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Rossland among five bids for future home to ski museum BY GUY BERTRAND Times Staff
Rossland has been listed as one of the five locations vying to become the next home of the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame and Museum. In an interview with the Revelstoke Times Review, Chris Edgell, director of the museum, said that Rossland along with Revelstoke are among the four B.C. locations bidding to house the museum. Mont Tremblant, Que., joins Revelstoke, Rossland, Whistler and Grouse Mountain as the suitors hoping to provide a new location for the collection valued at $1.5 million. “Rossland and Revelstoke have an advantage in a way (because) they are museum oriented,” Edgell said in a telephone interview with Times Review editor Aaron Orlando. “You’re going to have a better ability to be precise with your budget.” Edgell, who is also leading the committee for the new location, said the deadline for interested parties to come forward was March 1. Rossland Mayor Greg Granstrom said the next step for Rossland is to establish a committee “to proceed with the development of a proposal.” “Rossland has had an effective and sustainable museum since the mid-1950s,” he added. Edgell explained to the Times Review that several factors would go into the final decision. “The collection will go to the best presentation, the best situation to sustain the collection and let it grow and get it in front of as many visitors as possible, “We’re remaining very flexible in terms of what each area can offer,” Edgell said. “I think that’s an important piece of the puzzle because everybody has a different view as to what the whole thing should look like. We’re looking for sustainability for the future.” He added the winning bid would likely involve a corporate sponsor. And that fits right into Rossland’s plans. “Rossland is extremely fortunate to have a great relationship with Teck Metals,” said Granstrom. “Cominco and now Teck have been active participants in the (Rossland) museum since its inception. Currently the city, the museum board and Teck Metals Limited are exploring the feasibility of adding a totally new dynamic to the museum.” Granstrom added that history is a cornerstone of the Golden City.
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About 200 people from various local unions gathered at the Trail Cenotaph Wednesday prior to walking over to School District 20’s board office in support of teachers rallying against pending back-to-work legislation.
Unions rally against Bill 22 BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff
A group preaching “just say no to bully Bill 22” held a moment of silence at the Trail Cenotaph Wednesday to show their respect for those who’ve given their lives to defend Canadian rights and freedoms. Rights that are being violated with the pending bill that legislates teachers back to work, according to the Kootenay Columbia Teachers Union (KCTU). Andy Davidoff, KCTU president, calls it “ironic” that the Education Improvement Act attacks fundamental Charter of Rights and Freedoms and paves the way for major contract stripping
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and union busting. “This is not just about teachers anymore, this is about every public sector union in the province waking up and realizing that this is a test that the government is performing to see if they can see this through with teachers,” he said. “If they do, then every single one of them is going to feel the same sting of legislation.” About 200 people attended the event “highlighting the government’s lack of support for public education in B.C.,” which was led by the local teachers’ union but was supported by a number of other unions, who spread the same message as they marched through downtown to rally
outside School District 20’s board office. “Solidarity for all the unions – together we’re power,” said Ed Evans, Canadian Union of Postal Workers local 842 president for Trail and Rossland. “The same situation happened to us so we feel that we’re being undermined by provincial and federal governments now.” Evans is referring to the nation-wide postal strike last year that ended with back-towork legislation. The impeding Bill 22 will force an end to Phase 1 teacher job action and impose a six-month cooling off period, during which time a mediator will be brought in and
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Grand Forks firefighters were battling an early-morning blaze that destroyed the Grand Forks Hotel on Wednesday.
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The historic Grand Forks Hotel has been completely destroyed and the landmark Winnipeg Hotel damaged due to a pair of fires early Wednesday morning. According to Boundary Regional RCMP, police were responding to a report of a fire at the Grand Forks Hotel at 3 a.m. when a fire was detected at the Winnipeg Hotel on Central Avenue in
Grand Forks. A suspect is in custody for questioning and police consider both to be cases of arson due to the suspicious nature of both fires’ origins. “Constables entered the smoke-filled (Winnipeg) hotel and ensured that all occupants had evacuated prior to fire department arrival,� said Grand Forks RCMP’s Staff Sgt. Jim Harrison. Police then headed
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Forks Hotel, traffic may be re-routed around the Highway 3 and 2nd Street area in order to protect the public from possible collapse of the (Grand Forks) hotel wall. An excavator brought the wall down at around 11:30 a.m. The fire department managed to extinguish the blaze at the Winnipeg Hotel – damage was limited to the back of the building although there was smoke damage throughout.
Funding forces relocation FROM PAGE 1 “Rossland is very experienced in the preservation and display of the history of this great city. Our history is in many aspects the history of our country. “The display and promotion of the Ski Hall of Fame and Museum is a most natural fit.� A lack of funding has predicated the museum’s move out of its location in Ottawa, with donations
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Based on a preliminary investigation, Harrison said that there are no casualties and injuries resulting from the fires – he also said that RCMP will be working with Office of the Fire Commissioner investigators on the case. Displaced residents will be provided temporary residence at the BETHS shelter and Emergency Social Services has been contacted – RCMP said that 20 people were affected by the fires.
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Our new online calendar at Neil Elliot. Bring a lunch, traildailytimes.ca is ready for refreshments provided. use. The new calendar requires • The annual general meetno login or password, and the ing of the Trail and District form to submit an item is easy Senior Publisher’s “Best Years” to use. You can designate where will be held Wednesday at 10 Events & Happenings in the you wish the calendar item to a.m. at the Columbia View Lower Columbia appear within the Black Press Lodge. All are invited to B.C. family of websites. It’s free, attend. of course. There’s even a spot for an image, say • The Salvation Army Pioneer Kids Club a rehearsal photo from a high school play. is holding a baking and white elephant sale Music on Saturday at the Salvation Army Thrift • Enjoy a concert at the Rouge Gallery in Store from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rossland featuring the Rossland Glee Club, • Rossland’s second annual Seedy Sunday Almeda Glen Miller and Janet Marshal on with dinner and a movie goes Sunday at the Celtic harp. Friday, 7:30 p.m., admission by Rossland Miners’ Hall from 3-5:30 p.m. with donation. free kids crafts and growing potatoes with • The Rossland Council for Arts and Jeremy Lack at 4:30. Vegetarian chili dinCulture presents “The Fugitives” at the ner at 5:30 p.m. is $5 and the movie “Queen Rossland Miners’ Hall, Saturday at 8 p.m., of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?” $20 in advance or $23 at the door ($2 runs at 6:30 p.m. also $5. off for RCAC members). Advanced tickets • The YCDC Youth Centre has free proavailable at Out of the Cellar or the Charles grams running all year, so come check us Bailey box office. out. YCDC is a fun and comfortable place for Film youth to hang out and socialize. Monday is • Sunday Cinema features “Albert Movie Night from 7-9 p.m. for youth 15 and Nobbs.” A painfully shy butler in 19th cen- over. Tuesday is Open Art Night from 6:30tury Ireland, hides an incredible secret that 8:30 p.m. and Wednesday is Junior Movie he is actually a she. 4:30 p.m. at the Royal Night from 6-8 p.m. for youth 13-14. Theatre. Admission $9. • Trail Middle School students in the Gallery KCLC woodwork programs have fabricat• The VISAC Gallery presents “A Way to ed a number of cedar garden boxes. The See,” a photo exhibition by accomplished attractive boxes along with sawhorses and photographer Ursula Albresch, and what Adirondack chairs are for sale to the public. she best describes her style as “photo- Help keep the program going and add some impressionsim.” The show runs Monday to charm to your garden or deck. Wednesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Thursday• The Trail Middle School are looking Friday, 2 p.m.-6 p.m. until April 4. for interested parties to help start and mainHealth tain a Community Garden at the school. • Linda Hoskin, West Kootenay repre- Residents will work with the students in sentative for the Alzheimer Society of B.C., cultivating a healthy, productive and fun will be highlighting what’s new in research, project for the community. prevention and care-giving at the Alzheimer Upcoming Support Group Meeting on Wednesday • See “Country Legends Patsy Cline and from 7-8:30 p.m. in the lounge at Trail Johnny Cash – A Tribute” at 7:30 p.m. Mar. United Church. Everyone welcome. Call 17 at the Charles Bailey Theatre. Tickets John at 368-6603 or Lou at 367-9958 for $35.50. more info. • The Clinton Swanson trio perform at •DandiLion Wellness Centre and Spa in the Rouge Gallery in Rossland Mar. 17, the Prestige Mountain Resort, Rossland, is combining a unique blend of soul, jazz, and celebrating its fifth anniversary with an gospel. Tickets $15. Phone 362-9609 for open house on Tuesday from 11 a.m. - more info. 2 p.m. Enjoy refreshments, cupcakes/ • The West Kootenay Ostomy Support cake from Sweet Dreams Heritage Inn Group will meet at the Kiro Wellness Center, and Cakery, numerous door prizes and 1500 Columbia Avenue, Trail. Guest, Lesley draws. For more info contact 362-LION Anderton will be speaking and showing slides on her trip through the Northwest (5466) or 1-877-362-9330. Passage. March 19 at 2 p.m.. For further Other • Café Books West announces the launch info, please call 368-9827 or 365-6276. • Ballroom dancing to the big band of “The Woman She Was” a new novel by Rossland resident Rosa Jordan. Join the sounds of the SWINGSATIONS, 8 p.m., Jan. author Friday at Café Books West 2063 21, at the KP Hall above Shoppers’ Drug Washington Street at 7 p.m. Ph. 362-5333 Mart in Trail. Tickets $15, available at Trail Coffee and Tea and Mallard Source for for more info. • The Lenten Luncheon Series “Spiritual Sports, Castlegar. Those interested can call or Religious?” continues with Rev. Meridyth 367-6115 for more info. • Rossland Sacred Heart CWL is hosting Robertson speaking at the Trail United Church today at noon to 1 p.m. Next week, a St. Patrick’s Day Tea in the Parish Hall, Mar. 15, the guest speaker will be Canon Mar. 17 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Admission $4.
