Trail Daily Times, January 16, 2013

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Trail ponders purchase of regional airport

BY TIMOTHY SCHAFER Times Staff

Trail city council is taking a flyer on landing sole ownership of the regional airport south of the city.

On a wing and a prayer Monday night council passed a motion in their regular council meeting to begin ascent into the cloudy process of acquiring proprietorship of the Trail Regional Airport and its lands.

“We are wiling to take over the cost of the airport and improve the airport because we see this as viable to our economy here.”

RICK GEORGETTI

Fuelled by an impasse over what has been characterized as a lack of support for the airport by the other regional district partners in the service, the city will be pursuing the purchase of the airport from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, but without a firm business plan in place.

The city has no idea of the actual purchase price, how the service will be funded or if it will become a separate city department. But

the idea is being propelled forward with full council support, councillor Rick Georgetti announced Monday.

“We are willing to take over the cost of the airport and improve the airport because we see this as viable to our economy here,” he said. “With the other regions, our impression is they just want to have the status quo, but we want to see things moving forward.”

And things have not been moving forward for some time.

After receiving no support for an airport service review in late November, the East End Services committee member representing Trail, Robert Cacchioni, said the city was still committed to expansion of the airport.

Georgetti said the committee missed the point of the review request.

“All (committee members) did was criticize our letter, which was disappointing,” he said. “There was no discussions on whether to keep the service at all or upgrade.”

And so, in November, Cacchioni said the city would explore other options.

That other option will be purchasing the airport—which could be over $1 million— allowing the city the autonomy to move the findings of the Airport Master Plan forward.

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Slight increase in river levels

BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

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Myrt Servatius proudly holds seven-month-old great-granddaughter Madison, after she received her Metis sash at the Louis Riel Day celebration last fall.

Local leader weighs in on Metis ruling SHERI REGNIER Times Staff

“Until the day she died, my mother would not admit she was Metis,” recalled Myrt Servatius.

The Trail resident grew up in Prince Albert and, as a child, never understood the deep roots of Metis culture that is part of her heritage.

“Back then, people didn’t want to admit to being Metis,” said Servatius, president of the Kootenay South Metis Society.

“Once out of their own area, people weren’t accepted, and called half-breeds.”

After the death of her mother, Servatius discovered her grandfather’s documents, which made it possible to trace her lineage.

Through the University of Saskatchewan, Servatius has learned of her Scottish and Cree heritage.

“That’s when I got excited,” said Servatius.

“I am proud to be Metis.”

Servatius has fond memories of sitting in a circle around her grandfather’s rocking chair, listening to stories that had been handed down through the generations.

“My great-grandfather was Jose Bremner, who fought with Louis Riel in the 1885 resistance,” she said.

“He would tell stories of the rebellion and the olden days,” said Servatius.

“As a small child, I didn’t understand the importance of the stories he was telling.”

Of the many years it took Servatius to learn of her Métis heritage, she believes that it will be a few more until she sees any ramification of the recent federal court ruling accepting Metis as “Indians”.

On Jan. 8, the Federal Court of Canada handed down a ruling that will affect the lives of 300 Kootenay residents with Metis origin.

The decision from the federal court judge Michael Phelan ended a 13-year battle See APPEAL, Page 2

Casual onlookers might be forgiven for thinking the Columbia River is on a big rise.

However, there has only been a slight increase according to B.C. Hydro.

Discharge rates were increased slightly on Jan. 5 according to a company report, which caused slight rise in levels.

Factors such as snow pack and weather patterns influence the degree of fluctuation in the elevation of reservoirs, and in turn, the level of the river, explained Kelvin Ketchum, system optimization manager for BC Hydro.

The discharge rates from Hugh Keenleyside Dam were increased slightly from 59,000 cubic feet per second to 70,000 cubic feet per second in the last couple of weeks.

In layman’s terms, this means that with combined outflows from the Kootenay River and other tributaries, Columbia River levels at Birchbank are expected to rise by 1.7 feet.

By this date, usually about one-half of the annual B.C. snow pack has accumulated.

The B.C. River Forecast centre offers a positive outlook for the spring due to present snow packs being “normal” across the province, there are no early indications of increased seasonal flood risk.

Additionally, the centre forecasts that at this point, there are no strong indications of a high likelihood of extreme wet or dry seasonal weather throughout the rest of the accumulation season.

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FROM PAGE 1 between the Metis and the federal government.

In simple terms, the ruling means that people of Metis descent are recognized as “Indian” within the meaning of the expression “Indians and land reserved for Indians” as written in the Constitution Act of 1867.

“The decision means that we will now be recognized as a people under federal jurisdiction,” said Bruce Dumont, president of Metis Nation British Columbia, in an interview with the Trail Times.

“Part and parcel with that is that our province will now have to recognize the Metis as its own people,” commented Dumont.

“We are Metis people with our own culture, history and language.”

However, Dumont said that even though the decision is effective immediately, outcomes would take a few years to sort out.

According to Dumont, the decision will probably be appealed in the federal court and ultimately end up in the Supreme Court of Canada.

“It is quite possible that this decision could be overturned,” he said.

“But until that time, the ruling stands.”

Dumont said that Metis have always lobbied and pressed the government for equality and benefits equal to “our first nation cousins.”

“We are looking into benefits to our health care, education, and housing,” he said.

“Additionally, we are asking for our rights and titles for hunting, fishing and gathering.”

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City eager to improve airport

FROM PAGE 1 Councillor Sean Mackinlay pointed to an upgrade of the runway and upgrade or replacement of the terminal as some of the major capital projects the plan saw as needed at the airport, but previously had been voted down by the other East End partners.

“A lot of communities are happy with the way the service is, but we would like to expand it more. If it is a question of money, we are willing to step up to the plate and move it forward quicker,” he said. “If there is anything we can do to move this thing forward quicker so we can see the improvements we want to have done, we are going to move on those right away.”

Business plan or not, the city has all of the evidence it needs to begin landing ownership of the airport. Councillor Kevin Jolly Pointed to numerous medivac flights coming out each month from the airport as one indicator the service was essential.

“We just see this as a key building block in the future of the city of Trail ... and we’re prepared to undertake that responsibility,” he said.

Citing dissatisfaction with the slow progress of the Regional Airport Service Review initiated by the City of Trail on Aug. 22, 2012. the service review was expected to address the timeliness, interest and participation of the airport’s regional stakeholders—including Rossland, Trail, Montrose, Fruitvale and regional district areas A and B—in terms of future service enhancements to the facility.

But the request was stymied when the East End Services committee voted against continuing with the review.

“In my opinion, there was no need for a service review.

The majority of the members were happy with the service and how it was proceeding,” said Ali Grieve, Area A director, after the vote.

The city will now advise East End Services of the interest in negotiating the purchase price

and ownership of the regional airport and its lands for the “sole purpose of running, improving and ownership of the infrastructure and airport service.”

The city would not expect a further property tax subsidy from local governments in Greater Trail as a result.

Georgetti said the city would be willing to negotiate the title of the lands back to the regional district if it was required as a condition of the initial sale of the lands.

As council’s representative on the Trail and District Chamber of Commerce board, Mackinlay said the position of the business community was it was behind the move, and that it would support both the Trail and Castlegar airports.

“We do like having the two airports,” he said about the chamber’s view. “And, at the city, we feel we can operate the airport in a very progressive and very economically sound way, and we are going to take that burden on ourselves.”

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Local

Dam project workforce spread out Trail lags behind Castlegar and Nelson for dam-related employment

By Timothy Schafer Times Staff

Although the Waneta Dam expansion project numbers range in the hundreds of millions of dollars and sports a policy of hiring local, the project isn’t the big employment boost the city that hosts it might expect.

