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Boaters are asked to stay 200 metres downstream from a work barge at Beaver Creek Park as JJM Construction Ltd. covers an exposed gas pipeline.

A barge has turned into a shop downstream from Beaver Creek Park this month for a contractor to repair an eroded riverbed that protects a gas pipeline.

The transmission line that has moved natural gas in and out of the Kootenays since the ‘70s is not damaged and FortisBC wants to keep it that way.

“As water flows along the Columbia River the riverbed has

eroded and there are parts of the pipe where there is very little or no soil covered,” explained Lisa Corcoran, communications advisor for FortisBC. “(Work crews) are putting in a rock apron so they can then build over top of that and protect it.”

Locals are asked to stay clear of the site boat launch and 200 metres downstream from the barge to give JJM Construction Ltd. enough room to safely complete the job by the end of the month or early April.

Crews have poured rock on the stretch of pipeline, 17 large interlocking concrete pads are being lowered by a crane to further hold this rock down and then more rubble will lastly be dropped to add further security.

“This kind of work happens because we are very proactive in protecting the safety of our systems,” said Corcoran. “We are constantly monitoring and investigating our pipeline to make sure the integrity of our system is safe.”

Gov’t approves Jumbo Glacier Resort Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy among those opposed

BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff

The province’s approval of a controversial allseason ski resort in the Jumbo Valley is receiving mixed reviews locally.

Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy said the announcement, after more than 20 years of review, is a devastating blow to the region.

“People in Kootenay West have written and emailed me to say they strongly disagree with building a resort in the Jumbo Valley,” she said in a news release. “It Decision was doesn’t make sense needed on Jumbo environmentally or eco(CP) - After 22 nomically.” years, numerous The Ktunaxa, who studies, assessconsider the Jumbo ments and consulValley to be sacred, tations, the conhave been very clear troversial Jumbo that they will not allow Glacier Ski Resort this development to has been approved proceed, said Conroy. for development The project on Crown west of Invermere, land is expected to be B.C. challenged in court.

The project could “This is tremendousbe North America’s ly disrespectful to make only year-round this announcement glacier-based ski in Victoria instead of resort. coming and facing the See ISSUE, people in the area,” she Page 2 added.

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The calendar doesn’t lie but Tuesday was looking more like winter in Greater Trail than the first day of spring.

First day of spring brings ... more snow

BY VALERIE ROSSI Times Staff

There were no signs of blooming season on the first day of spring Tuesday with a fresh dump of snow in Greater Trail.

But March’s wet conditions are not out of the ordinary, according to Ron

Lakeman, forecaster for the Southeast Fire Centre.

“It’s a La Nina year and La Nina seems to have more influence to the latter part of the winter and into spring,” he said.

“It’s almost a forgone conclusion that in a La Nina year, spring always comes late.”

About eight centimetres of fresh snow landed Monday night at the weather station in Castlegar and while the wet stuff may taper off mid-week, Lakeman expects more precipitation by Thursday morning. Warmer and dryer conditions are predicted for Friday and Saturday.

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The Jumbo Glacier is the site of the Jumbo resort. Jumbo Glacier itself is the glacier at the highest point, in the approximate centre of the massif. Glacier Dome is on the immediate left (from the viewer’s perspective), and leads down into the valley where the proposed resort base would be. Farnham Glacier and Commander Glacier are on the right, on the other side of the massif.

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The Jumbo Glacier ski resort, estimated to cost up to $900 million over at least 20 years, could be North America’s only year-round glacier-based ski resort.

Located in the Purcell Mountains west of Invermere, the resort is expected to be about one-tenth the size of Whistler fully built.

Mika Hakkola, marketing and communications manager at Red Mountain Resort, said it’s too early to speculate. “Really at the end of the day it’s just a wait and see as to what is going to happen in terms of the

development,� he said. “Ultimately what’s been approved, has been approved. But in terms of investment and rolling it out, it’s something yet to be seen.�

Hakkola doesn’t see the development as a threat to Red and in fact considers it another reason to tour the province’s winter glory. “From a skiing stand point, I think it just puts British Columbia more on the map in terms of being a ski destination,� he said. “Whether we think it will effect us, know one knows that at this point.�

Issue had divided Kootenays FROM PAGE 1 The planned resort has faced steep opposition from local First Nations and environmentalists, but Forests and Lands Minister Steve Thomson says a decision needed to made on the development.

Thomson says the government has consulted extensively with First Nations and the approval comes with a grizzly bear management plan and the establishment of a wildlife management area.

The development is planned in three phases over the 104-hectare resort that could attract up to 3,000 visitors during peak season.

Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett says the project has divided area residents and communities and he’s grateful a final decision has been made.

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“Beyond that, the pattern is still looking rather cool and unsettled, so generally what we have is a long wave trough, which has been centred over western North America the last month or so, and it looks like it could persist for another few weeks if not another month,� he explained. “The general call is for continuing wet and cooler than normal conditions as we go through April, similar to last year in the sense that it shouldn’t be a real quick transition into warm dry weather.�

Last March saw just over 100 millimetres of precipitation, while so far this month Lakeman says up to 80 mm has already fallen – be it rain or snow.

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REGIONAL Camping reservations soar during season opener TIMES STAFF

Your favourite camping spot in the West Kootenay may be reserved for someone else as Discover Camping online saw a 41 per cent increase over 2011 when BC Parks opened for reservations on March 15.

In the first hour, more than 2,100 reservations were made. This represents approximately 35 a minute.

Overall, Discover Camping received 3,970 reservations on opening day compared to 2,815 in 2011, the majority of which were made online.

Campers’ top two picks were: Bear Creek near Kelowna in the Okanagan and Porteau Cove on the Sea to Sky Highway south of Squamish.

Discover Camping takes reservations up to 90 days in advance. Riding on the centennial high of 2011, BC Parks is enjoying a surge in interest with many British Columbians re-discovering provincial parks in their own backyard.

The proof is in the numbers. More than 90 per cent of the reservations were from British Columbia.

New this year is the ability to make up to three reservations in one transaction - reservation fees apply for each booking.

Reservations can be made in any one of 97 front country campgrounds.

Discover Camping allows peoplew to view the availability and amenities at more than 125 reservable campgrounds, including group sites, in 94 provincial parks across B.C. People can still book a favourite spot through the interactive online reservation system at www.discovercamping.ca. The system also offers mobile web services so smartphone users can make and change plans from the open road.

For a surcharge of $5, reservations can also be made through the call centre at 1 800 689-9025 or from overseas at 0+1 519 826-6850.

Jumbo decision ‘a relief’ — Glacier Resorts Ltd.

BY ANDREA KLASSEN Invermere Valley Echo

The vice president of the company behind the Jumbo Glacier Resort says he’s relieved to see the development get approval to move forward, but doesn’t yet know how they will be meeting some of the government’s commitments for the site.

“Waiting is the killer,” said Grant Costello, vice president of Glacier Resorts Ltd. “We’ve been so close so often, and in the last four or five months it’s seemed like everybody’s saying ‘it’s imminent, it’s imminent.’

It’s a relief. I’ve had some sleepless nights.”

Though rumours the provincial government would approve a master development agreement for Jumbo have been gaining steam in Invermere for months, Costello says the announcement was a surprise for the company.

He also said Glacier Resorts Ltd. has yet to receive detailed information from the province about its plans to create a large wildlife management area and establish a grizzly bear management plan for the resort site, and at the moment knows little more than what was released to the public at a news conference in Victoria today.

“We have to sit down and talk to some government staff to find out exactly what it is we have, look at the master development agreement,” he said.

“We have some commitments in terms of studies.

We have probably a season of studied to do on site that have to do with grizzlies, archeology and things like that. We have to put a plan together.”

The project’s environmental certificate expires in October 2014, and Costello

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“Groups have sprung up that think environment is more important than people.”

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says the goal will be to have the project moving forward before them.

“We’ll be making announcements on our progress along the way.

We want to keep the public informed,” he adds. “But right now I can’t say specifically where we go from here.”

While opponents of the project have been quick to share their disapproval, Costello says Glacier Resorts Ltd. remains undaunted and committed to the development.

“Groups have sprung up that think environment is more important than people. So we just think the human environment is the most important, and we think that working within that, that this is a good project to provide jobs and support families — things that are badly needed here,” he says.

“I don’t have any qualms about my role in this.”

Clarification

A photo printed in February 29’s edition noted that about 20 people gathered outside the FortisBC building in Trail for a Rally Against Smart Meters, a Coalition to Stop Smart Meters movement organized locally be the Kootenay chapter for the Citizens for Safe Technology.

In fact, at the rally’s peak, over 50 people from across the region stood in protest.

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Site map for the proposed controversial 104-hectare Jumbo Glacier Ski Resort. The development in B.C.’s Purcell Mountains was approved by the provincial government Tuesday. It’s the same area local First Nations say the grizzlies go to dance.

