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Fruitvale, Montrose in fine fiscal form BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
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The Old Bridge at Night by newly minted Visac Gallery executive director Kevin Johnson is one of the works in the gallery’s newest offering, “A Tribute to Crossing the Bridge in Trail,� that opened today (2-6 p.m.) and runs until Oct. 12.
Bridging 100 years BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
For years it was the main transportation link in Trail, drawing together both sides of the Silver City into one cohesive community. Although it is now decommissioned, Visac Gallery and the Trail Historical Society are acknowledging the contributions and the importance of the “Old Bridge,� 100 years after it was first built. In a “Tribute to Crossing the Bridge in Trail,� that opens today in the gallery (1501 Cedar), an exhibition of historical photographs, bridge related items, and a copy of the original blueprint will be on display alongside guest artist interpretations of the Old Bridge. The Old Bridge exhibition pays tribute to a heritage structure that once exemplified the Trail community as a modern industrial town of
great potential and advanced growth, said new Visac Gallery executive director and curator Kevin Johnson. The bridge was opened July 1, 1912. “Although it’s not usable anymore, it was still worthy of a tribute considering what it meant to the city,� said Johnson. The show encompasses how the bridge was built, some of the history attached to it, and the devastating flooding in the 1940s. A grant from Kootenay Savings helped foot the bill for the show. Renay Jansonius’ photographs appear in the show (as well as the centre piece on the poster), along with works by Catherine Wetmore, Johnson, Barb Pistak and Wilma Hughes. The gallery is open Monday to Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Thursday to Friday, from 2-6 p.m.
Fine fiscal management is running rampant in the Beaver Valley as its two villages posted surpluses in 2011, according to their recent annual reports. Both of the corporations known as Montrose and Fruitvale are in the black for the 2011 budget year, and most of the reason for that has been good fiscal management. According to their annual reports, Fruitvale posted a $759,930 annual surplus, while Montrose put up a respectable $183,061 surplus. Although Fruitvale was the benefactor of an unbudgeted $400,000 grant from the federal government, grants were a focus of the village in 2011 and part of the reason for their surplus. In the annual report, village chief administrative officer Lila Cresswell said the main financial focus for the year was fund sourcing, with “significant� resources allocated for grant applications. It paid off. In total for 2011, more than one dozen grant applications were sent out, and approximately $1.1 million was earned by
means of federal, provincial and corporate grants—that will be used on various projects now and in the coming years. In Montrose, when a water main broke in spring major costs to taxpayers were averted when the village was able to draw down on reserves it had shrewdly accumulated since 2008. “Anything that was extra we used on that water break, and then we went into the reserves,� said Montrose Mayor Joe Danchuk. “So there will be no money going into reserves this year.� With federal government Small Community grants accumulating in village coffers since 2008, there were nearly enough funds in reserve to cover the $290,000 cost of the repair, the annual report showed. A municipality’s annual report is a requirement under the Community Charter Act to provide a report available to the public as an subjective overview of the prior year’s operations, including the financial statements presented to village council in May. The financial bliss has extended
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Blood lead battle receives boost BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
Two new programs aimed at young and burgeoning families should help secure the health of people in Trail and Rivervale. The Trail Health and Environment Committee (THEC) announced late Thursday that a Healthy Home yard assessment program for expectant families, and a Healthy Family visit from a public health nurse for families with children under 12 months, will help reduce blood lead levels. Slated to start in 2013, the two new programs were prompted partly in response to new guidance from the U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. But the real impetus was to be ahead of the curve on levels of lead found in the local populace, said THEC chair Gord DeRosa. “Our overall goal is to get it down as low as possible,� he said. “We are pushing to get it down as low as we can possibly get it.�
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OK Tire hosting TSBC tire round-up on Saturday BY BREANNE MASSEY Times Staff
Tires that have reached their shelf life could benefit the community and the environment, according to executive director Mike Hennessy of the Tire Stewardship program in B.C. (TSBC). OK Tire is holding a tire round-up, one of the TSBC’s province-wide fundraisers, on Old Waneta Road this Saturday. “We try to have these events throughout the province so that communities that want to hold them and
encourage retailers to hold them so we can raise funds for good causes in the community and it’s completely up to the retailer which community project they choose to sponsor and support,� said Hennessy. “It’s a really good resource.� Donated tires will be recycled and the rubber will be used in various community projects throughout B.C. through the TSBC’s Community Grant Program, and applicants from Greater Trail may apply for available funding through an online application. “This is our way of putting money back into the community and it encourages (retailers) to use BC’s recycled rubber,� said
Hennessy. “It’s just good business all around.� The TSBC offers two disposal options for car tires, including tires on and off of the rims of a vehicle. Alternatively consumers can drop-off up to four tires that have been cleaned and removed from the vehicle’s rim at participating retailers. Both options help reduce environmental damage in landfills. While there, people are also encouraged to take a drive through the OK Tire car wash and grab a bite to eat at the hamburger and hot dog BBQ on-site. In 2011, the TSBC’s grant program kept more than half a million pounds of tires out of landfills by contribut-
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LOCAL TERRY FOX RUN AND TUGOFWAR ON SUNDAY
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From left: To kick off the Terry Fox Run, Dave Como and Clay Alderson from the Regional Fire Service are warming up to take on Rhet Lyall and Andy Gagnon of Teck Emergency Services for the big rubber match in the fireman’s tug-o-war at 9:30 a.m. at Gyro Park on Sunday. The kids will then take on the Trail Smoke Eaters in another fun tug-o-war, followed by a warm up with Luana Martin. Registration for the run goes from 9 a.m. until noon, with the mass start at 10 a.m. on Park Drive by Gyro Park. Enjoy a terrific pancake breakfast courtesy of Trail Kiwanis with all proceeds going to the Terry Fox Foundation.
The numbers add up to solid year FROM PAGE 1 throughout the Greater Trail region to the Silver City itself, with an independent audit of city finances released in July showing the City of Trail sitting pretty with a $1.5 million surplus, according to 2011 audited financial statements done by L. Soligo and Associates. In both village cases, auditor Don Catalano of L. Soligo said village financial statements “present fairly … the financial position of the municipality as at Dec. 31, 2011, and the results of its financial activities, net financial assets and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian public sector accounting standards.” Montrose by the numbers In 2011 the Village of Montrose collected a total of $1,426,623 in revenue, with 27.8 per cent of it coming from taxes collected from the village ($396,255). Water and sewer user fees added a further 16.6 per cent to the pot with $236,974. Transfers from other governments made up the largest portion of the revenue the village pulled in at $678,573, nearly 48 per cent of the total revenue. And the village was miserly with its spending, doling out only $1,243,562 of that revenue to run the business of local government, around 87 per cent of the total
revenue. Of those expenditures, general government consumed the most at 32.5 per cent ($404,354), paying for the cost of administration, council operations, the office, legal and auditing services and liability insurance. Water and sewer operations were close at 28 per cent of the expenditure total, with $348,956 spent on the supply and distribution of water, and the collection and treatment of sewerage. Amortization—the process of decreasing, or accounting for, an amount over a period—costs of existing village tangible capital assets were the only other large item of note with $222,535 spent (17.9 per cent). Although the village showed an accumulated surplus at the end of the year at $7,809,498, the real annual surplus of the village was $183,061, a marked improvement over the loss of $56,458 in 2010. The accumulated surplus is money that is already spent, split between fixed assets, operating surpluses, and reserve funds as well. Fiscal fruits of Fruitvale Fruitvale now finds itself in the enviable position of having no debenture debt at the local level— although there is debt for shared services through the regional dis-
trict. The village really only has less than $240,000 in surplus, including $72,438 in unappropriated surplus, and $159,462 in reserve funds. But the real story for the year was capital infrastructure replacement, said Cresswell, with a large amount of work accomplished and no borrowing incurred. The village’s overall cash position has gone down about $641,000 from last year to $63,700, but it isn’t a concern, she added. The drop in cash position is due to the extensive capital works program in 2011 drawing down from reserves. “They received one relatively large provincial grant for $400,000 that wasn’t budgeted for, accounting for a majority of the surplus for the year,” said Catalano. The village also made capital improvements of $1.2 million, took on $422,000 of amortization, and paid off more of their debenture debt ($30,000), but ended the year going $560,000 into their line of credit. “There was nothing earth shattering that precluded us from completing our audit, or anything that making the statements false or misleading that we could find,” he said. “Cash went up in 2011, so did reserves (by $140,000), and they had a surplus for the year, all positive financial points.”
Trail council briefs Ticket to ride Traffic bylaw violations issued by the city this year have dropped by 14 per cent, according to statistics recently released by City Hall. To date there have been 663 fewer tickets placed on the windshields of Greater Trail residents as they visit the downtown core in 2012, dropping from 4,766 to 4,103. The number continued to slide in August, with 694 being issued, down from 757 in August of 2011. City corporate administrator Michelle MacIsaac said the drop was attributed to a “change over” in bylaw staff. However, traffic bylaw violations issued have held steady at 676 in 2012, compared to 677 in 2011. In August, only two were issued, while 16 were handed out in August, 2011. The city also noted that 68 new business licence applications were received, with 65 being issued.
On board with it The regional district board is expecting to begin issuing newsletters for public information, says the Trail city council representative to the regional district board. The periodicals regarding the affairs of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary will come out three times per year, said councillor Robert Cacchioni. The decision was made at the Aug. 30 board meeting in Trail. “I believe we need to keep the public better informed about RDKB decisions and planning initiatives,” Cacchioni said. He also raised the question of having the regional district’s website re-designed and making it more user friendly for people trying to search for information and meeting minutes. The current site www.rdkb.com contains some information about the area, contacts for regional district staff, public notices, “hot topics,” upcoming meetings and minutes, employment and announcements. – Timothy Schafer
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PROVINCIAL Minister announces hiring and wage freeze as provincial deficit climbs BY TOM FLETCHER Black Press
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is freezing management
salaries in government, Crown corporations and agencies, and imposing a hiring freeze on direct gov-
ernment jobs to deal with a rising deficit forecast. Finance Minister Mike de Jong delivered
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his first quarterly financial update Thursday, showing a deficit forecast up $173 million. That would bring the deficit to $1.14 billion by the end of the fiscal year next March, due mainly to lost revenues from falling natural gas prices. The hiring freeze doesn’t apply to health authorities, universities and other services beyond direct government staff, which is budgeted to shrink by 2,000 positions through attrition in the next three years. The pay freeze doesn’t apply to unionized positions, but de Jong said B.C.’s bargaining mandate for
unions is also being reviewed. The current mandate calls for wage increases to be financed by savings in other parts of unionized operations. It has so far not produced a settlement with the biggest union representing direct provincial employees, the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union, which has staged a series of one-day strikes since rejecting a 3.5 per cent wage increase over two years. De Jong said he intends to present a balanced budget in February for the 2013-
14 fiscal year, when the government will face a May election. To do that, the government has to make up for an expected $389 million drop in natural gas revenue that year. The government uses gas price forecasts from five private sector agencies, but none fully accounted for the surge of shale gas production that has depressed North American prices. B.C. producers have ramped up despite the softening price, to prove reserves needed for liquefied natural gas export facilities proposed for the north coast. NDP finance critic
Bruce Ralston said he predicted the gas price drop last spring, but former finance minister Kevin Falcon ignored him. And Ralston scoffed at de Jong’s claim that his ministry will find more savings in travel budgets and other discretionary spending. “Travel budgets? That’s an old movie,” he said. De Jong said a fall legislative session is “unlikely” as he and other ministers appointed in Premier Christy Clark’s Sept. 5 cabinet shuffle learn their new jobs and work on balancing the budget.
