Kimberley Daily Bulletin, February 02, 2016

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2016

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Molly grabs the podium in Germany Molly Miller is seeing success in Europe; next stop the B.C. Games C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

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A racer lungers through the finish line on Saturday evening at the Lite’ em up on Main FIS Night Slalom. See photos page 2.

Airshow cancelled Event set for August, 2016, axed for lack of funding, volunteers, society says BARRY COULTER

The Canadian Rockies International Airshow, which was scheduled for August 5 and 6 of this year, has been cancelled.

The society formed to bring the event to Cranbrook — The Canadian Rockies International Airshow Society — made the announcement on its facebook page on the weekend.

“The Airshow Society has received a lot of support and interest from both the general public and the many acts slated to perform at the show,” the notice read. “However there has been a minimal response to our requests for volunteers and interest in corporate sponsorship.”

Society President Daryl Garton spoke to the Townsman Monday morning and reiterated those rea-

sons.

“We put the brakes on with the show, due to the lack of volunteers and the lack of corporate sponsors.

“We put it out there — I don’t know how many times — looking for volunteers and sponsors, and we just weren’t able to come up with the manpower or the funds to put on the event.”

The society had even hosted a preevent last summer. The Canadian Rockies International Airshow Society on Aug. 17, held a sneak peak with some of the scheduled performers and their aircraft including Stefan Trischuk and his Pitts X2C biplane, Geoff Latter and his 1958 Nanchang, a Chinese prop-driven fighter/trainer, and Super Dave Mathieson and his MX2, the world’s most advanced aerobatic aircraft.

Things have changed since those halcyon days almost half a year ago.

“A lot of it seemed to be the economic times and the state of the funds and the volunteers, unfortunately,” Garton said.

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K i m b e r l e y cross-country skier Molly Miller finished third and on the podium at the German Nationals on January 30 in the skate sprint for U16 racers. She followed that up with a fourth place a few days later in a classic distance race.

And, Mom Kim says, except for a late start in her second race, she likely would have won.

“She’s doing great.

She was devastated for her second race when she missed the start. She was five minutes late to the start. There was some miscommunication and language issues. This was her specialty and she expected to do well.

When she looked at the results, without the extra five minutes, she would have won. That was hard for her to come to terms with.”

But Miller pulled it together and had a fourth in race number three.

Molly described her race experience to Cross Country Canada.

“Coming into today it was hard to set an expectation for myself, because truly I had no idea where I stood amongst these girls. Although racing with a totally new crowd can be a little scary, it was also a good thing because really I had nothing to lose and so much to gain.

“After the qualifier, I did not feel as though I had performed to the best of my abilities. Once I saw I had actually qualified in 4th, I was pleased, surprised and very excited. How did I come 4th if I was so slow? I thought.

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Kimberley’s Molly Miller is representing Canada at the German U16 Nationals right now and so far has a fourth and a bronze medal.

“Realizing I was in potential medal contention made me so excited to start the heats! In the quarter, I decided to go off hard from the start to get a lead on the others.

This was because with many technical corners and icy hills, I could have the luxury of choosing the best lane and keeping things safe.

“Finishing the quarter in first, left me wondering if I had played it too safe and perhaps spent more energy than needed. Having

just over half an hour between quarters and semis left lots of time to rest up for the heat.

“In the semi, the pace off the start was relatively slow, but quickly picked up throughout the course.

Finishing in 3rd, I was happy to secure my spot in the final.

With only ten minutes rest in between the semi and final, I was back on the line before I knew it. At the beginning of the final, I was sitting in 5th place with quite a gap between third and fourth.

Although it felt ambitious for me to move up into medal contention, I hadn’t let go of trying to catch those girls.

“Nearing the finish, I sat right behind third, after she stumbled on the last hill. When I passed her, at first she tried to fight it out, but was just too dead to hold the spot. Feeling as though I had barely enough power to sprint the finish, I decided to give it everything I’ve got, whether gaining me a spot or not.

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Racers head to the top of the mountain in the waning light on Saturday evening. Racing continues in daylight at Kimberley Alpine Resort Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Lite’ em up on Main FIS Night Slalom All photos by rol and Gaschen

Ready for the first gate.

All alone on the course.

The finish area.

Skiing under the lights is popular with the racers.

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Airshow cancelled From Page 1 “At this time, we’re going to dissolve the society. But I think they’re going to look at the event again for 2018.

We’ve given notification to all our performers, and a lot of them are going up to the Edmonton airshow.”

The society’s release thanked all those who had been involved up to that point.

“We would like to thank the individuals and organizations that did step forward as we tried to bring this event to fruition, and we hope that in the future, in a better economic climate we can come back and bring the City of Cranbrook and the Kootenay Region the Airshow that we had intended.”

As recently as November, 2015, optimism was still running high.

Thomas Murphy, one of the society’s directors, told Cranbrook City Council there had been a lot of success so far securing sponsorship on the local, regional and provincial

“At this time, we’re going to dissolve the society. But I think they’re going to look at the event again for 2018. We’ve given notification to all our performers, and a lot of them are going up to the Edmonton airshow.” levels. Murphy told Council it was estimated the event would “generate up to $1 million in revenue for local businesses and raise awareness of the East Kootenay region as a destination for travel and tourism.”

