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Trail school chosen for new program

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BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

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Wayne Kissick charges the net on a sunny October morning at the Trail and District Aquatic Centre’s courts and keeps the ball in play during a hard fought pickleball game with his wife, Jan, against Jim, Linda and David Aldridge.

Teachers in School District 20 could soon be telling their students to take a hike.

A ground breaking program only offered in the Lower Mainland has chosen Trail as the first feather as it looks to spread its wings over the province.

On Monday night SD20 director of student support services Kim Williams said the city— and Trail Middle School—were selected by the LIFT Philanthropy Partners, a legacy of the 2010 Winter Games, to host the Take a Hike program.

The Take A Hike program is an alternative education program that engages at-risk youth through a unique combination of adventurebased learning, therapy, academics and community involvement.

The announcement was over one year in the making, said Williams, and Trail was selected out of a pool of applicants from across the province.

“To have an opportunity to bring this expertise in, with the financial backing, and 12 years of expertise, it is great news,” she told the SD20 board of trustees on Monday night.

For the last year the district had been laying the groundwork for the establishment of the program, piloting adventure-based learning activities last spring in the school, acquiring equipment,

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Operation Christmas Child spreads joy around the world

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER

“For many of these children this is the only gift they will ever receive their entire life”

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Operation Christmas Child has kicked off its shoebox campaign in the Greater Trail region for the coming season.

Now in its ninth year of operation, the annual campaign encourages local people to collect gifts and items—assembled in a shoebox—for children in third world countries around the globe.

The young people who receive these shoeboxes have experienced the worst of sadness, drought, disease, famine, and civil war and have no access to the simple luxuries these shoeboxes provide, said Greater Trail collection centre coordinator, Dwayne McDonnell.

“For many of these children

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this is the only gift they will ever receive their entire life,” he said.

The program is simple: Using a suggestion list, people get the chance to brighten a child’s Christmas by collecting any items a child would like—toys, balls, school supplies—and place them in a shoe box to be shipped overseas.

Each shoebox gift is given to children regardless of gender, race, religion or age. When culturally appropriate, copies of a book entitled “The Greatest Gift

of All,” which has been translated into 130 different languages, are offered to children after the shoebox has already been distributed.

“What I really like about Operation Christmas Child is that it is the only organization I know of where you get to pick out something special for a child on the other side of the world and have it delivered to them personally,” said McDonnell.

Locally, the shoeboxes are collected until the week of Nov. 19–25.

There are two collection centres—Liberty Foods in Fruitvale and the Trail Alliance Church— with a big drop-off night at the Alliance Church on Friday, Nov. 23 Last year Greater Trail con-

tributed just over 800 shoeboxes, with the goal this year to reach 1,000.

Operation Christmas Child is a branch of Samaritan’s Purse and was started in 1990 by Dave Cooke, a Welshman who felt moved to deliver gifts to Romanian orphans after seeing their living circumstances on television.

To date, Operation Christmas Child has collected and distributed over 94 million shoebox gifts worldwide.

Local boxes are available at Trail Alliance Church, the Trail Presbyterian Church and the Liberty Foods in Fruitvale.

You can visit the website at: http://www.samaritanspurse. ca/operation-christmas-child/ for more information.

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The boxes are waiting to be filled for Operation Christmas Child in the Greater Trail region this year, says collection centre coordinator Dwayne McDonnell.

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Rossland downtown set to celebrate re-opening Ceremony and various activities on Oct. 27 ROSSLAND – Rossland’s new downtown will be officially opened on Oct. 27 with a celebration including a ribbon-cutting ceremony, live entertainment, kids’ activities, food and shopping. “I’m looking forward to celebrating with our

community and officially opening our sidewalks, paved roads, bump-outs and all the improvements we’ve been anticipating,� says Rossland Mayor, Greg Granstrom. “With the project nearly complete, I hope that people will be encouraged to spend more time downtown and enjoy connecting with each other.� “Rossland is one

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Celebration events will take place from 12pm – 4pm, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at approximately 2pm on Columbia Avenue and a community photo that will

follow shortly after in Harry Lefevre Square.

All community members are encouraged to join in this unique photo that will become a part of Rossland’s history.

Other activities will include: Kidzone with bouncy caterpillar and pumpkin decorating on Washington Street; Live music in Harry Lefevre Square; Community cake on Washington Street after ribbon-cutting; EZ Rock on location; RSS BBQ in Harry Lefevre Square; Participate in the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture community canvas “It’s great to see the completion of this

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The Columbia/ W a s h i n g t o n Construction Project has been underway since May of this year. As a result of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s $1.75-million commitment to resurfacing Columbia Avenue, the City of Rossland was able to replace the aging infrastructure along Washington Street and Columbia Avenue as part of the project. This was a great opportunity to enhance the downtown and make it a functional, economic and social space for everyone.

For more information, please visit the Chamber of Commerce website: http://rossland.com/home

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LOCAL LIGHT LIFT

Union serves FortisBC with strike notice

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

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Martech’s Colby Retzlaff puts down one of 33 metal halide lights taken out of the Trail and District Aquatic Centre, as the company replaces them with energy efficient fluorescent lights.

The heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrade is still ongoing.

An interim order handed down by the B.C. Labour Board on Thursday opened the door for FortisBC employees serving a 72-hour strike notice Tuesday.

Strike notice has been served by 81 Trail people at FortisBC as employees of Cope 378 union.

Citing an attack on their benefits, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, local 378 (COPE 378) announced its members at FortisBC Inc. (Electric) would act on the Labour Board’s interim order and potentially strike this morning.

With more than one union involved in the Labour Board review to declare the workers an essential service, COPE 378 workers slipped through the loophole.

The other union, the IBEW, had a more complicated situation, said Jarrah Hodge, COPE 378 communications representative.

The order permits the union and FortisBC to continue with their respective courses of action.

“We can take job action as long as it doesn’t interfere with IBEW work,” she said. “We can’t picket them out but we can take job action.”

Although the notice has been handed down, negotiations between

the company and the union resumed Thursday. Handing down the strike notice is instrumental in the process and showed the union was serious, said Hodge.

“We are ready to exercise this if the employer doesn’t act on these attacks on benefits,” she said, noting what form the action might take was unknown at this point.

The union members—which includes eight members in South Slocan, 48 in Kelowna, two in Penticton, and six in Oliver—voted 88 per cent in favour of a strike after the company’s last offer in late August was rejected.

The union has been without a contract since January, 2011. COPE 378’s members perform inside work at FortisBC Inc. (Electric) including office administration, IT, design, planning, project coordination and analysis.

FortisBC has proposed “flex” benefit plans for employees and retirees require multiple types of services in a short period of time.

The proposed retiree plan has half the lifetime maximum of the current plan and eliminates coverage for MSP, vision care, emergency medical services, basic life insurance, and paramedical services like chiropractor or physiotherapy.

New way of learning piloted by Rossland Secondary Blended learning allows students to work at their own pace

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks.

Call it a new way of learning for the province’s students, but blended learning is the way education will be delivered in the province—and it is being piloted right here in School District 20.

As one of the most watched stories in the provincial educational world, blended learning for the 130 grade 10-12 students of Rossland Secondary School (RSS) is giving people a sneak peek at what the future of education will be like in the province.

This is the first year of the program, and already they have principals from school districts six, eight, 19, 44, 51 emailing them on a daily basis asking questions about the innovative approach to delivering education.

They have principals and vice principals from two districts attending the community meetings they held before the program began in September, trustees from other districts have been in to observe the program first hand in the building, and RSS staff have been invited to present at the school superintendent’s conference in November.

RSS principal Karen Lavender said the blended learning program combines face-to-face classroom methods with computer-mediated activities, creating a more integrated approach for both instructors and learners.

“What we are doing is forward thinking and it is what B.C. Education should be moving toward,” she said.

“And that’s where education is going in B.C.,” said School District 20 board of trustees chair, Darrel Ganzert.

And where that is going is simple, said RSS vice principal Mike Vanness. Students have choice at RSS, as well as voice and are able to learn at their own pace.

Learning outcomes are constant but everything else is variable.

“Working outside a traditional timetable allows teachers and students to work together in resource areas and in the community,” said the RSS website on blended learning.

“...that’s where education is going in B.C..”

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In blended learning, students learn the skills to create long and short term goals, organize their schedules to meet their learning needs, reach out beyond the school walls into the community, collaborate with peers, teachers, parents and community members, and take on leadership roles.

The educational model aligns with the goals of the province’s BC Education Plan and is based on current research in the field of education, said Lavender.

On a typical school day stu-

dents find out where they need to go, what they do, with an online Google calendar. The students can also find out where a teacher will be throughout the day to get help on their work.

Using a platform called Moodle, a free, open-source PHP web application for producing modular internet-based courses supporting social media in the holistic science of education.

“This isn’t online learning, it is a place to put the course,” said Vanness. “Some of the assignments might be on there, but it is more of a guide.”

Students log on for goals and outcomes, how to meet their learning goals, and check for assignments, most of which they can do together with other classmates.

There are times when a whole class is called together, but there are other times when it makes more sense for them to just be working in a research lab—with students able to access their teachers at any time.

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“All it means is there will be a group of people together doing something,” he said, like in a lab setting.

The teachers are still working out the bugs in the program, said Lavender, and they meet each week to discuss the progress. She said it will be an ongoing process, since the program has not been used anywhere else in the province, to date.

Lavender said the program has had a rocky start, with some critics and seven students have moved out of RSS as a result of the move to blended learning.

But the drop in enrolment is the same as last year, she noted, before blended learning became mandatory. However, they have had two students move into the program to take advantage of the new structure.

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“We’re fighting habits we have been teaching in schools for nine, 10 or 11 years,” she said. “The biggest thing we are fighting right now is kids saying, ‘Why can’t you just tell me what to do?’”

On Sept. 24 Lavender told the SD20 board of trustees the fledgling

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the program work, pointing to the ongoing facilities revie—and its December deadline— as casting a huge cloud on the program.

