Kimberley Daily Bulletin, July 01, 2016

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Veterans enjoyed a day at the shooting range this week.

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A common sight in Kimberley in the past few months is Stan Salikin selling tickets for the Royal LePage East Kootenay Realty Food Bank Duck Race. Above, he was at Round the Mountain last weekend. The ducks hit the water at about noon on Canada Day. Don’t forget the barbecue at the Civic Centre where the winners will be announced. Then, hit the Platzl for Canada Day fun.

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While Military Ames has taken ownership of supporting and fundraising for the new Kimberley Veterans’ Memorial Park in the downtown area, its primary reason for being is to provide a safe space and camaraderie for military veterans in the area.

One of the ways Military Ames shows appreciation for veterans is the annual Ames Day. This year’s event was held this past Tuesday, June 28.

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Singletrack 6 will come through Fernie, Cranbrook, Kimberley and Golden the week of COURTESY SINGLETRACK 6 July 23 to 28, 2016.

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for their service and sacrifice, saw the veterans treated to a barbecue lunch and social,” said Cindy Postnikoff of Military Ames. “The veterans also enjoyed several target stations where they tested their shooting skills. A good time was had by all and the camaraderie amazing.

“We’d like to express sincere gratitude to the business’s that donated and made this day possible. Thank you Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, Shoppers Drug Mart, Safeway, Kimberley Overwaitea, Save On Foods and Home Depot.

“To the folks in Meadowbrook, thank you for putting up with

the bangs and rumbles.

The veterans had a real blast and your tolerance was greatly appreciated.”

Postnikoff says Military Ames continues to reach out to veterans to at t e n d their twice-monthly meetings.

“We are a group of military veterans that get together to ‘spend time with fellow vets.’

There is a friendship in camaraderie that is like no other.”

If you are a veteran and this sounds like something you’d enjoy or if you’d like to talk to a veteran, call Cindy 250 919-3137.

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Word from the Woods

Cranbrook Townsman / Kimberley Bulletin

Gagne through to ‘Extreme Huntress’ finals BARRY COULTER

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lison Gagne is through to the finals.

The Elk Valley woman has collected enough online votes to make it through into the Top Six of the 2016 “Extreme Huntress” competition, and will be heading to Texas in a few days.

“Extreme Huntress is a popular worldwide competition — considered the most prestigious female hunting award —which showcases the hunting skills and outdoors abilities of the contestants, and is aired is in a series of online episodes. It’s stated goal is to preserve and promote outdoor heritage and cre-

ate positive role models who want to participate in hunting.

Gagne reached Stage 2 — the voting round — of “Extreme Huntress,” based on the strength of an essay she wrote for the competition. To get through to the round of six in the prestigious female hunting award show, she had to attract online votes from supporters. She achieved that result on the weekend.

In July she will head to Texas to compete against five other women in head-to-head outdoor skill challenges for six days that will be filmed and presented in more than 20 episodes.

More voting will take place with each episode,

and the Extreme Huntress 2017 winner will be determined in January, 2017, by the judges and combined over all voting scores.

British Columbia is well represented in the final six. Also garnering top votes are Candace Knudsen, Chantelle Bartsch and Cassandra Oosterhoof. Taylor Reisbeck of Montana and Lindsay Christensen round out the field.

Another Elk Valley woman, Erica Forsyth, represented the Kootenays last year on the program. The year before, it was Nikita Dalke of Cranbrook.

The Townsman will follow Gagne’s adventures as the “Extreme Huntress” moves on.

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Alison Gagne of Elkford is the Kootenay representative in this year’s “Extreme Huntress” competition, which showcases the hunting skills and outdoors abilities of the contestants, and is aired is in a series of online episodes.

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Bike race Trench Society Marks 20th Anniversary coming through Kimberley FOR THE BULLETIN

From Page 1 Event organizer Nick Ranno says the race already has 300 riders signed up.

“This was a goal, so any more beyond is just an added treat!” he said.

“Riders will get a true BC experience by taking part in the event.”

The following is route information on all stages: Fernie: July 23 Stage 1 starts on the southeast side of town in the Castle and Ridgemont trail networks. The stage will start with a spectator-friendly downtown roll-out before racers tackle the classic Hyperventilation climb and Hyperextension descent.

Distance: 39 km Elevation Gain: 1500m Stage 2 (July 24) moves to the west side of the valley and highlights mostly classic, and some new singletrack in and around Fernie Alpine Resort, Island Lake Lodge and Mount Fernie Provincial Park. Fernie riding is characteristically steep, so racers are to expect some lung and leg busting climbs followed by fast, sustained descents.

Distance: 33 km Elevation Gain: 1,500 m Cranbrook: (July 25) Stage 3 After waking up in Fernie, riders will be transported approximately 1 hour to the city of Cranbrook. Surrounded by majestic peaks on all sides, Cranbrook is emerging as the newest hot spot in the region for great mountain biking, after years of relative anonymity. The active local cycling community has agreed to let a few of the secrets out of the bag so the race organizers can show participants pockets of these outstanding trails.

The Cranbrook stage will start and finish at the College of the Rockies, Cranbrook Campus, just minutes from downtown Cranbrook.

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Distance: 45 km Elevation Gain: 1400

Kimberley: (July 26) Stage 4 The Kimberley stage will start and finish at the town Platzl in the heart of Kimberley, surrounded by shops, restaurants and ambiance. Riders will head up the road to the ski area, providing ample opportunity to spread out and warmup before hitting the dirt, as well as getting the biggest climb of the day out of the way early.

A little bit more climbing on the ski area and the course enters Kimberley’s extensive singletrack trail network with a challenging bit of rocky climbing through Moe’s Canyon, before hitting the dirt with the handcrafted Magic Line singletrack.

Distance: 36 km Elevation Gain: 1300m Golden: (July 27) Stage 5 The first of the final two stages in Golden kicks off by showcasing the Mtn. Shadowstrail network.

Riders will get ready for a long, steady climb followed by descents below towering Mount 7. The remainder of the stage features trails like 5 km, Cliff Side and Rock About. The day ends with a finish in Spirit Square on the banks of the Kicking Horse River.

Distance: 30.5 km Elevation Gain: 1300m Stage 6 (July 28) The final stage showcases the Moonrakers and CBT trail systems. Fast and flowy riding best describes this day. Racers will surely be grinning ear-to-ear while gliding through lush forests and flying down trails like CBT Mainline, Canyon Creek and Gold Rush. There are over 150km of trail in this system and race organizers have hand picked the best to ensure this is a day participants will never forget.

Distance: 56km Elevation Gain: 1300m

Twenty years ago eight grassroots organizations in the East Kootenay and Upper Columbia Valley joined forces to initiate a ground-breaking program aimed at restoring grassland and open forest ecosystems in the southern Rocky Mountain Trench.

The coalition of hunters, ranchers, naturalists and environmentalists recognized that an ecosystem restoration program with a broad base of support was vital to sustain the region’s exceptionally rich diversity of plants and animals, and the people who depend on them.

Today the Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society – Trench Society for short – has 11 member organizations representing more than 4,000 people from Golden to Grasmere: Cranbrook Archery Club, Cranbrook Community Forest Society, East Kootenay Invasive Species Council, East Kootenay Wildlife Association, Kootenay Livestock Association, Rocky Mountain Naturalists, Southern Guides & Outfitters, The Land Conservancy, Waldo Stockbreeders, Wildsight and Windermere District Farmers Institute.

