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Sledders work to protect caribou TRE VOR CR AWLEY

An agreement between the Cranbrook Snowmobile Club and the provincial government will go a long way to help preserve caribou habitat in the Lumberton tenure area southwest of the city.

The stewardship agreement is one of the key elements of the province’s Mountain Caribou Recover Implementation Plan.

“This agreement proves what I’ve always believed,” said Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett.

“That the vast majority of motorized recreationalists care as much for the environment as anyone does. Congratulations to the Cranbrook Snowmobile Club for your leadership.”

Under the agreement, the snowmobile club and the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations will be jointly responsible for marking boundaries of closure areas, and compliance monitoring duties and results. The Conservation Officer Service will be responsible for enforcing the legal closures.

Additionally, both parties will monitor the effectiveness of voluntary closures and will work together to resolve any issues.

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Cranbrook could be breaking some records heading into next week as temperatures are expected to spike over 30 Celsius.

According to forecasts, temperatures are expected to rise to 32 C and 33 C on Sunday and Monday, which would break current records. Sunday’s record

is 30.6 C, set in 1957, while Monday’s record is 31.1, set in 1949.

Matt MacDonald, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, attributes the high tem-

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peratures to a ridge of high pressure that’s developed over the entire province.

“As the ridge builds in, it allows some really warm air to move north

from as far south as California,” said MacDonald, “so we’ll be under a California-type air mass, if you will, over the weekend.

“Temperatures will

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The arrows were flying this past weekend out at the range as the Cranbrook Archery Club hosted it’s annual Summer Shoot.

The event featured three courses of 15 life-like 3D targets ranging from deer, elk, wolves and even a velociraptor. Whether shooting a traditional recurve or longbow or a high-tech compound, there were all kinds of shooting situations and challenges that put archers to the test. In addition to the three courses, there were also novelty events such as the water bag shoot, a poker shoot, a balloon shoot for the kids, and an extreme course for the archers who were willing to put their skills to the test in extra tough shooting situations.

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peak either Sunday or Monday.”

Cranbrook temperature records extend all the way back to 1901.

“The normals for this time of year is 22 C, so we’re going to be a full 10, 11 degrees warmer than normal and we’ll be in contention to break a few records,” said MacDonald.

Following the high temperatures, MacDonald warns that there could be a chance of thunderstorms by late next week.

“Usually what happens after a big ridge of high pressure breaks down, we get a thunderstorm outbreak,” MacDonald said, “so that’ll be something to keep an eye on. Obviously hot and dry conditions followed by lightning is not ideal, so definitely something to be wary of.”

From a seasonal standpoint, MacDonald says the spring has been warmer than normal, with that trend extending up until mid-July.

“A lot of that is owing to the Pacific Ocean, which has been warmer than normal,” MacDonald said. “Of course, we’re coming off the tail of a record-breaking El Nino and it is gradual fizzling out, nevertheless, there’s still remnants of that warmer than normal water and owing simply to the fact that most of our weather comes in from the west, the air masses approaching B.C. are inherently warmer than normal.”

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Cranbrook Council will freeze leisure services rates TRE VOR CR AWLEY

Cranbrook City Council passed third reading of a bylaw that will set leisure services fees and charges for the next two years.

The bylaw freezes all rates with the exceptions of some increases to the PLAY program as well as minor tweaks that include allowing squash users access to the pool, instead of just locker room and showers.

Should the bylaw be adopted on June 13, the new fees will come into effect on Sept. 1, 2016.

“I think the important thing is we never raised the rates,” said Cranbrook mayor Lee Pratt. “A couple things: We’re kind of in line with other communities, overall, but with the economy the way it is and people hurting a little bit, we’re trying to hold the line on it and hopefully it’ll increase the usage.”

The new bylaw comes on the

recommendation from the Wellness and Heritage Committee, which discussed a number of issues around the fee structure, particularly with rising rates.

According to a staff report, prior to Memorial Arena renovations in 2010, rates were set for a three year period, and remained the same over that time frame.

However, aquatic rates have risen every year since 2011, while arena rates have risen four of the last five years.

When the Memorial Arena renovations where undertaken, a decision was made to pass on the cost to the ice users in the form of higher rental rates. That decision resulted in user groups dropping times, starting later in the season or finishing earlier because they couldn’t handle the increases.

Compared to twenty communities across the province, the arena and aquatic rates now ex-

ceed the provincial average in rates that were sampled. Given that operational costs have increased, the committee also noted that due to the economic climate, wages and income levels haven’t kept pace, and that freezing rates would help keep recreation services affordable.

Rates for the aquatic and arena rentals are now under one fee structure after Council earlier voted to abolish a two-tier system for local residents and non-residents, such as those who live in RDEK jurisdictions.

“When we scrapped the two-tier fees, it was a two-fold exercise,” said Pratt. “One, it mended some hard feelings with Area C residents…and then it has increased our usage, so with the increase in usage, we felt that if we can hold the line and continue to see some increase, then it’ll be good for everybody.”

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B.C. Appeal Court upholds attempt to charge Blackmore C A N A D I A N PR E SS

The leader of a fundamentalist religious community in British Columbia has lost his attempt in the province’s appeal court to have a polygamy charge against him thrown out.

Winston Blackmore’s lawyers wanted the appointment of a third special prosecutor in the case quashed, arguing that the first special prosecutor’s decision to not lay charges should stand.

But lawyers for the government argued that reopening the case was justified, saying police collected new evidence and the B.C. Supreme Court confirmed in a constitutional case that polygamy is against the law.

Blackmore, one of the leaders of the fundamentalist religious sect in Bountiful, one hour west of Cranbrook, is accused of one count of polygamy for allegedly having two dozen wives.

In a unanimous decision released Wednesday from the B.C. Appeal Court, Justice David Frankel wrote there was a change in circumstances, leaving the assistant deputy attorney general to decide that it is in the public interest to appoint another prosecutor.

The legal history of the case goes back to the 1990s, when RCMP began investigating allegations that people in the community were practising polygamy, but the Crown would approve charges after getting advice that the polygamy section of the Criminal Code conflicts with the charter.

In 2007, special prosecutor Richard Peck was appointed by the government to conduct

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Winston Blackmore a charge assessment review. He too concluded that no criminal charges should be laid, but recommended that a constitutional reference case be held to decide if the charge didn’t conflict with the charter.

A second special prosecutor was appointed a year later and polygamy charges were approved. They were thrown out in 2009, when the judge ruled the then-attorney general of B.C. had gone “special prosecutor shopping” until finding one who wanted to lay charges.

That set off the constitutional reference case and in 2011 a judge affirmed the law against polygamy was constitutionally valid.

Peter Wilson, the third special prosecutor, was hired and in August 2014 Blackmore and a second leader in the Bountiful community were charged with polygamy.

While Blackmore’s lawyer said nothing had

changed between the appointment of the first and last special prosecutor, Frankel disagreed in the ruling.

“By 2012, not only had the factual matrix changed but more importantly, there had been a material change in the legal matrix.”

Frankel said once those changes were made it was open to the assistant deputy to form the view that it was in the public interest to determine if a prosecution should go forward.

Another Bountiful community leader, James Oler, who didn’t take part in the appeal, was charged along with Blackmore with polygamy over allegations he has four wives.

Oler is also charged along with Emily Crossfield and Brandon Blackmore with unlawfully removing a child from Canada for sexual purposes.

No date has been set for their trial, which is expected to be held in Cranbrook.

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Finished Generations Park officially opened Barry Coulter

A park that bridges the generations of Cranbrook, more than a decade in the creation, was officially opened Tuesday, May 31, down at Western Financial Place.

Aimed at kids, families and seniors, the appropriately named Generations Park, just outside the arena, was at last completed recently, with final installation of equipment at the kids’ portion of the playground.

Prior to the official ribbon-cutting ceremony, Pat Chisholm, co-ordinator of the pregnancy outreach and support service Bellies to Babies, said the impetus for the entire project came in 2005 from Ashley Jewett, a long-time volunteer for the program then know as Better Babies, who saw the need for a playground for pre-school-aged children.

Chisholm said Better Babies got support from

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Ribbon-cutting to declare Cranbrook’s Generations Park officially open. Left to right: Deanne Perreault, Cranbrook Public Library; Natalie Redrum, Cranbrook Early Years Committee; Pat Chisholm, Bellies to Babies; Cranbrook City Councillor Norma Blissett; Chris New, Director of Leisure Services for the City of Cranbrook; Diane Casault, Director of Student Learning and Innovation for School District 5. Plus, a few young friends. both the City of Cranbrook and the stewards of the Rick Spooner Park (across 17th Ave. South),

and following demolition of the old library in Balment Park, it was suggested the new park

New minister arrives at Knox Presbyterian Church For the Townsman

After a vacancy of over three years, a new minister for Knox Presbyterian Church in Cranbrook will be leading his first church service on Sunday, June 5 at 10 am.

Rev. Jan-Hendrik Du Plessis and his wife Hanlie are the latest family to join the growing South African community in Cranbrook. Jan-Hendrik has served for the past four years as the full-time Minister of Youth and Families at Protea Park Dutch Reformed Church in Rustenburg, South Africa and he obtained his Master of Divinity degree from the University of Pretoria in 2011.

Martin Ross, Knox Church representative, said it’s been a long, long wait for a new minister since longterm pastor Dr. Ron Foubister retired in April, 2013.

“The first minister we offered the position to ended up declining the invitation due to a change in personal circumstances,” Ross said. “Then after Jan-Hendrik was interviewed and first preached here in February, 2015, we spent a year and a half navigating the shifting waters of the Canadian Immigration system to get him here.

“But during the wait, the congregation was exceptionally patient because we were certain that Jan-Hendrik was a great match for our Church and community.”

Rev. Du Plessis said it was a long wait for Hanlie and him as well.

“When we were first here two winters ago, we fell in love with the members of the congregation and with the Rocky Mountains, too, and couldn’t wait to return.”

When asked why he chose to come

be located the appropriate high needs, high density area beside the Rec Plex, so as not to have to contend with the creek.

Once the seniors’ exercise equipement was

put in place, Chisholm said, the area became a true “generations” park.

Chisholm added that the park had become a special place for families to place memorials to children — “a space

full of light, the perfect place to remember our babies,” she has been told.

Chisholm also thanked the members of the Cranbrook Early Childhood Develop-

A GOOD PLACE TO BE. Brownbag Lunch with Mayor McCormick - On Wednesday, June 8th, and on the second Wednesday of each month, Mayor McCormick will host a brown-bag luncheon at City Hall from noon until 1:30 pm. Bring your lunch and have a discussion with the Mayor.

Thank You! – The Planning Services Department would like to express our sincere thank you to everyone impacted by our reduced staffing levels since last fall. We are happy to announce that we have a full-time Building Inspector to assist with your construction, building permit, and inspection questions. Please contact Andy Christie during regular City Hall office hours at Building.Inspector@kimberley.ca or 250-427-9655.

Provincial Mine Rescue and First Aid Competition – On Saturday, June 4th, come see Kimberley’s mining history in action! Have you ever seen 2 tonne mining bucket lifted with just human power?!

The event is taking place at Coronation Park, where over 200 professional miners will test their physical and mental skills under real-life scenarios.

