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SPRING 2021

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Payments cannot be made on a weekly basis. Equivalent weekly payments are for informational purposes only. $3,950 down payment required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Example: Lease $60,437 suggested retail price at 1.9% lease rate equals $342 bi-weekly for 24 months. Cost of borrowing is $1,984, for a total obligation of $17,734. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. Freight ($1,900) and A/C charge ($100, if applicable) included. Total obligation is $14,861. Option to purchase at lease end is $44,687.

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Beginning May 3, 2021 residents in the City of Cranbrook will have curbside recycling pick-up services, in partnership with RecycleBC and GFL. Recycling carts will be delivered to your door in April, with all eligible households receiving their collection carts by April 21. Each cart will come with an information kit which includes a recycling schedule, information on what can be placed in the cart, how to properly place your cart at the curb for collection and contact details for any missed recycling pickup.

Over the coming months, we will be providing additional important curbside recycling information to make the transition to this new service as simple and easy to understand as possible.

Visit our new webpage WWW.CRANBROOK.CA/RECYCLING or access through our 311 app, which is dedicated specifically Visit our new webpage www.cranbrook.ca/recycling or access to recycling. through our 311 app, which is dedicated specifically to recycling.

You You will will be be able able to: to: Look up your address and download your collection calendar and sign up for notifications for your collection day.

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Brigitte Franyo sits at a table in the loft of the Snowdrift Cafe (est. 1980), one of the longest-running coffee shops in Kimberley, BC. She’s sorting through a handful of fridge magnets cradled to her chest.

“This was my first,” she says proudly, referring to a photo of Franyo in a checkered, gingham dress holding a cup of coffee. “It was simple. Since then, they’ve gotten a little weirder.” Franyo’s referring to the countless quirky print ads she’s created with Kootenay Media over the last 12 years to promote the Snowdrift Cafe.

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, the University of Guelph drama student alumnus, who’d managed coffee shops in Canmore, was looking for a small town with affordable housing and a vibrant community theatre. She was drawn to Kimberley and the charm of the Snowdrift Cafe, the retrofitted 1940’s stucco house converted to a funky cafe in the early ‘80s. It was a home away from home— with its quirky wall art and primarily vegetarian menu— and an outlier among the ubiquitous schnitzel and strudel houses of the Bavarianized hard-rock mining town.

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“I always thought this little coffee shop had so much potential,” she says. “I wanted to promote the Snowdrift to tourists and locals and create ads that stood out.”

Her zany ads, which regulars anticipate with each new issue, typically feature Franyo in 1950’s attire surrounded by her favourite vice: coffee. “Coffee, the most necessary of all evils.”

“I’m as strong as the coffee I’ve drunk and the hairspray I use.” Sometimes, her customers suggest taglines and are featured in her ads: “Without coffee, I’d have no personality at all.”

When the restrictions of Covid-19 first hit, Franyo struggled to survive. She had to lay off staff temporarily and worked alone for the next five months. Once the food and beverage industry landed on its new normal, Franyo adapted to the new protocols and hired her staff back.

“We’ve survived,” she says, “and we’re actually doing pretty well. Both our locals and the returning tourists are pretty loyal.”

Back on the main floor, Franyo is surrounded by a table full of coffee cups. She gazes outside the window. “I’ve got an idea for the next one,” she says with a devilish look on her face, “but you’ll have to wait for the upcoming issue to see it.”

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Are You FireSmart?

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“If a home does not ignite, it cannot burn, then there is no disaster.”

— Jack Cohen IT WAS AUGUST 2018, and city employees and SAR volunteers were going door to door in Kimberley and Marysville notifying residents that they were on evacuation alert. The residents along St. Mary Lake Road had been ordered to evacuate their homes the day before as the volatile Meachen Creek wildfire was too close, too large and too active.

That afternoon in Marysville, I saw grey ash floating down. One piece was about the size of my palm; it was cold and crumbled to dust in my hand. I knew this was a warning. I also knew that a cold ember is preferable to a firebrand, a glowing hot ember.

For the rest of that afternoon, the hot breeze rained pieces of cold ash. I felt thankful but I was also wary and watchful for hot firebrands.

At the end of that long day, I went home and thought again about how to make my home safe. I was ready to leave with my dog and essential belongings, and friends up the valley had offered lodging if needed. I know that many residents shared this sort of day with me, worried that they might lose their homes. Fortunately, we came through that experience okay, but it did make me want to brush up on how to be more “fire smart,” and I’d like to share some tips and resources with you.

Initiated by the BC Wildfire Service, BC FireSmart supports wildfire preparedness, prevention and mitigation. This committee developed the FireSmart Homeowner’s Manual, a comprehensive guide detailing how to best protect homes from wildfire. Based on data collected in communities affected by wildfire, it provides extensive analysis of why specific homes ignited while others were untouched.

Some of the information is intuitive and common-sense, while other points are less obvious. Any East Kootenay resident would benefit from reviewing these facts and collaborating with neighbours on a firesmart plan. Most of us live in the WUI (pronounced whooo-eee), the wildland/urban interface, meaning that we intermingle with or on the edge of natural vegetation, so the threat of wildfire reaching urban fuel is real. There is much we can do together though as good neighbours, responsible residents and homeowners to be proactive in protecting ourselves. Already in places like Wasa, residents have implemented firesmart strategies, and it’s good to see more communities taking action in light of the close calls we’ve had recently.

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MEACHEN CREEK WILDFIRE NEAR KIMBERLEY, BC, 2018

A wildfire does not often push through like a tsunami of flames. Flames must have a continuous fuel source to allow it to propel through an area. Burn intensity is often variable and skips along, allowing wildlife and vegetation to survive in the cooler areas. Yet many forests are now diseased, loaded with fuels after decades without fire, and this can result in in hotter, more volatile and unpredictable fire behaviour.

