Kimberley Daily Bulletin, January 19, 2016

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Group plans to protest Mainroad

Taking Back East Kootenay Highways will be protesting at Bill Bennett’s office this Wednesday; Bennett and contractor Mainroad say they won’t be there C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

The FaceBook group Taking Back East Kootenay Highways was formed in 2014 as more and more people became concerned about what they perceived was less than quality maintenance of winter roads in the area.

The FaceBook page, with links to an online petition, has grown since then as people share

their concerns and report conditions.

Now the group is planning a protest at Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett’s office in Cranbrook on Wednesday.

The protest will begin at 11 a.m. Bennett’s office at 100 Cranbrook St. N. A statement from the group says, “We will let our MLA and highway Contractor (Mainroad) know that we are very unhappy with Bill Bennett’s delay in response to our concerns regarding highway maintenance and the growing complaints as well as lack of highway maintenance we are receiving this winter.

“We would like to stress that this protest is not directed at employees of Mainroad but rather MLA Bill Bennett,Mainroad management and the Minister of Transportation. This is a peaceful protest and we remind those

who are attending to be respectful during this event.”

However, it is likely to be a quiet protest as neither Bill Bennett nor anyone from Mainroad will be there.

Niki Taylor, Mainroad Communications, put out the following statement: “Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting is aware of the protest but has no plans to attend. Instead, we will be continuing to ensure the Provincial highways are kept safe for travel, as we have done for the past fourteen years.”

Bill Bennett will not be in town on Wednesday. He spoke to the Bulletin/Townsman while enroute to Prince George on Monday. Bennett says his office will be closed during the protest.

“I told my staff to leave the office and let the protest happen,” he said.

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Avalanche Awareness Day at KAR; Feb. 6 Conditions have changed due to cold spell and more snow, says avalanche.ca C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

Kimberley Alpine Resort is hosting Avalanche Awareness Days on Saturday, February 6 this year.

This is a good opportunity to get some information and education on how to judge avalanche conditions, use the tools everyone in the backcountry should be carrying and talk to experts, including Kimberley Search and Rescue.

Schedule of Events 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Come check out the latest avalanche equipment at the Kimberley Search and Rescue Booth

in the KAR Plaza. Search and Rescue will be on hand to answer any questions you have.

-Transceiver Education and Search Game in Plaza -Avalanche Safety Videos playing in Stemwinder 11 a.m. - Search and Rescue demonstration with avalanche dog in Plaza 12 noon - Dig a snow Profile Demo at Top of NorthStar Quad 1 p.m. - Search and Rescue demonstration with avalanche dog in Plaza 2:30 p.m. - Wrap up and prizes in Stemwinder Bar and Grill Avalanche conditions are constantly changing and the latest forecaster’s blog at avalanche.ca says that cold and clear weather at the beginning of January encouraged the formation of weak surface hoar crystals.

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Province looks to the tech sector

From robots to drones, B.C. puts focus on tech into hyperdrive with first-ever summit Tamsyn Burgmann Canadian Press

Greg Caws calls home a cattle ranch in the East Kootenay community of Wardner, just east of Cranbrook, and says he appreciates the perspective of rural British Columbia, where relatives have worked as miners and loggers.

He’s also an entrepreneur who champions the technology sector with unsung stories of companies marrying those traditional industries with cutting-edge innovations.

There are drones being designed in Nelson for prospectors, a robotic drilling rig that walks north of Fort St. John, and a tiny camera

developed in Vancouver that can descend down a borehole for kilometres.

“Every time you hear the bogeyman stories about, ‘Oh, our jobs are going to be taken,’ it never happens,” said Caws, president of the B.C. Innovation Council, explaining that work conventionally done by hands is instead moving to heads.

“One of the things that makes people fearful is because they don’t understand or they don’t know - it’s in their peripheral vision.”

He’s hoping that a made-in-B.C. technology showcase will illuminate the visionary achievements of businesses across the prov-

ince and help British Columbians embrace futuristic technologies that are revolutionizing every industry.

The “#BCTECH Summit,” running Monday and Tuesday in Vancouver, is a first for the province and expected to bring in about 3,000 participants, including business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, public servants and students.

Companies from clean technology, mobile wireless, virtual reality and artificial intelligence to forestry, energy and transportation will participate.

“A whole plethora of companies that don’t typically meet,” Caws

Greg Caws, President of the B.C. Innovation Council. said. “That cross-pollination of ideas is where B.C. will drive its advantage.”

Highlights will include holograms, 3D printing, electric cars

and a 4D Portal exhibit, demonstrations by startups, a coding camp, and speakers who will be simulcast to classrooms across B.C., including keynote futurist Ray

Twenty Questions Answered

The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and Kimberley Daily Bulletin, in our ongoing mission to reflect the community, are pleased to present “20 Questions,” answered by those individuals who make our community great — which is everybody. This week, Kya Dubois — a tattoo artist and business owner at Sink N’ Ink Tattoos in Cranbrook 1. Your favourite annual fundraising event.

This is a hard one, but I’m going to go with Relay For Life. It rallies the community in an incredible way! It’s amazing watching everyone come together for something like that.

2. Soup? Or salad?

Put those together. Salad-soup, because why not?

3. What superpower do you desire?

Flying, for sure! Imagine the beauty and stillness of flying over the Rockies, wow!

4. Favourite Cranbrook/Kimberley Street My favourite street would definitely be 10 ave. Right off of downtown, it has wonderful local shops, farmers markets, and leads you right to Rotary Park. Not to mention the beautiful flowers that decorates it in the warmer months.

5. If you were to become Cranbrook urban wildlife, would you rather be a deer or a skunk?

Probably a skunk. They’re probably less hated than the deer around here.

6. One person, living or dead, you’d like to have an alcoholic beverage with?

Frida Kahlo. She did amazing things in her lifetime for the arts and feminism. I could only imagine how incredibly interesting her mind would have been.

7. What do you specifically seek out at the Cranbrook Farmer’s Market?

I always go the farmers market with full intentions of stocking up on local and organic produce, meats, and canned goods.

However, I always end up leaving with far too much pottery, jewelry, and art!

8. Should the million-gallon swimming pool that was buried in Baker Park be exhumed and put back into action?

Definitely! Growing up in Calgary with a single mom, the local outdoor pool became

kya dubois my favourite and most common baby sitter.

I hold great memories with friends or even on my own spending hours getting pruney in that pool.

9. What’s a great new idea for Cranbrook/ Kimberley tourism?

Art and wine/beer tour. Small bus touring home studios with local wine, beer, or spirits sampling followed by a dinner either at an independent restaurant or farm.