Rev. Jan-Hendrik Du Plessis and his wife Hanlie to Canada, Du Plessis replied, “In South Africa, religion is part of everyday life, whether it be Christianity or other religions. It wasn’t until I visited Belgium as a teenager on a cultural exchange that I realized that not all countries are that way. Since then I’ve always felt a strong calling to minister in a country like Canada where religion is not generally a main focus of life.

“My theology is a good fit for the Presbyterian Church in Canada and I know a Presbyterian minister from South Africa serving in Edmonton who encouraged me to look toward Canada.”

All are welcome to meet Rev. Du Plessis on the morning of June 5 at Knox Presbyterian Church, located on the corner of Victoria Avenue and 2nd Street South.

Gerry Sorensen Way – City staff are busy preparing Gerry Sorensen Way for the upcoming paving project. Teck Resources will also be working in this area at the same time. Gerry Sorensen Way from the Kimberley Underground Mining Railway Train Station to Norton Avenue, will be CLOSED to allow for these repairs; however, access will be provided to the Train Station. Please use Swan Avenue to Norton Avenue to access the resort area, a map of the detour is available at http://kimberley.ca/news. We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions, please contact the Operations Services Department at 250.427.9660.

Arena Ice Allocation Meeting - All organizations/groups requesting to utilize the City of Kimberley Civic Centre and/or Marysville Arena’s ice for the 2016-2017 season are to attend the ice allocation meeting. This will be held on Wednesday, June 22nd at 6:00 p.m. at Centennial Centre. If you have any questions, please call the Operations Desk at 250-427-9660 or email to operations@kimberley.ca.

ment Committee, for the ongoing commitment to the project over the years.

“It’s been a long wait for Hanlie and me, too!” adds

EYE ON YOUR CITY Cemetery Caretaking - The Parks Department kindly reminds anyone placing floral offerings on grave spaces that, except immediately after interment, the following conditions will apply: • Flowers only. Natural or artificial may be placed in grave space containers, provided the container is part of the memorial. Flowers placed on grave spaces may be removed by city staff while performing maintenance duties. Flowers will be disposed of at the discretion of city staff when the condition of the flowers is considered detrimental to the beauty of the cemetery.

• Floral offerings, wreaths, or ornamental monuments may be placed at the grave space, provided they are free standing and are not staked into the ground. If they are staked into the ground, they will be removed by city staff and disposed of.

• The use of wood, glass, porcelain, pottery, or other breakable containers, either above or below the ground is prohibited.

Dog & Cat Etiquette – Please keep your dog on a leash in public places within City limits, including the Rails to Trails. There are three designated off-leash area within the City: Lois Creek Trails in Townsite, along the St. Mary’s River in Marysville between Marysville Falls and Bootleg Gap Golf Course, and in the Kimberley Nature Park. Please keep cats out of neighbours yards and gardens. Any animal that is not under the control of a person on a leash that causes damage to property, or causes harm to people or other animals is subject to a fine or impoundment.

For more information please contact our Bylaw/Animal Control Officer at 250.427.9663 or view our Animal Control Bylaw at http://kimberley.ca/city/bylaws.

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Taft seeks Columbia River-Revelstoke NDP nomination Continued from page 1 Taft is a familiar name in the riding, beginning his first term on the District of Invermere Council at the age of 20 and now serving his third term as Mayor.

He also serves on the RDEK Board and for the past two years on the Union of BC Municipalities Board.

It is dealing with the provincial government on those boards that led him to consider a run in provincial politics.

“Although I very much enjoy my current

position as Mayor of Invermere and serving on the Regional District of East Kootenay board, I find that many of the most frustrating aspects of my current position involve interactions with and the failings of the current provincial government,” said Taft.

“I think there is a great opportunity to make our province better for every British Columbian, but that will only happen with a change of government.”

At the moment Taft is

the only candidate to come forward but he expects more, with one potentially announcing as early as next Monday.

“I am expecting a vigorous race with a range of candidates,” said Taft. “Unlike the BC Liberals who had an acclamation in May of the same candidate who ran unsuccessfully in 2013, the position of NDP candidate for 2017 will be heavily sought after.”

If Taft were to get the NDP nomination, he would be running PUBLIC NOTICE

against Doug Clovechuk, and the election in Columbia River-Revelstoke would feature two Invermerites. Clovechok ran for the B.C. Liberals in the last provincial election and lost out to incumbent Norm Macdonald.

Clovechuk’s candidacy for 2017 was made official at the nominating meeting of the BC Liberal Riding Association in Revelstoke last month.

The NDP nominating meeting is set for early to mid October.

Local BC NDP members in good standing will be eligible to select the candidate.

Gerry Taft, Mayor of Invermere

TAKE NOTICE THAT The City of Kimberley is considering an amendment to the City of Kimberley Zoning Bylaw No. 1850.

The proposed amendment will rezone the subject property at 72 Kimberley Avenue, which contains an exis�ng single family dwelling. The proposed zoning will allow the current residen�al use of the property to con�nue while allowing op�ons for poten�al commercial or mixed residen�al-commercial uses in the future.

Bylaw No. 2542 (Amendment No. 127, 2016 to Zoning Bylaw No. 1850) proposes to create a new “Downtown Mixed-use Zone: DMU-1” zone and to rezone the subject property from “Central Commercial Zone: C-1” to the new DMU-1 zone. The proposed intent of the DMU-1 zone is to accommodate commercial and mixed residen�al-commercial uses to foster diversity and vitality in areas within, nearby or adjacent to the central downtown district.

Schedule “A” to Bylaw No. 2542 y

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An agreement between the Cranbrook Snowmobile Club and the provincial government will help preserve caribou habitat. Pictured above: John Krebs (Director, Resource Management, FLNRO), Doug Hogg (past president, Cranbrook Snowmobile Club), Bill Bennett (Kootenay East MLA), Mike Plant (president, Cranbrook Snowmobile Club), Paul Rasmussen, Regional Executive Director, FLNRO).

Caribou habitat protection Continued from page 1

The proposed bylaw 2542 applies to the land legally described as Lot 4, Block 11, District Lot 1358 Kootenay District, Plan 1462, PID 008-807-256, civically iden�ed as 72 Kimberley Avenue and shown in heavy outline and shaded on the above map.

A Public Hearing for bylaw 2542 will be held on Monday, June 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC. If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw, you may: a. Submit wri�en presenta�ons to City Hall prior to the hearing, or b. Submit wri�en and/or verbal presenta�ons at the hearing.

You may inspect the proposed amending bylaws and the suppor�ng documenta�on at City Hall, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC, from 8:30 am to 4:45 pm weekdays un�l the date of the hearing.

For further informa�on, please contact Planning Services at City Hall, 250-427-9664 or tpollock@kimberley.ca.

Snowmobilers will need to avoid areas within two kilometres of a known or suspected location of caribou until the animals have left the area.

Doug Hogg, the past president of the Cranbrook Snowmobile Club, said the club is pleased to sign the agreement—which has been years in the making—and do it’s part to help with caribou recovery.

“It acknowledges that snowmobilers are part of the solution to helping caribou recover in this area, so we’ve agreed to restrict our activities in certain areas to allow the caribou to recover,” Hogg

said.

Hogg outlined some of the activities and restrictions that the club, roughly 250 members strong, will conduct and adhere to moving forward.

“We will be monitoring caribou sightings and recording that data and sending it into the Ministry,” Hogg said.

“We will be encouraging folks to stay out of caribou-restricted areas. We will be signing—putting signs up where you can and can’t snowmobile.

“We have snow patrols that will go out and do that every year and newcomers that come in, we will be educating them on the impact that

snowmobiles have on caribou habitat in the winter and making sure they don’t go into areas they shouldn’t be.”

John Krebs, Director, Resource Management with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, said the agreement will help preserve caribou habitat, which is key to recovery efforts.

“It’s really important because we’ve got a small herd of caribou here in the South Purcells, they’ve been around the 20-animal mark for quite a few years now and they’re really dependent on some certain areas within the South Purcells that are also po-

tentially accessible for snowmobilers,” Krebs said.

“This agreement kind of lays out where snowmobiling is of low consequence to caribou and some areas where we really don’t want to see snowmobiling, so those would be the legal closure parts.”

Access management plans such as the newly-signed agreement is one piece of the puzzle to helping the caribou population, Krebs added. He noted that the population is currently stable, but the government is also working on issues such as predation and mortalities from highway traffic that affect the recovery efforts.

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he summer of 1966 saw Cranbrook on the cusp of a new era. The Cranbrook Mall, close to becoming a reality, would not only replace the quaint Central Park roundabout at the east end of Baker Street but would permanently close off that end of the thoroughfare. Those with gold in their eyes spoke of the prospect with candy-coated breath.

Others questioned the decision. In a letter to the Cranbrook Courier of June 29, speaking on behalf local businesses in the downtown core, shoe store owner Ed Lyons asked, “Now what are they to do?

Give up their buildings, move to one end of town and make a ghost town out of the other end?”

It was a prophetic question, the answer to which is still playing out today.

City council came under intense fire when they instituted a new tax structure increasing landholder’s taxes as high as 56 percent. The need for additional school facilities and the impending construction of the new Cranbrook and District Hospital – thanks to a large majority vote in July — were among the reasons for the increase. The ever-vocal Ed Lyons declared, “It boils down to a question of running for mayor or going on welfare. It’s a matter of fighting or telling council they can go to pot.”

By July council decided that, in future, any persons using vile language while paying their taxes — such as the many who cursed to city hall staff in the week prior to the June 30 tax deadline — would be prosecuted, although by

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It was the Summer of ‘66

Cranbrook Courier, July 27, 1966.

The demolition of the city works garage in preparation for the construction of the Cranbrook Mall was just one of many changes at the east end of Baker Street beginning in the summer of 1966. Mount Baker High School is in the background. that time 91.63 percent of taxes had been paid.

On the flip side, City employees in general had some cause for celebration upon learning that they would be upgraded to three weeks holidays after five years of employment.

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Then & Now

Jim Cameron A ratepayer’s association was duly formed to deal with the tax question. A committee headed by George Haras and including Alex Demchuk, Murray McFarlane and Ed Lyons, promised to deal with the tax structure and other grievances but had little effect although Messrs. Haras and Demchuk were elected to city council in December, in “a rising

swell of protest.”

Cranbrook was a growing community with 34 houses under construction on April 30, a number of them in the recent Gordon Terrace subdivision, which countered the 27or so houses that would soon be lost due to the construction of the mall.

Mount Baker High School saw 101 students graduate during the ceremonies held in the old Mt. Baker gymnasium (now the lobby of the Key City Theatre, more or less) where they were entertained by the recently formed Mt. Baker Concert Band.

An editorial in the Courier exclaimed, “It is up to you to improve a world which, you might now think, was left in a mess by your elders.”

The era of blatant teen rebellion had not quite yet invaded the city although the local school board did “have some difficulties with male students who chose to grow their hair overly long.”

During the summer the Cranbrook Barber’s Association raised the price of a haircut from

$1.75 to $2.

The Girls Drum and Bugle Band, 86 in all, returned from the Calgary Stampede as winners of the Best Canadian Band Award and were met by a crowd of hundreds in Rotary Park.