As mentioned, the real danger is the risk of smoldering embers or firebrands that get carried by the wind and will arrive first in large numbers, several kilometers ahead of the ground fire. These little “firebrand dragons” are seeking any fuel to ignite.

But if no fuel, no fire. This is where our attention to small details around our homes before a wildfire engages can make a difference. Homeowners are not helpless against wildfire. Learn to “think like an ember,” as Al Westhaver advises, when looking around your home for combustible materials.

FireSmart BC relays that simple changes within 10 metres of your home, including the removal of combustible surface material, will have the biggest impact. These include: Roof gutters with dead leaves and debris especially pine tree needles Gaps in roofing, siding or trim Flammable materials including fences, garden bark mulch, debris piles, ladder fuels and overhanging trees Plants, shrubs, trees that are woody with needles (conifers); cedars and junipers are especially flammable Wood piles Patio furniture (resin and wood) and household items stored under decks Wood or vinyl fences attached to the home Attic and roof vents. Cover with fine steel (not nylon) mesh to prevent embers getting inside your home!

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I think about where the snow drifts around my house in winter.

This will likely be ember-prone areas that I need to ensure are clean and bare. The immediate area (identified as Zone 1a in the guide) around homes is up to 1.5 meters away from the walls. It is the most important area to keep clear of debris and combustible materials. In my yard, I will use rock/gravel or concrete within this close proximal area. During fire season, I will no longer stack my lawn chairs or firewood beside my house. Be wary of fences and wood gates connecting to house walls. A metal section/gate can help to break flame connectivity.

Another tip is to break the chain or connectivity between items that are flammable.

Outside of 1.5 meters and up to 10 meters from the home, it is okay to have smaller fire-resistant shrubs and plants or mowed grass. Plant less burnable deciduous/leafy plants rather then coniferous/needled plants. This can still be a beautiful landscape zone but will reduce the fire intensity and ignition potential in this area.

In the outer yard, (Zone 2) between 10-30 meters from the home, it is safest to place the tallest shrubs or trees. It’s best to keep these a minimum of three meters apart to break flame connectivity. Make this a safe space for fire crews to defend.

Another tip is to break the chain or connectivity between items that are flammable. Look around for fire pathways, such as from a woodpile to shrubs to patio furniture to a planter box and house walls. It is easy to break this connectivity by removing the patio furniture and planter from beside the house and prune the shrubs. Leafy trees and shrubs are less flammable than those with needles. Consider also that a mowed lawn is a fire-resistant lawn. Regular watering and a proper pruning job can keep vege-

tation healthy. Rock or concrete ground covers are preferable to wood chips and bark mulch. Isolate your firewood caches and if possible, store them inside ember-proof, tin-clad sheds, situated at least 10 meters from the home.

Another important consideration is to eliminate home exposure to intensely flammable materials or vegetation. The resinous juniper or cedar are extremely flammable and ignite with such ferocity that the heat produced can break a nearby window, thus allowing firebrands to make their way inside the home. This is the worst-case scenario and can lead to catastrophic loss. I recall watching on the news as a Fort McMurray couple watched via home security camera footage their home interior being engulfed in flames as a window broke and embers landed on the curtains.

How devastating.

Lastly, there is excellent information available on the fire resistance of various building materials. It is particularly advantageous to strive for a roof impervious to windblown embers.

Building codes also reflect this information. Safety of your home and neighbourhoods is on the line, so this is important to evaluate and update if needed. Remember those firebrand dragons looking for a nest in a home to burn!

Homeowners that “think like an ember” and identify and reduce the number and connectivity of combustible materials within a ten-meter radius of the home will have the most impact. It’s also wise to incorporate fire-resistant building materials and safer home design.

For more information on how to be firesmart, please visit FireSmart BC or contact your local city or town’s fire and emergency services departments.

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MADDISUN BOLDLY GOES WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE W: Ferdy Belland P: Grady Pasiechnyk

Maddison Keiver, known as Maddisun, is one of the brightest young talents to recently emerge from the combined musical whirlpools of Cranbrook and Kimberley.

Her impressive vocal skills are matched only by her drive to carve out a sustainable career within the music-industry meshwork of the 21st Century.

She was born into a supportive musical family, where she regularly sat around the summertime campfires while her country-warbling aunties strummed guitars and shared songs under the shining stars. "I always loved singing and dancing and moving to music," Maddisun recalls. She took

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dance and piano lessons in preschool, achieved Grade 6 status in her Royal Conservatory studies, and played flute in the Amy Woodland Band, leading into Laurie Middle School. "We played Disneyland!"

Maddisun laughs, "my first American gig!"

SHE WAS BORN INTO A SUPPORTIVE MUSICAL FAMILY, WHERE SHE REGULARLY SAT AROUND THE SUMMERTIME CAMPFIRES WHILE HER COUNTRY-WARBLING AUNTIES STRUMMED GUITARS AND SHARED SONGS UNDER THE SHINING STARS. Maddisun's songwriting blossomed at Mount Baker Senior Secondary, where she signed up for band, vocal jazz, and the school choir. She was immediately taken under the kindly wing of MBSS' beloved music teacher Evan Bueckert, who has a solid reputation for spotting, nurturing, and encouraging talent. "Evan remains an excellent mentor and friend," says Maddisun. "He taught us that you can forge a real music career. It isn't some pipe dream. I ran with that. I'm still running."

Under Bueckert's tutelage, Maddisun learned sophisticated composition techniques.