“We haven’t had a chance to really give it time, to get in there and give teachers a chance to really make this work. It is going to take time to make this

work,” Lavender said.

Some would say the program is risky, said Lavender, but the only risk is taking the leap in attempting the program.

“We are not risking education for our kids, we are not risking anything in terms of what kids are going to come out of this with,” she

said.

“They are getting nothing less this year than what they have been getting in the past few years.

“In fact, I believe they are starting off with more. Whenever it means better learning for our children, that is truly a worthwhile endeavour.”

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“So when you hear the negative comments on the street … you will be informed and be able to respond to questions in a way that will help support what we are doing,” she said.

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further develop Take a Hike’s operations.

The program is offered to youth with few remaining options and enables them to positively change their lives. Established in 2000, the ultimate goals of Take a Hike are to minimize barriers to learning, address personal issues, and help students achieve a greater level of social and academic success.

“Over the past 12 years, Take a Hike has helped at-risk youth in Vancouver change their lives, complete high school and develop employment skills,” said Sonja

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components of the program at Trail Middle School (TMS). With approval, the Take a Hike program now adds an adventure specialist and a full-time paid therapist (by the Take a Hike Foundation) to the staff and the 15 Grade 10-12 students enrolled at TMS in the program.

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Jensen, president, Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation, in a press release.

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be in SD20 in October and will meet with the board Oct. 24. The full program will likely be ready for implementation at TMS in January.

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The guiding vision for Area B is about to be cracked open.

An open house and public hearing is slated for Tuesday, Oct. 23 (6 p.m.) in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) boardroom on Area B’s Official Community Plan (OCP).

As the policy framework and implementation strategy designed to enhance the quality of life for Area B, several objectives and policies in the OCP have been updated and revised based on community input.

“Individual property owners may want to see if any new or revised policies apply to their land,” said RDKB director of corporate administration, Elaine Kumar, in a press release.

Area B director Linda Worley will be presiding over the hearing. Members of the OCP steering committee and RDKB staff will be on hand.

The revised OCP will replace the current plan that was adopted in 2001. The OCP contains objectives and policies to guide future development for Area B, which includes the unincorporated rural land between Nancy Greene Provincial Park and the Canada-U.S. border, as well as the Sheep Creek Valley and the Columbia River.

Those in attendance will be given the opportunity to speak. Alternatively, written submissions can be submitted to the RDKB office until 4 p.m. on the day of the hearing, or at the hearing. All verbal and written submissions will become part of the public record.

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Lots of changes included in latest omnibus bill THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The latest omnibus budget bill from the Harper government makes changes to everything from the Indian Act and the Canadian Labour Code to the Canada Shipping Act. The bill kills off independent tribunals that examined things such as hazardous materials in the workplace and set the rates for employment insurance premiums, while making workers pay taxes on their employers’ contributions to group health and accident insurance plans.

It also sharply reduces project approvals required under the Navigable Waters Protection Act, sets time limits on worker complaints under the Canada Labour Code and makes additional changes to an Environmental Assessment Act that was essentially rewritten by the Conservative

government last spring.

It lays out a whole new act for the building of a new bridge from Windsor, Ont., to Detroit, while exempting the project from “a number of federal laws under which permits, approvals or authorizations would normally be required.�

The bill - the second of two massive implementation acts based on the March federal budget - contains no surprises, said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, who angrily accused the opposition of being too lazy to read last spring’s federal spending blueprint. “What’s in the bill today is in the budget,�

Flaherty snapped in the House of Commons. “If you haven’t read the budget, I say to my honourable friends on the other side, I don’t know what you did all summer.... Do your work. Do your job.�

Critics suggest the devil is always in the

details - and at 457 pages, the omnibus legislation includes a lot of them. “Frankly, I think it’s a little dishonest on the part of Mr. Flaherty to say that there are no surprises in the budget bill,� said Bob Rae, the interim Liberal leader.

In fact, a cursory search of the March 2012 budget document reveals that Flahery is wrong - not everything in the legislation tabled Thursday was flagged in the spring spending blueprint.

For instance, on EI rates, the budget stated that: “Over the next few years, the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board (CEIFB) will continue to set the rate, but the government will limit rate increases to no more than five cents each year until the EI Operating Account is balanced.�

On Thursday, the board was disbanded while the Conservatives

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The budget also made no mention of changes to the definition of a native fishery included in the omnibus bill, while the Navigable Waters Protection Act is entirely absent from the March budget.

That didn’t stop the prime minister from claiming every measure in the omnibus bill - including those made public for the first time Thursday - has the public’s seal of approval. “I don’t know what specific objections (opposition critics) have to them,

but I know they’ve been well received by the Canadian public and they are important to continue the superior performance of the Canadian economy,� Harper told the Commons.

The navigable waters changes drew the sharpest reaction Thursday.

Critics, including aboriginal groups and environmentalists, were appalled.

The new act, rechristened the Navigation Protection Act, limits its scope to just 97 lakes and 62 rivers. There are almost 32,000 lakes in Canada larger than three square kilometres.

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Janet Holder, executive vice-president of Western access for Enbridge (TSX:ENB), issued a news release Thursday in response to yet another broadside from the government outlining what it sees as the unacceptable answers Enbridge is giving to questions during environmental hearings into the project in Prince George this week.

Environment Minister Terry Lake has taken Enbridge to task for a lack of detail in its spill response plan, among other issues. “The answers that we are getting in Prince George show that Enbridge/Northern Gateway has not yet done the work to prove that this pipeline will be safe,� Lake said in the news release. “The company is not giving us much reason to have confidence that they can deliver on their promises.�

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Can we have a word over the use of words?

Editor’s Note: The story Lorne Eckersley is referring to also ran in the Trail Times on Oct. 4 titled “Creston carjacking ends with shooting in Cranbrook.” The Times also received a few phone calls regarding the use of profanities in the story. n light of the comments generated by the story I wrote, I think readers deserve to know about the thought processes I went through before using a quotation containing vulgarities. Rest assured, this column does not contain such graphic language.

In 1980 it was a regular practice on Monday and Thursday afternoons for Advance staff to repair to the Legion after the newspaper was ready for press. We’d have a beer and discuss any number of topics and eventually someone would arrive with a hot-off-the-press copy of our semi-weekly paper.

On one of those Thursdays, the owner-publisher was looking through the pages when he came across a book review (written by a local bookstore owner) in our 12-page TV guide and entertainment section, which I was responsible for producing. The review included a photo of the book cover.

The book, written by retired Canadian military officer Richard Rohmer, was about, I think, the oil industry. It was called Balls!

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My boss, seething in anger, ran back to the Advance, ordered all copies of that section be put into the dumpster, found something to replace the offending review and photo and ordered the section to be reprinted. Surprisingly, he didn’t chastise my judgment in using a review of a book whose title he thought readers would find offensive. He simply took it upon himself to censor the issue.

I thought the decision was childish and disrespectful of our readers. We agreed to disagree on that subject and moved on. He eventually left the newspaper business and I have remained in it, in one capacity or another, for more than three decades.

Now, to the offending article. On a Wednesday morning (Oct. 3), after our own newspaper had already been printed, and prior to its Thursday release, I heard reports of a police shooting of a crime suspect, and of a related car-jacking. Initial reports had the shooting taking place in Yahk. I read through news sites on the Internet and listened to CBC Radio. On Facebook, I was surprised to see a post by Alan Armstrong that he was the car-jacking victim and had spent the night in the hospital. Because the story was too late for our print edition, I decided to wait until later in the morning to

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ECKERSLEY This is the Life call him. A few minutes later Armstrong called me.

I had known Alan Armstrong since the first week I arrived in the Creston Valley in June of 1979. One of my duties was to report on sports and Armstrong, learning that my wife was still in Calgary with our only vehicle, arranged to drive me, or have someone else do so, to Rek City fastball games in Canyon Park. In the 33 years since, I have come to know him as a thoughtful, caring person, of the sort that one can always call in a time of need. I could easily picture him pulling over his vehicle on Highway 3 near Goatfell in response to what he thought was a couple in need.

Armstrong relayed his experience to me as I took notes as quickly as I could.

At the end of our conversation my heart was pounding at the thought of a friend having his life threatened by an apparently desperate criminal. I immediately set

to work writing the story, wanting to give our readers an appreciation for what it must have been like for a man to have been a Good Samaritan in one moment and have his life threatened in the next.

I wrote the story, put it on our web site and sent it to some of our sister papers. Almost immediately, I received a call from an editor saying, “Wow, that is an intense story! Good job.”

To be honest, my initial thought was to change the story for our print edition—Internet news tends to be more graphic, I think.

Later, as I experimented with rewrites of the story, I found that to paraphrase the threats that Armstrong received while he had what he believed to be a gun pointed at his head drastically changed the sense of terror he had felt at the time. The newspaper style guide we use does not allow for the placement of asterisks to mitigate the in-yourface use of vulgar language.

And I could not, as one reader suggested, “change the quote.” My only choice was to use the words as I had been told by Armstrong, or omit the quotation and paraphrase his description of that moment.

Yes, I did realize that those vulgar words would be offensive to some readers. They were offensive to

Armstrong, too, in the context that they were intended to force his exit from what he describes as “the nicest vehicle I have ever owned” and said almost simultaneously with his being pepper-sprayed in the face.

I felt that, in the context of the story, the use of graphic language was my best option.

Fortunately, choices of this nature do not present themselves often. I have used such language only one other time in my career (not counting the “Balls!” incident, which seems pretty tame today), mainly because I have rarely found such words necessary to tell a story. I love using language and I have a good vocabulary. I can tell a story in a way that doesn’t offend.

Will I make a similar choice in the future? I can’t honestly say—a serious reporter approaches every story with an open mind, not adhering to a specific formula. If I face a similar choice in the future, will I take into consideration the response I have received from readers? Of course.

As a newspaper publisher, reporter and opinion columnist, I do that every day, knowing that it is unrealistic to think I can please everyone, myself included.