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Kimberley’s T.J. Foley is off to the Nationals in rock climbing. T.J. (age 11) came in first at the Alberta Youth Provincials for Youth C (ages 11-12) category on January 17 in Calgary. He will now be going to the National Youth Bouldering Championships February 13 -15 in Etobicoke, Ontario. TJ is a member of the Spirit Rock Climbing Team. Also three other Spirit Rock Climbing Team members did really well in Calgary for the Scramble Bouldering Competition Ages 17 and under. If a field of 45 competitors, Jake Ferguson (11), Max Brine (10) and Logan Robison (9) came in 19th, 22nd and 23rd respectively. These three young lads did excellent considering they were some of the youngest competitors in the competition. They had lots of fun and climbed very well. Above T.J. with his medal and with coach Kevin Blades.

An MCA BC Family Day C AROLYN GR ANT

The Meadowbrook Community Association is extending an invitation to one and all to join them next Monday, February 8 on BC Family Day to celebrate the completion of another project. Head out to McGinty Lake from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Family Day to show off the results of the McGinty Lake refencing project.

“For the past couple of years, one of the Meadowbrook Community Association’s Strategic Priorities has been “Preserving and enhancing McGinty Lake as a recreational area,” said MCA President Bob Johnstone.

“On May 28, 2014 Director Marty Musser, who leads this MCA initiative, organized an on-site meeting for representatives of several stakeholder groups. Everyone in attendance agreed that the area needed to be preserved and enhanced and that the MCA should be the lead organization.

“After that meeting, the MCA, worked with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources (FLNRO) and the Kootenay Livestock Association (KLA) to devise a plan for re-fencing the lake that would protect the riparian zone and

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Work on the McGinty Lake fencing is now complete. enhance use of the area for agriculture and recreation. To gain approval for the project, the MCA had to raise close to $40,000 in grants and in-kind contributions. The majority of the funding came from the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) through the Grassland and Rangeland Enhancement Program (GREP) that is administered by the KLA. “The re-fencing has now been completed. Roger and Jana Jacob-

son and the crew of JRJ Fencing, did a fine job and the work has received approval by FLNRO. A volunteer crew (Ingrid Musser, Owen Perrin, Victoria Bays, Corrie Hammill, Lou Bedard, Andrea Chapman, Sonja Seher, Brian Leeb, Doug Martin and Marty Musser) finished the work by installing the “drops” (“pickets” to the old timers).”

The MCA gratefully acknowledges assistance from the volunteer crew; Wildsight for donating the use of the share program truck; Steve Byford of GREP and Leanne Columbo and Kendrick Walburger of FLNRO for their advice and support of the project; and MCA Director Marty Musser and MCA member Doug Martin for spearheading the project.

Come out next Monday to McGinty Lake. The MCA will clear a portion of the lake, light a bonfire, and provide hot chocolate and hot dogs. Bring your skates, x-country skis, snowshoes and folding chairs if you wish. Marty will be on hand to conduct a tour of the project and to listen to your ideas on further enhancements.

New brewery coming to Kimberley this spring For the Bulle tin

Brewery owner and Kimberley resident Kenneth Dodd says the company has been in the works for over a year, and is looking forward to making good pints in Canada’s highest city.

“Kimberley deserves to have a good little brewery. It seemed like it was about time,” said Dodd.

The brewery will focus on making

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well-crafted beer, and is looking to create both traditional timeless tastes as well as some more unconventional offerings.

“We’re interested in working hard and getting the simple things right.

And we’re also excited to take a crack at some more innovative ideas. Kimberley’s a good place for that kind of thing.”

Over Time Beer Works anticipates their initial

beer offerings will be available locally and regionally beginning in the summer.

The brewery is currently under construction in the former Sprout Grocery location, and the Beer Works head brewer will begin operations in March.

For more information and updates, visit www.OverTimeBeer.ca

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Molly Miller on the podium in Germany From Page 1 “In the end, I had a great experience racing for the first time on European soil, as well as racing for Canada.

“A huge thanks to our wonderful coaching crew on the tour- Tim Wintoniw, Chris Manhard and Chris Serratore. Also Fischer and Swix for all the support.

As well as my coaches back at home, Frank Ackermann and Nicole Perrin. Also, my outstanding parents Kim and Corey Miller.”

Mom Kim says that Molly’s upward trajectory in the sport came as something of a surprise.

“Two years ago, when she was 12, she was having a good year, winning everything locally,” Kim said. “She came to me and said, ‘I want to go to Nationals’.

They were in Newfoundland that year and that’s where we’re from, but I said ‘no’. I thought she was too young. But she kept saying, ‘please, please, please’. I decided, we’re just going to do it. No one goes to

Nationals two years young, but she won.”

Molly took home two bronze and a gold at her first Nationals, competing against skiers two years older. She also won the prestigious Sophie Mannering Award for top overall skier.

“I thought she’d be lucky to make top ten,” Kim said with a laugh.

The next year at Nationals, still a year younger than the field, Molly won two gold and two silver, winning the overall award again.

