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Vol. 64, Issue 212 Proudly serving Cranbrook and area since 1951 www.dailytownsman.com FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2015 TownsmanBulletin Like Us @crantownsman Follow Us $ 1 10 INCLUDES G.S.T. TREVOR CRAWLEY The B.C. SPCA is about to hit a milestone later this month. The organization is coming up to it’s one millionth adoption in a few weeks and is plan- ning to celebrate by call- ing for photos of people with their adopted pets to post on the B.C. SPCA Facebook page. Anyone can post photos of their pets to the page and those who do will automatically be entered into a contest to win an iPad Air, donat- ed by Telus. At the local B.C. SPCA East Kootenay branch, based just out- side Cranbrook, pet adoptions are continu- ing at a brisk pace, ac- cording to manager Brenna Baker. “Last month in Octo- ber, we adopted out a total of 58 cats and kit- tens in one month and four dogs, and one rab- bit,” she said. “So it’s been good. We’re still getting way more sur- render and stray ani- mals than what we’re adopting out. “Last month, we took in over 89 animals in the month of Octo- ber, so we get a lot more than what we adopt out.” Baker notes that even though intake is high, the SPCA is always available to take in ani- mals, either with wait lists or transfers to the Lower Mainland. B.C. SPCA celebrates millionth adoption ARNE PETRYSHEN As plans for next year’s airshow fly into view, the show is shap- ing up to be an exciting one with many exotic aircrafts coming to Cranbrook. Some of those slated are the CF-18 Hornet, a B1-B Lancer and a C-17 Gal- axy — one of the biggest military transport planes in the world. Thomas Murphy, air operations director for the Canadian Rockies International Airshow, was in council Monday to talk about the mar- vels of flight featured in the show. The show is a two day event planned for Aug. 5 and 6, 2016 at the Canadian Rockies In- ternational Airport. “It is going to feature a wide variety of mili- tary and civilian air- crafts from both Canada and the United States,” Murphy said. There will be a twi- light show on the Friday evening, and then a tra- ditional show on Satur- day show which in- cludes both flying demonstrations and static displays of air- crafts and helicopters. The airshow will in- clude many aircraft such as the T-33, the Ca- nadian Forces C-17 and the CF-18 Hornet. “The twilight show, as you can see form some of these pictures, we have one of the best backdrops in the world, we have the Canadian Rockies obviously to be our backdrop,” Murphy said. “The twilight show is neat because you get to see the airplanes, near nighttime. You get to see things like the af- terburner. You get to see the sunlight reflecting on the aircraft.” He said it is a really neat show for the spec- tators as they get to see things they wouldn’t normally be able to see. Canadian Rockies International Airshow is a not-for-profit commit- tee made up entirely of volunteers, including Murphy. “It was formed with the purpose of organiz- ing and managing this airshow starting in the 2016 season and recur- ring biannually every two year after that,” he said. Airshow will bring in exotic aircraft TREVOR CRAWLEY Reactions are pouring into the announcement of the 30-member cabinet unveiled by incoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday. Three of the new Cabinet ministers are representing rid- ings in B.C.—Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould (Van- couver Granville), Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan (Van- couver South) and Carla Qual- trough (Delta). Don Johnston, the Liberal Party candidate for the Koote- nay Columbia riding, says he is impressed with the diversity of the team. “Although there are lots of people who are new to the cab- inet that are also new to the political world, they’re also in- credibly accomplished indi- viduals in their other lives be- fore they came into the politi- cal realm, so I think it’s one of the most talented, ambitious cabinets that I’ve seen in my lifetime,” Johnston said. TREVOR CRAWLEY Students from Steeples Elementary School and Gordon Terrace Elementary School got the chance to get out of the classroom and tour exhibitions at the Minerals South Conference and Trade Show hosted by the East Kootenay Chamber of Mines. The show, running over Nov. 3-5 at the Heritage Inn, is featuring presentations and speakers from personalities involved in the mining and exploration industries. The kids were able to check out some rock and geology displays and do some gold pan- ning—and got to keep any precious nuggets discovered. Pictured above: Volunteer Jordon Aasland teaches a group of stu- dents from Steeples Elementary School the proper gold-panning technique. Locals react to Liberal cabinet team See CABINET, Page 4 See SPCA, Page 4 See AIRSHOW, Page 5 < The Tabby Cats are back! Kootenay takes on Medicine Hat | Page 8 Letters from the front > Cranbrook’s James Milne in WWI | Page 7 Our special Remembrance Day feature Pages 9-16

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  • Vol. 64, Issue 212 Proudly serving Cranbrook and area since 1951 www.dailytownsman.com

    FRIDAYNOVEMBER 6, 2015

    TownsmanBulletin

    Like Us

    @crantownsman

    Follow Us

    $110INCLUDES G.S.T.

    TRE VOR CR AWLEYThe B.C. SPCA is

    about to hit a milestone later this month.

    The organization is coming up to its one millionth adoption in a few weeks and is plan-ning to celebrate by call-ing for photos of people with their adopted pets to post on the B.C. SPCA Facebook page.

    Anyone can post photos of their pets to the page and those who do will automatically be entered into a contest to win an iPad Air, donat-ed by Telus.

    At the local B.C. SPCA East Kootenay branch, based just out-side Cranbrook, pet adoptions are continu-ing at a brisk pace, ac-cording to manager

    Brenna Baker. Last month in Octo-

    ber, we adopted out a total of 58 cats and kit-tens in one month and four dogs, and one rab-bit, she said. So its been good. Were still getting way more sur-render and stray ani-mals than what were adopting out.

    Last month, we took in over 89 animals in the month of Octo-ber, so we get a lot more than what we adopt out.

    Baker notes that even though intake is high, the SPCA is always available to take in ani-mals, either with wait lists or transfers to the Lower Mainland.

