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A Cranbrook busi-nessman has just re-turned from a visit to Boston during one of the city’s most tumultu-ous weeks.

Dave Butler, who was visiting on business for Canadian Mountain Holidays, arrived in Boston last Tuesday, April 16, one day after two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, kill-ing three and wounding more than 250 people.

He left Boston on Saturday, April 20, a day after the second of two suspects in the bomb-ings was taken into cus-tody by law enforce-ment.

It was Dave’s first visit to Boston, and he stayed in two hotels, one just two blocks from the site of the explosions, and another further

from downtown Boston but closer to Watertown, where bombing sus-pects Tamerlan and Dz-hokhar Tsarnaev were tracked down by police.

“It was very spooky to be there shortly after it happened and to see the range of emotions of the people,” Dave says. “It was a heck of an in-troduction to the town.”

When Dave arrived in Boston Tuesday, he checked into a Four Seasons hotel just two blocks from the site of the bombings.

“At that point, the city was still in mourn-ing around the losses of the bombing,” Dave says.

From outside his hotel he could see a makeshift memorial set up to the victims and behind it, Boylston Street was cordoned off.

Butler recalls dramatic week in BostonCranbrook man visited the U.S.

city during the week-long hunt for the Boston marathon bombers

PHOTO COURTESY DAVE BUTLER

In the days after the Boston marathon bombing, a memorial to the victims was set up on Boylston Street in Boston.

A R N E P E T RYS H E NTownsman Staff

Representatives of the Trails Society of B.C. hope to develop a bike and walk-ing trail between Cranbrook and Wardner.

Al Skucas and Oliver Thomae were asking for council support on the proj-ect Monday, as a way to ex-

pand on the local trail net-work on behalf of Trails B.C.

Skucas said the project is supported by the Trans Canada Trail, and in the past year the national trail society has funded a feasi-bility and trail concept plan, which was completed last month.

He said the project has a

lot of benefits, in that it pro-motes health and wellness and also would comple-ment the North Star Rails to Trails route from Cranbrook to Kimberley.

The new route would de-velop 22 km of trails on the 36 km Cranbrook-Wardner route. The rest is made up of secondary roads. The road

would be topped with a ma-terial suitable for riding a bike on, though not paved.

“What in effect we are doing here is providing the region with two quality trails,” Skucas said, adding that it would have an in-creased economic spin-off and keep tourists in the area longer.

The trail begins on 5.5 km of the city’s Isadore Can-yon utility corridor. Skucas said the corridor has been used as a recreational path for a few decades.

“With the pending com-pletion of the corridor pipe-line upgrades, it presents an opportunity to collaborate on the sources for trail re-

surfacing,” he said. Skukas said the society

has found volunteers who want to participate on the stewardship of the trail.

Skucas said the area around Grand Forks has a similar trail on top of Fortis-BC’s high pressure gas line.

Group hopes to develop Cranbrook-Wardner bike route

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A fabulous donation to the Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary is a great opportunity for customers. The CHCA Thrift Store has received a donation of new designer wedding, grad and cocktail gowns. These gowns are beautiful and must be seen to be believed. The gowns come in sizes 4 to 18 and are priced from under $100 to $500 (some gorgeous designer gowns are valued at $1,000!). The Thrift Store will be hosting a special sale during regular hours in the month of May and will also be opening the store on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. to allow everyone to attend this sale. There will be refreshments in the evenings for shoppers, and all interested custom-ers are invited to come to the Thrift Store on 8th Avenue to view, try on and purchase the gowns. If you have a wedding, graduation or special event coming up, don’t miss this sale!

Seniors’ art on show

at galleryAn opening

reception will be held Thursday, April 25 for the Art Group 75

exhibitSally MacDonalD

Townsman Staff

To celebrate B.C. Arts and Culture Week, Cranbrook and District Arts Council is holding an artists’ reception for the Art Group 75 exhibit.

On show until May 2, Art Group 75 is a group of seniors who get to-gether to share a pas-sion for painting.

“Art Group 75 is a se-niors’ painting group that exhibits with us an-nually,” said Linda Holmes, president of the arts council.

“This reception will recognize both their value in the artistic community and also celebrate arts and cul-ture week.

“We thank ArtsBC and the province of Brit-ish Columbia for their support for this event.”

This week, commu-nities across B.C. are putting the spotlight on the contribution arts and culture make to learning and life.

“Arts and Cultural Week is an opportunity to showcase a unique Cranbrook art group and celebrate their achievements. As Cran-brook has a large popu-lation of retirees, it is important to include them in this week’s cele-bration and show that there is a vibrancy to this sector, and to show-case how they live their lives and pursue fun and dreams,” said Holmes.

An opening recep-tion for Art Group 75 will be held Thursday, April 25 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at arts council HQ, #104, 135 – 10th Avenue South, Cranbrook.

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“Looking down that street, it was absolutely abandoned, like a ghost town, with the exception of all the stuff that was still scattered around the street. There was still water bottles on the street, there was still metal fencing lying around, papers, it was all still there, you could see them clear as day. Then up on the buildings on the side of the street were men in white suits still doing the in-vestigative work,” Dave recalls.

Bostonians Dave encountered were tense, but there was already a strong sense of camaraderie, he goes on.

“Almost everybody I would talk to who was a local would say at the end of your conversation, when you bought a coffee, when you went into a restaurant, peo-ple would say, ‘Stay safe.’ I heard that over and over again, and I think it just happened organical-ly.

“Through the week, as things progressed, the level of tension built because they still didn’t know who these guys were or where they were. Everybody was in hyper sensitivity mode. You could see people looking each other in the eye and being more aware of what was going on around them.”

By Thursday afternoon, Dave was staying at a different hotel further from downtown Boston, but closer to Watertown. The FBI released photos and surveillance footage of two unknown sus-pects.

“Things happened very quick-ly thereafter; things got very tense in a hurry because then

they knew who they were, they knew they were in the Water-town, Cambridge area, which was just north of where we were,” Dave says.

Outside his hotel was a con-stant parade of police vehicles and media trucks bearing satel-lite dishes.

On Thursday night, the Tsar-naev brothers engaged police in a shootout in a Boston neigh-bourhood. The older brother, Ta-merlan, 26, was killed, while Dz-hokar, 19, escaped. That led to a day-long manhunt Friday, and everyone in the city was advised to stay indoors if possible.

On Friday morning, Dave left the hotel for meetings outside Boston. He felt safe doing so be-cause he was headed away from the action in Watertown.

