cranbrook daily townsman, february 23, 2016

Vol. 65, Issue 36 Proudly serving Cranbrook and area since 1951 www.dailytownsman.com

TUESDAYFEBRUARY 23, 2016

TownsmanBulletin

Like Us

@crantownsman

Follow Us

$110INCLUDES G.S.T.

%)Big Smile comes with

Bigger Percentage

Contact ERICA MORELL 250.426.5201 ext 214

[email protected]

PRINT • ONLINE • FACEBOOK • TWITTER

COURTESY AL NUTINI

The Mount Baker Senior Girls basketball team travelled to Notre Dame High School in Calgary on the weekend to wrap up their tournament schedule for the 2015-16 season. The Wild defeated the Blue and Gold of Notre Dame to take home the Championship. Back row, left to right: Julie Frankle, Mary Amsing, Rachel Hubick, Alexius Bell, Claire Duffy. Front row, left to right: Lacey Reay, Kal Taye, Justyn Mackie, Haylee Thomas. Missing: McKenzie Lightburn, Hunter Burton, Ashley Drought, Madeline Gentile & Sabrina Hobi. See more in Sports, 1.

FOR THE TOWNSMANAnother year of un-

seasonable weather, but another great turnout by the community to support local kids with cancer.

JCI Kootenay, Fort

Steele Heritage Town and the Family Fishing Derby volunteers and sponsors have a lot to be proud of after host-ing an amazing fund-raising event on Family Day.

Topping last year’s similar event at Fort Steele, the 2016 version of the derby raised nearly $7,900 that will be donated to the Cana-dian Cancer Society who will then distribute the funding to local kids with cancer and their families to support

treatment, travel and other expenses incurred while they fight the dis-ease.

In addition to the fundraising, two local families won amazing vacation prizes donated by long time Derby Whale Sponsors. Dean and Tracey Uphill of

Dacota Freight spon-sored a trip to Disney-land for a young cancer survivor and her family from Fernie; this is a legacy Dean and Tracey have generously contin-ued every year the Derby has been held. When contacted about the good news the fami-

ly was extremely grate-ful, “This is such an amazing event. The phone call we received last night just made my year. We told our son and daughter and they both cried they were so happy.”

Sunshine House-boats Ltd. also spon-

sored a houseboat vaca-tion for a young boy and his family from Creston who were very excited and made the trip to Fort Steele with many family members to enjoy the Family Fund Day festivities.

JCI Family Fun Derby raises $7,895

B A R RY CO U LT E RCranbrook is among

the East Kootenay com-munities awarded grants to support an urban deer transloca-tion trial project, set for this winter.

The Province an-nounced Monday it is providing $36,000 to three communities — Cranbrook, Elkford and Invermere — to sup-port urban deer man-agement projects.

The announcement was made by Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests,Lands and Nat-ural Resource Opera-tions.

“The Province is committed to partner-ing with local govern-ments to facilitate the development of urban deer management solu-tions,” Thomson said in a statement Monday.

“Every community is unique, and strate-gies for dealing with urban deer are in-formed by local condi-tions and community attitudes.”

Cranbrook is receiv-ing a total of $4,000 in funds, while Invermere gets $6,000. Elkford gets the lion’s share of

the grant — $26,000.“Urban deer contin-

ue to be a problem in the city,” said Cran-brook Acting Mayor Wesly Graham. “We ap-preciate the financial support of the Province in helping us try to manage our local deer population.”

Cranbrook’s most recent deer count iden-tified an urban herd of 137 ungulates — the highest result since the city began keeping track of urban deer numbers in 2010. The City also conducted a cull over December and January of 20 animals.

At the Union of BC Municipalities meeting in September last year, the Province also an-nounced it would set aside $100,000 a year for urban deer mitiga-tion.

The statement re-leased Monday said the Province will review the results transloca-tion project with an eye to improving it.

The translocation is set to take place over the course of the next few months. It is al-ready underway in Kimberley.

Cranbrook gets deer

project funds

See JCI, Page 4

< Round 1 comes to an endWho’s left for Stone Soup semi-finals | Page 3

Bring on the ‘Riders >Nitros’ 1st Round playoff Preview | Page 10

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016

LOCAL NEWSDAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETIN

S.P.C.A. Newsletter

February 23, 2016

I need a homeI need a home

22-10th Ave. S., Cranbrook, BC250-489-1729www.thepawshop.ca [email protected]

VANILLA is a very sweet 8 month old brown tabby. She loves her pets and cuddles, she is great with other cats. Vanilla is a bundle of energy. She loves to play and is curious about everything. She is sure to keep you entertained and let you know when you are not paying enough attention.

I need a home.SAPHRON is a beautiful 8 month old brown tabby. Shes a little shy and takes a while to get used to new situations. Saphron likes to have hiding areas to feel safe. If you are patient, gentle and live in a quiet home, this cat will certainly come out of her shell for you! She loves the outdoors and is an amazing mouser. She is great with other cats.

Key City Answering ServiceCommunication Center for the Kootenays!218-B 1525 Cranbrook St. N., Cranbrook, BC V1C 3S7

P: 250-426-2201 • F: 250-426-4727 TF: 1-800-665-4243

I need a home.RENEGADE is a 6 month old male cat. He is just returning from foster care after having the snif� es. He has proved to be a very affectionate young cat. He takes a while to get used to new situations and new people. Once he relaxes he is a great loving boy.

355 Ross Street • 250.427.4444Open Daily - 7 Days a Week - 8am to 8pm

RENEGADEHe is just returning from foster care after having the snif� es. He has proved to be a very affectionate young cat. He takes a while to get used to new situations and new people. Once he relaxes he is a great loving boy.

I need a home.

1923 - 8th St. N., corner of 8th St.

SAMSON is a fun extremely friendly 10 month old boy. He loves to play and enjoys climbing all over you. If you are looking for a cat who will give you tons of hugs and affection this is your boy.

I need a home.LICORICE is a black and white 2 year old girl. She enjoys being petted but not for too long at one time. She will certainly let you know when a petting session should be over. Licorice is fairly independent, she doesn’t need a lot of attention. She is an amazing mouser and would do best in a home with no other animals.

SPCA Recycle ProgramFor pickup, call 250-489-2450Richard & Gail Ballance3925 53 St. S, Cranbrook

I need a home.

250-489-4010 • 1-877-464-0935www.alpinetoyota.com

Community Minded… just like you

ROPER is a handsome short haired brown tabby, he is about 3 years old. Roper is very affectionate, laid-back and fairly independent. He would do best in a where is allowed both indoors and outdoors as he enjoys laying in the sun on a warm day :)

I need a homeI need a homeSAMMY is a cute black and white 10 month old kitten. She is very loving and affectionate. She good with other cats and dogs. She is very active, playful and loves the outdoors.

250-489-45551-888-489-45552101 Cranbrook St. N.Cranbrook, BC, V1C 5M6www.topcrop.biz

I need a home.

250-489-4010 • 1-877-464-0935www.alpinetoyota.com

Community Minded… just like you

SAMOA is a young energetic girl who loves to be around people. She will loose leash walk nicely. She will sit and stay with voice and hand commands. Samoa loves to play but is not good at giving up her toy. She does not like loud noises and just needs some reassurance. She enjoys routine. Samoa is unsure of how to play with other dogs and we are working on socializing her.

I need a home.

I need a home.I need a home.TABI is a senior female short haired torbie. She is quite shy and likes affection on her own terms. She is a little unsure of children, loud nois-es and strangers. She is looking for a quiet home where she can relax without to much interruption.

125A Slater Rd., Cranbrook, BC250 417-0477 • 877 411 0477www.bridgeinteriors.com

Corinne’s KennelsLocated 15 minutes from Cranbrook250-919-3647

DJANGO is a year and a half old plott hound cross. He has lots of energy and would need daily exercise. He has been introduced to hunting but doesn’t have much interest in the chase. Django is good with most other dogs but hasn’t been introduced with cats. He is happy to meet everyone as long as your willing to give him lots of love!

I Need a Home

250-426-8517 • 106 5th Ave. S. Cranbrookwww.cranbrookveterinary.com

Proud to Support our Local SPCA

Come and see our new Facebook Page.www.facebook.com/cranvet

With the warm weather comes melting snow. As it melts, hidden treasures will surface, which your dog may � nd and try to eat. Walking on icy surfaces isn’t just dif� cult for you, but your pet as well. Be careful where you, and your pet are adventuring.

When you get home, be sure to wash your pets feet. The salt and “ice melt” can be hard on their paws, and not good when ingested.

East Kootenay Branch Happenings

National Cup Cake Day February 29thNational Cupcake Day™ is the fi rst-ever, coordinated Ca-nadian event to support local shelters, SPCAs, and Humane Societies. In 2015, animal lovers across Canada raised over $450,000 in support of their favourite societies.Register for National Cupcake Day and host your own Na-tional Cupcake Day Party where you bake cupcakes for your co-workers, friends and family. Your guests donate to the par-ticipating animal welfare charity of your choice, in exchange for a cupcake, and raise critically-needed funds for animals that are abused, abandoned, neglected or no longer wanted. Your Cupcake Day party can be held at your workplace, home, schools or local community centre anywhere where you think people will enjoy a treat!National Cupcake Day is Monday, February 29, 2016, al-though you can hold your Cupcake Day Party on whatever day works best for you in February.The event is supported by the Ontario SPCA and BC SPCA on behalf of participating local shelters, SPCAs, and Humane Societies.The East Kootenay Branch will be selling cupcakes at the shelter on February 26th – February 28th from 1pm-4pm. Come on out and fi ght cruelty with cupcakes and “bake” a difference for animals!PetSmart Charities and The East Kootenay Branch Team Up to Fight Cat Overpopulation in Cranbrook!Do you or someone you know have a cat or kitten that needs to be spayed or neutered? We can help you out! Stop by the shelter and we will arrange your vet appointment and issue you a voucher to get your cat spayed or neutered. Please call 250-426-6751 for more information.Bottle and Can Recycling to raise money for all of our furry friends!Thanks to Gail and Richard Ballance a load of funds has been raised to assist with medical costs for all of the animals in the East Kootenay Branch’s care. They pick up, sort and de-liver cans and bottles for recycling. If you want to donate please drop off your refundables at the shelter or call Gail and Richard at 250-489-2540 and they will pick up from your home or place of business.

THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (BC SPCA)

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGEAST KOOTENAY BRANCH OF THE BC SPCA

EAST KOOTENAY BRANCH Will take place on: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 – 7pmAt: Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Board Room2279 Cranbrook Street NorthFor the purpose of: Electing members of the Community Council for the branch, as well as conducting any other busi-ness of the BranchFor further information on the meeting or to obtain a copy of the draft agenda, please contact Brenna Baker at [email protected] or 250-421-7861.A copy of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Society is avail-able at: http://www.spca.bc.ca/about/governance-account-ability/governance-docs/Issued by: Peter Johnson, Community Council ChairEast Kootenay Branch

Tuesday, FeBRuaRy 23, 2016

LocaL NEWSdaily townsman

POLLWEEKLog on to www.dailytownsman.com to make your vote count.

of the

This web poll is informal. It reflects opinions of site visitors who voluntarily participate. Results may not represent the opinions of the public as a whole. Black Press is not responsible for the statistical accuracy of opinions expressed here.

This week’s poll: “Will Donald Trump be the Republican nominee for President of the United

States?”

Last week’s poll resultsare not available.

Tre vor Cr awleyThere will be a new

champion for the Koo-tenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge this year.

In an intense culi-nary battle, Rusty Cox of The Hideout Restau-rant and Brewhouse ex-ploited a loophole to take down Shelby Schil-ler, the defending champion, who rep-resents BJ’s Restaurant and Creekside Pub.

The last matchup of the opening round at the Salvation Army soup kitchen, Schiller brought a pecan pie as a mystery ingredient that Cox had to use in his soup, however, he declined to give Schiller a mystery ingredient that she had to use in her soup.

But it wasn’t out of the kindness of his heart, as there was a strategic principle at stake.

Had Cox given her a mystery ingredient and she used it in her soup—that would auto-matically award her five extra points. By denying her a mystery ingredi-ent and using the one she provided for him, Cox was automatically

up five points before voting even started.

“It was an act of ag-gression,” Cox said. “It’s kind of like going to battle and taking your opponent’s artillery away, so, by taking five points away, I hope I don’t lose by four points now, because that would be terrible.”

Cox ended up taking the win by a vote of 27-16 as polled by Sal-vation Army clientele.

Although an unorth-odox strategy, the Cran-brook and District Community Founda-tion, which is taking the lead on organizing the Stone Soup Challenge, ended up sanctioning the move.

Schiller admitted being a little thrown off by the luxury of not having a mystery ingre-dient to use.

