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Bill 22 could prompt union defiance

Students show support for teachers Friday’s rally shows students’ reaction to on-going dispute

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER

BY DANIELLE CLARKE

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The threat of severe fines may not be enough to dissuade the province’s 41,000 teachers from further job action despite the impending passing this week of Bill 22 to legislate them back to work, says the Kootenay Columbia Teachers Union representative.

Andy Davidoff said Sunday that if the legislation to force teachers back to work passes, the union’s management will meet, develop a collective strategy, and then present that to the membership for a provincewide vote.

“And our options could be defying the legislation and facing the massive fines,” he said. “I can’t say that that won’t happen.”

The teachers and their union could be shelling out nearly $17 million per day in fines — $475 per teacher in addition to losing their pay — for every day of protest in defiance of the legislation.

Currently, the teachers began Monday a three-day legal strike under a Labour Relations Board ruling, with the B.C. government expected to

Showing support for their teachers, J. Lloyd Crowe Secondary students participated in a peaceful protest Friday.

The students were prompted to take action due to the on-going teachers’ contract dispute and subsequent job action, which has resulted in no reports cards and the possibility of losing extracurricular activities such as the annual honour roll trips.

Four Grade 12 students initiated their school’s participation in ‘Walk Out Wednesday‘ an event created on Facebook by a few Vancouver students earlier last week.

On Friday, students across the province walked out of classes in a show of support.

“The government went about the legislation they’re about to pass very undemocratically,” said student/organizer Ben McNamee.

“So, we’re taking a stand to show that we support our teachers.”

Through the aid of social networking and word of mouth, demonstrators expanded and walked out alongside Highway 3B in Trail to better illustrate their cause.

The protest didn’t include the entire student body.

Many other students decided

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to remain in class for various reasons. Worries such as class attendance, assignment marks or an opposing view kept them away from the demonstration.

Meanwhile students outside, held signs and waved at passing traffic to show their support for the teachers and disappointment in the negotiations, which has prompted a three-day walkout by teachers beginning today.

Part of the emphasized support, leading to the protest, seems to be a result of the jeopardized honour roll trips for grades 8-11.

Honour roll trips are an “excellent opportunity for J. Lloyd Crowe students to experience what a post secondary learning institution actually looks like” said Principal Dave DeRosa.

Although, without office staff permitted access to grade 8-11 marks, their trips cannot proceed, however; Grade 12 student marks must be assessable and therefore continue with their trip.

“The hope is that there may be some end in sight for the job action,” said DeRosa “...(then) we may be able to have some sort of honour roll trip for grades 8 through 11.”

The lack of report cards has also been a cause for irritation for students, who are hoping for a possible solution to the dispute in the near future.

“It’s not fair anymore, teaching is a really important job,” said Caulay Morton.

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Kelsie Fitzpatrick, a Grade 12 student at J.L. Crowe, shows her support for the school’s teachers during Friday’s demonstration.

Beaver Valley amalgamation study gets unfavourable response

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

Fifty years ago the village of Montrose Leo Leavitt lived in had dirt roads and empty, bushy lots everywhere that provided no end of enjoyment and adventure for a curious young person.

It was an idyllic childhood, people helping each other and building a sense of community in the process — much like the village of Montrose he still calls home 50 years later.

Although he now works as a

millwright at Teck doesn’t do that.”

“I’m fiercely in Trail he never And for Leavitt wanted to leave the a community that proud of my community his father doesn’t do that community and Andy had served as a was proposed on the last thing I fireman, and that he Thursday night in now serves as assistFruitvale in a public want to lose is ant fire chief. meeting as the vilthe identity of my lages of Montrose, “We have a very community.” great community …

Fruitvale and Area A we help each other (Beaver Valley) hostLEO LEAVITT and that is just the ed a night to explore way we work in what amalgamation Montrose,” he said. “I just don’t might mean. want to live in a community that For Leavitt, and several others

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When he stood up and spoke Thursday at the meeting at the Fruitvale Memorial Hall after the consultant’s report was delivered, he was clear that he had nothing against the other communities in the area, he was just content with his.

“I’m fiercely proud of my com-

munity and the last thing I want to lose is the identity of my community,” he said, a comment that drew applause from the 100 people who showed up.

Although the evening was intended as information only on the findings of Allan NeilsonWelch Consulting’s High Level Analysis of Amalgamation report, it was obvious many people were against amalgamation — and some were not sure why the matter was even being investigated.

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BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

March is coming in like a lion, so hopefully it will be out like a lamb.

Environment Canada has issued a snow fall warning for the West Kootenay in the early stages of March as up to 20 centimetres of snow is expected to fall in the region over the next two days.

The white stuff is coming as a low-pressure centre develops from a strong feed of moisture from the Pacific Ocean.

As precipitation intensity increases Monday, rain or rain mixed with snow could change entirely to snow

overnight. As the cold front moves southeast this week, the snow will taper off gradually through the course of the late Monday morning or afternoon.

The new snow won’t yet match the massive amount the region saw last month, according to a monthly weather summary from the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar, as the West Kootenay packed in almost twice the average February snowfall at 61.7 cm. in 2011, compared to 33.7 cm. in 2010. The February record was 98 cm. in 1969.

Temperatures in February averaged out to exactly nor-

mal values at -.3 degrees C — with a high of 8C and a low of -13.7C — while the total amount of precipitation was 94 per cent of normal at 56.3 millimetres. “The main exception to the normal conditions was the type of precipitation which occurred,� said Ron Lakeman in the report. “Mainly due to timing, the vast majority of it fell as snow.�

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Around 86 per cent of last month’s total precipitation for the West Kootenay fell in a two-week period, mainly as snow, as a Pacific frontal system tracked across southern B.C. in the final two weeks of the month.

That Pacific frontal system dumped 19.7 cm. of snow during a 24-hour span beginning near 6 a.m. on Feb. 24, following that up four days later with the month’s coldest day at -13.7 C. Only one record was established for the month, however, as the 8.2 mm. of precipitation that fell on Feb. 29 was the most ever on a leap year day.

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LOCAL Union calls legislation ‘draconian’ FROM PAGE 1 hammer through Bill 22 in the Legislature in Victoria

by Wednesday to legislate them back to work.

The B.C. Teachers Federation has called the legislation “draconian” and characterized it as a bullying tactic to knuckle teachers under to net zero mandate the province is applying to all public sector jobs — meaning no wage increases. The teachers are asking for a 16 per cent wage increase over three years.