The statistical numbers on the Waneta Dam expansion—projected to cost $900 million—show that around five per cent of the employees on the project are mined from the Silver City, according to the latest Waneta SocioEconomic Monitoring Program report.

Assembled for the project’s socioeconomic monitoring committee, the report found that Trail lingered far behind the other two West Kootenay cities in the number of days local people were employed on the project—with Castlegar far ahead at 21 per cent of the employment, and Nelson with 11 per cent.

The project’s hire local policy—setting a goal of 75 per cent employment within a 100-kilometre radius—has come under some scrutiny by several committee members because of the disparity, including the mayor of Trail.

Dieter Bogs has related in committee meetings there is some concern in the community over the statistics and that Trail seems to be on the short end of the spectrum, said the committee’s socioeconomic monitor, Cathy Scott May. But she cautioned in trying to read too much into the statistics for Trail, saying it showed a different picture of the regional economy than was first apparent.

“This is actually a good news story (for Trail) because it means the tradespeople are employed elsewhere, and in longer term projects.”

Using information based on the first three digits of postal codes, Scott May compiled hours worked and wages earned to give a break down of three West Kootenay cities within the hire local radius. Outside of the three centres, however, the rest of the West Kootenay possesses the same postal code, and made up the largest proportion of the

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The workforce at the Waneta Dam expansion project has drawn from several Kootenay communities. workforce at 39 per cent.

Although precedence had been set by previous hydroelectric projects in the Arrow Lakes and Brilliant near Castlegar—accounting for the large sector of Castlegar-based employees—there was reason for optimism in Trail, Scott May said.

“In having this discussion, it has been clear to us that there are a lot of trades people living in Trail, but they tend to work for Teck (Trail Operations).” she said. “Giving up a longer term job for the opportunity to work on a project which is significant, but is only 4.5 years in duration, doesn’t make sense.”

In talking with the managers of the Waneta project, Scott May said they do tend to take people on from Trail, train them up in terms of their safety standards, but then find that they move back to another job in the community, or get a job at Teck which is a longer term opportunity.

She said the real question in Trail is not how many locals are employed for the project, but is Trail’s unemployment rate any higher for construction workers than anywhere else.

“The thing we have to be concerned about is are we seeing and hearing of

By Karl Yu

Grand Forks Gazette

While the B.C. provincial election is approaching, the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Grand Forks has resigned from the B.C. Liberal party.

Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater filed his application

significant unemployment (in Trail),” she said. “And I don’t think we are finding that.”

A new issue on the job site has contributed to the local hire percentage dropping from a high of 80 per cent in July to 73 per cent in September, said Scott May. The contractor did warn the committee it was getting increasingly harder to get the type of carpenters they were looking for, specifically because there are a fair number of large scale projects going on right now, she said.

“So they have to compete for those workers and we are also experiencing, as predicted, some retirements in these trades,” Scott May noted.

The project did meet its requirement for equity employment, however, with 10 per cent of the workers identifying themselves as a visible minority (three per cent), of having a disability (one per cent) and female (six per cent). It also met its target of five per cent of workers of First Nations origin.

Other Columbia Basin residents made up seven per cent of the workforce in the third quarter—covering the period of July 1 to Sept. 30—while other B.C. workers held a 17 per cent share.

back in September and while he contacted the party on numerous occasions regarding his status, it was only today he learned that the Liberals won’t be endorsing him as a candidate.

“I’ve put a lot of work into this riding, I feel that I did a good job for the members of the BoundarySimilkameen and I’m a little bit

FActs and figures Occupations The greatest percentage of occupations consistently employed on the project was carpenters (29 per cent) and labourers (29 per cent), followed by iron workers (nine per cent) and operators (nine per cent).

Boilermakers (seven per cent), office and technical workers (seven per cent) rounded out the top six occupations, with the remaining occupations comprising less than five per cent of the workforce.

The total number of apprentices on site varied in the third quarter from 19 to 20, with the majority of them being carpenters.

Employment income Trail also lagged behind in employment income.

The city’s workers brought home $274,113.27 (five per cent) of the total wages earned for the third quarter, behind Castlegar at $1.14 million (21 per cent) and Nelson at $580,171 (10 per cent). Rural West Kootenay residents earned $2.19 million (39 per cent).

“This is a very significant project, but relative to the overall workforce and the wages earned in this region it is actually very small. And that’s compared to the above board economy, and we have a very strong underground economy,” Scott May said.

Local project expenditures The Waneta project has injected well over $100 million into the local economy, such as on sub-contractor goods and services.

“And that represents anything that isn’t wages that are coming through the Columbia/Hydro agreement, including sub contractors’ purchasing of materials, but also sub contractors which are people working on the project but not as a union tradesperson, but contributing some kind of service as a contractor,” said Scott May. Transmission line Fortis BC has begun work on the transmission line for the project. The route for the new line will proceed from the new powerhouse up the Seven Mile Road where it will then run parallel to the existing BC Hydro right of way. BC Hydro is designing the new transmission line.

The area has been flown and surveyed. In the summer a crew flagged the area to be cleared. The intent in that area is to keep as much vegetation as possible. The work will be monitored to identify and address any environment impacts. Fortis BC applied for a leave to commence work Sept. 1, beginning construction of roads and preparatory work last fall with logging and clearing this winter. Agreements have been reached with all private property owners.

hurt,” Slater told the Grand Forks Gazette. “But they made their decision and they’ll have to live with it.”

Slater said he is undecided if he’ll run again in May’s provincial election but will sit as an independent until then.

“I haven’t quite thought that through,” he said when asked if he would run again. “I’ll keep working

in my riding. There’s still stuff to be done. How effective I’m going to be is a big question. If they’re shunning me and they’re not going to give my riding any money, that’s bad.”

Slater is also disappointed that the party waited until now to inform them of its decision not to endorse him.

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Provincial

Newspaper backs story on 2010 Olympic boss THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - A weekly newspaper that published allegations that former Olympic CEO John Furlong physically and emotionally abused students at a Catholic school in northern British Columbia four decades ago denies the article was defamatory.

The Georgia Straight argued in a statement of defence filed with the court that the story amounted to fair comment and suggested any harm suffered by Furlong was brought on by his own actions.

The newspaper published a story Sept. 27 that quoted eight former students who alleged Furlong, who ran the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, was physically and verbally abusive while he was a volunteer teacher in northern B.C. in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Furlong sued, writing in his statement of claim in November that the article was false and accusing reporter Laura Robinson of waging a personal campaign to discredit him.

Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp., which owns the Straight, publisher Daniel McLeod and editor Charlie Smith filed its response this week, denying the article is defamatory. They also argue the article is protected by a relatively new legal defence known as responsible

communication and should be considered fair comment.

“The Georgia Straight article is not capable of being defamatory of the plaintiff, and is not in fact defamatory of the plaintiff, as alleged,” says the statement of defence, filed Monday in B.C. Supreme Court.

“Alternatively, the Georgia Straight article constitutes responsible communication on matters of public interest. ... The newspaper defendants were diligent in trying to verify the contents of the Georgia Straight article before publication.”

The newspaper said it attempted to seek Furlong’s response, through his lawyer, before the article was published, but only received a blanket denial.

The statement of defence does not name Robinson, who said in an email that she will file her own response to the lawsuit.

The article generated stories by other media outlets and prompted Furlong to hold a news conference, denying the allegations published in the Georgia Straight, as well as allegations of “sexual abuse” that were not included in the Georgia Straight piece.