“Literally, we were the only traffic on the road. It was very strange — a major U.S. city that was just a ghost town,” Dave says.

He returned to Boston that evening via taxi, and still the streets were deserted.

“It was 6 o’clock on Friday night, probably the busiest night of the weekend in Boston, so every bar and restaurant and the streets should have just been packed with people. There was nobody – nobody – on the streets,” Dave recalls.

Soon after, the lockdown ended and people slowly began to trickle back onto the streets. Dave went to dinner and while he was there, police took Dz-hokar Tsarnaev into custody from his hiding place in a boat in a Watertown backyard.

“During the meal, there were people in the restaurant who were watching things happen on social media on smartphones. In the restaurant, we heard this pal-pable buzz and people saying, ‘Oh, they got the guy.’ We heard that repeatedly.

“By the time we walked out on the street it was clear the lock-down was over because there were lots more people out on the street than there had been two hours earlier.”

Between Friday evening and Saturday morning when Dave left Boston to return to Cran-brook, the mood in Boston changed significantly.

“Whenever they saw a police officer – and there were still lots around – people would be going up to them and saying, ‘Hey, thanks, guys.’ Over and over again, I saw that countless times, people would say thanks to them.”

While it may not have been the best time to visit Boston, Dave says he came away with positive impressions of the city’s residents.

“Everywhere there were signs that said ‘Boston Strong’. People just rallied around and said, ‘These guys are not going to knock us down.’ I would think that if anything the city is going to be stronger and more vibrant and more together as a result of this thing than they were before.

“I’d love to go back because it’s a wonderful city. People are super friendly, there is wonderful history, it’s a super walkable city. I loved it, I would go back in a heartbeat.”

Photo courtesy Dave Butler

Looking west on Boylston Street past a memorial to the site of the Boston marathon bombings.

Boston tense but unitedContinued from page 1

Then there is 7.5 km of Crown rail grade up to Pritchard Road. The society will need approval from the province to develop that section.

The third component is 13 km of new trail from Pritchard to Haha Creek Road. The new trail is neces-sary as that portion of the rail grade is privately owned, and Skucas said the owners have not been interest-ed in allowing bicycle traffic through their property.

There is then 9 km of unused rail grade from Haha Creek Road to Wardner.

Skucas also mentioned the trail funding options. “We do have the support of the Trans Canada Trail, that has been our primary trail funder,” he said. “The provincial government has also been support-ive of development of trails on Crown land, as can be seen in the KVR trail, the Columbia western

and the Slocan Valley trails.”There is also the option to apply

for funding from Columbia Basin Trust, Skucas said.

The trails group was seeking support as part of a larger applica-tion to the province.

“I believe we’ve done our home-work on this so we can ensure the viability and the sustainability on such a project,” Skucas said.

Coun. Gerry Warner said the North Star Rails to Trails has been a tremendous success in attracting both locals and tourists.

“It’s been a win-win situation,” Warner said. “Extending (trails) to Wardner shows a potential to do the same thing.”

Warner said that many people, however, don’t know where to ac-cess the trails as there aren’t any brochures for the area.

Thomae said that the society has identified the maps as a priority.

Trail group pitches new Cranbrook-Wardner route

Continued from page 1

Cpl Chris ne welKimberley RCMP

The Kimberley/Cranbrook RCMP De-tachment recognizes victims and witnesses of crime and trauma, and commends our Victim Services personnel

during the 8th annual National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, running April 21 to 27.

The theme for this year’s National Victims of Crime Awareness Week is “We All Have a Role”. This theme illus-

trates that support to victims comes in many forms, and that many players — including po-lice, Victim Services, justice system person-nel, civilian staff, volun-teers, partner agencies, community members

and others — take on a role, assisting from all sides, to support victims of crime.

“Victim Services has become an integral component of the polic-ing services and we would like to thank our

RCMP mark Victims of Crime Awareness WeekKimberley/Cranbrook Victim Services and their staff for their dedi-cation and commit-ment to the communi-ties we serve and for their outstanding ser-vice to victims and wit-nesses of crime and trauma,” said Staff Sgt. Lorne Craig, Acting OIC of Cranbrook/Kimber-ley Detachment.

Three victim service employees work to-gether to assist both the Cranbrook and Kim-berley detachments. Their role is well recog-nized as they work

alongside members of the RCMP in often trau-matic circumstances. They are a valuable re-source and are an inte-gral part of community based programs.

The RCMP also want to thank our members, civilian staff and volun-teers, along with all in-dividuals and agencies in our community who assist in supporting vic-tims of crime, and in the integral role they play in supporting vic-tims. The work these individuals and agen-cies do to support vic-

tims of crime directly contributes to the RC-MP’s ultimate goal of keeping our communi-ties across B.C. safe and secure and we thank you for your dedication and commitment.

For further informa-tion or to access victim support services, please contact our Detach-ment Victim Services Program at 250-417-4225. If you require ad-ditional information, please contact Victim-LINK, a provincial toll free victim support line at 1-800-563-0808.

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City of KimberleyNOTICE

Notice of Roll Review Panel for the Purpose of Correcting the Residential Flat Rate Tax Roll

As in past years the City of Kimberley will be levying a flat tax on residential properties in 2013.

A Notice will be mailed to each residential property owner with a change in their flat tax status specifying the class of the property as either:

Sub Class A: Property with improvements; (buildings, including manufactured homes);

Sub Class B: Vacant Property

If you have a query regarding the flat tax roll status of your property the Residential Flat Rate Tax roll will be available at City Hall.

A Roll Review Panel will sit on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, B.C. for the purpose of correcting the RESIDENTIAL FLAT RATE TAX ROLL IF:

(a) (i) the name of the owner of a parcel of real property is not correct;

(ii) a parcel of real property is not residential property or,

(iii) a parcel of real property is not correctly identified as either Sub-class A or Sub-class B as indicated above, and

A complaint shall not be heard by the Roll Review Panel unless written notice of it has been made to the office of the Collector, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC V1A 2E8, by Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 4:45 p.m.

Holly Ronnquist, CMACollector

City of KimberleyPUBLIC NOTICE

SPECIFIED AREA TAX ROLLSThe City of Kimberley is updating the specified area tax rolls for the following service areas:

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Owners of property located in these specified areas may request that the roll be amended, in relation to their own property, on one or more of the following grounds:

•Thereisanerrororomissionrespectinganame or address on the assessment roll;

•Thereisanerrororomissionrespectingtheinclusion of the parcel;

•Anexemptionhasbeenimproperlyallowedor disallowed.