“This year she goes to Whitehorse for Nationals and she’s really motivated to win that award again,” Kim said.

Molly also made the podium at the Canada Games last year as part of the BC relay team.

It was after the first Nationals, that Kim said she began to hear whispers in the crowd when Molly was skiing.

“I heard murmurs that ‘she’s a freak of nature’, a ‘prodigy’. I don’t know about that, but I did realize then that she obviously had natural

talent. It was crazy.”

Having raced up against much older skiers, and seen a great deal of success nationally and now internationally, you might think Molly would bypass the B.C. Winter Games, but she is going to Penticton February 25 to 28.

“She really wanted to go to the BC Games,” Kim said. “It’s the whole social aspect, that’s her peer group. She’s always racing up and the BC Games is a chance to be with kids her own age.

She needs to keep having fun skiing and be with friends.”

Molly will finish up in Europe with races in Switzerland this week before heading home and preparing for Penticton. The races in Switzerland will be against older competition again, but Kim knows she will do her best.

And on the horizon lurks the ultimate dream, the Olympics.

“She’s got that dream,” Kim said.

“Most cross country

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Molly Miller on the podium (3) in Germany.

skiers don’t get to the Olympics until their mid-20’s but she’s looking at 2022.”

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Molly with the rest of Cross Country Canada’s Junior B team. Molly has qualified for the A team but is too young to tour with that team.

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The high cost of amateur athletics C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

It is inspiring to see one of Kimberley’s own seeing success on the international stage and chasing the Olympic dream as Molly Miller is.

But getting there involves an incredible amount of sacrifice for the athletes and their families.

Amateur sports of any kind are very expensive. And when you have to start travelling to compete, costs add up quickly.

You might not think cross-country skiing would be all that expen-

sive except for travelling, but everything costs money.

“A pair of poles for Molly costs $750 and they are breaking poles all the time,” said Mom Kim Miller. “She has four pairs of poles and six sets of skis.”

Given Molly’s success at the past two Nationals, she did pick up sponsorship from Swix and Fischer, and they’ve been very good to her, Kim says, but she is not funded by Cross Country Canada.

For the recent trip to Germany, Molly received assistance from Cross Country BC, the

Kimberley Nordic Club and the City of Kimberley.

“It is an expensive sport,” Kim said. “This year alone she’s been everywhere racing, including Europe. She was identified under Own the Podium and we can apply for travel grants.

“I am really proud of her. She works so hard.

She works at Montana’s and every cent goes to skiing, not clothes or anything else, just skiing.”

With continued success more sponsorship may come, but in the mean time, Molly’s family does everything they can to support her.

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Letters to the Editor

In response to some of the comments about my earlier deer cull letter to the Townsman, I’d like to clarify a few points.

I support the City’s deer cull. I did when I was a councillor and I do so now. But I don’t support Mayor and Council making such an important and sensitive decision in-camera and hiding their deliberations from the public. They did the same thing when they decided to sell the City’s heritage fire hall and this kind of government in the shadows has got to stop.

I know the City acted in part out of concern about the traps being vandalized, which is a legitimate concern, but not a justification for secrecy. Let’s face it. We’re a small town and secrets are hard to keep.

Not only this, the trapping permit has to be obtained from the Province and that infor-

mation isn’t confidential. We also know anti-cull groups will go to almost any length to obstruct culls So what should Council do? The answer isn’t rocket science. If another cull is ordered, hopefully after public debate, Council should make it a contract condition that the contractor also provides security so that the traps won’t be vandalized.

Yes, that would cost more money, but to do a job properly, you’ve got to spend money.

Council has already spent thousands on the culling program and used up countless hours of volunteer time by the deer count committee. So don’t you think it’s time that our City mothers and fathers did the job properly? Maybe if they did and the deer translocation program proved a success it would eliminate the need for culls in the future and end the divisiveness that has hurt the reputation of our town.

Maybe, as the experts claim, translocation won’t work, but it’s worth a try. And it would certainly be better than a Council that makes all its tough decisions in secret.

Gerry Warner

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Re: Sherry Adams recent letter.

Well, shucks, I must have forgotten that people should get paid for working.

As for a “fondness” for culling deer, give your head a shake. Years ago I used to work in a funeral home. It’s another one of those jobs not too many people want to do.

I’d never go so far as to say I ever had a fondness for doing it. That goes for culls as well.

RC Kerr

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. We don’t intend to stop until we’ve covered everybody.

This week, Nathan Siemens, the man behind Slumber Fight Design & Direction 1. If you could bring anything to the East Kootenay that isn’t already here, what would you bring and why?

A cheetah — why do the West Kootenays get to have all the fun?

2. Your favourite annual fundraising event.

Parkinson SuperWalk. This one is near and dear to me and I believe in the research that is being funded through the money raised.

3. Soup? Or salad?

Max’s Place Hamburger Soup.

4. Who is your favourite, or most notable to you, Cranbrook/Kimberley personality?

There are way too many. Personality goes to Isla Siemens, notable resident to Paul Machnau. Then there are dudes like James McKee or Andrew McLeod that make things happen.

