Cranbrook Daily Townsman, March 17, 2015

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MARCH 17, 2015

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Court says 12 years for Learn Man convicted of 2nd-degree murder will not be eligible for parole for another five years TRE VOR CR AWLEY

A Cranbrook man convicted of second-degree murder last December will not be eligible for parole for another five years, ruled a judge in Cranbrook Supreme Court on Monday morning.

Cheyenne Learn, who was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Tammy Ellis, was in court for a hearing on parole eligibility.

Justice Dev Dley, who presided over the trial, ruled that Learn, who received an automatic life sentence upon his conviction, won’t be eligible for parole for 12 years since he was taken into custody.

See LEARN, Page 4

ARNE PETRYSHEN PHOTO

SINKHOPOCALYSPE NOW! Cranbrook’s Sinkhole Sunday unveiled a couple of candidates vying to be the town’s King of the Sinkholes. This four-foot deep monster popped up in the middle of the intersection of 12th Street South and Fifth Avenue South, near Gordon Terrace School. Drive with caution, everybody.

THE WEEK ON THE BEAT

Rash of thefts from vehicles over weekend ARNE PETRYSHEN

Cranbrook RCMP responded to 145 calls to service over the week of March 9 - 15. What follows is the weekly police report presented by Staff Sgt. Dave Dubnyk.

March 9 12:56 a.m. Report of a break and enter in progress. Police responded and arrested four individuals. They were lodged in cells.

8:22 a.m. Report of a lightbar stolen from a vehicle.

8:52 a.m. Police on patrol checked a vehicle out near Wardner bridge. The driver of the vehicle was issued with a 24 hour driving suspension for operating the vehicle under the influence of drugs. Cocaine and alcohol were seized from the vehicle.

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TREVOR CRAWLEY

A few dozen protesters gathered to take a stand against Bill C-51 on Saturday afternoon, marching from the Ktunaxa Nation Council parking lot to the office of Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks. The protest was part of a larger movement in cities and municipalities across Canada, as people gathered to voice their concerns with Bill C-51, a proposed anti-terrorism bill that contains legislation that critics says is vague and ambiguous with potential for abuse beyond the scope of anti-terrorism.

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Stetski kicks off federal NDP campaign Trevor Crawley

Surrounded by provincial and federal NDP colleagues, Wayne Stetski made it official on Sunday afternoon as he kicked off his campaign for the upcoming federal election.

No one knows when it’s coming, but the writ must be dropped before Oct. 19, 2015.

In front of a crowd at the Manual Training School, a number of NDP politicians such as MLAs Michelle Mungall (Nelson-Creston), Norm Macdonald (Columbia River-Revelstoke), and Katrine Conroy (Kootenay West), among others, gave their endorsement to Stetski.

Alex Atamanenko, MP for British Columbia Southern Interior, delivered an introductory speech before Stetski made his address to the

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Wayne Stetski officially kicked off his campaign for the federal NDP in the riding of Kootenay-Columbia at an event held at the Manual Training Centre Sunday, March 15. Stetski was joined by federal and provincial colleagues such as MLAs Michelle Mungall, Norm Macdonald and Katrine Conroy and MP Alex Atamanenko, along with many other supporters.

crowd.

Touching on his former career as an regional manager with the Ministry of Environment and his time in municipal politics as mayor of Cranbrook, Stetski intro-

duced himself and explained why he is running for federal office.

“I’m very proud of the progress we made here in Cranbrook towards building a community that values all of our citi-

zens, and I learned firsthand about the day-today concerns and challenges that are faced by all of us who live in rural Canada,” said Stetski.

“I believe in family, public service and to borrow some of Jack Layton’s words, that people are inherently loving,

hopeful and optimistic and I describe myself as a fiscally responsible, liberal-minded green NDPer.” Stetski outlined issues such as the military’s move away from peacekeeping, treatment of veterans, firing of 1,800 federal scientists,

cuts to the CBC and the use of whipped votes and omnibus bills as his main concerns in Ottawa.

“Many of the values that I hold dear as a Canadian are under attack by the Harper Conservative government, and I’ve never believed in let-

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Cranbrook is considering adopting “City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3819, 2015”.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

If adopted, the proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment will change the land use designation of part of the subject property from “Light Industrial” to “Heavy Industrial” designation”.

Public Notice is hereby given that the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Cranbrook is considering adopting “City of Cranbrook Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3820, 2015”.

Approval of the proposed OCP amendment will enable consideration of “Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3820, 2015”, to permit rezoning a portion of the subject property from “RT - Residential Transition Zone” to “M-3 - Heavy Industrial and Transportation Zone”.

The proposed amendment of the Zoning Bylaw will change the zoning of a portion of land legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 27, Kootenay District, Plan 5155, from “RT - Residential Transition Zone” to “M-3 Heavy Industrial and Transportation Zone”.

The purpose of the proposed OCP amendment and Zoning amendment is to enable consideration of subdivision of the subject property portion and lot consolidation with the adjoining property to the South.

The purpose of the Zoning amendment is to enable consideration of subdivision of the subject property portion and lot consolidation with the adjoining property to the South.

The subject property is legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 27, Kootenay District, Plan 5155, and is located on Theatre Road as indicated on the reference map below.

ting bad things happen to good people,” Stetski said.