The specified area tax rolls are available for inspection at Kimberley City Hall during regular office hours.

Request for specified area roll amendments must be made in writing to the City of Kimberley, 340 SpokaneStreet,Kimberley,BCV1A2E8,beforeTuesday,April30,2013at4:45p.m.

Ifcomplaintsarereceived,theSpecifiedAreaRollReviewPanelwillmeetat10:15a.m.onThursday,May2,2013inCouncilChambers.

HollyRonnquist,CMACollector

City of KimberleyPUBLIC NOTICE

AQUATIC CENTRE PARCEL TAX ROLL

The City of Kimberley is updating the Aquatic Centre Parcel Tax Roll.A person may make a complaint to the Aquatic Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel on one or more of the following grounds: •Thereisanerrororomissionrespectinga

name or address on the parcel tax roll; •Thereisanerrororomissionrespectingthe

inclusion of the parcel; •Anexemptionhasbeenimproperlyallowed

or disallowed.The Aquatic Centre Parcel Tax Roll is available for inspection at Kimberley City Hall during regular office hours.Request for Aquatic Centre Parcel Tax roll amendments must be made in writing to the City of Kimberley, 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley, BC V1A 2E8, before Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 4:45 p.m.If complaints are received, the Aquatic Parcel Tax Review Panel will meet at 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Council Chambers.Holly Ronnquist, CMACollector

Tom FleTcherBlack Press

VICTORIA — Child care policies offer a clear choice between the B.C. Liberals and the NDP in the May 14 provincial election.

Premier Christy Clark wants to take a provin-cially funded savings ac-count set up for each child born since 2007, and hand out $1,200 to parents who open a Reg-istered Education Sav-ings Plan to begin saving for post-secondary training. Former pre-mier Gordon Campbell established the fund when the B.C. govern-ment was enjoying bud-get surpluses, before the 2008 downturn in the world economy.

That’s added to the B.C. Liberal “early years strategy” that includes full-day kindergarten, $142 million for child care subsidies, $34 mil-lion for “Success by Six” programs in 225 com-munities, and an addi-

with payments decreas-ing on a sliding scale to families with income under $66,000. Applying to all children under 18, the bonus program is projected to cost $210 million a year.

Platform highlights:• The B.C. Conserva-

tive pre-election plat-form offers no specific programs for child care or early childhood edu-cation. Its September 2012 policy document supports “the principle that parents are the child’s first and most im-portant teachers.”

B.C. Conservatives also support a school voucher system, “ensur-ing that taxpayers’ dol-

lars follow the student to provincially approved educational options,” and the principle that social services be “deliv-ered by communi-ty-based organizations rather than directly by government.”

• The B.C. Green platform promises to create “local child care trusts” monitored by the provincial government. Promised services in-clude “child care, in-home support, emer-gency and crisis ser-vices, a guaranteed liv-able income and safe and adequate housing.”

The B.C. Green plat-form offers no costing estimate for any of its programs.

• The B.C. Liberals would require school districts to promote use of school property by li-censed child care pro-viders from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and create a province-wide child care registry.

• The B.C. NDP would immediately double earnings exemp-tion for employable in-come assistance recipi-ents, and allow a further exemption for child maintenance payments.

Child care and early educationElEction 2013

Part of a series comparing platforms on an issue-by-issue basis

tional $32 million prom-ised over three years to help create new licensed child care spaces.

NDP leader Adrian Dix has promised to cancel the RESP and other new spending, and redirect it to a “Fam-ily Bonus Program,” a direct subsidy of up to $70 per month, per child for low-income families starting in 2014.

The NDP plan would pay the full amount to families with annual in-come of $25,000 or less,

Black Press files

Political parties have a wide range of ideas for care of young children.

Sally macDonalDTownsman Staff

Two youth projects that are running simul-taneously in Cranbrook are building momen-tum, thanks to funding from Columbia Basin Trust.

The Cranbrook Proj-ect is now looking for a youth liaison to coordi-nate youth events in the community, the culmi-nation of months of planning for the Colum-bia Basin Trust (CBT) 2012 Community Di-rected Youth Funds, $25,000 for four years for a total of $100,000.

Meanwhile, Cran-brook has been selected as one of three pilot communities for the CBT Youth Engagement Strategy Funding of $15,000.

Led by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cranbrook, this strategy will help Cranbrook organiza-tions learn how to tailor their programs to en-gage youth.

“We are at the point where we are so much further ahead than we were two years ago. We are starting to put check marks beside things that are important to be-

come a youth-friendly community,” said Cran-brook Mayor Wayne Stetski.

The Cranbrook Proj-ect began a year ago when the newly formed Cranbrook Social Plan-ning Council put togeth-er an application for the Community Directed Youth Funds.

The process included a series of workshops for youth and community stakeholders.

Through those meet-ings, it became clear that while there are lots of activities for youth in Cranbrook, young peo-ple don’t know about them, can’t afford them or can’t get to them.

The Cranbrook Proj-ect determined that the best use for CBT’s $100,000 funding is to hire a youth liaison who will coordinate commu-nications for youth events, and work with the youth community to create six activities for youth.

That position is now open for applications until May 1 through Big Brothers Big Sisters.

The youth liaison will be overseen by the Cran-brook Project Advisory

Committee, made up of representatives of Cran-brook Public Library, Columbia Basin Alli-ance for Literacy, United Way of Cranbrook and Kimberley, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Canadi-an Mental Health Asso-ciation – Kootenays.

Dana Osiowy, execu-tive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters, said the role is suited to someone with “a combi-nation of life and post-secondary experi-ence that makes you ideal for working with youth,” she said, “some-one really passionate about youth and some-one who is good at talking to youth.”

A detailed job de-scription can be found at www.bigbrothersbig-sisters.ca/cranbrook.

Meanwhile, Cran-brook has been ap-proved as a pilot com-munity to receive CBT’s Youth Engagement Strategy Funding.

This process will cre-ate a framework for how the city, non-profits and service clubs can get youth involved in a meaningful way.

The process will in-clude stakeholder con-sultation with “adults”, and a conference for youth.

Osiowy is taking the lead on hiring for The Cranbrook Project, and organizing the Youth Engagement Strategy.

Mayor Stetski said Osiowy has been key to both projects moving ahead.

“None of this would have happened without Dana taking on a leader-ship role,” he said. “Throughout all of this Dana has been the lead-er who is willing to put in the grunt work.”

