Kimberley Daily Bulletin, January 21, 2016

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C AROLYN GR ANTBulletin Editor

Kimberley is updating its Offi-cial Community Plant, the high level document that guides de-velopment decisions. In a nut-shell, the OCP will frame how the community develops for the next 20 years. The OCP was last up-graded in 2005, and the commu-nity has changed since then.

In order to update the OCP and keep it in line with what res-idents want what their view of Kimberley is public participa-tion is key to the process.

The Citys planning depart-ment is trying to make it as easy as possible to get input by pro-viding a number of different ways you can provide an opin-ion. Public sessions began on Wednesday this week at the Green Door in the Platzl. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Thursday and Friday, there will be City representatives at the Green Door to talk about the OCP and what it means for you. There are also evening sessions from 6 to 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall on Thursday and Friday, and two weekend sessions on Saturday; one at Montanas Restaurant from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and one at Timber Hitch Coffee Shop in Marysville from 2 to 5 p.m.

There is also a survey avail-able online at kimberley.ca

See OCP, page 3

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Half a dozen people showed up at Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennetts constituency office on Wednesday morning to protest the conditions of East Kootenay highways. Affiliated with the Facebook group Taking Back East Kootenay Highways, the protesters took issue with the state of the highways throughout the region and are petitioning Bennett to enforce the company to have a higher standard of winter maintenance. As reported in the Bulletin this week, neither Bennett nor anyone from Mainroad attended the protest. See Fridays Bullet in for more from MLA Bennett on highway maintenance.

Analyst expects gas prices to dropTRE VOR CR AWLEY

Prices at the pump should be dropping soon, according to a Ca-nadian consumer advocate with Gasbuddy.com.

Dan McTeague says that price relief in the range of three to seven cents should be coming soon to pumps in the Cranbrook/Kimber-ley area.

McTeague, a former MP who has also worked in the petroleum in-dustry for over three decades, notes that there are a number of factors that work against local fuel prices.

First, while Calgary flirts with 70 cents/litre prices, Cranbrook is hov-ering at 101.9/litre. McTeague says Calgary is a large market with quick-er turnover of inventory.

For example, if gas retailers are

buying stock at 82 - 83 cents/litre, in larger markets, they can afford to resell at only four or five cents high-er because of faster turnover.

Whereas in the East Kootenay, retailers may be selling gas at 15-20 cents above their wholesale price to recoup costs from trucking it in, which is McTeague says is likely piped into Kamloops before getting trucked to Cranbrook.

B.C. also has to contend with a 6.67-cent carbon tax, which Alberta doesnt have.

As of Monday afternoon, prices around the province were at:

Cranbrook - 101.9/litreKimberley - 101.9/litreCalgary - 69.9/litreVancouver - 104.9/litreLethbridge - 75.9/litreAbbotsford - 90.9/litre

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The Kootenay Ice held their annual Cut-Throat Kitchen Competition, an event that high-lighted the surprising culinary skills of the hockey players. Gordon Ramsey would be impressed! Team Zborosky took home the title Monday, Jan. 18, at Mount Baker Secondary School. A delicious pasta repast complete with smoothies. Makes us feel hun-gry just thinking about it. See you next year, Chefs! Above: Dylan Stewart reads the direc-tions. At right: Max Patterson slices bread with precision.

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EYE ON YOUR CITY

Have your say in Kimberleys future! The City of Kimberley is updating the O cial Community Plan (OCP), which sets out the vision and supporting policies to guide future development, land use and infrastructure decisions in Kimberley. Community input is essential to the development of the OCP. This is an important opportunity to have your say in how Kimberley should evolve:

OCP in a Week community input sessions are scheduled at multiple locations throughout Kimberley until Saturday, January 23rd.

Complete our Community Survey and enter for chance to win a swim pass.

Participate from your computer or mobile device using PlaceSpeak

Website: www.kimberley.ca/city/departments/planning-services/ocp-updateSurvey: http:// uidsurveys.com/s/kimberleyocp/PlaceSpeak: www.placespeak.ca/KimberleyOCPUpdate

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) Community Initiatives & A ected Areas Program Funding Each year, the Regional District of East Kootenay, under the direction of the CBT, supports projects identi ed as priorities within individual communities. The programs are designed to help address the needs of Basin communities and incorporate community-based funding decisions (by Council) to better meet local priorities.Deadline for applications is February 15th. Please visit http://www.rdek.bc.ca/departments/community/cbtprograms/ for more information.

Solid Waste Changes Kimberley City Council adopted the City of Kimberley Solid Waste and Regulations Bylaw No. 2520 at the Regular Meeting of Council held on September 28th, 2015. The City asks that you please review the Bylaw to educate yourself on the changes. These changes are now being enforced. If your garbage is not set out in the garbage can outlined in the Bylaw, City crews will not pick it up. Please visit our website at https://kimberley.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=603 to view the new Bylaw. If you have any questions please contact Operations & Environment Services at 250-427-9660.

Reminder to Renew your 2016 Dog licences! - Please place the license on the dogs collar and ensure the collar is on at all times, as this helps enable a speedy return of your beloved pet if it gets loose. The penalty for unlicensed dogs found running at large is $75 plus the licensing fee. The rules of dog ownership are outlined in the Citys Animal Control Bylaw. Please visit our website for more information https://kimberley.civicweb.net/ lepro/documents/73.

FREE Downtown Shuttle - The Peak to Platzl downtown shuttle is a FREE scheduled service between the ski resort base area, the upper-mountain accommodations, and the downtown shops, pubs and restaurants. The shuttle service operates every day (except statutory holidays) until March 26th. The shuttle schedule is posted at Kimberley.ca or contact [email protected].

Standard First Aid and CPR-C O ered at the Aquatic Centre on Friday, February 19th from 1:00 to 9:00 pm and Saturday, February 20th from 9:00 am-5:00 pm. The cost is $198.45.

After short stay in Cranbrook,

owl was flown to wildlife rehab

centre BARRY COULTERTownsman Editor

An injured great horned owl has a new lease on life, but is not out of the woods yet.

The big bird was found on a dike by the highway near Creston, with two broken wings. It had likely been hit by a car. The owl was brought to a volunteer home in Cranbrook (Sioux Browning and John Bradshaw), where it stayed two nights be-fore being shipped to O.W.L (Orphaned Wild-life) Rehabilitation Soci-ety in Delta, B.C. Mon-day morning.

Pacific Coastal Air-line donates transporta-tion of these birds to from all over the prov-ince.

This Great Horned Owl was small for its species only 15 inch-es tall. They cant turn their eyes in their sock-ets so therefore turn their heads (they can turn head 270 degree). The crush their talons is 300 psi. It would take 28 pounds of force to open their talons.

The owls two broken wings will make recov-ery tough. There is a chance it may have to be euthanized.

Rob, speaking to Townsman from O.W.L.

in Delta, said both wings were broken at the radii ulna. So its iffy at best, whether hell be able to heal enough to be able able to be released back into the wild. He must have been hit pretty hard.

Hes pretty thin, but were patching him up, letting the bones heal, and well see if hell eventually be able to fly again.

