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She said when she graduated last year she didn’t want to go back to school right away, so the trip was a chance to do something different.

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Holly Heximer’s presentation will describe her three months in Honduras, and raise money for the school where she taught. Submitted photo

Holly Heximer will make a presentation on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. on her three and a half months in Honduras.

“I’ll be fundraising for the school and will have a whole bunch of pictures from my trip,” she said of Friday’s presentation. “I’ll be talking about my trip.”

While in Honduras, Heximer volunteered at a school and worked with special needs students in the village of Roatan.

“I was working at the local school and had my own small class of three special needs kids,” Heximer said, “who were in grades one and two.”

Heximer went to the island of Roatan two years ago with the Interact Club, and used those contacts to go again.

It was a drastic transition going

“It was a really great experience, it was pretty hard, but it was good,” said Holly. “It was a good learning experience for sure, and it changed my views on education. It’s a very different culture down there too.”

“It was a good learning experience for sure, and it changed my views on education. It’s very different down there.”

Holly Heximer The schools that Heximer taught at deal a lot with those affected by AIDS. “My contact, who I had in Honduras, she runs the school and the AIDS clinic,” she said.

“A lot of the kids in school - their families are affected

be better for her to work in the school and help the kids out, though she did some work with the clinic as well.

Heximer said a lot of people have been asking about the trip, so she thought it would be a good chance to make them aware of the school and fundraise as well.

“It’s pretty hard to just explain in a couple sentences what I was doing,” she said.

She described the school as pretty run down, with little money. The experience affected her in many ways.

Heximer’s presentation is coming up at 7 p.m. at the Miners’ Hall in Rossland on Friday, January 4, and admission is by donation.

There will also be some raffle draws for some crafts from the country.

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Appreciation’s a ‘poppin B.C. Transplant Society volunteer Robin Tomlin (above middle), who is awaiting a liver transplant, delivered popcorn to staff members on Dec. 21 at West Kootenay Regional Hospital in Trail as part of Operation Popcorn. Operation Popcorn began more than 20 years ago as a way of acknowledging the difficult but crucial role hospital staff play in dealing with deceased organ donors, their families and the organ recovery process.

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Consider it a make work project. With the end in sight coming up for the Waneta Dam expansion project in early 2015, the Columbia Power Corporation has turned to the public to get an idea of what to do next.

Columbia Power executive director Jane Bird said the start of the Waneta project signaled the completion of the Crown company’s original mandate – dating back 16 years – to develop three core power projects.

So with Waneta started, and the Brilliant expansion and the Arrow Lakes generating station completed, a new plan needs to be developed for the commercial

Crown corporation.

Bird said the fiveyear plan has to be accountable to the shareholders, the province of B.C and its people.

“As a company we have had to ask, ‘what is our strategy to take us through the next five years and beyond,’” she told Trail city council in its final meeting of 2012.

“It tells us whether it makes sense to continue to invest in these projects like an Elko Dam, for example.”

The plan would show Columbia Power how to re-invest in hydroelectric power generation in the area, she added.

A plan would also allow Columbia Power to proceed to undertake feasibility work to assess the commercial and en-

vironmental viability of potential projects, determine the level of interest of possible partners, assemble human resources and undertake further consultation on specific projects.

As a result, Columbia Power embarked on a public consultation project to gather feedback and insight from the public.

Through a 12-page booklet, Columbia Power has invited feedback on its strategy. It is available at libraries and community centres in Trail and Castlegar, as well as online at www. columbiapower.org/ StrategicPlan.

Bird said the company intends to build on its strengths in the strategy and continue to develop and operate hydroelectric generation projects in the

Columbia Basin.

“We intend to capitalize on our key strengths, including low overheads, hydro project management expertise—particularly in design/build c ont r a c t s — s t rong support from local government, the community and First Nations, and our tradition of partnering with BC Hydro, Columbia Basin Trust and Fortis,” she said.

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as a large barracks for Doukhobor mill workers. According to doukhobor.org, in 1928 Verigin’s son renamed the settlement Petrovka, but it didn’t stick.

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Post Card from Koch siding attracted a bid of $50.

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It took its name from William Koch, an Ohio-born entrepreneur involved in mining, forestry, and cattle ranching. He arrived in West Kootenay from Colorado in 1896 and took a contract to haul ore from the east side of Slocan Lake. He also built a sawmill at Ten Mile Creek, and around 1906, established another mill at Koch Siding, which he later sold to the Doukhobor community. They built a large community hall with quarters for leader Peter (Lordly) Verigin, as well

sold to the Brilliant jam factory.

A rare Koch Siding postal cancellation on a postcard sold recently for $50 Cdn. It was dated May 6, 1911 and addressed to Mrs. William Flewelling of Todmorden, Ont. (now part of East York).

The message reads: “Dear Sister, I received your card and was glad to hear you was as well as usual.

We are all well hoping you the same. We received Gladdis’es and Goldie photograph all right. They were fine just like them.

Goldie looks just like

you. We were up the hills today. We have had plenty of rain.

It rained about four days. It is lovely today.

I have written to Will.

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From your loving sister Violet.”

It’s the second Koch Siding postmark that has appeared on eBay in the last decade — the previous one, dated December 1912, sold in 2006 for $153 US. The post office operated there from 1906 to 1923. William Koch was postmaster most of that time. He died in Nelson in 1931.

• Gray Creek’s Tom Lymbery writes about an envelope recently featured in this column, which bore 1911 postmarks from Poplar Creek and Howser.