Ultimately, Stetski hopes Cranbrook will one day be deemed a youth-friendly commu-nity.

“I would like youth who grow up here and leave Cranbrook to re-member growing up here in such a positive way that they want to come back,” he said.

“I am excited about the future for youth in Cranbrook.”

Local youth projects reach critical mass

Two simultaneous initiatives increase opportunities for young people in Cranbrook

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UPCOMINGWhoa! Did y’all hear? Kimberley Gymnastics is having a Family Fundraiser BARN Dance! Grab your Cowboy Hat n’ Boots & Come On Down for a Kickin’ Good Ole Time! Music, Dancing, Drinks n’ Grub! Yer in fer Good Old fashioned Family Fun! Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Kimberley Elks Club, 6:00 to 10:00 pmHave Camera Will Travel.... Join Kaity Brown for her travelogue presentation “Exploring Ancient Temples and Ashrams in India” at Centre 64 on Tuesday, April 30 at 7:30 pm. Admission by donation. Proceeds to Kimberley Arts Council & Expansion Project.2013 FREE PUBLIC SWIM Wednesday, May 1st, 5:00-6:00 PM is sponsored by Kootenay Monument Installations.Cranbrook Legion, Neil Diamond Tribute Show featuring Joey Purpura. May 2nd 2013, 8 pm. Tickets in the Club room. Info: 250-426-4512.Home Grown Music Society presents The Clover Point Drifters from Victoria on Friday, May 3 at Centre 64 at 8:00 pm. Tickets at Lotus Books, the Snowdrift Cafe & Centre 64 in Kimberley.Home Grown Music Society presents the last Co� ee House of this season on Saturday, May 4 at Centre 64 at 8:00 pm. Tickets at the Snowdrift Cafe & Centre 64 in Kimberley.Scotiabank MS Walk - Sunday May 5. Register at www.mswalks.ca, call 1-800-268-7582 or contact Cyndie at 250-426-0020. Enjoy a great day in The Fight Against MS. Volunteers are also welcomed.Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society holds its third “Evening to Remember” fundraiser 7:00 pm, May 5, 2013 at Idlewild Park. Further information at www.ckhospice.com or call 250-417-2019 or toll free 1-855-417-2019.International day of the midwife celebration at the Studio Stage Door May 5 at 700pm. Come watch the documentary ‘Birth Story’ and stay after for snacks and a Q&A with some of our area midwives. Admission by donation.May 8th. Kimberley Garden Club Mayl Meeting program: Deer Proo� ng Your Yard. Selkirk High School Library 7-9 pm. New members welcome. For more info: Nola 250-427-1948.“Heart to Heart” invites ALL WOMEN to an evening of Fashion & Fun! Cranbrook Alliance Auditorium. Words of Hope: Cyndie Dilts. Fashions by BFM Thrift Store. 6:30pm, Thurs May 9 - 1200 Kootenay St. N.Sat. May 11th, GoGo Grannies hosts their Annual Glitz & Glamour Event. Good food, good company and sale of gently used jewelry and accessories, silent and live auction. Heritage Inn from 11am - 2pm. Tickets at Lotus Books or Jane Facey at 250-426-7540.

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ONGOING ICBL-Duplicate Bridge–Senior Center in Cranbrook. Mon & Wed 7pm, Thurs & Fri 1pm at Scout Hall, Marysville. Info: Maggie 250-417-2868.Cranbrook Phoenix Toastmasters meet every Thursday, noon - 1:00 Heritage Inn. Toastmasters teaches communication & leadership skills. Roberta 250-489-0174. 1911.toastmastersclubs.org.Breast Cancer Support Group in Kimberley. Info about meetings; Daniela 250-427-2562 or Lori 250-427-4568.Tai Chi Moving Meditation, Wednesdays from 3-4pm at Centre 64, Kimberley. Call Adele 250-427-1939.Kindergarten boosters are available for children between the ages of 4 and 6 years at the Cranbrook Health Unit. For an appointment call 250 420-2207. Contact the Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary Thrift Shops at 250-427-2503 (Brenda) or 250-427-1754 Gayle) for volunteer opportunities: cashiers, sorters, after hours cleaners.CRANBROOK QUILTERS’ GUILD hold their meetings every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:15pm upstairs in the Seniors’ Hall, 125-17th Ave. S. Everyone welcome. Info: Betty at 250-489-1498 or June 250-426-8817.Community Acupuncture. By donation – Each Tuesday 4-6 pm, Roots to Health Naturopathic Clinic, Kimberley Health Centre – Lower Level, 260 4th Ave. 778-481-5008. Please visit: www.roots-to-health.com for more info.Cranbrook Branch of the Stroke Recovery Association of BC. Meetings are from 10:00am-1:00pm the 2nd and 4th Wed. in the lower level of the Senior Citizen’s Hall, 125-17th St. S. Bring bag lunch. Tootie Gripich, 426-3994.The GoGo Grannies meet the last Monday of each month at 7:00 at The College of the Rockies. Join us as we raise awareness & funds for Grandmothers raising their Grandchildren in countries devastated by Aids. Norma at 250-426-6111.ESL: CBAL hosts Conversation Cafe Tues 7-9pm, morning class Wed 10am-12noon & Evening class Wed 7pm-9pm. All sessions held at CBAL o� ce 19 9th Ave S. Childcare upon request. All programs are FREE. FMI: Bruce 250-919-2766 or khough@cbal.orgBibles for Missions Thirft Store welcomes spring! Come celebrate with us - bright colors, outdoor items, clothing - weekly colored tag sale, or ‘� ll a bag’ with bonus bargains. 824 Kootenay St. N., Cranbrook. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. 778-520-1981.

Theatre and dance in the offingCAROLYN GRANTentertainment@

dailytownsman.com

Welcome to your weekly sit down with the Know it All.

We are more than pleased to see the return of Kimberley Summer Theatre after a one year hiatus. The show is now cast, with local actor Brent Gill returning to a lead role. Congratula-tions Brent, on your addi-tion to this talented com-pany. Lots of local little ones have been cast as well. Can’t wait to see both shows.