The newspaper’s statement of defence says any harm suffered by Furlong was brought about by his own news conference.

Burnaby

Firefighters use chainsaw to rescue senior hoarder

By Wanda Chow

Burnaby News Leader

A Burnaby senior was rescued Monday night by Burnaby firefighters who had to cut him free from his clutter with a chainsaw.

Burnaby RCMP received a call at about 10 p.m. from someone who had not been able to reach the man for a couple of days, said Corp. Dave Reid. Police were told the man was not answering his phone, had been ill and had mental health

issues related to hoarding.

Burnaby Mounties went to the home in the 6900-block of Mandy Avenue with Burnaby Fire Department and an ambulance.

“We made verbal contact with the guy but he basically told us he was trapped underneath a whole pile of debris, couldn’t get out, couldn’t move, hadn’t moved in a couple of days,” Reid said.

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kicked in the door, and firefighters used a chainsaw to cut through the clutter to get to him and free him.

The man, in his 70s, was taken to Burnaby Hospital with a “severe injury” to a leg, which had been trapped underneath him, cutting off circulation to it for a couple of days, Reid said.

“Had no one called, we would have found him down the road and it would’ve been a lot more tragic.”

It was a serious case of hoarding, he said.

The clutter was “floor to ceiling in every room, on both floors.

So it was bad.”

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A woman beats a drum and shouts as protesters demonstrating against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline march through the streets in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday.

Protesters disrupt pipeline hearings

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - Five protesters face charges after a group of people staged a noisy disruption at Vancouver hearings into the Northern Gateway pipeline project.

Three men and two women managed to sneak into the hearings on Tuesday despite efforts by the federal review panel to limit access, said Vancouver Police Sgt. Randy Fincham.

Police believe a visitor who was there with someone scheduled to speak at the hearing allowed the protesters access to the hearing room around

11 a.m.

“The demonstrators when they entered the hearing, they began moving through the hearing room, blowing whistles and causing a ruckus and interfering with the hearing that was taking place,” Fincham said in an interview.

“The members of the joint review panel that were conducting the hearing asked the five demonstrators to leave the building, as it is a private hearing.

“The five demonstrators refused to leave and they were subsequently arrested by the police ... for assault by tres-

Terrace

Fish catch ban plan draws ire

By Anna Killen Terrace Standard

A proposal to ban the harvest of trout and char caught in area rivers and streams in favour of catch and release only is being opposed by area anglers who say it would violate traditions of parents teaching their children how to catch, dress, and cook fish.

What’s worse, the anglers add, is that the proposal was quietly posted on a government website for a public comment period of Dec. 13-31 last year, right in the middle of the Christmas holiday season.

The proposal as posted on the forests, lands and natural resource operations website, states that the “Skeena Region requires a more precautionary approach to management of trout/ char. The proposal change is to set regional angling harvest quotas of trout/char to zero.

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Three men and two women were expected to be released Tuesday afternoon, if they met conditions for release, Fincham said.

Police have an enhanced presence at the hearing site, he said, and will continue to maintain a presence until eight days of scheduled hearings are complete.

One woman was arrested on Monday night, after she managed to evade security and get into the lobby of the hotel during a mass demonstration marking the first day of hearings in Vancouver.

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tion quotas re-applied where appropriate.”

The quota now for the retention of trout and char is two per day, with only one over 50 cm and none under 30 cm.

If the proposal goes through, the changes would apply to the Kitimat, Skeena, Nass, Stikine, and Dease River drainages. Lakes in the region with wild trout and char populations would not be affected and keeping fish would still be allowed in those waters.

“Right now, the proposal is to put the brakes on it,” said Mark Beere, a senior Smithers-based provincial fisheries biologist of the current catch rule for rivers and streams.

“But I don’t know where that’s heading in terms of approval and whether or not that’s the kind of thing that Victoria would be interested in or not,” he said of the ban plan, noting that the final decision will be made down south.

The proposal “really originated from proposals in Terrace at our angling advisory committee meeting, where people said we’re not seeing larger trout and char in the Kalum, Lakelse and the Copper River like we used to.

“If you go north or places where there isn’t much out there, then you start to see lots, and large fish, but not so much in and around [the Terrace area],” he said.

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National

Taxpayers Federation pitches proposal to end First Nations poverty

Mission to mali

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Minister of Defence Peter MacKay (blue suit) speaks with Canadian force members of the 429 squadron at CFB Trenton, in Trenton, Ont., on Tuesday. Canada is sending a C-17 Globemaster to France to help out with the conflict in Mali.

Housing market continues to cool THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The correction in Canada’s housing market gather momentum in December as the number of new listings slipped, prices moderated and the number of homes sold fell 17.4 per cent from a year earlier, the biggest drop-off in six months.

The Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday that 20,538 homes were sold across the country through its MLS system last month, down from 24,850 in December 2011, and

0.5 per cent lower than in November.

The increase in prices also continued to slow, tipping in at only 1.6 per cent from a year ago to $352,800 - about the level of overall inflation.

“The housing market is clearly in correction mode,” said Derek Holt, vice-president of economics at Scotia Capital. “But this is certainly nothing even close to the U.S. and European experience and I don’t think we’re headed in that direction, but it’s still sizable.”

Prices and sales plummeted in the U.S. and many parts of Europe following the 2008 recession and have yet to fully recover, but analysts say Canada’s fundamentals are markedly different, particularly since lending criteria has been stricter and Canadians hold more equity in their homes.

Still, the Bank of Canada has acknowledged its low-interest rate policy has likely encouraged marginal buyers to enter the market with big mortgages, inflating

Canadians want to save more but can’t afford to do it: poll

THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - A majority of respondents to a new poll about retirement savings feel they haven’t invested enough but say they just don’t have the extra money to put away.

The annual survey by Scotiabank found that 64 per cent of those polled cited affordability as an obstacle for them to invest in their RRSPs by the March 1 contribution deadline.

That figure is up this year from 59 per cent in 2011 and 53 per cent in 2010.

The poll also found that 81 per cent say they haven’t invested enough, compared with 76 per cent in 2011 and 71 per cent a year earlier.

Only 17 per cent of those polled say they don’t have any investments at all, compared to 21 per cent last year.

Mike Henry, Scotiabank’s senior vice-president and head of retail payments, deposits and lending, urges people who are serious about investing to come up with a financial plan.

“Within the framework of a good financial plan, even small contributions can have a big impact over time and get people to the place they want to be financially,” he said in a release.

The survey also found that 39 per cent say they wish they had invested at an earlier age, with 23 per cent agreeing that in retrospect, they would’ve spent less and contributed more to their investments.

Of those who do have retirement investments, 51 per cent started setting aside money before they turned 30 years old.

The poll also found that savings accounts or mutual funds (64 per cent) were still the most popular vehicle for putting away money, followed by RRSPs (56 per cent) and tax-free savings accounts (44 per cent).

The poll was conducted online using a Harris/Decima propriety panel that surveyed 1,003 people from a random sample of adults aged 18 and over from across Canada.

The survey was conducted from Nov. 28 to Dec. 13, 2012.

demand and prices.

Analysts note sales are down by double digit margins since Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tightened mortgage rules in July to cool the market, adding that it a needed correction to avoid a bigger problem in future.

CREA said price gains in Greater Toronto moderated to 4.1 per cent in December, while Greater Vancouver posted a 2.3 per cent decline. The strongest price gain came in Regina, by 10.5 per cent, although that increase was the smallest since March.

THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - An influential lobby group with close ties to the federal Conservatives is recommending that Ottawa ditch the Indian Act and give First Nations more control over their land in order to end aboriginal poverty once and for all.