The society has sponsored a wide range of restoration initiatives since 1996 and is a key participant in the Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program, itself a partnership of more than 20 agencies restoring grasslands and open

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Trench Society directors, staff and guests at the Lakit Face restoration project east of Fort Steele, two months after a prescribed burn by the BC Wildfire Service. The Lakit project, and a similar project on nearby Brewery Ridge, enhanced habitat for bighorn sheep, elk and mule deer. Back row: Bob Bjorn, Wycliffe; Mark Hall, Jaffray; Robyn Duncan, Kimberley; Rick Tegart, Radium Hot Springs; Gordon Edwards, Jaffray; Eddie Petryshen, Bull River; Don Lancaster, Mayook; Dan Murphy, Cranbrook. In front: Susan Bond, Kimberley; Grant Griffin, Cranbrook; Glynn Killins, Kimberley. forests on Crown land, provincial and national parks, conservation properties and First Nations reserves. The program has become the model for similar ventures throughout BC. “The Trench Society’s achievements over the past 20 years are remarkable,” said Chair Robyn Duncan, who represents Wildsight on the society’s board.

“The diversity of partners at the table is the key to our success.

“A common concern for healthy ecosystems

brought us together and the ongoing need for restoration keeps us going.”

Directors, staff and guests celebrated the 20th anniversary with a field tour of recent restoration projects at the Wycliffe wildlife corridor between Cranbrook and Kimberley and in the Lakit-Brewery Ridge area east of Fort Steele.

Partners in the restoration program have so far returned more than 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) to histor-

ical grassland and open forest condition by removing dense forest ingrowth, and often following up with prescribed burning.

These restoration treatments produce a multitude of benefits: healthier and more productive native plant communities, better grazing for domestic livestock and wild ungulates, habitat for many at-risk species, forests less susceptible to disease and insect attack, reduced forest fuels and lower wildfire

hazard, and ecosystems that are more resilient to a changing climate.

Significant funders since the restoration program began in 1998 include the BC and federal governments, Columbia Basin Trust, First Nations Emergency Services Society, Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program and Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation.

Visit www.trench-er. com for more information on ecosystem restoration in the Rocky Mountain Trench.

CRR NDP set nominating meeting for Oct. 15 So far, only Spring Hawes and Gerry Taft, both of Invermere, have declared FOR THE BULLE TIN

The Executive of the Columbia River Revelstoke NDP Constituency today announced

that the meeting to select their candidate in the next provincial election will be held October 15, 2016 in Golden.

With incumbent NDP MLA Norm Macdonald announcing that he will not run in the next provincial election the selection process to replace him has now officially begun with the BC NDP Provincial Executive approving the

October 15th date.

“We were very saddened to learn that Norm was not going to be our candidate in the next election,” said Columbia River Revelstoke NDP Constituency Association president, Bill MacFarlane, “as he has done such a great job as our MLA. But now, with Norm’s full support, we are excited to have a campaign to select a

new candidate.”

To date there are two candidates confirmed and a possible two more that will run for the NDP nomination.

Former Invermere City Councillor, Spring Hawes, and current Invermere Mayor, Gerry Taft, have both announced that they are actively campaigning to be selected as the NDP representative in the next provin-

cial election in May 2017.

“It will be an exciting race,” added MacFarlane, “ and we look forward to electing an NDP MLA in Columbia River Revelstoke that will be a part of an NDP government here in BC.” For further info contact Bill MacFarlane at bmacfarlane07@hotmail.com or at 250 837 6449.

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Kimberley Bulletin

LOCAL NEWS

News from the Garden Club SUBMIT TED BY: MARILEE QUIST

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ell, I’m not sure if it’s been all the rain we’ve had or the kind of spring we’ve had, but from the number of people that I’ve talked to who have said their garden beds are the lushest they’ve been for years, something has definitely changed

this year. In my garden beds, some plants are double the size they usually are, and either I was really negligent last year about deadheading spent flowers or seeds have been dormant, but I sure seem to have a lot of what could be called volunteers – and these aren’t plants the deer have “planted” either! A lot of perennials seem to be blooming

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Silent Auction Saturday July 2nd; 10 am -3 pm • Combination Golf passes for Trickle Creek, Bootleg, Kimberley golf courses • 2 tickets for July Fest Band concert • Winter Ski package -Two mid week night accommodations and Two one day ski passes • 1 Nordic ski pass 2016 -17 • Adult & children’s Summer Reading Baskets • 2 Kayak rentals Kootenay Rafting • Two Fall Jazz concert series tickets at Centre 64 • Four KUMR train tickets and Muck DVD • Daily Bulletin – Half page colour ad • Two night stay at Mountain Spirit Lodge • Outside side Table, Shoppers Drugs • Over Time Brewery Gift bag • One night stay at Chateau Kimberley • Pocket Flask donated by Arrow & Axe • Gilcee painting by artist Sharon Routley • Old Bauernhaus Feast for two • Gift bag of Irie Bodywyrks products • Painting of Crows Nest Pass By Kathleen McMichael • Two golf passes for Kimberley Golf Course • One night accommodation at Chateau Kimberley • Day Passes Spirit Rock Climbing wall • Massage stick – Creekside Physio • Prints by Sharon Routley • Cards by Caprice Hogg • Aquatic Centre Adult 10 pass punch card • Quilted shoulder tote • Creative stitchery by Lori Craig • Variety Basket from Flowers Galore • Acrylic paintings by Judy Winter • Dolphins Acrylic painting donated by Patti Weston • Jewellery by Kara Clarke • Quilt by Sew Creative • 2 Tickets for each Kaleidoscope Events, Breakwater Concert, Pigs in a Canoe, Historic Mexico slide presentation, Inspirited –Poetry and Music and Tea with the Selkirk Trio • Gift Certificates: Kimberley Wine Works; Sprout Grocery; Our Place; Top Crop; BJ’s Restaurant

earlier as well, not that I’m complaining!

Meanwhile, I am happily picking tea roses for small bouquets every few days to enjoy indoors and checking for tiny tomatoes, willing them to grow faster – with no great success!

On June 15th, we had our first two member garden tours. My garden was the first of the two, and it certainly spurred me on to finish my spring cleanup – just before the skies opened up around noon on the 15th. The rain fortunately stopped in mid-afternoon. Talk about timing! We had a good turnout for the tours of both gardens and it was great to see a garden we hadn’t visited before.

The owners of the second garden have done an incredible amount of work in 8 years and it certainly shows. The raised cold frame really caught our attention, as did the water-filled frost protectors around the young tomato plants, and the well-thoughtout and laid-out drip irrigation system.

We were quite surprised to see Swiss chard, already about three feet high, that been overwintered covered in straw. I’m sure a lot of us took away some ideas for improving our own gardens next year. We had refreshments and a quick meeting in the second garden.

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Lindsay Park officially received their BC Green Games Award on Friday, June 17. Photographed is Marlene Driscoll accepting the award and a cheque for $2,500 during a Science World presentation.

The school’s Sun Hunters project was chosen from a total of 91 projects submitted by 34 school districts. The school won the Elementary School Award, the Viewers’ Choice Award, and the BC Hydro Award. All of the staff and students are so excited to use the money, along with money raised on their gofundme page, to provide solar power to the school’s greenhouse!

Conservative senator meets with local party members TRE VOR CR AWLEY

Local Conservatives got a visit from a Canadian ski racing and political icon as Senator Nancy Greene-Raine was in Cranbrook to

Senator Nancy Greene-Raine

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Cranbrook Alliance Church 1200 Kootenay Street N. 250-489-4704

Pastor Grant McDowell Sunday Service & Children’s Ministry 10:30 am www.cranbrookalliancechurch.com

First Baptist Church Pastor Kevin Ewaskow Children’s Ministries Worship Service 10:30 am 334 - 14th Ave. 250-426-4319 wwwfbccranbrook.org

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Cranbrook United Church #2 12 Avenue S.

(Corner of Baker St. and 12th Ave S.)

with Rev. Frank Lewis Ph: 250-426-2022 / Fax: 250-426-2085

Sunday Worship...10:00 am Sunday School 1st & 3rd Sunday

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St. Aidan Orthodox Church 201-7 Ave. S., Cranbrook 250-489-8006 Divine Liturgy Service 10:30am

Fellowship Lunch & Sunday School to follow.