As a result, the attack on the union’s fundamental rights has forced the teachers to consider defying the legislation, said Davidoff.

“This is not about money, this is not about issues like that, it has now become a matter of standing up to Bill 22,” he said.

“It is another example of the government’s total lack of respect for teachers, for public education, for worker’s rights and for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”

However, the teachers’ action this week does not have the support of the majority of the population.

An Ipsos Reid opinion poll late last week revealed the majority of people in B.C. oppose a full-scale strike by the province’s teachers.

People were asked if they would support ‘Teachers taking a full-scale-strike action, such as withdrawing classroom instruction for four days a week for two weeks.” There were 62 per cent who said they would oppose it.

When a Trail Daily Times weekly online poll asked ‘Should teachers be legislated back to work?’ it found 56 per cent of respondents voted ‘yes’ while 43 per cent voted ‘no.’

The Ipsos Reid poll also found a majority opposed the B.C. government’s legislation. Around 52 per cent

opposed the province legislating an end to the contract dispute and imposing a contract on teachers, while 43 per cent of the people supported the idea.

When the poll asked who people believed was more fair and reasonable in the contract negotiations teachers had a slight edge, or around 31 per cent of the respondents. The poll was conducted over 1,030 people last week. The margin of error is said to plus or minus 3.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

Teachers are not picketing schools this week, although they are “leafleting” outside of schools with information on what is going on and what is at stake. And what is at stake is the future of the educational system that the BCTF sees as fundamentally flawed.

With no improvements to teacher preparation time, no class size limits (except at primary grades), no limits on the number of students with special needs in classrooms, and no seniority rights for teachers who are transferred or laid off, the union is concerned the province doesn’t have the education of B.C. children at stake, said Davidoff.

He felt it was “curious” the province was waiting to pass legislation this week when they had the power to call a sitting of the legislature on the weekend and pass the legislation within three days.

“If they really cared about inconveniencing parents, if they really cared about kids, why didn’t they pass the legislation more quickly because they could have stopped this strike completely?” he said.

The school district has set up an information hotline with job action updates at 368-2222 or online at http://www.sd20.bc.ca/ job-action-updates.html.

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Over 100 people turned out at the Fruitvale Memorial Hall to hear what Allan Neilson-Welch Consulting had uncovered concerning amalgamation of the communities of Fruitvale, Montrose and Area A.

Committee presents facts to crowd FROM PAGE 1 “I’m asking who actually asked for this, who actually initiated it and what is wrong with staying with the status quo?” one woman asked near the end of the public question period.

“There is nothing wrong with staying with the status quo,” said Fruitvale councilor Larry Gray, part of the steering committee struck between the areas to investigate amalgamation.

He said in 2009 there were a lot of questions in the public realm about amalgamation, fueled through the press, and many local politicians agreed a study needed to be done to dispel some of the myths and resolve the discussion.

Area A director Ali Grieve said they decided to get the information — funded by an RDKB grant-in-lieu fund from the Seven Mile Dam — and share that and decide if it was anything worth pursuing.

“It should be recognized that status quo is still one of the options,” she said.

The report revealed that Fruitvale and Montrose taxes would remain about the same or be slightly lowered if amalgamation occurred. However, all classes of taxpayers in Area A of the RDKB would face significant property tax increases — around $300 — if the Beaver Valley communities were to amalgamate.

However, the increases in Area A would not be accompanied with significant service improvements, even though a new amalgamated local government would likely be more effi-

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AMALGAMATION BY THE NUMBERS • The new boundary of the Beaver Valley District Municipality would include 100 per cent of the village’s population, and 80 per cent of Area A. • The boundary would include 100 per cent of the two villages’ assessment, and 82 per cent of Area A’s converted assessment.

• The new municipality would take responsibility for all existing municipal services, three existing Beaver Valley services (parks and trails, recreation, arena), local planning, local roads within Area A, as well as animal control, building inspection and the water systems.

• Certain costs were assumed would not change, including Fruitvale and Montrose staffing cient.

“There wasn’t anyone who stood up and said ‘Let’s go for this,’ because there isn’t even a significant tax savings for anyone,” she said.

“None of us are here to advocate one position or another, we want to present the facts. And the way the facts are presented right now, I don’t see anything I can sell to Area A,” Grieve added.

Grieve said the committee will be taking the findings to the province to show them this was not the outcome they had hoped for, and if there was something they missed — and if there was some way to make Area A’s

levels, RDKB service and staffing levels, and inventory of equipment and facilities transferred to the new municipality.

• There would be a reduction of $136,000 in costs — council and administration ($62,300), RDKB administration ($31,200) and other services no longer provided ($42,400).

• Area A would save $114,000 on building inspection, animal control and planning, but lose $272,000 in small communities grants.

• The areas would collectively have to pay an additional $440,800 in local road costs for Area A and lose $50,000 in federal gas tax revenue sharing.

Source: High-level analysis of amalgamation option report impact neutral.

They also need more input from the community. People are asked to submit their opinion on the RDKB website at http://www.rdkb.com/HotTopics/ BeaverValleyAmalgamation.aspx.

There is a commitment from the province for them to fund a further study on amalgamation, but the communities themselves have to first decide if this is where they want to go.

Each area would have a separate referendum — the date yet to be determined — and it would have to pass in all areas before moving on to the next phase with the province.

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Teacher, student and parent offer dispute perspectives THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER British Columbia’s classrooms will be barren today, as teachers escalate a six-month labour feud with their heftiest weapon yet: a three-day strike.

The teachers, who are deemed an essential service, were granted permission for the walkout by the Labour Relations Board last week to back contract demands for improved wages and working conditions.

The move comes as the provincial government continues to debate back-to-work legislation that, when passed within the next week or so, will force the teachers back to full duties.

The Canadian Press spoke to a teacher, student and parent to capture the pulse of the situation just before the strike begins.

--TEACHER If a headhunter were to show up at Todd Ablett’s classroom and offer him a teaching job

in Calgary, he would seriously consider taking the offer.

The 50-year-old Vancouver high school teacher said he’d be willing to uproot his young family and sell his home if it meant he’d be getting a contract he perceives as fair.

The $15,000 to $20,000 pay bump just one province east would be a start.

G l a d s t o n e Secondary in Vancouver, meanwhile, would be left with a hole once filled by the Prime Minister’s Teaching Excellence Award winner, whose students have claimed their own victories at several international robotics championships.

When the strike gets going on Monday, Ablett plans to walk the “protest line,” hoisting a sign and handing out leaflets but not blocking access to any school buildings.