The Orphaned Wild-life Rehabilitation Soci-ety is a non-profit orga-nization licensed through the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Nat-ural Resource Opera-tions.

The facility specializ-es in raptors (i.e. eagles, falcons, hawks and owls). Birds of prey pa-tients at O.W.L. number over 400 each year and as O.W.L.s facilities have expanded, so has the intake.

Primary care for in-jured birds (i.e. fluid in-jections, tube feeding, and initial treatment of broken bones to stabi-lize) is administered by staff. Veterinary care (i.e. surgery involving the pinning of fractures, radiographs and ampu-tations) is contributed by local clinics such as Huff Animal Hospital, Richmond Animal Hos-pital, and Tsawwassen Animal Hospital.

Birds of prey are sent to O.W.L. from all over B.C., other provinces and the U.S. The majori-ty of birds arrive from the Lower Mainland. Al-though we encourage

Sioux Browning photo

The owl stayed at the home of Sioux Browning and John Bradshaw in Cranbrook for two nights before being flown to Delta.

the public to transport injured or orphaned birds to the facility, O.W.L. has a network of volunteers when pick-up is necessary.

O.W.L. is on call seven days a week, 24 hours a day. More more information on O.W.L., call (604) 946-3171, or email [email protected].

Great horned owl found with broken wings

From Page 1The survey will ask you how satis-

fied you are with quality of life in Kimberley and how often you use various city facilities and amenities, such as arenas, the aquatic centre, the conference centre, Cominco Gardens and more. The survey also wants to know how you feel about any interac-tion you may have had with City staff and how you rate city services and City Council. If the City were to either improve or cut services or facilities, which would you prefer them to be?

The Survey is another opportuni-ty to get involved in our OCP update project. Kimberley residents may also choose to meet with us in-person at one of the many OCP in a Week events scheduled throughout the community or they might find it more

convenient to participate online using our PlaceSpeak engagement tool, said Troy Pollock, City of Kimberley Planning Services Manager. We want as many community members as pos-sible to get involved, have their say and influence the outcomes of the project.

Links to the Community Survey, the OCP in a Week schedule and PlaceSpeak are available on the Citys website or contact City Hall with any questions.

Website: www.kimberley.ca/city/departments/planning-services/ocp-update

Survey: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/kimberleyocp/

PlaceSpeak: www.placespeak.ca/KimberleyOCPUpdate

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Thursday, January 21, 2016


RotaryClub of Kimberley BCJanuary Update

Meets Noon - Wednesdaysat BJs Restaurant

340 Mark Street, KimberleyJoin Us For Lunch!

Visit us at the Kimberley Winter MarketSunday February 14th, 2016

at the Kimberley Conference Centre

January UpdateKimberley Splash Park

Construction starts Spring 2016!

The Grad Class Challenge has been launched! The class of 85 has

challenged other classes to raise funds for the splash park. So far, the class of

75 is the front runner. Keep it up!

For more details visit www.kimberleyrotary.org

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2016 2020 Five Year Financial Plan Special Meeting

A special meeting of Council is scheduled for budget discussions, as it pertains to the City of Cranbrook 2016 2020 Five Year Financial Plan.

The meeting will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 beginning at 9:00am in Council Chambers at City Hall. The public is welcome to attend.

KIMBERLEY & DISTRICTCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Call forApplications

The 1980 Kimberley Winter Games and the 2008 Kimberley/Cranbrook BC Winter Games continue to leave a legacy of endowment funds to be given out to amateur sporting organizations.

The KDCF is once again inviting sports organizations to apply for grants that will help develop amateur sport in the community. This invitation is open to any and all organizations in Kimberley. Preference will be given to organizations that will use the funds to develop the skills and knowledge of coaches, referees, volunteers, or athletes; or to purchase sports equipment. Applicants do not need to be a registered charity, but will be required to supply financial statements and digital photographs.

For more information and to download an application, please visit www.kimberleyfoundation.ca; or contact Desiree McKay at [email protected]. Grant application forms are also available for pickup at Kimberley City Hall, 340 Spokane Street.

Deadline for applications is January 20 - February 5, 2016

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Naturalists

Six intrepid naturalists knew that birding would be quite good in Kimber-ley. January 2, 2016, a chilly, calm, grey day was uncomfortable for hu-mans but did not deter the birds. To generate body heat, birds need to be constantly searching for food during daylight hours in order to survive the long winter night. With the help of 4 feeder watchers, a relatively large number of birds were counted for the benefit of the 116th an-nual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Birders in-vestigated grasslands, forests, rivers and streams, wild, rural and urban areas.

The species list was longer than average, in-

cluding 19 types which have been observed on virtually all of the 24 Kim-berley counts. Chest-nut-backed Chickadee, Pacific Wren and Varied Thrush have only been spotted a couple of times. Even though the Cran-brook and Kimberley count areas are not far apart, eleven species de-tected in Kimberley this year were not found in Cranbrook and vice-ver-sa. Adding eleven to each count indicates that about 60 types of bird can survive the winter in this part of the East Kootenay. The eleven are an as-sortment of waterfowl, raptors, thrushes and winter finches which are not particularly uncom-mon in either area.

One little non-migra-tory bird was seen on both counts. The very at-

tractive Chestnut-backed Chickadee will move up to higher elevations in late summer, moving back to lowland forests following heavy snow-storms. They prefer dense, wet, coniferous forests along the Pacific coast between Southern California and Alaska, and a zone which reach-es into our part of the Rocky Mountains. They occur in a wide variety of forest types, including deciduous woodlands and brushy streamsides. In urban, suburban and rural areas, where exten-sive trees and shrubs are present, they are com-monly seen at backyard feeders. Active, sociable and noisy as any chicka-dee, youll find these birds at the heart of forag-ing flocks moving through tall conifers, with

titmice, nuthatches, and sometimes other chicka-dee species.

A cavity nester, the Chestnut-backed Chick-adee uses a lot of fur in making its nest, with fur or hair comprising half of the material in the hole. Rabbit, coyote or deer hair are most common, but hair from skunks, cats, horses or cows ap-pears in nests as well.

The adults make a layer of fur about one half inch thick to cover the eggs when they leave the nest.

Cavity nesting birds tend to have better suc-cess than open-cup nesters, but that doesnt mean they are immune to predation. Nests get attacked by predators in-cluding mice, squirrels, weasels, snakes and black bears.

Males take the first step in choosing nest sites, approaching a pos-sible location while the female watches. Later, the female decides on the site, enters the cavity, and accepts pieces of vegetation brought by the male. Nest sites can be holes in rotted trees, stumps and posts soft enough for the chicka-dees to excavate them-

selves, or old woodpeck-er holes. Chestnut-backs will use nest boxes or nat-ural cavities 1-12 feet above ground. Nest building takes 7-8 days, and the thickness of the finished product can vary in height from 1-6 inches. Females build the nest on their own, starting with a foundation of moss and strips of bark, particularly incense cedar when its available. The nests upper layer consists of animal hair woven with strips of bark, grass, feathers and sometimes textile fibers. Finally, the thin, warm flap is added.

