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For Brian Kostiuk and other Cranbrook resi-dents, the intersection on 1st Street South and Victoria Avenue is a reci-pe for an accident. Smaller vehicles have to slowly inch their way onto the busy road to get

a sightline of oncoming cars, and because of the curve of the sidewalk and retaining wall, bicy-cles and skateboarders are difficult to see com-ing down the hill.

The issue came up at Monday night’s regular council meeting, after lobbying on the part of

Brian Kostiuk.Kostiuk told the

Townsman he first be-came concerned about the safety issues at the intersection when he moved into the neigh-bourhood entered by 1st Street several years ago.

SALLY MACDONALDTownsman Staff

A fresh new face is taking the reins of youth events in Cranbrook.

Lisa Aasebo began work last week as Youth Liaison for the Cranbrook Project.

The role, funded by Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Directed Youth Funds, will see Lisa report to a youth committee and a group of stake-holders in youth issues.

City council debates intersection problems

1st Street and Victoria Avenue an accident waiting to happen, resident says

Familiar face leading youth

initiative

SALLY MACDONALD

Theatre veteran Lisa Aasebo is Cranbrook’s new youth liaison.

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Students in the sports school at Selkirk Secondary in Kimberley hit the North Star Rails to Trails on Tuesday morning in a fundraiser for Jenna Homeniuk, as part of the Bring Jenna Home campaign. The group collected close to $3,000 in pledges to run and bike the 25-kilometre trail that connects Cranbrook to Kimberley. For every two students, there was one bike, which allowed them to switch on and off at various points. Donations for Homeniuk, who is battling cancer, can be made at Kootenay Savings in Kimberley.

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Representatives from the City of Cranbrook and School District 5 were on hand to cut the ribbon signifying the grand opening of the newly renovated Mount Baker Tennis Courts.

Townsman sTaffIt’s time to get out those new

tennis rackets and balls be-cause Cranbrook has sparkling new renovated tennis courts to play on. On Tuesday, represen-tatives from School District 5, the City of Cranbrook and oth-ers involved in the project, were at the Mount Baker tennis courts to celebrate the grand opening.

The tennis courts are owned by the school district and oper-ated under a joint use agree-ment between the school dis-trict and the city. The city ad-ministers the rentals on behalf of the school district.

Before the refurbishment, the court surfaces were crack-

ing and buckling, which pre-sented safety issues for users.

Sean Whalen, Mount Baker Secondary School teacher, and his 2008/2009 entrepreneur class began the push to reno-vate the courts, raising around $3,800 for the project through fundraising including a bottle drive, talent shows and a sports clinic. Whalen also secured a $1,200 donation from the Cran-brook Tennis Club and later approached the school board and the city to propose recon-struction or replacement of the tennis courts.

School board chair Frank Lento said the district was im-pressed by the students’ efforts and the support they received

in the community.“We looked at Sean’s pro-

posal and determined recon-struction made the most sense in its present location, also tak-ing into account the future re-build location of a Mount Baker replacement,” said Frank Lento. “But we couldn’t do it alone. In these tough econom-ic times it takes a community to raise a high school – and the City of Cranbrook was right there to help us out.”

The school board and the city agreed to partner on the reconstruction project in 2012, sharing the reconstruction costs equally. The city provided project management services. The final cost of the project was

$355,000. The project was also successful in securing funding of $50,000 through the Colum-bia Basin Trust Community Initiatives Grant.

“The City of Cranbrook was pleased to partner with School District 5 to make this happen,” Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Stets-ki said.

“There were significant costs involved to do this project right but the result is tennis and pickle ball courts that will be with us for many years. En-suring that there are a variety of recreational facilities that en-courage healthy activities is important to me as mayor and to council, and they contribute to our quality of life.”

Mount Baker tennis courts ready to be served

submiT TedApplication To Be Submitted

For Fuel TreatmentsB.A. Blackwell and Associ-

ates Ltd. will submit an applica-tion to the Union of BC Munici-palities for funding to complete operational fuel treatments in the Baynes Lake area. If funding is received, the project would include fuel reduction work on a total of 52.1 hectares of Crown Land around Baynes Lake that have been identified as having a moderate to high priority in the RDEK’s Community Wild-fire Protection Plan.

Transit Agreements SignedThe Chair and CAO have

signed the Annual Operating Agreement with BC Transit and Olympus Stage Lines for the operation of the Columbia Val-ley transit system for a one-year term ending March 31, 2014. The Annual Operating Agree-ment between the RDEK, BC Transit and Sun City Coach-lines for the operation of the Elk Valley transit system through March 31, 2014 was also signed.

Koocanusa OCP Implementation

The RDEK will be writing a letter to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to request that a multi-agency meeting be

scheduled with the RDEK and Columbia Basin Trust to dis-cuss Crown land management and planning in the Koocanusa area. One of the key issues emerging from the recent adoption of the RDEK’s Lake Koocanusa OCP is the public’s interest in additional planning around the reservoir, particu-larly with respect to off-road vehicle use and informal camping on Crown land. The Board has decided to step up its advocacy for additional pro-vincial resources to address these issues and Columbia Basin Trust has expressed an interest in supporting those ef-forts.

20-Year Service AwardBuilding Inspector Dick Bar-

rett was presented with a 20-Year Service Award. Dick works out of the Columbia Valley office.

District Lot 48The Board gave Bylaws No.

2471 and 2472 first and second reading and authorized a pub-lic hearing. If adopted, the by-laws will recognize District Lot 48, located on the east side of Columbia Lake, as a conserva-tion property and help preserve the area’s cultural, ecological and recreational values. A pub-lic hearing will be held at 7 p.m. on June 27 at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.

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Board approves grants, signs transit agreements

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S a l ly M ac D o n a l DTownsman Staff

I am taking a closer look at Cranbrook’s water sys-tem with Director of Public Works Joe McGowan. We started at Phillips Reser-voir, where our water is stored before being sent to homes and businesses. Then we visited some of the 13 pressure-reducing sta-tions in the city that make it safe to turn on our taps. Most recently, we drove around Cranbrook, visiting areas where our pipes are in the worst shape, parts of town that Joe likened to a popcorn popper because of all the ruptures.

Now, Joe is telling me what the city is doing to find all of the problem areas and start the process of re-ducing the leaks.

Each of the 19,125 peo-ple in Cranbrook uses 387 litres a day. Last year, Cran-brook as a whole used 4,402 mega litres of water.

Each year, Cranbrook performs a water audit. An audit report presented in February found that in 2012, Cranbrook lost four times as much water due to leakage as it would if the water distribution system was in good shape.

Statistics gathered across the developed world indicate that each time a water main bursts, it takes on average six days to re-

pair, allowing time to learn there’s a leak, to find the leak, and repair the leak. In those six days, 576 cubic metres of water will leak out.

The same survey indi-cates that if it’s a service pipe from the main to the home, it takes longer to re-pair: 60 days to learn about the leak, 14 days to locate it, and one day to repair. In that time, 720 cubic metres of water will be lost.

Even if the pipes were brand new, we would still lose water. Every water sys-tem loses 10 per cent of the water that passes through it, Joe explains.