“I’m more than willing to even be illegal in this in the end,” he

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A former teacher, left, joins students who walked out of afternoon classes in support of their teachers during a rally in Vancouver on Friday. said, explaining he feels that his basic democratic rights are being “squashed” by the province.

Ablett scoffs at the government’s position that Bill 22, the Education Improvement Act, will modernize the system.

“What we should actually call it is the Education Control Act,” he said. “The government will never react quick enough to what we need.

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“Let’s work out the system so this doesn’t have to be like this every year,” Ablett said.

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--STUDENT Over the six months since teachers began limited strike action, Grade 10 student Rachel Watson has watched her friends stop handing in homework and their grades have begun to slip.

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Over 15 years in B.C. schools, Ablett said he’s watched class sizes balloon while he believes budgets have been halved. (The provincial government maintains education funding has steadily increased, though teachers say not enough to keep up with expanded demands.)

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She’s also heard the quiver in her teachers’ voices when they’ve said No to giving students an extra hand.

“We can see it’s hurting them to not help us,” said Watson.

The 15-year-old King George Secondary student left school early on Friday as several hundred pupils staged their own walkout, heading to downtown Vancouver to rally in support of quality education.

“There are a lot of students here ... who don’t know what we’re here for. And there are a lot of people in the government who don’t know how this is affecting us,” she said.

Watson plans to stay home and study for an upcoming science test on Monday, while her friend Cera Cooper said she may join teachers protesting outside their school.

The girls shared a sense of confusion about exactly why the labour strife had been going on for so long.

Teachers have not been allowed to discuss the issues with their classes, Watson said.

“How are we supposed to learn about the world if we can’t get people’s opinions on what’s going on around us?” she said.

While the teens are unimpressed they’ve been using hand-medown textbooks from the early 1990s, they concede the education system could get worse.

But Watson said that’s not the right perspective to take.

“I think there’s a lot of things we could improve, and there’s a lot of things we’ve already improved,” she said. “Without changing

stuff, how can we move forward?”

--PARENT From six-year-old Sophie’s eyes, the threeday walkout looks like a sweet, unexpected holiday.

Her father, Philip Davis, is viewing the time she’ll be home instead of in school as short-term pain for long-term gain.

Explaining the situation to the Grade 1 student in simple terms, Davis explains “the teachers are unhappy because they care about your education.”

But Davis said he considers the situation far more significant than he lets on to his daughter.

The Vancouverbased architectural consultant admits he’s more flexible than other parents, able to reschedule meetings during the job action since he works most days from home. “(Teachers) should stick to their guns, they should push to get the things they want,” he said.

With both parents working as the norm, he feels many families keep the schools at arm’s length, and that makes it easy for government to neglect funding worries.

Forcing teachers to negotiate a contract that does not include cost increases for hiked wages or benefits - a mandate thousands of other public servants have already adhered to - is wrongheaded, he said.

“You take something vastly significant away from who we are by squeezing education and putting it in the same basket,” he said.

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A firefighters uses a thermal camera as a bus is lifted from its side after a fatal crash near Plessisville, Que. on Saturday. Two people died from their injuries after a charter bus went off the road Saturday northeast of Montreal.

EDMONTON - A campaign that uses drink coasters to oppose changes to Alberta’s impaired driving legislation has drawn the ire of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

MADD Canada says in a news release that the provincial Wildrose Party makes it sound like the new legislation targets social drinkers.

The law passed last year targets drivers who are close to the Criminal Code limit between .05 and .08 blood alcohol content.

Wildrose has been passing out drink coasters with slogans urging Albertans to get the law repealed.

It says the law misses the target, violates civil liberties, and reeks of the “nanny state.�

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Asbestos mine’s revival doomed, says politician THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL - The quest to revive one of Canada’s last asbestos mines - and possibly save the embattled industry - is destined for failure, says a Quebec politician who hopes the sector will be shuttered for good.

Opposition politician Amir Khadir said Friday that a credible source has told him that financial institutions refused to provide a critical loan to the company trying to relaunch Quebec’s Jeffrey Mine.

The Quebec government has offered to give the mine a controversial $58-million bank-loan guarantee if Balcorp Ltd. can meet certain criteria - includ-

ing raising $25 million from investors. “We consulted a former vice-president of a big financial institution, and according to him, on its face the business plan did not correspond to any logical market criteria,� Khadir told a news conference in Quebec City.

Khadir, a member of the small left-wing Quebec solidaire party, said it’s time for the province to pull the plug on the loan-guarantee offer, which has been on the table for more than a year.

The mine, located in the town of Asbestos, suspended production of the fibrous substance last year due to financial problems.

The industry’s attempt to kickstart production has been pummelled by an international antiasbestos campaign led by physicians, activists and asbestos victims.

Khadir is one among a chorus of critics who say the mine is responsible for exporting the hazardous mineral and its health risks - to poorer countries where safety conditions are suspect. He disputes the notion that the once-thriving industry must stay alive, for the sake of the regional economy. “At a time when we send satellites to planet Mars..., at a time when we spend billions of dollars on all sorts of projects, why are we

not capable in Quebec of offering the Asbestos region a way develop its economy without producing and exporting death?� Khadir asked.

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Publicly, the asbestos sector has been optimistic about its future.

But MADD Canada’s national president, Denise Dubyk, says the coaster campaign leaves out the fact that strong sanctions at the .05 level work. “This isn’t about politics, it’s about the safety of the public. The Wildrose Party says they are trying to raise awareness about what’s going on, but they completely disregard the benefits these sanctions will have in reducing

alcohol-related crashes,� Dubyk states in the news release.

Under the new law, drivers caught in the .05 and .08 range will not be charged criminally but will have their licences taken away starting at three days.

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As Elections Canada and RCMP begin investigating the systematic and disinforming ‘Robocalls, as Vladimir Putin likely prepares to begin his third six-year term presidency, as riots, insurrection and worse consume Egypt, Libya, and Syria and as a smooth transition of power within the most senior ranks of the Chinese Communist one-party state seamlessly unfolds, what tools are available for citizens to retain their sanity?

Arguably, the tools are creativity, humour and critical thought. The three are intellectually connected, and when deployed altogether in art, song, film and print are a powerful defence of democracy and democratic institutions. As an old Alberta rancher once told me, “They are the sharpest knives in the drawer.”