On the surface of it, those are goals that First Nations could agree with. But any agreement ends at the superficial level.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation - architects of a campaign to open up chiefs’ books to the public that was instrumental in recent federal legislation to publish salaries and benefits - is now urging Ottawa to treat First Nations people like everyone else.

“For the sake of kids living in poverty on too many reserves, we don’t need another decade with more social programs and tinkering,” said Colin Craig, the group’s Prairie director.

“We need a new approach, one that treats all Canadians the same and connects aboriginal

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people with jobs and opportunities.”

Craig said that means Ottawa should get rid of legislation such as the Indian Act, all while respecting treaties and the Constitution.

Ottawa should, however, be proactive in giving aboriginal people in remote communities the support they need to move to areas where they can find jobs and education, he said.

The federation also says band members should be able to own their homes, and develop, lease or sell their reserve land without Ottawa’s permission.

The group is also proposing a pilot project that would see funding go directly to band members, and then have the band council tax some of it back to pay for services.

“Whatever the Harper government decides to move ahead with, it should first

discuss the changes with grassroots taxpayers and grassroots people living on reserves,” Craig explained.

And while many chiefs say they want to get rid of the Indian Act, the assembly argues that it needs to be done methodically so that there is a better structure in place by the time the old structure disappears.

Having the law treat aboriginals just like everyone else doesn’t make sense when aboriginals find themselves in a very different situation that most people, said Jody WilsonRaybould, regional chief for British Columbia.

“While we all agree that the Indian Act should be done way with ... there is still a need for ‘catch up’ for our peoples which is why affirmative action programs are still needed and required,” she said in an email.

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Those days are over,” said Frances President Francois Hollande last month, when asked if French forces would intervene in the war between Islamist insurgents who have seized the northern half of Mali and the government in Bamako. But the days in question weren’t over for very long. Last Friday France sent a squadron of fighter-bombers to the West African country to stop the Islamist fighters from taking the capital.

“We are making air raids the whole time,” said French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. “They are going on now. They will go on tonight. They will go on tomorrow.” Some 550 French combat troops are on the ground already, with up to 2,500 more to follow. Contingents of soldiers from the neighbouring countries of Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo are scheduled to arrive as early as next week.

It has turned into a real war.

It has also turned into a Western-run war in a Muslim country, despite the discouraging precedents of Afghanistan and Iraq. The government of Mali has asked for French help, and on Monday the United Nations Security

Council unanimously supported France’s military intervention. The army of Mali, such as it is, will theoretically be in charge of the war – but everybody knows that the Malian army is useless.

In fact, the presence of Mali’s army at the front is usually counter-productive, as it is brutal, militarily incompetent, and prone to panic flight. The other African armies are of variable quality, but it is obviously French troops, and especially French air power, that will decide the outcome of the war. So has France bitten off more than it can chew? Is this going to end up like Afghanistan and Iraq?

The supporters of the war prefer to compare it with last year’s Western military intervention in Libya, another French initiative that was decided over one weekend. They like that analogy better because the Libyan intervention ended tolerably well, with the overthrow of the dictator, a democratically elected government, and no Western casualties.

But the differences between Libya and Mali are greater than the similarities.

In Libya the rebels were trying to rid the country of Muammar Gaddafi, a loony,

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friendless dictator, and create a democratic future.

The decision to intervene was made in Paris in only two hectic days, when it appeared that Gaddafi’s mercenary troops were about to overrun Benghazi and massacre the rebels.

NATO served as the rebel air force, but no Western troops fought on the ground. And it worked.

With Mali, once again it was decided in a couple of days, and once again France has taken the lead. Once again Britain is sending some help as well (transport aircraft, but no troops or combat aircraft), and the United States is providing discreet logistical support. (US Air Force tankers refuelled the French fighters on their way to Mali.)

But that’s where the similarities end.

The West is supporting the government, not the

rebels, in Mali. That government, behind a flimsy civilian facade, is controlled by the same thugs in uniform whose military coup last March, just one month before the scheduled democratic election, created the chaos that let the Islamist rebels conquer the northern half of the country. The young officers who now run the country are ignorant and violent, and having them on your side is not an asset.

The Islamist rebels are fanatical, intolerant, and violent, but they are well armed (a lot of advanced infantry weapons came on the market when Gaddafi’s regime collapsed) and they appear to be well trained.

They have almost no popular support in 90-percentMuslim Mali, whose version of Islam is much more moderate, but they have terrified the population of the north into submission or flight.

The insurgents are not short of money, either, as they receive secret subsidies from several Arab monarchies in the Gulf that have persuaded themselves, strangely, that subsidising radical Islamist movements in the far-flung fringes of the Muslim world is a good way to avoid being overthrown by radical Islamists

at home. They are formidable opponents, and the war to free northern Mali may be long and hard.

Until recently the rebels seemed to be confined to Mali’s desert north, but last week they began to advance into southern Mali, where nine-tenths of the country’s 14 million people live.

The Malian army collapsed, and Western intelligence sources estimated that the Islamists would capture the capital, Bamako, within two days. That would effectively give them control of the entire country.

Mali has long, unguarded borders with seven other African countries, and it is only 3,000 km. (2,000 mi.) from France.

So President Hollande ordered immediate military intervention to stop the Islamist advance, and we’ll all worry about the long-term consequences later. The next Western war against Islamist extremists has already started, and the question is whether it will end up like Afghanistan.

Nobody would like to know the answer to that more than the French.

Except, of course, the Malians.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries

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Do the math on budget issues Pretend you are back at school and your teacher assigns you the following math problem: “School District 20 is facing another huge fiscal crisis due to government down-loading of costs and needs to cut its budget by $1,750,000 and has decided that it wants to close some schools before sharing all of the potential options it may be considering for addressing its budget crisis.

Your assignment is to analyse the following potential options, determine your priorities and to send a letter to the School Board with your advice on how to reduce the District’s Annual Budget by $1,750,000 over the next 3 years.

You have until February 4, 2013 to complete this assignment.”

A. How to Balance the Budget by Eliminating Programs & Services to Students Eliminate Elementary School TeacherLibrarian Program-$184,500 Eliminate Trades/Apprenticeship Program-$50,000 Eliminate District Learning Coordination Program-$92,254 Eliminate District Integration Support Coordination Program for Special Needs Students-$92,254 Eliminate More Elective Programs at Secondary Schools by Increasing Class Sizes$119,925/$249,075 Total potential annual savings -$538,933/$668,083 B. How to Balance the Budget by Closing/ Reconfiguring Rossland Schools Close Rossland Secondary School and move Grade 8-12 students to JL Crowe and make MacLean Elementary School K-7–$455,000 Close MacLean Elementary School and make Rossland Secondary School K-9 and move Grade 10-12 students to JL Crowe-$285,000 Close Maclean Elementary School and make Rossland Secondary School K-12-$145,000 Total potential annual savings -$145,000/$455,000 C. How to balance the Budget by Closing/ Reconfiguring Castlegar Schools Close Castlegar Primary School and move stu-

dents to Twin Rivers Elementary School-$170,000 Combine Castlegar Primary School and Twin Rivers Elementary School as one campus-$74,000 Total potential annual savings -$74,000/$170,000 D. How to Balance the Budget by Eliminating Library Assistants and Reducing Custodial/ Clerical Staff Eliminate Library Assistants in all schools-$182,105 Reduce Custodial Services at Secondary Schools-$50,000/$100,000 Reduce Clerical Services at all schools-$25,300/$75,900 Total potential annual savings-$257,405/$358,005 E. How to balance the Budget by Downloading Bussing Costs to Parents Charge each family $120/$240 per student/ year for bussing -$180,000/$360,000 Eliminate all bussing for all students or just for Grade 8-12 students and provide families with $35/month per student if they are outside walk limits to get their children to school-$533,000/$218,000 Total potential annual savings-$180,000/$533,000 Additional instructions: “Look at all of the potential annual savings in A-E. The range is $1,195,338 to $2,184,088 You have $2,184,088 of options.

