Kimberley Daily Bulletin, April 12, 2016

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The 2016 BC Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be held in Langley April 15-17th. The Kimberley Gymnastics Club is sending four athletes: Katelyn Johnson (Junior Olympic Level 7, 2002), Makayla Ashby (Junior Olympic Level 6, 2004), Ana Mousseau (Junior Olympic Level 7, 2003) and Emery Hoko (Junior Olympic Level 7, 2003), and. Best of luck to the girls as they represent Kimberley at provincials!

EK Friends of Burma to become EK Friends of Refugees C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

The refugee-sponsor group EK Friends of Burma has been assisting refugees arrival and transition into the East Kootenay since 1995. Although they have primarily focused on refugees from Burma (Myanmar), the Friends have welcomed refugees of many different ethnicities.

The group is also transitioning into being an umbrella organization, assisting other groups in sponsoring refugees. from many nations. The time has come, says Shauna Jimenez of FoB to change the name to reflect that.

EK Friends of Burma will be

known as EK Friends of Refugees as of April 23. That’s when the vote to change the name will be taken.

“Our AGM is Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at Wasa Lake (6283 Wasa Park Drive), when we will vote to change our name to EKFriends of Refugees — to be more inclusive of all the refugees we sponsor,” Jimenez said.

EK Friends has been working with a number of refugee sponsors, including the group Kootenay Cares, who recently brought in a Syrian family and a group in Fernie, who will be bringing in a Liberian woman with a family of 10.

Interestingly, Jimenez met the woman four years ago

when visiting a refugee camp in Ghana. She is excited to welcome her to Canada on April 22.

“There are four groups working in Cranbrook right now. One group, from the Baptist Church is bringing in a family of Chin people from Southern Burma,” she said.

“They ended up fleeing to Malaysia. This is a family with two kids in wheelchairs. A group in Rossland is bringing in more Chin people and an Eritrean woman.”

There is also a group in Kimberley working on bringing in Syrian families.

Once a family arrives, the work doesn’t stop. Families need assistance with learning

English, with adapting to a new society, kids need help with homework.

“We are looking for volunteers right now to help with families who are here right now,” Jimenz said. “Including August Paw’s family in Kimberley.”

Jimenez says that some of the groups waiting for refugees to arrive have been volunteering with Friends of Burma — a great way to get an idea of what the sponsored families may need when they arrive.

If you’d like to assist, contact Shauna at 250-422-==3259.

Anyone interested in working with refugees is more than welcome to attend the AGM on April 23 in Wasa.

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More utility fee increases coming C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

Last year Kimberley’s new Council decided that rather than going ahead with a new parcel tax to fund water and sewer utilities, suggested by previous Council, they would go ahead with fee increases.

Mayor McCormick said that increases to utility costs will be phased in over three years, allowing the separate utility funds to build up reserves and be sustainable.

The 2016 quarterly utility increase will be

$15.42 or $61.68 for the year. That’s $2.21 per day.

According to the recently finalized financial plan, Year 2 and 3 of the three year infrastructure renewal plan for Water & Sewer will see a $26.27 per year increase in 2017 and 2018 for Water infrastructure; a $8.42 per year increase in 2017 and 2018 for Sewer infrastructure. By 2019, increases should be for inflation only.

There will be a $6.72 increase for Solid Waste in 2018 to purchase new Garbage Trucks.

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Freshet likely to start early this year

CAROLYN GRANT Bulletin Editor

BC’s River Forecast Centre is predicting an earlier start to the freshet this year, as March weather was warmer than normal in most parts of the province, including the East Kootenay.

The East Kootenay snowpack is at 99 percent of normal, however due to warm weather throughout the winter, low to mid elevation snow packs across the province are greatly diminished this season.

While the provincial av-

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Noweata Schofer, left, and Joan Jobe, right, of Kimberley FOCUS, present Louanne Sanderson of the Kimberley Loan Cupboard with a $500 donation. Kimberley FOCUS raises funds at weekly Thursday meat draws at the Kimberley Elks Club. All are welcome. FOCUS again thanks Kimberley Overwaitea for their generous assistance.

MLA Report Government continues to underfund care for seniors Norm Macdonald MLA Columbia River Revelstoke

Much of the Opposition’s time in Question Period over the last week has been spent focusing on information provided by the Seniors Advocate about the true state of seniors’ care in British Columbia, and much of the data that is presented in that report is shocking.

For all of my time as your representative you have expected me to fight to make sure that government is meeting its responsibility to properly care for our elders, and the findings of the Seniors Advocate indicate that across the province, this is not the case.

The issue is not just with having appropriate facilities; in Revelstoke, Invermere, Kimberley and now Golden, com-

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munity activism earned new or upgraded facilities. The issue is the level of funding, and the resulting standards of care, for our seniors.

British Columbia is known to have one of the lowest minimum requirements for care hours for seniors in residential care. And even with this very low minimum requirement, this report finds that over 80% of publicly funded care facilities do not even meet this standard.

That is an appalling statistic that has significant impacts on seniors in care and their loved ones.

We have wonderful

people in our communities who work in our residential care facilities who are doing their best, but there are simply not enough staff members to ensure the quality and level of care that British Columbians would feel is acceptable.

The Seniors Advocate says that the standards set in British Columbia are not high enough. One bath a week, for example, seems less than most would find acceptable, but even this minimum requirement is often missed.

The Seniors Advocate found a further consequence of understaffing. There is increased use of ‘chemical restraint’ in residential care facilities; the use of antipsychotic drugs on seniors without any diagnosis to make residents easier to manage.

The report found that nearly 1 in 5 licensed residential care facilities did not have an annual inspection within the last year.