Prior to Stetski’s address, Macdonald was one of the dozen or so politicians and local representatives to endorse his newly minted candidacy.

“First and foremost for me, he’s going to be a democrat, he’s going to bring democracy back to this place,” said Macdonald. “We have one person that speaks for us when the laws of Canada are made, when the decisions of how money is spent, when decisions are made whether going to war, or what CSIS does in this country…

“We have one representative and I want that person to speak for us, to speak for this region.”

Once the election writ is dropped, Stetski will be running against incumbent David Wilks (Conservative Party) and Bill Green (Green Party).

The Liberal Party has yet to declare a candidate for the Kootenay-Columbia riding.

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“City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3819, 2015” may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, up until March 23, 2015, as posted on the bulletin board in the foyer at City Hall, or in the office of the Municipal Clerk.

The Public Hearing will commence in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 40 - 10 Avenue South at 6:00 p.m. on March 23, 2015.

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw Amendment may submit written presentations to the City of Cranbrook prior to the date of the Hearing and they may also submit written and/or verbal presentations at the Hearing, thereby allowing all persons an opportunity to be heard on this matter.

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“City of Cranbrook Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3820, 2015” may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, up until March 23, 2015, as posted on the bulletin board in the foyer at City Hall, or in the office of the Municipal Clerk.

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The week on the beat: Rash of vehicle break-ins Continued from page 1

12:32 p.m. Police requested to attend a local residence and assist in the removal of an unwanted guest.

1:47 p.m. Another report of a light bar being stolen off a vehicle.

3:36 p.m. Police received a call advising that a patient had walked away from the psychiatric area of the hospital.

The subject was located and returned to the hospital.

6:43 p.m. Report of assault. It was a dispute between neighbours in a local apartment complex. According to the report one of the neighbours began to shove the other after a heated argument.

8:51 p.m. A bus driver reported a vehicle passing the bus while it had its safety lights on. It is still under investigation.

11:50 p.m. Report of a missing youth. While po-

lice were investigating, the youth returned home.

March 10 12:06 a.m. An erratic driver was reported coming from the west. it was a semi truck that was swerving and driving at erratic speeds. Police sent out patrols, but it was not located.

1:23 p.m. Report of a suicidal person. Police attended and located the individual who willingly attended the hospital for medical attention.

2:53 p.m. A possible impaired driver was reported. The vehicle was located unoccupied.

Later it was driving around and pulled over by police. The vehicle was impounded for seven days. The driver had outstanding arrest warrants out of Alberta.

5:35 p.m. A caller requested patrols on the 200 block of 11th Street

South after speeding vehicles were reported.

7:49 p.m. Report of two intoxicated males near Baker Street Mall.

When police located the subjects there was a sober person with the two males that agreed to take care of them.

8:40 p.m. Theft reported of stereo speakers.

9:10 p.m. Report of disturbance in the 200 block of 13th Avenue South. Police located some of the individuals.

There had been a fight, but it was believed to be consensual.

10:57 p.m. Report of suicidal person. Police attended and spoke to the person.

March 11 7:57 a.m. A personal ID was turned in and returned to the rightful owner.

9:10 a.m. Report of vandalism in local park.

10:05 a.m. Report of

breach of court-ordered condition.

12:24 p.m. Report of an abandoned 911 call.

Police attended and determined the call was for a medical issue. An ambulance was called to deal with it.

3:10 p.m. A complainant reported that property was stolen and pawned at a local pawn shop.

3:21 p.m. An aggressive dog was reported.

3:33 p.m. Report of a lost licence plate.

3:37 p.m. Request from another police agency to assist in the execution of an arrest warrant.

3:38 p.m. Report of a person on a bike running into a vehicle. No injuries.

5:28 p.m. Request of assistance on a family child custody issue.

7:00 p.m. Police received a report of a suicidal person. The person

Trevor Crawley photo

Austin Wellsby, Dylan Overdyk (below) and Keelan Williams (top) of the Kootenay Ice took time out of their day to hang out with some kids in the Manual Training School by the Cranbrook Public Library.

The players helped the youngsters out with arts and crafts and took time to judge a colouring contest from submitted entries of Ice logos. After the end of the session, each kid was given a game ticket and a deck of player cards.

was willing to attend the hospital for further evaluation.

7:35 p.m. An intoxicated person was seen walking in traffic. The person was located, and became violent, though Dubnyk said not a threat, and the person was arrested and lodged until sober.

9:29 p.m. A possible impaired driver was reported. Police attended and patrolled the area. A vehicle with a similar description was located.

Police found that the driver was sober and driving fine.

March 12 3:48 a.m. A single motor vehicle accident occurred. There were no injuries reported.

5:07 a.m. A person was reported missing.

Police soon received a second call that the person was located.

8:55 a.m. Speeding vehicles were reported on Wycliffe Park road.

11:22 a.m. A resident came upon some youths trying to steal a bike. The youths got scared and ran down the alley.

12:19 p.m. A call came in about youths lighting fires in a field.

The caller worried that the field could catch fire and threaten the community forest.

9:06 p.m. The complainant was out walking when they witnessed an individual pointing something, possibly a weapon, but it was dark and the person was not certain. Patrols could not locate. No further reports were received.