The Bull River Fish Hatchery opened to another crowd of hundreds in June.

Drawings for the new Libby Dam were released. It was one of four proposed international dams and would see the destruction of a great deal of local Kootenay River bottomland and the creation of Lake Koocanusa (Kootenay-Canada-U.S.A.).

The weather during the summer was generally seasonable allowing

for men and women’s fastball games at Baker Park, Rover’s soccer games at Mount Baker School and some pleasant downtime for the members of the Royals hockey team, preparing for their second season in the Western International Hockey League.

Friday night bingo at the Knights of Pythias Hall, Saturday night dancing at the Bluebird Inn, Sunday outdoor interdenominational services at Rotary Park and movies at the Armond Theatre and the Rex Drive-In helped fill the weekend.

On the other hand, for a generation of post-baby boomers, television could fill the entire week. Five different TV channels fea-

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (RFEI) VEHICLE REPLACEMENT The City of Cranbrook is interested in purchasing the following vehicles: • 2016 – 3 (three) ½ or ¼ ton 4 X 4 extended cab pick-up truck Dealer must deliver the finished units in a road ready, work ready condition.

If your company is interested in supplying these vehicles, please submit an expression of interest to: City of Cranbrook Purchasing 40 10th Ave S Cranbrook, BC V1C 2M8 Fax #: 250.426.4026 Expressions of interest must be received no later than Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 2:30 pm local time.

Faxed expressions of interest are acceptable. You are responsible for ensuring the receipt of the submission by the closing time.

Qualified vendors who submit an expression of interest will be invited to submit bids for the above vehicles. Further specifications, as required, will be forwarded at that time.

The issuance of this RFEI, the submission of a response and the acceptance of such response by the City of Cranbrook does not obligate the City of Cranbrook in any manner. Legal obligations will only arise on the issuance of a purchase order issued by the City of Cranbrook to the successful bidder.

tured Batman, the Lone Ranger, Lost in Space, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Dick Van Dyke, Andy Griffith, The Man from UNCLE, Leave It To Beaver, Gomer Pyle, The Addams Family, Get Smart, Hogan’s Heroes, Wyatt Earp, Have Gun Will Travel, Flipper, I Dream of Jeannie, Gunsmoke, Hazel, My Favourite Martian, The Jetsons, Tennessee Tuxedo, Quick Draw McGraw, Walt Disney, Ed Sullivan, Bonanza, Candid Camera, What’s My Line?, The Smothers Brothers, The Rifleman, The Fugitive, Dr. Kildaire, Peyton Place, The Virginian, Daktari, Combat, McHale’s Navy and F Troop to name a few.

As water pollution became a hot topic across the province, Kimberley decided it might not be the best idea to dump raw sewage in the St. Mary River, a decision perhaps spurred by two cases of typhoid.

Farther afield, representatives of Crestbrook Forest Industries travelled to Japan to discuss funding for the proposed pulp mill at Skookumchuk.

The middle of August saw the second annual Sam Steele Days featuring the first annual Sweetheart contest, the Cranbrook Musical Committee production of “Oklahoma,” directed

by Paul Kershaw, the big parade and so much more.

And then, in a wink, the summer was over with the words of 80 year old Rose Haley — knocked asunder when an automobile drove through the wall of her house at 301 - 5th Avenue — lamenting: “You’re not even safe in your own home.”

That is, unless you still had your Johnny Seven OMA (One Man Army) with grenade launcher, anti-tank rocket, repeating rifle, Tommy gun, automatic pistol, anti-tank rocket and armour-piercing shell from Christmas the year before. That could level the playing field.

IDLEWILD PARK MASTER PLAN PUBLIC WORKSHOP The City of Cranbrook invites the community to participate in the creation of a new Master Plan for Idlewild Park.

Last spring over 1000 Cranbrook residents enthusiastically participated in the Idlewild Park Community Survey identifying how the park is used, and priorities for improvements. The Master Plan team is building on that valuable input as part of the Idlewild Master Plan process.

A workshop will be held on Tuesday June 7, 2016 from 6:00 - 8:30pm at the Memorial Arena in the warm viewing room.

The event will provide an opportunity for community members to share perspectives on what makes Idlewild Park special, generate a vision and ideas for park improvements, and discuss how partnerships in the community can bring the vision to life.

For more information, please contact Chris New, Director of Leisure Services at 250-489-0251.

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You can’t force hashtags, and other notes

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Take the $25 million announcement for h, I smell an election coming — provincially this time. It’s always easy to school boards this week. Education Minisspot an election coming as the sweet ter Mike Bernier surrounded himself with sound of funding announcements fills the happy school children to make the grand announcement, which Opposition Leader air.

Around this time last year, as a federal John Horgan said was not only re-anelection loomed, Stephen Harper’s govern- nouncing, but not funding all, simply not ment announced some $4 billion in fund- clawing back quite as much in terms of ing all across this great country. From a funding.

As always, it will be up to the voter to Stompin’ Tom Connors museum in PEI to a ring road around Calgary, money was decide. You do have a voice.

That voice was heard being offered willy nilly. quite loudly on Twitter this Nothing to do with a comweek under the #ThankYoing election, the governuStephenHarper hashtag. ment said. Nothing at all.

Yes, the folks at the ConserWe just want to give money vative convention, held last to the good people of CanaCarolyn week in Vancouver, thought da.

Grant it would be a lovely parting Of course a lot of the gift for the former Prime money being announced had already been announced, and was just Minister to get #ThankYouStephenHarper being re-announced for the obligatory trending.

What could possibly go wrong? Or as photo ops.

Right here in Kootenay-Columbia, for- one tweeter put it, “An official #ThankYoumer MP David Wilks admitted to making a StephenHarper hashtag? This won’t end “mistake” after the Revelstoke Mountain- well...”.

And it didn’t. Oh people thanked Steeer in B.C. uncovered a $32.6-million discrepancy in a $156.6-million funding an- phen Harper. #ThankYouStephenHarper for inspiring nouncement Wilks made. Some of the projects Wilks was announcing had started a new line of bumper stickers. Job creation! #ThankYouStephenHarper For all the the year before, and at least one was alpartisan ads that we paid for. Swearing at ready finished. Oops. the TV whenever one aired provided family But what a photo op.

It’s already starting provincially. Gov- bonding moments. #ThankYouStephenHarper For losing ernment makes funding announcement, opposition accuses them of re-announc- Canada’s seat on the UN Security Council and for losing the worlds respect for our ing.

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great country. #ThankYouStephenHarper for all those “economic action plan” signs. The bottom of cat litter boxes have never been sturdier. #ThankyouStephenHarper for inspiring me to become involved in politics. Your secretive, anti-democratic, ideology based style woke me up. #ThankYouStephenHarper for trying to convince us a piece of material on a woman’s head was a Barbaric Practice! #ThankYouStephenHarper for helping give Canada a Strong, Stable @liberal_party government (That one’s gotta burn a little, I think).

And on it went, proving once again that Canadians have a great sense of humour and that trying to force a hashtag is never a good idea.

Also this week, the Apologizer-in-Chief, Justin Trudeau saw the whole elbow-gate controversy put to bed as an all parliamentary committee decided not to pursue it further. The committee could have decided that the House deserved yet another apology but thankfully spared us all.

NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, whose histrionics over the elbow rub approached Defcon 10, finally accepted what she called Trudeau’s “comprehensive” apology, and the matter is over, not without another patronizing, holier than thou speech from Brosseau, but over. #ThankYouParliamentaryCommittee Carolyn Grant is the Editor of the Kimberley Bulletin

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The UK, EU and Brexit: What if? What’s Up?

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fter months in which opinion polls showed a 6-10 percent lead for the “Remain” side in the referendum campaign on continued British membership of the European Union, the numbers have suddenly shifted in favour of “Leave”.

The latest Guardian/ICM polls revealed that 52 percent of those polled favour Brexit (British exit from the EU), while only 48 percent want to stay in.

These numbers may even understate the probable outcome if the referendum were held today, and not in three weeks’ time (23 June). “Out” voters are typically older, whiter and less urban than the “In” supporters — and much more likely to vote on the day.

So what if Brexit really does win the referendum? Even if the margin of victory is very small, the decision will in practice be irrevocable. And two things will certainly follow almost instantly.

One is the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron, whose position will become impossible. It was he who promised a needless referendum three years ago, not in response to overwhelming popular demand but in a blundering attempt to placate the obsessively anti-EU right wing of his own Conservative Party. Then he led the campaign AGAINST Brexit — and lost it.

The other certainty is that Scotland will vote to remain in the EU, no matter how the rest of the United Kingdom votes, and will not let its wishes be overruled by the ROUK (as the rest of the country will doubtless

come to be known). The Scottish National Party, fresh from an election victory at home, will call a second referendum on Scottish secession from the United Kingdom, and almost certainly win it.

After that, however, the glass gets darker.

The new Conservative leader and prime minister would probably be Boris Johnson, Britain’s answer to Donald Trump. Perhaps no leader could negotiate a divorce settlement with the EU that protected Britain’s vital trade interests, but Johnson, at Gwynne the head of a party mired in a civil war and with a Dyer working majority of only 18 seats in parliament, is least likely of all to achieve it.

“It will be imperative to stop the Brexit contagion from gripping other countries,” said one EU official, so European negotiators will want to impose harsh terms on Britain in order to show other potential defectors that leaving is not cost-free. Since only 8 percent of EU exports go to Britain (and only two EU countries run a trade surplus with the UK), nobody will go out on a limb to preserve duty-free British access to the single market.

As for free movement of labour, ending it would require the expulsion of at least a million EU citizens currently working in the United Kingdom. Preserving it, on the other hand, would mean keeping the door open to uncontrolled immigration from other EU countries – but closing that door was a key promise of the Brexit campaign. This will

not be a friendly divorce, and Britain’s negotiating position is not good.

Meawhile, Scotland would be having its own difficulties. A second referendum would certainly back independence from the UK, but it would not be easy for Scotland to retain (or rather, regain) its EU membership.

Legally, it would have to re-apply, and other EU members (notably Spain) that want to discourage parts of their own countries from seceding will have every reason to make things hard for the Scots. They could end up waiting outside the door for a long time.

As far as the rest of the world is concerned, Scotland would just be collateral damage, and the Rest of the UK would deserve and get very little sympathy when the divorce negotiations turn nasty. What will worry everybody else is the risk to the unity of the rest of the EU. It is a bad time for Europe. Economic growth is low, unemployment and debt are high, and refugees are pouring in from the Middle East and Africa. Hard-right populist movements like the Front National in France and Alternative fuer Deutschland in Germany, anti-immigrant and anti-EU, are growing everywhere in Europe, and are already in power in Eastern European countries like Hungary and Poland.

The real fear is that the “Brexit contagion” will spread, and that other EU members will also acquire governments that just want out. That’s actually not a very high probability, but nobody wants the old preEU Europe back.

More Christians affirming LGBTQ

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any major Christian denominations are split over the full inclusion and welcome of members of the LGBTQ community (LGBTQ stands for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, & Queer”). In my own Anglican Church, there will be a major debate this summer about whether or not we can marry gay and lesbian couples.