The report indicates that the number one complaint made from

within the residential care system relates to inappropriate type or level of care.

The stark reality of this situation is that this is a government that chooses to drastically underfund care for seniors. The Premier can stand in the House and talk about her commitment to caring for the elders who built this province, but the government’s actions speak way louder than those hollow words. Remember, this is the government that gives a billion dollar tax break to the richest 2% of British Columbians - that billion dollars could have gone into funding seniors’ care.

It is important to send a clear message to the Premier, and to the Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Darryl Plecas, to adequately fund our seniors’ homes.

Make sure they hear your voice on this very important issue. You can email premier@gov. bc.ca and darryl.plecas. mla@leg.bc.ca. Please cc me at norm.macdonald.mla@leg.bc.ca.

erage for all April 1 surveys is 91 per cent of normal, the average for sites below 1200 m elevation is 62 per cent of normal, and just 44 per cent of normal for sites below 1000m.

Warm weather towards the end of March and in early April has led to the onset of the melt season across the province. All of the provincial automated snow weather stations have recorded melt over the past week, as well as a number of manual surveys which experienced a loss of snow water equivalent between the

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March 1 and April 1 surveys. The transition from snow accumulation to snow melt is two to three weeks earlier than usual this season.

Temperatures across British Columbia continued to be well above normal through the month of March, with daily temperatures being 1-3˚C above normal through southern BC, and 2‑4˚C above normal through the Kootenays, Central, and Northern BC. These warm temperatures have persisted throughout the 2015-16 winter.

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Low to mid-elevation melt almost over; look for high elevation to begin early From Page 3 With warm temperatures, mid-season melt, and precipitation as rain, most rivers across British Columbia have experienced well above normal streamflow (150% to 200% of median value) over the past several months. Snow melt runoff that typically flows later in the season has already passed through their watersheds. As of early April, virtually all of the rivers in the province were flowing well above normal for the time of year.

This advance in runoff timing is expected to continue to lead to an earlier freshet this season, both in terms of timing of peak flows and the recession to the low-flow season.

The forecast of

For both spring flood risk and summer low flows, snow pack is just one of the important elements that determine whether or not extreme conditions will emerge. Weather, through the spring and summer, is also a key driver on whether or not flooding or low stream flows will occur.

May and June are climatologically the wet season for the BC Interior. While indicators, like El Niño, have stronger linkages to Wayne Stetski with Tom Mulcair on the campaign trail last fall. seasonal temperature, precipitation is difficult to forecast beyond a one to two week horizon. Extreme wet or dry weather can sigTre vor Cr awley nificantly impact risks the decision, but no one newal had been heard. for peak flows and low really expected the per“In the months flows, the latest report When the federal centage to be that high ahead, we will work tiresays.

NDP leadership vote in looking for a leader- lessly with our members to renew, rebuild, and came down, Wayne ship review.”

NDP members and strengthen this great Stetski was just one of many who were shocked delegates were in Ed- party of ours,” Belanger monton this past week- said. “We want to thank at the result.

The Kootenay-Co- end for their annual Tom Mulcair for his tirelumbia MP was back- convention to vote on less work on behalf of stage when the party resolutions and debate our party, and all Canadelegates voted to punt the future policy direc- dians.

“Millions of CanadiThomas Mulcair by a tion of the party.

With the loss of con- ans are counting on us percentage vote of 5248, which put the wheels fidence in Mulcair’s to stand up to powerful in motion for a leader- leadership, the party interests and fight to gave themselves a two even the odds for them. ship race.

“Everybody was year window to select a That’s exactly what we quite surprised,” said new party head. Mulcair will do.”

Much has been said Stetski. “We were gath- will stay on in the interered in behind the main im until a new leader is and written about the Leap Manifesto, a policy stage waiting for the re- chosen.

Stetski noted that a document written by sults and you could sort of sense from the con- leadership race will Naomi Klein and Avi vention that there was a bring the NDP caucus Lewis—the son of NDP lot of interest in the de- closer together and stalwart Stephen Lewis, bate and discussion and praised Mulcair for his the former leader of the leadership of the party Ontario NDP. during the last six The manifesto promonths as a newly elect- poses a shift away from NEW ADULT FICTION ed parliamentarian. fossil fuels to renewable April 11th 2016 “He has worked real- energy sources, no new ly, really hard to talk to infrastructure projects ARMSTRONG, KELLEY members on what that increase extraction City of the lost Catch up on sports, could’ve been done dif- of non-renewable enerBOWEN, GAIL ferently, what could’ve gy sources, and an ‘enshopping deals, events, What’s left behind been done better,” Stets- ergy democracy,’ where CUSSLER, CLIVE ki said. “The [post-elec- energy sources are conpolitics, job openings, Receive a $25 Save-On-Foods The gangster tion] report was released trolled by communities homes for sale, TV at the convention high- instead of private comFLUKE, JOANNE Gift Card with the lighting some of the er- panies. Other policy Wedding Cake murder guide, horoscopes, purchase of a 12 month rors that were made and proposals focus on inHOBB, ROBIN Annie’s Mailbox Tom took full responsi- troducing a universal subscription. 156 issues Fool’s quest bility for the results of guaranteed minimum JANCE, J.A. and more! for only $95 + tax. the election, which was income, rejecting any Clawback Delivered to your door, very noble of him be- kind of austerity meaLIVINGSTON, BILLIE cause there are many sures as a ‘fossilized Tuesday, Wednesday The crooked heart of factors that go into an form of thinking’ and mercy & Friday. election that you’re not generating revenue by www.cranbrooktownsman.com STEEL, DANIELLE successful in.” ending fossil fuelled Call or go online Blue In a statement fol- subsidies, increasing today to get started! lowing the vote, Karl Be- royalties on resource KIMBERLEY langer, the NDP Nation- companies, raising taxes PUBLIC LIBRARY al Director, said that the on corporations and the www.kimberleybulletin.com 115 Spokane St., Kimberley party membership’s de- wealthy, among others.