These chickadees eat about 65% insects, feed-ing their young mostly caterpillars and wasp lar-vae. To a lesser extent, they also eat seeds, ber-ries and fruit pulp.

C h e s t nu t- b a c k e d Chickadees are common across their range, but populations have been gradually declining since 1966. At 1% per year, the result is a cumulative decline of about 42% ac-cording to the North American Breeding Bird Survey.

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GooGle ImaGes

The Chestnut-backed Chickadee was a common sight at Kimberley feeders.

Bohemian Waxwing tops Kimberleys bird count



Committee Volunteer OpportunityBoard of VarianceThe City of Kimberley invites applications from community members interested in becoming a member of the Board of Variance. One three-year term position is available.

The Board of Variance consists of three community members appointed by City Council. The Board is responsible for reviewing and making decisions on requests to vary, or relax, development regulations such as building size and siting requirements. Although the meeting schedule can vary, the Board typically meets for approximately one hour at 10am on the 1st Thursday of each month. Additional time commitment involves review of applications and supporting information prior to the meetings. All meetings are open to the public.

Decisions made by the Board directly in uence the form and character of Kimberleys built environment. Preferred candidates will have excellent communication and critical decision making skills and be able to evaluate the impacts of variance decisions on the subject property, adjacent properties and the broader community. A demonstrated interest or experience in land use planning, urban design or building design and construction is an asset. Previous committee or board decision-making experience is preferred.

How to apply:

Please submit an expression of interest highlighting your relevant quali cations and experience to the Manager, Planning Services at [email protected] or to 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC V1A 2E8. Deadline for submissions is 4:00pm February 1, 2016. It is anticipated that the Board member selection will be con rmed by City Council at the February 9, 2016 meeting.

For more information, please contact the Manager, Planning Services at 250-427-5311 or [email protected]

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From Page 4Forest management

practices which remove potential nest sites, can make it difficult for these little birds.

Another handsome denizen of the dark, wet, mature forests of the Pa-cific Northwest has been observed lately. In win-ter, the Varied Thrush may be found in parks, gardens, lakeshores, and riparian areas where fruit and berries are abundant. In fact, this shy bird has apparently discovered the benefits of feeders around Cran-brook and Kimberley.

These thrushes for-age for insects in sum-mer and switch to ber-ries and seeds in winter. This short-distance, par-tial migrant, may travel south in winter, some-times leap-frogging over southern breeding pop-ulations. In many win-ters, a few Varied Thrushes move errati-cally and appear in the Midwest and Northeast, far out of their normal range.

During breeding sea-son, these thrushes eat insects and arthropods hidden in leaf litter. They forage by seizing dead leaves in their bill and hopping backwards to clear a spot of ground

before examining it for prey. Foraging Varied Thrushes can be seen on the ground in small openings, but look for singing birds at higher perches in the understo-rey and lower layers of the forest. Louis Agassiz Fuertes, a twentieth cen-tury bird artist, described the Varied Thrushs sim-ple, contemplative song as perfectly the voice of the cool, dark, peaceful solitude which the bird chooses for its home as could be imagined.

Long-term data has shown that populations go up and down on a 2 year cycle. They are often aggressive to each other and other bird species. At feeders, males some-times defend small feed-ing territories. The only time Varied Thrushes flock with other species is when they occasional-ly forage for berries or earthworms on lawns with American Robins.

Females probably choose where to place the nest, usually in the understorey of a mature forest, often in a spot sur-rounded by old nests. The female gathers nest material, weaving an outer layer of twigs. She adds a middle layer of rotten wood, moss, mud or decomposing grass

which hardens into a dense cup 4 inches across by 2 inches deep. Finally, she lines the cup with fine grasses, soft dead leaves and fine moss. The poorly con-cealed nest, close to the trunk of a small conifer, is then draped with piec-es of green moss.

According to the North American Breed-ing Bird Survey, Varied Thrushes are fairly com-mon but their popula-tions have declined by 62% since 1966. The 2014 State of the Birds Report listed them as a common bird in steep decline. Logging and for-est fragmentation can cause habitat loss; they tend not to live in forest patches smaller than about 40 acres. Around human habitation, var-ied Thrushes have prov-en very vulnerable to window strikes, as well as predation by domes-tic and feral cats and col-lisions with cars. Varied thrushes may benefit from reserves that have been established to pro-tect the Northern Spot-ted Owl.

The Kimberley List, 48 Species, totalling 1845 individuals

Mallard 1Common Goldeneye

15

Wild Turkey 4Bald Eagle 1Red-tailed Hawk 1Rough-legged Hawk

1Wilsons Snipe 2Rock Pigeon 25Eurasian Col-

lared-Dove 5Mourning Dove 2Northern Pygmy-Owl

1Downy Woodpecker

31Hairy Woodpecker

19American Three-toed

Woodpecker 1Northern Flicker 19Pileated Woodpecker

7Stellers Jay 17Blue Jay 11Black-billed Magpie

14Clarks Nutcracker

51American Crow 49Common Raven 93Black-capped Chick-

1845 individual birds counted in Kimberleyadee 95

Mountain Chickadee 80

C h e s t nu t- b a c k e d Chickadee 6

Red-breasted Nut-hatch 32

White-breasted Nut-hatch 2

Brown Creeper 3Pacific/Winter Wren

1American Dipper 2G o l d e n - c r o w n e d

Kinglet 4Townsends Solitaire

2American Robin 2Varied Thrush 3European Starling 4

Bohemian Waxwing 490

Snow Bunting 65American Tree Spar-

row 6Dark-eyed Junco 12Song Sparrow 2Pine Grosbeak 87House Finch 32Red Crossbill 68Common Redpoll

311Pine Siskin 2American Goldfinch

11Evening Grosbeak

78House Sparrow 55

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A Varied Thrush at a Kimberley feeder.

PAGE A6 THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016

What a week in the headlines. There have been some incredi-ble highs and lows, even aside from the scourge of terrorism which we read about on a daily basis.

First, Glenn Frey passes away. That one hit me, dear readers. I was shocked when David Bowie passed away earlier this month. Even somewhat saddened. Id always listened to Bowie of course, but he was so bi-zarre, so out there, such an untouchable rock star. I re-member going to a movie he was in, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and after watching it, was unable to say more than, That was defi-nitely a movie with David Bowie in it. Didnt understand it. At. All.

But Glenn Frey? I understood him. He wore his hair long like all the guys I knew. He wore the faded jeans, the denim jacket. And his music, The Eagles, played in the background through all my teen years. The Eagles were always on the radio, and thats how we heard music back in those halcyon days. Well, on eight-track too. In any event, Glenn Freys death was really sad. But it also made me pause a few mo-ments to think about those teen years, drifting down the lake with my friends our boats tied together with the outboard motors off and The Eagles playing on a tinny transistor radio. Nothing wrong with those memories at all.