“No matter how well you install a water system, you are going to lose about 10 per cent. You can never overcome that on a big sys-tem. Nothing is perfect – it’s unavoidable.

“The water loss above that is what we are going after – the unaccountable. That’s the stuff that disap-pears and we don’t know where it is going.”

It might seem that Cran-brook is losing vast quanti-ties of water, but compared to other communities in the Kootenays it’s about aver-age.

According to Columbia Basin Trust, in 2009 more than 40 per cent of all the water produced in the Koo-tenays was lost, equating to

5,037 Olympic sized swim-ming pools every year.

Compared to Cran-brook, which loses 33 per cent of its water to leakage, Fernie and Kimberley lose more than 70 per cent of their water, Sparwood about 60 per cent and Elk-ford 56 per cent.

To help combat the problem, Columbia Basin Trust launched a WaterS-mart initiative, where mu-

nicipalities sign on to re-duce water consumption by 20 per cent by 2015.

Cranbrook signed on in March 2010, and is taking several steps to reduce the amount of water escaping from our system.

“If something is going to break, it’s going to break at the weakest point,” says Joe. “The question is: what can we do to maintain the qual-ity we have and extend its

life span?“We are identifying the

points in the city’s water distribution system that are most susceptible to failure.”

The city is partnering with four companies with niche experience to scour the water system, looking for problem areas.

There are eight steps to take to reduce the amount of water Cranbrook loses. First is the water audit,

which tells the city how much water should be used, and how much is being lost. Next, utilities crews conduct visual sur-veys to look for obvious signs of leakage, such as water showing up on a road, yard or ditch.

Then they start breaking the city down area by area.

“We determine how much water goes in and how much water comes out of a defined area between 2 and 4 a.m.,” says Joe, add-ing that the time frame is chosen because fewer peo-ple are using water then. “We look at how much is being used versus how much should be used based on the number of proper-ties in that zone. That tells you in relative terms where you are losing water.”

When they find an area that is losing more water than expected, the area is broken down again and again until they can isolate a small area that is losing a significant amount of water.

“Now that we have iden-tified a bad area, we put a meter there permanently and watch it,” says Joe.

Check out Thursday’s Townsman for the fourth and final part of “Under Pressure”, where we look at a simple but clever way the city is decreasing the amount of water leaking from our pipes.

Under PressUre: Part three

How much water is leaking from our pipes?This four-part feature series explains the problems with Cranbrook’s pipes. In the third article, we find out how much water is used in Cranbrook, how much is lost to leaks, and how the city is working hard to find those leaks and do something about it

Sally MacDonalD photo

these various technical gizmos on top of a pressure reducing valve measure the amount of water passing through, and the amount of pressure in the water.

S a l ly M ac D o n a l DTownsman Staff

School District 5 contin-ues to improve its policy on sexual orientation and gen-der identity.

At last month’s board meeting, School District 5 (SD5) trustees approved re-visions to the policy.

“The revisions were around terminology more than anything,” said Doug McPhee, SD5’s Director of Instruction, “terms that people are becoming more comfortable with, that bet-ter describe how they see themselves.”

It’s only the latest in a

long process towards a more respectful approach to sexu-al orientation and gender identity, according to McPhee.

“I wouldn’t purport to say we know everything that we need to know about sex-ual orientation at this point in time, but as we are pro-gressing along this, we’re most certainly in a learning process,” he said.

“The policy that was de-veloped a few years ago is a living document.

“The meat of the whole thing is that we need to pro-vide some in-service to schools so that everyone is

aware of our rights and re-sponsibilities under human rights legislation with re-spect to the rights of all indi-viduals including those with differing sexual orientations or genders.”

This week, retired teach-er Earl Waugh will hold a workshop with counsellors from SD5’s schools with guidelines that will then be passed on to the faculty at each of the schools.

McPhee said that it’s im-portant that children are taught to celebrate diversity.

“Kids will reflect what they’ve learnt and what they see. They learn things from

their parents, from TV, from each other. We need to make sure that the pictures they have are healthy ones and respectful ones. Some-times the information they come with is better than the information we have, and sometimes we need to work on that,” he said.

While it is a process, McPhee said he can see progress.

“It isn’t solved by any stretch of the imagination but I’ve seen some real pos-itive growth in the past 10 years.

“I wouldn’t be so bold to say that harassment or bul-

SD5 revises sexual orientation policyIt’s a living document, says director of instruction, as school district strives to celebrate diversity

lying doesn’t occur because of gender identity or sexual orientation; it most certainly does. We still need to work actively on that and make

sure kids are appropriately informed and treating every-one with respect, and adults in the same way,” said McPhee.

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The area in question is home to the Cranbrook Wellness Centre, as well as apartment blocks, houses and duplexes. 1st Avenue is the neighbourhood’s conve-nient entrance and exit on to Victoria Avenue. To enter the neighbourhood from the other side, one must wind one’s way through the hospital grounds or past the RDEK offices.

“I noticed right away there were safety concerns, because of the positioning of the wall,” Kostiuk said.

Kostiuk spoke with then-Mayor Scott Manjak about the issue, but nothing ever came of it.

He has since taken sever-al city councillors, residents and even a representative of Worksafe BC on a tour of the intersection, and had a meeting with Mayor Wayne Stetski.

He has also circulated a petition amongst the resi-dences and employees of the Wellness Centre, and brought in Engineer Elmer Higgins to create a mock-up of how the intersection could be fixed.

The trouble, Kostiuk says, is the retaining wall that runs from near the McPherson Funeral Home to the 1st Avenue intersec-tion. Its height and position-ing, the curve of Victoria Avenue and the presence of the Rotary Way path have led to Kostiuk and others having several close calls with oncoming bike and ve-hicular traffic.

“They can’t see you, and you can’t see them,” he said.

Kostiuk says the solution would be simple and fairly inexpensive. The plan would be to remove some of the gravel behind the re-taining wall, then just drop the wall by a few rows of bricks.

Kostiuk said Higgins is working on an engineered plan to present to the city.

At Monday night’s city council meeting, Coun. Sharon Cross said she went and drove through the inter-section at Kostiuk’s request.

“If there was a cyclist or boarder, I wouldn’t have been able to see them,”

Cross said. “There are some concerns, and given the number of people that are expressing concerns, I think that something could be done.”

Mayor Wayne Stetski noted that the concerns had been passed over to the Cranbrook in Motion com-mittee three times, and each time the committee had found no cause for safety concern.

Stetski said Kostiuk had outlined three things he is pursuing. One is a WCB in-spection report, the second is a report from an engineer that says the wall is not pre-venting slides and third, he is asking for funding to lower the wall.

“I think the people of Cranbrook should keep in mind that when committees come back with recommen-dations like that, that’s a consensus of the commit-tee,” said Coun. Gerry War-ner, a member of the Cran-brook in Motion committee. “In the case of this intersec-tion here at 1st and Victoria, I’m a member of the com-mittee and I don’t share that consensus. But it’s majority rules.”

Coun. Denise Pallesen noted that she is also on the Cranbrook in Motion com-mittee.