    B.C. SPCA celebrates millionth adoption

    ARNE PETRYSHENAs plans for next

    years airshow fly into view, the show is shap-ing up to be an exciting one with many exotic aircrafts coming to Cranbrook. Some of those slated are the CF-18 Hornet, a B1-B

    Lancer and a C-17 Gal-axy one of the biggest military transport planes in the world.

    Thomas Murphy, air operations director for the Canadian Rockies International Airshow, was in council Monday to talk about the mar-

    vels of flight featured in the show.

    The show is a two day event planned for Aug. 5 and 6, 2016 at the Canadian Rockies In-ternational Airport.

    It is going to feature a wide variety of mili-tary and civilian air-

    crafts from both Canada and the United States, Murphy said.

    There will be a twi-light show on the Friday evening, and then a tra-ditional show on Satur-day show which in-cludes both flying demonstrations and

    static displays of air-crafts and helicopters.

    The airshow will in-clude many aircraft such as the T-33, the Ca-nadian Forces C-17 and the CF-18 Hornet.

    The twilight show, as you can see form some of these pictures,

    we have one of the best backdrops in the world, we have the Canadian Rockies obviously to be our backdrop, Murphy said. The twilight show is neat because you get to see the airplanes, near nighttime. You get to see things like the af-terburner. You get to see the sunlight reflecting on the aircraft.

    He said it is a really neat show for the spec-tators as they get to see things they wouldnt

    normally be able to see. Canadian Rockies

    International Airshow is a not-for-profit commit-tee made up entirely of volunteers, including Murphy.

    It was formed with the purpose of organiz-ing and managing this airshow starting in the 2016 season and recur-ring biannually every two year after that, he said.

    Airshow will bring in exotic aircraft

    TREVOR CRAWLEYReactions are pouring into

    the announcement of the 30-member cabinet unveiled by incoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday.

    Three of the new Cabinet ministers are representing rid-

    ings in B.C.Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould (Van-couver Granville), Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan (Van-couver South) and Carla Qual-trough (Delta).

    Don Johnston, the Liberal Party candidate for the Koote-

    nay Columbia riding, says he is impressed with the diversity of the team.

    Although there are lots of people who are new to the cab-inet that are also new to the political world, theyre also in-credibly accomplished indi-

    viduals in their other lives be-fore they came into the politi-cal realm, so I think its one of the most talented, ambitious cabinets that Ive seen in my lifetime, Johnston said.

    TREVOR CRAWLEY

    Students from Steeples Elementary School and Gordon Terrace Elementary School got the chance to get out of the classroom and tour exhibitions at the Minerals South Conference and Trade Show hosted by the East Kootenay Chamber of Mines. The show, running over Nov. 3-5 at the Heritage Inn, is featuring presentations and speakers from personalities involved in the mining and exploration industries. The kids were able to check out some rock and geology displays and do some gold pan-ningand got to keep any precious nuggets discovered. Pictured above: Volunteer Jordon Aasland teaches a group of stu-dents from Steeples Elementary School the proper gold-panning technique.

    Locals react to Liberal cabinet team

    See CABINET, Page 4See SPCA, Page 4

    See AIRSHOW, Page 5

    < The Tabby Cats are back!Kootenay takes on Medicine Hat | Page 8

    Letters from the front >Cranbrooks James Milne in WWI | Page 7

    Our special Remembrance Day feature

    Pages 9-16

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    St. Aidan Orthodox Church

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    On Oct. 31, Jeff Cohen (Albany, New York), Duncan Autrey (Oakland, California), Laura Hummelle Kimberley) and David Savage (Cranbrook) met at St. Eugene for a strategy session, as part of the Centre of Excellence in Collaborative Leadership and Change Management. Savage noted they have been building the collaborative global initiative for the past 15 months and have offered local leaders and business people the opportunity to build skills, build networks and collaborate on priority economic development projects. Along with meetings including other Collaborative Global Initiative Council members from the Netherlands, Spain and the U.S., they had two meetings last week in Calgary to work on the development of several con-ferences for 2016 including one at Oxford University in May 2016 and one in Vancouver in October 2016. Savage noted they are a home grown and international driving change collaboratively.

    SubmittedTickets are now on

    sale for the Cranbrook Public Library 90th An-niversary Gala.

    Dont miss the event of the 20th century, held in the 21st century. Step back into the Roaring Twenties an age of dramatic social, cultural and political change and innovation.

    Its the decade of speakeasies, flapper dresses, the Harlem Re-naissance, the Holly-wood boom, jazz music and the most notorious gangsters in history it was also the beginning of the Cranbrook Public Library, says Ursula Brigl, Chief Librarian, Cranbrook Public Li-

    brary. Join us to cele-brate this moment in time with a high-style roaring twenties dinner and dance. It will be an evening of glitz and glamour, classic cock-tails and fantastic food. Youll also have the chance to try your luck with a wine pull and si-lent auction.

    The Cranbrook Pub-lic Library 90th Anniver-sary Gala is being held in support of the Cran-brook Public Library en-dowment fund, held by the Cranbrook and Dis-trict Community Foun-dation.

    Doors open at the Royal Alexandra Hall for cocktails at 6 p.m. with dinner -- a four-course

    plated feast catered by The Heid Out Restau-rant and Brewhouse -- served at 7 p.m. Other highlights include en-tertainment by rockin country blues band Ca-nadian Crossfire, a roar-ing twenties themed photo set with photog-raphy by Seymour Pho-tography, cigar bar sponsored by Dubz 420 Smoke Shop and the wine pull.

    Tickets are $100 each or $750 for a table of eight. They can be pur-chased at the Cranbrook Public Library, 1212 2nd St. North. For more in-formation visit the Cranbrook Public Li-brary Facebook page or call 250-426-4063.

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    However, Matt Mo-steller, VP of Marketing for RCR said that the resort was sensitive to the low water situation.

    It was reported at Council last week that with no appreciable fall rains, spill over the Mark Creek dam was still only three centi-metres.