Limited Quantities Available. http://kimberley.bclibrary.ca sire for change and reStetski noted that warmer weather through the spring, combined with warm temperatures already experienced this winter, is likely to be an important factor in this year’s freshet season.

With the advanced melt of low to mid-elevation snow that has already occurred, continued warmer than normal temperatures are expected to continue to drive an advance in the freshet season.

Typically peak flows in most snow-dominated rivers in the province reach their peak from mid-May through lateJune. With the advance in melt already observed, and forecast for ongoing warm weather, the peak season is likely to be advanced to the late-April to early-June period for most rivers in the province.

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Stetski reacts to NDP leadership vote there is a public misconception that the Leap Manifesto is endorsed by the NDP, when in reality, the document is simply a set of polices and ideals to debate and discuss.

“The motion that was approved at the convention was to send the Leap Manifesto to every NDP riding around the country for discussion and debate, so it was not an outright endorsement of the Leap Manifesto because elements in that suggest that we need to be moving to renewable energy right now and not necessarily supporting the oil and gas and other forms of energy, which, in my mind, we absolutely need to get to a green and renewable energy future, but it does need to transition,” Stetski said. “The inclusion of the word ‘Leap’ suggests that we need to go right to some of those initiatives without transitioning and, in my mind, that’s just not realistic.”

Stetski, elected in one of the closest contests in the country during last October’s federal election, said he would not be seeking the NDP leadership.

“My focus is really on two things—still continuing to ensure I’m supporting the people of Kootenay-Columbia and also supporting my family,” he said. “Being a leader, you sacrifice a lot of both.”

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Jamie Casselman receives the Dave Murray award as the top Canadian U16 performer at the Whistler Cup.

Jamie Casselman top Canadian at Whistler Cup Tre vor Cr awley

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ollowing a weekend of racing at the Whistler Cup, Cranbrook ski racer Jamie Casselman was honoured with the Dave Murray award for the top performance by a Canadian Male.

Casselman, with topfive finishes in disciplines of slalom, giant slalom and super G, was at the B.C. resort to test his abilities against a host of international competitors.

It’s been quite the season for the 15-yearold racer, who has been competing at races both at home and internationally in Europe.

“It’s been by far, my most exciting ski racing season in terms of experiences and results,” said Casselman. “I experienced training and racing in Italy and Switzerland and I won the Western Can-Ams. At the Whistler Cup, I was the top U16 Canadian athlete, achieving silver in slalom, bronze in Super G and fourth in giant slalom.”

Over three days, Casselman hit the podium twice with a 2nd place finish in slalom and a third place in Super G. He finished in fourth place in the giant slalom, falling short of a bronze medal by only

0.19th of a second.

Despite warm weather that wreaked havoc on the track, race organizers and volunteers were able to keep the event going.

Starting things off with the Super G on the first day, Casselman had a bit of an interesting race, finishing with his first medal—a bronze with a time of 1:13.46.

“My run was good but a bit of a wild ride,” said Casselman. “I broke my pole early in the course so it was difficult to balance. I nailed a gate and it hurt quite a bit but I managed to recover.”

On the second day, Casselman struck silver, hitting the podium for the second straight day in slalom, making two runs with a combined time of 1:37.26.

“The second run was a bit slower than the first run but I put together two solid runs today,” said Casselman. “I held on for a rough second run as the conditions started deteriorating.”

On the final day of the competition, Casselman competed in giant slalom, where he just barely missed out on hitting the podium with a combined time of 1:46.19 over two

Jamie Casselman carves around a gate during a run in the Super G event of the Whistler Cup—finishing third for a bronze medal.

Invermere - soon transitioning into summer dryland training with another local coach.

A student of Mount Baker Secondary School, Casselman has worked out a program of online learning and

support from his classroom teachers that allows him to stay on top of his schoolwork and spend five days a week at the ski hill to train during peak racing season.

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“My first run was definitely much better than the second,” said Casselman. “The conditions deteriorated the track and my second run was definitely a wild ride! It’s been a great weekend of competition and I’m really happy with how everything went.”

Casselman was part of the Canadian team that fielded nine boys and nine girls from all across the country. He started his skiing and racing fundamentals with Kimberly Alpine Team at the age of 5, and now trains out of Panorama Ski Club up in

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Migrants, Euro, Brexit: The EU at Risk

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recent headline on the leading Franch newspaper Le Monde said it all: “Migrants, the Euro, Brexit: The European Union is mortal.” And it’s true, the EU could actually collapse, given one or two more years of really bad decisions by the 28 national governments that make up the membership.

The most immediate threat is Brexit (British+exit), the possible result of the Yes/No referendum on British membership in the EU that is scheduled for 23 June. Prime Minister David Cameron promised this referendum three years ago to placate an anti-EU faction in his own Conservative Party (Cameron himself wants to stay in the EU), but it is coming at a particularly bad time.

Cameron doubtless calculated that the referendum would produce a large majority for staying in, and force the nationalist “Little Englanders” in his own party to shut up for a while. But the vote is actually being held at a time when many English people are upset by the large flow of immigrants into the United Kingdom and blame it on the policy of free movement for EU citizens.

That is only half-true: only half the foreign-born people settling in Britain are EU citizens who come by right. The rest are legal immigrants from other parts of the world, also attracted by the relatively prosperous British economy, and if the locals don’t like it they are free to change Britain’s own laws. But the half-truth that it’s all the EU’s fault has been vigorously promoted by the right-wing papers that dominate the British media scene.