"I'd been songwriting since I was 12, but when I entered Evan's class it was mind-blowing, like I was in some university's creative laboratory. I didn't just learn how to string together a catchy tune. I learned how to use Digital Audio Workstations. I became comfortable and confident in the studio. I learned how to produce myself. The programs were so well-equipped.” Soundproofed practice booths? Wow. Maddisun's bandroom environment was boiling with excitement.

Why yawn in algebra class when you could be in the bandroom? "Inspiration ricocheted from all directions. I met so many like-minded musicians in those days. Two of them were Kyle Albrecht and Dallas Moore. We formed my first band, Wizard Lizard! Raw, angsty, emotional young songs...when I listen back to them, it still makes me smile." Wizard Lizard

performed regularly at the funky-intimate Green Door, the Kimberley Platzl's beloved (now defunct) venue. After Wizard Lizard amicably parted ways, Maddisun was again a solo artist, which she remains. "I'd love to play in a group. It's never worked out that way. I never felt shunned or picked last for the team. I'm always writing songs, so it's not as if I'm not busy!"

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Maddisun is always most comfortable when writing from her personal viewpoint.

Her songs are filtered through the lenses of her daily experiences: family, school, first loves, lost loves. Although only in her early 20s, her honest, emotional, courageous, vulnerable storytelling shows a talent wise beyond her years, placing her as the latest link in a long chain of confessional songwriters—connecting Tori Amos with Janis Ian with Joni Mitchell—a connection proven with professional polish on her latest album Self Reflections.

Independently released in August 2020, the album boasts 200,000+ Spotify streams as of this writing; the video for her single "Fiction" has seen 4,000+ YouTube views. Melding electro-pop, folk-rock, and soulful modern R&B, the album's a simmering kaleidoscope of Maddisun's styles and sounds, revolving around common lyrical themes of heartbreak. "Not heartbreak in itself," she corrects, "but being bigger and better than heartbreak."

After graduating from high school, Maddisun won a Dogwood Scholarship for one of her songs, proving again she owned inner potential worth chasing. She attended psychology courses at the College of the Rockies: "I was intrigued by a career in music therapy." Then her true heart gave her pause. "Wait a minute, I don't want a degree! I want the WORLD!"

Knowing that school was always there, Maddisun launched across the Atlantic and spent the next three years exploring the length and breadth of what Europe had to offer a determined young woman with burning wanderlust. Vienna. Bucharest.

Venice. Sicily.

Bruges. Berlin.

Edinburgh. London. Dublin.

Ancient locales overflowing with rich history and vibrant culture, now embraced by a lone Canadian soul from the shadow of the Rockies, traveling alone fearlessly along the autobahns and the cobblestones and the forty-euro Ryanair redeye flights, with nothing but her confidence and spirit as her map and compass to guide her through the Alps and the Carpathians.

Ireland remains the brightest time of her life. "In Dublin you have no choice but to collide with musicians—all the time, all day, all night. I didn't join a band, but there were endless impromptu jam sessions,

"I immersed myself in the cities. That's where I needed to be. When I hit Ireland, I took the time to explore the countryside.

Before I knew it, I'd been living there for two years. I left part of me there. When I think back on it now, it's overwhelming. No one will ever know that part of me. I write about that a lot. I'm grateful to be able to capture those moments, those memories, in lyric and in song."

open-mics, kitchen parties, what have you. A lot of pints. A lot of songs! If you've got the voice and you know the songs, you usually get dragged onstage. Seeing live gigs two or three nights a week! Dublin was the right place at the right time. I found a small flat outside of Dun Laoghaire, Bob Geldof's old haunt! I did technical engineering for the Bank of Ireland. And, of course, I met somebody, as one does.

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But he turned out to be somebody he wasn't. My tourist visa expired at the same time, so back to Canada I went."

She quickly re-established herself as a much-welcome breath of fresh air in the music worlds of KimboCran, standing apart from the sleepy boomer folk strummers and the testosteroned frat rockers surrounding her. Ignoring both toxic masculinity and ageist belittling, Maddisun grew fan after fan, gig after gig.

While other local players fought bitterly over third-rate sets at second-rate talent showcases, Maddisun performed for Los Angeles-based record labels and management firms, booked interprovincial tours, and gigged the cities. Fans marveled at her vocal virtuosity: range, trill, and vibrato that echoes the R&B divas of the late '90s and early 2000s, and words of veteran wisdom, convincingly sung by someone so painfully young. In a pleasant stroke of luck, her old bandmates Kyle and Dallas reconnected and are now her stalwart sidemen.

EVEN THROUGH THE TENSIONS OF THE CURRENT PANDEMIC, MADDISUN REFUSES TO SURRENDER. HER MUSE ALWAYS FLICKERS, AND THE SONGS AND STORIES STILL POP UP BEHIND HER EYES, BURSTING OUT OF NOWHERE. Maddisun's day-job duties balance out with equal extracurricular hours mentoring fellow musicians out of the fledgling stage: artist development, branding, imaging, playlisting— using all of the self-promotional skills and contacts she's built to help others launch their careers...how Evan Bueckert launched her. Maddisun leaves no door unopened, no phone un-rung, no email unsent, no press kit unmailed. In the power-suited world of corporate commerce, she'd be a fiery host on Dragon's Den. In the unpredictability of the arts industries, she's doing what musicians need to if they're truly serious.

Even through the tensions of the current pandemic, Maddisun refuses to surrender. Her muse always flickers, and the songs and stories still pop up behind her eyes, bursting out of nowhere.

There's the rush to find the notebook or voice recorder to channel the melodies in her head through her fingertips, out through her keyboard and back into her ears, and it's all one glorious sonic river flowing in a whirling circle. Pandemic be damned. She's already planning ten years ahead.