10. What’s the most beer you’ve drunk at one sitting at the Heid-Out? 2 flights + 3 pints 11. Who’s your favourite Cranbrook/Kimberley musician or band?

Honestly, I can’t pick just one! We have so much talent here. Anachrist, Good Old Goats, Bonecrusher and Friends, the list goes on!

12. Favourite Cranbrook/Kimberley historical figure.

Cranbrook Ed, the elephant!

13. Sports car or pickup truck?

Pickup truck. At least as far as my life-

style goes, it’s far more practical.

14. Favourite season of the year and why?

Definitely fall. Not too hot or too cold to enjoy the beautiful nature that surrounds us.

And has to be the prettiest time of year, hands down!

15. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be an artist, a singer, actor, and massage therapist. Now a full time artist, I still pursue other interests, but would never dream of becoming famous! I just couldn’t handle the infringement on my privacy.

16. If you could tell a visitor to the East Kootenay anything, what would you say?

There’s more to this place than what is on the surface. Open your mind and heart, and the possibilities become endless.

17. Have you ever had an encounter with wildlife in the East Kootenay? If yes, describe in a sentence.

“Watch out for that deer/bear/moose/ elk!!!”

18. Is a hot dog a sandwich? Why? Anything can be a sandwich when placed between baked goods. Let your imagination run wild. ‘Nough Said.

19. What is something most people won’t already know about you?

Before I became an artist, I went to school to pursue an electrical career. Ended up in a very different direction!

20. Would you ever attend a City Council meeting if you didn’t have to?

I most certainly would! If the subject or discussion was something I passionate about or needed an extra voice, I would be there! Now more than ever, our youth are needing to participate in politics whether it be through votes, discussion, or seats. I am no exception.

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The provincial government is hosting the event, not only to vault the tech industry’s profile at home and globally, but to increase the industry’s share in the B.C. economy.

Technology and Innovation Minister Amrik Virk said B.C. intends to build a stronger “knowledge-based economy” that co-exists with the natural-resources sector and underpins all industries.

He said the summit is as large, if not larger, as

its liquefied natural gas conferences — and emphasized the two are tied, because new technology will make LNG more efficient.

It’s B.C.’s third-largest industry, representing $15.6 billion or 7.6 per cent of the provincial GDP, according to the B.C. Technology Report Card by KPMG. The 2014 report found the industry was strong provincially, but trailed other Canadian tech hubs on issues like availability of venture capital and talent pools.

Ray Walia, CEO of Launch Academy, a non-profit that’s been prolific getting startups off the ground, said politicians haven’t focused enough on tech until recently, but he believes they’re now making strides.

“They’re trying to learn as much as they can and catch up to what’s been happening,” he said.

Walia said governments must develop stronger relationships with savvy millennial entrepreneurs, who “live and breathe” tech, while relying less on advisers from the “dinosaur generation.”

Four Cranbrook groups share $77,000 in grants For the Townsman

Four social service organizations in Cranbrook have received a combined $77,000 in community gaming grants from the B.C. government.

• Cranbrook Boys and Girls Club: $29,000 • Lions Club of Cranbrook: $20,000 • Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24 Ladies’ Auxiliary: $10,000 • Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3032: $18,000 “For years these organizations have been important contributors to the good life we enjoy in Cranbrook,” Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett said. “I am pleased that our government continues to give them a helping hand with these grants so they can continue their good work.”

These grants are awarded under the Human and Social Ser-

vices category of the community gaming grant program, which allows non-profit organizations to apply for provincial gaming revenues from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Gaming grants are also awarded in the categories of Public Safety, Sports and Arts and Culture, Parent Advisory Councils and District Parent Advisory Councils, and Environment.

Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations that serve communities throughout British Columbia.

Organizations interested in applying for community gaming grants can find information and applications at g a m i n g . g o v. b c . c a / grants/.

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Local NEWS Group to protest highway maintenance Wednesday

From page 1 “I’m not going to expose my staff to profanity and threats, which they have received from these people, both over the phone and coming into the office. My staff will vacate the premises.”

Bennett says that up to a point this winter, he found that his office had received fewer complaints than other years.

“I have 14 other winters with Mainroad to compare it to and there were fewer complaints. Up until I said publicly that I hadn’t received as many complaints — since then, we are receiving more complaints.”

Bennett says that he has in the past complained publicly about Mainroad, something he’s sure the contractor wasn’t that happy about, and

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Highway maintenance has come under fire recently.

if there is an incident where the contractor is at fault, he will fight for his constituents. And he is looking for an-

swers, he says.

“There have been some really bad accidents this year, even deaths. I’ve asked the

Ministry of Transport for a complete detailed report, including RCMP reports.

“I understand that

when there has been an accident, it’s human nature to want to affix blame. If roads and the contractor are to

blame, and I accept that there are circumstances where it’s possible the contractor made a mistake, then I want to know about it.

But it’s also likely that drivers were not driving consistent with road conditions. That’s what many of the RCMP reports are saying. You can’t say every bad accident is caused

by Mainroad.”

As for the Taking Back East Kootenay Highways groups specifically, Bennett says that there is some considerable union foundation to the group.

“There are some who are ideologically opposed to private sector contractors doing public sector work.

“The B.C. government decided decades ago that there had to be an element of competition in order to keep costs down. There is no chance any govern-

ment, including the NDP, is going to go back to services provided by the MoT. The taxpayer simply can’t afford it.”

Bennett says he has all kinds of time for those who are concerned with their families’ safety.

“But I need to know details. I need what day it was, where you were, what time of day. I will work with the Ministry to find out what was going on. There is usually a pretty rational explanation.

“In the meantime, I will continue to represent my constituents’ interests.

“The last thing I will say is that the contract is up for renewal and this time next year there will be a new contract, new specifications, and possible, though not necessarily, a new contractor.”

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Arthur will be presenting a four-hour seminar for professionals from 1-5PM in Kimberley and an evening presentation for the public at 7:30PM in Cranbrook.

“Arthur will be sharing his wealth of knowledge gained from more than two decades of experience building ener-

gy efficient buildings in Canada,” said Wildsight’s Lars Sander-Green.

Arthur’s current projects include a market-oriented net-zero

townhome project (a BC first) and a Living Building Challenge home covering all seven sustainability goals. He’ll be sharing details about those projects, as well as

older projects like his 2010 Net-zero Harmony House and net-zero ready homes in the Lower Mainland.

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News from the Kimberley Garden Club Submit ted by: Marilee Quist

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fter what seems like a very long hiatus, we are back. The Garden Club usually has some kind of wreath-making or a demonstration on how to make wreaths in November to start getting us in to the holiday mood. However, last year, our meeting night fell on Remembrance Day, so we cancelled the meeting.