March 13 11:09 a.m. A resident had their vehicle’s driver side window smashed out.

12:51 p.m. Police received a report of threats.

It turned out to be a neighbourhood dispute.

5:48 p.m. Police received a request for as-

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sistance in a child custody matter.

6:05 p.m. Report of a stolen ring.

7:36 p.m. A male was reported sleeping in the foyer of the local library.

10:54 p.m. A resident reported that a rock was thrown at their residence. Subject was seen running away.

11:18 p.m. A suspicious person was reports din the 300 block of 15th Avenue South.

11:37 p.m. A complainant said they returned home to find things had been moved around and likely someone had been inside their house.

March 14 12:52 a.m. Complainant on the 1200 block of 6th Street South reports that someone threw a rock through their dining room window.

5:34 a.m. A single vehicle was reported in the ditch.

7:49 a.m. A vehicle hit a deer.

3:18 p.m. Harassment was reported between an ex-boyfriend and girlfriend on Facebook.

4:16 p.m. Report of suspicious youths at local area school.

7:05 p.m. Harassment was reported between two individuals.

7:19 p.m. A vehicle hit a deer. No injuries.

9:20 p.m. Report of a bottle of whiskey being stolen from a local beer and wine store. That matter is under investigation.

9:32 p.m. Erratic driver reported. Police located the vehicle and spoke to the driver, who had been driving slow due to it being dark and road conditions.

9:34 p.m. Neighbours reported lights on in a house where no one was supposed to be home.

Police have placed

phone calls to the property owner.

11:14 p.m. Report of vandalism to vehicle.

11:26 p.m. Three people were reported walking down Cranbrook Street and appeared intoxicated. Police located them and they were all sober and caused no problems.

11:36 p.m. Report of broken window at local school.

11:51 p.m. A local liquor establishment seized an ID from an underaged individual.

March 15 1:06 a.m. A single vehicle was reported in the ditch. No injuries.

1:33 a.m. A report of a suspicious person in a black hoodie apparently trying car doors in the 1000 block of 18th Avenue South.

2:44 a.m. Request from BC Ambulance for assistance with a patient.

2:48 a.m. A suspicious person was reported trying car doors in the 200 block of 3rd Avenue South. Dubnyk said it is quite likely that it is the same person involved as the report from 1:06 a.m.

7:34 a.m. Another report that a suspicious person was reported trying car doors.

10:48 a.m. Report of found fishing gear in the 900 block of 7th Street South.

12:22 p.m. Resident in the 700 block of 7th Street South reports items being stolen from a vehicle.

1:40 p.m. A complainant reported their vehicle door being open.

The complainant lives in the 1800 block of 9th Street South.

5:32 p.m. A complainant reported theft from their vehicle. The complainant lives in the 1600 block of 6th Avenue South.

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At the Cranbrook Public Library Mike Selby

John Roskelley’s ‘Paddling the Columbia’ is a thorough and insightful guide to those who wish to canoe only a small section of it, or its entire 1200 mile route to the Pacific.

In ‘Love Will See You Through’ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece explains to young readers the principles her late uncle chose to live by.

Preschool Story Time is this Wednesday at 11 am, 1:15 pm, & 6:30 pm, and Toddler Story Time is 10 and 11 am. Both will be all about Dragons!

One-on-one computer training is still available till the end of March. If you are interested in learning more about (or even how to use) your latest computer, tablet, or e-reader device, please book an appointment with Ryan at 250-426-4063 or at rdiotte@cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca.

Come to the Mini Book Sale of the Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library. It will be held at the Manual Training School (adjacent to the Library). Friday, March 27 is for Friends of the Cranbrook Public Library MEMBERS ONLY from 4 pm to 8 pm.

Saturday, March 28 everyone is welcome from 9 am to 4 pm.

Come and discover loads of new releases, gardening, golf, cooking, landscaping, fiction, mystery, children books and much more. Your book donations are welcome anytime. Pocket books are especially appreciated.

Please bring donation to the Circulation Desk at the Library. For information contact Marilyn at

250-489-6254.

There is much more than this happening at the Library. Please check out our website and Facebook pages for more information and updates. We currently have a popular online auction of donated goods and services.

On display this month is the striking 3-D paper-tole art of Gisele Banich.

Adult Newly Acquired: Lawnmower Manual – Brian Radam The History of Cycling in Fifty Bikes – Tom Ambrose Making the Connection – John W. Telman Paddling the Columbia – John Roskelley The Reason – Lacey Sturm The Ooey Gooey Handbook – Lisa Murphy When A Child You Love Is Grieving – Harold Ivan Smith Caribbean by Cruise Ship – Anne Vipond The Best Yes – Lysa TerKeurst Fiction Last One Home – Debbie Macomber Twelve Days – Alex Berenson Strait of Hormuz – Davis Bunn Before I Go – Colleen Oakley The Harbinger – Jonathan Cahn The Enchanted – Rene Denfeld The Patmos Deception – Davis Bunn A Small Indiscretion – Jan Ellison Bonita Avenue – Peter Buwalda The Assassin – Clive Cussler If I Fall, If I Die – Michael Christie Saving Grace – Jane Green Saint Odd – Dean Koontz