“I was most interested to see the cover addressed to Henry Hinks (actually Hincks),” he says. “He and two brothers had property in Howser, with the agreement that if one got married he then moved away. Henry married Nancy Trail and purchased Freckleton from Commander Harrison’s estate.”

Freckleton is the Crawford Bay es-

tate now known as Wedgwood Manor, a bed and breakfast.

Lymbery continues: “The property went to their son, Henry (known as Cookie Hincks) who resisted the efforts of Kokanee

Springs to purchase — fortunately, as Kokanee burned all the other houses they purchased.”

That was in the 1960s, when the golf course was first developed.

Keeping up with chores A recent clear, dry afternoon was good time for highway crews to catch up on clean-up around Castlegar, including the bridge over the Kootenay River near Brilliant.

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Ainsworth fire service going to referendum nelson staff West Kootenay Advertiser

Ainsworth and Woodbury residents will vote next year on creating a fire service area after a counterpetition saw the proposal defeated by two signatures.

Under the process, if 10 per cent of eligible electors petition against a proposal, the regional district board can’t proceed without going to referendum.

In this case, only ten signatures were required. Fifteen re-

sponse forms were received by the November 30 deadline, of which 11 were verified as valid.

Regional district director Andy Shadrack opted Thursday to send the matter to a public vote, hoping to hold it in conjunction with another referendum on building a new fire hall in Kaslo and creating a regional district fire service for the area.

“We have offered [residents] a chance to have a fire response service that is less

than the cost of a direct service,” he said.

“We have no reason to believe the majority don’t want that. A minority don’t want to pay for any service at all. That’s their right.”

Shadrack says he isn’t critical of those who signed the counter-petition.

No date has been set for the referendum, expected to cost $5,000. The question will be similar or identical to the one posed by the counterpetition, which asked if residents support-

ed a bylaw to raise $24,000 per year toward the service.

The referendum in Kaslo will ask two separate questions.

Shadrack indicated both need to pass for the proposal to succeed. Originally that vote was supposed to be held last August, but it was delayed pending another study.

The issue of fire protection came to a head following blazes that destroyed heritage buildings in Ainsworth and Woodbury in 2009

and 2010. The Village of Kaslo agreed to provide fire response to the area with the understanding the regional district would explore creating a new fire service and building a satellite hall in the AinsworthWoodbury area.

A consultant said, however, that such a hall wasn’t feasible, and the area should have fire response from Kaslo and Balfour. Kaslo has agreed to extend its fire service contract with Ainsworth to the end of 2013.

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Is natural gas going to turn out to be the enviro-villain of 2013? tom fletcher Black Press

Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Most made their billions in computers and software in San Francisco or Se-

attle. They’ve funded scientifically suspect campaigns such as “Yellowstone to Yukon” and “Boreal Forest” aimed at turning more than a third of Canada into parks.

Increasingly, they

are partnering with aboriginal people in B.C. and across Canada.

Some in B.C.’s major media have since grudgingly credited independent B.C. researcher Vivian

Krause with filling in the blanks. She has shown that starting in 2002, these foundations began formally organizing against Canadian fossil fuel production.

When the B.C. and

Canadian governments matched the $60 million Great Bear Rainforest Fund for “ecosystembased” forest management,

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They’re well on the way to stopping the expansion of oil exports to Asia. Now will B.C.’s American branch-plant environmental machine turn on natural gas?

A couple of weeks ago I described the dispute between the Haisla Nation and the rest of the Coastal First Nations group over the pioneering of liquefied natural gas development on Haisla territory at Kitimat.

Powerful chiefs of the Heiltsuk, Gitga’at, Haida and others in the so-called Great Bear Rainforest oppose the idea of kicking off a new LNG export industry without extending the hydro grid to support renewable power for the region.

LNG is shaping up as B.C.’s largest-ever industrial project, if it gets built. And there are signs the American-directed environmental attack is swinging to our gas boom.

Some in the Canadian media insist no such U.S. influence exists, or that it is trivial and benign.

They mock federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver’s description of “foreign radicals,” pretending this applies to everyone opposed to oil pipelines.

There weren’t many reporters with me when I covered the negotiations for the Great Bear Rainforest in 2006. To the Vancouver media it was just a big forest deal up in the middle of nowhere. Along with B.C. cabinet minister Pat Bell, Coastal First Nations and forest companies, the Sierra Club, ForestEthics and Greenpeace muscled their way to the table.

How they did so became clear in early 2007. Behind these big three eco-propaganda groups was a $60 million war chest from an obscure outfit called Tides Can-

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Umpire thanked for years of service to the game EnviroCassandra Chin West Kootenay Advertiser

Grand Forks volunteer Ken Johnston has been awarded a 25-Year-Pin from the Babe Ruth League, Inc. for his dedication to the youth in the program.

A long-time umpire, Johnston first got involved in officiating as a kid when he wasn’t able to play sports because his family moved around a lot.

“One thing that tied you to sports is being an umpire because you’re able to go to different communities and still play,” he explained.

“I like baseball. I was involved in Pentic-

ton and Vancouver as well, before moving to Grand Forks.”

Since then he has helped coach various teams as well and his love of baseball remains strong.

Johnston noted he now has a grandson who plays for the Trail Jays and it’s wonderful to see children get involved with baseball.

Peter Stoochnoff, Babe Ruth’s B.C. provincial commissioner and president for the Boundary Babe Ruth league, was happy to present the recognition to Johnston.

“He’s been a valuable asset to us over the years and it’s a pleasure to give him this pin,” he said.

Along with the pin, Johnston received a letter from president and CEO of Babe Ruth League, Inc. Steven Tellefsen.