JUMBO GLACIER RESORT TIMELINE Jumbo Glacier Resort has been the subject of one of the most drawn out provincial reviews in the history of British Columbia: * March 1991 - Formal Proposal submitted to the Province. * March 1993 - Interim Agreement, granting sole proponent status, is signed by the Province and the proponent, following advertising to determine if there was any competing interest. * 1992 - Nov. 1994 - Review under Commission on Resource and Environment (CORE) land use process. This resulted in a designation for the Jumbo area which supported commercial tourism and resort development use, subject to such development being capable of mitigating potential environmental impacts. * July 1995 - October 2004 - Environmental Assessment Act review Environmental Assessment Certificate granted, with 195 conditions. * October 2005 - Judicial review of the Environmental Assessment Office process. The court upholds the Environmental Assessment Certificate. * 2006 - Provincial review of the draft Resort Master Plan under the All Seasons Resort Policy. * 2006 - Consultation continued under the All Seasons Resort Policy, with commitment to Ktunaxa Nation that a Master Development Agreement would not be concluded with the proponent until consultation was completed. * July 2007 - Resort Master Plan approved by the Province. * 2008 - The proponent and the Shuswap Indian Band developed an Impact Management and Benefits Agreement, subject to project approval. * 2009 - Environmental Assessment Certificate received a one-time, fiveyear extension. * June 2009 -The Province advised the Ktunaxa that the consultation process, as per the agreement between Ktunaxa and the Province, was complete. Ktunaxa advised the ministry of its spiritual interest in the Jumbo area. The Province agreed to consider the new information.

Consultation continued. * October 2010 - The Ktunaxa signed a Strategic Engagement Agreement with the Province, and received a Treaty Land and Cash Offer. * November 15, 2010 - Ktunaxa presented their Qat’muk Declaration to the Province at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria. * Summer 2011 - Thomson visited the proposed site and met with the Shuswap, the Ktunaxa and the proponent. * March 2012 -Thomson approves the Master Development Agreement for Jumbo Glacier Resort under the Land Act and the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act.

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PROVINCIAL Teachers’ decide whether illegal strike is next

B.C. bans children from tanning beds

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THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Delegates representing B.C.’s 41,000 teachers decide today how aggressively to resist new education legislation when they put proposals to a vote at their Vancouver convention.

One faction has argued the B.C. Teachers’ Federation should risk hefty fines and stage an illegal strike, and not agree to go back to work until the government waves the penalties. Other groups believe pulling out of extracurricular supervision is the more appropriate action.

Union president Susan Lambert says fines of more than $1 million per day for the union are not affordable, but the organization has considered the financial implications and will adopt whatever strategy its members choose.

Government legislation passed last week brings in a mediator, suspends job action and imposes stiff fines against the union and individuals if strike action is taken. Debates over dozens of convention resolutions have occurred behind closed doors since Saturday.

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Lisa Shenton of Sunshine Tanning Studios cleans a tanning bed in North Vancouver. The province is the latest jurisdiction to ban children and teens from using tanning beds due to increased risk of cancer connected to the beds.

First Nations artifact returned to B.C.

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A rare First Nations artifact worth about $1.2 million has been returned to British Columbia after more than 230 years.

The ceremonial club, which was carved from yew wood in the shape of a hand holding a sphere, was presented by the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Vancouver Island to explorer Capt. James Cook in 1778.

It was recently bought through a private dealer in New York and donated to the Museum of Anthropology at the University of B.C. The club was the last remaining object from Cook’s personal collection not housed in a museum, and it will be the only such item to be on public display in Canada.

Margarita James, president of the Land of Maquinna Cultural Society, says the Nuu-chahnulth people welcome the homecoming of the treasure, which can now be shared with Canadians.

Cook was the first European to set foot on the northwest coast when he arrived at B.C.’s Nootka Sound in March 1778.

VANCOUVER British Columbia plans to introduce regulations in the fall that will ban people under 18 from using indoor tanning equipment.

B.C. is also considering recommendations to require training and licensing for tanning salon operators and have them display cancer warning labels.

Last year, the B.C. government struck a working group to examine possible regulations for the tanning industry.

The group included representatives from the medical community, B.C. municipalities and the tanning industry. The only participant not to endorse a total ban on youth tanning was the Joint Canadian Tanning Association, an industry group, which instead recommended parental consent.

Health Minister Mike de Jong said the risk of cancer associated with tanning is too great to allow children to use the devices. De Jong said teens can obtain a prescription in cases where UV light is required for medical reasons.

The working group report cites research by the World Health Organization, which classifies UV from tanning beds as a proven carcinogen. The WHO says the risk of melanoma increases by 75 per cent when artificial tanning begins before the age of 35.

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Can. economy poised for growth: RBC THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO Canada’s economy grew at a moderate pace in the final quarter of 2011 and is expected to pick up steam in the year ahead, according to the latest economic forecast from the Royal Bank.

The RBC Economic Outlook issued early today predicts Canada’s real gross domestic product to increase by 2.6 per cent in both 2012 and 2013.

It says burgeoning signs of strength in the U.S. economy, low interest rates, solid corporate balance sheets and elevated commodity prices are setting the stage for continued expansion.

The pace of consumer spending eased to 2.2 per cent in 2011, from 2010’s rapid 3.3 per cent rise. RBC predicts consumer spending this year and next will grow at a rate comparable to 2011, with durable goods accounting for about a quarter of the increase.

Regionally, RBC expects western Canada to top the growth rankings in 2012, with

Saskatchewan and Alberta leading the way and Manitoba close behind.

Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia and Ontario are expected to grow at rates close to the national average.

Quebec continues to experience some challenges and, along with the remaining Atlantic provinces, is positioned to grow below the national average. “Canada’s economic growth clocked in at 2.5 per cent in 2011, shaking off a few speed bumps in the middle of the year and ending the fourth quarter with only moderate real GDP growth of 1.8 per cent,� said RBC senior vice-president and chief economist Craig Wright. “Consumer spending and residential investment are likely to play supplementary roles as the economy shifts into slightly higher gear.�

High commodity prices and strong balance sheets are expected to boost business investment’s overall contribution to growth by just under one percentage point.

Beef recall now135 products (CP) OTTAWA - The public is being warned to check all ground beef products in their freezers as a country-wide recall due to possible E.coli contamination affects a growing number of brands.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says all the products - most of them frozen beef burgers - can be identified by the establishment number 761 and were produced between July 1, 2011 and Feb. 15, 2012. “Our message to consumers is if you have these products in your freezers, do not consume them,�

CFIA food safety and recall specialist Garfield Balsom said Tuesday.

The recall covers some 135 different beef products distributed under brand names which include President’s Choice, Best Value and Calgary Stampede.

A listing of the affected products can be found at the CFIA website. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/ english/corpaffr/recarapp/2012/20120319c liste.shtml

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A Viterra grain storage facility is shown on Tuesday in Saskatoon. Grain handling company Viterra Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Switzerland-based Glencore International in a $6.1-billion deal that will see two Canadian partners pick up major parts of the business.

Viterra to be acquired by Swiss company

BY CRAIG WONG THE CANADIAN PRESS

Grain handler Viterra Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Switzerland-based Glencore International in a $6.1-billion deal that will see much of the business remain in Canadian hands.

Chris Mahoney, director of agricultural products at Glencore, said Tuesday that the company will use Viterra to build its business in North America. “We will make Regina the platform for our North American agricultural operations and in the future we will look to expansion, with Regina as the headquarters, into the United States,� he said Tuesday.

Calgary-based Agrium Inc. and privately held Richardson International, based in Winnipeg, will then in turn buy the majority of Viterra’s Canadian assets for $2.6 billion in cash.

Mahoney downplayed the regulatory

hurdles faced by the deal, including a review under the Investment Canada Act which will test the takeover to see if it is of net benefit to Canada.

The Competition Bureau also will be reviewing the proposed deals, said spokesman Greg Scott.

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The department’s website today listed the total allowable catch for harp seals at 400,000, which is the same as last year and includes a 20,000 developmental quota.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare is condemning the decision, saying it flies in the face of proper fisheries management. In a release, the group says scientists have warned that the harp seal population is declining while the productivity of the species also decreases.

It says international markets for seal products have dwindled after the European Union and Russia shut the door on them.

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eporter: “What do you think of Western civilisation, Mr Gandhi?”

Mohandas Gandhi: “I think it would be a good idea.”

The quote is probably apocryphal, but if the Mahatma didn’t say it, he should have.

Now we have something close to a global civilisation: most of the world’s people work in similar economies, use the same machines, and live about as long.

They even know most of the same things and have the same ambitions. So we need somebody to ask us the same question. Do we really think a global civilisation is a good idea? And if so, have we any plans for keeping it going beyond a few generations more?

History is full of civilisations that collapsed, and often their fall was followed by a Dark Age. In the past these Dark Ages were just regional events (Europe after the fall of Rome, Central America after the collapse of Mayan civilisation, China after the Mongol invasion), but now we are all in the same boat.

If this civilisation crashes then we could end up in the longest and worst Dark Age ever.

Our duty to our great grand-children is to figure out how to get through

the 21st century without a collapse. We have all the rest of history to get through, but we cannot even imagine what the problems and opportunities of the 22nd century will be, so let’s concentrate on what would constitute interim success by 2100.