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Government issues layoff notices to more civil servants THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA Hundreds more federal government jobs appear to be on the chopping block. Nearly 1,500 people working at Human Resources and Social Development Canada received notices Thursday warning them that their jobs could be in jeopardy, two unions representing civil servants say. About 900 of those impacted are members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, while the remainder fall under the umbrella of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. PSAC said another 149 RCMP employees have also told they could be losing their jobs. “This is another sad day for our members, and a troubling day for Canadians across the country,� said PSAC executive vice-president Chris Aylward. “Hundreds more workers and their families are being handed an uncertain future, and Canadians across the country will inevitably by affected by service cuts.� Most of those affected at Human Resources are stationed in the Ottawa region and include medical adjudi-
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notices that they could lose their jobs, the union explained. “We are concerned about the impact of these cuts on our members and on the key services they provide Canadians,� PIPSC vicepresident Debi Daviau said in a statement. “It may well be yet another step towards outsourcing public-service work to the private sector, where data privacy and security are an issue.� The Conservatives, meanwhile, insisted Thursday that the general public won’t notice the cuts and that many of the affected employees will likely be reassigned. “HRSDC is reducing duplication and
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he B.C. Utilities Commissions appears to moving to rein electricity rate increases at FortisBC that in be recent years have regularly exceeded the inflation rate and hit 6.6 per cent last year. In a decision released last month, the commission chopped away at many of the utility’s spending proposals and then told it to resubmit its rate increase calculations in light of these changes. Fortis was seeking general increases of 1.5 per cent this year and 6.5 per cent in 2013. For the years 2014-16, the utility was forecasting it would need hikes of 5.4, 10.6, and 4.3 per cent annually to keep its doors open and our lights burning brightly. The usual interveners showed up to oppose or question the rate request: forest companies such as Celgar and Atco; Nelson, Penticton and other municipalities that have electrical distribution businesses; consumer and environmental groups; and a few individuals like former Trail councillor Norm Gabana who are invigorated at the prospect of traveling to Kelowna to
sit in conference rooms for hours on end listening to lawyers and technocrats drone on. (Actually, it’s not completely dull – I used to enjoy it when I was being paid to follow the show.) A presentation from Penticton noted the city has had to take “drastic steps” amid tough recent times to hold the line on spending and taxes and suggested the commission “challenge FortisBC” to cut costs and be more efficient so that rate increases can be reduced or eliminated. Gabana suggested that the city’s letter was an example of “what is happening in the real world” and called for a rate freeze this year and next. The utility justified raising rates on the basis of higher taxes and financing costs; rising purchases of power from B.C. Hydro, which cost more than the utility’s limited in-house supply; and capital expenditures to upgrade and maintain its system. The commission said that only the proposed capital expenditures were really significant to rates in the two-year period covered. It rejected $12 million in
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proposed projects noting that there has been a lot of catch-up in recent years and some of the proposed capital spending was not justified. The decision chipped away at some of the utility’s other expenses, ruling that customers should not be expected to pay for the company’s political contributions and allowing only half of its community donations to be included in rate calculations. It also suggested the company was vastly overstating the need and cost to consult with First Nations and other groups and slashed its public relations budget. The commission rejected suggestions from interveners that annual pay increases of 3-5 per cent, which
have been negotiated, or are anticipated, for union and non-union employees over the next few years are excessive. The decision notes that the utility faces large numbers of retirements and that the $40 hourly base rate paid to linemen is equal to or below comparable wages in B.C. and Alberta. Of note, is that the commissioners rejected complaints that FortisBC’s rates are now about 20 per higher than B.C. Hydro’s. They reasoned that utilities vary in areas such as customer base, geography, energy sources, and age of infrastructure and tying one company’s rates to another makes no sense. What this all means in terms of the current rate request remains to be determined, but it appears that the rate of rate increases at Fortis will be slowed in the coming years. ••• Teck’s acknowledgement this week that its Trail operations are responsible for a hundred years worth of pollution on the U.S. stretch of the Columbia River does not appear to be a change in approach to dealing with our southern neighbours.
The corporate policy is basically one of stall, negotiate, and investigate in the hopes that any environmental problems will diminish over time and ultimately prove negligible. The company could have long ago acknowledged that, over the years, something more than the “sweet smell of money,” as former premier W.A.C. Bennett used to describe pollution, was discharged from Trail into the river. But instead it held off the Colville Confederated Tribes until the eve of a costly and unwinnable trial on the issue. Now the tribes can go back to paying their lawyers for the next stage of their legal campaign to force faster action on the issue while Teck funds Environmental Protection Agency-mandated studies of the river that aren’t due to be completed before 2015. Throw in a few delays and time to study the studies and work up a remedial plan with the EPA wonks and it will be 2020 before you know it. Who knows who will still be standing by then? Raymond Masleck is a retired Trail Times reporter.
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t was a welcome change them. from the usual dreary story: So the outlook seemed grim a Christian or a Hindu for Rimsa Masih when she was Pakistani accused of blas- arrested last month – but then phemy on flimsy grounds, tried, the imam who had called the and sentenced to prison – or police, Hafiz Mohammad Khalid found innocent, set free and Chisti, was arrested for doctorthen murdered by some Muslim ing the evidence. His own depfanatic. This time was different. uty had seen him adding pages The victim this time was a from the Quran to the young 14-year-old Christian girl, Rimsa Christian’s bag. Masih, who is believed to suf“I asked him what he was fer from Down’s syndrome. She doing,� the deputy told a telewas stopped by a young Muslim vision station, “and he said man who found this is the evithe half-burned dence against remnants of a them (the local book that allegedChristians) and ly included verses this is how we from the Quran can get them out in her carrier bag. from this area.� He told the local Two other witimam, who called nesses came GWYNNE the police, and she forward against was arrested. Chisti, and Hafiz This kind of Mohammad story usually ends Ashrafi, the World Affairs badly in Pakistan. chairman of Two years ago, for the All Pakistan example, a Christian woman, Ulema Council, a body of senior Asia Bibi, was arrested for insult- Muslim clerics, declared that ing the Prophet Mohammad “Our heads are bowed with while arguing with fellow farm- shame for what Chisti did.� workers. She was sentenced to Bail is not normally granted death by hanging, but it was in blasphemy cases, but on 8 such a manifest injustice that the September Rimsa Masih was governor of Punjab province, freed on bail, and a military heliSalman Taseer, publicly called copter lifted her out of the prison for the repeal of the blasphemy yard and into hiding. And Paul law. He was assassinated by Bhatti, the Minister for National his own bodyguard in January, Harmony, whose brother and 2011. predecessor Shahbaz was murThe bodyguard was tried for dered last year, broke a political murder and convicted, but he taboo by explaining why ordiwas treated as a hero by many nary Pakistanis are more hosPakistanis, and the judge who tile to the religious minorities in sent him to prison had to flee their midst than most Muslims the country. Two months later elsewhere. the only Christian member of “It is not just a religious probPakistan’s cabinet, Shahbaz lem,� Bhatti said. “It’s a caste facBhatti, was also shot dead when tor, because (the victims) belong he spoke out against the blas- to the poorest and most marginaphemy laws. Since then, almost lised people. Unfortunately they nobody has dared to criticise are Christians, and this caste sys-
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Privilege perverted: Call off the hounds An editorial from the Halifax ChronicleHerald Federal Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s head must be spinning over the strange turn his world has taken. House of Commons lawyers are seeking an injunction to keep him from releasing information. Rushing to defend his right to reveal is Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Ordinarily, an auditor-general’s world is the mirror image of this. It’s prime ministers and cabinets, whoever is in office, who fret about what the auditor will unveil and try to limit the damage. It’s Parliament we expect to defend the right of
its spending watchdog to be open and speak freely. But House lawyers are saying it would be a breach of parliamentary privilege for Mr. Ferguson to hand over emails between his agency and Commons staff in complying with a New Democratic Party freedom-of-information request. The NDP was seeking correspondence related to Mr. Ferguson’s appearance before the public accounts committee to criticize the F-35 fighter contract. Opposition members of the PAC had battled with Conservatives to put the auditor on the witness list and to allow him to be the first to speak on his
F-35 report. Through a spokesman’s tweet, Mr. Harper says he doesn’t believe this is a matter that falls under parliamentary privilege. Mr. Harper is right. Speaker Andrew Sheer should end what amounts to a misguided assault on Parliament’s own credibility. The whole purpose of parliamentary privilege - like the famous immunity from being sued for statements made in debate -is to allow the fullest possible discussion and examination of matters of public interest. To invoke this privilege to suppress such information is a complete perversion. Ironically, it doesn’t
appear that Mr. Sheer launched the legal action. It seems to have been initiated by legal staff as a technocratic defence against any possibility that allowing the request would erode Parliament’s independence. But if it persists in muzzling its own watchdog, the Commons is going to lose public confidence. This self-indulgent legal action is a waste of funds and a petty distraction from the auditor’s and PAC’s real job of working together to scrutinize government spending. The speaker may not have let loose the legal hounds on Mr. Ferguson. But he can call them off - and should.
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Young B.C. chef takes on the world THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Britain’s Kate, left, the Duchess of Cambridge, speaks to a boy at Hospis Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday. Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are in Malaysia for a three-day visit as part of a tour to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee.