Lets lighten the mood with some com-

edy, shall we? Sarah Palin has endorsed Donald Trump. Yup, thats what I said. She endorsed him with a long, rambling speech one writer called it a word salad, which perfectly sums it up. It was incoher-ent, full of red meat and guns for the Tea Party crowd. It was everything we learned

about Sarah Palin when she first appeared on the scene some eight years ago as John McCains running mate. The New York Daily News, which has really put out some epic front pages in recent weeks, ran a huge photo of Trump and Palin

and an even larger headline, which read, Im With Stupid. Awesome. With a side order of awesome sauce. Well, at least Palin can show Trump where Russia is. She can point it out from her porch. Perhaps when The Donald is done making Murica great again, he can get to work on Russia.

A scientist has projected that by the year 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the worlds oceans. Ponder that over your morning cereal.

The loonie continues its freefall. Driven by factors beyond the control of any one government, namely the plummeting price of oil worldwide, the loonie is not fairing well. The Bank of Canada, worried about the amount of household debt car-ried by the average Canadian, as well as other weighty matters, is keeping interest rates low, even as they are raised in the U.S. But amid all this, there is one burning

question. How long is the Canadian public going to sit and placidly accept paying over $1 a litre for gas, when oil is at histor-ic lows? How many times are we going to swallow the same tired excuse from Big Oil? Supply is tight, theres a refinery down, its a holiday weekend gas always goes up on a holiday weekend because theres such a demand for it. And of course, the favourite its all taxes.

Theres lots of oil out there, real cheap oil. You got a short supply? Get more. Taxes are merely a percentage of overall cost. If the price drops, its still the same percentage of a smaller number. Over-sim-plified? Of course, but I am getting pretty sick of swallowing the same weak expla-nations. We are paying too much for gas. Period.

Let me get my rage under control and end with this. Consider life in North Korea, must be pretty bleak. Many times, people living a bleak existence like to have a drink or two to wash their sorrows away. This week, North Korea made a bold claim. No, not a nuclear test or pronouncement on the greatness of Kim Jong Un, better than that. A liquor that doesnt give you a hang-over. Wow. Get me some of that. Of course, last June, North Korea said it had devel-oped a ginseng-based drug that could prevent and cure Ebola, SARS and AIDS. Sounds like a great place. What do you suppose they pay for gas in North Korea?

Carolyn Grant is Editor of theKimberley Daily Townsman

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ONGOINGCranbrook Writers Group meet on the 4th Monday of the month at the Arts Council. Engage in writing exercises, constructive critiques & share in information on upcoming literary events & contests. Cbk and District Arts Council, 104, 135-10th Ave S, CBK. info: 250-426-4223 www.cranbrookanddistrictartscouncil.comRoyal 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 Citizens 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.Cantebelles, an all-female singing group, meets Mondays 7-9pm. Join us and learn how to sing with 2, 3 and 4part harmonies. Contact: Sue Trombley, 250-426-0808 or [email protected] every Wednesday, downtown United Church & Centre for Peace, the bells will call you to a time of calm. This is NOT church, rather it is a time to gather in a circle in a welcoming and harmonious space to practice the way of Taize. Wouldnt you cherish a time to stop? to gather when the bells ring? to join with others in silence, in prayer, in meditative song?Masonic Lodges of B.C. and Yukon will supply transportation to cancer patients who have arrived at Kelowna or Vancouver. This free service will be at the destination point. Example: from airport to clinic and clinic to airport on return, also around the destination city. Info may be received from your doctor, Canadian Cancer Society, or by phoning Ron at 250-426-8159.MILITARY AMES is a social/camaraderie/support group that meets the fi rst and third Tuesdays of the month in the Kimberley Public Library reading room. All veterans are welcome. For more information call Cindy @ 250 919 3137.Canadian Cancer Society- if you have spare time and would like to volunteer, interested applicants can call 250-426-8916, drop by our offi ce at #19-9th Avenue S, Cranbrook or go to www.cancervolunteer.ca and register as a volunteer.

UPCOMINGGot Scottish?! The annual Robbie Burns Dinner Fundraiser for Kimberley Cranbrook Highland Dance Association. January 23, Heritage Inn in Cranbrook. Tickets not available at the door. FMI Robin 432-5404.Have Camera Will Travel.... presents Newfoundland Join Dave White - Ramblin on the Rock - Hiking the East Coast Trail. Video presentation at Centre 64 on Tuesday, Jan 26 at 7:30 pm. Admission by Donation to the Kimberley Arts Centre 64.Know someone who is a literacy champion in Cranbrook or Area C? Nominate them as Cranbrooks 2015 Literacy Champion. Nominations close January 20th and the winner announced January 27th at the Family Literacy Day celebrations. For more info call Katherine 250-420-7596 or [email protected] or on Facebook: Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy Cranbrook.Adult or Senior? Want to learn or improve your computer skills? CBAL Cranbrook off ers a 6 week introductory computer course starting Jan 29th. Pre-registration a must. Call Katherine 250-417-2896, space is limited.The Big Foot Running Club is holding their Meeting on Saturday January 30th. Everyone is welcome to attend. We will also let you know, about the 2016 upcoming events. RSVP, if you are interested in joining the board, or if you have ideas for events or races. Dinner 6pm. Knox Presbyterian Church, 2100 3rd St. South. Potluck, with the Club providing roast chicken, buns and drinks. The Friends of the Kimberley Public Library are celebrating Literacy with a Fun Morning at the Kimberley Library on Saturday January 30th, 10 am - 12 noon. There will be games, guest readers, guest presenters , draws for books with the fi nal draw at noon for a $75 gift certifi cate, and of course refreshments. Come join us!Come dance to Old Spice, Saturday Feb 6th, 7:00-10:30pm at Cranbrook Seniors Centre. Everyone welcome! $10/person.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.

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Bank supplies statistical information to the Bulletin on a regular basis, to inform citi-zens of the state of food insecurity and the need that exists in the Kimberley Area.

We track usage by our clients on a daily basis and in turn compile monthly and yearly statistical reports. The figures pub-lished were for the fiscal year ending Sept 30, 2015. The number of food hampers provided for this fiscal year was 1,458. This number included clients who access the Food Bank once or multiple times and whether they receivean emergency or full hamper.

Statistics on the number of individual family units who access the Food Bank are tracked. During the past year, 284 house-holds in our area obtained food hampers. This amounted to 396 adults and 253 chil-dren. Christmas Hampers are not included in these totals.

When we submit Food Bank statistics for publication, our purpose is to inform the community on the amount of usage of Food Bank services, whether it be a single or multiply users.

In no way do we want to mislead the public.

The Kimberley Helping Hands Food Bank is a total volunteer organization which depends solely on donations. The Food Bank appreciates the immense sup-port given by the community.

Stan Salikin, PresidentKimberley Helping Hands Food Bank

Deer CullDear Mayor and Members of Council,I am a Director of Animal Alliance of

Canada and I am writing for three reasons. The first is to clarify our long involvement in the discussion of deer culls in Cran-brook. The second is to explain how our position to support the relocation project came about. The third is to address the is-sues of the fawns in the traps.