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Given that success, Canadians might expect that aboriginal leaders would set aside their differences long enough to coalesce behind Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo, their duly elected leader, and the AFN national

executive, to get the promised dialogue off to a sound start. That they would persuade Spence and other hunger strikers to take Yes for an answer and call off their protests before they do themselves greater harm. And that the Idle No More movement would suspend disruptive actions, if not informative ones, in a show of goodwill to give the process some breathing room.

But instead of declaring victory, pulling together and stepping up to the challenge, the First Nations are showing every sign of pulling apart.

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This is a Conservative government that plays hardball, and a long game. Disarray is not a winning strategy.

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OBITUARIES HARPELL, COLIN — was born in Kingston on February 17, 1926 and went home to the Lord on January 12, 2013 with his loving wife by his side. He led an illustrious life having had many professions such as steam engineer, police officer, window salesman and lumber yard worker. An avid reader, Colin also enjoyed gardening, puttering in his workshop, playing games and telling tall tales. Best of all, Colin relished watching people from all walks of life take delight in the exotic and domestic animals that he loved so much at Amanda Ranch, which was just east of Fruitvale.

He is survived by his wife Rose (formerly Kanda), son Lantz (Kalsy), grandson Zack, daughter Pat, sister Margaret from Peterborough and sister in law Audrey as well as many step children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at the Trail Alliance Church on Friday, January 18th, 2013 at 1:00pm with Pastor Ken Siemens officiating. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services™ has been entrusted with the arrangements.

The family would like to thank Dr. Jenkins for her unfailing care even under the most difficult circumstances, the 3rd medical floor staff at KBRH, and the wonderful staff at Columbia View Lodge who treated Colin so gently during his final days.

You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence on the family’s online register by visiting www.myalternatives.ca *** WIZINSKY, JOHN — passed away peacefully at The Village at Smith Creek on Friday January 11, 2013, surrounded by his loving family, at the age of 75.

Born in Trail BC, John was the beloved husband for 54 years and best friend of Shirley (nee Whyte), loving and proud father of sons; Nick, John Russell, Brent (Shauna) and daughter Becky (Merl) Reeve.

Grandfather of Justin (Erin), Jennifer (Kyle), Stephanie, Matthew, Kaila and Michael. A dear brother of Helen Gunter-Smith and Ann Pattullo, and many extended family members. John was predeceased by his mother; Polly, his father Michael and his

brother Nick. The family would like to thank all the staff at The Village at Smith Creek for their care and compassion shown to John in his final months. Family and friends will be received at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 11:30 A.M. Thursday, January 17, 2013, 2547 Hebert Road in Westbank, BC. In lieu of flowers, family and friends who wish to make an expression of sympathy are welcome to make a donation to The Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC or the Canadian Diabetes Association.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.hansonsfuneral.com. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Hansons’ Arbor Westwood Funeral Chapel 250.768.3702 *** COLLIER (NEE SPRING), Anna-Marie — Nov. 23, 1928 – Jan. 9, 2013 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our mother AnnaMarie Collier, on January 9th, 2013, at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, B.C. Anna-Marie was born and raised on a dairy farm in Rossland, B.C. where she was crowned ‘Queen of Rossland’ at age sweet 16. She began her married life in Kimberley, B.C., in 1947, raised her 5 children in Riondel and Nelson respectively and later retired in “sunny” White Rock. Anna-Marie is predeceased by her husband, Harry B. Collier, and son, Lloyd E. Collier, and her brothers; Frank Spring, Bernie Spring, and Terry Spring.

Anna-Marie is survived by her children; Harry F. Collier (Barbara), Caprice Desjardins (Peter), Raymond Collier, Paulette Collier, and her siblings; Tom Spring (AnneMarie), Margie MacDonald (Gordon), Phil Spring, 6 grandchildren; Danielle, Doug, Krystal, Erin, Christopher, Brooklynn and 2 great grandchildren; Thomas and Emily, as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was dearly loved and will be sorrowfully missed by all who knew her!

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An Indian Hindu priest offers blessings to devotees at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Tuesday. Millions of pilgrims from India and abroad are expected to attend the 55-day Maha Kumbh festival, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, which is held once every 12 years.

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Internationally acclaimed director dies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO - Nagisa Oshima, a Japanese director internationally acclaimed for his films “Empire of Passion” and “In the Realm of the Senses,” has died of pneumonia. He was 80.

His office, Oshima Productions, said Oshima died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital near Tokyo after being in and out of hospital since he was struck by a stroke more than a decade ago.

A former student

radical from Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, Oshima debuted in 1959 with “A Town of Love and Hope,” quickly earning a reputation of a “new wave” director with social and political themes during the 1960, often depicting youths raging against the society. He tackled controversial social issues throughout his career, ranging from capital punishment and racism to homosexuality.

But he is probably

best remembered for his 1976 film “In the Realm of the Senses,” a story based on a psychotic murder case set in pre-World War II Japan, which stirred public indecency debate in Japan and elsewhere because of explicit sex scenes. Two years later, Oshima won best director award at the Cannes International Film Festival with “Empire of Passion.”

In 1961, Oshima directed “The Catch,” based on Nobel laure-

ate Kenzaburo Oe’s novel about an AfricanAmerican soldier who was captured in a wartime Japanese village.

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Oldest Manitoban ate lots of salt, sugar and fats THE CANADIAN PRESS FISHER BRANCH, Man. Katherine Wowchuk was still using an outhouse, an outdoor hand pump well for water and a wood stove for cooking at her house until she turned 98.

Maybe it was tough living that led to the Manitoban’s longevity.

Wowchuk died in a personal care home in Fisher Branch last week. She was 111 years and 145

days old.

Elsie Kolbuck says her mother was always on the move and never drank or smoked. But Kolbuck says her mom ate a lot of salt, sugar and fat, or lard or cream.

Wowchuk was even older than the community of Fisher Branch, where she lived for decades. She moved to a homestead there with her husband a few years after their marriage in

1917. Fisher Branch was incorporated in 1905.

Wowchuk was born in Austria on Aug. 18, 1901, and came to Canada in 1914.

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The BCHL trade deadline came and went Thursday and despite concerted efforts, the Trail Smoke Eaters could not wrangle a deal.

They tried but the Smokies couldn’t pull the trigger on a deal, with the BCHL’s biggest movers and shakers, the Vernon Vipers and Coquitlam Express, dealing their best to larger markets.

With the playoffs a long shot, Vipers’ head coach and GM Jason Williamson put his top talent on the trading block to restock for next season, when Vernon will host the RBC Cup national junior A tournament.

Leaving the den before Thursday night’s carding deadline were forwards Adam Tambellini to the Surrey Eagles, Aaron Hadley to the Nanaimo Clippers, and Pearce Eviston is now a Victoria Grizzly. All three transactions were for future considerations except the Tambellini deal, which will see 18-year-old forward Mason Blacklock join Vernon from the Eagles. Williamson also sent future considerations to Surrey as part of the trade.

The Smokies made a play for the Snakes’ coveted forwards, but the coaching staff decided that bankrupting their future wasn’t worth the cost of a rental player for a couple months.