Friday, aPril 26OccuPy lOve

Movie Presentation by the Kimberley Happi-ness Project. “Occupy Love” at Centre 64, in the theatre, 7:30 pm, admis-sion by donation.

aPril 26MOvie

PresentatiOn by the KiMberley

haPPiness PrOjectOccupy Love at Cen-

tre 64, in the theatre, 7:30 pm, admission by dona-tion

aPril 30 travelOgue

Have Camera Will Travel slide show presen-tation, India by Kaity Brown. Centre 64, in the theatre, 7:30 pm, admis-sion by donation

Friday, May 3cOncert

Kimberley Home Grown Music society is pleased to present The Clover Point Drifters from Victoria Friday May 3rd, at Centre 64 – 8 pm sharp. Tickets $15 avail-able at Lotus Books, Snowdrift Cafe and Cen-tre 64. This return en-gagement features a taste of folk, bluegrass and country music visit www.cloverpointdrifter.com

May 3 and 4KiMberley dance

acadeMy’s “rhythMs OF the

WOrld”

Kimberley Dance Academy is proud to present their 22nd Annu-al Production Revue - “Rhythms of the World” at the Key City Theatre.

This year’s perfor-

mance starts off with a visit to the North Pole and highlights from the company production of the Broadway Musical “Elf”. Come celebrate with us the spectacular diversity of music and dance as we circle the globe in celebration. With set construction by Paul Kershaw and special guest performances from local artist, the show promises an evening of great entertainment and variety for all ages. Show Time 7:00 pm. Tickets on sale now.

saturday, May 4hOMe grOWn

Final Coffee House of the Season Saturday May 4th, at Centre 64 8 PM sharp tickets $10 avail-able at Snowdrift Cafe and Centre 64. This is cof-fee house is a fund raiser for the building Expan-sion Project at Centre 64 Will feature Garry Jacklin, Brenda O’Keefe, Gordie Blake, Rosie Brown, Tucks Troubadours, Sam Hornberger, Craig Hill-man and Friends with more to come.

.sunday, May 5

Scotiabank MS Walk - Sunday May 5. Register at www.mswalks.ca, call 1-800-268-7582 or con-tact Cyndie at 250-426-0020. Enjoy a great day in The Fight Against MS. Volunteers are also wel-comed.

May 5an evening tO

reMeMberThe Cranbrook Kim-

berley Hospice Society is hosting their third annual fundraising and memory walk at Ildewild Park in Cranbrook. The evening includes music, prizes, refreshments, and culmi-nates with the release of bio-degradable balloons to commemorate loved ones.

thursday, May 9

“Heart to Heart” in-vites all women to an eve-

ning of Fashion & Fun! Cranbrook Alliance Au-ditorium. Words of Hope: Cyndie Dilts. Fashions by BFM Thrift Store. 6:30pm, Thurs May 9 - 1200 Koo-tenay St. N.

May 9 tO 12

Mt. Baker Wild The-atre brings one of Broad-way’s best loved musi-cals, Fiddler on the Roof to the Key City Theatre Stage.

With stage direction by Mary Hamilton, musi-cal direction by Scott Martin, choreography by Jacqueline Morrow and David Popoff and set de-sign by Paul Kershaw, it is not to be missed. Thurs, Fri, Sat Show Time 7:30 pm. Sunday Show Time 2 p.m. Tickets $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors.

saturday, May 11cOncert

Sun Valley Song pres-ents “A Musical Bouquet” Spring Concert. Saturday May 11 at 730 pm and Sunday May 12 at 200 pm. Knox Presbyterian Church at the corner of Victoria and 3rd St. S, Cranbrook. Tickets: $10 Adults; $5 Children (12 and under). Available from choir members, at Lotus Books or at the door. Contact informa-tion: Elizabeth Ross 250-489-5381

sunday, May 12the Mishras

Eleventh Generation Father And Son Sitar Masters, currently tour-ing in Europe, The Mish-ras will be coming to Kimberley on May 12th. They have been playing in Kimberley a few years ago and we are very happy to have them back.

KiMberley nature ParK - MOther’s

day WalK sunday, May 12Meet at the Higgins St.

entrance at 2 pm for a 2 - 2.5 hr moderate hike.

Join leaders Ruth and Kent Goodwin 250-427-5404

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

reel Paddling FilM Festival

Rapid Media’s 8th an-nual Reel Paddling Film Festival showcases the world’s best paddling

films to audiences around the world. The festival inspires us to ex-plore rivers, lakes, and oceans in our backyard and around the world. During the event, your host Just Liquid Sports, will be running a silent auction fundraiser with proceeds supporting Kootenay River Life’s Mark Creek White Water Park initiative. Silent Auction and door prize items include a kayak, a stand up pad-dleboard and various apparel, gear, and ac-cessories from many of your favorite paddle sports brands. Kick off the paddling season with the Reel Paddling Film Festival at the Key City Theatre on May 15th. Show Time 7 pm.

Tickets $15 Adults; Child 0-12 $10

Friday, May 17 and saturday,

May 18chOir cOncertThe Kimberley

Community Choir is proud to present their all Canadian Spring Concert. Repertoire in-cludes selections by Gordon Lightfoot, Con-nie Kaldor, and a Huron Dance Song, as well as other fantastic Canadian pieces. Friday, May 17th at 7 pm and a matinee Saturday, May 18th at 2 pm Place: Centre 64 - Kimberley Platzl 64 Deer Park Ave. Refreshments & door prizes and admis-sion by donation.

Mt. Baker Wild Theatre brings you Fiddler on the Roof May 9 through 12.

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We never had a poodle; frankly, I don’t like them.

The first dog ever willing to live with us longer than necessary to de-vour everything in the fridge was a Ger-man Short-hair Pointer or Retriever or Something. We called her Hexa, not that she ever ac-tually listened to any one of us when we called her.

Hexa hated cold, espe-cially cold water, but she managed several times during her life-span to al-most drown herself plus several innocent people, like our ex-friends, who endeavoured to save her.

Hexa not only fell into raging creeks but scared the life out of us when she slipped a through a cornice several thousand feet above the valley floor. I recall laughing for a moment at her predicament as she hung there,  her back legs scrabbling in thin air, then I had to risk life and limb to retrieve her.

You see, because she was a short-haired mutt, she was always cold and so she couldn’t just lie down like any ordi-nary dog. No, she had to pace about and thus got into trouble. She wasn’t all that bright either; we have a photograph some-where of her pointing at a grouse with her stubby tail.

But she was no poodle and our friend Roger adored her and so went off and pur-

chased a dog for himself, but not a Ger-man Short-of-Brains Pointer.