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Teachers back to work today FROM PAGE 1 teachers’ right to strike will be suspended. The mediator is expected to report back by the end of June. “It robs teachers of their rights and hurts kids,” said Davidoff. 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 in mind, he added. Casey Russell was among the young supporters making a stand at the rally, not only in support of his mom who is a French immersion teacher at Twin Rivers Elementary in Castlegar but for himself and his fellow students. “It’s really important to have a limit on how many students per classroom because you don’t want to have like 40 people in a
class,” said the Grade 8 Stanley Humphries Secondary student. “It will be really hard to teach, especially if half are special needs kids.” Teachers began a three-day legal strike Monday under a Labour Relations Board ruling while the B.C. government was expected to hammer through Bill 22 in the Legislature in Victoria. If the legislation to force teachers back to work passes, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation management will meet to develop a collective strategy and then present that to the membership for a province-wide vote. 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. Teachers are back to work today and Friday and while some school districts may plan for further strike action in the coming weeks; School District 20 is rolling into spring break.
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Drug shortages may affect surgeries Telus logo won’t No cancellations yet as government works with other provinces THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA - B.C. Health Minister Mike de Jong says a shortage of pain killing drugs may result in cancelled elective surgeries if supplies continue to run low. He says health officials in the province are scrambling to avoid what could be major shortfall of drugs like morphine caused by production problems at a pharmaceutical facility operated by Sandoz Canada in Quebec. De Jong says no patients have been affected
and no surgeries have been cancelled in B.C. so far, but the province is working with other provinces and the federal government to find alternate supplies of pain drugs. He says the Sandoz supply issues have resulted in lower stocks of routinely used injectable narcotics at hospitals such as morphine, hydromorphone and fentanyl. He says the supply problem won’t affect emergency treatments, life-saving procedures or the needs of palliative care patients. Earlier this week, Health Canada said the federal government will speed up the approval of offshore medications as long as they meet regulatory standards for quality and effectiveness.
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Companies irked by website contract BY MARTHA WICKETT Salmon Arm Observer
Businesses are calling for a shop-local policy after a city website redesign contract went to a Kansas company. A group of local designers, printers and
marketing specialists met with the mayor and a few councillors after they learned of the contract award. Louise Wallace of Mediability Corporate Communications, who owns the one local company of six businesses
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think of ourselves as very creative, lots of us have won, regional, provincial and national awards, but we were just left out of the discussion. “We want to be a part of the solutions. If the city wants to raise our tax money, are we not good enough to be part of the solution when it comes time to spend it?� She said the local businesses would like to see the money circulate locally, noting a $25,000 contract might be the biggest job local companies would see in three years.
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deal for taxpayers. He says the government also thinks B.C. residents have a strong attachment to the BC Place name. However, Bell says the stadium operator will work out a technology deal with Telus. BC Place opened in 1986 and last year crews completed a multimillion-dollar renovation that added a retractable roof to the building, which plays host to the B.C. Lions of the CFL.
Legislation changes make it tough to rescue animals, says SPCA boss THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - The head of the SPCA in B.C. says amendments to provincial animal cruelty legislation will make it more difficult for the agency to rescue animals in distress and bring abusers to justice. Craig Daniell says giving B.C. animal owners a new way to appeal the SPCA’s actions will only add layers of bureaucracy to a system that already works well. Agriculture Minister Don McRae brought in the changes to animal cruelty legislation Tuesday to meet concerns raised by the public. He said the legislation will allow
animal owners to appeal an animal seizure to the B.C. Farm Industry Review Board instead of resorting to the courts so the dispute-resolution process is faster and more cost effective. But Daniell says when animals are seized, the SPCA issues reasons for its decision not to return them within an average of 14 days and any appeals that go to court are ruled on in about 75 days. He says the review board’s history suggests it could take at least six months to hear a case and shelters will be filled with seized animals awaiting rulings.
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Sledder killed in avalanche THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - An avalanche has claimed another life in the mountains of British Columbia. Whistler RCMP Staff Sergeant Steve LeClair said Tuesday night that the latest victim is an unidentified 44-year-old man from Squamish, about 64 kilometres north of Vancouver. The slide took place Tuesday afternoon south of Whistler, in the Grizzly Lake area of Powder Mountain. “The companions of the buried male found him, managed to dig him out after about 20 minutes,� said LeClair. “He was unconscious, not breathing, no pulse.� LeClair said the man was pronounced dead at the Whistler Health Care Centre.
The victim’s family has been notified but police have not yet released the man’s name, said LeClair. So far this winter, four skiers and one snowmobiler have died in avalanches in B.C., while the yearly cross-Canada average is just under 15 fatalities. The avalanche rating was considerable Tuesday because of a large amount of snow over the last few days, said LeClair. “When the slope loads up like that obviously the avalanche danger rises,� he said. Police were first notified of the incident just after 3:30 p.m. LeClair said five men, all from the Squamish and Metro Vancouver area, were snowmobiling when two of the men tried to climb a steep slope triggering the avalanche.
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he last time US President Barack Obama met Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, it was obvious that the two men distrusted and despised each other. This time (March 5), their mutual dislike was better hidden, but the gulf between them was still as big, especially on the issue of Iran’s alleged desire for nuclear weapons. There is something comic about two nucleararmed countries (5,000plus nuclear weapons for the US, around 200 for Israel) declaring that it is vital to prevent a third country from getting a few of the things too. Particularly when that third country, Iran, has signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and still abides by it, while Israel has always refused to sign it. But never mind that. What divides Obama and Netanyahu is a question of timing. Obama’s “red line” is the point at which Iran “possesses” a nuclear weapon, which would not arrive for a couple of years even if Iran actually intends to make one. (American and Israeli intelligence services concur that it is not working on one now.)