The million-plus wave of refugees and economic migrants that has surged into the EU in the past year feeds the British panic even more, although Britain still

controls its own borders and none of those migrants can enter the UK without London’s permission. The result is that the polls now show the “Leave” and “Remain” votes almost neck-and-neck.

The refugees and illegal economic migrants really are a problem for most other EU countries. The vast majority of them enter the EU through Greece and Italy, but they almost all want to travel on to the richer EU countries – which, with the admirable exceptions of Germany and Sweden, want nothing to do with them.

This is rapidly leading to a breakdown of the “Schengen” agreement, by which all the EU members Gwynne except the United Kingdom and Ireland abolished Dyer their border controls with other Schengen countries.

New border fences are now springing up everywhere as EU members try to keep the migrants out.

Dissent with EU policies is growing as some Eastern European countries refuse to accept any refugees at all, and ultra-nationalist parties are growing in strength almost everywhere. In Hungary, and now in Poland, they have even come to power.

Then there is the euro, the common currency shared by 19 EU countries including all the big ones except the United Kingdom. It was a bad idea from the start, because a single currency without a single government behind it cannot deal effectively with big issues like debt and inflation. It was bound to end up in crisis as the economies of the member states diverged – and they have.

The EU was transfixed all last year by the threat that Greece would crash out of the euro. The Greek crisis has been put on hold for the moment, but it is clear by now that Italy, Spain and Portugal, at least, would also benefit from leaving the euro

zone. This is a currency that has no future, although its demise is not necessarily imminent.

So: three separate problems, none of them likely to be fatal to the EU on its own.

The EU survived with separate national currencies for four decades before it adopted the euro; it could do so again, although the transition back would be painful and probably chaotic. The Schengen treaty was a nice idea, but not essential to the Union’s smooth functioning. And Britain’s departure could be nothing more than a spectacular act of self-mutilation.

It’s the fact that all these crises are hitting together that endangers the EU’s very existence. The only immediate and certain consequence of Brexit would be Scotland’s secession from the United Kingdom (so that it could stay in the EU), and nobody would have much sympathy for England’s post-Brexit difficulties. But the walk-out of the country with the EU’s second-biggest economy would trigger a political earthquake.

The various populations of the EU are seething with dissatisfaction about immigration and refugees, about the euro, about all the compromises and bureaucracy that must be tolerated to keep a 28-country “community” going. MiniTrumps are cropping up everywhere, offering radical solutions that usually include an explicit or implicit commitment to leave the Union.

It could snowball. Where Britain (or rather, England) breaks trail, others might follow. We could end up with a severely shrunken EU, back down to the original six members plus a few others, while the countries of Eastern Europe try to get used to being once more the buffer between Russia and the West.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London

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Reversing caribou decline What’s Up?

Caribou Rearing in the Wild Society Maternity-Penning Project Underway for Third Season Submitted

In late March, 12 female adult caribou, 10 of which are confirmed pregnant, were safely captured and placed in a specially built pen by a team of veterinarians and wildlife experts supporting the Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild (RCRW) project.

The caribou will be fed, monitored and kept safe from predators while their calves are born. In late July, when the calves have grown and are stronger, the adults and young will be released back into the wild.

The maternal pen is within the animals’ natural habitat in the North Columbia Mountains, north of Revelstoke.

In the fall of 2015, volunteers and staff expanded the pen from 6 to 9 hectares.

Now, this year’s caribou are settled into their expanded temporary home.

After caribou cows and calves are re-

leased from the pen, they are monitored using satellite-linked collars to track their survival until March, when calves are 10 months old. In 2015, the second year of the project, we met our target by doubling pen-born calf survival to 10 months of age over wild-born calves. In the wild only 20-25 per cent of calves are expected to live to 10 months of age. Eight of 15 calves born in the pen in 2015 are still alive.

Our goal is to increase calf survival, and contribute to the recovery of mountain caribou.

Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild (RCRW) is a community-based partnership, consisting of a cross representation of individuals and organizations committed to the recovery of mountain caribou in the Revelstoke area. RCRW’s goal and sole focus is to fundraise, plan and conduct a maternity penning project, to increase caribou calf survival in the

North Columbia Mountains over a fiveyear period.

This is the RCRW’s third project year.

The Columbia North herd (north of Revelstoke) had approximately 210 caribou in 1994 and approximately 150 in 2013. Pregnancy rates for mountain caribou are consistently high, however calf survival rates are low.

Increasing calf survival rates is considered key in the conservation and recovery of mountain caribou.

“This is an ambitious, community-based initiative aimed at increasing survival rates of newborn mountain caribou,” said Kelsey Furk, Executive Director of RCRW. “We are proud to be in our third season and grateful for all the many dedicated volunteers and supporters we have had over the past three years. Together we can make a difference for the future of mountain caribou.”

Making treaties in under 600 years B.C.’s fifth modern treaty took effect April 5, formalizing self-government for the Tla’amin Nation on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast.

The settlement includes Crown and reserve land in the Powell River area, in a traditional territory that includes Lasqueti, Texada and Cortes Islands as well as Comox on Vancouver Island.

It transfers 6,405 hectares of former provincial Crown land, including forest and mineral rights, plus a $33.9 million capital transfer and a $7.9 million economic development fund. Since the agreement was signed two years ago, the Tla’amin have endorsed a constitution that Chief Clint Williams said ensures transparent and accountable government.

“I think it gives us a little more leverage in speaking with B.C. and Canada, as we will own the land that we’re trying to conduct business on,” Williams said.

Tla’amin elder Elsie Paul had a more personal take on the long-awaited treaty.