I like the larger breeds of dogs but, as I said earlier, I am not very fond of poodles. You see, one time, in Calgary, I volun-teered to take a lady friend’s poodle for a

walk. This nearly caused my demise, for that poodle, like all of them, I suspect, was fiendishly clever. He amused me at first by lean-ing against telephone poles, cocking a leg and peeing outward. This was a novel concept for dogs ex-

cept that the animals are supposed to pee on the upright and thus mark their territo-ry as well as stink up the place at the same time.

I suspect that poodles are mean crea-tures because people insist on making them look so stupid and un-doglike by messing about with their tails and by put-ting bows on them, so I am convinced that that poodle was doing the weird pee job just to lull me into a false sense of se-curity whilst preparing to trap me with his leash.

Every so often, when I was relaxed, he’d wrap that leash around my legs and dump me on to very hard Calgary sidewalks. I staggered back from that walk bleeding and bruised all over, learning to hate poo-dles.

But it doesn’t matter now as most poo-

dles have turned into doodles. They’ve been cross-bred with sensible

dogs so that a person can find himself face to face with Labradoodles, Chihuahuad-hoodles and Great Dane doodles.

I once encountered something that looked like a cross between a poodle and an Akita and I was willing to bet that that doodle cost a fortune every week at a dog-gie beauty parlour.

Our last dog was named Led Zeppelin and we adopted him from the younger generation that had given him such a bi-zarre name. That German Shepherd opted to live with us oldies and we called him Zep; he never told us how to spell it.

Zep had been around. Everyone in town seemed to know him. Why, not long after he’d come to live with us, we were walking on Premier Ridge, up there near Wasa, and he was scouting for bears when we heard a voice say, “Hey, Zep!”

The greeter, obvious well acquainted with our dog didn’t know us from Adam, or Eve. Which just goes to show, right?

To my knowledge, Zep never fell into a raging torrent or through corniches. I don’t think he bothered pointing at grouse but he adored running after bears while we looked for suitable trees for us to climb.

Then, when our panic subsided, he’d come trotting back smiling with the fun of being with us, not at all like a puffed up poodle with silly bows in his hair.

Dogs, poodles and oodles of doodles

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C ANADIAN PRESSSOCHI, Russia -

Connor McDavid scored three power-play goals and Canada clinched first place in its group with a 6-0 rout of Sweden on Tuesday at the world under-18 hockey championship.

McDavid opened the scoring 1:17 into the game, and sealed the victory with a pair of goals in the third period.

The 16-year-old Erie

Otters forward, who added an assist, has 11 points in four games at the tournament.

Zach Nastasiuk, Morgan Klimchuk and Nick Ritchie scored in the second period as Canada pulled away from the Swedes.

Philippe Desrosiers made 28 saves for the shutout.

Despite the lopsided score, Canadian assis-tant coach Jody Hull

said he didn’t feel his team was in control until late in the second period. Canada took three straight minor penalties after McDa-vid’s game-opening goal, allowing Sweden to build momentum.

“We had some real good momentum early before we ran into pen-alty problems,” Hull said. “We got back and started doing what we need to do to win

games.”Canada finished first

in Group B with a 4-0 record, outscoring its opponents 23-3. The Canadians will play the Czech Republic, which finished fourth in Group A, in Thursday’s quar-ter-finals.

Sweden will face the United States on Thurs-day. The Americans who finished third in Group A, are looking for a fifth straight gold

medal at the event.Hull said while Can-

ada would love a crack at the Americans, his team is prepared to face any opponent in the medal round.

“The Canada-U.S. ri-valry is at a high in both men’s and women’s game right now,” Hull said. “If we get to the final and we play the Americans, great. If it’s another team, we’ll be prepared for them.”

NHL HOCKEY SPORTS BRIEFS

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McDavid’s hat trick leads Canada 6-0 over Swedes

Bancks makes NHL debut against PredatorsTRE VOR CR AWLEY

Sports Editor

Two days after get-ting called up from the AHL, Marysville prod-uct Carter Bancks will made his NHL debut with the Calgary Flames in Nashville against the Predators on Tuesday night.

Bancks, 23, has been playing with the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL for the last three seasons, but Calgary’s farm squad has played out their year and missed the post sea-son.

“I’m really excited. A little nervous for sure, but a lot of excite-ment,” said Bancks, in an pregame interview with FlamesTV. “It’s been a journey to get

here and I’m just going to try to embrace it and have as much fun as I can tonight.”

Bancks, along with six other Heat team-mates, were called up on April 21st, as the Flames have been looking at some of their younger players and prospects in preparation for next season because the club is outside of the NHL playoff picture.

Bancks joins former Kootenay Ice sniper Max Reinhart, who has been with the team for the last three weeks and is making an im-pression with a goal and two assists in nine games.

“Obviously, getting the chance to play at

this level is what every little boy dreams of, and getting to watch it on TV growing up, you see how fast it is, how strong it is—it’s just going to be a really good test,” added Bancks. “I’ve worked a long time for this and I just want to go out there and give it my best, I guess. It’s going to be fun.”

Prior to his profes-sional career, Bancks played four seasons in the WHL with the Le-thbridge Hurricanes, but began his junior hockey career with the Kimberley Dynamiters of the KIJHL.

Hockey runs in his blood as his father, Jerry Bancks, is an as-sistant coach with the

Kootenay Ice and works with the Alpine Hockey School in Kim-berley.

It was a tough battle in Music City, but the Flames were doused

by a close 4-3 loss at the end of three peri-ods.

Bancks was able to log 12:33 in ice time, and also got some ac-tion on the penalty kill.

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Carter Bancks gets his shot in the NHL on Tues-day night with the Calgary Flames.

Big 4th quarter lifts Heat 98-86 over BucksTIM REYNOLDSAssociated Press

MIAMI - Everyone in the Miami huddle was bracing for a grind to the finish. On the other end, the sense around the Milwaukee bench was that an upset was there for the taking.

Then the Heat landed a swift knockout punch.

Dwyane Wade scored 21 points, LeBron James finished with 19 and the Heat used a frantic start to the fourth quarter to pull away and beat the Bucks 98-86 in Game 2 of the teams’ Eastern Conference first-round series on Tuesday night.

It was 68-65 entering the fourth. With James and four backups on the court, the Heat needed only 2 minutes, 22 sec-onds to outscore Mil-waukee 12-0 and stretch the lead to 80-65 - ensur-ing the reigning NBA

champions would take a 2-0 series lead into Game 3 on Thursday night.

“We held court,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We protected it for two games. We did what we’re supposed to do. And that’s it.”