Interim success in 2100 would be a world in which a recognisable descendant of the current civilisation is still thriving. The global population might be heading back down towards the current seven billion by then, having peaked at several billion higher, but it won’t fall faster than that unless billions die in famine and war, so it must be a future in which a very big population is still sustainable.

Unfortunately, the way we are living now is not sustainable. We have taken too much land out of the natural cycles in order to grow our own food on it. We are systematically destroying the world’s major fish populations through overfishing and pollution. We are also driving most of the larger land animals to extinction.

This is a “six-planet” civilisation: it would take six Earth-like planets to sustain the present human population in the highenergy, high-consumption

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DYER World Affairs style that is the hallmark of the current global civilisation. Not all of the seven billion have achieved that lifestyle yet, but they all want it and most of them are going to get it. And for the foreseeable future we will have only one planet, not six.

That’s the real problem we must solve if we are to reach 2100 without civilisational collapse and a massive dieback of the human population. All the other stuff we worry about, like global warming, ocean acidification and the “sixth great extinction”, are really signals that we are not solving the basic sustainability problem. Nor will we ever solve it by just using less energy and eating less meat. Not at seven billion plus, we won’t.

So we really have only two options. We can go on in the present patchwork way, with a bit of conserva-

tion here and some more renewable energy there, in which case we are heading for population collapse through global famine, and probably civilisational collapse as well because of the attendant wars, well before 2100.

Or we can try to float free from our current dependence on the natural cycles. Use the scientific and technological capabilities of our current civilisation to reduce our pressure on the natural world radically. Stop growing or catching our food, for example, and learn to produce it on an industrial scale through biotechnology instead.

Just achieving food independence would greatly reduce our vulnerability to climate change, but we need to stop global warming anyway. Otherwise much of what we call “nature” will not survive, and half the world’s big cities will be drowned by sea level rise.

Given how much excess carbon dioxide we have dumped into the atmosphere already through burning fossil fuels, that will probably require direct human intervention in the climate system: geo-engineering, in other words. We must also stop burning fossil fuels and move to

alternative sources of energy as fast as we can, but we almost certainly won’t move fast enough to avoid runaway warming without geo-engineering.

The more romantic environmentalists hate this stuff and insist that there is a third option. They think we can avoid disaster just by learning to “live lightly on the planet.” That would be nice, but it can’t be done with seven billion people, even if they all lived like Gandhi. That option disappeared at the latest in the 1960s, when we passed the three-billion mark.

This civilisation is the distilled essence of a tenthousand-year human fascination with technology.

It will live or die according to its ability to solve by new technologies the problems it has created by its own past technological successes.

If we want our greatgrandchildren to be happy in 2100 – if we want them even to be alive – then we have to start managing some of the planet’s systems (like the climate system), and to remove ourselves entirely from some of the others. There is no third option.

Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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NATIONAL ‘Predatory’ behaviour: ex-hockey coach James gets 2 years for sex abuse (CP) WINNIPEG - Reviled one-time junior hockey coach Graham James was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for sexually preying on two of his former players.

A spectator in the courtroom shouted “Yay,” then spat out an expletive as James shook his lawyer’s hand and was led away in handcuffs and taken into custody.

“Goodbye, you piece of (expletive),” the man said after Judge Catherine Carlson handed down her sentence.

Carlson made James stand up in the prisoner’s box to hear his fate. He showed no emotion, but simply answered “yes” when she asked him if he understood the sentence.

James pleaded guilty in December to repeatedly sexually abusing retired NHL star Theo Fleury and his cousin, Todd Holt, when they played for him in the Western Hockey League in the 1980s and ‘90s.

Carlson ordered that James have no contact with either of them.

Air Canada pilots launch challenge

The Crown had requested six years in prison, while James’s lawyer wanted a conditional sentence of up to 18 months with no jail time.

The disgraced one-time coach was wearing a red ski mask which concealed the lower portion of his face when he arrived at the courthouse.

His lawyer politely shouted at photographers to get out of the way.

Defence lawyer Roitenberg argued James has gone through the therapy required of him

and has channelled his desires to youthful-looking adults instead of

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The union representing pilots said Tuesday that the law forces them to fly and accept a contract imposed by arbitration which contravenes the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Feds urged to use back-to-work legislation in ‘extreme’ cases

BY STEVE RENNIE THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA - An appeal from federal bureaucrats to use back-to-work legislation only as a last resort in labour disputes at Air Canada appears to have fallen on deaf ears.

The Department of Human Resources and Skills Development advised the governing Conservatives in a secret report to use the powerful legal measure only sparingly after the airline’s customer-service and sales staff walked out last June.

The Canadian Press obtained a copy of the July 21 report under the Access to Information Act. In it, senior officials urged the Tories to save the back-to-work law for emergencies. Bureaucrats were not convinced the walkout by customer-service agents was anything more than a nuisance to travellers.

That piece of advice came after Labour Minister Lisa Raitt had already tabled back-to-work legislation to end

labour unrest between Air Canada and its customer-service agents. The two sides reached a deal before the measure could be enacted.

A few months later, Raitt again threatened further back-to-work legislation when it looked like Air Canada’s flight attendants might walk off the job. The labour minister also sought to head off a strike by referring the dispute to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, allegedly over health and safety concerns during a work stoppage. The lead arbitrator subsequently imposed the last deal rejected by flight attendants.

Raitt’s spokeswoman did not directly answer questions about the department’s recommendations for using back-to-work legislation.

“Our government acted in the public’s best interest and the best interests of the national economy,” Ashley Kelahear wrote in an email.

She did not immediately respond to a follow-up question about the report.

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OBITUARIES MAUCHLINE (NEE GREEN), CONSTANCE (CONNIE) — Feb 2, 1920 - March 17, 2012.

Connie was born in Rochester, Kent just east of London in 1920 to William and Emma Green.

She moved to Trail with her family in 1925.

She graduated from high school in Trail and subsequently attended Trail Business College. She then worked at the old Trail Tadanac Hospital until 1945 when she married Jim Mauchline.

They moved to Rossland as soon as they were married and remained there until 1997 when they returned to ‘civilization’ in Shaver’s Bench.

Connie was active all her years in Rossland with St. Andrew’s United Church and on her return to Trail with the Trail United Church. In addition, she enjoyed square dancing with Jim and playing bridge with her close friends.

Connie worked at Carberry’s flower shop for many years. She said her fondest memories were of days spent at Christina Lake over some thirty years with her children, grandchildren and with her brother Bert Green and his wife Rose who lived right next door with their children and grandchildren.

She will be deeply missed by her children; son Brian (Sharon) Mauchline and daughter Corinne Bridgett; her grandchildren: Keri (Mike) Sanderman, Greg Bridgett and his fiancée Julie Teichroeb, Amanda and Shawna Mauchline; her step-grandchildren Sean (Anita) Stevens, Jason and Ryan (Shelley) Stevens; her greatgrandson Joshua Sanderman and her step-great grandchildren Gregory Stevens, Ronan, Benen and Nyla Stevens. Connie was eagerly awaiting the birth of her next great-grandchild due on March 20th. Connie is also survived by her sister-in-law Rose Green and several nieces and nephews.

Connie was predeceased by her beloved husband Jim in 2002, her son-in-law Robb in 2002, and her brother Bert in 2010.

The family would like to thank

the nurses and staff at the Trail Regional hospital for the care she received the last week of her life.

Also a special thank you to Dr. Wilson.

A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 10:30 am at the Trail United Church with Reverend Keith Simmonds, celebrant. Bill Clark of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with arrangements.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Connie’s name may be made to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation at 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC V1R 4M1 or online at www. kbrhhealthfoundation.ca You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca *** BRIGGS (NEE DESNOYERS, BRODEUR), MARIE JEANNE — June 28, 1921 - March 12, 2012 Born in Coderre, Saskatchewan, her family moved to Weyburn Saskatchewan where Jeanne grew up. Jeanne moved to Nelson in 1960 with her husband Tom where she worked as the secretary for the Nelson Police Department from 1962 to 1972. She loved Nelson for the beauty of the landscape and the great fishing. Jeanne moved to Fruitvale in 1988 where she played bridge and crocheted quilts for her family.

Jeanne is survived by her sister Yvette Hayes and many nieces and nephews.

She passed away peacefully at Rosewood Village.

The family would like to thank the Rosewood staff for their thoughtful and wonderful care as well as the Hospice Society and Alternatives Funeral Services. *** BARCLAY (NEE LOUGHINS), MABEL ANNIE — Born June 9, 1921 in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Her youth was spent in Kinistino and Prince Albert Saskatchewan, her married life in Rossland, Trail and Warfield BC. She was a citizen of Abbotsford from 1994 until she left this world on March 12, 2012. A much loved mom she is survived by her daughters Rose Ann O’Hearn, Chatham, Ont., Sheila Barclay, Abbotsford, Faye Cook (Jerome), Castlegar, & Barbara Barclay (Howard Wirsch), Abbotsford. 7 Grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren as well as many nieces

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and nephews. Left also to mourn her loss is her little dog, Chloe and her numerous grand-dogs.