“It’s like a number of other intersections around the world where you have to stop at the stop sign and then you move forward when it is safe to do so,” she said. “If your line of vision is hampered in any way, you have to keep going out until you can see.”

Pallesen said the com-mittee had discussions with ICBC, the RCMP and an en-gineer and they all feel the same way.

“It’s less than a stellar in-tersection but it’s not that bad,” she said.

Coun. Bob Whetham said the issue is caused by fast-moving skateboards and bicycles on the side-walk.

“We have to remember that those facilities are really not designed as sporting fa-cilities, they’re really for pe-destrian movement,” Whetham said.

Council debates intersection

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VICTORIA – The NDP op-position came out swinging Tuesday, releasing cabinet orders that allow for large pay increases for senior po-litical staff in government ministries and Premier Christy Clark’s office.

Cabinet orders dated June 3 provide for an 18 per cent increase to the maximum salary for the premier’s chief of staff, from $195,148 to $230,000 per year. The orders provide for a salary range, so the salary currently paid to Clark’s chief of staff, Dan Doyle, is not known.

Another order provides for Clark’s new deputy chief of staff, Michele Cadario, to be paid a salary of $195,148. Cadario, deputy campaign manager in the B.C. Liberals’ successful election cam-paign, replaces Kim Haaks-tad, who resigned before the election over improper polit-ical activities in the party’s ethnic outreach strategy.

NDP MLA John Horgan said the move is particularly inappropriate as the govern-

ment prepares to comb its operations for cost savings to meet its balanced budget tar-get.

“It certainly seems to me that the first day cabinet meets, their priority is not the people of British Columbia, it’s their political pals,” Hor-gan said. “In the case of the deputy chief of staff, yester-day this individual would have been paid $144,000 a year. Today that position is $195,000. Nice work if you can get it.”

Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the increases re-flect new positions and addi-tional responsibilities, and don’t mean extra costs for taxpayers.

The extra money is from “reallocations from within, but the overall budget will be the same,” de Jong said.

Among those new posi-tions is the promotion of some ministerial assistants to “chiefs of staff” within each government ministry, making them responsible for other staff in each minister’s office.

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Noted biologist and bestselling author Kevin Van Tighem (pictured above) will be visiting the East Kootenay to discuss his new book “Bears Without Fear” that demystifies and teaches us how to coexist with bears. Kevin will be joined by Susan Bond and Peter Moody, who tangled with a grizzly bear last fall near Kimberley and want to encourage public awareness and safety. Wildsight will host these events in Cranbrook on Tuesday, June 18, at The Manual Training Centre and in Kimberley on Wednesday, June 19 at Centennial Hall. Both presentations begin at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is wel-come. Admission is free, with donations to Wildsight to cover costs gratefully accepted. Lotus Books will be on site with books for sale - $25 plus tax.

“I truly believe youth are our biggest natural re-source,” Lisa said. “I get way more out of them than I feel I’m giving to them.”

Now Lisa will work with the youth community to cre-ate six fun events throughout the next 12 months, starting with a kick-off celebration in September.

She will discover which places are youth friendly and which are not, as well as get-ting in touch with youth ser-vice providers.

“The kids I meet here blow my mind; they are so welcoming and good to each other,” Lisa said.

She plans to organize a variety of events, from fun activities to workshops on getting involved in the com-munity.

“We’re trying to hit all dif-ferent demographics and make sure there is some-thing for everybody,” Lisa said.

Originally from Vancou-ver, Lisa has been in and out of the East Kootenay for the past six years.

After training in theatre at Capilano University, Lisa began performing at Fort Steele Heritage Town. She spent another year with Kimberley Summer Theatre,

before returning to Fort Steele to run its theatre pro-gram.

What’s more, she has been working with youth for the past 15 years in the lower mainland through positions with the Boys and Girls Club, recreation centre programs and the YMCA.

“It was hard to hire for this position because we had a lot of amazing applica-tions,” said Dana Osiowy, a member of the Project Advi-sory Committee. “Lisa had the values of our team down: opening up opportunities for young people, making sure projects are youth led, and being in touch with a

network of young people.” Now Lisa is looking for-

ward to hearing some great ideas from Cranbrook’s youth community.

“I’m fortunate to have worked with a lot of young people through Fort Steele and other opportunities I’ve had to meet kids. Now I’m excited to meet more of them,” Lisa said.

The Cranbrook Project will have a booth set up this weekend at the Sam Steele Days fairgrounds.

“People are welcome to stop by and start leaving ideas, and I’ll get to meet them,” Lisa said.

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FEATURES

We start off today’s Entertainment Listings with an overview of the great Sam Steele Days Festival,

Cranbrook’s Steely Celebration of all things Sam. This Sam Steele Days – June 13 to 16 – is set to be bigger and better than ever, so check it out. For a full calendar of events, visit www.samsteeledays.org, and get ready for an action-packed weekend, Cranbrook. And read on in this space for non-Sam Steele event listings.

June 13 Pancake Breakfast

The Sam Steele Days Kick-off Pancake Breakfast in support of the Community Connections Society of Southeast B.C. runs 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Tamarack Centre. Jaime Gordon of Green Door Catering will be cooking up pancakes, farmer’s sausage and bacon.

Business CompetitionThe Business and Window Decorating

competition is back. Judges from the Cran-brook and District Arts Council will be bringing a discerning eye to businesses around Cranbrook, Thursday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme this year is the 4H Club which is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in Canada.

Bygone DaysThe Cranbrook and District Arts Coun-

cil is holding its Sam Steele Art Exhibition with the theme of “Bygone Days” at the Artrageous Art Gallery, 135 10th Avenue South, Room #104.

June 14 Corral Barbecue

Royal LePage/EK Realty Corral Barbe-cue will be held in front of Royal LePage on 10th Avenue. $5 for your burger, chips and a drink. Cake will also be served each day! And don’t miss the celebrity Dunk Tank on Friday, June 14 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Proceeds go to the E.K. P.A.R.T.Y. Program.

Ball TournamentThe massive Sam Steele Ball tourna-

ment takes place at the Kinsmen Quad di-amonds and Moir Park, starting June 14 and running through June 16.

Pancake BreakfastThe Scotiabank Pancake Breakfast will

be held in front of Scotiabank on Cran-brook Street North, Friday, June 14, 7:30

a.m. to 10 a.m.

Pancake BreakfastA Pancake Breakfast will be held at Jo-

seph Creek Village, Friday, June 14, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Admission by donation.

Youth Ambassador PageantSome of Cranbrook’s finest youth per-

form their talents, deliver their speeches and present their gowns of the 1900s era at the Sam Steele Youth Ambassador Pageant at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook, Fri-day, June 14, 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the Key City Theatre.

Festival GardensThe Festival Gardens take place Friday

and Saturday evening, June 14 - June 15, at the Cranbrook Curling Centre. Doors open 9 p.m.– 2 a.m. Entertainment Friday pro-vided by BCDC. Entertainment Saturday by The Good Ol’ Goats.