"I'll perform again for crowds. I'll see the world again and this time through my music. This is what I do. This is who I am."

For more information on Maddisun's ongoing quest for universal musical enrapturement, please visit: www.maddisunmusic.com.

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NORTH AMERICA’S BODYBUILDING STAR On the podcast “Confessions of a Bikini Pro” where

International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) professionals “share their struggles, strategies, stories, insights, and advice,” Kimberley’s Jennifer Roberts gets emotional reflecting on a pivotal moment twenty years ago when she first entered bodybuilding competitions: “I was full of self-doubt with deep-seated insecurities about my lack of self-worth and body issues.” She describes how her husband confronted her. “‘I don’t get it,’ he told me. He put me in front of a mirror and forced me to look at myself through different eyes.”

Roberts, now 49, a mother, wife, personal trainer, and School District 5’s District Principal of Transformative Learning, began to believe her husband.

“Since then, the focus of my training has shifted towards a more healthy, self-acceptance,” Roberts says, “while still managing to push myself to extreme physical goals.” Last August, Roberts competed at the 2020 IFBB North American Championship, where she placed first in both the Over 40 and Over 45 categories—earning her IFBB Pro Card—and winning the Overall Bikini Champion, Over 45.

Put another way, Roberts is North America’s top female bodybuilder over forty years of age.

“I feel so much better about my body image now,” Roberts says. “I do shows for a different reason: to stay healthy, fit, and set challenging personal goals.”

What does Roberts’ daily routine look like? She gets up at 5 am, stretches, poses, and works out in the garage gym her husband built her. Two hours later, when she’s finished, her family is just getting out of bed and the role of mother, wife and district principal begins. Sometimes, during her incredibly demanding daily schedule, she squeezes in a cardio workout, perhaps hiking the ski hill or going for a run while her son gets ready for hockey. “Extreme goals demand extreme sacrifice,” Roberts says, fully determined to continue competing on the world stage after she turns 50.

Before Roberts acquired her championship last summer, she reflected on something her grandfather used to tell her: “You’re like a ray of sunshine to me,” he said. “You light up the room.” Calmly, Roberts approached the stage, focusing all her energy on that moment. “It’s showtime,” she whispered, as she began to light up the room.

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Starting Out at the End of the Road: The College of The Rockies' Trail Enhancement Project W: Grady Pasiechnyk

My ongoing quest to interview the quintessential

Kootenay inhabitant has led me to the end of the road. Literally.

For those who haven’t been to the main Cranbrook campus of College of the Rockies, it is the last stop at the end of College Way. During my conversation with Graham Knipfel, the recently minted Director of Donor and Alumni Engagement for the College, this fact of geography comes up quickly.

“It’s surprising how many people haven’t stepped foot on campus,” says Knipfel, who for the last two years has been tasked with the creation and oversight of donor and alumni engagement.

The department was created in 2019 with the goal of developing even stronger long-term partnerships in the community and local industry. Knipfel intends to tackle this formidable task by finding new ways to keep the College’s current students, alumni and supporters meaningfully connected with each other and the College. “A nice place to start,” explains Knipfel, “is by giving folks a reason to make the drive up here.”

The latest draw centres around the College’s Trail Enhancement Project. The plan is to formalize and accentuate the starting point into Cranbrook’s community forest, utilizing existing college-owned lands. The project is in collaboration with the Wildhorse Cycling Club and the Cranbrook Community Forest

Society. Its aim is to rejuvenate the existing trail network as well as create new sections of inclusive, accessible trails, all of which will use Cranbrook campus as a launching point.

According to Knipfel, the idea for this project grew from the most organic place possible: a joke between friends.

“As the student residence project was coming to a close, I started bugging the Director of Facilities, Allan Knibbs, about ruining ‘my trailhead’ to build student housing. We’re good friends and both enjoy mountain biking a lot, so this had become an ongoing joke between us in otherwise serious meetings. The timing of the pandemic with the conclusion of the housing project left us realizing that this was actually something worth digging into, as more and more people were getting outside to explore their own backyards. There is quite a substantial chunk of College land that is part of the Community Forest, so we started to engage with the Wildhorse Cycling Club and Community Forest Society about how we could further improve the options for people to explore our trail networks.”

The trail enhancement project officially commenced in November as part of the College’s annual Giving Tuesday campaign.

Giving Tuesday is one of the many new things Knipfel has brought

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$100,000 GOAL

$60,000 remaining to achieve goal $20,000 matched by the College $20,000 already raised from the community

to the job, something that is part of a bigger movement. “It takes place after Black Friday, sort of kicking off the giving season.

It’s a really popular social media endeavour and it’s not strictly fundraising; we try and make it about kindness as well.”

" I t turns out the Kootenays are a lot like Hotel California: You can check out, but you can never leave!"

Born and raised in Cranbrook, Knipfel brings over a dozen years of experience to his new role, most recently at Camosun College as Manager, Global Consulting and Partnerships. When asked why he made the pilgrimage back home, he explained to me a familiar thought progression, “I was feeling professionally fulfilled in Victoria and honestly didn’t think I’d ever move back to the Kootenays, but having our son changed everything. My priorities slowly started shifting. It was glamorous to spend a great deal of the past decade developing business and managing projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, but sitting in

an airport with a six-month-old back home just wasn’t the same anymore. You slowly start to see your whole life through the lens of being a father. I’d find myself looking out the window as it rained in the winter, thinking “this would be a lot better if it was snow.” It turns out the Kootenays are like Hotel California. You can check out, but you can never leave!”