“We realize that the growth and success of Babe Ruth League, Inc. is largely dependent on having strong, capable and hard-working volunteers such as yourself, and recognize the contribution you make in helping us maintain our position as one of the premier youth baseball and softball programs in the nation,” stated the letter from Tellefsen.

“We applaud you for being a top-notch youth enthusiast and an exceptional human being.”

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Umpire Ken Johnston (left) accepting his 25-Year-Pin from BC Provincial Commissioner Peter Stoochnoff.

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Much to reflect upon over past 12 months in Grand Forks

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The year 2012 was eventful in Grand Forks and that isn’t hyperbole.

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Christy Clark was in the neighbourhood (Midway, B.C.) to visit a mill in February and the Grand Forks Hotel was destroyed in March. July saw a vicious wind storm

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...they didn’t realize they were reinforcing a blockade against oil exports. Tides and its backers have continued to fund and create new protest groupss which are quoted as they pop up by credulous B.C. media.

Their argument against oil exports centres on the sexy but false premise that Alberta’s “tar sands” somehow uniquely threatens the global climate. Lately, as the size of B.C.’s gas development has become clearer, the protests have started to refocus.

Now we hear dire claims about the decades-old technique of “fracking” in gas development, and previously obscure groups are springing up to protest gas projects.

Hollywood is about to gas us with an antifracking movie starring Matt Damon.

Previews suggest that Promised Land works the usual evil-greedycapitalist themes, in the Avatar tradition.

ForestEthics, Sierra Club and Greenpeace, meanwhile, are campaigning against their original forest preservation deal on B.C.’s Central and North Coast. Sustainable development solutions aren’t good for their business model. If people think a problem is solved, they stop sending money.

Meanwhile, the U.S. is surging ahead with its own shale oil and gas boom. Plans are underway for LNG exports from the U.S. to Asia.

I think 2013 would be a good year for Canada to start making its own decisions on energy development.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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News/Arts

Taking a rewarding change of course JIM SINCLAIR WKA Editor

On top of the world Rossland and Nelson teamed up to win Powder Magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown and earned the title of Best Ski Town in an online competition feturing 32 ski areas from across North America.

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Kootenay Arts Festival kaput for 2013 Trail briefs Earlier this month, the Kiwanis Club and Kootenay Festival of the Arts (KFA) board of directors announced the cancellation of the 2013 Festival of the Arts.

For almost 80 years, the festival has been a shared event with Nelson, with the exception of the war years.

The festival offered students of various artistic disciplines the opportunity to perform in a theatrical environment.

Over the years, students of dance, voice, drama, piano and other instruments have participated in the adjudicated events.

Volunteers ran the non-profit event, and “Friends of the

Festival” provided donations so that cash prizes could be awarded.

“This year, we are short of volunteers,” said Shirley Mendoza, chair of past KFA events.

“We just can’t find enough people.”

In 2011, Trail hosted almost 1,000 students from Spokane, the Okanagan and the Kootenays to participate in the 10-day event.

Payback time for many Greater Trail residents who were overcharged for payday loans from The Cash Store are eligible for refunds estimated at a total ofapproximately $1 million.

In March, 2012, Consumer Protection

B.C. ordered the parent company, Cash Store Financial Inc., to stop charging illegal fees and repay customers who were overcharged.

As a result of a Supplemental Compliance Order issued on Nov. 30, the refund process was scheduled to begin for Greater Trail residents on Tuesday.

The ruling applies to anyone who used the Cash Store in Trail or Instaloan in Castlegar and Nelson.

Consumer Protection BC will ensure that Cash Store Financial provides all eligible consumers with complete and accurate refunds, said Manjit Bains, Consumer Protection BC’s corporate relations vice president.

“Cash Store Finan-

cial is responsible for the implementation of the refund process,” said Bains.

The process includes notifications with advertising, addressed mail and other public notices to ensure that all people who are to receive a refund are made aware of the refunds available.

Anyone who obtained a payday loan from The Cash Store or Instaloans between Nov. 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012 may be eligible for a refund.

Each refund will require a claim form which will be available from Cash Store or Instaloan locations.

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At a time of life when a lot of folks are looking toward a drastic reduction in activities, Kate Enewold of Thrums chose a drastic change of direction.

“I had been working as a computer systems administrator (at Selkirk College) for many years,” says Enewold. “I did some beadwork as a hobby in my spare time.”

When Kate hit the 60-year milestone she figured if she was to take any other path in life she’d have to decide on one quickly.

“I decided to leave my job at the college and went to the Kootenay School of Art (in Nelson). I took the two year program.”

Kate’s interest and abilities snowballed as the course went on.

Originally thinking of picking up some skills to enhance her beadwork, she soon discovered a thirst for working with metal.

“I fell in love with being a silversmith,” she recalled on Dec. 27. “I did the whole program… it just became a passion and I thought ‘okay, I’ve got a new career.’ ” The timing worked out quite well for the avid student who completed the twoyear curriculum and is quite pleased to have done so.

Kate described how nowadays a similar course has a duration of just 10 months. She fully values her twoyear stint because, along with the handson artisan’s training she got a lot of pointers in the way of marketing and promotion.

These days Kate is fully immersed in what amounts to a new full-time career, something she’s quite confident she can

Kate Enewold at work in her Thrums shop, turning special metal into something extraordinary.

Submitted photo

pursue for the next 20 or so years.

“My husband helped me to build a studio,” she explained, “and I kind of never looked back.”