Predeceased by her husband, Douglas Barclay, in 1992, her parents John and Sarah Loughins, siblings Mary, Margaret, Maude, Estaire and David and sister-inlaw Frances (Barclay) Reed. The Family is grateful to the staff of Worthington Pavilion and The Abbotsford Hospital for their kind and compassionate care of our Mom these past few months. No service at her request. Donations in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society or the charity of your choice. *** DI BELLA (NEE PIPPI), IDA “EDI” MARIANNE — Family and friends mourn the sudden passing of Ida “Edi” Marianne Di Bella (nee Pippi), daughter of Mario (Deceased, 1936) Pippi and “Annie” (Deceased, 2 0 0 0 ) D’Aquino. She is survived by two sons, R. C. (Tino) Di Bella (Denise, Deceased), Mario Di Bella (Lorraine), five grandchildren, (Jacob, Beth, Cara, Adam & Aimee), one brother, Thomas D’Aquino (Susan), sister-in-law, Alice Pippi (Emilio, Deceased), 2 nieces (Marianne & Lynn), 1 nephew (Mario) and many cousins. Born in Trail, BC, on February 22, 1928 and died in Trail on March 15, 2012.

Edi moved to Nelson in her late teens and carried out a successful business career in Nelson, BC, later retiring to Trail to care for her mother and her aunt, Lida Petroni.

Prayers will be held at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, 813 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:00pm. Funeral mass will take place at the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 11:00am, Father Jim Ratcliffe as Celebrant. Private interment will follow at the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery.

As an expression of sympathy, family and friends may make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society (1-800-667-37420) or the BC Cancer Foundation (1-800-9062873).

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Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service Ltd.

NEW YORK - First lady Michelle Obama says she thought for sure her cover was blown during an undercover visit to Target last year when a woman approached her in the detergent aisle.

But the first lady told David Letterman on Monday the woman only wanted help with a package she couldn’t reach.

During Obama’s visit to CBS’ “Late Show,” Letterman held up a picture of her after she put on sunglasses and a baseball cap to try to visit a Washington-area store last September.

Obama said the woman apparently was oblivious to the fact she had asked a favour of the first lady and said “you didn’t have to make it look so easy” after the detergent was retrieved.

“That was my interaction,” Obama said. “It felt so good.”

The first lady talked about how she learned from her parents the notion of unconditional love, that the most important thing for children to know is that their parents adore them. She said she and the president try to instil that stability in their own two daughters, and almost became emotional talking about her father.

“Don’t make me cry,” she said. “This isn’t ‘Oprah.’ It’s supposed to be ‘Letterman.”’

Canadian choreographer Gibson on Grammy performance

BY MICHAEL OLIVEIRA THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - It was Canadian choreographer Laurieann Gibson who orchestrated Nicki Minaj’s Grammy performance last month, which - not surprisingly - sparked controversy with its mix of religious iconography, sexual suggestiveness and a mock exorcism.

But Gibson, who has worked closely with the likes of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, insists she was surprised by the backlash.

“It never felt risky - I wouldn’t do risky - I think the only risky part of it was making sure Nicki was prepared to pull off a performance with that many levels. It was her first really big performance and I wanted to be in control of it,” Gibson said Tuesday while in the city to shoot the upcoming Global series “Canada Sings,” in which she’ll appear as a judge.

“The Grammys is the cream of the music industry, it’s the academy, you’ve made it if you’re on the Grammys, especially as a rapper. And to produce such a pop performance with that many levels, I was really happy with how it came off.”

Staging edgy routines for pop superstars is old hat for Gibson, who recently served as Lady Gaga’s creative director, providing input on how the singer appeared in music videos. She also directed the TV concert special “Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden,” which earned her an Emmy nomination.

Gibson didn’t immediately realize that some viewers disapproved of Minaj’s Grammy performance. She caught an early flight the morning after the show and it wasn’t until she arrived

Laurieann Gibson in Korea to work on another project that she heard how the routine had been received.

According to Gibson, it wasn’t her idea to go with the religious theme. Minaj, she said, wanted to play with the idea of exorcising her fictional alter ego, which she calls Roman Zolanski, during the performance of songs “Roman’s Revenge” and “Roman Holiday,” the lead track off her new album “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded,” due April 3.

“I was like, ‘Oh brother,”’ Gibson said of her initial reaction to the concept. “I said, ‘Ugh, Lord, how do I get through this one?’ Then I was just very inspired by the theatrical ability (of the songs), with the Vatican, and ‘The Borgias,’ which is one of my favourite shows.”

While some viewers simply didn’t appreciate the outlandish spectacle of the performance, others said they were downright offended by it, including the Catholic League.

“Canada Sings” airs in May.

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Telefilm Canada invests $9 million in eleven new Canadian movies THE CANADIAN PRESS (CP) - A heist flick starring Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon and Jay Baruchel is among 11 new English-language films getting funds from Telefilm Canada.

The federal film-funding agency will pump a total of $9 million from its Canada Feature Film Fund into projects from across the

country.

“The Black Marks,” which stars Russell, Dillon and Baruchel, is the story of Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and semi-reformed art thief who agrees to pull off one more lucrative robbery.

But the plan to steal a priceless book leads to another far riskier

plan in the movie about brotherhood, honour and revenge.

“The Black Marks” is written and directed by Jonathan Sobol for Darius Films.

Other films include the psychological thriller “Whitewash,” which is produced by Montreal’s micro-scope, the production company behind the Oscar-nominated

“Incendies” and “Monsieur Lazhar.”

Others include the comedy “Random Acts of Romance,” about people in extreme relationships, and the sci-fi “Space Milkshake,” about a mutating rubber duck named Gary who wants to take over the universe.

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Job seekers asked to provide Facebook logins

International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Wednesday, March 21st The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together in the making of a perfect chord. If you meet those of different race or colour from yourself, do not mistrust them and withdraw yourself into your shell of conventionality, but rather be glad and show them kindness. Think of them as different coloured roses growing in the beautiful garden of humanity and rejoice to be among them.

BY MANUEL VALDES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEATTLE - When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password.

Bassett, a New York City statistician, had just finished answering a few character questions when the interviewer turned to her computer to search for his Facebook page. But she couldn’t see his private profile. She turned back and asked him to hand over his login information.

Bassett refused and withdrew his application, saying he didn’t want to work for a company that would seek such personal information. But as the job market steadily improves, other job candidates are confronting the same question from prospective employers, and some of them cannot afford to say no.

In their efforts to vet applicants, some companies and government agencies are going beyond merely glancing at a person’s social networking profiles and instead asking to log in as the user to have a look around.

“It’s akin to requiring someone’s house keys,” said Orin Kerr, a George Washington University law professor and former federal prosecutor who calls it “an egregious privacy violation.”

Questions have been raised about the legality of the practice, which is also the focus of proposed legislation in Illinois and Maryland that would forbid public agencies from asking for access to social networks.

Since the rise of social networking, it has become common for managers to review publicly available Facebook profiles, Twitter accounts and other sites to learn about job candidates.

But many users, especially on Facebook, have their profiles set to private, making them available only to selected people.

Companies that don’t ask for passwords have taken other steps - such as asking applicants to friend human resource managers or to log in to a company computer during an interview. Once employed, some workers have been required to sign non-disparagement agreements that ban them from talking negatively about an employer on social media.

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When Robert Collins returned from a leave of absence from his job as a security guard with the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services in 2010, he was asked for his Facebook login and password during a reinstatement interview, purportedly so the agency could check for any gang affiliations.

Asking for a candidate’s password is more prevalent among public agencies, especially those seeking to fill law enforcement positions such as police officers or 911 dispatchers.

Back in 2010, Robert Collins was returning to his job as a security guard at the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services after taking a leave following his mother’s death. During a reinstatement interview, he was asked for his login and password, purportedly so the agency could check for any gang affiliations. He was stunned by the request but complied.

“I needed my job to feed my family. I had to,” he recalled, After the ACLU complained about the practice, the agency amended its policy, asking instead for job applicants to log in during interviews.

“To me, that’s still invasive. I can appreciate the desire to learn more about the applicant, but it’s still a violation of people’s personal privacy,” said Collins, whose case inspired Maryland’s legislation.

E. Chandlee Bryan, a career coach and co-author of the book “The Twitter Job Search Guide,” said job seekers should always be aware of what’s on their social

media sites and assume someone is going to look at it.

Bryan said she is troubled by companies asking for logins, but she feels it’s not a violation if an employer asks to see a Facebook profile through a friend request. And she’s not troubled by nondisparagement agreements.

“I think that when you work for a company, they are essentially supporting you in exchange for your work. I think if you’re dissatisfied, you should go to them and not on a social media site,” she said.

More companies are also using thirdparty applications to scour Facebook profiles, Bryan said. One app called BeKnown can sometimes access personal profiles, short of wall messages, if a job seeker allows it.

Giving out Facebook login information violates the social network’s terms of service. But those terms have no real legal weight, and experts say the legality of asking for such information remains murky.

The Department of Justice regards it as a federal crime to enter a social networking site in violation of the terms of service, but during recent congressional testimony, the agency said such violations would not be prosecuted.

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NATIONAL DND and Public Works both rapped in auditor’s F-35 report: sources (CP) OTTAWA Canada’s auditor gen-

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A draft copy of the scathing review, circulating in Ottawa for weeks, suggests the air force didn’t do its pricing homework and government officials failed to follow procurement rules, say those who’ve read it.