Lorne Eckersley is the publisher of the Creston Valley Advance

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LETTERS & OPINION Poverty strategies are often wrong-headed

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don’t like poverty - and not just because it is horrible for any person to experience. Where poverty rates are high, crime and imprisonment rates tend to be higher, health outcomes for everyone are lower, and addictions and mental illnesses are more common. Poverty is bad for everyone, not just those who experience it directly.

I also dislike poverty reduction plans. The entire premise of “reduction� is wrong-headed.

Reduction assumes that it is acceptable to reduce the impacts of poverty without addressing the core reasons it exists. If we KELLY really address the core issues, then poverty would be Troy eliminated. “Reducing� rather than “eliminating� poverty suggests that it is enough to address one subset of the poor, or a tiny symptom of poverty’s impact, while ignoring others.

Picking only the lowest-hanging fruit to help for short-term political expediency is ethically unconscionable because it overlooks many others deserving help and avoids the core causes of poverty.

In my experience, meetings on poverty reduction typically include lengthy kudos for the well-to-do, funders, and politicians, often to the exclusion of addressing the issue itself and with little involvement of those actually living in poverty.

Leaving people who live in poverty out of key decision-making bodies proposing solutions invites failure.

It would be refreshing to see a poverty reduction initiative that includes equally those who

live in poverty alongside those with the power to help.

The poverty industry can also be a barrier to its own stated goal of eliminating poverty.

Recommendations in poverty reduction reports read like a wish list of funding proposals with little connection to addressing core issues.

For example, one report started their recommendations list noting a need for “reduced complexity� yet then suggests an “expanded array of supports.�

Let’s be honest: if poverty were eliminated, many organizations and services would not be needed, and others would be needed less. When Media NGOs become businesses chasing funds to sustain themselves, and when governments, funders, and donors dangle carrots to play follow the leader, this moves everyone toward the fad of the day rather than to seriously address the problem.

Studies are clear: the savings from eliminating poverty would be enormous, reducing costs associated with health care, addictions, policing, and so on.

It will take political will and daring to actualize those savings.

But initiatives to eliminate poverty cannot simply be a forum for the poverty industry to ask the public for more funds.

When the Sheldon Chumir Foundation interviewed people living in poverty they told us they would do much better if they just had a bit more money This incredibly simple idea is backed by research: with greater funds, people living in poverty can afford their groceries, rent

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and security deposits, transportation to work, and their lives are considerably less stressful.

As a result, they use less health care, are less reliant on addictive substances, require fewer social services, are more motivated to achieve greater education, and have more resources and better drive to seek better jobs.

These benefits can be delivered without needing extra social workers, food banks, or charitable programs.

Senators Hugh Segal and Art Eggleton make this point and suggest various options such as a basic income through a negative income tax that would give money directly to people who need it.

This is exactly what people living in poverty who we interviewed requested, but “community leaders� too often ignore this idea.

It takes courageous leadership to include and listen to those less fortunate than ourselves, or to enact strategies that go against our ideologies and personal or political interests when we discover our initial ideas were wrong.

I remain a cynic when it comes to poverty reduction initiatives. They should not simply appeal to a few donors, funders, or politicians when this is not what those in poverty really need.

We can do much better.

Demanding much higher standards on addressing poverty and inequality within our midst is the right thing to do.

Seriously addressing poverty won’t happen until we make it clear that poverty is ethically unacceptable and display a bold willingness to lead differently to actually eliminate it.

Kelly Ernst is senior program director with the Calgary-based Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership.

McGuinty could inject life into Liberal race An editorial from the Kamloops Daily News The hottest rumour sweeping through Ottawa these days has a lot of Liberals abuzz with excitement - except maybe for Justin Trudeau.

After Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty abruptly resigned from his Queen’s Park perch on Oct. 15th, Parliament Hill’s infamous rumour mill began chugging into overdrive that he would take a shot at the federal Liberal leadership.

Like him or not, McGuinty’s entrance into the Liberal leadership race would inject some heavyweight rivalry to the perceived front-runner, Trudeau.

After the party was reduced to 34 seats - third behind the Tories and NDP - in the 2011 federal election, it is imperative the Grits field the best candidate the next time the writ drops.

Who that may be is still to

be determined, and won’t be finalized until Liberals vote at their convention in April, but a coronation for Trudeau would not bode well for the party. Yes, the son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau has the charisma, good looks and pedigree to attract voters in a national election but his experience, or lack thereof, has raised questions from pundits and from within the party itself.

A race - a true horse race will bring out better ideas, better arguments, better leadership qualities than if the keys are just handed to Trudeau. The fact is, in the last decade, the Liberals have elected two leaders with hardly a fight.

In 2003, Paul Martin virtually stamped out any threat to his leadership aspirations and steamrolled to the post to succeed Jean Chretien as prime minister. A Liberal minority

and a lost election later, and we know how well that went.

After the debacle that was Stephane Dion, it was all but formality for Michael Ignatieff to become leader. The author, scholar, lecturer and writer was virtually appointed saviour of the party in 2009 - not unlike Trudeau now - when he was endorsed as leader after all other candidates for the post stepped down.

He went on to captain the Liberals’ worst showing ever in 2011.

Of course, McGuinty will have to deal with his own problems and scandals that he left to others to clean up in Ontario, but he is a likeable person, and if he chooses to run, the Liberals may actually become relevant again. After all, as Las Vegas betting houses can attest to, heavyweight bouts draw a lot of interest

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OBITUARIES FILIPPELLI, GUISEPPE LORENZO (FLIP) — , passed away peacefully on August 1, 2012 in Vancouver at the age of 89.

Flip grew up in the Gultch. As a youth, Flip delivered the paper, worked at the movie theatre, and served as an altar boy. He graduated from the Un i v e r s i t y of Alberta in 1946.

While in Trail, he volunteered with the Red Cross, Little League, and cub scouts. He attended the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in his year as Jaycees National President.

Flip moved to Montreal with his wife Lillian and children in 1961 then to Vancouver in 1970.

Flip became president of his children’s swim clubs in Pointe Claire, Quebec, and Vancouver.

He officiated at swim meets and trained officials. He was an administrator at provincial, national and international levels, serving on the FINA Technical Committee for several years. He officiated at the Summer Olympics from Los Angeles, 1984, to Sydney, 2000. He has a spot in the BC Sports Hall of Fame at BC Place in Vancouver.

Flip retired from Cominco in 1986 after forty-two years of service in the Trail, Montreal and Vancouver offices.

In his later years, he enjoyed collecting and collating metre stamps in the company of his partner June.

Flip loved keeping in touch with his high school classmates.

They started organizing reunions in 1981.

Otherwise known as Lawrence Joseph, Flip has his name inscribed on the Home of Champions Monument in Trail: (L.J. (Flip) Filippelli). He was astute, loving and humorous right up to his death.

A funeral service was held at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Vancouver on August 13th.

Donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. *** CLEMENTS (NEE KIDD), JEAN INGLIS — Jean Kidd was born in Shaunavon, SK on May 31, 1920 to William and Helen (Stewart) Kidd. She died in Trail, BC on October 13, 2012 at the age of 92.

Jean’s family moved to Weyburn and subsequently settled in Regina. There she met Zeke (Robert) Clements, her future husband, at the skating rink.

They married in 1943 and moved to Trail in 1946 where they raised their family of three.

In 1985, Zeke and Jean moved to Castlegar to enjoy retirement.

Since June of this year, she had resided at Mountain Side Village in Fruitvale.

An accomplished oil, pastel and watercolour artist, Jean was a member of the Trail Art Club for many years. She played the cello in the Regina Symphony Orchestra and would serenade Zeke every morning on the piano. As well, Jean sang in the A Cappella Choir in Trail.

Along with being a wonderful seamstress, she enjoyed swimming, skating, golfing, knitting, gardening and was passionate about federal politics to the end.

She was the household handyman as well. All creatures big and small gave her great enjoyment, especially her cats. Jean would diligently pack and unpack all the camping gear every weekend and on holidays so that her family could enjoy the many happy times spent at Christina Lake.

She is survived by Zeke - her husband of 69 years – as well as her children, Linda Murdoch, Barb (Ron) Holm, Rob (Sharon) Clements and grandchildren Moira, Jim, Bill and Gord Tod, Craig and Alison Holm, Tadd and Tim Clements. She also enjoyed nine great-grandchildren, all of whom were fortunate enough to meet her. Jean is predeceased by her siblings, Mary, Helen, and Bud and is survived by Elizabeth Kitson of Regina.

Feisty to the end, she was a steadfast guide in our lives. We are grateful for having her creativity, passion and love in the family for such a long time.

The family appreciates the care and kindnesses offered by the team at Mountain Side Village (a great place to live), Dr. E. McCoid and the caring staff at the hospital in Trail.

By Jean’s request, there will be no service. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been en-

Big royal wedding for tiny country trusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www. myalternatives.ca.

For those who wish, donations may be made in her memory to the Trail SPCA, 7700 Hwy 3B, Trail, BC V1R 4A7. *** CREEGAN, FRANCIS (FRANK) JOSEPH — In the caring embrace of his family, Francis (Frank) Joseph Creegan peacefully passed away at Castleview Care Centre in Castlegar, B.C., on October 10, 2012.

His funeral will be officiated by Father David at St. Rita’s Catholic Church on Friday, October 26, 2012 at 10:30 am.

Frank, born in North Battleford on February 2, 1922, was the eldest child of Marjorie and Joseph Creegan. He had four siblings, Mary, Katherine (Kit), John, and youngest brother, Patrick.

After working as a journeyman millwright in Ontario, Frank settled in Trail, drawn by local employment opportunities and favourable climate.

After working at Cominco for a period, he moved to Castlegar and began a trucking business, Creegan’s Motor Freight, and travelled throughout the United States and Canada. He loved his connection with the local Renata community best, hauling the fruit of that area for distribution throughout BC. Left to mourn his passing are his brother Patrick (Isabelle), Frank’s five children, Dan (Kathy) Creegan, Lorraine (Bob) Collis, Colleen (Art) Powell, Anthony (Marg) Creegan and Laura (George) Stea. Grandchildren, Trevor (Andrea) Creegan, Teresa (Martin) Zmavc, Michael (Kendra) Collis, Travis (Karli) Creegan, and Leigh Creegan also grieve the passing of their grandfather. Throughout his life, Frank celebrated several great-grandchildren, and many cherished nieces and nephews.