I worried a bit about my perennials and shrubs in November when we had the cold weather but very little snow cover. I guess it will be a surprise this spring to see what comes up. I will need to see if the new lavender in my exposed-to-the-deer front bed survived the neighbourhood herd trampling its way through the bed to chow down on my

Rocky Mountain Juniper tree. I must admit that when I planted the tree all those years ago, the local ungulates didn’t like juniper, just as they didn’t like a lot of garden plants they now seem to love. It’s hard to stay three steps ahead of them.

The spring mail-order garden catalogues have been arriving since before Christmas, but I’ve been too busy to do more than just put them in a safe place. I just hope I can remember where my safe place is, because it getting to be time to drool over pretty blooming flowers and decide what I want to buy at our local nurseries this year! The days are getting longer now, and this is a good time to plan your gardens, both decorative and edible for this year.

In the meantime, we had our annual Spring seed catalogues are now arriving.

Recruitment for Committees 2016 There are opportunities for public participation and involvement in the City of Cranbrook advisory committees listed below.

Membership is open to residents of the City of Cranbrook.

Urban Deer Management Advisory Committee The committee examines the issues related to urban deer within the boundaries of the City of Cranbrook and continues to maintain and monitor an ongoing management plan and report to Council. Two positions are available.

Wellness and Heritage Committee The Wellness and Heritage Committee provides advice to Council on priorities for planning and policy development with regards to sports, arts, leisure, culture, heritage, parks, and recreation facilities and activities. One Youth position is available.

Terms of reference for all the committees are available on the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca Interested individuals are invited to submit a Volunteer Application form available at City Hall or the City’s website – www.cranbrook.ca.

Applications will be accepted at City Hall (attention Kelly Thorsteinson) or by email thorsteinson@cranbrook.ca , no later than Friday, January 22, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

Christmas Pot Luck Finger Food (no forks allowed!) Appetizer and Dessert social, which was very well attended, and got us all into the spirit for seasonal holiday parties and dinners.

At our January 13th meeting, our members compared notes on what they were doing with forced indoor bulbs before we got down to the business of brainstorming ideas for educational programs this year. We are hoping to get someone to show us what invasive and noxious weeds grow in our area and how to remove them to keep them from spreading.

We are also hoping to find someone to give a presentation on Xeriscaping, and which plants will do well with little water once they are established. We want to be more water-wise in our gardens this year, especially

after the long, very hot and dry summer last year. We also have some workshops planned to even things out.

The Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month. From October through May, we hold our meetings at Selkirk High School, starting at 7 pm in the Library.

From June through September, we tour member gardens, and if necessary, hold a short business meeting in the second garden while we enjoy refreshments supplied by the hostess. We welcome anyone who would like to learn more about gardening in Kimberley, whether you are new to gardening or new to the Kimberley area. For more information on our meetings, call Nola at 250-427-1948.

Happy Gardening.

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From Page 3 Arthur is an experienced building educator, having worked on training programs with Canada Mortgage and Housing, Natural Resources Canada, and the Canadian Home Builders Association.

Arthur also worked as an engineer on numerous infrastructure projects in his native Hong Kong before coming to Canada.

“Our series is approved as continuing professional development by BC’s Homeowner Protection Office, so this is an opportunity for builders to learn about leading edge net-zero building construction, while also covering some of their required training hours,” added Sander-Green.

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“We had a great turnout at the first session in the series, with people travelling from Creston, Invermere, and Fernie to attend,” said Sander-Green, “and I’m sure there will be plenty of great Q&A for this session as well.”

The third session in the series is Feb 19th, with Dave Spencer of EchoHaven in Calgary and Jan Pratschke of Invermere’s Collective Carpentry, and the last session is Mar 4th, with Shafraaz Kaba of Manasc Isaac Architects in Edmonton. Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Columbia Basin Trust for this project.

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The professional seminar runs from 1-5PM at Centre 64 in Kimberley with a cost of $25. Interested members of the public are also welcome to the afternoon session. The public session starts at 7:30PM in the lecture theatre at College of the Rockies in Cranbrook,

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From Page 1 More recent storms have buried these weak crystals and a cohesive and reactive slab has developed (picture a white mattress overlying a million little martini glasses).

“In most of these regions, these weak surface hoar crystals are buried 30-45 cm below the surface,” wrote forecaster Joe Lammers.

“The exact distribution of the surface hoar is tough to pin down, but if I were a betting man I’d say it’s most widespread and reactive at treeline elevations and below. That said, spatial variability and surface hoar go hand-in-hand. In some valleys, strong winds may have destroyed the surface hoar prior to its

burial, while in other drainages it may exist on all aspects and elevations. The scary thing is it’s now buried by a bunch of snow. You won’t know if it exists on the slope you want to ride unless you have x-ray vision, or unless you have the skills to dig down and adequately test for this layer.”

Right now, conditions in the Purcells are moderate risk at alpine and treeline, and low below the treeline. Risk is considerable in the Lizard and Flathead and Kootenay Boundary.

You can keep up to date with all conditions at avalanche.ca. Check it out before heading out.

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Southern nights and (bad) days What’s Up? ‘Crimes of the KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Heart’ at the Key City Theatre

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UPCOMING

Barry Coulter

he atmosphere can be stifling in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, especially if you’ve been having a very bad day like the Magrath sisters have. Really, more like an ongoing series of bad days.

Lenny, Meg and Babe find themselves with their backs to the wall in “Crimes of the Heart,” Paul Kershaw’s latest production currently running at the Key City Theatre. It’s Southern Gothic set in the 1970s, and in Southern Gothic, the drama lurks in living rooms, and looms large in what’s unsaid.

“Crimes of the Heart” is on the surface a comedy — the adventures of the three eccentric, charming Magrath sisters and their reaction to this “very bad day.”

But underneath the laughter, of which there is plenty, there is a strong current of tragedy. The trauma of the sisters’ past is revealed — namely, their mother’s much talked about suicide (she hanged the cat along with herself, a macabre riddle everyone is still trying to decipher). Upon their mother’s death, the girls were adopted by their grandfather, who is himself currently hospitalized.

Lenny is the eldest Magrath sister, the mother hen, lonesome and unfulfilled, her life symbolized by her “deformed

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From left: The three Magrath sisters — Babe (Karly Ross). Lenny (Kimberley Frixel) and Meg (Marsha Blom), in Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart,” currently playing at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook. ovary,” a symptom oft discussed by her sisters. She maintains a precarious home in her grandfather’s house.

Meg, whose singing career seems to have bottomed out, is back at home to help out, but she’s bringing with her an uncomfortable secret of her own.