Fr. Andrew Applegate, 250-420-1582 All are welcome to come in, see, listen, pray, and stay for lunch.

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Sat. evening Vespers Service 6:30pm

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SUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 AM

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Community Church 730 - 302 Street, Marysville

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Rev. Sunny Kim Sunday Worship at 10 am www.kimberleyunited.ca

hear any concerns and lend her voice to any issues brought forward.

Greene-Raine has been a Conservative senator since her appointment in 2009, but is perhaps more famously known for her athletic career as a downhill ski racer, where she captured three Olympic medals and two World Championship medals in 1968.

“When I was named to the Senate, I chose Thompson-Okanagan-Kootenay as my designated area and I don’t get over to the East Kootenays that much — I get to the West Kootenays because I have two brothers living there,”

Greene-Raine said.

“So I just jumped at the opportunity and knowing some of the people in the Conservative group here, I called them up and said, ‘Lets have a coffee’.

“It was really fun, it’s been good to connect a bit and I’m really listening to what the issues are and how things are going here.”

Greene-Raine was born in Ottawa, but moved to Rossland when she was three years old and began competitive ski racing at a young age, going on to become Canada’s most decorated ski racer in history.

Including athletic accolades such as her Olympic and World Cup success, Greene-Raine has also been named to the Order of Canada, Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal.

The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the Governor General after consultation with the Prime

Minister. Greene-Raine sits as one of 42 Conservative Senators, while 23 are non-affiliated and 21 are formerly Liberal, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau removed them from caucus. As it stands now, there are also 19 vacant seats.

Echoing the words of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, GreeneRaine calls the Senate a house of ‘sober second thought.’

“A lot of the people don’t understand the Senate,” Greene-Raine said. “Our government was formed in the very beginning by the coming together of different regions in the country and the relationship between the Senate and the House of Commons was hammered out and has been a part of our constitution since the beginning.”

However, the Senate has been in the national news lately, mostly because to the expense scandals of Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin.

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LOCAL NEWS

Countdown concerts this weekend The Countdown Concerts with Arne Sahlen will be held on Saturday July 2, 7 pm at Kimberley United Church (near Centennial Park) and Sunday July 3, 7 pm at Cranbrook United (near Safeway). Expect a wide variety of music as usual, each piece with its “back-story” of artistic or cultural meaning, plus causal chat about PianoFocus plans. Admission is by donation. Food bank donations welcome.

“We call the overall concert series Music For Life,” said Sahlen. “Music enriches life, life events, and needs from prenatal to palliative care. Its emotional pot-stirring floods the advertising world and adds much to the movies. Each film has a sound track, and songs from Edelweiss to Hedvig’s Theme move the masses.”

These concerts mark the formal kick-off to PianoFocus music summer school, set for July 2017.

To this plan Sahlen brings a wealth of background.

He co-directed a piano summer school in Victoria for 26 years, was Promotions Director for the 1988 B.C. Arts Festival in Kimberley, and has tem-

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Arne Sahlen received the Caring Canadian award with then Lieutenant-Governor Garde Gardom and wife in May, 2000.

plates from them both.

With students drawn from Invermere to Creston, he has had several award-winners at recent BC Provincial Festivals.

An adjudicator of well over 100 festivals and a piano examiner for decades, he has countless contacts for PianoFocus promotion. Known for artistic, humanitarian

and community service, he received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award in Year 2000 plus regional Arts awards in 1998 and 2014 at Centre 64.

PianoFocus partner Anthony Tam of Hong Kong has a widespread reputation (google Anthony Tam Steinway).

Said Sahlen, “Anthony is

Garden Club news From Page 4 In July, we will be touring three gardens, and we are already looking forward to our annual family barbecue, this year to be held at a Wycliffe member’s home.

We have plans to improve the awareness and visibility of our annual plant sale next May. We had visitors to the plant sale that weren’t sure what was going on in the Kimberley Credit Union parking lot, but stopped to check things out and happily left with some plants for their gardens.

The Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month.

From June through September starting at 6:30 pm, we tour member gardens, and if necessary, hold a short business meeting in the second garden while we enjoy refreshments supplied by the

roll-up-his-sleeves eager to create opportunities, and he can draw from his many international contacts. We hope to bring to Kimberley another kind of musical richness, with a full range of study from classical-conservatory to today’s music. PianoFocus will welcome all ages and levels, including adults and teachers in

training. I hope this will be Phase 1 developing the EK as a destination for high-level music study.”

For more details, contact arnesahlen@hotmail.com or 250-4272159, cell/text 250-5404242.

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Senator visits From page 4 Even during the federal election last fall, the Senate was on the party platforms, as the Conservatives pushed for electoral terms while the NDP wanted to abolish the body.

Greene-Raine admits that she used to be in support of electoral reforms for senators, however, in order for that to happen, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Constitution would have to be amended, meaning that at least seven provinces must have 50 per cent approval to make any changes.

That scenario isn’t likely, said Greene-Raine.

“I don’t see the Senate changing, but I want to see the Senate to be more effective,” she said.

“We’ve been working very hard since the expense scandal, which in my view, was a bit of a tempest in a teapot probably because the two people who were being attacked were from the media and they became the whipping post.”

Even though, GreeneRaine sees relevance with the Senate in it’s role and relationship with the House of Commons.

Outdoor Burning - All outdoor burning within the City of Kimberley is regulated under Bylaw No. 2364 and must be approved by the Kimberley Fire Department.

Special occasion burning permits will be issued by the Fire Chief for fires in parks or recreation areas, burns for land clearing, and for approved barbeque pits for cooking purposes. It is unlawful to burn without a permit, to burn construction materials, to burn yard debris, or to burn in an outside barrel or outside incinerator. All approved burning within the City of Kimberley must be supervised at all times and have sufficient equipment on site to extinguish or control the burn.

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hostess. We welcome anyone who would like to learn more about gardening in Kimberley, whether you are new to gardening or new to the Kimberley area. For more information on our meetings, call Nola at 250-427-1948 or Marilee at 250-4270527.

The Kimberley Garden Club also has web

space at HYPERLINK “http://www.kootenaygardening.com” http:// www.kootenaygardening.com – look under “Garden Clubs”. This website is incredibly informative and has Google Translations available for all parts of the website in Chinese, French, Hindi, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.

Happy Gardening.

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Training provided starting April 13, 2016.

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Fire Ban - Please note that fire bans for category two and three fires are in effect. Campfires and BBQ pits are still permitted. Please visit the latest news section of the City of Kimberley’s website at www.kimberley.ca/news for further information.

Swiss chard is doing well in local gardens this spring.

“They’re very different,” Greene-Raine said.

“The House of Commons is where you’re represented by population, the Senate is really a chamber of review and of taking a longer-term view because we’re not elected, we don’t face election, we’re not responsible to our electorate but we are responsible. I’d say 99 per cent of the senators who have been appointed take very seriously the role that we have, so we look at our role as complementary.”

Fireworks Ban – With the dry weather, fireworks pose a fire hazard to the community. The City of Kimberley’s Fireworks Bylaw (1558) prohibits the use of fireworks within the municipality. No person shall sell, discharge, explode, setoff, detonate, dispose of, or be in possession of fireworks within City limits. The penalty for committing a firework offence is up to $250. Any fireworks display requires a permit and approval from the Fire Chief. A licenced Pyro Technician must hold a valid Fireworks Supervisor’s Certificate issued by Natural Resources Canada, Explosives Regulatory Division. For more information on the use of fireworks within the City of Kimberley, contact the Kimberley Fire department at 250.427.4114.

Mandatory Watering Regulations – Over the summer we will be placing yellow flags on properties where lawn watering has been observed outside of the approved times. We all have a part to play to conserve water in our community, and we believe the gentle reminder provided by these flags is a better option than fines.