Frank’s family expresses their appreciation to Dr. Merrit, Kay Shay, the caring staff of Castleview Care Centre, and all those who called or stopped in with food trays to express their sympathies. We value your support.

Dan, Lorraine, Colleen, Anthony and Laura.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LUXEMBOURG The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg doesn’t get a lot of turns in the spotlight.

It’s an independent country tinier than Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state, and it would fit inside Germany, its neighbour to the east, 138 times with room to spare. It won no medals at the 2012 London Olympics - in fact it hasn’t won a medal at the summer Games since 1952.

But this week is Luxembourg’s turn to shine. Prince Guillaume, the heir to the throne - the grand duke-tobe - will marry Belgian Countess Stephanie de Lannoy. It will be a two-day affair, including fireworks, concerts, a gala dinner at the grand ducal palace, and two marriages between the betrothed - a civil wedding Friday afternoon and a religious ceremony Saturday morning.

A glittering array of European royalty has been invited.

The guest list for the

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Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, right, and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy, of Belgium will marry during a two-day affair, including fireworks, concerts, a gala dinner at the grand ducal palace. religious ceremony includes kings, queens, princes and princesses from European countries including, among others, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Lichtenstein, Denmark, the Netherlands, Romania and Britain, which is sending Prince Edward, Queen

Former Crowe Teacher Dies

Reverend Peter Speight, who taught science and math at JL Crowe for more than 20 years, died peacefully in Tsawwassen on October 16, 2012 at the age of 92. Peter left the classroom for the pulpit in his late 50s, going on to serve the Anglican Church for many years in the Kootenays, Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. His beloved Dilys died just three months ago after more than 66 years of marriage. Peter will be missed by his son Duncan and his wife Betty of Tofino, his daughter Vanessa and her partner Johnny of Edmonton, her son Andrew and his wife Dolores of Penticton and his sister-in-law June Williams of White Rock.

He is also survived by his grandchildren Matthew, Elizabeth, Julia, Eric, Emily and Jessica. A simple memorial service is being held on Friday, October 19 at Valley View Memorial Gardens in Surrey.

Elizabeth’s youngest child, and his wife, Sophie.

Non-European royalty will be attending, as well, from Morocco, Japan and Jordan and elsewhere.

With all those royals coming to Luxembourg, can international attention be far behind?

“It’s good for Luxembourg,” said Nadine Chenet, a 46-year-old street cleaner who was picking up cigarette butts with pincers in front of the grand ducal palace. “Many people will come now.”

Besides, she just plain likes the royal family, she said: They give a good impression of the country.

That’s a sentiment common in Luxembourg. To all appearances, the bride and groom are a lovely couple. He is 30, with dark hair and an immaculate beard. She is 28, blonde and smiling. In public appearances, including at the London Olympics, they have appeared besotted with each other.

According to biographies distributed by the royal court, each has an array of interests befitting those who are to the manner born.

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‘The Hunger Games’ leads the way for this year’s Halloween inspiration THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Fans of “The Hunger Games” series will have to wait more than a year for the second instalment to hit theatres, but expect to see plenty of Katniss Everdeen looka-likes surfacing within the coming weeks.

The bow-and-arrowtoting heroine is one of this year’s hottest Halloween costume ideas, along with a roster of contemporary pop culture characters and classic favourites.

Value Village store manager Christine Riddell said Katniss is the “Hunger Games” standout for Halloween, with the character’s leather jacket, boots, satchel and signature braid among the key elements in assembling the look.

Rhonda King, retail director for Glow Parties in Halifax,

stocked Katniss-style wigs and said the store was almost sold out of large bow and arrow sets.

“Whether they’re using it for ‘The Hunger Games’ (costumes) or not, I’m not 100 per cent sure; but it was a very large weapon, and it’s done very well,” King said.

Riddell said storybook characters and big-screen superheroes are also top costume contenders this year, including perennial favourites such as Spider-Man and Batman and characters from new films such as “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “The Avengers.”

“What’s really interesting in the superhero costumes is that it’s also translating into teens and adults, so it’s not just for kids,” she said from Ottawa.

In Value Village’s third annual Halloween Shopping Survey of 1,000 adults, 40 per cent of costume-wearers said they would draw inspiration from the year’s blockbuster flicks, compared to 25 per cent in 2011. While boys may be keen to step into the shoes of superheroes like Thor or Iron Man, the thrift retailer said fairytale and princess costumes are still tops for girls.

The small screen is also a source of costume inspiration, with 31 per cent of adults in the Value Village poll naming zombies from the AMC hit “The Walking Dead” as the best TV-inspired costume.

“What’s really neat about zombies is you can be zombie anything,” Riddell said.

“What we found a lot this year, as well as

last year, was the zombie bride and groom, the zombie cheerleader, the zombie doctor,

the zombie police officer. You can really take it anywhere.

“We do have new

costumes that are zombie-ized, and we also have pretty much anything on our sales floor

that you can take and add red paint to and dirt to make it look like a zombie costume.”

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TRAIL & DISTRICT CHURCHES

U.S. no longer has Protestant majority THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Look at Me! I heard an interview on CBC with someone concerned about becoming an ‘idol’. Making the work all about her, the message and it’s reception dependent upon her, success or failure revolving around how well she did. No room for God, no sense of the transcendent. I appreciate her honesty, her analysis and her efforts to become less taken up with how others see her, more grounded in her state of grace and being. Living life in a place of blessing with her Creator. I wish I was there more often, myself.

We live in a culture that seems bent on encouraging people to run themselves up agpoles or through incredible escapades to gain attention. Evel Knievel and the Jackass casts come to mind. But even ordinary folk ďŹ nd ways to strut their stuff in front of the neighbours.

Once in a while when I’m driving or walking around downtown Trail, trying to see if trafďŹ c is coming at me before I cross the street or turn onto it, my view is blocked by another vehicle. Often it’s a crew cab short box 4X4 set on a lift kit. “Look at me.â€?

My immediate response is one of intense frustration.

The same response I have when driving down a narrow residential street and coming up on two vehicles parked across from one another, turning a two way street into a one way yield. It irks me. I’d like to ďŹ nd the people responsible and somehow tune them in to the realization that it’s not all about them.

On occasion, however, just as I’m ramping up into a full ďŹ t of self-righteous indignation, I’ll remember an insight from a friend in The Pas. “I was in a supermarket line-up,â€? she said, “when another till opened and the cashier called the next person in line over. That was me. But another woman wheeled a full cart into my place. I was furious. I was sick of being treated like that. I’m a small woman, I look meek and somehow people think it’s ok to treat me as if I don’t matter. Well I wasn’t going to take that anymore.

I’m a person just like any other and it was time I started letting them know. I thought I’d start with her.�

But just as my friend began moving, she felt a curious sense of peace come over her. “It was incredible, so powerful. I felt warmth and care ood through me. I felt like I was being spoken to, being told that I was all I needed to be. That I have a place in the heart of the Creator and that I am as fully important to my Creator as any other being. I felt beloved. And then I could look at the woman ahead of me and see her anxiety, her ragged edges, her frustration. And I found I had all the time and peace I needed.â€? “Look at that.â€?

Keith Simmonds diaconal minister Communities in Faith Pastoral Charge (Beaver Valley, Rossland, Salmo and Trail BC)

“Look at me.�

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NEW YORK - For the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant majority, according to a new study. One reason: The number of Americans with no religious affiliation is on the rise.

The percentage of Protestant adults in the U.S. has reached a low of 48 per cent, the first time that Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has reported with certainty that the number has fallen below 50 per cent. The drop has long been anticipated and comes at a time when no Protestants are on the U.S. Supreme Court and the Republicans have their first presidential ticket with no Protestant nominees.

Among the reasons for the change a spike in the number of American adults who say they have no religion. The Pew study, released Tuesday, found that about 20 per cent of Americans say they have no religious affiliation, an increase from 15 per cent in the last five years.

Scholars have long debated whether people who say they no longer belong to a religious group should be considered secular. While the category as defined by Pew researchers includes atheists, it also encompasses majorities of people who say they believe in God, and a notable minority who pray daily or consider themselves “spiritual� but not “religious.� Still, Pew found overall that most of the unaffiliated aren’t actively seeking another religious home, indicating that their ties with organized religion are permanently broken.

Growth among those with no religion has been a major preoccupation of American faith leaders who worry that the United States, a highly religious country, would go the way of Western Europe, where church attendance has plummeted.

The trend also has political implications.

American voters who describe themselves as having no religion vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.

Pew found Americans with no religion support abortion rights and gay marriage at a much higher-rate than the U.S. public at large.

These “nones� are an increasing segment of voters who are registered as Democrats or lean toward the party, growing from 17 per cent to 24 per cent over the last five years. The religiously unaffiliated are becoming as important a constituency to Democrats as evangelicals are to Republicans, Pew said.

The Pew analysis, conducted with PBS’ “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly,� is based on several surveys, including a poll of nearly 3,000 adults conducted June 28-July 9, 2012. The finding on the Protestant majority is based on responses from a group of more than 17,000 people and has a margin of error of plus or minus 0.9 percentage points, Pew researchers said.

Researchers have been struggling for decades to find a definitive reason for the steady rise in those with no religion.

The spread of secularism in Western Europe was often viewed as a byproduct of growing wealth in the region. Yet among industrialized nations, the United States stood out for its deep religiosity in the face of increasing wealth.

Now, religion scholars say the decreased religiosity in the United States could reflect a change in how Americans describe their religious lives.