    Mayor Don McCor-mick says its a balanc-ing act between low water and the need to get the ski season off to a good start, given that KAR is vital to the win-ter economy in Kim-berley.

    The resort will be making snow but with some limitations, the Mayor says.

    We did a test on

    Tuesday with use of the snow guns, and the dam level dropped about one centimetre, he said. This proved to be acceptable under the current circum-stances, so Mike Fox (the citys Manager of Operations) has ap-proved RCR to make snow. It is critical that we get the ski season off to a good start, so the City is doing all it can to support those ef-forts.

    However, an upper limit of 170 litres per second has been estab-lished. McCormick says the draw-down on the reservoir will be mea-sured each day.

    If the 170 litres/sec-ond is exceeded, the snow making will have to stop, he said. Under the current water con-ditions, this is a reason-able compromise that benefits RCR without putting our water sup-ply in jeopardy.

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    Council is going ahead with the Vactor truck re-pair and the funding comes in under what was originally brought for-ward by city staff at an earlier meeting.

    The city expects the repair to the S30 Vactor Trucks secondary engine to come in at $32,000.

    The funds will be used to replace the sewer flush-er and hydro excavator secondary engine, and will come 50 per cent from the water fund cur-rent year surplus and 50 per cent from the sewer fund current year surplus.

    A major fan failure on what is the citys current primary Vactor truck caused damage to the sec-ondary engine back on June 2.

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    The city noted that the Vactor truck is essential for the repair of water main breaks and sewer line plugs and repairs. It is nearing a decade accord-ing to city staff.

    Coun. Shypitka asked how old the Vactor truck is.

    Whats the lifespan on one of these? Shypitka asked.

    I would suggest about 30 years, Charlotte Os-borne, director of Finance and Computer Services, said. She added a new Vactor truck is in the bud-get for 2016 or 2017 and it will move the current pri-mary truck to the back up position. It will move what is currently the back up, which is 30 years old, out of commission.

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    Power outage notice: planned maintenance

    We need to switch off power in your area for about 30 minutes while we conduct

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    The other success for our branch is being able to transfer to the Lower Mainland, so we do transfer animals out of this area, so last month we transferred 21 animals out and theyre usually adopted within 48 hours, they have a really high suc-cess rate in Richmond, Baker said.

    With the adoption rate high in Richmond, that can help open space at the local branch, however, sometimes it can be a balancing act to take in as many pets as they do.

    Last week, we didnt have an empty kennel in the shelter and we had people at the door that we were turning away and put-ting them on a wait list just to get their animals in, so were happy to take peoples pets, though, Baker said.

    I do believe this is the best place that you can bring your pet if youre unable to care for it anymore, just because it does get re-homed, we make sure they get

    their health checks, any medical needs and their vaccinated and we try to make sure they go to a good home and a forev-er home.

    Baker says that the campaign is a great way to acknowledge the adoptive success of the SCPA and notes that she hears great things from people who take an animal into a forever home.

    We get lots of follow up calls and pictures from people who couldnt be happier with their animals, she said. They know that theyre shots are up to date, that theyre spayed and neutered and you get to know the animals that come in here too, so we try to match up persons looking for a certain type of cat, we can give people a idea of what theyre person-alities are like. We do get, especially surren-ders, we get people to fill out a form to tell us about their animals, so we do get really good feedback that way.

    There is the odd

    time where an adoption doesnt work out and we just ask people to bring them back to us rather than try to re-home it. We under-stand, sometimes its just not the right fit. We dont judge people and say dont bring it back here; we definitely want it back here and try to make sure we match it up with another home.

    While the contest is in recognition of past SPCA adoptees, there are hundreds more beautiful animals awaiting adoption in the province right now. With more than 28,000 animals taken into BC SPCA care each year, there are always furry friends waiting for their forever homes.

    To enter the #onein-amillion photo contest, simply go to the BC SPCA Facebook page from Nov. 3-20 and click on the photo con-test tab near the top. Follow the steps to up-load a picture of the an-imal you adopted from the BC SPCA or better yet, of you and the ani-mal you adopted.

    The cabinet has gen-der parity15 men and 15 women who have taken on the various portfolios and responsi-bilities. New ministers include political rookies and veterans, while the diversity of the cabinet postings feature a mus-lim minister, an Inuit minister and an aborigi-nal minister.

    Johnston singled out praise for the selection of Wilson-Raybould as the Minister of Justice.

    Shes a highly ac-complished lawyer in and of her own right and an accomplished Crown prosecutor who also brings great political leadership skills because she was a regional chief with the Assembly of First Nations, Johnston said, so she brings a re-ally different personal background to the table as we begin to try to un-derstand how were going to begin to deal with the Truth and Rec-onciliation Commission report and the inquiry into murdered indige-nous women.

    Kootenay-Columbia NDP MP Wayne Stetski

    was also in the nations capital to be officially sworn is as the regions federal representative.

    Stetski said Trudeaus team is well experienced in their areas of respon-sibility and that he plans

    to hold the government accountable.

    Our job as Members of the Opposition is to hold Prime Minister Trudeau and his Cabi-net accountable to de-liver on all of the prom-

    ises they made to Cana-dians during this elec-tion, Stetski said. I will do that in a spirit of co-operation while ensur-ing that I represent the interests of the people of Kootenay Columbia.

    Locals react to cabinetContinuedfrom page 1 Kootenay-Columbia MP Wayne Stetski,

    outside Parliament after his swearing-in.

    SPCA campaign marks adoptive successContinued from page 1

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    Parents, advocates for the disabled and even the opposition critic applauded the B.C. governments move to increase financial in-dependence for people receiving disability as-sistance payments.

    Social Development Minister Michelle Stil-well has announced that effective Dec. 1, re-cipients will be able to receive financial gifts and inheritances of up to $100,000 without af-fecting their monthly payments. The current lifetime limit is $5,000 per person, after which assistance payments are reduced.