“I decided to leave my job at the college and went to the Kootenay School of Art. I took the twoyear program” Kate Enewold It should come as no real surprise that Kate has shown such proficiency with this new direction her life has taken. Her father, Zeljko Kujundzic, after all, started the Kootenay School of Art back in the early 1960s.

“He always told us that our name, Kujundzic did mean ‘goldsmith,’” she said, “so I think maybe it was just in my genes.”

Kate happens to have some artistic versatility going for her as well, having

the ability to express herself musically on the violin thanks to lessons from a local teacher by the name of Brie Faulks, now Brie Hurlbert.

In a typical week Kate will now devote 25 to 30 hours in her shop, complemented by about the same amount of time on the business end of things. Again, she credits the related training received in year-two of her course for the seeds of the business savvy she continues to develop.

Kate Enewold does not have excessively high ambition, like a high-volume webbased enterprise, although she does maintain a Facebook page: “Thrums Logic Art and Design.” Examples of her work may be seen at Avenues Hair Design and the Kootenay Gallery, and the SculptureWalk headquarters in Castlegar, along with possible locations soon in Rossland, Nelson and Kaslo.

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Demonstrating the robust health of the photographic arts in this part of the province, a major driving force is gathering momentum on it’s way to its next milestone.

The actual event may not be set for some months yet, but there are some exciting developments involved in this year’s annual photo show by the West Kootenay Camera Club This year will mark the 23rd installment of the popular show which features submissions by members and non-members alike.

Another great turnout is expected for the visual extravaganza held at Castlegar’s Kootenay Gallery.

If you have photos you take pride in, or maybe have recently acquired some new camera gear and plan to put it to good use, keep the show in mind. Don’t, by the way, be lulled into a state where you think it’s not worth working toward for the next few months. The shot you get tomorrow

Outstanding examples are the stock in trade with the West Kootenay Camera Club, such as the above example by photographer Jim Lawrence.

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The show was born as the club’s Annual Photo Salon in 1991

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Ministry of Justice names the top ten laws of 2012 SUBMITTED

VICTORIA - As the countdown to a new year begins, here are ten new or reformed laws that will help modernize the justice and public safety system for B.C. families: 1) Family Law Act - Regulation changes Nov. 26, 2012 Taking effect March 18, 2013, B.C.’s new Family Law Act replaces the Family Relations Act, legislation virtually unchanged since 1978.

Regulation changes include the setting of minimum standards of training for mediators, parenting co-ordinators and arbitrators, all of which will be required to have in-depth training on how family violence impacts these processes. This landmark legislation is credited for bringing family law into the 21st century by putting children first and expressly stating that

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2) Civil Resolution Tribunal Act - Passed May 30, 2012 The Civil Resolution Tribunal Act will establish the first-ever tribunal in Canada that offers a full array of online tools to allow British Columbians to solve common strata and small civil claims outside of the courts. Resolving a dispute through the tribunal is expected to take about 60 days, compared to 12 to 18 months for small claims court. This is another way the B.C. government is helping move cases out of the traditional courtroom to ease pressures on B.C.’s justice system.

3) Motor Vehicle Act - Amendments Effective June 15, 2012, amendments to the immediate roadside prohibition

program enhanced the fairness of the appeal process and preserved the tough, immediate sanctions first imposed in 2010 for drinking and driving. Over the past two years, B.C. has seen an unprecedented 46 per cent reduction in alcohol-related traffic fatalities, with an estimated 104 lives saved.

As well, new helmet standards and seating requirements to protect motorcyclists and their passengers from and in crashes came into effect June 1.

4) Limitation Act Passed April 26, 2012 B.C.’s new Limitation Act comes into effect June 1, 2013.

It will change the amount of time people have to file civil lawsuits, making the law clearer and easier to understand. These changes are the result of significant consultation with the public, stakeholders and legal and local government representatives, and they will make B.C.’s

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5) Criminal Asset Management Act - Effective Sept. 30, 2012 The Criminal Asset Management Act gives government the explicit authority to manage and dispose of property forfeited as a result of criminal prosecutions, or seized during an investigation in anticipation of forfeiture.

This act helps to reduce the financial incentives associated with crime, deterring criminals and enhancing public safety in B.C. It also fulfils a commitment made by Premier Christy Clark as part of the Families First Agenda.

6) Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act Effective July 23, 2012 The Metal Dealers and Recyclers Act fulfills a key commitment made in the throne speech.

The new regulatory approach helps deter and track metal

thieves, enhancing public safety particularly by reducing theft of copper telephone wire that interrupts 911 emergency service for families with land lines. This approach also minimizes regulatory costs for the recycling industry through a no-cost registration system, and protects the personal information of those who sell metal to scrap dealers.

7) Judicial Compensation Act Amendments Acting on a throne speech commitment, the B.C. government amended the Judicial Compensation Act to relax restrictions that limit the service time of senior part-time judges. This gives the chief judge flexibility to use senior part-time judges to fill in for judges who are sick or resign, or when there is a sudden influx of new cases, helping ease pressures on B.C.’s courts.

8) Offence Act Amendments Amendments to this act came into effect in June 2012 to give B.C.’s courts more flexibility to manage offenders convicted under provincial statutes. Amendments to the Offence Act expanded sentencing options by allowing the judges to impose probation orders that are better tailored to reflect the offence and the offenders’ circumstances. This can help manage the behaviour of the offender in the community and enhance the rehabilitative aspects of sentencing.

9) Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act - Amendments Amendments to the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act modernized the act and will help enhance the enforceability of family maintenance orders made in B.C., as well as B.C. orders sent to other jurisdictions for enforcement.