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Letterman, Led Zeppelin among honorees THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Years after playing a Washington newspaper reporter, Dustin Hoffman is returning to the nation’s capital to share an honour with David Letterman - who appears surprised at how culturally important his Top 10 lists have been. The actor and comedian are among seven people who will receive the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors, the performing arts centre announced Wednesday. They join Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy, the surviving members of the rock band Led Zeppelin and ballerina Natalia Makarova. The award is the nation’s highest honour for those who have influenced American culture through the arts. It comes with a dinner with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and a reception hosted by President Barack Obama. The honorees will be saluted by fellow artists Dec. 2 in a show to be broadcast Dec. 26 on CBS. Hoffman, now 75, said in an interview that he was last in Washington for Obama’s inauguration in 2009. “It’s maybe the coldest I’ve been since I was in Calgary, Canada, when it was 70 below for a film,” Hoffman said. “Since I froze my (behind) off watching him be inaugurated, the least he could do is to shake my hand under the circumstances.” While being honoured for his
long career as an actor, Hoffman said he’s most proud of his most recent work directing his first film. The film called “Quartet” stars Maggie Smith and follows aging opera singers and musicians who are reunited at a retirement home. Guy, 76, was a “titan of the blues” who has influenced countless electric guitar players over the past 50 years, Rubenstein said. Eric Clapton has called him the best guitar players alive, “without a doubt.” Guy, born into a family of sharecroppers with no electricity or running water in Louisiana, said he’s still pinching himself after hearing about the honour. He pioneered the use of distortion and feedback with his electric guitar, a sound British musicians would embrace before mainstream American bands were ready to turn up the amplifiers. At the time, Guy said he didn’t know what he was doing. He just wanted to turn up the sound so somebody could hear him when he was playing with BB King, Muddy Waters and others. The three surviving members of the Britain’s Led Zeppelin John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant - are being honoured for transforming the sound of rock and roll. They influenced many other bands with their innovative, bluesinfused hits such as “Good Times Bad Times,” ”Immigrant
Song,“ ”Kashmir“ and ”Stairway to Heaven.“ The band, which has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, issued a joint statement saying America was the first place to embrace their music. “We owe a large debt to the vitality and variety of the music of the American people,” they wrote. In television, Letterman’s unconventional wit and charm has made him “one of the most influential personalities,” Rubenstein said. Letterman said it was a wonderful honour for his family, his co-workers at CBS’s “Late Night with David Letterman” and for himself. “I believe recognition at this prestigious level confirms by belief that there has been a mixup,” he said in a written statement. Makarova’s artistry has “ignited the stages of the world’s greatest ballet companies,” Rubenstein said. The 72-yearold dancer left her native Russia in 1970 and made her debut with the American Ballet Theatre in a production of “Giselle.” She also performed in “Romeo and Juliet” at the Kennedy Center in 1971, days after it opened. Makarova was the first exiled artist to return to the Soviet Union before its fall, dancing with the Kirov Ballet in 1989.
TORONTO - When a talented young chef from Victoria learned in May he would be travelling halfway around the world to compete against his international peers using mystery ingredients, he knew he had his work cut out for him. Jordan Mieczkowski is representing Canada on Friday at the 2012 Jeune Chef Rotisseurs International Competition in Berlin. The Chaine des Rotisseurs event is a chance for chefs up to age 27 with less than five years professional experience to showcase their talents and creativity in an international arena. Mieczkowski, 23, who’s been with the Hotel Grand Pacific for four years, worked with experienced chefs from Manitoba to British Columbia doing “black box” competitions. After a tour of the kitchen he would be presented with a mystery box of ingredients from which he had to concoct a three-course meal in the same fourhour timeline he would face at the competition. Local judges provided criticism. He also practised working with ingredients he was unfamiliar with, such as rabbit, black garlic and charcuterie-style cured meats, as well as different plating styles and wording on menus - “a little bit of everything.” He said the preparation built up his confidence despite the short time frame. Most contestants, who have qualified through national events, have about a year to get ready. “Everyone says that my work now is like night and day,” Mieczkowski said in a telephone interview. “I wish I’d have known. I could have done a whole year of training, but to cram it into four months for what I’ve done I’m pretty proud of myself. “I feel pretty confident. I know it’s going to be hard.” Once they receive the mystery
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Victoria B.C. chef Jordan Mieczkowski is representing Canada toay at the 2012 Jeune Chef Rotisseurs International Competition in Berlin. The competition is open to chefs up to age 27 with less than five years professional experience and most have about a year to get ready for the event. ingredients, competitors have 30 minutes to design a menu, then spend the remaining 3 1/2 hours cooking and presenting an appetizer, main course and dessert to serve four. The contents of the “black box” change each year, but the compulsory items at the 2011 competition included: squabs, skate wing, sea urchin, parsnip, lobster mushrooms, Bartlett pear, Jerusalem artichokes, white chocolate, pancetta and pomegranate. Non-compulsory items included various other vegetables, fruits, liquors and fresh herbs. “It’s pressure right from the getgo,” said Mieczkowski, who worked for a couple of years in a local pub after high school before deciding to go to culinary college.
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Public tribute for iconic astronaut THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Americans bid farewell Thursday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap on to the moon. The powerful of Washington, the pioneers of space, and the everyday public crowded into the Washington National Cathedral for a public interfaith memorial for the very private astronaut. Armstrong, who died last month in Ohio at age 82, walked on the moon in July 1969.
“He’s now slipped the bonds of Earth once again, but what a legacy he left,” former Treasury Secretary John Snow told the gathering. Apollo 11 crewmates Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins and Mercury astronaut John Glenn and about two dozen members of Congress were among the estimated 1,500 people in the cavernous cathedral. A moon rock that the Apollo 11 astronauts gave the church in 1974 is embedded in one of its stained glass windows.
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Plastic to oil generates heat and praise THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Kevin Doorlag stands with his dog Zeus in Otsego, Mich. The Great Dane is now officially the world’s tallest canine according to the record book. The 3-year-old measures 44 inches from foot to shoulder. Standing on his hind legs, Zeus measures 7-foot-4.
Nordstrom coming to Canada THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - High-end U.S. retailer Nordstrom is coming to Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver starting in the fall of 2014. The announcement this morning in Toronto sees Nordstrom join a fast-growing field of foreign chains vying for Canadian consumer dollars. Officials from the Seattle-based department store chain and Cadillac Fairview say Nordstrom will be moving into space vacated by Sears and then renovated at Pacific Centre in Vancouver, Calgary’s Chinook Centre, and Rideau Centre in Ottawa. The upscale fashion retailer’s foray into Canada marks its first expansion into the international market.
WHITEHORSE Diverting plastic from landfills and turning it into oil is no longer just a pipe dream in the Yukon. A machine invented in Japan has been installed in a Whitehorse recycling plant that can chew through 240 kilograms of plastic every day and produce enough oil to heat about 70 homes. The technology is suited to northern Canada, where most homes are heated with oil-burning furnaces. The contraption, which is the first of its kind in North America, looks like a mad scientist’s workshop and takes over an area roughly the size of a pool table at the warehouse at P&M Recycling. Plastic that has been cut into coarse granules is fed into a trough, moves through various tubes and chambers until it turns into a gas and is cooled. At the end, a lightcoloured oil drips from a spigot into a receptacle. The machine processes about 10 kilograms of plastic, producing about 10 litres of oil every hour, and can run continuously. The oil that comes out is a blend of gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and some heavy oils. It
“Plastic, it comes from oil but can we turn it back into oil?” ANDY LERA
can be fed directly into an oil furnace, or could be processed further into something that could go straight into a diesel engine. The only other byproducts include a tiny bit of carbon residue, carbon dioxide and water vapour. The carbon dioxide emitted is equivalent to about four humans breathing normally. When Yukon innovator Andy Lera first heard about the machine, he thought it might be too good to be true. “I looked at it and I thought, can this really exist, can this be true, can this process really work? Plastic, it comes from oil, but can we turn it back into oil?” Lera experimented with his own smallscale plastic processor, which he admits was not particularly efficient or safe, but it proved that the plasticto-oil process worked. He found a company in Japan that promised its machines could do the same thing, efficiently and on a large scale.
With a little more research, Lera discovered how beneficial the technology would be for the Yukon. “During the process of studying it, what I found out was that there are problems in our recycling stream,” Lera said. “We all think it’s good to recycle, it’s good to recycle plastic. But in reality, when you go down and look
at it, and find out that a lot of our plastic is being shipped out, it goes to China, it goes to India and the processing out there is not very clean.” Lera’s idea came to life thanks to funding from Cold Climate Innovation at the Yukon Research Centre and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, in partnership with P&M Recycling.
They bought the machine for about $200,000 through a distributor and modified it to function in a cold climate. The goal of this pilot project was to give P&M Recycling the ability to process plastics onsite, rather than sorting it and trucking it south, while producing enough energy to heat the 55-square-metre recycling centre.
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Shock Your Mother Go to Church this Sunday!! Going to Church on Sunday may shock your mother but God will celebrate big time!!! I am saddened by the number of people in our area who once were very active in local churches, as adherents, members, elders, board members, youth leaders etc. but stopped attending for one reason or another. I want to see those people back in church whether it is First Presbyterian or the church they once attended. Getting people to come back to church is what is important rather than the church they attend. Back to Church Sunday is like having a reunion on Sunday morning with old friends and the making of new friendships as well. It is God‘s desire to have all of his children back in church where they can renew their relationship with Jesus Christ.
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The monastic quiet of France’s Le Reposoir
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here was no sleeping in late on our recent vacation. The day following our arrival in the little village of Le Reposoir, nestled in the French Alps, we were up early to attend 8:30 a.m. Mass. It was Wednesday, August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, and a national holiday in France. The roots of this holiday go back to 1638 when King Louis XIII consecrated his kingdom to the Virgin Mary, and decreed that churches commemorate the feast day with Mass and celebrations. In a country that is recognized for its secularity, August 15 remains an important day for many of its inhabitants. Our French hosts told us that some years ago the government had proposed abolishing the holiday, but encountered fierce opposition from the citizens. Our hosts explained that LOUISE while the nation is no longer overtly religious, the people remain attached to Everyday Theology this holiday. It is part of the historical and cultural fabric of their country. In Le Reposoir, a village of about 400 inhabitants, there were two Masses that morning. Both we were well attended. We opted for the early Mass because it was celebrated at the ancient Carthusian monastery situated outside of the village. The simplicity of its Gothic chapel spoke more to my religious sensibility of the presence of God than did the ornate cathedrals that we visited elsewhere. The monastery of Le Reposoir is the oldest monastery in France, and dates to 1151. It sits on an expansive property, fronted with a small lake. The mountains rise up on all sides. While the grandeur of the landscape could make a person feel small and insignificant, I felt cradled in the heart of God here. This is sacred space, infused with an atmosphere of calm that contrasts sharply to the cluttered noise that characterizes modern day life. A small group of Carmelite nuns, the majority of whom are cloistered, inhabit the monastery, and are committed to maintaining the quiet that is conducive to encountering God. In an amusing anecdote, our hosts told us that every time the mayor embarks on a development idea, the nuns redouble their prayers for the village to remain a place of repose. So far, no development project has succeeded. While the mayor may wish that the nuns stopped thwarting his good ideas, the monastery and the contemplative life it espouses are clearly dear to the people. Here in this monastic oasis, religious tradition continues to ignite the sparks of faith. That evening, we returned to the monastery for a candlelight procession and prayer vigil that concludes with the lighting of a massive bonfire. The bonfire is clearly the highlight for the children present. As they sat before the fire, I recognized in their expressions of wonder and awe the uncomplicated faith of childhood that readily accepts the presence of God. As the sparks flew heavenwards into the night sky, we made our way back to the village with the help of a small flashlight. The night was black, the stars were brilliant, and the presence of God was everywhere. Trail resident Louise McEwan has a background in education and catechesis, and degrees in English and Theology. She writes every other week. She blogs at www.faithcolouredglasses.blogspot.com. Contact her at mcewan.lou@gmail.com.