    Stilwell said the change affects 96,000 people in B.C. who re-ceive disability assis-tance.

    Its available to all those individuals, and of course it would de-pend on their personal situations, their family

    support, friend support, whether theyre working or not working, Stilwell said. And those are definitely changes that were trying to encour-age as well, to help indi-viduals to get into the workforce, so they can create opportunities for themselves to earn and to save.

    The government pre-viously raised the earned income exemp-tion so people can earn up to $9,600 a year with-out reduction of their disability assistance, and has encouraged B.C. businesses to hire disabled people.

    James Ho, a member of the ministers council on employment and ac-cessibility, called the gift and inheritance policy a quantum leap for-ward for disabled peo-ple like his son.

    Kathy Bromley, a dis-ability advocate whose daughter attends Simon Fraser University, strug-gled to control her emo-

    tions at a ceremony at the B.C. legislature an-nouncing the change Nov. 5.

    Just because Shan-non was born with a dis-ability and needs help to brush her teeth and put her coat on she needs to have a good reason to wake up every morn-ing, Bromley said.

    NDP social develop-ment critic Michelle Mungall the change is definitely good news for those who can take advantage of it.

    I know with some of the families that Ive been working with, peo-ple have come forward wanting to help them out, and they havent been able to because of the gift rule, Mungall said.

    But at the end of the day, what we know is that the income assis-tance rates are very low, they are leaving people in poverty, and we see policies like the mater-nity leave clawback.

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    Murphy said they havent finish all of the contract negotiations with the flyers, but could say some of the acts that are coming.

    From the Royal Ca-nadian Air Force we have the Snowbirds, the Canadian Forces demo CF-18 Hornet and the Skyhawks, which is the Canadian Forces para-chute demo team, he said.

    There will also be a host of civilian perform-ers such as Stephan Trish Tuck flying a Pit Special, Super Dave Matheson in a MX2. Murphy noted that a lot of the civilian perform-ers have been featured on the TV show Air-show.

    They are also trying to bring in Dan Bu-chanen, who is paraple-gic and flies a hang glid-er in both day and night shows.

    On the static display side there will be a lot to see as well. Murphy said they may possibly have a B-1B Lancer, a C-17

    Globemaster and also possibly a U.S. C-5 Gal-axy one of the worlds largest cargo planes.

    Murphy said the air-show society came to-gether with the goal of putting together a world class airshow that would be the biggest ever held in Southeast-ern B.C.

    Murphy said they ex-pect to draw 10,000 visi-tors to the region for the event.

    Were estimating that we can generate up to $1 million in revenue for local businesses and raise awareness of the East Kootenay region as a destination for travel and tourism, Murphy said.

    He said they have had a lot of success se-curing sponsorship on the local, regional and provincial levels. That combined with the tick-et sales is expected to cover the vast majority of the fixed cost for the event.

    Murphy asked if the city could provide some

    Airshow will bring in many interesting planes

    In 2009, the journal entries of NASA bota-nist Mark Watney were posted on the inter-net for the first time. It was chilling reading:

    Everyone thinks Im dead. If the oxygenator breaks down, Ill suffo-cate. If the water re-claimer breaks down, Ill die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, Ill just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, Ill eventually run out of food and starve to death.

    Watney had been left for dead by on Mars when a freak storm forced the rest of the team to evacuate the planet. With no way to contact Earth, and not enough supplies to last even if he could, his death appeared a for-gone conclusion.

    Watneys story be-gins back in 1999. This

    was the year that tech-nology giant AOL ac-quired Netscape for 4.2 billion dollars. What was great for the stock-holders was not so great for the 800 employees who lost their jobs during the merger. One of these employ-ees was computer pro-grammer Andy Weir, who was just as shocked as anyone to be let go. Weir was only 15 when he was recruit-ed to program full time, so to lose his career when he wasnt quite 30 was fairly stunning.

    It was not all bad news. A decent sever-ance package enabled Weir to pursue some in-terests full time before he found another pro-gramming job, this time with tech giant Mobile-Iron.

    One of those inter-ests was a website /

    blog, where Weir began to post a series of cre-ative projects. His first was Casey & Andy, a humorous webcomic featuring himself and

    his friend Andy. Next he posted Cheshire Cross-ing, another webcomic taking place in the world of Alice in Wonderland. Besides the comics, he posted fictional narra-tives, one about a mer-maid living in historic New England, and a very odd story titled The Egg.

    The Egg is so un-usual that it began to bring a lot of traffic to Weirs website. Readers

    from other countries volunteered to translate it into their native tongue, and others re-quested if they could film it. Weir readily

    agreed to all these, happy that anyone found what he wrote interesting.

    Weir readily admits that even at an early age, he had a love of complex problem solving. This is no

    doubt why he was such a superb programmer as a teenager. So just as a fun exercise, he fol-lowed up The Egg with the story of a botanist who is left for dead on Mars after being struck by massive dust-storm. Weir began posting fic-tional journal entries of the stranded astronaut every few weeks.

    Weir wasnt interest-ed in composing a rivet-ing narrativehe just

    wanted to see if he could get the science right. At first he only had a hand-ful of readers, but this began to grow with each new installment. He also hadwhich was what he was hoping forscience geeks (chemists, engineers, even nuclear submarine technicians) pointing out flaws and correcting scientific accuracies.

    It took him just under three years to complete the story, which by then had readers in the thou-sands.

    But it was awkward to download the indi-vidual parts from his website, and readers asked if he couldnt make the entire thing available as an e-book.

    So in 2012, Weir pub-lished it as a Kindle e-book an Amazon, charging readers 99 cents (he wanted to

    offer it for free, but 99 cents is the minimum Amazon would allow).