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Mystery The Edge of Dreams – Rhys Bowen Trapped – Irene Hannon Vanished – Irene Hannon Deceived – Irene Hannon Science Fiction Madness in Solidar – L.E. Modesitt The Three-Body Problem – Cixin Liu Homefront – James Scott Magner The Fire Sermon – Francesca Haig A Darker Shade of Magic – V. E. Schwab Robert B. Parker’s The Bridge – Robert Knott (west) God’s Not Dead (DVD) Kingdom: Series 1, 2 & 3 (DVD) Casanova (DVD) Sons of Anarchy: The Final Season (DVD) Young Adult & Children’s: Seeker – Arwen Elys Dayton (ya fic) Guardian – Natasha Deen (ya fic) Talon – Julie Kagawa (ya fic) Once I was a Cardboard Box… — Anton Poitier LEGO Play book – Daniel Lipkowitz Love Will See You Through – Angela Farris Watkins Slinky’s Guide to Caring for Your Snake – Isabel Thomas Gobbled by Ghorks – Robert Paul Weston (j fic) The Fairy Tale Matchmaker – E.D. Baker (j fic) Meet the Bigfeet – Kevin Sherry (j fic) Jacob Two-Two vs. the Hooded Fang (j DVD)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LOCAL ELECTIONS EXPENSE LIMITS Chair: Jackie Tegart, MLA (Fraser-Nicola) Deputy Chair: Selina Robinson, MLA (Coquitlam-Maillardville)

The Special Committee on Local Elections Expense Limits is conducting public consultations on campaign expense limit amounts for candidates for local government positions, such as mayor, councillor, school trustee, regional district electoral area director, Vancouver Park Board commissioner, or Islands Trust trustee. In addition, the Committee is examining limits for third party advertisers in local elections.

W E WA N T T O H E A R F R O M Y O U !

British Columbians are invited to participate by attending a public hearing in person or via teleconference. Public hearings are planned in: Surrey, Terrace, Fort St. John, Prince George, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Penticton and Vancouver. You may also make a written submission, send an audio or video file, or complete an online survey. The deadline for submissions is April 17, 2015.

Please visit the Committee website www.leg.bc.ca/cmt/leel for more information or contact: Parliamentary Committees Office, Room 224 Parliament Buildings, Victoria BC V8V 1X4 Tel: 250.356.2933, or toll-free in BC: 1.877.428.8337 Fax: 250.356.8172, e-mail: LocalElectionsCommittee@leg.bc.ca Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Deputy Clerk and Clerk of Committees

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Cranbrook’s husband-and-wife Celtic-folk duo The Quimbys (Erin Dalton vocals, guitar; Ferdy Belland - vocals, guitar) unleash their enjoyable clutch of classic rabble-rousing Hibernian odes to drinking, sailing, and fishing for the St. Patrick’s Day Party at Durango’s Lounge (Cranbrook Hotel, 719 Baker Street) this coming Tuesday March 17th, 5:30-8:30 pm. Another venerable public house in the Key City reopens its doors to live entertainment!

Cheyenne Learn eligible for parole in 2020 Continued from page 1 Learn was also given a lifetime ban on firearms and must provide a DNA sample to authorities.

Since his arrest in December 2007, Learn has been incarcerated for seven years, meaning he must serve another five years before his parole eligibility comes up.

In his sentencing ruling, Dley noted that Learn, who was an alcoholic and a drug addict when Ellis was killed, has become sober in prison and taken advantage of educational

opportunities, with many letters of support for his rehabilitation.

In the same breath, Dley also noted that Learn’s criminal history includes 23 convictions for a range of drug, firearms and assault charges between 1978 and 1997.

Dley disagreed with the Crown and concluded that—in terms of parole eligibility— Learn’s situation was closer to manslaughter than first-degree murder.

He added that parole eligibility is usually

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Dley said he made his ruling based on examining the facts of the case, determining Learn’s moral culpability, past case law and balancing rehabilitation with denunciation and deterrence.

Ellis was killed in December 2007 after being shot by Learn at a residence in Cranbrook.

Learn, who was intoxicated during the event, was at the residence to disable a vehicle used by his ex-girlfriend to traffic drugs by shooting the engine block with a sawed-off shotgun.

However, following a confrontation with Ellis outside the house, Learn entered the residence through the back door and shot her in front of two witnesses.

He was arrested the following day at a relative’s house.

Learn was convicted of second-degree murder in 2009 but won a new trial upon appeal in 2013.

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The Old Fire Hall

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The Deer Up Here

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Letters to the Editor

I have high hopes that the old Cranbrook Fire Hall will be resurrected into an Art Gallery soon. It certainly is a perfect place for a gallery, being a heritage building right in the centre of town, near Rotary Park and City Hall. It would be such a shame for the City to lose this building and not have the foresight in the near future to re-evaluate this site.

Cranbrook has come so far over the years, to become the centre of the East Kootenay for so many things, including the cultural side of our life here.

I know that potholes are important too at the moment, but they will not be here forever and an Art Gallery in the heritage Fire Hall will be!

With high hopes, from

A recent Kimberley City update in the Bulletin about Urban deer reads like the urban deer problem is under control. The deer population in the city is down to 100.