Netanyahu’s “red line” comes much sooner: whenever Iran has enough enriched uranium to build a bomb, whether it does so or not. It is, of course, quite legal for Iran to enrich uranium (which it says is solely for use in civilian nuclear reactors), while an unprovoked attack on Iran would be a criminal act under international law. But that didn’t stop former president George W Bush from invading Iraq, and it wouldn’t stop Obama now. What worries Obama are three other things. First, the American public simply isn’t up for a third “war of choice” in ten years in the Middle East. As retired general Anthony Zinni, former commander of US military forces in the Middle East, warned three years ago: “If you liked Iraq and Afghanistan, you’ll love Iran.” Secondly, this is presidential election year in the United States. If Israel attacks Iran, the oil price will soar and kill the economic recovery Obama is depending on for reelection. However, if the US fails to back Israel, American Jews will turn against him and kill his reelection chances anyway.
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DYER World Affairs Thirdly, the attack would not destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment plants. Israel has been threatening to attack them for years, so the Iranians have buried them deep underground. Israeli and American hawks claim that an attack could delay Iran’s capability to enrich large quantities of uranium for three years, but Meir Dagan, former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, thinks three months is optimistic. Even if it were three years, Iran would be back to where it is now by 2015 – and an Iran that had been attacked by Israel and the United States would be determined to get nuclear weapons as fast as possible. As Gen Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said
recently, Israeli attacks on Iran “would be destabilizing and would not achieve their long-term objectives”. If Prime Minister Netanyahu and his fellow hawks truly believed that Iranian nuclear weapons would mean the extinction of the Jewish state, then their wish to attack Iran would be defensible, but they don’t. That’s just for public consumption. What’s actually at stake here is not the survival of Israel, just the preservation of the huge strategic advantage Israel enjoys as the sole nuclear weapons state in the Middle East. Ehud Barak, Israel’s defence minister, let the cat out of the bag in a recent interview with Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman for the New York Times Magazine. “From our point of view, a nuclear state offers an entirely different kind of protection to its proxies. Imagine if we enter another military confrontation with Hezbollah, (and a) nuclear Iran announces that an attack on Hezbollah is tantamount to an attack on Iran. We would not necessarily give up on it, but it would definitely restrict
our range of operations.” But there is also a deeper motive. Netanyahu and his allies really think that an attack on Iran would bring the Islamic regime down. As Barak told Bergman: “An Iranian bomb would ensure the survival of the current regime, which otherwise would not make it to its 40th anniversary in light of the admiration that the young generation in Iran has displayed for the West. With a bomb, it would be very hard to budge the administration.” So what Barak and his fellow hawk Netanyahu are actually demanding is American support for an attack whose real aim is to bring down the Iranian regime. The thinking is delusional: the notion that the Iranian regime will collapse unless it gets the bomb is held by both Israeli and American hawks, but there is no concrete reason to believe it. As Meir Dagan said in a lecture at Tel Aviv University recently, “The fact that someone has been elected doesn’t mean that he is smart.” Gwynne Dyer is a Londonbased independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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Take the bully by the horns
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o you recall what it was like to have to write a letter and send it via snail mail? Or, better yet, Airmail? When I think of the days when stamps were a nickel, it makes me chuckle. I tell my kids, “I remember when I had to walk to school with hot potatoes in my pockets to keep my hands warm!� They know I’m kidding, but they still look at me as though I’m nuts! The point is, in those days, bullying was a ‘closet’ activity. You didn’t hear much about it and, when you did, it FAITH was hushed up and pushed back into the closet. Troy Today? With the advent of the computer and the internet, cyberspace becomes host to a plethora of malcontents – initially meant as a super communication highway,’ the internet, commonly referred to as cyberspace, presents a blank canvas for the bully’s despicable behaviour. Facebook, Twitter, cell phones are products of immediate self-gratification. When kids want things, they want them now. They can’t do without a computer and a cell phone, because they represent a real-time lifeline to friends – and, enemies. Do you recall the story about Phoebe Prince? Phoebe was the teenager in Massachusetts who was cyber bullied, harassed, harangued and tormented every day at school for more than three months and, one day, she decided she’d had enough. Phoebe hanged herself in the stairwell of her home. When Phoebe and her family immigrated to the United States to Massachusetts, she quickly became the target of bullies. What made her the target? According to her classmates, she was beautiful and it was her physical and inner beauty that sparked the ire of several female bullies – boys were attracted to her and she caught the eye of the football
captain (he’s facing charges of stalking and statutory rape.) Long story short – one week before Phoebe’s spirit completely broke and she took her own life, she was shoved into lockers and cyber bullies (keyboard bullies) on Facebook encouraged her to kill herself. She was so frightened of being attacked; she walked between friends at school for protection. Court documents indicate that Phoebe approached school officials for help, but they told her that they weren’t going to take action. Phoebe was only 15. Media According to the high school officials, Phoebe was the victim of ‘relationship aggression.’ That means that a group of girls turned on Phoebe when she briefly dated the football captain. Apparently, at the time, he was the boyfriend of one of the girls charged in the crime. Phoebe also briefly dated a student who had a 16-yearold girlfriend – she, too, is charged in the case. I could go on, but there isn’t any need. You know what I’m talking about. One teacher described the bullying at the high school as ‘normal girl drama.’ Gee, does ‘normal girl drama’ mean it’s OK to harass someone, push them into lockers, torment them as they walk down the street, or call them racist names? The teacher went on to say, “If you want to label it bullying, then I’ve bullied girls, and girls have bullied me. This coming from a teacher? Something, indeed, is very wrong. The reality is that bullying is, by its very nature, hard to measure. Although Canada has laws against bullying, they don’t seem to prevent stunts like “kick a ginger day� which inspired over 4,700 Canadians to support the idea of tormenting red-headed people. In Margaret Heffernan’s book Willful Blindness, she
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explores the bystander effect`, which refers to the idea that when individuals are part of a group, they will tend to see bad things happening and yet do nothing about them. We do not believe that we would stand idly by, but the evidence is pitted against us. Internet chat rooms have shown just how far bystander behaviour can scale. In 1998, Larry Froistad, a 29-year-old computer programmer confessed to 200 people in a chat room (for recovering alcoholics) that he had set his house on fire to murder his five-year-old daughter. Only three of the two hundred members of the chat room reported him. Froistad was subsequently tried, convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Frightening isn’t it. The bystander effect illustrates how, in a group, our moral selves and social selves come into conflict. Most often this leads to indecision and a moral shortcut. It can be hard to know what is happening or what response is appropriate so in a group so we simply tend to opt out of the personal accountability. In many instances, bystanders actually act as ‘reinforcers’, by either providing an encouraging audience or protecting the bully by their failure to intervene. Only 10 to 20 per cent of witnesses ever provide any real help. If we want to stop this tendency, we must stop turning a blind eye. We must teach our children (and ourselves) to act when we witness bullying and harassment. We must engage. We need to help bystanders turn to their friends and say “Hey – we need to do something here – we have to stop this�. Research also tells us that a victim is more likely to gain support if they ask for a helper by name – teach your children to make that request. I believe it often takes very little to stop a bully – people just don’t realize the immense power they truly have. Faith Wood has become an internationally recognized behavioral strategist.