June 15 - June 16KEYSA Soccer Tournament

EKC’s KEYSA Soccer Tournament at Moir Park. Kootenay East Youth Soccer Association is expecting over 50 teams this year from Alberta, BC and Northwest U.S.

June 15 Pancake Breakfast

A pancake breakfast sponsored by Downtown Business Association and the Cranbrook Girl Guides will be held prior to the Sam Steele Days Parade, 7:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. in front of Nutter’s. The Girl Guides will be serving pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee.

June 15Sam Steele Slam

The Mount Baker Senior Girls & Boys Wild Basketball Teams are hosting the Sam Steele Slam 3 on 3 Basketball Saturday, June 15, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Mount Baker Secondary School.

Kiddies’ ParadeThe Kiddies’ Day Parade will this year

preceed the main Sam Steele Days Parade. Line up is at 9:30 a.m. on 9th Avenue by The Choice. The Parade will proceed west on Baker Street down to 11th Avenue and will disperse at the parking lot on the cor-ner of 11th Avenue and Baker Street. Par-ticipation is free for all ages!

June 15The Grande Parade!

St Eugene Golf Resort & Casino Parade takes place Saturday, June 15, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. The Parade starts at Balment Park on 1st Street to 8th Avenue along Baker Street, then up to Kootenay Street.

June 15Balls O’ Steele

JCI Kootenay is hosting BA Blacktop Balls of Steele Bocce Tournament — a full day of bocce at Baker Park, Saturday, June 15, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m .

June 15Central Fairgrounds

The beating heart of the Sam Steele Days Festival is the Central Fairground, running 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Spirit Square in Rotary Park and downtown Cranbrook. Includes the Spring Honda Taste of Cran-brook, the Community Talent Showcase, the Arts & Crafts Show, the kids’ Inflatable Funland, the Strongman Competition, face painting, Kal Tire Go Carts, Lumber-jack Show, Server Races, the Mustache Competition, Bike Polo, Selkirk Beverages Puck Shoot, street performers, displays and demonstrations, and much more.

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UPCOMINGBritish Columbia Government Retired Employees Association, Rky Mtn Branch, will be holding their luncheon meeting at the Bavarian Chalet, Cranbrook on June 12th, at 12 noon. Info: Jack Selman 250-489-5930.Grand Opening of the Immigrant Welcome Center, Thursday June 13th, 9:30 at the Kimberley Public Library. Please join us to learn about the Center services and the other Welcoming Community projects in Kimberley. Info: contact Kim Roberts CBAL Coordinator at kroberts@cbal.org or Pam Bailie CBAL Immigrant Settlement Assistance Worker at wckimberley@gmail.com 250-427-6027SOCIAL~DANCE to the music of ‘Chapparal’ JUNE 15, at the Cranbrook Seniors HALL 2nd St. South. A great evening of Song and Dance held on Third Saturdays, at 7 pm. EVERYONE WELCOME. Refreshments served. 250.489.2720The annual Elks Charity Tournament is coming up on June 16 at the Kimberley Golf Course. Includes a prize for every player and a Prime Rib dinner. Sign up your own team or we can � nd a team for you. Call 250-427-2343 for more info.Kimberley Nature Park - Father’s Day Hike - Sunday, June 16. Meet at the Higgins St. entrance at 1 pm for a 3 - 4 hr moderate hike. Join leaders Ellen & Dan Chase 250- 427-5517Businesses have until June 20th to purchase and register their Urban Artsy Deer for the Cranbrook Summer Artsy Deer Quest. Everyone else has until Aug. 24th to purchase and decorate their deer for the Great Cranbrook Artsy Deer Round Up and Competition to be held at Art in the Park in Rotary Park. Deer and details available at CDAC Gallery, 135-10th Ave. S., Cranbrook.The East Kootenay Railway Pensioners Association will be having a Social Luncheon at 12:30 pm, Tuesday June 18th, 2013 at the Bavarian Chalet (Day’s Inn) 600 Cranbrook St.N,Cranbrook BC. All Railway Retiree’s and Spouses are welcome. RSVP by June 14th, 2013. Info: Contact Secretary Frances Allen at 250-426-2720 or Bill Belding at 250- 426-50062013 FREE FAMILY SWIM Wednesday, June 19th, 6:00-7:00 PM is sponsored by Kimberley Medical Clinic. Children 18 years & under must be accompanied by an adult.Lorraine Butler’s Music Studio will be having the year-end Recital at the Knox Church at 7pm. On June 23rd, 2013, Reception following. Everyone Welcome.

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ONGOING Cranbrook Quilters’ Guild hold their meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month at 7:15 pm upstairs in Seniors Hall, 125-17th Ave. S. All skill levels welcome. FMI Betty 250-489-1498 or June 250-426-8817.The Cranbrook Senior Floor Curling is looking for new members. Curling is Monday and Wednesday afternoons, upstairs in the Curling Rink. Info: Dave at 250-426-5387.KIMBERLEY North Star Quilters meet 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7pm downstairs Centennial Hall, 100 4th Avenue. Everyone welcome. Info: Carol at 250-427-7935 or Joan at 250-427-4046.Learn to Fish @ Kootenay Trout Hatchery! Come on out to the hatchery pond for this opportunity – great for all ages. Call now to book a session (250) 429-3214. Open now through the end of August! Tours also available.Tai Chi Moving Meditation every Wednesday 3-4 pm at Centre 64. Starts November 7th. Call Adele 250-427-1939.Special Olympics BC – Kimberley/Cranbrook now has an Active Start! Active Start is for children with intellectual disabilities ages 2-6, teaching basic motor skills through fun, positive experiences.Thursdays, 10-11am at Kimberley Aquatic Centre ** Transportation available. Call Julia 427.3324 or Cyra 250.919.0757Cranbrook Senior Centre, Branch 11 holding their meetings every third Thursday a month. 1:30pm at the hall. We always welcome new members.Play and Learn Parenting/Literacy Program – 8 week registered program for parents with preschool children with a facilitated play and activity component for children. Kimberley Early Learning Centre Kim 250-427-4468.Cranbrook’s Bibles for Missions Thrift Store thanks you for your support. 824 Kootenay St. N. Open 10-5, Tues-Sat. A great place to save or volunteer.StrongStart BC - FREE family drop-in program for preschool-aged children accompanied by a parent. Kimberley Early Learning Centre. Monday 9 - 12, Tuesday 9 - 12, Thursday 9 – 12, Friday 9 - 12. Gina 250-427-5309. Treehouse–Families with children 5 & under are invited to come play. Free drop-in program in gym of Kimberley Early Learning Centre. Transportation avail. Tuesdays, 9:00 - 12:00. Diana 250-427-0716.East Kootenay Women Executives & Entrepreneurs (EKWEE) meet the � rst Monday of every month at the Heritage Inn, Dining Room Annex, 7:00PM. Join us for o� the menu dinner 5:30 -7:00. Pay your own tab. Networking, share accomplishments, education. Bev Campbell 778-481-4883Bibles for Missions Thrift Store 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. 778-520-1981.