To quote, “Measures such as revised bylaws to allow greater backyard fence heights

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to discourage feeding appear to have reduced attractants and been effective at reducing the population from 240 deer to current levels.”

Wow, if that is all it takes to get the deer numbers down they should bottle that idea and sell it to every community in the province that has a deer problem.

As well, the City has introduced an education program in schools. They have taken some positive steps to reduce human/deer conflicts, which is a primary objective. They are also looking at translocation of deer.

But let’s go back to the 100 deer. The 100 deer represents the average total counted during the three deer counts in November, 2014. Not the total population. When the first counts were done in (I believe) 2011, the average was 240 deer. An eastern company that does calculations on deer populations said Kimberley’s actual count was more like 400 deer. With the number of does having twins and triplets each year the population could easily double to 800 in three or four years if nothing was done It’s common knowledge that the overpopulation of wildlife leads to problems.

Kimberley’s previous escalating deer population count of 240 deer is a classic example.

It was the foresight of the late Jim Ogilvie, and council to initiate a deer cull to reduce

the numbers to manageable levels. Based on the fact that 100 deer were counted instead of 240 is testament to the fact that the city’s deer population is close to a manageable level.

If the present urban deer committee and City believe the deer population is reaching a manageable level in concert with new initiatives, then I agree, they are all positive steps to reducing the problem. The initiatives however were not the solution to the problem. The cull was.

With regards to higher backyard fences, they may keep the deer out but they do little for aesthetics, which most people could care less about if it keeps their kids safe, their dogs from being trampled and gardens intact. Some people have gone to great expense to protect their property. Others have, and continue to feed deer, which was a contributing factor to deer in the city in the first place. Not a single person has ever been fined for feeding deer in our city.

Meanwhile residents do what they can to protect their properties and are chastised by environmentalists when they support a cull.

I think it is important to keep things in perspective.

RC Kerr Kimberley

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KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UPCOMING

The Kootenay Railway Pensioners Association Social Luncheon at 12:30 pm, Tuesday Mar.17th, 2015 at Arthur’s Sports Bar & Grill (Day’s Inn) 2015 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, March 18, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Melody Motors. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Penguins a-plenty!, a travelogue presented by Denise and Allister Pedersen for GoGo Grannies will include their travels to Buenos Aires, Falkland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Iguazu Falls and many Zodiac landings between. Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at the COTR Lecture Theatre; 7PM. Admission by donation.

Soup & a Bun luncheon from 11:30am to 1:30pm at Cranbrook United Church 2 -12th Ave S. on Thursday, March 19th, 2015. Let us serve you lunch. Call 250-426-2022 for more information or drop in to office. Pay at the door or purchase an advance ticket.

Bring a few friends too!

Municipal Pension Retirees’ Assoc (MPRA) Meeting, Monday, March 23, Heritage Hotel, 803 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook.

Meeting 10:45 a.m., Guest Speaker 11:30 a.m., Karen Grant, Cranbrook/Kimberley Hospice Society. Noon-No host luncheon.

Have Camera Will Travel.... Join Keith Corbould presenting “Canal Adventures in Italy & France” at Centre 64 on Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 pm. Admission by donation to the Kimberley Arts Centre.

2015 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, March 25, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Exact Tax. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Art Movie Night at Centre 64 - Friday, March 27, 2015 at 7:30 pm - “Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring”. Also, A Hands-on Experiment: The Emotional Impact of Cut Paper Design. No Host Bar, snacks, admission by donation. View the movie and stay for conversation afterwards.

April 23 - Legacy Builders Lunch (for those 50 and over), 11:00 a.m.

Spring into Spring with a Salad Buffet lunch. FREE. Just let us know you are coming. Call Abundant Life Church, 250-426-2866. 501 - 11 Ave. S., Cranbrook.

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EKMTA students at the Green Home in Cranbrook, March 7

Local talent warms up for Performing Arts Festival For t h e Tow n s man

Students from the East Kootenay Music Teachers’ Association (EKMTA) performed in two concerts recently, one on March 7 at the Green Home, followed by another on March 11 at Joseph Creek Independent Living Facility.

Over the two shows, 36 students playing the piano, violin, cello and singing, royally entertained our wonderful elderly residents.

It is so nice to be able to take the students to these facilities as it gives them a chance to perform in front of a live audience. This is especially beneficial just before the East Kootenay Performing Arts Festival, which takes place in the month of April.

We would like to thank our seniors and the staff for their kindness. We would love to welcome everyone to come to the festival and hear the amazing talent we have in the East Kootenay.

East Kootenay Performing Arts Festival • Strings: April 8 - 9 at the Knox Presbyterian Church – 9 am on.

• Voice: April 14 – 16 at the Knox Presbyterian Church – 9 am on.

• Piano: April 20 – 22 at the College of the Rockies’ Lecture Hall – 9 am on • Speech Arts: April 23 at the First Baptist Church – 9 am on.

Programmes can be purchased at the venues for $4.

Memberships can

Cantabelles, an all-female singing group, meets Mondays, 7-9 pm. Join us and learn how to sing with 2, 3 and 4 part harmonies.

Contact: Sue Trombley, 250-426-0808. suetrombley53@gmail.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.