5. Favourite Cranbrook/Kimberley Street.

2nd Ave South. There are six entrances to the Community forest off of it. Gold Creek Road, it takes you to the bottom of Mount Baker. Does Rails to Trails count as a street?

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

Skunks are easily the most terrifying animal in our forests, so I will be a deer. I hear people are leaving clover out for them, so it would be easy to stay fed.

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

The mixed greens from 3 Crows — they are great, and Christian delivers them by bike. I think 3 Crows is a perfect embodiment of what a Farmer’s Market vendor should be.

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

Nope, but we should start having sanc-

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Nathan Siemens tioned inner tube races down Joseph’s Creek starting at Idlewild Lake and ending at Husky.

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

Oh man, I have ideas for this one, but they don’t come free. One event would involve bare-chested men, 8-inch hunting knives, and urban deer.

10. Who’s your favourite Cranbrook/ Kimberley musician or band?

I’m not sure if I can give it to him since he moved out of this fine locale, but Young Braised really put out some great stuff. So if they still need to be local, Clayton Parsons, Connor Foote and Ian Jones. They are really doing something and are fantastic. But seriously, Young Braised.

11. Favourite Cranbrook/Kimberley historical figure.

Laird Siemens and Jamie Jeffers. Future historical legends.

12. Have you ever been in a hockey fight? If yes, describe.

I think that fighting in all forms is the most perplexing thing. It is so weird. Why would you actually want to inflict physical

harm on someone? Especially over a game. Haha, grown men fighting over a game. I take it all back, I really want to see someone fight over Scrabble.

13. Sports car or pickup truck?

As few vehicles as possible.

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

I was going on a solo night ride, and just before leaving the house my wife mentioned something about cougars. So here I am all by my poor little lonesome at the far end of Hobgoblin thinking about cats on steroids and drop bears, when out of the shadows appears, the most terrifying of all forest creatures, the skunk. I lived to tell the tale and didn’t need a tomato juice bath.

15. Is a hot dog a sandwich? Why? The hot dog is the greatest sandwich.

No explanation needed.

16. Favourite album of all time? Why? Sonic Youth, Confusion is Sex. Joanna Newsom, The Milk-eyed Mender. Neil Young, Everybody Knows this is Nowhere.

MF Doom, Doomsday. Can anyone ever say ‘best of all time?’

17. Favourite movie of all time? Why? Punch-drunk Love. Okay, yes someone can say ‘best of all time.’

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

I am terrible at chin-ups, but that is pretty obvious if you look at me.

19. Are you tempted to feed the deer on a cold day, even though you know it’s wrong?

Cold day? What are they not hungry when it is warm? I guess I can take down my back alley deer buffet during the warmer months. Thanks for the heads-up.

20. Can you name one significant date in Cranbrook/Kimberley history?

October 19th 2015. We stepped out of the blue shadow of inaction.

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UPCOMING

Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE PUBLIC SWIM: Wed, Feb. 3, 5:006:00pm is sponsored by Harmony Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.

Come dance to Old Spice, Saturday Feb 6th, 7:00-10:30pm at Cranbrook Senior’s Centre. Everyone welcome! $10/person.

Fraternal Order of Eagles Monthly Social Dinner, Feb 6/16 at 6pm.

Cost $10.00 Everyone welcome. Tickets available at the Eagles Hall, 711 Kootenay Street N. Meadowbrook Community Association invites members, residents and recreational users of the Meadowbrook and Woods Corner areas to celebrate on Family Day, Monday February 8, 11:00am - 3:00pm at McGinty Lake. The MCA will clear a portion of the lake, light a bonfire, and provide hot chocolate and hot dogs. Bring your skates, x-country skis, snowshoes and folding chairs if you wish.

BC Government Retired Employees Association, Rocky Mtn Branch luncheon meeting at the Heritage Inn, February 10th, 12 noon.

Guest speaker is Heather Hall who is with Kiva which is a non-profit organization that allows people to lend money via the internet to lowincome entrepreneurs and students in 82 countries. Kiva’s mission is to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Info: Ron Kerr at 250-432-0002.

Thurs., Feb. 11-Rocky Mountain Naturalists host Lars Sander-Green from Wildsight. We all hear about climate change and the need to reduce emissions, but how do we get to carbon sustainability? Lars will provide an informative presentation explaining our carbon emissions on the national and local levels and how we can make the changes we desperately need to reach sustainable carbon emissions before it’s too late. Meet at COTR, Room 2015, 7:00 pm.

Anglican Church Pie Sale, 46-13th Ave. S. on Saturday, Feb 13th, 1:303:00 p.m. Admission. Whole pies goe on sale at 2:00 p.m.

ONGOING TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) non profit weight loss support group meets EVERY Thursday at 5:00 pm, at Sr Citizen’s Centre, (downstairs) 125 17th Ave S, Cranbrook. Drop in, have fun while losing weight gradually. This Chapter has won an annual B.C. Provincial Award for “Best Avg Weight Loss Per Member”. Info: Marie 250 417 2642 Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook serving our community to benefit others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Phone 778-520-1981.