“We can’t be stuck where we’ve been stuck forever, where we’re on reserve land, just for us,” she said. “It feels like you’re trapped there. And hopefully, those gates have opened, to also welcome people to come to our community.

“Because in the past, in my growing up years, we never had friends, people from Powell River or anywhere else. We were not allowed to have visitors, and we were not allowed to mingle in town with white people.”

Communities can also look to the example of the Tsawwassen First Nation, which has attracted $1 billion in new investment since its treaty was implemented in 2009.

Aboriginal Relations Minister

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Tla’amin Chief Clint Williams holds a copy of his community’s treaty at a ceremony in Powell River.

John Rustad said the Tla’amin treaty shows the B.C. Treaty Commission is still working, despite having gone without a chief commissioner since the province refused to appoint one a BC Views year ago.

Rustad said Tom that was a signal Fletcher from the B.C. government that it can’t carry on at the current pace, which has seen one treaty on average every three years.

“And so if you do the extrapolation, we have 203 bands, that’s over 600 years of negotiations,” Rustad told me. “And even if we could find a way to accelerate that to the point where we’re celebrating a new treaty every year, that is still 200 years of negotiations.

“And that is why we didn’t go

forward with a chief commissioner. We have to find a way to be able to do something more effectively.”

It gets worse. The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation near Prince George completed a treaty after years of work, only to see it rejected by a community vote in 2007. Efforts to hold a second vote have gone nowhere.

And the Yale First Nation was to implement its treaty this month, but the new council for the 160-member village in the Fraser Canyon confirmed to Rustad last week that they want out.

The Yale agreement has been controversial from the start, with the larger Sto:lo Nation viewing the community as a splinter group controlling fishing sites contested for thousands of years. But the new Yale council is more sympathetic to the Sto:lo,

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UPCOMING

British Columbia Government Retired Employees Association, Rocky Mountain Branch, will be holding their luncheon meeting at the Heritage Inn on April 13th, 2016 at 12 noon. Our guest speaker will be Dave Morley talking about the Rotary Club. For further information call Ron Kerr at 250-432-0002.

April 13. Kimberley Garden Club April Program: TBA. Selkirk High School Library 7-9 pm. New members welcome. For member info: Nola 250-427-1947; other information Marilee 250-427-0527.

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

CBAL Cranbrook offers a 6-week introductory computer course starting Friday April 15th at the Cranbrook Public Library. Preregistration a must - space is limited. Call Katherine 250-420-7596.

FREE Community Family Swim, Saturday, April 16th from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm at the Cranbrook Aquatic Centre. Sponsored by Silverado Construction. Children must be accompanied by a parent.

East Kootenay Historical Meeting at the Heritage Inn, Sunday April 17, 11:30 am. Guest speaker and author Mr. Blair Farish. Info: Irene 426-3452.

Cranbrook Garden Club Meeting in the hall of Christ Church Anglican, 46 - 13th Ave. S., Monday April 18, 7pm. We will be voting on beautification projects. Come out & join us. Activity - Soil Testing.

New members always welcome. Info: April 778-517-1222.

National Assoc of Federal Retirees Meeting, Heritage Inn Club Room, downstairs, Tuesday April 19, 12 Noon. Contact Skip: 426-3679 or Lloyd: 426-7409.

Kimberley Aquatic Centre FREE FAMILY SWIM: Wednesday, April 20, 6:00-7:00pm is sponsored by Stone Fire Pizzeria. Persons 18 years & younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Art movie night presents “Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies“ Fri, Apr 22 at Studio 64, 7:30 pm. Admission by donation to Kimberley Arts Council/Centre 64. Light snacks provided. No host bar.

Saturday April 23/16, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; Open House at the Kootenay Trout Hatchery. Free event – fun and activities for the whole family.

ONGOING

so the latest setback could turn into a positive.

There have been previous efforts to deal with aboriginal rights and title on a broader scale.

The latest one foundered after aboriginal leaders rejected a province-wide proposal offered by former premier Gordon Campbell.

Similar to the Sto:lo, the Tla’amin have a history of territorial overlap with the Klahoose, Sechelt and others.

Paul said there is a tradition of working together in her home region.

We’re building relationships with our neighbours, as well as building relationships with our neighbouring First Nations communities,” she said.

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

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.

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.

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

Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon -1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org.

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.

Mark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook.

Supper 6:15-6:45, meeting 7:00-8:00pm. Contact Larry 250-4275612 or Bev 250-427-7722. New members welcome – men & 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. Do you have the desire to stop eating compulsively? Overeaters Anonymous (a 12-Step Program) meets Wednesdays, from 7-8pm at Cranbrook United Church, 2-12th St. S., downstairs. Contact: cranbrookoa@hotmail.com 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.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30-6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30.

BINGO at the Kimberley Elks – Mondays, 6:30 start. All welcome.

The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation invites anyone expecting bone and joint surgery to make contact with local volunteers for peer support. The free Ortho Connect program helps to ease the fear, stress and anxiety that go along with surgery and help patients prepare. 1-800-461-3639 ext 4, and ask for Lauralee.

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Bancks has tacked up career numbers on the ice with the Utica Comets and put forth a tremendous effort in the community, earning him recognition as the Utica Comets Man of the Year.

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Kimberley native Carter Bancks making stellar impression with Utica Comets in New York State

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or a small-town East Kootenay kid, Carter Bancks is leaving a pretty big impression on the state of New York.

In his second campaign with the Utica Comets, the 2015-16 American Hockey League season has been a memorable one for the 26-year-old Kimberley native.

Bancks has not only stacked up career numbers on the ice with the Utica Comets — the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks — he’s also put forth a tremendous effort in the community, earning him recognition as the Utica Comets Man of the Year.