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.

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Auditor leak has B.C. Liberals bailing

March has been a good month for the B.C. NDP, and it’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that.

Opposition critics fired a shot amidships at the B.C. Liberal government when they began questioning the lack of progress by the new Auditor General for Local Government.

This experimental vessel was launched in Premier Christy Clark’s leadership campaign, and two years after it set sail, it is listing, taking on water and in danger of sinking.

The original idea was to expand the B.C. Auditor General’s office so it could check the financial performance of local governments too. Business groups were concerned about municipal taxes going up too quickly, with staff growing even as the province grappled with a hiring freeze.

Mayors and councillors began to talk of mutiny over that plan, protesting that their budgets are already required to balance and are subject to annual audits.

But this will be “performance auditing,” Clark insisted, not just making sure the figures add up. It will determine the public is receiving “value for money” on projects like arenas and services like police, by comparing different communities’ results.

A new AGLG office opened in Surrey.

The “value for money” promise is on

the rocks. The government appointed a quasi-independent board (hello, BC Ferries and TransLink) that hired chartered accountant Basia Ruta, a veteran of the federal Auditor General office who had also served as chief financial officer at Environment Canada and had done local government audits in private practice.

NDP local government BC VIEWS critic Selina Robinson started asking why this office has Tom spent $5.2 million and proFletcher duced only one audit out of a promised 18. Community Minister Coralee Oakes, a former Quesnel councillor in her first cabinet post, allowed that there had been some rough water but there is smooth sailing ahead.

Then came a big leak, in the form of a “work environment review” of the good ship AGLG that was given to the NDP by a seasick crew member.

It described chaos below decks, with “shifting priorities and unclear direction,” as well as “wasted time and work” and “inefficient use of consultant and staff resources.”

Worse, the review noted a human resources monitor had been stationed at the office for most of January to maintain a “respectful workplace for all employees.”

“A peacekeeper,” as NDP leader John Horgan described the grim scene. “This is

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Then it was confirmed that when the AGLG board tried to conduct a performance review, Ruta’s response was to hire a lawyer. Ruta seems to be decisive when protecting her job, if not when hiring, running the office or meeting her own work targets.

Whatever goodwill had been restored with local governments over this experiment is likely gone. Municipal staffers have been dealing with new auditor demands as their councils grind away at their own budgets, and now they see signs that what they have contributed may well have been swept overboard.

Oakes remains on deck, eyes fixed on the horizon. Part two of an audit of capital procurement in Rossland is finally scheduled to be done by the end of March, she said. Similar reports on Delta and Sechelt are due in April. The latest revision of that schedule is underway, no doubt in another series of long, acrimonious meetings.

Clark addressed the situation in her last question period before the legislature’s spring break this week. She didn’t have a lot to say about the AGLG’s voyage of the damned, mostly familiar rhetoric about “lower taxes, less red tape” and so on.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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never get to have,” Sherret said. “We get to exA pair of local Cranplore beautiful counbrook skiers are set to tries and make friend compete at the FIS Freeand meet people from style Junior World Ski all over the world. I Championships in Valconsider myself very malenco, Italy, which lucky to be part of such runs from March 22 to experiences.”

April 1.

Sherret is a member India Sherret and of the Canadian Ski Zoe Chore will repreCross Development sent Canada and CranTeam and grew up brook at the event, training with the Kimwhich provides a berley Alpine Team chance for top youth (KAT). skiers around the Chore is in her first globe, aged 16 to 21, to India Sherret Zoe Chore year of ski cross and compete. trains with KAT. She Competing on the ski “Representing Cana- cross circuit and with also began training with da at World Juniors is an two previous trips to the Alberta Ski Cross this amazing opportunity,” World Juniors, Sherret season.

Sherret said in a press hopes her experience “The World Juniors is release. “It is a chance to will help her find a way important as it will open push myself in a very to the podium in 2015. my eyes to the competicompetitive environ“This race is also an tion and what I need to ment that we don’t often amazing cultural expe- do if I want to win,” get in North America. By rience that many people Chore said in a release. competing, it is a chance to see how I rank up against the next generation of world-class athletes.”

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Cranbrook ski cross racer India Sherret (above) is off to the 2015 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships in Valmalenco, Italy, later this month.

“It will be my first ski trip outside North American and I hope it will help inspire other KAT athletes to show them their dreams can come true and hard work really does pay off.”

The ski cross event at the FIS Freestyle Junior

World Ski Championships is scheduled for the final day of competition -- April 1.

Aerials, moguls, dual moguls, slope style and halfpipe events are also scheduled for earlier in competition.

Ski cross is increasing

in popularity due to the success of Canada at the Winter Olympic Games.

“The Junior World Championships are a great opportunity for us to see how the Canadian developmental program is on track against international competition,”

said Willy Raine, athletic director of the Canadian Ski Cross team.

Chore and Sherret are both fundraising locally. Those wishing to support them can contact india.s.ski@gmail. com or jane87@telus. net.