Orders made under the act are enrolled in B.C.’s Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP). In 2011-12, FMEP had record-breaking collection numbers.

10) Legal Profession Act - Amendments The Legal Profession Act amendments provide the Law Society of British Columbia, the body that regulates B.C.’s legal profession, with more authority to take measures to protect the public on occasions when substantiated complaints arise against lawyers.

Expanding the Law Society’s ability to suspend or disbar lawyers guilty of serious criminal offences will help protect the public interest.

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2012 Kootenay Contraption Contest sets record for entries SUBMITTED

How will we use less energy in the year 2050? That answer just became a little clearer courtesy the hopes, dreams, imagination and creativity of 143 Kootenay Boundary students.

The annual Kootenay Contraption Contest put on by the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST), GLOWS (Growing Learning Opportunities With Science) program received a record number of entries in 2012 and generated some truly unique ideas. Open to all grade 2 to 8 students across the region, students were given a full month to express their ways to use less energy

through photography, sketches, models, videos and written submissions

Emry McGill from Ecole des Sept Sommets in Rossland took home the grand prize of an iPad for his “ERC - Energy Recovery Cube” The incredibly imaginative contraptions ranged from simple and practical ways to automatically turn off household light bulbs, futuristic chore-doing robots, to an invisible “EnerBubble” that absorbs heat and kinetic energy. The tried and true “hamster powered TV” also returned once again as

a contender this year.

Emry McGill from Ecole des Sept Sommets in Rossland took home the grand prize of an iPad, for his “ERC – Energy Recovery Cube”.

Emry submitted an engaging video on the ERC, and how his renewable energy invention will help us use less energy in 2050. Emery’s video is available to view on the KAST Vimeo channel at www. vimeo.com/kast. All contraption entries can be viewed on the GLOWS Facebook page.

Along with the glory and honour of saving our future world, the best contraptions in each grade were awarded pizza parties for their whole class. See below for the full list of

winners.

Supported by title sponsor FortisBC , NSERC, the Columbia Basing Trust and the Nelson & District Credit Union the Kootenay Contraption Contest is one more outlet provided

by KAST GLOWS to allow the young genius residing in our local school to let their imaginations and creativity run wild. Given the increasingly sophisticated entries year upon year, you can rest assured, our future is in good hands and we’ll have clean green energy to spare come 2050.

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2012 Contest Winners

Overall Winner: Emry McGill, Ecole des Sept Sommets (Rossland) – “ERC – Energy Recovery Cube” Grade 2: Everett Webb, RSS (Rossland) – “Armpit Power 2050” Grade 3: Claire Ziegler, Winlaw Elementary (Winlaw) – “Sun Powered Car” Grade 4: Emry McGill, Ecole des Sept Sommets (Rossland) – “ERC – Energy Recovery Cube” Grade 5: Isaiah Persad, Adam Robertson Elementary (Creston) – “Gray Water to Energy Converter” Grade 6: Lily HUtteman, Trafalgar

Middle School (Nelson) – “Ener-Bubble” Grade 7: Ben Goeppner, Trafalga Middle School (Nelson) – “Waste Water Generator” Grade 8: Shyanna Werner & Hannah Dube, Mount Sentinel Secondary (Slocan Valley) – “Operation Energy” Grade 5 winner Isaiah Persad’s “Gray Water to Energy Converter” Grade 5 winner Isaiah Persad’s “Gray Water to Energy Converter” About (KAST): The Kootenay Association for Science & Technology (KAST) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the continued growth of science and technology as

key economic drivers in the beautiful West Kootenay-Boundary region of BC. KAST works with business, students, educators and communities to support and showcase the opportunity provided by science, technology and innovation in our region.

About (GLOWS): Growing, Learning Opportunities with Science (GLOWS) is KAST’s annual program designed to make science and technology learning fun, accessible and non-intimidating for the region’s kids and youth, in the hope that they continue to incorporate technical learning into their education and career choices, enhancing community vitality and sustainability.

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Horoscope Michael O’Connor

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January 4, 2013

Tip of the Week: As is customary, I write an overview for each sign for the upcoming trends and themes for the year. I also do a longer version which is posted on my website. So the following is the short version of the Horoscope for the Year – 2013. From the perspective of Numerology, when added to a single digit, 2013 = 6, which is called the ‘Universal Number’ for the year! While there are many calendars, this is the one we use and is the most commonly accepted calendar in the world. Because we all agree that it is 2013, the symbolism of it actually works! This illustrates our co-creative participation in life, which occurs at collective as well as individual levels. 6 is the number of harmony and beauty. Many managers have this number strongly emphasized in their numerology chart. It is also a number of culminations. In other words, number 6 represents the flower in full bloom or the ripe fruit on the vine.

As a ‘growth cycle number’ 6 refers to a process of prioritization, time management and important decision making. As a consequence of making such important decisions, certain relationships, personal, professional or otherwise, will deepen while others, due to time restraints or simply to lack of interest or value…, will end. So, we can expect 2013 to be one in which we experience many new developments which will become evident to everyone.

ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20)

LIBRA (SEP 22 – OCT 22)

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21)

SCORPIO (OCT 22 – NOV 21)

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUN 21)

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 21 – DEC 21)

CANCER (JUN 21 – JUL 22)

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 19)

LEO (JUL 22 – AUG 23)

AQUARIUS (JAN 19 – FEB 19)

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 22)

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20)

A steady pace of change that began in the last quarter of 2012 will continue and even accelerate in 2013. The process you are in may be described as a metamorphosis. Yet, unlike the caterpillar becoming a butterfly, you can and do have a say in the outcome. Tune-in to the changes that are happening, decide how you envision the ideal result and cooperate with the process.