It’s not clear whether the language will be toned down in the final report, Michael Ferguson’s first as auditor general, when it’s released April 3.

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multi-role fighter has been made, and may take a year or two.

“It’s bad, (but) how can the auditor general be auditing a purchase that hasn’t taken place?” said one senior official, who asked not to be identified.

“The process to select, you can look at.

They are pre-supposing a decision to acquire has taken place and it hasn’t.”

Julian Fantino, the minister in charge of defence procurement, gave a similar message to the House of Commons defence committee last week,

and went further by saying that Ottawa reserves the right to bail on the multibilliondollar program.

Senior officials say the auditor general’s harsh review is behind the Harper government’s change in posture over the last few weeks, where a hardline message of commitment has softened into skepticism about the international program, which is billions of dollars off target and years behind schedule.

The Conservative government’s plan has been to buy 65 of the radar-evading jets.

FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES. The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other benefits that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases.

It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difficult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.

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The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.

The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.

The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority.

The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.

The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.

The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.

The union says that government refuses to negotiate.

There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.

The union says that class size limits have been eliminated.

Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.

The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers.

2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.

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TRAIL MEN’S RETIREE CURLING

Hall hoists Heichert

BY TIMES STAFF The bid for the holy grail of Trail Retiree Men’s Curling, the Bill Heichert Memorial trophy, came down to a duel between the Primo Secco rink and the Tom Hall rink last week at the Trail Curling Club.

Just like the Brier, the two teams played a wide-open end, getting use to the ice that resulted in a blank. The next two ends saw the team with hammer score a single point. The Hall foursome then stole a single point to go ahead 2 – 1 in the fourth but the Secco team came back with a single in the fifth.

The turning point came in the seventh when Hall notched two points and stole one in the eighth, making it 5 - 2.

The eighth end started out well for the Hall rink, but a couple of unfortunate breaks left the Secco rink counting three with the skips rocks left. Hall had two options, hitting a Secco rock, or freezing on a Secco rock, the difference between playing for a tie or going for the win. The decision was to freeze. A well thrown and swept rock ended up just off nose, and less than an inch in front of the Secco stone. Secco had only one option, hit the shot-rock skinny.

Despite the best efforts of the sweepers, the rock over-curled and jammed the Hall rock onto its backing, as the shooter rolled off. In an exciting final that came down to the last rock, Hall prevailed 6-2 over the Secco four.

Leading up to the final, in the race for first place for the fourth session, a win by the Bill Jewitt team and a tie by Coke Koyanagi, set up a headto-head, tie-breaker. The Koyanagi rink scored a big five points in the second end and the Jewitt team could not respond. The Koyanagi rink took top honours in the fourth session to earn a place in the playoffs.

The playoffs matched up the winners of the first versus third session, and second versus fourth session. The Dan Horan took on the Secco foursome but on this day the Horan team was not as sharp as the Secco quatro. In almost every end, Horan faced opposition rocks in the house, and Secco’s hits and draws piled more stones in the rings. The Secco rink moved on to the finals.

In the other semi-final game the Hall rink faced the Koyanagi rink. In a close, well played game, it came down to an attempted raise in the seventh end by Koyanagi that over curled. Hall made an open draw to go ahead by three. The Hall rink then ran Koyanagi out of rocks in the eighth end for the win and a trip to the final.

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Campbell River’s Josh Coblenz looks for a rebound as Cranbrook Ice’s goalie follows the puck over the net in the semifinal match of the Bantam Tier 2 provincial championship Tuesday night. Coblenz had a three-point night as Campbell River went on to win a 4-3 thriller to advance to the final against either Burnaby Winter Club or Rossland-Trail bantams tomorrow at 11 a.m.

Tyee’s jump all over Ice in semifinal

BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor

The Cranbrook Tier-2 Bantam Ice went undefeated through the round robin with a decisive 5-1 win over the Rossland-Trail Bantams in their final game Tuesday morning, but came up just a bit cold when it counted.

Trevor Steinburg netted a hat trick for the Ice while Mitch Titus scored the lone goal for the R-T Bantam Smoke Eaters to determine first and second place in Pool A. “Our game plans not going to change, we’ve been playing this way all year and that’s the way we’re going to do it tonight (in the semifinal),” said Cranbrook coach Rick Boekestyn.

The B Pool was up for grabs going into the final match Tuesday. After Fort St. John Bantam Flyers shocked Westside with a 5-1 win Monday, they faced off against the Burnaby Winter Club to see who would move on to the playoff game

Tuesday night. However, it didn’t take long for Burnaby to make a statement, taking a 6-0 lead in the first period and cruising to a 10-1 win.

As a result, the winner of Pool A, the Cranbrook Bantam AA Ice, hooked up with Campbell River Bantam Tyees in the first semifinal match, but it was the Tyees who iced the Ice with a 4-3 victory.

Tyee Tyson Goebel notched his second goal of the game and the winning tally at the 18:15 mark of the third period. A flurry of action sent Cranbrook goalie Josh Lefebvre to the ice, as Josh Coblenz corralled the puck and dished it to Goebel to make it 4-1 early in the final frame.

The Ice started on the offensive in the first period, taking a 1-0 lead when Shawn Kiedyk settled a pass from Jesse Wallace and backhanded it past Campbell River goalie Nick Kirchener.

However, Cranbrook took a double minor for a hit to the head to start the second and the Tyees’ capitalized 63

seconds later when Coblenz fed a nice cross-ice pass to Goebel who buried it behind a sprawling Lefebvre.

At 16:27 the Tyees took the lead for good when Cole Rennie sent a bullet top shelf. The Campbell River squad gained momentum in the second as the Cranbrook side struggled and another Ice penalty gave the Tyee the power play.

This time a Joe Gage screen shot from the point found its way through traffic to put Campbell River up 3-1.

After the Tyee made it 4-1, the Cranbrook side mounted a late comeback.

Jake Daprocida scored midway through the third to cut the lead to two, and with the goalie pulled, the Ice’s Jordan Roy banged in a rebound to make it 4-3, but it was too little, too late.

Campbell River now plays the winner of the other semifinal match between Rossland-Trail and Burnaby who played at 8 p.m. last night. The result was unavailable by press time.

BC HOCKEY BRIEFS

Midget AA’s look to advance to final

BY TIMES STAFF The Rossland-Trail teams continue to compete in provincial hockey tournament across B.C. The R-T Tier-2 Midget team finished first in their pool after winning their first two games, however, the team dropped their third game of the round robin to Saanich 5-3. The midgets play Langley in the semifinal to determine who advances

to today’s final.

The R-T Tier-2 Pee Wees finished the B.C.’s on a good note with an 11-7 win over Fort St. John Tuesday night. They dropped a tough game to Mission, 4-2, earlier to essentially quash their hopes of playoffs, finishing with one win, two losses and one tie.

The pee-wee girls team split their first two games, dropping an 8-2 decision to

North Shore before coming back strong to overtake and upset VIAHA Royals, 4-3. The R-T Wildcats then lost a heart breaker to Surrey 1-0.

The Bantam Wildcats dropped a close 2-1 decision to Prince George Monday before rallying and beating the South Island Royals 5-4 Tuesday; but their 1 and 2 record may leave them on the outside of the playoff picture.

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SPORTS NFL

Tire takes TCHL title

Manning signs THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor

It finally came down to a one-game, winner-takes-all tilt between the top two teams in the Trail Commercial Hockey League last week.

The regular season champion Re/Max faced off against the upstart OK Tire and when the final second ticked off the clock, it was the Tire that carried the cup home with a 5-2 victory.

Darren Williams would prove the hero, notching the eventual winner on a pass SUBMITTED PHOTO from Shaun Venturini and OK Tire skated to a 5-2 victory over Re/Max last week to take the Trail Commercial Hockey Darrin Kissock to put the Tire League title. up 3-1 just three minutes into the third period. tive season. to cut the lead to 3-2 but Venturini made The goal sparked a three-goal, third The realtors got on the board first it 4-2 and Williams rounded out the scorperiod outburst, highlighted by some with an unassisted marker from Dallas ing at 14:41 to ice it 5-2. tough hockey.

Stanton, but Fudge tied it up minutes Williams’ prolific playoff touch around After taking a roughing penalty, the later to send the teams into the second the net garnered him the playoff MVP Tire’s unassuming but feisty Mike Fudge locked at 1-1. award. Firebird’s Craig Clare won Most went toe-to-toe with Re/Max’s Jim He added his second of the night at the Valuable Player for the regular season, Lennox in a heated finish to a competi- 2:30 mark on a nice individual effort, to while Best Defenseman went to Dallas put the Tire up for good.

Stanton of Re/Max, Best Goalie to the Celebrating 90 years Grant Tyson scored a power Tire’s Rocky Dickson and the realtor’s play marker 5:34 into the third Graham Proulx won the scoring title.

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BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi broke Barcelona’s all-time scoring record by scoring a hat trick in the defending Spanish champions’ 5-3 win home over Granada on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old Messi fired in a cross

by Isaac Cuenca in the 17th minute to match the record of 232 goals set by Cesar Rodriguez 57 years ago, and then added two more after halftime to take his career tally for

Barcelona to 234 goals.