“I was absolutely blank. No points and no basis for my soup? It stumped me more than I thought it would have,” she said. “Not having it [mystery in-gredient], I was like, ‘Well, I have so many options now, it’s gotta be good.’”

While Cox hoped his tactic would add an ele-

ment of psychological warfare, he knew she would be serving up a challenging mystery in-gredient, but wasn’t sure what he’d see on the kitchen counter.

“I heard rumours that Shelby was bring-ing some kind of haba-nero scotch bonnet pepper powder, and I have a chilli allergy, so that would’ve absolute-ly devastated me, but she didn’t follow through on it,” Cox joked. “…If she would’ve found that out, that would’ve been my doom right there.”

In the end, it turned out to be a pecan pie that Cox had to work into his soup.

Both ended up mak-ing very similar culi-nary creations; Schiller with a steak goulash, while Cox served up a steak vegetable soup. Both were looking over their shoulders, spying on what the other was doing with their similar ingredients.

“We kept looking over, like, ‘What are you doing? That’s what I’m doing…’,” said Schiller.

Added Cox: “Shelby and I used pretty much the identical ingredient

base, just different amounts of what we used. The only differ-ence with mine, was I had a little bit of sweet-ness because of the pecan pie as a secret ingredient, but it actu-ally fit really nice into the soup.”

The Kootenay Gran-ite Stone Soup Chal-lenge semifinalists are now set, as Chef Gra-ham Barnes, of Max’s Place, will face off against Lindsay Waugh of Hot Shots Cafe on Tuesday afternoon. On Friday, Cox will go head-to-head with Car-men Alaric, the resident chef at the Salvation Army soup kitchen.

The winners of the two semifinals will meet for the final event hosted by the Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort on Wednesday, March 2. Tickets are available through Max’s Place, calling the CDCF at 250-426-1119 or online at Snapd East Koote-nay.

The event is a joint fundraiser split be-tween the CDCF’s gen-eral endowment fund and the Salvation Ar-my’s proposed 24/7 shelter.

Chef Rusty Cox advances, stone soup semifinals set

Trevor Crawley phoTo

The Choice officially celebrated it’s 20th anniversary of business in Cranbrook on Monday, Feb. 22. The Choice, which was originally Boarder’s Choice and founded by Paul Machnau, has exchanged hands a few times over the years, but is now being spearheaded by Joey Sandberg and Mike Peabody. Pictured above: Joey Sandberg and Jaxon Toorenburgh show off a cake with the graphic created by the team over at CranbrookCity.com. Here’s to 20 more years.

Opening round of Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge concludes with a clash of two local culinary heavyweights

Chef Shelby Schiller, left, of BJ’s Restaurant and Creekside Pub went up against Chef Rusty Cox of The Heidout Restaurant and Brewhouse in the final matchup of the opening round of the Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge on Monday at the Salvation Army soup kitchen.

NOW is the time to get with it!On-Line Advertising – call your advertising representative today.Townsman: 250-426-5201 Bulletin: 250-427-5333

Not sure about the whole

digital thing?


LocaL NEWSdaily townsman

Hundreds of other prizes and draw items were given away throughout the day, in-cluding kids who took away a big screen LED TV as well as an X-Box-One complete with two games courtesy of Mike Hambalek at Caliper Machine & Hydraulics.

The big adult prize was a 2 man pontoon boat valued at over $3,000.00, which went to the winner of the closely contested adult casting contest that had everyone on the edge of their seats.

In order to keep ev-eryone fueled and hy-drated for the day, food and refreshments were made available by Whale Sponsors Tim Hortons and Ricks Fine Meats & Sausage, as

well as great donations from local grocery stores and bakeries throughout the region.

This event would not be possible without the amazing support of the dozens of community sponsors and volun-teers, as well as the par-ticipation of everyone that attended and do-nated generously.

JCI Kootenay is proud have brought this event to the community and even prouder of the lasting impact it will make on those local families that will benefit the most.

To find out more about JCI Kootenay and how you can create new opportunities for your-self and your communi-ty please visit them at Facebook.com/JCIKoo-

Submitted

Volunteers at the JCI Kootenay Family Fun Day, held Monday, Feb. 8. at Fort Steele,

JCI Family Fun Day raises almost $8,000 for kids with cancerContinued from page 1

Submitted

The ever popular sack race — Fort Steele Heritage Town, Feb. 8

tenay or email Presi-d e nt @ J C I Ko o t e nay .com

Special thanks to the

Derby’s Whale Spon-sors: Dacota Freight Servcies Ltd., Caliper Machine & Hydraulics,

Sunshine Houseboat Vacations, Tim Hortons Cranbrook, Genex Mar-keting, Fort Steele Heri-

tage Town, Rick’s Fine Meats & Sausage, Econ-omy Vacuum Tankers, Williams Moving and

Storage, Kootenay Knit & Apparel, Summit107

Barry CoulterCranbrook RCMP are re-

porting a busy week past, as usual.

Staff Sergeant Hector Lee said in an email press re-leased that the local detach-ment responded to 119 calls to service Feb. 15-22 (up from 94 calls Feb. 8-15).

Two major incidents in-

cluded the arrest of a U.S. citizen, who was charged under the Motor Vehicle Act, after running the border at Kingsgate in a stolen truck on Feb. 17. East Kootenay Traffic Services and Cranbrook RCMP members were able to locate the vehicle, stop traffic westbound coming out of Cranbrook, then quickly exe-

cute a safe vehicle stop and arrested the lone male occu-pant on Highway 3 near Sil-ver Springs Road.

The man was still in in custody as of Friday, Feb. 19, and being dealt with by Can-ada Border Services Agency.

Cranbrook RCMP are not pursuing criminal charges related to the stolen vehicle

as there is a likelihood that American Authorities will pursue similar charge in their jurisdiction, Lee said i the re-lease.

As well, a woman was ar-rested early Saturday morn-ing, Feb. 20, in Cranbrook after a stabbing incident.

In terms of motor vehicle incidents, two immediate

roadside prohibitions were issued (alcohol-related), and one 24-hour probibition (drug related).

Ten collisions were re-ported — four outside of the city and five within the city, plus one hit-and-run.

There were nine men-tal-health related calls, and seven individuals were ap-

prehended.There were seven assault

complaints, resulting in four individuals being arrested (three of these were domestic incidents, one non-domes-tic).

Four theft/frauds were re-ported, one break-and-enter to business (nothing stolen) and two drug seizures.

Border runner, stabbing part of cops’ busy week

daily townsman Tuesday, FeBRuaRy 23, 2016

City Council invites public participation regarding the 2016-2020 Five Year Financial Plan before it is adopted.

Copies of the document will be available online at www.cranbrook.ca or for pick up at City Hall starting Tuesday, February 23rd.

Written submissions are invited from the public and will be considered by Council at a Special Meeting on Thursday, March 10, 2016.

Written submissions must be received at City Hall by 4:00 pm local time, Monday March 7, 2016.

SubmittedOur local bats are

gone for the winter and their whereabouts is currently unknown in the Kootenay region. Bi-ologists are requesting reports from citizens of bats found hibernating during the cold season.

“During summer, we receive a lot of reports from residents who have bats roosting on their property in hous-es, barns or sheds” ex-plains Juliet Craig, Co-ordinating Biologist for the Kootenay Commu-nity Bat Project. “How-ever, we have very little information about where these bats go in winter.”

The goals of the Koo-tenay Community Bat Project are to respond to public reports of roost-ing bats in buildings, provide information on bat houses and promote citizen scientist to moni-tor bat populations through the Annual Bat Count. This project is funded by the Columbia Basin Trust, Habitat Stewardship Program, Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, and Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund in response to increasing conservation concern for bats.

In the winter, local bats have been reported to hibernate in caves, rock crevices or aban-doned mines, but only a few specific locations in the Kootenay region are

What are those bats up to?Kootenay Community Bat Project seeks public reports of bat activity during winter

Jakob Dulisse photo

During summer, there are lots of reports of bat behaviour. But there is very little information about where these bats go in winter.

known. There is in-creasing anecdotal evi-dence that they might hibernate either singly or in small numbers in human created habitat such as buildings, chimneys, firewood piles, etc.

The Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) was emergency listed as En-dangered on the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) in 2014 because of sudden and dramatic declines across the eastern portions of the ranges. These declines are the direct result of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease that has killed millions of bats in eastern North

America during their winter hibernation.

White Nose Syn-drome is currently not detected west of the Rockies, but is predict-ed in British Columbia during the next five to ten years. One of the first steps to managing the disease impacts is to better understand bat behaviour and hab-itat use in the winter. By locating the winter hi-bernation sites, biolo-gists hope to prevent inadvertent disease in-troduction and protec-tion of these sites will be essential for recover of populations should disease arrive and dev-astate local popula-

tions.“Programs like the

Kootenay Community Bat Project are in place to collect information from the public on bat populations with the in-tention of aiding in the conservation of bats and their habitats” con-tinues Craig. “Reports from the public about bat hibernacula are ex-tremely important for bat conservation in the province”.

Residents from the Kootenays are urged to report winter bat sight-ings to the online gov-ernment reporting tool at http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wildlife/wsi/inci-dental_obs.htm. Infor-

mation of particular importance is the loca-tion of the roosting sites (provide exact location so the site can be locat-ed again in future years), unusual be-haviour such as flying during the day, how many bats were at the site, and a general de-scription. It is very im-portant that the bats should not be disturbed and so in most cases just select “bats” for the Species field and enter the number observed under “Unknown age and sex”.

For more informa-tion on bats in the Koo-tenays, see www.koote-naybats.com.

Courtesy Julie brannigan

St. Mary’s School hosted a ‘Night at the Museum’ Wednesday, Feb. 17, as part of their 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Intermediate students were tasked with completing a project about anything that interested them. With less stringent restraints than a tradi-tional science fair, the results were fascinating. Pictured at right: Brogan Graham did his project on grey aliens.

NOW is the time to get with it!On-Line Advertising – call your advertising representative today.Townsman: 250-426-5201 Bulletin: 250-427-5333

Not sure about the whole

digital thing?

Protect our earth.The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and the

Kimberley Daily Bulletin promote recycling.

We use vegetable-based inks, and our newsprint, tin and aluminum waste is recycled.


T he plot thickens. Actually, the plot thins. I don’t know how many of you were keeping an eye on the party

primaries in the United States this past weekend, but on the Republican side, American’s flirtation with idiocy continues.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clin-ton took the Nevada caucus on Saturday, making her path to the nomination “inev-itable” according to some pundits. It cer-tainly makes it easier.

You know who else is looking inevitable? Don-ald Trump. The bombas-tic, orange-haired ego ma-niac took 32.5 per cent of the vote in South Carolina, and along with it all 50 of that state’s delegates. And it’s the delegate numbers that matter come convention time.

The evening proved remarkable in more than one way. Firstly, Trump’s victo-ry in a hugely evangelical Christian state is not a good look for his competitor Ted Cruz, who is about as evangelical as one could get, gearing his campaign directly to that cohort. That Cruz couldn’t carry South Carolina says something about his appeal or lack thereof.

South Carolina also brought an end to the dynamic Jeb! campaign. Wait, did I say dynamic? Whichever marketing genius thought up the idea that putting an excla-mation point after Jeb’s (!) name would be an indication of the excitement of the can-didate should be looking for another job right now. Hopefully not in marketing.

The exclamation point let Jeb down.

Badly. Jeb (!) began his campaign with a war chest of over $100 million raised by his Super PAC Right to Rise. He also had the favour of the Republican establish-ment, who thought he was The Guy. Yet Jeb’s (!) campaign sputtered almost from day one. He couldn’t answer questions about his brother George W.’s actions in Iraq. He couldn’t seem to decide whether to defend them or not and in the end tried to duck the question. Not a good look. It

was a sad slide to fourth place and only 7.8 per cent of the South Carolina vote from there. Jeb’s (!) desper-ation was such that he actu-ally hauled George W. out on the campaign trail in the Bush-friendly environs of South Carolina. But it was

not to be. The exclamation point was wilt-ing. Perhaps in the future we can refer to him as Jeb… or just Jeb :(

In any event, he’s out of the race, the establishment is rallying around the dy-namic … no wait, he’s even less dynamic than Jeb (!), the robotic Marco Rubio. He was even endorsed by Mitt Romney, which is … I got nothing.

Which brings us back to Trump as the Republican candidate for president of the United States. That’s right. I’m calling it. He’s going to be the nominee. A man with no platform except Make America Great Again. The fact is the American economy is in full recovery mode — it’s certainly a lot stronger than Canada’s at the moment. But Trump and his followers don’t see it that way. Because to them, America was

great in the 1950s. Staunchly conservative, white-privileged, picket fence America. That’s when America was great. If you were a conservative white person, that is.