2012 was likely a very busy one for you and the same will largely be true in 2013. In the bigger picture, this is a window offering a go-ahead and/or get-ahead theme. If this has not begun for you yet, there remains time. Perhaps you are not as clear and focused as would be ideal to capitalize. Hold a vision for a brighter future that you can commit to.

Bringing your dreams down to reality will continue in 2013. A learning curve is implied, yet its timeline will reach all the way to 2015.

So, patience with the process is important. Learning from someone or undergoing an apprenticeship makes sense. Your health is also a corner stone theme and is linked to the learning curve. Dovetail both for best results.

A creative wave is washing in and will continue throughout 2013. This is your opportunity to do something that reveals your creative leadership. The more inventive you are the better. This is a call to embark on new roads. If you do look back, do so only to take the best and bring it forward in a fresh way. Plan and prepare now then launch near or after your birthday.

You have arrived at an important juncture. The time has come to confront your fears – the ones hiding in your subconscious. Basically, they are standing in the way of you actualizing a fuller measure of your creative potential. It may be necessary to step away from the limelight for a while, to go within and do this ‘inner work’. Decipher what is your ‘gold’ then intend to defeat the fear dragons.

2013 represents an important and dynamic learning curve. The early signs of what you will be learning have likely already been revealed, especially since September. New leads and directions and a pioneering approach are implied. The sooner you can clarify what is implied the better, so work to achieve this now. Yet March is the probable official start month.

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You are in a foundation building process. The challenge includes clearing away the old foundations. These may be literal as in actual renovations, yet they may also be or at least include habitual beliefs, perceptions, attitudes and/or behaviour patterns. Investments of time, money and focus will be required.

A rising desire to take some bold initiatives will continue throughout 2013. The biggest challenge includes determining your direction. The future is the basic answer. This means you are ready for new experiences. A change of lifestyle that began about 2 years ago is a good area to look for answers. Ask: what constitutes the high road?

A process of building upon new foundations will continue in 2013. Deliberate action and efforts are implied. To this end you are experiencing an exciting creative and inventive cycle that will continue for the next several years! Yet, there is also a theme of ‘letting go and letting God’, in the mix. Balance a healthy measure of deliberate action and acceptance of endings.

2013 will prove to be a pivotal year for us all, and perhaps for you especially. Making the most or earned rewards from the past, cleaning up the mess of ‘bad’ choices and organizing your efforts to direct your energies to projects and causes that genuinely feel meaningful are the complex line-up. Clean and tie-up loose ends and prepare for expansion in June.

You have arrived at a steep ascent to power. Deliberate effort and steady discipline is implied. Like climbing a great mountain, it is important that the segment that 2013 implies leaves you feeling strong and confident for the even steeper sections in 2014 and 2015. Patience is also extra important now. Keep showing-up then take it one step at a time.

A summons from your higher mind has been sounded. It is calling upon you to establish a more refined and healthy balance. By doing so you will both be able to access your intuitions more quickly and clearly and you will be ready for bigger opportunities and challenges to come. In 2013 intend more regularly to be still and silent to listen within, and take note then deliberate action, Arjuna!

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Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Francesco Estates, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S, 1-3 bdrms. Phone 250.368.6761.

Contractors

12’ wide snow bucket for a Bobcat $800, 6’ bucket for a Bobcat like new $450, 7’ snow blade for a forklift S/S $600, Western Snowplow complete for pickup $1200 226-7990

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Signs

Misc. for Sale

Don’t Keep your business in the dark!

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4 studded 12 inch tires, mounted on Sprint rims. $100.

250-442-0242.

Arctic Cat snowmobile suit, two piece, XLG, Gortex pants, Sorel boots size 11, excellent condition.

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Foosball table, extra men & balls, 5 1/2” L x 29 1/4” W x 34” H. Paid $750 offering at $375 Call 250-446-2761

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Wanted: Mature, Reliable Hardworking Cooks Full & Part-time available Advancement for the right candidate Apply at Joey’s 100 - 1983 Columbia Ave Heavy Duty Mechanic Wanted Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Kootenay) Ltd. is looking for a Mechanic for our New Denver facility. Applicants should hold a valid TQ for Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport and a Motor Vehicle Inspectors Licence. Resume can be faxed to 250 352-2172

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay HAY, MULCH & straw for sale. Can deliver 250-4283374 email: rixnbee@telus.net

Pets Services

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Yoga Under the Sun Yoga offers beginners to advance stay strong for older adults restorative yoga therapy & yoga for MS, Classes in January 2013 at 2 fully equipped studios Janice Ferraro 250-365-5428 underthesunyoga.ca

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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On Time handy man service for all your renovations/repairs. Call Brent 250-442-2388

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COOKS

Rentals

Help Wanted

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Merchandise for Sale

Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780725-4430

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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.

Merchandise for Sale

ANNOUNCING the arrival of Blue and Red nose Pitt bull puppies. Ready to go by end of January, expected any day.

Asking best offer or trade.

Looking for gentle and loving homes. Call 250-520-0297 OR email: pittypups@live.com

Merchandise for Sale

Antiques / Vintage Antique oak icebox, beautiful solid oak, excellent condition.

37.5”Wx22”Dx54”H $1500.