The College of the Rockies plans to break ground on the project this summer. They will continue to engage with the community in the final stages of planning and focus on raising the funds necessary to bring this idea to life. They are partnering with the Ktunaxa Nation to name some of the trails once they are built.

The College will be matching funds up to $50,000, and at the time of writing, Knipfel and his team are 40% of the way to their $100,000 target.

To donate or find out more about the Trail Enhancement Project, you can visit advancement.cotr.bc.ca/donate-to-trails or reach out to Graham at giving@cotr.bc.ca

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The Disney Dilemma:

OUR COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP WITH URBAN UNGULATES

W & P: Dan Mills

HALF EAR & FUZZY

As I write this, Half Ear and Fuzzy are lounging in the trees not 30 metres from my backdoor—eyes closed, basking in the spring sun, seemingly without a care in the world. They are oblivious to the fact that since I pay the mortgage on this property, legally, it is mine. These two malingerers, however, act as if it is their own. As they should I suppose, since they and their forebearers, have lived on it for generation after generation.

Half Ear is a female, white-tailed deer and Fuzzy is her latest fawn. A close encounter with a predator in Halfie’s first year of life left her with a cropped auditory appendage and a unique appearance to go with her unique personality. Fuzzy? Well, one look at this fawn’s fluffy forehead and the reason for the name becomes readily apparent.

This Ma-Doe-Na and child are part of a group of six to eight white-tailed deer that cohabitate with us on our property, which is rural, but less than a kilometre from the Cranbrook city limits. My father purchased the land in the 1960s, built a home and raised a family on the same property I am privileged to live on today. My roots go deep here.

Now, Half Ear and Fuzzy lounge comfortably in my backyard, taking their ease oh so casually, despite their proximity to the lair of a known carnivore, who, in his time, has consumed more than a little venison.

I have a vivid memory of an occasion when my Dad woke us from our Saturday beds so that he could share a rare and magical moment with his kids. There were deer on our lawn! I remember staring with awe at the two does for several minutes, until one of them saw us in the window, flashed her tail and bounded fearfully away.

I grew up in a family where our meat supply was made up mostly of wild game. Deer, elk and moose were more often on the plate than pork or beef. This was not at all uncommon at the time. Then, the human/wild ungulate (hoofed animal) relationship was for the most part, one of predator and prey. Oh my, how things have changed.

Now, Half Ear and Fuzzy lounge comfortably in my backyard, taking their ease oh so casually, despite their proximity to the lair of a known carnivore, who, in his time, has consumed more than a little venison. So, what changed? I believe one need not look any further than that master manipulator of young minds, Walt Disney.

The movie Bambi came out in 1942, but my young self didn’t see it until about 1966. Most of us know the story but just to refresh your memory, the protagonists in this cartoon are a deer named Bambi, his mother, his father, (aka Prince of the Forest), and a plethora of other cute, big-eyed animals. The role of evil antagonist is played by a hunter, ominously called Man. In the course of the film, Man and his cohort kill Bambi's mom, wound Bambi, and nearly burn up everyone in a forest fire. Despite these tragedies, the emotionally scarred Bambi grows up, falls in love, and becomes the heir apparent for the job of Great Prince of the Forest.

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PRINCE OF THE FOREST

Cognitive dissonance—the feeling of psychological discomfort that comes from a person holding conflicting ideas or beliefs simultaneously—is a big word for an eight-year-old and an even bigger concept to grasp regardless of age. The dilemma is usually solved by dismissing one of the beliefs and focusing on the other. So, if being a hunter was evil, I didn’t want to be one anymore.

Turns out, much of the world began to view hunting in the same way. The zeitgeist of the time was shifted, at least in part, by a children’s movie.

Environmental historian Ralph H. Lutts wrote that, “Bambi has played a key role in shaping attitudes about deer and woodland life and that presents something of a problem.” He goes on to say, “The film doesn’t affirm nature, it represents a flight from the natural world into a comfortable nature fantasy.” And considering the control humans now have over the planet, Bambi “offers no hope for us poor humans to be anything other than the destroyer.”

To further affirm the far-reaching effect of the film, one need not look any further than the dark mind of writer Stephen King. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine he said, “The first horror

movie I ever saw was Bambi. When that little deer gets caught in the forest fire, I was terrified, but I was also exhilarated.”

Our shift from predator to nurturing protector of all things bigeyed and warm-blooded (not so much the creepy, crawly and/or beady-eyed), meant that being in close proximity to humans was no longer a dangerous place, and it didn’t take our deer species long to get the memo.

Sharing space with two-leggers began providing a safer place for deer from predators, as carnivores were not as welcome amidst we humans. Civilization also provided other perks to our urban ungulates. According to a B.C. government report on the matter, deer have also come to cohabitate with us because of hunting restrictions in city limits, human feeding stations and the excellent habitat provided by fertilized lawns, gardens and flower beds. Bambi, it seems, has a taste for begonias.

If urban deer have started to wear out their welcome, their destruction of our flowers and shrubs is often the complaint du jour. Either that or the fact that they can be somewhat aggressive in the rutting and birthing seasons. However, there are far more serious consequences to sharing our streets with these

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cloven-hoofed creatures, not the least of which is that predators have begun to follow them into our backyards.

If I may offer up my own anecdotal evidence, in the last ten years the number of cougar kills made on or near my property—including one of my llamas—have risen exponentially. It seems that our local carnivores have taken a liking to begonia-fed venison.

Our urban deer dilemma is something we humans inadvertently created out of a compassion that is perhaps better suited for the world as we would like it, not as it really is.

