Chynoweth Monday afternoon. “We looked at it and thought, he’s won a Royal Bank Cup with Yorkton. This is something we should seriously look at.”

Lishchynsky was called up by the Ice as an affiliate player (AP) Dec. 27 after starting the season with the Flin Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).

As an AP, Lishchynsky was limited to playing five games with the Ice. With the removal of his AP tag, Lishchynsky is here to stay.

The 20-year-old native of Saskatoon registered five goals and 18 points in 29 games this season with the Bombers, and also brings big-

game experience having won the Canalta Cup (SJHL championship) and RBC Cup (Canadian Jr. A championship) with the Yorkton Terriers in 2013-14.

On top of his extensive Junior-A track record, Lishchynsky -who turned 20 on Monday -- brings 78 games of prior WHL experience, all with the Prince George Cougars (201214). In parts of two seasons with the Cougars, the 6-foot-1 defenceman tallied three goals and five points.

Since joining the Ice, the 185-pound rearguard has chalked up two assists in five games.

With Lishchynsky in the fold, the Ice are carrying seven healthy defencemen, including Rinat Valiev, who will return from Team Russia and the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship in time to suit up Friday when the Red Deer Rebels visit Cranbrook. Dylan Overdyk, who missed 15 games due to a concussion suffered Nov. 21 against Lethbridge, returned to action Friday, Jan. 2 in Red Deer.

The lone blue-liner out of action is Tanner Faith. The Minnesota Wild prospect, who only suited up in 10 games last season due to an

upper-body injury, has likely seen his 2014-15 WHL campaign come to an end after sustaining an upper-body injury Dec. 6 in Spokane. Faith has only suited up in 19 games for the Ice so far this season.

With Faith out of commission, Lishchynsky is one of three active 1995-born defencemen on the Kootenay Ice roster.

“He’s been a very consistent player for us,” said Kootenay Ice head coach Ryan McGill of Lishchynsky. “It helps those young guys that shouldn’t be playing as much as they are. Hopefully he can continue with his strong play.”

Even including Faith, Lishchynsky still represents the oldest blue-liner on the club.

Bryan Allbee, Troy Murray and Dylan Overdyk are all 17 years old, while Cale Fleury, 16, represents the youngest of the crew.

Lishchynsky was originally selected by the Vancouver Giants in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft (10th round, 211th overall).

Next action for the Kootenay Ice (21-18-01) comes Friday, Jan. 9, when they welcome the Red Deer Rebels (21-143-2) to Western Financial Place.

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Last week, we went to lunch at a favorite place, and I ordered a cheeseburger and fries. It is a lovely restaurant, and the servings are large. I always take half of my meal home, as it is too much for me to eat at one time. My sister-in-law said, “If they put something like that in front of me, I would get sick to my stomach immediately.”

I have put up with her comments for many years, but that one upset me, especially since she said it while we were eating.

Afterward, I wrote her a note stating that I am a widow and those lunches are my biggest meals of the day. She has a husband and, of course, fixes their largest meal in the evening. She no longer speaks to me. Was I wrong, or was she? -- Sister-in-Law Dear Sister-in-Law: We think you are both too sensitive about inconsequential matters. Perhaps your sister-in-law is jealous that you can eat whatever you like and she cannot do the same. Perhaps there are other things about her that annoy you, and this was simply the last straw -- or vice versa. We think a good relationship with a sister-in-law should be preserved. Please apologize to her (not as a matter of right or wrong, but simply to start over), and say you are sorry things became so bitter and you’d like another chance. Then invite her to go someplace with you -- but perhaps not to a restaurant.

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WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto the first piece of legislation introduced in the Republican-controlled Senate, a bill approving the much-delayed Canada-US Keystone XL oil pipeline, in what was expected to be the first of many confrontations over energy and environmental policy.

Hours after supporters of the bipartisan bill, which is sponsored by all 54 Senate Republicans and six Democrats, announced its introduction, the White House said for the first time that President Barack Obama would veto it.

“If this bill passes this Congress, the president wouldn’t sign” it, White House spokesman Josh

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It’s “premature to evaluate the project before something as basic as the route of the pipeline has been determined,” he said.

The project would move tar sands oil from Canada 1,179 miles south to Gulf of Mexico Coast refineries. Supporters say it would create jobs and ease American dependence on Middle East oil. A government environmental impact statement also predicted that a pipeline would result in less damage to the climate than moving the same

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Critics argue that the drilling itself is environmentally harmful, and said much of the Canadian crude would be exported with little or no impact on America’s drive to reduce oil imports, which have already been greatly reduced because of record U.S. oil production.