“We were looking at Hadley, Tambellini, all those guys, (John) Siemer, (Philip) Zielonka, a couple guys out of Prince George,” said Smokies assistant coach Brent

Heaven. “We were very active, and in the mix for a lot of these guys. It just didn’t pan out for us.

The prices were extremely high, and we’re not a Surrey, Nanaimo, Chilliwack, a big market team that can afford to give up those futures.”

For Castlegar native Hadley and his cousin Tambellini, Thursday was a bittersweet experience.

“I had a great two-and-ahalf years in Vernon, but I’m excited to join the Nanaimo Clippers,” Hadley told the Vernon Morningstar. “I’m happy to be with a team that’s in contention to win an RBC Cup.” Trail still has a card available, and can sign a player from another league before Feb. 10.

“Right now we’re happy with what we got . . . if we can make a move we’ll make it but it has to be the right guy, we’re not bringing a guy in just for the sake of having another body, it’s got to be a guy that’s going to fit in well with the room,” added Heaven.

A total of 15 deals were made around the league in the days leading up to the deadline, with playoff contenders seeking to boost their lineups.

The Coquitlam Express sent 19-year-old forward Mitch Nardi to the West Kelowna Warriors in exchange for future considerations; forward Philip Zielonka, 19, to the Chilliwack Chiefs for Garrett Forster, 17, Ben Israel,18, and future considerations; and John Siemer to the Penticton Vees for future considerations.

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BY TIMES STAFF Black Jack Skiers skied to the top of the podium again on the weekend at the B.C. Cup in Kelowna.

Black Jack crosscountry skier Julien Locke won gold in the Junior Men-2 10-kilometre free ski, and second in the 1.2-km sprint. Not to be outdone, juvenile boys skier Daniel Merlo won the 5-km free ski, and placed sixth in the sprint.

Geoffrey Richards outpaced the field in the 10-km Open Men’s free ski, finishing first in a time of 26 minutes, 27.9 seconds. Richards also came fourth in the 1.2km sprint.

Abby McLean skied well in the peewee girls 1.5-km free ski taking home a bronze medal, similarly team mate Remi Drolet captured bronze in the midget boys.

Rossland’s Aaron Scott won the Masters 40-49 class in the 5 km classic.

Black Jack’s David Palmer will compete at the World Junior Nordic championships in the Czech Republic from Jan. 20-27.

KIJHL

Beaver Valley gets big boost for final stretch

Edwards back on the ice for B.V.

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Amid a blast of controversy and an extended wait, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks finally welcomed a familiar face back into the fold last weekend.

The Nitehawks didn’t have to wait long to reap the rewards of Ryan Edwards’ return from a 30-day suspension he received from the Trail Smoke Eaters on Dec. 6.

Edwards started the season with the Hawks, but signed with Trail where he played a dozen games before deciding to leave.

His decision resulted in a 30-day suspension, and culminated in last week’s blockade of the Smoke Eaters bus and suspension of Hawks coach Terry Jones.

Despite the volley’s lobbied by both side in the debate, Edwards has tried to concentrate on hockey and stay above the fray.

“I just try to keep it out of mind,” said Edwards. “I understand both sides, so I just didn’t want to say or do anything that would be wrong.”

His return just might be the extra push the Nitehawks need to recapture the Neil Murdoch division title.

Edwards had a six-point game with two goals and four assists in a 15-0 pummeling of the Grand Forks Border Bruins Sunday, and a goal and an assist in his first game back Saturday, a 4-4 tie against the Spokane Braves. The Trail native says he is just glad to be playing hockey again.

“It feels great. I’ve been waiting for it for quite a while so it’s finally nice to get back out there.”

To accommodate the talented 19-year-old forward, the Nitehawks have had to juggle lines, but as Jones says, “It’s a nice problem to have.”

Playing on a line with Dallas

Calvin and Riley Brandt Sunday, the trio counted 18 points in total with Calvin netting three goals and four assists, and Brandt scoring twice and adding three helpers.

Calvin’s torrid pace has launched him to the top of the KIJHL scoring race with 58 points, on 24 goals and 34 assists, including 20 points in just his last six games.

Import Dan Holland also pitched in with a hat trick, while Jordan Magico and Archie McKinnon had three helpers each, and Walker Sidoni had a three-point game with a goal and two assists.

Recently acquired goaltender Jarrod Schamerhorn had a good start in the crease in his first game as a Hawk, stopping 20 shots for the shutout, while B.V. fired 51 at the Bruins net.

“It’s different (leaving Nanaimo) it’s a little colder here, but the guys are really good,

really close, and the team just meshes,” said Schamerhorn.

The 16-year-old Kelowna native, came over from the BCHL Nanaimo Clippers where he received limited playing time, and while he admits it is tough getting moved near the end of the season he is looking forward to making a run at a KIJHL championship with the Hawks.

“It’s nice to come down here and get to play a lot more, and be around a good group of guys. It was nice in Junior A but I’m glad to be here.”

Also known more for his solid defensive play than his offensive exploits, the Nitehawks’ D-man Derek Lashuk counted six points in his last three games, and was nominated as the Hawks Player of the Month for December.

“I didn’t find out right away, but that’s pretty cool, I feel pretty honoured,” said Lashuk.

The 20-year-old Winfield native is part of a robust cadre of

defenceman, with five returnees from last year in Nick Perez, Arie Postmus, Fraser Stang, and McKinnon, who with the addition of Sidoni make up arguably the best defensive corps in the league.

“There is five of us from last year, then Walks came from Nelson, so it’s been great,” Lashuk said. “There are a few different bodies (on this team), but I’d have to say I like our chances just as much as last year.”

The Nitehawks remain three points behind the Nelson Leafs and Castlegar Rebels who are tied for first in the division, with both teams holding a game in hand over the Hawks.

Beaver Valley will have to make each one of its final 10 games count if they are to overtake its strong division rivals; they start with a home-and-home tilt this weekend with Spokane.

The teams face off at 7:30 Friday at the Beaver Valley Arena.

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BY TIMES STAFF In front of their best crowd ever, the Selkirk College Saints set the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League record for most wins with a dramatic 4-3 come-frombehind victory over Simon Fraser University on Saturday night at the Castlegar Recreation Complex.

Close to 600 crowded into the Complex to watch the Saints skate to their 13th consecutive victory.

Former Beaver Valley Nitehawk Mason Spear scored with three minutes remaining in regulation to propel the Saints to the comeback win. An attempted wraparound by Connor McLaughlin found the stick of Spear, who scored from the side of crease to give the Saints their first lead of the night.

SFU had jumped out to a 2-0 lead but former Smoke Eater Logan Proulx cut it in half with a blast past the SFU netminder.

The visitors restored their twogoal advantage with 4:36 remaining in the frame, but the Saints’ special teams awoke on a late second period power-play, with team captain Jordan Wood banking a centering pass past Gordon

with 52 seconds remaining.

Selkirk poured it on in the third, but weren’t rewarded until Thomas Hardy redirected a Sandro Moser point shot with 3:29 to play to even the game. Spear would score the game winner 19 seconds later.

SFU had the opportunity to tie the game on a late power-play, but Selkirk’s penalty kill came through and preserved the win.

“We anticipated some rust coming out in the first and we didn’t really get going until midway through the game, but once we found our legs we seemed to carry the play in the second and third,” says Saints head coach Jeff Dubois.

“We have a confident and resilient group, and the feeling on the bench and in the room between periods was that it was just a matter of time before we got rewarded for our hard work.”