For the Boomers, these tools have been seminal in creating the great transformative social movements of the sixties: environmentalism, civil rights, gender equality, gay rights, and the anti-war movement. These transformations ‘went viral’

in the films of Recently the David Lean, Globe and Richard Lester, Mail has had and Tony as many as Richardson; in 3,500 postthe folk songs of ings per day Woody Guthrie, on the growPete Seeger, ing ‘Robocall’ MIKE Joan Baez and investigaBob Dylan; in tions.

For the popular many, the Troy Media music of the message Stones and the board postBeatles, in the humour of ings are more entertainGeorge Carlin, Woody Allen ing than the journalism. and Stiller and Mara; in Pointedly, the number of the printed poetry of Allan critical and investigative Ginsberg and Margaret journalists is decreasing.

Atwood; in the paintings of Hollywood’s power can Peter Max, Andy Warhol, to some degree be measured and Claude Breeze; in the by Academy Awards viewerbooks and journalism of ship, which is declining and Rachel Carson, E.O.Wilson, aging. Interestingly, French and David Suzuki. and Iranian filmmakers Today the great convey- outshone the old American ors of the change messages and British powerhouses are social media, especial- at this year’s awards. The ly Twitter, FaceBook and best film had two words of YouTube. Many of the old dialogue. Very few direcBoomer media are failing. In tors can take the financial their weakness or absence, risks of the ’60s independcan the new platforms per- ents, and film concepts are form the old service for not ‘green lighted’ today democracy? without extensive audience Print newspapers now testing. Commercial success largely exist in the big city above all is the message. markets to sell condos and Consequently, unpopular cars. The best of them pro- critical thought is harder vide electronic message than ever to produce. boards for readers to vent The small niche comand craft their own stories. munity bookstores of the

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’60s have mostly died and spawned the megastores, which now are moving beyond books into household décor, coffee, and Kobos. More and more books are published directly online. The question is: can everyone afford a laptop, an iPad, or a Kobo? ‘Dead tree’ books had the democratic advantage that they could be passed around and materially shared.

Public art galleries everywhere are struggling.

Many have annual deficits and can no longer rely on government largesse for bailouts. Increasingly the big city operations rely on imported blockbusters and can no longer afford significant internally-curated exhibitions. Faced with the real need for financial success, curatorial freedom is minimized in favour of market certainty. Consequently, one more important voice in support of democracy is weakened.

So, given the above, what is the prognosis for our civic sanity?

I still have hope. I think we are living in a very creative moment. A humour reminiscent of my ’60s youth is flashing in the message board postings for all

of the national print media that I read. Every dinner party that I have attended over the past month has been charged with critical political observations, strong opinion and cynical wit. And these parties were geographically broadly based, in Calgary, Gabriola Island, Powell River and Vancouver.

Interestingly, the last time I remember this degree of civic and political tumult was when I was in grad school in England, and the Americans gathered clannishly each night to watch the unfolding schemes of Watergate on University College’s one TV. What remains to be seen is how the spirit of these times plays out in art and reflective thought in paintings, songs and books. What I know is that the humour is present, the citizens are engaged, and the creativity is starting to flow. I predict the birth of e-reader novels, poems, songs and a new enthusiasm for fair play in democracy. Not just in Canada, but everywhere citizens are free to laugh, to create and to think critically.

Mike Robinson is a columnist for Troy Media

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What is the message to our kids?

I am writing regarding the Rallies to Protest Hydro and Corix Bullying Tactics held on o Feb 29 (International Antibullying day) outside Fortis in Trail at 11 a.m.

When I first heard of the organized protest I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, and so I went on local events to find out what was planned.

On the local’s supporting locals website I found the posting for the event along with locations and times for communities in BC. Then I checked Trail local events to see if there were any large community demonstrations to support anti-bullying in schools, and disappointed I

found none.

I ask the question, were there no parents, aunts/uncles, grandparents, or siblings of a child in school at this demonstration?

Is our community immune to the effects of bullying?

Or are these demonstrators OK with the fact that a child is bullied in schools every five seconds, teen suicide rates continue to climb due to bullying in schools and that despite organized events in schools and international prevention days, bullying still goes on in schools and continue to go unreported.

I wonder what message our children would have gotten if all the people who found the time to be downtown Trail at 11 a.m.

at the Fortis building on Feb 29, were instead lining the streets in pink shirts in support of shutting down bullying in our schools.

I ask the question to those who participated in the Fortis demonstration what is more important.

Smart meters or the wellbeing and potential loss of our local kids to the devastating effects of bullying?

Your choice of demonstration answered that question Feb 29.

Ask your self how smart meters and political agendas could ever be more important than your child’s right not too bullied?

Sheree Schiavon Trail

Dispute more than just wage issue I write this letter in an effort to speak for myself as a teacher in this continuing contract dispute.

Due to the lack of bargaining in good faith with which we are currently faced, the job action we have undertaken is the only way left to us to protest the cuts to public education which will eventually affect all of us.

Even though we will soon be prevented from further protest, I still feel compelled to offer a perspective that differs from what we have largely seen in the media.

Let us, for a few minutes, put aside the salary perspective, and consider what this contract dispute is really about, because it is so much more than wage increases.

It’s about school districts like ours, working hard to submit fair and balanced budgets, being surprised and left scrambling, time after time, to cover funding shortfalls that were announced after budgets had been approved.

It’s about having to rob Peter to pay Paul, where districts must ‘find the money’ from inadequate budgets by robbing one area to cover another. Will it be librarians, supplies, or special education that gets cut? Busing, maintenance, or training?

Sure, per-student funding is at its highest level in years, but what has not been articulated clearly enough, is that this funding has failed to keep pace with the increases in overall costs.

The formula has been altered and slashed so that many of the school district’s operating expenses must now come out of per-student funding. These

include things like building insurance, carbon offsets, and the budget line items that have seen increases in costs but no commensurate increase in perstudent allotment to compensate, such as transportation.

Labour settlements, which include but are not limited to salary increases, have not been fully covered by government funding.

It’s about the fact that special needs students who are unable to feed, toilet, or navigate a school independently, are no longer qualified to receive fulltime support, and have not been for years.

It’s about the increasing group of grey-area kids who don’t quite qualify for anything other than half an hour of support, three times a week, because the gap between their achievement and ability isn’t big enough yet. They must continue to fall behind until they meet the criteria for a funding category, and become eligible for the help that they deserved all along.

It’s about schools and individual teachers feeding children who arrive at school hungry, because BC’s child poverty rate is the highest in the country, for the 10th year in a row.

It’s about a government who illegally stripped the teachers’ contract (which was, by the way, an arbitrated settlement) of clauses that directly affect student learning – namely, class size and composition. Students need a safe, un-crowded place to learn, where there is a reasonable expectation that their program will actually meet their needs.