Then there’s Babe, lively, loving and passionate, who cut short her destiny as chattel by shooting her powerful husband in his belly. Why? Because she didn’t like his looks, she says. Prison is in the offing,

but she’s out on bail, and represented by the infatuated boyish lawyer Barnette Lloyd, who is carrying a “personal vendetta.”

The sisters’ nemesis is their cousin Chick, a prying busybody who never lets the sisters forget that they’re just this side of trailer trash.

Rounding out the cast is Doc Porter, Meg’s old flame from the past, now married but still neighbourly.

Each of the three Magrath sisters has been betrayed by their passions in a different

way, and each is forced to face the “crimes of the heart” she has committed.

“Crimes of the Heart,” written by Beth Henley and directed by Paul Kershaw, features a number of new faces on the local theatrical scene, who give us a deep look into the complexities of the human heart.

The play continues its run at the Key City Theatre continues Thursday, Jan. 21, through Saturday, Jan. 23. Tickets are $20, showtime 7:30 p.m.

Putting the Celtic back in Cranbrook F o r t h e Tow n s m a n

Còig (pronounced Ko-ig) is an exciting ensemble of East Coast musicians, and is being hailed as one of Cape Breton’s most captivating young bands.

The Celtic-flavoured combo is appearing at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Originally coming together for a promotional tour for the Celtic Colours International Festival, the formation proved to be something special, and the group decided to continue to tour together as a band.

Còig features Chrissy Crowley on fiddle and viola; Jason Roach on piano; Rachel Davis on fiddle, viola and vocals; Darren McMullen on gui- Cape Breton’s Còig is playing the Key City Theatre Wednesday, Feb. 10. tar, mandolin, mandola, banjo, bouzouki, whistles, ears of every audience they and abroad before coming to- Music Award for Traditional gether as this exciting super Album of the Year, the Music meet. flute, vocals.

Nova Scotia Award for TradiWith a combined total of group.

Proving to be a serious Their much anticipated tional/Roots Recording of the force to be reckoned with in over 30 nominations and the traditional music scene awards, each of Còig’s talented debut album “Five” was re- Year, and most recently, the with their driving tunes, musicians have released their leased in June, 2014 to rave re- 2015 East Coast Music Award haunting songs and infectious own successful solo albums, views, and has earned the for Roots/Traditional Group energy, Còig is a treat for the and have toured both at home band the 2014 Canadian Folk Recording of the Year.

The Kootenay Railway Pensioners Association will be having a Social Luncheon at 12:30 pm, Tuesday Jan.19th at Heritage Inn, 803 Cranbrook St.N. All Railway Retiree’s and Spouses are welcome. RSVP

by Jan.15th. Info: Secretary Frances Allen at 250-426-2720 or Myrtle 250-426-2378, Jean 250-426-8338.

Jan. 19th--KIDSZONE- ages 5-12, Tuesdays starting Jan. 19; 3:35-5:00 p.m. at Marysville Community Church. Snacks, Games, Crafts, Stories, Singing. No cost. Registration: 250-427-7099 Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, January 20th, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Kimberley Alpine Resort. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

January 20, GoGo Grannys Travelogue. Jeff and Linda Williams will present their travelogue titled “Normandy: Land of William the Conqueror”. Join us in the lecture theatre at the College of the Rockies at 7:00. All proceeds support Grandmothers in Africa.

Want to play your instrument with others? The Cranbrook Community Orchestra (CCO) is for musicians beginner to advanced.

Find out more: 250-581-0058 Shelagh or facebook: Cranbrook Community Orchestra. Wednesdays; first meeting Jan 20 Got Scottish?! The annual Robbie Burns Dinner Fundraiser for Kimberley Cranbrook Highland Dance Association. Tickets on sale until Jan 16 at Lotus Books. Dinner is on January 23, Heritage Inn in Cranbrook. Tickets not available at the door. FMI Robin 432-5404 Have Camera Will Travel.... presents “Newfoundland” Join Dave White - “Ramblin’ on the Rock - Hiking the East Coast Trail”. Video presentation at Centre 64 on Tuesday, Jan 26 at 7:30 pm. Admission

by Donation to the Kimberley Arts Centre 64.

Know someone who is a literacy champion in Cranbrook or Area C? Nominate them as Cranbrook’s 2015 Literacy Champion.

Nominations close January 20th and the winner announced January 27th at the Family Literacy Day celebrations. For more info call Katherine 250-420-7596 or khough@cbal.org or on Facebook: Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy Cranbrook.

Adult or Senior? Want to learn or improve your computer skills? CBAL Cranbrook offers a 6 week introductory computer course starting Jan 29th.

Pre-registration a must. Call Katherine 250-417-2896, space is limited.

ONGOING The Cranbrook Quilter’s Guild meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, September - June, 7.15 p.m. at the Cranbrook Senior Citizens Hall, 125-17th Ave South. Interested??? Call Jennifer at 250426-6045. We’re on Facebook and www.cranbrookquiltersguild.ca.

Enjoy Painting? Join ArtGroup 75, Fridays 1pm-4pm, Sept. June. Seniors Hall, Cranbrook. 125. 17th Ave. S. Quilters meet in Kimberley on the 2nd Monday at Centennial Hall at 7:00 PM and the 4th Monday for sewing sessions in the United Church Hall at 10 Boundary Street.

Hey Kimberley! We need you as Big Brothers and Big Sisters. One hour a week. YOU can make a difference in a Child’s life that will last a life time. Info: 250-499-3111.

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

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the early days of this new year, readers have advised me to do several things. I’ll go with one that seems relatively painless, embracing the “sunny ways” of our new federal government and seeking optimism in these fragile times.

For starters, we have a building boom going on in the southwest. Here in Victoria, cranes dot the skyline as new residential-commercial projects emerge from bedrock, and hardhats are mostly on construction workers, scratched and backwards, rather than shiny and forward on politicians.

Shipyards are busy, with Royal Canadian Navy work and cruise ship refits to reduce their emissions, plus work on ferries, tugboats and barges.

Most of the activity is private investment, much of it in a hot housing market.

Surrey has just recorded its second-highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion nearly matching the pre-recession peak of 2007.

Thousands of provincial employees get a small raise in February, based on stronger than forecast economic growth in 2014. It works out to $300 a year for a medical technologist and $346 for a teacher.

Health care costs are rising less dramatically. That should ease the crisis atmosphere at provincial and federal health ministers’ negotiations over the funding

formula, taking place this week in Vancouver.