And therein lies the dilemma: I know that my chummy relationship with Half Ear, Fuzzy and the rest of the crew has consequences, but my Disney-addled brain does not want them culled, shipped out, or sterilized. Nor do I want to return to relying on them as a protein source. You can’t have your critter and eat it too.

The deer in my yard are not pets. They are autonomous, self-sufficient creatures, who are totally unaware I have given them all silly names. I do not feed them, nor do they have any reliance on me other than possibly the predator protection I inadvertently offer them. Or, at least, used to offer them. Our relationship is one of simple respect.

Life is hard out there in nature. It is not an idyllic Disney kinda world where the only threat is man. It is a savage, unforgiving place where little bambis are hunted down by coyotes and sometimes only escape by the skin of their right ear. Just ask Halfie!

Our urban deer dilemma is something we humans inadvertently created out of a compassion that is perhaps better suited for the world as we would like it, not as it really is. Yet another example of “no good deed goes unpunished.”

Much as we like to think of ourselves as the omnipotent force that oversees the universe, in reality we too are just pawns on the big board and privileged to be in the game.

Mom Nature’s got this. Mom Nature’s got everything.

Just ask Halfie.

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The enormous swath of rocky brown landscape— stretching as far as the mind’s eye can see—suddenly gives rise to the vast, dramatic peaks of the Himalaya. We scan a wild and unforgiving landscape, dotted with tiny remote villages and crumbling monasteries, dwarfed by mountain summits drenched in an unfurling red alpenglow.

Bruce Kirkby transports us to a completely different landscape, a completely different culture, and a completely different world in his travel memoir, Blue Sky Kingdom. The book is set primarily in Zanskar, a district in the Indian Territory of Ladakh—not only one of the highest-altitude inhabited places on the globe, but also one of the last places where Tibetan Buddhism is still practiced in its original home landscape.

by the legendary Kimberley local: Kirkby is a renowned author, speaker, and adventurer. In a work that is a bright expression of his personal, witty, and contemplative style, he teaches us not only about the logistics of monumental expeditions with two young kids in tow, but about ourselves—including our relationship to technology and the world around us.

We follow the author’s 2014 trip as he and his intrepid family of four spend half a year journeying to and living within a Tibetan monastery in the Kingdom of Zanskar. Kirkby charms us with his earnest and humble honesty; his wife Christine is brought to life in the pages as a courageous, wise, and loving woman; and their two young boys—Bodi and Taj, seven and three years old at the time—are candid and dazzling characters in their own right. And, of course, we meet a warm host of people from the far reaches of the Himalayas, who demonstrate friendships that can overcome cultural and linguistic divides, and perhaps anything, with ease and authenticity.

Bruce and Christine left their devices at home, seeking the simplicity and slowness of monastic life, and instead brought with them a curiosity about how doing so might alter their perspectives, their mindsets, and their children.

We follow the family as they make the journey from their doorstep in Townsite, a quiet neighbourhood in Kimberley with a stunning view of the Rocky Mountains, to the Karsha Gompa monastery— all without stepping foot on a plane. Travelling by canoe through the Kootenays, shipping container across the ocean, bus and train through Asia, and followed by a several-day trek on foot, the four arrive at their destination: a community built on trust and faith, tucked between the Himalayan Range and the Tibetan Plateau.

What prompted the idea for the family’s journey—epic in both its outward and inward manifestations—was Kirkby’s realization of how disconnected he had become from the beautiful minutiae of daily life, thanks to an attachment to his devices and the barrage of content they feed us: an affliction that most of us have probably suffered from at some point. This is what drove the decision to travel slowly and intentionally, without airplanes, and to choose for themselves and their boys’ life at a monastery—rather than anywhere faster-paced or more technologically-driven. Bruce and Christine left their devices at home, seeking the simplicity and slowness of monastic life, and instead brought with them a curiosity about how doing so might alter their perspectives, their mindsets, and their children.

LEFT: Departing Kimberley and canoeing down the Columbia River ABOVE: Catching the train in Golden, BC

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TOP LEFT: The Kirkby family: Bruce, Taj, Christine and Bodi (clockwise from right)

TOP RIGHT: Bodi rides a yak on the shores of Qinghai Lake. The family spent a week acclimatizing to higher altitudes in this ancient Tibetan province of Amdo, before setting out across the high Plateau.

BOTTOM: Bodi and Taj ascending Shingo La Pass (5091 m) and crossing the spine of the Great Himalaya Range on their ten-day trek into Zanskar.

Bodi enjoying the view of the Zanskar Valley

Lama Wangyal, the former head lama of Karsha Gompa, who took the family into his home.

It’s a delight to watch all four members of Kirkby’s family take to this rich culture with openhearted humility, each in their own admirable way.

into their new temporary home—the low-ceilinged, mud-brick house belonging to Tersing Wangyal, the former head lama at Karsha Gompa—we are offered a generous glimpse into life in this stark yet mystical place.

Buddhism is not merely a religion here, but a way of living: days are marked by daily puja, or prayer, ceremonies; prayer wheels spin constantly within the monastery’s sagging walls; and devotion and obedience are as worn and travelled as the rocky paths carved into the landscape’s cliffsides.

And yet, the culture that Kirkby introduces us to is one with vast differences to that of Canada or the global West. We watch four meditative monks spend days perfecting an intricate mandala from brightly-coloured piles of sand—a holy piece of art which will only be destroyed in the river after its ceremonies. We feel the exhausted pleasure of reclining in a field with a thermos of yak butter tea after hours of gruelling work shearing alfalfa with a scythe, and carrying countless, enormous loads of it across the fields.

A rambunctious group of young novice monks, with their sea of matching maroon robes and identically shorn heads, teach us that unbridled happiness and playful mischief are what naturally spark inside all youth, regardless of the continent they are born onto.