I don’t even know if Trump believes in his message himself but his followers do. His followers are discontented with the current state of affairs and they are dying to find someone to blame. So when Trump points his finger to illegal Mexican resi-dents, his followers roar and clap like trained seals. When Trump says his Amer-ica will “beat China”, they are wildly excit-ed. Beat China at what? He doesn’t say, but there is going to be some beating, you just wait and see.

Trump envisions America as the world’s bully, whom everyone else bows down to because they are afraid not to. That’s some vision.

Can he beat Clinton in the general elec-tion? You want to say no but … Clinton has plenty of baggage and Trump will point it all out. Clinton will have to appeal to vot-ers who want substance, who want more than a border wall and a big stick.

Clinton is hardly firing people up and she will need her supporters to come to the polls in droves. Trump’s best friend is going to be an apathetic electorate. And of course a fawning media, that has paved the way for him.

President Donald Trump. You might want to start wrapping your brain around that concept.

Carolyn Grant is Editor at the Kimberley Daily Bulletin

A quick ticket back to the ‘50s

LETTERS TO THE EDITORLetters to the Editor should be a maximum of 400 words in length. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject any contri-bution. All letters must include the name and daytime phone number of the writer for verification purposes. The phone number will not be printed. Anonymous letters will not be published. Only one letter per month from any particular letter writer will be published. Email letters to [email protected]. Mail to The Daily Townsman, 822 Cranbrook St. N., Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 3R9. In Kimberley, email [email protected]. Mail to The Daily Bulletin, 335 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC V1A 1Y9.

OPINIONwww.dailytownsman.com

822 Cranbrook Street , North Cranbrook, B.C. • V1C 3R9

Ph: 250-426-5201 • Fax: [email protected]

www.dailybulletin.ca335 Spokane Street

Kimberley, B.C. • VIA 1Y9Ph: 250-427-5333 • Fax: 250-427-5336

[email protected]

Published by Black PressMonday to Friday, except statutory holidays

Karen Johnston Jenny Leiman PUBLISHER OFFICE MANAGER

Barry Coulter Carolyn Grant TOWNSMAN EDITOR BULLETIN EDITOR

Nicole KoranBULLETIN ADVERTISING

MANAGER

CRANBROOK DAILY TOWNSMANDial 250-426-5201

PUBLISHER:Karen Johnston, ext. 204

[email protected]

CIRCULATION:Karrie Hall, ext. 208

[email protected]:

Jenny Leiman, ext. [email protected]

CLASSIFIEDS:Marion Quennell, ext. 202

classi� [email protected]:

Barry Coulter, ext. [email protected]

SPORTS:Taylor Rocca, ext. 219

[email protected]:

Trevor Crawley ext. [email protected]

ADVERTISING REPS:Erica Morell, ext. 214

[email protected]

KIMBERLEY DAILY BULLETINDial 250-427-5333

ADVERTISING MANAGER: Nicole Koran, ext. [email protected]

EDITOR: Carolyn [email protected]

IF UNSURE OF THE EXTENSION, DIAL 0.

All rights reserved. Contents copyright by The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and The Kimberley Daily Bulletin. Any reproduction of material contained in this publication in whole or in part is forbidden without the expressed written consent of the Publisher. It is agreed that The Cranbrook Daily Townsman and The Kimberley Daily Bulletin will not be responsible for errors or omissions and is not liable for any amount exceeding the cost of the space used and then only such portion where the errors actually appeared. We reserve the right to edit or reject any submission or advertisement that is contrary to our Publishing guidelines.

DAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETIN

www.facebook.com/TownsmanBulletin

twitter.com/@crantownsmantwitter.com/@kbulletin

Stay connected!

Carolyn Grant


news/opinion

T he B.C. Liberal government made a big show of selectively easing Medi-cal Services Plan fees in its budget

for the coming election year.In what is becoming a pattern for Pre-

mier Christy Clark, the biggest beneficia-ries are single parents. The new MSP is calculated for adults only, so a single par-ent with two children saves as much as $1,200 a year.

Premium assistance is expanded, with discounts for single people making up to $42,000, rather than $30,000. But for singles, couples and seniors who don’t qualify for discounts, the rate is going up another four per cent effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Indeed, with population growth, the finance ministry expects its take from MSP premiums to rise every year, reaching $2.5 billion in the coming years.

MSP revenue covers about 17 per cent of B.C.’s health budget, and Clark and Fi-nance Minister Mike de Jong insist that Canada’s only direct health care charge is a vital signal to people that health care isn’t free.

This argument has failed.One seldom-discussed fact is that for

half of the people charged MSP, it’s paid by their employers. In private sector terms it’s a hefty payroll tax, creating one more ob-stacle for businesses to hire full-time staff

with benefits.So most full-time employees don’t re-

ceive this supposedly vital signal, unless they get laid off because their employer is losing money.

Also note that politicians and public sector employees have never paid MSP premiums. Their employers, taxpayers, pick up the tab for them.

People who have to pay out of pocket are what the bureaucracy calls “pay direct

accounts.” Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation recently re-vealed that nearly 400,000 of these accounts are currently in arrears by more than 30 days, owing a grand total of $457 million.

Of course this is Canada, so even if you haven’t paid or even regis-tered for MSP, you still get treatment at the hospital. Another potential signal lost in the noise.

For people who lose their jobs, MSP is like being kicked when they are down. Their employer stops paying, and the slow-moving bureaucracy charges them based on their income from the previous year.

There was a fuss in 2004 after the B.C. Liberals contracted out MSP administra-tion to a Virginia-based back-office spe-cialist, delightfully named Maximus Cor-poration.

Now Maximus goes after delinquent

MSP accounts with collection agency tac-tics, and attempts to keep up with the comings and goings from other provinces and countries.

Opposition parties decry the continued inequity of the MSP premium system, which charges the same for a single person making $45,000 or $450,000 a year.

NDP leader John Horgan rails about inequality and accuses Clark of using MSP revenues to establish her prosperity “slush fund,” but he stops short of calling for the elimination of MSP premiums.

One would expect the NDP to lead an-other “axe the tax” campaign, as they did with the carbon tax and the HST, but they aren’t. Perhaps this is because workers for this unnecessary Maximus machine re-main members of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union.

Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has it right. He staged a popular petition drive to roll MSP premiums into income tax. If the government wants to send a message, it can interrupt its continuous “Jobs Plan” advertising.

Scrapping MSP and raising income tax rates on higher brackets to compensate would fix the private sector payroll deter-rent, make salaried employees (including me) pay their share, and end a tax break for the wealthy.

Don’t hold your breath.

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

Time to take MSP off life support

daily townsman / daily bulletin

KIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK COMMUNITY CALENDARKIMBERLEY AND CRANBROOK What’s Up?

Place your notice in your “What’s Up?” Community Calendar FREE of charge. This column is intended for the use of clubs and

non-pro� t organizations to publicize their coming events — provided the following requirements are met:

• Notices will be accepted two weeks prior to the event.• All notices must be emailed, faxed or dropped off in person.

No telephone calls please.• NOTICES SHOULD NOT EXCEED 30 WORDS.

• Only one notice per week from any one club or non-profi t organization.• All notices must be received by the Thursday prior to publication.

• There is no guarantee of publication. Notices will run subject to space limitations.

CRANBROOK TOWNSMAN & KIMBERLEY BULLETIN COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Drop off : 822 Cranbrook St. N. • Drop off : 335 Spokane StreetE-mail: [email protected] • Fax: 250-427-5336

ONGOINGMark Creek Lions meet 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at the Kimbrook. Meet & Greet from 6:00-6:30pm, supper 6:30-7:00, meeting 7:00-8:00pm. Contact 250-427-5612 or 250-427-7496. New members welcome – men and ladies! The Cellar Thrift Store Open Mon. to Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. Our revenues support local programs and outreach programs of Cranbrook United Church. Baker Lane Entry at 2 – 12th Ave. S. Cranbrook, B. C. Donations of new or gently used items welcome.Funtastic Singers meet every Tuesday 6:45 pm at the Cranbrook United Church (by Safeway). No experience necessary. Contact Cranbrook Arts, 250-426-4223.The Cranbrook Quilter’s Guild meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, September - June, 7.15 p.m. at the Cranbrook Senior Citizens Hall, 125-17th Ave South. Interested??? Call Jennifer at 250-426-6045. We’re on Facebook and www.cranbrookquiltersguild.ca.Enjoy Painting? Join ArtGroup 75, Fridays 1pm-4pm, Sept. - June. Seniors Hall, Cranbrook. 125. 17th Ave. S.Quilters meet in Kimberley on the 2nd Monday at Centennial Hall at 7:00 PM and the 4th Monday for sewing sessions in the United Church Hall at 10 Boundary Street.Hey Kimberley! We need you as Big Brothers and Big Sisters. One hour a week. YOU can make a diff erence in a Child’s life that will last a life time. Info: 250-499-3111.Cranbrook Community Tennis Association welcomes all citizens to play or learn to play. Call Neil 250-489-8107, Cathy 250-464-1903.Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon -1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org.Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24; Friday Meat Draw: 4:30-6:30, Saturday Meat Draw: 3:30-5:30. BINGO at the Kimberley Elks – Mondays, 6:30 start. All welcome.The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation invites anyone expecting bone and joint surgery to make contact with local volunteers for peer support. The free Ortho Connect program helps to ease the fear, stress and anxiety that go along with surgery and help patients prepare. 1-800-461-3639 ext 4, and ask for Lauralee.Do you have the desire to stop eating compulsively? Overeaters Anonymous (a 12-Step Program) meets Wednesdays, from 7-8pm at Cranbrook United Church, 2-12th St. S., downstairs. Contact: [email protected] from 5:00 to 6:00 pm; Focus Meat Draw at the Elks Club, Kimberley. Proceeds to Emergency Funds and non-profi t organizations. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) non profi t 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 2642Bibles For Missions Thrift Store, 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook - serving our community to benefi t others - at home and abroad. We turn your donations into helping dollars! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Phone 778-520-1981.

UPCOMINGHave Camera Will Travel.... presents “Morocco” Join Veronica Paauw & Mark Van Camp - “Trekking in Morocco”, Slide presentation at Centre 64 on Tuesday, Feb 23 at 7:30 pm. Admission by Donation to the Kimberley Arts Centre 64.East Kootenay Chapter Back Country Horsemen of BC is organizing a Tack Consignment event on Feb. 27 from 10am - 5pm at Top Crop Garden, Farm & Pet. You can participate by dropping off your used tack for consignment on: Wed Feb 24, 10am-2pm; Thurs Feb 25, 10am-2pm; Fri Feb 26, 9am-6pm. Info: Brian 250-919-8150. BBQ organized by Maverick Riding Club, 11am-2pm.Sixth Annual Foster Parent Banquet and Loonie Auction on March 4th at the Heritage Inn. For info and tickets, contact Gerri at 250-489-8441 or Erin at 250-489-8807.East Kootenay Regional Science Fair 2016 March 4th to 5th, 2016 held at College of the Rockies. This years theme: Science of Sport & Health. More info at www.ekrsf.caJoin Steve Bell for an evening of Tunes and Tales, Saturday March 5th at Cranbrook Alliance Church. Free tickets are available at Cranbrook Alliance Church, The Nails or at www.stevebell.comCome dance to Old Spice, Saturday, March 5, 7:00-10:30 pm at Cranbrook Senior’s Centre. Everyone welcome! $10/person. GoGo Granny Travelogue. In 28 days, Gebhard and Sabine travelled through Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil starting high in the Andes Mountains to the giant salt lake at Uyuni, the capital city of Sucre and Rio De Janeiro. Wednesday March 9th, 7:00 at the College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre. Admission by donation to GoGo Granny’s.The Kimberley Camera Club presents its Annual Digital Show on Thurs, March 10th, 7:00 p.m. in the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kimberley. Admission by donation.Saturday April 23/16, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; Open House at the Kootenay Trout Hatchery. Free event – fun and activities for the whole family.

BC ViewsTom Fletcher

Kerri WallAccording to a recent report

about income-related health inequalities in Canada, on a national level we collectively spend more than $200 billion a year on publicly funded health care. Here in British Columbia our health care is almost 50 per cent of our provincial budget. But despite all this spending, those who are richer enjoy bet-ter health and live longer than those who are poor.

Our health is most impact-

ed by social determinants – things like stable housing, hav-ing a job, access to education, and a steady income can make us healthier. It’s all connected - if you have a job and a steady income, you are more likely to be able to find the resources to improve your education or the education of your children. With an advanced education, you are more likely to have a higher income and be able to afford safe and stable housing. If you have affordable housing,

you are less likely to have to choose between buying healthy food and paying the rent and that means you can eat a healthier diet.