Health Minister Terry Lake announced last week that the province is increasing funding for a promising program in cancer research, using genetic analysis to improve targeting for drugs to treat the hundreds of different cancers diagnosed in B.C. patients each year.

The B.C. Cancer Agency’s new director, Dr. Malcolm Moore, oncologist Dr. Janessa Laskin and Dr. Marco Marra, director of the agency’s Genome SciBC VIEWS ence Centre, described a world-leading centre of reTom search that is reaching out Fletcher to specialists and their patients across the province and attracting international funding and talent for ground-breaking research.

Outside the urban regions, where retail sales and real estate mainly drive the economy, sunny ways are harder to find.

The mining and natural gas sectors are in the grip of a slump in commodity prices, with more temporary mine closures expected.

The forest industry is being helped by the low Canadian dollar and a steady recovery in the U.S. economy, and tourism is expected to have another strong year as Americans take advantage of a discount on visits to B.C. Central 1 Credit Union broke down the regional employment numbers for B.C. in

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2015, and found job growth in every region except the Cariboo. Province-wide employment grew 1.2 per cent last year, ahead of the national rate. That may not sound like much, but compared to Alberta’s oil-dependent economy, it’s pretty good.

Construction of a new dam on the Peace River is expected to ramp up this year, bringing workers home from Alberta, and the federal government is planning to fast-track its promised infrastructure spending to create work across the country.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett was in Toronto last week to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange with B.C. mining industry representatives.

Not much sun on mining stocks these days, but Bennett’s sales pitch to an investor luncheon included reference to two more mines under construction in northwest B.C., the province’s Pacific Rim trade advantage, and revenue sharing with First Nations that is attracting attention of other provinces.

The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.’s economy will “lead the country by a wide margin over the near term,” with unemployment declining in 2016.

We’re at the mercy of global forces, but things could be a whole lot worse.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

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Friday night, the Kimberley Dynamiters were served with a preview of what they might face in the opening round of the 2016 KIJHL post-season.

Facing the Eddie Mountain Division’s fourth-place Columbia Valley Rockies, the Dynamiters discovered a first-round match up with their rivals from Invermere might not be so easy.

Backstopped by a 34save performance from goaltender Giovanni Sambrielaz, the upstart Rockies (23-17-0-0) knocked off the host Dynamiters (32-5-0-0) by a 5-2 margin in front of 580 fans at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

“I think a lot of our players thought it was going to be easy,” said Jerry Bancks, head coach of the Kimberley Dynamiters.

“Since Christmas [the Rockies] are one of the toughest teams in the league, they’ve been beating everybody. It was hard to convince them of that, but I think they got their eyes opened and they certainly lost to a better team.

“They outworked us.

I had a whole bunch of players who I thought weren’t prepared to play and compete. It showed.”

It had been a long time since the Rockies last beat their divisional rivals.

Not including an 8-1 Kimberley win that was defaulted Jan. 2, 2015, the last time the Rockies claimed two points from

the Nitros was Oct. 24, 2014 -- a 3-2 triumph in Invermere.

If the KIJHL playoffs were to begin today, the first-place Dynamiters would host the fourthplace Rockies in a fivegame, first-round matchup.

While the Dynamiters have a stranglehold on first place in the division, there’s a heated race burning between the second-place Creston Valley Thunder Cats (24-12-1-2), third-place Fernie Ghostriders (2313-0-4) and Rockies.

On top of Sambrielaz’s efforts, the Rockies built a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes courtesy goals from Harrison Davies and Kellen Marchand.

Rockies defenceman Davin Burton tallied 34 seconds into the final period to give the visitors a 3-1 lead and while veteran Jared Marchi pulled the Nitros within one, it wasn’t enough.

Rockies forward Micheal Cardinal added a power-play goal, while Davies put his second of the night into an empty net to seal the victory.

Rookie forward James Farmer put up the first goal of the night for the Nitros.

Dynamiters goaltender Tyson Brouwer was the man of record Friday, giving up four goals on 27 shots.

The native of Lethbridge earned himself some redemption Saturday, leading his club to a bounce-back 4-0 shutout of the Nelson Leafs.

“If you want to win in

the playoffs, you’ve got to get in the habit of not losing two in a row,” Bancks said.

Veteran Sawyer Hunt chipped in with a pair of goals, including the eventual game-winner on the power play during first-period action.

Defenceman Jordan Busch added a second-period tally and recently-acquired Tanner Wit rounded out the scoring with a third-period power-play effort.

“Tanner is the consummate team-type player,” Bancks said of Wit. “He does everything quite well.

“He’s just a good, allaround, does-everything-well type hockey player, which is really, really valuable in a playoff scenario.”

To say the least, Wit has been a welcome addition since coming to the Dynamiters from the Golden Rockets in exchange for future considerations late Jan. 7. In 33 KIJHL games this season, the native of Calgary has registered seven goals and 18 points.

While the 19-year-old Wit made his Dynamiters debut Jan. 8, another recently-acquired forward made his Kimberley debut Friday against Columbia Valley.

Franco Colapaolo, a 19-year-old native of Calgary, came to the Nitros from the Fort Frances Lakers of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) Dec. 29, but had yet to see any game action.

The 5-foot-10, 180pound forward suited

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Dynamiters forward Keenan Haase (#27) battles for a loose puck in front of Leafs goaltender Patrick Ostermann earlier this season at the Kimberley Civic Centre. Haase and the Nitros knocked off Ostermann and the Leafs by a 4-0 margin Saturday night in Nelson. up for both games this weekend, registering one assist.

“You can tell he’s played good hockey and he’s been well coached,” Bancks said of Colapaolo. “He’s a very smart player, made some really solid plays and he understands the game really well.”

While the presence of a new name was easy to spot, perhaps easier to eye was the absence of a key component in the Nitros lineup.

Defenceman Justin Meier, 20, missed both outings as he served the remainder of a threegame suspension, which was incurred in a 6-4 win over the Golden Rockets Jan. 8.

“He’s not only a skilled defenceman,

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Every year, B.C Hockey celebrates Canada’s game across our province with B.C. Minor Hockey Week.

While festivities officially run province wide from Jan. 17 to 24, citizens of Cranbrook and Kimberley can support the grassroots game beginning Jan. 22.

The Kimberley Atom Dynamiters host their home tournament as a part of the weekend, welcoming teams from Alberta, Spokane and the West Kootenay. Cranbrook’s Atom Jets will also compete for supremacy in Kimberley.