Westbridge area.250-4462761

Food Products BUTCHER SHOP

BC INSPECTED GRADED AA OR BETTER LOCALLY GROWN NATURAL BEEF Hormone Free Grass Fed/Grain Finished $100 Packages Available Quarters/Halves $2.55/lb Hanging Weight Extra Lean Hamburger $4.00/lb TARZWELL FARMS 250-428-4316 Creston

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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Medical padded transfer bath bench - $85; padded shower stool - $30; metal bath rail $25. Ph. 250-365-0712 Olympia electronic compact typewriter c/w cover & wood desk, extra supplies $200; Lelonghi toaster oven, bakes & grills, like new. 250-446-2761

Grand Forks: 1 bdrm, downtown w/elevator,A/C, in suit laundry. Mature adult. Small pet upon approval.N/S, ref req. $700 mo & utilities. 250-4420952 or 250-442-5984.

Musical Instruments Music & more. Equipment & supplies. Guitars, strings, cello double bass, flute, drums.

Hawk Shop. 7480 4th St. 250442-5111.

Apartment Furnished

Real Estate Apt/Condos for Sale

SIX MILE- Fully Equipped 1 bdrm, $750/m DD$250 util, cable & wi-fi incl 250-777-1146

Grand Forks. Priced well below market value, 940 sq ft, 2bdrm, 2 bath, laundry, 4 appy’s. Complex is 55 or older, elevator. 250-447-9591.

Commercial/ Industrial

For Sale By Owner

Creston COMMERCIAL BUILDING

3600 sq.ft. of Retail Space

ESTATE - HOUSE, Wynndel Flats on 6.3/acres. Approx 1200sq.ft. main floor, 4/bdrms.

2 1/2/baths, 1 1/2 story + full bmnt. Exc. soil for gardening crops, grew strawberries for 40/yrs, asparagus for 10/yrs, now in hay. 1/acre fenced for pets + fenced front yard. Recent improvements- new asphalt shingles on garage, new deck, siding, painting and repairs. $255,000obo. 250-8665274 Wynndel- 1/BDRM 1/BATH house on 10 acres. Great view property on Elsie Holmes Rd. Older but well-maintained, approx. 1000sq. ft. Lg l/rm, kitchen/dining area, closed in porch & walk-in bsmt. Front balcony w/beautiful view of Creston Flats.

Lg detached garage/workshop.

Asking $269,000 obo 250-866-5274

Located DOWN TOWN Excellent High Traffic Area Plenty of Parking 250-428-5240

Cottages / Cabins 2 bdrm cabin $685/m + 3 bdrm cabin $750/m + 2 bdrm cabin $585/m on large acreage, very private, 1km south of Slocan City. Wood/ elect heat, creek water, Utilities xtra. Pets ok, room for garden. Lease required.

250-355-2412

Misc for Rent

Christina Lake 1bdrm cottage, deck, bsmt, w/d, $625 + utils. 2-3 bdrm home, 2 bath, solarium, bsmt, f/p, w/d, n/s, $900 + utils. 604-771-1570 or edgemont2@hotmail.com

Mobile Homes & Parks

Mobile Homes & Pads

Under a $100,000, duplex lot, near Hutton School/hospital, Extra Foods, comes with free 1,200sq ft mobile, senor taxes $100 year. $82,900. 250-4427130. after 6pm. 3010 1st Rd.

Grand Forks: 3 bdrm mobile home, F/S, gas, cent/air, laundry hookup, No smokers OR pets. Suited for 1-2 quiet responsible adults. Ref required 250-442-8289

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

2-Bedroom suite for rent, available immediately; $700 per month plus utilities. Ph. 250-304-7490 in Castlegar.

3 bdrm condo with 2 full bath, available now. RR. NP. Phone 250-442-2276 / 250-442-6800.

Bella Vista, Shavers Bench Townhomes. N/S, N/P. 2-3 bdrms. Phone 250.364.1822 Ermalinda Apartments, Glenmerry. Adults only. N/P, N/S. 1-2 bdrms. Ph. 250.364.1922 E.Trail 1bd, f/s, coin-op laundry. 250-368-3239 E.TRAIL, 2bdrm. apt. F/S, Coin-op laundry available.

250-368-3239 Grand Forks: 2 bdrm. N/P RR. Across from Legion 250442-2276 / 250-442-6800.

CASTLEGAR 2 to 3 Bdrm House, 1 Bath House, W/D N/S, N/P, wood stove $795/mth + utilities, Avail Immed 250-304-9257 Castlegar Avail immediately 3 - 4 Bdrm House, close to schools, beautiful hardwood floors, F/S, DW, Laundry huge fenced yard, N/S, N/P $1100/mth + utilities Call 250-304-9868 Grand Forks 3 bedroom w/ 1 1/2 bath. SxS duplex w/big yard. N/S, N/P. Ref. required.

250-442-2276/250-442-6800.

Pet Services

Pet Services

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Homes for Rent

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Grand Forks Responsible family to rent a 4bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, full basement, covered garage, close to school, very lg fenced back yard, N/S, N/P, RR, 4 apply’s. Avail Feb 1. $1,150/m+util’s. 250-442-5160 MIDWAY 4 bdrm +2, split level, large fenced yard, 1 1/2 baths, pool, W/D, F/S, freezer, new kitchen, N/S $800/mo + DD, ref, avail Feb 1st 449-2121 or 403 305-2791 Pass Creek 2 Bdrm House Avail Immediately 250-365-4857 or 304-1711

Rentals

Greenwood: 1 bdrm home, 4 appl’s $550. 3 bdrm home 4 appl’s $750.

Grand Forks: 2 bdrm 2 bath furnished home on river $750. 1 bdrm apt utilities inc $650. 3 bdrm 1.5 bath home west end location, 2 car garage $950. Unique 1 bdrm very lg apt dwntwn, 5 app’s, utils inc, $800. 3 bdrm 2 bath home, 2 car garage, private rural setting $1050.