One of the things I have noticed is that the impulse to affirm our LGBTQ brothers and sisters in the church is growing—and not just in progressive churches, but also among evangelical churches. I think we’re seeing the early stages of a seismic shift in the Church toward including and affirming the LGBTQ community.

A by the Pew Research Center in 2001 showed that Americans opposed same– gender marriage by a margin of 57% to 35%.

In 2016, attitudes have changed—now a majority of Americans (55%) support same– gender marriage, compared with 37% who oppose it.

We see the same shift among religious groups. In 2001, 40% of Roman Catholics supported same–gender marriage; in 2016, that number grew to 58%; among white mainline Protestants, support grew from 38% to 64%; among Black Protestants, from 30% to 39%. Even among evangelical Protestants, support has doubled from 13% to 27%.

This dramatic shift has happened in 15 short years. Why? Here are some reasons I’ve been able to discern as I read evangelical bloggers.

Firstly, more Christians are re–thinking how they interpret the Bible.

Biblical scholars are showing that the six passages that seem to reference homosexu-

ality in the Bible (yes, there are only six passages—and none of them are words of Jesus) are about more than meets the eye.

Evangelical scholars like Dr. JR Daniel Kirk are showing that the Old Testament prohibitions may have been appropriate for an ancient tribal people (along with texts about not eating shellfish or pork, or wearing mixed fibres), but are not universally and endlessly true. He talks about a trajectory in the Bible toward full inclusion—of Gentiles and women as well as LGBTQ folks. These texts are ancient Rev. Yme relics, and no longer apply.

In the same way, the Woensdregt three texts in the New Testament are not about a monogamous, life–long relationship between people of the same gender. Paul was dealing with a completely different reality.

Secondly, more Christians are realizing that being gay isn’t a choice.

I didn’t choose my eye colour or hair colour, or anything else. In the same way, no one chooses their sexual orientation. We may not yet completely understand the biology behind sexual orientation to a scientific certainty; but we can say with confidence that you are either born with it, or it develops so young in life that it could in no way be seen as a choice.

Thirdly, more Christians are becoming aware that when they condemn members of the LGBTQ community, they are doing significant harm.

Members of the LGBTQ community, and especially youth, face struggles the rest of us can’t even imagine. More Christians are waking up to the reality that when Jesus commanded us to love our neighbours as ourselves, it really meant everyone. Not just those who are like us. Not just those who agree with us. Everyone. Full stop.

To condemn folks on the LGBTQ spectrum leads to homelessness as families reject their own children, or to suicide among our LGBTQ brothers and sisters who simply give up after being bullied and isolated.

Fourthly, more Christians are seeing people instead of just an abstract issue.

Previous generations were less likely to meet people in the LGBTQ community. It was a distant issue for them; they had no personal experience with it. As a result, it was easy to build nasty caricatures and stereotypes.

But today, it’s no longer just an issue.

Most of us know people in the LGBTQ community. We are no longer detached or disinterested. We now know people on the spectrum, and these are people we love.

When an issue becomes humanized, we learn to walk in another person’s shoes.

Then something amazing happens— we develop compassion and empathy, which eventually leads to acceptance and affirmation.

Fifthly, more Christians are embracing a message of hope.

This has always been the message of Jesus. When we condemn anyone, we go against Jesus’ central teachings. Jesus taught us to love—and Jesus embraced everyone.

In fact, he was condemned by the proper religious types for being a glutton and drunkard, and for associating with the “wrong kind of people.”

Jesus taught us that there are no wrong kind of people, that all are created in the image of God, and that God loves us all without exception and without limit.

I’m delighted to see more Christians waking up to the beautiful and inclusive tradition of Jesus. I long for the day when there are no more outsiders, but all are embraced within the beautiful web of our common humanity.

KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UPCOMING Saturday, June 4. Kimberley Community Choir yard sale. 3:30 to 2 p.m. 254 Lindsay St. Kimberley Saturday, June 4, Plant Sale, Christ Church Anglican, 46 13th Ave. S. Cranbrook. Nine to noon. Sponsored by Triple C Youth Club.

British Columbia Government Retired Employees Association, Rocky Mountain Branch, will be holding their luncheon meeting at the Heritage Inn on June 8th, 2016 at 12 noon. Our guest speaker will be Char Murray, Executive Director/Curator, Cranbrook History Centre/Cranbrook Museum of Rail Travel.

Kimberley Rerfugee Resettlement Group general meeting, June 9th at the Anglican Church Hall at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday June 12 @ 7:30 pm @ Kimberley Nordic Center Extraordinary meeting to determine membership rates for 2016/17 ski season. All members welcome. ph: 250-427-1721 Kimberley Food Bank Garage Sale is scheduled for August 20th at the Kimberley Curling Club. Your items can be delivered, starting August 2nd from 4:00 – 6:00 pm, at the Curling Rink everyday until the sale.

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

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

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.

The Chateau Kimberley Art Gallery is featuring the art of Karen Arrowsmith, Mary Ann Bidder, Joseph Cross, John de Jong, Lynne Grillmair, Ann Holtby Jones, Teresa Knight, Jeanie Miller, Jeanette Oostlander, Jean Pederson, Darlene Purnell and Marianne Rennick.

The Gallery at 78 Howard St. is open 9-7 daily until October 15th, 2016.

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. 1-800-461-3639 ext 4, and ask for Lauralee.

Al-Anon Family Group meets weekly. Monday at 7-8 pm at Marysville Community Church. (730 302 st.) The only requirement for membership is that there may be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. For further information call Susan 250-427-0212 or email afglearning2live@gmail.com Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:00 pm; Focus Meat Draw at the Elks Club, Kimberley. Proceeds to Emergency Funds and non-profit organizations.

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.

The Friends of the Kimberley Public Library used book store in Marysville is open Wed to Sat; 10:30 to 3:30 & Sunday 1:00 to 4:00.

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.

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.

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Never a doubt: Peyton Krebs puts pen to paper with Kootenay Ice

Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

While there may have been outside pressures to go a different route, there was never a doubt in the mind of Peyton Krebs — 2016 first-overall pick of the Kootenay Ice — as to where he wanted to go with his hockey career.

Tuesday evening, Krebs and the Kootenay Ice put ink to paper as the 15-year-old budding star signed a standard player agreement, ensuring he will one day suit up in the Western Hockey League with the Ice. “It feels pretty good, obviously,” Krebs said over the phone from Okotoks Wednesday afternoon. “Committing to the Kootenay Ice was something I wanted to do right from getting drafted first overall. I couldn’t be happier with my decision. I’m very excited to have the secondary schooling if hockey doesn’t work out. I’m ready to go.

“The WHL has been the thing that everyone wants to get to. When I was younger, I watched [Calgary] Hitmen games and that was the thing I wanted to do. Obviously there are some outside pressures to not go the WHL route, but the WHL was the route I wanted to go and I’m glad I could sign that contract [Tuesday] night.”

Krebs, a 15-year-old native of Okotoks, Alta., lit up the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League (AMBHL) in 2015-16, tallying 46 goals and 102 points in only 27 games as a member of the Rocky Mountain Raiders.

From there, the Ice tabbed him with the team’s first-overall selection at the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft, making him the club’s top pick

since Jarret Stoll was taken first overall at the 1997 WHL Bantam Draft.

“It’s certainly nice to have that done and know that the real work will start now from our end, as far as preparing to have him in and from his end as far as preparing to be a Western Hockey Leaguer,” said Luke Pierce, head coach of the Kootenay Ice, Wednesday morning.

“Committing to the Kootenay Ice was something I wanted to do right from getting drafted first overall. I couldn’t be happier with my decision... I’m ready to go. ” Peyton Krebs Standing 5-foot-11 and weighing in at 164 pounds, Krebs is only the third first-overall pick in Kootenay Ice franchise history, following in the footsteps of Stoll and defenceman Steve McCarthy (1996).

“He’s an all-around player, there’s no question I think he’s a franchise guy that’s going to make people around him better,” Pierce said.

“His determination will make him a leader in our league and on our team probably at a fairly young age. The biggest thing will be trying to temper the expectation for him. He puts a lot of

pressure on himself. We want to help surround him and make sure he feels comfortable.

“He’s a dynamic guy and I think as he grows and gets even more confidence with his body, he’ll be even that more dominant.”

As much as they could use an elite talent of Krebs’ ilk right now after a challenging 201516 campaign, Pierce and the Ice won’t see their future star on a full-time basis until the 2017-18 season at the earliest, when he becomes eligible for regular WHL duty.

“We are very happy to welcome Peyton Krebs and his family to the Kootenay Ice and the Western Hockey League,” said Jeff Chynoweth, president and general manager, in a team release. “As we continue building for the future, Peyton will be a key member of our 2000- and 2001-born prospect group.

“He is a very dynamic player and we look forward to watching him develop within our organization.”

Chynoweth visited Krebs at his home in Okotoks Tuesday evening to hand deliver the youngsters WHL standard player agreement and take the opportunity to get to know his future franchise cornerstone.

“It was really just getting to know [Chynoweth] and getting to know the mentality of the Kootenay Ice,” Krebs said of his face-toface with the Ice president and general manager. “[The mentality] is hard-working and never wanting to lose. That’s the biggest thing for me.

You want to earn everything you get and that’s huge for him. The little details matter.”

Pierce was privy to that winning attitude as

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First-overall selection Peyton Krebs (left) signs a Western Hockey League standard player agreement alongside Jeff Chynoweth (right), president & general manager of the Kootenay Ice. he witnessed Krebs’ blue-chip talent firsthand at the 2016 Alberta Cup in Canmore, Alta., this past spring and is already eager to begin working to help prepare the youngster for his future in the WHL, starting with training camp in August.

“Once we have him in at camp, it will be a real good assessment of his game and where he fits and try to help him throughout the year as far as how his season’s going,” Pierce said. “We certainly hope to see him and have him in some games. As a coach, that would be my hope.

The rest of that will be up to Jeff [Chynoweth] and I’m sure to Peyton, but I’d love to see him in games and try to help him along a little quicker.”

The signing of Krebs should be reason to celebrate for Kootenay Ice

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The last time the club had a first-round pick, it was defenceman Griffin Mendel hearing his name called at 11th overall in 2014, only to spurn the Ice and WHL in favour of the NCAA’s University of Denver.

The Ice did not have a first-round pick in 2015 while 2013 firstround pick Jared Legien (ninth overall) cracked the roster as a 17-yearold, posting four goals and eight points in 69 games through the 2015-16 campaign.

“Peyton, not only is he a building block, he’s going to be a top-line forward,” said Garnet Kazuik, director of scouting for the Kootenay Ice, after selecting Krebs at the bantam draft.

“His character is second to none. He comes from a phenomenal family… I can’t say enough about that and

how important it will be for our leadership group down the road.”

Krebs helped guide his Raiders to a silver-medal performance at the Western Canadian Bantam Championships and was named the AMBHL South Division’s Most Valuable Player and Outstanding Forward for the 2015-16 season.

During his first year of bantam, Krebs also helped boost the Raiders to an AMBHL championship in 2014-15.

While he is unable to play full-time in the WHL come 2016-17, Krebs is eligible to play up to five games as a 15-year-old affiliate and will most definitely be at Kootenay Ice training camp come August.