Watering must be done between the hours of 4:00am to 10:00 am AND 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Residents of properties with odd-numbered addresses should water only on odd-numbered days. Residents of properties with even-numbered addresses should water only on even-numbered days. For more information on water regulation please visit www.CBT.org/watersmart/Kimberley.

Solid Waste and Regulations Bylaw No. 2520 – Please educate yourself on the rules of our solid waste bylaw. Here are a few keys points to remember: • Pick-up begins at 7:30 a.m. and garbage must not be set out before 5:00 a.m. on garbage collection day. Unattended garbage attracts bears and other wildlife.

• Garbage must be set out in cans only. Each household may put out a maximum of two garbage cans. For allowable garbage can specifications, more details on our garbage collection program, please see our website at http://www.kimberley.ca/ services/garbage-pickupschedule.

• No recyclable materials will be collected. All yard and garden waste, paper, cardboard, glass containers, etc. (refer to the websites below for more details) are to be taken to the Kimberley Transfer Station at 800 Jim Ogilvie Way. City crews will not collect your garbage if there is recycling or yard waste mixed in with it.

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Voters’ Remorse

The Morning After the Night Before

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verybody in British politics had been talking about the probable consequences of a vote to leave the European Union for months, but they are nevertheless all in shock now that that they face the reality of Brexit. The level of voters’ remorse is so high that a re-run of the referendum today would probably produce the opposite result. But it is hard to imagine how such a thing could be justified. (Best two out of three referendums?)

The remorse has been driven by the collapse of the pound, panic in the markets, and other consequences of a “Leave” vote that the Brexit campaign had promised would not happen. Moreover, leaders of the “Leave” campaign like Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Ian Duncan Smith are rapidly walking away from the inflated or simply untrue claims that they made during the campaign.

They have all renounced their promise that Britain would save half a billion dollars a week in contributions to the EU if it left. They now admit that Britain could not prevent free movement of EU citizens into Britain if it wants to have continued access to the EU’s single market. “A lot of things were said in advance of this referendum that we might want to think about again,” admitted Leave campaigner and former Conservative cabinet minister Liam Fox. It is also now clear that the EU will not be generous and patient in negotiating the British departure. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Bundestag that the EU would not tolerate British “cherry-picking” when negotiations on subjects like trade and the free movement of people finally begin. “There must be and will be a noticeable difference between whether a country wants to be a member of the European Union family or not,” she said.

The Brexit leaders had no plan for what to do after winning the referendum, probably because they didn’t really expect to win it. And their nightmare deepened when Prime Minister David Cameron, the man who had called the referendum in the belief that Brexit would be rejected, took his revenge on the leading Brexiteers.

Announcing his resignation, Cameron promised to stay in office until October to give the Conservative Party time to find a new leader. And during that time, contrary to his previous statements, he would not invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty.

Article 50 is the trigGwynne ger that would start the irrevocable process of Dyer negotiating Britain’s exit from the EU. By not pulling it for months, Cameron is allowing time for the painful consequences of leaving the EU to mount up and become horribly clear. Then the new prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party, probably Boris Johnson, will have the honour of pulling the trigger and taking the blame for making that pain permanent.

So it’s hardly surprising that Johnson, despite having pulled off the most remarkable coup in British politics for decades, was looking distinctly glum on the Morning After the Night Before. He looks and behaves like a well-bred British version of Donald Trump, but his “dumb blond” act is just a facade. His political future has been sabotaged, and he knows it.

But will all this fear and remorse really lead to some sort of turn-around in the exit process? Left to stew in its own juices for six months, British politics might eventually come up with a typically muddled compromise that postponed the final break with the EU indefinitely — but it isn’t going

to have six months.

There has been great impatience with British behaviour in the other EU countries for many years. Britain has always been the odd man out, demanding exemptions from various rules and agreements, rebates on budgetary contributions, special treatment of every sort. And now that it has “decided” to leave (sort of), it’s playing the same old game, asking everybody else to wait while it deals with its domestic political problems.

“The European Union as a whole has been taken as a hostage by an internal party fight of the Tories (the British Conservatives),” said Martin Schultz, the president of the European Parliament. “And I’m not satisfied today to hear that (Cameron) wants to step down only in October and once more everything is put on hold until the Tories have decided about the next prime minister.”

To make matters worse the opposition Labour Party is also descending into chaos, with leader Jeremy Corbyn facing a revolt over his half-hearted support for the “Remain” campaign, which may have been the main reason for Brexit’s narrow victory.

(Half the Labour Party’s traditional supporters didn’t even know that their own party supported staying in the EU.) Both major British political parties, for the moment, are essentially leaderless.

British politics is a train-wreck, unable and unwilling to respond to EU demands for rapid action, but the EU cannot afford to wait five or six months for the exit negotiations to begin. The markets need certainty about the future if they are not to go into meltdown, and one way or another the EU’s leaders will try to provide it. It is going to be a very ugly divorce.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist based in London

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Opinion/Events

Those Scots can certainly curse What’s Up?

In

But they won. And they don’t know the horrific irony section of this week’s column, a Texas advo- what to do, the Times says. A lot of voters, cate for unlimited access to fire- experiencing a bit of buyer’s remorse, arms — ‘I need to protect my family!’ was also said they had voted Leave more as a her rallying cry — was killed by police after protest than an actual belief that it would she shot her family. I kid you not. Second happen. They didn’t think their vote Amendment protectionists immediately would matter. A dangerous game of Desaid it was obvious she had mental health mocracy Roulette.

Both Johnson and issues, but did not answer Farage must have strained the question of why she was various muscles in their allowed to have guns if she rush to walk back many of had obvious mental health the promises they made to issues. I can’t even … convince people to vote Let’s turn our attention Carolyn Leave. to Brexit. The historic vote Grant The biggest lie, or “misthat the United Kingdom take” as Farage put it, was leave the European Union has left the “United” in United Kingdom the promise that the $350 million pounds per week that England sent to the EU very much in doubt.

The economic news is not good. The would instead be spent on the National Financial Times reports that companies Health system. Wow. That sounds good are relocating their headquarters, invest- doesn’t it?

But when pressed after the vote, ment is on hold, deals are being pulled and pounds’s fall has squeezed house- Farage said ‘no, I would never have made hold incomes just as they were recover- that claim’. Okay, you’d never make that claim, but you would paint it on the side ing.

And the Times put forth an interesting of a bus. A bus! And because this is Entheory. The Leave side, they posit, wasn’t gland it was a red, double-decker bus. prepared to win. They thought they were And the side of the bus said, “We send the going to narrowly lose, leaving them in a EU 350 million a week, let’s fund our NHS great position of having fought the good instead”.

You can see where people might have fight, keeping their ego-driven leaders, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage (poster got the “mistaken” idea that there was a boy for Punchable Face Magazine, ac- promise being made.

Another Brexit leader, Iain Duncan cording to comedian John Oliver) in a Smith said “our promises were a series of position of prominence.

possibilities”. Wow. What cheek. Or seeing as we’re in the UK, what bollocks!

Perhaps the very unpreparedness of the Leave leaders to actually lead should be fair warning to our neighbours to the south that believing hyperbole, vague “us” versus “them” mutterings and no plan to speak of except making the country great again may not be the way to go.

The Donald himself was in Scotland during the vote promoting his golf course rather than trying to actually campaign for president when he was asked about Brexit.

“He said it was “great”. Well then, no need to worry. Of course The Donald then showed his great grasp of geo-politics by congratulating Scots for “taking their country back”. Except that the Scots voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU. This would be the point in the column where I turn to Twitter and reprint some of the prize winning Tweets about what Scots thought about Trump’s statement.

Except I can’t. All I will say is that the Scots are some of the most inventive cursers I have ever come across.

I’ll give you a brief G-rated example.