It’s about a government who defied the Supreme Court ruling that required them to negotiate a settlement within one year, for violating our Charter Rights by unilaterally stripping these provisions from that contract without consultation and bargaining with us. This is a government who has attracted the negative attention of the United Nations more than 60 times for their treatment of public employees.

It’s about scores of teachers, who go to work every day, wondering how we are going to meet the challenges that await us, with one hand tied behind our backs, and being forced to do more and more with less and less – less money, less time, less energy to go around.

It’s about abrupt, ill-considered changes in policy and direction that, in the end, will benefit only a small segment of the student population – the economically favoured – while leaving the others in the dust.

It’s about the damage that has been caused, and will be felt for years to come, by chronic under-funding of public education. The human cost is already incalculable.

All of B.C.’s children have a right to an education that will prepare them to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century, to be valued and respected for their contributions to society, regardless of where they live or their socioeconomic status.

So, you see, it’s not only about salaries, it is about democracy and a right to fair treatment by our government.

Valerie Ganzert Fruitvale

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PEOPLE OBITUARIES AVIS, HERBERT EDWARD (BERT) — Oct. 8, 1916 - Feb. 26, 2012 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our father/ grandpa at the age of 95.

The family would like to give a special thank you to the wonderful staff at Parkwood Court in Victoria.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 2:00 pm at First Memorial Funeral Services, 1155 Fort Street, Victoria, B.C. *** SMITH, WARREN “KEITH” — of Trail, BC passed away peacefully at Columbia View Lodge on March 1. 2012.

He was born on October 2, 1938 in Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan.

Keith is lovingly remembered by his wife Leora, stepdaughter Laurel Brost and step-son Daryl Brost and spouses; his sister Judy and family, mother-in-law Kay Staite; brothers-in-law Keith and Gordon Edmondson and their spouses and families. He will be missed by his fishin’ buddy, his horselovin’ friends, the ‘air guy’ and their respected families and his Bridges and CVL friends.

The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the Recreation Department, social workers, nurses and staff of the Columbia View Lodge, as well as the Hospice Society who so compassionately and generously cared for Keith.

Thank you to Drs. Benzer and Aiken and to their staff for your comfort and support.

At the family’s request, a service will not be held. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca My Wife & Me For weeks, months and years we’ve held the debate.

Are there horses in Heaven?

Or is it too late…to “Saddle up Red, to check the fences?”, I said.

Do I have to go now or can I just rest in this bed.

My hat’s a little bent and my chest a little hollow.

But in a bad state, be damned if I’ll wallow.

The angel’s wings are rustling, Mom & Dad are here.

I’m ready to leave with no care and no fear.

“Saddle up Cinny and I’ll get ol’ Red.” My dreams are now “real”, my buddies are fed…

I leave this tired old body, “Still” in this bed. ‘til we meet again… Keith

Gay marine’s homecoming kiss gains support THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HONOLULU - Sgt. Brandon Morgan didn’t expect to become a global phenomenon when he kissed his partner upon returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

But then last weekend, a friend posted a photo of their embrace on the Gay Marines page on Facebook. Morgan, in desert camouflage, is seen wrapping his legs around Dalan Wells’ legs. A large U.S. flag is in the background.

Photos of exuberant servicemen and homecomings aren’t new.

But this one, taken some five months after the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy prohibiting gay servicemen from openly acknowledging their sexuality, is among the first showing a gay active-duty serviceman in uniform kissing his partner after coming home.

More than 40,000 people have clicked the “like” button for the photo, and thousands have shared it with their friends on several social media sites. Journalists are inundating Morgan with interview requests, and supporters from as far away as Italy are

flooding his inbox with messages of thanks and encouragement.

The 25-year-old said it was “a great moment in history” but he really just wanted to show his love to Wells when he landed in Hawaii on Feb. 22.

“I’m so honoured to be part of something that people have fought so hard for in Congress, the White House and the military. But when it comes down to it, we didn’t intend for this go to worldwide. We were just happy to be together,” Morgan said Thursday in a telephone interview.

They didn’t intend to promote the photo.

A friend who was there for the homecoming, David Lewis, snapped the shot with his iPhone. He said he would have used his Canon if he knew the picture was going to get so much attention.

Two female Navy sailors shared the first same-sex military homecoming kiss in December when one returned home after 80 days at sea.

Morgan said he looks forward to the day when such greetings are so commonplace they don’t make news.

“We all know this will die down and become the norm. It is the norm - everyone is allowed, no matter who you are, to have a homecoming now,” he said.

Many of the more than 10,000 comments on the Gay Marine page’s posting of the photo page celebrated the image.

Luis Perez wrote “Best to you and your loved ones. You inspire so many people with your bravery, including this wonderful homecoming.”

Few disparaged Morgan for kissing a man. The critical comments generally questioned the appropriateness of a Marine in uniform wrapping his legs around a partner.

Feedback from fellow Marines has been positive too, Morgan said, though he has some regret for jumping on Wells.

He called that “excess amount of public display of affection.” His superiors have talked to him about it, he said, and he agrees he went a little too far. The Marines have rules, even at homecomings, Morgan said.

“I love him so much.

It was my chance to

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Sgt. Brandon Morgan, right, is embraced by his partner Dalan Wells in a helicopter hangar at a Marine base in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, upon returning from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan in this photo made Feb. 22. The photo, made some five months after the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask don’t tell” policy prohibiting gay servicemen from openly acknowledging their sexuality, is among the first showing a gay active duty serviceman in uniform kissing his partner at a homecoming. show him how much I love him openly. But

then again, I’m still a Marine,” he said.

PAUL HENDERSON

Iconic Summit Series jersey makes its own history Guinness World Records confirms hockey sweater as most expensive ever THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL - Once again, Paul Henderson is credited with making hockey history.

A Montreal-based auction house says it’s received a certificate from the Guinness World Records about the jersey Henderson was wearing when he scored the winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviets.

Classic Auctions says

it has been informed that Guinness classified it as the most expensive hockey jersey ever sold at auction.

The winning bid came in at $1.275 million, two years ago.

Marc Juteau, president of Classic Auctions, says he believes the jersey might actually be the most expensive ever auctioned off, in any sport - putting Henderson atop an even more illustrious category, beyond hockey greats.

But he says Guinness listed the item in a special hockey category as a matter of caution, to ensure accuracy.

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Canadian hockey legend Paul Henderson holds his original 1972 Canada jersey in his office in Mississauga, Ont. The shirt sold for $1.275 million, the most expensive hockey jersey ever sold at auction.