Chris Bosh, Shane Battier and Chris Ander-sen all scored 10 points for the Heat. James’ post-season streaks of 22 straight games with at least 20 points, and 16 straight games of at least 25 points, both came to an end.

Ultimately, none of that mattered.

“We didn’t get into our game like we wanted to in that third quarter,” James said. “But we went into the fourth with a (three-point) lead and we were able to jump on them.”

Ersan Ilyasova scored

21 points for Milwaukee, which got 16 from Mike Dunleavy and 14 from Larry Sanders. The Bucks’ starting guards, Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis, combined for only 15 points - after teaming up to score 48 in Game 1.

“It’s a series,” said Sanders, who had a sore right ankle after he col-lided with Battier in the fourth quarter. “We made progress this game.”

They’ll need to make more, and do it quickly. James has never lost in 10 previous series where his team takes a 2-0 lead, and Wade is 8-0 in that same situation.

“In the playoffs you’ve got to find differ-ent ways to win,” Wade said. “No matter what everybody says on the outside, (Milwaukee) is a good team. They played us very well.”

For about 46 minutes, the Bucks played them

even.It was that 12-0 run

that was the difference - in what finished as a 12-point game.

Andersen started it with a three-point play, James had a layup not long afterward and the Heat were starting to roll. Another basket by Andersen off a pass from Ray Allen made it 77-65, and James found Norris Cole for a 3-pointer that capped the flurry and made it 80-65.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Bobcats say they’ve fired coach Mike Dunlap after just one season.

The Bobcats went 21-61 under Dunlap, fin-ishing with the sec-ond-worst record in the

NBA ahead of only the Orlando Magic. Char-lotte won just seven games in the strike-short-ened 2011-12 season but more wins weren’t enough to save Dunlap’s job.

Dunlap was hired last summer after working as

an assistant coach at St. John’s.

The move means the Bobcats will have a third head coach in as many seasons as owner Mi-chael Jordan continues to look for what he feels is the right person for the job.

Charlotte Bobcats � re head coach Mike Dunlap

Paul George wins NBA’s Most Improved Award after

breakout seasonINDIANAPOLIS - Indiana forward Paul George

has been honoured as the NBA’s Most Improved Player.

Tuesday’s announcement comes less than a week after the 6-foot-9 forward finished his break-through regular season and less than 48 hours after he became only the second player in franchise his-tory to record a triple double in the NBA playoffs. He had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in the Pacers’ 107-90 Game 1 win over Atlanta - giving the Pacers their first 1-0 series lead since 2006.

Game 2 is Wednesday night in Indy.George averaged 17.4 points and 7.6 rebounds

this season, both career highs. He averaged 12.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in 2011-12. He’s the fourth player in franchise history to win the award, joining Jalen Rose, Jermaine O’Neal and Danny Granger.

Associated Press

Blue Bombers report loss, blame costly delays for building new stadium

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers an-nounced that the team posted a $758,307 loss last year, blaming costly delays in building their new home for the disappointing economic performance.

The club released its 2012 financial report Tues-day and said while the team had an overall operat-ing profit of $726,930, “exceptional” costs for the development of Investors Group Field and a loss from the write-down of Canad Inns Stadium turned the team’s bottom line from black to red.

The Bombers were supposed to play in their new $200-million facility at the University of Manitoba campus last year, but weather delays hindered con-struction and forced the team to continue using Canad Inns.

Investors Group Field is expected to be ready this season, with a practice run taking place on May 26 for a multi-denominational prayer event. A Bomb-ers exhibition game is scheduled for June 12 against Toronto and a sold-out Taylor Swift concert is slated for June 22.

The loss was a sharp turnabout from the 2011 fi-nancial report, which saw the Bombers take in $3.01 million in net earnings from operations and an overall net profit of $2.3 million after stadium devel-opment costs.

Canadian Press

Bayern humbles Barcelona 4-0 in � rst leg of Champions

League semi� nalMUNICH, Germany - Thomas Mueller scored

two goals as Bayern Munich dominated Barcelona on Tuesday to take a commanding 4-0 lead after the first leg of their highly anticipated Champions League semifinal.

Mueller scored in the first half and added an-other after Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben had also scored in the second half. While Barcelona turned around a 2-0 deficit against AC Milan with a 4-0 win at home, this Bayern team looks highly unlikely to allow a similar comeback in the second leg next week in Spain.

Lionel Messi started for Barcelona despite inju-ry worries but looked far from his best and was hardly a factor in the match. Barcelona had few chances, while Bayern used its size to outmuscle the Spanish side on set pieces.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You could be juggling a bit more than you want to. Honor your priorities, and eliminate anything that is insignificant and/or futile. You could find this process to be difficult, as it is not easy for you to admit that your efforts fall short. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You pull the wild card finan-cially. You are more likely to encounter extremes, so remain focused when dealing with money. You will be a lot happier as a result. Don’t take risks be-fore seeking out other opinions. Tonight: Get to the gym or take a walk. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your creativity emerges when dealing with a loved one. A solution emerges, no matter what you have to deal with or what choices you have to make. Push comes to shove in a diffi-cult situation. You feel better than you have in a long time. Tonight: Have fun!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You come from an anchored point of view. Sometimes oth-ers see you as a stick in the mud when it comes to taking risks. You will have one opportunity to jump on an offer. Be sure of yourself when taking this gam-ble. Tonight: Have a discussion with a family member. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Listen to news with focus and determination. Though every-thing might seem fine, you could become aware of some-one’s suppressed anger. Try to address this issue, but under-stand that this person might not be cognizant of his or her deeper feelings. Tonight: Visit with friends. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be aware of the possibilities surrounding an offer. Look at alternative options -- they might be more numerous than you had originally thought. Know that you can reach a goal without disturbing the angry sleeping tiger within. Tonight: Put your best foot forward. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Your smile and positive ap-proach allows greater give-and-take. You know what is happening below the surface, and you will choose to boycott it. Your intensity makes all the difference. Others simply can’t stay away. Tonight: Go with the flow. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Know that something is going on within you. Before erupting with angry words or behavior, evaluate what is really bother-ing you. You could be uncom-fortable with the process, but you need to root out what is go-ing on. Tonight: Get some extra zzz’s while you can! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A meeting provides direction as well as feedback. You’ll see someone’s anger, perhaps for the first time. A change in how you discuss certain personal matters might be appropriate. Your caring means a lot to someone in your daily life. To-night: Where the action is. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You are changing -- and quickly, at that. Your belief that you gain

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Renate Herta Brigl, 70, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on April 18 in Cranbrook, B.C. at Joseph Creek Village. She was born on September 13, 1942 in Berlin, Germany, to Reinhold and Luise Hundt.