In 2007, 60 per cent of people who said they seldom or never attend religious services still identified themselves as part of a particular religious tradition. In 2012, that statistic fell to 50 per cent, according to the Pew report. “Part of what’s going on here is that the stigma associated with not being part of any religious community has declined,� said John Green, a specialist in religion and politics at the University of Akron, who advised Pew on the survey. “In some parts of the country, there is still a stigma. But overall, it’s not the way it used to be.�

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Time to prepare your plants for the coming winter

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n the heat of midsummer, sprinklers come on with regularity around the neighbourhoods.

Most everyone is concerned and diligent about ensuring their lawns and gardens are hydrated.

However, this particular concern seems to evaporate (along with the water) as the weather cools, leaving plants to fend for themselves as they prepare for a Kootenay winter.

Without the necessary moisture, their roots turn toward the surface looking for water and become vulnerable to killing frosts (especially when there is no snow cover).

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SIDDALL Ground Rules in Gardening trees watered deeply for as long as possible during the fall season.

A deep water every four days gives just enough time for the surface to dry while the lower ground remains damp, forcing the roots to go down for moisture. I usually water my plants every other day through July. Then come mid-August, I stretch it to every three days; in September it’s every four and by mid October, I’m down to

once a week. Another tip: if shrubs or trees are planted in the lawn, ensure there is a twofoot circle cut out of the turf around the trunk of the plant. Grass is greedy and will rob anything around it of water.

I may sound like a broken record (or CD) on the subject of fall watering but it’s so important to the health of a garden. We’ve had minimal rainfall in August and September and as I’ve driven around the community it’s been quite apparent that some plants are suffering due to a lack of water. Their foliage has turned colour early and leaves have dropped long before they should.

Besides keeping your garden watered, it’s a good idea to do

a final clean-up in the garden by raking up leaves, weeding and cutting back foliage of herbaceous perennials. This will remove hiding places for pests to overwinter. There are always exceptions though and I suggest leaving ornamental grasses as is until spring. If cut back in the fall, the wet snow sits on the cut foliage and rots the roots.

Finally, mound the base of roses with peat moss once the ground freezes.

It seems the norm nowadays that time passes way too quickly.

Such is the case with the 2012 garden season. We had a late start because of all the spring rain but the sun no sooner came out than its hidden again amongst the grey

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Ah well! It was a great year. My new garden gave me great joy as did so many others I visited. And the city baskets and beds put on a spectacular show! Congrats to Trail’s Communitiesin-Bloom, especially Bill Garnett, for being one of five cities in the world nominated for best flower beds. What an accomplishment!

Before I go, I’d like to thank my garden partner, Betty Drover, for her contributions to our column and all those who share their passion for plants with me when we meet.

Gardening has been such a positive connection to this loving community, for which I’m most grateful.

Have a healthy and safe winter‌..

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WestJet remains undecided on adding Castlegar service

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WestJet will be flying into smaller Canadian airports, but whether the landing strip in Castlegar will be one of them is still to be determined.

Last week the

Calgary-based airline announced that WestJet Encore will fly into smaller airports across the nation starting in second half of 2013. The West Kootenay Regional Airport in Castlegar is on the list of facilities

calling for the airline to be part of the mix.

“That’s the big question: who will be the first communities to receive that service?”

WestJet spokesperson Jennifer Sanford told the Star earlier this week.

“The latest announcement is that we’ve selected a name for our regional carrier, which is exciting for us. We have done a lot of great things in our 16-year history with changing the fare structure and the way

people look at flying in Canada. Encore represents that we will be doing this once more and this time for those smaller communities, to liberate them from their high fares.”

Since early in the year, politicians and

community leaders from throughout the region have been banging the drum hoping to attract WestJet. Currently Air Canada’s Jazz is the only major airline to fly out of the Castlegar airport.

In June, Nelson mayor John Dooley and Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff traveled to Calgary to make a presentation on behalf of the West Kootenay airport.

The local contingent was among 32 others who also presented to WestJet. “At this time we are looking at all of the

communities that came to the campus and we will be making an announcement of those first Canadian cities to receive regional service in early 2013,” said Sanford.

Former West Kootenay MP Jim Gouk also joined that meeting in June. A former air traffic controller and federal transportation critic for the Reform Party, Gouk told the Star that the Bombardier Q400 aircraft are better equipped to land in the oft-times adverse weather that plagues the airport in Castlegar.

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“We did have to make The Beaver Valley a little bit of room getNitehawks downsized ting Derek back,” said slightly this Cominotto. “But week, but also getting Derek back shored up its is huge, I mean back end with a you can’t turn couple veteran a guy like Derek additions. away with his skill The Hawks level and his calsent defenceiber of playing, he man Jayce just increases our Polman-Tuin, depth 10-fold.”

18, forward Luke The Nitehawks Jones, 18, and will face their forDEREK goalie, Dominic mer mates Friday LASHUK Stadnyk, 19, night at the Nest, to the Grand and are looking Forks Border Bruins for to exact some vengeance the ever-popular, future after the Bruins spoiled considerations, and pur- their home-opener with chased the rights of goal- a 3-2 OT win. While the tender Travis Beekhuizen Bruins have only the one from Columbia Valley. win, they have improved “It’s unfortunate markedly since last season because it was a num- and are no longer an autobers game,” said Hawks matic two points. assistant coach Jeremy The North Okanagan Cominotto. “We needed Knights will storm the to start getting the team Beaver Valley Arena on settled in and lower our Saturday, in what is sure numbers a bit so guys to be one of the Nitehawks were playing and not sit- greatest tests early in the ting in the stands.” season.

Stadnyk started just The Knights lead the two games for the Hawks Doug Birks Division with and will get an opportun- an 8-2-0-1 record and are ity to play more in Grand led by Tanner Burns up Forks rather than back front who is fifth in scorup proven veteran Zach ing with eight goals and Perehudoff in B.V. eight assists and Morgan Beekhuizen is also a Johnston who scored a known commodity as he hat trick in a 6-1 win over was on the Hawks roster at Sicamous Saturday. North the start of last season, but Okanagan is also backwas moved when goalie stopped by Dustin Nikkel Mike Vlanich returned to who sports a 2.21 GGA the team. and a .942 save percent“We’re happy to have age.

Beeks back in the fold “North Oks got a great here,” said Cominotto. “It team, they’re the top team was unfortunate circum- in the league or close to stances for him last year, it,” says Cominotto, addhe’s a great kid and that’s ing that the Nitehawks one of the reasons we had will have to improve on to bring him back.” a 2-1 loss to Kamloops on The Hawks also had Saturday if they expect to to make room on its ros- compete with the Knights. ter for the return of vet“This weekend we eran defenceman Derek set the same challenge, Lashuk last week who will to make sure we are the add depth and character hardest working team on to an already impressive the ice.”

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Trail primed for national camp

BY JIM BAILEY Times Sports Editor

Trail organizers are rolling out the red carpet for the Canadian Sledge Hockey team that is set to begin its final selection camp in the Silver City Sunday.

“The team is very excited to be coming to Trail and area, because they know that they’re going to be treated like royalty,” says Trail City councilor and organizer Eleanor GattafoniRobinson.

Despite a busy practice schedule, the host committee has a full slate of extra-curricular activities planned for the 20 players, including a day hike, a Smoke Eaters game, an introduction to bocce at the Gulch Bocce Facility, and a very special cooking lesson with Ferraro Foods’ Gordon McMartin as the head chef.

“They’re going to be making spaghetti and meatballs at the Cominco Arena kitchen and then in the McIntyre Room they will be eating the fruits of their labour. They’re excited about that, so when they go home, wherever they’re from, they’ll know how to cook spaghetti Trail style,” she said.

The team visited prior to

the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and the players left as much an impression on the city and its residents as the visit did on them.

“We were up there before the 2010 games, and we had a great time so I can’t wait to get back, to be honest with you,” said team captain Greg Westlake. “I remember being in the Colombo Lodge in Trail and I made a promise that we were going to win the gold medal, and we didn’t come through on that in Vancouver, so I’m still playing, and a lot of the same guys are still around, so we’ll do a lot better in Russia.”

With the support of national team players, coach Mike Mondin of Trail and manager Adam Crockatt, Hockey Canada chose the Silver City as the location for the camp that SCHEDULE Men’s National Sledge Hockey Training Camp All practices at the Cominco Arena Sunday Oct. 21 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

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“We’re wanting the public to come and see them . . . people don’t realize how elite these athletes are,” added GattafoniRobinson. “They’ve overcome a huge obstacle in life and they’re just fantastic guys, they’re really, really great people, and yes they are something to look up to.”

The players will be giving a sledge hockey demonstration at the Oct. 26 Trail Smoke Eater vs Victoria Grizzly game in addition to helping out with 50/50 draws and interacting with the fans.

Westlake looks forward to the camp and has a message for Greater Trail residents.

“Don’t be shy, everybody on the team is really open about talking about what happened to them . . . I tell everybody at the camps to come talk to the players, there’s definitely a lot to be learned and every guy on the team will be very open and accommodating,” says Westlake.

The public can also dine with Team Canada at the Colombo Lodge on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.

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The Trail Smoke Eaters embark on a three-game road trip this weekend, looking to pick up vital points against Island and Mainland Division teams.

“We head down Thursday, play Victoria Friday, Jimmy in Cowichan Saturday, and in Surrey Sunday afternoon, so it’s not an easy road trip, but hopefully we can get some goals, the moist air might help us I don’t know.” said Smoke Eater coach Bill Birks.

The Smokies visit a Victoria Grizzlies team on Friday that is coming off a dramatic 3-2 double-overtime win against the leagueleading Penticton Vees last week and followed that up with another 4-3 OT win against high scoring Alberni Valley Sunday.

Led by the Fitzgerald triplets, who have accounted for half Victoria’s goals this season, 16 of 32, the Grizzlies lead the Island Division with an 8-4-0-1 record.

The defence is anchored by Cornell commit Nolan DeJong and import R.J. Jones (West Point) and the tandem of Brady Rouleau and Michael Stilidais are stingy in net with .929 and .912 save percentages respectively.

The Smokies then travel to Cowichan Valley to take on former Smokie coach Jim Ingram and the Capitals.