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cluded within the 60-minute format. “The challenge for any show nowadays is that networks are going away from continuing storylines.� Hutton says she is pleased at the balance Arctic Air has struck, giving viewers the thrill of an adventure in each episode while allowing the characters and their relationships to grow as the season move along. The experience of shooting scenes in Yellowknife has been different in season two, she says. “Last year we didn’t have a summer shoot so the series couldn’t feature all of the seasons in the North.� The 10-day shoot in July had its challenges though. “The flies and mosquitoes were literally mouth-filling,� she laughs. “They would throw netted bags over our heads whenever the camera wasn’t rolling. We weren’t crazy about being sprayed with repellants but there wasn’t really any choice. “One funny story is the day we were filming scenes with a helicopter. They are usually crazy — noisy and smelling of fuel fumes — but that rotor blowing for hours on end felt wonderful! It was a very expensive insect repellant.� Not surprisingly, Hutton wasn’t able to reveal plot lines for season two, which will be broadcast starting in January. Fans will be glad to learn that the helicopter and pilot added to the series in episode 9 are both staying on this season, adding to the already endless possi-
“So, who’s cuter — you or Adam Beach?� “Uh, what?� “Who’s cuter — you or Adam Beach?� Pascale Hutton bursts into laugher on her Vancouver end of the phone line. “Oh, I don’t have a chance against that man! When he smiles everyone around him just melts!� she said of Beach, a popular and handsome young First Nations actor who stars on “Arctic Air.� Hutton, a Prince Charles Secondary School grad who also has a starring role in the hit CBC TV series, Arctic Air, not surprisingly, is gracious with BETTINA STRAUSS PHOTO her answer. The wife Pascale Hutton in a scene from the first epiand mother is dropsode of Arctic Air’s second season, which airs in dead gorgeous and has a smile that lights up January. every room she enters. appeared, life has Yellowknife, the setting Hutton plays Krista been very good for the for a series that centres Ivarson, an airplane University of Edmonton- around a small regional pilot and daughter trained actor who cut airline. of the airline owner her acting teeth in PCSS “The biggest differ(played by Kevin drama presentations. ence between the seaMcNulty). Beach co- Arctic Air was renewed sons is that last year stars as Bobby Martin, a for a second, 13-epi- the show was trying to former venture capital- sode season, she won find its legs — to underist who returned to his a Leo award for one stand what works and northern roots in sea- of her recurring guest what doesn’t work,� son one. spots on the sci-fi ser- she says. “The characWhen Hutton was ies, Sanctuary, her son ters and their relationlast interviewed by the Ryu is a happy, healthy ships needed a chance Advance, CBC had just 19-month-old and to develop. telecast the first two her husband, Danny “By last season’s episodes of Arctic Air Dorosh, has joined final episode, everyand filming had ended the Vancouver Police thing started to gel. So months earlier. Initial Department. in season two, everyratings were high, with With Dorosh now one was really excited each show averaging back to work after tak- to get going because we more than a million ing a parental leave to have figured out what viewers, and Canada’s care for Ryu, the door works. national broadcaster has opened for the That has added a was promoting the ser- baby’s maternal grand- level of confidence and ies with more enthusi- ma, Elizabeth, to spend everything seems more asm than viewers had the fall in Vancouver. streamlined.� seen in years, or per- Both Elizabeth and Ian, What makes Arctic haps ever. But everyone Pascale’s parents, were Air distinct is that involved with the series popular teachers in it strikes a balance — 10 episodes in the Creston schools before between comedy and first season — was wait- they retired. drama, and each epiing on pins and needles “Life is the same sode focuses on an to hear if the series old juggling act, so it’s adventure that is conwould be renewed. really nice to have Mom “I found out about here,� she says. Canadian Cancer Society the renewal before Shooting for Arctic B R I T I SH COLUMBIA AND YUKON it was officially Air’s second season is Remember someone special by making a announced and it was now in full swing. While hard because I really most of the production donation to the Canadian Cancer Society, BC couldn’t tell anyone,� happens in a Vancouver and Yukon in memory or in honour. she confides. studio, location footage Please let us know the name of the person Since that story is filmed in and around you wish to remember, name and address
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LOCAL Toy Run another roaring success BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff
The weather did not wash away the resolve for one man at the West Kootenay Toy Run on Sunday as he chose an on stage moment during the height of the event in Castlegar to propose to his girlfriend. Although the heavens opened up on over 450 riders briefly during the event that tours the West Kootenay— from Nelson to Salmo, Trail to Castlegar— president of the Run, Vince Gray, said the man wanted to do it in front of everybody. “He actually asked us to get her on stage,� Gray said. “Then he got down on one knee and proposed. I don’t think they rode off into the sunset, but they were definitely stuck on each other after that.� Gray said although 450 people registered for the event, there were almost as many on the road as two years ago when 671 riders took part. The event pulled in a near record amount of cash for the association, said Gray, with over $30,000 raised and hundreds of toys collected. The day began in Castlegar with a break-
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fast before riders took got out on the highway, stopping in Trail, Nelson and Salmo before returning to Castlegar. A score of vendors in the Castlegar Community Complex Arena parking lot were soaked by the storm, said Gray, but it didn’t soak them enough to leave when the riders
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Use of fluoride in city’s water brought into question BY SALLY MACDONALD Cranbrook Townsman
Cranbrook is taking a second look at the fluoride it adds to the water system after a group appealed to council Monday night.
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“I think it is very important to bring this topic up. When fluoride was introduced in a number of municipalities years ago, times were different. This is today and it is certainly time to have another look,” said Whetham.
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BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor
With NHL owners and players at a standoff and the lockout looming, the collateral damage of no NHL season may prove beneficial to junior hockey leagues and teams like the Trail Smoke Eaters and Beaver Valley Nitehawks. As in most hockey markets, during the 2004-05 lockout when the NHL went on hiatus for a full season, attendance for Smokies and Hawks games increased on average, something local executives are hoping will happen if another lockout persists. “If the NHL gets locked out it will have a great effect on local hockey,” said Nitehawks president Dennis Bedin. “Our biggest competitor for hockey is not other teams, it’s the television set.” The recent exchange of proposals in New York Wednesday resolved nothing between NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA director Donald Fehr, and with no agreement forthcoming, the 11:59 p.m Saturday deadline is closing in. As Smoke Eaters players loaded the bus for a trip to Prince George for a Friday night tilt, the question of who to blame for the potential lockout was all but unanimous. Trail forward Scotty Davidson and captain Garrett McMullen had no doubt who the villain is. “Bettman for sure and the owners (are to blame,)” said McMullen. Hockey players are entitled to their share of the money, because if it wasn’t for the players, there would be no league, he added. However, Trail forward Jake Lucchini was a little less certain. “I don’t know, it’s hard to say. I feel like the owners need to figure it out. But if there’s not NHL games going on or anything, hopefully more fans will come out and watch (the Smokies).” While a Canadian public opinion poll conducted by Ipsos-Reid near the start of the 2004-05 lockout found that 52 percent of those polled blamed NHL players for the lockout and only 21 percent blamed the owners of NHL teams, this year’s results may be different. The owners are looking to cut the players share of the profits from 57 percent to 47 percent, about a $330 million collective pay cut, and of course the players aren’t budging - well not much. The NHLPA proposal Wednesday accepted gradual reductions over a longer time period – five years – in anticipation of a bigger split of “hockey related revenues.” That bucket of money grew from $2.1 billion in 2003-04 to $3.3 billion last year. Other issues like increasing entry-level contracts from three years to five, salary caps, revenue sharing, and determining who is most gluttonous remain. During the last lockout, over 300 NHL players went to Europe to play while many others joined minor league and junior teams. Attendance in the American Hockey
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Trail native and rookie Smoke Eater Jake Lucchini got a taste of junior A hockey taking a stick to the mouth in his second game of the season. Despite stitches and a few broken teeth the young forward bounced back and is joining the team as it hits the road for games in Prince George and Merritt on the weekend. League and East Coast Hockey League increased 10 percent on average, with the Manitoba Moose seeing a 24.09 percent boost in attendance from the previous year. In the Western Hockey League, the Calgary Hitmen were the most watched team in North America, averaging 10,062 fans per game. Their season total of 362,227 shattered the WHL and CHL records and represented a 33 percent increase over 2003–04. The Vancouver Giants also experienced a massive increase, finishing second in the WHL with 302,403 fans going through the turnstiles. Junior Resurgence The lockout had a substantial effect on international tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The most notable effect was observed in the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Thief River Falls, Minnesota. With the NHL inactive, the top eligible U-20 players were not playing in that league and thus were available to their countries for the tournament. The country that benefitted most as a result was Canada. The Canadians not only ended a seven-year gold medal drought at this competition, they outscored their opponents 41–7 and defeated Russia 6–1 in the final game.
“I would guess it was a 15 percent increase for us,” said Smoke Eater director Scott McKinnon. “But we had a pretty good team that year too.” But then again, teams absorbing NHL
players also cause a ripple effect. For instance, Pittsbugh Penguins’ 2012 first overall draft pick Derrick Pouliot, along with Sven Bartschi (Calgary Flames), Joe Morrow (Pittsburgh Penguins), Nino Niederreiter (New York Islanders), and Ryan Johansen (Columbus Bluejackets) are all eligible to return and play with the Portland Winterhawks this season. Which means a guy like Winterhawks forward and Trail native Joey Baker and four other players may risk losing their spot. Teams will be much improved, as the filtering process settles and mean a bonus for fans, but then again new arrivals means another player gets bumped down the line. Still, the absence of NHL hockey should translate into more fans in Cominco and Beaver Valley Arena seats, a few more burgers and programs sold, and a few more fans investing in the future of their hometown teams. “It’s an unfortunate good thing for us,” said McKinnon. “If it goes into December and January and we’re playing well I figure it will be a definite plus for us.” The Nitehawks president, Bedin, agrees. “I think the challenge for us as local teams is to provide a setting and a product that not only the hockey team but the whole experience at the hockey arena has to be what people expect, and we’re getting a second chance at this market that a lot of times we don’t get,” says Bedin. “If the NHL gets locked out everybody has to get their fix.”
The Trail Smoke Eaters launched the bus on Thursday as the team embarks on one of its longest road trips of the season to play the Prince George Spruce Kings tonight. The team suffered two losses in the opening BCHL showcase in Chilliwack, but after a good week of practice the team looks to turn things around. “It was the first weekend to get the kinks out,” said Smokies captain Garrett McMullen. “A lot of new guys playing together, so it was tough to gel with the new lines, we had trouble scoring.” The team will be facing a different Spruce Kings team from last year but one no less formidable. In August, the Spruce Kings traded away triplets Leo, Myles, and Gerry Fitzgerald to the Victoria Grizzlies for Coltyn Hansen, Cam Lawson, David London and future considerations. The Kings began their season by winning their opening two games against Merritt 4-0 and Langley 6-5, thanks largely to the line of Hansen, Lawson and Lyndon Martell who returns to Prince George after playing two seasons with the Regina Pats of the WHL. In two exhibition season games against the Spruce Kings, Trail played them close, losing 2-1 and 4-0, but McMullen believes the team will be better prepared this weekend. “This week of practice was good. We got the lines working together. We worked on special teams and some flow drills, just getting the team more gelled together.” On Saturday, Trail will take on the Merritt Centennials who they lost to 4-1 Sunday. Smoke Signals: Local products, rookies Scott Davidson and Jake Lucchini of Trail, cracked the Smokies roster and are looking forward to the new season. Lucchini made the jump along with Fruitvale’s Mitch Foyle from Major Midget Kootenay Ice to the Junior A Smokies squad, and after receiving a stick to the mouth from Centennials forward Sebastien Pare that relieved him of a few teeth and earned him several stitches, the 17-year-old is as keen as ever to hit the ice. “Its definitely a lot more high tempo, a whole different atmosphere,” said Lucchini. “It’s good, it’s very fast hockey.” Davidson had a great camp, and committed to Quinnipiac University early last week and after missing much of last season with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks due to injury, he was a little surprised at stepping into the Smokies line-up. “The knees pretty good almost 100 percent,” he said. “But the intensity is a lot higher, you can’t take a shift off, and the physical play, all the guys are big and strong and fast.” Trail’s opening game goes Sept. 21 at 7:30 as they host the West Kelowna Warriors at the Cominco Arena.