Cantebelles, an all-female singing group, meets Mondays 7-9pm.

Join us and learn how to sing with 2, 3 and 4part harmonies.

Contact: Sue Trombley, 250-426-0808 or suetrombley53@gmail.com Noon every Wednesday, downtown United Church & Centre for Peace, the bells will call you to a time of calm. This is NOT church, rather it is a time to gather in a circle in a welcoming and harmonious space to practice the way of Taize. Wouldn’t you cherish a time to stop? to gather when the bells ring? to join with others in silence, in prayer, in meditative song?

Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city. Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159.

MILITARY AMES is a social/camaraderie/support group that meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month in the Kimberley Public Library reading room. All veterans are welcome. For more information call Cindy @ 250 919 3137.

Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-426-8916, drop by our office at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www. cancervolunteer.ca and register as a volunteer.

KidsZone – Tuesdays, 3:35-5:00 p.m. at Marysville Community Church. Snacks, Games, Crafts, Stories, Singing. No Cost. Registration: 250-427-7099 Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook.

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

The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome.

Funtastic Singers meet every Tuesday 6:45 pm at the Cranbrook United Church (by Safeway). No experience necessary. Contact Cranbrook Arts, 250-426-4223.

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.

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ommunities around B.C. are struggling to cope with the continued influx of what politicians call “homelessness,” a term that suggests the problem can be solved merely by providing more homes.

Taxpaying citizens see the daily reality behind the soothing euphemisms — mainly transients squatting in parks and “tent cities” blighted by drug abuse and crime, and “homeless” shelters that fill up as soon as they open. They worry that the continued costly supply of supports only invites more arrivals, particularly in the gentle climate of southwestern B.C. Their worries are well founded. In Abbotsford, a 40-bed “temporary weather shelter” made from industrial camp trailers opened in December with a $450,000 operating grant from B.C. Housing.

It was full in 10 days. Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich told city council in January that his bike officers don’t recognize most of the shelter occupants from their constant patrols of local tent camps, the largest of which has been on a cityowned roadside site since 2013.

In Maple Ridge, a “low barrier harm reduction” shelter was opened last fall in response to a growing tent camp and accompanying drug dealing, prostitution and petty crime.

One resident noted bitterly that a

mayor’s task force had identified 42 unsheltered homeless people, then found places for 77 from the camp, 40 from a closing “temporary” shelter and 40 in a new shelter. “How exactly does one house 157 out of 42?” she asked.

Victoria’s camping population has gathered in an Occupy-style squat on provincial land next to the courthouse, after years of uncontrolled camping in Beacon Hill and other city parks.

The city opened a shelter in a vacant Boys BC VIEWS and Girls Club gym, comTom plete with new indoor Fletcher tents. By the time that was full, the courthouse camp was bigger than ever, with some occupants describing how they came to town for the opportunity. One said Vancouver Police gave her a bus ticket to Victoria.

The latest plan by a local agency that runs Victoria shelters is to convert an old, empty seniors’ care home into a 101-bed permanent housing facility. This would also be “low barrier,” a euphemism for allowing drug and alcohol consumption in the rooms.

The city has come up with around $1 million for this project, in a residential area next to a school, but it still needs millions more to renovate and run it. This would presumably come from B.C. taxpayers via our social housing czar, deputy premier Rich Coleman.

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Coleman pioneered this “housing first” experiment in 2007, buying up 13 century-old “single-room occupancy” hotels in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside. These crumbling bedbug habitats were bought and renovated for a staggering $143 million, plus a 15-year maintenance commitment and a cop assigned to each one in an effort to contain the chaos inside.

Coleman brags endlessly about the great job he has done, but how is that actually working? A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers provides a more objective assessment.

Tracking 433 mentally ill homeless adults over 10 years, the study found the concentration of low-rent accommodation, food handouts, street outreach and medical supports resulted in “significant personal decline rather than recovery, as evidenced by their involvement in the criminal justice system, large increases in acute care and prolonged homelessness.”

The rate of people arriving in this service-intensive hellhole has tripled in the last 10 years, a finding similar to studies of concentrated services in New York, Sao Paulo and Osaka.

It’s a cautionary tale for other urban communities where this failed containment model is proposed.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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It’s no secret the 2015-16 Western Hockey League campaign has been a tough one for the Kootenay Ice, but home is where the most success has come.

With only eight wins in the record books so far this season, six have come in the friendly and familiar confines of Cranbrook’s Western Financial Place.

Tuesday night, the Ice (8-38-4-0) welcome the Edmonton Oil Kings (21-23-6-1) to Western Financial Place for the beginning of a season-long, five-game home stand.

“I always like playing at home,” said Tanner Lishchynsky, captain of the Kootenay Ice, Monday afternoon. “It’s always a good feeling to play in front of our crowd. We’re excited to play these next five games at home and hopefully we can get something going here.”

Though Lishchynsky and the Ice will spend the next 11 days in the comforts of home, the tests won’t come easy as the young squad tries to establish some positivity.

After Tuesday’s outing with the Oil Kings, the Ice face a pair of division rivals, both entrenched in a fierce fight for top spot in the Central.