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SPORTS Caps, Eagles on road FROM PAGE 13 After a good 2011-12 playoff-making season, Cowichan is off to a rough start with just two wins in its first 11 games. Former Smoke Eater Kyle Horseman, 18, joined the Caps last week along with goalie Connor LaCouvee as the Caps search for a reliable backstop to starter Derek Dun. Sunday, the Smokies stop by the South Surrey Arena for a tilt against the Eagles who are mired in last place in the tight mainland division, but sport a respectable 5-5-0-1 record.

The Eagles are one of the younger teams in the league with 12 rookies on its roster, and should be relatively fresh after a Saturday night off.

The Smokies return to Cominco Arena Oct. 26 with a rematch against Victoria.

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here is so much to be positive about in the hard-won amalgamation of greater Trail’s minor hockey programs that it is hard to praise the efforts of those who made it possible too highly.

But, beside the facts that opportunities to play will increase at all levels and the use of all the involved rinks will mean more ice time for those exercising those opportunities, perhaps my biggest response is relief at the sight of intercommunity cooperation inching forward in an area that

has seen too little of it in recent decades.

Back in the day, when such co-operation was seen as essential to our common good, there was no rivalry to speak of between the communities of the Beaver Valley and the rest of the area.

In fact, when Trail was the undoubted dominant force in minor hockey in B.C., a part of the reason was the inclusion of Beaver Valley kids in Trail Minor Hockey.

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is anything but a positive for the area - so kids from there played as part of the Cominco Arena horde.

During the first couple of decades of the Minor Hockey Week celebrations invented here, Beaver Valley kids played on basically Greater Trail teams and contributed to the excellence that propelled rep teams from here to almost countless provincial titles (AAA, Open or whatever, titles.), and a couple of interprovincial ones, as well.

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to want their kids to at a lesser level of competition to inrease their chance of winning has played a part, as well.

An offshoot of that attitude - some parents wanting an easier ride into rep play for their kids than will be available when the competition comes from the entire area - was the main final stumbling block for the longneeded change we see this season.

But, tough competitiion makes better play, and players. So, too, is co-operation usually better than confrontation, especially when it comes to communities.

This amalgamation will take us a tiny distance back towards the time when almost everybody in the area looked out for the common good rather than just the good of their own neighbourhood.

It is a progressive step for the area.

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Some years Rossland had outstanding hockey teams that pushed Trail harder than any other competition in the province.

Many years the crucial pickups that helped the junior Smoke Eaters win B.C. titles were seconded from the junior Warriors after close battles between the two clubs for West Kootenay bragging rights.

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He says he is still hopeful the league can have a full season, but time is running out to make that happen.

“I am concerned based on the proposal that was made today that things are not progressing,” he said. “To the contrary, I view the proposal made by the Players’ Association in many ways a step backward.”

Bettman says no new talks are immediately scheduled.

The players have been locked out since Sept. 15.

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The league’s offer - which calls for a full 82-game season -would see revenues split 50-50 between owners and players.

Bettman says the 50-50 proposal was the “best that we could do,” but said the two sides are still far apart.

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The upside of clean hockey gear THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Long before Jonathan Toews struck gold with Team Canada or hoisted the Stanley Cup, the task of helping to clean and organize his hockey gear fell largely to his parents.

Bryan Toews fashioned a hockey tree from an old wooden coat rack, drilling in holes and sliding dowels through to hang the wide range of equipment that outfitted Jonathan, currently captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, and younger son David, who plays in the East Coast Hockey League.

His mother, Andree Gilbert, diligently washed the hockey gear for both sons by hand with detergent - but jerseys from championship victories destined to be framed were off-limits from laundering.

The hockey mom admits there’s one part of the task that never got easier.

“You just can’t get used to that smell!” Gilbert said with a laugh during a recent interview.

Bryan Toews recalled taking precautionary measures to try and help combat the odour.

“I remember taking the Febreze bottle and squirting it in their bag or putting the fabric softener ... in the bag just to absorb the smell.”

NHL players are currently on the sidelines due to the ongoing lockout. But across Canada, countless youngsters will soon be - or are already lacing up their skates to take to the ice. And ensuring their equipment stays clean is key.

Certain types of bacteria such as anaerobes which don’t require oxygen to survive - don’t smell very good, noted Dr. Michael Gardam, infectious disease specialist at the University Health Network in Toronto.

“They live in the moist crevices of the equipment, and over a while, it starts to stink because those are just the bacteria growing,” he said.

Where trouble really arises with sports teams is when equipment is being thrown onto the floor or items are being jumbled in with someone else’s, Gardam said.

“Now, you’ve got pieces of equipment touching each other or touching the bench or touching the floor, or people handling your equipment, and then you can start sharing bacteria between people.

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“Professional sports teams are very aware of that,” he added. “They are pretty cautious about cleaning their equipment and making sure that where they’re hanging out has been reasonably cleaned and that sort of thing because there have been outbreaks.”

San Jose Sharks captain Joe Thornton and retired player Mikael Renberg are among past and current NHL stars who’ve been sidelined by staph infections.

Gardam said over the last decade, there have been strains of the drug-resistant MRSA bacteria that have been passed from person-to-person, with the original reports happening with sports teams. Community-acquired MRSA can lead to illness or cause large boils to emerge on the skin, he added.

Early detection and diagnosis of MRSA can help limit the spread of the infection, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

SCOREBOARD MixedCAGED Martial Arts RAGE 6 The Element in Castlegar Saturday, Oct. 20 Final Card Fight Pro fights 10 Jordan Knippelberg Pride Gym vs Danny Davis, Las Vegas 9 Clay Davidson, BDB Calgary vs Tony King, Portland 8 C.J. Bagg, Pride Gym vs Tim Jensen, Kelowna Amateur Fights 7 TBD vs Tyler Spencer, Calgary 6 Ray Palmer, Pride Gym vs Shaun Dillon, Chilliwack 5 Stephen Mailey, Pride vs Adam Kaup, Lethbridge 4 Ian Odland, Lethbridge vs Sukh Gill, Calgary 3 Brandon Wolinski, Chilliwack vs Aaron Barr, Calgary 2 James Wallace, Pride vs Justin Lich, Castlegar 1 Sandy Bagg, Pride vs Cornelius Krahn, Lethbridge

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Seniors group gets fit Sign up kids for sports fun Halloween Free Skate on Oct. 27, 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Trail Memorial Centre. Come in costume, win prizes and enjoy pizza available for purchase by the slice. This event is sponsored by the Trail Kiwanis Club.

Ladies Group Gym Training is a new program that will expand your fitness routine and teach you in a group setting new ideas for your workouts. Get familiar with the gym equipment and feel confident with the exercises you will be given for each muscle group. Get the results you are looking for and take advantage of these small group training sessions.

Each week covers a different topic so you can join for individual sessions that interest you. Classes run Monday’s from 6 to 7 p.m. until Nov. 12. at the Trail Aquatic Centre gym. All classes are taught by Elite Certified Personal Trainer, Diana Howard. Call to pre-register.

Seniors Group Gym Training is much like the Ladies group. These classes are held on Wednesday’s from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Trail Aquatic Centre gym.

Our next Seniors Get Fit workshop will be on Friday, Nov. 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Trail

Aquatic Centre gym.

This two hour session with Elite Certified Personal Trainer, Diana Howard, will lead you towards your fitness goals.

You will be introduced to the fitness centre, learning about physical fitness, safe lifting techniques, avoiding injury and goal setting.

Proper weight room etiquette will be discussed, and you will be put on a training program that is easy to follow.

Pre-Sports Mania is a new program for ages 4 to 6 years. This program will be a blast as your child learns new activities and sports in a fun group setting.

Each day will consist of different activities with the focus on introducing the concept of sports.

There will be skill building and games such as soccer dribble relay, balloon volleyball, hoop toss and ring toss, hockey shoot out, mini badminton, and so much more.

Your child will proactive following rules and directions, playing on a team sport, and incorporating physical fitness while having fun.

These classes start Oct. 23 to Nov. 27, Tuesday’s from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. at the Trail Memorial Centre gym.

Call the Aquatic Centre for more info or to register at 364-0888.

Retail Makeover Workshop Prestige Lakeside Resort Keys to Retail Success and Best Practices

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“Insurance Replacement Cost Value” is very different from your “Assessed Value”. Your assessed value is based on the current market value including land, depreciation of your home and current market conditions.

The Insurance Replacement Cost Value is an estimation of cost to replace your home taking into account new materials without depreciation, the cost of labor and building code update requirements. The calculation will also include an allowance for debris removal. In the case of a total or partial loss, the damaged debris must be removed before any rebuilding can occur. It is very important that your home be insured to its accurate replacement value. Your broker typically will ask to re-evaluate the replacement value of your home every 3 years or sooner if you have made any improvements or renovations to the home. A full review will be done confirming the square footage of your home including any attached deck areas and garage/carports, the type of construction ie: frame, log and the type of finishing noting any custom features. Insurance to value is crucial as it allows the homeowner to have an adequate amount of coverage to rebuild or repair their home in the event of a total or partial loss situation. This also allows the insurance companies to collect premium associated with the risk involved and maintain an adequate reserve to pay claims.

As brokers, our commitment to our customers is to help protect your most valuable asset... your home.

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Teaching the Strategies that Drive Retail Sales.

Effective Marketing: At the core of this basic strategy is bringing new customers into your store and increasing the number of times existing customers come in to your store.

Key points Barbara covers: defining your market place, what is your potential customer base, knowing who your competition is, using technology effectively, social media, website, your customer data base, today’s traditional advertising and how best to maximize effective, using a POS system, creating a promotional calendar and the best marketing practices for retail success in today’s economy .

Updated Store Design and Product Placement: At the core of this strategy: Barbara covers what makes good retail store design and why placing products in her retail grid system keeps customers in your store longer and buying more.

Strong in Store Sales Focus: At the core of this strategy: Barbara covers your role in the performance of your store, your sales staff commitment to your business, increasing the average sale, what an add on sales program is, why it’s important to you and how it effects your yearly sales targets.