With all that in mind, he has already set to preparing himself to make a strong first impression with Chynoweth, Pierce

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“It’s the same as every year — going to the gym every day and trying to get one-percent better, whether that’s being a better guy off the ice or getting my strength up to par and getting my skills better,” Krebs said. “I just do the same thing every year — get better. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing, you always want to try to get better.”

The Ice won the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft Lottery and the right to select Krebs after going 12-53-7-0, finishing in the WHL cellar and missing out on the post-season for the first time since 1997-98. The 12 wins represented the lowest total in franchise history and the accompanying 31 points rank as the second-lowest amount amassed in a single season.

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Colonels contribute

Former Ice stars Descheneau, Faith rendered free agents as NHL signing deadline passes Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

Courtesy Cranbrook Colonels Hockey Club

Greg Pascuzzo (left) of the Cranbrook Colonels hockey club presents members of the Cranbrook Heat fastball team with a cheque for $500.

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The Cranbrook Colonels Hockey Club is doing all it can to give back to its community.

The local men’s hockey team recently made a donation of $500 in support of the Cranbrook Heat women’s fastball team to help cover ex-

penses, while also partnering with Bridge Interiors to put a pair of brand new massage recliners in the nurses’ lounge of the intensive care unit at East Kootenay Regional Hospital.

“These dedicated people work tirelessly

with the very sick patients in the ICU at East Kootenay Regional Hospital,” said Greg Pascuzzo of the Colonels. “Special thanks goes out to Bridge Interiors, who matched the hockey team’s donation with an additional chair and ar-

range delivery and setup at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital.”

The Cranbrook Colonels Hockey Club is a proud sponsor of many projects within the community and surrounding area, with an emphasis on youth sports.

Dynamiters’ Stuart announces return of Keiver, Garrels as assistant coaches Taylor Rocc a Sports Editor

Derek Stuart, the newest head coach and general manager of the Kimberley Dynamiters, is going to have some familiar help when it comes to carrying on the culture instilled by recently-retired coach Jerry Bancks.

The 39-year-old Stuart — who was brought in May 9 to succeed Bancks — announced the hiring of Jeff Keiver and Byron Garrels as assistant coaches Wednesday afternoon.

Both Keiver and Garrels served under Bancks during the Dynamiters run to the KIJHL’s 201516 regular season title.

After Bancks announced his retirement, Keiver also said he was going to walk away from the bench to focus on life outside hockey, while Garrels’ status remained up in the air with Stuart coming in as the new shot-caller.

All of that changed Wednesday.

“With Jeff [Keiver] being my cousin, it was easy to get him back,” said Stuart, a former assistant coach with the

Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. “He was excited and honoured to be back. His heart is in this team. It’s going to be fun working with him.

“Byron, I just met two weeks ago. He’s a nice guy and seems very knowledgeable. It helps me be more comfortable having two guys to carry forward Jerry’s culture from last year.”

Keiver, 36, bleeds Dynamiters red and black, having suited up for the club during its Rocky

Mountain Junior A days and grown up in Kimberley, taught by Bancks during grade school.

“It helps me be more comfortable having two guys to carry forward Jerry’s [Bancks] culture from last year.”

Derek Stuart Dynamiters Coach/GM Garrels, 31, was initially hired by Mike Reid, former general manager and new vice-president, on Aug. 10, 2015. Born in Red Deer, Garrels calls Kimberley home and has so since moving to the East Kootenay from Cambridge Bay, N.W.T., during ninth grade.

Like Keiver, Garrels spent time as a player with the Dynamiters, donning the Kimberley

boomstick on his chest from 2001-02 to 2002-03 before moving on to the Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves and Brooks Bandits of the AJHL. Stuart visited Kimberley for the Dynamiters annual general meeting in mid-May and was recently in town scouting out potential homes as he prepares to make the move to the East Kootenay by early August. It was during this time he firmed up things with both Keiver and Garrels, scratching one item off a very long off-season to-do list.

Having seen the departure of captain Jason Richter, veterans Jared Marchi, Eric Buckley, Jordan Busch, Keenan Haase, Justin Meier and Tyson Brouwer, as well as workhorse defenceman George Bertoia, Stuart is still tasked with replenishing his roster’s depth before the puck drops on the 2016-17 KIJHL campaign.

A pair of former Kootenay Ice stars went unsigned Wednesday, as the deadline passed for National Hockey League clubs to ink players selected at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Jaedon Descheneau, a fifth-round pick (124th) by the St. Louis Blues, and Tanner Faith, a fifth-round pick (139th) of the Minnesota Wild, saw Wednesday’s deadline expire without respective three-year, entry-level contracts presented.

Corey Pronman, ESPN NHL Insider, reported the Blues decision on Descheneau via Twitter, while Michael Russo of the Minnesota Star Tribune, reported the Wild’s decision regarding Faith.

Descheneau remained property of the Kootenay Ice through the 2015-16 WHL campaign, but only suited up for two games after undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery in November.

He was then placed on the long-term injury list and was unable to return to action.

The 21-year-old native of Edmonton was a third-round pick (62nd) of the Ice at the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft before going on to an electric career in Cranbrook.

Over 265 career regular season games, the 5-foot-9 spitfire tallied 111 goals and 272 points, adding 15 goals and 31 points through 29 post-season outings.

Descheneau’s time with the Ice peaked during the 2013-14 campaign in which he registered 44 goals and 98 points in 70 games, earning a place on the WHL’s Second All-Star team.

Faith was dealt from the Ice to the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for a fourth-round pick (2016) on Sept. 23, 2015, as the team faced an overage crunch at the conclusion of training camp.

The 20-year-old native of Wilcox, Sask., was a second-round selection (33rd) of the Ice at the talent-rich 2010 WHL Bantam Draft.

Shoulder injuries dampened the impact Faith had during his three full seasons in Cranbrook as he was only able to suit up in 89 regular season games with the club.

Faith had a resurgence upon landing in Moose Jaw, remaining healthy for 59 regular season games and stacking up 24 points.

Unfortunately, injuries once again derailed the 6-foot-4, 218-pound defenceman late in the campaign. Faith’s last game with the Warriors came Feb. 19 and he

was unable to return in time for the team’s WHL post-season efforts.

Both Descheneau and Faith become free agents and can by signed by any professional team expressing interest.

NHL draft eligibility rules dictate any North American player under the age of 20 as of Dec. 31 of the draft year is eligible to be selected. Any player undrafted by age 20 becomes an unrestricted free agent.

WHL News & Notes: Some familiar names signed professional contracts Wednesday, including former Seattle Thunderbirds and Swift Current Broncos goaltender Landon Bow (Texas Stars, AHL), former Edmonton Oil Kings captain Brandon Baddock (New Jersey Devils, NHL) and Red Deer Rebels defenceman Nelson Nogier (Winnipeg Jets, NHL)…

A notable name that did not sign his NHL entry-level contract is Red Deer Rebels forward Conner Bleackley. A first-round pick (23rd, 2014) of the Colorado Avalanche, Bleackley had his rights traded to the Arizona Coyotes in February. He is eligible to re-enter the NHL Entry Draft after posting 13 goals and 46 points in 55 games with the Rebels this past season… In addition to not signing Faith, the Wild opted not to ink Brandon Wheat Kings forward Reid Duke, a sixthround pick (169th)…

Sharks coach known for using rest as weapon, making him popular with players Jonas Siegel Canadian Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. Sometimes San Jose Sharks veterans Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau need to be coaxed off the ice.

“If you didn’t tell them to get off the ice they’d be out there all day,” Sharks defenceman Brenden Dillon said of the aging stars. “I think that’s something they needed, maybe a little bit of ‘Hey, remember you’re 35, you’re 36, this is your 18th, 19th season, you’re playing

every second, third day.”’

That task fell this season to Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer, who has drawn rave reviews among his players for his ability to use rest as an advantage.

DeBoer has pushed players to respect the need for rest and understand that, according to Dillon, “maybe when they’ve thought in the past they’ve been playing at 100 per cent maybe they were at 85 or 90 because they were a little fatigued.”

Based in northern California, close geographically only to the Kings and Ducks, the Sharks logged some of the heaviest travel miles in the league.

It’s not only the long flights, but the toll of jet lag on the body. It might be midnight when the Sharks arrive at a hotel in the east, but three hours earlier on the body’s internal clock, which can make sleeping and day-to-day routines a challenge.

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The Prince George Cougars have their new bench boss.

Thursday afternoon, general manager Todd Harkins announced Richard Matvichuk as the 12th coach in franchise history and successor to Mark Holick, who the team mutually parted with at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.

“My family and I couldn’t be more excited to be here,” Matvichuk said in a team release. “It’s an opportunity we are looking forward to, and a challenge that we have accepted.

This is a perfect fit.

“Our goal is to get everybody on the same page, hold everybody accountable and we have one goal in mind and that is to win.”

Matvichuk spent the past two seasons as the head coach and director of hockey operations for the Missouri Mavericks of the ECHL, leading the club to a regular season championship in 201516 with a record of 5215-5. He was named ECHL Coach of the Year and ECHL Executive of

the Year for his efforts.

The 43-year-old spent 14 seasons as an NHL defenceman prior to retiring and moving into a coaching career that began when he served as an assistant coach/general manager for the Central Hockey League’s Allan Americans, helping the club to back-toback league crowns.

“Bringing Richard Matvichuk to the Prince George Cougars truly is a game-changing moment for our organization,” Harkins said in a team release. “He meets all of the criteria that I set out to find when this search began. He is a passionate and tireless worker, an excellent communicator and he understands what it takes to not only get to the highest level of hockey, but to win at the highest level.”

Holick had been with the Cougars since replacing Dean Clark Jan. 23, 2013. He previously

served as head coach of the Kootenay Ice from 2007-08 to 2009-10.

With the Cougar’s naming of Matvichuk, a Stanley Cup winner (Dallas, 1999) and former Saskatoon Blade (1989-90 to 1991-92), only the Kelowna Rockets remain as the only WHL club with a head-coaching vacancy.

The Vancouver Giants officially introduced Jason McKee Thursday, while the Portland Winterhawks welcomed Mike Johnston back to the bench on May 11.

Under the direction of Holick, the Cougars finished the 2015-16 campaign 36-31-3-2, good enough for fourth in the B.C. Division and the top post-season wild-card slot in the Western Conference.

“We are going to be very aggressive,” Matvichuk said. “If we don’t have the puck, we are going to go and get it, and if we have the puck, we are going to protect it. We’re a team that’s going to have a system in place, which is going to force other teams to adjust to us.”

Sharks coach Pete DeBoer enforcing rest as Stanley Cup final continues Continued from page 9 “Guys are still talking to their families on the phone or kids are just getting tucked into bed for school the next day,” Dillon said of those late nights at the hotel.

DeBoer massages those concerns by scheduling extra offdays, fewer practices or meetings on the road that might start later than usual, simply for the added hour of sleep they might offer players.

“I think sometimes you need that to reboot yourself,” said Chris Tierney, a Sharks forward from Keswick, Ont. “It’s a great job by Pete using rest as a tool, his strategies (of) when guys need off-days, when guys need to skate, stuff like that, make sure guys are fresh and are going all the time. He’s done a good at getting the best out of everybody.”