“Carter has been a tremendous leader for the Comets both on the ice and in the community,” said Mark Caswell, Jr., director of communications for the Utica Comets. “He has taken the initiate to start-up mentorship program focused on at-risk kids, as well as has taken the time to grow youth hockey with in the area. I cannot speak highly enough about how great of a person Carter is. His worth ethic and genuine care to help those around him are can’tmiss traits about an incredible athlete.”

Bancks, a left winger, is in the midst of his sixth full

season of professional hockey and after four years in the Calgary Flames’ farm system with the Abbotsford Heat, he seems to have found a friendly home in the Mohawk Valley where Utica is situated approximately 90 km east of Syracuse.

“It’s obviously a huge compliment, I’ve always taken pride in trying to give back to the communities that support our team,” Bancks said Thursday morning over the phone from the Pearson International Airport during a layover while flying from Utica to St. John’s via Toronto.

“Down here in Utica, it’s a really special culture. We’re sold out every night. Our fan support is insane. Win or lose, they’re cheering us on.

It’s been a really cool experience.

“Any chance I get to go back and give back to the kids or help out with people that are in need at Christmas or whatever it may be, I try to take advantage of that and give back to them. Our whole team does a really good job. I won the award, but there are probably 10 other guys that could’ve because we’re all very willing to be in the community and give back to the community that has treated us so well.”

Bancks was named Utica Comets Man of the Year on

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March 31 and as a result is nominated for the AHL Man of the Year. He is one of 30 finalists for the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award, which honours the overall AHL Man of the Year. The

winner is set to be announced at a later date.

While the 5-foot-11, 181pound forward is making his impact felt away from the rink, that hasn’t taken away from the role he has

played on the ice for a young Utica Comets squad.

A year after making a trip to the Calder Cup final, falling just short of an AHL championship, the veteran Bancks has taken on a larger role, producing career numbers across the board.

“My first four years in Abbotsford in the Calgary system were good, I learned a lot of things about the game,” Bancks said. “When I came here, last year we had a really good team and ended up losing in the Calder Cup finals. It was a special team. We were a pretty old group and kind of had all the pieces. My role was a little bit different, penalty kill and being a good defensive forward.

“This year, we’re a little bit younger and I got a little bit more opportunity. I’ve been lucky enough to take advantage of it. I’m having a good year individually and our team’s doing pretty well.”

Individually, Bancks has racked up 14 goals, 23 assists and 37 points through 73 games, far surpassing previous career highs — six goals with the Comets (2014-15) and, 14 assists and 19 points with the Heat (2010-11).

“You’ve got to become confident in yourself again,” Bancks said of his approach to the added responsibility

and opportunity with a younger Comets club this season. “For a while there, I didn’t play a ton with the puck, I was more of a defensive forward and played hard against the other teams’ top lines. We had some injuries and some call-ups this year, which gave me the chance to step into a more offensive role while still playing against the other team’s top lines and being hard to play against.

“I’ve started to find my game again and I’ve been scoring quite a bit lately while playing with some really good linemates, really good players. It’s been really exciting — a lot of things have been going well and I’m having a blast playing right now.”

More than half of Bancks’ offensive production has come since the start of February, having tallied eight goals, 12 assists and 20 points over the past 30 games as the Comets push towards the post-season.

The Comets clinched a post-season berth this past week, sitting third in the AHL’s North Division with a record of 36-24-8-4, trailing the first-place Toronto Marlies (51-15-5-1) and second-place Albany Devils (43-19-8-2)

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Back Row, left to right: Trainer Jason Jacob, trainer, Head Coach Steve Lehman, Sheldyn Lehman, Conner Messer, Riley Allarie, Micheal Yonkman, Matt Dragovan, Logan Beable, Sean Whalen and Assistant coach Jordan Lehman. Second row, left to right: Sid Oler, Liam Whalen, Lucas Jacob, Colten Pocha, Landon Laos, James Johnson. Front Row: Goalies Conner Bowers and Jordan Wannop.

Culligan PeeWees finish season with tournament win For the Townsman

Cranbrook Culligan Peewees bring home the gold in a heart-stopping victory over Great

Falls, Montana over the Easter weekend Lethbridge Peewee tournament.

Sid Oler scored the

winning goal with 46 seconds left in the third period to take Great Falls 5-4.

The Culligan team

borrowed a couple of players from the local Western Roofing team, as not all their team could make it the holi-

Bancks tops in Utica Continued from page 8 “A couple weeks ago we were stretched a little thin with a couple call-ups in Vancouver [with the Canucks] and we got hit with an injury bug with four or five, maybe even six forwards out of our lineup,” Bancks said. “We were just clawing and fighting, trying to manage points and everyone bought in. We had some guys from the East Coast League (ECHL) come up, step up and play huge. Our goalies have been outstanding through that stretch and now we’re starting to get some bodies back in the lineup.

Everyone is getting healthy, so I think we’re peaking at a good time here. We’ve been playing some really good hockey the last two weeks. Obviously you want to be playing well heading into playoffs.”

Bancks and the Comets have three contests remaining in the regular season, playing out a home-and-home series with the Syracuse Crunch (32-27-10-4) Friday and Saturday, before hosting the Binghamton Senators

(29-37-6-1) to close the campaign Sunday, April 17.

While it isn’t necessarily the primary focus at this time of year, Bancks is at the end of a two-year American League contract with the Comets and facing free agency at the conclusion of the season.

“I’d love to come back [to Utica],” Bancks said. “I’ve had a blast here. It’s the most fun I’ve had playing hockey in a long time. Our coaching staff has been great and we have a really special locker room, a lot of great guys.