October 29th Prestige Lakeside Resort 1pm-4pm Tickets available through the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce $40 per person plus HST 250 352 3433 info@discovernelson.com This event is sponsored by the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership

If you only go to one session this year to upgrade your retail knowledge this is the one!

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT - Amphibious vehicles could soon be zooming out of James Bond’s garage - or pond - and into yours.

With its all-terrain tires and four-cylinder, BMWsupplied engine, the Quadski

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To take it into the water, the driver presses a button.

In five seconds, the four wheels fold up and tuck into the sides.

The Quadski can go a brisk 45 miles per hour in

the water before a press of the button brings the wheels out again.

“You just drive straight into the water, quite fast, and keep on going. It’s sort of magic,” said the founder of Gibbs Sports Amphibians, Alan Gibbs.

(AP PHOTO/CARLOS OSORIO)

The Quadski is a one-person motor boat that also drives on land. The vehicle is being billed as the first commercially available, high-speed amphibious vehicle. It’s set to go on sale in the U.S. by the end of this year for around $40,000 (US).

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Allow boyfriend to vent to relieve pain MAILBOX

Marcy Sugar & Kathy Mitchell

him vent and try to stay out of their relationship.

But it hurts me to see him in pain over and over. Sarah recently mentioned that she was diagnosed with bipolar disease, but we have no idea what type of treatment (if any) she is receiving.

What is the best way to handle Sarah?

How do I keep my boyfriend from being hurt every time she calls? -Concerned Girlfriend Dear Concerned: You cannot prevent John from being hurt by his daughter’s words or actions. Allowing him to vent gives him a release valve for his pain, which is probably the most helpful thing

to pay even half of my bill. I think it would be the honorable thing to do, especially since he makes three times what I do. What do you think? -- Disappointed Dear Disappointed: Yes, it would be honorable for him to offer to pay a portion of your bill since you used it on his advice, and you can ask him. It doesn’t speak well for his character that he would hang you out to dry. But it’s your phone. You are ultimately responsible for understanding the costs involved. Consider it an expensive lesson in learning to doublecheck the facts.

Dear Annie: Your advice to “In the Middle” was dead on.

Her husband will never nag or shame their daughter into losing weight. I speak from experience. My late father (an underweight picky eater) nagged, harangued and shamed me about my weight for most of my life. Not only did it reinforce my

feelings of worthlessness, but it also made me angry and motivated me to eat in secret for comfort.

“Middle’s” daughter has to control her own life, regardless of whether Dad agrees with her choices or not.

I wonder why Dad has so much trouble having an overweight child. Is he really concerned for her, or is he embarrassed by her?

Or maybe he is simply prejudiced against overweight women, like many people.

I’m now 53 and still overweight. I’m trying to eat more healthfully, but it’s a tremendous struggle to ignore a lifetime of negativity from Dad. The less Mom supports him or argues with him the better. -Been There, Done That

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you can do right now.

Sarah needs to grow up, and that takes longer for some people than for others.

You also can reassure John that he’s a great guy, and that Sarah is simply having a hard time adjusting to his current situation.

Her behavior is a way of seeking his undivided attention. You could suggest he encourage Sarah to talk to her doctor about medication and therapy. Beyond that, try to make your presence in his life an oasis of peace.

Dear Annie: My boyfriend of two years assured me that my new smart-phone plan would allow me to use all of the same services I get at home while I am traveling. So on a recent trip, I used it as I normally would.

Upon returning home, I was faced with a bill for more than $200. He admits he misread the phone’s website information, but feels no obligation

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Dear Annie: Your column is the first page I turn to in the newspaper. I now have a problem and hope you can help.

My boyfriend, “John,” and I have been together for five years. We have a wonderful relationship. He loves my three young children, and they adore him. John also has a grown daughter, “Sarah,” whom he raised as a single father.

Sarah is now 27 and has two young children from two different fathers. Her kids are slightly younger than mine.

Sarah is resentful and jealous of the relationship John has with my children. The only time John hears from her is when she needs help, and we have given it, emotionally and financially. We even took her in for a few months and cared for the children.

Her relationships are always in turmoil.

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LEISURE

YOUR HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Saturday Oct. 20, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be aware that certain details about your personal life probably will be made public today, especially in the eyes of bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs. People notice you!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Do something different today. Change your routine.

It will please you to learn something new or be stimulated by fresh, unusual experiences. Shake it up a little!

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You feel quite intensely about everything today -money, love, friendships, as well as anything to do with inheritances and shared property. (And you definitely will defend your turf!)

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Because the Moon is opposite your sign today, you will have to compromise with

others. This is no big deal.

Just be gracious and accommodating.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Focus on getting better organized today. It will please you to do something to make you feel more efficient and effective in everything you do. “Let’s clean up this place!”

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) It’s a playful day for Virgos!

See sports events, catch a movie, take a long lunch, enjoy playful activities with children or just hang out with your pals. Indulge yourself today!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You’ll enjoy extra time at home alone today if you can swing it. You need some privacy to contemplate your navel, as childhood memories will bubble to the surface of your mind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a busy day, filled with appointments, errands, conversations with siblings and relatives, plus increased demands for reading and writing. But you can do it.

(Pop some vitamins.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Keep track of your cash flow and banking scene today.

Find out how much money you have and how much

money you owe. Information is power.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You might be a bit more emotional today than usual because the Moon is in your sign. But you’re also a bit luckier!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Work alone or behind the scenes today. You have the feeling that you need to be private in order to restore

yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) All group activities will go well today. Accept all invitations. Small coffeeklatches, classes or large conferences will be stimulating for you.

Share your hopes and dreams for the future with others in order to get their feedback.

YOU BORN TODAY You have a logical, analytical mind, and are aware of everything that is going on around

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you. Some of you are quite secretive. You have excellent money savvy and are sure of yourself once you have made up your mind. You like fashion and have taste. (You always look good.) Get ready for one of the most powerful years of your life. Dream big!

Birthdate of: Danny Boyle, director; John Krasinski, actor; Julie Payette, astronaut.

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Coming Events COLUMBIA Youth Community Development Centre AGM 6:30 p.m. Saturday October the 20th, 2012.

TRAIL FOE Auxiliary #2838 Meeting Monday, Oct.22nd., 7:30pm

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Kitchen Help and Day Prep Cook Wanted Apply at in person with resume to Benedict’s Steakhouse 3 Scho¿eld Highway, Trail 250-368-3360 An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield 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.

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN required at Jenner Chevrolet in Victoria BC. Rare opportunity for a top performing, quality & customer focused team player. Email: mgray@jennerchev.com CORNERSTONE CAFE in Warfield looking for a full time cook. Bring resume to the restaurant.

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JOIN THE AXIS TEAM IN CASTLEGAR! If you are passionate about working with youth and want to make a difference in their lives, consider joining our team in the following positions: Casual Awake Night Residence Workers (8 hour shifts) – medical program Casual Residence Workers (24 hours shifts) – medical program Full Time and Casual Residence Workers (24 hours shifts) – non-medical program For the medical program; the successful applicants must have experience with tube feeding and will be required to lift youth every 2 hours throughout the night.

For non medical program; successful applicants must be able to follow behavior plans and be positive role model and mentor.

For further information refer to our website www.axis.bc.ca under job opportunities.

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YORKIE CHIHUAHUA: Mom is 90% Yorkie & father is purebred 5lb Yorkie, ready Jan 12, $500.

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Ronald A. (Mac) McDonald passed away October 21, 2011

Regional Fire Rescue, Administration Office, #201-843 Rossland Ave, Trail, BC 8:30am to 4:30pm.

When someone you love becomes a memory, The memory becomes a treasure.

Applicants must live within the response community, be 19 years old and possess a valid driver’s license. Applications are to include a driver’s abstract and criminal record check. Criminal Record checks will be returned and all information will be kept confidential.

Always in our hearts, Mom, Shirley (Dave), Donna (John), Karen (Charlie), Bob and Gary.

Please return completed applications, NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 TO REGIONAL FIRE RESCUE, Co. 4 (Trail) of Fire Administration Office at the above address

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SUNDAY/MONDAY HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your positive frame of mind is what will create success for you now. If you think like a winner, you are a winner!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Never forget that you are the financial wizard of the zodiac. That’s why you can make really good use of an influence that exists for the next year to boost your income.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Keep in mind that the next 12 months is one of the most fortunate times for you since 2001. Expect good fortune and favorable circumstances.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Recognize your need to explore religious and spiritual questions, because it does exist for you now. You’re doing a lot of serious thinking about life. (“What’s it all about, Alfie?”)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Enjoy your increasing popularity for at least a year. People are seeking you out, which is a compliment. Accept their invitations. Just say “Yes!” VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You have marvelous opportunities to boost your good name among your peers in the coming year. Don’t take this for granted -- use it to your advantage.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) In the next year, plan on traveling more than you ever have before. Similarly, publishing opportunities, along with opportunities to explore higher education, exist for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Keep your pockets open, because others will be generous to you in the coming year. Some of you will receive inheritances. Others will indirectly benefit through an increase in your partner’s income.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Close partnerships are going to be mutually warm and friendly for you in the coming year. This is also an excellent time to begin new partnerships.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Be on the lookout for ways to improve your job, because they do exist in the next 12 months. In this same way, you can improve your health!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Your sign has a fabulous year to look forward to, because it’s full of fun-filled vacations, sports events and romance. Some of you will expand your family as well.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Home, family and realestate situations will be extremely beneficial for you in the coming year. Even your family relationships will be warm and loving. Lucky you!

YOU BORN TODAY You’re so inspirational; others are attracted to you. You’re clev-

er, bright and intellectual.

You have great verbal skills and love to banter with others. Often rebellious in your youth, you later become a role model for others. You love to entertain! This year, something you’ve been involved with for about nine years will diminish or end in order to make room for something new.

Birthdate of: Carrie Fisher, actress/writer; Ursula K. Le Guin; Whitey Ford, New York Yankees pitcher.

For Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) In the next month, you will focus on inheritances, shared property, insurance matters, taxes and debt. Romantic relationships also will be passionately intense!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) For the next four weeks, you need more sleep because the Sun will be opposite your sign. This also makes you focus on partnerships and close friendships.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Because you’re motivated in the next month to get better organized, act on this urge!

Give yourself the right tools to do a great job -- shelving, cleaning supplies, paint, file folders, whatever.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Try to get away on vacation in the next six weeks. During this window of time, you want to play and have fun. You also want the freedom to just be yourself.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Home, family and domestic matters will demand your attention in the next month.

Time spent with a parent probably will be significant.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) The pace of your days will accelerate in the next six weeks, so just accept it. This is not the time to stay at home.

Get out and hustle!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your focus on money, earnings and personal possessions will increase in the next six weeks. Basically, you want to make sure that your wealth and possessions make your life easier.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Ta-da! Today the Sun enters your sign for the next month, boosting your energy and recharging your batteries for the rest of the year. It also will attract people and favorable situations to you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Work behind the scenes in the next month, because you’re planning so many things. You’ve got a lot on

SATURDAY’S CROSSWORD

your plate, and you need to prioritize what you want.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) It’s a popular month ahead!

Accept all invitations. Many of you will join clubs and groups in the next six weeks. It’s a great time to schmooze.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) At this time of year, the Sun is slowly moving across the top of your chart, acting like a spotlight on you. Bosses will take notice of you, because this light is flattering.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Try to get away at some point in the next six weeks, because you want to expand your horizons. Travel if you can, or learn something new.

YOU BORN TODAY You are highly entertaining, magnetic and persuasively charming!

People flock to you! Ironically, you easily admire others. You are very emotional, and your private life is definitely witness to this. (Many of you have a fascinating, active love life.) You are socially smooth but rebellious. This year, an exciting new cycle begins.

Open any door!

Birthdate of: Sarah Bernhardt, actress; Catherine Deneuve, actress; Deepak Chopra, physician/writer. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Only four caribou left from transplant

BY SALLY MACDONALD Cranbrook Townsman

Just four of 19 caribou transplanted into the Purcell Mountains west of Cranbrook are still alive, less than one year after the transplant.

Since the animals were brought to the area from northern B.C. last March to boost a dwindling herd, most have been killed by cougars or wolves, according to Steve Gordon, project manager of the Purcells South Mountain Caribou Herd Augmentation.

“This is an unfortunate result. We are quite disappointed,” said Gordon. “Obviously this isn’t the success we had hoped for, but we are learning a lot from this that will inform how we proceed on other transplants and management of other herds in southern B.C.” The endangered animals were brought from Dease Lake in northern B.C. in March in an attempt by the provincial government to revive a dwindling herd in the backcountry between the East and West Kootenay.

There are less than 1,700 mountain caribou in existence. The Purcells South herd had around 14 animals before the transplant.

To boost the local herd, 20 mountain caribou (17 females, three males) were taken from a healthy herd on the Tahltan First Nation, fitted with GPS radio collars then brought down to the Kootenays in specially designed

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Early days of the experiment: Sedated mountain caribou are settled in the snow by wildlife biologists in March, 2012, upon the caribous’ arrival in the East Kootenay. animal trailers. One female caribou died en route.

Unfortunately, the transplanted animals could not be dropped in the same draw as the resident herd because of poor weather conditions.

Perhaps as a result, the transplanted caribou began to explore the area, with some heading out of their alpine habitat above 1,400 metres or 4,500 feet to the valley bottom around Cranbrook and Creston.

“When they are wandering, they are at high risk. One of the things we are looking at to improve the chances of success of future transplants is: how can we reduce that wandering?” said Steve Gordon.

Some made it as far as the United States.

Four of the 15 caribou that have died were in the U.S.: three in Montana and one in Washington.

“These are remarkable animals. They have made some exten-

sive movements,” said Gordon.

The other caribou have remained in B.C., though some have swum across Kootenay Lake, while others wandered into the Rocky Mountains. According to Gordon, five caribou have been killed by cougars and three by wolves.

“One important thing to note is that with only one exception, which is the most recent mortality, all of the predation mortalities have occurred when the caribou have wandered into low elevation areas,” he said.

Three of the transplanted caribou died in accidents: one fell through ice into a stream and couldn’t get out; one fell off a cliff; and one broke its leg and was subsequently preyed upon by a cougar.

Four died of unknown causes, and their bodies have been sent to the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine to determine cause of

death.

March’s caribou transfer was to be the first in a two-part relocation project, a last ditch attempt to save the endangered herd in the Kootenays. The efforts are mandated under the federal Species At Risk Act. Gordon said the cost of capture, transport, release and incidental costs of the March relocation was $134,000. That amount doesn’t include the GPS collars, which can be reused, and research.

The transplant isn’t the only effort the team has undergone to save the endangered Purcells South herd, Gordon added.

“Transplants are always risky. It’s certainly not the desired way to manage caribou,” he said. “It’s only one of the management tools and a lot of the other management tools have been used

TUESDAY HOROSCOPE

By Francis Drake For Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a lovely day to relate to others, especially partners and close friends, because you feel so sympathetic. Enjoy mutual good times with everyone.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) If you can help a co-worker (or customer) today, you certainly will. Feelings of empathy help you easily identify with whatever

problems others are facing.

(This is admirable.)

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your creative juices are flowing today! This is an excellent day for artists and anyone involved in artistic activities, sports and playful times with children.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You won’t hesitate to lend a sympathetic ear to family members today. If you can offer assistance or help,

you will. Alternatively, you might seek understanding from someone else.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Don’t be worried if you spend a lot of time daydreaming and woolgathering today. It’s just what it is. We all need days like this from time to time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Be careful with your money and financial decisions today, because some-

in this area, including very significant habitat protection and management of human activities in that area.

There has been a lot of cooperation from the forest industry and snowmobile clubs and associations that we want to acknowledge.

This is a critical intervention. It’s not something we embark on without serious reflection.”

Gordon said it has not yet been determined whether another transplant will take place.

“It’s safe to say we certainly wouldn’t be proceeding exactly as we did on this one. We would be applying what we have learnt through this transplant.

“As unfortunate as these results are, we are learning a lot from it.

It is hopefully going to benefit mountain caribou in the long run.”

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Kootenay Lake Levels October 18, 2012 For the benefit of Kootenay Lake area residents, the following lake levels are provided by FortisBC as a public service.

Queen’s Bay:

Present level: 1742.51 ft.

7 day forecast: Up 12 inches.

2012 peak:1753.78 ft. 2011 peak:1751.71 ft.

Nelson:

Present level: 1742.50 ft.

7 day forecast: Up 12 inches.

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thing might look better than it really is. It’s as if you have your rose-colored glasses on.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Your inner idealism is aroused today. You might view relationships in very romantic terms. (This could, however, make you give in easily to the demands of others.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You’re definitely willing to put the wants and needs of others before your own today, because you feel sympathetic and idealistic. While this is a noble impulse, don’t be a martyr.

(There is such a thing as idiot compassion.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You’ll find it rewarding to join efforts with oth-

ers, especially in charitable work, to help someone in need. Your goals and objectives are very humanitarian and altruistic.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Relations with authority types will be gentle and easygoing today. You might admire someone for his or her generous impulses or concern for others, and vice versa.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Because your appreciation of beauty is heightened today, give yourself a chance to enjoy beautiful surroundings. Visit museums, art galleries, parks and architectural buildings.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Think of ways to use the resources of others to

improve the lives of those who are less fortunate.

Romantic relationships will be especially sweet and tender today.

YOU BORN TODAY You are energetic, brave and willing to try almost anything!

You need to be stimulated and you love adventure.

You’re talented in dealing with groups and often play the role of leader. In fact, sometimes you find yourself in the role of hero or heroine! You are always active. In the coming year, your primary focus will be on partnerships and close friendships. Enjoy!

Birthdate of: Pele, soccer player; Lawren Harris, artist; Cat Deeley, TV host. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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The Ministry of Transportation has begun work on a project to install a protected tee interection at the corner of Highway 22 and Minto Road by Trowelex and the Brick.

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perately needed. “They’re calling it the Minto Road safety upgrade,� he said. “What they’re doing in installing some dedicated left hand turn lanes to give that added measure of safety. “We’ve had an increasing number of accidents at the intersection at Minto Road and Columbia Avenue (Highway 22).�

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lion. “The project is targeted to be completed this fall,� said project manager Rob Kalabis. “No major delays are expected, however, there will be some minor delays during construction.�

Castlegar city councillor and owner of Trowelex Kevin Chernoff says the improvements are des-

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NEW LISTING

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3245 Lilac Crescent, Trail $209,900 Host: Art

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11am-12:30pm #7-2205 Rockland Ave, Trail $235,000 Host: Ron

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1004 Regan Crescent, Trail $239,000 Host: Mark

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300 Kootenay Avenue, Tadanac $248,000 Host: Mary A

1625 Balsam Street, Trail $239,000 Host: Deanne

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Bill Craig

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Dave Thoss

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Mark Wilson

ext 30

Cell: 250-231-5591

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Deanne Lockhart ext 41 Cell: 250-231-0153

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675 Shakespeare Street, WarďŹ eld $164,900 Host: Mary A

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Ron Allibone

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MEET YOUR HOSTS

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8494 Highway 22A, Trail $158,000 Host: Mark

2061 McLeod Road, Rossland $347,000 Host: Christine

NEW PRICE

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2135 McBride Street, Trail $159,900 Host: Mary M

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2472 Railway Street, Rossland $254,900 Host: Christine

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409 Rossland Ave, Trail $179,900 Host: Mark

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2490 Cooke Avenue, Rossland $345,000 Host: Bill

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2024 – 8th Avenue, Trail $179,000 Host: Terry

1327 – 3rd Avenue, Trail $209,500 Host: Darlene

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628 Turner Street, WarďŹ eld $114,900 Host: Mark

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375 Willow Drive, WarďŹ eld $299,500 Host: Bill

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