    And that is when it all happened. Within three weeks The Martian was the number one selling science fiction title on Amazon. By De-cember of that year, a literary agent contacted Weir with a proposal from Random House for a hardcover print ver-sion. Weir was still working on program-ming bugs for Mobile-Iron in 2014 when a bid-ding war broke out for the film rights.

    All of this was so for-eign to Weir that at one point he thought he was being pranked by his friends.

    Yet The Martian is a huge hit, both in books form (#1 in digital, #1 in paperback, #1 in audio, and #12 in hardcover) and in film ($434 mil-

    lion opening weekend). Weir has finally left his programming career and is currently working on a new science fiction novel.

    (The Martian is cur-rently available in print and digital form at the Library. The film is cur-rently playing at the Co-lumbia Theatre. The Egg can be read in any language at: http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html. You can also fol-low Watneys epic trek on Mars with an app from NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/follow-mark-watney-s-e p i c- t re k- o n - m a r s -with-new-nasa-web-tool)

    Mike Selby is Refer-ence Librarian at the Cranbrook Public Li-brary.

    Telling tall tales from the angry red planet

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    Mike Selby

    assistance for the event. Were looking for

    dedicated fire support for the three days the event is going to be on, which is the one prac-tice day and the two ac-tual event days, he said.

    They are also hoping the city will wave permit or event fees and use of the City Work depart-ment signs and barri-cades.

    Were going to be coming up with a traffic management plan and possibly doing some road closures and things like that to try to streamline getting peo-ple in and out of the airport while not caus-ing any hassles to the actual flying public be-cause the airport will still be dealing with pas-sengers, he said.

    He said they also hope to discuss the use of transit buses as shut-tles and city water trucks to pre-water areas prior to the pyro-technical displays. He added they hope for consideration of a dedi-cated peace officer as well.

    Coun. Tom Shypitka asked if Cranbrooks runway length restricts

    them in any way. No, Murphy re-

    plied. We have over a 8,000 foot runway in Cranbrook and that means essentially that we are unrestricted for any type of aircraft or performance that can come into Cranbrook. We can take the biggest planes straight down to the smallest.

    Shypitka had only

    one more question and that whether a council-lor could get a ride in the CF-18.

    Unfortunately for Shypitka, Murphy noted the CF-18 is only a sin-gle seater.

    Murphy said the MX2 and the Pit Special are both coming back and are tandem aircraft that may have rides available.

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    Have you heard about the concept called alternative giving? Ive writ-ten about it before, and Im de-lighted to say that its a growing phenome-non. The heart of it is that people give a donation to a charity in someones name instead of giving that person a physical gift.

    Why would you do that? I remember an episode of Seinfeld in which George was angry to receive a donation to charity in-stead of an actual gift. He made up his own nonexis-tent charity and handed out fake donations to other people so he could save money on gifts.

    There are many reasons why someone would do this. For some, its a protest against the increasing commercialization of life. Its a statement against our con-sumerist culture. We already have enough stuff and we dont need more; alterna-tive giving allows the giver to still recog-nize the occasion (whether it be Christ-mas, a birthday or an anniversary) and do some good. Perhaps there is a cause or an organization dear to the receivers heart; that person might truly appreciate the giv-ers thoughtfulness in supporting that ef-fort. When someone makes an alternative gift, its really a double gift: a gift to the person being honoured and a gift to the charity and the people that really need the help.

    We are becoming more and more faith-ful consumers. Yes, I know faithfulness is religious language. I use it deliberately. Someone has recently called consumer-

    ism the fastest growing religion in North America. There is some truth to that.

    Alternative Giving allows us to fight against the sellabration of Christmas. We can stop just exchanging things with oth-ers who already have too much stuff and give our money where it can have a real benefit.

    This kind of generous giving is also good for us. Studies have shown that altru-

    ism has positive effects on our health. One of the bestknown studies was conducted 40 years ago by psychiatrist George Vail-lant. He observed the health of a group of Har-vard graduates for 30 years. When they reached their

    fifties, he compared their health with the attitudes they lived by. His conclusion was that an altruistic lifestyle is a critical com-ponent of mental health. (Adaptation to Life, 1977).

    Weve been doing this at Christ Church since 2006. It was initiated by the children of our Sunday School for a project to raise funds for goats in rural Rwanda.

    This year, we are sponsoring a project right here in Cranbrook. We are proud to partner with Street Angels, who provide amazing services for many atrisk street people. They provide hot meals six days a week; counselling of all kinds to people who are in need; access to a nurse practi-tioner and other support staff for different kinds of services; training which has re-sulted in long term employment for many; laundry and shower facilities; and a place

    where street people know they are wel-comed and loved.

    Street Angels depends entirely on do-nations and funding proposals to fulfill their mandate to provide services to peo-ple in our area, to our neighbours and fel-low citizens. We hope to raise enough money through this alternative giving project to help them buy suitable equip-ment to continue to provide this import-ant service.

    Because we do it through Christ Church, I can guarantee that every penny which is donated will go directly to this project. There are absolutely no adminis-tration fees. Gifts in any amount will be gratefully received.

    Generous people in Cranbrook and elsewhere have gotten involved in alterna-tive giving projects in the past. This is a wonderful way for all of us to look beyond ourselves, and help those who are in greater need than we are.

    If you would like to be part of this proj-ect, please contact Christ Church at (250) 426-2644 or email us at [email protected]. We will provide you with a gift card so you can let people know youve made a dona-tion in their name. You will also receive a tax receipt for your charitable gift.

    John Templeton once said, Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we can-not stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it.

    Yme Woensdregt is Pastor at Christ Church Anglican in Cranbrook

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    Letters from the Front: James Milne

    Letters to the editorNovember 11Here it is, barely into No-

    vember and big business is already at it, inundating us with everything Christmas. Stores are in full Christmas bloom, rapidly pushing the Halloween stuff off the shelves so that they may take advantage of every possible second of commercialism and greed.