“We voted to stay, you ferret-wearing, cheetoh-faced, tangerine flesh-bag!”

Short, to the point, and a suitable note to end on.

See you next week.

Carolyn Grant is the Editor of the Kimberley Bulletin

The great commandment: ‘Only Connect’

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an you hear me now?” Most of us probably remember the ad campaign for a wireless company in the US. We’ve seen the horn– rimmed “everyman” roaming the countryside, asking from different locations, “Can you hear me now?”

One of the subtexts in these cell phone ads is our hunger to connect with each other. We need that kind of connection in order to be whole, to be complete. The English poet John Donne wrote, “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” We need to connect with each other. We are interconnected.

One of the wonders of the computer age is that we can reach out to each other in powerful new ways. It used to be that we could only talk to each other face to face in a much slower–paced society. It was the age of the front porch and the church social. We would visit with each other, sharing our time and our lives.

Today, we do it differently. Now we can connect with friends literally around the globe. I have friends in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. I have never met them face to face. But I connect with them regularly, speaking with them through the wonder of the internet, and they have become quite good friends.

I’m not alone. Millions of people make those connections through instant messaging (IM) and texting on their cell phones. Teenagers come home after a day of school, and begin texting and IM’ing the friends they left not five minutes ago.

A few summers ago, I led a youth

camp. At the end of camp, the teenagers all told me that I had to get onto Facebook so they could stay connected with me. They wanted to stay in touch.

That’s part of the reality of this postmodern age we live in. People have generally become distrustful of authority (often with good reason), and have rediscovered community as an important and critical need for human beings. That’s not a new thing. Not at all. But it is much more significant today than it was for people Rev. Yme of my generation when we Woensdregt were growing up.

E.M. Forster identified this hunger in his novel “Howards End”. The title page has two simple words: “Only connect”. It became the motto of the book.

Only connect.

The church used to be in the business of helping people connect. Leonard Sweet reminds us that the church was where people came to make a connection with God, with each other, with their deepest selves, and with creation.

But somehow, the church got out of that business. We abdicated the ministry of building connections. Instead, we got into the principle business, or the proposition business, or the business of being right. We somehow thought it was more important to ensure everyone was a “real Christian”. We devised ways in which we could test their purity. We checked people’s credentials and belief systems, and if they were not up to par, they were not welcomed into our communities.

But that’s not the church’s ministry.

Jesus never called us to inspect other people for the correctness of their beliefs or their opinions or their behaviour.

Jesus never said, “Make sure they’re all

‘real’ Christians”. Jesus never said, “Learn the right stuff”.

Jesus invited all kinds of people to “Follow me.” Hang out with me. Learn what it’s like when we live together as if God were really in charge. Learn to live so that your lives show that God’s love is really for everyone, and not just for some.

Follow me — and learn together in community to live in peace and wholeness.

Make relationships. Only connect.

In column last week, I quoted Phyllis Tickle’s important book “The Great Emergence.” I wrote about two ways of describing community. One way is the “bounded group”: believe what the community believes, then behave as the community behaves, and then you belong. Believe — behave — belong. A different way is emerging: first, we belong to the community, and then we may begin to behave and believe as members of that community behave and believe.

Belong — behave — believe.

It’s a good thing to remind ourselves of both of these ways of talking about community and groups. When we break relationships, we are guilty of breaking the great commandment to love God and to love our neighbours. We can’t separate them; both are part of the one great commandment.

That commandment, as well, is not unique to Christianity. It is found in all the world’s enduring religions. As we learn to connect with each other, in Cranbrook, and around the globe, we might once again dare to hope that we can learn to live together in peace and tolerance.

Only connect.

Yme Woensdregt is Pastor at Christ Church Anglican in Cranbrook

KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDAR

UPCOMING Every Saturday from June until the end of August, Home Hardware Cranbrook will be lending out the use of our custom made Lemonade Stand to sell lemonade at our store from 11am3pm. Home Hardware will supply the Lemonade and Cups, and Culligan Cranbrook will supply the Ice and Water. Your group sells a cup of lemonade for $1.00 and you keep the proceeds as a fundraiser. Saturday spots are filling up quick so if your group is interested, please call Margaret at the store 250-426-6288 to reserve your date.

The Kimberley Farmers’ Market on Howard Street from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm every Thursday rain or shine from June 23 - September 8.

Military Ames will hold a flea market during JulyFest to raise funds for the new Veterans’ Memorial park. Friday, July 15 7 p.m., Saturday, July 16, 8 a.m. Sunday, July 17, 1 p.m. Kimberley Kootenay Savings Credit Union parking lot.

SUNDAY JULY 10th OPEN GARDEN DAY TOUR Enjoy a self-guided tour of 7 beautifully diverse gardens and discover blooms & edibles as well as local artisans from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday July 10th as the Cranbrook Garden Club presents their 20th Annual Open Garden Day. Tickets are $10.00 available after June 24th at Lotus Books, Trends & Treasures, & Top Crop Garden, Farm & Pet. Take a tour break from noon to 1:30 p.m. At Christ Church Anglican (lower level) where you can enjoy a homemade lunch provided by the Church ladies for $9.00 at the door. Don’t forget to drop in at our Garden Club’s Plant & Craft Sale at 22414th Avenue N. for great bargains from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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?

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Nitro Xpress full-steam ahead despite JWHL snag JWHL deadline for approval passes as BC Hockey unable to green-light Kimberley Academy in time TAYLOR ROCC A

The Kimberley Nitro Xpress women’s hockey academy won’t be competing in the Junior Women’s Hockey League (JWHL) as originally planned, but that doesn’t mean the train has derailed. In fact, the upstart female junior hockey operation is only just building steam.

On June 22, Kush Sidhu, co-founder of the JWHL, confirmed the league was moving ahead with plans for its 2016-17 season without the expansion Kimberley franchise after BC Hockey was unable to provide approval for the club in time to meet JWHL deadlines.

“We just got to a point where, for us as a league to have Kimberley in the league, they need to have approval through BC Hockey and Hockey Canada,” Sidhu said over the phone from Bethesda, Md. “Despite their best efforts, they haven’t been able to get that approval. With our league [season] coming up in just a couple months, it was just getting to a point where it was impossible for us to wait any longer on them getting that approval.

“We don’t really have much in a way of making any decisions. We didn’t really have any options here. We basically said we need to move forward and we’ll move forward without Kimberley.

We’re still hopeful they can get their program off the ground and certainly, the door is open for them [to return to the JWHL] if they can get approval at some point.”

Though the JWHL track is on hold for the time being, the Nitro

Xpress continues to push forward, full-steam ahead in pursuit of establishing a high-end operation for young female hockey players to develop both athletically and academically.

According to Brad Park, co-founder and general manager of the Nitro Xpress, the junior team is in the process of finalizing entry into a different league for the upcoming 2016-17 season in addition to also travelling to a number of highend showcases and tournaments around North America.

“BC Hockey never met the deadline and we’re out of the JWHL,” Park said Wednesday.

“We will play five or six of the top showcases and tournaments this year. Our girls will get more exposure as a result of it.”

The upstart women’s program has seen its fair share of washouts since leaving the roundhouse, but that has yet to deter the passionate Park from pushing ahead.

Before the approval process with BC Hockey became an issue, the team was forced to find a new coach prior to its original bench boss calling any shots for even a single game.

Back on March 17,

Applications are being accepted for

HEAD COACHES For all levels

Application forms can be found at

www.kimberleyminorhockey.ca Mail applications to: Kimberley Minor Hockey Box 73, Kimberley, BC V1A 2Y5 Deadline for applications is July 31, 2016

the JWHL announced it was welcoming the Kimberley Academy — along with three other expansion clubs — into its fold for the 2016-17 season.

At the time, former NHLer Mikko Makela was brought on board to coach the Nitro Xpress.