So, too, we see the ways that people congregate and support themselves and each other in a world mostly devoid of iPhones, dinging notifications, calendar updates, unanswered text messages, and the constant urgency that underpins so many of our actions in the West. In Blue Sky Kingdom, we vicariously live within the papsun, a group of families that form a tight-knit community, sharing the labour and harvest of the fields, and assisting one another through marriages and deaths. The papsun is a social institution unique to Zanskar, where every household belongs to one, and is a reminder of the profound gifts that traditional culture can offer us—so many of which have been lost in the whirlwinds of technological advancement across the globe.

It’s a delight to watch all four members of Kirkby’s family take to this rich culture with openhearted humility, each in their own admirable way. As we link arms with them throughout the book, we see that this—like most adventures—is not only a journey to wild landscapes, but also, on a deeper level, one that returns us to our own wild natures: those wellsprings of our innate generosity, compassion, and faith.

ABOVE: Karsha Gompa, Buddhist monastery

LEFT: Bodi, flanked by Joray (R) and Thurchin, (L) plays with balloons left by passing tourists. At Karsha Gompa, Bodi flourished, developing easy connections with the novices in a peaceful landscape beyond language.

P: ZOE FERGUSON

On the homebound trek at the frigid summit of the Nigutse La Pass (5130 m), the air held half as much oxygen as it did at sea level.

from every person, regardless of their country or culture, and Kirkby offers us a poignant reminder of this. At Karsha Gompa monastery, we see the same qualities as our own rise in people and relationships: the warm and all-encompassing joy, the desire to laugh. We also see the quick flares of anger and impatience, and the pangs of sorrow and longing: reminders of the mortal constitution we all share, regardless of where on earth we’re from and where our ancestors walked before us. We begin to see, as we turn the pages of Kirkby’s powerful book, that the world is full of kinfolk.

Blue Sky Kingdom explores not only the ancient culture and religion flourishing around the family, but their own inner dynamics, too. We learn that Bodi, the elder of Bruce and Christine’s sons, has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and we have the privilege of bearing witness to the family’s experience of navigating this diagnosis, spinning it into a blessing despite its hardships. The reader gets to know two parents learning to accept their son wholly, in all the wonderful traits that make him who he is. Through this experience, we witness Kirkby learn about his late father, his ever-opening son, and himself.

Ultimately, this is much more than a travel memoir: it’s a finely wrought reflection on our human relationship to development.

We contemplate what progress really means and how much ancient wisdom and rich culture is obliterated in its commitment to efficiency. On an even deeper level, though, Kirkby asks us to touch in with our own personal development and that of our loved ones, and ponders how we can work with our minds rather than against them.

It’s a story of surrender. It’s a reminder that the deep peace we seek won’t necessarily be found in an ancient monastery or on the highest and most magnificent mountain peaks. The only place we’ll find that peace is right here, in this moment, exactly as it is.

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Blending the Traditional and Modern The poles of the Ktunaxa tipi at the ’ entrance to the new ʔaqam Health and Wellness Centre represent the ’ four foundations of ʔaqam’s strategic plan: health, language and culture, spirit of community, and lands and resources. The community built the centre with a holistic and collaborative approach and support from the Trust’s Community Development Program.

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CENTRE 64 GALLERY: 64 Deer Park Avenue ONLINE GALLERY: https://kimberleyarts.com/in-the-gallery/ FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE/STUDIO 64: links available on our website & social media shortly before concert/in-person at Studio 64 if possible REGISTRATIONS: kimberleyarts.com (click “Events”) or info@kimberleyarts.com | 250-427-4919

“From My Perspective” by Alysha Clarke & Autumn Baxter Ongoing Gallery Exhibition February 2–27 | Tues–Sat., 1-5 pm Centre 64 gallery & online gallery.

Autumn Baxter & Alysha Clarke have come together to display their recent work in acrylic and alcohol ink. This exhibit contrasts each artists’ perspective on nature and wildlife in the Elk Valley.

Family Art Afternoons with Julie Liu Online Art Sessions via Zoom February 12 & 26, March 12 & 26 | Strong Internet connection and computer with camera & microphone required | Registration: $10 + GST adult, $5 child | Deadline: Feb. 10 & 24, March 10 & 24, 5 PM Max. 16 participants

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Online Da-VIN-Ci Paint Nights with Julie Liu and Sam Millard Online Paint & Sip via Zoom Julie Liu: February 27, Sam Millard: April 7 | 7 PM | Strong Internet connection and computer with camera & microphone required.

Registration: $15 + GST | Deadline: February 25 & April 5, 5 PM Max. 20 participants Annual General Meeting Online via Zoom March 2 | 7 PM | Members will receive an AGM package, including the link to the online meeting, closer to the date. Only members that have renewed their membership can vote at the AGM. Nonmembers are welcome to join the AGM. Please contact the office to receive the link to the online meeting.

“Retrospective Scenes North of 60 in Relief Prints and Drawings”

by Chris Robson Ongoing Gallery Exhibition March 2–27 | Tues.–Sat., 1-5 pm Centre 64 gallery & online gallery “A retrospective collection of relief wood block prints and drawings

reflective of Chris Robson’s time spent in Canada’s Northwest Territories, capturing some of the present and disappearing history that has been a part of the pioneered Canadian northern frontier.”

Joe Nolan Live@Studio64 (Online) Spring Concert Series 2021 March 13 | 7 PM Contemporary, Folk & Blues Facebook & YouTube/Studio 64 "Espy Natura" by Tova Main, Andrew Raney, and Tia K Reyden Ongoing Gallery Exhibition March 30 – April 24 | Tues.–Sat., 1-5 pm | Centre 64 gallery & online gallery | A glimpse of nature through the eyes of three Kootenay artists and their alchemy of inspiration.