    Myself, I can take Christ-mas or leave it. However, it

    does bother me a lot when it starts on November 1 or even earlier. I mean, how many stu-pid Christmas movies are out there for us to watch every day of the week. Its more than a little ridiculous, thats for sure.

    That is not the reason why I wrote this letter.

    There is another day that happens before Christmas and it is a far more important day by a long way. That is Re-membrance Day. It is Novem-ber 11, the same day it has

    been since I was a kid a long time ago but a lot of people dont seem to care about it. That is so sad. It should take priority over any other day at this time of year. If someone has to tell you why that day is so important then you should give your head a shake.

    It bothers me to see such an important day put on the back burner for something as foolish and absurd as Christ-mas. If the business people of our local communities put

    Christmas to the side until at least November 12, and pro-moted the day we were all granted our rights and free-doms, as much as they do for a day well over a month away, things just might be a little better at this time of year.

    Just something to think about! Please do it and sup-port your local Legion, espe-cially at this time of year.

    Lloyd FreestoneKimberley

    T he following are excerpts from the letters of James Milne sent to friends from 1914 - 1919 and published in the Cranbrook Herald. He enlisted in Cranbrook in 1914 with the 12th Battalion, 1st Contingent. he remained on the front lines for the majority of the war.

    Nov. 17, 1914: How are you getting on? I suppose you want to know all about our trip over the pond. To begin with, it was very long and tiresome. We were sent to Plymouth owing to the presence of German submarines in the Channel near Southampton. Plymouth is a very pretty place almost as pretty as Cranbrook girls. Three of us got a car. Of course we overstayed our passes a few hours but didnt get caught at it. We landed at camp and just got settled when it started to rain and it has been raining ever since. Well, the 1911 drill book is all out of gear now by the arrival of the 1914 and I hear that there is another in press that is different again.

    Would you believe it, I was lucky enough to be appointed platoon sergeant. I did not ex-pect it. This being the first day they didnt do a thing but give us six hours drill. I enjoyed it very much. We had a four mile march in the afternoon. I think I will take a trip to London about Thursday as I want to spend all my money before I go to the front as I would hate to be found dead with money on me.

    Dec. 17, 1914: We are quar-tered in comfortable quarters and no complaint to make ex-cept that we are all anxious to get to the front. The men are all tired of review drill and want get on the firing line.

    Dec. 24, 1914: I am indebt-ed to your Royal Highness for a lengthy and interesting diary on the doings in Cranbrook since I left that burg. I might state that I am suffering from

    The Military Cross and Bar awarded for distinguished and mer-itorious service in battle.

    an attack of tonsillitis and gen-eral debility, due to the fact that I was detailed for a 24 hour guard. I am somewhat better now. Had a nice glass of stout a while ago which you know is good for a cold. Of course it is hard medicine for me to take; nevertheless I must down it and take my medicine. It dont look as though the war would be over in a day. Pleased to see that Cranbrook is still sending out her share of volunteers.

    Tell Tisdale that if he isnt too busy he might answer my letters and also interview the B.C. government and Col. Mackey as to why we have never received our pay from them. Im pleased to note that the ladies all send their love so comforting it is rather cheerful as we are slightly iso-lated from the fair sex here. Do not forget to write any time you can. I will try to keep you post-ed as to my whereabouts.

    Apr.1, 1915: I havent been doing much myself lately but expect I will have to get busy pretty soon now. I have no idea when we will be sent to France, but I suppose we will get there on time as I dont think Kaiser Bill is licked yet. After we get through with the Kaiser we will return and start something there.

    July 8, 1915: It is quite evi-dent we dont know the game but we have one advantage, the longer the Bulldog fights the harder he fights, so let us hope that the spirit of the Bulldog Breed still lives in this genera-tion and that there will be no surrender until we reach Ber-lin, or till there is nothing left to surrender. How are chances to get a few shells from Cran-brook? Its a shame to have men out at the front at the mercy of the foe with nothing to reply will, but I think that will be rectified soon now. Hope

    you dont let the town die a natural death while we are away. Quite a number of my pals who went to the front have tried to stop bullets, with the result that they are back here in hospital and quite a few under the sod in France. One fellow reported here this morning who had been shot in the posterior. I think the sniper must have been behind the lines because a Canadian shouldnt get shot in the rear.

    Dec. 20, 1917: The air in the Hun cellars is not very good and by the way would you mind building me a dug-out some place around there as I wont know how to walk around a house when I get back and, besides, someone is apt to slam a door and in that case you might find me under the bed or down the cellar. Well, this is a great old life sometimes and on the whole it is not too bad if you live the life on the lines of the old proverb: sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof, it is the only sys-tem. Give my best to all, except slackers.

    January 30, 1919 [three months following the German surrender]: Im stationed with my battalion at Bonn [Germa-ny] not far from Cologne. It is a very nice place. The people appear to be well dressed but the butcher shops and grocery stores are rather empty. I went deer hunting with two other officers on one of the Kaisers ex-preserves. We comman-deered two ex-German sol-diers as beaters. The deer were plentiful and we had some good sport.

    James Milne earned the Mil-

    itary Cross and added a Bar to the cross during the final days of the war. During his four years of combat he rose from the rank of Sergeant to Cap-tain. Following the war he re-turned to Cranbrook and took up his former job with Pop Wordens City Transfer Com-pany until his retirement in 1943. James Milne died in 1952, age 73, one of the many thousands whose sacrifice was great but, both amazingly and thankfully, not ultimate.

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    For Kootenay Ice winger Austin Wellsby, the answer has always been short and sweet -- just keep it simple.

    Its the simple ap-proach that has landed the 18-year-old native of Chilliwack on the top line alongside captain Luke Philp and veteran winger Zak Zborosky.

    According to Luke Pierce, head coach of the Kootenay Ice, Wellsbys willingness to follow the game plan and play within his role earned him the opportunity he has since run with.