Only two months later, on May 18, CTV Lethbridge reported Makela had bolted from the Nitro Xpress for an opportunity with Banff Hockey Academy’s women’s program.

Despite that hiccup, Park — along with co-founder Shane Murray — forged ahead, hiring Hannah Armstrong — a 24-year-old native of Aurora, Ont., former standout with the NCAA’s University of New Hampshire women’s team and member of Canada’s entry into the 2010 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship — to take over from Makela, the departed Finnish national.

Follow up the tumultuous coaching situation with the BC Hockey approval process and it has not been a fairytale start to what should be a welcome addition to the East Kootenay and B.C. hockey communities.

“Our understanding was that in the current structure of the Kimberley Academy, in order for them to be able to field a team that would have the players they would require to be competitive in our league, it would require some special consideration or exception from the current guidelines that BC Hockey has set forth,” Sidhu said of conversations between BC Hockey and the JWHL. “BC Hockey was, at a minimum, willing to have a discussion about that. I don’t know that they would have ultimately approved any exceptions, but at least there was a lot of dialogue between Kimberley Academy and BC Hockey, and then some limited dialogue between BC Hockey and the JWHL.

See NITRO XPRESS, Page 9

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The Cranbrook U16 Heat is ready to welcome the province for the 2016 U16C Softball BC Provincial Championship, beginning July 1. The Heat are, back row (L to R): Sarah Schieman, Chayne Plaza, Madi Amy, Jayden Perpelitz, Ryleigh Pocha, Georgia Wurzer, Brea McCormack, Skylar Bell, Tori Pinchak, Kylie Pocha, Skyler Brekee, and, front row: Ali Giesbrecht.

Softball BC Provincial Championship heats up this weekend at Kinsmen Quads TAYLOR ROCC A Sports Editor

The 2016 U16C Softball BC Provincial Championship is set to get underway at Kinsmen Quads this weekend (July 1 to 3), with 16 teams from across the province converging on Cranbrook in search of softball glory.

The Cranbrook Heat will host the provincial tournament, stepping to the plate after Softball BC was left out in the cold earlier this year.

“It’s so awesome, the girls are so excited because they get to play at home,” said Teralie McCormack, tournament coordinator for the provincial championship, earlier in June.

“The girls are pumped. They’re so excited.”

The host Heat represent just one of 16 teams from the across the province, with teams coming from as far as the Lower Mainland and as nearby as Summerland.

The draw for the 16team competition won’t be determined until a coaches’ meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday evening in Cranbrook. Print deadline falls prior to that, but the Heat’s round-robin schedule is set, though opponents remain to be determined.

Opening ceremonies

for the 2016 U16C Softball BC Provincial Championship get underway at noon on Friday, with a skills competition to follow.

The hometown girls begin their provincial championship play on Friday morning at 8 a.m. before taking to the diamond for their second game of round-robin action at 4 p.m. Friday afternoon.

From there, the Heat play at noon on Saturday, July 2, and close the round-robin portion of the tournament with a 4 p.m. matinee contest.

Playoffs are set to being Saturday evening at 7 p.m., culminating on Sunday with the bronze medal game (2 p.m.) and championship finale (4 p.m.).

The opportunity to play at home is an exciting one for the Heat, as the team has previously had to travel out of province or to places like Kelowna just to find level competition. The only relative competition around these parts for the U16 Heat comes in the form of Cranbrook’s U14 Heat, a reality that isn’t necessarily fair for either set of girls.

Joining the Heat in provincial competition this weekend are the Barrier Cedar Kings, Central Saanich Extreme Bullets, Central

Saanich Extreme Heat, Chilliwack Crushers, Chilliwack Her-ricanes, Coquitlam Low Riders, Duncan Rivercats, Enderby Storm, Fleetwood Jr. Bandits, Kamloops Diggers, North Shore Thunder, North Surrey Nitro, Richmond Lightning Bolts, Ridge Meadows Bombers and Summerland Scorch.

“We hope a lot of these people, it’s their first time [visiting Cranbrook],” said Chris New, director of leisure services for the City of Cranbrook, earlier in June. “They’re coming here and discovering us.

So they’re seeing the beautiful setting we have, the beautiful city we have and we hope these folks end up being future tourists, maybe future residents. It’s just another opportunity to showcase everything we have here.”

Softball BC was left without a host site for the provincial tournament as late as March.

The Heat stepped up in April and were quickly approved, leaving a rapid-fire timeline for McCormack and her parent volunteers to pull the event together.

“The community support has been unreal considering how quickly we’ve had to put this together,” McCormack said.

“It’s been wonderful.”

A handful of local businesses threw their support behind the event. A heavy-hitting host of local major sponsors chipped in, including Bridge Interiors (barbecue fundraiser and car wash), the Cranbrook Colonels Men’s Hockey Team, Cranbrook Rotary Club, Dacota Freight Service (Sam Steele Days Parade float), DSG Communications (team jackets), EB Horsman & Son, Heritage Inn (host hotel) and Skookumchuck Pulp.

A long list of additional minor sponsors also helped ensure the tournament got up and running in short order.

Softball BC and Softball Canada rules apply throughout the provincial championship.

There is a 90-minute time limit for all round-robin games, as well as the first 13 games of the playoff bracket.

There will be no time limit placed on the championship game.

Any game ending in a tie (at the bottom of the seventh inning, or upon the expiration of time) will be broken in extra innings.

A variety of mercy rules are in place based on run differentials.

Teams are guaranteed a minimum of four round-robin games.

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The Saints, sponsored by Hearing Life Canada, went undefeated en route to winning the 38-team A Division of the 2016 Sam Steele Slo-Pitch Tournament. The Saints knocked off the Crush by a 17-14 margin in the championship game. “The team, made up of family and friends, participates in the Sam Steele Tournament every year and is impressed with the level of play and how well the tournament is organized,” said Kasson Bullock, manager/coach. The Saints are, back row (L to R): Eric Darker, Kent Wynder, Steven Jacobson, Logan Skretting, TJ Quinton, Kasson Bullock, Mike Henninger; middle row (L to R): Becky Henninger, Karlene Quinton, Brodie Wynder (bat boy); front row (L to R): Kristi Wynder, Karma Henninger and Anna Turuk.

Nitro Xpress forges on CONTINUED from page 8 “Appropriately, BC Hockey was vetting and doing their due diligence in trying to make sure that what they did in order to approve a new team to play in our league was done according to their standards,” Sidhu said. “[The JWHL] supports that 100 per cent.

Anytime a team joins our league, we rely on them to get their approvals from their local governing body. To whatever extent we can help the governing body and the team, we will.

This was a little out of our hands….There was very little we could do other than to let the process run its course.”

Murray and Park remain dedicated to the program, which will absolutely be up and running this fall. As it stands, the Nitro Xpress will unveil a two-tiered approach. The Academy junior program will function in cooperation with Selkirk Secondary School. Additionally, the affiliated midget Kootenay Nitros — an entity within Kimberley Minor Hockey — will once again play in the Rocky

Mountain Female Hockey League (RMFHL), as was the case in 2015-16.

The players “fully immersed” in the Academy program will be the ones travelling to showcases and top-end tournaments. According to Park, one of the showcases the Nitro Xpress will attend is actually being hosted by Sidhu, separate from JWHL play.

“We don’t have any level of disappointment in Kimberley Academy,” Sidhu said. “They did everything they could do. They worked extremely hard and they were very transparent through the process and I think the same with BC Hockey. They did everything they’re supposed to do and we totally respect the process.

“We will hopefully revisit and figure out what the right path is for teams in that part of the country to be able to join our league.”

In addition to his role with the league, Sidhu serves as the head coach of the JWHL’s Washington Pride.

Sidhu, along with Bill Driscoll, established the

JWHL in 2007, with four teams comprising the league at the time. Since then, the JWHL has expanded to include 18 teams spread across three leagues — Major Junior, U14 and U16.