“Guys talk about how easy it is to come into our locker room and how welcome they are. That’s a testament to the character and the guys we have in the room. I’d definitely like to come back if the opportunity presents itself, but at the same time, you’ve just got to wait and see what happens.”

In the meantime, Bancks and the Comets will play out the final three games of the regular season before facing either the Marlies or the Devils in the first round of the AHL playoffs.

The Yanick Dupre Memorial Award for the AHL’s Man of the Year is named after the former Hershey Bears all-star forward who died in 1997 after a 16month battle with leukemia.

Bancks was previously named the Abbotsford Heat’s Community Player of the Year at the conclusion of the 2011-12 AHL season.

Prior to turning pro, Bancks enjoyed a lengthy and successful junior career, skating in 61 games across two seasons (2004-05 to 2005-06) with the Kimberley Dynamiters of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, tallying 25 goals, 54 assists and 79 points. From there, he moved on to a four-year Western Hockey League career with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, skating in 262 games and registering 178 points, while serving as captain of the club in his 20-year-old campaign.

Over 354 career AHL regular season games, Bancks has posted 35 goals and 103 points, adding one assist in 35 AHL post-season outings.

day weekend.

Thanks to great coaching by Steve Lehman the team, who had been trailing in their

league, won all five games to win the tournament.

Smiles, hugs and tears were flowing as

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You could be going through some dramatic changes. Though self-induced, they could be taking a toll on you. A dear friend at a distance connects with you, full of advice, wisdom and interest in what you are up to. Tonight: Know when to call it a night.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You seem to have the right words as well as know when to act. Stay upbeat and in touch with your feelings. Recognize a new tendency to not share and let others wonder, even a significant other! Is that wise? Tonight: Ask for more of what you want.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Do not try to understand where others are coming from. You might be best off accepting others’ stance and not being as challenging - for now. You will have a tendency to go overboard or over-indulge in some manner. Use good sense. Tonight: Pay bills.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

You could be in a position where you might want to rethink a personal matter. Understanding is a gift, and if you are able to give it, the bond between you and another person can only be heightened. Tap into your imagination. Tonight: Be as creative as possible.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might want to see a personal matter from another perspective.

Get out of your automatic reactions, and walk in another person’s shoes.

How do you think he or she feels?

Your creativity unleashes when handling a stalemate. Someone will test your limits. If he or she says anything, the wise Lion will be diplomatic. Take a break from the here and now. Close your door. Tonight: Screen calls; choose a favorite escape.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Zero in on your priorities, and don’t allow a demanding personality to push you so hard or make demands.

Explain where you are coming from in an even manner. Even if this person does not get it, you have approached the situation well.

You might need to have the same conversation again, but not today!

Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news.

Tundra

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Zero in on what you feel is necessary and worth your while. Spending time with an older individual could be important, especially for this person. You will feel more in touch with him or her as a result. This person has a very different type of knowledge than you. Let him or her share his or her wisdom. Tonight: Up late.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Detach when you hit a difficult situation that you might consider annoying or difficult at best. Your sense of humor emerges when you understand the matter more fully.

With a new vision, you can find a mental meeting place. Tonight: Reach out to a loved one at a distance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Work with a key person in your life and clear out a problem before it becomes more. You could be more energetic and prone to anger at this point than many other people.

You see a matter through the eyes of someone looking for a solution.

Tonight: Visit with a loved one.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might be in a position where you see someone in a new light.

How you deal with this same person might transform as a result. Your relationship or friendship will make an adjustment. Take into account that you might be or have been swallowing a lot of anger. Tonight: Jump on another person’s idea.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You could have a problem that takes you to a new level of understanding. You suddenly understand why someone might react as he or she does. Prioritize your errands and must-do’s. You will want some extra time to hang out with your pals or to network. Tonight: Relax.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might surprise others with everything that you have to do.

Listen to what is being shared, but make an exit if you need to. Others depend on your actions or calls. You cannot let certain people down, and you won’t. Tonight: Make a friendly exit from a near mandatory situation.

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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I spent two hours on the phone yesterday with a friend who can talk nonstop and rarely requires a response. I have another friend like this, and it’s exhausting.

I’ve seen letters in your column from other readers complaining about this, and you often suggest that the talkers might have a hearing problem. I disagree. These people joke about their “loud mouths,” have never complained of any hearing difficulties and seem to hear when they want to.

One friend mentioned that she no longer has much of a social life, but I didn’t bother to tell her why. “Sally” pretends to be interested in me and my kids and will ask questions, but if my answer is longer than 15 seconds, she interrupts. And I have to yell over her to finish a sentence.

I wonder if either of them will see themselves in this letter and at least attempt to change. I’ve heard of “listening classes” that can teach people how to actively listen. For now, I’ve got plenty of other friends who care enough to listen, so I’ve given up on the others. -- Middle Aged and Finally Waking Up Dear Waking Up: Hearing problems are only one possibility for those who, over time, begin to talk nonstop. Another possibility, of course, is self-involvement or perhaps a fear that they won’t remember what they intend to say if they don’t say it immediately. So they interrupt and talk over you.

People who do this rarely recognize their actions. It is your choice to end the friendship over such annoying behavior.

But how much kinder it would be to gently point out to Sally why this bothers you, and to remind her when she does it again. You could regain the friendship, and help Sally be a better listener. What do you have to lose?

Dear Annie: I’d like to provide a different perspective for “I’d Like My Wife Back Please,” who has been married for 25 years and his wife suddenly hates him. He mentioned that she had been exercising quite a bit and had totally changed her diet.

I was married for 28 years. My husband was controlling, abusive with our children and wouldn’t keep a job. As the kids left the nest, I realized that I was going to be living with this man for the rest of my life.