History of our involvement in deer culls in Cranbrook:

Our organization has appeared before Council on this issue in previous years. We have communicated with previous Coun-cillors and met with the previous Mayor. I came to Cranbrook during one cull to verify the claims by the Ministry and the City: that the animals, when trapped, experience lit-tle or no stress because they simply lie down until the cull contractor arrives; that killing with the bolt was quick and painless; and the bleed-out was done immediately after. The Ministry staff had no problem with my request to attend the cull but the City, the permit holder, said no.

How support for the relocation came about:

We offered our assistance with non-le-thal approaches to resolving human deer conflicts. We produced a paper that fo-cused on non-lethal alternatives and dis-tributed it to the communities that were culling. We supported the one-day haz-ing trial in Kimberley.

When we were asked if we would give financial support for the proposed reloca-tion programme, our Board agreed. It was our understanding at the time that any community involved in the relocation proj-ect would not be culling.

Secret cull exposed:Then in the late fall 2015, I learned that

Cranbrook had received a permit and would proceed with a cull. At that time I contacted the all the municipalities in-volved in the relocation project and learned that Kimberley and Elkford would not be culling and that Invermere would. I re-

ceived no call back from Cranbrook.As part of the BC Deer Protection Soci-

ety, I recommended that we notify the resi-dents of Cranbrook about a potential cull. We took out a full page ad the Cranbrook Townsman and still no comment from Council.

In addition, I discovered that other part-ners in the relocation project had not been notified of Cranbrooks decision to cull and some only learned when the video footage of the fawn in the trap was released.

I urge you not to demonize the messen-ger but ask yourself if this cull is as humane as you claim, how it was possible to docu-ment violations of the Citys permit on two separate occasions?

Instead of making statements about those who provided the documentation and questioned the humaneness, I urge you to consider making the following rec-ommendations:

that the treatment of these animals was unacceptable;

that the City will investigate its role as the permit holder, responsible for enforc-ing the conditions of the permit; and

that you seek a joint investigation of the matter with the responsible Ministry.

Liz White, DirectorAnimal Alliance of Canada

Deer CullI recently read Gerry Warners Letter to

the Editor about the so-called Secret Deer Cull and that the mayor should make an apology for doing so under the guise of se-crecy. Apologize to who. The traps were placed on properties where citizens had previously contacted the city about deer problems of one kind or another. Sure there are people who do not want the cull, but there is also a number who do and that is where the traps have been placed. For the most part the only people who want to know where and when the cull is happen-ing are groups like those led by Ms. White and her followers so the cull can be dis-rupted or they can gather evidence to show the negative side of a cull. In every case when these anti-cull groups did not know when or where a cull was conducted there was never a problem. Kimberley culled a 100 deer a few years ago and it was done without incident. Cranbrooks first cull had similar results. Since the anti-cull groups have gotten involved there have been major problems in every cull.

According to Mr. Warner The cull is now on You-Tube. I wander if he gave any thought to the fact the to get those videos they probably had to trespass on private property in the guise of secrecy. I didnt read anywhere about landowners getting an apology for this deceitful act.

There was a cull conducted in the mu-nicipality of Oak Bay, on Vancouver Island about a year ago, and as much as the an-ti-cull groups tried to get information, it didnt happen. They knew the municipality had a permit but they didnt know when it would happen or were the traps would be set or who the contractor was. There were all kinds of blogs from the anti-groups, par-ticularly from the Invermere area. And all kinds of questions about the secrecy, but the Municipality did not yield to the pres-sure and refused to release any detailed information. The anti-cull groups were definitely upset because the cull was com-pleted without a hitch. Similar to this re-cent call in Cranbrook.

In most cases when the citizens of a city know there will be a cull there is not mass protests to stop it. Those that support it have their reason and those that dont have theirs. In short, most dont give a pack rats assets because the only people involved are those with serious problems and those cit-izens want the the problem fixed either

because their children are at risk, their pet has been killed, there property has been damaged or their was deer-human conflict.

Cull is not a dirty four letter word. Culls of one kind or another happen all the time. Wild donkeys and pigs are culled in Austra-lia. Africa has cull programs to protect agri-culture and humans, England has deer culls as does the United States. Anti-cull groups are only interested in one thing stopping culls. I thinks they should go to some of these other places and see how they fair.

If Gerry Warner thinks there should be an apology, he is entitled to his opinion. Frankly I dont think there is any need for an apology.

RC KerrCranbrook

Deer CullOf all the cities in the East Kootenays

that agreed to participate in the deer relo-cation program, Cranbrook is the only one that decided to flagrantly disregard the agreement that was made and proceed with a deer cull.

If Cranbrook council made the deci-sion to participate in the relocation pro-gram in good faith, why on earth would they then think its a good idea to continue doing a cull? And its very telling that Mayor Pratt refuses to get in a debate through the media with the Animal Alli-ance.

If council was in the right and had noth-ing to hide, then why wouldnt he com-ment?

If the Deer Protection Society discov-ered mishandlings at least twice during this cull, how many other instances went undetected?

I think the citizens of Cranbrook have the right to know exactly what policies are laid out by the Mayor and council on criti-cal issues to the public such as this.

I will always stand for the welfare and protection of animals, and I believe we as humans (the so-called higher intelligent species) have to take the ecological re-sponsibility of co-existing with the wildlife that were here long before us.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men.

We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. Immanuel Kant

Michelle McEntee LongstaffCranbrook

Slopes for HopeNow that the holiday season is over, its

time to look at our 5th Slopes for Hope Kimberley campaign. We will be skiing the vertical height of Mt Everest 29,035 feet and this year the event will be held on March 5th, 2016.

As a 13-year prostate cancer survivor I understand how critically important re-search is along with various other pro-grams the Canadian Cancer Society (Brit-ish Columbia & Yukon) provides. Approxi-mately 94% of your donations go directly to programs with only the remaining 6% going to administration costs.

This year I am skiing as an individual as my usual team members from Texas, On-tario & BC are not available. However, they are providing lots of moral support!

Please google Slopes for Hope Kimber-ley 2016 and then click on find a partici-pant and enter Gord Jenkins then click on donate.

Thanks for your support. Together we can strive to ensure there will be many more survivors.

Gord JenkinsKimberley

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EddIE MountaIn dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OT PTS GF/A Sx-Kimberley Dynamiters 41 32 5 0 4 68 +82 W1x-Creston Valley T. Cats 39 24 12 1 2 51 +47 L1x-Fernie Ghostriders 40 23 13 0 4 50 +30 W3x-Columbia Valley Rockies 40 23 17 0 0 46 +7 W2Golden Rockets 41 4 34 1 2 11 -126 L10

nEIL MurdocH dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sx-Beaver Valley Nitehawks 41 29 8 2 2 62 +66 W4x-Castlegar Rebels 39 25 12 2 0 52 +38 W1Grand Forks Border Bruins 40 16 20 0 4 36 -36 L4Nelson Leafs 41 17 23 0 1 35 -26 L2Spokane Braves 41 5 32 0 4 14 -110 L7

doug BIrKS dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sx-100 Mile H. Wranglers 41 25 11 1 4 55 +33 W3x-Kamloops Storm 41 25 11 1 4 55 +29 W1x-Chase Heat 40 23 12 3 2 51 +30 W1Revelstoke Grizzlies 40 19 18 1 2 41 +8 L1Sicamous Eagles 41 8 26 2 5 23 -84 L4

oKanagan dIvISIonTEAM GP W L T OTL PTS GF/A Sx-Osoyoos Coyotes 39 29 8 1 1 60 +83 W2x-Summerland Steam 40 26 12 0 2 54 +37 W4Kelowna Chiefs 39 18 18 2 1 39 -6 L4N. Okanagan Knights 40 11 22 3 4 29 -32 L1Princeton Posse 40 9 28 2 1 21 -70 W1