The Nitro Xpress was set to join Balmoral Hall (Winnipeg), the Boston Shamrocks, Chicago Young Americans, North American Hockey Academy White (Stowe, Va.), New England Hockey Club (Marlborough, Mass.), Pacific Steelers (North Vancouver), Ridley College (St. Catherines, Ont.) and Washington Pride (Bethesda, Md.) in the JWHL’s Major Junior league.

In addition to Armstrong (head coach), Park (general manager), Murray (community liaison/program manager) the Nitro Xpress staff is complete with Jennifer Gilligan (assistant/goalie coach) and Jim Donlevy (education coordinator).

The program also launched a brand new website — gonitroxpress.ca — Wednesday.

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DENVER - Aaron Sanchez allowed one run in eight innings and Josh Donaldson homered to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Sanchez (8-1) allowed six hits, struck out three and walked two in extending his unbeaten streak to 12 games.

The Blue Jays won their first series ever in Denver and their first overall since June 13-16, against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Roberto Osuna gave up RBI doubles to Mark Reynolds and Daniel Descalso and put the tying run in scoring position with one out in the ninth. He hit Charlie Blackmon to load the bases before he struck out Cristhian Adames to end the game.

Tyler Anderson (0-2) allowed the homer to Donaldson with two outs in the third inning and an RBI single to Troy Tulowitzki two batters later to give Toronto a 3-0 lead.

Junior Lake and Edwin Encarnacion also drove in runs for the Blue Jays. Ryan Goins scored on a wild pitch in the ninth to push the lead to 5-1.

In the seventh, Sanchez allowed a single and two walks to load the bases, but left unscathed after inducing pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn into an inning-ending double play. He followed it with a hitless eighth.

Tulowitzki went 2 for 13 in his first trip back to Colorado since his trade to the Blue Jays. He played in front of a warmly receptive crowd over the three days at Coors Field. The former Rockies All-Star homered Tuesday, in a game that started nearly three hours late because of intense rain and hail and didn’t end until 1:12 a.m.

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Roller derby is set to make a triumphant return to Kimberley this Saturday as the Bavarian Barbarians welcome the Rossland/Trail Roller Girls to Marysville Arena for the Dam Derby Jam. The Barbarians did not host a bout during

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Stamkos stays in Tampa; Canadian teams make risky trades on eve of free agency JONAS SIEGEL Canadian Press

Fireworks popped off across the hockey world well before Canada Day and the annual start of NHL free agency.

Steven Stamkos agreed to remain in Tampa, P.K. Subban was dealt to Nashville for Shea Weber, and Taylor Hall was finally traded from Edmonton as the Oilers sought to rectify a long-standing issue on defence.

It was, all in all, one of the more thunderous days of activity in the recent history of the NHL, starting with Stamkos.

Lining up as the NHL’s top available free agent heading into July 1, a 26-year-old who’s produced more goals than any player but Alex Ovechkin since 2008, Stamkos opted to pull himself off the market, agreeing to remain with the Lightning on an eight-year deal.

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Tampa’s roster is flooded with skilled, young talent, but also talent owed new contracts now or sometime soon. All of which made it imperative that Stamkos accept less than market rate, and that seems to be accomplished with a contract that comes with a reported US$8.5 million cap hit.

The hometown discount will help the Lightning keep electric 23-year-old Nikita Kucherov and 26-yearold Alex Killorn this summer as well as Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, Jonathan Drouin and perhaps Ben Bishop next summer.

While the Bolts stayed strong, two Canadian teams made risky bets.

Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin insisted that he was not shopping Subban, only to flip him to the Predators for an aging Weber less than a week later.

It’s an exchange that tilts strongly in Nashville’s favour given the age and productivity of the two defencemen.

Subban is almost four years younger than the long-time Nashville captain and tops every defender but Erik Karlsson in terms of point production over the past five seasons. Underlying numbers also suggest

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Like Montreal, Edmonton made a dicey deal, losing the best player of a trade that sent Hall to New Jersey for Adam Larsson.

It was a deal aimed at solving a long-standing need in Oil country: Edmonton was searching for help on defence, and according to GM Peter Chiarelli, trading Hall was the only means to finding it.

The Oilers are betting on the upside of Larsson, a player who’s yet to find a groove in the NHL. The fourth overall pick of the 2011 draft, Larsson averaged a career-high of more than 22 minutes last season, starting a large majority of his shifts against top talent in the defensive zone. He produced only 18 points and struggled in the puck possession game.

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Lessons from Martial Arts Barry Coulter

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any martial arts practitioners talk about the mental and spiritual gains you can achieve through martial arts training. From hard styles to soft styles the claims of spiritual growth and discipline range from realistic to the fantastic. If you believe some of the martial myths perpetuated by some traditions it seems you can become almost equal to a Jedi master like Yoda or Obi Won Kenobi; and even some martial arts demonstrations seem to be magical in their application. This seldom survives the scrutiny of hard science however and more often than not these masters prove to be more snake oil salesman than mystical guru.

This does not mean there is not some real spiritual and mental growth that happens on the mats.

In any sport or discipline there are always opportunities to grow if you are open minded, intelligent and have a coach who knows how to share the important life lessons he has learned over the years. In these days of the focus on MMA and winning at all costs in the cage some gyms are losing the most important focus of martial arts, growth and the breaking down of the ego. Instead many are pumping the ego and creating a generation of thugs. However, many gyms whether they teach MMA, boxing, kickboxing, or traditional martial arts still have coaches that push life skills over trophies and title belts.

You may wonder how a discipline that looks violent to most people teaches life skills that have positive social values. The an-

swers are quite clear to those of us who are part of the martial arts world. Hard work, goal setting, perseverance, focus and self-discipline are very obviously part of martial arts training. It is easy and obvious to see these skills taught in not only martial arts but most sports.

Martial arts do teach some deeper lessons than this and many of these lessons come only from actual fighting and sparring. For example nothing can teach you self-control better than sparring against a highly skilled child who can out kick and punch you while you as an older, bigger fighter are forced to hold back to protect that child. You learn to accept that you will be “beat up” by this kid and can’t “win” without hurting them.

This is also good for controlling the ego and the need to “win “in sparring. This kind of thing really brings out the nurturing playful side of adults while it builds confidence and trust in the child.

The destruction of the ego is the number one goal in most martial arts. Ego is not the same as confidence. You can be confident and still have humility. Knowing you are skilled but at the same time knowing there are always others who are more skilled is important for personal balance. All fighters have good days on the mats and bad days; the bad days teach us that we are not impervious no matter what our skill level is. Sparring is funny because it both builds confidence, yet if done with the right mindset whittles away at the ego.

There is nothing like standing in and trading punches and kicks and knowing that you can “take

it”. But at the same time you also realize you are “taking it” and in another environment many of the shots that rattle you a bit in sparring may do real damage. You begin to realize that fighting is painful and outside of sport fighting very dangerous and unpredictable. While you may be more prepared than most average people to defend yourself, contact free sparring destroys the Hollywood illusion of the indestructible martial arts expert and makes honest fighters reluctant to step into silly ego based fights on the street.

These lessons and many others are how arts like boxing, Muay Thai, Karate, Jiu Jitsu and too many to mention make fighters better people. When I get some good sparring in I am happier and more at peace in all aspects of my life. I am a better father, a better worker and a better citizen. I leave so much stress behind and understand why I want to be a peace maker rather than a trouble maker.

These things have guided me from my early training with Ajarn Songlith Singthong, Guro Norm Stackhouse, Guro Ross Doramal and the tutelage of Grand Master Bobby Taboada. Now as I pass on their arts to a new generation, I hope I impart the important lessons they taught me and I help my students be more at peace, more confident and have the humility you can only get from a little rough and tumble on the mats.