Friday, the second-place Red Deer Rebels (32-16-1-2) provide the opponent, before the WHL’s topranked Lethbridge Hurricanes (36-14-0-0) blow into town from across the Alberta border.

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ICE 21-23-6-1 RECORD 8-38-4-0 Fourth (Central) DIVISION Sixth (Central) Seventh (Eastern) CONF. 12th (Eastern) 139 GF 104 158 GA 219 T-9th (21.0%) PP 22nd (13.7%) 10th (80.5%) PK 22nd (72.4%) B. Pollock (19-35-54) TOP SCORER Z. Zborosky (20-18-38) P. Dea (2.98 GAA) TOP GOALIE W. Hoflin (3.99 GAA) 6-2 W vs. KTN (Jan. 31) LAST GAME 6-2 L at EDM (Jan. 31) W2 STREAK L3 Feb. 6 at KAM NEXT GAME Feb. 5 vs. RDR

Following that, fans can look forward to a pair of U.S. Division opponents trekking north of the border, as the TriCity Americans (22-252-0) visit Cranbrook Feb. 10, before the Spokane Chiefs (24-20-3-2) return for another engagement Feb. 12.

While it’s easy to look forward to extended time at home, the focus remains one game at a time for the rookie-laden Ice, meaning energy is being aimed solely on Tuesday’s tilt with the Oil Kings.

“Edmonton, you look at the way they play, I like their team,” said Luke Pierce, head coach of the Kootenay Ice, following Sunday’s loss. “They typically don’t score a lot of goals, but they’re tough to score on. Their guys are very committed and disciplined with the type of game they need to play as a team to win.

“We’ve got some guys who love to get going offensively and take chances. I’m all for it, but you need to commit to

playing on the other side of the puck. Sometimes that’s not fun, but it’s what’s required to win hockey games and something we have to start to really understand. I think there needs to start to be some consequences for those of us who don’t get that.”

As it stands, the Oil Kings holster the 10thranked offense in the WHL’s Eastern Conference, having scored 139 goals through 51 games (2.73 goals for per game).

On the other side of the puck, Edmonton’s defense is tied for fifth in the conference, with 158 goals against (3.10 goals against per game).

In both categories, the Ice remain last in both the conference and league, having scored 104 goals in 50 games (2.08 goals for per game) and surrendered 219 goals (4.38 goals against per game).

Tuesday marks the Oil Kings’ first visit to Cranbrook in 2015-16.

The two teams have already met three times this season, with the Ice

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Captain Tanner Lishchynsky (left) fends off Prince Albert Raiders forward Luke Coleman during WHL action at Western Financial Place in January. Lishchynsky and the Kootenay Ice open a season-long, five-game homestand Tuesday evening when the Edmonton Oil Kings visit Cranbrook. claiming a 5-4 overtime victory (Oct. 26) before coming up short in the following contests.

The most recent gathering between Ice and Oil Kings is fresh in the air.

Sunday afternoon at Rexall Place, the Ice jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period of play, before six unanswered goals by the hosts sent the visitors back to their bus with a bitter taste in their mouths and a 6-2 loss marked into the record book.

“It’s never a good feeling when they score six goals like that,” said Lishchynsky, who played the 150th game of his WHL career Friday at Red Deer. “It

should fire us up for this next game here. We never want that to happen again, so hopefully we can give them a better run here.

“They’ve done good in the past few years here, so you know they’re always going to have a good structured game. We’ve got to find ways to out work it and exploit their tendencies.”

Tuesday marks the fourth of six regular-season meetings between the Ice and Oil Kings.

The two teams will round out the season series Friday, Feb. 26, and Tues., March 15, in Cranbrook.

The Ice are expected to once again be without the services of right winger Austin Gray (con-

Dynamiters clinch Eddie Mountain regular season crown Nitros knock off Rebels to secure division & home ice in first round of KIJHL post-season Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

Kimberley Dynamiters fans can look forward to home-ice advantage for the first round of the KIJHL post-season, at the very least, after the Nitros locked up first place in the Eddie Mountain Division with a 5-3 road victory over the Castlegar Rebels Sat-

urday evening.

Home-ice advantage has been, and remains, the biggest priority for the Nitros (35-5-0-4) as the KIJHL regular season wears thin.

“It’s really important that we take care of trying to get home ice,” said Jerry Bancks, head coach of the Nitros, one week ago as his team closed in on a division

title. “Our support is probably the best in the KIJHL this year and we know how important and how much the fans helped us last year.”

Saturday, the Nitros and Rebels battled to a 2-2 draw through 20 minutes before the hosts took a 3-2 lead courtesy Vince Bitonti only 42 seconds in the second period.

Defenceman Tyler Van Steinburg knotted the game 3-3 midway through the period before veteran Sawyer Hunt struck for his career-high 12th goal of the season, spotting Kimberley a 4-3 edge heading into the third period.

Rookie James Farmer added a third-period insurance goal and goaltender Tyson Brouwer

made 32 saves for his league-leading 27th triumph of the season.

Korbyn Chabot and Franco Colapaolo posted tallies in the first period.