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PEOPLE OBITUARIES PETERS, ESTHER — a long-time resident of Fruitvale, passed away peacefully at Jubilee Manor in Nelson on March 5, 2012. An announcement will be placed at a later date regarding a Memorial Service. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements. *** GLOVER, ROBERT MELVIN — former Rossland resident Robert Melvin Glover passed away Feb. 29, 2012 in Vernon, B.C. after losing his courageous battle with cancer. He was 82. Born in Rossland on Dec. 26, 1929, Bob remained there until Sept. 2011 before moving to Vernon, B.C. Bob worked with the Ministry of Highways for forty years, retiring in 1984. He was very active in the community and some of the organizations he was involved with over the years were: Jobs Daughters (Past Associate Guardian), Orwell Derby for 20 years, Oddfellows and Masonic Lodges, Royal Canadian Legion, Rossland Trail Golf Club, Ben Shaw X-Country Ski Club, member of B.C. Retired Employees Association, Rossland Volunteer Fire Dept. for 20 years and delivering Meals on Wheels. Bob was also a member of the St. Andrews United Church. Fishing and hunting were a big part of Bob’s early years and after retirement he filled his days with golfing (at which he won several left handed tournaments), X-Country Skiing and got great enjoyment and pleasure from his many woodworking projects. His generosity of time and knowledge when helping friends and neighbours was just one of his many attributes, and being able to fix anything was something we came to expect from him. Bob’s strong love and commitment to his family was exceptional, being proud of his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and all of their accomplishments and successes, making each and every one believe they were his number one. He had a great sense of humor and loved to see people laugh and be happy, usually with one of his fast spoken jokes, a wink of an eye or one of his famous light up the room grins. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Georgina, son Brian (Candace) Glover, daughter Donna (Lawrence) MacAulay, grandchildren, Jennifer (Ken), Jeff (Lindsey), Aaron (Megan), Alisha (Tyler) and Andrea. Great-grandchildren include Makayla, Emily, Noah, and Madelyn. Also special to him were his Godchildren Leonard (Sharon) Toupin and Carol (Chris) Haynes. He will be remembered by his sister, Dorothy (Gordon) Lloyd, brothers, Harry, Jack (Alice), Don (Doris) and numerous nieces, nephews and their families. Bob was predeceased by his parents, sister, Irene and brothers Phil and Bill. Celebration of Life will be held at St. Andrews United Church in Rossland B.C. on Friday March 30th at 1:00 p.m. In Bob’s memory donations can be made to: B.C. Cancer Foundation Centre for Southern Interior 399 Royal Avenue, Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 5L3 Or a charity of your choice. “IF LOVE COULD HAVE SAVED YOU, YOU WOULD HAVE LIVED FOREVER!!”
Model wins lawsuit after agency fired her for having ‘large hips’ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A former winner of the television show “Holland’s Next Top Model” has won a lawsuit against Elite models after she was dropped for having hips the agency claimed were too large. The Amsterdam District Court has ruled that Ananda Marchildon, now 25, was entitled to the main prize she won in the 2008 production of the show, a 3-year contract worth C75,000 ($98,500). Marchildon argued she was dismissed after only C10,000 ($13,000) worth of work because she didn’t lose enough weight to please the agency. According to the ruling, though Marchildon had gained weight since getting the contract, she had a hip measurement of 92 centimetres (about 36.2 inches) when she won, and Elite could not demand that she go down to 90 centimetres - about 35.4 inches. At a U.S. size 2, that is smaller than the average woman’s but not unusual in the modeling world. Elite spokeswoman Rita Camelli in Milan, Italy, said the agency was considering its options. Camelli declined to discuss details of Elite’s position. The published ruling included an email exchange between the 180-centimetre-tall (5 foot, 11 inch) model and a representative of Elite in the Netherlands whose name was redacted. “We agreed that you would come
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Ananda Marchildon, a former winner of the television show “Holland’s Next Top Model” has won a lawsuit against Elite Model Management after she was dropped for having hips the agency considered too large. by us every two weeks for an evaluation, how it’s going with your diet and exercise and losing weight. We’re going to keep measuring you,” the Elite representative wrote. “Today, March 23 2010, we measured your hips at 98 centimetres. This is a reminder!
“The goal is that you have a hip circumference of no more than 90 centimetres at the end of June.” Marchildon responded that she would regain her former shape, and not more. “If at the end of the road it appears that unfortunately not enough assignments have come in, that doesn’t change the obligations of the contract,” she wrote. The model and agency parted ways in September and Marchildon is now a carpenter. Her lawyer said she would comment later Wednesday. The court awarded her around C65,000 ($85,000) in damages, plus interest and legal fees. The fashion industry has often faced criticism for creating unrealistic expectations about women’s bodies and forcing models to undergo harmful diets. Agencies say that they respond to the demands of clients, and ultimately customers: a model that doesn’t look right won’t get work. In the Netherlands, underwear company Sloggi hired Marchildon for a onetime shoot Monday to show that she is still fit for modeling work. “It’s too crazy for words that a model who’s her size would be written off as too fat,” said spokeswoman Monica van Alewijn, saying that Marchildon is thinner today than most models the company uses. “She’s just a beautiful woman, and for heaven’s sake she shouldn’t starve herself,” she said.
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World’s billionaires club grows slightly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - One made the list on the strength of girdle sales, another powered by electric sports cars. Still others lost billions or fell off the list altogether thanks to the weak global economy and the gyrations of financial markets. Forbes magazine released its annual tally of billionaires on Wednesday, reporting that a record 1,226 people around the globe have a net worth in the ten digits. That’s up 1 per cent from last year’s total. But it wasn’t an easy year for the superrich - about 441 list members lost wealth during the year, nearly equal to the 461 who expanded their fortunes. And only a fraction, 180, held steady, according to the magazine. The group’s total combined net worth is up 2 per cent at $4.6 trillion. The
average worth of a list member is $3.7 billion. -FAMILIAR FACES: The top of the list contains many of the same names from recent years. Carlos Slim of Mexico remained the world’s richest man for the third year in a row with a $69 billion fortune, down $5 billion from last year. Forbes attributed the drop in Slim’s fortune to the decline in share prices for regional cellphone carrier America Movil, his largest holding. Bill Gates of Microsoft Corp. came in second at $61 billion, up $5 billion as his company’s shares hit a 10-year high. And Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway came in at third place with a $44 billion fortune, down $6 billion from the prior year. -NEW NAMES: There were a number of interesting new faces on the list as
well. Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal and founder of Tesla Motors, joined the list as the world’s 634th richest person as the value of stock in his electric car company rose. The widow of Apple’s Steve Jobs, Laurene Powell Jobs, took his spot on the list. But one of the most interesting additions was Sara Blakely, the founder of women’s slimming undergarments company Spanx Inc., who joined the list this year. At age 41, Blakely is the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire. -BIGGEST LOSERS: It wasn’t the worst year on record but a few folks on the list lost a pretty penny. Losses ranged from $100 million to $10.4 billion, according to the magazine. And of the 441 people who lost money, at least 81 people lost more than $1 billion.
The biggest loser was Lakshmi Mittal of India, owner of the world’s biggest steel company. His net worth dropped $10.4 billion, leaving him with $20.7 billion. He’s still one of the richest men in Asia, but his company struggled with low demand and high costs. Other losers include Olega Deripaska of Russia, whose net worth is roughly half what it was last year as lower prices for aluminum and slowing demand hurt the stock price of his company, United Co. -GLOBAL SCOPE: The U.S. is still has the most billionaires in the world with 425. But there are now billionaires in 58 countries from Peru to Morocco. Russia and China follow the U.S. but have fewer billionaires this year at 95 and 96 respectively, down from 115 and 101 who made the list last year.
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One Book One Kootenay nominees announced TRAIL – Everyone’s favourite book club is back. One Book, One Kootenay (OBOK) is a region-wide book club that celebrates the work of the talented writers living in the Kootenay Boundary. Once again, readers from across the Kootenay region will read and vote for the book they feel all Kootenay booklovers should read. Three Kootenay authors share the spotlight for the fourth annual One Book, One Kootenay award. The 2012 nominees are (drum-roll): Yes Sister, No Sister by Jennifer Craig, The Third Crop: A personal and historical journey into the photo albums and shoeboxes of the Slocan Valley 1800s to early 1940s by Rita Moir, and Boundary Country by Tom Wayman. Jennifer Craig’s semi-autobiographical novel, which made the London Times bestseller list and has sold in excess of 100,000 copies, is a funny, engaging story of a group of trainee
nurses in the 1950s in Leeds, England. It’s rife with long hours, bodily fluids, goodnatured camaraderie, and Craig’s trademark Yorkshire humour. Tom Wayman’s Boundary Country is a tour of this neck of the woods and beyond through a collection of stories that explore boundaries human and geographical to which Wayman brings his gift for insightful observation and wry humour. A multiple awardwinner, Wayman has penned more than 20 books of poetry, essays, and fiction. Rita Moir’s The Third Crop isn’t just about the Slocan Valley, rich though that valley may be. Full of photographs and down-to-earth prose, we can laugh and cry with these country-dwellers and apply their challenges and triumphs to any rural landscape. Moir’s previous works of nonfiction have all been shortlisted or have won awards for nonfiction, including BC’s Hubert Evans Award. One Book, One
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This year’s One Book, One Kootenay shortlist authors enjoy one another’s nominated books. L-R: Tom Wayman reads Jennifer Craig’s Yes Sister, No Sister; Rita Moir reads Tom Wayman’s Boundary Country; and Jennifer Craig reads Rita Moir’s The Third Crop. Kootenay shortlisted books are chosen by a panel of learned librarians. Now, it’s up to readers; all of the OBOK shortlisted books are available in your local library. For more information go to the Kootenay Library Federation website at obok.ca, where you can find out more about the authors and their books. Ballot boxes will be at Kootenay libraries, including the
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Vees get record win BY TIMES STAFF
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Cathy Tompkins had a great day on Kootenay Lake last week with husband Eugene. But it was Cathy who reeled in this monster 21-pound Gerard rainbow trout as well as an 18-pounder. See the West Kootenay Fishing Report on pg.12.