Renate spent her early childhood in Berlin. After the death of her father, she returned with her mother and brother Hans to her mother’s hometown of Selb. Growing up in this porcelain capital of Germany, Renate gained an early appreciation for fine things. With her journeyman’s ticket in hairdressing in hand, she moved to Munich in her early twenties to seek adventure. There, while taking a ski course, she met her future husband, Albert.

After their marriage in 1968, they had two children, Gundula and Ursula. Looking for clean air, sunshine, wide-open spaces and the fulfillment of a long-time dream, the family moved overseas to settle in Cranbrook in 1979. They built their home in Gold Creek and took much pleasure in the ever-changing view of the mountains. A third daughter, Sonja, was born in Canada.

Renate loved to be outside, and worked hard to build a beautiful garden to surround their new house. Here she created, by instinct, a garden of many colours and large size, which was widely admired. During the many summers the family spent at their cabin on Kootenay Lake near Riondel, Renate devoted all her energies to tending the forest, beach and cabin to create an idyllic retreat that the family enjoys to this day.

Along with running the household, she started a hairdressing salon, Charming Lady Beauty Salon. She became close friends with many of her clients and always enjoyed bumping into people she knew in town and catching up on the latest news. Wherever she was, Renate or Mama as she was known to family and friends, created an atmosphere of warmth, welcome and beauty.

She loved to see the world, even sailing as part of the crew on a yacht from Africa to South America on a 2 month journey when she was 65. After her first visit in 1998, part of her heart belonged to Hawaii, with its tropical plants and white sandy beaches and many memories of the family together.

Always enthusiastic and bubbling over with life, Mama was the driving force behind family activities. Whether hiking, gardening, travelling, or just doing daily activities there was never a dull moment in her presence. But she also enjoyed quiet times at home as a voracious reader and a great lover of dogs.

Above all Mama loved her family, to whom she devoted her life. In 2011 she was overjoyed to welcome her granddaughter, Isabel Vogel (born to Sonja and her husband Paul Vogel), to the world.

Passionate, enthusiastic, loving, genuine, and warm, no one who met her ever forgot her.

A service will be held on Friday, April 26 at 2pm at McPherson’s Funeral Home, 2200 2nd St. S. A reception will follow at the Brigl residence, 3220 49th St. S.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to the Cranbrook SPCA, PO Box 2, Cranbrook, B.C. V1C 4H6.

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On April 17, 2013, Anne Johnson ended her final journey in Kelowna in her 90th year.  Anne was predeceased by her husband Don in 1984. She will be dearly missed by daughters Ellie (son

Cody), Sharon (daughters Carrie and Lindsey), Carol (sons Jason and Jeff), son Gordon, along with 5 great grandchildren.  Anne was a long standing member of the CWL for 68 years.  Anne and Don were nominated “Family of the Year” in 1982 by the Knights of Columbus in Cranbrook, BC.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Anne’s memory may be made to the Parkinson’s Society of BC, 600 – 890 West Pender St., Vancouver, BC V6C 1J9, or the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC  V6H 3V4.  Prayers will be held at 7:00pm on Friday April 26, 2013, with a Funeral Mass to follow at 10:00am on Saturday April 27, 2013, both at Christ the Servant Catholic Parish, 1100 14th Avenue South, Cranbrook BC.  Interment will be at Westlawn Cemetery where Anne will be laid to rest with Don.  Arrangements have been made by Springfield Funeral Home, Kelowna BC and McPherson’s Funeral Services, Cranbrook BC.  Condolences may be sent to the family by visitingwww.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

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NEWS

AFP, BertrAnd GuAy

People celebrate in front of the Paris City Hall on April 23, 2013.

Lori Hinnant and SyLvie CorbetAssociated Press

PARIS — France legalized gay mar-riage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that has exposed deep conservatism in the nation’s heart-land and triggered huge protests that tapped into deep discontent with the Socialist government.

Legions of officers with water can-non braced outside the National As-sembly for violence that had not come by late evening. The protests against the measure included thousands but were peaceful. Other gatherings were simply celebrations.

The measure passed easily in the Socialist-majority Assembly, 331-225, just minutes after the president of the legislative body expelled a disruptive protester in pink, the colour adopted by French opponents of gay marriage.

Justice Minister Christiane Taubira told lawmakers that the first weddings could be as soon as June.

“We believe that the first weddings will be beautiful and that they’ll bring a breeze of joy, and that those who are opposed to them today will surely be confounded when they are overcome with the happiness of the newlyweds and the families,’’ she said.

In recent weeks, violent attacks against gay couples have spiked and some legislators have received threats — including Claude Bartelone, the Assembly president, who got a gun-powder-filled envelope on Monday.

One of the biggest protests against same-sex marriage drew together hundreds of thousands of people bused in from the French provinces — conservative activists, schoolchil-dren with their parents, retirees, priests and others. That demonstra-tion ended in blasts of tear gas, as

right-wing rabble-rousers, some in masks, led the charge against police, damaging cars and making a break for the presidential palace.

French conservatives, decimated by infighting and the election loss of standard-bearer Nicolas Sarkozy, found common cause in opposing same-sex marriage. Hoping to keep the issue alive, the conservative UMP party planned to challenge the law in the constitutional Council.

French civil unions, allowed since 1999, are at least as popular among heterosexuals as among gay and lesbi-an couples. But that law has no provi-sions for adoption, and the strongest opposition in France as far as same-sex couples goes comes when chil-dren are involved. According to recent polls, just over half of French are op-posed to adoption by same-sex cou-ples — about the same number who said they favoured same-sex marriage.

Christophe Crepin, spokesman for the police union UNSA, says the ex-traordinary security Tuesday included a total of about 4,000 officers in the area near the National Assembly building and water cannon positioned nearby. One group of anti-riot police swarmed the banks of the Seine River about a quarter-mile from the legisla-ture, hours before protests were scheduled there.

France is the 14th country to legal-ize gay marriage nationwide —and the most populous. In New Zealand, where gay marriage enjoys popular support, people gathered outside Par-liament and joined in singing a tradi-tional Maori love ballad after a vote last week making it legal. Nine states and the District of Columbia in the U.S. also recognize such marriages, but the federal government does not.

France legalizes same-sex marriage after debate that

triggered huge protests