Cranbrook/Kimberley Minor Hockey Week Schedule: Friday, Jan. 22 Kimberley Atom Dynamiters vs. Glenlake Hawks (2 p.m. - MVA); Cranbrook Atom Jets vs. Trail Smokies (4 p.m. - MVA); Bantam Tier 2 Hornets vs. Taber AA Golden Suns (7:45 p.m. - MEM) Saturday, Jan. 23 Kimberley Atom Dynamiters vs. Okotoks Oilers

(8:30 a.m. - KCC); Cranbrook Atom Jets vs. Strathcona (10:30 a.m. - KCC); Peewee Tier 2 Eagles vs. Central Alberta AA Selects (11:15 a.m. - WFP); Kimberley Novice (12:30 p.m. - MVA); Kimberley Atom Dynamiters vs. Spokane Jr. Chiefs (2:15 p.m. - KCC); Cranbrook Atom Jets vs. Okotoks Green (4:15 p.m.- MVA) Sunday, Jan. 24 Atom Dynamiters Semifinal #1 (8 a.m. - KCC); Atom Dynamiters Semifinal #2 (8 a.m. - MVA); Bantam House (9:15 a.m. - WFP); Mites, Novice & Atom House (10:45 a.m. on - KIN); Atom Dynamiters Bronze Final (12 p.m. - MVA); Atom Dynamiters Championship (12 p.m. - KCC); Bantam Tier 2 AA Hornets vs. Airdrie AA Lightning - (1 p.m. - MEM); Peewee Tier 2 Eagles vs. Airdrie AA Lightning (3:30 p.m. - MEM) KCC = Kimberley Civic Centre; KIN = Cranbrook Kinsman Arena; MEM = Cranbrook Memorial Arena; MVA = Marysville Arena; WFP = Western Financial Place

he’s also a player that everybody on the other team breathes a little sigh of relief when he’s not in the lineup,” Bancks said. “He plays a hard, heavy game. Anytime you lose a defenceman as good as Justin, that has a huge impact.”

Though the roughand-tumble rearguard is expected to make his return to the lineup this Friday when the Rockies visit the Civic Centre for the second time in seven

days, Bancks will still go ahead without the services of a key blueliner.

Forward-turned-defenceman Trey Doell suffered a broken thumb during Saturday’s win at Nelson and is expected to miss four to six weeks.

“We had just settled into having a really sound defensive group,” Bancks said. “It hurts us a bit, but it’s not a lot different than when Justin missed his three games due to suspension. Other

plays are going to get more minutes.”

Bancks was particularly impressed with the play of Devon Langelaar in the absence of Meier, suggesting the 18-yearold Red Deer native played one of his best games of the year Saturday at Nelson.

The Dynamiters welcome the Columbia Valley Rockies back to the Kimberley Civic Centre this Friday for a 7 p.m. puck drop.

Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring Summaries FriDay, January 15

Columbia Valley roCKieS 5 at Kimberley DynamiterS 2

Kimberley Dynamiters Scoring Statistics

Player GP Eric Buckley 41 Jordan Busch 41 First Period Jared Marchi 41 1. CVR - H. Davies, (C. Sandboe, L. Bellerose), 2:32 Jason Richter 31 Second Period Keenan Haase 33 2. KIM - J. Farmer, (G. Bertoia, F. Colapaolo), 6:26 Justin Meier 38 Sawyer Hunt 35 3. CVR - K. Marchand, (R. St. Jean, M. Cardinal), 9:25 (PP) Trey Doell 34 Third Period Austyn Moser 38 4. CVR - D. Burton, (W. Reynish, L. Bellerose), 0:34 Tanner Wit 33 5. KIM - J. Marchi, (J. Busch, K. Haase), 15:32 (PP) Korbyn Chabot 31 6. CVR - M. Cardinal, (D. Smith, N. Hoobanoff), 19:19 (PP) James Farmer 35 7. CVR - H. Davies, (W. Reynish, C. Sherlock), 19:40 (EN) Trevor Van Steinburg 41 James Rota 31 Shots 1 2 3 T George Bertoia 36 Columbia Valley Rockies 6 10 11 27 Tyler Van Steinburg 40 Kimberley Dynamiters 16 13 7 36 Devon Langelaar 32 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% Lucas Purdy 28 CVR - Giovanni Sambrielaz 34/36 60:00 0.944 Brodie Buhler 22 KIM - Tyson Brouwer 23/27 59:04 0.852 Graham Dugdale 37 Franco Colapaolo 2 Power plays - CVR - 2/8 (25.0%); KIM - 1/5 (20.0%) Tyson Brouwer 30 Attendance: 580 (Kimberley Civic Centre) Mitch Traichevich 12 T. Clarricoates (AP) 2 SaturDay, January 16 Caige Sterzer (AP) 2 Kimberley DynamiterS 4 R. D’Etcheverrey (AP) 1

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First Period 1. KIM - S. Hunt, (G. Bertoia, T. Doell), 5:39 (PP) Second Period 2. KIM - J. Busch, (K. Haase), 11:49 (PP) 3. KIM - S. Hunt, (J. Rota, T. Doell), 18:58 Third Period 4. KIM - T. Wit, (E. Buckley, K. Haase), 17:53 (PP) Shots 1 2 3 T Kimberley Dynamiters 9 10 12 31 Nelson Leafs 5 9 2 16 Goaltenders Saves Mins SV% KIM - Tyson Brouwer 16/16 60:00 1.000 NEL - Patrick Ostermann 27/31 60:00 0.871 Power plays - KIM - 3/5 (60.0%); NEL - 0/4 (00.0%) Attendance: 415 (Nelson Community Complex)

G 19 8 22 25 21 9 11 4 9 7 10 5 5 3 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 37 48 32 24 25 16 12 19 12 11 3 7 7 9 10 8 7 7 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

PTS 56 56 54 49 46 25 23 23 21 18 13 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0

Goaltending Statistics

Player W L OTL SO GAA Tyson Brouwer 25 5 0 6 1.99 Mitch Traichevich 7 4 0 2 2.27

January Glance

PIM 95 28 26 4 21 86 31 40 57 65 33 18 8 17 41 8 12 14 46 51 0 14 2 0 0 2

SP 0.928 0.915

Sat., Jan. 2 vs. Beaver Valley Nitehawks (4-2 W) Tues., Jan. 5 vs. Creston Valley Thunder Cats (6-1 W) Fri., Jan. 8 at Golden Rockets (6-4 W) Sat., Jan. 9 at Grand Forks Border Bruins (4-0 W) Fri., Jan. 15 vs. Columbia Valley Rockies (5-2 L) Sat., Jan. 16 at Nelson Leafs (4-0 W) Fri., Jan. 22 vs. Columbia Valley Rockies Tues., Jan. 26 vs. Creston Valley Thunder Cats Sat., Jan. 30 at Castlegar Rebels (8 p.m.) *all games at 7 p.m. (Mountain) unless noted

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You’ll see the implications of what is happening, while the other party involved might not.