Tierney makes note of the career years enjoyed by a few Sharks, including Brent Burns, Tomas Hertl, Marc-

Edouard Vlasic and Martin Jones, not to mention the resurgence of Thornton, who had 82 points as a 36-year-old.

It’s those like Thornton and 35-year-old Marleau, who’ve played nearly 3,000 regular season games combined, that might need to be urged to rest more than they might like. It’s paid off with the Sharks reaching their first-ever Stanley Cup final, though they trail 2-0 as the series shifts back to California with Game 3 set for Saturday.

“It’s funny,” Tierney said, “a lot of these guys want to skate every day, but Pete told them to stay off every once in a while. That’s good for the team.”

The club’s vast experience with cross-country travel might just offer them the slightest advantage heading into a critical Game 3.

Coaching the Devils to a Stanley Cup final in 2012, DeBoer replaced Todd McLellan behind

the Sharks bench at the start of the regular season. McLellan became the franchise’s most successful head coach over seven seasons, but Tierney suggests his replacement may have offered a fresh take on top of the strategic changes he made with regard to rest.

“Sometimes you just need to hear a different voice, you need to hear a different way of playing the game,” Tierney said.

DeBoer’s reputation evidently preceded him.

Hertl, the Sharks 21-year-old first line left-winger who had a career-high 46 points this season, heard about DeBoer from Czech friends around the league, including longtime New Jersey Devils winger Patrik Elias.

“Everybody told me he was a really good coach and guys liked him,” Hertl said.

He was told, too, that he’d get lots of days off and as a result, feel very well rested.

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Nearby marshes welcome endangered tadpoles For the Townsman

Tadpoles of the most at-risk amphibian in B.C. are being released near Cranbrook, as part of an ongoing recovery program.

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, as part of the B.C. Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team, will be releasing tadpoles after reproducing the endangered frog for the fourth year in a row.

The program is part of a worldwide effort to conserve this and other amphibian species under the Amphibian Ark (AArk) project.

However, the number of tadpoles has decreased over the last two years, thought to be attributable to warmer weather during the winters. The higher temperatures delay or halt the frogs from entering hibernation, and their bodies continue to operate as normal, or in a fully metabolic state. As a result, they are burning through their fat stores at a much more rapid rate than they normally would in a winter with cooler, or average, temperatures.

“Releasing 500 tadpoles this year is a key step on the road to recovery for the Northern leopard frog in the wild,”

said Kris Rossing, senior biologist at the Vancouver Aquarium. “Frogs are indicators of overall environmental health and play an integral role in their ecosystems.

“Typically, when frogs come out of hibernation their bodies send a signal that it’s time to begin breeding. With the warmer temperatures we’ve experienced, however, that process is slower to start or not happening at all, and resulting in a lower number of tadpoles being produced,” The tadpoles, which hatched in the last week, will be released into the wild by the Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team into marshes near Cranbrook, the Vancouver aquarium said in a press release. Since the program began in 2013, the Vancouver Aquarium’s frog propagation program has introduced more than 5,000 tadpoles to this site.

The Rocky Mountain population of Northern leopard frogs are the most at-risk amphibians in B.C. They were once found all over the Kootenays and Okanagan, but their numbers in western Canada fell to a point where only one wild population existed – in the Creston Valley.

Cranbrook pool closing for annual maintenance Submit ted

The pool at Western Financial Place will be closed for its annual maintenance from Monday June 13 to July 3, with the facility reopening to the public on Monday July 4.

Some of the work includes a full scrub and shine of the entire Aquatic Centre, sand filter replacement, numerous painting touchups, tile and grout re-

pairs, air handling (dehumidification) upgrades, complete LED overhead lighting upgrade, boiler venting retrofit, underwater lamp replacements, mechanical inspections and repairs.

It is also important to note that the entire facility including the arena for concourse walking will be closed on the weekends between June 13 and July 3.

In 2004, a second population was reintroduced in the Upper Kootenay Floodplain, near Bummers Flats, as part of the recovery effort for this species. In 2013, a third population was reintroduced into the Columbia Marshes.

In the 1970s, Northern leopard frogs across western Canada declined by the millions.

This drastic drop in population made them one of the most at-risk amphibian species, especially in B.C.

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TAKE NOTICE THAT The City of Kimberley is considering an amendment to the City of Kimberley Zoning Bylaw No. 1850.

The amendment is proposed to allow for a mixed residen�al-commercial building on the subject property at 77 Deer Park Avenue. Bylaw No. 2541 (Amendment No. 126, 2016 to Zoning Bylaw No. 1850) proposes to create a new “Downtown Mixed-use Zone: DMU-1” zone and to rezone the subject property from “Central Commercial Zone: C-1” to the new DMU-1 zone. The proposed intent of the DMU-1 zone is to accommodate commercial and mixed residen�al-commercial uses to foster diversity and vitality in areas within, nearby or adjacent to the central downtown district.

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This year’s Spring Honda Fun Run for ALS kicks off with a good old-fashioned colour party

Bring on da Spring Honda Fun Run Sixth annual fundraiser for ALS features a colourful twist this Sunday

The proposed bylaw 2541 applies to the land legally described as Lot 24, Block 11, District Lot 1358 Kootenay District, Plan 1462, PID 015-788-288, civically iden�ed as 77 Deer Park Avenue and shown in heavy outline and shaded on the above map.

A Public Hearing for bylaw 2541 will be held on Monday, June 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC. If you believe that your interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw, you may: a. Submit wri�en presenta�ons to City Hall prior to the hearing, or b. Submit wri�en and/or verbal presenta�ons at the hearing.

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Once the crowd has warmed up, and has been thoroughly coloured, the run begins. The race features a five-kilometre course, a 10-kilometre course, and new this year is a kids’ obstacle/spartan race will run just prior to the official start of the Fun Run — no registration necessary, just a toonie and kids eightyears-old and undercan have their turn to race around a special course just for them!

For the rest, registration is $25 for students 18 and under, $40 for adults, and a $15 minimum donation for walkers. The colour pack for the occasion is included with registration fee. The 5k distance is our Official Colour Run – but 10k Runners may opt in to take part and walkers may purchase colour paks and join in the action as well. Colour Packs will be available to purchase Race Day 2 paks for $6, while supplies last.

The race starts at the gates of Moir Park at 9 a.m., and is an out and back course winding down Echo Field road to the Rails to Trails

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Cranbrook is in for a very colourful Sunday, up at Moir Park, with the running of the sixth annual Spring Honda Fun Run for ALS. The annual event is set to go Sunday, June 5, up at Moir Park — the third year it’s been held there — and this year the run features a special twist, and a special visitor.

Charlotte Spring, one of the organizers, says this year the Fun Run will be a “colour run,” as it’s known as.

“It begins with a colour ‘war,’ or a colour ‘party,’ that begins with the warm-up. People will colour each other, and themselves, with chalk paint — it will be colour, colour everywhere.”

The term ‘colour party’ implies colouring each other respectfully and joyfully with the chalk paint.

The term ‘colour war’ implies pelting your fellow runners with all the hues of the rainbow. Either way, the streets of Cranbrook are in for quite a sight Sunday morning.

Still lots of time still to register for the Spring Honda Colour Run — right up until 8 a.m. race day, in fact (the hour when the colour starts a-flying). To register, as an individual or a team, go to www.springhondafunrun.com, or check out Spring

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Wide World

Incredible India: Part IV of IV

Carla Nelson of Maritime Travel concludes her journey through the Subcontinent

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inally, we complete the Golden Triangle by returning to Delhi, the capital city of India with a population of 21 million.

The city is actually two parts — Old Delhi was the capital of Muslim India between the 17th and 19th centuries.

Here you will find many mosques and monuments relating to India’s Muslim history. There are remnants of the defensive wall and the famed Kashmir Gate.

Chandni Chowk, the most colourful shopping bazaar is located here. It is congested, noisy, smelly, and alive!

Another sensory experience!

New Delhi was created by the British in 1911.

All the government buildings are located here. There are many monuments to visit in

New Delhi — Red Fort, a massive red sandstone fort constructed in 1638, at the peak of Mughal power; Qutab Minar is a tower that is 73 metres high and tapers to 2.5 metres at the top, the highest stone tower in India, built in 1209 during Muslim and Afghan rule; India Gate is Delhi’s Arch of Triumph and honours the soldiers who died in World War I, built in 1921.

The largest Ba’hai Temple in the world is located here, built in the shape of a lotus flower.

Anyone can visit the temple to pray or meditate, it’s free.

One particularly beautiful park is on the banks of the Yamuna River — Raj Ghat — this is where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated and it is marked with a black marble monu-

Anyone that can work, however poor, is a hawker of some sort of goods in Delhi ment covered in a beautiful marigold garden with an eternal flame. A commemorative ceremony takes place each Friday, the day he was killed. Entry is free.

There’s a lot of history in this city.

Then there’s the human side of Delhi,

which is no less fascinating. People live anywhere they can find a spot — under a tree, on the sidewalk, next to a temple, by a subway station. Entire families under cardboard or fabric, sleeping on the ground, children without shoes, makeshift

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The smog was not bad, it’s far worse in China. The heat was oppressive. In April, it was already 35-40C everywhere we travelled. And it gets warmer, and then the monsoons begin.

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Overall, during the day, I felt safe in Delhi.

There is a women’s only train car that is an option for women travelling alone. Segregation of the sexes is very evident in many places in India, from separate security lines at the airport, to entrances to museums and temples.

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Overall, I found India to be a fascinating country of history, religion, culture and colour. The British influence is still evident, but so is the independence of a democratic India. Politicians will find it interesting that over 80 per cent of the citizens vote in a general election. Not everyone is poor, there is a very educated and productive population as well. A tailor can whip up a custom made suit or sari in less than a day!

Carpet weavers, marble carvers, silver crafts, so many artisans. This colourful Incredible India will stay with you long after the trip.

There’s so much more to see and learn about India. I’ll go back someday.

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Features BOOKNOTES

How books fuelled the career of Vernon Johns

B

ooks change people.

In the spring of 1951, Vernon Johns — a 60-year-old Baptist Minister — stood before a judge, charged with disturbing the peace, slandering the police, and inciting to riot.

Johns ran the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (Montgomery, Alabama), usually peacefully and quietly. Yet on this fateful week, the small sign outside his church which typically announced sermon times read “It’s Safe to Murder Negroes in Montgomery.” Thus his arrest.

At this time in history, the American Civil Rights Movement had not yet exploded, and the Jim Crow laws which enforced racial segregation were still very much in effect.

This was no more evident as it was in Montgomery, where it was illegal for African Americans to play checkers with a white person.

Now Vernon Johns was not quite like the typical defendants the judge usually had brought before him.

This is because there has never been anyone quite like Vernon Johns.

Johns could trace his

Mike Selby ancestry back to his paternal grandfather, a slave who had been hanged after he cut his master clean in half with a large scythe. On his mother’s side his grandfather was a white plantation owner, who — although married — fathered a second family with John’s slave grandmother. Once a fellow plantation owner had tried to rape her, and John’s grandfather killed him for it, earning him time in the Virginia State Penitentiary.