“It’s the most expensive jersey ever sold at an auction, in any sport, based on what we’ve heard,” Juteau said in an interview Friday.

“The Guinness World Records people simply decided to put it in the hockey category because they didn’t have the data for other sports.”

The famous No. 19 jersey was sold to Toronto real-estate magnate Mitchell Goldhar.

Henderson’s tiebreaking goal came in the last minute of the eighth and final game.

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BY JIM BAILEY going to Fernie last year, where he Times Sports Editor won the scoring title, and Castlegar The much-anticipated match up this season. between the Beaver Valley Nitehawks “Their 20-year old players are all and the Castlegar exceptional playRebels drops the puck ers . . . we know Playoff Schedule Game 1 - Tuesday Tuesday night at the what Scotty can Castlegar at Beaver Valley 7 p.m.

Beaver Valley Arena do he’s a great Game 2 - Wednesday in Fruitvale. player, he’s a comCastlegar at B. V. 7 p.m.

Both teams closed petitor and a great Game 3 - Friday B. V. at Castlegar 7:30 p.m out their opponents goal scorer. We Game 4 - Saturday. in the fifth game of got to control how B. V. at Castlegar 7:30 p.m. the first round of he gets his hands Game 5 - Mar. 12 (if necessary) Castlegar at B. V. 7 p.m. the KIJHL playoffs on the puck and Game 6 - Mar. 13 (if nec) Thursday. The Rebels be physical with B. V. at Castlegar 7:30 p.m. with a 4-2 victory over him,” said Jones.

Game 7 - Mar. 15 (if nec) the Nelson Leafs and Castlegar puck Castlegar at B.V. - 7:30 p.m.

Season Series the Nitehawks finstopper Connor Oct. 15- Nitehawks 7 Rebels 4 ished off the Spokane Beauchamp was Nov. 5 - Rebels 6 Nitehawks 5 Braves 7-2, setting awarded the best Dec. 29 - Rebels 3 Nitehawks 1 Dec. 30 - Rebels 4 Nitehawks 3 OT the stage between the goalie honour for Jan. 14 - Rebels 3 Nitehawks 2 OT league’s top two teams the Neil Murdoch Jan. 22 - Nitehawks 7 Rebels 3 vying for the Murdoch Division and will Feb. 3 - Nitehawks 4 Rebels 3 OT division title. face a potent Feb. 4 Rebels 4 Nitehawks 3 OT Both coaches offence led by are fully aware of the other team’s the line of Chris Derochie, Craig strengths and it may come down Martin and Ryan Edwards. to which team is most successful in The line collected 27 points in neutralizing their opponents threats. the five-game series against Spokane “We realize our defensive game and should be a force in the series. has to be at its best,” said Rebels Both teams are healthy and the coach Steve Junker. “They (Beaver survivor of this year’s match up Valley) didn’t finish tops in the should be favourites to take the league by accident. They’re a solid league title. team throughout but paying close “I don’t know, that will remain to attention to their forwards and their be seen, but on paper it’s certainly forward speed is something we’ll there and when you look at our rechave to key on for sure.” ords against everybody else, most of The Rebels won the regular sea- the losses each team had, came at son series taking five of eight games the hands of the other team,” added from the Hawks, and three of those Jones. “We’ve got to be ready - it all wins in overtime. comes down to this series, as far as Nitehawks coach Terry Jones I’m concerned and I think that’s what won’t be taking them lightly. they’re going to be thinking too.”

“It’s the top two teams in the KIJHL Beaver Valley won the regular playing each other,” said Jones. “We season league title with 87 points, have got to go out and play and play the Rebels tied with Revelstoke for hard, we know they’re a very good second most in the league with 78. hockey team and we’re going to have “It’ll be a lot of fun not only to be to be at our best to beat them.” a part of it, but as a fan watching, it’s The rivalry has grown to a fever going to be an exciting one,” added pitch over the years, with Castlegar Junker. winning last year’s division final The match up starts Tuesday at 4-1, only to lose the KIJHL title to 7 p.m. at the Beaver Valley Arena.

Osoyoos Coyotes.

Game 2 goes Wednesday.

“It’s an exciting one that definitely KIJHL notes: Fernie Ghostriders everybody in this area is looking for- plays Kimberley Dynamiters in ward to seeing,” said Junker. the Eddy Mountain series, while “We feel very fortunate to have Kamloops Storm awaits the winner gotten by Nelson, but it was a good of Sicamous and Revelstoke and one last year, all our games have Kelowna plays the winner of the been exciting and intense and I don’t Penticton and Princeton series.

Murdoch Division final starts Tuesday in Fruitvale

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The Trail Smoke Eaters goalie Lyndon Stanwood stares down the BCHL leading scorer Paul De Jersey of the Prince George Spruce Kings. While the Smokies’ goalie stopped this attack, Prince George would go on to take a 4-3 victory in double overtime.

Spruce Kings steal one in OT Prince George playoff bound, tied for second in Interior Division

BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor

For the second week in a row, the Trail Smoke Eaters came so close to skating to a victory but ended up losing their edge in overtime.

After falling 5-4 in overtime to Merritt last week, the Smokies again found themselves in extra frames against the Prince George Spruce Kings Saturday only to lose 4-3 in double OT. Myles Fitzgerald jumped on a turnover at the Prince George blue line, 1:15 into the second overtime, and skated in all alone on Trail goalie Lyndon Stanwood. The Spruce Kings forward made a quick fake, before backhanding the game winner over a sprawling Stanwood to win the game and put Prince George into a second-place tie with Merritt in the BCHL Interior Division.

The Smokies missed a glorious opportunity to win the game in the first overtime when Prince George goalie Kirk Thompson made an incredible blocker save, robbing Connor Tiechko on a 2-on-1 with Erik Cooper.

The Smokies again iced only 13 skaters with Marley Keca, Adam Fares, Brandon Long, Luke Bertolucci, and Joren Johnson sidelined with injuries.

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Despite the ailments and going up against a full 18-man roster on the Spruce Kings bench, the Trail side put forth a great effort, jumping out to a 3-1 lead in the second before the Spruce Kings mounted their comeback.

Garrett McMullen re-directed a Brandon Egli shot to open the scoring in the first period then deposited Cooper’s rebound to put the Smokies up 2-0.

Jarryd Ten Vaanholt got the Spruce Kings on the board on a power play before Brent Baltus restored the two-goal lead.