Next in line for the Nitros is a road trip to visit the Creston Valley Thunder Cats (26-14-22) Wednesday evening (7:30 p.m. Mountain) at the Johnny Bucyk Arena.

cussion). The rookie forward suffered the injury two weeks ago and has been out since then.

Monday afternoon, his status was upgraded from week-to-week to day-to-day.

Also missing for the Ice is right winger Jaedon Descheneau (shoulder surgery) who remains out indefinitely.

Expected to return to the lineup for coach Pierce is defenceman Troy Murray. Sunday, the 18-year-old native of White City, Sask., served the final night of a twogame suspension for checking to the head incurred Sat., Jan. 23, at Spokane.

Puck drop between the Ice and Oil Kings is slated for 7 p.m. on 2-for-1 Tuesday at Western Financial Place.

Notes: There are a number of Kootenay Ice in line to reach personal career milestones over this next home stretch…

RW Zak Zborosky (2018-38), who became the first Ice to hit the 20-goal plateau this season with his first-period goal at Edmonton, is within one point of 100 for his WHL career… G Wyatt Hoflin (6-28-1) is within two games of 150 career appearances… C Vince Loschiavo (3-5-8) is within one game of 100 career WHL contests…

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You have been complacent in dealing with one person at a time. You will see the results of feeling as secure as you do. Be willing to reach out for someone at a distance. Some of you might opt instead to sign up for a workshop to enhance your knowledge. Tonight: Stay open.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You know how to defer to others, and you do so with a great amount of grace and consideration. How you deal with someone who has a big effect on your life could be significant. Know that a controlling characteristic exists in both of you. Tonight: Chat with a pal over dinner.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You’ll move into a phase where you enjoy others far more. Networking becomes a very high priority in your plans. Letting go of detailed work, even for just a day, could enhance the quality of your day. You will discover how important breaks are. Tonight: Out and about.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You have been daydreaming more than usual during the past few days. The time has come to be more grounded and get into some chores or work. You will feel very good about yourself by the end of the day if you can accomplish what you want. Tonight: Off to the gym.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You have a direct way of communicating. You know what is necessary to push forward in order to make things happen. You will discover that working close to home or from home makes you more successful and efficient than you originally had thought possible. Tonight: Go for cozy.

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the morning. The sooner you clear up these issues, the more you will enjoy your day. You will smile from ear to ear because you’re more relaxed, even if you encounter a problem. Your optimism plays out no matter which way you go. Tonight: Hang out.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Be willing to let go of some control and allow someone else to follow through on a financial issue for you. You know that this person’s expertise counts.

Instead of criticizing his or her creative and unusual ideas, absorb the positivity of his or her thinking. Tonight: Make it your treat.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your energy builds in the morning. You could be difficult to stop, as your sense of direction is impeccable. You make the right calls at the right times. You could smile and draw in many different people. You seem to know what to do and when to do it. Tonight: Call the shots.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could be at the end of your patience when dealing with

others. You know when you have pushed yourself too hard. You probably need a break, but you don’t even realize it. Be more forthright with a family member; know that this person cares.

Tonight: Vanish while you can.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Know when you can move forward and assume your rightful role as a leader within your group of friends. You often don’t have strong feelings about which way would be best for you to go. At this moment, you clearly know where to head. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You are in a position to read between the lines. You know which way to go, and are likely to take action today. Others look up to you and admire your strength.

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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I have epilepsy with very minor seizures that occur roughly once every three weeks. Because I am currently unemployed, I am forced to live at home with my parents as I search for another job.

Even though I am over 30, my mother wants me to stay at home unless I have a job interview or one of my parents is with me. She insists someone else drive me wherever I go. She is even fearful of me walking to appointments two blocks from the house.

A sad irony is that my mother has a Ph.D. in sociology and doesn’t hear me when I tell her that the social isolation that she insists on imposing makes me depressed.

This is still the case even after I pointed out her highlighting that very issue in her own sociology textbooks. I have attempted to get my father to intervene, but he wants Mom to control the show.

I’ve tried to quietly put up with the idea of “Mom’s house -- Mom’s rules.”

But I don’t know how much longer I can stand it. Do you have any suggestions for dealing with the enormous stress I’m under because of her need to control my life? -- A Frustrated South Dakotan Dear Frustrated: Your mother is being overprotective, but it comes from her fear that you will have a seizure and no one will be around to assist you. Her advanced degree is irrelevant because she is not thinking clinically. This is personal. She especially worries that something will happen when you are driving or walking alone. She knows it curtails your social life and could increase the odds of depression, but she considers those concerns to be less important than your safety.

Your best bet for finding assistance and support is through the Epilepsy Foundation (epilepsy.com). Aside from chat rooms and other social networking to help alleviate your isolation, the site may provide ways to reassure your mother and get her to lift the chains. We hope you find a job soon.

Dear Annie: For several years, I have been giving identical amounts of money to my family on Thanksgiving so that they could spend it on Black Friday to purchase their own Christmas gifts. I have 19 people to buy for. These same family members were asked to bring their purchases to me for wrapping so that they could open them on Christmas.