Canadian Ski Cross Roster for 2015 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships:

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Women: India Sherret, Cranbrook (Canadian Development Team); Abby McEwen, Edmonton (Alberta Ski Cross); Alexa Velcic, Calgary (Alberta Ski Cross); Zoe Chore, Cranbrook (Alberta Ski Cross and Kimberley Alpine Team) Men: Ned Ireland, Lake Country, B.C. (Canadian Development Team); Matt Brady, Burlington, Ont. (Canadian Development Team); Kris Mahler, Canmore, Alta. (Canadian Development Team); Adam Gibson, Whistler, B.C. Alternates: Zach Belczyk, Banff (Alberta Ski Cross); Trent McCarthy, Edmonton (Canadian Development Team) Coaches: Stanley Hayer, National Team Coach; Sead Causevic, ChPC - Development Coach

Local taekwondo club brings home haul from B.C. Championship

Nitros hope to eliminate Nitehawks in Game 5 Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

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Cranbrook White Tiger Taekwondo is back from the 2015 B.C. Taekwondo Championship in Vancouver, bringing home a handful of medals.

Thomas Rode (green belt), Alexander Rode (orange belt) and Nolan

Palmer (blue belt) all claimed gold medals and B.C. championship titles in sparring.

Rye Palmer (orange belt) earned bronze medals in both sparring and poomsae.

According to the World Taekwondo Federation, poomsae is a series of movements for offense and defense

techniques in accordance with fixed patterns, whereas sparring is full-contact fighting.

Thomas Rode and Palmer both claimed bronze in their respective poomsae competitions, while Alexander Palmer earned a silver medal in poomsae.

“These students worked very hard with

their training and it paid off,” Master Steven Desjardins wrote via email.

“I received lots of positive feedback from other Masters as to the ability of [Cranbrook White Tiger] students.

“It was very rewarding to get those compliments from instructors of other taekwondo schools in British Co-

lumbia…It felt good to say we are from Cranbrook and I think we brought some recognition to Cranbrook for producing some quality martial artists in taekwondo.”

The tournament saw 315 competitors from across B.C. vying for provincial championships.

The Kimberley Dynamiters will look to finish off the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Game 5 of the KIJHL’s Kootenay Conference final Tuesday night in Fruitvale.

After building a 3-0 series lead, the Nitros were unable to finish off the Nitehawks in the first eliminaton game of the best-of-seven series as Beaver Valley claimed a 4-3 victory in double overtime Sunday at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

“We’re alive. We’re absolutely alive,” said Nitehawks head coach and general manager Terry Jones Sunday night.

“We’ve really battled.

I really gave my guys a lot of credit [Sunday] for their effort. It paid off and we live another day.”

Mitch Foyle gave the visitors new life as he scored to end Game 4 in double overtime.

For the Dynamiters, the mantra remains the same.

“Don’t get too high, don’t get too low,” said Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks on Sunday.

“That’s it.”

Puck drop for Game 5 is slated for 8 p.m.

(MT) at the Beaver Valley Arena.

If necessary, Game 6 goes Wednesday at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might be in the mood to stay home, yet St. Patrick’s Day happenings will lure you out the door. You might discover that a child or loved one seems to be acting quite spontaneous. Enjoy this sudden change, as it won’t last forever. Tonight: Go green.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You generally are full of fun, yet you seem to be more serious right now. A friend will try to tease you out of your mood. Just be true to yourself. You could be surprised by what happens as a result. Communication will flourish if you are willing to talk.

Tonight: Hang out.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Listen to news with an ear to the financial implications involved. Understand that this

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Tonight: Treat an Irish friend to a drink.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You’ll see a new beginning as others seem to reveal much more. You have the ability to add excitement wherever you are. You might get a little too assertive in a conversation. Try to make fewer judgments. Tonight: You might not be Irish, but you can act like you are.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Don’t expect a project to go exactly the way you would like it to. Part of the problem is that you want your ideas to be accepted by others. Share your views, and allow others to express their free will. The results will be better in the long run.

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Worse, my husband brought home a dog, knowing I would never leave the poor thing with him. Taking the dog makes things more difficult.

Our local abuse shelter is crowded right now. In a perfect world, I would grab what I could and leave, taking the dog. I tried once, and he caught up with me. Any suggestions?

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Please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) at 1-800-799SAFE and ask them to help you find a safe way out.

Dear Annie: A year ago, I fell ill with diabetes. Due to financial problems, I have had lots of complications in treating it. I also have a troubled past, but I turned it around a few years ago, and I’m proud of myself.

I was so ill that I had to quit my job. Now I have problems affording the medication, and it depresses me. My parents seem to believe that I am simply back to my old habits and say I should be working. But I have documentation saying I cannot work due to diabetes complications.

I have asked both of my parents to go with me to see the doctor, but they refuse. I am so lost right now, I don’t know what to do. Please help. -- Confused in Northwest Illinois Dear Confused: You may be eligible for reduced-cost medical care, including medications, which would help you get back on your feet. Right now, your health is the most important thing, and you’ll feel better if you can be proactive about your care. Please contact the American Diabetes Association (diabetes.org) at 1-800-DIABETES. You also can try Partnership for Prescription Assistance (pparx.org) for low-cost medications.

And you may be eligible for low-cost hospitalization and clinic care through the Health Resources and Services Administration (hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/affordable/hillburton).

Dear Annie: I am responding to “Growing Up Way Too Fast,” whose young son likes to play with the neighbor boy who plays adult video games and is allowed to watch frightening, sexually suggestive adult TV shows.