Michael Colantone made a brilliant individual effort, skating by the Trail defence and out waiting Stanwood for a short-handed marker.

Gerry Fitzgerald tied the game on a power play, banging home a loose puck when Stanwood lost sight of it after it bounced off the post and lay behind him.

The Smoke Eaters’ McMullen was named first star and has been on a hot streak of late, netting 10 points in his last eight games including five goals in his last three matches.

Stanwood was steady again between the pipes; the former KIJHL rookie of the year faced 39 shots while the Smokies directed 33 at Thompson.

The Smoke Eaters also dropped a 6-1 decision to the Spruce Kings on Friday.

Their last home game goes Friday at the Cominco Arena at 7:30 p.m.

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McIlroy takes Honda Classic despite Woods’ surge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Rory McIlroy was six holes away from winning the Honda Classic and going to No. 1 in the world, an outcome that looked inevitable as he stood on the 13th green Sunday

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Even from the farthest corner of the course, McIlroy knew it was for Tiger Woods. And McIlroy could tell by the sheer volume that it was an eagle.

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Gushue off to rocky start THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON - Audio was not required for Brad Gushue’s fourth-end meeting with his teammates Sunday at the Canadian men’s curling championship Sunday.

The body language of the skip and his curling team from Newfoundland and Labrador said it all when they congregated where the ice and blue carpet meet.

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He’s skipping his province at the Brier for a ninth time. Gushue’s team was a runner-up in 2007 and finished third last year in London, Ont. But Newfoundland stumbled out of the gates this year at 0-3, with two of those losses in an extra end. They fell 6-5 to Ontario in 11 ends Sunday afternoon. A new young front end playing in their first Brier, plus the move of Fry from second to third, requires Gushue to now be a teacher as well as a teammate.

“There’s times throughout the year where you have to be the teacher. You have to revert back to being a teammate pretty quick,” Gushue observed.

“That’s something I’ve never had to do before.

“Especially in moments like this when they’re not used to it and I am, sometimes I expect a little bit more because to me, this is exciting, fun, it’s normal. For them, it’s abnormal. They haven’t played in front of 10,000 people before. It is an adjustment and it’s going to take time.”

Gushue and former teammates Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adams were all on the same learning curve a decade ago en route to the 2005 Olympic trials.

Adams agreed to step aside and become an alternate prior to the trials, so Gushue could insert veteran Russ Howard into the lineup for an experienced voice on the team.

As Russ Howard mentored Gushue en route to gold in Turin, Italy, now Gushue shepherds an inexperienced team on the national curling stage.

Up until this season he had Nichols at third, but Gushue’s long-time teammate decided last spring he needed a break from the sport.

Gushue predicted the day before this year’s Brier got underway that his team could be “really good or really bad.”

“It’s somewhere in between to be quite honest,” he said Sunday. “It’s not really bad by any means.

We’re right there and one shot, we win each game.

But it’s not really good either. We need to get the really good going for the next seven or eight games.”

Gushue opened the 2007 national championship 1-3 and still reached the final.

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LEISURE

Get to the bottom of rift with future in-laws Dear Annie: My fiance and I were best friends growing up, and our families were close, as well. When we were 16, his parents suddenly pulled “Paul” out of school and told me never to call their house again.

My mother said Paul was no longer welcome in our home and I was not to mention his family again. I never knew what happened.

Five years later, Paul and I reconnected at college and began dating. Neither set of parents was happy about it. We’ve been together for seven years and recently bought a house and started a veterinary practice together. When we became engaged, everyone in both families was nasty to us, including our siblings.

We’ve tried on multiple occasions to get the families together, but it’s always been a disaster. Nobody will tell us why our families don’t get along.

When we ask, we get

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Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

indignant and childish answers like, “They know what they did” or “What difference does it make?”

We are planning a wedding, but at this point, we’re not inviting the relatives. We’re both fed up and decided to hold a small civil ceremony and then have a night out with friends.

His sister found out and blew a gasket, saying I’ve done enough to “ruin” their family and why can’t I leave them alone.

We’d love to have a wedding where people behaved themselves, but that’s not in the cards. Is it wrong to insist they tell us what the feud is about, or

should we get over it?

We’re so tired of this nonsense. -- Not Romeo and Juliet Dear Juliet: We think it’s time to get to the bottom of this.

Since it is affecting your future with Paul, you have a right to understand what is going on.

You might also point out that when you and Paul marry, the families will need to put past hurts aside and be civil, or it will be difficult to include them in your life. We hope they can clear the air and get past this.

Dear Annie: My lovely wife has told me I am not to comment to my stepdaughter about the raising of their children. So I quietly sit back and say nothing.

Last night, the extended family dined at a local restaurant. I was fortunate enough to sit across from the two youngest granddaughters, ages 6 and 9. Both were playing games on their iPhones the entire time. I

attempted to converse with the older girl, but each time got a quick one-word reply.

Is it too much to ask the younger generation to learn some manners? Maybe they could refrain from using their phones at the dinner table. If they were not family, that would’ve been the last dinner I attend with them.

Since I am forbidden to speak, please print this.

-- California Dear California: Are the children rude?

Yes, absolutely, and their parents ought to tell them to put their phones away at dinner.

However, it sounds as if your wife believes such criticism would be resented and might interfere with the relationship. So please say nothing. We know it’s difficult to be around these kids, and if you absolutely cannot manage it, feel free to encourage your wife to attend dinners without you. But we hope you will keep trying to

engage the children.

This is how they learn.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Amazed in Honolulu,” the married businesswoman who travels a lot and often is hit on by male associates.

You missed the per-

fect response. She said that when she would go back to her hotel room, she would get calls asking what she was wearing. The perfect answer would be “my wedding ring.” -- K. Dear K.: Fabulous.

We hope she uses it

next time.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net

TODAY’S PUZZLES

TODAY’S CROSSWORD

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

SOLUTION FOR YESTERDAY’S SUDOKU

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LEISURE

YOUR HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Tuesday, March 6, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Possibly, your imagination can lead to increased income today (or earnings on the side). If shopping, be careful that you don’t spend too much on elegant luxury!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s easy to be charming and diplomatic with everyone today, because you feel so warmhearted toward others. A mutual sensitivity and an easy back-and-forth can be established with everyone you meet.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Feelings of sympathy for those who are less fortunate are strong today. This is why you will not hesitate to put the interests of someone else before your own.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Friendships are sweet and tender today. In fact, they are so sweet that, for some of

you, a friend could become a lover.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Some of you will develop a crush today on a boss or someone who is older, more established or more experienced. The sophistication of this person is what you secretly admire.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Because your appreciation for beauty is heightened today, visit beautiful places!