Trail deals players BY TIMES STAFF The Trail Smoke Eaters traded 20-yearold Alex Holland to the Salmon Arm SilverBacks and the rights of Max Mowat to Okotoks Thursday. The Smokies received Travis Stephens, 19, in return for Holland, and picked up Connor Collet, 19, a point-per-game forward from Okotoks. Holland was part of
a three-way deal that sent the rights of Sam Mellor to Penticton and brought Holland to Trail along with Djordje Leposavic. Stephens, a fivefoot-10-inch forward, scored 15 goals and 19 assists in 57 games with Salmon Arm. The pair are strong two-way players that should provide scoring touch up front for the Smokies.
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here is still a bit of air under it, with a slight possibility it can be purchased and re-opened, but as of now the last bastion of imbibery in the Gulch is closed. The Rex Hotel, the last bar standing in a block which once had four thriving taverns, closed Monday. After more than eight decades in which the Rex hosted locals and newcomers, sponsored multitudes of teams in many sports and was a gathering place for people in the community, the owners simply find they cannot make even a simple bar work in the current regulatory and economic climate. They, and a few dozen regular patrons, are understandably dismayed, but it is what it is. Part of a lifestyle for long term regulars - the place they could meet their friends without making an appointment, hear the latest news, connect with trades and business people and just socialize - the Rex will be sorely missed by some, but was ignored by enough that it couldn’t be sustained. The Rex began life as an actual hotel, with a lobby and rooms that were often filled. Like other hotels, its liquor licence augmented innkeeper income to make the place profitable. Like other hotels of its era,
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it eventually became kind of an apartment building with a bar in place. The Rex was, back in the day, almost a halfway house for the influx of northern Saskatchewan families that moved here for work, and it was a vital central location during the 60s battle between the Steelworkers union and the even further left wing Canadian Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers - often headed by a card carrying Communist - in which the U.S.-centered Steelworkers prevailed, in no small part because of the efforts of those clustered in the Rex. Over the years, in part due to the sports orientation of most of its clientele, the Rex evolved into the only self-proclaimed, “Sports Bar,” in the area. (Trail being the place it is, all the other bars in town, public and private, were also very
sports involved, to the point that the local senior B fastball league once had a rule mandating that both teams would repair to the home team’s sponsoring establishment following a game). The Rex is home to the most fanatic of hunters, hockey and football fans, and still sponsored a men’s team in the Commercial League. Part of its downfall has to do with the fact that members of teams it sponsored seldom dropped by to patronize the place, but the sports vibe has been maintained by the owners and regulars who lament its going. It hosted the beginning of the best NFL pool in the area just last week, and planning for the hockey season was under way. Over the decades, the Rex hosted big and small time sports personalities and an array of age groups - which allowed the young to become friends with, and learn from, the successful and the knowledgeable from outside of and within the community. I have always studied history, even have a degree in it. I always tell people that the most important thing I have learned about history is that, “It’s Over!” The Rex has had a great and colourful existence. Now, at least as we have come to know it over the decades, it’s history.
SOCCER
Canada loses top scorer THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON - Canada will be without its leading goalscorer for the remainder of its second round of World Cup qualifying. Dwayne De Rosario suffered an MCL sprain in his knee during Canada’s 2-0 loss to Panama on Tuesday. He will be sidelined for 10-to-12 weeks according to D.C. United, his Major League Soccer club. “DeRo is our captain, a great player and impossible to replace,” said D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen. The attacking midfielder scored in Canada’s 1-0 victory over Panama last Friday in Toronto. The goal was his 20th in 71 appearances for Canada and made him the country’s all-time men’s scoring leader. “Absolutely gutted, to be honest,” De Rosario
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tweeted. “With strong faith and perseverance I will be back wearing proudly the red&white.” The loss is bad news for a Canadian side that dropped to third in its qualifying group with its loss to Panama. Panama leads the group, Honduras is second, and Canada is third based on goal differential. “Dwayne is an inspirational player and has played a major role in the national team’s qualification campaign,”Canadian coach Stephen Hart said in a statement. “Injury is an unfortunate part of football and yes he will be missed. Dwayne’s misfortune will open the door for one of the more than capable players to step in and seize the moment.” The Canadians need to finish top two to move on to the final round. They host Cuba on Oct. 12 then visit Honduras to wrap up the second round.
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Last month the Redstone Golf Course held its Ladies’ Club Championship and the winners with low gross was Willa Johnson (right) and low net went to Diane Hall (left).
ULTIMATE FIGHTER
Fighter returns to form THE CANADIAN PRESS After giving live TV a one-time shot, “The Ultimate Fighter” returns to a taped format for Season 16 which debuts today on FX Canada. The live version made for some stopand-start viewing, with plenty of pauses and some dull interviews. So it’s back to the tried and true for “The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” while remaining in the Friday night time slot. This season’s coaches are heavyweights Shane Carwin and Roy (Big Country) Nelson, who will face off in the cage at the end of the 13-week series. There is supposed to be bad blood between the two - “It’s no secret that Roy and I hate each other,” Carwin says in a publicity handout - but you would never know it from the opening
two-hour episode. But the unorthodox Nelson wastes little time annoying UFC president Dana White. Friction between the coaches always helps the show. And at first blush, it seems like the Carwin-Nelson matchup needs some extra spice. The injury-plagued Carwin has not fought since June 2011 and is coming off two losses. Nelson (18-7) beat Dave (Peewee) Herman last time out in May. The opening drama is left to the 32 welterweights who hope to fight their way into the final 16-man cast that will live together in a Las Vegas mansion for six weeks without contract with the outside world other than to train and fight. The initial 32 includes 26-year-old Mike Ricci of Montreal
and 25-year-old Michael Hill of Kelowna. “He looks like he just got out of math class,” UFC president Dana White says of the freshfaced Ricci. “Those are the ones that end up being tough,” replied Carwin, a mechanical engineer when he is not cagefighting. The initial cast is a wild and woolly collection of fighters. As usual, the season starts with White’s impassioned plea for the fighters to understand the opportunity that awaits them. He throws in five F-bombs for effect. “Do not leave the future of your life in the hands of the judges,” White says. “Finish it.” The winning fighter gets a six-figure contract with the UFC and, along with his coach, a custom HarleyDavidson.
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Jets’ fans could be grounded again Hot shots hockey hits ice THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - Matt Mantler and his friends hung around the MTS Iceplex on Thursday morning, hoping to get autographs and pictures from some of the Winnipeg Jets after they finished practising. But Mantler and his buddies might be waiting a while to see a Jets game. Just a year after Winnipeg hockey fans got their beloved Jets back, a lockout threatens to delay the start of the team’s second season. “I guess we could wait one year (if a lockout led to a cancelled season), but the excitement we had last year, now it’s going to feel like they’re gone again,” said the 17-year-old Mantler, who wore a Jets hoodie with Alexander Burmistrov’s name on the back. Fans had to wait 15 years for the NHL to return to Winnipeg after the franchise left in 1996 to
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become the Phoenix Coyotes. The wait ended last year when True North Sports and Entertainment bought the Atlanta Thrashers and relocated them to the Manitoba capital. The Jets easily reached their goal of selling 13,000 season tickets. Some 15,000 grateful fans packed the MTS Centre each game, earning a reputation as one of the loudest crowds in the league. “We’re kind of in a unique situation because it’s only our second season here,” Jets forward Bryan Little said after the practice. “I think I feel it worse for the Winnipeg fans because all they want to do is see more hockey and they were so excited and they were so great last year. “They just want to see more of it, and to have this situation I can understand why they’re all frustrated.” Little was joined at the practice by 15 other teammates and locally connected pros, including Winnipeg-born New Jersey Devils forward Travis Zajac and his brother, Darcy, who’s in New Jersey’s system. One of the skaters waiting to soak up the Jets atmosphere as a home player is veteran forward Alexei Ponikarovsky, who signed with the club in the off-season after splitting time with New Jersey and Carolina last season. “When I played against the Jets here with the other teams that I was with last year, the atmosphere in their building is pretty energizing,” Ponikarovsky said. “You can see how the city was missing hockey for a while and now that they have a team back, they just can’t get enough of it.” He wants that experience to continue for the fans and players. “(A lockout) doesn’t work for anybody, especially for the fans,” said Ponikarovsky, who has a wife and three children aged 10 and under waiting at home in Florida for news of when they can head north. “(Fans) expect the season to start. It’s a lot of things that we have to deal with emotionally and physically. “Right now, we’re just getting ready and, hopefully, we’re going to get it resolved as soon as we can, but it’s just one of those things that is probably going to take a little bit of time.” On Thursday, commissioner Gary Bettman held a news conference in New York and reiterated that if there is no deal in place by midnight Saturday, the players would be locked out. Fans like Mantler have a hard time wrapping their heads around why billionaire owners and millionaire players can’t come to an agreement. “There’s too much money out there that they really shouldn’t be taking this long to figure this out,” said Mantler, who attended 13 Jets games last season. “It’s about the fans, and the fans are how they make their money. I feel that they should just agree on something so that we can watch some hockey.”
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All Times Eastern East Division GP W L T 10 6 4 0 10 6 4 0 10 3 7 0 10 2 8 0 West Division GP W L T 10 7 3 0 10 6 4 0 10 5 5 0 10 5 5 0
Upcoming Games Friday, Sept. 14 Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 Edmonton at Hamilton, 3 p.m. Toronto at B.C., 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 Saskatchewan at Montreal, 1 p.m. Unofficial CFL scoring leaders (x-scored two-point convert): TD C FG S Pts McCallum, BC 0 28 22 4 98 Whyte, Mtl 0 28 20 5 93 Palardy, Wpg 0 14 24 4 90 Congi, Ham 0 28 20 1 89 Shaw, Edm 0 22 20 6 88 Paredes, Cal 0 25 18 0 79 x Williams, H 11 2 0 0 68 Waters, Tor 0 11 16 2 61
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Present level: 1742.31 ft. 7 day forecast: Down 0 to 2 inches. 2012 peak:1753.78 ft. 2011 peak:1751.71 ft.