Communicate your thoughts in a way that can be heard. Tonight: Meet up with a pal.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might be juggling your finances with care, yet you still might see them fall apart right before your very eyes. Don’t worry -- an element of serendipity is running through your day that will come through your friends. Tonight: Avoid prejudging, and watch what happens.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Take a walk behind the scenes and make a decision if you want more from a certain aspect of your life. Don’t hesitate to zero in on that. Your ingenuity emerges again as your strong suit. You have the ability to work around problems that few people have.

Tonight: As you like it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might be taken aback by everything that is going on around you. As a result, if you are feeling overwhelmed by situations and uproar, you will find that you go into your own world. Reflect, but don’t put off certain responsibilities or actions. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Stay in touch with what the majority want as well as what you want. It is possible that a conflict exists, but it is resolvable. Focus on success and mutuality. Honestly assess a personal matter, not only from your perspective, but also from the other party’s.

Tonight: All smiles.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be aware of the big picture, especially if your thoughts and consequential decisions could impair others and not just you.

A partner might be challenging, but at the same time, he or she helps you see past a certain level of thought or understanding.

Tonight: A must appearance.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Someone from a distance has

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Tonight: Be entertained.

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One-on-one relating opens doors and allows you to see your world differently. Sometimes you tend to impose your values on others. It would be best to refrain from making judgments. Allow the whole story to emerge. Tonight: Be with a favorite person.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could decide to let others run with the ball, as it will give you more time for what you want. A tendency to be excessive might emerge later in the afternoon. Be aware of the ramifications. You’re quite capable of self-deception. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Your determination marks your actions and thoughts. Whatever you need to get done, whether

it is for you or for others, will be high on your agenda. You will not take kindly to distraction, or anything else for that matter. Tonight: Better a late dinner than no dinner.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You express a playfulness and creativity that others often don’t know how to respond to. Recognize that on some level you bypass others with this combo, which creates a communication gap. You might need to explain yourself. Tonight: You can’t be restrained.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might feel pressured to perform at a higher level. Though the pressure might not feel comfortable to you, the results might justify moving in this direction, especially if it involves your personal life. You can only gain. Tonight: Make dinner fun and memorable.

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I am only six years older than his oldest child and have always felt more like one of his kids than his sister, especially after my parents died.

However, I am never invited to spend holidays with them. I was widowed 25 years ago, and one of my children has since passed away. My brother and sisterin-law have gifted me $300 each year on my birthday, and although it would give me great pleasure to reciprocate, they rarely allow me to do so. Last month, they discouraged me from giving them gifts for Christmas, which I understand. They are trying to pare down their belongings.

Last year, I saved up and gave them a $100 gift card. I thought I’d hit on the perfect present. But this year, my sister-inlaw said bluntly, “Don’t be coming in here with presents like last year. Save your gift cards for your daughter. The money we give you is for you -- not to be returned to us.”

After that call, I spiraled into a depression that lasted for days, and the holiday was ruined. All this one-sided gift-giving makes me feel like a charity case. I always accept the money and send an immediate thank-you note, and I will continue to do so. But other than my daughter, they are the only family I have. Their kids and I do not communicate. Is there any way to fix this? -- Bah Humbug Dear Humbug: You are interpreting your brother’s attitude in the worst possible light. So, let’s put it in a more positive one: Your brother and his wife know that you are struggling and they are not. They feel terrible when you spend your money on them. They are trying to be kind and thoughtful. They don’t realize that you find this demeaning.

The age difference makes a relationship difficult and awkward, but you both seem to want to stay in contact, so here’s our advice for gift-giving: Do not give cash or gift cards. Instead, bake cookies or create a homemade holiday ornament. Write them a letter expressing how important they are to you, how much you hope to remain close, and that being able to reciprocate for their kindness brings you joy. That will mean more to them than any present.

Dear Annie: You’ve printed a few letters in response to the one from “W,” who said her neighbor is overly sensitive to noise.

This neighbor may have a mental health issue.

My ex-husband, who suffers from a fairly severe mental illness, often complained of excessive noise from our neighbor’s adjoining townhouse, even though the sound would be perfectly fine to anyone else. He would call the police about it whenever he wasn’t taking his antipsychotic medication. It caused all sorts of problems.

“W.” might consider speaking to the neighbor’s son about her mental health.

-- T. Dear T.: There are all kinds of reasons for noise sensitivity, and certainly mental health can play a role. Thank you for mentioning this possibility.

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“I’m energized after the break and excited to get to work with our caucus as we prepare for the next session - the real first session of this new Parliament,” Mulcair told a news conference in Ottawa.

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LONDON - A British doctor who works with terminally ill people has thanked David Bowie for helping open up a conversation about death.

Bowie died of cancer Jan. 10 aged 69 and Dr. Mark Taubert says it helped him speak to one dying cancer patient about how to have “a good death.”

In a blog on the British Medical Journal website, Taubert said Bowie’s story “became a

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Taubert’s blog was reposted on social media Sunday by Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones.

Bowie did not go public about his illness, but made a final album, “Blackstar,” that meditated on life and mortality.

Taubert said Bowie’s final acts had “had a profound effect on me and many people I work with.”

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The NDP is taking an aggressive approach to issues such as the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal as it searches for a way to challenge the new government while restoring the faith of its left-leaning political base.

Although he’s been NDP leader since March 2012, Mulcair rose to prominence in the Commons at the height of the Mike Duffy scandal, using his prosecutorial style to press thenprime minister Stephen Harper during question period.

Now that Harper is no longer prime minister, Mulcair and the NDP need to once again find their feet.

“It has been three months (since the election), almost to the day,” said Mulcair. “I am going to continue that hard work, taking nothing for granted.”

Mulcair, who faces a leadership review at the party’s upcoming convention in April in Edmonton, said the NDP is the only party in Canada

that systematically gets together every two years to decide whether to revamp its leadership race.

“It will be the same thing this time,” he said.

The NDP’s constitution calls for a secret ballot at the convention; if more than 50 per cent of the ballots call for new leadership, a vote it must be held within a year.

Mulcair gave no indication Monday whether he would resign if he had less than 50 per cent of the support of the party’s rank-and-file.

New Democrats are still going through the process of reviewing what happened in October election, where they were reduced to 44 seats in the House of Commons after starting the 11-week campaign with 95 seats and a strong head of steam.

“I’m also going to be meeting with the executive of the party over the weekend and I will be off to points west to continue the hard work that I’ve already started in wake of the election engaging with and listening to our base, the activists who make up the party,” Mulcair said.