Selkirk outshot the Clan by a 12-1 margin in the third period and 38-22 overall. The Saints return to their home ice on Friday when Trinity Western University visits Castlegar. Face-off is set for 8 p.m.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Defenceman Cody Franson has joined the Leafs training camp.

Franson, a former Beaver Valley Nitehawk, had been playing in Sweden for Brynas during the NHL lockout. A restricted free agent, he had to sort out his contract situation before pulling on a Toronto jersey again.

The big blue-liner, who had five goals and 16 assists for the Leafs last season, took part in

practice today.

He collected three goals and four assists in 26 games in Sweden.

Defenceman Jake Gardiner, recovering from a concussion, skated on his own before Tuesday’s practice. Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle said Gardiner had to skate today to be in the running to play in Toronto’s season opener in Montreal on Saturday.

Forward James van Riemsdyk, however, left the ice

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Spokane at Kelona, 7:05 p.m.

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Thursday’s game Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

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Pr. Albert at Brandn, 7:30 p.m.

P.G. at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Edm, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Portland, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Spokne, 7:05 p.m.

Kamloop at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Victoria at Van, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at Everett, 7:35 p.m.

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about an hour into practice after a shot from defenceman Mike Komisarek hit him on the foot.

Carlyle says van Riemsdyk suffered a bruised foot. Van Riemsdyk broke his left foot last season, but there was no word on which foot was hit

by Komisarek’s shot. Forward Colton Orr was also injured in practice, suffering a dislocated finger. It is unknown whether the injuries will keep the duo out of Saturday’s game.

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GP W L T OL Pt Penticton 39 25 11 0 3 53 Merritt 35 21 11 1 2 45 Kelowna 37 16 11 2 8 42 Sal Arm 38 16 17 2 3 37 Trail 42 18 23 0 1 37 Vernon 38 12 19 0 7 31 Island Division GP W L T OL Pt Victoria 38 26 9 0 3 55 Nanaimo 37 21 14 0 2 44 Alberni 37 17 14 1 5 40 Powell R. 41 17 18 2 4 40 Cowichn 36 9 23 1 3 22 Mainland Division GP W L T OL Pt Surrey 38 24 10 1 3 52 Chillwak 38 24 12 1 1 50 P. G. 38 19 12 1 6 45 Langley 37 15 16 1 5 36 Coquit 39 17 21 1 0 35 Today’s games Victoria at Alberni 7 p.m.

West Kelowna at Merritt, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games West Kelowna at Surrey, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Trail at Salmon Arm, 7 p.m.

Langley at Coquitlam, 7 p.m.

Vernon at Nanaimo, 7 p.m.

Cowichan Valley at Victoria, 7:15 p.m.

Penticton at Powell River, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday games Surrey at W. Kelowna, 7 p.m.

Penticton at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m.

Vernon at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m.

Chilliwack at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Coquitlam at Merritt, 7:30 p.m.

Salmon Arm att Trail, 7:30 p.m.

Nanaimo at Powell River, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday games

Vernon at Victoria, 1:30 p.m.

Penticton at Coquitlam, 2 p.m.

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Kootenay Conference Eddie Mountain Division GP W L T OL Pt Fernie 41 26 12 1 2 55 Golden 41 25 11 1 4 55 Kimberly 43 21 21 0 1 43 Columbia 40 15 21 0 4 34 Creston 41 13 22 0 6 32 Neil Murdoch Division GP W L T OL Pt Nelson 41 28 10 2 1 59 Castlegar 41 26 8 6 1 59 B.V. 42 26 12 3 1 56 Spokane 39 12 22 3 2 29 Gr.Forks 39 5 31 0 3 13 Okanagan/Shushwap Conference Doug Birks Division GP W L T OL Pt N.Okang 40 26 11 1 2 55 Sicamous 37 23 8 2 4 52 Revelstk 37 19 14 3 1 42 Kamloops 42 13 23 2 4 32 Chase 40 9 26 3 2 23 Okanagan Division GP W L T OLPt Princeton 38 25 11 0 2 52 Osoyoos 41 23 14 0 4 50 Kelowna 38 23 13 1 1 48 Sumerlnd 39 17 19 1 2 37 Penticton 40 10 27 1 2 23 Neil Murdoch Division Games Friday games Columbia at Nelson 7 p.m.

Grand Forks at N. Okanagan 7:30 p.m.

Spokane at Beaver Valley 7:30 p.m.

Saturday games Beaver Valley at Spokane 7 p.m.

Grand Forks at Kamloops 7 p.m.

Columbia at Castlegar 7:30 p.m.

Sunday games Nelson at Spokane 2 p.m.

Grand Forks at Chase 2 p.m.

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happened to find? If they are old, try to ignore them. He married you, not his exgirlfriend. If they are recent, however, it could be serious, especially when combined with constant and secretive texting, calling and emailing.

Married partners owe it to each other to be open and honest. Talk to your husband. If his answers don’t reassure you, the next step is counseling.

Dear Annie: I am a small woman with large breasts. I did not buy these. For years, I’ve tolerated leering men and boys, suggestive comments, questions about breast enhancement and

miss or the chiropractic bills I have from hauling these things around. Breast reduction surgery is not an option for me right now. Please bring this to the attention of your readers. Some might recognize their behavior and make an effort to change. -- Too Well Endowed in Kansas Dear Kansas: Women can sometimes ascribe negative traits to an object of jealousy. If your chest attracts their husbands and boyfriends, they need to find a reason to dislike you. We hope your letter serves as a plea for greater tolerance, but we also recommend you check to see whether your insurance covers breast reduction surgery since you have chronic back pain. You shouldn’t suffer needlessly.

Dear Annie: “Connecticut” complained that her exhusband pressured their kids not to invite her current boyfriend

to their family events.

You said that unless the kids stood up to Dad, nothing would change. We have dealt with a controlling ex-spouse for 30 years. She has never changed. And the kids don’t want to hurt her feelings, because she is

still their mother.

A long time ago, we made the decision to celebrate birthdays and holidays before or after the actual day. It lets us have a great time with the kids without the stress of dealing with the controlling parent.

And we don’t miss out

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assumptions that I am of easy virtue. Some people are unable to make eye contact because they are staring at my bosom -- not to mention the idiots who cannot possibly take me seriously in the business world because of my cup size.

I was once refused a job because the supervisor was worried what his wife would think.

I have learned to deal with all that.

But I have issues with the way other women treat me. Most take an immediate dislike to me. Men stare no matter how modestly I dress, and their wives and girlfriends glare at me, call me names they think I don’t hear and generally treat me like dirt. Even walking in public past a group of women seems to bring on the negativity.

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Dear Annie: I have been married for six months and am crazy for my hubby. He has back problems and some sexual issues that keep us from being intimate. At least, those are the excuses he uses for the fact that we don’t touch like we used to.

I recently came across some love notes to an ex-girlfriend, saying how they are going to be happy growing old together and how much he loves her. I pay his child support and love his kids like my own. He says he loves me, but I have doubts that he is being honest. He is constantly texting and emailing and never puts his phone down. He acts as if he is afraid I will look at it.

I’ve been hurt before by lies and don’t want to go through it again. What do I do?

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YourByhoroscope Francis Drake For Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) If others ask for your creative input, you will sound wise and knowledgeable. You will let this information flow from you in an orderly, disciplined fashion, like a great teacher.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is the perfect day to make long-range plans about future travel, even travel for pleasure. You also can make future plans about publishing, higher education, medicine and the law.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Someone older might give you something today, perhaps because you deserve it or you have earned it. Others might develop a crush on someone older.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Discussions with partners and close friends will be productive today. This is a good day to decide how to deal with shared expenses or the divi-

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sion of labor.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) A work-related romance with your boss or someone older is likely today. Others will work well with co-workers to create something that has a long-term benefit for everyone.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You have the discipline to practice piano, voice, dance, writing or a particular sport.