Beaver Valley fight back to win in OT BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor
In Game 2 of the Neil Murdoch Division battle, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks fought back all game to finally win it in overtime against a determined Castlegar side last night at the Beaver Valley Arena. Ryan Edwards swooped in on a breakaway four minutes into overtime but was stymied by Castlegar goalie Jordan Gluck. However, in the ensuing scramble in front of the net, Edwards calmly tapped in the loose puck to win the game 5-4 for the Hawks. Whether it was fatigue or nerves, the Nitehawks play was less intense than Game 1, the hitting less fierce. “I’m pretty disappointed in our effort so far, through two periods,” said Hawks assistant coach Jeremy Cominotto before the start of the third. “We’re lacking composure. Every little thing that goes wrong is a big deal whereas last night we just shrugged it off and kept on playing and playing.” The Nitehawks struck first in the match, when Tyler Collins walked out from behind the net and lifted a backhand over the shoulder of the Castlegar goalie. However, 5:34 into the first Ryley Henderson tied it, scoring on a power play as he snapped a puck past a screened Zach Perehudoff. With another man advantage, the
Rebels went up 2-1, when Brendan Heinrich batted a puck in off a blocked shot, much to the surprise of the Hawk netminder. Castlegar reciprocated, when Scott Morisseau took a penalty for roughing and an erratic Hawk powerplay eventually paid dividends. With 2:11 remaining in the opening frame, Christian Johnson banged in a rebound off an Arie Postmus point shot, making it 2-2 heading into the second period. Penalties killed the Hawks again, for the second game in a row Nick Perez took a boarding penalty and for the second time in as many nights a Rebel player drifted a shot from the point passed a screened Perehudoff to take the lead 3-2. But with 4:18 left in the period, the prettiest goal of the series came on a Hawks power-play. Chris Derochie controlled the puck in the corner and sent a centering pass to Craig Martin who made a quick short pass to Edwards waiting at the side of the open net. Edwards made no mistake, sliding it by a helpless Gluck. Despite the pretty goal, the Hawks were lucky to still be in it. “I’m happy the score is only 3-3 . . . a little bit of urgency in the defensive zone, we need to tighten up or they’ll have the opportunity to blow this thing wide open.”
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The Hawks finally came to life only after Castlegar went up at 15:46 of the third. This time, Peter Mingus floated in a point shot that Perehudoff was unable to control, and a waiting Anthony Delong knocked in the rebound to put the Rebels up 5-4 With time winding down, the Hawks enjoyed a two-man advantage midway through the period but were unable to capitalize. Dallas Calvin then finally broke loose with eight minutes to play, swept in on a break away, but Gluck made a nice blocker save. The intensity returned for the Hawks, but Gluck shut the door, making several key saves including a great pad save on a point-blank slap shot from Justin Niminiken. It looked to be Castlegar’s night, yet with 1:23 left in the period, the Rebels’ Tyler Jones inadvertently shot the puck over the glass in his own end, giving the Nitehawks another man advantage. With 38 seconds left on the clock, Tyler Collins scored his second of the night tapping in a cross-crease pass from Dallas Calvin, to send it into overtime and Edwards heroics. The Nitehawks outshot the Rebels 40-29. The Nitehawks travel to Castlegar for games Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Castlegar Complex.
The Trail Smoke Eaters’ hopes of upsetting the Penticton Vees record-setting winning streak were quashed unequivocally Tuesday night, as the Vees bombed Trail 10-0 to take their 41st victory in a row. The victory marks the longest winning streak in junior hockey history in North America. The win is also the Vees’ 53rd, setting a new BCHL mark for most wins in a regular season. Trail could muster only seven shots over the first two periods but even in the third when they outshot Penticton 11-9, they were outscored 6-0. Chad Kutanar got the shutout stopping 18 shots while the Vees fired 30 at the Smoke Eater net. An injury-riddled Smokies team has played tough in recent games picking up points in two of their last three prior to taking on the Vees. Trail trailed 1-0 going into the second, when former Smokie Travis St. Denis made it 2-0 and seemed to give the Vees the jump they needed. After making it 6-0, the Smokies backup James D’Andrea came on in relief early in the third but fared no better as the Vees netted four more to secure the record. Joey Benik had a five-point night for the Vees, with a goal and four assists, propelling him to the top of the league scoring race, while Ryan Reilly, Steve Fogharty and Mario Lucia each netted two and picked up one helper for three-point outings. Penticton finishes their home portion of the regular season with a record of 29-0-0-1; picking up fifty-nine of a possible sixty points. The win also ties a twenty-two year-old BCHL record for most points in a single-season at 108; the Vees just need one point in their last two games to set a new mark. Over 3,600 showed up to watch the Vees skate to the record. Trail has three games remaining including their final home game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. when they host the Merritt Centennials.
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Final goes tonight BY TIMES STAFF The Trail Men’s Basketball League’s championship match bounces into action tonight at the J. L. Crowe gym. The final between Mota Automotive and Castlegar Realty was scheduled to go Wednesday but with the job action from the B.C. Teachers Union underway, organizers decided to postpone
it until tonight. The consolation final between Northport and Rock Island starts at 6:30 p.m. while Mota and Castlegar will hit the hoops at 7:45 p.m. Entering the playoffs as the fourth seed, Castlegar has made a good run, knocking off regularseason champions, North Port, to make the final.