Health indicators like obesi-ty, smoking rates, and child mortality paint a picture of two different worlds – the poorest Canadians are challenged by these problems much more than those who are economi-cally advantaged.

Universal health care, like we have in Canada, is a corner-

stone to a more equitable soci-ety in terms of access to health care. We can also help decrease health inequities by investing in affordable housing, improv-ing access to education, and supporting poverty reduction planning programs in our com-munities.

After all, every person mat-ters.

Kerri Wall is a Community Health Facilitator

with Interior Health

Relationship between income, health

C anadian PressGOLDEN, B.C. - Skiers in-

jured in an avalanche is south-eastern British Columbia were on a self-guided trip and aware of the risks when they were caught in the snow slide, says an official from a ski holiday company.

The avalanche northeast of Golden happened Sunday, the day after a 30-year-old Calgary man was killed when a slide hit four snowmobile riders in the same region.

Avalanche Canada issued a special warning Friday for the area about the possibility of “very large and dangerous ava-lanches.”

The six injured skiers, part of a larger group staying at Sun-rise Lodge, were on a slope when the avalanche occurred

near the treeline.“We are very forthright

about any avalanche warnings. In fact, as soon as the special advisory came out we were very proactive in issuing that,” John Bell, a spokesman for Golden Alpine Holidays, said Monday.

“We offered a lodge to be rented out to a group that made the decision. We are not there to tell them what to do.”

The warning recommended that backcountry users avoid large slopes above and at the treeline.

The injured were flown by helicopter to hospital and two were in serious condition.

The dead snowmobiler was identified as Nick Roberts, a Calgary Fire Department tech-nician.

“He was a very valued mem-ber of our fire department fam-ily since joining our organiza-tion in 2013,” said Carol Henke, a fire department spokeswom-an. “We offer our sincere con-dolences to his family and friends.”

Avalanche Canada said 90 to 95 per cent of slides are trig-gered by the people who be-come buried by them.

Roberts was the seventh person to die in an avalanche in B.C. this season.

Ilya Storm, a forecaster with the non-profit agency, said av-alanche conditions can change quickly and there is always an element of risk when heading out into the backcountry.

Storm said the key is for people to be aware of the con-ditions, adjust their activities to

stay safe and to be trained to deal with an avalanche.

Barb McLintock with the BC Coroners Service said it is frus-trating to deal with such deaths when groups such as Ava-lanche Canada and Parks Can-ada work hard to issue fore-casts of the danger.

She wonders if part of the problem is people who come to the mountains from outside the region who may not hear of the warnings or disregard them because they want to make the most of their trip or holiday.

“Obviously this is a risk that is still not well understood,” she said.

“It is like impaired driving. Will we ever stop people from doing totally risky things? No we won’t.”

Seven skiers hurt in B.C. avalanche were on self-guided trip: industry group

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 DAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETIN TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 PAGE 9DAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETIN

VS Fernie Ghostriders

Game 1 - Feb. 23 at Kimberley Civic CentreGame 2 - Feb. 24 at Fernie Memorial ArenaGame 3 - Feb. 26 at Kimberley Civic CentreGame 4 - Feb. 27 at Fernie Memorial Arena

If needed Game 5* - Feb. 29 at Kimberley Civic CentreGame 6* - March 1 at Fernie Memorial ArenaGame 7* - March 3 at Kimberley Civic Centre

Dynamiters: Go! Go! Go! For The Cyclone Cup!

Proud to be your long-time

supporter.

355 Ross StreetKimberley250-427-4444

open8am-8pm 250-427-5516

400 Ross Street, Kimberleywww.sullivanpub.com

Wishing the Nitros

GOOD LUCK... Bring home the cup!

The Sullivan Pub & Liquor Store

Signal Collision Kimberley Highway 95A • Kimberley • 250-427-7462

At Signal Collision we put over 30 years of experience to work for your car.

With state-of-the-art equipment, factory-certified parts and Licensed Technicians, we’ll get you back on the road safely.

where accidents unhappen.®

go dynamiters go!

Good LuckDynamiters!

Southeast BC’s Regional Law Firm

www.rockieslaw.com

Cranbrook250.426.7211

Fernie250.423.4446

Kimberley250.427.0111

Invermere250.342.4447

1525 Warren Ave, Kimberley V1A 1R4

Phone: 250-427-2313OPEN 7 DAYS 8AM TO 8PM

GO

GOAn active part of the community

(And proud of it.)

GOGOAn active part of the community

GOGO

GOGO

WINTER Hours: Mon to Thu, 4pm-9pmFri & Sat, 4pm-12am

Sunday & Stats 4pm-9pm

250 427-5227

Grubstake Pizza

325 WALLINGER AVE KIMBERLEY

tastyfreshfreshfresh

PIZZA!

PROUD SPONSOR OF THE

K IMBERLEYDYNAMITERS!

A Coast Spas DEALER

Marysville Hot TubsUNIT C, 417 - 304TH STREET MARYSVILLE

www.marysvillehottubs.ca 250-432-0099 1-877-432-0099 Sales Service Maintenance Chemicals

Water Testing & Treatment

Good luck on the road to the Cyclone Taylor Cup.

Best of Luck in the Playoffs!

KimberleyBuilding Supplies250-427-2400335 Jennings Avenue, Kimberley

Go Team Go!

Good Luck N i t r o s

Patrick and staff at Meadowbrook Motors would like to wish the Kimberley Dynamiters,

Coaches and Staff – all the best in the upcoming season!

Sherco Canada DealerEnduro, MX, Trials, and X-Ride

GONITROS!

8983 Hwy 95A 250-427-7690 Gift Certi� cates Available!

Meadowbrook MotorsMeadowbrook MotorsAutomotive Repair and

Motorcycles Sales & Service

PROUD TO SUPPORT OUR KIMBERLEY DYNAMITERS

(250) 427-2202 417D - 304 Street, Marysville

www.creeksidephysiotherapy.ca

Physiotherapy, Acupuncture/IMS, and Registered Massage Therapy

305 Wallinger Avenue, Kimberley, BC V1A 1Z3

250-427-2276www.kootenayinsurance.ca

GOOD LUCK TO OUR DYNAMITERS!

BAVARIAN HOME HARDWARE 235 Spokane Street, Kimberley PH: 250-427-2667 Email: [email protected]

From one hard-working team to another,

“Good Luck!”

LOCAL,ORGANIC PRODUCE, GROCERIES, MEAT, MILK, CHEESE AND IN-STORE BAKERY.Juice and coffee bar now open!

KIMBERLEY

MARKET

521 Wallinger Ave Kimberley

250-427-4944

Open Daily 6am - 10pm

Proud to support the Dynamiters!

Industrial • Residential • CommercialPhone 250-427-4208 • Fax 250-427-6074

We are proud to support theDynamiters!

GO NITROS GO!Good luck to our KIJHL Champions!

Bring it home again!

“Baking the traditional way for over 93 Years”

www.kimberleycitybakery.ca287 Spokane Street • 250-427-2131

Family Consignmentand Sports

SkisSnowshoes

GlovesHockey Gear

skates, sticks, pucks

& more!380 Wallinger Avenue, Kimberley 250-427-2512

We carry a wide selection of new and used sports equipment!

KimberleyVISION CARE

75 Deer Park, Kimberley 427-2020

Good Luckin the

Playoffs!

Apps & DiehlBarrister & Solicitor, Mediator, Notary Public

250.427.2235

Go Dynamiters Go!GOOD LUCK in the

PLAYOFFS!!

GO NITROS GO!

Taylor Rocca: Full Sports Coverage!


Sports News? Call Taylor 250-426-5201, ext. 219

[email protected] ADVERTISE HERE!CALL TO BOOK YOUR AD NOW!

250.426.5201 250.427.5333

daily townsman / daily bulletin

Kootenay InternatIonal JunIor HocKey league

Dynamiters, Ghostriders ramp up playoff rivalryPuck drops on Game 1 of Eddie Mountain Division semifinal Tuesday at Kimberley Civic Centre

Taylor rocca PhoTo

Kimberley Dynamiters winger tanner Wit (#9) skates past Fernie ghostriders defenceman ryan teslak (#8) earlier this season. Wit and the Dynamiters host teslak and the ghostriders tuesday (7 p.m.) in game 1 of the eddie Mountain Division semifinal at the Kimberley civic centre.

Taylor rocc aSports Editor

If the 2015-16 KIJHL campaign were a gro-cery list, the Kimberley Dynamiters loaded the shopping basket and didn’t miss a single item from the scribe.

Eddie Mountain Di-vision title — check.

Kootenay Confer-ence crown — check.

KIJHL regular-season championship — check.

While all that is well and great, it matters very little in the grand scheme as Kimberley’s junior-hockey heroes prepare to bust out a new, and much more important list, which in-cludes, but is not limited to: win 16 KIJHL post-season games; win the 2016 Cyclone Taylor Cup, and; win the 2016 Keystone Cup.

Tuesday night, the Dynamiters (41-7-0-4) welcome the Fernie Ghostriders (27-20-0-5) to the Kimberley Civic Centre (7 p.m.) for Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eddie Mountain Division semifinal.

“They’re a well-coached, good hockey and they’ve had a little bit of adversity in terms of injuries and so on,” said Jerry Bancks, head coach of the Kimberley Dynamiters, Sunday evening. “They under-stand the spirit of the ri-valry. It’s going to be a phenomenal series.

“It’s unbelievable. I tell my wife, ‘Now it’s time for you to start get-ting groceries.’ I can’t get through the store. Ev-eryone wants to talk to you about [playoffs]. The whole town is like that. Because it is Fern-ie, it just amps up. It al-most doubles in terms of the excitement. It’s pretty cool.”

The 2016 division semifinal serves as a bit of a role reversal for the fierce rivals.

After finishing the 2014-15 season atop the KIJHL’s Eddie Mountain Division, the Ghostrid-ers dispatched the Golden Rockets in the first round before falling in the second round to the underdog Dynamit-ers, who went on to win

the 2015 KIJHL champi-onship and represent the league at the provin-cial Cyclone Taylor Cup.

Come 2016, the Dy-namiters are the odds-on favourites to emerge from the Eddie Moun-tain Division after claim-ing the KIJHL regu-lar-season title, while the Ghostriders play the role of underdog as the divi-

sion’s fourth seed.As much as the long-

standing rivalry between the two mountain town teams extends deep into history and far before many of the current players came to lace up their skates, there’s still discontent and bad blood that exists.

“I love beating Orser,” said Dynamiters goal-tender Tyson Brouwer, referring to Ghostriders puck-stopper Jeff Orser. “He stole that goalie of the year award from me last year and I hope I steal it from him this year.”

Brouwer and the Dy-namiters have done their fair share of beat-ing Orser and the Ghostriders to date in 2015-16, going 5-1-0-2 through the eight-game regular-season series and outscoring Fernie by a 23-18 margin.

What exists is a tale of two teams headed in opposite directions as the post-season arrives.

The Dynamiters have only lost three games since the calendar turned to 2016, going 14-3-0-0 while the Ghostrid-ers stumbled to a 7-9-0-1 mark since Jan. 1.

This past weekend, the Nitros saw the re-turn of captain Jason

Richter. Despite missing 17 games due to an up-per-body injury, the 5-foot-8 native of Cran-brook didn’t miss a beat as he returned to the lineup, tallying four goals and an assist in two games to close the regular season.

“It’s going to take a whole lot of heart, a whole lot of blocking shots, a whole lot of grit,” Richter said. “It’s going to be a long run. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

On the flip side, the Ghostriders have been without captain and leading scorer Cole Kee-bler (upper body) since Jan. 16. While there have been rumblings about the potential for a first-round return, there seems to be nothing certain heading into Game 1.

What is for certain is both the towns of Kim-berley and Fernie will come alive over the next week to 10 days.

During the second round of the 2016 KIJHL post-season, the two clubs combined to bring an average of 868 spec-tators through the gates over the six-game slate, with fans from both towns often making the trek across the pass to the rival barn.

“The biggest thing we learned last year was don’t worry too much about the other team, worry about what you’re doing,” Bancks said.

“Will beats skill. I’ll never go out on a limb and say we’re a more skilled team than any-body in our division. I’m hoping we work harder than they do and our will is stronger than theirs. It worked last year and it’s a simple formula.”

Hockey fans will get a firsthand chance to see whether or not that for-mula works again, be-ginning Tuesday (7 p.m.) with Game 1 at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

The Ghostriders host Game 2 of the Eddie Mountain Division semifinal Wednesday (7:30 p.m.) at the Fernie Memorial Arena. Game 3 is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26 (7 p.m.) at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

eDDIe MountaIn DIvIsIon seMIFInal

Fernie Ghostriders (4) vs. Kimberley Dynamiters (1)WHaT TO WaTCH FOR

Taylor rocc aSports Editor

ForwardsDynamitersBeyond the return of Richter (29 goals, 54 points),

the Nitros boast depth in the form of 20-year-olds Eric Buckley (24-46-70) and Jared Marchi (28-38-66), as well as hulking California import Keenan Haase (26-37-63).