You will practice again and again in order to improve your skill.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Practical improvements at home are attractive today.

You’re pleased! An older family relative likely will endorse your plans as well.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You can make money from writing or talking today. You also can do wonderful mental work requiring attention to detail, and enjoy doing so.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) If shopping today, you will buy practical items that will last for a long time. It might be nice if they looked pretty, but function definitely comes first.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You’re happy to put duties and obligations first today, because it seems to be the thing to do. In fact, you will get a strong feeling of reward

and gratification by offering your services.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Research behind the scenes will be productive today.

You’re happy to plug away at routine work if it appears to be a worthwhile effort. You’ll also put your own needs second to those of others.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) The advice of someone older, especially in a group situation,

will prove to be valuable to you today. You’re grateful to listen to whatever this person has to say.

YOU BORN TODAY You are powerfully direct and know how to forcefully state your case. You are independent.

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The family of the late Silda Nastasi would like to thank all our friends and family who gave cards, flowers, food and masses, made visits and made donations to the KBRH Health Foundation in Silda’s memory. A very special thank you to the staff and care aids at Rosewood Village for their loving care and kindness they gave our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Also thank you to Father Jim McHugh and Elizabeth Stevens for their spiritual guidance during this trying time. Thank you to Bunny Dallas for acting as Eucharistic Minister and to the special ladies of the CWL for hosting the reception.

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Endangered fish face hurdles

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By Sally MacDonald

spring freshet the sturgeon experienced before construcScientists are still holding tion of the dam began in 1965 out hope for the endangered under the Columbia River Kootenay white sturgeon after Treaty. a three-year U.S. experiment “The intent was to coax the failed to draw the fish upstream sturgeon to migrate upstream to where they could success- to spawn,” said Flory. fully spawn.

After three years of spill The largest freshwater fish tests, including two with naturin North America, white stur- ally high spring freshets, Flory geon can grow to 12 feet in said, “it doesn’t look like we length and weigh up to 1,000 achieved the intended results.” pounds in their I n s t e a d 100-year life span. of spawning “The sturgeon With an estiupstream of mated 1,000 wild are spawning; it’s Bonners Ferry in a adult fish remain- just getting them cobble and graveling, the Kootenay bottomed stretch to spawn in the white sturgeon of the river, which right spots.” was listed as is believed to be endangered in the most suitJason Flory Canada in 2003, able, the sturgeon after nine years on are still primarily the U.S. endangered list. spawning with little success in Wild sturgeon are found silt-filled gravel downstream of in Montana, Idaho and B.C. Bonners Ferry. and they spawn downstream of “The sturgeon are spawning; Montana’s Kootenai Falls and it’s just getting them to spawn the Libby, Montana dam on in the right spots,” said Flory.

Koocanusa reservoir.

Biologists will continue The fish, which don’t begin their work to encourage the reproducing until about age sturgeon to reproduce natur30, have been in decline since ally, he went on, although the the 1950s. next step hasn’t yet been deter“Although they were poten- mined. tially declining in the late ‘50s “We haven’t figured that out and early ‘60s, they were still yet,” said Flory. “We are workreproducing, they just weren’t ing with our other partners and producing as large a year class. we are going to sit down and The last year class produced figure out what to do. We still naturally was in 1974,” said have the volume of sturgeon Jason Flory, fish and wildlife water that we work with every biologist with the U.S. Fish and year.”

Wildlife Service in Spokane, But the white sturgeon Washington. still have a future, thanks to In 2008, biologists began a hatchery in Bonners Ferry, spilling up to 35,000 cubic operated by the Kootenai Tribe feet of water from Libby Dam of Idaho. into the Kootenay River each Since 1991, the hatchery spring, timed to coincide with has produced about 200,000 the sturgeon’s urge to spawn. white sturgeon which are then The idea was to mimic the released into the Kootenay Cranbrook Townsman

Brandon Bryan photo

BC Hydro employees Brandon Bryan and Bill Herman had a close encounter with a bobcat last week near Cranbrook. The feline ran in front of their path on the access road to the Aberfeldie Dam, along the Bull River Road, before scuttling up a tree. The pair approached to 15 feet from the bobcat’s perch, but it didn’t seem to mind, dozing off during the half hour that Bryan and Herman watched it.

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Mill employees agree to settlement

By Greg Nesteroff Nelson Star

Unionized employees at Springer Creek Forest Products in Slocan have overwhelmingly accepted a reduced severance package.

Fifty-nine of the 75 or so employees who remain on the seniority list voted 97 per cent in favour this month of an offer that will see them receive three quarters of what they might otherwise have been entitled.

United Steelworkers Local 1-405 president Doug Singer said in a phone interview the deal is conditional on Springer Creek selling its timber holdings to Interfor, a trans-

action expected to close in March.

However, that doesn’t mean the sawmill, which has been idle since mid-2011, will never reopen.

“Springer said their intention is to run the mill,” Singer says. “It’s just a matter of when. But in fairness to employees, they had this deal with Interfor that is beneficial to everyone.”

The company approached the union in November and after some negotiation offered 75 per cent severance, Singer said. Had Springer Creek announced a permanent closure, it would have been required to pay the full amount.

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Each year, some of those young fish are released into Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay. In 2012, approximately 2,300 juvenile sturgeon were released in a special event in Creston, attended by First Nations members and elders, as well as members of the public.

Kootenay white sturgeon are important both culturally and for sustenance to the Ktunaxa Nation.

Last December, the Kootenai Tribe was given the green light to expand the existing Bonners Ferry hatchery, and build a new hatchery about 16 kilometres upstream where the Kootenay River and Moyie River meet.

“The next generation of sturgeon will be entirely from the hatchery,” said Sue Ireland, director of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho’s Fish and Wildlife Program.

Each year since 1998, some fertilized sturgeon eggs spawned in Idaho are brought to the Kootenay Trout Hatchery near Fort Steele.

They are cultured there for about a year before being released into Kootenay Lake.

Thanks to the hatcheries’ work, Flory said there is still hope for the Kootenay white sturgeon.

“We do have the hatchery program, which is always going to provide the next generation of fish. We also have some habitat restoration work that the tribe is implementing. Those are targeted towards providing better spawning conditions for the sturgeon. And we still have some things we can try with the flows, to see if they work. So we are still hopeful,” he said.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Trail Times

local Rossland museum highlights ‘Objects of Significance’

ROSSLAND –This month, the Rossland Historical Museum is excited to present a new, community driven exhibit, “Objects of Significance.”

Exploring the mining, cultural and technological history of Rossland and area through the interpretation of artifacts chosen and researched by members of the public, the installation invites new opportunities for visitors to experience a museum exhibit.

The Local Experts™

Many local groups and community members were invited to participate in the development of the exhibit.

All artifacts on display, from the museum’s permanent collection and from local collectors, were chosen and researched by the groups.

Each artifact has a unique history and story that will lead the visitor to imagine how life has changed in Rossland since it was a booming mining town in the late 1800s to

today’s prestige as one of the best ski areas in the world.

Opening Friday Jan. 25 at the Nelson and District Credit Union, located at 2071 Columbia Avenue, the exhibit is accessible to the public Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and donations will be graciously accepted with all proceeds going towards funding future exhibits at the museum.

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Among the objects on display are Colonel Topping’s cane (above), submitted by the Trail Historical Society, and a badge (left), submitted by the Sisters of Colombo. page, “Rossland Historical Museum and Archives

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