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On Thursday, June 6,  Selkirk Secondary Band joined the Kimberley Community Band for a concert at the McKim Theatre.  The first half of the show featured the Kimberley Community Band, directed by Laurel Ralston; the second half was the high school students, directed by Sven Hyde.  At the end, the 50 musicians performed several songs together, with the directors alternating songs.  It was a great opportunity for both the young and experienced to come together and recognize each other’s talents.

Sam Steele, you’re missing a good party in your honour!

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Prince George, DECEMBER 1956.Merry Christmas.The Canadians here seem to be so very

busy being civilized that they seldom go into the ‘bush’. Loggers (lumberjacks) of course work in the forests but, otherwise, people stay in town and enjoy the comforts of cars, houses and (some) paved streets. Even when Jimmy and I try to walk some-where, someone will pick us up and give us a ride.

We have, however, discov-ered some English fellows who, like us, came here for the mountains. We go off at weekends and get into all sorts of trouble with them, exploring, horse riding, mess-ing about in other people’s boats and driving miles north on dirt roads to the nearest Rockies at Pine Pass.

The grizzly bear tracks are huge and the moose that stand on the roads in the Fall (Autumn) are monsters. Our landlord Jack tooted his horn at one and it charged, ruin-ing feet of shiny chrome.

We now own a V.W. Bug with very little chrome, but it gets us into all sorts of plac-es. It even floats (a necessary feature for crossing the lakes on the highway in spring).

We had another Teachers’ Convention this ‘Fall’ and it was a riot. Last year, as novices and recent arrivals, we were well behaved but this year I got caught up in the

novelty of things.Poor Jimmy, still recovering from a bal-

ance beam falling on her in the gym, went diligently to all the meetings. She enjoyed talking to other P.E. teachers and swapping ideas. I, on the other hand, have taken up hunting and so, on the day, I was up at dawn and off in the ‘bush’ looking for moose. About ten o’clock, we mighty hunt-ers, still sporting hunting clothes and am-munition belts, checked into the conven-

tion then immediately took off again.

Having read Grey Owl’s books, I have got all romantic about the idea of the Canadian ‘bush’ and so, with a trusty (borrowed) Remington

rifle and knee-high, felt-lined moccasins, I was off. I wasn’t going to freeze my feet this year. However, I can’t work out how the Indians walked in moccasins and so, in the snow and on slopes, I spend a great amount of time with my feet in the air.

Eric, a fellow from Blackpool, was at-tempting to load his gun in several feet of fresh snow when he managed to shoot himself in the foot. We had an awful time getting him out of the bush, into a car and down the road to hospital.

I nearly ended up in hospital when I helped a friend ‘pack’ a moose out of the ‘bush’. The animal was huge and even one quarter on my back caused me a lot of

grief. Grey Owl, in his books, never men-tioned the misery of the hours of labour after a kill.

The night of the Teachers’ Convention was lively. One Inspector of Schools, ad-dressing me as Peter, told me that he in-variably comes to conventions at P.G. be-cause of the wild parties. I have never seen so many drunks and so many cars stuck, axle deep in snow, in ditches.

Canadians are very familiar with Chris-tian (first) names. When Jimmy and I went for our interview in London two years ago, the Schools Inspector there called us Jean and Peter and so did our first head masters (principals). It was a bit of a shock after working for years in England with people who called each other Mr This, Miss and Mrs That.

Jimmy and I often invite our new-found English friends to dinner and Jim does us proud. She hasn’t yet found a female friend, who does the daft things we get up to, and the men are all bachelors. Appar-ently, ‘Prince’ is a bit of a wild place for single women, especially down-town on weekends, when the loggers come to town.

Last June, the head master (principal) asked the staff if anyone actually intended to stay another year. He said, almost plead-ing, “Please let me know.”

We are; we’re having fun and the mon-ey’s not bad.

Cheers, J. and P.

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Hockey season is well over for Marysville product Carter Bancks, and he isn’t all that happy about it.

If he could have his way, he’d rather be in the middle of a playoff run in the AHL with the Abbostford Heat. Un-fortunately, the Heat fell shy of a playoff berth in the Western Confer-ence, settling for a 12th-place finish in the 2013 campaign.

However, with the bitter comes the sweet, as Bancks was called up by his parent NHL club, the Calgary Flames, and made his debut in the show in Nashville against the Predators on April 23rd.

The Heat were head-ing to Oklahoma City for their final dou-ble-header of the sea-son, when Bancks was notified that he had to pack up and join the Flames on their final road trip of the lock-out-shortened sched-ule.

He met up with the NHL club and found out from head coach Bob Hartley after a team meeting and optional skate that not only would he play, but he’d be on the

starting lineup.“Bob Hartley came

up to me and said, ‘Car-ter, just so you know, we’re thrilled to get you in tonight and you’re going to be in the start-ing lineup,’” recalled Bancks.

“It was a real whirl-wind of a day. I don’t remember much of it, I was pretty stressed out, but it was cool when he told me that and it was obviously, as they say, a dream come true.

“…You’re looking around, [seeing] Shea Weber, guys like that out there, and you’re like, ‘Holy, this is the real deal, just don’t score on me first shift. Let me through a shift.’”

Bancks played a total of 12:33, getting just over a minute of special teams work on the pen-alty kill unit in a 4-3 loss to the Predators.

“I had a ton of fun,” Bancks continued. “The first game, I had a lot

o f nerves

and e x c i t e -m e n t and didn’t really know how it was going to go—I was just

hoping to get through the game and bring some energy.”

He donned the Flames crest again three days later in a con-test against the

Chicago Black-hawks, recording

16:49 worth of ice time with some more

special teams work.His second appear-

ance in the show gave him all the more confi-dence that he could compete at the highest level.

“You kind of realize

that its still just hockey,” said Bancks. “Yeah, it’s bigger and it’s faster and things happen a little quicker, but at the same time, you’re playing with better guys that make better passes and are al-ways in position.

“It was really fun, get-ting to do that.”

Though the NHL ex-perience is arguably the highlight of his hockey career, Bancks still wish-es things went a little better in Abbotsford after a promising start to the season.

The club had a strong

opening half that put them near the top of the AHL, however, some tal-ent flowed back up to Calgary with the end of the lockout, and the team wasn’t able to rep-licate their earlier suc-cess.

“The first half of the year, we were winning games we probably didn’t deserve to,” said Bancks, “and in the sec-ond half we were playing a lot of games, but couldn’t manage to get points out of it so it’s dis-appointing to not make the playoffs there.”

Bancks has been with the Heat for the past three full seasons, where he has been moulded into a two-way cen-treman who is particu-larly effective on the penalty kill.

“This last year, I felt like I had a really good year,” said Bancks. “Coach had a lot of con-fidence in me and I played a shutdown role, killed a lot of penalties, tried to be hard on the other team’s top players, played a lot in a lot of defensive zone face-offs.

“That’s kind of the role I’ve been shaped into and that I take a lot of pride in.”

A few familiar faces to Bancks have joined the Heat, some with a Koo-tenay Ice connection.