Look for the emergence of Sawyer Hunt (14-21-35), Tanner Wit (12-14-26), Austyn Moser (9-14-23) and Brodie Buhler (3-5-8) as playoff warriors.

GhostridersWhile Keebler (27 goals, 58 points) remains a

question mark, the Ghostriders rely heavily on Zach Befus (25-28-53), who Bancks referred to as “the complete package.” Justin Peers (21-32-53) has been in and out of the lineup but provides key offense, as does the pint-sized, 5-foot-7 Mitch Titus (11-20-31).

Bruising forwards Alex Cheveldave (86 PIM) and Coleton Dawson (96 PIM) could pose a problem.

DefenceDynamitersJordan Busch (8-58-66) sees the ice like few oth-

ers and distributes the puck effectively. Justin Meier (92 PIM) and George Bertoia are arguably two of the

best shutdown defenders in the conference, if not the league. Trey Doell (4-20-24) has settled in as a steady two-way presence after a mid-season con-version from forward.

GhostridersKeagan Kingwell (6-13-19) and Kevin Pierce (2-

17-19) have proven steady, while Ryan Teslak and Travis Thomsen (85 PIM) have also been respective pains for the opposition.

GoalDynamitersTyson Brouwer was the 2015 Playoff MVP for the

Dynamiters and named Team MVP for the 2015-16 regular season Sunday night (31-6-0, 1.96 GAA, .929 SP, 8 SO). Expect him to carry the load. If necessary, Mitch Traichevich (10-5-0, 2.27 GAA, .916, 2 SO) had his coming out party in a 5-2 win over Fernie to close the season.

GhostridersJeff Orser was the 2015 Eddie Mountain Division

Goaltender of the Year and carried the load in 2015-16 (17-17-0, 2.74 GAA, .920 SP, 2 SO). Backup Bran-don Butler (6-8-0, 2.89 GAA, .918 SP, 1 SO) was un-doubtedly Fernie’s best player, making 37 saves, in a 3-1 loss at Kimberley Feb. 13.

“It’s going to take a whole lot of heart, a whole lot of blocking shots, a whole lot of

grit. It’s going to be a long run. It’s going to

be a lot of fun.”Jason Richter

CaptainKimberley

Dynamiters


SportSdaily townsman / daily bulletin

WEDNESDAY

FEBRUARY 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY24

Game & Ticket Info 250.417.0322Tickets available at the Kootenay ICE Of� ce

and Western Financial Place Box Of� ce.

www.kootenayice.net

vsvs..PRESENTED BY

WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAYPRESENTED BY

For The Townsman

The Mount Baker se-nior girls basketball team travelled to Notre Dame High School in Calgary this last week-end to wrap up their tournament schedule for the 2015-16 season. The Wild defeated the Blue and Gold of Notre Dame to take home the championship.

The Wild came into the tournament with a 16-7 record and had re-cently returned from a weekend in McGrath where they dropped two of three games and defi-nitely underperformed.

“It was one of those weekends where we for-got you don’t just de-serve to win, you have to work hard from start to finish and do the little things to win. We were out worked and the re-sults showed our lack of team effort,” said Lacey Reay. “It was disap-pointing to add that to our great season but it definitely helped us to prepare for and win the next weekend at Notre Dame in Calgary.”

The Wild started the weekend at Notre Dame facing Mennonite Breth-ren Collegiate Institute (MBCI) out of Winnipeg.

The Wild were short players due to injury and sickness but were relent-less in pushing the ball.

MBCI battled hard in the first quarter but could not handle the depth and tempo of the Wild team over four quarters. The final score was 99-19 in favour of the Wild.

“We didn’t want the same feeling we had from the weekend be-fore,” said Grade 11 ath-lete Haylee Thomas. “The feeling of compet-ing hard for each other is so much more fun.”

The next match for the Wild was against

Bishop McNally High School (Bobcats) out of Calgary.

The Wild had a sig-nificant size advantage but the opposition was relentless. The Bobcats were physical and loved to push the ball.

For three quarters the game was back and forth with the Wild maintaining single digit leads. In the fourth quarter the Wild boards made the difference and the Bobcats finally suc-cumb to the pressure falling 58-35 to the Wild.

“It was a physical game, lots of contact and very high tempo. It

is a lot of fun to put de-fensive pressure on their best players” said Grade 11 player Kal Taye.

The Wild headed into the final game of the tournament wanting to push the home team.

“It is about compet-ing, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose but it is important to com-pete,” said Wild Grade 11 player Rachel Hubick.

The home team was not going to concede easily, they came ready to fight and each time the Wild would get a double digit lead the Blue and Gold of Notre Dame fought back to

within a few points of the lead.

In the end, the battle and compete of all the Wild players was the dif-ference.

“We won this tourna-ment as a team, we fought for each other and pushed each other to do more,” said gradu-ating player Claire Duffy. “We understand it takes getting after loose balls and winning defensive battles to

compete, and in this case, we beat a hard working team in their home gym. It was a great way to wrap up our tournaments for the season.”

Next action for the team is the 67th BC Sec-ondary School AAA Girls Basketball Cham-pionships in Langley, B.C., from March 2-5, 2016 at the Langley Events Centre.

Wild Sr. Girls Basketball wrap tournament season with championship

Creston’s Prince Charles Secondary School claims East Kootenay Jr. boys basketball crown

Barry Coulter Photo

Creston’s Prince Charles Secondary School Bulldogs (above, left) claimed the East Kootenay Jr. Boys Basketball Championship at Parkland Middle School in Cranbrook this past week-end, defeating the Mount Baker Secondary School Wild (above, right).

Barry CoulTerTownsman Editor

Cranbrook was the site of the East Kootenay Junior Basketball Cham-pionships, featuring

both boys’ and girls’ sides this weekend past.

Parkland Middle School hosted the Boys’ championships, Mt. Baker hosted the Girls’ championships.

The Jaffray Jr. Sec-ondary School Rebels came out on top on the Girls’ side, followed by the Bulldogs of Prince Charles Secondary School in Creston (2),

Cranbrook’s Parkland Raiders (3), Fernie Sec-ondary School Falcons (4), Sparwood Second-ary School Spartans (5), the Tigers of Laurie Middle School in Cran-

brook (6), Kimberley’s Selkirk Storm (7) and Invermere’s David Thompson Secondary School Lakers (8).

In the Boys’ champi-onships, Creston’s

Prince Charles Second-ary School took top spot over the Mount Baker Secondary School Wild (2). Fernie finished (3),followed by Jaffray (4), Parkland (5, win-

ning the Consolation side), Sparwood (6), David Thompson (7) and Selkirk (8).

Congratulations to all teams.

Former Ice defenceman Polak dealt from Leafs to SharksJonas siegelCanadian Press

TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Lou Lamoriello isn’t waiting until the final hours before the trade deadline to make moves.

Lamoriello contin-ued to get ahead of the trade market Monday, completing his second transaction is as many days, a week before the Feb. 29 deadline.

The Leafs sent de-fenceman Roman Polak and centre Nick Spaling to San Jose for sec-ond-round picks in 2017 and 2018 as well as for-ward Raffi Torres. Toron-to landed a fourth-round pick and prospect Colin

Smith when it dealt for-ward Shawn Matthias to Colorado Sunday and sent Dion Phaneuf to Ot-tawa in a nine-player swap earlier this month.

“I always felt that if you could do it a little earlier (it’s) better,” Lam-oriello said on a confer-ence call shortly after the trade was announced.

The two most recent transactions add more draft picks to a growing haul for the Leafs. To-ronto could have as many as 12 selections in the 2016 draft with nine in the bank for 2017 (in-cluding three sec-ond-round picks poten-tially) and eight for 2018.

The Leafs want to

give Mark Hunter, the team’s director of player personnel and draft leader, plenty of oppor-tunities to land pros-pects for the future.

“I think the picks are the most important thing that we’ve got in these transactions,” Lamoriello said, noting ability to move picks for players down the line.

Two second-round picks is a rich return for Toronto given that Polak and Spaling will likely fill depth roles for the Sharks, who missed the post-season last year and currently sit third in the Pacific Division.

Polak was acquired by the Leafs in a swap

for Carl Gunnarsson in the summer of 2014, be-coming a valued veteran leader for the group this season. He became a fa-vourite of Leafs head coach Mike Babcock for his competitive nature.

“There’s no question what his characteristics are: he’s a man,” said Lamoriello. “He’s some-body you’d go in a fox-hole with at any given time. He knows what we think of him.”

Spaling was added in the Phil Kessel transac-tion last summer but was bothered by injuries this season. He snapped a 60-game goal drought in Toronto’s OT loss to Phil-adelphia Saturday.

The Leafs are likely to remain active on the trade front with a expir-ing contracts - P.A. Par-enteau, Michael Grab-ner and Brad Boyes - still to move.

Toronto opted not to add a veteran to their AHL affiliate, the league-leading Toronto Marlies, and instead re-assigned Torres to the San Jose Barracuda.

Brendan Leipsic and Stuart Percy were re-called from the Marlies and could play Tuesday when the Leafs host the Predators.

Polak played for the Kootenay Ice in 2004-05, scoring 23 points in 65 games.


COMICSANNIE’S MAILBOX

by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

HOROSCOPESby Jacqueline Bigar

DAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETIN

Tundra By Chad Carpenter

Garfield By Jim Davis

Hagar the Horrible By Dick Browne

Baby Blues By Kirkman and Scott

Rhymes with Orange By Hillary B. Price

ARIES (March 21-April 19) A confusing situation continues to be an issue until the midafter-noon, when your focus suddenly changes. Others will delight in this development. Focus on what is going on now, and don’t overthink a situation. Tonight: Hopefully a friend responds to your improved mood. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You will manage to avoid stum-bling into someone else’s issues. You have reason for celebration and fun. Your upbeat demeanor helps even a grumpy associate or loved one get out of his or her mood. You don’t have to do any-thing except be yourself. Tonight: Worry less. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Stay anchored without getting too serious. You might be dealing with a sad friend or loved one. You must not get too enmeshed in this person’s issues, or else you could become upset as well. Be more optimistic -- you are likely to witness a turnaround. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Reach out to a dear friend. A change in activity will add an element of levity to the day. Your mood is always changing, but right now you might find that you are stuck in some negativity. Open up to someone’s inquiry, and have a discussion, Tonight: Return emails. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Be aware of the ramifications of handling a financial matter a certain way. You will hear some strong opinions. A loved one could be a bit off-kilter, and might not realize how he or she sounds. You’ll know how to han-dle this person. Tonight: Consider an indulgence carefully. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Your upbeat mood continues de-spite a difficult situation around your home that involves a family member. You will witness your creativity spike just in time to resolve a problem quickly. Your upbeat attitude will promote a positive outcome. Tonight: What-ever makes you smile. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You’ll want to understand what

is motivating someone, espe-cially as this person seems to be somewhat touchy. You might feel as if you are affecting his or her mood. Don’t jump to conclu-sions; instead, just remain neu-tral. Tonight: Have a long-over-due conversation. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Emphasize the importance of having the kind of support you need in order to move forward. Someone could be hard on you as he or she plays devil’s advo-cate. Be grateful for this person’s feedback, as it will give you a well-rounded perspective. To-night: Zero in on what you want. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might be coloring your day black when it does not need to be that way. Your perspective will affect what will happen. Even forcing yourself to smile when you don’t feel like it could turn a situation around. Tonight: Someone expresses his or her appreciation of you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might wonder what is going on around you. Distance yourself from a problem, and come to

terms with what is happening. It would be very helpful in gaining a new perspective if you could try to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Tonight: Show some com-passion. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) A partner could be very hard on you, but might not realize it. This person just looks at life from a totally different perspective. The two of you often have con-flicts, yet the caring that exists between you helps to end any problems that emerge. Tonight: Catch up on a loved one’s news. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might be more challenging than you realize. A key person also could be unusually defen-sive, but suddenly will walk away from that mindset. Do your best to hold the neutral space that you accidentally have stumbled into. Tonight: Go along with someone else’s choice. BORN TODAY Composer George Handel (1685), musician Johnny Winters (1944), actor Peter Fonda (1940) ***