    The mindset was trying to find a guy we could use as an example of who was following the game plan and doing some of the things wed asked, Pierce said Thursday. Austin, right from day one, he was working really hard. He was being simple. He was following the plans. You want to set an exam-ple that you get reward-ed for doing things the right way. His reward has been playing with two pretty good players.

    The reason why hes continued to stay there is he isnt changing who he is or what he does.

    He is doing a lot of the dirty work. Hes being responsibleHe hasnt changed his game and hell continue to have success if he has that mentality.

    Since arriving along-side Philp and Zbo-rosky, the 6-foot-3 soph-omore is maintaining that simple mantra as he etches out a perma-nent role with two of the WHLs most dangerous goal scorers.

    Theyre obviously really special players, Wellsby said Thursday. Throughout practice and games, Ive learned a lot from them, wheth-er its little pointers in practice -- theyre al-ways looking for me to improve and I want to do the same.

    Im still trying to continue to play my game -- whether its playing hard on the forecheck or continuing to win battles -- I hav-ent tried to change my game too much.

    Though his linemates might be doing most of the finishing in and around the net, Wellsby is finding his way in that regard as well -- Satur-day against the Seattle Thunderbirds, the hard-working winger registered his second multi-point game of the season and his career, tallying a power-play goal and an assist.

    Last season, the plucky winger managed one lone goal. This sea-son, the former Chilli-wack Bruin has already compiled two goals and six points in 17 games.

    While the start to the

    2015-16 campaign has been a rosy one for the affable Wellsby, last sea-son left both him and others wondering what role there might be for him moving forward.

    As a rookie under former head coach Ryan McGill, Wellsby skated in 35 games and didnt necessarily see a ton of ice time in the games he did dress for.

    Not the easiest way to start ones Western Hockey League career.

    Coming into this year, I wasnt sure what to expect, Wellsby said. Ive definitely found a groove coming in. Id like to continue to pro-duce like I have been.

    The point totals might not be earth shat-tering, but they provide strong evidence for the work Wellsby has done in developing his game since being provided with a clean slate cour-tesy the arrival of a new coaching staff.

    He came ready to work and compete right away, Pierce said of Wellsby.

    It was strictly start from scratch and Austin took advantage of that.

    He knew he was going to get a fresh start and he found ways to pique our interest in the style of player he is.

    Hes very, very coachable. Thats the biggest thing. Im prob-ably just as critical on him as on anyone else, but its the way that he takes the criticism. Hes never pouty. Hes a very positive person and he understands when he needs to be better.

    For the time being, Wellsby will continue to skate alongside Philp and Zborosky, and thats welcome news as far as the Ice captain is con-cerned.

    Wellsbys been play-

    ing great, Philp said Thursday. Hes been using his body, getting in on the forecheck and opening up some space for me and Z to do our thing.

    Hes got a lot more confidence in himself. Hes always had the ability to make plays and hes starting to do that more and more.

    Philp, Zborosky and Wellsby will continue leading the offense Fri-day night when the Koo-tenay Ice host the Medi-cine Hat Tigers at West-ern Financial Place.

    The Ice sit four points back of the Tigers in the WHLs Central Division, so, while still early in the

    season, Friday night represents a big game for Pierces crew.

    Medicine Hat moves the puck real quick, they use the net really well. They kind of protect themselves that way, Pierce said. Weve got to be doing our best to turn the game a little more choppy. Lots of starts and stops. Killing puck momentum.

    If we can find ways to stay in the offensive zone, its going to keep their offense away from us.

    Puck drop between the Ice and Tigers is slat-ed for 7 p.m. Friday.

    Notes: The Ice are hoping D Cale Fleury

    will be ready this week-end, whether that be Friday against Medi-cine Hat or Saturday when Kootenay travels to Lethbridge. Fleury has been out since the first week of October after sustaining an up-per-body injury The Junior A playings rights for Ice D Tyler King, who has yet to play this season while he recov-ers from off-season knee surgery, were dealt from the Melville Millionaires to the Es-tevan Bruins of the Sas-katchewan Junior Hockey League Thurs-day afternoon

    Cranbrook native Lee dealt from Giants to Oil KingsTaylor rocc a

    Cranbrook native Payton Lee is headed east.

    Thursday afternoon, the 19-year-old net-minder was dealt from the WHLs Vancovuer Gi-ants to the Edmonton Oil Kings in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft.

    We think this will be a welcome change for

    Payton that will allow him to have success, said Scott Bonner, Gi-ants executive vice pres-ident and general man-ager, in a team release.

    In 140 games with the Giants, Lee amassed

    a record of 52-71-5-4 with a 3.39 goals-against average and .885 save percentage.

    For the Oil Kings, the move came to help fill a void left with placement of goaltender Alec Dil-lon on long-term injury reserve.

    With Alec expected out of the lineup for a longer term, we wanted to make a move to add

    depth and experience alongside Patrick Dea, said Randy Hansch, general manager of the Oil Kings, in a team re-lease. Patrick has played well for us and we think that adding

    Payton will be a nice compliment as a tan-dem in our net.

    Lee became expend-able in Vancouver after the Giants acquired 20-year-old puckstop-per Daniel Wapple from the Regina Pats earlier in the day.

    Lee is expected to join the Oil Kings Friday when they visit the Cal-gary Hitmen.

    c aNaDIaN PrESSSUNDSVALL, Sweden - The Canadian womens

    hockey team fell 3-0 to the United States in the pre-liminary round of the Four Nations Cup on Thursday.

    Monique Lamoureux and Megan Bozak scored in the second period and Kendall Coyne added an empty-net goal for the U.S. (2-0). Veteran goaltender Jessie Vetter picked up a 31-save shutout for the reigning world champions.

    Emerance Maschmeyer of Bruderheim, Alta., got her second start for Canada after a 17-save shutout against Finland to open the tournament. She stopped 27 shots in the loss to the Americans.