Nelson:
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Chito-Ryu Karate instructed by Sensei Scott Hutcheson is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. for youth starting Sept. 18 at the Fruitvale Hall. Classes will go back to Mondays and Wednesdays at the Fruitvale Elementary School on November 5. Cost is $50 per month (8 classes) or $140 for the semester (27 classes). There is also a $42 association fee to cover insurance for one year ($30 Karate BC and $12 BC Chito Kai). The instructor is a registered certified Black Belt with NCCP coaching and a member of KarateBC and SportBC. Tiny Tot Skating Lessons instructed by Andrea Derksen is designed for children 3 – 5 years with little or no skating experience. Classes are Mondays and Wednesdays, starting Oct. 1–29 (no class Oct.8) from 10–10:30am ($38 for 8 classes) or Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Oct. 2 – 25
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All Times Eastern Sunday, Sep. 16 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. Arizona at New England, 1 p.m. Minn. at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Oakland at Miami, 1 p.m. Dallas at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Wash at St. Louis, 4:05 p.m. Tennessee at S. Diego, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. Detroit at San Fran, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Sep. 17 Denver at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Washington 89 54 .622 Atlanta 81 63 .563 8 1/2 Philadelphia 72 71 .503 17 New York 65 78 .455 24 Miami 63 81 .438 26 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cincinnati 87 57 .604 St. Louis 75 68 .524 11 1/2 Pittsburgh 72 70 .507 14 Milwaukee 72 71 .503 14 1/2 Chicago 56 87 .392 30 1/2 Houston 45 98 .315 41 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB San Fran 81 62 .566 Los Angeles 74 69 .517 7 Arizona 71 72 .497 10 San Diego 69 75 .479 12 1/2 Colorado 57 85 .401 23 1/2
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that I will ditch them for new friends, making them both feel like they have done something wrong. Vienna and I know we can’t begin to understand what it’s like to have both OCD and bipolar disorder, but we can’t live like this. We are always worrying about Emma and don’t know what to do. -- A Worried Friend Dear Friend: Those with bipolar disorder often have periods of depression. If Emma also has OCD, she may become fixated on certain negative thoughts during these times. While you can be reassuring and supportive, there is only so much you can do to combat Emma’s
allergic attack and died -- right in the hospital. My doctor now makes his employees sign a letter of agreement not to wear any type of cologne or perfume to work, or it could be grounds for dismissal. Please tell these people that although they may believe they smell great, they actually reek. -- Suffocating in Louisville Dear Suffocating: Some folks have a diminished sense of smell and do not realize how strong their perfume is. Those who insist on wearing a scent should remember that a drop is sufficient. And with so many folks suffering from allergies these days, one really must be careful. If you have supervisors or a human resources department, please ask whether a notice can go out suggesting that employees not wear perfumes. Otherwise, approach your co-worker and say, “I’m sure you don’t realize how overpowering
your cologne is. I have terrible allergies and am very sensitive. Could you please not wear it at the office?” Dear Annie: You printed responses to the letter from “Speechless in Omaha,” whose friend never stopped talking.
When I read the original letter, I recognized myself. I am a 90-yearold woman who lives alone. My health is not the best, and sometimes there are weeks when I speak to no one. It’s a lonely life. One day, it suddenly
dawned on me that I was doing all of the talking when out with friends. Now I make sure that doesn’t happen. Perhaps the friend does not realize what she is doing. -- A Lonely Great-Aunt
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innate doubts. We trust that her parents are making sure that she is getting appropriate medical care. Please try to be patient with her, but understand that not all friendships survive high school. Dear Annie: I know you’ve covered this topic before, but please do it again. I work in a small office. One person douses herself in perfume. It makes my eyes water and my nose run, and sometimes I have sneezing fits. Everyone comments about it behind her back, but no one will bring it up to her face, although I have casually mentioned it to her in conversation a few times. Why don’t people understand that the workplace is not the place to overdo the strong scents? They should save it for their husbands or boyfriends at home. Years ago, my doctor told me he had a patient who was so sensitive to scents that she had an
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Dear Annie: I am a teenager in high school with two close friends, “Emma” and “Vienna.” Emma was recently diagnosed with OCD and bipolar disorder. Ever since the diagnosis, there have been many conflicts. Emma is now really sensitive, and if Vienna or I say anything even mildly offensive, she gets super-angry. This past summer, we all worked at a local kids’ camp. When one of the instructors joked around, Emma took it seriously and became upset. She then talked with the instructor and his boss. All I know is that it didn’t end well, and Emma quit. I will often get a call from Emma saying she is lonely and needs someone to talk to. She likes to reminisce, regretting things she said and did in the past. I try to comfort her by keeping her company. I have just started a new high school and am no longer with Emma and Vienna. Emma insists
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YOUR HOROSCOPE By Francis Drake For Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The New Moon today is the perfect time to think about how to be more efficient at work and more productive in your daily tasks. And what can you do to improve your health? TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) We all need to balance play with work, but nowadays, everyone works too hard. Do you give yourself enough time to play or express your creativity? GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Today’s New Moon is your best chance all year to think about how to improve relationships with family members. And what can you do to improve where you live? CANCER (June 21 to July 22) We are gregarious creatures. We especially need to communicate with each
other. How clear are you in your communication with others? LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) What can you do to improve your money scene? Quite likely, you have to learn to live within the boundaries of your earnings. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) The only New Moon in your sign all year is taking place today. Take a realistic look in the mirror and ask yourself what you can do to improve your image. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is an ideal day to get in touch with your spiritual beliefs. After all, in the last analysis, your belief system is the core of what really guides you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Friendships are important. Today’s New Moon urges you to think about your friends. Do you hang out with qual-
ity people? If you want more friends, be friendly! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) All of us deal with authority every day. Today’s New Moon is your best chance all year to think about how you can improve your relationships with the authority figures in your life. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) What further study or travel can you do that would enrich
your life? What courses could you take that would improve your career? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) It’s a strain on your peace of mind to have too many loose details with insurance matters, taxes, debt and inheritances. What can you do to reduce these and to promote greater peace of mind? PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Today’s New Moon is the
only New Moon opposite your sign all year. This is your chance to think about how you can improve your closest friendships and partnerships. YOU BORN TODAY You often are shy when young; however, when older, this disappears and you become quite expansive! You like to carve out your own niche in the world and become familiar with it. You enjoy life fully, and you like the wealth
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to be able to do so. In the year ahead, friendships and partnerships will be a strong focus for you. Birthdate of: Tommy Lee Jones, actor; Agatha Christie, writer; Prince Harry, British royal. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Please send or email resume with complete prior job history and references to: Carlos DeFrias service@championgm.com or Marc Cabana marccabana@championgm.com Champion Chevrolet 2880 Highway Drive, Trail BC V1R 2T3
Sales Clerk Apply at the front desk in person Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Valid ID and Serving It Right required. An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051. CONTRACT SALES / ESTIMATOR Experience preferred in residential building industry. In depth knowledge of housing structure, windows, doors, rooďŹ ng and siding an assets. Ability to work efďŹ ciently with the public and contractors in a fast paced environment. Experience with a computerized POS system would be an asset. For conďŹ dential consideration please forward your resume with related references to: Maglio Building Centre, PO Box 70, Nelson, BC V1L 5P7 Attn: Dominic Maglio Email to dom@maglio.ca or phone 250 352-6661 Resident manager wanted couple preferred duties include property management front desk and maintenance Apply to Scott’s Inn 551 11th Ave Kamloops BC V2C 3Y1 email scottsinn@shaw.ca or fax 250372-9444
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Reporting to the Director, Finance, the Project Controller is responsible for providing a full range of accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, and reporting associated with projects including support at corporate level and for ensuring proper accounting principles and procedures are followed with financial transactions and activities. The Project Controller will assist in preparation of operating budgets, development of capital budgets, financial forecasting of project expenditures and revenue, financial statements and coordination with external/internal auditors and other consultants. This position will also evaluate risk, conduct financial reviews and approval of potential contracts, and follow-up with analyses and monitoring expenditures against contractual agreements. The Project Controller will also oversee project accounting activities such as payment authorization, cash management, billing revenue collection, banking, tax payments and overhead administration. Duties also include direct supervision, leadership and support of Accounting Technicians. The ideal candidate will have an accounting designation with five years of related experience working in a budget coordination, financial planning and operation accounting role. Experience and knowledge of electrical power, industry project development and construction industries would be an asset. Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to visit the Careers section of our website at www.columbiapower.org. Closing date for this position is August 31, 2012. Please refer to Job #1206 when submitting your application.
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PROJECT COORDINATOR - TEMPORARY The Applied Research and Technology (ART) group is currently seeking a dynamic individual for the role of Project Coordinator to join our world-class team of engineers, scientists and technologists at our technology centre in Trail, British Columbia. This position reports to the Section Leader, Administration and HR. QualiďŹ cations: s 0REFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH A technical or trades background coupled with 7 to 10 years ďŹ eld experience including a minimum of 3 years experience in the planning and oversight of ďŹ eld construction activities. s 3AFETY OFlCER ACCREDITATION AND OR PREVIOUS DESIGN ofďŹ ce experience would be considered an asset. s $EMONSTRATED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF project coordination. s 3ELF MOTIVATED AND DYNAMIC WITH EXCELLENT interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with a strong desire and ability to manage and lead multiple projects within a team environment. Responsibilities: s 0LAN COORDINATE AND EXECUTE THE lELD ACTIVITIES OF multiple and concurrent building and pilot plant projects typically under a value of $500,000. s $ElNE PROJECT SCOPE DElNITION s 0RE PLAN TECHNICAL lELD WORK AND SAFETY s 4ENDER AND AWARD OF CONTRACT PACKAGES s -ONITOR AND INSPECT lELD ACTIVITIES SYSTEMS commissioning and project start-up. s -ANAGE AND CONTROL PROJECT COSTS 4ECK -ETALS ,TD IS COMMITTED TO EMPLOYMENT EQUITY AND ALL QUALIlED INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO forward their resume directly to our career website: WWW TECK COM CAREERS !PPLIED 2ESEARCH AND Technology Centre), before September 19, 2012
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Christina Lake $1,500,000
Fruitvale $499,000
Fruitvale $409,000
Rossland $359,900
Montrose $345,000
Fruitvale $330,000
Fruitvale $329,900
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
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Rossland $297,000
WarďŹ eld $269,900
Trail $265,000
Trail $259,900
WarďŹ eld $249,900
Renata $249,000
Trail $219,900
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Patty Leclerc-Zanet 250-231-4490
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
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Trail $139,900
Trail $169,000
WarďŹ eld $159,900
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
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Trail
$145,000
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
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Trail $123,500
Trail $119,500
Fruitvale $104,000
Rob Burrus 250-231-4420
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
Fred Behrens 250-368-1268
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W.TRAIL, 2bdrm., tiny yard, close Downtown. $750. 250368-6075
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1350 Gardner St. East Trail Everything Must Go! Electric Medical Bed Furniture Household Items & More... E.TRAIL, 1350 Gardner St. Sat. Sept.15th, 10am-4pm. ESTATE AND MOVING SALE ONE DAY ONLY. Everything Must Go. Electric medical bed, furniture and household items. Fairview between Blueberry & Genelle, 605 - 201 Ave Sat, Sept 15th, 7 - 2 Fruitvale. 1837 Columbia Gardens Rd. Sat. Sept. 15. 9am start. A little bit of everything! Fruitvale. 1901 Caughlin Rd. Sat. Sept. 15 & Sat. Sept 22. 8am-12pm. No Early Birds. FRUITVALE, 1935 EastView, Sat. 9-3. 6piece glass top patio set, BBQ, rocking chair, small desk and much more! FRUITVALE 1998 Old Salmo Road, Sat. Sept. 15th, 8-1. Lots of kids clothing & toys. FRUITVALE, 2190 Highway 3B, Sat. Sept.15, 8am-3pm. Furniture & household items. FRUITVALE, 2340 Highway 3B (at end of Old Salmo Rd) Follow Signs. Sat. 8am-2pm. FRUITVALE, 97 Rosewood Dr. Retired and downsizing! Sat. Sept.15 8am-1pm FRUITVALE, ST.RITA’S CHURCH HALL, 1935 Eastview Street. Multi-Family Rummage and Bake Sale, Saturday, Sept.15th, 9am-3pm. GENELLE, 332 15th Avenue. Saturday, Sept.15th, 9am-2pm 3 Family Sale. GLENMERRY, 3440 Carnation Drive, Saturday, Sept.15th 8am-1pm. MONTROSE, 155 10th Avenue. Saturday, Sept.15th, 10am. MONTROSE, 265 8th Avenue. Saturday, September 15th, 9am-3pm. ROSSLAND, 1190 Black Bear Drive (corner of Dunn Cres.) Sat. Sept.15, 8am-2pm. Multifamily. Moving. ROSSLAND, 2054 Phoenix Ave. Saturday, Sept.15th, 9am-3pm. WANETA, 8392 Cedar Road, Sat. Sept.15, 9-5. Children’s clothing, household items, etc. WARFIELD, 685 & 675 Shakespeare St. Yard Sale, Sat., Sept.15, 9am-12noon. W.TRAIL, 970 Milligan. Sat. 15th, Sun. 16th, 9am. sharp. Downsizing. Misc. 364-1442
Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs�20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Misc. for Sale 2 European Competition Air Ries. 1 - 22Col. European Take Down Air Rie. 250.231.5732. CENTRAL RV. New and used sea containers. Best prices in B.C. Can Deliver. 20’ New $4200. Used $3000. 8’x10’ new - $2800. 10’x10’ new $4000. (250)314-9522. HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
WINTER TIRES FOR SALE 2 Winguard on steel rims 3/4 tread 205-65 R15 94T $100 for the pair • Crib mattress (great condition) $20 • Old TV’S $20 each (working just ďŹ ne) Call 250-362-7681 after 5pm or 250-231-2174
Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town
Musical Instruments MUSIC TEACHERS wanted for guitar, voice, piano, etc. Must be creative and inspiring. Ph.778-476-5917. Visit Maeve Lily School of Music on Facebook. Lesson inquiries welcome.