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 22 years and have two wonderful children. We both have college degrees and full-time jobs. I am an optimistic introvert, and she is a pessimistic extrovert. We have never been close to each other socially. We have different interest and physical abilities. We also don’t communicate much, even on important issues. I think conversations should be short and to the point, my wife can go on and on. She doesn’t even try anymore because she believes I have no interest. Our sex life is almost nonexistent. She has no interest in any type of intimacy. We both contribute to the problems, and I want to change this. I want to be closer and find common ground. But when I suggested counseling, she refused. She says everyone she knows who has tried therapy has ended up in divorce court. She thinks if I ask for counseling, it means I want a divorce. This puts me between a rock and a hard place. What would you suggest? -- Stymied Husband Dear Stymied: We wonder how you two ever ended up married for 22 years. While it is true that some couples enter counseling as a pretense to justify divorce, a good counselor will not deliberately steer you in that direction. We’ve printed many letters from people saying that counseling saved their relationships by helping each person express themselves clearly so that positive changes could be made. Your wife has to trust you enough to believe that you want to salvage your marriage. Please show her this letter and tell her you wrote it. Say how much you want to be closer, and ask her to come with you for counseling so both of you can find a way back to each other. We hope she will cooperate. Dear Annie: I want to respond to “Wondering Mom” about women who nurse their children without covering up. My 8-year-old son recently was exposed to a woman openly breastfeeding in my gym’s daycare. He came home and asked me if he could get a drink from my breasts. I wish these women would respect my right as a parent to be present when my child is exposed to such things so I can explain what’s happening. -- Not in Front of My Kid Please Dear Not: Your son is old enough to know that babies nurse, especially in a daycare center at the gym, which is not the same as whipping off your top at the local coffee shop. A mother is not going to wait to nurse her child until other parents are present to explain things. Here are a couple more letters on that subject: Dear Annie: What about a child who becomes so overwhelming hot, no matter how light the cover-up, that she pushes it aside? My daughter constantly exposes me in public and there’s nothing I can do about it. -- Poughkeepsie Dear Annie: I nursed both of my children. I either covered the baby with my shirttail or used a light blanket to shield myself. I nursed in church, in front of the pastor during his sermon, and he had no clue. I agree that the “naked from the waist up” trend is pushing the right to nurse in our faces, and is not really a benefit for the child. Breastfeeding is wonderful, but not everyone has to watch. -- Illinois Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM

Read the DAILY newspaper for

local happenings!

250-426-5201

250-427-5333

Need help with current events?

Wedding & Party Supply Rentals

Ph: 250-426-5254Fax: 250-426-4531

Toll Free: 1-800-561-52542450 Cranbrook St. N.

Cranbrook, BC, V1C [email protected]

• Tents• Tables/Chairs• Table Linens• Dinnerware• Patio Heaters• Chafing Dishes• BBQ’s/Grills• Wedding Arch• Cutlery/Glasses• Wall Light Decorations• Dunk Tank & Bouncy Castle• Dance Floor, Karaoke Machine• Punch Fountains & Liquor Dispensers• Meat Grinder, Slicer, Sausage Stuffer

Gerry Frederick PHOTOGRAPHYProfessional Photography Services

Portraits, Family, Outdoors, Commercial,

Custom Printing, Private Camera Lessons

[email protected]

YOU CAN’T BUY HAPPINESS, BUT YOU CAN BUY LOCAL AND THAT’S KIND OF THE SAME THING.KEEP OUR LOCAL ECONOMY HEALTHY!

JOBS

• C

OMMUNITY • SUSTAINABILITY

SUPPORT YOUR COM

MUN

ITY

LOVE YOUR COMMUNITY.

SHOP AT HOME.

ADVERTISINGOPPORTUNITYA powerful tool when you want to reach your potential customers – the Daily Townsman and Daily Bulletin are invited into over 6,900 homes every day, Monday to Friday.

To advertise or subscribe in Cranbrook, 250-426-5201, ext 0

To advertise or subscribe in Kimberley 250-427-5333 • 10:00-4:30

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 PAGE 13

PUZZLESDAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETIN

Fill in the grid so that every row (nine cells wide), every column (nine cells tall) and every box (three cells by three cells) contain the digits 1 through 9 in

any order. There is only one solution for each puzzle.

PREV

IOU

S PU

ZZLE

AN

SWER

Tuesday Afternoon/Evening February 23 Cbk. Kim. 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:30# # KSPS-PBS Arthur Nature Ready Wild News Busi PBS NewsHour Finding-Roots Maxey Frontline Charlie Rose$ $ CFCN Ellen Show News--Calgary News--Calgary etalk Theory Agent Carter The Flash Agent Carter News News Daily Corden% % KXLY-ABC Rachael Ray FABLife News ABC News News ET Insider Fresh- Mup Marvel’s Agent Carter KXLY Kim& & KREM-CBS Dr. Oz Show Dr. Phil News CBS News Broke Broke NCIS NCIS: N.O. Limitless News Colbert_ _ KHQ-NBC Ellen Show Judge Judge News News News Million. J’pard Wheel Game Night Chicago Med Chicago Fire News J. Fal( ( TSN Hearts Sports Hocke SC SC 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts SportsCentre SportsCentre SportsCentre) ) NET Tim and Sid Plays NHL NHL Hockey Sportsnet Mis Darts Sportsnet Sportsnet+ + GLOBAL BC Meredith Vieira The Young News News News Hour ET ET NCIS NCIS: N.O. Limitless News Colbert, , KNOW Dooz PAW Maker Crea Dino Wild Hope-Wildlife Canada Life Chi Dreamers Canada` ` CBUT Grand Designs Bondi Vet Dragons’ Den CBC News Hello Cor Mercer 22 Min Creek Mr. D The National CBC Cor1 M CICT The Young News News News News ET ET Limitless NCIS NCIS: N.O. News Hour Late-Colbert3 O CIVT The Young News News News Hour ET ET Limitless NCIS NCIS: N.O. News Hour Late-Colbert4 6 YTV Side Nerds Spong Spong Spong Spong As Nicky Game Stan Just Just Gags Gags Haunt Haunt Gags Gags6 . KAYU-FOX Fish Eco Cize It Rais Mike Anger Two Mod Theory Theory New Grand Brook Grind News Mod Mike Two 7 / CNN Situation Room E. B. OutFront Choice 2016 Choice 2016 Choice 2016 Choice 2016 Newsroom Newsroom Newsroom8 0 SPIKE Happy Gilmore Repo Repo Happy Gilmore Happy Gilmore Tommy Boy9 1 HGTV Bryan Bryan Timber Kings Hunt Hunt Hunt Hunt Tiny Tiny House In Hunt Hunt Tiny Tiny Carib Carib: 2 A&E The First 48 Married-Sight Married-Sight Married-Sight Fit to Fat to Fit Married-Sight Married-Sight Fit to Fat to Fit Married-Sight< 4 CMT Best Best Fam Fam Ice Racer Bggage Battles Blonde and Blonder Ice Racer Bggage Battles Ship Ship= 5 W Buying Buying Love It-List It Property Bro Property Bro Love It-List It Masters of Flip Masters of Flip Buying Buying Property Bros.? 9 SHOW Rookie Blue Roboshark Lost Girl NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS Hawaii Five-0@ : DISC How/ How/ Daily Planet Gold Rush: Gold Rush Jade Jade How/ How/ Gold Rush Jade Jade How/ How/A ; SLICE Prop Prop Intervention Housewives Housewives Vander Housewives Housewives Vander HousewivesB < TLC Little Couple Little Couple Little Couple Little Couple (:01) Rattled Little Couple (:02) Rattled Little Couple Little CoupleC = BRAVO Flashpoint Motive Blue Bloods Far From Home Motive Criminal Minds Far From HomeD > EA2 (3:20) Finian’s Rainbow (:45) The Wizard Celeb Slings/Arrows Close Encounters of the Third Kind (:20) The StingE ? TOON Endan Po Jim Camp Johnny Johnny Get Get Scoob Toon Goose Goose Spider Aveng Batman BatF @ FAM HZipz Next The Mummy Returns Awe Lost The X Factor UK Mal De Guid Arts Cheer Mal PrinceG A WPCH Mod Mod Theory Theory Munich Sein Sein Family Amer. Family Amer. Middle PayneH B COM Gags Gags Frasier Frasier Full Theory Match Gas JFL Gags Gags Simp Just/Laughs Theory Gaffi Daily NightlyI C TCM Cyrano de Bergerac The Caine Mutiny (:15) Marty Kind Lady The Constant NymphK E OUT Stor Stor Stor Stor Fail Fail Wild Things Stor Stor Fail Fail Wild Things Stor Stor Men-MasksL F HIST Pawn Pawn Amer. Pickers MASH MASH Restoration Restoration Cnt. Cnt. Amer. Pickers Forged in Fire Real VikingsM G SPACE Inner Psych Stargate SG-1 Castle Bitten Killjoys Inner Psych Person-Interest Bitten KilljoysN H AMC (3:30) Dawn of the Dead Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines The Day the Earth Stood Still Dawn of the DeadO I FS1 UFC Fight Night CONCACAF Champions CONCACAF Champions Sports Best- Sports Live Sports LiveP J DTOUR Moves Moves Restaurant Secu Secu Mysteries Mysteries at Monument Mysteries Mysteries at Ghost Adv.W W MC1 (3:55) Lucky in Love (:25) The Judge (7:50) The F Word The Scandalous Mood Indigo¨ ¨ KTLA KTLA 5 News Cunningham Crime Watch News News Two Two The Flash iZombie KTLA 5 News News Friend≠ ≠ WGN-A The Last Samurai Outsiders (:01) Outsiders (:02) Outsiders (:03) Outsiders Parks Parks Rules RulesØ Ø EA1 Whos (:40) Rocky V (:25) Foolproof The Big Lebowski The People vs. Larry Flynt American Wed.∂ ∂ VISN Murdoch Myst. Murder, She... Columbo Khaled Con Super Tyler Perry’s the Family That Preys Popoff 102 102 MM Brand New S... Playlist Alternative Simp Cleve Tosh.0 Not South Tosh.0 At Mid. Conan Cleve Tosh.0 Not 105 105 SRC V’ginie V’ginie Entrée principale Si TJ C.- Écon 30 vies La fac Unité 9 Mémoires Le Téléjournal TJ C.- Marina