    Canada (1-1) faces host Sweden (0-2) Saturday.

    Canada falls to United States at Four Nations

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    I shiver as the memo-ries flood my disturbed mind and remind me of the time that I served in the war. It was a cold and lonely time, but most dis-turbing was the air: it reeked of blood, human waste and fear. Many of my fellow soldiers, unable to subside their fears for a second longer, were shak-ing uncontrollably. These men were now waiting for death, although they fought with admirable courage, their eyes re-vealed the lifelessness within them. They were like ghosts; just a hollow image. On many occasions the sound of guns and bombs became unbear-able and it was almost im-possible to stay emotional-

    ly intact. Our survival was dependent on one thing: our capacity to remember that our victory would allow both present and fu-ture generations to be free. Having taken part in this struggle, and realizing the ultimate sacrifices made by those soldiers, I am for-ever grateful. Our societys freedom today, on Novem-ber 11, 2003, did not come without a cost. Many men and women lost their lives, and it is for this cause that we show our gratitude re-spectfully each year on Re-membrance Day.

    As members of the Ca-nadian Armed Forces, we were proud, honorable he-roes. My friends and I were enlisted only because we voluntarily lied about our ages. Non of us thought twice about what we

    would be sacrificing. It seemed our duty to protect our nation and all that it stood for. The day we were finally called upon by the military is a day I will never forget. Bracing my-self for the worst, I said my goodbyes and ensured that I would have an ever lasting image of my loved ones forever engraved within my brain. As we boarded the train, our spirits were lifted as all of our neighbors and rela-tives cheered proudly. We were highly respected among our citizens, this we knew and greatly ap-preciated. Although, as we later discovered this could not compensate for the terrors lying in the jour-neys we expected to em-bark upon.

    In our first mission fifty

    of the men within my regi-ment were killed, includ-ing my best friend. He was shot down by a machine gun; I held him in my arms until his last breath. It was incomprehensible that I was expected to continue shooting my enemies, knowing that I might be killing someones best friend, or husband. We learned to survive by de-sensitizing ourselves; our duty was to protect our-selves from the enemy. Death became a part of our daily life; it was a reali-ty that we were forced to cope with. The letters sent to me by loved ones moti-vated me to survive. Their support, optimism and deep appreciation were constant reminders of all that I had to live for. As for my friends that I was

    forced to bury informally in foreign soil I will never break my promise to them; their efforts will never be forgotten or unappreciat-ed.

    It seems to me with the passing of time people for-get the sacrifices and bru-tality my fellow soldiers once endeared. War is not a part of lives today in the Western parts of the world. People take for granted many components of our present lifestyle; as Cana-dians we have many privi-leges: the right to freedom of speech, thought and re-ligious belief. For this free-dom, we have to thank the many soldiers who fought heroically in the many bat-tles they engaged in. They sacrificed their lives so that we could live ours. It is imperative that we take

    the time, on November 11, to pay our respects to those brave souls.

    They have the right to know that their many sac-rifices have not gone un-noticed. Even to this day: November 11, 2003, as in-dividuals belonging to a great nation, it is our re-sponsibility to ensure that these soldiers are respect-ed and appreciated for the many generations to come.

    A tear rolls down my cheek as my eyes become fixated on the graves that lie within Flanders fields. Within the confinements of this cemetery lay many restless souls. I am over-come with deep sorrow as I think of all that these sol-diers were forced to leave behind. This field, now

    green with grass and gray with headstones, was once as red as hell. I can recall the numerous bodies that once lay strewn lifeless in every direction. I stare at their graves now; in the many years that have passed their bodies have shifted from above the ground to many feet below it. I cannot help but won-der if they rest in peace, for many died with much grief and suffering. I can still hear them calling out for their mothers, wishing desperately for anyone to ease their pain. I was as helpless then as I am now. All I can do is pray for them, and continue to keep my promise: to never let their bravery and cou-rageousness be forgotten in the depths of time.

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    According to the government of Canada website, In Flanders Fields was written on May 3, 1915 by Lieu-tenant-Colonel John McCrae during the Sec-ond Battle of Ypres the first time gas was used in modern war-fare.

    In September 1914, McCrae volunteered to fight in the First World War. McCrae deployed overseas as with Cana-das first contingent as the second-in-com-mand and brigade sur-geon of Morrisons 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. As bri-gade-surgeon he at-tended to hundreds of wounded and dying Ca-nadian soldiers.

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    This past summer, the federal cabinet ap-proved the creation of c o m m e m o r a t i v e toonies and two 25-cent coins depicting Lt.-Col. John McCrae writing In Flanders Fields to mark the poems 100th anniversary.

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    To all our veterans, past- present- future, thank you

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    Remem-brance Day is always special, and I like to spend the week tak-ing part in cer-emonies in schools and then participate at the cenotaph on November 11. Hearing the stories of great sacrifice from our veterans and being reminded of how fortu-nate we are to live in peace helps us appreciate our men and women in uniform both today and in the past.

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    message that warrants repeating more often than once a year.

    We have a proud history of helping to keep peace around the world that is a role that we excel at and, historically, have been rec-ognized for internationally. We also are willing to join our allies in war when evil threatens to over-take good people.

    Remembrance Day gives us the opportunity to say Thank You to our soldiers and our veterans for service that goes above and be-yond what most of us are asked to do. They deserve our support and our appreciation.

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    Every year we re-member and h o n -our those who have sacrificed so that the rest of us could live in a safe, free, democratic country. Re-cently, I saw a TV news story about how the Royal Canadian Legion is struggling to find volunteers to go door to door raising funds through their poppy program. It makes me want to remind everyone, regardless of your age or the age of your chil-dren, the sacrifice we honour on November 11th must not be forgot-ten. Please attend the ceremony at Rotary Park on November 11th and pleasebring your children. We must never forget.

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