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Kootenay Venturini West Fishing leads Tire Report BY TIMES STAFF
In the last two weeks of play, the Rex Red Army relaxed its grip on second place long enough for OK Tire to pump itself up and seize it, as the Trail Commercial Hockey League regular season wrapped up on the weekend and teams get set for playoffs tonight. The Tire is running hot of late, as they bumped off leagueleading Re/Max 8-3 Thursday, before rolling over Firebird 7-1 Sunday to take sole possession of second spot in the TCHL. Shaun Venturini and Darren Williams led the Tire over Firebird, as the two combined for nine points in the game. After Shaun Venturini made it 1-0 eight minutes into the first, Williams tallied what proved to be the winner 90 seconds later when he converted a
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The West Kootenay Fishing Report is a supplement appearing every second Thursday of the month, intended to inform and help locals and visitors enjoy the wonderful natural resource available to us all. Send a hot tip, photo, or report to sports@trailtimes.ca. The Columbia: Stoneflies will become part of the trout’s diet right about now when the spring thaw or melt happens up and down the Columbia Valley, from Arrow Lake feeder streams to the Columbia feeder streams. The fly of the week mimics the small black stonefly that gets washed out of the streams into the bigger waters by snow melt and early rains. It’s very hard to determine what the fish are feeding on when it happens, as they are quite small and just look like little black insects on the water. Feeding habits: Trout will feed on stoneflies in the nymph stage, emerging stage and, if there is enough on the water, will take adult forms on the surface. This is just one fly to look for in early spring fly-fishing. Technique: I would fish this with a floating line and not worry if sunk by currents. Fish like to take food just under the surface. Fly of the Week: The ‘Improved Serendipity’. Hook- c49s mustad size 14 or 16 Thread- UTC 70 black Body - Black liquid lace tubing, midge Wing- folded grizzly hackle Wing- two strands midge crystal flash pearl Wing- tips of white CDC feather Upper Wing Tuft- Coastal Deer Bleached Don’t miss the Fly-fishing Symposium at the Castlegar Community Complex next week. A ton of gear, instruction, guides and local fly tyers and fishermen: Mar. 17 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Mar. 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Good Luck and good fishing. Rod Zavaduck is owner/operator of Castlegar Sports and Fly Shop. Kootenay Lake: February is gone already but the fishing is still kind of hit and miss. Out of eight boats the other day, one had its best fishing of the winter landing eight fish while a few boats landed a couple, and the rest got skunked. Using the right color, lure, and speed is critical. The worst part of it is that this year the fish have been real finicky, jumping from Billies to “hair” then back to Billies and then to Hellbenders to Billies then to J-plugs and Lymans - if you hit the right lure you do okay. The flasher-hoochie combos have been the most consistent for both Dollies and rainbows lately. Water temperature: 38-39-degree range. Fishing Conditions: With a nice chop, try flies. Flies: November specials, caveman, black/white gold mylar, patriot (on sunny days), bleeding gill and the old favourite - 215. Flat water lures: Start with Apex’s cop car, purple and black, and the army truck. Or Lymans # 16, 98 and 183, or Billies in the sour grape, rainbow trout, purple/chrome and black/chrome gel and the good old chrome or Dr. Death in the J-plug. The West Arm Outdoors club had their annual wild game dinner and fund raiser on Feb. 25, and did their usual great job. The food was fantastic as usual, with delicacies such as smoked Cougar, roast bear and goat meat balls along with other Elk, Deer, Moose, turkey, and fish dishes. Great job everyone! As most would have already noticed the “Prime-Times Fishing Guide” is no more, so we have purchased the information and have made it available on our website: gill&gift.com - apparently, March 22 is supposed to be one of the best days this season. Kootenay Lake Report is provided by Randy Zelonka, owner of Gill and Gift in Balfour. Arrow Lakes: Rock Island R.V. had their annual fishing derby on Arrow Lakes last month. Local anglers enjoyed some great fishing with the boat of Kyle Jones, Darryle Kohlman, and Bob Whitlock taking top honours with a 15.5pound bull trout, and rainbows of 11.5, seven and five pounds. Hot Lure: Anglers are having good success on blue/green hootchies. Depth: Most are being caught at 40-60-feet. Extra Tippets: A nod has to go to Darrel Cross this week for catching a rainbow ensnared in a pink glow ring. The ring was wrapped around the trout and cutting into its flesh. Cross cut off the ring and released the trout, saying it was a lot happier going back into the water than coming out. Tight Lines.
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Variety of music abounds in March in Greater Trail BY TIMES STAFF There is no shortage of musical entertainment rolling through the Greater Trail area this month. The Charles Bailey Theatre, the Kootenay Gallery and the Flying Steam Shovel will all be serving up an eclectic array of talent. On March 17, the “Cline and Cash Country Legends” show comes to the Charles Bailey Theatre. The tribute to the legendary music of Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash feature singers David James and Big River as Cash and his band while Sara Jeanne Hosie recreates the sweet sounds of Cline. James’s cover of Cash’s iconic voice is so close that he recently did the voice tracks in a documentary about Johnny Cash and his manager called “My Father and the Man in Black.” More legends roll into Trail on March 24 when the “Ed Sullivan Caravan of Stars,” headlines the Charles Bailey Theatre. The likes of a young Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis will all come to life on stage led by Ed Sullivan performer, Larry Merchison, who informs audiences nightly; “Tonight, right here on this stage… you’re in for a reeeally big sheeew!” Lance Lipinsky (as Jerry Lee Lewis) from the Broadway hit musical “The Million Dollar Quartet” is the headline attraction on this superstar lineup and he alone is worth the price of admission. The show also includes Ted Torres as Young Elvis… Peter Jackson as Eddie Cochran plus superb impersonations of the Big Bopper, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash and the Everly Brothers. To find out more or get tickets for either of these tribute shows contact the Charles Bailey Theatre box office. For a slight change of pace, the Kootenay Gallery will be presenting acclaimed
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From top left and clockwise; David James brings Johnny Cash to life on March 17; Lance Lipinsky channels Jerry Lee Lewis on March 24; Kelli Trottier and Greg Simm are on display at the Kootenay Gallery on March 25; Animal Nation brings its beat to Rossland’s Flying Steam Shovel on March 30.
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Canadian fiddler, Kelli Trottier as who delivers an unforgettable performance not only as a fiddler but also as a stepdancer and singer on March 25. Accompanied by Nova Scotia’s Greg Simm, Trottier will be performing an exquisite blend of traditional Celtic, contemporary country folk, bluegrass and western swing synthesized with lush musical and vocal arrangements. To make reservations, as seating is limited, call the Gallery at 250-365-3337. Closing out the month’s line up on March 30 will be Animal Nation performing at the Flying Steam Shovel. The band is fronted by two MCs- Mike
Armitage (Armadillo Slim) is on vocals as well as the decks and Garnet Clare (Tall Man) adds keys, harmonica, banjo, live percussion and other unique musical elements to their vibrant show. The band, which offers a laid-back style of west coast indie hip-hop, is beginning its spring tour that includes stops all the way to Saskatoon and back to B.C. where they’ll cap things off with a performance at the 2012 Telus Ski and Snowboard Festival. In June the group heads to Toronto for NXNE and in July they’re book to play the Vancouver Island Music Festival, which includes appearances by KD Lang, and Emmylou Harris.
New Residential Construction Guide Benefits Homeowners and Builders Homeowners have a new tool at their fingertipss to help them better understand how warranty providers evaluate claims for possible design, labour or material defects in new homes. The Residential Construction Performance Guide is the newest online resource available on the provincial Homeowner Protection Office website at www.hpo.bc.ca. It explains how homes covered by home warranty insurance should perform. Every new home built for sale by a licensed residential builder in B.C. is protected by mandatory third-party home warranty insurance. It’s the strongest system of construction defect insurance in Canada. “For most consumers, buying a new home is one of the largest financial investments they will make. So it’s essential that homebuyers can make that investment with confidence, knowing that they will not be faced with additional expenses to repair defects after they move in,” said Tony Gioventu, executive director of the Condominium Home Owners’ Association and an advocate for consumer protection. This simple, practical guide is easy to use. It outlines more than 200 possible defects that are searchable online. This includes the most common defect claims that might be submitted under a home warranty insurance policy – from windows that malfunction, to driveway or interior concrete floors that have cracked, to siding that has buckled. Designed primarily for conventional low-rise, wood-frame homes, the guide also provides some helpful guidelines for the common property of multi-unit buildings. Builders can also use the guide to help ensure that they deliver high performance homes.