See parks, pristine nature, art galleries, boutiques, museums and gorgeous architectural buildings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a pretty good day to address inheritances, shared property and jointly held responsibilities. People feel mutually generous toward each other.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a lovely day to enjoy the company of partners and

close friends. People are glad to see you, and vice versa.

Furthermore, others are willing to help you!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Romantic relationships might begin at work today.

Others will feel sympathy or genuine concern for a colleague. Whatever the case, warm feelings toward others will arise on the job.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)

This is a lovely day for sweet, tender romance!

Flirtations will abound, and some will fall in love. Existing relationships will be tender and thoughtful.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You’ll delight in redecorating or tweaking where you live to make it look more beautiful. Do whatever you can (big or small), because it will please you and give you a warm feeling in your

tummy.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You can make money through your words today, which is why this is a good day for actors, teachers, writers, salespeople and anyone in marketing. You’re in the zone!

YOU BORN TODAY You are moved by beauty in all forms. You like beautiful things, beautiful people and beautiful surroundings. They

DILBERT

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ANIMAL CRACKERS

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM

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soothe and please you. In fact, a pleasing image will linger in your mind for a long time. You are very idealistic and very sensuous as well.

This year, a major change might take place, perhaps something as significant as what changed around 2003.

Birthdate of: Shaquille O’Neal, basketball player; Michelangelo, artist/ architect; Alberta Watson, actress.

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SHAWN AND TABATHA WEBBER, of Fruitvale, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Linden Mackenzie, on February 23, 2012, weighing 6 lbs. 3 oz., a brother for Calix and Meadow. Proud grandparents are Steve and Linda Webber and Denise Morissette and Grant Clements.

In Memoriam In memory of

Donna (Yuris) Howes July 16, 1966 to March 5, 2005 A single yellow rose, As bright as the sun above.

Stands alone, yet is embodied by great love.

We love you forever.

Yuris, Blank and Howes family

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Help Wanted An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for ďŹ eld and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off.

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Contractors HANSON DECKING West Kootenay Agent for Duradek 250-352-1814

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VILLAGE OF MONTROSE CASUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Village of Montrose is looking for a dynamic and ďŹ&#x201A;exible individual for a casual relief position within the Administration and General Government function of the Village of Montrose.

This position provides clerical and primary reception duties and administrative support within the Administration and General Government function of the Village.

Please visit Montrose.ca for application details including further information regarding speciďŹ c duties and qualiďŹ cations.

The Village wishes to thank all applicants, however only those short-listed for interviews will be contacted.

The Village of Fruitvale EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SENIORSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; COORDINATOR TERM POSITION (0.6 FTE) The Village of Fruitvale will undertake a seniors engagement project funded under the Province of BCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Age-friendly initiative. There is a contract opportunity for a Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Coordinator to develop a comprehensive seniors/retirees activity program and information distribution system.

The ideal candidate will have post-secondary education and/or experience in gerontology, social planning, life skills training or a related discipline. The suitable applicant must be self-directed and able to work independently as well as cooperatively with diverse stakeholder groups. The Coordinator will work with a community based steering committee to ensure that programming meets identiďŹ ed needs of the target demographic. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required, as well as proďŹ ciency with MS OfďŹ ce Suite.

The contract position will start as soon as possible and extend to January 31, 2013. For more information regarding program objectives and deliverables, please contact the undernoted.

Kara Hannigan and Karl Hardt are elated to announce the birth of their son

Kalen James Breton Hardt

Born February 1, 2012 7 lbs, 5 oz a baby brother for Keltie!

Proud Grandparents are Jim and Cindy Hannigan of Montrose and Barbara Hardt and Jim Clampett of Calgary

Interested applicants are invited to submit a letter of interest and resume no later than March 12th, 2012 to the address below; email is preferable.

Lila Cresswell, Chief Administrative OfďŹ cer Village of Fruitvale Email: cao@village.fruitvale.bc.ca Post OfďŹ ce Box 370, 1947 Beaver Street Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0 Telephone: 250-367-7551 ext 225

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Job Posting Production Technician 5N Plus Trail Inc. has an immediate opening for a Production Technician in their Indium Antimonide production facility. The successful candidate must be able to commit to shift work and be self-motivated and able to work independently. As this position is in a high purity metals facility, the candidate must adhere to strict plant cleanliness procedures as well as all safety protocols as deemed necessary.

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TRAIL, beautiful, spacious 1bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250368-1312 WANETA MANOR 2bd $610, 3bd $760 NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-368-8423

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Wow, what a house! This 4 bedroom, 4 bath home has over 4,000 sq.ft. of living space.

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This huge updated home has 5 large bdrms, 2 baths, a spacious kitchen, plus main Áoor laundry.

This spacious double wide modular home offers over 1150 sq.ft. with 3 bdrms, covered deck, single car garage on its own lot. A must to view.

Nicely renovated 3 bdrm double wide modular home with newer kitchen laminate Áoors and newer bathroom.

Annable A good solid home built in 1962 on a corner lot - large deck, great parking and good usable Áoor plan. You owe yourself a look. Call today!

Fruitvale Great location in a great neighbourhood. In ground pool and hot tub. Heat pump, air conditioning and so much more.

Fruitvale Affordable 3 bedroom home on 4.5 acres with a barn and small creek. Great potential for a nice horse property.

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Scientists discover rare spider in East Kootenay THE CRANBROOK TOWNSMAN

As much as it seems that we humans have left no stone unturned in our explorations of this planet, it turns out Mother Nature is still harbouring a few secrets.

A trio of scientists from the Royal BC Museum has discovered a rare spider near Columbia Lake in the East Kootenay - the first recorded finding of this species in Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very small and poorly known member of the cobweb spider family,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Robb Bennett â&#x20AC;&#x153;As far as I can tell, only four or so specimens are known to science, including the one we found.â&#x20AC;?

The spider was discovered in the field last fall, but

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its identify was confirmed in the lab.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to imagine how these biologists even spotted the wee creature. Measuring only 1.5 millimetres in length. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was wearing a headband magnifier like the kind a dentist uses,â&#x20AC;? said Bennet, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but the others just use their naked eye. You tune in to the search image - the pattern and texture you expect to see when you turn over a rock or pull apart a rotting log.

Anything out of the ordinary, especially if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moving, will jump out at you.â&#x20AC;?

The spider is now enshrined in the Royal BC Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection.

For more information visit www.natureconservancy.ca.

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