Wednesday Afternoon/Evening February 24 Cbk. Kim. 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:30# # KSPS-PBS Arthur Nature Ready Wild News Busi PBS NewsHour Nature NOVA Human Face Steve Jobs Charlie Rose$ $ CFCN Ellen Show News--Calgary News--Calgary etalk Theory Code Black Arrow Criminal Minds News News Daily Corden% % KXLY-ABC Rachael Ray FABLife News ABC News News ET Insider Middle Gold Mod black Amer Crime KXLY Kim& & KREM-CBS Dr. Oz Show Dr. Phil News CBS News Broke Broke Survivor Criminal Minds Code Black News Colbert_ _ KHQ-NBC Ellen Show Judge Judge News News News Million. J’pard Wheel Myst-Laura Law & Order Chicago P.D. News J. Fal( ( TSN Hearts Sports Hocke Champions 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts SportsCentre SportsCentre SportsCentre) ) NET Tim/ Hocke NHL Hockey Sportsnet NHL Hockey Sports Sportsnet Ski TV NHL’s + + GLOBAL BC Meredith Vieira The Young News News News Hour ET ET Survivor Chicago Med Chicago P.D. News Colbert, , KNOW Dooz PAW Maker Crea Dino Wild Canada The Polar Sea Wild China The Monarchy The World The Polar Sea` ` CBUT Grand Designs Bondi Vet Dragons’ Den CBC News Gags Cor Dragons’ Den X Company The National CBC Cor1 M CICT The Young News News News News ET ET Chicago P.D. Survivor Chicago Med News Hour Late-Colbert3 O CIVT The Young News News News Hour ET ET Chicago P.D. Survivor Chicago Med News Hour Late-Colbert4 6 YTV Side Chuck Spong Spong Spong Spong As Nicky Nicky Stan Just Just Gags Gags Haunt Haunt Gags Gags6 . KAYU-FOX Fish Animal Cize It Rais Mike Anger Two Mod Theory Theory American Idol Hell’s Kitchen News Mod Mike Two 7 / CNN Situation Room E. B. OutFront Cooper 360 Cooper 360 CNN Tonight CNN Tonight Cooper 360 Cooper 360 CNN Tonight8 0 SPIKE Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Tattoo Tattoo Tattoo Tattoo Tattoo Tattoo Tattoo The Incredible Hulk9 1 HGTV Bryan Bryan Bryan Bryan Hunt Hunt Hawaii Island Carib Beach House In Hawaii Island Carib Beach Carib Carib: 2 A&E The First 48 Duck Duck Duck Duck Duck Duck Jep Duck Join- Duck Duck Duck Duck Duck Jep Duck < 4 CMT Tessa- Shan Fam Fam Reba Reba I Love Chris Tessa- Shan Yukon Yukon I Love Chris Wife Swap Wife Swap= 5 W Property Bros. Masters of Flip Masters of Flip Property Bro Love It-List It Love It Say Say Say Say Masters of Flip? 9 SHOW Rookie Blue Deadly Water NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS Hawaii Five-0@ : DISC How/ How/ Daily Planet Jade Jade Moonshiners: Moonshiners How/ How/ Jade Jade Moonshiners: MoonshinersA ; SLICE Prop Prop Intervention Prop Prop Housewives Newlyweds First First Housewives Newlyweds Law & OrderB < TLC My 600-Lb My 600-Lb My 600-Lb. My 600-Lb Fat Chance My 600-Lb Fat Chance My 600-Lb. My 600-LbC = BRAVO Flashpoint Motive Blue Bloods Saving Hope Suits Motive Criminal Minds Saving Hope SuitsD > EA2 Fugi (:20) Charlie’s Angels Out on a Limb Celeb Slings/Arrows Pan’s Labyrinth Apollo 13E ? TOON Endan Po Jim Camp Johnny Johnny Al Al Scoob Toon Goose Goose Spider Aveng ChronicleF @ FAM HZipz Next The Last Mimzy Awe HZipz No Life Life Prince Mal Re LA The X Factor UK PrinceG A WPCH Mod Mod Theory Theory The Craft Sein Sein Family Amer. Family Amer. Middle Payne Brown PayneH B COM Gags Gags Frasier Frasier Gaffi Theory Match Gas JFL Gags Gags Simp Just/Laughs Theory Theory Daily NightlyI C TCM All the King’s Men A Little Romance M*A*S*H (:15) Network BonnieK E OUT Stor Stor Stor Stor Fail Fail Dog and Beth Stor Stor Fail Fail Dog and Beth Stor Stor Buck BuckL F HIST Pawn Pawn Amer. Pickers MASH MASH Real Vikings Amer. Pickers Forged in Fire Swamp People Yukon Gold TruckersM G SPACE Inner Psych Stargate SG-1 Castle Face Off Supernatural Inner Psych Person-Interest Face Off SupernaturalN H AMC (3:30) Top Gun Enemy of the State U.S. Marshals Top GunO I FS1 Unleash College Basketball UFC UFC CONCACAF Champions Sports Best- Sports Live Sports LiveP J DTOUR Moves Moves Restaurant Secu Secu The Dead Files Ghost Adv. Monument The Dead Files Ghost Adv. Ghost Adv.W W MC1 50 to 1 (:40) Honor Student (:15) Insidious: Chapter 3 (7:55) Wolves The Riot Club (:20) Ouija¨ ¨ KTLA KTLA 5 News Cunningham Crime Watch News News Two Two Arrow Supernatural KTLA 5 News News Friend≠ ≠ WGN-A Blue Bloods Person-Interest Person-Interest Person-Interest Person-Interest Outsiders Mother Mother Parks Parks Rules RulesØ Ø EA1 Big Benny & Joon (:10) My Life Without Me The Wedding Singer (:40) American Dreamz Dumb and Dumber∂ ∂ VISN Murdoch Myst. Murder, She... Columbo Home Fires Downton A. Con Super Madea Goes to Jail Super Popoff 102 102 MM Countdown--Brit Awards Brit Awards 2016 Broad Gigi South Tosh.0 At Mid. Conan Broad Gigi Brit 105 105 SRC V’ginie V’ginie Entrée principale Si TJ C.- Écon 30 vies Épi Enfants de télé Ruptures Le Téléjournal TJ C.- Marina CALL 426-3272

OR VISITwww.tribute.ca

for this week’s movie listings

1109a Baker St. CranbrookTRENDS N’ 1109a Baker Street, Cranbrook

250-489-2611 [email protected]

Curvy Girl FAS H I O N S Girl Girl FAS H I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N SFASH I O N S

TRENDS N’

New at

1x-3x

NEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEWArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWArrivalsArrivalsNEWArrivalsNEWArrivalsNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEWNEWArrivalsNEW

1009 Baker St. 250.489.8464

Men’sISOTONERSLIPPERS20% OFF

ArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsArrivalsCapriesNighties

Bras, Briefs

www.kootenaywinecrafters.com250.426.6671

44 - 6th Ave. South,Cranbrook, BC

Behind Integra Tire on Van Horne

KOOTE N AYW I N E C R A F T E R SKOOTENAYW I N E C R A F T E R S

Because Every Day

is Special

Because Every Day is Special

Come in and start a batch of your favorite

wine. It can be ready in as

little as 4 weeks.

Key City Answering ServiceCommunication Center for the Kootenays!

Talk to a Real Person 24/7. • Work Alone Check-In Service

• Emergency Service

• Basic Answering Service

• Dispatch Service

• Pager Rental / Service

218-B 1525 Cranbrook St. N., Cranbrook, BC V1C 3S7

P: 250-426-2201 • F: 250-426-4727 •TF: 1-800-665-4243

SUBSCRIBE TODAY


local happenings!

250-426-5201

250-427-5333


YOUYOYOY UWE’VE GOT NEWS FOR

All-AccessDigital Subscription Includes home delivery!

Only $1064 monthly

Subscribe Today

With an online account, get quick and easy access to the articles and features that keep you interested and interesting!

250.426.5201www.dailytownsman.com

250.427.5333www.dailybulletin.ca

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 DAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETIN PAGE 14 Tuesday, February 23, 2016 DAILY TOWNSMAN/DAILY BULLETIN

In times of grief, these caring professionals are here to serve and comfort your family.

Sympathy & Understanding

2200 - 2nd Street SouthCranbrook, BC V1C 1E1

250-426-3132

1885 Warren AvenueKimberley, BC V1A 1R9

250-427-7221www.mcphersonfh.com

Kootenay Monument Installations

6379 HIGHWAY 95ATA TA CREEK, B.C. 1-800-477-9996

Granite & Bronze Memorials, Dedication Plaques,

Benches, Memorial Walls, Gravesite Restorations,

Sales & Installations

www.kootenaymonument.ca

IN-HOME CONSULTATION OR VISIT OUR SHOWROOM

We will invest your gift wisely.We will carry out your wishes.

We will ensure your gift has lasting impact.We will honour your generosity.

The loss of a loved one is a time of profound sadness. We offer our condolences. When the time is right, we would be honoured to help you to ensure the legacy of your loved one is felt in our community forever.

250.426.1119www.cranbrookcf.ca

MONUMENTSMEMORIALS HEADSTONES MARKERS VASESBRONZE MARKERS URNS MEMORIAL BENCHES

Let us be your first choice to create a lasting memory of your loved one with our custom design, in-house production and installation services.

250.426.6278www.kootenaygranite.com

Hands that Serve – Hearts that CareEnd of Life? Bereavement? May we help?

We offer free and confidential services; Companionship, Resource Information, Respite & Bereavement Support. Donations gratefully

accepted – Volunteers always welcome.Call (250) 417-2019 or Toll Free 1-855-2019email [email protected] - www.ckhospice.com

The Peace Arch News has an opening for an advertising consultant.

By joining White Rock / South Surrey's number one community print and online newspaper, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the Lower Mainland's most vibrant communities. The team environment at the Peace Arch News will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence.

You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-pace environment. Previous media sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver's license are required.

The Peace Arch News is part of Black Press, Canada's largest private independent newspaper company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in BC, Alberta, Washington, Ohio, California and Hawaii.

Please send your resume with cover letter by Friday, March 11, 2016 to:

Steve Scott - Ad Manager Peace Arch News #200 - 2411 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V3S 0C8 or email to [email protected]

Advertising Sales Consultant

blackpress.ca bclocalnews.com

YOUR LOCAL EMPLOYM ENT SPECIALISTS

Lost & FoundLOST CAT: Bandit, a neutered male long-hair with black & white markings, is missing from the area of:

18th Ave. & 2A St. S. If you have any info, call

250-489-3271

Employment

Education/Trade Schools

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training!

Funding & Housing Avail! Job Aid! Already a HEO?

Get certifi cation proof.Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to:

iheschool.com

Help Wanted

LIVE-IN HOME SUPPORT WORKERS

3 full-time positions available Requires: Diploma relating to direct service to people who have a developmental disability or the equivalent experience. Standard Level fi rst Aid. NCI Certifi cation and previous experience in child and youth support an asset. Shifts are 24 hours a day; 3 days on, 6 days off.

This is a permanent full-time position paying $300/day.

Extended Health & Welfare benefi ts will be offered.

Apply in writing to: Brandon Arnett,

22 - 14 Avenue South, Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 2W8

Or email: [email protected]

Closing date: 8:30 am Wednesday February 24th

Career Service /Job Search



Information Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Obituaries Obituaries Obituaries

To advertise in print:Call: 250-426-5201 Email: [email protected]

Self-serve: blackpressused.ca Career ads: localworkbc.ca

Browse more at:

A division of

AGREEMENTIt is agreed by any display or Classified Advertiser requesting space that the liability of the paper in the event of failure to publish an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement.

Used.ca cannot be responsible for errors after the first day of publication of any advertisement. Notice of errors on the first day should immediately be called to the attention of the Classified Department to be corrected for the following edition.

Used.ca reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement and to retain any answers directed to the Used.ca Box Reply Service and to repay the customer the sum paid for the advertisement and box rental.

DISCRIMINATORYLEGISLATIONAdvertisers are reminded that Provincial legislation forbids the publication of any advertisement which discriminates against any person because of race, religion, sex, color, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, or age, unless the condition is justified by a bona fide requirement for the work involved.

COPYRIGHTCopyright and/or properties subsist in all advertisements and in all other material appearing in this edition of Used.ca. Permission to reproduce wholly or in part and in any form whatsoever, particularly by a photographic or offset process in a publication must be obtained in writing from the publisher. Any unauthorized reproduction will be subject to recourse in law.

ON THE WEB:

INDEX IN BRIEFFAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRAVEL

EMPLOYMENT

BUSINESS SERVICES

PETS & LIVESTOCK

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

AUTOMOTIVE

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

LEGAL NOTICES

Community NewspapersWe’re at the heart of things™

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 PAGE 15DAILY TOWNSMAN / DAILY BULLETINDAILY TOWNSMAN/DAILY BULLETIN Tuesday, February 23, 2016 PAGE 15

EXPERIENCED LEGAL ASSISTANT REQUIREDRockies Law Corporation requires an experienced legal assistant for one of our offices in Cranbrook, BC. The successful candidate will have experience in Wills, Estates, Corporate, Commercial and some Civil Litigation. Knowledge of Conveyancing would be an asset.

We are seeking an energetic and outgoing person who is comfortable working in a fast paced environment. Responsibilities may include providing administrative support to the lawyer and conveyance staff, client communication, incoming and outgoing mail/faxes, filing, correspondence, answering phones, scheduling appointments and a variety of general office duties. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required. Rockies Law Corporation provides competitive remuneration in a progressive and flexible work environment.

Please forward your resume with covering letter and references to [email protected]. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

South East BC’s Regional Law Firm

ROCKIES LAWC O R P O R A T I O N

Selkirk College’s School of Industry and Trades Training has an immediate need for an instructor to teach in the Metal Fabricator Apprenticeship program. This is a non-regular, full-time position commencing approximately March 14, 2016 and ending May 3, 2016 with two weeks of course preparation, classes start Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Interested and qualified applicants are invited to email their resume (along with cover letter, work references and supporting documentation/diplomas) no later than 4:00 pm on February 25 to [email protected]. For more information on the posting visit careers at selkirk.ca

Employment OpportunityStrong Start Program Facilitator

As StrongStart facilitator, you will be responsible for the day to day operation of the program. You will facilitate a program environment where parents and caregivers participate alongside their young children (birth to school-age) in an interactive, play-based setting. The Coordinator provides structured as well as free play time, cir-cle and story times, music and physical activities. The Coordinator also works with parents and caregivers to enhance their knowl-edge of child development and healthy parenting practices. Qualifications:

• Be a qualified ECE with License to Practice or be registered in a recognized ECE program working towards licensing.

• Have experience with or an understanding of family-based program delivery.

• Knowledge of community services in Kimberley.• Personal qualities include excellent interpersonal and com-

munication skills, the ability to work as part of a team, and to be culturally sensitive, creative and resourceful.

• Basic computer skills.• Current First Aid certificate

$20/Hour - .5 FTEThe position follows the school year September—June

Closing date for applications is March 4, 2016Start date: March 28, 2016

Resumes accepted by email to [email protected]

Employment Opportunity Kimberley Early Years Team Coordinator

25 hrs/month at $20/hour The Coordinator of the Kimberley Early Years Team supports the implementation of the strategic plan. The Coordinator:

• Links the Team with local, regional, provincial and national coalitions and organizations involved with Early Years

• Leads monthly meetings of the Early Years Team and provides administrative support

• Promotes the activities of the committee and recruits new members

• Raises public awareness about the importance of the early years

• Supports EYT members as they pursue funding for projects identified in the EYC strategic plan.