The two main sponsors, Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Sen. John Hoeven, a Republican, said Tuesday morning they had enough votes to overcome a parliamentary delaying tactics on the bill but not a presidential veto. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in one of his first acts, moved to put it directly on the Senate calendar. The House is expected to vote and pass a bill approving the $5.4

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The bill is identical to one that failed to pass the Senate by a single vote in November, when Democrats were in control and Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana pushed for a vote to save her Senate seat. She lost to Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy, who sponsored the successful House bill approving the pipeline.

But now the odds of passage are much improved with the Republican takeover of the Senate. The bill will also test Republicans’ commitment to more open debate.

In recent months, Obama has been increasingly critical of the project, and has resisted prior efforts to fast-track the process.

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TORONTO — Falling oil prices will shift the balance of power among Canada’s provinces this year, with Alberta expected to see its growth rate slashed in half, according to Bank of Montreal chief economist Douglas Porter.

Meanwhile, Ontario and British Columbia will battle it out for who will see the fastest growth in 2015, Porter said during a panel discussion hosted by the Economic Club of Canada.

“Unfortunately it’s a bit of a race of the turtles as we’re looking at maybe 2.5 per cent growth in those two provinces,” Porter said Tuesday.

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National Bank chief economist Stefane Marion said it will take some time for Ontario’s manufacturing sector to be able to capitalize on lower production costs brought on by cheaper oil.

That’s because much of the excess capacity Ontario once had in its factories was gutted during the financial crisis and subsequent recession and it will take time to rebuild, Marion said.

“We do have the ability to offset the oil price in terms of the energy price decrease but it will

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“That doesn’t happen overnight. We don’t have the same amount of spare capacity that we had in previous oil shocks.”

However, Marion predicted the pain won’t be long-lasting. He said oil prices could return to US$60 barrel in the first half of the year, and US$70 barrel in the second half.

Oil prices have been falling since June, slipping 55 per cent amid a glut of global supply. On Tuesday, the February crude contract in New York dropped below the US$50 a barrel mark to US$49.14.

CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld said if oil prices begin to recover in the second half of the year, he expects the Bank of Canada to

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However, if oil remains low and Canada’s economy is at risk of growing at a rate below two per cent, Avery doesn’t anticipate any interest rate increases from the central bank until 2016.

The bank’s has held its trend-setting interest rate at one per cent for more than four years.

Scotiabank chief economist Warren Jestin says Canadian manufacturers and exporters are likely to see a boost in demand thanks to growth in the U.S. and a lower Canadian loonie.

But he said the increased demand for Canadian goods isn’t translating to an increased investment in the manufacturing sector.

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KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A science project dreamed up by a group of students in central British Columbia that exploded on a rocket launching pad almost two months ago is on hold again.

An unmanned SpaceX rocket was supposed to blast off before sunrise Tuesday but the countdown was halted with just one minute remaining.

Officials said the problem was with motors needed for second-stage rocket thrust steering. If controllers had not aborted the launch, computers would have done so closer to flight time, NASA launch commentator George Diller said.

The soonest SpaceX can try again to send the rocket to the International Space Station is Friday.

Four boys from McGowan Park Elementary School in Kamloops, B.C., had won a contest to have their experiment join 17 other student projects from across North American on a trip to the orbiting station.

But the amateur experiments - along with a payload of supplies destined for the space station - were destroyed on Oct. 28 when a NASA-contracted rocket exploded in a spectacular fireball in eastern Virginia.

If and when the Kamloops students’ experiment gets to the station, it will examine how the zero-gravity environment of space affects the growth of crystals.

The students prepared silicon tubes containing solutions that, when mixed, cause crystals to form. On the space station, astronauts would remove small clips keeping the solutions apart.

When the tubes returned, the students would analyze the crystals and compare them to crystals grown on Earth.

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NASA spots more planets out of solar system that may be like Earth Seth Borenstein Associated Press

WASHINGTON Earth has a few more near-twin planets outside our solar system, tantalizing possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Astronomers announced Tuesday that depending on definitions, they have confirmed three or four more planets that are about the same size as Earth and are in the nottoo-hot, not-too-cold “Goldilocks Zone” for liquid water to form.

These planets are likely to be rocky like Earth, and not gas giants or ice worlds. They get about the same heat from their star as we get from the sun, according to the latest results from NASA’s planet hunting Kepler telescope.