Bancks goes way back with former Ice captain Dustin Sylvester, as both battled for spots on elite U15 and U16 provincial teams, before going head-to-head against each other in the WHL, as the M a r y s -ville native got picked up by the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Sylvester, who went undrafted by the NHL, has been with the Heat for the past two years

after earning a contract as a free agent in 2011.

Other Ice alumni in-clude former captain Steve McCarthy, who briefly joined the team last season before being lured away by European professional hockey, and Max Reinhart, who made his rookie debut with both the Heat and the Flames.

In fact, regular Heat teammates like Reinhart and T.J. Brodie were al-ready up in the NHL when Bancks got called up to the Flames.

“It made it a lot easier walking in the dressing room and knowing some guys,” he said.

“…That made it easi-er, having some familiar faces and some guys to joke around with.”

As for now, Bancks is currently soaking up all the free time he can during a brief stay in Kimberley by spending some time with his fam-

ily and hitting the golf

course be-fore the r i v e r s open in

the middle of June for

some fly fishing. Then,

it will be off to Cal-gary in a few weeks where he will start his off-season training in earnest.

Bancks reflects on Flames debut, AHL season

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Marysville native Carter Bancks is back in his hometown for a bit after a whirlwind season in minor professional hockey capped with his NHL debut with the Calgary Flames.

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Spurs bounce back, blow out Heat 113-77BRIAN MAHONEY

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SAN ANTONIO - From big 3s to Big Three, the Spurs had it all in the NBA Finals’ raucous re-turn to San Antonio.

Danny Green made seven of the Spurs’ finals-record 16 3-pointers, Tim Duncan had 12 points and 14 rebounds, and the Spurs clobbered the Miami Heat 113-77 on Tuesday night to take 2-1 lead in the series.

Green scored 27 points and Gary Neal made six 3-pointers while scoring 24 as San Antonio went 16 of 32 from behind the arc, rolling to the third-biggest victory in finals history.

Duncan bounced back from his worst game ever in the finals, and the Spurs’ combination of fresh faces and old reliables in a raucous return to a city that hadn’t hosted a finals game since 1997.

The Spurs were as good as fans remembered in the old days, shutting down LeBron James until they had built a huge

lead late in the third quarter.James finished with 15 points

and 11 rebounds, but missed 11 of his first 13 shots against the excellent defence of Kawhi Leonard, who had 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Game 4 is Thursday here, where the Heat are 3-22 in the regular season and so far zero wins and one really bad beating in the post-season.

Duncan shot 3 of 13 for nine points, his worst performance ever in his 25 NBA Finals games, in the Heat’s 103-84 victory Sun-day. Tony Parker wasn’t much better, shooting 5 of 14 and com-mitting five turnovers, and Manu Ginobili admitted after-ward the veteran trio had to play well for the Spurs to win.

They were fine, but the less-er-knowns were better.

Parker and Ginobili com-bined for 14 assists, but the big-ger story was the guys who had never played on this stage be-fore.

- Neal, who went undrafted

after playing for LaSalle and Towson, then playing overseas for three seasons in Italy, Spain and Turkey.

-Green, who had been cut multiple times - including by James’ Cavaliers - and now has the shot to stick.

-Leonard, the draft-night trade acquisition from San Diego State who played the NBA’s four-time MVP to a stale-mate.

Mike Miller made all five 3-pointers and scored 15 points for the Heat, who broke open Sunday’s game and seized mo-mentum in the series with a 33-5 run in the second half.

The Spurs seized it right back, improving to 18-7 in the finals, the best winning percent-age of any team with 20 or more games.

A brief flurry by James had Miami within 15 after three quarters, but Neal, Green and Leonard combined on a 13-0 run to open the fourth, Green’s 3-pointer making it 91-63.

The NBA hadn’t made its way along San Antonio’s River Walk this late in the season since 1997, and fans couldn’t wait to have the Spurs back. They sang and danced and clapped around the concourse and in their seats, as if their fa-vourite rock band had returned for a concert.

And they were thrilled to see the Duncan they recognized from his first 24 finals appear-ances.

He got right on the board in this one, with a short jumper 20 seconds into the game. The Spurs, who had played from be-hind most of the series, had a 24-20 lead after making 11 of 18 shots in the first quarter.

The party played on all right, with a huge roar when Tracy McGrady, a former perennial All-Star now in his first finals appearance as a member of the Spurs’ bench, checked in mid-way through the fourth quarter. He was scoreless with three as-sists.

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F O X B O R O U G H , Mass. - Tim Tebow is joining the New En-gland Patriots.

The high-profile quarterback, who spent one season mostly on the sidelines with the New York Jets, officially signed on Tuesday morning, as the Patri-ots opened up a three-day minicamp. The team made the an-nouncement prior to coach Bill Belichick’s first interview session with the media on the field.

Tebow was waived by the Jets on April 29, one year after throwing a touchdown pass to win a playoff game in

overtime for the Den-ver Broncos.

The transaction was first reported Monday by ESPN. According to the report, Tebow will play the role of quarter-back, though he could be used at other spots if he makes the team. The Patriots have Tom Brady and Ryan Mallett at that position already, but they released quar-terback Mike Kafka on Monday.

The 2007 winner of the Heisman Trophy while at Florida, Tebow was a 2010 first-round draft pick of the Bron-cos. He has 17 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing scores in his NFL career.

QB Tebow makes it official, signs with

New England

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Let your wilder ideas float up into your consciousness. You might choose to jot them down, but share only one or two. Use your high energy and business acumen to push a project for-ward. A new friend or potential suitor could enter your life. To-night: Pretend that it’s Friday! TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might want to revise your plans. A domestic matter takes priority, which could result in additional spending. Listen to different takes on the issue before making a decision. Costs could play a large role in your choice, but just go with your sixth sense. Tonight: Your treat. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Recognize your goals, and make a plan for how to achieve them. Remain sensitive to an unpre-dictable friend, as he or she could give you some powerful feedback. Listen, even if you would prefer not to. Both of you have the same interests in mind. Tonight: Hang out.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Listen to forthcoming news that has the potential to change a fi-nancial issue. Your intuition will tell you what you need to do in order to maximize the situation. Honor what is going on between you and a boss or an older rela-tive. Tonight: It just gets better and better. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might not realize how much you can accomplish when you hit your power days. A friend could push you to act on some-thing that is very important to you. Recognize your limits. You’ll want to approach a personal matter differently. Tonight: Whatever knocks your socks off. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Try not to push yourself too hard. If you suddenly find that your feelings are hurt, stop and detach. You could be emotional-ly vulnerable. Postpone thinking about this matter. Perhaps at a different time, the same actions will get a different reaction. To-night: Get some R and R. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Be spontaneous, especially

when dealing with matters in-volving friends. You might get a new perspective because of what an associate says. Once you identify or understand some-one’s viewpoint, you can go along with his or her ideas more easily. Tonight: Zero in on a goal. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might want to lighten up about a situation involving a boss or someone else you must answer to. An associate or close friend might be able to tap into this person’s mindset far better than you can. Adjust your plans when a responsibility appears. Tonight: In the limelight. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your perspective is constant-ly evolving, which allows for more neutrality; however, it does not deter your impulsive-ness. A partner or loved one keeps pushing you very hard. Be smart, and let this person’s attempts wash right over you. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Deal directly with matters in-volving business, money or feel-ings. You cannot imagine how

much your complete attention means to others, but know that your energy might be a little overwhelming. An unexpected development could shake you up. Tonight: Call a friend. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Others seek you out, and you might have some difficulty jug-gling all the different demands that land on your shoulders. A child or new love interest could be on the verge of throwing a tantrum if he or she doesn’t get what he or she wants. Tonight: Among the crowds. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You could be easily irritated, and that frustration might come out in your interactions with those who are close to you. Take a deep breath. Indulge yourself, and buy a new item or two for your wardrobe. Consider taking a walk if that’s what it takes. Tonight: Run an errand or two. BORN TODAY Former U.S. president George H.W. Bush (1924), actor Rick Hoffman (1970), actor Jim Na-bors (1930) ***