Christina Lake: 3 bdrm furnished home avail to June 30/13, $850.

N/S, N/P, References.

Ken: 250-442-2632 ken.dodds@yahoo.ca

ROBSON 1 Bedroom VERY small house, newly reno N/S, N/P, $510/ mth + util.

Call 250.304.3800 TRAIL, 1bd., small, furnished w/linens &dishes, basic cable & utilities inc. For mature, quiet, single, ns,np. $550./mo.

Ref.req. 250-368-9291 TRAIL, lovely 3 bdrm, 1 bth, f/s, w/d, ns, np, 1539 4th Ave., full bsmt, $1000./mo. or negotiable l-t. Avail. immed. Call 250-364-3978 after 6pm.

Rentals

Grand Forks: Lg unique 1 bdrm apt, 5 app’s, dwntwn, $800 utils inc. 2 bdrm Apt $750 utils inc. 1 bdrm apt utils inc $650. 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath townhouse, 4 app’s, $825. 2 bdrm, 2 bath furnished home on river $750. 3 bdrm, 2 bath home, 2 car garage private rural setting, $1,000. 3 bdrm home, fenced yard, new natural gas furnace, $900, long term. 2 bdrm house, 5 app’s, lg fenced yard $750.

COMMERCIAL & OFFICE SPACE. Terms negotiable.

Greenwood: 1 bdrm home, 4 appl’s $550. 3 bdrm home, 4 appl’s $750.

Christina Lake: 3 bdrm furnished home avail to June 30/13, $850.

N/S, N/P, References.

Ken: 250-442-2632 ken.dodds@yahoo.ca Grand Forks Realty Ltd.

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Storage Grand Forks 1000sq ft heated storage w/security system, very reasonable.

250-4429780.

Suites, Upper CASTLEGAR, 1 Bdrm suite neat Kootenay Market & Bus stop $515/mth inclusive Avail Immed, N/S, N/P 250-608-3930 Castlegar South, Studio Suite, F/S, Microwave $600 /mth including utilities cable, private side entrance off street parking, ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING OR PET, Call Al at 250-304-5560

Cars - Domestic 1992 Toyota Camry 4WD Very good condition $3000 OBO Call 250.352.7962 2001 Grand Prix, auto, 6cyl, 4 dr, cheap on gas, runs great, $2,400/obo. Nice Christmas gift. 250-442-8955. after 5:00.

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Townhouses

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Grand Forks: 3 bdrm townhouse, 6 app’s, sm balcony, N/P, N/S, near arena. $800 month includes utils. Available Jan 1st. 250-365-7231.

20 ft motor home. Sleeps 6.

Must sell. $1,200. After 6pm.

250-442-7130.

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Single Women in 40’s req accom in town. $400/m incl util. Quiet, responsible with good ref. Deborah 352-9876 Studio/bachelor suite w/yard or garden access, bathtub & lots of light, walking distance to downtown, quiet clean older women $400-$600/m.

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CASTLEGAR 1000 sq ft professional Office Space or retail next to Tim Horton’s Avail Jan 1/13, 250-608-3930 Nelson: Downtown office suite. Mountain Waters building, 205 Victoria Good parking, light & quiet $375/mo. 1st month rent free 352-6081

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Recreational/Sale

I have two SUV’s for sale.

1993 Mitsubishi and also 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 6 cyl eng., auto, PW, 4 doors, $2,800 and $3,800. 250-4420122 / 493-1807. I want to sell one and keep the other, both run excellent.

Trucks & Vans 1992 Ford Ranger 2WD , runs but needs rear end, w/canopy.

250-442-2578.

1999 Silverado 2500HD, 3 dr, 6Lt, 4x4, low km, AT, Hyd dump flat deck & reg box, mag wheels, $4,900/obo. 250-4424291.

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B.C. births on the rise, and other interesting, notable trends SUBMITTED

VICTORIA - The most popular names for babies born in British Columbia in 2011 were Liam and Emma, according to the annual report from the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency.

The most widely selected names for boys were Liam, Ethan, Mason, Lucas

and Benjamin. The top five names for girls were Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Ava and Chloe. In 2011, there were a total of 43,991 births in B.C., up from 43,670 in 2010.

“I am proud to call British Columbia home and so are more and more people,” said Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid. “The number of births in

British Columbia is growing and British Columbians also enjoy the longest life expectancy in Canada, with life expectancy of 82 years old.”

Life expectancy in British Columbia is the highest in Canada at 82 years for 200711, up from 81.7 for 2006-10. The provincial population also grew naturally by 12,215 in 2011, or at

“I am so proud to all Brisitsh Columbia home and so are more and more people.”

Health Minister, Margaret McDiarmid rate of 2.7 per thousand, not counting migration.

The report also

states the total number of deaths in B.C. in 2011 was 31,776, up from 31,151 in 2010. The leading cause of death was cancer. The oldest person to die in British Columbia in 2011 lived to be 112.

The number of HIV deaths continues to fall in B.C. In 2011, there were 59 HIV deaths, down from 253 in 1996.

The 140th edition of the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency Annual Report contains information collected from registrations of births, deaths and marriages that happened in 2011. Information from the report is used for various aspects of health planning, research and education.

On a typical day in British Columbia in 2011: Births:

• There were 121 births.

• 62 males and 59 females were born.

• Three babies were born to teenage mothers.

• 28 babies were born to mothers aged 35 years old or more.

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