The daughter of the plantation owner and his slave/mistress married Willie Johns, the eldest son of the slave who cut his master in two. Willie Johns died soon after his son was born, and Vernon’s mother remarried her deceased husband’s younger brother.

So … as one historian

would describe him, Vernon Johns “finished his youth the stepson of his uncle, and the grandson of a slave who killed his master and of a master who killed for his slave.” These facts may be the least interesting things about him.

While his sisters went to school, Johns was raised to push the plough on his parents farm. In spite of, or because of this, Johns became a voracious reader, reading anything he could get his hands on.

The only thing he couldn’t read was the bible; his poor eyesight prevented him from reading the small print.

So he had his sisters and friends read it to him, while he memorized it.

As soon as he turned of age he applied to Oberlin Seminary School in Ohio, but was turned down due to lack of any formal schooling.

He then showed up at the dean’s office, demanding to be accepted, asking the dean whether he wanted students with high school credits or students with brains. Either taken with him, or possibly frightened (farm work had made Johns a giant hulk of a man) the dean tested Johns by handing

VERNON JOHNS him books in German and Greek to read.

Which he did flawlessly.

From Oberlin he went to graduate school at the University of Chicago, married the University president’s daughter, and spent most of his adult life lecturing and preaching up and down the East Coast. His sermons were legendary, being discussed and talked about all over the United States. Although various universities and churches were happy to have him speak, hotels were still off limits to African Americans, forc-

ing Johns to sleep in his car. In 1947, he was offered the job of Pastor at the Dexter Avenue Church, the deacons and congregation overjoyed to have such a famous scholar/preacher accept.

They would soon regret this decision.

It wasn’t that Johns defied the colour-line every chance he got which upset them (Johns ordered food in restaurants that didn’t serve his race and verbally abused bus drivers who told him to sit in the back of an empty bus. Due to his massive

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size he had little fear of anyone). It was his little quirks which confounded them. After preaching he would frequently sell vegetables he grew right in the church, and sometimes fish he had recently caught, which stunk the place up for days. Often times his suits he wore for preaching were muddy from his gardening, and half the time his shoes didn’t have laces.

Then the weekly signs went up, ranging from “Segregation After Death” to “When the Rapist is White.” to the one that had him standing before a judge.

The judge asked Johns why he would put such an incendiary sign outside his church, Johns replied because that was the topic of the upcoming sermon his was preaching. The judge then instructed him to take it down, Johns refused, and then proceeded to lecture the judge, the chief of police, and everyone else in the courtroom. He spoke about the historic meaning of various signs, how oppressors in ancient world, and more recently in Europe, forced people to take down their signs, and how “everywhere I go in the South the Negro is forced to chose his hide and his soul… .I’m going to tell him his hide is not worth it.”

Before he ruled, the

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judge asked whether Johns had anything else to say. Indeed there was.

Johns had heard a rumour that the judge had a first edition copy of ‘The Memoirs of William T. Sherman.’ Since Sherman had burned most of the Southern States during the American Civil War, Johns found it very unlikely that a white Southern judge would own such a book. But if he did, could he borrow it?

And that was that.

The simple mention of a book, sparked an empathetic response in the judge’s mind. Another example of the transformative power books have, and how they often unite disparate people. Not only did he loan Johns the book, but he dismissed all charges, and instructed the police to let Johns preach what he wanted to.

Which he did for the next four years, until the mud and the fish and the lack of shoelaces had finally exasperated the Dexter Avenue Church enough that they fired him. He was replaced by a pastor fresh out of school, a very young and inexperienced person named Martin Luther King.

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Features

Female athletes join 13th annual Strongman Competition Sam Steele Days Strongman Competition to welcome four female competitors for 2016 edition

For The Townsman

Sam Steele would have had his hands full.

The 2016 edition of Sam Steele Days brings a

new and exciting dimension — four women will compete in Fitness Inc.’s 13th annual Strongman Competition.

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Female competitor Brett Rouselle speaks about the event, “I am really excited to participate in the first-ever female portion of the

Security, personal protection are your responsibilities Joel Huncar

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any people are confused about what self-defence is. They think it is fighting skills practiced while wearing funny pajamas or tacky sweats with skull logos and MMA style imagery.

However, self-defence simply is a legal term used when violence takes place. By having self-defence laws we have a guideline to follow as citizens of a civilized country on how we can defend ourselves if we are forced into a violent altercation or face criminal violence. If we use force we will also be judged by the legal definition of what is reasonable in a self-defence situation.

Personal protection, on the other hand, is the skill sets one uses to keep themselves safe from violence and crime. Personal protection involves many more things then simply fighting and beating up someone. It involves learning the culture of crime and the realities of violence. Tactics of awareness, avoidance and de-escalation are all part of personal protection. I do use the term self-defence but that is more because that is the term the general public is used to.

I say that personal protection is everyone’s responsibility because no matter how lawful of a country we live in the police can’t actually keep us safe. The police and legal system can help try to bring criminals to justice after a crime has been committed but it is up to you to keep yourself safe in the first place. This goes as deep as making lifestyle and personal choices that don’t put you in risky situations. Being aware of what is happening around you.

Being able to negotiate

Many people will say that it can’t happen to them, but skills and knowledge in personal protection are like violence insurance. and de-escalate. And as a last resort having some physical skills that you can fall back on if all your other skills fail.

This brings up another point about people in your care. If there is someone who you are responsible who can’t physically fight as well as you, or maybe not even at all, you might be responsible for their safety. Your children or physically weaker people you care for might just be your responsibility to keep safe. You could be a professional caregiver for people with disability, or you may be socializing with an elderly relative. You might have to make the choice to protect those you place under your protection before help arrives, and even in a small city it takes times for the police to get to you after they are alerted.

You have many choices in that time and

one of the choices may be to fight back. When it comes to violent crime running may not be an option, negotiation can break down and some sick people just want to hurt other human beings. Sometimes protecting yourself or your loved ones might be the only option left. When you are left with this final option you will be glad you have the physical skills to protect yourself and keep those under your care safe.

Many people will say that it can’t happen to them, but skills and knowledge in personal protection are like violence insurance. You may never have to use your insurance policy but if you do have to one day you will be glad you had it. Just like if your house burnt down and you had to use your fire insurance. Personally, I have known way more people who have been

assaulted in many different ways than I have people who have had a serious house fire.

When I say I believe it is your responsibility to be able to keep yourself safe I feel personally it is irresponsible to leave your own protection to others. First of all it is naïve to think the authorities and legal system do anything to actually insure your safety against criminals. Yes, they do keep the criminals they catch off the streets for short periods of time but statistically prison does not rehabilitate, it only delays most criminals for the length of their sentence. Afterwards most go back to the career they know. If you do find yourself in a situation that requires physical violence, you may have the right attitude and physical abilities to escape, but it only takes a little training to take what physical attributes you have and make you way more effective at fighting. Yes, good Samaritans might come to your aid, however the more you can protect yourself the less someone else has to risk themselves for you.

And unlike fire insurance learning fighting skills is so much better.

It is social; you get to go out and do it with other people. It is fun and helps with personal fitness. You move, you sweat and you engage your mind and your body. Personal protection training is good for your fitness, your confidence and your all round wellbeing. It is everyone’s responsibility to protect themselves and those under their care from harm, but more than that it can be a great pass time.

Joel Huncar runs Huncar’s Warrior Arts in Cranbrook

Strongman this year in Cranbrook. I chose to participate because I love a great challenge and competing will be one.”

The competition has grown in popularity since its inception in 2004, attracting participants from all over B.C. and Alberta. Fitness Inc. owner, Trever Zak, is proud to share the event has raised more than $10,000 in the last five years, all in support of Cranbrook’s SPCA. Another female competitor, Lissha Purdy, states: “I’m participating in the Strongman Competition to try something new and challenging. I am very

excited to be one of the first female competitors in the Strongman Classic event this year!”

And Ashley Reid says, “I love competition with other and myself and competing in the Strongman give me a focus for my training, goals to strive for and a test to see how I am progressing.”

Perhaps this quote from Cassaundra Dimarzo sums up the reasons for competing:

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You have been struggling with someone’s lack of communication.

This person often shuts down in the midst of sharing. You have tried to work through this issue to no avail. Refuse to let yourself get triggered by this person. Timing is everything. Tonight: You will know what to do.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Zero in on what you want, but don’t expect an easy time. You could be discouraged by an obstacle, but you have come so far that you are unlikely to give up. A friend might display aggravation, but know that the issue doesn’t have to do with you. Tonight: Go with the moment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Whenever you try to put your best foot forward, someone seems to step on your toes. You could feel anxious and unwilling to take a risk. This person might feel as though you are holding back. You could throw certain associates into a tizzy. Tonight: Stay out as late as

you want.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your inclination to focus on a certain directive or idea might be excellent, but your timing is off. A money issue could stop you in your tracks. Play today casually, without a rigid schedule. An invitation comes along that you can’t say “no” to. Tonight: Time for friends.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You have a way about you that makes others less sure of themselves. Their judgment and subsequent insecurity comes from you seeming so put together. Why not share a moment when your confidence wanes and allow others to see more of the real you? Tonight: Out and about.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could be on top of a personal matter, but there seems to be enough tension around a work-related matter to throw your plans and mood into chaos. Take a walk, and take a deep breath. Listen with awareness to a boss or higher-up. Tonight: You could go till the wee hours.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You understand a loved one’s needs, but it might be helpful to have a discussion about this person’s expectations as well. You might feel as if you know what is expected, but a conversation is likely to surprise you. Curb sarcasm. Tonight: Be present in the moment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might get to the bottom of a problem yet remain somewhat withdrawn. What finally comes out in a discussion could surprise you. You have a better understanding of what needs to happen. Follow through accordingly. Tonight: Go along with someone else’s suggestion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You have a lot to do, and might feel overwhelmed. Take better care of yourself, as your

well-being is instrumental to accomplishing what you want.

Consider taking more of a break for yourself. A little downtime helps you charge through what you must. Tonight: On center stage.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You could be on top of a change, but your creativity is being tapped by others, which allows different paths to the same end to emerge. Share your thoughts with a trusted friend. A child or loved one might express some waywardness. Tonight: Express your playfulness.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your excitement and willingness to handle a diverse situation and/or problem will help to nip the issue in the bud. You will have to wade through someone else’s negativity as well. Use care with stress, as you unexpectedly could lose your temper! Tonight: As perky as you can be.

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Twelve years ago, my wife had surgery and lost all desire for sex. She isn’t even interested in cuddling. Last year, Bill had a heart attack and is now afraid to exert himself in the bedroom.

Recently, June told me that Bill has given her permission to seek satisfaction elsewhere and asked if I was interested. I am, but I do not know how to approach the subject with my wife. Last year, when she discovered that one of our friends was cheating on his wife, she stated that if I ever did that to her, she would drop me like a hot potato and take me for everything I’m worth. I don’t want June’s offer to end our marriage or destroy the friendship we have with Bill.

My wife goes on a lot of overnight trips for work, so I’m sure that June and I could get together without her finding out. But I do not want to go behind her back. What do you suggest? -- Confused Husband Dear Confused: You cannot guarantee that your wife will not find out, and the worry and guilt would eat at you. Please don’t do this. Instead, have a frank discussion with your wife. Tell her that the lack of intimacy has been difficult for you and that you’ve had an offer for a commitment-free affair.