Dear Annie: I have a friend who has a divorced daughter with two children. The ex-husband has a good job with the government. My friend is very strapped for money and sends as much as she can to the daughter. The daughter claims the ex-husband does not pay child support regularly. I feel the daughter should go to his employer about the child support. There are laws about this. But my friend and her daughter both believe this might cause him to lose his job. Then there would be no money coming at all. I disagree. I don’t believe you can be fired for garnishment of wages. But talking to my friend is like talking to a wall. The new wrinkle is, the ex-husband is about to remarry. I have known this guy since he was a teenager, and he is a fine man. I don’t, however, have the same warm feelings toward my friend’s daughter. Is there some way I can look into her claim about the child support without causing trouble? My friend is about to lose her house, and I don’t think she should be giving away her money to her daughter. I realize this is none of my business, but watching the effect this has on my friend breaks my heart. -- Just Concerned Dear Concerned: We cannot caution you enough to stay out of this. The mother may suspect her daughter is not telling her the truth and wants to give her the money anyway. The daughter may be perfectly honest about the child support, rendering your high opinion of the ex-husband unwarranted. And there could be other things going on of which you are unaware. If the daughter is not receiving child support, she can take the matter to the courts. We understand your concern, but no good can come from your snooping around. Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been dating for three years. This summer, we are planning to go camping with his family. They are religious and have strict morals, so my boyfriend says he will not sleep in the same tent with me. He argues that since they invited us on their camping trip, we should abide by their rules and expectations. However, I believe that since we’re both adults and have been together for so long, it’s our right to sleep together. Who’s wrong? -- Sleeping Alone Dear Sleeping: You are. These are his parents, and this is their camping trip. You not only should abide by their rules, but you should show them the kind of respect your boyfriend is showing by giving their sensitivities a priority when in their presence as their guests. Dear Annie: I’d like to agree with “Encino, Calif.,” who needs a handicapped parking spot even though her disability is not visible. I am an amputee. In the winter, no one can see my prosthesis under my pants. I can walk faster than a lot of people with two good legs, but I periodically get a sore “leg” and have fallen several times. So I legally park in the handicapped spot. I have never had anyone openly direct a nasty comment toward me, but I sure have had my share of dirty looks. Someone once “reminded” me that I was in a handicapped spot, so I lifted up my pants leg. That shut him up. I would like to tell people that just because we don’t look disabled doesn’t mean we are not. Things beyond our control have happened to us. Also, to those of you who park in the handicapped spaces “just for a minute” to drop something off: I once had to cross a snow-covered parking lot in a wheelchair when the handicapped spaces were full of people without proper stickers or license plates. Shame on you! -- Michigan Girl Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. 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 2013 CREATORS.COM

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1994 CORVETTE COUPEGreat shape. 165,000 kms. $11,100 leave message at250-421-1747

Motorcycles

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Recreational/Sale38’ ITASCA Sunrise, V10, gas,52000 km, gas/elec heat, big kitchen, living room, dble-door fridge/freezer, pantry, new awning, satellite dish,a real home away from home. View at Fort Steele RV. Ph: 403-605-1335

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ESTATE SALE Sat&Sun June 15-16 - 8 to 3pm. 134 - 13 Ave S CBK - Collectibles, furniture, kitch-en & HHG, crafts, tools and much much more!!! sinians@quixnet.net

ESTATE SALE Sat&Sun June 15-16 - 8 to 3pm. 134 - 13 Ave S CBK - Collectibles, furniture, kitch-en & HHG, crafts, tools and much much more!!! sinians@quixnet.net

B8MAN’sHandyman Service

*Yard and Lawn care*Rototilling

*Fences and Decks*Dump runs*Odd jobs

Serving Cranbrook and Kimberley

250-422-9336

CONCRETE WORKS!!

Get your free quotes now, for:

Driveways, Steps, Sidewalks (any decorative

fi nish available), Retaining Walls, Residential or

Commercial Slabs.

Jobs done from start to fi nish.

Bobcat and Dump Truck Service also available.

Satisfaction guaranteed.

Call Jason250-464-5595

EAST KOOTENAY TREE SERVICE

CERTIFIED ARBORIST

~Dangerous Tree Removal~Stump Grinding

~Ornamental Tree Pruning~Shaping and topping

hedges, fruit trees.~Free chips and delivery

Fully insuredFree estimates

Seniors discount

Roy Anderson250-489-1900

1-877-219-2227

FLOORING INSTALLATIONS.

Wholesale Prices. Carpet ~ Lino

Laminate ~ Hardwood.

Certifi ed Journeyman Installer.

Repairs to damaged fl oors, wrinkled carpets, etc.

*All work guaranteed.*

Enquiries: 250-427-3037 or cell: 250-520-0188

~Ask for Ben~

HOUSE PLANS

by Jody at

CHARLTON HOMES

Building New or Renovating? Plan Design

for all your projects:

-New Home-Additions

-Renovations-Electrical

-Landscape

Plans include construction drawings and 3D renderings.

www.CHARLTONHOMES.ca

250-919-1575

JJ EXCAVATION & TRUCKING

TIME TO GET THOSE JOBS DONE!

Mini Excavator & Dump Truck Available

-Utility excavation & installation

-All types of excavation-Water & sewer line

trenching-Leaky basement excavation

-Landscaping-Retaining walls

-Delivery & haul away of materials

-Concrete & asphalt breakage & removal

-All aspects of concrete from start to fi nish

Wade (250)919-6150(250)489-2155

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

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

tiptopchim-neys@gmail.com

TREES, LAWNS & GARDENS

2013 spring services:

-professional tree

& shrub pruning

-minor landscape- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

WEILER PROPERTY SERVICES

David J. Weiler & Kimberly Hartling

Forest technologists (horticulture & arborculture

consultants)

Insured30 years experience

Kimberley & Cranbrook- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

250-427-4417

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

SERVICES GUIDEContact these business for all your service needs!