FOR SALE
3563 Highway Drive, Trail 4 BR, 1.5 bath, ďŹ replace, rec room, U/G sprinklers, pond. Immaculate in & out with lovely landscape and only steps to Glenmerry School. Drive by and take a look. Private sale by appointment only.
302,900
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250.368.6682 250.231.1243 SUNNINGDALE 1800sq.ft 4bd, 5th unďŹ nished, 2bath, lg rec room & dining, lg kitchen, lots of cabinets, new roof, water heater, updated electrical, beautiful real wood oors, lg fenced lot & garden, berries, hazelnut & apple tree. $239,000. 250-364-2155
Real Estate
Recreational Sun Peaks Duplex For Sale
Business for Sale LIVE YOUR DREAM! EXCEPTIONAL FLOWER SHOP 4 SALE PLUS PARTY RENTALS Contact: beverley@live.ca Call: 1-604-444-4476 2 FOR PRICE OF 1
For Sale By Owner GREAT STARTER HOME &/OR INVESTMENT ON RIONDEL RD. above Kootenay Lake. 4 k to Ashram 4 k to Riondel & beach. 2 3/4 acres & 2 storey unďŹ nished (but furnished) “Small is Beautifulâ€? cabin. Good benches for building, one with lake view. In Aug. appraised at $170,000 but older, exible vendor open to offers & might carry part of mortgage for suitable person or couple. For info & viewing please call : 1-780-566-0707
Houses For Sale
Montrose 135 9th Ave
Country estate in town, 4 bedroom family home, 1 acre view property, quiet street. Will consider smaller trade. Cell 250-231-0359 ROSSLAND BRAND new, 4bdrm. European heating, very energy efďŹ cient. $150. per sq. ft. 250-368-7972 or rosslandbuilder.com
Rentals
Each side: $449,000 5 bdrms. 3 bath, front & back decks. Exc. revenue opportunity We work with agents! 604-626-7100 www. northrockhomes.ca/peak-2-creek
Townhouses 3 bdrm townhouse, with 1.5 bath. Quiet, private, well maintained and recent upgrades. Fenced yard with garden. On bus route, close to schools. Asking $187,500. Owner motivated call 250 505-5460
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761. SUNNINGDALE, 3bdrm. . incl. heat & cable. No smoking, No pets. $850./mo. Available Oct.1st. 250-362-9679 TABLE Mtn.Condos, WarďŹ eld, 2bd. NS,NP, parking, laundry rm, ref. req. $750. incl. electricity. Avail. Oct.1. 250-3643978 for application&interview. TRAIL, 1&2-BDRM, 250-3681822 TRAIL, 1bdrm., 1 block Downtown, large fenced yard, suitable for dog. $595. 250368-6076 TRAIL, 1BD. Suite, newly renovated. $550. 250-3689558 TRAIL newly renovated 1bd suite in triplex. NP. Ref req. $450/mo 250-428-7351 or 250-428-6788 TRAIL, spacious 2bdrm. apartment. Adult building, perfect for seniors/ professionals. Cozy, clean, quiet, comfortable. Must See. 250-3681312 WANETA MANOR 2bd $610, NS,NP, Senior oriented, underground parking 250-3688423 WARFIELD, 1BD. F/S. Coin laundry, storage. Secure bldg. $625. util.incl. 250-367-2154
Homes for Rent BEAUTIFUL NEWER HOUSE FOR RENT IN THE SLOCAN LAKE AREA. AVAILABLE OCT 1st • 4 Bedroom-2 Bath on 2 Acres • Red Mtn. Road above SILVERTON w/ Valhalla views + quiet privacy • N/S , Open to animals • 10 min. drive to Slocan Lake and Village amenities • Storage, treehouses, good access all year round • Minimum 6 mnth Lease • W/D Hookups, F/S plus Earth -Woodstove • $1100 negotiable with proper care of house, land + gardens • Open to work trades on property • References Required • Secure Income Essential • Serious Inquiries Only Call: 250-362-7681 or Mobile 250-231-2174 Email: monikas_2010@ hotmail.com BEAUTIFUL NEWER HOUSE FOR RENT IN THE SLOCAN LAKE AREA. AVAILABLE OCT 1st • 4 Bedroom-2 Bath on 2 Acres • Red Mtn. Road above SILVERTON w/ Valhalla views + quiet privacy • N/S , Open to animals • 10 min. drive to Slocan Lake and Village amenities • Storage, treehouses, good access all year round • Minimum 6 mnth Lease • W/D Hookups, F/S plus Earth -Woodstove • $1100 negotiable with proper care of house, land + gardens • Open to work trades on property • References Required • Secure Income Essential • Serious Inquiries Only Call: 250-362-7681 or Mobile 250-231-2174 Email: monikas_2010@ hotmail.com E.TRAIL, 3bd, 2bth, renovated, good parking. $1100. Avail.Nov.1 250-512-1153 ROSSLAND 3bdrm, 2 1/2bth, close to schools. 250-3629005 Rossland-Furnished Rentals: nightly, weekly, monthly:visit MountainTownProperties.ca or 250-368-7556 SHAVERS BENCH, 4bd, 3bth. $1,200./mo. + utilities. 250364-1814, 250-512-1814 TRAIL, 2BD. + loft. Newly renovated. $900. 250-3689558
Townhouses GLENMERRY, Clean 3bd townhouse, covered parking, F/S, D/W, central air. NS, No Pets . $925/mo. 250-367-9607 after 4pm GLENMERRY TOWNHOUSE 3Bd., new oor, windows, paint&roof.$900.604-552-8806
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NOTICE OF 2012 TAX SALE
NOTICE OF 2012 TAX SALE The following properties will be sold for taxes on Monday, September 24, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Village of Fruitvale Council Chambers, 1947 Beaver Street, Fruitvale, BC unless the delinquent taxes, with interest, are paid before 4:30 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012. Acceptable forms of payment are by cash, debit or certified cheque. Personal cheques will not be accepted.
The following properties will be sold at the Annual Tax Sale on Monday September 24th, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Municipal Office, Village of Warfield, 555 Schofield Highway, unless the Delinquent Taxes with interest are paid prior to the sale:
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521-00104.000 521-00122.000 521-00195.000 521-00261.870
1885 Cole St & 22 Nelson Ave 19 Nelson Ave 1841 Highway 3B 80 Aspen Dr
Lot B Plan 9879, DL 1236, KD Lot 23, Plan 1938, DL 1236, KD Lot B, Plan 4176, DL 1236, KD Lot H, Plan NES2138, DL 1236, KD
Roll Number 118.000 Lot 1, District Lot 4597, Kootenay District Plan NEP71003 PID# 025-404-458 Street Address: 795 Dickens Street, Trail, B.C., V1R2B7
If sold at the Tax Sale, the property may be redeemed by paying all outstanding taxes with interest and penalties and registration charges within one year. An extension time for redemption may be granted subject to the discretion of Village Council. Lila Cresswell Chief Administrative Officer, Village of Fruitvale
Roll Number 320.000 Parcel D, District Lot 3391, Kootenay Land District PID# 013-343-998 Street Address: 44 Haig Street, Trail, B.C., V1R2L9
We’re on the net at www.bcclassified.com
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Houses For Sale
Houses For Sale
Houses For Sale
Cars - Domestic 2007 CHEV Cobalt SS Supercharged, black, 5spd., loaded w/leather, heated seats, mint condition. Payment $225/mo. obo. 250-231-7182. lve.msg.
Cars - Sports & Imports 2003 SAAB 9-3 Must Sell. $7,800.obo. 2.0L, 4cyl, auto tiptronic transmission, 149,000km. On CraigList Kootenays. search Saab for pics. Call 250-368-1868
Property transfers resulting from municipal tax sales are subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act.
Motorcycles Houses For Sale
2007 K1200 GT BGW Motorcycle. Mint cond. 27,000km. Many extras. 250.231.5732
Recreational/Sale
All Pro Realty Ltd.
1148 Bay Ave, Trail
2001 24ft. Citation M.home w/3 solar panels, 60,000kms. Also towable 2002 Chev Tracker, 111,000kms. $36,995
250-368-5000
www.allprorealty.ca OPEN HOUSE
will sell separately 250-368-5749
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OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, September 15 | starting @ 11am
Saturday, September 15 | starting @ 11am
Saturday, September 15 | 1:00 - 3:00pm
Saturday, September 15 | 1:00 - 3:00pm
1926 Martin Street, Fruitvale
44 Nelson Ave, Fruitvale
2004 Old Salmo Road, Fruitvale
1079 Christie Road, Beaver Falls
A great starter or retirement home in a great location!