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Friend needs push in the right direction Dear Annie: My best friend, “Maggie,” and I are like sisters. We have great fun, can talk about nearly anything and have supported each other through our toughest times. Our husbands also get along well, and we often do things together. Over the past year, Maggie has become increasingly critical of her husband, “Scott.” He is a likeable guy, but Maggie scolds and picks on him, rolls her eyes and basically treats him with contempt. Granted, Scott can be a little blunt, and his attempts at humor don’t always succeed, but her responses are worse. She will say, “You’re such an idiot. Why don’t you just keep your mouth shut?” Yet, the next minute, they will have their arms around each other. We often see Maggie and Scott at parties, and it is clear that others feel embarrassed by this behavior. Maggie has never mentioned
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marital problems to me. In fact, she says sweet and complimentary things about Scott when it’s just the two of us. I don’t want to jeopardize our terrific friendship, so how do I approach this subject? She doesn’t take criticism well, no matter how gentle. -- Baffled Friend Dear Baffled: Some married couples fall into the habit of letting criticisms become common and public. We think Maggie might simply need a little push in the right direction. The next time she says or does something critical of Scott, you might take her aside and say, “Are you angry
with Scott? You seem to dislike him so much lately.” You also could give positive reinforcement when you witness affection, adding, “It’s so nice to see you two getting along.” Dear Annie: I’ve been asked to be the maid-of-honor for a friend. I was planning to throw a bridal shower with 10 to 15 guests at my apartment. I had a nice luncheon-type party in mind. The other day, my friend informed me that she wants to invite 65 guests and, since my apartment is too small for that crowd, said I should host it at a local restaurant. I checked with the venue, and it is way too pricey for my budget. Even if I involve the other two bridesmaids, this will be a much bigger expense than I can afford. Are there rules when it comes to bridal shower guest lists? I don’t want to hurt her
feelings or lose her friendship, but combined with the expense of the dress, shoes, hair and bachelorette party, I may need to take out a loan. How can I handle this? After all, it’s her wedding. -- Soon To Be Poor Maid of Honor Dear Maid: The bride is allowed to give you the guest list, but she must keep to the hostess’s limit. When you told her you would give a shower for 15 people, she should have kept the guest list at 15. It is inconsiderate of a bride to force anyone to shell out more than they can afford for a shower. We recommend you tell her “so sorry,” this isn’t in your budget, and you will have to decline as hostess, but that you would be happy to give a smaller event in your apartment for 15 guests. We don’t care if it’s her wedding. It doesn’t entitle her to become Bridezilla. Dear Annie: Your response to “Stuck in
the Middle” was spot on. It’s never too late to learn good fiscal behavior, but it’s never too early, either. America’s Credit Unions sponsors a public television series called “Biz Kid$” that teaches young people the importance
of good money management and business skills they can use for life. With a website of resources and a free curriculum that teachers and parents can access, “Biz Kid$” teaches kids that being fiscally responsible can
be fun. Will you tell them, Annie? -- Jamie Hammond, Executive Producer Dear Jamie Hammond: With pleasure. We hope our readers, young and old, will check out Biz Kid$ at bizkids.com.
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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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YOUR HOROSCOPE By Francis Drake For Friday, March 9, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be extra patient when dealing with everyone today because people are at each other’s throats! Friends, bosses and parents all seem to be opposed to each other and you. Yikes! TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Do your best to smooth over ruffled feathers at work today. This is a very poor day to suggest reforms and improvements. Keep your head down and your powder dry. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Parents and caregivers must be extra patient with children today. Emotional outbursts are likely. Romance will be just as rocky. (Oh dear.) CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Because today could be stressful at home, be tolerant and patient with family members. Be patient with
yourself, too! Avoid nasty discussions with partners, parents and bosses. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Keep a cool head in order to avoid minor accidents today, because they are possible. Something at work might create a dispute, especially about travel, publishing or dealing with other cultures. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Disputes over money or possessions are unavoidable today. They could relate to vacations, social situations, sports or even children. Stay levelheaded. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Today, the Moon is in your sign, “fighting” with Mercury, Uranus and Pluto. That’s why you feel irritable. Just let this pass, because it will -- very quickly. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Today is a classic day when you must demonstrate grace
under pressure. You might feel annoyed with others or impatient. Don’t let this get you down. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Disagreements with others, in group situations, could be nasty today. Quite likely, money or possessions are an issue. Try to delay matters if you can. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Do not go up against author-
ity figures today, because you will lose. Keep a low profile. This is not the day to try anything. (Forewarned is forearmed.) AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a mildly accidentprone day for you, so slow down and take it easy. Think before you speak or act. Everyone is a bit tense and jittery today. Just cool your jets.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Avoid arguments about money, possessions, fundraising and who controls what (especially in groups). None of this can be decided today. Knowing this ahead of time, you don’t need to make a big deal about anything. YOU BORN TODAY You’re intuitive and have excellent powers of visualization. You’re fascinated by ideas and concepts and love to
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2,600 sq.ft. home located on a very privtate .61 acre.
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Fabulous 4 bedroom family home in a subdivision of newer homes. Huge yard!
Great location, great home! Updated plumbing, wiring, new bath, fenced yard, new roof, good Áoors, new gas Àreplace. 3 bdrms, 2 baths.
Genelle
$248,900
Wow! This home is over 4,000 sq.ft. of living space, plus it’s on 4.5 acres of land!
4 bdrms, 2 baths, newer kitchen, new high-efÀciency furnace, new electrical, new plumbing, A/C, UG sprinklers. Just move in!
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$259,000
$319,900
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Here is your chance to own your own little piece of the world. This 111 acre hobby farm has a 5 bdrm main house, shop, dog kennel, chicken coop, barn, old farm house, hay shed and a number of out building.
$319,000 D RE
250-368-5000
Waneta
$689,000
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1148 Bay Ave, Trail
Why pay rent when you can own this 3 bdrm with a million dollar view? Enjoy your morning coffee on the front patio overlooking the Columbia River. Solid home, updated furnace, plumbing & HW Áoors
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Beautiful, Clean and Well Maintained Well maintained 2 & 3 bedrooms townhouse 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Apartments for for rent or purchase Rent Located by the Columbia located in Shaver’s River in Glenmerry Bench Adult and Seniors oriented, No pets and no No Pets and No Smoking smoking Reasonable Rents, Reasonable prices Come and have a look Phone 364-1822 Phone 250-368-6761 or 364-0931. or 250-364-1922
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Townhouses 3BDRM., 1.5Bth. $880./mo. +utilities. NP. all amenities, family orientated. 250-3641822 GLENMERRY, 3bdrm., N/P, N/S, 4 appliances. Available April 1. 250-368-9493 TRAIL, 3 Bedroom townhome in desirable Glenmerry neighbourhood. Very clean, fresh paint, new flooring. Available now for $980.00 per month. No smoking, no pets, ref. required. Please call 250-3687435
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Fabulous 5 bdrm modern home in desirable Sunningdale. Great size and layout and parking. Must see!
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Trail Daily Times Thursday, March 8, 2012
www.trailtimes.ca A19
CANADIAN TREASURES ROAD SHOW RETURNS TO BEAVER VALLEY HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN
FRUITVALE
NA Coin Collectors will be placing ads in newspapers, radio and running television spots this week asking people to bring in any old silver and gold coins made before 1968 and U.S. coins made before 1970. Those that bring in their coins will be able to speak with collectors one on one and have their coins looked at by a specialist. With the help of the NA Coin Collector members, offers will be made to those that have coins made before 1968. Offers will be made based on silver or gold content and the rarity of the coins. All coins made before 1968 will be examined and purchased including gold coins, silver coins, silver dollars.. Those that decide to sell their coins will be paid cash on the spot. ``We do not issue checks`` If you are like a lot of people you might have a few old coins or even a coffee can full lying around. If you have ever wondered what they are worth now might be your chance to find out and even sell them if you choose. They could be worth a lot according to the NA Coin Collector who will pay a fortune for some coins and currency for their collections. If it is rare enough, one coin could be worth over $100,000 according to recent auction prices. One ultra rare dime, an 1894S Barber, sold for a record $1.9 million to a collector in July of 2007. While that is an extreme example, many rare and valuable coins are stashed away in dresser drawers or lock boxes around the country. The NA Coin Collectors and its collector members have organized a traveling event in search of all types of coins and currency. Even common coins can be worth a significant amount due to the high price of silver and gold. Washington quarters and Roosevelt dimes can be worth many times their face value. Recent silver markets have driven the price up on common coins made of
silver. All U.S. half dollars, quarters and dimes made before 1970 contain 90% silver and are sought after any time silver prices rise. Right now it’s a sellers market as recognized by the world leaders in gold and silver refining. The rarest coins these collectors are looking for include $20, $10, $5 and $2 1/2 gold coins and any coin made before 1850. These coins always bring big premiums according to the NA Coin Collector members around the globe. Canadian and American silver dollars are also very sought after nowadays. Other types of items the N.A.C. will be purchasing during this event include Canadian paper money dated prior to 1912 U.S. currency dated prior to 1891, gold bullion, investment gold, silver bars, silver rounds, proof sets, etc. Even foreign gold and silver coins are sought after and will be purchased. Also at this event anyone can sell their gold jewelry, dental gold or anything made of gold on the spot. Gold is currently trading at record high prices. Bring anything you think might be gold and the collectors will examine, test and price it for free. If you decide to sell, you will be paid cash on the spot – it has been an unknown fact that coin dealers have always paid more for jewelry and scrap gold than other jewelers and pawn brokers. So whether you have one coin you think might be valuable or a large collection you recently inherited, you can talk to these collectors for free. If you’re lucky you may have a rarity worth thousands. Either way there is nothing to lose and it sounds like fun!