Last year, I asked instead that they wrap their own gifts and bring them to our annual Christmas Eve party. It worked out great! Obviously, there were no returns or exchanges, and for a change, I got a kick out of seeing them open their presents instead of knowing what the gifts were ahead of time. This is easier on everybody.

(It also allowed my teenagers to see that money only goes so far because they knew what amount I had given each person.)

I have learned to enjoy the holidays again. -- L. Dear L.: You are both generous and smart enough to find enjoyment where you can.

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Coastal rainforest pact to be made law To m Fle tc her Black Press

The B.C. government is preparing legislation to formalize its 10-year project to protect and share logging management on a vast area of the B.C. coast with forest companies and 26 coastal First Nations.

The agreement puts 85 per cent of the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest off limits to logging, and also makes permanent a ban on commercial grizzly bear hunting that was announced for much of the central and north coast region in 2009.

Including Haida Gwaii, the Great Bear Rainforest agreement covers 6.4 million hectares on B.C.’s central and north coast, an area about twice the size of Vancouver Island.

The final version of the long-sought agreement increases the amount of protected old-growth forest from

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50 to 70 per cent, in addition to large areas of second growth. It adds eight new special forest management areas covering 295,000 hectares

where logging is not permitted.

“Ecosystem-based management is the modern term to describe what we have al-

ways done,” said Chief Marilyn Slett, president of the Coastal First Nations, which includes the Haida Nation, Gitga’at, Metlakatla, Heilt-

suk and other communities on the north coast.

Dallas Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Tribal Council representing central coast

communities, praised the co-operation of industry and government for the forest land use and a companion marine protection agree-

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Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to announce the formation of a Basin Youth Network. This network will help communities increase local activities and opportunities for youth, enabling youth to learn new skills, such as leadership, and engage more with each other and their communities.

“We’ve been offering youth-related programs for over 15 years. Building upon these past successes, we’re excited to be strengthening community efforts to increase support to youth,” said Lisa Kilpatrick, Columbia Basin Trust Senior Manager, Delivery of Benefits. “We know youth need a range of local opportunities and resources to be happy and engaged in their communities, and we’re committed to working with communities to achieve this.”

The Trust has allocated $4.65 million over three years—$1.55 million annually—to the network. It will build on and incorporate the Trust’s successful Community Directed Youth Funds program. Since 2011, this program has supported communities’ needs to keeping youth active and engaged.

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Adults and youth participating in the Community Directed Youth Funds program attended a conference-style event where they were inspired and educated to take action in their communities. The Trust’s support of youth will increase through the Basin Youth Network. son. “It aligns with what we are already doing; it allows us to identify local priorities and act on them. We were one of the first communities to access the Trust’s community-directed youth funds, and we’ve seen tremendous benefits with bringing together community stakeholders and increased collaboration. I know that others joining the network will see success because of this approach too.”

Many communities have already received Trust support to create community youth networks or groups,

while others may now receive support to establish them.

These groups will then be able to receive help from the umbrella Basin Youth Network to deliver programs based on community priorities—plus have a mechanism to collaborate with each other.

The Trust will lead the network by developing programs, hosting youth-focused events and hiring a regional coordinator.

Collaborating is something Lori McNeill, Executive Director of the Cranbrook Boys and Girls Club, looks forward to.

“Learning from other youth centres, talking about their ideas and trying them out, is so valuable to providing youth with diverse opportunities. I am also excited to team up with community partners in Cranbrook to build stronger programs that better serve the youth community.”

Shannon Isaac, Youth Coordinator at North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society thinks the network is a great idea. “Having a key point of contact in the community who can communicate with and bring local organizations

together, incorporate input from the various groups and oversee youth programming has been key for Kaslo and Area D. It’s been incredibly collaborative, and the youth programming has been enhanced because of this. We look forward to building on this as part of the network.”

The network will also support emerging needs, such job readiness, work experience programming, youth leadership, and others as identified.

ment that still requires federal approval.

“I stand here today proud, happy, but still a little bit upset that it’s taken this long,” Smith said.

Rick Jeffery, representing the industry group of Interfor, Catalyst, Western Forest Products and the provincial agency B.C. Timber Sales, said the agreement means an end to conflict and protest, with stable access to 550,000 hectares of forest harvest land.

“We know now where we can operate and what the running rules are,” Jeffrey said.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the B.C. government will provide $15 million over five years to help aboriginal communities start their own forest companies. The deal also turns over forest carbon credit rights to First Nations, which could be sold as offsets for natural gas development.

Richard Brooks of Greenpeace Canada said when environmentalists began to push for preservation of the region, 95 per cent of the forest was available for logging, and now 85 per cent is protected.

The agreement formally began in 2006 when a land use plan covering about a third of the region was adopted, and work started on a compromise between industry, First Nations and environmental groups that had been organizing boycotts of B.C. forest products.

The B.C. and federal governments put up $30 million each to create a larger plan using “ecosystem-based management” and aboriginal rights.

The U.S. Nature Conservancy put up a matching $60 million, raised mainly from U.S. private foundations, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, the Wilberforce Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

Environmental groups Greenpeace, Sierra Club and ForestEthics represented the foundations, and have since argued that too much old-growth forest would continue to be logged under the plan.