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM1. Rainer Glimpel OSO 39 24 41 65 402. Cole Keebler FER 30 27 31 58 143. Alec Wilkinson CVT 38 11 46 57 30 4. Eric Buckley KIM 41 19 37 56 955. Jordan Busch KIM 41 8 48 56 286. Micheal Cardinal CVR 38 25 30 55 997. Jared Marchi KIM 41 22 32 54 268. Tayden Woods CGR 39 23 28 51 189. Braden Fuller BVN 36 22 28 50 8410. Jace Weegar BVN 39 15 35 50 36

Goaltending Leaders (min. five games played)Player Team GAA SP W L T SO 1. Brett Soles OSO 1.82 .939 19 5 1 42. Tavin Grant KAM 1.90 .931 8 3 0 13. Tyson Brouwer KIM 1.99 .928 25 5 0 64. Tallon Kramer BVN 2.17 .936 7 2 1 15. Nic Bruyere CHA 2.19 .929 18 9 2 26. Adam Derochie 1MH 2.20 .941 8 3 1 07. Matthew Huber SUM 2.23 .913 13 7 0 68. Aidan Doak REV 2.26 .922 12 7 1 09. Mitch Traichevich KIM 2.27 .915 7 4 0 210. Adam Jones PRI 2.30 .921 9 4 0 2

*does not include Wed., Jan. 20 games (KEL at PRI; NOK at OSO)x = clinched playoff spot

cEntraL dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Lethbridge Hurricanes 45 33 12 0 0 66 +64 W7Red Deer Rebels 46 29 15 1 1 60 +34 L2Calgary Hitmen 46 27 17 1 1 56 +7 W1Edmonton Oil Kings 47 18 22 6 1 43 -22 W1Medicine Hat Tigers 44 18 22 3 1 40 -25 W3 Kootenay Ice 46 8 35 3 0 19 -102 L4 EaSt dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Brandon Wheat Kings 44 27 13 2 2 58 +37 L1Prince Albert Raiders 45 26 14 4 1 57 +10 OTL1Moose Jaw Warriors 45 23 16 5 1 52 +14 L1 Regina Pats 46 19 20 3 4 45 -21 OTL1Saskatoon Blades 47 17 26 4 0 38 -54 L1Swift Current Broncos 45 14 26 4 1 33 -39 W2

B.c. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Kelowna Rockets 45 31 11 3 0 65 +36 W2Victoria Royals 46 26 15 2 3 57 +35 OTL1Prince George Cougars 46 27 17 1 1 56 +18 L1Kamloops Blazers 44 22 15 4 3 51 +15 W1Vancouver Giants 47 17 25 3 2 39 -27 L4

u.S. dIvISIonTEAM GP W L OTL SL PTS GF/A S Everett Silvertips 43 27 12 2 2 58 +28 W3Seattle Thunderbirds 44 25 16 3 0 53 +12 W1Portland Winterhawks 45 23 20 2 0 48 +7 W1Spokane Chiefs 43 20 18 3 2 45 -4 L1Tri-City Americans 45 20 23 2 0 42 -23 W3

Scoring LeadersPlayer Team GP G A PTS PIM 1. Adam Brooks REG 46 27 44 71 162. Tyson Baillie KEL 43 26 41 67 443. Brayden Burke LET 45 14 52 66 184. Dryden Hunt MJW 45 28 37 65 245. Reid Gardiner PAR 45 29 35 64 366. Ivan Nikolishin RDR 46 26 36 62 127. Parker Bowles TCA 45 26 34 60 368. Alex Forsberg VIC 45 19 38 57 479. Kailer Yamamoto SPO 43 17 40 57 2210. Giorgio Estephan LET 45 24 31 55 10

Goaltending Leaders (min. 900 min played)Player Team GAA SP W L OT SO 1. Carter Hart EVT 1.92 .927 26 11 3 62. Coleman Vollrath VIC 2.52 .912 18 12 2 13. Jackson Whistle KEL 2.54 .920 19 6 2 24. Ty Edmonds PGC 2.56 .917 15 10 1 35. Rylan Toth RDR 2.66 .912 23 12 1 56. Jayden Sittler LET 2.70 .909 16 6 0 17. Zach Sawchenko MJW 2.74 .922 17 8 4 18. Connor Ingram KAM 2.76 .916 19 9 7 2 9. Jordan Papirny BWK 2.76 .903 17 12 4 310. Landon Bow SEA 2.80 .917 14 15 4 4*does not include games from Wed., Jan. 20

Dynamiters look for revenge against RockiesColumbia Valley Rockies visit Kimberley Civic Centre for Eddie Mountain rematch Friday night

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GAME TIME: 7:00 P.M. (MT) - Kimberley Civic Centre ROCKIES vs. DYNAMITERS 23-17-0-0 RECORD 32-5-0-4 Fourth (Eddie Mountain) DIVISION First (Eddie Mountain) 152 GF 169 145 GA 87 Ninth (16.8%) PP Third (24.6%) 10th (84.3%) PK Third (87.5%) M. Cardinal (26-29-55) TOP SCORER E. Buckley (19-37-56) C. McKay (3.37 GAA) TOP GOALIE T. Brouwer (1.99 GAA) W2 STREAK W1 5-4 W at CVT (Jan. 16) LAST GAME 4-0 W at NEL (Jan. 16) Jan. 23 vs. BVN NEXT GAME Jan. 26 vs. CVT

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Keenan Haase (#27) and the Kimberley Dynamiters will be out for revenge when they host their Eddie Mountain Division rivals -- the Columbia Valley Rockies -- Friday night at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

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to spark a rivalry and when two teams play one another twice in one calendar week, that sort of scheduling certainly helps stoke the fire.

For the second time in seven days, the Kim-berley Dynamiters (32-5-0-4) host the Colum-bia Valley Rockies (23-17-0-0) at the Kimberley Civic Centre, with a Fri-day evening puck drop slated for 7 p.m.

While the Nitros and Rockies meet regularly as Eddie Mountain Divi-sion opponents, the ri-valry that exists isnt typically regarded on the same level as that which rages between the likes of the Nitros and the Fernie Ghostrid-ers, or even the Creston Valley Thunder Cats.

But this season, that is quickly changing and one might point to last Friday when the Rockies handed the Dynamiters a 5-2 defeat on home ice.

Im hoping I dont have to say anything, said Jerry Bancks, head coach of the Dynamit-ers. They know how disappointed the coach-ing staff was and you could see how disap-pointed [the players] were in themselves.