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: • Gather items of interest from your attic, safe deposit box, garage, basement, etc. There is no limit to the amount of items you can bring • No appointment necessary • The entire process is conducted in an open, transparent, across the table setting and every aspect of testing, weighing and sorting will be done right in front of you. . All gold items will be carefully separated by karat and weighed separately as 10k - 14k - 18k - 22k & 24k all have different gold content and the higher the karat the more value in gold. • If you decide to accept the offer, we will pay you cash on the spot!
WHAT WE BUY: COINS any and all coins made before 1968, U.S. coins made before 1964, rare coins, entire collections, Silver Dollars, Half Dollars, Quarters, Dimes, Half Dimes. Canadian PAPER MONEY denominations made before 1912 and U.S. paper currency dated prior to 1891 . ALL GOLD COINS Including $20, $10, $5, $4, $3, $2.5, $1, Private Gold, Gold Bars, etc. INVESTMENT GOLD Kruggerands, Canadian Maple Leafs, Gold Sovereigns, Pandas, Gold Bars, U.S. Eagles and Buffalos, etc. SCRAP GOLD Broken and unused jewellery, dental gold. JEWELRY Diamond rings, bracelets, earrings, loose diamonds, all gem stones, etc. PLATINUM Anything made of platinum. SILVER Flatware, tea sets, goblets, jewelry, etc. and anything marked sterling.
• FREE ADMISSION • Fruitvale Community Center Sat. Mar. 10 & Sun. Mar. 11 • 10am - 5pm
WE ALSO PROVIDE DISCRETE PRIVATE IN-HOME APPRAISALS • PLEASE CALL KELLY, AMY, OR CRYSTAL 778-220-2075
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Thursday, March 8, 2012 Trail Daily Times
REGIONAL
East Kootenay Friends of Burma earns national recognition
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BY CAROLYN GRANT Kimberley Bulletin
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi spoke to Canadians for the first time last week through an Internet link between her home in Burma, also known as Myanmar and Carleton University. She has spent most of the last two decades under house arrest. She says tough Canadian sanctions are helping Burma on its hard road to democracy. Shauna Jimenez of East Kootenay Friends of Burma was in Ottawa and was able to witness the video talks. While in Ottawa, Jimenez saw East Kootenay Friends of Burma receive an award from the Canadian Friends of Burma for years of dedication in helping Burmese refugees and
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social justice awareness about the situation in Burma. “Jason Kenney (Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism) and Olivia Chow (MP Trinity Spadina) were in attendance in the audience, so once again East Kootenay compassion towards refugees was nationally recognized,� Jimenez said. “Congratulations to everyone in the Kootenays who reaches out to support and welcome refugees. We are a model community for refugee resettlement and everyone should be very proud of the role you play in helping refugees resettle in the East Kootenay.� Jimenez says EKFOB is recognized nationally for compassion to refugees. “Our community residents in
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2290 McLeod Avenue, Rossland 1475 Lookout Street, Trail
$239,000
Building your lifestyle. Brand new 3 bdrm 2 bath contemporary style home tastefully finished inside and out. Located right next to walking, hiking, x-country trails and right across from gorgeous Redstone Golf Course.
$139,900
Squeaky clean Heritage Home has hardwood floors, 3 bedrooms, a gas stove, covered porch, new deck and a detached garage!
Nice open plan main floor with plenty of windows to take in the view! This 3 bedroom home with an attached workshop and lots of storage is situated on a large 10,656 sq.ft. lot with lots of parking.
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Call Terry 250-231-1101
Call Mary A (250) 521-0525
Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or call Ron (250) 368-1162
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441 Whitman Way, Warfield
Kimberley and Cranbrook and rural areas deserve that recognition for being supportive and welcoming to refugees. “It’s a wonderful reputation built on 30 years of East Kootenay hospitality and compassion. What I am most proud of, is that we in the Kootenays refuse for a second to swallow any of the fear-mongering about refugees that is so pathetic and so profuse these days. “Unfortunately, many less wise and experienced folks sometimes believe that they should be fearful of refugees, but we will keep teaching people, by example, that for refugees, compassion and inclusion is what is needed, not fear-mongering and exclusion.�
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788 Shakespeare Street, Warfield
$219,000
Love at first sight! Many upgrades include windows and doors, newer roof, new furnace and updated plumbing and wiring. This 2-3 bdrm home has beautiful wood flooring throughout and is immaculate. A treasure for sure... call your REALTORÂŽ to view. Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
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1739 First Street, Fruitvale
975 Thackeray Street, Warfield
Lot 2, Highway 3B, Ross Spur
This Emerald Ridge home is beautifully planned and finished. The home offers a great floor plan, deluxe kitchen and fabulous hobby room. There is lots of custom woodwork and you will surely appreciate the high quality finishings. You must see this home to appreciate all it has to offer! Call now.
Fantastic Fruitvale 3 bed/2.5 bath family home on a quiet street offering a private backyard, large deck, spacious rooms, newer wood stove insert, many upgrades including flooring and paint. Great sun exposure and layout as well as double carport. Don’t miss out on this one!
Renovated 2 bed, 2 bath home boasting a new kitchen, open concept main floor with wood stove. Fenced yard with plenty of space for kids or pets. Basement has a workshop shop and lots of storage. The upstairs has a great recreation room, bedroom and bathroom.
Fantastic opportunity- 29 subdividable acres for your dream home, hobby farm or to hold as an investment. Treed with large level building sites and plenty of privacy. Electricity and telephone available at property line. Call your REALTORÂŽ today to view this opportunity.
$195,000
NOW is your chance to purchase 5 or 10 acres of raw land within city limits - this could be your dream property to create your own private retreat!
Great opportunity for someone who wants a serious project. The neighbourhood is highly sought after and this price tag is rare. Roll up your sleeves, put on your work boots and bring this home back to its former glory!
Call Mary M (250) 231-0264
Call Deanne (250) 231-0153
Call Christine (250) 512-7653
Call Art (250) 368-8818
Call Mark (250) 231-5591
Call Tonnie (250)-365-9665
$585,000
$269,000
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965 Chaucer Street, Warfield
$250,000
$217,000
WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Deanne Lockhart ext 41
Violin Lake Road, Trail
Tonnie Stewart ext 33 Cell: 250-365-9665 tonniestewart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Ron Allibone
Christine Albo
Terry Alton
Cell: 250-512-7653
ext 39
Cell: 250-231-0153
christine.albo@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Mark Wilson
Art Forrest
deannelockhart@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com ext 30
Cell: 250-231-5591
mark.wilson@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Darlene Abenante ext 23 Cell: 250.231.0527
darlene@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
$109,900
ext 42
c21art@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com
Mary Amantea
ext 26
Cell: 250-521-0525
mamantea@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com
Cell: 250-368-1162
ext 45
ron@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Cell: 250-231-1101
ext 48
terryalton@shaw.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Mary Martin
Cell: 250-231-0264
ext 28
mary.martin@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com
Richard Daoust
Cell: 250-368-7897
ext 24
richard.daoust@century21.ca www.kootenayhomes.com