The Leeroy Stagger Trio Live@Studio64 (Online) Spring Concert Series 2021 April 17 | 7 PM Blues, Rock & Country Facebook & YouTube/Studio 64 Art Exhibition by Purcell Mountain Painters Ongoing Gallery Exhibition April 27 – May 22 Tuesday–Saturday | 1-5 pm | Centre 64 gallery & online gallery Pharis and Jason Romero Live@Studio64 (Online) Spring Concert Series 2021 May 15, 2021 | 7 PM Country/Blue Grass Facebook & Youtube/Studio 64 “Artrageous Celebrates Pride Week” Open Adjudicated Art Exhibition Ongoing Gallery Exhibition June 8 – July 3 Tuesday–Saturday | 1-5 pm Centre 64 gallery & online gallery

Spring Events

MARCH ONGOING - MAY 18 | Little Artists | Join Melissa Peters for drop-in art classes for children ages 1-4, with parent accompaniment.

COVID-19 precautions are in place. | $5 dropin fee. | 1401 5th Street North. | There is a cap on number of participants, so please arrive early. | 10 am to 12 pm, Mondays

MAR 5 & 12 | College Nights | Kimberley Alpine Resort | 5:30-8:30 pm

MAR 2-27 | “Retrospective Scenes North of 60 in Relief Prints and Drawings” by Chris Robson Ongoing Gallery Exhibition | Centre 64 Gallery & Online | Tues-Sat | 1-5 pm | kimberleyarts. com/in-the-gallery/

MAR 25 | Bobby Bazini — Live From The John Lennon & Yoko Ono Suite Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Montreal | Livestream Presentation Key City Theatre | 6 pm

MAR 4-6, 11-13 | Night Skiing | Kimberley Alpine Resort | 5:30-8:30 pm MAR 5-7 | SheJumps — Get the Girls Out! | Free Virtual Scavenger Hunt to Get Girls and Women Outdoors | Registration: shejumps. org/get-the-girls-out

MAR 13 | Joe Nolan | Contemporary, Folk & Blues | Live@Studio64 (Online) Spring Concert Series 2021 | Available via Facebook and YouTube | 7 pm | kimbereyarts.com

MAR 30 - APR 24 | "Espy Natura" by Tova Main, Andrew Raney, & Tia K Reyden | Tues.–Sat 1-5 pm | Centre 64 Gallery & online gallery kimberleyarts.com/in-the-gallery/

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JUNE 8 – JULY 3 | “Artrageous Celebrates Pride Week” Open Adjudicated Art Exhibition Ongoing Gallery Exhibition | Centre 64 Gallery & Online | Tues.-Sat. | 1-5 pm kimberleyarts.com/in-the-gallery/

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The Heart & History of Downtown Kimberley There are few establishments in this part of the world with a history as long and rich as that of the Sullivan Pub: it’s been an iconic staple in Kimberley’s downtown for nearly a century.

The classic pub sees a host of regulars — some of whom have been drinking pints of beer there for decades — alongside satisfied tourists. Over the many, many years of its operation, innumerable people have swung through the Sullivan’s doors.

In its very first iteration, the establishment was a stable for the horses that hauled ore from the Sullivan Mine. It wasn’t until the 1930s that the building was converted to the pub that still flourishes today — and it has likely worn its current name almost that entire time, with only a small window when it bore a different handle.

For a long time it was, of course, full of exhausted miners slinging back beers after their shifts during the sustained height of Kimberley’s successful mine, the pub’s namesake.

Throughout the years, the pub has cycled through many ownerships and aesthetics.

It’s been a piano bar; it’s been a strip club.

Back in the day, men were designated to one side of the room, and “women and escorts” to the other. Legend tells of a drunkard who was kicked out of the men’s side, stumbled onto the other half of the room, and couldn’t figure out how the same bartender could be working at two different pubs in the same night.

Amid all the changes, the Sullivan has remained a flourishing business and always-busy watering hole. For many years, a hotel existed upstairs, the lobby facing the main road through town, providing even more clamour to the bustling downtown establishment. For decades, the pub only served beer: the kitchen wasn’t added on until the 90s.

All these various iterations of the Sullivan have led to what it is today: a well-loved and celebrated pub that’s the trusted meeting place for friends and family, locals and tourists alike.

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Some things have remarkably stayed the same, though, throughout the Sullivan’s near-century in existence. For instance, the Sullivan has always been, and continues to be, an adult-only zone. While the staff and owners love kids, and have their own, they also trust it’s important for adults to pause minding their language, and to enjoy some lighthearted banter with friends. The bonus of this no minors rule is that it’s become a legendary rite of passage for local kids turning 19 to enjoy their first legal drink at a table in the Sullivan.

Most importantly, though, what’s stayed consistent is the happy, laid-back atmosphere and an environment that always feels welcoming and friendly. The Sullivan Pub has long been, and continues to be, a cozy spot downtown that’s more than a place to enjoy a cold beer — but rather a place to genuinely enjoy your company.

Engaging our Community Teck is committed to engaging with our local community partners. Recently, the Teck Sullivan Mine team invited Kimberley property owners and other interested parties to attend online information sessions. Participants received information about the Sullivan’s history, ongoing operations and maintenance activities and groundwater management. Discussions during those meetings will help guide future sessions.

For more information please check out the Sullivan website, or to provide feedback, contact the Sullivan team. www.teck/sullivan 250.427.8425 to leave a message for our project team sullivan.feedback@teck.com