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.

daily townsman / daily bulletin Page 12 Wednesday, JUne 12, 2013

NEWS/fEaturES

218 - Archibald206 - Upper Chapman Camp207 - Lower Chapman Camp208 - Lower Chapman Camp212 - Ritchie & Lindsay St (available June 26)

213 - Crear & Higgins St (available June 26)

Call Karrie

250-426-5201 ext 208

Call Nicole

250-427-5333

ROUTES AVAILABLE IN

CRANBROOK:ROUTES AVAILABLE IN

KIMBERLEY: 169 - 4 St. S. & 23 Ave. S. 300 - 30 Ave. & 4 St. 320 - Fountain Estates 138 - 8 Ave. & 17A St. S. 125 - 16 & 17 Ave. S./2 & 4 St. 118 - 9 Ave, Bakers St - 4th St 119 - 10 Ave, Bakers St - 4th St 164 - Wattsville

Newspaper routes availableDeliver NewspapersMonday through Friday• No collecting.

• Your pay is automatically deposited.

• Get work experience.

• Spares are always needed!

www.cbt.org/engagement2013 | Open June 17 to June 26, 2013

Over 10,000 thoughts- thank you!You came up with over 10,000 thoughts and ideas about social, economic and environ-mental issues for Columbia Basin Trust’s online survey. Now it’s time to show us what’s most important to you. Show us your priorities today

June 15Disc Golf

Disc Golf Tourna-ment takes place 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the disc golf course at the College of the Rockies. Registra-tion and player’s meet-ing is at 5:30 p.m. Tee off is at 6 p.m.

June 15Strongman

CompetitionThe Strongman Com-

petition sponsored by World Gym runs 12 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. down by the Central Fairgrounds. Events include the har-ness truck pull, atlas

stones, super yolk, car deadlift, log press and medley.

June 15Weiner Dog RacesThe Weiner Dog

races take place 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in front of the Paw Shop on 10th Ave-nue, downtown Cran-brook.

June 15Greatest MustacheThe Mustache Com-

petition takes place in the back alley behind Deweys Pub & Grill, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Judges will choose among the bush-

iest, the longest, the best handle-bars and the most creative.

June 15Server Races

The Server Races take place at 3 p.m. on 10th Avenue in front of Dew-ey’s Pub & Grill.

Sunday, June 16Father’s Day At Fort Steele

Father’s Day at the Fort, Sunday, June 16. Celebrate Father’s Day at Fort Steele. Enjoy train rides – dads ride free, track building demos and games, engine shed tours, antique gas and steam engine demos,

live entertainment, bbq lunch.

June 16Pancake BreakfastThe Fraternal Order

of the Eagles is hosting a Fathers’ Day Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. Sunday, June 16.

June 16Fishing Clinic

The Cranbrook Fire-fighters Association is hosting the 34th Annual Cranbrook Firefighters Fishing Clinic for chil-dren ages 15 and under, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Sunday, June 16. Moms, dads and grandparents are welcome to watch and encourage. Prizes, hotdogs, juice and coffee will be provided.

Other eventsTwice Loved Art

CDAC and Cran-brook Lion’s Club are holding the ‘Twice Loved Art’ fundraiser. Donations of artworks are now being accepted at the CDAC office. Con-tact Helen on: 250-426-4223

Thursday June 13Grand opening of the

Immigrant Welcome Centre on Thursday, June 13, at 9:30 at the Kimberley Public Li-brary. Please join us to learn about the centre services and the other Welcoming Community

projects in Kimberley.

Saturday, June 15Social Dance

Dance to the music of ‘Chapparal’ June 15, at the Cranbrook Se-niors Hall on 2nd St. South. A great evening of song and dance held on Third Saturdays, at 7 p.m. Everyone is wel-come.

June 15Lobster Fest

The 4th Annual Lob-ster Fest of the Rotary Club takes place June 15 at the Kimberley Confer-ence Centre. Proceeds go towards community projects of the Rotary Club. Doors open at 5:30 with cocktails. The lob-ster dinner, lobsters flown in from Halifax, starts at 6:30. The event also includes a silent auction and a live auc-tion of fantastic items.  Tickets are $69 but they are selling out quick. For tickets call Wendy Moore at 250-427-2136.

June 15Jaffray-Baynes Lake

Farmers Market Tis the season for

Farmers’ Markets and the longest running in the area is at Baynes Lake. The twenty-third season of the Jaf-fray-Baynes Lake Farm-ers’ Market starts on Sat-urday, June 15, at the Baynes Lake Communi-

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ty Centre. The outdoor market is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will be held every Satur-day throughout the summer up to the La-bour Day weekend.

Sunday, June 16Elks Golf

The annual Elks Charity tournament will be held at the Kimberley Golf Course on Sunday, June 16. Members of the K.G.C. pay $45 each. Non-members $65, a guest for dinner $20. Prize presentation and dinner will be held at the Elks Club. Tee times start at 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sign up as a team or we can put you with a group. Call 250-427-2343 to register.

July 7Garden Tour

Take a self-guided tour of six beautifully di-verse gardens and dis-cover plants as well as local artisans from 10 am to 3:30 p.m. on Sun-day, July 7 at the Cran-brook Garden Club’s 17th Annual Open Gar-den Day! Tickets are $10, available after June 22 at Top Crop Garden, Farm & Pet and Lotus Books. From noon to 1:30 p.m. at Christ Church Anglican (lower

level) the Garden Club encourages you to stop for a delicious home-made lunch provided by the church ladies ($8 at the door) and take in our Garden Club’s Plant Sale where you’re sure to find a bargain.

Acrylic WorkshopAn Acrylic Workshop

with Linda Bullock will be held June 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $35. Play-day with acrylic gels, mediums and pastes. Held in the CDAC workshop at 135 10th Av-enue South, Room #104. Register today. Contact Helen: 250-426-4223

July 9 – 27Self Help

A must see comedy presented by the Kim-berley Summer Theatre. In the theatre at Centre 64. Ticket price: $23 adults (mature content and not suitable for chil-dren). Early Bird Dis-counts: $4 off on ticket purchase before May 31, $3 off before June 30. Two-Show pass (1 Self Help & 1 Wizard of Oz): $2 off each ticket. Fami-ly-pass (2 adults/2 chil-dren): $3 off of each ticket. Groups of 10 and more: $3 off each ticket. Tickets available at 250-427-4080 or at the door.

Canadian Press

OTTAWA — A pair of think-tanks say the Harper government should either announce plans to scrap its glitch-plagued submarine fleet — or begin the process of re-placing them before any more tax dollars are wasted.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Rideau Insti-tute say the Victoria-class subma-rines, purchased second-hand from Britain in the late 1990s, are

within a decade of ending their service life, and have never lived up to expectations.

A report written by defence and law academic Michael Byers and researcher Stewart Webb raises asks whether Canada, bordered on three sides by oceans, even needs submarines.

Byers says he doesn’t see a strong case for submarines, but remains open-minded and would like to see the government make a

coherent case for the capability.He says the stealth coastal sur-

veillance aspects of subs is rapidly being overtaken by unmanned ae-rial vehicle technology.

The national shipbuilding strat-egy is silent on whether the Con-servative government intends to replace the current submarine fleet, something Byers says means the decision has either been made, or the file is being horribly mis-managed.

Scrap submarine fleet or buy new ones soon think-tanks tell Tories