A great starter or retirement home!
Large family home on 1.63 acres.
Large family home on 6.37 acres. Tons of privacy, super setting!
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$188,900 Glenmerry
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25 Short Street Fruitvale
$185,000
Great home for 1st time buyers. All the work is done! New windows, furnace, roof, kitchen, etc.
Fruitvale
OD GO LUE VA
$349,000
A great family home on 5 acres with a creek alongside. Finished up and down with super views. Call your realtor today!
$99,500
Montrose Completely updated family home. New kitchen & Áooring, fresh paint, huge deck, fenced yard, 4 bdrms.
SOLD
Trail
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$369,000
Own a piece of paradise with this park-like setting. Home is 3,600 sq.ft. & only a couple blocks to school.
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$120,000 Wayne DeWitt ext 25 Mario Berno ext 27
Much bigger than it looks! With a full, unÀnished daylight basement!
$219,000
Fabulous one level living. Immaculate! Double car carport.
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$344,000
$429,500 ST
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Well cared for home in a great location. Includes double garage, huge shop & a suite.
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Very well cared for family home close to elementary school. Very large home w/ over 1,500 sq.ft. on the main Áoor!
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Beautiful 3 bedroom home plus a loft on a huge 105x100 lot on the riverbank in Glenmerry. Fantastic location & stunning views!
$128,500
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$299,500
A great family home with double garage, 3 baths and a totally redecorated interior. Call on this one today!
Trail
This 1/2 acre serviced lot is set amongst newer homes and has the most incredible views!
$165,000
4 bdrm, 2 bath spacious home. Affordable & perfect for a large family.
Montrose
Montrose
Fruitvale
Solid & affordable. A great alternative to renting!
Wow! You are not going to Ànd better value than this! 5 bdrms, 3 bath home on 2.79 acres. Beautiful new custom kitchen!
Relax! All the work has been done. Newer roof, furnace, heat pump/A/C, kitchen & the list goes on! This is a well kept family home, a must to view!
Over 1,100 sq.ft., nicely updated with laminate Áoors, includes appliances, single car garage. Located on its own lot. Perfect starter or retirement home Quick possession possible.
Dawn Rosin ext 24 Tom Gawryletz ext 26
$319,900
Denise Marchi ext 21 Keith DeWitt ext 30
Your Cabin on the Lake
$95,000
Trail
$289,000
BOATING SEASON IS STILL HERE!! WANNA HAVE SOME FUN WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS ON THIS GREAT BOAT ALL YEAR ROUND? Great for fishing.
1/4 acre corner lot!
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Boats 16’ Fiberform with Meucruiser 140 engines Seats 6 includes trailer $3750. 250 352-2858
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A super 5 bedroom house with new kitchen, windows, Áooring, A/C, furnace & much more. Plus an inhome hair studio!
OPEN HOUSE
For Sale - 1998, 27’ Sportsmaster Travel Trailer. Sleeps up to 8 People. Twin Bunks, Pull-out Couch, Table Folds Down, Queen Pillow-top Mattress in Front Bedroom. Air Conditioner, 3 Burner Stove, Oven, Spacious Bathroom, 2 x 30lb Propane Tanks. Very Clean and in Excellent Condition! Asking $9,700. Located in Nakusp. Please call 250-265-9990 or email: tzanier@hotmail.ca for more info. **WANTED** Looking for small short box truck camper or camperette in good shape. Phone 250-6938883, leave message.
$149,000
Thea Stayanovich ext 28 Joy DeMelo ext 29
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1976 30ft cabin cruiser with a 185 merc • Full galley (fridge, stove, sink, furnace, toilet) • Fold down table for a queen sized bed • Fold up bunk beds • VHF radio • Hull is sound, galley is dated. • Low draft • 200 hrs on new engine • A great boat that needs some TLC $12,000.00 invested $8000 OBO Call 250-362-7681 or Cell 250-231-2174 email monikas_2010@ hotmail.com 4 more information & to view
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LAKE KOOCANUSA
High water City offers tax breaks to spur development levels force changes in building rules BY CAROLYN GRANT Kimberley Bulletin
BY SALLY MACDONALD Cranbrook Townsman
The regional district has been forced to change its rules for homes built near Koocanusa. For the first time ever, the reservoir south of Jaffray was allowed to go past full in July to prevent flooding downstream. Koocanusa holds water from the Kootenay and Elk Rivers before it flows through Libby Dam in Montana, down the Kootenai River through Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and back into Canada into Kootenay Lake. In late June, during a record snowmelt and weeks of pounding rain, an unprecedented agreement between Canada and the U.S. gave the dam’s operators permission to let the reservoir go two feet past full, in order to prevent more serious flooding in Idaho and the West Kootenay. But that meant that the regional district’s guidelines for homes beside Koocanusa, specifically the Sweetwater development, were no longer accurate. “As a result of the extraordinary conditions this spring and summer the reservoir actually experienced a “surcharge” where additional water was held back behind the Libby Dam, raising the elevation of the reservoir 60 centimetres (two feet),” said Andrew McLeod, manager of planning and development services. “The primary effect of the changes to the … bylaw that are being considered by the board is to adjust the future siting of buildings on some of the lakefront lots to move them back from, and above, the potential surcharge elevation of the water in the reservoir.” The bylaw amendment was given first and second reading by the Regional District of East Kootenay board of directors on Friday, September 7.
The City of Kimberley wants to encourage business investment in commercial, industrial and brownfield properties and has introduced a new Investment Incentive Program to help attract business. The program includes two types of municipal tax relief. The first is a program which would allow businesses 100 hundred per cent
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However, Kimberley will be the first community to combine that tax relief with a relief program aimed specifically at brownfield redevelopment properties. Anyone redeveloping a brownfield property, such as a former industrial site or gas station, would be eligible for a 50 per cent reduction on their municipal taxes while environmental investi-
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Route 362 26 papers 1st, 2nd & 3rd St, Evergreen Ave Route 368 26 papers Caughlin Rd, Davis Ave & Hepburn Dr Route 369 22 papers Warfield Birch Ave, Johnson Rd, Route 195 17 papers Redwood Dr Blake Court, Shelley St,Whit- Route 375 8 papers man Way Green Rd & Lodden Rd Route 198 27 papers Route 378 28 papers Colley St, French St, and Haig St Columbia Gardens Rd, Martin St, Mollar Rd, Old Salmo Rd, Montrose Trest Dr Route 341 24 papers Route 382 13 papers 8th Ave, 9th Ave,10th Ave Debruin Rd & Staats Rd Route 348 21 papers Route 198 27 papers 12th Ave, Christie Rd Cedar Ave, Columbia Gardens Route 342 11 papers Rd, Kootenay Ave S, mill Rd 3rd St & 7th Ave
Call Today! 250-364-1413 ext 206
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Route 311 6 papers 9th Ave & Southridge Dr Route 312 15 papers 10th & 9th Ave Route 314 12 papers 4th, 5th, & 6th Ave Route 321 10 papers Columbia & Hunter’s Place
Route 403 12 papers Cook Ave, Irwin Ave, St Paul & Thompson Ave Route 406 15 papers Cooke Ave & Kootenay Ave Route 407 11 papers Columbia Ave & Leroi Ave Route 414 18 papers Thompson Ave,Victoria Ave Route 416 10 papers 3rd Ave, 6th Ave, Elmore St, Paul S Route 420 17 papers 1st, 3rd Kootenay Ave, Leroi Ave Route 421 9 papers Davis & Spokane St Route 422 8 papers 3rd Ave, Jubliee St, Queen St & St. Paul St. Route 424 9 papers Ironcolt Ave, Mcleod Ave, Plewman Way Route 434 7 papers 2nd Ave, 3rd Ave,Turner Ave
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MONDAY/TUESDAY HOROSCOPE By Francis Drake For Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be extra patient with partners and close friends today, because little blowups are highly likely! (Always remember that patience is the antidote to anger.) TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your work scene possibly could be interrupted today by computer crashes, staff shortages, canceled meetings and equipment breakdowns. Fasten your seat belt. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is an accident-prone day for your kids, so be extra vigilant. It’s also a very touchy day with romantic partners; be tolerant and easygoing. (Tomorrow is a lovely day.) CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Unexpected company might drop by your home today. Small appliances could break down, or minor breakages could occur. Yikes! Run away! Run away! (But do stock the fridge.)
LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Do be careful, because this is an accident-prone day for your sign. Be mindful of everything you say and do. Slow down and take it easy in order to reduce stress and distractions. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Keep an eye on your money and your possessions today. Protect yourself against loss or theft. However, keep your eyes open, because you might find money or you might lose it. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You feel explosive, potentially angry and nervous today. Fortunately, this is a short-lived situation. Just grin and bear it, and don’t take it out on others. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You have that feeling that you’re waiting for something to happen. You might feel a bit tense. This is just a brief dark cloud passing on your horizon. (It’ll be gone by tomorrow.)
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) A blowup might occur with a friend today, or you could be at odds with someone in a group. Don’t speak up. Let this moment pass. Tomorrow is a far better day for discussions with others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Don’t be rebellious with authority figures today (because you will be tempted to do so). And don’t quit your day job. Cool your jets and maintain the status quo. Tomorrow is the day to ask for permission or approval. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Travel plans will be interrupted, changed or canceled today. Similar changes will affect education, publishing and the media. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) If you are responsible for the property of someone else, be careful today. There could be damage or loss of something. YOU BORN TODAY Many of you master a particular tech-
nique that you use in life. You have enormous spirit, which gives you the courage to follow your dreams and fantasies. You’re also very brave, and you can be blunt. You are born with a zest for life! You’re bighearted and always honest. In the year ahead, an important choice will arise. Choose wisely. Birthdate of: Madeline Zima, actress; Alexis Bledel, actress; Danny John-Jules, actor. For Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a lovely day to schmooze with others. Relations with partners and close friends, in particular, will be warm and generous. Go out of your way to be social with everyone! TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) All business transactions are favored today, so this will be a smooth day at work. You might see ways to expand your business or boost your earnings. Work-related travel also is likely. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Accept all invitations to party and have fun. This is a great day for sports events, playful activities with children and romantic distractions. Woo woo! CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Entertain at home today,
because all family gatherings will be upbeat, friendly and mutually generous. People are in a good mood and ready to have a good time. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a positive day for those of you who write, edit, teach, act or promote anything. You have the gift of gab! It’s also a very positive day for those of you who drive for a living. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is an excellent day for business and commerce. Don’t be afraid to act on your money-making ideas, because you can increase your earnings or push things to the next level. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You will delight in all group activities today. Enjoy the company of others, especially people from different backgrounds and other countries. It’s an upbeat day! SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) It’s easy to have a warm feeling in your tummy today. You feel good about life and glad to be alive. What a great way to start your week! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Your dealings with groups (be they big or small) will be unusually positive today. You’ll have no trouble persuading people to jump on your bandwagon.
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