It scared me to death. I couldn’t stand it any longer. I turned the corner and knew the marriage was finished. I’m sure my husband thought it was a sudden change, but it had been building for years.

I’ve come to realize, as women, that we do what we have to do. We raise our kids, we go to work or stay home, whatever.

But the bottom line is, when we are done, we’re done. And it sounds like she is done.

To this day, my ex doesn’t think he ever did anything wrong. -- Happily Ever After Dear Happily: It’s true that problems can fester and, over time, can destroy a marriage. When they are addressed early on, the relationship can often be salvaged because both parties are aware of the issues and are working on them. This is why we so often recommend counseling.

But when one person suffers in silence, the result is built-up resentment and despair.

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The B.C. government is establishing a 22-member police group dedicated to taking organized crime activity out of B.C. casinos.

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“We won’t get people walking into casinos with hockey bags full of cash,” Hackett said.

The province and federal authorities set up restrictions on casino cash handling in 2011, to track cheques issued by casinos to people who come in with cash.

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Under normal conditions, forests act as socalled “carbon sinks,” scrubbing the atmosphere by pulling in CO2 while releasing oxygen.

But researchers say that over the span of the pine beetle epidemic, dead and rotting trees pumped more carbon into the environment, helping global warming by turning B.C.’s forests into a gas producers.

Lead researcher Vivek Arora says the waning outbreak means forests are recovering,

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The study, which was published in the publication Geophysical Research Letters, says the switch will happen by 2020, faster than scientists had expected.

Mining sector eyes treetop needles, bark for help with hitting pay dirt Geordon Omand Canadian Press

British Columbia’s trees could hold the key to unearthing the whereabouts of promising new mineral deposits hidden in remote and inaccessible regions of the province.

A provincial science group has released the results of an innovative pilot project that collects and studies samples from the tops of spruce trees for trace amounts of precious minerals in order to help mining companies hit pay dirt.

“It’s a bit of a holy grail,” said Bruce Madu, vice-president for minerals and mining with Geoscience BC, an independent public agency.

“Imagine if you can only sample the vegetation to learn about what’s in the soil, as op-

posed to actually having to dig holes.”

Conifers have long been known to absorb metals and other elements from the surrounding soil and concentrate them in their twigs, bark and needles.

Analyzing the tree elements over a large region and mapping them out could offer a glimpse into the types and abundance of commercially valuable materials deep beneath their roots, Madu said.

“We know that mineral deposits are getting harder to find. They’re lower grade and they’re more deeply buried,” Madu said.

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Over six days last June, workers travelled by helicopter and collected samples from

near the tops of 421 trees located about 1.5 kilometres apart and scattered across a 1,000-square-kilometre plateau region in central B.C. The samples were analyzed over several months to reveal trace concentrations of 52 elements, from gold and silver to thallium and molybdenum.

“This is a raw-data release, so the final judgment of the success of the program will be by the resource sector,” Madu said.

“We hope that this is actually another useful tool to help explorers find those more deeply hidden and maybe even lower-grade deposits that are currently a real challenge to discover.”

The new sampling method offers another way for mineral-exploration companies to

quickly study regions that are otherwise difficult to access and is intended to supplement other techniques.

Traditional methods of prospecting include flyovers to detect aberrations in the magnetic field beneath the earth, or chemical analysis, which includes studying surrounding rocks, soil and streams.

The treetop method isn’t cheap because of helicopter costs, but its benefits include speed and relative ease.

The initiative is part of a $4-million Geoscience BC project designed to investigate the geology and mineral potential of a 24,000-square-kilometre area in the province’s Interior.

The agency aims to attract investment to the province and to inform resource decisions.

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Tuesday, APRIL 11, 2016 Page 15

Remembering the Battle of Vimy Ridge Tre vor Cr awley

Members of the 1813 Army Cadets held a ceremony on Saturday to mark the 99th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge, fought by the Canadians in the First World War, was a watershed moment in Canadian history.

The Canadian Corps was tasked with taking control of a German position on a high es-

carpment and did so after a fierce three-day battle in April 1917.

Ever since, the Canadian victory has become a symbol of national pride and sacrifice.

The 1813 cadets marched 3.6 kilometres to honour the 3,600 Canadians who lost their lives in the battle, starting at Kennedy Hall and ending with a ceremony at Rotary Park.

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See for yourself at vwoffers.ca. *Limited time finance offer available through Volkswagen Finance, on approved credit, on select new and unregistered 2016 models. Ex. based on 2016 Jetta 1.4T Trendline (#163VF1) base model with 5-speed manual transmission with base MSRP of $17,620, including $1,625 freight and PDI, financed at 0% APR for 60 months equals 60 monthly payments starting from $286 (after application of $500 bonus cash). $0 down payment or equivalent trade-in due at signing. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a total obligation of $17,120. PPSA fee, license, insurance, registration, any dealer or other charges, options and applicable taxes are extra. **Up to $2,000/$1,500 bonus cash available to be applied as a discount on MSRP on finance or lease only (through Volkswagen Finance, on approved credit) of select new and unregistered 2016 Jetta 1.8T Highline, GLI and Hybrid / Tiguan Highline 4MOTION models. Discount varies by model. †Up to $1,000 bonus cash available to be applied as a discount on MSRP on cash purchase, finance or lease (through Volkswagen Finance, on approved credit) of select new and unregistered 2016 Jetta Comfortline, 1.8T Highline, GLI and Hybrid, Passat and Tiguan models. Discount varies by model. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Offers end April 16, 2016 and are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Visit vwoffers.ca or your Volkswagen dealer for details. “Volkswagen”, the Volkswagen logo, “Passat”, “Tiguan”, “Jetta” and “Highline” are registered trademarks of Volkswagen AG. © 2016 Volkswagen Canada.