• Completes reports for the team and the EYT Chair as required. Submit completed reports to the CBAL CLC for submission to funders.

• Works with the CBAL CLC to prepare the annual EYT budget and manage the expenses to reflect the budget allocations. Submit expenses, timesheets and other financial information to the CBAL CLC monthly.

• Supports community service providers and community members with information, resources and referral

The EYC Team Coordinator is employed by CBAL Closing date for applications is March 4, 2016

Start date: March 28, 2016 Resumes accepted by email to [email protected]

Services

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Services

• Construction • Renovations • Roofing • Siding • Sundeck Construction• Fully Insured • No PST charged between Apr. 1 - Sept. 30, 2015

We welcome any restorational work!(250) 426-8504

GIRO

Merchandise for Sale

Computer Equipment

For Sale: ACER ALL-IN-ONE

COMPUTER, 1.9GHz CPU, 8GB RAM, 1 TB

hard drive, 23” monitor, includes webcam, Windows 8,

and DVD-RW drive, with wireless keyboard and mouse;

HP Deskjet 1050 printer. $450 obo.

Call: 250-426-1858

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-Steel Shipping Storage Containers. Used 20’40’45’53’ insulated containers. All sizes in stock. Prices starting under $2,000. Modifi cations possible doors, windows, walls etc., as offi ce or living workshop etc., Ph Toll free 24 hours 1-866-528-7108 or 1-778-298-3192 8am-5pm. Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Merchandise for Sale

Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted Help Wanted Financial Services Contractors Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector BuyingCollections Gold Silver CoinsEstates 1-250-499-0251 Chad

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent2BDRM APARTMENT

for rent. Close to school and

downtown. $750./mo.

Utilities included. 250-417-5806

Transportation

Auto Accessories/Parts

‘Range Rider’TRUCK TOPPER

Black, 8-foot box, 2-yrs old, 2 sets of keys. $900.

250-427-0915

Employment Employment Employment Employment

ColumbiaTech

Services_______

For all your business or residential

computer service needs, call Sandy

for onsite service.

_______Phone/text [email protected]

Serving the Kootenays

since 1985

D of ALL TRADES

Maintenance, repair, renovations, installs,

janitorial, storage organizing and more...

“You take care of business & we will take care of

the rest”

Davidzon J. (250) 421-9103/489-5942

IN NEED OF A BOOKKEEPER? I have over 15 years

experience doing books for various companies in the

East Kootenays. I can take your company from start-up

to year-end prep. Contact Melissa at

~ 250-581-1328 ~

KOOTENAY SHADE WORKS

~We have you covered~

Shade sail awnings Custom awnings Awning repairs

Screens Boat covers and

repairs Outdoor furniture

covers Retractable awnings Solar window covers

& bug screens Deck construction

• Free estimates

250-427-9896

LEIMAN

CUSTOM HOMES AND RENOVATIONS

Established custom builder for over 30

years.

Certifi ed Journeyman Carpenters

Reliable QuotesMember of the new

home warranty program.

www.leimanhomes.ca

Kevin250-421-0110

Krister250-919-1777

PLAN DESIGNNew construction,

Additions, Renovations, Electrical, Landscape

Start with a good set of plans and be assured your investment will

FEEL, FUNCTION and LOOK GREAT!

Jody ~ 250-919-1575www.CHARLTONHOMES.CA

TIP TOP CHIMNEYSERVICES

“Sweeping the Kootenay’s Clean”

Chimney SweepingFireplace & Woodstove

ServicingVisual Inspections and

InstallationsGutter Cleaning Available

Call for Free Estimatefrom a W.E.T.T Certifi ed

Technician

Richard Hedrich250-919-3643

[email protected]

~also available~Pool table installation

and service!!!Reach A Larger Audience

To advertise using our “SERVICES GUIDE” in the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Kimberley Daily Bulletin and The Valley, call us at 250-426-5201, ext. 202.

SERVICES GUIDEContact these business for all your service needs!

CLASSIFIEDSWILL SELL

WHAT YOU WANT SOLD!CALL: 426-5201 EXT. 202

WATKINSconsultant

~ Dianne Hummelle ~250-427-7534

Valentine Body Care:Bath & Body Lotions, Oils,Mists, Butters & Scrubs,Creme Bath, Bath Soak

Scents: Unscented, Aloe& Green Tea, Lavender,Lemon Cream, CoconutMilk & Honey, Grapefruit,

Pomegranate & Aca

Call me or come visit me:February 13, 2016

Cranbrook Mega FairHeritage Inn

To advertise using our “MARKET PLACE” in the Cranbrook

Daily Townsman, Kimberley Daily Bulletin and The Valley,

call us at 250-426-5201, ext. 202.

MARKET PLACE


local happenings!

250-426-5201

250-427-5333


FIND EVERYTHING YOUNEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

Newspapers are not a medium but media available for

everyone whenever they want it. They are growing and evolving to meet the consumer’s interests and lifestyles and incorporating the latest technological developments . This is certainly great for readers and advertisers.SOURCE: NADBANK JOURNAL SEPT/08

Cove

ring Your Community

Get your news delivered daily - subscribe!

Tuesday, FeBRuaRy 23, 2016 daily townsman

NEWSBC Briefs: Movie tax breaks under scrutiny

Tom FleTcherBlack Press

B.C.’s tax credits to the movie industry are rising rapidly as the low Canadian dollar attracts more productions to the province, and Finance Minister Mike de Jong has ordered a review.

“The sector is having a record-breaking year and that’s all good news for the people involved,” de Jong said. “But the way the tax credit is structured, we see the amount being paid out increasing exponential-ly. It’s set to cross the half billion-dollar mark.”

The review is to take place within the next two months, including consultation with B.C. production companies. B.C. offers a refundable tax credit for one third of labour costs for movies, TV and digital media production.

The current box-of-fice hit Deadpool is the latest of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men series to be filmed in B.C. An earlier movie in the series was lured to Montreal by generous tax incentives, and Ontario extended its tax credits to cover 25

per cent of all spending on a project.

Most of B.C.’s indus-try is foreign produc-tions, taking advantage of experienced crews, scenic locations and easy access from Holly-wood. De Jong said in 2013 that Canadian provinces are “being played” by producers looking to increase tax breaks by threatening to go elsewhere.

Disability benefits increasing

A $77 increase in monthly income assis-tance for disabled peo-ple will make the system fairer for rural B.C. resi-dents who don’t have access to transit service, Social Development Minister Michelle Stil-well says.

The increase, the first in nine years, has been the target of protests be-cause the cost of month-ly transit passes is de-ducted from it for those who were using the pass. Their increase is only $25 a month plus the continued transit pass.

“There were 40,000 individuals in this prov-

ince who weren’t eligi-ble for the bus pass pro-gram because of the lo-cation where they live, because it wasn’t a ser-vice that was provided,” Stilwell said. “So what we’ve done is levelled the playing field for peo-ple with disabilities, and provided those individ-uals with a choice on how they want to spend their money.”

The increase is to take effect Sept. 1, at an annual cost of $170 mil-lion to the provincial treasury.

Six missing B.C. sled-ders are OK after being spotted by search heli-copter

Six missing sledders are OK after being spotted by search

helicopterc anadian PressThere is happy news

for the anxious families of a group snowmobil-ers missing in British Columbia’s north Okanagan.

Searchers say the six sledders were spotted Monday by a search he-licopter flying over the Pinnacles area, east of

Vernon.Pete Wise of Vernon

Search and Rescue say all six are safe and were taken out of the area by helicopter to be reunit-ed with family and

friends.The group set out

Sunday for a day of sled-ding in an area where the avalanche risk is list-ed as extreme.

They were reported

overdue Sunday night and a helicopter, RCMP avalanche technician and search dog were sent to the remote area early Monday.

Concern was grow-

ing because separate av-alanches in the Golden area over the weekend killed one Alberta man and injured three other people, one of them critically.

20th Century Fox

Vancouver locations are recognizable in Deadpool, the latest instalment of the X-Men movie franchise.

Premier reveals new protections for B.C. petsTamsyn Burgmann

Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - Catherine King has encountered a few distressing situations among fellow dog breeders over the 14 years she has been raising standard poodles in North Vancouver.

In one instance, she said a vendor held by many in high esteem didn’t leave any water out for her dogs. In another case, she came across a breeder whose dogs

had feces and discharge in their eyes.

“Disreputable breeders are just as damaging to repu-table breeders as puppy mills,” said King. “In both in-stances, I tried to educate the breeder that this is what we need to do, this is how we need to change things. But, they had their way of doing it.”

King said she has always felt her hands were tied, but she’s now hopeful that will

change with prospective leg-islation announced Monday by British Columbia Premier Christy Clark.

The provincial govern-ment is moving to tighten animal protection laws by crafting breeder licensing and inspection regulations, Clark told reporters outside the SPCA animal centre in Vancouver.

The province will also adopt the codes of practice designed by the Canadian

Veterinary Medical Associa-tion for kennel and cattery operations. They include rules on housing, ventilation, food and water, care and su-pervision, and record keep-ing.

“What we hope is that we will say to all of those people who are driven by pure naked greed that they are not welcome here in British Co-lumbia,” said Clark, as a dog occasionally barked in the background.

laur a K aneCanadian Press

VANCOUVER - Protesters have no legal right to block construction of the Site C dam and their actions could cost BC Hydro $8 million, a lawyer for the utility argued Monday.

The provincial Crown cor-poration has asked the British Columbia Supreme Court for an injunction to remove First Nations members and Peace Valley landowners from a protest camp near Fort St. John.

“BC Hydro has the legal authority to do what it is doing, and the defendants

have no legal right to obstruct it,” Mark Andrews told a judge.

The $8.8-billion dam will flood agricultural land, First Nations archeological sites and destroy hunting and fish-ing areas. Opponents include environmentalist David Su-zuki, who said the project conflicts with climate targets set in Paris.

Demonstrators set up camp on the south bank of the Peace River in November 2015 and have been blocking crews from undertaking clearing work, even building campfires near tree-felling and excavation operations,

BC Hydro lawyers told the court.

Andrews said protesters are blocking an area where waste rock was to be deposit-ed, forcing crews to transport the rock elsewhere at a cost of about $8 million. If the alter-native site doesn’t work, there’s a small risk the project will be delayed by a year at a cost of $420 million, he said.

Clearing needs to be un-derway by no later than the beginning of March to avoid impinging on bird-nesting months, when it becomes impractical to clear, he added.

BC Hydro recognizes that opponents have a right to

protest, but there are many places they can demonstrate without stopping legally per-mitted work, Andrews said.

The hearing for the in-junction application is ex-pected to continue through Wednesday. Lawyers for the eight defendants have not yet had the opportunity to re-spond.

Yvonne Tupper of the Saulteau First Nations is one of the defendants and she drove 14 hours to attend the hearing. She said BC Hydro did not obtain consent of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association and the dam appears to vio-late its treaty rights.

BC Hydro goes to court with protesters

“If your desire comes at the expense of animal wel-fare, we don’t want you working in this province.”

The announcement comes weeks after the SPCA announced two mass sei-zures of sick and neglected animals in alleged animal cruelty cases.

On Feb. 4, 66 dogs and puppies in Langley were taken into care in what the organization alleges was one of the largest puppy mills in B.C. history. Some animals were suffering from infec-tions, broken limbs and missing eyes or ears.

On Feb. 16, constables seized 82 cats and dogs from a breeding and boarding fa-cility in Surrey. Two suffering cats had to be euthanized.

Craig Daniell, CEO of the BC SPCA, said many of the rescued dogs were found in cramped cages in dark, un-heated buildings with dan-gerously high ammonia lev-els.

“These events have really reinforced the public’s desire for the licensing and inspec-tion of dog and cat breeders, to prevent the kind of suffer-ing we have witnessed in the last few weeks.”

Daniell said the society conducts about 200 investi-

gations of animal breeders each year, most prompted by complaints from members of the public.

Christine Carey, an SPCA animal protection officer based in Abbotsford, said she’s hopeful the new rules will allow for more proactive investigations.

“Before, when doing an inspection in a pet store, we could only assume where the puppy came from,” she said, explaining the benefits of provincially mandated li-cences.

“This is a positive step forward, it makes the indi-vidual breeders more ac-countable.”

Advocacy group Animal Justice also lauded the inten-tion for clear new standards, and urged the government to include provisions for regu-lar, unannounced inspec-tions.

It added the best way to shut down puppy mills is to end pet store sales and in-stead, encourage shops to offer up shelter animals for adoption.

The government antici-pates the legislation would not be introduced until sometime in 2017, with con-sultations taking place over the coming spring.

cranbrook daily townsman, february 23, 2016

Documents