“That, for me, is extraordinarily important in this exercise.”

Coding on deck for grade school students as B.C. unveils new curriculum C anadian Press

Computer-coding basics will be included in British Columbia’s grade-school curriculum come September, as the government emphasizes tech skills in its plan to fill the jobs of the future.

The new program announced today by Premier Christy Clark at the inaugural technology summit in Vancouver will be available for Grades 6 to 9 and will take three years to roll out.

Clark told thousands gathered for the conference she’s heard the community’s frustration over a shortage of work-

ers with digital skills.

Clark says the government’s strategy includes helping technology companies use the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program to recruit workers from outside Canada who already have the necessary know-how.

B.C. will also partner with the federal government to offer $4.5 million in grants over the next five years for tech sector employees to upgrade their training.

The province’s 2024 Labour Market Outlook projects about 70,000 new technology and science jobs over then next 10 years.

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Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dies H i l l e l I ta l i e Associated Press

NEW YORK - Glenn Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley became one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hits as “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane,” has died.

Frey, who was 67, died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said on its website. He died on Monday in New York. He had fought the ailments for the past several weeks, the band said.

“The Frey family would like to thank everyone who joined Glenn to fight this fight and hoped and prayed for his recovery,” a statement on the band’s website said. “Words can neither describe our sorrow, nor our love and respect for all that he has given to us, his family, the music community & millions of fans worldwide.”

Guitarist Frey and drummer Henley formed the Eagles in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, along with guitarist Bernie Leadon and bassist Randy Meisner. They would become a top act over the next decade, embodying the melodic California sound.

An Eagles greatest hits collection from the mid-1970s and

“Hotel California” are among the bestselling albums in history.

Frey was born in Detroit and was raised in its suburbs. His solo hits include “The Heat Is On” and “Smuggler’s Blues.”

Frey was lead vocalist on the Eagles’ breakthrough hit, “Take It Easy,” a song mostly written

by Jackson Browne that came out in 1972. His other showcases included “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” ”Already Gone“ and ”New Kid in Town.“ The Eagles split up in 1980 but reunited in 1994 and were one of the world’s most popular concert acts. The band, which for years was made up of Frey, Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, was supposed to have been honoured at the Kennedy Center last month.

But the appearance was postponed because of Frey’s health problems.

Frey, known for his oversized jaw, big grin and blunt personality, loved music, girls and the rock ‘n’ roll life. He would meet up with Henley, Meisner and Leadon while all were trying to catch on in the Los Angeles music scene, and for a time the four backed Linda Ronstadt. They also befriended such other Los Angeles-based musicians as Browne and J.D.

Souther, who would collaborate on “New Kid in Town” and other Eagles songs.

They harmonized memorably on stage and on record but fought often otherwise. Leadon and Meisner departed after run-ins with Frey, and guitarist Don Felder, who had joined the group in 1974, ended up in legal action with the Eagles.

Frey and Henley also became estranged for years, their breach a key reason the band stayed apart in the 1980s. Henley had vowed the Eagles would reunite only when “hell freezes over,” which became the name of the 1994 album they never imagined making.

Despite the occasional discord, Henley said Frey was like a brother to him.

“We were family, and like most families, there was some dysfunction. But, the bond we forged 45 years ago was never broken, even during the 14 years that the Eagles were dissolved,” Henley said in a statement. “Glenn was the one who started it all. He was the spark plug, the man with the plan. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and a work ethic that wouldn’t quit.

He was funny, bullheaded, mercurial, generous, deeply talented and driven.”

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A housing affordability surcharge is being proposed as a way to redistribute money from investment property owners – including foreigners and other owners of vacant homes – to other residents in the same participating city.

The UBC and SFU business professors behind the idea say it would be a modest step to restrain the upward spiral of house prices in hot real estate markets.

But more importantly, they say, it would spur investors to rent out now-vacant homes rather than merely using B.C. residential real estate as a place to park money.

The proposal for the B.C. Housing Affordability Fund would create a 1.5 per cent tax on the assessed value – a $1 million home would be charged $15,000 per year.

But it would come with a long list of exemptions to exclude most resident owners.

Seniors receiving CPP or OAS wouldn’t pay, nor would veterans, the disabled or anyone who has lived in their own home for several years.

For others, the surcharge would be reduced for every dollar paid in annual income taxes by the owners, meaning the average working family in a typical home would likely owe nothing.

Non-resident owners of vacant homes would have their surcharge reduced by the amount of rental revenue they declare to the federal government.

“The targets are people who own real estate and leave it vacant and people who live here but essentially don’t declare much in Canadian income,” UBC’s Tsur Somerville explained.

Those targets would include Canadian investors who own condos in Vancouver but find it easier to leave them empty than rent them, as well as wealthy Chinese families where the wife and kids live here but pay no income tax while the father works in China.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark “Our intention was not to make it explicitly about foreigners,” Somerville said.

“It was to make it about people who through their choices make housing more expensive for the people who are trying to live and work and carry on a normal life here.”

Each municipality would decide if it wished to participate and money raised within its borders would be redistributed there. The academics are split on whether it should be rebated equally to all Canadian tax filers within the city or geared more to those in greater need.

They estimate it could raise at least $90 million within Vancouver alone.

Premier Christy Clark praised the proposal but stressed it is problematic.

“It’s a good idea, but the execution is really hard,” Clark said.

“We are looking at it.

It’s really complicated, though. If somebody goes away for a year, a university prof goes on a sabbatical at the University of Beijing, should we tax them? A senior citizen finds themselves in hospital for a long period of months, should we tax them?”

Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association CEO Robert de Wit said there’s no hard data to justify such a policy.

“It’s well-intended but it’s a bit of a harebrained idea,” he said, adding it would distort the market and create more problems than it

solves.

“This could lead to a flight of capital, which is not a good thing for the country.”

B.C. Real Estate Association chief economist Cameron Muir said even the authors admit the proposal would do little to make homes more affordable for most buyers.

NDP leader John Horgan praised the idea as a way to collect needed data on real estate owners and “generate money for affordable housing by taxing speculators and profiteers while remaining invisible to British Columbians filing income tax, seniors living in longtime family homes and landlords.”

The province has signaled it intends to deliver some sort of reform to address housing affordability in the upcoming budget but without hammering down current real estate prices or the equity people have in their homes.

One possibility is an extra increment of the property transfer tax that charges luxury homes more when they change hands. Assistance for new home buyers or renters are potential uses of the extra revenue.

Somerville noted PEI bans non-residents from owning ocean front property and said it’s high time for B.C. to at least gather more information on who owns real estate here.

With files from Tom Fletcher