“He is defining an era. He is the best,” Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdez said of his teammate.

Barcelona previously believed that Cesar had scored 235 goals in 13 seasons between 1942-1955. But after a thorough review by the club and La Vanguardia newspaper, Cesar’s tally was lowered by three goals.

Messi needed just under eight seasons to reach Cesar’s milestone.

The Argentina international has scored 154 goals in the Spanish league, 49 in the Champions League, 19 in the Copa del Rey, eight in the Spanish Supercup, four in the Club World Cup and one in the European Supercup.

Messi, the threetime world player of the year, has scored 54 goals in all competitions this season, including a Champions Leaguerecord five goals in one game just under two weeks ago.

DENVER - Peyton Manning got John Elway’s seal of approval and Elway got the quarterback he thinks will bring the Denver Broncos their next Super Bowl title.

Now, everybody gets to see if Manning’s surgically repaired neck goes along with the plan.

Manning was introduced as the new quarterback of the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, the fourtime MVP taking the spot once held by Elway, who as Broncos vice-president engineered the deal to bring the NFL’s most sought-after free agent to town.

After holding up his new, orange No. 18 jersey in a photo op with Elway and owner Pat Bowlen, Manning answered many of the questions that have been bouncing around since Mar. 7, when his old team, the Colts, released the quarterback and set in motion one of the most frenetic freeagent pursuits in history.

On the neck injury that kept him off the field through 2011: “I’m not where I want to be. I want to be where I was before I was injured. There’s a lot of work to do to get where we want to be from a health standpoint.”

On his potential role in being the man who could bring about the end of Tim Tebow’s popular stay in Denver: “I know what kind of player Tim Tebow is, what kind of person he is, what an awesome year it was. If Tim Tebow is here, I’m going to be the best teammate. If other opportunities are presented to him, I’m going to wish him the best.”

On Elway’s role in leading him to choose Denver over other suitors, the most serious of which were the Titans and 49ers: “I’m seeing him as the leader of a franchise. I really liked what he had to say. Everyone knows what kind of competitor he is as a player. I can tell he’s just as competitive in this new role. That got me excited.”

And so, the deal was sealed. Manning has a five-year, $96 million contract and plans to retire in Denver.

The Broncos, meanwhile, have some protection in the way the contract was formulated.

There’s no signing bonus. Manning will get $18 million guaranteed for next season, but must pass a physical before each season, starting in 2013, to get paid.

“I don’t consider it much of a risk, knowing Peyton Manning,” Elway said. “I asked him, ‘Is there any doubt in your mind that you can’t get back to the Peyton Manning we know of?’ And he said, ‘There’s no doubt in my mind.”’

It was 14 years ago that Bowlen stood on the podium in San Diego, lifted the franchise’s first Super Bowl trophy and proclaimed: “This one’s for John.”

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SPORTS CANSKATE CAPS OFF FUN YEAR

SCOREBOARD BC Hockey

Bantam Tier 2 Provincials Monday Results Burnaby Winter Club 3 Campbell River 2 Cranbrook 5 Williams Lake 1 Fort St. John 5 Westside 1 Mission 10 Williams Lake 3 Campbell River 8 Westside 7 Tuesday Results Cranbrook 5 Rossland-Trail 1 Burnaby 10 Fort St. John 1 5 p.m. Cranbrook vs Campbell River 8 p.m. Burnaby vs Rossland-Trail (Results unavailable at press time) Today’s Games Consolation Final 8 a.m. Campbell River vs Rossland-Trail/Burnaby Final 11 a.m. Cranbrook vs Rossland-Trail/Burnaby

KIJHL Kootenay Conference Final JIM BAIEY PHOTOS

The Trail Skating Club is back and its Canskate crew (above) had a successful and enjoyable year, finishing off the second half with awards and refresments.

(Photo left) Coach Sabrina Hinson (middle back) handed out Skate Canada medals to Zoe Pellegrin (far left) who was awarded the Canskater of the Year, and Benjamen Guthrie (front-middle) and Chinemelum Okonkwo (right) were both named Canskate Champions. The Trail Skating Club will hit the ice again in September.

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Series tied 1-1 Tuesday’s Game Beaver Valley at Fernie 7:30 p.m.

Tonight’s Game Beaver Valley at Fernie 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s Game Fernie at Beaver Valley 7:30 p.m.

Okanagan/Shuswap Final Kelowna leads series 2-0 Tuesday’s Game Kelowna at Sicamous 7 p.m.

Tonght’s Game Kelowna at Sicamous 7 p.m.

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Apple takes bite out of core THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Apple made computers sexy.

Can it do the same for the musty old dividend?

Issuing a regular payment to your stockholders after years of just amassing cash used to be an admission that your company has run out of creative ideas to grow profits.

The quarterly check for a buck or two was more associated with staid utilities than sleek tech companies.

“It wasn’t sexy,” says John Buckingham, chief investment officer at Al Frank Asset Management. “Now the cool guy is doing it.”

Apple said Monday that it would begin paying a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share starting this summer after years of resisting the idea. Its late former CEO, Steve Jobs, always thought the company could make better use of its cash.

But the hoard of cash and securities grew so large - $97.6 billion, more than the entire market value of all but 15 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 - that Apple had no use for it. So it took the risk of looking like a fuddy-duddy and reversed its policy.

Apple also announced that it planned to buy back $10 billion worth of its stock in the next fiscal year.

Investors pushed the stock up 2.7 per cent .to $601.10. That’s on top of a 37 per cent gain since the company first hinted in January that a dividend may be coming.

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Loonie loses half cent against USD

BY SUNNY FREEMAN THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - The loonie lost just nearly half a cent against its U.S. counterpart Tuesday as commodity prices fell amid signs of slowing growth in China that could hamper demand for resources.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.44 of a cent at 100.83 cents after closing above the 101 cent threshold Monday.

On Tuesday, China raised the price of retail gasoline for the second time in two months.

“China’s decision to raise fuel cost for the second time in six weeks, is weighing on markets as it could dampen economic

growth. Accordingly, markets are shedding risk with equities lower, commodities weak, bond yields generally lower and a strong USD,” Scotiabank said in its Daily Foreign Exchange Update.

Meanwhile, home prices dropped in 45 Chinese cities in February as the government moved to cool property speculation. And mining giant BHP Billiton said Tuesday that it expects iron ore demand in China will flatten somewhat.

Gold bullion resumed its recent downward trend after a double-digit gain Monday, falling $20.30 to US$1,647 an ounce. Copper prices dropped

eight cents to US$3.83 a pound.

The April oil contract lost $2.48 to US$105.61 a barrel. A stronger U.S. dollar usually depresses commodity prices, which are denominated in the currency, as it makes them more expensive for holders of other currencies.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Commerce Department said builders started work on slightly fewer homes in February, but they began preparing for what could be the healthiest spring buying season since the housing bubble burst. Builders broke ground on a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000 homes last month, down 1.1 per cent from January.

A BLACK AND WHITE IDEA

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Businessman An Yanshi, right, stands on a truckload of panda droppings collected to be used as fertilizers for his tea farm in Ya’an in southwest China’s Sichuan province. An is promoting his green tea which he fertilized with the panda droppings and wants to sell 21 commemorative sets packaged with 50 grams of the tea, panda themed tea sets and his own art works for the price of around 22,000 yuan or US$ 3,500.

Canadians make fewer trips abroad: StatsCan THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Canadians made fewer trips abroad in January, mainly by reducing their same-day car visits to the United States.

Travel outside the country slipped by one per cent to five million trips in January com-

pared with December.

Overall, Canadian residents made 4.2 million trips to the U.S. in January, a drop of 1.6 per cent, but same-day car trips south fell by four per cent to 2.4 million visits.

Overnight travel to the United States rose 1.8 per cent in January

to 1.8 million trips, the highest level recorded since record keeping began in 1972.

Canadian travel overseas rose by 2.4 per cent to 776,000 trips.

In the other direction, travel from abroad to Canada was unchanged at two million trips.

Same-day car travel

by Americans decreased 3.8 per cent to 577,000 trips, but this decrease was offset by a 2.2 per cent increase in overnight travel to 985,000 trips. Residents of countries other than the United States made 389,000 trips to Canada in January, almost the same as in December.

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LEISURE

Tell friend’s ex-husband new man is a sex offender Dear Annie: My friend “Jodi” is 27 and very sheltered.

Her parents still pay her rent and bills. I’m worried because Jodi has been acting out of character. She cheated on her husband with a 59-year-old man. He’s now her new boyfriend and “soul mate.” He’s creepy. He talks down to her and gropes her in public. She gives him her paycheck and the use of her parents’ credit cards.

Jodi has a daughter from her marriage, and the little girl lives with her father. I work for Child Protective Services and know this “dream boyfriend” is a sex offender. When we go out as friends, she brings him along, and he says crude, disgusting things to us about our clothes and our bodies. He even tried to take money out of my purse. Jodi thinks this is funny and says I should lighten up.