Thats the beauty of it -- we get them again. And its the last time we them before possibly playing them in the playoffs. So well see how the guys respond.

The 5-2 victory for the Invermere-based Rock-ies was a long time com-ing. The last time Co-lumbia Valley claimed two points from the Ni-tros was in the early stag-es of the 2014-15 season -- a 3-2 triumph Oct. 24, 2014, in Invermere.

The 2015-16 cam-paign has a been a cam-paign of returns for the Rockies.

In fact, the Eddie Mountain Divisions fourth-place squad has already clinched a play-off spot just one season removed from a fifth-place finish that saw the club go 12-34-0-6. The last time the Rockies qualified for the KIJHL post-season was during 2013-14, in which they squeaked into fourth with a 13-28-3-8 record.

Though the Rockies once again find them-selves fourth in the Eddie Mountain Divi-sion, theyre a much more competitive outfit this time around, having already posted 23 victo-ries this season.

Should the playoffs begin today, the Dyna-miters and Rockies would be pitted head-to-head in a seven-game, first-round match up.

With nearly a month remaining on the KIJHL calendar, plenty can change in the division, with the Rockies (46 points) working to keep pace with the third-place Ghostriders (23-13-0-4, 50 points) and sec-ond-place Thunder Cats (24-12-1-2, 51 points).

Though the Eddie Mountain Divisions four playoff teams are confirmed, everything else remains to be de-termined.

What fans can be certain of, with the Rockies return to hard-nosed, feisty competi-tiveness, there isnt

going to be an easy first-round opponent for the Kimberley Dynamiters.

Friday could easily serve as a preview.

Following Fridays rematch with the Rock-ies, the Nitros host the Creston Valley Thunder Cats Tuesday (7 p.m.) at the Civic Centre.


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Avalanche volleyball continues to roll in new yearCollege of the Rockies men and womens squads split weekend festivities with Douglas College heading into bye week

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Lady Avs outside hitter Kelsey Thompson (#7) celebrates with libero Alexa Koshman (#9), right side Corissa Mildenberger (#6) and middle blocker Taylor Forster (right) Friday night at College of the Rockies.

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Rockies Lady Avalanche continue to roll, earning a split with the Douglas College Royals this past weekend in PACWEST volleyball action.

Friday night, the Lady Avs (6-10) cruised to a straight-sets victory (25-18, 25-16, 25-13) over the Royals (7-7).

Its a confidence theyre playing with, said John Swanson, head coach of the Avalanche volleyball program. We did change a couple things in our defensive system, which I think has helped. But the ladies are just playing with more confidence indi-vidually, and with that, the team doesnt have to rely on one player to maybe pull us through.

Friday, we contin-ued getting the ball to lots of different players and when those players get their opportunity, theyve been putting the ball away and just play-ing fantastic.

Outsider hitter Kelsey Thompson, fresh off being named PACWEST Athlete of the Week, continued to dominate, crushing 10 kills and getting 14 digs in Fridays victory.

Right side Corissa Mildenberger and mid-dle blocker Kennedy Koop also chipped in on the attack, collecting six kills each.

Saturday afternoon, the Royals returned to the court intent on a split and managed just that with a win in four sets (25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 25-22).

Since the holiday break, the Lady Avs are 3-1 in PACWEST play, already matching their win total from the first half of the season.

The strong start to 2016 has pulled the sixth-place Lady Avs within striking distance of the fifth-place Uni-versity of the Fraser Val-ley (7-9) and fourth-place Royals.

See LADY AVS, Page 10

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Rockies mens Ava-lanche volley squad earned a huge victory this past weekend, knocking off the nation-ally-ranked Douglas College Royals Friday in PACWEST action.

The Avs (7-9) took down the Royals (10-4), who were ranked third in the country heading into action, in a close-ly-contested five-sets match (16-25, 25-13, 22-25, 29-27, 15-8).

[The Royals] came in with an intimidation factor and I think when we started to play, we thought we had to be perfect or we thought, Whoa, these guys are so good, said John Swan-son, head coach of the Avalanche volleyball program. We had a ter-rible first set and did not play well at all. The one encouraging thing was we finished off the set in a positive way.

We lost the first set 25-16 but we won the

second set 25-13. It was a complete flip flop. From then on, the guys thought, Yeah, we can play with these guys. Yeah, theyre ranked No. 3 in Canada, but we just kind of took it to them.

Win or lose, I was proud of the guys be-cause they came back from adversity after that first set. They couldve just thought, We cant play with these guys. Well lose in three and maybe well try to come back Saturday. But they didnt. They battled and I was proud of them for the maturity and growth that they showed.

Import outsider hit-ters Julio Linz (15 kills) and Patrik Toze (12 kills) led the offense for the Avs in Fridays triumph.

With 20 kills in Satur-days 3-1 loss to the Roy-als, Toze put forth a per-formance worth of PACWEST Athlete of the Week honours.

See AVS SPLIT, Page 10

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Being home and, because theyre having some success, the confi-dence level goes up, Swanson said of the la-dies positive sec-ond-half swing. As a coach, I will never be disappointed with the womens team if we lose but we always remain aggressive.

Anything where theyre trying to be com-petitive and put pressure on the other team, Ive always supported that.

With a four-game road trip scheduled for

Thursday, Jan. 28 through Sunday, Jan. 31, the Lady Avs will use a Week 9 bye to help pre-pare for their last journey of the regular season.

After facing the sev-enth-place Columbia Bible College Bear Cats (3-13) on Jan. 28 and 29, the ladies wrap up the Lower Mainland swing in a pair of outings with the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades on Jan. 30 and 31.

The Lady Avs then re-turn home to close out the regular season with

Feb. 5 and 6 against Ca-mosun College and Feb. 12 and 13 versus Van-couver Island University.

PACWEST Womens Volleyball Standings

1) Vancouver Island University (13-3, 26 points); 2) Camosun College (10-6, 20); 3) Capilano University (8-6, 16); 4) Douglas College (7-7, 14); 5) University of the Fras-er Valley (7-9, 14); 6) College of the Rockies (6-10, 12); 7) Columbia Bible College (3-13, 6)

Lady avs split with Douglas CollegeContinued from page 9

avs split with nationally-ranked Royals

Since the holiday break, the Avalanche has laid claim to a 3-1 record through two weekends on home court, distancing them-selves from the sixth-place Capilano Univer-sity Blues (4-10) in the PACWEST standings, while closing in on the fourth-place University of the Fraser Valley Cas-cades (8-8).

With a four-game road trip scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 28 through Sunday, Jan. 31,

the Avs will use a Week 9 bye to help prepare for their last journey of the regular season.

After facing the sev-enth-place Columbia Bible College Bear Cats (0-16) on Jan. 28 and 29, the men wrap up the Lower Mainland swing in a pair of outings with the Cascades on Jan. 30 and 31.

The Avalanche then return home to close out the regular season with Feb. 5 and 6 against Ca-mosun College and Feb.

12 and 13 versus Van-couver Island University.

