Kimberley Daily Bulletin, April 01, 2015

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WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 2015

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Kimberley skiers end terrific season A great year for Kimberley athletes

Four Kimberley skiers recently attended the 2015 Ski Nationals in Thunder Bay, ON. Colin Ferrie, Annika Ackermann, MacKenzie McLean and Molly Miller competed in a series of Skate and Classic ski technique races from March 21-28 against Canada’s top skiers. Annika, Mackenzie and Molly competed in a large Juvenile Girls category of 70 skiers, and despite the high level of competition, the three girls showed great results. Highlights included Molly’s two gold and two silver medals, Annika’s 4th,14th, 18th and 19th place finishes, and MacKenzie’s 19th place finish. Colin competed in the Open Men’s category and raced against members of Canada’s National Team and Olympic level skiers. Colin demonstrated strong results in this competitive category with one 7th, two 9th and a 15th place finish. Molly Miller also won the Sophie Manarin Award for having the most aggregate points in the Juvenile category. This is the second consecutive year that Molly has won this prestigious award. In addition, the Kimberley Nordic Racers placed second out of all BC Clubs for Aggregate standings. This is a significant accomplishment given that the Club had only four members race at Nationals, one of the smallest groups at the competition. Annika, MacKenzie and Molly would like to thank their coaches Frank Ackermann and Paul Freeze for coaching the team this season. Also, a special thank you to Paul Freeze for travelling to Thunder Bay with the team this year. Colin currently trains with the Black Jack Ski Club under Dave Wood, and Colin would also like to thank Dave for his support this season. Colin would also like to thank Salomon, Bliz Eyewear, The City of Kimberley and All

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Kazakoff to be sentenced Wednesday Deer trap tampering sentence to be decided TRE VOR CR AWLEY

Judge Ron Webb will hand down his judgement today in the matter of Devin Kazakoff and the vandalism of a deer trap in Marysville in February 2014. Crown and defence counsel presented their submissions to Webb, as Kazakoff pleaded guilty to a charge of mischief under $5,000. The crown elected to proceed summarily, which—if convicted—will result in a criminal record for Kazakoff. The defence is seeking a conditional discharge, which will not result in a criminal record. Also at issue is the amount of financial restitution, as Crown is seeking roughly $3,800 while the defence is arguing for restitution of approximately $500. See Kazakoff, page 3

Man in child porn case sentenced TOWNSMAN STAFF

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Annika Ackermann, MacKenzie McLean, Molly Miller and Colin Ferrie at Nationals with their coach Paul Freeze. Saints Anglican Church-Outreach Committee. Molly is thankful for the sponsorship she received this season from Kootenay Cycle Works, Canmore Trail Sports, Fischer and Swix. The Kimberley Nordic Club is also a great supporter of these ski-

ers and many thanks go out to the members of the Club. Lastly, The KIXS Team would like to thank Moody Bee for providing them with lip balm all season! It takes a great deal of dedication from these young athletes to com-

pete at a National level in their sport. Congratulations to all skiers on their perseverance and determination this season -- they represent their community and province very well!

A disturbing case unfolded in Cranbrook Provincial Court on Monday morning as a local man pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and was given mandatory minimum sentencing. The man, who is 60 years old and mentally disabled, was sentenced to one year in jail for one count and six months for another count, which are to be served concurrently to be followed by three years of probation. In a sentencing hearing, both the crown and defence jointly submitted that the accused, who has an IQ of 65, thought he was helping police gather evidence on child predators by engaging in the distribution of child pornography through an email system using female-centric email addresses. Justice Ron Webb noted that it was a tough case because he was bound by the politics of mandatory minimum sentencing, and that instead of getting help, the man is going to jail. See ONE YEAR, page 3


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