I told her about his history and that she

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should be cautious with him around her daughter. She became angry and said she never wanted to speak to me again. I’m OK with that. She’s not the person I once knew.

My job obligates me to report that this man is spending time with a young child, and I have informed his parole officer. But I also think I should advise the little girl’s father, who has primary custody, and Jodi’s parents, who have secondary custody.

My boss says I’ve done my duty by alerting the parole board, and that speaking to the family is a personal choice. My husband

says I don’t need to crusade to protect every child. Finding out that the creep stays overnight when her daughter is in the house made my skin crawl. Should I tell the family? -- Not a Crusader Dear Crusader. Yes. We doubt Jodi’s parents will do anything since they already enable their daughter to be irresponsible. But the little girl’s father will want to do everything he can to protect his child. You can’t prevent Jodi from being an idiot about this man, but please don’t turn your back on her daughter.

Dear Annie: My brief romance with “Marie” ended many years ago when I left California to attend law school in Michigan.

She married someone else and had a family, and so did I. We each divorced years later and, by chance, met up and rekindled our romance. Marie is a wonderful, dynamic

woman, and every moment is filled with laughter and love. Our children have accepted us, and Marie encourages me to remain civil with my ex in order to co-parent effectively.

Here’s my dilemma: When visiting my home, she saw a framed collage of pictures in my entrance hallway, some of which include my ex-wife and me.

She calls it a “shrine.” I see it as pictures on the wall. My youngest son, now 14, likes this picture. Marie gave me an ultimatum, adding, “If he likes it so much, put it in his room.” I feel she is being unreasonable.

I truly love Marie, but now I wonder whether I am trading one controlling partner for a new one. We have nearly broken up over this. -- Perplexed Dear Perplexed: It’s quite presumptuous for a girlfriend to dictate what pictures you can have in your hallway, especially when

your son still lives with you and removing the collage would bother him. Unless you have a large portrait of your ex hanging in the living room, it’s not Marie’s business. Tread cautiously.

Dear Annie: This

is for “Fed Up,” whose brother-in-law helps himself to their food and wine. My mother also does this at everyone’s home because she thinks it’s cute. I was fed up, so I removed the tag from a jar of dog treats, and one

day Mom walked into my house and ate one without asking. Rest assured, she no longer takes food from my kitchen without permission. -- Texas Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar.

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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.

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LEISURE

YOUR HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Thursday, March 22, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Today’s New Moon is the perfect time to ask yourself what you can do to improve your appearance. How can you create a better image in the world?

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might feel a bit edgy and nervous today and not know why. That’s because some planetary influences are taking place in the hidden part of your chart.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a good day to give thought to the kinds of friends you have. Do you hang out with quality people? Of course, if you want to have more friends, be friendly!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Because the New Moon is high in your chart, this is a wonderful opportunity to

think about your life direction in general. Are you headed where you want to go?

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) What further education or training could you get (or perhaps travel) to enhance your job? Or perhaps, just to enhance the quality of your life?

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) How can you reduce your debt? Do not be discouraged.

Drop by drop, and slowly the pail is full. This means that little efforts count!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Because today’s New Moon is the only New Moon opposite your sign all year, this is the perfect time to think about how to improve your closest relationships. What might you do?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Think of how you can improve how you do your

job. And also think about how you can perhaps improve your attitude to your job.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) It’s important to remember that play, vacations and fun with sports are a vital balance to work. Are you happy with the balance that you have in your life? Do you play enough?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) What can you do to improve

your home and your relations with family members? Every New Moon is a chance to make resolutions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is an excellent day (perhaps the best all year) to think about how to improve your communication with others, especially siblings.

Do you listen to others when they speak?

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) How can you improve your relationship with your cash flow? Do you need to save more? Can you get a different job? Can you make money on the side?

YOU BORN TODAY Not only are you enthusiastic about life, you have the good fortune of knowing how to focus and direct your energy.

You always appear confident, and you act like you

DILBERT

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ANIMAL CRACKERS

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM

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SALLY FORTH

know what you’re doing.

You have high expectations for yourself and others. You like to believe the best about people. In your year ahead, an important decision will rise. Choose wisely.

Birthdate of: Reese Witherspoon, actress; Billy Collins, poet; William Shatner, actor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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250.368.8551

Employment

In Memoriam

Career Opportunities

In Memory of a special wife, Mom and Nanny

Norma McGregor 1932~1987 After twenty ďŹ ve years we miss her still and always will.

Till we meet again, Herb, Patty, Sharon, Janet & families

Required Immediately. Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician for Vernon Dealership. Our Heavy Equipment Technicians maintain, repair and rebuild heavy equipment at our shop and in the ďŹ eld in a safe, efďŹ cient and capable manner.

QualiďŹ cations required: Journeyman certiďŹ cation. Have a strong awareness and attitude towards workplace health and safety. Able to meet the physical demands of a Heavy Equipment Technician. Working knowledge of computers.

Experience in the Forestry and construction Industry.

Woodland Equipment Inc offers excellent wage compensation, extended health beneďŹ ts. On-going industry training and year round employment.

We are one of the largest Hyundai dealers in Canada and believe our continued growth is a result of our highly skilled and engaged employees who deliver excellence in the Workplace. Come join our team in sunny and warm Vernon, where you will be appreciated, love our climate and enjoy all our outdoor activities.

Please forward your resume via email to rgilroy@woodland equip.com. No phone calls please.

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Information The Trail Daily Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council.

The Press Council serves as a forum for unsatisÀed reader complaints against member newspapers.

Complaints must be Àled within a 45 day time limit.

For information please go to the Press Council website at www.bcpresscouncil.org or telephone (toll free) 1-888-687-2213.

Personals ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 250-368-5651 FOR INFORMATION, education, accommodation and support for battered women and their children call WINS Transition House 250-364-1543

Children Childcare Available STAY AT home Mom of 1 yr. old has 2 full time childcare spots available in Fruitvale.

Healthy snacks provided, nonsmoking environment and criminal record check available. For more information call 250-367-6013

Experience in the restaurant/food industry an asset.

Night shift position.

Email resume to: ferraro3@telus.net or drop off at the Trail Ferraro Foods store, Attention: David Ferraro.

Colander Restaurant is now taking applications for

Line Cook Career training available Bring resume to 1475 Cedar Ave

Employment Help Wanted

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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.

Call Lloyd @ 780-723-5051

PROTECTING EMPLOYEES FOR THE FUTURE. Sutco is pleased to offer our drivers a PENSION PLAN, satellite dispatch, electronic logs, 1st rate equipment, direct deposit and extended beneďŹ ts. Current open positions in our Chip Division. Okanagan, Chilliwack and the West Kootenays. Also new trucks delivering in our highway division. We require 2 yrs exp. acceptable abstract, positive attitude. Apply online www.sutco.ca or call recruiting 1-888-357-2612 Ext; 233

**WANTED** NEWSPAPER CARRIERS TRAIL DAILY TIMES Excellent Exercise Fun for All Ages Call Today Start Earning Money Tomorrow Circulation Department 250-364-1413 Ext. 206 For more Information

HHDI RECRUITING is hiring on behalf of Baker Hughes Baker Hughes Alberta based oilďŹ eld services company is currently hiring;

DRIVER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS & SERVICE SUPERVISORS Class 1 or 3 License required.

Safety/HR person required with Level 3 First Aid for sawmill & mining construction.

Pls fax or email resume to 250-825-9687 timberlinemill@shaw.ca

Help Wanted

Medical/Dental Dental Assistant required Reply to Dr. Harvey Thompson, #22-665 Front St., Quesnel, BC V2J5J5. 250-992-3771

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HD MECHANICS 3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CVIP License to work in Red Deer & Hinton.

Please call 250-718-3330 or Fax: 1-888-679-0759 For more information or send your resume & current drivers abstract to: driverclass1@shaw.ca

Service Consultant

If you are interested in joining an outstanding team, please drop off a resume or fax it to Carlos DeFrias (250) 368-6871 email service@championgm.com

2880 Highway Drive, Trail

250-368-9134

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Contract Driver The Trail Daily Times, a Monday to Friday newspaper in beautiful Trail, B.C., is looking for a contract driver to drive one of our current routes. This route covers West Trail, WarÀeld and Rossland and takes approximately 3 hours to complete.

The successful candidate must possess a valid driver’s license, have a reliable vehicle and be available to work Monday through Friday.

The successful candidate should be a self-starter, work well with others and be able to meet daily deadlines.

QualiÀed applicants should apply in person to Michelle Bedford, circulation manager, Trail Daily Times; by March 27, 2012.

Automotive Technician Nu-Tech Auto Repairs Ltd. a dynamic, independent automotive maintenance and repair centre requires a full time automotive technician.

Ideally you are an experienced licensed technician with no fear of import automobiles or the technology that drives them. We offer a team environment, training, an exceptionally clean, well equipped shop, top wages and beneÂżts.

Send resume and cover letter to: Nu-Tech Auto Repairs Ltd. 2045 Columbia Ave Trail BC V1R 1K7

F/T Occupational & Environmental Health & Safety Co-ordinator Experience req.

Salary based on experience.

Send resume to Box398, Trail BC, V1R 4L7.