Our three kids sometimes had friends from homes with questionable parenting skills. Our kids were allowed to play only at our house with those friends. The first time they acted inappropriately, I explained that their behavior was rude and unkind and not permitted in our house, and the consequence was that they would be sent home.

The second time, they were sent home. That usually solved the problem. But if it happened again, they were sent home and not allowed to return for several days. Of course, I phoned the parents to let them know their child would be coming home, but unless the parent asked, I gave no reason.

Our kids didn’t like this rule, but that is where parenting comes in. Watchful supervision was always on high alert when these kids came over. -- Mean Mother Award Winner Dear Mother: Congratulations on understanding what it takes to be an effective parent and not letting an unpopular rule deter you.

Annie’s Snippet for St. Patrick’s Day: As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction.

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COTR Leading New Tanzania Project College of the Rockies has been selected to lead one of College and Institutes Canada’s (CICan) Improving Skills Training for Employment programs (ISTEP) in Tanzania.

The College will work in partnership with Camosun College and Mwanza Regional Vocational Training and Service Centre in Tanzania.

The ISTEP initiative, funded by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, aims to improve the ability of Tanzanian technical and vocational training institutions to deliver effective skills training programs. The focus of the project will be heavy duty equipment mechanics for the mining industry as well as other sectors that can strengthen the economy of Tanzania.

College of the Rockies and Camosun College will both contribute project management personnel as well as heavy duty trades instructors to the project.

The Colleges will offer technical training and guidance in order to ensure that the curriculum delivered addresses the needs of the region. Cutting edge technologies, processes, methods and future trends will also be incorporated into the program design and management.

Master Trainers in Tanzania and Canada will be trained by Col-

lege of the Rockies to provide heavy duty mechanics instruction and to meet and exceed industry health and safety standards. The College will work with Mwanza Regional Vocational Training and Service Centre to acquire the tools and equipment needed to support this advanced training, with support from the Government of Canada.

“This project builds upon our recent work in Tanzania: a three-year partnership with the Mineral Resources Institute in Dodoma aimed at improving training and programs in mining, information technology, competency-based education and short course development,” says College of the Rockies Manager, International Projects and Partnerships Moritz Schmidt. “In three years, at the conclusion of ISTEP, our partner college will have strengthened its ability to train community members to the highest global standards and those community members will be prepared to pursue high-paying Trades jobs.”

Initial planning for the project will begin in Tanzania in mid-April with a full-launch of project activities taking place in late summer or early fall.

Learn more about College of the Rockies International Projects at: cotr.ca/interDev

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College of the Rockies Manager, International Projects and Partnerships Moritz Schmidt looks forward to a successful heavy duty mechanics project in Tanzania.

Giant mosasaur fossil gets companion after tens of millions of years C anadian Press

MORDEN, Man. The world’s largest publicly-displayed mosasaur now has a companion at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, Manitoba.

The 13-metre-long marine reptile fossil of “Bruce” has been at the centre since 2003, and on the weekend the centre unveiled a ninemetre-long mosasaur fossil named “Suzy.”

Suzy was found in 1977, not far from the area northwest of Morden where Bruce was discovered in 1974.

The executive director of the centre, Peter Cantelon, says it’s awe-

Bruce (left) and Suzy (right) together in the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre’s Mosasaur Hall (Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre) some to bring the skeletons together after they were apart for anywhere between 40 and 80 million years.

Bruce is officially

recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest mosasaur on public display.

The centre says mosasaurs were fierce

predators, and were once the top of the food chain in the Western Interior Seaway that split North America in two.

It says palaeontolo-

gists think the mosasaurs’ lineage was branched off from a lizard group known today as the monitor lizards.

People with disabilities who use guide dogs or service dogs are being promised equal access to public places such as restaurants and the transit system under planned provincial reforms.

New legislation introduced Thursday would guarantee them the same access rights and privileges as anyone else, and ensure those rights override any pet restrictions imposed in housing complexes by landlords or stratas.

Retired guide and service dogs will also be protected under the housing rules so they don’t have to be separated from their owners even if a new dog has taken up their old role.

“With these changes we can make sure that a fully certified dog will be appropriately recognized and won’t result in someone with a disability being turned away from a service,” Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell said.

Violators such as stores and restaurants who refuse entry to service dogs will also face stiffer fines of as much as $3,000.

Disability Alliance BC executive director Jane Dyson said tougher

penalties were long overdue and the current maximum fine of $200 was “grossly inadequate.”

She said complaints from service dog owners are rare in Vancouver, but said it can be a bigger problem in other parts of the province.

“Hopefully fines will be a last resort,” she said.

The new legislation would require guide and service dogs to be trained by an accredited facility, or to get certified to those standards if they are brought in from outside B.C. Certified service dogs will have to wear visible standardized ID tags or cards to make their status clear to business owners, landlords and transit staff.

Dyson said the consistent identification – replacing various methods used to date – should help ensure businesses and other service providers understand their responsibilities.

Certified trainers will also be able to take dogs and puppies-in-training into any public place a fully certified dog is allowed. That’s intended to give them more exposure to new and diverse environments before they go into actual service.