But don’t book your flights yet. They may be close to Earth in size and likely temperature in the gargantuan scale of the universe, but they aren’t quite close enough for comfort.

Consider two of the new planets, the nearest to Earth discovered to date. If they have atmospheres similar to Earth’s - a big if - one would be a toasty 140 some degrees and the other would hover around zero, said study lead author Guillermo Torres, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Cen-

More planets have been confirmed in the Goldilocks Zone ter for Astrophysics.

Life conceivably could evolve and adapt to those temperatures, he said.

Oh, and they aren’t actually within commuting distance of Earth. Those two are 500 and 1,100 light years away; a light year is 5.9 trillion miles.

What’s important, said SETI Institute astronomer Douglas Caldwell, a study co-author who presented the findings at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle, is that astronomers are a bit closer to finding twins of Earth and answering the age-old question: Are we alone?

“These planets do exist; we didn’t know that before,” Torres said in a phone interview

from Cambridge, Massachusetts. “What we’re really looking for is signs of life eventually. We’re not there yet. It will take many years but this is the first step.”

Torres’ team confirmed earlier discoveries and added new ones, bringing the total known number of planets that are no bigger than twice Earth’s size and in the habitable temperature zone to eight or nine.

But that’s only from a short search of a small part of our galaxy, so Torres believes that Earth-like planets are common throughout the cosmos, though he cannot prove it yet.

Torres likes to include one planet that would bump the new findings from three to four, but Caldwell said

that planet may or may not be habitable.

It doesn’t matter much. “We do not need to talk about the one or two exoplanets that could be like Earth, we are finding so many,” said Lisa Kaltenegger, director of Cornell University’s Pale Blue Dot Institute. She wasn’t part of the study.

Torres and Caldwell highlighted the two new planets that are closest in size to Earth. The closest, called Kepler 438-b, is only 12 per cent larger than Earth and gets about 40 per cent more energy from its star than we do from the sun, so it would probably be warmer, Torres said. It tightly circles a small cooler red star with its year lasting only 35 Earth days and the

sun in its sky would be red, not yellow.

It may hot, but “there are bacteria on Earth that live very comfortably in those temperatures, no problem,” Torres said.

The other, Kepler 442-b, is about 34 per cent bigger than Earth but gets only two-thirds of the energy from its sun as we do, Torres said.

NASA also announced that its planet-hunter telescope confirmed its 1,000th planet outside the solar system, most quite unlike Earth and not in the habitable zone. Added to those discovered by other telescopes, astronomers have now discovered more than 1,800 planets that are outside the solar system.

Alberta to declare first spring snow goose hunt C anadian Press

EDMONTON - Alberta plans to declare its first spring snow goose hunt this year in an attempt to help deal with a species that has grown so numerous that it is destroying its own habitat.

“They’ve been overabundant for the last 15 years,” Duncan MacDonnell of Alberta Environment says. “They’re causing damage to their home range in the Arctic.”

Over the last 20 years improved farming methods have resulted in better food supply along the big, white birds’ migration routes, says a report on Environment Canada’s website.

Snow geese tend to nest in large colonies of thousands of individuals, which can overgraze the delicate Arctic tundra they scour for grasses and sedges.

“Grazing and grubbing by geese not only permanently removes vegetation, but also changes soil salinity, nitrogen dynamics and moisture levels,” says Environment Canada. “The result is the alteration or

elimination of the plant communities, which in all likelihood will not be restored.”

Suitable nesting grounds are limited and some areas used by the geese are likely to take decades to recover.

Jurisdictions across Canada and in the United States have been moving to increase hunting of the birds in an effort to reduce their numbers. Saskatchewan and Manitoba already have spring hunts; Ontario and Quebec have also tried to in-

crease the harvest.

The current snow goose population is about 1 million birds - roughly twice the number scientists believe nesting grounds can support over the long term.

Alberta, which already has a fall hunt, plans to add a lengthy spring season from March 15 to June 15. It is to include both snow geese and the very similar Ross’s geese.

MacDonnell said the actual length of the hunt will depend on how quickly the winter snow melts and how long the birds stay in Alberta before migrating north.

“Nobody knows when those birds are going to be flying through. They’ll move as the snow line goes further north. They could be here for a while or they could be here for a cup of coffee.”

Details on licensing for the hunt are still being worked out, MacDonnell said.

Hunters will be allowed to shoot up to 50 birds a day, with no limit on how many they can have in their possession.