PACWEST Mens Volleyball Standings

1) Camosun College (15-1, 30 points); 2) Douglas College (10-4, 20); 3) Vancouver Is-land University (10-6, 20); 4) University of the Fraser Valley (8-8, 16); 5) College of the Rock-ies (7-9, 14); 6) Capila-no University (4-10, 8); 7) Columbia Bible Col-lege (0-16, 0)

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2016 WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE UTILITY ACCOUNTS

A discount of 5% will be granted on all 2016 Utility Accounts paid for the year and received at City Hall on or before February 29, 2016.

2016 PRE-AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE

UTILITY ACCOUNTSTry the Pre-Authorized Payment Plan for your bi-monthly utility bill. This plan is convenient and avoids late payment fees. For those already on the pre-authorized payment plan, please note your bi-monthly payment amount will automatically increase to re ect the 2016 utility rates.

The bi-monthly payments are made through your bank by pre-authorized debits on the 1st day of every 2nd month commencing February 1, 2016.

Application forms are available at the City Hall Finance Department. For further information on this plan, call City Hall at (250) 426-4211.

RECRUITMENT FOR COMMITTEES 2016 DEADLINE TO APPLY

JANUARY 22, 2016

There are opportunities for public participation and involvement in the City of Cranbrook advisory committees listed below. Membership is open to residents of the City of Cranbrook.

Urban Deer Management Advisory Committee

The committee examines the issues related to urban deer within the boundaries of the City of Cranbrook and continues to maintain and monitor an ongoing management plan and report to Council. Two positions are available.

Wellness and Heritage Committee

The Wellness and Heritage Committee provides advice to Council on priorities for planning and policy development with regards to sports, arts, leisure, culture, heritage, parks, and recreation facilities and activities. One Youth position is available.

Terms of Reference and Volunteer Application Forms for all the committees are available on the Citys website at www.cranbrook.ca

Applications will be accepted at City Hall (attention Kelly Thorsteinson) or by email [email protected] , no later than Friday, January 22, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. local time.

Business License Renewal Notices for 2016 will be mailed via Canada Post during the month of January. Fees are $150 per year; however a $25.00 reduction will be credited if payment is received prior to March 2, 2015.

The Business License Bylaw requires that owner/operators advise the License Inspector of any changes to the name, mailing address or location of the business and to also advise if the business is closed and no longer operating.

A Business License is required for any operation of business within the boundaries of the City of Cranbrook, and can be obtained by application available on the City website at www.cranbrook.ca and clicking on eForms.

For further information or questions, please contact Bylaw Services at (250) 489-0263.

2016 BUSINESS LICENSE RENEWALS

During snow events in the winter months, City of Cranbrook crews and contractors will be out busy clearing the streets. Residents are encouraged to avoid parking their vehicles on the street if possible, as the City of Cranbrook will not be responsible for vehicle damage caused by snow removal operations.

SNOW REMOVAL ON STREET PARKING

Please remember that the City Garbage Collector can only pick up three (3) bags or containers of garbage per week. For collection in excess of 3 per week, tags can be purchased at City Hall for $1.50 per tag.

For more information about solid waste pickup in the City including collection dates, guidelines, container weight restrictions, locations of yellow recycling bins and more, please visit our website at http://cranbrook.ca/our-city/city-departments/public-works/solid-waste-pickup.

GARBAGE COLLECTION INFORMATION

ON STREET PARKING AROUND EAST KOOTENAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL

PROHIBITED EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1ST.

Due to traf c congestion during the winter months on 24th Avenue South from 2nd Street South to 1st Street South, and 23rd Avenue North from 2nd Street North to 4th Street North, because of snowbanks which are left by snow plowing activities, Council resolved in November 2009 to prohibit parking in these areas from December 1st to March 31st every year. These restrictions are required to ensure free ow of traf c to and from the hospital, particularly for emergency vehicles.

This location will be patrolled on a regular basis by Bylaw Services, regardless of the weather or road conditions. The prescribed ne for being unlawfully parked in

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REMINDERS...Monday February 1, 2016

Regular City Council Meeting @ 6pm

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We hope that you had a good and happy start to the New Year. e sold out NY Eve party at the Elks was a lot fun and a good start to 2016.

Did you know that the Laugh-ing Elks we have 10-pin bowl-ing, yeah, I mean the Big Balls! Its like the Wii Games, just a bit more physical. is is now the only Heritage 10-Pin Bowling Alley in North America. e tradition of o ering school kids their rst paying jobs to be PIN SETTERS is still alive and well here in Kimberley.

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TORONTO - The Jon-athan Drouin saga took another twist Wednes-day when the Tampa Bay Lightning prospect re-fused to report to an American Hockey League game between the Syracuse Crunch and Toronto Marlies.

The team announced the 20-year-old as a scratch at Ricoh Colise-um prior to puck drop, adding in a statement that he has been sus-pended indefinitely without pay by the team after his failure to report for tonights game.

Earlier this month it was made public that Drouin, through his agent, had requested a trade from the Lightning back in November.

According to Drou-ins agent Allan Walsh, when the forward was assigned to the AHL club Jan. 2, it was explained that the assignment was for conditioning purpos-es and show other NHL clubs he had recovered from his injury.

In seven games since joining the Crunch, Drouin has two goals and an assist to go along with a minus-1 rating.

Drouin was a full par-ticipant in the teams morning skate, which lasted roughly 30 min-utes Wednesday morn-

ing and was seen joking around with teammates on the ice.

Originally the third overall selection by the Lightning at the 2013 NHL draft, Drouin has six goals and 34 assists in 89 career games with Tampa Bay.

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Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Transrockies Inc.,of Calgary, AB, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a Temporary Licence of Occupation, for Commercial Recreation purpose, situated on Provincial Crown land located in Cranbrook, Kimberley, Fernie, and Golden, BC, on existing trails and forestry roads.

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NEW YORK - There is a disturbance in the force.

The release of Star Wars: Episode VIII has been delayed from May 2017 to Dec. 15, 2017, the Walt Disney Co. an-nounced Wednesday. The date change post-

pones the next Star Wars installment set to follow the box-office hit The Force Awakens.

Though Star Wars was once synonymous with the summer block-buster, the date change means that the franchise will again look to domi-nate movie theatres in

the holiday season. It has proven a lucrative match for The Force Awakens, which has made a record $861 million domestical-ly and $1.88 billion glob-ally in five weeks of re-lease.

Disney offered no reason for the delay, but rumours have recently swirled that writer-direc-tor Rian Johnson (Loop-er), who is taking over

for J.J. Abrams, is rewrit-ing the script. Production is set to begin next month in London.

In the interim, Gareth Edwards Star Wars spin-off Rogue One is due out Dec. 16 this year.

With prominent re-lease dates now staked out by studios years in advance for their largest franchises, the impact of the switch immediately

caused ripples.The new date sets up

a potential but unlikely head-to-head between Star Wars and Avatar. James Camerons Avatar 2 had been planned for Christmas 2017, though few expect 20th Century Fox to hit that date with the much-delayed Ava-tar sequel. A spokes-man for Fox didnt im-mediately respond to an

email Wednesday.One movie definitely

affected is Steven Spiel-bergs Ready Player One, a science-fiction releas