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All signs indicate a pot of gold buried somewhere in St. Mary’s Elementary School playground. Happy hunting everyone. The rainy days of last week have given to a piping hot beginning of July.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Be aware of the costs of spending as freely as you have been.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your personality allows you to jump over any hassles. Stay centered. You might witness a quick change with someone you see nearly daily. If you notice that your temper flares, why not try to share what ails you in a way that others can hear you?

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) Know when to back off and not get involved in a touchy situation. Be forgiving when someone shares news in a way that might be offensive. You could be tired and want to withdraw from much of the conversation of the day. Take some time for you. Tonight: Make it early.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be disappointed by what is going on between you and a loved one. Everyone has off days, even you, but perhaps you do a better job of covering up your mood than many others. You have the ability to separate your professional and personal lives. Tonight: Out late.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Responsibilities beckon, especially where your time and attention are concerned. Fatigue or a need to close down to some extent at home emerges. How you project has little to do with the impression you give. Recognize your limits and long-term needs. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In some sense, how you visualize a particular situation might be very hard to create today. You could hit a wall when trying to get an agreement. Take a break for now; work on this goal at a later date. Tonight: Look beyond the obvious in a conversation with a loved one.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Consider what is best to do in an emotional situation that emerges from you helping someone with a financial matter. Your instincts sound a warning. You have an excellent sense of what to do and when to do it. Tonight: Togetherness works, as long as you keep it light and easy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your sense of direction might be off. Some of you have a tendency to nix any offbeat ideas. On the other hand, the rest of you won’t discriminate, and will just go with the flow. Take part of the day off just for you. Tonight: Call it an early night -- you need some personal time.

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by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: Twenty years ago, I divorced my former wife. (I’ll call her “Twisted.”) For those same 20 years, I have been campaigning to get my deceased mother’s wedding rings back.

Twisted has moved in with a new husband and has a new baby, and they live eight hours away. Other than a chance meeting once every couple of years, I have had absolutely no contact whatsoever with her, which is just wonderful as far as I’m concerned.

Twisted always has denied having my mom’s rings. However, our daughter paid her a visit recently. My ex displayed the rings, then abruptly told our daughter, “The next time you’ll see these is when they put me in the ground.” My daughter was terribly hurt, knowing that her mother had lied to her all these years and also that Mom had no intention of returning the rings so our daughter could wear them.

I would like to present my mother’s rings to my daughter one day. They obviously belong in my family. Why would my ex-wife want them when there is absolutely no connection to her? How can I go about retrieving them? -- Just Wondering in Canada Dear Canada: Your ex-wife wants the rings because they once were hers, they apparently are attractive and expensive, and most importantly, keeping them is a convenient way to irritate and punish you.

Were the rings mentioned in the divorce settlement? If so, she must return them. If not, see an attorney about suing your ex for those rings. At the very least, you should have an agreement giving the rings to your daughter at a future time.

Some wives retain the family rings after a divorce, and you might indeed have to wait until your ex dies. But that’s better than finding out she gave the rings to someone outside the family. Make sure you get it in writing.

Dear Annie: My husband is 71 years old and has prostate problems. He has seen the doctor several times and is on medication, but still has some urinary incontinence. We solved part of the problem by having him sleep wearing adult diapers, but during the day, he positively reeks.

This morning, he sat at my computer, and even after he left the room, the odor of urine lingered. I have discussed with him the necessity of changing his clothing more often, but it doesn’t really solve anything. If the odor offends me, certainly it bothers others with whom he comes in contact. I am embarrassed for him. Do you have any suggestions? -- Sensitive Nose Dear Sensitive: Has your husband spoken to his doctor or a urologist about the problem? This is no time to be delicate. Tell your husband that the odor is noticeable.

He needs to discuss his incontinence with his doctor and ask about medication and/ or Kegel exercises to strengthen the pelvic muscles.

Dear Annie: I love your column and thought you might like a solution for getting the bride to write shower thank-you notes.

As a shower gift, I like to give an attractive address book and make sure the new bride opens it early. I present it with a pretty pen (for the names) and a nice matching pencil (for the addresses -- people move). Then, after the book is opened, I suggest the bride pass it around and have the guests fill in their names and addresses. It makes the gift extra-special, and the bride then has addresses for thank-you notes, Christmas cards and other occasions for which she might need an address. -- Mayfield, Ky. Dear Mayfield: Now that’s an idea we can get behind. It’s charming and practical, and it doesn’t offend anyone by demanding that the guests address their own thank-you notes. Thank you.

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Some highlights in 2015 include: elimination of the two-tier recreation fee schedule; the decommissioning of the Idlewild Dam and successful $2.8 million grant

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ecently I heard that someone who had landed a job, for which I had also applied, was less than satisfactory. The snarky little voice inside me smirked and said, ‘serves them right, they should have hired me,’ even though, at the time, I was honestly content when I didn’t get the job. This is the same voice which makes derogatory comments about people whenever I’m feeling tired or irritated. That snarky little voice is forever trying to undercut my salvation, I use that inner voice as a ‘thermometer’ for my journey towards Holiness. Once upon a time, the inner voice often become an outer voice and I justified it by saying, ‘I’m just being honest’. As I began consciously to change my behaviours and straighten out my beliefs, I learned to keep my mouth shut. Now, for the most part, I’m able to distinguish the inner voice and ignore it, but it’s still lives on, making unwanted observations and showing just how far I have to go.

The only basis my inner voice has for judging anyone is my subjective belief about what constitutes correct action as shaped by society’s interpretation of cultural and religious norms.

“Let our anger be righteous anger in defence of God’s laws!” Oh yeah, there’s also that side issue about despising behaviours in others that I despise in myself.

Jesus got angry at the those who, under the guise of providing a holy service, were fleecing the people of God. He cleansed the temple of the money changers who exchanged the ‘unclean’ money for ‘clean’ money for a profitable commission which was split with the priests. They weren’t there to help a worshipper get closer to God, they were there to get closer to a worshipper’s money. Jesus response to this hypocrisy was a pure example of righteous anger. My anger has always been tainted with some self serving attitude.

The priests were judgemental with the woman taken in adultery. They were all set to stone her to death in accordance with the Levitical law.

Jesus nailed it when He said ‘let he who is without sin cast the first stone’ as he wrote on the ground. In that moment, all the so-called righteous

recognized their own sinfulness and they all slunk away. Jesus also accepted the Samaritan woman at the well as He did the woman who wept and washed His feet with her tears. Both these women were despised and deserved punishment in accordance with the religious law, but each was shown mercy. In fact, Jesus chastised those who made a big show of their religiosity, those who kept every law at the expense of compassion. Instead he socialized with the outcasts, the sinners, the ones who were just trying to get by in a cruel world.

This is the same world we live in today. People are told they deserve what happens to them because they are going against societal and religious rules. People who are in anyway different are viewed with suspicion and treated as outcasts because they are not good enough, not smart enough, don’t work enough, and serve as reminders of where each one of us could end up.

I need to avoid all the voyeuristic, addictive videos mocking people and designed to make the viewer feel better about themselves based on one stupid moment in the life of another. I need to stop feeding the inner snark and remember the incredible number of stupid moments I’ve had in my own life and be grateful for the lack of cameras.

Each and every person is a child of God whether they believe it or not.

The point is, I am supposed to believe it and act accordingly. I am supposed to be like Jesus, accepting the outcasts, showing mercy to those who break the law, and loving the sinner because, unlike Jesus, I am also a sinner and broken and together we can stumble towards glory.

So snarky little voice, get out of my head. Whatever fault there may be in someone else, there is a bigger fault in me. Let me love them and pray for them and not be a hypocrite deserving of Christ’s righteous anger.

Anastasia Bartlett’s snarky voice loses influence as she continues to attend St. Aidan’s Orthodox Church in Cranbrook.. Pastor of St. Aidan’s, Father Andrew Applegate, can be reached at 250-420-1582

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