(Do not mention June’s name.) Ask her how she would feel about this. If she agrees, the rest is up to you, although sleeping with a close friend is likely to lead to all kinds of trouble.

Of course, your wife may be appalled at the suggestion, so your next step is to ask whether the two of you can do something else to regain intimacy. Ask her to discuss this with her doctor or come with you for counseling.

Do whatever you can to repair the things that need fixing within your marriage before you start looking for “solutions” that could destroy it.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Morose Mom,” whose children keep borrowing money and never pay it back. Your advice was spot on.

One of our sons is like that. It was a continual cycle of borrowing money, even though he has a well-paying job. No loan was paid back. Since he also has children, we were reluctant to say “not another dime” for fear of getting locked out of our grandchildren’s lives.

One day, we decided that a financial counselor would be the answer. We selected one who understood both the problem and the fact she would most likely not be successful. We agreed ahead of time that if my son “bailed,” we would be responsible for any unpaid fees. We then contacted our son and gave him the counselor’s contact information with the ultimatum that there would be no more loans unless he met with the counselor and followed her financial program.

After a couple of months, the counselor billed us for the unpaid balance and said my son indicated he could not work within the terms of her findings. But it’s been five years with no further requests for money and, amazingly, we still have a good relationship with our son. -- Relieved Mom and Dad Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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We are saddened to announce that Noreen Ross, formerly from Kimberley and in later years, Riondel, has passed away. She died peacefully in her sleep on May 27, 2016 in the Nelson hospital. She is survived by her three daughters, Dianne, Marilyn and Nancy and their families.

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Olga was a practicing hairdresser for many years. She loved sports and was an avid swimmer and bowler, proud to display her many trophies in her room. She enjoyed playing cards and board games, especially Yahtzee and Crib. She loved watching Baseball on TV. Olga was a member of the Catholic community and attended prayer services at the home as her health permitted.

She is survived by her daughter Gail Cousins, and her grandsons, Colin and Cameron Benedetti. She was predeceased by her husband Bert (1998) and son Grant (2001)

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and dear friend.

Don passed away on May 29, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta. Don was born in Burnaby, BC and grew up in Cranbrook, BC. Don is survived by his loving wife Julie, daughters Cara and Amy of Calgary, mother, Hazel Donaldson and brother Scott (Alison) Donaldson of Cranbrook, sisters, Janice (Reg) Sawatzky of Campbell River and Judy (Warren) King of Calgary and several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by father-in-law and mother in-law, Jerry and Marlene Lamont, sister in-law Heidi Lamont of Langley and many extended family members and wonderful friends.

Don was predeceased by his father, Robert John (Jack) Donaldson in 2009, his nephew, Steven Reg Sawatzky in 1984 and his Grandparents.

Don ended his courageous battle with brain tumours that he endured for over 17 years. His strength came from the love of his family and his many great friends that helped him fight hard to survive through his 11 operations. Don was a very thoughtful, caring person who would go out of his way to help others. He had a great love for his family and friends and an appreciation for all they did for him.

The family deeply appreciates his surgeon Dr. Garnette Sutherland and his team at the Foothills Hospital and Tom Baker Staff for all their care and support over the years. The family also appreciates the care and attention that Don received from the staff at The Salvation Army Agape Hospice in Calgary.

A Celebration of Life for Don will be held at 24223 Township Road, 242 Eden Brook Memorial Gardens 2-4 pm, Calgary, Alberta on Saturday, June, 4, 2016, from 2-4 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in honour of Don can be made to The Salvation Army Agape Hospice in Calgary, 1302 8th Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1B8 or a charity of your choice.

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On the line at the Bull River Shooters annual invitational match over the Victoria Day Weekend

Bull River Shooters host annual invitational match Bradley Woods

The Bull River Shooters were excited to host our annual invitational match over the Victoria Day Weekend at our range near Fort Steele.

Ninety-nine small bore rifles (.22LR) and 61 high power rifles (6mm +) were used by shooters from all over B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territory, Montana and Washington. Participants shot at steel targets representing chickens, pigs, turkeys and rams! Competitors shot from an unsupported standing position and targets are 40 – 100 metres away for .22s and 200 – 500 metres for high-power rifles.

Thanks to the efforts of club members the range and grounds were in excellent shape and our tremendous club spirit was evident throughout the weekend.

This match is a highlight of the year for many shooters and their families, seeing generations of participants. We would like to acknowledge the excellent community support we receive in the way of door prizes and services, making our guests feel very welcome. Club members step up to make this event so successful by soliciting prizes, organizing awards, running an amazing canteen all four days, coordinating pre-registrations and keeping the stats accurate and on time, directing the matches and keeping all safe at the range, setting the targets between rounds of shooting and keeping the facilities clean.

It is a source of pride for our club to run such a top notch event and we believe this spirit is why our club continues to grow.

Results: .22 Silhouette Rifle: Champion — Eric Boos, Washington Master 1st — Keith Cairns, Washington AAA 1st — Jason Marsh, Cranbrook AA 1st — Brad Woods, Kimberley A 1st — Bill Leeper, Baynes Lake B 1st — Jonathon Rochele, Yellowknife Top Junior — Kalvin Marsh, Cranbrook Top Lady — Kaitlyn Johnson, Cranbrook Top Senior — George Kesic, Surrey .22 Hunting Rifle: Champion — Eric Boos, Washington

Master 1st — Kalvin Marsh, Cranbrook AAA 1st — Kaitlyn Johnson, Cranbrook AA 1st — Dale Reiten, Penticton A 1st — Bill Leeper, Baynes Lake B 1st — John LeBlanc, Calgary Top Junior — Kalvin Marsh, Cranbrook Top Lady — Kaitlyn Johnson, Cranbrook Top Senior — George Kesic, Surrey High Power Silhouette Rifle: Champion — Kalvin Marsh, Cranbrook Master 1st — Eric Boos, Washington AAA 1st — Phil Zelenka, Calgary AA 1st — Pat Cooper, Edmonton A 1st — Mike Rutherford, Prince George B 1st — Bill Leeper, Baynes Lake Top Junior — Kalvin Marsh, Cranbrook Top Lady — Trudy Phillips, Wasa Top Senior — George Kesic, Surrey High Power Hunting Rifle: Champion — Eric Boos, WA Master 1st — Kalvin Marsh, Cranbrook AAA 1st — Terry Kien, Montana AA 1st — Phil Zelenka, Calgary A 1st — Oliver Graham, Cranbrook B 1st — John Bertrand, Edmonton Top Junior — Kalvin Marsh, Cranbrook Top Lady — Kelly Pierce, Yellowknife Top Senior — George Kesic, Surrey

The BRSA is very proud of all its members and their own personal accomplishments during this competition. Congratulations to members and guests for putting forth your best effort We would especially like to compliment Kalvin Marsh whose meteoric rise has been nothing but astounding. During the weekend, BC Target Sports Silhouette Director Don Reeves presented Kalvin with his small bore Grand Slam pin which recognizes a shooter for having shot 10 in a row of each target. This is a much coveted prize in our sport.

We are all waiting anxiously to see Kalvin do this all in one match, scoring 40/40, a feat only accomplished once in Canada (by Jim Zimmerman, at our range!) and just a handful of times elsewhere.

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Variable speed limits activated on three highways

Charge laid in bear feeding incident Tom Fletcher Black Press

Charges are pending the case of two men who appeared in a video feeding rice cakes to a black bear near Tofino, and other incidents of people feeding bears along B.C. highways continue to come in, says the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.

The problem of “bear jams” with motorists stopping to approach bears and in some cases illegally attempting to feed them is continuing, Deputy Chief Chris Doyle said Thursday. Whistler is one of the largest problem areas, but dangerous situations occur on many B.C. highways as hungry bears emerge from hibernation and eat grass along roadsides.

Bear incidents are frequent in B.C. at this time of year, and the number varies with the availability of natural food sources for bears and the security of garbage and other food attractants in populated areas.

Doyle said the Conservation Officer Service has responded to 3,400 human-wildlife conflicts since April 1, with 342 charges laid and 500 warnings issued.

About 250 of those charges and warnings were issued after an enforcement blitz on the Victoria Day long weekend, for incidents including unlicensed driving, illegal hunting and fishing, loaded

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Variable speed limits have now been activated with electronic signs to enforce reduced speeds during bad weather along stretches of the Sea-ToSky Highway, the Coquihalla and Highway 1 near Revelstoke.

The province committed to the variable speed zones at the same time it decided to raise the posted maximums to 120 km/h on portions of the Coquihalla, and to 100 km/h on much of the Sea-to-Sky Highway.

“It is important drivers understand that along these corridors, these signs aren’t ‘speed readers’, they are the law,” Transportation Minister Todd Stone said. “These electronic signs will adjust the speed limit according to conditions and will require drivers to slow down and reduce their speed in bad weather.”

The digital signs will be very visible to drivers, and the speed limit will be adjusted to reflect driving conditions.

Overhead message signs at the entrance of each corridor will inform drivers to be aware of changing weather conditions. Flashing amber lights will alert drivers to adjusted speeds that are not the posted limits along these corridors.

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Frame from video posted to social media May 3, showing two men feeding a young black bear along the highway between Port Alberni and Tofino. Tips from the public have resulted in a pending charge of illegally feeding wildlife. firearms in vehicles, illegal bonfires, littering and “mud bogging” with off-road vehicles.

Charges and investigations from the last two weeks include: • Two men were convicted of selling wild deer meat near Cache Creek. One sold packaged deer meet to an undercover officer, and the other attempted to sell a whole deer he had taken while prohibited from hunting.

• A Kamloops man was fined $2,000 for shooting a moose out of season in the North Okanagan in 2014. He was also prohibited from hunting for three years and forfeited his rifle.

• Investigation continues into the discovery of butchered black bear parts found in a garbage bin at a park on the Surrey-Langley border on May 31. Doyle said it was not yet determined if the decomposing remains still contained the gall bladder or other parts that are illegally sold.

• A Lower Mainland man was fined $2,300 for being in unregistered possession of an Asian water monitor, a large and venomous reptile that is classified as a controlled alien species in B.C. Doyle said the lizard was discovered when it clawed its way out of a shipping container.

digital signs would be activated in time for last winter, but more testing was required. Questions had also been raised by police about the procedure to fairly enforce the variable limits.

An extensive system of traffic, pavement and visibility sensors will be calibrated to detect challenging conditions – whether it’s extreme cold, freezing rain or heavy snowfall – and provide a recommended speed to operations staff, who will update the maximum speed shown on digital signs.

Overhead message signs at the entrance to each corridor tell drivers they’re entering a variable speed zone and to be aware of changing weather conditions.

The transportation ministry spent $12.5 million to install and run the three pilot systems.

Officials hope the pilot project will spur more drivers to reduce speed in severe winter conditions and save lives by reducing the frequency and severity of crashes.

The province has installed 16 variable signs on the Sea to Sky from Squamish to Whistler, 13 on the Coquihalla from Portia interchange to the old toll plaza, and 18 on Highway 1 from Perry River to Revelstoke.

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