Reporter

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Castlegar Ready Mix & Nelson Ready Mix have an opening:

• Concrete Mixer Drivers (Class 3) Please fax or mail your resume and references to: Operation Manager C/O Box 22 Crescent Valley BC V0G 1H0 Fax: 250-359-8164 Posting Closing March 26, 2012

Editor

We currently have an opportunity for a service consultant in our dealership. The successful candidate will work in a team environment where customer satisfaction is #1.

The candidate must possess strong computer skills, be courteous and have a desire to work with the public.

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fax 250.368.8550 email nationals@trailtimes.ca Services Services Employment Employment

The Trail Daily Times has an opening for a part time reporter/photographer. As a member of our news team, you will write news stories and take photos of Greater Trail events, cover city council and other public meetings and respond to breaking news stories. You must work well under pressure, meet daily deadlines and be a Ă exible self-starter with a reliable digital camera and vehicle.

This union position is for three days a week, with the potential for full-time work during holiday relief periods. This is a temporary position, minimum of one year.

Computer literacy is essential, experience with layout in InDesign an asset, newspaper experience or a diploma in journalism preferred. Some weekend and evening work is involved. The Times offers a competitive salary and beneÀts. The successful candidate will be required to become a member of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 2000.

QualiÀed applicants should apply in writing no later than April 5, 2012 to: Guy Bertrand, managing editor Trail Daily Times 1163 Cedar Ave. Trail, BC V1R 4B8 editor@trailtimes.ca Fax: 250-368-8550 Only qualiÀed candidates will be contacted; no phone calls please.

The Valley Echo is currently recruiting for a full-time editor in Invermere, B.C. located in the Columbia Valley surrounded by the Canadian Rocky Mountains to the east, the Purcell Mountains to the west and nestled beside the sandy shores of Lake Windermere. This lakeside resort community is the place for all seasons. Perfect for anyone looking for direct access to an outdoor lifestyle that offers mountain biking, snowboarding, skiing, rock climbing, boating, kayaking and so much more.

We are looking for a talented individual, who is able to understand the challenges and rewards of working at a small community newspaper while meeting daily and weekly deadlines.

Responsibilities will include copy and photo editing, story assignments, managing print products with various special sections as well as website content and some writing.

QualiďŹ cations: t "CJMJUZ UP QSPEVDF VQ UP TUPSJFT QFS week, including photos, as necessary. t 4USPOH XPSL FUIJD MFBEFSTIJQ TLJMMT BOE sound news judgment t 4USPOH *O%FTJHO TLJMMT BSF B NVTU You must have a valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle.

We offer a dynamic opportunity to live, work and learn while living in the beautiful Windermere Valley. Our company offers an excellent beneďŹ ts package.

Black Press is Canada’s largest independent print media company with NPSF UIBO DPNNVOJUZ EBJMZ BOE urban newspapers across Canada and the 6OJUFE 4UBUFT To be considered for this position, please send your cover letter and resumÊ by e-mail, complete with work-related SFGFSFODFT CZ .BSDI UP Marilyn Berry Publisher, The Invermere Valley Echo publisher@invermerevalleyecho.com

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

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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Apt/Condo for Rent

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2 bdrm condo for rent in Warfield. main floor. secure entry. building has laundry facilities. fridge, and stove, fireplace included. storage room. Table Mtn condos. Available Apr 1st. or sooner. $650/mth. utilities not included. Damage deposit and references requires. 250453-2206 evenings

WANETA MANOR 2bd $610, 3bd $760 NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-368-8423

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950/month includes utilities. Call Cary 250-3640440

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TRAIL, beautiful, spacious 1bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250368-1312

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$289,900 W NE

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Beautiful 3 bdrm home w/ huge deck & spectacular valley views. New siding, roof, windows, doors, basement & so much more!

$189,500

Great 2 bedroom half duplex in Fruitvale with a full walk out basement and a single carport.

$315,000

The perfect family home - 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, backs onto green space and just steps to the school.

Glenmerry

Large 5 bdrm 3 bath family home located on 2.79 acres. New kitchen, jetted soaker tub, large sundeck & more.

Well kept 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath townhouse.

Covered back deck with fenced yard overlooking the Columbia River. Freshly painted.

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Solid 3 bedroom home on 2.47 acres overlooking the valley. Newer well, updated electrical, roof & septic.

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3401 Aster Drive Glenmerry

$279,000

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Townhouse at Red Mountain!

Attached garage, 3 bdrm, 4 bath, hot tub, stunning views!

Great 4 bdrm on a nice corner lot & close to school.

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$273,900

Beautiful 4 bedroom home.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Trail Daily Times

REGIONAL Call for entry for Columbia cultural venues TIMES STAFF Registrations are currently being accepted from artists and venues in the Columbia Basin — which includes the Greater Trail region — to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT).

The CBCT is a two-day celebration of culture Aug. 11-12, creating a self guided tour showcasing local arts, culture and heritage offered at no charge to the general public.

Full colour tour directories will be available free of charge to the public as a guide to visit studios, exhibitions, museums, art galleries, cultural centres or heritage sites throughout the Columbia Basin during this special weekend event.

Eligible artists include visual, written, performing, media and inter-arts. Participating individuals and venues must be located in the Canadian Columbia Basin, the southeast corner of British Columbia roughly bordered by the communities of Valemount, Golden, Elkford, Creston, Rossland, Arrow Lakes and Revelstoke.

Although not in the Basin, the communities of Grand Forks and Christina Lake are again invited to participate this year.

Participating as a venue allows an artist to really connect with locals, develop a wider audience, educate the public about what they do, market activities,

and attract visitors to a community.

The CBCT allows visitors to meet the participants “behind the scenes� and allows them to: visit artists studios that may not regularly be open to the public, purchase works directly from the artists, visit art galleries, museums and cultural centres to view special interpretive displays, archives, demonstrations or performances.

It is also a chance for them to meet people such as artists, curators, historians and volunteers that are such a vital part of local culture.

The final registration deadline is April 15.

Early registration packages received by March 31 are $40, costing $50 between April 1-April 15. The registration fee includes: inclusion in printed directory, web page profile, placement on online interactive map, event signage, province wide promotional campaign.

If an artist plans to have any special programming or demonstrations at their venue, details can be included on a web page profile. Directories and web profiles will be released by the end of May. Artist and venue web profiles will remain online until Dec. 31 to provide contact information for follow up visits.

For information or to register visit: www.cbculturetour.com.

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Immaculate south end home with large deck, new wood flooring and tiled level entry. Newer appliances, security system and vinyl windows. Single car garage sits over a big workshop with extra parking.

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See it today!

Stunning views and rooms bathed in sunshine! This 5 year old, 4 bdrm, 3.5 bath, half duplex has an open plan with generous room sizes throughout. High end appliance package, hardwood and tile floors, granite counters in the gorgeous kitchen. R2000 construction.

Call Terry 250-231-1101

Call Mary A (250) 521-0525

$274,900

$359,000

Here’s a classic and classy home.

On the river bank in Tadanac, looking down at Gyro Park, great properties like this don’t come along to often.

Many mechanical upgrades and tasteful renovations.

$429,000

Call Darlene (250) 231-0527 or Ron (250) 368-1162

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640 Shelley Street, Warfield

$119,900 - $159,900

$200,000

Choice Montrose location situated on over 1 acre. This home has been well updated with newer windows, flooring, and painting. Features open floor plan with vaulted ceilings, large kitchen and dining area and great living-room with patio doors to deck. Call now!

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

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

Call Mary M (250) 231-0264

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106 Ritchie Avenue, Tadanac

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3501 – 4th Avenue, Castlegar

Warfield Charmer. Enjoy the sunroom off the kitchen with its great views. Very nice patio area in backyard and lots of perennial plantings. Updated roofing, electrical and windows. Underground sprinkling and single garage.

This home is ready to move in, call your REALTORÂŽ for your personal viewing.

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Forgotten gem painting by Rossland artist Stephanie Gauvin.

1565 Esling Drive, Rossland

$167,000

Gorgeous welcoming hideaway completely renovated inside and out. Sun drenched living room, dining room and kitchen with fantastic southern views, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, and large shop. Call your REALTORÂŽ to view this beautiful home!

Cute well maintained home.

Features 2 bdrms, hardwood and laminate floors, tasteful decorating and numerous updates. The property is fenced, nicely landscaped and has a single car garage Trail’s riverwalk is just across the back lane.

Call Deanne (250) 231-0153

Call Christine (250) 512-7653

Call Art (250) 368-8818

WE CAN SELL YOUR HOME. NOBODY HAS THE RESOURCES WE DO! Deanne Lockhart ext 41

$355,000

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

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Darlene Abenante ext 23

Mary Amantea

darlene@hometeam.ca www.kootenayhomes.com

mamantea@telus.net www.kootenayhomes.com

Cell: 250.231.0527

1216 Columbia Avenue, Trail

Phase V Miral Heights development is now on the market and waiting for your dream home design. Beautiful spacious building lots in a fantastic family subdivision. Each lot is unique and great ideas for possible home plans are available in an information package upon request. Call now!

ext 26

Cell: 250-521-0525

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